Torey Krug flew down the ice with his helmet off, like his big, bad predecessors on the Boston defense from the days of Eddie Shore and Bobby Orr. He lined up St. Louis center Robert Thomas and knocked him off his skates, delighting the crowd and sending an unmistakable message to rest of the Blues: The Bruins had woken up from their 11-day layoff, and they were ready to fight […]

The Washington Capitals said Monday they have confirmed star Evgeny Kuznetsov is shown in a now-deleted video on social media that appears to show him in a hotel room with lines of white powder on a table in front of him. In a statement sent to by spokesman Sergey Kocharov, the team says it is in the process of gathering facts and will have no further comment at this time. […]

“I love it,” star Stephen Curry says of heading to Toronto in pursuit of championship. After four straight years of facing LeBron James and Cleveland in the NBA Finals, this feels refreshing for the two-time defending champion Warriors. “For sure,” Shaun Livingston said with a smile of taking on the upstart Raptors, “for sure, we’ll leave it right there.” Off to Toronto, finally a fresh team that’s tops from the […]

This was one mistake too far for Serena Williams. Sure, the bad backhand put her behind only 15-30 at the outset of the second set of her opening match at Roland Garros on Monday. What made the miscue so bothersome? She’d already dropped the first set against 83rd-ranked Vitalia Diatchenko — and Williams’ unforced error total already was at 15 on a windy evening. So she reacted by throwing her […]

The Maryland women’s lacrosse team has set a high bar and continued to distance itself from the rest of the field this weekend en route to another title. Brindi Griffin and Grace Griffin each scored three goals and Maryland won its 14th national championship with a 12-10 victory over Boston College on Sunday at Johns Hopkins. “It’s a great day to be a Terp,” Maryland coach Cathy Reese said. “I couldn’t be […]

Washington Hispanic Writing A canary is very angry. But the Brazilians love it.Canarinho, the image of an enraged bird that reflects the frustration of the fans of the Brazilian team after the failure of four years ago at home, has become a sensation wherever he goes in Russia. The canary, always dressed in the uniform of the selection, resembles a bit the Angry Birds. It is a kind of Piolin, […]

DC United has announced that the first team will play with Club Deportivo Olimpia, the highest category of Honduras in an exhibition match on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 in the field of Audi. The game starts at 7:15 PM ET. The Honduran Ambassador to Washington, DC, Marlon Tábora and Jason Levien, Managing Partner and CEO, were present at the friendly announcement: “We are incredibly excited to unite the talents of […]