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Misguided Youth: Eight year-old Vikings fan Andrew Brower drew a picture of Brett Favre as Jesus. “I thought of it because Brett Favre is the quarterback and Jesus is like the quarterback of the world,” Brower said, while wearing the customary eight-year-old church-going turtleneck. An eight year old in Green Bay drew a similar picture, with Favre as Judas. (Kare11 via HotClicks) (20) Walter Payton's son, Jarrett has signed with Chicago. And he'll wear #34. Sure, he'll be playing for the Slaughter (totally badass name, IMHO) of the Continental Indoor Football League, but he's still going to be in Chicago wearing #34. That's what Bears fans want, right? Jarrett most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts in the CFL. (Slanch Report) (28) Jan 06 Mike Ditka is surly and argumentative. We could have surmised that he probably uses foul language when not on camera. But now, after decades a fevered anticipation and debate about Ditka, we finally have our answer, briefs. (Kap’s Corner) Sep 20
Least surprising news of the week – Steve Smith wasn’t dumping on Jake Delhomme last week. Even though he should have. (Sports Radio Interviews) The high school coach who faced charges after a player died during practice was found not guilty. (Kallas Remarks) Bart Scott will punch an opponent. Preferably a Patriot. 41-10? (PFT) This guy lost me when he said he likes Mike and Mike. It’s about the Cy Young candidates. (Dugout Central) Read the rest of this entry » Jul 30 Jeff George Would Like You To See His Tryout VideoFootball, Former Athletes, Jason Whitlock, NFL, NFL retirees 41 Comments »
Lost in the shuffle of Brett Favre’s flirtation with the Vikings and Michael Vick’s reinstatement is that 41-year-old Jeff George may want in on the comeback action too. Read the rest of this entry » Brett Favre: With any luck, this will be our last Favre post until he gets to the HOF. For as up his rear ESPN has been over the last month - when nothing was happening - how much props does the Star Tribune deserve for getting the scoop? That's a job well done by Judd Zulgad, who caught Ed Werder napping. And remember, the other huge Favre break - when he was traded to the Jets - was nabbed last summer by Jay Glazer over an army of ESPN reporters. [Star Trib] (14) Jul 28 Brett Favre Tells the Vikings He Will Remain RetiredMedia Gossip/Musings, NFL, NFL retirees 20 Comments »
Jul 15 The Roundup: Obama Pokes the Nationals, a Hit-Streak Ends, HR Derby Findings and a WNBA DUIBaseball, Blogging, College Football, Courts, Legal, Media Gossip/Musings, NBA, NFL, NFL retirees, Video, Where's the WNBA tag?, Women's Sports 46 Comments »
The All-Star break has been good to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. (E&P) Diana Taurasi charged with ‘extreme’ DUI as her BAC is twice legal limit. (Arizona Republic) The Top 100 places to live. This changes monthly, right? (CNN) Read the rest of this entry » Soloman Wilcots: "Wilcots, who was an English literature major at the Univesity of Colorado and grew up loving Aesop's Fables and Greek mythology, learned at a young age that John Donne was right. But playing cornerback was pretty darn close to being on an island." Interesting fellow. Especially the fact that he was an unpaid intern for two years at a TV station after leaving the NFL. How many guys in the NFL pro athletes could handle that ding to the ego? [Cincy Enquirer] (10) Jul 14 Soloman Wilcots: “Wilcots, who was an English literature major at the Univesity of Colorado and grew up loving Aesop’s Fables and Greek mythology, learned at a young age that John Donne was right. But playing cornerback was pretty darn close to being on an island.” Interesting fellow. Especially the fact that he was an unpaid intern for two years at a TV station after leaving the NFL. How many guys in the NFL pro athletes could handle that ding to the ego? [Cincy Enquirer]
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Megan Fox dressed like a cheerleader for Jennifer’s Body. I didn’t see that movie, but I’m sure the dialogue would be hip enough to make me want to punch a baby. The big question of the weekend is, can Jennifer’s Body or The Informant knock off the latest Tyler Perry pile-of-excrement from the #1 spot at the box office? Anyway, a couple more pics at 
Perhaps we’ve been following the wrong quarterback comeback story this offseason.
