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Aaron Hernandez's brain to undergo CTE study

Aaron Hernandez, pictured after the AFC Championship game in 2012. His New England Patriots side went on to lose the ...

At issue is whether Hernandez's violent behaviour and mood swings could have been partly explained by chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative nerve disease found in the brains of those who have had repeated or severe hits to the head.

Brady among players to skip White House visit

Tom Brady (left) also skipped his team's visit with President Barack Obama at the White House in 2015.

Like many sports teams before them, the New England Patriots visited the White House where they met with President Donald Trump on Thursday to celebrate their Super Bowl victory. But two dozen or more members of the team, including quarterback Tom Brady, were not on hand, and some of them explicitly cited politics as their reason.

Whittaker has UFC gold in sights

Unstoppable: Robert Whittaker celebrates his win over Derek Brunson at UFC Fight Night in Melbourne in November 2016.

Since gaining weight and moving up to the middleweight division, Australia's Robert Whittaker has remained undefeated, and he knows that whatever happens on the weekend, his future will at some stage involve a UFC title fight.

LA Lakers honour Shaq with statue

Shaquille O'Neal poses after the unveiling of his statue in front of Staples Center, Friday, March 24, 2017, in Los ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have honoured Shaquille O'Neal with a bronze statue of the Hall of Fame centre who helped them to three consecutive NBA titles.

Aussies set to star in March Madness

Next big thing: Jock Landale has been instrumental in one of St Mary's best ever seasons.

The next wave of elite Australian basketball talent will be on show across the US the next three weeks as tens of millions of Americans feast on a sporting event rivalling the Super Bowl for hype and attention.

Mixed results for Australians at UFC 209

Sweet victory: Dan Kelly celebrates after being declared the winner.

Victorian judoka Dan Kelly has claimed the biggest scalp of his UFC career, beating veteran and former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans via split decision.

Bogut to talk with four NBA clubs: report

Andrew Bogut is reportedly considering his options.

Andrew Bogut is reportedly set to talk to four clubs including defending champions Cleveland after moving a step closer to sorting his NBA future by finalising a buyout of his contract.