Ted Leonsis, the managing partner of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Washington Capitals and Wizards, announced Friday the company will pay the roughly 500 part-time employees who were scheduled to work the 16 remaining events through March at Capital One Arena.

According to Leonsis, the Monumental leadership group met Wednesday to discuss potential scenarios, which preceded the decision by the NBA and NHL to suspend their regular-season schedules.

“It’s not a monetary thing right now,” Leonsis said. “It’s more a people, employee-first thing.”

— The Washington Post

College baseball: Washington College completed its nine-game spring trip in Florida with a 12-4 triumph over Franciscan (3-8) on Saturday. The Shoremen went 8-1 in the Sunshine State and have won seven straight games to improve to 11-4.

Ben Ruvo went 2-for-5 and stole a pair of bases for the Shoremen. Ruvo is among the conference leaders with a .490 batting average and has a team-high nine stolen bases and 22 RBIs.

Reliever Ethan Osgood picked up his second win in relief as he allowed just a run and two hits over four innings while fanning a pair.