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With Gilbert Out, is Alex Ovechkin the King of D.C.?
Gilbert Arenas is out, and there appears to be a new contender for the throne of most popular athlete in Diamond City. A man who wears helmet hat for a crown, and gets hair cuts with common men. Alex Ovechkin.
With Gilbert Out, is Alex Ovechkin the King of D.C.?
Morning Look: Capitals Invade FedEx Field
Morning Look: Capitals Invade FedEx Field
voices.washingtonpost.com — Top 10 Moments from the Caps full-scale funny-hatted invasion of FedEx Field yesterday, with pictorial assistance. 1)... A Comcast SportsyNet official telling me shortly before 3 pm that the guys would appear on-set at 3:20, "assuming they show up," and ... (more) Morning Look: Capitals Invade FedEx Field
Ovechkin Out Tomorrow (Updated)
voices.washingtonpost.com — Alex Ovechkin won't face the Predators tomorrow because he has returned to Russia to be with his... ill grandfather. How much time Ovechkin, who left D.C. yesterday, will miss isn't clear, but the Caps don't play again until Saturday so perhaps it will ... (more) Ovechkin Out Tomorrow (Updated)
Is it really about Ovechkin and Crosby?
dcprosportsreport.com — I know the NHL loves to push this rivalry between the NHL two biggest super stars, the... two best players in the NHL, Alexander Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. Quite frankly, why wouldn't they. In a post lockout period where the NHL is still grappling to regain fans while amass new ones, Ovechkin has ... (more) Is it really about Ovechkin and Crosby?
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