The Green Bay Packers reached an agreement to trade quarterback Brett Favre to the New York Jets late Wednesday night. Though the Packers did not release terms of the trade, a Green Bay newspaper said the Packers will acquire a draft choice as compensation. Late Wednesday night, Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum held a conference call and revealed details of the acquisition. He said the club had multiple discussions with Favre, going over all the concerns of bringing him into the Jets' fold. Favre will be going to a new city with a new system after 16 seasons in Green Bay, but Tannenbaum said the sides reached a comfortable position. Tannenbaum added that the Jets were "just kind of monitoring" the situation, but jumped when the opportunity presented itself. Favre was reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Sunday after retiring in early March in a tear-filled press conference. He was added to the Packers' roster on Monday, but did not practice with the club. The Green Bay paper reported the 38-year-old left for his Mississippi home Wednesday afternoon. Favre leaves Green Bay as the NFL's all-time leader in most major passing categories - touchdowns (442), yards (61,655), completions (5,377) and attempts (8,758) - and his 253-game starting streak remains intact. By playing 16 seasons in a Packers uniform (1992-2007), he matches Bart Starr (1956-71) for the longest tenure in team history among his 30 team records.

The Cincinnati Bengals and linebacker Keith Rivers agreed to a contract, ending a nine-day holdout by the ninth overall pick in the draft. The deal is for five years worth a reported $23 million. The 6-foot-2, 241-pound Rivers helped lead Southern California to a 47-5 record over four seasons. He totaled 240 tackles in his career with the Trojans. Jacksonville defensive end Derrick Harvey, taken eighth overall, is the final first-round holdout.

The PGA Championship at Oakland Hills in Bloomfield, Michigan is underway Thursday morning. The $7,500,000 event is the final major for the 2008 season and takes place without last year's champions Tiger Woods. Woods, who fended off challenges from Woody Austin and Ernie Els to take the title, is still recovering from reconstructive knee surgery. John Mallinger, Jeev Milkha Singh and D.J. Trahan are in a three-way tie for first early on.

The Boston Celtics will begin their title defense on Tuesday, October 28 at home against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The contest is the first of two featured on the NBA's 2008-09 schedule, which was released on Wednesday. The second contest of the opening night doubleheader, which will be broadcast on TNT, will feature the top overall selection in the 2007 NBA Draft, Greg Oden, and the Portland Trail Blazers as they visit reigning league MVP Kobe Bryant and the defending Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers. The Boston-Cleveland matchup will also feature a ceremony before the game where Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and company will receive their championship rings.

The New York Yankees placed star pitcher Joba Chamberlain on the 15-day disabled list with a stiff right shoulder Wednesday. Chamberlain underwent an MRI on the shoulder on Tuesday in New York, but the Yankees have not announced what that exam showed, only revealing that Chamberlain was scheduled to travel to Birmingham, Alabama to receive a second opinion from renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews. The 22-year-old right-hander was removed from his last start on Monday against the Texas Rangers in the fifth inning with stiffness in the shoulder.

New York Yankees catcher Ivan Rodriguez left Wednesday's 5-3 victory over Texas after a collision at home plate with the Rangers' David Murphy. Rodriguez's injury is listed as a bruised right knee. With two outs in the second inning, Ian Kinsler hit a single to Bobby Abreu in right. Abreu threw to Rodriguez, who caught the ball and braced for the impact with Murphy. Rodriguez held on to the ball and the side was retired. Jose Molina pinch-hit for Rodriguez in the third inning and remained in the game behind the plate.

Boston Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis left in the first inning of Wednesday's game against the Kansas City Royals with a right hand injury after being hit by a pitch. The injury is listed as a right hand contusion, and X- rays were negative. The Red Sox went on to down the Royals in Youkilis' absence, 8-2. Royals pitcher Luke Hochevar hit Youkilis in the hand in the first inning. He remained in the game to run the bases, but Sean Casey took Youkilis' spot in the field in the home half of the inning. Youkilis is in the midst of a career year, batting .317 with 20 home runs and 76 runs batted in.

Colorado Rockies pitcher Jeff Francis was activated from the disabled list on Wednesday. The 27-year-old lefty has been sidelined for over a month with inflammation in his left shoulder, and is set to start the first game of a Thursday doubleheader with Washington. After having a remarkable 2007 season, this campaign has not been good for Francis thus far. He has posted a 3-7 record with a 5.67 earned run average in 17 games. He went 1-0 with an ERA of 0.63 in three rehab starts with Double-A Tulsa. Francis was 17-9 with a 4.22 ERA last year for the National League champion Rockies. He also posted a 2-1 mark with a 4.86 ERA in the postseason as Colorado was swept by the Red Sox in the World Series.

Kansas has rewarded men's basketball coach Bill Self with a new 10-year contract worth $3 million per season. Self guided the Jayhawks to the national championship this past spring and has a record of 142-32 in five seasons at the helm. The Jayhawks have won at least a share of the last four Big 12 regular-season titles and the championship of each of the last three conference tournaments. Kansas also reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament twice under Self before this spring's national title run. The new contract is retroactive to April 1 and expires in March 2018. Self had three years remaining on his prior contract, which paid him $1.6 million per year. Self, a Kansas graduate assistant in 1985-86, had been the head coach at Oral Roberts, Tulsa and Illinois before taking over the reins in Kansas after Roy Williams left for North Carolina before the 2003-04 season. He has a 15-year career head coaching record of 349-137.

Distance runner Lopez Lomong has been selected as flag bearer for the United States in the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Olympic Games. Lomong, who will compete in the 1,500 meters in Beijing, was chosen in a vote by U.S. captains from each sport. Lomong was born in Sudan and fled the country when he was six years old. He lived in a refugee camp in Kenya for 10 years, and, after watching the 2000 Sydney Olympics on a black and white television, began to dream of competing in the Olympics. He moved to the U.S. with a foster family in Tully, New York and became a U.S. citizen in July 2007.

Roger Federer and Ana Ivanovic, the world's top-ranked tennis players, are the No. 1 seeds for the Olympic tennis tournament, which begins on Sunday. The Swiss Federer will open play against Dmitry Tursunov of Russia, while the Serbian Ivanovic takes on Mariya Koryttseva of the Ukraine, the 53rd- ranked player in the world. Both matches are scheduled for Sunday. The field will consist of nine of the top 10 men in the world, including Spain's Rafael Nadal, who will take over the overall No. 1 ranking on Monday, August 18th. The American team will feature singles play from James Blake, ranked eighth in the world, and includes Robby Ginepri. The Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, both will play singles and doubles. Other Americans include Lindsay Davenport, the 1996 gold medalist in Atlanta.

Competition for the Olympics is under way and the United States women's soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision to Norway in the Group G opener. The Norwegians scored twice in the first five minutes, as Leni Laursen Kaurin notched the first goal and Melissa Wiik followed. While Norway entered the tournament as a favorite to reach the knockout round, the result was somewhat of a surprise considering the United States had beaten the Scandinavian side the last 10 times the teams had played, including a pair of 4-0 wins this year.