Deron Snyder

Koby Altman may have saved Cavaliers’ season

Cleveland might not win the O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy this season. But Cavaliers GM Koby Altman might need a spot for the NBA Executive of the Year Trophy.

February 12, 2018

John Wall absence decidedly does not make Wizards better

No, no -- to the umpteenth degree -- no. Wall's absence is not a good thing.

February 7, 2018

SNYDER: The NFL and its fans needed this Super Bowl

This season was a rough one for the NFL, full of political potshots, lower TV ratings, higher fan apathy, questionable replay rulings and controversial concussion protocols. The league needed a great Super Bowl.

February 5, 2018

Alex Smith move far from simple, clever or competent by Washington

Washington's NFL franchise doesn't do simple. It doesn't do clever or competent, either.

January 31, 2018

Colleges owe our daughters better than this

No matter where our daughters attend college, we should all be concerned after what we learned in the Michigan State case and others like it.

January 29, 2018

Wizards play up or down, mostly down, to competition’s level

The Wizards consistently lose to bad teams. It's an outcome too commonplace to shock us any longer. It now simply affirms that we were wrong about this team, way off regarding what it could and should accomplish.

January 24, 2018

Mike Rizzo’s wait could end up costing Nationals

Bryce Harper might not be the Washington Nationals' most important free agent-to-be. That distinction could fall on the team's architect, general manager Mike Rizzo, whose contract also expires in 2018. The Nationals have yet to discuss an extension.

January 22, 2018

Sports can teach ‘uncomfortable truths’ about race and society

Athletic competition can teach us a lot. Through sports, we're able to learn about athletes and fans, as well as coaches and owners. The most obvious lessons center on principles like sacrifice, dedication and commitment. No one comes close to, or reaches, championships without paying a price, whether in team or individual sports.

January 17, 2018

Teams winning in playoffs despite having mediocre quarterbacks

Entering the weekend Case Keenum, Blake Bortles, Nick Foles and Marcus Mariota combined had one game of playoff experience. That proved to be irrelevant.The quarterbacks in Sunday's conference championships will form history's all-time easiest, "Which of these don't belong?"

January 15, 2018

LaVar Ball drags Luke Walton, Lakers into his circus

You want to say LaVar Ball is crazy and there's some truth to that. But he did draw 1.6 million viewers for the inaugural game of the Big Baller Brand Challenge in Lithuania.

January 10, 2018

Bradley Beal is All-Star worthy, but needs votes

Bradley Beal is having a great season -- so why is he ranked just ninth among Eastern Conference guards in All-Star voting?

January 8, 2018

Jon Gruden brand is A-plus

Jon Gruden's legend is built primarily on Tampa Bay's Super Bowl team 15 years ago. That's an awfully long shelf life.

January 3, 2018

Mark Emmert, NCAA president, owes athletes explanation

Maybe I missed all the times NCAA execs complained about college administrators jumped from school to school or the cautionary tales about coaches chasing bigger paychecks at bigger programs. Why is it only athletes who get the finger-wagging?

January 1, 2018

Kirk Cousins and Eli Manning, 2 QBs on the edge

This was all about Eli Manning and Kirk Cousins, quarterbacks who are equal parts similar and dissimilar.

December 31, 2017

Kevin Durant fouled LeBron, it should have been called

Instant replay has its faults, as has been made abundantly clear in recent days. But does anyone really think sports would be better with no ability to correct any bad calls?

December 27, 2017

NFL’s problems more than just protests

The NFL clearly considered itself too big to fail. Growth was inevitable and revenue was endless. Goodell thought he was Luther Vandross singing "Never too much, never too much, never too much."

December 25, 2017

Every win counts for Washington fans

It was the night before Christmas and all through the DMV, fans wondered what Washington would leave under their tree.

December 24, 2017

Jerry Richardson presents challenge to battered NFL

Like lots of powerful men lately, Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson has been brought down by words and actions that once were prevalent but not discussed publicly.

December 20, 2017

Patrick Ewing does well to chart careful course

Patrick Ewing inherited a team almost as green as its first-year coach. The Hoyas were predicted to finish near the bottom of the conference, if not dead-last. There would be little upside in pursuing a more ambitious schedule at this juncture.

December 18, 2017

Washington witnesses a dreary afternoon even in victory

More-depressing victories are hard to imagine. Washington couldn't breathe easy until Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald, an all-time NFL great, failed to corral a pass inside the 10-yard line with 16 seconds left.

December 17, 2017