Dick Heller
Articles by Dick Heller
Truly larger than life
Heller: Statues of Howard, Gibson, Johnson unveiled at Nats Park. Published April 9, 2009
A rare Senators star
The Way It Was: Few fans today remember Case. Published April 7, 2009
Dick Heller: Public is on hook for Marlins’ home
As a former Miami resident and lifelong baseball fan, I'm delighted that the area's politicians have finally approved construction of a stadium for the Marlins, thus assuring major league baseball will remain and likely prosper in South Florida. Published March 31, 2009
The Way It Was/Dick Heller: Wooden’s magic lives on at UCLA
UCLA had defeated Louisville 75-74 in a double-overtime semifinal of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, and the Bruins were whooping it up appropriately in their locker room when coach John Wooden strode in and held up his hand. Instantly, the room went deathly still. Published March 29, 2009
Dick Heller: Frese’s team looks terrific
One of these days or nights, the Maryland women are going to find themselves in a basketball thriller. Published March 25, 2009
73-0 win for ages
McAfee's death completes time's devastation of Bears team. Published March 24, 2009
Dick Heller: At home, advantage Maryland
Before top-seeded Maryland took the court Sunday at Comcast Center for its first-round game against No. 16 Dartmouth in the Raleigh Region of the NCAA women's basketball tournament, a wise guy at courtside remarked of the Terrapins, "They'll be up by 20 points with seven minutes left in the half." Published March 23, 2009
Dick Heller: Ties still run deep for Terps, Eagles
While you're agonizing over your NCAA men's tournament bracket this week, a man named Bob Frailey might be celebrating somewhere in the hereafter. Published March 16, 2009
HELLER: Winning is cure-all for Nats
The Nationals have announced a series of monthly health initiatives this season designed to improve the quality of life in the metropolitan area. That's all well and good, but they could accomplish the same thing from a strictly baseball standpoint simply by winning more games. Published March 14, 2009
HELLER: The Babe’s monster deal
The game's greatest slugger reached for the sheaf of papers and scribbled his name on the bottom line - "George Herman Ruth." Published March 8, 2009
Dick Heller: Nothing to Screech about
The snakebit Nationals hatched their new-look Screech mascot Monday at the downtown ESPN Zone and - surprise, surprise! - he (she?... it?) turned out not to be Jim Bowden. Published March 3, 2009
THE WAY IT WAS: A poignant exit for Mantle
On the evening of Feb. 28, 1969, a telephone rang in the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., hotel room occupied by Ralph Houk, manager of the New York Yankees. The caller, speaking in a familiar Oklahoma drawl, did not need to identify himself. Published March 1, 2009
Dick Heller: These gritty Terrapins deserve an invitation
A friend approached Gary Williams as the witching hour neared Wednesday night at Comcast Center and pumped his hand, which is something you usually don't do with losing coaches after a game. Then the man asked a simple question: "NCAA?" Published February 27, 2009
HELLER: Welcome diversion for fading Hoyas
Georgetown paid a 25th-anniversary tribute to its 1984 NCAA men's basketball champions Saturday at Verizon Center, and you have to admire the timing. Published February 22, 2009
HELLER: Tobacco Road to perdition
For decades now, the North Carolina-Duke rivalry in men's basketball has been one of the most intense in sports. Yankees vs. Red Sox in baseball, Redskins vs. Cowboys in football and Army vs. Navy in everything are just as heated. But none of these adversaries is located eight miles from the other, as are the Tar Heels and Blue Devils. Published February 22, 2009
THE WAY IT WAS/DICK HELLER: Torres pounded foes and keys alike
It's rare - almost unprecedented, in fact - to find a boxer who can produce punchy prose as well as punches. Possibly the only such multitalented individual was Jose "Chegui" Torres, the former Olympic medalist and professional light heavyweight champion who died of a heart attack at 72 last month in his native Puerto Rico. Published February 15, 2009
More than just Jackie
The Way It Was: NFL's pioneers deserve attention, too. Published February 9, 2009
Dick Heller: Youthful squad an enigma
Georgetown stunk up the joint Saturday at Verizon Center, blowing a 12-point second-half lead against a so-so Cincinnati team. Published February 8, 2009
DICK HELLER: Boxing leaves body, mind down for count
Back in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson staged a memorable series of heavyweight title fights that ended with one or the other being knocked kicking. Published February 5, 2009
Bidding adieu to Updike
The Way It Was: Famed author commemorated Williams' last homer. Published February 2, 2009
