Adam Kilgore

The Washington Post

Adam Kilgore

Adam Kilgore covers national sports for the Washington Post. Previously he served as the Post's Washington Nationals beat writer from 2010 to 2014.

Dominique Easley #91 and Aaron Donald ...

The NFL’s best defensive player may sit out indefinitely, and no one is talking about it

September 7, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.

The smallest developments in the NFL are discussed and analyzed to a granular level, and yet the holdout of Aaron Donald has been overlooked, somehow buried in the storm of...

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady ...

Patriots are being chased, and that’s how they like it

September 6, 2017 at 10:07 a.m.

Every day he shows up for work, Brady sees the green helmet in his locker. On the front is his name. On the side, that number, is his draft position....

Irish boxer Connor McGregor, background, touches ...

Racial conflict sells boxing matches. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor are its latest pitchmen.

August 23, 2017 at 1:06 p.m.

For all the novelty of their fight, Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have relied on boxing's most durable means of promotion. Through words and behavior, they have concocted a...

Slot receivers are more important to NFL offenses than ever, but their salaries haven’t caught up

August 16, 2017 at 9:01 a.m.

The space between the end of an offensive line and an outside receiver, commonly called the slot, decides more NFL games than ever before. Cole Beasley lined up there on...

LeBron James is still the best player in the world, but will he ever beat the Warriors again?

June 14, 2017 at 10:29 a.m.

The last time LeBron James lost in the NBA Finals, he sat in front of his locker, a towel over his head and in full uniform, for 45 minutes. It...

Forget breaking up the Warriors, NBA commissioner wants more teams like them

June 13, 2017 at 2:34 p.m.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver does not want to break up the Golden State Warriors. He just wants the rest of the league to catch up to them.

Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors

“I’ve seen that”: The shot of Kevin Durant’s life was a lifetime in the making

June 8, 2017 at 11:21 a.m.

CLEVELAND -- Wanda Durant watched her son slow down, just to the left of the top of the three-point line, 28 feet from the rim, basketball in his hand, rising...

LeBron James’ basketball IQ is the only thing that can save the Cavaliers now

June 5, 2017 at 6:06 p.m.

The fate of the Finals rests on the Cavaliers to divine, if possible, a means of countering the vast and varied weaponry of the Warriors.

Alabama has produced plenty of NFL stars. But why so many busts?

May 30, 2017 at 9:32 a.m.

At the NFL Scouting Combine last year, Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll gave voice to a paradoxical notion long discussed within scouting circles: Alabama annually produces the best college football...

Lonzo Ball to the Lakers may not be a foregone conclusion

May 18, 2017 at 5:09 p.m.

Still. For any team holding the second pick in a loaded draft, especially one whose top evaluators saw it in person, Ball's juxtaposition with Fox couldn't be easily forgotten.

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The NFL’s best defensive player may sit out indefinitely, and no one is talking about it

Patriots are being chased, and that’s how they like it

Racial conflict sells boxing matches. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor are its latest pitchmen.

Slot receivers are more important to NFL offenses than ever, but their salaries haven’t caught up

LeBron James is still the best player in the world, but will he ever beat the Warriors again?

Forget breaking up the Warriors, NBA commissioner wants more teams like them

“I’ve seen that”: The shot of Kevin Durant’s life was a lifetime in the making

LeBron James’ basketball IQ is the only thing that can save the Cavaliers now

Alabama has produced plenty of NFL stars. But why so many busts?

Lonzo Ball to the Lakers may not be a foregone conclusion