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Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis announces his decision to retire Jan 3rd 2013, 02:11 Ray Lewis, who has played 17 seasons for the Baltimore Ravens and defined the team's defensive excellence, announced his decision to retire Wednesday, telling teammates that "this will be my last ride." Read full article >> Maryland women's basketball depleted but surging entering heart of ACC play Jan 3rd 2013, 00:49 Early last month, the Maryland women's basketball team was preparing for the first game in program history against powerhouse Connecticut — and was doing so without starting point guard Laurin Mincy, the third player to suffer a season-ending ACL tear this season. Read full article >> Garber responds to Blatter's criticism Jan 2nd 2013, 23:45 Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber on Wednesday responded to FIFA boss Sepp Blatter, whom last week said the U.S. pro league was "struggling." In a phone interview with the Insider, Garber said: "I really don't believe the president believes we are struggling. I don't think anybody in the pro sports community would describe us that way. In no way are we struggling, but we are less than 20 years old; we haven't gone through a full generational term." Read full article >> Wizards vs Pacers: Game 30 Discussion thread Jan 2nd 2013, 23:40 Trevor Booker walked into the visitors' locker room at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Wednesday covered in a full lather of sweat from a workout. Booker sat down, took a few swigs of Gatorade, then stated that he is making progress with his sprained right knee and is expecting to return to practice next week. Read full article >> Arizona Cardinals to interview Redskins Morocco Brown for general manager position Jan 2nd 2013, 22:34 Washington Redskins Director of Player Personnel Morocco Brown has emerged as a candidate for the Arizona Cardinals' vacant general manager position, and will interview with the team, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed. Read full article >> Nationals prospects review: Sammy Solis, Matt Purke Jan 2nd 2013, 22:23 Recently, Baseball America released its top 10 ranking of the Nationals' best prospects. We devised our own list here of the Nationals' farm system, before the prospect bible announced its own, as a way for avid followers to learn a little more about each of the players: What are their skills, where do they stand in their development and when could they make it to the majors? We won't rank the 10 players here, but we obviously start in a specific order. We started recently, looking at two players at time, and it continues. Read full article >> LG Kory Lichtensteiger hopes to play Sunday for Redskins vs. Seahawks Jan 2nd 2013, 22:15 Left guard Kory Lichtensteiger missed Wednesday's practice with a sprained left ankle, but remained hopeful that he could play Sunday when the Redskins host the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the playoffs. Read full article >> Redskins-Seahawks tickets become available following player returns Jan 2nd 2013, 21:13 The Redskins announced Wednesday afternoon that some tickets have become available for Sunday's NFC Wild Card playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks after player ticket returns. A number the of tickets had been set aside for players on both teams. Now, the leftovers have been returned and can now be purchased on Ticketmaster.com while supplies last. Read full article >> 'Just another day at the office' for Alfred Morris, Redskins' other star rookie Jan 2nd 2013, 21:11 After practice Wednesday afternoon, Alfred Morris stepped on to a dais behind a podium at Redskins Park. He still wore his shoulder pads under his No. 46 jersey. The laces of his cleats were still tied tight. If Morris always looks like he wants more, it is probably because he does. Read full article >> Robert Griffin III expects to continue wearing brace Jan 2nd 2013, 20:38 Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III was a full participant in Wednesday's practice, though he said he expects to continue to wear a brace on his wobbly right knee for the foreseeable future which includes Sunday's playoff game against Seattle. Read full article >> Cedric Griffin 'grateful' Redskins are giving him a second chance Jan 2nd 2013, 20:36 Cornerback Cedric Griffin on Wednesday returned to practice following his four-game suspension for the use of performance enhancing drugs, and while admitting that he embarrassed himself, the seven-year veteran added that he aims to play Sunday and contribute to an eighth straight win for the Redskins. Read full article >> Redskins fans reacting to Sunday's win over Cowboys Jan 2nd 2013, 20:35 The noise coming from bars and houses filled with Redskins fans on Sunday night rivaled the din in Times Square just 24 hours later. Dan posted some videos on Monday if you want to re-live the moment, and because I'm fairly certain that most of you are still celebrating, here are some more fan reactions from Sunday's win caught on video. Thanks for sending them to us. Read full article >> Adam Schefter was right about the Redskins, too Jan 2nd 2013, 20:34 Earlier, I posted a master list of people whose seemingly foolish positivity about the Redskins a few months ago has now been rewarded, people like Kyle Shanahan, Joe Theismann, Marion Barry, Robert Griffin III and someone named DJ Milly-Mil. Read full article >> Backup QB Kirk Cousins has the flu, misses practice Jan 2nd 2013, 20:05 Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan said that backup quarterback Kirk Cousins didn't practice because of the flu. Left guard Kory Lichtensteiger (ankle), linebacker London Fletcher (ankle) and cornerback D.J. Johnson (knee) also did not practice. Read full article >> Rex Ryan leaves Jets for "personal" trip Jan 2nd 2013, 19:39 Since the New York Jets' season ended and the team fired general manager Mike Tannenbaum on Monday, one person has been oddly absent from the scene. Rex Ryan, atypically, had no comment on Tannenbaum's firing or much of anything else. The Jets canceled a press conference scheduled for Monday and then Ryan skipped a radio interview on the team's flagship station. Read full article >> D.C. United's quiet offseason so far Jan 2nd 2013, 19:33 RFK Stadium has been eerily quiet this winter and not just because the Military Bowl was poorly attended. With training camp set to open in two weeks, United has made few moves and offered few clues about new acquisitions. Aside from claiming veteran midfielder John Thorrington's rights in the MLS re-entry draft, the club has been silent in the signing market. Read full article >> Kornheiser: Redskins will play five primetime games in 2013 Jan 2nd 2013, 19:10 As noted earlier this week, the Redskins-Cowboys Week 17 tilt was the NFL's highest-rated regular season primetime game in 15 years. (Also, Sunday's local broadcast of "Redskins Postgame Live" on Comcast SportsNet earned a regular-season record 2.25 household rating in this market, equal to about 53,000 households. That's for a 90-minute postgame show, at 11:30 on a Sunday night, on a station that didn't even broadcast the game. And it did better than your average Wizards or Caps game.) Read full article >> Alfred Morris's impact on Redskins' offense may be less than it seems Jan 2nd 2013, 18:57 Alfred Morris's 1,613 rushing yards is the third highest total for a rookie in NFL history. It ranked second this year, behind only Adrian Peterson's amazing record-threatening total. He played in an unconventional option-style offense behind a young quarterback with rare skills. It was an unexpected season from Morris, and an uncommon season for any running back. By all conventional measures, Morris's season was a runaway success. Read full article >> Kobe Bryant says the Lakers are old Jan 2nd 2013, 18:56 Kobe Bryant had no problems identifying the Los Angeles Lakers' problems when asked to analyze the team this morning. " 'Cause we're old as [expletive]," Bryant said on ESPN's "Colin Cowherd Show." "What do you want? We just got to figure out how to play when we don't have that energy. We got to change things up a little bit defensively. We got to figure out what we want to do offensively, figure out what we want to do on nights when we don't have those legs or have that energy." Read full article >> Washington Redskins' Santana Moss shows what's old can be new again Jan 2nd 2013, 18:33 It really wasn't a demotion. Coach Mike Shanahan made that clear to Santana Moss during the offseason while explaining how Moss's role would change in the Washington Redskins' revamped receiving corps. The Redskins still needed Moss, Shanahan assured him, just in a different way. Read full article >> Nick Saban to NFL? He says no, report says. Jan 2nd 2013, 18:09 Nick Saban, perhaps the most intruguing name being mentioned in connection with the NFL's seven head-coaching vacancies, isn't interested in leaving Alabama after the BCS Championship game Jan. 7 against Notre Dame. Read full article >> Ray Lewis to retire after playoffs Jan 2nd 2013, 17:31 Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis has made a nearly miraculous recovery from the torn triceps that had sidelined him since Nov. 14 and he's ready to play Sunday for the Ravens. But this, his 17th season with the team, will be his final one. Read full article >> New Year's Eve Redskins proposal Jan 2nd 2013, 17:20 Here's a couple of Redskins fans getting engaged on New Year's Eve with a Marry Me Redskins jersey. It's a touching moment, although I'm a little disappointed that the rest of the family didn't break into an "RGIII" chant. Read full article >> Cedric Griffin back on field as practice begins; Lichtensteiger, Fletcher watching Jan 2nd 2013, 17:07 Cornerback Cedric Griffin was back on the practice field Wednesday, as coach Mike Shanahan said on Monday that he expected him to be. Griffin, who was suspended for the final four games of the season for using performance enhancing drugs, is expected to practice all week before a decision is made about whether to activate him from the reserve-suspended list. Read full article >> Andy Reid to interview with Chiefs before flying to Arizona Jan 2nd 2013, 17:03 Andy Reid, it seems, is going to coach somewhere in 2013. But where? Before heading to Arizona to interview with the Cardinals about replacing Ken Whisenhunt, who was fired Monday, Reid will interview with Kansas City Chiefs representatives today in Philadelphia. Read full article >>

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