For most of three quarters on Friday, the Washington Wizards played with enough ambition and resolve that on other nights may have been sufficient to produce a victory. The opponent in this case, though, was reigning Eastern Conference champion Miami, so an incomplete performance instead yielded a 106-89 loss before a Verizon Center crowd of 20,282 that booed the Heat’s LeBron James at virtually every turn. Read full article > >

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Wizards vs. Heat: Dwyane Wade torches Washington as Miami rolls to 106-89 win at Verizon Center

For most of three quarters on Friday, the Washington Wizards played with enough ambition and resolve that on other nights may have been sufficient to produce a victory. The opponent in this case, though, was reigning Eastern Conference champion Miami, so an incomplete performance instead yielded a 106-89 loss before a Verizon Center crowd of 20,282 that booed the Heat’s LeBron James at virtually every turn. Read full article > >

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Wizards vs. Heat: Dwyane Wade torches Washington as Miami rolls to 106-89 win at Verizon Center

– Hot on the stiletto heels of Sunday’s acclaimed Super Bowl halftime gig, Madonna announced a massive world tour that will visit Washington’s Verizon Center on Sept. 23. Tickets go on sale Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. The cheap seats will cost you $48 — the priciest are going for $358. Read full article > >

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Three nights removed from a lopsided loss to Toronto , the Washington Wizards gained a measure of redemption against their Canadian opponent by clinging to a 111-108 overtime victory on Monday despite relinquishing a comfortable lead in the second half before 14,687 at Verizon Center. Read full article > >

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Wizards vs. Raptors: Washington blows big lead, survives in OT to end four-game skid, 111-108

The Washington Wizards were well on their way to an error-filled 107-81 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers before 19,419 at Verizon Center on Saturday when early in the second half, Rashard Lewis and Nick Young were exchanging passes during a two-on-one fast break. Clippers guard Chris Paul was doing his best to stay between them, but it appeared two points was in the offing. Read full article > >

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Wizards vs. Clippers: Blake Griffin and Los Angeles dominate Washington

We’ve got our list of the best events you should check out this weekend . Some of our favorites: the reopening of the French Galleries at the National Gallery of Art, a parade to mark the early days of the Year of the Dragon and Monster Jam at the Verizon Center. Read full article > >

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Plan your weekend: Chinese New Year Parade, French Galleries

We’ve got our list of the best events you should check out this weekend . Some of our favorites: the reopening of the French Galleries at the National Gallery of Art, a parade to mark the early days of the Year of the Dragon and Monster Jam at the Verizon Center. Read full article > >

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Plan your weekend: Chinese New Year Parade, French Galleries

Two nights following a signature victory, the Washington Wizards pushed another Western Conference front-runner to the brink on the strength of a blistering first quarter, but this time, they tumbled at the finish in a 108-104 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday night before 14,866 at Verizon Center. Read full article > >

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Wizards vs. Nuggets: Washington can’t sustain fast start and falls to Denver at Verizon Center, 108-104

Jordan Crawford tossed the ball skyward from halfcourt and John Wall soared to catch it and dunked with two hands. Wall let out a guttural scream and violently batted away the ball as once-angry fans at Verizon Center suddenly started to applaud the Washington Wizards . Read full article > >

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Wizards vs. Thunder: Nick Young scores 22 in second half to help Washington pull 105-102 upset of Oklahoma City

As the Washington Wizards were introduced at Verizon Center on Saturday, John Wall already had the look of a defeated man. He slouched over in his chair, slapped five with his fellow starters, then trudged through a tunnel of teammates as his name was announced. The game hadn’t started, but his detachment was already palpable. Read full article > >

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Wizards vs. 76ers: Washington’s struggles written on John Wall’s face in second straight loss to Philadelphia

Trailing by two points as the clock wound down Monday night, the Georgetown men’s basketball team had one last chance. But Otto Porter stepped out of bounds along the baseline with 7.2 seconds remaining, allowing Sean Kilpatrick and Cincinnati to escape Verizon Center with a 68-64 victory . Porter’s misstep was, in many ways, a fitting conclusion to the Hoyas’ second consecutive defeat. It was their 17th turnover on a night when miscues and carelessness with the ball cost the hosts dearly. Cincinnati converted those turnovers into 20 points. Read full article > >

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Georgetown basketball is edged by Cincinnati for second straight defeat

The unfamiliar sights were in abundance as the Washington Wizards attempted to no longer be the NBA’s only winless team . But no amount of exuberance, extra effort and impassioned play could prevent them from an all-too-familiar result. New York Knicks all-star forward Carmelo Anthony gave Wizards reserve Trevor Booker an elbow to the face, then knocked down a decisive three-point shot with 15.9 seconds remaining as the Wizards lost, 99-96 , at Verizon Center. Read full article > >

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Wizards vs. Knicks: Carmelo Anthony’s 37 points, late three-pointer propel New York past Washington, 99-96

On a night that should have centered around the Washington Capitals recording their fourth consecutive win and continuing on their recent roll of strong play , the team’s victory was overshadowed by a potential injury to leading scorer Nicklas Backstrom. Near the midway point of the third period in Washington’s 3-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night at Verizon Center, Backstrom was elbowed in the head by Rene Bourque. Three shifts later, the team removed its top center from the game. Read full article > >

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Capitals vs. Flames: Possible injury to Nicklas Backstrom overshadows Washington’s 3-1 win, return of Mike Green

Verizon Wireless bowed to consumer anger on Friday, reversing a day-old plan to impose a bill-paying fee that would have applied to only some customers.

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The Web lit up with howls of protest as word spread of a new Verizon Wireless fee that will apply to people who make one-time credit or debit card payments on the phone or online.

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