the network reports dennis allen agreed to be the team's leading man. he turned around as the broncos coordinator. the 39-year-old will become the first defensive-minded head coach and said john madden was hired in 1969. tim lincecum and the giants avoid uncomfortableness by reaching an agreement on a two-year contract for the two-time cy young award winner. they paid an average of more than $20 million a year making the right hander the highest paid player ever in regards to salary. they like that because they are not trapped by an expensive multi-year deal. how about the sharks? last game for the all-star break facing calgary. he could only find the post. third period, hits the post as well. finally the shot was saved and he grabs it and blocks it in. that's the final and sixth role of the season. what's the plan for the break? >> spend time with their families, rest, and then come sunday night start thinking about hockey again. this is their time now. they earned it. all the players have earned this break. it's hard to play and they need the rest. . >

the call-up team proposal ended up getting the most points. -- gollup team proposal ended up getting the most points. these are on several podium buildings, as well as the buildings on block 7 north of where the tower is. the agency will be subsidizing those units, in part with the housing set aside from the tax increment that is generated by the parcels that are also generating revenue. mercy housing is developing that. and they came in with also a very excellent plan, and the goal was to minimize the affordable housing subsidy the agency would have to provide. in this case they requested a subsidy of $186,000 per unit. just wrapping up, the team for the proposal is to local firms. solomon, court well, and santos press thought. mercy housing is a local housing developer that i am sure you are familiar with. -- sanots presscott. they have experience in europe. this would be their first san francisco project. they have committed to having local staff working full-time on the project, but it is also exciting that we have attracted new investment to san francisco, but obviously the most

if the doctors and the medical team are also part of the team, so to speak, they are the team doctors as you call them, does that culture extend to them? are they empowered to pull a player off the field and keep them off the field? >> you know, i can only tell you from my observations. i have not seen -- i have not seen where a coach has interfered with the team physicians. i think the commissioners made it pretty clear the team physicians decision and the professional athletic trainers decision on the field is not trumped by anybody. i haven't seen anything to the contrary. i can't speak to what happened in the past. itis clear now that the team physicians are making the final determination of who stays in the game now. >> do you think there's any having that person be an independent person, an independent medical professional to make that decision? >> this is a huge job. they have to see them through the season. get a baseline on them. you can't tell if a player is con cussed unless you know their baseline. there's no better person than to take care of the players than the person w

the s.w.a.t. team was on campus. the staff let the children go home with their parents and no one was hurt. >>> been very heavy rain tonight. we have more on tap for this weekend. a live look outside in san francisco. the rain is really coming down tonight. we will look at what we can expect for the rest of the night and the 49ers game coming up. >>> the company which owns the cruiseship involved in the deadly crash in italy says the captain did not give proper instructions to the passengers. new video reveals what happened after the disaster. passengers were being told to go back to their rooms. [ speaking foreign language ] >> 11 people were killed when the ship ran aground last week. they are still searching for 21 others who are missing. coming up, lot of 49er faulk and is eli manning healthy and manny ramirez may be talking to the a's. we will talk about it later in the broadcast. . >>> in national news. a federal survey shows more californians are getting back to work. december's unemployment dropped to 11.1%. t

both played for the men's soccer team at the sports club here.ers say there is no room for disputes over culture or religion. >> we live in berlin. we have to be able to get on with everyone, and we want to be aware of the size tolerance in soccer, because fairness and respect belong in sports. >> his parents are happy their son plays for the jewish soccer club, and they admire its openness. >> my family has no problems with the team. they say it is could the muslims are accepted and the jewish club and that there muslims on the team. >> but the policy of respect and tolerance does not always rub off on their soccer opponents. >> opposing teams have often lost a lot of games, and they get aggressive. they look for something to exploit. when they are playing against us, it is the team's jewishness and everything connected. >> both jewish and muslim players have been the brunt of anti-semitic insults. three years ago, a match was abandoned because of abuse. at this game, there are no verbal attacks or red cards. and this group ran out winners. the

to bring in the private sector as a key member of the team. what they can bring to the table, what they have brought to the table and what they will bring to the table. i was a little surprised when i got to fema and the first major incident that i had the opportunity to experience tpwhuzz haiti and it was an unusual response to fema. we usually don't respond out of the country. and we did. and i was in the national response coordination center. and craig is off at the white house doing stuff, so they had pow would you and said where is the private sector folks? it's, like, they are not here. what do you mean they are not here? they were not part of our team in the nrcc. i was shocked. it would be an understatement to say i was shocked. we fixed that in a few months where as now we have a private sector representative not only during time of disaster but full-time. we have a detail person there. somebody from target then rotated to somebody from big lots then to somebody with the building trades then one of the company's building management com

the approach that mr. haley and his team took to focus on that route, making improvements and measuring the success, which we will continue doing as a march through the system, in this case has paid off. then a couple of revenue issues. you have established at -- i think it may have been your last -- but you established a bond oversight committee to authorize the issuance of debt to support agency capital

the team has its sights on the super bowl.n they hit the road, they'll have a chip on their shoulder. the ravens faced that tough-tested new england and the patriots are favored by more than a touchdown. just the second time all season the ravens are not favored to win. today i asked jarod johnson if that might provide a sark. >> we like being the underdog. we're used to it. i think we handle it better. should we be? i don't know. it's their place. they've earned it. they deserve to be top team. i love it. >> the coach tells us the ravens emerge from the houston game with a clean bill of health and that includes ed reed. he should be okay to play at new england. this is the place to see that battle -- ravens and patriots kick off sunday at 3:00. it's right here on wjz. a most unusual college basketball scenario continues to play out at morgan state. the head coach remains on indefinite suspension and paid leave. he's accused of punching one of his players. assistant kevin mclain running the team, big game for baltimore senior

the team reached damascus and january of this year. this was the report that was conveyed to the general of the united nations and the 22nd of this month to inform him of the situation. the corporation to the organizations and the council of the league and the reports that indeed taken on by the syrian government. prot gress was incomplete and insufficient. it was not what was required or indeed what was wanted. the resolutions of the league, the protocol speak of immediate complete cessation of the act of violence and the release of detainees and the withdrawal from all elements f opening the media without hindrance. i would like to take up fundamental points in the report. in order to put correct political context. one, the syrian government ought to have and sauf all the condominiums before the arrival of the monitors so that the mission would verify such implementation. however since it did not fully implement commitments, the task of the team underground had to change. the team sought to demand immediate implementation from the syr

the approach that mr. haley and his team took to focus on that route, making improvements and measuring the success, which we will continue doing as a march through the system, in this case has paid off. then a couple of revenue issues. you have established at -- i think it may have been your last -- but you established a bond oversight committee to authorize the issuance of debt to support agency capital needs, a power given to the mta through previous voter initiatives but not previously exercised. with that power in place, you authorized the establishment of a bond oversight committee. today on the consent calendar, you are going to be considering appointments to that committee. you had given the director of transportation one appointment. i have made that appointment in the person of jackson long -- w ong, who is currently the chief operating person at the airport. he has a long history with the city and capital delivery. he is very knowledgeable. a longtime san franciscan. he is going to retire from the airport, but was

and you look at the losses sometimes of the teams they should have beaten. maybe if they had played better against the titans, maybe we would have the home-field and now all of a sudden maybe that close loss is a close win. it's one of those times where you reflect on everything and you see how close it was and any one little thing could have made the difference. >> we've got clearance now because of nfl rules and regulations, we can show highlights, and we want to do that for our viewers right now. let's talk about how the game developed and how we got on the joshed and how they got on the score board. >> it started with john harbaugh, would have been a great nfl story line if his team could have faced his brother's in the super bowl. joe flacco looking good, throws the touchdown to denis pitta, ties the game up. the ravens came right back and scored that touchdown and torrey smith, you can't say enough rookie.is he didn't play like a rookie. he played fabulous. ravens took the lead 17-16 on that. fourth quarter, tom brady will do his thing on a fourth-down

and the team's star goalie doesn't show up at all. the question is, what motive did the player give for his no show? it's way too early for this. good morning, i'm willie xwooge. and this is the show that was invited to the white house by president ray dwan aftof reagan winning the banana pie contest. i'm glad you're up with us. shoot me an e-mail or tweet me let me know what you're doing up at this hour. or text the word awake followed by your response to 622639. we'll read the best later in the show. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this tuesday, january 24th. a lot to get to including the latest on the health of illinois senator mark kirk who suffered a pretty serious stroke over the weekend. plus stephen colbert still bask management glow of his "morning joe" appearance on friday brings us the highlights of his rally with herman cain. yes, to answer your question, they did sing the pokemon song. first the news live at 5:30 a.m. tonight s belongs to president obama and the state of the union address, but last night

today the team decided time to make a change. sports director dave feldman is here with who is in and who is out. >> coach flip saunders out fired today, not a shock since the wizards have the nba's worst record 2-15, 0-7 on the road. saunders was in year three of an $18 million deal. when he was hired the roster features caron butler, antwon jamison. assistant coach randy whitten will lead the team the rest of the season. flip saunders hired to take the playoff team to the next level. instead things headed south on his watch. owner abe pollen passed away. javaris crittenton was sentenced for weapons charges and last night's loss to the sixers was the final straw. >> i think it was cumulative going. last night obviously nobody was happy with including the players and everybody, but we all felt like maybe it was time for a different voice and to maybe try to do some different things to try to take advantage of the talent of the players on the team. >> if i didn't think that this team had any positive ahead of it, i would have walke

i think from the standpoint that she's important to our team. of this is a concussion, and what that exactly means because the information wasn't as out there as it is now about what it means to have a concussion and what happens to the -- literally happens to the brain when there is a concussion. i don't think that we were as educated. >> one of the stats as well that frankly, i learned -- i don't know if you know this, brandy, but they say in a study if it -- take soccer, for example. if you compared girls or boys or men and women, women are 68% more likely to have a concussion playing soccer as compared to men who played soccer. in basketball women are three times more likely to have concussions as compared to men who play basketball. do you have any any idea, has anyone ever told you that? do you have any idea why that might be? >> it's a shocking statistic in terms of the disparity. but it's not surprising to me because when i watch young girls and watch young boys when they're just first learning about being physical and being on an athlet

the ball. especially special team. when you talk about offense, defense, that third part of the equation counts a lot. >> that's the heart of a champion. you have to have another mind-set moving forward into the playoffs. this is the biggest stage of our lives right here. this is big. this is big time here. >> reporter: alex smith doesn't know if he'll focus on both defenses of the poe sengs tetep. first and foremost for the france team is rest. the players are expected to have monday through wednesday off this week, and possibly the weekend as well. in st. louis, "xfinity sports sunday." >> thank you very much. we continue the conversation. matt is in st. louis and he is the 49er insider. matt, let's begin with the 49ers team and the importance of getting the with bye in the fir round. >> absolutely huge. some of these banged up guys can rest up, get all of the receivers back, ginn and williams will be back, probably not walker yet. and then the big thing. they will probably play the new orleans saints at candlestick p

two thousand and twelve continues to march throughout the world with all with europe already there now up next our moscow out team looks over some highlights of the past year and a festive themed recap from the opening of the ball choice to daring stunts caught on film. hello and welcome to the program on this week's moscow special we'll be looking over the highlights of the past year twenty eleven has been an exciting year for the world of russian culture i mean dates for the mosque are out so over the next twelve minutes we'll be really introducing you to some of the best bits from culture news and shows we've produced over the past twelve months and first up what had to be the most exciting events of the whole year the reopening of the boss or theatre. as the main cultural symbol of russia twenty eleven saw the bolshoi theatre finally returned to its former glory striking day or night illuminated exterior now shines proud of the years of being covered by scaffolding canvas and building materials. the reconstruction took six years and cost billions of rubles but now the fall of space is open to the public it ca

in the league what about all it's to any team can beat another team at any given time but if you don't give your all or some happy with the way i played. and finally to ice hockey and sirens of spectators flooded to the latvian capital of rager on saturday to watch the east remain unbeaten against the west in the fourth k h l all star extravaganza robert but only on reports. let in hockey fans for snout for the stars. it was their turn to meet the biggest and europe strongest league has to offer at the cato all-star game twenty twelve with one of the greatest russian players of all time sergei further of living the pick of the eastern conference and the pride of legend hockey send this as a lynch captaining the best from the west that is why for the first time in the history of the event the arena that with ten thousand spectators who are passionately behind one side the west. and also mentioned cool promptly took the lead in the so-called super skills show which is a traditional warm up ahead of the all star games with another local idol number rigorous miccolis redlegs winning

all eyes will be on the quarterback position. special teams captain joined me on fox morning news about the possibility of selecting one, robert griffin iii. >> he's one of those guys that have the it factor. i said, you have to have a qb that has the it factor. strong arm, and i think the most important part is he is educated, smart guy. you hear him talk on tv, very mature. he will be a good person to get here. because he will transition well and be able to deal with the pressures from the media, you know, the fan base. he can handle it. >> when we return, hoyas, could gtown get over a hurdle? we're back in a flash.  plan.  >>> welcome back to the washington area nissan dealer's sports extra. >> welcome back to the show. so far this season, it's been a dream won for the georgetown hoyas with little national expectations, what they have done so far, move all the way into the top ten. but today, a tough in conference test on the road at west virginia. never an easy place to play. as a matter of fact, th

you're right, anybody who under estimates the team, that is a mistake. d have thought they would play the nfc championship. three a game away from -- they're a game away from being in the super bowl. >> everybody is looking at the stat line, 462 yards passing, he threw the ball 63 times, which is unbelievable, but he did commit a couple of turnovers through that big pick to goldson. >> he had a pick, prior to the military of the 4th quarter, we had so many great efforts, there were so many times when drew brees had to hang on to the ball. you see deshawn goldson, and the secondary had the receivers for the saints blanketed for almost the whole game. up until the last 10 minutes, and then all of a sudden all heck broke loose on both sides of the ball. but to be able to see that, and then a guy like michael crabtree coming into the game, making a touchdown early, and makes big catches throughout the game, it is so important to have these guys do it in a playoff game because that is where they have not done it yet. so a lot of confidence. >> all right, brent

for the meantime russian champions league will face the stands and then pick team in the final of the friendly match while cup in dubai after the ten month side edged russian premier league outfit rustbelt one nil well it was a winner takes all much of the emirates up the price rises on the opening matches and there is next with a faster out of the blocks and yet that i have stunning croatia goalkeeper people getting closer thirty minutes in. and all of a get us just now scarce hard on to be the best chance to level for our stuff just before the break but sometimes it works and if you wait a year it will post however just awful given the huge move soon after the restart a suspected stand that from yahoo vaclav havel the outside the area in the stands of bats go outnumbered the asian side held back a lackluster roster and one of its atheist next to last place is elite in the final . basketball now and despite resting front men and regular lanka and then out kristie each tesco still proud massive underdogs minutes by an impressive fifteen point margin here in moscow to maintain their gr

because of the ownership interest that they have in the team. that help us in terms of particularly where we've been able to benefit from it is on our payroll sales. i think last year we led the nfl in terms of our pro shop sales. that's an area where we really put a lot of resources and folk and we -- focus and we think that can benefit us. we're not monetizing it to a great degree now but the social media. we've done a number of different things to have greater connection between our fans and the organization. and i think that's over the long term is really going to benefit the packers. we're adding a lot of new share owners and we want them to continue to have connection to the packers and whether it be through facebook or getting them on to our website. >> rick: our guest market murphy ceo of the green bay packers. thank you very much. >> thank you, it's been a pleasure. >> susie: back now to our coverage of the markets. many investors searching for yield have been taking a fresh look at dividend-paying stocks. tonight's commentator, allan sl

it was the west hope and the scoring and goals galore while begin to roll the team. seems to turn scoring and taking the lead with the third period underway on level terms although after the further of team scored four in their oath to make it twelve eight the outcome was never double the team from the east remains unbidden at the cape all-star games fifteen eleven the final score i think it begins as a friendly. friendly game canonize nice and then and soon as the somebody gets ahead a little bit more the others name starts to. wear you again you can't let it get away like that just standing gradually becomes a little bit. more more competitive than it was in the beginning but still a long game nobody wants to get heard of course the. server the time and enjoy themselves this time around was different from any i appear i think it was. twenty interesting combinations i think guys basically try to play off and so if you're ian. has zero with just. before anything else are yeah but like i said we have a streak of awful balls one line didn't prove a really good job but.

what is a good little word and well our opponents on squad at the same level as the other teams in the lead what about all it's to do any team can beat another team at any given time but if you don't give your all so i'm happy with the way i played. and over in the n.b.a. the grizzlies won their sixth straight game with a one hundred twenty eight to ninety five home way of the struggling kings late in the first quarter mike conley signed his seventh basket from seven shots at memphis thirty four twenty one out of sacramento climbed back to within eight points in the second after the deaths jumper just seconds to go but then the home side pulled away after the break marc gasol and rudy gay for a stylish dunk packed with repeated the feat a perfect hour you memphis seventy eight sixty ahead in the final quarter it was all about gasol as the first is won by thirty eight points to score at their players collecting twenty points. finally to ice hockey and fastens of fans flooded to the latvian capital of riga on saturday to watch the east remain unbeaten against the west in the fourth k h l

some of the people are not here on the team. the bread and butter, the operators -- they are the ones with the good working relationship we have with one another, and the cooperation they give us. we can do some of the things we do. without them and their cooperation, there is no way we could do it. i found myself calling people sick this past week because of the holidays and other things. "are you that sick? do you think you can help me out?" believe it or not, i get cooperation from some people who are not feeling so good to come back. it is really a good feeling, rewarding, should i say, for a lot of the operators, who put out so much, who operates so much with us, to pull it all out sometimes. it is difficult with all the special events and lack of equipment or one thing or another, especially when all departments are so short because of the budget crisis or whatever. again, thank you so much for the award, and have the new year. -- happy new year. [applause] >> i think that says a lot about the employees of the mta, that you

where do you begin to fix the team? id some more talent for this defense. >> all right, so the raiders will look forward to the off-#]=9uz try toe1 get better, but there's more to come when it comes to the play-offs and we've got it for you. staying in the afc west and looking ahead to tomorrow's action, tim tebow »!"át broncos will take on the pittsburgh steelers at mile high, where despite three straight losses to finish the season, all eyes will be on thec teammates, but i know there's a lot of guys that had to change kind of their offensive schemes and howo7o they run and the thi they did off the run and they probably don't get the pop that he does, but it kind ofht gtlu along with the quarterback position. >> it will be a toughfá challen for us, it's not about just, you and for us, you know, wuk know they'ret(8ñxdÑp good with time of possession, so we have to maximizóm the opportunities we have when we3w an score touchdowns and that'sl@(t& something that we haven't done of late.i] >> hey, that's not tim tebow doi

-- . >> the team. so, you know, they lost a few and they still, you know, this is -- the champs. >> mean while, maryland's coming off of a four-point home win on saturday. the terps are 3-3 in acc play against miami and the former george mason head coach jim laranaga. and maryland with six of the nine games on the road and so far, winless away from college park. >> and that team wins games and the best teams win on the road and that is very important, you know, it's miami and that is with that 2-0 game and played 6- 4 on the road and got a chance to be involved and -- they learn how to win half of the games on the road and great teams the road. >> and to watch the game, i know you, do you're a terps fan, maryland-miami can be seen on my 20, tipoff is at 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. >>> and right now, the best nba show is in l.a. and belongs to the clipper. ask blake griffin. oh, my goodness. and with that epic dunk. many are calling it not the best in the season but the best they have seen and griffin with 22 p

cold is the team. take a look north and west of us. 11 above. these are not wind chills. these are the wurnt air -- current air temperatures. our trenches -- trend just a few more clouds. very limited flurry action tomorrow. then into thursday temperatures beginning to moderate. winds letting up. things begin to reverse on thursday. tomorrow will be a little bit less brutal but thursday into friday will really people that things getting milder, a big change on the way. overnight down to 17, frigid and less windy. flurries coming to an end. the wednesday forecast will guarantee 33 degrees, one above the freezing park so still quite cold. at least we won't be dealing with the powerful winds. tomorrow night 25, variably cloudy and less frigid. let's take a look at the seven-day forecast. bottom line, tomorrow a carbon copy minus the wind. that's a pretty big mine nussments temperatures might be similar but the wind chill won't be there. wednesday and thursday a little more seasonable, in the 40s and quite the mild day, 55 degrees. so right now, like so many cold shots this ye

he is a walkon who made the team. he won't be sneaking up on anyone come sunday. >> that's going to definitely change. that's the reason would say i had a lot of open looks that i've had. because they're like, this kid is a walkon, just leave him open. >> i think he got some confidence in europe. he kind of was the man inside. european teams didn't have a lot of big, strong guys, he was scoring buckets and i think he got confident in that. >> i'm sure guys don't leave open for a wide open dunk. >>> just a couple of years ago, they were a perennial playoff team, now it looks like they don't even want peyton manning around, after just about firing everyone. the coach do hire a new coach, chuck pagano. he will presumably provide over the launching of andrew luck's career. hopefully, he has a top quarterback's coach in mind. that is the sporting life for wednesday night. back to you. >>> mark, thank you. and thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ing

if the team moves the city will feel a huge loss. but he throws the ball back at team ownership. >> weave done everything we can to keep this ball in play and we really look to the 9ers to see if they want to continue these conversations. >> reporter: if anyone who wants to buy from ticket ticket master, tickets go on sale wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the winner heads to the super bowl to face the ravens or the patriots. kickoff 3:30 p.m. you can watch the game right here on ktvu and we have highlights from the playoff run so far on our website, www.ktvu.com. >>> aaa says gas prices usually drop after the holiday season but this january monday brought relief. the average price of a gallon rose 10 cents to $3.75. in san jose, rose 12 cents to $3.67. oakland, average price is $3.69. 11 cents more today than a month ago. crude oil prices are up because of global demand. >>> new report suggests facebook ipo could happen this spring. several blogs say facebook could go public in the third week of

it is about the team winning the game, no matter what. >> it was not perfect, but this is the thought of the game. >> >> we have an opportunity now. what anybody wants to say. (cheers). >> the two teams in the afc, next week that will take care of itself. >> ray is one win from going to the first super bowl and wade is not to his first. back to you. >>> mark, thank you. our coverage is continuing live. he watched the the raven fans. >> it is about the outcome that all of maryland was hoping for, at 4:00 today, you could pretty much hear the cheers from the raven fans. >> i'm so excited. >> i'm really happy to be here. >> even the stars that came back home to celebrate much. >> all the customers that were good for the business. >> a little money. >>> fantastic in how many fans felt about that game. >>> with what was said, the ac laids for the players. >> it was black for flack. >>> it was a final tally. he owned the town. >> only the passing game, don't have the running game or the defense, brady, we are coming for you. >> go ravens. we are coming for new england and we are going to th

the world the world and well our opponents and quite at the same level as the other teams in the lead with all that still any team can beat another team at any given time if you don't give your son happy with the way we played. and funny sly sucking and sons of spectators flooded to the latvian capital of reader on saturday to watch the east remain unbeaten against the west in the fourth all star extravaganza roberts but only on reports. let in how keep pens friesen out for the stars. it was their turn to meet the biggest own europe strongest league has to go for education all-star game twenty twelve with one of the greatest russian players of all time sergei further of living the peak of the eastern conference and the pride of legend hockey sand espousal inge captaining the best from the west that is why for the first time in the history of the event the arena that would jump thousand spectators were passionately behind one side the west. and ozolinsh and co promptly to believe in the so-called super skills show which is a traditional warm up ahead of the all star games with another

to the whole team, to the project managers, to the dpw, the hospital staff, the consultants, because ey are again part of this great team. you will see how complex this is. it is well worth all the time. i appreciate the support and the status, and i will be back here in another year hopefully to see the steel frames going up for the base i slater's. 115 of them in 13. for months. they are not being built in foreign countries. they are being constructed and designed and made right across the bay. so, they will be shipped here. they're already under way. one of the most important things, because it will allow the hospital, there will be a ground inland in 30 inches in any direction. it will allow that to not disturb the hospital building. that is why they are called base by solicitors. that is the most modern and oscillators that exist. -- modern isolators that exist. we talk about the new energy standards for buildings, that is again late into the way we plan the facility and the way it is being executed. i am very proud of where we are today. we will keep executing these projects to

he did practice with the team today. joining us from santa clara and talking to players all week, mindi, are they mentally prepared for the biggest game of the season? >> reporter: oh, they are very mentally prepared. i think it is surprising how relaxed they are, considering for most many them, this is their first championship game. the play is -- the players are in. practices are over for week. they have one final walk through saturday to go through. but many of the players will put in extra work because the next 48 hours, there is still a lot that can be done. >> at this point, going over the game plan, the entire game plan, now it is a chance to really, you know, wrap my head around it totally and just get it game ready. >> i believe the intensity is going up another notch. you know, just with our practices, preparation, those guys doing some talking. i think that the intensity is already going to be there. >> reporter: alex smith believes the team is much more calm this week. that's because the anxiety they went with

i think the ravens are just the better overall team. hey play to their capabilities, they should win. we'll have more coming up later on in sports. back to you for now. >> wow. okay, thank you, mark. and you can see the ravens face the patriots live, here on wjz. the afc championship game starts sunday, at 3:00. >>> and wjz is your home for all of the ravens excitement. don't miss the seasons pizza championship special. get fan reaction, team updates and a hometown sendoff. watch live tonight at 7:30, hooker on wjz 13. >>> right now, baltimore city police are looking for a man who tried to sexually assault a young woman near johns hopkins yesterday. -- university. weijia jiang has more on what happened and the concern it is causing. >> reporter: the concern is that this man could be a predator on the prowl and that he could try to attack someone else. >> reporter: police are looking for a man they say tried to sexually assault an 18-year-old woman. it happened on thursday night, around 6:30ux30ux -- 6:30, on the edge of johns hopkins mai

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still, the coach is holding his head up high. coach mike allen' team is made up of junior varsity players. last month, he suspended the five best players for coming to practices late, talking back, and a lack of respect. when that happened, the rest of the team walked off the court. >> you've got to work hard. understand that you've got to be committed. there are rules that every program has. in order to help them to be able to grow as young men. >> reporter: one of the players of the junior varsity team sees a lesson in this. >> you're not always going to agree with someone that you have to work with, and swing that you're doing, so you got to respect the higher man. >> reporter: parents are split over the issue. >> i know coach allen. and he really has a heart for basketball and a heart for youth. >> i think he did the wrong thing by taking them off. i think that there could have been other alternatives. >> reporter: the school's principal supports coach allen, and says the players broke a code of conduct they had signed. >> the lesson is, is them un