A bill that would have made California the first state in the country to ban tackle football for young children was abruptly derailed last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he would veto the ...

Baseball may be called America’s pastime, but looking at television ratings, far and away it’s actually football that Americans are watching. On the list of most viewed prime-time shows in 2023, ...

Only 21 percent of traumatic brain injuries suffered by kids are caused by sports and the biggest culprit is cycling. Shutterstock / photobychance Would you encourage your 10-year-old to smoke? That’s ...

According to the American Youth Football Association, one of the players had competed on two teams this season, which ...

Youth football is much more than a game — it unites people, promotes pride within the community and builds extended family. It is a movement that not only looks to teach lifelong lessons, such as ...

The Post analyzed high school football participation since 2013, around the start of the concussion crisis. It fell in nearly every state. Only two states showed notable increases — Mississippi, up 20 ...

Grand Champions Elite, from Dixmoor, placed first and second and Midwest Knights, from Calumet City, placed sixth in ...

This is the week that our national fascination with pro football reaches its annual climax. The run-up to the Super Bowl is also a good time to ponder the effects of the game on its youngest ...

Keith Strudler wants to see the end of football played by very young children -- and not just because of the danger of concussions. He argues that the sport teaches kids to act rough and selfish, as ...

Kids will have plenty of opportunities to damage their brains as adults. So why should they start before age 14? Could flag football help reverse what seems to be flagging interest in tackle football ...

— -- Tennessee Titans linebacker Wesley Woodyard was at the annual NFL Players Association meeting on Maui two weeks ago when he learned the NFL -- for the first time -- had publicly acknowledged ...

Eight members of a Philadelphia youth football team were charged after allegedly stealing more than $2,000 worth of merchandise from a Dick's Sporting Goods in Florida last weekend.