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Washington Wizards center Kristaps Porzingis looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) **FILE**

Wizards taking ‘big picture’ approach to Kristaps Porzingis’ health

ESPN's Tim Legler came out firing after the Washington Wizards traded for Kristaps Porzingis last week. Appearing on "NBA Today," Legler hailed the trade as a win for the Mavericks simply because they were able to get rid of him. He said it was more than time for Dallas to move on.

February 17, 2022
Washington Wizards center Kristaps Porzingis talks with Washington Wizards guard Ish Smith (4) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Washington. The Wizards defeated the Pistons 103-94. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Porzingis to debut for Wizards after All-Star break

Washington Wizards forward Kristaps Porzingis will be out through at least the All-Star break as the team said he won't play in Thursday's game against the Brooklyn Nets, the team's last contest before the pause.

February 16, 2022
Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman gestures to the crowd after he came out of the game before the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Washington. The Red Sox won 7-5. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) **FILE**

Zimmerman made D.C. a baseball town again

Ryan Zimmerman is the one who stayed. Not Bryce Harper. Not Anthony Rendon. Maybe, one day, not Juan Soto, either. But as he retired from baseball Tuesday, Zimmerman leaves the major leagues just as he arrived -- as a Washington National.

February 15, 2022
Dan Snyder, center, co-owner and co-CEO of the Washington Commanders, adjusts his mask as he arrives to unveil his NFL football team's new identity, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md. The new name comes 18 months after the once-storied franchise dropped its old moniker following decades of criticism that it was offensive to Native Americans. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE**

Rising tensions have NFL on collision course with Snyder

The NBC report was just one of the latest ways that Snyder and the NFL have been pitted against each other in the last week. Last Wednesday, the league was reportedly blindsided by the fact Snyder planned to launch an investigation into new claims made by former employee Tiffani Johnston -- and an investigation the league quickly looked to undercut, with Commissioner Roger Goodell saying that the team couldn't investigate itself.

February 14, 2022
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks at a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

NFL says Commanders blocking release of documents to Congress

The NFL wrote in a letter to the House Oversight and Reform Committee that the Washington Commanders, not the league, are blocking the league from turning over more than 100,000 documents the committee requested as part of Congress' investigation into the NFL's probe of the team.

February 10, 2022
United States' Justin Schoenefeld, center, celebrates with Christopher Lillis, left, and Ashley Caldwell during the mixed team aerials finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Caldwell, Schoenefeld found each other before finding gold

Freestyle skier Ashley Caldwell always shared the same piece of advice to athletes: Don't date your teammates. So naturally, the four-time Olympian and Virginia native did the opposite. For the last three years, she's been in a relationship with fellow freestyle skier and Olympian Justin Schoenefeld.

February 10, 2022
Dallas Mavericks center Kristaps Porzingis (6) works against Indiana Pacers guard Duane Washington Jr. (4) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) **FILE**

Wizards shake up roster with trade for Kristaps Porzingis

The Wizards roster underwent a dramatic overhaul Thursday at the NBA trade deadline as Washington acquired center Kristaps Porzingis in exchange for guard Spencer Dinwiddie and forward Davis Bertans, shipped center Montrezl Harrell to the Charlotte Hornets for guard Ish Smith and forward Vernon Carey and dealt guard Aaron Holiday to the Phoenix Suns.

February 10, 2022
The Vince Lombardi Trophy is seen before NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addresses the media at a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

NFL never ‘been hotter’ as Super Bowl 56 caps end to dominant season

Al Michaels has seen a lot in his legendary broadcast career. But as he prepares for Sunday's Super Bowl between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals -- possibly his last as NBC's play-by-play man -- this year's spectacle differs from past games the 77-year-old broadcaster has called. And it's not just because of the teams involved.

February 9, 2022
Team President Jason Wright speaks during the press conference as he announces the Washington Commanders as the new team name at FedEx Field on February 2nd 2022 in Landover MD. (Reggie Hildred/All-Pro Reels)

Commanders used foreign country to help keep trademarks secret

The Burgundy and Gold initially filed trademark applications for the Commanders name and logo in Trinidad and Tobago -- all the way back in August. As the Cleveland Guardians did with their trademarks, Washington took advantage of a little-known treaty from 1883 that gave the team priority on the marks when it was time to register them in the U.S., as well.

February 7, 2022
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) runs off the field at halftime of the AFC championship NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Rams-Bengals a ‘What if?’ bowl for Commanders

For the Commanders -- yes, they're the Commanders now -- next Sunday's Super Bowl between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals contains bigger "What if?" scenarios for Washington than a coach who got away.

February 6, 2022