Adam Zielonka

Juan Soto named NL Rookie of the Month for second straight time

Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto was named National League Rookie of the Month for July on Thursday, the second straight month he's won the award.

August 2, 2018

Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson to play exhibition Thanksgiving weekend: Report

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, who earlier this summer teased the idea of a competition for $10 million, will play at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas on Thanksgiving weekend, sources told Mike Greenberg of ESPN.

August 2, 2018

Andrea Petkovic upsets No. 2 seed Sloane Stephens at Citi Open

The American crowd at William H.G. FitzGerald Stadium in Washington was pulling for Sloane Stephens, but she lost her second-round match at the Citi Open, upset by unseeded Andrea Petkovic, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 Wednesday afternoon.

August 1, 2018

Nick Kyrgios, men’s fifth seed, out of Citi Open with hip injury

Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the Citi Open in Washington with a hip injury Wednesday.

August 1, 2018

Stanley Cup seeing the world with Capitals, ‘Keeper’ Phil Pritchard

Phil Pritchard, the "Keeper of the Cup" whose duty it is to travel with the trophy and arrange the itinerary of offseason player visits, says the Washington Capitals had "a good United Nations of a team this year."

August 1, 2018

Adam Jones vetoes trade to Phillies: ‘I don’t have to explain it’

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones exercised full no-trade rights granted to him by the collective bargaining agreement for being a 10-year MLB veteran with at least five years on his current team, called the "10-and-5 rights."

August 1, 2018

ESPN to bring back ‘The Ocho’ for day of dodgeball, chess boxing

ESPN will bring back "The Ocho" on Aug. 8 for the second straight year.

August 1, 2018

Caroline Wozniacki, top-seeded woman at Citi Open, withdraws with leg injury

Caroline Wozniacki has withdrawn from the Citi Open, this week's joint ATP and WTA Tour stop in Washington, with a right leg injury.

July 31, 2018

Robert Griffin III having fun serving as mentor in Ravens’ packed QB room

The former Washington Redskins star is now part of the most fascinating quarterback room in the NFL, with three first-round draft picks, two of them Heisman Trophy winners and the other a Super Bowl champion, all in different stages in their careers.

July 31, 2018

Sean Doolittle tweets advice on social media

Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle, a supporter of LGBTQ rights, tweeted a thoughtful thread addressing how athletes should approach social media mistakes of their past Monday.

July 30, 2018

What Frances Tiafoe means to Citi Open, Washington tennis community

While casual fans are still learning about Frances Tiafoe, the Washington region's tennis community saw him coming.

July 30, 2018

Ted Leonsis says Wizards’, Capitals’ offseasons deserve ‘A’ grades

It shouldn't surprise fans that Washington Wizards and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis was happy with how his teams' offseasons went.

July 30, 2018

MedStar announces naming rights to Capitals Iceplex, Wizards’ practice facility

Kettler Capitals Iceplex has been renamed MedStar Capitals Iceplex, and the new Washington Wizards practice facility in Southeast Washington will be named the MedStar Wizards Performance Center.

July 30, 2018

Trea Turner of the Nationals apologizes after old, offensive tweets resurface

"There are no excuses for my insensitive and offensive language on Twitter," Trea Turner wrote in a statement released by the Washington Nationals. "I am sincerely sorry for those tweets and apologize wholeheartedly."

July 30, 2018

Why Arena Football League fans still support the game

In today's football landscape, where the long-term health of the NFL greatly differs based on who you ask, the AFL chugs along. Could the NFL learn something from its indoor sister?

July 29, 2018

Capitals focused on retaining, but left one question in net

The Washington Capitals have focused on retaining, not adding, during free agency this summer. But one trade created the only major personnel question the Capitals have not moved to address.

July 29, 2018

Kristi Toliver leads all scorers at WNBA All-Star Game, but Team Delle Donne loses

Washington Mystics guard Kristi Toliver led all scorers at the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game in Minneapolis on Saturday, but her side captained by her Mystics teammate Elena Delle Donne lost to Team Parker 119-112.

July 29, 2018

Wayne Rooney scores first MLS goal, United beat Colorado

Wayne Rooney scored his first Major League Soccer goal in the 33rd minute and D.C. United went ahead on a 90th minute own goal to beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1 Saturday night at Audi Field.

July 29, 2018

Washington Valor beats Baltimore Brigade to win ArenaBowl XXXI

After an 0-7 start, interim head coach Benji McDowell helped the Washington Valor win two of their last five regular season games and upset the top seed in the semifinal round. The Baltimore Brigade were the league's second seed.

July 28, 2018

Andy Murray looks for strong performance at Citi Open as he makes comeback

One year ago, Andy Murray was the No. 1 ranked men's singles tennis player in the world. At this week's Citi Open in Washington, Murray enters the draw ranked 838th.

July 28, 2018