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Column: Will Caps Stanley Cup win reverse DC’s sports curse?
The Capitals won Washington’s first major championship in 26 years but lost their coach. But are Washington teams positioned for a sustained run of excellence like Boston’s, or are they more likely to be a one-and-done like Cleveland’s?
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Column: Orioles need to blow it all up immediately
It’s not just about Manny Machado. WTOP’s Noah Frank says the Orioles would be best served to hold a full fire sale, and not to wait to do it.
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Column: What I’ll also be watching during the World Cup
The World Cup soccer extravaganza starts Thursday, and WTOP’s Carlos Prieto is psyched, as he has been since he was 9. But it’s impossible to ignore the corruption of world soccer body FIFA and the human rights record of the host country. They say “politics and sport don’t mix,” but what’s a fan to do?
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Reflections on a championship: No more waiting till next year
As the 2017-2018 Washington Capitals showed us, sometimes it takes a little longer to reach your goal. And, as WTOP’s Jonathan Warner writes in his column, it just makes it that much sweeter.
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Column: Washington sports fans show their major league mettle
D.C. sports fans were panned for over-celebrating the Capitals’ playoff victory over the rival Pittsburgh Penguins. Now they’re showing the world how great a sports town Washington really is.
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Dave’s Take: Believe it
WTOP’s Dave Johnson said whether people in D.C. realize it now or not, the area is a lot more confident today. All things are possible because a hockey team reminded us it’s OK to believe.
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Character win: Capitals finally take a title
The raw emotion from the Caps win was overwhelming. Eleven years of heartache for them, 43 seasons for the Capitals, erased in an instant of pure joy that later left players helpless to describe it.
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Capitals ‘minor league’ fans, finally major league winners
Caps fans started gathering at Capital One Arena on Thursday morning, hours before the puck dropped in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. “It’s like Woodstock for the Capital fans,” one fan said.
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Column: It was OK to believe in the Caps after all
The Washington Capitals vanquished every narrative that hung over them from past failures to hoist the Stanley Cup and quench D.C.’s title drought.
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Dave’s Take: 2018 Caps a more complete team in Stanley Cup run
The Washington Capitals showed hustle. They showed heart. And they continue to make history. WTOP Senior Sports Director Dave Johnson believes the Caps success is linked to how they connect off the ice.
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Sports column: NFL’s new anthem policy is cowardice, not compromise
After two seasons of debate and controversy, the NFL finally did something to address the topic of player demonstrations during the pregame national anthem — except they really didn’t.
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Dave’s Take: Given dire Game 7 setting, will Caps be at their best?
There will be a Game 7 in the Caps NHL Eastern Conference Final Series on Wednesday and the Capitals probably would not want it any other way. WTOP’s Dave Johnson says the team seems to be at its best when things look their worst.
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Dave’s Take: Caps relaxed but energized in NHL playoffs
The series with the Lightning is not over, but the Capitals have a swagger without being obnoxious. They are relaxed, but energized. They are determined, but not desperate.
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Understanding fallout of Supreme Court sports betting decision
The Supreme Court opened the door to legal sports gambling in America. What happens next? WTOP takes a closer look.
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With Caps victory, is DC sports curse really over?
The Capitals are the first D.C. team in 20 years to advance to their sport’s conference championship round — but do they have to go all the way to truly reverse the city’s sports curse?
2 months ago
