Roman Stubbs

The Capitals put on a warm ceremony to honor Nicklas Backstrom playing his 1,000th game in a Washington jersey, then went out and lost to lowly Buffalo, 5-2.

Always 'a happy kid,' forward gets a grown-up lesson when Capitals trade him away.

The outbreak within the Vancouver Canucks organization, which has been linked to a variant, is the worst in the NHL this season — and perhaps in North American professional sports since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Nearly two-thirds of parents say their children are less happy as a result of the loss of youth sports over the past year, according to a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll.

Washington gives up an early goal and remains in comeback mode most of the night, finally pushing through for a 4-3 win over New Jersey.

Lars Eller, who was injured March 13 against Philadelphia, did not practice Wednesday.

The Wildcats earned their first NCAA men's tournament victory with a pair of late free throws to upset the third-seeded Longhorns and cap a first round that saw its first team — VCU — forced to forfeit its matchup with Oregon on Saturday because of coronavirus issues in the Rams' program.

VCU received multiple positive tests within the past 48 hours.

Alex Ovechkin scores a pair of third-period goals to lift Washington to a 2-1 win over the Rangers.

As others play nearby, Emani Parrish and Savannah Gary of Anacostia High are still waiting to return to the court, more than a year since they left it.