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Washington's Freedom ready to ring again
- No one at the Washington Freedom is quite ready to believe the Women’s Pro Soccer league will actually exist until the players are lined up in uniform on the field hearing the national anthem before next April’s first match.
Right-hander Bergmann returns to Nats rotation
- It has been a busy May for Nationals right-handed pitcher Jason Bergmann.
Nats find a villain in Queens
- Softball girls?
High school pressure helps create success
- As a professional athlete you face pressure situations a lot. Sometimes you come through and other times you don’t. But by the time you reach the major leagues you pretty much know how well you cope.
When the strike zone is not the strike zone
- About 20 years ago during a rain delay at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, AL umpire Ken Kaiser consented to don a headset and take some listener phone calls on the Orioles’ flagship radio station. Kaiser, whose big league career spanned 23 years, was never timid when a microphone was around. He loved the attention, good or bad, which may have stemmed from his earlier career as a “heel” in pro wrestling.
- About 20 years ago during a rain delay at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, AL umpire Ken Kaiser consented to don a headset and take some listener phone calls on the Orioles’ flagship radio station. Kaiser, whose big league career spanned 23 years, was never timid when a microphone was around. He loved the attention, good or bad, which may have stemmed from his earlier career as a “heel” in pro wrestling.
Wiz look to young foursome
- With Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld watching from a catwalk at the practice court at Verizon Center last month, forward Oleksiy Pecherov drilled rapid-fire 3-pointers.
Brown is a lock
- The question isn’t whether Big Brown will win Saturday’s 133rd Preakness Stakes. The Kentucky Derby winner will overwhelm this cheap field like your grandmother’s perfume.
Fish wrap up Nats
- They tried to downplay the disappointment. But the tone in the Nationals locker room told the story.
- They tried to downplay the disappointment. But the tone in the Nationals locker room told the story.
Grunfeld wants Wizards intact
- In response to Gilbert Arenas’ blog ultimatum that he’ll stay with the Wizards only if the team re-signs free agent Antawn Jamison, President Ernie Grunfeld took the high road Thursday.
Nats send Chico to the pen
- It was only a matter of time for Nationals pitcher Matt Chico.
Monk, Green make appeal for kids
- Darrell Green and Art Monk need money.
United stoked for Fire
- Santino Quaranta knows exactly how to combat the risk of D.C. United’s abysmal road performances seeping into a home match.
The center of attention
- Nationals center fielder Lastings Milledge hesitated for just a moment as the line drive came his way.
Blanks looks to take next step
- There were “eight million stories” in “The Naked City,” according to the old TV police drama. There’s nearly that many on the Nationwide Tour. One of them belongs to Kris Blanks, a former standout at Springfield’s Robert E. Lee High and now a pro at Four Streams in Beallsville.
Volkswagen enters the haus
- The black 1964 Volkswagen Beetle driven up the narrow access ramp inside RFK Stadium and parked outside D.C. United’s mezzanine-level VIP lounge was immediate and unmistakable. The car, which currently stars in national advertisements, was a sign that the five-year partnership between the team and club announced Tuesday has ushered in a new era for Major League Soccer’s most storied franchise.
- The black 1964 Volkswagen Beetle driven up the narrow access ramp inside RFK Stadium and parked outside D.C. United’s mezzanine-level VIP lounge was immediate and unmistakable. The car, which currently stars in national advertisements, was a sign that the five-year partnership between the team and club announced Tuesday has ushered in a new era for Major League Soccer’s most storied franchise.
A new day, a new system for Collins
- Todd Collins could have a big head after leading Washington to the playoffs last year. He saved the season — everybody knows it.
Olsen says he won’t call it a career
- D.C. United midfielder Ben Olsen has ruled out retirement although he continues to be troubled by lingering ankle problems and may need reconstructive surgery.
Season’s end brings awards
- It was a season of drama for the Wizards as they rode a roller coaster of varying expectations, depending on who was on the injury list. In the end, the Wizards performed well when little was expected, but not so well when the expectations were high.
- It was a season of drama for the Wizards as they rode a roller coaster of varying expectations, depending on who was on the injury list. In the end, the Wizards performed well when little was expected, but not so well when the expectations were high.
Redding experiencing a career renaissance
- For Nationals starting pitcher Tim Redding, the months following shoulder surgery three years ago led to a complete re-evaluation of his baseball career.