suspect th isn't that amazing, the stretch that alex ovechkin has?> great to see. >> great. >> thank you, dan. >> welcome. >>> at 5:30 tonight and new, the fight over whether employers have the right to ask for your passwords to social media outlet's. >>> d.c.'s fire chief sunder fire after reports of a sexual harassment claim. >>> plus hear from the mother who delivered her baby during >>> a fast forward through the headlines now. >>> prince georges county councilwoman karen tolls read a statement that she is sorry after speeding for on the belt watch she made a quick apology today. she was caught going 105 miles a hour two weeks ago. >>> the search is on for two gunmen who threatened to kill two george mason students after breaking into their dorm room. they didn't hurt the students. >>> a rockville man charged with trying to hire a mittman killing his wife and one of their friends. daniel mendoza offered an undercover officer 200 bucks for the murders. >>> a beautiful afternoon, all across the area. temperatures into the 60s right now the sun star

leave it to alex ovechkin to get the caps on early with a two- point lead.ashington has won 22 games. streaks are meant to be broken. dale hunter's systems just crumbled. there he is on the screen. his second goal of the night. with four minutes to go, ties the game up at 3. it takes it to overtime. there he is. the caps 3-0 lead, listing for- 3. tiger woods has the ability to get people excited about the gulf. he did today at the armand, -- excited about golf. he hit 17 of 18 during a second round 65. no bogeys. seven birdies. he enters the weekend tied at the top at 10 under par. >> still need to continue doing what i am doing out there. i am comfortable. i feel like i am playing well. >> the national'ss are sluggin along. they have not want in their last 10 games. that trend continued against the astros. bottom of the six, chris johnson, i actually went to school with them. they fall to houston 5-1. the orioles hosting the red sox. item jones -- adam jones. 6-5. march madness two more teams have advanced. baylor and north carolina. >> not bad at all. all

that is alex ovechkin face down on the ice during practice this morning. ovie and mike knuble collide during drills, stayed down about two minutes, sat on the bench with his head down before going back into the locker room. dale hunter said ovechkin is okay and will suit up tomorrow night against winnipeg. >>> also the redskins making moves. they signed safety brandon meriweather today. >> that's it for us. more march madness coming up tonight. have a great night.

alex ovechkin beats him. capitals within two now.fter a goal, ovi, once, twice, third time is the charm. gets his 29th goal of the year and we're tied at 4-4. we go to overtime and shoot-out. in the shoot-out, the matt hendricks, check out this move here. couldn't tell where he was going with that. gets him lean the wrong way and that's the game winner. the capitals win 5-4, and your caps have now won four straight game. >>> a rough roady continues for the wizards who have their hands full in the lone star state. tonight it was the mavericks who basicallially led from start to finish. john wall and mcgee were clicking early. wall the alley why mcgee with the oop. it's good there. the wizards were down by 11 at the break. third quarter, wiz trying to get on the comeback trail. nick young trying to get his picture on a poster. wizards within three, but later in the quarter andre blatche. nobody is booing him here. he didn't play well. jace stone terry drains 3 of his 24. dallas wins it 107-98. the wizards in new orleans on thursday. >>

now it's alex ovechkin and it's 3-0. caps shut out the wild 3- 0. tied with the sabres for 8th in the east. but caps hold the tie broker. >> last game there, you know, fatigue factor, with 70, gives them all a break. not one individual is playing as much. so that's basically what it was for the defense. and i knew i was going to play ove more tonight. >>> tiger woods had a chance to do something today he hadn't done since september 13, 2009. win an official pga tour event. now, he would argue that's not correct. that he won the chevron world challenge last december. but it was not an official pga tour. so we agree to disagree. a 50-foot eagle putt goes in. got within two, but finished with a 74. on 8 wood, 6-time champ here at bay hill. couldn't figure out what his best shot was, but might have been this. from 182 yards on number 8. to set up a birdie, which he would make. dropped him to 14 under, three shot lead. ernie els has issues. needs to finish to tie -- finish in the top 50, so he had to finish tied for 3rd. here. severe issues. has to win n

alex ovechkin actually picked norfolk state to beat month no in his bracket.with the puck and dustin byfuglien with the game winner. capitals end their four-game winning streak. washington, good news, remains in the eighth and final playoff spot in the eastern conference. >>> also, wizards lewds to the hawks, 102-88. oh, yeah, t the word is swapportunity. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake is a good swapportunity. that's not a real word. oh haha it's real. [ female announcer ] delicious, creamy, yoplait light. over 30 flavors each around 100 calories. do the swap today. on december 21st, polar shifts will reverse the earth's gravitational pull and hurtle us all into space, which would render retirement planning unnecessary. but say the sun rises on december 22nd and you still need to retire, td ameritrade's investment consultants can help you build a plan that fits your life. we'll

some vintage alex ovechkin up the left side between his legs scoring his 30th of the year. he's the ninth player to score at least 30 goals each season in the first seven years of a career of caps fall 5-2 and lead the jets by two points in the race for eighth place in the east. >>> john wall and the wizards on the road against the grizzlies, nene expected to debut wednesday. final seconds of the 1st half wall to jordan crawford who dials up the three. that is good. with one second left crawford with 22 points, wiz up three at the break. 2nd half with the wizards down one, rudy gay turns it oh. it's the one-on-three. you know the rest. the wizards in front by one. 30 seconds to go wiz down four. ruly gay sinks the clutch three. the griz defeat the wiz. the wiz now 10-34 on the season. >>> d.c. united on the road against the l.a. galaxy. 69th minute, landon donovan to robbie keen. it's 2-0 galaxy, a perfect 10 for the cartwheel. it's now 3-0. saragosa sets up nick deleon and bends it off the post for united's first goal of the season. because united falls to the galaxy 3-1,

. >> a lightning player has scored more goals this year than alex ovechkin.leads the league with 48 goals this season. the capitals are on the a three game slide. it will be crucial to get a win at home considering six of their next seven are on the road. >> it is a playoff game again. it is a playoff atmosphere on the eyes. it is i 1-0 game. it is a must win for both teams. >> the wizard's when. it was amazing. we keep talking about it today. they came back from a 21. deficit to beat the los angeles lakers. they were able to shut down kobe late in the game. they win 106-101. the nationals beat the astros today 8-0. >> if the wizards can do a, what can they not do it every night? ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with mor

alex ovechkin red hot in the month of march. two goals last night and his nine goals this month lead the national hockey league. unfortunately that wasn't the story. the jets score four unanswered goals and beat the caps 4-3 in overtime. washington was outshot 17 2 in the third period. >>> march madness. wearing bright neon green uniforms, the bears never trailed. quincy acy led. the bears beat the musketeers. >>> the bob cats gave the tarheels all they could handle. but north carolina prevails in overtime thanks to tyler zellor who went for 22 rebounds. >>> golf now. second round action at the arnold palmer invitational. tiger woods had seven birdies in the round and b is tied for the lead at ten under par. third and fourth round coverage this weekend on news4. that's your sports minute. have a great day. >>> just four minutes away from the half hour. still ahead, a social studies lesson lands a fairfax county teacher in trouble. why some say the lesson was politically motivated. >>> also ahead, a realtor assaulted in a home sh

. >> reporter: alex ovechkin is having plenty of fun this month. his ten goals in march are most in the national hockey league. with six games to go in the regular season, the caps are counting on their captain. >> before, he was getting the opportunities, the shots. with us getting more power play time, he's getting more ice time. he's finding his way back to the net. if he keeps shooting, he's going to find the net. >> it's the alex ovechkin everybody knows. he's having a lot of fun on and off the ice. it's been playing like that. >> reporter: starting in net tonight for the capitals, braden. >> nice! >> reporter: against minnesota on sunday, braden was in beast mode making 28 saves and earning his first shut-out of the season. now he's only played in 18 nhl games. the youngster sounds like a veteran. >> it's a big game. at the same time, it's another one. it counts as two points like the others do. we have to go into it with that mind set. there will be a little extra, you know, motivation to get -- have the team go and get a win. >> he's been p

alex ovechkin and johansson, his minutes tonight will be closely monitored, nicholas backstrom. dale hunter has coached the team with -- has coached the team in just one game with all of the stars in the same lineup. lacrosse, the defending national champs in time, goal, 7-5 terps. hold on, the cavaliers go on a 7-1 run including at great effort. on the ground, on his knees. still able to score. uva wins 12-8. the wizards played one of their best games of the year last night against the sixers, and you could see the effects that may as having on the young guys snapping a five-game losing streak. first-place philadelphia, all about the offense, john wal a high percentage shot. how about martin? lighting it up, watch for yourself, 20 points, 4-7 behind the park. the wizards role, winning 97-66. baseball, the nationals against the cardinals, stephen strasburg pitching four innings. he will start opening day for the nats. strasburg allowed three runs, toot earned runs, all in the second inning, giving up five hits overall. he finished spring training with a 1-4 record. he will start

everybody is excited. >> the sabers have won four straight, but the caps, they have a red hot alex ovechkin, the captain picked up his ninth goal in seven games all while playing with reckless abandon. his teammates say when he plays well, we all play well. >> he has that type, if you keep shooting, it's going to hit the net. he's our leader. that's the guy we need to do those things all the time. >> back live, the start tonight. i'll have more on his stellar recent play. plus, big news coming out of georgetown basketball. i'll have that coming up later in sports. i'm kristen berset. back to you guys. >> thanks kristen. still ahead, much, much more in the battle over healthcare reform. >> i'm peggy fox in woodbridge. a small business owner speaks out on the healthcare debate. why he says we need to hit the restart button. coming up. 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 garden soil. you just mix it with your backyard soil... and it feeds your

alex ovechkin on target. game winner in overtime lifting the caps to a much needed 2-1 victory. and tar heels coming up tomorrow. >> oh, boy. thank you, mark. >>> the dorm room everybody wants to visit. >> he made his dorm feel more like a spa. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> and the cheese stands alone. the world championship cheese that is. it was crowned the grand prize winner in wisconsin. there were more than 2600 entries in the cheese madness. first time in four years that a swiss cheese didn't win. plus, it's a semisoft reduced fat cheese. >>> an ohio university student went a little overboard when it came to access rising his dorm ride. decided to put in a hot tub and all of the sudden became the most popular man on campus. people just came wandering in. i hope he disinif he canned that hot tub. unfortunately, they told him to get rid of it for safety reasons. >> how did he get that much water ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> coming up next on the late show with

alex ovechkin having the worst season of his career but appears to be turning around just in time for a playoff run. scored the game winner in o.t. against the lightning. second overtime goal in the last five games. caps won it 3-2. >>> peyton manning says he hopes to decide on a new team within the next week. but one of his servers at a steak house in north carolina also needs a new job. manning 740 dollar bill included gratuity but he dropped a 200 tip on top of that. the waiter thought that was pretty cool. he posted this picture online. not so tool to the restaurant's manager and fired the server for violating the company's private policy. he'll now join peyton in the unemployment line. >> that is your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> why eddie murphy has already tarnished box office reputation, may take another hit this weekend. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, the president and first lady get up close and personal with a few of their supporters. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. time for your weeke

alex ovechkin on the rebound, beats n s nabokov. the third time's the charm for ovechkin. goal of the season, game tied at 4. we go to overtime. then a shootout. in the shootout, matt hendricks, a chance to be the hero, check out the sweet moves. scores the game winner, the caps come back to beat the islanders, 5-4. here is a happy head coach. >> those games where, you know they are getting the bounces early and you we have to keep press and the the guys did a heck of a job, you know, they didn't give up, busted their tails in the third, late in the second and the third and they got the win. >> well said. today, nicklas backstrom skate for the second day in a row, good news. the capitals forward has been out since january 7th because of a concussion. backstrom said "i felt good, there was no problems at all." for now there is no timetable on his return. the capitals continue their five-game road trip on friday in winnipeg. >>> the red skips are one of several teams pursuing ravens offensive lineman ben grubbs according to mike jones of the "washington post." grubs is a for

maybe "the washington post" should run an article asking what's wrong with alex ovechkin more often. post" article came out criticizing ovechkin all he has done is score nine goals in nine games and keep the capitals right on the playoff bubble. he did it again against minnesota last night. ovechkin has been playing like the best player in hockey the last few weeks. first period last night no score. caps turn it over in their own zone and check out braden holtby making one save, making another save. on his back side making one more. 12 saves in the first period. he finished with 28 in the game. third period 2-0 caps. here comes ovechkiny. look how quickly he gets the shot off the little wrister. 36th goal of the season for ovechkin, ten goals this month. the capitals blank the wild, 3-0. >>> fast forward and it was team picture day for the capitals who are still sitting in the eighth and final playoff spot in the eastern conference. backstrom has been skating with the team for a while and actually practiced with the squad for the first time since january. he's been out with a concuss

you got some early support from alex ovechkin. the great eight stays with the puck.ast ilya bryzgalov. caps up, 1-0. it's ovy's 33rd goal of the season. lead wouldn't last. second period claude giroux on the attack. charges way out of the net. poke check. nope. doesn't work. giroux scores his 27th of the season. tied at one and the game goes to overtime and a shootout. fourth round of the shootout is the game-winner. wayne simmons wins and the flyers beat the caps 2-1 in a shootout. good news, washington still picks up a point. >> at least we're still collecting points and on the road and in a tough building it's a good sign so we've got a big game against winnipeg who we feel is going to be a make or break game in our season. we're excited. >> a couple big games and victories for sure. i think we have to go back home and establish our home building again and just kind of regroup. >> kind of dangerous games, too. the teams that need the points that are battling really hard for them and you know it's going to be a dog fight and we're excited for it. we've been going i

alex ovechkin delivers. the power play goal. off to a good start, 1-0.swers with his own shot on the rebound. this kid to a 5-3 win over the detroit red wings. -- they skate to a 5-1 win over the detroit red wings. after collapsing during a match, the european soccer star continues to draw attention. he suffered a heart attack in collapse during a match over the weekend curious if he remains in serious condition in london. doctors have not identified the cause of its heart attack but it has started a wave of concern among soccer players around the world. the opponent team, when he collapsed, underwent heart examinations at the player's request. stick around. tom tasselmyer has your seventh day forecast. it's where you spend a lifetime so your kids can go to college. so you can actually visit that beach proudly displayed on your monitor. for that, you work through lunch. or as we like to say, lunch through work. perfectly balanced hormel compleats meals. freshness sealed for flavor. in over 30 varieties, it's the lunch that works. >> here comes to spring,

that's alex ovechkin. alex seven is out and joe ward in for the caps tonight.one thing that could derail hopes for any team in a hurry? >> injuries. >> of course. >> that was the weatherman. and he is right. injuries could do it. the nationals already could be without their cleanup hitter for opening day. michael moore is having a second treatment for a strained right lat that has forced him to miss all of spring training. right now he is completely shut down. the nationals say his status for opening day is unclear. this is a guy who had over 30 home runs last year. they desperately need him in the lineup. meanwhile down in jupiter the nationals blasted by the cardinals this afternoon, struggling in spring training. we start in the second. no score. runners on the corner for gio gonzalez. he strikes out garcia and tony cruz is on first caught stealing. they get him in the run down but somebody scores at home. so it was really all for naught. so the cardinals take a 1-0 lead. top of the fourth, garcia also helping his own cause on the mound facing roger bernadin

home shut out, fist time that scenario -- first time that scenario has happened in four years, alex ovechkinith a blind pass turns it over to thefulliers. they go to -- flyers. ovechkin tries to block it, blocked by wellwood the only goal of the game, caps 34 shots on goal but it was not enough. >>> not doing it every night if you do that, you can see a few more moves on goal, we saw that, putting it in, in the net, so i don't know. >> baseball now yesterday, nationals, in the 5th, harper going to beat the throw for an infield single, struck out second attack. >> top of the 8th former nat, line to right, harper gives chase, dives doesn't get it allowing him to down 7 runs, johnson believed he did the right thing today harper is getting a start in right field against the mets. just under way. >>> d.c. united, held their 10th annual kick off luncheon black and red have not won the mls since 2004 and haven't made playoffs since 2007 coach is ben olsen a two time champ, and now an optimistic head coach. >>> i do believe in this team and on paper we are deeper, more experienced team and i think w

. >>> how about some hockey notes, alex ovechkin will play tonight against the winnipeg jets saying he's okay. he and mike knuble collided yesterday at practice. ovie says it was an accident and didn't show any ill effects today. >>> let's get to high school news now. our game of the week, we're going to lacrosse, girls, falls church versus mclean. we'll have highlights tonight. >>> finally we talk about our campus correspondence a lot here at 9 sports. we honored them today -- correspondents a lot here at 9 sports. we honored them today. there was a $5,000 scholarship given away today and a $3,000 scholarship and josh johnson and connor murray of osborne park in manassas each took home $1,000. >>> as you can see, the scene behind me is festive, nationwide arena ready for the evening games. we'll have a full wrapup with all the reactions from the locker room later on tonight. we are live in columbus, dave owens, 9 sports now. guys and ladies, back to you in the studio. >> that's it for us. >> that's right. stay tuned for the cbs evening news that is next. >> we'll be back after march mad

one of the most potent weapons outside of alex ovechkin making a possible return time.gue bites sean payton for his role in bounty back and now he bites back next. bites-- bounty gate and now he bites back next. >>> and now 9 sports with dave owens, the best sports in town. >> from life support to breathing again, the caps were headed to the morgue after being blown out tuesday by the sabres of then they rose february last night slipping past boston, this soap opera called as the caps turn. now they're tied with buffalo for the last playoff spot. they would win a tiebreaker because they have one more victory, but what about nick backstrom with the team? no decision whether he'll play tomorrow. he's within out with a concussion since january, says he's eager to play but cautious. >> i'm kind of excited, want to get out there. i'll see what's going to happen. you get more nervous. when you're playing, you're in the game and don't think about that too much, but i don'ten. i'm kind of nervous. >> he -- don't know. i'm kind of nervous. >> he might just be there tomorrow. mor

demetri orlov fakes, alex ovechkin game winner gorgeous play 27th of season for alex and the caps pull off a minor miracle 3-2, but the head coach is not getting ahead of himself. >> we just got to win games. i don't worry about the whole -- just worry about one game at a time. we have to worry about boston next. >>> selection sunday only three days away and today at the garden georgetown had one goal that would accomplish two things, beat cincy in the big east quarter game and improve the hoyas resume for the ncaa tournament. late in regulation hoyas down two, the freshman and the rim is kind, it goes in. he had 14, going to overtime tied at 54-54. same scenario at the end of o.t., hoyas down two, henry sims down broadway lays it in, beats the buffer, team high 22. going to double over-- buzzer, team high going to double overtime. cashmere right takes it strong to the rim. cincy back in front 72-70. still plenty of time but not enough because jason clark is taking too much time. then henry sim, that's not the shot they wanted, doesn't. go hoyas fall in double overtime 72-70. >>> terre

alex ovechkin and the caps had watch two straight against the lightning.ning on the power play. teddy purcell shoots and scores. how did purcell score? the puck goes off john karlsson's skate and tampa bay is in front 2-1. lightning can't clear. marcus johanhson says thank you very much. >> and check out the reaction from ovie. like a kid in a candy store. caps win 3-2. washington jumps into the eighth playoff spot in the eastern conference. up next, a road game against boston on saturday. >> college hoops now. there's no doubt georgetown is going dancing. but for now the hoyas are feeling the effects of march madness. against cincinnati today, the hoyas had a double-digit lead. however, the bearcats bounced georgetown in double overtime. hoyas were up by as many as 11 points in the second half but with ten seconds to go, georgetown down by 2. henry simms to otto porter and the freshman is clutch. we're going to overtime, tied at 54. final seconds of ot. hoyas trail by 2. again they step up. simms's big time bucket. the senior ties it at 62. we're going to

into the playoffs of instead they produced a listless performance including a crucial turnover by alex ovechkinhat led to a shorthanded goal by the sabres. their young goalie was yanked after the sabres got past him three times. now with just a handful of game rees maining the capitals' playoff hopes are on -- games remaining the capital's playoff hopes or life support. >> we've got to win these games. if we win all five, we're pretty much in because of tiebreakers and all that. so guys are frustrated with us losing. >> nicklas backstrom will join his team on the road for their game against boston thursday, but he will not play. back some some started practicing with the team march 24th, passed a concussion test but is considered day to day. >>> time to vote no our high school game of the week poll, five different choices, among them two big match-ups, boys lacrosse and baseball, girls soccer. go to our website to vote. >>> for just the second time ever all no. 1 seeds advanced to the women's final four that. means no maryland representation. the lady terps were riding a 10- game win streak in

alex ovechkin having the worst season of his career but appears to be turning around just in time for playoff run. scored the game winner in o.t. against the lightning. second overtime goal in the last five games. caps won it 3-2. >>> peyton manning says he hopes to decide on a new team within the next week. one of his servers at a steak house inorth carolina also needs a new job. manning's $740 million bill already included gratuity but he dropped a 200 tip on top of that. the waiter thought that was pretty cool. he posted this picture online. not so cool said the restaurant's manager, fired the server for violating the company's private policy. he'll now join peyton in the unemployment line. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> nor force look at the weather, here's nbc's meteorologist bill karins with your forecast. downer. >> i know. >> right? >> $200. >> he was showing that peyton manning was being a stand-up guys. >> [ inaudible ]. >> i heard that. >> a lot of celebrities have bad names. >> yeah. >> competing restaurant will hire the guy. good morning, everyone.

alex ovechkin red hot in march. head to ov echt. check it out here.s through the legs of the defenseman. check out reverse angle here. powerful. smooth. caps in front. 2-0. minutes later. delayed penalty. ove on, extra skater. top of your screener top shelf. where mama hides the whiskey. not supposed to know thatabl, bi do. ovechkin's nine goals lead the league. and caps go gold. outshot, 17-2. ben maxwell. puts it past. game tied at three. we are going to overtime. in ot. passes to tim tapeleleton. and he beats him, high glove side. caps lose 4-3. they earn a point. good news. they have a pretty frustrated locker room. >> you get the lead. supposed to play, simple. and smart. okay. but it cost us huge two points. we got to play with more come pope sure than that and protect the lead. win that hockey game. but -- you know it still is a valuable point. >> just got to have more confiden confidence. more confidence in themselves. you got to find another level wecht didn bad news for caps fans. courtesy of coach ruff. first period tied at one. buffalo get

caps on a power play, marcus johansson to alex ovechkin who rips it past jimmy howard, ovie's 31st of the year, 1-0 caps. later 1st period 2-0. another power play. ovie's initial shot is stopped, but he buries his own rebound, caps in front 3-0. 2nd period now 3-1, alexander semin, semin in front, keith aucoin whirls and scores. caps defeat the red wings 5-3 and lead the sabres by two points for the final playoff spot in the east. >>> don't go anywhere because we're not. when we return, the maryland women seeking revenge against louisville in the ncaa tournament, a reunion in college park when we come back. >>> welcome back. i'm dave feldman. tonight a reunion in college park. brenda frese facing louisville and jeff walsh. she's taken on her former guy and he beat her in the 2009 ncaa tournament. less than two minutes left maryland by two. hawkins bobbles it, regains it and hits it. hawkins with 15, herpes of terps led by four. fine -- terps led by four. final seconds, becky with a chance to tie it, comes up short. maryland defeats louisville to advance to the sweet 16 and earn the 30

late in the 3rd quarter alex ovechkin comes out of the corner, his 33rd goal of the season just 20 seconds in, the caps in fronton -0. 2nd period still 1-0. braydon hopes these attempts fail. the game would go to a shootout tied 1-1. troy brower needs to score but is denied by ilya bryzgalov. the caps earn a point and are in eighth place a point ahead of the sabres of tomorrow night the caps host the jets. >>> wizards and pacers met tonight for the first time in this lockout compressed season. they'll meet twice more hopefully with a different result. late 4th quarter wizards lead by 4, to nene with the dunk, nene with six points on three of nine shooting. a minute to go, pacers down two. paul george on a miss. the rebound is batted out. george with a second chance and with a second chance he hits a three, gave the pacers their first lead 84-83. final seconds wizards trail by two. john wall with arunner in the lane. it's good, but it's no good. see, the replay shows that the light clearly goes off before it leaves his hand. that's no good, time expired. wizards fall to the patriots 85- 83.

alex ovechkin brought out of a slump, scoring twice to get the caps back to within striking distance.wo others scored to help force overtime and a shoot-out. matt hendricks scored the game winner for the 5-4 victory. the caps play winnipeg on friday. >>> the capitals' winning ways apparently have not rubbed off on the wizards. they lost once again. last night to the dallas mavericks. it was their third straight loss. the wizards have now -- 9-32 on the season. at least get double-digit wins. only the charlotte bobcat have fewer wins. they'll go for the 10th victory, hopefully, tomorrow in new orleans. >> dallas, they're the defending champs. i don't know if that's a consolation. >> right. >> all right. probably not really. >>> 4:54. 65 degrees. coming up, british prime minister david cameron will be wined and dined at the white house tonight but don't call it a steak dinner. the technicality that will keep tonight's event from receiving that distinction title. >>> first, the end of an era. the only place you'll soon find the oldest encyclopedia in the english language. >>> plus, getti

the shot, but alex ovechkin right there for the rebound. 28th, the deficit is 4-2. less than five to go. stop once, stop twice, but not three times. 29th, we're tied at 4. in the shootout, matt hendricks, undresses the game winner. that's a hockey term. the caps rally from three goals down to shock the islanders. it's the fourth straight win for your caps. how about the wizards on the road against the mavericks? shawn marion going to get his pass stolen by john wall. there he goes and he can get up and throw it down with the left hand. and the wizards down just 3. but less than 5 to go. sadly it happens all the time. buries to 3. he had 24 points and the wizards fall to the mavs. wizards 3-16 on the road. ouch. your third seat hoyas will begin play friday afternoon against 14th seeded belmont, but centered around a center who no longer allowed to play. talking about syracuse's big man. been ruled academically ineligible and he is out for the entire ncaa tournament. this is a very big blow to the top seed in the east. he was a big part of the orange's best regular se

capitals needed this guy to heat up, alex ovechkin, four goals this month.nsen, looking for who else? ove? good pass. top shelf. take a look. perfectly placed sloeapper. capitals up 2-0 on another power play. ovechkin. shoots once, stays with it. shoots again. gets to the go. his 32nd goal of the season. that matches his goal total from all of last season. there are nine games to go. capitals hang on to win, 5-3. there would be no upset in college park tonight. even with the star players struggling. brenda friesz and her terps are moving on to the sweet 16 in the women's ncaa basketball tournament. friesz against jeff walsh, coach of louisville. terps down one. good ball movement. lauren mincy, top of the key. got it. 14 of her game high 24 in the first half. terps up two. and going for the home run. uh-oh, tianna hawkins turns it over. and last chance for louisville now. down by three. the shot from asia taylor. block. maryland ends the game on a 13-4 run. they win it 72-68, the terps moving on to the sweet 16. coach friesz celebrating with her family and e

alex ovechkin goes cross rank to johanson for the score. less than two minutes to go. caps holding on to a 1-goal lead but the bruins andrew farrin shoots from 50 feet out. an all exciting shootout. fakes him out. gets the game winner. caps win big on road. 3-2. thomas vokum started supposedly healed from a strained groin. there is no word on his condition. a homecoming tonight for randy witman. he had 10 on the night and then a couple minutes later granger gets the ball in the paint. nice spin move. pacers hold on to win 93-89. more nfl players have joined the lawsuit against the league claiming that more should have been done to educate them about concussions and to help them now. now you can add a former redskin to the list. super bowl mvp mark rippin is one of just 120 plaintiffs. he's dealing with depression and short-term memory loss that has gotten so bad he has to record his conversations. two concussions and 20 hits left him feeling out of touch with his body. all right. time now to reveal the winner of our high school game of the week poll. over 10,000 of you

alex ovechkin notched his ninth goal in seven games, 36th of the season. caps and sabres currently tied for the eighth and final spot with 84 points. washington holds the tiebreaker with more victories. now tomorrow the two meet at verizon center and it's not going to be your ordinary regular season run of the mill game. >> it's the kind of game that everybody wants to coach and play and, you know, it's like game seven in a series. so it's a big game. players know it. we know it and so does the other team and their coaches know it. it should be a heck of a game. >>> the nfl owners meetings take place this week. saints coach sean payton has reportedly reached out to his mentor bill parcells to replace him while he serves his one year suspension for the bounty program. commissioner roger goodell said the league has not stopped investigating that the redskins and other teams had bounty programs when gregg williams coached for them. >>> new york has linsanity, now tebow main why. today the newest jet introduced at the -- mania. today the newest jet introduced

yesterday alex ovechkin turns it over to the flyers.he same flyers possession, ovechkin tries to block it. instead it's deflected by wellwood past michal neuvirth for the only goal of the game. caps had 34 shots on goal, but it wasn't enough. >> it's about doing it of night and if you do that, you'll see more rebound goals, things like that we worked on today again in practice, getting this drive, shots and that fine rebounds and putting them in the back of the net. i don't know. it's something you got to do every day. >> tomorrow the caps host the hurricanes. we'll be live at the verizon center at 5:00 and 6:00. i'm dave feldman. brian is back with more of the edge right after. this have a great night. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. 4 gigabytes for just $30 a month. with 4 gigabytes, you could send and receive over 400,000 emails. or stream over 1,100 songs. or use gps navigation for 34 continuous days. all the data you need to power your favorite apps. 4 gigabytes for $30. only on america's largest

backstrom skated for the third day in a row, but his progress was overshadowed by a collision between alex ovechkin and mike knuble. ovie was down two minutes and left practice. dale hunter said he's okay and will play at winnipeg tomorrow. >>> in nats news chien-ming wong left the game early with a strained left hamstring. that's all for sports news. we'll be right back. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. i'll get one for me and one for my wife. i'll be like [manly voice] "a phone, my sweet" and get one free. verizon. >>> if it feels a lot cooler to you tonight, it's not your imagination. an east wind kicked in, but it should kick out in the morning and maybe bring in a few showers and maybe a thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon. >> have a great night. see you. >> fox 5 news isn't over. go to www.myfoxdc.com now for news, weather and entertainment updates. fox 5 news is washington's best news on air and online at www.myfoxdc.com brought to you by verizon 4g lte.

passes to alex ovechkin. and he gets the game's first goal. take another look at this thing.st fighting off the defenders, powering his way in. his 33rd goal of the year. the capitals on top 1-0. second period, capitals threatening again. keith aucoin takes the shot, gets the rebound, takes another shot off the post. look at claude giroux beating everybody, including the capitals' goalie braden holtby. we're tied at 1. this game would eventually go to a shootout. in the fourth round of the shootout both teams have one goal apiece. here's wayne simmons. that's what you call a goal. flyers, they say all we have to do is stop the capitals here. troy brouwer could get the equalizer. ain't going to happen. big stop there. 2-1 is the final. the capitals get one point. that's what i mean sort of. they get one point as opposed to none. but they lose in an overtime shootout. they now lead by one point over the sabres, who did not play tonight for that eighth and final playoff spot. >>> well, not quite a carbon copy, but after a quick start the wizards couldn't seal the deal, either. t

after three unanswered goals, alex ovechkin's scoring streak was halted with the only goal coming further alexander semin. there are five games to go. heartbreaking. just hurts me. >> yeah, painful. he should have answered the goals. you can't do that. >> you can't do that. we were on a mini winning streak, i was hoping we would seal the deal last night. >> on a what -- a mini winnie -- >> minuti winning streak. >> okay. >> oh, all right. save me, tom. what's going on? >> eating up all my time with your winning streak talk here this morning. >>> we're going to be on a winning streak temperaturewise. now well above freezing unlike yesterday morning. we're in the 40s much of the region. 48 now at reagan national. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's county, right now the mid 40s. unlike the frosty, cold start we had yesterday morning. in western maryland, some locations have dipped into the upper 30s but were generally in the 40s all around the region. we've got clouds closing in from the west. that's ahead of a cold front that will be sweeping through later this afternoon and ma

that is alex ovechkin face down. ov and mike kanuble collided. ovechkin is okay and will probably suit up tomorrow night against winnipeg. >> nana not one of the nba's wives. >> a big 6-foot 11-foot player. >> right. just checking. welcome. good night.

up next, alex ovechkin gave the fans something to cheer about last night. >>> an instant classic in the east tournament. hoyas, bear cats, double overtime. sports is coming your way next. can be automatic. for healthy tips and more, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. trash builds up and can make your dishwasher smell. over time, grease and residue get stuck inside. for an intensive clean, use finish dishwasher cleaner. it's taking out the trash for your dishwasher. >>> a big overtime win for the washington caps last night. they came back to beat tampa bay lightning 3-2678 washington trailed 2-1 late in the third period before marcus johannessen found the back of the net with less than four minutes remaining. the great 8, alsection ovechkin finished it off in overtime. the victory snaps a three-game losing streak. good news there. >>> to basketball now, the georgetown hoyas have been bounced from the big east tournament. they lost to cincinnati 72-07 in double overtime. hoyas led by 11 points midway

agai the% caps withx/ two very important points.eñvv so tied with buffalo for that final playoff alex ovechkincaps looking intense. first period jason chimera playing intensely. here. jason chimera would get ejected. then the capitals would lose tomas vokoun on the ensuing power play. he reaggravated his groin injury. ahead to the third period now. still scoreless. marcus johansson feeds dennis wideman and wideman winds up and takes care of the rests. capitals on top 1-0. wideman's 11th goal of the season. and the caps weren't done. a few minutes later it's ovechkin this time he scores his 14th of the year. capitals on top 2-0. but the lead wouldn't last. just over a game. andrew ference fires one past mychal neuvirth to tie it up and we're going to a shootout. in the final round of this shootout rich peverley trying to get it past nufy. then brooks laich going for the win beats tim thomas. how nifty was that move? the capitals get the all-important win and two points. the caps finally got one when they needed one. >> this is the heat. everybody loves playing in the heat. and it's playing hock

what a start to the night for alex ovechkin. 2nd period caps up 1-0. let's make it 2-0, ovechkin with his 34th goal of the season. things are looking great for the great 8. more from ovie later in the 2nd, matthew perreuax sets him up again and the caps took a 3-2 lead into 3rd period. they were 22-0 when leading after two this season. just under four to go in regulation, the jets get the equalizer, and what a time for it. we're heading into overtime tied at three and in o.t. winnipeg completes the comeback. tame stapleton past mike the neuvirth, an absolutely -- tim stapleton past michal neuvirth, an absolutely stunning loss. afterwards dale hunter tried to explain the loss and their defensive shell in the 3rd period. >> you're trying to protect the lead. most teams do it. you'll see other teams do the same thing. no coach wants to blame fatigue, but everybody plays back to back. you got to get it done. they were pressing. once he scored the first goal, they came on harder after that. >> here's the latest. washington earned a standing point with the o

alex ovechkin scored his 33rd goal of the season t remained 1- 0 into the second period when the flyersit all up. it remained that way and went into overtime and then a shootout. the caps end up falling just short. flyers win this one but the caps still earned a point and they hold the eighth and final playoff spot. >>> the nba, the wizards hosting the pacers. this one was close. the pacers grabbed the lead late and as time was winding down, the wizards thought they forced overtime but a basket that would have tied it up came after the buzzer just barely. . the wizards fall to the pacers. >>> andrew luck held his pro day yesterday. mike shanahan, dan snyder on the stanford campus to check out mr. luck just in case the colts deliver a shocker and pick rg iii. of the 50 passes luck threw, 46 were completed, two were dropped. not too bad. march madness as you know continues in college basketball. most of our brackets completely out the door. a lot of upsets. but only one local team remains alive. the maryland terps women. >> they are headed to the sweet 16 and the head coach feels that thi

jason chimera and alex ovechkin scored for the caps.ulls the caps back into the final eastern conference playoff spot. >>> to basketball, the wizards on the road against the celtics. wizards trailed by 19 at the half and then fought back to get within eight but boston was too strong. wizards fall to the celtics 88- 76. >>> the maryland terps women have advanced to the elite eight. they came back from and 18- point deficit to beat texas a & m. maryland wins 81-74 and the terps will face notre dame tomorrow night. >>> on the men's side, the final four is set. it will be kansas versus ohio state and louisville versus kentucky. >> in golf, tiger woods has ended a 30-month drought. he won the arnold palmer invitational and won by five shots. it was his first pga tour win

. >>> alex ovechkin seems to be getting hot at the right time but can't win a game by himself.ed his 33rd goal of the year. 26 seconds into the game last night against the philadelphia flyers. it was his sixth goal in five games. but it was the capitals' only goal in the game. the flyers nodded it up and got the win in a shoot-out. the caps earned one point to put them a point up on the buffalo sabres for the eighth and final spot in the playoffs. >>> it's a video that became an internet sensation, and it appears to show a revolution in human-powered flight. >> apparently it is actually just some crafty filmmaking, though. the video was posted by a dutchman earlier this week. take a look. shows a contraption that syncs the motions of the man's flapping arms with wings made from a kite. you see it there. computer graphics experts found flaws in some of this footage, though. now the man who made that video has actually come clean. flores kayak says he's a filmmaker and animator. he called the video and blog that follows the video an experiment about online media and nothing more

. >> capitals forward alex ovechkin is sizzling in the month of march.oals this month, most in the national hockey league. with just six games to go in the regular season, the caps are certainly counting on their captain to fuel their playoff push. ovechkin and the capitals hosting the minnesota wild tonight. first period, no score. caps turned it over in their own end. minnesota's devin setagucci with a chance here. braden hope says i don't think so. how about mikko koivu. braten haltby standing tall. 12 saves in the first period. second period, still no score. alexander on the break. over to chmera. caps in front, 1-0. third period, 2-0, washington. ovechkin, loose puck. goes five hole on matt hackett. his 36th of the season. holtby earns his third career shutout. the caps blank the wild, 3-0, jumping back into the eighth and final playoff spot. >>> wizards at boston. nene out with back spasms. first quarter, rondo. nice pass to bradley. bradley filling in for the injured ray allen. he scored 23 points. third quarter, paul pierce open for three. buries