Of all the rivalries in recent sports history, few have been as one-sided as the Wizards’ struggles against their Southeast Division antagonists, the Miami Heat. Indeed, it’s not clear you can even call it a rivalry, since in actual rivalries both sides sometimes win. D.C.’s hoopsters, by contrast, have been losing for a long time now. Sixteen straight games, including a four-game sweep in the 2006 Eastern Conference Semifinals, and sweeps of the regular season…

What with the NBA Finals starting tonight, this photo by Flickr user krwaltondc is very apropos. As much as I love Shaq, DWade and former Celtic Antoine Walker, my absolute and utter hatred of Alonzo Mourning compels me to pick the Mavs in six. I think their deep bench will be the deciding factor in this series. This photo was taken with a DSC-W1. The EXIF data can be found here….

DCist was in the house last night when the Washington Wizards faced off against the Boston Celtics at the MCI Center as both teams fought for playoff positioning and home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Boston’s Antoine Walker sat out with a knee injury, but All Star Antawn Jamison returned to action after an 11 game absence for the Wizards. Unfortunately, as well as Jamison played in his return, it…

The sports world is alive with the story of old favorites returning to their former haunts. Even as our new and fresh-faced colleagues at Bostonist contend with the time-travelling brain-melt that is Antoine Walker returning to the Celtics after a year-plus sojourn in Tejas and the ATL, we at DCist are just now getting the news that the Redskins front office is in deep trade talks themselves, 2003 style. If you cast your mind back…