Sports - Feb. 20, 2009
Packers prepare to embrace change on defense
Ever since coach Mike McCarthy hired 3-4 expert Dom Capers as the team's new defensive coordinator on Jan. 18, the club has been emphasizing that the change in defensive philosophy isn't as overwhelming as one might assume. But based on what Pittsburgh Steelers director of football operations Kevin Colbert and new Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz said Thursday, it sure sounds like the change is going to be harder than the Packers have been willing to admit.
Tags: packers, 3-4 defense, capers, mccarthy, thompson, kampman

Sports - Nov. 18, 2008
The jury is still out on whether "A-Rodg" is "A-OK"
A good quarterback can lift a team. A great one can carry a team. A bad one can drag it down. A horrible one can sink a team. It's tough to say where Aaron Rodgers belongs on the scale, but many Packers fans -- not to mention the front office and coaching staff -- seem blind to the flaws he has shown as a first-year starter.
Tags: packers, rodgers, favre, mccarthy, thompson, begel

Sports - Sept. 20, 2008
Saturday Scorecard: Separating truth from fiction
The standings and schedule may indicate that the Brewers still have a chance for a playoff berth. The reality is that they've blown it by losing a boatload of games in September. Jeff Suppan's hideous outing Friday night in Cincinnati may have been the final straw.
Tags: brewers, suppan, maddux, yost, packers, thompson, melvin, attanasio, tono romo, burlington, ryder cup, favre

Sports - Aug. 6, 2008
After rocky trip, Favre is where he wanted to be
It's not me, it's you. That's the unmistakable message Brett Favre has sent to the Packers. The time to deny it is over. At some point after last year's painful loss in the NFC Championship game, Favre decided in his own mind that he was simply done being a Packer.
Tags: packers, favre, thompson, Mike McCarthy

Sports - July 11, 2008
Favre situation takes a turn for the bizarre
As the Brett Favre story unraveled Friday one word (unbelievable) summed up the events and the biggest surprise was how public sentiment seems to be running against the legendary quarterback.
Tags: favre, thompson, mccarthy, packers