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THE FIFTH CHECKS AND BALANCE


Wild Card Series…Game One Reviews
Tuesday, September 29th Tonight is the first night of Major League Baseball’s Wild Card series. The contestants are the three wild card teams from each league and the division winner with the fewest number of victories. In the National League the Atlanta Braves won the East Division but had the “worst” record out of the three division winners. So, the Braves host the wild card team with the lowest winning percentage, which in this case is the Philadelphia Phillies. The best p

Dave Carter
1 day ago


COMMANDERS WIN
The Washington Commanders broke their six-game home losing streak, defeating the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks 33 to 31 behind an inspirational effort by quarterback Marcus Marietta, who extended his personal winning streak over the Seahawks to three wins without a loss The Seahawks had won 12 consecutive games, including Super Bowl 60 last season, and dominated the game statistically. They had an 86th percentile offensive success rate –and 89th percentile de

Nick Mattos
1 day ago


Bullpen Leads Nationals to Victoryover the Tigers
The Washington Nationals relied on their bullpen this afternoon, sending a total of six pitchers to the mound in a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The Nats won four and lost two in their six-game road trip to St. Louis and Detroit. They’ll finish the year at home starting Friday with a three-game series against the Mets. Today’s game was scoreless through the first five innings before Washington pushed a few runs across in the top of the sixth. Andrews Chaparro led off w

Dave Carter
Sep 24


WEEK 2 RESULTS IN THE NFL
Underdogs made their appearance in week 2 of the National Football League‼️ Seven visiting teams came away with victories and five of them were not expected to win. It took just 2 weeks for the madness to surface this season and I expect it to continue throughout the rest of this season. Heading into Week 3, eight teams have yet to win a game and eight teams have not lost a game. Five games this week feature those teams head on head; Texans (0-2) @ Colts (0-2) Chargers (0-2)

Nick Mattos
Sep 24


CJ Abrams leads the Nationals to a Victory over the Tigers
I recently read somewhere that CJ Abrams wasn’t having that great of a second half of the season. If you agree with that statement then just keep on reading and see if this changes your mind. The Nationals struck first in tonight’s contest as CJ Abrams led off the top of the second inning with his 32nd home run of the year. 1-0 Washington. That’s the way it stayed until the Tigers tied it up in the bottom of the 6th. Kevin McGonigle led off the inning by striking out but

Dave Carter
Sep 23


Nationals Look Flat in Motor City…Detroit 9 – Washington 2
Coming off their three-game series with National League rival St. Louis, the Nats looked a little downtrodden while starting another three-game series in Detroit, Michigan. Just as an aside…why are we playing the Tigers in the last week of the season? Who okayed that schedule? Detroit started fast and then activated the cruise control. Gleyber Torres led off the bottom of the first with a walk. Hao-Yu Lee then doubled to right field scoring Torres. Eduardo Valencia sing

Dave Carter
Sep 22


Nationals Defeat theCardinals…Cavalli Wins Again
Weekend in review… Friday, September 18th The current ace of the Washington Nationals’ pitching staff, Cade Cavalli, won his 13th game of the season tonight with five shutout innings. Cade gave up four hits while striking out six Cardinals. He was probably taken out of the game a little early due to the Nationals having a big lead. Three relievers finished it off while only surrendering a single run. The Nationals got off to a fast start tonight in St. Louis. With one out in

Dave Carter
Sep 21


Sydney Sweeney Takes Fire Over Provocative Sports Ad — But the Outrage Machine May Be Targeting the Wrong Woman
Sydney Sweeney is once again discovering that modern celebrity culture has an unusual rule: women are encouraged to celebrate their independence, confidence and control over their own image — until they make a choice that certain corners of the internet dislike. The 29-year-old actress has become the center of another social-media storm after appearing in a provocative advertising campaign for sports prediction platform Novig. The campaign features Sweeney posing with footbal

CAPITOL TIMES SPORT DESK
Sep 20


NFL WEEK 1 WAS AWESOME
This Season is off to a GREAT start‼️ we had it all in week 1-- Major upsets ( Cardinals - 49ers - Giants ) amazing comebacks (Vikings - Saints -- Commanders) exciting finishes ( Seahawks - Lions - Bills - Eagles ) Blow outs ( 49ers - Bears - Jaguars - Chiefs) Horrible performances (Rams - Chargers - Browns - Broncos) and the season has just started ‼️ The 'Game of the week' between the Bills and the Texans lived up to it’s billing. In a seesaw battle between two teams favore

Nick Mattos
Sep 17


Nationals Break Losing Streak in Late Inning Win over the Angels
Friday, September 11th Finally…the Washington Nationals scored some late inning runs and then held on for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels. Staff ace Cade Cavalli started for the Nationals. He pitched six complete innings, giving up two runs on three hits while striking out nine Angels. The Angels started the scoring in the top of the first. With one out, Mike Trout smacked his 21st home run to center field. 1-0 Los Angeles. The Nationals tied it up in the b

Dave Carter
Sep 14


Nationals Swept by the Padres…Lose Seventh in a Row
For the third game of the three-game series, the Nationals had a lead. But this time that lead came early and only lasted half an inning. No late-inning meltdown. Still a disappointing loss, but not as heartbreaking. The Nationals jumped out to that lead in the top of the third. Keibert Ruiz led off with a home run to right field, his 10th of the year. Nasim Nunez drew a base on balls and advanced to third when Jacob Young singled to center. James Wood walked, loading the bas

Dave Carter
Sep 10


Nationals Do It Again…Blow a Late Lead in Loss to Padres
Believe it or not, the Washington Nationals did it again. Going into the bottom of the eighth with a 4-1 lead, the San Diego Padres pushed across four runs and held on for a 5-4 victory. I kid you not. Tonight’s game started out as a pitcher’s duel. The score was 1-0 Nationals through the first five innings. The lone run for the Nats was scored in the top of the second inning courtesy of Yohandy Morales’ home run, his second of the season. Washington added a couple runs in th

Dave Carter
Sep 9


THE 2026-27 NFL REGULAR SEASON BEGINS
Six grueling weeks of training camp, which included three exhibition games, has led to this-- the start of the 2026–27 NFL regular season. Week one kicks off on Wednesday, September 9th, at 8:15 pm EST, featuring a rematch of Super Bowl LX with the defending Champion Seattle Seahawks, hosting the New England Patriots. The Seahawks defeated the Patriots 29 – 13 on February 8th earlier this year in Levi Stadium. Only 12 teams in NFL history have gone back to the Super Bowl in c

Nick Mattos
Sep 9


Nationals Lose Eighth Straight Road Game in 3-2 Loss to San Diego
After a tough three-game series against the evil Los Angeles Dodgers, the Nationals were looking for an easier time tonight in San Diego. But the road-losing streak continues. The Padres started the scoring in the bottom of the first. With two outs, Manny Machado doubled to right field. Ty France followed with a base on balls. Jackson Merrill then singled to right, scoring Machado. 1-0 Padres. San Diego got a couple more in the bottom of the third. Fernando Tatis singled to r

Dave Carter
Sep 8


Nationals’ Late Rally Falls Short Against the Dodgers
Friday, August 4th There are just those games you see on your schedule at the beginning of the year and say maybe a couple of things. Number one…I hope we’re still in the running for a playoff spot so this game or series will mean something….and number two… These are going to be some difficult games for us because this is a great team, and we never play that well against them. So that’s where we stand this weekend with our three-game series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

Dave Carter
Sep 7


Washington Takes Down the Braves and it Feels so Good
A couple of newcomers made auspicious debuts in tonight’s game against the division leading Atlanta Braves. And we loved every minute of it. The Braves started the scoring in the top of the 2nd as Ozzie Albies hit his 21st home run to center field. 1-0 Atlanta. The Nats took the lead in the bottom of the 2nd. With one out, Harry Ford walked and advanced to 3rd base on a double by Jorbit Vivas. With two outs, CJ Abrams singled in Ford and Vivas. Dylan Crews walked, advancing A

Dave Carter
Sep 4


Five Braves Pitchers Combine to Shut Out the Nationals
One of the many things I love about baseball is its inconsistency. You just never really know what’s going to happen from one game to the next. You may think you know and maybe place a bet or two on that supposed knowledge acquired through pod casts and tip lines and prediction markets, or whatever you may call them. But no one is right every time. Everyone ends up losing more than they win. That’s what keeps these sites in business. The only people getting rich in Vegas are

Dave Carter
Sep 3


Ravens Ravage Commanders 41-3 in Final Exhibition Game
RAVENS RAVAGE COMMANDERS 41-3 IN FINAL EXHIBITION GAME Let’s hope the last two exhibition games are not an indication of how this season is going to play out for the Washington Commanders. From the opening kickoff until the game clock struck 00:00, the Baltimore Ravens dominated our home town boys. For the 2nd consecutive week the Commanders lost both sides of the line of scrimmage. It took the Ravens just 8 plays to score a touchdown on their first possession. Backup Quarter

Nick Mattos
Sep 3


Washington Back on Track; Win Series over Miami
The Washington Nationals have been quite inconsistent lately. A blown ninth inning lead in yesterday’s game; and five innings of scoreless relief today. But that’s what happens when you have a team trying to find its way. Tonight’s game was scoreless until the top of the fourth. Heriberto Hernandez started off the inning with a base on balls. Singles by Agustin Ramirez and Javier Sanoja loaded the bases. A wild pitch sent Hernandez home. Kyle Stowers then stroked a two-run si

Dave Carter
Sep 1


Weekend Review: Jackson Kent Earns First Career Win in Victory over the Marlins
Weekend Review: Jackson Kent Earns First Career Win in Victory over the Marlins Friday, August 28th Washington’s Jackson Kent picked up his first career victory tonight while pitching the Nationals to a 9 to 2 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins. The Marlins, however, did score first in the top of the 2nd. Javier Sanoja led off with a double to right field. Xavier Edwards followed with a single to right, scoring Sanoja. 1-0 Miami. The Nationals came back in the bottom of

Capitol Times News Desk
Aug 31
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