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February 11, 2009 ArchivesJets quarterback Brett Favre has retired again. It's the second time in a year he's retired. Favre says he means it this time. They always do, but usually don't He's 39 and didn't play well at the end of last year, so maybe he is done. Until he decides to play again, of course. We all know Michael Johnson is one of the greatest sprinters of all time. Afterall, he won 4-gold medals and nine world championships. Today, he invited a handful of reporters to his Performance Center in McKinney to get a first hand look at athletes he's training for upcoming pro days and the NFL combine. Asked if he could make anyone faster, like plain old you and me, he said "I didn't say I could make you fast, I said I co... Voters in our unscientific poll are overwhelmingly say Jerry Jones should quit as the Dallas Cowboys general manager. Of course since he owns the team he can do whatever he'd like. But if he were to listen to you all, he probably wouldn't like what he hears. People in Wisconsin treat Brett Favre like a deity. The joke at my old station was that if Favre passed gas, we'd probably fly halfway across the country to cover it. This is only a slight exaggeration. Brett and Deanna Favre are treated like the First Family of Wisconsin. And, in some ways, they are/were. There's not a lot to do in Wisconsin, especially in the Winter. I witnessed grown men crying when Favre first announced his retirem... Is the year 2010 really worth not upgrading now? Mark Cuban has given us his opinon if you believe reports that the Mavs turned down a trade that would send Jason Kidd to the Clippers for Baron Davis and Chris Kaman. Yes the same Baron Davis that got the nickname the "Maverick Killer" in 2006. Before I give you my thoughts, let's break it down a bit. Kidd will be a free agent this year and is making a little over 21 million. This move... Maybe because I grew up in Dallas and as a Cowboys fan I've never really been a big fan of Brett Favre. Favre is a great football player, not necessarily a great quarterback. He's a competitor, a fighter who never gives up. He also makes a lot of mistakes. A lot. Take the number 310. That's how many interceptions Favre has thrown, the most in NFL history. This season with the Jets he had 22 interceptions (most... |
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