Washington Capitals re-sign Timothy Liljegren to a 2-year, $6.5 million contract
Now 27, Liljegren has 94 points in 324 regular season and playoff games in the NHL, with the vast majority of that time spent with Toronto.
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James Wood's inside-the-park grand slam sparks rally, helps Nationals defeat Mets 9-6
James Wood hit the majors’ first inside-the-park grand slam since 2022, and the Washington Nationals rallied from an early five-run deficit Tuesday night to defeat the New York Mets 9-6.
Washington Spirit notch earliest sellout in club history for May 30 match against Seattle
Sellout for Youth Night comes 11 days out, marks third weekend home sellout of 2026 season
Mets score 10 runs in the 12th, Nationals leave 19 on base in New York's wild 16-7 win
Carson Benge led the New York Mets to another extra-inning victory, hitting an RBI single and a two-run double during a 10-run 12th inning in a wild 16-7 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.
Fudd scores season-high 12, Bueckers adds 18 to lead Wings past Mystics 92-69
Top draft pick Azzi Fudd scored a season-high 12 points off the bench and Paige Bueckers added 18 points and seven assists as the Dallas Wings beat the Washington Mystics 92-69 on Monday night.
Gunnar Henderson hits 10th HR for 1st of 4 hits in Orioles' 7-3 win over Nationals
Gunnar Henderson hit his 10th homer and was 4 for 5 with two RBIs to help the Baltimore Orioles avoid a series sweep with a 7-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
Cavalli takes shutout into 7th, Ruiz drives in 5 as Nationals reach .500 with 13-3 win over Orioles
Cade Cavalli took a shutout into the seventh inning, Keibert Ruiz homered and drove in a career-high five runs and the Washington Nationals reached the .500 mark for the first time in two years with a 13-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.
Reds get six shutout innings from Chase Burns and JJ Bleday homers twice in 15-1 rout of Nationals
Chase Burns threw six scoreless innings, JJ Bleday homered twice and drove in six runs, and the Cincinnati Reds avoided being swept by the Washington Nationals with a 15-1 victory Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.
Daylen Lile's 2-run homer in 10th sends Nationals to 8-7 win over Reds
Daylen Lile hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the 10th inning, Keibert Ruiz also went deep and the Washington Nationals rallied from an early five-run deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 on Wednesday night.
James Wood hits 12th homer and Nationals go deep season-high 6 times in 10-4 win over Reds
James Wood hit his 12th home run of the season, and Luis Garcia Jr. and Daylen Lile each went deep twice as part of a six-homer night by the Washington Nationals in a 10-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday.
Christopher Morel's go-ahead single lifts Marlins past Nationals 5-2
Christopher Morel hit a go-ahead single in the eighth to lift the Miami Marlins past the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Sunday.
Martinez scores 2nd straight game-winning goal to give the Spirit a 1-0 win at the Reign
Claudia Martínez scored her second consecutive game-winning goal to lift the visiting Washington Spirit over the Seattle Reign 1-0 on Sunday.
Jakob Marsee hits a 3-run home run, Marlins rally to beat Nationals 8-7
Xavier Edwards tied the game with a homer in the seventh inning, Jakob Marsee hit a three-run homer in the eighth and the Florida Marlins rallied from down four runs to beat the Washington Nationals 8-7 on Saturday.
Robby Snelling makes his MLB debut for the Marlins in a 3-2 loss to the Nationals
Robby Snelling was already receiving autograph requests from young Marlins fans 24 hours before his first Major League Baseball start.
Shakira Austin hits winning free throws as Mystics spoil Tempo opener with 68-65 win
Shakira Austin made four free throws down the stretch and the Washington Mystics held on to beat the Toronto Tempo 68-65 on Friday night, spoiling the Tempo's first game.
Soccer IN School wraps first year, reaching all 1,360 Alexandria second graders
Yearlong ASA program, funded by U.S. Soccer, closes inaugural run at Mount Vernon Community School with eyes on a bigger participation goal