The college football and NFL seasons aren't the only ones getting underway this month. Youth football seasons are getting underway, too. While more and more parents are getting cautious about their ...

Tom Brady is the gifted quarterback of the New England Patriots, widely regarded (even by Jets’ fans) as one of the best ever at his position. But when he was a kid in the late 1980s and early ’90s, ...

In a new PSA, Super Bowl-winning quarterback Brett Favre urges parents of children under 14 not to play tackle football. In the PSA, which is in partnership with the Concussion Legacy Foundation, the ...

Seeking to address dwindling participation numbers and hoping to quell parental fears about the safety of football, the Independent Metro Athletic Conference (IMAC) held a panel discussion on Feb. 29 ...

A year ago, I argued that if we want to limit the number of kids suffering concussions from playing youth football, then adults should not allow them to play tackle until age 14. Until then, children ...

Q: Our 14-year-old son convinced us to let him play tackle football this year. My husband is "all-in," but I'm super worried about the injury risk. What's your take? Jim: My wife would say I need a ...

Every Friday Mountain Ridge tackle and flag football players, along with cheerleaders, read to elementary school students.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will not ban tackle football for children under 12 after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom publicly promised he would not sign the bill if it were to reach his desk, ...

Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Caleb Perez, Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Sep. 25—MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Grid Kids football season is now in its fourth week. The program's ...