North Carolina middle-school football player dies after cardiac arrest at practice

A 13-year-old Northwest Guilford Middle School football player in Greensboro, North Carolina, collapsed with cardiac arrest during practice and died days later despite hospital treatment including a heart-lung pump and ECMO. Doctors have not publicly confirmed a cause, but family members suspect an undetected genetic condition and are pursuing genetic testing; a GoFundMe has been set up to help with medical expenses as classmates, staff, and the community mourn his loss.