Boogaard's brain donated for research (AP)

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Derek Boogaard's family has donated his brain to researchers who will check for damage that might have resulted from his career as an NHL enforcer. A spokeswoman for the Boston University School of Medicine confirmed Sunday that Boogaard's family made the donation. Researchers at the medical school have set up a brain bank to check athletes for chronic traumatic encephalopathy caused by...

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