wayne simmons sneaks in. the cats fall to-one. they remain one point up on buffalo for the final playoff spot in the east. international soccer team usa taking on cuba. olympic qualifying tournament in nashville for you all red white and blue. these games determine which teams get a play in the summer olympics in london in july. another big weekend of college will cross is ahead. the biggest game features johns hopkins at virginia saturday. number 2-ranked team in the nation. virginia number 1. we hear from them coming up on friday on eyewitness news at 6:00. other key matchups include marion -- marilyn and canada. delaware and thompson. more basketball right here on wjz tomorrow night. >> thanks a lot. coming up, a cap topples almost 200 feet. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, is a super sized paper airplane goes on a flight. it weighs 800 pounds and has a 45-foot wing span. it was watch from a helicopter and flew for about six seconds at a speed of 98 miles per hour. the giant airplane will now be on display at the air and space museum i

here's wayne simmons. that's what you call a goal. they say all we have to do is stop the capitals here. troy brouwer could get the equalizer. ain't going to happen. big stop there. 2-1 is the final. the capitals get one point. that's what i mean sort of. they get one point as opposed to none. but they lose in an overtime shootout. they now lead by one point over the sabres, who did not play tonight for that eighth and final playoff spot. >>> well, not quite a carbon copy, but after a quick start the wizards couldn't seal the deal, either. the guys dominated indiana in the first half, building a 22-point lead, only to watch it evaporate in the second. nene making his verizon center debut for the wizards. we start in the first quarter. wizards with the early lead. nene has the ball, steps back, hits the jumper. that looked good. he only had six points, though, for the wizards tonight. third quarter the wizards appear to be in control. check out trevor booker. driving and dunking on people's heads. eight points for booker. the wizards u

in the fourth round wayne simmons snuck one past and that was the game winner. d.c. falls 2-1 in the shootout. but the caps do gain a point in the loss. >>> on to the nba, washington hosting indiana last night. the wiz led by 16 after the first quarter and then, they lost all their momentum. paul george hit a three pointer to put the pacers ahead with a minute left. wizards lose it closely 85-83. d.c. hosts atlanta tomorrow night. >>> the time right now 6:25. still ahead, maryland's plan to tax high earners moves forward. >> and forgetting your phone? we've all done it. learn many you're most likely to lose your phone and when. >> right now beverly farmer has a quick check on traffic. >> new troubles for you in virginia. if you're heading eastbound 66, crash just east of manassas before 29 centreville. sign that the left side of the roadway. here's part of the lineup live if traffic land. new crash northbound # 5 getting into -- 95 getting into springfield and a detour around chevy chase via connecticut avenue. you're watching 9news now. stay with us, we'll be right

wayne simmons all too easy. right pass, flyers win this one 2-1. >>> wizards back home from the road trip hosting the pacers. the wizards led the entire game until this point. paul george all the time in the world. gives the pacers their first lead of the game with one minute to go. now time running down. john wall with the floater. it goes in. but it doesn't count. he didn't get the shot off before time ran out. the wizards blow a 22 point lead to lose 85-83. >>> college hoops action last night. would syracuse be the first number one seed to fall? down one in the second. dijon waiters with a nifty spin move. now five seconds left badgers down one. taylor from downtown. it's in good and they can't get the putback. orange hang on for the win and move on to the elite eight. >>> to the west and the other number one seed. michigan state taking on louisville. the spartans were sloppy on both sides of the ball. no problem with the spartan d.. michigan state becomes the first number one seed to fall in this year's tour

wayne simmons wins and the flyers beat the caps 2-1 in a shootout., washington still picks up a point. >> at least we're still collecting points and on the road and in a tough building it's a good sign so we've got a big game against winnipeg who we feel is going to be a make or break game in our season. we're excited. >> a couple big games and victories for sure. i think we have to go back home and establish our home building again and just kind of regroup. >> kind of dangerous games, too. the teams that need the points that are battling really hard for them and you know it's going to be a dog fight and we're excited for it. we've been going into every game with that mentality right now because we have to. it's nice to get home and get in our comfortable situations but got to win the games. >> reporter: all right. here is a look at the eastern conference standings. top eight teams make the playoffs. the caps open up a three-game home stand tonight and two of the teams that will visit d.c., winnipeg and buffalo, are within five points of washington.