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Though fans are encouraged to use metro to arrive at the park, shuttle busses are being hired to transport fans from Lot 8 at RFK Stadium to the demonstration gathering point from 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Tournament Director Teo Sodeman stands with Prince George’s County Executive and former NFL star and broadcaster Brian Mitchell, who will host the Tournament. Photo By Michael Yourishin“The growth of this tournament over the last two years has been phenomenal,†said Teo Sodeman, Tournament Director. “The Golf Channel airing our event speaks to just how far it has come in such a short time.â€
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It's all even between the Nuggets and Lakers, with Denver's thin air awaiting these two teams in their breathless Western Conference finals showdown.
The Nuggets earned an elusive playoff victory over the Lakers, 106-103 Thursday night to end an 11-game winless streak against Los Angeles in the playoffs dating to 1985.
The best-of-7 series resumes Saturday with Game 3 at Pepsi Center, a mile above sea-level Los Angeles.
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Michael Vick walked into a federal courthouse in Virginia on Friday May 22 to meet his probation officer, ignoring questions from waiting reporters about his life under home confinement after being released from a federal prison this week.
The suspended NFL star arrived at the Norfolk courthouse at 10. a.m., his first-known public appearance since he left the Kansas penitentiary undetected early Wednesday and drove cross-country to arrive in Hampton early Thursday, where he began serving two months of home confinement.
The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback is serving a 23-month sentence for a dogfighting conspiracy.
The body of the former Oklahoma All-American traveled three miles from the funeral home to the downtown arena.
About 4,000 people, including former NBA players, pop musicians and former coaches, attended the memorial. There was live jazz music, clapping and shouting in honor of the man who died last week at 44 after a long battle with cancer.
Ryan Zimmerman and Adam Dunn had RBI singles in the eighth inning, helping the Washington Nationals end a seven-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.
Washington's Craig Stammen retired the first 12 batters he faced in his big league debut, but couldn't hold a 3-0 lead. The 25-year-old right-hander, who had his contract purchased from Triple-A Syracuse earlier in the day, didn't allow a baserunner until Adam LaRoche led off the fifth with a double over the first-base bag.
"Randy and Sam will be excellent additions to our coaching staff, and both will be instrumental in helping us achieve our goals,†said Saunders.
“Randy brings a wealth of experience as a former head coach of two different teams and is very familiar with my system. I always regarded Sam as a coach on the floor during his playing days, and he brings instant credibility as a three-time NBA champion and a proven winner.â€
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- NFL teams looking to hire general managers may soon be required to interview at least one minority candidate.
Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday the league's owners discussed expanding the Rooney Rule - which already applies to coaching openings - during the final session of their two-day meetings in South Florida. No vote was taken, though Goodell indicated any changes could be made soon.
"It's a judgment I will make with the diversity committee," Goodell said.
The new Washington Mystics leadership team. Photo by John E De Freitas - WI Sports Photo Editor“It’s going to be difficult, and there's going to be some times where the challenges are going to be difficult to overcome, but I'm up for the challenge, and that's what really motivates me,†Taylor said when she was hired.
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