the lady terps l against nebraska. the terps off the miss brown drains the three. that puts the terps up i-19. ireland gets the upset and the blowout, 75-47. the ravens gearing up for a wild-card matchup with the steelers tonight. they will not have to deal with the pittsburgh running back. he will be out because of a have very extended knee. meanwhile, joe flacco has momentum heading into saturday. after throwing 312 yards and three touchdowns against the browns, but it will be cold and rainy. basically miserable. who gets the advantage? >> sometimes you feel like advantage to the defense because maybe they cannot throw as well. other times it might be the offense because of cutting and breaking. >> it will be i hostile environment, as always and at the end of the day it will be a ballgame. >> right now, the nfc wild card game, arizona leads carolina 14-13 at the half. so we have football going on. and it will be cold and rainy. usually fun to play in that type of water, but not tonight. >> not tonight. >> we just need to call this the king's forecast, the roller

the terps win 70-58. georgetown and creighton at verizon. to the big man, joshua smith who finishes strong. georgetown wins, 76-61. third ranked virginia and miami. this is fun. overtime. justin anderson fires the jumper, giving the cavs the lead. uva wins 89-80. george washington taking on st. joe's. the colonials come up with this deal. the impressive bounce pass, the slam. st. joe's would actually make it interesting. gw wins 64-60. v tech and syracuse. hokies down by two points. he misses both free throws, a chance to tie war win it. but check out muller, the three-pointer is no good. syracuse hangs on and wins. the lady terps looked good on the big stage against nebraska. less than eight minutes to go, the terps off the miss. brown passes, she drains the three. that with the terps up by 19. maryland with the upset and the blowout, 75-47. the nfc wild-card matchup between the cardinals and panthers is in the books. carolina hosting a playoff game despite a 7-8-1 record. the handoff, initially ruled a fumble. take another look. crosses th

the terps prove it is no fluke. they are checking out the terps there at the xfinity center. pulling down the rebound, wells misses there is dodd again, a career high 12 rebounds in this game. first half winding down that is joe king knocking down the corner three, only a three-point lead at the break, second half maryland turns on the defense showing muscle. nice block by dodd the freshman takes it all the way and walks. the terps go up by eight, later on in the half defense is still strong. that is jake leman playing ball. the freshman finished with 20 points in the game. the terps beat minnesota 70-58, now 2 and 0 in the big 10 conference. minnesota becoming a very tough place to play these days. >> i think we were just excited. the building was buzzing, it was our first big 10 home game. the guy is nervous, i thought we were a little bit nervous because of it. we gained confidence. i just kept saying we have to keep getting better. >> 25th ranked georgetown looking to bounce back, hosting creighton, first half. creighton turns the ball over here georgetown on the run, smi

the terps up 5. the terps go ahead and win 69 -60. georgetown in a close one with providence. providence with the lead. smith to flex it, the hoyas get the steel. rivera finishes on the other end. closing seconds, providence up 2. paul white, the three ball, no good. joshua smith puts it in. over time. less than 10 seconds, the ball in the corner. it is stripped on the way out. time runs out. georgetown loses a tough one 60-57. gw-lasalle. the colonials trying to make a comeback. deflected, takes it the other way. lasalle's lead was too great. later in the second, pratt may have gotten away with a push off. drains the three. gw falls 63-50. navy-army, less than four minutes to go. maybe with the lead. the midshipmen throw the home run ball, the dumb. navy beats archrival army, 75-66. the last time the wizards host to chicago, they let eric rose -- derrick rose lose. john wall wants to get a win. the wizards up by 16. the ball movement. martin gortat, slam. later in the third, check this out. blocked. the outlet by nene, easy slam. wiz up 66-49. fourth quarter, butler continues

terps wnin 85-66. today, both bill belichick and quarterback tom brady met with the media to talk about if late--- to talk about deflate-ga te. bill belichick says he has never spoken to anyone about ball inflation his entire coaching career. tom brady said he would never do anything to break the rules. he checks out the football before the game, after that he does not want anybody tampering with them. a lot of analyst said he was not truthful. >> i'm not a conspiracy theorist. you know, i don't know what happened. i don't know what to say. i have no explanation for it. i don't know what happened. until monday morning, i had no idea what happened with the balls. >> kobe bryant could be calling it quits after this season. he suffered a torn rotator cuff last night against the pelicans. he will be examined tomorrow. >> can you explain why they did their press conferences in front of those signs? >> that does make it worse. >> they are really innocent now. >> a mother, daughter, and newborn now fac >> it

. >> but the men's team playing well but brenda freeshie has the terps rolling. maryland hosting illinois in the big ten battle. the defense creating offense early a. lexie brown gets the steal. two of her 13 points terps up by ten at halftime. the fighting i lini close the gap. the terps lead to just three now. brianna jones making a nice play in the post. terps up 17 and the tenacious defense continued. >> closes this one out with the swipe and lay in. a three-point game turned into a blowout. maryland wins at 74-54. let's head to the -- >> what i like about the character of this team is whether we take a punch, then we're going to punch back. we're not going to take it and let it continue. at different moments, there's going to be different runs. i love the fact that we don't lose our poise or composure. >>> atlantic ten now, george washington women taking on umass. this was all colonials. first half they're up 14 jonquil jones, with this turn around jump gw is up ten at halftime. second half, hannah she drives nice floater. george washington they beat uman 69

first half terps up 9. creating a turnover up ahead to leslie. terps up 11 at the half. second half check out this passing here. lexi brown to tory walker kimbrough. and two of her team high. 17 points maryland wins it 85-56. improving 7-0 in the big 10 >>> and cw squad on the road. the colonials feeling right at home. off the rams' miss. throws it down. part of an 18-2 run to start the game. second half though. carrying here guys. look how many touch the ball. and for three. of 16 tonight. colonials win it 79-69 improving to 15-4. trading-in or selling your car truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪ how can i avoid maintenance fees? why would you want to avoid them? because i don't want to... you know what? i'm gonna bring my maintenance guy in here to tell you all about it. roddy! so, uh, without your fee your checking chamber can't run smoothl

the terps load by three. after the time-out the terps go on a 26-4 run. things escalated quickly.es inside with the nice move. she had 24. the terps up 17. they just ton take over. the lay-in there. it turns into a blowoutment maryland takes this one 74-5. matt scherzer. >> why? >> you had a good point. why not? if you can strengthen the strength like mike rizzo wants to say why not? >> they had the best >>> i'm going to say this very, very carefully. nice tats tonight, t-a-t-s. tats. thanks to the ink slingers that gathered at arlington over the past few days. it was the fifth annual d.c. tattoo expo in arlington. the event included more than 160 artists live tattooing and body piercing. and there were contests for the artists and even for the people who were sporting the tattoo. really cool festival out there. >> yeah. >>> looking ahead, most people just kind of wet roads, nothing to be worried about tomorrow? >> well, some people are definitely going to be dealing with black ice. those of you in ellicott the city already reports of black ice there. you want to be cautious if yo

a three-point lead for the terps. peck was on fire today. later on he drives and somehow got that bucket to go. he scored 11 points off the bench. maryland bounces back. they win 69-60. george damage visiting prove deps. rivera out in front. 15 points. last seconds of regulation, hoyas trail by two. we are headed to overtime. overtime is when chris dunn took over for providence. he scored 8 of his 14 points in the extra session. clock winding down here. providence goes on to win this game. they beat georgetown 60-57. irish down two. grant. nice fadeaway jumper. he gets that to go. justin anderson nice fake. the corner three is good. later uva still up by three. beautiful kiss off the glass. virginia stays perfect beating notre dame. in philadelphia they started off with a bang. roberts comes up with a steal. lasalle they would snap gw's don't wait for awesome... totino's pizza rolls... ...gets you there in just 60 seconds. go bold with flavors that kick. (humming) oh yeah. (humming) they're magically delicious. ha! very funny, kyle. huh, fif

tom izzo and the spartans looking for revenge against the terps. first half action. 14 points a game. nice move there. he had 23 today. terps up by four. later in the half, maryland, their super star freshman knocking down the bucket. that's mellow. leader by 11. under ten seconds to go before halftime. mellow out there breaking ankles. watch this one again. he had 21 points in the first half from trimble. more of the same from the freshman. he was feeling himself today. the fade-away three-pointer. 24 points. terps take the series from the spartans. 75-59. second ranked virginia. visiting boston college. boston college did not make this game easy. second half. they're down by two. less than a minute later. justin anderson to gill for the slam. anderson a great game for him. he did play some great defense. gill 11 points ten rebounds. virginia leads by three. later in the half the cavaliers start to pull away. knocking down the three. virginia goes on to beat boston college. 66-51. they're now 17-0 on the season. let's head down to the verizon center next. georgetown

the terps up five. the terps win 69-60. georgetown in a close one with providence. closing seconds of the game, paul white launches the three, no good, but it is tipped into the hands of joshua smith, who puts it in, overtime. white gets the ball on the corner, he is strict on the way. time runs out. georgetown loses a tough one 60-57. top 20 matchup, acc, virginia-notre dame. tied at 53-53 anderson in the corner. drains the three. virginia remains unbeaten on the season 62-56. navy-army. less than four minutes to go, navy with the lead. the midshipmen, they go hail mary smith dunk. navy beats archrival army, 75-66. colgate-american. double overtime, 20 seconds left , gardner, inside. knocks down the floater. the eagles go on to win 71-69. and the nfc playoffs, it is now a final. the seahawks beat carolina, 31-17. unfortunately, the ravens could not pull it out against the patriots. >> i know that you are dedicated, what how do you stack up against this guy? one man was determined t >> one man is determined to swim in the ocean every single day for a year. but he do

terps explode in the second half. bang, bang, bang.aryland outscores nebraska 48- 20 in the second half to win 75- 47. so maryland basketball, men and women, doing great stuff today and it should be interesting. >> brenda freeze, all she's done is win since she's been there. amazing. >> she's outstanding. >>> bad weather? >> yeah, tomorrow will be milder, but we'll deal with showers in the morning and then an arctic blast arrives monday, 40 degrees. but gets even colder. our high temperature on wednesday and thursday, only 30. it's going to be brutal. >> i love it. >> you love it? good for you. >>> make the most of your weekend. see you back here at 11:00. bye. >> you got a fireplace? >> yeah, oh, yeah. latte or au lait? cozy or cool? exactly the way you want it... until boom, it's bedtime! your mattress is a battleground of thwarted desire. enter the sleep number bed. save $300 on the final close-out of the c3 queen mattress set. he's the softy. his sleep number setting is 35. you're the rock, at 60. and snoring? sleep number's even g

and the terps will host their first big 10 opponent.t and more as abc 7 >> a mother is very happy tonight and an infant is safe at home following a gas station carjacking in indianapolis. police say the mother left her car running while she went inside to pay for gasoline. that's when someone jumped into the car and took off with the baby inside. the child was found a short time later unharmed on the side of a road. but the suspect and the car are still missing. john hinckley jr. will not face new charges in the death of former white house press secretary james brady. brady was seriously wounded in the 1981 assassination attempt against president reagan. hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity. brady died last august and his death was ruled a homicide because of the injuries sustained in 1981. federal prosecutors say they won't pursue new charges because they're barred from arguing that hinckley was sane when he shot brady. 12 terms in congress are coming to an end for virginia representative jim moran. the democrat announce

the terps are serious. today on michigan state pretty good.n point guard trumible had himself a ball game. maryland up by 8. melo with a deep three. drains it. terps up by 11. under ten seconds left before halftime. the kid showing off the handles. breaking ankles. another 3 ball. he had 21 points in the first half. in the second more of the same for the freshman. oh that's good. 24 points for melo today. late in the game, not the only one draining threes. in the corner 23 points. the terps take the series from the spartans with a win. >>> at verizon center the hoyas playing host to the bulldogs. under a minute to play. georgetown down 1. smith, viera. he doesn't mind. knocks down the huge shot there. a one-point lead by hoyas. jones. gets some room. attacks the basket. he had a game high 28. butler back on top. seconds winding down. to isaiah -- isaac copeland putting georgetown up by 2. one last chance for butler. jones, the shot is blocked by smith viera. big-time play there for dsr. crazy finish at verizon center. georgetown takes this one

25-7 terps at that point.yland did lead by 4 points at halftime but at the second half just more from lexie brown, the steal, the finish. maryland wins easy. 71-59. they improve to 5-0. >>> let's move to the ice now. the capitals the fellas on the road in nashville. barry trotz is making his return to the place he spent 17 years. he was the only head coach in predators team history. >> it will be a little bit strange walking into the visitors dressing room for the first time. >> tomorrow on news 4 at 5:00 an interview with trotz about what's sure to be an emotional return to nashville. check it out. it's going to be a very very emotional trip for barry trotz, the head coach. let's go over to the nfl now for a second. the redskins making noise. they hired bill callahan as their offensive line coach. he was the most recently offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for the dallas cowboys and many consider the cowboys one of the best offensive line units in the nfl this season. the skins gave up 58 sacks th

coming up in sports the terps will be battle tested again tonight. tom brady weighs in pun >> he wants to take a good look at this video, officers need your help to find these two people that robbed this convenience store. this happened tuesday night. the store's surveillance cameras captured the robbers at this business on florida avenue northeast. if you've seen these people and you know them, give police a call. now, we turn to a story you will see only here on 7. neighbors in tacoma park are joining forces with the city to save a wooded area seized by the i.r.s. and put up for auction. as caroline tucker tells us residents raise tens of thousands of help the city buy that property on poplar avenue. >> it's a spot from tacoma park left untouched by development much the i.r.s. seized these woods behind the former mclaughlin school property after the owner didn't pay taxes. signs to save the trees soon popped up. >> those woods can't be be replaced. >> the neighbors thought they might have a shot of saving this land so they rallied together and rais

here's your terps highlights. it was all buckeyes after that. late 1st half mark loving the three-point shot. he was 5-5 from beyond the arc. 2nd half ohio state in complete control. russell throws up the shot. apparently the bank is open late on thursdays in columbus. buckeyes roll 80-56. >>> george mason hosting st. louis, 2nd half patriots in transition. isaiah jackson to trey porter. stuffs it home. the billikens would go on a 9-0 run, but mason would answer. thompson with two of his 19 points. george mason holds on, 68-60. >>> this time of the football season the majority of players are nursing injuries. seahawks corner back richard sherman has been dealing with a hyperextended elbow. he says he'll be ready to play sunday, but there is a possibility something else could keep him out of the game. sherman's girl friend ashley is pregnant with the couple's first son due february 12th. there is a chance her son could be born earlier. sherman is not only planning for the biggest game in his life but the biggest moment as well. >> we have things

terps winning this one with defense. jake, one of nine blocks for the terps. the terps in general very pleased with defense. >> defensively in the second half, besides fouling, we were really good. and offensively, we're not on all cylinders. and we have to figure that out. in the end, our defensive rebounding was good enough. >> all right, let's move on. here's the good father. georgetown ranked 25th in the ap poll. rivera didn't shoot well today. he knocked that one down there. he also got some help, lj peek. peek performance by the proper freshman. 76-61. nice bounce back win for the hoyas. >> it's good to get a win. you lose and think the world is coming to an end. in this conference, it's going to be like this all year. we are going to beat each heotr up, but it's good to come back home and get a win. >> let's take you back. look right there. the raven picking up the towel. i love that. baltimore getting on top early. bernard pierce inside for the score. that put the ravens up early. so they were running the football pretty well. joe flacco, watch him. he

terps, dreadful at illinois on wednesday.hey didn't shoot much better today, but they played better. i'll explain in just a second. the triple, and that was good to get it going on. purdue scrapping like they always are, saving the ball on the sidelines. raphael davis with the lay-in. we got ourselves a pretty good ball game coming down the stretch. could maryland pass the test? how about pack again, as in leader of the pack. nice stutter step move there. balanced attack today. four guys in double figures. maryland surviving, 69-60, on the road. they are 15-2. that's a big win for them. >>> while maryland knocking on the door in the top 10, georgetown remains on the fringe of the polls. the hoyas are long and athletic and could be a problem come march, but they haven't quite found their groove just yet. hoyas, winners of two straight. they were on the road today at providence. one minute to go, davon ite smith-rivera. three ball, no. josh smith, yes! the big fella sending it to overtime with a double-double, 14-12. one minute

maryland takes their eyes off the big plan, rutgers up seven, but terps had the brakes on most of the game. they made 1 last push when it counted most. terps win 73-65, improve to 16- 2, their best start since '99. >> whatever it takes for us to win we'll do and we'll figure it out. i think that's what i like about this team because it wasn't looking good and we said all right, we'll guard and rebound and made enough shots to win the game. >> we'll find a way to win whether we're down 12 or up three. >> up next for the terps michigan state. you can watch the game saturday here on wusa9. stay with us right afterwards for a special postgame game on. we've got visits from garry williams, johnny local daye and wallet williams -- holliday and walt williams. >>> george williams taken on st. bonavich. patriots out with the early lead. watch this nasty slam coming up. st. bonaventure hands george mason their third straight loss 75-55 the final. >>> caps are another team rolling along. they've won six of their last eight. their most recent loss was last week in philadelphia. the flyers were lo

. >> 14th-ranked terps already had their way with michigan state this year. this time in college park, melo trimble went off. hitting his first three of the half the terps with a 27-16 lead. he finished with 24. closing seconds, tremble with the stutter step, hits another three. 21 points at the half. second half, it does not stop. the crossover, steps back, hits his sixth three of the game. maryland wins 75-59. uva half-austan college. wilkins is therefore the slam. uva lead at the break. second half, justin anderson gets inside, dishes, the flush. 41-38 virginia. less than five minutes to go five point lead, the pass, drains the trey. cavs stay undefeated 66-51. they are now 17-0. georgetown and butler, still in progress. the hoyas struggled first half but came out strong. it's the three, cutting butler possibly. the hoyas, it is 37-36 at the half. george mason-gw, closing seconds of the first half. the good look from the corner, drains the three. right now, gw leads 50-38 in the second half. barry trotz back in nashville last night for the first time since

the terps, melo trimble went to work 24 points on the night. here he is again.ps back at the top of the key, that's another. and later, pretty much the same move. his six three pointer of the game. he finished with 24. maryland wins, big-time. georgetown-butler, down to the wire. 10 seconds left, butler down one. he is at the top of the key. georgetown wins, against butler. gw-george mason. actually, virginia-boston college. brogden drives and mrs.. a ball gets tipped. second half, 39-38 uva. anderson gets inside the lane, the dish in flush. less than five minutes to go still early. the pass, drains the three. cavs stay undefeated, 66-51. they are now 17-0. gw-george mason. the colonials up in the second half. this is george mason and george washington. we are all over the place tonight. later in the second -- 43-37. how about we just go to the g olf? hsbc championship. a terrific third round. that rolls in. he leads the tournament at 20 under. he has the six stroke lead. and navy loses to colgate. i want to apologize for all of that technical difficulties. >> y

the buckeyes beat the terps by 16 points.it's the memory and feeling of that defeat the terps say they are using for extra motivation as they head back to columbus. in college park, kristen berset, wusa9. >> let's see if they're motivated tomorrow night. our game of the week poll keeps trucking along. go to the polls and vote. thousands of you already have, four great games to choose from. take the code next to the game you want. text it to 25543, highlights tomorrow night. you know i love that. >> local basketball teams doing very well so far. >> georgetown fell the other day, but they'll be okay. >> lots of action for march madness. >>> you want to take us out with a little weather? >> super cold, teens in the burbs, mid-20s downtown and we're tracking something north of downtown tomorrow and >> pelley: tonight frozen solid. flood waters from the nor-easter turn homes from iceboxes and wreck others. >> i never saw it. >> pelley: anna werner is in frigid new england. meteorologist eric fisher on the storm that's coming next.

instead, the terps were in slow motion while the buckeyes were ready to fire. watch russell. this guy was incredible. from beyond -- from behind the arc, he finds the bottom. the guy that the buckeyes had to count on was 5-5 from behind the arc. as a team, ohio state hit 60% of their treys. let me take you to fairfax. st. louis against george mason. it was a good, old-fashioned block party. thompson putting on a show. 6-7 from the field. he leads george mason over the billiton's -- billikens. tiger woods playing in his first term and of the season. he was sloppy. no touch, could not figure out how to pitch. eventually had to use the putter off the green. he fell to five over par, got frustrated, lost patience, and then this. how about this approach shot? tiger played the last 6 holes at 3 under par and he salvaged a 73. the commercial special, party menus, halftime show with katy perry. it is about time to start figuring this thing out. tom brady says he feels better. marshawn lynch has been cranky all week. russell wilson sees the game this way -- >> it is going to be clutch

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the terps in illinois. second half, illinois on the break. malcolm hill launches from the wing. illinois with their first lead of the game. later in the half, hill from the same spot. he finished with 28. maryland is upset 64-57. i feel your pain, leon. third ranked virginia, acc action. gets rewarded for his hard work. the cavaliers get the win 61- 51. and a final know, college hoops american lost in overtime to loyola and boston university took care of navy. the terps on a roll, they were ranked night. >> i admit i had doubts about how they would do in the big ten. >> a lot of people say good move in basketball. >> pretty good so far. >> this could change life in a huge way in third world countries, but it may also turn your stomach. >> bill gates is going way outside of the box to bring clean drinking water to people who do not have access to it. the bill and melinda gates foundation is backing a test plan that would turn human waste into water. first the material is superheated, then dried and burn to create steam, which then generates electricity. the first operational plan

the terps are now eight in the usa today coaches poll. >> but scherzer 50 million signing bonus? is that a check? >> here you go. >> one day you walk in, got it. >> you know what that's like, right, bruce? >> yeah, right. >> i might make a deposit. >> that's all for wusa9 news at 6:00. stay with wusa9 for the cbs evening news which is next. >> we're back in 30 minutes with your only local news at 7:00. bye. make us stronger. when a girl connects with a science mentor... her confidence grows. when schools connect with technology... a 5th grader's world opens up. and when a worker connects to online degrees... his opportunities multiply. the at&t aspire initiative. helping students and communities across america. >> pelley: tonight an invisible pillar. ice on roadways is blamed for hundreds of accidents and at least nine deaths since the weekend. >> i was shaken up. it easily could have been me. >> pelley: jericka duncan has the latest. if you didn't have enough to worry about, dr. jon lapook has a link between prolonged sitting and a higher risk of serious illness. >> how do we ge

the terps remain undefeated at home in conference play, but the ref hasn't always been their friend. tonight they head into another hostile environment to face ohio state. coach said his team is ready. >> we feel comfortable on the road. we didn't play that bad in indiana. we really didn't. we had a phase there that started the 2nd half. we let down about the eight minute mark in the 2nd half and we kept making shots, but we didn't play that poorly. we're comfortable on the road. we know what we're getting into. it's going to be a tough one. >>> jayson werth is headed to jail. the nationals outfielder pleaded guilty to reckless driving and will serve five days in jail. he was pulled over last july for driving his porsche over 100 miles an hour on the beltway. his license will be suspended at least 30 days. >>> today is the final day we'll hear from players and coaches of both seattle and new england as they begin final preps for super bowl xlix. the bets are in on who will win and pretty close. according to sportsbook.com betters like the patriots as a one-point favorite over seattle

the lady terps also won their big 10 opener. we got a lot going on and wild car weekend here on channel 9. stick around, ladies. >> very busy. >> the way we like it. >>> and a rainy weekend unfortunately. >> a good one to stay in and watch the sports. we'll see showers moving through all weekend long, much milder on sunday. >> stay with wusa9 for the evening news which is next followed by your only local news at 7:00 and as always, www.wusa9.com is on. have a >> glor: tonight, the u.s. strikes back. new sanctions on north korea in response to cyber attacks including the hack on sony. chip reid is traveling with president obama. the number of victims recovered from air asia flight 8501 rises dramatically. allen pizzey reports from indonesia. this pileup could be a hint of what's to come. a winter storm threatens a travel mess this weekend. jim axelrod remembers mario cuomo, gift orator, liberal beacon political patriarch. and steve hartman "on the road." with her streak on the line, the lady knights go for broke. >> i just felt l

the terps regroup. hoosiers three point shooters. roger federer gets buried down under. who has had enough of this football deal? come on man. for most fans it's hot air coming up next in sports. >> the deflated ball investigation in the nfl is certainly deflated the spirit of patriots fans. really anybody who follows football. patriots kicked the colts' behinds and new won that game. if they broke the rules punish them. this is dragging on. it dominated the talk at the practices but it seems as though the players are tired of it as well. a super bowl bound patriot looks at it this way. >> we can't let anything take our excitement away. we -- we worked hard to get here. and everybody in that locker room is excited to play that game. we need to be. we should be. >> change of focus. highly ranked maryland terrapins could have played their best game of the season and still lost at indiana last night. the hoosiers made 18 of their 22 shots in the second half. the junior guard was unconscious. he was in a zone. made 7-8 three point attempts. maryland trailed by three at the h

it gave the terps much needed legitimacy. the fellows know they got to bring it up on round 2. >> oh, yeah. it's going to be a fun one. we know they're playing well right now. it's going to be a good battle. >> they're coming to us with the best game because they want a rematch on our home court. we're going to bring our best game, too, and play maryland. we're not going to listen to what people are talking about. we're just going to play basketball. >> that's a great game here on wusa9 at 4:00 michigan state and maryland. afterwards is a special postgame show for you featuring the legendary maryland coach garry williams. how about that? >> very cool. >>> another big game saturday georgetown, butler, hoyas and bulldogs now big east foes. they played earlier this year in a tournament, butler winning. more bodies hit that floor that day than baskets made. the rematch will be a grinder. >> it's a team that you know going in it's going to be a 40 minute game. you know going in that the 12th possession of the 1st half might have a

so for me psychologically it's again great to help prepare our team. >> coming up next for the terps is saturday they play michigan state. you can see that game saturday at 4:00 here on wusa9. stay tuned right after for a special game on featuring garry williams, johnny holliday and walt williams. >>> the redskins could be on the verge of hiring a new defensive coordinator. reports out joe barry may fill the vacancy but no decision made yet. barry was the first candidate to interview last week for the job. barry is the current linebackers coach for the san diego chargers, but he is ar with bruce allen as he worked under him in tampa bay. if you look at numbers alone, it's hard to say if he's an improvement over jim haslett. barry's only stint at defensive coordinator came in detroit which included the 0-16 team of 2008. >> oh, no! >> barry has coached linebackers most of his career after leaving detroit. he went to tampa working not only under allen but current db coach morris. he made a college stop at usc before joining the charter staff in 2011. >>> the washington capitals have wo

keeping the terps in it. indiana has this guy named yogi ferrell, hey, boo boo, 24 points tonight. maryland ripped on the road 89- 70, but the terps still 17-3. >>> virginia has the no. 1 ranked defense in the country. remember that. malcomb brogden nice speed to anthony gill, not the story. virginia holds tech under 30 points. on to george washington at fordham, colonial on the move, this guy the tidy bowl man because he be flushing. george washington improves to 15-4 with the 20-point win. >>> we want to collectively as a team united as a pack of wolves be able to go out and understand that we are going to destroy our opponent. my last question for you is how long is it going to take tonight? >> i'm pumped up. here's the answer. not very long. brenda freese in the pregame speech, watch this passing, walker-kimbrough. maryland destroying michigan state 85-56. >>> congrats to john wall, wizardins pot guard named a starter on the eastern erconfence all-star team today. wall led with nearly 9 million votes -- 900,000 votes. >>> finally deflategate, i'm 42 and lived through some bizar

a big part of the terps success so far has been the group of freshmen. they're a pretty tight-knit group we hear. as you're about to find out, the connection they've made is permanent. the terps "bond is more than spoken words for three of it's written in ink. >> i just got kind of in bold letters down my leg with blood dripping from the letters. the blood just represents the bond we have and how close we are, they're like blood brother for me. >> i got about the same thing, but i got stones like you can't break it. >> mine is bubble letters mbk going down my leg. there's wind like swirls around it. >> reporter: the styles are different, the meaning is the same mbk. my brother's keeper. >> they're like brothers i never had. the team bond we have is just great. >> our bond and our friendship i know we won't ever not be friends. >> we just have the bond and got really close. i don't think it will ever break down. tlanchts's the spirit of not just this group but of the entire maryland team. and they hope it's a sign of great things to come. >> i think we ca

as for the terps, their climb continued, now ranked as the 11-best team in the country. maryland also 2-0 this past week a double o.t. win at michigan state, and a home win over minnesota. up next for the terps, a wednesday tilt at illinois. so virginia checks in at 3. maryland 11. but also some other locals in the top 25. the west virginia mountaineers ranked 14th in the last a.p. poll their only loss this season by just one point. vcu back into the top 25 at number 20. and how about 12-1 old dominion for the first time in school history, the monarchs are ranked. jeff jones now in his second year. you guys may remember he used to be the head coach. >>> speaking of coaches, the redskins searching for their new defensive coordinator. interviews begin this week. first up joe barry, defensive back with the chargers and phillips interviews thursday. a hot candidate now. meanwhile, today the nfl's head of officials is responding to criticism about how they handled yesterday's lions-cowboys games. apparently vance didn't agree with this. pass interference. he picked it up and

i think that's the final four things. >> the terps and spartans tip off at 4:00.ore years after this. >> they will have national titles after that. >> that will do it for news 4 today. thank you very much for joining us. we will be back in 25 minutes for an update. >> join us at technology has improved our lives, in small ways. in big ways. but what about this? couldn't this be better too? at redfin we asked ourselves the same question. which led us to create new ways to take you inside a home or instantly schedule a tour. but we paired that with our own agents who aren't paid on commission but on your happiness. and that's what makes it all work the world has changed and now real estate has too. >>> p good morning. third time's the charm? mitt romney makes a high profile speech that sounds like he's launching another run for president. >> the results of the hillary clinton, barack obama foreign policy have been devastating. >> but why is he facing skepticism inside his own party ? >>> history in the making. the u.s. supreme court will decide one of the biggest is

big win for the terps, big day in college park. terps shooting the ball well and they kept shooting it well and kept shooting it well. spartans didn't know what hit them. the green machine is run out of town by maryland. all melo trimble, . >>> well, for those looking to see if maryland was for real, and many were, i mean, for real- for real, today was the day when you put an entire season together, there are things you can hang your hat on, beating michigan state twice in one season is one of those things. i don't care how bad michigan state -- let's get to the highlights of today's there's mark turgeon, under fire coming into the season, i would say. but he has responded. jake layman is hard to guard. this guy is 6' 9, lanky and long. he hit seven straight at one point. he had 21 points. i tell you what, the guy, the player of the day was melo trimble. breaking ankles at the end of the first half, pulling up for the jumper at the buzzer. then jared nickens in the second half, shot clock running down, tell you, they were killing m

. >> the terps won their ninth straight game today. a victory over illinois. jones had a career-high 24 points. she also finished with 14 rebounds and a career-best six blocks. dw and umass -- gw and umass miller goes down to the other side of the floor, finishes strong. 50-34. the final 69, 64. mac sure his or -- is close to a seven-year deal with the nationals. you have some big football right there. time to see who will win this afc game between the colts and patriots. >> apologies to mason who is wearing his chiefs tie. >> very fashionable. >> apologies, mr. swiss cheese. >> the seahawks won that thing in style. that gave me goosebumps. >> russell wilson. >> enough already with the rain. >> hello to the sunshine, which we will enjoy tomorrow. great for so many people enjoying the day off and honoring dr. martin luther king. it will be on the breezy side. 45 is where we should be this time of year. tuesday, no need for the umbrella. wednesday, a 40% chance of a rain-snow mix. kids and teachers, i am not anticipating a school delay. >> thank you for joining

coming up at -- >>> coming all is the 6:00 the terps are in columbus to take on ohio state, much moren the super bowl and terps in sports. >>> coming up at 6:00 how in the world can someone rack up nearly $50,000 in fines using those h.o.t. lanes in virginia? >> a professional treasure hunter accused of ripping off investors out of millions is behind bars tonight, next wher >>> fugitive treasure hunter tommy thompson is behind bars tonight after a two year manhunt. >> he's embroiled in a legal fight over what's considered to be the recovery of the largest collection of lost gold in american history. here's why thompson was on the run for years. >> reporter: u.s. marshals found tommy thompson and his reported girl friend hiding out at their suite in this hilton hotel in west boca raton. they did not resist arrest. a senior investigator for the u.s. marshals. >> i'd heard they'd been staying at the hotel for two years and paying cash for their stay and everything basically. >> reporter: thompson is wanted in ohio for skipping out on a hearing in a lawsuit brought by his investors. thomp

the terps continue to move up the rankings. georgetown has fallen out of the top. it is now all big east conference games until the tournament, time to build their resume. head coach jt-3 was asked about the rankings. >> are we aware of it, yes, but are we worried about it, no. if you win, it will take care of itself. if we get enough wins, that will take care of itself. >> notre dame head coach, taking the irish into chapel hill. marcus paige, great defense. no sir. notre dame holds on to beat north carolina in chapel hill, 71-70. for tennis fans or anybody who needs a caffeine fix, serena williams had just lost the first set of the tournament 6-0. she was exhausted and jet lag. she had to have a morning coffee, so she politely asked for an espresso. once they confirmed it was legal to order one during a match, the ball girl brought it to her serena drank it, won the next two sets and won the match. way to go, serena. new sponsorship coming up. finally, the no call in the lines-cowboys game. today the nfl reached out to lions head coach jim caldwell and said, yes,

>> the terps defeated michigan state tuesday. tomorrow they will host minnesota at their first big 10 home game. looking for their first 14-1 start since their 96-97 season. conference play is usually where the drop-off comes, ranked 12th in the nation. head coach mark turgeon said they are trying not to get caught up in the hoopla. >> you go through semesters and brakes and all that stuff. you do the best you can each day. it's hard to keep the guys playing at a high level all season, but you do the best you can to try to get better. we just try to figure out a way to beat minnesota. >> high school hoops dematha taking on sierra cane from california. dj harvey shows off his hops. they come up short, they take the loss, 65-60. >> nice. look like robert burton. >> i would not go that far. tennessee-iowa. junior drives onto the field for a nascar-style coin toss. tennessee gets fancy in the flat. deep on the trick play. 49 yard touchdown. tennessee wins, 45-28. and the redskins have signed a safety and a defensive lineman to future

good to see eddie jordan back at home. >> love the terps to win, but i love me some eddie jordan. i'm so thrilled that his team is doing well. >> he's had a good career. >>> the wizards have won four speaking of eddie jordan, of their last five games and aren't going to get any rest after last night's impressive win over the spurs. tonight they are back at it in chicago to face the bulls. last night the wizards put an end to a 17-game loseing streak against san antonio. the game came down to the fourth quarter and the wizards defense, blocks on back-to-back possessions, the wizards get their 17th win at home. head coach randy whitman hopes the effort is repeated tonight in chicago. >> we have to understand that's our best and really only way to play, how we're made up. we do that, it's really nice to watch. >> that's how we have to play. it was a two three-point game. we got stop after stop. it was our defense. we have to down the stretch hold opponents down. >>> caps kicking off the second half of their season tonight in a rivalry matchup, against the philadelphia flyers. the cap

. >> and a final note in college hoops, the terps are on the road against illinois and third ranked u.v.a. will host n.c. state. maureen, as a college basketball watcher, she will be tuned in. auto i'll be there watching. of course. >> exactly. >> let's check the weather before we get to basketball final look coming up. we want to remind you of the schools on a two hour delay. public schools in prince george's fairfax, culpepper, prince william and faquier counties will start two hours late tomorrow. that's thursday. we have the full list of the delays and closures on our website wjla.rcom. >> i wouldn't be surprised if we have more of those coming up tonight at 11:00. update you and a cold cold night. if you're going outdoors to walk your dog and go for a walk in general, bundle up. temperatures later on tonight that will fall into the single digits to around 12 in the district. and the wind chill factors will feel like zero to 10 below. tomorrow, high of 23. we'll be around 37 on friday. warming up on sunday. i'm sorry. it's january! >> we'll get through it. "world news tonight" is comi

tonight they are battling to unseat the terps.t is something that they are still experiencing during their first year in the big ten. but he hopes that they don't get as high as their rankings. >> and i think that people are excited as they should be and that they would have a team that plays hard, plays together, they would try to do the i don't want anyone telling them that it is good. >> reporter: as they are trying to answer questions about the interview rooms that will be packed in foxborough today. the majority of the questions were related to the flight gates and the league about that situation until the reporters over and over again have no knowledge of what happened. >> i didn't hold that in any way. it's where they would pick that ball and that they would want to use the footballs. and at that point, you know, to me they are perfect. i don't want anyone rubbing them, you know, putting in the air, taking the balls are perfect. it will be a good council, the game of the week as we will have highlights for you tonight at 11

hosting illinois today the terps sit atop their new conference with a 5 koovr 0 record.ach brenda freeze loving life in the big ten. >> the competition is through the roof. it makes you better any given night. there's no days off. you can't win a game by 30 40 points. it's making us better. we love the competition. every match-up has been a battle. >> terps and i'm know tip-off at 2:00 from the xfinity center. that was a look at your morning sports. hope your sunday is a good one. >>> if you have a baby or remember when your kids were small, they probably have made you laugh at one point. >> just a couple times. it turns out that laughter is an important part of how babies bond with us and learn. nbc's stephanie gosk tells us why. >> reporter: comedians eat your hearts out. the truly funny are the smallest among us. effortlessly hilariously, surprisingly funny. >> can you sit on the rainbow mat with me. >> she's our corn stand source of entertainment. she can entertain herself and any adult. she's really fun. >> reporter: beyond making our lives brighter researchers now

ask the terps who became roadkill last night in wilmington, indiana, losing by 19, hoyas looking to avoid similar fate when it visits marquette saturday. hoyas in the mid-of a pretty good stretch. they just blasted villanova at home. on the road they haven't fared well. they lost two of the last three. josh smith with an explanation. >> every team plays better at home. they have more confidence at home. they're used to the building and for us just with our road woes with the last two losses on the road we got to get this one. >> the difference between no. 1 team and the no. 10 team is miniscule, if anything. so you have to defend. you have to make it hard for your opposition to get good quality looks. >> got to be a good game tomorrow. >>> we know washington football had as many story lines off the field as on in 2014. what else is new. the loudest voices may have come from those wanting the team to change the name and it hasn't stopped just because the season is oh, no. the change the mascot campaign releasing another campaign today. 30 second ad spot titled take it away. it depicts this

the terps did not shoot poorly earlier in the week. they are still simmering in bloomington, where the hoosiers shot 68% from the free. >>> indiana shooting lights out in the home win. whatever they threw out came down in the nylon. the 17 point loss was the worst of the season for the team, but you have to put it find you, which is what they are trying to do. >> we are paying attention to detail. the team can spread you, good offensive team. they run a ton of stats, they have would be focused and better defense than we were the other night. >> i think it is easy to put it behind you. most teams have one game like that a season. it happened to be that game. >>> northwestern tomorrow, don't sleep the wildcats. >>> the wizards opening up a swing against a diminished portland team. aldridge was thought to miss tonight and the next eight weeks due to thumb surgery, but he opted to delay it. he is playing tonight. it didn't matter. there he is there. it didn't matter because the wizards are on a roll. look at bradley beal, shot out of a can

the terps are 15-2. >>> virginia and notre dame, malcolm, don't need to ask.e is a smooth operator. fade away fire there. uva by two. 4:00 to go, tied, justin anderson, local kid, drains the three. makes a 9-0 run and virginia wins 62-56. virginia is 15-0. so some great basketball going on around here. >>> georgetown in the mix, they lost. >> let's talk about virginia. they can take an off-ramp? >> they are elite 8. they went there last year and played great defense, they are a good ball club. they have some juniors and seniors. tony bennett is a heck of a coach. >> three unbeaten left. >> yes. kentucky, virginia, and i think duke. virginia is an experienced ball club. >>> we'll have a at perdue, we know fresh chicken. well, not that kind of fresh. but we do take extra steps in our farms, trucks that deliver daily and everywhere in between... ... to bring you a fresh tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. how can i avoid maintenance fees? why would you want to avoid them? because i don't want to... you know what? i'm gonna bring my maintenanc

terps -- temperatures are so cold. 24 degrees right now.slick. you're starting to see flakes in ardmore as well. >>> let's take a live look at philadelphia international airport. not seeing any problems here right now but we're seeing some cancellations crop up in chicago, also newark and also la guardia. may not necessarily be due to the snow. it's also because it's really deeply cold in those locales so call ahead if you have a flight today. >>> we have updated our 6abc storm tracker app so you can report the weather. tap the icon matching your current conditions and add your own photo. download the app for free at the apple itunes and google play stores. >> breaking right now we just received video of a gunman on the run after shooting and wounding two new york city police officers. take a look. the surveillance video actually shows one of the two suspects firing at the officers. police say he was fleeing a robbery at a chinese restaurant in the bronx. one officer was shot in the arm and the chest. the other one in the back. the officers

terps already putting this one in the rear-view mirror. the terrapins struggled from the get-go. but a couple of good moments gets it close in first half. knocked down the three. after a close start, maryland within one. but just like that the tide would turn. the shot blocked buckeyes running freshman sensation d'angelo russell with the three and draws the foul. russell had 18 points. second half ohio state up. wells goes strong this time. and one. maryland down ten after that free throw. then they could never get any closer. lead back up to 16 here. cam williams missing the trey. throws it down. finish 19. its worst loss of the season 82-56. >>> wizards news. the nba all-star reserve. george mason. george mason, rather, we want to tell you the score. 68-60, they won tonight over st. louis. the wizards were snubbed, marcin gortat and bradley beale. despite the recent campaigning, the wizards will not be sending another player to join wall in two weeks. kevin durant is going. last year's mvp is a coach's decision in the west. this is his sixth all-star appearance in eight seasons