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In February, the Washington Capitals looked finished. But as Craig Custance writes, management never wavered and today, Washington sits atop the weak Southeast Division.

Blog | Conversation | April 05, 2013

Craig Custance writes that now there is a long-term CBA in place, NHL teams need to find creative ways to generate new revenues.

Blog | Conversation | February 20, 2013

Caught between an owner's belief that the Caps can win now and a reality in which early losses have made the playoffs a long shot, GM George McPhee must decide which direction to turn for the rest of this season: Deal to win now? Or play the long game?

Blog | Conversation | February 07, 2013

John Wall could be making his season debut Saturday for the Washington Wizards after months of rehabbing his injured left knee.

Michael Lee of The Washington Post: The Washington Wizards turned down a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder for James Harden this summer because team owner Ted Leonsis was unwilling to commit to what would have been a roughly $80 million, five-year...

Bradford Doolittle says in order to fix the Washington Wizards, Ernie Grunfeld's got to go.

Story | Conversation | December 04, 2012

The winless Washington Wizards waived Jannero Pargo and signed free-agent guard Shaun Livingston on Thursday, bringing back a player they hope can help fill the void until John Wall returns from injury.

Dale Hunter, the former Washington Capitals captain who took over after the team fired coach Bruce Boudreau in November, won't return for next season, the Washington Times has reported, citing general manager George McPhee.

Capitals forward Joel Ward, one of the NHL's few black players, was the target of racial slurs on his Twitter page after his goal 2:57 into sudden-death overtime eliminated the Bruins from the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Bruins go down, the Western Conference waits, and the rest of the week in the race for the Stanley Cup.

The question put to Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld was simple and to the point: Does he feel he deserved a new contract? The Wizards, after all, are wrapping up a fourth consecutive season of far more losses than wins.

A person with knowledge of the deal says Ernie Grunfeld and the Washington Wizards have agreed to a contract that will keep him as team president.

Jason Reid of The Washington Post: Presumably, Washington Wizards owner Ted Leonsis is only getting started. And if so, he'll soon announce even bigger, needed changes. Although Tuesday's firing of beleaguered coach Flip Saunders was inevitable, Leon...

Two days later, how does the Chris Paul trade look? That depends on where you live. But this much is indisputable: It's a lesson for small market teams everywhere.

Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis responded to Monday's dismissal of Bruce Boudreau, thanking the coach and saying he "will remember him fondly. Check out the full text from Leonsis' blog here: Gratitude. We just completed a long weekend to...

The Capitals have replaced coach Bruce Boudreau with former team captain and longtime Ontario Hockey League coach Dale Hunter, the team said Monday morning.