Deron Snyder

For football lovers, life is good with two new leagues

As long as both leagues stay in their lanes and don't delude themselves into competing against the NFL, there should be enough football love for everyone to eat.

Rob Manfred and the every team wants to win lie

Like his counterpart in the NFL, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is tasked with taking teams' obvious actions and pretending that something else is going on.

Absence of reason is evident in Kareem Hunt signing reaction

At the risk of being portrayed as someone who condones violence against woman, I believe the Cleveland Browns made a sound decision signing Kareem Hunt. I'm also on a tiny island, judging by the predictable wave of blistering headlines.

Bob Costas was just honest about football’s toll

Football fans want it both ways. We want a safer game, but we want the bone-jarring hits, too. Just know that it comes with a price to the athletes who take up the sport.

Bradley Beal should be trade bait with Wall out

The Wizards aren't built to win with John Wall or without him, so there's really no point in continuing on this path.

Super Bowl stinker exactly what the NFL deserved

The teams took our anticipation and spiked it, like an offensive lineman who gets overly excited when handed the ball after a touchdown. They took our expectancy and crushed it, like a gunner slamming a punt returner who should've signaled for a fair catch They took our longing for a fantastic finale and served up one of the dullest, most-boring Super Bowls in recent memory.

Anthony Davis’ trade request from Pelicans was the decent thing to do

Telling your team that you have no intention of staying is actually the decent thing to do. It gives the franchise an opportunity to acquire some assets as you depart. The old team rarely receives equal value when shipping off a superstar, but sometimes the deal works out fine.

Tom Brady deserves respect, has earned the ire

Esteem and enmity for the New England quarterback are both perfectly understandable.

Washington is as ‘close’ as it’s ‘winning off the field’

It has been said that "close" only counts in horseshoes and grenades. But -- surprise, surprise -- Bruce Allen thinks the term also applies to Washington's NFL team.

Replays aren’t perfect. But neither is what the NFL is doing

Kyler Murray is calling his shot

Every now and then, the tables are reversed, the script is flipped, and an athlete has leverage on the system.

NFL’s conference title game storylines will extend to Super Bowl

We couldn't ask for a better set of games to determine a Super Bowl that will be tantalizing either way. We can have the geezers in a New England-New Orleans contest featuring all-time greats. Or maybe we get the fresh princes in a Kanas City-Los Angeles tilt, highlighting the next wave. Or it might be a mix-and-match pairing, something old, something new.

Maori Davenport ruling makes Alabama a national disgrace

The matchup that should totally embarrass state residents is the Alabama High School Athletic Association against senior basketball star Maori Davenport. It's an example of a youngster -- one of the nation's best prep players -- being steamrolled by power-hungry adults, led by AHSAA executive director Steve Savarese.

SNYDER: Ravens embraced all-or-nothing approach

The Baltimore Ravens considered the long view Sunday when they stayed with rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson instead of relieving him with veteran Joe Flacco.

No contest between playoff run or high lottery pick for Wizards

To tank, or not to tank. That is the question. Is it nobler for the Wizards to suffer the rest of the year without John Wall and miss the playoffs for just the second time in six seasons? Or is it better to rally around Bradley Beal and push to qualify for a still-within-reach postseason berth in the watered-down Eastern Conference?

John Wall, Jay Gruden, Dan Snyder resolutions

Making resolutions for others, instead of yourself? Way easier, right?

Washington’s season ends, but fans remain ‘Stuck in Middle with Dan’ Snyder

As long as owner Dan Snyder lets team president Bruce Allen keep the keys, there's nothing to look forward to. Except more of the same.

SNYDER: How to explain Mahomes? Or Harper? Or Anthony?

Once again, it's time to check off some items on my "TIDU List" -- Things I Don't Understand.

Binge-worthy day of NBA games a gift for hoops fans

The best gift for basketball fans might be the NBA's Christmas slate.

For many rooting for Ernie Grunfeld, Bruce Allen gone beats rooting for wins

In the District, a different groundswell is forming among fans of the NBA and NFL franchises. These fans' biggest motivation isn't losses to create a succession of postseason parties. They want losses that trigger going-away parties for team architects Ernie Grunfeld and Bruce Allen.