There’s no doubt that Brett Favre’s presence on the Minnesota Vikings has helped bring the “whole package” together. A great defense, a great run game, good receivers, and now, a future hall of fame quarterback. Favre has presented himself as a mature, balanced quarterback. His interceptions have been minimal, and his rating has never been better. But let’s face it, he’s 40. As he’s showed in the past, the cold weather (now) gets to him. Despite his time in Green Bay, the last few years he has done incredibly poor in cold conditions. Will …read more

Every year, Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA) releases “report cards” where they judge college minority hiring practices. This year is no different than every other year in the fact that they were disappointed, overall. There were a few high points – both Miami (OH) and New Mexico State got straight As in the five graded categories. What were these categories?

Communication between the BCA and the school
Ratio of minorities interviewed for positions
Length of search for candidates when positions open
Percentage of minorities on search committees
School’s adherence to affirmative action policies

Ok, I may be unpopular for saying this, but I don’t think it’s …read more

Pau Gasol hadn’t played in an NBA game this season — until Thursday night. In a nationally televised game against the Chicago Bulls, Gasol scored 24 points, pulled down 13 rebounds and dished out three assists as the Lakers beat the Bulls 108-93.
Gasol, who was out due to injury, didn’t skip a beat. He hit 9-of-15 field goal attempts and all six of his free throws. Kobe Bryant chipped in 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, while Ron Artest had 15 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals.
The Bulls were never really in the game. They trailed by …read more

The European Tour is down to their final tournament, the Dubai World Championship, and Australian Robert Allenby jumped out to an early lead by firing a 7-under 65.  Sitting one stroke behind Allenby was a group of three, consisting of Lee Westwood, Chris Woods and Camilo Villegas.  The subplot to this tourney is the battle for the European Tour money title, being waged by Westwood and money leader Rory McIlroy.  The young Irishman has a $191,000 lead over Westwood, but finds himself two strokes back of the Brit after one round.
Allenby’s day was highlighted by eight birdies, but a lone …read more

Matt Millen, former Detroit Lions General Manager, is now back in the broadcast booth. You’d think his appalling time ruining the Lions would have made stations shun him, but hey, I guess there’s no accounting for taste. Millen has been doing the Thursday night games on the NFL network. So if you’ve missed his “insightful” play calling, you won’t have to wait any further than tonite to see him again!

The Washington Examiner interviewed Millen last week, asking him if he had a different perspective about the game now that he had been an “NFL executive.” Here’s …read more

LeBron James injured his left wrist on Wednesday night during the 108-91 loss the Cleveland Cavaliers suffered against the Washington Wizards. However, Cavs fans can rest easy because the injury isn’t believed to be serious. And really, a lot of us would gladly suffer a similar injury.
How did LeBron get injured?
By dunking it too hard. Yeah, the Average Joe isn’t going to shed a tear.
Explained LeBron: “I hit it pretty bad on the rim. It’s like you hit your funny bone, but it’s not funny at all.”
LeBron finished the game with 34 points, nine assists, two rebounds, two steals and …read more

Valentino Rossi decided he would throw a MotoGP party and what better way to do that then with a sportbike race with his friends. Rossi organized an event that occurred on Sunday in Cavallara to raise money and interest for the children’s hospital based in Pesaro Italy that helps kids dealing with leukaemia.
Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso, Marco Lelandri, Julian Simon and a host of other racers got out on the track and raced for the kids, with Dovizioso coming out the winner in the end, after a three race affair. Dovizioso was second in the first two races to 125 …read more

Oh how the mighty have fallen–although with David Duval it wasn’t so much a sickening thud, as a steady decline into failure.  Now Duval has to face the ignominy of losing his PGA Tour card, eight years after winning his only major, the British Open.  The top 125 golfers on the money list receive full tour status for the following year, but after missing the cut at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic, Duval is projected to finish at No. 131 on the money list.
But it’s not all bad for the former No. 1 player in the world.  Because he is …read more

The Golden State Warriors once had the blueprint for developing a solid team and a playoff contender. They were well on their way when they shocked the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs by sending them home.
It was the upset of the decade, as the Mavericks had the best winning record in the league that year.
Since then however, the Warriors have failed to make the playoffs for the past two seasons. Certain questionable trades were made, with the most recent sending Stephen Jackson and Acie Law to Charlotte.
Now there’s a rumor circulating that Monta Ellis …read more

Last season, Jameer Nelson suffered an injury that derailed his campaign and essentially ended the Orlando Magic’s chances of winning the NBA championship. After getting hurt on Monday, the Magic recently learned that they’ll need to learn to live without their starting point guard again.
Nelson is to undergo surgery for torn left knee cartilage on Wednesday and is expected to be out as long as six weeks. In other words, it could be 2010 before the Magic have Nelson running their offense again.
An All-Star last season, Nelson is averaging 13.7 points, 5.5 assists and 3.1 rebounds, while shooting 44.4% from …read more