This final seven-game Washington Nationals homestand, starting Thursday night against the New York Mets, is something special -- it will likely be the last time fans get to see Bryce Harper, a player who has become a legend in this town, in a Nationals uniform. Published September 18, 2018
In the first half of the Washington Redskins home opener Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts, the video board at FedEx Field urged hometown fans on with this: "We can't hear you." With all the empty seats in the building, they might have added, "We can't see you, either." Published September 16, 2018
De La Hoya, 45, a world champion in six different weight classes over his 17-year professional career, may want to rethink this idea. He didn't do very well when it came to voting in some big fights in his career. Published September 13, 2018
Dominance is good. We've seen dominance before. How about some consistency? Published September 11, 2018
I wonder if Nike will be marketing Colin Kaepernick socks? You know, the ones he wore two years ago -- the socks that depicted police officers as pigs? Published September 9, 2018
Nearly every national media outlet is dismissing the Redskins as the perennially mediocre team they have been, with little or no chance of making the playoffs. Published September 6, 2018
Their lockers are right next to each other in the Washington Nationals clubhouse -- Juan Soto and Victor Robles -- the twin towers of Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo's victory in the Dominican Republic. Published September 4, 2018
If you live in Maryland, the District or Virginia, placing a perfectly legal bet on Saturday's Maryland-Texas game was just a short drive away. Betting on the Washington Redskins season? Just a matter of getting in your car and motoring over to Charles Town, West Virginia. Published September 2, 2018
The theme of this luncheon was clearly to begin the public campaign to bring the Redskins back to the city. Published August 30, 2018
Perhaps it is appropriate that this showdown finally happens on a meaningless stage in a meaningless game between a team coming off a losing season and a quarterback fighting to just make a roster in the NFL, while the rival is sitting on a pile of cash as the starter for a Super Bowl-favored team. Published August 28, 2018
John McCain and Muhammad Ali represented the polar opposites of American sentiment on the Vietnam War. That didn't keep them from becoming friends. Published August 26, 2018
He stands out there on the mound like a Spartan -- the last of the 300, trying to carry the fight alone. Published August 23, 2018
Did the Washington Redskins sign the same Adrian Peterson who was suspended by the NFL for six games in 2014 and fined in connection with child abuse charges against his own son? Published August 21, 2018
Washington Redskins great Joe Jacoby was passed over yet again Friday for a chance to take his rightful place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and even when it was right, it was wrong. Published August 19, 2018
Is all that Big Ten money worth the damage the University of Maryland has suffered to join the football powerhouses? Published August 16, 2018
Will anyone be held accountable for the death of a 19-year-old young man whose parents put their trust in educators and administrators? Or will it just be chalked up to football? Published August 14, 2018
The game of football is indeed under siege, no matter how much revenue it generates. No product can continuously sustain the seemingly daily negative perception that football now receives. Published August 12, 2018
It may be time to reconsider the Lerners' adoption of super-agent Scott Boras as an unofficial part of the Nationals family. Published August 9, 2018
This little game that football coaches like to play -- you know, lying or refusing to disclose injury and discipline information -- is about to end. Published August 7, 2018
It was a glorious weekend for Washington Redskins fans in Canton, Ohio, with another member of the family inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Published August 5, 2018
