eileen, i cannot stop thinking about the terps. i want them to put us out, and i don't know if they are going to. eileen: well, i will let you watch the game and i will watch the temperatures. at the golf course -- she is already gone. oh, no, go back to the game. we had some thin clouds through the game. in great falls virginia, the golfers out there deciding, why not get on the green and get in a nice round of golf. it was a cool day, especially with the breeze. a high temperatures topped out at 56 at reagan national, 52 baltimore. 54 dulles. it felt cooler especially if you were not in the sunshine, and with the breeze blowing it felt cooler. right now 44 dulles, 39 gaithersburg. pretty much everyone is going to have light wind through the early morning hours with the temperatures in the 20's and 30's. we have thin clouds moving and associated with the weather system off to the south. the high pressure moving in from the northwest will keep the moisture at bay. it will bring us cloudiness that you may be working up to tonight. t

the terps will try to do that against west virginia tonight. coming up in sports, why west virginia's defense could cause robert: we're live outside nationwide arena where things get tougher for the terps. they're taking on fifth-seeded west virginia. that west virginia defense could cause problems tonight for the terps. tonight the terps will try to handle the pressure of west virginia. >> to execute better, fast break, when they're pushing the ball. that will be key for us. >> you can't sit back and gerbil around it, you need to attack it -- dribble around it, you need to attack it. robert: the style of play is not something the terps have seen all year or had a lot of time to prepare for. >> we have different things we do that we have done so -- that time of year, you just give guy some information and prepare them for certain things and hopefully you play well. >> we like to call our sets, get our guys going. that's what we try to do. >> if we can control the tempo of the game, we have a good chance of winning. the challenge for us will be

the terps up three. just seconds left, nebraska gets to the frontcourt, the good look, rolls around, and out. maryland wins 64-61. they win their last seven games. page rig league semifinal, a.u.- colegate. peewee gardener, nice up and under. a.u. lead at the half. second half, the eagles continue their hot shooting. jonathan schoop drains the three in the corner. a.u. wins 73-62. they will play lafayette for the patriot league championship. the lady terps won for their first ever big ten tournament title -- went for their first ever big ten tournament title. laurin mincy with some fancy moves. the basket in the bucket. 3.8 seconds left to go, the terps with a three-point lead. the buckeyes with a chance to tie it. chelsea mitchell throws up the prayer, almost goes in, but no good. maryland wins the big ten title 77-74. celebration. they finish undefeated in the conference. gw-dayton, the colonials trailed by 8 at the half. jones in foul trouble, but they get going. crenshaw puts the colonials up. less t

and while the terps are moving on up so are the hoyas. they cracked the top 25 after winning five of their last six. they're ranked 23rd in the country. so as we get closer and closer to march madness, i'm hearing the word bracket a lot more. >> i like to hear that. >> coming up on 6:26 and yes, it's good. all right, let's get you started. and sunshine won't last for long because the satellite and radar shows the next storm system approaching bringing clouds tonight and tomorrow. rain beginning around midday and we have periods of rain for the next couple of days. about 44 late tonight. 39 in the morning with cloudy skies. rain about midday. 45 then and we'll climb to 50 degrees in the afternoon. upper 50's on wednesday. some sunshine thursday and then more rain with the next storm friday into saturday. steve rudin will have not only more about the rain but also possible flood issues. localized urban drainage flood issues because of the rain coming and the snow melt. join him at 11:00 for that. >> thank you so much. "world news tonight" c

. >> terps win! great game tonight, not their best play, but they got the w and that's all that matters. the terrapins taking care of business, coming up a look at how the ladies got it done ♪ deidre & the dark - classic girl plays in the background ♪ a great entrance never goes out of style. dresses start at $25. the eva mendes collection. exclusively at new york and company. >>> now wusa9 game on sports with kristen berset brought to you by xfinity. >> the maryland terrapins upset tennessee last year en route to a final four appearance, a four seed over a one seed. this time the two storied programs met in the elite eight. if the terps wanted to make history, they would have to get by the vols once again. >> i'm going to pound the glass because there's no one that can match my intensity on the glass! you do what you do that got you here! >> never can get enough of those brenda frese pregame speeches. it was an ugly start for the terps. tennessee got out to a 9-2 lead, but the terps slowly found

the terps would hold off. this three from troy williams cuts the terps lead from 55- 5410 minutes ago. wells had other ideas scoring nine points in the last nine minutes including that reversal. terps made their free throws down the stretch to win 75-69. so they win, yup, round of applause. up next supplies versus likely michigan state 3:30 tomorrow right here on wusa9. with more on the terps win kristen berset is in chicago. >> reporter: it was a tough and physical game here at the united center, but in the end the terps' defense prevailed holding indiana to just 18% from long range. >> we did a lot of good things on the defensive end of the ball. we made a lot of mistakes as well, but we'll go back to the drawing board and watch the film and see what we could have done better. >> they're hard to guard. i don't know there's a team in the country that's as hard to guard as they are. it was a really good performance by my guys. >> the first team is always the hardest 1 to win. i think it was a -- one to win. i

terps up three. one last chance for nebraska. that shot off the mark. tremble is there for the rebound. that sealed the win. 64-61 your final as maryland takes it. >>> patriot league semifinals. american university looking to keep dancing against colgate. first half, eagles up one. this three-pointer. moore from the sharp-shooting shoa shoaf, another one. then under a minute left in the half au putting it away early. jessie reid's three. and they defeat colgate 71-63. they'll take on lafayette in wednesday's championship game. >>> the terps women looking to flex their muscle in the big ten championship game facing ohio state. second half maryland up big. pass inside here to lauren mensy, who goss off the glass. terps are up 15. but ohio state did battle back. kelsey mitchell shot them back in this game. she had a game-high 31 points osu down just two. a little over a minute left four-point maryland lead but kate craft will cut it to one. we have a ballgame now. 3.8 seconds to go. terps lead it by three. long pass to mitchell here puts up the heat but it

we'll see if the terps move on in sports. ne >>> now, wusa9 game on sports brought to you by xfinity. >> as we have seen all season long, they are an entertaining team and we get to see them more now as the maryland woman's team moves on to the elite 8 after beating duke out in spokane. brenda frieze and maryland looking to run that winning streak even more. 27 facing the blue devils and the terps led throughout. brianna jones off a nice feed at a double-double. ten points, elizabeth williams, put back, the blue devils within one, but then the terps taboo to a big run. you can see the steal, moses picks it up and the lay in. she had 24 leadoff scores and terps and frieze and the twins are all smiles. the elite 8 on monday night. dave owens is in spokane with more on the terps. >> well, in a season full of superlatives, maryland demonstrated another on saturday. in the second half, duke made a push and closed within 1 and this terrapin team had to ask itself a question. the answer, a definitive, yes. >> it all started with our

west virginia waits for the young terps. carol maloney has more on maryland and columbus. >> they walked off the court and put their first win behind them. now the maryland terrapins relishing the moment and the lessons learned. >> win or go home. you realize once you won that game how devastated the other team is. for losing that game. you've really got to take one game at a time and play your hardest. >> we've got a lot of guys that can step up and make plays when we need it. we're a really good team. i think that's good for a tournament like this. >> it's not going to be easy. they come from a smaller conference than us. this is a tournament. i don't think there will be too many blowouts. >> give yourself three or four steps to get over really quickly. >> time to forget the excitement surrounding the terps. and become comfortable in their own shell. >> we've got to go out and play and relax. and i thought we were a little bit nervous at times for us. we played with such great poise all year. >> now that i got my first gam

and the terps. that's why we're here. in columbus, ohio. but they have a tough one tomorrow against west virginia. again, that team likes to run up and down and press after every made basket. so we'll see what happens tomorrow. kimberly, back to you. kimberly: all right. sorry for the hoyas but we are holding out hope for maryland and virginia. thanks so much robert. well, there is a reason we call them man's best friend. one dog's incredible rescue effort and why even his owners were shocked that he pulled it off. that's n kimberly: well, it wouldn't be saturday night without a great dog story. here you go. two people owe their lives to this ber meese -- burmese mountain dog neko. they were caught in a current. >> he went right out to -- right up to the side of the boogie board and he swung his body around while he was swimming. and i just said grab him anywhere you can. and actually put her arm around his chest and hanging on to the boogie board with one arm. kimberly: the amazing thing the clarks just adopted neko a couple of months ago.

the terps final four. -- the terps advance to their second straight final four. leon: number one versus number two. still ahead, something that you have to see, terrifying video from california, a firefighter falling through the roof of a burning home. an update of his condition. plus volvo's new safety invention. and controversy over a new law in indiana. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] leon: a california firefighter is fighting for his life. he was leading his crew across the roof of this burning building when he fell through the roof. the indent was caught on video . his doctor said that he suffered burns to 65% of his body. >> any patient in this situation will have a certain amount of pain, so he is receiving powerful medication. nevertheless, he is following commands and appears to be understanding of what we are telling him. leon: other responders and bystanders rushed in to pull him out of the building. he is a 55 year veteran of the department. the po

. >> go, terps! robert: for tyler north, seeing his terps play for a title was high on the bucket list. >> this is what i've dreamed for my entire life. robert: 6 1/2 hours is a long drive, man. >> it's worth it. senior year, wanted to go all out. robert: as for the terps themselves, today marks the rebirth of a terps tradition. >> we want to make a run and set the standard. i think we did that with the regular season. set a standard for the post season. >> very exciting. exciting to be a part of that brings maryland back to where they should be and then make the tournament every year. robert: and we can be honest. i think a lot of us probably would have taken florida over columbus, ohio. unless you're die hard fans like those guys. tim, back to you. tim: all right, r.b. come on, man! this is basketball. doesn't matter the weather. it's played indoors. let's go after. it terrapins, we'll have more on this game coming up a little bit later in the 5:00 news. this is game time. it's time to get this thi

the terps showed great and hang on to win, 65-62. robert burton is there and he has more from the coach. robert: in march it is all about survival, and that is exactly what the terps did, they survived, avoiding the upset by 13th seed valparaiso, to advance to the next round. >> no game is easy. we watch the games yesterday. we knew this game was not going to be easy. >> this is a big win. it's a really big win. coach says the first game is always the hardest. it's good to get the win and survive. now we just have to keep playing. robert: we will hang out here a couple days and wait for the terps to take on west virginia sunday. in columbus, ohio, robert burton, abc 7 sports. tim: the terrapins will play west virginia. mountaineers beat buffalo. phillips hits the three ball game, set, match. now they have a date with maryland sunday. the virginia cavaliers had a tough time with belmont. you hear that, leon, belmont. but they had a nice game from justin anderson. they get past belmont, 79-67. the cavaliers play michigan state sunday f

the terps women are cruising through the ncaa tournament. they took on new mexico state. we picked this up in the first half. brionna jones was a monster down low. she grabbed the rebound, puts it back, gets the foul. she finished with 22 points, 12 boards. a nice afternoon. the good look in the corner, she had 19 points. maryland wins 76-67. they will face undefeated princeton monday night. uva will face michigan state. that will be tough because tom izzo likes to win in march. kimberly: he says it's about advancing, not redemption, but i'm not sure about that. robert: always a tough cookie kimberly, always. kimberly: i try my best. kimberly: all that snow feels like a distant memory after today. eileen: yes, today 61 degrees. tomorrow will be the, but it will be dry. climbing into the low 50's. each day we get a little milder. the warmest day thursday, upper 60's, then the cold front comes through dropping us into the 40's and 50's by the late week. here we go. this is march. kimberly: thank you for joining us. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." airport attack. new de

the terps led by as much as 16

one of the terps main stays really shoulders a lot of the offensive load now for the terps. missy is the only player who has to deal with the finality of her career. there's only so many games left for her to play. >> you just enjoy the moments like this, being able to be out here, place we've probably never been as a team, spending time with them on and off the court and just enjoying getting ready for this game. you never know when it's your last time to prepare for a game in college. >> last year before the terps went to nashville for the final four they had to beat tennessee in the sweet 16. now it's reversed, a one versus a two and they have to get through tennessee again. tennessee rallied back from 17 points down to beat gonzaga. >> this team is fun to watch because of the coach. >> i'm glad you mentioned family. we remembered the twins being born. >> we've been with them throughout their whole journey. she's been so open to all of us. i love the reaction when the kids run out at the end. >> i love how the whole family travels together. >> they play tonight. we'll hav

the terps and crusaders will be on tnt. still to come here, we check in with our two teams dancing beginning with georgetown. they are up first and then we head to charlotte and get one >>> welcome back to columb ohio. the maryland terrapins don't play here until friday night. our local team that's up first is georgetown. dave owens caught up with him at practice. he has more. >> reporter: well, it's the buzz being heard around this building. eastern washington head coach guaranteeing victory on thursday. man, the games haven't even begun. if georgetown needed bullets material, they got it. >> it registers. no doubt it registers. we'll show up and play the game tomorrow. we'll see. >> reporter: eastern washington head coach sent a shout across georgetown on wednesday during a radio interview and then later in front of tv cameras didn't back down. >> i want them to know that their coach believes in them, is confident in them and is sending them out on the court to be fearless. >> reporter: the hoyas heard it and digested it.

try to get the terps back to where the terps used to be. things like back-to-back final four appearances in the early 2000s, for example. earlier today, i went one-on-one with one of the big three, that's junior jake lehman. >> every team is in the tournament for a reason. and because they're all good teams. and i mean, we watched film today. they're very solid defensive team. rebounding team. their best player is the guy that you have to look out for. so yeah, i mean, we'll definitely be prepared for what's ahead. it should be a fun game. robert: if the terps lose then, i'm on a plane out of here by saturday morning. however, i want to enjoy my hotel room a little bit more. so let's hope the terps get the win. tim, back to you. tim: all right, robert. room service, baby! hey, meanwhile, georgetown plays the very last game of the day one. it will be tonight, the hoyas against eastern washington. 9:57 p.m. that game in portland, oregon. and for hockey fans, the caps play the wild in minnesota tonight while in baseball, geogonzalez and anibel

the fourth seeded terps kept it close with the mountaineers. maryland down with 1 point but the pioneers the terps. 69-59 loss. the season is over. while there's renewed hope for the future down the road right now there's just sadness especially for the head coach. >> i just wanted to thank them for giving me a great ride this year. and a year ago today i wasn't in a very good place. and today i'm in a great place because of that group in there. >> i knew that i was going to do whatever it takes to get us to this point. these guys bought in to what coach turgeon wanted us to do and i'm happy to be apart of this group. >> the team lost one of the players for the last 7 minutes of the game. no update on the health of melo trimble who got hit in the head again about 7 minutes later. he was benched with concussion-like symptoms. >>> we're two weeks away from the 2015 baseball season and the nationals have named their opening day starter. that will be max scherzer, the $210 million man. he got the nod over zimmermann and strasburg. doug fister was o

while the lady terps don't need any volunteers to play tennessee. they're pumped and ready for a chance to go to the final four maureen: authorities have identified the remains of 78 of the 150 people killed when a germanwings plane crashed into the french alps. it comes as we learn more about the mental state of co-pilot andreas lubitz. investigators say he was deemed unfit to fly but hid that from the airline. cockpit voice recordings indiat lubitz locked the pilot out of the cockpit before crashing the plane intentionally. secretary of state john kerry vows to work late into the night on negotiations over iran's nuclear program. tomorrow is the self-imposed deadline for the framework of a deal but even as all sides try to resolve substantial differences, concern is growing over the implications of the talks. reporter: results of a nuclear deal with iran would largely be based on what's actually included. but critics are already concerned of short and long-term unintended consequences. here's alan dershowitz professor emeritus and outspoken critic

the terps do it for the first time in 12 years. a lock for the ncaa tournament, the focus now is succeeding. the terps finished out the season on the road beginning tomorrow night against rutgers, a rather rough inaugural season and they are four and four away from home and using this week to prepare for life on the tournament road. >> and get ourselves ready for post-season, we need to perform well on the road. so if we can just continue to focus on road games and perform well, that is important and that's the story of the team. we fought through and found ways to battle through and get wins and we stay focus. >>> a special day for the terps. after capping off a perfect conference record, the first for maryland. the head coach was made big ten coach of the year and the terps head in the tournament as the top seed. >> virginia shrugged off a slow start to beat syracuse on their senior night. getting out to 13-2 starts and the jumper by the senior, chrisman and the team closed out on an 18-5 run and london fer ren test and check out

terps will face number 16 new mexico state. with such a young team maryland excited to be a one seed. >> it's pretty special. you would have thought last year with the experience we had as a four seed with five seniors, but again it tells you to never think about expectations or set a bar. >> we had so many goals this season and you know our biggest goal was to make the tournament of course but to be in it and have a one seed that's incredible. credits all the hard work we put in in the summertime. i'm proud of this team for that. >> the george washington women also going dancing. plenty of cheers down in gw the colonials joining the terps in the spokane region. gw a sixth seed to take on gonzaga bulldogs. the colonials excited. they're heading to the big dance. >> every moment like this we have to enjoy and be happy about it. this was emotional for me. very nerve-racking but very emotional. >> we have a chance to play for a national title. something we work hard towards. we're happy with where we are. and we're excited to go a

mark turgeon's terps downed by west virginia last night in columbus. it was a tough one for freshman star point guard melo tremble. several times knocked to the ground. even hit in the head by a knee of a teammate. he led the terps with 15 points but was forced to leave the game midway through the second half. you can see the tears. hard to watch for terps fans. the other big story, though turnovers. maryland they had 23 turnovers to 21 field goals for the terps. they fall 69-59. one win shy of the sweet 16. remember maryland was expected to finish tenth in the their own league. they finished eighth in the country. mark turgeon brought to tears after the game. >> you know, it's -- it's -- i just wanted to thank them for giving maee a great ride this year and a year ago today i wasn't in a very good place. and today i'm in a great place because of that group in there. >> i don't know. second opportunities to pursue my dreams and i can't thank him and this program enough for that. just loss of words right now. it's tough. but just thankful. >> dez welles

terps up four. so in the second half terps up two. kimbra cool as a cucumber. maryland with a four-point lead. second half terps running away with it. mincy could not miss from three tonight. 6 of 7 from behind the arc. 27 points for her. on pyre. maryland beats princeton 85-70. our jason pugh down at the xfinity center with more on maryland's big win. >> dianna when the president picks your team to lose that can motivate any squad, not that maryland needed much motivation today against princeton, but not having the commander in chief in their corner certainly provided it. >> sorry, man, but we had to bust your bracket. [ cheers ] >> i'm hoping one of these years that he will -- two times now that we haven't been picked but obviously i understand it in terms of the family tie. >> is it too late for him to jump on the maryland bandwagon? >> he still can. there's still time obviously. he can jump back in and maybe redo his bracket. >> have more room on the bandwagon, president obama, sorry that we busted your bracket. maybe next year you'll pick us. >> brenda fre

terps against a desperate indiana team. they keep them down? in chicago, maryland up for in the first. don't jump. it will not end well for you. it is a one point game. a lot expected of the freshman. he delivers with a three. puts the terps up four. they advanced the finals. georgetown, oh-two. first half. beats the clock. second half, the musketeers extend the lead. then it gets worse. from the corner, knocks down the three. xavier up 17. right now, the hoyas trailed by 16. -- trailing by the 16. marcus paige, works his way to the bucket. the tar heels would add to the lead. upsetting the cats, 71-67. gw and rhode island, second half. tries to get something going. gets it blocked. rhode island on the run. colonials could not get it done. they trail 67-58 in the final seconds. mike green back on the ice for the caps. defense was the name of the game at verizon tonight. the stars signed on the offense of and. -- offensive and. -- end. the final for this 1, 4-2. the skins answered the call for help in the secondary. a deal for $2 million. he rep

the terps led by as much as 16 but the second half it was a different story. here comes michigan state. marvin clark jr. not only cuts the lead to 1 but he's also going to make a highlight reel with that play. then just a few minutes later, it's a two-point game. travis thrice drops. got that shot to fall. tied at 45 all of a sudden. later in the half spartans up 3. wells didn't have a great game but this a much-needed bucket. terps down 1. michigan state's day. valentine to brandon dawson. dawson with 17 for the game. michigan state, they beat maryland 62-58. last year at maryland for des wells and he really wanted to >> i don't really care about an extra rest. i wanted to win. but, you know, michigan state tom izzo they're a great program and he's a great coach. >> it is what it is. we've won a lot of close ones. moving into the next tournament and our guys have very confident in close games to win the game. >>> atlantic 10 semifinals shaka smart and vcu taking on davidson. first half. graham the shot is off the shot. muscle it is rebound and doesn't miss fr

of course no longer in the acc, but representing the big 10 are the terps. winner moves on to the elite eight. >>> check this out. hard not to like this pregame speech. >> and then we're going to do what we do, which we run, we run, and we run, and with our speed and with our power, it is going to be disastrous for them today! >> disastrous! today for duke. let's see. terps, good ball movement. tory walker with a nice ball fake, reaches and scores. terps were up early in that first half. kimbrel again, two of her 20 points so far. duke not going away. elizabeth williams down low for two of her 14, cutting the lead to one. the terps would answer with a run and right now lead duke 62- 51 late going. much more at 11:00. dave owens is in spokane with post game reaction and more. right now looks good for maryland. >>> navy lacrosse hosting boston university earlier up in annapolis. great ball movement, of course whizzing around so fast you can't see it. kevin wendell scores. that was one of his three on the afternoon. here is his second, gliding in. another great

what we said before, my lady terps did what the men didn't. oops. terps, hashtag, ncaa hashtag. they are fired up and they face the number one seed, uconn. back to you. >> i love what brenda said about her kids. they get to miss more school. >> absolutely. i heard them talking last night and i remember, too, we remember when she was carrying the twins. those are so big. >> good luck charm. >> uconn, beware, the turtle is coming after you. it is 6:16. the search for a missing university student comes to a tragic end. >>> plus, one of the largest school systems in the dmv adds another day to that school here at metro, our first priority is your safety, so let's discuss what you should do if there's an emergency involving fire or smoke. if you're in a station, move away from the platform and begin walking to the nearest exit. if you're on a train, notify the operator using the intercom located at either end of the railcar. follow the operator's instructions and remain calm. unless you are in immediate danger you are safest staying inside the train. if necessary, when the train is s

the terps finished the season undefeated in conference play. this is their fourth straight trip to the sweet 16. with every other area team done for the year, brenda frese and company know they're carrying the torch for the dmv. >> i love it. i told our team today i thought we were the last team in the dmv. so just to be able to continue to share our stories. we have so many phenomenal stories with these student athletes and everything they've accomplished this season. so really, really excited for them. >> the terps play saturday. >>> all the nfl coaches are out in arizona for the owners meeting. our first chance to talk with teams since the combine before the draft in may. redskins head coach jay gruden said he is optimistic about year two. he said the continuity will be key this season despite the new coaches and a couple new players, the core of the team back together for another year. gruden feels everyone will be more comfortable this season, hopes the drama will subside and said we should see those results on the football field. >>> form

terps in control. the final minutes, the terps up by three. dez wells says this is my time takes it strong to the hoop. maryland beats rutgers by 10 and they lock up the double bte inye in the big ten tournament. georgetown the setback 3, 15-1 georgetown run. in the second half, smith-rivera on his return to indianapolis, the three ball outside. stop, pop, bang. georgetown beats butler. the caps had to fight their way through columbus tonight. there were eight fighting majors in the game. great theater. nationwide arena, in the first scoreless. washington on the attack. how less the juicy rebound. that is his 42nd goal of the year. in the third, the caps on the power play. ovie has the quickest stick in the nhl mrs., comes back, nicklas backstrom puts it away the one-timer. the caps beat columbus 5-3. the philadelphia eagles and buffalo bills have a deal in place to send the running back to shawn mccoy to the bills. the deal cannot be completed until the new year starts next tuesday. a blockbuster deal in the works. he will go to buffalo. gw's

robert: the terps led michigan state to start off. we are in chicago, the terps up 13. check this out. he drains the three. that was his second three pointer of the half. the terps take the lead, but michigan state started taking control in the second half. the spartans up. denzil valentine, the nice pass to gavin schilling, slam. spartans up three. less than two minutes to go, michigan state up. maryland gets bounced in the semi-finals, 62-58. more big ten, purdue-wisconsin. closing seconds of the first half, launches and knocks it down as time expires. they are up five-and-a-half. second half belonged to the badgers. frank kaminsky. the big man leading the fastbreak, the dish to sam dekker who trails for the slam. wisconsin outscored purdue in the second half and advances to the big 10 finals. last night the hoyas faced and xavier team they struggled with recently. a have lost three of the last four meetings against the musketeers and it's no easy or the postseason. madison square garden. the hoyas looked dead in the water until this happened. fouled hard, then pushed

terps up by 14 now. later in the half terps putting the finishing touches on an undefeated big ten season. knocking down the throw. maryland beats northwestern 69-48 finishing 18-0 in their first season in the big ten. >>> to the track. atlanta motor speedway honoring jeff gordon in his final full-time season. not a good day. 69 laps to go after a restart because of a big wreck. hamlin takes the hit. newman the chain reaction. collects jamie mcmurray and jeff gordon. check out the 24 car. all smashed up. second week in a row gordon's been involved in a late crash. frustrated right there. fireworks didn'ten there either. 21 laps left. -- didn't end there either. 21 laps left. biffle goes sideways, eight cars involved in the wreck. that brings out the red flag to clean up everything. on the final lap, it's jimmie johnson taking the checkered red flag. first one at atlanta motor speedway since 2007. >> man. >> a big "sports final" coming up. brice harper has some acting chops. >> really? >> yeah. >> wouldn'

terps' reaction -- not as exciting, you see there. that's because maryland was hoping for a higher seed after a 27-win season. maryland takes on valpariaso in columbus, ohio friday. same number different story at georgetown. e hoyas getting the fourth seed in the south region. georgetown finished the season with 21 wins. thl play eastern shore washington in portland, oregon, thursday. lar in spores we'll tell you why -- sports we'll tell you where maryland didn't have a happy reaction when the announcement came down. back in te can't wait. thanks. >>> a disgraced virginia lawmaker has been charged in a sex scandal. we are going to reveal the major development with the woman at th >>> there's no such thing as a free ride. a dispute over that got a metro st >>> whoa! . >> a racer survives a horrific crash. fine out how fast he was going [ crashing sounds ] >>> some seriously strong winds tore scaffolding right off a skyscraper today in portland oregon. that sent the heavy debris falling on to the streets below. witnesses were shocked an

women. 36-30 terps. the bullet pass inside, brionna jones, the bucket. later in the second, the terps up 11. the pass into the corner, knocks down the three. history in the making. they win 69-48, the third team in big ten women's history to go undefeated. here is the head coach. >> words cannot describe it. it's a direct of flexion -- a direct reflection of the team. it were some in a close plays and how the season has unfolded especially off the bench. every player was ready to play, and that's what it's about. robert: gw women, no problems whatsoever with george mason this afternoon. a solid game. the colonials blowout the patriots 80-35. when you have somebody like jones on your squad, not much to do. acc, uva end eighth-ranked louisville. cavs up 5, to the foul line, the jumper, virginia upsets louisville 75-59. baseball the nats will open the spring season thursday. they are into full squad workout. everybody understands it starts in the spring. this is where you have to get the little things out o

the terps win 66-56. georgetown and st. john's. the red storm looked hot in the first half of the hoyas trailing by nine. received jordan beyond the nba line. the only bright spot for the hoyas was devonte the smith rivera. he finished with 26. st. john's continued their hot shooting. in the second half, philip green drained six threes, helping the storm to the 81-70 win. acc, second ranked virginia and virginia tech. uva, anthony gill barrels through the defenders, lays it in, fouled. he had 12 at the half. second half, london parentes playing his first game since getting his nose broken against florida state. virginia keeps rolling, winning 69-57. george mason-st. louis. gray goes baseline, lays it in. the patriots led 43-24 the half. second half coming george mason turns up the d. the full head of steam and one. no problems formation today, they win 78-50. and gw loses to davidson 77-67 american falls to buck now, and hampton beat howard. kimberly giving me the fist pump over here. kimberly: two of those games i'm happy about. â

walker had the hot hand for the terps. knocks down the 3 there. it's elizabeth williams. puts it back in. she had 18 for duke. terps back up. huge three pointer there. later on. the defense coming up big. the turnover. easy finish there. she had herself a game. later in the half she shows off the range. 18 points coming in the second half. she had 24 for the game. maryland they move on to the elite eight after a 65-55 win over duke. >>> on the men's side one of the best games you will see all year in this tournament kentucky survives a huge scare from notre dame tonight. the wts stay perfect, 38-0 after beating the irish 68-66. townes with 25 points for kentucky. reled all scorers and then jeran grant with 15 for the fighting irish. kentucky will play wisconsin in the final four. the badgers, they beat arizona to punch their ticket earlier today. let's move on to the ice now. early start for the capitals. puck drop at 12:30 this afternoon. unfortunately, though for barry trotz, his players didn't wake up until about 1:15. sluggish start at the verizon center doomed the ca

after intermission, the terps opened up the game. the leaner. 44-38 maryland. the terrapins still pouring it on. 55-40, the lady terps took the four-point lead and made it into a 15-point game, 87-70 the final. >> so proud of lauren, the night that she had for us. to send her out with a victory here at extended a, tremendous night -- at the xfinity center a tremendous night. >> pulling an undefeated team, it was very emotional, but i'm glad our team was able to come out and i'm glad i gave them a great game also. tim: maryland will play duke in the sweet 16. carolina, down the court, the leaner .6 seconds left. ohio state does not call the timeout, time expires. carolina advances to the sweet 16. the university of maryland confirmed what we suspected with melo trimble. he suffered a concussion last night in the game against west virginia. he took two very hard hits in the head, the first on this illegal screen. amazingly, no foul was called. later, melo trimble went down and was inadvertently kicked in the back of his head. he flew home with the team this morni

the second round games, the terps, the hoyas the cavs all going dancing. the terrapins begin their first quest in five years for an ncaa title. the terps left college park the media and have just arrived hear in columbus at their hotel just up the road behind me. the terps are probably one of the biggest surprises this season finishing second in their first season in the big 10 conference. we spoke with the team this afternoon before they left college park about what all of this means for their program. >> it's pretty important, obviously. huge for our program and i think it's how we did it, too. it's not like we limped into this tournament. we won eight of our last nine games and won 27 games and got a 4 seed. >> i was kind of preached at my guys and tell them savor all these moments because it goes by really fast. you guys have to understand that you have something special here, and you've got to keep that going. >> reporter: the terps of course don't play until friday afternoon, but they're not the only ones dancing like i said. the virginia cavaliers t

the terps win it 75-57. >> we had anxiety today. i thought we were anxious, you know sometimes when you want something so badly, you know it is not going to work for you. you have to get back your balance and play how you know how to play so you know glad we were able to get the first game and i think settling in and we'll be ready for monday. >> brenda frese said they might have president obama rooting against them on monday. the president today to watch his niece playing for princeton. the commander in chief might have been good luck. princeton won their first-ever ncaa tournament game today. >>> let's talk a little hockey now. the capitals had won three in a row. key word had. first period. jets on the break. stafford with it. sends it out in front. the puck gets to mark stuart and puts it home. this one deflected off a jet and stuart buries it. winnipeg go up 1-0. later in the second caps turn it over. scheifele off the post. watch him stay with it here. he beats, gets his own rebound and jets with a 2-0 lead. third period. the

brenda freeh and the terps finishing the reg hear season on the road. kristin confinger rollup just six. maryland turns it you recall pass inside to breeanna jones. finds some space, the bucket 14 points 13 rebounds for her. later in the happen maryland putting the touches on the perfect conference season. 18 points in the game for her. maryland beats northwestern 69-48. they finish 18-0 in their first season in the big ten. >>> words can't describe it. it's just a direct reflection of this team. when you're about the team the team so many big plays. when you talk about how this season has unfolded for us it's special. it will be something i've never been a part of. a special team for sure. >> here comes march, terps. >>> george mason at cw the senior day. they honor bria and nakeesha. >>> off the turnover lauren chase up court to kyra washington. it's going to be 2 of her 15 gw led 45-22 at the break. and second half hannah makes sure that senior day is a success. for two of her game high 18. down comes the nets and they win the conference. >> i've alw

at the same time the terps are on a role -- roll right now. they've won their last seven games including a win over the hoosiers in college park. all eyes will be on the two seed. can they handle the pressure? >> everybody has had pressure so, you know you go out there and do what you've been doing and realize that the sense of urgency needs to be heightened and, you know, the window of opportunity is very small at this point. >> well the hoyas got off to a strong start in the big east tourney and defeated creighton last night. that doesn't matter anymore. they're moving on and they'll turn it to xavier and the hoyas have lost three out of the last four meetings with the musketeers including twice this season alone. they'll look to their leader to overcome the odds. last night, he led the hoyas with 25 points. b.t.u. and richmond. this was a close one. under two minutes to go richmond up one. v.c.u. gets the offensive rebound. doug brooks in the corner. that's clutch! that gave v.c.u. the lead for good. they advance to the semifinal with a 70-

. >>> well the terps are back in the ncaa tournament. pretty amazing, considering just ten months ago the team was in complete disarray. four key players transferring in a span of a month. carol maloney recently sat down with coach mark turgeon to find out how he's orchestrated what is considered an incredible turnabout. >> carol, i've never failed at anything. maybe a test in college that i wasn't prepared for. but i've never failed in anything that i've wanted to be good at. so i want to be good at coaching. >> reporter: the will to win. could it really be that simple? from hard times to happy days in just ten months. big ten coach of the year mark turgeon shows all kinds of emotions. never once was he defeated. >> i knew if i could just get the right pieces and the right people around me that he'd be successful. i think if i asked if i'm the same guy that coached last year he'd say yes. maybe a little bit not so uptight because we're winning, but i believe in myself. >> we share that trait with each other. >> chip on your shoulder tra

the terps went through the conference 18-0. the maryland men have their highest national ranking in more than a decade. the terps finished unbeaten at home in the conference. maryland is ranked 10th in the nation. >> it's just a number. but the guys should be proud of it. a have earned it. it is march. -- they have earned it. it is march. to be ranked this high late in the year means you have done a few things right. tim: the wizards hoping to take it up a notch in chicago. they better. they were horrible in the month of february. the nba has announced james harden will be suspended one game without pay for kicking led ron james -- for kicking lebron james in the groin. harden will not play tomorrow night in atlanta. the nets and warriors played a terrific ball game tonight. tied in the final seconds. stop pop bang. nets beat the warriors, 110-108. today was the trade deadline in the nhl. 11-year-old jordan leopold wrote a letter saying that her dad plays for the columbus blue jackets and the family lives in minnesota, she is m

robert: tim, i think you know as being a maryland terp former maryland terp that is, what they have to offer in the post season. back in the early 2000s two back-to-back final four appearances. well, this is just step one of getting maryland back to where they used to be. it's been a slow crawl for the terps getting back to the big dance. >> it's been a while but i think we're ready for it. robert: last ncaa tourney for the terps back in 2010. well, they're here now. they'll take a shot at going all the way. are you prepared to fly back if they lose? >> no way, we're not going to lose. no need to fly back. robert: do you have any advice for the terps? >> shoot it. robert: head coach mark turgeon was hoping to go dancing way before now when he took the job in 2007. >> maybe it took a little longer than i anticipated. because i think we're going to win every game. robert: players say all that matters is now. >> getting to play here with these guys, i wouldn't want to be here with any other team. robert: and coming up in sports at 5:00, we'll talk about valpo. they're not your average maj

but the terps are keeping things loose. they spent the last part of thursday's practice having some fun. and that they say, is the key. >> this team's been great about staying focused on the task at hand. we put a lot into the mental approach to this game. don't make it bigger than it is. go out and have fun, but just go out and play the way we're capable of playing. >> we're so happy to be here we thing of it like another game. we beat this game then we'll keep moving on and advancing as far as we can get. i feel like we're ready for any type of adjustment or anything that the game can throw at us at this point. we've been through it all. our team is built for this type of environment and the bigger stage. >> terps are used to the big stage. maryland's home arena xfinity center seats three times as many fans as valparaiso's. reporting from columbus carol maloney, news 4 sports. >> thanks carol. >>> right now georgetown down by one to eastern washington. virginia faces belmont tomorrow at 3:10. >>> the circus is in town. we

, so there's plenty of motivation for the terps. they feel this is a special group and want this run to last as long as they can. >> right now we're focused on val po. i don't know anything about them, but i will by tonight. they've won 28 teams. >> georgetown has been good, not great, inconsistent this year. hoyas gladly take the fourth seed in the south season taking on eastern washington thursday night at 10:00 out west. >> this time around we get another chance at it and i don't plan on going home any time soon. we seen it happen before and don't want that to happen again. we are motivated. i'm motivated. i'm going to fire the guys up. we'll be ready to play. >> virginia also may be motivated, getting 2 seed in the east region get the belmont bruins 15th seed in charlotte friday afternoon. >> i just feel like at some level it's disrespectful. what's the purpose of winning 29 games only losing one real game all season, you dominated the conference? i believe the best conference in the country and they kind of disrespect you and g

terps led by two at halftime. trimbell knocking down the three. someone didn't read their scouting report. you can't leave that guy wide open. maryland up four. the hoosiers are coming back. that's troy williams knocking down a throw of his own. it's back to being a one-point game. later in the half the closer. tough bucket gets it to fall. a game high 22 points. maryland moves on with the victory, 75-69. >>> to greensboro acc fans virginia taking on north carolina in the semifinals. cavs down four in the second half. malcolm brogden pulls up and knocks it down. brogden had 25. virginia's down just one. under a minute to play. stone-point game. unc with the lead. marcus page gets that to fall. the tar heels are up three. page had 14 for the game. under nine seconds remaining, virginia's down five. he makes this three. north carolina closing out the game on free throws. they pull out the upset over third ranked virginia. unc advances to the acc finals. john thompson iii and georgetown trying to draw up a win against xavier. hoyas looking pretty goo

. >> especially you terps alums. >> yes. a few of us. >> you have a drinking problem. nothing in the big dance is ever easy. everyone steps up their game most of these battles are coming down to the final minutes if not seconds. same goes for maryland. it had maryland fans like chris pulling out their hair, at least the little they had left. head coach turgeon. a three-point game alec peters drive, shot block, valpo pulls within one. less than two minutes to play. layman's shot. dez wells out of nowhere gets the bucket. terps up four. under ten seconds to play. last chance for valpo. carter gets the ball. swatted away by varun ram. he's the smallest player on the team and comes up with the biggest play of the game. maryland moves on with the win over valpo. with more on the terps' huge win our carol maloney is in columbus. >> a mob scene at the end of the game led to a mob scene in the locker room. varun ram, former walk-on sat on the maryland bench the entire night. he came in at the end and came in big. >> i've been envisioning this my whole life. so being able to ac

terps earn a double bye in next week's big ten tourney. >>> roy hibbert in the house. the former hoya and current indiana pacer watching georgetown take care of business against butler bulldogs. rivera knocking down the three. georgetown up six at the break. dunham splits the "d," drives dishes and they get the dunk. it's a one-point game later on hoyas up two. the three ball. georgetown takes the five-point lead. smith-rivera loves playing in his hometown. 21st ranked butler.s it 60-54. regular season finale on sunday. maryland at nebraska. >> a ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle see how much you could save. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ yoplait. with a smooth and creaour whole family loves. don't miss yoplait's exciting new flavors -- creamy caramel and cookies 'n cream. >>> we've got some breaking news to share before we go. our affiliate station in baltimore has just confirmed that police are trying to figure out if the shootings near the national security agency and on the intercounty connector today are connected to three othe