Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Josh Harris spoke rather flatly, and someone from another town who roots for another team might have taken his address about the future as, well, boring. But Harris is from Washington. He owns the Washington Commanders. And in Washington, where it concerns the local NFL…
PARIS — By day, the Seine River winds gracefully through the city’s center, but as darkness falls, the Seine turns from turquoise to indigo to inky black until it glows with reflections of the city lights. Many call the Seine the world’s most romantic river, and beneath the Pont d’lena, a man waits beside a…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Ron Rivera’s time in Washington ended with the Commanders’ regular season finale Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys, at which point the retrospectives began. Rivera was a steadying influence during a tumultuous first year that included a pandemic, the first investigation into the franchise’s toxic workplace…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Pat McAfee reaffirmed his commitment to ESPN on Monday afternoon but stood by comments he made last week in which he ripped one of the network’s highest-ranking executives. “A lot of people are saying I’m trying to get fired; no way,” McAfee said from a…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save While Ron Rivera looks at his phone, sees Josh Harris’s number pop up and decides whether to answer, let’s consider the other major issue facing the Washington Commanders as they head into an offseason that could scarcely be more important: quarterback. What’s now apparent to…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save SEATTLE — Thirty-two summers ago, Napoleon Kaufman stepped onto the practice field at the University of Washington and received the scariest greeting. He was a true freshman running back fighting for a role on the greatest team in program history, and for one unforgettable play,…
correction A previous version of this article incorrectly said Vaughn Grissom is the son of Marquis Grissom. They are not related. Boston and Atlanta orchestrated the first trade surprise of this baseball offseason when the Red Sox dealt oft-injured ace Chris Sale to the Braves for infield prospect Vaughn Grissom. Sale, 34, was an all-star…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Alex Ovechkin hasn’t been himself. The nine-time 50-goal scorer is in the midst of an 11-game goal-scoring slump, the longest of his 19-year career. Through 26 games, Ovechkin has more than twice as many assists (11) as goals (five, two of which are empty-net tallies),…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Here at the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Eastern outpost, also known as Capital One Arena, Monday night looked like a family reunion before the Wizards ultimately fell, 136-128. It gets to be a mouthful counting the connections between the Wizards and the Thunder, but let’s start…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick said Monday that he would meet with team owner Robert Kraft, perhaps multiple times, to determine the franchise’s next steps following a 4-13 season. “It was obviously a very disappointing season all the way around — players, coaches, staff,…
