Ovechkin, Arnott hit milestones as Caps drill Oilers, win 6th straight
Alexander Ovechkin recorded his 600th career point and new acquisition Jason Arnott notched his 900th career point as the Washington Capitals swept aside the bottom-feeding Edmonton Oilers 5-0...
View ArticleFor the Caps, normal service is restored against the Oilers
The ingredients were there again for the Washington Capitals: a home game, a struggling opponent entering the second game of a back-to-back and missing its best player. On paper, Wednesday night's 5-0...
View ArticleCaps win seventh straight, rally to defeat 'Canes
Third-period goals by Alex Ovechkin and Matt Hendricks and 40 saves from Braden Holtby enabled the Washington Capitals to rally from a 1-0 deficit and defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 Friday night at...
View ArticleCaps not perfect, but just right in streak's lucky number seven
Over the course of the NHL regular season, most media people use the phrase "playoff-type game" or "playoff-type atmosphere" to only describe games that pit top teams in each conference. Sunday's...
View ArticleGriffin's Clippers roll over Wall's Wizards
In a match-up of the two leading contenders for this year's NBA Rookie of the Year, Blake Griffin's Los Angeles Clippers defeated John Wall's Washington Wizards 122-101 Saturday night at the Verizon...
View ArticleGriffin settles Rookie of Year debate, shows his advancement
In case there was any lingering doubt, or any sort of belief among even the most berserk Wizards supporters that John Wall still had a shot at this year's NBA Rookie of the Year Award, Blake Griffin...
View ArticleCaps win 8th straight, rally past Blackhawks on Knuble's OT winner
Mike Knuble's goal on a goalmouth scramble with 1:09 left in overtime gave the Washington Capitals their eighth straight win as they beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 Sunday afternoon at the Verizon...
View ArticleCaps push on in a game to be seen from New York to Nanjing
If the National Hockey League is feeling any extra urgency to gain new converts (or regain former ones), they should be sending tapes of Sunday afternoon's 4-3 overtime win by the Washington Capitals...
View ArticleMarch Madness 2011: NCAA reveals seedings and pairings
As expected, only two teams from the D.C. area made the final 68 when the NCAA Men's Basketball Selection Committee unveiled the field for the 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. Georgetown...
View ArticleWizards crushed by Thunder, lose fourth straight
The Oklahoma City Thunder scored the first eight points of the game and never looked back as they sent the Washington Wizards to their fourth straight loss by a score of 116-89 Monday night at the...
View ArticleWizards hapless, helpless, and hopeless in loss to Thunder
In the interest of fairness, we should get the caveats out of the way first. The Wizards played the entirety of Monday night's 116-89 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder without Andray Blatche, Rashard...
View ArticleMarch Madness 2011: Howard's buzzer-beater stuns ODU at Verizon Center
Matt Howard's layup at the buzzer sent the Butler Bulldogs into the third round of the NCAA Tournament as they defeated the Old Dominion University Monarchs 60-58 Thursday afternoon at the Verizon...
View ArticleMarch Madness 2011: Pitt rolls over game UNC-Asheville
For the 105th time since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, a No. 1 seed played and defeated a No. 16 seed. This time, it was the Pitt Panthers who ensure that they would not be the ones...
View ArticleMarch Madness 2011: Further thoughts on the afternoon session
In very broad terms, the first two games of the Verizon Center's 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship went according to plan and prediction. The game between the 8 and 9 seeds in the Southeast...
View ArticleMarch Madness 2011: UConn shoots down Bucknell's upset hopes
The Connecticut Huskies made a statement of intent Thursday night at the Verizon Center, trailing for only 29 seconds before burying the Bucknell Bison with a combination of hot shooting and solid...
View ArticleMarch Madness 2011: Cincinnati claws past Missouri
The Missouri Tigers picked a bad night to go cold. The Big XII representatives shot just 36.9% from the field (24-for-65) and failed to contain Cincinnati inside as the Bearcats fought off several...
View ArticleMarch Madness 2011: TV schedule for Saturday's 3rd round games
Below is the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament television schedule for Third Round games played on Saturday, March 19. If you need a refresher course in which teams are playing in Friday's second round...
View ArticleMarch Madness 2011: George Mason and Georgetown Previews
We have just a few moments before Day 2 (or is it 4?) of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament gets underway, and unlike yesterday, there's a rooting interest for D.C.-area hoops. George Mason makes its...
View ArticleMarch Madness 2011: TV schedule for Sunday's 3rd round games
Below is the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament television schedule for Third Round games played on Sunday, March 20. If you need a refresher course in which teams are playing in Saturday's third round...
View ArticleMarch Madness 2011: A look back and a look ahead
Spare a thought for the Bucknell Bison. Winners of 25 games this season and regular season and tournament champions of the Patriot League, the Bison were, by general consensus, one of the better...
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