Archive: June 8, 2008 - June 14, 2008
Caps Fans Celebrate; 'Gang Green' Disbanding?
The Capitals really cleaned up last night in Toronto, eh? Bruce Boudreau won the Jack Adams Award for coach of the year -- a perfect movie ending, says owner Ted Leonsis -- and, as expected, Alex Ovechkin won both the Lester B. Pearson Award and Hart Trophy as the NHL's...
By Lindsay Applebaum | June 13, 2008; 12:20 PM ET | Comments (29)
Welcome to the New 'Gate'
Disgraced referee Tim Donaghy casts the NBA in a bad light with allegations of game-fixing during the 2002 playoffs, and suddenly it's "Refgate." Thank you for that, Michael Wilbon. Have we become so lazy that we have to use the same suffix for every single scandal? I'm taking a stand....
By Lindsay Applebaum | June 12, 2008; 11:52 AM ET | Comments (5)
How Many Metaphors Are There for 'Losing Baseball Team?'
Nationals Journal commenters might just be the most pessimistic group of folks out there, and who can blame them? Sure, the fact that the team is 25-40 and last in the NL East could put anyone over the edge, but I blame (and by blame I mean thank, of course)...
By Lindsay Applebaum | June 10, 2008; 2:08 PM ET | Comments (0)
RI Breakfast Buffet: Video Feedback, Jasno Hates Portis, Singalong
I might be overdoing it with the Redskins Insider recap posts. It's almost like wearing a leather jacket with big studs and flames on the back every day: At first it's funky fresh, but then people start wondering if you have anything else to wear. You know what, though? I...
By Lindsay Applebaum | June 10, 2008; 9:56 AM ET | Comments (0)
