Your 12 hourly digest for Sports: Sports News, Scores, Analysis, Schedules & More - The Washington Post

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.

Wizards cut Brian Cook and Shelvin Mack Oct 29th 2012, 00:53 The Wizards cut center/forward Brian Cook and guard Shelvin Mack on Sunday, bringing their roster down to the league-maximum of 15 ahead of the season opener.  Despite finishing out the 2011-12 season with the Wizards and Coach Randy Wittman, Cook and Mack lost out on the battle for the final two spots on the roster to new faces in Earl Barron and Jannero Pargo, respectively.  Read full article >> Chris Cooley held without a catch in first game back with Redskins Oct 29th 2012, 00:06 Tight end Chris Cooley made a quiet return to the Washington Redskins Sunday, with no catches in their loss at Pittsburgh. Cooley, who had only one pass thrown in his direction, said it was difficult for him to evaluate his performance. Read full article >> London Fletcher plays, as always Oct 28th 2012, 23:39 Linebacker London Fletcher played in his 232nd straight game Sunday, filling his customary spot at inside linebacker for the Washington Redskins in their loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers even after a week in which he was plagued by a hamstring injury and problems with his balance. Read full article >> Caleb Rowe tears ACL, will miss rest of the season Oct 28th 2012, 23:32 Call it an injury bug, call it a curse, call it whatever you choose, but the situation with the Maryland football team's quarterbacks have zoomed right past "bad luck" and "unbelievable," and veered straight into the realm of absurdist theater. Read full article >> DeAngelo Hall ejected, mum on incident Oct 28th 2012, 23:31 Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall was ejected from the game with just under four minutes remaining for berating an official with an obscenity-laced tirade. With 3:48 left in the game and his team down 27-12, Hall got involved in a tussle with receiver Emmanuel Sanders at the end of a play. Head linesman Dana Mckenzie broke up the fight, and Hall took off his helmet and got in the face of the official and pointed in his face as a stream of profanity appeared to fly from his mouth. Read full article >> Wizards to leave for Cleveland early to avoid Hurricane Sandy Oct 28th 2012, 22:15 As the mid-Atlantic region made final preparations and braced for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, the Wizards made an adjustment of their own to avoid the severe storm. The Wizards will depart Dulles for Cleveland at 8 a.m. Monday ahead of their regular-season opener Tuesday against the Cavaliers, rather than practice at Verizon Center and travel in the afternoon as they typically would.  Read full article >> NFL broadcasting cliches will come back to haunt you Oct 28th 2012, 21:48 Just figured out that watching 12 hours of NFL games on TV 20 weeks a year for a half-century or so, I now have spent 500 full days of my shattered life listening to the most bizarre English-language commentary this side of Nancy Grace. Read full article >> American players abroad roundup Oct 28th 2012, 21:47 Goal scorers: Clint Dempsey, Terrence Boyd, Herculez Gomez. ENGLAND Premier League Read full article >> DeAngelo Hall's meltdown, in images Oct 28th 2012, 21:21 Maybe you were fortunate enough to flip off the Redskins-Steelers broadcast before DeAngelo Hall — apparently upset with what he thought was dirty blocking by the Steelers — went on his helmet-off, profanity-laced fourth-quarter rant, costing his team 30 yards and himself an ejection and sure fine. Read full article >> Edsall: Brendan Magistro will handle short kicking duties, Terps lost field position battle vs. BC Oct 28th 2012, 20:54 As speculated earlier today, the Maryland football team will operate with a two-kicker platoon against Georgia Tech, allowing walk-on freshman Brendan Magistro to take extra points and field goals from less than 40 yards.  Read full article >> Redskins vs. Steelers: Pittsburgh stomps Washington, 27-12 Oct 28th 2012, 20:39 PITTSBURGH — The Washington Redskins reached the halfway point of their season headed in the wrong direction. Rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III could muster much too little of his customary magic on a rainy afternoon at Heinz Field. He had scant help and the Redskins lost, 27-12, here Sunday to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Read full article >> Redskins-Steelers best and worst Oct 28th 2012, 20:34 Best and worst moments from Washington's 27-12 loss to the Steelers in Pittsburgh. Worst Record: Halfway through their schedule, the Redskins are now 3-5. It's the fifth time in the last 10 seasons — and the second straight year — that the Redskins have hit the midway point at 3-5. Yes, this was a transitional campaign. Still, 3-5 is kind of drab. Each of the previous four 3-5 starts ended with either a 5-11 or a 6-10 record. Read full article >> D.C. United, MLS playoff schedule Oct 28th 2012, 19:57 D.C. United's first appearance in the MLS playoffs in five years will occur Saturday night against New York at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J., the clubs announced Sunday. The final leg in the total-goals Eastern Conference semifinal series will take place next Wednesday, Nov. 7, at RFK Stadium. Both matches will start at 8 p.m. TV details have not been finalized, but NBC Sports Network is expected to carry both games between the longtime rivals. Read full article >> Kicker Brad Craddock benched in favor of walk-on Brendan Magistro Oct 28th 2012, 17:01 CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Brad Craddock has been erratic at best through his first season in college football. Well, it's his first season ever playing American football after learning to kick from Australian rules football. But with Nick Ferrara sidelined during the preseason with what ultimately regressed into a season-ending hip injury, Craddock became Coach Randy Edsall's starting kicker. Read full article >> The Sunday ACC football wrap: Week 9 Oct 28th 2012, 16:30 Recapping the week that was in the ACC each Sunday, all in one place. The scores, the stars, the stories, the quotables, the standings, the future. It's all here. Everything except the Foreman grills. THE SCORES Read full article >> Week 8: Redskins at Steelers Oct 28th 2012, 16:00 Join the discussion in our Washington Redskins live blog as we continue to break down their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field. The Redskins are struggling mightily on offense without any playmakers for Robert Griffin III, who's had a half dozen dropped balls. The Steelers, meantime, are moving the ball with ease and hold a 20-6 lead. Boxscore Read full article >> London Fletcher to start, would extend streak Oct 28th 2012, 15:58 Washington Redskins inside linebacker London Fletcher will indeed start Sunday's game despite being listed as questionable with a hamstring strain and balance issues. Fletcher suffered the hamstring injury in last week's loss to the Giants, wjen he missed much of the second half. He went through six to seven hours of examinations by a neurologist on Thursday as he and the team tried to determine the cause of balance issues that have plagued him the last couple weeks. Read full article >> Augustus Maiyo, Hirut Guangul win Marine Corps Marathon Oct 28th 2012, 15:35 Augustus Maiyo's legs were dragging by the time he reached the Pentagon on Sunday, which marked the second to last mile of the Marine Corps Marathon. Maiyo's head was bobbing from massive fatigue, and it was wet after he dumped an entire bottle of water over himself a few minutes earlier. After checking his rubber watch a few times on the last stretch, he knew he didn't have a chance at the course record. But he was still all alone. Read full article >> Redskins-Steelers game day notes Oct 28th 2012, 15:31 The Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers face off at 1 p.m. today at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. The Redskins hope to improve to 4-4, while the Steelers look to move to 4-3. Read full article >>

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions