The Major League Baseball winter meetings start Sunday in Music City, U.S.A., and Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo better be shopping for more than Garth Brooks T-shirts. There are players to buy, and hopefully, Rizzo will be shopping with a bigger pocketbook than last year. Published November 30, 2023
The managers room in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has 22 members now. It is most likely about to get a lot more crowded. Published November 29, 2023
After an inconsistent four seasons, including a disappointing 2023 season to date, with a 4-8 record that has seen Jack Del Rio's high-profile defense result in a bottom-feeding defense in nearly every measurable category, Del Rio, 60, was fired by Commanders coach Ron Rivera -- at least we are being led to believe it was his decision. Published November 28, 2023
Alex Smith's remarkable comeback from a shattered broken leg included, most memorably, a Thanksgiving Day win in 2020 over the Dallas Cowboys. Published November 22, 2023
I hope John Fisher Day doesn't supplant July 1 -- Bobby Bonilla Day -- as a celebration of the worst contract in the history of sports. I like Bobby -- he was my favorite ballplayer to cover -- and Bobby Bonilla Day is sort of like his eternal flame. Published November 21, 2023
The Commanders rewarded those Giants fans who made the trek to Landover Sunday by coughing up three interceptions and three lost fumbles, and making practice squad quarterback Jersey Tommy Devito look like Eli Manning playing the Patriots. Published November 19, 2023
For sports fans, that moment of seeing a hometown hero honored as a league MVP can be the icing on the cake of a great year, or, in some cases, a frustrating reminder of missed opportunities. Either way, it's not the kind of moment that Washington-area fans -- especially baseball fans -- have a lot of familiarity with. Published November 16, 2023
The quarterback was the missing piece, all that was between the Commanders and winning. At least, that's what we were told. Published November 13, 2023
The seven-time Super Bowl champion and future Hall of Famer was an "ambassador" for Bankman-Fried's company and did television commercials promoting FTX as the "most trusted" outfit in the wild world of crypto. Published November 9, 2023
Alex Ovechkin was crestfallen when he learned that his good friend and longtime Washington Capitals teammate Nicklas Backstrom would be stepping away from the team. Published November 7, 2023
Howell certainly gave those desperate for "the" quarterback to feel definite about it with his performance Sunday in Washington's 20-17 win over the New England Patriots. Published November 6, 2023
The Commanders, with a couple of moves that indicate new owner Josh Harris has big changes in mind, let Chase Young go for a third-round 2024 draft choice after dealing fellow defensive end Montez Sweat -- who was also in the last year of his contract -- to the Chicago Bears for a second-rounder. Published November 1, 2023
Howard stood taller than his 6-foot-7-inch frame as a baseball icon in a town with a desolate baseball history and not much to celebrate for many years -- losing and losing, not just baseball games, but entire teams. Published October 31, 2023
Eric Bieniemy created a game plan that allowed Howell to get rid of the ball quickly in a shorter, less ambitious, passing game, and the 23-year-old quarterback made the most of it, completing 39 passes for 397 yards, four touchdowns and one costly interception that led to an Eagles touchdown. Published October 29, 2023
These days, downtown Washington and the location surrounding Capital One Arena are no longer an urban revival model to be celebrated. Published October 26, 2023
Last week Poole put up 41 points in a preseason win over the New York Knicks. Some people believe he could wind up leading the league in scoring in Washington. Published October 24, 2023
We may be at the point where Ron Rivera's stoic image on the sidelines and his long-winded coachspeak in press conferences are just too painful for some Commanders fans to bear. Published October 23, 2023
Like many professional teams, the Washington Wizards posted a statement on their social media condemning the brutal attack by Hamas on Israel last week. Well, not everybody. The Wizards' and Monumental Sports' newest business partner -- Qatar -- had a different point of view. Published October 19, 2023
Walt Garrison smiled, and the two men had a good laugh, because Garrison didn't recognize the former Washington Redskins opponent Ken Houston who he has been forever linked to because of one memorable "Monday Night Football" play. Published October 18, 2023
Three turnovers delivered the win, but unless there is a dramatic change in the personality of this Commanders defense, this is not a unit that has shown the ability to become a turnover machine under Voodoo Jack. Published October 16, 2023
