Author: Stephen Newman

Stephen is a 2018 graduate of Virginia Tech, receiving a bachelor's in multimedia journalism. He's an intelligent sports fan, following three of America's major sports as close as the analysts. Stephen follows the Washington Nationals, Washington Wizards and New England Patriots avidly and of course, keeps up with Virginia Tech athletics. As a student, Stephen worked as the Social Media Editor of The Collegiate Times and contributed in the CT's coverage of Virginia Tech football, men's basketball and women's basketball.

State of the 2019 Washington Nationals: Pitching Staff

Last year didn’t go as planned for the Nationals, but 2019 is almost guaranteed to be better. They suffered through a few significant injuries to position players in 2018 (Daniel Murphy, Ryan Zimmerman, Adam Eaton, Matt Wieters, and Howie Kendrick), and top prospect Victor Robles hasn’t even made his full-season debut yet.

Notice a name that wasn’t mentioned?

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A Trade Deadline Fit For D.C.

It’s been a season of nearly constant turmoil for the Washington Wizards, after being ranked among the favorites in the Eastern Conference during the offseason—and many other recent offseasons. John Wall has missed almost half of the year, Dwight Howard has barely played, and now the trade deadline has come and gone, leaving the roster appearing far different than it did last season.

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