Imagine going on live TV with your jaw broken in two places and wired shut! That’s what Quintin Laing did with Comcast Sportsnet’s Lisa Hillary during the second intermission of last night’s 2-0 victory over Buffalo. I don’t know how much discomfort Lainger was in, but he managed to smile pretty much throughout the exchange. Hillary asked Lainger about the projected 4-6 week timeframe for his being sidelined, and in customary Lainger fashion he expressed the intent to ... Read Full Story
Parents take pains to shower — equally — their children with love. Children must be so loved. Woe is the child who feels slighted with respect to the love of mom and dad.
An owner of two professional sports teams — say in professional basketball and hockey — could be said to preside over his sports assets as if they were his children. Lodging in the same arena, the same home, competing in the same calendar, the teams certainly shouldn’t be accorded any status ... Read Full Story
Here is Ted Leonsis’ statement on the passing of Abe Pollin, released by the Washington Capitals.
Nov. 24, 2009
Ted Leonsis
Majority Owner
Lincoln Holdings
Statement on the passing of Abe Pollin
We are all saddened by the news of Mr. Pollin’s passing. We extend our deepest sympathies to Irene, Robert, Jimmy, the rest of the Pollin family and his many friends and join them, and all of Washington, in mourning a great man.
Mr. Pollin was a model philanthropist, an icon in the sports world ... Read Full Story
Washington Wizards and Verizon Center owner Abe Pollin passed today at age 85. He formerly owned both the Washington Bullets and Capitals, selling the Capitals to Ted Leonsis in 1999.
Leonsis subsequently formed Lincoln Holdings LLC, an investment partnership which holds 100 percent of the Caps and 44 percent of Washington Sports & Entertainment — the business umbrella for the Wizards, the WNBA’s Mystics, and Verizon Center. That stake in Washington Sports affords Mr. Leonsis ... Read Full Story
For hockey fans, it’s like a Christmas present received a month early: Andrew Sherburne and Tommy Haines, makers of the 2008 documentary ‘Pond Hockey,’ have reapplied their filmmaking skills and love of hockey to another puck project, ‘Forgotten Miracle.’ It tells the tale of the first true American Miracle on Ice — the 1960 U.S. Olympians who won gold at Squaw Valley, and a team that may well have been the best ever American squad assembled for the Olympic... Read Full Story
While the Washington Capitals have had a bad stretch of injuries and late-game collapses, Capitals fans have come up huge in this holiday season. Kudos to Caps fans who dug deep and gave to those less fortunate—something for which we can all be thankful.
The Washington Capitals, Tires Plus, Bridgestone Tires, Comcast SportsNet, Mix 107.3 and the Edge 105.9 hosted a canned food drive at the Caps game against the Montreal Canadiens on Nov. 20 to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank. Caps fans do... Read Full Story
