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2025 Commanders’ Tank Watch – Week 15

Both teams approached the Week 14 match between the Commanders and Vikings badly in need of a get-right win.  The mood on Hogs Haven was upbeat, with Jayden Daniels’ first start since Week 9 headlining a list of starters recently returning from injury.  A week after taking the second-seed Denver Broncos to an overtime nail-biter, […]

The Wizards’ Numbers Are Historically Awful. Again.

The Washington Wizards are on an epic bizarro heater — consecutive seasons of historically awful basketball, which could well end up as the worst two-year run in NBA history. Yes, even worse than The Process Sixers. Last season, the Wizards posted the fourth-worst scoring margin and the fourth worst adjusted scoring margin (controlling for strength […]

NHLTR Mock Trade: Capitals trade Ryan Leonard in package for Canucks' Quinn Hughes

The NHL trade rumor mill is spinning like crazy these days, and most of the talk is around Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes. Hughes is going to be traded at some point this season, as there's no turning back for how bad it is currently in Vancouver. While there's been plenty of insiders reporting the New Jersey Devils, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, and Pittsburgh Penguins are the frontrunners, the Washington Capitals have begun to creep up the list of potential destinations. NHLTR...

Hurricanes vs. Capitals: How to Watch, Odds, Picks & Predictions

Thursday’s NHL matchup between the Carolina Hurricanes (18-9-2) and the Washington Capitals (18-9-3) at Capital One Arena in Washington, District of Columbia is expected to be a competitive contest. The Hurricanes have -116 moneyline odds to win against the Capitals (-104) in the game, which begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. You can watch the action on ESPN+ to see the Hurricanes meet the Capitals. Hurricanes vs. Capitals Game Info & Odds When: Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET TV...

Phillies potential trade target: MacKenzie Gore

I have been examining a few players who have been rumored to be available on the trade market. Today, I will look at Washington Nationals’ lefthanded starter MacKenzie Gore The background Originally drafted third overall by the San Diego Padres in the 2017 draft, Gore became a top ten prospect and reached the major leagues […]

Dan Quinn: Jayden Daniels won’t play vs the Giants

Dan Quinn spoke to the media before Washington Commanders practice. He said that Jayden Daniels won’t play on Sunday when the team visits the New York Giants. He aggravated the left elbow injury that cause him to missed three games. He was chasing down a Vikings defender who had just intercepted him, when he was […]

Keefe switches stance on Whitmore benching

During his weekly Wednesday appearance on The Sports Junkies, Washington Wizards coach Brian Keefe lightened his stance of Cam Whitmore’s benching. “We were looking at different rotations. We hadn’t played well in the games before that. We wanted to try something new,” Keefe said. “[Whitmore] didn’t do anything wrong himself, but he’s learning our system […]

What will the Washington Nationals do with their bullpen?

The Nationals bullpen was a major problem in 2025 and the issue is even bigger now that Paul Toboni traded away the team’s most promising reliever Jose A. Ferrer. If Harry Ford becomes a quality starting catcher, the trade will be worth it. However, losing Ferrer makes the Nats bullpen even more of a question […]

Would you have added Michael Soroka for $7.5 million?

We all love Michael Soroka. We’re all sad his career has gone the way it has, right? Well, Soroka had his second-best season last year, putting up 1.1 fWAR for the Nationals and Cubs. He actually had 1.2 fWAR for the Nationals in 16 starts, but then kind of imploded while barely pitching for the […]

Daily Slop: 10 Dec 25 – Offensive line and RB play offer sparks of light in a horrid week for Commanders

Commanders links Articles The Athletic (paywall) The Commanders’ season has derailed. Calm down, and see what the offseason brings The Commanders’ fan base is passionate and loyal beyond all comprehension to a franchise that, for three decades, did nothing but bring shame and embarrassment to the team, and to the region. A magical 2024 alleviated […]

Will Noah Brown’s Return Impact Treylon Burks’ Usage?

Commanders wide receiver Noah Brown finally returned to action this past week against Minnesota after missing time with a groin/knee injury since Week 2. With Brown’s return, there are outside questions surrounding his future with Washington along with the emergence of former first-round pick Treylon Burks. Burks returned two weeks ago against Denver after missing […]

RHP Kyle Finnegan returns to the Tigers on a two-year deal

After coming over from the Washington Nationals at the trade deadline back in July, Kyle Finnegan gave the Tigers some very good relief work until a groin injury sidelined him for most of September. The Tigers liked what they saw though, as Finnegan found new success under pitching coaches Chris Fetter, Robin Lund, and Juan […]

All aTwitter: 10-Dec-25 – Commanders cut one WR, re-sign another

The goal of All aTwitter is to give readers a detailed or quirky look, through the unique lens of Twitter, at the Commanders, the NFL, and sports in general, along with a smattering of other things. Click here for Washington Commanders Beat Writers Twitter Feed Click here for NFL News, Rumors & Reports Twitter Feed […]

Vikes Views: Viking of the Week

The Minnesota Vikings shut out the Washington Commanders 31-0 on Sunday. It was the first time a team was shut out the week prior to a shutout victory since 1992. The defense was dominant and the offense was efficient. It was a beatdown from the start. It’s a rare treat to enjoy an easy win. […]

Wizards reassign AJ Johnson to G League

The Washington Wizards have assigned guard AJ Johnson to the Capital City Go-Go, the team announced Tuesday Johnson, 21, has appeared in just 10 of Washington’s 22 games this season and played less than 10 minutes in each of those contests. This marks Johnson’s second stint with the Go-Go in as many weeks. The sophomore […]

Daily Slop: 9 Dec 25 – NY Giants, who were on a bye, were the only NFC East team that didn’t lose a game in Week 14

Commanders links Articles Washington Post (paywall) The Commanders are asking Jayden Daniels to do too much When the Commanders, who are officially eliminated from playoff contention at 3-10, look ahead to 2026, they probably will need to field a roster that can lighten Daniels’s burden. The quarterback certainly has work to do to improve at […]

The Numbers Behind the Wizards Two Main Problems

The 2025-26 Washington Wizards have two main problems that keep them from winning: Aside from that, they’re…well…bad at most of the other parts of the game. But hey, someday in the future, maybe they won’t be bad at everything. By the way, the list above was in rank order. They’re 30th in defensive rating — […]