Word: concussional
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
"A few weeks ago I was in a pretty serious bike accident," she said. "I was thrown over the handlebars. I blacked out. I had a concussion, but nothing more serious.
Only one of the hijackers' homemade grenades went off, doing little damage. The gendarmes countered with concussion grenades, which temporarily deafen and blind, allowing them to burst into the cockpit and shoot down the terrorists.
Even non-fans know that concussions are a part of any contact sport, and the injury is certainly not new to the N.F.L. According to the league commissioner's office, the rate of player concussions -- one every 3.5 games -- has been unchanged since 1989, the first year statistics were kept...
This season two N.F.L. injuries in particular have helped focus attention on the threat that concussions pose not only to a player's career but also to his long-term health. In October, Chicago Bears running back Merril Hoge retired at age 29 after his second concussion of the season...
Troy Aikman, 28, who guided the Cowboys to victory in the last two Super Bowls, could be forced into early retirement at any time. In an Oct. 23 game against the Cardinals, he took a terrifying blow to the chin from Wilber Marshall, a freight train of a linebacker. It...