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  • Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates (center) talks to captain Alex Ovechkin (left) as right wing Joel Ward (right) looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

    Despite Caps’ first-round playoff exit, Adam Oates’ first season as coach left a positive taste

    By Stephen Whyno - The Washington Times

    Perhaps the early struggles and late run to the playoffs should have been predictable for a rookie head coach, especially given the lockout and shortened training camp. In looking back at his first season running a team, Adam Oates might take all summer to hone his craft for next year and beyond.

  • Oxbow's jockey Gary Stevens and trainer D. Wayne Lukas hold the Woodlawn Vase trophy after Oxbow won the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

    Oxbow, Orb likely to meet again in Belmont Stakes

    By Richard Rosenblatt - Associated Press

    After Oxbow upset Kentucky Derby winner Orb in Saturday's Preakness to extend racing's Triple Crown drought to 36 years, the next best alternative for the Belmont Stakes is a rematch.

    Jimmie Johnson celebrates with his crew in victory lane after winning the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

    Jimmie Johnson’s latest All-Star victory naturally followed by more controversy

    By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

    It's only fitting that Jimmie Johnson's latest romp through the record books was shrouded in post-race controversy. What's a Johnson win, after all, without a good conspiracy theory?

    Jordan Zimmermann reacts during the Nationals' loss to the Padres on Saturday. (Associated Press photo)

    Nationals' bats silenced in loss to Padres

    By Amanda Comak - The Washington Times

    On a day the Nationals again demanded near perfection out of Jordan Zimmermann, he came very close with his pitching. Tossing eight innings on just 85 pitches, Zimmermann required the fewest pitches in a non-rain-shortened complete game in Nationals history. But without any margin for error, a pickoff throw he yanked just wide of first baseman Adam LaRoche in the eighth stuck with him, and cost the Nationals.

    Bryce Harper pinch hit on Wednesday, his first appearance since crashing into the right field wall at Dodger Stadium on Monday. (Associated Press photo)

    Sore left knee keeps Bryce Harper out of Nationals lineup

    By Amanda Comak - The Washington Times

    When Bryce Harper arrived at Petco Park on Saturday, his left knee was sore and swollen. The issue, still a residual effect of Harper's vicious collision with the right field wall at Dodger Stadium on Monday, will keep him out of Saturday's lineup and possibly out of Sunday's, too.

    Washington Nationals pitcher Zach Duke throws during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

    Zach Duke to start Monday in San Francisco in Ross Detwiler's place

    By Amanda Comak - The Washington Times

    Left-handed long reliever Zach Duke will get the spot start in place of Ross Detwiler on Monday in San Francisco as Detwiler deals with a right oblique strain and the Nationals gauge how long he may need to recover.

    Oxbow, ridden by jockey Gary Stevens, wins the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

    No Triple Crown as Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness

    By Richard Rosenblatt - Associated Press

    Right from the start, a horse trained by one not so over-the-hill Hall of Famer and ridden by another took control of the Preakness. The result: a huge upset and the end of any hopes for a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes.

    Chad Tracy hit the Nationals' first pinch-hit home run of the season in the 10th inning on Friday night, helping them to salvage a win over the Padres. (Associated Press photo)

    Chad Tracy's pinch-hit homer helps salvage Nationals victory

    By Amanda Comak - The Washington Times

    Hours before they'd turn the music up loud and the Washington Nationals would celebrate a hard-earned, 10-inning, 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres, manager Davey Johnson sat in the visitors' dugout at Petco Park and answered a question about his bench. The Nationals' pinch hitting stats, among the league's elite in 2012, were bleak. "They're awful," Johnson said of the numbers. "Just come out and say it."

    File-This June 20, 1964 file photo shows golfer Ken Venturi getting a kiss from his wife Conni as he accepts the title holder's silver cup of the U.S. Open golf tournament, after a searing final round on the Congressional Country Club course at Bethesda, Md. The former U.S. Open champion has died just 12 days after he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He was 82. His son, Matt Venturi, says he died Friday May 17, 2013 in a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Venturi had been hospitalized the last two months for a spinal infection, pneumonia and an intestinal infection. (AP Photo/File)

    Ken Venturi dies; won U.S. Open at Congressional before CBS career

    By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

    Venturi died 12 days after he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He couldn't make it to the induction. His sons, Matt and Tim, accepted on his behalf after an emotional tribute by Jim Nantz, who worked alongside Venturi at CBS.

    Stephen Strasburg pitched eight innings for the first time in his career on Thursday night in a 6-2 victory over the Padres. (Associated Press photo)

    Stephen Strasburg pitches career-high eight innings to lead Nationals over Padres

    By Amanda Comak - The Washington Times

    Stephen Strasburg climbed the mound on Thursday night with a mission. Whether it was intentional or not, whether it was spoken or not, it seemed the Washington Nationals big right-hander felt there were some questions to be answered. And he was ready to let his performance do the talking.

    Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee talks with reporters at the Kettler Iceplex in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, May 15, 2013. The Capitals were eliminated in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs by the New York Rangers. The Capitals have had six consecutive playoff appearances and have failed to get past the second round. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

    Overhaul doesn’t appear necessary as Capitals enter offseason

    By Stephen Whyno - The Washington Times

    Because the Washington Capitals were done before the final horn in Game 7 Monday night, those watching had some extra time to contemplate general manager George McPhee's work this offseason. But after the Caps became the only NHL team to make the Stanley Cup playoffs in each of the past six years and not reach at least the conference finals, don't expect much to look different when they open the 2013-14 season.

    Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke in a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Nationals in Los Angeles Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

    Zack Greinke impressed by Nationals’ rise, but doesn’t dwell on decision

    By Amanda Comak - The Washington Times

    In the Nationals' brief history, Greinke represents one of their greatest "What if?" questions. What if the right-hander hadn't nixed the rumored trade that would've brought him to D.C. instead of Milwaukee before the 2011 season — and possibly cost the Nationals multiple members of their core?

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