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Playoff Basketball Coming To D.C.
Washington Mystics head coach Julie Plank was the epitome of business as usual after her team’s big 80-71 win on Sunday against the Seattle Storm, which just happens to be the best team in the WNBA....
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The NBA Equivalent of Losing Alana Beard
[a basketball hoop somewhere in Washington, D.C. – K. Weidie] Excuse the comparison to the men’s game and think of the following more as context to what the Washington Mystics have accomplished this...
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ShareBullets: A Monumental Advertisement from Leonsis’ New Group
A D.C. pic and links … I came across this big banner hanging on a building at the northeast corner of 13th and L Streets NW, about nine blocks or so from the Verizon Center. It features “Monumental...
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This Is A Redskins Town
Sometimes you’ll hear people call D.C. a basketball hotbed. Or you’ll hear claims that Washington has deep basketball roots that are just waiting to blossom, especially after the takeover of the Ted...
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“Absolutely.” Donovan McNabb’s Post Game Speech; and The Redskins Fan vs. The...
It just had to be done. Sure, this is a Washington Wizards blog. And my forthcoming report from Sunday’s Wizards Fan Fest will be exactly that, forthcoming. But, for some reason, I feel the need to...
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Happy New Year From The 1993-94 Washington Capitals
Why yes, this is a Washington Wizards blog. But more importantly, I take an interest in all D.C. sports teams, including the Washington Capitals. As mentioned in a previous post pertaining to past...
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Commonalities: Gilbert Arenas and Dan Snyder
On several planes, Gilbert Arenas and Dan Snyder are totally alike. On about a million they are not. One commonality I can easily think of is that they both appear to be utterly oblivious to the...
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Degrees From The Palace Five Laundrymen, Washington, D.C. Pro Basketball Team
Let me take you back in the history of basketball, one which we are certainly NOT doomed to repeat. To the 1920s, Washington, D.C. …. Photos via Shorpy.com. [1925. Bob Grody & manager Ray Kennedy,...
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Talking NCAA Tourney Brackets & Redskins Draft Trade With The Washington Wizards
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament and the Washington Redskins trading for the number two pick in this year’s NFL draft (Robert Griffin, III) have been competing for time at the water cooler over...
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RGIII or Kevin Durant: Who Does DC Sports Want More? Twitter Has Answers
[John Wall can only watch and wish that he played with Kevin Durant.]Robert Griffin III is awesome. No getting around that. All of the draft picks that the Redskins traded for him were worth it, and...
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Wizards Win! And a Block of LeBron by Kevin Seraphin (That RGIII Witnessed)
[RGIII looks sad hugging LeBron James; Sam Cassell’s head was there.]Hey, did you know that RGIII (Robert Griffin the Third) was at the Wizards-Heat game on Tuesday night? Yep, he totally was. I know...
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LeBron Says RGIII Won't Make Him a Redskins Fan After Losing to Wizards
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULPCltFnn8Y More RGIII? Definitely more RGIII. Third of all, if you didn’t know, Robert Griffin, III was at the Wizards-Heat game on Tuesday night. Second of all, he and...
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The Return of Fun and Unbridled Optimism: Are the Wizards Ready?
Turn that frown… Upside down… On September 9th, the first Sunday of the 2012 NFL season, Robert Griffin III (RGIII) led the Washington Redskins to a 40-32 victory over the New Orleans Saints in the...
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Quick Ain’t Fair, John Wall and Washington Pro Ball Aren’t There
[Quick Ain’t Fair and this court was slick.]The Washington Wizards have a long way until they establish a clear, universal brand that fans and media can identify. After all, the ill-conceived...
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What Does Rotnei Clarke Have To Do With the Wizards, Wale and the Redskins?
So what does Rotnei Clarke have to do with the Wizards, Wale and the Redskins? Well, for one, the sharp-shooting Clarke worked out for the Washington Wizards on Monday, along with five other...
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Stats, Socials and Stephen Burt: Indiana Fever @ Washington Mystics
[Editor’s Note: You may remember Logan K. Young (@LoganKYoung) from his 2013 NBA Draft Night report: “A Wizard Man in Brooklyn.” This is his second piece for TAI, a chronicle of his adventures at a...
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The Last Pro Basketball Playoff Victory in D.C. — Effort from Mystics Falls...
[Playoff pro basketball in the District — Mystics vs. Dream, Sept. 21, 2013]The Washington Wizards can breathe easy. They still have the last playoff basketball victory in the District of Columbia, a...
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When Steve Buckhantz Was Given a Twitter Lesson by The WizzNutzz
[via @stevebuckhantz and @wzzntzz]As newer (and older) folks get integrated and accustomed to social media (because everyone is jumping off that bridge; actually, it’s pretty cool; there’s water...
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Better Know a Wizards Fan: Redskins Man Edition (aka ‘Pump it Up’ Man)
[Walter, the ‘Pump it Up’ Man — image via @LedellsPlace] — His familiar Redskins jacket is easy to spot among the arriving Verizon Center crowd. Before every game he makes his way to his seat in the...
View ArticleThe Dumbest Thing Said in the History of D.C. Sports, by John Feinstein
John Feinstein is a troll, in many ways. But one particular bit of trolling has most definitely led me to this place, and you to this here blog website, perhaps. Okay Wiz fans: you are right. Without...
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