Outside the Beltway

The longtime host of Jeopardy! is gone.

A quadrennial tradition.

The iconic actor best known as the original movie James Bond is dead at 90.

Three negative tests have overturned an initial false positive.

Alabama’s head football coach and athletic director have both tested positive for COVID-19.

Give him his damn respect.

The Spaniard continues his quest to be the Greatest of All Time.

COVID has given us a surreal calendar.

A surreal anniversary.

A rock and roll legend is gone too soon.

Having the topic of political reform start to seep into pop culture is a good thing.

A parody of a joke.

Yet another twist in an ongoing saga.

The legendary Georgetown basketball coach is gone.

The actor best known for his roles as Jackie Robinson and Black Panther has been lost to cancer.

The NBA playoffs have been hit with a work stoppage.

The Americana star and son of Steve Earle is gone too soon.

Dr. Demento Covered in Punk

A retired admiral warns that the President is undermining our institutions.

Because sometimes you have to laugh, lest ye cry.

A nation that failed to control the pandemic is going to be without college sports this fall.

A great character actor is gone.

Roll Damn Tide.

Black football players at Iowa complain they were treated differently—and also the same.

Life comes at you fast.

Despite hope for a vaccine, officials are canceling large events months in advance.

“Redskins” no more.

Another small step toward canceling the fall sports calendar.

The hopes of football in the fall are fading fast.

Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar.

The Country Music Hall of Famer is gone.

Athletes are getting bigger and stronger. Except those who aren’t.

Red lives matter.

Nike and FedEx may be able to do what Native American activists couldn’t.

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” will reportedly precede the “Star-Spangled Banner” in the opening week.

A legendary comic is gone.

Another bow to the inevitable.

Arguably the best comedian of his generation is not kidding around.

A solid piece of satire.

The “Leave it to Beaver” actor went on to a career with the LAPD.

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” is coming to CBS All Access.

The coaching legend led the 1972 Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in NFL history.

This isn’t likely to end any time soon.

Harsh. But fair?

Cable news “experts” frequently aren’t.

Next thing you know, they’ll tell us to eat vegetables.

A great songwriter is gone at 73.

The 1990s country star is dead at 61.

He was the king of crossover hits long before Garth Brooks.

Is this our Rock Hudson moment?