Jacob Calvin Meyer

Former Washington quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick retires after 17 NFL seasons

Longtime NFL quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick texted former teammates Thursday that he is retiring from football.

June 2, 2022

Nationals GM Mike Rizzo: Reboot ‘working just the way we want it to work’

Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo spoke with reporters prior to Wednesday's 5-0 loss to the Mets, saying the club's reboot -- specifically how the organization's young talent is performing -- is "working just the way we want it to work."

June 2, 2022

Fisher: Public spat with Saban is ‘over with’

The Texas A&M football coach said Wednesday that his back-and-forth public feud with Alabama coach Nick Saban is "over with."

June 2, 2022

Ex-Terrapin Eric Ayala: ‘It would be a blessing’ to play for Wizards

The Washington Wizards held their first pre-draft workout on Wednesday, and former Maryland Terrapins guard Eric Ayala said he would love to remain in the D.C. area.

June 1, 2022

Dustin Johnson loses sponsor after decision to play in Saudi-backed event

The controversial Saudi Arabia-funded golf tour on Tuesday night released the player list for its upcoming inaugural event, and Dustin Johnson was the biggest surprise.

June 1, 2022

Nationals call up shortstop Luis Garcia from minors

After spending the first two months of the season in Triple-A, the 22-year-old shortstop prospect was recalled by the Nationals ahead of Wednesday's game against the New York Mets. Garcia was called up to replace Alcides Escobar, who sustained a right hamstring strain on Tuesday night.

June 1, 2022

Nationals GM Mike Rizzo: ‘We are not trading Juan Soto’

Washington Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo said on 106.7 The Fan Wednesday morning that outfielder Juan Soto isn't on the trade block, remaining steadfast in his hope to build a championship-winning team around the 23-year-old superstar.

June 1, 2022

Former Terrapins Ayala, Morsell among players invited to Wizards’ first pre-draft workout

The Washington Wizards are hosting their first pre-draft workout on Wednesday, and two former Terrapins are on the list of invites.

May 31, 2022

Nationals’ 19-31 record became a rallying cry, but don’t expect the same from 18-32

Through 50 games, the 2022 Nationals are 18-32 after falling to the Mets on Monday night -- just one game off that venerated 2019 pace. As Monday's 13-5 loss to the Mets showed, these Nationals are much more than one game worse than that 2019 club.

May 31, 2022

Cobra Puma inks 12-year-old golfer Xavier Perez to NIL deal

Move over, college and high school athletes. The middle schoolers are now entering the NIL game.

May 31, 2022

Nationals’ Robles looked like his 2019 self in weekend series

If Victor Robles ever becomes the player the Nationals hope he can be, the beginning of that transformation would look something like this past weekend.

May 30, 2022

Maryland lacrosse continues dominance thanks to backyard hotbed

The Maryland men's lacrosse team completed an undefeated season on Monday with a 9-7 win over Cornell in the NCAA championship game, claiming the program's fourth NCAA title and second in the last six years.

May 30, 2022

Soto breaks slump as Nationals secure first home series win of season

Sometimes, all it takes is one great swing to bust a slump, and that's what Soto did in the first inning of Washington's 6-5 win over Colorado on Sunday when he crushed a two-run home run to help lead the Nationals (18-31) to their first series win at home this season.

May 29, 2022

La Russa says Kapler’s anthem protest ‘not appropriate’

Several major league managers came out in support of Gabe Kapler this weekend when the Giants skipper said he would protest the national anthem following the Uvalde school shooting.

May 29, 2022

Maryland lacrosse teams prepare for another NCAA Final Four together

Maryland is the only Division I school in the country to have both its men's and women's lacrosse teams in the Final Four -- and that feat is nothing new for the Terrapins.

May 26, 2022

Phillies’ defensive miscue on Wednesday makes Nationals’ blunders look not so bad

Through the first quarter of the season, the Nationals have made two of the worst defensive plays in the major leagues, but a series of miscues by the Phillies on Wednesday makes Washington's blunders look not so bad.

May 26, 2022

Nationals bounce back to avoid sweep by shutting out Turner’s Dodgers

Erick Fedde and the bullpen carried the slumping Nationals to victory Wednesday afternoon, combining to toss the team's second shutout of the season in a 1-0 win.

May 25, 2022

Nationals’ Ross suffers ‘setback’ in first rehab start, but Strasburg ‘felt good’

Two Nationals starting pitchers began their minor league rehab assignments on Tuesday -- with differing results.

May 25, 2022

‘Something needs to change’: Nationals manager Dave Martinez weighs in on Uvalde school shooting

Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Wednesday that the Uvalde school shooting was "freaking awful" and that "something needs to change."

May 25, 2022

Capitals’ Tom Wilson out 6-8 months after surgery to repair torn ACL

The Washington Capitals are going to be without hard-hitting forward Tom Wilson for at least the start of the 2022-23 season.

May 25, 2022