Junior Seau had brain disease CTE

Junior Seau, one of the NFL's best and fiercest players for nearly two decades, had a degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide last May, the National Institutes of Health told The Associated Press on Thursday.Results of an NIH study of Seau's brain revealed abnormalities consistent with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).The NIH, based in Bethesda, Md., conducted a study of three...

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Steelers cut RB Rainey after arrest in Florida

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie running back Chris Rainey has run out of chances with the Pittsburgh Steelers.The Steelers cut the troubled 24-year-old following his arrest on a battery charge in Gainesville, Fla., on Thursday, the latest in a series of off-the-field incidents that have threatened his career.Gainesville police officers charged Rainey with a single count of misdemeanor simple battery after...

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UPDATE 4-NFL's Junior Seau had brain disease from blows to head

(Adds statement from Seau family)Jan 10 (Reuters) - Junior Seau, the 12-time Pro Bowl linebacker who killed himself last year, suffered from the same debilitating brain disease diagnosed in at least two other former NFL defensive players who also committed suicide, a study released on Thursday said.Seau, 43, died in May after shooting himself in the chest at his beachfront house in his hometown of...

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Burned by supply chain issues, Apple may again look to Sharp for future iPhone, iPad displays

Apple (AAPL) is learning that good help can be hard to find. In its eagerness to shed its reliance on Samsung (005930) as a component supplier, Apple has had difficulty in finding another vendor capable of producing displays as efficiently as its partner-turned-rival traditionally has. This past summer, the company began moving away from Sharp (SCHAY) a bit when it tapped LG Display (LPL) and AU...

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Tablet sales expected to surpass notebooks in 2013

While some have pegged 2013 as the year of the phablet, the latest report from NPD DisplaySearch paints a different picture. The firm estimates that shipments of tablet PCs will surpass 240 million units worldwide in 2013, topping notebook PC shipments, which are expected to reach 207 million, for the first time ever.[More from BGR: Corning demonstrates the strength of Gorilla Glass 3 [video]]Apple...

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Samsung's big push for 2013: content, corporates

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics, the global leader in consumer smartphones, is planning two major thrusts in 2013: bulking up mobile content and moving faster into the corporate market dominated by Research in Motion.The South Korean electronics company is investing in devices that enterprise users like corporations will endorse, with a higher level of security and reliability than general...

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China's insurance regulator to reject $9.4 billion HSBC deal - reports

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's insurance regulator is expected to reject HSBC's sale of its $9.4 billion (5.8 billion pounds) stake in Ping An Insurance to Thai conglomerate CP Group, media reports said on Wednesday.The failure of the deal would be a blow to HSBC and an embarrassment to the various parties involved in a corporate deal that was set to be Asia's second-largest last year.The China Insurance...

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