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Sports Links, Nov. 2 – Washington City Paper

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Wizards’ new jerseys honor D.C.’s boundary stones, and Rangers née Senators win first World Series in franchise history.


  • The Washington football team’s first Black cheerleaders endured plenty of racist hatred when they integrated the squad, but their ties to the team remain strong today. [Washingtonian]
  • The Wizards have released new City Edition jerseys that nod to the boundary stones that initially marked the limits of the District. Players wear them for the first time on Nov. 10. [WUSA9]
  • Madison Williams, an eighth grade student from D.C. Scholars Public Charter School, was recognized during the World Series as a “Youth of the Year.” [WUSA9]
  • The Texas Rangers née Washington Senators won the franchise’s first World Series in their 63-year history. They defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-0, in the series’ fifth game. The Senators left D.C. in 1972 and landed in Arlington, Texas. [AP, Yahoo! Sports]
  • Nicklas Backstrom has stepped away from the Capitals indefinitely, the team announced yesterday. He’s struggled to recover after undergoing hip resurfacing surgery in June 2022. [Post]




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