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LOVERRO: Silly flap over No. 5 jersey splashes a little mud in the face of the franchise
Quarterback Jayden Daniels has been the biggest distraction for the organization during Commanders training camp. Or, more specifically, the business of Jayden Daniels.
LOVERRO: A Nationals surrender only smartest fans will appreciate
I was on vacation at the beach when the baseball trading deadline came and went. I didn't follow it closely, but I had a feeling that the Washington Nationals did something when the carcasses of Nationals fans started washing up on shore.
Woodland's toughest year recovering from brain surgery is also his proudest
Gary Woodland has strong memories of Bellerive, the closest tournament to his Kansas home. He led the 2018 PGA Championship after 18 and 36 holes and started the final round two shots out of the lead, his first Sunday in a major playing alongside Tiger Woods.
PGA Tour may need to plan for more returning LIV Golf players after slow trickle
Any notion that players lured away by the Saudi Arabia riches of LIV Golf would never return to the PGA Tour doesn't hold much water these days. Five months from now, there could be as many as five ex-LIV players teeing it up at the season opener in California.
PGA Tour regular season ends a year that lacked a single dominant star
Billy Horschel was optimistic as ever in January to start his 16th year on the PGA Tour. He chose not to add a few tournaments late in 2025 when returning from hip surgery, and that probably cost him a sure spot in the Masters because he fell out of the top 50 in the world.
LOVERRO: High-voltage Daniels can fuel reenergized Commanders
There's a "ton of energy" in the building. That's one of the messages Adam Peters, Commanders general manager, shared Tuesday in his training camp kickoff press conference.
After an offseason of questions, Commanders start working on answers
The Aiyuk sideshow, a fired assistant, and two new coordinators: Commanders camp has questions.
LOVERRO: Brady had all the right moves on the gridiron. Since then? Not so much
Maybe Tom Brady, stripped of his football glory and the rich business fanboys who inevitably try to attach themselves to star athletes, is a dummy at heart.
LOVERRO: For August, September to matter, Nationals need All-Star Griffin on mound
Enjoy him while you can -- Nationals All-Star pitcher Foster Griffin may be gone come the Aug. 3 trading deadline.
Fox, supporting cast keep this British Open from being remembered for the wrong reasons
The British Open was on the verge of being remembered for all the wrong reasons -- most of them involving Bryson DeChambeau -- until Ryan Fox took his place in history. More than just winning his first major, it was how he did it.
LOVERRO: Abrams means too much to Nationals to be dangled as trade bait
Will we be watching the final games of All-Star shortstop C.J. Abrams in a Nationals uniform?
LOVERRO: The Orioles' Way, the Angelos' Way and the misery in the middle
The Baltimore Orioles had just been swept in four games by the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in mid-August of 1995. I was sitting in the press box writing the epitaph on the season -- at 46-53, their hopes for the postseason were pretty much buried -- and so was the future of first-year manager Phil Regan.
LOVERRO: If Nationals' new management is for real, now is the time to prove it
As enjoyable and exciting as the Nationals' season and their minor league renewal have been, this is really where it begins for Paul Toboni.
LOVERRO: Ovechkin belongs to Washington again and Washington belongs to him
The gift of Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals will continue for one more season.
LOVERRO: Parents of young football players need to see Johnson's ALS reveal
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson, who once rushed for more than 2,000 yards in a season, appeared on ABC's "Good Morning America" Monday to talk about the disease that will lead to his painful death -- ALS.
LOVERRO: Get your popcorn ready. And hang on to your wallet
I think it is going to be fun this year on Fun Street.
LOVERRO: Pick up Aiyuk? Be ready to lift some baggage
Brandon Aiyuk doesn't play in Washington. He doesn't live in Washington. He wasn't born in Washington. But you would think he was the most popular athlete in the nation's capital with the way his absence -- or presence, it's confusing -- has dominated local sports talk.
LOVERRO: Dybantsa will be surrounded by young talent and a couple of old question marks
The Washington Wizards' No. 1 draft choice, A.J. Dybantsa, the top pick in the NBA draft Tuesday night, should have a far easier time as a rookie with this franchise than their previous two No. 1 draft picks this century.
LOVERRO: If the Nationals really are contenders, it's time for the owners, brass to act like it
OK, this is getting serious now.
LOVERRO: New York fans needed that title. Washington fans need one even more
And then there was one. With the New York Knicks winning the NBA championship with their 94-90 victory in Game 5 Saturday night over the San Antonio Spurs, there is just one team in the league that has suffered a longer gap between championships than the Washington Wizards.