The Public-Funding-For-Stadiums Hustle Comes To Spring TrainingJack Dickey, deadspin.com Every day, it seems, another team in another sport is begging local government to pay for its stupid stadium upgrades—luxury boxes, video boards, home-run whirligigs. And seemingly every other day, more or less, municipalities give into the bullying. Mo… |
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Sarah Kogod, washingtonpost.com On Monday night, the Wizards hosted a Special Olympics basketball game on the practice court at Verizon Center. The matchup between the two teams of Special Olympians was refereed by John Wall and Cartier Martin, and coached by Martell Webster, … Contin… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com There’s been some discussion of late about why there’s so much talk about how quickly Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is recovering from his knee surgery and whether there’s an undue amount of pressure being put on him to make it back for th… |
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Dan Steinberg, washingtonpost.com Flip Saunders hasn’t been shy about his belief that the Wizards could only advance beyond their 2009-2011 struggles by purging the roster of its old crew of jolly pranksters. Apparently he also offered that advice to owner Ted Leonsis … Continue re… |
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Stephen Czarda, redskins.com (AP Photo) If there were to be a title of the Redskins opening chapter of the 2013 season it should be “On the Mend”. The Redskins were able to overcome an injury-ridden 2012 season and reach the postseason after a five year drought from January footb… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Whether fans believe that the Redskins should or shouldn’t change their nickname, when politicians and others in positions of influence speak out on the topic, it becomes newsworthy. According to TheHill.com, two more members of Congress have called upo… |
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Chris Herting, redskins.com Vikings running back Adrian Peterson and Redskins’ left tackle Trent Williams. One turned in one of the finest single-season rushing performances in NFL history. The other blocked for the best Redskins’ rushing performance in 80 years. Now both play… |
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Bill Ladson, MLB.com Third baseman Anthony Rendon is making a strong impression in Nationals camp. But Rendon, 22, knows he will not be with the big club very long. |
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Stephen Czarda, redskins.com (AP Photo) This time last year, the Washington Redskins were in the middle of all draft speculation. The team was slated to select from the number five slot as quarterbacks Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III to cornerbacks Morris Claiborne and Janoris J… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Redskins tight end Fred Davis got some good news recently about his recovery from a torn Achilles and that means it’s time for him to start thinking about where he’d like to end up as a free agent this offseason. Other than saying that he likes being … |
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After reading this from Calvin over the weekend about whether the Cowboys would pursue Michael Turner, and then this Monday from Mike Jones about the Redskins' running back depth chart, I thought to myself, "That's a good idea. Let's do a post on t… |
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Dan Steinberg, washingtonpost.com The free-agent cliche playbook mandates that players say they value winning and happiness over dollar signs. Zack Greinke went off-script, saying money is “what it comes down to at the end.” That was weird. But Redskins tight end Fred Davis, … Conti… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Colts owner Jim Irsay is taking some heat in Washington for comments he made about the Redskins’ use of Robert Griffin III. In an interview with the Indianapolis Star, Irsay said that if the Colts had ended up with the second overall pick in the 2012 NF… |
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