08.24.10 The game plan

August 24, 2010 at 12:57AM

THE BUZZ The last time Brett Favre and Javon Walker were teammates, it was 2005 and Favre was chiding Walker for skipping minicamp. Oh, how times have changed.

REMOTE PATROL Carl Pavano has allowed 41 hits in four August starts -- the most in any month this year. He tries to get back on track vs. Texas (7 p.m., FSN).

Click pick Tweet Monday from Visanthe Shiancoe: "At a massage parlor. 2 people beside me are getting foot massages. 1 of the massagers has on gloves and 1 doesn't."

STAR GAZING The divorce between Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren became final Monday. Tiger and his dominant golf game, meanwhile, remain merely separated.

FAST FACT Recently retired manager Lou Piniella's playing career shouldn't be forgotten. He was a career .291 hitter and was the 1969 AL Rookie of the Year.

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The center had called on coach Chris Finch to start benching players who give lackluster effort on defense.