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As if the Nats did not already have enough problems in their bullpen, they have now been hit with the injury bug. Two Nats relievers are now on the shelf, with Cole Henry and Ken Waldichuk hitting the IL. Waldichuk going on the IL was not much of a surprise to anyone who watched him […]
The pair of weekend games for the Penguins against the Washington Capitals were about as low stakes as it gets in the NHL regular season from Pittsburgh’s perspective. The Pens had already locked up the second seed in the Metropolitan Division, regardless of results the rest of the way. As a result of that knowledge, […]
Another week of frustrating offensive output, another week of what felt like lost time for the team. It’s still very early in the season, so no one should be even near a panic button….but it would be nice if this team started playing better baseball, particularly at home. Three up Bryce Harper – When the […]
Commanders links Articles Bullock’s Film Room (subscription) NFL Draft Profile: Edge Rusher Rueben Bain Jr. One of the most polarizing prospects in this draft class is Miami defensive end Rueben Bain Jr. Most people that watch his film will agree it’s very good, but he has one potential fatal flaw that he has no real […]
A few days ago, we had Saturday circled as the ‘make or break’ day as far as finding out who the Penguins would likely be playing in the first round of the playoffs. Philadelphia was one point up on the NY Islanders and Saturday would see the Flyers play the Winnipeg Jets and NYI take […]
With a 130-117 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Washington Wizards close out the 2025-26 season with 17 wins. This means they now go down in history as just the third team ever to win fewer than 20 wins in three consecutive seasons. The first to do it was the expansion Vancouver Grizzlies, which didn’t […]
Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins iced most of their regulars but generated little offense, falling 3-0 to the Washington Capitals on Sunday. Washington pulled away late with two third-period goals (including an empty-netter), in a game that may have marked one of Alex Ovechkin’s final appearances in Washington, […]
Nae’Qwan Tomlin scored 26 points, Tyrese Proctor added 22 off the bench, and the Cleveland Cavaliers wrapped up the regular season with a 130-117 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards. With nearly every starter sitting out the finale to prepare for the postseason, Cleveland’s bench and G League players paced the team to its 52nd […]
The Brooklyn Nets have officially drawn their cards. With they and the Indiana Pacers ending their regular seasons this evening, they’ve locked in their position for the 2026 NBA Draft lottery. Out-tanked this year by only the Pacers and the Washington Wizards, the Nets will have the third best odds to land a higher pick […]
The Washington Wizards closed the 2025-26 regular season on Sunday with a 130-117 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena. The result gave the Wiz kids their 26th loss over the team’s final 27 games — mission accomplished in their race to the bottom of the standings. Sunday’s game was shaping up to be […]
That’s a wrap. The Cleveland Cavaliers ended the 2025-26 regular season with a win over the Washington Wizards. Let’s get to the grades. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Jaylon Tyson 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists Tyson looked like the kid who decided to show up on Senior Skip […]
Pregame The late-season roster shuffle continues. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Erik Karlsson, Bryan Rust and Parker Wotherspoon all dress for this game after sitting out yesterday. Noel Acciari, Anthony Mantha, Ryan Shea and Connor Clifton all rotate out with official ‘undisclosed day-to-day injuries’. The home Capitals celebrate their final home game of the […]
After a 1-5 home stand, the Nationals got off the mat in a big way with a sweep in Milwaukee. The Nats looked like the better team throughout the weekend series against a team that won 97 games last year and dominated the Nats in the season series. This was actually the Nats first sweep […]
Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers found themselves on the wrong side of a few late-inning rallies by the Nationals on Sunday afternoon, as Washington put up six runs against Milwaukee’s bullpen to pick up a sweep and extend the Brewer losing streak to five. Brandon Woodruff started the afternoon out looking fantastic, setting the top […]
The Washington Wizards play the Cleveland Cavaliers at 6 p.m. tonight in the final game of the regular season. Watch the game on Monumental Sports Network.
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On April 11th in 1989, netminder Ron Hextall of the Philadelphia Flyers scored an unassisted empty net goal against the Washington Capitals becoming the first goaltender to score in a NHL playoff game. It was the second time a goalie scored in a NHL game, the first being when Hextall fired the puck into the opposing net on December 8th in 1987. Though New York Islanders backstop Billy Smith was
The Nats have already secured a series win in Milwaukee, but this afternoon they are looking for more. Blake Butera and the boys are going for their first sweep of the season and the Nats first sweep in Milwaukee since 2006. The pitching has stepped up this series, and Zack Littell will look to continue […]
The Milwaukee Brewers have had a rough week. After wrapping up their third consecutive series win last weekend in Kansas City, Milwaukee moved to 8-2 with a series-opening win in Boston on Monday. Since then, however, they’ve lost four straight. In those four losses — two to the Red Sox and two to the Nationals […]
Commanders links Articles “I think the one thing that does differentiate our stadium is it really isn’t going to be what people picture as a new stadium today. It’s a bit of a throwback in many ways. There’s going to be a lot of really powerful colonnades, some concrete, but it’s also going to be […]
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (41-23-16, 98 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ Washington Capitals (41-30-9, 91 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) When: 3:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Nationally televised game on TNT, streaming on HBO Max Pens’ Path Ahead: Only one more to go in the regular season after this! The Penguins jet over to St. Louis to […]
Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers’ offense is struggling hard. After scoring in the first inning in their loss on Friday night, they didn’t score for the rest of that game, and that streak made it another eight innings — in which the team had only one hit — tonight. Washington’s Foster Griffin, who spent the […]
The Nats stole game one of the series in Milwaukee last night, putting up 4 runs in the 9th inning to win it 7-3. The rally in the 9th was led by 3 consecutive bunts, which resulted in hits for the Nats, much to the dismay of Brewers fans. A welcome surprise was 4 scoreless […]
On Friday evening, the Brewers dropped an ugly one, maybe their most painful loss of the young season. After Jake Bauers hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the first inning to respond to two early Nationals runs, it felt like Milwaukee might cruise. But instead they were shut out for the next eight innings by […]
The Washington Wizards are wrapping up their 2026 season in Cleveland tomorrow. Here is the preview: Game info When: 6 p.m. EST on Sunday, Apr. 12 Where: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio How to watch: Monumental Sports Network Injuries Wizards — Justin Champagnie (knee) is listed as DAY-TO-DAY Cavs — Donovan Mitchell (ankle), Sam Merrill […]