Barry Svrluga
Sports Columnist at The Washington Post
Husband. Father. Sports columnist at The Washington Post. Occasional author. I'm just lucky to have the work.
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3 weeks ago |
detroitnews.com | Barry Svrluga
GOLFBarry SvrlugaWashington PostView Comments Later this month, the day after the U.S. Open ends at Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh, Phil Mickelson will turn 55. Presumably, Mickelson won’t have completed the career Grand Slam - he is short the U.S. Open. That isn’t a cheap shot at his chances but rather a realistic assessment of his recent record: nine missed cuts at his past 13 majors. This isn’t just the back nine of Mickelson’s career.
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3 weeks ago |
fredericknewspost.com | Barry Svrluga
The CJ Abrams the Washington Nationals need if they’re going to scratch their way back to .500 and make the rest of this season interesting is in there somewhere. It’s the version who led off the first inning with a single to center, a steal of second base and a run to give the Nats a (brief) lead over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Barry Svrluga
Phil Mickelson’s legacy: Helping pro golfers and diminishing pro golf (washingtonpost.com) Phil Mickelson’s legacy: Helping pro golfers and diminishing pro golf By Barry Svrluga 2025060419510200 Later this month, the day after the U.S. Open ends at Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh, Phil Mickelson will turn 55. Presumably, Mickelson won't have completed the career Grand Slam — he is short the U.S. Open.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Barry Svrluga
Slumps are part of baseball. The trick for CJ Abrams is weathering them. (washingtonpost.com) Slumps are part of baseball. The trick for CJ Abrams is weathering them. By Barry Svrluga 2025060409550000 The CJ Abrams the Washington Nationals need if they're going to scratch their way back to .500 and make the rest of this season interesting is in there somewhere.
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1 month ago |
washingtonpost.com | Barry Svrluga
The IOC’s policy on Russia takes a complex issue and muddles it further (washingtonpost.com) The IOC’s policy on Russia takes a complex issue and muddles it further By Barry Svrluga 2025052812422000 Here's an athletic-political salad: The International Olympic Committee's outgoing chief, Thomas Bach, has said, "If politics decides who can take part in a competition, then sport and athletes become tools of politics." And yet his organization banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024...
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Phil, LIV, life and legacy: It’s complicated. https://t.co/IxQmmeo9Ia
In his first 37 games, CJ Abrams slashed .311/.372/.561 and led all shortstops in OPS. In his last 10, he's 5 for 39 (.128) and hasn't driven in a run. On a potential star, and making sure the inevitable slumps are somehow contained. https://t.co/hUjsGrNAB1
The problem isn't that Alex Ovechkin and the Russian men's hockey team won't be at next year's Olympics (though that would be awesome). The problem is the IOC's inconsistency with applying its penalties. On Ovi, Russia, and an awesome hockey tournament. https://t.co/KT7uLF5Sjh