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Former Miami Dolphin and NFL star Chad Johnson (L) is escorted into the courtroom at Broward County Courthouse on June 17, 2013 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The judge is reconsidering the 30-day jail term she imposed after playfully slapping his attorney on the rear end during a court hearing on June 10. (Credit: Cristobal Herrera-Pool/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Getty Images)

Chad Johnson’s Lawyer: ‘No Legal Grounds’ For Judge to Deny Plea Deal

Former NFL receiver Chad Johnson was very apologetic to Judge Kathleen McHugh, who slapped him with 30 days in jail after he slapped his lawyer on the butt. But that lawyer told 106.7 The Fan Tuesday, that there really were no legal grounds for her to throw out his plea deal.

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Staring pitcher Dan Haren #15 of the Washington Nationals returns to the mound after giving up three run home run to Carlos Gonzalez #5 of the Colorado Rockies to give the Rockies a 5-2 lead in the fifth inning at Coors Field on June 11, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. (Credit: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Rizzo’s Studying Film to Identify Dan Haren’s Problem

Despite getting paid among the league’s elite at $13 million, Dan Haren has performed among the league’s worst for the Nationals, but GM Mike Rizzo insists no injuries are causing repeating poor outings for the back-end starter, and the team is actively working to identify the problem.

2013/06/12

Report: Veselý Blames Poor Play on Confidence, Nearly Demanded Trade

Jan Veselý recently gave an interview to a Czech media outlet that surprisingly didn’t disappoint, in which he reportedly slammed the Wizards for cutting his minutes and asking him to gain too much weight in the offseason, which nearly led to him demanding a trade out of Washington.

2013/06/12

Washington Redskins v New Orleans Saints

Trent Williams ‘Learning’ From Mistakes, Thinks He’s Finally ‘Maturing’

After stumbling a bit with a drug suspension in 2011, Trent Williams has made tremendous strides in maturity since being being drafted, which is why reports of him being involved in a bar brawl during his first trip to the Pro Bowl caught so many people by surprise, but it was just wrong place, wrong time, Williams said.

2013/06/11

Tony Parker #9 of the San Antonio Spurs drives against Chris Bosh #1 of the Miami Heat during Game One of the 2013 NBA Finals on June 6, 2013 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. (Credit: Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)

Heat Season Ticket Holder Clinton Portis Openly Rooting for Spurs

Season ticket holder Clinton Portis goes to Heat games with Edgerrin James and openly roots for the opposing teams, because the Heat have enough fans and it “pisses people off.” He’ll be at Game 2 of the NBA Final on Sunday, rooting for the Spurs.

2013/06/07

Sign of the Times: Paying for Online Content?

The Washington Post will institute a Paywall on June 12, essentially charging daily web readers for the content they’d already been receiving free of charge. Read up and weigh-in on the conversation, and let us if you’re now willing to pay $10+/month for the same service.

2013/06/06

Dan Rouhier getting ready to seriously mash for the Colonials. (Photo via @GWBaseball1)

Evolution of Dan Rouhier: From College Baseball to Sports Talk Radio

Danny Rouhier has lived many lives prior to his time as a sports talk radio host on 106.7 The Fan. Thanks to a hilarious pic that came across Twitter Thursday, we can now put together the pieces of how this funny man evolved from a serious college baseball player into the man, the myth, the legend he is today.

2013/06/06

Stephen Strasburg pitched into the 8th inning for the first time in his Major League career on Thursday. (credit: Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

Strasburg, Harper, Detwiler Could All Make Nats Return in Days

The future seemed so bleak just last week when the Nats placed yet another player on the Disabled List in Stephen Strasburg, but one week from Wednesday and a handful of games later, that could all be in the past with Washington’s rotation returning to full-strength.

2013/06/05

Washington Nationals v Philadelphia Phillies

Rizzo: Espinosa Likely Won’t Lose Job After DL Stint

The Nats made surprising string of roster moves on Tuesday, some of which could have some serious long-term implications on the future direction of this franchise, and some not so much. Here are they are, and what they mean, as told by Washington’s GM Mike Rizzo.

2013/06/05

Robert Griffin III (credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Is Redskins Name The One Media Storm RGIII Can’t Weather?

Outside pressures for RGIII to pick a side in the Redskins debate are mounting, as writers near and far flex false bravado with their ink muscles, gathering more reaction with every sentence, to try to trick him into talking. But does he really need to say anything? Or can he just ride out the storm?

2013/05/31