We’re back in full effect. Sports action has shifted into neutral in our respective states. Must…start…football.

• John Jones: Guy pays his dues, becomes 10th president of the Green Bay Packers. He may end up regretting a vow to continue a presidential tradition of personally taking phone calls from the legion of Green Bay ownership if this season begins like the last one.
• Dwayne Roloson - Former Wild Goalie leaves for the Edmonton Oilers in ‘06, drinks lots of Molson, and receives the glory of playing in front of a television audience of thousands in the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.
• Joe Mauer - The Twins catcher has hit .458 over his last 14 games and is currently posting a .355 batting average for the season, good for second in the American League. Oh and by the way, Mauer and 2005 Miss USA and former Miss North Carolina Chelsea Cooley have begun dating on a semi-regular basis (straight from the mouth of The Mayor).
• NL Central teams - Their division-mates from Milwaukee just dropped eight straight. Fans will continue to attend games, but tailgate efforts will be doubled.

Jones inherits a money, but high-stress position. Mauer takes the bacon, no question.