Covering the biggest personalities in DMV sports
Where Mantle's Homer Would Land At Nats Park
Sixty years ago today, Mickey Mantle hit a 565-foot home run in Washington, D.C. Read »
Wall Redeems Himself With Better First Pitch
It made it to the plate this time, which is sort of the point. Read »
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Harper, Johnson Receive Ceremonial Resolution From DC Council
The Nationals were honored at Tuesday's D.C. Council meeting. Read »
Harper Makes Home Run History Again
Harper has set two major-league home run records in five games. Read »
Nats, Caps Lead Divisions Simultaneously For First Time
Regular-season history in the making. Read »
About Capital Games
Capital Games explores the D.C. area's top sports personalities and provides a glimpse of what it's really like to be an athlete in the Washington area. E-mail your thoughts and story tips to Capital Games writer Adam Vingan at adamvingan (at) gmail.com, or contact him on Twitter @adam_kol.
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Starting Lineup
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Brian Orakpo
Brian Orakpo's a scary dude on the football field. Off it, he hangs out with cavemen. Whatever.
Alex Ovechkin
His motor runs nonstop at the Verizon Center, and doesn't stop when he leaves the rink.
Authors
Adam Vingan
Adam is the main voice behind Capital Games. He is a co-founder and editor of Kings Of Leonsis, a Caps-centric blog.
Send him your tips on D.C. sports stories at adamvingan (at) gmail.com or @AdamVingan on the Twitters.
Jim Iovino
Jim is the managing editor of NBCWashington.com and a recovering sports writer, which is why you'll often find his byline on Capital Games.
Old habits are hard to break, eh?
Jeff Greenberg
Jeff is the executive producer of News4's on-air sports coverage, including daily sports segments, Capital Games, Sports Final, Redskins Showtime and much more.
Chris Kerwin
He's the man behind the camera. If there's a big-time sporting event going on involving a D.C. sports team, there's a pretty good chance that Chris is capturing the images.
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