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Todd Dybas

tdybas@washingtontimes.com

Todd Dybas was a sports writer for the Washington Times.

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In this May 14, 2016 file photo, Washington Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson, 18, works out during NFL football rookie minicamp in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Redskins rookie WR Josh Doctson practices with team

Forgive Josh Doctson if he does not want to talk about the treatment for his past Achilles tendon ache. Shockwave therapy and sitting out were enough to irritate him at the time, he didn't want to walk back through those circumstances after finally coming off the practice field as a participant Monday.

September 5, 2016
Quarterbacks like the Washington Redskins' Kirk Cousins, are protected by new rules that produce 15-yard penalties for hitting from the shoulders up or knees down. (Associated Press)

NFL players left to question clean hits on quarterbacks

Though the flags were on the opponent, they made several players, on both sides of the ball, wonder about the coming difficulty of making a clean hit on the league's crown jewel, the quarterback, this coming season.

August 29, 2016
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Lucas Giolito delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Lucas Giolito’s fastball lets him down again in Nationals’ loss to Rockies

In another spot start, Giolito made it to through five innings for the first time, but was only moderately effective in the Nationals' 5-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies. His pitching line of five innings, four earned runs, six hits, two walks and two strikeouts counts as incremental progress and hardly inspirational.

August 28, 2016