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Chris has already caught 314 balls and racked up 3,457 yards and 28 touchdowns. Let's also not forget he earned a spot on the 2007 & 2008 Pro Bowl rosters after serving as an alternate in the previous season. Watch Now

Washington National's Third Baseman, Ryan Zimmerman has joined csnwashington.com to write his exclusive blog. From the University of Virginia and Floyd E. Kellam High School, Zimmerman has quickly established himself as a quality major-league third baseman with potential to blossom into one of the game's true stars with his defensive abilities and contact hitting. Read More

In his 10-year NFL career, Chris Samuels has established himself as one of the premier tackles in the NFL. Originally drafted out of Alabama by the Skins in the first round (3rd overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft, Chris has made six Pro Bowl appearances, third-most in Redskins franchise history. Chris will share his thoughts about the 2009 season with CSNwashington.com every week.
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Selected as the #7 overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft, Randy Foye increased his scoring average in each of his three seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves before being traded to the Washington Wizards in June. The former Big East Player of the Year started the Randy Foye Foundation to help improve the quality of life for children in his hometown of Newark, N.J. Randy will be sharing his thoughts on his first season here in the District with CSNwashington.com
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Marissa Coleman attended the University of Maryland where she received the ACC Rookie of the Week five times tying Maryland's school record. In 2006, she was awarded Terrapin Classic Most Valuable Player. She also received the AP Honorable Mention All-American Award in 2007 and 2008. While at Maryland, Coleman averaged 13.5 points per game. On April 9, 2009 the Washington Mystics selected Coleman with the number two overall pick. Read More

Joe Beninati is working his 13th season of TV play-by-play in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals as the lead voice for Comcast SportsNet. A four-time Capital Region Emmy Award winner for excellence in composite play-by-play, Joe has delivered numerous ACC and CAA college events for Comcast SportsNet, covering seven different sports. Read More

Joe Yasharoff grew up in Bethesda and graduated from Walt Whitman HS and the University of Maryland. He's the Managing Editor at Comcast SportsNet and the creator/Executive Producer of "Tee Time", a weekly, summer golf show. He also created the "Ovech-kam" for Capitals games. Joe's been working in TV for over 20 years in DC. He has won 10 Emmys. Read More Check out my Tee Time Blog.

Michelle Scalise joins the CSN team as a New Media Content Producer covering her favorite team, the Washington Capitals. Last year, she was their in-game hostess. She has been a freelance producer and reporter in the DC area for the past 2 years. Michelle moved to Northern Virginia from New York City where she was Manager of Sports Production Services for CBS Sports. Read More

Chick Hernandez, a Maryland native who grew up in Silver Spring and attended University of Maryland, fittingly was the inaugural anchor for Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic's first news show on April 4, 2001. Currently, Hernandez hosts Redskins Kickoff, Redskins Post Game Live, and is a mainstay on the network's University of Maryland and Washington Redskins beats. Read More

Russ Thaler is our Chief Digital Correspondent and 6:30 SportsNite anchor. He was also one of the original members of the Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic family, joining the network for its launch on April 4, 2001. Russ hosted Washington Post Live for its launch on March 19th, 2007 through April 16th 2009.
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Chris Miller is a familiar face on Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic's SportsNite desk Sunday through Thursday. He is also CSN's Wizards Insider. Read More

Michele Gordon, a native of Calvert County and graduate of Elon College, has been with Comcast SportsNet for almost 8 years. Michele has covered the Atlantic Coast Conference for over 10 years. When she’s not in the field covering ACC or CAA teams, Michele produces SportsNite. Despite her love of sports and passion for the ACC, Michele’s most important job is that of aunt to her niece and nephew. Read More

Brad Bode is a digital editor here at CSN. He is a 3-time Emmy award winner for his writing, producing and editing work on special human interest stories such as "Heap of Hope", "16 Minutes from Home"and most recently "Remembering Sean Taylor". Bode, to which he is most often referred, is a Midwest transplant who's lived most of his life in the Baltimore area. Read More

A new addition to CSN, Tara Wheeler is a 25 year old graduate of Penn State University where she was the starting goalie for the women's ice hockey team and served in the Air Force Reserves as an ROTC cadet until she was honorably discharged in 2006. Tara was Miss Virginia 2008 and competed in the Miss America pageant. Tara believes in and lives her motto, "Beauty is as beauty DOES". You can find Tara during Redskins Kickoff at every home Redskins game. Read More

Eric Shuster, a DC native has been working at Comcast SportsNet for over a decade. Through that time he has built relationships with many of the areas top athletes and business leaders. Check out his blog as he brings a unique insight to some of the areas top functions and events. Read More

Doug McKinney is the TV producer for Redskins Nation at Comcast SportsNet. Doug has owned and operated the website FeaturePresentationOnline.com since since it's inception in early 2006. He is a colorblind 2005 Radford University graduate, currently lives in downtown Bethesda and of course enjoys long walks on the beach. Read More