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Boeheim Heir Apparent Mike Hopkins Leaves For Head Coaching Job At Washington
Long thought the heir for Jim Boeheim at Syracuse, Mike Hopkins has reportedly jumped ship to be head coach at Washington. ...
Kirk Cousins, Who Sure Seems To Have Asked For A Trade, Says He Never Asked For A Trade
Last week, amid the Skins’ latest attempt to prove that they are the most grotesque and embarrassing franchise in sports, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported that quarterback Kirk Cousins had asked team owner Dan Snyder to trade him. Cousins then went on Adam Schefter’s podcast to set the record straigh...
Wizards Come Back From 21-Point Deficit, Win On Out-Of-Bounds Last-Second Shot
Up by 21 at halftime, the Trail Blazers had just about everything going for them against the Wizards last night. But they then collapsed in the second half and ultimately went down in overtime, falling victim to a game-winning shot from a seemingly out-of-bounds Markieff Morris with 0.4 seconds rema...
Potential First-Round Pick Sidney Jones Carted Off With Leg Injury At Pro Day
Washington cornerback—and likely first-round draft pick—Sidney Jones was carted off the field with a lower leg injury at the school’s pro day this afternoon....
Chris Cooley Denies Being Dan Snyder's Mouthpiece, Apologizes To Scot McCloughan
The dust is still settling in Virginia the day after Skins general manager Scot McCloughan was fired by the team, then burned on his way out the door by anonymous officials who claimed he was having problems with alcohol. Former Washington tight end and current ESPN 980 radio host Chris Cooley was t...
Some Questions For Dan Snyder
Did you notice, in the Skins’ official statement on the firing of GM Scot McCloughan, they claimed “the team will have no further comment on his departure”? Is that a cruelly ironic statement or what, the statement coming exactly 11 minutes after the Washington Post published 1,400 words, largely so...
Washington Fires GM Scot McCloughan, Blames Alcohol Problems<em></em>
After a two year run as the general manager of Washington’s football team, Scot McCloughan has been fired, the team announced tonight. McCloughan’s job security has been in doubt since the start of this month when he missed the NFL Combine shortly after Dan Snyder mouthpiece Chris Cooley speculated ...
Report: Kirk Cousins Does Not Like That
Another March in D.C. The Skins are trying to humiliate their GM into quitting; the team’s cheerleaders accidentally made a sixth-grade class horny; and Dan Snyder’s generally being a supreme penis. Quarterback Kirk Cousins wants to get off this ride, according to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen....
Markieff Morris Ejected After Kicking Mason Plumlee In The Dick And Balls
Folks, we got some twin-on-twin on violence against one of the twin’s twins. Markieff Morris got stonewalled by Mason Plumlee late in the fourth quarter and his leg popped up in what Draymond Green would call a “natural foot motion,” catching Plumlee right in the dick and balls. The look of anguish ...
Where Is Washington's GM Today?
We’re in Day 2 of free agency—Washington needs a receiver now that Pierre Garcon is leaving for San Francisco—and Skins general manager Scot McCloughan is not at the team facility today. Again....
Phoenix Suns' Gorilla Mascot Dives Onto The Court, Recovers Item, Scampers Off
At first glance, it looked like the Phoenix Suns’ gorilla mascot had gone rogue when he slid headfirst into the paint during the fourth quarter of the Suns game against the Washington Wizards....
Washington GM Scot McCloughan Nowhere To Be Found As Free Agency Begins
Today’s the day NFL teams can begin officially talking to free agents, and the Washington Post reports Washington Redskins GM Scot McCloughan was not at the Skins’ facility today as the team began negotiations with players....
Washington's John Ross Breaks Chris Johnson's All-Time 40 Record At NFL Combine
Chris Johnson’s record of 4.24 in the NFL combine 40, set in 2008, is no more as John Ross clocked a 4.22—something the Washington wide receiver said was a goal before his audition for pro football scouts....
Is Scot McCloughan Getting Zorned By Dan Snyder?
People wondering what the hell is going on in Washington with the public execution of Scot McCloughan’s career should probably just look to the top of the organization. This is nothing new for the most consistent man on the planet, Skins owner Dan Snyder....
Something Very Weird Is Going On With The Skins
This is weird even for Washington, where weirdness is the natural order of things....
John Wall Denied Serge Ibaka's Dunk And It Was Glorious
In the fourth quarter of the Wednesday night game between the Toronto Raports and the Washington Wizards, Raptors forward Serge Ibaka collected a pass under the basket, pivoted, and launched himself towards the rim for a one-handed jam. It looked like he’d make it, too, until John Wall swooped down ...
How Did Washington Screw Up This Kirk Cousins Thing So Badly?
Washington up and franchised Kirk Cousins yesterday, which means Cousins is in line to earn a cool $23.94 million in guaranteed money next season—and to count just as much against the Skins’ salary cap. He and Washington also have until July 15 to broker a long-term agreement that has the potential ...
Markieff Morris's Wife Apparently Talks About His Nuts "All The Time"
After Steph Curry missed a go-ahead three-pointer in the final seconds of Tuesday night’s game against the Washington Wizards, Markeiff Morris hit two big free throws to put the game out of reach, 112-108. ...
The Capitals Are Really Going For It With The Kevin Shattenkirk Trade
The NHL-leading Washington Capitals acquired defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk from the St. Louis Blues on Monday in exchange for Zach Sanford, a 2017 first-round pick, and a conditional 2019 second-round pick. (Initial reports said the conditional second-round pick was for 2018, but the Capitals had alr...
Washington's Kelsey Plum Drops 57 To Become NCAA Women's Basketball All-Time Leading Scorer
With a 57-point barrage against a fledgling Utah squad, Washington senior guard Kelsey Plum passed Missouri State great Jackie Stiles to become the all-time leading scorer in women’s college basketball history with 3,397 career points. Stiles now sits in second place with 3,394 points, trailed by Br...