Former NHL player dies after ‘freak accident’ in English hockey league game

Former NHL player dies after ‘freak accident’ in English hockey league game

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Adam Johnson, an American forward for the Nottingham Panthers of the English Elite Ice Hockey League who previously played for the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, died Saturday after appearing to suffer a deep cut to his neck from a skate in what the team said was…

Perspective | In a sport always in flux, Nick Saban’s standard never wavered

Perspective | In a sport always in flux, Nick Saban’s standard never wavered

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Nick Saban is 72 years old. He began coaching football 51 years ago. It is absolutely his right to say: “You know what? That’s plenty.” He’s a legend whether he retires in 2024 or 2034. Going out when he just made his eighth appearance in…

A closer look at the Commanders’ ‘thorough but rapid’ hiring process

A closer look at the Commanders’ ‘thorough but rapid’ hiring process

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save A recurring theme in Josh Harris’s brief tenure as the Washington Commanders’ owner is the search for edges, little ways he can gain an advantage over opponents. “Certainly sports science and analytics, and coaching staff and front office and being attractive to players and location…

Analysis | The best and the worst of Ron Rivera’s four seasons in Washington

Analysis | The best and the worst of Ron Rivera’s four seasons in Washington

“We can be eliminated?”: There are plenty of choices. Washington was favored by three or more points 12 times under Rivera and went 5-7 in those games. But the worst loss was Cleveland at home in Week 17 of 2022. In early December, Washington was 7-5, on track for a playoff berth, and then it…

The Paris Olympics’ Seine River plan is bold, audacious … and risky

The Paris Olympics’ Seine River plan is bold, audacious … and risky

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…

Analysis | The Ron Rivera era in Washington was even worse than you think

Analysis | The Ron Rivera era in Washington was even worse than you think

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…

Perspective | Josh Harris just took a smart step away from the Commanders’ sorry past

Perspective | Josh Harris just took a smart step away from the Commanders’ sorry past

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…

Red Sox pull a surprise, trade ace lefty Chris Sale to the Braves

Red Sox pull a surprise, trade ace lefty Chris Sale to the Braves

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…

Analysis | Alex Ovechkin hasn’t scored in 11 games, the longest drought of his career

Analysis | Alex Ovechkin hasn’t scored in 11 games, the longest drought of his career

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),…

Pat McAfee says he’s committed to ESPN but not sorry for bashing exec

Pat McAfee says he’s committed to ESPN but not sorry for bashing exec

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…