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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.

gif Jan 18th 2013, 05:07 Read full article >> Morning review: Terps finally gut out a close win Jan 17th 2013, 14:14 All the scoffing at Maryland's soft non-conference schedule gained traction after the Terrapins' weak showings in consecutive losses to Florida State and Miami. Consistently out-muscled and at times out-hustled, perhaps this team was not adequately prepared for ACC competition. Read full article >> Manti Te'o: NFL player says he met girlfriend Jan 17th 2013, 13:29 Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o had a phenomenal season, playing under the incredible emotional burden of the death of his girlfriend. Only now, according to Notre Dame, Lennay Kekua never existed and Te'o was the unwitting victim of an elaborate hoax. Read full article >> Postgame notes: Breaking down Maryland's game-winning play Jan 17th 2013, 12:00 Mark Turgeon opened a water bottle near the lectern in Comcast Center's media room, took a deep breath and zapped the tense drama with one quick quip. "Well, uh, that's exactly how I drew it up," Turgeon said. Read full article >> Wizards suffer another late-game collapse in Sacramento Jan 17th 2013, 08:14 The nearly-whole Wizards lost, 95-94, to the Sacramento Kings in all-too-familiar fashion a late-game meltdown but the reaction to the loss was different than previous close defeats. A.J. Price, John Wall and Bradley Beal were huddled in one corner discussing aspects of the Kings' defense that they failed to exploit down the stretch. Martell Webster sat next to Nene and they discussed an error that led to Kings guard Tyreke Evans getting to the foul line for the decisive free throw. And Coach Randy Wittman pulled aside Kevin Seraphin to explain to him what went wrong in the final minutes. Read full article >> Maryland-North Carolina State postgame: A much-needed win for the Terps Jan 17th 2013, 06:35 During an inspired, Hackman-esque pregame speech, Coach Mark Turgeon looked his Maryland basketball players in their eyes and asked one pointed question. "Why did you come here?" To win games, some answered, and to compete at a high level. The Terrapins entered Wednesday night on a two-game losing streak, mired in an offensive quagmire, sliding deeper and deeper at the outset of a relatively brutal ACC stretch. Read full article >> Wizards vs. Kings: Washington falls apart late as three-game winning streak ends Jan 17th 2013, 06:08 SACRAMENTO — The Washington Wizards waited more than three months for John Wall to make his season debut and his return has raised the expectations and confidence for a bottom-of-the-standings team that now believes opponents should overlook it at their own peril. Read full article >> Michael Morse traded; nine Nats memories Jan 17th 2013, 06:07 When the Nats finally started winning in 2012, the team's public image became a heck of a lot more lovable than it had been in, say, 2009. Now and forever, nobody loves a bunch of lovable goofballs on a 100-loss team, but almost everyone loves a bunch of lovable goofballs on a 100-win juggernaut. Read full article >> Maryland vs. N.C. State: Alex Len's putback lifts Terps to 51-50 win over Wolfpack Jan 17th 2013, 04:34 The memory had already faded for Alex Len, lost among a sea of Comcast Center court-stormers and thumping jubilation. With 0.9 of a second left, he soared through the lane, a 7-foot-1 savior answering Pe'Shon Howard's air-balled prayer. Minutes later, he was the unwilling provider of a piggy-back ride, carrying multiple Maryland fans until the weight proved too much, and Len toppled to the floor. Read full article >> Death of Notre Dame football star's girlfriend apparently was a hoax Jan 17th 2013, 04:20 Was it too good to check? Reporters from the South Bend Tribune to CBS to Sports Illustrated all repeated the story about the heartbreaking death of a young woman and her alleged romantic links to a Notre Dame football hero. Read full article >> Georgetown vs. Providence: Greg Whittington out indefinitely because of academic issues, Hoyas hang on for 74-65 win Jan 17th 2013, 03:45 Roughly an hour and a half after athletic department officials revealed Georgetown starting forward Greg Whittington would be out indefinitely because of academic issues, the Hoyas stepped onto the Verizon Center court Wednesday for a second consecutive game without their second-leading scorer and rebounder. Read full article >> Michael Morse traded to Seattle Mariners in a three-way trade Jan 17th 2013, 03:32 Before Michael Morse came to the Washington Nationals, he toggled between the minors and majors, between positions, between health and injury. He believed he would make himself into an everyday major leaguer. He saw his chance in the nation's capital, even if the team was spiraling toward the worst record in the majors. Read full article >> Maryland fans rush the court; cranky people get cranky Jan 17th 2013, 03:12 I used to share in the occasional crankiness of cranky folks who insisted that post-game court-storming was a sacred ritual to be reserved for only the biggest, manliest, most impressive wins. But then I remembered that the one time I stormed the court (as a student at Delaware), it was fun. And that having fun is the point of sports fandom. And that there isn't a grand ledger in the sky tallying exactly how many people have stormed the court at how many inappropriate times. And that an "act like you've been there before" attitude from fans could also lead to bored Atlanta Braves supporters skipping playoff games, or bored Maryland basketball fans skipping, say, mid-week N.C. State games. And that anyone who actually argues that a program's goals and expectations are affected or altered or increased or decreased based on students running out of the bleachers to have 120 seconds of post-game fun is a stark raving lunatic who probably shouldn't have access to a keyboard. Read full article >> Wizards vs Kings: Game 36 Discussion thread Jan 17th 2013, 03:08 Before the Wizards play the Kings, Coach Randy Wittman was asked how he felt about being in Sacramento for the final time. "Is it?" Wittman asked back. Read full article >> 2013 MLS draft preview: D.C. United has 17th pick Jan 17th 2013, 02:29 Where: Indianapolis. When: noon. Online video: ESPN3.com, MLSsoccer.com. Format: Two rounds (38 selections). Four-round supplemental draft is Tuesday. 1. New England (from Toronto); 2. Chivas USA; 3. Toronto (from Portland); 4. Toronto (from New England); 5. Vancouver (from Philadelphia); 6. Colorado; 7. FC Dallas; 8. Montreal; 9. Columbus; 10. Vancouver; 11. Colorado (from Chicago); 12. Real Salt Lake; 13. Houston (from New York via Portland); 14, Kansas City; 15. San Jose; 16. Seattle; 17. D.C. United; 18. Montreal (from Houston); 19. Los Angeles. Read full article >> Michael Morse on his trade to the Mariners and his time with the Nationals Jan 17th 2013, 02:25 Michael Morse responded to his trade back to the Seattle Mariners as anyone who had come to know over the past three-plus years would expect him to. He was grateful for his time in Washington, and he enthusiastically looked forward to rejoining the Mariners. He had only thanks for the Nationals, no ill feelings. He will miss Washington, but he had nothing negative to say in a brief phone conversation tonight. Here are Morse's full thoughts: Read full article >>

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