Box Seats: November 7, 2010 - November 13, 2010
Redskins-Eagles 2: A subtle rivalry
The Redskins and Eagles rivalry appears to be gaining some momentum, considering both teams have never been competitive at the same time. Back in the day we could look through the schedule and notch four wins next to the Eagles...
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Evan Bliss
| November 12, 2010; 3:00 PM ET |
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The Redskins are doomed
Since the Redskins had a bye week, I took a bye week as well. I didn’t really watch any of the games on Sunday. I did my best to ignore the swirling winds of craziness surrounding the Redskins. I tried...
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Jason Woodmansee
| November 12, 2010; 12:48 PM ET |
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Powerball with Nick Young
The Wizards' season is six games old and they are just a game out of the playoffs....with 93 percent of the season still to go. The first six games reinforced some of the concerns we had coming in to the season,...
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Lee Friedman
| November 12, 2010; 11:31 AM ET |
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A view from the Wahoo side of the Potomac
Some of you may recognize me as one of the Capitals Box Seats bloggers. In addition to my noted love for the Caps I also have a passion for UVa. football. Seeing that it's time for the 75th installment of...
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Kareem El-Alaily
| November 12, 2010; 8:43 AM ET |
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The new NHL All-Star game: A reality TV dream come true
I cam sum up in one word how I feel about the new All-Star game: Awesome. For those who haven’t heard, the NHL will be taking us back to the schoolyards of yore, with two sets of team captains taking...
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Nicole Weissman
| November 11, 2010; 2:50 PM ET |
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Political Football: Unvarnished expectations
Pennsylvania Senator-elect Pat Toomey expects the Eagles to deliver a "shellacking" like the one President Obama acknowledged receiving from Republicans Nov. 2. If last week's election midterm elections are any sign, Washington's Redskins can expect a decisive "shellacking" when they...
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| November 11, 2010; 1:32 PM ET |
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Nationals' new duds a dud
Those are some nice new batting practice jerseys the Nationals unveiled last night. Wait, what? Those are their new game jerseys? Send them back, send them back! As ugly as the 2010 version of the Nats jerseys were, these new...
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Ryan Korby
| November 11, 2010; 11:59 AM ET |
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Thank you, Ron Weber
Ron Weber finally received his overdue induction into the Hockey Hall-of-Fame this week. Mr. Weber was the radio voice of the Caps from 1974-1997, never missing a game in 24 seasons. Many folks have sung Mr. Weber’s praises over the...
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Kareem El-Alaily
| November 10, 2010; 2:00 PM ET |
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The pageant of the transmundane
I can honestly say last night's Caps/Rangers game was one of the the most BIZARRE hockey games I have ever witnessed. It started at a weird time, on a weird day, and it just continued from there. Let's count down...
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Ryan Cooper
| November 10, 2010; 11:14 AM ET |
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Can Brooks Laich really win Sportsman of the Year?
Readers of this blog know I love Brooks Laich. Unsuspecting fans riding Metro home from the game know I love Brooks Laich. Anyone watching the game within 15 feet of me at a bar, restaurant or apartment I will never...
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Nicole Weissman
| November 10, 2010; 12:07 AM ET |
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Maryland-Seattle recap - What we learned
Originally, I had no intentions of writing a post about Maryland’s 105-76 win against Seattle University. But I’m just so excited that basketball season is back that I can’t keep it to myself. Here’s what I learned from Maryland’s opening...
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Rick Nelligan
| November 9, 2010; 2:57 PM ET |
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The Nationals' free agency pitch
Free agency season has begun for Major League Baseball and Washington won’t be spending its time on the back-burner. The Nationals are part of many of the hot stove stories this offseason. The Nats have been mentioned as players in...
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Ryan Korby
| November 9, 2010; 8:18 AM ET |
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Terps basketball: rendezvous with the Redhawks
I’m not going to talk about this weekend’s football game because I don’t want to bring back the feeling in my stomach like I had just been pulled over by the police. We had the game in our hands and...
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Ryan Broadwater
| November 8, 2010; 12:24 PM ET |
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The importance of history
The biggest question surrounding the Maryland football program since the season began has been “how many games would the Terps have to win to save head coach Ralph Friedgen’s job?” After watching Saturdays game against Miami I was listening to...
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Rick Nelligan
| November 8, 2010; 9:20 AM ET |
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