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Joel Ward scores with 2:18 remaining in overtime to lift the visiting Washington Capitals over the San Jose Sharks, 5-4, on Wednesday night.

Troy Brouwer scored two goals, Braden Holtby stopped 27 shots and the host Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-0 Tuesday night for their second win in eight games.

Cam Atkinson and Fedor Tyutin each had a goal and an assist to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals in the NHL on Tuesday night.

Constellation Energy is entering a partnership with the National Hockey League that will promote the company's brand while it works with the league on minimizing its environmental impact.

Nicklas Backstrom's hat trick helps the Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning for the second time in five nights.

Business is brisk this time of year for the Washington-based technology company Optoro, which processes and re-sells returned merchandise for some of the biggest retailers in the country.

Laurin Mincy leads the ninth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team past George Washington, 75-65, at the Smith Center in Washington.

Alex Ovechkin and Marcus Johansson each scored a pair of goals to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 NHL win over the slumping Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.

Lacrosse equipment maker STX, which expanded earlier this year into hockey, is now selling ice hockey gloves and performance and recreational sticks in U.S. stores, the Baltimore company announced Monday.

Shane Doan had a pair of goals and an assist as the Arizona Coyotes beat the Capitals, 6-5, Sunday night, rallying for their first road victory and handing Washington its fourth straight loss.

Orioles centerfielder Adam Jones and Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin are a somewhat unlikely pairing on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week.

Baltimore-based STX said Thursday that it's inked deals with five National Hockey League players as the company best known for lacrosse expands its ice-hockey line.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) ¿ The Anaheim Ducks acquired center Ryan Kesler from the Vancouver Canucks in a trade for center Nick Bonino, defenseman Luca Sbisa and the 24th overall pick in Friday's draft.

The Washington Capitals have confirmed they will not be making the trip to Baltimore Arena for a preseason game this year. The NHL team had hosted the Baltimore Hockey Classic exhibition here in two of the past three years.

Zach Britton blew his first save of the season as Yovano Gallardo doubled in the winning run in the 10th.

New Orioles catcher Nick Hundley gave the team a 10th-inning win Monday in Milwaukee.

The Washington Capitals are close to landing Barry Trotz to be the team's coach, reports Saturday night indicated.

Left-handed prospect Travis Seabrooke is out for the year with a torn ACL in his right knee

Athletes associate STX with lacrosse, but the Baltimore-based brand began appearing last month in stores on ice hockey sticks and is launching a line of men's field hockey sticks in the United Kingdom.

Matt Wieters found out he will not need elbow surgery last night as the Orioles won 4-3 in Tampa Bay

There's plenty of Baltimore Ravens NFL draft news with the draft just one week away.

The Orioles lose Chris Davis, UFC wants to come back to Baltimore, and more Baltimore sports

The Navy hockey team celebrated its best season ever in 2014, winning the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association title and reaching the quarterfinals of last month¿s ACHA Division 1 National Championships. On Tuesday, the team got a well-deserved prize.

A recap of week 2 of 'Dancing with the Stars," as two stars are eliminated, and male fans of "The Wonder Years" get their wish

Alex Ovechkin's overtime goal lifts Capitals over Detroit Red Wings, 6-5, after Washington blew three two-goal leads

Baltimore sports equipment maker STX said it will being selling ice hockey gear this spring after announcing multi-years deals with the National Hockey League and USA Hockey, the sport's amateur governing body. STX also announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Matt Moulson of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres.

Two-time Women's World Cup gold medalist Devon Wills was claimed by the New York Lizards today, making her the first woman to sign with a Major League Lacrosse team, the league announced.

The Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference's upper vs. lower title games should be eliminated.

The Washington Wizards were banking on a number of constituencies to pack the Baltimore Arena for Thursday night¿s exhibition game against Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks ¿ and they couldn¿t have been disappointed.

Johns Hopkins men's coach Dave Pietramala, North Carolina women's coach Jenny Levy (Roland Park) and former Washington Capitals center Bill Clement will be among the speakers at the 2014 US Lacrosse National Convention, the organization announced Thursday.

The Washington Capitals are thwarted by the struggling New York Rangers, 2-0, managing just 14 shots in the first two periods

If Tuesday night's Baltimore Hockey Classic, which pitted the Washington Capitals against the Boston Bruins, was any indication, Baltimore had better things to do than watch a live NHL preseason game.

Two teams to play NHL preseason game, Baltimore Hockey Classic, on Tuesday at the Baltimore Arena

Tickets still remain for the second Baltimore Hockey Classic at Baltimore Arena, an exhibition between the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins.

The San Jose Mercury News reported Monday that the fan that threw a banana toward Adam Jones called their offices and said the whole thing was unintentional.

Adam Jones' tweets about having a banana thrown at him Sunday by a fan at AT&T Park have made the incident a national topic of conversation, and the Giants today issued an apology to the Orioles center fielder.