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Liam Griffin

lgriffin@washingtontimes.com

Liam Griffin is a sports reporter for The Washington Times. A graduate of George Mason University, he previously covered local news for Patch in northern Virginia. He can be reached at lgriffin@washigntontimes.com.

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Actor Vernon Davis attends the premiere of "Downhill" at the SVA Theatre in New York on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) **FILE**

From the gridiron to the screen, Davis has found a new calling

Vernon Davis spent years hauling in passes from NFL quarterbacks. Now five years removed from his football career, the District native has found a new calling -- sharing the silver screen as an actor alongside A-listers like John Malkovich, Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman.

April 10, 2025
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin warms-up before an NHL hockey game against New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y., Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Budweiser sends commemorative cans to goalies who blanked Ovechkin

Nobody has scored on more NHL goalies than Alex Ovechkin, who has beaten 183 netminders en route to scoring his record 895th goal on Sunday. Amid the celebrations for the Great 8, Budweiser honored the 28 goalies who shut out Ovechkin, sending commemorative cans to the select group.

April 8, 2025
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates his 893rd goal in a hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, April 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Ovechkin scores goal No. 892, trails Gretzky by 1

The "Gr8 Chase" is nearing its end. With a first-period goal against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night, Alex Ovechkin now trails Wayne Gretzky by just one goal for the NHL record.

April 4, 2025