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GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME!!!
Tomorrow’s the day, folks! When the bell tolls 4:30 tomorrow, William F. Yurasko and Erica J. Marker will finally join together as husband and wife. Let us all raise a glass to them as we wish them many years of joy and happiness!

RAIN DELAY HOLDS NO SWAY
For Nationals, Win [...]

Pirates lose to Nationals, 2-1- Pittsburgh Post-GazetteA few good plays, a few sloppy errors, a few batters (read Guillen) hit by pitches, a few moments of auditioning for “Not So Great Moments in Sports” (anyone else remember that?) when all the outfielders converged to catch a fly ball but miss it (what would have topped [...]

I caught the Nats vs. Pirates game last night with my brother Christopher, Deputy Editor Fritz Hamme, Brad Stratton, and Pittsburgh area native Sam Basile. The photo above was taken by Sam’s sister, who happened to be at the game too. Not pictured was the ubiquitous Muha who was seated one section in front of [...]

Nationals’ Johnson, Guillen Are Injured – The PostThe Nats two best hitters are hurting. 1B Nick Johnson says his heel hurt more yesterday than on Sunday and is expected to be out for 3 to 7 days, which will keep him out of the Pittsburgh series and maybe more. RF Jose Guillen is day to [...]

LEARN TO TALK LIKE A ‘BURGHER
Going to a game (I will be there tonight in 551) this week ? Want to know what all the Pittsburgh transplants in the stands are saying? Go to pittsburghese.com and learn about the Western Pennsylvania dialect.
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LOOKING AHEAD
The month of June has been excellent for the Nationals. Heading into tonight’s game aganist the Pahrts, they are 13 – 1 at home and 5 – 4 on the road. They started the month a mere game over .500, but have since gotten to 13 over. They now lead the NL East by [...]

QUICK PENN STATE SPORTS UPDATE
For some reason, I don’t have a lot of free time this week, so here are some quick Penn State sports notes:
Even more coverage of prospective freshman phenom WR Derrick Williams from Sunday’s CDT.
Another week, another basketball transfer. Marlon Smith is leaving the program.
Dave Jones of the Patriot-News lightens up the [...]

The back page of ESPN The Magazine has a photo illustration of Nationals based on George Washington crossing the Delaware. It is a mildly clever take on the Nationals surprising success in their inaugural year in D.C.
The uniforms need work, most of the players are wearing the wrong hats for their jersey — Esteban [...]

NATS LOSE FIRST GAME AT HOME IN FOREVER
Armas Can’t Take The Fifth in Loss – The PostThe Nats feel behind 5 – 2 with Tony Armas pitching. He got yanked, Hector Carrasco came in and the team tied it up. Overworked Bobby Ayala got lit up for two runs in the eight and the game [...]

LOAIZA GETS A “W” IN FRONT OF “W,” BUT THE HONEYMOON MAY BE ENDING FOR THE PLAYERS
USA 3 Canada 0
Nats, Loaiza Are in Good Company – The PostPresident Bush was on hand to see Esteban Loaiza get his third win of the season. Not satisfied with the run support he had been getting, Loaiza took [...]