Sports Break: After death of his wife, ESPN’s Chris Berman and family respond to ‘outpouring of love and sympathy’

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LaVar Ball says he doesn’t need Kobe Bryant’s advice (did he even offer it?)

Yep, he’s still talking.

By Matt Bonesteel • Early Lead • Read more »

NFL reportedly denies Josh Gordon’s latest bid for reinstatement

The Cleveland Browns’ star wide receiver, who hasn’t played for two seasons because of substance-abuse policy violations, can reapply in the fall.

By Cindy Boren • Early Lead • Read more »

Jerry Jones says Cowboys won’t honor Tony Romo until he officially retires

Dallas’s former quarterback says he’s “99 percent” retired. Jones apparently is thinking about the remaining 1 percent.

By Matt Bonesteel • Early Lead • Read more »

‘He just acts like a kid in every way now’: The decline of former Dolphin Jim Kiick

Now in assisted living, the 70-year-old running back from the last undefeated NFL team “has holes in his brain,” a doctor says.

By Cindy Boren • Early Lead • Read more »

Cam Newton’s birthday video is going to destroy the letters-to-the-editor page

It registered an 8.9 on the hot-take Richter scale.

By Matt Bonesteel • Early Lead • Read more »

After death of his wife, ESPN’s Chris Berman and family respond to ‘outpouring of love and sympathy’

Kathy Berman was killed in a two-car crash Tuesday afternoon in western Connecticut.

By Cindy Boren • Early Lead • Read more »

CSI: Washington — How the Caps lost this year, and every year

Diagnosing the cause of death for each of the Capitals’ playoff series losses in the Alex Ovechkin Era.

By Neil Greenberg • Fancy Stats • Read more »

Will the Clippers be able to keep Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and J.J. Redick?

What happens with Los Angeles’s three key free agents could vastly alter the future of Steve Ballmer’s team.

By Tim Bontemps • Read more »

Two Titans players are accused in lawsuit of assaulting a man over an NFL draft comment

Nashville man alleges that wide receiver Tajae Sharpe took out his frustration on him when the team drafted a wide receiver. Offensive lineman Sebastian Tretola allegedly acted as his lookout.

By Cindy Boren • Early Lead • Read more »

Lil’ Papi Andrew Benintendi fills enormous shoes for the Red Sox

The 22-year-old is unexpectedly picking up where David Ortiz left off, keeping Boston afloat through a messy start.

By Dave Sheinin • Read more »

Cleveland radio host loses her mind, accuses Browns’ Jabrill Peppers and Joe Thomas of drug use

She seems a little short in the evidence department.

By Matt Bonesteel • Early Lead • Read more »

ESPN is like ‘a controversial reality TV show,’ Draymond Green gripes in media critique

He wasn’t happy with how his quotes about the Cavaliers’ opponents were reported.

By Matt Bonesteel • Early Lead • Read more »

Jeremy Lin says he heard many more racial slurs while playing in college than in NBA

Lin’s unusual basketball journey as an Asian American included four seasons at Harvard, when he says was subjected to racial slurs and heckling.

By Des Bieler • Early Lead • Read more »

Wizards squander opportunity to take series lead over Celtics, instead get waxed in Game 5, 123-101

Playing on its home court, Boston looked like the better team from the get-go, leading by double digits nearly the whole way. Avery Bradley, a Celtics guard best known for his defense, was on fire for much of the game, finishing with 29 points. Game 6 is Friday at 8 p.m. This is a developing […]

By Washington Post Staff • Read more »

The Capitals’ season comes to an all-too-familiar end with a 2-0 loss to the Penguins in Game 7

Washington can’t get past Pittsburgh or its own bitter playoff history, dropping a heartbreaking game in front of its home crowd after fighting back from a 3-1 series deficit. The Capitals haven’t advanced to the conference championship round since 1998 — a drought that includes Alex Ovechkin’s entire tenure in D.C. This is a developing […]

By Washington Post Staff • Read more »

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