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The Washington Spirit’s Trinity Rodman Is Excited to Pave Her Own Path
After the Washington Spirit took her second overall in Wednesday night’s NWSL draft, Trinity Rodman was, naturally, asked about the influence of her famous father. When you’re the daughter of Dennis Rodman, and a newly minted professional athlete, that line of questioning is inevitable. But Rodman didn’t want to talk much about the former NBA […]
Howard University’s Women’s Bowling Team Wants People to Know It Exists and It’s Here to Win
In the decade and a half Ron Davis has spent coaching the Howard University women’s bowling team, he’s never led a group quite like the one he did last winter. The Bison won a program-best 50 matches and qualified for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament for the second straight year. The players spoke excitedly about […]
Wizards Misery Report: ‘We Can’t Guard a Parked Car’ Edition
Not much has gone according to plan for the Washington Wizards. Through 11 games, the team sits in 13th place in the Eastern Conference with a 3-8 record. Russell Westbrook, brought in for his veteran presence and energy, hasn’t played with the same explosiveness he’s known for and on Monday, the team announced that the […]
Playoff Loss Reveals What the Washington Football Team Needs in Its Next Quarterback
When Taylor Heinicke joined the New England Patriots’ practice squad for part of the 2017 season, he wanted to make a strong impression on his first day. The quarterback pulled up to the team’s facility before 5:30 a.m., vowing to be the first one at work. He wasn’t. Heinicke soon realized he’d been beaten there […]
The Washington Football Team Is Improving. Dan Snyder Still Needs to Go.
It’s time to focus on firings. First, Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson ought to be ashamed of himself. He embarrassed his franchise by tanking Sunday night’s loss to the Washington Football Team in a highly significant game, and deserves to be fired by his team owner or at least substantially fined by the NFL commissioner […]