we stay on the same page and we can do whatever we want. >> reporter: wilson ramos is confident in hiseam confident in him. what's behind this clever t-shirt about the nats' catcher? check out our nbc washington app and search "nats." the caps play the bruins tonight. only two regular season games left. teb then all about the playoffs. they'll finish second or third in their division worst case. but either way, the caps know collectively as a team they can't let their foot off the gas pedal right now. >>> meanwhile, the wizards also getting ready to take on the sixers in philly tonight. that game at 7:00 on comcast sportsnet. no john wall for the wiz, the point guard getting rest before the playoffs. tonight ramen sessions will start in his place. they have five games before the post season begins. it's getting close, guys. down a level, will wade introduced today as the new basketball coach at vcu, the 32-year-old was recently the head coach at chattanooga, before that an assistant at vcu from 2009-2013. the familiarity with the program is really a very big bonus for wade. >>> to augu

wilson ramos, right up the middle, r.b.i. single, scoring two. 3-0 nats. in the fifth, ryan zimmerman looking really comfortable at his new position, right at home at first base. the nice scoop, easy out. but here comes trouble. eighth-inning, drew storen gives up a two run shot. the yankees take the lead after that. the nats go down 4-3. opening day against the mets, first pitch 4 p.m. monday. a new season, but slightly higher expectations, as if they were not high enough. >> florida is fine, but d.c. is always fun to come back to. just happy to see the guys excited. robert: the nationals have returned to the comforts of home and a very thin layer field. >> we had a good rotation last year, so high expectations last year. we have been here in done this. robert: another opening day for nats skipper matt williams. it never gets old. coach: it's always exciting, all the optimism. if you ever lose that edge, i don't think it's a good thing. nerves, yeah excitement, adrenaline, all of those things combined. robert: a new season about to bloom, the expectations

zbluk kirk hit it is over gio gonzalez so fast and safe at first, nats catch john carlos stan top, wilson ramos going to throw it, never makes the throw, so, stanton saved the death stare from matt williams the next batter echevarria takes this one in center all the way to the wall, bases-clearing triple for the shortstop. marlins, they get out the broom, sweep the nat, 6-2. nats on a five-game losing skid. >>> little league day at camden yards, birds taking on red sox. they got a show. bottom seven, orioles offense, red hot, two on for dell mon young, hammers this one to center. it will bounce off the wall. both runs come on in. they score easily. young to second with the standup two, two-run double five rbi in the game. 18 runs off 20 hits for the owes they win it 18-7 taking the series from boston. >>> the capital, of course game seven for them tomorrow night at verizon center. so, quick turn around from the court to the ice. very different, caps in game seven, matt -- whiz looking to sweep. >> so much pressure. kind of feeling the butterflies for both. >>> on this sunday night, the g disast

wilson ramos gets this up the middle, r.b.i. single. that will score two. 3-0 nats. in the fifth, ryan zimmerman is looking comfortable at his new position, at home at first base, the new school -- the nice scoop and easy out. there is trouble, if any, drew storen gives up a two-run blast the chris young. the aggies take the lead for good in the nats lose, 4-3. baseball season is here, meaning players are starting to sacrifice their bodies. case in point, wil myers robs the batter, gets it back to first base for the double play. it's that time of year. kentucky and wisconsin went down to the wire, and it was counts in the came out on top ending kentucky's bid for the perfect season. the badgers will take on duke in monday's championship game. the blue devil after beating michigan state. tomorrow, the terps women will take on one of the best uconn teams ever assembled. the terps have seen the final four before, their second appearance in a row. they are 23-point underdogs, but at the same time they have won 28 straight games. head coach brenda frese says they will ref

wilson ramos a little offense. a couple of runs come in. max scherzer gets the opening day start, the $210 million man says it's nice to start on opening day but he's got bigger aspirations. >> at the same time it really doesn't mean a whole lot. starting game one in the playoff series, yeah, that means a little bit more, and that's hopefully something we get to have a chance to play in. >> we had a good rotation last year, dealt with a little bit of injuries last year. high expectations last year. we've been here and done this so it's time to -- let's go. >> he was speechless there for a second. don't forget we are the official -- yeah, we are the official nats and local affiliate. watch every pitch of monday's season opener right here at 4:00 eastern and we'll have postgame reaction throughout the evening. also the ncaa championship game going to be on our air on monday night, wisconsin, duke. wisconsin just upset kentucky. >> got you. >> no perfect season for kentucky. >> none. >> all right kentucky. and everyone's bracket is done. >> do

wilson ramos at the play, r.b.i. three runs score. nats avoid the sweep, beating the red sox, 10-5.ep would not be good right now. o's and yankees. check out chris young. tags one to left center, two run double. the yankees within three. but the o's hang on and win 7 -5. and a final note -- the u.s. men's soccer team in an international friendly tonight 2-0 final. leon: it's always friendly when we win. still ahead -- >> highways wanted to do it. leon: and she did. leon: a pilot under arrest after landing a gyrocopter in front of the u.s. capitol. also, a pedestrian bridge collapses on metro tracks in berwyn heights affecting the green line. and steve's forecast, all of the stories and more at wjla.com. you are never too old to accomplish your goals. lee hunt is 103 years old and today she graduated from high school in wisconsin. she was forced out in the eighth grade to take her of her siblings. her dream came true. congratulations. leon: we have good stuff and not so good stuff? steve: tomorrow looks good, lots of sunshine, high of 67, the wind out of the south west -- southeast b

wilson ramos. big willy style. two guys on, two guys comeing in. washington. two for three, let's check out doug fresh. doug fister cruising along. stephen drew. he was in mid season form. yanks win, but fister is pleased with his performance. >> you know, you can say that. but in spring, you got to get your work in. pitchers and mechanics and mentality worked out. i feel good where we are at. and going in next week. >> sounds good. nats fans will get max scherzer, the $210 million man. debra alfarone money. >> that's right baby. is he single? >> he is. i can hook you up. all right, going to start against the mets on opening day. his resume is impeccable. he won the cy young two seasons ago in detroit. 39-8 the last two seasons. he is excited about opening day. >> i mean, this is fun. i can't wait for the season to start. spring training is so long for us. it is very monotonous for us. for us to actually get out there and play real baseball and have it count, we are all looking forward to it. >> he is married, i'm just joking. he's married. taken.

wilson ramos clears the bases. the bull pen did not implode. the nationals hung on.with your weather with bill karins. >> you played it to straight. your didn't even throw in everyone grab your orange juice before this or anything. >> he's great for the game i hope the national's bats are alive. >> he's great for the game did you say? >> that'll take a half hour toexplain.toex explain. >> we're looking at rain and storms in texas. not so bad right now. if traveling through tennessee and kentucky a few storms. this afternoon larger storms maybe even super cell storms. those are the ones that can give us tornadoes. if we're going to see that it will be in north texas. a few tornadoes. there's 14 million people at risk of severe storms. dallas spared today. tomorrow you're dealing with storms. still rainy weather in the southeast. talk about beautiful weather. finally getting a reward from minneapolis to the great lakes. another beautiful day for you. a lot of storms from houston to new orleans. and further to the north, it's beautiful. this is just setting up for a nic

wilson ramos gone.els allowed five runs this season, all of them have come on five solo home runs. hamels is out of the game. down two to nothing in the eighth. chin up, cole, ryan howard other way deep to left. off the the the top of the wall chase you the thely scores from first. phillies are on the board, down by one. so, next batter, carlos ruiz chooch. the rbi single to center. we're tied at two. bottom of the tenth, watch this ruiz on second and herrera, oh, my the the rookie down the right field line. his first career hit. what a spot. phillies win three-two in ten. they have a winning record for the first time since last may. >> it was an exciting game great finish. we could have made it a little bit easier on ourselves with missed opportunities on the offensive side of things but the guys kept battling and created some opportunities right to the end and finally came up with the key hit by o. >> how about. >>> two months to go flyers were in better shape than ottawa in the standings but yet the

drives in wilson ramos here. it's a 10-4 nationals lead. they were not done though. denard span at the plate. and he is going yard. the nationals scored 13 runs on back-to-back nights. first time in franchise history that's happened. they win this game tonight over the braves, 13-4. the nationals will end their ten-game road trip with a four-game series against the mets. that starts tomorrow. >>> let's move on to talk some hockey now. round two for the capitals gets under way tomorrow. and the fells are taking a team that has had their number lately. the new york rangers have ended the last two postseason runs for the caps. and tomorrow night the team is a looking to start a new trend at madison square garden. >> get a chance to try and get some redemption that they've kind of handled the last few years that we've been in. so this is the ultimate challenge for us. >> you can see there is a couple of games in the regular season that we played. and they really caught us on our heels. we're facing the president trophy winners. but we don't feel like we're overmatched at

wilson ramos trying to help the nats sluggish offense shot to right field. puts the nats up 1-0. that's in the fourth inning. the nats would lead 2-0 as they head to the bottom of the 8th, but allowed two runs on another defense. so that scores a tieing run. they keep on doing it, right? bottom 10, tied up 2-2 on an 0- 2 pitch. a walkoff hit, ball game is over. the nats fall to the phillies and the nats now drop 3 straight, tomorrow afternoon in philadelphia. >> on the pitch, d.c. united off to a good start this season. only policemennish, red bulls -- the 1-0 lead for d.c. second half, same guy again. great assist. 2-0 lead. but the red bulls would charge back. 90th minute, gets the equaliser rebound on the initial attempt, and this one ends in a 2-2 tie. d.c. letting that one slip away. >>> tiger woods may have let his career slip away, but he could be back. he won his matches in 1999 at the tender age of 21. george speath is now that age and he is trying to do it this go around at the masters and so far, so good for the youngster as he started with 13 under par. the question i

top three, wilson ramos breaking the game open. bases loaded for him. and he rips the pitch into the left field corner. goes all the way to the wall. and three runs would score. part of a six-run, third ining for the nats. they go on to win it. did they need it. the nats 3-6 on the season. >>> to camden yards. baseball's other big tribute today, honoring jackie robinson for breaking the game's color barrier. bottom six, tied at three. delmon young at the plate. he is going to pull the pitch into left field. run is coming home and so is the throw. but it's not even close. o's go up 3-4. next batter davis. going to rip into it the left center field gap. part of a five-run ining for the birds. they go on to win it by a final score of 7-5. so the o's, they head to boston for their series starts on friday. nats back at home tomorrow. they're going to host the phillies. caps have to regroup by also friday night. it's going to be rocking here again. and they believe they can get bag on track. from verizon center, carol maloney. back to you guy. >> thank you, c

wilson ramos sends this one past the shortstop, clint robinson comes in to score.as an rbi single. gnats up nat up 4-2. crucial run. storm in to close it out. caesar hernandez lines one to first. beautiful defensive play by ryan zimmerman. and that is the game. phillies they fall to the nationals 4-3 in ten inning. >>> and coming up tonight on "sports final," we will hear from the 21-year-old masters champion, jordan spieth on his historic win. also the caps brouwer talking about the playoffs. >>> and. carol maloney back with me tonight on "sports final" after the news. >> jordan spieth making us all feel disappointed with ourselves for what we accomplished at the age of 21. i got to tell you. >> yeah. the nationals won 4-3. i think i said the phillies won 4-3. the nats won 4-3, want to get that right. if you run over somebody it's usually because you were driving too fast or you didn't look before you turned or you didn't stop for someone in the crosswalk. always be alert. pedestrians don't come with airbags. >>> some college students are trying to stir their way

catcher wilson ramos one of the many expected to step up with a few key players out, showing good signs here. ramos driving in two runs. the nationals, they have themselves an early 3-0 lead. doug fister on the mound. fifth inning fisker leaves this ball over the middle of the plate and stephen drew says thanks a bunch. a two-run blast to right. yankees cut that lead to one. later on in the eighth drew storm gets taken for a ride by chris young. another two-run homer for the yankees. new york they go on to win this one 4-3. manager matt williams ready, despite the injuries. >> well it just gives us experience, the wrong experience. we don't want that but you know it shows us that we can compete, that we can go out and win a game regardless of who's in the lineup. >> coming into spring you always see on paper what the team you think's going to look like but things happen and you know that's something we've dealt with every year. and all i look at it is it's an opportunity for guys to step up. and you've seen that with michael taylor so far. and you know we're going to have to grind a lit

as for the game third inning wilson ramos clearing the bases with this huge hit right here. he was a wrecking ball today. this one coming off wade miley of the red sox. double booze the corner. seventh inning, they're down to a three-point lead. and tyler moore adding an insurance run. it takes bobby ross jr. a two-run shot. they go on to win by a final score of 10-5. tomorrow the nationals, they will play host to the philadelphia phillies. let's hope we can keep that going. >> they need today. we're going back to the caps and islanders. we have to tell but the last two times these two teams met in the post season. 1993. jason was in diapers. >> i was 10. >> he had to see a defining moment in caps franchise history postseason. dale hunter. this is the way he makes him pay after scoring a goal when he took the puck away. it was a cheap shot. the caps had lost three overtime games. he later forgave him. most likely never to be forgotten. they don't even talk about that. they just want to make their own history. >> we'll send it back to you. >> we hope we have good news for you

wilson ramos breaking it open in the third inning hitting a double with the bases loaded.the ball goes all the way to the corner. and three runs scored. they turn it around. they've had a rough start. >>> meanwhile at home, the cams' quest for the stanley cup kicks off in game one against the islanders. that's where carol maloney is. what a difference a year makes. >> reporter: it has been quite a turn-around. the washington capitals have made the playoffs six straight games. they sat out disappointed and angry and now they believe, more than ever, they're playoff ready. >> this time last year we were packing up and going home. we're excited to have a chance to compete for the stanley cup and guys are excited and ready for the challenge. >>> this is just fun. worked 82 games. a lot of practice, the summer preparation and now we really get on enjoy hockey. it will be fun. >> nobody having more fun than alex ovechkin. he is coming in hungry bringing in it on both sides of the ice. he committed to defense as well as offense. this is the critical difference from past trips. it

robert: as you mentioned, try to avoid the sweep and let's get the reaction where wilson ramos is at the plate and the bases are loaded. so he cracks this one and guess what? three runs score off of that. that would make the score 5-2 nats with the lead. and guess what? they also avoid the sweep. they get the win 10-5. now, i'll tell you this much, i have a gray suit so come 7:00 when the puck drops, i'll probably be sticking out like a sore thumb. you see the blue seats behind me. as fans start filing in you'll see a lot of red. for now, live at the phone booth, robert burton abc 7 sports. back to you guys. leon: you knew what your assignment was going to be you had to rock some red going down there. what were you thinking? robert: i know. i try to be different. come on leon you know me man. leon: you pulled that off. alison: he wanted to stand out and he will. thanks, robert. by the way, fans taking metro to the caps game tonight, they can rest assured they will not be stranded if it goes late because metro says if the game goes later than 11:00, it will offer service until 1:00 a.