Walk into any crowded room and you will find someone who has experienced the ravages of cancer, either first-hand or through PAUL WOODY a family member...

The Olympics are the greatest of the world’s sports events, and the site for the 2016 Summer Games will be Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro or Tokyo....

After losing to the Detroit Lions on Sunday, Washington Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell kept his usual stiff upper lip. He said the Redskins will keep...

The Marching Virginians, 330 strong, weren’t allowed to march and play their music on the Lane Stadium field. Instead, they performed from their...

The difference between major-league ownership of a minor-league team and semi-local ownership of a minor-league team was readily apparent yesterday. The...

Of all the things said in the Washington Redskins’ locker room, none is more annoying than: We have the talent to excel. Wide receiver Santana Moss...

LANDOVER, Md. For all you young people hoping one day to coach in the NFL, or anywhere else, don’t try this at home. On fourth and 1 at the opponent’s...

BLACKSBURG The Virginia Tech Hokies were out of offense, out of timeouts and, seemingly, out of hope. “When you’ve got a Tyrod, you’ve...

How do you stay No. 1 in the country when every opponent wants to beat the top-ranked team? How do you stay No.1 when it’s human nature to become...

What do motherhood and tennis have in common with sports columnist Paul Woody? He goes to the court and a playground to find out.

All week long, Denny Hamlin said it was time. He said a driver can’t lead as many laps as he has at Richmond International Raceway and not win the...

Kyle Busch acknowledged the crowd at Richmond International Raceway in May after one of his four Sprint Cup victories this season. Busch sits in 14th place...

What possible connection could there be between Shakespeare, a church, and a punch thrown in a college football game? Only Paul Woody knows, but he can’t...

ATLANTA Good defense and exceptional special teams will keep you in almost every game. That combination even will help a team win a number of games. But...

When the Virginia Tech football team walks into the Georgia Dome tomorrow night to play Alabama, the Hokies will be involved in a game that means everything....

This is not what anyone in Boston, Tallahassee, Fla., Chapel Hill, N.C., Miami and especially Blacksburg wants to hear. Georgia Tech will win the 2009...

The stadiums are big, the crowds will be large and the odds long that Richmond, William and Mary or James Madison will pull off upsets in their season-opening...

After making plays for Jay Cutler and Mark Sanchez in the offseason, it is clear Redskins owner Dan Snyder doubts Campbell’s ability to take the...

When columnist Paul Wody previews college football, why’s he standing with goats and talking Hokies, and in a cornfield for the Cavaliers?

In New York City in 2008, 75 people with no prior criminal records were charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. All agreed to plea...

S100 batting helmet The first major-league baseball game I saw in person was the Cleveland Indians vs. the Washington Senators in 1965. When Rocky Colavito...

Do the University of Richmond Spiders have what it takes to hold on to their football title? Sports columnist Paul Woody gets a lift from a few players...

All the games Brett Favre has played, all the touchdowns he has thrown, all the toughness he has shown will sound great at his Hall of Fame induction....

You wouldn’t know it to hear him talk, but sports columnist Paul Woody is a voracious reader of classic books—as long as they’re about...

Sorry, golf is not an Olympic sport. Any sport that has its own channel, has a country club aura and is on television almost every weekend does not fit...

Columnist Paul Woody says when practice gets tough, the tough better hydrate. One Redskins safety drinks more than three gallons a day, and high school...

My first thought after hearing about Urban Meyer’s new contract was, “Whew. Now he can give up that part-time job at the convenience store.“...

The quote, “Millions for defense, not a cent for tribute,“ often is attributed to Thomas Jefferson. In fact, it was said by someone else—Washington...

International swimming holds the attention of sports fans once every four years, during the Olympics. So, it was a bit of a shock to watch the Beijing...

Sports columnist Paul Woody handicaps the Hall of Fame chances of baseball great Pete Rose and the newly retired (again) Brett Favre. Also, expect a cameo...