Category: Sports

Come late February, when hope springs eternal for every team in Major League Baseball, the Washington Nationals will head to their preseason home in Viera, Florida trying once again to win a World Series – or at the very least – hoping to finally win a playoff series. However, for the seventh time in what […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The fastest man on four wheels stood on the U.S. Grand Prix podium with the fastest man on two feet. Together, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton and retired sprinter Usain Bolt struck Bolt’s familiar “To the World” pose, their fingers pointing to the sky and perhaps the way toward another Hamilton Formula […]

Remember how you felt about the Washington NFL team when they beat Oakland 27-10? What about their 29-20 loss to Kansas City? The promise and overall joy of what could be is clearly over. We are back to the enduring theme of the franchise – mediocrity. Washington Redskins linebacker Junior Galette (58) grabs at the […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protesters kneeled outside of U.S. Bank Stadium before the Minnesota Vikings’ game against the Baltimore Ravens. John Thompson and members of Black Lives Matter protest during a Twin Cites Rally “Takes a Knee” against police violence at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, in Minneapolis. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP) […]

What happened to Brandon Williams? All I’ve been whining about over the last four weeks was the absence of Baltimore Ravens’ pro bowl defensive tackle Brandon Williams and how that has hurt the Ravens’ run defense. Baltimore Ravens nose tackle Brandon Williams speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Minnesota […]

Days after the NFL declined to change its rule on the national anthem, about two dozen players protested around the league Sunday. Associated Press journalists counted 22 players protesting during the anthems in some way before day games. Some took a knee, others sat on the bench, stayed in the tunnel or raised a fist. […]

Credit the Golden State Warriors with altering the normal “build through the draft” process that most NBA general managers inherited from their predecessors. Ironically, the Warriors built their core through the draft and even won a title and broke the regular season wins record doing so. But it was the addition of Kevin Durant that […]

The Bowie State Bulldogs quickly returned to the winner’s circle after collecting its first loss of the season last week. Bowie State responded with a 40-22 win over Virginia Union University(VUU) on Oct. 21 in Bowie, Md. The win improved Bowie State’s overall record to 7-1, 4-1 against the Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA), and […]

The Washington Wizards totaled 235 points in their opening pair of home games at the new Capital One Arena, getting off to a 2-0 start while their best player, John Wall, sliced and diced competition. The Wizards came up a game shy last season of reaching 50 wins for the first time since the disco […]

Freshman quarterback Caylin Newton scored four touchdowns to help lift the Howard Bison to a 39-14 homecoming victory over their beltway rivals, the Morgan State Bears, on Oct. 21 in Washington, D.C. (Twitter Photo) The win advanced Howard’s overall record to 4-3, 3-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), while Morgan State fell to 1-6 […]

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick filed a grievance against the NFL on Oct. 18, alleging that the league’s owners violated the current collective bargaining agreement by colluding to prevent him from being signed by a team.  Pro Football Talk reported a statement released by Kaepernick’s attorney, Mark Geragos, confirming the grievance filed.  FILE – […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A rare jersey from Jackie Robinson’s historic rookie season with the Brooklyn Dodgers 70 years ago could be available for someone with a few spare millions. The jersey, part of a Heroes of Sports offering by Heritage Auctions, has been certified by Mears, one of the top memorabilia authentication companies. It […]