in the first, and alex ovechkin, feeds the puck across the crease, and scores. one-zero caps. in the third backstrom picks out the past, in sync with ovechkin who notched his second goal of the night. backstrom scored his 13th goal of the season. the capitals win, 3-1. >>> the wizards hit a new interest in the load tonight. they forgot to put roger mason's junior's name on the active roster before tipoff, so he gets into the game, makes the basket, and is pulled out with a technical foul because of the slip up. the wizards were down big trying to make a comeback. jordan crawford with the alley- oop, to mcgee and the wizards down by 10. but milwaukee leads with 22. the box down the wizards 102- 81. i>>> the virginia-towson game tonight had a david-goliath field. towson has yet to win a game this season, but never underestimate an opponent. first half, virginia with the look from deep, long range. it drains the 3 0-9 towson early. final seconds of the first half the cavs move the ball around. passes up the shot, harris beat the buzzer. virginia survived a scare from towson 57-50

and will bring down the big move from biewd troa hunter and what this means for alex ovechkin. and a prediction. you want to hear what he has to say. >> he wants to hear what i have to say. i have stellar weather. we have a day similar to yesterday if you liked it, plenty of sunshine. the five-day forecast holds changes for us but my full forecast is just ahead. we will be back after the break. ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. >>> top stories we were following this morning. d.c. police investigating a deadly shooting of a woman in a row house at the 500 block of 23 place in northeast d.c. there was a deadly shooting just two blocks from there about five hours earlier and one person was shot and another stabbed around 5:00 this morning on 18th streets. both of those victims are alive

alex ovechkin through the wicket to pavlik! >> the caps beat the winnipeg jets 1-0. >>> time now to go off the wall with dave ross and wisdom martin. this week's topic, is tim tebow the real dale and will they bring rex grossman back next season. >> off the wall and sweet cream on ice cream sandwich, we are back. >> did you just come up with that? >> no, i didn't. i won't tell you where i got it. let's talk about washington. rex grossman, at the end of the season, they have a chance to be done with him. >> he is a free agent. >> should she bring him back? >> i think it's good question. does he even want to be back. >> i don't think he has any options. >> i think he has options. you think he should be back. i'm not saying as the starting quarterback for this team. but the one thing he has proven is he can run this offense, wisdom. it doesn't always manifest itself in wins but it does into points and yards. i think he could be a caretaker if you drafted a rookie quarterback and let rex do the bidding until that guy is ready. what

alex ovechkin getting acquainted with the net.olas backstrom the sweetest sensation makes the two. that's the first outburst in three games. and then alex simmons deposits. caps win 4-1. all right. as bad as friday's preseason opener was, it didn't really count for anything but it looked bad. real bad. let me put it this way. when a guy names spencer hall gets a career high on you and he doesn't play the whole game, it's time to rethink. nick young just resigned. back into the game. right on queue. he finished 3 of 10. 8 points. john wall, though, check this out. bucket and 1. good game for him. 17 points, 3 assists. jrue holiday says happy festivus. pro bowl fan voting is done. let's talk some football. and guess who was nowhere near the top. london fletcher? leading the league in tackles but patrick willis leads in voting. fletcher has never been select dz as a starter. -- selected as a starter. while he's the total team guy, he says it would be nice. >> to finally say my peers and the fans and the coaches finally get it. [ laug

and alex ovechkin did what he gets paid to do.ored a goal in a crucial situation just what the doctor ordered for the capitals. let's go north of the border. micha michael neuvirth. he had 26 saves in the game. the odd man rush. shot blocked by dennis wideman. wideman makes a great save here, really helping neuvy out. markus johansson leaves it for alex ovechkin. he rips and t and he scores. his tenth goal of the season. ovie, that little wrister goes in. neuvy gets his fifth career shutout. it was the ovie and neuvy show. one of the best all around games the team has played this season. and coach hunt are likes it a lot. >> michael kept us in the game early and gave us some confidence and we played well in the third and a few penalties, you know, in the third so both of us had a chance but we didn't -- the power play didn't come through. one play ended up in the net. >> actually, i didn't see the puck. when i see the red light i said, gees, it's in. it was an important goal for the team and i'm happy i scored it. >> still no word

they are still smarting from that butt whooping they got. 21 points for alex ovechkin. even winnipeg -- their opponents -- they are ahead of them now. >> it is early but we're in a dogfight. we have to find a way to rise above it. >> chicago, minnesota. look at this. the score, he did set, patrick kaine with the shot of the night. the next game of the season will be december 26 against the nats. keep in mind, most of these guys are 23 years old or younger. they have to sit back and evaluate. >> is not a one game, one season arec narrative they are on. this is the second step in a long journey, second season with new ownership and a new strategy. >> this point is if fans are a little bit impatient right now the bottom line is eight guys under the age of 23. so impatience is the key thing they are looking at. they want more patients as they go along. >> watched them grow. >> >> just one more day to win $700 in free groceries. >> that is right. like our facebook page if you have not already. the winner gets a $700 prize from peabody. >> and right now you can never freed fo

alex ovechkin through the wicket to pavlik. >> ovechkin with his 10th goal of the season.jets 1-10 -- i mean 1-0. >> emergency -- imagine if that happened. >> it was good to see ovi get that off. we need the caps to be the caps. >> especially now. >> redskins still sliding but a couple of games left to try to safeling face. what are the odds of doing that this week against the team they've already beat this season. >> not good. i think we heard tony perkins before we went to break when you read the tease. no! it doesn't look good for them going to beat the giants. they were terrible. but let's get back to week one. the hot tub time machine. week one, tony, remember this? ryan kerrigan there. it is going tobacco great year! everybody is happy. everybody is wearing short sleeves. it's beautiful day at fedex field. >> it will be this way forever, dave. tell me things will never change. >> things have gone south in a hurry. 4-9, only winning three times since that day. >> here is the thing. back then -- now, you mentioned the giants have been slipping lately. good win last wee

sidney crosby and alex ovechkin facing off for the first time since the winter classic. unfortunately, they didn't factor in last night. first period, john erskine gets into it. second period. jason chimera goes backhand. scores. nifty move. game tied at one. third period now. same score. loose puck here. erskine falls down. good look on net. oh, man. bounces off and if. see it again. he said he really should have made that save. the penguins win it 2-1. the caps have lost four in a row. tomorrow night, maybe they'll get a win for their head coach dale hunter. they host the ottowa senators. >> they'll come back. >> get them some skittles. the redskins too. >> that's a key ingredient. >> thanks, hakeem. >>> coming up, a d.c. neighborhood once known for crime and prostitution has been transformed into one of the city's hottest neighborhoods. >>> and for all your news, follow news 4 online. search nbc washington on facebook[ baby coughing ] [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more pollution from power plants means more childhood asthma attacks. [ labored breathing ]

. >> it was rumored when bruce was fired that his relationship with alex ovechkin has soured.what is your relationship like with the captain? >> he had ten hits one game, seven hits, you know, he's a different player. he plays so physical and -- but he does and that is what makes him a special player. >> you play with great goal scorers. has that experience helped you in dealing with the super star like alex ovechkin? >> oh yeah. it puts pressure on him. everybody scores, you have to score and so it's pressure. but as long as they play the right way, it will come and it always does. i have seen him go through slumps and don't score for a while, but you keep playing the right way, they come out of it. >> since you took over, how has the students progress. what have you seen from them? >> the coach is hoping they get better and better. so you know, we are pretty good defensively, now we are starting to score more goals. power play seems to be working better. but you know, you are judged by every game. it's always play well. and then we play well that game, have to play well the

33 maachup at 7 o'ccock...maryland high school football state championships only on the cw 3&.alex ovechkinboth sent to the sin bin.....-& period...tied at one...chris kunntz gives pittsburgh thee to oh-and-2 under ddle hunter... that'll do it for this edition of sports unlimited...i'm bruce cunninnham...be sure to tunn in to fox455morning news

sidney crosby and alex ovechkin. all eyes on them. kunitz stepped up and scored the game winner for pittsburgh. hunter still looking for the first win as caps' coach. penguins won it 2-1. >>> rangers and hurricanes. kurt muller has coached two, and lost both of them. gaborik with a two-on-one to give new york the lead in the third. rangers handed the hurricanes their fifth straight loss 5-3. >>> back to football, great finish between number 23, west virginia and south florida. mountaineers down a touchdown, five minutes to play, garrison punched it out from five yards out and tied it 27-27. west virginia gets the ball back. needing a big play on fourth down. 13 seconds to play. smith hits bailey across the middle getting west virginia into field goal range. betancourt for the game, got it as time expired. west virginia rallied to win it 30-27 and clinched a share of the big east title. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> well, a ho-hum box office weekend and a wildly random pot

no problem for alex ovechkin but he's been in a bit of a scoring slump. stopped and popped for his first goal in nearly two weeks. capitals scored four in the third and beat the senators 5-3. sabres got things started with three goals in the first. bil billy with his third of the year and flyers scored four straight. jagg jagr scored in the third. sabres force overtime when giroux was off to the races. a break dast way from center ice, beat ryan miller for the win and flyers win a wild one 5 -4 in overtime. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> one star's named most bankable, another entertainer of the year. your early morning entertainment headlines straight ahead. >>> and the survivors gather together for what could be the last time. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this thursday. our nor'easter is heading over cape cod and into the gulf of maine, getting reports of thunder notice. big, wet snowflakes are falling in massachusetts on the 495 loop as the rain transitions over to snow and at the same time

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alex ovechkin. he did damage in more ways than one. ovechkin is in the corner, gets hammered by chris neil. watch as they skate back up ice. watch his stick. boom, caught him in the midsection. the officials didn't see his stick. no penalty. neil was given a minor for diving. the guy who got hit got the penalty. in the third period, ovechkin skates through everybody. watch this. loses the defender. a shot there. you know what this is like? it's like a pump fake in basketball, then you get the lay up. you can't see this too many times. this is amazing. >> pick it up. >> yep. oh, that is beautiful. the capitals win 5-3. maybe this is the wake up call he's needed. >> alex has been playing well. he's got -- he's been hitting, got lots of shots. his speed, last night, he had lots of speed. you feel good about yourself. he could have scored a lot more last night. it was a big goal he scored. that's the important thing. >> he's trying to expand his game and make things work when he's having a tough time. you know, he's working hard and trying

no problem for alex ovechkin but he's been in a bit of a scoring slump. maybe this will get him going. stopped and popped for his first goal in nearly two weeks. capitals scored four in the third and beat the senators 5-3. the sakers and buffalo. sabres got things started with three goals in the first. billy with his third of the year and flyers scored four straight. the flyers dame back to score four straight. the sabres were tied late in the third and forced overtime. a break-away from center rice to beat ryan miller for the win. he leads the league in points. the flyers won a wild one 5-4 in overtime. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> one star's named most bankable, another entertainer of the year. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> and survivors gather together for what could be the last time. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. partly cloudy skies and cold mornings and decent afternoons is in the forecast for the next two days for the intermountain west and everybody o

alex ovechkin with a big hit at the blue line. it starts a break. backstrom, back hands it. the caps up 3-1. third period, ovechkin up the left side. second goal of the game and ninth of the season. caps defeat rangers 4-1. 36- year-old london fletcher snubbed again for the probowl. he's the first alternate despite leading the nfl with 163 tackles. he has been at the probowl alternate ten times now. played in the last two games, but today the veteran was asked if this decision shocked him. >> not surprising. the bottom line is, you know, need to win more games. teams that win tend to be more players in the probowl. you know, it's how that deal goes. >> the military bowl at rfk stadium. spinning and catching, 33 yards for the air force touchdown. they did the exthat point. fake. they go for two for the win. oh no. two point conversion fails. 42-41. i'm dave feldman. wisdom is back after this. @ >>> that's it for the news edge. have a gad night.

alex ovechkin hadn't scored in five straight games. tied at 1, senators on offense. this goal. this is just pretty. wraps around everybody on the ice. i don't know how he did it. but he managed to poke it in there. ottawa with the 2-1 lead. third period caps on the power play. backstrom puts it in there. they are feeling good. game tied at 2. later still tied at 2. four-on-four, ovechkin with the puck and this is what he does. one-on-two, one-on-four. loses the defender, pump fake and then shot. the goal was wide open. he faked out everybody. look how easy this is. it's like a layup. the capitals win 5-3. that's his ninth goal of the year. they host toronto on friday. everybody happy there. >>> nba news. free agents not allowed to sign yet but roger mason jr. close to agreeing to coming back to the wizards. >>> college hoops, the terps with their hands full with mount st. marys in a game that went down to the wire. this was -- this was close. the terps looking sharp early. watch closely here. a spin move around the defender. look at this. you can't guard that. he had

all right, a tough loss doesn't deter alex ovechkin for doing great community work.icking up presents for needy kids. $10,000 worth of toys. it's all part of the toy drive which begins on december 9. good stuff for special agent number 8 right there. >> that's all for 9news now at 6:00. stay with us for the cbs evening news. that is next. >> and at 7:00, derek is here with our area's only local newscast. good night. >> tonight, now hiring. a surprising drop in unemployment. anthony mason counts the reasons the economy is on the upswing. dean reynolds takes us where the jobs are, in america's fastest growing job creator. lucy craft shows us the wreckage of the fukushima nuclear plant and find the world came closer to catastrophe than we knew. bill whittaker goes into the operating room where hot chemo baths are a promising but controversial way to fight cancer. and steve hartman's on b

matt hendricks and alex ovechkin scored for the caps. they return home to play the new york rangers tomorrow. >>> move over dan marino. saints quarterback drew brees now has the record for most yards passed in a single season. brees topped marino's record set back in 1984 with this nine-yard touchdown pass last night in the saints game against the falcons. brees entered the game needing 305 yards to set that record. he's passed for 300 yards or more for an nfl record 12 times this season and still has one more game to play. love that drew brees. >> we do. >>> two major indicators of the health of the nation's economy will be released today. first the standard & poor's kay shiller home price index. it's one of the leading measures for the residential housing market across the u.s. it tracks the changes of real estate value both nationally and in 20 metro areas, including washington, d.c. the consumer confidence index for november will also be out today. it's a source of economic and business knowledge for companies around the world. last

brooks laich, and alex ovechkin just one goal in the last 15 games, skates deep into the zone, puts on turns, it rips it and gets his ninth of the year. caps 3-2 and 15 seconds later marcus johansson in front to troy brouwer who nets his eighth of the year. the caps defeat the senators 5- 3 and a five-game road losing streak. >>> fresh off its win sunday over notre dame maryland returned home to begin a stretch of six games at comcast center before tipping off the acc schedule. five plus minutes left, terps down one, high off the glass, made the free throw, maryland up 5-2. 2 1/2 to go, terps down one. terrell stoglund leans in, gets the jumper, maryland up 71-70. next possession, it's another jumper. a game high 23 for stoglund, maryland over st. mary's, 77-74 and american wins tonight 74- 72. >>> gary williams in attendance. two of his formerly assistants at maryland facing each other. they were teammates. late 2nd half, there's the three, gw trailing by 10 at the half. 2nd half, robert olson and eric etherly with the finish. had he 12. loyola defeats george washington 60 -- he had 1

he fell short, well today, alex ovechkin admitted everyone was feeling jitters in their first game withoutbruce. >> again, tomorrow is going to be a different day and it will be interesting. >> today, hunter fired assistant coach, bob woods and replaced him with former caps defense man, jim johnson. redskins d'angelo hall has been named the player of the week. sunday marked the first time since october 2 since rex grossman could walk off the field with a good feeling about themselves. now the question, can this come from behind victory be a spring board to greater success? >> to pull out a victory like that and stop the bleeding, it's definitely gratifying. but you know, we're not patting ourselves on the back too much. we are getting ready for the jets and we want that feeling again. hopefully turning into a winning streak. that would be a great change. you know, only time will tell. obviously it's a good feeling. let you g home and let you sleep a little bit easier, but the true worth will be measured on how we play here on out. >> first half off the turnover. allen leads the break. drop

nick backstrom, alex ovechkin, a wrist pass ryan miller for his 12th goal of the year, but that was allcoring. caps are beaten by the sabres 4- 2. >>> the redskins conclude their season next sunday on new year's day at philly against the he'ses. mike shanahan needs a win to match -- eagles. mike shanahan needs a win to match his score. any momentum from the giants two weeks ago are taken. running back adrian peterson for the majority of the 2nd half are out but still managed the win. the redskins finished with a 2- 6 home record. today mike shanahan was asked if turning around the redskins has taken longer than he thought it would. >> i, yeah, a lot longer than i first anticipated. we had less depth than i thought and we are a little bit older in a few different positions and i thought we might keep those players a little bit longer than we did, but that's not a negative. you just got to evaluate your squad on a dayday basis, year to year basis and put the best football team together and i think that's what we're doing. >> a win over the eagles would give the redskins a 3-3 record in th

. >>> here's some fun to end the night, near the end of caps practice this morning alex ovechkin decidedge things up and swap his equipment with michal neuvirth. this picture was snapped of ovie, the goalie. the great 8 took shots from his teammates and after practice said when he was younger, it was his dream to be a goalie. >>> four maryland football players including linebacker kenny tate have been granted medical hard ship waivers granting each of them an extra season with the terps. the news edge will be right back. get the technology they love, on the network they deserve. and video chat with up to 9 of your friends with the galaxy nexus by samsung, or get the samsung stratosphere, and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. or creates another laptop bag, or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $13.2 billion to small businesses across the country so far this year. because the more we help the

alex ovechkin and the caps taking on the first place flyers tonight trying to get that victory but they not protect the net well at all tonight. here they're down 2-0. the flyers score three goals in the second period to go up 4-0. the caps didn't give up. they avoided a shutout but that's about all they could do right. caps lose 5-1. >> i didn't help what i was doing out there. >> it's frustrating but that's the game of hockey. it does happen. it will happen for you and it will happen against you. and one of these nights it will go against us. >> and the holidays can be tough for many families who simply can't afford gifts, so the redskins are doing what they can to help. they had a toy for tots game at sunday's game and tonight some redskins players held a toy drive of their own adding some incentive. bring a toy, get a free autograph. ryan terrain gathered along with some of his other teammates to help make the holidays just a little brighter for some. all the toys and money collected tonight benefits the children's national medical center. with the wizards having to condense trainin

alex semin to alex ovechkin back to semin to nicklas backstrom who scores his 100th career goal putting washington up 2 -0. 3rd period cams holding:to a 2- -- caps holding onto a 2-1 lead. caps win 3-1 winning five of their last six at verizon center. >> you know, since i've been here alex has been taken the body, one of the top hits. he hits and plays hard. that's his game and by doing the right things the scoring is coming. so as long as you're fore- checking and hitting, he had some hits for it, he's rewarded for it. >>> the wizards visiting the bucs, strange moment in the first quarter, roger mason subs in for crawford which is good because mason scores seven section after he checks into the game -- seven seconds after the checks into the game, but then he was asked to leave because he was forgotten to be put on the team's active list. the wizards are charged with a technical foul. wizards lose to the bucs 102- 81. sorry, roger. >>> paul hewitt and george a match on the road facing college in charleston. the dropped pass to ryan pearson, an easy layup plus the foul. patriots led by

for alex ovechkin one the entire game. it's another home loss for the capitals.y crosby and ove meeting for the first time since the winter classic. new head coach dale hunter, man, he wanted that first win to come tonight. first period, five minutes in. aaron asham behind the net. 1-0 penguins on top. can you see dale hunter. oh, man, he is frustrated watching that. early second period, caps even thing up. look at how tasty this shot is, backhand right in there, past marc-and marc-andre fleury. then it's trouble. chris koontz with the shot. looks like a knuckleball but it was an effective knuckleball. makes it 2-1. that's the final. the capitals unable to get a win for dale hunter. they're 0-2 under their new head coach for the second game in a row. he thought he was still coaching 17 or 18-year-old junior hockey players. listen to this. >> the kids competed or the players competed and we had some chances, you know. they're a good team over there. we had a few chances around the net and, you know, we're getting better it. it just takes time. >> we have to find o

alex ovechkin started the scoring, and niklas backstrom and alexander semin with a 4-1 win to the nashville predators. this the first time the big three stars all scored goals in the same game. all the attention was on mike knuble. the assistant captain's wife and children were on hand as teammates and fans honored him for playing in his 1,000th career game. >> the other guys all chipped in and got a sea-doo. it's going to be a lot of fun in the summertime. i'm thrilled how the night went. you get a big win in the end. it turned out to be a great day. >> i think with his big night they were ready to go, and they wanted to win the game for him. >> the captain kept the game up on friday against the new jersey devils. >>> the wizard at least made it a closer game in the preseason matchup against the philadelphia 76ers but still fell short. the wizards took the lead with two minutes left in the game but let it slip away 101-94. john wall had just eight points as did nick young in his first game after re-signing. next up for the wizards, the first game of the regular season at home against the n

. >>> alex ovechkin finally announced his presence for the washington caps last night. ten. >> lowers his shoulders are skates it to the point, slams on the brakes, winds up, fires, scores! ovechkin finally. >> it is about time. ovechkin scored one of three straight goals by the caps in the third period as they beat the ottawa senators 5-3. it is ovechkin's ninth of the soap but just his second in 13 games. >>> to college hoops now. the maryland terps began a six- game stretch at home against mount st. mary's. this one would stay close but they meet the mountaineers 77- 74. >>> gary williams took in a n. a game. two of his former assistants faced each other. they were teammates at catholic. loyola would take a 10-point lead into the break and never relent. loyola defeats george washington 65-55. >>> three local teams advanced to the pop warner national championship game in the junior midget division. in the pee wee division, the marshall heights bison from d.c. beat new haven, connecticut. in the junior pee wee competition, the beacon house falcons from d.c. defeated sta

if anything is going to get alex ovechkin inspired, it should have been tonight. >> you could see it in the first period. they played with a lot of intensity. it's because sid the kid was in town. they finally faced sid to kid. they take on their hated rival. could they get dale hunter his first victory? plus the wizards say a condensed nba season is a good thing for them. find out why coming up next in >4 ? now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> after playing in washington for 12 seasons, dale hunter understands the immense hatred the capitals have for pittsburgh, so he as much as anyone wanted a win tonight. but the fact that it would still be his first win as head coach. we're down 1-0 until they tie it up 1-1 in the second period. but in the third john urshkin following the puck but he trips and falls. kris koonts takes advantage and the penguins beat the caps 2-1. >> it's a gain overall. we had a lot of shots. it's tough to lose. we got that kind of effort. i think it will be better. >> we had a few chances around the net and we're getting better at it. it

hockey, two of the best squared off in washington -- no, not clinton and reagan, sidney crosby and alex ovechkin and scored the game winner for pittsburgh. dale hunter still looking for the first win. rangers and the hurricanes, kirk mueller has coached two games and lost both of them. rangers handed the hurricane warning theirs fifth straight loss. in football, great finish between west virginia and south florida. mountaineers down a touchdown, five minutes to play. dustin garrison punched it in from five yards out, tied it 27-27. west virginia gets the ball back, needing a big play, 1 seconds to play, gino smith heads stedman bailey across the middle, that got west virginia into field goal range. tyler betancourt got it as time expired and west virginia rallied to win it 30-27. that's your first look at sports, have a great weekend. >>> now for another look at the weather, here's meteorologist todd santos, good morning once again. >> you know earlier i mentioned some of the diceyer spots today. want to talk about some of the nicer ones, considering boston through new york, raleigh, back toward

alex ovechkin coaching the team he wants to play for. you can see that tomorrow. it is great. can't wait for that. big news in hockey. sidney crosby out indefinitely after experiencing concussion symptoms again. he missed 68 games after receiving a concussion last year. he just returned two weeks ago and says the symptoms are back. serious stuff. now, remember the kick has to go ten yards. this is why kansas city's coach just got fired. look at the kicker right there. ten yards. nope. three yards. >> oh, no. >> was that soccer? >> yes. three yards. >> and what is the kicker's name. his name is ryan suckup. >> okay. >> he sucked it up, i guess. >> really. that's really his name? >> and kansas city's coach just

visiting alex ovechkin and the capitals. no score in the first period. scott hartnell, his 15th goal of the season. the flyers take the early, 1-0 lead. marc-andre, his first career goal. you always remember your first. same count later on in the period. wayne simmons busts one in. 3-0, flyers. playing without the starter, claude giroux. the flyers have five different players score goals. they win this one in a rout. 5-1, the final. >>> head to the hardwood. pat summitt in tennessee, taking on vivian stringer and rutgers. top-25 matchup. first half. meghan simmons, jumper is pure. 13 points for her. tennessee up by 13. by sykes, down low. rachel sykes. second half now. rusten, lay-in. rutgers up 39-36. tennessee, down by one here. shakinastricklen. lady vols, 50% shooting from downtown. they win it by six. >>> that will do it for this espn news update. i'm ducis rodgers. >>> coming up next, a woman finds a seal pup on her living room couch. >>> and christmas comes early to some kids, with their parents apparently in on the joke. >> cute video there. >>>

the first 2,000 fans will receive a free alex ovechkin poster.ollection starts at 5:30 tonight. the game starts at 7:00. >>> one man made a big splash at major league baseball's winter meetings in dallas, and his name was not albert pujols. a man was walking behind the major league baseball tv set when he -- look at this. splash. he fell right into the pool. he apparently didn't see the giant reflecting pool or the two foot tall barrier in front of it. fortunately, the man was not injured and seemed to have a good sense of humor about it. the nationals are apparently looking for a centerfielder, someone who can keep his eye on the ball and not look where he's going, not worried about running into a wall or falling into a pool. >> good thing that was water. >>> our time is 4:55. coming up this morning, feel like the holidays make you crazy? there may be something to your madne madness. >>> retail sales in november were up significantly from last year, and it's expected to stay that way through the month. consumer reports says americans are spendin

alex ovechkin coaching the team he wants to play for. you can see that tomorrow. it is great. can't wait for that. big news in hockey. sidney crosby out indefinitely after experiencing concussion symptoms again. he missed 68 games after receiving a concussion last year. he just returned two weeks ago and says the symptoms are back. serious stuff. now, remember the kick has to go ten yards. this is why kansas city's coach just got fired. look at the kicker right there. ten yards. nope. three yards. >> oh, no. >> was that soccer? >> yes. three yards. >> and what is the kicker's name. his name is ryan suckup. >> okay. >> he sucked it up, i guess. >> really. that's really his name? >> and kansas city's coach just got fired today. that is one of the reasons why. >> we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more tha

they remain scoreless until the final two minutes until alex ovechkin gets one to go in.t a win. the redskins announce today that landry will be placed on season ending injury reserved. he has been plagued by an achilles injury and surgery is the best option. the skins look to sweep the giants this sunday. >> i know we shook that confidence by being the way we beat them. and we've been fighting and competetive and i think they know they're going to have say fight on their hands. >> and our weekly double coverage segment has been moved to friday this week. they will join me tomorrow night to discuss the loss of landry and give us their pre game pick. the wizards hit the court tomorrow night for the first pre-season game against the 76ers. at media day today, the theme was about continuing to rebuild this team around second year point guard john wall. wall is the youngest player on the wizards roster, but that hasn't kept him or his teammate helping him embrace the role. >> i think those guys understand how hard i'm working and what i'm trying to do. i'm trying to help thos

winnipeg, a victim of alex ovechkin who scored 64 points against the jets, more than any other team in the nhl. scoreless 2nd, jets on the power play, bryan little shot, open but deflected at the last second by dennis wideman. over a minute left in regulation, no score. nick backstrom comes up, passes to marcus johansson, leaves it for ovie who blasts in his 10th goal of the season and gives the caps a 1-0 shutout over winnipeg. >>> to hoops the wizards begin the nba season the day after christmas when the new jersey nets come to verizon center. the preseason begins tomorrow with philly in town, flip saunders preparing his third season as the head coach. the team resigned guard roger mason a local product. he'll be a long range shooting threat. mason played from the team earlier from '06 to '08. andray blatche returns after averaging 17 a game last year and john wall comes back. the known 1 overall pick last season -- no. 1 overall pick last season says the abbreviated 66-game schedule could work in the wizards schedule. >> i think it could really help us because we're a young team. it

alex ovechkin and the capitals scored four straight goals. the caps win the game. four goals in the glass period. maryland over announce a maryland's in college basketball. eyton manning patent andeyto may not play this weekend. >> 36 degrees on tv hill. in the great when it comes to reading and math scores. >> it is cold and frosted in carroll county. the weather conditions are just about perfect other than that. we will give you a preview. >> the roads are drying out after the rain last night. after the rain last night. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back. i'm stan stovall. >> a mindy basara. tony, a no show with the snow. >> nothing for us. it is windy and cold, but that is about it. what should we expect for the afternoon? ava as the honor of doing the forecast. i am told i an not allowed to do that anymore forecasting. >> i am out here in the freezing cold but least not in the snow. if it had been a horse race last night, i would have betted on the wrong horse. essentially, i enzi -- the storm out ran the cold air but we did get a little mixing in baltimo

prettiest goal of the night came from alex ovechkin. he skates the puck down and around the net gives carlton a stop move here, then the deke, the snap, the bang. ovechkin's ninth goal of the year his first since seemingly forever. 15 seconds later judge hans son feeds the front and puts it on troy brower's stick. the caps beat the senators there's a look at your morning sports. have a great day everybody. >> thanks so much tim. 5:27 right now, 36 degrees. the news continues with "good morning washington" at 5:30. >> up next drivers on the dulles toll road should prepare to dig deeper in their pockets. why you should expect to pay more next year. >> and some traffic troubles around town thanks to the wet weather from yesterday. i'm brianne carter. we'll have an update coming up. >> i'm steve rudin. quiet and dry this morning but temperatures a lot colder than it was just 24 hours ago. what can we expect for the rest of the day? >> we have an alert for drivers this morning. the heavy rain has moved out but you'll want to be on the lookout

alex ovechkin comes through with the goal. his ninth of the season, caps up by one. tony brewer wants in on the action. just 15 seconds later, he scores. caps up 4-2. the final second, john carlson with his long shot to the empty net to seal the deal. caps beat the senators 5-3 and hand dale hunter his second win. >>> redskins suspended players williams and davis apologized to the team for their season ending suspension. mike shanahan is disappointed but hoping for the guys to learn from this. some of the players say they accept the apology despite feeling letdown by their teammates. >> mark turgeon and the turks back home facing mt. st. mary's after blowing a 16 point lead. terrell nails the jumper to go up by 1. next possession, he hits another one to increase their lead. terps survive the upset beating mt. st. mary, 77-74. that will do it for your morning sports, redskins pregame picks tonight at 11:00. i'm kristin berset. have a great day. >> i'm monika samtani in the traffic center taking a look southbound on the gw parkway at the chain bridge. watch out for a d

in sports alex ovechkin would like to see the winnipeg jets a little more often. >> ovi had 65 careers against that lone franchise. the most against any other team in the nhl. >> there was just one goal last night between the caps and jets and guess who scored it? yep. ovi. break it can tie with just 7 # -- breaking the tie with just 75 seconds left in regulation. neuvirth blocked all shots he faced. >>> this sunday the redskins hope to get back on the winning side visiting the giants. d. c. is trying to knock new york out of the first place in the nfc east but la ron landry was placed on injured reserve last thursday. he was toad surgery is the -- told surgery is the best option to get better. >>> thursday night football last night with the dirty bird falcons hosting the jaguars, matt ryan had three touchdown passes for atlanta. two of them to roddy white. atlanta tops jacksonville 414614. the falcons improve -- 41-14. the falcons improve to 9-5. >> jacksonville just let go of the coach. matt ryan is a really nice guy. i know you don't like atlanta but it is what it is. >>> up next a

. >>> in sports, alex ovechkin got his mojo back for the caps last night.o this. >> lowers his shoulder, skates it to the point, slams on the brake, wind up, fires, scores! ovechkin finally. >> finally is the key. pretty, pretty goal. ovechkin scored one of three straight goals by the caps in the third period as they came back to beat the senators. just his second goal in the last 13 games. >>> the maryland terps began a six-game stretch at home against mount st. mary's. this one would stay close. a game-high 23 points for the terps. they go on to beat the mountaineers 77-74. gary williams on hand to watch. two of his former assistants go head to head. they were teammates at catholic. loyola would texas a 10-point lead into the break and never relent. loyola defeats george washington 65-55. >>> three local teams advance to the pop warner national division. the marshall heights bison from d.c. beat new haven, connecticut 23-0678 good defense from the local teams this these games. and in the junior pee wee competition, beacon house falcons from d.c. defeated

alex ovechkin, the captain got one to go in caps shut out winnipeg on the road 1-0. >>> the redskins announced yesterday that safety laron landry will be placed on season ending injured reserve. he has been plagued by a lingering achilles injury and has been told surgery is his best option. d. j. gomes will get the start for the rest of the season. >>> at media day yesterday for the wizards, the theme was about continuing to rebuild this team around second year point guard john wall. wall is the youngest player on the wizards' roster but that hasn't kept him or his teammates from embracing that role. >>> to the college game. second half, tony taylor with the three puts the colonials up but bradley fought their way back. ties the game at 59 and bradley squeaks by george washington 67- 66. >>> that's going to do it for your morning sports, i'm kristen berset, have a great friday. >>> it is 5:24 and barring any last-minute complications capitol hill lawmakers have struck a deal to avoid a partial government shutdown tonight at midnight. that story coming up. >>> and still ahead in today