Marconews (subscription) - Marco Island, FL, USA - John Congemi and Axcess Sports and Entertainment have brought the Dodge Celebrity Invitational back to Naples.

And Congemi, the former University of Pittsburgh quarterback and current TV analyst, has brought along one of his friends — Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino.

Pro-ams will be played today and Friday, with tee times from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., and from noon to 1 p.m. off Nos. 1 and 10 tees on the Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed Flamingo Island Course at Lely Resort.

No tee times have been released, as of Wednesday night, but Marino is scheduled to tee off between noon and 12:30

Rocky Mountain News - Denver, CO, USA - Raise your glass for a good cause. And your favorite athlete.

In an unusual and surprisingly successful blend of sports and retail philanthropy, a wine company is launching its second vintage of athlete-endorsed wines that raise money for charity.

Since 2007, Boston-based Charity Wines has raised more than $400,000 for various causes through sales of wines bearing the images of athletes such as Manny Ramirez, Cam Neely and Dan Marino.

This year, the company will introduce several dozen new baseball-themed wines, including Santana's Select Merlot (New York's Johan Santana), Cabernet Glavingnon (Atlanta's Tom Glavine) and Vintage Papi (Boston's David Ortiz).

Each bottle sold generates

New York Times - United States - Bill Cowher’s summers as an adult have all been in N.F.L. training camps: as a linebacker, an assistant coach or, for the last 15 seasons, as the coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. He resigned in January, was hired by CBS Sports as a studio analyst for “The NFL Today,” and in a network conference room yesterday displayed a calmness at odds with his excitable sideline demeanor.

Cowher said his current state of relaxation reaffirmed his decision to leave the sidelines and that he did not miss coaching or training camp. “I don’t see myself coaching anytime in the near future,” he

WKBT - La Crosse, WI, USA - Brett Favre is poised to break at least 1 of Dan Marino's prestigious records this season.

But Favre told ESPN in an interview that it wouldn't mean much if he throws for seven more touchdowns to pass the former Dolphins quarterback's mark of 420.

Favre says he thinks Marino is 1 of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play.

In Favre's words -- "I've never considered myself as good or better than him and never will."

Favre is returning for his 16th season with the Packers and 17th season in the league.

He says he's fortunate he hasn't been forced into retirement because of injury or

Palm Beach Post - FL, United States - If you haven’t been keeping an eye on USA Today’s countdown of the top 25 players in the past 25 years, it might be time to check it out.

You’re not going to be happy.

Dan Marino, the owner of every significant passing record and orchestrator of the best season ever by a QB, checked in today at No. 11.

Marino didn’t even crack the top 10.

I have a feeling Dolphins fans would make a case for Marino to be among the top 10 players of all time, much less since 1982.

It’s pretty easy to figure out who’s going to make the top

usatoday.com - To commemorate USA TODAY's 25th anniversary, a panel of USA TODAY's NFL reporters and editors has produced an anthology of the 25 best NFL players of the past 25 years. Working down from No. 25, we are unveiling one player each weekday until training camp season arrives:

Dan Marino set new standards for passing in the NFL record books and became the most prolific passer in the history of the game. These accomplishments land the longtime Miami quarterback at No. 11 on USA TODAY's list.

Marino is the only player to throw for 60,000 yards in NFL history. When he retired after

AHN - USA - Kentucky native and NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver Jeff Green isn't accustomed to hob-knobbing with the rich and famous.

But that's what he'll be doing this Monday in Manhattan when he attends the Samsung's Four Seasons of Hope gala dinner.

The sixth annual event will honor sports legends Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason, Joe Torre, Wayne Gretzky, Arnold Palmer, Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani for their philanthropic efforts with respective charities.

The event will feature a silent auction of sports memorabilia and other items to raise funds for each participating celebrities' charities and foundations.

"Live with Regis and Kelly" host Regis Philbin will