
Washington holds off Atlanta, wins 6-4
Trea Turner had three hits and three RBIs, and Max Scherzer was his usual dominant self in a 6-4 Washington Nationals win over the Atlanta Braves on Monday.

Trea Turner had three hits and three RBIs, and Max Scherzer was his usual dominant self in a 6-4 Washington Nationals win over the Atlanta Braves on Monday.

A.J. Cole earned his first Major League win, and the Washington Nationals have a double-digit lead over the New York Mets in the NL East after a 4-1 win Friday night.

Max Scherzer held Philadelphia to three hits in eight innings in a 3-2 Washington Nationals win Tuesday night.

Tanner Roark had a nice bounceback outing for the Washington Nationals, who also bounced back nicely in a 4-0 win at Philadelphia on Monday.

Best friends through their college years at EMU, Joel Daly and Bess Steury spent the fall semester of 2002 at Washington Community Scholars’ Center.

Charles Johnson will address Washington and Lee University’s 2016 Fall Convocation at 5:30pm on Wednesday, September 7.

Jayson Werth kept the Washington Nationals in the game with a two-out, two-strike, ninth-inning RBI single.

Gio Gonzalez won his 100th career game, Daniel Murphy recorded his 500th career RBI – it was a night of big numbers for the Washington Nationals.

The UVA volleyball team (2-0) picked up its second sweep of the day after topping George Washington 3-0 (29-27, 25-21, 25-20) on Friday.

Every other start, it seems, Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer seems to flirt with a no-hitter.
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