villanova is the lowest seed to win a championship. a meeting for the 70th time and lately georgetown has owned the rivalry winning seven of the last eight meetings. opening minute. villanova's sutton in the circle. we could have put him in the penalty box for elbowing. the flagrant elbow on porter. freshman making his second start of the year. would lose blood but comes back strong. porter stepback jumper. he's feeling just fine. georgetown up 19-8. final minute of the half. porter creates space for three. and gets the friendly bounce. 15 points for porter. second half, strong defense. clark pokes it away. thompson scoop shot and one. clark had 15 points. ninth ranked georgetown defeats villanova 67-46. up next for georgetown, big monday. hosting number 18 notre dame. in acc, maryland off a huge win against miami and with the goal to improve their tournament resume, the terps could not afford a loss against last place georgia tech. maryland 1-6 on the road this season. terps looking good here. end the first half on a 12-2 run includin

ninth-ranked georgetown hosting villanova.oyas coming off their first loss of the season in an 18-point defeat against see tto hall on tuesday. the freshman hits the stepback jumper. georgetown up 19-8. final minute of the half, porter creates some space for three. friendly bounce. thank you very much. 15 points n s for porter. jason clark pokes it away. thompson scoop, and one. georgetown defeats villanova, 57-66. maryland visiting last place georgia tech. the terms just 1-6 on the road this season. two minutes to play in the game, drives, gives maryland the lead. a game high 18 points. drives and one. the coach said, quote, i thought we were growing up. today showed we haven't grown up all the way. sdel ru del curry on hand. his son seth plays for the blue devils. less than 10 seconds to play, tied at 58-58. eric green, a shot for the win. no seth greenberg, come on. can't believe it. weer. >> going to overtime. seth curry drives open lane to the bucket. he had 19. and his dad is loving it. duke goes on to win 70-65. hokies

great finish in college basketball between uconn and villanova.his year, but a good finish. final seconds, the length of the court. ties the game at 70. looks like we're going to double o.t., but a 30 foot pull up. nails it. uconn rallies from an 18 point deficit to beat villanova 73-70. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," one week until the voting in michigan and arizona. polls show both states pretty much up for grabs between those two gentlemen. we will handicap the races with our "morning joe" crew. and when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch the return of colbert. he explains his absence when "way too early" comes right back. >>> newt has a ton of baggage. >> romney trying to hide from his romney care and his support for job killing cap and trade. >> santorum pushed for billions in wasteful port. >> every election cycle we talk about how ugly and negative the process has become. this morning we have evidence this go round is unusually so. tell yourself that more than 50% of campaign advertising

. >>> georgetown closed out the home schedule, hosting villanova and trying to rebound on wednesday to hall and georgetown loves playing in front of the home fans, 13-1 at verizon center and entering today's game. the first shot of the game hours is thompson going to hit the jumper. watch the lane, porter taking an elbow to the face and is down in pain. he would leave the game and come back saying afterwards he was elbowed and bit his tongue. nate lubic is fine, scored 15 points in the game. the hoyas built the 17-point first half lead. the second half, this is jason clark and biking the ball away and with 10 points. the hoyas crush villanova. >> if you look at the score and the rebounding also, i thought everyone came to play and the guys did a good job, you know, piggybacking off of the first response. they did a very good job of protecting each other and having each other's back and supporting each other at the defensive end. >> and mark turgeon and the terps on the road against georgia tech. looking for the season sweep. and a big first half for senior guard who scored 14 points, i

win.ets villanova and connecticut. great finish. what a great name. that is a 3-pointer that win sit. s it. see it again. connecticut win. they have lost seven of the last nine games but not last night. spring training continues for the orioles in sarasota. a big question mark this year because of its ongoing concussion issues. as for the starting rotation, there are new candidates. chris tillman still figures heavily into the orioles plans. he hopes the new pitching staff can produce a lot sooner than later. >> i think from the competition is what fuels everything in this board, especially this board and the think it brings out the best in everybody -- it feels everything in this sport. i'm looking for it to it. >> i can only hope that brian roberts can resume his career. >> that would be good. >> humphrey's demonstrating the effect of getting facials. thank you. lawmakers >> in annapolis have marijuana on the mind. >> lakes are common nuisance -- headaches are a common nuisance. >> we have a nice warmup in the seven-day forecast. >> we will let you

villanova in white. whit this is from about 35 feet and it goes in for the win. will see it again -- we will see it iagain. napier wins it. carmelo anthony returns against the new jersey nets. he played against the nets. this game was dominated by new jersey even though lin had 21 points. the linsanity started against the nets. deron williams was the best player on the court, 38 points. nets win. another 80 degrees expected in sarasota. brian robertson came to camp yesterday. still battling the concussion issues which limited his season last year to just 39 games. jason hammel among the new orioles. chris tillman looking to earn a spot in the rotation. he is only 23. he will get a chance to start as we get ready for opening day. many ramirez -- manny ramirez signed a contract with the oakland a's. >> a heroes welcome for some well-deserved local men and women. >> a light not car accident in harford county claims the life of three siblings. i'm kim dacey live with details. >> mitt romney and rick santorum do battle in michigan. one candidate has opened a big lead.

they are hosting villanova and he was elbowed in the face and bit his tongue.but returned in a big way. right here, for the lay-in and had 15. they built a 17-point first- half lead and in that sec half, knocked away by clark and this is thompson and it's so pretty. the hoyas crash villanova, 67- 46 and with they improve to 11- 5 in the big east and mark turgeon and the terps on the road again and looking for the season sweep. maryland down 1. and going hard to the hold and makes the tough lay-in and have that 56-55 lead and that is with less than 30 to go. maryland falls to georgia tech, 63-51 and the terps drop to 6-8 in acc play. we have much more coming up. feldy goes one-on-one with steven strauss bug who is back after the tommy johns surgery. >> thank you. >> sure thing. >>> it's the most important weekend of the year coming upon us. not maureen's birthday. it's oscar night. >> i love that you threw that in. >> coming up, we look at the nominations and who is prized -- prized to walk away with the golden statue.  it's where you spend a li

. >> you know the georgetown and villanova rivalry is huge. it is a rich history. hoyas have been dominant taking it out of the last nine meetings. what about today? look at the middle of your screen. sutton gives an elbow to the face of porter. not a pretty sight. he was called for a flagrant foul. this is why he is a stunt. the hoyas led in the first half. second half -- jason cartograms a rebound and comes down the court. all day every day. he drains the jumper. the hoyas win easy. maryland hit the road taking on georgia tech hoping to get their second win in a row and get to 500 and acc play. not a member state. the guard was one of six from downtown. the one he got nearly took -- nearly put them over the edge. he was dribbling down and gets a look. he nails it. two seconds to go. the yellow jackets make one of two foul shots. it is no good. the terrapins lose a heartbreaker. hiss the tar heels of the one. he slams at home and is 54-51 north carolina. a real easy, less than three seconds to go. a half-court shot, but it is no good. unc holes on 54-51. eric gree

tomorrow back home against villanova.as looking to rebound from what is their worst loss of the . figures. you can see that game tomorrow here on wusa at 2:00. georgetown currently in a three- way tie for fourth f. they claim fourth or better, they get that double bye and a big east tournament. time to announce the winner of the high school of the week contest. thomas johnson, we'll have highlights tonight. 10,000 clicks, that is great stuff. >> kids really get into it. >> that's it for us, we are ready to get into the weekend. the cbs evening news is next. >> we are. at 7:00, derek is back with our area's only local newscast. >> and you'll find us always on at wusa9.com. have a great weekend.

villanova in town tomorrow. you can see that game right here on wusa. tip time, 2:00.le, big game for west virginia's ncaa hopes. marquette in town. they suspended four of their starters for violating team rules. the second half, marquette comes back. they are up 1. last shot for west virginia. no, west virginia loses 61-60. bob about to pop a vein. lady's night, senior night at college park. lady terps and north carolina. derek, she has a phd in nettology. maryland jumped up to a 10-1 lead. good golly miss molly. 14 rebounds, maryland wins 5:20. maryland and georgetown lacrosse. this is the terps joe cunningham. i don't see nothing wrong with a little bump and grind. look at him. all right, finally, high school game of the week. 10,000 of you voted, so you got to show it to you. hosting governor thomas johnson. first half, this is stewart going 1 on everybody. he had 13. but the home team coming back. g unit with the steal and the score. advances 49-38. looking like old derek mcginty. >> i'm breathless just going through that. >> those guys look huge. >> i need a brea

they will try to rebound from the loss on saturday against villanova.t game will be played at verizon center. >>> the terps had better luck in their match-up with miami, though. maryland came back to beat the hurricanes 75-70 at comcast center. the tapers trailed by five in -- terrapins trailed by five in the final minutes but rallied with the 10-0 run to take the lead. maryland is 6-7 in the acc and 16-11 overall. they face georgia tech on saturday in atlanta. >> welcome home, jik layer nm l. >>> why the price for gas this summer could determine who lives in the white house. >>> putting an end to the misery. why the cdc says norovirus outbreaks like the one we're dealing with now could be a thing of the past. ♪ ♪ baby don't you want to go >>> uh-huh. never missing a chance to sing, the event that had president obama singing the blues. >>> welcome back. scientists are getting closer to producing a vaccine against the norovirus. there's been a number of cases reported in the past month that schools in the d.c. area including a george washington universit

pay the thirty five percent the mitt romney secretary pays i don't don't think it approaches your villanova's argument absolutely not and i would like to address that issue the people who feel that way they should also say to this administration and perhaps the next one how are you spending this money i mean tom if they were to seize all of that money they'd probably just waste it there's no accountability he says in his shoe about a contrary miss why should paris hilton in the waltons aramis a lower tax rate on money that they literally you know fell into their laps and they got sitting around the pool where did you know paris hilton in her bikini why should she pay fifteen percent maximum income tax whereas the guy who's digging up the street in front of their new york city is going to pay up to thirty five percent it makes no sense where you don't eric and that's just not true and you know it because that guy who's digging up that street that hard working proletariat as it were when he or she invests their money they're going to appreciate that lower tax rate rather than to get reminded da

made it look like it was an 18- footer to defeated villanova.victory last night. >> maryland welcomes miami and former george mason coach jim to the comcast center. >> good to have him back in town. tim brant has the rest of sports. >> good morning. let's start with hockey. the season started with such promise for the washington capitals. they beit did not take long for them to change direction. last night things went bad quickly in raleigh. struggle twitter rhythm and gave up two quick goals. the capitals will play from behind once again. then turnovers. that hurts them again. there is the turnover. a short-handed breakaway. game, set, and matt. the capitals have only three wins for the month of surrefebruary. have a great day. >> thank you. >> the news continues at 5:30. >> still ahead, latest on a deadly crash at maryland restaurant. we will hear from witnesses. >> with robberies on the rise in the district, a local group is taking action. we will tell that story in a live report. >> it is a cold tuesday morning. we are tracking the numbers.

hoyas hosting villanova. first minute.e, the freshman goes down after being elbowed in the face. he left the game but he would return in a big way scoring two of his 15 points on a nice pass inbounds. the hoyas built a 17 point first half lead and go on to win 67-46 to improve to 11-5 in the big east. >>> on the road on the road with georgia tech for the season sweep. in two minutes left maryland down one and terrell drives in the tough layup to give the terps a one point lead. then less than 30 seconds left, brandan reid, he hits the three and maryland falls to georgia tech. >>> some other local scores, george mason lost to bcu9-77. au over lafayette 76-69. and howard falls to delaware state 63-46. northcarolina beats have a have a 54-51 and duke holds off virginia tech 70-65 in overtime. >>> fall squad workouts begin for the nats this weekend. 54 players are fighting for 25 spots. hot topic is ryan zimmerman's contract extension. the two sides talked late into the night and we are told made enough progress for zimmerman

equal employment opportunity -- >> are you saying my college serves a secular purpose -- holy cross, villanovajoe's, these serve a secular purpose? >> georgetown, depaul, these universities do provide family planning for their faculty because they basically know they have faculty of all faiths. >> right. >> and that they have, those faculty play as much a secular role as a role inculcating religion. that is what this is about. should a jewish nurse or doctor who works for what may be the only hospital in town have to pay an extra 800 or a thousand dollars out of pocket every year for services used universally by sexually active women? you know, 98% of catholic women and 99% of all women use these services. >> i know that. i understand. this is a tough one. thank you. >> thanks. >> this is going to go on. thank you melinda and michelle. i think everybody understands these positions if they're paying attention the last few minutes. >>> up next which presidential candidate would more americans want to have working in the cubicle next to them as your office mate? who do you want next to you at wor

or georgetown or villanova. they are all the same. >> is everybody sweeping the floors at georgetown? the point is not everybody working there is catholic. this is basic health care for them. and that's what it is. presumably -- >> what about the people -- 90% of catholics use birth control. why can't the church leave it up to the worker? >> a couple things. there are 28 state laws that provide for contraception. there are catholic institutions that already do cover contraception, either because they choose to or because of collective bargaining agreements. >> do they include issues like plan b? >> i'm not sure. but there was a way to deal with this problem. my friend melissa rogers sort of pointed to hawaii. what you do is you do not force the religious institutions to pay for this, but you make available somehow through the policy at very low cost or no cost to individuals that they can opt in and get it themselves. >> who would that make happy? >> it would be a fair compromise. maybe the solution here is not

great finish between big east rivals, uconn and villanova. final seconds of overtime.it at 70-70. look like we're going to double o.t., but look at this smooth pull-up 30-footer, steps in and drains it. uconn rallies from an 18-point deficit to win 73-70. and mike barnicle, this one is for you from baseball, manny is back. manny ramirez has signed a one-year contract worth about $500,000. he'll have to serve the rest of a 50-game suspension for his second violation of baseball's drug policy. anything left in the tank that he can contribute? >> there might be a little in oakland. that division is certainly not the american league east. his bat speed probably not what it was two or three years ago. he can't play until the first week in june. but he comes cheap, $500 tlourks for oakland, manny ball instead of money ball. >> think he'll keep the $500,000 in an envelope in his glove compartment? >> the way he did in boston. on the list of greatest pure hitters you've seen where's manny? >> he's on it. top five. top five, yeah. in his prime. >> in his prime. >> up next, the