Articles filed under Washington Post
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Special-needs athlete responds to Betsy DeVos' proposal to defund Special OlympicsMar 27, 2019 1:00 am - Derek "Tank" Schottle dreams of racing in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando. Maybe one day, he adds softly, he would even like to compete on the global stag...
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Analysis: Sweet 16 upset watch begins with the unlikely bid of the Oregon DucksMar 27, 2019 1:00 am - This year's Sweet 16 will feature almost all of the top 16 seeds. No. 1 seeds Duke, Virginia, North Carolina and Gonzaga all made it through. No. 2 seeds Michigan, No. 2...
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He won the lottery 14 times using math. Unfortunately, you can't use his system to win Powerball.Mar 27, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story originally published on March 27, 2019. Stefan Mandel had a problem. In the 1960s, he lived under the oppressive regime of communist Roman...
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Why prosecutors dismissed the charges against Jussie SmollettMar 27, 2019 1:00 am - The Cook County state attorney's office on Tuesday dismissed the multicount indictment against "Empire" star Jussie Smollett, sparking widespread confusion, even anger. ...
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The many things Democrats got wrong about the Mueller reportMar 27, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Days before special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation concluded, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., made a bold claim about President Donald Trump and o...
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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma agrees to settlement in landmark opioid lawsuitMar 26, 2019 1:00 am - Purdue Pharma and the state of Oklahoma have agreed to settle a lawsuit over the drugmaker's role in the deadly opioid crisis, a milestone in the legal effort to force p...
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4 takeaways from Barr's letter about Mueller investigationMar 25, 2019 1:00 am - We finally got our first glimpse of special counsel Robert Mueller's final conclusions from his Russia investigation, with Attorney General William Barr summarizing them...
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There's only one perfect NCAA tournament bracket left. It probably isn't yours.Mar 25, 2019 1:00 am - With all 12 teams seeded 1-3 and only one team seeded lower than fifth advancing to the Sweet 16, chalky brackets are ruling the roost after the first two rounds of the ...
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Favorites ruled NCAA tournament second round. Will chalk continue in Sweet 16?Mar 25, 2019 1:00 am - The second round of the NCAA tournament wasn't much fun for either underdogs or fans of underdogs: All 16 betting favorites won, the first time that's happened since the...
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Johnny Dawkins and UCF teach his grateful alma mater a lessonMar 25, 2019 1:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. - In the final seconds, the basketball reached its inevitable destination. It landed on the fingertips of Aubrey Dawkins, the son of Duke's favorite son, ...