The Nats seem to have a knack for Twitter love connections. Last season, Gio Gonzalez caused an Internet riot when he tweeted his need for a date to the Nationals Gala. And this week, Ian Desmond reached out to … Continue reading →    

“The UCLA of the East, hopefully, was buried once and for all last week out there on the campus of the real thing,” SI’s Curry Kirkpatrick wrote in December of 1973. “Because Maryland—my Maryland, your Maryland, George Beall’s Maryland, Lefty … Continue reading →    

New Orleans announced that the new team name, Pelicans, was officially taking effect on Thursday. It’s not the fiercest of names, but I guess someone in D.C. would be the last person to cast stones in the team name department. … Continue reading →    

On Tuesday, Chris Cooley went to Glenridge Elementary School to read books with some of the students there. Dave Owens of WUSA9 caught up with the Redskins tight end after the event. “I’m more than happy to read to kids … Continue reading →    

Ted Leonsis’s conversation with Steve Buckhantz and Phil Chenier during Wednesday night’s Wizards finale was almost exclusively about the NBA club, but there was a bit of Caps chatter. And since that team is still playing and still in the … Continue reading →    

  One of the recurring questions during Thursday’s exit interviews with the Wizards was about Jan Vesely’s lack of confidence. A.J. Price gave some insight into what exactly is freaking Vesely out. “I’ve heard it out of his own mouth,” … Continue reading →    

Rob Henricksen started his off-road motorcycle racing suspension parts business in 1998, dedicated to helping racers reach higher speeds through tricky terrain. The Southern California-based business soon began supplying parts and services to amateur and professional riders, including some of … Continue reading →    

On Thursday, the Wizards cleaned out their lockers, said goodbye to their friends, signed some yearbooks and got ready to go home for the summer. Kevin Seraphin spent the day taking a tour of the city on his segway. (Fun … Continue reading →    

The Redskins schedule has been released. Season starts with Vick vs. [insert starting quarterback here] for Monday night football. Plan your trip to go look at the pretty fall leaves for Week 5. Insider has a preliminary breakdown of each game … Continue reading →    

Bryce Harper’s game-worn opening day jersey was auctioned off, and the Nats slugger is not happy about it. Based on the above screen grab tweeted by Harper, the jersey sold for just over $13,000. If only he had known sooner, … Continue reading →    

Recently, John Wall and Bradley Beal had a conversation about who has more swag. “He’s swaggin’ right here,” Beal said of Wall’s cover fashion. “I’m not gonna lie. He got his prep-boy look, but he’s swagging though. He got a … Continue reading →    

To the list of recent RGIII superlatives — James Andrews calling him superhuman, Fred Davis saying you could barely tell he was hurt, Pierre Garcon saying he’ll be as good as Peyton Mannning, Mike Shanahan promising he’ll set a record … Continue reading →    

I enjoy looking at playoff odds and simulations and percentages and breakdowns. I’ve been looking at the Caps playoff odds pretty religiously for weeks. When I started, their playoff odds were below 20 percent. Still, I have no regrets. Playoff … Continue reading →    

I watched the end of the Wizards season on Wednesday, because like most of you, I have the sickness. That one where you think maybe I’ll sit down for some tea and a novel while listening to Stravinsky, but then … Continue reading →    

Bryce Harper was sick on Tuesday, and he was still sick on Wednesday. Davey Johnson said he looked like Casper the Ghost. The TV announcers for both teams pointed out repeatedly that he looked like hell. And never was this … Continue reading →    

Ted Leonsis was in Chicago on Wednesday night to watch the last game of an occasionally promising but ultimately disappointing Wizards season. And the owner sat down with Comcast SportsNet’s Steve Buckhantz and Phil Chenier for a fairly lengthy in-game … Continue reading →    

Bryce Harper had his own “flu game” last night. After missing Monday night against the Marlins with the flu, Harper was given IV fluids on Tuesday and ended up going 4-for-5. Wasn’t quite the epic proportions of Michael Jordan’s flu … Continue reading →    

Ryan Zimmerman’s arm might have stayed out of the media spotlight had things gone well in Miami this week. Of his three errors against the Braves over the weekend, one was only marginally troubling, and could easily have resulted in … Continue reading →    

Sonny Jurgenson was recently asked if he had tops for Robert Griffin III, and he offered this bit of advice. “Quit running,” Jurgensen said. “As a quarterback, you make your living throwing the football. If you make your living running … Continue reading →    

John Madden and Pat Summerall — who died this week — were associated with no division so much as the NFC East. And their glory days of NFC East broadcasts coincided with the glory days of the Redskins, when every … Continue reading →