WASHINGTON (AP) Dwayne De Rosario scored two first-half goals, and D.C. United handed Toronto FC its MLS-record ninth loss to open the season, 3-1 on Saturday night.
Salihi, De Rosario lead United past Rapids
WASHINGTON (AP) Dwayne De Rosario scored in the first half, and Hamdi Salihi added his first goal at RFK Stadium in the second to help D.C. United beat the Colorado Rapids 2-0 on Wednesday night.
Soccer star Beckham to bring Olympic torch to UK
LONDON (AP) Organizers of the 2012 Olympics say soccer star David Beckham is bringing the Olympic flame back from Greece as the torch begins an 8,000 mile (12,875km) tour across Britain.
Obama kids Beckham about his age, underwear line
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama is ribbing soccer star David Beckham over his age and his outside interests, saying it's a ''rare man who can be that tough on the field and also have his own line of underwear.''
Obama welcoming soccer champs to White House
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama welcomes Major League Soccer champions the LA Galaxy to the White House on Tuesday. He'll also congratulate the team on its community service activities.
Santos scores twice, United beats Dynamo 3-2
WASHINGTON (AP) Maicon Santos scored twice and D.C. United won consecutive MLS games for the first time since June 2009, beating the Houston Dynamo 3-2 on Saturday night.
Pontius scores 3 goals, United beat Red Bulls 4-1
WASHINGTON (AP) Chris Pontius scored his first career hat trick to lead D.C. United to a 4-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Sunday night.
Montreal earns first road point in 1-1 draw at DC
WASHINGTON (AP) Bernardo Corradi scored to help the Montreal Impact earn the first road point in team history with by drawing D.C. United 1-1 on Wednesday night.
Cowboys and Redskins have massive amounts of salary cap space taken away
As a punishment for salary cap shenanigans during the uncapped 2010 season, the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys will lose cap space for 2012 and 2013 .
ESPN reports that the Redskins will lose $36 million and the Cowboys will lose $10 million . They'll be able to spread that over two years, so in the case of the Redskins, with this year's cap of $120.6 million , if they spread it evenly over two years, they lose about 15 percent of their cap space this season. Ouchie.
What the Redskins and Cowboys are accused of doing is structuring contracts so players would receive a disproportionate amount of their money the uncapped 2010 season. The league didn't appreciate their ruse.
And, to ensure that there's still enough money going around to make the union happy, every other team in the league, with the exception of the Raiders and Saints (accused of more minor violations), will get the cap space that the Redskins and Cowboys are giving up.
The 10-man rotation, starring Walt Bellamy
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out.
C : Hardwood Paroxysm . Curtis Harris on the ups and downs of Walt Bellamy's career.
PF : Ted's Take . The Washington Wizards are apparently OK with The Wave. Of course they are.
SF : The Basketball Jones . Swell guy, that Chris Kaman. Available for trade, co-incidentally.
SG : CBS Sports . Blake Griffin gets popped by Dominic McGuire, but stays on to finish the round.
PG : Sports Media Watch . Your 2012 NBA playoffs schedule. Yes.
