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As the playoffs approach, Washington Capitals look for needed improvement in the penalty kill
The Washington Capitals sit atop the NHL standings and rank first in goals and power-play efficiency, but with 16 games remaining before the start of the playoffs, two other numbers have the coaching staff concerned: 78.5 and 56.
Maryland's Greivis Vasquez, Gary Williams take home top ACC honors
Maryland claimed two of the ACC's top three annual individual honors Tuesday, as senior guard Greivis Vasquez was named ACC player of the year and Gary Williams was named ACC coach of the year.
Alex Ovechkin scores two goals but Capitals fall to Dallas Stars in shootout, ending home winning streak
Alex Ovechkin's slump is over. But so is the Washington Capitals' winning streak at Verizon Center.
Manny Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach prepare for Joshua Clottey fight, and eye bout with Floyd Mayweather
LOS ANGELES -- If you're an aging professional athlete, there are plenty of sports where you can hang around without endangering yourself. It's just that this isn't one of them. You hang on too long here, you leave damaged. The man with the tremors in his left hand knows it.
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Ravens happy to get another shot at Boldin
OWINGS MILLS, MD. -- Ozzie Newsome has lamented his poor judgment about Anquan Boldin for years.
Manny Acta embraces fresh start as Cleveland Indians manager
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. --
Slumping Nick Young struggles to find a place with the new-look Washington Wizards
Nick Young is starting to feel left behind. A Halloween mask of Gilbert Arenas hangs in his locker room stall, a symbol of the friend and mentor who has been banished for the remainder of the season. His closest friend on the team, Dominic McGuire, is no longer sitting two stalls down after McGuire was traded to Sacramento.
Big East conference tournament set to tip off at Madison Square Garden
From the perspective of some pundits, Big East teams with aspirations of reaching the NCAA Final Four are best served by losing early in the conference's marathon tournament and girding instead for a national-title run.
Redskins focus on offensive line help
With the ink now dry on their first contract of the free agency season with a player who spent last season on another team's roster, the Redskins will host a series of meetings this week to address the myriad roster needs remaining.
American women top Navy, 72-47, reach Patriot final
WORCESTER, MASS. -- American is headed to the Patriot League tournament championship after beating Navy, 72-47, in the semifinals on Sunday afternoon at Hart Center.
Joe Corvo, hurt against Capitals in November, now has a prominent place on their blue line
The intense burning sensation Washington Capitals defenseman Joe Corvo felt in his lower leg is not one he will soon forget.
Washington Nationals pitcher Scott Olsen working on return to form
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. -- Even before the Washington Nationals traded for him, Scott Olsen loved to visit the city. "I've seen every museum," he said; the National Museum of American History is his favorite. In school, he always preferred history to science or math. You don't have to solve problems in history, Olsen reasoned. You just have to learn and remember.
Expanding NCAA tournament is inevitable insanity
This weekend brings us the joy of Selection Sunday, the gateway to March Madness, which leads to the Sweet Sixteen, the Elite Eight and the Final Four. But these days Sports Nation is riled up -- and I mean RILED UP -- over the prospect that the idyllic 65-team NCAA men's basketball tournament might soon expand to 96 schools.
Landon Donovan shines in Everton's Premier League victory, and says he would be happy to extend his loan from MLS
Landon Donovan scored one goal and set up another in Everton's 5-1 Premier League victory over Hull on Sunday, and said he would be happy to extend his loan spell from the Los Angeles Galaxy a little longer.
Celtics run past Wizards at end, 86-83
BOSTON - The mostly inexperienced and learning-on-the-fly Washington Wizards were in a position in which they are unaccustomed - on the road, dominating the once-removed NBA champion Boston Celtics at TD Garden. JaVale McGee had future Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett shuffling his feet nearly every time he came near and had the Celtics adding extra height on every attempt inside the lane. Al Thornton ruggedly attacked the basket, as he prevailed a head-to-head duel with Paul Pierce.
Georgetown women lose to Rutgers in double overtime, 63-56
HARTFORD, CONN. -- Georgetown arrived at the Big East Conference tournament with a distinguished résumé. The Hoyas' 25 wins are the most in program history and they reached the 20-win mark faster than any previous team. Their 13 Big East victories are more than they've had in the past two seasons combined.
Duke women beat N.C. State, 70-60, to win ACC tournament title
The final buzzer sounded, and Duke's Joy Cheek flung the ball toward the ceiling before locking fellow seniors Keturah Jackson and Bridgette Mitchell in a long-lasting hug.
American falls to Lehigh, 79-57, in Patriot League men's basketball semifinals
BETHELHEM, PA. -- Jeff Jones set the agenda minutes after fourth-seeded American's 79-57 loss at top-seeded Lehigh in the Patriot League semifinals on Sunday when the Eagles' coach told his team to enjoy the upcoming break from the season's conclusion, but understand what awaits this offseason.
Kentucky wraps up perfect home record
On a day freshman-dominated Kentucky was honoring its seniors, sophomore Darius Miller was most responsible for making sure the Wildcats finished their season with a perfect home record.
Maryland holds off Virginia, earns share of ACC title
CHARLOTTESVILLE -- As Virginia Coach Tony Bennett seethed over the first technical foul of his career, senior guard Greivis Vasquez strode over to the Maryland bench and informed his own coach that he would be taking the resulting free throws.
Jose Theodore and the Washington Capitals shut out the New York Rangers, 2-0
Although Washington Capitals Coach Bruce Boudreau isn't expected to settle on his playoff goaltender for several more weeks, veteran José Theodore is making a strong case for himself, one year after being replaced a game into the postseason run.
Nationals pitchers continue to struggle in spring training
VIERA, FLA. -- The pitching staff of the Washington Nationals entered Saturday with a collective 12.75 ERA, and before day's end it went up. In a 14-6 loss to a New York Mets team comprised predominately of spring training fodder, the Nationals submitted their third consecutive day of atrocious pitching.
Washington Wizards' Shaun Livingston gets a second chance in D.C.
Nearly 40 minutes after the Washington Wizards lost to the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night, Shaun Livingston stepped out of the training room, where he had been soaking in the hot tub and receiving treatment for his surgically repaired left knee. Livingston had just scored six points with two assists in about 15 minutes of late-game, mop-up duty and grabbed a seat in the same locker room stall that used to belong to Antawn Jamison.
Ford lifts Gwynn Park to win over Oakland Mills in Maryland 2A South region final
Gwynn Park junior Brandon Ford has a term for those clutch plays when a game is on the line. Like his steal and layup with 2 minutes 26 seconds left in overtime, or his drive and bucket that drew a foul 30 seconds later -- two plays that helped the Yellow Jackets to a 79-75 overtime win over Oakland Mills on Saturday in the Maryland 2A South region final at Wise in Upper Marlboro.
Louisville tops No. 1 Syracuse for second time, 78-68
A reserve guard that Louisville Coach Rick Pitino considers so bashful -- he sounds shy even when he yells -- made sure to send out venerable Freedom Hall with one more memorable game.
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Austin Freeman returns, leads Georgetown past Cincinnati
Even before Georgetown's regular season finale tipped off Saturday, there was no question whom the Verizon Center crowd considered the Hoyas' most valuable player.
Virginia Commonwealth defeats George Mason, 75-60, in CAA quarterfinals
RICHMOND -- George Mason's 75-60 loss to Virginia Commonwealth in the Colonial Athletic Association quarterfinals Saturday followed the same troubling pattern as this entire strange season: a promising start, a quality midsection and, to Coach Jim Larranaga's puzzlement, another suspect finish.
Seth Greenberg, Brad Greenberg maintain brotherly bond
About two hours after Brad Greenberg's Radford basketball team lost to Winthrop in the semifinals of the Big South basketball tournament on Thursday night, his phone rang.
The 65
College basketball reporter Eric Prisbell places the 65 teams in the NCAA tournament field, which will be announced on March 14. (* conference champion)
Freshman Sugar Rodgers has led Georgetown women to new heights
Inside the Georgetown women's basketball office hangs a large wooden plaque that commemorates the Hoyas who have been honored by the Big East Conference. For years, the plaque gathered dust as no Georgetown player had received a weekly conference award since Katrina Wheeler was selected rookie of the week on Jan. 2, 2006.
Duke cruises into ACC women's basketball final
Jasmine Thomas (Oakton) scored all 10 of her points in the second half and No. 9 Duke pulled away late to beat Georgia Tech, 67-55, on Saturday in an ACC semifinal.
American women thump Lafayette, advance to Patriot League semifinals
WORCESTER, MASS. -- There were too many uncanny similarities to last year to make American feel comfortable going into Saturday's Patriot League tournament quarterfinal against Lafayette.
Virginia suspends Sylven Landesberg, who may leave the school
CHARLOTTESVILLE -- Virginia guard Sylven Landesberg missed Saturday's 74-68 loss to Maryland, will not play in the ACC tournament -- and might have played his final game for the Cavaliers.
Hokies apply some shine to NCAA chances
ATLANTA -- Virginia Tech had been here before. It had been under a bubble-watch microscope. It had the critical final-weekend matchups. It had been in gripping late-game situations. And for the Hokies, the story often ended in heartbreak.
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Maryland lacrosse defeats Duke, 11-10, in overtime
BALTIMORE -- In the time it takes to rush from one end of M&T Bank Stadium to the other, Maryland's lacrosse team turned what could have been a disappointing defeat into an overtime victory over Duke on Saturday.
To get even better, Washington Capitals risk tinkering with what they've built
Almost everyone in pro sports starts as a perfectionist. Some slip. But most keep the initial passion for constant improvement that originally drove them to the top. In particular, those who become coaches or general managers tend to be extreme examples of the breed: Nothing's ever quite good enough.
Redskins pass on splash, take cautious dip into free agent pool
In a stark departure from recent team history, the Washington Redskins began free agency Friday not with a bang and not with a whimper but with a new slow, methodical approach to roster-building that caught many fans and others around the NFL off guard.
NCAA tournament expansion could become a big issue
The college basketball season's most significant question does not concern a team, player or coach but rather an easily recognizable, straight-lined symmetrical image, a bracket that has emblazoned T-shirts and hampered office productivity in March for a quarter century.
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Ian Desmond hits grand slam, has six RBI in Nationals' loss to Braves
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. -- After the Washington Nationals surrendered another bushel of runs Friday in an 11-8 loss to the Atlanta Braves, they could take solace in Ian Desmond, whom Manager Jim Riggleman called, "the best player on the field today, really."
Tennessee women roll to SEC tournament semifinals with win over Mississippi
Alyssia Brewer scored 21 points, Alicia Manning had 14 points with a career-high 14 rebounds, and No. 4 Tennessee beat Mississippi, 76-51, in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Friday in Duluth, Ga.

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