Todd Dybas

Virginia, Maryland, VCU, Georgetown and George Washington make push for NCAA Tournament

Virginia, Maryland, Virginia Commonwealth, Georgetown and George Washington haven't made the NCAA Tournament as a group since 2007 -- but they're in position to do so this year.

February 9, 2015

Virginia’s Anderson may miss 4-6 weeks with hand injury

Justin Anderson winced when Virginia's head athletic trainer, Ethan Saliba, fussed with the bandages on the two outside fingers of his left hand Saturday night. Anderson was on the bench for the second half of Virginia's brutish defensive fight with the Louisville Cardinals because of a fractured finger.

February 8, 2015

No. 3 Virginia beats No. 9 Louisville to move to 21-1

The third-ranked Cavaliers held Louisville to 13 first-half points and won, 52-47, to improve to 21-1 on the season.

February 7, 2015

Virginia star Justin Anderson suffers hand injury

Anderson, the Cavaliers' leading scorer, broke a finger on his left, and shooting, hand Saturday night during the first half of the Cavaliers' win against the Louisville Cardinals.

February 7, 2015

Virginia Cavaliers’ focus on tough stretch, not projection

Tony Bennett doesn't want to hear about conjecture. NBA mock drafts, which he doesn't put much stock in anyway, and consideration of players leaving are for after the season. NCAA Tournament Bracketology doesn't interest him either. Most who project tournament spots see Bennett's Virginia team as a top seed and heading from Charlottesville to Charlotte to start its tournament participation.

February 5, 2015

Rob Manfred sees engaging urban youth in baseball as a priority as new MLB commissioner

Just beyond a black fence that edged the glimmering Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy, a group of kids outside of John Philip Sousa Junior High School demonstrated one of the biggest challenges for new Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred.

February 4, 2015

Randy Wittman tired of Wizards’ excuses, shortcomings during recent slide

The truncated version of Wittman's comments about his 31-18 team would go like this: Stop the excuses and get back to work.

February 3, 2015

Washington Wizards lose to Toronto Raptors despite John Wall’s performance

Down 21 points, the Wizards rallied to force overtime against Toronto. Despite the surge, it's clear they still have trouble matching up with their foes from the north.

February 1, 2015

Seattle’s defense could go down as one of the best units in NFL history

The Seahawks are on a stunning three-year run that makes the idea plausible. The final six weeks of this season assured that.

January 29, 2015

Washington Redskins hire Matt Cavanaugh as quarterbacks coach

The Redskins will have a fresh pair of eyes on Robert Griffin III and the other quarterbacks when camp start this summer.

January 28, 2015

Wizards still searching for remedy for missing 3-point shot

Only four teams in the league make fewer 3-pointers per game. Part of it is system, part of it is personnel. The main issue is that lack of 3-point shooting is the largest deficiency for an otherwise potent Wizards team.

January 26, 2015

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall will start All-Star game

For the second consecutive season, Washington Wizards point guard John Wall will be an Eastern Conference All-Star. This year, however, he has moved into the starting lineup.

January 22, 2015

Kevin Durant’s evolution has his hometown salivating about the possibilities

Pleading for Durant to come to D.C. is becoming a mini industry. Web sites begging for "KD2DC" exist. T-shirts that say "KD2DMV" and have Durant in a Wizards jersey with "Home" across the bottom are for sale.

January 21, 2015

Randy Wittman: ‘You’re not going to stop’ Kevin Durant

Time off for Kevin Durant only delayed what he usually does. The last time the Washington Wizards faced the Oklahoma City Thunder's spindly scoring conundrum, he returned from missing six consecutive games because of an ankle injury. His first night back came during Washington's trying swing through Texas before heading to play the Thunder earlier in the month. Durant scored 34 points in the Thunder's 109-102 win. No one was surprised.

January 20, 2015