Favre’s Sign Is a Roadside Distraction

A roadside sign that advertises the Mississippi hometown of Green Bay Packer quarterback Brett Favre showed up recently in Watertown, Wis.

The green sign disappeared from a highway at the outskirts of Kiln, Miss.--population 1,500.

Watertown police were told a Packer fan, visiting in the Kiln area, had been given the sign by tavern acquaintances.

The placard has been shipped back to the Mississippi Highway Department--and Kiln is on the U.S. map again.

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Trivia time: Who holds the NBA record for most personal fouls in a season?

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Damage control: Edmonton Oiler forward Doug Weight fears his girlfriend might change her mind about marrying him since he got cut in the face and required stitches to repair the damage.

“I’ll have to get engaged over the phone, just fax her a picture of me from three weeks ago,” he said.

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Perspective: Bernie Lincicome of the Chicago Tribune on the controversy caused by Michael Jordan’s selection as most valuable player of the NBA All-Star game over Shaquille O’Neal:

“They once gave this award to Tom Chambers, so it isn’t as if it’s a career-defining prize.”

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Fair enough: From the Good Doctor in Inside Sports:

Q: “How do you assess the California Angels’ chances of winning their division next year?”

A: “If they’re 24 games in front with 25 to play, I make it even money.”

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You’re outta here: Laker Coach Del Harris is No. 8 on the NBA ejection list with 20. The co-leaders are Don Nelson and Dick Motta with 50 each, followed by the Clippers’ Bill Fitch with 38. Research is courtesy of Peter Vecsey of the New York Post.

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Bookworm: Charlotte Hornet owner George Shinn has just released his autobiography, “You Gotta Believe,” and has autographed a copy for each of his players.

Larry Johnson is obviously not impressed. He keeps his copy in the bottom of his locker, saying, “It will be there until the end of the season.”

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FYI: If Rickey Henderson, a former American League player, now with the San Diego Padres, leads the National League in stolen bases, he will become the second player in history to lead each league in steals. The other? Ron LeFlore, with the Detroit Tigers in 1978 and Montreal Expos in 1980.

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Trivia answer: Darryl Dawkins of New Jersey, with 386 in 1983-84. He also ranks second, having committed 379 fouls the previous season.

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Quotebook: Pro golfer Joel Edwards, who spent 210 nights in hotels last year: “You know you’ve been on the road when you dial 8 to call from your own home.”