Chris Cooley

Rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III generated excitement among the veterans at the opening of Redskins camp on Thursday.  Only six current players made the playoffs with Washington and only two have won a postseason game for the franchise. The team...

While the Washington Redskins quarterback derby has kept everyone on tenterhooks, the running back competition has become a one-man show. Tim Hightower, acquired in a trade with Arizona after the NFL lockout, has separated himself from the pack and is...

John Beck was ready to speak to a group of reporters Monday when he noticed a TV cameraman having trouble with some equipment. “We’re one camera short,” Beck said. “You all right?” He then calmly waited a full 40 seconds...

It’s Rex. By the proverbial nose of the football. Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan ended the suspense Monday and announced Rex Grossman as the starting quarterback, giving the nine-year veteran the nod over John Beck going into Sunday’...

Rex Grossman is getting his long-awaited next chance to lead an NFL team from the opening bell. John Beck has to turn his patience meter on once again. Wednesday was debriefing day for the Washington Redskins quarterback competition, a gentlemanly affair...

TV SPORTS Tennis-U.S. Open, 10 a.m., 6 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football-Arizona at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m. (ESPN) WNBA Basketball-Chicago at Minnesota, 7 p.m. (FXSP) NFL Football-New Orleans at Green Bay Packers, 7:30 p.m. (NBC) TODAY HIGH...

Let’s get the friendly trash-talk out of the way first. Washington Redskins defensive tackle Barry Cofield, after playing five years with the New York Giants, is telling tales on his pals as he prepares to face his old team on Sunday. Cofield, with...

There were a few calls of “Victory Monday,” “Victory Monday” in the Washington Redskins locker room after the long-overdue win over the nemesis New York Giants. Linebacker London Fletcher and other team captains vetoed that idea...

On five occasions in the Washington Redskins game Sept. 18, Rex Grossman dropped back and spotted his receiver. The ball's trek was interrupted midflight, though, batted down by defensive linemen and never coming close to the intended target. "Nothing...

Desperation might be setting in inside your fantasy locker room if your squad is 1-3 or 0-4 at the quarter pole, especially if you’re in a cutthroat league where only four or six teams make it into the playoffs. We have enough data to see that...

LaVar, Rocky Parrish & Kevin Shafer discuss new Dodgers owner Mark Cuban, Redskins. com listing 5 players that are going to have a "breakout season", Bruce Allen and the Donovan McNabb decision, Tiger Woods. Lou Holder interviews Redskin players John...

TV SPORTS Auto Racing-NASCAR Nationwide Series, 300 Miles of Courage practice, 1 and 5 p.m. (ESPN2); NASCAR Sprint Cup, Bank of America 500 practice, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2), pole qualifying, 6 p.m. (ESPN2) Major League Baseball-Texas Rangers at Detroit...