but if you are either ross detwiler, ryan zimmerman or jordan zimmerman.arried up. >> it just kind of happened. i guess well all threw our names in the hat and five of us pulled it first. >> it is nice for me. she jokes with me and says i'm so ready to be an old married guy. i used to go out when i was younger and now we go to dinner, go home. >> it is the bug are going around the club. the marriage bug. >> is your outlook a little different now that you are a married man? no, i think we'll go out there and try to win, married or not. >> we have kind of all grown up together. we have gone through the phases at the same timeen. you are young and you do whatever. you are not so young and you still do whatever and you realize you can't do this much longer and you settle down. ments good. i mean honestly, it feels like a family we have here. >> i know that ryan zimmerman has been married for about a month. has he given you any advice already with a month's worth of marriage experience. >> we don't talk too much about that. ments our away time and time to talk

we'll bring you bryce harper and ryan zimmerman ahead in sports. >> if you see a story idea think we should look into. there's the number and e-mail address. we're back.  >>> most americans, they're okay with losing saturday mail delivery. the pew research center found 54% of americans agree with the plan. it will save the postal service $2 billion a year. 19 libraries in prince george's county could be facing budget cuts soon. $25million budget normally designated to the library could take a hit of $3 million. this year they received a 1.5 increase in the annual budget. those not in favor of the cuts say the libraries play a vital role in the county. >>> nothing says marry me like a lawsuit. tiffany and cosuing costco over fake engagement rings. they sold knockoff engagement rings to customers and the lawsuit cites trademark infringement deceptive business pack sis and face advertising. costco not commenting. >>> just ahead here on the news edge, home free. >> it was a little definitely stressful. panellic at first. -- panic at first. nobody really knew what was

ryan zimmerman and jason werth took off to go to the daytona 500. they knew how to get ready for the season as i know that he is right. and that will be a route for maryland. it just gets under your skin. and it will be on what they will be getting ejected for the first time in their career. . >> all right. now, at least today she was at home. i like the white suit though. it looked like she was taking them to school. and a career high of 16. and they had 3 out of 18 for them as they dubbed it this one finally. but i will tell you that they were strong today, four players in double figure as they dominated on the glass here as well as they needed to win 75- 59. >> i can't thank our fans enough. i mean, you know, all ten of the attendance record is special for us. and in terms of the support that we have. but a tough night for us, you know, credit, duke, i thought they came in here, you know, all ready to play. i thought they shot the ball extremely well. >> classy here. there will be better days for her. they are just rolling along very quietly. pla

big day out here, all the familiar faces, ryan zimmerman in the house, bryce harper as well. we catch up with all of them >>> now here's dave owens at the wusa9 cadillac sports desk. >> reporter: well, think back to last year. nobody thought the nats would win 98 games and i guess that's what made the season so special. now the hard part, gang, repeating that success, maybe not the 98 wins, but they certainly want to be successful. their manager thinks they are going to be successful. dave johnson saying world series or bust. okay. well, there's been a lot of national attention on this team, too some publications saying they're the team to beat, big words, especially for a team that's never been the hunted. this is unchartered territory. >> now it's like we set these expectations. if we don't live up to them, it's almost failure. so it's become a reality. >> i think deep down inside a lot of us want to make sure that the doubters from last year that are probably still doubting a little bit, which they should, can kind of jump on that bandwagon and say this is a really good te

could it be, well, newly acquired rafael soriano, ryan zimmerman, bryce harper, steven strasbourg, take your pick. there are tons. a lot of guys telling us it is not a player it is manager davey johnson. >> he still remembers what it is like. he must have reattend everything from when heap is a player. he remembers what it is look to go out there, grind, kind of have people tell you do things. he keeps it light. he gets his message across. in a sense, some times funny. some times serious. pretty invaluable. probably the best position we may bring him back for a year. >> what about davey is fun as a manager? >> he is just fun. hand down. he is just fun. to bearound a manager that's been around a game a long time seen a lot of things you. know really excites everybody on the club. and, it's so fun. just to be around him. be able to talk to him. be able to, you know, mess around. and, you know, really -- have a good time playing. >> one-liners make you laugh, right? >> i crack up. everything that he says. behind the cage. and, hitting, you just, you know, draw something off for someone lik

. >> reporter: across the diamond from laroche you have ryan zimmerman who is recovering from off-seasonulder surgery. zim says he's about 85%. we're going to visit with him coming up tonight on "sports final." >> thank you, dan. we're looking forward to it. >>> maryland has its suggest win of the season and now the terps are back in the postseason conversation. terps take down the top ranked team in the country. it was one of the upsets that everyone is talking about today. like the real coach, the tur i don't thinkite turgeonites, they were pulling out all the moves. he clinks what could have been the game winner and maryland hands duke its third loss of the season. you see turgeon and his reaction. for a team looking to build its resume to get into the ncaa tournament, this was a much-needed victory. >> it's a big event for us, for our team, for our program, and i know our fans waited for this win like already four years. so it was big for us. >> yeah, we felt like we needed a big win, you know, and this is it. going in the locker room after the win, everybody was just relieved becaus

. >>> third baseman ryan zimmerman is recovering well from off season shoulder surgery. he and the rest of the nets took part in the first full squad workout of spring training yesterday. zimmerman says his shoulder is at about 85% right now. he hopes to play in some of the nationals spring training games. his shoulder bothered him much of last year. now that he's feeling healthier, his expectations for the coming season are as high as everybody else's. >> anything less than making the playoffs, i think, is going to be a disappointment. obviously, everybody wants to go to the world series. the first step is to get in. once you get in, a team gets hot and they roll through. that's kind of what you have to do. >> zimmerman had a busy off season. in addition to the shoulder surgery, he got married and bought a house. >>> from spring training to a blizzard in the northeast. parts of northeast blasted with another one. it hit residents from pittsburgh to rhode island. roads were so slick in parts of pennsylvania that a teenager was killed in a rear end accident. in connecticu

ryan zimmerman is progressing well following his shoulder surgery. he took bp on the fold for the first time and, according to the reports, that is like him. smashing pitches. and the other big news, again,ing center around geo gonzalez. who has received word from the major league baseball player's association association that the tests came back clean with no proof of performance- enhancing drugs. geo was tested that he was linked to a clinic in miami. mlb has not officially absolved him but the recent signs avoid to him avoiding the 50-game suspension that will would come with any proof he used, bought, or distributed illegal substances. >>> with georgetown and syracuse leaving the big east, expect emotions to run high tomorrow. a lot is on the line aside from bragging rights. the hoyas are tied for first place in the conference and more than 35,000 fans are expected to pack the carrier dome as one of the most heated rivalries. farewell to big east play in the dome. the teams have split the last four meetings and this is shaking up to being special

ryan zimmerman, bryce harper, but they don't have to be here officially until friday.for now in viera, dave owens, wusa 9. >> thanks, dave. we'll look forward to your report tomorrow night. there are 47 days until opening day when the nationals host the miami marlins. see that game right here april 1st. first pitch is at 1:05. when the game is done, we'll have full post-game coverage on wusa it at 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, and 11:00. >>> the nba all-star break begins friday, and it could be coming at a bad time. they seem to have found some kind of groove, having won four straight. the wiz visiting detroit in their final game before the break. john wall, he didn't shoot much tonight, but he assisted plenty. here's one to 0 mica okafor. nice ball movement here. jose calderon gives them a nine- point lead. detroit holds on to snap washington's win streak. >>> and tomorrow afternoon a ground breaking ceremony at the site of the new $1 million summer training facility. we'll be there and bring you that story tomorrow evening. it's going to be a really state of the art kind of faci

. >> we're coming back and ryan zimmerman, laroche, got two good pitchers in soriano andheron. a great leadoff hitter, center fielder. hopefully we'll all be holding the trophy at the end. >> i'll be back in a few minutes to give you part of my discussion with bryce harper and an update and preview on what's coming up in game overtime. dave owens, wusa 9. >>> also coming up on wusa 9 tonight, two weeks from now, he will no longer be the pope. pope benedict makes one of his final public appearances today. we'll take you there as he says goodbye. >>> i'm andrea mccarren in woodstock, virginia, where a local family anxiously awaits the arrival of their 14-year- old son stuck in a russian orphanage. i'll have their story coming up. >>> i'm meteorologist topper shutt. high temperature only 36 today. wind chill in the teens most of the day. here's your wakeup weather. cold start, teens and 20s at 5:00. it's still 18 to 24 at 7:00. we'll come back and talk about another storm system rolling in >> when pope benedict speaks,millions listen. delivering one of his final addresses today. h

ryan zimmerman catching hockey before heading down to spring training. he picked a good one with the capitals. check out the assist to troy brower. he slaps it home, and two goals, and he has to thank his goaltender for that one. third period, caps up 3-0. and ovechkin gets his third goal of the year, and the capitals go on to win by -- wait for it -- . duke is coming to town next weekends, but what they are worried about is the cavaliers. >> tomorrow is a big game for game and just like rginia tech wake forest was a big game, and florida before that. we will prepare like we always do and hopefully we will go out and play well. >> tip-off for that one is at 1:00. hope your sunday is a good one. >>> d.c. transportation leaders are listening to ideas to get people where they need to go faster and easier. ddot moved the exchange yesterday. the collaborative effort will help d.c. leaders plan a seamless transportation system on roads, rails, bike ways and walkways. >> when we have that kind of rapid growth, we have conflicts with people getting where they ne

ryan zimmerman had off-season right shoulder surgery and i chatted with him today. he's going to ease into the workload but that she's feeling good as well. everybody is feeling food and they look great and i will say two things. kind of stand out when you watch these guys. and when you talk to them or specifically. the two cs i'll say. they are confident and -- they are confident and they have chemistry. in some ways spring training is like a lab experiment. take veterans, rookies new and old mix them together for a few weeks in a controlled environment, and hope for a special kind of chemistry. >> chemistry is when 25 guys know their role and they know if they do their role, it can be expanded. that's good chemistry. >> reporter: the nats have already started to develop that chemistry and also seem to be in step when it comes to confidence which trickles down from the skipper who sounded the first shot in the off- season saying it's world series or bust. >> that's what everyone thinks you know. i've been thinking that since 2004 when i was in the minor leagues and

. >> reporter: confidence has to be there, but as ryan zimmerman told me, the talent has to be therer this team is most certainly is. >> yes, talent indeed. this team this offseason adding not only a closer and starting pitcher to the roster, but a solid center fielder, those team joining a team that won 98 games last season, more from scott tonight at 11:00. >>> well, the rains come in and got a tricky snow situation tomorrow. >> that's right. it felt like baseball weather here today. >> it was nice. what did we get up to, 60? >> 60, yeah. i'm going to show the high temperature. so 60 for national and then we had upper 50s about everywhere else. i'm telling you, if you were out, if you've been out in the last little while, there's a huge difference in what the temperatures were this afternoon and what they are right now. rain is falling for most of us. some of us have a little mixture and some of us have all snow it looks like up to the north. we documented it now in writing, 60 degrees reagan national today for a high. dulles was almost there and so was bwi thurgood marshall with t

ross detwiler, craig stanwood, ryan zimmerman. jordan zimmerman.t is all fine and dandy with me because my rule would be 25. maybe 30. but the four guys that just got married for the nats are all at least above 25. that is i good thing. it shows some stewart on this team and maybe that is just the thing they need to get them over the hump this year. -- it shows some maturity on this team. >> love does conquer call. love does not have a timetable. >> it should start at 25. >> oh, my goodness, sarah, please. >> tony agrees with me. >> he got married when he was 17. what are you talking about? oh, my gosh, sarah. >> what say you? >> i kind of agree with dave. i do. >> there you go. >> i'm sorry, wisdom. i cooperate back out that one. >> my first rule as president. >> let's not go crazy. still ahead, the supreme court is set to hear arguments over soybeans today. we'll explain why coming up. >>> and the first lady reveals why she decided to make a dramatic change to her hair just days before the inauguration. ration. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning n

ryan zimmerman catching hockey before heading to spring training. and not only getting it done between the pipes, but check out the assist to troy brower. he has to thank his goaltender for that one. and capitals go on to win -- wait for it, 5-0, the final. nobody has to tell maryland coach that duke is coming to down next weekend. all he is worried about is today's game against the kaf nears. >> i know tomorrow is a big game for us, and just like virginia tech was a big game, and like wake forest was a big game, and florida state before that, so they are all big. we will prepare like we always do and hopefully we will go out and play well. >> tip-off for that one is at 1:00. and that's your "sports minute," and i hope your sunday is a good one. >>> a life changing event at the auto show this weekend. [ male announcer ] so there's lots of people out there who aren't happy with their internet. [ spokesman ] hi, are you lindsay? yes. did you say, "my internet's so slow it's like a car with no gas"? yes. [ male announcer ] well lindsay, you're about to