go to the facebook page and give us what sports kristen berset and i should play next.t's been real fun. we look forward to all of your suggestions. finally tonight, guys, the super bowl brings out all kinds of emotions from fans. especially one who doesn't make it. sort of like former dc mayor marian barry who got the tweeting last night and he was not happy. the redskins suck. i'm tired of watching everyone else in the super bowl. it ain't been right since they left dc. then he said dan snyder sucks. and today no apologies. >> no apology. >> everybody gets to have an opinion when it comes to sports. >>> tributes are literally pouring in all across britain and perhaps the world as queen elizabeth marks the 60th year on the throne. >> that is power. crowds cheered for the celebration of this milestone. >> hip hip, hooray. it's usually remembered privately. today is the day her father died. but this year the queen delighted in marking the event publicly. she visited with school children. they performed a show about the monarch's six decades on the throne. the royal caval

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it's kristen berset. have a great monday. >>> 6:25. coming up in ten minutes, we'll take a look at the most popular commercials. >> at the top of the hour, a cbs this morning investigation. how is uncle sam funding the payroll tax cut? a preview of the investigation is straight ahead. >>> first, monika has a check on traffic this morning. >>> good morning. we're going to take a look live from sky 9 at the beltway. inner loop at route 1 college park accident on the left shoulder. delays coming down if 95. more in my next report coming up at around 6:30. you're watching 9 news now. stay with us. >>> welcome back. 6:29. howard bernstein on the weather terrace. it is a cold morning. lots of 20s. lots of frost out there and a little fog in the mountains but we've got a good day ahead with the sunshine and temperatures are going to warm nicely. here's our day planner. we're expecting readings by the middle of the day to be near 50. we'll get to near 55 with a 5:00 temperature of 51 degrees. clear skies overnight. that will allow temperatures

kristen berset is here to let us know what was going on down there. >> surprised a lot of people. campbell was to get married this past saturday to jenny, they have been married off and on for seven years now. but when 162 guests arrived at this exclusive resort, they were told, there will be no wedding. they weren't given a reason why, but go on and party and have fun tonight. we have pictures of the couple from their wedding website. of course, campbell got traded to oakland in 2010 and then he proposed 11 months later. that's when they rekindled their romance in 2010. of course, campbell has been taking a lot of slack for this. folks reporting he left his bride at the alter. he stood her up. he called off the wedding momenting before, but he has been saying the decision not to get married was a mutual enough. i love her enough to talk to her before it gets that far. i don't know why people would put all those lies out there. and went on to say there's so much going on in both our lives right now. we are taking one day at a time. letting the air and dust clear. the couple took d

i'm kristen berset. have a great day. >>> a local official is pulled over on the beltway for going more than 100 miles an hour. we'll have details coming up. >>> plus, we'll take you inside a teen court to show you how a jury of young people would punish their piers for a-- their peers for abusing alcohol. a quick check of traffic now. >>> construction on the outer loop of the beltway for the wilson bridge project begins at 9:0 this morning. right now across the bridge span all lanes are open. >>> a look around the area at i >>> good morning. welcome back to 9 news now. it is leap day, wednesday, february 29. i'm andrea roane. happy you're with us. >> help birthday if it's your birth -- happy birthday fits' your birthday. >> you're only 24. >> good morning. i'm mike hydeck. happy leap day. cupcakes and burgers for everybody. we'll let you know what that means in a minute. monika santami will have traffic momentarily as well. >>> howard has our weather first. >> some rain will move in. some of the rain co

. >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset. the best sports in town. >> oh, the worst performance of the season. fresh is their minds, the capitals looking to bounce back as they close out their latest road trip in ottawa. if you don't think things can get worse, guess again. nhl.com and csn.com reporting that alex ovechkin will not play against the senators. the captain suffered a lower body injury. he skated for about eight minutes this morning. afterwards, dale hunter said not too much at all. lower body injury. game time decision, but being reported he is out. the caps enter tonight's game having won just three of their last ten games. pulled after just five minutes on monday will get to start tonight. national third baseman said if a contract extension can't be reached by friday, the time spring camp opens, it will have to wait until next season. he doesn't want to be a distraction to his team. he has two years remaining on his current deal. >> gary williams offers two cents in the on going maryland georgetown rivalry dile

kristen berset has the story of a local athlete who pulls it all off. >> this season maryland's tiana hawkins has broken the school's rebounding record, her own personal scoring record and earned three player of the week wards this week. she dreams of playing in the pros after college, but she also has her sights set on another thing. tiana hawkins recently broke maryland's single rebounding record held firm service 1977. >> as a junior she has been a tremendous impact player for us, reason why we're ranked top 10 in the country. >> reporter: but basketball isn't her only passion. >> watching the university of maryland, i was interested in going somewhere. >> reporter: this summer with the encouragement from her coaches and teammates the criminal justice major decided to explore her dream. she got an internship with the united states secret service. >> my best memory would be going through the training facility because i was able to see a hands on first person view of what it's like to train, to go out and protect the president. >> reporter: the experience proved to be everything she

♪ >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> it's never a surprise when a team'ss better than their road record, but for the capitals the difference between the two is the largest gap in the nhl. they're ranked fourth at home but 26th on the road and unfortunately not many signs of getting better any time soon. today alex ovechkin and the caps in the big apple, rangers up 1-0 in the 2nd until alexander semin gets the slack off to go, nice shot from 40 feet out, caps tied up at 1-1 but they just couldn't stop the rangers today. it whipped right through neuvirth's legs. no chance on that one. caps tried in late 3rd but it wasn't enough. they fall to the rangers 3-2 and fall to ninth in the east. >>> wizards in detroit trying to stop a streaking pistons squad, here john walsh, watch this dunk, nice. well there, he. is there's the dunk. wizards are leading 37-30 in the 2nd. see if they can pull it off. >>> the georgetown hoyas today came out determined to rebound from their overtime loss to syracuse. there were five players that scored in double digits in a tough but

. >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset.t sports in town. >> a capital in 2009, mike has become a fan favorite and a leader in the locker room. he posted back to back seasons with at least 20 goals. this year he hit a wall. three goals in eight assists so far. his struggles had him sitting at the bench, which says he is the first in a decade because of poor performance. the trade deadline is february 27 and although he hasn't asked for one, it seems the writing may be on the wall. >> you have to face reality. you know, you can handle it a number of ways and the players not going to be used or in the near future. and you go somewhere where you can play. if you can't do it in one place, then you have to go. >> inbetween games, the capitals help raise over $350,000 during their third annual cap care casino night. their most successful casino night to date. over 600 fans have to mingle with players. benefits washington capitals charity. the wizards continue their current road trip out east tonight. taking on portland. it's what

. >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset. the best sports in town. >> if you've ever wanted to experience the feel of the capitals playoff game, tonight is your night. you might still be two months away from the post season, but tonight's matchup against florida could be the pivotal point of the cap season. they are one point behind the panthers. washington would take over first place and third in the conference, but a loss means the gap between them and the playoffs gets a heck of a lot wider. >> it's a four pointer and you know what the battle is. both sides do, and it's like a playoff game. >> tonight would be the most important game of the year. a team that we have to beat. >> we have to have a sense of urgency in every game. >> with all that at stake, it's no wonder they would love to play tonight. recovering from a knee injury he suffered in sunday's game. participated in morning skate and is a game-time decision. the maryland terrapins prepping for a big game. on the road against clemson. they have shown the season the

kristen berset has more in this morning's sports report. >> good morning everybody. last night's capitals and jets game was rather interesting but very exciting one. four goals scored in regulation and all of them within the final ten minutes of the game and plus the ever exciting shootout. now if only the outcome for a little different. capitals hosting the winnipeg jets, they're scoreless in the third. alex ovechkin gets the regrounds and off the glass, watch this. what a shot. right behind the goalie. his 23rd of the season. caps lead 1-0. they went up 2-0 before the jets just took off. evander kane gets the puck around vokoun and then 12 seconds later, from center ice. a wobbler, deflects and goes in. the jets tie things up just like that. going to overtime. ovechkin gets tripped up so they go to a shootout. caps need this goal here but matthew pir row hesitates and doesn't again get a good shot off and that was just ugly. the caps lose 3-2. >>> to the hardwood, virginia tech hosting miami. the hokies had a tough time holding on to the ball and in the second, dow

. >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset. the best sports in town. >> it is now or never for the maryland terrapins. they have four games left in the regular season and a tough road ahead. coming off their most lopsided loss of the season. a 27 point beat down by virginia. looking to rebound tonight against miami. the last time these two met on february 1, miami squeak by in a heartbreaking double overtime victory. the terps have won just two games since and are now playing without point guard. >> since he went down, we made some strides in practice with guys and maturity. we'll see, four games left, hopefully we can do something positive down the stretch. >> tonight's game means the return of former george mason head coach, jim in his first year of miami. the hurricanes are 16-9. or fifth in the acc ahead of the terps. the hurricanes upset duke earlier this month. >> at a time when they are supposed to make a surge, they can skidding further and further from contention. last night was undoubtedly their worst performance. the

. >>> 9sports with kristen berset.sports in town. >> oh, less than a week after inking one of the nation's top ten recruits, maryland terrapins now dealing with losing three more key players. among them, quarterback and 2010 acc rookie of the year. that makes 24 players left sing randy took over the program a year ago. according to the terrapin insider, they can't play for 16 schools, including acc schools and vanderbilt. we talked to randy earlier today, he didn't confirm nor deny that information, but what he did say is despite all the loss, the program he thinks is still in good shape. >> i think everything is very stable here. take a look at the class that we just put together. they say it the best. if you listen and see their comments, you see what they believe and what this program is all about and i think that's the best statement we can have. >> oh, we'll see what happens. the capitals are back in a regrouping stage. maybe a little panic. a pair of losses are threatening their post season aspirations. the capit

. >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset. the best sports in town. >> they thought they would be traded, but instead, mike and roman will once again sit the bench as the capitals host new york tonight at the verison center. the caps won two straight over the weekend. their first consecutive victory since mid january. if the season ended today, the capitals would not make the playoffs. this five-game home stand that begins tonight is extremely important for their post season push. >> if you push at home, you have to keep climbing. >> you have to keep going. make the playoffs, you have to play good the rest of the year. >> nationals right fielder missed practice because of back spasmed. probably will not travel for the team's spring opener. and the nationals seem excited about their current pitching, they tweeted this picture today of strausberg, calling them the fantastic four. >>> having knowledge they are willing to trade it away, but at the right price. if the redskins decide to move up, most likely have to give up two firs

. >>> now, 9 sports with kristen berset. the best sports in town. >> is he or isn't he?niversity of maryland had their own brett favre on their hands. it was being reported that quarterback, danny o'brian decided to transfer. the school refuses to confirm or deny that claim. now the washington post is saying o'brian will take the weekend to seriously consider whether to go or not. the 2010acc rookie of the year was benched half way through the season and fight for the starting job. he would have this h two years of eligibility left. >> a showdown with syracuse. a tough place to play for any visiting team. tonight should be especially loud. means coach will be ranked third for most victories of all time. they are well aware of what's at stake. >> this rivally goes back a long way and we split with them last year and all the expansive stuff, and in the hundred for the national championship, we are right behind them. it's going to be a huge game. >> it's going to be fun. the washington wizards have something to do tonight. win two games in a row. they are playing the new yo

. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> the washington wizards are on a win streak. wasn't sure we'd hear those words this season. after two terrific performances against detroit and portland the wizards have won two in a row on the road. last night a trailblazer fan yelled out you're about to lose to the wizards. you're that pathetic. for the wizards it was their best offensive performance all season setting season highs and points scored, field goal percentage and three-point percentage. >> it's really a complete of game as we'd played obviously this year and, you know, going back. i thought our guys were in tune. >> wizards go for three in a row tonight against the clippers, to another great game george mason hosting bcu, both tied for the first in the caa. rod wright nail as i beautiful three-pointer at the buzzer to win by one, nothing but net on that shoot. you can see the players and the crowd going nuts at the patriot center, exciting game. >>> new information today on si.com saying peyton manning actually had four neck surgeries, not three and report

. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> today it was all about the high schoolersal signing day for football at d.c.'s friendship collegiate academy. they had 19 players announced today including top recruit eddie gold win. dave owens chatted with him. >> 17 hours until signing day and the courting of this 6' 4 310-pound lineman has reached to def con 5. >> i receive 15, 20 letters a day. >> here's a sample, auburn, texas a&m, cal, alabama, nebraska. the message? eddie goldman, we want you. >> we need the centerpiece of our defense to be dominant and relentless. come and join gator nation. reporter: mom isn't immune either. her phone won't stop ringing. >> i want you tone trust us with your son. it's -- to entrust us with your son. it's all going to be really good if he comes to auburn. >> they want to know if they're leading or if they're in the top two. reporter: schools made their best sales pitch like florida state who invited goldman out and made him feel like a rock star. >> they had posters of me, you know, so that was pretty cool. reporter: now all that's l

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plus johnson reacts to the death of hall of fame >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports. >> maryland senior shawn moseley wasn't sugar coating things when asked about losing point guard howard for the season. he said we're back to square one. tonight, though, they had no problem picking up the slack. a good performance with the terps hosting boston college. on fire early. 19 points in the first half. here is one of his five first half three pointers. he finished with 24. second half terps put bc away. watch this one handed jam. nice. maryland wins by 16. best finish of the night, virginia tech at florida state. 8 seconds to go. 1.8 seconds to go. buries the 3. seminoles up 1. race up court hoping for a miracle. but just misses. virginia tech loses a heart breaker 48-47. a back yard brawl basketball style. west virginia and pitt. chuck brian with 15 off the bench. west virginia wins 66-48. 8th ranked lady terps. the acc player of the week scored a career high 26 points as the terps sweep virginia for the first time in four years and hand the coach her 300th career win. ma

finally, you've been watching myself and kristen berset going toe to toe in the anchor poll. currently tied at 2. we need your help to break the tie. what sport should we play next? we have a will the of great ideas on our facebook page. >> it's fun to watch. >> how about sin cronized sin cronized swimming? >> cbs news is next.

. >>> now, 9 sports with kristen berset.t sports in town. >> with just 20 games left in the regular season, the capitals right now on the outside looking in. many expected them to make some moves before the trade deadline in hopes of securing another post season birth. but 3:00 p.m. came and went today with the caps staying put. mike's name was thrown around after a dismal season and rumors of discourse between hammerlick and dale hunter went nowhere. the capitals made no deals, sticking with the team currently in place. gm saying there wasn't anyone out there they wanted. >> i think our fan base, i think we have been doing this long enough that they ovens if -- we have terrific young players in our lineup right now. and we are going to have terrific young players going forward because we didn't give them away today. >> one move the caps did make today, placing nicholas backstrom on long-term injured reserve. the caps center hasn't played since taking an elbow to the head. >> starting to look like harper will play on saturda

kristen berset what. did you think of it? wrong question night. eel give the show a b. >> okay.re kind of watching the sports and the grammys at the same time so we were up on everything. >> how about the caps? >> caps, definitely not a b. they're just not good on the road. the road just continues to be unkind to the caps. the difference between the home and road record is the largest in the league. fourth at home but 26th on the road. for most of the day's game in the big apple the caps went toe to toe with the rangers but it was missed opportunity that ultimately lost the game. you will hear from the guys on what needs to change. >>> plus, the wizards go into detroit and route the pistons. who saw this coming? not me, that's for sure tcht pistons were on a season best four-game win streak. the wizards were still struggling to put a complete game together, and tonight behind the scoring efforts of mcgee and young, they put in one of their best performances in a long while. georgetown looking to rebound after their loss against syracuse earlier this week but they face another to

. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> it's officially that time of yearthe slates are clean. everyone is on an even playing field and optimism is running high. the nationals pitchers and catchers kicked off their first practice of spring training today in vieira, florida. stephen strasburg reporting 100% healthy according to him. ready to start his first full year after tommy johns surgery, but gm mike rizzo says the plan is to limit strasburg to around 160 innings, then shut him down no matter where the nationals stand in terms of making it to the postseason. the nationals first round draft pick arrived a few days earl to start his major league cha -- early to start his major league career, 21-year-old anthony mondone. drafted as a third baseman the nats plan on playing him at spring in first and second. possibly the biggest story line is whether bryce harper makes the opening day roster. the 19-year-old arrived a few days early looking to get in some extra work making it a little difficult for them. the guys anxious to get to start back up playing consi

you been watching kristen berset and i battle it out in all kinds of events currently tied 2-2.usa9's facebook page and give us suggestions on how to break that tie. we've been getting some great suggestions thus far. >>> super bowl the day after one team arrives home happy, the giants, the other with the emptiest feelings that only come with getting to the championship and losing it. that would be the patriots. sorry. new york arriving to a whole lot of fanfare, head coach tom coughlin and the squad celebrating their second super bowl victory in four seasons. meanwhile eli fulfilling his contractual arrangement going to disney world. it's a tough job, isn't it? one day later how sweet it is. >> this isn't about bragging rights. this is a lot bigger. this is about a team, an organization being named world champions and that was the ultimate goal. >> we talk an awful lot throughout the course of the year about finish, finish, finish and the young man who won the mvp certainly put our team on his back. >> time to reveal this week's high school game of the week poll. langley at mcl

. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> every seasoned nfl team sets oneoal, to win a championship, a super bowl or bust. this sunday only the giants and patriots get an opportunity to live out that dream. eli manning having one of the best seasons of his career despite being swept by the redskins. tom brady is tom brady. despite a lackluster defense he was able to once again guide his team to the big game. both teams just want that lombardi trophy no matter who is on the other side of the ball. >> it's not about beating a specific person or beating a certain team. it's about the opportunity to win a championship for your own organization. >> there's plenty of motivation just for the fact that we're playing for what we set out for at the beginning of the year. we're going to be motivated because wire playing for the super bowl. that's what -- we're playing for the super bowl. that's what we all hope for always athletes. >> rob gronkowski was ready to go and practiced for the first time today since spraining an ankle. he set a single season record for 17 to

♪ >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> in the past week or so we've seenards go from disheveled to impressive and the caps have gone from first place to a drama filled mess. from complaints about not playing to questioning a player's dedication, yesterday's former capital and current goalie coach olely kolzig -- olie kolzig said the recent problems with alex ovechkin's problems had to do with his perception of being a rock star. today ovie addressed those comments kind of making light of the situation like ovie does. >> i just want to look like him. he's a rock star. actually he was and right now he's on retirement. >> look at a player like ovechkin, he wouldn't be who he is if he didn't work hard, but like all the great ones this are nights where you may not be giving everything, but your skill makes a difference and help your club win the game, but we all learn you have to be reminded once in a while if you're working hard all the time, that's when you become unstoppable. >>> no lack of drama. the nfl may get one of its most colorful characters on the fi

the is that correct takes a bite out of -- the shark takes a bite >>> now 9 sports with kristen bersetrts in town. >> as much as the caps struggle on the road, they need every point they can muster at home to stay in the playoff hunt. but let's just say tonight their performance elicited a thunderstorm of jeers from the fans. not too happy. hopey gets to start in net tonight. but he couldn't do much with the sharks. patrick marlow gets it up. and then once again we put the sharks up 5-1. >> in the third caps do try for the late come back. hammerlich gets the scoop. and then schultz nice little bounce but it was too little too late. caps fall 5-3 to san josi. >> it's home games that you have to take advantage of your home night and tonight special teams wasn't good. it's one of those games where goals make a difference in the game. >> to the nationals, ryan zimmerman self imposed spring training deadline extends it to six days away, but not much progress has been made to lock him up. if the nats can't lock him up, he's the face of the franchise. negotiations will have to wait until next

. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> if the playoffs had started today, the capitals would not be playing. but they have a great chance to pick up grounds during the current five game homestand. tonight they're hosting the islanders. the caps got off, they were hot not until the last final five minutes. troy brower knocks in the past. exciting night. and then a few minutes later with time winding down. brower again tieing things up. alex ovechkin scoops it up and the captain comes through. 3-2. the caps jump winnipeg and are now 8 in the eastern conference. >> every game is big right now. you know, it's like it's playoff hockey. we're all battling and florida won. we have to win. . >> the st. louis rams are willing to trade their second overall pick in this year's draft so the redskins better start gathering their bar girning chips. -- bargaining chips. they need to get themselves a new quarterback. nfl opening day will be played on a wednesday. something that very rarely happens. that's because the league doesn't want to overlap president obama's closin

. -- despite trying to close >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> the capitals now officially playing december pregnancy hockey. they had -- desperation hockey. they had won just 10 games. slowly watching the post season slip away. tonight the caps in ottawa taking on the senators. not much better. second period caps down 3-0. he gets yanked for the second game. caps trying to get back in it. jason sends the puck towards the net. goes in off matthew's face for the goal. but the senators put the caps away late. empty net. no problem. caps lose this one 5-2. wiz also in action. sacramento turns the ball over. crawford going coast to coast. wizards up 8 at the break. they scored a season high 68 points. chuck hayes with the outlet pass to isiah thomas. sacramento wins by 8. randy whitman not very happy after this game. >> we have guys going in for a layup and does a reverse 360 and misses the whole thing. until we're committed to making winning basketball plays threw the whole game -- through the whole game, it's going to look like that. >> the nationals have two m

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. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset. >> since the nationals have opened camp, we talked about steven strasburg's return and whether or not bryce is ready for the big leagues. but another guy to keep your eye on adam la roe. he has had shoulder surgery. he's not even close do 100% but every day he's been able to throw further and further. he's not expected to be ready for opening day but should be back. good progress. a monumental reversal for ryan brawn. he successfully won an appeal of a 60-day suspension after testing positive for performance enhancement drugs. becoming the first major leaguer to do so. his lawyers argued the sample was collected improperly. all right. the public ultimatum for maryland ak kevin anderson to georgetown not only affects the men's basketball team but hundreds of other student athletes that look forward to a rivalry that may be taken away. it creates some of the most exciting games during the season. tomorrow the men's lacrosse team faces off. unfortunately it could be the last time these two play each other for a very long time. >> we obviously enjoy p

. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> heading down the final stretch, therrapins need to muster every ounce of strength they've got if they want a shot at the ncaa tournament. their final four games include virginia, who they just got stomped by 27 points. north carolina and tonight miami. the hurricanes beat turgin and company. remember that guy? he picked this one up less than two minutes ago. terps down five. moseley comes up with a big 3 at 15. 45 seconds to go, terps down 2. james a big man with a big rebound. ties things up at 66. time winding down, miami one last chance. two freshman gets the steal. john moseley secures the ball. a big win over miami 75-71. georgetown in new jersey taking on seton hall. john thompson the third not going to be happy about this one. seton hall out to a three-point lead. he ties things up at 22. that was his only 3 of the night. tonight belonged to the pirates. jordan theodore determined to help his team make the ncaa tournament 29 points, a career high for the senior as seton hall upsets 8th ranked georgetown 73-55. an

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. >>> now the sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> georgetown-syracuse, one of the biggest rivalries in the big east. but this september the orange announced they were leaving for the acc. so this could be the last meeting between these two teams at the carrier dome. syracuse students camped out since last friday for this game. and they got a good one. down to the wire. jason clark gets the hoyas within one. they force overtime. in ot, the game is tied at 61. kris joseph with a monster three to give syracuse the lead. hoyas trying to tie the game up but jason clark turns the ball over. syracuse escaped with a 64-61 win in overtime. the coach became third on the all time win list with 880. hugins in west virginia hosting notre dame. grant breaks the tie with a three pointer. the irish go on to beat the mountaineers 55-49. austin rivers with the buzzer beater. duke wins. wizards have yet to win consecutive games. tonight they host a depleted knicks came without carmello anthony. it would have been opportunity for the wizards to get something going. late second quarter

. >>> kristen berset will be here shortly with more highlights from tonight's superbowl and a previewtonight's sports plus. back in a minute. >>> back in february 2008 when the giants and patriots met in the superbowl, the giants weren't really expected to stand a chance. the patriots were undefeated that season heading into the final game until the helmet catch ended all of that. this year the pats were favored only by 3, but the eli manning is the comeback kid. five final quarter come backs this season. he did it again today. never over until it's over. pats have a ball back with a minute to go. plenty of time for tom brady. in the end, the giants were able to hold off new england to win superbowl xlvi. >> there at the end when we had an opportunity in the fourth quarter, we've been in those situations where we knew we had no more time left, we had to go down and score. the guys stepped up and made some great plays. >> our nine sports insider david will join me in studio to break down the big game. plus to address the peyton manning rumors that don't seem to be going anywhere any ti

. >>> now the sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> since the break, the caps are 1 watching their post season chances slip away. but tonight they had a chance to turn things around. so how would the red play with first place on the line. they played some inspired hockey. caps taking on the florida panthers. talk about starting fast. caps up 1-0. then ov who is due a big night goes 5 holes. jason tamara takes advantage. and then ov with another shot gets the wrister to go. first two goal game since december 31st. caps win 4-0 for the playoff caliber performance and reclaim first place in the southeast division. >> the two points were big and everybody looks at where we stand and you can go from third to 9th pretty quick. so i think every game is so important right now. >> it was just an important hockey game for us. i thought we had a lot of guys really play well. >> all right. we have an important decision we need you all to help us with. you have been watching dave owens and i battle it out in all kinds of whacky events. we're currently tied at two apiece so we wan

kristen berset is here with the sports junkies to talk about the latest development. >> thanks, guys.h for joining us. i'm sure you have been talking about this all morning. but three more players from maryland leaving. totals up to 24 since randy was brought in. today, the quarterback, danny o'brian decides to leave. what is going on? >> when are you going to stop the bleeding? when randy took over, he was going to take the program from good to great. unfortunately, looks like it's going from good to awful. as you mentioned, 24 kids leaving, it's a lot. danny o'brian was their acc rookie of the year a year ago n. fairness, a lot of us thought he was going to leave, but the fact he waited so long, we thought well, maybe he'll stick around and stay. the perception is bad though. just a year ago, they went to a bowl game. they won nine games. they have 25 kids that leave school. somebody has to stop the bleeding here. >> this weekend, pebble beach, tiger woods comes out and has a great three rounds and going into sunday, completely falls apart. >> kind of falls apart, but it's getting c

. >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset.t sports in town. >> just one year ago, georgetown head coach, john thompson got his first career win at the carrier dome when the hoyas won. but tonight could be his last chance to get another. >> when it comes to big east rivalries, it's hard to argue there's one bigger than georgetown and syracuse. these two teams have been there from the beginning. >> it's an important part of the big east history. it's been an important part of georgetown's history and syracuse history. >> now that's all about to change, as syracuse prepares to jump conferences from the big east. >> it takes away a big rivalry. other than that, we haven't really thought about it. just focused on playing this one game. >> prepare for a war that we're going to go down there. but think about, this is the last time that george thrown be playing at syracuse. >> upper classmen are familiar with the territory. despite the more than 30,000 people expected to attend tonight, they try to approach this like any other game. >

. >> kristen berset joins us with more on the caps decision. >> thanks, guys, it's that time of year.edskins get ready for the draft. cap season winding down, joining me to provide their insight. we have cakes from the sports junkies. thanks for being here and sky, our reporter for 106.7. sky, i want to talk with you. the trade deadline came and went yesterday. we talked sunday about possible moves. the caps didn't make any. did that surprise you? >> yeah. to say the least. roman had a falling out with dale hunter. dale hunter has scratched hammerlick and he threw him under the bus because of it. we know dale hunter spent a lot of time in the penalty box. we thought he was gone. he's still here. mike is still here. another guy he is helping scratch. after tonight, he'll be 6 out of 10 games. these are veterans that want to play somewhere. they don't have a long time left. they aren't happy that they are still here. you know, it's a tough situation in the locker room right now, but these guys are professionals and they haven't affected the way the locker room has worked, so that's a go

kristen berset with more in your morning sports. >>> good morning, everybody. the capitals are now officially playing desparation hockey. last night heading go the game, second period they're down 3-0. chris philips with a bristry flap -- blistery slap shot. caps trying to get back in. ouch. the senators put the caps away late. empty net. right in. caps lose it 5-2. >>> wiz also in action last night hosting the kings. in the second sacramento turns the ball over. jordan crawford going coast to coast. hoop anded harm. wizards up 8 at the break. they score a season high 68 points in the first half. but the wizards couldn't close out. sacramento wins by 8. randy whitman not very happy with his guys after this game. >> we got guys going in for a layup and does a reverse 360 and misses the whole thing. until we're committed to making winning basketball plays for the whole game, it's going to look like that. >> the nationals have just two more days to negotiate a contract extension with ryan zimmerman or else talks will have to wait till the next off- season. he has

kristen berset is here with a true nfl expert to break it all down for us. >> a big week for the potentialks joining me to talk about what went on at the combine. a writer from u.s.a. today. i know you just got off the plane from indianapolis. of course, yesterday lots of buzz around robert griffin iii. he ran the 40-yard dash, but do want to mention, he is a track star at baylor as well. we knew he was fast. you had a chance to chat with him. what was the buzz like surrounding him and how is he feeling about his week? >> a couple things. i think one of the things that was evident at the combine, this is a guy that you want to represent your franchise. so when you talk about a magnetic personality, he son of a military kid, he is disciplined. he got a degree in three years at baylor. so when you look at those intangibles, add that to it, he has the potential to be a star. >> impressive nonetheless in the skills. howard philadelphia tweeted that the redskins are willing to give up their second round picks and first rounder for next year to move up and get rg3. a good decision on their part?

. >> while the caps will have to find the net if they want to make the post-season, kristen berset has highlights. >>> good morning. the only consistency the caps have found since the all-star break is that of losing games. it's been over a month since they've been able to muster any sort of winning streak. the look at bill hunter's face last night speaking volumes. carolina scores in the first few minutes. anthony stewart gets past thomas thomas. take you a look at your captain and it pretty much sums it up right there. it's an awful performance by the caps. randy whitman and gang ending to -- looking to end a two-game skid. slamming it down. they would eventually take a one-point lead but the suns go on a 31-6 run to end the third quarter as they crush the wizards 104-88. >>> of course this time of year with spring training opening, everyone is optimistic about their own team, but rt return of a healthy jordan zimmerman and steven strawsberg saying his -- straussburg saying his arm feels better than it ever has, it's normal to be optimistic. position players report next weekend. that