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Washington Nationals: Collin Balester Interview. Pt. 1 of 2. – Federal BaseballWashington Nationals: Collin Balester Interview. Pt. 2 of 2. – Federal BaseballProspectus Q&A Ross Detwiler – Baseball Prospectus
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Deadline nears in sale talks for Wizards – The PostTed Leonsis is negotiating with the heirs of Abe Pollin to buy the majority of the Washington Wizards and Verizon Center. Wednesday is the primary deadline, although as explained in the article linked above, this isn’t the only opportunity for him to seal the deal.
While [...]

Q&A: Zimmerman talks Nats’ moves – nationals.com3B Ryan Zimmerman is saying all of the right things. He’s only exciting on the field, but that’s okay. He joins CF Nyjer Morgan is lobbying for free agent 2B Orlando Hudson.
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A new feat for Ovechkin – The PostI turned on last night’s Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs game and said, oh great, the Caps are winning 5-1. Then, a second later, Tom Poti went top shelf for the final goal of the evening.
Alex Ovechkin had 5 points, including a goal in the first minute [...]

Back in 2008 when Gilbert Arenas signed his contract extension, I blogged “I guess we won’t need set up a Dan Steinberg suicide watch after all.” Arenas’ antics provided a great deal of content for Steinberg’s DC Sports Bog and still does. It isn’t fun content anymore though.
That’s where I screwed up too, because [...]

Blogging has been off more than on in 2010 so far. My apologies — I’m trying to get going again.
So, how about that Capital One Bowl? I loved, loved the field conditions. Mud, divots, standings water, etc. That’s football weather. As for the lack of injuries, how many of us played on fields worse than [...]

Catoe stepping down after three years at the helm – Not even 24 hours after he sat down with leading D.C. bloggers, including my former colleague Tom Bridge of We Love DC, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority General Manager John Catoe announced he would resign on April 2. The move signals the end of [...]

Ask Boswell: Mark McGwire and steroids, Mike Shanahan, Redskins, NFL playoffs and more – The Post“Washington Post sports columnist Thomas Boswell will be online Thursday, Jan. 14, at 11:00 a.m. ET to take your questions about the hiring of Mike Shanahan as Redskins head coach, the team’s offseason plans, Gilbert Arenas’s suspension, the MLB offseason [...]

Either the AP or someone on the Post copy desk wrote this excellent headline about high-wire acrobats crossing a river in Seoul.
Skywalkers in Korea Cross Han Solo – AP/The Post
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The first official snow fall of 2010 is not a big one. Just 2 5/8 inches fell in the West End of Alexandria.
TYSONS CORNER, Va. — Meanwhile, just a trace amount more fell here — 2 7/8 inches.
As Calvin & Hobbes once said, school was never closed on account of prettiness.
No mass [...]