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Phillip Daniels out as Redskins director of player development

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The stint of former Redskins defensive lineman Phillip Daniels as the team’s director of player development didn’t develop the way everyone had envisioned. Daniels is out after one year, according to Mike Jones of the Washington Post. After playing fo…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Washington Wizards held the Brooklyn Nets without a field goal for nearly nine minutes during the first half, survived a second-half slump and held on for an 89-74 victory Friday night in their latest win over a team near the top of the standings.

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

Washington Wizards shooting guard Jordan Crawford is a lot of things - a game-winner, a dominant scorer who passes all the time, a man with strange ideas about shoe storage and a dude with a remarkably irrational amount of confidence. He's also someone

ESPN.com

Safety is the Washington Redskins' biggest need this offseason, and since they don't have a first-round pick you must dig deep to find names of safeties they might be able to draft in the second round or the third round. John Keim has done this, consult…

Sarah Kogod, washingtonpost.com

  The Wizards spent yesterday afternoon at D.C. Central Kitchen with Chef Jose Andres to help the non-profit organization prep meals for the area’s underserved community. This video of Jose Andres teaching Martell Webster how to use a knife is the ……

Anthony Castrovince, MLB.com

The Nationals' blend of power, speed, experience and upside and their depth in all the major facets of the game is about as good as one could hope for going into a season. Manager Davey Johnson has said he plans to retire at the end of 2013, and this cl…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

New Cardinals defensive coordinator Todd Bowles played for Bruce Arians in college at Temple, and played professionally for the Redskins. But when discussing his influences, he was careful to point out Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells, and the impact he…

ESPN.com

Washington Redskins CSN Washington is taking a look at unsung heroes from the Redskins' division championship season, and this latest installment looks at right guard Chris Chester. Indeed, Chester had a strong season at right guard and was one of the p…