Brett Favre flew into Morristown Municipal airport on Thursday to tour the New York Jets facilities after being traded to the team. He is expected to be in Cleveland tonight for their first preseason game. (Video by William Perlman /The Star-Ledger)

The Rutgers Scarlet Knight, the Seton Hall Pirate and other team mascots helped celebrate the 10th birthday party of Sparkee, the mascot for the Somerset Patriots of Bridgewater. The minor league baseball team named the furry dog for manager Sparky Lyle, the former Yankee reliever, and had a big celebration for him last week. (Video by Joseph Perone /The Star-Ledger)

Steve Politi and Kevin Manahan report on their initial impressions of Beijing and the Forbidden City as the Olympics crew gets settled into their hotel and the Olympics. (Video by Chris Faytok /The Star-Ledger)

Giants beat writer Mike Garafolo reports from Albany on Wednesday July 31 on his impressions of the team so far. (Video by Saed Hindash /The Star-Ledger)