ESPN.com Wednesday, March 05, 2008

He played hard. He played hurt. Brett Favre was one player worth seeing every time he played.

As Brett Favre calls it quits, Wright Thompson explains why every football fan will miss the NFL's last "gunslinger."

A source says that wide receiver Javon Walker is close to a deal with the Raiders.

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Warren Sapp's 13-year NFL career officially ended when his retirement was posted on the Oakland Raiders' Web site.

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The Boston Celtics hope they have the last piece of the championship puzzle with the expected signing of veteran Sam Cassell after he passes a physical Tuesday.

Nick Markakis will get a raise in 2008, but his new contract didn't come close to fulfilling his expectations.

Oklahoma City voters approved a sales tax extension Tuesday to fund $121.6 million in improvements to a downtown arena and build a practice facility in hopes of luring an NBA team.

Team owner Rick Hendrick thinks NASCAR should not return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway until the retaining wall Jeff Gordon slammed into is improved.

ESPN Classic has pieced together a complete-game telecast of the Baylor-Texas A&M five-overtime classic (won by Baylor, 116-110) using footage from Texas A&M's in-arena cameras and play-by-play and commentary from the Aggies' radio broadcasters.

Defending champion Lance Mackey is determined to claim a second win in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race -- and he's not wasting any time.

Chris Andersen is set to make his return from a NBA drug ban after being reinstated by commissioner David Stern on Tuesday.

The Rockies have signed Brad Hawpe to a three-year deal.

Connecticut received 30 of 31 first-place votes to remain firmly on top of the ESPN/USA Today women's basketball poll, released Tuesday afternoon.

A high school football star described as "a Houdini on the football field" was shot dead on Sunday in what appears to be an act of random gang violence, and his mother is returning from her second tour of duty in Iraq.

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