Wizards cast hopeful look into mirror of future, see Thunder looking back

Wizards cast hopeful look into mirror of future, see Thunder looking back

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…

Bill Belichick to meet with Robert Kraft on Patriots’ next steps

Bill Belichick to meet with Robert Kraft on Patriots’ next steps

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,…

In a glimpse of what might have been, Wizards take a tumble vs. Knicks

In a glimpse of what might have been, Wizards take a tumble vs. Knicks

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save It took just 90 seconds Saturday night for the New York Knicks to show who they are and, more specifically, who the Washington Wizards are not. It was right there as Isaiah Hartenstein collected a poor pass by the Wizards’ Tyus Jones and looked down…

Capitals blow third-period lead in a big way, get blown out by Carolina

Capitals blow third-period lead in a big way, get blown out by Carolina

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save For the first time this season, the Washington Capitals led through two periods before losing in regulation. And Friday’s modest milestone was not about half-measures — the Capitals gave up a stunning five goals over the final 20 minutes in a 6-2 loss to the…

Analysis | The NFL’s head coaching upheaval might not be over yet

Analysis | The NFL’s head coaching upheaval might not be over yet

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Are Nick Sirianni and Mike McCarthy coaching for their jobs in the first round of the NFL playoffs this weekend? Plenty of people around the league believe it’s possible. The two NFC East coaches, whose Eagles and Cowboys entered the season with sizable expectations, realize…

Perspective | Want to understand Jim Harbaugh? Go back to the start.

Perspective | Want to understand Jim Harbaugh? Go back to the start.

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save HOUSTON — I remember the first notable play call of Jim Harbaugh’s coaching career. It happened in 1997, when he was still an NFL quarterback. And it was a touchdown, a fool-’em special that left me certain 27 years ago that Harbaugh was destined to…

Hail or Fail: Blowout loss in Ron Rivera’s final game secures No. 2 pick

Hail or Fail: Blowout loss in Ron Rivera’s final game secures No. 2 pick

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save A look at the good (Hail!) and bad (Fail!) from the Washington Commanders’ 38-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. New Orleans’s win over Atlanta earlier in the day meant the Commanders could secure the No. 2 pick in April’s draft with a loss…

Perspective | How will we remember this Michigan football team? As champions.

Perspective | How will we remember this Michigan football team? As champions.

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save HOUSTON — The Michigan players took it all, including the seats. With the smell of cigar smoke wafting through the air, they toted folding chairs as they emerged from the locker room, eager to hop from one celebration to the next. They didn’t care whether…

Analysis | Hopes are high for the Cowboys. Can they avoid another playoff heartbreak?

Analysis | Hopes are high for the Cowboys. Can they avoid another playoff heartbreak?

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save This is who the Dallas Cowboys are. This is what they do. They tantalize. They raise hopes. They create belief. They foster expectations that, this time, things will be different — that, this time, they will break through and return the franchise to its “America’s…