Howard, Reese help Dream rally from 11-point deficit, beat Mystics 92-77 in Game 1 of playoff series
Game 2 of the series is Wednesday in Washington.
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Andrés Chaparro's 2-homer game lifts Nationals over Mets 6-4 in season finale
The Nationals improved 11 games to 77-85 in manager Blake Butera’s first season.
Commanders snap Seattle's 12-game winning streak, beat the Seahawks 33-31
Marcus Mariota threw three touchdown passes, and Kain Medrano returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown to help the Washington Commanders hand Seattle its first loss since November, 33-31 on Sunday.
Spirit set a club attendance record Saturday, then lost in the 88th minute
A sellout of 19,215 pushed Washington past 200,000 fans for the first time in a regular season. Angel City's Maiara Niehues won it with a club-record ninth goal.
Kimito Nono's first two MLS goals rally DC United to 3-3 draw with Whitecaps
Sean Johnson stopped six shots for DC.
Jeffrey Overton Jr.'s 76-yard TD run lifts Virginia Tech to 21-14 comeback win over BC in nor'easter
Jeffrey Overton Jr. ran for a 76-yard, go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter as Virginia Tech rallied for a 21-14 victory over Boston College on Saturday in a game played in a nor’easter.
Mets beat Nationals 7-1 behind 2 homers from Mauricio and 3-run drive by Ewing
A.J. Ewing hit a go-ahead, three-run homer, Ronny Mauricio went deep from both sides of the plate for his first career multi-homer game and the New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 7-1 on Saturday.
High-spending Mets assured of first last-place finish since 2003 with 7-6 loss to Nationals
Dylan Crews homered for the Nationals (76-84), who have won nine of 12 and are guaranteed fourth in the NL East.
No surgery on the table as the Commanders talk about how to get Jayden Daniels back on the field
"As of right now, surgery is not on the table, and we haven’t discussed IR,” Peters said on 106.7 The Fan.
Citron has 22, Iriafen 16 points, 15 boards as playoff-bound Mystics beat Sky 101-93
Washington (27-17) earned the No. 5 seed and a first-round matchup with fourth-seeded Atlanta when the playoffs open Sunday.
Seattle heads back to Washington after routing the Commanders in prime time a season ago
Washington will try to avoid its first 0-3 start since 2019, when the team dropped its first five games and went 3-13.
Warner says AI safety can't wait, and ties the fight to data centers in Virginia neighborhoods
The senator planned to ask the Senate on Thursday to pass a bill requiring safety testing before new AI models are released. He also backed cutting flights at National Airport.
How sweeping job cuts have reshaped life and job prospects in the DC area, according to a new survey
A new survey released Thursday by Gallup and the Greater Washington Community Foundation shows the far-reaching impact on the nation's capital.
At 10 years old, Smithsonian's Black museum is undaunted amid pressure from Trump administration
Beginning with a full museum activation on Thursday, the celebrations extend through the rest of the weekend, both at the museum's National Mall home and The Wharf, located along the historic Washington Channel of the Potomac River.
Commanders rally around Marcus Mariota with Jayden Daniels sidelined
Sunday’s game will mark the 11th that Daniels has missed since the start of the 2025 season because of an injury.
Yohandy Morales homers, Nationals bullpen hangs on for a 4-2 win over the Tigers
Washington has won eight of its last 11 games. Detroit has lost six of eight.