Archive for August, 2008

So THAT’s How Maryland Convinced Chris Turner to Stay

So THAT’s How Maryland Convinced Chris Turner to Stay

By JC • on August 31, 2008

You knew there had to be some special Kool-Aid Maryland was serving up to make junior quarterback Chris Turner want to hang around after fifth-year senior Jordan Steffy was named

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Don’t Stand Next to Jim Zorn When a Bus is Coming

Don’t Stand Next to Jim Zorn When a Bus is Coming

By JC • on August 30, 2008

Whoa! What the heck just came through here? A bus? You’re kidding! And how did those members of the Washington Redskins first-string offense wind up getting

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Nobody Puts Gregg Williams in a Corner

Nobody Puts Gregg Williams in a Corner

By JC • on August 29, 2008

The Washington Redskins, with the exception of Colt “Dreamboat” Brennan, looked horrible again last night against the Jacksonville Jaguars in their preseason finale. But aside from the fact that Snyder made Skins

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Five Things Less Likely Than Cristian Guzman Hitting for the Cycle

Five Things Less Likely Than Cristian Guzman Hitting for the Cycle

By JC • on August 29, 2008

In a season of let downs, the Washington Nationals gave the hometown fans more than racing presidents to cheer on last night,

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Shawne Merriman and Modern Medicine Don’t Mix

Shawne Merriman and Modern Medicine Don’t Mix

By JC • on August 28, 2008

What the heck would you do if you had torn ligaments in your knee? Construct a grappling device to substitute for light walking? Confine yourself to a motorized scooter? Change your X-Box gamer tag to WalkItOut7463? Chances

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A Child is Born That Will Truly ‘Fear The Turtle’

A Child is Born That Will Truly ‘Fear The Turtle’

By JC • on August 28, 2008

In the future, I hope to produce a son that is as lovely as this little guy. But what I wish for him in world peace, opportunity and spiritual enlightenment, I won’t seek to destroy by programming the fear of giant

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The Final Four Keeps Paying Off for Jim Larranaga

The Final Four Keeps Paying Off for Jim Larranaga

By JC • on August 27, 2008

We all knew that Jim Larranaga was going to get a serious payday from George Mason’s improbable run to the Final Four in 2006.

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Are Gary Williams AND Ralph Friedgen on the Hot Seat?

Are Gary Williams AND Ralph Friedgen on the Hot Seat?

By JC • on August 27, 2008

Over the last eight years, Maryland men’s basketball and football programs have experienced the highest of the highs, and the lowest of the lows. National championships, bowl game appearances, and a heightened

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Revenge of the Terps

Revenge of the Terps

By JC • on August 26, 2008

Although their current roster and recruiting efforts don’t match it, the schedule for the Terps men’s basketball team is an exercise in tournament preparation. Which

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Former Washington Bullet Kevin Duckworth Dies

Former Washington Bullet Kevin Duckworth Dies

By JC • on August 26, 2008

Kevin Duckworth, a man who was among the many Washington Bullets/Wizards to pass through town long enough to become synonymous with obscurity and mediocrity,

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