WISC-TV reports that the mayor of Green Bay has proposed to name a street in his fair town after retired (so far) Packers QB Brett Favre.

And it wouldn’t be some rinky-dink side street that empties into a Lambeau Field parking lot - mayor Jim Schmitt is talking major thoroughfare:
“I’d like to see a major corridor […]

To sort of paraphrase Mark Twain, rumors of Michael Vick spending his time in the pokey playing football have been greatly exaggerated.

The ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION reports federal prison officials deny that Vick has been huddling up while serving time in Leavenworth. But it all may be just a wacky misunderstanding.

With the NFL Draft only weeks away, the subject of big-time busts will likely come up. And no pick flopped as fabulously as Ryan Leaf. (You can’t spell “failed leader” without “l-e-a-f”.)

So, Matt Mosley of ESPN’s HASHMARKS went to track down the former Charger in charge, and found that he’s alive and well in […]

The LOS ANGELES TIMES reports this morning that frosh center and muse for aged sportswriters Kevin Love has told UCLA coach Ben Howland he will enter the NBA draft. Also, Darren Collison has done the same. Both will supposedly announce their intentions after a Wednesday afternoon UCLA press conference led by Howland.

(UCLA players, […]

As soon as Brett Favre gave his tearful goodbye to professional football, speculation has run rampant that the former #4 isn’t really ready to hang up his jersey permanently.

And now new fuel has been added to the fire from the man himself. Al Jones of the BILOXI (MS) SUN-HERALD chatted with the Southern Miss product, […]

• INTENTIONAL FOUL tosses up a group of cheerleaders taking the whole “Be Aggressive! B-E Aggressive!” thing a bit too far, as they beat up a teammate - and are stupid enough to videotape it.

• Michael David Smith pens in the NEW YORK TIMES that another Purple Jesus won’t be ascending upon this year’s NFL […]