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For Pack, Jets trade best solution to Favre saga

AP — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:52:25 +0000

By signing the papers, Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson knew he would become the man who traded Brett Favre.

Support for Favre muted as Pack shareholders meet

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:07:43 +0000

There were plenty of No. 4 jerseys in the stands and a smattering of jeers for general manager Ted Thompson at Thursday morning’s annual meeting of Green Bay Packers shareholders at Lambeau Field.But the meeting hardly turned into a...

Packers prez backs GM, coach in Favre standoff

AP — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:17:29 +0000

Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy has restated his support for general manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy in their dealings with Brett Favre.Murphy spoke Friday after a meeting of the team’s executive committee. He not...

Pack prez Murphy backs GM, coach in Favre standoff

AP — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:01:58 +0000

Klitschko stops Thompson in 11th round

AP — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:34:21 +0000

Wladimir Klitschko knocked out former sparring partner Tony Thompson in the 11th round to successfully defend his heavyweight titles Saturday.Klitschko (51-3, 45 knockouts) turned boos to cheers, sending the American to the canvas with a right hand...

Reds Rookie to debut in Yankee Stadium

AP — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:34:28 +0000

The Cincinnati Reds plan to start 22-year-old rookie right-hander Daryl Thompson in the second game of their series with the New York Yankees.The Reds said Friday they expect to recall Thompson from Triple-A Louisville to make his major league...

Wachovia's mistake spotlights Countrywide deal

AP — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:25:29 +0000

It’s the most basic rule of investing: Buy low, sell high. Former Wachovia Corp. chief executive Ken Thompson couldn’t escape his disastrous decision to buy Golden West Financial Corp. for roughly $25 billion at the height of the...

Clive Thompson on How ManMade Noise May Be Altering Earths Ecology

Brenton — Sat, 31 May 2008 19:40:45 +0000

Bernie Krause listens to nature for a living. The 69-year-old is a field recording scientist: He heads into the wilderness to document the noises made by native fauna — crickets chirping in the Amazon rain forest, frogs croaking in the...

Thompson Concert: Patriot or Nazi? Friend or Fascist?

Edward — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:02:25 +0000

As Zagreb gears up for a spectacle on its main square Trg Bana Jelacic at the end of this month, the debate once again emerges around Marko Perkovic Thompson, Croatia’s leading rock star of present times. Thompson will take to the stage in...

Packers GM says team won't shy away from QB in 1st round

AP — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:20:39 +0000

Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson won’t pass up a worthwhile passer in this weekend’s NFL draft.And if the Packers end up taking a quarterback with the 30th pick in the first round, Thompson said it shouldn’t be...