ABCDE SPORTS sunday, november 28, 2010 COLLEGEFOOTBALL
Va. Tech smashes U-Va. Hokies win 7th straight Commonwealth Cup. D14
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Middling in Miami Members of Heat say it’s not panic time, but frustration is showing. D3
REDSKINS VS. VIKINGS 1 p.m. (WTTG-5, WBFF-45) HIGHSCHOOLFOOTBALL
Lake Braddock rolls No. 6 Bruins dominate Chantilly, advance to face No. 12 Battlefield. D8
COLLEGEBASKETBALL
Austin three-man Freeman ties Hoyas record with seven threes in win over UNCA. D9
Smith’s big day propels Maryland
Terps’ wide receiver catches 4 touchdowns
PHOTOS BY JONATHAN NEWTON/THE WASHINGTON POST DeAngeloHall grabs his fourth interception against the Bears, then strikes his trademark pose, one with a reason. A motivated man
in 38-31 win over N.C. State BY ERIC PRISBELL
After Torrey Smith hauled in a 71-yard
touchdown reception in the fourth quar- ter Saturday, theMarylandwide receiver rose in the air and dunked the football over the 10-foot-high goal post, a celebra- tory snapshot for posterity. On a day in which Maryland honored
16 seniors playing in their final home game, a junior whose college careermay be nearing a close and a freshman quarterback whose career is just begin- ning provided themost indeliblememo- ries in a 38-31 victory over 21st-ranked North Carolina State. If thiswas the final home game for Smith, who is consider- ing entering the NFL draft after this season, it was a signature send-off, what he called the best performance of his life. Smith, who had a career-high 224
receiving yards, set school records for most touchdown receptions in a game (four) and single-season touchdown re- ceptions (12). He also now holds Mary- land’s career all-purpose yards mark with 5,183. All this was accomplished despite a nagging ankle injury he has nursed since late September. Danny O’Brien, meantime, threw for
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Wizards do all they can against the Magic
Arenas looks his best, TONI L. SANDYS/THE WASHINGTON POST Whenhis half brother was shot to death, “it kept me, I guess, out of the streets,”Hall said. “It kept me listening tomymommore . . . And it kept our family tight.” BY GENEWANG
LikeWashington, Minnesota isn’t lacking for drama on and off the field
BYMARKMASKE There are plenty of NFL teams with
superior records and better playoff pros- pects. But relatively few can match the Minnesota Vikings andWashingtonRed- skins formelodrama. The plot lines of two of football’s lead-
ing soap operas converge Sunday at Fe- dEx Field. Themost qualified expert ana- lyst for this matchup might be Susan Lucci. The Redskins began training camp
with a high-profile standoff between Coach Mike Shanahan and defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth over Shanah- an’s insistence that Haynesworth pass a conditioning test before practicing. Then the teamtook another turn in the nation- al spotlight with Shanahan’s pre-bye week benching of quarterback Donovan McNabb late in a game and the variety of explanations provided for themove. The Vikingswon’t be upstaged by any-
oneinthedramadepartment.Theyarrive in town with Leslie Frazier coaching his first game after taking over for the fired Brad Childress. Quarterback Brett Favre is still talking about how much (or how little) football he has left to play as he awaits the outcome of an NFL investiga- tion into his off-field behavior. Andwide
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l MikeWise on Favre: Let down and hanging around. D7
l Redskins releaseWR Galloway, promote Austin. D7
A family tragedy during his youth keeps the Redskins’ Hall grounded
BY BARRY SVRLUGA J
ust more than a month ago, the Chicago Bears trailed the Washington Redskins by three points with less than three minutes remaining at sunny Soldier Field. Bears quarterback Jay Cutler dropped back in his own territory and looked downfield for receiver Johnny Knox. There, as he had been all day, was cornerback DeAngelo Hall.
Tothat point, Hallhadthree interceptions,andhis fourthmayhave
been the easiest, a jump ball thrown right to him. Having tied an NFL record for most picks in a game, Hall fell to the ground, then propped himself up and knelt on both knees at the 15-yard line.Heheld the ball in his right hand and spread his arms, looking skyward, the focus of a packed stadium. “It’s just become, I guess, a trademark,” Hall said. “But people don’t
really know what it’s for.” Hall hasn’t ever really thought to explain why he marks such plays
with that gesture. He knows well that it leaves him open for criticism. The kneeling, the pose—he seems to be pointing the spotlight directly between the numbers on his jersey, soaking in the glory. He was, after all, called “MeAngelo” during his earlyNFLdays in Atlanta.Hemustbe selfish, self-absorbed; people think his attitude got him shipped away from the Falcons after four years, got him cut from Oakland in the middle of the 2008 season. “I don’t really care,” Hall said. “I’m misinterpreted lots of times. At
the end of the day, it’s a game.” Even his critics knowHall can change a game. Statistically, at least,
he is having the best of his seven occasionally turbulent seasons in the league. Heading into Sunday’s game against Minnesota, he has six interceptions—whichalreadymatchesacareerhigh—andhas returned
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Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas finishes with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists against the visiting OrlandoMagic.
With their anointed future of the
franchise relegated to spectator status because of an injury, the Washington Wizards got another throwback perfor- mance from Gilbert Arenas on Saturday night to givemighty Orlando all it could handle in a game that based on stand- ings and statistics had no business being competitive, much less a down-to-the- wire affair. The Wizards confronted those long
odds without flinching and despite los- ing, 100-99, produced for the first time this season a complete effort against one of the NBA’s finest outfits. That’s no minor achievement considering how poorly Washington had played when facing some of the league’s other elite franchises, and it provided a measure of satisfaction even after the deflating final moments. That’swhen Arenas had the ball in his
hands with four seconds to play and an improbable win remained within reach before 16,435 at Verizon Center. All that
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but it isn’t enough as Wall sits out 100-99 loss
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