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Des Bieler

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In the communications biz, which probably means I should be communicating more here. My bad.

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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here’s my cameo (for now?) reappearance in the pages, or at least on the website, of the Post:a look at the big-play performance Sunday by the Commanders’ defense. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
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The Commanders couldn’t buy a turnover. Bring on the Super Bowl champion.
Washington upset Seattle with the help of two interceptions and a tone-setting fumble recovery.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Scary-looking injury for Leo Chenal, who had to be stretchered off, followed by a good-looking SEA drive led by Darnold. WAS was already missing Luvu and is now even more thin at LB (altho backup Joshua Josephs did make a nice stop on this drive).
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Lower bowl mostly filled, if plenty of apparent seats n the upper tiers, as the Commanders run onto the field before kickoff against the Seahawks. I’m here helping @postsports.bsky.social cover the game, which I hope is a good one!
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Was thinking that the Finals presented a perfect opportunity for Dolan to bury the hatchet w/Oak and invite him back to MSG, but if Oak can watch NY win a chip in person at San Antonio instead, I'm sure he'll take it.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Well, this certainly doesn’t diminish my man-crush on OG Anunoby. Obviously tops the Allan Houston shot against Miami, which previously was the most excited I’ve ever been to watch a Knicks win
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I don’t care if the #Knicks have to go into the third apron, they need to re-sign Shamet
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Freaking awesome game. These Knicks are so tough-minded, as exemplified of course by Brunson
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
As some have noted in the comments to this post, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is the obvious answer. And it's the most correct one! Not only did it end the hair metal era and usher in grunge, it's a song that simply could not have been a chart-topping hit any earlier in music history.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Well, that’s quite a headline www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
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Quadruple amputee and cornhole champion arrested in Charles County murder
A quadruple amputee and professional cornhole champion is awaiting extradition back to Maryland after he was accused of killing a friend in murdering someone in Charles County late Sunday, authorities...
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Was going through some materials accumulated over my many years at The Washington Post, and I was struck by these words of wisdom from the legendary Eugene Meyer, particularly (in light of recent events) the fifth graf.
The fifth paragraph reads: “The newspaper’s duty is to its readers and to the public at large, and not to the private interests of its owners.”
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
There REALLY should be a rule against showing ads for scary movies during a program and time that would likely have a lot of kids watching
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Looking to get back into the top 10, and presumably all the way back to No. 1, after so much early-career success, Naomi Osaka is off to a splashy start Down Under (although she could help herself by keeping her early-round matches under 3 sets) www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
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With fashion and feistiness, Naomi Osaka makes waves at the Australian Open
After becoming the talk of the tournament with her ensembles, Osaka gets to the third round with a contentious victory that continued her bid to return to the top.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Sports quiz time! (Unless you've taken it already today, in which case, thanks very much.) We have looks at the recently concluded CFP final and upcoming NFL conference title games, as well as questions related to baseball, basketball, boxing and more! www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...
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Sports trivia quiz: Test your knowledge with our weekly game
This week’s questions involve Indiana, Mike Tyson and a baseball cheating scandal. How many can you get right?
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Great quote on Curt Cignetti, via an excellent column by @barrysvrlugawp.bsky.social: “He flipped the culture for us,” said [Elon's AD]. “When I talk about that, it turned from ‘Who do we play this week?’ to ‘Who do we get to play this week?’ 1/2 www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
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Column | Indiana’s Curt Cignetti conquered college football six seconds at a time
The Hoosiers’ incomprehensible journey to the sport’s mountaintop resulted from following their coach’s methodical approach.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
OMG, that was a crazy TD pass. Sometimes, the regular view you get on TV (i.e., not seeing the whole field) adds to the excitement, b/c there was no way to know who or what Caleb was throwing to there
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
I think that if the ball had popped out there when Cooks went to the ground with it, it would have been considered an incompletion. So he could be considered to have not completed the process of the catch when McMillian grabbed it, making for an interception. Just going by the NFL's rules, folks.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Has a hook and ladder (or lateral, if u prefer) play ever NOT worked? Can understand why teams only go to it in desperate situations, but also have to think versions of it could be used much more frequently.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Sports quiz time! Sure, you know which golf tour has until very recently been home to Brooks Koepka (you do, right?), but can you identify the two folks further down whose heads have been cropped out? www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...
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Sports trivia quiz: Test your knowledge with our weekly game
Test your knowledge with our weekly game. From figure skating to the NFL, how many of our eight questions can you get right?
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Here’s my terrific colleague @candacedbuckner.bsky.social on why it was so problematic for a reporter to use her time at a Jaguars postgame news conference to give their coach a pep talk. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
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Column | News conferences exist to inform fans. It’s too bad so many don’t get that.
The debate over a reporter’s actions after a Jacksonville Jaguars game reveals a troubling misunderstanding.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Jags' TD with just over 4 minutes to go is the eighth 4th quarter lead change in three playoff games thus far (and this one ain't over, as I'm sure Jax fans fully realize)
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Have you taken our sports quiz today? If not yet, then no better time than now (unless sometime a little bit later would work much better). This one touches on an NFL coach firing, the CFP semifinals, a red-hot college basketball team and more! www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...
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Sports trivia quiz: Test your knowledge with our weekly game
Test your knowledge with our weekly game. How many of our eight questions can you get right?
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
The ball doesn't drop for another seven hours, so in the meantime, why not take this quiz? Eight questions related to the place of New Year's Day in sports history. If you score well, it could be an auld lang syne of good things to come in 2026! www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...
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Sports trivia quiz: New Year’s Day edition
Test your knowledge with our weekly game. How many of our eight questions can you get right?
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
For your reading pleasure, here are a bunch of decisions by sports figures that did not go well in the past year. Apologies for no Sherrone Moore section, but fwiw, the worst decision there arguably came in 2024, when Michigan signed him to a 5-year contract. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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The very worst sports decisions of 2025
There was no shortage of poor choices this year, including a terrible trade of a superstar, a guy stealing a hat from a child and a former NFL quarterback picking a drunken fight over ... parking.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Why is it such a talking point that Philip Rivers is possibly delaying his Hall of Fame election/induction by another five years? He seems perfectly okay with that scenario and, in fact, pretty excited about the chance to play again. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Column | Could a 44-year-old grandpa start an NFL game Sunday? ‘Heck yeah.’
Philip Rivers, 44, hasn’t played in five years and watched this past Sunday’s games from his couch. That might not stop him from being in the Colts’ huddle.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The 2026 World Cup draw is taking place right now, but it's not the most enthralling watch. Much better to follow along with our live, updating file to catch up on and learn about all the major developments! www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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World Cup draw live updates: FIFA group selection underway as Trump receives Peace Prize
National soccer teams will learn their group stage opponents at the draw for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Quiz time! Apologies to those who don't follow British soccer, because we have a wee test of knowledge there, but hey, getting seven out of eight would also be pretty good. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...
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Sports trivia quiz: Eight questions to test your knowledge
In this week’s game, we look at a skiing record, an infamous NBA suspension and a Heisman Trophy winner turned political figure.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
I mean, I've seen something like that plenty of times on the golf course (including by me, all too often, stubbing my club well behind the ball on a horrendous swing), but never anything quite like that on a football field.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Man, we're getting an Odell Beckham-esque catch, like, every couple of weeks now. Must be the gloves, right? Not that I'm complaining about an area of growth in the highlight-reel play category.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Still in a food coma, or maybe stricken by a new, leftovers-induced one? Here's some good news: It's as easy as pie (apologies if the last thing you want right now is a food reference) to click on our Thanksgiving-themed sports quiz and test your knowledge. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...
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Sports trivia quiz: Thanksgiving edition
Test your knowledge with eight questions about Thanksgiving sports history.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
An update to this story, which we posted last night: State police now say that Union H.S. Coach Travis Turner is wanted on five counts of possession of child pornography and five counts of using a computer to solicit a minor. He is now considered a fugitive. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Search continues for missing coach of undefeated Virginia high school team
Travis Turner, whose Union football team advanced in the playoffs without him, has been missing since Thursday, the same day police were sent to his house.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Quiz time! Test your sports knowledge with these eight questions. That is, you know, if you dare. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...
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Sports trivia quiz: Test your knowledge with our weekly game
This week’s questions range from the NFL to the Netherlands.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Looking for something to do at halftime of the Jets-Pats game (or during the second half of what, let's face it, will inevitably be a Jets loss)? Try our sports trivia quiz! www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...
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Sports trivia quiz: Test your knowledge with our weekly game
How many of this week’s questions — with topics ranging from the NBA and the NHL to beach volleyball (!) — can you get right?
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Quiz time! Test your sports knowledge with these eight questions (and maybe learn something about early-days NFL team names) www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...
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Sports trivia quiz: Test your knowledge with our weekly game
How many of this week’s questions — with topics touching on tennis to NFL history to NASCAR — can you get right?
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Whether this is an actual bro-mance or something a little more transactional, the increasingly warm relationship between Trump and Gianni Infantino seems like noteworthy context for FIFA's announcement today that it will begin awarding an annual peace prize. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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As Trump-Infantino bond tightens, FIFA announces inaugural peace prize
The soccer governing body’s president has frequently spent time with Trump this year. The award will be presented at December’s World Cup draw in D.C.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
If #Jets are inclined to trade Breece, but only for the right price, Sunday's game turned out perfectly. He looked good enough to possibly convince another team to pony up for him, & NY's win takes the monkey off its back and could relieve internal pressure to keep him while in search of that W.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
You may be aware that the World Series is about to get going. You may not be aware that the questions in this week's sports quiz are all related to World Series in one way or another. Well, now you know for sure, so by all means take the quiz! www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...
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World Series trivia quiz: Test your knowledge of the Fall Classic
We focus this week on the World Series, which starts Friday. How many of our eight questions can you get right?
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Biiiiiiiig NBa news today, and very much of the kind the league does not want. It feels like there will be much more to come from this story, the first installment of which is being handled this morning by my great colleague Rick Maese. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Portland Trail Blazers head coach and Miami Heat player arrested in gambling probe
Chauncey Billups, head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, and Miami Heat reserve Terry Rozier were among more than 30 people charged in ”illegal gambling schemes,” according to federal authorities.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
From our Mark Maske: The NFL said in its officials' training tape sent to teams this week the Eagles should have been called for false-starting on the tush push Sunday against the Chiefs, instructing officials to call “these plays tight."... www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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NFL instructs officials to watch for false starts on the tush push
In a training tape, the league says the Eagles should have been penalized at least once in Sunday’s win over the Chiefs.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Oh man, someone said they should be called the "No-Showtime" Clippers. That just might stick.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
If you have a couple of minutes and want to test your sports knowledge, try our quiz! It's a new feature we're rolling out today, one we hope entertains (or edutains, as the case may be) readers while providing a glimpse at the weekly sports landscape. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...
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Sports expert? Test your knowledge with our weekly quiz.
How many of this week’s eight questions -- including ones on the Yankees’ history books and Big Ten football futility -- can you get right?
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
If you're doing a fantasy draft this weekend, then you're going to want a little guidance. May I point you toward my draft tiers? Just the thing to help you make navigate the vexing decisions that crop up about which position to target, and when. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Analysis | Fantasy football tiers: A guide to help you with the tough draft calls
We’ve broken positional rankings into groups of players with similar projected outcomes, all in the name of helping fantasy managers navigate their drafts.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
As always, when it comes to my fantasy football drafts, I practice what I preach. (Doesn't always work out, it should be noted, but at least I mean what I say with my rankings.)
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
I'll echo what so many who have worked directly with Sally have already said: she is not only brilliant but a hell of teammate. Great get for the Atlantic. Just a reminder, though, as (again) many have already noted: there is A LOT of talent left in the WaPo Sports dept.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The Post Sports section bids more farewells, with Cindy (and the great Alexa Steele) following Steinberg out the door. As with Dan, Cindy takes a pioneering history in the blogging (for lack of a better term) game with her, and she'll be missed. I've loved (almost) every minute of working with her.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Dan became a great editor after blazing all sorts of trails as a writer, and he’s a really good dude to boot. Wishing him all the best in his future endeavors.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Yes, I wrote this lede. I regret nothing. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Kent Babb is always a must-read, so you know what you need to do here: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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The player and the life insurance agent behind Bobby Bonilla Day
When the Mets wanted to buy out the outfielder’s contract 26 years ago, Dennis Gilbert came up with a plan the team is still paying for.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
If it feels like just yesterday that the NBA was still in the midst of its 2024-25 season, that's because it almost literally was. Which raises a question ... www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Wait a minute. Why is the NBA holding its draft so soon after the Finals?
While the NFL makes a point of keeping fans’ attention over the offseason, changing the NBA calendar to parcel out events has “never really been a big topic,” a league official said.
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Alrighty then, guess we're really going to test my belief that I could listen to these two read the proverbial phonebook
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Des Bieler @desbieler.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Brock Bowers and Trey McBride look like kingpins here, but drafting them doesn't necessarily confer an enormous positional advantage, since other teams don't have to have a TE at all
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