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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Brett Favre picked a near-perfect way to become the winningest quarterback in NFL history. Favre completed his first 14 passes of the second half and threw three touchdown passes to rally the Green Bay Packers to a 35-13 victory over Eli Manning and the New York Giants on Sunday. The victory was the 149th of Favre's 17-year career and gave him one more than Hall of Famer John Elway. It also gave the Packers their first 2-0 start since they won their first three in 2001. The loss was the second straight for the undisciplined...

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. -- Note to Sen. Sam Brownback: In Packerland, it's not cool to diss Brett Favre. Not amused. The GOP presidential hopeful drew boos and groans Friday at the Wisconsin Republican Party convention when he used a football analogy to talk about the need to focus on families. "This is fundamental blocking and tackling," he said. "This is your line in football. If you don't have a line, how many passes can Peyton Manning complete? Greatest quarterback, maybe, in NFL history." Oops, wrong team to mention in Wisconsin, once described by Gov. Tommy Thompson as the place "where...

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will return for his 17th season, Favre told the Sun Herald in Biloxi, Miss., on Friday. "I am so excited about coming back," he told the newspaper. "We have a good nucleus of young players. We were 8-8 last year and that's encouraging.

Brett Favre informed the Packers on Tuesday that he will definitely play the 2006 season in Green Bay, league and team sources have told ESPN's Chris Mortensen. Favre shared his decision with general manager Ted Thompson and head coach Mike McCarthy in a telephone conversation on Tuesday morning, the sources said. Neither Favre, Thompson nor McCarthy was available for immediate comment. Bus Cook, Favre's agent, did not return phone inquiries. Favre has said previously that if he decides to play in 2006 it will be his final season in the NFL.

A figure of speech, some say of the quarterback’s “black-on-black crime” remark. Others say it fans flames. Hear what fans have to say. During the lead-up to the world's biggest sporting extravaganza, the Super Bowl, Donovan McNabb fires off a salvo for the world to hear: Terrell Owens' criticism of his quarterbacking skills last season was "black-on-black crime." Black-on-black crime? A careless choice of words, given the daily tragedies in Philadelphia and other cities, or intentionally loaded? Or just a figure of speech? From the streets of Philadelphia, inside barbershops, and all day over the radio airwaves yesterday, people weighed...

Steeler's LB James Harrison body slams Cleveland Browns fan Slideshow:http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/slideshow/sports/5662526/detail.html Excellent video here:http://kdka.com/video/?id=11977@kdka.dayport.com (flash player and video plays in browser window) CLEVELAND -- A Cleveland fan found out the hard way what his favorite team already knows: It's not a good idea to mess with a Pittsburgh linebacker. About six minutes into the fourth quarter of Saturday's Steelers-Browns game, the fan jumped a railing and sprinted onto the field at Cleveland Browns Stadium. With his pants falling down, the man jumped around, waved his hands in the air and moved toward Pittsburgh's bench -- until James Harrison snatched him from...

The fan who ran onto the field during a Bengals game and took the football from Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre was placed on 14 months of probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct while intoxicated. Greg Gall of Cincinnati also was sentenced to 230 hours of community service and fined $200. While on probation, he is banned from Paul Brown Stadium and the Reds' Great American Ball Park. A charge of resisting arrest was dropped. "We respect the judge's decision and we hope this will serve to deter similar incidents in the future," Bengals...

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KILN, Miss. - The situation at the Favre family compound by Rotten Bayou last week at the height of Hurricane Katrina was only "pretty bad," Scott Favre said, until he opened an outside door to his sister Brandi's room. A wall of water exploded through "like it was fired from a cannon," he said. It propelled a dresser through a closed door on the other side of the room. "That's when all the yelling and screaming started," Favre said as he showed visitors through the family's ruined home. That frightening moment, as Katrina was reaching its peak in the area...

No. 10 -- Daunte Culpepper: It hurts to put the UCF legend on this list, especially when he's playing for the most inept head coach in the league. But if you can't get to the Super Bowl out of the NFC, something's wrong...

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- This is my AFC prediction column, and you're probably wondering: What is that weird dateline doing on the AFC prediction column? Well, I came to Wisconsin over the weekend to take the temperature of Brett Favre and gauge his readiness for a 14th season in Green Bay, so it just happens to be where I am right now. Favre interlude: The Packers QB holds an annual benefit softball game in this little suburb of Appleton, Wis., a 30-minute drive from Lambeau Field. He does it here because this is where the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, the Midwest...

Brett Favre isn’t sure whether Javon Walker cares what he thinks of his receiver’s holdout, but just in case, the Green Bay Packers’ quarterback made it clear. “If Javon wants to know what his quarterback thinks, and I would think he might, I’d tell him he’s going about this the wrong way,” Favre said. “When his agent tells him not to worry about what his teammates think and all that stuff, I’d tell him I’ve been around a long time and that stuff will come back to haunt you.” Favre, 35, expressed his disappointment with Walker during a telephone interview...

<p>CHICAGO - (KRT) - They used to call someone like Brett Favre a "man's man," back when guys didn't have to talk about their feelings or take Lamaze classes or know how to make chicken artichoke soup with fresh tarragon. Modern enlightenment has rendered the "man's man" invisible, or at least forced him to cover up with a sarong.</p>

Bring it on, Cheeseheads! We love Brett, hate the Packers By WILLIAM BUNCH bunchw@phillynews.com AP The always dangerous Brett Favre LOVE the man. Hate the town. OK, let's drop the atty-tude for about 10 seconds, and give some props to Green Bay Packers' QB Brett Favre. All of America - yes, even us - loves the spunk of this future Hall of Famer and his Hollywood-ready saga. It was Favre - in case you've been living in a spider hole outside of Mosul recently - who took the field 24 hours after learning that his mentor father had died of...

The newspaper guy on the phone from the Philadelphia area was just being honest, not threatening. I had asked him what he would say to Green Bay Packers fans who want to go to Sunday’s game in Philadelphia wearing green and gold. His response: “You might as well put on a sign saying, ‘Beat Me Senseless.’” He didn’t laugh. He didn’t even chuckle. He was just trying to be honest. You know there will be some Packers fans who will show up Sunday in Philly. Some may paint their faces. Some may wear Cheeseheads. Some may wear Brett Favre jerseys....

It was announced on local t.v. this evening, that Brett Favre's Dad has died.It was not known if he suffered a stroke or heart attack while driving in his car in Kiln, Miss.The Packer organization has not announced if Brett will play in the Monday night game. It will be announced tomorrow.Our prayers go out to the family.