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Scott Olsen gets his groove back, leads the Washington Nationals to a 5-3 win over the Atlanta Braves – The Post
Resurrected Olsen revives Nats – Nats Insider
For the first time in a while, the Washington Nationals won a series, taking the first and third games of their series with the Atlanta Braves. Yesterday’s series clincher [...]

Washington Nationals trade all-star Matt Capps to Minnesota Twins – The Post
Capps to Twins for Ramos, Testa – Nats Insider
Buzzword to this trade: Value – Nats Insider
Closer Matt Capps, picked up off the scrap heap after by the Washington Nationals being non-tendered by the Pittsburgh Pirates this offseason has been traded to the Minnesota Twins. [...]

MLB All-Star Game 2010: National League beats American League, 3-1 – The Post
The lone representative of the Washington Nationals at the 2010 All-Star Game, closer Matt Capps, became a National Hero last night. For the first time since 1996, the Senior Circuit won the Mid-Summer Classic, behind Capps epic 1/3 inning. Capps struck out American [...]

On Saturday morning I was penning a pretty sizable entry about the Washington Nationals at the halfway point of the 2010 season when my son woke up and I never got back to it. These things happen when you have a two year old around who has moved from the crib to the bed. Anyway, [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nationals Park has been open for over two seasons now, but yesterday was the first time my wife was able to see a game there. Her father (who has seen a game there) had been involved in the construction of the exterior walls, so the Washington Nationals is a source of [...]

The events of the last few days prove one thing — The Wash. Times was SOOOOOOOO smart to cut their Sports section.
Washington Capitals name Alex Ovechkin captain – The PostWithout hoopla and hype, superstar Alex Ovechkin was named the 14th regular captain in Washington Capitals history yesterday. I thought that Brooks Laich (who is another [...]