Capital Games

The Washington Commanders have hired Mark Clouse as their new team president. He will oversee all facets of business operations in that role when he starts in late January. Clouse joins the NFL club after spending the past five years as president and CEO of the Campbell’s Company. Controlling owner Josh Harris called the 56-year-old a dynamic...

Jayden Daniels accounted for four touchdowns to lead the Washington Commanders to a 42-19 victory over the Tennessee Titans that snapped his team’s losing streak at three. Daniels threw two of his three TD passes to Terry McLaurin and the other to Zach Ertz. Brian Robinson Jr. returned from a sprained ankle to rush for 103 yards and a touchdo...

Alex Ovechkin has a broken left fibula and is expected to be out four to six weeks. The Washington Capitals confirmed Ovechkin’s injury and prognosis Thursday after he was evaluated by doctors upon the teams’ return from a three-game road trip. This prolonged absence puts a pause on Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record. He ...

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin, sitting 27 goals behind Wayne Gretzky for the NHL record, is considered week-to-week with a lower left leg injury.

Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin tied one NHL record in his pursuit of another before leaving during the third period with an apparent left leg injury.

Russell Wilson shook off his first interception in 11 months and hit trade-deadline pickup Mike Williams for a 32-yard touchdown with less than 2 1/2 minutes left in the fourth quarter to lift the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 28-27 comeback victory over Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders. Coming off a bye, the AFC North-leading Steelers won t...

At 7-2 and with their best record through nine games in almost 30 years, the Washington Commanders decided to press the gas on the season and trade for a star defensive back. News emerged Tuesday afternoon that Washington sent a package of draft picks to New Orleans in exchange for four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Marshon Lattimore. A first-round pick...

The Washington Commanders acquired four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Marshon Lattimore from the New Orleans Saints just before the NFL trade deadline. Washington sent third-, fourth- and sixth-round picks to New Orleans and got a fifth back along with Lattimore. He becomes an instant upgrade for Washington’s secondary with the Commanders off to a...

Sensational rookie Jayden Daniels threw two touchdown passes to Terry McLaurin, and the Washington Commanders beat the bumbling New York Giants 27-22 for their best start to a season in almost 30 years. Daniels hit McLaurin on scoring passes of 1 and 18 yards in the first half. Austin Ekeler added a 1-yard TD run as the Commanders completed a......

Alex Ovechkin is now on track to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record this season. Ovechkin scored his 858th goal in the Washington Capitals’ ninth game to move into a 45-goal pace. If he keeps this up, the Russian superstar would get to 895 and possibly beyond this spring. Ovechkin entered the season 42 away from breaking Gret...

The Washington Commanders executed a Hail Mary to perfection to beat the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Jayden Daniels’ throw from his own 35-yard line tipped up off Zach Ertz and down in the arms of Noah Brown standing alone in the end zone. Players and coach Dan Quinn credited practicing that situation for the Hail Mary working out. It took......

Jayden Daniels connected with Noah Brown on a 52-yard Hail Mary as time expired to give the Washington Commanders an 18-15 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Daniels scrambled for several seconds before heaving the ball from the Commanders 35-yard line. It was deflected about 3 yards short of the goal line and fell into the arms of Brown,......

Jayden Daniels will undergo further tests Monday after leaving the Washington Commanders’ game against the Carolina Panthers with a rib injury.