A nude cowboy posing with a cranky bull: What could possibly go wrong?

Professional bull rider Shane Proctor discovered the answer when he was asked to share a corral with beefy Huckleberry Thorn as part of ESPN the Magazine 's photo spread featuring naked athletes. Proctor was wearing only his boots and a strategically placed cowboy hat when Huckleberry suddenly charged.

"I dropped hat and ran up on the fence," Proctor told the Las Vegas Review-Journal . "He was about to horn up on my business."

Added the Review-Journal 's Ed Graney: "And I thought being hit with an errant throw the day I forgot to wear a cup in Little League was terrifying."

 

Green Bay mayor has lots of free time

Today, visitors to Green Bay will not find Minnesota Avenue as it appears on city driving maps. Minnesota Avenue has been renamed Aaron Rodgers Avenue.

The temporary renaming is one of four fan-inspired suggestions Green Bay mayor Jim Schmitt has chosen to help welcome back Brett Favre today when the Packers play the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field.

Friday, the mayor and his staff wore flip-flops and encouraged fans to do the same. On Saturday, Schmitt hosted a pep rally where waffle fries were available to fans.

The flip-flops and waffle fries are, of course, references to Favre's back-and-forth wrestling with the retirement issue.


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