Author Archives: Deron Snyder
Detroit shows Washington how it’s done by signing Stafford
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By DERON SNYDER Maybe you’ve heard the expression. Pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered. The NFL version has a slight twist. Quarterbacks get paid and … end of story. Team president Bruce Allen last month insulted everyone’s intelligence – … Continue reading
State’s Attorney candidate Lyles gives back to Prince George’s County with major community event on Labor Day weekend
By HOWARD MANN BOWIE, Md. – No one needs to tell Mike Lyles what it’s like to be vulnerable and victimized. That was his life as a young child raised by elderly godparents in Southeast DC. “My 14-block walk to … Continue reading
NBA season can’t be as crazy as offseason, regardless of Irving trade
By DERON SNYDER We thought the NBA offseason couldn’t get any juicer after the blockbuster trade between Cleveland and Boston, which followed a sea change of summer movement involving Jimmy Butler, Paul George, Chris Paul and others. The Kyrie Irving-Isaiah … Continue reading
Wizards unmoved after Cavs-Celtics blockbuster trade
By DERON SNYDER Trades like this week’s stunner, Cleveland and Boston swapping All-Star point guards rarely happen. In one sense, it’s unprecedented: We’ve never seen the first player selected in a draft (Kyrie Irving, 2011) traded for the last player … Continue reading
Prep football is down but college and NFL are far from out
By DERON SNYDER We might be ready to watch some football, but fewer and fewer prep students are gearing up to play. According to a recent report by the National Federation of State High School Associations, the number of high … Continue reading
No need to hurry in worrying about Washington, so relax for now
By DERON SNYDER Let the hand-wringing begin. Furrowed brows are welcome, too. So is head shaking, tsk-tsking and muttering under your breath. The $24 million quarterback and the coach with a two-year extension have failed miserably in leading Washington’s offense … Continue reading
The ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ before games? Oh say can we stop?
By DERON SNYDER (as published in The Washington Times) The story is told of a man whose wife would cut off both ends of a ham before cooking it. One day he asked why, and the wife said she got … Continue reading
Nationals dripping wet on slippery slope during rain delays
By DERON SNYDER Baseball’s rain policy is all wet and no team this season has taken on more water than the Nationals. I don’t know what it is about Washington and precipitation, but more than literal clouds hang over the … Continue reading
College football and college don’t mix for UCLA quarterback
By DERON SNYDER In major college sports, the participants range from athletes who are students to students who are athletes. The ideal balance is found smack-dab in the middle, as rare and elusive as coaches who reject better jobs to … Continue reading
HOF speeches prove that Kap is right and NFL owners are small
By DERON SNYDER (as published in The Washington Times) Shut up and stick to fill-in-the-blank. For former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, it was acting. For former Congressman Sonny Bono, it was singing. For former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, it was … Continue reading
