tunnell suggs -- tyrell suggs has torn his achilles' tendon. >> via twitter and text message, he said all the things fans want to hear about such a devastating injury. other than it did not happen. how will he rely on his teammates to get him through? >> the reigning defensive player of the year seemed ready to break it down. achilles tendon put him on the sidelines. >> the first part of it is the shock and the invincibility factor is lessened. but then there is the, ok, what do need to do to get back? a lot of guys have had injuries and now you have the ability to draw upon their knowledge and understanding of how did you get back? it is not just the surgery that doesn't. it is the rehab that does it. >> it may be a partial tear but according to an expert, of union memorial hospital, it is not likely given his age and size. >> about a year you get 95% of the strength back. one of the key features of the tendon is you never quite get 100%. nobody who would study an achilles' tendon will rupture and return would expect him to approach anywhere close to a 95% to 100% that you are going

it has been confirmed that terrell suggs partially toward his achilles tendon. we have details. >> charles suggs -- terrell suggs' injury. they gambled that courtney work.w would >> you cannot get caught up in i have to replace. his football intelligence is enough. because he was in a system of alabama with nick sabin, mitigation gap will not be as great. >> getting past the first month of rehab from surgery is a key. infection has derailed the recovery time in more than anything else. if particles are followed through, he should be ok. >> the re-irruption rate is not 0. if you -- that risk of re- rupter is there. hard workce and will be the key. >> he sees a specialist next week and will no more at that time. better now than august when he would have had no chance to play in 2012. >> one is guilty, the other set free. this after a jury delivers a split verdict in the trial of two brothers who were accused of beating a black teenager while on neighborhood watch duty. avi werdesheim was found not guilty. >> they kept their conduccompose during the verdict. there

we spoke to a local surgeon who specializes in achilles' tendon injuries. >> when people ask me, how fast as my coming back? i say, what position do you played? if you are a wide receiver, that may mean a step. if you are an interior linemen, that might be something different. my suspicion is that it is possible to safely go back and play football late in the season. the other suspicion i would have is that he probably will not be at full capacity until 2015. >> terrell suggs tweeted to his fans that he will play at some point in 2012. a night off for the orioles. the problems continued tonight for the yankees. prior to tonight's game in kansas city, he twisted his knee and fell in obvious pain. rivera needed help is getting to the cards that got him off of the feel. how he left the ballpark and went to a nearby hospital and underwent an mri. the yankees have not yet released the results of the tests. laurel had the higher the seat in the conference turned -- loyola had a higher seed in the conference tournament. the big east semifinals. first half, sullivan, puts the irish up by two

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>> suffered a torn achilles tendon. it's a stunning setback of what's supposed to be a quiet off season. the ravens are rocked with news that their star line backer is headed for surgery. in recent years, terrell suggs has dedicated himself to become one of the feared pass rushers in the nfl, but it's the pursuit of fitness that brings him down. he suffered a torn achilles tendon. potential injury depending on the severity of the tear. suggs is amazed some people have written him off. the line backer vows to be back as soon as october or late as november. it's a scenario that has ravens fans concerned about their team's usually dominant defense. they called him to wjz 105.7 the fan. >> we got it from a stand-up point now. step up now. it's going to be a tough year. i think we can still make the playoffs, but it definitely got a whole lot harder today. >> among those called in to fill in for suggs, rookie up shaw who ravens picked in the draft last week. vic? >> thank you, mark. >>> the national aquarium in baltimore tak

he is headed back to baltimore to have surgery to repair a torn achilles' tendon. he said it was not injured playing basketball. the top draft pick will be expected to step in and play right away. paul kruger also in the mix. the ravens may try to trade for one. one could be available for as low as the third round draft pick from the new york giants. the ravens are scrambling with number 55 on the shelf. the orioles and red sox opened a series in boston tonight. the yankees dealing with a major injury. that is mariano rivera tearing the acl in his right knee. did it shagging fly balls before the game. he said he has been doing that before games for 20 years and never had a problem before. the yankees lost to the royals. talk about a guy who is impossible to replace. that is a torn acl in his right knee. he is out for the season. college lacrosse. loyola in denver. the women's team is coached by one of the greatest players in women's lacrosse. they played notre dame last night in the first-round of the big east championship. laurel was down but they come back behind

he has a torn achilles tendon and is expected to have surgery as early as next week. the linebacker says the injury happened last weekend in arizona during conditioning testing. generally a torn achilles requires extended time off to recover. he suggests he will play some of the next season. we will examine how the team and fans are dealing with the loss of the reigning defensive player of the year. >>> the yankees suffer a huge home to their playoff hopes. rivera's career may be over. he has saved more games than any other reliever in major league baseball history. >>> a reminder, the oriels have moved to boston to begin a three game series tonight. you can see tomorrow afternoon's game at 1:00 and sunday afternoon's game at 1:30 as we play the red sox add finway park. >> they may have some showers and some storms like we've had in boston. >>> this graphic gives you an idea of where the storms are moving through. we're on the warm side of this front moving through here now. it's going to be dragging across region. as a result, we're going to have potential ly some sho

suggs suffered a torn achilles tendon during off season training in arizona. it's a potentially season- ending injury, depending on the severility of the tear. speaking to the baltimore sun, suggs says he is anased that some people have-- amazed that some people have written him off. he vows to be back as late as october or early november. ravens look at fill-ins. among them are three-year veteran paul krueger. ravens' top draft pick this season, courtney upshaw, who is brand new to the league. and untested linebacker, sergio kindle, who hasn't played a down yet. it's a scenario that has ravens fans concerned about their team's usually dominant defense. they called in today to wjz f.m., 105.7, the fan. >> we have to look at it. they gotta step up. so they can prove themselves. they're not going to get double teamed. so the teams don't know about them. that might be a plus for us. >> it's going be to be a tough year. i think we could make play- offs, but it definitely got a whole lot harder today. >> i'll have more from one of the ravens who may be counted on t

one doctor has told suggs he has a partial tear of the achilles tendon. another, though, has diagnosed a complete tear. the difference to be determined when suggs visits a specialist in north carolina next week. and he will have surgery. suggs says he is not writing off his season yet. he believes he could be playing pie at least october or november. >> and we will hear more from mark on terrell suggs' injury, coming up new tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> key evidence in the julius henson robocall trial is presented in court today. three documents seized by the fbi, appeared to support plans. the defense is presenting its side of the case. and julius henson is expected to take the stand tomorrow. wjz talked exclusively with henson about his testimony, coming up new at 5:00. >>> frustrated final words. handwritten documents of osama bin laden goes online. in a collection of letters, bin laden reveals his plans and his concerns. >> reporter: right up to the end, osama bin laden was plotting terror. a collection of letters letters from his time hideout shows h

the linebacker underwent surgery today to repair his torn achilles' tendon. the general manager says we're confident he can make a full recovery and the ravens have not set a timetable for his return. he has said he plans to return before the end of the upcoming season. the high school across storming gets under way at john united stadium. the cardinals posted a 14-2 record in the regular season. patrick to steven kelly to carter brown for the score. plenty of offense. plenty of grounds, too. ryan finds him for the left- handed rocket. the easily knockoff st. paul this afternoon 16-3. stick around, tam tasselmyer with a look at the seven day forecast. >> some more unsettled weather will showers tonight, tomorrow. thursday will start to see the clouds clearing up but still a lingering showers. highs in the '60s on thursday and friday. 70's on saturday morning. 41 degrees. overall, a nice weekend because the sunday rain does not get here until late in the day. >> finally, before we go, a salute to a fabulous man behind the camera. there he is. he has been here

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reports are he was playing basketball when he tore his achilles' tendon. the team issued a statement that reitz "we are in contact with terrell suggs and we will learn more." peter gilbert will bring us the latest on the injury tonight. of the big story -- a special session could be on the horizon for merrill lawmakers. leaders will meet with governor martin o'malley to discuss plans. jennifer franciotti explains how the plans could help lawmakers avoid the impending doomsday budget. >> the details of the special session will be handed out today but it looks like lawmakers will be headed back to annapolis. >> i think it is approved. we come to agreement what everyone else has basically signed off on. >> we hope we will have a session on may 14-15th, and we will come together and shake hands, get the votes, get it done and leave hair -- leave here. been in short, the leadership teams agreed with the revenue package house and senate budget conferees handed out the last day of the session. >> i think where we left was the idea of a small, probably point to 5%

he tore his achilles tendon while work in arizona and is expected to have surgery next week.went to a doctor for a best guess at the prognosis. let's listen. >> my suspicion is that it's theoretically possible to safely go back and play football late in the season meaning his chance of reinjury is not so great at that point that it's safe to go back. but, my -- the other suspicion i have is that you probably won't be at full capacity until the 2013 season is my guess. >> he is coming off the best season winning the defensive player of the year award. on the twitter account he says i will be in a ravens uniform in 2012. the ravens issued a statement saying they will know more next week when suggs talks to a specialist. we want to know what you think. is he can't play well, how is it going to help in his role and who will step into that spot? head to the facebook fan page and weigh in and let us know what you think about suggs possibly being out for the seaon. >>> as it gets warmer there are more and more activities. and megan pringle is live downtown with a list of great ideas

corel suggs had surgery today to repair his torn achilles tendon., the team described the procedure as successful but gave no timetable for his return. it's possible he could miss the entire upcoming season. the ravens announced a significant free agent signing. veteran receiver and putt returner jacoby jones coming to baltimore for a two-year, $7 million deal. he's a five-year veteran having played his entire career with the houston texans. jones will reunite with his former houston teammate bernard koller, a raven for one season the hard-hitting safety will get three more. he signed a contract extension today. he had 75 tackles last season, forced three fumbles, and had one interception in his first news and in baltimore. we will see if josh hamilton can top what he did tonight tomorrow night. >> let's hope not very at. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more device

terrell sugg has a partially torn achilles tendon and could miss all of next season. he insists he will be back by late october or november. >>> a huge injury last night. mariano rivera tore a ligament in his right near while -- oh, my gosh, can tell he is in pain. he was shagging fly balls during batting practice. he fell for the warning track and immediately grabbed his knee. . >>> another big night no bryce harper. he moved up to number three in the batting order and it paid off. he hit a tie-breaking rbi double in the sixth inning sending the nats to a 2-1 victory. >>> here is a way your kids within part of the nats hot streak. they are invited to fox 5 weather day at nationals park coming up on may 15th. tucker, tony, sue palka and some other special guests will be at the ballpark that morning with thousands of cool kids from across the region. the kids will see a special weather presentation, get to meet the fox 5 team and then stay for the game. now, it is not too late for your child's school to take part and to learn more about contacting the nationals for wea

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. >> i've seen a lot of people come in who have gotten problems from the sloughs, such as achilles tendonitis, because they're really overstretching that heel. >> reporter: it featured ads from celebrities rocking as they walk. >> the concept seemed so bogus, that i'm not surprised that that didn't work. >> reporter: sketchers says it settled to avoid prolonged lawsuits. at boeing, a physical expert says avoid them. >> there's less surface that touches the floor, so if you have poor balance, it's a very poor shoe to have. >> reporter: norton says regular exercise, and good footwear is the only way to tone muscles. >>> at ktvu.com, we've posted more details about how you can get a refund if you boat those shoes. >>> a stockton man is behind bars tonight for refusing to take his medication. armando rodriguez has active tuberculosis, and without his medication he could be contagious. a nurse said rodriguez told her, he wanted to protect his liver from taking the drugs. tuberculosis can be spread through the air. >>> high bacterial levels at two beaches are prompting two warnings tonight to stay

he suffered a torn achilles tendon while training in arizona.iss haftdful upcoming season. he will visit a specialist next week. that will determine how long suggs will be out. one of the prime candidates is a guy yet to play a second single down as a pro. he's ravens' top draft pick, courtney upshaw, who was selected in the next round. can move up to the defenseip line. where he showed in college, he can be a ferocious passer. upshaw had no idea he might have to fill in for suggs when he was asked about living up to the comparisons of how the two of them play. >> i honestly feel i can be. -- can't be. but terrell suggs is terelt suggs and no other. i'm learning from him. and i'm sure he can help me become a better football player overall. and i the things he does. i want to come and learn from the best. and terrell sugs is one of the best. >> upshaw had nine and a half sacks. >>> orioles are getting a day of rest before they begin a series in boston tomorrow night. coming off two separate wins. best game of his career. in the series finale. eig

. >> i've seen a lot of people come in who have gotten problems from the sloughs, such as achilles tendonitis, because they're really overstretching that heel. >> reporter: it featured ads from celebrities rocking as they walk. >> the concept seemed so bogus, that i'm not surprised that that didn't work. >> reporter: sketchers says it settled to avoid prolonged lawsuits. at boeing, a physical expert says avoid them. >> there's less surface that touches the floor, so if you have poor balance, it's a very poor shoe to have. >> reporter: norton says regular exercise, and good footwear is the only way to tone muscles. >>> at ktvu.com, we've posted more details about how you can get a refund if you boat those shoes. >>> a stockton man is behind bars tonight for refusing to take his medication. armando rodriguez has active tuberculosis, and without his medication he could be contagious. a nurse said rodriguez told her, he wanted to protect his liver from taking the drugs. tuberculosis can be spread through the air. >>> high bacterial levels at two beaches are prompting two warnings tonight to stay

. >> ravens' outside linebacker, terrell suggs, undergoes successful surgery on his torn achilles tendone the tendon last month while conditioning outside of his home. in a statement, executive vice manager ozzy newsome said after, suggs will remain in rehab. >>> public health officials have identified what caused a noro virus outbreak in oregon. mary is in the newsroom with the unusual culprit. >> reporter: a reusable grocery bag, sickened seven children and an adult in a soccer state tournament. it was kept in a hotel room. but one of the girls got sick stayed with a chaperone. the next day, another adult ended up in a hotel room. norovirus can be transmitted by tiny particles in the air. >> experts recommend you use certain bags for dry foods and are thes for raw meats and wash bags on a regular basis. >>> celebrity hair stylist, vidal sassoon has died. they determined he died of natural causes. his family was present at the time. his easy-maintenance hair cuts aided the women's liberation movement. he was 84 years old. >>> a harrowing high-wire act is set to take place. wjz has more

and it was difficult for the linebacker to tell the coach that he suffered a torn achilles tendon.h said suggs felt so bad, it made the coach feel bad for him. he may miss the whole year, but he vows he'll be able to play this year. harbaugh has a positive outlook. >> terrell suggs will be fine. he'll be back. he'll go to work on that rehab like no other. and he'll continue to be a huge part of what we're doing and he'll be a leader. and the young guys will step up. we're going to be fine. had a chance to talk to ray and a lot of the players. and you move forward. and that's all that's about. >> and one of the candidates to step in is rookie courtney upshaw. one week ago in alabama. could find himself trying to fill the shoes of terrell suggs. >>> orioles shuffle their lineup. injury news for the baseball birds as they open a series in boston tonight. i'll have details ahead in sports at 6:00. >>> we're less than three months to the summer olympics. and michael phelp is -- phelps is ready to roll. phelps admits he lost focus after his eight gold medals in 2008, but now he is back i

replacement for linebacker terrell suggs who may not play at all this year because of a torn achilles tendonhe candidates to fill in for sugs is rookie draft pick courtney upshaw of alabama. the loss of suggs has heightened his preparation as he and the team look to fill the shoes of the league's defensive player of the year. >> with that injury, i mean, it kind of boosts your learning process up. but i'm in the play book every night. and it's coming along. and the coaches here will make sure i get it. even the veterans. >> we'll have guys in place. and we'll do things that we need to do, until he gets back. and when we get -- he gets back, we'll put him in a position to do what he does best. >> another candidate to help fill the void is linebacker sergio kindle. because of injury, his participation has been limited. the ravens gather for another mini camp in owings mills next week. >>> american john isner falls at the tennis match. the second longest match in french history, lasted five hours and 41 minutes before paul henri mattu survives the final. it was two years ago, that isner played

linebacker terrell suggs' season-ending injury because of a torn achilles tendon.with him at a police and firefighters ceremony. harbaugh says suggs was devastated. he may miss the whole year, though he vows he'll be playing this season. harbaugh has a positive outlook for what is ahead for the defensive player of the year. >> terrell suggs will be fine. he'll be back. he'll go to work on that rehab like no other. and he'll continue to be a huge part of what we're doing. he'll be a leader. and the young guys will step up. we're a team. team is not one guy. but we'll be fine. you move forward. that is what is it is all about. you just move forward. >> and one of the candidates to step in. rookie courtney upshaw, drafted by the ravens a week ago, could find himself filling in for terrell suggs right away. >>> a weather scare on the eve of horse racing's kentucky derby. churchill downs evacuated. the kentucky oaks philly race was delayed before rosie led to victory. there's hot weather expected tomorrow with a chance for rain for the derby. and sunday morning, the mar

and it's good news for ravens' linebacker terrell suggs, the day after surgery to repair a torn achilles tendons the surgery revealed his injury to be just a partial tear. in his words, not as bad as some thought it was. suggs believed to be playing in four to six months, which means he'd be back for the second half of the regular season. >>> at pimlico today. kentucky derby winner "i'll have another," emerged to get his win at old hill track. just a light jogging tour of the horses to get the horses acclimated for the preakness stakes 10 days away. >> he was just full of energy. he know what is he's doing. he obviously couldn't wait to get back out there. he's doing fantastic. >> i'll have another is expected to return to the track for another workout tomorrow morning. had trainer doug o'neill has made it to baltimore to oversee preparations as he spent time in california after that kentucky derby win. we love gardening... yeah, but the feeling wasn't always mutual. i want you to grow big! if you grow for me, you'll get cookies for free. nothing worked. ♪ but we started using miracle-gro garde

terrell suggs is expected to have surgery on a partially torn achilles tendon. that means the linebacker is going to miss most if not all of the upcoming season. he was the afc defensive player of the year last year and last a big loss. >>> 6:25. still ahead why more and more of us are feeling stressed out at work. could it be because of our co- workers? >> no. >> nah. >> plus, cracking the case of a thief of the national archives, learn what one thing led investigators to blow this case wide open. >> right now one of the best co- workers monika samtani with the quick check of traffic. >> same to you. thank you so much. here's the beltway in green belt. inner loop is the right side of the screen heading toward the bw parkway. want to know about the accident blocking route 201 north of cherrywood lane in green belt. more on that coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. wow. this is new. yep. i'm sending the dancing chicken to every store in the franchise to get the word out. that could work. or you could use every door direct m

espn is reporting that pro bowl linebacker, terrell suggs tore an achilles tendon playing basketball. the ravens have not confirmed it, but said suggs will see a specialist next week. the injury could force him to miss the entire 2012 season. >>> and tom, just proof it me that the sun is out, he showed me the picture. it's looking good out there, starting to, anyway. >> it is and that was a stubborn cloud cover that hung in this morning. we were in the 50s throughout much of the morning. but now, it doesn't take much for the sunshine breaking out. a little bit of a southwesterly flow, and yes, there is the jefferson memorial lit up by some sunshine. a live view from our hd city camera. overlooking the potomac. right now reagan national, it's at 64. with the sun peeking through and we've got a very light northwesterly breeze there. and this is one of the photos sent in by one of our viewers. these are bleeding heart flowers, beautiful. thank you, susan mcdonald. she sent those to weather@nbcwashington.com. >>> and here's another beautiful flower, taken from a front lawn by jonathan ger

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