Ben Nuckols, The Associated Press

Ben Nuckols

The Associated Press

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Past articles by Ben:

Trevor Williams outduels Miles Mikolas in rain as the Nationals cool off the Cardinals, 3-0

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trevor Williams outpitched Miles Mikolas in steady rain, CJ Abrams went 3 for 3 with a homer and the Washington Nationals beat the S... → Read More

Nationals place Victor Robles on IL, a day after his tiff with a teammate in the dugout

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Nationals placed center fielder Victor Robles on the 10-day injured list with back spasms for the second time this season on Wed... → Read More

Cardinals rally past the Nationals 8-6 behind back-to-back homers from Donovan and Goldschmidt

WASHINGTON (AP) — Brendan Donovan and Paul Goldschmidt hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied from an early ... → Read More

Meet the 14-year-old who won the Scripps National Spelling Bee with ‘psammophile’

This year’s bee proved that the competition can remain entertaining while delving more deeply into the dictionary. → Read More

Scripps National Spelling Bee finalists flex their knowledge quietly

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Confidence on the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage manifests itself in subtle ways, like spellers asking questions even thoug... → Read More

AUDIO QUIZ: Try to spell the words from the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The middle school-age spellers who make it to the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee spend years studying roots and lan... → Read More

Secrets of the National Spelling Bee: How the Words Get Picked

Days before the bee, a panel debates the final list of words that will be used to identify the English language's best speller. → Read More

Exclusive secrets of the National Spelling Bee: Picking the words to identify a champion

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — As the final pre-competition meeting of the Scripps National Spelling Bee’s word selection panel stretches into its seventh hour... → Read More

Call’s walk-off homer gives Nationals 4-3 win over Cubs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Call hit a game-ending homer leading off the ninth inning, and the Washington Nationals recovered after blowing a 3-0 lead to b... → Read More

Abrams, Nats squeeze past Cubs for 2nd straight night, 2-1

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jake Irvin had dozen of relatives and friends fly in from his native Minnesota to witness his major league debut for the Washington ... → Read More

Longtime staffer named to lead Scripps National Spelling Bee

When Corrie Loeffler was in elementary school, she scribbled in a scrapbook her very unusual dream job: director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. That dream came true Wednesday for the 40-year-old Loeffler, a former speller and longtime bee staffer who was announced as the competition’s third executive director in the past two years. “It’s […] → Read More

Longtime staffer named to lead Scripps National Spelling Bee

The Scripps National Spelling Bee has its third executive director in the past two years → Read More

Longtime staffer named to lead Scripps National Spelling Bee

When Corrie Loeffler was in elementary school, she scribbled in a scrapbook her very unusual dream job: director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. That dream came true Wednesday for the 40-year-old Loeffler, a former speller and longtime bee staffer who was announced as the competition’s third executive director in the past two years. “It’s […] → Read More

Congress alleges ‘shadow’ probe by Commanders owner Snyder

Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder conducted a “shadow investigation” that sought to discredit former employees making accusations of workplace sexual harassment, hired private inve… → Read More

Congress will issue subpoena to compel Commanders owner Dan Snyder to testify on workplace culture

Carolyn Maloney's announcement came during the Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing in which NFL commissioner Roger Goodell appeared remotely. → Read More

Congress alleges ‘shadow’ probe by Commanders owner Snyder

The 29-page memo alleges Dan Snyder tried to discredit the people accusing him and other team executives of misconduct and also tried to influence an investigation of the team by attorney Beth Wilkinson’s firm. → Read More

Congress alleges ‘shadow’ probe by Commanders owner Snyder

The 29-page memo alleges Dan Snyder tried to discredit the people accusing him and other team executives of misconduct and also tried to influence an investigation of the team by attorney Beth Wilkinson’s firm. → Read More

Congress alleges ‘shadow’ probe by Commanders owner Snyder

The 29-page memo alleges Dan Snyder tried to discredit the people accusing him and other team executives of misconduct and also tried to influence an investigation of the team by attorney Beth Wilkinson’s firm. → Read More

Congress alleges ‘shadow’ probe by Commanders owner Snyder

The 29-page memo alleges Dan Snyder tried to discredit the people accusing him and other team executives of misconduct and also tried to influence an investigation of the team by attorney Beth Wilkinson’s firm. → Read More

Congress alleges ‘shadow investigation’ by Washington Commanders owner to discredit ex-employees’ harassment accusations

A U.S. House committee says Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder conducted a “shadow investigation” that sought to discredit former employees making accusations of workplace sexual harassment. → Read More