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Time of India
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
"We will do everything to make you smile": Anastasia Shubskaya shares pictures from son Ilya Ovechkin's birthday bash
Anastasia Shubskaya, wife to NHL sensation Alexander Ovechkin, posted a heartfelt tribute to their son Ilya, who just turned five on May 27. She also shared candid photos from his birthday celebration, giving fans a glimpse into the off-ice life of one of hockey's most legendary families—and a reminder that Alexander Ovechkin's greatest legacy is perhaps not in goals, but in fatherhood. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Alexander Ovechkin and Anastasia Shubskaya mark their son Ilya's 5th birthday with a Capitals-themed party The birthday party was a love letter to Ilya and to the sport that flows in the veins of the Ovechkin family. With personalized touches that made the area look like a mini Capital One Arena, the party had red, white, black, and silver balloons, a mini 'locker room' with jerseys and sticks, and a puck-shaped centerpiece to celebrate Ilya's special day with a scoreboard "05–00. Wearing a miniature replica of Russia's 2014 Olympic hockey jersey, Ilya looked every bit his father's son—beaming as he wielded a hockey stick with the same confidence fans have seen from Alexander Ovechkin on NHL ice for nearly two decades. But over and above the equipment and the rinkside aesthetic, it was Anastasia's personal message that meant the most to fans. What her words expressed was not only pride but also fierce, unassuming dedication to fostering joy, wellness, and happiness in their home—one that is frequently shared with the world via cozy family portraits and unposed moments on her social media. The caption read: 'Happy birthday, our beloved son! Dad and I are so lucky to be your parents! The most important thing is to be healthy, and we will continue to do everything to make you happy and smile as often as possible [blue heart emoji]' Their first son, Sergei, was born in 2018 and named for Ovechkin's deceased brother. Ilya arrived in 2020, and both boys are already steeped in the sport of hockey—though for now, at least, in the most lighthearted of manners. Also read: Shubskaya posts regularly from their home life: birthday moments, family holidays, and peaceful evenings in with the children. It's a peek into a lovingly structured life, where Ovechkin's on-ice brilliance is equaled by his dedication as a parent.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Significant road closures for WorldPride Parade, Block Party
WASHINGTON () — WorldPride is set to kick off in just over one week. Though mostly bringing fun, entertainment and kinship to the District, there are also significant road closures that commuters should consider in the weekend ahead. The WorldPride Parade will assemble on 15th Street, from Rhode Island Avenue to U Street NW. From there, it will march east on T Street, south on 14th Street, east on Pennsylvania Avenue and south on 9th Street, where it will disband on Constitution Avenue from 9th Street to 14th Street. The WorldPride Block Party will happen on 17th Street, from P Street to Riggs Place NW. Drivers looking to travel Northwest or downtown can use U Street NW, Massachusetts Avenue NW, Independence Avenue SW, 17th Street NW and the 3rd Street Tunnel. Check out these WorldPride events happening this week in DC Vehicles will not be able to cross 14th Street between U Street NW and Independence Avenue SW during the parade. Residents who live east or west of 14th Street will be able to access their homes, however. If you live between 16th and 14th Streets from U Street to Rhode Island Avenue NW, police advise you to approach from 16th Street, where officers will help you get home. Residents and visitors who need to access the downtown corridor in the area of City Center, Chinatown and the Capital One Arena may enter from the east. Those areas will experience some traffic closures, however causing delays. The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking on Friday, June 6, at 12 a.m. through Sunday, June 9, at 6 a.m.: 17th Street from S Street to P Street, NW R Street, NW – 100 feet east and west of 17th Street, NW Corcoran Street, NW – 100 feet east and west of Corcoran Street, NW Q Street, NW – 100 feet east and west of 17th Street, NW Church Street, NW – 100 feet east and west of Church Street, NW P Street, NW – 100 feet east and west of P Street, NW 'Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo performing at WorldPride music festival in DC The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking on Saturday, June 7, from 4 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: T Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW P Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW Massachusetts Avenue from 15th Street to Thomas Circle, NW (Eastbound lanes only) New York Avenue from 15th Street to 14th Street, NW H Street from 17th Street to 13th Street, NW G Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW F Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW Pennsylvania Avenue from 14th Street to 7th Street, NW Constitution Avenue from 17th Street to 15th Street, NW 17th Street from H Street to Constitution Avenue, NW 15th Street from U Street to Rhode Island Avenue, NW 15th Street from H Street to Constitution Avenue, NW 14th Street from U Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 13th Street from K Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 7th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic on Friday, June 6, from approximately 4 a.m. through Sunday, June 9, at 6 a.m.: 17th Street from New Hampshire Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue, NW Corcoran Street from New Hampshire Avenue to 16th Street, NW Q Street from 18th Street to 16th Street, NW Church Street from 18th Street to 16th Street, NW The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic on Saturday, June 7, from approximately 9 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: 15th Street from U Street to Massachusetts Avenue, NW T Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW Swann Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW S Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW R Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW Corcoran Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW Church Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW P Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW O Street from 16th Street to 15th Street, NW Q Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic on Saturday, June 7, from approximately 12 p.m. to 11:50 p.m.: Wallach Place from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW T Street from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW S Street from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW Riggs Road from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW R Street from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW Corcoran Street from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW Q Street from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW P Street from 14th Street to Logan Circle, NW Rhode Island Avenue from Scott Circle to Logan Circle, NW N Street from 15th Street to Vermont Avenue, NW Vermont Avenue from N Street to K Street, NW Massachusetts Avenue ramps to Thomas Circle from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW(Massachusetts Avenue will continue to flow east/west under Thomas Circle, NW) M Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW Green Court from 14th Street to Massachusetts Avenue, NW L Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW K Street from 17th Street to 13th Street, NW I Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW Zei Alley from 15th Street to 14th Street, NW H Street from 17th Street to 13th Street, NW New York Avenue from 15th Street to 9th Street, NW G Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW F Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW E Street from 15th Street to13th Street, NW D Street from 9th Street to 7th Street, NW Pennsylvania Avenue from 15th Street to 9th Street, NW Constitution Avenue from 15th Street to 9th Street, NW 15th Street from Rhode Island Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue, NW 14th Street from U Street, NW to Independence Avenue, SW 13th Street from E Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 12th Street from Constitution Avenue to E Street, NW 12th Street Tunnel to include the I-395 northbound exit 3 toward 12th Street Expressway and the westbound I-395 exit 4B toward 12th Street, NW Downtown 11th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to E Street, NW 10th Street from Constitution Avenue to E Street, NW For timely traffic information, click . 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Axios
4 days ago
- Business
- Axios
How D.C. found $1.1 billion to redevelop RFK Stadium
To help redevelop RFK Stadium, D.C. freed up $395 million meant for the D.C. jail and found an additional $800 million in savings. Why it matters: The money moves show how Mayor Muriel Bowser wants to fund her legacy project to return football to D.C. The big picture: Bowser plans to spend about $1.1 billion on the RFK Stadium development, including $500 million for infrastructure at the site of a Super Bowl-ready Commanders stadium. Despite having a tough economic outlook, here's how the city is making it happen, according to Bowser's budget for next year. Follow the money: The mayor's budget director, Jenny Reed, told reporters on Tuesday that no school, library or recreation center project was delayed or cut in funding. Still, the city made some moves to free up funding: 1. Due to ballooning costs, Bowser is dropping plans for a $400 million new D.C. jail. Instead, her budget proposal would spend $5 million toward planning a replacement to the city's nearly 50-year-old jail, which advocates have said is crumbling. The city would work with a private investor to cover construction costs. 2. The District refinanced old debt, saving $800 million, officials said. "Suddenly, we are able to have more funding available," city administrator Kevin Donahue said at the Tuesday press conference. Part of Chief Financial Officer Glen Lee's job is "always looking for ways to get us better rates," said Bowser — including money that helped fund Capital One Arena's $515 million modernization, which was approved last year. 3. Paying off Nationals Park bonds early. That freed up a revenue source — the Nats Park ballpark revenue fund — to be used for the Commanders stadium infrastructure. The bottom line: The D.C. Council will have to give final approval to the budget and the RFK Stadium proposal.
New York Times
17-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
What's next for the Capitals after a memorable 2024-25 season ends early?
WASHINGTON — A handful of minutes after their season ended, some of the most important Washington Capitals players had already started to turn the page. It's not that Tom Wilson, Dylan Strome and coach Spencer Carbery were solely future-focused after the Carolina Hurricanes eliminated them in the fifth game of their second-round series Thursday night; there was still plenty of evident frustration and disappointment over how things had gone down. How couldn't there be? None of them had enough time to grab a shower, let alone fully process the premature end to months' worth of work. Advertisement Still, the overall vibe in Capital One Arena was laced with equal parts sadness and optimism, and that made sense. The 2024-25 Capitals season was highly memorable and fairly successful. What comes next is in the eye of the beholder. The optimist will see a group that went from the fringes of the playoff discussion to the top of the Eastern Conference, primarily on the backs of players whose best hockey would seem to be in front of them. Strome, a point-per-game center in his age-28 season, is in that group. He deserves to be. 'A lot of us in here, (it's our) first time winning a playoff round and something to build on,' Strome said. 'A lot of us are here for the future and for a while. So it's something to build on. And of course it stings.' Wilson, a one-of-one force on the wing who had something of a mid-career renaissance in his second season back from ACL surgery, feels the same. 'I guess that's the one kind of silver lining,' he said. 'We can be excited about the future. A lot of good teams play a lot of good hockey at this time of year and fall short. And we got tested in this series. And we're going to learn from it and do the best that we can moving forward. Learn from it, build on it. We got a great foundation.' Wilson nailed it, though. The lining is silver — kind of. If you're invested in the Capitals, there should be at least some degree of concern over the repeatability of the overall procedure. Here's an early look at what could come next for Washington. Overall, consider it a warning against planting yourself too firmly on either side of the line — because a wide range of outcomes are going to be in play for 2025-26. In two seasons on the job, Carbery has dragged an overmatched, undermanned roster into the 2024 playoffs, then overseen its growth into a legitimate contender — navigating, all the while, a once-in-a-generation record chase by an NHL icon. Young players have emerged under him. Key players have improved dramatically. The team has, too. And it all happened in an environment that, with a less steady hand at the wheel, would've capsized the boat. He's almost certainly going to win the Jack Adams this summer, and it should be for the second time. Advertisement 'You hope that guys learn from this,' he said Thursday. 'And you hope it doesn't take seven years to get to the Cup finals. But it is a process. And you got to learn how to win this time of year. And you got to learn how to score goals this time of year. You got to learn how hard it is to win on the road and how slim the margins are. Every little puck touch, every little mistake, every power play, penalty kill. 'So I am optimistic of the group and the new players that came in this year that will be returning next year about where this group potentially can go in the future.' When the Capitals acquired Pierre-Luc Dubois from the Los Angeles Kings, he was a distressed asset. Best-case scenario, it would seem, was that he'd play like a passable No. 2 center. In the regular season, he was closer to a passable No. 1, thanks to some high-end two-way minutes with Wilson as his primary running mate. If that's who he is, the Caps will be in great shape. Jakob Chychrun, 27, had the best season of his career, scoring 20 goals, putting up 27 assists and earning a big-time new contract ($9.0 million AAV for eight seasons). Carbery and his staff put Chychrun in a position to succeed, feeding him lots of relatively easy minutes with sturdy partners, and he hit them out of the park. His skill with the puck on his stick, whether it's on breakouts or in the offensive zone, started to shine through after some time in the wilderness with the Arizona Coyotes and Ottawa Senators. Like Dubois, he played like a legitimate building block. A little more generally, the fact that president Brian MacLellan and general manager Chris Patrick identified those two as worthy gambles bodes well for future offseasons. Wilson, 31, has never been better. He set career highs in goals (33) and assists (32), and he did it while playing substantive, effective two-way minutes on a line with Dubois. Not many players league-wide can impact games like he can. It's also worth noting that, two years out from his ACL tear, his skating still looks just fine and he's very clearly the team's emotional fulcrum. He has matured into a vocal, responsible leader who makes life easier on his teammates, and the dressing room seems to be as much his as Alexander Ovechkin's, at this point. Advertisement Strome isn't a perfect player, but he's plenty good. In his third year with the Capitals, he produced like a legit first-line center, showing offensive creativity at five-on-five and on the power play. If this is where his development maxes out, he'll still be a valuable piece. Aliaksei Protas may or may not have another 30-goal season up his sleeve, but the 24-year-old seems a safe bet to, at minimum, give Washington productive two-way play along the middle six. He's huge, skilled and versatile. Connor McMichael, with 26 goals in his third full NHL season, would've been the breakout forward on most other teams. He's not the potential total package like Protas, but he looked particularly strong as an offensive element alongside Dubois and Wilson. For the first few months of the season, Logan Thompson played like a Vezina finalist. When he signed a contract extension on Jan. 27 (six years, $5.85 million AAV), Thompson was near the top of the league in save percentage (.925) and goals saved above expected (18). He regained his footing in the playoffs, helping the Capitals keep the Hurricanes closer than they otherwise would have been. Carbery raves about him, and his teammates do, too. That late-season wobble is a legitimate concern, but there seems to be more good than bad. It'd be unwise to doubt Carbery and his staff's ability to coax even more out of the players currently on the roster. It's also fair to wonder just how much better they're going to get. There are elements of Strome's game that could improve — zone entries, for one — but the guy just had 82 points. What's next for Protas? A 40-goal season? In some ways, Washington should be relieved that Dubois put it together as well as he has; expecting much more would be unwise, if not greedy. It's also worth noting that in the first round against the Montreal Canadiens, his point production flatlined, and against Carolina, his overall game nosedived. Defensively, Chychrun's postseason might've been a bit of a red flag. Martin Fehérváry's injury forced Chychrun to play tougher minutes, mainly alongside John Carlson, and both of their games struggled. Carlson, 35, had a wonderful regular season; in the playoffs, he often looked injured or a step slow. If he's starting to hit the downslope, there should be questions about whether Chychrun is capable of taking over his minutes, full freight. The coaching staff has shown the ability to make players better while maximizing their strengths and minimizing their weaknesses. It's easy to imagine it happening again. At some point, though, the guys at the top of the roster are going to be finished products, and outside of Ryan Leonard, there are no obvious potential impact players behind them on the NHL roster. Here, we have a classic 'two things can be true' situation. We'll start with this: Ovechkin just pulled off one of the most remarkable runs in the history of the sport. At 39 years old, and after breaking his left fibula in the middle of the season, he scored 27 goals in 43 games to set the NHL record for career goals. The finishing ability, clearly, is still there. Advertisement The issue: Down the stretch, especially against Carolina, not much else was. If Ovechkin was gassed, so be it — old, broken fibula, once-in-a-generation record chase, etc. He had valid excuses. If that becomes the norm, though — if he stops scoring at a rate ridiculous enough to justify his issues with keeping the pace at five-on-five or even passively contributing away from the puck — Washington is going to have a pretty serious problem. Carbery deserves a world of credit for putting Ovechkin in a position to break Wayne Gretzky's record and still clock in as a positive overall asset. Still, if the goals dry up, look out. Carbery said Thursday that he expects Ovechkin, who is signed for one more year, to return for 2025-26. His center is looking forward to it, as well. 'It's an honor to get to play with them and see the way he competes and plays and wins battles and scores and does everything for the Caps,' Strome said. 'It's easy to get in line and follow. And who knows how much longer he has left, but we'll still be following as long as he's here.'
Bloomberg
16-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Bloomberg Business of Sports: Monumental's Ted Leonsis
Join hosts Michael Barr, Damian Sassower and Vanessa Perdomo for a look at some of the latest headlines and stories in the business of sports. The new WNBA season is just getting underway, following their most successful season yet. Thayer Lavielle, managing director of The Collective, Wasserman's dedicated women-focused, global impact and advisory business joins to talk about the growth of women's sports and how leagues and players can capitalize on the growing popularity of women's athletics. Then, Noah Basketball CEO John Carter joins to discuss his company's unique on-court basketball data technology, which provides real-time feedback to players on their shooting. Plus, listen in on a special conversation Bloomberg Originals chief correspondent Jason Kelly and Vanessa had with Monumental Sports & Entertainment CEO, as well as Washington Capital and Wizards owner Ted Leonsis. He talks about women's sports and what's next for Capital One Arena in the heart of DC as undergoes renovations.
