native, mike lanneringan, possibly being sought by rutgers?nd reportedly interviewing there yesterday. mike rutgers is new to the big 10. and the school just fired it's a small world. wizards head coach, eddie jordan. and they're looking at candidates, including lankergan. he turned down d.c. a few years ago. opened tomorrow night. facing fostra at foggy bottom. >>> one of the best practices of the year today. and they need to be there. terps get ready for opening game. 4:30 from spokane. >>> we knew we had a tough schedule. our team wasn't deep enough to handle the grind of the league season. or deep enough to handle the grind of the tournament. day off between games woo feel -- we feel like we've played all the best teams. played them all. >> sign up on our bracket challenge. wusa 9.com. winmen money for your picks. four straight tournaments together in the mid-80s. way back in the days. turgeon is ultracompetitive. including playing cards. we showed you picture. >> it's sports illustrated. >> remember this picture? >> yes. >> how old were y

. >> former panthers defensive end mike rutger is hitting the dance floor for a good cause saturday. he's one of several celebrities competing to raise money for the charlotte ballet and other charitable organizations. harkins are raising money. >> i always call sara the head coach. >> ahead at 10:00 and 11:00. lawrence gilligan has more on how being part of this event changed him for the better and why he wishes he incorporated ballet into his work out routine during his playing days. >> i'm going to be the mc that night. i think i saw her do a dab. was that in the video? >> we're not supposed to give anything away. >> that's what it looked like. >> worth watching. we've got some rain rolling in. and it'll tend to roll out. this is the heaviest precipitation. this initial batch is going to push out in the next say hour or two. after that, we'll see much better weather by tomorrow and right through the weekend. >> thanks for making us your choice for news at 6:00. join us at 11:00 for all your we'll see you then. we i think we should've taken a left at the river.tarzan know where tar

. >>> searching for a new head basketball coach, rutgers missed on attempts to hire dan hurley and mike lonagan. the 48-year-old steve piki ala will take the job. has's endorsement of his mentor, jim calhoun. that's a big one. pikiell just led stony brook to first ncaa appearance. tht ey won 26 games this year. the eir sixth 20-win season under pikiell. he's a good h e for rutgers. >>> it's one giant oad trip. e knicks visit the wizards in nets face thespistonsusn detroit and all three locals are away, too, on the ice. rangers visiting the san jose sharks trailing in the second. the blue shirts with a two on one. derick brassard feeding dan boyle who goes backhand for his eighth goal of the season. the rangers tie it up 1-1. veteran move there. joe thornton just put the sharks back on top. they lead, san jose does, 2-1, late in the waird. >>> mets and nationals rained out today. former shortstop rubin tejada has signed a deal with the cardinals. >>> yankees hosting the braves. pineda looking sharp. four strikeouts including johnson and swisher and johnson again. pineda allowed one run i

rutgers won a conference game. opening up against minnesota and never looked back. mike williams led the way with a this one felt good. 75-52. the victory over the gophers. this snaps a 32-game conference losing streak. a conference win for st. john's who fell to providence, 90-76 at the garden today. and jaspers lost to sienna. seton hall at the big east next week, the ncaa is looking pretty good in their future. depaul couldn't simply stop him. shot clock winding down. he beats it. goes for a career high. 33 points and capping the regular season with an 86- season farleigh fdu advances to pay wagner in the championship on tuesday. let's talk baseball. yankees played against the red sox today. it was the top two prospects that really did the heavy lifting at the plate. boston's backups, up 1-3. off the scoreboard in left center. the 20-year-old speedy and ran right out of his helmet before settling into the home run trot. two on and three coming home off the bat of the 6'7", 275 judge flexing some muscle. he got the three-run homer. yankees beat the red sox, 6-4. mets i

rutgers won a conference game hosting minnesota who had just two big 10 wins. how about mike williams leading with a career high of 29 points? 75-52, the win over the gophers. st. john's also finished with just one conference win. 90-76 at the garden. it could be worse for boston college, the first loss in seven years to lose every conference game in both football and basketball. yikes, indeed. from march sadness to march madness, the ncaa is looking good for seton hall. depaul couldn't do it. not stopping this one either. whitehead beats the shot clock and goes for a career high. 33 points today. and the regular season with an impressive 80-66 win and head to third seed in the big east tourney. dickinson up in the game against st. mary's. part of his 20-point effort and facing wagner in the championship game on tuesday. baltimore in the quarterfinals, leading with seven minutes to go, they got hot behind the arc. three quick threes open this up in a hurry. green scoring 22 points and nine threes in the game. they win it 80-67 and advance to the semis where they take on willi

. >>> in college hoops news rutgers has parted ways with head coach eddie jordan three seasons. jordan took over the program in 20 13 after the mike rice scandal but never had much success. he was 29-68 overall. this season. >>> the big east tournament takes center stage at the garden. seton hall. villanova pulls away from georgetown in the second half. hart had a game high of 25 as the third ranked wildcats win 81-68. they face providence tomorrow. >>> at barclay's center florida was knocked out of the tournament by richmond. here the first half buzzer with the floater, he scored 17. >>> in football news the jets resign ed resigned powell and robinson. they join forte in the backfield. game. ben gammel makes a sensational dyeing diving grab. >>> coming up next on nbc nightly news the dangers of springing forward. >>> breaking news tonight. donald trump accused of encouraging violence at his rallies. his campaign manager accused of roughing up a female reporter. >>> the rising death toll as record floods rage. high-water rescues. >>> brawl on a plane. mayhem as fists fly. shocked passengers with the melee. you won't believe what

rutgers has parted ways with head coach eddie jordan after three seasons. he took over in 2013 after the mike rice scandal but never had much success. he was 29-68 overall and won just seven games this season. even though he will serve a 30-game suspension during the regular season, chapman is allowed to pitch in the preseason. the yankees against toronto and things started out well for chapman as he struck out the very first batter he faced. but the cuban flame thrower then last command on the strike zone. hed, hit a couple of batters and walked two more including one with the ases loaded. chapman was pulled after just getting two outs. the yankees lost to the blue jays 11-4. castro continued his spring against the orioles. the second baseman had three hits and three r.b.i. and a great spring debut against the cardinals. fired three shutout innings giving up just one hit while striking out two. the mets won the ball game 7-2. short stop left the game w h a >>> america, are you ready for rug by? because here it comes. the first ever premier ship rugby match on u.s. soil will be held this satu