LEAVING CENTER stage isn't easy. Tedy Bruschi's decision to return to his job as a New England Patriots linebacker dominated local conversation this week. The skilled and popular football hero suffered a stroke last February. Surgeons corrected the heart defect they believe triggered the attack. The 32-year-old Bruschi now says that every heart and brain specialist he consulted cleared him ... (Full article: 713 words)

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