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Following is the full letter from Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder emailed to season ticket holders yesterday:

“To Everyone in our Washington Redskins Nation:

As loyal fans, you deserve to know that everyone in the Washington Redskins organization – our players, coaches and staff – are truly privileged to represent this team and everything it stands for. We are relentlessly committed to our fans and to the sustained long-term success of this franchise.

That’s why I want to reach out to you – our fans – about a topic I wish to address directly: the team name, “Washington Redskins.” While our focus is firmly on the playing field, it is important that you hear straight from me on this issue. As the owner of the Redskins and a lifelong fan of the team, here is what I believe … and why I believe it.

Like so many of you, I was born a fan of the Washington Redskins. I still remember my first Redskins game. Most people do. I was only six, but I remember coming through the tunnel into the stands at RFK with my father, and immediately being struck by the enormity of the stadium and the passion of the fans all around me.

I remember how quiet it got when the Redskins had the ball, and then how deafening it was when we scored. The ground beneath me seemed to move and shake, and I reached up to grab my father’s hand. The smile on his face as he sang that song … he’s been gone for 10 years now, but that smile, and his pride, are still with me every day.

That tradition – the song, the cheer – it mattered so much to me as a child, and I know it matters to every other Redskins fan in the D.C. area and across the nation.

Our past isn’t just where we came from—it’s who we are. (more…)

Well, never thought I’d be quoting TMZ but this is crazy:

“Our sources say a stripper named Sweet Pea is the one who hit Jacoby [Jones] with a gigantic Ace of Spades bottle and this may have triggered the brawl.”

The story says the fight took place on a party bus outside Opera Ultra Lounge at 1400 I Street, NW.

Photo by PoPville flickr user Paul Sirajuddin

From USAToday:

“Washington D.C. knows a little about elections and this time it thinks it has a winning bid. On Tuesday, the organizing committee formally announced its intention to host the 2024 Summer Olympics.

DC 2024 estimates that the cost of hosting the 2024 Olympic Games will be between $4 and 6 billion using existing stadiums in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.”

Anyone know how much of the $4-$6 billion DC would be accountable for? But for today’s Friday Question of the Day – do you think DC/MD/VA would be a good host for the Summer Olympics?

“Dear PoPville,

I’m a Persian American professional athlete selected by the United States Dodgeball Organization to the 2013 USA Women’s Dodgeball Team. I am one of six women from across the nation who made the team. On September 27th, I will be making a very expensive trip to compete in New Zealand against five
other countries for the gold. While many of us enjoyed playing dodgeball as a kid, it’s a growing sport amongst adults that’s gone beyond the national level and stemmed into the international arena.

This will be the second international tournament of its kind and it will be streamed live for the world to see. I’ll be posting the link on my Facebook page,  Paniz Asgari USA Women’s Dodgeball, so fans may watch us LIVE!

I’m asking for support from our amazing DC community to help send me to New Zealand so we may bring home the gold together! Sponsorship donations may be made here.”