DC Sports

When sports gambling is formally legalized in Washington, fans will have the option to place bets in convenience stores, bars, restaurants or from their living room couches. But the most visible and elaborate betting venues could feel…

Washington Wizards fans will get a glimpse at how in-game sports betting will look later this week when NBC Sports Washington produces an alternate game telecast focused on gaming.

People auditioning to be the next Racing Presidents for the Washington Nationals ran and danced while balancing large, heavy presidential costume heads on their shoulders Sunday. See photos and video.

Mike Wise, the former Washington Post sports columnist, ESPN writer and 106.7 The Fan radio host, is joining WUSA9 as a digital journalist and on-air contributor, the station announced on Friday.

Sports betting is one step closer to becoming a reality in D.C.

The Washington Nationals, Monumental Sports and Entertainment, several major professional sports leagues, MGM, and daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel have joined together to get the D.C. Council to pass a bill that would…

Ask old-timers, and most will say the District used to be a boxing town. Even if the town’s fight scene didn’t stack up against Los Angeles, Philadelphia or Las Vegas, there was the House of Champions, the Latin Connection, Round One and…

"This is like my home. This is my local marathon. I couldn't ask for anything better."

The D.C. region is known for producing basketball talent. For years, sportstalkers like WOL-AM’s Butch McAdams have suggested that the area’s reputation for quality youth basketball is a reason the Wizards have struggled to find a loyal fan…

At around​​ 8 years old, I had written some doggerel for a school assignment that passed as poetry: “the teacher is gone/the children hum/now we can all chew chewing gum.” (Who remembers things like that?) But one of my teachers liked it…