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Sources indicate an NFL player wants to announce his homosexuality, but is hesitant because of the unknown reaction he will receive from fans. As more and more people are able to hide behind a keyboard on Facebook and Twitter, the anonymous player has reason to believe he will become a prime target for abuse. (NBC Sports)

ProFootballTalk: Chris Culliver's comments raise the question if the NFL is really ready to accept an openly gay athlete. Hines Ward has no problem with it, but says it might help the player's cause if he has superstar talent. (NBC Sports)

Peyton Manning witnessed Cam Newton's rookie success first hand from sidelines last season and knows what kind of challenge the Broncos' defense is in for this week. (NBC Sports)

A high school in California rallied behind soccer player Daniel Cui after he was bullied on Facebook for allowing a game-losing goal against his team. The school's support gave him the confidence to come back the next season a soccer beast. TODAY.com's Kyle Michael Miller reports. (TODAY)

Photographer Neil Leifer has taken some of the most famous pictures in sports, from Nadia Comaneci on the beam to Michael Jordan and the 1992 U.S. basketball "dream team." He talks about his favorite portraits of athletes at the London games, including Gabby Douglas' splits and a silly shot of Missy Franklin. (TODAY)

Silver medalist in synchronized diving Kelci Bryant shows TODAY's Savannah Guthrie around London's Athlete Village, where Olympic competitors have everything they need at their fingertips. (TODAY)

San Diego Sports Illustrated reporter Jim Trotter talks about the string of pro athletes who have committed suicide, and their links to injuries sustained on the playing field. (NOW with Alex Wagner)

Cary Ramey, an athlete who lost his thumb in a car crash, received a toe-to-thumb transplant. "It's getting better every day," he tells TODAY's Jenna Wolfe. "I'm already doing so many more things that I couldn't do before." (TODAY)

After returning his first career interception 28 yards, Patriots DT Vince Wilfork jokes he didn't need any oxygen. (NBC Sports)

Author Don Van Natta Jr. talks about his new biography, "Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias," which takes a look at one of the greatest female athletes of all-time, dominating golf, track and basketball. (TODAY)