Category: commanders

NFL Owners Unanimously OK the Commanders Sale to Josh Harris; Dan Snyder Fined $60M on the Way Out

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.—NFL owners unanimously approved the sale of the Washington Commanders on Thursday from Dan Snyder to a group led by Josh Harris and including Magic Johnson for a record $6.05 billion, right before the league announced a $60 million fine for Snyder for improprieties corroborated by its investigation into workplace culture and business dealings….


Russian, Turkish Ministers Talk After Turkey Sends Ukrainian Commanders Home

The foreign ministers of Russia and Turkey spoke by telephone on Sunday, a day after Ankara angered Moscow by sending five Ukrainian commanders home with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in what Russia called a violation of a prisoner exchange agreement. The Russian and Turkish foreign ministries said Sergei Lavrov and Hakan Fidan discussed the situation in…


NFL Commanders Owner Dan Snyder Agrees to $6 Billion Sale

A group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales that includes Magic Johnson has an agreement in principle to buy the NFL’s Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder for a North American professional sports team record $6 billion, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press…


NFL Commanders Owner Dan Snyder Agrees to $6B Sale

A group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales that includes Magic Johnson has an agreement in principle to buy the NFL’s Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder for a North American professional sports team record $6 billion, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press…


NFL’s Goodell, Commanders Owner Snyder Sued Over ‘Toxic Workplace’ Culture

Washington D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine on Thursday announced his office has filed a civil lawsuit against Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder, the NFL, and Commissioner Roger Goodell for allegedly colluding to deceive fans in a bid to protect its profits and maintain a strong fan base. In a criminal complaint (pdf), Racine accused Snyder,…


17-Year-Old Arrested in August Shooting of Commanders RB

WASHINGTON—Washington, D.C., police on Wednesday announced that a 17-year-old male had been arrested in relation to the August shooting of Washington Commanders rookie running back Brian Robinson Jr. Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee said the young man has been charged with assault with intent to rob while armed. Since the suspect is a juvenile,…


Washington Commanders Safety Booked on Manslaughter Charge

LEESBURG, Va.—Washington Commanders safety Deshazor Everett turned himself into a Virginia jail on an involuntary manslaughter charge after an investigation found he was speeding before his sports car slammed into trees and rolled over, killing his passenger. Everett, 29, was treated for serious injuries after the Dec. 23 crash. His passenger, Olivia S. Peters, 29,…