Kevin Durant on D.C.: ‘I really just didn’t want to play at home.’; 2017 NFL draft: Is there a franchise QB here or not? Time to find out.; Oklahoma star Joe Mixon punched a woman. Can he convince an NFL team to draft him?; Playoffs?!?! For the first time in 10 years, the Edmonton Oilers look postseason worthy; My-King Johnson will be major college football’s first active openly gay scholarship player; A goalie who was knocked out during a match thanks an opponent for ‘saving me’; Lindsey Vonn: ‘My scars remind me that I’m strong and beautiful’; Louisville student nails half-court shot, but is ruled ineligible for $38,000 prize; The Falcons blew it, the Warriors choked and ‘La La Land’ didn’t win best picture; Floyd Mayweather sounds all-in on fighting Conor McGregor, even if nothing is set; Baylor coach walks back controversial comments about sexual-assault scandal; Creighton basketball player wanted for sexual assault turns himself in to police; Dale Earnhardt Jr. is finished early in an emotional Daytona 500; Muhammad Ali’s son was not detained because he’s Muslim, Customs officials say; Joel Embiid deserves NBA rookie of the year even if he misses rest of the season; Bryce Harper could again be a fantasy baseball bust in 2017   National sports stories and blog updates   Joel Embiid deserves NBA rookie of the year even if he misses rest of the season Before his injury, Embiid was finishing 40.2 percent of his team's possessions, a rate similar to what is seen from other NBA stars. By Neil Greenberg  •  Fancy Stats  •  Read more » My-King Johnson will be major college football’s first active openly gay scholarship player 'It can put a target on my back, but whatever,' Arizona's future defensive end says. By Cindy Boren  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   A goalie who was knocked out during a match thanks an opponent for ‘saving me’ Slovacko's Francis Kone, who says he's done this “something like” four times, administered first aid to Martin Berkovec. By Cindy Boren  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Lindsey Vonn: ‘My scars remind me that I’m strong and beautiful’ There's a payoff and a price for being an Olympic skier. By Cindy Boren  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Louisville student nails half-court shot, but is ruled ineligible for $38,000 prize Sophomore Jackson Logsdon calls it a “huge bummer." By Scott Allen  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Kevin Durant on D.C.: ‘I really just didn’t want to play at home.’ Kevin Durant opens up about why he didn't consider his hometown Wizards in free agency. By Tim Bontemps and Adam Kilgore  •  Read more »   The Falcons blew it, the Warriors choked and ‘La La Land’ didn’t win best picture After a year of 3-1 comebacks and big-game shockers, of course people saw overlap with the Oscars' best picture snafu. By Cindy Boren  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   2017 NFL draft: Is there a franchise QB here or not? Time to find out. Is Deshaun Watson, Mitch Trubisky, DeShone Kizer or Patrick Mahomes the answer for some QB-needy NFL team? Some early returns come this week at the NFL scouting combine. That and more in NFL 1st and 10. By Mark Maske  •  Read more »   Floyd Mayweather sounds all-in on fighting Conor McGregor, even if nothing is set If there is to be a superfight between the boxer and the UFC champ, “he has to get his thing in order with his team,” Mayweather says. By Cindy Boren  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Oklahoma star Joe Mixon punched a woman. Can he convince an NFL team to draft him? Oklahoma running back will be one of the most-discussed players in the draft, because of his talent and his history. By Rick Maese  •  Read more »   Baylor coach walks back controversial comments about sexual-assault scandal Women's basketball Coach Kim Mulkey had told a Baylor crowd to 'knock' those who said they'd never send their daughter to the school 'right in the face.' By Cindy Boren and Bryan Flaherty  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Creighton basketball player wanted for sexual assault turns himself in to police Maurice Watson Jr. reportedly was in Philadelphia when his arrest warrant was issued. By Bryan Flaherty  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Dale Earnhardt Jr. is finished early in an emotional Daytona 500 With memories of Dale Sr. especially vivid, Junior's hopes of victory ended after 92 laps. By Cindy Boren  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Muhammad Ali’s son was not detained because he’s Muslim, Customs officials say The champ's son and ex-wife were stopped for having an “Arabic-sounding” name, a family friend and attorney said. By Marissa Payne and Cindy Boren  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Playoffs?!?! For the first time in 10 years, the Edmonton Oilers look postseason worthy After a prolonged period of misery, Edmonton looks ready to return to the playoffs thanks to superstar center Connor McDavid and a much improved back end. By Jesse Dougherty  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Sports Daily Sports news with a focus on D.C. area teams, in your inbox daily. Sign Up »         Share Sports Break:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? 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