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New-look Washington opens season against road-warrior Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Arkansas-Pine Bluff will experience the first of 11 consecutive road games when it plays at Washington on Nov. 3 in the season opener for both teams.,The Huskies, in their second season under coach Danny Sprinkle, are also one of four Power 4 programs Pine Bluff will face in the 11-game stretch on t...

Khris Middleton's return to Milwaukee highlights Wizards-Bucks opener
Khris Middleton has been part of Opening Night in Milwaukee for more than a decade. But Wednesday marks the first time he'll be in something other than a Bucks uniform.,Middleton's first game in Milwaukee since being traded takes place Wednesday as his Washington Wizards and the Bucks launch their s...

No. 23 Illinois feeling rested, prepared for rare road trip to Washington
Big Ten Conference counterparts Washington and No. 23 Illinois will meet on Saturday in Seattle for what could be a pivotal matchup in finishing out their respective seasons.,Each team comes in off a league loss, though Illinois (5-2, 2-2) returns to action from a much-needed bye week.,The Illini ha...

Two second-half interceptions fuel Wolverines past Huskies
Michigan took advantage of two second-half interceptions to defeat Washington 24-7 in a Big Ten game on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich.,The Wolverines (5-2, 3-1) scored 17 unanswered points in the second half to rebound from last week's loss at USC that knocked them out of the Top 25.,They started by c...

Marta's PK enables Pride to snap Spirit's long unbeaten streak
Marta's penalty kick in the 72nd minute broke a tie in the Orlando Pride's 3-2 road victory against Washington on Saturday afternoon, snapping the Spirit's 12-match unbeaten streak.,Orlando's Kerry Abello was responsible for the game's first two goals, scoring one and the other an own goal. The Prid...

Commanders place newly signed DE Drake Jackson on IR
Two days after signing free agent Drake Jackson, the Washington Commanders placed the edge rusher on injured reserve on Thursday.,Multiple reports said the team's plan all along was to "stash and save" the 24-year-old former second-round pick, who is coming back from a serious knee injury.,Jackson w...

Jakob Chychrun's OT winner propels Capitals past Lightning
Defenseman Jakob Chychrun scored 1:19 into overtime to fuel the host Washington Capitals to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.,Tom Wilson wired a sharp cross-slot feed that caromed off the heel of the stick of Chychrun at the right doorstep to end the game.,Wilson scored his team...

Prolific Washington QB Demond Williams Jr. faces reeling Michigan defense
While it has been overshadowed by Penn State's collapse, the first half of Michigan's season hasn't exactly gone to plan.,The Wolverines' 31-13 loss last week at Southern California dropped them to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten, which means they'll probably have to win their last six regular-se...

Demond Williams Jr. does it all as Washington tops Rutgers
Demond Williams Jr. threw for 402 yards and rushed for 136 yards, both career highs, to propel Washington to a 38-19 Big Ten victory over visiting Rutgers on Friday night in Seattle.,In the eighth start of his career, Williams was a one-man offense for the Huskies (5-1, 2-1), accounting for 538 of t...

Rutgers ventures to surging Washington eyeing bounce-back
Washington and Rutgers enter their Big Ten matchup Friday night in Seattle with vastly different mindsets.,While the Huskies (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) are flying high after rallying from 20 points down in the second half of a win at Maryland, the Scarlet Knights (3-2, 0-2) are coming off consecutive Big Te...

Commanders' Jayden Daniels returns to guide rally past Chargers
Rookie Jacory Croskey-Merritt rushed for 111 yards and two scores, Jayden Daniels passed for 231 yards and a touchdown in his return to the lineup and the visiting Washington Commanders rallied from a 10-point deficit for a 27-10 win Sunday against the host Los Angeles Chargers.,Daniels, who missed ...

Commanders rule out WR Terry McLaurin vs. Chargers
The Washington Commanders ruled out wide receivers Terry McLaurin and Noah Brown on Thursday for their road game Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers.,Both receivers missed a second day of practice on Thursday. McLaurin (quad) sat out last Sunday's game at Atlanta while Brown (groin/knee) has bee...

Angels move on from manager Ron Washington, interim Ray Montgomery
Neither Ron Washington nor Ray Montgomery will return to manage the Los Angeles Angels in 2026.,The Angels announced Tuesday that they had declined the option on Washington's contract for 2026. They said they will begin the process of hiring a new manager "immediately," marking the end of Montgomery...

Report: Angels making manager change after last-place finish
Neither Ron Washington nor Ray Montgomery will return to manage the Los Angeles Angels in 2026, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,The Angels (72-90) finished last in the American League West for the second straight season, 18 games behind the division champion Seattle Mariners.,The Angels were 36-38 on...

Stingy Maryland staying humble while preparing for Washington
Maryland coach Mike Locksley isn't buying into the hype.,Despite his team getting off to a 4-0 start, he isn't ready to make any grand proclamations about the Terrapins entering a Saturday Big Ten Conference matchup with Washington in College Park, Md.,"I don't feel the swell of excitement because I...

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin, 40, expected to be ready for opener
Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery told reporters on Monday that he expects superstar Alex Ovechkin to be ready to go for the opening game of his 21st NHL season on Oct. 8.,Ovechkin missed a week of training camp with a lower-body injury, but the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer was back at...

Gift Monday hat trick powers Spirit past Dash, into playoffs
Gift Monday scored three first-half goals as the Washington Spirit wiped out the visiting Houston Dash 4-0 to clinch a playoff berth Sunday afternoon.,Sofia Cantore, who substituted in for Monday, had the other goal for the Spirit (11-4-7, 40 points), who snapped a two-match winless streak to become...

Rookies leading way as White Sox, Nationals close out season
A pair of rookies will look to conclude their torrid finishes when the visiting Chicago White Sox and the Washington Nationals conclude their seasons on Sunday.,The Nationals (66-95) rallied for a 6-5 win over the White Sox (59-102) on Saturday.,Chicago rookie shortstop Colson Montgomery homered for...

No. 1 Ohio State snaps Washington’s 22-game home streak in Big Ten opener
Julian Sayin passed for 208 yards and two touchdowns and CJ Donaldson scored twice as No. 1 Ohio State ended Washington's 22-game home winning streak with a 24-6 victory in Seattle on Saturday.,The Huskies (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten) led the Buckeyes (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) 3-0 before Ohio State took a 7-3 halfti...

'It’s Ohio State': Washington prepares for No. 1 Buckeyes in clash of unbeatens
If the Washington players wanted to spend a little extra time savoring their victory over rival Washington State last Saturday, Huskies coach Jedd Fisch quickly dismissed their intentions.,"We put the Apple Cup to rest yesterday," he said Monday of his team's 59-24 victory.,That's because the Huskie...