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Washington Capitals Apr 13

Capitals' Nick Jensen walks out of arena, avoids hospital trip after being stretchered off

Washington Capitals defenseman Nick Jensen walked out of the arena and avoided a trip to the hospital after a scary scene that included him crashing headfirst into the boards and being stretchered off...

MLB Apr 7

Former World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg officially retires from MLB
Washington Capitals Mar 31

Vanessa Carlton helps Capitals' John Carlson celebrate reaching milestone of 1,000 NHL games

Stephen Strasburg Mar 28

Nationals place Stephen Strasburg on 60-day injured list

Pitcher Stephen Strasburg was put on the 60-day injured list by the Washington Nationals ahead of their opener at Cincinnati. The 2019 World Series MVP, has not pitched since June 2022 because of inju...
Washington Capitals Mar 24

‘Heart of the Capitals': T.J. Oshie honored for playing in 1,000 NHL games

T.J. Oshie is back in the Washington Capitals’ lineup the same day he’s being honored for playing in 1,000 NHL games.
ice skating Mar 25

Virginia's Ilia Malinin takes men's world figure skating crown in record performance

American figure skating star Ilia Malinin is a world champion — and a world-record holder.
March Madness Mar 23

How James Madison methodically built an athletic powerhouse that is having a March Madness moment

James Madison’s moment in the college sports spotlight has been years in the making.

hockey Mar 23

Capitals' Tom Wilson suspended 6 games for his stick to the face of Maple Leafs' Noah Gregor

The NHL has suspended Washington Capitals winger Tom Wilson six games for his stick to the face of Toronto Maple Leafs forward Noah Gregor. The league’s department of player safety matched the longest suspension of any player this season after a Zoom hearing with Wilson on Friday. It’s the sixth time he has been suspended since 2017 and...
University of Maryland (UMD) Mar 23

Freshman Audi Crooks scores 40 as No. 7-seed Iowa State beats 10th-seed Maryland in NCAA first round

Freshman Audi Crooks scored a career-high 40 points on 18-for-20 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds in her sensational NCAA Tournament debut, and No. 7-seed Iowa State hit all the big shots in the second half to rally from 20 points down and beat 10th-seeded Maryland 93-86 in the first round. The 20-point comeback marked the second-largest all-time i...
March Madness Mar 19

Howard's comeback falls short, loses to Wagner 71-68 in First Four matchup

Howard’s season ended Tuesday after Wagner kicked off March Madness with its first NCAA Tournament win in program history.
Washington Commanders Mar 14

Seahawks acquiring QB Sam Howell in a trade with the Commanders

The Seattle Seahawks have acquired quarterback Sam Howell from the Washington Commanders in a swap of draft picks. The deal announced by the teams is pending a physical. Seattle is getting Howell and fourth- and sixth-round picks from Washington for third- and fifth-rounders. All of the picks involved are in this year’s draft. Howell started ...
Washington Commanders Mar 12

Commanders agree to sign quarterback Marcus Mariota to a 1-year deal, AP source says

The Washington Commanders have added a veteran quarterback in free agency. The team agreed Tuesday with Marcus Mariota on a one-year contract with a base salary of $6 million that could be worth up to $10 million, according to a person familiar with the deal. Mariota has appeared in 90 NFL games and started 74 for four teams since being...
Washington Commanders Mar 11

Commanders agree on a 2-year deal with running back Austin Ekeler, AP source says

The Washington Commanders have agreed to terms with running back Austin Ekeler on a two-year deal worth up to $11.43 million. A person familiar with the deal confirmed it to The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because it hadn’t been made official. The signing gives the team a one-two backfield punch of Ekeler and Brian Ro...
Katie Ledecky Mar 7

Olympic champion Katie Ledecky's memoir, ‘Just Add Water,' to be published June 11

Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky has written a memoir, reflecting on a life she can hardly believe is her own.
Washington Commanders Mar 6

Washington Commanders are signing veteran tight end Zach Ertz, AP sources say

Two people with knowledge of the move say the Washington Commanders are signing veteran tight end Zach Ertz. It’s a one-year contract worth up to $5 million, according to one of the people who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. The 33-year-old Ertz reunites with Kliff Kingsbury, Wa...
sports Feb 23

T.J. Oshie departs Capitals' 5-3 win over Lightning with non-contact injury

Rasmus Sandin snapped a tie with 4:59 left in the third period, and the Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 for their third consecutive win. Connor McMichael had two goals for the Capitals, including an empty-netter. Anthony Mantha and Nicolas Aube-Kubel also scored, and Tom Wilson had two assists. Washington’s T.J. Oshie left with...
Basketball Feb 18

Lefty Driesell, folksy, fiery coach who put Maryland on college basketball's map, dies at 92

The Hall of Fame basketball coach Lefty Driesell has died.
Alexandria Feb 9

Big step for Monumental move, but even supporters say ‘long way to go'

Legislation underpinning a plan to relocate the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals across the Potomac River to northern Virginia has easily cleared an early hurdle in the state legislature. Lawmakers on the Virginia House Appropriations Committee on Friday voted 17-3 to advance the measure to the floor of the House of Delegates....
Washington Commanders Feb 5

New coach Dan Quinn's work with the Commanders is well underway with much more still to do

Dan Quinn’s work as Washington Commanders coach is already well underway. He and new general manager Adam Peters have hired Kliff Kingsbury as offensive coordinator and Joe Whitt Jr. as defensive coordinator. The team announced the moves Monday after reaching agreements with Kingsbury and Whitt over the weekend. There’s plenty more to do quickly to...
Baltimore Ravens Jan 26

It's Mahomes vs. Jackson for the first time in the playoffs. And there's a Super Bowl spot at stake

Lamar Jackson is one star AFC quarterback whom Patrick Mahomes has never run into in the postseason.

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