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TD @QuinceOrchardHS ...and the 2-pt conversion is good. 19-11 game, 5:52 left #DMVGOTW vine.co/v/OWQKIl9QKDQ
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Big-time stop, as @DHS_Hornets go 3-and-out. @QuinceOrchardHS ball at their own 37, 3:30 to play #DMVGOTWby Noah Frank via twitter 9/20/2014 12:35:17 AM
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QO driving, but picked off with under 2 minutes left and @DHS_Hornets will kneel it out. 19-11 final #DMVGOTWby Noah Frank via twitter 9/20/2014 12:41:35 AM
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Check out our game recap and feature video from last week's DMV Game of the Week, and voter for this week's matchup:
Damascus avenges loss to Quince Orchard
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Only “-kowskis” allowed to score points
As far as we know, it was not Polish-American Appreciation Day in Foxborough, Massachusetts Sunday.
New England kicker Stephen Gostkowski scored 10 of Sunday's Patriots-Raiders game's 25 points. (Getty Images/Elsa Garrison)In a bizarre case of onomastics, the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots played a game in which every single point was scored by a player with a last name ending in “-kowski.”
First, Oakland kicker Sebastian Janikowski connected on a 49-yard field goal to put the Raiders up, 3-0. In the second quarter, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady connected on a 6-yard touchdown pass to tight end Rob Gronkowski, and New England kicker Stephen Gostkowski added the extra point. Gostkowski also tacked on a field goal of his own at the end of the half to put New England up 10-3.
The second half brought more the same. Janikowski added two more field goals to his ledger in the third quarter, from 37 and 47 yards, trimming the margin to 10-9. But Gotskowski put the game away with two more of his own in the fourth, hitting first from 20, then 36 yards to provide the final margin of 16-9.
In summary: 25 points scored, all by “-koswkis.”
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Caps unveil Winter Classic jerseysWASHINGTON -- On Tuesday, the Washington Capitals unveiled the jerseys they will wear for their Winter Classic matchup at Nationals Park on New Year's Day.The team held an event at the ballpark to showcase not only their duds for the day, but also the layout of the rink as it will appear on the Major League Baseball stadium's grounds. Caps season ticket holders were invited into the ballpark for the event.(Courtesy: Monumental Sports)(WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)by WTOP Sports(WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)by WTOP Sports(WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)by WTOP Sports
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The jerseys are red with white stripes on the shoulders, three white stars above a navy capital "W" with CAPITALS branded in white across the front. For a full gallery of photos, click here. -
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I think it is totally unfair they hid a Garden Gnome on the White House lawn where, literally, anyone can get at it. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzCAafNIEAAtR2M.jpg
by Nationals101 via twitter retweeted by NoahFrankWTOP 10/3/2014 3:21:03 PM -
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Half Street, a little more than 3 hours until first pitch at #Nats Park http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzCLHOHCQAAvzBw.jpg
by Noah Frank via twitter 10/3/2014 3:55:52 PM -
Windows are open, #Nats pitchers taking BP. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzCL7-2IgAEnHaE.jpg
by George Wallace via twitter 10/3/2014 3:59:28 PM -
by Noah Frank via twitter 10/3/2014 4:23:12 PM
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#Giants manager Bruce Bochy addressing the media. "Our game plan never changes. We play to win." #Nats http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzCU13NCAAEuDb0.jpg
by George Wallace via twitter 10/3/2014 4:38:23 PM -
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Former #Nats OF Mike Morse chatting up Mark Lerner during BP http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzCVyOcIIAAcgZl.jpg
by Noah Frank via twitter 10/3/2014 4:42:32 PM -
#Nats manager Matt Williams as BP wraps up. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzCZW9nIcAAIein.jpg
by George Wallace via twitter 10/3/2014 4:58:07 PM -
Yes, this is actually how Hunter Pence warms up for BP #postseason vine.co/v/Om0vDwwjJzx
by Noah Frank via twitter 10/3/2014 5:01:40 PM -
#Giants Posey and Sandoval BP. #Nats http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzCdOfpCIAAtzqN.jpg
by George Wallace via twitter 10/3/2014 5:15:02 PM -
WASHINGTON -- The Library of Congress has made a very timely baseball discovery. Just this week, as the Nationals take on the San Francisco Giants in the National League Division Series, they unearthed footage from the last baseball championship in D.C., the 1924 Washington Senators’ World Series win.
Before the game begins on Friday, take a look back through history at the last Washington title. -
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Strasburg's final line: 5+ IP, 8 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned, 1 walk, 2 K's and 1 HBP. He threw 89 pitches, 58 strikes.by George Wallace via twitter 10/3/2014 9:23:41 PM
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Even the bartender has #Natitude . Don't worry boss, I'm drinking water. #nats #wtop http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzDXwDUIcAAICZ2.jpg
by Megan Cloherty via twitter 10/3/2014 9:30:42 PM -
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Peavy, like Strasburg, leaves two on for the 'pen to clean up. LaRoche will face Javier Lopez, against whom he is 0-9 with a BB and 8 Kby Noah Frank via twitter 10/3/2014 9:41:29 PM
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So, of course, he walks him. Desmond, bases loaded, 2 outs vs. Strickland. Swing at-bat of the series? #Nats #postseasonby Noah Frank via twitter 10/3/2014 9:46:27 PM
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Desmond 8-12 with a HR with the bases loaded this yearby George Wallace via twitter 10/3/2014 9:46:28 PM
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Strickland throwing 98mph, Desmond chasing it upstairs....Fired upby George Wallace via twitter 10/3/2014 9:47:40 PM
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Start times for the rest of the #Nats ' NLDS (can be adjusted depending on other seres):
Game 3: 3:07 ET
Game 4: 9:07 ET
Game 5: 5:07 ETby Dan Kolko via twitter retweeted by GWallaceWTOP 10/3/2014 10:00:45 PM -
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That's in the upper, upper tank. And Harper might have raced around the bases, but he watched it a good, long while. 3-1 gameby Noah Frank via twitter 10/3/2014 10:05:40 PM
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Things you don't see very often: a line at the men's room! Apparently beer sales are good. (Taken earlier) #nats http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzDhGhzIEAAursU.jpg
by Megan Cloherty via twitter 10/3/2014 10:11:34 PM -
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