Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:42 AM EST
The final goal in the game that put the U.S. women's soccer team into the Olympics was scored by Alex Morgan, the super-sub who made her name at last year's World Cup.
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Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:45 PM EST
Dmitry Orlov broke a third-period tie with his first NHL goal, and the Washington Capitals moved into a tie for the Southeast Division lead with a 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.
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Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:36 PM EST
When Sugar Rodgers doesn't have a point in the first half, it's never a good sign for Georgetown.
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Sun Jan 8, 2012 3:31 PM EST
Kevin Love had 20 points and 16 rebounds, Ricky Rubio had 13 points and a career-high 14 assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves broke a two-game losing streak Sunday with a 93-72 victory over the winless Washington Wizards.
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Tue Jan 3, 2012 9:32 PM EST
Alex Ovechkin and Troy Brouwer scored power-play goals, Nicklas Backstrom had three assists, and the Washington Capitals kept rolling in the New Year with their fourth straight win, beating the Calgary Flames 3-1 Tuesday night.
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Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:06 AM EST
Tom Brady yelled at a coach because of an interception. The Washington Redskins hollered at the refs.
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Mon Dec 5, 2011 6:06 AM EST
In his own colorful way, Rex Ryan expressed his latest thoughts on the New York Jets' playoff chances.
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Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:46 PM EST
A school like Longwood, trying to build a program under a new coach, is only going to get big-time attention when it's playing a big-time team.
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Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:00 PM EST
Georgetown's first game as a Top 10 team was hardly Top 10-caliber, with the Hoyas' uptempo game sputtering at times Friday night through a closer-than-expected, 56-45 season-opening win over Longwood.
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Sun Nov 6, 2011 4:32 PM EST
After his fifth straight 100-yard game, a San Francisco 49ers franchise record, Frank Gore donned a dark green military-style jacket, green cargo pants and designer jewel-encrusted dog tags.
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Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:59 PM EDT
Darrel Young of the Washington Redskins was all set to make a block during a punt return in a game last month against the Arizona Cardinals.
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Sat Oct 8, 2011 10:02 PM EDT
The Washington Capitals no longer make a big fuss about the Southeast Division championship banner.
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Wed Sep 7, 2011 3:43 AM EDT
The notion of Stephen Strasburg coming back better than before? Seemed almost too good to be true for a Washington Nationals franchise so accustomed to misfortune.
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Fri Sep 2, 2011 3:29 PM EDT
On one hand, it seems harsh to deny John Beck the Washington Redskins starting quarterback job based on his performance in the first half of the final preseason game.
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Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:06 PM EDT
The Washington Nationals were one out away from getting shut out yet again when Livan Hernandez is on the mound.
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Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:46 AM EDT
The Philadelphia Phillies are sick of wet weather, tired of waiting around and not terribly happy about losing.
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Sun Aug 14, 2011 6:22 PM EDT
This was yet another kick-off that had very little return.
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Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:03 AM EDT
One of the biggest free agency flops in NFL history came to an end Thursday when the Washington Redskins shipped Albert Haynesworth to the New England Patriots for a 2013 fifth-round draft pick, relatively meager compensation for a two-time All-Pro with one of the most lucrative contracts ever signed.
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Mon Jul 4, 2011 5:01 PM EDT
In a rough season for the Chicago Cubs, there was finally something to celebrate.
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Fri Jul 1, 2011 10:17 PM EDT
The Pittsburgh Pirates didn't need their All-Star on Sunday. The closer is superfluous when it's an eight-run game.
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Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:52 PM EDT
Just when the Washington Nationals were showing signs of success and stability, and just as the players were starting to talk about the growing respect for the franchise around the league, along came the surprise announcement that manager Jim Riggleman was quitting because he wasn't happy with his contract.
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Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:22 PM EDT
Rory McIlroy isn't the only golfer having his way with the Blue Course at the U.S. Open. See the 65s from Jason Day and Lee Westwood? And the 66s from Webb Simpson and Fredrik Jacobson? Count 'em: a record-setting 26 rounds under par on Saturday.
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Tue Jun 14, 2011 6:36 PM EDT
Luke Donald hasn't won a whole lot, just two stroke play tournaments in the last five years. And he doesn't hit the ball that far.
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Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:54 PM EDT
Louis Oosthuizen was 12 and Charl Schwartzel was 10 when they played their first round of golf together. It was a tournament at Randpark Golf Club in Johannesburg, South Africa, and Oosthuizen already had a reputation as a hotshot junior — in more ways than one.
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Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:33 PM EDT
Even an affable, easygoing guy like Graeme McDowell can succumb to the burden that comes with being a first-time U.S. Open champion.
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