The Washington Capitals kick off the Stanley Cup Playoffs Wednesday night at the Verizon Center.

History is riddled with mistakes. One of those mistakes concerns the birthplace of a little-known player in the Baseball Hall of Fame. A new historical marker in rural north central Virginia sets the record straight.

The Virginia Commonwealth University lost in the Final Four of the NCAA tournament but the school is hoping all the attention will bring in more money and better recruits.

Virginia Commonwealth University's men's basketball team plays in the NCAA Final Four Saturday night against Butler University. There's more riding on the game than a chance to play for the championship.

A karate school in Alexandria, Va., that emphasizes Japanese culture as much as the martial art itself, is using the recent earthquake as a teaching moment and opportunity to help.

Virginia Commonwealth University's men's basketball team will make its first appearance in an NCAA Final Four this weekend in Houston. The team was ranked 11th in the southwest region -- but it has won five games in a row to make it to the semifinal game against Butler on Saturday.