>> Oh those clever Redskins. First they use the NFL labor talks as an opportunity to buy out disgruntled linebacker LaVar Arrington and then while the area media whips itself into a frenzy over the move, the club quietly announces that, much like the Wizards, ticket prices will be going up, up, up next season. Surprising no one, the ‘Skins attributed the increases to putting the team more in line with other teams in the area are charging. So apparently it’s someone elses fault they have to raise prices. For those of you writing checks at home, the Gibbskins already had the fifth highest ticket price in the NFL last season. As for Arrington, he wants to land somewhere in the NFC East, preferably in Philadelphia or New York, so we likely haven’t seen that last of the second overall pick in 2000.

>> George Mason, squarely on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament after their loss to Hofstra over the weekend in the CAA conference tournament semifinals, suffered another blow yesterday when the team suspended star guard Tony Skinn for one game following an incident where Skinn punched an opposing player in the groin. “In the heat of a tense game, I lost my head and made a bad decision,” Skinn said in a statement released by the school. “I’m not making excuses for my actions and I take full responsibility for what I did.” Full responsibility may include causing the team to lose an at large bid to the Big Dance. Yesterday on ESPN News bracket guru Joe Linardi said the suspension could cause the selection committee to pass over George Mason in favor of another team. Tony Kornheiser thinks that team should be Maryland, but lets not get ahead of ourselves, shall we?

>> You may have noticed a lack of on field Nats coverage lately despite the team’s return to the field in spring training. Well, that’s because we are looking for someone to take over our day to day Nats coverage. If you think you have what it takes, drop me a line with some writing samples and tell me why you’re the right person for the job.