Football

A Fairfax County Judge granted a temporary injunction Friday to allow the Hayfield Secondary School football team to participate in the postseason and compete in the playoffs. The Virginia High School League issued a two-year postseason ban on the football team. The school was under scrutiny following allegations of improper recruiting. The injunction means the Region 6C football playoff games…

Cooper Rush replaced Dak Prescott against the Falcons when the Cowboys’ starting QB left with a hamstring injury.

News4’s Derrick Ward previews Saturday’s event to honor Green.

The NFL has hosted games internationally for almost two decades.

Jayden Daniels threw for 233 yards and a touchdown and ran for a score in his desert return, and the Washington Commanders extended their winning streak to three with a 42-14 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. Daniels — the No. 2 overall pick last spring — became the fourth quarterback in the Super Bowl era to run for four touchdowns...

New research shows Latinos will account for $1 of every incremental $3 spent on U.S. sports by 2050.

Howard University’s Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Kery Davis previews the Howard vs. Hampton Truth and Service Classic with News4’s Tony Perkins and Howard alum Molette Green.

Congressmembers from both sides of the aisle will take on Capitol Police for a good cause at the annual Congressional Football Game Wednesday. News4’s Tony Perkins spoke with retired NFL player John Booty about the mission behind the game. 

A Los Angeles-area high school student who was recently injured during a football game has died, the high school’s principal said in a letter to the community last week.

A 12-year-old boy in Arizona received hundreds of text messages with well wishes after 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot in an attempted robbery on Aug. 31.

Montgomery County Public Schools’ first season of girls flag football kicked off Wednesday. News4’s Gio Del Fa took in the games at Seneca Valley High School in Germantown.

The Washington Commanders’ new coach is happy with his team as mandatory minicamp wraps up — including rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels. But team insider JP Finlay reports Dan Quinn is not ready to name a starting QB.

Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels spoke to the media on the second day of mandatory minicamp. Team insider JP Finlay reports.

Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels attracts a lot of attention at Washington Commanders minicamp. Team insider JP Finlay reports.

Women’s flag football is coming to Montgomery County Public Schools next year. The school system partnered with the Baltimore Ravens and Under Armour to bring the sport to all 25 high schools in the county. News4’s Dominique Moody reports on the first skills clinic ahead of the inaugural season.

Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels impressed new teammates at the Commanders’ rookie minicamp. Team insider JP Finlay reports.

The Washington Commanders have their next quarterback of the future with the second pick in the NFL draft, Jayden Daniels. Team insider JP Finlay says the team made the right move.

Commanders fans at an NFL draft watch party are optimistic after the team took quarterback Jayden Daniels with the second pick. News4’s Walter Morris got reaction. 

Washington made its move toward a new future by selecting LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels with the second overall pick in the NFL Draft Thursday night.  Fresh off a Heisman Trophy-winning season where he threw for 40 touchdowns against just four interceptions to go along with 10 rushing touchdowns last year for the Tigers, Daniels will attempt to solve the quarterback…

Jayden Daniels handled the media with the same poise and command he displays in the pocket. Asked a few times Wednesday about speculation that he doesn’t want to play for Washington and whether he prefers going to another team, Daniels understandably took a diplomatic approach one day before the NFL draft. The 2023 Heisman Trophy winner from LSU is expected...