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

Isn’t it though?
It was almost worse too, Villanova needed overtime and refs to beat Robert Morris. Penn State CRUSHED Bobby Mo this season. It is always fun when Notre Dame loses too. I don’t have much of an opening on Georgetown, other than Penn State fans were out cheering at Verizon Center for a good [...]

Canada win marred by Nickelback – The Collegian
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Weis firing the latest chapter in Notre Dame football mediocrity – USA Today
Charlie Weis, Notre Dame, decided schematic advantage, hubris
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The first Congressional Bowl between Navy (if they win six games) and the ACC 9th place team (!) will be at Nationals Park on December 20 (The Post). RFK Stadium, which hosted the Redskins for over 35 seasons was also considered. I would have preferred RFK Stadium because it has an actual football field designed [...]

NCAA Approves Bowl for Washington – The PostYesterday, the NCAA approved the Congressional Bowl, a new game to be played in Washington. The 2008 edition will be December 20 at either Nationals Park or RFK Stadium. Navy has signed on, provided they win the necessary six games, for this year and Army for 2009. The [...]

America’s Most Miserable Sports Cities – ForbesD.C. doesn’t make the top ten of “Most Miserable Sports Cities.” Atlanta, you are #1 with Seattle right behind you. The rest: Buffalo, Phoenix, San Diego, Houston, Denver, Cleveland, Philadelphia and the Twin Cities.
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In a New Era at Harvard, New Questions of Standards – The TimesThe Cantabs may be breaking the rules when it comes to athletics. Maybe Smithers was on to something.
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CONWAY, S.C. — Penn State’s first opponent of the 2008 football season is the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. It just so happened that our drive down to see Aunt Janet took us right past Brooks Stadium, home of CCU football. After our visit this past weekend, we stopped by the campus to take photos.
The campus [...]

I’m picking Ohio State to win tonight. We’ve seen what happens when I pick NFL Playoff games though.
I think Ohio State will win because they have as much talent as anyone. They have a big game coach who has already won a national title at Ohio State and several at Youngstown State in I-AA. The [...]

I always through it would be pretty cool if there was a “battle for Pennsylvania” at Penn State’s Beaver Stadium between the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Now I find out from Eric McErlain of Fanhouse that the Flyers are considering hosting the Pengyunz at Beaver Stadium next season. Michigan State did this in [...]