are you happy to see the nhl cracking down on this? >> it comes down -- if they start giving guys long suspensions and guys losing a lot of money for the hits, they're going think twice about doing it. and a lot of hits are unnecessary. if you see a guy in a vulnerable position, everybody has a choice of letting up a bit and not in the head. there's no place in our game for insense nal head shots. >>> gary williams stops by the studios. you're not going want to miss that when "washington post live" returns. faye wh're yng? - musiing 'm nna nite eas hea, w whoa.. lafa ju to throe da do yp th ing o do somewitharet makeard g itut o if ie-le to goughrkda thourett - ea - n re any ww cigs. anno ree lif thourettee, ecomorg. w wahink abitti anno ree lif thourettee, c pl ♪s alht, ♪ll rhey! eah,. ♪ anno mov alith loss on of ny w fi f teoais p r mform nagin, g arthain. >>> to run a successful college basketball program you need many links. but you need to hire a great head coach and in college park, the terp it's have one of the best. i had a cha

a but the nhl audience is more republican. it may be that there are fewer minorities who are interested in the nhl. again, it varies a locked. if you look at -- it varies a lot. but if you look at hockey nationally, only 5% of americans say they are very interested in hockey. and the top markets there are pittsburgh and detroit. and, of course, there is some seasonal variation on the data depending on the success of teams in the market. host: one of the biggest circles on your chart -- if we could pull out in little bit and show them the whole chart. i should explain this. over here is, and this is in the republican democratic line. this line, this access, is voter turnout. this is high voter turnout, low voter turnout, very republican, very democratic. so, the nfl comes pretty close actually to the whole center of the thing, doesn't it? guest: as the audience for a sport or frankly anything gets larger, it tends to be more in the middle. it is in at the smaller sports where you can more precisely target a certain odor type. h

stamkos, his 50th goal tying alex o for the nhl lead. we go to the shootout.amkos kicking off the shootout with the backhanded go test test test in terms of the analysis. not to mention showing you how everything has gone down round by round. that will not change on sunday. post-tournament news conferences will be here on espnews. e

armstrong suspended two games by the nhl. some optional practice today, a few injured players still trying to get healthy. head coach said morris expected to skate tomorrow. walker should be ready next week. the caps ended up for having to end hershey down today. they were happy the losing streak is over. >> i think our team really played well last night. i thought our goal attending was great. i thought our penalty killers did a great job. i think our team is turning a corner here in terms of getting out of the slump and playing well. >> i was happy with the game. everything is a day by day basis. if we had lost in overtime everybody would have been going we lost 4 in a row. >>> game night saturday. puck drops at 7. our coverage begins at 6:30. right after the game keep it locked, caps post game live. developing now, another quarterback coming to visit the redskins. mccoy has accepted an invitation by the team. the skins have interviewed clausen. it appears the redskins will address their offensive needs in the draft. defens

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they do finish with an nhl best 121 points.ot playoffs for the first time ever. first game at verizon center thursday night. game two saturday night. the series then moves to montreal for game three and four monday and wednesday of next week. teams split the regular season series with each team winning twice. >>> and the caps not the only winners in town as of late. the nationals took the series against the mets two games for one in new york. rbi single here also had a grand slam. down on the farm as they say, stephen strasburg making his prodebut with aa harrisburg against the curve in altoona. he went five innings, struck out eight, allowed four hits and four runs. only one earned though. he helped his cause with an rbi double. harrisburg rallied to beat altoona 6-4. he got the win in his prodebut. >>> lots of good memories here. now, the stadium, no more. end of an era in the lone star state. texas stadium home to the cowboys for years, from 1971 until 2008. demolished yesterday. crews used more than 2700 pounds of explosive

. >>> nhl, the flyers the last team to make the playoffs. now they're the first team to advance to the second round. phillies scored three minutes in. >>> in pittsburgh it took three overtimes but somebody finally won game five between the penguins and senators. that's your game winner. senators survived to play another game. they won it 4-3 in triple overtime. pens lead the series, 3-2. >>> curt suzuki grounded one to alleex rodriguez. he started a 5-4-3 triple play. one swing, three outs, but all for naught. the a's won it 4-2. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> will a hold over box champ come back to surprise everything this weekend? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >> from the country, they may not have much but they're totally free. watching the hillbilly. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. today's going to be a dangerous day of severe weather in the middle of the country. the moderate risk is the real big concern with the possibility

. >> definitely feel like it's time to start producing and become a regular in the nhl. it feels good to get my confidence back for scoring and being able to make plays and feel a lot more comfortable on the ice. >> reporter: the caps saw his potential quickly with the hershey bears. he wowed them with plays like this. the overtime game-winning goal to send the bears to the calder cup finals, the year they took it all in 2006. but celebrations would become fewer as injuries mounted. the next few seasons, he fought for an nhl spot, but he battled a back problem that eventually kept him on the ice for months. even during last year's playoffs, another injury became too much to bear. >> i injured my shoulder a couple of times during the season in different games. the end of the season, i went to see the doctor. when he told me i needed to get them both done, i was really surprised and shocked. >> the doctor said we'll do one this summer and one the next summer. he said we can't lose two summers. he said can you do them both at the same time? the doctor said i've never done b

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the capitals have been the most dominant team in the nhl all season long.t's not clear who in goal for them tonight. varlamov relieved jose though odor in the middle of saturday's game. coach boudreau hasn't said whether the switch will be permanent. >>> donovan mcnabb is finished with his first mini camp as a redskin. the camp wrapped up yesterday afternoon. mcnabb has been in town for two weeks now since the skins an choired him in a trade with the eeg ans. he's been trying to get to know his taem mates and new plays and says he's starting to feel comfortable here in washington. >>> you can enjoy the outdoors for free right now. the national park service is waiving admission fees at nearly 150 seitz including those in the washington region. there's fun for the kids, too. next saturday is junior ranger day. kids can earn a badge, a patch or certificate. go to nps.gov tore a list of all the activities. >>> coming up in the next half hour, this morning, british airways says some of the restrictions on air traffic in europe because of volcanic ash have been u

and also scoring my first nhl goal. i they we are talking like critically, like -- like erskine. ove is always bringing it. i get to keep the stanley cup for dashgs i would probably do several things with it. i would have the road hockey game with my buddies i guy up with, family and friends. i would also like to get away and have quiet time with it. i probably would bring it out on my boat with me. spend time with it out there in the water. bruce boudreau reminds me of santa claus. he is a jolly guy all the time. he is in a great mood. you can see him -- just kind of morph into santa at christmas time. >> quiet team with the cup. >> imagine that. if they win it, worked awful hard to get. >> it that cup has been all over the world. all right. now to another wrinkle to the story involving a virginia chiropractor who claimed he sold steroids to caps players. "sports illustrated" coming out with a story this week that raises questions about how thoroughly the capitals and the nhl investigated those claims. now the players again answer a steroid question. >> they probably realize the

nhl playoffs, all pittsburgh. sidney crosby started the onslaught in the second period. third goal of the postseason made it 2-0. the pens weren't done. they scored five in the period. crosby had a pair. penguins won it 7-4. they can close things out tomorrow night. >>> new jersey devils on the brink of elimination. they lost to the flyers 4-1. now you might remember, philly had to win its final game of the season just to win the playoffs. now they're one win away from advancing to the semis. the flyers scored four unanswered goal en route to a victory. that game five is also tomorrow night. >>> finally an incredible comeback to show you, the braves against the phils. down 3-0, two outs in the ninth. troy glaus hit a two-run homer. braves down, 3-2. next batter, rookie, jason heyward, tied a solo shot, forced extra innings. in the tenth nate hit a walk off homer. braves saved the best for last. including the celebration. mclouth got to the dugout and his team was nowhere to be found. they gave him the cold shoulder and headed to the showers. braves won a wild one, 4-3. t

. >>> nhl players. flyers and devils needed overtime. three minutes in, daniel carcillo at the right place at the right time. he popped in the biggest goal of his career. flyers lead the series two games to one after a 3-2 win. >>> and finally sharks and avalanche score less after three. san jose's dan boyle tried to bring the puck around the board. the sharks scored the only goal in the game. the sharks scored the only goal in the game. unfortunately it was in their own net. avalanche lead the series two games to one. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> well, history and country music and another squeaker at the box office. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> bless, we'll take you to a spelling bee that's definitely not for kids. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday morning. not too much to talk about. as we go, the big storm is going to move from the west coast to the east coast. it ee going to take from monday through friday to move across the

. >>> the playoffs in the nba and nhl are very much in full swing. last night's highlights now from espn news. >> good morning. i'm steve weissman with your espn news update. we start in the nba, where joakim noah has been talking trash about the city of cleveland. well, lebron james, he likes the city. and does some talking with his game. big-time dunk over james johnson, who was left completely speechless. cavs up eight. just over four minutes to play in the half. bulls down five. noah got booed a lot. and lebron, cheered heartily. two blocks in the game for james. in the fourth quarter, the three. cleveland four of four from deep in the fourth. shot 67% in the quarter. later in the quarter, james, the high arcer. 15 of his 40 points in the final stanza. cavs win 112-102. take a 2-0 series lead. >>> to the ice, var llama in net for the caps. second period, it was all about washington. the goal on jaroslav. goes through the legs of eric fehr. caps up two. same score. this time, brooks light off the leg of the rebound. uses the stick and puts it in.

. >>> out of the nhl, bruins, panthers, bs and panthers strike first.t was up to scott clemmensen, second period. look at him deny mark recchi. clemmensen did that plenty of times on thursday night. made 36 saves, fifth career shutout. bs are eighth in the east. that'll do it for this espn news update. i'm j.w. stewart. now back to you in new york. >> well, controversial arizona sheriff joe arpaio has come up with an unusual way to slim down his overweight prison population. the sheriff calls it pedal vision making inmates use a bicycle to generate electricity that powers their tv. one hour of pedaling provides an hour of tv viewing. for now the program is only available to female prisoners but if it works it could be offered to men, as well. >>> all right, coming up next the stories we'll be following today including members of that anti-government militia learning whether they'll be released on bail. as the weather warms, walgreens and the makers of zyrtec... want to make sure allergies don' always have to keep ! you cooped up inside. that's why we're

the place known as the yankee stadium of the nhl. he played the best games of his career. he was named league mvp back in 2002. but now he finds out varlamov will get the start. we said okay, what do we do? and we decided okay, this is what we're going. >> he's an experienced guy. he knows what he has to do. it's not that he's playing bad, but what are we going to do, it's play for the team, play for results. yesterday, alex ovechkin told reporters that varlamov's arm was shaking, he was nervous. >> i don't think the arrow was too shaken. goalies will let him go. whatever they say, it's up to them. >> whatever he saw, he saw. it makes the games entertaining. it's definitely something that stirs it up. >> you can sense they're trying to get into his head and try to mess with his mind. a key word like that isn't going to alter him. >> that's josh georges making light of alex ovechkin's comment. >> they looked fresh, they appeared loose. and they hoped that they have the edge tonight on the road against montreal. in bell center, i'm lindsay czarniak. back to you. >>> you thin

>> the washington capitals will have home ice throughout the nhl play-offs. >> thank you for that. >>ime for the forecast. it was absolutely still is gorgeous on the there. >> yup, and maybe the last of the mohicans for a couple of days and gary mcgradyy is in the weather center. >> reporter: this stretch that we have had is not going to stay with us through the weekend. tomorrow, you're going to be scratching your head saying wait a minute, what happened to spring, where did it go? it's going to be cooler tomorrow, clouds, too, warm or sunday and i'm getting ahead of myself. let me set the stage, if you will. we go to true view to look at what is taking place this afternoon. it's been so, so nice and thank goodness, too, the high clouds that we were probably anticipating coming along about lunchtime or so, we're slower getting here and that is unusual, too, for the high clouds to come in slower rather than earlier. these are coming across, high and fitted, still going to be a very, very nice evening and that is going to stay dry, to. we're seeing rain showing up on this radar picture

apparently a lot of players in the nhl get things started like that. ovechkin works the shot past price. they go up 1-0. second period now. montreal up 2-1 on the attack. semyon varlamov was phenomenal. final seconds of the period. canadiens on the power play. poti stops that shot. going the other way. two-on-one situation. knuble shoots and mike knuble scores. the game is tied at 2. just before the second intermission. in the third period now. knotted at 2. posted ahead to alex ovechkin. that was just a nasty move. stops on a dime. scores the goal. second of the night. and 6-3 victory. commanding 3-1 series lead for the capitals. they agree the series is not over yes. >> we are not going to sit there and say hey, listen, we are going dom up there and bombard montreal tomorrow. they are going to play their butts off to survive. and we would like to finish it. i think -- every team that's up 3-1 would like to finish it. we will try our hardest tomorrow to win. i'm sure montreal will try their hardest to survive. >> definitely a lot -- much better feelin

congratulations to mike green who is once again a finalist for the norris brophy that's goes to the nhl's top defen defenseman. so many unsung heroes on the scene. throughout the season there were multiple times you could point to fleishman and say this guy stepped up when he needed to and is the focus of today's caps face-off. >> my nickname is flash. toughest guy on the team, a strong guy. very strong. if i have a day with the stanley cup, i would be proud of drinking a lot. i won't be remembering. bruce boudreau, our coach, reminds me kind of my father and like taking care of us like kids. it is pretty good. >> fleishman, big news out redskins park. it seems as though the redskins have made a decision. mike shanahan said more than once today that they have decided they will not be trading albert haynesworth and they hope he will be a member productive member of the team this year. reports out there they were trying to move haynesworth for a second or third round draft pick and have been in discussion was the titans. tytance apparently have not spoken to the redskins in quite some time

the caps had at chance tonight to move on to the second round ever the nhl playoffs. could they do it? sports director dave feldman had a birth's eye view for this one. he's live at the verizon center tonight. >> reporter: that's right. they entered this game with a 3- 1 series win. if they win, series over. last year they needed seven games in the first round. this year they didn't want that. there was no way they wanted to go back to montreal. they wanted to finish it tonight on home ice but it didn't work out that way. mike with a quick shot. it's 1-0 montreal on top. the canadiens weren't done. still in the 1st, to travis mullen. his first of the playoffs. 2-1 and the visitors are fired up. four minutes into the second. caps attacking. mike knuble on the doorstep. canadiens up 2-1 after 2. in the 3rd period, the caps had their chances, specifically on the power play. great looks by alexander semin from point blank range. both stopped. now final ten seconds, caps still down 2-1. montreal is on a power play. so it's five on five hockey. a great save again. the caps

during his 13-year nhl playing career, archer was an all-star.lympian and a starting goalie for the carolina hurricanes in his 2004 stanley cup final. now he's a rookie again. coaching the caps goaltenders as they prepare important the playoffs. the move to coaching was not automatic for him. the hardest part was convincing himself that his playing days were over. >> after being out of the game and being settled, it is time. game starts to draw back and pull me in again. it doesn't leave. my approach is different. it is still there. >> reporter: irbe has instant credibility with his goalie. jose played against irbe many times against his career and irbe gained the trust of varlamov early on. when asked what they remember most about irbe as a player the goalie said that was easy. >> come on. honest answer. >> translator: first of all, he remembers me playing for carolina. those are the games he saw. growing up. of course, he remembers mask and gear which was unorthodox. different than others. equipment known for his helmet and his old hat. >> at t

and in the nhl phoenix beat detroit to take a two games to one series lead.orts news and scores log on to cbssports.com. >> stahl: now, andy rooney. >> rooney: why is it, i often say to myself, that most of us have a desire to eat more than we need? whether we're having peanut butter on toast or leftover rice, we eat more than we need to keep our bodies going for the rest of the day. it seems as though one serious and constant defect in the human character is desire. we have more desire for almost everything than we need. people have more desire for sex than the world needs to populate it. just about all of us have this great desire to make more money than we need to live comfortably on. many of us can't stay away from the stores where we buy stuff. we have this great desire to buy and acquire more possessions than we can use. can't something be done about this? those thoughts occurred to me recently when i brought my lunch up here to my desk from the cafeteria downstairs. i ate what i had, then i wanted a cookie, so i went back downstairs and bought two cook

capitals have been the most dominant team in the nhl all season long. the coach hasn't said whether a switch is permanent. >>> donovan mcnabb is finished with his first mini camp as a redskin. the camp wrapped up yesterday afternoon. mcnabb has been in town for two weeks now since the skins acquired him after a trade with the eagles. he says he's feeling comfortable here in washington. >> no b-ball game with the prez. >> excited about the redskins. >> let's get a check on weather. now 5:21. time for traffic and weather on the 1s. >> good morning. we're starting off monday morning quite chilly. scattered frost through central virginia into the central shenandoah valley this morning where we're down into the low to mid 30s. closer to washington, near 40 in fairfax and montgomery counties. arlington county in the low 40s. mid 40s in washington and in prince george's county. st. mary's mid 40s as well. northern shenandoah valley panhandle of west virginia now into western maryland around 40 degrees. the view from space over the last six hours showing a clea

one is for goal tenner theodore who will try to hit 30 win force the fourth time in his nhl career. another one goes for dedpensman mike green trying to reach the 20-goal mark in back-to-back seasons. hakem dermish is live at verizon center where he caught up with the defensiveman -- defenseman. what are you doing down there? >> reporter: talking to mike green. his shots are like 100 miles an hour. there wouldn't be much one-on-one going on against mike green and myself. it would be all mike green all day long. mike green is back in the lineup tonight after missing the last two games. resting up before the playoffs. last year he was a runner-up for the trophy. made a heck of a run with it. 19 goals and a career high 74 points. let's be honest. mike green deserves the norris trophy. >> something that i have been striving for. i don't want to get may hopes up just in case it happens. you know, that would be a great honor and humbling to accept that award. especially with some of the defenseman that i won in the past. i'm not -- i'm not thinking about that. as far as -- as much as the

that was the plan for three of the nhl's elite.s philly debut and helped to stop a streaking marlin. plus, the king begins his quest for a crown, along with everybody else. this is espnews. >> welcome inside the glass sandwich. he's steve weisman. i'm anish shroff, helping you stay current. entering friday, we've had pretty good stanley cup playoffs and unpredictable. >> the only thing guaranteed is drama. every game headed into friday won by a single goal. one of the upsets, defending stanley cup champs, down 1-0 to ottawa. 18 seconds in, peter regin beats marc-andre fleury. fastest playoff goal in sens' history. we're tied at 1-1. check this out. andy sutton, big boy, laying out jordan leopold. no penalty called. it was a clean hit. leopold had his head down and goes down harder. he would eventually skate off the ice and good to the locker room. still looks woozy. third period, tied at 1-1. volchenkov out front. puck trickles past fleury. sidney crosby coming out of nowhere. that's why he's potentially the best hockey player in t

i can't control when we're watching an nfl, nhl, nba game in the middle of the sunday when one of theseeo games customers come on. i have to dive for the remote because i don't want any 7-year-old seeing it. she doesn't need the courts, she'll decide what her kids will rent or buy. >> that's exactly right. you have nine members of the supreme court. 435 members of the congress, 100 senators. none can do what i do in my house, which is police my children. i'm more powerful than all of them put together. all the laws and regulations in world aren't going to be able to stop what one parent can do. >> it's hard to disagree with that. it should be parental responsibility. it starts with thatp about you about at the same time should we be able to ban some of this stuff that we know is toxic and hurting the kids? shouldn't government have a role in saying, hey, you know what? that's out of line. we're going to help parents here. not everyone is a great parent. >> just go to the garage and maybe throw the circuit breaker. you guys hang out right here. we'd like to get your take on this issue as

at the city zoo, roethlisberger's name was taken down and replaced with nhl hall of famer.ed concerns about roethlisberger's name on the elephant display. big ben has been suspended six games for misconduct. the commissioner says he could increase the time if more misconduct surfaces. >>> well, if you need some inspiration, just look to professional golfer ken green. he returned to the sport yesterday for the first time since losing his leg in a car crash that killed his brother, his girlfriend, and his dog. playing on a prosthetic leg, he and his playing partner tied for 17th out of 33 teams. >>> well, there was some wicked weather in new orleans yesterday. a lightning strike pretty much split a tree into two at the zurich classic. no one hurt, thankfully, but the tree, of course, damaged a little there. play suspended yesterday, they're going to try to finish up the second round this morning. that's sports. i'm joe carter. >>> an illinois bank has become the latest casualty of the economy. but this bank closure may have political overtones. we'll explain. eye allergy symp

the nhl's best story of the year, the coyotes playing host to the red wings. detroit looking the keep hope alive for a third straight trip to the stanley cup finals. >> well, the fighters are there. it's saturday night at the mgm grand in las vegas. undefeated. floyd mayweather, jr., steps into the ring to face 38-year-old sugar shane mosley. it is a wba welterweight title fight. they're there. they're ready to go. you can see extensive coverage on espnews getting you set for that fight beginning on wednesday. you can get a preview on espnews right now. let's call it right now as we welcome in espn box's dan rafael, who joins us. first off, dan, we know may weather, he's exciting leading into a fight. but his fights are not always exciting. why should we watch this one? >> well, if you're interested in seeing two of the best fighters in the world face each other in the ring in a fight many people wanted to see for many years and the fact that mosley usually makes excellent fight, this is a probably a fight you want to tune into. most people have behind manny p

plus, more from the nba and the nhl postseason. how the blackhawks fared after game three. a couple of big boppers swung for the fences. can we turn the a.c. up? i'm dying back here. jeff -- eat a snickers... please. why? every time you get hungry, you turn into a diva. a diva? yes, a diva. [ aretha ] okay. thank you. better? [ male announcer ] you're not you when you're hungry. better. [ male announcer ] snickers satisfies. three of the four cases were initiated during the bush administration and texas spanish language section 203 enforcement, like park florida, riverside california, spanish-language enforcement. i don't think it is fair to say the previous administration rej. i believe that is an overstatement and i believe it is in danger of politicizing your office frankly. now what about the uniform overseas citizens absentee voting rights act cases -- civil rights division now will be implementing the new provisions of the recently passed move backed which was intended to secure voting for over 25% military overseas voters wh

under three minutes to play, nhl scoring champ henrik sedin finally on the board, his first of the postseason2. a wild third period featuring five combined goals, four by vancouver. game five is friday back in vancouver. >> most people are in pursuit of happiness. for athletes, happiness only comes in the form of perfection. mark buerhle one of 18 pitchers ever to throw a perfect game. he recently said "i expect to throw a perfect game every time i go out there." that's a winner's mentality. buerhle's greatest moment against the rays, the same team he faced on wednesday night. with chicago struggling this season, there is no question it -- no question its fans would love to feel deja vu. six runs and four walks in six innings on friday. after striking out the side in the first, a little bit of trouble, b.j. upton with a flare to right, evan longoria comes in to score, buerhle 4 2/3 innings, nine hits, six earned runs and a loss. certainly not what he was hoping for. tampa bay has now won eight of their last nine games. sean rodriguez went 3-5 with four r.b.i.s. entered the game batting .160 w