DC Sports Bog: Washington Post


Posted at 12:02 PM ET, 03/06/2013

Shirley Povich and the Bowie snow storm
By Dan Steinberg
Fifty-five years ago, horseplayers went right on playing the horses as their cars were buried in a Bowie parking lot.

By Dan Steinberg  |  12:02 PM ET, 03/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Media, Shirley Povich, Washington Post

Posted at 03:06 PM ET, 01/16/2013

Lance Armstrong apologized to Sally Jenkins
By Dan Steinberg
In advance of his national admission of something, Lance Armstrong apologized to The Post's Jenkins.

By Dan Steinberg  |  03:06 PM ET, 01/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Lance Armstrong, Media, Sally Jenkins, Washington Post

Posted at 10:26 AM ET, 01/10/2013

The Post's RGIII knee coverage
By Dan Steinberg
Possibly the most important injury in D.C. sports history is being covered pretty thoroughly by this newspaper.

By Dan Steinberg  |  10:26 AM ET, 01/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mike Shanahan, Redskins, RGIII, Washington Post

Posted at 04:33 PM ET, 12/14/2012

Mike Wise's radio show ends
By Dan Steinberg
Washington Post sports columnists's tenure at 106.7 The Fan comes to an end, about three-and-a-half years after it started.

By Dan Steinberg  |  04:33 PM ET, 12/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  106.7 The Fan, Chris Johnson, Media, Mike Wise, Washington Post

Posted at 04:15 PM ET, 12/13/2012

RGIII leads A1 of The Post three times in 10 days
By Dan Steinberg
Robert Griffin III continues what has to be an unprecedented domination of this newspaper's front page

By Dan Steinberg  |  04:15 PM ET, 12/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Media, Redskins, RGIII, Washington Post

Posted at 11:22 AM ET, 12/13/2012

On the 75th anniversary of the Redskins' first title
By Dan Steinberg
It's been three-quarters of a century since Washington's first pro football title. Here's how The Post covered it.

By Dan Steinberg  |  11:22 AM ET, 12/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Redskins, Sammy Baugh, Shirley Povich, The Washington Post

Posted at 12:38 PM ET, 12/06/2012

Harry Reid thinks The Washington Post's sports section is going downhill
By Dan Steinberg
Senate Majority leader uses a bizarre New York Jets metaphor as an excuse to take a shot at this very sports section.

By Dan Steinberg  |  12:38 PM ET, 12/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Congress, Harry Reid, Media, Washington Post

Posted at 05:27 PM ET, 11/07/2012

KidsPost gives Mike Shanahan a D
By Dan Steinberg
Want to read straight fire about the Redskins' season thus far? Leave sports, and head to the kiddie section.

By Dan Steinberg  |  05:27 PM ET, 11/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  KidsPost, Mike Shanahan, Redskins, Washington Post

Posted at 02:51 PM ET, 10/23/2012

‘Around the Horn’ and the Redskins
By Dan Steinberg
No, the ESPN afternoon talk show has not banned the use of 'Redskins,' despite one panelist's suggestion.

By Dan Steinberg  |  02:51 PM ET, 10/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ESPN, Media, Redskins, Tony Reali, Washington Post

Posted at 07:59 AM ET, 10/18/2012

A letter of Gratitude from the Lerners
By Dan Steinberg
Less than a week after their team's first postseason ended, the Lerner family pens a letter to Nationals fans.

By Dan Steinberg  |  07:59 AM ET, 10/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Nats, Ted Lerner, Washington Post

Posted at 03:27 PM ET, 10/17/2012

Feinstein: Nats would have won with Strasburg
By Dan Steinberg
More columnist on columnist violence, as John Feinstein accuses Thomas Boswell of drinking Nats Kool-Aid.

By Dan Steinberg  |  03:27 PM ET, 10/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Edwin Jackson, John Feinstein, Media, Stephen Strasburg, Thomas Boswell, Washington Post

Posted at 03:08 PM ET, 10/15/2012

Ken Rosenthal has a problem with The Post
By Dan Steinberg
Veteran baseball reporter wasn't impressed with how this paper handled its Strasburg Shutdown coverage

By Dan Steinberg  |  03:08 PM ET, 10/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  John Feinstein, Ken Rosenthal, Media, Nats, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Post

Posted at 09:37 AM ET, 10/12/2012

Jayson Werth’s home run, on A1
By Dan Steinberg
Four local papers went big with Jayson Werth on A1 after his ninth inning Game 4 heroics.

By Dan Steinberg  |  09:37 AM ET, 10/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  A1, Jayson Werth, Media, Nats, Washington Post

Posted at 09:52 AM ET, 10/09/2012

Morning Pixels: The Nats, the MLB Network and the Magnetic Scoreboard
By Dan Steinberg
If you think you've got it bad on Wednesday, remember that people once had to watch World Series games on the wall of The Post.

By Dan Steinberg  |  09:52 AM ET, 10/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Morning pixels, Nats, Redskins, Washington Post

Posted at 01:16 AM ET, 10/02/2012

Nats clinch NL East, on A1 of The Post
By Dan Steinberg
Here's the front of Tuesday's Washington Post. This will be hanging, framed, in a lot of rec rooms around the D.C. area.

By Dan Steinberg  |  01:16 AM ET, 10/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Natitude, Nats, Washington Post

Posted at 03:22 PM ET, 10/01/2012

Images from past Nats pennant winners
By Dan Steinberg
Here are what the papers looked like when the Nats won pennants in 1924 and 1933.

By Dan Steinberg  |  03:22 PM ET, 10/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Archives, Nats, Senators, Washington Post

Posted at 09:16 AM ET, 09/10/2012

RGIII touchdown pose on A1 of The Post
By Dan Steinberg
Redskins quarterback, on the ground, with his arms raised, leads Monday’s print edition.

By Dan Steinberg  |  09:16 AM ET, 09/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Redskins | Tags:  RGIII, Robert Griffin III, The Washington Post

Posted at 10:14 AM ET, 09/05/2012

About Wednesday’s Sports section
By Dan Steinberg
Major technical problems meant the Nats game story wasn’t in the newspaper, but we offer a look at what it would’ve looked like.

By Dan Steinberg  |  10:14 AM ET, 09/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Nats | Tags:  Washington Post

Posted at 09:09 AM ET, 09/03/2012

Nats magic number on A1 of Washington Post
By Dan Steinberg
For the first time in who knows how long, the front page of this newspaper displayed a D.C. baseball team’s magic number.

By Dan Steinberg  |  09:09 AM ET, 09/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Nats | Tags:  The Washington Post, Bryce Harper, Kurz Suzuki, Magic Number

Posted at 02:01 PM ET, 08/27/2012

Jim Vance to Nats: C’mon, Man
By Dan Steinberg
Veteran WRC anchor isn’t pleased with the team’s stance on paying for late-night Metro.

By Dan Steinberg  |  02:01 PM ET, 08/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Nats | Tags:  Jim Vance, Washington Post, Metro