I guess you could assume that more Yankee fans will show up this weekend because of the induction of Mike Mussina, though it's hard for me to think that Yankee fans have a special place in their hearts for the ace pitcher. Published July 18, 2019
Camden Yard is a funeral home now, and fans come for a viewing as much as a baseball game. Published July 16, 2019
I wonder when federal agents were searching the home of D.C. Council member Jack Evans last month if they came across a file that said "Washington Redskins Stadium?" They might as well shred that one. Published July 14, 2019
Jim Bouton opened the clubhouse doors for a generation of baseball fans who wanted more than what was on the back of the baseball cards they used to trade. Published July 11, 2019
If you watched any of the United States Women's win in the World Cup, you may not have realized you were signing up for a cause. Probably didn't know you were committing your time and money. Published July 9, 2019
Rendon and Scherzer better rest up, because the hard part is still ahead of them -- catching a good Atlanta Braves team in first place in the National League East. The Nationals are going to need more than days off. They'll need some help. Published July 7, 2019
Saturday is a big day for the Washington Nationals. They get to dance on the grave of the Montreal Expos. Published July 4, 2019
Remember when Kevin Durant was that nice, generous young man who had become a hero to Oklahoma City? Published July 2, 2019
Tommy Sheppard is riding the anti-Ernie Grunfeld wave. Published June 30, 2019
Stan Cliburn is a baseball lifer -- 47 years in the game, and he thought he'd seen it all. But this summer, at the age of 62, the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs manager is seeing something new. Published June 27, 2019
During the 34 years the nation's capital went without a team, baseball had its patsy, its stalking horse, something owners could use to hold the threat of relocation over the heads of their respective cities. Published June 25, 2019
After splitting four games with the Arizona Diamondbacks, they faced the two teams ahead of them in the division, Philadelphia and Atlanta -- so coming away with six wins counts for something. But the last 10 could have been more. Published June 23, 2019
The Philadelphia Eagles have announced that they will charge fans to watch their team at training camp. Admission will cost $5 to $10. The teams says proceeds will go to charity. Still, the decision is so brazenly tone deaf that it manages to insult the idea of raising money for a good cause. Published June 20, 2019
Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez spent Monday afternoon pushing a big truck tire around Nationals Park 100 times. A symbol, perhaps, of what his team faces this week in two home series against division rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves? And, beyond that, for the rest of the 2019 season? Or just a 54-year-old tough guy trying to stay in shape? Published June 18, 2019
Nearly three months ago, Wizards owner Ted Leonsis declared that the vacant Wizards general manager's job was "the best most important open job in all of sports." Since then, he has turned it into a whoopee cushion. Published June 16, 2019
In the eyes of Nationals fans, the Lerner family is about to go on trial. Published June 13, 2019
The outpouring of emotion for David Ortiz following the shooting of the former major league baseball star in the Dominican Republic was a reminder, or a lesson, in case we needed one, about how much a sports star can come to mean to a city. Published June 11, 2019
We may never know what the "truth" really is behind Trent Williams' absence. But it really doesn't matter. Damage has already been done. Published June 9, 2019
The latest evidence of Washington Redskins "stability" on the football side of the operation is on display now with the battle between their best player - left tackle Trent Williams - and the organization. Published June 6, 2019
What if we woke up one day and the unthinkable happened -- nobody really cared about sports? Published June 4, 2019
