Favre’s agent tired of ‘drama’

A kid with a gray beard, Brett Favre is still toying with people and dodging questions about his possible return to quarterback the Minnesota Vikings this season.

The suspense is building, NFL training camps are about to open and the sports world waits breathlessly for his decision. Favre, who turns 41 on Oct. 10, obviously loves the attention.

But his longtime agent, Bus Cook, seems to hate the story. A cranky Cook -- doing his best Mel Gibson imitation -- ripped the Vikings' "queen" in the upcoming edition of Men's Journal:

"I've got reporters calling all damn morning. (Expletive), why does he have to be such a (expletive) drama queen? Play, don't play, (expletive), people are getting sick of it. I'm getting sick of it!"

■ 'CRAZY MONEY,' NO MAYWEATHER -- Boxing has been a sport on life support for a long time, and the plug might get pulled if Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao continue their lame dance routine and don't agree to fight.

Anyone who cares at all about boxing's future is beyond frustrated. Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, jumped in and took his shots.

"My honest opinion of boxing is that boxing will go away," White said on a national ESPN Radio show. "I don't wish it any ill will. It's not because the sport isn't good, it's just that's it's so fragmented, and so many bad things have happened."

White's comments, detailed in a Yahoo! Sports blog, should not necessarily be taken as his agenda to promote the UFC and beat down the competition. White is a former boxing fan.

"The best example right now is how long have fight fans wanted to see Mayweather versus Pacquiao? Forever," White said. "That's the fight I want to see, and it's not happening. These guys are getting offered crazy amounts of money and the fight just can't be made."

Boxing has turned into a joke, and if there's a punch line it's that poker and soccer have become more popular.

■ HAIR-RAISING EXPERIENCE -- Jimmy Johnson won two Super Bowls as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, but he's facing a bigger challenge this season. Johnson reportedly will be a contestant on the CBS reality show, "Survivor: Nicaragua."

Assuming he can't pack hairspray and a comb, Johnson should be a miserable mess by about the third day. It's a show worth watching.

But here's an even better idea: Tiger Woods in "The Bachelor" next season on ABC.

■ THE "ABSENTEE" BOSS -- In 1973, the late George Steinbrenner and partners purchased the New York Yankees for $8.7 million. The deal was a steal, to say the least.

Steinbrenner, who ran the Yankees with an iron fist, actually made this statement at his first news conference: "We plan absentee ownership as far as running the Yankees is concerned. We're not going to pretend we're something we're not. I'll stick to building ships."

COMPILED BY MATT YOUMANS
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL