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D-Day (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
This photo of Obama speaking in front of 75,000 Oregonians in Portland is inspiring, but it's a photo you can see about 100 times every football weekend from September to December - and those people pay to show up! I'm not saying that this isn't some amazing feat, or that we all must shun football games and fun, but the fact that we're all marveling over something replicated over and over again shows...
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The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
... Ravens quarterback Steve McNair. But he hasn't written a letter to former Packers quarterback Brett Favre , because Manning isn't convinced about the former part: "Like everybody else, I guess we'll see what happens this fall,'' Manning said with a smile. "In a lot of ways I kind of hope (he returns). Brett's a guy that's been such an influence on me and all young quarterbacks....
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Indy Star (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Now that Brett Favre has walked away from the NFL after 17 seasons, 253 consecutive regular-season starts and a passel of league career passing records, the baton has been passed.
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The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
... playing with Russell, Walker compared it to his early years in Green Bay when the quarterback was Brett Favre. "He has a good arm. I've been fortunate enough in my career to play with a quarterback who had a strong arm, and that's something I developed into, catching a fast ball," Walker said. "He's one of those guys that has that ball. The more and more we work together, the better...
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ArmchairGM (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
At the start of the 2007 season, many were claiming that Brett Favre had made a mistake choosing to come back and play one more year. There was no denying he was once a great player, one of the best QB’s to ever play the game -- but it was common belief that he didn't have it in him anymore.
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The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Filed under: NY Giants , NFL Fans , NFL Rumors With Brett Favre out of football for the moment, Michael Strahan has emerged as the next future Hall of Famer to annually contemplate retirement. Last week, it looked like Strahan was set to leave the NFL for the teevees, but now that seems less certain . Or more specifically, Strahan's plans are more nebulous . "I'll be honest with you,...
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The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
... due a drug test: Packers general manager Ted Thompson is looking forward (read: not talking about Brett Favre ), but Favre will undoubtedly want to play, probably in 2008. Which means that if he's to return to the NFL, it'll have to be somewhere other than Green Bay . The Tampa Bay Buccaneers might be just such a team. The Bucs were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs...
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The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Had to do a double-take on this one: Tennis star Justine Henin, 25, is retiring? Huh? She’s currently the No. 1 ranked tennis player in the world, and she’s bailing? Who does she think she is, Barry Sanders? Brett Favre? She’s won the French Open three years in a row, it begins in two weeks, [...]
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
CLIFTON, N.J. - Blame Brett Favre. As a misty-eyed Annika Sorenstam announced yesterday why she had decided the time was right to reveal she would "step away" from competitive golf after this year, one of the all-time greats in golf recalled the recent retirements by one of the all-time greats in football, Favre.
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BloggingBaby.com (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Filed under: Teens and tweens , In the news There are fans and then their are fans. Take David Witthoft, a Green Bay Packers fan who got a Brett Favre jersey for Christmas in 2003...and then never took it off. David wore the jersey every day until April 23rd, which was his twelfth birthday. Apparently, David was starting to feel a little self-conscious, because the jersey barely covered...
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You Been Blinded (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Brett Favre may or may not be retired for real, but either way he’ll be involved with the NFL during the 2008-09 season. The latest suitors for Favre’s services come from FOX with hopes of teaming up Brett with Bradshaw. Barry Switzer gave the scoop to Scout.com which I picked up via Awful Announcing. “Well, they're [...]
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Miasmatic Review (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Back in March, Spurs of the apparently defunct Pull My Finger, was able to get me a copy of the Sports Illustrated limited edition Brett Favre memorial issue. They sold out around here in a matter of minutes when they...
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Busted Coverage (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Face it Pack fans, your boy isn't coming back. Brett Favre has announced he’ll be taking part in the American Century Championship at Lake Tahoe. The tourney takes place July 9-13 so theoretically there will be time if he does decide to make it to Wisconsin for training camp. Other notable names that we can't wait to [...]
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
The Green Bay Packers are still adjusting to life without quarterback Brett Favre. For the last 16 years, Favre was the face of the franchise, the centerpiece of a team that went to the playoffs 11 times, reached the NFC championship game four times and played in two Super Bowls, winning one.
