Washington Nationals:

The Detroit Pistons came into the game at Verizon Center tonight with a record of 22-37, so it's not like they are unbeatable. They are to the Wizards, though, who, playing without an injured Nene ...

The Washington Nationals offense only mustered 3 hits on the day yesterday as the Nats fell to the Marlins 5-1.  Dan Haren (0-1) made his spring debut for the Nats, throwing 2 innings, allowing ...

The Washington Capitals made their first in-season move of 2012-13 today, claiming 27-year-old left-winger Aaron Volpatti off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks. A hard-nosed agitator, Volpatti ...

The Washington Nationals recorded their second tie in the Grapefruit League, evening out a 4-4 tie with the NY Mets yesterday.  Stephen Strasburg made his second spring start, tossing 3 innings, ...

  Tom Wilson was dynamite in February. Riley Barber RW - Miami (Ohio) University – 19 Sixth-round pick Riley Barber, who celebrated his 19th birthday this month, ...

The 18-37 Wizards welcomed the 34-20 NY Knicks to the Verizon Center tonight, hoping to win a second straight game against the Knicks and continue their strong run after going 7-5 in February, Washington's ...

The Washington Nationals made their first round of roster cuts after their 7-6 win over the Cardinals today.  Here are those that were cut: P Bill Bray.  Bray was cut and will report ...

The Wizards got Nene back tonight after the big forward missed two games [both Wizards losses] and his return heralded a much-needed win for Washington at home against the Philadelphia 76ers, 90-87. ...

Check out the death stare John Wall gives to someone [hint: former super-agent David Falk] after hitting the game-winning jumper with 4 seconds left in last night's 90-87 win at home over the Philadelphia ...

Per reports from RDS's Renaud Lavoie on twitter, the Washington Capitals have signed Hershey Bears defenseman Steven Oleksy to a three-year, $542,000 average annual value contract, and have ...

The Washington Nationals are 4-3 with 2 ties through 9 Grapefruit League games.  The Nats are enjoying an off-season program that hints at more a relaxed, fine tuning style of play, than competitive, ...

ESPN 980 is reporting that the Washington Wizards will play a preseason game with the Chicago Bulls in Brazil next year. The means Wizards big man Nene would get to play in the first NBA game to be ...

The blue line shuffle continues in Washington.  Today, the Caps waived 39 year old veteran Roman Hamrlik.  The move should come as no surprise given the fact the Caps needed an open roster ...

The Washington Nationals continue plowing (an appropriate term for the mid-Atlantic today) through the Spring Training calendar.  Yesterday, the Nats pummeled Bo Porter's Houston Astros 7-1.  ...

When ILB London Fletcher, the captain, as well as heart and soul of the defense of the Washington Redskins, signed a 2-year contract in the 2012 offseason, I think most fans hoped he would play both ...

Just six days after acquiring rugged winger Aaron Volpatti off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks, the Washington Capitals lost a player of their own to the waiver wire, as defenseman Roman Hamrlik ...

The Washington Wizards went into Minnesota trying to get their first sweep of the Minnesota Timberwolves since 2008-09, but they fell short without rookie guard Bradley Beal, who missed the game ...

The rivalry between fellow NL East Division rivals, Washington and Philadelphia, continues to grow and again took root in a simple Grapefurit League game yesterday.  Stephen Strasburg hit the Phils' ...

For the second time in as many weeks, the Washington Capitals have recalled rookie goal tender Phillip Grubauer from the AHL Hershey Bears.  Grubauer made his NHL debut on Feb. 27 against ...

The Florida Panthers came into Verizon Center and started the game off with the first four shots on net.  The Capitals got the next 8 shots on net including 4 first period goals, all coming in ...