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Alex Ovechkin Says the 2026-27 NHL Season Will Be His Last

By Alex Schiffer

October 05, 2026 12:45 p.m.
All-DMV High School Football Players of Week 6

By Noah Ferguson

October 05, 2026 05:05 a.m.
Jayden Daniels’ Return Just Went From a Luxury to a Necessity

By Dave Sheinin

October 04, 2026 05:08 p.m.

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Maryland Gets Blown Out By UCLA at Home, 54-3

September 26, 2026 07:54 p.m.

Nationals Lose to Mets, 7-1

September 26, 2026 05:24 p.m.
Nationals 3, Tigers 1: Game Recap

September 22, 2026 10:51 p.m.
Mystics 79, Sun 69: Game Recap

September 22, 2026 10:05 p.m.
Tigers 9, Nationals 2: Game Recap

September 21, 2026 09:37 p.m.
Spirit 3, Chicago 0: Game Recap

September 21, 2026 08:55 a.m.

Commanders’ Injury Issues Get Even Worse in 30-13 Loss to Colts

October 04, 2026 12:51 p.m.
Capitals Fall to Lightning, 3-1, in Second Game of Season

October 04, 2026 07:48 a.m.
Maryland Loses Big to Nebraska, 48-23

October 04, 2026 07:44 a.m.
Terry McLaurin Is Likely Out for the Commanders’ London Game

October 03, 2026 02:09 p.m.
Please Let Us Have a Brewers-Rays World Series

October 03, 2026 01:23 p.m.
After Their Playoff Loss, the Mystics Gathered for a Late-Night ‘Last Hoorah’

October 03, 2026 07:00 a.m.
Everything You Need to Know for Commanders-Colts

October 03, 2026 06:30 a.m.
Capitals Beat the Hurricanes, 5-2, in Season Opener

October 03, 2026 05:27 a.m.
The Wizards Keep Sort of Admitting They Tanked Last Season

October 02, 2026 03:13 p.m.
Jayden Daniels Has Been Ruled Out for Sunday’s Game

October 02, 2026 11:14 a.m.
Your Five-Minute Capitals Season Preview

October 02, 2026 08:52 a.m.
MLB Drops the Idea for a Game at Grand Teton National Park

October 01, 2026 11:08 p.m.
Will Jayden Daniels Play on Sunday? He Won’t Say.

October 01, 2026 03:44 p.m.
How the Commanders Approached Their London Travel Plan

October 01, 2026 02:16 p.m.
Ted Cruz’s Bid to Pass His College Sports Bill Soon Is Falling Short

October 01, 2026 10:05 a.m.
The Mystics’ Championship Window Is Now Open

October 01, 2026 10:01 a.m.
Meet the Capitals’ First-Ever Full-Time Emergency Backup Goalie

October 01, 2026 06:20 a.m.
The Mystics’ Season Is Over, But They’re Just Getting Started

September 30, 2026 09:17 p.m.
Jayden Daniels Practices, Leaving Open the Chance He’ll Play Sunday

September 30, 2026 12:53 p.m.
Why Didn’t the Mystics Playoff Game Get Moved to Capital One?

September 30, 2026 05:25 a.m.
Ranking the Commanders’ Five Most Impactful Newcomers

September 30, 2026 05:12 a.m.
All-DMV High School Volleyball Players of Week 4

September 30, 2026 05:05 a.m.
How the Commanders Unleashed Marcus Mariota

September 29, 2026 11:43 a.m.
Anthony Davis Is Waiting Until After the Season to Decide on the Wizards’ Future

September 29, 2026 08:15 a.m.
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton Is Right at Home With the WNBA’s Youngest Team

September 29, 2026 05:09 a.m.
The Senate Passes Its College Sports Bill, Setting Up a House Fight

September 28, 2026 10:14 p.m.
Commanders’ Leo Chenal Will Miss the Rest of the Season With a Neck Injury

September 28, 2026 11:28 a.m.
The Commanders Are Bringing Back Austin Ekeler

September 28, 2026 10:41 a.m.

The Nats Took a Step Forward This Year. Fans Still Deserve More.

September 28, 2026 09:22 a.m.
This Spirit Team Is Running Out of Time to Get Things Right

September 28, 2026 05:05 a.m.
All-DMV High School Football Players of Week 5

September 28, 2026 05:03 a.m.
In Their Game 1 Loss, the Mystics Acted Their Age

September 27, 2026 09:24 p.m.
The Commanders Aren’t Done Yet, and Neither Is Terry McLaurin

September 27, 2026 08:40 p.m.
The Nats Close Out the Year With a 6-4 Win Over the Mets

September 27, 2026 05:45 p.m.
The Backups Who Fueled Washington’s 33-31 Upset Win Over Seattle

September 27, 2026 04:46 p.m.
Everything You Need to Know for Commanders-Seahawks

September 27, 2026 06:00 a.m.
After Locking Up Cade Cavalli, the Nats Have More Pitching Fixes in Mind

September 26, 2026 08:45 a.m.
Elena Delle Donne Isn’t Coming Back. Not That She Hasn’t Thought About It.

September 26, 2026 08:00 a.m.
Marcus Mariota Has Prepared to Be a Starter. Now’s His Chance.

September 26, 2026 07:30 a.m.
Commanders GM Says Jayden Daniels Won’t Go on Injured Reserve

September 25, 2026 11:50 a.m.
A Remarkably Simple Plan to Get the Nats Back to the Playoffs

September 25, 2026 10:11 a.m.
The Mystics Are Back in the Playoffs. Now They Want More.

September 25, 2026 07:55 a.m.
Capitals Training Camp Just Started. And It’s Almost Over.

September 25, 2026 05:10 a.m.
All-DMV High School Soccer Players of Week 1

September 25, 2026 05:03 a.m.
The Wizards Expect Alex Sarr to Be Ready for Opening Night

September 24, 2026 02:46 p.m.
Commanders Dismiss Criticism They Abandoned Jayden Daniels After Injury

September 24, 2026 11:26 a.m.
How Sydney Johnson Helped Turn the Mystics Around

September 24, 2026 05:13 a.m.
Ted Leonsis Named NHL Board of Governors Chairman

September 23, 2026 03:04 p.m.
All-DMV High School Volleyball Players of Week 3

September 23, 2026 05:09 a.m.
The Nationals Are Hiring a New International Scouting Director

September 22, 2026 01:46 p.m.
Lessons From the Final Days of the Nationals’ Season

September 22, 2026 05:36 a.m.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly from the Commanders’ Loss to Dallas

September 22, 2026 05:15 a.m.
With Daniels’ Timeline Unclear, the Commanders Will Start Marcus Mariota in Week 3

September 21, 2026 04:04 p.m.
The Mystics Sure Look Ready for the Playoffs

September 21, 2026 09:04 a.m.
After Jayden Daniels’ Latest Injury, the Commanders Have Tough Questions to Answer

September 21, 2026 05:15 a.m.
NFL Week 2 Takeaways: What’s Wrong With the Chargers?

September 21, 2026 05:05 a.m.

All-DMV High School Football Players of Week 4

September 21, 2026 05:05 a.m.
Mystics 93, Fever 77: Game Recap

September 20, 2026 08:27 p.m.
Cardinals 5, Nationals 3: Game Recap

September 20, 2026 08:18 p.m.
Jayden Daniels’ Injury Derails the Commanders in a Loss to the Cowboys

September 20, 2026 07:49 p.m.
Jayden Daniels Is Carted Off With an Injury in Dallas

September 20, 2026 06:13 p.m.
Nationals 8, Cardinals 5: Game Recap

September 20, 2026 09:07 a.m.
Virginia Tech 35, Maryland 26: Game Recap

September 20, 2026 09:05 a.m.
Ted Leonsis Discusses Contracts for Jagr and Ovechkin in New Book

September 20, 2026 08:43 a.m.
Cade Cavalli Got His Big Contract. Then He Showed Everyone Why.

September 19, 2026 08:45 a.m.
Everything You Need to Know for Commanders vs. Cowboys

September 19, 2026 07:30 a.m.
Nationals Sign Ace Cade Cavalli to a Four-Year Contract Extension

September 18, 2026 04:59 p.m.
Inside the Play That Made the Commanders’ Tyler Owens Go Viral

September 18, 2026 09:11 a.m.
Mystics 110, Sky 80: Game Recap

September 18, 2026 06:47 a.m.
In D.C.’s Barry Farm, Basketball Is Played Against a Changing Backdrop

September 18, 2026 05:15 a.m.
‘I Support My Country,’ Alex Ovechkin Says After Pro-Putin Appearance

September 17, 2026 02:58 p.m.
The Nats Have Now Clinched a Seventh Straight Losing Season

September 17, 2026 11:50 a.m.
Commanders Unveil Interior Renderings of New Stadium

September 16, 2026 01:41 p.m.
DMV High School Volleyball Players of Week 2

September 16, 2026 11:34 a.m.
Capitals Hand Out Two 8-Year Contracts Just Before CBA Deadline

September 16, 2026 11:18 a.m.
The Spirit’s New Moms Navigate the Season with Babies in Tow

September 16, 2026 05:20 a.m.
Nationals 6, Philllies 3: Game Recap

September 15, 2026 10:04 p.m.
Lobbying for the College Sports Bill Is Heating Up

September 15, 2026 11:15 a.m.
Capitals Star Alex Ovechkin Appears in Pro-Putin Campaign Video

September 15, 2026 10:28 a.m.
Commanders All-22: What Went Wrong Against the Eagles

September 15, 2026 05:20 a.m.
The Mystics Hope to Regain Their Momentum After a World Cup Break

September 15, 2026 05:10 a.m.
Despite Its Success, the Spirit Can’t Seem to Find the Back of the Net

September 14, 2026 03:10 p.m.
Stefon Diggs Scores in D.C. Debut, But His Celebration Proves Costly

September 14, 2026 08:59 a.m.
The Commanders’ Dilemma: Protect Jayden Daniels or Let Him Loose?

September 14, 2026 05:20 a.m.