Category: Sports

CHICAGO (AP) — Everything changed for the Chicago Cubs on a rainy November night. A century-plus worth of heartache washed away by a wave of pure joy. There were hugs, cheers and tears — and bottles and bottles of booze, sprayed everywhere from Cleveland to the shadow of Wrigley Field. FILE – In this Nov. […]

With the Washington NFL team facing a must-win game, their defense made the difference in a 41-21 victory over the Chicago Bears on Dec. 24 in Chicago. After losing to the Carolina Panthers a week earlier, Washington (8-6-1) needed a win to keep their playoff hopes alive and compete for a Wild Card spot. At […]

With the season upon us, I started thinking of some of my Christmas memories that weren’t so pleasant. I had an aunt who had no children, and since the selection for a Godmother had been predetermined, I was given her name as a middle name. For her, this was close enough. Without kids of her […]

Kobe Bryant’s baby daughter has made her debut on social media. Former Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa Bryant (left) both posted a picture of new daughter Bianka Bella Bryant (right) on Twitter and Instagram Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. The couple says they “are beyond excited.” Vanessa Bryant says Bianka was born on […]

Mighty sequoias fell in sports in 2016, transformational figures who reshaped the games and the culture — from Muhammad Ali to Gordie Howe, from Arnold Palmer to iconic college women basketball coach Pat Summitt. Boxer Muhammad Ali, NHL’s Gordie Howe, golfer Arnold Palmer, and women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt. (AP Photos) And there was loss […]

Washington’s playoff hopes were drastically deflated on the Monday Night Football stage as the Carolina Panthers defeated Washington’s NFL team, 26-15, on Dec. 19 in Landover, Md. With the loss, Washington now needs help to make it to the playoffs. Washington (7-6-1) started out flat against Carolina — the reigning NFC champions — and ultimately […]

The start for the Washington Wizards wasn’t positive, but the team is showing signs of life as it gets healthy. Washington is slowly moving up the NBA Southeast Division standings after sitting dead last earlier in the year. The Wizards haven’t altered too many things, they continue to play horrid defense and the bench production […]

Joe Flacco tossed two touchdowns as the Baltimore Ravens survived a 27-26 thriller with the Philadelphia Eagles on Dec. 18 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) passes the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Baltimore, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016. […]

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is an athletic freak of nature. The 6-foot-1-inch tall, 220-pound running back has been the NFL prototype for a running back for nearly 10 seasons. A torn ACL in 2011 and sports hernia in 2012 shelved Peterson for a period before he returned to form last season to lead […]

If you were to look at the 2016-‘17 Washington Wizards season so far, it has been nothing but a disappointment.  Yet, as crazy as it seems, the team is improving.  It hasn’t been pretty, but in winning five of their last seven games, the Wizards are only two-and-a-half games out of first place in the […]

I, along with many Washington Capitals fans, been critically questioning when the team would show the signs of the greatness we have become accustomed to during the regular season.  There are still plenty of games to go but recently, the Caps have played well enough to quiet some of the critics. Carolina Hurricanes’ Jordan Staal […]