Alex Ovechkin received his longest suspension to date Monday when the Washington Capitals’ captain was banned three games without pay for his illegal hit on the Penguins’ Zbynek Michalek , a blow the NHL ruled “recklessly” made contact with the Pittsburgh defenseman’s head. Read full article > >

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PITTSBURGH – It was an afternoon filled with all the drama, scoring and animosity that the hockey world has come to expect between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins in recent years. But although the Capitals managed to obtain a point in a heated contest with their rivals, the mood in the visitors dressing room was far from content. Read full article > >

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Capitals vs. Penguins: Evgeni Malkin’s overtime goal vaults Pittsburgh past Washington, 4-3

Tomas Vokoun told his teammates before Wednesday night’s meeting with the rival Pittsburgh Penguins that he planned to be involved in the contest, not just by making saves but by playing the puck and taking a more active role in helping out the defense. It’s impossible to know whether the Washington Capitals anticipated just how good a performance the veteran netminder would have, though. Read full article > >

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Tebow Leads Broncos to Victory

Washington Post NFL reporter Mark Maske took a closer look at each of the four wild-card weekend matchups in advance of the first week of the NFL playoffs. The first round features a pair of tantalizing matchups featuring the high-octane New Orleans Saints hosting the resurgent Detroit Lions and Tim Tebow leading the Denver Broncos against banged-up Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Here’s what each team must do to advance to the second round. Read full article > >

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If you squinted real hard into the cold January rain, New Year’s Day, 2011, offered something approaching optimism for Washington sports fans. Playing their highest-profile game in years — the NHL’s first prime-time outdoor Winter Classic — the Washington Capitals earned a 3-1 victory over the arch-rival Pittsburgh Penguins , creating an indelible, irresistible sporting memory. Read full article > >

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D.C. sports 2011: Worst. Year. Ever.

The author G.K. Chesterton called the act of stealing a child’s toy the cruelest crime of all. But what if childhood itself is stolen away? By now, some of you may have run across a certain young soprano named Jackie Evancho. The 11-year old from Pittsburgh, introduced to the public on the television program “America’s Got Talent,” has since gone on to release two full-length albums, which have collectively sold several million units. PBS went so far as to present a filmed “ live concert ” of her album “ Dream With Me ” on “Great Performances,” once the domain of Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and the Metropolitan Opera. Read full article > >

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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced Monday night that the board of governors have voted to adopt a four-conference alignment beginning next year. Two conferences will have eight teams and the other two will have seven. The Capitals will play in a division that includes Carolina, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New Jersey and the New York Rangers and Islanders. Clubs in the six-team divisions will play each other six times, three times at home and three times on the road. Read full article > >

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PITTSBURGH — An Idaho man accused of firing an assault rifle at the White House was charged Thursday with attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama or his staff, and prosecutors say he called Obama “the devil” and said he needed to be killed. Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, of Idaho Falls, made his first court appearance before a federal magistrate in Pittsburgh on Thursday, one day after he was arrested at a western Pennsylvania hotel. Read full article > >

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White House shooting suspect charged with attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama

PITTSBURGH — A second victory this season over the Pittsburgh Steelers and a share of first place in the AFC North nearly slipped from the grasp of the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night at Heinz Field. They allowed a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter to dissipate, and two passes by quarterback Joe Flacco bounced off the hands of wide receivers as the Ravens closed in on a winning touchdown in the final minute. Read full article > >

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Ravens vs. Steelers: Torrey Smith touchdown catch with eight seconds left gives Baltimore victory

PITTSBURGH — Ask any player on either side of the Capitals – Penguins rivalry and they’ll tell you the same thing: These meetings are always viewed as statement games, regardless of who is in the lineup. Thursday night, in the teams’ first meeting of the 2011-12 season, the bad blood between them bubbled up again. Read full article > >

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Capitals vs. Penguins: Dennis Wideman goal in OT extends Washington’s point streak in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby is still recovering from a concussion, Evgeni Malkin has missed the past two games with a suspected leg injury and Brooks Orpik has not returned from offseason abdominal surgery. For most teams, losing their top two centers, plus their best defensive defenseman, would be disastrous. For the Pittsburgh Penguins , it’s merely an inconvenience — and one more reason to savor the view from atop the NHL standings . Read full article > >

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Even without Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins withstand injuries for quick start to season

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby is still recovering from a concussion, Evgeni Malkin has missed the past two games with a suspected leg injury and Brooks Orpik has not returned from offseason abdominal surgery. For most teams, losing their top two centers, plus their best defensive defenseman, would be disastrous. For the Pittsburgh Penguins , it’s merely an inconvenience — and one more reason to savor the view from atop the NHL standings . Read full article > >

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A mother and two children drowned inside a car Friday after floodwater washed their vehicle away, a Pittsburgh city official said.

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PITTSBURGH — Flash floods submerged more than a dozen vehicles in Pittsburgh, killing three people, leaving another missing and presumed dead, and forcing others to swim to safety or scramble onto the roofs of their cars. The flooding occurred after a pair of storms pounded the city on Friday, overwhelming the drainage system and causing manhole covers to pop off the road, officials said. Water rose up to 9 feet in some places along Washington Boulevard, a main road that parallels the Allegheny River in the city’s Highland Park section. Read full article > >

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3 dead, 1 missing in Pittsburgh flash flooding as water submerges cars along riverside road