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star running back ray rice the be with the team this summer. how the team avoided letting ray rice become a free agent. >> hello, mary. although two-time all-pro running back ray rice said he prefers a long-term deal. last season's rushing leader is content with his new designation as the team's franchise player. this means several things. first off, rice, who would have been an unrestricted agent will earn $2.7 million. secondly, the move allows the ravens' front office to buy needed time to negotiate a lengthy deal with their premiere runner. ray did score a career 15 touchdowns. and he led the purple birds with 76 catches for 704 yards. >>> ray rice added that quote/unquote, he's going to be here in charm city, not just for one city, mary. but for many years to come. >>> stan will have other ravens' rosters moves coming up next hour. >> mary, together? whew. >> right. we needed ray-ray. ray rice. >> we're glad you're staying, rice. >>> terror scare in philadelphia, when a man drove his car onto the runway at an airport. >> i was embarrassed

this year, ray rice tagged as the ravens' franchise player. news, first year wide receiverrer, lee evans, infamously known for the big drop. had his contract terminated today, joining cornerback chris car today. general manager ozzie newsome did not dismiss the possibility of both their returns. >>> meantime, baseball, our masn on orioles spring training report. found left-handed pitcher zach briton, fairing well during a bull pen throwing session today. he tossed 25, pain-free pitches. also today, it was the unofficial start to spring training with the first of two scheduled intrasquad games. surprisingly, the game was dominated by pitching as is typical in early camp games. here's buck with the rundown. >> we're trying to simulate the games that are going to start here shortly. and we'll do it again tomorrow. and i think everybody was a little excited to get out here next. you know, the progression of pitchers throwing sides. then they throw bp hitters in there, not swinging. then bp. and the next step is to come over here. it's just part of

the ravens are slapping thh franchise tag on ray ricc... rice... he ravens are hopeful they can sign him to a new contract beforeethe season... g-- ozzie newsome released a statement sayiig... our goal is to keep ray rice a raven. we've done ttis with other outstanding includinn haloti ngata a year ago."ngata was given the franchise tag after last season and signed a 5-year 61 million dollar eetension 2 weeks into the seassn... remember this play..... couldn't orget if you waated... lee evans could not hang on... and now he's the one being dropped. evans was acquired from but never lived up to d pick - expectations..he battled injuuies all season and only caught 8 passes for 143 yards including the playoofs. the move saves the team 555 million dollars. the ravens also placed ricky williams on the reserve-retired list...so if he decides to unreeire his rights still belong to the ravens... innsarasooa, the orioles saw their first game action of innan intrasquad game...orioles game... it was an upset... the orioles won...2-1...no injuries to report...j

the reason the ravens put the franchise tag on ray rice, it keeps the two sides discussing a long-termontract. it means means rice can't leave as a free agent but it guarantees him a salary of $7.7 million the upcoming season. the tag buys both sides time to continue negotiating. more often than not the player with a franchise tag gets a long-term contract. suggs is an example of that. >> evans. the touchdown pass he didn't catch at the end of the afc championship game. by releasing evans they free up $5.5 million of salary cap room. in theory he could re-sign at a lower price, but that looks highly unlikely. >> an amazing story vels developing out of new orleans where the nfl has concluded a two-year investigation of the saints and found greg williams and more than two dozen players took part in a bounty pool that paid players bonus for, among other things, knocking out -- knocking opponents out of a game with injuries. williams said he had a similar pool when he worked in d.c. the saints could face fines p. player suspensions, and loss of draft picks as a result of that investigation

ray rice -- the ravens put a franchise tag on ray rice. eeps the two sides discussing a long-term contract. the franchise tag means rice cannot leave as a free agent but also guaranteed him a salary of $7.7 million. the tag buys both sides time to continue negotiating. more often than not, the player that gets the franchise tag gets a long-term contract. trell suggs is an example of that. the ravens released evans yesterday. his highlight will remain right there. the touchdown pass he did not catch at the end of the afc championship game. by releasing evans, the ravens free up 5.5 million of salary cap room. he could re-sign at a lower price, but all things considered, that looks highly unlikely. >> an amazing story developing out of new orleans where the nfl has concluded a two-year investigation of the saints and found former saints defensive coordinator and two dozen players took part in a bounty pool that played players for knocking opponents out of a game with injuries. williams said he had a similar bounting pool when he served as as

matthew made the memorable call when ray rice ran an 83-yard touchdown. so matthew will be one of three to receive a special award tonight and a player from all 32 nfl teams will be here and accept their ed block courage award. i can tell you, kelly, considering all that we've heard, there certainly won't ab dry eye -- won't be a dry eye in the house. matthew will take the stage we're told right after dinner. cheryl conner, abc2 news. >>> a baltimore man is on a mission to make this into the record books. coming up, how his strength in the face of a disability is inspiring others. >>> and the loyola greyhounds head off to the ncaa tournament. >>> plus, the view is done. exelon takes over constellation in a huge merger. what does the merger mean for you. [ female announcer ] with swiffer wet cleaning better doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna...use these. ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] unlike mops, swiffer can maneuver into tight spaces without the hassle and its wet mopping cloths can clean better in half the time, s

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. >>> the ravens made a big move this afternoon designated ray rice as one of their franchise playersgoal is buy time while working out details of a contract with rice. the ravens cut ties with evans and la car. >> now that the ravens front office locked up rice for another season they are looking to lockup the cheerleading squad, they will hold audition as at the downtown athletic club. registration at 9:30, the tryouts will begin at noon, call backs will happen on sunday. final selection will take place on mar 17th. fans can buy tickets for 20 bucks to attend that. >>> storm gear and promotional consideration provided by ll bean. >>> new at 11, designed to help people in need, feed their families, food stamps are right for fraud. companies ripping off the government and abusing the system. cruise ship companies are in crisis mode these days after one pastor and on shore robbery, the industry is desperately trying to draw in customers. where you can get the best deal so you don't waste your money. join us for abc2 news at 11:00. >>> just a few showers left out there, light showers co

ray rice has the same status for the moment.incinnati bengals wide receiver rahm simpson may defy gravity as he shows on this highlight this season. he does have to adhere to all the rest of the loss. today he pled guilty to drug related felony charge in kentucky. next month the judge will determine the punishment. simpson could face 60 days in jail and can expect to help these suspension from the nfl. today thomas was named women's player of the year. she becomes only the second sophomore ever to win that award. she averaged seven points in dick's 17 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. that has become one the biggest highlights of women's basketball this season. patterson remains on track for return trip to the finals. the regional semifinals, 67-59. second quarter, patterson playing catch-up. in the corner for three, 16-13 clippers. off the rebound, one dribble, one pass. george finishing it off. check out this move. over, under, around, and patterson goes on to win, 67-59. conference tournament time arrives for laurell with a t

. >> reporter: ray rice designated today as the team's franchise player.d have been an unrestricted player. he will then instead earn $7.5 million this year. that's the average salary of the top paid running back throughout the league. the ravens also terminated the contract to the guy infamously known for the drop, lee evans now joins chris karr as former ravens. >>> for the past three years over two dozens players and a coach for the new orleans saints have been targeting game day opponents and injurying them. just ask brett favre. the pay may have been $50,000. >>> today marked the unofficial start of spring training with two scheduled interest squad games. surprisingly the first game was dominated by pitching as is typical in early camp games. got that proindoor soccer for you and dancing with the stars, in his own mind, baltimore blast hosting the wichita wings. maybe dancing in the streets throughout the play offs. >>> ladies hoops, linda freeze and the women's conference in greensboro. i mean look at the acc's leading rebounding team. they decimated

now baltimore used its franchise tag on running back ray rice.he league in yards from scrimmage this season, second overall in rushing. the franchise tag again gives feels some time to negotiate a long term deal with its players, so interesting stuff. >>> big news in baseball, mlb expanding its playoff format for the first time since 1995. there used to be four teams to make the playoffs. now there will be five. the fourth and 5th place team will play a one game playoff with the winner moving on. that increases the playoff chances for those washington nationals. let's see if they can get there this year. they agreed to terms with 15 players today including player bruce storm who was an all-star last season. the team came to terms with roger bernadina, rudy espinoza and ian desmond. >>> hockey news, washington getting hot at the right time looking for their fourth straight win tonight. devils in town, game two of this important five-game homestand. why is it important? the caps are still a point outside the playoffs with less than 20 games to play

>>> according to the times, the baltimore ravens are expected to designate pro bowl running back ray rice today. >>> and a pretrial hearing for hate crimes in the case against amish leaders sam mullice, sr in ohio. he and other family members are accused of cutting the hair and beards of the amish who refuse to support molocs. >>> steny hoyer of maryland will join civil rights leaders on a pilgrimage. next week marks the 47th week of bloody sunday in alabama when police attacked hundreds of demonstrators. >>> new court documents are shedding more light on the jerry sandusky sex abuse case. and abc 2 news' linda stow is standing by with the developments in this ongoing investigation. linda. reporter: the new details are according to a document filed by the attorney general's office on thursday. prosecutors say one of the alleged victims were abused was abused in florida and texas and another boy while at his own school. two of the alleged victims remain unidentified. sandusky has been on house arrest awaiting his trial in may. he's charged with 52 criminal counts stemming from allegations

. >>> the ravens are expected to designate pro bowler ray rice as the franchise player later today.e led the nfl last season with 22,068 yards of rushing and receiving. the 22-year-old stands to make $7 million. >>> a month before their season opener at camden yards april 6th, walter and the o's are in spring training. the o's will be playing both the tweamp rays and the pittsburgh pirates, it's all happen opg monday. game times are 1:00 and 7:00. >>> stay with us this morning because she tried to board a plane with empty milk bottles. >> what the tsa is now admitting they did wrong. >>> also caught on camera, a bank hostage standoff and a manager inside, the orders one suspect gave and the actions the s.w.a.t team took. >>> neighbors say it sounded like an explosion, a runaway car that had no plans to stop in this neighborhood. how many houses that jeep took out when "good morning maryland's" 6:00 hour begins in just a few minutes. [ male announcer ] indulge all you want. now there's no need to hold back. new revolutionary scope dualblast obliterates strong food odors leaving your

to the carroll county times, the baltimore ravens are expected to designate pro bowl running back ray rice as their franchise player today. rice is expected to receive more than $7 1/2 for the tag. >>> and the trial for hate crimes for samuel mullet and his sons. he >>> today house democratic whip steny hoyer of maryland will join other lawmakers on a civil rights pilgrimage. next week marks the 47 the anniversary of bloody sunday in alabama. that's when police attacked hundreds of demonstrators. >>> so we have all the ingredients once again for another round of some severe weather and we're looking at that severe weather around the gulf coast states, central gulf coast states all the way up through the ohio valley. so this is the setup. we do have an upper level low that's moving out of the rockies, that's one ingredient. then we have that warm gulf of mexico moisture moving in across the area as well. and then we have a strengthening surface low. so with all that we definitely do have that potential for some severe weather to move in across the middle of the nation once again for today.

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the ravens owner said he feels a sense of urgency to get ray rice and joe flacco re-signed to free upore space.s expep then there are the new york jets. tim tebow addressed the media. the first backup quarterback to hold a news conference. was all class and saying no hard feelings in leaving the broncos. is something he cannot control. >> i wish the broncos nothing but the best. they have won the best quarterback to ever play the game. i wish him nothing but the best. there is no ill will towards the broncos or their coaching staff or peyton manning. i wish them nothing but the best. it will be fun when we get to play each other. >> tim tebow, and nothing but class. the orioles play the twins today. that is in sarasota. they beat the pirates last night, 4-1. brian roberts has been played on the 15-day disabled list. he will be joining the team when the break camp next week. zach britton also placed on the disabled list. brian still suffering from a concussion he suffered two years ago and aggravated last may. tim tebow and rex ryan. what an interesting marriage that will be in the big

hard-hitting game that also included the saint's cheap shot, safety darren sharper with an illegal blow to ray rice when he was on the ground. the play drew a 15-yard penalty. the investigation found that quarterbacks were the main bounty targets, including former qb kurt warner. >> i definitely think there were games where i could tell you that it seemed that they went beyond what was normal in regards to when they were going to hit me or how they were going to hit me. >> players who participated in the bounty system will also be punished. the league is consulting with the players union before handing down those sanctions. >>> back to you. >> thank you very much, mark. this is the first time a head nfl coach has ever been suspended. >>> campaign 2012 has now come to maryland. >> the president by the way said when he was newly elected that if he didn't turn the economy around within three years he would be looking at a one term proposition. we are here to collect all right. we are going to get that done. >> local republicans welcomed him to a town hall meeting. the former governor focused there on

a black bean and corn salad adapted from a rachael ray recipe, spanish rice and a dessert called the whole fruit cup. school officials say the new menu items reflect changing attitudes about lunchroom food. they have no added sugar, coloring or flavoring. >> we are really striving for -- i worked really hard on trying to get less ingredients and more cleaner label products. >> the testers take their task very seriously. they rate each item and make descriptive note. the favorite in the one to three-star rating system the chicken gets three stars. >> the chicken because it is so tender and so crispy and the inside is so juice thome. >> the bean salad got a somewhat cold reception, 2.2 stars. >> it's, like, too cold. >> the spanish rice needs a little work, too, but a hawaiian pizza a potential hit with 2.4 stars. >> i liked the hawaiian pizza, but for me it was a little bit too sweet. i think they should put less pineapple inside it. >> and those fruity desserts, three stars there, too. >> the texture was really creamy and not scratchy. and also the blend of flavors, it just, like, po

rice... the rrvens won't be waving goodbye to ray anytime soon. his smile is taying in charm city..... he raaens are hopeeul they can sign him to a new contracc before the season... g-m ozzie saying... "our goal is to keep rry rice a raven. we've done &pthis with other outstandiig players through our history, iicluding haloti ngata a year ago."ngata as given the franchise tag after last season and signed a 5-year 61 million dollar extension 2 and we all remember thhs play..... lee evans could not hang on... anddnow hees he one being dropped. that infamous play that could have sent the ravens to the super bowl will be the lasting memooy for ravens fans. evans was acquired from buffalo for a 4th rounn pick but never lived up to expectations..he battled injuries all season and only caught 8 passes for 143 yards including the playoofs. the ravens also placed ricky williams on the he decidessto unretire his rights still belong to the ravens... it's a bbsy nnght... the &ori intrasquad game...lldy terps play virrinia in the cc tournament... and johns hopkins visits princeton in lacrosse...we'l

a salad adopted from a rachael ray recipe. spanish rice and dessert called the fruit cup.ew menu items reflect changing attitudes about lunchroom food. the fruit desserts have no added sugar, flavor or coloring. >> i worked really hard on this trying to get less ingredients and cleaner labeled products. >> reporter: testers take the task seriously. the chicken gets three stars. >> chicken. it's so tender and crispy and inside is juicy. >> reporter: bean salad got a cool reception. 2.2 stars. >> it's too cold. >> reporter: spanish rice needs work but the hawaiian pizza, a potential hit with 2.4 stars. >> i like the hawaiian pizza but to me it was a little bit too sweet. i think they should put less pineapple inside it. >> reporter: those fruity desserts, three stars there. >> texture was creamy. it's not scratchy. also blend of flavors. it pops in your mouth like a piece of candy. >> reporter: as 11th largest school district in the country, the opinion of fairfax county school kids matters a lot. this chocolate milk was developed specifically for fairfax county schools. >>

a black bean and corn salad adapted from a rachel ray recipe. spanish rice and a dessert called the swirl whole fruit cup. school officials say the new menu items reflect changing attitudes about lunch room food. the fruit desserts for example have no added sugar, coloring, or flavoring. >>> we are really striving. i really worked hard on this trying to get less ingredients, more, cleaner labeled products. >> the testers take their task very seriously. they rate each item and make descriptive notes. >> the crispiness of it and it was juicy and just brought all the flavors together and was really good. >> reporter: the bean salad has a somewhat cool reception. >> it's too cold and i don't get the flavors. some kids might not like it. >> reporter: hawaiian pizza? a potential hit. >> i liked the hawaiian pizza but to me it was a little bit too sweet. i think that they should put less pineapple in it. >> reporter: but those fruity desserts, well, future food critic dakota beach may have said it best. >> it was really creamy and nothing scratchy. also i just like

ray. it will become the benchmark at the ravens will use in negotiating a new deal with rice's agent.imilar statutes. -- stats. the vikings dave peterson a $36 million guarantee. running backs bodies do not always outlast their contracts. stick around, we have the seven- day forecast. >> almost had four seasons in one day to day. >> that is an interesting observation. it will stay chilly all day tomorrow. there is only one season tomorrow. it turns chilly again into the week ahead. clocks move forward one hour on sunday. >> i do not know why you sound so excited. >> thank you for joining us. >> announcer: it's "the tonight