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Rookie Black coach and quarterback get their fist win of the season
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers saluted their past, then rookie Josh Freeman gave the struggling franchise hope for the future. Freeman passed for 205 yards and three touchdowns Sunday, including a 7-yard throw to Sammie Stroughter on fourth-and-4, leading the previously winless Bucs to a 38-28 victory over the Green Bay Packers.
In his first pro start, the 17th pick in the draft out of Kansas State completed 14 of 31 passes with just one interception. A critical second pick was wiped out by a Green Bay penalty during the go-ahead drive.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers saluted their past, then rookie Josh Freeman gave the struggling franchise hope for the future. Freeman passed for 205 yards and three touchdowns Sunday, including a 7-yard throw to Sammie Stroughter on fourth-and-4, leading the previously winless Bucs to a 38-28 victory over the Green Bay Packers.
In his first pro start, the 17th pick in the draft out of Kansas State completed 14 of 31 passes with just one interception. A critical second pick was wiped out by a Green Bay penalty during the go-ahead drive.
 Singer Patti Austin sings the National Anthem on Opening Day at Nationals Park. Photo by Victor Holt. |
 Players are introduced at the season game opening at Nationals Park. Photo by Victor Holt. |
 A close play home plate result in the Phillies runner Raul Ibanez scoring before Nationals catcher Jesus Flores can apply the tag. Photo by Victor Holt.
The Washington Redskins got their man, signing Super Bowl winning coach Mike Shanahan to a five year deal worth a reported $7 million per year. Shanahan will become the team’s new Executive Vice President and head coach.
The deal was reached late Tuesday night, Jan., 5, less than 48 hours after the Redskins parted ways with former head coach Jim Zorn. Shanahan will join Bruce Allen, who replaced Vinny Cerrato on Thursday Dec. 17 as the team’s new Executive Vice President and general manager to form a new brain trust for the Redskins, who finished the season with a disappointing 4-12 record.
Class was in session on Wed., Nov. 11 at the University of Maryland as hundreds attended the fourth annual Shirley Povich Symposium. Povich was a sports columnist for the Washington Post for 75 years and died in 1998. This year’s topic was Intercollegiate Athletics: Pro/Con the Joys and Challenges of College Sports.
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