Basketball
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Harlem Globetrotters come to DC
CommentThe Harlem Globetrotters are in town. Natasha Barrett learned some of their moves today on Let's Talk Live.
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Dude Perfect's D.C. trick-shot video features Ed Markey
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Dude Perfect, a group of backwards-hatted and Jesus Christ–glorifying basketball trick shooters, brought their talents to the District recently, and they made one of the better D.C. tourist videos you'll ever see.
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Northern Virginia basketball team is probably no worse than Wizards
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As much as we'd all like to spend thousands of dollars on season tickets to watch a professional basketball team that loses twice as often as it wins, perhaps in these trying economic times we should consider a more frugal league, like the American Basketball Association, which now has a local team called the NoVA Wonders.
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Maryland Coach Mark Turgeon: Why did he leave Texas A&M? (Video)
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Maryland's new basketball coach explains why he chose to lead the Terps.
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U.Md. offers Turgeon head coaching job
The University of Maryland has hired Mark Turgeon as its new head basketball coach to replace Gary Williams, who announced his retirement last Friday.
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Tony Taylor, GWU guard, goes back to school over NBA draft
Tony Taylor withdrew his entry from the NBA draft, and will go back to George Washington to play. [GW Hatchet]
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Anthony Hubbard: Iowa welcomes local junior college star with past
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This fall, Anthony Hubbard will join the Iowa Hawkeyes basketball team. It's worlds apart from where the 25-year-old has been.
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Wizards hapless, helpless, and hopeless in loss to Thunder
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No positives, no moral victories, nothing but unadulterated brutality at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Wizards crushed by Thunder, lose fourth straight
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The shorthanded Wizards give up the first eight points of the game on their way to their 49th loss of the season.
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Griffin settles Rookie of Year debate, shows his advancement
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During and after Saturday night's game, Blake Griffin and John Wall showed themselves to be very different types of rookies, in very different situations.
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Griffin's Clippers roll over Wall's Wizards
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John Wall wins the statistical battle, but Blake Griffin's team wins the game to send Washington to a third straight loss.
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Wizards snap streak with 4th quarter rally to beat T-Wolves
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The Wizards stop their losing streak at seven games as they rally to defeat the Timberwolves 103-96.
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Saunders, Booker, and Wizards put everything aside in win over Minnesota
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The player was dealing with a stomach virus, while the coach was dealing with the death of his 90-year-old mother.
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Bibby's buyout puts him in some exclusive company
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The point guard, who accepted a buyout Monday afternoon, becomes the 21st NBA player to play two or fewer games for the Bullets/Wizards.
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Wizards can't complete comeback, fall to Mavericks 105-99
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The Wizards can't stop Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks as they lose their fifth straight game by the score of 105-99.
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Wizards look slow, sloppy, and second-best in loss to Indiana
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The dreaded phrases "outworked," "outhustled," and "effort" were thrown around liberally following Tuesday night's 113-96 loss to Indiana.
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Wizards start post-All Star Break slate with bad loss to Indiana
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The Wizards come out of the All-Star Break the same way they went into it -- with a loss by double digits.
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Video: Clippers' Griffin beats Wizards' McGee in Slam Dunk contest
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McGee does his best with two dunks involving multiple balls, but Griffin's dunk over a Kia steals the show.
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