Frank Robinson: A Life of Numbers and So Much More

February 9, 2019

The lives and deaths of athletes, especially baseball players, seem to be about numbers, stats, plaques and titles and records. Baseball seems to love to remember itself and its legends […]

Georgetown Library Issues Summer Challenge

August 2, 2018

The gauntlet has been thrown down to Georgetown’s well-read adults: to read a daunting classic like “Ulysses” or “Moby Dick” for at least 20 minutes a day.

Baseball Fever Sweeps D.C.

July 16, 2018

Leading up to tomorrow’s All-Star Game: a lineup of events at the stadium, the convention center, bars and restaurants, even the Library of Congress.

In Games We Trust

June 28, 2018

The World Cup, and every sport from T-ball to professional sports, is a kind of state of mind where fans lose their minds gladly, a kind of alternate reality that includes its actual fantasy counterparts.  

Fans Get Their Baseball Fix at Nats Winterfest

December 17, 2017

At the Washington Convention Center on Dec. 16 and 17, there were interviews and game shows on the main stage and photo opportunities with players, coaches and team mascots.