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London 2012: Torch Ceremony Sparks an Interest
In Olympics | By Bryan Lienesch | On May 11 2012 02:00 AM
Standing in the Temple of Hera, Ino Menegaki fiddles with a mirror. She is a high priestess, and on this particularly sunny day she is tasked with one of the most celebrated duties in ancient Greece. She must invoke the ...
Olympics Watch: Norwegian Swimmer Dies Unexpectedly
In Olympics | By Bryan Lienesch | On May 1 2012 09:36 PM
Norway has never been an international powerhouse in the sport of swimming, but in the wake of tragedy last year a hero was born. Three days after Anders Breivik killed 77 people during a bombing/shooting spree, Alexander Dale Oen won ...
Haiku The News: LaShawn Merritt- Bigger and Better?
In Haiku The News | By Shad from DC | On October 21 2010 05:28 AM
Enhanced performance. / May not run any faster, / But watch his pole vault.
Javale McGee and Team USA Give Wizards Fans Hope
In NBA Basketball | By Rob | On July 24 2010 09:04 PM
Last season, as the Washington Wizards were dropping proven veterans like Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison, basketball fans in the Nation's Capital needed reasons to be optimistic for future squads. At the time, there was no knowledge that John Wall ...
D.C. Takes Huge Steps Forward as Sports Town
Three years ago, Washington D.C. was seen as a football town, with the Washington Redskins being far-and-away the most popular team in the city (and its surrounding suburbs).
Washington D.C. has taken huge steps forward in being seen as a more ...
Early Departure for USA Mens’ Hockey
Think expectations were initially low for Team USA's Mens' Hockey team?
The flights out of Vancouver for the players and families - scheduled by someone in the NHL Player's Association - were scheduled for Sunday morning.
Given that the medal presentation is ...
Capitals Fans Experience Olympic Hockey Loyalty Dilemna
In NHL | By InternAvery | On February 24 2010 02:09 PM
For many Washington area hockey fans, they've built their love of the sport by seeing Alexander Ovechkin's electrifying plays - be it the amazing goals, huge hits or sweet assists on other teammates goals. Watching Ovechkin celebrate with his ...
NBC Could Do More To Help Olympic Ratings
There are only certain events in the 2010 Vancouver games that I was looking forward to watching, including Men's Ice Hockey and Curling. That's it. Any other events I'll end up watching will be by accident. It's ...
Team USA Favorites Bring Home Gold
The hype going into this year's Winter Olympics for Team USA was focused on women's downhill skier Lindsey Vonn, men's speedskaters Shani Davis and Apolo Ohno, and "Don't Call Me Tomato" snowboarder Shaun White.
Yesterday, three of those competitors brought home ...
Quest for 75: Balls of Fury
Not all the movies I'm going to see during the Quest for 75 are going to be award winners. In fact, I'm predicting that at least a few of the movies I see in 2010 are going to be ...
