I hate Brett Favre.  Cannot stand him.  But you know what I hate more than Brett Favre?  The media’s enormous boner for him.  Last night’s game was a great game except that every single announcer, feature, montage, and graphic was about slurping on Brett.
Sometimes I wonder: Is it just me?  Am I taking crazy pills?  [...]

This is the kind of thing people joke about, using exaggeration for humor.  ESPN defies the doubters:
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Brett Favre’s streak is not in danger: He has a bent fingernail.
Favre’s throwing hand was clearly hurting after his last throw for Minnesota in Sunday’s win over Detroit. He was hit by two defenders in [...]

Yeah I’m a bit too lazy to make any real posts this morning, but here are some random videos for your viewing pleasure.  Enjoy!
Hitler gets pissed about the Vikings signing Favre:

The top ten circus shots of the 2008-2009 NBA season:

A non-sports related video.  The worse journalism ever?  I mean ever?

Michael Jordan accepts his Rookie of [...]

Jay Cutler cleans up pretty nice.  It appears he “got his hair did” for a magazine cover. [Jay Cutler Superstar]
Michael Jordan’s perfection explained. [Hardwood Paroxysm]
The best fantasy football team names by city.  Yeah, mine is in there for Chicago.  “Offense is not our Forte”.  Bam. [Detroit4lyfe]
Ted Lilly was nominated by his teammates for the Roberto [...]

Random retro baseball player Kelly Gruber (I actually remember this guy).  Love this series, when are we going to get Mark “The Bird” Fidrych? [Sharapova's Thigh]
Danny Ainge better think twice before stepping to Michael Jordan.  A great clip from the 1993 NBA Finals. [Pippen Ain't Easy]
Is Tony Dungy trying to get Marvin Harrison to the [...]

Bad news for Chicago that you’ve obviously heard: no Brett Favre lobbing interceptions this season.  Saw this hilarious shirt today and while I’m sure it’s not brand new, I had to share it. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
h/t: Maize n’ Brew

Shaq flirts with a box of donuts.  Don’t break the diet! [BDL]
The Hawks choked last night, but since they got the split in Vancouver they can hold serve by winning Game 4, so no worries. [Sun-Times]
Would you like to name the Cubs Class A Chiefs ballpark for a day?  It won’t cost you much. [Pantagraph]
Remember [...]

This hilarious, and gross, story comes from Deadspin’s “Waxing Off” feature.  In this edition the ladies were talking about their alleged experience dating professional athletes.  This particular story involved a date with a professional baseball player who was describing a contest going on among some athletes.  I don’t feel too comfortable describing it, so here [...]