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,…
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…
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…
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…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win an astonishing championship, died Jan. 10 at a hospice center in East Northport, N.Y. He was 79. The Mets announced…
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…
