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Live Chat Tonight at CSNDC
The folks at CSNDC have kindly asked me to host a live chat during tonight's Caps-Devils game. Click here to join the chat at 7. Hope to see you there.
Ovechkin’s Status is Week-to-Week
The Washington Capitals just issued the following statement regarding the status of left wing Alex Ovechkin:
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin suffered an upper-body strain in Sunday evening’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets and his status is week-to-week, the...
Is the Washington Post’s Sports Coverage Vulnerable?
That's a question that Slate's Jack Shafer is considering in light of the news that Joe Allbritton, the owner of WJLA-TV and NewsChannel 8, has asked former Washington Post reporter and editor Jim Brady to start a Web-only publication for the D.C. area:
Most newspapers place...
Crime Imitates Failed Television Show Art
A couple of years back, I caught a few episodes of an ABC television sitcom dubbed the Knights of Prosperity. The premise was simple: a bunch of folks down on their luck decided to conspire to rob celebrities like Mick Jagger and Ray Romano. David Letterman was the producer, ...
More on the Caps, Redskins and How to Handle the Media
Over at D.C. Sports Bog yesterday, Dan Steinberg picked up on the same vibe I did on Monday when I read some common sense advice Ted Leonsis dispensed on dealing with the media. Give it a read. Primary assist to J.P.
Is This a Great Time or What?
Purchase price of 42 inch 1080p high definition television: $800.
Monthly subscription to satellite television service: $100.
Yearly subscription to NHL Center Ice: $165.
Listening to an online radio feed of the Caps and Flyers after spending all of that money in order to ensure...
Are They Listening at Redskins Park?
From Monday morning's Washington Post piece on the popularity -- or lack thereof currently -- of the Washington Redskins among the locals:
David Donovan, the Redskins' chief operating officer, disputed Powell's analysis, saying that team records show a 12 percent dip...
Theo Fleury on ESPN’s E:60 Tonight at 7:00 p.m.
Here's the word from ESPN PR rep Andy Hall:
Theo Fleury Speaks Out on ESPN’s E:60 ESPN's award-winning primetime newsmagazine E:60 will feature a revealing interview with former NHL star Theo Fleury in the episode airing Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. ET. The program...
On Rob Scuderi and Jason Chimera: Can Anybody Spell Clipping?
I was reading Greg Wyshynski's account of Rob Scuderi's hit on Jason Chimera over at Puck Daddy late last night when it occurred to me that nobody had mentioned the penalty that could have been called: clipping. Here's the reference straight out of the NHL rulebook...
Redskins Fans Express Their Dipleasure to Mr. Snyder
Here's a picture for all the Washington Redskins fans. The following picture was snapped by a friend of mine on Route 28 in Virginia near the team's training complex in Ashburn.
Apparently firing the owner isn't an option.
Willie Mitchell’s Clean, but Devastating Hit, on Jonathan Toews
Here's the hit everyone in the NHL is going to be talking about in the morning: Willie Mitchell's clean, but devastating hit on Jonathan Toews in Chicago on Wednesday night as the Blackhawks hosted the Canucks.
The hit, which came with the Canucks trailing 2-1 in a...
Hockey Relationship Advice
Via Twitter, Andy Sorensen of Minnesota passed along the following question in the early morning hours: "Am I a bad bf for sitting the gf down on our anniversary Sat night and having her watch her 1st hockey game (Canucks/Leafs on HNIC)?"
Dear Andy,
Introducing your significant...
Odds to Win the Stanley Cup
Well, we're almost two weeks into the NHL regular season, and I thought it might be a good time to take a quick look back at some numbers the folks at Bodog.com sent my way a few weeks back. It was on October 1 that they published the odds to ...
Hockey Fans Miss Another Great Game; DirecTV and Versus Fight On
The NHL has to be pleased that the Blackhawks authored such an epic comeback last night in Chicago, roaring back from a 5-0 deficit to defeat the Calgary Flames 6-5 in OT. Unfortunately, just as was the case last week with Philadelphia's exciting OT win over the Washington Capitals, a ...
Can You Find the Error in This Screengrab?
From the front page of the NYT's hockey section:
Did we fire that copy editor in the last round of layoffs?
How DirecTV and Versus Are Hurting Hockey
Those of you who were able to watch the Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Washington Capitals 6-5 in overtime earlier this evening know that you were treated to one barn burner of a hockey game. When we look back at this season next Spring, there's little doubt in my mind that ...
Some Quick Thoughts on Caps Opening Night
It's hard to think about how things could have gone better for the Washington Capitals on opening night in Boston on Thursday. Though just about everybody is having their say right now, I think J.P.'s wrap is most on point: everything that's always worked for the...
Brandon Sugden and Donald Brashear Tangle Twice in New York
I know I haven't written much about the Caps thus far this preseason, and that's a function of the fact that my "real job," continues to encroach upon what little free time I seem to have left. Still, I couldn't help but notice that my old friend David Singer found ...
Olie Kolzig Retires
Olie Kolzig snags one of his 18,233 saves. Photo by Allen Clark.
I'm not sure anyone was shocked to hear the news yesterday that former Washington Capitals goalie Olie Kolzig had decided to retire after 14 seasons in the NHL. As Kolzig admitted in an interview with...
Juan Martin Del Potro Snags U.S. Open Championship
Del Potro Celebrates at the 2008 Legg Mason Tennis Classic.
Earlier this evening, 20-year old Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro prevailed in a five set match over Roger Federer to win the 2009 U.S. Open Men's Singles title. I got my first close look at Del Potro when he won the ...
Some Quick Thoughts on the Baltimore Ravens
I was in my usual seats yesterday at M&T Bank Stadium to watch the Baltimore Ravens beat the Kansas City Chiefs 38-24. The game was a heck of a lot closer than the score indicated with the game tied at 24 with a little more than two minutes to go.
Here's ...
A Dispatch from Planet Serena
Just in case you missed the non-apology apology from Serena Williams for her outburst on Saturday night during the semifinals of the U.S. Open:
"Last night everyone could truly see the passion I have for my job. Now that I have had time to gain my composure, I can see that ...
Are We Being Too Hard on Serena Williams?
I don't think so, but Fillip Bondy of the New York Daily News thinks otherwise.
Bob Arum Takes a Shot at MMA
I'll be the first to admit that I'm not much of a fan of MMA It's not been for lack of trying. More than a few of my friends, including Jon Swensen of Sharkspage, have tried to convert me to the sport, but to no avail. Don't get me wrong, ...
The Serena Williams Meltdown
Life can't be terribly easy when anything and everything you do and say could possibly end up on worldwide television. Everyone ought to be entitled to get angry once in a while, but when you're a celebrity, losing your cool comes with a cost. Just ask Dennis Green. Or Jim ...
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