Another nice day in Ashburn, Virginia as the Washington Redskins took to the field for another day of training camp. Again Redskin Park was packed with a few thousand fans of the burgundy and gold, and fans were showing up hours before the start of the afternoon’s festivities. Saturday was the first of two-a-day practices, … Read more
Friday marked the opening of the 2007 Washington Redskins Training Camp. Though the skies looked ominous when the practice started, the rain held off and the humidity was actually quite tolerable. The weather never seems to keep the die hard Redskin fans away – there were thousands of people at practice to get their first … Read more
Every NFL off-season brings personnel changes – no training camp is without it’s fair share of fresh faces. The Redskins toned down their off-season changeovers this year, but there will still be some new faces walking around Redskin Park. London Fletcher – The tackling machine comes over from the Buffalo Bills to take over middle … Read more
Washington Redskins training camp starts in less than a week. Though the team has experienced a relatively quiet off-season and subsequently little changeover, there will still be some exciting positional battles at camp. Here is a look at a few of them: Todd Collins vs. Casey Bramlet Collins is a great clipboard holder and mentor, … Read more
From On Frozen Blog , one of my favorite hockey blogs, comes this little nugget… NHL Plans to Formulate Blogger Policy By Gustafsson In today’s Globe and Mail , William Houston continues a discussion started when the NCAA expelled a blogger from a college baseball game this spring. In the piece he mentions the New … Read more
The Washington Capitals needed to find a first line center in free agency, and on the second day of the open market – they did just that. On another day filled with players switching teams, Washington signed Michael Nylander to a four-year deal. Nylander returns to the Capitals after originally playing in Washington back in … Read more
The 2007 NHL free agent market opened on Sunday, but it was definitely not a day of rest. With 26 players signing with new teams on the first day, it was a feeding frenzy as some of the best names available disappeared quickly. The Washington Capitals struck twice, inking Tom Poti and Victor Kozlov. The … Read more
The Washington Redskins released the schedule for the 2007 Training Camp on Thursday. This year, there are just eight practice sessions open to the public. Friday, July 27, 5 p.m. Saturday, July 28, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, July 29, 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, 4 p.m. Thursday, August 2, 4 p.m. Friday, August 3, 10 a.m. … Read more
The 2007 NHL Draft is done, and the Washington Capitals have some new players that they hope will fit into their organizational chart. On a weekend that saw the Capitals wheeling and dealing both days, Washington came away with ten new draftees, as well as stockpiling a few extras for the 2008 Draft. Let’s take … Read more
To anyone who has dealt with the Washington Capitals PR staff, this honor comes as no surprise. They are nothing but helpful, whether you are Tarik El-Bashir from the Post or Scott Hurrey from theHogs.net. Their professionalism and attitude is nothing but tremendous. Making this award extra special, is that it comes the Professional Hockey … Read more