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Jeremy Shockey wore his new black-and-gold football gear for the first time on Thursday as the New Orleans Saints held their first practice of training camp.

Despite the recent reports of football-related staph infections, experts say they only highlight how prevalent infections are among professional athletes.

That Brett Favre may have shared information about his former team with the rival Detroit Lions is the latest episode in an increasingly bitter split between the quarterback and the Green Bay Packers.

Might Joe Paterno be on to something as the omniscient octogenarian in the press box?

LaDainian Tomlinson took over the N.F.L. rushing lead and helped the Chargers beat the Broncos, 23-3, on Monday.

Injuries and key departures have played a key role as the Broncos will post a losing record for only the second time in the 13-year Mike Shanahan era.

VIKINGS at BRONCOS The Vikings (8-7) can become the fifth team since 1990 to rank first in rushing offense and rushing defense. But if the Redskins win, the Vikings will be the first such team to miss the playoffs. Adrian Peterson, held to 27 yards last week, should fare better against Denver’s 30th-ranked rushing defense. The Broncos (6-9) have allowed at least 30 points in three of their last five games.

Jason Elam kicked a 30-yard field goal less than a minute into overtime Sunday to keep the Minnesota Vikings from advancing into the postseason.

Mr. Howsam’s career as a sports executive spanned half a century. He founded the Denver Broncos and later built the Cincinnati Reds’ championship teams known as the Big Red Machine.

After five inconsistent seasons with the Jets, Dewayne Robertson may have a chance with the Broncos.

Borrowing from the repertory of John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama will accept his party’s nomination in Denver outside of the main convention hall, in a football stadium that seats more than 75,000.

ESPN reported Monday that Terrell Owens was placed in the N.F.L.’s “reasonable cause” testing program for performance-enhancing drugs.

Caleb Campbell, a safety from West Point, was selected in the seventh round by Detroit. The Lions’ secondary can certainly use the help, and has a chance to get it immediately because a new rule implemented at the United States Military Academy will allow Campbell to play football now instead of serving in the military. Campbell is the first player from a service academy to be drafted since 1999. He will probably play linebacker in the N.F.L. And his new head coach, Rod Marinelli, is a Vietnam …

Instead of going to Iraq after graduating from West Point, Caleb Campbell will be allowed to play professional football for the Detroit Lions while remaining on active duty.

A change in military policy means Caleb Campbell, a safety at Army and a seventh-round draft pick, will not get a chance to play for the Detroit Lions after all.

In their opening preseason game, Eli Manning and the Giants showed how much rust had built up as they lost to the Detroit Lions.