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Redskins Social Media Weekly Spotlight

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. Last week’s Social Media Weekly Spotlight dived into …

Sarah Kogod, washingtonpost.com

The Wizards hosted a Special Olympics basketball game on the practice court at Verizon Center on Monday night. Since it wouldn’t be an official sporting event without “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Martell Webster and Garrett Temple stepped in and perf…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

The Washington Wizards' team doctors say guard Bradley Beal has a sprained left ankle.

Stephen Czarda, redskins.com

On Monday, the Washington Redskins passed the 4 p.m. deadline without tagging any of their impending unrestricted free agents. Soon-to-be free agent tight end Fred Davis, the 2012 Redskins franchise tag recipient, was one of several players that could h…

Stephen Czarda, redskins.com

AP Image Redskins tight end Niles Paul has been a busy man this offseason as he has traveled to the other side of the world and back. Literally. In January, Paul along with teammate Darrel Young flew to the Far East as part of the Armed Forces Entertain…

ESPN.com

According to the team's official website, the Washington Redskins would like to know before free agency begins eight days from now whether veteran inside linebacker London Fletcher is planning to retire or return for the 2013 season: Inside linebacker c…

Bill Ladson, MLB.com

One thing Nationals right-hander Lucas Giolito has is patience, and he will need it if he wants to get back on the mound by July. He is currently recovering from Tommy John surgery and already has made progress.

Tom Ley, deadspin.com

The circumstances surrounding the death of Yewri Guillén—an 18-year-old Dominican prospect who had been signed by the Washington Nationals—remain murky. But a piece in the latest issue of Mother Jones reveals they weren't so murky that the Nationals …

ESPN.com

Good morning and welcome to another fun and exciting offseason week here in the NFC East. We have eight days remaining until free agency and 52 until the draft, so plenty of time to talk it all over. Let's start with some links. Washington Redskins Mark…