Deron Snyder
Articles by Deron Snyder
SNYDER: Clothes call - Terps go with variety
While the sports world ponders whether the Carolina Panthers owner stepped out of bounds by requesting that Cam Newton stay free of tattoos and piercings, I'm puzzled by another matter regarding athletes, aesthetics and appearance. Published August 25, 2011
SNYDER: On this night, game trumped business
For the roughly 1,600 folks who crammed into Trinity University's gym Saturday night, it didn't matter that the NBA lockout is nearly two months old. This night was reserved for the game of basketball — not the business. Published August 22, 2011
SNYDER: Decline in black players should concern all who love baseball
The Washington Nationals open a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, also the team's second annual "Black Heritage Night," a celebration of black Americans' contributions to baseball. Published August 18, 2011
SNYDER: Scandals put NCAA on path toward destruction
Tick ... tick ... tick ... The countdown in major college sports continues, with the explosion growing closer with each passing scandal. If the latest round of alleged wrongdoing doesn't trigger the blast, don't worry. There'll be another major case before too long. Published August 17, 2011
SNYDER: Rationale sacked if talk turns to Tebow
There is no such thing as proportion when the topic is Tim Tebow. Discussions are neither reasonable, rational nor relative. Whether one believes in him or denigrates him, the arguments are always outsized, out-of-scope and over-the-top. Published August 15, 2011
SNYDER: Marshall’s biggest victories come off the field
Miami Dolphins wideout Brandon Marshall set the NFL record for most receptions in a game when he snared 21 balls with the Denver Broncos in 2009. He's among the game's top receivers, but this year he's on a mission involving more than catching footballs. Published August 14, 2011
SNYDER: Despite drops, Redskins’ Leonard Hankerson is catching on
As the Miami Dolphins' all-time leader in receiving yardage, No. 2 in receptions and No. 3 in receiving touchdowns, Mark Duper knows about playing the position. So when some of Leonard Hankerson's uncles learned that their employer was a close friend of Duper's, they asked if the three-time Pro Bowler would tutor the young wideout, a rising junior at Miami. Published August 11, 2011
SNYDER: Slugger’s season is totally un-Dunn
Baseball fate hasn't been kind this season to former Nationals slugger Adam Dunn, who's struggling through a horrific campaign of unprecedented ugliness. Published August 7, 2011
SNYDER: New season, old story for Redskins
Allowed to practice for the first time during this training camp, new and old faces were sprinkled among every group Thursday afternoon at Redskins Park. Published August 4, 2011
SNYDER: Happy days for Nationals will be here again
Remember how Stephen Strasburg sent shock waves through baseball and became a huge gate attraction last year, making his team a national story in the process? Published August 3, 2011
SNYDER: Glamour aside, NFL players have job to do
Strip away the romanticism and realize that playing football isn't noble or heroic, or a metaphor for unity, commitment and sacrifice through shared blood, sweat and tears. Published August 1, 2011
SNYDER: Decisions made to keep Nationals’ cornerstones in place
Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes the playoff-aspirations portion of our flight. Hope you enjoyed the ride and please come back next year. Published July 31, 2011
SNYDER: Shanahan gets credit for curing headaches
Mike Shanahan hasn't done much that deserves applause during his brief tenure as head honcho, inheriting one headache and creating another, then exacerbating the situations by gross mismanaging. But give him a hand for swiftly addressing the dueling dramas that overshadowed everything else at Redskins Park. Published July 28, 2011
SNYDER: Bryce Harper: ‘Just another game’; not hardly
Bryce Harper was nonchalant in the visitors' dugout at Prince George's Stadium, less than an hour before his first pro game in the D.C. metro area. He answered questions politely and dispassionately, with a cool detachment that seemed practiced or forced or both — but didn't jibe with the announced crowd of 6,375. Published July 26, 2011
SNYDER: In NFL, the table is set for a smorgasbord of signings
After all of the angst and frustration, after nearly 20 weeks of lockout limbo, after watching the two sides bicker, posture and spin, a resolution has been reached and this is what NFL fans lost in the process: the Hall of Fame Game, a meaningless-but-glorified scrimmage. Published July 25, 2011
SNYDER: Out of a job, but Steve Williams can cry all the way to the bank
Once again, it's time to check off some items on my "TIDU List" - Things I Don't Understand: Published July 21, 2011
SNYDER: Soccer events may be enthralling, but soccer isn’t
Soccer lovers in the U.S. have a chip on their shoulders and with good reason, miffed that their sport isn't as beloved here as it is worldwide. But they aren't the only fans frustrated by America's particular taste. Published July 18, 2011
SNYDER: Nats fans can look at glass as half-full
Fans who began following the Nationals last year, when Stephen Strasburg swept through baseball like Halley's Comet, have a rosier outlook than fans who began following in 2005 when the team relocated to Washington, where it has never produced a winning record but twice managed 100-loss seasons. Published July 14, 2011
SNYDER: Flood case set stage for free agency
'Can I ask you a question about Curt Flood?" Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth, who hasn't been talking much lately, was leaving the clubhouse and en route to wherever he'll spend the All-Star break. But he stopped and looked upward like folks do, as if hard-to-recall facts are written on ceilings. Published July 11, 2011
SNYDER: Clemens’ errors rooted in his Texas-sized ego
In deciding to voluntarily testify before Congress in 2008, Roger Clemens displayed little intelligence and insulted our own. Now everyone has to pay as baseball, yet again, is dragged through its Steroid Era. Published July 7, 2011
