William World News William F. Yurasko's blog v.14 – Nats, Redskins, Capitals, D.C. life, transportation, not so much Penn State anymore,

Lions gear for ACC foe – CDTSurely the ACC-Big Ten Challenge will fill the void left by no Penn State football right? Well, either way it is a good chance to see the men’s basketball team tonight. They are in Charlottesville (had it been a weekend, it might have been tempting to visit) to take [...]

Okie State’s loss makes PSU a Fiesta player – Patriot-NewsDave Jones thinks that Oklahoma shutting out Oklahoma State yesterday has changed the BCS bowl picture enough that the Fiesta Bowl will likely grab the Big Ten at large team. That’s bad news if you were hoping for a trip to the Orange Bowl, but as [...]

I’m not big on rumor-mongering, but when it involves Penn State playing close to D.C., I jump. PSUGirl heard on Twitter that West Virginia is being recruited by the Washington Redskins to host Penn State in a 2011 game at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. That would be two seasons in a row that the [...]

Sheppard gives thanks for place in history – yankees.comBob Sheppard, the voice of Yankee Stadium from 1951 to 2008, has officially retired at age 99. He does not believe that he will be able to regain the stamina to handle duties as public address announcer. In addition to the 3+ hours of baseball, he had [...]

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Nats live chat on Wednesday – The Wash. TimesBen Goessling, Nationals beat writer for The Wash. Times is chatting.
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Leonsis has the option to purchase franchise – The PostLeonsis in line to buy Wizards, Verizon Center – The Wash. TimesAs part of the agreement that Ted Leonsis made to buy the Capitals and 44% of Washington Sports and Entertainment (Wizards and Verizon Center) from Abe Pollin, Leonsis has the right of first refusal to [...]

Wizards owner helped transform D.C. – The PostD.C. sports icon, Wizards owner Pollin dead at 85 – The Wash. TimesAbe Pollin, a juggernaut of Washington D.C. sports, died yesterday at age 85. Pollin was the owner of the Washington Wizards (nee Bullets) of the NBA and Verizon Center. He had founded the Washington Capitals of [...]

All-Big Ten Conference football teams – complete media and coaches’ lists – Patriot-NewsQB Daryll Clark was named Big Ten quarterback of the year as selected by both the coaches and Big Ten media. Remember who the preseason pick was Terrelle Pryor. Of course, Pryor quarterbacked the conference champion, so he gets the last laugh.
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DAVID JONES – Michigan State win gives some clarity to Penn State’s bowl picture … but not much – Patriot-NewsPenn State’s 42-14 win over Michigan State clinched a ten-win season, kept the Nittany Lions in the top 14 of the BCS standings and appeared to help their cause with the Orange Bowl representative in Spartan [...]