LOVERRO: Commanders ax Fan Cruise as details of business partner's shady record emerge
It appears that the first Washington Commanders Fan Cruise has sunk before the ship has even boarded.
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Ivan Provorov did not participate with his teammates in the Flyers pregame warmup Tuesday, which included wearing special Pride-themed warmup jerseys with players' names and numbers in rainbow colors. He wasn't the only one to opt out of the commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Hip injury in Australian Open upset leaves Nadal's future in question
This is hardly the first time Rafael Nadal's body has betrayed him. That much we know. What no one -- not even the 22-time Grand Slam champion himself -- can possibly pinpoint accurately is what comes next.
Curious decisions mostly backfire in NFL wild card games
Curious decisions defined the NFL's wacky wild-card weekend, and none more so than Tyler Huntley going high when he should have gone low.
LOVERRO: Dolphins not likely to have perfect 1972 season if Jurgensen avoids injury
Miami defeated Washington 14-7 in a forgettable Super Bowl VII -- except for Washington players and fans, who for 50 years have still wondered what might have been, and for Miami players and fans, who have toasted their perfect 17-0 1972 season every year since.
Bills, Bengals look shaky in wins, set up rematch
The Bengals-Bills rematch coming next week almost didn't happen.
LOVERRO: Cash-starved, payroll-shedding Nationals primed for miserable season
Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo was fortunate enough to find some change in the cushions of the couch in his office -- perhaps leftover from the last time owner Mark Lerner was in the building -- and used the found money to drive by 7-Eleven to pick up another player.
Collin Morikawa's meltdown stands out, but it's not the most bizarre
State-of-the-art video boards on the PGA Tour don't tell the whole story. The numbers were enough to tell Jordan Spieth what happened to Collin Morikawa at Kapalua. He just didn't know how.
LOVERRO: Sale of the team is the silver lining behind another disappointing season
Sunday's win over the visiting Dallas Cowboys may very well have been the franchise's last game under the ownership of Skipper Dan the Sailing Man.
LOVERRO: Storied Jurgensen-Kilmer rivalry shaped identity of franchise
Sonny Jurgensen became a beloved figure for Washington sports fans in part because of the storied rivalry he shared with Billy Kilmer -- a fierce competition that grew into a lifelong friendship.
Risk, even of death, has always been a part of sports
Tragedy and death are a part of all sports, as intertwined with the games we play and cheer for as life itself. There is nothing to suggest this time will be any different.
Woods status, LIV Golf to dictate PGA Tour's year
In these times, trying to decipher which player will emerge is secondary to so many other issues off the course. LIV Golf and Tiger Woods' playing status are six topics for the PGA Tour to contemplate in 2023.
LOVERRO: Wentz fiasco, Browns loss should seal Rivera's fate
The decision to sit Heinicke in favor of Wentz is reason enough to fire Rivera. But add to that the bizarre postgame comments, in which Rivera seemed surprised that because of the loss to the Browns, his team faced playoff elimination if the Packers defeated the Vikings later that day.
LOVERRO: NFC title win 50 years ago still glows amid the darkness
They were conquering heroes. They had vanquished the hated Dallas Cowboys, 26-3, just a few blocks away at RFK Stadium in the NFC Championship Game, sending the Redskins to their first Super Bowl.
LOVERRO: Rivera owes the journeyman, but the owner signs his check
Ron Rivera publicly committed to Taylor Heinicke. Imagine what he told the journeyman quarterback behind closed doors. I suspect it was a more passionate pledge, as coaches typically do to their players in those moments. There was no such commitment Tuesday.
In wide-open NBA, uncertainty is only certainty
There was a time when an NBA team had some sense of how things were shaping up by Christmas. Even if just a glimmer of its place in the overall landscape.
LOVERRO: The World Cup, which embraced Qatar, passed on Snyder, FedEx Field
Ghost Town Field, officially named FedEx Field, was offered by Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder as a potential host stadium for games by the DC2026 World Cup bid committee. But the stadium was a nonstarter before the local bid was even submitted.
Woods' shots and limp keep everyone guessing on return
For now, everyone is left with predictions, always a dangerous game involving Woods. Remember, in a span of five years he had four surgeries on his lower back and had to deal with a DUI arrest stemming from a mix of painkillers. And then he won the Masters.
LOVERRO: Hard truth is the Giants just tougher than Commanders
This is clear -- the Giants are tougher. Washington has a better roster of players. But New York's roster plays at a higher level of intensity and has bought in fully to rookie coach Brian Daboll's message of commitment, just a bit more than Ron Rivera's players have.
LOVERRO: Any conversation about Ovechkin among D.C. greats must include Johnson, Baugh, Gibson
Alex Ovechkin being the greatest athlete in Washington team sports history isn't a declaration, as much as some would like it to be just that. It's a conversation.
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