Archive for November, 2009

Thomas Boswell chat 11.19.2009

Ask Boswell: Redskins, Nats, baseball hot stove, Caps and more – The Post“Washington Post sports columnist Thomas Boswell will be online Thursday, Nov. 19, at 11:00 a.m. ET to take your questions about the Redskins, the Nats, the NFL, the Caps and the latest sports news and his recent columns.”
Since Bos has an actual Nats [...]

Nats GM Mike Rizzo has made 17 front office hires since August

Rizzo, Nationals hire Johnson – The PostJohnson joins Nationals front office – The Wash. TimesNats hire two for front-office positions – nationals.comDavey Johnson is the latest in a string of hires Mike Rizzo has made for the Washington Nationals front office since becoming permanent general manager. Johnson, who has been out of MLB for most [...]

Joe Paterno press conference transcript 11.03.2009

Joe Paterno News Conference – Intercollegiate AthleticsVideo will be added if/when it becomes available.

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Traffic reports used to originate from the Washington Monument

30 years of steering you home – WTOPThe dean of D.C. traffic reporters Bob Marbourg celebrated his 30th anniversary as a traffic reporter yesterday. Congratulations to him, but the most interesting part of the story was that before he took the job, traffic reports used to come from a department of transportation employee stationed on [...]

Jersey Shore pummeled by Nor’easter, Ida

Time to clean up at Jersey Shore – The InkyNortheaster reminds area that bad weather can soak economy – The Press, Atlantic CityMy beloved Jersey Shore got hit hard by the remnants of Hurricane Ida/Nor’easter late last week. From Long Beach Island all the way to the south, there was major erosion and flooding. Avalon [...]

Marquis Grissom won’t be on Nats’ 2010 coaching staff

Grissom will not return as Nats coach – nationals.com2009 Washington Nationals Outfield and first base coach Marquis Grissom will not be a part of Jim Riggleman’s coaching staff next season. Details are unknown and Grissom was apparently offered a job in the organization. Outside of Nyjer Morgan’s outfield play, the defense back there was pretty [...]

Nats Zimmerman wins Silver Slugger

Nationals’ Zimmerman receives Silver Slugger – The Wash. TimesI feel bad that I did not blog about Ryan Zimmerman winning yet another award — the NL Silver Slugger award for third baseman. This comes after his Gold Glove announced a day earlier. His thunder got stolen by the announcement and coverage of Jim Riggleman’s contract [...]

PENN STATE 31 Indiana 20

We came within a safety of my 33-20 prediction from the end of Friday’s chat coming true. So close…

Man oh man that was some bad football by Penn State in the first half. Two really bad Daryll Clark interceptions and two lost fumbles on special teams. There was another one that the Nittany Lions got [...]

Redskins fake another field goal, beat Broncos

Watch this video while you still can!
Good to see that Jim Zorn found a play that he could call — the fake field goal! Man, I wish the NFL Films feature about him running fake field goals was available on line. Hunter (the Punter) Smith has run and now thrown for a touchdown on two [...]

Penn State Football Story: Indiana game

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