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Capitals fail to solve Penguins
Despite battling back twice to tie the game, Washington loses to Pittsburgh for a seventh straight time.
Redskins eye secondary fix
Determined to address their problematic secondary, Washington continues to hold discussions with top defensive backs on the market.
No more language barrier
Mastering the English language has taken time, but it helped Jose Lobaton’s big-league development.
Moving the starting line
By regularly employing run-ups of varying lengths, tracks make race distances difficult to interpret.
Best player you never heard of
Virginia-signee Mikayla Venson is considered the best player in the commonwealth, but doesn’t play high school basketball.
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Virginia shut out from all-ACC team
Cavs are second ACC regular season champion not to have a player picked for all-conference team by media.
D.C. Sports Bog &
The Early Lead
Stars’ Peverley collapses on bench
Dallas forward Rich Peverley collapsed on the bench in the first period of the Dallas Stars-Columbus Blue Jackets game Monday.”
Marcin Gortat wants fighting in the NBA
Wizards center would like players to be able to throw fists at each other during games.”
Cerrato: Bengals better without Gruden
Former Redskins GM says Cincinnati will be better in 2014 for having lost its offensive coordinator.”
Woods shoots 78 as back problems resurface
Woods finished in 25th place after shooting his worst career round on Sunday at the WGC-Cadillac Championship.”
Wizards Insider
Wizards going for six in a row
Nationals Journal
Notes: Fister to play catch Tuesday
Capitals Insider
The Insider
Redskins in free agency: On Talib, Byrd and Collins
The Insider
Editor's Choice
Meet the 2013 Fall All-Mets
See who made the first, second and honorable mention teams in football, soccer, field hockey, volleyball and cross-country.
Facing cancer with dignity
Local soccer star Shawn Kuykendall, 31, battles thymic cancer with the support of his family, friends and faith.
First and 17
Inside the season with the nation’s top-rated football prospect, Woodbridge’s Da’Shawn Hand.
Sports photo galleries
Oscar Pistorius case
The Olympic athlete is on trial for premeditated murder in the Valentine's Day 2013 shooting of his girlfriend.
Terrapins upset Cavaliers, 75-69, in overtime
Maryland fights off Virginia in overtime in final ACC basketball game in College Park.
No. 5 Edison falls to Highland Springs, 70-60
The Eagles could not keep up with the Springers in the Virginia 5A state semifinals.
No. 15 Wakefield loses to Henrico, 63-55
The Wakefield Warriors are sent home by the Henrico Warriors in the Virginia 5A semifinals.
Maryland 4A West: Whitman tops Clarksburg 49-44 for league title
Josh Fried and Kyle Depollar combne for 35 to lead the Vikings to the 4A West championship.
2014 Winter Paralympic Games are underway
The games kicked off Friday with Opening Ceremonies at Fisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia.
Theodore Roosevelt tops Maret for DCSAA boys’ title
Rough Riders come out on top of close game 57-53.
No. 4 St. John’s claims DCSAA City title
The Cadets win, 58-42, defeating No. 9 Georgetown Visitation Thursday night at the Verizon Center.
The up-and-down career of Tiger Woods
Major victories and major injuries have kept the world guessing about what the golfer will do next.
Nationals fall to Braves in Grapefruit League play
Strasburg has his first start and pitches two scoreless innings.
Allen Iverson’s number retired by Sixers
Former Georgetown star and NBA all-star is on hand in Philadelphia for the ceremony Saturday night.
Sports videos
Top Basketball Plays: Episode 13
Host B.J. Koubaroulis runs through the top plays from the week of basketball in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area.
Top Basketball Plays: Episode 13
Host B.J. Koubaroulis runs through the top plays from the week of basketball in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area.
State wrestling champions born at UMD
Local wrestlers win big at the Maryland state wrestling championships.
W.T. Woodson comes up just short in state semifinal
The Cavaliers fell just short of reaching the Virginia 6A state finals, losing to Landstown, 40-37
Wakefield loses to Henrico in Virginia 5A state semifinals, 63-55
The Henrico Warriors will move onto the championships after overcoming the Warriors of Wakefield.
Potomac (Md.) Defeats Oakland Mills, 101-63
The Wolverines never trailed the Scorpions, leading to a 38-point blow-out victory.
Liván Hernández: Player turned coach
Liván Hernández, who threw the first pitch for the Washington Nationals when baseball returned to D.C., will now return to the team as a coach. Hear what he has to say about helping out the guys he used to play with.
DCSAA title goes to Theodore Roosevelt boys, St. John's girls
The No. 10 Rough Riders defeated Maret 57-53 and grabbed their first DCSAA title while the No. 4 Cadets took down Georgetown Visitation 58-42.
No one held back during the surprisingly competitive match between lawmakers and lobbyists.
The Nats' answer to defensive errors
The Nationals will have a seventh uniformed coach in the dugout during games this season. Meet the new defensive coordinator and advance coach Mark Weidemaier, and hear how he plans to incorporate shifts to improve the team's defense.
The Russian’s timing is impeccable
COLUMN | Evgeny Kuznetsov might not be the Capitals’ savior, but after four long years, he’s a reason to believe.
Initial thoughts on instant replay
COLUMN | Baseball’s instant-replay system will improve accuracy and, even more deliciously, add strategy.
What’s physical cost of Woods’s quest?
COLUMN | Tiger Woods’s relentless drive defined his brilliance, and might have undermined its sustainability.
Eagles soar into Patriot League final
Freshman walk-on Charlie Jones and a late switch to a zone defense propel American on a 20-2 run.
Memories of the ACC’s Dean
COLUMN | Former North Carolina coach Dean Smith has lost the ability to recall the historic moments he helped define, but the college basketball legend, 83, is far from forgotten.
Bigger and better, for now
COLUMN | Syracuse-Virginia clash signals expansion has finally revitalized the Atlantic Coast Conference. But let’s not get carried away just yet.
This all sounds so familiar
COLUMN | The Redskins’ locker room remains harmonious but the team’s performance is woefully out of tune.
A headache of
a mixed message
COLUMN | If Mike Shanahan is protecting a healthy RGIII, why not do the same for Jordan Reed?
A visit from RGIII’s dad? So what.
COLUMN | There’s enough to fault Robert Griffin III for without complaining about a locker-room visit from his father.
A window into the ‘new Russia’
COLUMN | Repugnant authority and inspiring spirit exist side by side in the host country at the Winter Games.
Figure skating is difficult to decipher
COLUMN | The women’s final in Sochi will be endlessly argued, but that’s the nature of the sport.
A burden too large to bear
COLUMN | An entire country was leaning on the tiny shoulders of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Julia Lipnitskaia, who was unable to deliver.
Terps find way to flip script
COLUMN | After a season full of near-misses, Maryland finds the target in ACC regular season finale win over Virginia.
Is Wittman the correct coach?
COLUMN | Randy Wittman has overseen the transformation of the Wizards from doormat contender. Is he the guy for the next phase?
Not worth the franchise tag
COLUMN | In designating Brian Orakpo, Redskins General Manager Bruce Allen has made a significant strategic error.
The recycling king of Washington
COLUMN | By turning his mistakes (and others’) into something useful, Wizards GM Ernie Grunfeld might have saved his job.
Oppressive power, resilient spirits
COLUMN | Sochi Games revealed both the cold ugliness of Russia and the warm beauty of Russians.
Do you believe how long it’s been?
COLUMN | The U.S. hockey team would like to move past the ‘Miracle on Ice,’ but there are reasons it remains relevant today.
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