Archive for youth football

Raising awareness for high school football injuries

Sunday, October 16th, 2011

Ridge Borden died Friday. Porter Hancock is paralyzed. Shelton Dvorak suffers brain injuries and Tucker Montgomery remains in a coma. All four teenage boys had one thing in common — all were playing high school football. Among one of the most recent tragedies is reported by The Post-Standard. They reported that high school junior Ridge ... read more »

Snoop Dogg kicks off the Chicago division of his youth football league

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Chicagoans sick of the youth-related violence can take hope from an unlikely hero this week: Snoop Dogg. The rapper brought his popular youth football league (started in Los Angeles in 2004)  to Chicago on Saturday, hoping the program will give kids in crime-ridden neighborhoods a positive focus for their energy. Snoop Dogg did his best ... read more »