aggies out ahead quickly. standish. aggies lead by 18.and, the more talented team, got it going. mincy, thomas -- acc player of the year and looking like it. terps were down double digits again. mincy, best player the game. she is not left handed. kizer, senior. not to be denied. and she beats the shot clock. maryland ended on a 21 to 4 run, winning 81-75, reaching the next round the first time undercoats brenda -- under coach brenda frese. >> it was extremely special. a lot of maryland magic going on. 14, we have had so many games where we have been -- for our team, we have had so many games where we have been battle tested. >> we are going to give a are all matter what the score is -- give our all no matter what the score is. >> maryland will face the top seed. the irish defeated bonaventure 79-45. the orioles hit the home stretch of spring training with five men still in the running for the starting rotation. there are questions that lin ger. he was knocked around a little bit. not sure if he can go the distance. the game ended in a 3-

aggie is up by 11. later, scary moment for the terps. thomas to tihanna hawkins.eave the game and not return. hopefully she'll be back in the next round. moseley played beat the shot clock. maryland takes the lead. terps force a turnover, alyssa thomas to lauren mincy. the terps end the game on a 21-4 run. maryland 81-74, advancing to the lead. they'll take on top seed notre dame on tuesday. >>> let's go to hockey. a must-win for alex ovechkiovec. how about miko coyvu. 12 stays in the first period. no score after 1. second period, alex on the break with jason chamera. chucks it past matt hackett, his 19th goal of the season. 2-0 capitals looking good. they need to win this game because buffalo is in that eighth and final playoff spot with 84 points now. >> and the whiz play tonight. >> they just must win. >>> that's the news. we'll be back at 11:00. have

. >> aggie the cow is a star at the prospect park zoo. >> [ moos ] she even gets her own fan mail. >>she's a dexter cow. she's from southern ireland. >> you can learn about aggie and the other animals at the zoo from discovery guides like vanessa. >> as a discovery guide, i inform people about the animal facts, i show them how to feed the animal, and i talk to them. >> there are anywhere from 25 to 50 discovery guides working at a time. many are given school credit for their work. >> some of the kids are coming through internship programs, which basically means they get out of school early, or maybe they don't go to school that day and they come and do their internship so they get credit for their hours. >> but school credit is not the only benefit. >> some of them have career aspirations to work with animals or even work in education, so it gives them that firsthand opportunity to do that. >> atu marshall is an example of someone who began as a guide. >> i started as a teen volunteer when i was 15. basically, i would stand in at the barn area and give any information about the animal

second half, aggies taking control. standish lays it in. maryland was up to the task. left landed layup, and got fouled, made the free throw. under two to go. maryland leads by one. thomas, mincy. maryland rallies to defeat texas a&m 81-74. >> we've had so many games where we've been battle tested like this before, you know, obviously never on a stage like this in the ncaa tournament. but when you battle the teams in the conference, we were down to georgia tech by 20, this team knows and believes and has the confidence we can come back against anyone. >> maryland plays notre dame tuesday night in the elite eight. >>> the nba, and a touch stretch for the wizards. tonight is game two in boston against the celtics. washington would have to play short handed. nene unable to go because of back spasms. pass deflects to bradley, who scores. risk guard with a career high 23. jordanian crawford from the wings, part of a 13-0 run. crawford with a team high 20. fourth quarter, celtics go on a 10 to nothing run. wizard lose, 88-76. boston completes the series sweep. >>> redskins a

the reason being, the aggies are the reigning national champs. haven't they earned the right to be the favorite? a number two seed, not to mention a top 20 team all season long. >> and there are a lot of people who don't have face faith in us and i think the pressure is on them. >> reporter: the terps have two team mottos, fight to the finish and 12 strong. that is a belief system and got them to the sweet 16. >> we're not just a one- dimensional team and we have multiple scorers and some other players key go to and so, i know going there we're going to come on out. >> and that is what we need and to know strong. i believe everyone in the locker room bought into that. >> reporter: 12 strong this sunday versus texas a&m at noon. >>> we have to take a quick break. when we come back, tiger woods is moving and grooving at the arnold palmer invitational. high and low lights coming up.  buy one spectrum by lg, and get one free ? with verizon 4g lte and a 4.5" true hd display, it's great for watching movies and sports, a true hdtv experience right on m

maryland advances to play the defending national champions texas a&m aggies. >> our conference play by itself prepared us for these moments. it lets us know we can hang with anybody and we are never out of the game. >> the lady who is of georgetown play georgia tech. the winner moves to the sweet 16. the capitals have won five of the last seven. last night they beat the red wings. when the red wings have lost five straight, there were sensational last night. he led a confident attack. a couple of other notes, hinews ward -- hines ward has now retired. jacksonville also the team everybody is talking about four tim tebow. gilbert has signed with memphis to finish the season. >> the denver broncos will be something to watch. >> you still have time to sign up for a new ipad. >> one more chance to redeem yourself. >> just checking out site tomorrow. temperatures much like today in the 70's and near 80 on friday. it will be cooler over the weekend. '63, we can live with that. >> have a good night. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ ♪ an old

and found themselves down by 18 points at one point in the game but they would rally and beat the aggies 81-74, they now next face top seed notre dame tomorrow night. head coach brenda frese talked about this tough match up just a short time ago. >> for us there is no pressure. you know at the start of the season no one expected us to be here and you know we are going to go out as a two seed and just play our hearts out for 40 minutes. we are going to be 12 strong you know fighting to by able to have a chance to go to denver. >> the men's fine 4 is now set, saturday night it is kentucky playing louisville then it is kansas and ohio state. see both games right here live at wjz 13. >> i am like way out of it. my bracket has crumb led. >> i am holding on by my fingers. >> still to come violence on the campus of mississippi state university. the latest on the search for a killer. >> the head of the catholic church is doing something no pope has done in a decade. we will explain. >> and taking another live look outside it is sunny but a little bit of a chilly start to your workweek, your comp

thomas splits two defenders, two of her 21, turns trail by 3 at the half,ing a gees took control -- aggies took control, stand ir, texas a and m led, biggest lead of second half. lauren takes it all the way down the lane gets the left handed lay up to go. turps. 7 under 2 to go alissa thomas, lauren, with 21, maryland rallies, 18 and 11 points to advance 81-74. >>> we've had so many games where we have been battle tested like this before, you know, obviously never on a stage like this, in ncaa tournament but when you battle the teams in the conference, we were down to georgia tech by 20, this team knows and believes and has the confidence that we can come back against anyone. >> maryland will face notre dame tuesday night with a trip to final four at stake. >> men's tournament, top seeded kentucky, defeated number three seed bailor. last night, taking on top seeded syracuse. first half, scoop with a alley oop to fair tied at the break. second half ohio break fed their big man, he went to work after getting into foul trouble early took over late scored 19 out of 7 boards ohio state defeated

shane long pull one back after the break but you can still held on to maintain that bush near it that aggy's are now without awareness three matches but remain eleven points clear of the relegation zone in fourteen. we want to saturday manchester city return to the top but only on goal difference after salvaging a one one draw at stoke however second place manchester united do have a game elsewhere after all cemented third place with a three nil home win over aston villa chelsea remain fierce after a goal or straw with fourth placed tottenham bolton star liverpool to want to move out of the relegation zone while sunderland reach q.p.r. and everton wants one is the wolves loss their fourth in a row to one of knowledge. while there was a nail biting old firm gabi instructed on sunday with hosts rangers denying arch rivals odds on favorite celtic the chance to win the scottish premier league title at their i brought around sone aluko as individual run lead to the home side opening after eleven minutes to go did have their chances but couldn't convert them more misery was in store chart do you r

maryland shocked the aggies 81-74. the next up, top seed notre dame on tomorrow.em. >> go, terps. >>> for the first time in more than 923 days, tiger woods is the winner of a golf tournament. woods gave himself a much-needed confidence boost winning the arnold palmer invitational by five strokes. the win is his first on the tour since 2009, shortly before he ran his escalade into a tree back in november of 2009. sunday's win also comes just two weeks before the masters, a major woods is hoping to win for the fifth time. >> i guess he's thinking he's got the masters just where he wants it. next. >> right. maybe momentum. all right. 4:51. tom? >> yes? >> what's going on with the weather? you said something about cold temperatures again? >> you know, this time tomorrow morning, we'll be talking about freezing -- >> no. wow. >> temperatures. >> we have to bring the plants in. >> yeah. and friday got to 83. and now we're talking freezing temperatures tomorrow morning. must be spring. >> must be. >> spring is a battle between winter and summer. winter's going to be winn

the aggies are are the the reigning national champs.'t the terps earned the right to be the favorite? >> a lot of people are -- don't have faith in us. i honestly believe that. i believe that we'll be ready to play. i think the pressure is on them. >> reporter: the terps have two team motto this is season, fight to the finish and 12 strong. it is actually a belief system. it has gotten them to the sweet 16. >> we do have multiple scorers and other players that we can go to. i know going to the next round, we'll all come out trying to playing our best. >> that is what we need. we need us to be 12 strong and

. >> i think the aggies will do well. they've been a leader in our storm shelter program, everything nearing design of that. so i think that there are those programs that are such prestige and established programs this is not going to be as dramatic as they think. but we do need to look at are we targeting the right types of training we need based upon what the skill sets are? i'll give you an example. there's a lot of folks my age and my profession that are leaving these professions

aggies in control early. skiular collins buries the three. up as many as 18 in the first half. back come the terps off the miss. in transition. alyssa thomas. the acc player of the year. nifty move. she had 21 points. maryland ends on a 21-6 run in the half. just over a minute to go. terps force a turnover. alyssa thomas to her buddy lauren mincy. the terps end the game on a 24-1 run. maryland rallies to beat texas a&m, 81-74, advancing to the elite eight. the terps play top seed notre dame on tuesday. >>> have a little baseball. in vieira. nats hosting the mets. bottom of the first, desmond leading off and leading off well. his first home run this spring. three batters later, jayson werth at the plate. he crushes one to left. and rumor has it the ball actually hit his truck in the parking lot. nats score five runs in the first. meanwhile, steven strasbourg cruising along. pitches five scoreless. the nats blank the mets. first win in 12 games. hip, hip, horay. >>> tonight on "sports final," tiger triumphing in orlando. wait until you find out

the aggies are the defending national champs. alexia standish outside. texas a&m led by 18 early. laurin mincy, the software hits the three -- the soft more hits the three. 18 point-lead down to three. marilyn comes back again - maryland- it comes back again. they will play at notre dame tomorrow night. men's final four headed to new orleans. the tar heels louis to kansas. north carolina in white -- the tar heels lose to kansas. taylor. kansas winds and will play ohio state. kentucky and louisville in the other. then there is tiger woods. he has to be one of the favorites to win the masters. he won the arnold palmer invitational. his first win since 2009. one of four birdies. no problems with the need or the achilles. -- no problems with the knee. 923 days between pga wins. opening day for the orioles a week from friday. arnold palmer was taken to the hospital after the tournament. he is ok. just a precaution. >> all no ballpark prices are high -- we all know ballpark prices are high. is hot dog measures two feet long. $26. you can split the cost with your friends. it feeds 32 fou

. >> i think the aggies will do well. they've been a leader in our storm shelter program, everything nearing design of that. so i think that there are those programs that are such prestige and established programs this is not going to be as dramatic as they think. but we do need to look at are we targeting the right types of training we need based upon what the skill sets are? i'll give you an example. there's a lot of folks my age and my profession that are leaving these professions soon. are we at the capability to train all the new folks coming up? think about all the training we've done in the last ten years. and we're going to have to make sure that we have the institutions at the higher level and also the disciplines to continue to train that. this is not an attempt to take those facilities and institution that's have done a great job but it's really to kind of come back and go are we identifying what the priorities are? are we investing in the training? are we identifying need for training? look at cyber security.

texas a & m aggies the champs. go onto the elite 8 against notre dame. >> the cats hosting the minnesota wild in the zone he was just as good on offense as he was on defense last night. his 36th goal of the year the caps hold on to blank the wild. hammer records his third career shutout and the first of the season for him. >>> to the wizards, they were in action last night. avery bradley replaced ray allen in the lineup. look at that. a career high 23. celtics win this 88-76. that is going to do it for your morning sports. >>> so are your taxes done yet? i'm going to help you avoid some of the most common tax mistakes, coming up in ten minutes. >>> plus today the supreme court starts hearing arguments on when president obama's healthcare reform law violates it is constitutes. >> reporter: 270, a little bit of volume forming out of frederick. beyond this point you are okay. coming up in my next report a closer look at maryland roads. you are watching 9news now, we'll be back in a couple of minutes. ♪ [ male announce

what you saw a month aggie was prices going up and a number of refineries shut down, transitioning intoummer blend gasoline. >> they're coming back online now. we're starting to get more supply and it's possible we're getting more resupply out of refineries outside of the state. >> and there is the story of a company that received 800,000ses today promote the sale of truck that's burned natural gas and impact it's having on residents. >> vice president joe biden criticizing the republican presidential hopefuls for not supporting a bailout plan. >> newt gingrich said, quote, a mistake. the guy i work with every day, the president didn't flinch this, is a man with steel in his spine. >> he made remarks during an appearance in ohio and will make three more appearances as the campaign begins to sharpen its focus. >> later this month senate expected to consider a reauthorization of the violence against women act. it had solid support. republicans opposed to additional pro visions democrats have attached to the bill and they say democrats are playing politics in order to win over voters. >> t

the aggies had just one basket in the final minutes and they win it. >> when we were down i think whatas playing in my mind is i don't want this to be my last game. >> this team has the confidence to come back against anyone and i thought we were resilient in terms of our our tenacity. >> so they will take on notre dame. >> you know it was interesting -- she is taking real estate course, and jake and i got out of the house, just let her do her homework and i went where i could have 5 tvs in front of me where i could practice the fine manually art of multitasking and even with all that the big topic of conversation was how great the lady terps played. >> as it should be. >> as it should be and as we move deeper into the lady eye tournament, just like the year maryland won this is going to be a lot of fun. they have big game. >> they do. >> they have big big game. coming back against the defending national champs, hey, listen, we have got interesting weather coming our way. i want to take a look at a graphic. a front is going to dive into our area. this time tomorrow morning it is going

the reason being, the aggies are the reigning national champs.rights to be the favorite? a number two seed acc tournament champ and not to mention a top 20 team all season long? >> a lot of people don't have faith. i think the pressure is on them. >> the target is definitely on them, and i know a lot of people will -- don't have faith in us and we're going to come out and play strong with some energy for 40 minutes. >> reporter: they have two team mottos, fight to the finish and be strong. it's gotten them to the sweet 16. >> we're not a one-dimensional team. we have multiple scorers and other players we can go to and so i know going to the next round, we'll come out on top. >> that's what we need and i believe everyone in the locker room bought into that and we believe that we're 12 strong. >> 12 strong for the sweet 16 this sunday versus texas a&m at noon. lindsay murphy, fox 5 sports. >> thank you. >> maryland leaves tomorrow afternoon for raleigh, north carolina, a familiar court. they play there every year against nc state. brian, we wish th

reason being the aggies are the national champ, but vanity the temps earned the right to be -- haven'tright to be favorite, a top 20 team all season long? >> a lot of people don't have faith in us. i believe we're going to go out and be ready to play. i think the pressure is on them. >> reporter: fight to the finish and 12 strong is the terps two team mottos. it's a belief system and it's got am them to the sweet 16. >> we're not just -- gotten them to the sweet 16. >> we're just going to try to come out and play our best. >> we need to be strong and i believe everybody in the locker room bought into that and we all believe we are 12 strong. >> reporter: 12 strong for the sweet 16 this sunday versus texas a&m at noon. lindsay murphy, fox 5 sports. >>> maryland leaves tomorrow afternoon for raleigh, north carolina, not a home court but kind of familiar. they play this of year against north carolina state -- there every year against north carolina state. >>> getting into college is exciting enough, right? how about finding out you're getting a free ride to one of the most expensive unive

we saw why against the aggies. they got a big task.at maryland has done, unbelievable this season. >> all right, and the young girls have been playing really well, of course, the terps tip tomorrow at 9:00 against notre dame. and saturday is the final four. you can see that right here on wusa. final four show starts at 4:00. louisville, kentucky, tips around 6:09. frank hanrahan, nicole, thanks for coming in. >>> still ahead, the supreme court begins three days of hearings on healthcare reform. a look at the implication. >>> if you think dick cheney was moved to the top of the list for a new heart, you may not realize he had one of these in his chest for the past two years. i'm peggy fox. take a look at the matching process and why a 71-year-old would be given a new heart. >>> but first, reaching out to help those struggling to put food on the stable no matter how far away they live. how you can help next in our hero central. >>> in alexandria, volunteers from all over virginia go to christ house on wheels to help feed the hungry and t

maryland trailed by as much as 18 points but stormed back ending the game on a 21-4 run shocking the aggies' 81-74. next up, top seed, notre dame tomorrow. >>> fireworks marked the beginning of the cherry blossom festival. thousands of people stood in the rain for opening day, even though most of the blossoms themselves are fading. the peak bloom is already over. rain washed away a lot of the blossoms over the weekend. and there are still several events planned for the rest of the five-week festival. you can take in. >>> take a look outside. look. you can see not quite as full of bloom as they were last week about this time. you can see all the wind blowing out there. that camera is really, really shaking. winds shook a lot of the blossoms to the ground and i guess the rain washed them out. i was out there over the weekend and they were still hanging on. a lot of them are gone now. >> rain did a number on them. now the wind is doing a number on the blossoms. no doubt on your block, you are seeing the blossoms swirling down the sidewalks now as we had the winds at bouncing our camera around

but they know the aggies will be a challenge. >> they know what they are doing. they have been here before. their size and just experience. but -- you know, we're, we're trying to come in and knock them off and to show people what we can do. >> we're making, you know, our names know now. we're playing defending champions. we we have the opportunity to beat them. >> the sophomore is making her name know. she scored 25 points in the second round victory over lewieville. they are playing texas in raleigh, north carolina, tomorrow at noon. >> all right. go ladies. >> they are tough. they are. turn tough. >> turn tough. that will be on somebody's shirt tomorrow. >> it might already be. you never know. >>> it will be a good weekend to be inside watching all of the basketball action. a lot of folks still have interest, if your bracket is not destroyed. it is a tough tournament for some of us. but again a nice weekend. if you plan on being outside for anything. just know that thunderstorms will be on and off through the afternoon. not wash outed you're plannings, but not

chu: a year aggie in afghanistan, harry lu was the victim of hazing. he was punched and kicked by his peers as they poured the contents of a sand bag over his face and mouth. this physical torture and hazing lasted a full three hours and 20 minutes. 22 minutes after his abusers stopped, harry killed himself. he was my nephew. the perpetrators were let off with virtually no punishment. that is why for months after his death, i have been calling for congressional hearings to look into the prove lens of hazing in the military. the military must implement a zero tolerance policy and must change the culture of hazing that is not only accepted but encouraged. and tomorrow, almost on the anniversary of his needless and avoidable death, congress will act. i urge all of you to watch online the armed services -- armed service's committee hearing on hazing. we must hold the military accountable so no one will ever again have to go through what harry endured. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: request permission

. >> i think the aggies will do well. one thing, they've been a leader in our storm shelter program, engine design of that. so i think that there's those programs that are such prestige and establish programs, this is not going to be as dramatic as they thing. but we do need to look at, are we targeting the right types of training we need based upon what the skill sets are? i'll give you an example. there's a lot of folks my age in my profession that are going to be leaving these professions and. do have the capability to train all the new folks coming up? think about all the training we done in the last 10 years, and we are going to have to make sure we have the institutions, the higher level and also the discipline. this is not an attempt to take those facilities and institutions that have done a great job that it's kind of comeback and go are we identifying what the priorities are, are we investing in the training and the types of training? are we identify needs for training? look at cybersecurity. we know there may be

. >> i think the aggies have done well. they have been a leader in the storm shelter program.here of those programs that are such prestige and established programs that this is not going to be as dramatic as they think. we do need to look at whether we are targeting the right types of training we need, based upon with the skill sets are? i will give you an example. there are about folks my age in my profession that are going to be leaving. " do we have the capability to train the new people? think about all of the training we have done in the last 10 years. we have to make sure we have the institutions and the higher level and discipline to continue to trend. this is not an attempt to take those facilities and institutions that have done a great job, but it is coming back and going, all care we identifying the priorities? are we investing in training? are we identifying needs? with its cyber security. there may be areas we need to develop. >> -- >> we have to invest in giving the return. that is looking at what are the needs as the next generations, and we look at our national

. >> when the thing the aggies did was they were a leader in our storm shelter program. i think there are some programs that have such prestige. this will not be as dramatic as they think. are we targeting the right types of training we need based upon the skill sets? the above folks in my profession that will be leaving these professions and. are we training the new folks? we might have the disciplines to continue. this is not an attempt to take those institutions that had done a great job. are we identifying what the priorities are? we need to make sure what we are being invested in. we look at our national prepared this goal. we're doing pretty good. we still have lots of need. are we getting back funding? >> i agree with that concept. i think my time is up. >> could you turn your mike up? >> as i mentioned, they send a description to the president as required by the policy director. they describe the various components. they interact to deliver the abilities to achieve a national prepared this goal. it describes how the components help us understand risk and a curren