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Sports: Sports News, Scores, Analysis, Schedules & More - The Washington Post The Washington Post Sports section provides sports news, video, scores, analysis and updates about high school, college, and pro sports teams, including the Capitals, Nationals, Redskins, United and Wizards. Post Sports also offers blogs and discussions about the latest sports news.

Bob Costas speaks out on gun control after Jovan Belcher murder-suicide Dec 3rd 2012, 12:07 TV commentators generally oblige fans, who seem to prefer their sports telecasts neat, with no social commentary mixed in. But the gut-punch tragedy of the murder/suicide committed by Jovan Belcher of the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday caused Bob Costas, in his "Sunday Night Football" halftime commentary, to speak out in favor of stricter gun-control laws -- a topic taboo for even presidential candidates -- on the nation's top-rated prime-time TV show. Critical reaction online was immediate, as you can see from Twitchy's roundup of tweets. Read full article >> Redskins vs. Giants on Monday night: What are you looking forward to most? Dec 3rd 2012, 12:01 That was quite the wait between games, which enhanced the buildup for the Monday night Redskins-Giants clash. Finally, it's here. It's not quite a game for first place in the NFC East, but for all intents and purposes, the Redskins' division title hopes ride on this one. Washington doesn't have to win out to make the playoffs, but it would be virtually impossible to catch the Giants, who'd be 8-4 with a win, from three games back. If the Redskins fall to 5-7, playoff hopes are faint and this season goes back to being about developing some complementary pieces to surround the franchise quarterback. A win, however, may open the door to semi-rational dreams of an RGIII-fueled playoff run. Read full article >> The NBA's best bench? Dec 3rd 2012, 12:00 In the NBA, the start is always a production. The lights go dim, the music gets louder, the cheerleaders sashay, and that select five players get to make that prideful stroll through a tunnel of high-fiving teammates as their names are announced and images flash on the HD Jumbotron. Read full article >> BCS bowl lineup: Notre Dame, Alabama to play in title game; Va. Tech, Navy to play in bowls Dec 3rd 2012, 04:03 In the hours leading to the release of the final Bowl Championship Series standings of the college football season, , there was little suspense as to who would play in this year's BCS national championship game in Miami. Top-ranked Notre Dame punched its ticket by finishing the season undefeated last week and No. 2 Alabama followed suit by defeating Georgia on Saturday in the SEC title game. Read full article >> American soccer players abroad Dec 3rd 2012, 02:43 Goal scorers: Terrence Boyd, Zak Whitbread, Bobby Wood. ENGLAND Premier League Stoke City D Geoff Cameron: 90 in 1-0 victory at West Brom Read full article >> Matured Trent Williams, leader of Redskins offensive line, prepares for Giants pass rush Dec 3rd 2012, 02:19 Trent Williams sat in front of his locker at Redskins Park, reflecting on his journey from promising NFL prospect to seasoned left tackle. The 6-foot-5, 325-pound Williams is in his third season out of Oklahoma. Read full article >> Could the Nationals trade Danny Espinosa? Dec 3rd 2012, 02:05 The winter meetings have started to churn at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, with baseball people checking in, occupying lobby couches and making so many poor folks on vacation wonder who all these people covered in tobacco and mustard are. Veterans know that is how you tell the scouts apart from the writers. And, oh, right, the guy signing autographs. That's Scott Boras. Read full article >> Virginia Tech will face Rutgers in the Russell Athletic Bowl Dec 3rd 2012, 01:53 The worst season Virginia Tech football has endured in 20 years will end in Orlando. The Hokies will face Rutgers in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Dec. 28, bowl organizers announced Sunday night. It will be Virginia Tech's 20th-straight year in a bowl game, the third-longest streak in the country, and this represents the program's first appearance in the game formally known as the Champs Sports Bowl. Read full article >> Ravens vs. Steelers: Shaun Suisham's last-second field goal wins it for Pittsburgh, 23-20 Dec 3rd 2012, 00:59 BALTIMORE — Who needs the arm of Ben Roethlisberger when you have the foot of Shaun Suisham, the intensity of James Harrison, the pocket poise of Charlie Batch, the — wait a second. Charlie Batch? A Baltimore Ravens team that had topped the likes of Tom Brady and Philip Rivers this season was tripped up on Sunday by Batch, the Pittsburgh Steelers' 37-year-old third-string quarterback who'd posted a 38.7 passer rating in his lone start of the season. Surprised? Read full article >> Winter meetings: Nationals adjusting to different goals Dec 3rd 2012, 00:43 Since he took over as Washington Nationals general manager in March 2009, Mike Rizzo has planned for the future, more of an obvious necessity than a calculated choice. The bleak present he inherited made coming seasons the only priority. Hope was a more valuable commodity than victories. Read full article >> Work pays off for Wise's Micah Till as Pumas win state title Dec 3rd 2012, 00:08 For most of Friday night's Maryland 4A state title game, both Quince Orchard and Wise tried to rely on their running games. Quarterbacks Matt Choi (Quince Orchard) and Isaiah Black (Wise) each threw fewer than 15 passes the entire game, most of them coming in the fourth quarter. Wise was trailing by one point and time was quickly slipping away. Read full article >> Maryland women prepare to face Connecticut as injuries mount Dec 2nd 2012, 23:28 When players from the 11th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team entered the locker room on Friday, the song "Stronger" by Kelly Clarkson was on repeat over the speaker system. The video and lyrics were on the television as well, serving as encouragement for a team that has absorbed more season-ending injuries over the last six weeks than during the entirety of Coach Brenda Frese's 10-plus years in College Park. Read full article >>

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