Alex Ovechkin in a Curly W
From now on, all D.C. sports stars should be required to wear the Curly W following season-ending losses, right?”
Nats hang on to beat Braves
(John Bazemore / AP)
Washington gets a pair of three-run home runs but its bullpen nearly throws away a six-run lead in Atlanta.
Nationals hold on to upend Braves
Washington watches a six-run lead nearly evaporate before Drew Storen slams the door for his eighth save.
For love of the game
Seventy-five years after attending his first game, baseball fan Bob Hudson looks back at his love affair with sports in Washington.
La Russa diagnosed with shingles
Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa has been diagnosed with shingles and it is uncertain when he will return to the team.
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Leading off: Johnson’s next no-hit bid
Florida’s Josh Johnson, who starts today against the Cardinals, has already taken three no hitters into the sixth inning this season.”
Aaron Crow re-emerges
After spurning the Washington Nationals in 2008, pitcher Aaron Crow has taken a meandering path to the big leagues. But now that he’s there, with the Kansas City Royals, he looks like a budding star.”
Greinke takes the mound
Zack Greinke gets his first start for the Brewers, after cracking a rib playing pickup basketball during spring training.”
- Cody Ross' RBI single lifts San Francisco Giants past Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0
- Callaspo's 3 RBIs lead Pineiro, Angels to 6-2 win over struggling Danks and White Sox
- Leadoff walk in ninth comes back to haunt Diamondbacks in 1-0 loss to Giants
- John Danks tagged by Angels in 6-2 loss, becomes 1st Chisox pitcher to start 0-6 since 1987
- Liriano can't catch breath in no-hitter follow-up; Twins can't catch up in 10-2 loss to Tigers
Orioles win with a little extra
Matt Wieters delivers the game-winning single in the 13th inning as Baltimore defeats the Seattle Mariners at Camden Yards.
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Video: Twins' Francisco Liriano throws no-hitter
Francisco Liriano pitched baseball's first no-hitter of the season, throwing his first-career complete game in the Minnesota Twins' 1-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. (May 3)
Nats' Zimmerman and Giants' Sandoval sidelined
Third basemen Ryan Zimmerman of the Nationals and San Francisco's Pablo Sandoval will both be sidelined at least a month with injuries. Zimmerman needs surgery for an abdominal tear while Sandoval has a broken bone in his right wrist. (April 30)
McCourt's woes lead MLB to take over Dodgers
Commissioner Bud Selig is taking away control of the Dodgers from owner Frank McCourt, whose troubled finances and unresolved divorce settlement have seemingly paralyzed the once-proud franchise. And it seems Dodgers fans couldn't be happier. (April 21)
MLB takes over operation of L.A. Dodgers
Major League Baseball is assuming control of the Los Angeles Dodgers, a team financially paralyzed by its owners' bitter divorce. AP Sports Writer Ron Blum discusses why baseball took this extraordinary step. (April 20)
The Washington Post's LaVar Arrington, Dan Steinberg, Lenny Bernstein and Jonathan Forsythe put a cap on the NCAA Tournament, discuss the latest NFL labor news, comment on the Nationals' opening weekend and preview the Masters.
Bryce Harper makes home debut for Hagerstown Suns
Bryce Harper went 0-3 with a strikeout and a walk in his home debut for the Washington Nationals' Class A affiliate the Hagerstown Suns.
Players react to Ramirez retirement
Red Sox players Jonathan Papelbon and David Ortiz, and Dodgers manager Don Mattingly talk about Manny Ramirez, who retired Friday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. (April 9)
Rays slugger Ramirez tells MLB he's retiring
Tampa Bay Rays slugger Manny Ramirez has notified Major League Baseball that he is retiring after being notified of an issue under MLB's drug policy. (April 8)
LAPD outlines security plans at Dodger Stadium
There will be more police officers at Dodgers stadium in the coming weeks, after two of the team's fans severely beat a man wearing rival San Francisco Giants gear at the season opener. (April 8)
Dodger fans attack, critically injure Giants fan
Police believe many baseball fans witnessed the beating of a San Francisco Giants fan that left him critically injured after the opening day game at Dodger Stadium and they're asking for help in identifying the attackers. (April 1)
COLUMN | The team is much improved defensively this year, but has taken a step backward at the plate.
COLUMN | From the opposing dugout, Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel sees a Nationals team that might be finding its way.
COLUMN | In trying to clear things up, N.C. State athletic director, former Nats announcer muddy their own images.
Future Hall of Fame catcher Ivan Rodriguez is facing the sunset of his career, thanks to the promising Wilson Ramos.
Opening day reveals a penchant for tons of strikeouts — which could lead to tons of runs.
Fans braving a soggy NatsFest and Opening Day can’t be blamed for having their eyes on a future that includes Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper, even if that expectation may be hard to justify.
- Nats hang on to beat Braves
- Coming off one-hitter, Hudson stumbles in 7-6 loss to Washington because of errors, poor pitch
- Nats play long ball to beat Braves
- ‘Get on base, use your speed’
- Nationals still in search of balance
- Sanchez shuts down Nationals
- Rugby finds an unlikely home
- Nats feeling sunnier in Florida
- KC sends minor league outfielder Gregor Blanco to Washington
- Nationals manage only 4 hits and lose to Sanchez and Marlins 8-0
2010-11 Winter All-Met teams
The Post’s high school sports staff picks the best from the winter sports season.
2011 baseball preview
Get ready for Opening day in Washington and around the league with a focus on closers.
For the love of Bryce Harper
Get ready, Washington. You’re about to fall head over heels for the Nationals’ newest star.
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