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Face full of birthday cake
Chris Samuels got a face full of cake during an impromptu celebration of his 31st birthday.
Obama: Convention speech to be 'biggest public event' yet
Obama says his convention speech to be "biggest public event" yet - guess he means biggest on U.S. soil.
P. Hamm out of Olympics
Paul Hamm, the reigning gold medalist in all-around men's gymnastics, dropped out of the Olympics today because of a hand injury
An actual position battle!
In a camp with barely a job to be won, Washington Redskins defensive coordinator Greg Blache just revealed that 2007 starter Anthony Montgomery and 2006 starter Kedric Golston were in a serious battle for the job this season.
The next McCain ad?
There's still plenty to mine in Barack Obama's decision not to meet with wounded troops, and we probably got a sneak peak today at what John McCain's next ad will be.
A game of numbers
The Redskins, despite changing their head coach and both coordinators, like to talk about continuity in the organization. And indeed, the only regular missing from last season is safety Sean Taylor.
Camp buzz -- July 27, 2008
Injuries were a topic and Coach Zorn noted how much they effect the camp process.
Camp buzz -- July 26, 2008
It was Fan Appreciation Day and there was a record fan attendance as the Skins scrimmaged.
Tale of the tape
ACC football coaches found themselves in comfortable surroundings last week at the ACC Kickoff. But a posh resort and the chance for free golf didn't keep the never-ending question of the conference's quality from popping up.
KILL - My Five: Superbad Awards
The Oscars, the Grammys and the VMAs are all amongst the most watched TV events every year. As you know by now, I'm a man of the people if nothing else so I've decided to hand out a trophy of my own this week - the Superbad Award! Despite being named in honor of last year's best comedy, this award is no joke. The concept is simple - who will best channel their inner McLovin' and forever stamp their footprint on this season? By Sean Raposa.
Prospect Q&A - Nick Weglarz, Cleveland Indians
Growing up in Ontario, Nick Weglarz looked up to the Expos' Larry Walker and later the Twins' Justin Morneau because they were Canadians who rode their sweet left-handed strokes to big league stardom. Now that Weglarz is following in the footsteps of his countrymen as a top prospect in the Cleveland Indians organization, kids in the land up north may soon be looking up to him for the very same reasons. By Jay LeBlanc.
Wrapping up a frustrating week
Well, the Nats were shut out yet again today, 2-0 by the Dodgers. For those keeping score at home -- and really, why torture yourself like that? -- that's 15 shutouts this season (most in the majors) and three in the last four days.
Who has a real home-field advantage?
ACC stadium rankings raised the ire of some fans earlier this month. The real way to solve the bickering is a look at which schools are helped the most playing at home.
Notes from the morning
Anthony Montgomery thinks he'll be out longer than previously reported.
A couple of roster moves
Kerry Brown joins J.T. Mapu on the recently hurt/currently unemployed list.
Cordero speaks
Chad Cordero addresses his recovery from shoulder surgery, Jim Bowden's public announcing of the club's plan to non-tender him and whether or not he'll consider re-signing with the Nats this winter.
