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Ryan McCafferty

Ryan McCafferty is a passionate sports fan from Herndon, Va, where he follows the Washington Commanders, Wizards.  Ryan particularly enjoys covering the statistical aspect of sports, and in his spare time, he manages RJMAnalytics, a blog in which he formulates and analyzes his own advanced metrics for NASCAR and basketball. He is a graduate of the University of Mary Washington, where he majored in communications and minored in sports management, and reports on local high school sports in Northern Virginia for the Falls Church News-Press

Ageless Alex Ovechkin has surging Capitals on brink of improbable playoff push

Ovechkin is dragging the rest of his team — which looked dead in the water a few weeks ago — with him.

Week 5 NASCAR power rankings: Kyle Larson in driver's seat after topsy-turvy race

Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway Raceway provided tons of twists and turns, with exceptionally high tire wear giving fans a recipe for 54 lead changes and five lead-lap finishers. Here's how it shook up things in the power rankings.

NASCAR may have accidentally found a winning formula at Bristol

Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, the fifth race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, probably wasn't the type of race the series was envisioning.

Three to watch, one to avoid for NASCAR in Food City 500

Here are three drivers — a favorite, a contender and a dark horse — who you might want to consider trusting your money with, as well as one who you probably don't.

Commanders take first offseason misstep with Sam Howell trade

The Commanders had done nearly everything right during the 2024 NFL offseason. Then on Thursday, the team took its first wrong turn.

Breaking down the Commanders' eventful start to free agency

Now under new management, the Washington Commanders are making noise at the start of the 2024 league year.

Week 4 NASCAR power rankings: Old name returns to No. 1, but who follows?

At Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway, winner Christopher Bell charged through the field on fresh tires during the final run and into the seventh spot in our Week 4 power rankings.

Three to watch, one to avoid for NASCAR at Phoenix Raceway

Here are three drivers — a favorite, contender and dark horse — for the upcoming race and a driver you should probably avoid.

Three more Capitals players who could be on the trade block amid team's busy deadline

With still a day to go as of Thursday afternoon, here are three more Caps players who could potentially find themselves on the move.

Week 3 NASCAR power rankings: Dominant win puts Kyle Larson in driver's seat

Sunday's Pennzoil 400 gave NASCAR fans the season's first glimpse at who the top dogs are on the non-drafting tracks.

Spire Motorsports is just getting started

Of all the takeaways from Sunday's Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas, the third race of the NASCAR Cup Series season, perhaps the biggest has to be the performance of Spire Motorsports.

Capitals cut ties with Evgeny Kuznetsov on a sad day for D.C. sports

Washington Capitals fans should try their best to remember the amazing when it comes to forward Evgeny Kuznetsov.

Three to watch, one to avoid for NASCAR's Las Vegas race

Let's highlight three drivers — a favorite, a contender and a dark horse — to watch out for during Sunday's Pennzoil 400, as well as one who you probably don't want to put your money on.

After being benched, Jordan Poole is firing more shots. Why that's a good thing for Wizards

Poole was moved to the bench after the All-Star break, and in four games since, he has returned to being the high-volume shooter he is expected to be.

Week 2 NASCAR power rankings: Ryan Blaney loses by a nose, moves up anyway

After races at two superspeedways to open 2024, here's who has momentum before the season's first event on a non-drafting track.

Take a bow, NASCAR: Atlanta redesign is officially a massive home run

In 2022, NASCAR repaved and reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway from your standard intermediate track, into a miniature superspeedway that features "pack racing" similar to Daytona or Talladega.

Three to watch, one to avoid as NASCAR heads to Atlanta

Let's take a look at a favorite, a contender and a dark horse, as well as one driver who may not be worth your money for this Sunday's Ambetter Health 400.

Week 1 NASCAR power rankings: William Byron climbs to No. 1, but who else is moving up?

With the Daytona 500 in the books, we have quite the shuffle in this week's edition of the power rankings.

The best and the worst from a wild Daytona 500

The 66th running of NASCAR's most prestigious race is in the books, and after Mother Nature forced the field to wait until Monday evening, William Byron emerged victorious.

NASCAR Truck Series picks up where it left off with Daytona wreck-fest

NASCAR needs to fix the Truck Series, because right now, it's a mess.

Daytona 500 preview: Three to watch, one to avoid

The 500 is anyone's race, so let's take a look at three drivers — a favorite, a contender and a dark horse — who may be your best bets, as well as one driver who may not be.

Five bold predictions for 2024 NASCAR season

With the Daytona 500 set to run on Sunday, the most anticipated weekend in American stock car racing is upon us. The festivities begin Wednesday night with qualifying for the front row. 

Week 0 NASCAR power rankings: Who follows Ryan Blaney at the top?

The Daytona 500 is Sunday, and we have another exhilarating season of NASCAR racing on tap. So as the 2024 Cup Series season gets underway, here's our power rankings for the circuit's drivers:

Wizards bungle trade deadline in every possible way

At 9-41, the Wizards haven't had much going for them during the 2023-24 season.

Commanders redeem themselves with OC, DC hires

Maybe the hiring of Dan Quinn was reactionary, but the Commanders' selections for OC and DC have been the right calls.