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Today in Sports History: Expos to Move to Washington D.C.

By The Associated Press Sep. 28, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 29 1923 — Gene Sarazen beats Walter Hagen 1 up to capture the PGA championship. 1941 — Joe Louis knocks out Lou Nova in the sixth...

Washington Nationals' Juan Soto takes a lead from first during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Sunday, July 31, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Cardinals at Nationals 7/31/2022

Jul. 31, 2022 08:42 PM EDT

FILE - Megan Rapinoe waves to fans following the team's international friendly soccer match against Colombia, June 28, 2022, in Sandy, Utah. President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, at the White House next week. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Colombia vs USA 6/28/2022

Jul. 03, 2022 03:28 PM EDT

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) and right wing T.J. Oshie (77) prepare to leave the ice after Game 6 in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs against the Florida Panthers, Friday, May 13, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals 5/13/2022

May. 30, 2022 02:24 AM EDT

FILE - Former members and members of the U.S. Women's National soccer team, from left, Briana Scurry, Margaret 'Midge' Purce, Kelley O'Hara, Julie Foudy, and Cindy Parlow Cone, President of U.S. Soccer, pose for a photo with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., before an event to celebrate Equal Pay Day and Women's History Month in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Washington. The U.S. Soccer Federation reached milestone agreements to pay its men's and women's teams equally, making the American national governing body the first in the sport to promise both sexes matching money. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
ATP Challenger Roseto Degli Abruzzi 2, Italy Men Singles

May. 21, 2022 02:44 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks during a reception to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Bidens to host 2020, 2022 US Olympic Teams at White House

May. 02, 2022 06:39 PM EDT

U.S. hockey player Haley Skarupa, center, demonstrates a drill during a hockey clinic presented by the Washington Capitals and the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association, Friday, March 4, 2022, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Girls hockey programs show promise in nontraditional markets

By Stephen Whyno Apr. 28, 2022 03:06 PM EDT

FILE - USA Basketball Men's National Team guard Kobe Bryant, left, talks with head coach Mike Krzyzewski during a practice Saturday, July 14, 2012 in Washington. The basketball coach's fingerprints are all over the highest levels of the game after a nearly five-decade head-coaching career. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Olympics USA Basketball 7/14/2012

Mar. 02, 2022 12:34 PM EST

FILE- Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19) warms up before Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Boston Bruins, Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Washington. The Swedish hockey star and longtime Washington Capital tested positive for pseudoephedrine and had to miss the Olympic final in Sochi. Sweden lost to Canada. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals 5/23/2021

Feb. 10, 2022 05:18 AM EST

FILE - A police officer wearing a face mask and goggles to protect against COVID-19, stands near a poster of a skier on the wall at a train station in Zhangjiakou in northern China's Hebei Province, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. China is threatening to take “firm countermeasures" if the U.S. proceeds with a diplomatic boycott of February's Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Monday accused U.S. politicians of grandstanding over the issue of not sending dignitaries to attend the events that China hopes will showcase its economic development. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
US plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

By Aamer Madhani And Alexandra Jaffe Dec. 06, 2021 12:22 PM EST

Washington Wizards head coach Wes Unseld Jr. gestures during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Boston Celtics at Washington Wizards 10/30/2021

Oct. 30, 2021 08:30 PM EDT

Washington Wizards head coach Wes Unseld Jr. gestures during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Beal, Dinwiddie lead Wizards past Celtics, 115-112 in 2 OTs

By Ian Nicholas Quillen Oct. 30, 2021 08:27 PM EDT

Rafael Nadal, of Spain, returns a shot to Jack Sock, of the United States, at the Citi Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
ATP Washington, USA Men Singles

Aug. 04, 2021 10:33 PM EDT

Kei Nishikori, of Japan, talks to the chair umpire during a match against Alexander Bublik, of Kazakhstan, at the Citi Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
ATP Washington, USA Men Singles

Aug. 04, 2021 10:33 PM EDT

Brandon Nakashima competes against Daniel Evans, of England, during a match in the Citi Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
ATP Washington, USA Men Singles

Aug. 04, 2021 04:55 PM EDT

Jack Sock, of the United States, hits a forehand to Rafael Nadal, of Spain, at the Citi Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
With painful foot, Nadal tops Sock at Washington in return

By Howard Fendrich Aug. 04, 2021 04:53 PM EDT

Rafael Nadal, of Spain, wipes his face with a towel during practice at the Citi Open tennis tournament, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
After time off, Nadal back in action with Washington debut

By Howard Fendrich Aug. 01, 2021 03:04 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 15, 2021, file photo, Chicago Sky center Stefanie Dolson controls the ball during a WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Mystics in Washington. Sky star Dolson is checking in periodically from the Olympics. She is part of the U.S. 3x3 team that will take part in the inaugural competition in that event at the Tokyo Games. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
Chicago Sky at Washington Mystics 5/15/2021

Jul. 19, 2021 02:27 AM EDT

FILE - Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts to winning a point against Fernando Gonzalez of Chile during their Gold medal singles tennis match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, in this Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, file photo. Nadal will not be participating in the Tokyo Games. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Rafael Nadal to make return to competition with debut in DC

Jul. 08, 2021 08:31 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008 file photo, United States' relay swimmer Klete Keller reacts after a men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay heat during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Five-time Olympic swimming medalist Klete Keller was charged Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 with participating in a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol after video emerged that appeared to show him among those storming the building last week. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle, File)
Olympic swimmer released but ordered to stay away from DC

By Colleen Slevin Jan. 14, 2021 06:26 PM EST