About: Mike Frandsen
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- I’m a free-lance writer who has worked as a local sports reporter covering the Redskins, Capitals, Orioles, and Bullets (yes, it was a while ago). I teach kids with autism (www.coachmike.net), blog about sports and other stuff (www.mikefrandsen.org), and write about the Skins, Caps, Wizards, Nats, Terps, Hoyas, D.C. United and other D.C. sports for examiner.com at http://www.examiner.com/x-37753-DC-Sports-Examiner.
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Washington, D.C. is more than just a Redskins town — it’s a great sports city
In MLB | By Mike Frandsen | On October 30 2011 08:26 PM
Washington, D.C. may not be the best sports town in the country, but it deserves a lot more credit than it usually gets. In fact, D.C. is an excellent sports town that supports more teams in more sports than just ...
Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan deserves some blame for Rex Grossman’s poor play
In NFL | By Mike Frandsen | On October 20 2011 10:20 PM
Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan will start John Beck at Sunday at Carolina while Rex Grossman goes to the bench. Beck, 30, will start for the first time since 2007 when he started four games as a rookie for the Miami ...
Rex Grossman will start over John Beck at QB for Washington Redskins. Was it the right choice?
In NFL | By Mike Frandsen | On September 7 2011 10:53 AM
Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan announced Monday that Rex Grossman will start over John Beck in the season opener Sunday when they host the New York Giants.
The decision to go with the more experienced Grossman indicates that the Redskins believe ...
Top 10 Washington Redskins of Super Bowl era: Monk, Jurgensen, Taylor, Riggins head list
In NFL | By Mike Frandsen | On July 26 2011 06:43 PM
The Washington Redskins have one of the greatest histories of any NFL team. Picking the Redskins’ ten best players is nearly impossible, so here’s a list of the ten best Redskins of the Super Bowl era, based on one observer’s ...
25 years ago: Len Bias, the best player in the history of the ACC, died of a cocaine overdose
In NCAA Basketball | By Mike Frandsen | On June 19 2011 06:02 PM
He was the greatest player in the history of the ACC. He could do it all. There was nobody like him. Will there ever be anyone like him again?
Leonard Kevin Bias died of cocaine intoxication June 19, 1986.
The scene that ...
33 years ago: the Washington Bullets’ had a Big 3 of their own when Hayes, Unseld, and Dandridge won NBA title
In NBA Basketball | By Mike Frandsen | On June 7 2011 08:57 PM
The “Big Three” didn’t start with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh. It didn’t start with Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish. In fact, one of the best “Big Threes” in NBA history led the Washington Bullets to ...
Washington Wizards’ red, white and blue uniforms bring back memories of Washington Bullets
In NBA Basketball | By Mike Frandsen | On May 12 2011 11:01 PM
“You’ve gotta be a fan of old D.C. to know what the Bullets mean to me.”
-- Bullets Fever, by Nils Lofgren, 1978.
Don’t look now, but something good just happened to a Washington, D.C. sports team. The Washington Wizards unveiled ...
Washington Capitals need more veteran leadership to help Alex Ovechkin win Stanley Cup
In NHL | By Mike Frandsen | On May 8 2011 10:37 PM
The Washington Capitals’ season came to an early end once again Wednesday, this time after a four-game sweep in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs by the fifth-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning. For the top-seeded Caps, it will be ...
Maryland coach Gary Williams retires; who were top Terps in Garyland?
In NBA Basketball | By Mike Frandsen | On May 6 2011 09:26 PM
Whoever replaces Gary Williams as the University of Maryland’s basketball coach will have huge shoes to fill. The 66-year old coach announced his retirement Thursday, after more than two decades at Maryland that included a national championship in 2002 and ...
Washington Caps go golfing once again but at least coach Bruce Boudreau and his commercials will stay
In NHL | By Mike Frandsen | On May 6 2011 09:20 PM
There's not much more certain in sports than the Washington Capitals having a great regular season and then folding in April or May. It has been happening for most of the last three decades or so. But there is some ...
