Thom Loverro

Sean Brackett was the third-string quarterback for the WashingtonValor, and believe me, there is no more third string than being the third-string quarterback for the WashingtonValor in the Arena Football League. Still, for Brackett, it was better than last year. At least he didn’t need a translator in practice. Brackett, 25, a former quarterback at Columbia University, was the backup quarterback last season for the Qingdao Clipper in the Chinese Arena Football League — a leag

John Wayne was the great American film hero. He was the cowboy that saved the town, the soldier that fought the evil enemy. There are many things he was not on film -- a dancer, an artist (he once criticized Kirk Douglas for playing Vincent Van Gough), or maybe, a sportswriter. Not so fast, Grantland Rice. The Duke did play a sportswriter during his career in an obscure television film – his first dramatic appearance on the small screen. Four-time Oscar winning director John

It is time for the annual D.C. Grays fundraiser, Cigars & Curveballs, Monday, May 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Shelly's Back Room, 1331 F Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20004. This is a fun event featuring cigars and camaraderie, all for a good cause -- raising money for the D.C. Grays, the non profit organization that leads the way in Washington in providing baseball opportunities for inner city youths. The Grays have a team in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League that plays it

The Washington Capitals lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-0 at the Verizon Center on Early Stanley Cup Playoff Exit Heritage Night. This Game 7 loss at home to Pittsburgh played out differently than the last one at the Verizon Center in 2009, when the Capitals were down 2-0 in the first five minutes of the game they went on to lose 6-2. No, this time they waited until the third period to be down 2-0, and the result was the same. The result is always the same. The Capitals are