everyone knows alex ovechkin is making his home preseason debut.usly wants to pick up and do better, he started off the playoffs last year, he scored five playoff goals all totalled. he is determined to help this team learn from their mistakes. his line mate mike knuble said ovechkin is always ready to go. he's excited to see what ove is ready to bring to the table. >> it's fun to e him play. even his own teammates. you feel that much more comfortable when he's on the ice, and when the other team sees his name on the lineup boorksd it's a ltle bit of an intimidation factor. he's going to be -- he'll look like -- crtain guys look like they're in mid season form all the time. he'll be having fun and be all over the place doing his thing. i think that's pretty -- he'll be playing his me. >> mike knuble will be playing on that first line tonight with alex ovechkin. the pition battle to watch is going to be for center, they'll all be competing for time. that's a battle to pay attention to. the capits are three preseason games in, after tonight they have

alex ovechkin, what do you have?i have a pretty hard workout in the summer, so feel pretty good and ready to go. >> i think everybody is pretty positive and obviously had to put some things in the past, but guys are excited to be here and i think it was a long summer for us, a little too long. you know, i know as far as myself and a lot of the other guys, we're ready to get going this year. >>> football big east versus acc. cinci visiting new york state. follows the blockers, cuts inside and 31 yards later scores, nc state a winner 30- 19. the seattle stormers champions again completing its undefeated mark through the post season beating the atlanta dream 87- 84. the storm won each of its seven postgames for its second wnba title. they also won the 2004 championship. >>> and former terp and acc player of the year greivis vasquez agrees to terms with the memphis tabriz his. i'm dave feldman. brian is back with more of the edge after this. have a good night. úh>h >>> here's a last look

. >> alex ovechkin on the ice. he posted a set of hits. the kacapitols beat the bruins 3-2.didn't take long for these teams to mix it up a bit. seven minutes in, caps forward and the bruins shawn thornton go at it for more than a minute. earns them each a five-minute penalty tryi to show off for their coaches. eight minutes into the first, the young center gets it from alexander ovechkin for the ca' first home goal for the pre-season. they're up 1-0. marcus johansson passes to ovechkin, semin on the power play. the caps are up -2. they go ahead and win it 3-2 and they travel to boston tomorrow. >>> steven strasburg has his cast off after that surgery, and in a komps caconference call, he was close to starting rehab. he sounded very upat. he chaulked it up to a very goo season as much as he played, and he couldn't wait to get back out there and show it to the people. >>> let's go to nats park. second game of the final evening. after a walk and a steal, roy oswalt gets abouncer back to the mound. nigel morgan caught in a rundown. the nationals don't have a hit, but yet they le

alex ovechkin had two assists in his pre-season day butte. >>> the skins head out on the road to taken the eagles on sunday. later today, donovan mcnabb will talk to reporters in his weekly wednesday presser. no doubt, he will be asked all the things about philly. his counterpart, michael vick will be making his third start of the season. donovan mcnabb is still working on getting the skips' offense in gear. two weeks ago, he threw for more than 400 yards against texans but the team lost as they did last week against the rams. now t gets real interesting as mcnabb heads back to philly to face his old team. >> i've always said this is just a normal game and in the situation for us, it is a must- win coming off of two losses like we've had these past two weeks. no matter who we're playing. we have to come out and be able to execute and come out and win by any means necessary. >> the nationals playing in their second to last home game against the fuelies. - - against the phillies. the nats edged philly 2-1789. >>> how is this for an attention grabber. our area leads the nation in kidney

alex ovechkin arrived at training camp. >> it still stinks.a motivating factor. you come back to camp with a level of intensity to make some wrongs right. >> it was a long summer for us. i know as far as myself, we're ready to get going. >> good to have the capitals back. that's a quick look at sports. have a great friday. >>> president obama attacks republicans over their handling of the economy. >>> and today the new darling of the tea party movement is coming to washington. >>> and defense officials are expected to help with traffic nightmares from the opening of a new dod center in alexandria. how is traffic looking now, angie? >>> all board. right now it's smooth sailing 50 westbound past 97 all the way toward washington. we have more traffic conditions along with your week weather with howard when 9news now returns. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. at kaiser permanente, we believe that if knowledg

. >> alex ovechkin is the obvious superstar on the capitols ross sister, but backstrom is really ther the team. after his first 100-point season last year, the caps signed him to a ten-year $67 million contract. backstrom immediately gave back to his parents who helped nurture his hockey career while growing up in sweden. as for his life in d.c. he's adjusting quite well. he met me for lunch at cafe milano. ♪ >> reporter: you're from sweden, but you sa it feels like you're coming home to d. you've only been here a few years. you really like the city? >> yeah, i do. especially when i signed a contract for ten years, i have to feel like home. no, it's good. i like it here, i like the people here, the whole city, so -- >> howifficult is it to get over the language barrier? you speak very well, i know it wasn't that way for you when you first got here? >> no, it was hard. it was hard. we have english in school, but i wasn't that good. >> really? >> i was kind of ke, it wasn wasn't -- was embarrassing to come here the first couple times, i didn't speak. it's something you have to get used

alex ovechkin makes his preseason debut, tt's the big deal down here.e playing on a line with mike knuble. i had a chance to talk to knuble earlier, he sees the benefit of the preseason, but he can't wait to get the regular season started. i've seen you at the redskins games, i'm wondering if you have the same sentiment they do about preseason games, you'd rather not deal with them at all? >> yeah, they're a necessary ev evil. it's one of things, you want to play them, you want to get to a point where you're comfortable and ready to play the season. some guys want to play a lot. i know you've got to play them, that's the reality, because you can't duplicate game situations anywhere but in the game. it'something you want to get through playing well, don't get hurt, trying to ok forward to the art of the season. >> game four of the stanley cup playoffs last year, you scored two goals, had a great game, and obviously you guys lost in the first round. how hurricanery doesthat make you to make you want to get to regular game time? >> i think after th season