Track star Noah Lyles is a graduate of Alexandria City High School.

US Basketball announced yesterday that the Wizards’ All-Star duo, Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison, remain on the Men’s National team after the latest round of cuts. With 15 players remaining, there are only 3 cuts to be made before the final squad is set for the World Championships. The inclusion of Arenas was expected, as the 24-year-old is coming off his best season yet (29.3 ppg), and is just entering the prime of his…

FRIDAY: >> Seattle singer-songwriter Rosie Thomas is recording a new album with Sufjan Stevens, has toured with both James Mercer and Sam Bean, and we wouldn’t be shocked if she had “Sub Pop” tatooed on her butt. There’s no arguing she’s got the street cred to draw a crowd tonight at Jammin’ Java in Vienna. But Thomas also has a penchant for exploring topics (and melodies) that seem to place her more in the “sometimes…