Can the NHL get out of its own way? On the ice, the quality of the NHL has never been higher. Play is faster, and players are more skilled — and feel more freedom to try out the kind of highlight-reel plays that wouldn’t have been tolerated in previous eras. Whether it’s Edmonton’s Connor McDavid…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Alex Ovechkin hasn’t been himself. The nine-time 50-goal scorer is in the midst of an 11-game goal-scoring slump, the longest of his 19-year career. Through 26 games, Ovechkin has more than twice as many assists (11) as goals (five, two of which are empty-net tallies),…
The Texas Rangers on Wednesday did not end Major League Baseball’s longest World Series drought. That belongs to the Cleveland Guardians, who have not won the World Series since 1948. But the Rangers still ended decades of misery by winning the first World Series title in franchise history, which began in 1961 when the team…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Adam Johnson, an American forward for the Nottingham Panthers of the English Elite Ice Hockey League who previously played for the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, died Saturday after appearing to suffer a deep cut to his neck from a skate in what the team said was…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save With 72 seconds left and the score tied Sunday afternoon, with a faceoff coming in the Washington Capitals’ defensive zone, three players predictably came over the boards. Center Nic Dowd and wingers Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Beck Malenstyn, as they do for the majority of the…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save For long stretches of this season, the Washington Capitals were stealing games. The term “character win” came up regularly as they somehow held strong while being outshot and outplayed to prevail — perhaps more often than they should have. In the six games before the…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save For the first time this season, the Washington Capitals led through two periods before losing in regulation. And Friday’s modest milestone was not about half-measures — the Capitals gave up a stunning five goals over the final 20 minutes in a 6-2 loss to the…
For the second time in three years, Washington Capitals winger Tom Wilson is headed to the NHL All-Star Game. In 2022, Wilson was named as a replacement for Washington captain Alex Ovechkin when Ovechkin tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of the event. This time around, Wilson was included among the initial 32 all-stars, one…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Nick Saban is 72 years old. He began coaching football 51 years ago. It is absolutely his right to say: “You know what? That’s plenty.” He’s a legend whether he retires in 2024 or 2034. Going out when he just made his eighth appearance in…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save The New England Patriots are moving on from the NFL’s greatest modern dynasty and starting entirely over. Bill Belichick is leaving the franchise he coached to six Super Bowl triumphs, four mostly discouraging seasons after quarterback Tom Brady made his exit. Belichick and the Patriots…
