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Fantasy Football – Top 10 List

By Guest Blogger Rob Yunich: With fantasy football drafts starting sooner rather than later, here are 10 things to keep in mind: 1. Know the Rules Every league has different rules and rarely are two leagues the same. This includes points, waiver deadlines, trade processes, roster size, starting lineup, etc. The best thing you can…

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NBA Players’ Other Option

By Guest Blogger Tyler Daly: The NBA is locked out, both sides far away from an agreement anytime soon it appears. Deron Williams has opened the door for an exodus of NBA players to overseas leagues by signing a month-to-month deal with one of Turkey’s top teams. Other players have indicated that they could possibly…

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Baseball Stadium Review

By Rob Yunich: It’s always fun to review baseball stadiums, so here’s my latest take. (It’s categorized by active and inactive parks.) Still In Use: 1. Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore: Excusing the hometown bias for a second, this is the best of the ones I've ever seen in person. The warehouse, Boog’s Barbecue, and…

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Soccer’s 90 Minutes of Fame

By Guest Blogger Rob Yunich: The sad reality is that soccer in the United States, despite any momentum gained from the just-concluded Women’s World Cup, will still be the sixth most-popular sport in the country behind the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and Nascar. (Golf and tennis might be ahead of it too.) The last time…

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Managing the NHL’s Salary Cap

By Guest Blogger Rob Yunich: While the NBA and NFL are deep in (varying stages) of labor negotiations, the NHL is witnessing a free agent frenzy. Since "open season" began last Friday (July 1), teams around the league have spent money like it was going out of style. Here in Washington, GM George McPhee had…

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Lockout, Lockout, Lockout

By Guest Blogger Tyler Daly: Is anyone else sick of hearing that word? This summer it has been said so many times and talked about for hours upon hours; it has become a virtual curse word in the world of sports. Apparently it’s not enough that we have suffered the first half of our summer…

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Summer Change for the Caps

By Guest Blogger Rob Yunich: The wrestler Triple H used to be known as the "cerebral assassin," paying homage to his brain power and the element of surprise. One could argue that Washington Capitals General Manager George McPhee should be known by the same moniker. Over his tenure with the Caps, which began in 1997, nary a…

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Some Lessons in Uniformity

By Guest Blogger Rob Yunich: When it comes to clothing, and especially sports uniforms, I am firmly anti-monochromatic. But, as with many things, there are exceptions. Let's start with the sport that boasts the worst offenders: football. Quite frankly, teams should not be locked into one color, especially black. There's a reason why the Washington…

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Addicted to Playoffs

By Guest Blogger Rob Yunich: I have a confession to make: if there's a championship on the line, I'll probably be watching. And I bet you're tuning in too. With the Dallas Mavericks capturing the NBA title on Sunday and the Boston Bruins skating the Stanley Cup Wednesday, it's been a good two weeks of…

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The NBA: We Know Drama

By Guest Blogger Tyler Daly: This catchphrase, coined by the PR geniuses at TNT, seems more applicable to the NBA Finals this year. Sure, it’s the Finals and tensions are always at an all-time high and every mistake is scrutinized more than usual because it is basketball’s biggest stage. But, this year’s drama trounces Finals…

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