Adam Zielonka

Capitals’ defense lacking again in loss to Islanders

The Washington Capitals' recent defensive woes cannot be chalked up to one goaltender or the other. The team all around has a lot of poor defense to answer for after Monday's loss to the New York Islanders.

February 10, 2020

Maryland women’s basketball joins men with top 10 ranking

Maryland women's basketball, winners of nine straight games, jumped three spots to No. 10 in the national women's basketball poll this week while the men's team remained No. 9.

February 10, 2020

Kristi Toliver leaves Washington Mystics for Los Angeles Sparks in free agency

When the Washington Mystics begin their WNBA title defense in 2020, they'll be without one of their key starters from their first championship-winning team. Guard Kristi Toliver signed a three-year deal with the Los Angeles Sparks.

February 10, 2020

XFL debut outpaces Alliance of American Football in TV ratings, attracts big-name fans

The XFL's debut game between the DC Defenders and the Seattle Dragons on Saturday drew an average of 3.3 million fans, and the audience peaked at 4 million, ESPN's PR department reported.

February 10, 2020

DC Defenders host launch of XFL, win inaugural game over Seattle

The new-look XFL debuted in Washington, D.C., with a tight, high-scoring game, a few trick plays and thousands of fans enthralled by the action. The DC Defenders defeated the Seattle Dragons.

February 8, 2020

XFL looks to succeed where other spring football leagues failed

The XFL is the latest enterprise trying to do what's never been done -- establish a popular, profitable spring football league. Interviews with a dozen players, coaches and executives portrayed an optimistic group of men confident that the XFL won't meet the same fate as the AAF.

February 6, 2020

Eric Weddle, veteran NFL safety, announces retirement

Eric Weddle announced his retirement from the NFL Thursday afternoon after playing 13 seasons with the San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Rams.

February 6, 2020

Georgetown Hoyas running out of players, time as March approaches

Georgetown used a six-man rotation Wednesday because guard Mac McClung is day-to-day with a foot injury he suffered in practice last Saturday. If there's one team in college basketball that would be on the brink of disaster if it was faced with one more injury, it's the Hoyas.

February 6, 2020

Offense gets more prolific, more creative around NHL

Altogether, offense around the NHL has grown both more prolific and, in more ways than one, more creative. Capitals forwards T.J. Oshie and Tom Wilson explain why.

February 5, 2020

Maryland overcomes field goal drought, hangs on to beat Rutgers

Maryland overcame one of its worst shooting halves of the year and fended off Rutgers for a 56-51 win, the Terrapins' fifth in a row.

February 4, 2020

Jaguars to become first team to play back-to-back games in London

The Jacksonville Jaguars announced they will play not one, but two home games in London in 2020 to become the first NFL team to play multiple games outside the U.S. in one season.

February 4, 2020

Redskins name offensive to plurality of Native Americans, says new poll

A new study from the University of California Berkeley surveyed more than 1,000 American Indians and reported Tuesday that more than 50% of respondents find the Washington Redskins' team nickname offensive.

February 4, 2020

Carter Kieboom, Nationals’ top prospect, expected to be talk of spring training

Carter Kieboom is both the Washington Nationals' highest-rated prospect this winter and the potential solution to replace Anthony Rendon at third base.

February 4, 2020

Anthony Cowan, as star and leader, helps Maryland rise to top of stacked Big Ten

From better decision-making to becoming a more vocal leader, senior star Anthony Cowan is providing just what the Terrapins have needed to scale to the top of the packed Big Ten Conference.

February 3, 2020

Maryland soars back into top 10 in Associated Press men’s basketball poll

The Maryland Terrapins jumped six spots to No. 9 in the latest Associated Press men's basketball poll, their first time inside the top 10 since mid-December.

February 3, 2020

Gritty, Flyers mascot, cleared of assault allegation after investigation

After an investigation, the Philadelphia Police Department determined that Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty did not physically assault a 13-year-old boy.

February 3, 2020

Patrick Mahomes named Super Bowl LIV MVP for Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was named Most Valuable Player for Super Bowl LIV. At 24, Mahomes is the youngest player to earn both league MVP and Super Bowl MVP honors.

February 2, 2020

Jennifer Lopez unveils Puerto Rican flag in Super Bowl halftime show with Shakira

Jennifer Lopez, who was born in the Bronx, New York to Puerto Rican parents, unveiled a feathery Puerto Rico flag toward the end of her set while singing one of her hits, "Let's Get Loud." Shakira also performed.

February 2, 2020

Tom Brady does retirement fakeout in Super Bowl ad: ‘I’m not going anywhere’

It'll be hard for Tom Brady to retire from the NFL after his ad for Hulu aired during the first quarter of Super Bowl LIV on Sunday.

February 2, 2020

LeSean McCoy inactive for Chiefs for Super Bowl LIV

LeSean McCoy is a healthy scratch for Super Bowl LIV, the Kansas City Chiefs revealed when they announced their inactives on Sunday.

February 2, 2020