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Dr. Todd Aaron displays his football equipment designed to reduce concussion problems. The V2 prototype is on the left.

Doctor develops absorbing system to help prevent concussions

IT DID NOT occur to Dr. Todd Aaron to delve into the problem of athletic concussions until he found himself standing in a hospital emergency room in 2002. There because his then-9-year old daughter Arianna had been tossed from a horse during an equestrian event, the worried father soon gave way to a curious scientist as he pondered the problem.

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For Phillies, expect few fireworks in free agency - 2:19am: SEVEN YEARS AGO, the Phillies publicly pursued free-agent slugger Jim Thome. At the stroke of midnight on the deadline that teams could make formal offers, then-general manager Ed Wade fired off an e-mail and followed it up with a long, from-the-heart letter.
Phillies say Gillick not returning to Toronto - 2:19am: The Phillies strongly deny a pair of stories in the Toronto Star indicating that Pat Gillick, who became their general manager before the 2006 season and helped the franchise win only its second world championship 3 years later, could be heading back to the organization where he first made his reputation as a top executive.
Bill Conlin: A massacre of baseball's records - 2:19am: THERE IS A SCENE in "The Godfather" where Vito Corleone has just called in the favor owed him by Amerigo Bonasero, the undertaker. He is to use all his powers to make the ambushed Sonny presentable for a traditional "family" viewing. He draws back the sheet covering his son and sobs for the only time in the film.
With 15 wins, Lincecum earns second Cy Young - 2:19am: Talk about a freak - Tim Lincecum needed just 15 wins to bag another NL Cy Young Award. Yup, throw out those old baseball cards. Wins and losses don't mean much anymore when it comes time for voters to pick baseball's best pitchers. It's all about WHIP, FIP, BABIP and other lines of alphabet soup.
At Philadelphia University, half a century of Herb Magee - 2:19am: HERB MAGEE arrived on the Philadelphia Textile campus in 1959 and never left. "That's a long time," Magee allowed. Tomorrow afternoon, he will be honored at Philadelphia University in recognition of his 50 years at the school, a place that has changed so much that a name change was necessary in 1999.
Flyers' defense a net asset - 2:19am: SAN JOSE - For the second game in a row, the Flyers will face a high-powered offense when they take on the Sharks tonight in San Jose.
Bob Cooney: Sixerville: Sixers rookie Holiday still adjusting to NBA life - 2:22am: HE IS ALL of 19 years old, the youngest player in the NBA. He is making an ungodly amount of money for someone his age - $1,514,280 - yet he is still required to stop and pick up doughnuts for his teammates. He is lonely at times, bored, too, and missing many things he loved on the other side of the country.
J-love coming to town - 2:19am: HE'S GOT THE BEST name in college basketball. Heck, he may have the best name in all of sports. He's Just-in'love Smith and he'll be in town tomorrow night when Siena takes on Temple at the Liacouras Center.
Who but George Mason would give 'Nova such a scare? - 2:19am: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Villanova freshman Isaiah Armwood will never forget his first college points. Armwood hit a three-pointer with 17 seconds left as the fifth-ranked Wildcats escaped with a 69-68 victory over George Mason in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off yesterday.
Gamecocks wear down La Salle in second half - 2:19am: CHARLESTON, S.C. - La Salle looked every bit the equal of South Carolina, but an early second-half surge by the Gamecocks proved too much for the Explorers to overcome.
Jardine helps Syracuse upset No. 13 California - 2:19am: Scoop Jardine scored a career-high 22 points, Wes Johnson had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Syracuse raced past No. 13 California, 95-73, last night in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic in New York.