Box Seats: October 24, 2010 - October 30, 2010
Yet again the dog: Lions favored over Skins
By Evan Bliss Have I missed something here? Is Vegas really favoring the Lions by 3 over the Redskins? Is this creatively brilliant or positively insane? What is a horseshoe? Are there any horse socks? I only gamble when I...
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| October 29, 2010; 3:26 PM ET |
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Maryland-Wake Forest - Homecoming preview
By Rick Nelligan Welcome to homecoming weekend, Terps fans. The unfortunate recipient of the Terps homecoming beat down? The Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Maryland comes into the weekend right in the mix in the ACC Atlantic division at 2-1, and...
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| October 29, 2010; 2:23 PM ET |
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Maryland vs. Wake: The perfect storm
By Ryan Broadwater This weekend’s game against Wake Forest keeps getting bigger and bigger for Maryland. Months ago this game was circled because it was homecoming and the only home game over a one month time span. Just under a...
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| October 29, 2010; 12:00 PM ET |
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The case for chemistry
By Nicole Weissman With the Caps’ top line under producing so far this season (and yes, I know that this is highly relative), I can’t help but start to feel nervous that Ovechkin, Backstrom, and Knuble are at risk...
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| October 29, 2010; 10:04 AM ET |
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Political Football: Ghost of Lions games past
Michigan Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm predicts Sunday's result will feel frighteningly familiar to the Redskins. Sunday's game between the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins is on Halloween, a scary prospect for the Redskins. The last time the Redskins played...
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| October 29, 2010; 8:39 AM ET |
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Terps basketball recruiting - Welcome Mr. Faust
By Rick Nelligan Maryland’s recruiting prowess just got a jolt. At about 5:35 on Thursday afternoon, Nick Faust went on ESPNU to make his commitment. With a Baltimore Harbor façade in the background, Faust pledged his allegiance to the Terps....
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| October 29, 2010; 8:17 AM ET |
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Analysis: Constructing a Stanley Cup winner
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| October 28, 2010; 4:00 PM ET |
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'Til death (or your first felony charge) do us part
By Lee Friedman The relationship between a team and a player is a little bit like dating. You draft a player (begin dating), sometimes the player is a high draft pick and ready to contribute immediately (mature and knows how...
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| October 28, 2010; 2:33 PM ET |
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What will the Wizards do this season?
By Kevin Broom Take a Google tour through “expert” predictions for the Wizards’ season and you’ll find a mixed bag running from “the Wizards are going to suck even worse than last year” to “they’ll suck, but not as much...
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| October 27, 2010; 3:10 PM ET |
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Three Tuesday thoughts
By Kareem El-Alaily Mathieu Perreault: There are folks this week ready to anoint Mathieu Perreault as our permanent second-line center (2C). A two-point night against the Thrash plus some newfound chemistry with Alex Semin has definitely revved up the fanbase....
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| October 26, 2010; 2:00 PM ET |
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What do the Dutch think of the U.S. national team?
By Jeff Maurer I had this conversation with Stanley, the bartender at the Comedy Cafe Amsterdam, where I was working this weekend: Stanley: Where are you from in the States?Me: Virginia. It's on the East coast, kind of in the...
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| October 26, 2010; 9:54 AM ET |
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By any means necessary - Redskins 17 Bears 14
By Evan Bliss The walkway to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda should be renamed ‘DeAngelo Hall’. Intercepting Jay Cutler four times tying an NFL record, bringing one back for a pick-six, and leading the defense in tackles (7), is more than...
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| October 25, 2010; 4:18 PM ET |
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Bears-Redskins: The good, the bad and the really ugly
By Jason Woodmansee The Good It was a win. I don’t know how it was a win, but it was a win. I keep checking to see if the NFL stepped in and took it away. This Redskins team seems...
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| October 25, 2010; 10:51 AM ET |
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Takeaways from Maryland's win at Boston College
By Rick Nelligan After two years of waiting, the Terps finally showed up on the road as the defense led the team to a hard fought 24-21 victory in Chestnut Hill. Here are some of my observations from the game:...
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| October 25, 2010; 8:13 AM ET |
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