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...and junior forward Julian Vaughn (11 points). The Hoyas (4-0) never trailed in their feel-good return to Verizon Center, where 9,172 turned out to cheer them on. Even walk-on Stephen Stepka contributed, hitting the team's final basket with...

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...love with life" and that his "sense of gratitude reminded him that he was simply blessed." Pollin gave Washington the Capital Centre, the Verizon Center, the Wizards, the NHL's Capitals and the WNBA's Mystics. He sold the Capitals and...

In this article: Abe Pollin, Wes Unseld, Washington Wizards, Robert Pollin, Washington, Capitals, and Unicef

...back. Turns out he was absolutely right. To understand what Pollin meant to this town and to this region, you have to walk inside Verizon Center and then take a walk around the neighborhood that surrounds the building. It isn't just that...

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Under the plan, Leonsis likely will take over majority ownership of Washington Sports & Entertainment, which includes the Wizards, Verizon Center and the area's Ticketmaster franchise. The transfer would make Leonsis the only person...

In this article: Ted Leonsis, Washington Wizards, Abe Pollin, Caps, Jack Kent Cooke, NBA, Washington, D.C., and David Stern

...an area known for shops, restaurants, shows and sports. There's a street called "Abe Pollin Way" and a state-of-the-art arena known as the Verizon Center, all legacies of the man who risked his fortune on a project that would revitalize a...

In this article: Abe Pollin, Washington Wizards, Wes Unseld, Michael Jordan, NBA, Ted Leonsis, Washington, NHL, and Rare disease

In the mid-1990s, nearly 30 years after the riots tore through Washington, D.C., parts of downtown looked as if the violence had happened only recently. Buildings, somehow, were still burned out and empty. Shops and restaurants were scarce...

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...Jonathan Ledecky purchased the Capitals for $85 million. They also bought a piece of the Wizards and Verizon Center, then known as MCI Center, and a right-of-first-refusal to purchase the rest of Pollin's sports holdings if and when Pollin...

In this article: Ted Leonsis, Abe Pollin, Washington Wizards, Revenue, Washington Capitals, WNBA, Ticketmaster, and NBA

...is often asked what was his legacy. In Abe Pollin's case, the answer stands on F Street NW between Sixth and Seventh streets. It is Verizon Center. That unique fact in no way diminishes the charity work Pollin did over the years, up...

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Last week, with Lebron visiting, I wandered down to the Verizon Center area to feed off some of the energy. There was no need to go to the game itself, though it was a good one, up there in the corner of an Irish pub. The neighborhood itself...

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...for the content that you post. Abe Pollin brought NBA basketball to Washington and helped revitalize the city by building the Verizon Center. Longtime Post sports editor George Solomon discussed the life and legacy of Pollin, who...

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