There's new testing being done to help keep football players safe. Virginia Tech University is testing a variety of helmets to see how they can take a hit. Researchers tested three new helmets on the ...

Virginia Tech found Riddell's new helmet design performed better than any other. — -- Preventing concussions has become a top priority for elite players and anyone with a child sporting a ...

CLEMSON — The former peach processing facility at Clemson University has a new function, but it's still focused on protecting delicate spheres. Sort of. If the human head is considered spherical, at ...

It’s what a Virginia Tech athletics equipment manager asked Stefan Duma, a faculty member at the university’s department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, in 2009. Duma’s team had been working ...

If you’re an NFL player still clinging to your old helmet, it might be time for a serious upgrade. The league just shook things up by banning seven helmet models and marking three others as “not ...

Armando Villarreal was hanging onto the back of a garbage truck in his hometown of Imperial, Neb., when his phone rang. He quickly hollered to the driver to hit the brakes. Villarreal hopped off and ...