PACKERS IMPROVE TO 4-0, BIFFLE WINS AT KNASAS

The Green Bay Packers defeated the Minnesota Vikings yesterday 23-16 to improve to 4-0 on the season. Next week the Packers will play host to the Chicago Bears in another NFC Central match up, GO PACKERS. Greg Biffle won his 1st Nextel Cup race of the season yesterday holding off Clint Boywer for the victory in a crash filled rain shortened race at the Kansas Speedway. Several drivers in the Chase for the Nextel Cup had major problems yesterday, Jimmy Johnson now leads Jeff Gordon by 4 points and Clint Boywer by 14 points, all the other contenders for the cup are more than 100 points behind. Next weeks race is at the always exciting Talladega Superspeedway. Well the baseball playoffs are almost set, the final spot will be determined today in a 1 game playoff between the San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies. In case you have noticed today is October 1 and Christmas is just 2 months away now. MICKEY

FOOTBALL PHOTOS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT
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I am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend, than be one.
Clarence Darrow

1908 - Imagine paying just $825 for a new car! That’s what it cost to buy the new Model T which was introduced by Henry Ford.
1942 - Pop Quiz time: Who was the original host of People Are Funny? Radio and TV fans might say, “Art Linkletter.” They would be wrong. Art Baker was the original host.
1946 - The first baseball play-off game for a league championship featured the St. Louis Cardinals beating the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4-2.
1962 - “From New York ... heeeeeeeeeere’s Johnny!” Ed McMahon introduced the new host of NBC’s Tonight Show for the first time. Johnny Carson entertained late-night America for nearly three decades, give or take 20 years for vacations...
1987 - An earthquake in Los Angeles (eleven miles southeast of Pasadena) killed eight people and injured 200. The quake caused $358 millon in property damage and measured 5.9 on the Richter scale.

Actor James Whitmore is 86
Former President Jimmy Carter is 83
Actor Tom Bosley is 80
Actress-singer Julie Andrews is 72
Actress Stella Stevens is 71
Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew is 62
Actor Stephen Collins is 60
Actress Yvette Freeman is 50
Actor Esai Morales is 45
Actor Christopher Titus is 43
Actress-model Cindy Margolis is 42
Actress Jurnee Smollett is 21
Actress Brie Larson is 18