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The retooled Washington Nationals are younger and faster. Will they be better?

Right-handed reliever Kyle Barraclough was acquired by Washington from Miami on Wednesday in the Nationals' first offseason move to rebuild their bullpen.

he Washington Nationals have agreed to a two-year contract extension with general manager Mike Rizzo. The team announced the deal hours before its home opener against the New York Mets. Rizzo had been in the final year of his contract but now is set to stay with the Nationals through 2020.

Nationals had a known quantity in Dusty Baker and now must search for right fit again.

Wieters: 'I always wanted to play for the same team my whole career.'

Dusty Baker is the new manager of the Nationals. He'll bring needed open lines of communication with the players.

In Dusty Baker, the Nationals get someone who already has worked 20 seasons as a manager in the majors and whose 1,671-1,504 career record ¿ a .526 winning percentage ¿ includes the second-most victories of any active manager.

As a guest on the Rich Eisen Show on Friday, Cal Ripken Jr. faced another round of questions regarding the Washington Nationals' managerial opening.

IFK Maryland has joined the Northeast-based American Soccer League for the 2016 season

When Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo announced the long-expected dismissal of manager Matt Williams on Monday, he made it clear that the next manager up will almost certainly have previous managerial experience. So, any speculation that the next Nats manager will be Hall of Famer Cal Ripken pretty much ended before it had a chance to begin.

Nationals fire Matt Williams, coaching staff

The Washington Nationals were eliminated from the playoffs when the New York Mets clinched the National League East title. Less than 24 hours after that the tension building in the Washington clubhouse was front and center for all to see. While the Orioles' possible struggles may be behind closed doors, it was hard to miss the action in the Nationals dugout on Sept. 27 when pitcher Jonathan Papelbon went for the throat of teammate and MVP candidate Bryce Harper.

Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said Sunday that a decision about Matt Williams' future with the team will be made soon.

The Pittsburgh Steelers cut kicker Josh Scobee less than 48 hours after he missed two late field-goal attempts against the Baltimore Ravens.

WASHINGTON (AP) ¿ The Washington Nationals have suspended closer Jonathan Papelbon for four games without pay for his dugout fight with star slugger Bryce Harper, which will end the pitcher's season.

Quirk in schedule means team faces National League team this week

Baltimore Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. says of a potential career in managing, "Frankly the juices get flowing when you start to think about the prospects of it."

Washington Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth will undergo surgery on the acromioclavicular joint in his right shoulder on Friday and will require two to three months of rehabilitation, which could put the veteran's availability for Opening Day in jeopardy.

The Blast earned a weekend sweep of the Wave, beating Milwaukee, 14-10, on Saturday night at Royal Farms Arena after winning, 13-8, on Friday.

The Johns Hopkins women's soccer team fell to the Williams College Ephs, 1-0, in the NCAA Division III semifinal Friday night at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Mo.

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette was named the Sporting News Executive of the Year on Monday evening at the general managers' meetings in Phoenix.

Nate McLouth, who spent two months of the 2012 season and all of last year with the Orioles, signed a two-year deal last week with the Washington Nationals worth a guaranteed $10.75 million with an option for a third year.

Cal Ripken Jr., who never got to the point of interviewing for the Washington Nationals' managerial job, reiterated Friday that he isn't lobbying for a position at this time.

Sometimes, Randy Knorr sits in his room, all alone, and

With Major League Baseball's trade deadline Wednesday at 4 p.m., Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo does not see the next two days as an opportunity to blow up a struggling team or a chance to spark a late-season push.

The sting from the wrenching, bitter end of the Washington Nationals' first playoff run might have faded for some by the dead of winter, but not, apparently, for the man at the very top of the organization, not for the 87-year-old real estate tycoon who grew up in Washington rooting for the Senators.

When Dan Duquette was hired roughly a year ago as the club¿s executive vice president, the Orioles pointed to his impressive track record in the past with the Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox.

There are a lot of Orioles fans out there who think the voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America were way off base when they named Bob Melvin American League Manager of the Year instead of Buck Showalter.

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette, who engineered one of the best turnarounds in baseball this season by taking the long suffering Orioles to the postseason for the first time in 15 years, was surprisingly shut out in the voting for this season's Sporting News Executive of the Year award, which goes to the game's top front office executive.

Atholton alum Steve Lombardozzi appears to have secured a roster spot with the Nationals.

Nationals interested in Orioles' Adam Jones? Of course

Nationals expected to name former Oriole Davey Johnson new manager