time for the coach's show with jay gruden. >> coach gruden, your first television show as head coachredskins, the first coaches show with jay gruden. can this be one of the first interviews we do? maybe you've done a lot of those. >> this could be. i'll put it in the archives with the rest. >> maybe one day, we'll make a documentation of the film we've done with you. tickoff is a half hour away. you will not be late for the

. >> the mistakes -- mystics -- they lose and jay gruden talks about that. excitement has given fans brain freeze. >> and now, the tow yard is sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. ride throughderful the month of august for the washington nationals. there is some magic, mojo, and a little bit of luck. they beat the diamondbacks and now have one 10 games in a row. -- won 10 games in a row. the nationals came on strong, bottom of the last, when they threw the ball away, he ran home and there it is, another walkoff. game, set , match. 1-0, another walkoff. matt williams says nothing surprises him. >> it's not surprising, the way that they preparing to go about it every day. that is important to us. if you do that, you give yourself opportunity to win. k, matt williams -- chris roc take a look at the foul ball. it goes right toward his seat. he talks with his mouth, not his hand, but he does get the ball, picks it up, and watch -- gives it to a little kid! he gave it away. for football fans -- week three in the preseason schedule. when the re

i spoke to jay gruden for a few minutes before he got on the bus.d, jay, take away, what's on your mind? he said, it's a preseason game. we stunk and did some things, but all of this, we can improve on. the offense you're seeing is vanilla compared to what you'll see in week one. they're disguising that right now. robert griffin iii and jay gruden say things need to change between now and week one against the texans. >> we didn't play very well. the offense goes as i go, and personally i have to play better. we shot ourselves in the foot too many times and had mistakes. when we can get 11 games working in the same direction, we'll be something special. we'll get it fixed by the time houston comes around. >> people will be saying he's not far along. i think he's further along than people give him credit for. all you have to look at is the game tape, and it wasn't very good by anybody. i've seen him practice, and i've seen him come a long way. i feel confident about where he is. >> jason, there is no question, everybody is going to be talking about ro

jay gruden a little bit too slow. he was asked about his coach's coverage skills. >> when you're a receiver, man, you just have to try to get the job done. when the coach is in front of you, you want to make sure you don't hurt the coach. do what you have to do without hurting the coach. >> having fun. don't hurt the head coach. >> great to see that. thanks. we want to catch you up on breaking news. military conducting operations in iraq. they just announced four more air strikes in northern iraq. all in an attempt to stop the militants from hurting civilians. "nightly news" has all the details in a few minutes. that will do it for us. we will see you at 11:00. >>> on this saturday night, long term mission, the president refuses to put a time limit on renewed u.s. military strikes on iraq as new video of the attacks is released tonight. we are on the ground in iraq where the situation for thousands grows desperate. >>> deadly outbreak. the two american ebola victims improve, the desperation grows overseas, prompting n

this is a very successful camp for first-year head coach jay gruden. from an injury standpoint, any major issues appeared to be cleared up while tight end reeves still suffered from a stomach virus, jackson's ankle appears to have field. garcon's hamstring feels fine. on the field, coach gruden impressed with robert griffin iii and wants to see more growth from his quarterback, mentally. >> continue to drill it in his head that every play isn't a touchdown. he has to make the right decision. he's got the keys to the franchise in his hand. he's going to take us a long way. he's got to make the right decisions. we're counting on him to do that. >> reporter: a sure signp windi dow offense versus defense dance-off this afteoo chris baker defeating his opponent. a morning practice is all that' left here. the team will return and start practicing in ashburn on thursday. >> expect to see the starters play a little bit more in preseason game number two. >>> moving on to baseball now, the nationals were off tonight but they increased their lead over the braves

someone is keeping an eye on jay gruden and that is his brother john gruden calling the game on espn tonight. this is the first time older brother john is calling his younger brother's team since he is a first-time nfl head coach. the two very competitive. we have spoken to their father in the past. he said they used to fight as young kids but now they push each other and are excited to be in the same stadium tonight. >> he called a couple of my games last year and john is john. he is going to be positive if he can. if i do something out of line and ignorant i'm sure he will call me on it. >> would he tell you some of the things he said about you on games? >> no. he is very good at what he does. he won't jeopardize what he does for my feelings, that's for sure. he never has. >> john gruden going to make a couple of jokes about his brother, jay, tonight. we will tell you more coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. i'm dianna russini. this is jason. back to you guys. >> you will be busy. >>> chanel watches, diamond rolexs and more gone. a thief breaks into a wealthy socialite's designer closet. n

jay gruden wants them to get into the regular season routine. but the question begs how much with will they play against the browns? >> we have to go through the rest of the week and practice. thursday and friday we'll be in pads. and i'll see where we are from a health standpoint and we'll go from there. >> jay gruden. by now i'm sure you have seen this brain freeze for als. everybody raising the bucket and taking the plunge to bring awareness and raise money to fight lou gehrig's disease. all across the nfl players and coaches accepting the challenge. i'm told over the last week they have quadrupled the money a.l.s. has raised over the same period a year ago. so keep the checks coming. brain freeze, just google it. >> the mystics had a chance to lock up a playoff spot this afternoon. but no, ma'am. down 72-69. they go to the center. way out of her comfort zone. the mystics are still on the outside looking in. they have now lost four of their last six games. >> little league softball world series. reaches with the back of the hand to make the c

the fourth preseason game, coach gruden said he is ready for the backups to get some time.g iii and coach gruden say they see that team every day in practice and are confident they will be ready to go on the seventh. >> thank you, monica. 10-game winning streak was snapped last night by the giants. it were back at it this afternoon at natsd park. after the rain delay, looking for another street. denard span up the middle. the go-ahead run scores, 3-2 nats. same inning, jayson werth in the center. anthony rendon hustles home. the national score three runs in the second and cruise, 6-2. manager matt williams liking what he saw today. >> i think was a really good approach. the middle of the diamond, jayson had a couple of perfect base hits with guys in scoring position into the gap. did not try to do too much. he just hit the single that we needed. those type of at bats and that approach works. wnba playoffs. the mystics' season ends. they hosted indiana and the best of three. tamika catchings was too much, finishing with 26 points. washington loses 81-76. and a little league

that's what jay gruden has said all week. if things don't go well they will play into the third period. we shall see. this offense is going to be tested. the ravens' secondary is banged up but that front seven is nasty. if there are leaks in the redskins' foundation there's a good chance we will see it tonight. >> it's great for us to continue to work through our offensive process. like you say, get those line checks, get the protection right so that we're having positive plays. you can do with it crowd noise in practice but it's not like the real thing when you have a good pass rush like them. it's another great test for us as an offense, to nullify that pass rush. we'll find those ways. >> reporter: all right, so quick news and notes. keep your eye on number 97. jason hatcher will make his long awaited debut. morgan moses and spencer long will see action on the left side. they normally line up on the right. and the running back battle. i can tell you this, bruce, as we come back here live, chris thompson told me during warm

jay gruden said he wanted to hold him out of practice.up at 11:00, wally here from robert griffin, iii. he talks about practicing with the patriots and tom brady next week. back to you in the studio. >> thanks, dave. >>> from richmond to owingsmills, -- today's practice got a little physical. wide receiver steve smith involved in his handle brouhaha, brown. later brown was booted from practice, but head coach john harbaugh said it wasn't because of the scuffle. it was because he didn't make a play. >> got riled up because he dropped the interception and kicked the football. i just talked about that last night, made a point about those kind of things. i took an opportunity to make a point. the thing i loved about it, he responded with a great practice. >> harbaugh's a tough cookie. >>> nfl hall of fame parade through downtown canton, ohio this afternoon. michael strahan, andre reid and ray guy, finally a punter gets into the hall of fame. they are people, too. >>> dc united defenders bobby boswell and sean franklin selected to the mls all-

that's what coach jay gruden has been preaching, protect your foot bull and yourself. he's been in that same position. griffin asked today what it is like having a former qb like gruden as your coach. >> it's just been great working with jay. he can see it from our perspective. he understands what we're going through there in the pocket. he is a great mind for the game of football. and he's been successful at every level. this is just interesting to go in there everyday and learn something new and pull that out and apply it to your game. >> that game right here on nbc 4 saturday 7:30 p.m. >> quicker release. those two words. >> looking forward to it. >>> $100,000 has now been raised to help a wounded warrior and his family who lost everything in their house. they lost their home last week. he is a triple amputee, wounded in afghanistan. the elizabeth dole foundation started a go fund me page for the family. a local grocery store donated a year of groceries. and another national group has pledged to get them a new house. jessica says they feel like the entire country is

jay gruden is using the brown's video for some strong teaching point.g3's inconsistency, the turnovers, but most of all they want to get the reps to be offensive second nature. they have stayed somewhat vanilla and used the games to get into a rhythm and really for the coaches to evaluate the talent. but i know jay gruden was really pleased with the defensive effort specifically the first team defense. it's been really solid. the starters have played six series in two games giving up only 74 yards with two first downs and no points. the guy gruden seems to love is rookie beshard breelin. >> i love being on contact. and that's something i'm trying to work on as well. that's my goal coming in. as i go along. that's all i want. >> the redskins/ravens game will be seen on abc7 starting at 7:00 in h.d. saturday night. so carve out time and get a good beverage and tune into abc7 to watch the skins and ravens. >> the nats play the diamond backs tonight, weather-permitting. they are trying to win their ninth straight game. the suddenly surging atlanta braves ha

the refs are going to crack down on defensive holding in 2014 to which head coach jay gruden says -- [ raspberry ] >> i'm an offensive guy, but holy cow, we can't get a flag on every play. we got to get a clarification on the exact rule and police it because there were a couple today there's no way they should have been flagged, but they were. so we have to make sure we communicate the exact rule. >> reporter: meanwhile gruden said he cut the workout short because he if the guys were a little sore. tyler polumbus missed early practice due to personal reasons and was back on the field in the afternoon walk- through and got a hug from griffin. i caught up with chris baker who told me what they put on film in 2013 ain't going to cut it. >> this whole offseason we've been keeping in contact with each other and the thing we've been saying is let's not be good. let's be great. >> reporter: the defense has definitely got to get better in 2014. back in pads for practice tomorrow and then they'll get ready for fan day. they expect about 18 to 20,000 people here. should be a fun weekend. for n

gruden family portrait in tampa bay here tonight. this is a nightmare. this is not funny. nose guard chris neil battling in the middle injured his right knee,acl injury. he tore his left acl last year. my heart hurts for that guy. ryan grant very impressive, though. this guy has suction cups on his mitts, snags the back shoulder throw. he caught five more passes. redskins win the preseason finale 24-10. >>> we talked about the running back. >> my confidence is high. i feel like i've been putting great things on film since camp started. so i just pray about it and see what happens. >>> we talked about the running back battle, jumped the gun, two players standing out. first lake seastrunk who i'm changing his first name to river because he was flowing, the rookie out of baylor showing why he was drafted. he's a doctor. he makes house ca 8lls,0 yards for the touchdown. silence redd looked like earl campbell, just joking, but he did look good, running hard, 14 carries, 79 yards and a touchdown. >>> on to the ravens now, john harbaugh wanted to go through the preseason undefeat

coach gruden says he has the best training troops and coach them in the fundamentals. diane roberts, wusa9 sports. >> reporter: kotwika was awarded the army achievement medal, commendation medal and the bronze star. that will do it for us here at fedex field, much more coming up tonight in sports. >>> coming up ferguson, missouri, under a state of emergency, new violence amid calls for calm after new information about how an unarmed teen died at the hands of police. >> reporter: could wikileaks founder julian assange be on the move after being holed up in this embassy over two years? i'm alphonso >>> wikileaks founder julian assange said he will soon move out of the embassy where he's been holed up for two years. >> how can he pull this off with british police at the perimeter? >> reporter: wikileaks founder julian assange proved he can still draw the world's press by just hinting he'd leave his diplomatic hideout. >> that confirms that i am leaving the embassy soon. >> reporter: but he can't walk out of ecuador's london embassy without british police arresting him. tw

the game planning has begun for first year head coach jay gruden.he says the starters will play at least a quarter monday and he's concentrated on defense. gruden says cleveland will be an ideal test for the skins. >> i'm familiar with the defense and next we play baltimore who i'm familiar with, so it's going to be two great tests from an offensive standpoint for us. obviously defensively there's some elements we also have to work on and be ready for, which is a good test for them, too. >>> meanwhile the ravens play the skins' biggest rival tomorrow, the cowboys. the game is especially important for rookies trying to make the team. the first round of cuts are over a week away, so head coach john harbaugh will evaluate tomorrow. a good evaluation game, third preseason game less so because you'll play the starters more and more. this is the last big opportunity for some guys to show what they can do, although we're not disappointed with anybody. >>> washington's women basketball team is headed to the playoffs. the mystics beat the sun 71-67. that's i

. >> reporter: jay gruden and john gruden, the brothers in the same stadium, john calling the game for his little brother. should be interesting to see. i know jay is looking forward to john calling this game tonight at fed ex field. >> he called a couple of my games last year and john was john. he is going to be positive if he can but if i do something out of line and ignorant i am sure he will call me on it. >> would he tell you smings he said about you in games? >> no. >> he is very good at what he does. he won't jeopardize what he does for my feelings, that's for sure. he never has. >> reporter: got to feel awkward criticizing your little brother as a head coach, right? >> no. talking and cleaning the dishes i had to do it. let's go back to doug kammerer. i was told to bring an umbrella. it is beautiful outhere. >> it is beautiful out there. i always tell you carry that small umbrella as we continue to move on. beautiful night shaping up. the rain has held off. that is the good news. we talked about this earlier this afternoon that most would be down to the south. i have lowered ou

. >> reporter: i challenged redskins head coach jay gruden, and the entire nbc washington news team networksd the scene. ready? three, two, one. ahhh! you said it wouldn't be cold. >> she dried out pretty quickly. that's all for us this week. thanks for joining us. we leave you with more ice bucket challenge videos from the week. have a great weekend, everybody. ♪ oh! the name your price tool! you tell them how much you want to pay, and they help you find a policy that fits your budget. i told you to wear something comfortable! this is a polyester blend! whoa! uh...little help? i got you! unh! it's so beautiful! man: should we call security? no, this is just getting good. the name your price tool, still only from progressive. >>> well, it won't exactly be the best day at the beach this morning. storm team 4 tracking a lot of clouds and a good chance for rain. but will it be weekend washout? >>> plus a big party happening today and you're invited. how you could help celebrate the first birthday for bao bao the panda at the national zoo. good morning, everyone. welcome to news4 today. i'm m >>

. >> before last night, no one knew what they would get from a jay gruden coached football team. we have some idea, and even though it's preseason, the skins look good against the patriots. alfred morris ran hard and was effective while he was therein. what about rg3. take a look. this is one highlight from him for the night. he wasn't in there very long. nice pass. looks like a touchdown was not ruled a touchdown because robertson's hand landed out of bounds before both feet were in bounds. robinson continues to do work. cousins was solid and third string colt mccoy was impressive. no. q. okay. -- no injuries and the coach is a happy man. >> a good performance and now it's time to move on, unfortunately it doesn't count. >> that's sports. i'm horace holmes. have a great day. >> a rare interview from redskins owner dan snyder grabbed national headlines. he spoke about what he said is wide-ranging support for the team name. but critics are firing back saying he left them with more questions than answers. >> so you have not heard one descenting voice from within the nfl community?

thte arrived here at the stadiu head jay gruden led the paradef players as they arredbe 4:00. the starters won't be playing but they are getting into the roune things. sholy after walking in quarrb 3 was on the field. grud a enjoying a little time before the game with a few toss wh receivers. this be fun for coach tonighr the game. youee the skins have to cut 22 playby saturday's 4:00 deae. >> i is just part of the busiss th understand th. it noi easy wheyo have guys that work extre h to get to this point they busted their butt for yo at training camp and otas and really done nothing wro. wth situation everywhere in el and not just here. it is no fun for anybody to have to cut somebody. >> poso kickoff is in about 1/2 hours. if you a going to wat t gameerha sugge you take a look at. checouhee receivers ryan g numb 14. he is really impressive. thenou wa to take a look at the kickers. zach hawker competing ait kairb andn running backs. silas redd and lache seastrunk. he los his grandmother a few days ago and is having a hard time dealing with his loss but said is not going to st

manziel sat down with monday night football's john gruden and gives plenty of props to rg3. >> you look his transition coming from baylor and then hopping in and starting week one, it was pretty impressive. >> john is the older brother of head coach jay gruden. so while john is calling the game upstairs, jay will be under the microscope. >> john, he's going to be positive if he can, but if i do something that's out of line ignorant, i'm sure he'll call me on it. [ laughter ] >> to sprinkle in a little more drama, former offensive coordinator kyle shanahan makes his return as play caller. things didn't end well between he and mike shanahan. will it get awkward? >> it's not that kind of relationship that we won't talk. if i get a chance to see him and talk, i definitely will. >> the most important thing for the redskins this evening, get up to game speed and don't get bit by the injury but. >> be efficient, move the ball. score points, put points on the board. follow your assignments, do your assignments. no messy errors. >> for goodness sakes, stay healthy everybody. a very interesting g

jay gruden wants griffen to read more quickly, get his targets.he says rg3 hasn't been consist want but they're heading into the right direction. >> i think we all have big aspirations. massive goals, and no one's goals are higher than our own. aside from that we know coming out here every day and working what's going to get us to that point. and that's for us to know and for you guys to find out on the way. >> rg3. college football is getting more headlines now as the season looms near. and quarterback ian reynolds is being mentioned as a heisman trophy candidate. the last heisman trophy was roger stallwe'll be right back in 196 -- stallwe'll be right back in 1963. >> every kid growing up wants to win a heisman. i'm not going to say i didn't. but right now my thoughts are ohio state, and that's the only thing i'm thinking about. all the other hype and talk is just talk because i could come out august 30 and play the worst game of my life and it disappears. >> but what a great opportunity for a kid at ohio state getting that national attention. >>

does jay gruden realize that the way rg iii plays that he needs to keep her cousins healthy?ows ifmeans that he cousins plays well, it could add more fuel to the quarterback controversy that the redskins say doesn't really exist. what we know for certain is that cold mccoy will have to play the entire game if cousins is not available. we will keep you posted. college football kicks off tonight with texas a&m and south carolina. howard plays at akron tonight. on saturday, maryland plays host to gmu. nady will play ohio state in baltimore. i'm not ready to call for an upset. ohio state has too much talent, and the buckeyes are favored, but i will guarantee you that navy is a whole than people think. they won nine games last year. they have a terrific quarterback. lookout, buckeyes. >>>> i never thought that i would play against ohio state. i knew we were too small to play the big schools, but now here i am playing division i ball against ohio state, a team i grew up watching. they used to be in big ten games. right before he went to my little league games. that is going to be a

anyone who has had a few hours to digest the first game of the jay gruden era, you had to come up with positives. first they won over the patriots 21-6, second there were no major injuries and third the offense looked pretty good. big night for robinson who caught a touchdown pass from kirk cousins. and how about colt mccoy. he was near flawless. he said this is what everyone had hoped for. >> i thought it was a great game and from our offense, we played well. although there are things you'll want to always go back and change, overall it was a great first game. >> you know, same guys have been making a play in practice made the plays in the game. and what more can you ask for. >> absolutely. how about the defense? they limited the packs to just one touchdown. most importantly they were able to get pressure on the new england quarterbacks. brian arachpo got a sack last night. just what the doctor ordered. >> i haven't had one of those in years. you know finally, were able to get one. it felt good. >> that's the whole thing. you give these quarterbacks the nfl time to throw they're going

training camp 2014 is in the books, three weeks of up close and personal contact with jay gruden and staff, and now they start setting their sights on the rest of the preseason and the regular-season opener. happy aboutpretty how things went. >> i think it went pretty smooth. i think everybody is on the same page as far as what we are talking about, what we are doing on the field. sore is no agenda, i think, hopefully we will be consistent throughout the season, not just in training camp. >> they keep talking about hidden agendas. i am not quite sure what that is about. and griffin says he is absorbing the system and learning and growing. the drills, just to get used to it. you have to play the ball. particular, and you have got to get rid of the ball so you can move on to the next play, and i may not have done that, but today, i feel better. just moving onto the next play, so those are things to learn. >> the nationals against new york, but it does not look like the weather is going to cooperate. we will keep you posted on that. and still trying to find out what happened to a third

desean jackson was one of the toys put in jay gruden's new toy chest area and from cleveland and he lookedreat. it's great to be here and he believes it's the key to in the campaign. aref we are winning, things going bad, obviously not. it takes everybody. >> the ravens are putting final touches on their preparations bowl.morrow's harbaugh welcoming and his brother jim team, the san francisco 49ers. you can watch that game right seven. abc coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. tiger woods is deciding whether or not he will play in the championship tomorrow. he was out on the golf course today. he tested out his bad back and he says he will go. he says he played today without pain. not the case this past weekend when he had to pull out of the final round of the bridgestone. >> i'm feeling all right. nothing great. only wednesday. i just want to play well and that's the only thing i can control. i try to go out there and win this event. >> the mets are still in first nl east with a three-game lead over atlanta. game two of their series with the nats tonight. runners on the corners, no outs. hits a do

and now jay gruden wants to see them stay healthy and show him what they can do. >> it's important totry to get some sort of continuity with the quarterback and the offense in general. just the speed of breaking the huddle on game day and how many plays can you go in a row without getting tired. if i send them deep can they come back and dig out a forced block. so we'll see what kind of stamina they have. they look like they're doing well in practice, but game day speed is a little different and we hope they can handle it. >> keeping it real. >> the nationals have won 5 of their last seven games. cabrera was the hero. a liner into the white seats. the mets trying trying to rally. look at cabrera here. go get it. reel it in. can't stop, up and over, and yes, sir. good catch. that's still in my glove. get him out of there. nats win 3-2. i'm still hoping for a baltimore-washington world series. the orioles are free swingers and they lead the majors in 152 home runs. this is adam jones, his 23rd of the year. the orioles lead the american league east by 75.5 and the nats lead by 5.5 becaus

and there seemed to be a tone in jay gruden's answer about him. you be the judge >> and deshawn jackson? >> he had a little soreness in his legs, just trying to keep him fresh. he's been running a lot. >> the first preseason game thursday night against the patriots. some of the greats of the game were inducted in the pro football hall of fame tonight. the co-host of kelly and michael, michael strahan, by the way, he was a great football player with the giants. his final year with the redskins but andre reed was going on with the buffalo bill. ray guy. in all the years of the nfl, surprisingly ray guy is the first punter ever induct into the pro football hall of fame. >> to be a part of this very special club house called the pro football hall of fame and knowing it's forever, it's beyond my wildest dreams. there have been bumps, curves, detours and bridges to across along this journey, but i have finally made it. >> how about tennis? semifinals in washington. two sets. ronwitch a lot of power, too much. he advances to finals. he'llace his opponent

> it's this second preseason game for both teams, and it's just the second game as head coach jay grudene in essence is a rookie. so a little self-analysis, coach. >> i need to fix my game day awareness, just having a headset on, sometimes i get so focused on what's going on. i'm reading the ipad thing and looking at the plays. there's a game going on out there, i got to watch. so preseason games are equally as important for the coaches as they are for the players. >> one more shot there. we're looking at rex grossman talking to a couple redskins players. jay knows who his starting quarterback will be. it will be rg3. he's all in week 1 for rg3. but on the other side rex grossman won't be starting for the browns. it will be between brian hoarier and johnny manziel, the guy they call johnny football. the browns will make their decision on who their guy will be after tonight's game. but even some of the redskins are johnny football fans. >> amazing football player. you know, i heard all the hype. i don't think i watched a game his whole heisman campaign. it was the following year i got a c

jay gruden says it's a good idea for them to see how super bowl coaching does things. and they are having it be all business come monday. >> i've talked to tom before. when they get here everybody will be focused on what they're focused on. it's not buddy up time. if i get a chance to sit and talk with him, i would like to talk and pick his brain. but he's still playing quarterback in the nfl and it's a competitive position, competitive sport. so i don't expect him to give me any secrets. >> coaches have high hopes for him there. and he has a chance to be a starter. but the big question mark for robinson is his health. he's missed most of the first two seasons because of injury. he says he's healthy now and ready to contribute. >> that's one thing i've learned. you've got to be able to take the bad with the good and persevere with the obstacles life throws at you. and my two injuries are a perphot example that -- perfect example of that. >> the nats are looking to rebound after a rough outing at the park last night. sergio gonzalez got knocked around, giving up five ru

jay gruden watched away with mixed feelings snye we're obviously not -- >> we're obviously not satisfied with what happened today but we are on the right track having new england coming in a proven winner. >> we know what the patriots are about and the type of organization come out here and compete against them is a good thing for us. >> former redskins quarterback joe theismann was in richmond. the first ins game against new england on thursday. he also talked about the devastating injurey of paul george. he broke his leg trying to block a shot. joe theismann's career ended during a 1985 game against the new york giants. >> going to reach out to the pacers today and see if there's anything i can do from a support standpoint. i know what he's going to go through. the nice thing about science and technology is it's different than 30 years ago when i got hurt. the question is mentally. how do you deal with those moments where he's, you know, am i going to be able to do what i did before. those are the things i try and help guys with. >> both of those injuries horrible. >> our two area base

jay gruden did tell us that the first team would not play. rg iii would not get into the ballgame at all. he sure thought that cousins would get his reps. we hear that cousins will sit. you have to wonder what the heck that means. he is a football player. he wants to get better. does it mean the skins are protecting him for a trade. does it mean that they know they will need him as far as rg iii doesn't get better? an interesting decision. i will keep you posted. right now, cousins is not expected to play. i told you earlier the nfl commissioner said he heard the outcry from the people about ray rice, his abusing his wife. punishment was handed down. he got two games suspension. the public was hurt when they scream that a two-game suspension was not enough for domestic violence. today, he announced that a first-time offender would be suspended without pay six games, and a second time offender would get a lifetime banishment, which they have walked back a little bit. they say the second time punishment will at least get a full season. for all

tomorrow's preseason game, jay gruden has opted not to play his starters in this game. so with the final cuts to 53 down that saturday, the guys in the bubble will get a big opportunity to show their tallents. jay gruden says he's looking for the guys who can crib out right now in a meaning -- contribute right now in a meaningful way. and they're looking for somebody who can step up and play bigtime with the game with the texans coming up. >> maryland is a favorite saturday. fifth ranked ohio state is a two touchdown pick over navy and baltimore. and in akron against the zips and the howard bison have a very impressive leader. >> at howard university he is the big man on campus, you just wouldn't know it. >> he could walk around and be the biggest more arrogant person there is, but that's not him. >> he's quarterback greg mcgee now in his fourth and final season as howard's starter. >> i'm blessed to be in the position. it went by so fast. >> he earned the offensive player of the year award. >> expectations are very high. i want him to continue to be himself. >> former

jay gruden, what can we expect tomorrow against the pats?>> we're just trying to put them in a situation where they can line up and succeed. the biggest thing is when the lights come on, how you perform when the pressure is on. people are watching. it will be a great atmosphere, i'm sure. >> in baltimore, the ravens are putting their final preparations on the harbaugh bowl. what's that game on abc 7, coverage at 7 p.m. tiger woods says he will tee off tomorrow and play in the pga championship in valhalla. he had the blood of the bridgestone tournament sunday. there was discussion about whether he would play in this year's final major. he played a practice round earlier today and said he felt fine, so there you go. >> i'm all right. the greatest. it's only wednesday. to play well. that's the only thing i can control. i will buy there and try to win this event. >> tiger is holding steady in his pursuit of jack nicholson -- jack nicklaus' record. nicklaus says he think that rory lroy could catches record. tiger is listening. >> the district is

jay gruden says the first team will not play. kirk cousins will get extended playing time at quarterback. he has been terrific this week. after so much talk about a quarterback controversy, he kept quiet and kept things in perspective and tries to get better every day. >> i have aspirations to be a starter. i cannot do that unless i do my job as a backup. i need to be ready as a backup, coming off the bench in the fourth quarter. i have got to be ready. the next step is thursday night. >> dallas football. jumping from the second quarter balcony to save his drowning the issue -- drowning nephew, it was all a lie. he met with his coach and apologized to his coach and the team. he has been suspended indefinitely from the usc football team. still no word on how he injured his ankles, but the story is totally bizarre and the investigation continues. zniacki gets her hair caught in the racket and loses the point, but she wins the match in straight sets. she advances in the u.s. open. a harry situation. y situation. we mentioned this ea

. >> live action, the gruden era. dave was with them. >> so preseason games now beckon. of course those games mean different things to different peel. if you're a veteran, let brian explain. >> i could care less about preseason. i'm just being honest with you. i don't care about it. >> when the lights cut on, how do you perform when the pressure is o my biggest thing is i want to keep order on the sideline. it's not a big chaotic situation on the sideline. emotions are running high. i can't put too much pressure on myself. i plan on going out there and doing my thing. >> the great thing about season kwamz games, games, there will certainly be a break-out. from richmond, we'll be there, i'm dave owens, back to you in the stude dwroe. >> the ravens will host the 49ers tomorrow. the harbaughs will be pit together against each other. >>> the nationals hosting the mets again trying to get back on the winning track. to do that. they have to start consistently scoring. they've been outscored 28-9 in their last five losses. adam laroche looking to help the nats host. he did help

jay gruden says the starters with ilnot play, so -- will not play, so rg3 will not get more reps until the opener against the texans. all rosters have to be down to 53 by saturday. so a lot of guys will be on the bubble and a lot of guys will be trying to get good video for the coaches. rambo is not a danger of being cut, but merriweather's suspension is a liability. rambo says he's up to the tang and continues to get better -- task and continues to get better. >> i have grown a lot for myself. it's like night and day. i have matured how i see the game. , a lot different. i'm mentally prepared. the game has really slowed down, the speed of the game has come to me a lot and it's allowed me to play faster. >> best name on the roster, rambo. >> the suspension of cleveland browns' receiver brown will be up held. he will miss the entire 2014 season, but the league says they will reevaluate and determine his reinstatement after the season ends. >> for tennis fans, 21-year-old american sloan stevens was upset at the u.s. open. joanna larson, the 96th ranked player in the world beat her. 5'7".

. >> jay gruden will rush the starters this thursday in tampa bay.also, the skins making a few roster cuts today, linebacker rob jackson was let go. the pan pacific championships in australia this morning. bethesda's own, why not beat your own time? that's katie ladeky in the last place. she's actually lapping the competition. she takes six seconds off her old time. new world record. one last little note for you, the little league world series championship team, the jackie robinson west team, the first all black team to make it to the championship game, they lost to south korea, 8-4. nonetheless congratulations on a great season. >>> great groupf kids. made it to the finals. we'll see you again at news 4 at 11:00. >>> on this sunday night, state of emergency. its strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks northern california, igniting fires, damaging buildings, and leaving some krit critically injured. new asults against isis fighters as authorities are closing in on james foley's killer. and tonight, another american held captive in syria is freed. out

hail mary pulls within one, then they failed on the two-point conversion. 24-23.ns win tonight jay gruden right now is talking at the podium. to finish not able that drive, but at the end of the half we did a nice job of getting down there and getting the touchdown before halftime. there is a lot of good things off the tapes we can learn from. a lot of people say preseason is not very important, but i beg to differ. there is a lot we can learn from. sudden change for the defense. there were a lot of situations out there that were buried beneficial -- that were very beneficial. we just have to do a good job with the execution and my playcalling. >> that's positive. what can you say about washington nationals? really, the same thing i have said this time tonight the past three nights. once again, they come from behind, tied the game late, then walk off in extra innings. the victim this time, the arizona diamondbacks. the hero, adam laroche, one swing of the bat. nats win again in dramatic fashion. they went wild at the park. this is the first time in team history the nats have had three wal

the injuries did not seem serious especially if you ask head coach jay gruden. >> andre caught a faded went for the ball and did a somer salt and landed on his back kind of awkwardly so to speak. he got up a little sore and they carted him off just for the dramatic exit. he could have walked off. would have made it easy are for me today. >> the team's final practice is tus. >>> let's talk baseball. braves didn't start until late last night due to weather. the nats won the game. they're four and a half games um on atlanta in the standings. the two teams will play tonight at 8:00. elsewhere the or yels -- scope never had the ball in his glove and they say both runners are safe. show walter not happy with that. he's asking to talk to review officials in new york. instead he gets rejected. in the ninth inning, peter borges with two on, three run shot, cardinals avoid the sweep. they take it 8-3. >>> over in the pool, as seen earlier here on nbc 4, that's katie la kekdy setting the record in the 400-meter freestyle. this at the u.s. championships in california. she now owns the world recor

the offense is struggling to adapt to the fast pace offense but coach gruden says he's not worried. >> we're not going to panic and abort the ship. we're going to keep working and get better and get ready for houston. i feel good about the starters we've had and some of the backups played well again. that's exciting. feel good about our depth. we have to do a better job of executing when it counts. >> all the guys on this offense will make sure we're ready to go. i certainly will make sure of that and be the leader in that regard. >>> as for the ravens last night they showed some improvement from last week. finished up the first half with an incredible diving catch. the defense as noted by the redskins numbers did their job well. >> when defense is playing you like that, the game plan obviously was to load the box, send the house. it was mike and sam. sam and strong safety. will and the free safety pretty much the whole game. playing cover 1, you have to find a way to make a play which we did at the end of the half. >>> the redskins cut linebacker jackson, one of the most tenured play

jay gruden getting used to something new. this is just before kickoff on thursday night.ts the challenge flag in the pocket and gives it to paul kelly. just one of the many adjustments for the former offensive coordinator as he makes the transition to the nfl coaching job. he summed up the experience in one word. >> difficult. it was different. after the offensive series, i like to talk to the offense and look at the pictures. i did that a couple of times. oh, i've got to go out and coach. >> it is a great opportunity for me personally to go through that and figure out my routine on game day. i learned some things during the game that i will got to do better. >> i mentioned the redskins earlier, the cleveland browns, they were in action against the detroit lions. it was all about johnny financial, johnny money fingers. he is must see tv, even if it is a backup quarterback for the time being. money man zell and the browns, third quarter, 14 yard pickup, 7 for 11 for 63 yards. later on in the drive, man zeal doing it with his leg, 16 yards gets down, nice slide there. how a

jay gruden has indicated he wants to start is to get a good taste of the game and will go longer as well >> it could change, it could go third quarter, and would go the whole thing, who knows. my plan is to get a good solid half. >> it's hard to get a rhythm for yourself. full half.ly play a you start to prepare mentally. will have the skins-ravens at 7 p.m. nascar will be in bristol. here is where you can watch the telecast -- will sit out, his third straight race since the accident. the timberwolves have an agreement in principle to acquire thaddeus young and andrew wiggins as part of a three team deal. that deal is now done. now i have to wait until 12:01, right around the corner, to make it official. >> watching it now. a big we can for history buffs. this tall ship is in t >> testimony in the bob mcdonnell corruption trial. that is the top trending story on wjla.com. and george w. bush takes the ice bucket challenge. and steve's forecast for the weekend. all of that right now on wjla.com. for historynd buffs. sunday marks the 200th anniversary of rid us troops -- of british troops d

the focus has been on the progress robert griffin iii has made learning jay gruden's offense.at does coach have to say? >> i think he is coming along and just continuing to drill in his head that not every play as a touchdown and he has to take with the defense gives them, and sometimes that will give him anything. he has to make the right decisions. he has the keys to the franchise in his hand. he will take it a long way, so he estimate the right decision and we are counting on him to do that. >> no pressure on rg iii. [laughter] north, a goodads time to see who got banged up in richmond. the ella jo hall -- deangelo hall injured his back in practice. there is good news involving deshaun jackson, who is scheduled to make his redskins debut monday night against cleveland. the nationals had the night off to rest up and travel to the big apple for their three-game series with the mets. the orioles hosting the other new york a small team at camden yards. the big news from this game and in baseball, this at-bat in the third inning, manny machado tonging, the soft grounder short. h

tomorrow we find out from head coach jay gruden if the starters will play in the game. they normally don't. there is a 10% chance. we will find out tomorrow at 3:00. some baseball. nats on the road tonight to face the phillies coming off an incredible homestand, 9-1 in ten games. everybody is talking about yesterday's comeback win. nats down 5-0. they rally back beating the giants. the nats have now won 12 of the last 14. best eight games of the division. bryce harper called it epic once again. they are crediting the pigeon. they have been phenomenal. >> can i say rg iii does not look well? ask the coach who the starter is going to be. no controversy. >>> on the broadcast tonight, aftershocks rumbling in california. tonight, why scientists say this time we dodged a bullet. but is it a sign of things to come? plus, the deep impact on the price of wine. >>> under the mask. tonight intelligence officials think they know who killed james foley. now, how will the u.s. respond? >>> air scare, an unusual threat involving an american airlines passenger that scrambled fighter je

dan snyder challenged jerry jones and gm bruce allen challenged the redskins cheerleaders and jay grudents chris baker to take the plunge. >> wait till you see who lesli challenges tonight. she's got a good list. >>> before we say good-bye any quick updates? >> yeah. we'll see another really nice day tomorrow, but heat and humidity return sunday. that's also a day where we could see a couple thunderstorms. >> we're back in 30 minutes with your only local news at 7:00. we're also going to have more on that deadly shooting in district heights. again one person is dead. we're at the scene now and police are briefing crews. we'll have an update for you in 30 minutes. as always you can check us out at www.wusa9.com. ll. 'sup? thinks it's a speak-ing wall. this can even dim your lights. your 3-d--printed girlfriend will love that. real mature. there you go. a laser drone for cats. i wish i had lasers. i don't. pew pew pew... the new radioshack is finally here. the store of your past is now the store of your future. come see one of our remodeled stores and save 50 percent off skullcandy headpho

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head coach jay gruden didn't have him for the season-opener against the patriots due to an ankle injury suffered the day before the game. the team was also without last season's leading wide-out pierre garcon. both are expected to start tomorrow night against the browns. rg3 will have all of his weapons at wide receiver at his dispo l disposal. a very small taste of what's in store for the regular season. >> definitely excited to b back on the field, always excited to play football, especially on monday night against another team like that. always good to be playing football and getting a chance to get better. >> we're excited seeing him run out and compete, get him in a game situation and see how they do. just get the rust off of them and it's important for them to try to get some kind of continuity with the quarterback and the offense in general. so we'll see what kind of stamina they have. they look like they're doing well in practice but game-day speed is a little different and hopefully they can handle it. >> out in san francisco, broncos visiting the 49ers, preseason football. fir

now, if he does play, it'll only be a series or two as head coach jay gruden says starters won't playn that. meanwhile, he is looking forward to coaching his first nfl game. >> i'm going to be excited, obviously, running out for the first time of my number one objectives to make sure to keep order on the sideline and make sure everything is poised and efb is well organized and everybody gets in that needs to get in. butterflies will be there but once the game start, it is business and the biggest thing is get our guys out there and let them perform and try to find our best 53 moving forward. >> redskins versus patriots. you can watch that game right here on nbc 4. i'll be joined by diana live from fedex field before and after the game. we'll have you covered. redskins open up the to 14 preseason schedule. let's move on to baseball now with the national coming off back to back losses. it was good to see doug's sister take the mound tonight. he started 16 games this season and won 11 of those starts. you know exactly what you're going to get when doug fister takes the mound every five d

. >> so jay gruden has reviewed the tape and determined his offensive starters don't need any more work. whoa, i'm not sure what film jay has been watching, mostly backups tomorrow meaning we might actually see a completed pass. just joking, robert. it is the last chance, though, for some to make the team, this guy in particular, no. 25, chris thompson, who i suggest he wrap himself in bubble wrap to insure he doesn't get hurt anymore. some feel the 3rd down back was his to lose. he's been helped a lot. meanwhile the rookie running back lost his grandmother, so safe to say he's keeping everything in perspective. let's hear from both starting with thompson. >> practice wasn't good enough. i did good at practices, but i got to go out there on thursday and show it in the game that i can translate it. >> you can say that can be my last shot, but my grandma is smiling down on me just as well as the man up above and the only thing i can do is say thank you ma and thank you for the opportunity. >> grandma raised him, so he's keeping it in in bring active. -- keeping it in perspective. >>> mich