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In 1951, a 14-year-old Australian boy named James Harrison awoke from a major chest operation...alive, thanks in large part to a vast quantity of transfused blood he had received, his father explained. *** After turning 18, Harrison (began) donating whole blood regularly with the Australian Red Cross Blood Service. Meanwhile, doctors in Australia were struggling to figure out why thousands of births in the country were resulting in miscarriages, stillbirths or brain defects for the babies. The babies, it turned out, were suffering from Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn, or HDN. The condition most often arises when a woman with...

It started with this Instagram post, and turned into a national conversation on our obsession over self-esteem. James Harrison certainly has earned his share of trophies and accolades … but that’s Harrison’s issue with the trophies his sons received just for showing up. Harrison, who fought to find a place on an NFL roster before beginning his future Hall of Fame career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Harrison, who came back to the Steelers after a season in Cincinnati and a brief retirement to resume his dominating presence, wants his sons to understand that trying is not the same as succeeding,...

"I came home to find out that my boys received two trophies for nothing, participation trophies! While I am very proud of my boys for everything they do and will encourage them till the day I die, these trophies will be given back until they EARN a real trophy. I'm sorry I'm not sorry for believing that everything in life should be earned and I'm not about to raise two boys to be men by making them believe that they are entitled to something just because they tried their best...cause sometimes your best is not enough, and that should drive...

NEW YORK -- Heavily fined Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison called NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell a "crook" and a "devil," among other insults, in a magazine article. The 2008 AP Defensive Player of the Year hasn't been shy about ripping the league after he was docked $100,000 for illegal hits last season. In the August issue of Men's Journal, his rants against Goodell reach another level of wrath. "If that man was on fire and I had to p*** to put him out, I wouldn't do it," Harrison told the magazine. "I hate him and will never respect him." His...

In what might be a first, Steeler Fans angered at the $75,000 fine handed out by the NFL to James Harrison are trying to help him pay that fine. It started with the Facebook page here which encouraged fans to send a dollar to the NFL Commissioner to be credited towards the fine. I have been monitoring the site and the media coverage, and it seems that the NFL will be receiving at least several thousand dollars in the mail over the next few days. I think this is of note because of the activism component, the speed of which...

<p>PITTSBURGH -- James Harrison plans to pass on another trip to the White House with the Pittsburgh Steelers.</p> <p>Harrison, the NFL Defensive Player of the Year, says he'll skip the Super Bowl champion's visit to the White House to meet President Barack Obama on Thursday, just as he did when the Steelers were honored by President George W. Bush in June 2006.</p>

Steeler's LB James Harrison body slams Cleveland Browns fan Slideshow:http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/slideshow/sports/5662526/detail.html Excellent video here:http://kdka.com/video/?id=11977@kdka.dayport.com (flash player and video plays in browser window) CLEVELAND -- A Cleveland fan found out the hard way what his favorite team already knows: It's not a good idea to mess with a Pittsburgh linebacker. About six minutes into the fourth quarter of Saturday's Steelers-Browns game, the fan jumped a railing and sprinted onto the field at Cleveland Browns Stadium. With his pants falling down, the man jumped around, waved his hands in the air and moved toward Pittsburgh's bench -- until James Harrison snatched him from...