March 02, 2009
Who Was That Team In Red On The Ice?
Coach Bruce Boudreau said it best, "We stunk. I'm not sure how I even characterize it, but we got beat to every loose puck, seemed like they had the puck on the power-play for the whole two minutes in our zone every time. I can't sugar coat it and I can't find excuses for it."
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 1: Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals falls onto the ice in front of goalie Craig Anderson of the Florida Panthers during a NHL hockey game on March 1, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWing Photo)
In the end the Panther's took the Caps to the shed for a beating, final score was 6-2. The score would have been 6-1, if not for the determination of Alex Ovechkin in the final minute that he was going to score. Down on the ice gave me the opportunity to see the determination in Alex's eyes, he was absolutely going to score, nothing was going to stop him.
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 1: Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals following his goal late in the third period against goalie Craig Anderson of the Florida Panthers during a NHL hockey game on March 1, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWing Photo)
The photo above is of Alex just after his goal; no trademark fist-pumping, no jump into the boards, or big toothy smile. That goal was for Alex alone. The lack of celebration? Maybe that was for Don Cherry.
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February 22, 2009
Caps: So Good Even A Cave Man Is A Fan
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 22: Geico's Cave Man cheers on the Washington Capitals during a NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on February 22, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWing Photo)
With today's 5-2 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins the Caps have now captured all three meetings so far this year. While the last win took last minute heroics, the Caps put this in the bag in the second period when the went up and held the 5-2 margin.
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February 20, 2009
Caps Over Canadiens
The photo above is Alex O as he goes into his back slide before making an incredible goal. Enjoy the following slideshow of pictures from the game.
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February 15, 2009
GMU Upsets Northeastern For Homecoming Win
FAIRFAX, VA - FEBRUARY 14: Andre Cornelius #2 of the George Mason Patriots drives to the basket against the Northeastern Huskies during a conference game at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA on February 14, 2009. (Photo by Allen Clark/www.OffWingPhoto.com)
Mason lost its fifth straight road game on Thursday night to Delaware. Despite suffering on the road they are still in third place behind Northeastern and VCU. Which made their homecoming verse Northeastern all that more important. The last time these two teams met up was a thriller a month ago in Boston, NE won in the last seconds of the game.
FAIRFAX, VA - FEBRUARY 14: Michael Morrison #22 of the George Mason Patriots drives on Chris Alvarez #2 of the Northeastern Huskies during a conference game at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA on February 14, 2009. (Photo by Allen Clark/www.OffWingPhoto.com)
At the end of the first half NE lead Mason 20-17. Both teams defense lived up to their reputation and repeatedly shut down their opponents. There were a few sloppy plays and turnovers but for the most part the defense was the story for both teams.
FAIRFAX, VA - FEBRUARY 14: Dre Smith #2 of the George Mason Patriots draws a foul from the Northeastern Huskies during a conference game at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA on February 14, 2009. (Photo by Allen Clark/www.OffWingPhoto.com)
The other highlight for the Patriots was a growing phenomenon known as Mason Nation. G-M-U! What! G-M-U! What! That was the war cry for a packed homecoming game at the Patriot Center. The student sections sprawled up to the rafters, compared to over the winter break were the same sections were only a dozen rows deep at most.
George Mason went on to win the game 64-53 which keeps them undefeated at home. They will take on Drexel Wednesday night and hopefully keep their home streak alive. They need all the wins they can get to boost their confidence as they soon will enter the month of madness.
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February 11, 2009
SAP Open: James Blake Injures Back On Opening Day
JAMES BLAKE INJURED HIS BACK IN DOUBLES MONDAY
OffWing's contributing correspondent, Jon Swenson of the Sharkspage, is covering the SAP tennis tournament in San Jose, CA. The SAP pulls some of the biggest names in Men's tennis, all competing for than $1 million in prize money.
View the opening day coverage here.
PETE SAMPRAS HAMMERS AN ACE AGAINST TOMMY HAAS MONDAY AT THE SAP OPEN
This year's tournament includes the following players:
- ANDY RODDICK
- JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO
- JAMES BLAKE
- MARDY FISH
- RADEK STEPANEK
- JARKKO NIEMINEN
- NICOLAS KIEFER
- SAM QUERREY
- IGOR KUNITSYN
- ROBBY GINEPRI
- ERNESTS GULBIS
- TAYLOR DENT
- FLORENT SERRA
- STEVE DARCIS
- GUILLERMO GARCIA-LOPEZ
- KEI NISHIKORI
- YEN-HSUN LU
- LLEYTON HEWITT
- CHRISTOPHE ROCHUS
- BOBBY REYNOLDS
- VINCENT SPADEA
- GUILLERMO CANAS
- TOMMY HAAS
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February 07, 2009
The Green Machine Rolls Over Panthers
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 7: Mike Green of the Washington Capitals celebrates with teammate Jeff Schultz following his third period goal against the Florida Panthers during a NHL hockey game on February 7, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWing Photo)
"He's (Mike Green) pretty good," said Capital's Coach Bruce Boudreau. "He even played well defensively today." Green scored the game winner at the beginning of the third period and then put the game out of reach when he scored an empty-net goal late with just over a minute left in play.
Green continued his hot hand by scoring twice in tonight's game, now the longest goal streak ever by a Washington defenseman, having now scored goals in his last seven straight games. He scored his 18th and 19th goals of the season.
After tonight's game the Capitals hold a 13-point lead over Florida in the Southeast Division standings, sitting second in the Eastern Conference.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 7: Jose Theodore of the Washington Capitals stops Ville Peltonen of the Florida Panthers from scoring during a NHL hockey game on February 7, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWing Photo)
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February 05, 2009
Rare Occasion At Home, Caps Fall To LA Kings
I am an optimist so here is the good news first.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 5: Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals controls the puck during a NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings on February 5, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWing Photo)
Alex Ovechkin scored his 200th NHL career goal and has now become only the fourth player in NHL history to score 200 goals in his first four years in the league. With this goal he also erased another NHL franchise that he hasn't scored on, now the list only includes the San Jose Sharks.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 5: Brook Laich of the Washington Capitals celebrates his third period goal with team mate Alexander Semin during a NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings on February 5, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWing Photo)
Mike Green continued his scoring hot streak and now leads all defenseman in the league with his 17 goals. Green's production is even more amazing when you consider that there are only 14 players, all forwards, in the NHL who have averaged more points per game.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 5: Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings makes a save during a NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals on February 5, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWing Photo)
Unfortunately last minute heroics came up short and the Kings were able to earn what has been a rare win (5-4) at home against the Capitals in the Verizon Center this year. Goalie Jonathan Quick of the LA Kings able to hold of an onslaught of shots late in third period as the Capitals tried to overcome what had grown to 3 point deficit.
Tonight's game is the second and final match-up this season between the Washington Capitals and the LA Kings. Back in November, it was the Kings that got the win (5-2), which included three in the third period (two in empty nets).
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 5: Michal Handzus of the Los Angeles Kings scores against goalie Jose Theodore of the Washington Capitals during a NHL hockey game on February 5, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWing Photo)
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February 01, 2009
Ovechkin Scores Hat Trick In Win Against Ottawa Senators
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals scores in the first period against goalie Brian Elliot of the Ottawa Senators during a NHL hockey game on February 1, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWing)
Ottawa Head Coach probably summed it up best following the game speaking about Alex Ovechkin, "He's the star of the league. People pay a lot of money to come watch him play and he performs every night. He's certainly worth the price of admission; not for the other team, he isn't, but certainly for the fans."
The Caps had an outstanding weekend at home. This weekend they had a big win against the Detroit Redwings and today they kept the momentum going in winning 7-4 against the visiting Ottawa Senators. "It's important because if we get into the play-offs and you have to play back-to-back like Monday/Tuesday, Thursday/Friday type thing you can't let emotion be the sole dictator of how you play, said Coach Bruce Boudreau. "You have to do it day after day after day. We wanted to make a point of playing well after and emotional day yesterday."
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: Mike Green of the Washington Capitals celebrates following his first period score against goalie Brian Elliot of the Ottawa Senators during a NHL hockey game on February 1, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWing)
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: Goalie Brent Johnson of the Washington Capitals makes a save during a NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators on February 1, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWing)
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January 05, 2009
Mason Tops Georgia State
FAIRFAX, VA - JANUARY 5: Daryl Monroe #32 of the George Mason Patriots shoots against the Georgia State Panthers during a conference men's basketball game at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA on January 5, 2009. (Photo by Allen Clark/www.OffWingPhoto.com)
Tonight's game was a battle for first place both Georgia State and GMU were 2-0 in the conference. The only other team undefeated in the conference is Northwestern which Mason will take on in two weeks. Mason will be seeking revenge from last year's match up with Georgia State where the Patriots lost a 16 point lead in the last four minutes of the game.
At the end of the first half Mason held Georgia State to only 21 points while scoring 27 themselves. Mason struggled from three point range only sinking one of ten. The real story was Monroe at 6'7" who was more then Georgia State could handle and dominated in the paint fighting for seven rebounds and ten points. Defenders had a difficult time guarding him as he overpowered them using his large frame to his advantage.
FAIRFAX, VA - JANUARY 5: Dre Smith #1 of the George Mason Patriots shoots against the Georgia State Panthers during a conference men's basketball game at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA on January 5, 2009. (Photo by Allen Clark/www.OffWingPhoto.com)
In the second half Mason was a little sloppy having several turnovers and almost allowed Georgia State back into the game. One of the highlights of the second half was when Mason in-bounded the ball off the back of the opposing team to then blow by him on a break. This wasn't the most technical of plays or one a coach really likes to see but the crowd sure loved it and Mason went on to win 58-52.
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January 03, 2009
Good Times At Verizon Center: Caps over Rangers
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 3: Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals tries to center the puck against Petr Prucha of the New York Rangers during a NHL hockey game on January 3, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
WWASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 3: Eric Fehr of the Washington Capitals tries to score against goalie Steve Valiquette of the New York Rangers during a NHL hockey game on January 3, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
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January 02, 2009
Home Sweet Home, Caps Get Win Over Tampa Bay, 7-4
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 1: David Steckel of the Washington Capitals celebrates following his goal against goalie Mike Smith of the Tampa Bay Lightning during a NHL hockey game on January 1, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 1: Mike Green of the Washington Capitals and Adam Hall of the Tampa Bay Lightning struggle for control of the puck during a NHL hockey game on January 1, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 1: Goalie Mike Smith of the Tampa Bay Lightning fails to make a diving save against Boyd Gordon of the Washington Capitals during a NHL hockey game on January 1, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
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December 27, 2008
Caps Over Sabres, 3-2
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 26: Alex Oveckin of the Washington Capitals shoots a third period goal against goalie Patrick Lalime of the Bufalo Sabres during a NHL hockey game on December 26, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Pete Silver/OffWingPhoto.com)
The Caps went on a scoring spree going up three to one and then held off Buffalo to gain the win. Alex Ovechkin scored what would become the game winning score by slicing and dicing the defense.
"It was a pretty cool goal," admitted Alex Ovechkin afterwards. "It happens sometimes … I just made some moves. Puck was probably neutral, so I won the battle. I was tired and I just fell, and I shoot. It was in, so that's pretty cool. It was a great goal and I'm glad it happened to me."
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 26: Alex Oveckin of the Washington Capitals celebrate following his third period goal against goalie Patrick Lalime of the Bufalo Sabres during a NHL hockey game on December 26, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Pete Silver/OffWingPhoto.com)
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December 22, 2008
GMU Patriots Get The Win, Tulane Gets A Lump Of Coal
FAIRFAX, VA - DECEMBER 22: Andre Cornelius #2 of the George Mason Patriots drives to the basket against the Tulane Green Wave during a non-conference basketball game at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA on December 22, 2008. (Photo by Allen Clark/www.OffWingPhoto.com)
Tonight's game was the first ever match-up between Tulane and Mason. Tulane came into the game just over .500 with a 5-4 record while Mason continues to roll with a 7-2 record. The Patriot victory brings the program's all time wins up to an impressive 600. Last Friday against Radford Sophomore Cam Long was the star of the show with a career high 21 points. Long was the latest Patriot player to lead the team in scoring, Mason has had six different players who have lead the team in scoring this season.
FAIRFAX, VA - DECEMBER 22: Ryan Pearson #24 of the George Mason Patriots drives on Daniel Plunkett #44 and Assim McQueen #4 of the Tulane Green Wave during a non-conference game at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA on December 22, 2008. (Photo by Allen Clark/www.OffWingPhoto.com)
At the end of the first half a pessimist would view the game as poor offence and week shooting percentage from both teams. Mason shot 38% and Tulane shot a dismal 29% from the field. But an optimist would say the defense was excellent and the hustling and rebounding were superb, 22 rebounds logged in for Tulane and 21 for Mason. And finally a realist would say the game went back and forth with 7 ties and 7 lead changes which ended the half in a 29-21 Mason lead.
Mason controlled the lead and the game the entire 2nd half and ended up winning 60-52. Vaughan lead the team in scoring with 16 points, Pearson and Monroe also had double digits. Mason's next game is on the road against Dayton and then they return home on January 3rd to play a struggling (3-8) UNC Wilmington who is in their conference.
FAIRFAX, VA - DECEMBER 22: John Vaughan #23 of the George Mason Patriots shoots a basket from the perimeter against the Tulane Green Wave during a non-conference game at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA on December 22, 2008. (Photo by Allen Clark/www.OffWingPhoto.com)
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December 12, 2008
Caps Win Big Over Senators, 5-1
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 12: Mike Green of the Washington Capitals brings the puck down the ice against the Ottawa Senators during a NHL hockey game on December 12, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWing)
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 12: Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals celebrates following his second period goal against the Ottawa Senators during a NHL hockey game on December 12, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWing)
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December 03, 2008
Caps Fall To Florida Panthers
Last night we had guest photographer, Bill Ingalls shooting for us.
Besides being a long time friend, Bill has traveled the world photographing missions for NASA. His assignments have taken him from familiar locations, such as the Kennedy Space Center, to the inside of an active volcano in Alaska; the Oval Office; the inside of a DC-8, flying through a hurricane; the hearing rooms of Capitol Hill, to the brutally cold Kazakh steppes.
Bill's work has been featured in Apple's professional profiles. An exhibition of Bill's photos can be viewed at the Washington School of Photography until December 10, 2008. The exhibition was part of FotoWeek DC 2008, a week long celebration of photography in the nation's capital.
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November 30, 2008
Win Over Ohio Gives Mason A Lifetime .500
George Mason is off to a strong start this season with a record coming into the game at 4-1. They took on Ohio's Bobcats from the MAC conference who have only played two games, both of which were victorious.
FAIRFAX, VA - NOVEMBER 29: Dre Smith #1 of the George Mason Patriots shoots over Justin Orr #25 of the Ohio Bobcats during a non-conference game at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA on November 29, 2008. (Photo by Allen Clark/www.OffWingPhoto.com)
Mason scored first and kept the lead the entire first half with their largest lead of 19. They ended the first half up by ten doing an excellent job on defense holding the Bobcats to merely 30 points. The Patriots forced 9 turnovers and did not allow Ohio any easy looks at the basket. Ohio only shot 33% compared to Mason who shot 55%. With a lead of ten Mason was still worried, knowing that last year they where up by 18 over the Bobcats at half and ended up loosing the game.
History did not repeat itself as Mason held the lead the entire game to win 74-65. The Patriots spread the wealth on scoring and five players score double figures, Smith and Long leading the team with 15 points a piece. Monroe was a dominant force on the boards rebounding 9.
FAIRFAX, VA - NOVEMBER 29: Daryl Monroe #32 of the George Mason Patriots drives to the basket on Jerome Tillman #33 of the Ohio Bobcats during a non-conference game at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA on November 29, 2008. (Photo by Allen Clark/www.OffWingPhoto.com)
Ohio has a new coach in with two games under his belt compared to Larranaga with 710. An interesting side note, Mason's all time record is just shy of .500 at 596-597 with their first ever game and win back in 1966 against U.S. Navy's Bethesda Hospital team. That was also the only time Mason's all time record was over .500.
The Patriots will play Liberty on the road Monday followed by their first CAA game on the road against Drexel. They return to the Patriot Center December 19th to face Radford and try to keep their undefeated home streak going.
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November 28, 2008
Caps Remain Undefeated in Regulation At Home
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 28: Tomas Fleischmann of the Washington Capitals shoots and scores a goal against goalie Jaroslav Halak of the Montreal Canadiens during a NHL hockey game on November 28, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 28: Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals checks Ryan O'Byrne of the Montreal Canadiens during a NHL hockey game on November 28, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 28: David Steckel of the Washington Capitals waits for a pass during a NHL hockey game with the Montreal Canadiens on November 28, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 28: Tomas Fleischmann of the Washington Capitals brings up the puck against the Montreal Canadiens during a NHL hockey game on November 28, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 28: Goalie Jose Theodore of the Washington Capitals makes a save against the Montreal Canadiens during a NHL hockey game on November 28, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
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November 26, 2008
Washington Caps Stuff Atlanta Thrashers
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: Eric Fehr of the Washington Capitals celebrates with teammates following his goal during a NHL hockey game with the Atlanta Thrashers on November 26, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals flies over goalie Ondrej Pavelec of the Atlanta Thrashers during a NHL hockey game on November 26, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: Fans of the Washington Capitals toss their hats onto the ice following Alex Ovechkin's Hat Trick against the Atlanta Thrashers during a NHL hockey game on November 26, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: Alex Ovechkin and Sami Lepisto of the Washington Capitals celebrate following an Ovechkin goal in the first period against the Atlanta Thrashers during a NHL hockey game on November 26, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: Michael Nylander of the Washington Capitals brings the puck up the ice during a NHL hockey game with the Atlanta Thrashers on November 26, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: Goalie Jose Theodore of the Washington Capitals falls to the ice following Vyacheslav Kozlov of the Atlanta Thrashers goal during a NHL hockey game on November 26, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
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November 25, 2008
Patriots Topple Mountaineers
FAIRFAX, VA - NOVEMBER 25: John Vaughn #23 of the George Mason Patriots scores during a non-conference game with Mount Saint Mary Mountaineers at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA on November 25, 2008. (Photo by Allen Clark/www.OffWingPhoto.com)
Coming into tonight's game the George Mason University Patriots had won their first game, then earned a dominate win over Brown in their home opener (89-52) which was the team's second largest margin of victory ever in a home opener. They then split on the road with a loss to Hampton and a win over ECU which puts the Patriots going into the game at 3-1. Mount St. Mary's came into the game at 1-1 with a win over Loyola and a tuff loss on the road against Virginia Tech 57-62.
While Mason started off with some good looks at the basket while the crowed cheered on but could not get anything to sink. Coach Larranaga subbed in some freshman youth from the bench, Andre Cornelius and Ryan Pearson, and the Patriots rallied from an eight point deficit. They could not hold the lead and went into half down two 27-29. The Patriots struggled from the three and only sank 1 of 8 compared to Mountaineers who made 3 of 5.
FAIRFAX, VA - NOVEMBER 25: Ryan Pearson #24 of the George Mason Patriots goes up against Mount Saint Mary Mountaineers defenders during a non-conference game at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA on November 25, 2008. (Photo by Allen Clark/www.OffWingPhoto.com)
Hustle must have been the halftime talk, at the start of the second half the Patriots came out fired up and seemed unstoppable scoring 15 in the first 5 minutes. They had several steals and seemed to rebound the ball off the boards as if they where playing a JV squad. This added fuel to the already fired up fans. The Patriots pulled ahead to keep the lead with a 72-60 Victory over Mt. St. Mary's. The Patriots will take on Ohio this Saturday at home.
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July 18, 2008
Washington Kastles Fall To Sacramento Capitals
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May 08, 2008
DC United Fall Short Against Chicago Fire, 0-2
Despite strong play early in the first period, DC United could not overcome the first period goal by Chicago's Justin Mapp. The second period goal by Cuauhtemoc Blanco sealed the game, as DC United just didn't seem to get anything going.
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 8: Chris Rolfe #17 of the Chicago Fire steals the ball from Marc Burch #4 of the DC United during a MLS game at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC on May 8, 2008. (Photo by Allen Clark/www.OffWingPhoto.com)For more on the game and reactions visit the following sites:
- Behind The Badge, MLS Game #7: DCU 0 - Chicago 2
- From Black and Red, This blog is...
- The DCenters, First Impression - DC United 0: 2 Chicago Fire
- BLCKDGRD, United 0, Chicago 2
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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 8: Gonzalo Martinez #23 of the DC United and John Thorrington #11 of the Chicago Fire struggle for control of the ball during a MLS game at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC on May 8, 2008. (Photo by Allen Clark/www.OffWingPhoto.com)
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DC United vs. Chicago Fire (0-1), After The First Period
It has stayed dry so far despite threats of Thunderstorms, so far the only thing dampening spirits is the single goal by Chicago Fire late in the first period.
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 8: Clyde Sims #19 of the DC United and Justin Mapp #21 of the Chicago Fire struggle for control of the ball during a MLS game at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC on May 8, 2008. (Photo by Allen Clark/www.OffWingPhoto.com)
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April 27, 2008
United Cruises To Victory Over Real Salt Lake, 4-1
DC United showed no signs that they had come into Saturday night's game with a two game losing streak. United controlled play throughout the contest, cruising to a 4-1 victory over Real Salt Lake.
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 29: Santino Quaranta #25 of the DC United takes a shot on goal against Real Salt Lake's Goalie Nick Rimando #18 during a MLS game at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC April 29, 2008. (Photo by Allen Clark/www.OffWingPhoto.com)
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- From DC United, United exacts revenge on RSL
- The Offside, Snap Judgement
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- United Mania, United Returns the favor, defeats RSL 4-1
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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 29: Luciano Emilio #11 of the DC United struggle for control of the ball with Real Salt Lake's Carey Talley #3 and Andy Williams #77 during a MLS game at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC April 29, 2008. (Photo by Allen Clark/www.OffWingPhoto.com)
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March 09, 2008
Playoff Hopes Beginning To Fade In Loss To Pittsbugh
So what do you say about a game that is lost in the final 40 seconds of play? What is worse is that it was scored mistakingly by Nicklas Backstrom. An empty net goal by the Penguins 15 seconds later by Jordon Staal had the many Pittsburgh fans in the stands on their feet cheering for their 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals.
The 5-3 loss to the Pittshburgh Penguins makes getting into the playoffs that much tougher for the Washington Capitals. Joe Dumas, of OffWing puts it this way, "the two losses on the weekend make it that much harder for the Caps to sneak into the playoffs, as they are 6 points out of the 8th seed and 7 points out of the Southeast lead. With only 12 games to go, they need to do something special to make the postseason."
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 9: Goalie Cristobal Huet and Shaone Morrisonn of the Washington Capitals protects the net during a NHL hockey game with the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 9, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 9: Shaone Morrisonn of the Washington Capitals and Pascal Dupuis of the Pittsburgh Penguins struggle for control of the puck during a NHL hockey game on March 9, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 9: Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals controls the puck during a NHL hockey game with the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 9, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWingPhoto.com)
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