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Battered Nationals avoid sweep
Taylor Jordan’s pitching and Ian Desmond’s tiebreaking home run lead Washington past Atlanta with big holes in the lineup.
Wall can’t afford playoff miscues
COLUMN | The pressure of the postseason often results in players making mistakes at the worst possible time.
A win when Caps needed one
FIVE THOUGHTS | Washington snaps its five-game skid to keep what’s left of its playoff hopes alive.
Another look at Harrison’s winner
Thanks to a freshman with a knack for these things, Wildcats will play U-Conn. for national championship.
Terps hope to crash the party
Maryland ‘did a lot of soul-searching’ after its ACC tournament loss. Now the Terps are in the Final Four.
Frese finds the right balance
COLUMN | The Maryland women’s basketball coach has learned a lot since Terps won it all in 2006.
Hall of Fame set to elect Williams
“He will go down as one of the greatest teachers of the game of basketball.”
RGIII unveils new personal logo
Redskins star quarterback shows off the Adidas “RG3” design on his newly created Instagram account.
Can you say conflict of interest?
COUCH SLOUCH | Lakers President Jeanie Buss and new Knicks President Phil Jackson are engaged.
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Oscar Pistorius to take stand as murder trial resumes
Blade Runner’s defense will resume Monday with testimony from pathologist.”
Allen Iverson will be rooting for UConn against Kentucky
It has everything to do with Kevin Ollie and the Philadelphia 76ers.”
Torrey Smith announces baby’s arrival
Ravens wideout posts a fatherly selfie and heart-warming blog post about his hopes and plans for his son.”
Another look at Harrison’s winner
Thanks to a freshman with a knack for these things, Wildcats will play U-Conn. for national championship.”
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The season starts early
162 | Part One: Veteran Ryan Zimmerman has learned how to prepare for 162 games in 182 days.
Meet the 2013 Fall All-Mets
See who made the first, second and honorable mention teams in football, soccer, field hockey, volleyball and cross-country.
First and 17
Inside the season with the nation’s top-rated football prospect, Woodbridge’s Da’Shawn Hand.
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Severna Park girls, South River boys earn key victories
Led by Eva Klaus’ seven goals, Falcons girls win, 11-9, while Seahawks boys clamp down for a 5-4 win over the Falcons Friday afternoon.
Nationals 2014 season home opener
The Washington Nationals begin the home portion of the 2014 season with loss to the Atlanta Braves.
Osbourn Park defeats Centreville, 10-7
Jeffery Neufang hits a go-ahead home run to help send the Yellow Jackets to victory.
No. 7 West Springfield edges No. 4 Chantilly in tight 1-0 match
MacMurdy powers Spartans to upset over Chargers in second straight win.
For Sochi’s stray dogs, a new life in D.C.
Canines taken from the streets of the Olympic host city in Russia are brought to the Washington Animal Rescue League.
Ryan Zimmerman through the years
The 29-year-old all-star has gone from fresh-faced kid to veteran leader in his nine years as the Nationals third baseman.
Nationals starters and rotation
A look at the expected starters at each position and for the rotation to open 2014.
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Wootton dominates Whitman, 11-2
The Patriots continue their strong start to the season, handling The Vikings by a score of 11-2.
President Obama takes a moment during one of the first days of spring to play a round of golf just outside Washington, D.C.
Wootton dominates Whitman, 11-2
The Patriots continue their strong start to the season, handling The Vikings by a score of 11-2.
Adreian Payne steals hearts at dunk contest
Although Michigan State senior Adreian Payne got third in last night's college dunk contest he put on a show that stole the hearts of many.
Schumacher ‘shows moments of consciousness’
The manager for retired Formula One star Michael Schumacher says he now "shows moments of consciousness and awakening," more than three months after suffering serious head injuries in a skiing accident.
Skydiver dies during world record attempt
The skydiver had logged over 1500 jumps when an attempt to set a world record by having more than 220 people freefall in a formation turned tragic.
Brandon Parker sits down with members of the boys' and girls' basketball first team All-Mets.
Follow Nats outfielder Denard Span as he puts on his game face to film his scoreboard video.
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Aggressive, sometimes to a fault
COLUMN | The Nationals are Matt Williams’s team, for better or worse, in times of stolen bases and first outs at third base.
For the Nationals, opportunity knocks
COLUMN | Washington opens its home schedule today against the defending NL East champion Braves, the team it must make hay against in order to meet its goals.
Tiger’s greatest challenge
COLUMN | No one can beat Father Time; can Woods learn enough modesty to extend the match?
Two of a kind
President Mark Emmert, Kentucky Coach John Calipari represent everything wrong with college sports.
Gods, guards do in Florida
The Gators were punished after trying to get fancy, and Connecticut’s back court did the rest in Final Four win.
‘There’s still work to do’
COLUMN | Final Four coaches try not to get caught up in the emotion of the moment.
The Irish, an underdog? No way.
COLUMN | Even without team leader Natalie Achonwa, Notre Dame has plenty of weapons at its disposal.
Ollie says all the right things
COLUMN | Coach Kevin Ollie’s motivational speaking has Connecticut in the Final Four.
NLRB ruling won’t help
COLUMN | Ruling that Northwestern football players on scholarship can be considered “employees” raises more questions than answers.
Wall can’t afford playoff miscues
COLUMN | The pressure of the postseason often results in players making mistakes at the worst possible time.
Wizards have endured long journey
John Wall and Coach Randy Wittman were at the forefront of the Wizards’ long climb back to the playoffs.
Redskins raise the threat level
COLUMN | The acquisition of DeSean Jackson gives opposing defenses plenty to be worried about.
Frese finds the right balance
COLUMN | The Maryland women’s basketball coach has learned a lot since Terps won it all in 2006.
Why this deal sounds familiar
COLUMN | DeSean Jackson signing with Redskins fits a pattern that hasn’t ended well in the past for the organization.
Wizards better than record
COLUMN | It’s time for John Wall and Coach Randy Wittman to step up if this team is to be more than one and done in the postseason.
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