. >> jason hamels goes after a team leading fifth win.e gets to start for new york against devaughn over -- ivan novak. >> and the player to coach dale hunter with their reputation for making decisions quickly and standing by them, he stood by that decision to leave the capitals less than two days after the season-ending loss. he took over in november after the team fired woodrow. them general manager says he did not try to change his mind. he told mcfee wants to return to canada to spend more time with his family. the preakness has a field of 10 set for saturday's race, but you can scratch any umba references. hampton -- hanson captured attention leading up to the kentucky derby, but did not impress anyone in the race. just a reminder, wbal tv 11 is your home for all things. yes. -- all things preakness. will be live from pimlico saturday, may 19, five days away. the summer olympics begin in just under 74 days. and for michael phelps, i'd means crunch time in his preparations. he already holds the record for medals in the game, 16th over

jason hamel pitching for the o's. he gave up four runs, four solo home runs off hamel those were the only hits they got. but that's all they needed. they lose this series finale. five defeats in a row. they'll get a day off tomorrow before they continue the road trip at tampa bay. checking in on bryan roberts, his suspected come back from concussion symptoms. he strikes out here. he finished hitless at three at- bats. roderick scheduled to play at this weekend. >>> voluntary offseason camp are still taking place. some veterans do take part plus rookies and players new to the ravens. one player who has been to every practice is joe flacco. he says he feels he has to be there to help the younger guys. >> i think joe has had his most consistent offseason. he's always done well but he's stacking days on top of each other right now. he did it again today and i'm sure he'll do it again tomorrow. >> another veteran taking time to work with the players at center. >>> 67,000 soccer fans at fedex field. the americans had won fi

the orioles will turn to jason hamel to get them out of their slide. brandon gets the start for the blue jays and the those looking to avoid a series sweep for the first time since the second series of the season. not that long ago, the s answering that williams would have made a name for finishing in the grand slam, this time they exit 1 and 2 after serene a loss in the opening round. taking the first set 6-2. on to match point. venus in the fall are court. long and that will do it. straight sets as she advances. gone in france. don't go away. ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal: to get you where you're going. and with flights all over the country to choose from, it's a good thing we love our work. and now we're excited to take you to the beaches of northwest florida. fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach, florida. book all of our destinations online only at southwest.com. >> some local residents are fired up about what's going on in vacant homes around their neighborhoods. one of the most popula

jason hamel will miss his assignment because of a sore right knee. he has been their best starter.toed a just. >> you know the depth that we had tried to accomplish, it happens to every club. it's part of the game. >> reporter: it comes one night after that incredible power display put on by josh hamilton. that's hamilton during the rain delay this evening using the tarp as a slip and slide with his teammates. expecting good weather for the 4:00 starter tomorrow. >>> suggs says the injury was a partial tear not as bad as some thought. he says he expects to be able to play in 2012 maybe missing half of the regular season. hockey play offs, the resilient capitals have played game seven with the new york rangers in a must win in dc tonight, alex ovechkin started the scoring. a 2-1 win forces a decisive game seven tomorrow. >>> and birmingham southern, tyler reed had a big night in the game. a 13-2 win. stevenson will face gettysburg. kentucky derby winner i'll have another emerged from his stable to get his first work out on the track. a light jogging tour of the race surface. he'll f

jason hamel is the starta.yed weeks ages and ballmore won and i -- weeks ago and baltimore won. and i did say the first place o's. >>> it's been a four-year project to clear basically 40 acres of overgrown brush and trees. mount auburn is the oldest owned and operated african american cemetery in baltimore. the mayor and governor will attend startling at 10 this morning. >>> street teams are descending on the city of baltimore to remind pedestrian and drivers as well as cyclists to exercise courtesy and common sense. part of the street smart campaign. between 2009 and 2011, 3 pedestrians were killed and 2100 injured. today and next monday street teams will in lexington market inner harbor and camden yards. the days were chosen to coincide with the yankees and the red sox and their fans to baltimore. >>> jay-z has been tapped to head line music festival in philly. >> he will bt headliner for the first budweiser made in america music festival. the partnership will be announced today. the two-day event is septembe

jason hamels starting pitcher today 4-1. outstanding. he had a shutout going through 6 2/3.is 2.09. from boston, birds win 8-2. here is hamels following the fourth straight including 10-12 of their last. >> felt good. felt good. i was able to establish the strike zone early in a big inning like you mentioned. really takes the stress out of the situation and kind of opened up the strike zone and just attack. our hitters really did a great job coming out early for us today and made it stand up. >> the birds sweep the low sox in the final gamest road trip -- game of the road trip that has them at 4-1. tomorrow right here on wjz. from syracuse, coach jim adams ranked loyola of maryland university team shocked syracuse in syracuse. 13-7, they claim their second big east title. they rolled the shoulders of kara burk. she is great one out of delany high school with four goals and one assist. loyola becomes the first team to have both their men's and women's team in america to go to the upcoming ncaa tournament. that's a real nice thing. we got to get out of here they say. we're out

jason hamel was scratched because of soreness in his right knee. he's been the o's best starter so far this season. no word on how long he'll be out. today's games begin at 4:00. the oriels home stand will continue this weekend when the rays come to town. this sunday it will be m asn here on wjz, they take on the rays at 1:30 mother's day live on wjz 13. >> you know, i was just listening to you read the story about terrell suggs and his injury. we mentioned yesterday rivera is incredible -- his incredible baseball career probably ended by an achilles injury. as a matter of fact, i just punched him up. let's see if we can find a picture of him. it's not like -- don't take this -- you know how the greeks like to do statutes. we don't want to offend grandma today. the greek hero achilles. i can't get a picture to put on tv. >> they hasn't invented the whatever it is. >> it goes back to greek mythology and the achilles heel, that was the clink in the armor of the battle. >>> take a look at the radar. a graphic we have for you, it is a clear sky. that's

another quality outing for jason hamel. went six innings and did not give up a run.sed out the first inning with a wick ed curveball here. hardy drives this one off the wall. andino comes in to score. 3-0 orioles. the runs kept on coming into fifth. adam jones, a man on fire. ran his career-high hit streak to 15 in a row. more offense in the fifth. this time it was chris davis bringing in adam jones. davis in with the defense, shifting to the right. still punches the single into right field. five runs. 8-2. buck showalter thrilled with what happened not only on the field but in the stands. >> we have to keep doing the things to make it continue. my first thought today was its promotion. we love for the promotion to be good baseball. >> adam jones appeared to vay long-term deal with the o's. >> jones told us he had taken a physical. the deal expected to run five or six years. $80 to $90 million value. jones' agent is in town. sources tell us jones and his agent are fully satisfied with the orioles latest offer. adam jones knows this could take a little more patience t

jason hamel gave up four solo homeruns. the oriels bats were quite.they lose their fifth straight game by a score of 4-1. their road trip will continue in tampa. saturday afternoon it will be on wjz. see the birds taking on the rays saturday at 4:00 live on wjz 13. >>> in the nba playoffs the heat now has a two games to none lead. last night's game with the celtics went into over time. dwayne wade scored 8 points in the extra period to lead the heat to a 115-111 victory. that series heads to boston for game 3 on saturday. >>> looking at social media this morning. everybody is wondering two things in the world of sports, the o's and is it the same song and dance, different year, great start now on their backs. i disagree. buck thinks he's got a team and we trust. we stick with them. >> i like that phrase. >> it is the truth. don't you feel more confident? >> i do. >> i think that's what's coming across on social media. another thing is the nba draft order was picked last night. new orleans get number one. charlotte bobcats get number two. everybody is

hamels of being old school. he has been suspended. >>> jason worth had surgery this morning after suffering a fracture last night to watch. worth will be out at least 12 weeks. >>> time now to reveal our high school game of the week poll. lots of games on the diamond to choose from. marshall at south lake. go to d.c..highschoolsports.net to vote. >>> mike shanahan made official what we already assumed. robert griffin, iii, will be the redskins starting quarterback. rg3 joined his fellow rookies and despite learning a lot about the offense, griffin seemed to be picking this up rather well. he knows the most important people to please are his veteran teammates. >> to be able to manage people, that's your job as a quarterback. not only to go out and play well, but manage different personalities, so some vets will welcome me right in, some others might not. they might be guarded. it's my job to make them unguarded. >> so, we all knew that and just move forward and get better as a team. i'm excited about the future of this team. >> i'm excited to have him. he's not only a great football player, but seems like he's go

jason is expected to miss at least 12 weeks. there is concern because he broke the same wrist in 2005 and had surgery on it in 2006. cole hamelsbeen suspended for hitting bryce harper. >> the coach said the commissioner better ask for the -- act with a purpose on this thing. today he did, the spending him five games for one start. >> chasing down this law, and look out for the wall. both guys go over, but somehow he came up with that. he hangs on to the baseball and that makes our play of the day. the three-day rookie camp for the ravens came to an end with mike shanahan confirming what everybody else already assumed. robert griffin the third is the redskins' starter. he worked hard, said all the right things. he was obviously smiling the whole time and enjoying himself. he was not overwhelmed by his first few days as a pro. he will be back next monday to work with veterans for the first time. >> i cannot wait to actually get him around us. he has come for the rookie camp so far. i cannot wait until it is official that we can have him in with us to give him in the playbook. >> at the college conference landscape continues to c

jason hammel has done well expect for one to chavez. deep to right center field, 2- run home run gave new york a 2- 1 lead. those were the only runs hamelck markakis on third tries to score when the ball bounces away but the pitcher harota covers markakis and home and the end of a 2-1 defeat. >>> so the future continues to look bright. he continues to dominate for the shorebirds. he did allow a hit for the first time in his procareer but no runs, four more strike outs for the 19-year-old delmarva 4- 2. >>> seldon was a terp for two seasons, he led the conference from -- in scoring his sophomore season. >>> alex ovechkin breaks a tie in the third period and that holds up for a 3-4 caps win. all everyone at one game a piece with game three in dc ,,,, ♪ i, i'll bring the fire make you come alive ♪ ♪ i can take you higher what this is, forgot? ♪ ♪ i must now remind you let it rock, let it rock ♪ ♪ let it rock >>> a home demolition usually doesn't draw a crowd unless it looks like this. an old army tank was used on a 150-year-old home in this minnesota town. the company is called drive a tank. they'll even let civilians climb inside and expe