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By DERON SNYDER The Nationals played seven forgettable, regrettable seasons in Washington before establishing themselves among the majors’ best teams this year. It seems like only yesterday that they compiled back-to-back 100-loss campaigns, while finishing last in the NL East … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER The Wizards’ path to respectability is littered with land mines, potholes and other assorted obstacles in the Eastern Conference. But at least Washington seems headed in the right direction, having jettisoned the goofballs and blockheads who steered … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER As the home team prepared to bat Monday night in the bottom of the eighth at Nationals Park, the video screen flashed a favorable update from the Braves-Pirates game. A rousing cheer rose from the slightly-chilled crowd … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER The good news for Bo Porter: He landed one of only 30, highly coveted big-league managerial jobs. The bad news for Bo Porter: He landed with the Houston Astros, arguably the majors’ worst managerial job. Porter, the … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Headed into Week 4 of the NFL season, the national conversation is all wrong. Our football discourse is out of sorts and off course. We should be talking about major surprises like the 3-0 Arizona Cardinals and … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER The good news for the Washington Redskins is their newfound scoring punch, largely due to Robert Griffin III’s impact as franchise quarterback and savior. Washington has scored at least 28 points in each of its three games … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER HBO’s Emmy-winning newsmagazine, “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” returned Tuesday night to open its 18th season. The lead story was a feature on Magic Johnson, the NBA great-turned-businessman whose net worth is estimated at $750 million. His … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Friends, football fans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to praise the NFL’s replacement officials, not bury them. I compliment them for accepting the challenge and allowing the games to continue. I congratulate them for reaching … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER What do Ebenezer Scrooge, the Grinch and torturers of small animals have in common? They all have more heart than the NCAA. Remarkably, college athletics’ governing board has lowered the bar yet again, a feat that seemed … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER In the NFL, lasting impressions have a seven-day shelf life. Seasons can soar and swoon from week to week, careening through the levels of ecstasy to the stages of grief. We know we shouldn’t put too much … Continue reading →

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