
Press Conference: Washington coach Jay Gruden
Washington coach Jay Gruden talks with reporters on Thursday. The team opens its 2014 NFL home schedule on Sunday vs. Jacksonville.

Washington coach Jay Gruden talks with reporters on Thursday. The team opens its 2014 NFL home schedule on Sunday vs. Jacksonville.

Washington and Lee University has contributed 13 graduates to Teach for America’s 2014 teacher corps, placing it among the top 20 small colleges and universities in the country for the second straight year.

U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Mary Washington’s undergraduate program fifth among public southern universities in the “Top Public Regional Universities – South” category in its 2015 edition of America’s Best Colleges.

Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III talks with reporters on Wednesday. Washington opens its 2014 NFL home schedule on Sunday against Jacksonville.

Washington coach Jay Gruden talks with reporters on Tuesday. Washington has its 2014 NFL home opener on Sunday vs. Jacksonville.

The Washington Nationals have announced the club has extended its player development contract with the Class-A Advanced Potomac Nationals of the Carolina League through the 2016 season.

Washington coach Jay Gruden talks with reporters on Monday. Washington hosts Jacksonville in its home opener on Sunday.

Washington moved the ball well, but two fumbles, a blocked punt and a blocked PAT spelled doom and gloom as the Houston Texans won the season opener, 17-6, on Sunday.

UVA’s 2014 NCAA runner-up baseball team will be honored on Tuesday, Sept. 9, by the Washington Nationals prior to the Nats’ game against the Atlanta Braves at 7:05 p.m. at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden talks with reporters. The Redskins open the 2014 NFL season at Houston on Sunday.