our dave owens is in columbus tonight with the team. >> reporter: well, guys, so many teams come into march madness looking to make history. georgetown wants to erase history, as in recent history. the last couple of trips to the tournament have not been kind and they're tired of hearing about it. >> it does get tiring to answer that question. but, i mean, it's -- i think people are going to ask because it happens two times in a row so they're expecting it to happen again. >> they were better. i'm going to be flat out honest. they were a better team last year. they were more prepared than we were. i felt like we came out a little too lax. and i think that is what really heard us. >> you realize everyone is good and the numbers next to the name mean nothing. nothing. we've learned that the last couple of years. >> reporter: georgetown's road starts with a tough one. belmont. just who are these bruins and why are they such a tough matchup? we'll explore that a little later in sports. from columbus, dave owens, 9 sports now. >> thank you, dave. >>> and so the question tonight, who brough

we are live in columbus, dave owens, 9 sports now. guys and ladies, back to you in the studio. >> that's it for us. >> that's right. stay tuned for the cbs evening news that is next. >> we'll be back after march madness probably around midnight. have a great weekend.

dave owens is out in columbia, ohio, with the story. >> reporter: the euphoria of winning one tournament over. the hoyas have entered the grind, that it's a quick turn around between winning one game and getting ready for another quality opponent. >> we didn't get back to the hotel until 7:00. then we watch film on n.c. state immediately. that's when you have to dig down and see how mentally tough your team is. >> once we leave the locker room, you have to enjoy it, but then you have to focus quickly. you have to get all the jitters, not so much the jitters, but all the excitement and rah rah stuff, all that goes out the window once you leave the locker room. >> it is difficult, but we've been in worse positions where we had to play back to back before, so this isn't new for everybody. >> we didn't come here to get the proverbial one-win monkey off our back. we came wanting to win two games and move on from there. >> reporter: that means beating north carolina state. not easy. you think georgetown has a chip on their shoulders? well the wolfpack have a boulder on theirs. i'll explain tha

dave owens, 9sports now. >> and coming up, topper has a forecast that just keeps on getting better. >>> breaking news right now from montgomery county. a suspect in aspen hill now in custody. that suspect is being questioned right now at police headquarters. a spokesman says people involved here are young adult male that are not drug related and not gang related. again in an aspen hill murder, police have a suspect in custody. >>> so, we did not have to fight a lot of snow, but experts say all this mild winter could bring something unwelcome. more insects. we sent anny hong out whether they are in for a buggy spring. >> that the huge increase in pest activity is making our business very good right now. >> the creepy, crawly critters are coming if they are not already here. pest control experts warn get ready for what could be a pest filled spring and summer. >> soil still new and warm and everything emerges from the soil. >> paul with home paramount pest control says ants are showing up earlier than usual, along with cockroaches and mosquitoes, may not be far behind. in fact, in his 1

dave owens joins us now live from nationwide a reason withate a closer look at what the -- arena with a closer look at what the hoyas can expect of. >> reporter: a quick history lesson will tell us georgetown shunt rest easy coming into this game. three seeds have within upset in the first round of the ncaa tournament 16 times. georgetown hopes to avoid that fate, of course, but tell you. what news flash, the team they may tomorrow, belmont, they can ball. they scored a fourth most points in the country and arrive riding a 14 game winning streak, 27 wins, atlantic sun championship, translated, hey, georgetown, don't sleep on these bruins. >> they're a winning team. from our defensive perspective they can put the ball in the basket. what they, do they're very good at transition. >> we are taking this very serious. we're all getting our rest and when we practice, it's time to work, pay attention to every detail. >> reporter: you talked about some of those early losses. georgetown lost last season as a sixth seed to the no. 11 seed vcu. we're going to talk about that tonight because it's

dave owens, 9 sports now. >>> time to reveal our high school game of the week poll. wide range of sports to choose from this week. gonzaga at wooten for boys la crass and ironton and paul the 6th and baseball edison at yorktown and boys soccer, herndon at madison. go to d.c.highschoolsports.net to vote. >> the weather is cooperating. >> it is fortunately. >> that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. >> derek is back at 6:00 and don't forget to join us every morning at 4:25 a.m. >> and as always www.wusa9.com is always on. have a great night.

dave owens is here with the details. dave. >> this is huge.eek long, we have been scrambling trying to find out which team peyton manning is visiting. turns out, we were following the wrong guy. washington apparently deciding to go with a younger, unknown entity in all of this quarterback carousel. they decided to trade up to the number two position in this year's draft. that position had been held by the rams, but they made it clear a couple weeks ago they were ready to deal. that has been on a lot of teams. the redskins put together a package to inties st. louis to give up that spot. it paveed the way for them to select robert griffin iii. it is a hefty price tag. take a look at that right there. 2012 second round pick, 2013, first round pick. also 2014 first round pick as well. so derek, this story continues to move, but it is a hefty price tag. coming up later in sports, we'll dive deeper into this thing, but a hefty price tag to trade up to apparently get robert griffin iii. >> thanks, dave. there is something happening on the web this we

dave owens joindz us now. what is -- joins us now. what is going on with this story? >> it's been just about everywhere. gregg williams last worked for the redskins during the '07 season. but man, oh, man, is his legacy casting a shadow over the franchise. they lost an investigation into williams and the saints two seasons ago. their findings today that williams had overseen a bounty system used to reward players for inflicting injury on opponents. now there is a link to the redskins. multiple players, most of them who wanted to remain anonymous, have admitted to a similar program existing for the burgundy and gold. one of those anonymous players told the washington post mike jones and jason reed that williams dolled out thousands of dollars for rugged play and "kill shots". i don't have to tell you such bounty programs are illegal, especially in this new era. coming up in sports, we'll hear from a former redskins player who did not remain anonymous as well as coach joe gibbs. >> so what you're saying with the attention to concussions and all of that. >> it's illegal.

dave owens has his story. >> reporter: hours before game time prep work, crabb, it's quiet in his --amera making, it's quiet in his domain. 38 years running his brain is a machine, rote mem risation of players -- memorization of players, old notes and it's his style. >> i have it all down to a science. >> reporter: and boy, just imagine the games he's seen. >> the best game that i have to say i've seen is georgetown/north carolina. ewing, jordan. >> reporter: yeah, that michael jordan. chvotkin had a front row view as a young m.j. took the iconic shot for the win. here's how it began. chvotkin used to announce games into a tape recorder up in the stands at local gyms and then he shot them around to coaches. john thompson, jr. was one of them and the rest is history. nearly 1,200 games later chvotkin hasn't missed a season except for half of one. 1990 the military reservist was called to operation desert storm. >> i would listen to a georgetown broadcast on all force radios and i said that's not me. >> reporter: he broadcast solo with one exception, his son evan does stats. >> just fr

dave owens and the sports team will have more coming up later in this newscast.ow, we're in chinatown, 9news now. >> more envelopes had white powder showed up in washington today. this is federal authorities continue to investigate a man who they believe sent 100 threatening letters this week. armando trull has the latest developments. >> there was another white powder scare in washington, d.c. saturday afternoon. this time it happened in the 1600 block of i street northwest. it's a high-rise office building that contains a restaurant on the main floor as well as offices for the motion pictures association of america. as in past incidents, crews swept the building looking for dangerous substances, but none were found. the latest incident came one day after u.s. capital police announced they had arrested 39- year-old christopher lee carlson for allegedly sending out 100 envelopes containing white powder to members of congress and media organizations. >> they told me to stay inside and next thing i hear is bang, bang, bang. and boom. >> carlson is described in cour

dave owens is in the locker room and we hope to have a live report at 6:00. >>> tornadoes rip through michigan. one of them cut a 10-mile path of destruction after being on the ground more than a half hour. we'll show you some of the damage. >> also coming up a mother comes to the rescue after papa goose goes after workers at a midwest office building. got to check this out. >> and it's a hero's homecoming for a local police officer and navy reservist. i'm ken molestina live with the emotional reunion. >>> tonight a local police officer is getting a hero's welcome home from the battlefield. officer kevin cruz is a seven year veteran of the prince george's county police force, but he also serves as a member of the u.s. navy. >> and he just got back from serving a year long deployment in afghanistan. our ken molestina is live at reagan national where a homecoming reception is underway for officer cruz. hey, kenny. >> reporter: you know, these homecoming never get old. the navy reservist landed just after 4:00 earlier today. his wife, daughter and police family were all on hand ready to

our dave owens is in columbus tonight where the hoyas avoided an upset. >> reporter: good morning, guys. i like that , derek. was this hoyas team going to be different? i think that was the question that fans wanted to know. could they get out of the first round of the ncaa tournament. for those folks that had those questions, they got a definitive answer today. georgetown dominating belmont from start to finish. head coach john thompson iii said his team was approaching this like a business trip. then the defense taking over, smoothering the bruins. so after two straight disappointing knock outs, the hoyas moving on. >> it feels really good. it's like a monkey off your back. but we got more work to do. >> it's been three years. finally feels good to get a win under my belt. >> when you're playing, we don't know about that. we have to go out there and do what we know what to do. >> we don't come to the tournament to say we made the tournament. we came in and wanted to compete and win. >> reporter: well, we mentioned jay clark . coming up in sports, we're

. >>> and now, 9sports with dave owen. the best sports in town. >> think the mess the wizards are in. one man is responsible, first name ernie, last name grunfeld. his contract is up next year. he would be retained next season, the new york post, they think so. they reported he was offered an extension, but turned it down. michael lee who covers the team for the washington post said nope, not true. he wasn't offered an extension. now that would make more sense and here's why. check out the resume. his overall record, 275 and 427. that's an average of 30 wins per year. they made it to playoffs four times in those nine seasons, but advance to the second round once. the last four years have been tough. an average of 19 wins. mike morris is ailing, but the pitching isn't. as unsure as the nats are about the health of their slugger, they are very sure about the pitching. stephen strasburg will hurl first on opening day. jordan zimmerman not far behind. andy got the start on the hill. not being treated very kindly by chris johns

. >>> and now, 9sports with dave owen. the best sports in town. >> good friend of mine.ns a blog on maryland sports. how could terrell not be first team all acc? i agree. his 21 points per game far away the best in the league and left off in duke's austin rivers? i don't agree with that at all. mark probably believes he should be first half. guard him with oven mitts, please. he be on fire. all right, he had half of maryland points. second half, carolina trying to pull away. but 11 of 21 from the field. carolina too big, pulling away. kendall marshall with the 3. virginia probably not on the bubble. nc state is on the bubble. keep an eye on him. second half, cj williams apparently grand theft allowed in atlanta. makes the steal. the bench loving it. virginia rallied. chance to tie late. tony bennett now has to wait and sit it out to see if sunday is good for him. his cabs lose 67-64. all right, nfl coaches, gm's, players, fans all that have their watches set. it's certainly a tastier time than normal with the release of peyton manning by the colts. lining up to give thei

dave owens will be live from columbus starting tomorrow. >>>iness the nfl window opens the -- once the nfl window opened the redskins wasted no time snagging a couple receivers. they went out and got two young wide receivers that can grow and develop alongside robert griffin, iii, their anticipated draft pick. first they locked up pierre garcon from indianapolis and snagged 25-year-old d.c. native josh morgan from san francisco. they're still reportly trying to sign eddie royal after other teams entered the picture yesterday. on defense chicago safety brandon meriweather visited with team officials today and the redskins will host giants cornerback aaron ross friday. >>> here's a sight we haven't seen in a while, nicklas backstrom who has been sidelined with a concussion since january 7th was back on the ice today at kettler. he was skating around for about 20 minutes, said he felt pretty good afterwards. bryce harper entering spring training with hopes of making the nationals opening day roster. his campaign took a detour because of a stra

and dave owens will be live from columbus thursday and friday. we'll have complete coverage. >> brackets all over the place. on the floor, on the desk. on the ceiling. oh, they are everywhere. >> that's it for us. the cbs everyoning news is next. >> and derek is back at 7:00. good night, everybody.

0> >>> and now 9 sports with dave owens, the best sports in town. >> happy friday, everybody.ou, monday is a big day in professional football. it's a week before free agency officially begins, but it's also the deadline for teams to put franchise tags on players. each team gets one. the redskins selected fred davis who was going to be an unrestricted free agent this season. the skins get to keep him at least one more year. his salary will be the average of the top tight end salaries for the last five seasons. now baltimore used its franchise tag on running back ray rice. rice head the league in yards from scrimmage this season, second overall in rushing. the franchise tag again gives feels some time to negotiate a long term deal with its players, so interesting stuff. >>> big news in baseball, mlb expanding its playoff format for the first time since 1995. there used to be four teams to make the playoffs. now there will be five. the fourth and 5th place team will play a one game playoff with the winner moving on. that increases the playoff chances for those washington national

dave owens will be live from columbus starting tomorrow. >>> ncaa a action tonight. cardinals taking on vermont. ford mcglen was on fire. hits the three pointer he had 18 points off the bench of as vermont advances to play north carolina. >>> the redskins wasted no time in free agency adding to the the receiving core they signed garrison and josh morgan. they haven't begin up on getting eddie royal. they have turned their attention to defense they have serious holes to fill in the secondary after releasing a taking way on monday and won't resign la ron landry. they hosted chicago bears safety brandon merry weather and expected to host cornerback ryan ross from the new york giants on friday. he finished last season with 4 interceptions and 60 tackles. time to turn our attention to high school game of the week about. we have o'connell. langley versus o'connell battlefield taking on west field girls lacrosse and girls soft bowl. >>> down in kiss me stephen extrasberg getting the start three runs already given up jason heyward takes another. that's the braves second home

. >>> and now 9 sports with dave owens, the best sports in town. >> from life support to breathing againps were headed to the morgue after being blown out tuesday by the sabres of then they rose february last night slipping past boston, this soap opera called as the caps turn. now they're tied with buffalo for the last playoff spot. they would win a tiebreaker because they have one more victory, but what about nick backstrom with the team? no decision whether he'll play tomorrow. he's within out with a concussion since january, says he's eager to play but cautious. >> i'm kind of excited, want to get out there. i'll see what's going to happen. you get more nervous. when you're playing, you're in the game and don't think about that too much, but i don'ten. i'm kind of nervous. >> he -- don't know. i'm kind of nervous. >> he might just be there tomorrow. more good news. jason chimera won't be suspended for this hit last nature on adam mcquaid. the league says mitigating circumstances were mcquaide turned his back at the last minute making him more vulnerable. >>> nfl, sean payton filed pap

dave owens is here with the story. >> the hoyas knew they were going to the tournament but where and what seed were the questions. some last day jostling going on in other conferences possibly playing a role. the selection show came on at 6:00, and it took nearly 40 minutes for georgetown to find out where they were headed. that was the scene on campus this evening after their name was called and they found out the opponent. georgetown is heading to columbus, ohio as the 3-seed to face the belmont bruins, winners of the atlantic sun conference. big east coaches predicted they would finish 10th in the league before the season began. i guess they didn't know much. >> we've only been there four times, in your lifetime. >> if you're lucky. >> if you're lucky. everybody doesn't get in the tournament, unfortunately. >> i think we've overcame a lot of obstacles to get to this point. a 3-seed is well deserved. >> i was almost looking to see who we were paired up against more so than waiting to hear our name, because it's the big match-ups that are important. we play a very difficult belmont

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and dc >>> and now 9 sports with dave owens, the best sports in town. >> all right, guys.not what the caps want to do. it's what they have to do. scoreboard watch during games. tv watch when they're at home. that's life when you don't take care of your own business and you require a little assistance. they have come to expect to make the playoffs. well, need a little help to make the playoffs. they help themselves a little last night. but now thomas lacoon is busted up. braden hopy. talk about being rushed in the service. yikes. >> they got some experience. and michael has been here for a couple of years. that's pressure cooker. last year the playoffs. >> in philly and detroit they have played well. we sit down with our staff and we decide. >> all right. the team they're tied with buffalo hosting pittsburgh. is it possible to root for sidney crosby in this town. you better. there is sid the kid roasting buffalo on a friday night. a goal, three assists. pittsburgh beats buffalo. so your up-to-date standings, washington in 8th place. both buffalo and washington play tomorrow

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is where we find our dave owens front and center following the team through the tournament. : hey, what's going on? georgetown actually held a closed practice here this morning. john thompson, iii wanted his team to really hone in on belmont and start game planning for the bruins before they came over here to nationwide arena and took place in the open practice, more the pomp and circumstance where the fans can see them work out. once we got inside there weren't that many fans in the place, although georgetown officials expect a contingent of about 5,000 tomorrow for the 3:10 tip time. what's it like walking out onto the floor when the march madness begins? >> this time of the year it's supposed to be fun. it's a great tournament. it's a great thing to be around, but i think we have to approach it more as business. the fun comes after you win the games. >> you work all year to be in a position to be here today. that being said, this is a busy hectic day, much more busy than a normal day before a game would be. >> reporter: of course, georgetown under a little bit of pressure

dave owens is here to talk about that second thing. >> what's up, derek? any coach will tell you it's difficult to capture consistency. especially at the high school level where a lot of athletes are just learning how to play. not so at gaithersburg. they do one thing better than everybody else and they do it over and over again. for gaithersburg, it's been a consistent march to perfection. 50 straight wins. >> you start to not know how to lose, you know. >> the last time it happened to them, two years ago, state championship game. >> a terrible feeling. it was the worst. i never wanted to feel like that again. >> they haven't. since then, few have come close to these trojan. the sweetest win of the streak. >> of course -- >> win number 25. >> it's like everything stops. you see the clock winding down. >> this season, the coach won't allow complacency. he wants hands clapping. no hot dogging. ironic for a man whose nickname is hot dog. >> coach, come on. where did you get this nickname from? >> when i was running track, i ate 13 hot dogs in philadelphia an

public schools and their efforts to address a pretty serious subject, but dave owens is here to telley're doing it in a fun sort of way. >> when current athletic director stephanie evans took over last year, one of her top priorities involving more females in sports. currently there are nearly 500 more boys than girls participating. while this next story hasn't completely solved the problem, it's helping. truthfully not many of them saw this coming. >> i didn't know what i was going to expect. >> reporter: not at coolidge or woodson, dunbar or any other d.c. public school, for that matter. >> i'm actually good at it now of. >> reporter: yup, bowling and for the first time ever it's being offered as the district attempts to close a gender gap in its sports programs. >> in the next two years i'd like for to us have about 2 to 300 more females of. >> reporter: patricia briscoe former assistant athletic director who is an avid bowler had been thinking of the idea for years and when student surveys revealed interest, she sprung into action. >> we have so many scholarships out there for gi

he rewarded players with $1,000 playoffs for knocking targeted opponents out of game and dave owens joins us to talk more about this. is it an exaggeration to say the integrity of the whole league is at stake here? >> no, it's not because i think there's a tendency to believe that everybody does it, so it's not a big deal, but make no mistake about it. this is serious business. it's illegal and the redskins are smack dab in the middle of it. the stains left by the accusations that gregg williams ran a bounty system in washington isn't going away. today tone dungy stoked the fire saying he -- tony dungy stoked the fire saying he believes a bounty may have been put out on peyton manning and say that play may have been the beginning of his neck problems. mic wise who co-hosts the radio show on 106-7 the fan covered williams. >> some players thought he went a little too far of. >> reporter: and lavar harrington played for williams. >> did you see it or hear it when you there were? >> i did not. first year i was injured and the second year they benched me. >> i think it's the dumbest thing eve