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Andy Kostka

akostka@washingtontimes.com

Andy Kostka was a sports reporter for The Washington Times.

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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park, Sunday, May 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Max Scherzer pitches complete game as Nationals sweep Marlins

Scherzer powered the Washington Nationals to a 3-1 win, securing his team their first series sweep of the season. The Nationals improved to .500 and hold a place atop the National League East. But there was something more important to Scherzer than his one-run, no-walk performance. His wife, Erica, was set to give birth to the couple's third child on Sunday night.

May 2, 2021
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence passes against Ohio State during the first half of the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game in New Orleans, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. About the only certainty in the confounding 2021 NFL draft is Trevor Lawrence going to the Jaguars with the first overall pick Thursday night in Cleveland. This year's NFL draft is like none other because teams weren't able to meet face-to-face with the pool of prospects outside the lucky few who got to play in the Senior Bowl after a season that was marked by opt outs and cancellations. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) **FILE**

NFL Mock Draft 2021: Historic quarterback run, Washington takes linebacker

The NFL draft is back and so is the spectacle. A year after conducting the three-day event remotely, the league will broadcast the draft Thursday live from Cleveland -- putting on a production that will resemble more of what fans were accustomed to before the pandemic. Prospects can once again bear-hug a fully vaccinated Commissioner Roger Goodell.

April 28, 2021
Baltimore Orioles third baseman Maikel Franco, left, reacts to put out of New York Yankees Aaron Judge, center, during the eighth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 26, 2021, in Baltimore, Md. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams) **FILE**

Five storylines from MLB’s first month of the season

There have been plenty of surprises in the first month of the MLB season, beginning with presumed World Series contenders starting out in the gutter and enough Jekyll-and-Hyde performances in the first four weeks to leave onlookers wondering what's real and what's illusion.

April 27, 2021
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Patrick Corbin, center, after he was pulled from the game during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets at Citi Field, Sunday, April 25, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Nationals still tight in NL East despite slow start

As disappointing as the Washington Nationals' 8-11 start to the season is, there is that one silver lining: the rest of the NL East has hardly been dominant, giving Washington hope that a turnaround isn't far out of reach.

April 25, 2021