Jacob Calvin Meyer

Technology a focus as Nationals Park prepares for new season

As Washington prepares for the season, which is scheduled to begin Thursday against the New York Mets, the club is making a push for Nationals Park to be one of the most technologically advanced venues in the sport.

April 6, 2022

MLB’s tweaks, changes put new spin on tradition-bound baseball

After Major League Baseball dumped the long-standing National League tradition of pitchers in the batting order, Mike Rizzo knew it was time for the Nationals to adapt -- or get left behind.

April 6, 2022

Soto favored to win National League MVP award

After three straight seasons of finishing in the top 10 of National League MVP voting, oddsmakers believe 2022 will be Juan Soto's year to finish on top.

April 5, 2022

Nationals enter rebuilding season with more questions than answers

For the first time in more than a decade, the Nationals will kick off their season Thursday as a rebuilding team. Buckle up. It could be a bumpy ride.

April 5, 2022

Former Bullets coach Gene Shue dies at 90

Gene Shue, the former Maryland Terrapins basketball star who went on to coach the Bullets for 13 seasons, died on Monday. He was 90.

April 5, 2022

Abdul-Jabbar: James should be ‘embarrassed’ for some public stances, comments

"Some of the things he's done and said are really beneath him, as far as I can see," Abdul-Jabbar said.

April 4, 2022

Kerr calls for ‘common-sense gun laws’ following Sacramento shooting

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he doesn't think moments of silence "do anything" in the wake of a mass shooting in Sacramento that left six people dead early Sunday.

April 4, 2022

After workout at Michigan, Kaepernick says he’s willing to take backup job

Colin Kaepernick isn't just wishing to get one of the 32 starting quarterback jobs in the NFL -- a lofty goal for a controversial player who hasn't taken a snap since the 2016 season.

April 3, 2022

Maryland’s Wahab enters transfer portal after one season

Maryland has a new coach, but they may also need a new big man.

March 31, 2022

Here’s why Lamar Jackson is being compared to Kirk Cousins

Why is Jackson, four years into his NFL career, being likened to the former Washington signal caller? Money.

March 31, 2022

Ex-MLB pitcher Bill ‘Spaceman’ Lee, 75, emerges from crowd, records strikeout in exhibition game

It's been nearly 50 years since Bill Lee was an MLB All-Star, but the Spaceman's still got it.

March 31, 2022

Kaepernick named honorary captain for Michigan’s spring game

Colin Kaepernick isn't generating a lot of interest in the NFL these days, but the man who was his coach in San Francisco is still a fan.

March 31, 2022

Who is Bo Jackson? These ‘Jeopardy!’ contestants had no idea

Bo Knows, but these "Jeopardy!" contestants didn't.

March 31, 2022

Alex Smith: Washington’s organizational ‘drama’ impacts play on field

Alex Smith said something on Wednesday that Washington fans have believed for the last two decades.

March 31, 2022

Nationals allow 29 runs in spring training loss to Cardinals

While allowing 29 runs in a game -- an exhibition or not -- is rare, the eighth inning may have been even crazier. The Cardinals scored 15 runs off three different Nationals pitchers in the inning that would never end.

March 30, 2022

Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer files defamation lawsuit against The Athletic

The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher is accusing the sports media outlet and former reporter Molly Knight of "creating and spreading the false narrative" that he fractured a woman's skull during sex.

March 30, 2022

McVay recounts funny reaction to Brady coming out of retirement

Sean McVay is sick of coaching against Tom Brady.

March 30, 2022

Ravens owner questions whether Watson should have received ‘groundbreaking’ contract from Browns

Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti saw Deshaun Watson's contract with the Browns and checked his piggy bank.

March 30, 2022

Abdul-Jabbar: Smith’s slap at Oscars ‘perpetuated stereotypes about the Black community’

"When Will Smith stormed onto the Oscar stage to strike Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife's short hair, he did a lot more damage than just to Rock's face," Abdul-Jabbar wrote. "With a single petulant blow, he advocated violence, diminished women, insulted the entertainment industry, and perpetuated stereotypes about the Black community."

March 30, 2022