Nathan Fenno

Strasburg had it down cold

At 6:53 p.m., there was no going back. As dark clouds whipped past Nationals Park and forecasts offered a 100 percent chance of rain, Stephen Strasburg threw his first warm-up pitch.

September 6, 2011

Strasburg’s workload for 2012 remains to be seen

As Stephen Strasburg's rebuilt right elbow continues to heal from Tommy John surgery, one question follows the pitcher. How many innings will he throw next season?

September 5, 2011

Tommy John surgery has Strasburg back in the majors

The pitch was a changeup, no different than 178 other changeups Stephen Strasburg had thrown for the Washington Nationals.

September 5, 2011

Strasburg stellar in final tuneup

On a normal night, Stephen Strasburg flinging 99 mph fastballs would draw the attention of the most disinterested minor league stadium.

September 1, 2011

Strasburg’s Triple-A outing was a command performance

As Hurricane Irene buffeted the Eastern Seaboard Saturday night, Stephen Strasburg stood under a sky streaked with pink from the setting sun.

August 28, 2011

Behind improved curveball, Strasburg shines for Syracuse

One frustration followed Stephen Strasburg's barnstorming rehabilitation tour from Hagerstown, Md., to Woodbridge, Va.

August 27, 2011

Davey Johnson’s ‘balk’ plays into Nats’ 4-2 loss to D-Backs

With tired eyes, Davey Johnson tried to take the blame.

August 24, 2011

Strasburg rehab includes getting in swing of things

Long before the gates opened at Nationals Park on Wednesday, a slender figure with a familiar face and red socks pulled to his knees stepped into the batting cage.

August 24, 2011

Strasburg rebounds in fourth rehab start

The old Stephen Strasburg took the mound at Municipal Stadium in Hagerstown, Md., on Monday night.

August 22, 2011

Making move to linebacker a big hurdle for White

Markus White remembers the fear. Not of the unexplained seizures that started shaking his body in seventh grade. But that they might separate him from football.

August 21, 2011

Georgetown, Chinese team meet a day after brawl

A day after a wild brawl marred an exhibition game between Georgetown and the Bayi Rockets, representatives from the teams met in Beijing.

August 19, 2011

Jonny Gomes shows off his glove - and his bat - in the Nats’ 3-1 win over the Reds

Jonny Gomes spent the much of his first four seasons in the big leagues as a designated hitter, leaving his glove in his locker and the desire to show he could catch baseballs as well as he could hit them.

August 18, 2011

Brawl mars Georgetown exhibition in China

The goodwill tour of China by Georgetown's basketball team turned ugly Thursday, after an exhibition game with the Bayi Rockets ended with an on-court brawl.

August 18, 2011

Search for productivity from top of Nats’ lineup is ongoing process

The only thing missing from Davey Johnson's search for a leadoff hitter is a help-wanted sign taped to his office door.

August 18, 2011

Ross Detwiler’s best isn’t enough as Nats’ offense falters in 2-1 loss to Reds

Ross Detwiler sat in the clubhouse, the only company provided by ice packs wrapped around his left arm. The pitcher stared at nothing in particular, digesting the best start of his young career with the Washington Nationals ending in defeat.

August 17, 2011

Stephen Strasburg dazzles in second rehab start

To get to Stephen Strasburg, you had to pass through the baseball-and-Sharpie wielding mob clamoring outside the Potomac Nationals' clubhouse, four Prince William County police officers and one thick blue door.

August 12, 2011

Marc Verica put in the work, but chance never came with Redskins

No one chanted Marc Verica's name after practice at Redskins Park on Wednesday. There weren't No. 15 jerseys or glossy action photos of him in protective plastic sleeves to autograph. Even the quarterback's teammates seemed to forget the undrafted free agent from the University of Virginia was part of training camp.

August 10, 2011

Hoyas view China trip as time to grow

Surrounded by the familiar thump of basketballs inside McDonough Arena on Tuesday afternoon, Jason Clark couldn't believe what is coming for Georgetown's basketball team.

August 9, 2011

Hoyas’ Ayegba tears ACL in summer league game

Georgetown sophomore center Moses Ayegba tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a summer league game Thursday, the university announced.

August 9, 2011

Strasburg flashes form for adoring fans in rehab start

They spilled into the aisles at Municipal Stadium, covered with sweat and No. 37 jerseys and hope. No seats remained, so they packed elbow-to-elbow. Then they saw him, and cellphones shot up for desperate pictures. Beer sloshed out of plastic cups. Necks craned. A paper tray of fried pickles balanced by an elderly woman nearly overturned.

August 7, 2011