As summer turns to fall, roughly 1.2 million U.S. teens are suiting up to play high school football. But something is shifting in this annual autumn rite. Tens of thousands of those young athletes are ...

Farve is a Hall of Fame quarterback who made a career taking hits from defensive lineman throughout his career. He suffered more than his fair share of tackles and concussions during his career. Now, ...

The Falcons do not tackle to the ground in practice anymore. So, essentially they play that old game of “tag” that was popular back in grade-school gym class. They call it “thudding.” On Sunday, ...

There’s a line you don’t cross in Sachem — and it runs tackle to tackle. The Suffolk district’s North and East high schools, whose players are friendly off the field but fierce rivals on the gridiron, ...

Q Our 14-year-old son convinced us to let him play tackle football this year. My husband is “all-in,” but I’m super worried about the injury risk. What’s your take?

Oklahoma Rage is recruiting new players to join its women's tackle football team in Tulsa. The team is heading into its fourth season with about 30 players, but wants more to join. "This team is a ...