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Two desperate teams, two much needed wins

When I headed out the door Saturday afternoon, I was hoping to get one win from one of the home teams I was about to cover. Two wins would be asking for far too much, right?

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Wall has triple-double in Wizards' 98-91 win

Rookie John Wall got his first professional triple-double with 19 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the Washington Wizards to a 98-91 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.

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Live Blog: Ask the Owner with Ted Leonsis

Capitals and Wizards owner Ted Leonsis is a guest Tuesday on WTOP's "Ask the Owner" program. Here's what he has to say:

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Leonsis: I'll 'Dougie' if Wizards sell out home crowd

Leonsis promised the dance in a blog entry Thursday, also saying that the Wizards are in a similar situation to when he bought the Washington Capitals.

Tags: Ted Leonsis , John Wall , The Dougie , Washington Capitals , Verizon Center , Mike Jakaitis , Paul D. Shinkman , Neal Augenstein

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Verizon Center health violations among worst in U.S.

A study of health inspections at stadium food vendors across the United States found the Verizon Center to have some of the worst health violations in the country.

Tags: Verizon Center , health inspection , Washington Capitals , Washington Mystics , Georgetown University , Aramark , ESPN , Nationals Park

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Wizards' Arenas avoids jail time in felony gun case

Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas has been sentenced to two years of supervised probation for bringing four handguns into the team's locker room last December.

Tags: D.C. , D.C. Superior Court , U.S. Attorney's Office , Gilbert Arenas , Ken Wainstein , Robert E. Morin , NBA , Verizon Center , ESPN , TMZ , Javaris Crittenton

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Leonsis closer to owning Wizards, Verizon Center

The Washington Post reports the principal agreement follows three months of negotiations.

Tags: Ted Leonsis , Verizon Center , Abe Pollin , Washington Capitals , price agreement , NBA , Gilbert Arenas , U.S. Department of Justice

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Prosecutors: Arenas should get jail time

Prosecutors want a three-month sentence for Wizards star guard Gilbert Arenas for bringing guns into the Verizon Center locker room.

Tags: Gilbert Arenas , Christopher Kavanaugh

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