Emma Baccellieri

The last week has seen the full range of these Capitals. Here is a team capable of fluid, seamless hockey, as it showed against the Devils and Canadiens, and here is a team capable of the complete opposite, as it showed in a fumbling loss to the Kings. An... See more

RALEIGH, N.C. — For roughly 30 minutes on Tuesday, the Capitals showed they could apply pressure, dictate play and control the puck against the defending champion Hurricanes. And then came the rest of the game. An undisciplined run led to a 4-2 loss for t... See more

Capitals goaltending coach Scott Murray keeps a scrupulously maintained directory of local goalies. This part of his job comes up more than you might think: When players need someone in net for their informal summer group skates, or when a guy wants to pr... See more

The Mystics’ season came to a close on Wednesday with a 93-75 loss to the Dream. Washington never led in a choppy and occasionally ugly game, in which both teams combined for 53 fouls. The Mystics made several runs to keep it close and cut their deficit t... See more

The most elusive WNBA playoff ticket is not found in Indianapolis or New York or Dallas. Instead? Nowhere is harder (or more expensive) to get in than D.C. When the Mystics host Game 2 of the first round on Wednesday, they will do so at their usual home o... See more