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Wimbledon Epic Ignites Memories of Marathon Sports Events

By Milton KentJun 24th 2010 – 12:35PM

Decades from now, for all we know, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut may end up sharing a space in the trashbin of history, forgotten by all but the tennis cognoscenti. While the sporting public may not remember the men, they'll never forget the 183-game, three-day, 11 hour and five minute match at Wimbledon that ended...

Cal Ripken Issues Statement Regarding Talks with Orioles

By Tom FornelliApr 19th 2010 – 2:36PM

Over the weekend a story broke that Orioles owner Peter Angelos turned down Orioles great and Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. for a job within the organization, saying that he didn't want Ripken to get all the credit should the team turn things around. Angelos denied the report from FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal, calling it...

Hey Bud, Why Stop With Hank Aaron's Home Run Record?

By Tom FornelliFeb 12th 2009 – 10:22PM

I don't know if you know this or not, but since he's commissioner of Major League Baseball, Bud Selig seems to think this gives him special privileges that nobody else in America is entitled to. Why, as commissioner of baseball he's not bound by the ex post facto laws of our society, which means he's allowed to suspend...

N.C. State Fan Makes Wolfpack Proud as He Approaches 400 Consecutive Games

By Will BrinsonDec 4th 2008 – 3:45PM

Dewey Corn is my new hero. Previously, I had aspirations toward Ernest Hemingway, or even just Shane Bacon, but finding out about Corn, a North Carolina State fan and High Point, N.C. native, has changed all that.You see, Dewey has been an N.C. State fan for a very long time. This is awesome, because he's seen the good...

Bud Selig Will Send Bob DuPuy to Watch Bonds in San Francisco This Weekend

By Larry BrownJul 27th 2007 – 12:22PM

We know Bud Selig has said he will try to be there when Barry Bonds breaks Hank Aaron's home run record. At the time that he made the statement, Selig specifically said that he would not skip his commitment to be present for Hall of Fame weekend in Cooperstown when Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. get inducted. The weekend...

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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