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Saleh, Douglas and Rodgers will be back, so focus turns on bouncing back next season for the Jets
The focus now is on the future for the New York Jets.
Christmas was rough on Super Bowl contenders except for the Ravens
The Chiefs lost again. The Eagles struggled against the lowly Giants. The 49ers were embarrassed at home.
With Trae Young, the numbers are rarely in question. Other things are up for debate
The numbers that Atlanta guard Trae Young are putting up are historic: 28.3 points and 11.2 assists per game entering Tuesday. Keep that up for an entire season, and he'll do something that only Oscar Robertson, Tiny Archibald and James Harden have accomplished.
LOVERRO: Relive the good times of Washington Redskins football with 'George Allen' book
"George Allen: A football life," by author and historian Mike Richman, captures the life and accomplishments of one of the most successful NFL coaches of all time who brought a new joy to Washington when he took over as head coach in 1971.
LOVERRO: Gleeful dumping of the District not best look for Leonsis
At some point in the last week, I expected Ted Leonsis to apologize.
LOVERRO: After lost opportunities, Commanders' season reduced to bad football and coaching
Now it is just down to the dwindling days of bad football and bad coaching, with the countdown until the season ends on Jan. 7 and Ron Rivera, Eric Bieniemy and the rest of staff that has directed this team to a 4-10 record are gone on Jan. 8.
LOVERRO: Nationals' Rizzo joins DiMaggio, Marciano, Lombardi in Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame
Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo grew up in Chicago hearing stories from his father, the legendary scout Phil Rizzo, about Italian sports icons like Joe DiMaggio and Rocky Marciano. Now the younger Rizzo will take his place alongside DiMaggio, Marciano and other greats from his ethnic heritage when he is inducted Friday night into the Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame in his Chicago hometown.
LOVERRO: Capitals-Wizards move hands Commanders big leverage in negotiations on a return to District
When Josh Harris heard the news that Transparent Ted Leonsis was going to leave the District and move his basketball and hockey team to Northern Virginia, do you think he popped champagne in his Miami Beach offices to celebrate?
LOVERRO: Sale of Nationals still tangled up in fate of the Orioles
The MASN television deal means the futures of both teams are linked. Any Nationals sale may have to wait until the Orioles have new owners and Major League Baseball orders the whole MASN deal scrapped as part of any sale agreement for the Baltimore franchise.
Rahm to be measured by more than words
Words still matter, and for Jon Rahm, there is no shortage of them when contemplating why he abandoned terms like "fealty" and "history" to chase money he once said he didn't need.
LOVERRO: Josh Harris will lose more by raising prices than he stands to gain
The Washington Commanders are going to raise season ticket prices for next season. This, of course, will come as bad news for all the fans of the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys and other visiting teams who filled FedEx Field this year and in years past.
Officiating again stole the spotlight even though the call against the Chiefs was correct
The quality of officiating in the NFL is inconsistent. But that's nothing new. It's been that way for decades. Even with instant replay, plenty of calls are missed.
Rahm's defection to LIV shows depth of golf's fracture
Jon Rahm's surprising defection from the PGA Tour to Saudi-funded LIV shows just how fractured the sport remains, even as it faces an end-of-the-year deadline to finalize an agreement that was supposed to make everything kumbaya.
LOVERRO: How the Padres, 50 years ago, almost became Washington's baseball team
Fifty years ago, the first week of December could have been one of the all-time weeks in sports in Washington, right up there among the best.
LOVERRO: Sanders, Saban and college football's lust for ratings
Deion Sanders and Nick Saban deliver the true currency of college football -- eyeballs.
Major champions talk signature shots. And one that stands out to them
In a series of interviews, the four major champions discuss the shot most fans will remember, and a particular shot that stands out to them.
As the NBA's eyes are on Las Vegas, the Spurs and Pistons have a long road ahead
There was so much promise six weeks ago. San Antonio was reveling in the debut of Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 pick who arrived with amazing fanfare. Detroit had a new coach in Monty Williams and a roster featuring five top-five draft picks from the last five years.
Not getting Terry McLaurin involved is one of many problems for the Commanders
Answers are lacking for the Washington Commanders after their latest humiliating loss, 45-15 at home to Miami on Sunday.
Good riddance to four-team playoff after unprecedented snub of FSU
There will be plenty to miss when college football undergoes myriad changes next season.
Patriots' problems are bigger than quarterback, blame starts with Bill Belichick
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