Scott Allen
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Sports reporter at The Washington Post. Sign up for our Commanders newsletter, For Old D.C.: https://www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/for-old-d-c-/
Stayed up for a Wizards game and didn't regret it! The AJ Dybantsa Show is must-watch TV forolddc.substack.com/p/aj-dybants...
A.J. Dybantsa is the best reality TV
The Wizards' rookie lived up to the hype in his summer league debut.
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Couldn’t let an NFL schedule release day go by without rating every game on the Commanders’ slate #tradition #funemployment open.substack.com/pub/forolddc...
Rating every game on the Commanders' 2026 schedule
This year's rating scale: Sonny Styles jerseys.
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I'm doing it on the Hellsite, so I might as well do it here, too. I'm taking requests for specific Sports pages to share from The Post's collection of color PDFs, which dates back to April 2002. Hit me.
Stadium news: The #Commanders have released conceptual renderings of their new stadium, the first since they hired HKS as their lead architect. washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
Four NFL games have ended with a score of 44-22. Three of them have occurred in the last three weeks, including two involving the Commanders. No one picked that in the For Old DC predict the score contest, but Rick (44-20 Lions) was close! Sign up here: www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/...
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A Washington Commanders newsletter from Scott Allen, with news, analysis, trivia and even the occasional game day recipe.
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“I was just so happy that ‘O’ got it,” Capitals goalie Logan Thompson said. “I don’t know, maybe he was trying to grab it to give it to him, but who knows?” www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Jordan Binnington stuffed Alex Ovechkin’s 900th goal puck in his pants
Cameras caught Binnington in the act, and before play resumed in the second period, linesman Michel Cormier spoke with the goalie.
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The #Commanders aren't good enough to be buyers at the NFL trade deadline Tuesday. But they shouldn't be sellers, either. Why they should stand pat 🔗⤵️ www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Commanders aren’t good enough to be buyers. They shouldn’t sell, either.
Ahead of Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, Washington appears to be a team that will likely stand pat rather than make significant moves.
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When you think of college football, you think of Saturday, right? Then there are teams like ECU, which played four of its first seven games on Thursday night. "You don’t need a map and a compass to find our games on TV." (w/ @emilygiam.bsky.social) www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
The college football team that’s barely played on Saturday
East Carolina went five consecutive weeks without playing on the sport’s traditional day, part of a growing strategy to increase television exposure.
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Curious what we’re hearing about the Nationals new managerial hire? Read @andrewcgolden and my story on the Post, or here on Reddit. What we’ve heard about a) his appetite for analytics b) his ability to teach fundamentals and c) his age and experience. www.reddit.com/r/Nationals/...
From the Nationals community on Reddit
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John Wall and Brendan Haywood will contribute to Monumental’s Wizards coverage this season www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
John Wall, Brendan Haywood to join Monumental’s Wizards broadcasts
Wall announced his retirement and a role with Prime Video’s NBA studio show in August. Haywood also will call college basketball games for NBC.
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Jakob Chychrun’s life has changed a lot in the last two years. But the biggest changes have happened internally, as he’s learned to embrace who he is and let go of some of the all-consuming, obsessive routines that dominated his life. t.co/vdvCI4AgzV
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/10/29/jakob-chychrun-capitals/
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Maryland Athletic Director Jim Smith spoke with @barrysvrlugawp.bsky.social about Coach Michael Locksley and a changing college football landscape.
It may not be the primary reason they've lost 3 straight, but the #Commanders run game has gone cold -- and not just because they've been chasing games. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
The Commanders’ offense is struggling, and they can’t run from it
Washington is stuck in neutral on the ground, stalling its efforts to establish an identity.
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New episode of Everybody Eats: A Washington Wizards podcast! Monumental Sports reporter @chasedcsports.bsky.social and I discuss Kyshawn George’s emergence, Alex Sarr’s improvement, the Wizards perimeter D struggles and more. Tune in 👇🏾
I ended another bummer of a postgame For Old D.C. newsletter on an uplifting note, with a story about the hero's welcome George Allen's team received at Dulles Airport after Washington's first loss at Kansas City in 1971. www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/...
Hail or Fail: The good and bad from another Commanders loss, including a pair of takeaways, fourth-down struggles and Scary Terry's return
Hail or Fail: Another Commanders injury, another Commanders loss
The good and bad from Washington’s defeat in Kansas City, including Terry McLaurin’s return and fourth-down struggles.
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What happened, what mattered from the Wizards regular season opener: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Wizards get it started, picking up the new season where the last one left off
The latest chapter of the rebuild begins with something familiar: A loss that saw Washington trail from the first basket until the final buzzer.
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Unusual fact: Washington has won a road game in every current NFL city except one. Kansas City. The #Commanders are 1-10 all-time against the Chiefs, including 0-5 on the road dating back to 1971.
One of Dan Quinn's favorite sayings is "Hard s--- with good people." Here's hoping his people are good. Because this is some hard s--- ahead. On the Commanders' coach in new territory. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Column | Dan Quinn talks about the hard stuff. Now he’s getting to live it.
The coach concedes his Commanders are “off course.” It’s his job to right them.
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The biggest question for the Wizards this season is whether the team will keep its 2026 draft pick, which is top-eight-protected. Washington is racing to the bottom. Who could beat it there? www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Pereira's contract with Fox expires following the 2026 season. He believes that'll be his final year working as a broadcaster. “I don’t want to outlive my effectiveness,” Pereira, 75, said. “But I don’t know — who can predict the future?”
Tashan Reed@tashanreed.bsky.social · 11mo ago15 years after he became the first NFL on-air rules analyst, Mike Pereira's legacy has been cemented. As he nears retirement, @MikePereira gave me an inside look at the process that made him one of the most influential figures in sports broadcasting 🔗⤵️ www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Hails (Daron Payne! Robbie Chosen!) and Fails (a lot of stuff) from @scottsallen.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Hail or Fail: A loss, an injury and a penalty-filled day in Dallas
The good and bad from Washington’s loss to the Cowboys, including a safety and another big day for Dak Prescott.
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james!!! so close!!!! sign up for our Commanders newsletter here ⬇️ www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/...
"Nobody's coming to help." With injuries mounting and a defense that looks helpless, the #Commanders are in deep trouble. Why Washington's season is on the brink 🔗⤵️ www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
The Commanders are in deep trouble, and ‘nobody’s coming to help’
After Sunday’s blowout loss to the Cowboys, Washington knows things have to be better. But solutions are hard to find.
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Complete trust is great when you have blinders on. Just don’t look around and start noticing how long other franchises have needed to rebuild.
Post Sports @postsports.bsky.social · 11mo agoRebuilding takes time, but Wizards fans deserve at least a schedule. Column from @candacedbuckner.bsky.social
It's not just that the Commanders committed three turnovers last night, but also that they didn't force any. Dan Quinn on the minus-3 turnover margin: "You really don’t deserve to win many games when you’re in that space." www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
To hang on to their season, the Commanders need to hang on to the ball
After Monday night’s deflating loss, Washington players and coaches weren’t fumbling for answers on what’s needed to get back on course.
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