Ronnie Belliard (L) and Wil Nieves congratulate each other postgame. Both hithomers to help some fantastic pitching in a 2-0 Nats win. (AP Photo/Al Behrman) Nationals 2, Reds 0: Ronnie Belliard is hardly known as a guy with a ton of power — after all, he’s never hit more than 17 longballs in a season, and he’s a player from whom ten homers in a season would be a solid return. But his blast…

The D.C. area was well-represented last year in the men’s NCAA basketball tourney, with all three Georges winning at least one game, and of course, George Mason making an improbable run to the Final Four. However, the area women were no slouches either, as Maryland grew into a powerhouse, winning the national title, and perennial tourney team George Washington, who’ve made the tourney in 13 of the last 16 years, reached the second round. This…

Maryland entered this weekend the clear underdog against three opponents with Final Four pedigrees. They left with the trophy, proving that “experience isn’t everything.” Freshman point guard Kristi Toliver scored the team’s final five points in regulation — including a rainbow three-pointer from the right corner over 6-7 Alison Bales that tied the game with six seconds to play — then made the go-ahead free throws in overtime in the Terps’ 78-75 win in last…

Quite the sports weekend for the greater DC area. Something for everyone as they say. We’ll start out at RFK with the DC United and NY Red Bulls match, for no other reason except that I was there with the pictures to prove it. Despite considering myself to be quite the soccer fan, I’m ashamed to say that this was my first ever United game. And when the Red Bulls scored twice in the first…

There’s a lot of squabbling around here about who is the area’s best basketball team. But overlooked in the discussion of George Washington’s first appearance in the top ten since 1956, Georgetown’s win over then-top ranked and previously undefeated Duke, and Maryland’s … suspensions — is the fact that the Maryland women are quietly having arguably D.C.’s best season. With an 88-77 home victory over Miami, the Terps moved to 20-2 on the year, 7-1…