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Using Hawk-Eye technology, 12 cameras measure whether a pitch crosses the strike zone with accuracy of about one-sixth of an inch.

Alvaro Folgueiras converted a critical three-point play when Nebraska only had four defenders on the floor, and ninth-seeded Iowa continued its unpredictable NCAA Tournament run under first-year coach Ben McCollum, beating Nebraska 77-71 in a South ...

Trey Kaufman-Renn tipped in a miss by Braden Smith with 0.7 seconds left, and No. 2 Purdue edged hobbling Texas star Tramon Mark and the 11th-seeded Longhorns 79-77 on Thursday night in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

Blake Butera directed the Washington Nationals to a 10-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday for the franchise's first victory on opening day since 2021. He became the fifth Nationals manager to win his first opening-day game with the club.

The Washington Commanders signed cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon on Thursday, the latest addition to a defense that was the NFL's worst last season.

Trevor Rogers pitched seven shutout innings and Colton Cowser and Blaze Alexander had seventh-inning RBIs to give the Baltimore Orioles a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on opening day Thursday.

Brady House, Joey Wiemer and Jacob Young homered for Washington on opening day, and the Nationals beat Alex Bregman and the Chicago Cubs 10-4 on Thursday for manager Blake Butera's first win with the team.

Until a new indoor stadium opens at the old RFK site sometime next decade, the District isn't a candidate to host a Final Four. Even then, those games would be hard-pressed to deliver the pedigree of this weekend's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchups ...

Robert Griffin III is heading to another training camp. This time, for flag football.

Another No. 21 with the last name Taylor is patrolling the gridiron in the District.