MLB playoffs: Nationals again find themselves on brink of October disappointment

Another loss to the Cubs will add one more entry to the list of Nationals teams that went into the playoffs with high expectations but fell flat and were forced into the winter early to ponder what went wrong.

Another loss to the Cubs will add one more entry to the list of Nationals teams that went into the playoffs with high expectations but fell flat and were forced into the winter early to ponder what went wrong.

MLB playoffs: Astros can advance to ALCS on anniversary of Chris Burke’s walk-off blast

The Astros are a win away from advancing to the ALCS, and they could clinch their spot on the anniversary of one of the team’s greatest moments.

The Astros are a win away from advancing to the ALCS, and they could clinch their spot on the anniversary of one of the team’s greatest moments.

MLB playoffs: Bryce Harper’s blast may have changed the Nationals’ playoff fortunes

The Washington Nationals have been consistently good and often inexplicably come up small on the sport’s biggest stage. Bryce Harper changed the narrative Saturday night.

The Washington Nationals have been consistently good and often inexplicably come up small on the sport’s biggest stage. Bryce Harper changed the narrative Saturday night.

SN50: Bryce Harper has become a multifaceted Statcast star

Go big or go home seems a fitting assessment of Bryce Harper’s overall playing style. This isn’t just anecdotal or “eye-test” analysis — it’s backed up by technology.

Go big or go home seems a fitting assessment of Bryce Harper’s overall playing style. This isn’t just anecdotal or “eye-test” analysis — it’s backed up by technology.

A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell shatters silly notion of America-hating anthem protester

With his national anthem protest Saturday night, A’s rookie catcher Bruce Maxwell did more than he may realize.

With his national anthem protest Saturday night, A’s rookie catcher Bruce Maxwell did more than he may realize.