i wish i could have. >> and mike shanahan says he agrees 100% with chris cooley's statement. as for the rest of the team back at it again prepping for their game in toronto against the bills doing what they can to stop the skid. >> a sense of urgency. want to get back on the winning ways and get that feeling, that swagger feeling we used to have and get back on that winning track. >> 7-0, the washington capitals are the last beaten team in the nhl. so far living up to the preseason expectations. this week they are north of the border for two games in canada. their first test tonight against edmonton oilers who are in the midst of a rebuilding year but are still 4-2-2 this season. despite their fast start though the capitals are well aware it could turn in an instant. >> we want to win each game. you don't want to lose any games. one game at a time. we all want to win once in a while. >> all right. time to pick our dc highschoolsports.net game of the week. some of your choices tonight. >>> everybody knows how fun this can be. this is at a tailgating event. basically do not try

let's go back to chris cooley for a moment. mike shanahan said that he had suffered a bit of a setback with his knee and had to have it drained earlier this week. well, shanahan said it has affected his play and it takes time to get back into football shape. well, chris cooley not too happy he was talked about. >> i'm fine. it's something that i'm managing and something i deal with every day. i am able to practice every day. i'm a firm believer in making you better. and i get myself ready to practice and play every day. am i playing the way i would like to play? probably not. but i'm still playing in my opinion, i'm still playing extremely consistent in the role that i'm being asked to play. >> you can watch the redskins take on the eagles right here at fox 5 at 1:00 p.m. on sunday. the cowboys then face the pay patriots at 4:00. we recap everything at 10:00 with nissan sports xtra. >>> the capitals season have gotten off to an exciting start. they won their first road game yesterday over the pits pittsburgh penguin. not about

. >>> the redskins place chris cooley and tim hightower on injured reserve officially ending their season. hightower blew out his acl and cooley broke his finger when he took a big hit against the eagles. some are speculating this may be the end of cooley's career as a redskin. >>> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. >>> good morning, etch. good morning, everyone. we are taking a live look at the washington monument. let's say hello to tucker barnes for a look at our weather. it was a nice day yesterday. it's going to be a nice day today, you think? >> yes, kind of. >> kind of. >> we'll have more clouds than yesterday but it will still be nice. >> i guess my defamation of nice is as long as it's not raining. >> it will be a beautiful day then, sarah. let's get to the numbers. here is the good news, a little mild er than yesterday. baltimore, 55. dulles, 51. winchester, 57. fredericksburg, 54. a little by of cloud cover out there and that is helping to hold the temperatures up. you can see the high, thin cloudiness moving in from the west and north and west. we have a frontal system tha

this i think, like jason said, a little more playful and that is just what chris cooley's personalityis. we've seen that as long as he's been here. >> i'm willing to bet that tony romo will choke again before the redskins make it to the super bowl. >> air probably right. >> that is a good bet. >>> let's talk a little bit too about the college game right now. maryland, all the focus has been on the uniforms this year. every wednesday, it is a show to reveal the uniforms. do we still care about the uniforms or do we need to focus on the team? >> i think the uniforms are getting downplayed. i don't see as much hype about. it the first oneful games, i can understand it. but now, you have to look at the fact that they got drummed by temple at home. they struggled with towson in the first half though they pulled away in the second half. now, the focus has to be on the fact that they are facing some tough teams. they have to take on georgia tech, florida state, clemson. the focus is on the product on the field instead of what those guys are wearing. >> new coaches in transition especially wi

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chris cooley held his third annual cooley's rally for the cure held at clyde's willow creek farm. attend es paid $65 for their food and drink and a chance to bid on items. it was in honor of cooley's mother, a breast cancer survivor. >>> i couldn't be more pleased with the way this community has turned out and supported me, not just the community but my teammates, my family, everyone that cares about me has been so supportive and it makes it so much more fun. more important. for me to be a part of this. >> no word yet on just how much money they raised but chris cooley is emotional over the turnout. to learn more about how you can help in the fight for breast cancer, log on to wusa9.com and click on the buddy check page. >> protestors in freedom plaza reach a deal with the national parks service to stay put for a long time. wait until you hear how long coming up. >> plus today's hero central report looks at a mobile medical unit bringing healthcare to one of the neediest parts of the district. we'll be back. she notices when my skin's rough. (announcer) gold bond ultimate softenin

. >> but chris cooley added a little spice during a local radio show yesterday. >> reporter: chris cooley the popularity points. it's pretty well-known, but he gained a few more friends and enemies. cooley said on 106.7 the fan yesterday that he enjoyed watching tony romo and the cowboys choke sunday against the lions. today he tried to clarify. >> i don't think that i talked trash about the type of player he is or who he is. all i was saying was that i enjoyed watching the dallas cowboys lose, and i enjoyed the way they lost. that's not saying that he's a bad player. that's just saying i enjoyed the performance. i would expect players of the cowboys to want us to lose. i clearly would expect cowboys fans to want to us play poorly. from my twitter feed, i know the absolute amount that they despise me. it makes the game fun. it's an entertainment business. it makes you root for your team. it makes you care about your players more. >> cooley also joked around saying he would battle romo in a cage fight. he also clarified that saying, i absolutely don't want to fight romo. if it's a charity

let's talk about chris cooley. what are you hearing.as a redskin in we know he is down for the season. >> i certainly hope not. last year, he had 77 catches. he just got behind the injury eight ball this year with his knee that still was draining fluid and trying to get that right. and then breaking the finger. it was just a little too much. i think the redskins were going to try to hold on. this rash of injuries really gave them no choice. at the end. day, you are talking about the guy that is the most popular redskin since darryl green. the coaches want him back. fans want him back. i know chris wants to be back. i don't see why we can't figure out a way to make this happen. >> i haven't gotten a call from the redskins brain tuft yet kelling me whether they will keep him. he has a $3.8 million salary cap number. maybe that gets negotiated. he has been an immensely popular redskin. he is a great guy to have the locker room but his appearance on the field has dipped. >> you are right. he might have to renegotiate that deal to stay with

but instead of looking at his own performance, tight end chris cooley is setting his sights reflecting on his opponents. cooley revelled in the misery of rival tony romo after the cowboys 24-point collapse against the lions. talked about it on radio station 106.7 the fan. >> it's amazing, amazing to watch him choke like that. i'm just saying i'm up 24 points in the third quarter, if i'm the coach, i can take a knee for the rest of the game, punt it away, and there's no way detroit is going to drive on you that many times. the only way you're going to give up that many points is turnovers sha turnovers, right? >> yeah, man. he threw a whole lot of them. >> it was hilarious to watch. >> i wonder if he remembers that the cowboys did beat the redskins. cooley also said he would like to face romo in a cage fight, run up a lead on him, and take his time winning just to embarrass him. >> i don't think anyone would want to face chris cooley in a cage fight, and i bet you he is looking at his own performance. >>> cooley will someday get to go for a ride on this little boat. skins owner dan snyd

chris cooley's season is over. some have speculated his career with the redskins might be over. argument? he's aging, he's expensive and now he's breaking down. cooley spoke today for the first time since getting put on injured reserve, and you tell me if you think this guy is ready to walk away. >> i don't want to run through the tunnel in another uniform. i don't want to finish my career looking at a team that can win the super bowl and say i want to go anywhere just to win the super bowl. i'll be -- this will be the only team i care about the rest of my life, and i want to do it with this team. and what's cliche as that may sound, that's true. i'm a fan of the washington redskins. i'm a fan of the guys that played before me. and i love being a part of it. so, yeah, the super bowl for this team is really why i'll continue to play this game. >> borderline emotional for chris cooley today at redskins park. >> a player who is a fan. >> i don't think you get any better than that. >>> tough break for the terps basketball team. howard has a broken left foot. he's going to miss at le

you're hearing tim hightower, but i'm telling you about chris cooley. this is john beck.s brig a bone in his left hand and will be -- broke a bone in his left hand and will be out five to seven weeks. the last time he missed a game, 2005. tim hightower is the leading rusher. this is coand he broke his hand so cooley, one of the most popular players, out of the mix. that's a shame. now moss with the broken hand out five to seven weeks already had surgery on it. moss and cooley, two of the locker room leaders, gone and hightower, the team's leading rusher also went down sunday tearing the acl in his left knee placed on injured reserve. despite losing three key players, it's no time for excuses. >> nobody is going to file sorry for us, so we can't -- feel sorry for us, so we can't be the ones feeling sorry in here. the main focus is guys know whenever someone goes down, the next guys step up. >> we slainful of guys go down. that's -- we have a handful of guys go down. that's odd, but we believe in the guys that we have and we can play very good football. that's our plan. >>

chris cooley suffered a crushed index finger in yesterday's game. he will have to have surgery on that but that is not keeping chris from opening up his home this morning after the game. fox 5 will be live inside cooley's house with the sports junkies from 106. 106.7 the fan coming up at 7:00 this morning. our own dave ross will be here in less than an hour for his take on the game with philly. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> let's take a look down on wisconsin avenue this morning. it is mop morning. we are starting another workweek off. today is october 17th, 2011, a very pleasant start to this workweek. good morning. thank you for being with us early this morning. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm sarah simmons. welcome to fox 5 morning news. let's say good morning to tony perkins. it was a gorgeous weekend this week. >> couldn't ask for much better. >> it was fantastic. >> it will be nice again today. >> another good day on tap. not a bad day as far as our weather conditions. we'll see our temperatures in the 70s again today. that is where we

. >> so without running back tim hightower receiver santana moss, tight end chris cooley, the john beck skins manage just 61 yards offense and three 1st downs on six 1st half possessions and it didn't get any better in the 2nd half as washington was shut out for the first time since the 17-0 loss to the cowboys on december 27th, 2009. barry cofield, what do you have? >> you got to win. it's just that simple. whatever it takes, whoever makes good plays, offense, defense, special teams. we all got to step it up. this thing went wrong in every facet imaginable today. one win can over race everything, but if that win doesn't come, then, you know, it will be more of the same. >> i do have some good news. the cowboys are getting walloped bit eagles. so that is good news for redskins -- by the eagles. so that is good news for redskins fans. here's bad news. the 49ers are coming next sunday, 6-1 in the nfc west. i'm dave feldman. i'll see you tomorrow. >> thank you for watching force the xtra brought to you by your wash -- watching sports xtra brought to you by your washington area nissan deale

chris cooley is now out for the rest of 200011.ngest road trip yet this season. 5 of the first seven games or here at home. now they play at edmonton on thursday. don't expect any changes. >> when you are a perfect 7-0, white complicate things? >> the team is playing good. there is an obvious answer. the team is playing well. >> after eating a shootout to win the first three games the capitals have made it look easy cents. >> winning is fun. it makes it easy to come to the rink. it makes it easy for guys who are not worried about this and that. you want to beat the team that everybody looks at and wants to try to knock off. >> he has been a big reason behind the perfect reason p.o. talk about perspective, he never -- >> this is the entertainment business p.o. i think you have to take care of the fans. >> they will try to extend their streak on vancouver on saturday. >> things are going well right now. as we all know, things can change in a heartbeat. but things are going well for the capitals. we will talk about what happened at th

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there were three injuries today, chris cooley, a fractured index finger on his left hand.injury happened with 5 1/2 to go in the last quarter. as you can see it, you can see what would happen. instantly drilled, and cooley's left index finger crushed by the impact of the helmet. the injury, will require surgery, according to the head coach mike shanahan, just another injury to add to already ailing chris cooley 92 it's a frustrating game sometimes. i've been fortunate in my career to play without any serious injuries, and everyone has to deal with it and all of us have to continue to deal with everything i'm going through and try to make the best out of it and try to be the best i can be for this team. >> isn't it weird how one sunday afternoon can change an entire city and reason feels about his football team. and specifically as quarterback. although, let's be honest. even with the 3-1 start, rex grosshan his has doubts. lindsay lindsay murphy has more. >> reporter: he spent time by himself trying to fix some of his mistake, trying to get better. mission not accomplished

even chris cooley looked at this game as a genuine test. >> i am excited to play a game where we have a chance to establish the lead in the division. i remember a couple of years ago playing a schedule of defeated teams where we had chances to knock teams out a lot of the time it did not do it, so i am looking for an opportunity to do that. >> the head coach of philadelphia has found himself in the cross hairs. fans want his head. they're making all kinds of mental mistakes and errors like this one right here. today the captain's have called the players' only meeting to defend andy readid. even michael vick has been sacked several times. >> when your gaining 500 yards in the other team is not you have to take care of business. absolutely do better. >> these are not happy times in the city of brotherly love. the caps are headed to pittsburgh to play penguin's to marmite. they are 3-1 with seven. are ready without him. they have not lost to pittsburgh before the winter classic. that game tomorrow night. and tomorrow -- today was media day at the university of maryland. the new head coac

chris cooley with a lot >>> i heard cooley on the radio earlier today.e makes good points. >> that was an interesting listen for ten minutes at the press conference. he's one of the casualties for the redskins this year. redskins going into the bills extremely shorthanded. he's one of five starters not playing. cooley is placed on injured reserve. today, he talked for the first time since being shut down for the year. he's confident he'll be back in the burgundy and gold. >> it's tough to take. it's hard for me to, this early in the year when i believe we are a very good football team to say i'm going to sit and watch the games. i hate it. i feel 100% that i'm a casualty. i think it was a shame they didn't let players who have surgeries spend time with the doctors and trainers they trust on a daily basis. i wish i could have. i think we could have went through what i went through in july, i think i could have went through in march. every part of me believes not only will i continue to play for the redskins but with an outstanding player at the position i

a lot has to do with the bank up offensive line, chris cooley is out, the new quarterback. now what happens? how do the redskins respond? how much confidence do they have? >> i think we need to win football games, regardless. that is the most important thing. it is hard to win in this league and we just need to play our best football. >> we don't want to lose at all but when you do you have to bounce back. we have to go to carolina, away game, and we think we match up well. >>> the miami dolphins have lost 11 of their last 12 home games, attendance driving off -- dropping off. the broncos coming to miami sunday teabow is starting, and the stadium is sold out. it will be an emotional day for the quarterback. >> he has been in big spots before. this is not totally new for him at this level or earlier. i am sure he will have a good grasp of his emotions. >>> tonight is game 2 of the world series. the cardinals took game 1 with a good outing. the game was tied it, craig takes it to right field. cruz cannot come up with it. the 3-2 cardinals, the final. rangers manager ron washi

chris cooley saying he enjoys tony romo choke a little bit. >> i don't have a problem with it.he wants to stir the pot a little bit, i don't have any real issue with it. mike shanahan has some sort of issue with it because he just talks for 20 minutes and you don't get any nuggets out of him. now, he has his players yapping. i love it. >> it is great to see romo fall flat the next week. >> it endears him to the fans. it is the exact same sentiment that the people have. is a man of the people, even though he is in pottery. who is in pottery? >> does a man of the people get weekly checks for like $150,000. >> exactly. is it really trash talking if it is true. tony romo really has been choking lately. >> he has been choking. chris doesn't hold back. he will talk. he'll say anything. >> we appreciate that. tim hightower is talking super bowl. now, did he get dinged up a little bit more than we thought he can d. to make omments. >> did he get a concussion? >> a head injury. >> he has been to the super bowl. now, you don't know if he will make it with the redskins this season but he

but will it be -- it will be, rather, without chris cooley. dave ross is up next with details. >>> he's not the only one not playing. bunch of them. big changes coming to our weather this weekend. tucker has crafted the forecast and is completely responsible for himself. i have nothing to do with it. he'll be here in just a moment to tell us what we can expect.  beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. good for you! how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios. >>> redskins head north to weekend, and we mean north. >> they're taking on the buffalo bills. but not in buffalo, in toronto. here's what i don't get about this. we want to expose th

a guy like chris cooley out and santana goes out right away.ng receivers came in and played for us. disappointing loss. i've got to do a better job getting these guys ready to play. we should do better than that. >> you're now down five starters on offense. i know you never make injury an excuse. >> you're always disappointed when you lose guys, but you just hope it's not for the season. you lose a guy for a couple of weeks here and there. it's tough to lose corey. trent, i think, is going to be coming back. we'll find out later today exactly what the situation is with a couple of our other players. >> the skins will take on the buffalo bills next week in toronto. >>> this morning the jury selection will begin in the lululemon murder trial. brittany norwood is accused of killing her coworker inside the bethesda yoga store back in march. megan mcgrath is live at the courthouse with the latest. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. this was a high profile case that received a lot of media attention. choosing a jury could take a day

. >> it was of little bit of a surprise bid of data a tough decision not chris cooley as they head for the buffalo bills while miami had -- searches for a head coach. it ♪ ♪ [ jerry ] attention shoppers. your groceries are the size of idaho but the interest rate on your checking is small potatoes. earn more at capital one bank. get new high yield free checking. your interest rate will be 5 times the national average. that's huge. and free atms at any bank. free is good. sign up at capital one bank. what's in your wallet? what is he, a clydesdale. >> the tories and sports desk. brought to you by your local toyota dealers. moving you forward. >> casino, the pro bowler had surgery on his scattered left index finger. his knee has continued to solve problems. there is no word on whether he will have his knee spoke again. he is now 29 years old at. >> the guys that will step up or guys that will be starters the come on our football team for a present. >> the miami dolphins are in search of a as a new head coach again. he has not been fired yet been up they set their sights on the johnson gro

chris cooley also limited because of his troublesome knee. >>> dc highschoolsports.net game of the week. edison at stewart. famous from the area. tonight's toyota game night report. >>> fighting in hockey pretty much go hand in hand. guaranteed to see a few punches thrown, a few bloody lips and several penalty minutes on any given night but some players have no business fighting and usually that ends up bad for them. last night the caps and pittsburgh players getting into a scuffle. two shots on the side of the player's head knocked unconscious. look at the gesture afterwards. put him to sleep very unsportsman like. the teammates responded today. >> well, i think he knew exactly what happened. he knew he got a good punch in. >> i was most upset with the fans cheering. once a guy goes down you're going to cheer initially but quit cheering, it is not the best situation. >> after practice today though it was all about the kids. about 15 families with kids fighting cancer took part in an nhl-themed flashes of hope photo shoot. capitals players signing autographs all part of the nhl's hockey

today for the first time mike shanahan reacted to the news that the face of the franchise chris cooley is done for the season. >> every time somebody goes on i.r. it is tough. i think with chris he knew he had a chance to come back. when he talked to the doctor it was in his best interests and usually when it is in the team's best interest it is in the player's best interest as well. >> london fletcher did not practice today. resting his pulled hamstring he suffered sunday. if he can't play this coming sunday his coffin secretaryive -- his consecutive streak would end. >>> after a blunder by st. louis skipper tony la russa monday night helped texas to victory the rangers are just one win away from their first ever world series title. but they will have to wait at least another day. that's because tonight's game 6 has been postponed until tomorrow because of inclement weather. it started raining in st. louis about noon today. more expected tonight. mlb officials decided not to take chances. tony la russa and the cardinals welcome the extra day's rest. >> we are ready to play today and r

they had a meager 16 points in their first loss of the season and chris cooley says well, that can't continue. >> it primarily comes down to execution. giving yourself an opportunity to win and executing when you have to win. it's not us going into the film room and coming up with some super secret plan. it just comes down to us executing and doing the things we know how to do. >>> programming note, acc football on my 20 tomorrow, kickoff at 12:30. >>> baseball playoffs underway. the boston red sox not involved. after suffering a historic september collapse they're looking for a new manager. terry francona is out. after eight years at the helm all he did was lead boston to two world championships in his time in bean town. rangers taking on the rays, cooper stone threw out the first pitch, the 6-year-old son of the father who died trying to catch a ball in the rangers game last july. during the game it was all tampa, kelly shop after, another three runs, his -- kelly shoppach, another three runs on the day. great move by joe maddon, spectacular allowing two hits in seven shutout innin

. >> no harm, no foul, chris cooley. today niles paul was finned $20,000 for this helmet to helmet hit in sunday's victory. he was flagged 15 yards on the play. today he responded on his twitter account saying what a horrible way to start off my bye week. >>> and brian arapko was named the nfc player of the week. cornerback phillip buchanan has been reinstated after a four- game suspension. >>> to the college ranks, maryland hits the road saturday to face undefeated and 13th ranked georgia tech. the head coach will revisit the team he was an assistant wynn 1998. the terps are coming off a sub par performance against towson. coach says his team is taking time to adapt to a new system. >> we've made a lot of progress but again i think when you instill a philosophy, you know, it does take time. it's not one of those things that does happen overnight. we're a lot better now than where we were. >>> in case you were wondering, here's what the terps will be wearing against georgia tech. >>> the cardinals hosting the phillies in

and chris cooley, who needs surgery on his broken forward-looking soldier likely out the rest of thiseason. hey high schoolers, it is time to reveal this week's poll for our high school game among the week's choices a match up of the undefeated. jefferson at vai ral marshall and twin parks at largo. the winning game will be in our highlights friday night. >>> finally tonight these two guys, this just doesn't look good to start with. trying to do crunches. the top kid is trying to hold the bottom kid. >> they both go down. >>> topper that is the best. >>> not a lot of core strength going on there. >> they need to do more crunches. >> don't try that at home. >> that is it for us. stay with wusa 9. cbs news is up next. >>> then at 7:00 our area's only local newscast and as always we are on at wusa 9.com. have a great night.

and chris cooley knows the rams won't just roll over. >> when you look at them, they play very hard. i think they are a very solid, well-coached football team. it's a challenge for us. everyone likes to say we are just saying that but that's the facts. >> my mother said you don't want to fight someone with nothing to lose. they will come out swinging. they are in a situation where you don't want to set off the own four. it makes a lot of your hopes and dreams unattainable. >>> church chill versus gaithersburg. churchill scampers for the touchdown and takes the lead. fourth quarter, gaithersburg answers. reyes to brown. touchdown trojans. cuts the deficit to 15-13. just under three minutes to go, gaithersburg to score. races down the sidelines. knocked out of bounds at the 10 yard line. reyes, oh, man can't handle the snap. it's jacob who recovers for churchill and the bulldogs win it 15-13. churchill hands gaithersburg the first loss of the season. >>> the capitals open up their regular season at home one week from tomorrow. tonight pre-season hockey at home against the sabres. vokou

and chris cooley could be done for the season with a fractured finger. meanwhile no decision from mike shanahan on a starting quarterback. rex grossman's four interception game was the worst since arriving in washington and earned him a spot on the bench. he has 11 turnovers in five games and tied for the lead with nine interceptions. grossman was replaced by john beck in the fourth quarter. beck was rusty but at least on sunday, beck was the better alternative. what about next sunday against the panthers? >> on wednesday the decision will be made based on who is going to start in the best interest of the organization. i have not made up my behind. i have talked to our coaches. i believe in both these guys. they can both play. i have been around quarterbacks in the national football league a long time. and i know they have what it takes. and whichever direction we go that guy is going to get an opportunity to show us what he can do on game day. >> i am confident in both of them. the offense this year, rex held it down. you can't give up on him after one

. >> and their first full practice after a week off tight end chris cooley was once again limited because of his bum knee missing all of the preseason because of that knee injury and has had somewhat of a little impact so far this season. the nfl season may be five weeks old but we know who the redskins will face next year besides their usual divisional games. the skins will host atlanta, baltimore, cincinnati and carolina. they go on the road to face new orleans, tampa bay, cleveland and pittsburgh. in the first two games last season alex ovechkin had already tallied two goals and two assists. this season he has got just one assist in zero goals. not the start they were looking for from the captain. he acknowledged his poor play after monday's night win against tampa and agreed with a statement that he can play better. but bruce boudreau also commented that a lot his guys could be better on the ice. alex ovechkin's team has confidence it will soon pick up. >> when everybody is healthy, two young stars of our league and two faces of our league going head-to-head and great supporting cast

. >> chris cooley spent his day off at redskins park hosting 20 women battling breast cancer. women receive brand-new scarves, wigs, and redskins jersey. cooley's mom is a cancer survivor. it was the day after labor day and danny o'brian shown a national tv audience why the terp nation was gaga over him. a funny thing happened, like the dow jones stock started to drop. he was yanked last week against georgia tech in favor of c.j. brown. quarterback controversy. so coach, who is your man now? >> we are just going to evaluate the quarterback position, just like we do, you know, every other position. and then you know, come saturday night, we'll make a determination of who is going to be our starter this week. >> it looked gruesome and it was. the offensive lineman lost for the year with a compound fracture of the leg during tech game. he was the team's loan senior offensive lineman. >> first thing i said to the guys when they called when i was in the hospital, are you ready to beat clemson? i want them to focus on. >> this is fun stuff right here. racing overseas is dangerous st

. >>> chris cooley will miss at least four weeks after having surgery to a shattered index finger. atogwe is questionable because of a knee injury. >>> the caps host the red wings in a battle of unbeatens tomorrow night. washington off to a 4606 record. the caps know the showdown against detroit will be the toughest test yet. >> any time you play detroit is it a test. they are for the last 16 years the best team. i mean we feel it's a huge test and it's a huge measuring stick. >> just collectively they know they're roles they know how they need to play together and they execute it. they know their coach very well and stick to their systems very well. just a disciplined team and they play real good solid hockey. >> they do. >>> red wings tonight against the blue jackets. detroit on the power play bouncing puck for franzen and he puts it past the goal y. franzen with a perfect shot. look at that. that is nifty. franzen with two power play goals in the first period. dorsett drops the glove. he is 6 foot, 109 pounds. dorsett doesn't go down. this is a good clean fight here. the red kin

and chris cooley, captain chaos, factured the index finger on his left hand and his knee swelled up after the game. >>> and monday night game, dolphins visiting the jets. miami leading in the first quarter. moore looking for marshall and picked by darrelle revis and he is weaving his way 100 yards for the touchdown. the last ten he does in reverse. that's not good sportsmanship but it is good coordination. fourth quarter right now and the jets lead the dolphins 24- 7. >>> the 49ers are one of the best stories in football. 5-1 in first place and yesterday knocked off the previously unbeaten detroit lions. jim harbaugh was asked if his team could still improve and he said, yes, and i could improve on my post-game hand shake too. here is what he was talking about. harbaugh still as competitive as when he was an nfl player and maybe more and the lions jim schwartz built the same way. after the 69ers win the game, harbaugh came in hot for the post-game handshake and followed it up with a slap to the back for swartz. swartz took exception and ran down harbaugh and down and bumped him and then e

redskins tight end, chris cooley, once again, limited at practice. coach mike shanahan said cooley had swelling and ended up having to get it drained. the same one that bugged him all preseason. >> the washington capitals play their first road game of the season tonight and it is one of their biggest. undefeated pittsburgh penguins. since 2008, the caps have won all seven meetings in pittsburgh on the road. get the caps starting that job tonight. he made 23 saves in his capitals debut monday. michael did not make the trip with the team. he is still recovering from a lower body injury. also the penguins will be out their super star tonight. sydnie crosby recovering from a concussion he suffered in a new year's day game. he has been skating with the team, but been cleared today to resume contact. today is your last chance to vote for the high school game of the week. taking a look at the list. the winner will announce tonight at 11:00. on the list this week, a showdown in virginia, woodbridge at freedom. cast your vote at d.c..high c..highschoolsports.

are headed into a bye week, which means someone needs to make news for fans to talk about, and chris cooleyelivered. he's taking time off to revel in the misery of tony romo after the cowboys' 24-point collapse against the lions. he did a little gloating on radio station 106.7 the fan. >> it's amazing, amazing to watch him choke like that. i'm just saying. i'm up 24 points in the third quarter, if i'm the head coach, i feel like i could probably take a knee for the rest of the game, punt it away, and there's no way detroit is going to drive on you that many times. the only way you're going to give up that many points it turnovers, right? >> yeah, man, and he threw a whole lot of them. >> it was hilarious to watch. >> cooley also said he'd like to face romo in a cage fight. run up a lead on him and then take time winning just to embarrass him. >> just took him to task on the radio. >> next time they meet. interesting. >>> redskins owner dan snyder has been known to go after free agents. >> but his latest budget busting purchase won't have any impact on the red and gold. snyder is now the pro

against the phillies on sunday, they may or may not have the talent of anthony armstrong, hightower, chris cooley d'angelo hall, all listed as questionable. the redskins will have their hands full against a philly team that is off to the worth start since andy reid's first season. they have a chance to pull away in the nfc east. no one expected this start from the eagles. you know, given the talent that they got, when we saw that thing coming together, i thought, oh, yeah. man, that is definitely the dream team, but, you know, hey, this is only the first quarter of the season. they have a long way to go. >> they came in the dream team, made all the acquisitions in the offseason and i mean they are 1-4 right now trying to find themselves. this is time for them to find themselves. this is time for to us try to extend our lead in the nfc east. >> you can watch the skins and eagles sunday right here on fox 5 at 1:00 p.m. following that game, the cowboys face the patriots at 4:00 and we recap everything at 11:10 with nissan sports extra. >>> down a level, the biggest question mark is homecoming weeken

. >> today, the redskins place tell hightower and chris cooley on injured reserve and official listeningeason. sunday, the redskins will play the first game without cooly and moss in the line since 2005. and sunday marked the redskins sec consecutive loss to a one- win team. the 1-5 panthers prevailing, 33- 20. three weeks ago, the redskins headed into the biweek. today, they stand at 3-3 and tied for sick place with the cowboys. -- for sick place with the cowboys. send's game against toronto, a must-win -- sunday's game against toronto, a must-win scenario. >> we're still in there and more urgent, obviously, we want to get back to track and get back to the mood of things and the winning ways early. >> and take a three-game slide. that is not good at all and i don't care what it takes. we'll do what it takes to win. >> and last side, maryland's starting quarterback on the wrong end of the season's most devastating hits and brown was medically cleared to return and replaced him. in relief, he rushed for one scoring pass to another. today, edsall said the starting quarterback would be a ga

i guess chris cooley must have heard him because he is reveling in tony romo's misery after costing theame. here is cooley on romo and the cowboys blowing the lead to the lions just the other day. >> it's amazing. amazing to watch him choke like that. i'm just saying i'm up 24 points in the third quarter if i'm the head coach i feel like i can just take a knee the rest of the game, punt it away. there's no way that detroit is going to drive on you that many times. the only way to give up that many points is turnovers. >> he threw a lot of them. >> it was hilariouses to watch him through pick sixes back to back. i don't know what kind of cage fighting skills he has. >> not with the last name romo. >> incorporating my wrestling ability when i was in high school. i didn't like to beat people fast. i liked to embarrass them a little bit. >> full of himself isn't he? >> i was -- i would pay money to see a cooley and romo cage match. match. betting on what's the one best thing about vacation on the gulf? the great outdoors in mississippi. our seafood in louisiana. our beaches in florida. alab

no timetable was set for chris cooley's return but now the timetable is not this season.rve meaning he is done for the year. he broke his hand and was having knee issues. today the team decided to shut him down after breaking his hand on that play he would be out until week 12 or 13 any way. cooley turns 30 before the start of next season and has a high salary cap number of about $6 million so his future with the redskins is the question especially with the emergence of fred davis. cooley played in all 80 games. the last three seasons he played only 23 games. so the redskins' offense in need of play makers at receiver. what about this guy? probably not. terrell owens working out for nobody this afternoon. not a single team showed up to watch t.o.'s comeback workout in california. be he could be an underwear model perhaps. he was confident that he is healthy and ready to play following acl surgery in april. >> they have done that the last two years. you know, i played in buffalo. they said i was over the hill. i was the number one receiver there. played last year with cinc

there's no words to describe chris cooley. reliable and durable. up until this season. his knee has never really recovered when he broke his hand a couple weeks ago. the redskins place the fan favorite on the injured reserve list. cooley has been putting it out all year. now the question is the future. playing a larger role in the offense now. he's a free agent at the end of the season. that's going it be talked about a lot in the coming months. who is playing quarterback in college park? danny o'brian was the man. then he fell off and georgia tech gain. he has the queen right there against florida state. so brown replaced o'brian, then o'brian replaced brown. we might play both on saturday. i don't know. you know, we'll see how the week goes. >> you know -- >> i found out who i am. i'm going to bounce back and the lineman and the guys have a lot of faith in me and i have faith in them. we are going to try to get back. >> we shall see. telling 9sports that west virginia has been extended and offered to join the big 12. the acc will like the mountaineers to join its conf

chris cooley told his teammate today he didn't tell them earlier because they'd forget. he told them today and a lot of teammates showed up tonight. i'll show you now what this event was. it's his third annual charity event called rally for the cure to help raise funds in an effort to find a cure for cancer. chris' mother say cancer survivor herself and it's clearly something chris is very honored to do each year. >> i couldn't have been more pleased with the way the community turned out and supported me, not just the community, but my team, my family. everything that cares about me has been so supportive and it makes it so much more fun, more important for me to be part of this. >> see his father out there, very touching. you can see in the soundbite there not an easy, but a really good thing. >> he's a good guy. >>> coming up tonight on fox 5 news at 10:00 they are used to taking out some of the world's most dangerous terrorists. tonight we get an up close look at the latest military technology taking to the skies. [ female announcer ] having grands! biscuits in the mo

tim hightower gone for the season and now we are learning chris cooley -- his 2011 season is over. >> it's early but it's bad news. the redskins placed cooley on injured reserve yesterday. the tight end has been limited due to surgically repaired knee that's been slow to heal and the busted left hand. he's been one of the most reliable skins with the exception of the 2009 season when he broke his foot. cooley played in every game of the seven year career and this season he missed the entire preseason and the season opener. >> get well soon, he's a likable guy too. >>> okay, 4:34, coming up gas prices appear to be falling across the country. so what about here? >>> and also at 4:39, an auto american automaker receives a bad report from "consumer reports," jessica doyle will have those stories and more in your money report. >>> and we're back in two minutes with your weather first. keep it here. >>> 4:37. showing you the live doppler 9000 hd, up to pennsylvania out to the west, just want you to see what you're going to face, some of the showers even a little rumble of thunder can't be r

. >> good evening, the redskins play tight end chris cooley and tim hightower on injured reserve, officiallye knew about, cooley there was still some hope, and now the season and possibly the redskins' career of one of their most popular players and the franchise's most prolific tight end. he broke his index finger in the loss to the philadelphia eagles. he had surgery on the following wednesday. it was the hand injury or the nagging left knee that placed him on the ir, the result was the same. cooley will turn 30 next year. he's missed 20 games in the past three years, and is under contract through 2014 but he makes a lot of money. he's a great community guy and on a personal level, i hope he stays and can still play too. >>> 37-year-old terrell owens is trying to prove that he can play. no teams were on hand to witness this. he participated in drills, did not run the 40-yard dash. he underwent knee surgery in april, and still hopes to catch on with a team. espn glorified the workout. the man is still ripped but no one was watching. >>> he's medically cleared to return, o'brien rushed for o

chris cooley took a big hit from he's getting a broke index finger. he'll be out for a while.o the eagles, they lose three starters for a number of games. a painful loss here at fedex field. rex grossman, by the way, now has 11 turnovers in five games as the redskins quarterback this year. aaron. >> oh, boy. you have to look for good news there, dan. that's a rough one. >> it wasn't pretty. sure thing. >>> we, of course, will follow the breaking news from the indy car world. race car driver dan weldon 33 years old died today after a crash in las vegas. we'll have more on that. "nightly news" is up next. we'll see you back here after the game tonight. ture, you're always looking ahead... to what's next... to what's possible confident... that taking action now, is the way to create... a better tomorrow. that's why we're announcing, that with the planned merger with t-mobile, at&t will begin bringing five thousand jobs to america from overseas. we will invest eight billion dollars more... and deploy the next generation of wireless broadband to nearly everyone in america. this inv

titan chris cooley has been placed on injured reserve, meaning he is done for the year. cooley, who broke his hand against the eagles and is having knee issues. he played 80 games before he game to the redskins. running back tim hightower is also done for the year after tearing his acl on sunday. >> cooley gets surgery on the knee after last season, and it was supposedly repaired, but it was troubling him during training camp and apparently still giving him big problems. >> he's a fan favorite too. it's going to be tough. >>> ahead on "news 4 today," the new theory from the defense in the conrad murray trial. verizon 4g lte. america's fastest and most reliable 4g network in over 160 cities. verizon. built so you can rule the air. >>> weather and traffic on the ones, good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. right now at 4:41. we've got quite a bit of cloudiness and a chill in the air in the 40s and low and mid-50s through most of the region. western maryland, most of west virginia, just near 40 degrees. right now at reagan national, 55. it's in the low 50s in montgome

this week, tim hightower and chris cooley were placed on injured reserve.n the field are expected to start up. starters and backups alike. >> there's no excuses. nobody is going to have pity. nobody is going to spot us any points. their starting receiver is down or their runningback is down. let's give them a free touchdown, they aren't going do that. they are going to try to take advantage of that just like we have to fight and bounce back. >> the terps face boston college tomorrow and the question is, who will be the starting quarterback? cj brown left last week's game against florida state after taking a vicious helmet to helmet hit and he did not return. danny o'brian threw and rushed for a touchdown. randy, who is it going to be? >> we might play both on saturday, i don't know. we'll see how the week goes. we could play one or both. i mean, i don't think there's any problem with, you know, that as we take the field and whoever is playing for us. >> the capitals suffer their first loss of the season last night after setting a franchise record with seven

. >>> tim hightower, anthony armstrong, phillip buchanon, chris cooley limited in practice today forredskins. cooley had knee swelling on monday and had to have it drained. big question for the skins is who will be the starting running back sunday when the eagles come to town? ryan torain made his case two weeks ago rushing for a buck 35 against the rams. tim hightower who started the first four games has been limited this week with a bad shoulder, but he knows competition comes with the job. >> you're not competing against the guys in the locker room. you're competing against 32 other teams and any given day a guy comes off the street a free agent and has a great year. so it's not a matter of one of those things of where you get comfortable because you're not a starting guy. it's always competition every single day pushing to be the best you can be. >> you can watch the skins and eagles here on fox 5. the pregame show kicks off at lessen 30. cowboys face the patriots at -- 11:30. cowboys face the patriots at 4:00. >>> john thompson, iii and the hoyas held their annual media day. the