There are hundreds of scientific and medical journals dealing with issues involving the brain, sports or both. But only one had an NFL consultant as its editor in chief. Apuzzo was a professor of neurosurgery at USC who in 1992 had been appointed editor in chief of Neurosurgery, the journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.On Monday, Judge Nelson delivered an 89page ruling that backed the NFL players in their fight to stop NFL owners from locking out the players to force negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement. The owners have already appealed to the appeals court for a stay. Hopefully this means there will be some movement that eventually will settle the latest labor dispute and we will enjoy a full season of NFL football..

Gone is the bravado and bold guarantees that made Ryan daily news conferences a mustwatch. Losing can do that to even the most boisterous of coaches. There a new GM in town in the buttonedup John Idzik, and Ryan future rides on h