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Washington Capitals Breakdown Day 2016: Picking up the pieces
May 12, 2016 By Eric Hobeck
As another round of mid-May exit interviews proceeded on Thursday morning and early afternoon at Kettler, the Washington Capitals were in strong agreement on two things. First, this is the worst recent playoff exit to date for the club. Second, the season was a failure. After Tuesday's furious comeback attempt fell short in a season-ending overtime … [Read More...]
Opinion: Answers not easily found, but must be discovered quickly for Washington Capitals
May 12, 2016 By Eric Hobeck
Alex Ovechkin's latest spring postmortem might well have been his toughest yet. The 30-year-old has been the face of the Washington Capitals for over a decade, and the quickly-graying Russian welled up in Pittsburgh late Tuesday night after his team again fell short of the championship and accompanying long playoff run that this city will continue … [Read More...]

Washington Capitals Second Round Game 6 Recap: Disappointment again
May 11, 2016 By Dave Nichols
CAPS RALLY FROM THREE-GOAL DEFICIT BUT BOUNCED IN OVERTIME The Washington Capitals rallied from a three-goal deficit to force overtime, but once there they were overwhelmed and Nick Bonino scored 6:32 into the extra session to promote the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning, sending the … [Read More...]
Washington Capitals Second Round Game 4: Penguins win in overtime, take 3-1 series lead
May 4, 2016 By Eric Hobeck
Statistically, it wasn't going poorly at all. The Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins were very close in most major metrics late in the second period on Wednesday night, but in reality, Pittsburgh was all but dominating play with higher-quality chances and sustained possession in the Capitals' zone. … [Read More...]

Washington Capitals Second Round Game 3 Recap: Everything but the win
May 2, 2016 By Dave Nichols
CAPS CONTROL PLAY BUT NOT SCOREBOARD; LETANG HIT ON JOHANSSON TO BE REVIEWED The Washington Capitals got two third-period goals but couldn't find the equalizer and dropped Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal to the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2, before a capacity crowd decked out in yellow t-shirts at Consol Energy Center. Typically, … [Read More...]

Brooks Orpik suspended three games for hit on Olli Määttä
May 1, 2016 By Eric Hobeck
The NHL announced Sunday evening that Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik has been suspended for three games as a result of his hit on Olli Määttä in Game 2 against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday in D.C. … [Read More...]

Washington Capitals Second Round Game 2 Recap: Fehr’s late tip tops Caps
May 1, 2016 By Dave Nichols
OUTPLAYED MUCH OF GAME, CAPS CAN'T FIND THE GO-AHEAD IN THIRD For much of the second half of the regular season, the Washington Capitals got into a habit of playing 20-25 minutes with enough energy to pull out a favorable result. On Saturday night at a raucous Verizon Center, it wasn't nearly enough. Old friend Eric Fehr tipped an entry pass … [Read More...]

Washington Capitals Second Round Game 1: Oshie’s hat trick, overtime winner propel Caps in Game 1 win
April 29, 2016 By Eric Hobeck
With dozens of hats sailing to the Verizon Center playing surface and Chuck Brown's "Bustin' Loose" playing over the public address system, the ultimate outcome of the opening game in the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins lay still in doubt. Fans begged for T.J. Oshie's hat-trick goal, the … [Read More...]

Washington Capitals First Round Game 4: Caps flat in Philadelphia; Flyers force Game 5
April 20, 2016 By Eric Hobeck
GAME FIVE SET FOR FRIDAY AT 7 P.M. IN WASHINGTON With a 3-0 series lead in hand for the first time in franchise history, and riding high after a dominant win in Game 3, the Washington Capitals came out flat again in the opening stages of a game in this best-of-seven series. Giving up the game's first goal for the second game in a row, … [Read More...]

Washington Capitals First Round Game 3: Caps take 3-0 series lead after penalty filled affair
April 18, 2016 By Jacqueline Martin
OVECHKIN TAKES FRANCHISE RECORD FOR PLAYOFF POINTS; ORPIK EXITS AFTER ROUGH HIT With a high-tension game that ended with a five-minute major against the Philadephia Flyers, two ten-minute game misconducts, and a delay-of-game penalty assessed to the Flyers' fans, the Washington Capitals silenced the Wells Fargo Center and took game three of … [Read More...]
Nationals/MLB

Washington Nationals trade Drew Storen to Toronto for Ben Revere
The Washington Nationals have traded reliever Drew Storen to … [Read More...]

Washington Nationals add utility infielder Stephen Drew to mix
According to multiple reports, the Washington Nationals … [Read More...]

Washington Nationals agree to terms with Daniel Murphy
According to multiple reports, the Washington Nationals and … [Read More...]
Capitals/NHL

Washington Capitals Breakdown Day 2016: Picking up the pieces
As another round of mid-May exit interviews proceeded on … [Read More...]
Opinion: Answers not easily found, but must be discovered quickly for Washington Capitals
Alex Ovechkin's latest spring postmortem might well have … [Read More...]

Washington Capitals Second Round Game 6 Recap: Disappointment again
CAPS RALLY FROM THREE-GOAL DEFICIT BUT BOUNCED IN … [Read More...]
UNITED/MLS
DC United Playoffs: Red Bulls take first leg on road
Dax McCarty scored in the 72nd minute and the New York Red … [Read More...]
DC United Game 11 Recap: Union knocks off United in stoppage time
Zach Pfeffer scored in second-half stoppage time and the … [Read More...]
D.C. United Game 9 Recap: Sporting Kansas City earn draw away to United
D.C. United’s unbeaten run in Major League Soccer is now at … [Read More...]
FANTASY SPORTS
Fantasy Football: 2015 Week 13 NFL Survivor Pool Picks
Survivor Boy, the Green Bay Packers just aren’t very good … [Read More...]
Fantasy Football: 2015 Week 12 NFL Survivor Pool Picks
Survivor We had a mixed bag last week, but if you are still … [Read More...]
Fantasy Football: 2015 Week 11 NFL Survivor Pool Picks
Survivor If you are still alive in your pool, … [Read More...]
DCFootball/NFL

Washington Redskins: Scot McCloughan talks culture, Kirk Cousins, the draft, and more
Yes the end of the year may have been disappointing from the … [Read More...]

OPINION: Determining Kirk Cousins’ future contract with the Redskins
The Washington Redskins enter the 2016 offseason with yet … [Read More...]

Washington Redskins: A look back at how Scot McCloughan’s rookie class performed
Washington Redskins rookie General Manager Scot … [Read More...]
Wizards/NBA

Washington Wizards Game 82 Recap: On eve of organization turnover, Wiz get to .500 in win over Hawks
The end of the regular season is finally here. The … [Read More...]

Washington Wizards Game 80 Recap: Without House of Guards, Wiz upset playoff bound Hornets
The Washington Wizards were eliminated from playoff … [Read More...]

Washington Wizards Game 79 Recap: Wiz unable to complete comeback against Pistons, eliminated from playoffs without Wall
For the second game, and only second time this season, the … [Read More...]
MYSTICS
Washington Mystics Game 16 Wrap: Mystics’ win streak goes to four with rout of Seattle
Fresh off a week's rest for the all-star game, the … [Read More...]

Mystics Acquire Second Round Pick in 2015 WNBA Draft
MYSTICS ACQUIRE SECOND ROUND PICK IN 2015 WNBA DRAFT Team … [Read More...]
Washington Mystics exercise options on Hill and Meeseman
From the press release: Washington Mystics Head Coach Mike … [Read More...]
BEYOND THE GAME
NATS/SUNS: Hagerstown to unveil 35th anniversary jersey
HAGERSTOWN, MD – The Hagerstown Suns announced today that … [Read More...]

Washington Nationals Walk-Up Music 2015
**List updated 08/29/2015** [I was behind and added … [Read More...]
CAPS: Official Caps Fantasy Hockey Game, CapTrick
Washington Capitals Pull the Ultimate “CapTrick” Through the … [Read More...]