Champion vs. champion: How Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez match up at UFC 205; The 20 college basketball teams that could cut down the nets in 2016-17; Fantasy football 2016: Week 10 player rankings like Denver RBs; Fantasy football scout: Should we shovel dirt on the Texans’ fantasy prospects?; Harrison Barnes has been worth every penny the Mavericks gave him — so far; College Football Kickoff, Week 11: Why Big Ten football Fridays aren’t a bad thing; As more states legalize marijuana, NFLPA to study potential as a pain-management tool; Live: Cleveland Cavaliers visit the White House. Will it be the last by an NBA champion?; Seahawks player pleads with thief to return his beloved ‘Magic: The Gathering’ cards; ‘The message was loud and clear': In NBA and NFL, a struggle to accept Trump’s election; Mexican F1 driver drops sponsor over tweet about Trump’s wall; A football player’s girlfriend dumped boiling water on him, and now his NCAA career is over; Knicks surprise wounded vet with a long-awaited service dog; Browns will go with a white-out instead of all-brown Color Rush; Is Nick Saban serious? He says he didn’t know an election was going on.; With TV ratings in sharp decline, NFL looking at ways to speed up games; UFC’s climb, 23 years to the day, from ‘freak show’ to one of sport’s most sacred stages; If Wizards want John Wall happy, offer anybody else to get DeMarcus Cousins; Week 10 NFL picks: Patriots beat Seahawks in Super Bowl LI preview; Rick Porcello will win the AL Cy Young award, but Justin Verlander was more dominant; The Wizards are a disaster on both ends of the court   National sports stories and blog updates   Live: Cleveland Cavaliers visit the White House. Will it be the last by an NBA champion? The world champions visit President Obama on the same day as president-elect Donald Trump. By Cindy Boren  •  Early Lead  •  Read more » Seahawks player pleads with thief to return his beloved ‘Magic: The Gathering’ cards Cassius Marsh may not look like a nerd, but “I'm a nerd,” he said while searching for his decks. By Marissa Payne  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   ‘The message was loud and clear': In NBA and NFL, a struggle to accept Trump’s election As players in leagues with African American majorities grapple with the election results, Pistons coach says, “I don’t think anybody can deny this guy [Trump] is openly and brazenly racist and misogynistic and ethnic-centric.” By Cindy Boren and Kelyn Soong  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Mexican F1 driver drops sponsor over tweet about Trump’s wall Sergio Perez got an apology from Hawkers Mexico. By Cindy Boren  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A football player’s girlfriend dumped boiling water on him, and now his NCAA career is over Florida International's Jonnu Smith was one of college football's top tight ends. By Matt Bonesteel  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Knicks surprise wounded vet with a long-awaited service dog Never underestimate the power of puppies. By Marissa Payne  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Champion vs. champion: How Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez match up at UFC 205 Here's what the fighters' styles, and what they've added to their games, portend for Saturday night. By Patrick Wyman  •  Read more »   Browns will go with a white-out instead of all-brown Color Rush They can't even do a uniform gimmick right. By Matt Bonesteel  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   The 20 college basketball teams that could cut down the nets in 2016-17 It's not just major-conference teams, either. By Patrick Stevens  •  Read more »   Is Nick Saban serious? He says he didn’t know an election was going on. The coach is more focused on who's No. 1 in football. Sorry, President-elect Donald Trump. By Cindy Boren  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Fantasy football 2016: Week 10 player rankings like Denver RBs The best players to roll with this weekend By Washington Post Staff  •  Read more »   Fantasy football scout: Should we shovel dirt on the Texans’ fantasy prospects? Key situations to monitor around the league in Week 10. By Des Bieler  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Harrison Barnes has been worth every penny the Mavericks gave him — so far It's early, but Harrison Barnes looks like the player Dallas hoped it was getting as a free agent rather than the one who played for the Warriors the last four years. By Tim Bontemps  •  Read more »   College Football Kickoff, Week 11: Why Big Ten football Fridays aren’t a bad thing The newly scheduled games should boost the second-tier teams while leaving the marquee matchups unaffected. Plus, it's simply to late to mourn any loss of tradition. By Patrick Stevens  •  Read more »   As more states legalize marijuana, NFLPA to study potential as a pain-management tool With more and more states legalizing the drug and with opiate-based pain killers coming under increased scrutiny, the NFL and NFLPA may have interest in re-evaluating its place on the league's banned substance list. By Mark Maske  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Sign Up »         Share Sports Break:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Sports. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071