Not a bad way to go out.
Tonight in Secaucus, N.J. the Washington Wizards won the 2010 NBA Draft Lottery ensuring the #1 overall pick. Representing the Wiz was outgoing owner Irene Pollin, wife of late owner Abe Pollin. Her reaction was fantastic and instantly made her a folk hero in D.C. if not basketball circles [...]
Once again the Washington Capitals are putting a lot of faith behind one of the young guns. Alex Ovechkin of course signed to a 13 year, $124 million contract in winter 2008 and now owner Ted Leonsis and GM George McPhee has assured that his linemate, C Nicklas Backstrom is going to be there for [...]
Top-seeded Washington Capitals knocked out of Stanley Cup playoffs by eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens – The PostI stayed up for that?! The Washington Capitals season came to an end in game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, 2-1. The Montréal Canadiens outworked the Caps throughout the series and earned the victory. Am I happy with some [...]
Congratulations go out to Ted Leonsis for completing an agreement with the family of the late Abe Pollin to buy the Verizon Center and Washington Wizards. His brand of management will help the NBA franchise and his control of the building should help the NHL Washington Capitals.
UPDATED 06.19.2010 — I’ve added a new one — [...]
Ted Leonsis, Pollin family reach deal to buy Wizards – The PostPollins’ Statement On Agreement With Leonsis – washingtonwizards.comGreat news for D.C. sports fans broke earlier today — the family of the late Abe Pollin has agreed to sell the Washington Wizards, Verizon Center and the D.C. Ticketmaster franchise to Ted Leonsis and his Lincoln [...]
The premier professional team in D.C., the Washington Capitals have recently notched a few milestones.
Best record in the NHL — The Caps have won the President’s Trophy for the first time ever. The celebration will be subdued.
Sweeping Pittsburgh – For the first time ever, the Caps swept the Penguins in the regular season. That certainly [...]
Agreement reached on price for Wizards, Verizon Center – The PostApparently, the estate of Abe Pollin and Ted Leonsis have come to an agreement on the value of the Washington Wizards and MCI Center — $550 million. Of course, Leonsis already owns 44% of that — I’ll let you do the math.
This news means that [...]
Leonsis: ‘We’ll End Up Buying’ the Wizards – DCistAt a booksigning for the Business of Happiness, Ted Leonsis said “It’s my intention and expectation that everything is going to work out fine and that it will be done the right way and that we’ll own the Caps and the Wizards and the building.” Apparently, he [...]
An Update on Today’s News – Ted’s TakeWashington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis issued a statement via his blog about the recent Post article on his bid to buy the Wizards, Verizon Center and the D.C. Ticketmaster franchise outright from the estate of Abe Pollin. This is a “calm down everyone” move, but perhaps also a [...]
There is a lot going on in Washington sports and I don’t have much time to blog about it.
DC Sports Bog is on fire with Nats caravan & interview transcripts, Redskins slowness to integrate black into uniforms (this time its a good thing), Nats winter caravan continues and is at Ben’s Chili Bowl right now. [...]
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