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Redskins focus on Cowboys and NFC East title, will know by kickoff if wild-card berth possible Dec 25th 2012, 02:19 The Washington Redskins will know by the time they take the field Sunday night whether their postseason wild-card chances have been extinguished and their game against the Dallas Cowboys is a playoffs-or-bust showdown. Read full article >> Sunday's Redskins-Cowboys game will join just a handful of others that define the rivalry Dec 25th 2012, 01:59 It's Dallas Week in Washington, and after what has been mostly a decades-long hiatus for one of the more celebrated and combative rivalries in sports, the game this time has meaning far beyond nostalgia. Read full article >> D.C. area is proving to be one of swimming's deepest talent pools Dec 25th 2012, 01:52 It's 6:15 a.m. on a Sunday, and more than a dozen parents are arrayed in the lobby of Alexandria's Lee District Recreation Center, silently reading newspapers, paying bills and doing some Christmas shopping on-line. A few others wander in around 9 a.m., bleary-eyed and rumpled, after alarm clocks rouse them from naps in their cars outside. Read full article >> Robert Griffin III should be NFL offensive rookie of the year, and it's not even close Dec 25th 2012, 00:10 It's time to end a national sports debate that never should have started. The supposedly wide-open competition for the NFL's offensive rookie-of-the-year award is actually a one-horse race — and the winner has already crossed the finish line. Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III deserves the trophy as much for his impact on the entire league as his uplifting effect on the team and its fans. Read full article >> DeJon Gomes has a partially torn MCL in his left knee, playing status unclear Dec 24th 2012, 22:43 Redskins safety DeJon Gomes suffered a partially torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee during Sunday's win at Philadelphia, Coach Mike Shanahan said Monday. Shanahan called Gomes's injury a second-degree MCL sprain, meaning the ligament is partially but not completely torn. Read full article >> Mike Shanahan: Redskins unfazed by flexing of Sunday's game against Dallas Dec 24th 2012, 22:04 Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan was indifferent Monday to the decision to move his team's regular season finale against Dallas to the Sunday night slot, saying that the Redskins will prepare for it as they would if they were playing at 1 p.m. Read full article >> Eagles QB Nick Foles played second half against Redskins with broken throwing hand Dec 24th 2012, 18:42 Eagles quarterback Nick Foles played the second half of Sunday's loss to the Redskins at Lincoln Financial Field with a broken right hand. Eagles Coach Andy Reid announced Monday that an MRI exam revealed that Foles suffered a hairline fracture of his throwing hand late in the first half. The injury was not detected by an initial X-ray, according to Reid. Read full article >> Is RGIII NFL's rookie of the year? Dec 24th 2012, 17:51 In Monday's online chat, columnist Thomas Boswell was asked about reports that voters were leaning toward the Colts' Andrew Luck for the rookie of the year honors. Here's Boz's take: Anybody who would vote for Luck (or Wilson) over RGIII just isn't paying enough attention to the facts. Indy has been outscored 329-371. They are as lucky as any 10-5 team you will find. Yesterday, Luck was 17 for 35 for 205 yards and the game-winning 4Q TD top beat KC 20-13. Great. Congratulations. But that's a mediocre game against a horrible team. RGIII just dominates on passing numbers, even leaving out his rushing yardage. There's an unconscious linkage between them because they went 1-2 and have both had excellent seasons. IT'S NOT CLOSE. It's RGIII. I'd put Wilson in the real battle with RGIII with his 98.0 QB rating and 25-10 TD-to-INT ratio, plus his running and his team's 10-5 record. I'd still go RGIII. And what about Alfred Morris, especially if he gets 1,500 yards? Not for MVP but for 2nd or 3rd in MVP? Read full article >> Virginia Tech heads into bowl week trying to fix its flawed run game Dec 24th 2012, 17:47 Virginia Tech's bowl week has arrived, and with the Hokies ramping up preparations in Orlando ahead of Friday's Russell Athletic Bowl, Coach Frank Beamer's top priority is abundantly clear after enduring his worst season in 20 years: Find an offensive identity. Read full article >> Redskins extend multiple-turnover, multiple-sack streak to three games Dec 24th 2012, 16:43 The Redskins' defense may have experienced a couple of hiccups Sunday, but the victory over the Philadelphia Eagles included the continuation of several trends that have helped Washington turn its season around. Read full article >> Virginia Tech point guard Erick Green ties historic mark in lopsided loss Dec 24th 2012, 16:33 Virginia Tech suffered its most lopsided loss of the season Sunday night, losing to Colorado State, 88-52, in the championship game of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic. The Hokies, who were playing their second game in two nights with just seven available scholarship players, were done in by a 21-4 Rams run to begin the second half. Read full article >> Ryan Freel dies in apparent suicide Dec 24th 2012, 16:21 Ryan Freel, a utility player known for his fearless approach over an eight-year baseball career spent mostly with the Cincinnati Reds, died Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla., of what authorities said was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Read full article >> Seahawks are hot, but could lose Richard Sherman Dec 24th 2012, 15:17 The Seattle Seahawks did a number on the San Francisco 49ers in a 42-13 win Sunday night and, over their last three games, have outscored opponents 150-30, winning four in a row. Now, though, they face the prospect of losing one of their best defensive players. Read full article >> Five observations from the Redskins' win over the Eagles Dec 24th 2012, 14:50 The Washington Redskins extended their winning streak to six games the first such regular season run since 1996 and next Sunday night play the Dallas Cowboys in what could be an all-or-nothing game. Read full article >>

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