• Derrius Guice strangled girlfriend until she passed out: court documents

    Derrius Guice strangled girlfriend until she passed out: court documents

    Derrius Guice allegedly attacked his girlfriend three times earlier this year, including once when he “strangled her until she was unconscious,” according to court documents obtained by The Washington Post and USA TODAY. Guice, a 23-year-old running back, was released last week by the Washington Football Team after he was charged with strangulation, three counts …
  • Steven Matz clobbered in Mets’ terrible loss to Nationals

    Steven Matz clobbered in Mets’ terrible loss to Nationals

    Steven Matz didn’t tell the Mets he was opting out from mediocrity for a trip to Abysmal-ville on Monday, but it happened. Only hours after fellow Long Island native Marcus Stroman cited coronavirus concerns and opted out for the season, Matz went to the mound at Citi Field and was adept only at leaving pitches …
  • The only Mets goal that matters is there for the taking: Sherman

    The only Mets goal that matters is there for the taking: Sherman

    Here is the question all Mets fans should be asking. Can we finish second? Sure, no fan base wants to chant, “We’re No. 2.” But remember that with expanded playoffs, eight clubs in each league make the playoffs and the top two in each division are guaranteed entry. So, like every team, the Mets want …
  • Mets clip Nationals as Rick Porcello steps up

    Mets clip Nationals as Rick Porcello steps up

    WASHINGTON — The battle between 2016 Cy Young award-winners ended with one injured and the other in control. If you guessed Rick Porcello as the injured, given the Mets’ health misfortunes this week and Max Scherzer’s ability to dominate, wrong answer. In the kind of performance the team envisioned when it gave Porcello a one-year …
  • Nationals players vote against playing Marlins in Miami this weekend

    Nationals players vote against playing Marlins in Miami this weekend

    The latest twist in the Miami Marlins coronavirus crisis could further imperil MLB’s schedule. The Post’s Joel Sherman confirms that a majority of Washington Nationals players voted against traveling to Miami to play a scheduled three-game series this weekend as the Marlins deal with a coronavirus outbreak within their team. The Nationals are waiting on …
  • James Paxton struggles as Yankees get ripped by Nationals

    James Paxton struggles as Yankees get ripped by Nationals

    WASHINGTON — There is no such thing as early in this condensed baseball season. No time to ease into things. In a normal schedule the page turned feels like a feather. Now it weighs in like a bank safe. James Paxton, who had lower back surgery in early February and wouldn’t have been ready by …
  • Ron Rivera says Washington rebranding is ‘16- to 18-month process’

    Ron Rivera says Washington rebranding is ‘16- to 18-month process’

    Washington football fans may have to wait up to 18 months for an official rebrand. After ditching its controversial team nickname and logo after a “thorough review” of its brand earlier this month, the organization enacted an interim name for the 2020 season: the Washington Football Team. But first-year Washington coach Ron Rivera revealed on …
  • Yankees, Nationals and baseball provide hope in surreal opener

    Yankees, Nationals and baseball provide hope in surreal opener

    WASHINGTON — It began with a sublime display of unity, hope and gratitude, two of the game’s best franchises showing off their social consciousness on the Nationals Park field. It concluded with that same field covered by a rain-soaked tarp featuring the garish logo for Skittles, the candy that ruins your teeth. Baby steps. The …
  • This was perfect start for Giancarlo Stanton and Yankees

    This was perfect start for Giancarlo Stanton and Yankees

    Sometimes, these things can be an illusion on television. A ball looks like it is absolutely clobbered in real time — but on replay, slowed down, you see it was hit south of the trademark, or all the way up to the tip of the barrel. A switch of cameras shows a cannon shot that’s …
  • Gerrit Cole shows Yankees he can thrive while grinding: Sherman

    Gerrit Cole shows Yankees he can thrive while grinding: Sherman

    In any other season, Gerrit Cole is the main story and two sidebars. What did you eat for breakfast and how did you feed the Nationals their lunch? No detail would be too small. This is what it is like when you are the big new Yankee making his debut. Whether your name is Clemens …