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THE SIDELINE
WASHINGTONPOST.COM/SPORTS WASHINGTON POST LIVE WITH IVAN CARTER
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El-Bashir and Gene Wang.
When you’re in this trade, home can be familiar or unfamiliar
I
f you have to go through two groceries left in the fridge. somewhere way out west, but trade to Washington, and moved week; Wednesday’s game allowed
midseason NHL trades, this is Jurcina had done some basic kids don’t understand that. north by himself, although his him to spend a night at home
the way to do it: get shipped cleaning before he skipped town. Twenty minutes down the road is family came up to visit over the with his wife and three kids.
from Washington to Columbus in There are, of course, less a long way for them.” weekend. They took the family Walker and Jurcina got dealt to a
late December. Spend two convenient ways to get traded. Throughout all those car home, which left Walker team with the best record in the
months in purgatory, or whatever Scott Walker called his decision playoff-less years, Walker never taking Metro to Monday night’s NHL; Pothier got sent to a team
we’re calling Ohio nowadays. to accept a trade from Carolina to really understood what weeks of game. chasing a playoff spot.
Keep your apartment in the D.C.
D.C. SPORTS BOG
Washington “a no-brainer.” In his playoff excitement felt like. Last “I went down and I asked “You’re on a team, and in a
area, since there’s too much stuff 15-year career, he had never won year, though, the Hurricanes somebody [for directions],” he community; your kids are in
to move. And then get traded Dan Steinberg a playoff series before last spring, went to the conference finals, and told Comcast SportsNet’s Lisa school, you have a house,
back to the Capitals in March, at and he’s still chasing those the 36-year-old got a taste of Hillary. “And then once I got on everything’s normal,” Pothier said
which point you can reoccupy never think you’re coming back Stanley Cup dreams. The postseason success. He liked it. the first [train] I just followed Wednesday morning. “And then
your still-furnished apartment. to the same team you were traded downside, though, became clear “And now you’re kind of [ticked everybody with a Capitals jersey. in 10 seconds, you get the news
“All your stuff is in the same from, but it was a really nice while driving with his family to off] that you didn’t make it all It made it easy once I got on.” that you’re not gonna be there
spot where you left it,” joked feeling when they told me I was the airport. those other years,” Walker said. Brian Pothier didn’t need anymore. And it’s kind of
defenseman Milan Jurcina, who coming back to Washington.” “Two kids and your wife are “You don’t know really what directions when he took Metro to upheaval. The world kind of goes
was reacquired by the Caps at last “Easiest trade ever,” said Tomas crying in the car; you don’t feel you’re missing, that’s the best way meet up with his new teammates out of control for a little bit and
week’s trade deadline. “You know Fleischmann, one of Jurcina’s like much of a dad,” Walker told to explain it. . . . It’s the time of Wednesday morning. After four you just find a way to deal with it.
the people, you know the closest friends on the team. me this week. “It’s not like I’m in your life.” years in D.C., Pothier was dealt to It’s part of the game.”
neighbors in the apartment. You And no, there weren’t any San Jose or Vancouver or L.A. or So Walker quickly accepted the Carolina in a separate trade last
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TERRAPINS INSIDER CAVALIERS JOURNAL
Maryland gets commitment Landesberg welcome
from Icelandic forward to return, Bennett says
Late last week, Maryland The prevailing belief is that
picked up a verbal Sylven Landesberg has played
commitment from Haukur his final game in a Virginia
Palsson, a 6-foot-6, 215-pound uniform, but Coach Tony
small forward from Montverde Bennett emphasized
Academy in Florida. Palsson Wednesday that Landesberg
will join a 2010 recruiting class would be welcomed back.
that includes point guard Landesberg is suspended for
Terrell Stoglin, point guard academic reasons.
Pe’Shon Howard, small Bennett said he’s spoken to
forward Mychal Parker and Landesberg, but not
power forward Ashton Pankey. specifically about the
According to
Scout.com sophomore’s future. Virginia is
national recruiting director currently on spring break, and
Dave Telep, Palsson is there’s been no indication
aggressive and possesses a whether Landesberg will
solid mid-range game. Telep continue the semester.
said the native of Iceland had “I guess if he made a
“that European feel to him” decision that he was going to
and noted that the player could go to the NBA or go
improve on his foot speed. professional, then he would
Telep says that both Stoglin have a decision to make,”
and Howard should be Bennett said. “Obviously, if he
physically ready as freshmen to plans on coming back, he has
“come in and help out.” to be” in class.
— Steve Yanda — Zach Berman
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“They were in awe that he actually had to go to class,” teacher Ali Pascucci said of her students’ reaction to Terps star Greivis Vasquez.
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pays a surprise visit the year was supposed to be announced because basketball won’t be an option for
to enraptured sixth-graders
soon and depending on the result, he him anymore.
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might have to field a flurry of phone calls. The kids were in awe, according to
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That comment reminded Pascucci of a Pascucci. She said they couldn’t believe
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by Steve Yanda text message her father had sent her Vasquez was so tall and that he could fit
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The sixth-graders at Hollywood school: I don’t know if Greivis already autographs and then took a class picture
Elementary School in College Park are came to your school, but make sure you with him.
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taking the Maryland School Assessment congratulate him. He just got ACC player They wanted to know which NBA team
4:30 p.m. Big Ten Tournament, Indiana vs. Northwestern » ESPN2
tests this week, and it’s safe to say most of of the year. Vasquez would sign with. He couldn’t
5:30 p.m. Pac 10 Tournament, TBA vs. California » Comcast SportsNet Plus them were not looking forward to the “I was like: ‘Greivis, I think actually they provide them a specific answer on that
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experience. In search of a way to motivate already announced it. I think you got it. one.
FM), WWXX (94.3 FM), WTEM (980 AM)
her students, Ali Pascucci called one of her Congratulations,’ ” Pascucci said. “He was “I couldn’t believe how good he was with
old college friends on Monday and asked like, ’Oh my gosh, really?’ He got kind of the kids and how much of an impact he
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him if he could drop by at some point choked up. He couldn’t believe it. He had really had,” Pascucci said. “They all seemed
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during the week to say a few words. his phone off so it didn’t ring while the so motivated. Because a lot of the kids in
9 p.m. Pac 10 Tournament, Arizona State vs. Stanford » Comcast SportsNet Pascucci was on the competitive kids were in here. I was really appreciative my class — all the boys especially — are big
Plus
cheerleading team at Maryland — she that he stayed even though he had just into sports. And to hear him say that, you
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graduated last May — and her old friend found that out and probably wanted to call know, he was telling them: ‘I still go to
20), WWXT (92.7 FM), WWXX (94.3 FM), WTEM (980 AM) was Greivis Vasquez. everyone he knew.” class. You think I’m some big athlete, but I
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The plan was for Vasquez to come Vasquez stayed and chatted with the still have to go to class. I still do
Tuesday morning at 10:30, but when he kids in Pascucci’s class for about a half an homework.’
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showed up the kids still were taking their hour. Pascucci said she has a lot of “They were in awe that he actually had
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tests. The people at the front office told Hispanic children in her class and that to go to class and he actually had to do
him he couldn’t enter, so he called Pascucci “they loved the fact that he had an accent, homework. They couldn’t believe that he
GOLF and told her he would come back at 1 p.m. too.” was actually a real person aside from being
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When Vasquez returned, the kids were He told an enraptured class to study an athlete.”
outside at recess, so he and Pascucci hard and to go to college and to get a
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DIGEST
COLLEGE BASKETBALL about $3 million a season. . . . over, but said the team doesn’t “The word redemption is not in er. She was signed to at least a
Mason will host first-round postseason game
Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Wil- have a timeline. my vocabulary,” Jones said at a one-year contract but terms were
lie Colon was with teammate “He’s had some of the best doc- news conference, flanked by not disclosed.
Ben Roethlisberger on the night tors in the world looking at him, team president Steve Swetoha Jones was the starting point
The George Mason men’s bas- winner is the first woman to sing the quarterback was accused of and they’ve given him a clean bill and Coach Nolan Richardson. guard on North Carolina’s na-
ketball team will play in the sec- it. Teddy Pendergrass and Lu- sexual assault in a Georgia club, of health,” Kuester said. “If they “I’m a competitor, I want to play tional championship team in
ond annual
CollegeInsider.com ther Vandross have performed but did not witness anything, Co- tell us that he shouldn’t play, he against the best in the world, and 1994 and she was drafted by
postseason tournament, hosting previous renditions. lon’s agent says. won’t play, but they’ve been en- I know that I will be doing that.” Phoenix in 2003 but never played
a first-round game at 7 p.m. Tues- Two off-duty Pennsylvania law couraging.” Her bid for a new career comes in the WNBA. . . .
day at Patriot Center. The PRO FOOTBALL enforcement officers also were Stuckey missed two games last a decade after she starred at the Real Madrid was eliminated by
Patriots’ opponent has yet to be Two-time Pro Bowl player Der- with Roethlisberger, but they season after experiencing dizzi- Sydney Olympics, winning gold Lyon in the second round of the
determined. rick Mason, an unrestricted free didn’t see anything inappropri- ness during a game, but said that in the 100 meters, 200 meters European Champions League
If George Mason (17-14) wins its agent, agreed to a two-year deal ate, according to an attorney rep- he’s not worried about further in- and 1,600-meter relay, and with a 1-1 tie, and Manchester
opening-round game, it will play with the Baltimore Ravens. The resenting one of the officers. cidents. “I’m done thinking about bronze in the long jump and 400- United advanced to the quarterfi-
the remainder of its CIT games 36-year-old had 73 receptions for it, and I’m done talking about it,” meter relay. She was stripped of nals with a 4-0 rout of AC Milan.
on the road because the Ringling 1,028 yards and seven touch- PRO BASKETBALL he said. “I’ve had all the tests, and all five medals after admitting in At Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo
Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Cir- downs in 2009. He started all 16 Three doctors cleared Detroit now I’m just waiting for them to 2007 that she was using perform- put the home team ahead in the
cus will occupy Patriot Center games and became the 23rd play- Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey tell me when I can play again.” ance-enhancing drugs at the time sixth minute, but Miralem Pjalic
from March 25 to April 4. er in NFL history with 800 career for exercise after extensive cardi- of the Games. tied it in the 75th and Lyon won
Old Dominion defeated Brad- catches. . . . ac tests. He collapsed on the MISC. Jones also spent about six the home-and-home, total-goals
ley to win the inaugural 16-team Offensive lineman Wade bench during Friday’s game at Marion Jones was introduced months in a Texas prison for lying series on 2-1 aggregate.
tournament last season. . . . Smith, an unrestricted free agent, Cleveland and was taken away on Wednesday as the newest mem- to federal prosecutors about dop- At Manchester, Wayne Rooney
“One Shining Moment,” the has agreed to terms with the a stretcher. He missed Sunday’s ber of the WNBA’s Tulsa Shock ing and her role in a check-fraud scored twice in David Beckham’s
song that concludes CBS’s broad- Houston Texans, his agent, Brian game and will be out again and she offered no apologies for scam. return to Old Trafford, as Man-
cast of the NCAA men’s basket- Parker, confirmed. Wednesday. her steroids use or her time in The 34-year-old Jones joined chester United breezed to a 7-2
ball championship game, will be Smith’s four-year deal includes Pistons Coach John Kuester federal prison. She was poised the team just four days after aggregate win.
sung by Jennifer Hudson this $6.25 million in guaranteed mon- said he expects Stuckey to return and ready for questions about her working out for Richardson, who — From News Services
year. The Grammy and Oscar ey in the first year and averages to the lineup before the season is troubled past. is also the team’s general manag- and Staff Reports
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