Niles Paul

Anthony Armstrong didn’t stand out for a change when the Washington Redskins receivers lined up for drills Tuesday at practice. That is a good thing, if he is going to make the team. Armstrong was again No. 13 — and not the lone wideout...

The loud ovation as Robert Griffin III walked from the Washington Redskins’ practice facility down to the field is something he’s gotten used to. It was just a bit louder on Saturday. The rookie quarterback, taken No. 2 overall in the NFL...

Redskins coach Mike Shanahan made a surprise move Sunday, benching former Ravens backup John Beck and returning to Rex Grossman as the team's starting quarterback in an attempt to spark his struggling offense and end a four-game losing streak. It didn'...

TV SPORTS SATURDAY Soccer-Premier League, Chelsea at Newcastle, 6:30 a.m. (ESPN2) Men's College Basketball-North Carolina at Kentucky, 11 a.m. (CBS); Iowa State at Michigan, 11 a.m. (Big 10 Network); Massachusetts at Miami, Noon (ESPNU); Southern...

TV SPORTS College Football-Champs Sports Bowl, Florida State vs. Notre Dame, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN); Alamo Bowl, Washington vs. Baylor, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Men's College Basketball-Florida at Rutgers, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Elon at North Carolina, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); Penn...

TV SPORTS College Football-Armed Forces Bowl, Brigham Young vs. Tulsa, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Pinstripe Bowl, Rutgers vs. Iowa State, 2:20 p.m. (ESPN); Music City Bowl, Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest, 5:40 p.m. (ESPN); Insight Bowl, Iowa vs. Oklahoma, 9 p....

If John Beck and Rex Grossman were truly just about even, then Grossman might have won the Washington Redskins starting quarterback job just by standing on the sideline. Given a chance to make a closing argument in his case to be No. 1, Beck turned in...

For years and years as an NFL coach or coordinator, Mike Shanahan was hailed as an “offensive genius.” At the moment, there’s very little going right on that side of the ball for his Washington Redskins. Still, Shanahan announced after...

Start with the trade of Donovan McNabb. Add the signing of Barry Cofield. Throw in a host of 30-something receivers: Jabar Gaffney, Donte’ Stallworth, Brandon Stokley and Santana Moss. Oh, yeah, there’s also Kellen Clemens and the...

Derrick Locke's goal has always been to play in the National Football League, and the former Kentucky running back thinks he's helping his chances of doing that thanks to the training he's receiving at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. “They are...