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Brett Favre Is King of Streaks

By David WhitleyDec 14th 2010 – 2:01PM

Brett Favre is the greatest Ironman in sports history. If you disagree, you probably have Favre to thank. As soon as his streak of consecutive starts ended at 297, Favre's website started hawking autographed footballs commemorating the accomplishment. They can be yours for only $499.99. And for Favre Club members only,...

Cal Ripken, Jr's Streak Has No Equal

By Clay TravisDec 14th 2010 – 1:54PM

OMG! Did you know that Brett Favre's consecutive games started streak just ended at 297? That's four whole games short of where it would have ended if Favre had completed the season and retired. Or four games short of where it might have ended if Jenn Sterger's crew had forced Favre off the field for sexual harassment. No...

FanHouse Roundtable: Can the Cowboys Ever Win Again Under Jerry Jones?

By FanHouse StaffNov 11th 2010 – 11:00AM

Despite his insistence that Wade Phillips would finish out the season as Cowboys coach, last Sunday night's 45-7 embarrassment at the hands of the Packers was simply too much for Jerry Jones to bear. On Monday, the Cowboys owner finally pulled the string on Phillips, firing the beleaguered coach after the telling...

Ask the GM: What to Do With Ripken?

By FanHouse TVApr 22nd 2010 – 11:00PM

It's FanHouse TV's first installment of Ask the GM, where you get to ask questions to our Steve Phillips. How should the Orioles handle the Cal Ripken situation? What can the Red Sox do about teams running all over their catchers? Which team has a better shot at the post season, the Padres or the A's? Click below to...

Arrests Made in Ripken Statue Theft

By Pat LackeySep 9th 2009 – 11:41AM

Four men stole a statue of Cal Ripken's No. 8 outside of Camden Yards Tuesday night and were arrested shortly after committing the crime. That's because they left the "8" in the bed of a pickup truck. An open pickup truck. While the police were being called because of an entirely unrelated incident in which the four men...

Background on Cal Ripken Jr.

Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken, Jr. (born August 8, 1960), nicknamed "Iron Man", is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and third baseman.

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