andrew luck or robert griffin iii?> you know, i definitely want a stanford guy being on my team being a cal guy. so rg-3. both have great talents and great abilities. rg is off the charts. phenomenal players, phenomenal guys, both will have great career. but to answer your question, i'm going to go with rg-3. >> do you think the pursuit of peyton manning is over or is it just beginning? >> me personally, i don't think they should bring peyton in, with his whole injury situation and neck. i just don't think it would be a great fit. they should allow rg-3 to come in here, groom him, throw him into the fire and let him go. >> the trade cannot be finalized until the league year begins on tuesday. >>> hometown hockey. the capitals playing a saturday matinee on the road against the bruins. the caps haven't won a game in boston since 2010. coach dale hunter. pick it up in first period. after semin scores, hendrix crashing the net. see it again. just a gritty, hard working goal. caps up 2-0. but the lead wouldn't last. second

if the redskins get robert griffin iii, he will be joining rex gross plan iii because he signed a one-year deal with the redskins. he beat john beck for the starting job. he had 16 touch downs and 20 interceptions. he knows kyle shanahan's offense well. he could wind up backing up a rookie robert back, likely robert griffin iii. >>> journell guard was tired of seeing one and done. so he stepped up and scored. the hoyas acted like a about 3 seed and closed out the deal against belmont who, by the way, was on a 4-game winning streak. henry sims, 15 and the results was a 15-point victory. journell is on to the round of 32 to face nc state. dave feldman has a sneak peek at that matchup. >> welcome inside nationwide arena where the georgetown hoyas are practicing right now behind the curtain. that's the way they like it. if you think they are satisfied by winning their first ncaa tournament game in four year, well, think again. >> the journell hoyas played a very solid game on friday, shooting 611% from the field and holding belmont to just 49%. the defense was stifling but the groups are no lo

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and john thompson iii and his hoyas found out how good marquette is at home.as would hang around. he would go coast to coast. clark with 11 points. but in the second half, the golden eagles putting on the full court pressure. they would cause a turnover here and jake with the hoop to wilson. marquette takes control from there. they beat the hoyas 83-69. with the loss, the hoyas no longer have a double bye in the big east tournament. >>> the caa quarter finals in richmond, george mason taking on georgia state. meet mike morrison. that's him and the lane, his house. so get out. the hoop fired up, they were down 5 at the half. mid way through the second half, mason breaks the press and that's wright showing off a little more muscle as we call it. and look at the reaction from ryan pearson, loving that play. if you like that, he's really going to like this next one. tied at 59. final seconds of regulation. called his own number and look at the beautiful reverse lay in. mason survives the upset. they hold off georgia state 61- 59. they will take on vcu in tomorrow'

phase iii is too bloody. in september of 1969 ho chi minh dies. the party's secretary becomes the leader of the north. communist policy doesn't change because the leadership changed. they still want south vietnam. they still want french indochina. but at this point they will back off from the very aggressive phase ii and concentrate more on guerrilla war and try to rebuild their infrastructure, units and lick their wounds for a little while. now, what is important for them to be able to do this, one of the things that makes them able to rebuild after this is the situation in cambodia. now, cambodia is important in this war particularly for the communists grew the longer the war went on. they began using cambodia as a base area in the late '50s and they benefited from the fact that the prince was pretty pliable, didn't have a great grip on the couldn't pri. he decided he would appease hanoi. this didn't work out very well. the communists basically turned his country into a war zone as a result of it. and they eventually went to supporting the khmer

they did everything they had to do to move up to have a shot to get robert griffin, iii, and they didd it makes sense. forget about peyton manning. that's not going to happen. this is the guy who they've targeted. they did what they had to do to get him. let's just see what the next 10 years bring. >> the other big news today out of the park is the redskins took a hit on the salary cap, multiple reports saying they'll be docked $36 million in cap space. what do you know about this? >> this is a serious hit. it really eats into what they're going to want to do in terms of signing free agents and managing the cap because they have to improve this roster. they don't have to get it done this offseason, but they'll have to improve the roster considerably to surround robert griffin, ii with tools to win here -- griffin, iii with tools to win here. this is a definite black eye for the redskins. >> tonight the redskins release a statement through general manager bruce allen reading in part, "the washington redskins have received no written documentation from the nfl concerning adjustments to

iii he killed them.w rave reviews as you would expect for a guy who's been so highly touted. the conditions were not ideal since it was a bit windy but scouts came away impressed. r.g. iii some say has a slightly stronger arm but most insiders still believe luck will go first over all to the colts leaving r.g. iii for the redskins. nine games left in the regular season for the capitals and they're in the same spot that they have been in for the last month or so. stuck in the eighth and final playoff spot with 80 points but the caps aren't alone. the sabres also have 80 points so there is very little wiggle room for the capitals who have another tough game tonight in philadelphia. the caps coming in off a 5-3 win in detroit and they've put together a good string of games lately winning five of their last seven. it's been said this team will go as far as alex ovechkin takes them and lately the great eight has been just that, great. he scored five games, five goals in the last four games and has been gettin

robert griffin iii. cleveland is my hometown.i is special, he's a one in a lifetime talent the redskins can now get. this is huge. franchise quarterback, no doubt about it. recapping the top story tonight, according to multiple sources the redskins have agreed to trait with st. louis for the second overall pick in this year's nfl draft. to get that pick they trade their first-round pick and a second rounder this year and two future first-round picks. the man they're likely going after heisman trophy winning quarterback robert griffin iii. during his junior season at baylor, rg3 threw for more than 4200 yards, 37 touchdowns and only 6 interceptions. now, the trade cannot be finalized until the league year begins at 1:00 p.m. on tuesday. remember, folks, this move may or may not aeffects the redskins pursuit of free agent peyton manning. we'll see, stay tuned. >>> clen basketball now. one day after cincinnati beat georgetown, the bearcats upset syracuse. the starters were not a great source of offense. they outscored the orange sta

i guess rg iii is one talk of the town. the other has got to be weather. as we get later into the day, i think you'll really like it. >> yesterday, i was saying rmplet g probably stands for real good and i'm going to the rg weather person. >> let's continue this through wednesday. >> it will be pretty good to that point, will. today, we have clouds that will be on the increase. we are starting out fairly nice with some partly sunny skies but by the afternoon hours, the clouds will increase but the temperatures are definitely on the rise. take a look at yesterday's highs. 63 at reagan national airport. we had 65 degrees at dulles and 63 at bwi thurgood marshall. we have a few clouds that will gradually wool into the rest of the day. it is 4 degrees right now at national. 47 at dulles. 37 at baltimore and it will get better this afternoon. it will be a mild day. showers are not expected until we get into the evening hours but they will last overnight into tuesday. our high today will be 67. by midday, it will already be 626789 we won't see much cloud coverag

. >>> just whether it looked like like rg iii was headed to d.c., the colts might pull a fast one comeay. >> you may want to hold off before you order the rg iii jerseys. >>> an a late showdown turned into a triple double beatdown. things looked good early but this one was no contest. highlights coming up in sports. ! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question. just look for the white check. what do you think of this one? really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea. >>> a tough night for our local teams. the maryland terps women's basketball team suffered a blowout loss in they're late eight match-up. the loss means the terps

that they could use griffin iii as a selling point to potential free agent. rg3 is my quarterback, they might listen. >> here's a look at some of those free agents. on top of the list, vincent jackson, of course free agency opens tomorrow. trying today to make some -- free up cap space, making moves. they cut mike sellers, a 12 year veteran that spent 11 seasons with the redskins. also the skins released safety after just one injury lateened season. his counterpart, le'ron landry, seems to have plenty of options. the chicago bears, new york jets, and philadelphia eagles have all expressed interest. >>> time now to reveal this week's high school game of the week poll. we got spring sports gearing up among your choices in boys lacrosse. battlefield taking on westfield. and girls softball. go to dc.highschoolsports.net. >> and march madness this week. the excitement that is. >> i have to finish my bracket still. it will probably get busted early on. >> stay positive. all right, that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. >> and derek is back with our area's

robert griffin iii is the new hope for the team. >> and could it be? unbelievable! rg-3 does it again. >> reporter: the big possibility of rg3 hitting the field in burgundy and gold is creating the buzz. >> and there is some new excitement in the air. >> i'm excited. been a long time since we had something to be excited about in this town, as far as sports in general. >> and there is no doubt the quarterback position is the most demanding. the washington redskins believe they have found their man. >> we're happy with what we did and feel that our drafts in the future will take care of itself, but what we thought this franchise needed was, once again, like last year, other infusion of youth, and we put a little bit of a jolt in it for the 2012 draft. >> reporter: the st. louis rams agreed to swap first-round picks with the redskins and in exchange for the two future number one picks in washington. the deal is how long and frisky. the -- they paid extra to get robert griffin iii to fed ex fold. >> we understand it was a heavy price but when you bought your home, you p

after earning a bid to the big dance, john thompson iii will make his sixth appearance in the tournamentt seasons with the hoyas. georgetown is coming on after back to back first time exits. hopefully it won't be more of the same. here is feldy. >> a 3 seed, that's a lot of respect from the committee. >> it is and i think our team earned. now we have to justify it. >> yeah. it's that simple, right? >> it's that simple. it's that simple. at this time of year, the number next to your name really means nothing. if nothing else we've learned once you get here, you know, everyone is good. we're playing a team that's difficult to guard, a good offensive team, a team that's won i believe 14 games in a row. so we're going to have to play well. >> so you know of bellmont? >> absolutely, absolutely. coach byrd has been there for a while, does a terrific job. yes. and i will know more about them in a few hours. absolutely know about them. >> you also know, coach, that you're right, the number doesn't mean a lot, because there are upsets in this tournament all the time, and you know, you've been for

rg iii was wearing superman socks. >>> fox 5 morning news continues right now. s right no >>> straight up 5:00 on this tuesday, march 13th. only four days away from st. patrick's day if you are celebrating that. a live look at the u.s. capitol dome. look like the camera is moving around a little bit out there. the one thing you will notice for sure are the warmer temperatures and the rain that has been out there. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm will thomas. welcome to fox 5 morning nusms the weather with the heat and rain, i feel like we're in napa valley, we could be growing grapes and doing a wipe press after the show tonight. >> we are getting a really warm start to the day. i remember the starts where we were in the low 30s and bundling up as we headed out the door. -- welcome to fox amorning news. we do have light rain across our viewing area. some of you are seeing it. some of you are not. some of you had it a little bit earlier. it will continue to move its way out to the east and there are pockets of heavier rainfall as well especially across are

it looks like robert griffin, iii is your future quarterback of the washington redskins. this cannot be made official until tuesday when league activities begin. the redskins will give the rams their no. 6 pick this year and a second rounder this year, two future 1st round picks and possibly some later round picks. assuming andrew luck goes no. 1 to the colts the redskins would be in line to get the heisman trophy winner for the baylor. last season griffin threw over 4,000 yards, had 37 passing touchdowns, 10 rushing touchdowns and he also ran the fastest 40 time at the combine for a quarterback. rg3 famously said at the combine he just wanted a team to fall in love with him. it looks like tonight the redskins fell in love with him and he could be coming here to washington d.c. >> i'm hearing redskins fans all over the city right now cheering and jumping up and down. >> i would imagine they're going pretty crazy. we were talking earlier today about peyton manning because he stopped at the broncos this morning, you know, when is he coming to d.c.? we don't have to do that

there -- there is no secret they to pick robert griffin iii.e's been impressive every step of the way. winnings heisman trophy and performing well at the combine and the recent pro day. today, the former redskins quarterback donovan mcnabb was asked on espn if he thinks that rg iii is a good fit for the skins. >> no. >> no. >> i say that because a lot of times eagle gets too involved with when it comes to being in washington. he's a guy who is coming out who is very talented. >> uh-huh. >> mobile, strong-armed, we already heard he's intelligent. are you going to cater the offense around his talent and what where's able to do, or are you going to bring the houston offense over to him and have him kind of be imbedded in that? >> the plug. >> mcnabb with a jab. talking now, five games left for the caps this regular season, and hopefully a post season. before then, there is still a post season goal tending audition scenario going on. tonight, he will get the starting goal and boston against the browns. it will be the first start since march 16th, a

robert griffin iii. the bailor quarterback who won the heisman trophy. guy that elevated the bears. griffin is thought of as the second best quarterback prospect behind andrew luck. the guy has it all. he went to the combine and he was burning. he ran that 4-4. he has the speed. he has the smarts. he better have it all because they have to give up all of this to get him. it is a hefty price tag. second round pick this year. we know they are switching the first round pick. then next year 2013 the first pick. so three first round picks, if you count this sixth pick this year and the second round pick. so they are giving up a very hefty price tag. what about peyton manning? well, this is what he was doing today. this was the scene in denver to meet with john elway and the broncos. sources say he was there for six hours. where will he head next? we don't know. some say arizona. then back to miami. we know one thing, probably not coming to washington. all right, we are all over the place tonight. of course much more in the world of sports. let's talk baseball

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iii threw more than 50 passes during his workout and looked as good as you can against no defense.and shanahan on tuesday and had a nice fillet and seems fully prepared to take the reins of the burgundy and gold. >> shanahan is a great coach, great mind and it would be an honor to play for him. they gave up a lot of picks and to be able to move up to that spot to pick a player and if it happens to be me, then they showed me, you know, that i could definitely get along, keep it light. when it is time to get serious you get serious. since elway he hasn't had that guy you could associate him with but hopefully i can be that guy if i'm available at that spot and i'll be excited to be that guy. i don't want to be the guy that replaced elway because i'm not at denver but it would be pretty cool to be that guy that he can, you know, nurture and build up when he gets in the league. >> what you saw on tape all year and his entire career you got to see up close and personal today. and he had a good workout and this afternoon we get to go see another player. >> that's bruce allen. meanwhile,

. >>> robert griffin iii for the redskins. how did rg iii look?e'll show you. >>> we have the latest on the tim tebow saga. he is headed to the big apple now. more on that in sports next. stay with us.  what do you think of this one?  really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea. . >>> heisman trophy winner robert griffin iii held his pro day at baylor university yesterday. he threw for scouts d

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. >> rg iii does it again! >> reporter: the big possible.tting the feel inburg -- the field in burgundy and gold is creating quite the buzz. >> a long time since we've had something to be excited about in this town. >> reporter: there is no doubt the quarterback position is the most demanding position but the washington redskins believe they have found their man. >> we are happy with what we did. we feel that our drafts in the future will take care of itself. but what we thought this franchise needed was once again, like last year, another infusion of youth and we put a little bit of a jolt in it for the 2012 draft. rotor st. louis rams agreed to swap first round picks with the redskins in exchange for two future number one picks from washington. the deal is huge and quite risky. the franchise paid a hefty police to get into position to acquire robert give iniii to next fedex field. >> we understand it was a head ofy price. but what you bought your home, you probably wanted to pay a little less too. but you like your home once you live in it

robert griffin iii got one step closer to becoming a redskin today. did the wizard's actually get a win? you will want to stick around. >> robert griffin iii may be all he is cracked up to be and more. he put on a show today at the pro day. he completed 78 passes missing about four. guess who else was in the house? and snyder and mike shanahan. he went to dinner with those high ranking officials. they had nothing but good things to say about them today. many insiders compare him to last year's cam newton. espn pointed out that griffon actually has a quicker twitch. he is so quick in the pocket that many wonder if the colts will jump and take him at no. 1. >> it is whatever they will decide. will they go to andrews per day tomorrow? it is up for them to make the decision. i will not close the book on it. it is up to two good teams. if it is not those two teams, it will be somebody else. i will be happy to play for that team as well. >> speaking of green, tim tebow will be wearing green and white. the trade the guthrie tonight despite a big financial sn

table that rg iii doesn't? >> well, instant credibility. you can't rely on a 22-year-old to come in and win games for you right away. in this win-now society, last year the giants got in 9-7, ran the table, they're super bowl champions. daniel snyder, he knows he's got to win now. we talk about rebuild, that's all a bunch of you know what. >> do you think if they're able to get both, that that's a good idea, grant, if they're able to get peyton and rg iii? >> anything they do to upgrade the quarterback position is a good thing. and at quarterback, they're not good enough at that spot. >> but some say when you get someone like peyton manning defenders are going to be age for him. >> the redskins have a lot of salary cap space even if they sign peyton manning. get some help on that o-line. >> frank henrehan, grant paulsen, thanks so much. we will keep you updated on where peyton is landing. back to you gaze in the studio. >> thank you kristen. coming up at 6:00 -- >> if your patient has heart disease and your sib

robert griffin iii participated at baylor university. we got to see what all the hype was about surrounding the heisman winner and boy was he impressive today. rg3 completed 95% of his passes. complete with swift foot work, showing everyone why the redskins paid so much to move up in the draft to get him. now rg3 didn't necessarily need to participate today. but he enjoyed hitting the field with his teammates one last time. >> they said it was the biggest pro day of all time at baylor. it was pretty exciting. just a few weeks ago, i was a freshman. 198-pounds and now i'm at my proday, so that was kind of surreal. but other than that, i tried to not be nervous. >> and news regarding one of the most recognizable qb's, tim tebow is apparently on the move. the broncos are currently negotiating with the new york jets for the former heisman trophy winner. reports earlier stated a deal was done to shift tebow to the big apple. those talks have hit a snag regarding money. tebow became expendable after the broncos signed peyton manning to a five

donovan mcnabb gives his take on whether rg iii can succeed playing for mike shanahan. and after falling short in their last game it is do or die for these guys as they get ready to take on the bruins. >>> also coming up right after sports a band proves you don't need traditional instruments to >>> and hello everybody. i'm meteorologist doug kammerer. a nice evening out there. a little bit on the breezy side. winds right now gusting about 21 miles an hour out of the north right now. there is still plenty of sunshine out there so we'll be fairly nice. once the sun starts to go down temperatures will cool off fairly quickly and those winds will start to die down. already down to 55 in gaithersburg. a little bit on the cool side if you're thinking about eating dinner outdoors tonight make sure you have the jacket. 64 in fort bell var. reston and herndon the temperature at 58 degrees. a little storm system here, a big storm system down to the south. this one will stay to our south but this one is going to come in during the day tomorrow. i think we'll see some clouds from i

joining us now is gregory iii, patriarch of the damascus-based catholic church. you have spoken out against a regime change in syria saying that they need peaceful evolution, not revolution. what do you have in mind. >> the problem is syria is very complex because it has the influence on lebanon and syria, for jordan, palestine, israel. we need to seek other ways for revolution, evolution, and start a dialogue between all parties involved inside syria and also outside from the west and east. i am here in europe for a special personal private messenger of peace. would like to see europe providing another look of solving the problems and not just saying to go home. i would like to hear other voices in europe. >> the problem in syria with the ongoing violence, did the -- it seems like the assaad regime is not open to dialogue. how you propose this? >> starting in march last year, in april and sell one,-- so one, , and have been appealing vote for dialogue from all parties. some people answered positively. now is kofi anaan willing to be there? the same for england.

robert griffin iii. heisman trophy winner.ht, during a charity event downtown, allen and other former redskins chiming in on the move. why did they do it? did they give up too much? all of those subjects were on the table. >> i want to remind everyone we have the second pick of the draft and clearly we fell in love with two players and we believe one of those players will be a great risk. we understand it was a heavy price. when you bought your home, you want to pay less, too, but you like your home once you live in it. so we're very comfortable. >> the redskins did not wait and just decide what they are going to do later. they made a commitment. they made a bold move and i think at the end of the day, rg2, 3, 4, 5, whoever he is. no, rg3 is the guy. >> it's been tough. i feel for our fans and in many ways, that we haven't been successful. and we are trying to get it right and i think we made a big step. >> strong words by general manager, bruce allen. we are just getting started. coming up in sports, i'm joined by grant pauls

questions including, for instance, there's no mention of the chief justice in article iii. we only infer there's supposed to be a chief justice because he's given in article ii, the presidential article, the right to preside over -- not the right, the duty to preside over the impeachment trial in the senate of the president of the united states. and remember william rehnquist did that in the bill clinton impeachment trial, and when he was later asked what it had amounted to, he said i did nothing in particular, and i did it very well. [laughter] so the duties of the chief justice are undefined. and much about the supreme court initially was undefined. so it really had to create itself. and it's done so not in a straight line progression, but it's done so through its cases, the cases that in the early years it had to decide because it had very little discretion over what to hear, and the cases these days that it chooses to decide. and even that was a choice by the supreme court. you know, most appellate courts today in this country they have to take what comes. and so they a

jt iii the numbers mean nothing. hakem? >> thank you, dan. we'll check in with you at 6:00. looking forward to your report about 6:45 tonight. >>> scheduled tipoff, 3:10 on friday. belmont, georgetown, let's get it on. >> all right. thanks, hakem. >>> coming up at 5:00 the one >>> coming up at 5:00 the one thing your kids can do right il? not yet. i want to buy used but how do you know what you're really getting. check out carmax. all their used cars are guaranteed. that's where henderson found the one for him. way to go, henderson. finding the perfect car is easy at carmax because each car is carefully selected, inspected, thoroughly reconditioned and backed with a five-day money back guarantee so come find the one for you today, at carmax. way to go, neil. better grade. >> a robbery plot so bold it helped a thief walk off with $160,000 in cash. >>> hello everybody. i'm doug kammerer here in shirlington. a beautiful afternoon with a high temperature of 80 degrees. we're watching some showers right now and even a thunderstorm. this one down around the warranton area making i

they went out and got two young wide receivers that can grow and develop alongside robert griffin, iii, their anticipated draft pick. first they locked up pierre garcon from indianapolis and snagged 25-year-old d.c. native josh morgan from san francisco. they're still reportly trying to sign eddie royal after other teams entered the picture yesterday. on defense chicago safety brandon meriweather visited with team officials today and the redskins will host giants cornerback aaron ross friday. >>> here's a sight we haven't seen in a while, nicklas backstrom who has been sidelined with a concussion since january 7th was back on the ice today at kettler. he was skating around for about 20 minutes, said he felt pretty good afterwards. bryce harper entering spring training with hopes of making the nationals opening day roster. his campaign took a detour because of a strained calf. after missing six games he's back in the lineup tonight against the braves. we'll have full highlights at 11:00. >>> he's not even a redskin yet, but robert griffin, iii mania has begun in this mania. his producti

if it's andrew luck or robert griffin, iii. indy owner said it's not a lock the colts will take luck. there's no secret the redskins hope to select the baylor quarterback. robert griffin, iii would be second overall pick, been very impressive every step of the way, won the heisman trophy. today former redskins quarterback donovan mcnabb was asked on espn if he thinks rg3 is the right choice. >> i don't think it's a great fit. i think the d.c. fan base will support rg3 because they love the acquisition. they think he'll be good for the d.c. area and the dmv area, but if this doesn't work this year, we don't see a splash like a cam newton splash, this could be it. >> controversial. >>> the nationals released outfielder jason michaels and reassigned infielder andre blanco to triple-a syracuse. it now seems likely xavier nady and andre carroll will make the roster. shawn is back with more of the edge. have great night. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. hero ! did you remember to pick up milk, my he

don't know robert griffin, iii's name yet? start getting used to it. >> i want a team that is going to fall in love with me and be supportive of me. i hope they don't have to give up a ton to get me because i would love the pieces in place. >> that was robert griffin, iii speaking at the nfl combine two weeks ago. and it looks like they have fallen in love with r.g.-3 and have agreed in principal to give up three first round picks in 2012 in exchange for the rams number one pick in this year draft, number two overall. in dire need of a franchise quarterback, the redskins will resumebly take griffin at number two, ushering in another era. >> robert griffin, ii! >> griffin's credentials are off the charts. he ron the heisman trophy this year, and a victory in the alamo bowl. he has a cannon of an arm throwing for almost 4,000 yards an 36 touchdowns. he sure is fast. he ran a 4:41:40, the fastest time for anyone this year, now all they can do is sit and wait for his name to be called at the nfl draft on april 26. >> all i can say

>>> john thompson iii in dayton, as the hoyas and he earned the first tournament win.neak peek of tomorrow's game. >> happy st. patrick's day and greetings where the hoyas have become the hot topic. the reason, their unique offense. >> georgetown is unique the way they play. they are long, lettic, their style different. it makes it a little difficult to prepare when you don't have a full day. so it's going to be quite a challenge for us. >> the offense is very, very, very tough to guard, you know. and i think if you don't have a long time to scout that offense, that is it's really hard to guard. we have a lot of reads off of the same place. that's going to, you know, be a factor in how well they defend us. >> i think what you guys do may cause other people problems? >> yeah, definitely, especially during this time of the year. you can see that teams in our league can't deal with our fence and even our defense as well. we play teams out of conference during the ncaa turn, especially on one-day preparation, you know, with the style of offense that we run, it definitely c

luck just in case the colts deliver a shocker and pick rg iii.e 50 passes luck threw, 46 were completed, two were dropped. not too bad. march madness as you know continues in college basketball. most of our brackets completely out the door. a lot of upsets. but only one local team remains alive. the maryland terps women. >> they are headed to the sweet 16 and the head coach feels that this time is very similar to her 2006 national championship team. but this team still has some big obstacles to overcome. >> they will advance to the sweet 16 as they outlast louisville. >> we are on a tremendous ride, tremendous journey with this team, a team that doesn't want their season to end. >> reporter: brenda freeze has done it again for the fourth time in her years at maryland's head coach were the terps are in the sweet 16. >> i feel like they would have felt it was a failed season had they not got on out of college park back-to-back years. i feel like a burden has probably been lifted from their shoulders. >> reporter: the terps find themselves in a bit

. >>> we've been hearing the talk all week that if the colts take robert griffin iii in the first picknfl draft then they wouldn't take andrew luck. well, he's only the guy considered to be the best quarterback in the country two years in a row. so that would be okay if the redskins ended up with him. today the redskins brass in palo alto, california to watch luck's pro day. the former stanford star impressed, just like rg3 did yesterday, despite performing in less than ideal conditions. the consensus seems to be that rg3 has a slightly stronger arm, but the colts will still likely select luck, which would lead the redskins, of course, to select robert griffin iii. and you can see that he has a pretty good arm there. >> absolutely. >> you've got to catch that ball. >> he threw 50 passes today. he completed 47. two of them were dropped. there's no defense out there. but he's p every time a local business opens its doors or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business, it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that

heisman trophy winner robert griffin iii. the trade can't be finalized until the league year begins on tuesday. and cincinnati and syracuse, the bearcats outscored the orange starting five by 30 points. cincinnati upsets syracuse 71-68, advancing to the big east tournament championship. the orange lose just their second game of the season. >>> acc tournament. maryland against north carolina. terps turn it over. one of their 13 in the game. harrison barnes steals it, ghost coast to coast for the lay-up and foul. 85-69, maryland is eliminated from the acc tournament. virginia taking on nc state. uva down three. joe harris for the tie. uh-uh. nc state wins 67-64, advancing to the tournament semifinals and will play north carolina later today. >>> also at the acc tournament, duke beats virginia tech 60-56. nhl news, capital defenseman mike green has been suspended for three days. on thursday night, brett connolly on the boards, and he is hit in the head. green's three-game suspension will cost him $85,000. and the caps play on th

coming up on prfl sprfl, reaction from coach john thompson iii and the hoyas.he caps playing the second of back-to-back games take on the mip'll leafs. first period no, score. toronto on the power play. brooks laich steals it. scored a power-play goal yesterday. today how about a short-handed goal? beats jonas gustafsson. 14th goal of the season. caps up front 1-0. more than enough for neuvirth. seventh career shutout. caps win 2-0. they remain one point hingd the panthers for the division lead. spring training baseball. buck showalter's orioles hosting the boston red sox. this is were there's spring training. cory aldrich up with a man on. steve tullison from third. check it out, though. he slides past home without touching it. so ryan lavarnway tags him. that's a double play and the game is over. os lose 6-1. nats and cardinals. gonzalez paid four scoreless innings before the game was called due to rain. coming up on "sports final," where virginia and vcu will be dancing. tiger woods is hurting. @superstar's final round at doral ended earlier than anticipated

john thompson, iii relaxed prior to the tip-off in the round of 32. 1st half michael hopkins inside to greg wittington and the hoyas had their biggest lead 25- 15, but the wolfpack went on a 15-2 run to end the half. c.j. williams the three, please giving nc state the lead and all senior henry sims can do is watch. he was in foul trouble, hoyas down three at the break. 2nd half hoyas down by as many as 11. the deficit was cut to four, but nc state held tough. with two minutes to go lorenzo brown with a tough baseline floater and that made the score 59-52. one minute to go, thompson who scored a game high 23 nails the three here to pull within four again. the hoyas got within one point. 18 seconds and georgetown down two freshman otto porter with a chance to tie the game pulls up but the ball is off the rim. the wolfpack rebound. final seconds deficit of three, nc state misses the free throw, senior jason clark with a chance to force overtime, stops and his three is no good. the hoyas season fall to nc state 66-63. dave feldman has more from columbus. >> reporter: another march, another

and how much is too much when it comes to trading up for robert griffin iii.artin tackled that. game one in the books. we have all the hits. >> all right, that does it for us. fox 5 always on. keep it right here. sports xtra 2 minutes away. we'll see you next time. bye bye.  >>> welcome to the washington area nissan dealer's sports xtra. >> thank you for joining us tonight. i'm lindsey murphy. coming up, the three george's are in action. plus, andre returns for the wizards, does he leave his mark? first, to spring training we go. the nationals held their opener against the houston astros. finally a chance to see bryce harper and he did well. one for three with a single off. edwin jackson made his debut, throwing two scoreless innings. on the right, beginning his first full season as their nationals skipper. the astros, chris johnson, lifting the pitch to the deepest part of the park. at least 410 feet out there in center field. the two-run bomb gives houston the lead. in the top of the fifth. jesus flores loops one down the line. that wo

it lost in the excitement to get a quarterback ray griffin iii i have taken away millions in a salaryap. the nfl says they violated the salary-cap rules by front loading contracts which will hurt them in signing free agents around r.g. iii. >> georgetown with a no. 3 seed heading to columbus friday afternoon and they have not played their best ball when tournament time comes around the last few years. georgetown has become well versed in the madness of march. >> hopefully we learn. we have to learn. you have to be good to win this time of year. "the last few years the hoyas have gone in as big favorites only to be upset by lower seeded foes. >> you do not mentally prepare. >> this was the scene two years ago when georgetown's bracket was busted by ohio university. last year, they were victimized by cinderella-to-be, vcu. >> we have to make sure belmont will not knock this out. >> they are a 13th seed and it should be one and done. they won the little-known son atlantic conference. >> they are difficult team to defend from a defense perspective. we will have to be very good. >> as long

and then, we have the separate distinction between the question of who has article iii standing in order to maintain a suit and the question of who is subject to a legal obligation. and you've said in your cases that even if there may be no one who has standing to challenge a legal obligation like the incompatibility clause or something, that doesn't somehow convert the legal obligation into a legal nullity. finally, with respect to the states, even if we are wrong about everything i've said so far, the states clearly fall within the exception recognized in south carolina v. regan. they are injured by the mandate because the mandate forces 6 million new people onto their medicaid rolls. but they are not directly subject to the mandate, nor could they violate the mandate and incur a penalty. >> could i just understand, mr. katsas, when the states say that they are injured, are they talking about the people who are eligible now who are not enrolled? or are they also talking about people who will become newly eligible? >> it's people who will enroll, people who wouldn't have enrolled had th

they're going to take andrew luck, and the fella that all eyes are on, robert griffin iii out of bayler that's why they moved up the residence by all accounts are going to have robert griffin as their quarterback. peyton manning flew in on a denver bronco jet to colorado today to tour the facilities. he will venture on, he's got florida on the list, arizona, he's got seattle on the list. so it's going to be very interesting to see indeed where he ends up. reportedly it's going to be one week he will look other and then make a decision. of >>> tiger woods playing golf at donald trump's club in miami. the tpc blue monster at do ral. wood 67, minus 5, tied for 15th. he's back for seven strokes. good for tv. watson is the leader. going into saturday and sunday, woods still with a shot. >>> soccer is back tomorrow night. and buckshaw stadium. their opponent will be the new england revelation, and simon dawkin, he doesn't have to say much. he just looks good. and that's wondo, the best. he's very charismatic, that kid. >> well, he's british. >> whatever he is. what did he say that was so good

indianapolis colts owner says he is not sure yet whether the colts will take andrew luck or robert griffin iiit guys and great family dies. i would be shocked if he does not take andrew luck. he is negotiating with his words. right now he is playing mind games with the redskins. our play of the day comes from the houston rockets. he gets the rebound and hauls the ball to the other end of the court. splash. he let go of it just as the buzzer sounded. they looked at it. it does not count. still, that is the play of the day. >> economic a free throw. >> lot of the first, gonzalez. he rips out to left field. 3-0 marlins. they go on to win. the lady terrapins played another game tonight. the winner goes to the final four. thompson is leaving georgetown for the nba draft. he says he will hire an agent this year. >> ok. >> thank you. >> [ male announcer ] for making cupcakes and deposits at the same time. for paying your friend back for lunch from your tablet. for 26 paydays triggered with a single tap. for checking your line, then checking your portfolio. for making atms and branches appear out of t

he wants to work with robert griffin iii. you are seeing the transition of the washington redskins. garcon is still just learning in the big time receiver position. the redskins reportedly are now negotiating with another wide receiver josh margolin. he played for years for the forty-niners. he was born in d.c. and it is being reported that 80 royal -- eddie royal is now also talking with the redskins. the redskins are on the move. the n.c.a.a. basketball tournament is about to begin. they suffered a huge loss before they even put on their dancing shoes. brad miller will not play in the tournament due to eligibility issues. he is a superstar, and now he is gone. georgetown will leave tomorrow for columbus, ohio. the first round matchup with belmont. 22 points in the loss to cincinnati his second double double in as many days after getting just one in its first four years with the warriors. >> i know i can do that every night. >> he is just going to have to find a way to keep putting in the effort and attention to detail, and he will be fine. >> let's go to hockey. you don't have to

they were watching the pro day of robert griffin iii. he looked great.is what i call a dog and pony show. yes, he is working out. nice socks, nice shoes. baylor color coordinated there. but the redskins loved what they saw yesterday. has got speed. he has got everything you want to see ieft quarterback. today's modern day quarterback. that is, he can run. he can make every throw when you need him to make t looks like this is going to the the direction they go. you worry about the colts are saying he looks so good, maybe we'll take him at one. more than likely robert griffin at two. we get the big saps news and within five minutes tim tebow goes from denver to the jets. >> you knew he was out. they took the photos down in denver. >> we get the big news. >> rex likes to cuss a lot. i hope he has earmuffs when he goes up to new york city. this will be culture shock for our guy tim tebow up there in new york t looked like the trade might not work out. it has been finalized last night. >> they are splitting like $5 million. >> right. to get that thing finaliz