Slim Shady: A D.C. man is accused of stealing numerous pairs of skinny jeans from Hollister in Pentagon City. +3

Repeating History? Let’s hope this isn’t jinxing anything, but today’s Game 4 against the Giants has a lot of parallels to 1924, when the then-Washington Senators also had a Game 4 against the Giants and ultimately won the World Series.  +5

Awww: A 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome asked the Caps’ Alex Ovechkin out on a date. He said yes, and flowers and a sushi dinner were involved. +5

Hail Fails: An undercover D.C. investigation found that D.C. cabs refused to pick up a passenger more than 25 percent of the time. -4

Yesterday’s Needle rating: 31 Today’s score: +9 Today’s Needle rating: 40