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Nationals lose another East Coast exhibition opponent
The Baltimore Orioles announced they will be moving spring training from Fort Lauderdale to Sarasota in 2010
Stammen shines in Nats' 3-1 win
Craig Stammen used the same formula John Lannan did the night before, and a day after Lannan's shutout win over the Mets, Stammen went 7 1/3 in a 3-1 victory.
Coleman ready for healthy Terps reunion
Star rookie was on crutches for first two games against Chicago
Zimmermann to DL, Balester recalled
Jordan Zimmermann is dealing with some minor elbow discomfort, so the Nats are playing it safe and putting the rookie on the 15-day DL. Collin Balester has been recalled from Syracuse and will start tomorrow night against the Cardinals.
Obama's blame game fact check
President Obama glazed over some facts tonight at his press conference. A minor point concerning the president's tendency to blame the Republican party for the country's current circumstances was reported by the Associated Press.
Thru 6: Willingham's blast makes up for Guzman's blunder
Cristian Guzman makes one of the dumbest plays of the year to hand the Mets a run, but Josh Willingham makes up for it with a two-run homer in the bottom of the inning. The Nats lead 3-1.
Thru 3: Nats, Mets scoreless
The Nationals and Mets are scoreless through three, the Mets not having touched Craig Stammen yet and the Nationals blowing a couple chances to score.
McGee excited about USA Basketball mini-camp invite
Second-year big man taking Portland's Bayless' place
Miguel Diaz and the Vatican
The Obama administration's proposed ambassador to the Vatican, Miguel Diaz, has a way of avoiding the media. Why?
Prospect Q&A - Matt Moore, Rays
Matt Moore used his low- to mid-90s fastball and sharp, late-breaking curve to earn Gatorade New Mexico Player of the Year honors as a senior at Moriarty High School but still managed to slide all the way to the eighth round of the 2007 draft. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound southpaw posted a 2.66 ERA and fanned 29 in 20 innings for the Rookie-level Princeton Rays in his pro debut that summer but somehow failed to crack Baseball America's list of the Tampa Bay Rays' top 30 prospects. A dominant 2008 season ended Moore's days of flying under the radar, however, and a great first couple months in 2009 has solidified his top prospect status.
GOP settles with Jackson Browne
The Republican National Committee has settled with Jackson Browne over using his song "Running on Empty" without his permission. Will somebody please take that iPod away from the RNC?
Report: Susan Boyle trumps Obama presser
President Obama's on at 8 p.m. because Susan Boyle is on at 9 p.m. It's a ratings thing, not a priorities thing.
Sutherland cleared in head-butt case
Charges against Keifer Sutherland in a head-butting case have been dropped. Apparently he was just demonstrating one of Jack Bauer's interrogation techniques.
Hoedown at the White House
The Obamas celebrated country music at the White House. The president said it was like being at the Grand Old Opera.
