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Marc Lancaster

Marc Lancaster is the sports editor at The Washington Times. He has covered Major League Baseball for the Tampa Tribune and the Cincinnati Post and served as an editor at FanHouse.com and SportsIllustrated.com. A University of Georgia graduate, he began his career as a sportswriter at the Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald. He can be reached at mlancaster@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Marc Lancaster

D.C. 2024 Olympics bid has more dreams than details

From the glory to the guts, there's plenty to be sorted out as the Washington area takes another swing at landing its first Olympic Games. But the ball is now officially rolling.

August 27, 2013

2013 U.S. Open: American men’s tennis woes, by the numbers

The best men's tennis players in the world have once again gathered in New York, and they figure to make themselves at home. As the U.S. Open begins Monday, American threats are once again lacking in the men's draw.

August 25, 2013

2013 Baseball Hall of Fame induction will honor past in lieu of present

A collision of the Hall's two-tiered voting process and the first real referendum on baseball's Steroid Era has produced an induction weekend unlike any in recent memory. For the first time in nearly 50 years, none of the guests of honor will be present.

July 23, 2013

2013-14 Washington Capitals schedule features opener at Cup champion Blackhawks

NHL realignment means the Capitals are now part of the Eastern Conference's Metropolitan Division along with the Penguins, Flyers, Rangers, Islanders, Devils, Hurricanes and Blue Jackets, giving them more natural rivals than in the old Southeast Division.

July 19, 2013

Alex Ovechkin voted NHL All-Star — at two different positions

The Capitals' Hart Trophy winner apparently was especially valuable in the eyes of some voters, as he was voted the first-team right wing and second-team left wing.

July 3, 2013

Vincent Lecavalier on Capitals’ radar in free agency

Capitals brass met Saturday with Lecavalier, who will officially hit the open market Friday after the Tampa Bay Lightning bought out his contract last week. His sudden availability has teams lining up for a shot at the veteran center.

June 30, 2013

2013 NBA draft: Otto Porter to Wizards, Alex Len to Suns

The former Georgetown star will stay at Verizon Center to begin his professional career after the Wizards took him with the third overall pick in Thursday night's draft.

June 27, 2013

As hockey’s offseason looms, Capitals don’t expect to make much noise

With the amateur draft looming Sunday and free agency set to begin July 5, the Capitals are focused on their future first before they turn to tying up remaining loose ends on the current roster.

June 24, 2013

Tiger Woods out until British Open with elbow strain

An announcement on the golfer's website Wednesday afternoon said doctors advised him to take a couple of weeks off before the British Open, which begins July 18.

June 19, 2013

RG3 cleared for sprints as knee rehab remains on track

The Redskins quarterback ran sprints in the end zone along with rookies Jordan Reed and Chris Thompson, who also are recovering from injuries. And earlier this week, during organized team activities that weren't open to the media, Griffin said he ran two miles on the fields at Redskins Park.

May 30, 2013

Remembering the untimely death of former Redskin Keith Birlem

A quarterback of a different era who made it from little San Jose State to the NFL, Birlem had only a taste of life as a combat pilot before his time ran out.

May 26, 2013

Dan Haren has best outing yet as Nationals down Reds

Saturday, the old Haren was more in evidence. He kept a scuffling Reds lineup off balance throughout a season-best six-inning performance, leading the Nats to a 6-3 win and at last feeling like a real contributor.

April 27, 2013

LANCASTER: Sports nightmare meets reality with Boston Marathon attack

Big events are, by their very nature, big targets. Especially when schedules and venues are set months or years in advance. It doesn't take a security expert to grasp that all it takes is one psychopath to bring about the unthinkable. Monday afternoon, it happened.

April 15, 2013