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Wimbledon Epic Ignites Memories of Marathon Sports Events

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

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?

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

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

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...