The Washington Post

Hokies' Washington Gets A Big Assist From Mother

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Denise Washington almost never cooks her own meals, but sometimes, when she misses home, she calls her mother in New Orleans. She asks for her red beans and rice recipe, the one ...
The Roanoke Times

Dunking Deron

Practice makes perfect: Washington, Coleman Collins and Markus Sailes fool around with dunks at the end of practice, trying to create new ones. Growing up: Deron and his mother settled in New Orleans ...
The Washington Post

The Long Shot Young players who don't initially make it into the NBA can get a second chance to improve -- and prove themselves -- in the D-League. But that window of ...

On YouTube, Deron Washington is forever dunking. Wearing the maroon and burnt orange of Virginia Tech, accompanied by a hip-hop soundtrack or just crowd noise and the calls of excited announcers, he ...
The Roanoke Times

Deron and mom

BLACKSBURG -- Tuesday will mark the final regular-season home game of Virginia Tech senior Deron Washington. Will it also be the final home game for his mother? "That's the million-dollar question," ...
MLive

Deron Washington waived, Atkins stays and Pistons' roster at 14 heading into opener

AUBURN HILLS -- Deron Washington, arguably the most athletic player on the Detroit Pistons' roster, has been waived. The move is a bit surprising considering the biggest knock on Washington's game -- ...