according to reports, the mri results showed no significant damage for brian orakpo's holder and brandon meriweather's knee. the teen was off today and are back at practice -- the team was off today and are back at practice tomorrow. >>> a look at the good, bad and ugly with robert griffin, iii, third play from scrimmage, nobody open and he begins to retreat and finally throws the ball away but only after a big hit from julius peppers. second series play action fake, griffin rolling right. again sees nobody open, decides not to get out of bounds, again takes a hit as he heads towards the sideline. two plays later the rg3 fans wanted to see his best pass of the game, 3rd and 3, a 16-yard tight spiral to santana moss for a 1st down. more bad, not necessarily his fault. rg3 is pressured, his third sack of the game wrapped up between two bears defenders. late 2nd quarter he shows off those legs, scrambles 14 yards, sets up a field goal, rushes three times for 17 yards, completes five of eight passes for 49 yards. here's rg3 on his second game experience. >> i'm not going to continue to say p

pero fue doble derrota para washington porque el mejor jugador defensivo, brian orakpo, dejó el partidoen el hombre. orakpo se lastimó intentando realizar un tackleo con el brazo. primera derrota de los redskins en pretemporada. en baltimore tambien se sufrio, y para quienes se preguntaban si los detroit lions podrían dar continuidad a su gran temporada de 2011, pues el equipo lanzó un enfático "sí" con un sólido triunfo sobre los ravens 27 a 12. por su parte la ofensiva titular de baltimore jugó poco más de un cuarto en el que joe flacco completó siete de 12 intentos para 79 yardas y ray rice acarreó en cinco ocasiones para 12 yardas. en todo el juego ravens no logró anotar de seis, conformándose con cuatro goles de campo, insuficiente para igualar la explosión ofensiva de detroit. hasta aqui los deportes.

not their teammates like brian orakpo. he said to williams is one of top three tacklers in the game. they improved drastically going from 31st to 13th last season. they are ready to find out where now in buffalo. >> guys are very loose right now. it is tuesday. the butterflies start kicking in thursday.ay and we have been playing very hard. the heat and everything. think these guys are going to well.m >> the redskins are not the two anes cranking out days. are gearing up for thursday. tim brant has the latest. >> we are at the baltimore ravens facility. for thegetting ready atlantic falcons on thursday night. baltimore it has been success since he took the team over. of thear within a breath super bowl. we asked this afternoon, what is it about winning? >> this has been one heck of a run. been.has i do not see any end in sight. this team is not built to peak. baltimore will get one sooner or later. the baltimore ravens and the falcons on paris tonight. coverage begins at 7:00. -- it thursday night. wondersseries could do g

brian orakpo was wreaking havoc.out the defense. >> any time you give up six points and play with that type of effort and that type of enthusiasm, first, second, third team, and some is positions fourth team, you're very pleased with the way they handle themselves and the way they play. >>> some football tonight. jets, at tebow and sanchez scrimmage. cincinnati had five sacks. tim tebow came in, throwing like hot garbage. right to the defender. jets lose 17-6. redskins looking good. that defense looking good, too. >> yeah, but that tebow-sanchez deal not work

of course, much of that was thanks to a strong line backing core made up of brian orakpo, ryan kerrigan london fletcher. the last eight games second year player perry riley had his name called and despite coming away with 68 tackles he was not satisfied. riley was a workhorse in summer in the gym and so far he has continued to impress everybody at camp. >> they're looking for me to step up. of course, i want to answer the call. i want to be that call. i train like i want to do something with my name. >> he's really taken everyone by storm how he finished last season and was an effective and pretty dominant player. the sky is the limit for him. >> reporter: this is the first full redskins training camp. it was especially tough for nose tackle barry cofield switching to a brand-new position in a brand-new scheme, but he says this year the confidence is starting to show through. >> we had a chance to play together this last year and gel together this. year we'll play with a lot more confidence, understand the scheme and also being together every day we're all like a family. >> all in all b

of course, it's a big pump up the team banquet, but brian orakpo says when it comes to season predictions, he'd rather talk it than walk it. >> hopefully we're looking forward to a big year this year. i'm not going to make any high expectations this year obviously because we tend to do that all the time and kind of somewhat get disappointed, but this year i think we're just going to be quiet and create some havoc. >> let's talk about the ravens as well. you'll see 10 ravens regular season games on wusa9 this year and by the looks of it, you'll see a really good football team, joe flacco playing and playing well last night, 2 touchdowns, 266 yards and they were sharper all around. john harbaugh had one word for it. listen up. >> the thing we did was we finished things, okay? that's what we've been striving for. that's kind of been something that's been important to us in practice. we've been fighting to accomplish it every day. we finished catches, runs, blocks, drives for the most part. >>> and finally the nats playing tonight. who would have thought on august 24th the nats and phillies w

brian orakpo was wreaking havoc.k about the defense. >> any time you give up six points and play with that type of effort and that type of enthusiasm, first, second, third team, and some is positions fourth team, you're very pleased with the way they handle themselves and the way they play. >>> some football tonight. jets, at tebow and sanchez scrimmage. cincinnati had five sacks. tim tebow came in, throwing like hot garbage. right to the defender. jets lose 17-6. redskins looking good. that defense looking good, too. >> yeah, but that tebow-sanchez deal not work out so far. back in a minute. >>> feeling lucky? tomorrow's powerball jackpot is sitting at $253 million. it's so big because nobody has matched the numbers since june 23rd. and that was before the deracho. as we always love reminding you, the odds of winning, 1j 253,719 to 1. >>> the county fair got going in montgomery county but what caught our attention, a cow is celebrating its 90th birthday. it's not any doubt's made of 500 pounds of butter. >>> before

. >>> brian orakpo went through drills, but don't expect to see him until the season opener. roy helu remains day to day with achille's tendonitis and fullback durell young is not expected to play saturday. anthony armstrong has yet to suit up due to a shoulder injury. today in practice armstrong was no longer wearing a yellow no contact jersey. he will play saturday when the reins host the colts and he knows -- redskins host the colts and he knows he need to make ab impression. >> i don't want to say breathing down my neck. i just know they're going to make a tough decision for everybody. being two games behind there's a lot of ground to make up on making plays, but i know i'm capable of doing that. offense is running great now. just got to be able to fit in whenever you get your opportunity. >>>. >> former redskins running back clinton portis will announce his retirement at a thursday press conference at redskins park. he has not played since an injury plagued 2010 season. he's the second leading rusher in team history. >>> finally with c.j. brown out for the year freshman

. >> the redskins had a square in the 1st quarter saturday when brian orakpo went down with an apparent shoulder or pectoral injury. the incident occurred when he tried to tackle devin hester and his shoulder was drug backwards. orakpo is relieved test results were negative. >> i'm working hard trying to get back and it starts popping. i thought it was done to be honest with you, but it wasn't what we expected. >> there was no fair and that was good news -- tear and that was good news. they felt a little scar tissue but nothing that serious. so he should be okay. >> brandon meriweather also expected to cover. nationals bottom of the 10th still tied 4-4. that's all for sports, but the news edge will be right back. good night. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. a shareable pool of data to power up to 10 different devices. add multiple smartphones to your plan, so everyone in your family can enjoy unlimited talk and text. the first plan of its kind. share everything. get your student a samsung galaxy nexus for $99.99. [ male announcer ] you work hard. stret

and specifically what brian orakpo has meant. >> it's been a privilege to watch him. we made.same transition from college. it's been nice to watch and take little aspects of his game and add them to my game. we definitely feel like we can feed off each other that's the beauty of this defense. we feel like we can be a strong unit for this team. especially our front seven with all of us returning, and the addition of jarvis jenkins. we know we have to be the strength -- have to be the strength, and we want it that way. we want the pressure, and we feel like we have the pieces to live up to our potential on defense. >> reporter: yeah, the defense looked solid, kerrigan a big part of that. the energy, the instincts, and this year, something new, versatility orakpo and kerrigan have been switching sides to give the defense a different look. guys? >> all right. carol, thanks. >>> coming up on "news4 at 5," children found home alone. who police are now looking for. >>> a bald eagle is set >>> fast forward through the headline, the man who reportedly called his office and thr

it started with an injury in the very first quarter, brian orakpo strained his left shoulder. later, qb robert griffin iii in just his second professional start tried to fake a handoff, he got sacked and fumbled the ball. with less than two minutes to play, skins down 17-3, but not for long. there's a 90 yard punt return. quarterback cousins had three touchdowns. the bears had a late 57-yard field goal. here's mike shanahan on his qbs. >> both are doing a really good job in adjusting and adapting to the offense. they seem to get better and better. and both robert and kirk have done an unbelievable job in their preparation and studying and all these games will help. >> shake it off, guys. the redskins play the colts next saturday at home at fedex field. >>> not a good night for the washington nationals either. the mets made it 2-0 and that's how it would stay. the nats play the mets one more time today. hopefully they can make a come back. >> i know. edwin jackson pitched great. it wasn't enough. >> well, there's always today. >> i know. >> look forward. be optimistic. >> i'm n

. >> reporter: the day wrapped up with brian orakpo, fred davis, london frencher and lorenzo alexander -- fletcher and lorenzo alexander receiving team awards. what's on your shirts? >> cousins, cooley, gosh. >> reporter: rg3? >> no. the line is just too long, but i'm going to get him before i leave here. that's my mission in life. >> the redskins announced the 10 members selected to complete the 80 greatest of all time including arrington, portis, samuels and the late sean taylor, celebrating the 80th anniversary. >>> thousands of people are flooding into northern virginia tomorrow for the spartan race. wait until you hear what's involved in this grueling endurance test next. >> plus the looming props is not the only potential -- tropical storm is not the only potential problem for republicans in tampa. we'll explain coming up. >>> all eyes on isaac as the storm is barreling towards the gulf of mexico, some oil companies pulling workers off their rigs. companies including bp, shell and apache oil making the call friday in anticipation of isaac. we'll be keeping a very close eye on oil

brian orakpo says he will be ready to go for the season opener. he thought he hurt his shoulder really badly but an m.r.i. shows no serious damage so he won't need surgery. >>> 6:27. 9news now returns right after this. >>> good morning. we're back at 6:30. this is the place you can always get your weather first. a live look at the 14th street bridge. 66 degrees. washington monument on your left. jefferson memorial on your right. thanks for starting your day here. i'm mike hydeck. >>> i'm andrea roane. howard bernste is off today but olga breese is in. she has an update on the forecast. >>> good morning. we have some humidity out here making it feel a little bit muggy. temperatures are continuing to slide. it's a little on the chilly side as cooler air is filtering on through. the temperatures are sitting in the 60s in and around the beltway. we'll see midday sunshine getting us into the middle 80s for highs. we stir up a late day shower or thunderstorm opportunity. >>> thank you so much. if you're traveling around town right now, you're going to f

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the defense was defenseless and brian orakpo and meriweather went down, but the good news is it looked like there was no significant damage. good and bad rg3, the third play last night from scrimmage in chicago. i said at the time this is the welcome to the nfl moment, could have gotten rid of the ball, get out of bounds and he back pedals and julius peppers, the first ding to the ferrari so far this year and then again rg3 right here. he could get out of bounds. he could throw it away. ducks the shoulder, takes two hits on his way out of bounds, don't need those. this is probably his best throw of the night, over the middle zip to santana moss, 3rd down, a big gainer for 16 yards and back to, well, really didn't have a chance on this one. tyler polumbus got whipped at right tackle. this is what excites redskins fans. watch him get the corner and when this kid gets the motor going, he's out. that's a big run, had three carries for 18 yards and talked about his experience in game no. 2. >> i'm not going to continue to say practice is harder than the games because people are going to kil

. >> reporter: last year because you were kind of learning on- the-fly brian orakpo was there for you been kind of a mentor again this season? >> absolutely. you can always learn from the great ones. he's been to two pro bowls and london fletcher, you can always learn from guys like. that it's such a privilege to be among these linebackers. >> reporter: we've seen you and orakpo switching sides. what's up with that? >> we want to be more versatile and not be as predictable. we figure we can take advantage of some match-ups throughout the year if we can have the flexibility to move, rotate sides. >> reporter: we saw the linebacker, running back drills and you guys are handling the running backs well. >> that's not an aspect of the game most people think about is the one on one match-up with the running backs, but it happens more in games than you'd think, so it's good to practice. that. >> reporter: ryan kerrigan, we appreciate you taking time to talk to us. good luck this season. i'm kristen berset. back to you in the studio. >>> still to come tonight on 9news a push to make the natio

it started with an injury in the very first quarter, brian orakpo reached out the a tackle and strained his left shoulder. later, qb robert griffin iii in his second professional start tried to fake a handoff, but he got sacked and fumbled the ball. and brandon banks makes a 91 yard punt return. backup quarterback kirk cousins connected for three touchdowns. the skins led 31-30 with two minutes left in play, but the bears had a late 57 yard field goal. that was it. here's coach mike shanahan on his qbs. >> both these guys have been doing a good job of adjusting and adapting to the offense. each day is a new experience for them. but they seem to get better and better. and both robert and kirk have done an unbelievable job in their preparation, in their studying and all the games will help. >> by the way this is a very close -- >> the redskins will play the colts next saturday at home. not a good night for the nationals either the team was looking for win number eight in a row. the mets made it 2-0 in the seventh inning and that's how it would stay. the nats play the mets one more time to

brian owe says his shoulder will be ready. he heard a pop saturday and thought the injury would be much worse than it is. an m.r.i. showed no serious damage to orakpo's shoulder and he won't require surgery. >>> some not so good injury news for the nationals and their top draft pick. lieu causes geolita injured his elbow. he'll have it examined it by the same surgeon who did surgery for zimmerman. >>> the buffalo bills cut the veteran pass rusher yesterday sticking with two of their younger guys. this would have been the former maryland terrapins third year with buffalo. he finished the last two seasons on injured reserve but said he was now in the best shape of his career. that's a quick look at sports. i'm kristen berset. >>> a big controversy brewing in decision 2012. >> more buzz about one of the jientsz pandas -- giant pandas. we'll be back. >>> good morning. welcome back to nine fine now. i'm -- 9news now. i'm andrea roane. happy tuesday. >>> i'm mike hydeck. monika samtani has traffic and breaking news coming up. olga has weather. >>> we're starting off with cloud cover. we'll see sunshine later this afternoon. the big concern will be those ar