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Relief Pitching and Timely Hitting Lead the Nationals to a Win over the Rockies
The Washington Nationals relied on some great relief pitching and timely hits to defeat the visiting Colorado Rockies 7 to 1. The two teams ended up splitting their four-game series. Washington starting pitcher Jake Irwin had a little trouble in the top of the 1st. He managed to walk the bases loaded, but the defense helped him out and the Rockies failed to score. The Nationals, however, did score a couple in the bottom of the inning. CJ Abrams and Dyland Crews started it off
Aug 285 min read


COMMANDERS GROUNDED BY LIONS
In their first preseason game with the Dolphins, the Commanders controlled the line of scrimmage; that was not the case in their 17 - 13 loss to the Detroit Lions on Saturday August 22, in Detroit. The exhibition game could not have started any better for the Commanders. On the Lions’ initial series following the Kick off, Commanders Linebacker, Amik Robertson, forced a fumble when he came untouched on a blitz off the Left side and found a clear path to the Lions’ Quarterback
Aug 284 min read


Nats Tie it, then Lose it, in the Ninth
Friday, August 21st After leading most of the game, then losing the late lead, the Washington Nationals used a clutch hit in the ninth off the bat of Daylen Lile to tie the game with the Marlins. Then Miami closed it out in the bottom of the inning. Another tough loss for the Nats, but that’s just the way it’s been these past few weeks. Both teams started off slow, as neither ballclub scored during the first five innings. Brad Lord, Wil Dion, and Orlando Ribalta combined to s
Aug 248 min read


COMMANDERS DOMINATE THE DOLPHINS
The Washington Commanders played an outstanding game giving up just 7 points in their first exhibition game of the season, defeating the Dolphins on Friday, August 14, 20 – 7. The Dolphins scored their only points in the game on their opening drive, as they marched down the field, aided by 2 penalties and a spectacular one handed catch by Wide Receiver Caleb Douglas, on a pass from newly acquired Quarterback Malik Willis, to score a touchdown and their only points of the game
Aug 202 min read


NFL EXHIBITION GAMES BEGIN
The road to the NFL regular season begins under the lights as teams take the field for their first exhibition test of the season. After 2 weeks of training camp the teams in the National Football League begin playing the first of their 3 exhibition games this week in preparation for the 2026 -27 regular season that begins on Wednesday September 9th . The excitement commences when the New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks in a rematch of Super Bowl LX won by the
Aug 134 min read


THE RECIPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL SEASON IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
There are very few professional sports that created an infrastructure which by it’s very nature allows a team to go worst to first in a single season. Last season the New England Patriots did just that by winning their Division and the American Football Conference before losing 29-13 in Super Bowl LX to the Seattle Seahawks. Since 2002 with the new format, (8 - four team Divisions) twenty-seven teams have risen from last place to win their Division the following year. You mig
Aug 64 min read


THE IMPORTANCE OF NFL TRAINING CAMP
The National Football League training camps began this week with each team having a maximum of 90 players in camp looking to be on their team’s 53 man active roster in week 1 of this 2026 season. The 90 player’s on each team begin camp competing against each other in hope of impressing their coaches and earning a spot on the opening day roster. After 2 weeks of practice, teams begin playing exhibition games against an opponent whose players have similar aspirations, compet
Aug 33 min read
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