Even with the league’s much-ballyhooed ‘concussion protocols,’ the NFL can’t seem to keep injured players like Jordan Reed off the field — which raises even more troubling questions about how similar injuries were handled 10, 20 and 30 years ago.
Jay Gruden: Redskins do not condone Jordan Reed’s handling of concussion symptoms “in any way.”
After being gouged for 380 yards in Week 4 by the no-name Cleveland Browns, the Redskins defense has clamped down, holding rookie phenom Carson Wentz and the Eagles to a couple of field goals Sunday and making Joe Flacco the week before look so inept the Baltimore Ravens fired their offensive coordinator.
All seven members of Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker’s major league coaching staff will return to the team for the 2017 season.
Alex Ovechkin scored the game-winning goal midway through the third period to lift the Washington Capitals over the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Thursday night.
The NCAA accused Louisville of four violations stemming from its investigation into allegations that a former basketball staffer hired escorts and strippers for sex parties with recruits and players.
The NFL is going to re-open its investigation of New York Giants placekicker Josh Brown and the team has pulled him from its next game after police released journal entries and emails in which he admitted that he verbally and physically abused his former wife.
Nneka Ogwumike’s short jumper with 3.1 seconds left gave the Los Angeles Sparks a 77-76 victory over the defending champion Minnesota Lynx for their first title in 14 years in the deciding game of the WNBA Finals on Thursday night.
Anthony Rizzo homered and ended a postseason skid with three RBIs. The rest of the Chicago Cubs’ hitters broke out equally as big in routing the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 on Wednesday to even the NL Championship Series at 2-all.
More evidence the development of Jamison Crowder is changing the equation for the Redskins offense: Six weeks into the season, Pro Football Focus has revised their preseason wide-receiver corps rankings and moved the Redskins up.
The Cleveland Indians advanced to World Series, beating Toronto 3-0 Wednesday in Game 5 of AL Championship Series.
The NFL can blame ratings dip on Donald Trump this year, but eventually the league has to address problems with erosion in the quality of its product.
Marseille's new American owner, Frank McCourt, is moving quickly to make the ailing club competitive again.
Europe's top leagues have stepped up threats to schedule matches in direct clashes with UEFA's Champions League.
Authorities in Clarke County say a Jackson High School teacher and assistant football coach is accused of sexual contact with a student.
An upstate New York high school football team preparing for a playoff game has lost all of its equipment in a fire.
The acting head of the European Olympic Committees has called for its president, Patrick Hickey, to be allowed to leave Brazil and return to Ireland for health reasons.
This year's homecoming celebration at the New Mexico Military Institute is about more than just a football game. The school is marking its 125th anniversary.
Minjee Lee patiently navigated Jian Lake's undulating greens again Friday to stretch her lead to six strokes in the Blue Bay LPGA.
A college football team in Virginia has hired a therapist to help its players mentally prepare for games.
The capital of Belarus was chosen Friday to host the 2019 European Games, ending more than a year of uncertainty after the previous host pulled out.
BASEBALL
Justin Thomas had a 6-under 66 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead halfway through the CIMB Classic, staying within striking distance of the tournament record he set in winning the title here last year.
For all Candace Parker had accomplished on the court, that glowing resume had one glaring omission - a WNBA title.
Some notable injuries are forcing many fantasy football players into extra maneuvering to construct the right lineup this week.
Western Michigan coach P.J. Fleck has been preparing the Broncos for the national spotlight, putting them through media training and other high-pressure social and athletic situations.
The Mascot Hall of Fame is getting a brick-and-mortar building in Whiting, Indiana. Soon, all of those furry cheerleaders who have only had an online shrine will get their due.
Do you prefer Chicago's Benny the Bull or Boston's Wally the Green Monster? The deviousness of Arizona State's Sparky the Sun Devil or the goofiness of South Carolina's Cocky? Or maybe you're more traditional, and like Penn State's Nittany Lion. If you're offbeat, go for Stanford's Tree.
Davante Adams woke up Thursday not knowing if he would be cleared to play after spending a few days in the NFL's concussion protocol.
Team-by-team capsules for the NBA's Western Conference, listed alphabetically within divisions:
Fred Washington has been surrounded by numbers and cities for decades. Seasons full of ones and twos and zeroes. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Milwaukee, too.
Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield returns to Lubbock to play for the first time since he transferred from Texas Tech three years ago.
