. >>> and the time has come for us to say our goodbyes at least on our to brett haber. >> before we doke a stroll down memory lane and you have to know that just because brett covers sports does not necessarily mean he's good at sports. [ laughing ] >> it's a whole different thing. take a look. >> do you need a hug? >> i thought you would never ask. >> there is topper. [ laughing ] >> he has a little extra small shirt there. don't get cocky, because if you stumble, if you fall, a giant headed john mccain is going to pedal up behind you and steel the rains. [ laughing ] >> you're going to try to be funny again. >> can i have a bathroom pass. >> your humor never works. >> hector, you can get me to shak's house. >> it's him. shak. you got any tickets to the game? donald. >> i'm not sure what just happened. >> 65. >> you're letting him do this, rookie. bring it, city boy. go. is it one, pearl two. >> pearl two. >> i'm six feet, maybe six foot one if i wear my stiletto heels. that means you're 6'8". so look into the camera and tell the people of washington that you're 8 or 9 inches taller t

. >>> brett haber is up >>> beef ribs are not as good as pork ribs, but beef ribs are still better than. [ laughing ] >> that's good. i'm glad we're clear on that. >> the easiest job in america has to be the pitching coach for phillies. you pretty much just give them the ball and drink coffee all night. tonight it would be olswalls turn with just one loss. perhaps ribs were his pregame meal. a chance to clinch for the phillies but he was not his usual self. cards lead 3-2 in the 4th. then in the 6th it would be the same man. frees taking olswalls deep. two-run shot. there will be a game five on friday. switching gears, redskins are now off for the buy week, but you can't go a day anymore without a redskins line backer winning some kind of award. tiger woods isn't winning, but he is getting paid again. the former number one has signed his first major endorsement deal since the first scandal two years ago. he signed with rolex. it is believed to be lucrative and long-term. six years ago today a 20-year-old kid named alex ovechkin made his debut. he scored two goals tonight. no doubt a sta

brett haber has your highlights in the morning sports. >> good morning, everybody. 3-1 start is something we would have taken had it been offered back at the start of training camp. over the last three weeks, the redskins offense has been averaging 18 points per game. while they did win yesterday, it may have been against the worst team in all of football and it wasn't all that convincing. not a great day for rex grossman. though he did have a couple of shining moments. second possession of the game. santana moss, perfectly thrown. 'skins jump out early 7-0. huge game for ryan at runningback. was in witness protection the first three weeks. went nuts yesterday. 135 yards including 20 on this touchdown. 'skins led 17-0 in the third quarter but the rams got within 7 and had a chance to win when rex threw this pick and returned it to the 'skins 19 the rams couldn't do anything with it. 17-10 final 'skins go to 3-1. >> hold them when they get the great field position to keep them out of the end zone, to make some plays like we did says a lot about everybody. >> when you get a victory, you hav

that's a quick look at sports this most morning, i'm brett haber. have a great tuesday. >> all of that for two points. >> monday night football fans missed their usual theme song. we'll tell you why espn refused to air hank williams jr. coming up. >> amanda knox is ready to leave her home after her murder conviction overturned in italy yesterday. quick check of traffic now. monika? >> we'll take a live look westbound on route 50 into mitchellville and to the beltway and landover. westbound 50 is looking good this morning. in my next report, we'll take a closer look at maryland roads at 5:30. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. >>> i'm andrea roane. things are looking up. monika will have traffic in a moment. we've been joking all morning. i've been joking. they've been making fun of me because it has been rainy forever. >> he's been whining. >> i've been whining about it. howard said you know what? take it easy. it will be good today. >> today, tomorrow, through the weekend the way it looks right now. stars have been moving really slowly