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3 hours ago
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By Adam Vingan

Bryce Harper: "Justin Bieber of Baseball"

Bryce Harper:

Coming soon: "My World 3.4." Read »

4 hours ago
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By Adam Vingan

Adam's Mornin': Look to the Cookie, JaVale

Adam's Mornin': Look to the Cookie, JaVale

JaVale McGee, meet Jerry Seinfeld. Read »

Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 at 6:55 AM
 
Walk-on Earns Her Scholarship With Terps

Walk-on Earns Her Scholarship With Terps

The University of Maryland women's basketball team finds resolve not only in its blue-chip recruits but also in walk-on point guard Sequoia Austin. News4's Zachary Kiesch reports. Watch »

Tuesday, Feb 21, 2012 at 1:46 PM
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By Adam Vingan

Kidnapping Jokes Already?

Kidnapping Jokes Already?

Wilson Ramos, catching balls and flack since 2010. Read »

Tuesday, Feb 21, 2012 at 8:59 AM
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By Adam Vingan

Adam's Mornin': Skatin' With Teddy

Adam's Mornin': Skatin' With Teddy

The Racing Presidents' five-minute performance was more complete than the Caps' 60-minute performance Monday. Read »

Monday, Feb 20, 2012 at 3:28 PM
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By Adam Vingan

Celebrating (Racing) Presidents Day

Celebrating (Racing) Presidents Day

What better way to celebrate today's holiday and the start of spring training then studying history -- of the Nationals' Racing Presidents? Read »

Monday, Feb 20, 2012 at 12:25 PM
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By Sarah Kogod

John Carlson "Zaching"

John Carlson

Finally, an athlete Twitter craze we can get behind. Read »

Friday, Feb 17, 2012 at 11:40 AM
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By Sarah Kogod

Semin Ranked As "Easily Intimidated"

Semin Ranked As

This is one list that Alexander Semin might not want to be on. Read »

Thursday, Feb 16, 2012 at 8:24 PM
 
Turgeon Pleased With Terps' Progress

Turgeon Pleased With Terps' Progress

The University of Maryland's candid first-year men's basketball coach, Mark Turgeon, says the team has outperformed his expectations for the season. Watch »

Thursday, Feb 16, 2012 at 2:12 PM
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By Sarah Kogod

JaVale Is Skipping the Dunk Contest

JaVale Is Skipping the Dunk Contest

There will be no repeat performance for JaVale. Read »

About Capital Games
Capital Games explores the D.C. area's top sports personalities and provides a glimpse of what it's really like to be an athlete in the Washington area. E-mail your thoughts and story tips to Capital Games writer Sarah Schorno Kogod at sarahskogod@gmail.com, or contact her on Twitter @sarahschorno.
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Starting Lineup
Monique Currie

Monique Currie

Monique may be the Twitter queen of the WNBA.

Charlie Davies

Charlie Davies

Is there a nicer guy in sports than Charlie Davies?

Ryan Kerrigan

Ryan Kerrigan

He's a bad golfer and he hates Doritos. We can tell we're gonna be friends.

Brian Orakpo

Brian Orakpo

Brian Orakpo's a scary dude on the football field. Off it, he hangs out with cavemen. Whatever.

Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin

His motor runs nonstop at the Verizon Center, and doesn't stop when he leaves the rink.

John Wall

John Wall

So far, we know this much about the Great Wall of Chinatown: dude can dance.

Authors
Sarah Kogod Sarah, the main voice behind Capital Games, has had stints at Deadspin, the Huffington Post and the Washington Post. She also wrote the Strike Zones and End Zones and Playing the Field blogs.

Send her your tips on D.C. sports stories at sarahskogod@gmail.com or @sarahschorno on the Twitters.
Jim Iovino Jim is the managing editor of NBCWashington.com and a recovering sports writer, which is why you'll often find his byline on Capital Games. Old habits are hard to break, eh?

Jeff Greenberg Jeff is the executive producer of News4's on-air sports coverage, including daily sports segments, Capital Games, Sports Final, Redskins Showtime and much more.

Chris Kerwin He's the man behind the camera. If there's a big-time sporting event going on involving a D.C. sports team, there's a pretty good chance that Chris is capturing the images.

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