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Cleaveland: Brain injury damages prep, college football

Professional football in the United States is a multi-billion dollar industry which profoundly influences how the game is played at the college and high school levels.

 

Bikers vs. Drivers: Chattanooga is ‘bike-friendly’, but there is tension between cyclists, drivers

Justin Grasham hasn’t owned a car for five years; he commutes on his Allez Pro bike from his Red Bank home to his downtown job at Mellow Mushroom.

 

Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn new Vegas headliners

LAS VEGAS — Country icons Reba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn are joining forces to become the newest headliners on the Las Vegas Strip.

 

Obama hosts Pentagon brass at time of uncertainty

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama convened top military leaders on Wednesday for an evening at the White House at a time of deep uncertainty for the Pentagon, where the defense secretary is on his way out and the military faces tough questions about its strategy in the Middle East.

 

Protests erupt as New York cop cleared; feds to investigate

NEW YORK — A grand jury cleared a white police officer Wednesday in the videotaped chokehold death of an unarmed black man stopped for selling loose, untaxed cigarettes, triggering protests in the streets by hundreds of New Yorkers who likened the case to the deadly police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri.

 

No. 14 Lady Vols trounce Saint Francis 111-44

KNOXVILLE — Isabelle Harrison returned from a five-game absence and Jaime Nared scored 20 points Wednesday night as No. 14 Tennessee trounced winless Saint Francis (Pennsylvania) 111-44 to avoid its first three-game losing streak since 1986.

 

Wisconsin boys dial 911 in search of Santa

MAYVILLE, Wis. — Two young brothers from southeastern Wisconsin are likely hoping they haven't landed on Santa's naughty list after police showed up at their doorstep.

 

Cleveland, Ohio, uncle of boy, 12, shot by officer calls for change

CLEVELAND — The uncle of a 12-year-old boy who had a pellet gun when he was shot by a Cleveland police officer told mourners at a memorial service Wednesday that they must be advocates for change through peaceful protest and civil disobedience.

 

For 1 Cosby accuser, a day in court awaits

LOS ANGELES — For weeks, women have publicly shared stories of alleged sexual abuse by Bill Cosby with the expectation that any lawsuits they might file would be blocked due to long-expired statutes of limitations.

 

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