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O's Leading The Charge As More MLB Teams Extend Last Call; Nationals Still Holding Out O's Leading The Charge As More MLB Teams Extend Last Call; Nationals Still Holding Out
O's Leading The Charge As More MLB Teams Extend Last Call; Nationals Still Holding Out Get your beer here! Several teams are following the Baltimore Orioles’ lead and will begin selling alcohol at the ballpark through the eighth inning of games. With the MLB pitch clock dramatically speeding up the pace of play on the field, several teams are now beginning to see what the Orioles saw and are increasingly eschewing the traditional seventh inning cut off, giving fans in the stands an extra six outs to get their drinks in. The Orioles, who saw the writing on the wall, are now joined by the Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, and Milwaukee Brewers in giving fan…

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Commanders Fined $625K Fine For Not Returning DC Fans' Ticket Deposits Commanders Fined $625K Fine For Not Returning DC Fans' Ticket Deposits
Commanders Fined $625K Fine For Not Returning DC Fans' Ticket Deposits The tired tale that is the Washington Commanders took another curious turn as the organization reached an agreement to pay out $625,000 for failing to return District’s fans’ ticket deposits during a contentious negotiation, the Attorney General announced. AG Brian Schwalb announced on Monday, April 10 that Pro-Football Inc., the corporation that owns the Commanders, will return more than $200,000 to DC residents and will pay $425,000 to the District to resolve allegations that the team didn’t act in good faith with the fans. Specifically, officials say that “the team systematically failed…

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Root, Root, Root For Virginia's Zack Kelly This Season On Boston Red Sox Root, Root, Root For Virginia's Zack Kelly This Season On Boston Red Sox
Root, Root, Root For Virginia's Zack Kelly This Season On Boston Red Sox It’s been a long road for Virginia-native Zack Kelly, but the hometown hero has caught on with the Boston Red Sox after bouncing around the league and is ready for Opening Day. Kelly, 28, who was born in Roanoke, surprised some this Spring Training and will kick off the new season on a Major League squad for the first time after making his debut in Boston last season. This spring, Kelly earned his spot on the Opening Day roster after showing he can throw strikes with just four walks, and he was able to keep the ball in the park, allowing only one homer over 10 relief innings to earn his spo…

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Virginia's Jake Cave Makes Phillies Opening Day Lineup, Earns Starting Nod Virginia's Jake Cave Makes Phillies Opening Day Lineup, Earns Starting Nod
Virginia's Jake Cave Makes Phillies Opening Day Lineup, Earns Starting Nod The Philadelphia Phillies will be leaning on a Virginia native on Opening Day as “The Caveman” gets ready to lace up and man left field to start the season. Hampton native Jake Cave will make his debut with the “Phightin’ Phils” on Thursday afternoon after the veteran outfielder was brought in from the Baltimore Orioles on a waiver claim in December. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jake Cave (@jakecave8) Picked in the sixth round in the 2011 draft by the New York Yankees, the former Kecoughtan High School star spent years in the…

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Lamar Jackson Lauds Maryland As He Requests Trade From Ravens Lamar Jackson Lauds Maryland As He Requests Trade From Ravens
Lamar Jackson Lauds Maryland As He Requests Trade From Ravens Lamar Jackson’s time with the Ravens may be nearing its conclusion, but he has nothing but love for the place he’s called home for five years. The former MVP came out publicly requesting a trade away from the Baltimore Ravens on Monday morning, as contentious contract talks continue between the two sides after he was hit with the non-exclusive franchise tag earlier this month. A letter to my FansI want to first thank you all for all of the love and support you consistently show towards me. All of you are amazing and I appreciate y’all so much. I want you all to know not to believe every…

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March Madness: These DMV-Area Teams Are Going Dancing In The NCAA Tournament March Madness: These DMV-Area Teams Are Going Dancing In The NCAA Tournament
March Madness: These Dmv-area Teams Are Going Dancing In The NCAA Tournament March will certainly be mad for some college basketball fans in the DMV area after several teams from the region were chosen by the selection committee to enter the NCAA Tournament. Several colleges from the region are among the field of 68 who will be going dancing in the tournament, which kicks off on Tuesday, March 14 with the “First Four” set of games. In total, 37 states, plus Washington, DC, are represented among the men’s field that will be vying for one of the most coveted in all of sports. The University of Maryland is back in the “big dance” after notching 21 wins in coach Kevin…

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Who's Got Game? Virginia, Maryland Governors Muse About Going One-On-One Over New FBI HQ Who's Got Game? Virginia, Maryland Governors Muse About Going One-On-One Over New FBI HQ
Who's Got Game? Virginia, Maryland Governors Muse About Going One-On-One Over New FBI HQ Could the future location of the FBI’s future headquarters be determined over a pickup game of basketball? This week, officials from the General Services Administration heard from delegations in both Maryland and Virginia regarding the highlights of bringing the FBI to either state, prompting a curious showdown between top elected officials in both. After their pitches were heard, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore shared a clip of himself on Twitter before a recent Washington Wizards came showing him smoothly hitting a jump shot from the free throw line. .@GlennYoungkin let's go one on one, win…

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Washington Nationals Owner Ted Lerner, Who Brought Baseball Back To His Hometown, Dies At 97 Washington Nationals Owner Ted Lerner, Who Brought Baseball Back To His Hometown, Dies At 97
Washington Nationals Owner Ted Lerner, Who Brought Baseball Back To His Hometown, Dies At 97 Ted Lerner, the man who brought a World Series title to DC with the Washington Nationals and Montgomery County native has died at the age of 97. A real estate mogul who made his millions after founding one of the largest development companies in the region, Lerner purchased the Nationals from Major League Baseball for a reported $450 million after their transition from the Montreal Expos in 2006. He died on Sunday, Feb. 12 at his Montgomery County home in Chevy Chase.  Lerner was born in DC in 1925 and worked as an usher at Griffith Stadium to help foster his passion for baseball, accord…

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DC Native, Ex-NFL Player Vontae Davis Arrested For DUI DC Native, Ex-NFL Player Vontae Davis Arrested For DUI
DC Native, Ex-nfl Player Vontae Davis Arrested For DUI Washington DC native and former NFL cornerback Vontae Davis was arrested on a DUI charge following a Florida crash, according to arrest records and news reports. Davis, 34, lost control of his Tesla and struck a parked pickup truck on the side of the Florida Turnpike in Hollywood early Saturday, Feb. 4, ESPN says citing a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. The impact of the crash sent the pickup into a concrete barrier and struck its driver, who was standing outside of the vehicle, the outlet said citing police. Meanwhile, Davis had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, smelled of alcohol a…

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Virginia Tech Guard's Celebratory Fist Pump Goes Very Wrong Virginia Tech Guard's Celebratory Fist Pump Goes Very Wrong
Virginia Tech Guard's Celebratory Fist Pump Goes Very Wrong The end of the controversial Virginia Tech-Duke game on Monday night, Jan. 24, had a little bit of everything for college basketball fans. Things started off with less than 20 seconds left in the game, when Hokies guard MJ Collins gave Virginia Tech a 77-75 lead, though his celebration added insult to injury immediately after making the bucket. After making the shot in the closing seconds, Collins pumped his fist in celebration, but wound up accidentally cold-cocking Duke freshman Kyle Filipowski straight in the throat, sending the five-star seven-footer to the floor, though no foul was …

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DC Basketball Star, MD Native At Center Of Alabama Murder Investigation DC Basketball Star, MD Native At Center Of Alabama Murder Investigation
DC Basketball Star, MD Native At Center Of Alabama Murder Investigation A University of Alabama basketball player from Washington DC and a Maryland native have been charged with gunning down a 23-year-old woman over the weekend. Junior forward Darius Miles, 21, and Charles County's Michael Lynn Davis, 20, have both been charged with the capital murder of 23-year-old Jamea Harris near campus over the weekend, according to police in Tuscaloosa. Jamea HarrisTwitter/@diamondaxls Shots rang out early on Sunday, Jan. 15 in The Strip off University Boulevard, not far from the Alabama campus, when a pair of gunmen fired into a vehicle in the area, police said, noti…

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Former Maryland HS Football Standouts To Star For UGA During National Championship Game Former Maryland HS Football Standouts To Star For UGA During National Championship Game
Former Maryland HS Football Standouts To Star For UGA During National Championship Game Some hopeful high school football standouts from the DMV region are hoping to bring some fresh hardware back to the area as the top-ranked University of Georgia takes on Texas Christian University for the national championship on Monday night in California. Several standouts who cut their teeth playing ball in Virginia and Maryland will be under the bright lights at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 9 as the favored Bulldogs take on the Horned Frogs for the title as they hope to continue their Cinderella story. While both teams largely feature top talent from the south, the DMV wi…

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