Sports Columns & Blogs

Thomas Boswell

Thomas Boswell

In need of a Natitude adjustment

COLUMN | ‘World Series or Bust’ sounded like confidence in spring, but it’s proven to be a weighty burden.

Thomas Boswell

Thomas Boswell

Monuments to baseball success

COLUMN | Yankees don’t have a roster for the ages this season, but their subs are earning their pinstripes.

Thomas Boswell

Thomas Boswell

The Nationals’ problems lie in the offense

COLUMN | The team’s lack of runs may point to a flawed lineup. Is it time for a change?

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Sally Jenkins

Sally Jenkins

For Caps, making excuses is the problem

COLUMN | Rationalizing defeat instead of confronting shortcomings almost guarantees future failures.

Sally Jenkins

Sally Jenkins

A courageous admission by Collins

COLUMN | The NBA player’s decision to say publicly that he is gay was an act of bravery.

Sally Jenkins

Sally Jenkins

Huskies are a different breed

The Connecticut women’s basketball team does things a little different from any other program, and it shows.

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Mike Wise

Mike Wise

Peterson enjoys his low profile

COLUMN | District boxer Lamont Peterson shuns the spotlight, except when he’s in the ring.

Mike Wise

Mike Wise

No longer young, certainly outgunned

COLUMN | Caps’ Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Mike Green are running out of chances in the playoffs.

Mike Wise

Mike Wise

Historical ability, talent for the ages

COLUMN | Given the comparisons Bryce Harper is drawing at 20 years old, why limit him to just baseball?

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Tracee Hamilton

Tracee Hamilton

Injuries: Right to know vs. right to privacy

COLUMN | When athletes suffer injuries, everyone wants details, and no one wants to share them.

Tracee Hamilton

Tracee Hamilton

How not to handle a curveball

COLUMN | If he’s going to become a true ace, Stephen Strasburg needs to learn to deal with adversity.

Tracee Hamilton

Tracee Hamilton

Caps, Rangers turn to goalies

COLUMN | Braden Holtby and Henrik Lundqvist have put on a goaltending clinic in the first-round series.

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Jason Reid

Jason Reid

As RGIII heals, offense faces rebuild

COLUMN | The Redskins must adjust a successful system in order to keep their star healthy and happy.

Jason Reid

Jason Reid

Let Harper be Harper

COLUMN | The Nationals outfielder is still learning the game, but don’t change his hard-charging style.

Jason Reid

Jason Reid

Gasol, Conley: NBA’s Generation Next?

COLUMN | Marc Gasol and Mike Conley are providing the Memphis Grizzlies with strong leadership.

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Norman Chad

Norman Chad

A closer look at the tragic Astros

COUCH SLOUCH | How bad is Houston? According to the numbers, it could be historically terrible.

Norman Chad

Norman Chad

Norman Chad: A case of the wedding bell blues

Couch Slouch employs his PhD-like credentials regarding a broken-down American institution: Marriage.

Norman Chad

Norman Chad

Playoffs must go on without Kobe

COUCH SLOUCH | Here are some random yet potentially perceptive thoughts on the NBA postseason.

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John Feinstein

John Feinstein

In Caps-Rangers, the art of almost

COLUMN | Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist made only one mistake, but it was costly in a 1-0 loss in Game 2.

John Feinstein

John Feinstein

Cardinals are Pitino’s ‘toughest’

COLUMN | Louisville’s Rick Pitino calls his new national champions “ the 13 toughest guys I’ve ever coached.”

John Feinstein

John Feinstein

‘Willy stuff’ sends Amherst to title

COLUMN | Willy Workman did it all for Amherst as the Lord Jeffs took the Division III title.

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Andrew Beyer

Andrew Beyer

Preakness Stakes: A one-horse race?

COLUMN | No one appears capable of challenging Derby winner Orb, who can validate himself with a strong win.

Andrew Beyer

Andrew Beyer

A crown for thoroughbred aristocracy

COLUMN | The Phipps family, vital to American racing for nearly a century, has its first Derby champ in Orb.

Andrew Beyer

Andrew Beyer

A Derby victory for the old school

COLUMN | Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Shug McGaughey practices patience in his handling of horses.

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