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Today's NBA: Fair and balanced, for a select few Oct 27th 2012, 23:45 Chris Paul, in London this summer with the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team, did all he could not to laugh, scoff or emote in any fashion. He was asked whether he was surprised that NBA Commissioner David Stern didn't veto the deals that sent Steve Nash and Dwight Howard to the Lakers, who already have Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant. Read full article >> Burden for rebuilding infrastructure may fall to states Oct 27th 2012, 22:57 Maryland needs more than $100 million a year to fix bridges. Virginia needs $125 million a year to repave crumbling roads in suburban Washington. The District needs $806 million to replace a rusting bridge across the Anacostia River. Read full article >> Kaplan takes ISL title Oct 27th 2012, 22:29 Emily Kaplan is just too nice a girl to look sideways at her coach when he gives her seemingly ridiculous advice, but she came close when he told her that taking your time at the beginning of races can actually mean running faster times in the end. Read full article >> Gonzaga upsets No. 5 DeMatha for fourth straight time Oct 27th 2012, 22:29 With just less than seven minutes remaining Saturday, No. 5 DeMatha lined up for a fourth-and-goal play from the Gonzaga 1-yard line. The Stags had been stopped cold on the previous two plays less than three yards from the end zone and needed a score to have a chance at erasing their 17-point deficit. Read full article >> Prince George's County is ground zero in well-funded battle over gaming Oct 27th 2012, 22:18 The executive standing behind the job fair table had plenty to offer: spa receptionist, advertising account manager, cocktail server — 112 jobs in all. But when Sung Hua Bessell, a 26-year-old student at Prince George's Community College, looked at the list, he realized there was a problem. Read full article >> Who was Harrison G. Dyar? Oct 27th 2012, 22:00 I stumble across a lot of weird, old Washington Post newspaper clippings in my job. They're part of what makes it so much fun. Most I read and forget about, but a few years ago, one article buried itself in my brain. It was about the discovery in 1924 of a mysterious set of tunnels hidden under a house near Dupont Circle. The more I explored this story, the more I became captivated by the man who built those tunnels, a figure who surely must rank as one of the most unusual people ever to call Washington home. Over the next two weeks, I'll be sharing his story with you. Read full article >> Hurricane Sandy still on track to deliver a major blow to East Coast Oct 27th 2012, 21:33 Hurricane Sandy remained a threat to overwhelm vast portions of the East Coast on Saturday, even as experts said it had weakened as its center reached 350 miles southeast of Charleston, S.C. As people from North Carolina to Cape Cod scrambled to prepare, Sandy's speed had declined to 75 miles per hour, making it possible that it would lose its status as a tropical storm or hurricane. Read full article >> Hurricane Sandy: Frequently Asked Questions Oct 27th 2012, 21:00 Answers to frequently asked questions about how bad Sandy will be, when, and how to prepare. Maryland football vs. Boston College: Terps again allow late score, fall to Eagles Oct 27th 2012, 20:42 CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — The Maryland football team has received an undeniable boost this season from its defense, a remarkable turnaround for a unit that ranked among the nation's worst in 2011. The veteran-laden front seven has terrorized opposing quarterbacks with disguised blitzes, pressuring and sacking their way into the upper echelon of the nation's statistical rankings and slowing opposing offenses in a manner unseen through Coach Randy Edsall's inaugural season in College Park. Read full article >> Hurricane Sandy poses environmental threat to Chesapeake Bay Oct 27th 2012, 19:14 More than a hundred million tons of dirty sediment mixed with tree limbs and junk floats behind the Conowingo Dam, and Hurricane Sandy, a giant faucet nicknamed "Frankenstorm," could send it pouring into the Chesapeake Bay. Read full article >> Washington, D.C. braces for Hurricane Sandy: the bad and the ugly storm scenarios Oct 27th 2012, 18:41 Confidence is now high that the monstrous and menacing Hurricane Sandy will bring serious to severe wind and rain to the Washington, D.C. metro region. Hurricane Sandy still poised to deliver a historic blow to the northeast U.S. Oct 27th 2012, 15:09 Sandy remains a minimal hurricane, but it's huge and the low category level won't match impact. Today is the day to prepare for Hurricane Sandy Oct 27th 2012, 13:49 Today is THE day to get ready for Sandy. Sunday into Sunday night will offer the chance as well although rain chances increase and winds slowly ramp up during that time. The worst part of the storm, increasingly, looks to be from Monday through Tuesday in the Washington, D.C. area.

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