Doddie Weir has raised millions for MND research Doddie Weir, an ex-Scotland international hockey player, has passed away at 52. This six year after he was diagnosed with motor nerve disease. Weir was capped 61 times from 1990 to 2000. He then went on to raise millions via his My Name’5 Doddie foundation after he … Read more
TORONTO — Former Toronto Maple Leafs Borje Salming, a defenseman from the NHL, was diagnosed Wednesday with amytrophic lateral sclerosis. This is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Salming stated in a statement that she had received “news that has shaken my family” “In an instant everything changed.” Salming played 16 seasons for the Leafs … Read more
Steve Thompson, a former England hooker, has announced that he will donate his brain for scientists studying CTE After new research revealed a link between the two, sport governing bodies were asked to admit that repetitive head impacts can cause degenerative brain diseases. The authors claim that they have “conclusive proof” that repetitive head impacts … Read more
Ed Slater was forced to withdraw from a series test he had taken earlier in the year. Ed Slater, a Gloucester lock, has been diagnosed as having motor neurone (MND). He has resigned from rugby union immediately. Following six months of testing, Slater (33), was finally diagnosed last Wednesday. He was present for Gloucester in … Read more
According to Boston University doctors who had been studying Demaryius Thomas’s brain, chronic traumatic, or CTE, was a degenerative brain disease. It is related to repeated blows to his head. Thomas was found unresponsive in Roswell, Georgia just 15 days before his 34th Birthday. His family believed that Thomas’s seizures, which he had suffered since … Read more
FRISCO TX — Following Friday’s rookie minicamp practice, I am leaving The Star practice fields. Tyler SmithHe felt satisfied with his performance. “I won’t even lie, I surprised myself sometimes,” the Dallas Cowboys’ first-round pick said after he lined up at left guard for the first time since his senior year at North Crowley High … Read more
SARASOTA (Fla.) — Cedric Mullins’ 2021 stats for the Baltimore OriolesHis offseason compounding surgery made him even more impressive. After being diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, Mullins had to have an intestinal procedure in November 2020. He was diagnosed in the middle of the season, and waited until the season ended before undergoing the surgery. Mullins … Read more