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There have been stretches when it seemed unfathomable that America’s multibillion-dollar sport could survive the kind of existential threat presented by the concussion crisis. The worry was acute at the grass-roots level, where kids whose brains were still developing played the game that involved hitting and tackling. But in a year when the FBI’s investigation of the เว็บแทงบอล found evidence of CTE in 92 percent of the former players studied, participation continued to decline. The latest data shows that just 7.5 percent of White boys ages 6 to 17 played tackle football last year, the lowest rate in decades. Meanwhile, Black boys played at a higher rate and Hispanic boys nearly matched it.
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At the college level, White and Black participation rates have fallen at roughly the same rate and Hispanic participation has spiked as schools seek to diversify their student bodies. That’s led to headlines suggesting a “White flight” from football, but the data tell a more complex story.
A former Bristol Rovers recruitment manager has claimed Joey Barton bullied him and other staff members during his time in charge of the Championship club. Plus, a judge has ordered an Oklahoma man who admitted to robbing multiple banks to pay $10.8 million to a bank teller. Those stories and more in the latest episode of Football News.
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