Jacob Calvin Meyer

Tom Brady took vacation to Bahamas during absence from Buccaneers

Tom Brady's 11-day hiatus from the Buccaneers ended Monday, but the speculation about why he was gone continued.

August 22, 2022

RG3: Commanders can be Super Bowl contenders — under one condition

The Commanders have made the postseason just five times this century, but a former Washington quarterback thinks this year's team has Super Bowl potential -- sort of.

August 22, 2022

Braves fans boo Marcell Ozuna after another arrest

Marcell Ozuna made his return to the Braves Sunday after a brief absence due to his arrest on a driving under the influence charge on Friday, but Atlanta fans weren't happy to see him back in uniform.

August 22, 2022

Nationals to face Phillies in 2023 Little League Classic

The Little League Classic is becoming one of the highlights of the MLB season, and next year the Nationals will get their chance to play in front of the world's best youngsters.

August 22, 2022

Rory McIlroy chucks fan’s remote-controlled golf ball in water at BMW Championship

Rory McIlroy wasn't playing around.

August 21, 2022

Bowles: Brady to return to Buccaneers early this week

Tom Brady's absence from training camp is expected to end soon.

August 21, 2022

Jon Gruden nixed deal to bring Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski to Raiders in 2020, UFC’s Dana White says

Tom Brady in silver and black is hard to picture. Jon Gruden thought so, too.

August 21, 2022

Soto, Bell break slumps in Padres’ much-needed win over Nationals

Juan Soto and Josh Bell bounced back Saturday to hand the Nationals their comeuppance, each blasting solo home runs to lead the Padres to a much-needed 2-1 victory.

August 21, 2022

Spate of shark attacks blamed on combination of successful conservation efforts, bad luck

Sharks close to the shore may be bad news for your leg or arm if you happen to get bitten, but wildlife experts maintain that an uptick in sightings is a good sign for the environment.

August 18, 2022

Former NFL coach thinks Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert could be the next Tom Brady

"There's no flaws to him," former Rams coach Mike Martz said. "He's a fiery competitor that has that great skill. There's really nothing that he can't do."

August 18, 2022

Dennis Eckersley: ‘Pathetic’ Pittsburgh Pirates are a ‘hodgepodge of nothingness’

Dennis Eckersley thinks the Pittsburgh Pirates stink, and he wants the world to know.

August 18, 2022

Prospect Cole Henry to become latest Nationals pitcher to undergo thoracic outlet syndrome surgery

Pitching prospect Cole Henry said he will undergo thoracic outlet syndrome surgery next week, joining Stephen Strasburg and Will Harris as Nationals pitchers to have the procedure.

August 18, 2022

New prospect list has four Nationals players in MLB’s top 60

Four Nationals now appear on MLB Pipeline's top 100 list -- double the number from before the Soto trade -- with all four inside the top 60.

August 17, 2022

C.J. Abrams’ call up represents new era for Nationals

Shortstop C.J. Abrams is just 21 years old, but he's already got plenty of pressure on him. The way Abrams performs over the final two months could go a long way toward convincing the fanbase that trading away a generational talent like Juan Soto was maybe the right move.

August 16, 2022

Little League World Series player placed in coma after fall from bunk bed

A 12-year-old baseball player from Utah was placed in a coma Monday after sustaining a skull fracture from falling off his bunk bed at the Little League World Series.

August 16, 2022

NBA pushes ‘civic engagement,’ says no games on Election Day

NBA arenas will be closed on Election Day this year.

August 16, 2022

John McEnroe: Serena Williams is up there with Tom Brady, Michael Jordan

"Serena's the greatest female athlete, to me, in the history of sports," tennis legend John McEnroe said.

August 16, 2022

Brett Favre figures he likely suffered ‘thousands’ of concussions while playing football

"That's what's kind of frightening about the concussion thing," Brett Favre said. "It's the ones that seem minor that do the damage, because you're able to play and keep going."

August 16, 2022

Meneses stays hot, but Snell K’s 10 to lead Padres over Soto-less Nationals

The Juan Soto-led Padres took care of business Sunday with a 6-0 win over the Soto-less Nationals to hand Washington its fifth straight series loss.

August 14, 2022

Did the Nationals get enough in return for Juan Soto?

The number of prospects that Washington got back for Soto (and Josh Bell) is virtually unprecedented in MLB history. It will either be used as a model for rebuilding clubs moving forward, or as an example of the downsides to trading away a player of Soto's caliber.

August 4, 2022