‘Round these parts today is the last day of school before summer vacation. Summer vacation. Ha! What a silly, 20th-century notion. Summer camp starts tomorrow, and as I’ve noted before, what with cellphones, travel sports teams, and organized “play dates,” there’s … Continue reading
Still riding high off the Capitals’ Stanley Cup-winning victory last Thursday I give, as a gift to anyone who cares, the 319th episode of Politics After Dark. Why do I announce this one? It’s the first in nearly seven years. For … Continue reading
Forty-four years in the making. And now it is here. The Washington Capitals are Stanley Cup champions. It’s Mardi Gras, the Fourth of July, and New Year’s Eve all rolled into one in D.C. right now and I’m happy to … Continue reading
Hard to think about baseball during times like these, what with NBA and NHL finals in play, but the following piece has been due for some time. I’ve said before, on this blog and elsewhere, that Ken Griffey Jr. is … Continue reading
Remember those old PGA Tour commercials? “These guys are good.” That’s the Golden State Warriors. These guys are good. And they’re halfway home to a championship. The Washington Capitals? My hometown team? They’re pretty good too. And also halfway home … Continue reading
Two for two. I’m calling my predictions two for two. Yeah, it took a miracle save for the Caps and a bizarre play for the Warriors, but those two teams prevailed, no? Because no one watched TV on Friday nights … Continue reading
The Washington Capitals and the Houston Rockets each discovered the same lesson Monday night… their opponents are really good. I never doubted Golden State would come back to win its Game Seven; they’re just too good to lose. Vegas, though? … Continue reading
I usually think October is the best part of the sports year. Football’s in full gear, winter sports are starting up, and of course there is the World Series. There are other spots on the calendar when fate smiles upon … Continue reading
Many, many happy people going around Northern Virginia today. People who could care less about hockey 99% of the time are rocking the red and putting up #ALLCAPS messages on Twitter. The last time a sport engulfed a town like … Continue reading
Dare I call this the most important D.C. sporting contest this century? Caps-Lightning Game Seven tonight from Tampa Bay. This is big. Either way there’s going to be a lot of people around here calling in to work tomorrow morning. … Continue reading