brett favre man-crush club gets another member

That would be the Taxmen, who, having acquired the QB in the days prior, sat back and watched as the Purple Sage carried the Taxmen to a tiebreaking victory over Babs.

And so Brett Favre divides yet another happy household. Sigh.

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The night the ground shook

Turning your attention to the college game for a moment ... #1 Florida plays #4 LSU this weekend in Baton Rouge, where the crowd once got so loud that it registered as an earthquake.

Click here to see a video about the 1988 moment and here to read more about it.

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it's not how you play the game, it's how you look when you play the game

Favorite new obscure Web site: www.uniwatchblog.com, covering all manner of athletic wear. Click here to read about the author's giddy visit to the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum (inside the Heinz History Center). He's particularly fond of the gold shoes sported by L.C. Greenwood.

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parity rears its ugly head

Of the 12 teams in the league, 7 have records of 2-1.

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these are the ties that try women's souls

First tie of the season, between the Shiners and Winehausfrau. Tiebreaker: Bench points. Edge: Winehausfrau.

The commish is considering a new tiebreaker next year. Click here for a preview.

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steve smith squared

Stats through two games:

Giants WR Steve Smith: 16 catches, 214 yards, 1 TD, 16 fantasy points.

Panthers WR Steve Smith: 11 catches, 152 yards, 0 TD, 7 fantasy points.

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it's been 15 years ...

... since Kordell Stewart's greatest play ever. Unfortunately, he was not a member of the Steelers at the time. Relive the "Miracle at Michigan" (September 24, 1994) by clicking here.

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note to our card-carrying member of the Southern Poverty Law Center

Among this year's recipients of the MacArthur Foundation's "genius" grants ($500,000, no strings attached) is Jerry Mitchell of the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger, who has spent years reported on unpunished killings from the civil rights era.

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if you missed the colts-dolphins game ...

... you missed a strange one. Miami ran 84 plays to the Colts' 35 (just 14 of those in the second half). Miami rushed for 239 yards to the Colts' 61. Miami converted 15 of 21 first downs. The Colts had the ball for less than 15 minutes out of 60. What happened? Colts win, of course, on an 80-yard, 30-second drive late in the game.

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R.I.P. henry gibson

Known for his comic roles and light verse, he was also an environmental activist and former Air Force intelligence officer. And though he seemed to affect a Southern accent, he was born in Germantown, Pa.

THE THUMBNAIL
Did you ever stop to figure
why the thumbnail is so hard?
Well, it hasn't got much choice
with all that skin to guard.
It may look fat and pudgy
but its heart is good and true.
It's prettier than a toenail ...
and easier to chew.

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