Category: Highlights

Caps Weekly: The Story so Far

Mitch Westall WGMU  Sports Blogger February 9, 2016 Photo credit: (AP Photo/Nick Wass)                 Because it’s been awhile since the latest installment of Caps Weekly, this issue will highlight where the Capitals are as a team and how they got there. Where They Are To say that the …

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Can Chip Kelly Flourish With the 49ers?

Kaleel Weatherly Sports Blogger, WGMU February 7, 2016 Photo credit: (Getty Images)               Former Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Chip Kelly is now running the show in San Francisco. This hiring was puzzling to most sports analysts and reporters, especially since Kelly was fired because the front office in Philadelphia …

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Kathy Griffin WGMU Exclusive Comedian Interview

Comedian Kathy Griffin chats with WGMU GM and “Improv4Mason” host Jesse Robinson and 4th Estate Lifestyle editor Savannah Norton. Griffin brings her comedic styling to Fairfax next week for GMU’s Homecoming Week. Tickets are available at Student Involvement or Ticketmaster! Follow @Improv4Mason and host @JesseRobinson94 on Twitter! “Improv4Mason” airs Tuesdays nights form 9-10 PM on …

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Just 2 Years Into Post-LeBron Era: Heat Back as Title Contenders?

Becker Alshowk Sports Blogger, WGMU December 7, 2015 (Photo Credit: Getty Images)   With Saturday Night’s win vs the LeBron-less Cavaliers, the Miami Heat took over sole possession of the Eastern Conference’s number one seed almost a quarter ways into the 15’/16’ season.  Now it’s early, but the Heat have shown signs that they have …

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Farewell, Black Mamba!

Kaleel Weatherly Sports Blogger, WGMU December 4, 2015 (Photo designed by: Tyson Beck)               As you all may know, Kobe Bryant is retiring after this season. He had a phenomenal career and will go down as one of the greatest players in NBA history. His will to score and …

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Caps Weekly 11/27-12/3

Mitchell Westall Sports Blogger, WGMU December 3, 2015 (Photo Credit: Nick Wass/The Associated Press)                   What a time to be a Caps fan! The Capitals are in the midst of a five game winning streak as they travel to Canada this weekend for match-ups against the Montreal …

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Four Reasons the Washington Redskins Will Win the NFC East

Nicholas Ortiz Director of Sports Media, WGMU December 1, 2015 (Photo Credit: Associated Press)     Is it just me or is the NFC East always delivers on being the most consistently inconsistent division in the National Football League? One week, the New York Giants were in first place. Then all of a sudden, the …

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Caps Weekly 11/26: Thanksgiving Edition

Mitchell Westall Sports Blogger, WGMU November 28, 2016 (Photo credit: Bruce Bennett/Fox Sports)                 This past week saw Alex Ovechkin break finally score goal number 484, Braden Holtby record his first shutout of the season, and Evgeny Kuznetsov continue to make amazing things happen. The Capitals played four …

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El Clasico Debacle at the Bernabeu

Becker Alshowk Sports Blogger, WGMU November 24, 2015 (Photo Credit: Alejandro Garcia/EPA)               For soccer fans, The Clasico between Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona is seen as the most popular game of every season. Each team is usually made up of some of the best players in the …

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Jahlil Okafor Will Be the Rookie of the Year

Kaleel Weatherly Sports Blogger, WGMU November 20, 2015 (Photo Credit: Associated Press)                         Okay, so maybe the Philadelphia 76ers are tanking for the third consecutive year. They will not be competing for a seed in the playoffs this season, but they do have young …

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