Not the best weekend for sports. First, Maria Sharapova losses in the semi-finals of the US Open and Andre Agassi losses in the Mens final to Roger Federer, 6-3 2-6 7-6 6-1.
On the fourth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on New York, 35-year-old Agassi graced the city with a display that was in equal part stubborn and inspired before bowing to the superiority of the superlative Swiss. And I was hoping the "old man" could win one more big title. ...Read more on the US Open here
Then my Maryland Terps lose to Clemson, 24-20 after leading 20-10 late in the fourth quarter. Terps quarterback Sam Hollenbach went 18-for-28 for 288 yards and two touchdowns for Maryland. Receiver Vernon Davis had six catches for 140 yards and a touchdown, but the running game was held to 56 yards on 40 carries.
The Terps are 1-1 (they beat Navy last weekend 23-20 when Hollenbach went 19-for-30 for 217 yards, and Mario Merrills ran for 149 yards on 30 carries to help Maryland recover from an early 11-point deficit in the opener for both teams)....Read more on the Terps loss here
Then the Washington Nationals lose 2 out of 3 to the Atlanta Braves, losing the Sunday game 9-7 after coming back to take the lead in the eigth inning (7-6 ). Chad Cordero gives up the lead on Chipper Jones homerun after 2 out in the ninth.
This leaves the Nationals 4 games back in the wild-card play-offs with just 18 games left to play. Time is ruuning out on the Nationals great innaugral season in DC. ...Read more on the Nationls loss here
But the Washington Redskins did save the weekend by winning their opening football game 9-7. But it was hardly a big win against a Chicago Bears team that is not suspose to be very good this year. The Redskins allowed only 166 total yards, overcame three turnovers, several untimely penalties and the loss of starter Patrick Ramsey, who had his neck wrung in the second quarter by blitzing linebacker Lance Brigs.
Mark Brunell, booed mercilessly last year by the home fans, entered and led three scoring drives, all ending in field goals by John Hall and powered in part by the running of Clinton Portis, who rushed for 121 yards on 21 carries. Looks like it may be a long season for the Redskins with an 8-8 record at best. ..Read more about the Redskins win here
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