Comedian Amy Schumer joins call for full disclosure in probe into Washington football sexual harassment

Sunday afternoon, when the Washington Football Team was on the eve of sparking the 2020 campaign with a win over Philadelphia, at least one celebrity reminded the franchise of a much larger problem looming over the organization.

Washington Football Team starts season with a 27-17 victory over Philadelphia

After months of turmoil brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest, the Washington Football Team gave DMV residents something to smile about Sunday when they upset the Philadelphia Eagles 27-17 at FedEx Field.

2020 NFL season arrives at long last

It’s here! The 2020 NFL season kicks off today with 14 games after a strange offseason in which teams learned their playbooks via videoconference and didn’t play any preseason games.

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The Washington Football Team opens the season this morning against the Philadelphia Eagles.

COVID-19 concerns knock out Virginia-Virginia Tech football opener

The pandemic disrupted college sports again Saturday, with Virginia and Virginia Tech postponing their Sept. 19 football opener because of COVID-19 issues at Virginia Tech.

Washington Football Team QB Haskins to honor DC 11-year-old victim of gun violence

Washington Football Team’s starting quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. will honor one of the District’s most recent young victims of violence Sunday when he takes to the field against the Philadelphia Eagles.

NFL fans appear to boo Chiefs, Texans players during moment of unity before coin toss

NFL fans who were able to attend the opening game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans to start the 2020 season on Thursday appeared to boo the teams’ moment of unity at midfield prior to the coin toss.

NFL player Josh Bellamy charged in $24M COVID relief loan scam

The Justice Department said Bellamy allegedly purchased more than $104,000 in luxury goods from brands such as Gucci and Dior and withdrew another $302,000 in cash.

Kansas City Chiefs nix face paint, headdresses to start NFL season

Kansas City Chiefs fans who file into Arrowhead Stadium for a masked and socially distanced start to the NFL season won’t be wearing headdresses or face paint amid a nationwide push for racial justice following the police-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Former Washington Football employees urge others to participate in NFL investigation

Megan Imbert and several other unnamed former Washington Football Team employees have asked other former employees to cooperate with the NFL investigation in an open letter first published in Sports Illustrated.

Baseball legend Lou Brock dies at 81

Brock had recently celebrated his birthday in June, turning 81. 

Djokovic out of US Open after hitting line judge with ball

Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was defaulted from his fourth-round match at the U.S. Open after he accidentally hit a line judge with a tennis ball Sunday.

Iron streak, golden memory: Ripken embraces 2,131st game 25 years later

It’s been 25 years since Cal Ripken broke Lou Gehrig’s major league record for consecutive games played, a feat the Baltimore Orioles star punctuated with an unforgettable lap around Camden Yards in the middle of his 2,131st successive start.

Nationals sign GM Mike Rizzo to extension

The architect of the Washington Nationals' championship roster is locked up long-term.