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Photo of the Day: Kocic, Olsen like the Wizards

Behind the Badge 05 November @ 09:15 AM EST

United goalkeeper Milos Kocic and midfielder Ben Olsen took in the Washington Wizards-Miami Heat game last night at the Verizon Center. Unfortunately, the Wizards lost 93-89 despite Gilbert Arenas' 32 points.


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D.C. sports scene

The Beautiful Game (2) 30 July @ 12:49 PM EST
Clearly the Redskins are king in the nation's capital, I mean just look a Brian Orakpo (center).
But I think D.C. United has got a leg up on the Nationals. Santino Quaranta (left) is looking good and representing the sport well -- you'd never guess he used to have a drug problem.
Ryan Zimmerman (right) looks a little ridiculous -- especially from the waist down. Click to continue reading...

Van Nistelrooy to Blackburn? WTF

Never Captain Nicky Butt 27 June @ 07:30 PM EST
He scored 150 goals for Manchester United in just five seasons - yes 150 goals - and he's currently on the books at Real Madrid - but reports in England suggest that Ruud van Nistelrooy could move to Blackburn of all places.
This is essentially MJ to the Washington Wizards redux. (Michael Jordan, not Michael Jackson, relax. Click to continue reading...

Video: McTavish & The Century Council

Behind the Badge 22 May @ 03:12 PM EST

Below is the PSA Devon McTavish shot for the Century Council. From the Century Council blog:

In addition to sponsoring Major League Soccer's D.C. United club again this season, The Century Council is proud to partner with the team's star midfielder, Devon McTavish. Devon is appearing in a public service announcement (PSA) currently running in the Washington, DC area on Comcast SportsNet.

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Thoughts on MLS Attendance

Fighting Talker 06 April @ 11:45 AM EST
... And no, I'm not freaking about it. Yet.
I think you need a good half-season of attendance numbers to really judge where everyone is at. This allows time for games on a variety of days, allows teams to see quality and/or regional opponents; allows games in better weather; and some of the other competing sports clear out as college basketball, the NBA and NHL end. Click to continue reading...

Tuesday's Cool Cool Considerate Coffee

The DCenters 08 July @ 07:57 AM EST

Ah, the link farm post. But there's stuff out there worth reading, so I'll get back to my world in a bit, but first let's poke the head above the covers and see what we see.

BEN OLSEN - OUT AGAIN: Paul Tenorio writes up the sad situation, but there is something to feel good about here. First, we got to see Ben on the field again, and that was a tremendous moment.

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