Here are the latest reports from The Washington Posts ‘DC Sports Bog’.
Caps become earliest to clinch Presidents’ Trophy since 2002
The Capitals clinched the Presidents’ Trophy — awarded to the team with the most points during the NHL’s regular season — for only the second time in franchise history on Monday with a 4-1 win over Columbus. It’s the earliest a team has clinched home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs in 14 years. Don’t expect much of a […]
Robert Griffin III says his Redskins experience ‘would break a lot of people’
Note: This is an item about two players who used to play for the Washington Redskins, but no longer do. If that offends you, I’d recommend clicking away immediately. If you’re instead looking for feel-good stories about local athletes, here is something I wrote about three Maryland women’s basketball starters who hope to become doctors. […]
The unbearable weirdness of having your team make an NIT run
On Wednesday night, the George Washington men’s basketball team beat Florida, 82-77, to advance to the National Invitation Tournament final four. Most of you weren’t watching, and that’s … okay. It’s the NIT, after all, and after gorging on NCAA tournament choice cuts for six days, you need a cleanse. Why watch the college basketball […]
Move over Donald Trump. Chris Christie endorses Abe in Nats’ Presidents Race
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had an up-close view of a different kind of presidential race on Sunday. Spoiler alert: Teddy (Roosevelt) won, thanks to some shenanigans from Navy mascot Bill the Goat. The Nationals’ Racing Presidents have been shaking off their offseason rust and getting in shape for opening day with daily workouts throughout D.C., Maryland and […]
Justin Williams rocked the red (and bed head) at Caps team photo day
Monday was team photo day for the Capitals, so players took after owner Ted Leonsis and arrived at Kettler Iceplex with fresh shaves and perfectly coiffed hair. No … no, they didn’t. See that guy in the middle, standing behind Leonsis and Alex Ovechkin? That’s Justin Williams and he’s not wearing a wig. Team Photo Day! #RockTheRed A […]
Gilbert Arenas watches Wizards’ final game against Kobe Bryant
Gilbert Arenas sat courtside with Floyd Mayweather Jr. at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday for the Wizards’ 101-88 win over the Lakers. In Washington’s final game against Kobe Bryant, Arenas watched John Wall set a franchise record for consecutive games (9) with double-digit assists on the same floor where Arenas scored a franchise record 60 […]
NBA report says refs missed 14 calls at end of Wizards’ 2OT loss to Minnesota
The Washington Wizards badly needed Friday night’s game against Minnesota to help their playoff cause, but the 132-129 loss in double overtime was another step in the wrong direction. The Wizards certainly had their share of chances in the game, including a couple of looks to win at the end of the regulation, but a report […]
Maryland had a very nice season. We expected something grander.
If, two years ago, you had promised Maryland fans that 2016 would bring consistent top 25 rankings, 27 wins, victories over U-Conn. and Wisconsin and a trip to the Sweet 16, you might have been showered with turtle-scented perfumes. Like, the chocolate kind of turtles. With the nuts. When the Terps’ season ended Thursday night, the reaction […]
Tony Bennett doesn’t care that he’s the ‘George Clooney of March Madness’
Vogue.com contributing editor and U-Va. alum Michelle Ruiz wrote an ode to Tony Bennett this week in which she described the Cavaliers basketball coach — not the singer by the same name — as “a hero and heartthrob of college hoops.” The headline declared Bennett, 46, “the George Clooney of March Madness.” After being asked for […]
The Caps have turned Evgeny Kuznetsov’s arm into Beetlejuice’s head
Earlier this week, a representative of Miller e-mailed me out of the blue. She said she had seen me mention my fondness for Miller Lite, and she offered to send me a few complimentary cases. Being a studiously scrupulous journalist, I of course said no. Before you yell at me about my fondness for Miller […]
Ex-Redskins teammates wish RGIII well, as Cleveland publicly embraces the QB
Robert Griffin III signed with the Cleveland Browns on Thursday, giving the former Redskins No. 2 pick a fresh start with a franchise that has a terrific track record of grooming quarterbacks. Wait no, that’s not quite right. Griffin will have a fresh start anyhow. “I’m excited about the opportunity to join the Dawg Pound and […]
A tarnished Robert Griffin III joins the woebegone Browns. What could go wrong?
So one of the most polarizing players in professional sports has signed up with one of the most chaotic franchises in the NFL to play one of the most unstable positions, on any team, in any league. Godspeed, RGIII. Might want to rent, not buy. Thursday’s news that Robert Griffin III was headed to Cleveland […]
Former NFL head coach says Robert Griffin III’s issues ‘are from the neck up’
Robert Griffin III has now moved on, landing in Cleveland, the cradle of quarterbacking and revival and pro football success. Meanwhile, nothing else has changed. D.C. sports fans continue to argue with each other about the quarterback’s Redskins tenure, a discussion that seems likely to outlast the lifespan of the NFL. And football men continue […]
A Caps fan’s guide to passing the time before the playoffs start
The Capitals have 10 games remaining in the regular season over the next two-and-a-half weeks, which could feel like an eternity. The games are meaningless from a standings perspective, with Washington having already secured the top seed in the Eastern Conference and the Metropolitan Division title after Tuesday’s win at Ottawa. Only two other teams have clinched playoff spots, while […]
Nats promos will feature Bryce Harper as Sinatra, Luke Skywalker and a Chia Pet
Bryce Harper joked with MLB Network’s Chris Rose and Kevin Millar last season that it takes him 30 minutes to get himself hair-flip ready, which was perhaps a slight exaggeration. The Chia version of Harper’s “lettuce” (or “salad,” if you prefer) should take a bit longer to prep. A group of fans who were selected to attend the Nationals’ private Clubhouse […]
How Jadakiss is related to the Maryland basketball team
LOUISVILLE — When Maryland sophomore guard Jaylen Brantley was younger, he told several people that Jadakiss was his uncle. His word wasn’t enough. “My whole life, nobody ever believed I am related to him,” Brantley said this week. Following Maryland’s win over Hawaii on Sunday night, Brantley received pretty convincing proof that he is, in fact, […]
Three players put the ‘MD’ in Maryland women’s basketball
After the Maryland women’s team beat Washington to advance to the Sweet 16 Monday night, I was going to write about this photo. When you first glance at it, you think that Brionna Jones, on the left, and Malina Howard, on the right, are celebrating happy news. It was taken right after the Terps saw […]
With Jim Nantz on the call, Terps could be due for buzzer-beater against Kansas
Jim Nantz says that he and his CBS broadcast team of Grant Hill, Bill Raftery and Tracy Wolfson are due for a buzzer-beater. “How did everyone get the memo that all of these games were supposed to be nail-biters, except for the ones we were doing?” Nantz joked this week after calling first- and second-round games in […]
Maryland’s Robert Carter follows up cross-country flight with late-night jumpers
Maryland’s men’s basketball team flew across the country on Monday, arriving home from Spokane, Wash., in time for a brief on-campus pep rally. Several members of the team then went to Xfinity Center to watch the Maryland women’s team’s loss to Washington, where the impact of the last few weeks — the trip to Indianapolis […]
Caps shared a GIF of Justin Williams dancing to ‘Cotton Eye Joe’ via group text
The usually slow-starting Capitals built a 3-0 lead after one period in Ottawa on Tuesday and held off the Senators for a 4-2 win that clinched the top spot in the Eastern Conference and the Metropolitan Division title. Washington players were frustrated by their performance in the second and third periods, but those first 20 minutes, […]
‘Haute Dogs’ and ‘Pinch Dumplings’ win Nats’ pitch-your-product contest
In an effort to increase the variety of local food offerings at Nationals Park, the Nationals invited D.C., Maryland and Virginia-based vendors to participate in a “Pitch Your Product” contest in November. On Tuesday, the Nationals announced Maryland-based Pinch Dumplings and Virginia-based Haute Dogs and Fries as the winners. Pinch Dumplings, which will be available behind Section 302, offers hand-made Chinese dumplings, including […]
Maryland is in the Sweet 16. Dez Wells feels like he is, too.
Dez Wells didn’t see the end of Maryland’s win over Hawaii Sunday night. He was on a plane, flying back from Santa Cruz to Oklahoma City, after a glamorous week-long D-League road trip that also included a stop in Boise. But Wells didn’t need to see the ending to share in Maryland’s first trip to the […]
Cowboys signee Alfred Morris expects to get grief from Redskins fans
Redskins fans should know that this is all pretty weird for Alfred Morris, too. After the Redskins’ fan favorite running back signed a two-year deal with the Cowboys on Tuesday, Morris talked to DallasCowboys.com’s Lindsay Draper about what it’s like to go from one side of a storied NFL rivalry to the other. “That’s tough,” Morris said before echoing […]
The bittersweet departure of D.C.’s bike-riding, Mazda-driving running back
Mike Justice is the sort of Redskins fan who flies from his job in Dubai back to the United States, expressly so that he can go sit in the brutal July heat in Richmond and watch football players do drills. Two years ago, I ran into Mike during one of the first days of Washington’s training […]
Bryce Harper on President Obama’s pitching form: ‘Oof’
Bryce Harper was a 17-year-old at the College of Southern Nevada, still two months from being selected No. 1 overall in baseball’s amateur draft, when President Obama threw the ceremonial first pitch at Nationals Park on April 5, 2010. As a result, Harper hadn’t seen POTUS’s pitch until this week, when the Associated Press asked the Nationals […]
Maryland women experience the wrong side of March Madness
The best thing about a single-elimination tournament is also the worst thing about a single-elimination tournament. A team with a fine regular season — hello, Wisconsin — can discover second-half magic against a team that finished a dominant regular season — sorry, Xavier. The No. 2 seed moves on, the No. 7 seed goes home, […]
No, D.C.’s arena league team will not be named the Bullets
The renaming of the Bullets into the Wizards remains one of the seminal sports moments for Washingtonians of a certain age, mostly because they haven’t had much else to remember, and also because the idea of an NBA team called the Sea Dogs thanks to a fast food chicken chain is hilarious. In fact, the […]
Kirk Cousins says he had a good relationship with ‘great teammate’ Robert Griffin III
However Robert Griffin III, Kirk Cousins and Colt McCoy feel about each other deep in their souls, when they’re laying in bed at night and thinking about their Sweet 16 picks and their former co-workers, they’ve been nothing but polite when asked about each other in public. I think this is nice. There is a movement in […]
It’s been way too long since Maryland and Virginia both made the Sweet 16
From 1994 to 2003, the Maryland men’s basketball team made 10 appearances in the Sweet 16, reached two Final Fours and won an NCAA title. Since then, the Terps hadn’t survived the NCAA tournament’s first weekend … until Sunday. The Terps’ 73-60 win over Hawaii gave the program its first Sweet 16 appearance since Ryan Randle and Drew […]
Anheuser-Busch is the Nats’s new beer partner. Here’s what that means for 2016.
In early February, the Nationals invited full-season ticket plan holders to an offseason “Hot Stove Session” at Nationals Park, during which Nationals chief revenue and marketing officer Valerie Camillo mentioned some of the changes that fans can expect at the ballpark in 2016. Among the biggest changes that attendees tweeted and later wrote about was the team’s new beer partnership with Anheuser-Busch, […]
Rasheed Sulaimon got the silent treatment after sparking Terps’ win
For a group that had just clinched Maryland’s first spot in the Sweet 16 since 2003 with a 73-60 win over Hawaii on Sunday, Rasheed Sulaimon’s teammates were strangely quiet when the senior guard entered the Maryland locker room after finishing a TV interview. Robert Carter Jr. and Diamond Stone kept their heads down as Sulaimon, who sparked Maryland’s decisive 14-0 second-half […]
The Caps lost, but Jason Chimera had a goal go in off his head
Even when the Capitals lose, or even get trounced, they manage to bring a smile to their fans’ faces. On Sunday, during Washington’s 6-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, forward Jason Chimera scored a most unusual goal — one that bounced off his head and right into the net. Showing great wheels at age 36 (he’ll […]
SFA’s Thomas Walkup is going viral … as Bryce Harper look-alike
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – It’s pretty good being Thomas Walkup at the moment. After the 6-foot-4 senior guard for Stephen F. Austin exploded for 33 points in Friday’s stunning 70-56 victory over No. 3 West Virginia, he became an internet sensation thanks to his impressive play on the court as well as his bushy red beard. […]
Ted Leonsis still thinks the Wizards will make the playoffs
The Wizards have strangled and then revived their playoff chances more times than I can count. Most recently, they imploded in Chicago, then won four straight games. Then they lost five straight — including three on a brutal West Coast swing — before rebounding with three straight wins, two against playoff contenders. Don’t worry about these details: just […]
Is Craig Laughlin still having fun after 25 years calling Caps games? [Bleep] yeah.
Craig Laughlin was barreling down New York Avenue toward Verizon Center with some of the essentials he’d need to call a hockey game: a stack of papers covered with meticulous notes printed in black Sharpie, one large Dunkin Donuts coffee in his hand and another in the back seat, NHL Network Radio coming from his […]
After accepting Redskins franchise tag, Kirk Cousins is ‘very content’
By accepting the Redskins franchise tag earlier this month, Kirk Cousins narrowed down his options to two: either he’ll play for Washington next season for $19.95 million, or he’ll sign a long-term contract with the team. The former would offer Washington’s quarterback a hefty 2016 payday and the chance for even more riches in the […]
Ryan Kerrigan thinks the design for Redskins’ new stadium looks awesome
Sherman Gillums surveyed the scene of Xbox One consoles, controllers and video screens at the Paralyzed Veterans of America headquarters in Northwest D.C. on Wednesday and shook his head. “I’ve got a son who probably should be here representing the Gillums family, because I don’t know if I can beat any of these guys,” Gillums […]
The Mount Rushmore of hated Duke players
Few things bring Americans together like rooting against Duke in the NCAA tournament, and bless the schedule-makers’ hearts, we won’t have to wait long to do so this year. When the defending champion Blue Devils tip off the tournament against UNC Wilmington on Thursday at 12:15 p.m., every non-Duke fan will be cheering for the […]
Barry Bonds out-homered Giancarlo Stanton in batting drill before Nats-Marlins game
If spring training games don’t mean much to the average fan, then spring training drills mean almost nothing. Except when one involves Barry Bonds. Then it means something. And when said drill involves Barry Bonds getting into a bit of a home run derby with Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton — and winning — well, that […]
The reason ex-Nat Adam LaRoche is retiring? His son isn’t as welcome in Sox clubhouse.
On Tuesday, former Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche announced that he was abruptly ‘stepping away from baseball’ with one year remaining on the two-year, $25 million contract he signed with the White Sox in 2014. Thank u Lord for the game of baseball and for giving me way more than I ever deserved!#FamilyFirst — Adam LaRoche (@e3laroche) […]
This guy recreated classic March Madness shots in the pouring rain
Sam Healy recently spent 40 minutes on a Chicago basketball court, recreating some of the most famous shots in college basketball history. By himself. In the pouring rain. Which is kind of weird. But that isn’t even the weirdest thing on the list of Healy’s college basketball hobbies! That prize goes to the weekly podcast he […]
Ryan Kerrigan says Junior Galette will be a force for offenses to reckon with
Redskins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan and defensive lineman Ricky Jean-Francois went head-to-head with active duty members and veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces on the virtual football field in a Pros vs. GI Joes Madden NFL 16 tournament on Wednesday. Kerrigan, who played as the Redskins in his first-round loss at the Paralyzed Veterans of America headquarters in […]
Coach K loves Bryce Harper’s Instagram posts…and his leadership
Duke basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski had National League MVP and Blue Devils fan Bryce Harper as a guest on his SiriusXM radio show “Basketball and Beyond” this week and opened the interview, which will air on Wednesday at 1 p.m., with a playful warning. “Just so you know, in case you always feel like someone’s watching you, I follow you on […]
Jonathan Peepelbon and Bryce Harper, in incredible Peeps form
Kim Smith is a veteran of the Post’s Peeps diorama contest. Her past entries have included punny odes to a few of her favorite things, including “Les Miserables”, BBC’s “Sherlock” and “The Shining.” Smith’s entry isn’t among the five finalists in this year’s 10th anniversary contest, the winner of which will be announced on March 21, but she may have […]
Don’t worry: Those RGIII jerseys have been replaced in Redskins stadium renderings
Among the many things people noticed about the newly released renderings of a possible Redskins stadium — the moat and the surfers, the roller-bladers and the rappellers, the purple moon and the massive number of white people, the hog blimp and the pleasing curve of the stadium’s upper rim — one other thing stood out: […]
John Wall referees Special Olympics basketball game coached by his teammates
On Tuesday, several members of the Wizards, Mystics and Harlem Globetrotters were at St. Coletta of Greater Washington to support Special Olympics D.C.’s “Spread the Word to End the Word” campaign and the organization’s annual Unified basketball game. Wizards guard John Wall and Mystics guard Natasha Cloud served as referees, while Garrett Temple, Otto Porter, Ramon […]
Former National Adam LaRoche is abruptly ‘stepping away’ from White Sox
Former Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche, now with the White Sox, had quite the shock for his Chicago teammates Tuesday: he was no longer one of them. At the team’s spring training facility in Glendale, Ariz., the 36-year-old veteran announced that he was hanging up his cleats. “I’m confident I am stepping away from baseball,” LaRoche later told the […]
After dancing with the Obamas, 107-year-old spins a ball with Harlem Globetrotters
Virginia McLaurin, who said she could “die smiling” after dancing with the Obamas last month (and who celebrated her 107th birthday on Saturday), might have an even wider grin after learning a few tricks from the Harlem Globetrotters on Tuesday. Globetrotters Moose Weekes and Zeus McClurkin presented McLaurin with a personalized No. 107 jersey at the Roots Public […]
I was George Mason’s beat writer when they went to the Final Four. That was weird.
A few minutes after George Mason beat Connecticut to advance to the 2006 Final Four, I began wandering around a Verizon Center hallway, trying to figure out what to do next. I’m not sure exactly what I was considering — working on my Indianapolis travel plans, getting ready for a late-night confab at The Post’s old headquarters, trying to […]
Colt McCoy explains why he stuck with the Redskins
There was talk that Colt McCoy might never play football again after the former Texas quarterback suffered nerve damage in his right shoulder on a hit by Alabama’s Marcell Dareus in the 2010 BCS national championship game. More than six years later, McCoy is a seasoned NFL veteran who signed a three-year deal last week to remain with the Redskins as […]
Wizards’ win was their biggest blowout since Michael Jordan was in town
“These two games right here are the season, in my opinion,” Wizards point guard John Wall said before Washington played the first game of a back-to-back on Friday. The Wizards lost that night at Utah and again the following night at Denver, extending their season-long losing streak to five. Despite Wall’s desperate proclamation, all was not lost on […]
Maryland reminds South Dakota State coach of former March Madness runner-up
Maryland and South Dakota State competed in different brackets at the Cancun Challenge in November, but coaches Mark Turgeon and Scott Nagy made it a point to watch each other’s teams rather than hit the beach. As a result, there was already some familiarity between the Terps and Jackrabbits when Friday’s first-round NCAA tournament matchup was announced. […]
Bruce Allen says Redskins fans were much happier with game-day experience in 2015
A year after Redskins President Bruce Allen penned a contrite letter to fans — telling them they “deserve a stadium experience worthy of your loyal support,” and admitting “we need to do better” — he’s back with an update. The team, Allen wrote this week, has made progress toward fixing fan concerns, and will make more progress in […]
Virginia, Maryland, VCU finish 1-2-3 in Atlantic 11
For the second consecutive year, Virginia finishes the season No. 1 in the Atlantic 11 poll, a reader ranking of the top 11 teams among the 27 schools with Division I men’s basketball teams in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. For the second consecutive year, Hampton cracks the final poll for the first time all season after […]
Nats’ chocolate syrup celebrations are a thing of the past, says Max Scherzer
When Max Scherzer told reporters he was “just gonna keep it vanilla” and that there was “no reason to show them the chocolate, the strawberry and all the other flavors” after his first start of spring training against the Mets two weeks ago, he could’ve been referring to more than his pitching strategy. During an interview […]
Ten years after title, Terps’ Brenda Frese wants to look forward, not back
The moments still happen, maybe more than you would think. Brenda Frese will be in an airport, or a restaurant, or the supermarket, when a stranger — often a man — will approach Maryland women’s basketball coach to talk about her team. Sometimes it’s her current team, which won 30 games and a second straight Big […]
Boyz II Men mega-fan Tony Bennett hopes Michigan State isn’t the end of the road
Relax your mind, Virginia basketball fans. As Malcolm Brogdon, Anthony Gill and their fellow seniors embark on one more dance, a potential third consecutive March matchup with nemesis Michigan State does not necessarily signal the end of the road. If the Spartans do send the No. 1 seed Cavaliers home yet again, expect Virginia Coach Tony Bennett to […]
How did Redskins fans react to proposed stadium moat? ‘Jellyfish barf.’
The Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group, which was hired by Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to design a new stadium for the team, unveiled a model of the proposed project on Sunday’s episode of “60 Minutes.” The most striking feature of the semi-transparent, hyperbolic paraboloid-shaped design is the moat that surrounds the castle stadium. Ingels, who designed […]
Dan Steinberg picks every game in the 2016 NCAA tournament bracket
The field of 68 has been set, and The Post’s Dan Steinberg provides a look at his NCAA tournament bracket in his own inimitable way. Terps fans might want to stop here; actually, anyone not cheering for the “establishment” might want to turn away lest the hand-wringing dread that is watching March Madness sets in before it ever begins. Take a look […]
F.P. Santangelo loves Bryce Harper’s desire to bring more flair to baseball
Bryce Harper’s comments to ESPN the Magazine’s Tim Keown that baseball is a “tired sport” because players can’t express themselves, and that the game would benefit from more flair and on-field displays of emotion, drew the ire of Hall of Fame pitcher Goose Gossage and Giants pitcher Sergio Romo on Thursday. There were others who were […]
Goose Gossage says Bryce Harper has ‘no respect for the game’
Is Goose Gossage angry? “Damn right I’m angry,” the Hall of Fame pitcher said in a radio interview on Thursday, after his fed-up-with-the-world act became a national story. Gossage had had it with nerds, and bat flips, and computers, and celebrations; with instant replay and lefty-right matchups and poor fundamentals, and with modernity in general. “I […]
Giants pitcher says Bryce Harper should ‘shut up’ about baseball being ‘tired’
San Francisco Giants reliever Sergio Romo didn’t mince words when asked for his thoughts on Bryce Harper’s comments to ESPN the Magazine’s Tim Keown about baseball being “tired” and players being unable to express themselves as a result of the sport’s unwritten rules. “Don’t put your foot in your mouth when you’re the face of the […]
Justin Trudeau is still bummed the Expos became the Nationals
Justin Trudeau became the first Canadian prime minister to make an official visit to the White House since 1997 on Thursday, when he spent the morning meeting with President Obama and a cute baby. “It’s about time, eh?” Obama said in the joint press conference that followed, which featured some good-natured ribbing about the evolving U.S.-Canada […]
Ted Leonsis to announce D.C. is getting an Arena Football League team
Ted Leonsis’s Monumental Sports & Entertainment will announce this week the acquisition of an Arena Football League team that will play at Verizon Center beginning in the spring of 2017, with Monumental Sports’s Roger Mody serving as the managing partner of the team. The acquisition of the as-yet unnamed team will be formally announced at a news conference […]
Virginia Tech basketball hasn’t seen this kind of win streak since 1965
The ACC’s hottest team boasts a win streak it hasn’t experienced since 1965, when it was a member of the Southern Conference. To extend it, Virginia Tech must weather the Miami Hurricanes at full strength. Less than 24 hours after beating Florida State for its sixth consecutive win over a conference opponent, the Hokies (18-13) […]
Ricky Jean-Francois to Chris Cooley: ‘Let’s close the book on RGIII’
On Monday, after the Redskins released Robert Griffin III, former Redskins tight end Chris Cooley looked back on Griffin’s four seasons in Washington during his three-hour radio show on ESPN 980, some of which was transcribed here. During one segment, Cooley, who played with Griffin in 2012, notably said that Griffin “was never willing to be friends with Kirk […]
Bryce Harper is here to demolish baseball’s unwritten rules
What if I told you that a young baseball star would appear prominently in ESPN the Magazine’s upcoming MLB preview edition, touting flair and self-expression, praising Cam Newton, discussing his aspirations to reinvigorate his sport, and also — in the words of the piece’s author — his aspirations “to become a single-name icon like LeBron and Beckham and […]
Buzz Williams taught his Virginia Tech players to respect the national anthem
Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach Buzz Williams, whose Hokies have won six straight after Wednesday’s win over Florida State in the ACC tournament, makes sure that his players understand the importance of the national anthem. Before the 2014-15 season, Williams’s first in Blacksburg, he printed out lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner” and read them aloud with his […]
Nats fans can vote for a Jonathan Papelbon bobblehead, or not
Will the Nationals give away Jonathan Papelbon bobbleheads when the Phillies visit Nationals Park on Sept. 9, nearly one year after the closer choked Bryce Harper in the dugout on Fan Appreciation Day? That’s for the fans to decide. Every player who hasn’t previously been featured as a Nationals bobblehead or figurine is eligible to win the Fan Choice […]
Mayor wants Kirk Cousins to make ‘Ocean City’ the new ‘Omaha’
Peyton Manning officially announced the end of his NFL playing career on Monday and closed his farewell press conference with one final “Omaha,” the word he yelled countless times at the line of scrimmage before the snap. With Manning’s retirement likely marking the end of a golden age for the Omaha Visitors Bureau, Mayor of Ocean City, Md., Rick Meehan is recommending […]
Marcin Gortat is ‘another ambassador for Poland’
“He’s much more known than I am,” the ambassador of Poland said Saturday, while watching Wizards center Marcin Gortat. “I used to call him another ambassador for Poland here in the United States.” I was talking to the actual Polish ambassador — that would be Ryszard Schnepf, for those not up on your current European ambassadors […]
Alex Ovechkin hangs with Kobe Bryant and Novak Djokovic
With the Capitals in Los Angeles to play the Kings on Wednesday, Alex Ovechkin spent part of his Tuesday taping a segment for ESPN’s “SportsCenter” before attending the Lakers-Magic game at Staples Center. In addition to asking about Ovechkin’s favorite spot on the ice and why this Capitals team is different than previous versions, ESPN’s Barry Melrose […]
No one is happier that Mason Foster is returning to Redskins than Will Compton
Redskins linebackers Will Compton and Mason Foster became fast friends after Foster signed with Washington as a free agent last September. On the field, they played well together after injuries to Keenan Robinson and Perry Riley Jr. pushed both players into starting roles. Off the field, they hung out, grabbing sushi on Friday nights and playing video […]
The Wizards are the Marco Rubio of the NBA
The Wizards had a bad night on Tuesday, a crushing disappointment that raised serious existential questions about the continued viability of their campaign. So did Marco Rubio. And this brought me back to a recent thought, conceived while thinking about how many readers I could attract if I wrote about politics instead of D.C. sports: the […]
For Florida State’s Leonard Hamilton, coaching Wizards is a distant memory
On April 13, 2001, the Washington Wizards defeated the Orlando Magic, 113-110, thanks to 30 points from Richard Hamilton and 26 from Christian Laettner. In front of an alleged 14,104 fans most likely there to see then-star Tracy McGrady play for Orlando (he scored 49 points), the Wizards scratched out their final win in a […]
Peyton Manning’s legacy will live on with Kirk Cousins’s facemask
Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins will carry on Peyton Manning’s legacy after the two-time Super Bowl champion and future Hall of Famer announced his retirement on Monday — aesthetically speaking, at least. Cousins tweeted photos of himself playing football at Holland Christian High School, at Michigan State and with the Redskins, all while wearing the same distinct […]
Baylor coach says Robert Griffin III could still have a phenomenal career
The day after Robert Griffin III was released by the Redskins, his college coach expressed optimism that better days are ahead for the former Heisman Trophy winner. “I think there’s certainly a bright future,” Baylor Coach Art Briles said during an interview with 106.7 The Fan’s Danny Rouhier on Tuesday. “It’s certainly a business, I think […]
Junior Galette: I’ll retire before signing for the veteran’s minimum
Negotiations between the Redskins and outside linebacker Junior Galette hit a snag when Galette fired his agent last month, but they’re expected to resume soon after Galette signed with Rosenhaus Sports on Monday. Galette, who tore his Achilles’ tendon during training camp, said his desire is to return to the Redskins, but he doesn’t intend to […]
Chris Cooley: Robert Griffin III ‘was never willing to be friends with Kirk Cousins’
Robert Griffin III is gone from the Redskins after four wildly up-and-down seasons, but it’s hard to make a clean break from someone who had such an outsized influence on your franchise. And so expect the stories (and headlines) about Griffin’s tenure here to continue for weeks if not longer, as everyone tries to make […]
Redskins fan fake-cries in RGIII tribute video, but the feelings are genuine
Aimal Malik took Monday’s news that the Redskins had released Robert Griffin III hard, even if the tears the 37-year-old fan appeared to cry while cradling a framed photo of Griffin in a tribute video set to “Every Breath You Take” weren’t real. Malik, a die-hard D.C. sports fan who regularly makes “goofy videos” and puts them on social […]
Mark Wahlberg wants to make Caron Butler’s life story into a movie
Around the time Caron Butler’s memoir was released last year, the former Wizards forward visited The Post to talk about his story. The slim new book, I told him, sounded like a movie script as much as a memoir: a young kid caught up in a cinematic life of crime; repeated and lengthy encounters with the […]
Virginia is unanimous No. 1 in Atlantic 11 poll, while Hokies continue to rise
Don’t look now, but Virginia Tech — yes, Virginia Tech — is the hottest team in the Atlantic 11 reader poll of the top teams among the 27 Division I schools with men’s basketball programs in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. The Hokies, who have won five straight with Saturday’s upset over No. 7 Miami, are up […]
The DMV has produced some excellent ACC tournaments
The ACC men’s basketball tournament has ventured outside the league’s North Carolina stronghold only 11 times since its inception in 1954. Four of those forays were to the DMV, with the Capital Centre hosting the event three times and Verizon Center once (back when it was still known as MCI Center). We’re going to go […]
Robert Griffin III’s Redskins career, as told through 15 of his tweets
When the Redskins drafted Robert Griffin III in April of 2012, the former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback had tweeted a grand total of 29 times. Shortly after the Redskins released him on Monday in a long-anticipated move, Griffin issued his 4,775th tweet. The 4,746 tweets in between featured a little bit of everything, which one might expect given […]
Fittingly, RGIII says goodbye to Redskins fans on nearly every social media platform
The Redskins released Robert Griffin III on Monday, ending the quarterback’s roller-coaster tenure with Washington since he was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2012 draft. After the long-awaited news was official, Griffin tweeted a photo of himself during one of the highlights of his career, surrounded by fans in the FedEx Field stands after his game-clinching […]
Remember when RGIII was compared to Obama, Jeter and Gandhi?
Some people have wondered why local sports radio stations and Web sites are producing so much Robert Griffin III content right now, when we all knew for weeks or months that the end was night. The answer is simple: our job is reflect the highs and lows of the community and its relationship with pro […]
That time the Redskins gave Nancy Reagan a ‘Just Say No’ jersey
Nancy Reagan’s time in the White House coincided with the best stretch in Redskins franchise history, a time when Official Washington was obsessed with the local football team and political figures were often spotted at RFK Stadium and other Redskins events. As such, there are at least two great Nancy Reagan-Redskins stories from The Post archives, when […]
Nick Foles reuniting with Kirk Cousins on the Redskins? That would be weird.
My colleague Master Tesfatsion has a preview of what to expect from the Redskins in free agency, which begins this week. In addition to their many needs on defense, the Redskins could use more depth at wide receiver, tight end, center and, yes, quarterback, with Robert Griffin III released on Monday and Colt McCoy a free agent. Someone has to play […]
With Robert Griffin III’s departure, another Redskins Hail Mary ends in sadness
Finding a savior isn’t difficult. Getting saved is the trick. The Redskins have sought deliverance from one out-of-towner after another over the past 15 years: big-name coaches such as Mike Shanahan and Steve Spurrier, high-profile quarterbacks such as Donovan McNabb, superstar draft picks such as LaVar Arrington, and a seemingly once-in-a-generation phenom such as Robert […]
Capitals have an abundance of leaders, even if they don’t lead like you’d expect
One morning last week, I happened to be asking Matt Niskanen about leadership. Our conversation had nothing to do with the Caps’ recent transactions, nor with Niskanen’s own role on the team. I was just curious whether the public perception of athletic leadership — looking steely and sounding eloquent in front of a microphone, or […]
Alfred Morris posts possible farewell message to Redskins
With free agency and an uncertain future approaching, Redskins running back Alfred Morris shared some thoughts on social media Saturday night, thanking the Redskins and their fans for the past four seasons on his Instagram account. Man the last 4 years have flown by. I’ve met a lot of great people, made a lot of […]
Bryce Harper strives for balance … while doing squats on an exercise ball
Extremes are easy for Bryce Harper in the weight room, as the Nationals outfielder has demonstrated in Instagram videos of his World’s Strongest Man-like workouts before. Harper has jumped 55 inches. It’s all about the process! Know that you can always get better at something every day..Never be satisfied! Just the start, but I’ll take it for […]
Redskins raise some parking rates to $50 a game
Unlike the Caps and Wizards, who both announced season-ticket price increases last month, the Redskins aren’t raising the cost of season tickets for next season. But that doesn’t mean some season-ticket holders won’t pay more following a playoff season. The per-game parking price in most of the FedEx Field lots was raised from $40 to […]
Kirk Cousins’s latest drug test involved a leaky beaker
Another year, another amusing Kirk Cousins drug-testing story. Seriously, the man has more drug-testing tales than that friend of yours who buys synthetic urine online and can tell you exactly how to ensure the temperature is just right to beat the system. You know, if you have such a friend, which I don’t. In 2013, Cousins was tested […]
‘American Dad’ takes a look at the Nationals. The results are awful.
“American Dad,” the uproariously funny animated Seth MacFarlane program, whose absence from my life has cost me untold moments of hilarity, took on D.C. sports yet again this week, with uproariously funny results. Whoo baby. Still laughing. People bleeding and vomiting on the Kiss Cam is my kind of humor. The uproariously funny program, set in […]
Wizards’ world traveler Alan Anderson doesn’t mind jokes about his ankle
Alan Anderson signed a one-year contract with the Wizards in July and expected to be ready for training camp despite undergoing surgery to remove bone spurs from his left ankle two months earlier. Instead, the pain lingered, and Anderson underwent a second surgery on the same ankle in October that sidelined him for the next four months. The 33-year-old […]
Redskins’ Jamison Crowder plans for life after football with NFLPA externship
Jamison Crowder set the Redskins’ record for receptions by a rookie last season and figures to play an even more prominent role in Washington’s offense in 2016, but the 22-year-old wide receiver is already planning for his next career. For the past three weeks, Crowder has traded in his playbook for a notebook and skipped the weight room […]
Jim Larranaga’s Miami team will practice at George Mason before ACC tournament
Jim Larranaga was always going to be in the news this month. It’s now been 10 years since he took George Mason to the Final Four. (And more on that soon. Lots and lots more.) And the beloved ex-Patriots coach was coming back to Verizon Center, with two of his former Mason assistants, as part of […]
The Ravens took a shot at Kirk Cousins on Twitter, and the Redskins responded
The Redskins’ elite social media team didn’t take kindly to some subtweeted shade from the Ravens’ Twitter account on Thursday, so they took it upon themselves to teach their AFC neighbors to the north a lesson in basic social media etiquette. The quick backstory to this beef: Joe Flacco and the Ravens agreed to a new contract […]
I didn’t miss Brooks Laich until he returned in a Maple Leafs uniform
I have a confession to make: When I heard the news that Brooks Laich had been traded to Toronto late Sunday night, I wasn’t especially upset — and the fact that I wasn’t upset was what actually bothered me. I read several beautiful farewells to Laich over the next few days and nodded along in agreement […]
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