Hey guys, can you feel that underwhelming sense of skeptical excitement in the air? Yes, that’s right: the NHL lock-out is (almost certainly) over.

The Redskins have no comment on the labor dispute between the NFL and its referees. That didn’t come as much of a surprise, we just wanted to hear it for sure.

How are the Washington Wizards spending their summer vacation? Hooping, planking, pranking, promoting strip clubs and, of course, tweeting. (My goodness, the tweeting.)

Someone find the keys to Redskins Park — the NFL lockout is now officially over.

Photo by tzakielmuto And there it is folks. Open FedEx Field’s gates now that the 2011 season NFL lockout is over after reps from the NFL Player Association and team owners finished negotiations earlier today. The deal will be finalized tomorrow when the players’ reps executive committee meets in D.C. on Monday for a final, yet routine, vote to approve the measures. After another vote by all the players to ratify the deal, both…