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Deep depression. wild mood swings and in 2009, he killed himself, leaving behind a wife and two daughters. could the game he loved so much be partly to blame? part of our investigation right here on "sgmd" hard hits. on the field, shane ganet was a typical lineman. light, smart, ferocious, and big. >> a big old -- i said something else. but, my god, hes huge. shane had a look about him. he wasnt a mean guy. good smile, spoke to people. but you knew not to mess with him. >> his wife kris says he ...

And alex measure. and back here at home, across new england tonight, that powerful noreaster packed its april fools punch, dumping heavy, wet snow. and leaving tens of thousands in the cold and the dark. abcs linsey davis is in manchester, new hampshire, in the middle of it. linsey? >> reporter: good evening, diane. we have about a half a foot of snow on the ground here. its a really heavy, wet snow, which is great for making snowballs, but not so good for power lines. thats why we have so man...

Eyes tomorrow morning, suffering. >> michael strahan honored at the founders dinner for the jewish childrens center for the arts. lots of new york giants teammates came out for the evening including the lineman who doesnt like the current player lockout but knows its part of the business. >> it is tough but at the same time, we want to be back. we want to be back to work. i want to be back at giants stadium working out, doing everything but fortunately, this is where the business is at. >> no en...

>> good evening, russ mitchell is off tonight. events are moving swiftly on several fronts in the battle for libya. heres the latest. rebel forces are regaining lost territory in the oil producing region. nato is taking full command of the military operation and powerful explosions are reported tonight in tripoli. the rebels are advancing westward from the rebel stronghold of benghazi where our mandy clark is reporting tonight. >> reporter: battles back in rebel hands, ras lanuf was a key hold f...

Navy relief operations in northeast japan. >> and back here in new york, thats our broadcast for this thursday night. thank you for being with us. im brian williams. and we hope, of course, to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com down pours and nasty wind bringing town trees, power line, hillsides. tonight we keep you ahead of the storm and help your family avoid treacherous travel. nbc bay area news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening....

Efforts to cool down radioactive material continue today, although workers had to be evacuated temporarily after black smoke billowed again from reactor 3. newly released pictures show plant workers, now heroes throughout japan, struggling to restore power. the lights are finally on in the control room in number 3, but workers are still evaluating damage to various pumps before turning them on. >> that is really the key to bringing the situation under control, getting water pumped into each one ...

We cant change things overnight. we need to bring down the cost of alternatives and push them into the economy, but if we dont get started now well never get there. >> reporter: advancements in technology have increased american production but not nearly enough to reduce oil imports. >> the increase in u.s. domestic production is certainly a positive sign. it cant close the gap all by itself. >> reporter: and on the consumer side, hybrid and electric cars are a viable alternative to their gas gu...

Paul drove the lane, lost control and collided head to shoulder with ramon sessions of the cavaliers. he was put in a neck brace, taken to the hospital. the team said he did suffer a concussion and paul will be missing tonights game. lets turn to hocky now where fighting as you know is often applauded, celebrated, its allowed. but the ref is not supposed to get hit. did you see that? that is jason damirzo, san jose, he clocks the lineman accidentally. he was trying to get in the scuffle. he ap...

Hlns joe carter is here to talk a little sports. and were starting with that beard. >> your face says it all. that grizzly, big, nasty beard. it has a life of its own. >> im not against beards, but that was around for a long time. >> a lineman for the pittsburgh steelers, it was the talk of the super bowl about how he washes it and maintains it. the most famous beard in the nfl is now gone because he shaved it off for charity. the event was called shear the beard. they raised $30,000 for the hos...

Have suffered brain damage as a result many believe comes from the constant collision of helmets in particular. do you think theres a link? do you think its a credible link between that kind of impact damage and the depression and brain damage that follows afterwards? >> i think these guys that are playing in the nfl now are very large and very fast. i think that type of impact would definitely have an effect on the brain. >> yes. >> what kind of man was your father, tregg. im sorry, after you a...