Even LeBron James Does Yoga
From Kent Barnes. Follow him on Twitter @KentBarnes, email him at kent[AT]borderstan.com. Any discussion of the toughest athletes in the world must include New Zealand’s world champion rugby team. The...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Ideas For the Sports Guy or Gal
From Kent Barnes. Follow him on Twitter @KentBarnes, email him at kent[AT]borderstan.com. If you have a sports fan on your holiday shopping list, don't be stumped by what to get them. The Borderstan...
View ArticleRG3 Brings Playoff Football Back to Washington
From Kent Barnes. Follow him on Twitter @KentBarnes, email him at kent[AT]borderstan.com. Hail to the Redskins! The last time the Washington Redskins had a home playoff game we were only eight days...
View ArticleThe Optimistic (Or Pessimistic) View of DC Sports in 2012
From Kent Barnes. Follow him on Twitter @KentBarnes, email him at kent[AT]borderstan.com. Are you a glass half-full or glass half-empty sports fan? Few would dispute the fact that 2012 was a...
View ArticleThe Caps and Wiz Bring Life Back to the Verizon Center
From Kent Barnes. Follow him on Twitter @KentBarnes, email him at kent[AT]borderstan.com. District sports fans rejoice! After a dreary end to 2012, the Verizon Center is finally back to being the hub...
View ArticleBorderstan’s Guide to Drink and Watch Super Bowl Sunday
From Kent Barnes. Follow him on Twitter @KentBarnes, email him at kent[AT]borderstan.com. It’s that time of year again when more than 100 million Americans gather round the television with family and...
View ArticleFor the Love of the Game
From Kent Barnes. Follow him on Twitter @KentBarnes, email him at kent[AT]borderstan.com. It’s that time of year again. Love is in the air, romantic dinners are being planned and employees at Russell...
View ArticleDC United Set to Kick Off a New Season
From Kent Barnes. Follow him on Twitter @KentBarnes, email him at kent[AT]borderstan.com. Just three and a half months after their disappointing playoff loss in the Eastern Conference Finals, DC...
View ArticleChris Pontius: DC’s Next (and Coolest) Superstar
From Kent Barnes. Follow him on Twitter @KentBarnes, email him at kent[AT]borderstan.com. DC sports fans are blessed with some of the most popular and dynamic athletes in the country. Stephen...
View ArticleA Bad Case of the Bracket Blues
From Kent Barnes. Follow him on Twitter @KentBarnes, email him at kent[AT]borderstan.com. Last week in the Lebodome (a.k.a. Scott Leibowitz) you learned all about how to fill out your 2013 NCAA March...
View Article“The Sandlot” Meets Borderstan. And Stays. For-ev-er.
From Kent Barnes. Follow him on Twitter @KentBarnes, email him at kent[AT]borderstan.com. You may want to sit down for this. I'm serious, you really might faint. Are you ready? Okay... here goes....
View ArticleSome Serious 8 Years of YouTube Sports: Well, Maybe
From Kent Barnes. Follow him on Twitter @KentBarnes, email him at kent[AT]borderstan.com. Eight years ago this week I was a junior at the University of Mary Washington, probably pretending to study...
View ArticleHow Is Your District Team Doing So Far?
From Kent Barnes. Follow him on Twitter @KentBarnes, email him at kent[AT]borderstan.com. 2012 was a landmark year for Districts sports teams. Rookie stars Robert Griffin III and Alfred Morris carried...
View ArticleYour Guide to Nationals Game Day
From Kent Barnes. Follow him on Twitter @KentBarnes, email him at kent[AT]borderstan.com. Although the baseball season started back in April, we’ve finally reached what I consider the perfect time of...
View ArticleLA Galaxy’s Robbie Rogers: America Keeps Moving Forward
From Kent Barnes. Follow him on Twitter @KentBarnes, email him at kent[AT]borderstan.com. On April 29, NBA player Jason Collins became the first openly gay male athlete in American professional...
View ArticleDistrict Ink, Tattoo Me
From Kent Barnes. Follow him on Twitter @KentBarnes, email him at kent[AT]borderstan.com. You’re a huge sports fan. More specifically, you’re a huge DC sports fan. You’re ready to show the world just...
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