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Washington Commanders announcing deal for new stadium on RFK site Monday
The Washington Commanders will build a new stadium in Washington, D.C., returning the team to its namesake city, sources familiar with the plan tell News4.
The plan to be announced Monday between District and team leadership will see the construction of a state-of-the-art arena on the former RFK stadium site along the banks of the Anacostia River.
Details of the deal are expected to be outlined by Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Commanders’ owners at a news conference Monday morning.
Who’s paying for the new Commanders stadium, and how much will it cost?
News4 reported on the impending deal earlier this month. Documents obtained by News4 showed that the Commanders would put up as much as $2.5 billion, and the District would provide up to $850 million.
D.C.’s funding would go toward what are referred to as eligible capital costs associated with the stadium and infrastructure for the stadium and surrounding 180-acre campus, including parking structures that will serve the entire development.
The District’s investment would be paid in installments, with the first $500 million paid out between 2026 and 2030 for various portions of the work, as the stadium and infrastructure are completed. The other $350 million would be paid in 2032 through taxes generated from the new development to cover costs of the stadium or stadium infrastructure.
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The final contribution by the team could be less than $2.5 billion, sources familiar with the negotiations told News4.
When would a new Commanders stadium be finished?
The deal calls for the stadium and parking to be completed by fall 2030. Commanders owner Josh Harris has been clear he wants a new stadium to be ready for the 2030 season.
Long before the move to Maryland, the team played at the now-demolished Griffith Stadium in Northwest D.C. It then called RFK Stadium home from 1961 to 1996. Harris and several co-owners grew up as Washington football fans during that era, which included three Super Bowl championships from 1982 to 1991.
The Commanders’ lease at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, runs through 2027.
The Commanders were looking for a new stadium for years, considering locations in D.C., Virginia and Maryland.
A potential return to D.C. has included efforts by Harris and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to lobby lawmakers to pass legislation transferring the land from the federal government to D.C. It made it through Congress at the eleventh hour, and former President Joe Biden signed it in early January.
News4 will have live coverage of the announcement Monday.
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How to buy Oregon Ducks vs Washington Huskies tickets
The No. 5 Oregon Ducks take on a fellow Big Ten foe when they visit the Washington Huskies at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025.
If you are looking to find Ducks vs. Huskies tickets, information is available below.
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Oregon Ducks football schedule
- Week 1: Aug. 30 vs. Montana State Bobcats, 59-13 win
- Week 2: Sept. 6 vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys, 69-3 win
- Week 3: Sept. 13 at Northwestern Wildcats, 34-14 win
- Week 4: Sept. 20 vs. Oregon State Beavers, 41-7 win
- Week 5: Sept. 27 at Penn State Nittany Lions, 30-24 win
- Week 7: Oct. 11 vs. Indiana Hoosiers, 30-20 loss
- Week 8: Oct. 18 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 56-10 win
- Week 9: Oct. 25 vs. Wisconsin Badgers, 21-7 win
- Week 11: Nov. 8 at Iowa Hawkeyes, 18-16 win
- Week 12: Nov. 14 vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers, 42-13 win
- Week 13: Nov. 22 vs. USC Trojans, 42-27 win
- Week 14: Nov. 29 at 3:30 p.m. ET at Washington Huskies
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Oregon Ducks stats
- Oregon has been finding success on both offense and defense, ranking 12th-best in total offense (471.8 yards per game) and third-best in total defense (248.7 yards allowed per game).
- The Ducks have been shining on both offense and defense, ranking eighth-best in scoring offense (39.3 points per game) and eighth-best in scoring defense (14.9 points allowed per game).
- Oregon ranks 53rd in passing yards this year (243.2 per game), but has been thriving on defense, ranking third-best in the FBS with 145.7 passing yards allowed per game.
- The Ducks have been firing on all cylinders in the running game this season, as they rank eighth-best in rushing offense (228.6 rushing yards per game) and 15th-best in rushing defense (103.0 rushing yards allowed per game).
Washington Huskies football schedule
- Week 1: Aug. 30 vs. Colorado State Rams, 38-21 win
- Week 2: Sept. 6 vs. UC Davis Aggies, 70-10 win
- Week 4: Sept. 20 at Washington State Cougars, 59-24 win
- Week 5: Sept. 27 vs. Ohio State Buckeyes, 24-6 loss
- Week 6: Oct. 4 at Maryland Terrapins, 24-20 win
- Week 7: Oct. 10 vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 38-19 win
- Week 8: Oct. 18 at Michigan Wolverines, 24-7 loss
- Week 9: Oct. 25 vs. Illinois Fighting Illini, 42-25 win
- Week 11: Nov. 8 at Wisconsin Badgers, 13-10 loss
- Week 12: Nov. 15 vs. Purdue Boilermakers, 49-13 win
- Week 13: Nov. 22 at UCLA Bruins, 48-14 win
- Week 14: Nov. 29 at 3:30 p.m. ET vs. Oregon Ducks
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Washington Huskies stats
- Washington has been dominant on the defensive side of the ball, allowing only 304.0 total yards per contest (18th-best). Offensively, it ranks 30th by accumulating 426.5 total yards per game.
- Things have been going well for the Huskies on both sides of the ball, as they are compiling 35.5 points per game (19th-best) and allowing just 18.8 points per game (19th-best).
- Washington is compiling 256.5 passing yards per game on offense this season (40th-ranked). Meanwhile, it is allowing 200.5 passing yards per game (42nd-ranked) on defense.
- The Huskies’ run defense has been leading the way for the team, as they rank 17th-best in the FBS with 103.5 rushing yards allowed per game. In terms of offense, they are putting up 170.1 rushing yards per game, which ranks 57th.
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Oregon State football looking for season sweep of Washington State
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Oregon State players and fans celebrate their 10-7 victory against Washington State on Nov. 1 in Corvallis.
Oregon State football has finally reached its final game of the season.
After a long, tumultuous few months, the Beavers (2-9) have the chance to finish on a high. OSU is travelling to Pullman, Wash., to take on Washington State (5-6) in the one, and only, official Pac-12 Conference game of the year.
“It’s the last time this group of people is ever going to be together again,” OSU interim head coach Robb Akey said. “That’s it.”
For numerous Beavers, Saturday’s contest against the Cougars will be the last college football game of their careers. For some, it’ll be their last in Oregon State uniforms and for others, they’ll be back next season.
But Akey said it’s valuable for these players to be able to close out their careers in the fashion they are. A rivalry game, a conference matchup against a team Oregon State’s already beaten this season.
“It gives us the opportunity to be Pac-12 champions,” Akey said. “That means a hell of a lot, in my opinion.”
A Pac-12 rematch
Oregon State hosted Washington State on Nov. 1 at Reser Stadium. The Beavers, at the time, had just rattled off their first win over FCS program Lafayette and were sitting at 1-7 through a bye week.
The Beavers came out on top in a low-scoring, dramatic affair, 10-7. It was Akey’s second win in as many games in charge and a high point of the Oregon State season.
It wasn’t technically classified as a Pac-12 contest, but rather just a typical regular-season matchup. Regardless, the win meant that OSU had pulled off two wins in a row for the first time in 2025. But those are the only two wins the team has garnered so far.
Having the opportunity to play, and beat, the Cougars again is exciting for Akey and the Beavers.
“It’s a cool situation that you get to go about. So we’ve tried to approach it as a cool situation,” Akey said. “You’ve got two teams that are going to know each other pretty well and two teams that fought their tails off against each other the last time they were together.”
WSU is 1-1 since the the earlier meeting. The Cougars beat Louisiana Tech, 28-3 at home, then travelled to Harrisonburg, Va., where they lost to a ranked James Madison squad, 24-20.
OSU is 0-2, with losses at home to Sam Houston (21-17) and at Tulsa (31-14).
On the season, Oregon State averages over 356 yards of offense to Washington State’s 308 yards. The Beavers outrank the Cougars in nearly all significant offensive statistic categories, especially in the run game.
Defensively, the script is almost completely flipped. Washington State gives up nearly 70 fewer yards per game, over eight points per game less, and are superior in nearly all significant categories.
It presents the opportunity for a fun, crazy contest, Akey said.
“They’ve got a good defense, they play well,” the coach said. “It’s got the makings to be a hell of a game.”
Two teams looking to end the season with a smile
Neither Oregon State nor Washington State has delivered the season it had expected back in August. Both teams have undergone one of the rockiest, unpredictable conference realignment transitions in the NCAA to remain with the Pac-12.
For Akey, some of the main takeaways from this season are off the field.
“Life deals you adversity, and you deal with it,” Akey said. “What I will take from this is these players. We’ve built some cool relationships with them and those are going to last forever.”
And for the players, it’s one last chance to enjoy this specific group’s company on the field together.
“It’s the last chance they’re going to get to play together,” Akey said. “They’ve spent a ton of time working … and it didn’t play out the way that everybody had hoped that it would.”
Since his inaugural press conference, Akey has has emphasized that he’s in Corvallis to help the Beavers have fun, smile and produce a season they can look back on and be proud of and enjoy. He said this week that he believes this is a great opportunity for that.
“They get one last chance to be able to compete together and to fight for one another,” Akey said. “That’s an unbelievable deal.”
Landon Bartlett covers high school sports and Oregon State for the Statesman Journal. He can be reached at lbartlett@salem.gannett.com or on X or Instagram @bartlelo.
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Lawsuit blames Tesla design flaws for crash that killed Washington state woman injured her husband – WTOP News
Design flaws caused a Tesla Model 3 to suddenly accelerate out of control before it crashed into a utility pole…
Design flaws caused a Tesla Model 3 to suddenly accelerate out of control before it crashed into a utility pole and burst into flames, killing a woman and severely injuring her husband, a lawsuit filed in federal court alleges.
Another defect with the door handle design thwarted bystanders who were trying to rescue the driver, Jeff Dennis, and his wife, Wendy, from the car, according to the lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Wendy Dennis died in the Jan. 7, 2023, crash in Tacoma, Washington. Jeff Dennis suffered severe leg burns and other injuries, according to the lawsuit.
Messages left Monday with plaintiffs’ attorneys and Tesla were not immediately returned.
The lawsuit seeks punitive damages in California since the Dennis’ 2018 Model 3 was designed and manufactured there. Tesla also had its headquarters in California at the time before later moving to Texas.
Among other financial claims, the lawsuit seeks wrongful death damages for both Jeff Dennis and his late wife’s estate. It asks for a jury trial.
Tesla doors have been at the center of several crash cases because the battery powering the unlocking mechanism shuts off in case of a crash, and the manual releases that override that system are known for being difficult to find.
Last month, the parents of two California college students killed in a Tesla crash sued the carmaker, saying the students were trapped in the vehicle as it burst into flames because of a design flaw that prevented them from opening the doors. In September, federal regulators opened an investigation into complaints by Tesla drivers of problems with stuck doors.
Jeff and Wendy Dennis were running errands when the Tesla suddenly accelerated for at least five seconds. Jeff Dennis swerved to miss other vehicles before the car hit the utility pole and burst into flames, the lawsuit says.
The automatic emergency braking system did not engage before hitting the pole, the lawsuit alleges, even though it is designed to apply the brakes when a frontal collision is considered unavoidable.
Bystanders couldn’t open the doors because the handles do not work from the outside because they also rely on battery power to operate.. The doors also couldn’t be opened from inside because the battery had shut off because of the fire, and a manual override button is hard to find and use, the lawsuit alleges.
The heat from the fire prevented bystanders from getting close enough to try to break out the windows.
Defective battery chemistry and battery pack design unnecessarily increased the risk of a catastrophic fire after the impact with the pole, the lawsuit alleges.
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Thiessen reported from Anchorage, Alaska.
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