ryan zimmerman and adam laroche score. they take a 7-4 lead. the ninth, henry rodriguez on a close, and he does just that. nats win 7-4. they go for the series sweep tomorrow afternoon. >>> all right, so we know the capitals are in the playoffs. what seed they'll be and who they play, that's completely up in the air. tonight's final regular season game in new york against the rangers will determine all of that. and caps fans, you could have the chance to rock the red at home in the playoffs. here's why. of the caps will win -- could win the southeast division if they win tonight. and florida loses in regulation. washington would jump up to the third seed which means they would play the new jersey devils at verizon. now, wiif the caps win and flora captures at least a point, washington would be the seventh seed to face the boston bruins. worst-case scenario is the caps are the eighth seed and will take on the number-one seed rangers who they're facing tonight. that would be for the second time this week. >> i think we're going to approach it lik

laroche has his number. top of the third. laroche. here he goes. slaps one to left. he scores.oes for the double. you be the judge. i slowed this down i was close. it was close. >> no it wasn't all. you guys are homers. meanwhile, ed win jackson, debut. nats up 3-1. the rookie, two-run home run. tied at three. jackson. five innings. gives up three runs. bottom nine. tied. henry rodriguez. pitching for the nationals. look at the throw too. low. so -- danny espinoza forced to make a heads-up play hereafter a collision. throws it to third. almost picks off mike baxter. gets stuck on third. very next batter, this -- is the game. it's the little things in baseball. daniel murphy. gets the game winning hit. the mets come back to beat the nationals. 4-3. nats, 2-2 on the season. in baltimore, joe girardi, 0-3, yankees, visiting 3-0, orioles. os down 1-0. crushes the pitch few of right. his second of the year. we're tied at one. brian mattis, season debut. yankees have two on the board in the inning. here is another. derek jeter to right. career hit, 3,093. russell martin comes all the

ten rbis in nine games for laroche. nats take a 3-1 lead.kson gets scott roland for the final out of the inning. jackson had nine strikeouts on the day. one out away from the the complete game. you can put it in the books, joey votto flies out to centerfield. jackson throws his fifth career complete game and the nationals win 4-1. they remain in first place in the east. >>> a little football. d.c. united on the road visiting the new england revolution. 82nd minute tied. one on one. and he bends it in the right corner. his first goal of the season is the game-winner. united wins 2-1. it's the team's first win against the revolution in seven games. >>> the wizards hosting the cavali cavaliers, late in the fourth quarter, wizards down four. wizards down two going into the fourth quarter. six minutes to go. luke walton outhustled james singleton for the loose ball. and one, cleveland back up nine, and the cavaliers go on to win. 98-89. lacrosse action, 108th meeting between maryland and johns hopkins. they're debuting their maryland pride jersey

adam laroche giving the new pitcher a little run support. right off matt garza, off the foul pole, nats up 2-1. gonzalez could not hold on to the lead. bottom of the 4th. joe imaginer shoots one to left. that brings in reid johnson. gonzalez only went 3 2/3 innings. chad tracy up with the bases loaded. nats are down 1. but not any more. that one gets through to right. ryan zimmerman and adam laroche score. the nats scored five runs in that inning. they go on to win 7-4. they will go for the series sweep tomorrow afternoon. >>> d.c. united plays to a scoreless tie tonight. >> the nats win and the caps are peaking at the right time? >> yes. a little bad news with michael neuvirth as he didn't travel with the team to new york. we don't know how he's going to be. but hopefully he'll be playing the way he is. we'll see how they do. >> this is an attitude? >> you got to like it. even with a bad start like that from the pitcher they get a win. >> that's our news for tonight. "saturday night live" is next. have a great evening. ♪ >>> next on c-span,

laroche with 8 rbi to lead the team and tops seven. gonzalez with the start.e was going strong. taking care of ludwig in the seventh, went seven innings with zero runs and walks, two hits and struck out seven. the nats trying to close it out but brian ludwig gets through zimmerman. joey vatos scores and roland scores, tied at 2. two-0, lead is gone and sim own with the wild pitch and zimmerman, come on in and with that sweet redemption. the game winner. the nats win, 3-2 and in 10 innings. >> and nothing like keeping the crowd in the stands until the end of the -- end of the game, right? a 2-0 lead. >> and they got a win. >> we both know he expected the guy and he came into the game feeling like he had to prove something, lasting 3 2/3 at big league fold against the cubs in the first outing and with that chip on his shoulder. he didn't get the win and feels good about the team. >> and i am excited about what happened today. they're pulling for it. nobody wants to fail here and everyone wants the team to do good and to so that, it just is putting smiles on ever

a red hot adam laroche had other plans.his seasonal debut for the nats, zimmerman gets help from the defense. check out roger bernadina. absolutely sacrifices his body. take another look. he covered so much ground. lays out, make an absolutely beautiful grab. saves the run in the process, that's more important. this one the defense can't get to. he brings home a run. the cubs take an 1-2 lead. one out away from a complete game but not so fast. laroche gets ahold of one, deep to right. his second home run of the year. the nats are within one. in comes carlos to close it out and he gets them to pop out and in the game the cubs win 4-3. next up with the nats, a series with the mets in new york beginning tomorrow. >>> the orioles looking for the series sweep of the twins. j.j. hardy at the dish, and that one is not coming back. a solo shot off of anthony swarzek. baltimore takes an early 1-0 lead. >>> on the mound for the o's, jason hambell, a new oriole, making his debut. double play j.j. hardy takes it himself to the end of t

adam laroche, second homerun of the season, two-run blast. nats trail 4-3. man on first in the 9th. chance to be a her row, but pops out. they fall 4-3, 1st loss of the season. after the game, what do you have? >> i thought we'd win the ball game. unfortunately, the leadoff walk and matthews, they scored two runs. still thought we had a pretty good chance. you have to tip your hat to the other guy. pitched a heck off ball game. >>> this is all about jason hamels. third, strikes out burrell swinging. and in the 5th, makes nice plays on the mound to end the inning. don't talk to him or look at him, leave him alone! hanging onto the no hitter. baltimore up 3-1. johnson comes in to close the game. he strikes out maher for the win. orioles win 3-1. >>> don't go anywhere. when we return, you know how athletic concussions are becoming more the norm? we will tell you how a local school is doing their best to stop the madness.  >>> welcome back. i'm dave feldman. if you're a parent or play sports, you're probably aware football is the sport where athletes are most at risk of concu

stroking the single to right and ryan zimmerman scores, adam laroche scores and the nationals take a 5-4 lead and the floodgates have been opened and that next batter, roger bern an deana and stays -- bernadina. six-4, nats and guess what? they were not done. and that pinch-hitter beats it out for an rbi single and nationals post a five-spot in the inning, winning 7-4. the manager, davie johnson, loved what he saw in the huge eighth inning, two-out rally. >> and you take nothing for granted in this game, you know. i mean we have been slow getting started and, you know, once we get started, it was fun watching. and you like guys getting up there at the right time with the man on base and we delivered. that is what it's about. fun to see. >> and to the bottom of the second. and with the pitch to deep right. the solo shot. the orioles took an early 1-0 lead. the bottom of the 3rd, one on and no outs. look at josh willingham. can't handle the bounce and comes in to score on the error and they take a 2-0 lead. up 6-0 and guess who sun? nick markakis, he was on fire yesterday and he goes 3

adam laroche in the 7th, this game is tied into the 8th inning.ats and dodgers at 1. >>> after all the late game dramatics the caps gave us in the boston series, what could they give us for an encore? typical caps drama today. rangers drawing first blood. jason with the clock running down in the second period, bang bang. bang bang. his second of the post-season, so we're tied going into the third. 7 minutes into that third period though, chris gets behind green. green can't do a thing. rangers tack on another. caps fall behind in the series 1-0. >> overall, i think we didn't play a good game. i don't know. we've got to play a little tighter and just be better. that was not good enough. >> get more aggressive. i think we were a little bit, like i said, on our heels and we've got to make sure we finish our checks and shoot pucks when we have a chance and then bang them home. >> you know, has anyone been noticing d.c. united and benny olson haven't lost in six straight games? second half, mvp, most valuable player. speaking of players, dwayne row sas

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adam laroche gets it down. watch his foot. i mean safe. no. he's clearly out, but they called him safe. that's one bad. then full count with two on, two out. a ball called for a walk. the pitching coach doesn't agree. ryan ludwig, next batter, looks like a strike. detwiler sure thinks, so but it's called a ball and that's a problem because the very next pitch is out. this is a grand slam home run, four runs that never should have been. what does detwiler think about these calls? [ laughing ] >> i thought he handled himself pretty good. you know, the ball on bruce, bruce looked like he started walking back to the dugout and we were kind of hollering, but that's part of the game. we had plenty of chances. >> officially what detwiler was doing was called a no comment. the nationals homestand continues tomorrow night against the astros. stephen strasburg will make his first home start of the season. so far after two starts strasburg has pitched 13 innings and is 1-0 with 14- strikeouts and an e.r.a. of .69. >>> orioles in toronto against the blue

laroche got the guy out. the foot is down. that is out and they called him safe. there's no crying in baseball, but if there was, you certainly could cry over that play, a complete report and how the caps are getting ready for game three against the bruins tomorrow at verizon center moments from now on nissan sports xtra. >> that does it for us. fox 5 news always on www.myfoxdc.com. keep it right here. any son sports xtra two minutes away. have -- nissan sports xtra two minutes away. have a great week. verizon 4g lte ? it'd be so easy to check facebook, send emails. and the screen is easier to read in sunlight ! the universe is practically telling me to get a smartphone. it's like, "lisa, it'd be super cool if you got a smartphone. also, i like your outfit." thanks universe, let's get me a lucid. come in and say hello to your new, easy to use smartphone. the lucid by lg for only $79.99. verizon.

that is just deep enough, adam laroche comes home to score through third.would be the final score. they go to win a close one. they will go for the sweep of the astros tomorrow. buck showalter. taking on white sox. top of the second. andy chavez, ropes one into the right field corner. jones scores. that gives baltimore a 1-0 lead. and first double of the season. bottom of the second now. tommy hunter -- on the mound for baltimore. serves it up to aj pirczinski. this one sneaks over inside the foul poll pole. never relinquish it. win. 8-1 over baltimore. the os, 7-5 on the season. looks like we have seen the last of andre this season. shocker? >> so shocking. >> could be the end for good. he is not going to come back and play this year. chances he may never play for the wizards again. meanwhile, the guys without him, winning a game once again. a rare winning streak for the wizards. good stuff for them. brandy whitman ann the guys. second quarter. john wahl. hits the bucket. tied at 50. good change of pace move here. well, 14 points. 10 assists. in the third.

bottom of the third, adam laroche who has been clutching the cleanup spot does it again.un score. nats take a 3-1 lead. jayson werth flies one to right. it falls. danny he's pie espinosa scores. the nats win their fifth straight game, 4-1 to go to 7-2 on the season. >>> it's also again a good weekend so far for the orioles facing the jays in toronto. hit to right, this solo shot ties them up at 4. in the 9th, a runner on. this pitched crushed. a go ahead two-run homer. orioles win 6-4. they're 5-3 on the season. >>> d.c. united looking for their first win on the road. that ties it up at one. 80 second minute, a guy trying to fight his way back into the lineup. this will help his cause. let's get this. he scores the game-winner. united beats new england, the final 3-2. the re skips holding offseason workouts. doesn't sound terribly exciting. but with the drafting of rg3 in 12 days, there will be a buzz at redskins park next week. skins conditioning workouts begin on monday. it's the first time the team will be together since last season. having fletcher back in the pole wi

adam laroche up with one on, two out, the pitch from rodriguez, shadowed left.ot it, you got it, nobody has it. wurtz scores, nationals on top 1-0, none too pleased. in the seventh, he is still cruising, one of his eight strikeout victims, gives up two hits and no runs. in the top of the ninth, brad lidge on to close it out. ground out, the nationals win 1-0 as gonzalez picks up his first win as a national. second best record in all of baseball. fun night out there. you know what? and there weren't a ton of people there. the weather was perfect. >> what's that all about? >> support the team. >>> a nasa satellite captured some incredible video of this so-called solar prominence. it happens when plasma on the sun's surface becomes unstable and bursts. nasa says such eruptions are often associated with solar flares. it did not happen on the side of the sun that faces the earth, so it won't cause any radiation storms that could interfere with satellite, radio signals, ipads and all. in case you're wondering, nasa has two spacecrafts that can see the surface of the s

adam laroche opposite field. ryan zimmerman who doubled home a run scores easily.he tries to stretch it to a double and is called out. you ask me, he was safe, la roche two hits, two r.b.i.s, nats up 3-2. bottom of the 4th, edwin jackson nats up 3-1. a mistake. a two-run home run, game tied at 3-3. jackson went five, allowed three runs on four hits. bottom of the 9th, tied 3-3, daniel murphy facing rodriguez, two on, a base hit in front of jayson werth, mike baxter with the game winning run. nats beaten 4-3 and are now 2- 2. the mets are 4-0. >>> the orioles hosting the yankees, top of the 4th yankees lead 3-1. derek jeter to deep right, high off the wall, nick markakis with the relay. russell martin scores without a throw. the orioles fall to the yankees 6-2. >>> tonight the two worst teams in the entire nba got together, the wizards in charlotte facing the bobcats. washington won the previous two meetings but entered with a five-game losing streak. advantage? push. 1st half the wizards go to kevin seraphin who passes inside to james singleton for the duck. wizard

the night those two runs would be huge with two outs in the night the nats would rally again, adam laroche run of the season 2 run blast nats trail 4- 3 would they pull off another ninth inning heroic job, navy has a chance to be a hero. first loss of the season and they still take 2 of 3. on easter sunday the oils look to complete a three game sweep of the twins in the third he strikes out burrows, swinging then gets lou, waving on strike 3 a no-hitter through 7 when you have a no-hitter, and get to the dug out, they don't even look at him. hamill holding on to the no hitter, ropes double to corner and breaks the twins, baltimore up 3-1. johnson comes in to close the game and strikes out for the win. orioles, sweeps the twins by a final score of 3-1. washington capitols are going to come home to the playoffs a little hot, they've won 5 of their last seven last night took care of the rangers to clench the seventh spot in the east last night new york would have started for the caps, before you can bat an eye, alex ovechkin scores his 38th of the season, 32 seconds in, less than 2 minutes la

adam laroche. 6-1. nationals. 7-2 is the final. zimmerman gets the win. nationals go for the sweep tomorrow night in san diego. and finally, the wizards -- win as well. so i think a pretty good sports night. and wizards season is basically over. more importantly, capitals, advancing here. and moving on, so we still have playoff hockey to talk about. for another couple weeks maybe more. >> haven't had a night like this in sports for a long time. >> it's been a long time. then add the fact that in a couple minutes it will be tomorrow. tomorrow we get rg >>> a rainy commute to work tomorrow. for washington and down toward the south. this area of low pressure moves through tomorrow. not a washout with two periods of rain. one probably in the morning. then sunshine. could be a really nice afternoon. but that could lead to showers and maybe some thunderstorms towards tomorrow evening. and then it gets -- cool. >> okay.

bottom of the 5th no, score, adam laroche, bases loaded, two outs, ian desmond scores followed by dannyinoza, nats in front 2 -0. top of 9th brad lidge looking to close it out. brian hod wig past ryan zimmerman, called it -- ludwig past ryan zimmerman, called it a hit not an error. lefty gio gonzalez had it rolling. pitched seven scoreless innings and allow only two hits. once again brad lidge offered it up. the two runs come in and they tie it all up. bottom of the 10th 2-2. nats with two on, two out, alfredo simone with a wild pitch, ryan zimmerman from third with a game winning run and the nats defeat the reds 3-2 in 10. gio got a no decision, but he got some high praise. >> i'm super excited about what happened today and definitely our team was very excited, too. they're all pulling for it. nobody wants to fail here and everybody wants to continue to do good for the team. so to see that it just puts big smiles on everybody's faces. >> gio is gio. totally in command, made it look easy out there. he had more in him, just an outstanding effort and unfortunately we didn't save it for hi

laroche send a fly ball. they lose it in the lights. werth scores and the nats win game two 1-0. the capitals got a much needed day off after dropping a game to boston. they're going to have to do it without bax trum. they have suspended baxtrum. he'll be out one game. the league called his actions excessive and reckless. and for the first time last night we saw the goalie get a little rattled. the bruins figuring out how to break the rookie. dale hunter is sticking to his man. >> both goalies were solid. there was a lot of traffic on both. so i thought he was real good and he stood tall and he had the 2 on 1. he made a great save coming down the wing where he made a bad pinch. and we needed that at that time and he came up big for us. >> and finally tonight, of course all eyes were on the space shuttle discovery today. here is the picture of the shuttle up at the top flying over redskins park today. and some video of it flying by ketler ice plex where the capitals practice. pretty school to see. and, derek, you're the redskins fans, what matchup are you looking forward to? >> th

the crowd gave him a standing ovation and then later adam laroche gets a single knocking in two runnersnats get on the board first, but they would let that lead slip. bottom of the 10th we go. game is tied up. alfredo simone on the mound throws a wild pitch to roger bernadina. ryan zimmerman comes racing into home and that is the way they win the game, 3-2. hey, a win is a win. nats are now 5-2. let's head up to the concourse. that's where we'll find dave owens. he was in the locker room with the players. hey, d.o. >> reporter: hey, kristin, how's it going? no hoopla in the locker room, just a businesslike approach, the guys trying to keep things in perspective. this was kind of a yo-yo. they had the game, they lost the game and then they got it back. let's listen to the guys right now. >> we showed a lot of life today and ramos did great job behind the dish. there's so much credit you can give the game, victory to all players today. this is one of those thing we can take home and continue and stay hot. >> today we're all happy because we won, but gio should have got that win and i wish

adam laroche with a lazy pop and bad communication leads to jayson werth coming home. that was enough for gio gonzalez who did the rest of the work striking out former nat dustin maxwell in the 6th. this last batter of night travis buck. geohad eight strikeouts, allows just two hit and get a standing ovation from the home crowd. according to gio, the admiration is mutual. >> the nats fans do a great job keeping the confidence up. they're in the game every pitch every inning. so when that happens, what's the best you can do is try to give them what they want. i think we did that. at least we kept this game interesting and kept everybody on the edge of their seat and finished off with a win. >> at fox 5 we love ourselves some gio. drama in chicago, orioles clinging to the 3-2 lead, bottom 9th bases loaded. jim johnson gets the chop high off the plate. it's fielded. the strong throw just in the nick of time. orioles win 3-2. >>> when we return, the future status of one nicklas backstrom, will he be playing in game 4 or sitting because of disciplinary action? >>> welcome b

adam laroche came home to score. the nats go for the four-game sweep tonight. they are on fire. >> first place, baby. >>> the wizards winners four of the last six. what? yeah. they hosted the bucs last night. wizards win 121-112. d.c. visiting miami on saturday. >>> on the pitch, the d.c. united paid its first ever game against the montreal impact. in the 72nd minute a long distance shot into the net ended in a 1-1 type. d.c. united hosts the red bulls on sunday. >>> do you know today is national high five day? >> a group of friend at uva started this holiday in 2002. you can sign up at national high five project.org and have friends sponsor your doling out high fives today. the money goes toward cancer research. >> great idea. that leads us to today's question of the morning. high five is actually in the oxford english dictionary as both a noun and a verb. when did the phrase first get listed. was it a, 1962, b, 1976 or c, c,1980? >> go to our facebook page and leave your answer and we'll share your comments later on this morning. we'll be back. >>> your weath

the nats had the early lead jumping out 3-0 on the great at-bats by adam laroche. but jackson's regular season debut was rocky as he allowed three runs on five hits in four innings. the nationals have lost two straight. the mets expected to place last in their division are 4-0. the two will play again tonight at 7:00. >> and we'll do better tonight. that's the expectation, the plan. go with that. >> i'm going with you. all right. 4:41. time for weather & traffic on the 1s. >> tom kierein has the latest. good morning. >>> good morning. the pollen count is back up again. mostly oak tree pollen. we're in the high range. it's going to stay that way again today. oak, mulberry, sycamore. temperatures are chilly. we are down into the 30s and 40s throughout most of the region. now 48 at reagan national. and later today, we will see it climb to near 60 by noontime. and the winds will be gusting to around 30 miles per hour. we'll have quite a bit of sunshine. a few clouds by late afternoon. it will be a cool and blustery day. and then this evening, chilly, down back into the

adam laroche hit a two-run blast, his second home run ever of the season. as close as the nats would get. they are now 2-1 on the season. their home opener is thursday. >>> to baltimore now. easter sunday at camden yards, the orioles go for the three- game sweep over the twins and pitcher jason hamill put on a clinic. he took a no high pressure hitter into the eighth inning and then morneau broke it up with a double. it didn't matter. the o's completed the game winning 3-16789 they are 3-0 on the season and host the yankees tonight. >>> it was a long, tough season for the washington caps but now they have a clean slate. they are headed into the playoffs on a roll winning five of their last seven games. they clinched the seventh spot in the east on saturday with a convincing win over the new york rangers 4-1. now, alexander ovechkin scored his 38th goal of the season just 32 seconds into the game. caps now a playoff showdown against the defending stanley cup bruins boston bruins. game one and two thursday and saturday ist

adam laroche launches one deep to right. his second home run of the year.ationals are within one. so here comes carlos marmar to close it out. the guy that had trouble in games one and two, but he didn't today. gets xavier nady to pop out. the cubs win, 4-3. next up for the nats, a series with the mets in new york beginning tomorrow. >>> and nhl playoffs. the schedule is set. and it all kicks off for the capitals on thursday night at td garden in boston where they'll take on the defending stanley cup champion bruins. here's the schedule. that game is set for 7:30. game two will be saturday. and then the series comes to washington for games three and four on monday and thursday of the following week. if necessary, we'll go back to game five in boston and after that home ice will alternate through game seven. >>> and coming up on "sports final," more from the masters. how phil mickelson fared. plus, we'll show you not one, but two holes in one. >>> and jason hammel sure to be a baltimore fan favorite after today. highlights from his no-hit bid in his orioles

ten rbis in nine games for laroche. nats take a 3-1 lead., jackson gets scott rolen for the final out. jackson, nine strike outs on the day. top of the ninth, one out away from a complete game. and he gets it. joey votto flies out to center for the final out. jackson throws his fifth career complete game and the nats win 4-1. they remain in first place in the n.l. east althout 7-2. >>> soccer, d.c. united on the road visiting the new england revolution. 82nd minute, 1-1. they bend into the far right corner. first goal of the season is the game winner. united wins 2-1. the team's first win against the revolution in seven games. >>> vesely and the wizards hosting the cleveland cavaliers. late in the third quarter, wiz down four. vesely slamming it down. wiz down two going into the fourth quarter. six minutes to go. luke walton outhustles james singleton for the loose ball. casspi on the other end and cleveland back up nine. cavaliers win 98-89. lacrosse action, 108th meeting between maryland and johns hop kin. terps debut in the new maryland p

adam laroche, second homerun of this season. nats trail 4-3.y pull off more 9th inning heroics, but the nats lose 4-3, their first loss of the season. i'm dave feldman. will is back with more of the news right after this. stay with us. i wana lot e and a little less of less. ♪ and that's exactly what you'll get at embassy suites. more free breakfast, more for my money, more deliciousness, more hearty guffaws... [ guffaws ] because more than enough more is never enough more. more coffee? what do you think? [ female announcer ] free breakfast. more room. complimentary drinks. embassy suites. get more. >>> a construction firm may have the key to jump starting the stalled home building industry with multigenerational homes. they're breaking ground in communities where having the family all under one roof is pretty common. >> reporter: when the fox family was searching for a new home, space for extra family is key. >> we've found family members need a place to stay. >> reporter: it's becoming common, the multigenerational home. in 2008, nearly one i

adam laroche with the bases loaded, hit it where none was. he and desmond, espinosa came in to score, 2-0, nats, 3 hours and 12 minutes after the first pec. the wild pitch. bernar deana is grateful. the nats win 3-2 in 10, survive drama. geo gonzalez went 7 innings, allowed no runs, two walks, no hits and struck out seven. a great day for gonzalez and for the fans, too, who had an opening day experience. for that story, we say good afternoon to lindsay murphy in center fold. >> hey, muurph. >>> it's nice and quiet here but it was a mad house earlier. a sellout crowd, 47,900 did they get their money's worth over the cincinnati reds and that is not their season opener but a home opener and that was exciting. i spent the afternoon with fans all over the concourse. >> go nats! yeah! >> reporter: thousands of people, a top of foot traffic, and red, white, and blue. it can only mean one thing: the nationals home opener. >> go nats. >> take me out to the ballgame. >> the nats home opener, and this is being -- the first baseball game. >> take me out

zimmerman and laroche score and they post a five-spot in the inning, winning 7-4 and garza is not happynd davie johnson was, huh? >> hey, skip. >> and we have been slow getting started and once we get started, it was fun watching and they getting up there with the right time and we delivered. that is what it's about. fun to see. >> and fun to watch. >>> the final day of the regular season as the capitals visit the rangers and what a start. ovechkin with the 38th of the season, 1-0, caps, 32 seconds in and less than two minutes later, the 16th goal of the season, 2-0, good guys and with that second period now. nicholas back strom lighting the lamp, his 14th goal of the season. the caps win, 4-1 and d.c. united plays to a scoreless draw and the black and red unbeaten and with some masters highlights at 11. >> and tiger woods is throwing a fit. >> bah hum bug. >>> and the nats and caps on fire. >> good stuff, huh? >> totally. >>> and coming up on the 10, the cherry blossoms are gone. the festival goes on and showing you the party on the waterfront as we continue. . >>> that got your attent

adam laroche, that is all the nats would get. chicago take this one 4-3. orioles looking to sweep. jj hardy with a homerun. that helps makes it 1-0 orioles. jason ham -- hamill, what a day. took them into the eighth with a no hitter. for the three game sweep. that is going to do it for your morning sports. have a great monday. >>> howard university has reinstated student athletes who have been banned from competition ten days ago. howard is looking into possible ncaa rules violations. while the investigation continues, the reign statements mean all spring sports teams will compete as scheduled. >>> you may find this interesting. not all the news about gas prices. jessica has ta story next in your money report. >> it will be an all day scramble as lawmakers try to finish up the 2012 general assembly now. >> believe it or not, the volumes are light. there is an accident on the westbound side of the toll road to the inner loop of the beltway. i'll keep you posted coming up at 5:29. stay with us. with these new depend real fit briefs,untry and today we are surprising pro football all s

desmond throws a little bit high but you see that laroche comes down with his foot clearly on the bage. he should be out at first base. instead, they call him safe and he continues. next batter, that is strike three, ladies and gentlemen. i mean they can't believe that that was called ball four and then this is ryan ludwig. is that strike three? ross detweiler thinks so. he about is to walk off the mound. next pitch, grand slam for cincinnati. clearly, two missed calls if not three. the nats did come back to tie it at five but eventually lost in extra innings 8-5. listen to ross de tweiler when asked about the calls. >> i thought he handled himself pretty good. bruce looked like he started walking back to the dugout. we were kind of hollering. that is part of the game. it seemed like we had plenty of chances. >> did you love ross detweiler. >> at first, i thought there was a technical problem. >> very smart. he knows he'll get fined and it serves you no good with the next umpire if you say this guy has blown every call that is out there. you have to bite your tongue. >> they are doing

later in the inning, the bases loaded for adam laroche, has been red hot lately, continues that streakright up the middle with the base hit. desmond and espinosa score. gio on the mound, was rolling. ludwig, one of the victims, gonzalez strikes out seven, gives two hits in seven scoreless innings. ninth inning, brad lidge to close things out. he's in trouble. bases juiced, ludwig with the hot chop past ryan zimmerman, two runs come in, tied at two. blown save for lidge, going to extra innings. bottom of the 10th, nationals with two on, gio feeling good, ryan zimmerman scores from third, the nationals win the home opener 4-3, free baseball for the fans. for reaction on the nationals big 4-3 win, it was quite an outing for the nationals. >>> the caps started with the second season, taking on the boston bruins, a team that is stacked, the bruins a second-seed in the playoff, the capitals a seventh seed. the bruins have four players on their team who scored 60 or more points. the caps have one. that is alex ovechkin. holtby didn't skate. the capitals have fared well against boston going 3-

adam laroche and ian desmond have been hitting great. today at nationals park we have gonzalez in a full house. we have standing room only still selling here at the park. it's a 1:00 game and take the metro and come down. we'll have 41,000 plus with standing room only temperature first 20,000 fans get a curly w cap. >> the food is always the best. that's all mike has been talking about all among long. >> thans andy. >> we've got some -- well, we'll see you at the park. take care. >> keep smiling. >> okay. in other news this morning it's just about 6:# 5. he has admitted to shooting and killing an unarmed 17-year-old boy and this morning george zimmerman is now behind bars 45 days after trayvon martin's death. the 28-year-old was booked yesterday on second degree murder charges. and he will face a judge later this morning in sanford, florida. that is when zimmerman's lawyer will likely request a bond hearing. trayvon's parents are in d.c. when they learned of the arrest yesterday. they said this is the first step on a long road to justice

there was no score in the fifth inning when adam laroche singled with the bases loaded, two runners came around to score and the nats took a 2-0 lead. right now the scored is tied at 2 in the 10th inning. >>> fans who want to celebrate the return of nationals pitching ace stephen strasburg can order a sandwich named after him, called the strasburger, prime chuck, brisket all ground together. the executive chef says the burger is meant to feed about 8 to 10 people. it comes with a pitcher of soda and basket of hand cut french fries, all for $59, and a whole lot of calories. >> that will feed a lot of folks. >> you need 12 hands on that. >>> the capitals crusade for the cup begins tonight up in boston. >> game one of the playoffs begins as the caps are on the road. dan hellie is up in boston. >> standing her on the capitals bench, they will get ready to start the second season, that is what they call the playoffs, against the boston bruins, the capitals under dogs in the postseason for the first time in four years, and it might actually be a good thing, because in the nhl they say if you'r

the hitters aren't going, but adam laroche, they got nothing from last year, a big contributor.ked up, could be in trouble there. the depth is improved. >> mike moore coming back is going to help this lineup. 5-9. they have a giant gaping hole and that has to get better. jason worth's start scares you. you know he has to be better. he's not going to strike out half of his at bads, but a market improvement. runners on base, this can't continue. he has to be better for this team and also the thing i noticed in chicago, defensively, they struggled a little bit. a couple bad plays, if they're going to be in a lot of close games, they have to play flawless defense. >> you guys mention worth. he got his first hit last night. seven strikeouts, with what we saw last year, this poor season, is there room to worry? is there a reason to worry? >> four games in one season, you wouldn't care too much with a proven player, but what seemed to get in his head and prolonged the agony. it has to be building again. you know, in philadelphia, he didn't have to be the man. i'm not sure he has to be

adam laroche, slaps a base hit up the gut. desmond and espinosa score, the nationals on top 2-0. this one goes do extras. after brad lidge blows the save. tied at 2 in the tenth. two on, two out. a wild pitch, zimmerman scores, that is the game winner. the nationals downed the reds 3-2. 5-2 on the season. amber theoharis was there, what is going on? >> a packed house, 40,000 plus. gonzales pitched a gem. after the game in the clubhouse all the talk how he should have gotten the win but didn't because of the brad lidge blown save. but it all came down to the wild pitch and davie johnson said he looked at the coach before the pitch and said now would be a great time for a wild pitch, he got it. the nats got the win. the manager is very happy. >> was great, i feel like we have been on the road for two months and we have, spring training and then opening on the road. great crowd, a lot of energy, great game. >> was good, it's nice, i said it before if we win and put a good product out there, they will come. you look at the capitals, they are sold out, they play well in, contention ev

. >> adam laroche, two home runs, 12 rbi this year. in all of major league baseball in rbi. it will be the nationals and the astros tonight here at the park. we are going to have more coming up at 6:00. >> all right. they are on fire. we will see you then. >>> next on knife five, tonight a burglar picked the wrong house to break into. tonight hear from the grandmother who turned the tables on a would-be thief on capitol hill. >> disturbing case of animal cruelty. now police are hoping a reward will help them track down the person responsible. >> it could be the next big thing from apple. the potential pro >>> fast forward through the headlines. "discovery" flew around the washington monument, white house and capitol in a high flying salute. it hitch ad ride atop a boeing 747 from cape canaveral. it is now at dulles international before heading to its new home nchlgt 94 metro buss are being taken out of service after two fires erupted in less than a week. the latest one happened this morning on route 50 near bo write. the same model bus

adam laroche nailed one the other way. ryan zimmerman scores easily making it 3-0 nats but the mets were not going away. given to henry rodriguez who makes an awful throw to first that would ultimately cost them the game because daniel murphy, next batter, walk-off single. mets win 4-3. >>> john wall and the wizards visiting the charlotte bobcats. check out this play. wall taking it coast to coast, find as rookie for the alley- oop slam. the rookie with a double double last night. john wall was in a sharing mood. he had 12 assists on the night this one to jordan crawford. then james singleton who is on a ten-day contract but he had a double double as well. the wiz crush charlotte 113-85. that's going to do it for your morning sports. have a great day. >>> there's another news story with the maryland lottery n. time they have a megamillions winner. that story coming up. >>> maryland lawmakers will have to work overtime if they want to come up with a budget that's not full of a long list of cutbacks. a quick check of the com

aladam laroche brought them to within a run of winning. the nationals now in new york. tonight they begin a three-game series against the mets. >>> whoa! >> did it hook -- oh! what a shot! look at it -- >> you notice how he started running? he's so far he couldn't see the green from there. >> crazy. >> clearly did not stop bubba watson from hitting the shot of his life to secure his first mast master's championship in dramatic fashion. he outlasted the south african on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff in augusta to win the famed green jacket. you see it there. the victory left the golfer pretty emotional, even long after the win. >> congratulations. >> thank you very much. i never got this far in my dreams to talk -- it's a blessing. i mean, to go home to my new son, going to be fun. >> aw. >> cool. watson's amazing finish stole the show from the australian who had wowed the crowd earlier with a rare double eagle or albatross early in the afternoon. it's the only -- only the fourth time in master's history that a player has made one of those. >> amazing play. h

adam laroche tease oes off. his second home run of the season, two-run shot. nationals within one.s win it, 4-3. tonight it is the nats and the mets. one has to wonder if the players are concerned about scoring in 9 of their 12 runs this season in the eighth or ninth inning. >> it's the third game. we all had great springs and you got to get hot during the regular season. >> the guys actually have been swinging pretty good. but it's just a heck of a ball game on their side. we had three guys throw great games against us. so got to give credit where it's due. >> nationals home opener is on thursday. redskins bringing back gholston and also signed a free agent tackle named james lee the nfl upheld their ruling, the appeal failed for all the saints coaches and administrators involved in the bounty scandal. >> not a surprise. >> no surprise at all. and maryland junior guard michael parker is leaving maryland. he is transferring. >> going away. wonder what that's about. >> thank you. facebook looks to expand its online empire. >> for all your news, follow news online searching nbc >>> f

adam laroche hit a two-run homer to bring the nats to within one. the cubs shut the door, defeating washington 4-3. the nationals are in new york. tonight they begin a three-game series against the mets. >>> after a difficult season, the washington capitals are ready to compete for the stanley cup. their quest for the cup start thursday on the road against the boston bruins. game two is saturday at 3:00 p.m. then the series shifts to d.c. where games three and four will be played on monday, april 16, and thursday, the 19th. all of these games will be broadcast on the nbc family of networks. for a complete look, head to nbcwashington.com. go, caps. >>> you know, golf fans around here went into the final round of the masters hoping that leftie could win the famed green jacket. >> what they got was a left-handed bubba who hit the shot of his life. [ cheers ] >> did it hook -- oh, what a shot. look at it. >> that's crazy. crazy. bubba watson hooked himself out of trouble and into history with this 155-yard curve ball that helped him secure his first mas

the nats had the early lead jumping out 3-0 on two great at-bats by adam laroche. but edwin jackson's debut was a little rocky as he allowed three runs on four hits in five innings of work. the nationals have won two straight. the mets expected to place last in the division, 4-0. the two will play again tonight, 7:00 is your time. >>> the wizards have little left to play for, but one thing made very clear -- they don't want to lose -- to be the worst team -- they don't want to lose to the worst team in the nba. the wizards blistered the charlotte bobcats 113-85 last night. washington's bench that was really impressive here. martin and singleton both signed to just ten-day contracts, had big gains. they want to stick around for a while. singleton scoring 18 points and pulling in 12 rebounds. the wizards take on the orlando magic tonight at verizon center. >> ten-day contracts. that's short term. >>> with the nfl draft a couple of weeks away, rg3 watch is on in the district. last night some say they got a glimpse of the future redskins' q.b. twitter office fire with

and then in the seventh, adam laroche, the national's hardest bat continues. a solo home run.in the seventh, harper's third at-bat of the game and he finally gets into one. over kemp's head. harper wants that double badly, and he gets it. harper feeling good. his first big league hit. and then in the bottom of the seventh, ellis singles off strausburg. and harper is coming home. a play at the plate. and ramos tags him, but he gets his hand in there and gets through. the nationals lose to los angeles >>> and then frank robinson honored with a statue. chris davis, watch him get a hold of this pitch. it is gone. i may way gone. off the warehouse in right. his fourth home run of the year. the orioles win 10-1. >>> talking hockey now, 1-0 against the rangers. got sloppy and it costs them. a below-average performance from a rookie goalie, and combined luck put the capitals in a hole they could not dig themselves out of. one thing to remember, holtby is still playing in his first season. and then ain't going to stop me, and capitals down 1-0. and then second period. this was really n

adam laroche has had a hot bat for the nats all season long. it's 1-0 nationals. later in the 7th, harper's first at-bat, he gets it away. straight over matt kemp's head, digging at him. harper's so far one for three in the game with that double. and then later in the seventh, a.j. ellis singles off to left field. harper's charging, he's coming home. jerry hairston trying to score. perfect throw from harper, look at hairston, the wylie veteran knocks the ball out of ramos' glove. right now we're tied at one going into the eighth inning. >>> in baltimore, the legendary frank robinson honored with a statue just beyond the fence in left centerfield. those due in big part to 24 guy, chris davis. get that stuff outta here. off the warehouse in right. man, his fourth home run of the year. the o's win with big, 10-1. >>> talking hockey now. game once against the rangers, got sloppy for the capitals and it cost them. a botched line change and below average performance by the goalie. one thing that's easy to forget, you know what, he's still a rookie, this is only his seco