Female fan still pines for Brett Favre

...into a friend of my wife's who was gearing up to see Brett Favre, her favorite football player, play against the Carolina Panthers. Her name is Lane Dunker and she speaks of Favre the...

Thanks for the highlights, George Michael

...was the mid-'80s, when it was still considered almost miraculous to get more than two college football games on TV a week, a baseball game from out of your market or a football highlight...

Cheerleaders perform during the third quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco, Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

Denver Broncos cheer leaders during an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders in Denver on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009 (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey

Former Denver Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan watches the Pittsburgh Steelers at their NFL football training camp in Latrobe, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic

NFL Pregame Ritual (Week 16)

No other media outlet prepares you for the NFL weekend like Page 2 does with the Pregame Ritual.

Fantasy love and hate for the holidays

...safe holiday season. My gift to you is that I am here for you. Holidays and fantasy football playoffs are stressful times and I am here for you, no matter what you need. Maybe you...

...photo, Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy argues a call during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Indianapolis. Dungy was unique among NFL coaches, who rarely look outside...

New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas (23) is pictured during an NFL football game in Atlanta Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009

Indianapolis Colts tight end Dallas Clark, right, and Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Justin Durant during an NFL football game, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009, in Jacksonville, Fla.(AP Photo/Phil Coale

...no time on the clock to win the game against the Green Bay Packers during an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh won 37-36.(AP Photo/Don...

NFL season is very "Madden"-like

The line between virtual football and its real-life inspiration has never been more blurred. The 2009 season will be remembered for...

...Popadics, Monday, Jan. 1, 2007 after Boise State beat Oklahoma 43-42 in the Fiesta Bowl college football game in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Favre, Childress have been arguing for a while.

The football world is aflutter about Brett Favre's sideline tiff with Brad Childress Sunday, as if people never...

...18, 2009. The 39-year-old quarterback arrived in Minnesota on Tuesday to meet with the NFL football team. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig