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Brett Favre Retiring News

  • SPEAKING OF SPORTS: ‘Cowardly betrayal’ would drop James off Top 10 Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 2:31AMAccording to Harris Interactive — an online survey of 2,227 adults — Tiger Woods has dropped into a tie with Kobe Bryant as the favorite American Sports star.
  • 2010 Minnesota Vikings Predictions Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 1:07PMThe Minnesota Vikings are once again playing the waiting game on quarterback Brett Favre heading into the 2010 season. The Vikings are, without a question, one of the top teams to win the Super Bowl if Favre decides to come back for another season, after leading the team to the NFC North division title and a 12-4 record almost taking this team the Super Bowl. Without Favre, the Vikings will not ...
  • Armstrong shows grit in bid for win in Pyrenees Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 3:42AMIn his final days of his final Tour de France, Lance Armstrong showed some of the old fire.
  • Favre, Vikings apparently not under deadline pressure Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 3:35AMMINNEAPOLIS Brett Favre and Vikings coach Brad Childress might have touched on plenty of subjects Monday, but a deadline for the quarterback to say whether he will play in 2010 wasnt among them. Thats probably a good thing considering the status of Favres left ankle.
  • Brett Favre and Vikings apparently not under deadline pressure Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 3:32AMBrett Favre and Vikings coach Brad Childress might have touched on plenty of subjects Monday, but a deadline for...
  • Sports Digest: Softball star Finch to retire Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 11:03PMSports Digest: Softball star Finch to retire
  • A Bittersweet Symphony: A Generation Of Sports Icons Is Coming To an End Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 12:39PMThe sports world has been dominated by a hand full of iconic athletes over the past decade or so, unfortunately it is time to say goodbye to one of the greatest generation of players in the history of sports. A man, whose last name no one could pronounce when he came into the league, has rewritten the NFL record books. A kid who started his illustrious career in Seattle, is now a member of the ...
  • Rams agree to terms with Fendi Onobun Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 7:07AMRams fans eagerly awaiting the contract agreement with sixth-round TE Fendi Onobun can rest easy.The team agreed to terms with the Houston product, according to Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.  Look for the organization to announce the move...
  • NBA Free Agency 2010: Veterans Who Should Retire Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 7:08PMTeams would’ve been drooling over these players had they been free agents five years ago or so. Once the stars of their era, they are now way past their prime and forgotten in the new NBA generation. There are reasons why they are still on the market and haven’t received any substantial offers. The only offers they would get are pity veteran minimums. For these guys, it would be better to retire ...
  • FanHouse: Kevin Kolb fishing for shot at destiny Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 12:32PMGLEN ROSE, Texas -- Far away from the oil players and the natural gas speculators, in the bountiful, arid brush that bullies the horizon in every direction, somewhere between the Texas prickly pear and the Mexican persimmon, the tasajillo kidneywood and the hairy woollygrass, the quarterback and the rattlesnake were bound to meet.
  • NFL notebook: July 16 Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 8:43PMFavre says ankle still an issue
  • Bears draft running back; Cowboys take Illinois DE Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 8:29PMThe Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys have each made seventh-round picks in the supplemental draft on Thursday. The Bears, picking 12th, chose BYU running back Harvey Unga. The Cowboys, selecting 30th, picked Illinois defensive end Josh Price-Brent. With the selections, Chicago and Dallas will forego their seventh-round picks in 2011.
  • Sidelines Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 6:41PMBraves, Blue Jays trade shortstopsATLANTA (AP) — The NL East-leading Atlanta Braves, looking to bolster their lineup for the second half of the season, acquired Alex Gonzalez in a swap of shortstops that sent Yunel Escobar to Toronto on Wednesday.
  • Vikings Rides Usual Voyage With All Uncertainty In The Favre Charade Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 3:09PMWith all the draining drama of "The Decision" saga and parties happening at South Beach, LeBron James left Cleveland as a jilted lover in tears. Shortly after there was the aggravated insanity and stereotypical remarks that sounded out of the mouth of Rev. Jesse Jackson, who went over the top by lashing out about Cavs owner Dan Gilbert’s vindictive comments in a letter, that had to be dealt with ...
  • Armstrong warns against ‘witch hunt’ Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 12:24AMLance Armstrong said Wednesday he will cooperate with a “fair investigation” but not a “witch hunt” into allegations that he and his former cycling team were involved in doping.
  • New-look Wolves still not attractive Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 11:12PMItemizing a few things ... Item: After the Timberwolves trade Al Jefferson to the Utah Jazz for two first-round draft picks and center Kosta
  • COLUMN: Take Wagner at his word Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 12:32AMThoughts on Billy Wagner’s retirement
  • NBA Help Still Wanted: The 20 Best Remaining Free Agents Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 9:39PMWith no scarcity of media coverage, the big free agent domino, the King, fell and all the other big pieces followed. It was exciting stuff, with the Big Three forming an evil empire with Pat Riley, Carlos Boozer giving the Bulls the perfect power forward fit they needed to pair with Derrick Rose, Amar’e Stoudemire reuniting with Mike D’Antoni, and David Lee heading west to put up monster numbers ...
  • DIALOGUES: Forgive LeBron, he has few friends Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 12:28AMChicago Bulls fan Ed Gilligan reacts while watching LeBron James announce that he will play for the Miami Heat on television at Harry Caray’s restaurant in Chicago on Thursday. (AP) Commentary by Matt Hickman Herald/Review Top athletes of the Nineties earned their distinction by winning championships and abruptly retiring despite still having prime years in front of them. read more
  • Remembering Steve McNair; One Year After His Death Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 1:37PMAs sports fans, we never truly know our heroes. Even when we get to meet them off the field, we never truly get a chance to meet the real them. Never has this been so drastically exemplified than in the death of former NFL player and Mississippi legend Steve McNair. One year ago today, on the Fourth of July, McNair was found dead in a condo along with his mistress, Sahel Kazemi, in a murder ...