Washington D.C. Sports
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Rick Snider: Oxbow pulls a shocker at Preakness Stakes
BALTIMORE - It was the perfect Hollywood ending. Jockey Gary Stevens retired after a hall-of-fame career, instead racing horses in an HBO series about a washed up rider. But the series was cancelled and Stevens recently returned to the saddle after seven years. Maybe Stevens' next movie...
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United goalie Bill Hamid takes turbulent season in stride
Goalie keeps his cool in tumultuous season Bill Hamid said his girlfriend has been coaxing him into Barnes & Noble lately. Among the shelves of books, he's found some peace and respite from the field, where it's been nothing but turmoil for D.C. United (1-8-1, 4 points) during a...
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Phil Wood: It's time for baseball to use technology to make sure umps get it right
Major league owners held their quarterly meeting in New York last week and were briefed on the topic of expanded instant replay in the game, which may begin as early as next season. Ex-manager Joe Torre, now MLB's executive vice president of baseball operations, said owners were "updated" on...
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Thom Loverro: Scrumming soon to the U.S., an NFL-backed rugby group
Rugby used to be a thing here in the United States. America's national team won the gold medal in Olympic rugby in 1920 and 1924. Then it disappeared from view, while at the same time, George Halas was kicking off the National Football League. The rough-and-tumble sport grew throughout the...
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Jim Williams: Second-screen options draw U.S. Open to ESPN deal
On Thursday, the USTA announced a new 11-year multiplatform broadcast deal with ESPN. The deal will start in 2015 and will make the network the exclusive home of all U.S. Open tennis tournament coverage. CBS has broadcast the U.S. Open every year since 1968; its current deal expires after the...
Cheers and Jeers
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Once again, no answers for devastated Caps
Published: Tue, May 14, 2013
The scene is all too familiar now. The long and tortured Stanley Cup playoff history of the Capitals means little to the current generation of players. None of them were born or raised here, after...
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Caps 2, Rangers 1 (OT): Five Observations
Published: Fri, May 10, 2013
1. So here we are again. Last year the Capitals and the New York Rangers were tied 2-2 in a best-of-seven Stanley Cup playoff series and Washington was moments away from securing Game 5. Instead,...
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Bayern Munich flexes its muscles at the expense of rivals
Updated: Thu, Apr 25, 2013
Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund played equal parts in redefining the hierarchy of European soccer. But Bayern Munich won't let its rival play on a level field back in Germany. Borussia...
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'Honey Badger' Tyrann Mathieu leaving a sour taste to some
Updated: Thu, Apr 25, 2013
The Redskins will have a chance to draft LSU corner Tyrann Mathieu. Two years ago, that would have been an exciting possibility. Now? After missing last season because he was kicked off the team,...
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