coming up, the nba's biggest stars are in town like lebron james, kobe bryant, and kevin durant. >>> and find out which new caps player looks like a rapper. first, we'll start with -- last night, the nationals earned their fiftyth win of the season. a big heat and to put it in perspective in 2009, they didn't win their fiftyth until mid-september. and before tonight's game, davie johnson mentioned that relief picture sean bernet might be headed to the d.l. and he felt elbow tightness for six weeks or so. the nats and marlins send pudge rodriguez on or -- honored before the game. the top of the 5th, nats trail. desmond runs in the line and is thrown off of the helmet and ruled a stolen base. bonaficio scored from second base and the marlins on top 2- 1. and still 2-1, the tieing run at second and striking out to end the game. the miami native joey gonzalez and when he gets the law. >> it's great, you know, to be in front of friends and family. and behind plate to have my parents and brother, the excitement. and that is one of the things i dreamed about. >> and this afternoon, prior to

kevin durant scored 27 points. the throwbacks were playing like the dream team at least for a while, but things got chippy. chris paul gets a hard foul and luis scola didn't like something. i first gets into it with durant. then lebron comes over and he gives the king a shove. hey, it's just supposed to be an exhibition. they scuffle a bit and then team usa has the last laugh. more run and gun. guess who is going to finish, king james with the slam. he had 15 points. the americans held on for an 86- 80 exhibition victory over argentina. >>> serena williams was set to play tonight for the kastles but had to back out to rest her back before heading to london for the olympics. big sister venus is the perfect sub. the kastles are going for their record 26th straight win. venus williams was the star traction tonight playing a singles and doubles match. -- attraction tonight playing a singles and doubles match. she cruised in her singles match. after winning both matches venus left straight from the court saying good-bye

kevin durant, one of the best. man, they ripped off 17-point win to team usa basketball. on a team of stars, kevin durant no doubt the biggest star on this squad. at least last night. you could argue that lebron may be a little bigger. kobe is going to be big, too. they're going to take turns. last night it was durant's turn. really did put on a show against tony parker and france. first fan, michelle obama in the stands to hear on the red, white, and blue. team usa hit their stride in the second half. tyson chandler finds durant who drains the three. team usa rolls, 98-91. hugs all around for the first lady. durant had 22 points and 9 rebounds. the former montreal's christian star shine in his olympic debut. >> it was a lot of fun. you know, i'm just excited i'm here. atmosphere was great. fans were great. teammates are so much fun to play with. >> that's kevin durant talking field hockey now. the u.s. women's field hockey team got off to a rocky start. they lost to germany 2-1 in pool play but their medal hopes are far from dashed. this is a mixed bag on this team of yo

great guy, kevin durante. kobe, lebron, durante, chris paul, darren williams also on the team. n chandler, kevin love, russell westbrook and blake griffin, james harden and andre. >>> to tennis in and out, cut foot, blood cloots in her lungs, those have been the formidable of serena williams the last year or so. the women who faced her on the court the last couple of weeks not so formidable. making an incredible return the last couple of weeks. blowing her opponent out in the first set 6-1. then a rain delay and coming back, getting a little confidence, winning set two. in the third, williams steadying herself and bringing it home. it has been a long road back for her. >> i almost didn't make it a few years ago. i was in the hospital. now i'm here again, and this is so worth it. i'm so happy. i never dreamed of being here again and being so down. never give up. you can continue. >> quite a journey. those five titles ties her sister, venus. don't forget the d.c. area can see the wimbledon champ in person as the series begin this week. she makes an appearance on the 22nd. venus co

there's kevin durant, first time olympian. early on it's darren williams with the lob and lebron james the king throwing it down fresh off his nba title. 10-4. it gets worse for the d.r. because here off the steal it's chris paul and throwing the other way the return, durant and there's the two hander. in the 2nd quarter durant leading up from behind the arc. he'd knock down five triples in the 1st half, 21 points in the 1st half 8-10 shooting. dominicans, you might want to stop kevin durant. they couldn't. here's james harden giving it back to k.d. 113-59, ouch, the u.s. all over the d.r. while those dream teamers come here next week, the wizards are out west in vegas for some league hoops which means we get to see bradley beal in action for the first time. we'll show you how he does. for a change what happens in vegas won't necessarily stay there. 2nd round draft pick thomas sadoranski will be on the trip, but all eyes will be on the fourth pick bradley beal to see how much he's absorbed from minicamp and plays in a real gam

kevin durante scored 22 in his olympic debut. and lebron james had eight assists.irst lady recently attended a game in washington with president obama. the latest installment of the dream treem plays tomorrow against tunisia. look at all those hugs. a sweaty chris paul. she goes right in for the real thing. not worried about any of that sweat getting on her shirt there. great performance out of the first lady. even james harden's beard gets a hug there. >>> it's not just the athletes feeling the pressure at these summer games. family members of the olympians are also hanging on every dive, sprint and vault. one prime example, the parents of aly raisman who suffered through all 48 seconds of their daughter's preliminary competition on the uneven bars. >> come on, aly. come on, aly, you got it. let's go. let's go, aly. let's go. let's go. let's go. let's go. let's go. let's go. let's go. come on. handstand. let's go. come on, aly. come on. come on. come on. come on. catch it! nice. come on. come on. catch. let's go. let's go. catch it! >> stick it, please. >> stick i

. >> for kevin durant, tonight's game is a chance to represent his country and hometown at the same timerward to it. it is going to be fun. it will be a tuneup game before we go overseas. >> he led for 24 points. he tell me he texted his former high school coach and says he hopes he is in attendance tonight. >> kevin anderson has just issued this statement, denying reports from san francisco that he is leaving. he says he is committed to being at the university of maryland. the transformation has just begun, and i will see it through. so it got out there quickly. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney, and i approve t this message. [ male announcer ] when a president doesn't tell the truth, how can we trust him to lead? the obama outsourcing attacks: "misleading, unfair and untrue." there was "no evidence" that mitt romney shipped jobs overseas. candidate obama lied about hillary clinton. so, shame on you, barack obama. [ male announcer ] but america expects more from a president. obama's dishonest campaign: another reason america has lost confidence in barack obama. x the next seven days, very mugg

kevin durant figures to have a prominent role.of the players are seasoned olympic vets, but this is the first olympic games for many of the guys and their first opening ceremonies was an experience to remember. >> beautiful, beautiful moment. very prideful moment just to walk through the field. hear usa being called, just mingling with all the other athletes, talking, hearing some of their stories, just enjoying that moment. >> just walking in the stadium for the first time, hearing people chant "usa" is a humbling feeling. it's something i can't describe with words. so i'm just excited i'm here. >> yeah, a lot of people saying that matchup against france tomorrow is going to be a huge test for them. >> you walk in there and you get choked up thinking about what's ahead. that's the news for now. "nightly news" is next. we'll be bac

. >>> well, you may have missed out on his first championship this year, but kevin durant can ease thet by winning his first gold medal. he led today beating france. u.s. did not play their best game, but still able to overpower france led by tony parker. u.s. by 16. the missed shot by tyson chandler, buries it. durant had 22 in his olympic debut. fourth quarter now up 19. darren williams, lob pass to lebron. take another look. the big dunk there. nine points, eight assists in just 24 minutes for james. how about this? gets a hug from the first lady, michelle obama. the entire team got hugs. she's called t

kevin durant leading scorer with nine rebounds. the quest continues. next up, the usa takes on tunisia on tuesday. and fred couples with the win that is not exciting enough, right? the birdie. he wins the senior british open at nine under par. and one olympics gymnastic favorite missed the cut for the competition. two others will compete. >> they do >> a quick update that we told you about earlier. minnie gillespie was found at a local hospital. we were told that she needed medical attention so it is good she was found. >> temperatures will eventually fall into the 60's and then the 70's. tomorrow if we hit it, it will be another 90-degree plus day. we will pick it back up on thursday and friday. wjla.com you can check out the forecast 24 hours a day. a lot of interesting blogs and photo whoever said that "less is more" is more or less mathematically challenged. less isn't more, it's less. and the only thing more thamore is a lot more. which is exactly what i get at embassy suites. more space... more down time. more family time. more me time. more me t

you are already familiar with kevin durant, he is a star in the nba.stenter national basketball, he is what you call a matchup nightmare. the three-point arc is closer and with kevin's skillset, you are going to heart announcer say you cannot defend that a lot. hard to believe he almost gave the game up. dan hellie now on why his u.s. teammates are thankful he didn't. >> good ball mom. durant, draws the contact and won. >> 6'11'. 6" 11". 6' 11". can shoot a pure here is the every sense of the word. a pure shooter. handle the ball and get to the rim. >> his work ethic. his work ethic, his humbleness, he works hard and gets the job done. he wants to be great r kind of trickles down to our teammates as well. >> reporter: the trickle down effect even felt at the pleasant recreation center, where durant's love for basketball was born and even after all the accolades and achievements, dur rant has not forgot where he's from, donating $25,000, helping to refurbish the entire facility. >> from an early age, he has never been a selfish individual. he has been a

kevin durant, lebron james big showstoppers. mike h.s.d is the head coach again. -- mike checheski is the head coach again. and the summer game of the olympics begin soon. >> back ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual wallet helps you get it. keep track of spending move money with a slide and use the calendar. all to see your money how you want. ♪ ♪ >> no triple digit forecast in the seven-day. low to mid 80's today. we have a chance of showers and thunderstorms scattered each day. thunderstorms over the weekend increase. jack wjla.com to wjla.com checkout -- . com to see the weather in the area. correct abc world [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] every woman who believes decisions s about our bodi and our health care should be our own is troubled mitt romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a law that outlaws all abortion -- even in cases of rape and incest. and that's not all. i'ut cut off funding to planned parenthood. [

kobe bryant, kevin durant, chris paul, and of course lebron james. all superstars with super egos. two years ago, james created a world of controversy by leaving his hometown team in cleveland for the miami heat, promising them he would bring home the championship. this year, he did. but even james isn't guaranteeing olympic gold. >> if you had the best players, does that mean you have the best team? >> absolutely not. you have to have team chemistry. you have to have friendship and everyone has to believe in the same goal. >> that's when coach k. comes in. >> sab salutely. >> he is the mike krzyzewski, the best college basketball coach in history. he won international acclaim as head coach of the 2008 olympic team, which won the gold in beijing. redemption after the team failed to make the finals in athens. >> how good is this year's olympic team. >> this year's team has at chance to be extremely good and very unique. >> how do you get the egos to work for you not against you? >> well, we want big egos. you have to have that. but when we walk out of the room, we have those perform

lebron james to kevin durant. americans win 86-80. they'll have one more game before the olympics.hat's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm bill seward. >>> the jackson family continues. duh, winners at the teen choice awards. >>> plus, looking like a famous writer may not get you much in most places but in key west is could make you a king. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." hope you had a wonderful weekend. here's what you need to know weatherwise. strong thunderstorms are possible this afternoon into this evening, areas from chicago to detroit, pittsburgh, buffalo, all of new york state, pennsylvania and really from d.c. northwards up through new york city, a chance of storms. not a lot changes even as we go into tuesday's forecast. kind of the same area with a chance of additional storms. >>> well, if you're watching us on 2 news dayton, ohio, one of the most prehistoric looking creatures on early, alligator at crunch at boonshoft museum of discovery. does look prehistoric. >> it does. appropriately titled. >>> now here's an early look

running, kevin durant, d.c. and they win 80- 69. the debate rages, mr.nt, which team is better this, one or the original 1992 variety? >> this is a generational thing. i was around in '92. i was a bulls fan. so i've got to go with the original dream team and i suspect that michael and sir charles and others would point out they were probably never down at any point in their games, but this is a great team, unbelievable tay end and kobe is a competitor -- talent and kobe is a competitor, so you expect him to do a little trash talking when the opportunity arises. >> this is the kiss cam at the verizon center, right? they know they're on it. he goes in for the kiss and michelle knows. they go back at the end of the game yeah. so he got bad at the beginning because he was up there for like 20 seconds and it's like hey, you got to do it at verizon center. it was back to the president. i'm sitting there going you've got to be kidding. somebody has to tell him. >> maybe he didn't know. >> he didn't know. clearly somebody got the word mr. president, you better k

lebron james to kevin durant. americans win 86-80. they'll have one more game before the olympics.hat's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm bill seward. >>> the jackson family feuding continues. duh, winners at the teen choice awards. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, looking like a famous writer may not get you much in most places but in key west it could make you a king. you're watching "early today." >>> good monday morning. welcome back to "early today." forecastwise to get you out the door, what you need to know. pack the umbrella if you're up there in new england down through pennsylvania, even the big cities late in the day. and back through the ohio valley. that's where the cold front will spark off some showers and numerous tlorm numerous thunderstorms late today. the dangerous heat continues in the middle of the country. we're watching thunderstorms from minneapolis to chicago along that front. if you're watching us on 2 news in dayton, ohio, one of the most prehistoric looking creatures on early, that's the alligator sna

s kevin durant all part of this year's squad prepping for london. last night's exhibition game against brazil, the u.s.a. was actually down one point last night. here they're down 6 in the second. durant finishes a pass from kobe. then durant again putting on an impressive show for his hometown in the corner for 3. later on lebron with the steal. team u.s.a. rallies from a 10-point deficit to beat brazil 80-69. president obama in attendance last night. his wife and kids joined him a bit later. they got the crowd riled up when the couple appeared on the kiss cam and didn't kiss. next time their daughter made sure the parents made up for it and the crowd was loving it even though michele was a little embarrassed. >>> the women made easy work of brazil earlier in the day. lindsay whalen led all scores with 21. u.s.a. wins this one 99-67. looking good for london. i'm kristen berset. that's a quick look at sports. have a great tuesday. >>> the chances of expanding gambling in maryland could go up after a meeting today. that story is coming up. >> plus, a

the guards include kobe bryant, chris paul, darren williams, russell westbrook, james harden and kevin durantoup of forwards that include carmelo anthony, blake griffin and andre iquodala. tyson chandler is the lone center on the team after a series of injuries knocked out dwight howard, chris bosh and lamarcus aldridge. >>> and speaking of the olympics, the olympic flame was carried on a whitewater raft near london today. and it doesn't take a genius to figure out what happens when you put a flame on a canoe that's in the water. it went away. it was extinguished, but it was relit with the backup flame. the torch has completed 50 days of its 0 day journey. opening ceremonies are are july 27th. flame in a water doesn't work with out. >> always have a plan b. chlgs that's our news for tonight. "saturday night live ♪ >>> next on c-span, road to the white house. following his primary victories last tuesday in wisconsin, maryland, and washington, d.c., republican front-runner, mitt romney made campaign stops in a dozen cities across the country, where he cla t

meanwhi meanwhile, kevin durant back in his hometown.nday night at verizon center, doesn't matter what court they're on, what city they're in, he can shoot. and then playing on the same team as lebron james. the finals mvp, kobe bryant won a gold medal in the '08 games. he's excited again to wear the red, white and blue. >> there's so much significance that the anthem carries with it, you know, from different histories and different cultural experiences that we all carry with us, representing our country. it's an emotional experience. >> hard to believe the olympics just a few weeks away. >>> the capitals expect to get john carlson and mike green signed to new contracts sooner rather than later. they should also hire their first assistant the coach by next week. ribeiro will wear with number nine for the caps next season, if there is a season. he had 45 assists last year in dallas. one of the lowest scoring teams in hockey. needless to say, he's happy to have guys like ove and backstrom on his side. >> it's nice to have guys who can put

kevin durant. ther eyou go. 22 points to lead team usa. a few seconds later, kobe bryant.e is not a lot you can do when you stick a hand in his face. he still drove for 3. lebron james to carmel anthony, the no-look. baron williamsn to anthony davis. 98-71, usa winner. another easy test tuesday against tunisia. a stunner of the opening nights of women's gymnastics. on top of the standings but not with the jordan weaver, the defending world champion. rules limit two members of each team to advance to the all- around event finals. finished fourth out of 22. she will compete in the team final on tuesday night. baseball. bryan roberts agreed to rehab over surgery. lasted one game before realizing searcher was the best option. he did optimistic about returning at full strength in 2013. the orioles' seventh game sunday against the oakland a's. josh rddick struck out in the first and fourth. in the third, he gets some runs. that swing. the orioles avoid a sweep 6- 1. nascar brickyard 400 a wonderful gesture from the smith team honoring those who died in the tragic shooting and co

lebron james to kevin durant. americans win 86-80. they'll have one more game before the olympics. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm bill seward. >>> the jackson family feuding continues. duh, winners at the teen choice awards. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, looking like a famous writer may not get you much in most places but in key west it could make you a king. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back, hope you had a wonderful weekend, here's what you need to know forecastwise, heavy rain and thunderstorms on interstate 80 outside of sacramento heading up towards reno this morning. probably the worst weather in the west of anywhere. this afternoon, a chance of showers and storms around phoenix and very chilly up around seattle with a slight chance of showers. but drier air and warmer air is on the way. look at tuesday, we jump from the 60s to 70s, even 80s around portland. if you're watching us on nbc 4, southern california in los angeles, a nearby alhambra, celebrate 50 years of the fab four at all together no

kevin durant in his home town.im on the same team with kobe bryant and loving that international three-point line, about two feet closer. like he needs the help. lebron james spent a lot of time talking with kobe going after different ways to attack defenses. i don't see a problem for either one of them. as close to the dream team as we've ever seen and happy to represent our country right here in the nation's capital. >> a beautiful experience. a way to serve our country. what we do best. and, you know, today we're surrounded by our nation's finest. so it's a huge honor to say the least. >> so we can do a lot on both ends of the floor. we got to do a better job of rebounding. get stop, rebounds, and transition, one of the best teams in the world. so -- just got to continue to build the chemistry day by day and we'll be fine. >> a lot of fun to watch that team play. basketball camp opens today. the capitals development camp wrapped up. biggest news, george mcphee says they should have their first new assistant coac

they were at the smith center at g.w., kobe bryant and kevin durant and crew putting a two-hour practicer first game against the dominican republic and durant came off the bench and pulled in 24 and the d.c. native pulled in all over the world and representing his hometown is still a big deal. >> come from maryland and playing around d.c. my whole life and i feel i have to represent them as much as i can. i played in oklahoma city and i love oklahoma city, but this is where i come from and this is who i am. i'm a maryland, d.c., type of guy. you know me. i have to represent them as much as i can and i let people know that i'm playing for them and hopefully i'll do a good job. >> there are not many, but there are some tickets left for tomorrow's game. >> some people have a foot fetish, good for them. other than my daughter's toes, i am not a fan of feet, so there's no way i would enter into this event. it is a toe wrestling contest event in england and you actually lock toes and away they go. this is so gross. there are reportly toe inspections to make sure there is none involved and that

kevin durant on the alley-oop from chris hall. yeah, team usa goes on to win by 11. hey, howba about that rough start, if you will? >> we learned a lot and grow. and where we had the whole team together and to win a game like this when we're not hitting is a good win for us. >> a win is a win is a win. the president and the first lady were put up on the kiss cam. if you ever been to the verizon center, you have to kiss and that is the part of being on the kiss cam. they got booed. the president and the first lady, all is right with the world and not all right in ashburn, virginia. the second day of redskins rocky minicamp and there is no rg3 and they said goodbye to blatch and he was a.m. nest ied and that means -- a.m.nestied and he gets his $23 million. laura, you are not amnesty, you are getting paid and have to be here. >> now you have the news edge. of course, the news is also always on at www.myfoxdc.com. keep it here. tmz on the is up next.  [ romney ] i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] when a president doesn't tell the tr

kevin durant led the way with 22 points, lebron james had a victory. in swimming, dana vollmer set a new world record while taking the gold in the women's 100 meter butterfly. but the french winning the gold as the americans settle for silver. that silver is the 17th for michael phelps' career. here the the medal count. china leading the way with 12 total, including 6 gold. the u.s. in second with 11 total. italy, south korea and france round out the top five. in doing so, she set a con sective medal record back in 1996 when she was still a teenager. >> reporter: she wore a smile and a new gold medal after accomplishing what no american never had. she's the first to win medals in five consecutive olympic games in a non-team sport. >> it's just overwhelming. it's just something like you're pinching yourself. is this real? it's just incredible. it just seems like a dream. there's just no words to describe it. i'm still kind of in shock. >> rodie is a california native who spends about 8 hours a day on the range pulling the trigger about a thousand times

kevin durant, a three-point shooting machine in the first half. knocked down five from beyond the arch. finished with a game-high 25 points. something tells me it's going to be a fun game to watch. now check out the inbounds pass by lebron. behind the bounceback, a pass to williams. at times they looked more like the globetrotters than an olympic team. but unlike the globetrotters, these guys play defense. russell westbrook forced the turnover. andre iguoadala with the dunk. and look at the bench. like a bunch of kids at the playground. the usa is ready for london. they won it big, 113-59. >>> the olympics are over before it started for the clippers' blake griffin. tore the meniscus in his left knee yesterday. he'll have surgery next week and be out two months. the hornets' anthony davis will take griffin's spot on the roster. >>> here's a guy who knows all about olympic basketball. jason kidd. won two gold medals with team usa. he's now the newest member of the knicks. he'll back up jeremy lin at the point guard position. new york is expected to

third quarter, kevin durant, 11 in the game. late fourth, the lands of -- the lasts's 30 = of lebron james's 30. baltimore's angela played quite well. team usa got the win tonight over brazil as well. stay with us. [ male announcer ] want the most enjoyment from your home entertainment? here's the perfect solution. switch to a verizon fios triple play and upgrade your entertainment equipment with our 100% fiberoptic network and whole home solution, including a high-speed wireless router, plus a new multi room dvr and new hd set top box free for 12 months. hurry. switching has never been easier with the fios whole home solution. upgrade your home with one easy package. call 1.888.get.fios. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. welcome to life on fios. call 1.888.get.fios. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. still thinking of replacing the truck? i just don't know where to start. glad you made it. start by choosing from over 30,000 used cars

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kevin durant, a three-point shooting machine in the first half. knocked down five beyond the arch.ished with a game-high 25 points. something tells me it's going to be a fun game to watch. check out the inbound pass by lebron. behind the bounceback, a pass to williams. at times they looked more like the globetrotters than an olympic team. unlike the globetrotters, these guys play defense. russell westbrook forced a turnover. look at the bench. like a bunch of kids at the playground. the usa is ready for london. they won it big. >>> the olympics are over before it started for the clippers' blake griffin. tore his meniscus yesterday. he'll have surgery next week and be out two months. anthony davis will take over for him. >>> here's a kid who knows a lot about the olympics. jason kidd. won two gold medals with team usa. he's now a newest member of the knicks. he'll back up jeremy lin. they expect to re-sign lin in the next couple of days. >>> finally a story of perseverance in stage 11 of the tour de france. that's pierre roland in the green and white jersey. he went down hard and he

kevin durant, a regular in the goodman league games in berry farms checking out the games with team usaeammate james hard hardin who plays on the thunder with him. they are in town for an exhibition game against brazil this weekend. tickets are hard to come by. i did check for you. i'm still working on >>> you may recall a few years bag someone thought what they thought was the image of the virgin marry on a grilled cheese sandwich. now hundreds are flocking to a town in new jersey that may also have a divine property. they believe this tree in west new york shows the virgin mary carved into this trunk. the neighbors worry that the crowds can get out of >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- dana carvey. and a special performance by nicki minaj. and now, jay leno!

behind 22 points from kevin durant.he americans led by a point after one quarter but made six three pointers in the second. tony parker had 10 points for france in the loss. after the win, the first lady gave every usa player a congratulatory hug. four years ago the usa beat france in the water. it was a thrilling come from behind victory in the 4 by 100 men's free while hundred. the anchor edges out the team capturing the gold. today it was a rematch of sorts. france looking for revenge. olympic fans, if you don't want to know what happened, look away for just a few seconds. ♪ music playing >> okay. you can come back to us now. despite players of the olympics, the castles just kept on rolling. last night's win was the second executive undefeated season of undefeated tennis. congratulations to them. they have a little time off and then the playoffs begin as they start the championship and that starts september 14th. >> all right. >>> a great night tonight. we'll be down into the 60s and 70s tomorrow only in the 80s but

we heard from kevin durant earlier in the day. here is carmelo anthony talking to guys he knows very well. >> such a huge honor. >> it's a great feeling. a great accomplishment to be playing for my country. >> and some kids from carmelo's neighborhood got a chance to hoop it up today at the skills clinic at the d.c. armory. kids got a chance to try out michael jordan brand equipment. all the things to see if they could fly, too, and see how it works on the court. anthony was supposed to attend, but couldn't because the practice team got moved up. there was a conflict. full highlights coming up. back to you in the studio. it's a very busy day for you in particular at college park. >> thank you, dave. yes, lots of news coming out of college park. two weeks after making massive cuts at university of maryland. athletic director, kevin anderson, may be on his way out. anderson is in his second year of a five-year deal. according to the san francisco chronicle, anderson is in talks with stanford, university, for the same job. anderson t

kevin durant here. 7-foot wingspan can do that. it's a blowout. dominican republic is not coming back. 113-59. good old u.s.a. wins and of course the men's basketball team in town this weekend. we'll be

kevin durant's three-point jumper, part of his 24 of the night.o anthony's jam in the third as the nba doubled the dominican score, 113-59. they will lose blake griffin out of the olympics with injury. >>> not all olympic competitors have two legs. some use four. for hundreds of years, for actually 100 years, the elegant horse and rider event called dressage has been part of the olympics. this year, even in london, the u.s. team can't escape entirely from politics at home. a horse linked to mitt romney and his wife will be in the mix. randall pinkston reports. >> jan ebeling used to be afraid of horses, but now the german-born rider and his horse, rafalca, are training for their first olympic games. they're one of four members of the usa dressage team. >> it's amazing. it's a dream come true. >> that dream became a reality, in part, because of ann romney, wife of republican presidential hopeful, mitt romney. she helped purchase the horse for ebeling about six years ago. >> i think she really appreciated me helping her with her riding, and i think

kevin durant drives and puts it home. team usa wins 80-69.es, the president got another shot on kiss cam. redemption. they put him up on the big screen. there we go. there we go. with encouragement from his daughter there. plants one on the first lady to the delight of the crowd. much of the talk surrounding the 2012 version of the dream team centered around bryant's assertion that the team beat the original 1992 dream team. michael jordan, magic, bird all of those. stacked with hall of famers. at halftime, president obama did his part to put that debate to rest. >> you know, this is a generational thing. i was around in '92. i was a bulls fan. so i've got to go with the original dream team. and i suspect that michael and sir charles and others would point out they were probably never down at any point in any of their games. you know, but this is a great team. unbelievable talent and kobe is a competitor. you expect him to do a little trash talking whenever the opportunity arises. >> baseball now, kevin youkilis made his return to fenway. thi

kevin durant scored 21 points. the u.s. men rolled to victory, 113-59. now they are headed to the district where they will train over the weekend before their second match against brazil on monday at the verizon center. >>> well, this morning there are loud calls for the u.s. olympic team to change the uniforms it will wear during the opening ceremony. it's not about how the outfits look, rather where they were made. ralph lauren designed the apparel you see it here. the uniforms were made in china. leaders on capitol hill say it's ridiculous that american textile workers didn't get to make the uniforms that will represent our country. >> i think the olympic committee should be ashamed of themselves. i think they should be embarrassed. i think they should take all of the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them and start all over again. if they have to wear nothing but something that has usa on it painted by hand, that's what they should wear. >> similar controversy four years ago one team usa's were made in china. ralph lauren designed those unifo

>> kevin durant?the best players in the world and ha a -- he is a great player and great person. can you see him what he does can with oklahoma city. >> and i know you guys went over to arlington national cemetery with the players and coaching staff. what was that like for the players? >> the whole weekend and some, a little bit in vegas when we were there training. we have linked up with the military, that usa basketball has and that is a moving experience. and we know that we could not come close to doing anything like they're doing, and just -- that we can give back to them and we will acface so much and yesterday in arlington, and that is a moving experience and have some some dif ren generals and people have been through this and off of the court and the life building, it's been great. it makes you appreciate what we have in america. >> and i have 30 seconds to go here and you were with the knicks, obviously. jeremy lynn, you see his situation and can you believe the lin-sanity? >> and that is fu

kevin durant and lebron. this is a nice combination. got to like that. later, washington, d.c.ls up and hits the jumper. team u.s.a. slides, severe, winning alert day. they win by 20. all right. it is the most highly anticipated redskins training camp since, i don't think there has been another camp more anticipated than this. robert griffin, iii, is in ashburn right now. all players must report for training camp. here's something to get the football juices flowing. 16, as in 16 days until the first preseason game. wow. redskins at buffalo on thursday night. griffin speaks to the media. keep it right here because we'll have it for you. the redskins waved chase today. he played at virginia and played well. he picked off nine passes the last couple of years. originally thought to be a high draft pick. went undrafted. he has been placed on the roster. redskins offensive tackle haven't seen or heard much from him since he was suspended last season for violating the substance abuse policy. we now know what he has been up to. getting inked. that's williams on the left. take a look at

lebron, carmelo anthony, kevin durante, all part of this year's squad prepping for london.of folks came to see kobe bryant. that's the wizards. usa was actually down at one point tonight, but here durante finishes with the alley-oop. they erase a ten-point deficit and get back on top in the third. durante putting on a show. a 3 from the corner. impressing his hometown. lebron with a steal and the post. look at that. back out to him, gets the 3. team usa defeats brazil, a tough test tonight, but they pulled it off 80-69. now, like i said, president obama was in attendance. big basketball fan, not going to want to miss this. his wife and kids joined him a little later. they got the crowd riled up when the couple appeared on the kiss cam and failed and came back to them and you saw daughter malia egging them on. this time you could see michelle was a little embarrassed in that one but they were having some fun and the crowd was loving it. the women also in action tonight. earlier made easy work of brazil. mora hit this 3 here. whalen led all scores with 21 p. u.s. wins big tim

it looks like magic and jordan, lebron james to kevin durant.mericans win with one more game before the olympics. that's your first look at sports. i'm bill seward. >>> for another look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill clarences with the forecast. what is your favorite olympic sport, bill? >> the track and field i don't miss when they run the 100 meters. >> synchronized swimming? >> i'll watch the highlights. are there highlights of synchronized swimming? well, good morning, everyone. we have showers and thunderstorms continuing to roll through new york state this morning. a pretty good strong storm in the southern portions of the new york state freeway heading to westchester and crossing the hudson river here shortly. also through upstate new york, numerous showers, too. so that will be the case today. hit and miss showers and storms in many areas of new england. of course, the afternoon hours is when the meet heating of the day is at the maximum to see the best showers and storms. warmest air down here from philadelphia to d.c., w

kevin durant scored 27 points for americans they were sporting the 1992 dream teams, throw back uniformsking pretty good too. things got chippy. argentina gets into it with kd and lebron. team usa got the last laugh. lebron finish s with the slam 15 points americans held on for an 86-80 vickty over argenti that -- victory over argentina. >>> ncaa came down hard on penn state in the wake of the child sex abuse scandal. in addition to taking away 14 years of joe paterno's wins the school received a $60 million fine the football program will have no post season play for four years lose 10 annual scholarships for four years and receive five years probation. >>> red skins running back, evan royceer all time leading rusher at penn state playing from 2007 to 2010 he had this to say on twitter so i lost every college football game i ever played in? end quote. they start training camp this thursday we will be out there live for robert griffin the third's press conference to start camp. >> thanks, one last look at the forecast sue. >> check out this five day forecast, today's high 90 warmer tomorr

lakers and kevin durant of the oklahoma city thunder. durant says he hoped to go to the olympics ever since he was a kid when michael jordan led the dream team to the gold medal 20 years ago. >> just to put that jersey on means a lot. it's more than just those guys on the basketball court. we're playing for our whole country. that's pretty cool to say i did that. >> also bound for london next week and aiming for her third olympic gold medal is beach volleyball star kerri walsh. she took to volleyball at age ten in northern california and quickly showed she was a natural. as bigad shaban reports, she's good. >> two-time olympic gold medalist, kerri walsh is a superstar in her hometown of saratoga. >> this is where all my dreams were fostered and where it started. >> when did you fall in love with volleyball? >> the very first day. when i was ten years old, i fell in love with volleyball. prior to that, i thought i was going to be a giants pitcher or in the nba for the warriors. >> it was here on the basketball court of archbishop mitty hi

well, it might be the biggest year yet in kevin durant's caree. he is one of the emerging leaders on the young usa team. they are in d.c. today during up for our friendly tomorrow against brazil. 56hiw5hiweu4qn5hqw durant has texted his high school coach. >> i am so honored to be from here. i have walked the streets of d.c. and pt county, and ben a kid like those kids -- and p.g. county. i want to share my story with people and get inspired. and want to make it as well. >> 17th hole. troy madision. 60foot putt for eagle. right in. 20 under par. johnson from the bunker. hits the approach on the green. lets it roll. maybe. he would actually birdie to win. in nba news, jason kidd was arrested on a drunk driving charge after he crossed his suv -- crasshed his suv. >> is seen as a possible replacement for jeremy >> we have an update on the fate of the american pastor and your bill kidnapped and egypt. the captor has spoken with intelligence officials about their release. michael lewis, a church member, and their tour guide were taken off a bus near cai