Dave Preston
@davpresto
Dave anchors and reports sports for @WTOP. Proud @newhouseSU grad. He's made college football and basketball his personal hill. AP Top 25 and Big Ten voter.
Curt Cignetti, asked about Indiana dropping tough non-conference games, comes armed with data about all the FCS teams the SEC plays, with 8 league games instead of 9. “We just figured we’d adopt an SEC scheduling format.”
Shark eggs, often called “mermaid’s purses,” are tough, leathery cases that protect developing baby sharks until they’re ready to hatch. [📹 california.shelling]
#BondBirthday- Terence Stamp was originally approached when Sean Connery left the role of 007, but but did not receive a second call from producer Harry Saltzman because, in Stamp's opinion, "my ideas about [how the role should be portrayed] put the frighteners on Harry."
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ESPN reportedly nearing deal to potentially acquire NFL Network, Red Zone ow.ly/JLX9106gFau
We have made the following roster moves: - Placed G Sam Cosmi on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform List - Placed WR Terry McLaurin on the Reserve/Did Not Report List
Terry McLaurin has led the @Commanders in catches and receiving yards EVERY YEAR of his @NFL career. Runners up? 2019- RB Chris Thompson 2020- RB JD McKissic (rec.) & TE Logan Thomas (yds) 2021- McKissic 2022 & 2023- WR Curtis Samuel 2024- TE Zach Ertz
Good morning! Coming up at 25 & 55 today on @WTOP: @Commanders hold their first practice while their top WR holds out, @Nationals break out the bats against the Reds, @WashMystics waste an early lead while Venus Williams shines at @mubadalacitidc .
Mike Locksley said there's a sign outside the Maryland locker room that says, "Leave your Louie [Vuitton] belts, your car keys and your financial statements outside."
Arkansas coach John Calipari advocates for players to transfer once without penalty, then forced them to sit out of year each subsequent transfer. common sense.
Coke said it will release a cane sugar version of its product in the U.S. But it would just be another option, not a formula change. Nutritionists say there’s little evidence it’s a healthier alternative. wapo.st/454zCvy
ACC player availability reports: Football: 2 days before kickoff, 1 day before kickoff and 2 hours before kick. Basketball/baseball: 1 day before tip, 2 hours before tip.
We first met Theo Huxtable, then portrayed by a 14-year-old Malcolm-Jamal Warner, during the 1984 pilot episode of "The Cosby Show," when Theo declared he didn’t want to go to college. Eight years later, in the 1992 series finale and the last time we saw Theo, he was achieving…
Rich Hill faced Jamie Moyer Moyer faced Steve Carlton Carlton pitched in the same game as Warren Spahn Spahn faced Satchel Paige Paige was a teammate of Bill Gatewood, who was born in 1881
Bleacher Report ‘So Darn Critical’ to TNT Sports’ Rights Plan sportico.com/business/media… via @sportico @JacobFeldman4
The Nats officially signed all of their picks from Round 1, 6-10 and: 11th Rd. – Jack Moroknek – OF – Butler Univ. 12th Rd. – Ben Moore – LHP – Old Dominion Univ. 13th Rd. – Tucker Biven – RHP – Univ. of Louisville 14th Rd. – Nick Hollifield – C – Univ. Alabama-Birmingham…
Final leaderboard of players who played all 16 rounds in the majors in 2025: -32: Scheffler 🏆🏆 -11: McIlroy 🏆 -10: Xander -6: Rahm -5: English -1: Fitzpatrick -1: Hatton +1: Spaun 🏆 +3: Hovland +3: Rai +5: McNealy +6: Burns +7: Berger +14: Hojgaard +17: Harman