MILWAUKEE (AP) NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is monitoring the ongoing rift between the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre. (MORE)

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. (AP) Devin Hester, who has electrified the NFL with 11 punt and kickoff returns for touchdowns in his first two seasons, skipped the Chicago Bears' first training camp practice Wednesday in a holdout. (MORE)

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Wide receiver Marques Colston got his reward for playing far beyond the expectations for a seventh-round pick. (MORE)

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) Caleb Campbell was a day away from practicing with the Detroit Lions and taking a step toward his dream of playing in the NFL. (MORE)

DENVER (AP) Broncos receiver Rod Smith is planning to hold a news conference Thursday amid published reports he will retire. (MORE)

ST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis Rams defensive end Claude Wroten was suspended without pay for the season on Wednesday for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. (MORE)

SAN DIEGO (AP) The Chargers released wide receiver Eric Parker on Wednesday, two days before their first full-squad practice. (MORE)

ST. LOUIS (AP) Former St. Louis Rams defensive lineman Tyoka Jackson was ordered by a federal jury to pay a flight attendant $3,000 for pushing him on a plane, a tiny portion of the more than $1 million the attendant and his wife had sought. (Full Story)

March 30-April 3 - NFL annual meeting, Palm Beach, Fla. (Full Story)

KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) Come on down to Marcus Trufant's wedding on Saturday. He'll be able to foot the bill. (Full Story)