Category: Columnists

No one knows for sure who the Washington Redskins will select with their 10th overall pick in the NFL draft on April 28, but one thing is clear: the list of possibilities is a long one. With holes seemingly everywhere on the team other than safety and tight end, Washington can go in a number […]

It’s not often that the NBA has a chance to “one-up” the NFL, but that’s exactly what’s going on this basketball postseason. With the NFL Draft just a week away, the aura around this time of the year usually swirls all around the incoming football crop. But with the NFL currently under a lockout and […]

OK, I’m back on the bandwagon. It may have taken a whole year, but I’ve finally found some reasons for optimism for next season’s Washington Wizards. The Wiz are 6-3 over their last nine games, and, dare I say it, they’ve actually been kind of (gulp) exciting. But forget this season, as most already have. […]

With only a week left in the NBA’s regular season, playoff projection is already starting to heat up in what promises to be another wild and crazy postseason. An eventful summer and a few marquee trades throughout the year have led to what may be one the most anticipated NBA playoffs in recent memory. With […]

About 15 minutes into the second half of the NCAA championship game between Butler and Connecticut, a friend turned to me and moaned, “This is the worst championship game I’ve ever seen in my life.” He wasn’t joking; he wasn’t playing; he wasn’t just saying it because he picked Butler to win it all. He […]

The Washington Wizards stink. You know that already, but the rookie revolution strikes a bit of intrigue going forward. John Wall, Trevor Booker and Jordan Crawford would provide a nice mix of skills for any team but they’re foundational building blocks for the Wizards—and that’s not a bad start. Wall’s skills as a lead man […]

In every level of sports, there’s a team that fans just love to hate. In college basketball there’s the Duke Blue Devils. In the NFL there’s the Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots. In baseball there’s the New York Yankees. And in basketball there’s the Los Angeles Lakers and now, the newly christened Miami Heat, […]

It’s only been a week since Carmelo Anthony got traded to the New York Knicks, but the NBA and all its fans are still going giddy. ‘Melo in the Big Apple? Come on, what else could you ask for? Big time stars are supposed o play in big time cities (sorry small market munchkins)… it’s […]

It’s about time the District showed well. Currently engulfed in a forgettable season (yes, another one), Washington, D.C., actually showed some promise in the NBA this past weekend. Thanks, John Wall for setting the Rookie/Sophomore Challenge record with 22 assists (special thanks for that bounce-pass alley-oop to Blake Griffin). Thanks, JaVale McGee for the most […]

The Pro Bowl is done. The Super Bowl is done, but the NFL is still in the spotlight. The owners and the NFL Players Association are behind closed doors negotiating for a bigger bite of the pie. What is on the table at present is a renege on the part of the owners because both […]

The Washington Wizards stink. They can’t win on the road, they can barely win at home and just when you think they’ve secured a rare victory, they find some way, any way, to squander it. I’m done with this team until next season or at least until they win a game on the road (which […]

You want to talk about stability? Take a look at the Super Bowl XLV participants, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers. Maybe the Washington Redskins can take note, and learn that it doesn’t take rash decisions and quick fixes to deliver success. The Steelers and Packers can certainly attest to that gameplan. The Packers […]