steven strasburg will tow the rubber for the nationals in chicago. today his final spring training tune-up, nats taking on the cardinals. this future hall-of-famer, tony la rousso watching from the press box. cal, you can have a seat. two batters later, strasburg, much of the same. beltran, you have a seat, as well. steven gets three strikeouts in fourn innings of work, five hits and two earned runs. in the second, a little trouble. daniel did he say could you seo, bringing in tony cruz. cardinals go on to win 6-2 over the nats. strosburg takes the loss. >>> the brackets have been all busted. at least mine has, i'm not about you and everybody nels national nation. the final four has finally arrived. all eyes on the big easy tonight as college basketball's grandest stage has been set. first up, number one-seed kentucky taking on number four-seed louisville and directly after that, a ballots of number two seeds, ohio state and kansas. >>> and bethesda, espn national high school invitational. riverdale baptist girls taking on florida's dr. phillips in t

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and why did steven strasburg get held back today.c >>> and now 9 sports with dave owens, the best sports in town. >> all right, guys. it's not what the caps want to do. it's what they have to do. scoreboard watch during games. tv watch when they're at home. that's life when you don't take care of your own business and you require a little assistance. they have come to expect to make the playoffs. well, need a little help to make the playoffs. they help themselves a little last night. but now thomas lacoon is busted up. braden hopy. talk about being rushed in the service. yikes. >> they got some experience. and michael has been here for a couple of years. that's pressure cooker. last year the playoffs. >> in philly and detroit they have played well. we sit down with our staff and we decide. >> all right. the team they're tied with buffalo hosting pittsburgh. is it possible to root for sidney crosby in this town. you better. there is sid the kid roasting buffalo on a friday night. a goal, three assists. pittsburgh beats buffalo. so you

. >> we have steven strasburg and evan jackson.exciting and up-and-coming team. >> this is going to be exciting this year in washington and it all starts on saturday, spring ball. have a great day. >> it is 52 degrees in fairfax station. the news continues at 5:30. >> we're hearing from the prince george's county councilwoman caught going more than 100 miles an hour on the beltway. she says following the incident and what police did not give her speeding ticket. >> the rain has moved out of town. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead, making history in maryland. in a few of the governor will sign the bill into law legalizing same-sex marriage >> . devastation in parts of the midwest and the south. storms yesterday blamed for at least a dozen deaths. it's thursday morning, march 1. good morning, washington. , i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. adam caskey has a check of the forecast. it is a little muggy. >> low-level moisture from the rainfall yesterday that you feel in the a

steven strasburg talking baseball now hasn't dominated in spring training but nationals manager daviename him the opening day starter. johnson also said that he doubts chemming wong will be ready to start the season and will be replaced in the rotation by john landon who was making the start today with rizzo looking on. looked good. went four scoreless innings giving up just three hits and striking out two including drew sutton in the fourth. the nationals will need him at least for a while. top of the ninth now. nationals one strike away from victory. ryan perry to jordan peraz who lines the base hit to right field. david aram scores and that ties the game at one apiece. in the top of the tenth jose costanza with the grounder. uh-oh. right off the glove. that allows the winning run to score. nationals drop another spring training game. they fall to the braves, 3-2 in ten innings. the nationals just 5-10 this spring. the regular season is now just two weeks away. you really have to give it to shacka smart. the head coach was wood last year by several big schools after the final four r