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 →

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 →

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 →

It is often said that the baseball season is “too long.” One hundred sixty-two games is too long a grind for fan and player alike. You know what really takes forever? Hockey and basketball playoffs, which I believe started around … Continue reading →

The cover of Sunday’s Washington Post Magazine proclaims that “D.C. is now a cool city.” It’s an interesting read, if not a decade too late. Working for the federal government became “cool” about 10 years ago, not so much for the … Continue reading →