The Washington Nationals have declined their $10 million option on outfielder Austin Kearns and are paying a $1 million buyout, presumably ending his disappointing tenure with the team.
Jose Theodore stopped 28 shots, Brian Pothier had a goal and two assists and the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Friday night to break a three-game losing streak.
The Washington Nationals say No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a strained neck muscle and is being scratched from his scheduled start in the Arizona Fall League Rising Stars game.
The disappointing Wolfpack look to avoid their fifth straight loss Saturday when they play host to a Maryland team that has dropped four in a row and six of seven in a matchup of the two worst teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Atlantic Division.
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