Alex Ovechkin

Jockey Ron Turcotte walks Secretariat towards the winner’s circle after they captured the Triple Crown by winning the Belmont Stakes before a crowd of 70,000 fans at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., June 9, 1973.Photo: APIt’s a conversation…

Time to say goodbyePhoto: APAs the Washington Capitals exited last year’s playoffs in the first round against an upstart Florida Panthers squad, it felt like the end of an era. The core of the team stayed together from their 2018 Stanley…

Every generationally great player, or every player that can safely say they’re one of the five best of all time, eventually bores the public with their greatness. Or at least fails to spike the EKG when news of their latest heroics crosses…

CNN  —  A pair of goals from Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin on Friday secured yet another feat in his surefire Hall of Fame career, passing hockey legend Gordie Howe…

Alex Ovechkin has tied Gordie Howe for second on the NHL career goals list. Ovechkin scored his 801st goal during the first period of the Washington Capitals’ game against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night. He received a drop pass…

800Image: Getty ImagesIf part of the reason you watch sports is to see things that will live forever, then Tuesday was a day for you.We’ll start in Chicago, not because I live there but because it’s where Alex Ovechkin was sentenced to play…

Messi-ah!Image: Getty ImagesAs extra time started, neither Brazil or Croatia showed any urgency. The weight of a FIFA World Cup quarterfinal entering the additional 30 minutes-plus after going scoreless in the contest’s original time…

Aaron Judge plays in a different version of MLB than Roger Maris, and even Barry Bonds, did.Image: Getty ImagesIt’s going to be a month of this. Aaron Judge has 50+ homers by Sept. 1, one of the very few to accomplish said feat. And with…

Andre Burakovsky killing the Bolts.Image: Getty ImagesAs Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals ended late Wednesday night, with the opening game of the championship series going to overtime, a hero and villain presented themself. For Colorado,…

Auston Matthews is one of the greatest American players in the history of the NHL.Image: Getty ImagesThe NHL’s most prestigious individual award was first handed out in 1924. Calvin Coolidge just became President of the United States. It…