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Jayden Daniels, the Washington Commanders' top draft pick, says he feels no pressure and he's "gonna be me" with the franchise. He may look cool under the collar now, sports

WASHINGTON — Hendrix Lapierre doubled over in disbelief. Late in the second period of Friday night's NHL playoff game, the heavily favored

Most Popular Jayden Daniels, the Washington Commanders' top draft pick, says he feels no pressure and he's "gonna be me" with the franchise. He may look co…

STEVE DeSHAZO ASHBURN — It's a familiar scenario for anyone who has followed Washington's NFL team for the past three decades or so.

There may be no more prestigious college track meet than the Penn Relays, and two area jumpers brought home gold medals last weekend. Norfolk State senior Isaac Haywood (Louisa) won the college men's triple jump championship with a personal-best 51-6.5 and Howard junior Sean Wray (Courtland) won the college men's long jump (24-0.75) on Friday. Meanwhile, Freshman Vincent Bond (Mountain View) helped Norfolk State set a school record in the 4x400 relay (3:05.57). MORE TRACK AND FIELD Roanoke freshman Elijah Bolich (Massaponax) placed second in the men's 200 meters (21.79) and eighth in the 100 (10.78) at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference championships at Bridgewater. He also ran on the winning 4x100 relay (41.45). Bridgewater sophomore Ryder Rose (Orange) placed sixth in the men's 3,000 steeplechase (10:00.22). In the women's meet, Lynchburg's Alyssa Tonetti (King) George) was fourth in the pole vault (9-8); Shenandoah's Sarah Christy (Riverbend) was seventh in the 10,000 (39:43.39) and eighth in the 5,000 (19:20.52); and Eastern Mennonite's Angel David (Louisa) was seventh in the 400 hurdles (1:10.70) and eighth in the triple jump (34-10). William & Mary senior Megan Heidebrecht (Culpeper) won the women's triple jump (41-7) and finished third in the long jump (19-4.75) at Sunday's Virginia High Performance meet in Charlottesville. GOLF VCU freshman Grayson Wood (Massaponax) lost a sudden-death playoff to teammate Ugo Malcor for medalist honors Sunday but helped the Rams win the Atlantic 10 Conference team championship. Wood shot rounds of 71, 67 and 69 at Evermore Resort in Orlando, Fla. BASEBALL Junior outfielder Elijah Lambros (Fredericksburg Christian) went 3 for 3 and scored three times in Maryland's 9-8 victory over Big Ten leader Illinois on Saturday. Freshman Carter Attard (Chancellor) went a combined 6 for 8 with two RBIs in Mary Baldwin's doubleheader loss to Brevard Saturday. Junior right-hander Michael Shanahan (Massaponax) struck out five in 21/3 scoreless relief innings to earn the win as Randolph-Macon topped Salisbury 9-8 on Wednesday. Sophomore A.J. Labrusciano (North Stafford) went 3 for 5 with two RBIs in Rider's 15-10 loss to Niagara Saturday. St. Mary's (Md.) junior outfielder Trevor Smith (Colonial Beach) had five RBIs in Saturday's doubleheader sweep of Penn State-Burks. SOFTBALL Freshman Abby Greenwood (King George) pitched an eight-inning, two-hit shutout with eight strikeouts as Wofford topped East Tennessee State 6-0 on Saturday. After pitching five innings of relief in the opener, graduate student Alexi Benson (Riverbend) pitched a seven-hit shutout as Mercy (N.Y.) topped Staten Island 4-0 in the nightcap of a doubleheader Saturday. Sophomore Paige Eagleton (Stafford) hit a three-run home run and senior Kayla Stephenson (Colonial Forge) earned the win as Shenandoah topped Randolph 4-3 Sunday. Fredericksburg resident Hailey Darrington went 2 for 2 and scored three times in each game as Virginia State swept a doubleheader from Livingstone Saturday. Freshman Mylia Knight (Spotslylvania) was 3 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs in the opener. Junior Allison Carter (North Stafford) contributed a two-run double to Jacksonville's 11-5 win over Lipscomb Sunday. Junior Ronni Howard (Courtland) went 2 for 3 and scored twice in Marist's 7-3 win over Canisius Saturday. LACROSSE Graduate student Annika Benson (North Stafford) and junior Grace Pietro (Colonial Forge) each scored three goals Saturday in Bridgewater's 19-4 win over Ferrum in the first round of the ODAC tournament. The Eagles will visit Shenandoah Tuesday. Sophomore Emma Stalteri (Mountain View) had three goals and an assist in Wofford's 21-12 victory over Presbyterian Saturday after scoring three times in Wednesday's 21-13 loss to Mercer. Senior goalkeeper (Colonial Forge) made eight saves as Rowan topped Montclair State 14-12 Saturday to earn the No. 2 seed in this week's New Jersey Athletic Conference women's tournament. Rowan will host Stockton in Wednesday's semifinals. FOOTBALL Former North Stafford standout running back Tevin White announced in February that he is through with football but will remain a student at Arizona State. He played sparingly in two seasons with the Sun Devils, carrying 25 times for 94 yards. Former Orange standout Doug Newsome has transferred to Tennessee-Martin after two seasons as a cornerback at Charlotte. Sophomore lineman Steven Dean (Louisa) was named co-winner of VMI's most improved defensive player winner after spring practice. TENNIS Despite a win from Fredericksburg native Savannah Williams at No. 3 singles (7-5, 6-2 over Laura Cuesta Bret), Tampa lost 4-2 to Embry-Riddle Friday in the Division II Sunshine State Conference quarterfinals.

WASHINGTON — If you’re looking for a silver lining in the New York Rangers’ humane euthanasia first-round sweep of the Washington Capitals, check out Sunday’s scoring summary.

WASHINGTON — If you're looking for a silver lining in the New York Rangers' humane euthanasia first-round sweep of the Washington Capitals, check out Sunday's scoring summary.

If you’re looking for a silver lining in the New York Rangers’ humane euthanasia first-round sweep of the Washington Capitals, check out Sunday’s scoring summary.

WASHINGTON — Young bodies tend to heal quickly. Young psyches can take a bit longer to recover, especially if they have no previous experience at the challenge.