Shanahan Says He Thinks Meriweather Will Be Fine For CampMatt Loede, redskinsgab.com Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan said he expects safety Brandon Meriweather, who’s working his way back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, to be “fine” for training camp, Mark Maske of the Washington Post reports. “I think Brand… |
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Adam LaRoche’s windblown triple plays tricks on outfielder Ben Revere and announcer Bob Carpenter (Video)40 minutes ago
Mark Townsend, yahoo.com The wind can do some tricky things with a baseball when it decides to gust at just the right (or wrong) time. For a good example, check out this crazy play in Friday night's Phillies-Nationals game at Nationals Park in Washington. It happened in the fif… |
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Nats' Zimmermann first in NL to win 8 games17 hours ago
Associated Press, ESPN.com Jordan Zimmermann became the National League's first eight-game winner, and the Washington Nationals followed a calamitous road trip with a winning start to a homestand, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 Friday night. |
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Espinosa has broken wrist, won't go on DL20 hours ago
Bill Ladson, MLB.com The Nationals received some surprising news Friday, learning that second baseman Danny Espinosa has a broken bone in his right wrist. |
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Sarah's Take: Rotation, defense an issue for Giants24 hours ago
Sarah D. Morris, MLB.com During Monday's game between the Giants and Nationals, a pitch broke Ryan Vogelsong's right hand. Despite requiring surgery, the Giants expect Vogelsong to return to the starting rotation within two months. |
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RGIII, cake pans, wedding registries and fandomMay 24 (yesterday)
Dan Steinberg, washingtonpost.com “People invest in stocks because they want to become of a part of the rise of a company,” Redskins fan Shawn Basak told me earlier this week, explaining why he bought an 8-inch cake pan for Robert Griffin III. “This … Continue reading → |
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‘Doin’ It In The Park’ hoops documentary evokes memories of D.C. playground sceneMay 24 (yesterday)
Lindsay Applebaum, washingtonpost.com While many basketball fans spent Wednesday speculating on who the Wizards might pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, a different night of hoops was happening in Columbia Heights. At the Gala Theatre, hip-hop ambassador and basketball lifer Bobbito Garcia scr… |
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Redskins finish up draft class by signing Jordan ReedMay 24 (yesterday)
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Add another team to the list of those with all of their draft picks under contract. The Redskins tweeted a picture of third-round tight end Jordan Reed signing his contract on Friday. With the 85th overall pick under contract, all seven members of their… |
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Davey, Manuel managing with uncertain futuresMay 24 (yesterday)
Paul Hagen, MLB.com Washington's Davey Johnson and Philadelphia's Charlie Manuel, two managers without guaranteed contracts for next season, will be sitting in opposite dugouts at Nationals Park on Friday night. |
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Griffin: Relationship with Shanahan not a problemMay 24 (yesterday)
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The ligaments in his right knee will heal. But apparently, the relationship between Robert Griffin III and his coaches was never a problem. Griffin talked to reporters at Redskins OTAs yesterday, updating his physical condition. But after the early part… |
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Breakfast links: Redskins injury updatesMay 24 (yesterday)
Washington Redskins Robert Griffin III described his tearful reaction to waking up after surgery in January and finding out that he was, indeed, embarking on a second recovery from reconstructive surgery to his right knee. Surprise news out of Thursday'… |
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Josh Wilson had surgery on torn labrum and pectoralMay 24 (yesterday)
Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Wilson played through a labrum injury at the end of last season. The injury was substantial enough to require surgery over the offseason and the it turned out to be more severe than first realized. According to Rich C… |
