from fedex field, i'm jason pugh. good stuff, jason and it put the redskins very much in the mix. elsewhere in the nfc east, 6 and 3 with the 6-3 dallas lead in the fourth, but the bucs driving jameis winston on the bootleg and that's a touchdown and the bucs take the lead and 10-6 over dallas and the win. cowboys have lost serve in a row. let's stay in the division. we'll go to philadelphia and eagles hosting the miami dolphins and eagles leading by three and miami in the red zone and it is up in the air and landry does, and it is a 20-16 fwoel and to win it 20-19 so philadelphia drops to four and five in the crowded nfc east. up in baltimore, joe flacco and the ravens welcoming the jaguars to charm city and the ravens down five and flacco drops flat and the two-point conversion and the ravens up one and he drives down the field and he's from 53 yards out and that is good and they beat the ravens with the seventh loss of the season for the ravens and not a good day for them and a good day for the redskins. >> thank you so much and that is the news forw "nightly news is coming up

fromationals park, jason pugh, news 4 sports. >> thanks, jason >>> from baseball to football, the washington redskins trying to keep the federal trademark on their name. team officials filed paperwork with a u.s. court of appeals to outline their case. among the team's arguments, the redskinsisted companies with offensive names that the government has approved including some that are racially charged. the native americans who challenge the trademark have until january 14th to file their response. >>> the government is ordering takata to pay $70 million for delaying an airbag recall. the penalty for takata would climb to $200 million if the company violates the terms of the settlement. the recall involves airbags in more than 19 million vehicles.

from foxboro, i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >>> from football to football. game two of the eastern conference semifinals and d.c. united taking it, they need goals and they'll try to provide just wide. so close and we stay scoreless. 90th minute and it's still 0-0. the pass to phillips and gets ahead of bobby bosswell and he comes up with the big save and it's still scoreless and united still has a chance. now in stoppage time by the 93rd minute and he finds bradley wright and he does, and that finishes united's season and red bulls with the 1-0 lead. >> the chase for the cup. eight drivers remaining and joey logano and in trouble and cuts his tire lap and hits the garage and there were 64 laps down and also affecting kevin harvick and with dale earnhardt, jr. >> my tires after a weekend and four laps to go and the battle between brad keselowski and jimmie johnson & johnson in the 48 car to take the lead and he would then hold on to take the checkered flag and keselowski and kyle busch and carl edwards round out the top five at the nascar, but again, just ha

fromationals park, jason pugh, news 4 sports. >> thanks, jason >>> from baseball to football, the washington redskins trying to keep the federal trademark on their name. team officials filed paperwork with a u.s. court of appeals to outline their case. among the team's arguments, the redskinsisted companies with offensive names that the government has approved including some that are racially charged. the native americans who challenge the trademark have until january 14th to file their response. >>> the government is ordering takata to pay $70 million for delaying an airbag recall. the penalty for takata would climb to $200 million if the company violates the terms of the settlement. the recall involves airbags in more than 19 million vehicles. it's the largest civil penalty in history r the national highway traffic safety administration. >>> the controversy over the proposed keystone pipeline has been a topic of debate for seven years now. the project would move oil from canada to the texas coast. now the company that wants to build the project is asking for a delay in the ongoing review p

>> reporter: i'm jason pugh at the verizon center. kevin durant is back home for >>> this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity. your home for the most live sports. >> k.d. is in d.c. i must say i agree with him and players on the wizards, too, the fans need to chill out and calm down. >> be cool, everybody. >> calm down. >> be cool. we still have time to recruit him in the offseason. right? that will be the right time. not right now. it got a lot harder to beat him tonight because bradley biel, we just announced he's going to miss tonight's game. the wizards and thunder. k.d. is in d.c. one night only kind of thing. wizards hosting the thunder. first and last matchup of this regular season. giant spotlight shining on kevin durant, thunder superstar who hails from d.c. durant knows the wizards fans, they're not shy in showing him some love. and they are kind of in your face about it. k.d. acknowledging last time it bordered on being disrespectful to the current wizards. jason pugh has more from the verizon center on the

from ashburn, i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >> let's go live now to our phone bank. they are. doreen is there, jason and one of our producers is there. the lines are 202-885-4949. give doreen a call. you can make a secure donation and help families in need this thanksgiving. >> i'm going to call her! >> call her right now. >> i've got my phone. let's call her right now. >> we're collecting your done asian of non-perishable food at the verizon center. >> pat lawson muse has been there since 5:00 this morning. everyone has been so generous and it's like a little party down there. >> reporter: well, and a good party, a good cause, wendy. >> there is still time to call and still time to donate for food for families. 11 hours and counting now since we've been on the air. we have been on the air since 6:00 this morning with our partners from radio 1. they've been out here in the cold with us encouraging listeners to help out and so many have helped out and we still need donations and there are so many families who won't have thanksgiving dinners unless they help. one of tho

jason pugh reports on why the skins have a chance. >> the redskins are fresh off their bye week and this team is feeling refreshed and they're looking forward to facing the defending super bowl champions and they know for this matchup they'll need to bring their a-game. >> we have our work cut out, and i don't know how they feel and just to see them on the field it's very refreshing that we got everyone back on. >> as banged up as we were to see the guys get the team back and start to take it, it feels good to make the late-season push and the division is there in front of this man and hopefully we can get guys back that have been hurting and we'll go out and compete. >> you want to go out with the guys and going into battle and doing what we're doing with the sport and being patient, but i'm just working through it. >> the biggest playmaker from a year ago has barely played this season. >> desean jackson was back at practice by two weeks and his california home was broken into by intruders and he became a father. >> i'm doing everything i can. it's a blessing to have my son here and i c

. >> still on the way, jason pugh with desean jackson with strong words about what went wrong today inro. erika, that's coming up in sports. >>> he was the best kid you could ever think of having around you. >> a former babysitter relives the special moment she shared with a child who was shot and killed by police. >>> a big rollout for metro. yet transit agency says this plan is going to help a lot of commuters. >>> and on storm team 4 radar, i'm tracking this rain that will move into the area tomorrow, and i'll have the timing on when it will impact your neighbo >>> some residents in our rare have a lot to smile about today. they received free dental care at the convention center. the american dental association sponsored the event along with the d.c. dental society and folks got free check-ups and free cleanings and fillings, even oral surgery. >> so we're getting them out of pain and we're trying to get them orally healthy today and we're also trying to set them on the path to take care of their mouths and find a dental home for their family and children so they can enjoy the benef

jason pugh is live at nats park. >> reporter: hey, wendy, it's been a crazy 24 hours for this nationals organization. we all thought that it would be bud black, the new manager, for this baseball team, but it turns out he did not like the contract the nationals presented to him so the nats backed out and in comes dusty baker. baker is a man with plenty of baseball experience. he's wanted to manage this team for quite some time. he'll get that wish. the 66-year-old has close to 50 years of major league experience between his playing days and his time in the dugout as a skipper. back in 2002, me led the giants to the world series. baker is one of six managers to lead three different teams to a division title. he's also the 17th winningest manager in major league history. now, in a statement nationals general manager mike rizzo had this to say about baker saying, "dusty's experience as a winning player, coach, and manager is vast and varied. we're excited to bring him to washington, put his steady demeanor, knowledge, and many years in the game to work in our favor." now this thursday the

from nats park, jason pugh, news 4 sports. >> thank you, jason. what a resume for dusty baker. a three-time nl manager of the year, he has 1,671 wins. that is second moest among actie managers. last managed the 2013 season. guys, i like this stat. first years with giants, cubs, reds, those teams averaged 18 more wins than they did the year before he arrived. expect big things next year. that's what it gets you. 83 wince la 3 wins last year, t >>> expect a fiery clash on the ice at madison square garden. caps back in new york since the game seven overtime loss on that same ice. a win tonight is no consolation for the pain that ousting caused. we all remember that. you can't deny, there's an element of revenge tonight. >> is the emotion different when you face a team that ended your season? >> absolutely. 100%. we have long memories. hockey players have long memories. remember the sting, the hurt, what you felt in this locker room after that game especially with the team that we had. i thought we had a great team that could really challenge for the cup. this is a group over there

jason pugh out at verizon center now for what k.d. is saying about all that today. jason, what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, vance, here's the thing. kevin durant, he appreciates the support that he gets from his hometown fans, but he did say in a recent interview that he, quote, felt kind of disrespectful because the wizards, they have a great team right now and their fan base needs to give this team their full attention. but vance, can you imagine if durant were to come to d.c.? the wizards, they've already made the playoffs the last two years in a row and with the all-star and mvp like durant, this team would be a championship-caliber roster. and, of course, you have the local connection, the donation in the community, avid support for the other local sports teams. as for those comments about the disrespect from last year, durant addressed those this morning. >> no, i'm not saying anything is wrong with the fans, dude, but i'm just thinking of it as a player. other side. it means a lot coming back playing here. i remember as a kid catching a train down here

after the game he spoke to our jason pugh about what to expect going forward.lier we asked coach gruden for his reaction. take a listen. >> can't throw the ball, and when the coach and the quarterback call my number i'll be there and do what i want to do. >> he's not the one calling the plays and he's not throwing the ball to himself so we respect the comments. he missed a lot of training camp and he missed the first eight games. so to have the quarterback coming right out of the chute would probably be a little bit wishful thinking. it wasn't his day and it warrant our day and hopefully next week we'll see more balls flying his way to go get them. >> getting a deep threat back to this offense, well, that's the reality they definitely need. >> the funny thing is 3 and 5 and the redskins are aren't completely out of it and thanks to the dismal nfc east division and guess who was in last place. the skins are in third place and the cowboys are in last place and dez bryant counting down the days until tony romo comes back to the broken collar bobby. the latest blow

those are the comments that desean jackson made to our own jason pugh after the game yesterday.nts that are still getting a lot of attention this afternoon. jackson responding to the question about his impact, put the team to rest in the rest of the season. is what he said being blown out of proportion. we asked coach jay gruden today. >> he's not the one calling up plays and he's not the one throwing the ball to himself so he is correct with those comments. >> we respect desean a lot and what he brings. he was in otas and he missed a lot of training camp and the first eight games. to have it coming right out of the chute would probably be a little bit wishful thinking. >> from wishful thinking to reality bites, the redskins have a number of issues. most notably in yesterday's loss, beating themselves. seven dropped passes. >> i don't see this as a trend or a pattern. i think it's just an anomaly and it happens and we'll move on from it and if anything it will help give us an edge this week. >> i don't know. i'll just chock it up as -- i don't know. >> we'll keep throwing it and

i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >>> we're sorry to have to put this song in your head, but taylor swifte to shake off allegations that she stole the lyrics to her wildly popular song, a $40 million lawsuit accuses the pop star of ripping off some of the phrases in her hit single "shake it off." that song went platinum eight times last year. jesse graham says some of the lyrics are straight from the hook of a song he wrote back in 2013. so far no comment on that lawsuit from swift's camp. >>> forget uptown funk. some middies at the naval academy are putting annapolis on the cool map. check out "naptown funk." ♪ ♪ >> senior rile an duey was the creative force for the thispÑ video, and the bruno mars. in it they talk about downtown annapolis which is also known as naptown and they challenge other navy cities such as norfolk to create their full spirit videos and you can see the full video on our facebook page. >>> you'll soon have another way to feed the meter when you head to silver spring. crews will replace the meters with new smart meters. thoou these newer ones will accept debity and

jason pugh live in college park tonight. what are you seeing out there?ust how big of a night is this for these two programs? >> reporter: jim, everyone is looking forward to this game tonight between maryland and georgetown. you mentioned the heightened security. i talked to a few members of the security team a few minutes ago. if you're coming out to the game tonight in college park, get here as early as possible and expect long lines. security, they are achecking everything from backpacks to bags to purses. please be patient as you wait to get into the arena. now, as for the game, georgetown and maryland, these two teams, these programs mean so much to college basketball, and it's good they're finally playing once again this year. it's been the first scheduled meeting between these two teams since 1993. this footage is from that game. dwayne simpkins, game winner in overtime. unranked maryland defeated 15th ranked georgetown. despite the rivalry remaining mostly dormant in recent years, the current head coaches of the program know their kids are are aw