Category: Sports

Junior guard Joel Berry scored a game-high 22 points as the North Carolina Tar Heels claimed redemption with a 71-65 win over Gonzaga in the National Championship game on April 4 in Glendale, Ariz.  North Carolina players celebrate after the finals of the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament against Gonzaga, Monday, April 3, 2017, […]

After months of intense competition, the men’s college basketball season is down to one game. The North Carolina Tar Heels will tip off against the Gonzaga Bulldogs on Apr. 3 in the national championship at the University of Phoenix Stadium. This season has brought a list of firsts for the Bulldogs (37-1) who made their […]

If you’re wondering how the Baltimore Orioles’ upcoming season will turn out, you may not need to look further than their 2016 campaign.  Baltimore Orioles third baseman Chris Johnson makes a diving stop on a ground ball by Tampa Bay Rays’ Curt Casali during the third inning of a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March […]

I have shared with you the history of most Washingtonians and their attitude toward the Dallas Cowboys. It is a heated rivalry, and my wife was on the Washington bandwagon.  She bleeds burgundy and gold, and the mention of the Cowboys in her presence will get you treated to the stink eye. I have also […]

When the Chicago Cubs broke the longest championship drought in baseball history last season, the Washington Nationals’ 2016 National League East division crown seems all but forgotten, as has the thought of them being contenders for the World Series this season. FILE – In this Oct. 7, 2016 file photo, Washington Nationals’ Trea Turner hits […]

The Washington Wizards barely caught their breath from their last West Coast road trip before beginning another cross-country journey. Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) prepares to shoot while being guarded by Utah Jazz guard Shelvin Mack (8) during the second quarter of a NBA basketball game Friday, March 31, 2017, in Salt Lake City. […]

The National Championship match has been set: No. 1 seeds North Carolina and Gonzaga will square off in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament final on Monday, April 3.  North Carolina’s Theo Pinson (1) celebrates as Oregon’s Payton Pritchard (3) walks off the court after the semifinals of the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, April […]

For the first time in 38 years, the Washington Wizards can call themselves division champions. Washington Wizards’ John Wall (2), Marcus Thornton (15), Wizards center Marcin Gortat (13), of Poland, Markieff Morris, third from left, Bradley Beal, in red, and Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr., back right, react during the second half of an […]

Myron Rolle is a 6-foot-2-inch, 215-pound former NFL defensive back who is making the rather bold and unheard of transition from pro football to neurosurgery. Rhodes Scholar and Former NFL Defensive Back, Myron Rolle. (Twitter Photo/@MyronRolle) Rolle, who graduated from Florida State University with a degree in science and a 3.75 GPA, exhibited a passion […]

The firing of a longtime coach usually signals the end of an era for a team. When Georgetown ended its 13-year relationship with coach John Thompson III on March 17, the legacy of one of the most powerful names in D.C. sports came to a shocking end. Neither John Thompson Jr. (left) nor John Thompson […]