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Miss. Judge Quashes Barbour Pardons

Polly Davis Doig — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:57:54 CST

So much for Haley Barbour's grand pardons: A Mississippi judge has put the kibosh on some of the former governor's last-minute spate of 200 pardons, blocking the release of 21 inmates still imprisoned and hauling in five more who had been released for hearings. The ruling came hours after the...

Jenn Sterger: 'I'm Not a Gold-Digger'

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:14:14 CDT

Jenn Sterger, the former New York Jets employee who accused Brett Favre of sending her racy text messages , has something to say: She's "not a gold-digger." "I haven't made a dime off anything in this whole situation," she tells ABC News in an interview airing on Good Morning America and...

Third Masseuse: Favre Texted Me, Too

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:08:32 CST

Brett Favre apparently really liked those masseuses : A third masseuse (and fourth woman) has come out of the woodwork claiming the ( former? ) NFL quarterback sent her lewd text messages. Stephanie Dusenberry, who worked with the Minnesota Vikings while Favre was with them, tells Deadspin (via, initially, a typo-laden...

Brett Favre Files for Retirement From NFL

Nick McMaster — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:59:23 CST

Brett Favre is making it official, again: The 41-year-old quarterback has filed retirement paperwork with the NFL, Fox Sports reports. He's unretired more than most people send racy photos to massage therapists, but the third time might just be the charm: Favre has consistently said 2010 would be his last...

Brett Favre's Sister Busted in Meth Lab Raid

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:56:22 CST

Apparently Brett Favre isn’t the only member of his family who can get himself embroiled in scandals : Now his younger sister, Brandi, has been arrested. The 34-year-old was nabbed yesterday during a raid on a suspected meth lab in Mississippi, at a condominium less than 10 miles from where she...

Let's Get Brett Favre's Retirement in Writing

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:43:05 CST

Enough is enough: It’s time to get Brett Favre’s retirement in writing. In the Wall Street Journal , Jason Gay offers up a sample contract. A few humorous highlights: It starts: "I, Brett Lorenzo Favre, do hereby formally declare my official retirement from the National Football League." Gay suggests the contract...

Brett Favre Slapped With Sex Harassment Suits

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:39:14 CST

Brett Favre may have retired yet again, but he might want to get out of Dodge: The former quarterback has been hit with two sex harassment suits, both by former Jets' massage therapists who aren't named Jenn Sterger. Christina Scavo and Shannon O'Toole both allege that Favre came onto them,...

Brett Favre Retires Yet Again

Kevin Spak — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 07:29:22 CST

Is this even news anymore? In what’s begun to feel a little like a tradition, Brett Favre announced that he was retiring after his team’s final game of the season last night—and this time, he means it! “I know it’s time, and that’s OK. It is,” Favre said, according...

NFL Fines Brett Favre $50K in Sterger Fiasco

Kevin Spak — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:34:58 CST

Roger Goodell fined Brett Favre $50,000 today—but did not suspend him—over the naughty texts he allegedly sent Jenn Sterger, reports Fox Sports . The punishment is for failing to cooperate with the NFL's investigation, not for any actions toward Sterger. Her camp had pressed the league to punish...