Favre's Folly and the Jets Move
The piece weighs the retirements of Favre and Elway, contrasting country boy Favre with city boy Elway. It argues Favre’s return from retirement led to his trade to the Jets, claiming Elway retired on top while Favre did not, and shares the author’s preference for Elway’s ending.
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John Elway
Brett Favre
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Wall Street
Miller
Dom Perignon
Atlanta Falcons
Baltimore
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Country Boy
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Denver
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Jets
Broadway Joe
Country Brett
Brett
Wisconsin
Phelps joins Spitz and Lewis as Olympic greats with golds record
Beijing AP reports Michael Phelps reached nine Olympic golds after winning the 200 meter freestyle in 1:42.96. He shattered the world record he set at last year's world championships and avenged his Athens loss to Thorpe and van den Hoogenband, racing from lane six to dominate the event.
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Beijing
Michael Phelps
Mark Spitz
Carl Lewis
China
Phelps
Athens
Ian Thorpe
Pieter van den Hoogenband
U S Ease Past Angola in Beijing Olympic Warmup
LeBron James led the US team to a 97 76 victory over Angola as Dwyane Wade scored 19 points and Dwight Howard added 14. James dominated both ends and the Americans, shooting poorly from three, kept the pace in transition in Beijing.
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Beijing
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Angola
Dwyane Wade
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Dwight Howard
Wade
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China wins Olympic gymnastics title as US takes bronze
Chen Yibing leads China to the Olympic title after a four year build up while the United States secures bronze with Hamm brothers sidelined by injuries. Japan earns silver as defending champions. Coach Huang Yubin hails the team setback as a success.
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Beijing
Chen Yibing
China
Lee
Hamm
Japan
Huang Yubin
Rodgers shines in first start as Favre recedes in Green Bay
Rodgers, replacing Favre, guides a 17 point second half surge after a rough start at Lambeau. He finishes 9 of 15 for 117 yards with a TD as the Packers fall 20 17 to Cincinnati. Jones catches a 30 yard score and Lambeau leaps in support amid the Favre era ending.
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Lambeau Field
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Brett Favre
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Carson Palmer
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Xiao Qin
Li Xiaopeng
Huang Xu
James Jones
Marvin White
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