Category Archives: Sports
Congressional’s Calm After The Storm
By DERON SNYDER Forget about whether a tree falling at Congressional Country Club makes a sound if nobody is around to hear it. There was another musing to ponder after violent thunderstorms battered the metro area Friday night, leading tournament … Continue reading
Struggling Jason Day Coming To Grips With Change
By DERON SNYDER Standing on the seventh green Friday while waiting his turn to putt, Jason Day shook his shoulder-length hair and poured water into his cap. The temperature was rising and Day’s score was threatening to do likewise. After … Continue reading
Extorting Sports Figures Is Latest Rage
By DERON SNYDER Unless you normally pose in the nude or star in porn films, it’s probably a bad idea to circulate pictures of yourself naked. And it’s a really, really bad idea if you’re a celebrity or public figure … Continue reading
Tiger Woods Still Host With The Most
By DERON SNYDER Tiger Woods was back Thursday afternoon, playing at Congressional Country Club for the first time in three years. He was back in March, winning an official PGA Tour event for the first time in 932 days. He … Continue reading
NBA Star’s Gay Slur Is Latest Twitter Error
By DERON SNYDER Ever since last summer, New York Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire has displayed an uncanny knack for doing the wrong thing. Even worse than being a leading candidate for the Bad Judgment Award, he’s also a favorite for … Continue reading
Keep Your Circle Small And Your Behavior Honest
By DERON SNYDER I imagine everyone has things in their past that they don’t want folks to know about. Whether it’s youthful indiscretions or regrettable choices in adulthood, we’re thankful that our lives aren’t open books for all the world … Continue reading
Venus Williams A Nonfactor At Wimbledon
By DERON SNYDER If Venus Williams is destined to lose her battle against age, injuries and Sjogren’s syndrome, she’s determined to go down swinging. She was unable to muster much resistance Monday in an opening-round match at Wimbledon, but Williams … Continue reading
LeBron Wins Title and Proves Critics Wrong
By DERON SNYDER As the clock wound down Thursday night, with the outcome clear, LeBron James let everything out. All the grief he took for leaving Cleveland. All the hate he received for going to Miami. All the criticism he … Continue reading
Even Lateral Moves A Step Up For Wizards
By DERON SNYDER Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld has been an all-or-nothing guy to an extent, engineering deals that are great or gross, but rarely in-between. Acquiring Kevin Seraphin and Kirk Hinrich for the rights to Vladimir Veremeenko was fantastic, especially … Continue reading
Jonathan Vilma In Uphill Battle Against NFL
By DERON SNYDER Linebacker Jonathan Vilma has become the face of “bountygate,” the New Orleans Saints’ alleged program that rewarded players for injurious hits. No other player has been mentioned as prominently or suffered a more severe penalty (season-long suspension). … Continue reading
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