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Todd Dybas

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Todd Dybas was a sports writer for the Washington Times.

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Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden watches the action on the field during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants in Landover, Md., Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally)

Jay Gruden enters rarefied realm for Redskins

If he fulfills the life of his contract, Gruden will join a select group to have coached seven full seasons for one of the league's most melodramatic organizations.

March 5, 2017
FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2016, file photo, then-Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Joe Blanton throws during the seventh inning of Game 3 of the National League baseball championship series against the Chicago Cubs, in Los Angeles. A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that reliever Joe Blanton and the Washington Nationals have agreed to a $4 million, one-year contract. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. because the agreement had not been announced. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Joe Blanton signs with Nationals

Blanton was effective for the Los Angeles Dodgers last season. He adds right-handed depth for a group that remains in search of a closer.

March 2, 2017
Washington Wizards' Scott Brooks in action during an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Brandon Jennings latest addition for revamped Wizards

Washington was forced to remake its bench on the fly in order to contend in the Eastern Conference. As a result, Wizards coach Scott Brooks has a lot to handle in the final quarter of the regular season.

March 1, 2017
Kevin Durant was just 19 years old when he entered the NBA with the Seattle SuperSonics. Wizards coach Scott Brooks was an assistant in Seattle then. / AP archive

Kevin Durant turned heads even as a rookie

Back in 2008, Kevin Durant was just a spindly rookie out of Texas who was figuring things out in Seattle. LeBron James, Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant saw what was to come.

February 27, 2017
Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors dunks against Washington Wizards forward Otto Porter Jr. during the second half on Sunday. The Wizards were outmuscled from the start in a 102-92 defeat that produced the team's first losing streak since Jan. 2 and Jan. 3, when they lost back-to-back games. (Associated Press)

Wizards find nothing works in loss to Jazz

Brooks looked everywhere for an answer Sunday afternoon against the brutish Utah Jazz. No matter which lever he pulled, nothing clicked, and the Wizards were washed away 102-92 by the muscular visitors from the Western Conference.

February 26, 2017