In April 2024, Shane Bieber left the mound in Seattle knowing “something was wrong with my elbow.” He returned in Game 3 and tightened the ALCS. Column by @jerrybrewer.bsky.social

NFL players wear it. Some coaches and parents swear by it. But does the Q-Collar actually work?

Explosive plays have been the bane of Washington’s struggling defense. An explosive offense awaits Sunday in Dallas.

President Trump has threatened to move World Cup games. Can he? The short answer is no, at least not unilaterally. But FIFA is doing little to dispel concerns that matches could be moved.

Just about every player in the WNBA not on a rookie deal is set to be an unrestricted free agent, making this the most unpredictable offseason in league history.

Baker Mayfield is an MVP candidate with the Buccaneers a little over three years after the Browns pushed him aside to trade for Deshaun Watson.

Don't see Terry McLaurin out here at practice today. He was limited yesterday. Also don't see Deebo Samuel.

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To avoid a 3-0 ALCS deficit, Toronto went into survival mode last night, needing to show urgency yet remain composed. It was the perfect time for Shane Bieber to show he's still Shane Bieber. On his reclamation and the thundering bats that complemented him: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

No Pierre-Luc Dubois (lower body) at practice today for the Caps. Spencer Carbery reiterated yesterday that it isn’t a long-term thing, but I’d say it looks unlikely that he’ll play tomorrow against Minnesota, since he missed yesterday and today.

The Q-Collar claims to be the only device proven to protect football players from the NFL to high school from brain injuries. The FDA had doubts, internal records show.

Where have all the dominant NFL teams gone? After conversations with people within and around the league, four theories emerged.

PHILIP FANSHOUT www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/...

Rebuilding takes time, but Wizards fans deserve at least a schedule. Column from @candacedbuckner.bsky.social

Trinity Rodman, who was just called up to the U.S. women's national team and had seemingly finally recovered from chronic back issues, left the Washington Spirit's Concacaf W Champions Cup game at Audi Field with a right knee injury. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Trinity Rodman suffers knee injury, exits Spirit game in first half www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin practiced — albeit in a limited capacity — for the first time since Sept. 21 on Wednesday, but his status for Sunday's clash with the Cowboys in Dallas remains unclear. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

A lengthy injury report for the #Commanders today. McLaurin was limited in his first practice back in action:

As Quinn said, #Commanders WR Terry McLaurin is back out here at practice today. It's his first time practicing since getting hurt in Week 3.

#Commanders HC Dan Quinn said Brown's groin didn't respond well in practice last week, which prompted the decision to move him to IR. Quinn said WR Terry McLaurin (quad) will return to practice this week. Today's session will be more of a walkthrough.

New Everybody Eats episode is out! @Wiz_Weekly joined me for part two of player previews. We talked about Alex Sarr, Tre Johnson, Bub Carrington, Kyshawn George and Cam Whitmore. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2crLXw3... YouTube: youtube.com/@everybodyea...

Takeaways from last night’s #USMNT win over Australia in Commerce City: Haji Wright staked his claim to a World Cup spot, Cristian Roldan emerged as Mauricio Pochettino’s “perfect player” and more

Jacob Young will again be an NL CF Gold Glove finalist, this time alongside Pete Crow-Armstrong and Victor Scott II.

The United States’ 2-1 triumph over Australia wasn’t a perfect performance. But the outing was perhaps the signature win of Pochettino’s first 13 months on the job.

Without Pierre-Luc Dubois, Caps' Connor McMichael is being asked to step up

Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw the first complete game in the postseason since 2017 as the Dodgers took a commanding 2-0 lead over the Brewers in the NLCS.

The Capitals battled to get to their first overtime of the season against the Lightning. Once there, they didn’t waste any time making the most of it.

The Nationals are expected to hire Devin Pearson, director of amateur scouting for the Boston Red Sox, as an assistant general manager. Pearson is the first prominent front-office executive to join Paul Toboni’s staff.

Greetings from Commerce City. Here is the #USMNT lineup that’ll face Australia (formation is my educated guess): Freese; M. Robinson, Richards, McKenzie; Freeman, Roldan, Sands, Weah; McKennie, Wright, Pulisic

Caleb Williams is gaining confidence with Bears Coach Ben Johnson, who is helping him grow in Year 2 after a shaky rookie season

For the fourth time in six games, the Commanders fell behind by double digits. Two early turnovers essentially handed a 13-0 lead to the Bears in the first half. The third turnover sealed Washington’s fate.

Blake Snell has long been one of baseball’s best. Now he’s making you notice.

Dan Quinn was asked about getting over this Bears loss. He said that's not really the approach. Wants the team to "lean into" the game and learn from it. "It's the kind of loss that pisses you off," he said. But it also "can have some real meaning, if you lean into it."

Dan Quinn did not provide any injury updates today, including on Sam Cosmi's possible return from PUP. When asked broadly about the O-Line, though, he said he's looking forward to seeing "how we'll work different people back into different spots." Said updates coming tomorrow.

Can anyone stop the Thunder? Ten burning questions for the NBA season.

Spencer Carbery called Dubois day-to-day, and when I asked if it’s upper or lower body, he hesitated and went “Uh, let’s call it lower body.” So, make of that what you will

Looks like Hendrix Lapierre will draw back in with Dubois out tonight. Declan Chisholm is still on the ice and Trevor van Riemsdyk has come off, so appears he’s getting back in too.

There's a new No. 1 in this week's NFL power rankings from @ngreenberg.bsky.social

Pierre-Luc Dubois, who left Sunday’s game with an undisclosed injury, is not on the ice for the Caps’ morning skate this morning

The Commanders’ loss to the Bears had a simple explanation.

Hail or Fail: Washington is 1-59 in its last 60 regular season games with a turnover differential of minus-three or worse. The only win was last December against the Eagles. Commanders couldn’t make it two straight against the Bears. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

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The bugaboos that were possible problems for the Commanders before the season began have all surfaced. Column from @barrysvrlugawp.bsky.social

The Commanders fell to 3-3 with a home loss to the Bears, who got a game-winning field goal from Jake Moody as time expired. @scottsallen.bsky.social picked four moments that defined the game:

Bears kicker Jake Moody lines up for a 38-yarder with 3 seconds left and... drills it. Bears win 25-24.

The Commanders hold a narrow 24-22 lead and the Bears have the ball back with less than three minutes to play after recovering a fumble. Live updates as a wild one in Landover wraps up:

The Wizards throttled a Knicks team that sat most of its rotation Monday night. Marvin Bagley III notched team highs in points (18) and rebounds (11).