As already mentioned in an earlier post, the George Washington Colonials (12-7) defeated the St. Louis Billikens (12-7) 67-62 in overtime on Wednesday night. This ended GW's 4 game losing streak. The Colonials were down 13 points at the half, but were able to rally to force the game into overtime. The team was led by sophomore Tony Taylor who scored 18 points in the game. Freshmen Lasan Kromah and Dwayne Smith each contributed 13 points. On Saturday, GW will travel to Rhode Island to play the University of Rhode Island Rams (16-3). Tip-off is at 1:00 pm. As always, you can listen to the game at gwradio.com.
The Washington Capitals (35-12) were able to extend their winning streak to 8 games on Wednesday night by defeating the Anaheim Ducks (24-23) 5-1. The third period began with the teams tied at 1 but goals by Shaone Morrisonn and Mike Knuble gave the Caps a 3-1 lead. Alexander Semin added two goals in the third to seal the victory. Dan Sexton scored the only Anaheim goal in the second period. This is the second longest winning streak in franchise history. The Capitals will host the Florida Panthers (23-21)Friday night 7:00pm.
The Washington Wizards (14-30) lost to the LA Lakers (35-11) on Wednesday night, 115-103. Antawn Jamison scored 27 points for Washington. The Wizards will play on Friday night against the struggling New York Nets (4-40). Tip-off is at 8:00pm.
On Sunday, January 31st the NFL Pro Bowl game will be played in South Florida. This is the first time in 30 years that the game will not be held in Hawaii. This is also the first time the game will be played the Sunday before Super Bowl in hopes of garnering more viewers. The original quarterbacks for the game, Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts and Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints will not be playing in Sunday's game because they scheduled to meet in the Super Bowl next week. The Colts and Saints will meet on February 7 in South Florida for Super Bowl XLIV.
The Washington Capitals (35-12) were able to extend their winning streak to 8 games on Wednesday night by defeating the Anaheim Ducks (24-23) 5-1. The third period began with the teams tied at 1 but goals by Shaone Morrisonn and Mike Knuble gave the Caps a 3-1 lead. Alexander Semin added two goals in the third to seal the victory. Dan Sexton scored the only Anaheim goal in the second period. This is the second longest winning streak in franchise history. The Capitals will host the Florida Panthers (23-21)Friday night 7:00pm.
The Washington Wizards (14-30) lost to the LA Lakers (35-11) on Wednesday night, 115-103. Antawn Jamison scored 27 points for Washington. The Wizards will play on Friday night against the struggling New York Nets (4-40). Tip-off is at 8:00pm.
On Sunday, January 31st the NFL Pro Bowl game will be played in South Florida. This is the first time in 30 years that the game will not be held in Hawaii. This is also the first time the game will be played the Sunday before Super Bowl in hopes of garnering more viewers. The original quarterbacks for the game, Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts and Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints will not be playing in Sunday's game because they scheduled to meet in the Super Bowl next week. The Colts and Saints will meet on February 7 in South Florida for Super Bowl XLIV.
The Australian Open is coming to a close this weekend. The Women's singles final will be on early Saturday morning. Serena Williams (1) will be playing the recently returned Justine Henin.
The last time the two met was in 2008 at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, which Serena won 6-2, 6-0. Williams leads the head-to-head series 7-6. Roger Federer (1) will fight for a spot in the finals against Andy Murray (5) on early Friday morning against Jo-Wilfred Tsonga (10). The Men's singles final will air live on Sunday at 3:30 am. Murray is in search of his first grand slam singles title.
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