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D.C. United, District reach stadium deal

By WTOP Staff

WASHINGTON — The District and D.C. United have finalized a deal to bring a soccer stadium to the city. The final details will be announced Tuesday. On Monday, Mayor Muriel Bowser said the agreement clarifies the size and timeline of the stadium. The Bowser Administration will submit legislation to D.C. Council for final review. The agreement ends speculation the team could move to Loudoun County, Virginia, instead of the site at Buzzard Point. “Thanks to the hard work of the District government and D.C. United staff, a world-class soccer stadium will call Buzzard Point home — for good,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a news release. “This agreement will add vibrancy to a neighborhood on the banks of the Anacostia River and generate jobs for District residents as my Administration creates pathways to the middle class. With this agreement, Washington, D.C. remains the #SportsCapital, and Washingtonians stand together to declare: Vamos United!”

Games that shaped the decade in local sports

By Noah Frank
This decade of local sports has been defined by some of the highest highs, lowest lows and the dramatic swings between them. Heartbreak, redemption and a championship would make for a full decade for any team, never mind that several around these parts can lay claim to all of the above. But which games will we remember, that shaped the arcs our teams traveled? Here are 20 that defined the 2010s.
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