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 ›

...but whether it's ever realistically going to happen or is even remotely a good idea is certainly up for debate. more ›

Ian R. Rapoport, who covers the New England Patriots for the Boston Herald, reports this afternoon that the team has parted ways with troubled former Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth. 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 ›

The combination of drug use and a brief stint where he got paid to get punched in the head may be finally geting to Mickey Rourke. more ›

Well, there you have it: the reign of Rex Grossman lasted all of five games, as crack NFL reporter Adam Schefter says that John Beck will get the starting nod for the Redskins for their road game against Carolina this weekend. more ›

Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan is examining his quarterback options. more ›

Redskins tight end Chris Cooley's unwavering hatred for Dallas and Tony Romo has to earn him a special place in the hearts of the diehards. 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 ›

Just in case you're a newcomer to this whole "professional football" phenomenon, the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys don't like each other very much. more ›

Glory days are here again, apparently. The Redskins are riding high, climbing back from a very shaky first half from Rex Grossman to somehow salvage a one-point win over an Arizona team with a Graham Gano field goal. As you can see, the newspapers, they like this Gano fella. 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 ›

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 ›

Good morning, Washington. Pigskin season has arrived. Tomorrow is the first football Sunday of the year and the Redskins' season-opener. It’s the start of six months of chicken wing rituals as we plunge into the thrilling agony of fantasy football, and it’s a good time to start planning where you’ll watch the games. TBD put together a list of which bars have your favorite teams on the big screen. more ›

New starting quarterback Rex Grossman once schooled Redskins legend John Riggins on, of all things, Wheel of Fortune. more ›

Good morning, Washington. Today is going to be hot, sticky and summer-like -- and it may be the last day of its kind for the year as we usher in cooler weather (the morning meteorologists project that persistent 90 degree days have expired for the season). Showers are possible, but the threat of storms really increases tonight and tomorrow. We're also in line for copious amounts of rain this week as what’s left of Tropical Storm Lee heads toward the Washington area. If you see the sun today, enjoy it. more ›

It's tough being a Washington Redskins fan these days. But at least attendees at FedEx Field will be able soak up this fall's sorrows with a delicious Ben's chili half-smoke. 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 ›

I must confess that I might have been too quick to get down on the Redskins' prospects for the 2011 season. In hindsight, invocations of the worst team in NFL history were woefully premature. more ›

Ever since the San Francisco Giants released their It Gets Better video, we had wondered whether any Washingtonian teams would follow their lead. D.C. United has done just that. more ›

Those hoping for a protracted legal drama involving former Redskins defensive tackle Albert Hayensworth, prepare to be disappointed: Haynesworth pled no contest today to a charge of simple assault, and was sentenced to 160 hours of community service. more ›

Good morning, Washington. D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown's chief of staff, Nichole Streeter, has resigned. Her departure comes at a precarious time for Brown, who has been mired in scandal surrounding his taxpayer-funded, fully-loaded SUV and the federal investigation of his 2008 reelection campaign. more ›

Just because he's been shuttled off to New England doesn't mean that we're rid of Albert Haynesworth -- oh no, not by a long shot. more ›

Good morning, Washington. Today is Slutwalk DC, the latest in a slew of protest marches triggered by a Toronto cop’s comment at a safety forum in January claiming that “women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized.” more ›

The Washington Redskins will play an actual preseason football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers tonight. And as a Redskins fan, I don't want them to lose. I'm just starting to accept that I expect that they will. more ›

Rex Grossman, recently named the starting quarterback for the Washington R*******, is very excited about the team's prospects this season. Very excited. more ›