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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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Basketball Star From DC Charged With Capital Murder Near University Of Alabama Campus: Police Basketball Star From DC Charged With Capital Murder Near University Of Alabama Campus: Police
Basketball Star From DC Charged With Capital Murder Near University Of Alabama Campus: Police 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, Virginia HS Football Standouts To Star During National Championship Game Former Maryland, Virginia HS Football Standouts To Star During National Championship Game
Former Maryland, Virginia HS Football Standouts To Star 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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Virginia Native Justin Verlander Inks Massive $86M Contract To Lead NY Mets Rotation Virginia Native Justin Verlander Inks Massive $86M Contract To Lead NY Mets Rotation
Virginia Native Justin Verlander Inks Massive $86M Contract To Lead NY Mets Rotation Jacob deGrom who? The New York Mets made a big splash on Monday morning, coming to terms with ace starting pitcher Justin Verlander to replace deGrom at the top of the team's rotation after the latter defected to the Texas Rangers on a five-year deal. Verlander, a Virginia native from Manakin-Sabot, signed a two-year, $86 million pact with the Mets, with a vesting option for a third season, Jon Heyman reported to the New York Post. The AL Cy Young winner fills a gaping hole for the Mets, who lost three-fifths of its starting rotation to free agency. Now 39 years old, Verlander continues …

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Game On: Hogan Announces When Legal Mobile Sports Gambling To Go Live In Maryland Game On: Hogan Announces When Legal Mobile Sports Gambling To Go Live In Maryland
Game On: Hogan Announces When Legal Mobile Sports Gambling To Go Live In Maryland It's official - legalized mobile sports betting in Maryland is set to go live, Gov. Larry Hogan announced. As of 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23, the formal launch of online sports betting in Maryland will begin, with seven of 10 approved sportsbooks scheduled to go live across the state. Maryland Lottery officials previously announced that mobile sports wagering will launch statewide beginning on Nov. 23 after it was made approved by the state's Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC), though no official time had been provided until Hogan made the announcement on Tuesday, Nov. 2…

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Washington Commanders To Honor UVA Shooting Victims With Helmet Decals Washington Commanders To Honor UVA Shooting Victims With Helmet Decals
Washington Commanders To Honor UVA Shooting Victims With Helmet Decals When the Washington Commanders suit up on Sunday afternoon for their matchup against the Houston Texans, they’ll be doing so with the spirit of the entire University of Virginia community behind them. The Commanders announced that they will be wearing special helmet decals for the game on Sunday, Nov. 20 featuring the number of the three UVA football players who were gunned down in an on-campus shooting last week. The helmet will feature special stickers for Lavel Davis, Jr (1), Devin Chandler (15), and D’Sean Perry (41) in UVA colors. On Sunday the team will be wearing three helmet d…

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Here's What We Know About The Timeline For Dan Snyder To Sell Commanders For $7B Here's What We Know About The Timeline For Dan Snyder To Sell Commanders For $7B
Here's What We Know About The Timeline For Dan Snyder To Sell Commanders For $7B Fans of the Washington Commanders have been rejoicing for days since embattled owner Dan Snyder announced that he could sell the team, however, the much-maligned head honcho of the former “Football Team” franchise will be walking away an even more wealthy man than he already is. Related story - Teen Suspect In Custody For Shooting, Attempted Robbery Of Commanders RB Brian Robinson: Police The Snyder family could be eyeing a record-setting $7 billion cash windfall for selling the Commanders franchise, shattering the previous record for the sale of a sports team, and it could happen as …

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Are You Ready For Some Football? Dwayne Johnson Bringing XFL Team To DMV Region Are You Ready For Some Football? Dwayne Johnson Bringing XFL Team To DMV Region
Are You Ready For Some Football? Dwayne Johnson Bringing XFL Team To DMV Region Professional football is coming to the DMV area. Oh right, the Washington Commanders. A potentially winning professional football team is heading to the region as the XFL gears up for its latest reboot with the DC Defenders - changed from the Washington Defenders - dubbed as one of eight teams to kick off Dwayne Johnson’s new league. The Defenders will be led by head coach Reggie Barlow at Audi Field at Buzzard Point in Washington, DC.  “Coming out of the nation’s capital, the DC Defenders protect their city with unparalleled purpose and drive, impenetrable, bold, and brave, the Defend…

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