- Tarik El-Bashir
- Reporter
Tarik joined The Post in 1999 after a three-year stint at The New York Times. A native of the Washington area, he has handled a number of beats, ranging from high school sports to the Capitals. He lives in Ashburn, Va., with his wife, Kimberley, and two children.
- The Washington Capitals after Dale Hunter: What's Next?
- Dale Hunter’s exit kicks off a challenging offseason for the Capitals
- Dale Hunter: Stepping down as Capitals coach ‘was the right thing for me and my family’
- Dale Hunter steps down as Capitals coach
- Washington Capitals’ offseason uncertainty begins with Dale Hunter, Alexander Semin
- 2012 NHL Playoffs: New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist thwarts Washington Capitals’ scoring opportunities
- Rangers’ Mike Rupp: Game 7 ‘just a special day on the calendar’
- Productive power play is critical to Caps’ victories
- Hard-working Matt Hendricks’s impact on Capitals goes beyond the scoresheet
- Braden Holtby’s fiancee gives birth to a baby boy
- Brooks Laich: Dale Hunter as coach is ‘almost like having another veteran in the locker room’
- Matt Hendricks has been Caps’ heart and soul this postseason
- 2012 NHL playoffs: Rangers lament missed opportunities in loss to Capitals
- Capitals-Rangers Game 6 Preview
- Rangers are not looking beyond tonight’s game with Capitals
- 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs: Joel Ward goes from Washington Capitals’ hero to goat
- Rangers aim to ignite offense vs. Caps in Game 5
- Capitals have several factors going their way during the 2012 NHL playoffs
- Alex Ovechkin says he only hit Rangers’ Dan Girardi in shoulder, not head, in Capitals’ win
- Ryan McDonagh: Rangers’ Game 3 win ‘only one step in the right direction’
- Hunter tells Caps to relax -- ‘no video, no nothing’ -- after Game 3 loss to Rangers
- Kolzig: Capitals ‘have finally bought into Dale’s type of hockey’
- Kolzig on Braden Holtby: ‘He’ll come back and win you that next game’
- On Hockey: Under Dale Hunter, these Capitals show enough mental toughness to bounce back
- New York Rangers’ Henrik Lundqvist: ‘We feel good’
- Capitals vs. Rangers: Mike Knuble, Keith Aucoin and Joel Ward are carrying the team from the fourth line
- Rangers look to put the heat on Braden Holtby
- Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist: ‘We need to win this one'
- On Hockey: Alex Ovechkin knows he needs to be better in Game 2 vs. Rangers
- Rangers’ Chris Krieder leads New York to victory, was playing college hockey three weeks ago
- 2012 NHL playoffs: Capitals confident as they get set to face Rangers in second round
- Ovechkin on Joel Ward: ‘He’s right now Michael Jordan of hockey’
- Joel Ward arrives a hero at Friday’s practice
- 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs: Capitals’ Joel Ward delivers on cue against Bruins in Game 7
- Bruins’ mission: Stay ‘strong mentally’ in Game 7 vs. Caps
- On Hockey: Keys for Capitals in Game 7 against Bruins
- Caps have to take advantage of Bruins’ ‘banged-up’ defensemen in Game 7
- Dale Hunter to Caps: ‘You have to enjoy it’
- Capitals’ John Carlson: ‘We know what we have to do’ against Bruins
- Mike Knuble: ‘I always know how to jump back into it’
- John Erskine could return to Capitals’ lineup for Game 4 vs. Bruins
- Morning skate update: Knuble, Erskine could be in lineup vs. Bruins
- 2012 NHL playoffs: First-round series marked by violence, suspensions
- 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs: Nicklas Backstrom suspended one game for cross-check
- Bruins coach challenged his team before Game 3
- Bruins puzzled by Backstrom’s cross check (Updated)
- 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs: Boston’s scoring depth is taking a toll on the Capitals
- Bruins’ Krejci: Capitals ‘definitely surprised us’
- NHL playoffs: Bruins are frustrated offensively in series with Capitals
- Laich: Capitals have to create more space for Ovechkin vs. Bruins
- Bruins’ concern the same as Caps’: need more offense
- On Hockey: Capitals need to create more offensive chances against Bruins
- 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs: Alex Ovechkin needs to focus more on shooting than on hitting
- Bruins Coach Claude Julien: Alex Ovechkin-Zdeno Chara matchup is overhyped
- Zdeno Chara on Bruins’ chances of repeat: ‘We don’t even talk about it’
- 2012 NHL playoffs: Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin can make amends after difficult season
- On Hockey: Capitals have reason for optimism
- Braden Holtby shines in Capitals’ win over Rangers
- NHL awards: Stats geek vs. old-school reporter
- On Hockey: Braden Holtby a solid Plan B for playoff-bound Capitals
- Tomas Fleischmann on Panthers-Caps: ‘Everything is on the line’
- Jose Theodore likely to start against Caps
- On Hockey: Capitals need to put their faith in Michal Neuvirth
- On Hockey: Nicklas Backstrom’s return could be the difference for Capitals
- On Hockey: With season on the line, Capitals blow another big game
- Hollis Thompson is leaving Georgetown for NBA draft
- Sabres ‘going to empty the tank’ vs. Capitals tonight
- On Hockey: Alex Ovechkin’s well-timed return to form
- The Good Ol’ Hockey Game: Time for a hero to emerge
- Tomas Vokoun hopes to return to Capitals next week
- Semin, Backstrom among Capitals at optional skate
- Capitals recall Cody Eakin from Hershey
- Win over Red Wings a reminder of what Ovechkin, Capitals can do
- Alex Ovechkin is putting Capitals on his shoulders and carrying them
- Capitals vs. Red Wings: Alex Ovechkin scores twice as Washington races to early lead and holds to win, 5-3
- Hunter won’t disclose starter vs. Red Wings; Halpern could return to action
- Tomas Vokoun still battling groin injury
- Caps hold very optional morning skate in Detroit
- Capitals offer little resistance, but get help in Winnipeg
- Capitals vs. Blackhawks: Washington comes up empty with 5-2 loss in Chicago
- Open thread: Capitals at Blackhawks
- Homecoming for Troy Brouwer in Chicago
- Marcus Johansson: ‘I think it’s weird’ NHL didn’t suspend Stuart
- Michal Neuvirth to start in Chicago
- Caps recall Braden Holtby from Hershey
- Mark Stuart fined $2,500 for hit on Marcus Johansson
- No practice for Capitals; Nicklas Backstrom skates
- Capitals haven’t had many power play opportunities recently
- Capitals expect NHL to review Mark Stuart hit on Marcus Johansson
- Capitals vs. Jets: Winnipeg tops Washington on Dustin Byfuglien goal to tighten NHL playoff race
- Mike Green set to return for ‘very big hockey game’
- Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin says he’s fine
- David Gregory talks about being a Caps fan
- Nicklas Backstrom on recovery from concussion: ‘Right now I feel good’
- As Backstrom takes steps toward recovery, Ovechkin’s collision gives Capitals a scare
- Alex Ovechkin leaves ice after colliding with teammate; Hunter says ‘he’s fine’ (updated)
- Nicklas Backstrom skates again
- Caps’ Mike Green says three-game suspension won’t change the way he plays
- Capitals’ Nicklas Backstrom skates, says he’s ‘improving a lot’ (updated)
- Capitals’ leaders send message, sparking rally past Islanders
- Capitals vs. Islanders: Down three goals, Washington rallies to win in shootout, 5-4
- Brooks Laich finds success on Capitals’ top line
- Jay Beagle: ‘I don’t want to take this chance for granted’
- Hunter won’t name Capitals’ starter vs. Islanders (updated)
- Jeff Halpern, John Erskine and Mike Green skate on day off for Capitals
- Alexander Semin ‘playing well,’ but future with Capitals unclear
- NCAA basketball tournament 2012: Georgetown to meet familiar foe in Belmont
- Alex Ovechkin: What’s wrong with the Washington Capitals superstar?
- The Good Ol’ Hockey Game: Sizing up the Eastern Conference playoff race
- Georgetown vs. Cincinnati: Poor free throw shooting hurts the Hoyas in Big East quarterfinals
- Big East tournament: Georgetown advances with 64-52 win over Pittsburgh
- Big East tournament: Georgetown’s Jason Clark motivated by preseason snubs
- Hunter gets the right response out of Alex Ovechkin
- Georgetown vs. Marquette: No. 11 Hoyas fail to secure double-bye in Big East tournament
- Georgetown vs. Marquette: Hoyas aim for double-bye in Big East tournament
- Georgetown vs. Notre Dame: Seniors spark 59-41 win as Hoyas improve standing in Big East
- Georgetown basketball: Focusing on Notre Dame as seniors are honored
- Georgetown vs. Villanova: No. 9 Hoyas never trail in 67-46 rout of Wildcats
- Alex Ovechkin scores in return to Capitals lineup
- Capitals vs. Canadiens: Alex Ovechkin’s return sparks Washington to 4-1 victory over Montreal
- Georgetown vs. Villanova: Hoyas’ NCAA tournament seed hinges on remaining games
- Roman Hamrlik, John Erskine likely both healthy scratches
- Capitals get some bulletin-board material
- Michal Neuvirth likely to start vs. Montreal
- Alex Ovechkin will play against Canadiens
- Alex Ovechkin skates after missing Wednesday’s game
- Georgetown vs. Seton Hall: Jordan Theodore and hot-shooting Pirates trample Hoyas
- On Hockey: As buyers or sellers, Capitals should be active at trade deadline
- Georgetown’s Hollis Thompson is ‘a big-time scorer’ lately
- Georgetown vs. Providence: Hoyas clamp down on Friars for 63-53 victory
- Georgetown basketball vs. Providence: Hoyas eye double-bye in Big East tournament
- On Hockey: Alex Ovechkin can’t get ‘wrapped in rock-star status,’ Capitals assistant Olie Kolzig says
- Mike Knuble: ‘You want to go somewhere where you’re going to play’
- Georgetown vs. St. John’s: Five Hoyas score in double figures in win
- Georgetown vs. St. John’s: Hoyas center Henry Sims hopes to rebound from off night
- Georgetown vs. Syracuse: Hoyas fall in overtime, moving Jim Boeheim into third place in NCAA career wins
- Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin has made ice hockey cool for Washington area’s youth athletes
- Georgetown vs. Syracuse: Young Hoyas get first game in Carrier Dome cauldron
- Capitals vs. Bruins: Brooks Laich is hurt in Washington’s 4-1 loss
- Dmitry Orlov takes another puck to the face
- Caps lose Brooks Laich to knee injury
- Georgetown basketball vs. South Florida: Hoyas survive cold first half, pull away for 30-point rout
- Preview: Georgetown basketball vs. South Florida
- Georgetown vs. Connecticut: Hoyas smother Huskies in 58-44 win
- Georgetown basketball vs. U-Conn.: Hoyas say faults have been corrected
- Georgetown vs. Pittsburgh: Ninth-ranked Hoyas fall flat on road in 72-60 loss to unranked Panthers
- Georgetown vs. Pittsburgh: Hoyas freshman Greg Whittington coming on strong
- The Good Ol’ Hockey Game: Time to fix the NHL’s All-Star snoozefest
- Alex Ovechkin suspended three games for illegal hit on Zbynek Michalek in Caps’ loss
- Georgetown vs. Rutgers: Otto Porter saves the day in Hoyas’ 52-50 win
- Michal Neuvirth ‘exceptional’ for Capitals in Montreal
- Matt Hendricks quickly settles score with Rene Bourque
- Capitals vs. Canadiens: Michal Neuvirth stops 31 shots for Washington in 3-0 win over Montreal
- Capitals’ Mathieu Perreault to face hometown Canadiens tonight
- Capitals have a chance to avenge Rene Bourque’s ‘pretty cheap shot’ on Nicklas Backstrom
- Georgetown vs. DePaul: Jason Clark helps Hoyas pick up another Big East road win
- Hollis Thompson, Hoyas pull away in second half to beat St. John's, 69-49
- Georgetown vs. St. John’s: Hoyas’ Nate Lubick slowly crawling out of slump
- The Good Ol’ Hockey Game: How are the new bench bosses faring?
- Tomas Vokoun ‘shined pretty bright’ for Capitals vs. Penguins
- Ovechkin’s midseason self assessment: Numbers ‘good but it's not that good’
- Hunter: Capitals ‘being cautious’ with Backstrom
- Kundratek makes a big leap up Capitals’ depth chart, debuts tonight vs. Penguins
- Nicklas Backstrom placed on IR; Mike Green doesn’t skate
- Capitals vs. Penguins: A rivalry with a big missing piece in Sidney Crosby
- Georgetown basketball is edged by Cincinnati for second straight defeat
- Georgetown vs. Cincinnati: Hoyas slumping from three-point range
- Georgetown vs. Marquette: Hoyas erase 17-point deficit to topple Golden Eagles, 73-70
- Capitals’ Mike Green happy to be back, but ‘not close’ to where he wants to be
- Georgetown freshman Jabril Trawick ‘is not going to get pushed around’
- On Hockey: Caps are coming around
- Georgetown vs. Providence: Hoyas escape with win over Friars
- Georgetown vs. Providence: Hoyas look to continue hot streak
- Georgetown vs. Louisville: No. 12 Hoyas defeat No. 4 Cardinals in Big East opener
- Georgetown’s Otto Porter goes from small-town player to big-time talent
- Jason Chimera keeps up career-best scoring pace in Capitals’ loss to Devils
- Capitals vs. Devils: Washington rallies to force overtime but falls in shootout
- Devils Coach Peter DeBoer knows well Dale Hunter’s style
- Friday’s lineup: Neuvirth vs. Brodeur
- Capitals-Devils: At a glance
- Georgetown basketball vs. Memphis: No. 16 Hoyas extend winning streak to eight games with 70-59 win over Tigers
- Dale Hunter’s contract with Capitals only through this season, source says
- No. 16 Georgetown basketball hosts Memphis in final Big East tune-up
- On Hockey: Alex Ovechkin shows flashes of his old self, but Capitals need him back for good
- Georgetown basketball surges past American U. in second half
- The Good Ol’ Hockey Game: Would slowing down the game curb concussions?
- On Hockey: Capitals have a goalie problem, but there’s no quick fix
- Flyers prepare to move forward without Claude Giroux
- Dale Hunter has unfinished business with the Capitals
- Georgetown basketball jumps out to early lead, holds on to beat Howard, 62-48
- For Washington Capitals, NHL’s realignment plan brings back old-school rivalries
- Capitals react to NHL realignment
- Capitals’ Roman Hamrlik: ‘Every day I feel a little bit better’
- Ovechkin, Backstrom and Semin reunited on Capitals’ top line in practice
- Matt Hendricks listed as day to day with undisclosed injury
- Capitals increasingly frustrated as losses pile up
- Capitals players, officials react to NHL realignment
- Capitals vs. Panthers: Washington digs too big a hole and falls, 5-4
- Gary Bettman says NHL to adopt four-conference alignment
- Jose Theodore, Tomas Vokoun both out tonight
