The First Family has put out another one of their cringe-worthy "BarneyCam" holiday videos, featuring stilted conversations between them and their dogs, Barney and Miss Beazley. This year's video features the two dogs sitting around with blank stares while the Bushes tell them that they want to be Junior Park Rangers. It doesn't make any more sense when you watch it. The White House has also posted a handy transcript of the video, in......

Former Capitals coach Bruce "Butch" Cassidy (who famously wrote his plays on napkins, and then brought the napkins to practice) has just been fired by the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League after they lost six straight games. The firing from the junior team confirms the suspicions of many Caps fans who remembered the 2003-2004 season and though the coach might have been slightly less than qualified for the NHL. Cassidy joined the Capitals......

One of the best things about covering hockey is that you get the summer off. Just ask USA Today's Gary Graves, TV Analyst Darren Pang or the anonymous Western Canadian hockey experts on this conference call. All of them are really excited to watch what happens when Alexander Ovechkin plays with newly signed free agent center Michael Nylander. But as Ovechkin kindly told these vacationing reporters when they asked him how he felt about it,......

Unless you enjoy wasting your weekend sitting in traffic, you may want to avoid driving downtown on Saturday. Three street-closing events—the National Asian Heritage Festival, the National Police Week 5K race, and the DC101 Chili Cook Off (which will feature two DCist staffers as judges, stay tuned for more details!) — will be joining forces Power Rangers-style to snarl traffic. Pennsylvania Avenue will be closed between 3rd and 6th streets NW from 2 a.m.......

Written by DCist contributor Eli Resnick Boyd Gordon is Bi-Goalar! Boyd battled the Rangers defense, batted the puck around, and finally beat goalie Henrik Lundquis in the Capitals' 3-1 win over New York Saturday night. Gordon's big goal comes three years after his first big-league score. Now, we could say that with two goals in four calendar years, Boyd can expect at least ten in the NHL, if he's fortunate enough to hang around for......

As Nationals fans, we are but flecks of dust blowing in the wind. A tiny, insignificant bit of marginalia scribbled in the tome of baseball lore. That's what researchers found in a poll released yesterday by AP-AOL Sports. Out of the 2,002 people polled, the 32 percent that claimed to be baseball fans were asked several questions, including "Which Major League Baseball team do you root for during the regular season?" A whopping one percent......

We know that gas prices have been at record highs. We know that fuel conservation measures are necessary, and most of us can wallow in self-congratulatory satisfaction over our Metro commute. But when they take away the motorcycles from the Power Rangers? It's a sad, sad day indeed. Heard a good one? Send it our way, overheardindc (at) gmail (dot) com. Quote of the Week Bike to Work Day: Little girl pointing at bike rider......

This entry written by DCist contributor Jesse Rounds At the end of a losing season, the Capitals are going to have to fight off ennui and frustration to maintain the camaraderie that the team claims will make them a threat next season. Their recent record isn't helping any. Last Thursday the Capitals traveled to Manhattan to take on the playoff-bound Rangers and attempt to halt a three game slide. Washington stayed on pace with the......

(Entry written by DCist contributor Chris Kelly) The Nationals salvaged a weekend in the Lone Star State with an 8-2 victory yesterday over the Rangers, led by Brad Wilkerson’s 4 RBI and a solid start by Sunny Kim. After dropping back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday, the Nats continue their 9 game road jaunt with a visit to Pittsburgh, playing .500 ball (3-3) on the trip. Ace Livan Hernandez takes the hill tonight in Pittsburgh......

The Nats didn't play last night, but that's fine: They -- and we -- needed a breather after their heartstopping 1-0 win on Wednesday, their final game against the Angels and their fifth straight series victory. Starting pitcher Ryan Drese, released by the Texas Rangers just last week, was flawless on the mound through eight innings. With one run on the up on board, Nats closer Chad Cordero just had to make it official. Instead,......