DC Sports News and Rumors

John Riggins previews Riggo on the Range

Dan Steinberg, washingtonpost.com

John Riggins has been promoting his next venture, a huntin’ and cookin’ show on the Sportsman Channel, for several months. As you’ll recall, he suddenly stopped doing Redskins commentary for WTOP and MASN last winter. Shortly thereafter, he announce…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Redskins signed five of their nine draft picks a while back and now they’re starting to whittle down the list of remaining players. On Thursday, the team announced that they have agreed to a four-year contract with linebacker Keenan Robinson. Robins…

Sarah Kogod, washingtonpost.com

With the passing of Chuck Brown, D.C. lost a music legend and friend. We also lost someone who loved DMV sports dearly. He once called his Redskins halftime performance in 2010 a “dream come true.” “I’ve always been a die-hard Redskins fan,” he …

Sarah Kogod, washingtonpost.com

I love mascots. They’re fun, they work hard and I think they have one of the most difficult jobs in sports. I also think that D.C. happens to have some of the best mascots around, so when I see Wizards mascot G-Wiz ranked one of the NBA’s best by Buzz…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins is in the unfortunate position of being drafted by a team that tells him he has no opportunity to earn a starting job, because that job is going to someone who was drafted 100 picks before him, Robert Griffin III. But C…

Matt Loede, redskinsgab.com

Pro Football Talk reports that the Redskins will not be the team to be highlighted on this year’s “Hard Knocks” series for training camp on HBO. In this craziest of NFL offseasons, only a small handful of teams make sense for the annual Hard Knocks …

ESPN.com

Donovan McNabb's been in the news this week. The former Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins quarterback has been working out and drumming up publicity in an effort to get a job with an NFL team and continue his career. Eagles coach Andy Reid sai…

Sarah Kogod, washingtonpost.com

I suppose it’s a pretty widely accepted opinion that there are many things that need fixing in NCAA football, one of them being player compensation. Redskins lineman Kedric Golston, who attended and graduated from the University of Georgia, offered this…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

We’ll be staying in the Northeast Corridor for Wednesday’s edition of PFT Live. Redskins coach Mike Shanahan will join Mike Florio for a chat to kick things off. We’ll hear about how it feels to finally be coaching Robert Griffin III after such a lo…

Richard Leiby, washingtonpost.com

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — U.S. commanders in Afghanistan want to get war supplies rolling across Pakistan’s borders again. So do Pakistanis in places high and low — from officials trying to balance the nation’s budget to black marketeers who stand rea…

Karen DeYoung, washingtonpost.com

President Obama issued an executive order Wednesday giving the Treasury Department authority to freeze the U.S.-based assets of anyone who “obstructs” implementation of the administration-backed political transition in Yemen. Read full article >>

Jordan Bernstine’s Got Hops

May 16 (yesterday)

Andrew Walker, redskins.com

Understatement of the year: Redskins’ rookie safety Jordan Bernstine can jump much, much higher than me — and probably much higher than you, too. The Iowa product was selected by the Redskins with their final pick (217th overall) in last month’s NFL…

Andrew Walker, redskins.com

Redskins’ quarterback Robert Griffin III was among several rookies who reported back to Redskins Park this week to return to studying the playbook and meeting some more teammates. Griffin III — the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner from Baylor and the Redski…

Dan Steinberg, washingtonpost.com

I’m trying to think of which D.C. athletes of recent vintage might have been cross-over enough stars to appear on “The Tonight Show.” Wizards-era Michael Jordan, obviously. Stephen Strasburg after his rookie campaign, perhaps. Anyone else in the pas…

Andrew Walker, redskins.com

Rookie Redskins’ cornerback Richard Crawford was 5-foot-7 when he graduated from El Camino High School in Oceanside, Calif. The major college football programs, in turn, passed on offering Crawford — a short-but-speedy defensive back and kick returner…

Andrew Walker, redskins.com

Art Monk, the Redskins’ legendary receiver and three-time Super Bowl champion, on Tuesday was named one of 14 players chosen to enter the National Football Foundation’s Football Bowl Subdivision Hall of Fame. Monk was a standout receiver at Syracuse …

10 For 80: Sam Baker

May 15 (2 days ago)

Andrew Walker, redskins.com

Note: The Redskins Blog will be profiling several former players, coaches and team officials eligible to be voted by you, the fans, in this year’s Redskins 80th Anniversary celebration. To vote for Sam Baker or your 10 other all-timers to join the alrea…

Hometown Kid Hightower Is Back

May 15 (2 days ago)

Andrew Walker, redskins.com

Tim Hightower certainly hasn’t forgotten where he’s came from. The University of Richmond alum proudly wore his alma mater’s hat Monday morning as he signed his contract, signfying his official return with his hometown Washington Redskins. Hightower…