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Despite quick playoff exit, Washington fans believe in the future; NFC East rival fans not so much Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images Vince Lombardi famously said that “winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing”. Well, the Washington Football Team didn’t do a lot of winning this season; they finished 7-9, but at the top of the NFC East, and were bounced from the playoffs on the first Saturday of play. But fans have responded to the team and its direction. Ron Rivera and Alex Smith ...

Speedway: Whanganui stockcars head to Hawkes Bay for double night of races 14 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Hailey James (18V) and Dion Mooney (6V) are up against quality fields in their groups tonight. Photo / S. B. OHagan Photography Hailey James (18V) and Dion Mooney (6V) are up against quality fields in their groups tonight. Photo / S. B. OHagan Photography Whanganui Chronicle A mass migration eastwards for Wanganui Stockcar drivers is under way. Seventeen Wanganui cars are among the...

Washingtons general manager search beginning to take shape Follow Us Question of the Day By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times - Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Coach Ron Rivera said Sunday he would inform owner Dan Snyder whether he wanted to hire a general manager. Now, days after that comment, Washington‘s search for a lead executive is beginning to take shape.  Washington requested to interview San Francisco’s Mart...

Ron Rivera and Washington embraced a “Why not us?” mentality in exceeding expectations to win the NFC East. After losing a close playoff game to Tom Brady and Tampa Bay, there's plenty of...

The Atlantic They have noticed something intriguing coming from the direction of Proxima Centauri. Ian Waldie / Alamy Last month, as 2020 drew to a close and we on Earth completed one of our strangest orbits around the sun, news broke that astronomers had picked up a mysterious signal from another star. Astronomers could tell, from the specific properties of the beam of radio waves, that it wasn’t made by an act of nature, such as a cosmic explosion. The signal coming from the star’s direct...

Penn State researchers head team investigating signal possibly sent from neighboring star Updated Jan 05, 2021; Posted Jan 03, 2021 Researchers from Penn State are among those examining a radio signal that may have come from Proxima Centauri, shown here. The star, normally invisible to the naked eye from Earth, is our solar systems closest neighbor. (NASA and ESA/Hubble) Facebook Share Was it a signal from intelligent life in another solar system? Or was the radio signal picked up in April 20...

"The commissioner has made it a focus area in league meetings for a good period of time but especially over the last year," said former NFL general manager Rod Graves. "I think the awareness level regarding the issues of diversity in the league or lack of is higher than its been in quite a while." This year, the league expanded its Rooney Rule, requiring clubs to interview two minority candidates for coaching positions. The league added also compensation for teams who make diverse hires and cre...

A new frontier is opening in the search for extraterrestrial life Adam Frank, The Washington Post Dec. 31, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail On Dec. 18, the world learned that Breakthrough Listen, a privately funded search for extraterrestrial intelligence, had found its first official candidate signal. The signals existence lit up the Internet. Was BLC-1, as its called, finally our moment of contact? Breakthrough Listen scientists, now hard at work on a paper about their findings, were quick to expla...

Lawrence Named Bobby Bowden Trophy Finalist Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was named today as one of three finalists for the Bobby Bowden Trophy, which recognizes a college football player who epitomizes a student-athlete of faith and conducts himself as an exemplary model in the classroom, on the field, on the campus and in the community. Additional information from award organizers is included below. New Orleans, La. – Sam Ehlinger quarterback for the University of Texas, Trevor Lawren...

A look back at memorable moments in Richmond, Va., from 2020. From pandemic to protests, from voting to vaccines and everything in between, 2020 in the Richmond area — and across the globe — has been a year like no other. “Unprecedented” is a word thrown around when describing the past 12 months (or was it 12 years?), but to come up with one that better encapsulates what has happened across our region, state, country and world would be to perhaps create a new language. As we...