JOSEPH WHITE

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Canadiens withstand comeback, beat Capitals 3-2

Travis Moen and Tomas Plekanec scored in a three-minute span early in the second period, Michael Cammalleri added a goal in the third, and the Montreal Canadiens withstood a furious comeback to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night.

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Monroe's layup gives No. 19 Georgetown 46-45 win

Greg Monroe scored on a driving layup with 6.5 seconds to play, rescuing No. 19 Georgetown from a lackluster Tuesday afternoon performance to give the Hoyas a 46-45 win over Temple.

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Redskins vet Carter, young Orakpo bring down QBs

One is a 30-year-old veteran who keeps his battered body limber with mixed martial arts, treadmill work and Filipino fighting sticks. The other is a rookie who basically shows up and does his thing.

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Redskins' Portis still feeling concussion effects

Clinton Portis is still experiencing "a little blurriness" from his concussion, making it uncertain whether the Washington Redskins running back will play next week against Dallas.

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Capitals top Wild, win 4th in row without Ovie

Brian Pothier scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Washington Capitals won their fourth in a row without Alex Ovechkin, beating the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Friday night.

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Years later, Redskins fans still pine for Bailey

Having reached his sixth season in the Mile High City, Champ Bailey has now played for the Denver Broncos longer than he did for the Washington Redskins.

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Suns share the ball, beat Wizards again 102-90

Jason Richardson scored 22 points, Steve Nash had 17 assists, and the Phoenix Suns maintained their dominance of the Washington Wizards with a 102-90 victory Sunday.

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Redskins' Snyder says team has 'let everyone down'

Dan Snyder is embarrassed. He feels terrible. He's also hurt, frustrated and apologetic. Name a downbeat adjective, and he's all over it.

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Bad NFL tackling? It's because they don't practice

Frank Gore runs right up the gut of the Indianapolis defense. Defensive back Jerraud Powers delivers a big body-blow, but Gore just bounces off and keeps on running, one of two broken tackles on the way to a 64-yard San Francisco touchdown.

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Arenas scores 32 to lead Wizards past Nets 123-104

Gilbert Arenas scored 32 points, including a halfcourt buzzer-beater at the end of the first quarter, Andray Blatche scored a career-high 30, and the Washington Wizards overcame the absence of both of their regular starting forwards Saturday night in a 123-104 win over the New Jersey Nets.

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Cerrato: Redskins roster is playoff material

Vinny Cerrato believes he gave Jim Zorn a roster that can make the playoffs. He also said the coach's job status was undecided in the days following the play-caller switch to Sherm Lewis.

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Program teaches amputee vets the game of golf

David Flowers knew his right leg was gone as soon as he stepped on the mine.

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Redskins work out 'unsettling' play caller switch

Jason Campbell knows there could be some mini-moments of chaos with Sherm Lewis calling the plays.

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Chiefs get 1st win of season, beat Redskins 14-6

In the locker room, the quarterback presented the game ball to the rookie head coach, who was still wet from the celebratory sideline ice bath. The coach then gave the ball to Mr. Irrelevant, a player no longer worthy of his nickname.

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Redskins' cream-puff schedule surpasses '54 Giants

So, Frank Gifford, are you bummed out that your 1954 New York Giants are about to lose a place in the record books to the 2009 Washington Redskins?

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AC Milan hoping for compensation from US Soccer

AC Milan is hoping for compensation from the U.S. Soccer Federation because defender Oguchi Onyewu was injured in a World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica.

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Bornstein's late header gives US 2-2 tie

Jonathan Bornstein headed in a corner kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time, giving the United States a 2-2 tie against Costa Rica on Wednesday night that put Honduras in next year's World Cup.

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2 serious injuries, 2 feel-good games for US team

Phew! So much happened to the U.S. soccer team in just five days.

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Redskins, Zorn take long, strange trip to 2-2

So, Jim Zorn, all you've got at the one-quarter mark of the season are two narrow, ugly victories over a pair of winless teams. Now your quarterback is saying this might be the way it is, that the Washington Redskins don't need to be "trying to win games the way people want us to win games."

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Chase the boos away: 'Skins rally, top Bucs 16-13

Within the first two minutes, the Washington Redskins had given up two sacks and lost a fumble.

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Zorn defends play-calling in Redskins' TD-free win

The Washington Redskins had first-and-goal at the 7.

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Redskins FB Mike Sellers gets contract extension

Mike Sellers' offseason boycott eventually paid off, helping the Washington Redskins fullback land a contract extension.

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Hokie runaway: No 14 Va Tech tops Marshall 52-10

Yes, Virginia, Tech does have an offense. At least it does when the other team is a three-touchdown underdog.

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Redskins: No fun to be NFL's best last-place team

Search elsewhere if you're seeking a happy-go-lucky team. No matter where you look in the Washington locker room, there seems to be an ax to grind or a leash that's awfully short.

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Time for answers from Redskins' QB Campbell

You would think with all the questions about Jason Campbell's ability the last nine months that no one would be more anxious to open the season than the Washington Redskins quarterback.

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