even john thompson iii found the georgetown hoyas record surprising. they did work on the cardinals. thatthe beauty, drains the 3. he finished tonight with 20 points, 4-4 from long distance. thompson always reliable, in traffic. georgetown up 48-47. porter, coming off the bench 14 points georgetown opens up the east play in big fashion. >>> maryland beat albany tonight, 83-72. george washington lost to the university of alabama- birmingham, 56-49. >>> something we are not used to, the washington capitals looking lackluster and falling and the standings. the capitals are 5-12 under dale hunter coming into tonight failing to really play well in games. that change tonight in new york. forced the turnover, he shoots, and he puts it away, 1-0 caps. in the second, another turnover. he finds alexander semin just watch this. backhanded goal, nothing. here. alexander semin, two goals on the night, the capitals win, 4- 1. >>> flip saunders and the wizards and atlanta, looking for their first win of the season. look at this sick hang 10 at layout, and traffic. atl

. >>> talking sports night thrilling win for the georgetown hoyas. they beat alabama 57-55. look at that. wow! that snapped alabama's 24-game winning streak that spanned nearly two years. >>> the washington caps remained winless under new head coach dale hunter. they lost to the pittsburgh penguins last night 2-16789 pittsburgh scored the game winner with less than three minutes remaining. >>> calling all foodies and chefs. think you have what it takes to impress gordon ramsey? casey steigel has more on auditions for next season's master chef. >> reporter: if you have what it takes to be criticized by these three famous and respected culinary specialists, work well under pressure and make an array of creative and tasteful dishes, then master chef season three needs you. >> we are looking for people who are passionate. we want to find people that are really passionate about food. people that really want this. >> reporter: the ingredients are simple to make it past the first round of auditions. >> we want them to bring a plate that represents who they are. we are looking at som

the georgetown hoyas lost once and not in the united states. georgetown taking on louisville. previously unbeaten. henry sims, reverse lay. a game high 20. hoyas up 11. after 11-0, louisville tied at 63. sims drives no good, butt freshman puts it back. georgetown leads for good. porter at 14. and georgetown knocks louisville from the ranks of the unbeaten. the hoyas lost in maui. alex making his maryland debut at comcast center. the yew ukraine native lost. looked good here in the u.s. finished with 14 points in 27 minutes. maryland wins 83-72. terps have won five straight. george washington hosting alabama burmingham. 17-1 run. quincy table, gw manages to 16 first half points. 56-49. the colonials are 4-8. 1-4 at smith center. >>> a 6 point loss to the nats. last night the hawks beat the nets. based on recent history. the wizards were looking at a 42 point loss to the hawks tonight. didn't happen, but close. first half, watch nick young. drills a 3. converted a four of point play. later in the first half, john wall with a little any facty wrap around behind and blocked by josh

mason, gw both have new coaches, maryland and georgetown simply weren't expected to be very good. we all owe the hoyasapology because not only are they better than expected, georgetown is ranked 16th in the country and climbing. hoya fan himself the holiday spirit tonight. georgetown at the verizon center playing against memphis for the second time in a month. jason clark to martel starks and the georgetown kid drains it. he had 14 on the might did markel. antonio bart, great pass. that ties it up at 23. henry simms with the finish on the break. 12 points for simms. georgetown up by 7 at the break and they were feeling good. second half, great passing by georgetown. porter to wide open clark. he hits the 3. 17 points for clark. georgetown doing work on the boards as well. nate lubic grabs the rebound. nifty pass to hollis thompson. they call him "hollywood", he's from l.a. georgetown win it is 70-59. this win all about the d. >> we focused on that all week, playing them hard, just helping each other. i think our pressure caused them to turn the ball over more and i think we were just in the right plac

the first half. georgetown up 7. moving the ball around the perimeter. ends up with jason clark, who buries the three from the corner. part of an 18-16 hoyas run. orgetown would lead by eight at the half. providence on the break. coleman, easy lay-in. we've got ourselves a game here, folks. tied game now at 35. georgetown looking to the big man henry sims. throws it up and misses. jason clark, though, with the tough offensive rebound. he lays it in for two. clark saves the ball from going out of bounds and gets the hoop. clark had a game high 16 points. later, under six to go. hoyas up four. sims drives, throws it up. misses. stays with it, though. he gets the putback. sims just 2 of 13. but gets the big hustle play in crunch time. hoyas shoot just 30%. but they hang on to win 49-40. georgetown improved to 12-1, and wins its tenth straight. >> all we're concerned with is accumulating wins. and we just want to keep accumulating wins. some nights it's going to be pretty, a lot of nights it's not going to be pretty. it's not just putting the ball in the basket. it's the deflection, the rebound, the communication on defense, it's the attentiveness w

. >>> the georgetown hoyas ntinue to surpass expectations this season. the 12th ranked hoyas took on the 12th ranked cardinals. thanks to a career night for markel starts. louisville wouldn't go down without a fight. georgetown held on, though, winning 71-68. >>> the washington wizards wish those winning ways would rub off on them. the wizards were technically in atlanta for their first road came of the year. the hawks scored the first 11 points, made their first five three-pointers and kept the lead in double figures for all but the first two minutes of the second half. they went on to win the game so 1 1 101-83. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. a very cold start to the day. meteorologist veronica johnson says, get used to it, though. this is the way it's going to be next week. >> i was talking to you earlier about just how cold the mercury was looking for next week. in the teens. many locations by wednesday morning. tuesday is looking quite cold, too. we're currently under a clear sky, but look at some of these other locations. told you yeste

before the season, the georgetown hoyas were picked to finish 10th in the big east considering 3-fourths team are under classman. but from what we've seen, these guys are for real. tonight they proved why. taking on fourth ranked louisville, second half they cause the turnover. the easy dunk. hoyas are thinking upset. tied at 63. simms with the miss. porter says i've got your back. watch out for that guy. georgetown holds on to the lead. pulls off the=ñu ranked louisville 71-68. >> it was a very good win against a very good team and a very difficult place to play. so we're worried about validations right now. we just want to try to keep the team winning. >> alex land finally making his terms debut as maryland hosts albany. see what the big guy can do. terps up 22-13 and the two hook up again in the final seconds of the first half. maryland goes on to beat albany 83-72. george washington hosting uab tonight. uab went on a 17-1 run in the first half and gw, well, they just couldn't recover. george washington loses to alabama birming ham. >> georgetown has been impressive. we have a team ra

. >> very quietly, the georgetown hoyas bolted up to number 16. the only blemish, a november loss. au not expected to stop the train today. jeff jones and the eagles have landed at the phone booth. charles, nice little two guard doing it with the bounce and the pop. the eagles are 16. he is averaging 22. tied at halftime. jason clark, basketball ninja. there he goes. hoyas open the second half with a 16-9 burst and thompson -- georgetown pulls away 81-55. >> no matter who the team is. when you're scoring, the defense gets a lot better. and we were able to -- we have some buckets in the second half that we weren't getting in the first half. >> georgetown came out in the second half and came right at us. and obviously we didn't respond very well. we didn't have an answer. >> no answers today. scary news for former georgetown hoey yay. he'll miss the entire season with the celtics after doctors found an aortic aneurysm. he'll have surgery next month and he'll be able to resume playing next season. >>> west virginia taking on texas a and m corpus cristie. they call them the islanders.

the georgetown hoyas took down howard this afternoon at verizon. wn up by 14 the first half. he's pretty good. the scoop is up and in. the hoyas hadn't played in a week. they showed some rust in the second half. just too much on the floor for georgetown. starts gets the ball. behind the back. porter led all scores with 13. georgetown wins. george washington today taking on sir cuse, who should be the number one team in the country when the polls come out next week. they are number one for a reason. syracuse winning easily 5-50. the battle over ohio turned into a real fight. nine seconds left in the game fight breaking out between the bear cats and the musket tiers. the benches clear. gets out of hand. number 34 throws a wicked right. they were all able to calm down. officials canceled the final nine seconds of the game. cleared the floor. big penalties expected to be handed out on monday. congratulations to bailor university and its quarterback. griffin this afternoon became the first player in bailor history to win the heissman trophyy voted in by

the georgetown hoyas. they are 10. 1, ranked 12th in the country. they are in for a good test as they open up big east play. the kfc yum arena. undefeated at home after dropping a game to kansas. the hoyas have been red hot. they are careful not to get over confident. facing off for the million tear bowl in d.c. here after an air force touchdown. eric payne takes the kickoff back for an 87-yard touchdown. toledo up 21-7. air force coming back strong. pick it up late in the second quarter. tim jeffrey to johnson for a 37- yard touchdown. tied at 28 at the half. i do want to say, 56 points is the highest first half total in the college bowl ever, since 2004, sorry. >> that's all for 9news now at 6:00. the cbs evening news is next. derek will be here at 7:00.

coach of the georgetown hoyas,, and this is my journey to comfort. my father and i sweat a lot. l over his shoulder became associated in many ways with him and so i wasn't going to have a towel over my shoulder. my mom calls me and she says, "look, "i know you don't want to throw "that towel over your shoulder "'cause your dad did, "but you're sweating. i mean you look disgusting. do something." [ laughs ] my name is john thompson and i am definitely comfortable in my own skin. 10 point deficit and memphis came back but now louisville cardinals up by 8. each team with a timeout remaining. the possession arrow favors memphis. first meeting between these to since 2005. the cardinals trying to win their eighteen negligent a row at home. -- 18th in a row at home. memphis trying to stave off a 5 and 4 start. another strip. chris smith and a foul called. >> clark: a lot of active hands. the reason louisville is on top. they forced turnovers but have been able to convirginia tech it into baskets. active hands after you have moved your feet to be in a position defensively >> verne: jacks

. >> and hoops now, the georgetown hoyas are off to a nice start, 11-1. only loss came to then-ranked 14th kansas in nowy and that was over a month ago. last night, they knocked louisville off of the unbeaten pedy stool in louisville. and visiting the number four cardinals, after louisville went on an 11-0 run. the hoyas respond with two minutes left. henry sims can't get the up and under and porter, the freshman for the putback. had 14 and 14 bores. hoyas go -- boards. hoyas go on to win and improve to 11-1 on the season. and four undefeated men's basketball teams, syracuse, baylor, murray state, and baylor. back to you. >> thank you, feldy. now, of course, you have the news edge. of course, the news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. keep it here for tmz on tv. coming up next.  [ child ] ] it's so co! you can put a force field on him and be invisible! [ child 2 ] i call first player. no. i already called it. [ dad ] nobody's playing anything until after we get our homework done. thank you. hello? test drive's not over yet. [ male announcer ] i

and last night, the georgetown hoyas. e upset alabama by two. >>> the news continues with good washington at 5:30 a.m. >> still had in the next half- few months itst a aroundost more to get the metro. proposedve with increases. >>> and a postal employee is rob on the job. i will have the latest on the suspect, coming up. >> temperatures right now are wide spread below freezing. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? >>> straight ahead, the search the gunmen who robbed local plot -- postal employee and then locked him in a truck. begin withoing to your traffic and weather. minutes. start off.ng to for chilly start to our day sure. widespr

. >>> an impressive win for the georgetown hoyas. they defeated number four louisville. cond half, georgetown goes inside to finn. the hoyas up 11 louisville comes back and goes on an 11-0 run to tie things up at 63. the hoyas with just torch momentum. they end up winning 71-68. >>> and on the court for maryland, glenn making his die because as the terps hosted albany at the comcast center. the 7'1" ukraine native missed the first 10 games as a penalty for having previously signed with teams overseas. five straight wins for the terps. >>> the wizards still looking for the first win of the season and last night in atlanta, they really took a beating from the hawks losing 101-83. next up, the wizards head to milwaukee tomorrow night to face the bucs. >>> capitals are looking good against the eastern conference leading rangers. ovechkin was up to the west side, across-ice pass to semin. a big win for the caps. they defeat the rangers 4-1. >>> the battle for the redskins is heating up and we are not a team itself. it is no secret the redskins want a state of the art training

. >>> hoops now, the georgetown hoyas off to a great start 7-1. two wins come against top 15 teams. rank ranked for the first time this -- ranked for the first time this season 18th in the ap poll. >> i think a lot of it is we have the ability to we're teams down. we have a past in recent years and that's a part of it and also we can play at a certain level for longer stretches because of our depth and our versatility and i think that may be a part of it. this week's unified super lightweight champion amir kahn putting his title on the line against d.c.'s own lamont peterson at the convention center saturday night. lamont is 26-1 and a big favorite. peterson needs your support. su >> we're going to keep it clean and keep it fun and just make sure you support me because his people are here and they didn't just drive or catch the subway here. they took a seven, eight hour flight. so i got some support. >> the speed and the power and you could never believe when i fight because you see a knockout come from nowhere and it's true when i say people are on the edge of their seats when i fig

the shot to go. 17 points. georgetown defeats memphis 70-59. 10-1. hoyasttle at the young center against louisville wednesday. tonight, dan hellie is a lyrical legend. as a teenager, he wrote several poems to his high school sweetheart. he wrote us a holiday poem. we are going to give it to you now. visions of sugar plums not in his head, but a redskins victory is. twas the night before christmas and out on the field all the plays were made properly and a victory sealed. when he went back to pass, he was quickly -- rex in his helmet and kyle by his side, visions of the new year without beck along for the ride. on london, on kerrigan on d. hall, the defense is improving and haslet is having a ball. the offensive line -- opening holes for royster and helu. wilson and o.j. come through with the snatches. oh the future looks bright for the burgundy and gold. maybe this christmas a gift will appear, perhaps a high draft pick to celebrate the new year. they are the best in the off season, giving us hope of all sorts. it's all we can cling too here on nbc sports.

hollis thomas buries the three ball, clark had ten points, georgetown up 42-28 at the break. second half, more hoyasy sims outside of thompson, he's so smooth. thompson finished with a career high six three pointers. the hoyas crush the highlanders 84-44. georgetown improves to 7-1. elsewhere, virginia defeats longwood 86-53. tomorrow redskins jets, huge game. let's get it on. can't wait. >> we're ready. >>> that's our news for tonight. "saturday night live" is next. have a great weekend. [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ now you can choose to save $35 a month for fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month, plus get a $300 verizon visa prepaid card with a 2 year agreement. but hurry, offer ends soon only at verizonfios.com. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> the following is a message from the president of the united states. [ applause ] >> good evening. i hope you all had a safe and happy thanksgiving a

a thrilling late night win for the georgetown hoyas. let's take a listen. >> it's good!hollis thompson nailed a long three-pointer to beat alabama 57-55. that snapped alabama's 4-game home winning streak that spanned nearly two years. 24-game home winning streak that spanned near will you two years. its. >>> the caps lost their second game with dale hunter as coach. >>> let's talk a little redskins football. dave ross with me right now. good to see you on this friday morning. you were hobnobbing at the caps game last night. i was sitting at home in front of my tv doing a little bit of your research for you watching the eagles in seattle last night. if anybody has complained about the redskins being a nightmare so far, what happened to the dream team in fly now with the same record as the redskins and getting crushed by a team that the redskin beat. >> 4-8 now. ask philadelphia how hard it is to go out there and win. >> ask baltimore. >> : we've talked about this. any win you can get on the road in the nfl is a good win. >> yeah. >> you got to get the running game going.

off the rim, and georgetown upsets number 12 alabama 57-55. the hoyas have two wins over top 15 teams this season. georgetown improves to 6-1. hometown hockey. after the penguins outshot the capitals 5-17 last night, alex ovechkin told us that it wasn't frustrating, but shouldn't it be? consider this not so fun fact. while bruce boudreau was head coach, the caps failed to record 20 shots on goal in the regular season just four times. under dale hunter, the caps have had less than 20 shots in back-to-back games. sidney crosby and alex ovechkin facing off for the first time since the winter classic. unfortunately, they didn't factor in last night. first period, john erskine gets into it. second period. jason chimera goes backhand. scores. nifty move. game tied at one. third period now. same score. loose puck here. erskine falls down. good look on net. oh, man. bounces off and if. see it again. he said he really should have made that save. the penguins win it 2-1. the caps have lost four in a row. tomorrow night, maybe they'll get a win for their head coac

john thomson iii and the georgetown hoyas hosting howard. ailing 17-0 to start the game, bison come back. frazier pulls up to the foul line. and he nails the jumper. we've got a two-point game at this point. but georgetown just too much. under 3:00 to play. check out mark. eyes in the back of his head. potter jams it home. potters finishes with a team-high 13 points. georgetown wins six in a row as the hoyas down the bison, 62-48. that's your morning sports. i'm amber theoharris. enjoy the rest of your day. >> there's more news 4 today in just a few minutes. >> plus, a very special viewpoint with mayor vincent gray. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ now you can choose to save $35 a month for fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month, plus get a $300 verizon visa prepaid card with a 2 year agreement. but hurry, offer ends soon only at verizonfios.com. contact the verizon cente

the season 5-7. >>> college hoop. georgetown playing as a 16 seed. hoyas break the press. getown scored the game's first 17 points they led 30-17 at the half. second half we go. howard rallies. mike phillips. the spin and the bank shot. two of his game high 14 points. the deficit was cut to 2 late in the game. howard with a wild shot just to beat the shot clock but it does not go too well. it there goes the rebound, the no-look pass to otto porter. journell defeat howard 62-48. they improve to 8-0 versus the bison. >>> well, we have talked about it all week long here on fox 5. championship boxing is back in our nation's capital and no one is happier than our own dave ross, right, mo? davis at the convention center. what's more exciting for you, dave, christmas morning or fight night? >> absolutely fight night. no offense, mom. fight night is like christmas all wrapped in one. our very own dave hunter is stuck in traffic. if you are coming here, come early. people are starting to know about it. we are right at the rink here. people are starting to file in. it's only 6:20. th

. >>> in college hoops, georgetown and alabama went down to the wire last night. two seconds left, the hoyasthompson nails it. georgetown upsets alabama 57- 55. the hoyas are now 6-1 this season. >>> gw pate a visit to kansas -- paid a visit to kansas city last night. 17 points and 13 boards for him. gw loses 69-56. tony taylor had 14 in the loss for gw. it's the colonials' first loss of the season. >>> our time is 6:26. still ahead this morning a closer look at a problem for a lot of women -- their bras! it can be hazardous to your health not to mention uncomfortable. >> in 20 minutes the biggest deal to finding the right fit. >>> up next we'll break them down line by line. >>> a live look in springfield in thornburg, northbound 95. single file to the left getting by an accident after route 606. more on that and other area roadways coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now, stay with us. >>> good morning and welcome back. with 6:30. this is always the place to get your wear first. a live look at the u.s. capitol. again it is 35 degrees out there with the orange glow at the hori

the favor. georgetown defeats american 81-55. the hoyasven in a row, improving to 9-1. >>> nfl now, saturday night football in florida, where cowboys quarterback tony romo is trying to make december a month to remember. so far it's been forgettable. in his career, tony romo has a 7-12 record in december. tonight romo and the cowboys taking on the buccaneers. romo and the cowboys playing without demarco murray. he was put on ir after breaking his ankle last week. cowboys up 7-0. on third and goal, romo connects with a wide open dez bryant. dallas takes the lead, and romo was far from done. what a night from him, second quarter, cowboys in the red zone on third and five. romo rolls out, has time. and finds leron robinson, his new best friend. cowboys up 21-0. wait, there's more. under 30 seconds to go in the half, romo keeps it himself, plunges in from a yard out. romo throws fore 249 yards and three touchdowns, dallas down to tampa bay. 31-15. romo earns his first december win of 2011. >>> the redskins play on the road at the new york giant

georgetown playing in its first game as a ranked team this year. facing howard for the first time in seven seasons. first half, the hoyas break the press to henry sims for the dunk. georgetown scored the game's first 17 points. they led 30-17 at the break. phillips with the fancy spin move. he was banking 14 points. the deficit cuts to just two. late in the second, howard with a wild shot to try to beat the shot clock. the outlet to starks and the no look drop pass to otto porter. georgetown wins. >>> mike on the road against third ranked syracuse. gw's taylor caught him taking a nap. he makes the free throw, but they are down 20 at the half. getting revenge here. this is one of his six steals. he goes the other way. 19 points, gw falls to unbeaten syracuse. also george mason defeats radford. american falls to st. francis of pennsylvania, 66-61. an ugly finish, some jollying and xavier comes over, pushes to the ground, and chaos ensues. cincinnati left some punches fly. goes down, the bench is clear, the referees would end this game with 9 seconds left. xavier wins, but expects numerous suspensions to come. never like s

the third quarter tied and with that barn burner, 28-28. 12th-ranked georgetown on the road against number four louisville. the cardinals are 12-0 and hoyas off of a win against memphis and georgetown starting the season the fifthivate year. the head coach was asked if the team was ready for the challenge. >> and we'll see. they're one of the best teams in the country, one of the most difficult places, the place. and they have more energy at home than they do on the road. and in terms of being ready, i think you're ready, yes, and you're ready to play the games. >> alex lynn makes his debut from maryland and albany and hosting alabama-birmingham and the wizards looking for the first win in tant. >> -- atlanta. >>> thanks for joining us tonight. as we leave you, we're going to look at the crash site on rockville pike. avoid this area if at all possible and this is south of the beltway and that is going to be closed for hours. 

number three, louisville, had no answer for georgetown's starks, scoring 16 of his 20 in the second half. hoyasthe lead in the final minute with the tip-in. georgetown knocks off louisville. >>> indiana also lost. 17th ranked michigan state with the honors. appling rallies the spartans in the second. michigan state runs all over indiana 80-65. >>> to the nba, the heat got a scare from the bobcats. charlotte down two with 20 seconds to play. forget going for the tie. henderson drills three for the lead. bobcats up one with 12 second left. that's enough time for dwyane wade to work his magic, cashes in the shot for the win. heat escape with a 96-95 win. >>> college football. cal and texas in the holiday bowl. that's the difference, longhorns take the lead and win 21-10. >>> wild finish to military bowl. air force down seven with under a minute to play when jefferson finds zach for a 33-yard touchdown. they just need the extra point for a tie. they try the fake, it backfires. falcons crash and burn. toledo holds on to win. >>> finally, football players are referred to as some of the toughest athle

the arlington food assistance center. so who won? >> georgetown, how about them hoyas, 57-55. a late 3. >> there you go. >> over alabama. >> tonight show next. [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ >> oh, and there's kim, there's [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] captions by vitac

hoyas up 11. kicks it out to clark. buries the three ball. clark had 10 points. georgetown leads 42-28 at the break. more hoyas. henry simms. passes outside to thompson. smooth. finished with a career-high three three-pointers. hoyas crushed them 84-44. georgetown improves to 7-1. and elsewhere, virginia defeats longwood, 86-53 and george mason beats townsend, 65-53. that's your morning sports. i'm hakim determine iraq. have a great day. >> still more news 4 today after the break. >>> also news 4's viewpoint. so stay with us. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- just $79.99 a month for two years with a 2 year agreement. this holiday deal is only for a limited time. so don't wait. get fios at this great price. act now and we'll add a special bonus -- $300 back. hurry, go to verizon.com/greatdeal. fios. a network ahead. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. i could use all the help i can get. like nutella, a delicious hazeln

the flush. hoya's up 6. under three to play, georgia up 9. hoya's on the break. he jams it home. porter finishes with a team high 13 points. georgetown wins its six in a row with the hoyas down the bison 62-48. >>> let's go to the nhl, while hats showered on the ice at the verizon center last night, capitals defenseman dennis wideman, he knew he didn't really deserve it. the league confirmed that feeling by crediting the caps' fourth and final goal of the night to brooks light. it was a big night regardless for dennis wideman. useless celebration. capitals taking on the maple leafs. deflects to wideman who scores. caps up 1-0. in the second period, caps on another power play. this is beautiful. wideman just rips it into the back of the net. caps up 2-0. late third period, caps up 1, on the power play again. this was the goal that was changed. wide marn wi wideman with the one-timer. you see the light right there in front of the net. it went right off his leg. now it's been credited to like. caps beat the leafs 4-2. and there were some wasted hats out on the ice. maybe the fans will file complaints. wait a minute, i want my hat back.

the alley-oop. this is pretty. sims went for 17 points. georgetown defeats american 81-55. the hoyas a roy, improving to 9-1. >>> elsewhere, virginia tech hosting the campbell university fighting camels. there wasn't much fight in the camels, though. eric green with the steal. other way, and the dunk. green with 12 points and 6 assists. this is a good looking play from green. later, hokies going long distance. eddy drains the three. part of a 15-0 tech run to start the second half. virginia tick wins 85-60. hokies 8 30e on the season. >>> nba now. the wizards are back to work and wearing shiny new uniforms. unfortunately the new look didn't matter last night against philadelphia. it was still a mess. playing in their first preseason game of the season, wizards just looked sloppy. coach saunders called john wahl's performance, quote, terrible. wearing their new red, white and blue uniforms, playing the first of two preseason games against the 76ers. just loses it here. wahl turned the ball over six times. he tries an alley-oop. one of 20 turnovers in the game. the wizards, however, di

the boston red sox. >>> and georgetown remains one of the hottest basketball teams in the country right now. the hoyas beat memphis 70-59 last night at the verizon center. this was actually the second time georgetown beat memphis. two teams squared off last month in the maui invitational. the hoyas are now 10-1 on the season and rank 16th in the country in the latest ap poll. >>> this weekend's game between the denver broncos and buffalo bills will include a very special guest in the stands. former woodbury forest school quarterback jacob rainey was invited to the game by quarterback tim tebow. he suffered a freak injury during a scrimmage in september. he took a pretty bad hit to the back of the knee which severed an artery. rainey's knee had to be amputated, but he was back on the sidelines cheering the team on. tebow says rainey's story should be saluted, and it makes him realize how blessed he is. >>> it could be a very disappointing christmas if you're waiting for a gift you ordered online from best buy. >> it turns out the gift may not arrive after all. the company says it is now canceling some

the hammer. hoyas open the game with a 15-6 run and the route was on. thompson a little dirvyish. georgetowner trailed. they win easy 70-59. how about that. memphis is supposed to be high scoring. how about that. president battle taking about james madison. don't blink or you might miss tony taylor. he had 12. this is president on president crime. aj davis with 22. gmu up big and they win 62-57. all right. some football. minnesota coming to town. and that means redskins double this is an rc robotic claw. my high school science teacher made me what i am today. our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ . >>> welcome to double coverage, everybody. i have my football just like you. [ laughing ] minnesota in town. mitch, i'm going to get right to you. how important is this game? because we've

the hammer. hoyas open the game with a 15-6 run and the route was on. thompson a little dirvyish. georgetown trailed. they win easy 70-59. how about that. memphis is supposed to be high scoring. how about that. president battle taking about james madison. don't blink or you might miss tony taylor. he had 12. this is president on president crime. aj davis with 22. gmu up big and they win 62-57. all right. some football. minnesota coming to town. and that means redskins double coverage. my boys and me next. . >>> welcome to double coverage, everybody. i have my football just like you. [ laughing ] minnesota in town. mitch, i'm going to get right to you. how important is this game? because we've seen the redskins play down the competition before. how big of a challenge is it this week to go out and step on the neck of a lesser opponent, a game they should win. >> it's a great challenge. they have to make sure they step on the neck ever the quarterback. they -- of the quarterback. they have to make sure they get behind and have to pass. >> absolutely. injury report, dave, you've been at the reds

georgetown visiting no. 12 alabama in the big east sec challenge. 2nd half the ball received on the post, quick spin, nice finish. georgetown with a three-point lead in the 2nd half. right now the hoyaslead the crimson 54-53. >>> and the vikings waive former redskins quarterback donovan mcnabb. he's done for now. i'm dave feldman. i'm done, too. brian is back right after this. ♪ [ jerry ] attention shoppers. your groceries are the size of idaho but the interest rate on your checking is small potatoes. earn more at capital one bank. get new high yield free checking. your interest rate will be 5 times the national average. that's huge. and free atms at any bank. free is good. sign up at capital one bank. what's in your wallet? what is he, a clydesdale. >>> over to sue palka, one last look at the forecast. >> we're going to round out this week in fine fashion. a few clouds tomorrow afternoon, get up to 56 degrees, cooler saturday, a bit warmer sunday, next chance of rain probably late on monday. >> thank you, sue. now you have the news edge. news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. thanks for staying up late with us, as always. see you. [captioning made possible by warner bros. domestic telev

the boston red sox. >>> georgetown remains wup of the hottest teams in the country. the hoyaseat memphis 70-59 last night at the verizon center. the two squared off last month at the maui invitational. the hoyas are 10-1 on the season so far and rank sixth in the nation in the latest associated press poll. >>> tim tebow will have a very special fan in the stands in his game against the buffalo bills this weekend. former woodbury school quarterback jacob freeney. the high school junior suffered a freak injury during a scrimmage in september. he took a hit to the back of the knee, which suffered an artery. his leg had to be amputated, but he was back on the sidelines cheering the team on. tebow said rainey's story should be saluted and makes him realize how blessed he is. >>> holiday cheer just in time for christmas. how some area police officers were brightening the day for a number of children. [ male announcer ] you haven't seen anything like pizza hut's new big dinner box. it's an epic-sized box filled with all your favorites. you get two medium one-topping pizzas, eight int

georgetown might be the one. have you noticed they're ranked 12th in the country and we're about to find out a whole lot more about the hoyas starting tomorrow. big east conference play begins and it's a dandy. georgetown travels to number 4 louisville. now they go on the road. hostile territory. and they better buckle up. >> this is where everything gets real up so we're ready to go. we're ready to go. we're ready for the challenge. we had a great first half of the season. now it's time to take on the big dog. >> all right. continuing with some college basketball. virginia and maryland and eastern shore. pippen spinning. scott had 17 points. cavs win 69-42. to the pro game lebron entering the same way derek enters the newsroom with the smoke. lebron with the steal. [ laughing ] >> i just feel bad for the rim. poor rim. getting abused like that. he led by as many as 15. later on ray allen access denied and chris bosh with a force at the other end. miami winning. finally, guys, this was cool last night. pierre thomas scoring. goes into his pocket. what's he doing? this is when christmas gifts go wrong. he puts a bow on the f

. >>> in kentucky the fourth ranked louisville cardinals were upset by number 12 georgetown as starks had a career high 20 points. the hoyas louisville in the closing seconds for a 71-68 win. >>> in the nba, the heat are still perfect this season. in the fourth quarter, miami's lebron james went for a dunk. take a look at this. it goes through the rim but the ball hit gerald henderson's head and bounced out. the refs should have called it a score but didn't. in the closing seconds, dwyane wade hit a clutch bank shot over henderson. miami went on to beat charlotte 96-95. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and a milestone achieved for new york city's 9/11 memorial. it's sears happy new year's sale save on all fitness equipment, including nordictrack. save up to 25% on all kenmore appliances. plus save an extra 15% on all appliances over $499 with your sears card. don't miss the happy new year's sale. sears. in the berkeley hills. a fast moving fire, forces the evacuation of more than a dozen homes. the damage.. and power problems it caused. a not so smooth criminal. how a hit and run driver,

georgetown hosting the new jersey institute of technology. thompson finishes with a career six three-pointers and and game-high 20 points. hoyasrush the highlanders, 84-44. georgetown improves 7-1. virginia beats longwood. 86-53. and george mason beats townsend. 65-53. that's your sports minute. i'm hakim dermish. have a great day. >>> the time now is 9:26. 85-year-old woman claims she was strip searched at the airport. the tsa, though, telling a very different story. we're going to bring you both sides of that story when we return >> that's right. also ahead -- >> i start screaming bloody murder, 911, police. >> terrifying moments for several georgetown students after they discover intruders in their homes. this morning those students are discussing their ordeals in a news 4 exclusive. ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. that's the v

the georgetown-alabama game last night, you missed a heck of an ending. hollis thompson hit that three-pointer with just under two seconds left to lead the hoyas to a 57-55 victory. that ended alabama's 24-game home winning streak. georgetown is now 6-1 on this young season. >> all right. sweet win. >>> a town made entirely of sweets is serving an even sweeter purpose today. today engineers will dismantle ginger town. an entire city made up of gingerbread, reese's pieces, and other sweets went up earlier this week. now crews will break down elf vegas and the other buildings and donate hundreds of pounds of candy to local charities. other ginger towns will be built in nashville and dallas and will serve the same purpose. >> that's cruel. where are those people going to live now? they tear down that whole town? that's unbelievable. that is a shame. >> i'm glad i'm not working there. all of a sudden, where did all the candy go? where's the leftovers? >> look at those gum drops. >>> 4:56 is the time. coming up, software found on millions of cell phones. why some are concerned the information it's gathering about you could be an invasion of ♪ [ female announce

the new guy. howard just too small today. henry sims dunk you very much. hoyas up 13 at the break. starks feeding the cookies to porter. georgetown winning it 62-48. they roll today at the verizon center. we got a big boxing match coming up tonight. it's been a big day around here in sports. army navy the big foir. >>> what's it look like tonight? >> very cold, 20s and 30s. bundle up for the redskins game as well. only low- to mid-40s tomorrow. >> do we have a chance tomorrow? >> no. >>> thank you for watching. get updates anytime at wusa9.com. see you back here at 11:00. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone.

the game, but the hoyas did not back down. auou otto porter puts up the tip and georgetown wins 71-68. they are 11-1.uisville's first loss of the season. the cardinals are 12-1. >>> college football. the military bowl featured air force against the university of toledo. second quarter, air force down seven. gutsy call fourth and three. tim jefferson, jonathan warzeka for 37 yards. game tied at 28. in the fourth, another risky play, air force going for it on fourth and two. jefferson to a wide-open zach couth. all they want to do is kick the extra point to send it to overtime. i love the call. they go for the fake to go for two. that would win the game. the ball, though, is punched out as the holder tried to get around the end. fumbled into the end zone. toledo hangs on to beat the air force academy 42-41. >>> one last item of sport overseas we can only hope makes it to the shores of this country. the british car-jumping championship. hundreds on hand to watch cars try and often fail to getç the jalopies over a row of smashed vehicles. just short again on that one. judged on elevation, distance, and

still ahead, a former georgetown hoya phau in the nba finds out he needs heart surgery. >>> also aheadlady. how he asked mrs. obama and where they plan to go. # the money i save with progressive lets me do some pretty cool things. buy people gas. come on around, we'll fill up your tank for you. pay their baggage fees. you're so kind! thank you. even pick up their parking. i'm just saving it forward. this parking's on me. tell 'em the messenger sent you. so i'll be out there sharing my savings with the people i meet. hmm. been looking for this since albuquerque. saving it forward. now, that's progressive. >>> let's check in with skpreus david. >>> good morning, washington. and merry christmas. coming up, our annual awards show. what was the president's best political moment this past year? was it getting bin laden or something you might not immediately think of? and what was the biggest turning point in this year's republican race? chris christie not getting in or rick perry's oops moment or something else and we have nominations and lots of fun cat tkpoers. the award for the biggest ca