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I write for @TheAthletic. I live in the District. I worry about our future. Co-Editor, The Basketball 100; 2016 Curt Gowdy Award, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; 2016 Sam Lacy Award, National Association of Black Journalists.
Commanders in the ‘80s unis tonight. Very, very cool.
November 3, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Commanders in the ‘80s unis tonight. Very, very cool.
Savages, reconsidered:
5) Augusta
4) Beast
3) Trey Ye
2) Fred
1) The One and Only:
5) Augusta
4) Beast
3) Trey Ye
2) Fred
1) The One and Only:
October 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Savages, reconsidered:
5) Augusta
4) Beast
3) Trey Ye
2) Fred
1) The One and Only:
5) Augusta
4) Beast
3) Trey Ye
2) Fred
1) The One and Only:
Who wore it better?
October 8, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Who wore it better?
The D.C. City Council, in an 11-2 vote, gives second and final approval for a $3.8B project, including a 65,000-seat stadium on the old RFK Stadium site by 2030, along with a massive mixed-use development of the surrounding area. The Commanders are, officially, returning to D.C.
September 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The D.C. City Council, in an 11-2 vote, gives second and final approval for a $3.8B project, including a 65,000-seat stadium on the old RFK Stadium site by 2030, along with a massive mixed-use development of the surrounding area. The Commanders are, officially, returning to D.C.
Former defensive end Charles Mann, before the final D.C. City Council vote on the Commanders’ stadium proposal at the RFK site. Mann owns a company that is doing work at the renovation of Capital One Arena, and hopes his company will be among those working on the RFK project.
September 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Former defensive end Charles Mann, before the final D.C. City Council vote on the Commanders’ stadium proposal at the RFK site. Mann owns a company that is doing work at the renovation of Capital One Arena, and hopes his company will be among those working on the RFK project.
The night the back of the card, the front of the card and everything that matters gets the ultimate recognition.
@Hoophall
#25HoopClass
@Hoophall
#25HoopClass
September 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The night the back of the card, the front of the card and everything that matters gets the ultimate recognition.
@Hoophall
#25HoopClass
@Hoophall
#25HoopClass
Back…with fuller pockets.
August 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Back…with fuller pockets.
D.C.Mayor Muriel Bowser meets with D.C. City Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (left) and Commanders president Mark Clouse before the start of Wednesday’s City Council meeting on the proposed new stadium on the RFK Stadium site:
July 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
D.C.Mayor Muriel Bowser meets with D.C. City Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (left) and Commanders president Mark Clouse before the start of Wednesday’s City Council meeting on the proposed new stadium on the RFK Stadium site:
Live look at the receipt:
July 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Live look at the receipt:
Competing pro-/anti-Commanders stadium forces, an hour before the first of two hearings for public testimony on the proposed $3.7B RFK site project at the D.C. City Council. Pro-stadium is chanting “RFK, now or never;” anti-stadium chants “make it (the deal) better.”
July 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Competing pro-/anti-Commanders stadium forces, an hour before the first of two hearings for public testimony on the proposed $3.7B RFK site project at the D.C. City Council. Pro-stadium is chanting “RFK, now or never;” anti-stadium chants “make it (the deal) better.”
Terry McLaurin couldn’t practice after being put on the PUP list Sunday, but he came out and signed autographs for about 20 minutes, telling fans, “my beef is not with y’all. I love y’all.”
July 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Terry McLaurin couldn’t practice after being put on the PUP list Sunday, but he came out and signed autographs for about 20 minutes, telling fans, “my beef is not with y’all. I love y’all.”
6:40 am, an hour and 20 minutes before the Commanders’ first open practice of training camp…
July 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
6:40 am, an hour and 20 minutes before the Commanders’ first open practice of training camp…
Von Miller, on what he brings to the Commanders: “I can still roll out of bed, 36 years old, with my house shoes on, and rush the passer.”
July 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Von Miller, on what he brings to the Commanders: “I can still roll out of bed, 36 years old, with my house shoes on, and rush the passer.”
D.C. City Council Chair Phil Mendelson announced the multiple concessions the city will receive from the Commanders as part of the revised agreement between the team and the city that will officially be voted on by the Council on Aug. 1, as reported yesterday in @theathletic.com. Details:
July 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
D.C. City Council Chair Phil Mendelson announced the multiple concessions the city will receive from the Commanders as part of the revised agreement between the team and the city that will officially be voted on by the Council on Aug. 1, as reported yesterday in @theathletic.com. Details:
Javon Kinlaw came to camp in hella shape…
July 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Javon Kinlaw came to camp in hella shape…
LT1: Large human being.
July 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
LT1: Large human being.
Terry McLaurin: “I’ve been pretty frustrated; I’m not gonna lie.”
July 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Terry McLaurin: “I’ve been pretty frustrated; I’m not gonna lie.”
76ers announce surgery today for PG13:
July 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
76ers announce surgery today for PG13:
Slightly less at stake today than the last time Oklahoma City played Indiana:
July 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Slightly less at stake today than the last time Oklahoma City played Indiana:
Nice gesture: Jazz Summer League team is wearing warmup shirts to honor the late, great Utah coach, Frank Layden:
July 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Nice gesture: Jazz Summer League team is wearing warmup shirts to honor the late, great Utah coach, Frank Layden:
The Wolves’ new leading men:
July 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Wolves’ new leading men:
Cooper’s here…
July 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Cooper’s here…
Tre Johnson signage. Usually an encouraging sign that the league thinks you’re going to do well…
July 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Tre Johnson signage. Usually an encouraging sign that the league thinks you’re going to do well…
For those who celebrate:
July 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
For those who celebrate: