Blog
Latest Blog Entries
The Young and the Conservative
Black on Black Thought
A timely experiment in ideological exploration
Fun with basketball schedules: Navy
Only one of the 27 Division I schools in Maryland/D.C./Virginia appears to have released their basketball schedule this quickly. So consider this the first of a periodic series over the next couple months breaking down what the area can look forward to when winter arrives.
Fedorov agrees to a deal (Updated)
GM George McPhee confirms the Caps have agreed to a deal with Sergei Fedorov.
U.S. Open dough
OK, so perhaps we've been a little too obsessed with tennis recently. We'll stop it. We promise. But before we quit it's worth noting the recent news from the USTA, which bumped up its prize money for the U.S. Open.
Skins-Favre headache
The unretirment of Brett Favre could prove to be a massive headache for a former Redskins player.
Another shameless plug
When you're done chatting with Mark, we've got another baseball-related multimedia diversion at the end of your work day: I'll be on the paper's Internet radio show, "Inside the Story," at 4:40 this afternoon to discuss a story I'm working on about the last year of Yankee Stadium.
Case of misidentification ... twice
With the flight to Beijing leaving in 25 days (Saturday, Aug. 2), it's time to start the official Washington Times' Olympics blog.
Govt. and State work for Fort Monroe
Joint plans will save the oldest moated fort in the country, rich in history, and place of incarceration of Confederate President Jefferson Davis
A Pro-Tibet statement for the Olympics
Since the Olympics are one of the purest forms of diplomacy, I think only well meaning and upstanding members of the world community ought to participate, host and benefit from them.
23 games under ... and live chat today
If you're going to reach the lowest point in 3 1/2 seasons in D.C. (34-57, 23 games under .500) you might as well do it in spectacular fashion.
Pure hogwash: Brett-skins?
Is Brett Favre coming to the Redskins? Scott Hurrey of thehogs.net discusses the possibilities. He has some good arguments that this could actually happen.
A real traveling salvation
Is deliverance at hand for airport-bound travelers carrying computers with them? A Harrisburg firm believes it is.
Perez explodes
Odalis Perez unleashed a profanity-laced tirade after the Nationals' 2-0 loss to Arizona, during which he was called for two third-inning balks and was ejected.
KILL - Amateur Hour - Summer on the Cape
Ten towns scattered across the Massachusetts peninsula make baseball truly a part of the summer fabric, as the Cape Cod Baseball League attracts the top college talent in the nation. The college players who choose to spend their summer on the Cape are all focused on the same goal: they want to impress pro scouts. By Tom Stad.
Cooperstown Bound? - Kenny Lofton
When I told a colleague my next article would focus on Kenny Lofton, he was stunned. "Kenny Lofton?" "Yeah, Kenny Lofton." The thing is, if you take a closer look at the career of Lofton - who was once parodied in a DHL commercial about the number of teams he has played for - you'll see that his case for Cooperstown is a little stronger than you might think. By Nick Leco.