Des Bieler
@desbieler.bsky.social
Mostly washed Washington Post sports writer.
An update to this story, which we posted last night: State police now say that Union H.S. Coach Travis Turner is wanted on five counts of possession of child pornography and five counts of using a computer to solicit a minor. He is now considered a fugitive.
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Search continues for missing coach of undefeated Virginia high school team
Travis Turner, whose Union football team advanced in the playoffs without him, has been missing since Thursday, the same day police were sent to his house.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
An update to this story, which we posted last night: State police now say that Union H.S. Coach Travis Turner is wanted on five counts of possession of child pornography and five counts of using a computer to solicit a minor. He is now considered a fugitive.
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Quiz time! Test your sports knowledge with these eight questions.
That is, you know, if you dare.
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That is, you know, if you dare.
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Sports trivia quiz: Test your knowledge with our weekly game
This week’s questions range from the NFL to the Netherlands.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Quiz time! Test your sports knowledge with these eight questions.
That is, you know, if you dare.
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That is, you know, if you dare.
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Looking for something to do at halftime of the Jets-Pats game (or during the second half of what, let's face it, will inevitably be a Jets loss)?
Try our sports trivia quiz!
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Try our sports trivia quiz!
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Sports trivia quiz: Test your knowledge with our weekly game
How many of this week’s questions — with topics ranging from the NBA and the NHL to beach volleyball (!) — can you get right?
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November 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Looking for something to do at halftime of the Jets-Pats game (or during the second half of what, let's face it, will inevitably be a Jets loss)?
Try our sports trivia quiz!
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Try our sports trivia quiz!
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Quiz time! Test your sports knowledge with these eight questions (and maybe learn something about early-days NFL team names)
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Sports trivia quiz: Test your knowledge with our weekly game
How many of this week’s questions — with topics touching on tennis to NFL history to NASCAR — can you get right?
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November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Quiz time! Test your sports knowledge with these eight questions (and maybe learn something about early-days NFL team names)
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Whether this is an actual bro-mance or something a little more transactional, the increasingly warm relationship between Trump and Gianni Infantino seems like noteworthy context for FIFA's announcement today that it will begin awarding an annual peace prize.
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As Trump-Infantino bond tightens, FIFA announces inaugural peace prize
The soccer governing body’s president has frequently spent time with Trump this year. The award will be presented at December’s World Cup draw in D.C.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Whether this is an actual bro-mance or something a little more transactional, the increasingly warm relationship between Trump and Gianni Infantino seems like noteworthy context for FIFA's announcement today that it will begin awarding an annual peace prize.
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If #Jets are inclined to trade Breece, but only for the right price, Sunday's game turned out perfectly. He looked good enough to possibly convince another team to pony up for him, & NY's win takes the monkey off its back and could relieve internal pressure to keep him while in search of that W.
October 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
If #Jets are inclined to trade Breece, but only for the right price, Sunday's game turned out perfectly. He looked good enough to possibly convince another team to pony up for him, & NY's win takes the monkey off its back and could relieve internal pressure to keep him while in search of that W.
You may be aware that the World Series is about to get going. You may not be aware that the questions in this week's sports quiz are all related to World Series in one way or another. Well, now you know for sure, so by all means take the quiz!
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World Series trivia quiz: Test your knowledge of the Fall Classic
We focus this week on the World Series, which starts Friday. How many of our eight questions can you get right?
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October 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
You may be aware that the World Series is about to get going. You may not be aware that the questions in this week's sports quiz are all related to World Series in one way or another. Well, now you know for sure, so by all means take the quiz!
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Biiiiiiiig NBa news today, and very much of the kind the league does not want. It feels like there will be much more to come from this story, the first installment of which is being handled this morning by my great colleague Rick Maese.
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Portland Trail Blazers head coach and Miami Heat player arrested in gambling probe
Chauncey Billups, head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, and Miami Heat reserve Terry Rozier were among more than 30 people charged in ”illegal gambling schemes,” according to federal authorities.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Biiiiiiiig NBa news today, and very much of the kind the league does not want. It feels like there will be much more to come from this story, the first installment of which is being handled this morning by my great colleague Rick Maese.
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From our Mark Maske:
The NFL said in its officials' training tape sent to teams this week the Eagles should have been called for false-starting on the tush push Sunday against the Chiefs, instructing officials to call “these plays tight."...
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The NFL said in its officials' training tape sent to teams this week the Eagles should have been called for false-starting on the tush push Sunday against the Chiefs, instructing officials to call “these plays tight."...
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NFL instructs officials to watch for false starts on the tush push
In a training tape, the league says the Eagles should have been penalized at least once in Sunday’s win over the Chiefs.
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September 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
From our Mark Maske:
The NFL said in its officials' training tape sent to teams this week the Eagles should have been called for false-starting on the tush push Sunday against the Chiefs, instructing officials to call “these plays tight."...
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The NFL said in its officials' training tape sent to teams this week the Eagles should have been called for false-starting on the tush push Sunday against the Chiefs, instructing officials to call “these plays tight."...
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Oh man, someone said they should be called the "No-Showtime" Clippers.
That just might stick.
That just might stick.
September 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Oh man, someone said they should be called the "No-Showtime" Clippers.
That just might stick.
That just might stick.
If you have a couple of minutes and want to test your sports knowledge, try our quiz! It's a new feature we're rolling out today, one we hope entertains (or edutains, as the case may be) readers while providing a glimpse at the weekly sports landscape.
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Sports expert? Test your knowledge with our weekly quiz.
How many of this week’s eight questions -- including ones on the Yankees’ history books and Big Ten football futility -- can you get right?
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September 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
If you have a couple of minutes and want to test your sports knowledge, try our quiz! It's a new feature we're rolling out today, one we hope entertains (or edutains, as the case may be) readers while providing a glimpse at the weekly sports landscape.
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If you're doing a fantasy draft this weekend, then you're going to want a little guidance. May I point you toward my draft tiers? Just the thing to help you make navigate the vexing decisions that crop up about which position to target, and when.
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Analysis | Fantasy football tiers: A guide to help you with the tough draft calls
We’ve broken positional rankings into groups of players with similar projected outcomes, all in the name of helping fantasy managers navigate their drafts.
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August 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
If you're doing a fantasy draft this weekend, then you're going to want a little guidance. May I point you toward my draft tiers? Just the thing to help you make navigate the vexing decisions that crop up about which position to target, and when.
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As always, when it comes to my fantasy football drafts, I practice what I preach. (Doesn't always work out, it should be noted, but at least I mean what I say with my rankings.)
August 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
As always, when it comes to my fantasy football drafts, I practice what I preach. (Doesn't always work out, it should be noted, but at least I mean what I say with my rankings.)
I'll echo what so many who have worked directly with Sally have already said: she is not only brilliant but a hell of teammate. Great get for the Atlantic.
Just a reminder, though, as (again) many have already noted: there is A LOT of talent left in the WaPo Sports dept.
Just a reminder, though, as (again) many have already noted: there is A LOT of talent left in the WaPo Sports dept.
I said farewell to the @washingtonpost.com today, after 30 years. My note to my friends and colleagues, threaded:
July 31, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I'll echo what so many who have worked directly with Sally have already said: she is not only brilliant but a hell of teammate. Great get for the Atlantic.
Just a reminder, though, as (again) many have already noted: there is A LOT of talent left in the WaPo Sports dept.
Just a reminder, though, as (again) many have already noted: there is A LOT of talent left in the WaPo Sports dept.
The Post Sports section bids more farewells, with Cindy (and the great Alexa Steele) following Steinberg out the door. As with Dan, Cindy takes a pioneering history in the blogging (for lack of a better term) game with her, and she'll be missed. I've loved (almost) every minute of working with her.
It’s my turn to announce my upcoming Washington Post departure. I’ve loved (almost) every minute of it and will remain on social media (say hi now and then, will ya) as I watch sports and go scorched earth on my memoir.
July 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The Post Sports section bids more farewells, with Cindy (and the great Alexa Steele) following Steinberg out the door. As with Dan, Cindy takes a pioneering history in the blogging (for lack of a better term) game with her, and she'll be missed. I've loved (almost) every minute of working with her.
Dan became a great editor after blazing all sorts of trails as a writer, and he’s a really good dude to boot. Wishing him all the best in his future endeavors.
Tomorrow is my last day at The Washington Post. I'm taking a buyout. Was a thrill and I will write something else about all this at some point.
July 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Dan became a great editor after blazing all sorts of trails as a writer, and he’s a really good dude to boot. Wishing him all the best in his future endeavors.
July 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Kent Babb is always a must-read, so you know what you need to do here:
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The player and the life insurance agent behind Bobby Bonilla Day
When the Mets wanted to buy out the outfielder’s contract 26 years ago, Dennis Gilbert came up with a plan the team is still paying for.
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July 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Kent Babb is always a must-read, so you know what you need to do here:
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If it feels like just yesterday that the NBA was still in the midst of its 2024-25 season, that's because it almost literally was. Which raises a question ...
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Wait a minute. Why is the NBA holding its draft so soon after the Finals?
While the NFL makes a point of keeping fans’ attention over the offseason, changing the NBA calendar to parcel out events has “never really been a big topic,” a league official said.
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June 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
If it feels like just yesterday that the NBA was still in the midst of its 2024-25 season, that's because it almost literally was. Which raises a question ...
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Alrighty then, guess we're really going to test my belief that I could listen to these two read the proverbial phonebook
Like all terminally online millennials, @rotopat.bsky.social and I have thoughts on, ya know, everything. So we started a new podcast called @thingzofthatnature.bsky.social.
In our first show we talked about the absurdist pitfalls of optimization culture.
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In our first show we talked about the absurdist pitfalls of optimization culture.
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Things of That Nature Episode 1: Bryan Johnson and the pitfalls of optimization culture
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June 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Alrighty then, guess we're really going to test my belief that I could listen to these two read the proverbial phonebook
Brock Bowers and Trey McBride look like kingpins here, but drafting them doesn't necessarily confer an enormous positional advantage, since other teams don't have to have a TE at all
June 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Brock Bowers and Trey McBride look like kingpins here, but drafting them doesn't necessarily confer an enormous positional advantage, since other teams don't have to have a TE at all
Cara cara oranges nicely answer the question: What if grapefruits were a little smaller and a lot more delicious?
June 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Cara cara oranges nicely answer the question: What if grapefruits were a little smaller and a lot more delicious?
The Knicks are hanging around, but man, it feels like all their shot attempt are tough ones (even if some are going down, thanks mostly to Brunson's brilliance), while the Pacers are consistently generating much easier looks.
May 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The Knicks are hanging around, but man, it feels like all their shot attempt are tough ones (even if some are going down, thanks mostly to Brunson's brilliance), while the Pacers are consistently generating much easier looks.
The Wizards can simply never catch a break. And you'll never believe this, either, but a premier NBA prospect is heading to the Western Conference.
Ouch. The Wizards drop to the sixth pick in the draft. The worst possible outcome.
May 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The Wizards can simply never catch a break. And you'll never believe this, either, but a premier NBA prospect is heading to the Western Conference.
I wrote about how, even if Brunson's shot was not as iconic as the one Jordan hit to win the 1998 Finals, Jalen joined MJ and others (Allen Iverson, for one) in the pantheon of great crossover dribbles.
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May 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I wrote about how, even if Brunson's shot was not as iconic as the one Jordan hit to win the 1998 Finals, Jalen joined MJ and others (Allen Iverson, for one) in the pantheon of great crossover dribbles.
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