Matt Ryan’s next shot at winning the starting quarterback job for the Atlanta Falcons will come in his first preseason start.

Kay Ryan is no longer an unknown poet.Demand for her work jumped sharply Thursday upon the Library of Congress’ announcement that she had been named the new U.S. poet laureate, a one-year term beginning in the fall. Her collections “The Niagara...

The (Baltimore) Sun will cut about 100 jobs, including 55 to 60 in the newsroom, through buyouts, layoffs and the closing of open positions. The latest in a series of cuts to the venerable newspaper were announced Wednesday in a memo from publisher Tim...

Matt Ryan has signed a six-year, $72-million contract with the Atlanta Falcons.Ryan, the No. 3 overall pick in last month’s NFL draft, is guaranteed $34.75 million in the deal signed Tuesday. Falcons spokesman Reggie Roberts confirms the signing and...

Ryan Zimmerman saved a run or two with a quick stab to stop a double down the left-field line in the first inning, charged a two-hopper barehanded to throw out the swift Shane Victorino in the fifth, then made a tough catch look routine when pinch hitter...

Ryan Zimmerman hit a long homer and Tim Redding pitched two-hit ball for six innings, sending the Washington Nationals to a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night.Jesus Flores hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the seventh off Aaron...

For the Washington Nationals, being 3-0 is big news. Tim Redding took a one-hitter into the eighth inning and Ryan Zimmerman hit a solo homer to help the Nationals stay unbeaten with a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.The...

Tim Redding took a one-hitter into the eighth inning and Ryan Zimmerman hit a solo homer to help the Washington Nationals stay unbeaten with a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.Redding allowed just a single by Pedro Feliz in...

Nationals Park had quite an opening. Ryan Zimmerman hit a tiebreaking homer off Peter Moylan with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 Sunday night in the first regular-season game at the $611 million...