Sunday, September 28, 2008

Great Weekend for Sports

Thoroughly dominated for a half, the Maryland Terps needed a special play to steal momentum from No. 20 Clemson. Who else to call on than perhaps the Terps’ most special player, Darrius Heyward-Bey.

With the Maryland (4-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) down 17-6, the former high-school track star took off on a 76-yard reverse that set up the first of two second-half TDs in a 20-17 win Saturday at Clemson.

On 1st-and-10 from Maryland’s 20, Heyward-Bey ran around an open right side, cutting back through the middle of the field to the left sideline. By the time he was forced out by Clemson safety Michael Hamlin, Heyward-Bey was on the Tigers 4. ...Read more here..

New Washington Redsins coach Jim Zorn was looking for something to help him build up a healthy dose of hate for the Dallas Cowboys. Turns out, he kinds of likes playing his team’s archrival. Quarterback Jason Campbell threw two touchdown passes and Clinton Portis ran for 141 yards, leading the Redskins to a 26-24 victory Sunday that knocked the Cowboys from the ranks of the unbeaten.

Washington (3-1) won for only the second time in its last 13 visits to Texas Stadium. The Redskins held Dallas to 44 yards rushing and had 38:09 to 21:51 in Time of Possession. ...Read more here...

And the Washington Nationals lost their last baseball game of the season, which means they have the worst record in the MLB, and will have the rights to the first draft choice in the baseball amateur draft next June. The Nationals also fired five of their coaches after the game, keeping only pitching coach Randy St. Claire.

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