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Family on Bikes: The Alaska Highway - Serengeti of the North Part 8
Having just completed their first record breaking journey from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Dawson Creek, B.C., Canada, more than 1,800 miles total, Nancy Sathre-Vogel looks back at what The Alaska Highway really is -- The Serengeti plain of the north woods!
Lineup changes galore
Cristian Guzman (sore thumb) and Jesus Flores (stomach virus) have each been removed from tonight's lineup, replaced by Aaron Boone and Wil Nieves.
Bennett's Best for the week of August 10
Legendary comic book store owner Greg Bennett provides a pair of recommendations for comic book lovers every week. This week its Wolverine: Get Mystique trade paperback and Halo: Uprising, No. 3 from Marvel Publishing.
(Not) flying with Miss Rice
Just when reporters were finally interested in traveling with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice again, there was no space for them on her plane.
Training Camp '08 comes to a close (Video)
David Elfin and Corey Masisak come to us plausibly live, through the miracle of digital video technology, to talk about the close of Redskins Training Camp.
Boone activated, Gonzalez to DL
To the surprise of no one, the Nationals activated Aaron Boone off the 15-day DL today, about five weeks after he strained a calf muscle trotting from the dugout to first base for a pinch-running appearance, and placed infielder Alberto Gonzalez on the DL with a strained left hamstring.
Obama plane going viral
The Obama campaign plane's makeover gets a spot on his "Fight the Smears" page.
The black bear excitement won’t go away
After a recent blog post about black bears, now comes word that a young black bear near Gatlinburg, Tenn., attacked and mauled an 8-year-old boy in Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
30 Team in 30 Days -- Atlanta
The second installment in our countdown to Caps training camp
WH mistakenly announces presser
The White House every day sends out an e-mail to reporters called "The Morning Update," a summary of positive stories about the administration and the president's schedule.
The experience theorem
What goes up must come down. And that especially goes for the average age of Maryland's offensive line down the road.
KILL - Prospect Q&A - 2008 Wrap-up
Since National Pastime kicked off in late May, we've tried to identify some of tomorrow's brightest stars, introduce them to our readers and allow them to discuss their developing talents in their own words. In this, our final Prospect Q&A column of the year, we'll check in on the 35 players we profiled this season and see what kinds of progress they've made since we had the pleasure of speaking with each of them. We'll also single out some of our favorite quotes of the year and see what interesting categories our Q&A subjects fall into. Enjoy. By Jay LeBlanc.
Ziegler, Hoff out of 800 final
Great Falls' Kate Ziegler and Towson's Katie Hoff don't qualify for 800 finals
Prospect Q&A - Fernando Martinez, New York Mets
At first glance, Fernando Martinez' statistics with the Binghamton Mets - .288 with seven home runs and 30 RBI in 285 at bats - probably strike you as solid but unspectacular. But take a moment to consider that he's posted those numbers as a 19-year-old in double-A, and you'll begin to understand why Baseball America ranked him as the No. 1 prospect in the Mets organization and the 20th best in all of baseball entering this year. By Jay LeBlanc.
College football countdown: Nos. 41-45
Odds are, two of these five teams will meet in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. Somewhere, George Foreman rejoices.
An Aaron Crow development
Interesting development regarding Aaron Crow, the Nationals' first-round pick. The Fort Worth Cats of the independent Texas League announced they have signed Crow, and that the former Missouri pitcher will play there if he doesn't sign with the Nationals.
Linked in: Maryland daily briefing
Most of tomorrow's links are in. So here's your morning briefing in the late p.m.
