It seems strange to criticize a professional sports league that generated $7.5 billion in revenue in 2012 and projects $9 billion by 2014. After all, Major League Baseball’s second richest team, the...

Every season, it seems, a new wave of young talent catches fire in spring training, igniting the use of the ever-popular cliche, “hope springs eternal,” as fans dream not only of a successful season...

As scary as it sounds, a large portion of us are probably going to be starting families within the next decade. Once you get over that shock, however, you should think about getting your future sons and...

Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez is underpaid. He also just signed a new, seven-year, $175 million contract. How in the world do those two sentences make any sort of sense? Well, the economic...

The Nationals beat the Marlins 2-0 on Opening Day. You probably knew that, living in Washington, D.C. and all. If you didn’t, a quick glance at that scoreline would signal a pretty unremarkable contest...

Two weeks ago, I introduced my 2013 predictions for the American League, and now I present my forecast for the National League. Last year, your favorite prognosticator nailed the ascendancy of Washington,...

Ah, the moment you have been waiting for. With college basketball’s most exciting weekend — and, as the case may be for us Georgetown fans, its most depressing — complete, Major League Baseball’s...

Every year, in virtually every sport, all it takes is a chance at the postseason to come away with a title. While college basketball’s March Madness remains the most salient example — with the likes...

It’s easy to hate the New York Yankees. In American sports, the teams that spend the most money tend to provoke the most animosity. The “Evil Empire” is the most blatant example: If you’re not...

There are many great stories in this year’s MLB playoffs. From the Yankees’ persevering through the loss of longtime heroes Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter, to the Cardinals’ repeat bid, there is...

For Washington, a Game 5 elimination after a 6-0 lead was as heartbreaking as defeats come. For me, the game, the comeback and the series held a different significance. The fall of 2004 was a rough time...

Washington Nationals’ manager Davey Johnson has let down fans of his club — as well as the members of his team — with his decision last Saturday to bench ace Stephen Strasburg for the remainder of...