Favre’s streak stopped short of 300

Cal Ripken’s streak of 2131 consecutive games played was remarkable, but not near as impressive as Brett Favre’s 297 straight games, which concluded on Monday night. Thousands may separate the two streaks in number of games but the physical toll on a player in the NFL is much greater. Over his career, Favre must have tons more scrapes, scars and bruises than Ripken during his streak. And what is most amazing, is that Favre was a warrior to the highest level, always believing that he needed to be on the field every week, for his team and his love for the game. His valiant streak was halted due to his shoulder being injured the week…

Saints march into season with pride

Rebecca Neumann Staff Writer Last night, the Super Bowl champions returned to the field in style. Well, for the first quarter at least. The opening drive of the night ended in a fabulous touchdown by Drew Brees. The Superdome erupted into applause that was laced with more than just team pride. Their cheers went out to their entire recovering city. After suffering the tragedy Hurricane Katrina left in its wake, New Orleans, five years later, is making progress. This in no small part is due to the success of its football team. The team that was at one time nicknamed the Ain’ts won a super bowl and officially proved itself as a viable franchise in…