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The George C. Goodman League, known as the hottest summer basketball league in Washington, D.C., held its Opening Day on June 4 at the Barry Farms neighborhood court in Washington, D.C. The Goodman League has been around for several decades, but it still finds a way to offer something new to its faithful fans that […]

The NBA gave its fans possibly the best Christmas gift ever, with the season opening for the first time in its history on the holiday. With a fleet of stars headlining a much anticipated tip off, basketball returned in a big way just in time for the 2011-2012 campaign. If we’re going off of one […]

Baltimore Ravens tackle Michael Oher reached movie screens at the same time he reached the NFL after a stellar career at Ole Miss. Oher was the star of the 2009 hit movie “The Blind Side,” which told the rags-to-riches story of the 6-foot,4-inch, 313-pound tackle. That same year, he exploded onto the NFL scene as […]

Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan is keeping the favorite in his team’s quarterback battle close to his vest, despite widespread questions of who will be D.C.’s next signal-caller. Until an hour before game time in Washington’s preseason game against Baltimore on Aug. 25, neither the media nor the team knew exactly who was going […]

As soon as Terrelle Pryor wipes all the mud clean off his face, he should smile brightly. The former Ohio State signal caller has new life again – though it’s now stationed in the blackest of holes. The Oakland Raiders selected Pryor in the third round of the NFL’s Supplemental Draft on Monday, making the […]

Last week, sporting news giant ESPN ran a Q&A with a few local and national writers on What’s Next for John Wall, Wizards? The article tackled a few intriguing questions revolving around the D.C. home team, namely should the team resign Nick Young (definitely), will the club make the playoffs in 2012 and 2013 (no […]

Fans of the Baltimore Ravens are already debating whether Charm City’s favorite football team will be as good as they have been in recent years. The Ravens have been considered Super Bowl contenders for the past three years, claiming their stake as one of the top teams in the NFL annually. But after losing quality […]

The Washington Redskins officially kick off their 2011 season this Friday in a home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, last year’s Super Bowl runner-ups. Although most preseason games are typically cast aside as nothing more than feelers for rookies and last stringers at most franchises, for this particular franchise, these next four exhibitions are huge. […]

Cornrows, amazing talent, bad attitudes, incredible skills, poor professional habits and wacky endings to their careers – what’s the difference between Randy Moss and Allen Iverson at this point? Both tantalized us for years with glimpses of greatness, flashes of finesse and words of the weird. When Moss announced his retirement on Aug. 1, he […]

Two years have brought two seasons of nonstop nonsense for the Washington Redskins. The downtrodden franchise, once among the best in the league, finally rid themselves July 28 of the 6-foot, 6-inch, 335-pound headache that was Albert Haynesworth. Mark the date on your calendar, Redskins Nation—July 28, 2011, the day Washington shipped the former all-pro […]

July 8 marked the one-year anniversary of NBA superstar LeBron James’ primetime TV aired decision to leave his home state of Ohio to join the Miami Heat in a quest for an NBA title. According to James, “the decision” was a very difficult one to make, having to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team that […]

With the NBA million-monitoring (What? You can’t call it penny-pinching) and locked out, summer basketball, especially in Washington, D.C., has a chance to draw fans like never before. The District’s longstanding George Goodman League was already a popular beast drawing professional ballers and Georgetown University’s Kenner League has annually been graced with all things NBA […]