
New England blasts Washington, 27-10
The Washington Redskins looked at Sunday’s game at unbeaten New England as a measuring stick for where they are. At the midway point of the 2015 season, the ‘Skins don’t measure up.

The Washington Redskins looked at Sunday’s game at unbeaten New England as a measuring stick for where they are. At the midway point of the 2015 season, the ‘Skins don’t measure up.

What did the Washington Nationals need more? A manager with good working knowledge of how to manage a pitching staff? (Check.) Or a manager who is versed in getting the most out of a talented, sometimes combustible, roster with high expectations? (Check.)

Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins rallied Washington from a 24-0 first-half deficit, completing the historic comeback with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Reed with 24 seconds left to lift the ‘Skins to a 31-30 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at FedEx Field.

#24 Washington & Lee pulled away early in the second half as the Bridgewater College football team fell 45-23 to the Generals on Saturday in Lexington, Va.

Mock Con, as W&L’s students refer to it, has correctly picked the eventual nominee of the party out of power 19 of the past 25 presidential elections, and the candidates or their campaign leaders have taken notice

Robert Alford intercepted a Kirk Cousins pass in overtime and returned it 59 yards for a touchdown that gave the Atlanta Falcons a 25-19 win over the Washington Redskins on Sunday.

The Washington Nationals were a major disappointment in 2015. Is it time to blow the franchise up and start over? Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham looks at the Nats’ prospects for 2015, and offers in-depth previews of this weekend’s ACC football action, with Virginia Tech (2-3, 0-1 ACC) hosting N.C. State (4-1, 0-1 ACC) and UVA (1-3, 0-0 ACC) traveling to Pitt (3-1, 1-0 ACC).

The Washington Nationals played into October, but only because the final Sunday of the 2015 regular season fell on Oct. 3.

Kirk Cousins connected with Pierre Garcon on a 4-yard TD pass with 26 seconds left to lift the Washington Redskins to a 23-20 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at FedEx Field.

A two-run Bryce Harper homer broke a 1-1 eighth-inning tie, lifting the Washington Nationals to a 3-1 win over the New York Mets in Game 1 of a Saturday doubleheader.
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