Sports Roundup

DC Sports

After opening the season with 7 consecutive losses, the Washington Nationals have finally begun to win a few games. Starting last Friday, the Nationals lost all three games in their weekend home series against the Marlins. On Monday, the Nats earned their second victory of the season beating Atlanta 3-2. They beat the Braves again on Tuesday, this time by a final score of 4 to 3. The win streak was ended with a 0 to 1 loss, again against Atlanta. With just 3 wins and 11 losses, the Nationals officially have the worst record in the MLB. They travel to New York tonight to face the Mets.

In soccer, DC United tied New England last Friday, 1 to 1. United went on to beat Dallas on Wednesday, the final score was 2 to 0. Their next game is Sunday at New York.
Finally, in Hockey the Washington Capitals are one game away from being eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Monday the Capitals lost at home against the Rangers, the final score was 0 to 1. The Caps won on Monday in New York 4-1. Success was short lived as New York beat the Capitals 2 to 1 on Wednesday. The Rangers only need 1 more victory to win the series. Caps and Rangers play tonight at the Verizon Center.

- Joe Lewis