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Fan Says Green Bay Packers Saved His Life ... Literally (303 diggs) With 11 kids at home, the 79-year-old man gave blood for more than 56 years in order to afford season tickets. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says the man’s doctor later discovered he had a rare disease, which caused iron to build up in his blood stream. The only cure? Giving blood.

NFL: Verizon In, Sprint Out (293 diggs) There's bad news for NFL fans on the Sprint network. The NFL has officially taken on rival Verizon as the official wireless

D.C. High School Hires Female Football Coach (203 diggs) Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C. did something on Friday that ordinarily wouldn't be a big deal to anyone other than the kids at Coolidge. What Coolidge did is actually extraordinary: It hired Natalie Randolph, who is now believed to be the only female head football coach at any high school, anywhere in the United States.

Officer Took Pics with Ben Roethlisberger Before Complaint (249 diggs) The man with Roethlisberger is Sgt. Jerry Blash, who was tasked with initially investigating the sexual assault complaint against the Steelers QB. Does this in any way hurt the investigation's credibility?

Roethlisberger Denies He Had Sexual Intercourse With Accuser (178 diggs) Ben Roethlisberger told police there was no sexual intercourse with the woman who is accusing the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback of assault.

Clark Found Guilty of Murdering Broncos' Darrent Williams (240 diggs) Over three years after the death of Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams, Willie Clark was found guilty of murder Thursday. Clark, 26, was facing 21 charges, including two counts of first-degree murder.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies (152 diggs) Olsen was a Pro Bowler 14 times in a 15-year career. The Rams announced the sad news on Twitter.

Woman to Become Only Female Head Football Coach in the U.S. (284 diggs) On Friday, Natalie Randolph is scheduled to be formally named the head football coach at Coolidge High School in Northwest Washington. The appointment, which Randolph confirmed in a brief telephone conversation Tuesday, was applauded by some of her peers in the coaching profession.

Green Bay Packers dig into past for new alternate uniform (221 diggs) The Green Bay Packers have reached deep into their past to add an alternate color scheme to their traditional green-and-gold uniform repertoire. The new "third uniforms" are so old, in fact, that an 80-year-old photo had to be colorized to show what they originally looked like.

Roethlisberger admitted to having "sexual contact" (276 diggs) Come on Ben, that's terrible...

Robert De Niro to play Vince Lombardi (351 diggs) Titled “Lombardi,” the project is being penned by “Forrest Gump” writer Eric Roth.

Jaguars season ticket holders to Tebow: No, thanks! (251 diggs) Today it was revealed that in a poll of 800 Jacksonville Jaguars season ticket holders, 55 percent voted against the idea of the team drafting Tim Tebow -- in any round and in any capacity.

Craigslist Ad Solicits Babysitter For Oregon Football Team (289 diggs) Because they've been so well behaved these last few weeks. Get it? Seriously, Chip Kelly should probably hire someone.

Peter King: NFL Free Agency Is Overrated (228 diggs) That's the thing about free agency: We celebrate it like it's a huge event, like if you get nothing done the opening 72 hours, your season's down the drain. There's a clarion call out there, and it's screaming: Free agency is vastly overrated.

Saint's LB Scott Fujita Knows the Right Way to Leave A City (384 diggs) Scott Fujita, a LB on the winning Super Bowl team, recently signed as a free agent with the Browns. Before leaving town he gave half of his Super Bowl check to charity. He said "The people of this city and region have been so good to me and my family that we just felt strongly about doing something to protect the city we have come to love so much"

OSU Football Coach would Embrace an Openly Gay Buckeye (339 diggs) Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel did something recently that shouldn't be a very big deal -- but is a big deal, at least symbolically: He granted an interview to Outlook Columbus, a magazine that caters to the area's gay community.

Cops: Big Ben Accuser Was 'Hysterical' (130 diggs) The woman accusing Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault was...

NFL: Socialism Makes Everyone Rich (500 diggs) The Tea Partiers are right. There is socialism in the United States. It’s called the National Football League. In fact, this fantastically successful experiment in corporate socialism is now at risk of being ruined by owners and players who are threatening to behave as rational market actors.

From Suicidal Alcoholic to NFL Draft Prospect in Five Months (251 diggs) Ike Whitaker will be taking part in VT's Pro Day workout next month. That seems like an insignificant development on its face, but only if you don't know anything about the last year of Whitaker's life.

Accuser: Big Ben Roethlisberger Assaulted Me in a Bathroom (253 diggs) The woman accusing Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault told police the whole thing went down inside the women's restroom of a Georgia nightclub early this morning.

Chicago Bears Sign Julius Peppers to Six-Year Deal (327 diggs) The Bears and the league's top free agent are in the process of finalizing a six-year deal. The proposed contract with the Bears is expected to pay him about $40 million over the first three years. Peppers, 30,

Miami Hurricanes Show Interest in Wayne Gretzky's Son (260 diggs) Don't be surprised if you see hockey star Wayne Gretzky's son Trevor in a Hurricanes jersey some day. No, not the NHL team in Carolina, the original Miami Hurricanes. And we don't mean the school is starting up a hockey team either, we're talking football.

The First Frontier for 3D TV? College Football (195 diggs) ESPN executives offered a demonstration of the network's new 3-D capability. Unbeknownst to those of us at the game, USF-Kansas served as the first field test of a college football game. The demonstration, which also included clips from the 2009 USC-Ohio State game and the Winter X-Games, featured footage of Bonani's kick.

The Ten Most Overrated NFL Free Agents (244 diggs) NFL free agency begins at the stroke of midnight. Which means a lot of teams are at this very moment scrambling to finalize deals with big ticket players. Due to the impending uncapped year, the list of available free agents on the open market is scant. Some of these guys aren’t worth the hype. Here are ten overrated free agents teams should avoid.

Football Coach Proud That His Players Stole Newspapers (258 diggs) What's the best way to react if a newspaper prints an article you don't like? Maybe call the newsroom to complain? Write a letter to the editor? What about stealing as many copies as you can?