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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009Along with Chico saying something about hating his job, Washingtonian features a rundown of the best D.C. area blogs in its April issue. You can see what they wrote about all eight sports blogs that made the cut, but here’s the part specifically about Mr. Irrelevant:
Before I proceed, I’d like to sincerely thank the [...]
Another 289 Creation: The ‘OVI8′ T-Shirt
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009All we do here is say to the talented twoeightnine, “Hey, we should do an Ovechkin shirt.” Then he comes back with a killer design and voila! Oh, and then we also market the shit out of it. Worked with “Mr. Walk-Off”, worked with “Zorn Star” and, most recently, with “Offseason Champs”. And, as you [...]
DMV: Rocky Mac Is Really Into Paintball
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009DMV is a daily roundup of District-Maryland-Virginia (mostly) sporting links.
Portis and Cooley are known oddballs, but McIntosh might be weirder still. Here he is, paintballing with a bunch of 14 year-olds. [The Redskins Blog]
Skins are working out USC QB Mark Sanchez. Do not want. [Skins 360]
Skins get a compensatory seventh-rounder. Thanks, Brunell! [Skins Insider]
Painsworth [...]
Maryland’s Season Review in Graph Form
Monday, March 23rd, 2009Click to see it full size.
4-0 Start; Beat Vermont. Expectations weren’t exactly sky-high for the Terps going into the season. We weren’t sure what we’d get. A 4-0 start against inferior opponents was a good way to kick things off. And, in hindsight, Vermont actually turned out to be a decent win.
Beat Michigan State. [...]
CSN: Gilbert Set to Return on Saturday
Monday, March 23rd, 2009This just in, via Comcast SportsNet’s Andy Siegel:
CSN’s Chris Miller has received word from Gilbert Arenas that he will make his season debut on Saturday vs. Detroit.
Well then. Eleven months after his last game, there’s reason to watch the Wizards again, other than their pursuit of epic failure, that is.
/prays for Gilbert’s knee
Update: Here’s the [...]
Bloc Party Front Man Is a Real Skins Fan
Monday, March 23rd, 2009Via email from youngest Mottram brother (and recent college grad!) Beef:
I went to Bloc Party last night at 9:30 club and it was [expletive] epic. Just thought I would let you guys know that the lead singer was wearing a Portis jersey (pretty sure it was a girls jersey because it was skin tight).
He mentioned [...]
DMV: Will Strasburg Demand $50 Million?
Monday, March 23rd, 2009DMV is a daily roundup of District-Maryland-Virginia (mostly) sporting links.
The Nats have an epic (EPIC!) negotiating battle on their hands upon taking Stephen Strasburg No. 1 overall, and Scott Boras has all the leverage on Stan Kasten. [Nationals Journal]
Nats beat writer says he “can’t wait to stop” doing his job … [We've [...]
DMV: Ovi Scores 50th, Gets His Jimi On
Friday, March 20th, 2009DMV is a daily roundup of District-Maryland-Virginia (mostly) sporting links.
Ovechkin scored his 50th goal last night, making it three straight 50-goal seasons, and immediately went into a Jimi Hendrix-style “stick on fire” celebration. He’s sure to hear it from those in and out of the hockey world, but I applaud the guy [...]
Maryland Gets to Try Cinderella’s Slipper
Thursday, March 19th, 2009This one reminded me a bit of the Terps’ opening round game from two years ago against Davidson, as Cal takes that guard-driven, three-balling approach that Davidson took. They also have undersized guard Jerome Randle in the Steph Curry role, knifing through the lane and splashing from downtown. (Seriously, look at the range on this [...]
Reliving Drew Nicholas on Madness Day
Thursday, March 19th, 2009Other folks are kicking off the tournament with Gus Johnson, Madness bingo sheets, etc., but, for Maryland fans at least, nothing evokes first-round joy like Drew Nicholas rising up and draining that game-winner against UNCW.
Enjoy this day, the finest sports has to offer, and let’s hope for similar moments. Here’s your viewing guide.
And for the [...]