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Mike Wise
- Ill Winds Before Draft
The more Joe Gibbs, Vinny Cerrato and Daniel Snyder speak, the worse things seem to get for Redskins quarterback Patrick Ramsey. - An Autograph As a Good Sign
Frank Robinson - Jamison Showing He's a Cut Above With Team Spirit
The Wizards are on track to host their first playoff game in the District. A renowned basketball town finally has a winning NBA team with a high entertainment quotient. The Wizards also have a deceptive toughness, viewed through Antawn Jamison's grit and perseverance as much as anyone. - Passion and Politics Converge
The grand, old game that broke hearts, dented wallets and left a severe emotional pang on the day it left in 1971 was plainly forgiven, writes Mike Wise. - Intuition Guides Robinson
World Wide Web? Sabermetrics? Double-click? That's not Nationals skipper Frank Robinson bag when it comes to guiding his team. - Bowden Is Promising
Nationals general manager Jim Bowden appears to have what it takes to lead Washington back to baseball prominence if he gets to keep the job. - The First Is Foremost
Though the Nationals managed just five hits off Marlins starter Dontrelle Willis, at least one was very meaningful, writes Mike Wise. It will be a moment rookie Tony Blanco will remember for the rest of his career. - Will the Real Loaiza Please Stand Up?
Washington's success this season will depend on which version of Esteban Loaiza shows up the most. - 'Wilky' Is Everything He Needs to Be -- and More
Outfielder Brad Wilkerson is everything the Nationals could have asked or hoped for in a player, writes Mike Wise. - Same As It Ever Was
It's been a long time between losses for Washington's baseball team, writes Mike Wise, but it all feels familiar anyway. Washington has not won anything significant on the baseball diamond since 1924. - Hernandez Takes Long Way to RFK
Livan Hernandez has come a long way from his Cuban homeland to become a World Series champion and now, one of the prominent names and faces of the Nationals. - If They Don't Win It's Not a Shame
The problem with partaking of the binding history and tradition of the game -- getting swept up by Nationals' fever -- is that it is bound to disappoint you. Because the myth of baseball is about as legitimate as the myth of the nuclear family in America. It's maybe 50 percent true. - A Focal Point of Scorn
All he does is make shots to lead one of the nation's best teams. Why does everyone hate Duke's J.J. Redick? - Williams's Opening for Closure
The likelihood of Roy Williams having another locker room full of weepy kids is fading. It is still four wins to his first national title, but March's most tormented and tearful coach is simply not in Kansas anymore. - Duke, Carolina Right at Home
For all the Wisconsin-Milwaukees and N.C. States out there, all four No. 1 seeds advanced to the round of 16. Two of them, Duke and North Carolina, appear to be on another collision course, this time in the Final Four in St. Louis. - Roberts Keeps Faith
Lawrence Roberts III's decision to return for his senior season has be greeted by many valleys, but time remains to finish on top of the biggest mountain. - When Steroids Are All The Rage
Baseball's grappling with the steroid issue is bigger than Mark McGwire and his power-hitting brethren, writes Mike Wise. This is a public health issue that impacts young athletes and the impact steroids have on them. - Coach K: Right Where He Wanted to Be
For Mike Krzyzewski, who entertained thoughts of leaving Duke for at least $40 million over five years from the Los Angeles Lakers, money simply cannot buy a Sunday afternoon atop a ladder, snipping the nylon. - Face the Strange Changes
The two greatest conferences in college basketball, the Big East and ACC, are undergoing a sea of change amid two more wild tournaments. - Hoyas Offer a Worthwhile Look
The chance for Georgetown's first NCAA tournament bid since 2001 is likely gone. But the Hoyas took a team playing as well as anyone in the country to the wire. They played well enough to deserve some consideration from the selection committee.