Thomas Boswell

The ultimate head game

Boswell: On Sunday, tune out the leader board, focus on your next shot and don’t give up.

• Furyk, McDowell together at the top
• Notebook: Els rebounds in third round
• U.S. Open leader board

Thomas Boswell

OPINION | For USGA, par for the course

After Congressional Country Club last year saw Rory McIlroy go 16 under par, the USGA reconsecrated itself to the holy protection of par at this year’s U.S. Open.

• Leader board

Sally Jenkins

OPINION | Furyk the fallen front-runner

Momentum shifts are par for the course when the U.S. Open is played at Olympic.

• Boswell: A worthy champion | Q&A transcript
• Bird Call Man steals post-tourney spotlight
• Webb’s major leap | Final scores | Photos

Sally Jenkins

Horse racing needs to be fixed

OPINION | The exit of I’ll Have Another only calls attention to an unavoidable fact: too many thoroughbreds are injured, or die, on the track.

• Beyer: Thoroughbreds are fragile
• I’ll Have Another scratched from Belmont
• 2012 Belmont Stakes field

Mike Wise

OPINION | LeBron deserves his due

Miami’s LeBron James has a gritty performance for the ages in a crucial Game 4 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

• Game 4: Heat takes command with 104-98 win
• Game 4 in pictures
• PSL: Discussing the NBA Finals

Mike Wise

OPINION | Clemens verdict won’t erase doubts

For many of us, the Roger Clemens verdict does little to dispel the shadow of doubt.

• Clemens acquitted of all charges
• Clemens through the years
• Video: Clemens acquitted of all charges

Tracee Hamilton

Time for a stern talking-to

OPINION | In discussing whether the NBA has a flopping problem, David Stern underplays his own authority.

• Thunder rips Lakers in Game 1 of West semis
• Visiting 76ers hold off Celtics to win Game 2

Tracee Hamilton

OPINION | Adversity in the workplace

Through two tightly contested playoff series, this year’s Capitals laugh in the face of adversity and howl in the face of overtime.

• Bog: Ovechkin’s almost incredible goal

Jason Reid

OPINION | Jeter: The pro’s pro

Derek Jeter has been the face of the baseball’s most storied franchise for 20 years, and he keeps living — and playing — up to that billing.

Jason Reid

OPINION | Yankees remain measuring stick

OPINION | Pinstripers arrive in town with 27 titles, an example of where the Nats wish to go.

Norman Chad

OPINION | A sports world gone mad

OPINION | Couch Slouch contemplates a world with Thunder enthusiasts in lockstep, fist-pumping fanatics and poker-playing monks.

Norman Chad

California dreams turn to nightmares

COUCH SLOUCH | Albert Pujols’s $200 million contract was supposed to be the start of something big — until it wasn’t.

John Feinstein

Hokies on shaky ground

OPINION | Virginia Tech did not handle the firing of Seth Greenberg well, and now it is left to ponder its next move.

• Greenberg era ends in Blacksburg
• A look at possible replacements
• Poll: Was it time for Greenberg to go?

John Feinstein

Bruins escape; Game 7 awaits

OPINION | It has been a roller coaster ride for the Capitals and the Bruins as the series shifts to Boston for Game 7.

Andrew Beyer

Rooting for ‘Another’ Triple Crown

U.S. horse racing has never needed a shining moment as badly as it does now. And I’ll Have Another just might provide it.

• Analysis: Beyer’s breakdown of the field
• Dullahan fresh, looks to play spoiler
• Triple Crown horses | A look at Belmont field

Andrew Beyer

OPINION | Advice for I’ll Have Another’s jockey

Mario Gutierrez must know this about riding the Belmont Stakes: Don’t move too soon.

• Seattle Slew trainer sizes up I’ll Have Another
• Beyer: U.S. no longer breeds horses for Belmont
• Triple Crown: Beyer recaps past winners