Neil Greenberg
@ngreenberg
Sportswriter and stats geek (not nerd) for @washingtonpost. I got science for any occasion. Postulating theorems, formulating equations.
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson has reached a modified agreement with the Washington Commanders to redevelop the RFK Stadium site. The agreement still faces a series of votes by the D.C. Council, the first of which is scheduled for Aug. 1. wapo.st/4lN2jEp
Terry Bollea, who shot to superstardom as wrestler Hulk Hogan and whose tabloid-centric private life became a legal battleground, has died, World Wrestling Entertainment said in a statement on Thursday. He was 71. More here: wapo.st/3GYBpdw
Roughly a half-billion years ago, a minuscule penis worm armed with a retractable spiky mouth crawled around prehistoric Arizona. Its name? Kraytdraco spectatus — for its resemblance to a toothy Star Wars monster. wapo.st/3GRWK8s
I don’t post tickets but I’ll post some wisdom from DMs a few days ago.
An August 1 vote by the Council would allow the Commanders to stay on their timeline to open their stadium by 2030. Here's why they've been pushing for that year: washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/07…
Revisions to the Commanders' stadium deal x.com/NickiJhabvala/…
Commanders stadium update from DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson:
Commanders stadium update from DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson:
Deeply personal, moving and powerful piece about the tragic passing of Malcolm Jamal Warner, and what he meant to so many. @KelleyLCarter speaks for a generation. If you have some time today, give this a read. Trust me, it’s worth your time. 🥺🙏🏽🔥 andscape.com/features/black…
Uber will soon introduce a new feature that allows women to request female drivers, and gives women drivers the option to only accept trip requests from women. wapo.st/4kVAJUa
Those are small sample sizes you have there. And just look at the list.
Specifically good at comebacks! Just don't always get the chance to show it depending on game script etc. like you said.
Huh, it’s almost like good QBs are good.
This is true if you're just counting total comebacks but there's a pretty strong correlation between the guys we consider to be great QBs and their per snap efficiency in tight games:
Someone fell off the raft when the Browns did the helmet reveal. I just can’t 😂😂
Venus Williams’ return to singles play was a victorious one at the DC Open with a 6-3, 6-4 win. Before this week, Williams hadn’t played a match in the past 16 months. wapo.st/45dEr6V
Most optimistic projection for Commanders I have seen so far
Here are the percentages of how often these teams win the division in our simulations. BUF 72% BAL 70% DET 54% TB 53% WAS 52% SF 51% KC 48% JAX 42% Of the teams that we project second, the most likely to win their divisions are HOU and PHI.
If you were listening to the Mets booth talk about pitch types just now, this is what they're referencing. Improving technology = improved ability to tag pitches. technology.mlblogs.com/bulk-update-of…
I asked ChatGPT to compare the rhetoric surrounding Terry McLaurin's hold out to that of Le’Veon Bell (2018 Steelers) and Chris Jones (2023 Chiefs)
The Seattle Storm has announced that current Commanders linebacker Bobby Wagner has joined the ownership group as the first active NFL player with equity in a WNBA team.
More from Neil's weekly visit with @BMitchandFinlay: go.audacy.com/iGVTjil1eVb