live sports. >> terps on the road. this time they got killed in iowa right? >> yeah 16 points. >> something like that. penn state, that's a winnable game. >> they just played each other. and it was a tough game. at the xfinity center. now the terps are going back on the road and they have a big showdown tomorrow night where the rubber meets the road. that's where the terps are right now. six regular season games left. critical matchup against penn state. this is their moment of truth. you know how bad things sometimes come in three? three road losses for maryland. pretty much blowouts. tomorrow night they're visiting the nittany lion they've won three straight at home. you should know that tomorrow is a rematch from a dogfight. a week and a half ago saw the terps edge out a w. now they face them again in happy valley and the terps admitting they don't need any help getting up for this one. >> our guys respect them. you know i remember at halftime saying this is a really good team we're playing. all the guys were shakin

the terps down 40-17 at the half. in trouble.second half, the terps cut the lead to 17, but iowa keeps up the pressure. maryland loses 71-55. maryland women, hoping to handle nebraska. brown launches the trey, no good, but jones is there to get the offensive board, pitted back in. the terps improved to12-0 in the big ten with the 59-47 win. gw women did not have many problems with dayton. jones, driving, hanging in the air. two of her 18 points. gw wins their 19th game in a row, 67-56. hockey, the capitals on fire right now after beating the best team in hockey, the anaheim ducks, earlier this week, back at home this afternoon against the flyers. in the first some blows, scott lawton landing quality punches. not exactly ali-frazier. second 1-0 flyers, alex ovechkin with his 33rd goal of the season. the caps were held to only 14 shots in the game. in the third, off a turnover fires the wrister and scores. 2-1 flyers. they added an empty netter and win 3-1. >> you can't get shots if you miss the net, you cannot get shots if you don

terps up five at the break. second half now.h a rare miss. >> walker kimbrow grabs it feeds it to howard. the lay-in there. maryland, they wou beat nebraska 59-47. maryland is now 12-0 in the big ten conference. >>> moving on to the smith center. 24th ranked gw mosthosting dayton. john quell jones steps back. the three-pointer is good. we're tied at 17. just a few moments later, g.w. is up one. they pass it down low to washington. she ges o to rattle home. 11 points in the game for her. the second half you see george washington up big. jones driving to the hoop. nice kiss off the glass. she had a huge game. 18 points 18 rebounds. g.w. they go on to beat dayton 67-56. >>> excellent job of women's program there at g.w. having a great year. 20 straight wins. >> congratulations. you took a look at the seven-day forecast you will notice a steady steady stream down. low can we go? from 50 tomorrow showers in the afternoon and evening.yb w a wintry mix very late monday or early tuesday morning. to the windchills on tuesday, feeling lik

the terps score the first 10 points against penn state and never trailed. they had 35 points in the 1st half while penn state had 34 points all game. big 65-34 win. lady terps win their 19th straight and remain undefeated in their conference play. >> undefeated with such a young team, one senior on the roster and a league that is so talented top to bottom. >> it's kind of unbelievable right now. i think we just worked hard all over the summer. i think it just showed throughout the season. i think we'll keep working hard and hopefully we can win the tournament, too. >> each and every game you go in with that kind of mentality nothing to lose, it's like your back's against the wall. >> the women had their big moment tonight. tomorrow it's the men's turn in what could be the game of the season. the terps look to extend their three game win streak with a big upset over fourth ranked wisconsin and play spoiler to big 10 title hopes. it's going to be a rowdy crowd at the xfinity center. they would love nothing more than to knock off wisconsin. >> talking about bi

women's hoops, the terps in iowa.the terps start their break lexi brown, check out the dish lays it in, gets the foul, 72-70 terps. less than a minute to go, 86-84 terps. brown drives the lane, the tough scoop shot. maryland goes on to win, 93-88. and novak djokovic defeated andy murray in the australian open. so the super bowl is over now, but malcolm butler's career is just getting started. >> pretty cool. "american sniper" continues to dominate the box office. >> "american sniper" shot down another box office record, earning $32 million this weekend, making it the biggest super bowl weekend gross ever will stop it has earned nearly $250 million in six weeks. >> now a check of the forecast? >> starting to see the transition to rain. it will be chilly and soggy, a wet start monday morning. grab the umbrella and set the alarm a little early. a little bit of water can impact the commute. cold and blustery in the afternoon. a wind advisory for the area. 32 degrees with sunshine tuesday. [captioning performed by the nati

the terps up 9. later in the second, check out this pass from melo trimble knocks down maryland's 11th three-pointer of the game, a season-high. the terps win. georgetown and st. john's. the red storm leading in the first half. jordan from beyond the nba line. the only bright spot for georgetown was smith-rivera, who finished with 27, including this deep trey. st. john's continues their hot streak in the second half. philip green drained six threes helping the storm to an 89-70 win. second ranked uva and virginia tech. second half come uva, barreling through the defenders, and one. second half, london parentes, playing his first game since breaking his nose against florida, nice pass come inside to malcolm brogdon. win virginias, 69-47. they cannot get any worse than it did last night. the wizards traded goods with a sixers team that is pretty much tanking on purpose. multiple reports say paul pierce and bradley beal will play tonight in detroit. at verizon, fourth quarter and jason richardson with t

terps had a chance to close out the home schedule unbeaten in big 10 play. wells had to fight back the tears during the ceremony, as he was very, very good for the maryland terp pins this afternoon. terps up by five. wells with the putback, as he would finish with 13 points. michigan would hang around. late second half, still a tight game. got some good ball movement coming up by maryland, finding upper marlboro's freshman tremble. knocks down the triple. terps have seven on a winning note at home, 66-56. >> i'm not exactly sure, but i'm 99.9% sure this is my first team that's gone undefeated at home in league play. >> that was a special day for this program and for each and every senior that was out there. it was special. and i'm glad we got the win. that's what we'll remember about this day, you know, 10, 15 years from now. >>> in the big apple, revenge on the mind. pointer goes baseline with the jam. he had 24 for st. johns. complete control for most of the game. hoyas get it down low. hopkins with the dunk, but it was all st. johns. phil greene had six t

the terps go on to win this one 69-65. >>> maryland women also in action. a visit from the parents up in wisconsin. terps would control much of this game. lexie brown, to kimbra for the lay-in. wisconsin making a run of their own. but maryland they were strong on the inside. brianne floridaa jones, the terps they're undefeated in big ten conference play. they clinch a share of the big ten regular season title. >>> it's pitchers and catchers reporting today for the washington nationals. we got gonzalez doug fister and stephen strasburg in action today down in florida, but the talk of the day had to be about second baseman danny espinosa. this fu manchu of his is -- it's real i'm telling you. one word -- "epic." >> did you pull it? >> no i don't this... is the best part of the day. when we sit down together and talk. more and more, we're having conversations about the food itself: how good it is for us. how good it is for the planet. at monsanto, we're working with farmers to make balanced meals accessible to everyone. while using natural resources more effic

terps only have one senior, lauren mincy. the present and future is ripe for the terps no. 5 on the country. mincy being honored on senior night and saving the best for last. she was just getting started. 2nd half more mincy, a triple game high, 28 for the terps senior. terps improve to 26-2 and win 83-72. >>> hoopsters always dream about getting in the zone where anything that leaves your happened goes in. that's what happened to florida state freshman guard xavier mayes last night. he wasin the zone, 30 points in the last four minutes and 38 seconds of the game, truly one of the most impressive offensive displays in college basketball history. to put that in perspective. i talked with georgetown shooter devonte smith. his career high is only 32 points. >> that happened saturday. so this is just like a rhythm thing. you make a couple in a row and you're just like why not try it again and it keeps going in and just like i need the ball back right now. >> smith rivera and the hoyas face st. johns saturday. let's hope he's in a

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>> last time the terps met indiana, the hoosier sent a message crushing the terps 85-70. >> couldn'tss. >> shot the lights out from all over the field. >> it's been a rough couple of weeks for the terps. they've lost two out of their last three. those two losses on the road. however, things are starting to look up because four out of their next five are right here at home. >> we like where we are. if you had told me we'd be 19-5 and 7-4 and tied for second we have four of our next five at home, i'd be like we're in pretty good shape. >> tonight, mark turgeon is expecting a different outcome and that's if they stick to playing their game. >> we have to be us offensesively and play together and play well. it will be a great crowd. so i expect us to play well. >> in college park, robert burton, abc 7 sports. >> maryland and indiana in primetime. now hear this. we've lost a basketball hall of famer for the second time in a week. jerry tarkanian has died. he was 84. he built a basketball dynasty but remembered as famously for his battles with the they tried to run him out of college baske

to the second half we go under two minutes to play, terps down two. dez wells take to the rack, big fellow. drives, the floater is good, tied at 61-61. down the floor, where is jake, he has been quiet, backs his man down, turns and lays it in. 63-61. maryland leads and hold on for the win, 68-66 over indiana. let's go to raleigh, north carolina, second ranked virginia at n.c. state. this game, nine lead changes nine times. martin ends up with it. b.j. with the bucket 38-37. malcolm brogdon was enconversational in this ballgame for virginia, led all scorers with 15. he drops a dime to toby for the baseline jam and the cavaliers beat the pack 51-47. the wahoos 22-1. to pittsburgh, duquesne on the attack against g.w. michael wilson, drive, draw, dish jordan robinson the finish, great no look, duquesne beats g.w. 78-62. the g.w. women's basketball team had its 19-game win streak ended tonight by st. louis ironic if that the billikens go to 12-12 and even .500 and g.w. is 21-3. tiger woods has taken a leave of absence. the former world's number one player

. >> what's going on with the terps? >> the black and red! they ride the red right out of maryland as the terps set up for the stretch run and the caps find their way through san jose and make it to l.a. for the next one. >> the ncaa basketball tournament starts in 33 days and the maryland win last night over indiana has them gaining stability in the eyes of the committee. they're ranked 19th in the a.p. the terps have six games left and they win saturday at penn state and i guarantee they'll move higher. then they had to hang on down the stretch and hope indiana's ferrell, sharpshooter had two chances to win the game. he ended with 28 points and mark turgeon didn't want him to get anymore! >> i was hoping he'd miss it you know. i'm like every other fan in the building saying miss! hope it goes off to the side. what a great game. are you kidding me? you guys get paid to sit there and write about this. >> wow indeed. 68-66 maryland. our play of the night. st. john's depaul. how about the st. john's defense to set up this. harrison at the other

a chance for the terps to get that big upset and boost their tournament resume.me has been looming for weeks and the terps say they're ready for the challenge. >> there's times this year where we've played with the ranking and maybe a little bit of pressure and teams have played loose against us and played well. our guys respect them so much that we'll be dialed in. hopefully we're loose because we're the underdog. >> i think we have an issue getting up for this game. i think everybody will be prepared and ready to play mentally and physically. >> two telling games for both the terps and the wizards. i think really going to give us an idea of how they can compete with the best. >> did you see how your buddy dave owens kept saying how warm it was? >> i have a feeling we'll be hearing that all week long. >> dave, you do have to come back here. [ laughter ] >> he's going to get this arctic air. >> by the time he gets back here it may not be that bad. >> we can only hope. >> that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. >> i'll be back with jan jeffcoat [ female an

terps start the break. brown dishes to mosley who lays it in. gets fouled. it's 72-70 terps. less than a minute to go in this one. 86-84, terps. brown drives the lane. hits the tough scoop shot for two of her game high 26. maryland wins this one 93-88. australian open men's final two tennis giants andy murray and novak djokovic. andy murray trying not to lose his fourth australian open final. they split the first two sets but djokovic took control in the third set. he comes to the net. nice drop volley right here. murray almost running over the ball. dangerous out there. djokovic breaks the serve and wins the third set 6-3. novak would cruise from there. he wins the fourth set, 6-0, to win his fifth australian open title, 76-6-7, 6-0. eight grand slam titles. the wizards didn't look like the team we usually see at verizon trailing by as many as 21 last night to the raptors. they clawed their way back in forcing overtime tied at 109. they go on to lose, 120-116 though. the other eastern conference guard kyle lowry took over finished with 22. overall the effort was there. hit t

and melo trimbell at the buzzer terps leading by 11 at the break.econd ha wisconsin has cut it to three. des wells says uh-uh. monster dunk. a game high 26 for wells. check out his face too. oh yeah, the crowd loves it. fierce. frank co-minski, frank the tank, they call him. he can't be stopped. badgers cut it down to three. but here's the key play with the clock winding down. trying to get the ball to wells but he's covered trimbell improvises. at the most critical time in the game, 16 points for the freshman. 59-53 an storming is the icing on the cake. mark turgeon may be even cracking a smile in that madness. the head coach pretty happy. >> we are what we are. we figure out a way to win. we compete when we have to. and i'll take close wins as long as we keep winning that's really all matters. we're really becoming pretty gritty and tough. we'll be really prepared for everything at lies ahead because of everything we've been through. >> a few regular season games though they host michigan. wizards and warriors. this is steph curry. look at his sic

the terps take over. more melo. another long three, and he hits.gh 16 points for the freshman on senior day. late in the game dez wells puts the icing on his senior cake. beautiful drive in bucket. 13 points in his final game at the xfinity center. maryland wins it 66-56. a lot of pressure to send off the seniors. >> i was so not wanting to have a letdown that i practiced probably a little uglier a little flat a little emotionally spent. with that said we just gutted it out. it was a really hard fight battle for us. >> i'm glad we got the win. that's what we remember about this day. you know ten, 15 years from now. >> that's right. you want to win on senior day. >> visiting st. john's. probably not john thompson iii. he didn't play this. first half up. st. john's up two. sir dominik hoyer goes baseline. finishes with a slam. 24 points for him. storm up 11 at half. second half. trying to get back in it. working in and around. smith rivera knocks down a three. game high 29 for hem. georgetown within nine. dsr not the only sharpshooter on the floor. d

. >>> terps hosting penn state. second half, terps in transition. wells does the one-handed nasty slam. wells had 23 points. later with the shot clock winding down, trim balance with the pass. terps hang on to win 64-58. >>> hoyas taking on providence in a game that just went final. second half, hoyas with good ball movement. they worked the ball to rivera. hoyas lead by 13. but providence rallies late to take a three-point lead on free throws. the shot to force overtime. it rims out. providence sweeps georgetown for the first time since 1994. >>> george mason hosting vcu. patriots doing the best they can to keep it close. jackson buries the three. cuts the deficit to five. the rams too strong, too deep. cox with the steal, throws down the one-handed jam. vcu wins 72-sick. >>> american hosting loyola. a good night for derek's eagles. >>> the maryland terrapins recent movement to scoop up local talent was met with some success today. the highlights include offensive lineman bullware, and adam mclean, and isaiah davis whose brother shawn is already a

a little later, terps on the run after a turnover. the grown man dunk there. got the entire xfinity center on their feet. maryland gives their coach a win for his 50th birthday tonight. terps, 64-58, the final. >>> 24th ranked georgetown at the verizon center hosting providence. end of the first half the clock running down knocking down the three. hoyas up three at the half. second half one point lead here for the hoyas. carson gets the ball in the paint. takes a step back off the glass. 11 seconds left, hoyas down one. georgetown ball trying to inbound. they throw it away. providence with a turnover and they get fouled. they make the free throws. they win it 74-71. not good. >>> to the patriots center. mason hosting number 18 vcu. cory edwards, alley-oop pass to thompson. finishes with a big-time slam. thompson, six points. second half vcu havoc defense we're always talking about, forcing the turnover. later, vcu up four. lewis, the drive. puts up the shot while falling down. it goes in. and he gets the foul. 72-60 over george mason. >>> american hosting loyo

terps up by 11. looks like they were going to put it away.s, just ripping the ball away from three terps and d. j. newbill strokes the 3. then look at trimmable, that's cirque du soleil type stuff. maryland holds on 76 of 73. >> we wanted to get to the foul line. we didn't get to the foul line until the very end. we really wanted to attack. mellow was terrific the whole night and dez was terrific and then we made free throws late. our defense still a work in progress. i thought penn state played a terrific game. crowd was great and it took everything we this to beat them. >>> number 3 virginia hosted wake forest. this was tough today, deacons madison jones grand theft orange, and then the room service dime that aaron round trees for the flush. wake forest by 5. evan nolte with a long range bomb. virginia leading by 1. malcolm brogdon with the move to the rack. virginia holds on 61-60 this happen60 this afternoon. tough one. >>> george washington had all the motivation it needed. the rams molly whopped them by 22 a few weeks ago. they needed t

. >>> terps last two of -- mountaineer 71-52. >>> terps lost two of the last three. >> things have slowed down a little bit for maryland dropping two of their last three conference games including a humbling 80-56 loss at ohio state. a few days off now, back home to face penn state wednesday night. >> we've just really worked on us. we've had great practices. mentally and physically we've worked on us. i don't know how we're going to perform tomorrow night, but i know we're in a better place today because we've worked really hard since the ohio state game. >> we just didn't playvery well at ohio state. with those two we really haven't been that bad on the road. i think that's 1 thing we're trying to get back to is being a tough road team again and then we have another chance sunday, a big one tomorrow, too. >> we know every game is important. we would definitely rather play at home if we could because our crowd is great and it gives us more energy, but it really doesn't make a difference. we have to come ready to play wherever we are. >> reporter: it is good to be home for maryland. a rec

the terps are 16-1 at home at the xfinity sent they are season.dle of a three-game home stand. the terps downed them last time out. melo has lead the way recently averaging 21 points a game. the terps' toughest test of the season and ainto play. >> this is the kind of chance that we wanted, you know. we've done really well home this year. this is a great challenge to see how good of a ho team we are. >> i think everybody will be ready to play mentally and physically. i just can't wait to compete against one hetms the country. >> our guys respect them so much and as a coach i expect coach ryan so mh beed in. hoplye' lec we're e underdog but hopefully dialed in to be successful. >> it's been a busy 24 hours at the xfinity center. last night itas the maryland women winning their 19th game in a row a-31-point defeat on penn state. the terpsti perfect in the big ten at 16-0. after the game maryland presented with the big ten regular-sean on trophy, doing this in their first year in the league, something special. >>> this e kind of scene we could see to

terps in gold on the attack. drives spins, fades, and lookout. how about that? harrison will take this in. it will miss, but she will get her own rebound. she had 15 points. 37-29, maryland. brown was too much. she went 3-3 beyond the arc. now here this, the seattle seahawks general manager said he is not sure whether marshawn lynch will play next season. the beast is fed up. he has one year left on his contract. he is 29 years old. here is my take. lynch went to cal berkeley. he is a smart guy. he will not leave all of that money on the table and he will be back. michael butler -- malcolm butler. the truck that brady tried to get. he tried to give it to butler. there was going to be a $20,000 gift tax. the wizards have won two in a row. it is the last game before the all-star break. bradley beal will miss it. >> it is ok. we have the second half of the season. are you happy at work? >> absolutely. >> how a new device can measure that emotion and what it could mean for the future of your office. (vo) after 50 years of designing cars for crash survival, subaru ha

. >> in college hoops, it's getting tougher and tougher for the terps. this time i will brought serious problems. a scary moment as he fouls and goes flying into the camera guy. the camera lands on his face. he had a bloody nose and later got poked in the eye, so just a tough day for him. aaron white flex a pass and white finishes strong on the other end with a slam. the terps down 40-17 at the half. they cut the lead but iowa keeps up the pressure. mike gesell finishes on the other end, putting iowa up 19. maryland women's, >> he brown launches but no good. breanna jones against the offense of board and puts it act , giving maryland a 13 point lead. gw women to not have many problems. a comfortable lead. hangs in the air and scores. she had 18. a big double. gw wins their 19th game in a row. the caps are on fire right now after beating the anaheim ducks. back at home again this afternoon against the flyers. let's start with some boxing. both landing some quality punches before hitting the ground. one to nothing flyers and a 33rd gore -- the 33rd goal of

but a big match up for the terps. it ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ everybody deserves $73 fares. wedding season can get expensive. book your low fare now at southwest.com. >>> when it comes to the maryland tore pins -- terrapins, the word hem has meant success for the team. up first the nebraska corn huskers, a team that has struggled lately, but a team that would love nothing more than to knock them out of the big ten. this home stand is a great opportunity for the terps to create some separation in the standings. but the coach says that they are staying focused and at the task at hand. >> we are so worried about nebraska and in getting ready for them. and then we will cover that game. and hopefully play well. and then go from there. we don't talk about standings, we don't talk about rankings, we just talk about trying to get better and trying to beat nebraska. and that has kept us pretty focused. >> the lady terrapins are in action tonight as well. a very important game as they have four games remaining as well. but with a win tonight on the road against wisconsin and the fifth

as a matter of fact the terps try to change the mood at happy valley. john wall is a hit in the big apple. and the high-flying >>> and now the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> this is a big basketball weekend. number two virginia plays host to an improving wake forest team tomorrow afternoon in charlottesville while the terrapins go against penn state in happy valley. the terrapins have lost three straight on the road and are only 2-4 on the road in conference play. but mfled beat penn state just 10 days ago the john grahame, a transfer from state college, knows what it will be like come game time. >> every game is critical at this point. we have to pay attention and understand we're going to be walking into a tough atmosphere. penn state, their fans are going to be out, going to be ready. we're going to be ready. i am expecting an electric atmosphere. >> john wall is enjoying the all-stare, chilling, not doing anything but playing in the game sunday. he's not playing before then because of the sore ankle the he underst

that's the last time the maryland terps won a game on the road.ight, the squad away from home once again. this time taking on penn state. they needed this win. it was a wild crowd. happy valley for this game. somebody brought their baby this valentine's day. second half action. terps up 9. shows off here. he had 22 for the game. maryland is up 11. back come the nittany lions. this is brandon taylor and that three-pointer is good from way downtown. it tied the game at 60. little over a minute left. that's the freshman doing what he always does. gets to the basket. got that shot to go. penn state back the other way. just a two-point game. here we go. penn state. shot is off the mark. that would do it. for maryland. d.j. newbill unable to hit the big-time stroke there. maryland goes on to win this game over penn state. your final score 76-73. >>> elsewhere, second ranked uva hosting wake forest. anderson just a spectacular. had surgery last sunday. second half that's anthony gill driving the lane. 19 points in this game for gill. under a minute to pl

coming up at 6:00 we have a whole lot more on the terps.ok at the all star game and wait until you see the proposal at pebble. >> oh, yeah! sounds interesting. just in time for valentine's day. >> all right. see you in a bit. thank you. well earlier today, we found out that justice ruth bader may have been a little tipsy at this year's state of the union. >> party on. still ahead, why that >> dozens gathered outside of the white house today to hold afternoon prayer. >> it's part of the growing call for a federal hate crime investigation into the murders of three young muslim students at the university of north carolina. now, police in chapel hill say a 46-year-old man shot and killed three people inside their chapel hill apartment on tuesday. at this point, police believe a parking dispute is to blame. but the f.b.i. is investigating. >> in a statement this afternoon, president obama called the killings brutal and outrageous. and as northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg shows us the outrage is spreading nationwide. >> the somber soun

and this is a great play by the terps and they beat the buzzer.second half, wells picks up the fall and races up and finds layman. a nice little dunk right there and then baseline and slams it down. they're smelling the upset in college park. under a minute to go, super fresh triple hits the dabber and 59-53 and the fans rejoice by storming the court. and they scored 42 points and the rest of team accounted for the other 17. and the game is decided by six points or at home in conference play. wizards in their sixth straight game this is a plea pointer giving the warrior the lead for good. and green sprang paul pierce's knee. he should be fine. he said you cannot break steel. everyone who is anyone has arrived in florida for the start of national spring training. and we got the team's take on all the talk. >> reporter: night falls here and i have to tell you this place has been buzz with media because most people feel that the nationals are a world series contender. and they thought that last year and it didn't happen. does the group have the prope

the terps are 13-1 at the xfinity center, that lone loss coming in december against virginia. >> you put too much into the team you're playing and not enough into yourself and we've just really worked on us. weave worked on us mentally and physically. i don't know how we're going to perform tomorrow night, but i know we're in a better place today. >> your daily reminder to vote in our high school game of the week poll. text the code of the game you want to 2554 lee and as always we'll highlight the winner on friday night. there are your choices. >>> tomorrow it is national signing day. there will be plenty to celebrate in our area, hundreds of athletes from a variety of sports announcing where they'll continue their career. we'll have full coverage online or during our evening newscast. >> some big names perhaps coming out of the local area? >> some big names. i know friendship collegiate all 21 seniors have offers to play football and their top guys, either maryland, wake forest or florida. >> we want maryland. >> kristen wants florsaid maryland wake forest top two, but lots of grea

it wasn't until yogi farrell missed the last two that the terps hanging on by two. kristen berset was at xfinity arena last night and reports on the terps' bounceback victory. >> reporter: when the maryland terrapins returned home sunday after a tough loss in iowa coach mark turgeon talked with his players and asked them to think about three things, one, how are you going to make your teammates better, to remember to play with a sense of urgency since there's only a handful of game left and three, great practices, no more mediocre days. that obviously resonated with his players because wednesday night they put up one of their best collective efforts we've seen from them this season. [ cheering and applause ] >> we just had the mindset that it was time to just start playing and not going to feel sorry for ourselves because we've been going up and down and losing teams in a row. we wanted to come in and play basketball. >> with the number of close games that we've had this year we're ready for those moment down the stretch and it showed tonight how much poise we had.

wells led the terps with 23 points including this high flying energizer crowd prodder a tempo setter and after maryland had beaten the nittany lions, it was time to celebrate. head coach mark turgeon's 50th birthday. >> ♪ happy birthday dear mark ♪ ♪ happy birthday ♪ >> the terps are 19-4 now. time to regain their level of play. their very high level of play. mark turgeon says they need to loosen up and have some fun. i believe that party certainly helped. caps play in ottawa tonight against the senators. they, too need to stay on the momentum side of the ledger and congratulations to the g.w. women's basketball team. they've won 18 games in a row while the maryland women are 9-0 now in the big 10 and 18-2. give the women a shoutout. >> the local universities are doing very well. >> wondering how they'd do in the big 10. we're finding out. >> cold? >> that won't change any time soon. let's give you some numbers to take a look at tonight. these are the forecast overnights for the morning. 8 in manassas. 9 in dulles in that area. reston and herndon area, 9 degrees in frederick and hage

the terps have lost three of their last five games. by now, you know that north carolina's hall of fame coach dean smith passed away over the weekend. he was 83. i've been thinking a lot about how lucky i was to know him and broadcast some of those great north carolina wins in the acc tournament. they're regular season games. he had some classic battles with dean and he remembers him this way. >> dean is one of those people on this planet that you felt would live forever. and the reason is because of what he did will live forever. and so this is a physical path but it's not a principle passing. those things will be there forever. >> all right. let's change gears and go to baseball because the nationals are heading south to florida. where's doug hill? listen to this they're headed down to camp! pitchers and catchers ready to report. trucks leaving today. carrying 30,000 pounds of baseball gear. they'll be under way at spring training next week. it makes you feel good when you say "new season new optimism, new players, new attitude." and

well, what's going on with the terps? >> maryland terrapins are rolling and they're back on schedule. the wizards make a deal before the trade deadline expires and the caps are finally back in the phone booth after a successful road trip. i have a preview coming up next. >> let's start with basketball because the wizards made a trade today and they certainly feel that it would help them in the stretch run of the playoffs. backup point guard andre miller goes to sacramento to join his old coach. wizards get ramon sessions from the kings. this is not an earth shattering blow up the twitter world type trade but it gets a faster younger, better defender to back up john wall. here's the deal. you give up a 6'2" 38-year-old guard and get a 6'3" 28-year-old guard that can defend and giddy up on the fast break. let's go to hockey. it's to rock the red tonight. fill the phone booth and continue to climb to the top of the metro division. washington is a point behind the penguins and the rangers. they have put themselves in great po

now 13-0 in the big ten for the terps. nice work out there. >>> capitals coach barry trotz is taking full advantage of the fact that this week is their team's dads trip. the players fathers tag along with them for the practice meetings and games out west. coach is looking forward to meeting his players' dads. >> i want to see what every player's going to be like when they are in their 40s and 50s. because they are -- the more i said i'll be way different than my dad, i'm exactly like my dad. and if troy brouwer says i'm nothing like my dad, he'll be exactly like his dad, eric fehr they're all going to be just like their dad. >> we want to win every night, but it's extra special when they're there. they're so proud of us. you feel like you let them down if you lose the game. we're definitely going to be putting in a good effort and come up with a few wins. >> the pressure's on boys. >>> in the nba, wizards facing the raptors tomorrow night. last game before the all-star break. john wall voted in as a starter for the all-sta

terps win 69-65, improve to 15- 1 at home. >>> brenda freese and lady terps had won 17 straight comingday. brianna jones had two of her game high 20 points. kimbrough in transition gets the layup. maryland ones and clinches at least a share of the regular -- wins and clinches at least a share of the regular big 10 title. >>> former maryland receiver stefon diggs is looking to impress this week at the nfl combine. diggs is a five star recruit out of good council. he showed me he has the speed and skills and with that comes quite a bit of confidence. >> play making ability, production. i can produce. i'm going to make a lot of plays. i'm going to do everything i got to do. i work hard, bring in my lunch pail and go to work every day just like everybody else. i'm not going to sell myself short. >>> there is a freeze warning in vieira, nor floral. it's only 39 degrees which sounds balmy to what we're dealing with. even though they might have to bundle up a bit, no doubt the nationals are happy to be in a warmer climate, not just because of the weather, but because it means the start of maj

terps leading by 21 at the break. this one well in hand for maryland. lexie brown with a little shake six points for her. maryland cruises past penn state. a perfect 16-0 in the big ten. >>> immediately after the game the maryland women gathered at center court tonight for a well deserved trophy presentation. yes, they still have two regular season games to go but they clinched the big ten regular season title. they get to take home the hardware. head coach brenda frese embracing this special moment. >> to be able to do it in the fashion we've done it undefeated with such a young team you know one senior on the roster and a league that is so talented from top to bottom. so just the consistency factor night in night out, not having an off night to be able to have this dream come true. >> we put a lot of hard work do it. that's what people don't see. they see what we do on the court. we work hard on the off season and continue to work hard through the season. we're not satisfied at all. we want to keep going, keep working hard. a lot to look forward to th

. >>> the fifth ranked lady terps survived a tough game at the xfinity center, 20th ranked iowa taking an early 8-0 lead. the terps fought back to win 93- 88, their 13th straight victory. >> that's brian edwards of the skins back in the day when we were winning. have a good night, thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for fewer video on demand titles. thank you cable, because if we never had you... ...we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability - 8 years running. plus, fios has the fastest wi-fi available from any provider. period. see the difference for yourself. get a fios triple play online at an amazing price guaranteed for two full years! plus, get a $300 bonus with a two-year agreement. >>> the seahawks 2nd and goal at the 1. the quarterback wilson is in the shotgun formation. lynch will flank him to his left. in the shotgun. there's the snap, quick throw. it's intercepted at the goal line. it's intercepted by malcomb butler. malcomb butler intercepted russell

terps have lost 2 of 3. they have interesting terminology to describe what's going on with them. >> game slippage. it's usually pretty good and the crowd ise worked on us. i expect us to play better in february. i really do. >> the wizards trying to snap their three-game losing streak against the nba's best team the atlanta hawks. shoot around this morning tipoff at 7:30. the hawks are coming off a loss on monday but they had won 19 straight before that. it included a win over the wizards on january 11th. hopefully they will be able to get it together. rememb marshawn lynch's lack of enthusism during the super bowl. i'm just here so i don't get fined. the nfl will not fine him because they said he attended the interviews and that's all he needed to celeb a big parade in boston. >> nightly news is up next. >> see you 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

. >>> terp action, plenty of it. >> yes, it could be an epic game. plenty of excitement. they are gearing up for arguably their most important game of the season and the fans are ready. we have live ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ everybody deserves $73 fares. because wedding season can get expensive. book your low fare now at southwest.com. ♪ ♪ know you can keep your financial big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track of what you're putting away. and know you're budgeted for the great escape. thanks to virtual wallet by pnc. ♪ ♪ >> >> >>> wusa 9 game on sports brought to you by xfinity! >> a big sports day here in the d. m. v. the wizards look to get out of their slump but will have to do it against hosting golden state. we are in florida where the nationals are gathering, but let's start in college park for an important and sold-out game at xfinity center. >> reporter: we are here on the college park campus of the university of maryland and it's crazy in here. everybody is here, espn, big tens in

the terps haven't lost since december 3rd.times during the stretch, and they're doing it on both ends of the court. averaging 82 points a game while only allowing opponents 62. so pretty cool. those ladies are hot. nats spring training position players don't have to report until tomorrow. that didn't stop ryan zimmerman, the soon-to-be everyday first baseman came to camp and jumped right in. he arrive t at 8:00 a.m. this morning. by 9:00 a.m. he was at his new position, doing drills. the manager out there with a few other coaches working with him on the firn points of first base. zim started five gt season at this position. withgone the job is now his and he has six weeks to perfect it. >> new to the position. he's played it som lot of work last year at the position. but the game reps are not really there for him. so his initial introduction this spring we're just going over the basics of footwork of positioning on where he would like to play what he can and can't do what he feels comfortable with. so that was just a little bi

a big one for the maryland terps, ranked 15th, but thereupon a, wisconsin, was ranked fifth coming ino college park to get the easy win. the atmosphere was electric. let's get to the action. we start with the senior, dez wells. he goes baseline, watch your head, the jam. 53-48 maryland. later, melo trimble drives the lane, the dish layout, and foul and one. maryland up 57-52. maryland would hold on to the lead. guess what, the fans stormed the court. the final for this, 59-53. here is mark turgeon. >> today was big because we be northwestern by two nebraska by by six. we figure out a way to win, we compete when we have to, and now take close wins. as long as we keep winning, that's what matters. robert: the wizards trying not to lose their fourth straigh t, taking on golden state. wiz lose and stephan curry had no problems, game-high 32 points. we know what the wiz are capable of. hopefully they turn this around. the reason we are here in vera florida, day four of spring training with the nats. all the players are accounted for. speaking of position players come a big one making a big

terps up 12 at half time. mincy still feeling it. knocking down another three.res a career high 28 points on her night. maryland beats indiana 83-72. soccer. down in costa rica, d.c. united against alaumence. the header catches the goalie in no man's land. united down 2-1. jump ahead to the 90th minute. they take advantage. united loses 5-2 but these two teams play again next week here in d.c. a final note. they lose to gonzaga in boy's basketball the catholic basketball championship. >> i bet that >>> that dress. >> blue and black. >> that is so bizarre. >> well, it is. i don't know what the argument's about. this will give you something to talk about tomorrow. this is a debate everywhere including in our newsroom about the color of that dress. >> some say it's blue and black, some say white and gold. white and gold raise your hand. >> no. >> you know you see blue and black. >> want to start a fight with your significant other in the bedroom tonight. what color is that? >> it's nuts. >> there's no white in there at all. >> color blind. >> steve: from studio 6b

the terps trail only once all night. this is a sleight-of-hand drive, draw, dish.a great pass from brown scoring 17 points. maryland survive 75-69 unbeaten. charlottesville, which is being hammered by the snow. 10 inches expected, but they still had a full house. john poole paul jones arena, number two uva. center pocket, ring it up, two-to from bend the arc. extending the defense, the bucket, the easy deuce. brogden had 18. virginia beats pitt. the georgetown hoyas are not in the top 25, but they are still a tournament team, probably a seven seed, but they have had seven days between games and host st. john's tomorrow night. the battle of new york, the rangers and islanders. in the third, the rangers on the attack, kevin kline -- not the actor -- the game-winner. 11 goals scored in the nassau coliseum tonight. baseball, the auction of the year, the glove worn by jeffrey mayer when he caught derek jeter's home run and cap the orioles out of the american league championship series will be auctioned sunday in new york. the umpire refused to call for interference. it

the terps have been blasted on the road barely getting by at home and slipped back to the 19th ranking in the usa today and here comes i -- indiana again. you might think it's revenge, but mark turgeon says we don't play that. >> we want to play well, home game, indiana. they're a good team. they were ranked, but they've won a lot of games tied for second with us in the league, so that's really what it's about. it's not about motivation or anything else. sad news. jerry tarkanian passed away today. he built unlv into a national title. he would always be biting that towel on the sideline, hence the neck name tark, the shark. his team managed to win 729 games under scrutiny by the nca. tark the shark was 84. >>> when does an opposing team own you? here's something you can't deny. washington has had a hard time playing against toronto. five of the last six times they've become raptor meat, guys. washington has fallen a few games behind toronto in the race for the two spot in the east. here's hoping tonight's game, as thrilling as the last, they fell behind big and rallied before losing in

lexie brown sets the table with the steal jones makes the bucket and gets fouled. 12-2 terps.second half, more of the same, total domination. walker with, coast-to-coast. 42-20. maryland beats penn state 65-34. marilyn presented the big ten trophy. -- maryland presented with the big ten trophy. the men's basketball team has a great opportunity tomorrow night in college park against number five wisconsin. these are the first and second place teams in the big ten, so should be good the at her. the terrapins are the underdogs. they need to have their best game. >> obviously, tomorrow night is different. they are the top team. they are probably going to win the league. they have had a heck of a year. a little bit of a different feeling, but hopefully we are loose. we are the underdog. hopefully we do what we need to do to be successful. tim: it was 75 degrees in florida today for the nationals. the team will be end camp tomorrow and robert hurtburton is there with the latest. robert: the day has come to a close for spring training with the nats. all eyes were on the pitching staff

the lady terps 14-0 in the big ten. walker had another big game.he showed all of her skills, 8-13 from the field 17 points, six rebounds, a steal and assist. the women are 15-0 in the big ten, winning at least a share of the big ten title. the wizards made a trade today before 3 p.m. nba deadline, switching backup cards with the sacramento kings. i think this is more significant than the experts think. they give up a 38-year-old andre miller, the oldest guy in the league, who is a liability right now, for 20 at-year-old ramon sessions, a speedster who can get on the line, keep the up-tempo attack, and stay in front of the guys defensively. i like this trade. as cold as it is, it is nice to think about florida green grass and baseball, the nationals and orioles pitchers and catchers reported to camp today. he will be on the first official -- they will be on the field saturday for their first official workouts. and tiger woods said he would not be back on the pga tour until his game improves. he said he will not play in the honda classic next week be

in the end the students stormed the court to celebrate the terps big upset, a win that could really shake up the tournament seeding. >> the crowd was amazing for us. they've seen us through some tough times. for them to be a part of a season like this it's well worth it. we just want to give those guys their money's worth. it's something to talk about each and every day. >> it was exciting last night. whatever your opinion is, the students wanted to celebrate. >> nobody got trampled or smooshed this time. >> they were respectful of security. it was a good time by all. >>> coming up later in sports we'll have more from vieira and dave owens, plus a look at the big rivalry game on the ice when the caps host the hated penguin. >>> coming up at 6:00 mayor muriel bowser responds to a letter to scrap a bill making recreational pot use >>> eating too healthy? it might sound crazy, but experts say it's possible. >> bigad shaban with how eating too healthy could have consequences. >> this food blogger's career took an unexpected turn when she realized she was suffering from a new kind of eating di

the terps, did they go to the wells to often? >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. doug: the wizards played the hawks tonight with a chance to show they belong with the best in the nba. atlanta has the best record in the nba, going after their 41st win of the season. in the third, the wiz down four. john wall anticipates this, and watch bradley beal with the strong drive to the rack. the was or within one. in the fourth quarter, kris humphries with a long miss. that sets up the transition. mike scott from uva, atlanta pulls away and wins 105-96. the maryland terrapins have lost a lot of their mojo lately. the terrapins have been sloppy with turnovers and slow to the 50/50 balls. college park, penn state at maryland. mellow, head to does wells swoosh the energizer. start to put away. but penn state was relentless. maryland with another gut check. wells, eight of 10, 23 points, 5-6 from the line. nearly beats penn state. a huge week for georgetown. against providence in the phone booth. he