Sports NFL and NBA players were not impressed with the ‘Game of Thrones’ finaleThe Washington Post - By Des BielerWarning: If you haven’t watched the final episode of “Game of Thrones,” you’ll encounter some spoilers below. So, how about that series finale for “Game of Thrones”? Well, if you felt that it was about
Kawhi Leonard’s Raptors cheated death in double OT, but have they found a winning formula?The Washington PostThe sighs of relief after this double-overtime marathon should be long, slow and cherished. The Toronto Raptors outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks, 118-112, at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday night, holding serve
Sports TV and radio listings: May 20The Washington Post9 p.m. Game 4: Golden State at Portland » ESPN 7 p.m. Washington at New York Mets » MASN2, WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (1500 AM, 820 AM) 7 p.m. New York Yankees at Baltimore » MASN, WTEM (980 AM) 4 a.m. French
Jeremy Hellickson Jeremy Hellickson digs Nationals into a hole they can’t overcome in close loss to CubsThe Washington Post - By Jesse DoughertyThe Washington Nationals needed one more hit — a homer, a timely single, something — to flip a terrible start into one of their best wins of a season short on good surprises. That was the paper-thin margin
Sports Cleveland Marathon runner, 22, dies after collapsing near finish lineThe Washington Post - By Des BielerA 22-year-old participant in the Cleveland Marathon died Sunday after collapsing near the finish line. The cause of death for the runner, Taylor Ceepo, was not immediately known. According to the Akron
Brooks Koepka Brooks Koepka passes his toughest test yet, and his reward is a second PGA ChampionshipThe Washington Post - By Sally JenkinsFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Brooks Koepka didn’t win the PGA Championship so much as he weathered it. The North Atlantic gusts whipped across Bethpage Black and rattled Koepka’s shirt like a sail. As the breezes
Brooks Koepka Brooks Koepka holds off Dustin Johnson to win his second PGA ChampionshipThe Washington Post - By Cindy Boren, Chuck CulpepperFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Brooks Koepka, that giant, has overridden the usual major golf Sunday horror by surging from one shot back on a bustling leader board (2017), by muscling from a morning tie on a churlish
Deontay Wilder After one-punch KO, Deontay Wilder changes tune from threats to ‘love’ for opponentThe Washington Post - By Des BielerWhat a difference a one-punch knockout makes. After making impressively short work of Dominic Breazeale on Saturday to retain the WBC heavyweight title, Deontay Wilder sharply shifted from talk about getting
Baltimore Orioles Orioles don’t come close in 10-0 bashing by IndiansThe Washington Post - By Jon MeoliCLEVELAND — It’s a distinction that hasn’t been required very often this season, but as the Baltimore Orioles were thumped in comprehensive fashion during a 10-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Sunday
Sports Americans abroad: Christian Pulisic ends five-year stay at Borussia Dortmund with an assistThe Washington Post - By Steven GoffSeveral players competing in lesser leagues or with reserve/youth squads are not listed. Americans with dual nationalities representing other national teams have also been omitted. Newcastle United defender
Sports Bet on better: For the Nationals, things can’t get much worse and should soon tick upThe Washington Post - By Thomas BoswellOn Friday night, the Washington Nationals trailed the Chicago Cubs by one after six innings when ace Max Scherzer left the game. Then a familiar thing happened . . . if getting bitten by a rattlesnake,
Sports To qualify or not qualify restricted free agent Andre Burakovsky, that is the Caps’ questionThe Washington Post - By Isabelle KhurshudyanWhat to do with forward Andre Burakovsky was something the Washington Capitals’ front office deliberated throughout the season. He is still young, skilled and speedy with the pedigree of a first-round
Belmont Stakes War of Will likely to run in the Belmont, trying to win a second leg of the Triple CrownThe Washington Post - By Cindy BorenThe day after War of Will’s convincing win in the Preakness, his trainer pronounced the colt’s condition to be “great” and said there is “an extremely good shot” that the horse will try to win another
Sports Washington Spirit, NWSL adjust to more departures to Women’s World CupThe Washington Post - By Steven GoffWhile the two call-ups to the U.S. Women’s World Cup squad departed the Washington Spirit a few weeks ago, the two Aussies and the Jamaican selected by their respective national teams made their farewell
Sports MLB attendance is dropping but revenue is somehow up. How is that possible?The Washington Post - By Norman ChadNobody goes to baseball games anymore, at least nobody I know, and even though I only know Toni, Isaiah, Mia, Daisy, the FedEx guy and my barber — who, incidentally, I only see once every two months these
Sports TV and radio listings: May 19The Washington Post3 p.m. Game 5: St. Louis at San Jose » WRC (Ch. 4), WBAL (Ch. 11) 1 p.m. Baltimore at Cleveland » MASN, WTEM (980 AM) 7 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Washington » ESPN, WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (1500 AM) 2 p.m. PGA
Sports Draymond Green keys Game 3 comeback, carrying Warriors to cusp of fifth straight FinalsThe Washington Post - By Ben GolliverPORTLAND, Ore. -- Draymond Green, at his worst, is perhaps the NBA’s leading antagonist: a ref-berating, trash-talking, swaggering force who has been known to cross the line into the flagrant and profane.
Sean Doolittle Sean Doolittle on Joe Maddon’s protest: ‘Sometimes he has to remind people how smart he is’The Washington Post - By Jesse DoughertyJoe Maddon noticed it while studying video of Sean Doolittle recently — that the Washington Nationals closer tapped his right foot to the ground before delivering pitches. That’s what first brought the
Sports D.C. United can’t hold lead, falls at HoustonThe Washington Post - By Steven GoffHOUSTON — D.C. United Coach Ben Olsen had saved many of his resources for Saturday night’s test at BBVA Compass Stadium, and after taking the lead on Wayne Rooney’s goal seconds into the second half, team
Stephen Strasburg Stephen Strasburg beats Cubs, saves Nationals’ bullpen from itselfThe Washington Post - By Sam FortierThe bullpen door swung open in the ninth, and Nationals Park cheered. The bullpen cart carried the closer, Sean Doolittle, down the right field line as the echo of cheers of “Doo!” swirled with the chords
Maryland Maryland blasts Denver to reach 11th straight women’s lacrosse Final FourThe Washington Post - By Emily GiambalvoWhen this year’s seniors on the Maryland women’s lacrosse team began their collegiate careers in 2016, they opened the season with an easy win in College Park. The upperclassmen at the time led the way,
High School Sports Ian Remalia pitches St. John’s to city supremacy in DCSAA championshipThe Washington Post - By Kyle MelnickIn the St. John’s dugout in the bottom of the sixth inning Saturday night, Cadets coaches asked right-hander Ian Remalia whether he wanted to throw the final inning. “They don’t want to mess me up for
Brooks Koepka Brooks Koepka has found golf’s mountaintop by stopping at a lot of places in betweenThe Washington Post - By Sally JenkinsFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Every so often an athlete comes along whom you want the blueprint for. Brooks Koepka is one of those, a golfer so solid and so uncracking that you would like to know how he was built,
Brooks Koepka At PGA Championship, Brooks Koepka is booming past the field and toward historyThe Washington Post - By Chuck CulpepperFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Golf, that eccentric sport with the rich history and the poor success rate, prepared Saturday night for what looks like a Sunday of little suspense. The sheer sheen and mastery of Koepka’s
Sports Horse racing is a sport without a riderThe Washington Post - By Barry SvrlugaBALTIMORE — A pipe burst, so not all the toilets worked . The grandstands past which the horses parade en route from the barn are so decrepit, they were closed. The city of Baltimore is suing the owners
High School Sports Whitman’s varsity eight produces runner-up finish at Stotebury RegattaThe Washington Post - By Jeff NeiburgPHILADELPHIA — Whitman Coach Kirk Shipley said he usually waits to see the girls at the dock to gauge how his crew team is feeling about a result that isn’t first place. When he got to the dock near the
Preakness Stakes Run free, Bodexpress, people’s champion of the PreaknessThe Washington Post - By Jacob BogageWar of Will may have crossed the wire first at the Preakness Stakes, but the real winner was clear: Bodexpress. The 3-year-old colt bucked jockey John Velazquez coming out of the starting gate, then captured
Sports National Cathedral rallies late to top Georgetown Visitation for DCSAA softball titleThe Washington Post - By Daniel OyefusiNational Cathedral junior Emily Kim was just thinking about putting the bat on the ball Saturday in the D.C. State Athletic Association softball championship game against Georgetown Visitation. There one
Cleveland Indians Offensively challenged O’s manage just one hit in loss to ClevelandThe Washington Post - By Jon MeoliCLEVELAND — When Trey Mancini golfed a knee-high change-up just over the left field wall for a home run in the fourth inning of Saturday’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians, it the
