TORONTO (AP) — T.J. Oshie and Tom Wilson scored, Braden Holtby made 30 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 in round-robin play Sunday to clinch the No. 3 […]
Capitals beat Bruins to earn East 3 seed, face Isles next
Strasburg’s debut shaky; O’s-Nats suspended by tarp issues
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg’s season debut was about to unravel in a five-run fifth inning Sunday, when he walked a batter and vigorously shook his right hand. Washington Nationals manager […]
Kendrick homers, Soto dances, Nats beat Mets 5-3 in return
WASHINGTON (AP) — Star slugger Juan Soto danced on the dugout roof to celebrate solo shots by Howie Kendrick and Josh Harrison, and the Washington Nationals returned from a coronavirus-caused four-day […]
Wizards meet Nets with playoff hopes in the distance
WIZARDS (21-41) AT NETS (30-35) 2 p.m. ET; NBCSWA, YES When the Brooklyn Nets and Wizards last met in Washington on Feb. 26, Bradley Beal did not take the last shot and […]
Booker scores 27 points, Suns beat Wizards 125-112 in return
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Devin Booker scored 27 points, Deandre Ayton added 24 points and 12 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns beat the Washington Wizards 125-112 on Friday in their […]
Suns, Wizards eager to prove they belong
SUNS (26-39) AT WIZARDS (24-40) 4 p.m. ET; FSA, NBCSWA The last two teams to earn invitations into the NBA bubble — the Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards — get an opportunity […]
Nationals catcher Tres Barrera banned 80 games for drug test
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals catcher Tres Barrera was suspended 80 games without pay by Major League Baseball on Saturday after testing positive for an anabolic steroid. MLB said Barrera, a 25-year-old […]
Strasburg ‘feeling strong’ as Nationals host Yankees
YANKEES (1-0) AT NATIONALS (0-1) 7:15 p.m. ET; FOX, MLB.TV In his last appearance, Stephen Strasburg pitched 8 1/3 dominant innings in Game 6 of the World Series to help the Washington […]
Cole, Stanton lead Yanks past Nats 4-1 in stormy MLB opener
WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus-shortened Major League Baseball season finally started amid the pandemic Thursday night with plenty of unusual elements — zero fans, umpires wearing masks, Washington star Juan Soto sidelined […]
Nationals’ Juan Soto tests positive for coronavirus, to miss opener
Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Thursday’s night’s season opener against the New York Yankees, general manager Mike Rizzo said. Rizzo said that Soto was […]
