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Dan Haren delivers -- at the plate -- for Nationals in win over White Sox
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Thu, Apr 11, 2013
Pitcher's double starts decisive inning The ballpark in Cincinnati known derisively as the Great American Launching Pad was a difficult place for Dan Haren to make his Nationals debut. In his first start at Nationals Park on Thursday night, Haren found the conditions much more...
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At Masters, Marc Leishman enters unfamiliar territory
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Thu, Apr 11, 2013
If the name of golfer Marc Leishman doesn't resonate, you're not alone. For most of Thursday's first round of the Masters, Leishman was in the lead with his 6-under-par 66, sending fans and reporters scurrying to learn more about the 29-year-old from Australia. No tournament has a more...
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Status of quarterbacks at Navy, Maryland quite different this spring
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Thu, Apr 11, 2013
Midshipmen are set with Reynolds, while Terps still figuring it out Last season, the quarterback situations at Navy and Maryland were feast and famine, respectively. In Annapolis, the emergence of sensational freshman Keenan Reynolds left the Midshipmen with an overabundance of signal callers,...
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Johnson not concerned with Haren’s rough debut
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Thu, Apr 11, 2013
Coming off surrendering four home runs in his Nationals debut Friday in Cincinnati, Dan Haren tries to find it tonight against the Chicago White Sox. Nats manager Davey Johnson sounded more concerned about golf as he sat down with reporters on Thursday afternoon. “Here we are interrupting...
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Tiger Woods again the one to watch at Masters
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Wed, Apr 10, 2013
Storylines to watch 1 Tiger's drought » After winning three of five tournaments and regaining his world No. 1 ranking, is Tiger Woods ready to resume his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 major championships? Eighteen majors have passed since Woods captured the last of his 14 titles at...
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Twice a runner-up, Adam Scott ready for first major win
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Tue, Apr 9, 2013
There's only one way ESPN's Tom Rinaldi asks a question -- in hushed tones. So Tuesday at Augusta National, when Rinaldi asked Adam Scott what he learned about himself from his runner-up finishes at the Masters in 2011 and British Open in 2012, it was easy to imagine the soft piano music that...
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Maryland's Pe'Shon Howard set to transfer
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Mon, Apr 8, 2013
Ill grandmother plays role in decision to leave Terps The departure of Maryland guard Pe'Shon Howard, who was granted his request to transfer by the school Monday, leaves the Terrapins without their starting point guard, without a senior rotation player and with no one left from the Gary...
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Putting a lot of stock in Tiger Woods at Masters
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Mon, Apr 8, 2013
While the Masters is a tradition unlike any other, Tiger Woods is certainly a player unlike any other. When the two get together, there's always potential for something spectacular, especially when Woods is putting like he did in his prime. As Woods prepares to tee off in the 77th Masters on...
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Top Five: Women's NCAA tournament finals
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Mon, Apr 8, 2013
Will Tuesday's NCAA women's basketball final between Connecticut and Louisville measure up to some past title games? Here are five memorable ones: 5. Texas Tech 84, Ohio State 82 (1993) » Sheryl Swoopes scored a record 47 points in the title game, propelling Texas Tech to its lone NCAA title....
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Pe’Shon Howard departs Maryland
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Mon, Apr 8, 2013
After a star-crossed and stormy three seasons in College Park, Maryland junior Pe’Shon Howard has received permission from the school to transfer, coach Mark Turgeon announced on Monday. The 6-3 guard averaged 3.3 points and 3.6 assists, starting 24 of the 36 games he played. “I want to...
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