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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) scrambles out of the pocket before throwing an interception in the first quarter at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Oct. 14, 2012. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)
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Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Packers' 31-25 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL Super Bowl XLV football game Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. Rodgers was named most valuable player of the game. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) scrambles during third quarter action at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J., Oct. 21, 2012. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)
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Skye Gill (left), 6, and her cousin Taylor Kearney (right), 6, both of Washington, play while waiting in line for balloons as they and others arrive for Halloween festivities at Eastern Market in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. (The Washington Times)
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associated press Giants fans lined up to cheer their World Series heroes at a parade Wednesday. The next order of business is the front office figuring out which players will be back in 2013 to defend San Francisco’s title.
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Washington Capitals Troy Brouwer fields questions from reporters during the Washington Capitals' last "Media Day" at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 14, 2012, following their elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs in Game 7 of the National Hockey League Eastern Conference Semifinals again the New York Rangers. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Zac Vawter kicks a soccer ball with an experimental “bionic leg” as biomedical student Aaron Young makes adjustments at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. The software engineer, 31, will put the leg to the ultimate test Sunday when he attempts to climb 103 flights of stairs at Chicago’s Willis Tower. (Associated Press)
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Author Khaled Hosseini, seen here in December 2007, has his third novel set for release on May 21. The author of the runaway best-sellers “The Kite Runner” (2003) and “A Thousand Splendid Suns” (2007) has finished his third book, “And the Mountains Echoed.” (Associated Press)
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In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, photo, Tom Sermanni, new coach of the United States women's soccer team, poses for a photo outside the United States Soccer Federation Headquarters after an interview with The Associated Press in Chicago. Sermanni was hired Tuesday to replace Pia Sundhage, who led the Americans to back-to-back Olympic gold medals and their first World Cup final in 12 years. Sermanni has spent the last eight years as Australia's coach, taking the Matildas to the quarterfinals of the last two Women's World Cups. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Shawn Petty was recruited to Maryland as a linebacker, but injuries have thrust him into the starting job at quarterback, a position he played in high school. (Maryland Athletics)
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“Initially in the league, it was the closest two teams to each other,” said United coach Ben Olsen, who played for D.C. from 1998 to 2009 and is shown as a midfielder with the club. “I have always loved this rivalry, and I’m looking forward to the weekend to continue some of the epic games that we’ve had.”
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New York Yankees' pitcher Rafael Soriano throws in the tenth inning of Game 1 of the American League championship series against the Detroit Tigers Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Brad Keselowski watches during qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Autostock, Brian Czobat) MANDATORY CREDIT
