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More well-deserved recognition for Hot Rod.

The disease has been found in the brains of more than 315 former N.F.L. players.

One of the most powerful industries in the region, the sugar industry, made its home in the Glades, where it is the largest employer, providing more than 12,000 jobs during the harvest season. Sugarcane thrives in the muck. The Glades is not only where half the nations cane sugar is grown, but it also is the nations capital of winter vegetables. Belle Glade and Pahokee high schools count an astounding number of NFL players, nearly 40, as alumni, among them Anquan Boldin and Andre Waters. Their ...

Smith and roger goodell is played by luke willson. mohammed ali versus old school on a big skracreen and its obvs where the sympathies will go and tell the stories about nfl players that took their own lives, names familiar with me and other sports writers and die-hard fans like andre waters, mike webster. casual fans, these names come back to haunt the league. theyre horrific and i would argue criminal in action so this film worst nightmare for the nfl. >> already getting the buzz. great to see...

Never been safer and it makes the points about all the changes that football has made over the last season. the fact that they put out the statement shows you how concerned the league is. >> i think its very serious. when you look at it we have a new generation of football player right now. these guys grew up in the dave dorsen or andre waters or junior seay. watching these guys. and its more astute professional athlete that knows theres opportunities outside of football. when they look at the r...

Incredibly small. what do you think about the way that theyve handled this burgeoning problem? >> goodell is trying very hard to deal with the issue of concussions and finally we have a game where you have to sit out if you are con cussed opposed to the past where you get dinged up and you keep going. then at the same time, he wants an 18-game season. well have even more head trauma. i mean, for me, junior seau who killed himself hangs over the season as well as andre waters and dave duerson and...

earlier i spoke with sergeant roger biven with the police department about the investigation. >> at this point we still have been unable to identify the individual. we do believe hes a hispanic male, probably in his 30s or 40s. and that is all the information we have on his identity. we do have a few leads coming in. and well certainly be following up on that. after an autopsy is conducted in the morning, well have a better indication of cause of death. it was located by the workers in...

police say the protesters pelted them with rocks, improvised explosive devices and burning flares. in return, officers used tear gas and smoke grenades on the crowds. look at the video there. now we go to atlanta, a very bold move. an occupier spray paints an anarchy sign right on the window after a police preseinct. in the nations capital, the clock is ticking on occupiers near the white house. police say leave or end up in hand cups. on friday, park police put up a notice, telling oc...