The Comeback Kids

Executives, coaches and scouts from 20 NFL teams descended upon Houston's Reliant Stadium last week to get a glimpse of Drew Henson, the former Michigan quarterback and erstwhile baseball farmhand who last month walked away from the $12 million left on his Yankees contract to resurrect his football career. The Texans took the 6'4" 220-pounder in the sixth round of last spring's draft and want to trade him before April 24, when Henson would reenter the draft if he were unsigned. In a 45-minute workout Henson showed excellent accuracy while throwing 75 passes to Texans and free agent receivers. His most serious suitors appear to be the Bills, Packers, Dolphins, Chiefs and Giants, but he may still have to persuade teams to give up a first-round pick ( Houston's asking price) and invest in a player who last took a snap in 2000. "It was evident he has the skills to play the position," says Chiefs offensive coordinator Al Saunders, who attended the workout. "The biggest question is how long it will take him to become a productive quarterback at this level, and you can't tell that from a session like [last week's]. The evaluation of him is only beginning."

Fifty-five-year-old George Foreman, who in December quit as an HBO commentator and who last fought in 1997, said he's lost 25 pounds since he started to train a month ago, and last week he announced that he wants to stage a one-bout return to the ring—if he can drop another 50 pounds and get down to 225. Foreman, whose first retirement came in '77 and lasted 10 years, doesn't have an opponent in mind but said, "I just don't want to fight anyone over 30. I don't want to hurt some old guy in the ring."

At the Westminster dog show in New York, a black Newfoundland named Josh came out of a two-month retirement to win Best in Show—the first Newfoundland champ in 20 years. At 155 pounds, Josh tied for the biggest dog [ever to win. His co-owner David Helming says this is Josh's last event. Where have we heard that before?