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Cheney praises Palin
The vice president says McCain's running mate will be ready for job.
Cheney praises Palin
The vice president says McCain's running mate will be ready for job.
Spinning Wheels: A Community for Car Lovers
Auto museums are everywhere
I love to browse through any museum because there's so much to see and to learn. That goes for auto museums, too, and there are a lot of them near enough to the DC area to be within a day-trip. Let's get going.
Brief slip puts Barack Obama in tough spot
Anti-Obama groups distort brief gaffe from nominee on his faith.
Prospect Q&A - Matt LaPorta, Indians
It certainly has been an eventful summer for Matt LaPorta. He started the year by blasting 20 home runs in 84 games for the Brewers' double-A affiliate, then became a household name in early July when he was shipped to the Indians for reigning A.L. Cy Young Award winner CC Sabathia. Shortly thereafter, he joined Team USA for the Olympics and was hospitalized with a concussion after he was hit in the head with a pitch in a heated game against host China. Sufficiently recovered and now the proud owner of a bronze medal, LaPorta is helping the double-A Akron Aeros make a run at the Eastern League title. By Jay LeBlanc.
Welcome to the show, Greg Golson
Back in June, National Pastime profiled Phillies prospect Greg Golson, a 22-year-old outfielder with the double-A Reading Phillies in the midst of his best professional season to date. The 2004 first-round pick went on to hit .282 with 13 home runs, 60 RBI and 23 stolen bases in the minors this season. On Monday, he was summoned to the big leagues, and this afternoon, he made his major league debut. In addition to achieving his lifelong goal of playing in the majors, Golson also earned the distinction of becoming the first National Pastime Prospect Q&A subject to go on to play in the majors. By Jay LeBlanc.
New system, new problems
Ralph Friedgen warned a new offensive system would bring some growing pains. But he didn't say there'd be days like these.
Sunday afternoon with Ralph
A lot of what you'd expect --- plus an injury that could be tough for the Terps this week.
DAY TRIPPER: The York County Fair runs through September 14th
Located just over the Maryland/Pennsylvania border, a little more than an hour outside the Washington Beltway, The York County Fair, September 5-14th) reigns as the longest running county fair in the nation. Which makes it the first county fair of our great nation. Held in 1765, the early fairs were two-day agricultural markets designed for farmers and their families to take a break after the summer growing season for a bit of socializing and, well, marketing. That rural family gathering has grown over the last 243 years and today the fair includes acres of midway rides, carnival games, fair-food, 4-H members and contest entries by those that grow, sew, can, knit and raise livestock. It is a lot of fun.
Brief slip puts Barack Obama in tough spot
Anti-Obama groups distort brief gaffe from nominee on his faith.
The D1scourse 30
This week's rankings. And no, you won't find Maryland here --- but the Terps' opponent next week pops up.
Sunny day, sweeping the clouds away
The Braves lead the Nationals 3-1 in the fifth inning, but if there were a couple of clouds in the sky, this game would be tied.
Ancient Cannon Tells Story
145 years later, re-enactors salute Union's capture of Little Rock, Arkansas
Little explosion, plenty of precision
Middle Tennessee didn't produce a ton of big plays. Ultimately, it didn't need to.
Issue One: Not having the ball
All of Maryland's problems at the Mortification in Murfreesboro get back to this truth: The Terps didn't have possession nearly enough.
30 Teams in 3(2) Days -- Pittsburgh
We are officially 80 percent of the way home in our look around the NHL
