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Column: Why isn’t Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy an offensive genius?
Eric Bieniemy is at the helm of the NFL’s most entertaining and explosive unit — and he just happens to be the only black offensive coordinator in the league. The NFL Week 6 Wrap explores how his race plays into his prospects for a head coaching job.
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Column: Are the Browns actually good?
In his Week 5 NFL rap, Rob Woodfork dares to ask the question we’ve all been thinking: Are the Cleveland Browns actually good?
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2018 NFL Week 4 Wrap: This is why NFL players hold out
As Earl Thomas was carted away from the field in Arizona, it became crystal clear why he — and players like Le’Veon Bell — hold out. Rob Woodfork explores this in the NFL Week 4 Wrap.
3 weeks ago -
Column: The 1998 home run chase saved baseball
What saved baseball after the 1994 strike? In a point-countertpoint, WTOP Sports Editor Noah Frank says it was the home run chase of 1998.
3 weeks ago -
Column: Cal Ripken Jr. saved baseball
What saved baseball after the 1994 strike? In a point-countertpoint, WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley says it was Cal Ripken’s Iron Man streak.
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2018 NFL Week 3 Wrap: Peterson’s renaissance recalls Riggins’ career
Adrian Peterson is one of the NFL’s best early-season feel good stories — and for longtime Redskins fans, it’s a very familiar tale, says Rob Woodfork in the NFL Week 3 Wrap.
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2018 NFL Week 2 Wrap: Redskins apathy has finally set in
The Redskins’ miserable showing on Sunday was years in the making, the result of a mediocre brand living off its rich history. Rob Woodfork says there’s one simple — but complicated — fix.
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College Football Corner: Bad day for the Big Ten
In this week’s College Football Corner, WTOP’s Dave Preston says that week three was rough for the Big Ten.
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2018 NFL Week 1 Wrap: Why NFL franchise tags need to go
Teams like the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins have proven the franchise tag is a flawed system. It either needs to go, or undergo a makeover, says Rob Woodfork in the NFL Week 1 Wrap.
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College Football Corner: You coach to win the game!
In this week’s College Football Corner, WTOP’s Dave Preston discusses Arizona State’s improvement under Head Coach Herm Edwards and runs through all the local action in week two.
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Column: Stop playing the national anthem before sporting events
We play the national anthem before nearly every American sporting event. It’s time to rethink why.
2 months ago -
College Football Corner: Long weekends and short memories
In this week’s College Football Corner, WTOP’s Dave Preston discusses the transition from summer to fall with the longest college football weekend of the season.
2 months ago -
Column: College football programs must evolve
If college football programs cannot provide the safest possible experience for their athletes and create the cultures of personal responsibility they claim to foster, why should they exist?
2 months ago -
Dave’s Take: Following McNair’s death, U.Md. football must do the right thing
WTOP’s Senior Sports Director Dave Johnson says all the carefully worded statements from University of Maryland officials regarding the death of Jordan McNair won’t bring the 19-year-old offensive lineman back to life.
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Column: NFL, Hall of Fame continue to exert plantation approach on players
In the wake of Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Terrell Owens’ unprecedented move to skip his own enshrinement ceremony in Canton, pro football is again responding poorly to black men exercising their rights, says WTOP’s Rob Woodfork.
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