Andrew Beyer
Shackleford on the upswing
With no clear favorite, it makes sense to look for a colt whose form is on the upgrade and is likely to improve further on Saturday.
Though this wasn’t an exceptionally interesting Kentucky Derby, the emergence of Graham Motion into the spotlight is a notable development.
With no clear favorite, it makes sense to look for a colt whose form is on the upgrade and is likely to improve further on Saturday.
Are America’s thoroughbred racehorses getting worse?
Seve Ballesteros, shown here winning one of his two Green Jackets at the Masters, was a talented and enigmatic golfer, an unknowable star to the end.
Gary Williams, log firmly on shoulder, loves to beat you with less, then bask in the obvious.
Before next year’s NHL playoffs begin, somebody better teach the Capitals how to bite. They can’t afford to head down an all-too-familiar path.
Fans are wising up and staying away from MLB games as a result of the high prices, long games and hooligans in the upper deck.
The NFL draft is over and the lockout continues. Soon, the UFL may be the only (pro football) game in town.
COLUMN | Subsidized or not, Los Angeles does not need a downtown stadium or an NFL team.
COLUMN | Mark Turgeon might not have been at the top of Maryland fans’ lists, but he might be the perfect coach to replace Gary Williams.
Gary Williams rarely sought rest or relaxation in building teams that worked incredibly hard.
Former Georgia Tech coach will take over George Mason basketball program that is expected to win now and keep recruiting top players.
Wizards hope their new threads will be the first step in changing their plot.
COLUMN | The longtime Detroit Red Wings great and Hockey Hall of Famer has made the right moves as an executive to get Tampa Bay into the Eastern Conference finals against Boston.
The Caps played a great second period in Game 3, but collapsed in the third and find themselves on the brink.
COLUMN | By playing the game with exuberance and unpredictability, Seve Ballesteros became a champion weekend hackers could relate to.
COLUMN | Owners should treat players as partners, not enemies to forestall future labor strife.
COLUMN | Football owners are wrong in their case against their players, and they are risking the very structure of the league they say they are committed to upholding.
COLUMN | The team is much improved defensively this year, but has taken a step backward at the plate.
As Rashard Mendenhall comes under fire for controversial tweets in the aftermath of Osama bin Laden’s death, athletes are again reminded of the perils of social media.
COLUMN | Coach Mike Shanahan and the Redskins have a lot riding on Shanahan’s personnel decisions in this week’s draft.
COLUMN| In searching for new football and men’s basketball coaches in a matter of months, Maryland finds that it’s not an attractive a destination as it thinks it is.
COLUMN | The Capitals have become that team with the heavenly regular season and the hellish postseason, and it’s because the star players have yet to grow up.
COLUMN | Gary Williams is leaving Maryland in a much better position than it was when he was hired.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Sports Columnist Tom Boswell answered reader questions about baseball, the Masters, the Capitals and more.