Washington set to play ball
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Baseball will return with the cherry blossoms to the nation&#39;s capital next spring, when the Montreal Expos become Washington&#39;s fourth major
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The stretch limousines pulled into the Washington Redskins parking lot Friday afternoon, ready to take free agents London Fletcher and Fred Smoot to a Washington Wizards game.
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WASHINGTON - Baseball is returning to the nation's capital for the first time in 33 years, in the form of the Montreal Expos. Major League Baseball announced Wednesday the team is moving to Washington to begin play at RFK Stadium in the 2005 season...
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Major league baseball's return to the nation's capital will be under the lights. The Washington Nationals said Thursday they will play their April 14 home opener against Arizona at 7:05 p.m. It will be the first regular-season game at RFK Stadium since the expansion Washington Senators left after the 1971 season and became the Texas Rangers.
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Rumors spread that Major League Baseball is edging closer to moving the Expos to Washington as D.C. officials announce plans for a stadium on the Anacostia waterfront.
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Major League Baseball will return to the nation's capital for the first time in more than three decades next season.
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MONTREAL (CP) - A large crowd is expected to take in the final game at Olympic Stadium on Wednesday, which will come hours after Major League Baseball announces Washington as the team's new home.
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The Wizards have lost 16 straight times to the Heat, but with Miami missing stars Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade, Washington has a great chance to end the losing skid.
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Major League Baseball is set to announce on Wednesday that the Montreal Expos will relocate to Washington next year, local media reported, citing city and baseball officials.
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WASHINGTON The mayor of the nation&#39;s capital says his own political capital is on the line as the city council decides if baseball returns to Washington.
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The last time Washington's major league baseball team played a home game, fans stormed the field with two outs in the ninth inning in a show of anger and frustration over owner Bob Short's decision to move the team to Texas. But even then there was the expectation that in a relatively short time, major league baseball would find a way to put a team back in Washington. Instead it took 33 years.
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It was more pep rally than news conference, with the mayor and city officials wearing red Washington Senators caps, the ones with the curly "W" on the front. Baseball returned to the nation's capital for the first time in 33 years Wednesday, with an announcement from Major League Baseball that the Montreal Expos will move to Washington next season.
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The city of Washington could still land the Montreal Expos if it plays its cards right. EmpirePoker.com says it wants to ante up the $150 million in private funds the DC City Council is seeking for a Major League Baseball stadium.
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LANDOVER, Md. -- Yes, Joe Gibbs is officially back with Washington. So is a rushing attack, success and the hope of a playoff season.
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Washington decided on where to build a ballpark for the Montreal Expos if major league baseball moves the team to the nation's capital
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With Clinton Portis back on the practice field and ready to go, the Redskins want to return to the power running game that brought them success late last season.
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The Washington Huskies look ready to make a run at the Pac-10 championship.