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Bang for the buck
Forbes magazine rates the best and worst values in college football. A couple familiar faces make one of the lists.
Taylor talks
Newest Redskins star Jason Taylor conducted a freewheeling 11-minute press conference today.
Kremlin releases their version of events in Georgia
Timeline distributed through U.S. pr firm.
Slots are for tots
Slots are for children – it's the boiled-down mantra, oft-repeated in Annapolis and among slots supporters. But before they were for the children - in the sense they will pay for public education and school construction - they were for horses.
What's in store for Virginia?
A little lookahead to an opening week game in Charlottesville
I feel guilty watching the Beijing Olympics
I feel a little guilty watching these games. I feel like an accomplice of sorts. Yes, I feel that by watching these games, I am endorsing China's policies in Dafur and Tibet. I also feel I am saying that because China is big and rich they are entitled to do what they want.
30 Teams in 30 Days -- Colorado
Installment No. 7 in our daily look around the NHL leading up to Caps training camp
Linked in: Maryland daily briefing
Want to read more about Maryland quarterbacks? Here's plenty of options.
My Five - Spoilers
Last Tuesday, I tabbed the Phillies as my No. 1 contender in this space, then endured watching them get swept by the surging Dodgers, get beaten by the lowly Padres and have their reigning N.L. MVP proclaim his own fans "front-runners" days after I had praised his past leadership. I'm not waffling on them yet, but let's just say they failed to back me up and this week, I'm exploring other angles. Today we dip outside my contenders in search of the top spoilers - teams that could nose baseball's front-runners out of the money. By Sean Raposa.
Another voice on the QB selection
Tomorrow's dead-tree edition story includes a snippet from a brief conversation with a very interested party in the Maryland quarterback decision.
Taylor released from hospital
Maryland cornerback Richard Taylor is back home after a heat-related illness sent him to the hospital.
A 21-position salute
Wait, there's jobs other than the starting quarterback up for grabs? Click here for an oasis from QB Madness.
KILL - Cooperstown Bound? - Mike Mussina
The debate over whether Mike Mussina is Hall of Fame material has really started to heat up of late. Many people had written the "Moose" off entering 2008, but he's rebounded with a solid showing this season and re-emerged as the Yankees' ace. Mussina's renaissance and his climbing career win total have some making his case for Cooperstown, while his detractors insist that no starting pitcher without a Cy Young Award, 20-win season or World Series ring belongs in the Hall. By Nick Leco.
Direct from Portis
It's funny how the day has come and gone rather quietly for Josh Portis.
Feeding the troops at MACO, and budget portensions?
Maryland Association of Counties' crab feast started under dark storm clouds before a quick, yet potent, rainstorm blew through. By the end of the conference, Saturday, the sun was shining bright: a possible metaphor for budget troubles which have blanketed the nation?
Mailbag from Decision Day
The natives are restless about today's activities in College Park
Decision '08
Reflections a few hours after Jordan Steffy was named Maryland's starting quarterback.