By Joe Pohoryles After 18 months and seemingly endless speculation, Washington’s NFL franchise finally settled on a new name: The Commanders. Team President Jason Wright promised misdirection during the process, to make sure the name wasn’t spoiled, but the team failed to blur out some of the names and logos in their online rebranding series,Continue reading “Taking Command: Thoughts on Washington’s new name”
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Washed-ington DC: How the nation’s capital became the retirement home for America’s best athletes (Part I)
Major League Soccer has long attracted aging world-class superstars such as David Beckham, Kaká, David Villa and plenty others to spend the twilight years of their careers in the United States. Their best years are behind them, but name recognition alone makes them valuable commodities to their new clubs from a business standpoint. Wayne Rooney,Continue reading “Washed-ington DC: How the nation’s capital became the retirement home for America’s best athletes (Part I)”
Taylor ‘Lamar’ Heinicke nearly beats ‘Tompa Bay’ in Wild Card round
From XFL backup to NFL playoff starter, Taylor Heinicke shocked the world by bringing the Washington Football Team to the brink of an upset over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tampa ended up winning 31-23, but Heinicke was far from the reason Washington came up short. In just his second career NFL start, Heinicke delivered theContinue reading “Taylor ‘Lamar’ Heinicke nearly beats ‘Tompa Bay’ in Wild Card round”
The Wildcard 