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Patrick Mahomes’s Chiefs outlast Bills to earn a spot in AFC championship game

The Chiefs and Lions secured their spots in the conference championship games.

By Adam Kilgore, Nicki Jhabvala, Mark Maske, Des Bieler and Sam Fortier

The 49ers looked bad and still won. It’s exactly what they needed.

By Jerry Brewer

Nikola Jokic is a tall order that the Wizards can’t quite meet

The two-time MVP posted a season-high 42 points as the Nuggets found their way past the Wizards, 113-104.

All across Detroit, solidarity through football

Across the city last Sunday, Detroiters clung to hope -- for their team, for their city and beyond.

Terps can’t manage a last-gasp shot in a narrow loss to Michigan State

San Jose State hires former Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo

Brock Purdy ‘could have been better.’ But his heroics proved a point.

Perspectives

At halftime and beyond, Lamar Jackson proved the Ravens are his team

By Barry Svrluga

How do you win more college basketball games than anyone else? By taking breaks.

By Sally Jenkins

The absolute definitive truth about the NFL playoffs (until next week)

By Candace Buckner

As their biggest rivals sputter, the Commanders embrace competence

By Barry Svrluga

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The Paris Olympics’ Seine River plan is bold, audacious … and risky

The organizers of next summer’s Paris Olympics hope to reinvent the opening ceremony by hosting theirs on the Seine River. It’s a bold plan, part of a bigger river project, but will any of it work?

By Les Carpenter

The day after in Tuscaloosa: ‘It’s like a weird dream we’re all in’

As Alabama processes the retirement of football coach Nick Saban, his presence could be felt all over Tuscaloosa.

By Chuck Culpepper

Even in Michigan, the land of ‘Go Blue,’ tackle football is slipping

Michigan still has more high school players than almost any state. But even there, participation is falling as the country grapples with safety concerns.

By Emily Giambalvo and Dave Sheinin

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San Jose State hires former Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo

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Patrick Mahomes’s Chiefs outlast Bills to earn a spot in AFC championship game

The Chiefs and Lions secured their spots in the conference championship games.

All across Detroit, solidarity through football

Brock Purdy ‘could have been better.’ But his heroics proved a point.

The 49ers looked bad and still won. It’s exactly what they needed.

San Jose State hires former Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo

Major League Baseball

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Astros land Josh Hader with an uncharacteristic $95 million splurge

By Chelsea Janes

Sean Doolittle, pitcher turned pitching strategist, is ready for his next act

By Andrew Golden

The Dodgers’ big winter doesn’t guarantee a priceless fall

By Chelsea Janes

The eye-popping price of MLB starting pitching keeps going up

By Chelsea Janes

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

The Nationals sign 20 players to open international signing period

By Andrew Golden

Nationals avoid arbitration with Lane Thomas, Luis García, two relievers

D.C. Council proposal would create new fund for Nationals Park maintenance

He wrote letters to MLB GMs, asking for advice. Now he works for the Nats.

National Basketball Association

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NBA midseason awards: Has Chet Holmgren overtaken Victor Wembanyama?

By Ben Golliver

Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic dies of heart attack at 46

By Ben Golliver

Pacers acquire Pascal Siakam from Raptors for Bruce Brown, draft picks

By Ben Golliver

Josh Giddey avoids charges in probe of alleged improper relationship

WASHINGTON WIZARDS

Nikola Jokic is a tall order that the Wizards can’t quite meet

Wizards-Spurs matchup full of French flair goes to Victor Wembanyama

Taking stock of the Wizards’ rebuild, halfway through a lost season

Marvin Bagley III impresses, but Wizards fall short in loss to Knicks

College Football

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National Hockey League

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These 11 questions will shape sports in 2024

By Washington Post staff

Alex Ovechkin hasn’t scored in 11 games, the longest drought of his career

By Neil Greenberg

The Rangers finally won a championship. These teams haven’t.

By Matt Bonesteel

Former NHL player dies after ‘freak accident’ in English hockey league game

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

Capitals’ offense dries up during 3-0 loss in St. Louis

By Bailey Johnson

Capitals sign Aliaksei Protas to a five-year contract extension

T.J. Oshie, a ‘special player’ for the Caps, looks revitalized after injury

T.J. Oshie’s sixth career hat trick carries Capitals past Blues

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