“Hail
to the Redskins” can already be heard all across Washington, and the Burgundy
and Gold are claiming front and center space in the newspapers and the leadoff
spot in the recap shows, but this past weekend saw the confluence of DC’s other
sports teams in action at home.
Although it didn’t count in the MLS standings, third place DC United’s friendly with Real Madrid drew 72,368 at FedEx Field on Sunday.
At Nationals Park, the red hot Nats won their sixth in a row on Friday night, beat Cy Young candidate Dan Haren for the seventh on Saturday night, and got the brooms out on the Snakes on Sunday with a 9 to 2 romp.
Downtown
at the Verizon Center, the Mystics beat Detroit 70-66 on Friday night. The win keeps the team in second place
and on track for the WNBA playoffs.
At the Maryland SoccerPlex on Saturday, the Washington Freedom beat
SkyBlue FC 3 to 1. The win secured
a playoff spot, the number three seed and home field advantage in the first
round. The Freedom is led by their
star player, forward Abby
Wambach, who was named WPS Player of the Month and scored two goals and assist
in the game.
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