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Hot Georgetown Hoyas roll over No. 2 Villanova Wildcats in snowy D.C., 103-90

February 6, 2010

There was a snowstorm outside but a whirlwind inside the Verizon Center as the eighth-ranked Georgetown Hoyas ran past the second-ranked Villanova Wildcats today, 103-90.

Austin Freeman led the Hoyas (17-5, 7-4) with 25 points and Jason Clark scored 24 and shot six for seven from three-point range as Georgetown topped the 100-point mark for the first time this season. Greg Monroe added 19 for the Hoyas.

Georgetown ran out to a 50-31 halftime lead. The Wildcats scored 59 points in the second half but never cut the deficit to single digits.

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Russ Grimm in Hog Heaven — former Redskins guard makes Pro Football Hall of Fame

February 6, 2010

He’s in!!  Former Redskin Russ Grimm has made the Hall of Fame in his 14th year of eligibility.  Congratulations, Russ.  It was long overdue.  Earlier today I wrote that Grimm deserved to make it but probably wouldn’t.  Here are the first three paragraphs from the article I wrote a few hours ago on Grimm getting selected.

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Former Washington Redskins guard Russ Grimm was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame today. Grimm, a member of the “Hogs,” the Redskins legendary offensive line, played in four Pro Bowls and four Super Bowls, including three wins. He was named to the NFL’s All-Decade team of the 1980s.

Grimm anchored one of the greatest offensive lines in NFL history, alongside players such as Joe Jacoby, Jeff Bostic, George Starke, Mark May, Raleigh McKenzie, and Jim Lachey.

Grimm anchored the line as the Redskins won Super Bowls with three different quarterbacks and three different primary running backs. Six different running backs led the Redskins in rushing during Grimm’s 11 seasons but the offensive line was the constant along with wide receiver Art Monk.

For the rest of the article, see http://www.examiner.com/x-37753-DC-Sports-Headlines-Examiner.

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Red hot Washington Capitals win 13th in a row, take on Pittsburgh Penguins tomorrow

February 6, 2010

The Washington Capitals will try to extend their franchise record winning streak to 14 games as they host the Pittsburgh Penguins tomorrow in their traditional Super Bowl Sunday contest.  The game features the NHL’s two best players, Alexander Ovechkin of the Caps and Sidney Crosby of the Penguins.

Red hot Washington Capitals win 13th in a row, 5-2 over Atlanta Thrashers

The red hot Washington Capitals won their 13th consecutive game tonight, 5-2 over the Atlanta Thrashers in Washington.

Caps backup goalie Michael Neuvirth made a career-high 43 saves as the Caps got goals from their three leading scorers: Alexander Ovechkin (39), Alexander Semin (26), and Nicklas Backstrom (25).

Ovechkin scored his league-leading 39th goal on a power play slapshot past goalie Ondrej Pavelec at the 13:41 mark of the first period. Backstrom fed Ovechkin the puck as Ovie was sprinting back from the bench after retrieving a new stick.

For the rest of the article, see http://www.examiner.com/x-37753-DC-Sports-Headlines-Examiner.

Washington Capitals win team record 12th straight over NY Rangers, Ovechkin gets 500th career point

The Washington Capitals extended their team record winning streak to 12 games with a 6-5 victory over the New York Rangers last night at Madison Square Garden.

Nicklas Backstrom scored five points including the game-winning goal early in the third period, while linemate Alexander Ovechkin scored two goals.

Ovechkin scored his 500th career point in style with 8.5 seconds left in the second period, sliding the puck through the legs of Michal Rozsival and up over goalie Henrik Lundqvist. The goal, Ovie’s 38th, closed the gap to 5-4.

For the rest of the article, see http://www.examiner.com/x-37753-DC-Sports-Headlines-Examiner.

Washington Capitals beat Boston Bruins for franchise record 11th win in a row

The Washington Capitals won a team-record 11th straight game last night over the Boston Bruins, 4-1.

Brooks Laich and Boyd Gordon each scored past Bruins goalie Tim Thomas in a three minute-stretch in the 3rd period to give the Caps a 3-1 advantage. Caps goalie Jose Theodore was superb in the net, stopping 41 shots.

The Caps have won 14 of 15 games since Alexander Ovechkin was named Captain January 5. Ovechkin was named the NHL’s first star of the month for January.

For the rest of the article, see http://www.examiner.com/x-37753-DC-Sports-Headlines-Examiner.

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Washington, D.C. Sports Headlines Examiner – Examiner.com

February 6, 2010

I’m the new Washington, D.C. Sports Headlines Examiner for Examiner.com.  Basically, I write short articles about local sports events.  In a typical week, I might do an article on a Caps game, Wizards game, either Maryland or Georgetown basketball game, and a fourth miscellaneous item.  Right now I’ll do more Caps games because they’re doing so well.  And of course, in the spring, I’ll be doing some Nats and D.C. United games, and of course Redskins news as it comes in.

See http://www.examiner.com/x-37753-DC-Sports-Headlines-Examiner for my articles.  If you click on “subscribe” to the right of my name and then enter your email address, you’ll get email alerts whenever I do an article.  Subscribing is free, and in a typical week, I’ll probably do about four articles.  If you’re a local sports fan, it’s worth it just to find out what happened to the local teams, and just as important, to hear about any major breaking news.  A perfect example of this is former Redskin Russ Grimm making the Hall of Fame, which just happened today.  Also, I get paid per page click — each time one of my articles gets read.

Examiner.com is not affiliated with the Examiner newspapers. Examiner.com has reporters, or “Examiners” all over the country and emphasizes local news and sports.

As long as I’m promoting myself, I might as well cut and paste my bio here:

Mike Frandsen is a free-lance writer who has worked as a local sports reporter covering the Redskins, Wizards, Capitals, and Orioles. Mike also teaches kids with autism (www.coachmike.net) and works as an advocate for kidney donor awareness. He blogs about subjects as varied as sports, autism, and kidney disease at www.mikefrandsen.org.

Thanks for reading.

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So Easy…Even Coach Mike Can Do It???

February 1, 2010

I recently overheard someone say, “It’s so easy, even Coach Mike can do it…”  Obviously that implies that I can only do easy things. I resent that a little bit.  About a year ago I was walking through the airport, and I saw a sign with a stick figure on it – I guess that was supposed to be me or something.  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVK0ZR_ufcU).

Not cool.  Not too cool at all.

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20 Great Classic Rock Deep Cuts

February 1, 2010
I’m sure this list could never end…but I’m just listing some of my favorite classic rock deep cuts.  These are songs that got some airplay but weren’t the biggest hits by those artists.  Do yourself a favor and type some of these songs into youtube and enjoy. What a lot of these songs have in common is that they are great jams but are not too fast and not too slow — Arc of a Diver, Since You’re Gone, Squonk, Any Major Dude…but no description can do them justice.  With groups like Van Halen or the Police, I could have picked virtually any of their songs that weren’t big hits and they would still all be great.
  1. Steve Winwood – Arc of a Diver
  2. Cars – Since You’re Gone, Dangerous Type (tie)
  3. U2 – Red Hill Mining Town
  4. Cure – Charlotte Sometimes
  5. Genesis – Squonk
  6. Pink Floyd – Vera
  7. REM – Texarkana, Cuyahoga (tie)
  8. Steely Dan – Any Major Dude
  9. Kinks – Rock N Roll Fantasy
  10. Led Zeppelin – Rain Song
  11. Rolling Stones – Lady Jane
  12. Police – Next to You
  13. Rush – Trees
  14. Bruce Springsteen – No Surrender
  15. April Wine – I Like to Rock
  16. Grateful Dead – Franklin’s Tower
  17. Van Halen – Light up the sky
  18. Eagles – Sad Cafe
  19. Fleetwood Mac – Silver Springs
  20. Doors – Waiting for the Sun

Also, I’d have to say “April Wine” is the greatest name I’ve ever heard for a rock band.

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