Abe Pollin Dead: Former Washington Wizards Owner Dies at 85

Abe Pollin, the former owner of Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals died Tuesday at the age of 85. No cause of death has been given, but Pollin was believed to have been suffering from a rare brain disease.  Abe Pollin owned an NBA franchise for 45 years. He...

DeShawn Stevenson Tattoo Photos: Abe Lincoln Neck Tattoo

Washington Wizards guard DeShawn Stevenson showed up at a Media Day event with a host of new tattoos. Stevenson had a bunch of new tattoos, including one of US $5 bill on his neck. The DeShawn Stevenson neck tattoo features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln right beneath his...

Bullets win! [No, really! They did.]

http://dcprosportsreport.com/?p=2034 | December 3, 2008 The Bullets won a game last night! Wait, there’s more. They won a game on the road! Wait, there’s more. They beat a team with a better-than-.500 record! Wait, there’s more. Deshawn...

DC Pro Sports Wrap (Caps and Wizards)

No Redskins? What??? That’s because we cover them separately in our Smoke Signals, so chill out. Nats will be covered in a separate article. Washington Capitals Corey Masisak writes on Dave Steckel and how Steckel was to become more offensive for the Capitals. Steckel is...

Your Daily DC Pro Sports Report

With the Washington Wizards and Capitals about to start their seasons soon, we will be shifting the emphasis of the site somewhat. You’ll still get all the great Redskins coverage you want, but we’ll also be covering the other big pro teams in the DC area in greater...

Where do the Wizards stand?

Hoopsworld surveys the offseason field for the Washington Bullets and approves of the team re-signing Antawn Jamison and Gilbert Arenas, as well as the drafting of C Javale McGee. The gist: Washington gets a B+ grade for the offseason. Kudos to the Wizards for keeping Gilbert...

ESPN v. The Washington Bullets

David Thorpe of ESPN is out with his evaluation of the 2008 rookie draft class and what he writes about Javale McGee isn’t pretty: “The D-League was made for players like McGee.” Oh, snap! John Hollinger of ESPN, one of the smartest and most influential basketball...

Game 6: Cavs at the Phone Booth

Game 6: Cavs at the Phone Booth May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments First, this to get you in the mood…   It’s do or die — again — for the Bullets as they try to do what they haven’t been able to do the last two years — prevent...

The Butler did it! In the arena. With the basketball.

May 1st, 2008 · No Comments Yes, Caron Butler stole the heroics from Lebron James. He stole Lebron’s role as game-winning shot-maker in the final seconds. Then he stole Lebron’s role as game-saving defender in the absolute final seconds. The result of...

Game 3: Cavs @ Bullets

Game 3 is do or die. It’s a statement game and Caron Butler knows it. And that, I presume, is why he shaved “Tough Juice” into the back of his head. Well, no screwing around now. Washington is down 2-0 and if they lose another, we all know they don’t...

Grading the Bullets (Wizards) on Game 2

Well, you know this is going to be ugly [116-86, after all], so let’s just get to it. Caron Butler: Shot 4 for 13, played little defense, and scored only 12 points. However, he did grab 7 rebounds, dish 5 assists and commit zero turnovers. Those are improvements over...

Bullets sprinting and staggering to the finish line

It’s stretch run time for the Washington Bullets — the last 5 games in the regular season before the playoffs begin. Washington could finish anywhere from 4th — if they pass the slumping Cleveland Cavaliers — or 7th — if the streaking...