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Commanders’ NFC Championship Opponent Eagles Without Key Players Again
ASHBURN, Va. — As the Washington Commanders took to the practice field for the second day this week, there were only a few concerns.
Commanders’ defensive tackle Daron Payne missed practice again with a knee/finger injury, while linebacker Bobby Wagner also missed practice with an ankle.
However, there isn’t much concern around Wagner and even Payne has been talking with the media this week, a sign in Washington that the player will likely be available. So there isn’t much concern. The same can’t be said for the Philadelphia Eagles.
While Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (knee) and cornerback Quinyon Mitchell (shoulder) were both able to practice fully on Thursday, the team had to go without tight end Dallas Goedert (ankle) and center Cam Jurgens (back) for a second straight day.
Browsing through various social media postings from those covering Philadelphia, there seems to be a lack of mentioning the absences by some – a sign they aren’t concerned – while others are specifically discussing the impact of both men potentially missing this weekend’s contest.
Specifically, beyond providing Hurts with another weapon, both Goedert and Jurgens would hurt the Eagles’ rushing attack, something the team needs to have in as best shape as it can with Hurts hobbled last week in a win over the Los Angeles Rams.
Then there’s the all-important relationship between center and quarterback, and if Hurst is limited in his mobility, having a healthy offensive line is going to be key against the Commanders’ aggressive defensive front.
Of course, nobody in Washington is too worried about Philadelphia having all of its assets, and even with Mitchell and Hurts returning to practice fully on Wednesday there’s no guarantee either man is close to 100 percent on Sunday afternoon.
Here’s the full injury report from the Eagles on Thursday.
TE Dallas Goedert (ankle)
OT Fred Johnson (personal)
C Cam Jurgens (back)
WR Britain Covey (neck)
WR AJ Brown (knee/rest)
QB Jalen Hurts (knee)
OT Lane Johnson (knee/rest)
CB Quinyon Mitchell (shoulder)
QB Kenny Pickett (ribs)
OLB Josh Sweat (ankle/rest)
DT Byron Young (hamstring)
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Netanyahu planning to visit Washington on February 3-5
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to visit Washington from February 3 until February 5, according to Israeli and American sources cited by Walla on Monday.
Senior Israeli officials stated that this planned trip depends on Netanyahu’s health status, the report noted.
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How To Watch Indiana Women’s Basketball At Washington
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Going into the 2024-25 season, Indiana women’s basketball hadn’t had a losing streak of any kind since the 2021-22 season, but that ended when the Hoosiers lost consecutive games against Harvard and Butler in the early stages of the season.
That 2022 losing streak was a three-game skid – all against ranked teams – in the final three games of the 2022 regular season. On Friday, Indiana squandered a 10-point lead at Oregon and fell to the Ducks 54-47 for its first three-game losing streak since then.
Indiana hasn’t had a four-game losing streak since the 2019 season. The Hoosiers hope to avoid that fate when they take on Washington at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle.
Indiana hopes that it can get the West Coast split and right the ship. There are still five more games against currently ranked teams and Nebraska – Indiana’s next opponent on Sunday – is just outside the top 25.
Here’s how to watch Indiana’s women’s game at Washington.
How to watch Indiana at Washington
• Who: Indiana Hoosiers (12-7, 4-4) vs. Washington Huskies (13-7, 4-4).
• What: Big Ten regular season game.
• When: Monday, Jan. 27 at 9 p.m. ET.
• Where: Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle.
• TV: Big Ten-plus.
• Radio: WBWB in Bloomington.
• Radio announcer: Austin Render.
• Last season: Indiana went 26-8 overall and finished 15-3 in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers made the NCAA Tournament lost to South Carolina in the Sweet 16. Washington was 16-15 and finished 10th the Pac-12 Conference.
• Last game: Indiana lost 54-47 at Oregon on Friday. Washington lost 85-61 to Iowa on Jan. 22.
• Series history: Indiana leads 2-1. The Hoosiers won their games in 1982 and 2000. Washington won the last meeting in 2001 in Seattle.
Statistics
Indiana Hoosiers
• Guards (as officially listed): Yarden Garzon (13.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.3 apg), Sydney Parrish (10.6 ppg, 6 rpg), Shay Ciezki (11.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.7 apg), Chloe Moore-McNeil (9.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.9 apg), Lexus Bargesser (3.3 ppg), Julianna LaMendola (3 ppg, 2.7 rpg), Henna Sandvik (2.4 ppg), Valentyna Kadlecova (2.2 ppg).
• Forwards/centers: Lilly Meister (9.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg), Karoline Striplin (9.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg), Sharnecce Currie-Jelks (0.4 ppg), Faith Wiseman (0.2 ppg, 1 rpg).
Washington Huskies
• Guards: Sayvia Sellers (16.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.6 apg), Elle Ladine (16.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg), Hannah Stines (9.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.7 apg), Teagan Brown (3.5 ppg), Devin Coppinger (3.8 ppg), Chloe Briggs (3.1 ppg).
• Forwards/centers: Dalayah Daniels (10.8 ppg, 7.2 rpg), Tayra Eke (6.2 ppg, 6.1 rpg), Shayla Gilmer (2.2 ppg, 1.9 rpg), Brenna McDonald (1.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg), Olivia Anderson (1.4 ppg, 1.4 rpg).
Rankings
• Neither team is ranked.
Meet the coaches
• Teri Moren, Indiana: Moren is in her 11th season at Indiana and has a career record of 238-106 with the Hoosiers. Her overall record in 22 years as a head coach is 437-236. Moren previously coached at Indiana State from 2010-14 and at the University of Indianapolis from 2000-07. Moren was also an assistant coach at Butler (1992-98), Northwestern (1998-2000) and Georgia Tech (2007-10). Moren, a Seymour, Ind. native, played collegiately at Purdue from 1988-92.
• Tina Langley, Washington: Langley is in her fourth season at Washington and she has a record of 55-53 with the Huskies. Overall, Langley is in her 10th season as a head coach. She was 126-61 in six seasons at Rice. Overall, Langley has a career record of 181-144.
Langley was previously an assistant at Maryland (2008-15), Georgia (2005), Clemson (2003-05) and Toledo (1998-2003).
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Washington Commanders’ success reportedly ‘killing’ former owner Dan Snyder
Dan Snyder, the former owner of the Washington Commanders, is reportedly distraught at the success of the team after he sold it for $6.05bn in 2023.
According to a report by ESPN, Snyder now spends most of his time in London, where he has watched the Commanders’ progress to the NFC championship game with jealousy. During his 24 seasons as Commanders owner, they won only two playoff games, the same number they have won since he sold the team in 2023. His record as Commanders owner off the field was even worse: he was investigated by the NFL and US Congress over allegations of a misconduct. The congressional investigation found Snyder played a large part in what it described as a toxic workplace culture around the team.
According the ESPN report, Snyder tried to back out of the sale to a group led by Josh Harris and Magic Johnson. He reportedly refused to give his bank details to the new ownership group, meaning the sale could not be completed. According to ESPN, it was only when his wife, Tanya, intervened that Snyder finally let the sale go ahead.
Under the team’s new ownership, the Commanders have dazzled this season. They drafted quarterback Jayden Daniels, who already looks like one of the best players in the league, and under his leadership they have reached Sunday’s NFC championship game against the Philadelphia Eagles. If they beat the Eagles they will reach the Super Bowl for the first time since the 1991 season, a feat they never achieved under Snyder.
According to ESPN, one person who recently had dinner with Snyder said the former owner “hates” the Commanders’ newfound success. Another person close to Snyder told ESPN that Snyder has “sadness – for himself. [The team’s success under new ownership] is killing him … It’s devastating for him.”
The report says that some sources believe Snyder’s next move will be to invest in a Premier League club, which he can run from his new home in London. However, another person close to Snyder says that the Commanders, who he was a fan of from boyhood, were the only team he was interested in. “He isn’t a fan of other sports,” the source said. “He’s a fan of the [Commanders]. That was the biggest thing.”
Melanie Coburn, a former Commanders employee who testified to Congress during its investigation into Snyder’s ownership of the team, said that Washington’s recent success was welcomed by many.
“Karma is real,” Coburn told ESPN. “For years, we endured the dysfunction and toxicity at the organization under Dan Snyder and blamed all the losses on the dark cloud he brought over the team. Turns out, we were right.”
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