Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:08:07 -0500 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:08:07 -0500 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/Skins-Coach-Breaks-Silence-69369567.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:06:00 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*79/blache.jpg
Defending Danny Snyder is apparently the only thing that will get Greg Blache to open his mouth.

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The Caps will do whatever it takes to get Ovie back on the ice.

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Pop psychologists will have to find a new whipping boy.

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Hell hath no fury like an old running back scorned.

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A speeding ticket on I-5 turned into a whole lot more for the young Giants No.1 pitcher.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/Fenty-in-Favor-of-DC-Start-for-Giro-dItalia-69244947.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:11:44 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/1569072.jpg
That's a big Italian bike race.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/Mattingly-Blows-Off-Nats-69072277.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:00:08 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/91992135.jpg
Don Mattingly won't even bother to interview with the Nats.

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From the stadium to the streets, players and fans reveled in the win.

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The usually mum Redskins owner apologizes for the season.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/around-town/events/Canadian_Embassy_Celebrates_100_Days_to_Winter_Olympics_Washington_DC.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:58:56 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/CANADIANEMBASSYOLYMICSPKG_640x480.jpg
In Washington, D.C. the Canadian Embassy Kicked Off theCountdown to 100 days until the Winter Olympics in Vancouver

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We're getting mixed signals about how a Dodgers pitcher caught a bullet.

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Olympians past and future gathered in Rockefeller Center to celebrate the 100-day countdown to the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.

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The Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., unveiled a special clock to mark the countdown.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/Delonte-West-Indicted-on-Weapons-Charges-68920082.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:36:44 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/Delonte+West.jpg
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West is indicted on weapons charges.

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Sasha may be slumping on the court, but not off it.

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Maybe this Strasburg fellow's worth the money and the hype?

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Jeter's name is showing up well beyond the baseball diamond.

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The Washington Redskins' renaissance man demonstrates his (very) basic pottery skills.

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After Dutch bank drops its U.S. men's speed skating sponsorship, Stephen Colbert steps up to prevent the "most tragic consequence of the global banking meltdown."

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/Skins-Win-By-Losing-68608862.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:37:16 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*80/89521771.jpg
Will losing this year mean more wins in the future?

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There's no reason to panic. It's just a routine "upper body injury." Gulp.

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Tom Cable is facing new off-the-field allegations thanks to ESPN.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/Without_Jamison_and_Butler__Wizards_Wreck_the_Nets__123-104_Washington_DC.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:01:49 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/WIZARDS1101DERMISH_640x480.jpg
Gilbert Arenas mesmerized and helped bring The Wizards to a slam dunk over the New Jersey Nets.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/Dan-Snyder-Nats-Owner-67576217.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:34:17 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/Dan+Snyder.jpg
Better to have a free-spending owner or a cheap one?

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The Caps have only five more months to get their act together before the games mean something.

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Alex Rodriguez's charmed postseason has come screeching to a halt.

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The Crimson Tide beat Coolidge 14-7 and won the division.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/NATL-Andre-Agassi-I-Used-Crystal-Meth-for-a-Year-67925682.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:37:33 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/agassi.jpg
Andre Agassi opens up about his meth use, tumultuous love life and wearing a wig in his new autobiography.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/Avery_Williams__Versatility_Has_College_Football_Teams_Coveting_Him_Washington_DC.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:08:51 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/AVERY+WILLIAMS.JPG
Coolidge High star Avery Williams' passion for football comes from his fanaticism for the game.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/Irene_Pollin_Takes_Pride_in_Bringing_DC_Sports_to_a_New_Level_Washington_DC.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:14:49 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/PollinExtended_640x480.jpg
Abe and Irene Pollin's romance has played a big part in the growth of professional sports in D.C.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/Iowa-Rep-Dolphins-Owners-More-Offensive-Than-Rush-67540122.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:01:35 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/103009+rush+dolphins.jpg
The new group of celebrity Dolphins owners surely aren't perfect, but are they worse than Rush Limbaugh? One Iowa Congressman seems to think so.

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Redskins rookie offensive lineman Edwin Williams beat the cocaine addiction he was born with and achieved his NFL dream.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/Rabid-Nats-Fans-to-Be-Subject-of-Reality-Show-67223197.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:40:52 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*80/nats+rain+delay.jpg
A production company is seeking obsessive Nats fans for a reality show. Good luck with that.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/Young-Brothers-Give-Up-Series-Tix-for-Charity-67297787.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:44:30 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/103009+Burman+Brothers+2.jpg
Alex and Ben Burman want nothing more than to see the Phillies play in the Fall Classic for a second time. But they decided to give up that chance so that kids in need could get an education.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/Its-All-AJ-as-Yankees-Even-Series-With-3-1-Victory--67425347.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:09:30 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/burnettB.jpg
The good A.J. Burnett showed up on Thursday night, and the Yankees rode him to victory.

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Yankees once again were "Pedro's Daddy" as they evened up the World Series.

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