The Washington Capitals are a little behind in the playoff race, but have dealt with injuries this season. After all of that, they are four points back of a playoff spot with two extra games played. It won't be an easy hill to climb, but it's easier than some that still believe they're in the race. The Capitals aren't going to roll over this season, in Alex Ovechkin's potential last in the NHL, and after a great retool in the 2024 offseason, great prospects, and a solid team, they are capable ...
Commanders links Articles ESPN Commanders’ biggest extension candidates and free agent decisions Extension possibilities Daron Payne | Defensive Tackle Payne has one year left on his contract and will cost $28 million against the salary cap for next season. That’s the fourth-most cap space by a defensive tackle — and a lot of room for […]
Now we move. The NBA trading deadline came and went, and the Nets roster is looking a bit different. We’ll get to that in a bit. The Nets lost again to the Orlando Magic and are riding a three game losing streak. The opponent tonight is coming off one of the biggest upsets of the […]
Dan Quinn hired Kliff Kingsbury when he became head coach of the Washington Commanders in 2024. Kingsbury was working on a deal with the Las Vegas Raiders, but when they wouldn’t go three years, Washington stepped in and hired the former head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. That relationship ended after his second season when […]
The Los Angeles Rams are hiring former Arizona Cardinals head coach and Washington Commanders offensive coordinator, Kliff Kingsbury to their coaching staff. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Kingsbury is set to join Sean Mcvay’s coaching staff. Schefter doesn’t specify whether or not this is for the team’s open offensive coordinator position. Kingsbury will bring some […]
The Washington Wizards play the Brooklyn Nets tomorrow afternoon. Let’s get to the info. Game info When: Saturday, Feb. 7 at 3 p.m. ET Where: Barclays Center, New York City How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass Injuries: For the Wizards, Tre Johnson (ankle), Tristan Vukcevic (hamstring), Trae Young (knee, quad) and Cam Whitmore (shoulder), Dante Exum […]
The Flyers, riding high after snapping their losing streak with a big win over the Capitals on Tuesday, went into their final game before the break with a significant challenge on their hands — keeping their positive momentum rolling now that they finally had it. And while there were pieces in the matchup which worked in their favor, between a similarly matchup Senators team broadly, but more precisely one starting a 37-year old James Reimer only a handful of games into his stint with Ottawa a...
Last night, the World Baseball Classic rosters were released. Seeing that got me really fired up, especially considering how much fun the last one was. There are current and former Nationals players and coaches littered across the rosters. I wanted to take a look at some of the Nats ties to this amazing event. The […]
The NBA trade deadline went off the rails Tuesday, and it still hasn’t recovered. Jaren Jackson Jr. is now on the Jazz. Anthony Davis is now on the Wizards?! Darius Garland is on the Clippers? James Harden is a Cavalier? And the Sixers gifted the defending champions Jared McCain so they could duck the luxury […]
According to league sources and first reported by Grant Afseth of the DallasHoopsJournal.com, the Dallas Mavericks continue to see strong long-term potential in pairing Kyrie Irving with Cooper Flagg as soon as Irving returns from injury. The trade of Anthony Davis, Jaden Hardy, D’Angelo Russell and Dante Exum to the Washington Wizards for Khris Middleton, […]
Yesterday, I released my preseason top 30 Washington Nationals prospects, which you can find here. The driving focus of my rankings was a combination of prospects’ performances so far in their careers, their underlying numbers for those performances, and the tools they have, which could lead to future success. Here are the 3 biggest takeaways […]
In basketball and narrative terms, the Wizards’ 126-117 win over the first place Detroit Pistons was fun. Entertaining game with extended runs for both teams, great plays from guys on both teams, and drama about the outcome to the very end. In terms of what the win means for the Wizards…not as much fun. I’ll […]
Commanders links Articles NFL.com Commanders LB Bobby Wagner named 2025 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year!! Wagner’s a Southern California native who has endeared himself to fans in D.C. over the past two seasons and Seattle, having played 11 seasons and won a Super Bowl with the Seahawks franchise. Though recognized on Thursday night, […]
The Washington Wizards defeated the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night, 126-117. Washington raced off to a 34-21 lead in the first quarter, holding Detroit to a sub 30 percent shooting percentage in that period. This helped the Wizards still finish the first half with a 56-52 lead after the Pistons made an inevitable run. Still, […]
The Washington Wizards play the Detroit Pistons at 7 p.m. tonight at Little Caesars Arena. Watch the game on Monumental Sports Network.
Paul Toboni and Ani Kilambi have been doing work on the waiver wire lately. They are churning through players on the fringes of the 40-man roster. Today, they claimed Ken Waldichuk from the Rays and DFA’d George Soriano in the process. Soriano was only claimed last week, but the Nats still decided to move on. […]
Yesterday, The Washington Post laid off about one third of its newsroom. All departments were affected, but some sections were eliminated entirely. The sports department, which includes beat reporters for the Washington Wizards, Capitals, Mystics, Commanders, Nationals, Spirit, DC United — you get the picture, was eliminated entirely as we know it. If the local […]
There is one place we have talked about a lot in passing when discussing the Washington Nationals coaching hires. That place is Driveline Baseball. So many of the Nats new coaches have ties to the famed baseball lab. I wanted to do a deeper dive on Driveline and talk about why so many Nats coaches […]
The Washington Post sports department is no more. That really sucks for Nats fans and leaves the Nats coverage in limbo, especially after MASNs dissolution earlier in the year. This begs the question - who is covering the Nationals? I mean REALLY covering them, not covering them like me, giving out free content that's worth the price of admission. I don't know about local TV stations which will presumably continue their usual light coverages of the team and local sports talk which will continu...
Commanders links Articles Commanders Roundtable Five free agent options for Washington Commanders at WR2 Rashid Shaheed, Seahawks: Shaheed is the definition of a big-play threat since coming into the league. A former undrafted player out of Weber State back in 2021, he’s had a catch of at least 50 yards every year since coming into […]
In keeping with decades of Wizards tradition, they made a major transaction while I was otherwise occupied. Today, it was meetings and deadlines. In previous years, I’ve been on flights, at business events, or behind the wheel on long drives. My first reaction to the Wizards trading for Anthony Davis: “This is nuts.” Then someone […]
The Artemi Panarin trade didn’t just come down to cap math and a no-move clause. It came down to who the New York Rangers wanted back. Multiple reports indicate New York took a big swing in talks with the San Jose Sharks and Washington Capitals , pushing for elite young pieces before ultimately pivoting to a deal with the Los Angeles Kings right before the Olympic trade freeze. Artemi Panarin trade talks hit a wall with Will Smith and Ryan Leonard The Rangers’ stance was that if a ...
There exist two rebuilding forces in today’s NBA. Though similar in intent, they are vastly different in method. And thanks to the recent action on the trade block, two perfect anecdotal examples have surfaced in two of the league’s franchises. The Washington Wizards and the Utah Jazz. Two teams united in purpose, but divided in […]
The Washington Wizards play the Detroit Pistons tomorrow night. Let’s preview this one. Game info When: Thursday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. ET Where: Little Caesars Arena, Washington How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass Injuries: For the Wizards, Tre Johnson (ankle), Tristan Vukcevic (hamstring), Trae Young (knee, quad) and Cam Whitmore (shoulder) are out. On addition, […]
The Los Angeles Kings have won the Artemi Panarin sweepstakes, but they certainly weren't the only team with interest in the scoring winger. Reports have surfaced stating the Washington Capitals were extremely interested in adding Panarin ahead of the Olympic roster freeze, and were willing to give him a contract extension to stick around. Panarin's agent made it known to New York Rangers' GM Chris Drury that his client was only interested in heading to Los Angeles not long ago, taking out the...