Tag Archives: basketball
Maybe Gilchrist debacle helped Vasquez
Remember John Gilchrist, the Maryland guard whose career collapsed after winning the 2004 ACC Tournament MVP? Didn’t think so. He came back for a terrible final year before leaving early to play in a string of overseas leagues and ending … Continue reading
Vasquez exits with Duke on deck
You can’t ask for a bigger final career game than Duke tonight for Maryland senior guard Greivis Vasquez. The Venezuelan was a delight to cover and watch. I’ll miss him, but there’s still one big game left. Can they rise … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, Duke, Greivis Vasquez, Maryland, Terps
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Tom McMillen wants to reduce “loose nukes”
I’ve always admired Tom McMillen, starting in 1973 when I was a kid watching Terps basketball team. McMillen embodied what a great student-athlete could be. He later played in the NBA, became a two-term Congressman and now sits on the … Continue reading
The only Mystics note you’ll see me write
I’ve never covered the WNBA team, but like all Washington sports I keep at least passable interest in the Mystics. They have been horrible for their 11 years. That’s about to change. The Mystics drafted Maryland’s Marissa Coleman on Thursday. … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, Marissa Coleman, Maryland, Washington Mystics, WNBA
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Skeeter’s in the house — the big house
Skeeter Swift, the finest basketball player to come from Alexandria, is giving a basketball clinic for inmates at the city’s jail on April 9. Two days earlier, he’s teaching kids during a clinic at the Charles Houston recreation center in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandria, basketball, Harry Covert, Skeeter Swift, The Covert Letter
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Typical Maryland
They blew a very winnable game. Virginia was awful at the start and Maryland could have buried them early. Instead, they messed around and let the Cavs come back. Frankly, they don’t deserve an NCAA Tournament bid. Too many bad … Continue reading
Is D.C. out of March Madness?
Washington was once the hotbed of college basketball. Four Final Four teams from 2001-07 by three different teams. Maryland won a title. George Mason gained immortality. Georgetown returned to power. And now it’s gone faster than last year’s stimulus checks. … Continue reading
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Tagged American, basketball, George Mason, George Washington, Georgetown, Maryland, NCAA Tournament, Washington Examiner
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Maryland bosses make nice nice
Maryland athletic director Debbie Yow essentially apologized to Terps basketball coach Gary Williams yesterday over her staff’s recent comments that sparked a major civil war last week between the two. OK, she didn’t say she was sorry, but by giving … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, Debbie Yow, Gary Williams, Maryland Terrapins
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It’s official — Terps stink
If Cameron Indoor Stadium is Greivis Vasquez house, it must have been foreclosed. Maryland was soundly thrashed by Duke. The Terps weren’t supposed to win, but trailed 40-15 at halftime? That’s just sad. Even worse, Maryland played decent defense until … Continue reading
No more recruiting 13 year olds?
The NCAA finally did something smart — banning college basketball coaches from recruiting seventh and eighth graders. Really. But they left a loophole. There’s nothing about recruiting sixth graders. And before you laugh, they now have national tournaments for seven-year … Continue reading
