alex ovechkin still try to keep their pace against the blues.ody logan is here with the highlights after this. when it comes to the things you love, you want more. love romance? get lost in every embrace. into sports? follow every pitch, every play and every win. change the way you experience tv with x1 from xfinity. > dogs don't play soring, but l this one got a hero's this porch wandered onto the on field. are we really playing the what t that men right now.ight yes, they are. they tried to pick the dog up.hd i'm going to go. i got to go. another player started petting the doggy.gy he scooped the pup off quickly. he carried it off and handed it to a stadium employee. of course that scored big with fans. >> they're adorable. i think it's better than dealing with a streak error a violent fan running onto the field.. > they're going crazy with it. air bud plays football.. i'll tell you what we should do, let's talk about the caps th because it's an incredible seas

alex ovechkin, the past to nicklas backstrom, the lamp is lit. we are tied at 1-1. in overtime, the slapper. the caps lead the series with the bruins, the file 2-1. ncaa tournament chances are not looking too good for georgetown. they have to win the big east tournament or they are done. and to avoid their sixth straight loss against villanova today. trying to come back, the long three. georgetown only down 11. comeback was a most impossible against the number three team in the country. josh hart, way out. he led the wildcats with 18. 84-71. another team that might need to get the ball rolling, gw trailing did three. over two minutes to go, gw down four. kies. they stun miami, finishing 18-8 in the acc. the terps women in the big ten semi final, taking on northwestern in indianapolis. second quarter, the terps up big, 29-14. the good look from the elbow. 15.th quarter, the terps up jones, the tough catch inside, hit, count it. she had a double double. maryland advances. gw women, a-10 semis. jones does a lot of things, including dish the ball. washington had 18. cum

that's alex ovechkin. wow! that's one to nothing washington.h goal of the season but with just over five minutes left in regulation, get the message. brayden schenn shot scored in overtime now. still tied at one. >>> and the phillies, they're home from spring training. they arrived this evening after their final game in florida today. they have three more exhibition games in reading in philadelphia before they start the season for the real on monday in ♪ >>> thanks for watching a full hour of entertainment news coming up next with tmz, followed by dish nation, chasing news and simpsons. >> then we're back here at 4am for fox 29 morning news and "good day philadelphia". sue serio, bob kelly they got you covered with traffic and weather all morning. remember, your powerball lottery drawing is up next. good luck! ♪strike two [crowd cheers] ♪ strike three out two down out there two down [crowd cheers] ♪ ♪ [crowd cheers] [male announcer] sometimes, coming home can be a battle in itself. our wounded warriors need everyone's support to meet the challe

laich spent 12 seasons with the caps, played with alex ovechkin since the beginning. but now they are frenemies, part of the business everyone knows, but still the caps say they're unprepared for seeing him in that blue jersey. >> can't imagine him wearing something other than this jersey, so it will be strange to see, but hard on the ice. he's a fierce competitor so i'm looking forward to it and not looking forward to going up against him. >> only me and him was since my first year, and right now it's only me on the team who has been here since the beginning. he's been a big part of it. >> reporter: so rooting for other aside from tonight. alex ovechkin said on the power play he's going to shoot laich in the foot, and jason, laich responded saying toss that muffin my way. go ahead and try. they're already starting to trash talk as frenemies. >> all right. thanks, carol. should be a great game tonight. >>> we'll move on and talk baseball. the nationals had their grapefruit league opener. not everyone made the three-hour-plus bus trip. the regulars, they all stayed bac

scoreless in the third, the caps on the power play, alex ovechkin , his 44th goal of the season. 1-0 caps. late in the third, the flyers with the advantage. redirectedapper, past braden holtby. the flyers go on to win this and issued out, 2-1. is usually the good, the bad, and ugly. today for ryan zimmerman, there here is the bad. popped up, zimmerman takes a spill. we replay that three times to make sure that you don't miss it. nats win 12-1. it's all good. don't miss the countdown to the nats special.ur everything that you need to get pumped up for the upcoming baseball season this saturday at 7 p.m. this would be baseball's version of an easter egg hunt, a home run ball to center field in surprise, arizona. 30,kid turns into 10, then trouncing all over the beautiful flowers. eventually, the ball was found. congrats to him. poor flowers, though. these kids can jump. off the glass for the windmill slam. and d.c. united on the practice field today looking for answers. they are off to a slow start, when was the first four games of the season. ride to a long plane san jose. that will b

in the 3rd, both teams trading power plays, and alex ovechkin scoring his 44th goal of the season. this would mean the shootout. cathe lops se for the second time all season. they fall tonight 2-1. >>> the george washington colonials have one thing on their mind. they are prepping for the final game square garden. this the first time they have reached the finals in program history. >>> check out these names, michael jordan, magic johnson, lebron james. the whose who of all stars. the mcdonald's all star game is a showcase of the best in the nation. two local students shined in chicago. demathas has the highlight reel. in transition, the pass off the back board, and that was the dunk, and later in the half, the short jumper. 114-107. the girls played earlier, and the game featured the maryland terrapins. this is a destiny slocum, and then kyla charles, and tonight. 97-88. >>> say you want to take your family to the ballpark and catch a game, you have no one at home to watch your dog? what do you do with fluffy? this couple decided to bring their pup with them, and this is basically

alex ovechkin what does he do, scores? nhl leading. third period. even two caps on power play and for second straight night who is he? that's game winning goal. he barely scored anything. caps win 3- 98 points and host raivrpers on friday night. >> and you may have missed this wizards working math nick minnesota 6-2 since the all star break. final seconds inbound to john wall does this as well as anyone races up the other way buzzer 14 point for wall up 6 at the break. tonight bradley beihl with hot hand trading one of three pointers a game by 26 points. wizard win 104. 98 wizard 500 and half game out ofth and final playoff spots. >> and we're getting all sports covered tonight. baseball time the nats first pick-off to first goes wild and allows to score from second on the error. there you have to. top six. no relation to brady. two on back to center field and back, back, back, gone. three-run homerer that has to on spring with 6-2 win. . >> kirk? does your agent handle tv people? . >> i'll call you back. call you back. >> i think we announced last

alex ovechkin has always had the flare of the dramatic and he delivered again when it mattered most,coring the game winner whwhen it mattered most. they clinch a 50, 14 and 5. and yes lose tonight. maryland began the season with pretty high expectations. they were ranked the top team in the country, but the interpret are limping into the caa tournament friday. they loves five of their last eight games. although the last one went down to the wire against michigan state. they'll get one last chance to show everyone what they're made of. we're not even in the top ten anymore. i think, me personally. it just shows that no one has goals. going into the tournament we just want to prove to everyone that we're a really good team. > tonight they added department to their secondary signing david route 1 jr., 28 year old route 1 has played his entire nfl with the denver bronc owes. last season he posted career highs with 43 tackles and two interceptions before suffering a season ending injury apparently the ap just said, a source says they also signed guy let to $4 million and a one-year deal.

and the third-quarter lead on alex ovechkin's power play goal. 5:30 to play the flyers got one of theirwn, claude giroux deflected. and going to a shoot-out, normally not a good thing, but steve mason stone called stopping both shots he faced. yeah, steve mason. gagnsam gagner the big winner beating the capitals. and two up on the red wings, get fired up, folks. more when "action news" returns. >>> believe it or not, it's baseball season of the phillies have broken camp, are back in town and we are your transportation station tonight. another bus, this one carrying the phillies back to citizens bank park. and after a long six weeks in clearwater. the team 15-10 in the grapefruit league action. >> the phillies fans are passionate about the phillies and we want to show them some good baseball. and it's a nice way to end the spring, having a winning record unlike the past few years. and it gives everybody a lot of hope. >>> the eighth inning gave fans hope ending on a high note. 8 runs in the eighth against the astros the blanco grand slam winning 8-4. and thinking they may surprise some p

alex ovechkin tweeted out, we're going to miss you, man. was a gm decision for mclellan. >> it's hard to do. you want him to be a part. he's earned it and i know he likes the team and we're a good team going forward. it's frustrating but we had to do what's necessary to keep the organization and the team going forward here. . >>> to the hardwood, redhot lately against the 76ers. the wiz took a 12-point lead into half time but philly dominated the 3rd quarter to close the gap. frustration there. finally, they kick it into high gear. wall with 37 points and a sweet little dunk. career-high 20 rebounds. it wasn't pretty but the wizards beat the sixers to win six street at home. > away from knowing whether or not kirk cousins will remain in the dmv. washington does have a few options if that's the route they choose. most people think the team will place the franchise tag on cousins. makes sense. that means no other team can get him and the teams have until july 15th to work out a long-term deal. they could gamble and use the transition tag. it'

alex ovechkin and his teammates wrapped up their west coast road trip and the slow starts continue.he caps outscored 5-0 in the first period during that three-game trip. this team caught back in every game. their only regulation loss coming against the sharks last night. still the best team in the league, but it's not a habit they want as the playoffs edge closer. >> tough coming from behind every night. but it seems like we're obviously used to it. it's been happening quite a bit, but something we have time to clean up where we don't get down on ourselves where it happens. we almost get up and play a little bit better. but it would be nice to start with the first one here pretty soon. >> like to play with the lead. i think we're a better team with the lead, but we haven't had it for a while so we've been fighting -- been chasing the 2-2-1 against the quality of opponents that we've played in the last five games, that's not bad. >> a little spring training basketball. max scherzer on the hill for the nationals taking on the cardinals. scherzer looks good early on with a man on. gets

alex ovechkin and the caps are out west to visit their old buddy, bruce boudreaux and his ducks.ello, bruce. less than a minute into is the game, a delay penalty on washington. look at that. and it's ryan getzlaf. he gets the last laugh. holtby not laughing, thank you, just a minute. in it's 1-0 the ducks. right now in the second period. it is the same score. >>> and to the hardwood. a familiar face back in a familiar place. jim back at george mason, practicing with the team on the same floor where ten years ago his patriots made that improbable run to the final four. miami in town for the acc tournament. coach ll. relishing his time spent at george mason. >> i spent 14 glorious years here. and the people could not have been nicer to me and my family. i'm so grateful that i had this experience of coming here and to experience the final four of leading the george mason team in 2006 and enjoying that magic carpet ride. >> he is the -- yeah, we miss him. >> he was solid guy. a one day a rider made a decision. the decision to ride on and save money. he decided to save money by switch

. >> you can be a fan boy even when you're alex ovechkin. >> of course. very cool. awesome picture. >> we talked about this one before. we all know the saga of deflate gate and it's still winding its way through the courts. >> one seventh grader in massachusetts wanted to prove tomorrow brady's innocence so he chose the topic for his science fair. he titled his project "do weather conditions affect a football's psi? "he took a fobl that was inflated and weather conditions. results found every time it drops 2psi, that number was also the lowest number recording during the deflate gate investigation. his project which was one of eight that received the outstanding project awards, proves tom brady did not deflate the football and it was just the weather conditions. >> his uncle roger -- oh, they're not related. that's a serious thing. you consider that's still a major issue. it could end up in the supreme court as they talk about that punishment. the story that will never go away. >> that's a great science project. my kids want to put mentos in coca-cola. >> it's fun.

alex ovechkin has always had th flare for the dramatic and he delivered again when it matteree most scoring game over time. the caps within 2-#. improve to 50,-14 and 5.nd the last time we saw maryland basketball in action was this past saturday when the terps lost to heart break to michigan state in the big ten semi finals. maryland has been atç home practicing. they depart tomorrow for spoke cane washington. they will play friday. the head coach believes in his team.team we feel really good about ourselves and we've gotten a lot better last week, a lot bettertr this week.ek. by friday, 4. 30 eastern we're going to be a lot better than we are right now.w. we're in a good spot. we're a really good team. we're playing in a tough league. we're ready to play. we wish them all the best. >> yes, we do.we > the news now. this is fox5 local news at 11. right now at 11, and you unprecedented announcement from d.c.'s transit system. metro rail will close until thursday morning while inspectors perform emergencyerfo safety checks. i recognize the hardship itrdsh causes to the region and to thee comm

that big goal from alex ovechkin in overtime made the game. the caps have more games and only win in the playoffs and win the stanley cup. we have the team to do it. we really do. win the stanley cup, bring it home. >>> you caught up on the forecast this morning. chuck bell is in with a warmup today. >> absolutely. a little bit of fog outside early this morning will give way to plenty of sunshine by lunch shower. there will be a quick shower chance coming up late this afternoon into early parts of this evening. not everyone is going to get rained on. you may have that pocket-size umbrella to play it on the safe side. tower cam looking over the city. not a whole lot of fog. temperatures are milder. where temperatures allowed to fall more quickly and down into the low 40s, the fog is thicker. quarter-mile visibility in frederick, maryland, martinsburg, and winchester, virginia. what to expect, the dense fog advisory going to 8:00 a.m., another hour and a half from now. and rain chances generally 30% or less. the main threat of rain and bad weath

yay they clinche clinched last t two-one win over had the hurricanes.huic alex ovechkin who had not maderaight gameght gm scored the game winner inner overtime. . the eighth time in the past ninp years washington has reached the nhl playoffs and i got a good g feeling about this one. i don't know about you guys. a >> and finally, proof that that watching the news can changes cc your life.ife. a homeless man who pointed police to two escaped californir inmates is getting a big check.e he is 55-year-old matthew hayay chapman. he's getting a check for $100,000 reward from orangemra county the board of supervisorss back in january he inmate who's escaped from orangg county jail.coty jai he spotted them in a stolen van at a wholefoods pointed this ouo to police which led to the arrest. chapman calls himself a news a n junkie. he goes to the library every day to read the news and that is how he spotted the stolen van. >> he wasn't watching the news.n he was reading the news. t n >> he was reading the news. >> hmm.>> >> and saw it.>> yeah, i know., i know. bad for our business, right?ig >> good