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Nats ink Accardo, Snyder to Minor League deals

Bill Ladson, MLB.com

The Nationals have agreed to terms with pitcher Jeremy Accardo and catcher Chris Snyder on Minor League contracts with invites to Major League Spring Training.

Mitch Rubin, washingtonpost.com

LaVar Arrington, Dan Steinberg and Jason Reid joined Jonathan Forsythe on this week’s webcast to discuss the most memorable moments of the Super Bowl, debate whether Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is being overly ambitious with his target …

CNNSI.com

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Chris Carpenter is unlikely to pitch for the St. Louis Cardinals this season and his career may be over because of a nerve injury that kept him out most of last year.

ESPN.com

Whatever Robert Griffin III's timetable for recovery from knee surgery turns out to be, the Washington Redskins will enter the 2013 season as a defending division champion with high hopes. No team has repeated as NFC East champion since the Philadelphia…

Dan Steinberg, washingtonpost.com

  Earlier this week, I noted that the new Netflix series “House of Cards” has a very modern D.C. sports reference, with a shot of Nationals Park in the opening credits. Now get ready for some old-old-OLD school D.C. sports … Continue reading →

Dan Steinberg, washingtonpost.com

“General Admission ticket prices have increased for the first time in seven seasons, with most seats going up no more than 10 percent,” the Redskins noted in last week’s press release. The implication, of course, was that some seats would … Contin…

Anthony Castrovince, MLB.com

A year ago, Davey Johnson said he'd stack his top three starters against that behemoth of a front end in Philly. Johnson, as usual, proved wise, as the Nationals fielded the top rotation in the NL in a number of categories. That rotation figures to impr…

Chris Herting, redskins.com

Welcome to your weekly Redskins Social Media Spotlight, where we highlight the trendy topics and social media campaigns going on this week in Redskins Nation. Check it out and make suggestions below. The Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers…