Dan Steinberg
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Get a full guide to the Games with our Tokyo Olympics newsletter
The Summer Olympics are, with a possible apology to the World Cup, the most powerful, complex, inspiring, upsetting, captivating and flat-out wacky sporting extravaganza we’ve managed to invent. This year’s Tokyo Olympics will be all those things and more. Heck, for one thing, they’re the 2020 Games, and they’re being held in 2021! These Olympics are being staged in a country that isn’t sure it… → Read More
Larry King used to work Caps games
Dan Steinberg Editor and columnist focusing on Washington sports and its history, Washington sports media, sports blogging April 7, 2010 New to me: Larry King used to be part of the broadcast team for Home Team Sports’s coverage of the Caps and Orioles. Like, that’s really new to me. I had no idea until Al Koken mentioned it in passing the other day when we were discussing the early days of that… → Read More
Sports aren’t joyless. Just watch Sixers Piano Girl.
Sports aren't just a reward for a functioning society. They're a reward for making it through the day. → Read More
Yet again, Daniel Snyder made sure to do the right thing — for himself
The Washington Football Team owner no longer needed the Original Americans Foundation as cover. So it's done. → Read More
For Opening Day, Nats fans ripped, defaced and marked-up their Bryce Harper jerseys
How did they alter their jerseys? Let us count the ways. → Read More
NBC Sports Washington GM explains Steve Buckhantz contract uncertainty
“As a new GM, I wanted more time to analyze our telecast and the talent and make sure we had the right team in place long term,” Damon Phillips said. → Read More
Bryce Harper still matters to me. Sorry
Harper was both unknowable and central to the formative years of a Nationals fan base in Washington. → Read More
Longtime Wizards broadcaster Steve Buckhantz’s future at NBC Sports Washington is uncertain
Buckhantz has called Wizards games for 22 years, but starting next season, his future with the network is suddenly up in the air. → Read More
A 50-win season is the Wizards’ 100-point game, 4-minute mile and .400 batting average
How long has it been since the Wizards won 50 games? You probably weren't alive. → Read More
Furloughed federal government workers can watch so much free basketball
Small consolation, but there’s a free sports nonuple-header for furloughed government workers on Saturday. → Read More
Scott Van Pelt on the Redskins: ‘Is anyone at Redskins Park listening?’
The longtime Washingtonian took aim at the front office in Ashburn. → Read More
Redskins eliminated from playoff contention for third straight year
The team will miss the postseason for the fourth time in five seasons under Coach Jay Gruden and the ninth time in the last 11 seasons. → Read More
Mike Wise joins WUSA9 as a writer and on-air contributor
The former Washington Post columnist will also be a contributor for Sports Illustrated, and is launching a weekly podcast. → Read More
Root for the hometown Redskins and Wizards (if you dare)
It's hard to root for the home team when you kind of sort of want the home team to lose. → Read More
Who’s to blame for the latest Redskins fiasco? Everyone.
This month's meltdown was a team effort. A franchise effort, really. → Read More
‘Nobody should be comfortable at Redskins Park’: After another loss, a week of outrage ensues
A chorus of voices emerged this week, suggesting that minor tweaks will not be enough. → Read More
Mark Sanchez handed off to Adrian Peterson for a touchdown, and the Internet lost it
What is happening in Philadelphia? Don't ask. → Read More
Reuben Foster blowback is another reminder that no one trusts the Redskins
“Every time I want to buy back in," one fan wrote, "they find a way to repulse me anew.” → Read More
The Jaguars have finally seen enough of Blake Bortles. (Sorry, @Jaguars)
Cody Kessler will start Sunday against the Colts. → Read More
Peter King calls out Eagles fans for booing the defending Super Bowl champs
Despite Eagles rings and bling, boobirds sing, while King finds a thing to ding. → Read More