Brett Favre Signs With Minnesota Vikings

Quarterback Brett Favre is expected to sign a contract Tuesday with the Minnesota Vikings to come out of retirement again and play for the team this season, according to several reports.

Favre reportedly is scheduled to join the club and undergo a physical and, barring any unexpected snags, is to sign a one-year deal worth approximately $12 million.

Favre declined an invitation by the Vikings to report to training camp with them last month, saying at the time he wasn't certain that he could play a full season at this point in his career at a level of performance he considered satisfactory. Vikings Coach Brad Childress said at the time that the club would not renew its pursuit of Favre.

But Favre also left open the possibility even then that he would change his mind if the Vikings called him during the season.

It would mark the second straight offseason that Favre has come out of retirement to resume his playing career.

Childress confirmed Tuesday to the Associated Press that Favre was traveling to Minneapolis and told the AP in an e-mail that the team would sign Favre later in the day "in a perfect world."

WCCO-TV in Minneapolis first reported that Favre is expected to sign a contract Tuesday afternoon with the Vikings. WISN-TV in Milwaukee had reported earlier that Favre and his wife, Deanna, had boarded a plane with a Vikings logo on it in Hattiesburg, Miss., to travel to Minneapolis.

The Vikings and Favre reportedly had a tentative agreement for a one-year contract in place when Favre declined to report to training camp, telling Childress at the time that he would stay retired.

That decision shocked many people within the NFL who had assumed that Favre would play for the Vikings this season.

Favre underwent offseason surgery for the partially torn biceps tendon that plagued him last season while he was with the New York Jets, and he spent part of his summer working out with a high school team near his home in Mississippi.

When Favre rejected the Vikings last month, he told ESPN: "It was the hardest decision I've ever made. I didn't feel like physically I could play at a level that was acceptable... I had to be careful not to commit for the wrong reasons. They were telling me, 'You went through all this, you had the surgery and you've got to finish it off.' But I have legitimate reasons for my decision. I'm 39 with a lot of sacks to my name."

But signing with the Vikings would enable Favre, who turns 40 in October, to play two games this season against the Green Bay Packers, his longtime team that he left last summer after clashing with the club, and General Manager Ted Thompson in particular.

The move also could make the Vikings a leading Super Bowl contender in the NFC. The team has a dynamic running back in Adrian Peterson, a solid offensive line and a capable defense.

Favre is familiar with the Vikings' offensive system and their coaching staff, with previously existing relationships with Childress and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell. Favre was friendly with Childress when Childress coached at the University of Wisconsin in the 1990s, and Bevell formerly was Favre's quarterbacks coach with the Packers.

The Vikings reportedly were the team for which Favre wanted to play last season. But the Packers were unwilling then to permit him to play for a division rival and traded him instead to the Jets.

Favre spent 16 seasons with the Packers before leaving the franchise unceremoniously last summer. He retired following a highly successful 2007 season in which he played well and the Packers reached the NFC title game before losing in overtime. The Packers made plans to move on with Aaron Rodgers as their starter at quarterback. Favre changed his mind and decided to continue playing but was at odds with Thompson and the organization over his proposed return, and the Packers traded him to the Jets.

Favre was only the league's 21st-rated passer last season while with the Jets, throwing 22 interceptions to go with his 22 touchdown passes. He and the team played poorly down the stretch, and the Jets missed the playoffs and fired Eric Mangini as their coach. Several Jets players were publicly critical of Favre after the season.

He announced another retirement this past offseason. But the Jets released him off their reserve-retired list following an NFL draft in which they traded up to select potential replacement Mark Sanchez, and Favre began toying with another return.

Some in and around the league suspected even after Favre rejected the Vikings' offer to report to their training camp that Favre wasn't done playing, and the speculation about a return intensified Monday when Fox reported that many within the Minnesota organization, including players and coaches, remained convinced that Favre would play for the team this season.

Favre has 65,127 career passing yards, with 464 touchdowns and 310 interceptions. He presumably takes over as the Vikings' starter. Without Favre, the Vikings planned to have Sage Rosenfels, obtained in an offseason traded with the Houston Texans, and Tarvaris Jackson compete for the starting job.

ATTENTION: Amherst, NY is a "Text Free Town"

The Town of Amherst is officially “a text-free town.”

The Town Board voted, 5-1, Monday to approve a townwide ban on text messaging on mobile devices while driving. Anyone caught texting while driving could be fined $150 for the offense.

Board members acknowledged that the town law would no longer be in effect if the state passes a similar law, as it is expected to do later this year.

But resolution sponsor Shelly Schratz said she wants to use the new law to educate students and to have it serve as a deterrent to drivers through obvious roadway signs banning text messaging on the road.

“Government isn’t just about budgets,” she said. “It’s about keeping people safe, too.”

Council Member Dan Ward called the law “needless meddling” on a state matter.

In other news, the board:

• Approved a resolution that would eventually make smaller trash bins available to residents who don’t like lugging their 95- gallon and 65-gallon trash totes to the curb each week.

A number of senior citizens and other low trash generators have complained to board members that they find it hard to move the heavy, wheeled bins.

“They’ve asked from time to time if we have anything smaller,” said Council Member Barry Weinstein, who sponsored the resolution.

Many elderly residents never fill the large totes on a weekly basis, so trash is often left to sit in the totes for weeks before residents finally haul the oversized bins to the curb.

Based on the periodic complaints, the board voted to eventually order 35-gallon totes that could be made available to all town residents. But that order won’t be placed until the current inventory of totes is closer to running out and a new order needs to be made.

That could take a few years, said Council Member Guy Marlette, liaison to the town’s Solid Waste Committee. He encouraged residents interested in the 35-gallon bins to e-mail him and said if enough people express an interest, the town could possibly place an order sooner.

• Unanimously approved new code requirements that will regulate the installation of small wind energy systems on residential and small commercial properties. The new rules would limit wind turbines to 65 feet in height and limit their installation to properties of one acre of more. The new code requirements also lay out noise, safety and aesthetic standards.

Board members agreed that as wind technologies change and improve, possibly making them more compatible with smaller residential properties, the code will need to be updated.

• Approved an agreement with HSBC Bank that would allow all town residents to pay their tax bills at any HSBC Bank location until the tax deadline. The agreement is a free service to the town and would be a convenience for taxpayers who want the flexibility to pay their tax bills at a local bank branch during weekday and Saturday hours.

• Approved a $415,765 bond to replace the Chapel Woods Bridge culvert, which has received a red flag from the state Department of Transportation for severe structural deficiencies.

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Michael Vick Buffalo Bills

Michael Vick Buffalo Bills, As far as the United States Justice system is concerned, Michael Vick has served his debt to society. He spent the last 19 months in the clink, and now he’s kicking it in his mansion. The terms of his probation stipulate that he get a job (his construction gig starts next week) and remain under house arrest when he’s not wearing a hard hat.

But there will come a time when he seeks to return to the NFL. The first order of business is getting commissioner Roger Goodell to reinstate him, and then finding a club interested in his services. The former will be tougher than the latter, although neither appear insurmountable.

In the meantime, let’s assume Goodell green-light’s Vick’s comeback. The next question: where might he end up? MDS got it started last week — according to ESPN’s John Clayton, the Rams, Seahawks, 49ers and Patriots are the most obvious destinations for Vick — but yesterday the Buffalo media made the case for and against Ron Mexico coming to Upstate New York.

The Buffalo News’ Larry Felser writes that Vick could be a possibility because “… owner, Ralph Wilson, is 90 and he has seen it all. The strong possibility of a firestorm reaction from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals would not make him flinch. I doubt that he cares what PETA thinks. Besides, Wilson has always been a second-chance person, willing to give someone an opportunity to right a previous wrong.”

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'Sopranos' cast members say big-screen version has a shot

'Sopranos" producer David Chase remains coy about the possibility of a big-screen followup to the hit HBO show,but loose-lipped cast members are suggesting a script is already on the page.
It's been speculated that a major holdup to the big-screen version is a strong reluctance on the part of James Gandolfini to sign on to the project.

But, according to a chatty Lorraine Bracco, that rumor is way off the mark.

"I don't think it's that at all," says Bracco about Gandolfini's supposed cold feet. "I think it's really trying to get the right script. Without the right script, it's really not worth doing."

Bracco isn't shy about making her concerns heard. "We've all talked to David to give him a kick in the booty to get it right," she says pointedly.

While HBO mouthpieces yesterday shot down any talk about the existence of a script, claiming it is "just rumor," Steve Van Zandt recently added to the buzz.

The "Sopranos" alum and Bruce Springsteen bandmate let slip to a Belfast newspaper that his character, Sil - who was struggling for his life in the show's abrupt ending - "is still alive."

Go figure.

And Bracco doesn't sound like she's planning to stop at just one movie.

"I want us to be like 'Sex and the City' or 'The Bourne Identity,'" she gushed. "I want to make a million of them."


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Nevada Supreme Court to weigh OJ release on appeal

LAS VEGAS — Lawyers for O.J. Simpson and a former golfing buddy hope to persuade a Nevada Supreme Court panel to spring the two men from prison while the justices review their convictions in a gunpoint hotel room heist.

Simpson and convicted co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart won't be in a Las Vegas courtroom Monday for the 30-minute sessions allotted to their lawyers before a trio of justices from the state's only appellate court. Clark County District Attorney David Roger, who prosecuted the pair, will argue against release.

The justices won't make an immediate decision, but it is rare for the state high court to hear oral arguments on bond and even more rare to grant release.

Simpson, 62, is serving nine to 33 years for kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon in the September 2007 confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas casino hotel room. Stewart, 55, is serving 7 1/2 to 27 years.

Simpson lawyer Yale Galanter has said Simpson won't flee if he's released, poses no danger to the community and will comply with any conditions the high court sets.

"C.J. is hopeful the court will take a look at the record and see that there are multiple issues on appeal that should get him a new trial," said Stewart's lawyer, Brent Bryson.

Bryson argues that Stewart, a former mortgage broker from North Las Vegas, should have been tried separately from Simpson, an NFL Hall-of-Famer, television star and celebrity criminal defendant acquitted in the 1994 slaying of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, in Los Angeles.

Galanter and Bryson said a favorable ruling from the court would signal how justices feel about their overall appeals, which are unlikely to be decided for at least a year.


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10 worst foods to eat while driving

1. Coffee: It always finds a way out of the cup.

2. Hot soup: Many people drink it like coffee and run the same risks.

3. Tacos: "A food that can disassemble itself without much help, leaving your car looking like a salad bar," says Hagerty.

4. Chili: The potential for drips and slops down the front of clothing is significant.

5. Hamburgers: From the grease of the burger to the ketchup and mustard on top, plenty of goop can end up on your hands, clothes and steering wheel.

6. Barbecued food: Similar issue arises for barbecued foods as for hamburgers. The sauce may be great, but it will end up on whatever you touch.

7. Fried chicken: Another food that leaves you with greasy hands, which means constantly wiping them on something, even if it's your shirt. It also makes the steering wheel greasy.

8. Jelly- or cream-filled doughnuts: Has anyone ever eaten a jelly doughnut without some of the center oozing out? And jelly can be difficult to remove from material.

9. Soft drinks: Not only are they subject to spills, but they also can fizz as you're drinking them if you make sudden movements. Most of us have childhood memories of soda fizz in the nose; the sensation isn't any more pleasant now.

10. Chocolate: Like greasy foods, chocolate can coat your fingers as it melts against the warmth of your skin, leaving its mark anywhere you touch. Try to clean it off the steering wheel and you could end up unintentionally swerving.


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