the acc in steals.s designed to defense monica wright. >> rich: alicia missed the shot. there is monica wright getting it away from jasmine thomas. you hear other coaches talk about monica wright and andys hzzy f omedtrok f ♪ who ♪ ♪ ♪ one, y' ne ty'al♪ ♪one y'a ♪ wone f ♪ catesia ♪ catesia ♪get l ofevil♪ le aer ] whyou bout intrg psi h pr e giving away millions idea e worwar 7 peps e wo >> rich: acc women's basketball is brought to you by -- doesn't seem as cold when you are waiting for tickets to the duke-carolina game. 30-24. if you have not seen monica wright play this year, you are in for a treat tonight. he has not disappointed. >> robyn: she is the catalyst for this virginia team. for a while that they were in the lead. defensively, she is getting it done. then offensively converting at the other end of the floor. >> rich: debbie ryan told us today, she is a great north- south player. what does that mean in basketball. >> robyn: that means that she goes to the basket. she is not working sideways

they improve to 22-4, 10-1 in the acc.blue devils figuring out a way to extend the lead and get the win in this second half. well debbie, quickly, let's cue up our gatorade player of the game. >> it's jasmine thomas, how about that? >> yes, you are correct. jasmine thomas. speaking of gatorade player of the game honors, as you said, her eighth game this season with 20 or more points, she has 20 in this one to lead her duke team. 20 points, six rebounds and 9- 14 from the floor. pretty good stat line. >> not bad for the all-american candidate and certainly a great job of leading her team on the road to victory against georgia tech, who was upset-minded coming into the game. >> our final score from alexander memorial coliseum in atlanta, georgia is duke 64, georgia tech 50. for debbie antonelli, i'm jen >>> what i need is for people to believe that women in sports is a good job. >> we are close friends and have a great partnership and i'm proud of what she has done with the team. >> why are you so quiet all of a sudden? get

should be another great acc tournament.be sure you join us for that one. >> i can't wait. >> you are already excited. >> i have been ready for a couple of weeks. if you haven't got your tickets, this tournament is outstanding. very entertaining and it is played at a very high level. >> i think a little unpredictable right now. things have been shuffled up a little bit from what we have been used to seeing in recent years in the acc. this game is a perfect example georgia tech hanging on to one of those top four spots right now. north carolina not in the top. >> of course duke has been the most dominant team all season. they have just taken over the acc. only one loss and that was to boston college. as you look and if the brackets were today and the play was to finish right now you see boston college, who beat the best team in the league, north carolina has not been playing on day 1 since 2001. it has been a long time for them. looking to see georgia tech would hold on to a top 4 seed and very important to machelle joseph. >

>>deb: can you tell it is february in the acc? this turnover, not a good decision and look at the numbers for florida state. three on one and harvin has a layup and florida state gets a break right there. >>mike: harvin is one of the leaders and calls the meetings, a real leader with the seminals. >>deb: off the trap, nice. >>mike: can't hit the reverse layup and there's harvin to rebound. harvin a senior having a bill impact and tried to get it to monroe. >>deb: everybody in the building knew she was trying to throw it there. >>mike: lucas, 3. rodriguez in the game and got the ball, number ten and she travels. and rodriguez a freshman from spain. >>deb: missed the first 14 games of the season with an amateur issue and played from the ca nearry islands, she is learning how to play the game at this pace. >>mike: had a season high of 11 against clemson has not scored in the last two games. una minute and a half to play. largest lead for florida state. clock at five. good job by lucas. >>deb: shots that north carolina usually makes a

this is the first of what could be an acc doubleheader for you.ech on many of these sports regional networks coming up. your leading scorers, boston college, carolyn swords with her seven. we told you another with 11 and the next 9. 19 points tying the season low at the half. 16 turnovers of the season high. boston college already had as many turnovers as shots. 19 shots in the first half and 16 turnovers. >> robin: possessions. offensive rebounds of which they have just three. and turning the ball you are losing possession and it is very difficult to score. >> rich: you were talking about sylvia crawley wanting to make significant adjustments. they were more than that. >> rich: nicely done by amber white. >> robin: boston college defenders up high. then appealing off that. amber white all the way into the lane. takes her time. shots off and over her. nc state leads. biggest lead in the ballgame is 16. that's another turnover. white. counting the buckets. this second half has started much like the first half for bc. >> robin: how about the way tha

acc championship. not going to be easy. take team effort and stay focus because we have a big game on saturday. virginia tech is a great team. they have one of the best, best, maybe the best player in the acc so we have to you know work hard and get ready. >>reporter: remember you can see maryland next acc game over on our sister station cw baltimore. turks travel to blackburn to take on virginia tech tomorrow at 4:00 o'clock over on the cw. and olympic update. u.s. has defeated finland 6-1 in the semi-finals of men ice hockey. it will play the winner of canada and slow on sunday at 3:00 o'clock for the gold medal. i go one-on-one with loyola lacrosse coach come up on sports unlimited. back to you. >> thanks so much. we beat the fins in 1982 after they beat the soviets. got the gold medal leak deja vu. let's go to weather now shall we. >> okay. weather is a little the same for tomorrow. pretty much the same conditions as we did today. not as windy and just a little bit more sunshine for tomorrow for saturday. right now thou

the acc is wide open. i know it's early. what do you make of the conference now. is that something you look at or is it too early? >> i think it kind of mirrors college basketball this year. it's good. there's no bad teams but there's no great team like the carolina team. there's no team like that in the league this year. you are fighting for position every game you play. if you lose a game you drop three spots this year. that's what you have to deal with. it's who plays the best in the last part of the season and we are approaching that point and if it will be wild here out. >> virginia hosting nc state. sylven landesberg gets the hoop. doesn't 99 double figures for the first time-out season. but the play of the game is here. -- for the first time this season. >> goodness gracious, mustapha farrakhan, he finished with 11 points. virginia wins. tied with duke atop the acc standings. >>> 9:00, tarps have lost 4 of the last 5 games. we'll have highlights at 11:00 on geico sportsnite. how to get the team to college park for a 2:00 game against the terpos sunday. i un

from the acc tournament. >> tim: larry harrison from wake forest.ph sampson. >> tim: where he spent most of his career. >> mike: sam perkins, how smooth he was. and tim duncan, what a special player. maybe the best hands a big man ever claimed. and williams at duke and now trevor booker. what a magnificent group to be a part of. >> tim: no question about it. glad they found a color photo of me. >> tim: let's see. which of those six players relied on the jump shot more? hmm. >> mike: i prefer to think i had an all post. >> tim: you did. reid falling away. johnson the rebound. >> mike: quite earlier very fortunate that florida state not lighting it up. >> tim: in no-man's land. >> mike: very fortunate with that turnover that it's a dead ball turnover and they get to set their defense. lots of times both passes get picked off. >> tim: oliver purnell has got to be thinking just get me to halftime, trailing by a single digit. this has been a root canal first half for his squad. turnover is always important. inside shannon, can't get that one to go. very

four straight 20-win season under coach joseph. 7-5 in the acc. debbie, they are looking at trying it hold on to one of those top 4 spots in the conference heading into the tournament. something they never had before. >> that's basically what they are looking to do here. they do have to go play at nc state. north carolina fell below 500 in conference play with a loss to wake forest last night. >> four on the shot clock. has to force it up. montgomery pulls down another board. >> if you can contain dribble penetration keep north carolina in front. they don't play off the pass. forced to take a tough shot. >> passes. back out to montgomery. left open. >> nice outlet. >> decides to take it herself. >> montgomery will pull this one back out to find foster. >> posting up strong. that was the wrong island to try to throw it to her. >> alex montgomery has all of georgia tech's points so far in this game as they trail north carolina by one. f ♪ who ♪ ♪ ♪ one, y' ne ty'al♪ ♪one y'a ♪ wone f ♪ catesia ♪ catesia ♪get l ofevil♪ le aer ] whyou bout intrg psi h

acc women's basketball is brought to you by food lions. great prices. and by gatorade. it is the heart, hustle and soul of the game. florida state up at half-time and they of the best 3 point shooting team in the league but that's not the reason they are on top. why when ack to chapel hill. >>mike: acc's women basketball is brought to you by geico. visit us at geico.com and by pepsi. refresh everything. we're at half-time at carmichael arena in chapel hill. 36-24 florida state over north carolina. there's nobody from florida state in double figures, debbie but 8 different player have scored for the seminals. >>deb: florida state is playing off of the bounce and their guards is making plays which is what we told you that would have to happen to make the win. they are scoring in the transition game and finding the open jump shooter and they have done a very good job of moving the basketball on their end of the floor and north carolina has really struggled offensively. >>mike: let's look at the first half stats. florida state shooting well but not north carolina. >>deb: th

they're a perfect 5-0 at home against acc teams. this is the terps' fourth game in just eight days the terps work it own tsenior gravis vasquez. he gets 2,000 career points. the sixth terrapin to reach that milestone. terps up one trying to play good defense in the last second of the game. tech is up one with three seconds to go. listen for the whistle. it is blown right before he launches a hail mary shot that actually goes in with under a second to go. but the whistle blew because gary williams called a time-out so the terps have 1.5 seconds, enough time for one shot and here it is. cliff tucker from well beyond the arc. he sinks the game-winning three- pointer. tuck are, take -- tucker, take a lap my friend. they downgeorgia tech 76-74 in front of a sellout crowd at comcast center. >>> virinia on the road facing clemson, a mismatch from the start. clemson up 19 at the half. second half, andre young forced the shoot. he banks the long distance three. clemson built a 32-point lead. the tigers go on and embarrass virginia 72-49, the

. >> what a game in acc play. for tyler roche. the bought out-of-bounds. they will try to deny the inbounds pass there. now trying to foul him. great job by smith to get rid of it. >> harris is the guy they want with the ball. >> now they foul ish smith with 1:02 left. >> boston college reached the 10-foul plateau a long time ago. so it will be two shots for ish smith. >> dan, what's the key to being a good free throw shooter? >> i think you have to be pretty good mechanically but the key is you have to want to go to the line. anytime you have the ball out there, you have to, okay, foul me because i want to go to the line. you just have to have that -- it is just something inside a guy and even a guy as confident as ish smith, if there is any doubt in his mind at all then i think that makes it really tough to be a free throw shooter. >> two for three. make it three for four. those look pretty good. >> and dino guadio is going to call a time-out to talk about the way he wants his team to handle this final 1:02 left. >> while we hav

tough race in the acc standings. duke is leading. wake is a game back. the oakies and cavaliers are back. clemson is five and five in the conference. >>> the they face duke on saturday. lance thomas won't with the b in the limeup. he injured his right knee on that collision with north carolina larry drew. he has a severe bone bruise. he is listed as doubtful for the maryland game. >>> still to come on geico sportsnite. gator raid dual today. have your highlights. also the season debut of behind the wheel. >>> and more hockey. this time in the form of the women's game. we'll show you d.c.'s pride in just a bit. csnwashington.com. he is reviewing the play by play move. what your thoughts may be on the game. check it out and leave a comment. man:e as altimewho'mosttant. er lke g.cave..hereat fenswe h doetart. tart theatio eed y wh er the rinve..hereat fenswe h dsomebody who brings it, tartevery game, every time. ♪ eed y wh er the rinve..hereat fenswe h histw dsomebody who brings it, tartevery game, every time. ♪ eed y wh er the rinve..hereat fenswe h ♪ >>>

if you want to win the acc season for florida state you need to win this game tonight.>mike: jacinta monroe to the line. >>deb: remember florida state the last two seasons have been the best road team in the acc. they didn't play at duke or north carolina or at maryland. that's something to keep in mind. >>mike: how impressive that every time north carolina has gotten within one, florida state has had an answer. 14 points now for jacinta monroe. >>deb: part of the reason they have been so good on the road is guard play. making the right decisions when the game is on the line. >>mike: not a good decision that time. >>deb: lucas has to have a good decision for north carolina. >>mike: here is gray. courtney ward asking for a screen. she goes the other way. to bravard. what a nice play! >>deb: that's the kind of play i'm talking about out of a guard. she rejects the screen and goes baseline. >>mike: fooled everybody. lucas has it blocked by monroe. the tough shot blocker in the league comes through. here is ward. florida state on a run! just when you thought the seminals mi

maryland and clemson. >> any time you have an acc match up, it is always a rocking. the match of is at 9:00 p.m. maryland has been on a roll. it is 19 and 7, but so is clem said. son. how aboutv vasquez? jarret williams understands the significance of his talent. -- gary williams. >> i hope that people realize what they are watching. people like that come along once in aile. th are not there every year, or every five years. what you have done -- it is a numbs. it is not meet. itas been incredible. hopefully it will continue. >> it is myland and clemson. i will call the action. >>> let's go to the big east. georgetown had to come from 11 down and the second half against louisville. they wanted by 10. austin freeman was not going to let this season it slip away. that was georgetown's first lead, 37-35. he refused to lose. this was a four-point play. georgetown meets louisville, 70 -60. >>> the wizards are at home tonight and host memphis. they have won three of the last four. this is run, isn't it, flip? >> with the news guys coming in, the changes we made clear things

this year, they have 19, including 9-3 in the acc, and yet somehow, they still aren't ranked. walsh is in college park. >> sure, vasquez may be the star here at maryland, but this comcast center building has played a significant role in the terps success this season. at home, maryland is 13-1 and a perfect 6-0 in the acc. >> any time you protect your home court is good. it intimidates other teams a little bit. >> maryland lost to clemson three weeks ago, in a game the terps shot just 35% from the field with vasquez scoring just 10. >> a good defense, but had no offense that day, and they got u us. >> it might mote be reflected, the terps are on a role. having won three straight and five of their last six. gary williams will be a test to see how much this team has improved. at the comcast center, 9sports now. >>> by the way. vasquez named for the award for the nation's top college player. now the the latest from the winter games in vancouver. plug your ears now. 30 years after the u.s. hockey team beat russia. a lot of people forget that was only the semifinals in 1980, probabl

with the win maryland now moves into second place in the acc.the turks were led by seniors million born and vasquez. he added 7 rebounds and 7 assist to go along with the 23 pony and million borne dropped 18 on the seminole. freshman williams continues to show improvement. he added 14 points and 6 boards. the turks host north carolina on sunday and due to the weather the tar heels are expected to arrive today. here's a look at the updated acc standings. duke is in first at 6 and 2. host maryland next saturday. the turks tied virginia for second in the conference at 5 and 2. maryland host the cavaliers on wednesday. we'll have highlights of some local games that were actually playing today including the lady turks hosting georgia texas we speak. coming up tonight on sports unlimited. back to you. >> thanks so much. >> vytas mentioned this storm coming, i believe, as far back as tuesday and he called it pretty well. >> then he said we could be close to a foot. >> let's go to him and see what is going on. what is happening now vytas. >> looks like

maryland spweep of those 2 games could give them undisputed first place in the acc. university released this statement today athletic director and men basketball coach have expressed their appreciation for all the work done by campus myes in athletic staff to allow the unc game played upped challenging circumstances also. those circumstances now move from being challenging to em possible. for campus staff to manage second major snowstorm approaching in less than a week. end quote. this year charm city challenge has been cancelled as well. details on that plus a former prep player award winner becomes pre-season all american. coming up net on sports unlimited. >>> snow falling at pretty fast pace out there right now. we have plenty to go through [ male announcer ] still have cable? you may not be getting the most out of your flat-screen tv. for an entertainment experience that goes beyond cable, get fios tv, along with internet and phone. call now to lock in a super low price of $89.99 a month for one year with a two-year agreement. it's the fios days to save event. y

when was the last time the acc had just one ranked team in the top 25?remember. and that's why it is a trivia question, mike. trivia. there is javier vazquez. >> dan: haven't missed a shot. >> mike: no. has got a three-pointer. gonzalez back in the game for nc state. >> dan: nc state has been able to do what they like on the offensive end. >> mike: he has been shooting the ball well. 34%. >> dan: at this point in the season there is no secret about scott wood any more. teams are collapsing to him every time he gets the ball. >> dan: and they are really flying at him. he is telling the official there that he got hit on the arm. this is a young man when he is shooting the ball doesn't need a lot of time or distance in shot but that was a little bit of a push there. adrian bowie was right on top of him. >> mike: tucker just into the game for maryland. vasquez. bowie down all along the inside. 10 on the shot clock. taken away by gonzalez. too much dribble by vasquez, mike. gonzalez. good three-point shooter. here is bowie on the glass. >> dan: great game so

the gridiron terps were dismal last season going 2-10 with one win in acc play. next season turtles take on the state's best team in the first week. maryland opens up against navy at m&t bank stadium september 6. only the second time since 1965, that maryland and navy have played each other. in 2005, the terps beat the midshipmen 23-20. following the navy game, maryland will host morgan state on september 11. this marks the first time the two schools will meet on the gridiron. >> the terps basketball and senior guard vasquez, named one of the 11 finalist for the bob doozy award. recognizing the nation's to point guards. vasquez is averaging 17 points seven points. six assists and 4 1/2 ree bounds per game. winner of the doozy award is april 5 in indianapolis at the final four. >> the terps currently sit in 2nd place in the acc at 5 and 2. >> which is fantastic. we'll have them over for a friday night pizza. it's just our way of entertaining without going out. this is where all the magic happens. this is where i knead the dough, make the pizza. by using my card, i

and remember, you can see maryland's next acc game on the sister station. cw. they travel to tallahassee to take on florida state tomorrow night on 9:00, on the cw. terps currently are in 2nd place in the acc at 4-2, half game behind duke for the top spot. back to you. >> once again, bracing for another winter blast. under a winter storm w now, the key to a really good family calendar is sticky notes. they come in all colors. pink is for piano lessons, except for when it means pot roast. green is for groceries, girls night out or going to the arc.... yesterday is so yesterday. merge your facebook, outlook and family calendars into one calendar. the palm pre plus is the first 3g smartphone smart enough to keep up with mom- just $149.99 on the network with the most 3g coverage: verizon. just $149.99 on the network with the most 3g coverage: and so we started having these pizza parties on friday night. i learned how to make pizza dough. and we'd have friends come to our house. we know saving money is important. shop with your giant card and you can enjoy thousands

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maryland stays unbeaten in acc play at home. they down georgia tech 74-73 in front of a sellout crowd at comcast center. >> wasn't going to be an easy shot. there was no way to get an open 15 footer. it was going to be tough. we were fortunate. we all recognize that. i never one won from over half court so i'll count that as on my side when you keep score. >> george mason fans were hyped up for their bracket buster matchup against the college of charleston. inal minute mason down by 4 until cam long dials long distance for 3. he makes it cutting the deficit to just one point but the cougars would come right back. donovan monroe restores the cougars lead back to 3 points. we go to the final seconds. mason down 2. pierson lay it is in to tie the game, right? wrong. he's called for a charge. george mason loses a heartbreaker at home. 85-83. elsewhere virginia on the road facing clemson. a mismatch from the start. the tigers inside to dematha grad. clemson up 19 at the break. second half, the shock clock winding down. andre young fo

acc college hoops. "this broadcast realtime captioned by becky lyon"." >> reynolds coliseum in raleigh. here they come. both these teams. nc state and boston college looking for a win. looking for an added bonus on their resume as they look towards march. >> rich wall, along with robin muller. rich walsh. tournament projection. coaches and players say we don't pay any attention. i think both teams know exactly where they sit right now. >> with four games left they have worked out every scenario in how they fit into the standings. boston college potentially with some help they win here, georgia tech loss, they have catapulted into fourth place or at least a tie. great position to be in. nc state with a win for them. they are right in the thick of things. middle of the pack and certainly would help their standings as well. >> right now there are ten teams in the acc that have a legitimate shot and boston college has a great shot because of one kaare lin swords. >> force to be reckoned with. other side is

the terps' are 9 and 3 in the acc and have all but guaranteed a spot in the big dance. >>> we will hear from cliff tuck sxer gary williams, plus get reaction from vasquez on doing something no one else has ever done in the acc. it's coming up at 10:50 on "sports unlimited." >>> baltimore city school officials say some schools aren't making the grade and they want to shut them down and start from scratch. some parents are giving that plan an f. >> there are a lot of things that are great about the school. >>reporter: antonio's daughter attends the middle school in east baltimore. he said he's a proud parent of all the kids. >> all those kids are mine, because i'm the pgo president. every child in that school is mine. >>reporter: that may not be the case for long. it's one of five city schools set to close because of low performance and declining enrollment. >> if schools are chronically underperforming, we have to make some tough choices. one of the choices we make is to close a school and put a better program there. >>reporter: many parents disagree. she says schools like west baltimore

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maryland wins, they keep pace with duke and virginia at the top of the acc. north carolina at maryland on sunday. speaking of the terps, well the football team announced it's 2010 schedule, september 6 at m & t against the navy shipman. maryland plays morgan state for the first time ever that following saturday on september 11th in college park. >>> minus three days until the super bowl xliv in miami. first time participate new orleans saints are the underdogs to the colts. >> yesterday was our first day of practice. we did some practice last week. we have some ways to go. so, it's still only thursday. >> they are a very good football team. they've proven that, i think we are a very good football team. i think we've proven that. i can't think of two better teams to be here. >>> icy hot ice. behind two second period goals from alex ovechkin against the rangers. it's alex riding the puck between the defender and the one handed push for the score. the capitals win 6-5 for the 12th, i say 12th straight win. of course when they broke the team record at 10, every w

they lock up second place in the acc.ay duke on wednesday. >>> while maryland hands tech their first home loss in 15 games, georgetown left verizon center disappointed. unranked notre dame was without the nation's second leading scorer, luke. austin freeman not starting because he was battling the flu. ineffective, five points. 23 minutes. tori jackson fires the three. misses. carlton scott with the follow-up duck. chris wright drives, dishes to greg monroe. he misses, jum yan vaughn is there. georgetown within five. the hoyas still down. they force a loose ball. greg monroe can't corral it. carlton scott knocks it away, into the hands of ben hansbrough. he came up huge for notre dame. the irish upset georgetown. hoyas at west virginia. hey, to foggy bottom. karl hobbs always energetic. first half, tied. sloppy pass. gary reen steels it the colonials hustle back, force a turnover. gets the loose ball to dwayne smith for the dunk. gw up by two. later in the half the colonials were up by four. off the charlotte miss, jabari

it pushes maryland to the top of the acc. we have a preview. >> a very disappointing. >> well said. they offered up their worst game of the season, a teaching tool for gary williams? will he blow up teh tape? -- the tape? >> that is the way you have to do it during the season. it will be on the first five games that we played in the league and we will go from there. >> in the midst of the disaster of an effort, we did see light. the freshman even learn iraqi of the week honors. -- rooke oie of the week honors. maryland assets outside, looking and at the n.c.a.a. tourney. they had not a single quality land -- when. time to fix that? absolutely. a job that must begin tonight at florida state. >> we were 6 and 0. no team is going to get away with not playing well. that is what is out there for us the last 10 games. >> thank you, pete. at the day after signing the recruiting class, the football team got another high-profile boost for the program today, and national tv audience to kick off the season. they will open on labor at home against navy and a game televised on espn. you can find

more acc basketball action, and what happened to virginia? they go up against boston college, 13 in the first half. he had 15.5, boston college destroys virginia tech 80-60. george washington, george mason just squeaks by delaware. american beat navy in double overtime, 80-77. they welcome the struggling meant as grizzlies. down by nine, watching it dion go to iraq. ouch. with a 40. the fourth quarter, with the money. this jumper right there is good. the grizzlies stop of the wizards, 99-94. too big olympic hockey games in vancouver tonight. a big win for the americans, turning back switzerland 2-0. it will move to the semifinals, taking on the winner of the finland and the czech republics gain. -- game. they take on canada and the canadians, russia falls 7-3. finally, the olympics might have come to a sudden and for lindsay vonn who crashed on her run and broke the pinky on her right hand. no decision has been made on whether she will race in the final period >> 100 miles an hour and only breaks the pinkie. >>> a when tomorrow, some snow in

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also looking to extend the acc winning streak to 7. there is a revenge factor in play as well.on beat the turf on january 30. maryland comes in all alone in second place. they're looking for the 20th win of the season. a lot on the line tonight at the comcast center. guard remains one offer 30 finalists which goes to the nation' top player. you can see this game on our sister station, cw baltimore. tip off set for 2009 at the comcast center. highlights plus kristin goes one on one with the coach coming up at 10:50 on sports unlimited. >> we're keeping an eye on another winter blast. >> more snow. the latest look at the winter blast. >> actually we had a break from the weather is sun out there starting us off. the temperatures weren't too bad. now you see the clouds tarting to move in. we have this cloud bank that thicken up. mostly cloud skies, 42 degrees. variable winds. they will pick up quite a bit through the today tomorrow. those temperatures will continue to fall as we get into the overnight into morning. looking at the 40s across the regulation, that has helped melt some

they are in a first-place tie with duke in the acc. >>> almost exactly two weeks away from the nba trade deadline, that is when you can sure that wizards' president ernie grunfeld will make serious changes to the roster. wizards have the second worst record in the eastern conference. thank goodness for the nets. losing at madison square garden tonight are the wizards. spike lee in the house. second quarter, wilson chandler turns it over. earl boykins gets it ahead to nick young. he has 15 points. that led the wizards. four quarter, another collapse. nate robinson makes his way through there. he led the knicks 23. flip saunders puzzled. they loseagain. >> not pretty. thanks. >>> a couple celebrat >>> washington's favorite panda is spending his last night in the united states. tai shan will be sent to china tomorrow. today was the last day to catch a glimpse of the 5-year-old. tai shan seems to be oblivious to the admirers. his mother and father are both due to return to china the end of this year. >> fireworks at national park caught a lot of people by surprise. the nationals wanted to de

. >> to college football hoops business remember you can see the next acc game on our sister station. cw. the the terps travel to hal to take on florida state thursday night at 9:00. back to you. >> once again, winter storm warning in effect across baltimore ci going out to dinner no longer fit into our budget. and so we started having these pizza parties on friday night. i learned how to make pizza dough. and we'd have friends come to our house. we know saving money is important. shop with your giant card and you can enjoy thousands of weekly specials and real deal savings, like clementines, now $4.88 per box, and starkist solid white tuna, 10 for $10. this week only. when i look at my receipt and it says, "you saved $26," that works for me. only with your giant card. grab your bag. it's on. ( ding ) ♪ >> here is how it breaks down. looking at the winter storm warning in effect until 7 a.m. several inches. 4 to 6 , and pockets of 7 inches of snow as we start the morning off. snow tapers off. mostly cloudy skies. 39. 41 on thursday. with sunshine. and then on friday. 35 degrees. with

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. >>> college hoops, virginia tech staying near the top of the acc standings with another easy win against north carolina state tonight. seth greenberg doing a mighty fine job and hokies in control from the get-go in this one. jeff fallen. hudson went for a game high 23 points. hokies up at the break. lazy pass by the wolfpack. the d.c. native takes it to the cup with authority. he had 14. hokies cruise 72-52. the first win in raleigh since 1917. you heard that correct. first win in a long time and they are feeling good about it. >> thanks, dan. >>> still to come tonight, dangers lurking around the area. >>> gesk good evening, i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler. our special coverage of the winter weather continues. travel around the area could be a big challenge tomorrow as we dig out. crews are clearing runways tonight. we expect to find out at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow whether flights will begin to flight out of reagan national and dulles airports again. runway conditions will determine what happens at bwi where the bad weather forced 700 flight cans layings today. authorities at bwi hope to

. >>> the cavs win by 12, they're tied with duke atop the acc at 5-2. >>> if the wizards could limit their travels. at the garden taking on the knicks tonight. no caron butler with the swollen knee. others trying to fill the void, like nick young. he had 15 off the bench. it just got louder in new york. but they got outscored in the 2nd half by 24. that's larry hughes. knicks by 7. then shoddy defense. harrington could have done his taxes, he was so alone. >>> a report that tiger woods is on the way back. the melbourne herald sun reporting that he will play in two weeks in arizona. the pga tour won't confirm. >>> today it was national letter of intent for high school players for football. demassa has more high school alums than any other program. >>> it will be split loyalties for all the mannings this weekend, rooting against their hometown team, and against dad's pension fund in favor of your blood. even payton wants to see the saints win a super bowl. just not this year. >> the saints were my team growing up. now i'm a colts fan, i'm a giants fan, obviously and certainly i've alwa

the maryland terps had complete the first half of the acc schedule sunday at two when they host north carolina. maryland has won five of its last six and one the only three teams in the league with two losses. biner was let go last month. he was an inductee in 2001. now, the key to a really good family calendar is sticky notes. they come in all colors. pink is for piano lessons, except for when it means pot roast. green is for groceries, girls night out or going to the arc.... yesterday is so yesterday. merge your facebook, outlook and family calendars into one calendar. merge your facebook, outlook and family calendars p smart enough to keep up with mom- just $149.99 on the network with the most 3g coverage: verizon. . >>> as we wrap up our storm coverage you're looking at a live picture interest downtown baltimore, light streets, no traffic out there tonight and it's windy, you can tell, partly because the blizzard warning has been expanded to include baltimore city, southern baltimore county and harford county as well and the worst is yet to come tonight. >> yeah, kelly, all of our

they are tied for first in the acc standings. >>> super bowl 44 is less than three days away. the favored colts and sentimental saints getting ready to meet in miami. peyton manning has been here before literally, his colts beat the bears in super bowl xli held in this same stadium in miami, he was also the most valuable player in this game. it is all new for drew brees and the sairnghts both discussed their mental approach. >> rest is a huge part of it and also just to kind of recharge the battery and refresh your mind, that way you know my mind is rested, my body is ready to go and you are ready to get ready to play on sunday. >> for me i learned not to watch knee pregame coverage before the game, that can certainly cloud your mind a little bit so i did a good job of avoiding that last year and it is a little bit of hurry-up and waiting but you are exciting when you finally board the buses and head towards the stadium. >> and the washington capitals will go for 12 in a row tonight at the new york rangers. bryan you know what that means? bad ns for the new york rangers. >> th

eastern pennsylvania, overall maryland's recruiting class ranked 37th in the nation, seventh in the accidge believes he's got the guys to win. >> we've been in there for the last couple days just talking personnel and i know the mad scientist over this will figure out a way to get the guys that can play on the field and so we just feel like they are just another component. if they come out and play like we think they can. >> but nowhere was the ink flying on the signing day more than at dematha, the stags sending 21 senior athletes to full ride scholarships today including 6' 5 306-pound ari colange to the defending national champions at alabama, the 15th rated guard in the nation. >>> yesterday we showed you the chaos of super bowl media day and the 2,000 reporters tripping over themselves to interview those 106 football players. you'll never guess who one of those 2,000 reporters was. yes, it was redskins tight end chris cooley who took a temporary gig as a reporter for the ocnn, the ochocinco news network operated by bengals wide receiver and noted showman chad ochocinco and you be t

just as you get ready to wind down for the night and for eye- opening big shot basketball, acc battle galactic ka that went down to the last shot. just over two minutes left in the game, eric hayes driving to the hoop with the heart of a warrior. high off the glass tied up at 68. later teammate vasquez 18 points today watch him take it to the lane. 73-72 maryland. three seconds to go. georgia tech's derrick favors strong on the follow up. the rambling wreck ensuing play. the game oner? no. maryland called time out doing what they've got 1 seconds back open the clock. then came the big shots inbounds play. game winner as time expires and the terps win in dramatic fashion. those are the breaks. georgia tech 76-74. terps unbeaten at home. meantime, morgan state in kentucky despite st. francis academy. the 20-9 regular season tampa bay and morgan led 33-30 at the half. in the end, msu fell to many. su. the ohio valley conference champs 75-66. >>> baseball now, masn our wjz spring training report. we check in on the birds pitcher, the new wi acquired lefty, 54 over seven years. why do you

crucial match up in the acc race. has been postponed. it was to have been played tomorrow night. with more heavy snow, both schools elected to take the safe route. game will be monday night. time to be announced. makes for a grueling couple of games. duke saturday and cavaliers monday. maryland sweep could give them undisputeed 1st place in at cc. another cancellation to pass along. charm city challenges is no more. heading into the 10th year all star showcase cannot find a sponsor. organizers pulled the plug. at least this year. current terps greivis vasquez, haze, mosley, williams and pageant seen here, all appeared in the game. terps fans got the first look at them right there. >> and now that the off season is upon us. ravens are looking at the roster in hopes of upgrading what is a fair team. one area of interest is receiver. every time one becomes available fans start clammering. well clammer away raventation. browns released stallworth. reinstated after a one year suspension. stallworth was officially let go yesterday. he was convicted of bwi manslaughter and served 24 day

they fall 61-60 and drop to 3-5 in the acc. all right. by now you know the main story lines for the superbowl sunday. drew breeze is really good. peyton manning is even better. all right. see you at kickoff. if only the whole thing was that simple. we still have 40 some odd more hours of hype and pre game minutia to get through. >> in regards to dwight freeney, he's trending in the right direction. he's getting better. but we'll see. it's still day-to-day situation. we'll see how i is at the end of the day. >> i think this is the end of the day. don't forget you can see the game right here. we'll have snow coverage right up until 2:00 and then the kickoff at 6:25 and a special of edition of sports plus. finally tonight, this is a pre game shoot around before a game against portland. >> those guys are really fast. >> they are. they're all shooting half court shots and they all missed. you always try to shoot half court shots before the game. but look at this, this is the two announcers doing the game. that is steve bardo and that is terry

the terrapins are now in first in the acc. there is a look at sports. have a great day. >>> the news continues. >> our oprah contest winners get to the surprise of a lifetime. we will take you behind the scenes. >> washingtonians start heading to work this morning. getting home will be a bigger challenge. getting home will be a bigger challenge. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> it is friday morning, february 05. we say good morning, washington. i am alison starling. >> and i am julie parker in fort doug mckelway. we start with school dismissals in the district. >>> your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. the man of the hour, meteorologist brian van de graaff. >> we are excited. this will be quite a historic orm, i think. we do have that moisture down to our south and west. it is down towards roanoke and danville and it will continue to lift number word. it will move into the metro area by lunchtime. -- it continues to move northward. this is a high-impact storm. hopefully you can leave early. snow could

just a game behind duke for first place in the acc. pick it up late. final seconds, tied at 64. final two minutes. gravis vasquez, nice. next possession for florida state. off the miss. the layup. no, i'm afraid not. denial not a river, my friend. final seconds, seminoles with the ball. dino gregory takes the charge. that's the difference. terps with a great road win. 71-67. duke beat georgia tech tonight so maryland stays a half game behind the blue devils. the super bowl between the colts and the saints, oh, first of all, i'm sorry, let me tell you about the georgetown hoyas who by the way had a tough, tough loss to south florida the other day. despite a great game by of course austin freeman but there was another guy who had a great game, dominick jones, 22 of his 29 came in the second half. terps fall. now they have to get ready for number two villanova who comes to town on saturday. that's a tough test. you've got to look forward but you've also got to remember. >> you can get beat by anybody, you know. it's evident, you know, they play with a little bit more of a chip on t

the universities of maryland and virginia consult with the acc have elected to move their game from college park due to weather concerns until monday. kobe bryant who has missed the past two games with a sore ankle may opt to sit out this weekend's all-star game in dallas. brooklyn dekker will adorn the si william suit issue that comes out this month. softer yet. former ravens quarterback kyle bomber has announced his engagement to former usa pageant con advertise tenant carry jean. >>> tomorrow on food morning maryland, round 2, slamming into the area more than 20" of snow is expected with all stops. we'll have reporters all around the region. i'm jamie costello, we'll have that story, weather and traffic tomorrow on "good morning maryland." >> closed captioning is brought to you by luna. >> now more information. with luna there's more to love with less. so, now with fios, you have facebook and twitter on your tv. amazing. let me, uh, tell my family about this. okay. "facebook on tv." watch this. [ ding ] boom. cool. boom. nice. wait for it. and... boom? boom. [ male announcer ] facebook o

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terps win 5-2 in the acc now. >>> manning may be the star of the primetime drama but check out the number on drew breeze he had more touchdown passes than manning and the highest quarterback rating in all of football at 109. could it be he might be the star of the super bowl? he is a four-time pro bowler and as big of a star in new orleans as manning is in indianapolis and while he and the saints are underdogs on sunday, brees says so what. >> it doesn't matter if we were favorites or underdogs. anytime you are the underdog you can use that as motivation. er that good football team. they have proven that. we are a good football team and i think we have proven that. i can think of no two other teams that would be better for this game. >> indiana connection, drew breeze gutted from perdue in indiana. >>> if you haven't picked up what you need for the weekend you may find many shelves bare after a huge rush on food. we will have a report coming up. >>> things are running well so far and airlines are planning changes for later in the day. it is 5:26. here's angie. >> traffic is light toward t