10 NFL players who should have been traded (The Sporting News via Yahoo! News)
- The last day of the 2008 NFL trading period involved more intrigue than usual, and culminated with two trades involving one-time first-round draft picks. But whether it's because the deadline comes too early or because executives fear being criticized for the perception that they've done a bad deal, we should have seen more action.
Worldwide press on Gordon Brown (Times Online)
- British magic: it is Gordon Brown, the magician of Anglo-Saxon liberalism, who is giving lessons on state intervention to the continentals.