DC Sports Roundup

This week marks the beginning of the GW basketball season for both the men’s and women’s teams. The women’s team will play the DT-3 All-Stars, a group of former college players, in an exhibition match this Wednesday at 7:30 pm in the Smith Center. The men open in an exhibition against West Georgia on Saturday at 2pm, also at home.

Keeping with basketball, the Washington Wizards lost their first two regular season games against New Jersey and Detroit this past week. The Wizards travel to Milwaukee for their next game on Wednesday.

The Washington Capitals defeated Nashville at home last Tuesday in a 4 to 3 shootout victory but were shut out against Buffalo in a 5 to nothing loss on Saturday. Star forward Alex Ovechkin was absent for both of those games as he has been in Russia spending time with his ailing grandfather. Ovechkin returned in time for practice today and will be in the lineup for tomorrow’s game as the Capitals travel to Ottawa to face the Senators. The puck will drop for that game at 7:30 pm.

Finally in football, the Washington Redskins will play tonight at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Redskins go into the game with a 6 and 2 record. Wide receiver Santana Moss is listed as a game time decision to see if he will play tonight. Moss missed practices this week after suffering a strained hamstring in the Redskin’s win over Detroit. He is currently the 7^th ranked receiver in the NFL with 658 yards for the season. Kickoff for tonight’s game is schedule for 8:30 pm.

-Joe Lewis