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Fantasy football attracts millions of players in the United States, with sites like ESPN and Yahoo! offering their own leagues. But how much of an impact does it have in the workplace? A new study suggests that employers may lose as much as $6.5 billion each year to fantasy football.

An NFL fan fell to his death while attending a Houston Texans preseason game on Thursday. The 25-year-old fan fell an estimated 60 feet off an escalator at Reliant Stadium in Houston. The death is being considered accidental.

Here are five free apps that could help you win your fantasy football league.

As the Georgia Bulldogs get set to open their 2012 college football season against SUNY-Buffalo, the team will be cheered on by its new permanent official mascot, Uga IX.

With the 2012 college football season about to start, Matt Barkley is the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy. Here’s a preview of other candidates that have a chance of winning the award.

The 911 phone call made to police after Chad Johnson’s alleged assault of his wife, Evelyn Lozada, has been released. Here is the audio, as well as pictures of Ochocinco’s wife.

Bobby Petrino has finally chosen to break silence about his affair with ex-Arkansas employee Jessica Dorrell. The former football coach was fired after the relationship with his mistress became public knowledge.

On Thursday, Shannon Eastin will officially become the first female NFL referee when she serves as the line judge for the Green Bay Packers-San Diego Chargers preseason game.

Lauren Tannehill stole the show on the premiere of HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” Here are some pictures of the Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill’s wife.

O.J. Murdock, a Tennessee Titans reciever, committed suicide on Monday but he isn't the only football player in recent years.

Former University of Illinois football player Steven Feagin was sentenced to 90 years in prison Wednesday for the 1995 rape of a 22-year-old student in Urbana, Ill., near the university's campus.

The hits kept coming for Penn State on Tuesday when State Farm, an official sponsor of the football program, announced it would no longer sponsor the team.

In the wake of what is set to be crippling sanctions on Penn State and its football team, new head coach Bill O'Brien said he's not walking away from Happy Valley and plans to rebuild the team from devastating penalties.

On Monday morning, the NCAA hit Penn State with perhaps the biggest punishment in the history of college football.

Just hours ago, disgraced late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was the winningest coach in major college football history. After crippling NCAA sanctions to Penn State were announced Monday morning, which included vacating the school football team's wins from 1998 and 2011, the distinction now goes to Bobby Bowden, best known as the former coach of the Florida State Seminoles and West Virginia Mountaineers.

The former NFL QB's agent told the Associated Press Favre will help out as the team's offensive coordinator, noting ...it will give him something to do.

Watch live coverage as Great Britain take on Brazil, plus a full preview, team news and prediction.

Forbes Magazine estimates The Red Devils are now worth $2.23 billion, 19 percent more than second place Spanish side Real Madrid, which is worth $1.88 billion.

Brees has reportedly stated he won't show up to training camp if the Saints don't offer him a long term deal. New Orleans risks alienating not only their best player, but one of the game's best leaders at a time when that's exactly what they need.

The New Orleans Saints 2012 NFL season will be getting off to a running start - literally. The Sept. 8 matchup between the Saints and the Washington Redskins will be preceded by the Ochsner Back To Football 5K, a 5K race to benefit the 2013 New Orleans Super Bowl XLVII Host Committee.

A total of 93 people -- including Aziz Yildirim, the president of the prestigious Fenerbahce football club -- were convicted of match-fixing by an Istanbul court.