Farve is Back

Favre posted confirmation of the arthroscopic procedure on his personal website last Friday. He hasn't officially told the team he'll be back, but the vibe around the Vikings is strongly suggesting he will return. Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell said after Thursday's practice he wasn't surprised that Favre had surgery. But Bevell insisted his last conversation with the 40-year-old star was not related to football. I think that Brett Farve is crazy, and that Brett is hunting for a ring, and he won't leave without it.

President Obama is behind USA

President Barack Obama told the US 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ squad he'd be pulling for them as they represent the country on the world's biggest stage next month.Obama acknowledged that the footballing extravaganza didn't always resonate with US sports fans more atuned to baseball, basketball and gridiron football, but he told the team they had plenty of support."Everybody is going to be rooting for you. Although sometimes we don't remember here in the United States, this is going to be the biggest world [stage] and you're going to be representing all of us," he said. "We are incredibly proud of what you've done already."

NFL owners pick NJ for 2014 Super Bowl

NFL owners voted Tuesday to put the 2014 Super Bowl in the new $1.6 billion Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey.It’s the first time the league has gone to a cold weather site that doesn’t have a dome and, until now, those places couldn’t even bid on the big game. The league made an exception for the New York area, and New York only. But just a few years ago, the NHL experimented with an outdoor game on New Year’s Day, and it was such a success that teams now fight to host what’s become an annual event

Korea Republic settle in Austria

Korea Republic's FIFA World Cup™ squad arrived late on Tuesday in Austria for a two-week training camp in preparation for next month's finals in South Africa.
Coach Huh Jung-Moo and his players will be staying at the Hotel Jagdhof in Neustift im Stubaital, near the Tyrolean town of Innbruck. The 2002 World Cup semi-finalists will also play two warm-up matches during their stay in the Alps: on 30 May against Belarus in Kufstein, followed by European champions Spain in Innsbruck on 3 June.
The Koreans face two-time world champions Argentina, African heavyweights Nigeria and Euro 2004 champions Greece in the group stage of the World Cup, which runs from 11 June to 11 July.

USA world cup soccer team in CT

Today USA will face Czech Republic today in Connecticut at Rentschler field. I am happy that there is going to be a game here in Connecticut. I'm am very excited to see the acutal team that is gonig to play in the world cup play here were the huskies do, I hope they win.

The Steelers lose

Their $102 million quarterback isn’t around now, and he won’t play at least until October. The Pittsburgh Steelers find themselves in an unprecedented situation, preparing for a season that will open without their suspended star. This stinks for the Steelers because now that they lost Ben what are they going to do. Of course they have Brian Leftwich but his numbers weren't that good last year, the Steelers players really need to step up.

Argentina with the win

Two-time FIFA World Cup™ winners Argentina eased to a 5-0 victory over Canada in Buenos Aires in a morale-boosting performance ahead of departing to South Africa on Friday.
Even without the side's superstar Lionel Messi, who was rested and sat watching from the stands, the Argentinians had little trouble from one of the game's minnows as they cruised to a fifth successive victory this year, albeit three have come against second tier opposition.

Nash with a broken nose

Steve Nash has a broken nose but says he doesn't expect it to be a problem for him in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.The Phoenix playmaker sustained the slight fracture in a fourth-quarter collision with Derek Fisher in the Suns' 118-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.He spoke briefly with reporters after practice on Monday before leaving to have the nose put back in place by a specialist.

Watch new Nike World Cup commercial

A new Nike World Cup commercial has soccer fans buzzing, as well as advertising and film professionals. And it already has a million YouTube views and counting.
Dubbed "Write The Future," the ad is three minutes long. It contains seamless transitions, a trip around the world, and cameos from Kobe Bryant, Roger Federer and Homer Simpson.
The commercial is composed by writer-director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu, who is often praised for his ability to weave multiple seemingly unrelated storylines into a larger theme.

Wilson Chandler caught with drugs

New York Knicks swingman Wilson Chandler was charged Wednesday with a minor drug offense after police said they found marijuana in his car during a traffic stop. Police stopped Chandler at a corner in Queens Tuesday night around 11:15 p.m. for driving his Mercedes Benz with the headlights off. When the officers approached the car, they smelled marijuana, police said. A passenger in the front seat, Lamonte Yarbrough, admitted to the officers he had been smoking pot, police said.

Switzerland down a player

Christoph Spycher today pulled out of Switzerland's provisional FIFA World Cup™ squad after failing to overcome a knee injury.Spycher, 32, damaged ligaments in his left knee playing for Eintracht Frankfurt against Borussia Monchengladbach last month and has admitted defeat in his bid to be fit for South Africa. Swiss coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has called up Ludovic Magnin as his replacement.

Tony Romo misses tee off

Romo earned a spot in open qualifying Monday for the Byron Nelson Championship, this week’s PGA Tour event only a few miles down the road from the Cowboys’ practice facility but, Tony Romo is going to miss his tee time while practicing football.

Four Teams Remainig

The Lakers and the Suns battle for the Western Conference Championship, while the Magic and the Celtics battle for the Eastern conference. Honestly if the Celtics keep playing the way they're playing with everyone, except Paul Peirce, contributing to this team then they're bringing home the championship, but it'll definitely be the Celtics v.s the Lakers in the finals.

Playoff updates

The Lakers advance over the Thunder to get to the round 2, the Spurs over the Mavericks, Suns over Trailblazers, Jazz over Nuggets, Cavs over Bulls, Magic over Bobcats, and the Celtics over the Heat, the only teams still in the first round are the Bucks and the Hawks going into game 7.