National Sports

Washington Nationals reliever Hunter Strickland revealed Tuesday he was injured in a weight room mishap at PNC Park before the team’s game that day against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Read Full Article

Mario Williams, a former No. 1 NFL draft pick, was arrested Tuesday for criminal trespassing at a Texas home, according to multiple reports. Read Full Article

A Chilean tennis player was banned eight years from the sport for match-fixing, the Tennis Integrity Unit said Tuesday. Read Full Article

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick revealed in an interview published Tuesday that his desire to start raising awareness about perceived social injustice began in 2015. Read Full Article

Fresh off a Women’s World Cup title, U.S. soccer star Carli Lloyd appeared at a joint practice session between the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens. She wowed them with her kick. Read Full Article

There is a trickle-down effect from having true freshman quarterbacks star in the last two national championship games. Read Full Article

Jalen Hurts’ rise to the starting quarterback position at Oklahoma wasn’t a foregone conclusion, despite his wealth of championship experience at Alabama. Read Full Article

Freshman Bo Nix will make his Auburn debut as the starting quarterback on a big stage. Read Full Article

Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott won’t face criminal charges after scuffling with a music festival security guard in Las Vegas. Read Full Article

An environmental report poses a new problem for the proposed site of David Beckham’s Major League Soccer stadium in Miami: Tests show the soil is far more toxic than expected. Read Full Article