The Washington Capitals signed unrestricted free-agent goaltender Dany Sabourin, 29, to a one-year contract. Sabourin has played 57 games for the Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks. He spent 2009-10 with the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League, going 28-27-0 with a 2.67 goals-against average, a .915 save percentage and three shutouts. José Theodore, the Capitals' starter for much of 2009-10, is a free agent and is not expected to be retained. That leaves Washington with two 22-year-olds, Semyon Varlamov and Michal Neuvirth, likely to get most of the starts.

Alumni update: Five-time NHL All-Star center Adam Oates is working as a caddie for Brett Quigley at the AT&T; National this week in Newtown Square, Pa. It's the fifth tournament he has worked for Quigley this season. Oates, who retired in 2004, was hired this week as a New Jersey Devils assistant coach.

Led by Smith and Langhorne, Mystics continue on a roll

Katie Smith hit a 3-pointer and six free throws in the final seconds and finished with 25 points to help the Washington Mystics (11-5) hand the host Phoenix Mercury (5-11) their sixth straight loss, 107-104, on Thursday night. Crystal Langhorne (Maryland) added 21 points and nine rebounds for Washington, which has won seven of eight to move within 11/2 games of the Eastern Conference-leading Atlanta Dream.

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