Les Carpenter
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Articles by Les Carpenter
Redskins Fashion a Fine Farewell (September 29, 2008)
Victory Raises Stakes for Dallas Week (September 22, 2008)
Ready for a New Stage (September 21, 2008)
Zorn Savors First Win, and That's No Act (September 15, 2008)
Rogers Returns Healthy, Just in Time for Redskins (September 8, 2008)
FIRST and LONG (September 5, 2008)
Triumph in Wake of Tragedy (August 25, 2008)
Dazzling Routine Sinks U.S. Team (August 24, 2008)
AIBA Probing Allegations of Rigged Fights (August 23, 2008)
Wilder Unable to Connect (August 23, 2008)
Disappointment Reigns for U.S. (August 22, 2008)
American Women to Play for Gold (August 22, 2008)
The Cuban Evolution (August 21, 2008)
In the Pool, a Thing of Beauty (August 20, 2008)
Brazil Is Sent Off By Argentina, 3-0 (August 20, 2008)
U.S.'s Solo Out to Beat Brazil, Not Her Past (August 19, 2008)
Wilder Is Last Man Standing (August 18, 2008)
Without Wambach, the U.S. Women Soldier On to Semis (August 18, 2008)
Volleyball Coach Is Back to Business (August 17, 2008)
Boxing Is Absorbing A Few Hits (August 16, 2008)
Gao Is Putting It All On the Table for U.S. (August 15, 2008)
For Georgia, The Beach Is a Place Of Respite (August 14, 2008)
Wilder, Yanez Win to Keep Hopes Alive for American Fighters (August 14, 2008)
McCutcheon Says Family Is Coping (August 12, 2008)
Minus Its Leader, A Team Plays On (August 11, 2008)
Boxer's Parents: 'No Fat to Burn' (August 10, 2008)
News of Attack Jolts U.S. Women's Volleyball Team (August 10, 2008)
Local Boxer Stunned by Misfortune (August 9, 2008)
Estrada Is Carrying the Torch for Dad (August 8, 2008)
Russell Will Miss Games After Collapsing (August 8, 2008)
Boxing Coach Wants Medals, Not Meddling (August 7, 2008)
Western Influence (August 6, 2008)
Fighting Off Distractions, Russell Stays Focused on Golden Opportunity (August 2, 2008)
Blazing New Trails (July 20, 2008)
A 'Cleaner' of Athletes' Dirty Laundry (July 16, 2008)
Far From Cheap Seats (June 15, 2008)
A Father's Shadow (May 25, 2008)
Rising to the Challenge (May 11, 2008)
Zorn Gives Redskins a Much Different Leader (May 5, 2008)
Green Comes Before Gold For Families of Olympians (May 4, 2008)
Healthy Linemen Provide Redskins With a Solid Start (May 4, 2008)
Redskins Try to Learn Patience in a Hurry (May 3, 2008)
Celebrating a Last-Place Finish (April 28, 2008)
A Son, a Chance, a Dream (April 23, 2008)
Johnson Back After a Long Pause (March 31, 2008)
For Opponents, New Ballpark Has All the Comforts of Home (March 31, 2008)
Brilliant Light, Persistent Shadow (February 10, 2008)
Quarterback Sneak (February 10, 2008)
Redskins to Talk With Spagnuolo (February 4, 2008)
Taking the Same Paths In Different Directions (February 4, 2008)
Some Dogs Have Their Day (February 3, 2008)
Green, Monk Voted Into Hall Of Fame (February 3, 2008)
Fate Had Hand in Changing Courses (February 2, 2008)
Senator Confused By NFL's Decision To Destroy Tapes (February 2, 2008)
Largent Says Zorn Will Be Good Fit (February 1, 2008)
Labor Battle Looms on Horizon (February 1, 2008)
Pierce's Happy Present Remains Clouded by Past (February 1, 2008)
Giants' Feagles Gets a Kick Out of It All (January 31, 2008)
Howard's Pope Maintains Hope For Big Game (January 31, 2008)
Intersection of Slow Road and Fast Track (January 30, 2008)
Less Flash Suits Manning Just Fine (January 29, 2008)
Split on NFL Union's Effectiveness Lingers (January 28, 2008)
A Bison's Fast Track To the Super Bowl (January 24, 2008)
Two Cool Customers (January 21, 2008)
Favre Provides Few Clues About His Future (January 21, 2008)
Green Bay's Place to Chill (January 19, 2008)
Packers Gathered No Moss (January 18, 2008)
Oh, Brother, What a Day (January 14, 2008)
Green Bay Buries Seahawks in the Snow (January 13, 2008)
Combing Over the Glory Years (January 12, 2008)
Mastering the Learning Curve (January 11, 2008)
Redskins' Gibbs Resigns As Coach (January 9, 2008)
Redskins' Run Finished in a Flash (January 6, 2008)
Daniels: 'We Know He's There, We Know He's Helping Us' (January 5, 2008)
Seattle's Alexander Is Running in Place (January 4, 2008)
Nearing End, Holmgren Counts On Hasselbeck (January 3, 2008)
Redskins Find a Reason To Celebrate Their Season (December 31, 2007)
Suddenly Sitting Pretty (December 24, 2007)
New Life for the Redskins (December 17, 2007)
Minus One, Redskins Play On (December 3, 2007)
Fine Line Between Tragedy, Strategy (December 1, 2007)
After Desperate Attempt to Save a Life, A Struggle to Understand Its Violent End (November 28, 2007)
One Bad Turn After Another (November 26, 2007)
Big 'D' Stands for Dejection (November 19, 2007)
He's a Little Bit Country -- Enough to Win (November 17, 2007)
Redskins Give Till It Hurts (November 12, 2007)
Living on the Edge (November 5, 2007)
Saunders Tries to Adjust to a Plan (November 4, 2007)
Defense Dials It Back, Tightens Up (November 2, 2007)
After Rout, Trying To Hash Things Out (November 1, 2007)
Patriots Widen A Glaring Gap (October 29, 2007)
With Fletcher's Arrival Comes a Sense of Security (October 28, 2007)
NFL Again Goes Long To Score Fans (October 27, 2007)
Just What the Doctor Ordered: DBs Healing With Pats Ahead (October 26, 2007)
Rabach, Washington Return to Practice (October 25, 2007)
Wide Kick, Narrow Win (October 22, 2007)
Lions Feel Redskins' Pain (October 8, 2007)
The Twilight of the Roman Empire (October 4, 2007)
Rabach Keeps Redskins' Offensive Line in Order (September 30, 2007)
Redskins Let It Slip Away (September 24, 2007)
New Tool Against Trauma (September 19, 2007)
Upshaw to Ask Senate Panel to Change Laws (September 18, 2007)
Taking Advantage (September 16, 2007)
It Took a Village to Propel Heyer (September 16, 2007)
In Overtime, Redskins Make the Dolphins Pay (September 10, 2007)
Ex-Players' Lawsuit Is Dismissed By Judge (September 7, 2007)
A Career in Need of a Kick-Start (September 1, 2007)
From Sitting to Sitting Pretty (August 30, 2007)
Fighting the Good Fight (August 27, 2007)
Russell Moves Closer To Redemption, Beijing (August 26, 2007)
Russell Advances to Final Despite a Lackluster Effort (August 25, 2007)
Low-Key Flyweight, High-Flung Dreams (August 25, 2007)
Largo's Wade Out, And Not Happy (August 24, 2007)
In the Ring, Hunter Is His Father's Son (August 24, 2007)
Md. Fighter Is Eliminated From Trials (August 23, 2007)
Fighting for His Dream, And for His Little Girl (August 23, 2007)
Local Boxers Wade and Guerrero Dig a Hole After Opening Losses (August 22, 2007)
Redemption Follows Russell Into the Ring (August 22, 2007)
Capitol Heights Boxer Stumbles (August 21, 2007)
Chargers Hope Turner's Past Isn't Prologue (August 17, 2007)
Nice Man Cometh To Coach Steelers (August 11, 2007)
Poor Sports (July 29, 2007)
Goodell and Upshaw Meet With Ex-Players (July 25, 2007)
Legal Troubles Could Jeopardize Season for Vick (July 19, 2007)
Voices Heard, Sides Taken (June 27, 2007)
NFL Disability Plan Draws Congressional Attention (June 26, 2007)
Plan Eases NFL Disability Process (June 21, 2007)
Compromise Reigns at Summit on Concussions (June 20, 2007)
At Concussion Seminar, There's No Time to Waste (June 19, 2007)
Parrish Tackles NFLPA Head-On Seeking Better Pensions for Retirees (June 17, 2007)
NFLPA Dispute Heads to Congress (June 7, 2007)
The Russells' 1-2 Punch (May 31, 2007)
Gibbs Mostly Mum About Absent Portis (May 25, 2007)
Flying by the Seat Of Their Pants (April 29, 2007)
A Guiding Spirit Points Terps' Wilson Toward the NFL (April 27, 2007)
'Brain Chaser' Tackles Effects of NFL Hits (April 25, 2007)
Not Just a Passing Fancy (April 22, 2007)
Concussions Drawing Increased Scrutiny (April 22, 2007)
Five Pirates Treasured by the NFL (April 13, 2007)
Fletcher's Stairway to Success (April 10, 2007)
NFL Has Become A Players' Market (March 9, 2007)
Go to the Head of the Draft (February 22, 2007)
The Big One Doesn't Get Away (February 5, 2007)
For the First Time, It's Mudd's Season at Super Bowl (February 4, 2007)
Friends Face Up to Big Showdown (February 3, 2007)
Under Interrogation, Bears' Johnson Rests His Defense (February 2, 2007)
Unlikely Pairing Winds Up Super (February 1, 2007)
Spotlight Finds Man in the Middle (January 31, 2007)
Nothing Like Namath's Guarantee (January 30, 2007)
Quite Simply, Bears' Kreutz Is a Hard Man (January 29, 2007)
Long After His Retirement, Morris Still Making Claims (January 28, 2007)
They Had a History Before They Made It (January 23, 2007)
Bears Handle Saints, Make First Title Game Appearance in 21 Years (January 22, 2007)
Saints Get Caught in Bear Trap (January 22, 2007)
As Benson Weathers the Storm, a Team and City Are Born Again (January 14, 2007)
The Joy of the Saints Is Tempered by the Pain of a City in Ruins (January 13, 2007)
The Return Of the Native Son (January 12, 2007)
Meet the New Boss (January 11, 2007)
Merriman's Positive Outlook (January 10, 2007)
For the Jets' Coles, It's Usually Stop and Go (January 7, 2007)
Coordinator Assumes Old Defensive Crouch (January 3, 2007)
Mangini Pilots Nice Landing (January 1, 2007)
The Draft That Still Blows Cold (December 26, 2006)
Panthers' Weinke Gets First Win in Five Years (December 25, 2006)
Manning and Harrison Get a Great Connection, and Answer the Doubters (December 19, 2006)
Tomlinson and Brees: It's All Working Out (December 17, 2006)
Player Arrests Put the NFL in A Defensive Mode (December 16, 2006)
Right Man for the Job Has Become More for Saints (December 12, 2006)
Win in Carolina Has Giants Jolly (December 11, 2006)
Bowl Games Could Help NFL Network (December 9, 2006)
Young Getting His Legs Under Him at Pro Level (December 9, 2006)
A Virtual Chalkboard For Budding NFL Fans (December 5, 2006)
Veering Off Track After a Running Start (December 4, 2006)
Start Spreading the Blame (November 30, 2006)
Another Redskins Meltdown? Not With This Cool Breeze at Quarterback. (November 27, 2006)
Plummer on the Way Out? (November 24, 2006)
Coverage Minus All the Yelling (November 24, 2006)
All a Part of Its Vision (November 21, 2006)
Campbell Comes Close on 1st Attempt (November 20, 2006)
In Duckett, Redskins Show How Not to Run a Team (November 20, 2006)
League Official Defends Network (November 15, 2006)
A Team That Doesn't Know What It Is and Doesn't Know Where It's Going (November 13, 2006)
After Taking A Break, Eagles Try to Regroup (November 7, 2006)
From Daydreaming Tight Ends to Sleepy-headed Receivers, It's a Cowboys Nightmare (November 6, 2006)
An Underappreciated Iron Man Proves His Mettle (October 23, 2006)
Season Is Slipping Away For Redskins (October 16, 2006)
Plummer Stays On an Even Keel (October 6, 2006)
Reading Between the Letters, Moss Finds the Answer for a Desperate Team (October 2, 2006)
Road to the NFL Began On Streets of Southeast (October 1, 2006)
A Solution, or Merely a Cover? (September 27, 2006)
A Roaring Return (September 26, 2006)
Bloodied but Unbowed (September 25, 2006)
In New Orleans, a Reassuring Voice (September 25, 2006)
The Saints Bring Hope to the Faithful (September 24, 2006)
Horn Is Doing His Part In the Recovery Process (September 22, 2006)
Grading on a Steep Learning Curve, Redskins' Offense Is an Incomplete Pass (September 18, 2006)
Parcells Makes Plain Who Wears the Star (September 14, 2006)
For Once, Drama Isn't About T.O. (September 13, 2006)
Owens Can't Lift Cowboys in Opener (September 11, 2006)
Cardinals Saved By Sun Screen (September 10, 2006)
The NFL's Search for El Dorado (September 7, 2006)
New Team, Old Scenario (August 18, 2006)
Son of Former Congressman Worked His Way Up the Ladder (August 9, 2006)
Ravens President Answers the Call to Help a Friend (August 2, 2006)
Face of the Nats' First Family (July 27, 2006)
With Eagles, No. 1 Receiver Is Up for Grabs (July 27, 2006)
Eagles' Howard in a Rush To Jump-Start His Career (July 26, 2006)
Roethlisberger Embraces His Second Chance (July 23, 2006)
