As the world watched the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl last night, Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8), took to Twitter to reminisce about the Redskins' salad days and lament their current woes. more ›

After 26 years, City Paper sportswriter Dave McKenna is leaving the alt-weekly. We talk to City Paper Managing Editor Mike Madden about this major shift for the publication. more ›

Phew! It's been quite the year, huh? In this periodic end-of-the-year series, we look at the people and places that made 2011 what it was. So far, we've hit Mother Earth and the District's unethical government. In this installment, it's Dan Snyder. more ›

Good morning, Washington. Expect beautiful autumn weather today, with plenty of sunshine and cool temperatures. With winter’s chill lurking just over the horizon, we’re compelled to enjoy these fleeting mild days. more ›

Good morning, Washington. On Friday night, three people were struck by a car while taking part in an Occupy D.C. rally downtown. Hundreds of protesters blocked streets around the Convention Center during the Americans for Prosperity “dream summit,” which is affiliated with the conservative billionaire Koch brothers. The driver will not be charged, because he allegedly had a green light. We'll have more on this soon. more ›

Redskins legend Dexter Manley has a few ideas about how the team could return to the glory days when he won two Super Bowls with the Redskins. Namely, Manley thinks that team owner Dan Snyder needs to sign "some boys from the hood." more ›

After suffering so much public humiliation during his utter failure of a lawsuit against the Washington City Paper, one can understand R******* owner Dan Snyder needing to lick his wounds. Now, he can do so on a 224-foot superyacht! more ›

Results from a new Washington Post poll partially released this weekend confirms much of what we already suspected about sports fans living in the D.C. region: we hate the villains, love the winners, and remain divided between the lifelong locals and recent transplants. more ›

Having alienated just about anyone who believes in a free press, Washington Redskins owner has turned his sights on Hispanic fans and now environmentalists. more ›

Over the weekend, Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder pulled his lawsuit against the Washington City Paper, ending a months-long saga that had made him even more unlikeable than he usually is. Here, we break down some of the numbers related to the battle between Snyder and the free press. more ›

Not only did he drop his lawsuit against the City Paper, but he went on to defeat the New York Giants in his season opener. more ›

On the eve of the Redskins' season-opener, owner Dan Snyder dismissed his lawsuit against Washington City Paper and writer Dave McKenna over "The Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder," which the paper published on November 19, 2010. more ›

Sure, Dan Snyder might currently be one of the area's biggest villains. But if he wants to catch up with former Redskins owner George Preston Marshall, he's going to have to start doing a lot more than suing some journalists. more ›

D.C. Attorney General Irv Nathan has finally produced some thoughts on the lawsuit filed by R******s owner Dan Snyder against Washington City Paper and columnist Dave McKenna -- and, not surprisingly, he's coming down on the side of the journalists. more ›

In the District, it's the owner of the football-team-that-shall-not-be-named that's suing a local publication. But for the District's northern-most urban neighbor, though, it's an elected official that went after a journalist. more ›

Someone find the keys to Redskins Park -- the NFL lockout is now officially over. more ›

The American Civil Liberties Union of the Nation's Capital, D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh and several media outlets, including National Public Radio, Allbritton Communications and WUSA9, have filed an amicus brief calling for the dismissal of Redskins owner Dan Snyder's lawsuit against Washington City Paper and writer Dave McKenna regarding claims made in McKenna's “Cranky Redskins Fan’s Guide to Dan Snyder”. And it's really good. more ›

Yesterday, the Washington City Paper filed an affidavit requesting the dismissal of Dan Snyder's lawsuit against the newspaper and reporter Dave McKenna under a new D.C. law which prohibits "strategic lawsuits against public participation," or SLAPP. more ›

The popularity of the Washington R*******, despite Washington's lemming-like insistence on religiously following the team regardless of its failures on the field and off, has been in the toilet for some time. But we never realized things were this bad (okay, maybe we did): Dan Snyder's cash cow is the second-worst franchise in professional sports. more ›

Dan Snyder thinks Dave McKenna needs to "grow up." That's according to words the R******* owner used during a pair of interviews conducted with NBC4 and Fox 5/WTTG last night. more ›

As promised, Dan Snyder refiled his lawsuit against the Washington City Paper inside the District yesterday. In an op-ed published Monday night, Snyder claimed that the suit would be "essentially the same." Apparently, dropping the hedge fund which owns City Paper's parent company and including City Paper columnist Dave McKenna as a defendant while burying previous claims that the paper was anti-Semitic and attacked his wife falls under Snyder's definition of "the same." more ›

Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson issued an injunction which has temporarily lifted the National Football League's players lockout. Many players around the country, including at least one Washington footballer, took the opportunity to try and get back to work. R******s owner Dan Snyder, following that lead, took the opportunity to remind everyone that he's still suing the Washington City Paper over Dave McKenna's "The Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder". Oh, and also to make sure no one forgets that he's acting like a petulant child. more ›

Interested in attending the July 30 friendly between European football giants Barcelona and Manchester United at FedEx Field? Mark down April 21 on your calendar -- and start saving. Steve Goff reports that tickets for the highly anticipated-friendly will go on sale via Ticketmaster at 9 a.m. that day. They'll also cost you a pretty penny -- the worst seats in the house will set attendees back $40 a pop. more ›

Hey, you know who hasn't done something really stupid in at least a couple of weeks? The Washington R******s! What's with the stars, you ask? Well, us media types apparently have to be really careful with how often we use the name of Washington's National Football League franchise, since they informed the Washington Post that they weren't allowed to use the name in the publication's team blog. Yes, you read that correctly. more ›

When the story first broke that Dan Snyder was considering taking legal action against the ownership of the Washington City Paper, there were a scattered few who wondered whether Snyder was pursuing the suit as some sort of perverse publicity stunt. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense, I know. But, think about it: we have been talking a whole lot about Dan Snyder in the last couple of weeks -- and a piece today by new WaPo sports columnist Jason Reid lends at least a little credence to the theory. more ›

Late on Friday, the Washington City Paper established a legal defense fund in response to a lawsuit brought against their parent company by Redskins owner Dan Snyder -- and thus far, it is growing rapidly. According to the City Paper, "more than 300" people had donated to the campaign as of last night, while "nearly 500...have sent us messages of support." more ›

After Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder filed a lawsuit against the Washington City Paper which a Redskins general counsel claimed would "presumably quickly outstrip the asset value" of the publication, the newspaper has announced the establishment of a legal defense fund. more ›

Dan Snyder has finally broken his silence. The Washington Redskins owner spoke up this afternoon about precisely why he's decided to send his legal hounds after the Washington City Paper over Dave McKenna's brilliant "The Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder." And you'll never be able to guess why: it's because he "loves the media," duh! more ›

The media backlash over Dan Snyder's lawsuit against the owners of the Washington City Paper has been swift and condeming, but it all really came to a head last night during WUSA9's late local news broadcast. The station's Sports Director, Brett Haber, dropped some damning commentary on Snyder's case, calling it "trumped-up," "repugnant" and a "classic case of bullying and a man stepping on the First Amendment rights." more ›