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Sports Briefing | Football: High School Player Is Brain-Dead

A Kansas high school football player who collapsed on the sideline during a game Tuesday died after being taken off life support, a hospital spokeswoman said. The player, Luke Schemm, 17, was running to the sideline when he collapsed, his father, David Schemm, said at a news conference.

u25a0 Atlanta, New Orleans and Santa Clara, Calif., were selected to host College Football Playoff national championship games. The Atlanta Falcons’ new stadium, expected to open in 2017, will be the site of the championship game scheduled for Jan. 8, 2018. Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara will host the January 2019 title game.