Pitchman to pariah: Last year, NFL used Ray Rice jersey in women’s apparel ad
Nearly one year ago to the day that the Baltimore Ravens — exposed and embarrassed — cut Ray Rice following the video TMZ released of the...
No way picking up Robert Griffin III’s option was a no-brainer
I can't figure out if team president Bruce Allen is the good cop, coach Jay Gruden is the bad cop, or they are just all Keystone Cops at...
Injured hand didn’t keep Scott Christopher from a life of baseball and art
The 6-year-old boy was happy to see his father when he spotted him at Tyler Park in Falls Church, Va., during his Little League game. He...
FBI files add to mystery of Sonny Liston, but Ali's legacy untarnished
Sonny Liston is buried at Davis Memorial Park in Las Vegas. His gravestone reads: 1932 – 1970 A man. There also lies the mystery of Sonny...
In midst of Super Bowl spectacle, the wreckage of human lives
Imagine if at the Phillip Morris annual stockholders meeting, they paraded around cancer victims who told their stories of facing death?...
For Shanahans and Griffins, father-son dreams meet harsh reality
This Redskins melodrama comes down to fathers and sons, and the dreams that have turned into nightmares. Coach Mike Shanahan hired his...
For RG3, it’s not the heat, it’s the humility
It seems reasonable to conclude that Washington Redskins quarterback Robert “SuperBob” Griffin III missed some valuable growth time in...
Remembering Ezra Cooper, a bright spot in D.C. football
Ezra Cooper looked at the 80 women that had assembled at a sandlot field in the spring of 2001. They were there to talk about football –...
In lingering anger over ‘No Mas,’ Sugar Ray Leonard finds bond with Roberto Duran
Sugar Ray Leonard was in the ring face to face with Roberto Duran in Panama recently for the filming of the ESPN documentary, “No Mas.” I...
50 years ago, Darryl Hill broke through barrier at Maryland
When someone is referred to as the "Jackie Robinson" of their particular vocation, it means that person suffered through some of the...
