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#17/18 Penn State Nittany Lions 59Florida International Golden Panthers 0
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. —
Despite the lopsided score, Penn State didn’t as well on offense as I had hoped. They couldn’t get the running game started in first half and Anthony Morelli missed some receivers. The upside — strong play in the red zone.
On [...]

Nats’ Robinson Bids a Fond Farewell – The Post
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the Nats ended their season much as they began it — losing to the Mets. They also lost the home opener to the Mets, with Ramon Oritz on the hill that time too. This time, he gave up six runs in 1 1/3 [...]

Stanton Sets Up Nats’ Win – The PostLF Alfonso Soriano accounted for all three Nats runs with a 2 run homer and a single to knock in Mike Vento. ¡LIVAN! continued his resurgence, giving up two runs over seven innings. Mike Stanton pitched a pefect eight and Chad Cordero pitched an imperfect ninth for his [...]

Fritz and I went to RFK last night for the Nationals vs. Baltimore game. The Nats lost, 9-6. P John Patterson did not look great for the Nats and the team committed two errors. It was not really great baseball, but fun nonetheless. Some observations:
I was delighted to see the pitcher-soon-to-be-known-as-the-former-Mr. Anna Benso on on [...]

MURRAY CHASS – An Identity Crisis May Loom in Washington – The TimesHere is the original column that spawned Brad’s comment about the ESPN article. This has been known in the Natmosphere for a while now.
The long story-short is that a company called Bygone Sports (you may have seen their ads on washtimes.com) was [...]

Nationals make Sosa offer – Florida TodayWe barely had enough time to take in the (apparent) good news before Jim Bowden went off a did something stupid, like offering a guranteed contract to has-been Sammy Sosa. This makes little sense, since the team already has about 5 outfielders plus the forgotten Ryan Church, who last [...]

Williams Revises Stadium Cost Plan – The PostMayor Anthony Williams has delivered the paperwork detailing costcaps for construction as well as a promise of $70 million from the Anacotia Waterfront Commision. The council is going to have the lawfirm DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary of Chicago look over the documents this weekend. If they tell [...]

Private Stadium Funding Canceled – The PostNot surprisingly, the Deutsche Bank private financing plan is off the table. Council chair Linda Cropp (D) offered the funniest quote I have seen in a while:
It was never my plan. It was a plan that was recommended by the CFO
Politicians are amusing sometimes.
Mayor: Lease vote will go off [...]

Nationals spring schedule released – The Wash. TimesThe spring training schedule is now out and tickets are finally available. Who can’t wait to get to the white sand beaches exciting nightlife Panera of Viera?
More from Florida Today: Nationals tickets go on sale
Revised Stadium Decision Comes Down to the Wire – WTOPnews.comMayor Anthony Williams was on [...]

Nationals Maintain Their Interest in Free Agent Sosa – The PostFor some reason, Jim Bowden appears to still be interested in Sammy Sosa. At least Bowden is not offering a guaranteed contract…yet. I maintain my distaste for signing a washed up primadona with a trail of baggage stretching from here to Chicago.
Also, the Nats are [...]