It’s no wonder Brett Favre is always banged up…who does he think he is?  Hercules?  Anyway, it looks like Minnesota is probably going to have Favre in a purple outfit by the time the regular season starts.  Like sands through the hourglass.  Here are some great stories from other sites:

• MoonDog Sports tells all about the NCAA Football opening weekend which will be called ‘Respect Weekend’.  The teams are supposed to meet at midfield for pregame handshakes to promote sportsmanship.  They could really test this theory out during Rivalry Week to see if it works.
• Not Qualified To Comment previews Big-10 school Northwestern for the upcoming 2009 NCAA football season.
• Pippen Ain’t Easy takes a look at a time when the Chicago Bulls were a dominant NBA team.
• PSAMP says that the NFL will make money on gambling one way or another.
• Josh Q. Public does a nice profile on Aubrey Huff.
• NESW Sports has an EA Sports video of how Madden 2010 rates rookies Stafford and Sanchez.
• Hugging Harold Reynolds shows the page of the NFL website where you can buy licensed Eagle memorabilia for dogs.
• The Friendly Blogfines reports that Kevin Gregg is out as the Cubs closer after blowing his third save in two weeks against San Diego on Monday.
• Major League Jerk takes a look at the Carolina Panthers vs New York Giants preseason game with some in-depth observations, as well as that trademark MLJ humor.
• Outside The Boxscore tells us that Michael Irvin will be on Dancing With The Stars this season.
• Inside The Iggles says that Andy Reid will not run a ‘Wildcat’ offense, but rather a ‘Wild Stallyns’.  Personally I thought ‘Wilddog’ would have been the right fit for an offense run by Michael Vick.
• The World Of Isaac sarcastically applauds the Detroit Lions for winning a preseason game in front of 50 fans.