Accomplished swimmer Schuyler Bailar made history by becoming the first openly transgender man to compete on a NCAA Division I team.  After graduating from Harvard University in the spring, Bailar is dedicating himself to speaking about gender inclusion in sports and his own journey. He spoke at the McLean School in Potomac, Maryland, on Thursday.  Bailar said he struggled...

Meet the University of Maryland Quidditch team, one of the top competitors in the country.

Schuyler Bailar, who made history as the first transgender athlete on an NCAA Division I team, returned to the D.C. area Thursday. News4’s Jackie Bensen was there as he spoke to a roomful of students, parents and others at the McLean School in Potomac, telling the extraordinary and inspiring story of his life.

The fast-paced fantasy sport played by wizards and witches in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series has stepped out of fantasy and cemented itself as a trophy-winning competitive game at the University of Maryland.

The team announced early Wednesday that they were bringing on the former Carolina Panthers coach.

The Redskins have another addition to their coaching staff: Jack Del Rio was hired as the team’s defensive coordinator. “We have a lot of work to do,” Del Rio said on Twitter. “Can’t wait to get started.” The team made the announcement Thursday morning, days after naming Ron Rivera as their next coach. Most recently, Del Rio was head...

“Welcome to my ladies’ cave.” Diehard Washington Redskins fan Barbara Offer has an entire room of her home dedicated to team memorabilia. She’s one of many fans who have great hope that new head coach Ron Rivera will turn around the team. “I believe that he will start to give us what we need to become prominent again,” she...

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern has died three weeks after he was hospitalized due to a “sudden brain hemorrhage,” according to the NBA. He was 77.

Bruce Allen is out as president of the Washington Redskins, the team’s owner, Dan Snyder, announced Monday morning.

Capital One Arena, home of Wizards and Capitals games and some of the biggest concerts that come to D.C., is going mostly mobile-only in 2020. Tickets bought online will be digitally delivered for all concerts, shows and season tickets for the Wizards and Caps (beginning during the playoffs season), arena owner Monumental Sports and Entertainment announced Wednesday. That starts on…

Naturally, Stephen Strasburg thought of himself pitching for a team other than the Nationals. After winning and being MVP of the World Series, Strasburg opted out of his contract and hit the open market. The possibility was real that he’d played his last game in a Washington uniform. Instead, Strasburg followed the lead of boyhood idol Tony Gwynn by...

Captain, the Capitals’ service dog trainee, visited News4 Monday. Captain is from America’s Vet Dogs and he is training to become a service dog for a veteran or a first responder with disabilities.

Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate, is aggressively opposing a Major League Baseball plan to cut 42 minor league teams across the country after 2020. Among the targeted are the Vermont Lake Monsters, the Single-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics in his hometown, Burlington. Defending low-profile ball clubs in far-flung places more fervently than anyone in the…

The Army and Navy academies are looking into hand signs flashed by students that can be associated with “white power” and were televised during the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia on Saturday, school officials said. Cadets at West Point and midshipmen at the Naval Academy in the stands both appeared to display the sign during the broadcast, officials with the two...

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern has been hospitalized in Manhattan after suffering a “sudden brain hemorrhage,” according to the league. The league put out a statement Thursday night saying that Stern suffered the hemorrhage “earlier today for which he underwent emergency surgery. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.” Stern was at a Manhattan restaurant when he collapsed, and…

The World Series champion Washington Nationals are shifting around some duties among members of manager Dave Martinez’s coaching staff. Tim Bogar will move to bench coach from first base. Bob Henley goes across the diamond to first base after working at third — where he earned the moniker Bob Sendley for his aggressive style. Chip Hale switches to third base…

Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees have agreed to a record $324 million, nine-year deal, a person familiar with the contract told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.

The Washington Nationals’ World Series trophy came to NBC Monday afternoon as part of the championship celebration.

The Washington Nationals kept the World Series victory party going at the Washington Capitals’ hockey game Sunday night. Nats players rode a Zamboni shirtless, poured beer into fans’ mouths and belted out “We Are the Champions” in the Caps’ locker room.