Wednesday's health and safety news from the world of sports:
- On Tuesday, the San Diego Chargers donated 1,000 pairs of new shoes to deserving kids in the area for the 25th year in a row, Chargers.com reported.
- The South Florida Sun Sentinel published a health column from a doctor who noted the Boston Children's Hospital's recent study, which said kids take longer to recover from concussions.
- The Williams Record looked at a Williams College professor who is researching sports-induced concussions.
- Patch.com in Canton, Conn., reported on the state's concussion law and what parents should know about head injuries.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor