Money Surfing

• NFL forces Packers' rookie Brandon Jackson to attend a sponsorship event - even though he'd rather be at minicamp. [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
• Do NFL players have a legitimate legal challenge to Roger Goodell’s new personal-conduct policy? [Chicago Tribune]
• Sick of losing in Seattle, Ichiro has learned that it’s impossible to please the fans and may be headed out of America’s coffee capital. [USA TODAY]
• The Yankees may attempt to void the remaining portion of Giambi's seven-year, $120 million contract the Yankees gave him in 2001. [New York Daily News]
• Superagent Scott Boras has a plan to put baseball’s Fall Classic on a bigger stage. [New York Newsday]
• Think colleges make a lot of money from their athletic departments? Think again - only 22 of the 313 Division I schools are financially self-sufficient. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
• High school football fans in Texas shell out $660 for season tickets. [Dallas Morning News]