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FILE - In this March 18, 2015, file photo, an NCAA logo is displayed at center court as work continues at The Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, for the NCAA college basketball second and third round games. A Los Angeles jury has rejected a claim by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death. The jury found Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, that the NCAA was not negligent in the death of Matthew Gee.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Jury: NCAA not to blame in ex-USC football player's death

By Brian Melley Nov. 22, 2022 07:27 PM EST

FILE - Alana Gee, the widow of a former University of Southern California football player suing the NCAA for failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma, leaves the Stanley Mosk civil courthouse of Los Angeles Superior Court on Oct. 21, 2022. Attorneys asked a jury Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, to award $55 million to Gee in the landmark case. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)
Widow asks $55M from NCAA for ex-USC football player's death

By Brian Melley Nov. 21, 2022 04:48 PM EST

Alana Gee, left, the widow of a former University of Southern California football player suing the NCAA for failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma, and her daughter, Malia, center, leave the Stanley Mosk civil courthouse of Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. Matthew Gee died in 2018 from permanent brain damage caused by countless blows to the head he took while playing linebacker for the 1990 Rose Bowl winning team, according to the wrongful death suit filed by Alana Gee. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Trial starts in concussion case of dead USC football player

By Beth Harris Oct. 21, 2022 01:08 AM EDT

In a photo provided by USC Athletics, former Southern California player Matthew Gee plays in an NCAA college football game. A lawsuit alleging that the NCAA failed to protect a former Gee from repeated concussions is nearing trial in a Los Angeles court, with a jury seated Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in what could become a landmark case. The suit filed by Gee's widow says the former USC linebacker died in 2018 from permanent brain damage caused by countless blows to the head he took while playing for the 1990 Rose Bowl-winning team. (USC Athletics via AP)
Concussion lawsuit against NCAA could be first to reach jury

By Brian Melley Oct. 20, 2022 04:45 PM EDT

Former Alabama split end Dennis Homan, left, poses with his daughter Missy Homan, center, and grandson Kneeland Hibbett, a current Alabama long snapper, outside Bryant-Denny Stadium at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Hibbett has pledged to donate a share of his name, image and likeness proceeds to the Concussion Legacy Foundation, which has worked with ex-football players and others who developed traumatic brain injuries from repeated hits to the head. (Homan family photograph via AP)
Grandson of Alabama champ pledges NIL money to CTE research

By Jimmy Golen Sep. 20, 2022 04:57 PM EDT