crosby has the two most important trophies in the game. >> crosby did beat the caps last year.lympics this year. 7-3 against russia. he seemed to said there were coaching issues as well. george, let's sit down and talk about that. can joel get credit for the pass? >> of course he can. >> i know sidney crosby is god. he scored the goal. layout on the ice and put a pinpoint on the guy's tape. that is not because he is one of the few brothers we have in the sport. let's give him credit. let's go to al's take. we will get more take on the caps as well. thanks for joining us. he did it. what are your impressions and what feedback are you getting? >> make sure will is not in here behind me or anything. he was one of my idols growing up. he is still one of the best. i have a lot of respect for michael. i think a lot of journalists, we are on multi multiplatforms and we don't always think things through before we write it. he may have gotten ahead of himself when he said that. >> he is not miles ahead. no. you can say crosby is better. i cannot argue that. i personally would pay to wat

and -- but sidney crosby, i mean the fans -- so we were talking about the abc's anybody but crosby? >> yes, obviously we can give him all the discredit we want, we know he is a very good player, but still they find a way. >> it is interesting, as you said they found a way to keep them in check, pretty much the entire game. an unusual situation in this whole thing, the usa, the way they finished, the higher seed, they were technically the home team, coach wilson, doing great, the canadian coach, doing great. most of the day, but crosby finds a way to get it done for canada. >> the reason they go to overtime, the two goalies, miller, luongo, 34, you watch those two, you got nervous watching those two guys getting the job done. >> well, ryan miller, disgusted the way it ends because he is such a competitor. but basically he allowed the team to get back when they fell 2-0, he made a save, mid-way through the third period, it kept his team in it. they don't get a chance to get to overtime without the great play of luongo, both were spectacular, he feels terrible, miller, but -- >> it is

that is crosby versus ovechkin.est versus the best and that is like sue palka versus sue palka. >>> and after much, we now know which bug takes the title for the world's strongest insect. that is the horned dung beatle and able to pull a whopping 1,141 times its own body weight. the equivalent of a 150-pound person lifting six full double- decker buses. >> hi, everybody. i'm dave feldman. the caps and tension wins will hook up. the caps won the previous two meetings and they lead by 16 points. the puck in the face at the end of practice and go going to miss two games. the last time, they hooked up february 7th and put on a show. crosby scored twice to give the pengs a big lead and ovi replied with a hat trick and caps win in overtime and earlier, i asked the head coach about the star-studded rivalry. >> how good say crosby-ovechkin rivalry? doesn't get better than, that right? >> if you look around the country, it's leading all the news when it comes to hockey. i think the people are catching on and i can't remember

it's our first post olympic showdown between alex ovechkin and sidney crosby.lex get payback on his home ice tonight? we'll get you ready for the game plus the latest on the steroid controversy. 9sports live from the phone booth right after this. >>> it's time for 9sports with brett haber, the best sports in town. >> and welcome back to verison center. when you won the last two mvp awards, you aught to be considered the best player in hockey, but in the last 12 months, sidney crosby has won an olympic gold medal and a stanley cup, two things alex does not have and we wonder if perhaps the tide in that argument might be turning in sidney's favor. sara walsh has the latest as the two renew their rivalries tonight. >> hockey playoffs are more than three weeks away, but if there's an opponent that can bring an atmosphere, it's the penguins. >> i would be so glad to be in the game. >> it's special to play against them. they are a great team and it's great to see where you are at. >> schedule shows the caps against the penguins tonight. everyone knows that matchup ca

they both are tied with 45 goals, ovechkin and crosby on the year. so it should be an intense game for sure. >> tied leading the league with 45 goals. you're going to get just a little bit of the taste tonight of what it's going to be like for playoff hockey. a lot of guys downplaying it. but other guys like mica number saying, this is going to be almost identical to what playoff hockey is going to be, right? >> yeah, because they got to get that mind-set now. this time last year, the team was in a different place. they were still trying to get that chemistry to maybe enter the playoffs. now, they are so far beyond the other teams that are still trying to get the playoff spots that they really entered a final ten-game stretch with a lot more confidence than we've seen in years past. they're trying to make sure that the mind-set is with that. and that they're set up ready to go mentally. >> great point there, lindsay czarniak, enjoy the game. fine-tuning by the capitals as they take on their rival penguins. >>> andray blatche has been the best player

alex crosby and ovechkin against each other for the first time since the olympics. everybody wants to know how involved they are or aren't with that reston base chiropractor who has been accused of distributing steroids to dc proathletes. the capitals players spoke out on the topic today. dave owens has the latest. >> the caps spent wednesday morning reit rating one thing. >> we have nothing to hide on this team. we have been open with it from the start. >> tuesday, federal investigators met with the team at their practice facility after arresting douglas on seven counts. the doctor lists himself as the team's chiropractor on his office door, which is located in the same building as washington's practice facility. >> i have never seen them, don't know anything about them, just found out yesterday that he works in our mall. >> some might find that hard to believe. that a doctor could work in such close proximity to the team, with the words washington capitals chiropractor on his door and the team say there's no affiliation. >> it's an eight floor mall. not a building

alex ovechkin and sidney crosby. that means caps/pens. alex o. scored five goals in two games against pittsburgh this season. just over two minutes, second period. game tied at 1-1. guerin past theodore. jordan staal, say it ain't so. tied at 3-3. we're going to overtime. in the o.t., here come the caps. eric belanger. tries to wrap it around. marc-andre fleury gets his stick down just in time. we go to a shoot-out. pens up one in the shoot-out. crosby beats theodore. fleury, a chance to win if he stops ovechkin. you know that's not going to happen. caps down 2-1. now, caps' chance to win it. mike knuble, big off-season acquisition. he beats fleury. the caps victorious 4-3, in the shoot-out. >>> to the nba, magic and hawks. dwight howard and the magic have won 11 of their last 12. orlando's made 43% of their triples in the last five games. vince carter making that stat meaningful. he had 16 points. we're tied at 84-84. joe johnson on the drive. no. john smith, yes. it's not a buzzer-beater. it's a follow finish. smith gets it in. rashard lewis di

sydney crosby turns it over. alexander semin makes him pay. a gorgeous shorthanded goal. tied at 2.in's 34th of the year. less than two minutes later caps applying more pressure. to mike green who blasts it and eric redirects. joe say -- jose theodore solid all night. but tied at 3. we go to a shootout. get this. mike knubel had never scored a goal in a shootout in his career. what a time for him. the coach said get in there. caps beat the pens 4-3. bruce, why did you pick knubel? >> i don't know. i just felt that he was going to score. >> yeah, i was very surprised. the play in overtime. i thought my night was over. >> crosby and -- [ inaudible ] >>> lucky number 13, last night the team's best eligible player got in a fight with the coach and played only seven minutes. friday the team's best player, period, could be sentenced to jail. you thght you had a bad week. wiz in indiana. a night after having a run-in with flip saunders, andre blatche was still starting against the pacers and he led the team including this 3 at the d of the 1st quarter. the wiz lost again 99-826789 the wise

that means ovi against crosby. the pittsburgh penguins are coming in hot. but the boys are ready. they've had two straight days of preparation for tonight's showdown with those pittsburgh penguins. after all, washington like the smash-up. washington has 15 more points than pittsburgh. while the players may all say it is just another game, the head coach says think again. >> we want to beat them because they're in our conference. but i mean if i was sitting on the coach and watching this game, ill be anticipating it greatly because very time ovechk plays against crosby, it seems like something special comes out of t i don't see why anything should be any different. >> one heck of a finish in regulation last night with the wizards. we're tied at 83 going to overtime f overtime, won't you believe it? the wizards would get outscored in a 9-0 run highlighted by this chandler throwdown. you guessed. it the wizards only score four points in the extra time. they lose 95 an 86. that is 12 straight lossess. >>> new overtime rules for the nfl post own. some f. my team gets the ball first it

but a canadian said he would have preferred anyone, but crosby to have netted that big one.h the capitols, sarah walsh, 9news sports now. >>> on wednesday, the capitols play buffalo and their goalie is ryan miller, the guy in goal for the united states. heartbreaking watching him playing so brilliantly during the tournament. but back to work for the guys at the day job. >> yeah, there you go. >> a new and safer way to treat one of the most common nuances of the childhood head lice. what to call if your kid's school has an outbreak that's coming up. >> business in a work. >> to cut their hair off. >> oh, harder with them. >> yes. >> had don't forget, we're always on wusa9.com. stay with us. we have a health alert up next. >>> it sure seems harmless enough. a tweeder and a facebook message telling your friends you're leaving your house to go shopping or grabbing a bite to eat. the problem is, this information could be used against you. you could become a victim of crime. tonight, a special safe and sound report we tracked down total strangers with almost no information and it

it was an unbelievable feeling. >> if figures it would be sidney crosby. there was a feeling of euphoria as the games came to a festive clothes. the united states totaled 37 medals, the most ever won by any country. germany finis second. canada came away with the most gold in these olympics. >>> we have to begin paying attention to college basketball. duke put on quite a show last night against virginia. they cruised for an easy victory. that sets up a big game. maryland welcomes the blue devils. first-place will hang in the balance. >>> 5:26. the news continues. >> a local school district's drastic cuts. parents are worried for their children's future. >> do not forget to bring some extra change if you plan on taking metro. i will explain in a live report. >> we have temperatures in the 30's. a few slick spots. we will talk about the chance for some light snow. ah, auto! sir? finding everything okay? i work for a different insurance company. my auto policy's just getting a little too expensive. with progressive, you get the "name your price" option, so we

alexander ovechkin answered the crosby. the capitals are 5-0-1 this year.penguins won when it mattered most, the playoffs. >> there is a lot of attention. it will be a fun game to play. >> if i was watching this game, i would be anticipating it greatly. every time ovechkin please against crosby, it seems like something special comes out of it. i did not see why it should be any different today. >> it should be a great matchup. coming up at 6:00, i go one on one with the head coach. how're you doing in your brackets? i guarantee you are not doing as well as a 17-year-old student outside of chicago. he is a high school standout with autism. he is perfect. he has picked every game so far. every game in the first two rounds he has gotten correct on cbssports.co m. but the odds on this. you are more likely to win the lottery, twice. he is perfect so far. congratulations to him. i wish i could stay the same. >> that is incredible. any idea how much he could have won if he put that into las vegas was to bar >> he could have won millions. >> he wins bragging rights

sidney crosby of the penguins same holds true, 45 goals, five with o t, 9 fewer in games.y one-two when it comes down to the voting at the end of the season. >> the nhl writers have a number of worthy candidates. >> we forgot about that asdine guy. ryan miller 36 wins, part of the reason the coyotes were houlg in the western conference. >> i think we forgot about zack pariee are included as well. the caps and penguins are only strong ad ver '4 he'd ver sears -- adversaries when all the guys are there. >> the pittsburgh penguins will miss malkin again tonight. >> big eastern conference rivals, it's the third of their four regular season get-togethers and as always, caps-penguins will be a thriller. >>> all the starter ridiculous goals, insane assists, all star games all of that, doesn't really matter. the one thing that does is the one thing that sidney has and ove y wants. >> we see each other a lot and been fortunate enough to have those things happen but we're still young. there's a lot of time left and i think the best time to judge players or you know people is after t

pens on the power play, crosby gets control of the puck, penguins lead 2-1 after two.s outscored pittsburgh 14-1 in the third over the past two seasons, this one looked to be in difference. alexander semin does all the work, beats failure write for the short-handed goal, his 34th of the year. game is tied. mike green fire it on net and eric fehr deflects it in. all of a sudden washington is in front 3-2. but later in the third, caps trying to close it out, eric salado going top shelf, tied again at 3 a i piece. after a scoreless overtime we had a shootout where the two exchange goals. knuble had a chance to win it in the shootout, then mike knuble what chance to win it in the fourth round beats flurry for the winner. caps win 4-3 a franchise record 108 points now winning in the shootout 4-3. with more, we head back down to vrzen center to check in with lisa hillary live and lisa, i got to tell you for two teams who don't like each other, they sure like to be outs on the ice in d.c. boykins no question about it. what a play off atmosphere. from the moment we got here, j

. >>> the 2010 olympics are in the book and crosby is yet to write another chapter why they don't likecanada. 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 them up. terps will be the nine seed at the acc tournament and take on north carolina on thursday. >>> that's a quick look at the morning sports. have a great monday. >>> and this morning, the 2010 vancouver olympics is history. the winter games ended last night but the traditional closing ceremony, after the death of a luger, marred the opening of the games. the canadian organizers

sid the kid crosby versus alex the gate. pens and caps that flat out don't like each other.ed up to all the hype. in the third, the caps down a goal and done a man. this is a short-handed situation. took it off the stick of side crosby and goes the other way. look at what he does. a gorgeous shot. less than two minutes later, caps applying more pressure. there is eric fair for the redirect. 3-2. caps are going to win this thing. are they? wit a second. all night long, 39 saves. but they're going to beat him top shelf where the cookies are. >>> mike knubel had never scored a goal in his brilliant nhl career but he does right there. mark andre fleury is not too happy about it. go crazy, caps fans, you win 4- 3 in a shootout over pittsburgh. >> i don't kw. just felt that he was going to score. >> i was very surprised. i thought my night was over. >>> spring training baseball. that is hernandez pitching. that is rodriguez hitting it. off the wall, some wall ball. he is not very fleet the foot but he will lumber around the bases. look at guzman. nice leather for the 6-3 double pl

sidney crosby/alex ovechkin, it doesn't get better than that. when you talk to the players, the players say this isn't that much different than any other game. they're looking at it very methodically, especially since they're ten games left to the playoffs. the one thing with this team before is the fact they don't have to answer any more questions. what i'm referring to is when investigators showed up yesterday at practice, to talk to a handful of players, as well as bruce boudreau, about any possible involvement with a chiropractor who has been expected with performance-enhancing drugs. they did the questioning and just doing what they can to help with the case. here's what bruce boudreau said when i asked him earlier. >> reporter: i don't think it's really -- it was a distraction yesterday. but at the same time, you know, we're not the focus of the investigation. they're just asking for our help, if we know anything. so, you know, it was fine. and i think the guys did a great job. they told the truth and i think the situation is over as far a

this is sidney crosby. puts the hammer down. the penguins are up in the shootout. it looked bad. the capitals, alex ovechkin, not to be outdone. bring on alexander semin. watch this move to the right. the backhand, high, the shootout is tied. kmike knubel gets the game- winner, thanks to the unlikely hero. >> i was surprised. i thought e game was over. >> i don't know, i just felt he would score. he just went in and did what he does, which is shoot the puck. >>> the wizards, in indiana, the pacers win it. andre blatche not only start it, but played hard. but the wizards are struggling. indiana beats washington, a 99- 82. that is the wizards' 13th straight loss. >>> arnold palmer said he thought tiger woods should meet the press and clear the air. at the masters at media conference is released, and tiger woods will speak. it will be conducted right there at the press room and a dustup. -- it will be conducted right there at the press room in augusta. >>> alex rodriguez, that scores of nick johnson. new york wins the game, 3-1. opening day, april 5. >>> blacksburg, rhode island bea

sydney crosby, there he is. there is the goal. and the caps had a one-nothing lead.hird period, point blank. ties the game at 2 a piece. three minutes left at regulation. the penguins rich not -- only the second third period goal in 2 years. mike beats mark andre for the winner, the caps take it over the penguins. roberts hopes to see his first game of the spring either friday night or saturday off of his back injury. we have more on the exhibition season. the orioles struck first this afternoon. the single to right field, [unintelligible] they are tied at 2 appeased. one inning later, holiday -- phillipe lopez runs, a little bit of a learning curve today. it is six innings in. tiger woods resumes his golf career on april 8. he may need even more composure three days earlier. he will hold his first press conference since announcing his return on monday, april 5 at the masters. golf legend arnold palmer thought that was should let you guys shoot at him, referring to the media. he took it to heart, even in a press conference format. he can expect a certain amount of in

around the team facility today looking into steroid allegations the day before the caps play sydnie crosbythe penguins? two detectives looking into caps after douglas nagel was arrested this morning for steroid distribution. the caps declined our request for an on camera comment on the matter. the nats play the tigers, had this to say through the team president. >> i never heard the guy's name until i saw a report this morning. i don't know of anyone associated with our organization that has the slightest knowledge about anything having to do with this. i don't know how we can have less association with them. >> all right, that's a denial. ironically, the nats are in polk county, florida tonight. that's where the tigers play and that's where this investigation began last may with the arrest of steroid dealer, richard thomas. all right, on to basketball now and beyond the original gun offense itself, the two things that could end up putting gilbert arenas behind bars is him lying about the incident and his failure to show any remorse relating to the incident. three months of jail time for t

. >>> mary caldwell crosby, the writer for usa today "newsweek" and health magazine presents the history of an illness known as sleeping sickness which claimed millions of lives during the early 20th century. davis kid booksellers in memphis tennessee hosts this half-hour event. >> thank you for having me tonight. i am especially happy to be here at davis kid in memphis. it is one of my favorite book stores and i usually hear choosing one of my kids down the aisle so it's nice to be here under more professional circumstances to mind. i thought i would start tonight by answering the two questions i always get asked for and i discussed my books. no, i'm not a hypochondriac. [laughter] and secondly i like writing about these stories because to me they are much more about people than they are about disease. i am one of those people that if there is a natural disaster happening in the world on the include to c-span for days. i know i'm not the only one and i think what really draws us and is not the tragedy itself of these disasters, but more just the hope and a miracle of survival that we lo

sidney crosby beats ryan miller for the game win enter. canada wins the gold medal in front of hit home crowd. >> i was really happy that canada scored but i was sort of wishing that one person wouldn't be the guy that got it. >> i think we all are. redskins' left tackle samuels expected to announce his retirement on thursday. the temp year drafted third in 2000 suffered a severe neck injury against the panthers. he's been evaluated by specialist who have warned him of the ambassador cha of paralysis if he continues to play in the there is talk that redskins could take a left tackle if with their first draft. >>> maryland is 22nd in the latest college basketball poll. the terps have not been ranked in the top 25 since november 23rd and 19th ranked georgetown will face west virginia tonight in morgantown. austin freeman will not play for the joyas. he's battling a stomach price. >>> thank you for that. one last check of our forecast. sue palka. sue? >> things will be mostly quiet tomorrow but sometime after dark we expect to see a little bi

. >> sidney crosby now has two things that alex ovechkin wants badly. a gold medal and a stanley cup. alex has to wait for years to fix the first part, but he can fix the second part starting next month. and tonight he and his caps teammates informed the reigning champions we're coming. mike green redirected caps lead. they tied it and sent it to a shootout. caps trailed but ovechkin buries that. gets him on the board. and this the 4th round mike kanubble for the win. they beat the pens for the third time this year. three players said they received chiropractor treatment and the police say there is no evidence of steroid use by any caps players. all right. if flip sanders has a dog house, andray blatche isn't just in it, he has a split level ranch with full indoor plumbing on the property. and here is the proof after andre ignored his coach and got benched. >> when the coach wants to teach you something and you think that you're above that because you play 16 games, that's ridiculous. it really is. >> i'm the most disappointed i've ever been in 15 years

he still hold as two-point lead in the league scoring rce and he trails sydney crosby by one goal in for the rocket trophy. >>> d.c. united fans just five days before the season opener, they have struck a deal on a new five-year collective bargaining agreement. the players had threatened to strike if an agreement couldn't be reached by this weekend just in time. >>> one last weather word. wonderful. >> sunshine. you know what? if you liked today, you'll love tomorrow as well. we have a repeat performance. just a few clouds. 74 degrees. monday we have a strong system coming through. could hear a rumble of thunder and we're talking plenty of rainfall. enjoy it. >> that does it for us at 6:00. we'll see you later tonight at 10:00 and the news edge at 11:00. be. bye, guys. 

sidney crosby beat helm through the legs. can go, going crazy. it's their sport.n miller, mvp, though. standup guy. >> he was amazing. >> i would have preferred it to be the other way around, but it was a good game. our guys fought hard, a great tournament. for a team that was an afterthought, we certainly came close. >> greatest hockey i've seen in years, greatest hockey announcer, greatest sports announcer ever, doc emerick. >> bob costas was saying, no hyper bolly, there will never be a sporting event greater than in in canada. home ice. overtime, in vancouver. >> sydney crosby, greatest player today. >> never buy another meal again in canada. >> ryan miller, amazing. >> they wouldn't have been there yesterday without ryan miller. >> all right. speaking of amazing, coming up next, "the new york times" john harwood and the must-read opinion pages. you're watching "morning joe," brewed by starbucks. investors are demanding more for their money. good. this time, i'm watching fees like a hawk. i hate hidden fees. why should i have to pay for something that i should

[applause] >> moly caldwell crosby is the author of the american played the untold story of yellow fever. her writing has appeared in several publications including usa today, "newsweek" and health magazine. davis kidd booksellers in memphis tennessee posted this half hour even. for more information, visit daviskidd.com. >>> here's a look at some upcoming book fairs and festivals over the next few months. [inaudible conversations] >>> we are concluding today's live coverage of the tuscon festival of books. former "baltimore sun" white house correspondent lynne olson discusses her book, "citizens of london." [inaudible conversations]

this is sidney crosby. penguins go up in the shootout. but the capitals came back. alex ovechkin a sweet pass. alexander semin goes to the right. the issue that was tied. and then the hon. he goes with my knmike knuble. washington winds. >> i was surprised. i thought my night was over. he tapped me. >> 4-3 in a shootout. that was great theater. have a great day. >> what a great game. >> a lot superstars on the ice last night. >>> the news continues. >> it could be a day of reckoning for toyota as a judge weighs dozens of lawsuits. >> taggart faces the fire. his first -- tiger faces the fire. his first -- tiger faces the fire. >> hi, may i help you? yes, we're looking to save on car insurance, even if that means we have to shop all day, right, honey? yep, all day. good thing you're starting here. we compare your progressive direct rate to other top companies', so you can save money! look! we saved a lot! and quick, too. and no more holding her purse! it's a european shoulder bag. it was a gift. mm-hmm. shopping less and saving more. now, that's progressive. call or c

what he does, score goals. 45th goal of the year boosts him back into a tie with, of course, sidney crosby and they downed the lightning 3- 1. today, at 2:30 in college basketball, maryland against michigan state,Ñi trying to advance to the sweet 16. the terps would love to see more of the same from jordan williams. freshman big was great in the first round against houston. 21 points and 17 rebounds. the majority of the rest of the scoring, done by the terps' trio of seniors. 56 points, and maryland is thinking about the spartans, and last night. ninth seeded northern iowa stunned the tuournamentournamen seed kansas. they took the lead 1:02 into the game and never looked back. 40 seconds to go and ali far farokhmanesh buries the three to give the panthers a four-point lead. 69-67. the party is on for northern iowa. that's your sports minute. i'm dan healey, everybody have a great sunday. >>> my old kansas friend calls it march sadness. >> they are still shaking their heads in kansas, trying to figure that one out. >>> 26 after the hour, breaking down health care. reading the fine print for

sidney crosby scored the game-winning goal in overtime to give kaubd the gold. then the closing ceremony kept an amazing 17-day run in vancouver. a group of canadian celebrities took the mike, including actor michael j. fox. >> the vancouver games, make no mistake about it, have been by and for canadians. the rest of the world was here, but this was pretty much a canadian party. >> canadian rock singer neil young put out the olympic torch, thus ending the olympics in vancouver. this year. >> well, the next round of winter games will take place in sochi, russia. but the summer games of 2012 will take place in london. the budget has nearly quadrupled to more than 9 billion pounds. there were five new venues in the works. there's also a javelin train that goes 130 miles an hour. those projects are already ahead of schedule. there are now only 879 days to go before the opening ceremony. if you're counting. >> and no snow require there had. >> no snow there. >> all right, the investigation continues. >> what we're now learning about the death of michael jackson and a

sydney crosby has two things ovetch win wants a gold medal and stanley cup. last night they informed the reigning champs we are coming from you. the arch men enemies at the phone booth. tied at two in the third. the redirection from eric. and penguins sent it to a shootout. caps down 2-0 in the shootout. bean then the fourth, mike for the win. ball game caps. they win 4-3 and beat the pens the third time this year. >>> a day after the flip saunders andre match blowup tempers cooled. there he is and baseline turn around for his 21 but a drop in the bucket. granger on the inbounds gets the ball back and nasty two of his 31. wizards lose their 13th straight effort spring baseball last night. nats and yankees. a-rod facing levo and that is as far as you can hit a ball without it going over the fence. it scored johnson. yankees beat the nats 3-1. that's a look at morning sports. have a great day. >>> in three minutes it is tax tip thursday. we have a way to get free professional advice today. jessica doyle has what you need to know. clouds are moving in but around

kidney crosby has two things ovechkin wants badly, a gold medal and stanley cup. he can fix the second part starting next month and he and his teammates informed the reigning champions we are coming. the penguins a the phone booth last night. tied at two. mike green with a shot redirected by eric. penguins tied it and sent it to a shootout. caps trailed 2-0 in the shootout but ovechkin gets them on the board. in fourth round, mike for the win. ball game. caps 4-3 beat the pens for the third time this year. meanwhile three capitals yesterday confirmed that they did receive treatment from chiropractor/alleged steroid dealer doug nagel but all three tay say it was for standard treatment and law enforcement says there is no evidence that any caps used steroids. >>> the day after flip saunder and batch blew up one another, match started last night. throwing in two of his 21. a drop in the bucket. danny inbounds the ball. gets it back and nastied down two of his 31. wizards lose their 13th straight. >>> looks like the best pitcher on the nats roster is not actually on t

. >>> the caps will take on syndey crosby and the penguins at verizon on wednesday. >> the highlight night's game, a return of the two great eight after a two- game suspension. first video, tied at 1. ovechkin all aloneor his 45th of the year. caps take the 2-1 lead. now later in the second period, scott walker mixes it up with zenon canape caw. and semin would add a goal. caps win 3-1 behind geez a theodore's saves. >>> and the terps beat houston and now turn focus to michigan state. a 2:30 p.m. showdown this afternoon but first let's take a flashback. gary williams and company pulled away from the cougars in the freshman jordan williams had a big night. a team high 21 points and 17 rebounds. terps beat houston 89-77. and they'll need to play with the same emotion today. >> the big thing for us out here is to just keep playing the way that got us here. we can't make a lot of changes now and i think both coaches have an idea of what the other team does and you have to go play. now you have to put it out there on the court. >> well the big upset saturday, the northern iowa panthers ta

and binge crosby bought one of the others, by the way, and at first, he bought it to record his showsten to them, and perfect them, a reminder that armstrong is in fact a true hartist and a self-aware artist, but like everybody else who first got their hands on a tape recorder, when tape recorders were new, he startrd playing with it and pretty soon he figured out he could just turn it on back stage in the dressing room or in his hotel room or wherever and let it run and he saved the tapes. they were stored in the attic of the house, they made their way into the armstrong archives. i was the first biographer to get to listen to them and now i will tell you a story about one of them because i think it seem mifies what they -- ex mifies what they tell us. there's one tape where armstrong talks about his run-in with the mobsters in chicago and he doesn't name names, but some of the tapes are just fun. i'm mention this in the passing in the talk. i'll tell you a little more about it. there is a tape, my guess is it was recorded sometime in the 1950's, in a hotel room somewhere in the worl

the 22-year-old face of the canadian games nhl star sidney crosby, sid the kid, won in overtime, winningost company's national pride. he's now sid the hero. the number one moment didn't involve gold but one olympian's courage. joannie rochette took to the ice a day after her mother died. she completed a stunning performance, the bronze medal and dedicated it to what she called her biggest fan, her mom. joannie rochette, our number one story from the olympic games in vancouver. >>> up next the week long series so long capitol hill. each day we talk to a lawmaker saying it's time to go. starting us off north dakota senator byron dorgan. why is he leaving congress after three terms? what pushed him over the edge? what would he change if he could? we'll ask him after this. and all of these. paid invoices go right here. bang! - that hasn't been paid yet. - what? - huh-uh. - all my business information is just a phone call away-- to my wife... who's not answering. announcer: there's a better way to run your business. intuit quickbooks online organizes your business in one place. it easily crea

and wouldn't you know, when sydney crosby the superstar hockey player scored the winning goal yesterday in that game against the united states that didn't just mean gold for the men's hockey team t also set the record, the 14th gold for canada. so i think in a way, it drew a line from that performance to a bunch of other gold medal performances that by themselves might not have been as impressive for everybody, but certainly was over the last two weeks. >> woodruff: last night in the close egg-- closing ceremony we saw a lot of famous canadians like katherine o'hara, the actress saying canada was previously known as a lot of frozen tundra with polite people. has thating chad. were people concerned about that image? >> well, people were definitely concerned about that image. as you probably know we measure ourselves very often by how you and the united states judge us or perhaps more importantly how we think you and the united states judge us. here we had other countries watching as well. the british press savaged canada in the first few days of these games. and people here were quite hu

sidney crosby, winning goal. very endorsable, very marketable.nadian country celebrating that one game tonight. >> and it was one of the most anticipated events really of the year as i was -- i went to dinner here, and every place there was a monitor or television people were watching. they just stopped in their tracks. >> it will probably be the most televised and watched game in the history of hockey, in the history of canadian television certainly. and as i said, you know, canada won 14 gold medals. the united states won 37 total. the most gold won ever and the most total won ever. so both the u.s. and canada have something to be proud of numerically as well. >> so here's what i was saying, you know, we always said that baseball was the national pastime, right? and i'd never seen so many people who were interested in hockey. i thought that was a canadian pastime. >> well, it's a canadian pastime, but it's also a north american pastime now. and you know, the united states showed that they can go head to head. they lost 3-2 in overtime. it was a

the old crosby, stills & nash line and that is absolutely make the most of anything you are doing at the moment and the next thing will come to you. in my days of field work, i ended up in very strange territory. how in the world -- somebody walked up to me one day and said do you want to be editor of a magazine. when i was a kid albert einstein in one of the introduction in his books. he said look, if you want to be a genius it's not enough to come up with a theory only seven men in the world can understand. you have to be able to come up with a theory only seven men in the world can understand and then be able to explain it to clearly that anyone with a high school education and a reasonable degree of intelligence can understand it. in other words, albert einstein said if you want to be a scientist, kid, you have to be a writer. when somebody walked up to me when i was 26 or something like that and they said do you want to edit the making and i didn't know what it was about and it turned about this music i had never listened to, rock and roll. by putting all that i am into what i w

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>> reporter: and then sid "the kid," sidney crosby, the canadian-born hockey star, who just won the stanley cup, playing for pittsburgh, came out in overtime. >> scored! >> reporter: it was historic for canada and the americans, too, the u.s. winning the total medal count here, the first time since lake placid, 1932, 37 medals. evan lysacek, shaun white and lindsey vonn, those taking home gold. for "good morning america," david muir, abc news, vancouver. >> a great couple of weeks. boy, that was a great hockey game. >> what a game. kind of heartbreaking there at the end. >> unless you're canadian. >>> the section with the disappearance of the 17-year-old honor student, chelsea king, a registered sex offender is behind bars. >>> and also a look at what it feels to be in one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded. of knowing your walgreens...e pharmacist has personally checked your medications. and you'll be in control of how and when you pick them up. so you can relax and enjoy all your benefits. cheese! walgreens. there's a way to stay well. ♪ my tables are empty anyway. ♪ ♪ bertolli! (

culp starred with a young bill crosby in the '60s television series, "i spy." his latest role, the father-in-law on "everybody loves raymond." bill cosby called culp the big brother everybody wanted. he died after a fall. he was 79 years old. >>> finally, two past presidents are starring in a bizarre video burning up the internet this morning. did he? or didn't he? former presidents clinton and bush, were shaking people's hands. when president bush brushed his hand on esident clinton's shirt. it's unclear if it was an affectionate pat or an all-out wipe. plenty of people are sharing their opinions online. it's gotten 500,000 hits. >> when i do this, no one cares. when it's two presidents, oh, boy. the theories come out. >> it hit the internet so quickly. >> it's interesting to see people breaking that down like the zapruder film. >>> sam champion, how are you? >> i'm fine. sorry. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on this morning i want to talk about. strong to severe weather. this is good news. but it's interesting to note. we've only had 14 torn

he scored his 45th goal the year moves him back in the tie for the league lead with sidney crosby. to college basketball, today at 2:30 maryland tips off against michigan state trying to advance to the sweet 16. the terps would love to see more of the same from jordan williams. the freshman was great in the first-round. he had 21 points and 17 rebounds. the majority of the rest of the scoring done by the terps trio of seniors in the first round combine for 56 points. now maryland is thinking all about the spartans and last night. ninth seeded northernway stunned the tournament's top seed kansas. the panthers took the lead one minute and two seconds into the game and never looked back. 40 seconds to go and leading. all by himself, buries the three to give northern iowa a four-point lead. the panthers hold on to win it 69-67. the party is on for northern iowa. that's your "sports minute", i'm dan hellie. everybody have a great sunday. that is why they call it madness. >> absolute craziness. >> next up is "reporter's notebook" an inside look at the stories affecting your community. >>