. >> thomas jones is a retired running back who played for five teams in 12 nfl seasons and has decidedo donate his brain upon his death to the sports legacy institute. he joins us now. can you tell us first what kinds of impact you have today. do you have any sort of long-term effects you are experiencing now? >> you know, since i retired two years ago, you know, i have noticed little things, you know, i may forget the topic of a conversation as opposed to forgetting the next thing i was going to say. i may forget, you know, what i was looking for -- i mean i think -- you know, i do the typical things that people do as far as forgetting, the only difference is that people who didn't play football or who weren't involved in a sport where there is a lot of head trauma, concussions isn't an option for them to forget, where with me and other athletes like me it isn't an option. >> i know you have worked on and produced a document think, the nhl a gift or curse, specifically about the impact of concussions, and i wonder why you want to put so much time and effort into developing this story.

running back thomas jones after 12 seasons with the nfl claims he has forgotten some of the best gameslayed. we'll talk to him about his decision to donate his brain to research, and lead poisoning could it lead to a life of crime. >> yeah, this concussion thing sounds so much like brett favre as well. it's a sad story. >>> although there is cut clear number one team in college football, the team that deserves the number two ranking is very much in question. michael eaves explains next. >>> and experimental dining. we take you to a restaurant where seeing is not believing. ♪ >>> an increasing number of restaurants around the world are looking to attract patrons with more than just food. it's called experimental dining, and includes things like eating in silence, and drinking in the dark. maria has the story. >> reporter: you have to really trust a restaurant to walk in blindfolded, especially in new york. these people are trying out a different kind of eating experience. they came here for a cocktail in the dark. >> by getting rid of the main thing we tend to rely on, we give ours the

thomas tucker lands on his head. spent the night in a colorado hospital. tucker does have feeling if all his extremities. >>> spartans down 17-10. chandler jones for a 77-yard, a huge day. but the rams would answer right back. garrett finds a wide-open cartwright for his second touchdown of the game. colorado state led 24-17 at the half. fourth quarter tied at 27. they do the rest. goes over 150 yards receiving for the second week in a row. san jose state beat colorado state 34-27 to improve to 3-and- 3. >>> there would be no late- game magic this week for aaron murray and seventh-ranked georgia. missouri up to a perfect time. bud sasser throws the 40-yard touchdown pass. tigers knockoff georgia 41-36. >>> 92,000 for the annual red river shoot-out. case mccoy, the younger brother of colt mccoy, goes for the touchdown. longhorns' head coach matt brown can get the critics off his back for at least a week. >>> other notable games. clemson came back and beat boston college 24-14. and northwestern will find itself unranked after being blown out by wisconsin 35-6. >>> baseball. history is not on the dodgers' side following last night's loss. no team

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thomas. 38-21. robert griffin iii though, he injured his left knee, kurt cousins, picked off by dominic parsons camardi. broncos win, 45-21 the time. >>> been galls takinbengals, to0 bengals. the pass again, vin jones, the pass, 23-0 be bengals. the ref thought jones was out of bounds, later reverse the call. then dalton and jones hook up for a fourth time. dalton's career high five touchdown passes, show is over, bengals win, 45-9. >>> 24 hours after the controversial dramatic finish to game 3 of the world series, the red sox will forget about last night's game but focus on evening up the score. carlos beltran, proves why he's one of the best many additional series than ever. >> david ortiz at third and drew maximize one to left. watch out for big poppy, the big noel, slide in to home, to tie it up at 1. motivating his system to make a big play and what big poppy wants, big poppy gets. with two on in the 6th, johnny gomes hit a home run over the left field wall. red sox take a 4-1 lead with a fear the beard pg final. >> maybe there is something about that beard. >> it's good luck. >> showing up for annual marine corps marathon. and with that one right there about marathoners took off, 26 mile race

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