Brian McNally

Published: Tue, May 14, 2013

The scene is all too familiar now. The long and tortured Stanley Cup playoff history of the Capitals means little to the current generation of players. None of them were born or raised here, after all. But the stinging defeats of recent years are taking an obvious toll. In the Alex Ovechkin...

Brian McNally

Published: Fri, May 10, 2013

1. So here we are again. Last year the Capitals and the New York Rangers were tied 2-2 in a best-of-seven Stanley Cup playoff series and Washington was moments away from securing Game 5. Instead, a late Joel Ward penalty led to a game-tying goal by Brad Richards with just seconds remaining....

Craig Stouffer

Updated: Thu, Apr 25, 2013

Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund played equal parts in redefining the hierarchy of European soccer. But Bayern Munich won't let its rival play on a level field back in Germany. Borussia Dortmund's 4-1 demolition of Real Madrid on Wednesday in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League...

John Keim

Updated: Thu, Apr 25, 2013

The Redskins will have a chance to draft LSU corner Tyrann Mathieu. Two years ago, that would have been an exciting possibility. Now? After missing last season because he was kicked off the team, reportedly for multiple positive drug tests? It's far from a no-brainer and, really, it depends on...

Brian McNally

Published: Thu, Apr 25, 2013

The Angels took pitcher C.J. Wilson and outfielder Josh Hamilton from the Texas Rangers each of the last two winters. But those poachings don't seem to have hurt their A.L. West rivals. Instead, Texas was off to a 14-7 start entering play on Thursday and has already swiped four of six games from...