| Sports: Sports News, Scores, Analysis, Schedules & More - The Washington Post | | The Washington Post Sports section provides sports news, video, scores, analysis and updates about high school, college, and pro sports teams, including the Capitals, Nationals, Redskins, United and Wizards. Post Sports also offers blogs and discussions about the latest sports news. | |
 | Wizards vs Detroit: Game 24 Discussion thread Dec 21st 2012, 23:01 A losing streak will end on Friday night at the Palace of Auburn Hills as two of the league's worst teams hook up for a home-and-home, back-to-back set. The Wizards (3-20) have lost five in a row. The Detroit Pistons (7-21) have lost six in a row. And both see each other as an opportunity to end the misery. The Pistons won the series, 2-1, last season. Read full article >>   | | For Marcus Tracy, Newtown tragedy hits home Dec 21st 2012, 21:29
On vacation during MLS's offseason, Marcus Tracy was cooking himself breakfast last Friday when his mother saw troubling news scroll across the bottom of the TV. Three miles from their home -- at the elementary school where his mom once taught, where many of his boyhood friends grew up together, where Tracy played rec league soccer on occasion -- there had been a shooting. Read full article >>   | | Former Hokies David Wilson and Jayron Hosley emerge together after bumpy rookie seasons Dec 21st 2012, 21:13 Former Virginia Tech standouts David Wilson and Jayron Hosley don't mind the parallel paths their football careers have taken. They just aren't exactly sure how they keep ending up in the same place. A recap of their shared histories includes: Coming to Virginia Tech for official visits on the same weekend during the recruiting process; choosing the Hokies despite overtures from schools in Florida; becoming freshman-year roommates upon arriving on campus; declaring for the NFL draft with a year of eligibility remaining; being selected by the New York Giants in the draft; watching the Giants then give them lockers next to each other at the team's practice facility; and returning to their roommate roots whenever the Giants are on the road. Read full article >>   | | Four Terrapins receive postseason all-star game invitations Dec 21st 2012, 19:17 Decorated Maryland defensive lineman Joe Vellano has accepted an invitation to play in the prestigious East-West Shrine Game, Coach Randy Edsall said Friday. Vellano, the anchor of the Terrapins' defensive line, finished the season as a first-team all-ACC selection for the third straight year despite playing the last four games on a badly sprained ankle. He tallied 61 tackles, 14.0 for a loss and six sacks. Read full article >>   | | Nationals want an answer soon from Adam LaRoche Dec 21st 2012, 17:36 At the winter meetings early this month, Nationals officials talked about their hope to have free agent first baseman Adam LaRoche signed or not by the end of the year. With that situation remaining unresolved, one official familiar with the team's thinking said General Manager Mike Rizzo could press the issue soon, not quite an ultimatum but something close to it. Read full article >>   | | Redskins' Tyler Polumbus back at practice Dec 21st 2012, 17:31 Redskins right tackle Tyler Polumbus returned to practice Friday morning a day after sitting out as he recovered from a concussion suffered on Sunday against Cleveland. Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said on Thursday that Polumbus still had a chance to play on Sunday at Philadelphia, but that the fourth-year pro was still being monitored for concussion symptoms and hadn't yet been cleared for contact. Read full article >>   | | Donovan McNabb on the Eagles and RGIII Dec 21st 2012, 17:27 Former Redskins and Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was on CSN Philadelphia this week, talking about how the current Eagles can stop the current Redskins, and especially Robert Griffin III. "A lot of questions go up, if he's gonna be the same guy that we've seen early on in the year, is he gonna be the guy that's mobile in the pocket and buys time if he needs to," McNabb began. "I think the most important thing is for the Shanahans to protect him in this situation. Obviously you're playing for an opportunity to make it in the playoffs, somewhere they haven't been in a while. Are you gonna establish more of the run game and the screen game, the quick game? And then that kind of sets up things downfield. Read full article >>   | | Terps' Patrick Mullins to return for senior year Dec 21st 2012, 15:41
Maryland forward Patrick Mullins, a first-team all-American and Hermann Trophy finalist, has decided to return for his senior season, Terrapins Coach Sasho Cirovski told the Insider Friday morning. Mullins was weighing a Generation Adidas contract offer from MLS to leave school early and enter the Jan. 17 draft. He would have been one of the top selections. As the league emphasizes homegrown players from teams' youth academies, GA packages are not as lucrative as they once were. Mullins, a Louisiana native, is a double major on course to graduate next December. Read full article >>   | | Redskins-Eagles: Five storylines to follow Dec 21st 2012, 15:23 The Washington Redskins go for the sweep of the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday while also looking to extend their win streak to six games. With a victory, the Redskins will maintain their lead in the race for first place in the NFC East. Read full article >>   | |
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