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Brandon Sneed

Brandon Sneed

Joined: Feb 27, 2017

As a Teen He Filmed His ‘Mighty Ducks’ Scenes at the L.A. Kings’ Arena. In His 30s He Slept on the Ground Outside.
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As a Teen He Filmed His ‘Mighty Ducks’ Scenes at the L.A. Kings’ Arena. In His 30s He Slept on the Ground Outside.

As a teen, playing the goalie Goldberg, he filmed the classic hockey movie at the L.A. Kings’ arena. In his 30s he slept on the ground outside. Now he says the internet has saved him.

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Black-Owned Businesses Are Thriving Thanks to Jrue and Lauren Holiday
NBA

Black-Owned Businesses Are Thriving Thanks to Jrue and Lauren Holiday

There are countless success stories to tell as a result of the couple’s JLH Social Impact Fund, which has raised millions of dollars and provided a community and guidance to organizations around the country.

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Kelly Slater Won the Super Bowl of Surfing at 50. So, What’s Next?
Sports Illustrated

Kelly Slater Won the Super Bowl of Surfing at 50. So, What’s Next?

He just won the Super Bowl of surfing, beating a man half his age. So, what’s next? He’ll consult some legends—Brady, Brees, Hawk—and wrestle his demons and keep stoking that fire. Until he doesn’t.

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‘It's the Continuous Hits’: Colt Brennan’s Family Learns CTE Played Role in His Death
College

‘It's the Continuous Hits’: Colt Brennan’s Family Learns CTE Played Role in His Death

Repeated hits from football and injuries from a serious car accident made challenges that much more difficult for Brennan. But the findings have given his family a sense of peace.

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‘They Did Everything, But Nothing Could Ever Save Him’
College

‘They Did Everything, But Nothing Could Ever Save Him’

For those close to him, his football afterlife was an excruciating cycle of addiction. In his last days, he seemed to see the bigger picture.

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Phillip Adams Took Six Lives, and Then His Own. How Many More Were Ruined?
NFL

Phillip Adams Took Six Lives, and Then His Own. How Many More Were Ruined?

An unspeakable assault by a former NFL player has forced those close to him—a young son, a father, a mother—to consider unimaginable questions about the shadows in which we live.

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The performance enhancer for your brain: How elite athletes are using EEG to get a mental edge
Edge

The performance enhancer for your brain: How elite athletes are using EEG to get a mental edge

In an excerpt from his new book Head in the Game, author Brandon Sneed details what it's like to test the brain-training devices used by pro athletes in various sports.

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