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  • D.C. United can't get off the ground against Red Bulls

    Craig Stouffer

    Updated: Sat, Apr 13, 2013

    Woeful offense, lapses on defense lead to 2-0 defeat Ben Olsen's patience with D.C. United's underwhelming start to the season is running out. After United (1-4-1, 4 points) dropped its third straight game and failed to score for fourth time in six games in Saturday's 2-0 loss to the New...

  • Wizards fade against Sixers in home finale

    Craig Stouffer

    Published: Fri, Apr 12, 2013

    The motivation that spurred the Wizards to make a run from the bottom of the NBA standings to just outside a playoff spot is gone. Fading hopes of a last ditch push for ninth place in the Eastern Conference were erased in their final home game of the season, a 96-87 loss to the Philadelphia...

  • Wizards' Martell Webster straining to finish out season

    Craig Stouffer

    Updated: Thu, Apr 11, 2013

    Forward is hampered by abdominal injury Martell Webster probably has done enough to convince the Wizards to bring him back in 2013-14. But it won't help matters if he misses the final three games of the season. The pain of a nagging abdominal strain forced Webster to remove himself in the...

  • D.C. United's Chris Korb, Daniel Woolard ready to move forward a bit

    Craig Stouffer

    Updated: Thu, Apr 11, 2013

    United seeking offense from its outside backs Two of D.C. United's safest players are looking to take some chances. Outside backs Daniel Woolard and Chris Korb fit perfectly in coach Ben Olsen's system. Each won his place on the field through hard work and reliability. Each gives up little...

  • Starless Heat burn Wizards

    Craig Stouffer

    Published: Wed, Apr 10, 2013

    There was more heat outside on a rare 90-degree day in April day than there were Miami Heat players in uniform. But summer weather and the roster equivalent of a summer league team was too much for the Wizards, who snapped their nine-game winning streak at home in a 103-98 loss before a...

  • Indiana's Victor Oladipo leapfrogs teammate Cody Zeller again

    Craig Stouffer

    Updated: Tue, Apr 9, 2013

    It wasn't a surprise, but Victor Oladipo made it official. Cody Zeller didn't have the best season at Indiana this year. Just as Oladipo rocketed from a supporting role to All-American to overtake Zeller, he made his jump from the Hoosiers first, too, declaring for the NBA Draft on Tuesday....

  • Louisville's championship team greater than the sum of its parts

    Craig Stouffer

    Updated: Tue, Apr 9, 2013

    Louisville's 2013 championship will be celebrated and long remembered for a variety of stirring reasons. The Cardinals rallied around Kevin Ware's gruesome injury; they pulled off 16 wins in a row after a five-overtime defeat at Notre Dame on Feb. 9; Luke Hancock played for his ailing father;...

  • Wizards' struggles on road could make this an ugly trip

    Craig Stouffer

    Updated: Mon, Apr 8, 2013

    Up next: Hot Knicks at Garden The timing could be better. The Wizards (29-48) face four playoff teams in their final five games of the season, starting Tuesday against the hottest team in the NBA, the New York Knicks (50-26). They then will come back to the District on Wednesday to host the...

  • Lionard Pajoy just part of D.C. United's offensive woes

    Craig Stouffer

    Updated: Mon, Apr 8, 2013

    There is plenty of blame to go around for a D.C. United team that has produced just two goals in five games, tied for second fewest in MLS. But Lionard Pajoy's struggles in front of the net are the most glaring, not only because he's United's starting target forward but also because they...