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Thursday, March 14th, 2013I was 18 months shy of enrolling at James Madison University in March 1994, which was the last time the Dukes made the NCAA Tournament, so you know this hashtag, perpetuated by JMU Sports Blog, is relevant to my interests.
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Dean Smith, John Thompson, Denny Crum, and Bob Knight coached teams in the tourney #lasttimeJMUwentdancing
— JMU [...]
DMV: It’s Carriker vs. Strahan!
Friday, January 4th, 2013Adam Carriker made a funny and deleted it when Strahan got weird. [Bog]
London Fletcher won Defensive Player of the Month. At 37. [The Insider]
This was the Skins’ first 5-0 December ever. How ’bout that. [Redskins Blog]
On Kyle Shanahan and Jim Haslett becoming head coaches. [The Insider]
Vincent Gray has made a friendly wager with the mayor [...]
Alex Ovechkin And Mike Green Read Their Tweets (ANIMATION)
Tuesday, June 5th, 2012Mr. Irrelevant Caps correspondent Brad Parker, who previously wrote about the Caps’ Twitter jinx, made this video over the weekend. No, I don’t know why either. “Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha.”
DMV: Evan Longoria’s Message To You, Rude O’s Fans
Monday, May 14th, 2012Evan Longoria tweets an obnoxious, excessive message for O’s fans. [BSR]
O’s take two of three from the Rays, remain in first place. [Camden Chat]
The O’s are hitting home runs at an incredible pace. [Steve Melewski]
Henry Rodriguez blows it in Cincy as Nats fall out of first place. [WaPo]
Wilson Ramos is out with a torn ACL, [...]
Nats PR Says America’s Most Beautiful City Is … Pittsburgh
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012As tweeted by @NationalsPR, which is “the official Twitter page of the Washington Nationals Baseball Media Relations Department,” during last night’s Nats-Pirates game at PNC Park (via D.C. Sports Bog):
Now, PNC Park is a beautiful ballpark, and I don’t find Pittsburgh itself to be particularly ugly, but really? You’re the PR arm of the Nationals [...]
‘Renowned Phenomenon’ Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) Joins Twitter
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012Robert Griffin III joined Twitter today and attracted 5x the followers in an hour that it took us two years to accumulate, probably because he’s RGIII* and we’re an underground regional sports blog. Anyway, here’s his first tweet, which inspired the above illustration from @matthewbrown:
Well… My name is Robert Griffin III and yes I have [...]
Twas Twitter That Killed The Caps
Saturday, February 25th, 2012Caps Correspondent Brad Parker returns with a new conspiracy theory.
We all know that the Caps are sitting outside the playoff picture right now. A season with so much hope hangs in the balance. So what went wrong? There are many theories:
• Ovie’s slump
• Injuries to Green and Backstrom
• A lack of secondary scoring
• Less than stellar goaltending
• Another season without [...]
Stefon Diggs Is The Latest Jeremy Lin Race Baiter
Friday, February 24th, 2012This isn’t news yet, but it will be. Maryland football super recruit/program savior Stefon Diggs had this to tweet (via Larry Brown Sports):
Everybody need to get off Jeremy Lin egg roll and dumplings he’s good though.
Pretty sure that’s enough to get an ESPN headline writer fired. Thankfully, Diggs isn’t a journalist. He’s a receiver, and [...]
A Brief, Spirited, And Passive-Aggressive Beef With Chad Dukes
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012This was probably ill-advised, but it happened, so whatever. Here, via the magic of Storify, is last night’s Dan Steinberg-fueled shenanigans starring yours truly, 106.7 the Fan’s Chad Dukes and assorted ringside spectators.
Update: We couldn’t get the Storify embed working right on our site, so visit Mr. Irrelevant on Tumblr to go down the douche [...]
Top 20 DMV Sports Twitterers
Thursday, January 26th, 2012Ball Hogs Radio asked us for 20 DMV sports Twitter accounts to follow, so here’s what we sent, in no order. Head over there to see the list they compiled, and share your own below. Oh, and follow us on Twitter, please.
@recordsANDradio
@russianmachine
@JapersRink
@Unsilent
@wzzntzz
@ChrisMottram
@dcsportsbog
@Truth_About_It
@burgundyblog
@john_keim
@sbnationdc
@ryanohalloran
@HomerMcFanboy
@MrMichaelLee
@RickMaese
@AdamKilgoreWP
@needham_chris
@jpfinlay
@testudotimes
@WickedPixels
Previously: Your Guide to D.C.-Area Sports on Twitter