Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Sports News

NFL Notes: Favre denies he called Lions to share strategy

Oct. 22, 2008
Jets quarterback Brett Favre acknowledged Wednesday that he spoke to former Lions president Matt Millen a few weeks ago, but denied reports he called Millen and gave him and Detroit's coaches information they could use in a game against Favre's former team,...
Related Stories from UPI.com
Jets will have seven players in Pro Bowl

Jets will have seven players in Pro Bowl

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The New York Jets will have seven players and the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings six each in the Pro Bowl Feb. 8 in Honolulu, the NFL announced Tuesday.
NFL: San Francisco 24, New York Jets 14

NFL: San Francisco 24, New York Jets 14

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Unheralded Shaun Hill upstaged Brett Favre with two touchdown passes Sunday when the San Francisco 49ers upended the visiting New York Jets 24-14.
NFL: N.Y. Jets 34, Tennessee 13

NFL: N.Y. Jets 34, Tennessee 13

NASHVILLE, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Brett Favre and Leon Washington accounted for four touchdowns Sunday, keying the New York Jets' 34-13 win over Tennessee, the Titans' first loss this season.
NFL: N.Y. Jets 34, New England 31 (OT)

NFL: N.Y. Jets 34, New England 31 (OT)

FOXBOROUGH, Mass., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Jay Feely kicked a 34-yard field goal with 7:10 remaining in overtime Thursday, giving the New York Jets a 34-31 win over New England.
NFL: N.Y. Jets 47, St. Louis 3

NFL: N.Y. Jets 47, St. Louis 3

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Three touchdowns by running back Thomas Jones Sunday fueled the New York Jets' 47-3 decimation of the St. Louis Rams.

NFL: N.Y. Jets 26, Buffalo 17

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Jay Feeley's four field goals Sunday helped boost the New York Jets to a 26-17 victory against Buffalo.

Packers' Rodgers signs contract extension

GREEN BAY, Wis., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has signed a contract extension through the 2014 season.
NFL: N.Y. Jets 28, Kansas City 24

NFL: N.Y. Jets 28, Kansas City 24

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Brett Favre overcame three interceptions Sunday by tossing a late scoring pass to Laveranues Coles for a 28-24 New York Jets win over Kansas City.

UPI NewsTrack Sports

Favre angered by report ... Sharks continue hot start with wild win ... NASCAR fines Vickers, suspends crew chief ... Huard out for the year with thumb injury ... Sports news from United Press International.

Favre angered by report

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Oct. 22 (UPI) -- New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre has denied a claim that he informed the Detroit Lions about his former team, the Green Bay Packers, before he was traded.
NFL: Oakland 16, New York Jets 13 (OT)

NFL: Oakland 16, New York Jets 13 (OT)

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Sebastian Janikowski's 57-yard field goal in overtime Sunday gave the Oakland Raiders a 16-13 win over the New York Jets.
NFL: N.Y. Jets 26, Cincinnati 14

NFL: N.Y. Jets 26, Cincinnati 14

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Running back Thomas Jones accounted for three touchdowns Sunday when the New York Jets rolled to a 26-14 victory over the winless Cincinnati Bengals.
Brett Farve earns AFC weekly player honor

Brett Farve earns AFC weekly player honor

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre has earned AFC offensive player of the week honors after throwing six touchdown passes last Sunday against Arizona.
Report: Millen out as Lions' executive

Report: Millen out as Lions' executive

DETROIT, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Matt Millen, whose team is an NFL-worst 31-84 since he took over the Lions, is reportedly out as president and general manager of the Detroit Lions.

NFL: San Diego 48, New York Jets 29

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- San Diego's Philip Rivers passed for 250 yards and three TDs and New York's Brett Favre threw for 271 yards and three TDs as the Chargers beat the Jets 48-29.
1 of 28
Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
View Caption
Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler