it was a huge week on the show highlighted by chris samuels on thursday.started off on a familiar note. the rivalry with sidney crosby and alex ovechkin. >> i would say after i retire, i want to coach. that is my next move. one piece of advice i leave, put everything into it. you are blessed to continue to go out there and have the opportunity to play. i wish you guys the best. i'll be praying for you. just go win the championship. that is one thing i regret. that is the only thing i regret. i never got there. made the playoffs two times in 10 years. you still have that opportunity. work hard in the offseason. do the things that it takes to make you a champion. listen to the coaches. coaches, push them. i know you will. >> one of the classy guys in the nfl. the redskins say good-bye to chris samuels. getting the next career under way. the redskins making other moves today. saying good-bye to several players. releasing them. including rod cartwright and roddy thomas and antwaan randle el and cornelius griffin and fred smoot. big changes coming to the redski

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. >> also just want to say chris samuels, long time washington redskin, announcing his retirement.nd very good guy and treated the media nicely and had health issues ant -- and didn't want to risk getting hurt. >> he was a gentle giant. >> nice go. >> and alex ovechkin not the only one to fly all night and coming to work. >> i had to go down to tennessee for a death in the family. >> i'm sorry. >> but you saw some of the olympic athletes or people coming back and it's exciting. so thank you for that. >> well welcome back. we're glad you're back. >> of course i don't know who you are right now ecause i'm tired. but i appreciate it, kind sir. >> thank you, leon. >> you're welcome, jeff. >>> the temperatures remain the same. it's 39 degrees right now at reagan national. 36 at dulles and 36 at bwi marshall. i know you are wondering, what is going on with the storm system. well there it is. down to the south its track will take it out to the east. the coldest air stayed to the north. why? because the storm is going to be so far to the east it won't be able to draw in all of the cold air

when chris sam -- samuels went down with a neck injury it was the end of the year for him and he wason his pro bowl career is likely to happen this week. samuels hold a press conference on thursday. he suffers from spinal steno sis, a narrowing of the spine and resuming his career would be difficult an potentially dangerous. the redskins have so far declined to comment. >>> the 2010 olympics are in the book and crosby is yet to write another chapter why they don't like the u.s. 1-0 canada. the puck around the neck. the wrister past miller and northern neighbors are up 2-0. zach comes through for the united states and we are heading to ot. in the extra, the capitals nemesis, sydney crosby playing for the other guys again brake breaks the dreams. the u.s. settles for silver after losing 3-2 to canada. >>> to basketball the wizards visiting this nats. second half, wizards within four. andre black throws it down. he had a game high and career high 36. 15 rebounds for him. they battle back to beat the nets 89-85. >>> regular season finale at college park. courtney ward the layup that sups