There's so much going on across the Ist-a-Verse that it's almost impossible to keep track these days. Fortunately, we do it so you don't have to! Londonist took a walk through Oliver Twist's London, thanks to a gorgeous map layer for Google Earth. They also caught up with modern-day fictional London, with the Fantastic Four and 28 Weeks Later. It was a week of insanity over at DCist. They started the week off with... more ›

Monday night's solid win against the Dallas Mavericks, halting one of the league's best teams' hot twelve game winning streak, ought to give the Wizards a jolt of confidence as they head tonight to Madison Square Garden to face off against the hapless New York Knicks. Should, but likely won't, for the simple reason that the game won't be played in Washington, D.C. Not that MSG is a particularly intimidating venue these days -- the... more ›

Last season, the GW men's hoops team rode an undefeated conference season and gaudy #6 ranking (deserved or not) into the second round of the NCAA tournament. And now three Colonials - Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Mike Hall and Danilo Pinnock - are playing in the NBA preseason. more ›

The George Washington University's most recognizable basketball player of the last four years, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, signed a two-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks yesterday. Known for his thunderous dunks and an affable personality, "The Mayor" played in the Las Vegas and Salt Lake City summer leagues. Though he was not initially expected to make the Mavericks' deep roster, Pops' play impressed team president Donnie Nelson enough that he cited Pops as "the most athletic... more ›

The Washington Wizards went out on a limb and selected two Eastern Europeans in last night's draft. As basketball continues to become a more international sport, teams have been more willing to use draft picks on relatively unproven talents overseas. With the 18th pick overall, the Wizards selected forward Oleksiy Pecherov, a 7-foot Ukranian. It was the first time that they had used a first round pick on an international player. With their second pick, they took Vladimir Veremeenko, a 6-10 forward from Belarus. The hope is that these foreign-born players will mature into superstars, and that upon future analysis, the Wizards' picks will be seen as steals. The 'Zards need only look to Utah Jazz star Andrei Kirilenko (taken at pick 24) and Dirk Nowitzki (pick 9) of the Dallas Mavericks to see the results of savvy international drafting. However, Pecherov and Veremeenko could very well follow the career paths of Zarko Cabarkapa, Nikoloz Tskitishvili, or Bostjan Nachbar. Who? Exactly. more ›

This photo was posted to DCist photos on Flickr by Justin Johnson of digital obscura. It will be clear becoming cloudy with highs in the low 70s today. more ›

DCist took in the Wizards impressive victory over the league leading Phoenix Suns on Saturday night at the MCI Center and left the arena feeling good about the immediate future of our new basketball powerhouse. That, however, came to an abrupt end on Sunday morning when we read the news that possible All Star Larry Hughes would miss four to six weeks with a fractured thumb on his shooting hand. The immediate returns from the Wiz were less than impressive after their 28 point loss yesterday in San Antonio. Hopefully the Wiz can bounce back tonight in Dallas against the Mavericks. more ›

With the date fast approaching, the massive fundraising effort now underway to pay for President Bush's lavish $40 million inaugural festivities has been generating some controversy. (The photo is from the official inaugural website) more ›