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D.C. United goalkeeper Bill Hamid has been 'Dr. No' to opposing attacks Nov 2nd 2012, 00:31 These are exciting days for D.C. United's starting goalkeeper. He is in the MLS playoffs for the first time. He is enjoying the finest season of his blossoming career. Best of all, "Skyfall" opens next week. Read full article >> Nene tries to mentor Wizards teammates while nursing nagging injury Nov 2nd 2012, 00:09 Nene assumed his normal position Thursday after the Washington Wizards ended practice: He grabbed a seat along the baseline of the court, pulled off his left shoe, pulled his sock halfway off until it hung off his toes, then placed his heel on a bag of ice. Read full article >> Redskins' Ryan Kerrigan seeks to produce sacks on a consistent basis Nov 2nd 2012, 00:06 Shut out by opponents in three consecutive outings, Washington Redskins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan finally ended his sackless streak last Sunday and increased his season total to 4 1 / 2through eight games. Read full article >> Motivated Westlake faces North Point; River Hill defense on a roll Nov 2nd 2012, 00:02 Westlake hasn't needed much extraneous motivation the past six weeks, but the Wolverines will have some anyway during Week 10. The trip to North Point (6-3, 4-3 Southern Maryland Athletic Conference) on Saturday night will only be 2.7 miles, and Westlake (7-2, 6-1) – which has clinched a berth in the 3A South playoffs thanks to its current six-game winning streak – has an opportunity to eliminate its bitter neighborhood rival from the Maryland 4A East race. Read full article >> Desperate Woodbridge hosts Stonewall Jackson; Briar Woods faces Loudoun County Nov 1st 2012, 23:47 Earlier this fall, the Stonewall Jackson-Woodbridge regular season finale looked like it would be for playoff seeding — if Stonewall continued its impressive start. In the past couple of weeks, however, the matchup has taken on a sense of desperation for Woodbridge and a sense of history for Stonewall. Read full article >> Jefferson hopes for return to playoffs, Oakton looks for turnaround Nov 1st 2012, 23:32 It's been four years since Jefferson made the playoffs and even longer – seven years – since the Colonials finished with a record of .500 or above. But thanks to the timely return of four starters from injury and a two-game win streak, the Colonials find themselves with a chance to accomplish both entering Friday's contest at South Lakes. Read full article >> Washington International boys', girls' win Potomac Valley Athletic Conference soccer titles Nov 1st 2012, 23:21 Washington International senior Steven Lofton generally punctuates his goals with a flip. But after finding the net in the second half of Thursday's Potomac Valley Athletic Conference Division A final, the forward took his celebration in a different direction. Read full article >> Kelly, Freeland win DCIAA cross-country crowns Nov 1st 2012, 23:08 Abdur-Rahmaan Kelly's spikes were filled with water. His tall, white socks were now black with dirt and mud was caked onto the back of his jersey. No matter how much of the three-mile Fort DuPont Park course the Theodore Roosevelt senior picked up along his way, he left just as much of himself out there on it. Beneath a gray sky and cold drizzle, Kelly showed the grit and heart necessary to win Thursday's D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association cross-country championships in Southeast. He overcame a race-long deficit and a late wrong turn to outkick Noah Howard of Wilson in the final strides and steal the victory in 16 minutes 15 seconds. Read full article >> Playoff berths at stake around Montgomery, Prince George's Nov 1st 2012, 22:27 Eleanor Roosevelt senior James Warren is the Raiders' most talented athlete, and as such, his coaches figured at the season's outset that it made the most sense to put him in the position where he'd be able to exert the most control over a game. Read full article >> Delays slow evening commute on Red Line Nov 1st 2012, 22:18 Metro is single tracking Red Line trains between Friendship Heights and Medical Center stations Thursday afternoon, due to arcing insulation in a tunnel, transit officials said. Officials expect 40-minute delays for trains and a track repair crew is en route, said Dan Stessel, a Metro spokesman. Read full article >> Flint Hill, Potomac School meet with MAC title at stake Nov 1st 2012, 21:45 Potomac School Coach Pat Duffy has made a conscious decision not to give his players "rah-rah" speeches about this week's rivalry game with Flint Hill, which will serve as the Mid-Atlantic Conference championship game and carries state playoff implications. It is also one of the fiercest rivalries in the region. Read full article >> PM Update: Raw and cool repeat Friday Nov 1st 2012, 21:04 November arrived in late November-like fashion with gray skies and chilly temperatures. We might even squeeze out a few light rain showers this evening. For the most part though, it's just cloudy and cool and stays that way through a good part of Friday. Corcoran board holds key to museum's fate Nov 1st 2012, 20:29 Washington has worried over the fate of the Corcoran Gallery of Art for so long — some 50 years — that "financially struggling" has sometimes seemed an official part of the museum's name. Periods of stability and growth have been only intermittent. Read full article >> Sandy forces elections board to hand deliver and FedEx absentee ballots Nov 1st 2012, 20:24 District residents fretting about their absentee ballots could see their ballots delivered by hand or FedEx by Election Day as the D.C. Board of Elections scrambles because of Superstorm Sandy. Wesley Williams, public affairs manager of the Office of Campaign Finance and a spokesman for the elections board, said Thursday that the board is sending some requested absentee ballots by mail and FedEx and is hand delivering others. The overnight shipping and hand delivery are unusual. "Because of the hurricane and the loss of two days because of it, the Board instituted these two options to expedite delivery," he said in an e-mail. Read full article >> Kwame Brown apologizes to the judge who will sentence him Nov 1st 2012, 20:17 Former D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown tendered an apology Thursday to the judge who will sentence him later this month on a bank fraud charge. "My public humiliation, the pain that I have caused to my family, friends and supporters, the embarrassment that I have caused to the city that I love are all the consequences of my actions," Brown wrote to U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon. "I did not intend those consequences, but they are the product of my actions nonetheless." Read full article >> Paving to begin on Beltway in Silver Spring Nov 1st 2012, 19:47 View Larger Map Workers are about to begin one of the final phases of the biggest project now underway on the Maryland side of the Capital Beltway. Starting Thursday night, they will be closing lanes on the Northwest Branch bridge in Silver Spring to resurface the roadway. Read full article >> Vincent Gray's birthday party will have 200 hosts Nov 1st 2012, 19:30 Last week, you'll recall, I noted that planning was underway for a massive 70th birthday bash for Mayor Vincent C. Gray — including recruiting for the all-important host committee list. Well, the invites are out, and there will be no shortage of hosts — roughly 200, in fact, will be helping to "hit a home run" for Gray's constituent service fund. The list is a who's-who of old friends and lawyers and lobbyists and activists and developers and city contractors and other big machers who often show up on these sorts of things. Read full article >> New Nor'easter may hit East Coast next week Nov 1st 2012, 19:02 Another storm is exactly what the mid-Atlantic and Northeast coast don't need. But the European Centre Medium Range Forecast (EURO) model is forecasting exactly that this time next week. Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about a fall holiday Nov 1st 2012, 18:56 Think you're a master of local trivia? Try answering the Washingtology question of the day from Cultural Tourism DC. Take your best guess and see what others have answered in our daily quiz. Scroll down the page to find out the correct answer. Read full article >> Pick the D.C. area's top newcomer Nov 1st 2012, 18:48 This week, we're reflecting on what's new and notable in the D.C. area since Election Day 2008. Think back: Remember November 2008, when Redskins rookie head coach Jim Zorn had won six of his first eight games and had Washington football fans dreaming of the glories that lay ahead? That was a long time ago, all right. Read full article >> At University of Richmond, decision to add men's lacrosse met with questions Nov 1st 2012, 18:31 Faced with severe economic challenges, many college athletic departments have pared back their varsity teams, confronting difficult decisions over which sports to keep and which to eliminate. Athletes on dropped programs are left feeling betrayed and wondering, "Why us?" Read full article >> The National Hurricane Center's strikingly accurate forecast for Sandy Nov 1st 2012, 17:22 Almost five days prior to landfall, the National Hurricane Center pegged the prediction for Hurricane Sandy, correctly placing southern New Jersey near the center of its track forecast. This long lead time was critical for preparation efforts from the Mid-Atlantic to the Northeast and no doubt saved lives. High Heel Race to close Dupont Circle streets Nov 1st 2012, 17:13 Hurricane Sandy forced postponement of the Halloween season tradition known as the High Heel Race, originally scheduled for Tuesday, but those intrepid runners are not to be denied. They will be out Thursday night to compete near Dupont Circle. Read full article >> Man killed, more than a dozen robbed in D.C. Nov 1st 2012, 17:02 A Maryland man was fatally shot Wednesday night in Northeast Washington, part of a spasm of violence in the District that included more than a dozen robberies stretching into Thursday morning. The crimes occurred at all hours in every quadrant of the city except Southwest, according to D.C. police. They included a robbery downtown on M Street about 7 a.m. Thursday as people were heading to work and two assaults south of Dupont Circle a half-hour apart early Thursday that police said appeared to be related. Read full article >> Volleyball schedule for Nov. 1 Nov 1st 2012, 16:34 Below is the updated local volleyball playoff schedule for Thursday. Matches listed as TBA may be played Thursday or Friday. 4A West Churchill at Gaithersburg, 5 p.m. Blair at Quince Orchard, 6 p.m. Read full article >>

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