Sports - Oct. 27, 2008
NFL Replay: Finding fun on a Packers-less Sunday
The Packers didn't play Sunday. Since it was too windy to work in the yard and way too early to start Christmas shopping, we decided to spend a little quality time with the sofa and the remote control. Fortunately, the NFL provided some compelling entertainment.
Tags: nfl, brett favre, jets, mike singletary, vernon davis

Sports - Sept. 17, 2008
Pro football only looks simple on the surface
Checkers is simple. Football is not. To quote an irate Jim Mora, responding to a reporter trying to get some hard answers to certain things after a particularly hard loss: "You don't know ... and you'll never know!" He's right. The NFL is an unknowable beast that drains gamblers of their money like a sump pump year after year.
Tags: football, playbook, nfl, gamebook

Sports - Aug. 3, 2008
No matter the result, Thompson, Favre look like kids
Brett Favre and Ted Thompson's staring contest could come to an end in the next few days. No matter what happens, both men will suffer from damaged reputations.
Tags: brett favre, ted thompson, packers, green bay, roger goodell, nfl

Sports - April 16, 2008
NFL "Spygate" saga is begging for a final chapter
Patriots coach Bill Belichick (pictured) and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would like the story to go away, but former New England video aide Matt Walsh holds the cards.
Tags: belichick, spygate, matt walsh, nfl, roger goodell

Sports - March 5, 2008
End of an era: A look back at Brett Favre's career
Brett Favre created a lifetime of memories for Packers fans during his 16-year career in Green Bay.
Tags: green bay packers, brett favre, lambeau field, reggie white, ron wolf, mike holmgren, mike sherman, mike mccarthy, ted thompson, ray rhodes, mark chmura, nfl