692 days ago - Washington president Stan Kasten needed 30 minutes to figure Manny Acta could be the Nationals next manager. It must have been a slow day.
694 days ago - Redskins coach Joe Gibbs nearly no commented on his postgame press conference. After losing to Philadelphia 27-3 on Sunday, the Redskins boss didn’t want to speak from the heart for fear what would be said.
696 days ago - Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen created Terp Alley as a pregame pep rally where players walk through the crowd into Byrd Stadium. The band plays, the crowd waves and everyone gets excited.
699 days ago - It is the quiet moments that I love most about covering sports. The people on the sidelines. The behind-the-scenes sights. You can have the games. I’ll take the off days.
700 days ago - Washington quarterback Mark Brunell is a diplomat, but he’s also a realist. When some reporters tried to project a lucky victory over Dallas on Sunday as the launch of another playoff run, Brunell looked bemused and said, “Sure, why not?”
703 days ago - Beating three small schools wasn’t enough for Maryland fans to believe the Terrapins were any good. Knocking off a couple mediocre Atlantic Coast Conference teams didn’t impress disbelievers, either.
706 days ago - A little boy eyed Maryland women’s basketball coach Brenda Frese during a summer wedding. Leaving the dance floor, he pretended to take a shot and said, “Kristi Toliver for three.”