Although the team is techincally on their All-Star break, DC United will take on the Columbus Crew tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Germantown, MD as part of the U.S. Open Cup. After losing to Real Salt Lake over the weekend, United will look to get back to their winning ways in a tournament they haven’t won since 1996. There’s a good chance Santino Quaranta will be back in the United line up after taking a week off for personal reasons.
Also beginning tonight is the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, although the tournament will be without Andy Roddick who withdrew today due to a lingering muscle strain. Don’t fret though. Roddick hasn’t exactly been lighting the tennis world on fire this year and fellow Americans James Blake and Andre Agassi still remain. They’ll take on a field that features Lleyton Hewiit, Paradorn Srichaphan, Marat Safin and others. If you’re an Agassi fan, better get your tickets now. He’s retiring after next month’s U.S.Open.
Lastly, Isiah Thomas and the New York Knicks have signed Washington Wizards forward Jared Jeffries to an offer sheet worth the NBA’s mid level exception, roughly five years and $30 million. Since the Knicks are over (way over) the NBA’s salary cap and firmly within the luxury tax penalty area, this contract would cost them around $60 million after taxes and penalties. Sounds a little steep for a passive small forward with career averages of six points and just over four rebounds a game on 43 percent shooting. But hey, this is Isiah Thomas we’re talking about. The Wiz have seven days to either match the contract and retain Jeffries or let him go.
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