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Michelle Obama to kick off convention
Barack Obama's wife will be a headline speaker on the opening night in Denver.
Nats sign fifth-rounder
The Nationals announced today they have agreed to terms with fifth-round pick Adrian Nieto, a switch-hitting catcher from American Heritage High School in Hialeah, Florida. They actually finished negotiations with the catcher a week ago, according to a source familiar with negotiations, but the team had to OK the $376,000 bonus with team president Stan Kasten and the Lerner family before confirming it with Nieto yesterday.
Three of a kind
Jim Zorn's first three preseason games have been anything but under the radar.
College football countdown: Nos. 56-60
Did you really think everyone was following the Carolina Media Mafia onto the Tar Heels Express bandwagon this year? Didn't think so.
Ziegler misses 400 final
Great Falls swimmer Kate Ziegler is unable to qualify for Monday morning's 400 freestyle final
Linked in: Maryland daily briefing
The defense played better in last night's scrimmage. The offense earned all the ink.
Women gymnasts fight adversity
With only four healthy gymnasts, the U.S. put itself in position to challenge China for team gold.
Phelps loses ... a heat race
Hours after winning the 400 IM, Michael Phelps finishes second in his 200 free heat race.
Extra Credit: Legos for the Bat-fan
Zadzooks looks at Lego's The Tumbler: The Joker's Ice Cream Surprise and The Batcycle: Harley Quinn’s Hammer Truck. Both set include mini-figures and plenty of play potential for the younger Dark Knight in the family.
Bowman: Phelps' best ever
The coach for Michael Phelps calls his 400 IM win his best race.
Maryland scrimmage breakdown
The punt return job is probably settled. Nolan Carroll delivers a pick-six. Davin Meggett rattles off a 50-yard run. And more.
Fairfax County's Ox Hill Battlefield Reopens
The "little battlefield that could" finally did - September 1, 2008 is set for opening date.
The brilliant Sabathia
There have been a few pitchers who have single-handedly dominated the Nationals this year, but I'm not sure there were any that were as fun to watch--and I'm talking about purely appreciating a great pitching performance--as C.C. Sabathia was last night.
O'Connor's team in second
The U.S. eventing team, which includes Karen O'Connor of The Plains, Va., is in second place.
