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Espinosa hits walk-off as Nats win sixth straight

By Ben Lasky · Saturday, June 18, 2011

A week and a half ago, it looked like the Washington Nationals were destined for another last place season. But a recent six-game winning streak has the team positioned fourth in the National League East and only three games under .500.

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Michael Morse leads Nats' offense in rout over Cardinals

By Ben Lasky · Thursday, June 16, 2011

For the second night in a row, the Nationals came through in a big way against the St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching staff June 15. Winning 10-0 against the Cardinals, the Nats have a combined 18 runs in the first two games of the series.

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Seventh inning rally saves Nats

By Ben Lasky | June 15

Just when it looked like the Washington Nationals were headed for another loss in which they could not put runs on the board, the team rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning, scoring six runs to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-6 June 14.

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Nationals lose third straight as offense continues to struggle

By Ben Lasky | May 15

Both starting pitchers had outstanding performances Saturday afternoon, but one run was enough to seal the Marlins’ 1-0 victory over the Nationals, who are now on a three game losing streak. It was the second time in less than a week that the Marlins shut out the Nats in a game that pitcher Anibal ...

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Nationals lose second straight extra inning game

May 14

Correction Appended For the third night in a row the Washington Nationals went into extra innings. For the second in a row, they lost, falling to the Florida Marlins 6-5 in 11 innings May 13. In the top of the 11th, Marlins’ second baseman Omar Infante led off with a single to center field. His ...

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MLB taking over Dodgers adds McCourt to list of game’s controversial owners

By Sam Raphelson | April 25

There has been a lot of drama taking place out in California during the last week, as MLB Commissioner Bud Selig decided to take over the Los Angeles Dodgers, ousting former owner Frank McCourt for putting the team $430 million in debt. This is all in the midst of a nasty divorce trial between McCourt and his wife, Jamie, whom was part owner of the franchise until she was fired in 2009.

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Addition of playoff spot will add intrigue to MLB season

By Sam Lindauer | April 25

With the National Hockey League and National Basketball Association playoffs in full swing, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig has been pushing for a new playoff format for the 2012 season. The new format would provide a welcome change to baseball’s current system that has remained the same since Selig added the wild card spot in 1995. Selig’s proposal, which sounds like it is all but a done deal, would add another wild card spot to the playoffs and essentially add another round.

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First round predictions with NBA Playoffs underway

By Michael Mcelveen | April 18

The most glorious month of basketball is upon us, so get your brackets out! Oh wait, that’s March Madness. The time of year when actual basketball players are found and teams actually play defense. The time of year when players do not fight fans, make obscene comments toward referees or have therapists, like Ron Artest.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

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