the pacers win, the wizards' fourth straight loss. the nfl draft will take place in chicago, the first time it has taken place outside of new york city. the redskins general manager got everybody talking when the he said the best athlete available even if it is a quarterback, and they love marcus mariota. >> we think it's worth the risk to hit the reset button. he is that good of a football player. if we think we should do that, we should do that, but we will see. that has not been determined yet, obviously. we still have time to determine if we want to go in that direction. tim: nats opening day starter max scherzer was insatiable against the cardinals today, six shutout innings, striking out nine. he allowed only three hits and appears ready for opening day april 6, against the mets. college basketball, the maryland women practice this afternoon boarding the bus for the airport for the way to spokane and the sweet 16. duke is a four seed, maryland is a one seed. this will be the first time they have met in the ncaa tournament. maryl

but the pacers are not going away.now up three and wizards -- john with three from points for him. tied at 101. hill with the ball again. it's just too easy. drives and lays it in. pacers up by two. one last play for the wiz. no good. what was that play? i don't know. 103-101, the final. the coach blaming the defense and maybe even pointing a finger at the bench. >> well we've got to have other guys step up. you can sugarcoat it all you want. >> it's the fourth straight loss. >> it's disgusting. very disgusting. >> one word. disgusting. thank you, martin. spring training mac on the hill against the cardinals. he hopes this is what they will see on april 6th strikeout after strikeout. finishes with nine on the day. boy does he look sharp. unfortunately, 1-0, they lose. spring e.r.a. 1.35 and 20 ins. scherzer. not bad. and anthony missed opening day because of his knee and jason wirth is making great progress from his shoulder injury. now to football jay gruden talking today and we're faced with a little dilemma. the nfl

pacers win 103-101. not too pleased with that. >>> one of the big issues fans had with maryland was losing the long time heated rivalries. well, saturday the women get a chance to face a familiar foe. the terps had one final practice at the xfinity center this afternoon. it was described as awesome. maryland takes on the duke blue devils in the sweet 16. the only other time these two have met in the ncaa tournament was 2006 when maryland beat duke to win the program's only national title. >> i think it's extra motivation just to show that even though we left the big ten, we can still compete with the acc. duke is still a rival team. i think it's more exciting to play against them in the sweet 16. >> come in and play duke, the maryland and duke rivalry is something exciting. >> the washington capitals spent their off day visiting one of their biggest fans. benston was hurt in a sledding accident. big caps fans. they just wanted the see how he's doing. they played street hockey with him. devin still posted

harden just ripping the pacers. look at this -- the handles, the spin, the step. whoo.rockets by 10. 21 for 22 from the free-throw line. >> dwight howard in street clothes might be a big reason by harden is the mvp. he's carrying the team. >> he's stan, i'm chris. >> good morning, though. >> back to you. >> good morning, thanks, fellas. >>> all right. well coming up next in "the pulse," young scientists, president obama hosts some super girls at the white house. >>> and dog utterly unable to catch food. now getting internet fame. i'm brian vickers, nascar® driver. i'm kevin nealon comedian. and i'm arnold palmer, professional golfer. know what we have in common? we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. me, when i had a blood clot in my leg that could have traveled to my lungs. that's why i took xarelto®, too. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. i took xarelto® for afib... an irregular heartbeat that can lead to a stroke from a blood clot. xarelto® is proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not c

. >> now, in the nba, a career-high 34 points for the pacers, 111-107 on thursday night. the bucs raced into an early lead in the first quarter, a three pointer making it a 23-point game. but by the fourth the pacers were back in. george hills shot from downtown putting them within two. hill's three-point attempt, couldn't quite drop finally winning by 4. >>> get all the latest sports news on our website, bbc.com/sport. bye-bye. >>> looking at ways of designing and building malaria out of africa. >> the mosquitos that carry malaria parasite are responsible for more than half a million deaths around the world. 90% of these are in africa. researchers have developed insecticides to kill these lethal creatures, but increasingly, the mosquitos are developing resistance to our chemical weapons. new insecticides will be developed, but it is likely that the mosquitos will eventually develop resistance to these, just as malaria parasites have become resistant to some of the drugs we use to fight the illness. we are committed to an arms race with the mosquitos. one that is becoming

bulls look to get back in the winch column against the spurs after falling to the pacers on friday andespite the team loss, ricky do you go mcdermott walked away with a moral victory in his best outing as a pro, the creighton star finally, showed he could play with the big boys. mcdermott turned in a career high 16 points against the pacers, 12 of those coming in the second quarter and with derek rose and jimmie butler out for a while, the 23-year-old with likely see more playing time. a chalking enging year, it has been for do you go mcdermott coming off of knee surgery in december. but his work ethic and will is something coach thibadeaux has noticed and appreciated. >> it was good. good to see him, the ball go in for him. hopefully, he can build on that. he did a good job for us. you know, that's what we want him to do. he had a body move well -- buddy move without the ball. we screamed well for him, searched him out, got going. he maids the game simple. it was good. >> nate robinson back on the court. the clippers signed him to a 10-day contract. he is expected to suit up for la's

tim: let's start with the wizards who play at home tonight against the pacers in phone booth. here's deal. they have 11 regular season games remaining before the playoffs and they need to rekindle the fire. i said last night that they quit against the warriors monday night. i said that the defense was shaky at best. they lost by 30 and scored only one basket in the entire third period. i understand i ruffled some feathers when i said that they quit. so today, bradley beal responded. >> i don't think we quit. we just didn't play hard. i guess you can put everything in the same group or category or whatever. but we -- we know what we need to do. that game is over. like i said before and we're going to be a new team and we have to regroup and get back to playing our style of basketball. tim: with the nfl draft coming up april 30th social media espn and talk radio are blowing up. guessing what the redskins will do with that first pick in the first round. number five overall. there is somewhat sarcasm out there about the redskins will screw up. scott mcclellan has a solid track rec

blew a 10 point fourth quarter lead last night against the pacers and how about the head coach randy wittman. as soon as george hill scored at indiana, randy was walking off. his team isn't expecting miracles right now. four losses in a row. he didn't even stick around and the wizards are searching for answers as the season starts to wind down. >> we've been consistent with being inconsistent. and we're kicking ourselves. and we got to do a better job. but it starts individually with seeing what you can do better. tim: better give them a better effort. for hockey fans the caps have only nine regular season games remaining before the playoffs. they play the devils tonight in the phone booth and this game is huge because the caps hold a three point edge on surging ottawa for that top wild card spot. the caps need points down the stretch and it better start tonight. and i love this story. the late great head coach dean smith who died last month, well he willed $200 to every single guy who ever played for him. each player got a letter and a check. it said "enjoy a dinner out compliments

the former hoya and current indiana pacer watching georgetown take care of business against butler bulldogsrivera knocking down the three. georgetown up six at the break. dunham splits the "d," drives dishes and they get the dunk. it's a one-point game later on hoyas up two. the three ball. georgetown takes the five-point lead. smith-rivera loves playing in his hometown. 21st ranked butler.s it 60-54. regular season finale on sunday. maryland at nebraska. >> a ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle see how much you could save. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ yoplait. with a smooth and creaour whole family loves. don't miss yoplait's exciting new flavors -- creamy caramel and cookies 'n cream. >>> we've got some breaking news to share before we go. our affiliate station in baltimore has just confirmed that police are trying to figure out if the shootings near the national security agency and on the intercounty connector today are connected to three other shootings in maryland in the past week. a shooting in hanover, laurel and also columbia more online as it come >> steve: from studio 6b

the indiana pacers and the colts as well.aven't heard anything from roger goodell or anything in their decision to bring the game back. that's the biggest sporting event in the country. from your standpoint what do you think the future bid could be in that state. >> i think the future that have event could be at jeopardy and other large sporting events could be in jeopardy unless the state significantly reconsiders what it's trying to do here. >> domenic romano specializing in as sports attorney. thank you very much. >>> according to the league, falcons used recorded crowd noise. that's against league rules because that could give unfair advantage, and they will lose two picks in the upcoming draft. >>> ads offering tips to help smokers quick. but not everyone likes the new government campaign. >> for 30 years shawn robinson used to smoke up to a pack of cigarettes a day. until he discovered e-cigarettes. >> i was like, wow. i just quit smoking. i don't think my mom even believes i quit smoking. i've smoked that long. >> e-ci

playing with the pacers. the lakers. now he's hitting the books at columbia university.otre dame to join the nba without getting a degree. he's now a full-time student. he used to live to prove himself on the basketball court, but wants to prove himself in the classroom. it proves to be working. get this, 3.8 grade-point average. he made the dean's list. positive news there. new details in the conflict in yemen we've been following. saudi arabia welcomed the president of yemen who fled from the capital earlier this month. saudi is lending their support to abed rabbo mansour hadi as he tries to regain control. the us has backed saudi saudis. president abed rabbo mansour hadi. but whose side will the us take as it tries to negotiate a nuclear arms deal with the iranians. cato research fellow tells us what is at stake. the us is in the middle of the saudis and the iranians. we want to work out a deal with the iranians. arranged netanyahu to do it. yet the saudis are our allies. what do we do? >> our relationship with iran is complicated. we're fighting against them in syria

the pacers who were just half a game out of first place took it all the way, could have forced an overtime but a three-pointer was missed with seconds left. bucks with the win 111-107. >> one of basketball's more interesting characters is bearing down on his latest challenge, a former nba star who officially changed his name to metta world peace has signed up to play in italy. he he gave himself a new name in 2011 to promote global peace. he started calling himself the panda's friend. he he says he's happy to let people call him what they want. >> some people know me as ron attest. people that saw my career still call me ron. that's fine. most of the young players, young kids call me metta and everybody in china calls me panda so you can pick. >> that's the sport for now. >> thanks so much. russia launch crews on two continents are putting the final touches on a pair of rockets to blast off. one is sending a satellite into orbit, another carrying a three man crew to the international space station. two crew employees will stay in space a year. the future have the international space statio

. >> reporter: at the pacers running store up the street tails of near misses between joggers and cars aren't unusual. that's why they tell joggers this. >> never, ever assume the cars see you. you always want to be proactive as well. if it means trying to make eye contact with the car that's making a right-hand turn even if you have the right of way, that's a smart thing to do. >> reporter: it also means making sure you're visible wearing bright even florescent clothing and lights help too. >> as many chase plaiss you can outline yourself in light is the best thing to do. >> reporter: joanna russo runs 60 miles a week on d.c. streets. another rule even if a driver in the wrong, let the anger go. >> the worst thing to do in the world is to try to challenge that car because in that battle you're not going to win. >> reporter: the driver charged in this case jeffrey fisher, is free tonight after posting $5,000 bond. i called him at his home tonight. he said he could not comment on the case at this time pip contacted his lawyer. he also could not comment because he just got this case. bac

. >> reporter: and the indiana pacers, the nba, and the wnba taking a stand. the nba saying overnight, anyone is allowed at games. the governor is saying he did not intend any discrimination with this law and says 19 other states have similar laws. but again, a firestorm. so much uproar. >> he's hoping to pass that new legislation. proposed at some time. thank you, gio. dan? >>> later this morning, right here on abc's "this week." governor mike pence will speak exclusively to our chief anchor, george stephanopoulos. george is here now. the governor argued this law has been mischaracterized. he says it will not lead to state-sanctioned discrimination. 19 other states have similar laws. and barack obama voted for a similar law when he was a state legislator in the state of illinois. does the governor have a point? >> he does. on that point. on the religious freedom law. here's the problem for the state of indiana. they do not include gays and lesbians as a protected class. under the civil rights law. it's the combination that could open the door to discriminatio

if the pacers won -- if we lost, i had to go visit, at the time, mike tyson was in prison in indiana. -- >> jimmy: mike tyson was here last night, he got out. >> oh, he just got out? >> jimmy: he's been out a little while. >> okay. well, we lost. >> jimmy: right. >> and i held up my end of the bargain. i actually wend to the prison. >> jimmy: wow. >> to visit mike. spike sent me. did you know this dude would not come out and see me? i stayed in the waiting room for three hours. thinking that mike was going to come out, we were going to be behind the glass, pick up the phone. hey, champ, what's going on? the brother never came out. >> jimmy: stood up in prison, the guy never came out. come on mike. he's not going to come out here? >> jimmy: now he's going to come out. >> i don't want the champ to come out here. i love you, mike. >> jimmy: we have a photograph. put up that photograph. i don't know what year the photograph is from. >> i look good! [ cheers and applause ] >> this is my first all-star game in 1990. i'm a california kid. riverside, california. and going to indiana was a sho

the nba and indiana pacers saying all fans players and employees, should feel welcomed at all events. supporters note 19 ore states have similar legislation. designed to keep government from forcing people to provide services for people against their religious beliefs. >> if i thought it was about discrimination. it doesn't apply to disputes between private individuals unless government action is involved. >> reporter: but, this morning, backlash brewing from apple chief tim cook saying we're deeply disappointed. to jason collins, the firstly gay nba player saying is it going to be legal for someone to discriminate against me? and now a new twitter hash tag, #boy #boy #boycottindiana, trending. >> it doesn't align with the position that is hoosier hospitality. >> reporter: for this week rebecca jarvis abc news new york. >> governor mike pence joins us. >> thank you george for the opportunity. >> was it a mistake to sign this law? >> absolutely not. the religious freedom restoration act was signed into federal law by bill clinton more than 20 years ago. it lays out a frame work for ens

the pacers were just half a game off of the playoff paces took it all the way.d have forced overtime but george hill missed a game-tying basket with just seconds left in the game. >>> one of basketball'sest more interesting characters is bearing count on his nba challenge. he former nba star has signed up to play in italy. 15-year nba veteran, he gave himself a new name to promote global peace. and in china, he started calling himself the panda's friend. now he's happy to let people call him what they want. >> some people know me as ron arrest. people that saw my career. so they still call me ron. so that's fine. most of the young players, young kids they call me meta. and then everybody in china calls me panda. [ laughter ] >> so, you can pick. >> back to the man that will always be rob. >> thank you very much indeed. >>> going to a new restaurant in the north faroe islands, you are likely to see salmon on the menu. now they are exporting to russia. >> reporter: when russia banned certain imports from the european union in response to sanctions over ukraine, th

apple, heard the statement from tim cook the ncaa now making a statement, nba as well as indiana pacers. were it not for big businesses big names here do you believe we would hear even the proposal of a fix this morning from republicans in the state? >> sadly, no. we argued the moral and legal principles. what this is is response to the fact that we defeated the effort to forbid same-sex marriage. the right wing is reeling, needed something to make them feel better. republicans announced that apparently republicans have been discriminating against religion. they had the governor's office over ten years. so there was no discrimination against religion. now our governor refuses to stand against discrimination based on sexual orientation. he refuses to do that. that's the job of legislature to clean up the mess the governor called for and contributed to. >> i want to play what the governor said yesterday on abc this week regarding any change to the law. let's play that. >> george look we are not going to change the law, okay but if the general assembly in indiana sends me a bill that adds

. >> reporter: now, we heard about this incident and stopped in at pacer's, a popular running store up the street and they lead groups of runners on fun runs around here noes nights. on news 4 at 6:00 their advice for joggers and runners on staying safe. >>> police in fairfax county are out with new details on an inmate who died while in custody. they say they have interviewed more than 50 people about what happened to natasha mckenna last month. she died after sheriff's deputies who were transporting her put her in restraints and then used a taser on her. police say they will not be releasing any video that's related to this investigation before the criminal review the completed. and the exact cause of her death is still under investigation. >>> a man wanted in connection with a robbery and assault of a teenaged boy is in virginia in custody now. his name is deonta gray. police say he turned himself in over the weekend. he's accused in a robbery last month. the victim, a 13-year-old boy, says two people assaulted him along community drive manassas and then took his phone and backpack.

has an incredibly elevated status in the state of indiana, all-time leading scorer for the indiana pacersis a special case. i should say this is the first time in quite some time i can say i agree with charles barkley on just about anything. charles barkley not only said he was against this law, he also called for the final four to be moved. it's not just me saying this on your show. this is charles barkley. for folks out there who aren't sports fans, you have to know, charles barkley has been anchoring the ncaa's coverage of the entire tournament. from the beginning. so to have somebody who's anchoring the coverage say, you know what, this tournament should move, that's very compelling. >> very come pempelling indeed. we have seen how it has impacted the state of indiana and the fact they're going to lose out on convention business angie's list tim cook the ceo of apple came out penning his op-ped in the "washington post." dave zirin of "the nation." and edgeofsport,.com. good to see you. >> thanks so much. >>> trevor noah has been chosen to take the place on "the daily show." that's tre

. >> reporter: indiana pacer power forward david west is one of many who still turn to her for adviced on a total list of who we are as humans and not just basketball players. she is a valuable resource to me to this day. >> reporter: players past and present say they are grateful for the woman who greets them outside the locker room after every game. set for success long after the cheers of the crowds are a distant memory. for "today," john yang nbc news cincinnati. >> we are lucky to have her part of our life. excited to have you here this morning. >> thank you. nice to be here. >> you greet them outside the locker room after every game. last night, what was that moment like? >> that was a fantastic moment. the game was a real challenge. georgetown played exceedingly well and we have had to use all of our strength to hold on. everybody was extremely happy to advance to the finals. >> sister let's talk about what you have been able to do off the court. i don't know if a lot of folks appreciate how impressive it is to have every senior graduate. what is the secret? what is your specia