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We open today with a \u201cbreak\u201d in the Brett Favre saga \u2013 but do you believe it?<\/p>\n
NFL news: Favre says he\u2019s retiring but Vikings sweeten their offer; Suh signs<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m not convinced yesterday resolved anything. Yes, Brett Favre told the Minnesota Vikings that his ankle hasn\u2019t responded well after surgery and that he\u2019s retiring. But we\u2019ve heard that song and dance a thousand times and the plot has already thickened since that announcement.<\/p>\n The Vikings have reportedly dangled an extra $7 million in front of Favre to coax one more season out of him.<\/p>\n No. 2 overall pick Ndamukong Suh is good to play in 2010. The defensive tackle signed a five-year deal with the Detroit Lions worth $40 million guaranteed and up to $68 million.<\/p>\n NBA news: Shaq to Celtics?<\/strong><\/p>\n The Heat and Lakers get the headlines but the Celtics should still make noise in the 2010-11 season. Vets Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen are still on board, not to mention star guard Rajon Rondo.<\/p>\n Now, the Celtics are ready to add another solid, albeit old, piece to the puzzle.<\/p>\n Reportedly, four-time NBA champ and future Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O\u2019Neal is on the verge of signing with the Celtics. He\u2019s a good fit because the Celtics need a big man presence with star defender Kendrick Perkins expected to miss more than half the season with a knee injury. <\/p>\n NHL news: Modano signs with Red Wings<\/strong><\/p>\n In the end, Mike Modano, the all-time leading scoring among American-born NHLers, won\u2019t get the honor of playing his whole career with one team. But you can\u2019t blame him.<\/p>\n The Dallas Stars essentially handed him his walking papers. And Modano is at least going home.<\/p>\n The Livonia, Michigan native signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings and will likely be a sneakily helpful acquisition. He can still skate and play special teams.<\/p>\n MLB news: Tempers flare between Red Sox and Indians<\/strong><\/p>\n The Red Sox treated fans to a wild one last night. Not only did Mike Lowell help win the game with a dramatic two-run homer on his first pitch back from his DL stint, but a bench-clearing brawl also went down.<\/p>\n Shin Soo-Choo got beaned on the knee in the third inning and Adrian Beltre flipped his lid after Jensen Lewis threw behind him in the eighth inning. By baseball brawl standards, the melee was pretty tame; no punches were thrown.<\/p>\n UFC news: Koscheck calls St-Pierre \u201cfrenchy\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The UFC did a good job matching Josh Koscheck and Georges St-Pierre to coach the next\u00a0Ultimate Fighter <\/em>season and compete for the welterweight title. They\u2019re polar opposites \u2013 Koscheck brash and outspoken, St-Pierre calm and polite.<\/p>\n Koscheck cemented the bad-guy-versus-good-guy matchup this week when he said he \u201chas a frenchy\u2019s ass to kick.\u201d<\/p>\n Not surprisingly, GSP hasn\u2019t responded to the slur. He didn\u2019t take the bait in the past when Matt Hughes and Matt Serra, the only two guys to beat him, attacked his ethnicity. Instead, he just got even by beating them both.<\/p>\n <\/strong> Sports water cooler headlines and sports gossip for Wednesday August 4th, 2010. 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