Sports

In the NIH's view, research to date suggests the causal link between repeated traumatic brain injury and CTE is clear and unequivocal.

This change, combined with logical limits to repeated head impacts in sports for people over 14 (such as no hitting in football/rugby practice, strict limits on headers in practice) would be expected to prevent the vast majority of future CTE cases.” The letter cited a recent review of the research into CTE, published in July the Frontiers in Neurology journal, which established a clear causal link with the kinds of recurrent brain injuries suffered by abuse victims, soldiers, and sportspeople in particular. In the NIH’s view, research to date suggests the causal link between repeated traumatic brain injury and CTE is clear and unequivocal.

When the MLB playoffs, the NFL, the NHL, and NBA converge on the same day, sports nuts call it a “sports equinox.” Throw in college football, ...

Here’s a sampling of sports podcasts to help keep you in the loop. [Men in Blazers](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/men-in-blazers/id908407811) is the best podcast to put the importance, and the warts, in perspective. [The Falconholic](https://www.thefalcoholic.com/2022/10/21/23416314/falcons-vs-bengals-week-7-game-preview-with-allen-strk-the-falcoholic-podcast-nfl-2022) for the Falcons, [Peachtree Hoops](https://www.peachtreehoops.com/) for the Hawks, [Battery Power](https://www.batterypower.com/) for the Braves, and [College Football](https://www.sbnation.com/college-football) for all NCAAF news.

A start-up women's roller derby team in Austin is having trouble finding an audience, sponsors — or even a rink in which to play.

[was canceled due to financial issues](https://wseries.com/news/w-series-to-curtail-2022-season-to-focus-on-fundraising-for-2023/). - The Austin Outlaws (a women's football team), the ATX Torch (a women's ultimate frisbee team), and the Austin Elite (a women's soccer team) all struggle to lure fans in numbers equal to their male counterparts. [during the 2021-22 season was 12,398](https://texassports.com/sports/mbball/stats). ["gender-inclusive" organization](https://www.facebook.com/110637641403745/posts/violet-crown-roller-derby-wants-to-express-our-thanks-to-the-members-of-the-aust/110725598061616/). [Texas Rollergirls](https://www.texasrollergirls.org/)and [TXRD](https://txrd.com/). [fast-paced sport](https://www.mnrollerderby.com/about-us/derby-101/) in which two roller skating teams make [a mad scramble](https://youtu.be/OId6gTd2LCM) around a track.