erin: you know who could be on the hot seat -- jay gruden. if you thought it sounded like gruden was making excuses for kirk cousins's yesterday, you are not alone. [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging, do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. littleruden: also a windy and a lot of pressure on him, really. there are a lot of things going on pre-snap he has to deal with. erin: that was jay gruden sunday, rattling off the list of factors that could your but it to kirk cousins' two interceptions during sunday's loss to the jets. that is the fourth time in six games cousins has thrown multiple picks. when asked if he worries that his explanations can be interpreted as excuses, gruden clear the air today. coach gruden: i'm not trying to make excuses for anybody. it was not good enough for everybody. there was not anybody in t

see what happens at the end of the year, coach gruden. i think he is just confirming that his job is safe. at least for the season. maybe definitely this weekend for longer. >>> the baseball postseason heating up. the toronto blue jays back at home and debting back to taking care of business. to the rogers centre, first alcs game in toronto in 22 years. troy tulowitzki started. he is heating up. bottom three with two on, two low, smacks it deep to center. three-run shot. this is what pure joy look likes. the blue jays to a 6-2 lead. later in the inning man on for josh donaldson. he wants in on the party. sends this ball into orbit. jacks a two-run shot. this is what sadness looks like. just went final. blue jays beat the royals 11-8 the final. kc leads 2-1. >>> back to the skins. yes, it's the day after the loss but a lot of smiles after the town center. the redskins charitable foundation and macy's teenage up for share the warmth coat giveaway. more than 300 coats and hats were donated to underserved youth in the metro area. how about a

but that is not enough to convince gruden to make a quarterback change. after the game he stood by his man and blamed the wind for cousins's struggles. today gruden is asked if he is making too many excuses. >> i'm not trying to make excuses for anybody. it wasn't good enough for anybody. not kirk, myself or the offensive line or the coaching staff. there is nobody played good enough to win a football game on sunday afternoon. i'm not making excuses or babying anybody. trying to get ready to play the buccaneers moving toward to get it on the right track. >> the run game was awful. the run defense not good either. the bright spot was bralen. he did what the coaches were asking for. he had three take-aways and two fumble recoveries and an interception. it just wasn't enough. >> we talk about it every week. point to the guys to get the ball and the turnovers all week. we are getting good stuff our way but we have to get more. erin: starting tonight there will be no beer cans at the upper deck at the roger centre in the blue jays. it's been banned after they

coach gruden: it was just something i said after the game. these guys know the importance of every game. robert: this week, the first half of the season -- the worst first half of a game this season, trailing the bucs after two. then came their best third quarter of the season, outscoring the bucs 14-0. livid at halftime. you rarely see him in that state, but he was on the gas. men,body, we are all grown we know we did not come out and play, probably one of the worst first half's of the year. >> i cannot tell you exactly what he said, but we did not talk our tales. we took it on the chin. kirk: its numerical speech, it is just that we did not do the job we needed to do, we are running out of time, and we have a choice. had twojordan reed touchdowns, including the game-winning catch with less than two minutes to go. you come out and make this play, how much better does it make the win. jordan: it's great. is a talented player. he is wired to be up to separate. he has great hands, he is a competitor, and it makes a big difference. robert: a big

jay gruden said it all week, this week was a code red. you heard it a thousand times and here we are in the second half coming back from 24-0, now under a minute to play, down six, final drive and kirk cousins connects with jamison crowder. skins in the red zone and then a few plays later, third and goal. cousins hitting jordan reid. a six-yard touchdown and the extra point put them up by one, and time to dance, redskins fans and jay gruden crediting the players who did not give up. >> we laid an egg again in the first quarter. i like the fact that nobody blinked. they all came together and they all played together and nobody stopped believing and the offense kept them from big stops and that's what team football is all about, and i'm happy for each and every one of those guys and it had nothing to do with the code reds at halftime. >> the skins move to three and four and headed into the bye week and it will be that much sweeter. >> we'll hear from the locker room and the guys who never doubted they could do this. erica? >> carol maloney

they hope he will play on sunday, gruden says you don't want jackson out there unless he is 100%. coach gruden: that would be great but if we put him out there at 80% and he tries to go to 100%, he will be back to 30% just lick that. the hamstrings are delicate. a lot of guys out in the nfl going through the same thing. you have to get it back to 100% before you go. otherwise it will get worse. erin: meantime, the locksleylock era begins saturday against penn state. the locksley era begins saturday. this is his first game in charge. he doesn't feel as though he is auditioning for the permanent job. he is more focused on the players being successful in the second half of the season. having fun. that is why he tried to keep things light. the energy high in practice today. even blasted music. coach locksley: go out and have fun. we have an underdog mentality. there are not many people to give us a chance to have many success. but our guys are resilient. we have a good core of players that we see will come out and play with the fashion that the fans deserve. come out and play hard. er

coach gruden was ready for anything.ad his team not pulled off the greatest comeback in franchise history. >> try not to think about that one. i probably wouldn't be standing up here today. but -- i might have done something crazy. but like i said, to come back from that, whoop them in the first quarter and put three good quarters of football together and get the biggest comeback ever in redskins history, you know, it's awesome. >> one of the big losses in yesterday's ball game linebacker ryan kerrigan suffered a fractured hand. gruden saying today that kerrigan had successful surgery, and there is hope the linebacker will not miss any time. he'll be reevaluated next week. kerrigan posted this to his instagram account, giving a thumbs-up to redskins fans, saying that he looked forward to being back on the field soon. the redskins will practice again tomorrow in ashburn. after that, the team will have the rest of the week off. the following week, they'll get ready for the patriots, the defending super bowl champions. >>>

gruden is a believer. i want him to play through this. it's the strong football player and how they react to the tough times and how they approve. >> there are bright spots. cousins rallied the team to a comeback victory against philly. but the q.b. is still plagued by the pick. hi has thrown eight interceptions. >> i have seen him throw every play in football. we have to do a better job of coaching him. >> next up the tampa bay bucs. >> we are in a corner right now. i hope we can come out swinging. >> on sunday the colts attempted the worst play in the history of football. so bad it almost broke the internet. let's show it to you. this was a well-played first half but they lost again. to the patriots in the much anticipated rematch of the january game that was the deflategate game. >> we maid this and it didn't work. >> these are men that move very fast. this is the patriots you are doing it against. erin: they should have tried it again. they are probably feeling better about the play call. >> yeah. >> thank you for the play. >> i'm off

jackson didn't talk to reporters today but jay gruden addressed the issue. coach gruden: he is concerned. he is letting law enforcement take care of it. but things happened at his house and he is concerned as every homeowner would be. he'll get to the bottom of it, as will the police and go from there. robert: caps are in edmonton tonight to take on the oilers. washington is on fire. they won the fourth straight last night beating vancouver 3-2. late game heroics by none other the captain alex over -- alex ovechkin. he put it in. and hopefully this is a sign of things to come. can they do it in the playoffs? that is the question. more hockey, l.a. kings and the san jose sharks. kings center tyler tyfoli. kings go on to win this one. the final was 4-1. yeah! tennessee high school football. look at devonte matthews. makes the beckham jr. catch, with a one-handed grab. he was the man after the game. more soccer. women's soccer. quarterfinals. overtime. liz slatery finds a shot with the two seconds remaining and she scores. florida wins 2-1. you don't see a lot

jay gruden has sobering words for the team. that is when we come back. erin: a year after he won national league manager of the year and led the nationals to a division title, matt williams was fired today with a year left on his contract. the entire coaching staff was also fired but none of this comes as a surprise given the high expectations for the club and the extreme disappointment throughout the second half of the season. williams was hired with the zero managerial experience. i wouldn't expect them to hire working manager this time around. >> last time we brought in a manager with no experience and that will have a greater pool of the manager candidates this year stemming from the very experienced to limited experience. kirk cousins made a big step to prove this is his team. he was composed around he didn't turn -- and he didn't turn the ball over. he made a great catch for touchdown and the lead. jay grude said they are not there yet, he likes what he sees. coach gruden: you look back at the games you lost and you try to say if we had done this,

gruden: we have to do a better job in the second quarter, the third quarter offense, defense leaves a to be desired. >> we cannot do that each and every week. we cannot go out there starting slow. a team like that, and all-pro quarterback like matt ryan, that will be difficult. >> julio jones. >> we cannot come out slow. robert: today it was about how they started and finished. trailing 16-13 with time running out, kirk cousins leads a 90-yard drive with a touchdown pass to pierre garcon. that wei'm just happy got the touchdown. is a true professional, and he showed that today. he is the kind of guy that you want out on the field. he did not have the type of numbers that he wants after the game because he is such a great competitor, but when the ball is in the air, he goes to get a. we are happy about that last drive. robert: now the skins can celebrate eating2-2 rather -- ratherebrate being 2-2 than heading to atlanta with a losing record. we are the team we can be, i really think were doing well. robert: expect wide receiver julio jones to cross this line at least once, but jay grud

here is jay gruden. coach gruden: it's deflating. the good teams that are 5-0 right now are converting turnovers and points and protecting the football. cincinnati, new england, the teams that are playing well, they are doing that. we have to do a better job that once we get a big play like that we put our foot on their throat and make it a bigger play. to multipleing reports, former redskins head coach steve spurrier told his players and coaches tonight he is retiring from football immediately. his retirement was first reported by si.com. is expected to name an interim head coach tuesday, this after they lost their fourth straight sec game saturday to lsu. you don't have to be a sports fan to know it has been more than a century since the cubs have been to the world series. it's been rough for chicago fans, but tonight was a good moment. 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning. kris bryant blasted deep into the night, a home run. chicago takes the lead. next batter, new picture, same result, anthony rizzo with a frozen rope. chicago t

coach gruden: there are some things that matt jones does d and vicen alfre versa.try to mix and match our system to the best personnel at that time on that play call. we are not going to give up on the run, but will try to give alfred more balls. robert: baseball, mets-dodgers, just one final, the mets advance to take on the chicago cubs in the nlcs. this -- he cuts this fastball in two, standing 30 feet away from the pitching machine. bam. new meaning to the word reflects. incredible. yesterday, blue jays slugger had everyone talking after his monster shot, and imitative. today during cubs batting practice, anthony rizzo was working on his bat flip. the firstsketball, preseason college coaches' poll is out. maryland is ranked third, virginia is ranked sixth. leon: should be a lot of good basketball in this region. stay with us. still ahead, talk about luck. leon: this story, check this outcome a california collector is about to cash in on a photo that he purchased for just two dollars five years ago. turns out it is the second known photo ever of western outlaw bi

we hear what the players think about jay gruden using that maureen: fans of the film franchise "back to the future" are going all out for the moment when the future becomes the past. today is the day marty mcfly arrives in "back to the future part two." leon: the hour is just over an hour from now. that prompted reston to go all out and change the town's name. maureen: and kidd o'shea joins us live from hill valley, virginia, to explain. leon: what is the story out there? >> good evening. as we can see behind me, look at the sign. "welcome to hill valley." tonight "back to the future" a marathon of the trilogy starts at 7:00 and is expected to go until 1:00 a.m. kickoff of the washington west film festival. you see a banner here in reston or should i say hill valley that says, "welcome to hill valley." there has been excitement and the crowds here all afternoon. [cheering] here for "back to the future day." let me introduce you to probably the most popular man on facebook and instagram. and twitter today. ken smith, the owner of this vehicle right here, the delorean. the replica of t

y gruden's team will be under dogs but no team is unbeatable. the team is resting now but gruden said he wants has players to watch new england tonight. >> i want them to watch and get themselves mentally ready to go. second half of our season we have nine games left. it'll be a grind. i think it'll be important for them to get away. four our five-dayans d get some rest and come back ready to roll. it'll be a tough stretch. >> indeed. time for the key ingredient and it's -- it would be easy to say tom brady but it's really rob. i think he is the key. if he has a big game, the pats nearly impossibly -- he has 34 this season in the first six games and six touchdowns. dolphins 3-3. they had a come back. under the new coach who took over for joe after fur games patriots undefeated but the teams have split the last four games. i think it would be good tonight. i'm feeling dolphins upset. >> good. i want a good game. >> really? >> yeah. you heard it here first. >> okay i will watch just for that. >> there you go. >> on his word? >> no because i'm goin

jay gruden admits things could have a look different if the redskins had lost. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: washington is still buzzing after the redskins' impressive comeback victory, but, jay gruden, what would have happened if the redskins lost? to thinkden: i tried about that one. i probably would not be standing appear today. not bend he would laughing either. the redskins improving, the cowboys appeared to be imploding. dy was involved with an altercation with does bryant. no comment. next question. no comment. next question. you have a question? no comment. any other questions? no comment. any other questions? no comment. no comment. any other questions? no comment. any other questions? thank you guys for coming out. the point.ss we get the wizards are gearing up to open up the season wednesday, on the road to the orlando magic. before then, point guard john wall took a ride in style. he walked the red carpet, greeted by thousands of fans before they toured the city on a double-decker sightseeing bus. gordon,chkin, jeff

the hamstring injury has kept him sidelined since the opener, but jay gruden says you cannot rush backe way he plays, he needs to be 100%. at 65%.t good to us he ran some deep balls today, but he has not turned on the gas yet, so we will have to see. we will see where he is friday. i feel like the progression is good. he is very, very close. search for aats' new skipper is underway. they interviewed dusty baker today and they will interview bud black tomorrow. leon: hopefully we will get to bautista.f "mini" alison: that was really cute. have brought you stories about elephants and horses. we have something else this time. discover the world animals, seethose before but sometimes they do it on their own mmm foot wow food for giants oooo no wonder no one has eaten this sandwich kids discover the world with their mouths detergent is harmful if swallowed, so keep laundry pacs up and away from children brought to you by tide about the elephant who paints, but this is something you may not have seen before. falcon who can, a paint. she is at the wildlife center in virginia in waynesboro. th

only once since jay gruden has been the head coach. coach gruden: after beating dallas, we beat st. louis. is more important to coach the team after a win then lost. after a win, sometimes we don't need to work on things, people think, but i don't think our locker room is like that. robert: with injuries, desean jackson practiced for the first time since injuring his hamstring in the opener. he was limited. jordan reed is recovering from a concussion and various leg injuries. jr. miss the eagles game with a calf injury but worked out today. the national league wild card between the cubs-pirates at pnc park. the cubs up 1-0. rber hits this one deep into the night. leon: that's not coming back. robert: things got heated in the seventh. eta, he doess arri not like it, both benches clear. the only player ejected was tooke sean rodriguez, who out his frustration on the water cooler. the cooler didn't do anything to you. poor cooler. in cleveland, richard jefferson went back. the jam, getting the entire cavs bench on their feet. that was something. this is better. lebron james and invited

coach gruden said it is a, quote, code red from new york.'m jason pugh, news 4 sports. >> thank you, jason. from football to futbol. the united scoreless in the 39th minute and sixth on the attack and gets behind the keeper and he scores, a hard-fought goal here and scores on an odd angle and united out to a 1-0 lead and united up 2-0. fabian espindola. and boom! somehow bends it in for the goal and this one goes to the defender and united adds another and they win it 4-0 and celebrating there. >> the chase for the cup. joey logano, the only driver with an automatic into the next round and picks it up and it's a race between kenseth and logano and check out what happens with kenseth and able to say the car, but he would have to withdraw from the race and be in fourth place. >> and logano crossed for the second straight win and he'll be back for the second round in talladega. >> we have to talk about d.q., and guarantees a home playoff game. >> very nice. >> congratulations to them. >> as you guys are getting ready for tomorrow morning, as yo

robert: jay gruden called it a "code red." what does that mean? leon: it's never good.ert: red is never good. no one knows what "code red" means but it can't be good. skins have the bucs on sunday. this is a must-win. jay gruden called this week "code red." >> code red means if we lose this the season is over. robert: code red urgency no matter what you call it, the next game is huge. even gruden was doing push-ups at practice. >> i don't think it will help us to hit the panic button or to help us to be relaxed. in the middle you have to have a balance. >> no player has more precious than kirk cousins coming off of his latest two interception game and with a pick in each loss. comes more noise. >> the way i don't listen to what they are saying is i don't listen to what they are saying. i turn on n.p.r. instead of 106.7 or 980 sometimes. i turn on hgtv instead of espn. robert: another bad outing by cousins and perhaps colt mccoy gets a shot? >> i prepare every week to be prepared to play. so does kirk. kirk is fine. he is going to be all right. hopefully our goal as a te

jay gruden has to like the fight he saw in his team in atlanta. late in this game, down three.ins drove the team 46 yards down the field. five seconds left, dustin hopkins comes through. we are going to overtime. in overtime, kirk cousins throws this interception and this turned out to be the game-winner. robert alford goes 59 yards the other way for the touchdown the game winning touchdown. falcons beat 25-19 in overtime. afterwards, cousins and gruden talked about that game winning interception return. >> i needed to get rid of the football and take sack, i threw it and he made the play. that was it. >> none are easier than others. this was a tough one. we got the ball midfield and throw a pass and our receiver slips and falls and they get pick six. a lot of these games are decided on bang-bang plays and crucial situati situations. atlanta made a few big ones and unfortunately we didn't and they got the win. >> more on this loss coming up and the terps have a new leader. >>> lacing up their sneakers for the army 10 miler, runners raced through the national mall. one is kathy,

. >>> jay gruden doing his best to keep the guys on their toes this week. the reward for beating the eagles is a sunday showdown against undefeated atlanta. the falcons have beaten the other three teams in the nfc east already this season. after talking to the players you can feel there is a new feeling of we can do this! perhaps adding to the encouragement of the sight of desean jackson back on the practice field for the first time since his ham spring injury. gruden says his receiver is coming along fine but not sure he'll be ready for sunday. >> we know how much he means to our offense. and it would definitely help. but it's also something that we have to see. it's something we can rush him back. we don't want this thing to be a recurring incident. >> tune in to wusa 9 every sunday morning for your pregame analysis. we'll have live reports from atlanta. >>> his campaign for his heart trophy and winning the stanley cup. despite everything else, he's never been to the finals. this week's episode, the first u.s. journalist to interview ovi in his hometown o

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. >>> jay gruden has got to be feeling good today. >> burgundy and gold are feeling good as the nationalse not feeling it. not so good. of course they are not in it, the regular season is over. and matt williams is out as manager. and so where does the club go from h if yonot just a meeting.iness, own the room, not just be in it. if "never settle" is your mantra, you're our kind of different. at keller graduate school of management. our professors bring real business challenges into the classroom so what you learn today can unlock the leader inside you tomorrow. it's what makes us different. on purpose. devry university's keller graduate school of management. learn more at keller.edu >>> from manager of the year to out of a job in a matter of one season. matt williams is out as nationals manager after a disappointing 2015 campaign. nats were picked as world series favorites to start the season, but between injuries, poor decisions, and some in- club issues that derailed their plans. matt rizzo melt with him face to -- met with him face to face to shirt news. the two are close after the fa

. >> we have sports coming up and jay gruden explaining why he's jay gruden explaining why he's happys keller graduate school at dof management.y's you can learn to unlock the leader inside you. so if you want to own the room, not just be in it. you're our kind of different. keller graduate school of management. learn more at keller.edu >>> this is the xfinity sportsdesk brought to you by xfinity. your home for the most live sports. >>> jason, we all heard the coach say it. no such thing as a moral victory, but that wasn't so bad yesterday, was it? >> except for the loss. >> the reason why this loss hurt so much for a lot of people is because the redskins should have won this game. for most of that game yesterday they outplayed the atlanta falcons in atlanta. again, no moral victory, but again, a really good showing by the redskins and kirk cousins, he is doing great things and last week against the eagles and a 90-yard drive and this week in atlanta, he drove late 46 yards to tie the game and send it into overtime and another interception doomed cousins and this returned for the game

>> they would say it is gruden.ver think that there is in baseball and that the nats, they are eight games out of first place. that's why they are on and that it will be the fifths to the world series. many people picking them to win it. the sports reporting today that williams will be fired at the end of the season just a couple y. s awa they did not play today and they did not comment. there is some minor league hockey that will start. now, look at this. russian to russian. the russian square. alex ovechkin as they go on to win in a shootout starting the real season a week from tomorrow. >>> you know what the music means is a lot of high school that decided to postpone games to play them yesterday. figuring that mother nature would need to win out tonight. and that you could see more water at niagra falls. man was it wet out there. the show went on for the southeast cup. let's take a look there. taking that on. look at that rain right there. he is going to need some ben- gay tomorrow. this guy will be sore. he was

gruden still has faith in cousins and so do his teammates. >> you have to get knocked down to get backand you have to toughen up, you know. all quarterbacks have been through that. it's a growing process. so we're definitely behind him and he's a great quarter barbac. >> if i start to doubt them, i'm not going to be able to get to the level i want to go, so i have to keep going and learn from mistakes and the more i play the more i learn, but no, if i start to question or doubt, we might as well throw in the towel and i have to keep positive and keep working and keep believing. >> reporter: so the redskins standing by cousins, confident that he will bounce back. meantime, somewhere jim zorn, the former redskins coach is smiling. he does not anymore have that distinction of calling the most ridiculous play in nfl history. chuck pagano of the coach last night got that honor. sunday night football, colts and patriots. the colts are trailing the pats on fourth down after setting up for the punt and then this happens. what the heck is going on said everybody? the play did not work, obviousl

coach gruden: you have plays in a game that are not perfect. but keeping your team in game, making good decisions and a chance to win at the end. >> i feel like if you go back, you know, through the story, that is my life. bouncing back, fighting adversity and being tough, physically, emotionally, mentally tough. i have been able to do that. >> oh! >> how about just stringing together wins? right? no more bouncing back. today nearly 200 fans showed up to support ally for a new complex to be built in her name. she a hometown hero and she was a member of the u.s. women national soccer team that won the world cup this year in canada. >> i am so happy. i want to come back and see it nice and neat and green. to be inspired like i was at their age. >> why do you like her? >> she is a good soccer player. i'm number 11, too. she is my favorite soccer player on the women's soccer usa team. leon: what an honor for her. alison: computer problem that made air travel tedious. leon: after the break we take you to s alison: we are back with a reminder if you

jay gruden said that performance could have a lasting effect on kirk and the team.coach gruden: it's important especially for the future games to give him confidence, give team confidence we can do this. we are not out of it. this is a let's go do it. great to have experience and back it up with the history that he has taken the team 90 yards in 15 layings -- 15 plays. erin: most of the players were off but they participated in an incredible event at redskins park in the eighth annual all-star breast cancer celebration. the women got wigs and makeovers and a blue pair of jeans. the players put on by owner tanya who is a breast cancer survivor herself. it's a special event. alison: it's so nice how they get involved there. leon: good stuff. love it. alison: well, the future is now. find out how when we come back. leon: plus, inspiring future generations. what a local astronaut had to say to his alma mater. alison: trending now, pepsi is going back to the future with a new bottle design. they are releasing pepsi perfect. the drink made famous in the 1980's movie trilo

gruden on the top corner back. >> he played well. a great competitor. he did great things. he competed and tackled well. he had a big interception for us. erin: baseball fan or not you have probably seen the play that broke tejada's leg. chase utley was suspended by a hearing on the appeal never happened today. that means that utley is eligible to play but he is not in the line-up. his representative ask for time to prepare their case. no word when the hearing will take place. a little less drama in this series. royals, astros. the houston was up 6-2. but k.c. scored five in the eighth to keep play. correa boosts it to the ground and they tie it up at six. they would go to win it 8-6. the series is tied two games apiece. the final note, usc head coach steve sarkisian was fired after it was reported that he was drunk in team practice yesterday. i covered him for a couple of years at the university of washington. i must say i hope he does get the help he needs. very sad story. leon: bad news there. all right. thank you. maureen: well, that is it for us. "world news tonight" w

coach grude gruden commented on the report -- coach jay gruden commented on the report and said he will get to the bottom of it, meaning desean and the police and we'll go from there. they don't do this that often. but this is happening tomorrow. espn's "college gameday" at james madison. erin hawksworth is in harrisenburg with more. erin: espn's "college gameday" is visiting james madison university for the very first time. >> i think our show has been really well received over the years when we have gone to shows that are away from the traditional gameday. >> it's the autumn colors and a wonderful campus. erin: what is it like for you to see the he grow and evolve over the years? >> that is a great question. i started in 1996. this is my 20th year doing it. this group of people was about the gameday when we started. to see it now. erin: but the trip to j.m.u. is more than espn shining light on a smaller football program. it's also the alma mater of long-time producer who graduated from j.m.u. in 1996. did you have anything to do with coming here? >> a little bit. >> come on, he put it

coach gruden: we should be performing better as far as the results are concerned. we're making progress. robert: another shot to show that improvement when they face a 3-1 jets team. >> another week for us to step up and get those turnovers. got to go play the redskins football. >> never get too high and never get too low. ride the emotional roller coaster. so we'll keep going. stay consistent and learn from what didn't go well on sunday. try to not have it repeat itself. robert: p.m. instead of a.m. leon: do you buy that? robert: i have done it before. i can be in that boat. leon: let me think about what it says about you. robert: okay. alison: work the night shift and it's not a problem. coming into work at 2:00, you should be good. leon: coming up next at 5:00, the overhaul complete. alison: that is right. abc7 is getting an exclusive sneak peek inside the gallery and what you can alison: not too young to save a species. science experiment by fifth grade students in texas is helping save monarch butterflies. they have planted milk weed to see if they could attra

reed left in the fourth quarter and we heard from jay gruden that he injured his mcl and ankle.e are a quarter of the way through the nfl season and a lot of people had different expectations for this redskins team. i asked head coach jay gruden how would he judge this group after the first quarter of play. >> i like the way that the guys are giving great effort and it will pay dividends and being 2-2, it's not 4 and 0 and we're happy about that. bigger than any football game, today, some very special guests at redskins park and 31 women in the middle of their cancer treatment getting pampered by some of their favorite redskins players and this part of the eighth annual all-star survivors breast cancer celebration and spearheaded by cancer survivor tania snyder and wife of redskins owner dan snyder. the players, they get pumped up, too. >> and these ladies are going through a lot and i can never imagine. we're available for their favorite players and their favorite teams and i think it means the world to them and just a wonderful event put on the organization, and tomorrow the p

we get the keys to the jets match jump from head coach jay gruden. go inside the locker room. last sunday the redskins fought hard in their matchup against the falcons. it was a nail biter. and in overtime, a bitter ending. let's take a look at some of the highlights from last week.

we just know that is how jay gruden describes the upcoming game against the buccaneers.ins are 2-4. for all we know code red means must win. but we asked the players. >> um -- i don't know. code red means if we lose, the season is over. >> i don't know. i think to him it is a state of emergency. everybody knows what went wrong the last game, everybody knows their mistakes. we have to correct them, that's it. wizards continued preseason action today in miami. jared dudley return from surgery today, did not score tonight. the wizards trailing by one, down to the wire. 5-104 with the less than a minute to go. but it's not fair, the heat have dwyane wade in in the fourth quarter of the preseason, and he does that. wiz lose 110-105. the mets only a game away from punching their ticket to the world series. sorry, but "back to the future" may not get this one. the mets are leading in the eighth. royals just one win away from your return trip to the world series, but the blue jays did not go quietly. troy tulowitzki hits one over everybody's head, clears the basis. toronto wins

jay gruden putting kirk cousins instead of rg-3.e's what he had to say about that. >> this coach wanted his quarterback, his kind of quarterback and i totally agree with him. i know robin and love robin. this coach says i love a conventional quarterback. i'm the coach. i deserve what i want. i think the coach is doing what he needed to do. i don't think that the coach have everything that he needs. >> the caps were red-hot before tow tonight. three-game win streak. they continue their road trip. jay beagle goes to jason that mera. caps take a 1-0 lead after that. this one's still in progress. the second -- 1-1 in period. extreme mown thain -- mountain biker fell the edge of the cliff. you see here he gets back at it, back on top of the court riding it again even completely a huge canyon jump. crazy. speechless. a final note, the nationals' for a manager. don mattingly and dodgers have parted ways. so he's on the market. alison: i know what he's thinking. >> very short book. brothers who ride. > and a search and rescue leon: hillary

coach gruden: it's a tough one. we have the opportunity, had the ball at midfield. we throw a pass, our receiver slips and falls, and they get a pick six. watching the film, i cannot say much with conviction. you cannot help but take some good things away from the defensive side. >> they're always positives and negatives, but the goal is to win and we lost. robert: for the redskins, back-to-back road games. they are in new york against the jets next sunday. robert burton, abc 7 sports. erin: it does not come as a surprise after days of speculation. it's now official -- maryland head coach randy edsall has been fired. lost threead straight games by at least three touchdowns. maryland is 2-4 this season under ready at soul. $3.1 million buyout. i had not made a decision until this morning. it started back the second game of the season, i believe, when andooked at how we played did not show signs of progress in the way we were losing, which brought to my attention this might need to be addressed. erin: the ravens loss to the browns by a field goal in overtime. a bit of

after studying the film of the brutal second half jay gruden admits, yeah, cousins needs to play bettert he added nobody in the locker room played good enough to win and still the coach reiterated today that he has all of the confidence in the world in kirk and no drastic changes are coming right now. >> kirk gives us the best chance to win still, and i want to see him fight through this, and that's going to be the making of a strong person, a strong football player and how they -- how they react to some tough times. >> what makes you confident that he can do that. >> i've seen him throw the ball out here many, many times. i've seen him make every throw there is to make in pro football. we have to get his confident going and help him, and the players have to help him and do a better job coaching him, and i've seen him do it, and i know he can do it. >> sfrafjay gruden about as vis upset as we've seen him today. coming up at 6:00, why he's calling this matchup versus the bucs a code red. guys? >> carol maloney. >>> some people are getting paid to post fake reviews on amazon, and it might

. >>> could this be the most important day for coach jay gruden that he's ever coached the redskins? argue it may be. skins off to a 2-4 start. sticking with kirk cousins as they face a bucs team that comes in at 2-3. most importantly for the redskins, this is their last game before the bye week. they do not want to go into that with a loss. coach gruden saying this is a code red situation meaning they've got to do whatever it takes to beat tampa bay on sunday. inside the no, i can't wait until the end of the week to see the doctor. because of... rabies. i was, i was, in the, i was saving some children from a coyote and it bit me. well, what would you have me do just let the children die. don't, hey don't tell me how rabies works. i know, i'm sorry, i'm sorry i'm just scared because i'm, i've never foamed at the mouth before. hello. miss. find and book a doctor when you need one with zocdoc. . >>> metro riders listen up. a fare increase could be in your future but not if two d.c. representatives have anything to say about it. councilmembers price and evans both say they will not unde

jay gruden says don't judge kirk cousins off of his two interceptions last week against the giants.nterceptionso against the dolphins, but none against the rams. today, cousins was asked what he could do differently. kirk: anytime you throw an interception, you always say, what can i do differently? i do want to sound like i'm not taking it seriously, but if i don't trust those throws at times, i will never make consistent completions. there is a balance of i have to trust what i see, i have to throw the ball with confidence. i cannot get gun shy. erin: the nationals in atlanta tonight, finishing the final week of the season. bottom of the second, aj percent ierzinsky bloops one to left. for wilson ramos, lines er, but thepitch nats fall 2-0. blue jays-orioles. that is the final out. 2,e blue jays win it 15- clinching the american league east for the first time since 1993. they do not have much time to celebrate. this was a double-header. the orioles beat the, 8-1 in the second game. the capitals and hurricanes, did not take alex ovechkin very long to break the ice. in the second, t

leads in receptions and yards and jay gruden experiencing many a sleepless night to stop jones and company. >>> atlanta has a special one in julio and roddy can play and hanker son is doing some good things and they are impressive group and julio is a different being. >>> a different human being. >> football sunday begins at 11:30 with game on sunday right here on wusa9, preview washington, atlanta and ravens and browns at one and at 4: 25, patriots and cowboys, a big day of profastball on wusa9. >>> run the ball and keep the high octane on the sidelines. >>> thanks so much for watching. the cbs evening news is next. >>> we'll be back at 7. for your only local news then. >>> bye. some of my competitors plan to reduce the use of antibiotics over the next few years. but what are you having for dinner tonight? try perdue® simply smart and harvestland®. two trusted perdue brands of chicken raised with no antibiotics ever. on top of your health?ay ahh... ahh... cigna customers have plan choices and tools to take control. so they're more engaged, with fewer high health risks and lower medical co

and coach gruden was asked that same question and the answer, yes, i did.was an emotional victory and they were down 24-0 in the first half when they mounted the comeback and they capped the largest comeback in team history with the cousins td to jordan reed sparked a massive celebration and gruden asked if he contemplates how different this monday would feel if it hadn't happened? >> i was trying not to think about that one. i probably wouldn't be standing up here today, but -- i might have done something crazy, to come back from that whooping in the first quarter and put three good quarters of football together and get a comeback victory and the biggest comeback ever in redskin history, you know, it's awesome. >> reporter: so it's an awesome, good news monday here at redskins park and that comes with the news that ryan kerrigan had surgery and i texted kerrigan earlier and he says he's doing great and good news, they're going to the bye week and that gives them more time to heal and more time for the team to savor this victory. guys? >>> i'm darcy spencer

coach gruden: i know that kirk could have played better, but we had no running game whatsoever. not at a stage in his career right now, nor is anybody on our roster, to carry the team. i start to doubt, i will never get to the level i want to go, so i have to keep going, learn from the mistakes. the key is to identify the issue and correct it. week, ther another redskins biggest opponent continued to be the third quarter. >> we did it again. we cannot hold onto it and we lost the game. >> we have to come out harder, with a bigger chip on our shoulder. about athave talked the last several weeks, going into halftime, third quarter has to be better. we have plays coming out that we feel good about. reiterating it to one another how we have to come out firing on all cylinders. lights out at metlife stadium. the redskins were in no way lights out today against the jets. they will have a chance to bounce back next week against the 2-3 tampa bay buccaneers, and then a much-needed high week --bye week. erin: a rough day for the redskins, also a rough weekend for the harbaughs. lost in a

. >>> jay gruden might want to petition the nfl to have his bye week be this week. his swaud squad could use a healthy dose of obamacare! trent williams all 340 pounds of him, not going to play against the jets. one of the toughest guys around, not going to go. jordan reed will miss the game with concussion symptoms. desean jackson has been able to do some drills but he will be a game time decision. >>> the ravens have their own injury issues. steve smith says he probably won't play in san francisco on sunday. smith had back fractures sustained in that collision in the steelers game. >>> preseason basketball, nothing more compelling than that, right? wiz win by 9. >>> hear ye, hear ye! high school football rolling on with a little chill in the air. our game of the week featuring the top team in the region. here we go. at the pg sports complex. this play had it all. lorenzo harrison goes into the line, doesn't like that way, so he says flip it and reverse it. runs down the sideline, runs out of gas, and another extra oomph at the end! 92 yards. gonzaga up 14-7 but th

but according to coach gruden, "he went through a couple of drills and had a ttlile issue, so he's up in the air still." wow, game on sunday to get you ready for your football day at 11:30 a.m. preview washington's jets. then the bengals and the bills at 1:00. ravens at san francisco at 4:25. it starts right here 11:30 on wusa9. >>> with the interview process f it tells you anything the nats a-- if it tells you anything, the nats are appearing towards bud black talking to the curly ws after dusty baker interviewed yesterday. both have lengthy resumes. black managed the padres for nine seasons and pitched for the royals. a darn good pitcher. >>> moving on, maryland fans are not crazy about their football team. but they are sure going bananas for hoops. terps pre-season ranked number three for a good reason for that guy one of the best players in the country. and of course the recruits. that the general is happy about the club. >> really like my team. i really like my guys. the thing that i like about them the most is that with all the expectations, they really just worked harder becaus

a big target been for kirk cousins, not to mention making an impression on jay gruden. right now he is hoping he did not make the wrong decision with kirk, but his confidence is still there. : every play iser not going to be a touchdown. coverages ands pass rushers and they get paid a lot of money also. they are coached well. let theth the plan, players around you help you, and if it is not there throw it away. robert: preseason action for the caps facing the bruins. you know it is hockey season when the gloves come off. the caps trailed most of the game. under three minutes left, alex ovechkin ties it with the wrister. the caps win in the shoot out in overtime, 2-1. steve cubs fans -- bartman will not be returning to wrigley field anytime soon. he became public enemy number one in 2003 when he interfered with a ball that many felt caused the collapse of the cubs. a group of fans were hoping to toe ammends by raising money bring steve bartman to the wild card game. espn.comerson told steve bartman will not be accepting the offer and is not planning on attending any of t

coach gruden: he has shown flashes of being a heck of a quarterback. and he has had times that you are scratching your head. the position is about consistency an getting better and better and better and showing us he has a right to be a starter. i think he has done that. we need to see more consistent from him and everybody for to us be where we want to be. erin: the real test will be against the patriots. now the redskins are improving but the cowboys appear to be imploding. dallas defensive end greg hardy who has gone in hot water before and injured receiver dez bryant appeared to get into an animated shouting match on the sidelines during sunday's 27-20 loss to the giants. after the game, hardy was asked what happened? he had this to say. greg: no comment. next question. no comment. next question. do you have a question? no comment. next question. do you have a question? any other questions? no comment. erin: reminds me of, "i'm just here so i don't get fined." you get the point. he really didn't want to talk about it. moving on to a team who clearl

if any of those moments didn't happen, we could be talking about kirk and jay gruden's days being numbered. it was up to cousins to finish the job. and he did making him the talk of the town. you like that in that's now trending. sports guy said i doubted him before the game but after that amazing performance. i'm a believer, i see you can'ten kirk. john added seak in the division. riding -- second in the division. they were writing us off. love it. >> i'm very happy for kirk and the entire offense. the receivers made big-time catches when they had to. it's not just about kirk. but i'm happy that he's able to do what he did with all of the scrutiny around him. >> the icing on the cake for the redskins, they get to stop and fave saver the win for the -- and saver the win for the next 14 days. >>> this a runaway deer on a children's soccer field is an internet sensation. video shows him around the pit and it even scored a goal. one of the parents was filming. after putting the bound in the net, he bounded away probably unaware of his achievement. >>> coming up, a court date for the suspect i

coach gruden: it's unfortunate are receiver slipped and fell and they got the pick six. it's about the nfl. a lot of these games are decided on bang-bang plays, and today atlanta made a few big ones. robert: the falcons are now 4-0 against the nfc east. the redskins take on the jets in new york next sunday. robert burton, it abc seven sports. erin: the silver lining in this for the redskins is the nfc east is still wide open thanks in part to the patriots, who demolished the cowboys. the pats continue to play with a chip on their shoulder. tom brady with the touchdown pass. a 59 yard touchdown. the patriots blowout the cowboys, 30-6. dallas is now 2-3. it does not come as much of a surprise come after days of speculation, it is official -- marilyn head coach randy edsall has been fired. the terps have lost three straight games by at least three touchdowns. under randy2-4 edsall the season, who has a $ 3.1 million buyout. than have more resources when we came in five years ago. we are looking at in a couple years having an indoor facility and a better revenue stream. but

jay gruden has called it a code red game. redskins players don't need to be told it's a big one. they're 2-4. don't worry things are getting better i promised. trent williams has practiced all week although on a limited basis after a concussion suffered against the falcons. another key starter, jordan reed also on his way back from a concussion limited to non-contact drills this week but definitely playing. two starters on the offensive end should be a big help come sunday. some troubling news for redskins, desean jackson's home was invaded by four armed occupants according to the lapd. their relationship to jackson unknown right now. jackson was not at home during the invasion. there were no reported injuries and no suspect information at this time. >> high school football. they have a bruiser. manzaray goes 89 yards, 14-0, bruins, at this time in control, his linemen giving him a little of -- don't drop him, don't drop him, up oh. westfield pulls within seven and there he is. lake braddock pulls away from west springfield,