What Type of Nats Fan Are You? Batter up. The Washington Nationals are returning for their home opener on Thursday, March 28th at 1:05 pm against the New York Mets. If you are not taking off or playing hooky for that game Tuesday, April 2nd against the Phillies could be …

Weather: We’re always encouraging you to explore the vast outdoors here in DC, but we wouldn’t judge you if you did the opposite of that this weekend. Things are going to get a little weird, with Saturday starting out in the 30’s but then quickly climbing into the 50’s by …

It’s that glorious time of year when lawmakers and lobbyists bring their rivalry to the ice at the annual Congressional Hockey Challenge. Though the charity-driven game is all in fun, tensions are sure to run high when dueling teams step into the rink. NHL celebrities are known to make an …

Today, Washington, D.C. is the greatest sports city in America. Sometimes, being a D.C. sports fan is like this: And sometimes you have to turn to your D.C. fan friends and high five each other into believing in those teams, which doesn’t always help. But, when three D.C. teams win …

All the latest links from the District and beyond. Here’s who is headlining the next WHCA dinner: [Cecily Strong] Can the Caps be fixed enough to consistently [play good hockey?] People got stuck in snow on a NY highway [nightmare commute] Goodbye Arlington [streetcar proposal] A rockstar wants to bury …

Shutdown Diaries at WCP [get real] Watch out for that midday rush [hour] Wild Animal Rehab Center opens in DC [cute] First Caps game! [loss] Summer weather this [weekend] What Members are tweeting about [shutdown tweets] Photo by Kevin Wolf

From the only news source we pay any attention to: [the Onion] NEW YORK —Addressing reporters yesterday in an unnervingly calm tone of voice, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman—his hands, face, and white-collared shirt covered in blood—said that any obstacle standing in the way of both Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin …

The Washington Capitals , who straight dominate the Tampa Bay Lightning, will try to clinch the Eastern Conference’s second seed in a match up tonight. [C-A-P-S] The Capitals own a four-point lead over third-seeded New Jersey with two games left to play. For non-hockey people that means:  Even if they …

100% A game = tricking your girlfriend into asking YOU to marry HER. We think only an NBA All-Star could pull this off. Still, it is pretty bad ass when you throw your girl off the trail by promising dinner with Obama and then you have a moon bounce and …

Agent Zero may not play next season, but he does have time to get engaged. WaPo: Arenas Went a-Courting, and the Answer Was Yes After seven years and two kids together, Gilbert Arenas and Laura Govan are making it official: They’re getting married … The Wizards’ $111 million superstar turned …

We’re still 100% thankful Gilbert Arenas is staying in D.C. and we love reading his blog updates on basketball, video games and life. Arenas is actually our second favorite DC area sports blogger (we got you Cooley!). His latest blog post covers the NBA trades and free agent moves, the …

Agent Zero: Everybody Should Visit Manila I came out of a quick retirement for this blog. I wanted to announce that I’m happy to remain a Washington Wizard. … Wizards fans, go ahead and renew your tickets. We got the team back, we’re going to be healthy and I don’t …

Gilbert Arenas makes it official, signs six-year, $11 million deal with Wizards on Sunday. Congratulations to Agent Zero and the Wizards. We’re glad to see local teams spend big money to keep our superstars in D.C.

Ivan Carter: Agent Zero $111 Million Staying in D.C. “I looked at like this: There is nothing I can do for my family with $127 million that I can’t do with $111 million,” said Gilbert Arenas, who was offered the maximum salary allowed to stay with the Wizards. “I mean, …

Capitals vs. Flyers [TONIGHT!] You’ve got to win one before you can win two, and you’ve got to win two before you can win three. With no room for error, the Washington Capitals forged a 3-2 Game 5 victory on Saturday, sending the series back to Philadelphia for Monday’s Game …