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Sports Roundup: The NFL and head trauma, Dodger Stadium's Jackie Robinson statue
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Dec 23, 2015
Sports Roundup: The NFL and head trauma, Dodger Stadium's Jackie Robinson statue
The controversy surrounding an ESPN report about the NFL reportedly pulling funding from a head trauma study, and Jackie Robinson gets a statue at Dodger Stadium.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Tuesday afternoon that Los Angeles will host Super Bowl LV in 2021, the area's first Super Bowl since 1993.
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The controversy surrounding an ESPN report about the NFL reportedly pulling funding from a head trauma study, and Jackie Robinson gets a statue at Dodger Stadium.

In this week's Sports Roundup with

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  • ESPN's "Outside the Lines" says the NFL has pulled out of funding a $30 million Boston University head trauma study, reportedly because it's being lead by Dr. Robert Stern, who has been critical of the NFL. The NFL and NIH have denied this report.
  • Dodger Stadium is adding a new Jackie Robinson statue. Vin Scully, Sandy Koufax, A Martinez...Who could be next?

To listen to the full interview, click on the blue audio player above.