Adam Zielonka

Pat Mahomes stays inbounds, scrambles for eye-popping 27-yard touchdown

Pat Mahomes avoided two would-be tacklers while scrambling to the left sideline, tiptoed to stay inbounds and eventually broke through two more defenders to score a 27-yard rushing touchdown in the final seconds of the first half.

January 19, 2020

Dennis Kelly, Titans 6-foot-8 tackle, scores big man touchdown in AFC title game

Who is Dennis Kelly? Just a 6-foot-8, 321-pound backup offensive tackle who had checked in as an eligible receiver for the Tennessee Titans.

January 19, 2020

Derrick Henry, Tyreek Hill trade touchdowns as Titans lead AFC title game

The Tennessee Titans jumped ahead at the end of the first quarter of the AFC Championship Game, leading 10-7 over the Kansas City Chiefs, as Derrick Henry and Tyreek Hill were responsible for the touchdowns so far.

January 19, 2020

Philip Rivers moves out of San Diego with free agency on horizon: report

Free agent quarterback Philip Rivers told ESPN he has moved "permanently" out of San Diego, which could portend the end of his time with the Los Angeles Chargers.

January 19, 2020

How Markus Howard dropped 42 on Georgetown, including the go-ahead three

It's a safe bet that, out of the 42 points he posted against Georgetown, Markus Howard was happiest about the three that put Marquette out of the Hoyas' reach with just over a minute to play.

January 19, 2020

Alex Ovechkin nabs hat trick as Capitals get bloody win over Devils

Sometimes payback requires losing a bit of blood. For NHL players like Alex Ovechkin, that's just a run-of-the-mill day at work.

January 16, 2020

Mystics will raise championship banner at season opener May 16

The Washington Mystics will raise their first championship banner at their season opener against the Los Angeles Sparks on May 16.

January 16, 2020

Mets manager Carlos Beltran out over link to sign-stealing scandal

Ten percent of Major League Baseball managers lost their jobs in a four-day span in the dead of January as part of a shakeup not seen before in the baseball world. Carlos Beltran and the New York Mets agreed to part ways Thursday after his role in the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scheme was revealed in an MLB investigation.

January 16, 2020

Donald Trump to host LSU football team at White House Friday

President Trump will host the Louisiana State Tigers football team at the White House on Friday to celebrate their national championship.

January 15, 2020

Odell Beckham Jr. ‘may have’ given cash to LSU players at title game

After initially brushing it off as "counterfeit" money, LSU released a statement Wednesday saying alumnus and Cleveland Browns receiver Odell Beckham Jr. "may have" given members of the football team cash at the college football championship game.

January 15, 2020

Capitals look to join esports craze with Caps Gaming

The Capitals launched their "Caps Gaming" brand in November and signed JohnWayne as an ambassador, making him the first professional gamer signed by an NHL team. A few months into the endeavor, he and Evgeny Kuznetsov matched up one-on-one in "NHL 20" on Twitch.

January 15, 2020

Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals free agent, tries out goaltending at Capitals practice

Ryan Zimmerman visited Washington Capitals practice, donned some goaltender equipment and squatted between the pipes to face some shots from Alex Ovechkin and company.

January 15, 2020

PGA Tour to enforce pace of play with secret list of slow players

In April the PGA Tour will start tracking which players are taking "excessive" amounts of time to take shots and penalizing them more harshly.

January 14, 2020

WNBA announces new labor deal that raises average salaries to six figures

The WNBA and its players association reached a deal on a new eight-year collective bargaining agreement that will include a 53% increase in cash compensation -- increasing the salaries of the league's highest-paid players.

January 14, 2020

Nicklas Backstrom signs five-year, $46 million contract with Capitals

The Washington Capitals signed center Nicklas Backstrom to a five-year, $46 million contract Tuesday, locking up one of the franchise cornerstones through his mid-30s.

January 14, 2020

A.J. Hinch, Astros symptoms of bigger problem

The Astros join a growing roster of championship teams, high-profile coaches and big-name college programs embroiled in scandal recently as the pressure to win ramps up while technology makes cutting ethical corners easier.

January 13, 2020

Alex Ovechkin, Ilya Samsonov help Capitals shut out Hurricanes

The Washington Capitals returned to the win column Monday thanks to someone old and someone new.

January 13, 2020

Astros manager AJ Hinch, GM Jeff Luhnow suspended one year for cheating

The Houston Astros fired manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow Monday, just hours after Major League Baseball suspended them for one year after an investigation concluded the team used technology to steal signs.

January 13, 2020

Fausto Segura, Nationals pitching prospect, dies in motorcycle accident: Report

Washington Nationals minor-league pitcher Fausto Segura died in a motorcycle accident in the Dominican Republic Sunday night.

January 13, 2020

Bradley Beal, Thomas Bryant return in Wizards’ loss to Jazz

Bradley Beal scored 25 points to lead Washington, and center Thomas Bryant also played his first game since Dec. 1, but the Wizards lost to the Utah Jazz.

January 12, 2020