Washington Informer
Serena Williams was well on her way to winning her 16th Grand Slam tournament title, another victory on the way to catching Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova with their 18 championships. Who knows, she may even catch Helen…
Five - No. 15 New Mexico at San Diego State Every team in the Mountain West Conference has at least two losses, except for New Mexico (17-2, 4-0). Last year, Lobos coach Steve Alford outdueled coach Steve Fisher,…
Villanova 73, No. 5 Louisville 65 Late in the second half, Achraf Yacoubou hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer to help Villanova upset No. 5 Louisville 73-65 on Tuesday night, in Philadelphia. The Wildcats (12-7, 3-3 Big East) led by as…
In Sunday's AFC and NFC Championships games, the road teams came away with victories. The visiting San Francisco 49ers came back from a 17-0 deficit to defeat the Falcons in Atlanta 28-24 in the NFC title game. In the AFC…
A story about Manti Te'o's girlfriend dying of leukemia, which the Notre Dame All-American linebacker credited with motivating him as he led his team to the BCS championship game, turned out be a hoax apparently perpetrated against the Heisman Trophy…
Lance Armstrong admitted it. He did it. He doped. He didn't provide a lot of details and didn't name names. He mused that were it not for his comeback in 2009, he might not have been caught. And he was…
Before training camp starts next month, the Nationals might make a minor move or two. But having signed reliever Rafael Soriano and traded slugger Michael Morse for pitching prospects last week, general manager Mike Rizzo's work is essentially done. During…
The surgery has been completed. Now, the waiting and speculation begins. Washington's rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III needed the ACL on his right knee reconstructed and the lateral collateral ligament repaired, putting him in jeopardy of missing the beginning of…
Tony Gonzalez broke down in tears. Matt Bryant pumped his fist in jubilation. Matt Ryan breathed a sigh of relief. The Atlanta Falcons finally proved they could win a postseason game. Following a fourth quarter meltdown, the Falcons pulled off…
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA. – Pro Football Weekly, along with the Pro Football Writers of America, ha named Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III Rookie of the Year and Offensive Rookie of the Year. Griffin III, 22, finished the season having…
The 2012 Washington Redskins season, which began with a lot of hope, sank to mediocrity then rose to a championship level with a NFC East title, ended with a disappointing 24-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC…
Lamont Peterson will return to the ring on February 22, to defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior welterweight title against Kendall Holt on ESPN Friday Night Fights. The fight will take place in the District, at the D.C. Armory.…
