Why not test your biking skills with a 330-mile trip to Western Pennsylvania?

A final segment of the 330-mile path connecting D.C. and Pittsburgh will be completed by May.

The Nationals blurted out yesterday which major league stadium the team thinks is best. Spoiler alert: It’s not Nationals Park.

Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrt77/ / CC BY-SA 2.0Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports today that, contrary to earlier rumors that Washington is leading the pack to host the 2011 NHL Winter Classic, Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field, home to the Pittsburgh Steelers, is “likely” to host the game between the Penguins and the Capitals next January. Though neither the league nor the Penguins will confirm anything at this point, Molinari reports that things are “falling into…

Poor, poor Teddy. The guy just cannot catch a break. It’s bad enough that he’s usually drifting off during the most vital point of the Presidents Race, or running the wrong way, or having his name spelled incorrectly. But at least things never got violent — that is, until Friday night.

While there are some great shows coming up in January, this week is still subject to holiday doldrums. Here are a few shows to check out. >> Tomorrow, vocalist/pianist Mose Allison comes to Blues Alley to begin a four night stand with daily 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. sets. It is common for touring jazz acts to hire local rhythm sections, and concert goers will be treated to two of D.C.’s finest in bassist Tommy…

>> A man was hospitalized this morning after his Ford Expedition crashed into a Metrobus at 8th St. and Massachusetts Ave. NE. [WJLA] >> A 19-year-old Maryland woman got stuck in a two-story chimney about 12:20 a.m. Monday at her father’s tire shop on Bladensburg Road. Firefighters were able to rescue her to safety. [WaPo] >> D.C. police responded to a shooting at an apartment complex at 6420 14th St. NW just after noon…

Clarifying the intriciacies of replacing himself at his job, Boudreau told the Canadian Press, “Until further notice, I’m here.”

Whenever the dirtiest plays in hockey history are discussed, New York Islanders fans malign Dale Hunter’s hit on Pierre Turgeon. True, Hunter hit Turgeon from behind, without warning, as Turgeon raised his arms to celebrate a decisive playoff goal. True, Hunter separated Turgeon’s shoulder, earning a (then record setting) 21-game suspension. Regardless, Caps fans will no longer have to listen quietly as Long Island residents insult our good name. That’s because Islander Chris Simon has…

The National Symphony Orchestra is about to lose its captain, when Music Director Leonard Slatkin steps down at the end of this season. Slatkin is clearly not ready to retire, although he has hinted that he is all too ready to move past the discomforts of his tenure in Washington. He will split his time among the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic in London, and the Pittsburgh Symphony, as well as teaching at Indiana…