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Navy vs. Arizona State: After turnaround, Midshipmen gear up for Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Dec 27th 2012, 01:28 SAN FRANCISCO —Navy senior linebacker Keegan Wetzel was sitting at a table during a news conference at AT&T Park on Wednesday talking about playing Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl this weekend when he glanced away momentarily and spotted teammate Bo Snelson also addressing several media members. Read full article >> Wizards vs Cavaliers: Game 26 Discussion Thread Dec 26th 2012, 23:59 Shelvin Mack is back from the NBA Developmental League and will make his first career start at point guard as the Wizards host Kyrie Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Coach Randy Wittman will go with his 11th different starting lineup, with Bradley Beal, Nene, Emeka Okafor and Martell Webster joining Mack. Mack is taking the place of leading scorer Jordan Crawford, who was benched after what Wittman explained was a "team rules violation." Read full article >> Robert Griffin III, Trent Williams, Lorenzo Alexander selected to NFC Pro Bowl team Dec 26th 2012, 23:26 Robert Griffin III, the Redskins' breathtakingly superb rookie quarterback, is now Robert Griffin III, the Redskins' Pro Bowl quarterback. The accomplishments continued to pile up for Griffin in his sensational first NFL season when he was selected to the NFC Pro Bowl team to be announced Wednesday evening. Griffin's selection was confirmed by a person with knowledge of the situation was announced by the NFL. He and Atlanta's Matt Ryan will back up Green Bay starter Aaron Rodgers. Read full article >> Special teams captain Lorenzo Alexander makes NFC Pro Bowl roster Dec 26th 2012, 23:05 Washington Redskins special teams ace Lorenzo Alexander has made his first Pro Bowl, his agent announced via twitter Wednesday evening. The sixth-year pro, who also plays linebacker for the Redskins, made the team after leading the league with 19 special teams tackles and anchoring a kickoff unit that has limited opponents to 23.4 yards per kickoff return (seventh in the NFC). Read full article >> Former Terps coach Joe Krivak dies Dec 26th 2012, 22:52 Former Maryland football coach Joe Krivak, who oversaw some of the Terrapins' greatest quarterbacks, passed away Tuesday night at 77. Krivak coached Maryland from 1987 to 1991, also serving as the program's quarterbacks coach beginning in 1982 under Bobby Ross, when Krivak helped guide, among others, Boomer Esiason, Frank Reich and Stan Gelbaugh. Read full article >> Maurice Hurt says he'll be ready if needed for another start at right tackle Dec 26th 2012, 21:24 Maurice Hurt could be in line to make a second straight start for the Redskins at right tackle Sunday, with Tyler Polumbus still sidelined by a concussion. Hurt started at that spot in last weekend's triumph at Philadelphia, one week after Polumbus suffered his concussion during a win at Cleveland. Polumbus missed Wednesday's practice and still must be cleared by doctors to resume practicing and playing. If that doesn't happen, the Redskins again would rely on Hurt in Sunday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys with the NFC East title at stake. Read full article >> DeJon Gomes says knee has improved, but 'too early' to know if he'll face Cowboys Dec 26th 2012, 21:07 Safety DeJon Gomes said he "did pretty much everything" at Redskins practice today and hopes to play Sunday after he suffered a second-degree sprain of his medial collateral ligament during Sunday's victory over the Eagles. Read full article >> Robert Griffin III not focusing on magnitude of Sunday's Redskins-Cowboys game Dec 26th 2012, 20:45 Already in his young NFL career, Robert Griffin III has had quite a few big moments: the season opening win at New Orleans, the comeback victory at Tampa Bay, the game-clinching 76-yard touchdown run versus Minnesota, back-to-back four-touchdown games against Philadelphia and Dallas, the Monday Night Football win over the Giants. But none carries as much weight as this Sunday's regular season finale against the Cowboys. Read full article >> Nationals prospects review: Anthony Rendon, Brian Goodwin Dec 26th 2012, 20:35 Last week, 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. Beginning today, we will examine two prospects at a time. Read full article >> NHL lockout cripples business near Verizon Center Dec 26th 2012, 20:29 Johnny Cash's "Walk the Line" resonated through the downstairs bar at Iron Horse Taproom on a recent weeknight, but with the exception of a few patrons playing shuffleboard and another handful surrounding a table, the Man in Black serenaded mostly unoccupied orange and black barstools. Read full article >> Ray Lewis activated but unlikely to play until postseason Dec 26th 2012, 20:17 Linebacker Ray Lewis is returning to the Baltimore Ravens' active roster, but playing in the regular-season finale is another matter. The move, with the team also placing wide receiver LaQuan Williams on the injured reserve list, was largely procedural. Lewis tore his triceps in an Oct. 14 victory over the Dallas Cowboys and was placed on the injured list/designated to return. Under that new designation, the team had to activate him because he returned to the practice field three weeks ago. Read full article >> Polumbus, Briscoe miss practice, Gomes, Fletcher limited Dec 26th 2012, 20:07 Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said that right tackle Tyler Polumbus missed another practice while suffering from concussion related symptoms. Shanahan said Polumbus showed some improvement when he was evaluated today, but it wasn't enough for him to practice. Read full article >> Virginia Tech QB Logan Thomas looks to the future after frustrating season Dec 26th 2012, 19:12 BLACKSBURG, Va. —Virginia Tech play caller and quarterbacks coach Mike O'Cain might be alone in this assessment, but he believes redshirt junior Logan Thomas was better than ever this year. Though most simply see Thomas's 14 interceptions and lower completion percentage as proof that the season didn't go as planned, O'Cain "would've hated to go into games without him." He marvels at how Thomas never seemed to crack mentally running the Hokies' pro-style offense and remained a "put-it-on-me kind of guy" through miscues that weren't entirely his fault and losses that would have been worse had he not put his body on the line. Read full article >> Robert Griffin III joins elite company through the air, on the ground Dec 26th 2012, 18:34 Robert Griffin III didn't have his usual productivity in the run game on Sunday against Philadelphia. But Griffin did just enough both with his legs, in addition to throwing for 198 yards and two touchdowns, to reach another milestone. Read full article >> Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon makes a difference in everything he gets his hands on Dec 26th 2012, 18:17 On the evening of Jan. 12, 2010, Pierre Garcon was in the training room of the Indianapolis Colts, his team at the time, a regular Tuesday in the NFL. A playoff game against Baltimore awaited that weekend. Garcon was receiving treatment for the aches and pains that come in January of a football season, but was doing little more than hanging out. A friend called. Read full article >> Practice bubble saves Redskins from inclement weather Dec 26th 2012, 17:31 The Washington Redskins this season have used their indoor practice facility a handful of times, mainly when preparing to play road games in domes, and a couple of times on rainy days. But Wednesday represented the first time during the regular season that the practice bubble saved the team from inclement weather, or having to transport offsite. Read full article >> DeJon Gomes on the field for Redskins practice, Tyler Polumbus not present early Dec 26th 2012, 17:19 Safety DeJon Gomes was on the field as the Redskins began practice Wednesday. But right tackle Tyler Polumbus wasn't seen during the portion of the session open to reporters. Gomes suffered a second-degree MCL sprain during Sunday's game against Philadelphia. Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said Monday that Gomes would be evaluated on a day-by-day basis. It wasn't clear how heavy a workload Gomes was able to handle because only the first 20 minutes of the session are open to the media. Read full article >> America is rooting for the Redskins Dec 26th 2012, 16:51 The Dallas Cowboys are great for television ratings, but that doesn't mean everyone is a Cowboys fan. This ESPN.com poll -- which is admittedly unscientific, but which has garnered nearly 200,000 votes -- indicates quite strongly that America is on the side of the Redskins on Sunday night. Read full article >> The best Military Bowl haircut Dec 26th 2012, 16:37 Who says second-tier bowl games like the Military Bowl don't mean much to their participants? Does this haircut not suggest Military Bowl passion? I believe the head in question belongs to San Jose State safety Cullen Newsome, which means you should probably be cheering for San Jose State on Thursday. Also, I met a couple of Spartans and their parents in a hotel restaurant this week, and they were quite charming. Thursday afternoon, RFK Stadium. Go Spartans. Read full article >> Military Bowl: San Jose State aims to cap turnaround season with bowl victory Dec 26th 2012, 16:37 Members of the San Jose State football team shuffled into a meeting room at the on-campus Simpkins Stadium Center on the morning of Dec. 11 with the sting of Coach Mike MacIntyre's departure still fresh. A day earlier, MacIntyre had been introduced as the new coach at Colorado, and now the four captains gathered the team, dousing the anger and disbelief, especially among the younger players, with a heavy dose of perspective. Read full article >> RGIII, Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson: Who's Rookie of the Year? Dec 26th 2012, 16:23 View Photo Gallery —Robert Griffin III arrived in Washington amid a renewed sense of optimism for the city's beleaguered NFL franchise. The Washington Post chronicles the rookie quarterback throughout the 2012 season as he adjusts to life in the NFL, creates a new home in the nation's capital and establishes himself as a locker room leader — all at the age of 22. Read full article >> Wednesday Terps Mailbag: Big men, hoops recruiting and holiday videos Dec 26th 2012, 16:17 Greetings for a special holiday edition of the Monday (now Wednesday for this week) Terps Mailbag, where you ask the questions and I answer. Simple as that. (Related note: Submit your questions via e-mail to alex.prewitt@washpost.com or on Twitter. Thanks for reading, friends, and happy holidays.) Read full article >> Michael Vick says this start isn't an audition Dec 26th 2012, 15:42 Michael Vick is expected to get the chance to do something he has not done in quite some time: start for the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday against the New York Giants. It would give Vick, sidelined since he suffered a concussion Nov. 11, a chance to remind NFL teams just what he can do. Given that he isn't likely to be with the Eagles much longer and that a number of NFL teams could use a quarterback (cough, Arizona, cough), that's probably a good idea. But Vick said he isn't looking at this opportunity as an audition. Read full article >> After 'growing pains' early on, Virginia Tech's defense delivered late Dec 26th 2012, 15:40 Virginia Tech's defense entered the 2012 season making bold proclamations. Cornerback Antone Exum told reporters the unit had the talent "to be the best defense that's ever been through here." Behind closed doors, defensive coordinator Bud Foster laid out lofty goals to his team, such as allowing just 13 touchdowns, one fewer than defending national champion Alabama gave up a year ago. Read full article >> Shelvin Mack, Garrett Temple next in line Dec 26th 2012, 15:23 Since John Wall was diagnosed with a stress injury in his left knee, the Wizards have hired Jannero Pargo, fired Shelvin Mack, fired Pargo, hired Shaun Livingston, fired Livingston, re-hired Mack and hired Garrett Temple after firing big man Earl Barron. Read full article >>

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