Tracee Hamilton: Most recent columns http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_tracee-hamilton The source for business news and analysis. Covering economic policy, business policy, financial news, economic issues, stock market data, local business, technology and more 15 en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Copyright 2012 Washington Post Company Tracee Hamilton: Most recent columns 140 20 http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_tracee-hamilton http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif Tue, 15 May 2012 19:03:16 EST 147 <![CDATA[NBA commissioner could use a stern talking-to]]> David Stern is worried about flopping in the NBA. So is Indiana Coach Frank Vogel, who called the Miami Heat “the biggest flopping team in the NBA.”

So the Heat have a tendency to be a bit dramatic, just because their stars were introduced amid smoke and (perhaps) mirrors, and their players occasionally appear at news conferences in what appear to be disguises? Hard to imagine.

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]]> http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=9634ce68d4cd81aa282606ae3a182589 http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/2012-nhl-playoffs-capitals-continue-to-evolve-with-game-6-victory-over-rangers/2012/05/09/gIQAJ0ZUEU_story.html?wprss=rss_tracee-hamilton http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/2012-nhl-playoffs-capitals-continue-to-evolve-with-game-6-victory-over-rangers/2012/05/09/gIQAJ0ZUEU_story.html?wprss=rss_tracee-hamilton http://www.washingtonpost.com/Fragment/SysConfig/WebPortal/twpweb/rss/mobile/blog-entry.jpp?id=1000.4.1206758693 http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/2012-nhl-playoffs-capitals-continue-to-evolve-with-game-6-victory-over-rangers/2012/05/09/gIQAJ0ZUEU_story.html?wprss=rss_tracee-hamilton http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/2012-nhl-playoffs-capitals-continue-to-evolve-with-game-6-victory-over-rangers/2012/05/09/gIQAJ0ZUEU_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/2012-nhl-playoffs-capitals-continue-to-evolve-with-game-6-victory-over-rangers/2012/05/09/gIQAJ0ZUEU_search.html 1000.4.1206758693 6f17c6ee-9a4b-11e1-9ef3-ced3b465c817 Karl Alzner New York Rangers Wed, 9 May 2012 22:54:00 EST Thu, 10 May 2012 16:34:46 EST 20120510213446 The Washington Post /2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/05/10/Sports/Stories/hamilton0510.xml article_story tracee-hamilton.dwc:query_main EOM::CompoundStory The Washington Post <![CDATA[Nationals-Phillies rivalry: It’s so on]]> Now we’re talking. Now the Washington Nationals have a rival. A real rival, not an interleague, MLB-arranged, biannual blind date with the Baltimore Orioles, which despite their proximity was actually more of a long-distance romance. There are simply too many fans in this area who cheered for the Orioles for too long. That was always a non-starter.

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Yes, Cotton McKnight, I do, and so does all of Caps Nation after that Game 7 Thursday night in Boston. What could be more unlikely than the Washington Capitals approaching May from somewhere other than the front nine? In February, did this seem possible?

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]]> http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=9ea12a2a6a5ea29b0356d1643b014bef http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/washington-capitals-boston-bruins-have-differing-game-7-histories/2012/04/22/gIQAsIQpaT_story.html?wprss=rss_tracee-hamilton http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/washington-capitals-boston-bruins-have-differing-game-7-histories/2012/04/22/gIQAsIQpaT_story.html?wprss=rss_tracee-hamilton http://www.washingtonpost.com/Fragment/SysConfig/WebPortal/twpweb/rss/mobile/blog-entry.jpp?id=1000.4.620672852 http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/washington-capitals-boston-bruins-have-differing-game-7-histories/2012/04/22/gIQAsIQpaT_story.html?wprss=rss_tracee-hamilton http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/washington-capitals-boston-bruins-have-differing-game-7-histories/2012/04/22/gIQAsIQpaT_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/washington-capitals-boston-bruins-have-differing-game-7-histories/2012/04/22/gIQAsIQpaT_search.html 1000.4.620672852 47396552-8cda-11e1-a344-2c89d5d15d5a Karl Alzner New York Rangers Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:12:34 EST Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:28:37 EST 20120424002837 The Washington Post /2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/04/23/Production/Daily/Sports/Stories/hamilton0423.xml article_story tracee-hamilton.dwc:query_main EOM::CompoundStory The Washington Post <![CDATA[2012 NHL playoffs: Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby is making a name for himself]]> Braden Holtby was going to make a name for himself in the Capitals’ first-round playoff series against Boston, one way or another. What would that name be? Would he be the rookie thrust into the goal mouth and greatness? Or would he be the promising youngster broken by the pressure of playing for the most snake-bit team in recent NHL playoff history?

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]]> http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=e1caa144883a054b9d8edaf922b5c904 http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/2012-nhl-playoffs-washington-capitals-goalie-braden-holtby-is-making-a-name-for-himself/2012/04/20/gIQA1blbUT_story.html?wprss=rss_tracee-hamilton http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/2012-nhl-playoffs-washington-capitals-goalie-braden-holtby-is-making-a-name-for-himself/2012/04/20/gIQA1blbUT_story.html?wprss=rss_tracee-hamilton http://www.washingtonpost.com/Fragment/SysConfig/WebPortal/twpweb/rss/mobile/blog-entry.jpp?id=1000.4.528760155 http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/2012-nhl-playoffs-washington-capitals-goalie-braden-holtby-is-making-a-name-for-himself/2012/04/20/gIQA1blbUT_story.html?wprss=rss_tracee-hamilton http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/2012-nhl-playoffs-washington-capitals-goalie-braden-holtby-is-making-a-name-for-himself/2012/04/20/gIQA1blbUT_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/2012-nhl-playoffs-washington-capitals-goalie-braden-holtby-is-making-a-name-for-himself/2012/04/20/gIQA1blbUT_search.html 1000.4.528760155 651981d4-8a9a-11e1-b038-798d3f968a3f Claude Julien Washington Capitals Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:18:00 EST Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:29:35 EST 20120420152935 The Washington Post /2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/04/20/Production/Daily/Sports/Stories/hamilton0420.xml article_story tracee-hamilton.dwc:query_main EOM::CompoundStory The Washington Post <![CDATA[London Fletcher signing brings steadiness to Redskins’ sea change]]> Oh, that London Fletcher, stealing the spotlight as always. What an attention hog.

Kidding, of course. Fletcher didn’t call a news conference to announce his new contract with the Washington Redskins, and there was no smoke, no confetti, no throbbing bass as he stepped out from behind burgundy and gold curtains. Fletcher tweeted the news, his teammates tweeted their congratulations — “Let’s all sing like the Redskins sing, tweet tweet tweet tweet tweet” — and it was done.

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Well, maybe, maybe not. What is back: the instant and idiotic installation of Woods as the favorite to win the Masters, which is less than a fortnight, er, two weeks away. (Wimbledon owns “fortnight.” All rights reserved. Very reserved.)

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