Fast Break
NFL
Packers trade Favre to Jets
Brett Favre left Green Bay, this time for good. The Packers have reached an agreement to trade Favre to the New York Jets, the team announced late Wednesday night. Terms of the trade weren’t immediately available.
The Packers had been talking with the Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers since deciding earlier this week that the team and the three-time MVP couldn’t co-exist. The Packers decided to move forward with Aaron Rodgers as their starter after Favre announced his retirement in March.
Favre’s agent, James “Bus” Cook, confirmed the deal in a text message to the Associated Press late Wednesday night.
The agreement first was reported by Fox Sports on its Web site.
Packers players vented frustration over the Favre situation Tuesday, after fans chanting “Bring Back Brett!” turned practice into a zoo-like atmosphere and reporters continued asking questions about Favre instead of football.
Olympics
Lomong to be flag bearer
Eight years ago, Lopez Lomong didn’t even have a country.
Now the 1,500-meter runner will carry the flag for his adopted nation, leading the United States Olympic team at opening ceremonies Friday night.
Lomong won a vote of team captains to earn the honor.
He was born in Sudan, separated from his parents at the point of a gun at age 6, and with the help of friends, he escaped confinement and made it to a refugee camp in Kenya. In 2001, he was brought to America as part of a program to relocate lost children from war-torn Sudan.
Colleges
Bledsoe at banquet
Former Washington State University and NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe will be among the speakers at the school’s sports banquet and auction Aug. 21 at the Mirabeau Park Hotel (1100 N. Sullivan Road, Spokane Valley).
Cost to attend is $75 per person for Athletic Foundation members until Sunday, and $85 per person for non-Athletic Foundation members and any registrations after that. To register call Lori Olson at (509) 358-7541 or e-mail at olsonl@wsu.edu.