Adam Zielonka

Washington Valor to host playoff game Sunday

The Washington Valor finished the regular season 7-5 and clinched the third seed in the AFL. They will play the No. 2 Philadelphia Soul in a two-game semifinal series for the right to advance to ArenaBowl XXXII.

July 23, 2019

Mark Sanchez retires from NFL, takes commentator job at ABC

Mark Sanchez is retiring from the NFL after a 10-year career with five teams and will become a college football commentator for ABC and ESPN, the New York Post reported.

July 23, 2019

Spirit’s World Cup players return home with equality, NWSL on their minds

Rose Lavelle and Mallory Pugh of the Washington Spirit hope that they can parlay their attention-grabbing World Cup win into more interest in the NWSL.

July 22, 2019

Trent Williams not expected to report to Redskins training camp: reports

Washington Redskins left tackle Trent Williams will not report to training camp in Richmond on Wednesday over disputes related to his contract and how the team handled a benign tumor on his scalp earlier in the offseason.

July 22, 2019

John Thompson III, Sashi Brown join Wizards in basketball ops overhaul

Former Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson III and former Cleveland Browns executive Sashi Brown will join the Wizards' front office in a revamping of basketball efforts dubbed "Monumental Basketball."

July 22, 2019

Coco Gauff, 15-year-old Wimbledon star, to come to Citi Open

Coco Gauff, the 15-year-old American tennis player who upset Venus Williams at Wimbledon and advanced to the round of 16 there, will come to Washington, D.C. to play her first competitive tennis since Wimbledon at the Citi Open.

July 18, 2019

Alex Ovechkin to visit China as NHL ambassador

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin will visit Beijing the week of Aug. 4 to serve as an "international ambassador" for the NHL as it seeks to grow hockey in China, the league announced Thursday.

July 18, 2019

Eagles, Cowboys earn best ‘Madden 20’ ratings while Redskins middle of pack

When "Madden NFL 20" is released, the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys will be the best-rated teams to play as, with overall ratings of 89 and 88.

July 18, 2019

Steve Buckhantz calls out Ted Leonsis

In an interview on 106.7 The Fan Wednesday, former Washington Wizards play-by-play announcer Steve Buckhantz implied that Wizards ownership OK'd replacing him in his role at NBC Sports Washington.

July 17, 2019

Juan Soto gets bruised, hits bruising homer as Nationals beat Orioles

Juan Soto hit a 443-foot home run two pitches after grounding a foul ball into his leg, and the Washington Nationals secured a win over the Baltimore Orioles.

July 16, 2019

Capitals sign Jakub Vrana to two-year, $6.7 million contract

The Washington Capitals signed forward Jakub Vrana to a two-year contract worth $6.7 million, locking up the young top-six forward for a few more years as he continues to grow in the NHL.

July 16, 2019

PGA under fire for link to Trump, saying it won’t weigh in on president’s tweets

The PGA of America, which will host the 2022 PGA Championship at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, released a statement saying it won't "weigh in on" statements President Trump made on Twitter about certain Democratic congresswomen.

July 16, 2019

Wizards’ top Summer League performers demonstrate overhauled roster

Given that only six players on the Wizards' roster are returning from last year -- one of them being the injured John Wall -- the Summer League squad symbolized how much of an overhaul the Wizards' roster has gone through.

July 15, 2019

Phil Mickelson says he fasted for six days as part of ‘hard reset’

Phil Mickelson wants to get his "best" back. His efforts included a break from social media -- and a break from eating.

July 15, 2019

Ryan Leaf, famous NFL bust, hired by ESPN as college football commentator

Ryan Leaf, the former No. 2 overall draft pick who famously flamed out of the NFL in four years and spent time in prison later in life, has been hired by ESPN as a color commentator for college football games.

July 15, 2019

Tony Romo wins celebrity golf tournament, Case Keenum finishes sixth

Case Keenum matched Tony Romo's 74 Sunday and finished sixth overall at the American Century Championship with 54 points.

July 14, 2019

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs player steals first base for first time in baseball history

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs outfielder Tony Thomas reached the bag and made history Saturday, becoming the first player in baseball history to steal first base.

July 14, 2019

Elena Delle Donne, Mike Thibault will square off in WNBA All-Star Game

Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne received the most votes for the 2019 WNBA All-Star Game and will serve as a captain for the second straight year.

July 11, 2019

U.S. Soccer president says group is ‘committed’ to fair pay, mispronounces Rapinoe’s name

Carlos Cordeiro, president of the U.S. Soccer Federation, said at the U.S. Women's National Team's ticker-tape parade in New York City that the governing body is "committed to doing right by you" and hinted the women will receive equal pay to the men's team.

July 10, 2019

Adam Silver says NBA must address trade demands, free agency ‘balance of power’

In his annual press conference at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that the league must address both the practice of public trade demands and the rules regulating free agency.

July 10, 2019