REUTERS/Allen FredricksonUnder pressure from defensive end Cullen Jenkins, center, and linebacker Clay Matthews, right, Vikings quarterback Brett Favre throws an incomplete pass during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game. A day before the game the jesters in Green Bay buried Brett Favre in absentia for the crime of desertion. On Sunday the living and unrepentant Brett Favre arrived at Lambeau Field. He entered to an avalanche of boos and hostile laundry; but he came without apparent... 

vikings.comA congressional subcommittee today considered the potential impact of a state court challenge of the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement by Vikings Kevin Williams, left and Pat Williams. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Should Congress take action to protect collective bargaining agreements in professional sports from state law challenges, like the one that prevented the NFL from suspending the Minnesota Vikings’ defensive tackles Pat Williams and Kevin Williams after they tested positive... 

J.J. Hardy, the former Milwaukee Brewers shortstop and the newest Minnesota Twin, sounded like he had been rescued after months at sea. This morning, the Twins traded the spirited but clueless outfielder Carlos Gomez (hold your applause) for Hardy, whose poor hitting landed him in the minors last Aug. 12 after back-to-back 20-homer seasons. Milwaukee recalled Hardy from Class AAA Nashville on Sept. 1, but long before that Hardy figured he was a goner. Trade rumors started in May, and the Brewers... 

Professional basketball Hall of Famer Dave Bing has been re-elected Detroit mayor. The 65-year-old Democrat defeated accountant Tom Barrow in Tuesday’s nonpartisan general election. Bing’s NBA career lasted 12 seasons, nine with the Detroit Pistons. As mayor, he has laid off workers and demanded a 10 percent wage cut to help address the city’s ongoing budget deficit. It was the fourth time Detroit voters cast ballots this year for mayor. Bing received the most votes in a February... 

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West was indicted Tuesday on additional weapons and traffic charges stemming from his Sept. 17 arrest for speeding on a motorcycle and carrying multiple weapons. The eight-count indictment sheds no new light on why West, 26, was riding a motorcycle on the Capital Beltway in Prince George’s County, Md., at 10 p.m. with two loaded handguns and a loaded shotgun. Prosecutors on Wednesday added an 8 1/2-inch Bowie knife to the list of concealed weapons West was... 

Arsenal’s French defender Gael Clichy is set to be sidelined for several weeks after suffering a back injury. The left-back, who played in Saturday’s 3-0 home victory over north London rivals Tottenham, will have a scan. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said: “We fear a stress fracture of the back, we will know more on Tuesday but if it is the case he’ll be out for a few weeks.” Kieran Gibbs will deputise for Clichy, 24, in Wednesday’s Champions League clash against...