in new york, sam bradford said he is into the skins. >> their staff was great, you know, malcolm kelly. played with him at oklahoma. it was good seeing a familiar face and i enjoyed my time with him. >> the nats will try to get above 500, and after three days in which the nats starting pitchers twice gave up six runs in the first unking, we are reminded once again that help is only 100 miles away. his name is steven strasburg. he made his start and he was lights out again, guys. he pitched five shutout innings, just one hit, one walk allowed. struck out five. his e.r.a. is 0.72 and the kid is learning to pitch now, not just throw. >> can't just expect to throw a fastabll by a guy every time, especially at this level. and at the higher level, too. you have to throw all your stuff for strikes. >> tiger woods is ready to take number two after his comeback at the masters. he committed to play the placers championship in two weeks and the at&t national. i wonder how the philly fans will treat tiger. finally, a hockey coach is supposed to stand behind his bench. occasionally coaches climb on

louises rams select sam bradford, quarterback. >> oklahoma quarterback sam bradford taken first overallng two and a half games last season and he should get around $50 million in guaranteed money even before he plays. i'm just moved by that. 31 more names were called and some tears were flowing and very moving stuff. but quarterback tim tebow found a way to steal the spotlight. i'll explain in 30 minutes. >> thanks, rafer. >>> happening today, 11 suspected pirates are due in a courtroom in norfolk, virginia. two u.s. officials say the suspected pirates are accused of attacking u.s. naval ships near somalia. the east african suspects were held on ships for weeks while officials figure out how to prosecute them. no comment from the fbi or the justice department. >>> a couple days ago a father of three from missouri was working at a convenience store living from paycheck to paycheck, now, you know what, he is the winner of the $258 million powerball jackpot. yeah, chris shaw had about 29 bucks in his bank account when he bought the winning ticket. >> for $258,508,000. >> going to pay off s

the redskins may have a chance to get sam bradford with the fourth pick. cannon. we do know that the redskins have vetted every one of these guys. the redskins need an offensive tackle badly. a tennessee safety has been mentioned. a fourth pick for a db is not going to happen. there was wild speculation about the st. louis rams for the number 1 pick. >> history will tell you there is not much trading in the top four picks. we looked at it and number of different ways but in reset years, there is not a lot of movement up there. >> because of that fog, the capitals did not arrive at bwi until the wee hours this morning. they got home about 5:30 a.m. and cancel practice. take a look at what they are talking about in canada. alex ovechkin was being booed and he sprayed a little kid holding the montreal canadiens's flag. the capitals get these huge went to go up three games to one. >> i am happy to be up 3-1. if players think we're done, we are in trouble. we will try our hardest tomorrow to win and i am sure montreal will try their hardest to survive. >> the n

louis rams select sam bradford, quarterback, oklahoma. >> not bad when you consider that bradford missed most of last season with a separated shoulder. defensive tacker, ndamukongs is suh was selected. and everybody wanted to know where quarterback tim tebow would land. how about denver. denver selected him 25th overall. >>> lakers and thunder pick it up in the fourth. durant and russell combine for 22 of their final 23. oklahoma city won their first ever playoff. game four's tomorrow night. >>> to chicago, the bulls made a win over the cavs. he made lebron james look like another player. bynum got the tough layup. the bulls held on for a 108-106 win. >>> 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 st

sam bradford taking number one over all. a heisman trophy winner a year ago, bradford had shoulder surgery. >>> and hayden is a native of fort washington. and the steelers grab a center, he's maureen taunty. and the raiders take oklahoma tight end germane griffin. round two of the draft tomorrow evening at 6:00. >>> baseball orioles in boston, day off today. they'll start a three game series tomorrow night. we'll bring you the bird saturday night and sunday afternoon right here on wjz. i'll be at fenway park for those broadcasts. masn on wjz tv. >>> afternoon baseball, oakland's suski steps on the bag for second. the yankees first triple play in 42 years. three outs with one pitch. it is efficient but it wasn't enough to beat the a's. oakland wins despite it 4-2 the final. >>> basketball news, the ncaa tournament will expand by three teams beginning next year. the field of 68 will play under a new 14 year tv agreement with cbs sports and turner sports. a broadcast agreement worth nearly $11 billion. yes, it's college sports,

and the redskins paraded sam bradford and cold mccoy through the park today. and shanahan told me in and ideal world you want to be able to draft a quarterback and develop him for a couple years before they ask to start so who knows. perhaps another quarterback could be on his way to res skins park. >> we've been hearing conflicting reports lately about the contract extension. is it getting done? is it not getting done? what are you hearing from mcnabb? >> reporter: i think both sides want to get it done. i talked to mcnabb's agent and he said as of right now discussions have not begun. they are not talking at this point. no numbers are being exchanged. it's just an idea that is out there and i think both sides agree that it should happen. >> so you mentioned that mcnabb was working out with the guys at 7:30 a.m. on the opposite side of the spectrum you have a guy like haynes worth that has not worked out with the team in the voluntary workouts and now the team may be exploring a trade for him as well. tell me about that. >> reporter: there's a lot of rumors b

quarterback in either notre dame or orchestrated trade with the rams for a wood-be number one pick sam bradford who had a private workout with just two teams. the red skins, being one of them. and gm, bruce allen, is playing his cards close. if we can do a great job and find a player who falls to the fourth or the fifth round, who could help the redskins, you know, we'll consider a great draft. >>> meanwhile, there are trade rumors swirling around here. most of them surrounding the disgruntle attack. and the team insists that they are not looking to deal him. otherwise a report in the tennessee newspaper today, they would say that they could try to make a move for albert, before they pick 16th tonight and also the lions are said to be offering that first-round pick for them and others on the trading block as well. we'll be here throughout the evening and the first-round pick when he is announced. until then, we're live, i'm brett haber, back to you. >> thank you, brett. >>> coming up, the sunshine on efforts to show off solar power on earth day. and topper is back with a look at the weekend ahe

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university of oklahoma quarterback sam bradford went first overall to the st.ouis rams. >>> and coming up he is a 2 time world heavyweight champion. we prepare a go to the matt with jet flagger. >>> and take a look at this, we are dealing with double trouble on the beltway here at 795. there's an accident on the outer loop lanes and one on the inner loop direction as well. and kills bad breath germs. to help avoid dental problems, act daily. >>> welcome back, 7:43 on this friday morning, and yesterday showers are a thing of the past and any showers we did get yesterday frankly not even measurable in terms of totals. it was a couple of stray showers that pushed through on the sky watch hd composite image. now we have drier air in place. we are looking forward to a pretty day today with more sunshine. you see what is lurking. there's showers that are headed in our direction and it could turn into stormy weather by the weekend. here is why. we will be on the milder side of the jet stream. expect the temperatures to get into the upper 60s to near 70-degree mark. we

sam bradford, the heisman trophy winner. he missed all last year with a shoulder injury but impressed the scouts enough to be a number one. he will get a contract in the neighborhood of $50 million. bradford goes number 1 to the rams. and they took the tackle and the second pick. bradford's oklahoma team went number three to the foxes and the chiefs get safety eric barry out of tennessee at number 5. with the 6th pick seattle a new head coach selected tackle russell. and the browns took quarter lack joe and linebacker mcclain out of alabama goes 8th to the raiders. and the bills get running back cj steeler and. to you sown aloalo at number 10. with the draft underway earlier on thursday, the ravens were taking care of some predraft business and one of the piece of the business of the draft agreed to a pay cut which some see cementing spot on the roster. price doesn't figure to be a starter this year and his hefty price tag would have been too much to pay for a back up. he would probably have been cut. join kristen

sam bradford out of oklahoma went number one to the st. louis rams. lebron james was the first pick in the nba draft. lebron and the cavs taking on the bulls. there's lebron off the pump fake. 39 points, 10 boards, 8 assists. cavs down two. 6.2 to go. off the inbounds. mo williams for three. he had 21. cavs down one. luol deng, this is the free throw. anthony parker, forces one up. and the bulls hold on to win. they're on the board in the series. down 2-1. >>> lakers/thunder. game three of their series. scott brooks receiving his coach of the year award. kevin durant, in the fourth quarter. 29 points, career-high 19 boards. kobe bryant went for 24. this brings the lakers within two. jordan farmar, for three. no good. the thunder win 101-96. first playoff win since they moved to oklahoma city. they're on the board in the series. down 2-1 games. >>> sens and pens. sidney crosby and company with a chance to close out ottawa. the third, evgeni malkin, the shot. puck goes right to sidney crosby, who scores while falling down. sidney crosby with his fifth g

. >> reporter: other notes from the draft as expected, sam bradford taking a number one overall by st oklahoma. the broncos traded up with the ravens to select tim tibo. and the illinois receiver from dunbar high here in dc did not hear his name called in the first round. >> reporter: near did jim any my clause en for that matter. the caps are now one win away from knocking out the canadians. due to the fog in dc, the team plane couldn't land at dulles. it couldn't land at reagan. finally landed at bwi but had to sit on the tarmac for three hours because all of the custom agents had gone home. the players finally took cabs back to dc in groups of three. got home at 5:00 a.m. bruce cancelled practice today so the guys can get fresh for tomorrow. >> we want to get through this one. this is tough enough right now. and then once if that is successful, then we'll worry about resting guys for -- hoping we have time enough for them to rest. >> reporter: nationals and hernandez alloweds first two runs this evening today against the rockies. just a solo shot in the second and he and stewart in

if the skins don't trade down in exchange for more, they are expected to "draft quarterback sam bradford. or one of two offensive linemen. we shall see. it's 5:26. 50 degrees in roslyn. >> still ahead, an update on breaking news, and overnight shooting. and a week after his tragic death, in shaw middle school principal will be laid to rest. we will have the story coming up. >> in the weather center, it's about the fog this morning. visibility is very limited, but su >> live and in hd, this is good morning washington, on your side. >> i don't know if there's an answer why you would take such a good person's life. it does not make sense. >> a community grieve the loss of a dedicated educator while police look for a break in the case. good morning, washington. it's thursday, april 22. i am pamela brown in for alison starling. >> i am doug mcelway. more on that story in a moment, but first to check on traffic and weather. one characteristic this morning is fog. >> it really slows you down. it slowed me down. visibility is limited. temperatures this morning, upper 40's. on target for this tim

sam bradford was the first pick.kong suh was the second pick. >> on the red carpet, i have not seen one emotion yet if this gentle giant. can you give me a smile or something? >> i got you. i'm all about business. i'm excited to be in detroit and help the orgnation. >> orgnation? that's nuts. >> jimmy: he's got to be stopped. president george w. bush's library in dallas ran into a road block. they construct a library to honor thelss. that's weird for george bush because he's not been in one before. the land on which the library is supposed to be built is a home for feral cats. some cat loves are upset. the cats themselves have started to organize on youtube. ♪ ♪ there comes a time for all the cats on the internet ♪ ♪ to come together as one ♪ bush doesn't need a library he doesn't even read except that stupid book about a goat ♪ ♪ we are the cats we are on youtube let's stop the george bush presidential library ♪ ♪ drum solo ♪ we are the cats the cats on youtube we are the cats who do adorable stuff just to amuse you

if they don't trade down in exchange for more, they are expected to draft quarterback sam bradford if he remains bearish or one of two tons of linemen. oku or williams. seven is on your side with a look at the impact of soft drinks on your body. the average american drinks 20 ounces of that every day. much of the sugar in soft drinks turns into a fat. experts say drinking too many sugary drinks increases the risk of obesity, which is linked to diabetes, heart attacks, and strokes. two pounds of soda can add 2 pound of fat in your body every week. >> that is a lot. >> that is a lot. >> that goes fast. >> the american heart association recommends women drink just 16 teaspoons of sugar a day. the average soda contains nearly three times that amount. >> a little rain did not stop first lady michelle obama and summer olympic champions from encouraging children to exercise. they visited river terrace elementary school in northeast d.c. to encourage kids to get 60 minutes of exercise. the olympians' attended an event at the white house with president obama and vice president joe biden later

clausen is rated above sam bradford. todd mcshay has those two reversed.er three and tebow is -- >> we all know about tim tebow and his toughness and leadership skills. all great qualities. why is college football's greatest quarterback of all time perhaps is going to struggle to be a starter in the n.f.l.? i think it comes down to three big aspects of the game, the first of which is a wind-up delivery. live action, run the ball back and letting it out. db's feast on that delivery. we've worked on it, leading up to pro day. going to take longer than a couple months to solve that riddle for tim tebow. look at the footwork. he's pointing in the wrong direction, throwing off balance. what should be an easy throw in the n.f.l., he makes very difficult. he has to learn how to read coverage. they don't do much at florida. one read and run. if he stayed in the pocket, which he should have, and reverted back to second and third read, he valid seen the backside receiver come open. he doesn't. shows a bigger problem in understanding the game. i think tim tebow has g

that's when sam bradford is scheduled to arrive in washington for his predraft visit.th the draft just around the corner, there is a chance those two guys could be throwing to thomas. thomas finished with 23 receptions, 3 25 yards and three touchdowns. he's entering the third season with the skins and is ready to take on a bigger leadership role. >> i've been in miami. pretty much getting my mind right, you know, expecting big things this year. we have everything set up the way you could dream of. it couldn't get any better. i definitely came with the right attitude ready to go. >> if you join us tonight for geico sports extra, you can hear from the nationals and dc united players. sports is fun. i don't blame you. >> i'm gonna let you read my tease. okay? >> next at 10:00 -- grab a pillow -- i'm not good at that. >> go ahead. >> it's international pillow day. don't go away. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try. i heard eating whole grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to

louis is a rumor, but i've got great guys to go against, sam bradford, gerald mccoy, all great guys fromn there and partied there. it's a really fun place and detroit is awesome. detroit is so cool. i love detroit, and we had matthew stafford on our show, last time. he went number one pick and went to detroit, and i -- i'm sure he's having a great time. he's a great dude. if you can work with him, i'm telling you, this guy is a class act. >> yeah, i got to talk to him and hang out with him a little bit down at the super bowl. >> jimmy: did you really. >> yeah, we were on a "beat the panel" together with ron jaworski. and it was a good time. a great guy and i got to talk to matt when i took my visit to detroit so it was a good time. >> jimmy: now, i follow you on twitter and saw a picture from lucas ranch. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and i was like oh, maybe you went to -- maybe you're doing that new version of "star wars," i don't know what you're doing and then it turns out what, were you doing there? >> i was actually in the engineering conference on thursday, the day before i went and i went t

the only team talking to the rams about trading up for the number one pick to draft quarterback sam bradford. another person said that was not the case at all. another said that the redskins wanted to trade down but couldn't find any takers. the latest now, safety eric barry. he was a monster at tennessee. some say the most sure-fired pick in the draft. smoke screen. seven teams behind the redskins in the draft really covet barry. our buddy jason at "the washington post" says that there is a chance the skins may drop him and later said that it might just be a smoke screen after all. general manager bruce allen continues to give away nothing. >> well, i think there will be opportunities. you know, right now, you know, looking at -- you only have four draft picks. if we can do a great job and in find a player who falls to the fourth from fifth round that can help the redskins, we will consider it a great draft. >> all right. general manager bruce allen. not all about the redskins tonight. three local players could hear their name called in the draft. joe hayden, bruce gallon bell, ben. all pro

we had all thought maybe they would draft a sam bradford. i think that puts all of that to rest. i would be stunned in they fact a quarterback. could they? yes, they could. will they in more than likely, no, they will probably tax a left tackle at that position. it opens up the door for this team to be successful because you are starting at the most important approximation on the field and that has been addressed. >> talking to a bunch of people in philly, donovan macbe in a leader off and off the field. we'll hear from donovan mcnabb today. we heard from tiger woods yesterday. how about on the urse? does he have a shot at the masters? >> i think he absolutely has a shot. a couple of things that were very telling. one of them was, on the course demeanor and how says that is going to change. and he said also, he did it with a caveat. he said you are not going to seat outbursts anymore that you used to see but don't expect the fist pumps and all those shows of emotion which have helped make him great. my worry or concern is if you are take away the negative part of the game, okay,

sam bradford. the projected number one overall pick if he slipped to the four spot. some believe that notre dame quarterback jimmy clausen is an option as well. at some point the redskins need to address that offensive line which has? gaping holes. two linemen who could end newspaper washington think that the skins would be making a big mistake if they took a quarterback. >> definitely be a mistake. that would definitely be a mistake. no. you know, that -- they are going to -- good for their ball club and hopefully william. if it ain't, you know, you have to live with things like that. >> i can't speak for what they are going to do. you know, obviously they have an idea what they want to do. and this if they don't like the tackles that's their decision and don't like the tackles. nothing to do about it. you know, i think that -- that organization has been doing i long enough where they can pick and choose the players they wanted. whatever they do, they will do what's best for the washington redskins and that will be that. >> tax revenue williams from oklahoma and bri

he has claussen rated first but sam bradford being picked first overall by the rams. he expects colt mccoy and tim tebow to be selected in the second round and dan he wilefev. the quarterbacks are all determined. he covered that in these conversations. >> you started 53 state games at texas and in the 53rd game you got knocked out of the game early. >> colt mccoy suffered a shoulder injury on that hit. >> what's it like for you to hear people question your durability. >> everything that you do every day for four years leads up to that moment and to have it taken away five plays into the game, very frustrating, very disappointing. it was hard to deal with. peyton manning gave me great advice the other day. he said don't worry about the the draft. he said of course i have been through it. i was the first picked. don't worry about it. if you are first round or free agent, it doesn't matter, just consider this process. this draft as a reward for what you have done in college. it's just reward. you know, whether you are the first pick or the last pick, you have to go in yo

i so, unless something radicalunls happens, it will be the rams, picking sam bradford.m would not confirm that. but he went around the room tofa the 30 scouts and coaches, ande everyone gave their vote, and real consensus.ave their vote not concerned about whether thel pick would be ready to play. even though this team went 1-15o this pick is not going to be yes about week one or week eight.ut very focused on making the bestn decision for the long-term interest. >> no matter what stat you put up there, least points scored, 175.cored started with now injured marc bulger. if they could only score someul. points. he's gone.ut wl. maybe, sam bradford, there. so bring in mel, and, coach, an k u looackson. >> how many will we see? for fans, you might not have heard it, only one round on only thursday night. t what do you think? >> two locks.here number 1, bradford, and then, m b clausen.ra a i gond raiders, pick number 8. hennotr the third quarterback, will it be tebow, maybe anthat h-back? v wildcat or colt mccoy, and i think one of those two, ends up, 22-30. three second-ro

sam bradford as quarterback takes pressure off of steven jackson. he's one of the best backs out there. >> a couple years ago he made that statement, i'm going to get 2,000 yards that. went down because of the offensive line. you're talking about a dominant running back in the offensive football league. he's right up there, just an established football player, able to catch the ball out of the back field, run through the tackles, can do anything you want, still in that age group where he can dominate. you get him a quarterback, you can run the football, you can get offensive line protection. now you see the football team is starting to build. now you try and put some explosive pieces to the puzzle. look for the next couple picks to be some explosive players to help out steven jackson and bradford. >> what's your take on bradford? is your philosophy no way should he play his rookie year? let him sit and learn? >> i'm the kind of guy, you have to figure out what kind of player he's going to be this year for you right now. if you can utilize him and he

. >> if the rams do decide to take oklahoma quarterback sam bradford with the number one pick in the't know until draft day. the two sides will not have a deal in place before the draft. now browns' g.m. says that cleveland has spoken to st. louis about moving up to number one to take bradford. the draft less than a week away. it gets started thursday in prime time starting at 7:30 on espn. >> a police officer involved in the investigation into steelers' quarterback ben roethlisberger has designed. sergeant jerry blash took the first report from the woman who accused roethlisberger of sexual assault. blash told investigators that he made derogatory comments about the accuser to other officers. roethlisberger was never charged. >> still to come, an alien to the postseason before last year, the black hawks are back as a major predator. what could they do against the actual preds? plus, free agent frenzy in the nba. details on a new decision that could have lebron and dwayne wade playing together [ male announcer ] thank you, heat oven. thank you, pothole tarmac. thank you, saltwater sp

louis rams select sam bradford, quarterback, oklahoma. >> oh, sam.s going to be a long season in st. louis but he is the number one overall pick out of oklahoma. the eighth quarterback to go number one since 2001. the first oklahoma player selected number one since 1980. the lions took suh out of nebraska. and then the third and fourth picks, two more oklahoma players. all big 12 for the first four picks. that was broken by eric berry of tennessee with the fifth pick. the bed big headline of the draft, tim tebow. everyone was waiting to see if someone would take a chance on him in the first round and the denver broncos did, taking florida's heisman trophy winner as the 25th pick overall. the broncos already have kyle or ton, who had a good season last year. they just picked up brady quinn from cleveland. he was the second quarterback taken off the board. very interesting because notre dame's jimmy clausen, the quarterback there, was perhaps thought to be a tom ten or at least an early first round pick by a lot of people. tim tebow headed to denver. y