. >> kelli johnson, russ taylor here with you on geico sportsnite. >> from redskins to ravens, zorn may not have to go far to find work. we begin with the common wealth clash in charlottesville tonight. >> and we bring in brent harris who is live at the scene of the battle. what a difference a year makes. this times the not the hokeys but the cavaliers fighting at the top of the acc. >> reporter: you are right kelly. cavaliers playing some pretty good basketball. this is one of those rival games that you can expect just about anything to happen. virginia comes into this game 3 and 1 in the acc a win here tonight will have them at a tie with maryland at the top of the standings. as far as virginia tech, 2 and 2 in the acc but both losses this year have come on the road. by the way virginia so tough here at home they are 10 and 1 including 3 wins against. >> i don't think too many teams have stole real wins yet it is going to be tough especially going into our rival with virginia they beat us last year so that is a game we need to win if we want to be a good team. >> intentionally we have

let's go to kelli johnson. another crazy day. yesterday was a crazy day.ell me what you're hearing? >> we thought this would be a little quicker. i confirmed when i got to the park that shanahan's agent had flown into washington, dc. he was meeting with bruce allen and they have struck a deal. it's confirmed a five year deal. report lead worth $7 million per season and $3.5 million from the denver broncos. that was 7 left on his deal as part of the previous deal with the broncos. things starting to unfold. it's spreading around us the team. the team is starting to find out about this getting text messages from players who are excited about this. they feel his leadership and the fact he's won two super bowls as a head coach will take them a long way. >> when you get a big guy with a big name, other big names follow. give me an idea of what type of staff we expect to see here? >> since we heard about shanahan's impending arrival i have been hearing name after name. these are some of the coaches he might be bringing to washington. i can guarantee his son, kyl

kelli johnson. >> she does not pass the ball. >> okay. >> all over it there. wizards insider.washington post.com. >> a super bowl ring. >> and it was won in minnesota. >> what? , there was a call from brett farve but it was intercepted, that's luke going out with ivan and being shocked that he stiffed me for the billups. you know what you get from brett. >> how do you get 12 men in the huddle, how do you miss a draft. viking they missed the selection in the prior draft because they could not get the selection in on time. 15 minutes, remember? we talked and. >> didn't. didn't they do it twice? >> back to back years. >> that's the vikings. >> never mind. sorry i brought that up. >> the dc teams will emorning stronger than before. [ applause ] >> shut up. >> okay, your client, your client is lucky to get off with a misdemeanor. he should have to do his relief work in haiti. do something meaningful. we will not go after brett farve in the off season. >> a nice combination now of some youth but some veterans who can add some stability to the club. we're making strides. [ laughter ]

we talk to kelli johnson in 1977, in johannesburg, south africa, an 8-year-old boy picked up the gameof golf from his father. by the age of 9, he was already outplaying him. the odds of this gentle lad winning the junior world golf championships at the age of 14? 1 in 16 million. the odds of that same boy then making it to the u.s. and european pro-golf tours? 1 in 7 million. the odds of the "big easy" winning the open championship once and the u.s. open championship twice? 1 in 780 million. the odds of this professional golfer having a child diagnosed with autism? 1 in 150. ernie els encourages you to learn the signs of autism at autismspeaks.org. early diagnosis can make a lifetime of difference. >>> mike shanahan is new head coach to the washington redskins. he's the guy daniel snyder reportedly coveted for quite some time. snyder spoke with kelli johnson this afternoon. >> well congratulations first on really landing the two big positions with your organization, uh, what was it about mike shanahan though that you really wanted? and the reason you targeted him as head coach? >> he'

after a speech of passion, loyalty and friendship he spoke with kelli johnson. >> what is the toughest thing going to be about walking away? >> i thought it was going to be tough but i'm so happy that i'm able to retire as a washington redskin and puts the icing on the cake. i loved it here and being able to go nine years my first go around and come back and put six more years in here. i love the program. i love the people around here. we have superfans. i love this owner. i reall as gty thefl thepl because >> i th e u now w an, pass nd wjegr itas a y t ity wa >> gedskins mi yoer hat es to nd? he dgame bedallt chamip e r adiu daryran n more on saturday night's show down. >> peyton manning is a great quarterback. best of our time. >> the challenge for the ravens defense this week is simple. to find a way of slowing down the league's most valuable player. >> i think that's the image that guys understand. let's just play and see where we are at. i think that's kind of the excitement of the challenge of just going and playing. >> obviously peyton manning is the main guy this that offense.

alongside greg tolin i'm kelli johnson. >> coming up a redskins plaster is arrested and the future of the red wings. >> varlamov not ready to go to theodore gets the nod in net. he was outstanding in the 1st. detroit out shot the caps 15-3. many shots at point blank range but theodore 'stopped all 15 chances keeping things scoreless after 1. detroit finally dented the board in the 2nd period. theodore make 2 saves but dan cleary able to knock the rebound past him, and the red wings jump out 1-0. theodore's counterpart chris osgood was hot as well. he stopped alexander semin cold on the 201 break away. still 1-zip. then the geed to bradley he beats osgood tieded at 1 after 2. still tieded. 11 minutes into the third period, detroit swarming in, the caps in, brian rafalski hard slapper, he scores 2-1 wings. it didn't take long for the caps to answer. nicklas backstrom great individual effort. past odds good the game is tied at 2. 46 seconds ladder washington on the attack shot deflected. dave steckel cleans up the mess and behind 44 saves from jose theodore the caps win it 3-2. for more

our kelli johnson reports the bengals mike zimmer is at the top of the list for that job, but jim haslett is expected to interview for the post early next week. former broncos and ravens tight end shannon sharpe was in owings mills today. he knows a thing or two about shanahan having won a super bowl title with the head coach. here is what ed he has to say about the man and his latest undertaking edoes a great job for him. defensively, think they have a lost pieces in place. the big question is do they go in a different direction on quarterback or does he think he can get something out of jason campbellment one thing do i know about mike, guys, if you haven't been practicings -- practicing, you're going to practice. there's an expectation level. he expects nothing less than perfection. demands t he's going to get tout of you. he's going to push you farther than you think you can go. i tell you what. the end result i have two super bowls on my ring i can honestly say because of mike shanahan. there's a level of respect he's going to give you and he's going to demand. there's a level of tru

alongside lisa hillary, i'm kelli johnson. >> we begin on the ice with the washington capitals n threeames against the islanders this season, alexander semin leads all caps forwards with five points. so, there was a pretty good chance he'd be a difference maker tonight. when the capitals visited the island levels take you there. ovie has points in nine straight games. looking for their seventh game in a row. caps get the scoreboard. john erskine's shot, deflected in by brendan morrison. his 11th. caps up 1-0. 4:00 later, alexander semin, the curl and drag. brilliant individual effort. beats dwayne roloson for his 22nd goal. great start for washingtonment scary moment late here in the first. capitals attacking again. ovechkin unleashes a nasty slapper and hits jack hillen right in the face. jack hillen would stay on the ice for several minutes. we understand he was taken to hospital. no word yet on his condition. back to the game, 3-1, caps. time winding down in the first. semin strikes again. this time with the tricky backhand. five seconds before the period expires. rick dipietro repl

. >>> kelly johnson sources have confirmed that jim zorn will be fired within 24 hours. according to multiple reports and associated press the entire coaching staff will be fired by monday. zorn finishes with the exact same record as steve spurrier in two s&pes as redskins head coach and that's the worst of any redskins head coach of the super bowl era with two seasons at the helm. with that we welcome you to what we believe to be the farewell edition of geico sportsnite. >> we aren't going anywhere. we expect everyone else to be going somewhere. obviously we will get started with the red scns. before the after -- red scns. let's get to the highlight. >>> phillip rivers to antonio gates in the end zone for the 12-yard touchdown. chargers up 10-0 early. skins didn't give up. midway through the second, santanna moss making the great catch on a jason campbell throw and sticks with it and grabs it. take another look at that. nice. on third and goal, jason finds todd yoader in the back of the end zone. wide open. two yard td. skins on the board and down 13- 7. on the first pl