for making your finaial life a little bit easier. >> could a lack of sleep be connected to gaining weightrding to research, the get, the more you eat. alison starling reports. >> the ongoing battle for a full sleep plagued so many of us. >> i have given up on sleep for half a dozen years. i am miserable. says our specialist country's lack of sleep is a serious problem. >> 27% of people -- >> a study from the mayo clinic finding less sleep could be more pounds. >> i've been trying to and take might -- might intake of snacks after 8:00. those who got less sleep consumed 550 extra calories a day. >> that is a lot. our average diet should not be much than 1800. >> the sleep deprived group did burn any extra calories. consuming more calories, but not burning more, = gaining weight. the key to optimal help is to -- to get between seven and nine hours of sleep every night. >> you will perform better. you may save yourself from gaining weight. researchers admit this is small study in a hospital setting. they recommend a larger study allowing participants to sleep at their own homes. >> we will be

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for making your finaial life a little bit easier. >> if this does not work this year, we don't see a splash like a cam newton/, this could be it. >> that is former redskins quarterback donovan mcnabb speaking on espn yesterday. he is suggesting coach mike shanahan will need to see immediate results from likely draft pick robert griffin iii in order to keep his job. mega-dam went on to say -- donovan mcnabb went on to say that he did not think robert griffin was a good fit for mike shanahan. >> the capitals needed to ride into boston last night and write out with two points against the stanley cup champions. 2-0 in the third, seemingly in control. let me take you to beantown. in the third 1-0. over to marcus johansson. it was a lead for the capitals. the backhand. start the bus, pack it up, let's get ready for montreal. they are tied again with buffalo with four games left to play. nene is the guy helping the wizards score. still the defense is a problem with the williams. maybe the university of kentucky can beat them right now. danny granger scored 25 points for the pacers. 93-89 wi