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Amid Headaches, Nationals Offer a Bit of Relief

While Marion Barry, wearing cap, and fellow D.C. Council members wrangle over a stadium lease, spring training approaches for the Nats, whose roster might include Sammy Sosa.
While Marion Barry, wearing cap, and fellow D.C. Council members wrangle over a stadium lease, spring training approaches for the Nats, whose roster might include Sammy Sosa. (By Michael Robinson-chavez -- The Washington Post)
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Last year, Joe Theismann hyperventilated while discussing Monk's attributes, so I'll leave Joe alone this year, and Monk was too classy to lobby for himself. I'm told there are two locks this year: the late Reggie White and Troy Aikman. There should be a third, if life were fair.

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· I really don't know what to make of this season's Wizards, other than Gilbert Arenas is worth the price of admission and should make his second straight all-star team, Antawn Jamison is regaining his shooting touch, Caron Butler is pretty good and while the defense isn't great, at least Kobe Brant didn't go for 81 when he played here.

· Soccer update: Northern Virginia's Bruce Arena, coach of the U.S. World Cup team, sends his guys to play Norway today in Carson, Calif. Last week, the United States played a scoreless tie with Canada, with many of Arena's best players still working in Europe. Our Freddy Adu got a yellow card for taking a dive in his brief appearance. "Freddy is young and needs time," Arena said. "My purpose is to help support the process. He needs to earn a position with D.C. United and be a full-time MLS player. We wanted to have a look at him, but he's not ready for the national team."

· Men's college basketball update: Big win Wednesday night for Maryland at Georgia Tech, two days after losing co-captain Chris McCray because of poor grades, followed by an equally disappointing loss yesterday at Temple. Still can't understand how McCray, after playing for seven semesters, fell through the floor. What was he thinking?

And what a win for Georgetown on Tuesday, after host Notre Dame sent the game to overtime on a four-point play with 1.8 seconds remaining. Meanwhile, George Washington and George Mason keep their flames going. I'll get to the women next week.

· Maryland racing, in need of some good fortune, may get it if the Maryland Jockey Club officials lift the quarantine on horses at Pimlico that has been in place since Jan. 21 because of an outbreak of equine herpesvirus. The quarantine has forced the cutback of some racing days and cards at Laurel because of a lack of horses. Where's Seabiscuit when we need him?

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