Sean Patrick Conboy is a magazine writer and blogger. His sports and humor blog, Pulling No Punches, was honored with the 2012 CRMA Blog of the Year Award. His sports writing was honored with a Robert L. Vann Award by the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation in 2011 and 2012. You can reach him at seanpatrickconboy@gmail.comTumblr (3.0; @seanconboy)http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/42f095761c9b032fd7b849b57a7a8c17/tumblr_mm2xmv2Bom1qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/12/nfl-sideline-concussion-testing/"><strong>Why the NFL Sucks at Concussion Testing</strong></a></p> <p>… And what it can do about it. </p> <p>(Wired; February 2013)</p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/49269167034http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/49269167034Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:52:07 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/17d126b06c10c95339df170cb65223e7/tumblr_mm2xj45vXR1qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://theclassical.org/articles/zombieland">Zombieland</a></strong></p> <p>Football killed Junior Seau. Now what?</p> <p>(The Classical; January 2013)</p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/49269048650http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/49269048650Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:49:52 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3f5cf38a0ba2570d3b1ec6fbf622186d/tumblr_mm2xdn6YOz1qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><h1><a href="http://www.wired.com/playbook/2013/01/pet-scan-cte-test/">New Test Could Be NFL’s Breakthrough in Battle Against Concussions</a></h1> <p>(Wired; January 2013) </p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/49268875192http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/49268875192Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:46:35 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f3c5dd160b765bbe865b4beb05cc0674/tumblr_mm2x3iw5Gp1qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Best-of-the-Burgh-Blogs/Pulling-No-Punches/March-2012/Death-by-a-Thousand-Cuts/">Death by 1,000 Cuts</a></strong></p> <h3 class="article-subtitle">Underneath the slick shell of marketing and safety stickers, the brains of athletes remain stark naked.</h3> <p>(Pittsburgh Magazine)</p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/49268548686http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/49268548686Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:40:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dc2d6c3869c5aa95f51cc8ddf4faa11e/tumblr_mm2wq1cmS41qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Best-of-the-Burgh-Blogs/Pulling-No-Punches/December-2012/The-Lost-City/">There Will Be Blood</a></strong></p> <h3 class="article-subtitle">As the NHL lockout enters its final, desperate and depressing stage, the suits should remember the fate of the Steel City.</h3> <p>(Pittsburgh Magazine; December 2012)</p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/49268126627http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/49268126627Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:32:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fb4b63ef4d60da6b9939d4ff8589948d/tumblr_mm2wipkwu01qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Best-of-the-Burgh-Blogs/Pulling-No-Punches/September-2012/Welfare-Kings/">Welfare Kings</a></strong></p> <h3 class="article-subtitle">Roger Goodell and the NFL owners are crying poverty and playing politics once again. <br/><br/></h3>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/49267893830http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/49267893830Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:28:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4e4aea039caa952dca79387427404ae3/tumblr_mm2wb23I201qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/January-2013/Pittsburgher-of-the-Year-Mario-Lemieux/"><strong>Mario Lemieux Saved a Franchise, Now He’s Saving Lives</strong></a></p> <p>(Pittsburgh Magazine cover story; January 2013)<strong><br/></strong></p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/49267654782http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/49267654782Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:23:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9c8c812b192ac30f13c91ee9f1be2895/tumblr_mm2w0bHJxk1qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Antonio Brown is a Man for All Seasons</strong></p> <h3 class="article-subtitle">Steelers Pro Bowl wide receiver Antonio Brown won’t let you get him down. Even if you steal his shoe.</h3> <p>(Pittsburgh Magazine; January 2013)</p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/49267315447http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/49267315447Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:16:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9w9mjQTon1qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Football Did Not Kill Junior Seau</strong></p> <p>… Unless It Did.</p> <p>(Wired.com; September 2012) </p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/30949790284http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/30949790284Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:44:43 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9w9hyNRcM1qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Cementheads</strong></p> <p>Why Should We Care About Concussions When Athletes Don’t?</p> <p>(Deadspin.com; August 2012)</p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/30949620449http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/30949620449Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:41:58 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6yhe7Zc3u1qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Armor on the Field<br/></strong></p> <p>The NFL’s Headlong Race to Build the Unbreakable Linebacker</p> <p>(Wired.com; July 2012) </p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/26914645720http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/26914645720Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:46:55 -0400concussionsnflwired<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4yfd6tz0E1qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Last Ward</strong></p> <p>Hines Ward discusses his sudden retirement, sacrifice, and the blood-rival Ravens.</p> <p>(Pittsburgh Magazine; May 2010) </p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/24210020551http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/24210020551Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:55:54 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4yf7mvWh31qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Alone Together</strong></p> <p>ESPN, the NHL, and the loneliness of being a hockey fan.</p> <p>(The Hockey Writers’ Overtime; May 2012)</p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/24209827672http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/24209827672Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:52:34 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m33jngGpWO1qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Hines Ward is a Ticking Time Bomb</strong></p> <p>The NFL’s last pro-concussion advocate hangs up his helmet.</p> <p>(Vice.com; April 2012)</p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/21854622187http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/21854622187Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:09:16 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwy9nprot41qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Sick in the Head</strong></p> <p>Why pro athletes keep chasing head injuries.</p> <p>(The Classical; republished by Deadspin; December 2011)<strong><br/></strong></p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/14959483671http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/14959483671Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:23:49 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvpnrhr18D1qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mike Wallace is a 60-Minute Man</p> <p>The Steelers’ star wide receiver was made for television.</p> <p>(Pittsburgh Magazine; December 2011)</p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/13763176473http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/13763176473Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:16:29 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvpnjem7Qa1qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Evgeni Malkin Would Like a Word With You</p> <p>One on one with the Penguins’ enigmatic superstar.</p> <p>(Pittsburgh Magazine; December 2011 cover story)</p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/13762942812http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/13762942812Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:11:38 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvpphp10M91qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sidney Crosby and What It Means to Be a Man</p> <p>The world’s best hockey player changed hockey forever by doing nothing at all.</p> <p>(Pulling No Punches; November 2011)</p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/13764931998http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/13764931998Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:53:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvpo3uu9Hh1qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Baron Batch Touches Down</p> <p>This NFL rookie doesn’t want you to remember him for what he does on the field.</p> <p>(Pittsburgh Magazine; August 2011)</p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/13763534369http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/13763534369Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:23:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvpot23PC61qh63f6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>James Harrison is a Madman and We Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way</p> <p>Why those who vilify the Steelers’ unhinged linebacker are missing the point.</p> <p>(Pulling No Punches; July 2011)</p>http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/13764251006http://seanconboy.tumblr.com/post/13764251006Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:39:00 -0400