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Analysis: Nationals trade Juan Soto and Josh Bell to the Padres

By Hannah Newlon-Trujillo | August 15

Nationals trade big names in order to acquire five prospects 

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Analysis: Venus Williams and Andy Murray compete in D.C.’s Citi Open

By Hannah Newlon-Trujillo | August 10

Recap of D.C.’s Citi Open Tournament

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Analysis: Juan Soto rejects the Nationals’ $400 million contract

By Hannah Newlon-Trujillo | July 26

World Series champion rejects record-breaking offer after five monumental years with the Nationals

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Analysis: Athletes are humans with superhuman expectations

By Hannah Newlon-Trujillo | April 27

‘We have to treat mental health how we treat our physical health’ 

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A month to remember: Recapping the 2022 March Madness tournament

By Ian Gundersen | April 12

The storylines you need to know from college basketball’s biggest event

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American Barbell Club welcomes you to the iron paradise

By William Timme | March 21

Getting shredded in the Cassell Fitness Center has never been so organized

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Analysis: Losing the game on a coin flip

By Evan Maynard | March 14

How the NFL’s overtime rules are stirring up controversy

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Analysis: Ryan Zimmerman’s retirement underscores decades of achievement

By Hannah Newlon-Trujillo | March 4

‘We have won together, lost together and honestly grown up together’

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Analysis: Alex Ovechkin tests positive for COVID-19, absent from NHL All-Star game

By Hannah Newlon-Trujillo | February 11

‘Remember that year when Dave Semenko replaced Wayne Gretzky at the All Star game?? Yeah, me neither’

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Analysis: Rui Hachimura’s return and the NBA’s mental health awakening

By Andrew Powers | February 3

Japanese phenom’s withdrawal from the Wizards reignites important discussion about athletes and mental health

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Analysis: Fumbling the playoffs, Baltimore style

By Evan Maynard | February 2

How the Baltimore Ravens’ seemingly guaranteed postseason slot fell through the cracks

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From inside the Georgetown Flea Market, it sure seems like DC is a sports town

By Marco Gacina | February 2

Fans can find retro apparel, memorabilia and good conversation at the weekly market

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Analysis: The Washington Football Team to finally unveil new name

By Hannah Newlon-Trujillo | February 1

Did the WFT inadvertently reveal the team’s new name and logo?

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Analysis: What does the MLB lockout mean for the future of MLB?

By Hannah Newlon-Trujillo | January 25

MLB Talks are stalled while both sides cautiously renegotiate CBA

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Thoroughly defeated, hopelessly in debt and utterly ignored: The story of American University football

By Ben Morse | December 13

An archival telling of the all-American sport on campus

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2021-22 American University women’s basketball season preview

By Alex Walulik | November 8

Edwards and a returning roster could propel team back to Patriot League championship

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Column: Washington Football Team’s vaccination discourse represents larger issues in COVID-19 in professional sports

By Annie Erickson | September 15

Head coach Ron Rivera’s fight with cancer and advocacy for the importance of vaccines

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