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Two American Football stars say they will donate their brains for medical research after their deaths. New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford and former Seattle Seahawks receiver Sidney Rice want to support studies into brain injuries. Many former players in the sport suffer degenerative brain disease. There are a lot of issues that stem from brain injuries and it's not just professional athletes. This affects everybody, Weatherford said. Rice won the Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks last year before retiring - at the age of 27 - over fears for his long-term health after absorbing so many blows to the head. Both he and Weatherford said they hoped their commitment could persuade others to support research into brain injuries. About 4,500 former players are suing the National Football League (NFL) over head injuries suffered during their careers. They are close to a settlement worth about $1bn (£655m). A lot of my team-mates and a lot of close friends have dealt ...

Carlos Tevez scored one goal and created another to restore Juventus's 14-point lead at the top of Serie A as they edged to victory over Empoli. The Argentine striker fired in from eight yards just before half-time from Arturo Vidal's indirect free-kick. Roberto Pereyra made sure of the win in the final seconds after keeper Luigi Sepe had beaten out a Tevez shot. But there was concern for Juve boss Massimiliano Allegri as midfielder Vidal limped off in the second half. With Paul Pogba, Andrea Pirlo and Claudio Marchisio all absent with long-term injuries, Allegri can hardly afford to lose another midfielder ahead of his side's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Monaco on 14 April. Juventus's lead had been cut earlier on Saturday by second-placed Roma, who beat Napoli 1-0. They needed a bit of luck to go in front against mid-table Empoli, benefiting from a debatable decision by referee Piero Giacomelli. Keeper Sepe conceded a free-kick for handling a backpa...

Fenerbahce's team bus was shot at by a gunman after the Turkish Super Lig leaders' 5-1 victory at Rizespor. Fenerbahce's team bus was shot at by a gunman after the Turkish Super Lig leaders' 5-1 victory at Rizespor. The driver was taken to hospital but no players were injured in the attack, which happened while they were travelling to Trabzon airport. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said an investigation was under way. The Turkish Football Federation condemned the attack and Fenerbahce general secretary Mahmut Uslu said the incident was "very wrong". "We come here to do sport; we come to play football," said Uslu, who was on the bus at the time of the attack. Abdulcelil Oz, the governor of Trabzon in the north-east of Turkey, initially said the bus appeared to have been hit by a stone but later released a second statement, saying it seemed to have been a bullet. "The latest situation is that it appears to be a gun," Oz said. "It is too ...

Girls give guys wrong numbers all the time because sometimes we just feel way too bad to outright reject them…that, or the club is too loud so we just tap some numbers into their phone and hope they go away. Yeah, I get that it isn’t an ethical way to reject somebody, but hey, things happen and whatever; they’ll get over it almost immediately when they realize they were duped. These poor people somehow texted the wrong numbers, but the responses they got from the recipients are too funny…for outsiders (not for the blue-balled dude who thought he was going to get some). Not all of these are texts to evil women who gave them the wrong number…some just happen to be the wrong number, and it’s still funny as all hell! Check it out: 1. I really don’t think that was the picture he was hoping to receive… Source: http://funchoke.com

The Giallorossi captain believes that the club can regain the lost ground on defending champions Juventus and blow the title race open once more Francesco Totti  is confident that  Roma  can close the gap on Serie A leaders  Juventus  and salvage their wavering title challenge. The Giallorossi, who last won the Scudetto in 2001, have been victorious in just one of their last seven league matches which has seen them fall nine points adrift of the table-topping Bianconeri. On Monday, at 20:45CET, Roma and Juve will go head-to-head at the Stadio Olimpico and the veteran striker is adamant that his team can rediscover their finest form and put the pressure back on Massimiliano Allegri's league leaders. "We are convinced that we can get back on track in the league, reopening the title race which people are already claiming is over," Totti wrote told  Corriere dello Sport . "We are preparing well for this match, as we did for the one against Feyenoord. We have no...

When you feel like you are wasting your life, it’s a sure sign you should change your path. It’s easy to get stuck in a job you hate, because you need those money to pay off your debts or simply raise a family. You are tired of hanging out with people who make you feel miserable. You are tired of trying to save your unhealthy relationship. You have to do many things you don’t want to do because you think it’s your responsibility. If any of these sounds familiar to you, stop for a minute. Do you really have time to waste your life? Unfortunately, we can’t live forever, which is why it’s so important to stop wasting your life right now. 1. End any unhealthy relationship Do you have a toxic friend? Are you in an abusive relationship? End any unhealthy relationship for good and don’t waste your time on people who make you feel bad about yourself. Don’t let them ruin your life and don’t try to ruin their lives. On this matter, I really love this powerful quote by Matareva Pearl: “Don’t wast...

Do you consider yourself a creative person? I believe that every person is a creative human being. Modern people can hardly find and release their talents, because they’re blind to many evident things. They have no connection with their inner self and don’t take the favors of their souls seriously. Creativity is not only the ability to sing, draw or write poems. Your ability to think in a unique way is the best blessing. It doesn’t matter what type of thinking is predominant in your mind. I know many rationalists who cannot imagine their lives without art, music and other creative activities. Wise people say that creative vitality is everywhere. Human bodies are apt to accumulate and use it up at discretion. Everything depends on your personal ability to grasp and feel this energy. Childhood plays an important role in the process of creative personality formation. Almost all children are very imaginative and sensitive. Their heads are always full of unusual and interesting ideas. Exces...