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Dr. Akbar Ahmed, the Ibn Khaldu chair of Islamic studies, appeared on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" Aug. 5 to talk about his new book, "Journey into America: The Challenge of Islam."
In the series finale against the Florida marlins, the Nationals pitching staff finally put up a fight. Too bad the offense was nowhere to be seen; Washington was shutout 5-0 on the last game of a Marlins’ sweep.
For the second day in a row the Nationals had their starting pitcher exit with a lead and for the second day in the row, the bullpen blew it.
Trailing in the bottom of the ninth, Ryan Zimmerman stepped to the plate and absolutely crushed a Brad Lidge fastball halfway up the grass beyond the centerfield wall to give the Nationals a 7-5 victory.
It is by no means a shock that the Nationals traded their sole All-Star, reliever Matt Capps. Washington received highly touted catching prospect Wilson Ramos and reliever Joe Testa. This team is obviously a seller and Capps was probably the most expendable player on the team. Capps’ great season so far also gave him the highest value that he may ever have in his career. Capps’ current value may only be second to Adam Dunn, who may have been traded by the time this column is read.
Following a successful pilot last year, AU is expanding its test-optional admissions policy for the class of 2015.
Anyone paying attention to the Nationals lately has been caught up in their starting pitchers’ injuries. One pitcher in particular has been one of the biggest news stories of the last couple of days.
In Wednesday night's 3-1 loss to the Braves, an early deficit mixed with a stellar pitching performance from veteran Tim Hudson kept the Nationals from coming away with their second straight victory.
Dominant. Shut-down. A pitching machine. All these words could be used to describe the Nationals’ pitcher on Tuesday night. But the man who stepped onto the mound just after seven o’clock was not the person the sell-out crowd had paid to see. It was Miguel Batista and he was brilliant.
Tennis champions Andre Agassi, Anna Kournikova, Stefanie Graf and others will play in AU’s very own Bender Arena Nov. 15, according to the World TeamTennis website.
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