Adam Zielonka
Articles by Adam Zielonka
John Thompson’s legacy extends far beyond basketball
John Thompson Jr., the larger-than-life Georgetown University and D.C. legend, is credited -- and rightly so -- with breaking down barriers for Black coaches, for making his hometown a better place and for serving as a protector, mentor and role model for generations of young men and women. Published August 31, 2020
Nationals place Sean Doolittle on 10-day injured list
The Washington Nationals placed struggling relief pitcher Sean Doolittle on the 10-day injured list Thursday with right knee fatigue and selected the contract of pitcher Seth Romero, who will join the 30-man active roster in his place. Published August 13, 2020
Mike Locksley, Terrapins plan for unusual fall semester after football postponed
The task ahead for Mike Locksley and the Maryland Terrapins football program: how to prepare for a fall without football games and an uncertain future beyond that, one that may include a reworked Big Ten schedule in the winter and spring. Published August 13, 2020
Capitals let lead crumble, drop Game 1 to Islanders
T.J. Oshie and the Washington Capitals saw two strong periods of hockey go to waste by allowing four unanswered goals and posting a 4-2 loss to the Islanders in Game 1 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Published August 12, 2020
Big 12 moves forward with fall football season, joining SEC and ACC
The Big 12 Conference announced plans to proceed with a fall football season in the wake of the Big Ten and Pac-12 postponing their football schedules due to COVID-19 concerns. Published August 12, 2020
Todd Reirden, Barry Trotz battle will define series whether they like it or not
"It's not Barry Trotz versus Todd Reirden or any of those type of things," the Washington Capitals' coach said. But of course it is. How the coaches' mutual familiarity will affect the outcome of the series boils down to a well-trodden philosophical question. Published August 11, 2020
Major League Baseball considering bubble for playoffs
Major League Baseball is considering holding the 2020 playoffs in multiple bubble cities to limit travel and the potential spread of the coronavirus during a critical time in the sport's schedule, ESPN and the Los Angeles Times reported. Published August 11, 2020
Braden Holtby hot at the right time ahead of Capitals’ playoff series
Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby, one of the NHL's best postseason goaltenders of the last decade, is hot again. The New York Islanders respect the challenge ahead. Published August 10, 2020
Players, politicians push back against Big Ten’s reported plan to cancel football season
Whispers that the Big Ten and other collegiate conferences might be considering canceling the 2020 football season grew into a roar Monday, and everyone from University of Maryland players to the President of the United States had something to say. Published August 10, 2020
Nationals-Orioles suspended game to resume Friday in Baltimore
The Washington Nationals will resume Sunday's suspended game with the Baltimore Orioles on Friday at 5:05 p.m. in Baltimore before a previously scheduled game between the Beltway rivals. Published August 10, 2020
Big Ten to cancel football season following vote
The Big Ten Conference is expected to announce the cancellation of its 2020 football season Tuesday, multiple reports said, mere days after it released a revised schedule featuring 10 conference games for every team. Published August 10, 2020
Capitals beat Bruins, draw Barry Trotz’s Islanders in next round
The Washington Capitals closed out the first week of meaningful games in the Toronto bubble by beating the Boston Bruins, earning themselves the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference and setting up a first-round series with Barry Trotz and the New York Islanders. Published August 9, 2020
Flyers, Golden Knights earn top overall seeds in NHL postseason
The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning to finish 3-0-0 in the East's round robin and the Vegas Golden Knights eked out a win over the Colorado Avalanche to do the same. Published August 9, 2020
Capitals hamper themselves with penalty parade, lose to Flyers
Two games into the NHL's restart, the Washington Capitals are plenty acquainted with not only the league's COVID-19-free "bubble" in downtown Toronto, but also an even smaller enclosure known as the penalty box. Published August 6, 2020
Mike Locksley, Maryland coach, forms nonprofit to support minority football coaches
University of Maryland football coach Mike Locksley has created the National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches, a nonprofit that will seek to address racial disparities in major coaching roles in the sport. Published August 6, 2020
Notre Dame, Navy won’t play each other in 2020, a casualty of adjusted college football schedule
Notre Dame and Navy will not play one another in 2020 as a result of the Irish being grouped in with the ACC's scheduling plans for the coronavirus-impacted football season. It will be the first season the two teams don't face off since the series began in 1927. Published August 6, 2020
Lars Eller, Capitals center, leaves NHL bubble to attend birth of second child
Washington Capitals center Lars Eller has left the team in Toronto and returned stateside to attend the birth of his second child, the team announced Wednesday afternoon. Published August 5, 2020
Capitals hope to improve against ‘big rival’ Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers had the Washington Capitals' number during the regular season. Maybe it's a good thing for Washington that that was about five months ago. Published August 5, 2020
Maryland Terrapins receive new Big Ten-only football schedule
The Big Ten released a revised football schedule for 2020 on Wednesday morning, one where each team plays 10 conference teams and no nonconference opponents. Maryland now will start its football season at Iowa on Sept. 5 and close at home against Minnesota on Nov. 21. Published August 5, 2020
Wizards could be eliminated from playoff contention as soon as Wednesday
In the NBA, the first team to be eliminated from reaching the playoffs just might be the Washington Wizards, and it could happen as soon as Wednesday night. Published August 5, 2020
