ovie and the caps really needing a win in philadelphia tonight.eriod brooks laich chasing the puck down in the corner. does the smart thing here. passes to alex ovechkin. and he gets the game's first goal. take another look at this thing. ovie just fighting off the defenders, powering his way in. his 33rd goal of the year. the capitals on top 1-0. second period, capitals threatening again. keith aucoin takes the shot, gets the rebound, takes another shot off the post. look at claude giroux beating everybody, including the capitals' goalie braden holtby. we're tied at 1. this game would eventually go to a shootout. in the fourth round of the shootout both teams have one goal apiece. here's wayne simmons. that's what you call a goal. flyers, they say all we have to do is stop the capitals here. troy brouwer could get the equalizer. ain't going to happen. big stop there. 2-1 is the final. the capitals get one point. that's what i mean sort of. they get one point as opposed to none. but they lose in an overtime shootout. they now lead by one point ove

caps on a power play, marcus johansson to alex ovechkin who rips it past jimmy howard, ovie's 31st of the year, 1-0 caps. later 1st period 2-0. another power play. ovie's initial shot is stopped, but he buries his own rebound, caps in front 3-0. 2nd period now 3-1, alexander semin, semin in front, keith aucoin whirls and scores. caps defeat the red wings 5-3 and lead the sabres by two points for the final playoff spot in the east. >>> don't go anywhere because we're not. when we return, the maryland women seeking revenge against louisville in the ncaa tournament, a reunion in college park when we come back. >>> welcome back. i'm dave feldman. tonight a reunion in college park. brenda frese facing louisville and jeff walsh. she's taken on her former guy and he beat her in the 2009 ncaa tournament. less than two minutes left maryland by two. hawkins bobbles it, regains it and hits it. hawkins with 15, herpes of terps led by four. fine -- terps led by four. final seconds, becky with a chance to tie it, comes up short. maryland defeats louisville to advance to the sweet 16 and earn the 30

on the first period in the power play, ovie fires. look at that.the caps on the board first with that one. mike tax on another. ovie again, first shot is blocked, gets his own rebound, past all those red jerseys. they hold on to win 5-3. >>> the newest wizard hitting the practice court with his new team. the center said his trade came as a surprise. he spent his whole career in denver. he's expected to suit up against new jersey of the. >>> the second week of free agency started off with a bang, the big news today being peyton manning. he decided to take his talents to denver, saying no to san francisco and tennessee. his deal is expected to be worth $90 to $95 million over five years. the signing means the end of tebow mania. they've gone from one media storm to another in denver. >>> two more redskins won't be returning. landry agreed to a one-year deal worth $4 million with the new york giants. he spent his last few seasons on injured reserve and receiver stallworth is returning to familiar territory agreeing to a one-year deal in new england. f

ovi would sit on the bench for over seven minutes following that goal.y calling it a benching but dale hunter the head coach had another explanation. >> you know, definitely -- you know, it wasn't a great match. i didn't want him in jagr's line and had the brooksy line against him. % >> trying to make a play in the offensive zone and go. it was my mistake. my mistake was two points and it cost us the game. >>> all right. college hoops college seen or jason clark named sportsman of the year in the big east. charles stogeland for the maryland terps named second team and how about the maryland women? these ladies win the acc p championship last night. congratulations to them. maryland's second acc title in the last four years. >> good for them. >> they're always competing. > >> they're playing great right now. >> >> they are. > >>> and let's get another look at our lovely forecast. it was kind of raw and cold out there, doug. >> it definitely is. we'll see the temperatures go down through the evening and as far as the wind chill is concerned, that is the on

lowest goal total of his career, but gm george mcfear earlier this -- mcfee said earlier this week ovie is close to being a big time goal scorer once again. >> he's this far off from being a 50 goal guy again. every athlete has a stretch in their career where the year isn't as good as their other years. you can't have a great year every year. i like the way he's going now. >> adam laroche says he expects to play in sunday's spring training game. the first baseman has a sprained ankle which he injured tuesday and an offseason shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum that severely limited his production last season. >>> one for the record books, former cal bears quarterback joel iube threw a paper airplane 226 feet and look at that thing just soar. that is a new world record. i guess it helps to be a cornerback. the previous record was 207 feet. that thing just flies. >> we're ready, though. we're ready to take it on. >> all right, go. >> oh, i remember this one. nice, anita. >> nice job. >> as expected. >> you're trying to impress with your paper airplanes. >> not at all. thanks for bein

more from ovie later in a second. matthew perreaux sets up ovie for his second. four to go in regulation the jets get the equalizer. the first ever nhl goal for spencer mahacek and in 3rd winnipeg gets the goal. the caps fall 4-3 in overtime. dale hunter tried to explain the loss and their defensive shell in the 3rd period. >> well, you know, you're trying to protect the lead. most teams do it. you'll see other teams do the same thing. no coach wants to blame fatigue, but everybody plays back to back. you got to get it done. they were pressing. once he scored the first goal they came on harder after that. >> short and sweet tonight. >>> washington earned a standing point with the overtime loss. so they are tied on points for eighth place with the buffalo sabres who won tonight. next up a home game versus the minnesota wild on sunday. >>> it made $19 million while you were sleeping. tonight the hunger games phenomenon sweep being the country. we're talking -- sweeping the country. we're talking to the stars next. >> at 11:00 a snow globe of cash up for grab as lon

ovi sparks the capitals' playoff push.lus an alligator and a tiger prowling the golf course in prowl[ male announcer ]e in this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ >>> there was "hunger games" hysteria at midnight screenings across the country. this movie is based on a wildly popular book series. it tells the story of a futuristic society in which teenagers are forced to fight to the death on tv. "the hunger games" movie grossed a record-breaking $19.7 million from midnight showings across the country. fans were not disappointed. >> the action was a lot better than at least the glimpse that i got through the book. >> it got great reviews and i didn't read the book and we were like it's such a good story we should go check it out anyway. >> the movie is not only helping to sell more books. the sound

ovie says it was an accident and didn't show any ill effects today. >>> let's get to high school news now. our game of the week, we're going to lacrosse, girls, falls church versus mclean. we'll have highlights tonight. >>> finally we talk about our campus correspondence a lot here at 9 sports. we honored them today -- correspondents a lot here at 9 sports. we honored them today. there was a $5,000 scholarship given away today and a $3,000 scholarship and josh johnson and connor murray of osborne park in manassas each took home $1,000. >>> as you can see, the scene behind me is festive, nationwide arena ready for the evening games. we'll have a full wrapup with all the reactions from the locker room later on tonight. we are live in columbus, dave owens, 9 sports now. guys and ladies, back to you in the studio. >> that's it for us. >> that's right. stay tuned for the cbs evening news that is next. >> we'll be back after march madness probably around midnight. have a great weekend.

ovy loses the puck, third period, loses the fight for the puck here. jason pominville beats the goaltender. the sabres win 5-1 overtaking the capitals for eighth, the final playoff spot in the standing. the pressure is now on the caps. >> guys are frustrated with us losing. we could have changed things and the guys are up and down -- we have to stay strong and stay together as a unit. >> we've played very well against good teams and bad teams. we've played very poorly against good teams and very poorly against bad teams. it's been a rollercoaster and we have five games to try and straighten that out, point it out as they say and win games. >> as you may or may not know i went to the university of tennessee. pat collins sends me an e-mail ten minutes ago. they have a great women's basketball team. he said what time is tennessee playing this weekend? i said they're not. collins said i know. he goes notre dame. >> that sounds like pat. >> not nice at all. >> stick the knife in and twist it. >> that's what he does. one of the best seasons in maryland women

it's ovie's 35th of the season. he's red hot and hungry for the playoffs. caps up 3-0.eriod, caps lose their appetite. outshot 17-2 in the period. the jets rally. ben maxwell to spencer ma hatchek. we're going to overtime. and then in overtime, dustin byfuglien beats glove side. caps earn a point. hold on to the final playoff spot. that's good news. more good news. niklas backstrom skated for the first time more than two months today. he is a full participant in practice. >> thank you very much. thanks for being with us. "nbc nightly news" is up next. have a goo

ovie and mike knuble collide during drills, stayed down about two minutes, sat on the bench with his head down before going back into the locker room. dale hunter said ovechkin is okay and will suit up tomorrow night against winnipeg. >>> also the redskins making moves. they signed safety brandon meriweather today. >> that's it for us. more march madness coming up tonight. have a great night.

dale hunter said afterwards, ovi will play tomorrow at winnipeg. he's mike knuble on the big bang. >> we have the whole ice to work together and when we occupy, looks like the last sec. they come together there and pulls the speed, you know? people don't see each other and that is tangerrous. >>> strained the left hamstring and in the third inning, after colliding with the ground ball. the nationals lost to the yank ease, brian. >>> and all right, lindsay, the home fold will remain in rfk stadium. the soccer team renewed through 2013 and d.c. united played there in no one 36. the team would like to move to a new facility and the d.c. united president will continue discussing the option with the district. >>> and over to gary mcgrady new. gary. >> and -- [ indiscernible ] today, not to change. back into the middle of the 70s and about 74 on saturday and 70 on sunday. and at this point, saint patrick's day is looking good. the temperatures inned mid-70s and clouds and sun. >> you have the news knowledge. the news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. keep it

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. >> and check out the reaction from ovie. like a kid in a candy store. caps win 3-2.ngton jumps into the eighth playoff spot in the eastern conference. up next, a road game against boston on saturday. >> college hoops now. there's no doubt georgetown is going dancing. but for now the hoyas are feeling the effects of march madness. against cincinnati today, the hoyas had a double-digit lead. however, the bearcats bounced georgetown in double overtime. hoyas were up by as many as 11 points in the second half but with ten seconds to go, georgetown down by 2. henry simms to otto porter and the freshman is clutch. we're going to overtime, tied at 54. final seconds of ot. hoyas trail by 2. again they step up. simms's big time bucket. the senior ties it at 62. we're going to double overtime. here we go. 30 seconds to play. hoya's answer, henry simms. again, tied at 70. ensuing bearcats possession prks kashmir right drives. bank shot good, bearcats have the lead. last chance for georgetown now. jason clark to henry simms for the win. not the shot the hoyas wanted. it was henr

after a goal, ovi, once, twice, third time is the charm.ets his 29th goal of the year and we're tied at 4-4. we go to overtime and shoot-out. in the shoot-out, the matt hendricks, check out this move here. couldn't tell where he was going with that. gets him lean the wrong way and that's the game winner. the capitals win 5-4, and your caps have now won four straight game. >>> a rough roady continues for the wizards who have their hands full in the lone star state. tonight it was the mavericks who basicallially led from start to finish. john wall and mcgee were clicking early. wall the alley why mcgee with the oop. it's good there. the wizards were down by 11 at the break. third quarter, wiz trying to get on the comeback trail. nick young trying to get his picture on a poster. wizards within three, but later in the quarter andre blatche. nobody is booing him here. he didn't play well. jace stone terry drains 3 of his 24. dallas wins it 107-98. the wizards in new orleans on thursday. >>> in the first four it was a 16-seed battle. the ncaa tou

ovie was down two minutes and left practice. dale hunter said he's okay and will play at winnipeg tomorrow. >>> in nats news chien-ming wong left the game early with a strained left hamstring. that's all for sports news. we'll be right back. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. i'll get one for me and one for my wife. i'll be like [manly voice] "a phone, my sweet" and get one free. verizon. >>> if it feels a lot cooler to you tonight, it's not your imagination. an east wind kicked in, but it should kick out in the morning and maybe bring in a few showers and maybe a thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon. >> have a great night. see you. >> fox 5 news isn't over. go to www.myfoxdc.com now for news, weather and entertainment updates. fox 5 news is washington's best news on air and online at www.myfoxdc.com brought to you by verizon 4g lte.

more from ovie later in the 2nd, matthew perreuax sets him up again and the caps took a 3-2 lead into 3rd period. they were 22-0 when leading after two this season. just under four to go in regulation, the jets get the equalizer, and what a time for it. we're heading into overtime tied at three and in o.t. winnipeg completes the comeback. tame stapleton past mike the neuvirth, an absolutely -- tim stapleton past michal neuvirth, an absolutely stunning loss. afterwards dale hunter tried to explain the loss and their defensive shell in the 3rd period. >> you're trying to protect the lead. most teams do it. you'll see other teams do the same thing. no coach wants to blame fatigue, but everybody plays back to back. you got to get it done. they were pressing. once he scored the first goal, they came on harder after that. >> here's the latest. washington earned a standing point with the o.t. loss tied on points for eighth place with the buffalo sabres who won tonight. next up a home game versus the minnesota wild sunday. >>> checking out the ncaa scoreboard tonight, no. 1 seed unc survivors

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first period ovi the shot is blocked back to him. his second chance though is good. his 33rd goal of the season and taps on the board -- caps on the board first. wayne simmons all too easy. right pass, flyers win this one 2-1. >>> wizards back home from the road trip hosting the pacers. the wizards led the entire game until this point. paul george all the time in the world. gives the pacers their first lead of the game with one minute to go. now time running down. john wall with the floater. it goes in. but it doesn't count. he didn't get the shot off before time ran out. the wizards blow a 22 point lead to lose 85-83. >>> college hoops action last night. would syracuse be the first number one seed to fall? down one in the second. dijon waiters with a nifty spin move. now five seconds left badgers down one. taylor from downtown. it's in good and they can't get the putback. orange hang on for the win and move on to the elite eight. >>> to the west and the other number one seed. michigan state taking on louisville. the spartans were sloppy on both sides of the ball. no

the same with ovi because a lot of people have been on him and he gets going and we're all fired up forer. the more you see guys starting to play good and sacrifice the better we'll play. >> for me the most important thing to do the simple things to get guys going because one guy, you can't win with one guy. it has to be all the guys on the bench and who is on the ice. >> all right. that's alex ovechkin. alex seven is out and joe ward in for the caps tonight. what is one thing that could derail hopes for any team in a hurry? >> injuries. >> of course. >> that was the weatherman. and he is right. injuries could do it. the nationals already could be without their cleanup hitter for opening day. michael moore is having a second treatment for a strained right lat that has forced him to miss all of spring training. right now he is completely shut down. the nationals say his status for opening day is unclear. this is a guy who had over 30 home runs last year. they desperately need him in the lineup. meanwhile down in jupiter the nationals blasted by the cardinals this afternoon, struggling in

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foreign policy and the disasters, katie couric interview, she's melting down and you think it saul ovisin the debate and then part three, a really exciting part. >> the end is incredible. i thought i wouldn't be surprised by it. >> i think one of the more telling parts is when she turned around to woody haralson and said, hey, with all due respect to senator mccain who she showed a great amount of respect to, they're coming out here to see me. i'm out drawing biden. i'm out drawing mccain. i'm going to run -- i'm going to do what i want to do. it's when she realized that she was the star, and that she had a lot of people around her that did not have her best interests at heart. >> we'll be talking to the star of the movie julianne moore a little bit later. >>> we do need to get to news. it is super tuesday. after months of campaigning in the republican presidential race, the biggest day is sheer. 11 states, and up for grabs, much of the focus on the key battleground state of ohio. as of now the numbers suggest the buckeye state is anyone's game. three different polls in the last 24 hour