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April 22, 2011

Senator Blumenthal to Discuss Independent Contractor Misclassification

MONDAY: SENATOR BLUMENTHAL TO HOST PRESS CONFERENCE IN WETHERSFIELD (Hartford, CT) – On Monday, April 25, 2011, Senator Richard Blumenthal will join representatives of the construction […]
April 22, 2011

What Chris Benoit Wrote After the Funeral of Ray ‘Big Boss Man’ Traylor

The following is a transcript of the entry in Chris Benoit’s journal on September 25, 2004. A copy of the document was given to me by […]
April 21, 2011

Once Again and For the Record: TNA Is Worse Than WWE

TNA is the No. 2 wrestling promotion. I don’t dwell on it because unlike World Wrestling Entertainment — or, excuse me, The New WWE — few […]
April 21, 2011

‘Will Ritalin Become the Human Growth Hormone of Sports Concussion Testing?’ (full text from Beyond Chron)

[originally published April 18 at Beyond Chron, http://www.beyondchron.org/articles/Will_Ritalin_Become_the_Human_Growth_Hormone_of_Sports_Concussion_Testing__9098.html] by Irvin Muchnick Here’s a story you may be hearing a lot more about in six months or […]
April 21, 2011

In FoxSports.com Story, Doc Confirms Report on Ritalin and Beating Concussion Tests

Today’s column by Alex Marvez, FoxSports.com’s lead National Football League writer, confirms our story earlier this week on how Dr. Joseph Maroon’s ImPACT concussion test can […]
April 20, 2011

Sad (And Getting Sadder) Story of Olympic Gold Medalist and Pro Wrestling Train Wreck Kurt Angle

From David Bixenspan of Cageside Seats: http://www.cagesideseats.com/2011/4/20/2123342/kurt-angle-sentenced-for-reckless-driving-to-be-evaluated-for
April 20, 2011

Ritalin for the Once-Concussed … and the Many-Times-Concussed

Two days ago this blog broke the story of how concussed athletes use Ritalin to beat National Football League/World Wrestling Entertainment doctor Joseph Maroon’s patented ImPACT […]
April 19, 2011

Weicker-WWE Split Was Reported April 7 by Don Michak of Manchester Journal Inquirer

Following up on my previous item, the story of Lowell Weicker’s departure from the WWE board was actually broken on April 7 by the Manchester Journal […]
April 18, 2011

Lowell Weicker, the McMahons’ Most Powerful Pal, Leaves WWE Board

The McMahons of Greenwich suffer fools but not dissidents. Lowell Weicker, the former Connecticut senator and governor who helped buff the image of the then World […]
Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick