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Wizards have small chance at top lottery pick
Sports: Wizards
Updated: 9 hr ago
Wizards could fall as far as eleventh pick Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld's preferred refrain when it comes to the NBA Draft goes something like this: "We can only choose the players that are available to us." Unless the Wizards make a rare jump forward when the winners of the 2013 NBA...
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Woods hopes to keep tourney at Congressional
Sports: Golf
Updated: 9 hr ago
Woods wants to keep tourney in Bethesda Promoting the upcoming AT&T National Monday at Congressional, Tiger Woods saved the best for last. Concerning his recent tiff with Sergio Garcia in the Players Championship, Woods was asked if he would attempt to contact Garcia at some point as a...
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Thom Loverro: Robinson still defines third base years later
Sports
Updated: 9 hr ago
When Ryan Zimmerman complained to reporters about the official scorer giving him an error on a ninth-inning throw in Friday night's 6-5 extra-inning win by the Washington Nationals over the San Diego Padres, he didn't mention Mike Schmidt. He didn't use George Brett or Chipper Jones to make his...
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Wizards have small chance at top lottery pick
Craig Stouffer
Updated: 9 hr ago
Wizards could fall as far as eleventh pick Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld's preferred refrain when it comes to the NBA Draft goes something like this: "We can only choose the players that are available to us."...
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Thom Loverro: Robinson still defines third base years later
Thom Loverro
Updated: 9 hr ago
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Woods hopes to keep tourney at Congressional
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: 9 hr ago
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OF Bryce Harper returns to Nats' lineup
JANIE McCAULEY
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
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The value of Caps free agent forward Matt Hendricks
Brian McNally
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
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Caps forward Wojtek Wolski signs with KHL club
Brian McNally
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
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Grabavoy powers RSL to 4-1 win over Chivas
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Published: Sun, May 19, 2013
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United ends losing streak
Craig Stouffer
Updated: Sun, May 19, 2013
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Rick Snider: Lukas' run isn't over just yet
Rick Snider
Updated: Sun, May 19, 2013
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Nationals lose to the Padres
Associated Press
Updated: Sun, May 19, 2013
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Rick Snider: Oxbow pulls a shocker at Preakness Stakes
Rick Snider
Published: Sat, May 18, 2013
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Maryland beats Duke to move on to semis
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013
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United goalie Bill Hamid takes turbulent season in stride
Craig Stouffer
Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013
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Redskins Mailbag May 16: Ask John
Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013
The Washington Examiner’s John Keim (JK) takes questions from fans about potential camp battles, right tackle and injury updates in this installment of “Redskins Mailbag.” Q: Interesting...
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Redskins email report excerpt: Q&A with Bacarri Rambo’s college coach
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
One of the Redskins’ biggest needs entering the offseason was safety. It remains a question mark because there’s no veteran who is a proven starter and no rookie was drafted high enough to be...
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Redskins report excerpt: Russ Lande analyzes draft picks
Published: Fri, May 10, 2013
The draft happened two weeks ago, but there will be questions about each player until we see them on the field – in pads – and in games. Lande, as usual, helped out with his insight. He’s a...
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Dan Snyder: Redskins' name will never change
Published: Thu, May 9, 2013
Redskins owner Dan Snyder, and others in the organization, have made it clear in the past that they won’t change the franchise nickname. But they’ve never faced the pressure to do so like they...
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Ryan Clark: Physical play affected RG3′s play
Published: Thu, May 9, 2013
Ex-Redskins safety Ryan Clark divulged what really shouldn’t be a surprising game plan: The Steelers wanted to hit quarterback Robert Griffin III. “Our goal was to be physical with him at...
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Redskins LB Brian Orakpo optimistic about recovery
Published: Mon, May 6, 2013
Redskins linebacker Brian Orakpo isn’t worried about his future in Washington; nor is he concerned about his pectoral muscle. And the pec could be tied to any extended stay in...
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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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Beanballs
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Sports, Beanballs
Haren’s confidence growing
Updated: Sun, Apr 28, 2013
Serving up four home runs and losing 15-0 in Cincinnati was an inauspicious Nationals debut for veteran Dan Haren. Four weeks later against the same Reds, Haren found himself in a pitcher-friendly...
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Zimmermann’s CG shutout was eighth in nine years for Nats
Published: Sat, Apr 27, 2013
How rare was Jordan Zimmermann’s complete game shutout in Friday’s 1-0 win over the Reds? It was just the eighth for the Nats since moving to D.C. in 2005 and was the first complete-game...
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First-pitch strikes critical for Gonzalez
Updated: Thu, Apr 25, 2013
Gio Gonzalez threw strikes on Thursday night – 78 to be exact, on 112 pitches — keying his one-hit work over eight dominant innings in the Nats’ 8-1 victory over the Reds. Gonzalez (2-1),...
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Nats put rough stretch in perspective
Published: Wed, Apr 24, 2013
Getting swept at home by the National League East rival Atlanta Braves was one thing. But getting the same treatment from a team that knocked the Nationals out of the postseason in gut-wrenching...
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Moore in for slumping LaRoche
Published: Wed, Apr 24, 2013
After his team’s eighth loss in its last 11 games, 2-0 to the Cardinals, Nationals manager Davey Johnson said there would be lineup changes in an effort to boost the sagging offense. The most...
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Penalty Kicks
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D.C. United and MLS player salaries posted
Published: Mon, May 6, 2013
The Major League Soccer Players Union does it for the greater good of its membership, but it can’t be easy for most MLS players to see their humble salaries revealed to all. With that intro,...
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D.C. United players continue to boost Richmond Kickers
Published: Mon, May 6, 2013
D.C. United’s season could reach a new low point this week, thanks to a minimal attendance expected for a midweek match in which they’ll try to snap a five-game losing streak. (To be fair,...
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Chris Pontius injured for D.C. United
Published: Fri, Apr 26, 2013
Another injury has hit D.C. United while it’s down. Midfielder Chris Pontius suffered a groin injury on Thursday in training and is out for United’s visit to the Columbus Crew (2-2-3, 9...
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Campus Confidential
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Campus Confidential, Sports
RB Richardson leaves Virginia
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
Clifton Richardson was once one of the brightest football prospects at Virginia. But after an injury-plagued 2012 and a tumble down the depth chart he has left the program according to coach Mike...
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Terps first Big Ten game at Byrd will be Ohio State
Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013
The Big Ten announced its 2014 football schedule on Thursday, revealing the eight opponents for Maryland in its first season in the conference. The Terps’ first Big Ten game will come Sept. 27...
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Terps to play at Ohio State in Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Published: Wed, May 8, 2013
The Maryland basketball team will get a taste of what life in the Big Ten will be on Dec. 4 when it travels to Ohio State for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, in the Terrapins final season on the ACC...
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Foot surgery will prevent Len from working out before NBA draft
Updated: Fri, May 3, 2013
Less than three weeks after declaring for the NBA Draft, Alex Len has undergone foot surgery and will miss all pre-draft workouts. The surgery was announced by Sports International Group of...
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New hoops coach for AU on Tuesday
Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
American University will announce its new men’s basketball coach on Tuesday, replacing Jeff Jones, who departed early this month for Old Dominion. On Monday, American was down to three finalists...
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Three Terps running backs are all even
Published: Tue, Apr 23, 2013
As expected, the ACC has done Maryland no favors in scheduling its basketball opponents for the Terrapins in their final year in the conference as they will play Duke and North Carolina only once...
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Pick and Roll, Sports
Bradley Beal finishes third in NBA rookie of the year race
Published: Wed, May 1, 2013
After it looked for a time like Bradley Beal might just threaten Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard for 2013 NBA rookie of the year, the Wizards shooting guard ultimately...
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Sports, Loose Pucks
The value of Caps free agent forward Matt Hendricks
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
There aren’t a ton of internal decisions for Capitals general manager George McPhee to make this summer. He has four unrestricted free agents pending July 5. Defenseman Tom Poti and forward...
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Caps forward Wojtek Wolski signs with KHL club
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
Capitals free agent forward Wojtek Wolski has signed a contract with Kontinental Hockey League club Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, the team announced on Monday. Wolski, 27, was not expected back in...
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Capitals forward Matt Hendricks on his future
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
The other prominent unrestricted free agent for the Capitals this summer is Matt Hendricks. The veteran winger has set himself up for the one big contract in his NHL career. Hendricks, 31, was...
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Caps center Mike Ribeiro looks towards free agency
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
The Capitals don’t have many decisions to make this summer. When NHL free agency opens on July 5 the two key players they have headed to the open market are center Mike Ribeiro and winger Matt...
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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 defenseman Mike Green retaliates after attempted slew foot
Published: Mon, May 13, 2013
The Capitals were upset with a lot of calls on Sunday in a 1-0 loss to the New York Rangers. Maybe a better way to say it – they were upset about non-calls. New York, the most disciplined team...
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