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Adam Zielonka

azielonka@washingtontimes.com

Adam Zielonka was a sports reporter for The Washington Times.

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Driver Bubba Wallace prior to the start of the NASCAR Cup Series at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Monday, June 22, 2020. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ** FILE **

Bubba Wallace ‘relieved’ over FBI findings

Bubba Wallace said it had been "an emotional few days" for him after NASCAR found what officials thought was a noose in his stall at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, until the FBI determined the rope had been hanging in that garage for almost a year.

June 24, 2020
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg throws against the Houston Astros during the first inning of Game 6 of the baseball World Series Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Mike Ehrmann, Pool) ** FILE **

Nationals have sixth-best odds to win 2020 World Series

While the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers were predictable co-favorites at 7-2, the Washington Nationals' odds were set at a rather distant 18-1 -- tied for just sixth-best with the Tampa Bay Rays, and surprising for a defending champion that only lost one key player.

June 24, 2020
Washington Nationals' Adam Eaton celebrates his two-run home run with Victor Robles during the eighth inning of Game 2 of the baseball World Series against the Washington Nationals Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) ** FILE **

MLB players will report to camp July 1

For the Washington Nationals, that means commencing workouts at Nationals Park in the District next week to prep for a July 24 opening day.

June 23, 2020
Las Vegas Aces guard Kayla McBride, right, tries to get past Washington Mystics forward LaToya Sanders, left, and guard Natasha Cloud, back right, during the first half of Game 2 of a WNBA playoff basketball series Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ** FILE **

Natasha Cloud, LaToya Sanders opt out of 2020 WNBA season

Mystics guard Natasha Cloud and center LaToya Sanders will not play the 2020 WNBA season, the team announced Monday. Cloud said in a statement that she wants to focus on her activism in the Black Lives Matter movement, while Sanders cited her health as her primary reason to sit out the season.

June 22, 2020
Jackson Rutledge, a right-handed pitcher from San Jacinto Junior College in Pasadena, Texas, receives a cap after being selected No. 17 by the Washington Nationals in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft, Monday, June 3, 2019, in Secaucus, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ** FILE **

Jackson Rutledge talks minor league baseball on pause and working out in basement

Just a year after the Washington Nationals selected him in the first round of the MLB draft, No. 17 overall, Jackson Rutledge has ascended to the top-ranked pitching prospect in the team's farm system. Simultaneously, he's been set back like every other minor league baseball player as the coronavirus has put their seasons on hold.

June 21, 2020
Nick Watney hits from a bunker on the 15th hole during the second round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open golf tournament Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) ** FILE **

Phillies, Lightning, PGA Tour all announce cases of coronavirus

The Philadelphia Phillies shut down their spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida, after five players and three staff members tested positive for COVID-19. Elsewhere in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning closed its practice rink down after three players and some staff members tested positive for the virus.

June 19, 2020
John Druce of the Washington Capitals (19), puts the puck past New York Rangers goalie John Vanbiesbrouck in overtime to win the NHL Patrick Division finals April 28, 1990, at Madison Square Garden. The Caps beat the Rangers 2-1, and won the series four games to one. Defending on the play is Rangers Troy Mallette (26), and Ron Greschne, upper left. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)

Capitals’ playoff run in 1990 deserves a second look

After years of taking first or second place in the Patrick Division but falling short in April, it was time for the Washington Capitals flip the script. Scott Stevens, Rod Langway and Alan May discuss the 1989-90 Capitals, the hiring of coach Terry Murray and what might have been.

June 18, 2020