alex ovechkin shoots. rebound rattles around. sterm will whack it in and the game is tied at one after one. but not for long, five minutes into the second, a rebound from novert. he buries that to put tampa up 2-1. they would lead it 3-2 in the third when the caps went a man down again and again it cost them. a rifle. and that was the capper. 5-3 would be the final for tampa as the sweep is complete. >> i don't think anybody -- any of us saw this coming down happening like it did. it was probably the last thing in our mind. but you have to give them credit. they played well and they held their own when they had to. >> it sucks. you play all season for the playoffs and you know you have a great group of guys that are capable of doing great things and it just didn't happen that way. >> i was proud of them the way they worked all year and they never quit right to the end. that's all a coach could ask. >> reporter: so the caps get swept in a playoff series for the first time since the stanley cup finals in '98. you just heard from br

the third goal coming on a 5-on- 3 power play, courtesy of alex ovechkin. the caps only power play goal in the series in 16 attempts. and third period breaks down and with that centering pass in front and off the skate for the game winner and. >> reporter: after two periods, leading 3-2 n. a span of 24 seconds, it fell a part and is not, deal to fall behind. coach budreaux, what is the plan from here on out. >> you don't think of it as four but one, four seems like a daunting task and one doesn't seem as daunting. so, and if you get successful, you look at one more. >> lay it on the line tonight and it's a couple of days off and do the same thing, you know and -- we be a team to put forward together and have nothing else to do. >> we have been with a good team of where we had to and coming from adversity and this and that and i can do it and that -- >> the cavs have been down 0-3 and have never won more than one game. tonight, the next biggest challenge yet is from here in tampa, florida and back to you, feldy. >> seven p.m. ands basketball team took a hit.

. >>> nhl even with a guarantee from alex ovechkin, washington couldn't be helped. the capitals superstar insisted his team would win game four, but it wasn't meant to be. a pair of goals were scored, and tampa swept the top seated caps for a win. >>> like this hit, the bruins got the best of the flyers in game three. chara scored less than a minute in. 33 seconds later, boston scored again. before the fans were settled in, the bruins had a 2-0 lead. they went on to rout the flyers 5-1. they lead the series 3-0. >>> to detroit, sharks tied the game late in the third kept the momentum going in the overtime. second goal of the night, your game winner. sharks beat the red wings, 4-3 in o.t. >>> finally, the sharks are so loose, they pulled a practical joke on mitchell. that's a hanger on the back of his jersey during their morning skate. he practiced for ten minutes before he said he knew it was there. he said he knew something was up when players kept asking him if we wanted to hang after practice. the sharks are letting it all hang out. they're a win away from the co

. >>> nhl with a guarantee from alex ovechkin, washington couldn't be helped. the capital superstar insisted has team would win game four but it wasn't meant to be. tampa swept the top seeded caps with a 5-3 win. >>> hard-hitting affair between boston and philly. like this hit, the bruins goat the best of the flyers in game three. char row scored less than a minute in. 5 3 seconds later boston scored again. before the fans were settled in, the bruins had a 2-0 lead. they went in to rout the flyers 5-1 leading the series 3-1. >>> detroit, sharks tied late in the third and kept momentum going into overtime. setoguchi's second goal of the night, your game winner. sharks beat the red wings 3-0 in o.t. >>> a hanger on the back of torrey mitchell's morning skate. he practiced for ten minutes before realizing it was there. he said he knew something was up when players kept asking him if he wanted to hang after practice. sharks are letting it all hang out. they're awin away from the conference final. that's your "first look" at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> and now for

rebound back out to alex ovechkin. and ove goes top shelf. caps take a 3-2 lead. and they're looking good going into the third. but things unravelled quickly. stomkos with the wicked snapshot and the game is tied. then just 24 seconds later, the lightning strike again. malone continues the puck in, and the lightning go on to win it, 4-3. they now lead the series 3-0. the capitals have no room for error. >> they're uncanny when they want to get a goal. it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. they just dial it up. you can see it's like flipping a switch. when they're down it's just like, ah, they know they're going to score or something. i don't know what it is. it leaves you flabbergasted. >> in playoffs you have to be focused and ready on every shift. if you're not, bad things happen. it's another learning experience for us. backs against the wall. nothing to lose now. we have to win them all. >> game 4 here in tampa tonight. the capitals can either stay alive or they get swept by the tampa bay lightning. if the latter happens, then you have to won

on the power play, alex ovechkin throws it in the net, and michael stern puts it past dwayne wallaceson. it's not the most gorgeous goal, but a goal just the same. but it was downhill from there. the caps turn it over. they rip it past and they win it 5-3. they talk about getting swept after the game. >> if you look at the series, i would say in all four games they had a better period than us at one point or another. but that wasn't necessarily that we didn't work for 60 minutes. they played better than us for 60 minutes. you know, it's simple. >> bruce boudreau and the capitols, their series is over. we'll have much more in sports, but i suspect a change is coming. >>> still ahead tonight, an incredible discovery. >> it's about two karats. >> we'll meet the couple who found a $20,000 ring in a target parking lot. >>> you may think your security system is keeping your house safe, but there is an expert who can prove otherwise. >>> heart-stopping moments when pilots can't seem to get control of an airplane. >>> how we looking, doug? >> temperatures going down. it will be a cold start to

. >> a bit of a guarantee from alex ovechkin right there. but complicating matters is the fact that all-star defenseman mike green is out tonight. green suffered a leg injury last night. was limping badly at this morning's skate. sean colins will make his playoff debut. we move on to other sports now tonight. of all the pleasant surprises the nashville have given us this spring perhaps the most pleasant of all is the performance we have gotten from starting pitcher jason marquis, the veteran right hander starting again the phillys tonight having provided a quality start every time he has taken the mound this year. 3-0 with a 6.2 e.r.a. which is a far cry from last april when he went 0-3 with an e.r.a. over 20. and wound up on the dl for four months. nats lost 4-1 last night. >>> time to pick our high school game of the week. two baseball games on the menu. whitman and johnson grudge match. >>> star center jordan williams for maryland basketball has signed with an agent which means he will remain in the nba draft and not come back to school n

this is not how the caps postseason was supposed to play out, alex ovechkin with only one point in the first two games, 2nd period tied at one. jason chimera to john carlson who blasts one past dwayne roloson, carlson's first to the playoffs and second career postseason goal. caps up 2-1. now late 2nd caps with a two-man advantage. mike greene fires, rebound is loose and ovie's got another point, his 25th career playoff goal gives the caps a 3-2 lead but in the 3rd period the tide would turn. steven stamkos gets possession, second of the series, game tied at three. 24 seconds later the lightning back in it and back at it. nate thomson's centering pass deflects pass michal neuvirth. lightning take a 4-3 lead and that's your final. lindsay murphy with more from tampa. >> reporter: down 0-3 in the series the caps' backs are definitely against the wall. only three teams have ever come back from such a large deficit. so tomorrow game 4 is do or die and it won't be easy against the streaking lightning. >> they're uncanny when they want to get a goal. it's like they just snap their fingers, h

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alex ovechkin scored with 67 seconds left to send the game in overtime. tampa bay won on a goal. game three is tomorrow in tampa. >> a couple years ago we came back and won against the rangers when we lost the first two games at home. so you know, we really have to be desperate, we're desperate tonight. i thought we played well, and i don't think we gave them a whole lot. it's two to nothing, big deal. there is still a lot of hockey left. and we are by no means out of this. the guys are not down. we're going to come back in game three. >>> baseball now, jordan zimmerman allowed two runs over

alex ovechkin ties it. i don't know anyone who did not think at this point the capitals were going to win. in overtime, randy jones gets crunched on the boards. .in vincent lecavalier at is the game winner. game 3 is tuesday. i got a chance to meet with both smiths. amazing. big deal. >> thank you. 56 degrees on tv hill. so much to come in the next half-hour. >> osama bin laden dead. thte 10-year manhunt. -- the 10-year manhunt. >> marylanders are telling us what they think about the big bin laden news. >> if you travel in harford county, there are some closures because of an accident. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back. i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. john collins has a quick look at the forecast. >> rain is not going to be a major thing today. the threat of a sharp will be hanging over our heads all the lot -- the threat of a shower will be hanging over our heads all day long. a few showe

alex ovechkin gets a goal. caps down 1-0. with a rocket, he sighs it -- he ties it. ovechkin unties it. the game turned in about a 20- second span of the third period. steven stamkos ties it at 3. 24 seconds later, ryan malone with the game winner. tampa bay leads the series three games to nothing. the caps have to win. lebron james and the key heat w. >> the white house releases in new information of the raid on osama bin laden. the impact of losing photos of his body to the public. >> schools using counterfeit money to pay for cafeteria food. >> a maryland teacher of the year received national recognition. president obama's comments and a look of the rose garden ceremony. >> it is a restart for us on this wednesday morning. we have better news in the seven-day forecast -- it is it a rainy start. >> we have an accident with a downed pole in pasadena. >> osama bin laden was not armed but did resist. i am kate amara in washington with a new version of the raid. >> to release or not to release profit that is a question concerning the bin laden death pictures. deta

the shot from alex ovechkin knocked down in front. the caps could not stop tampa's offense. tampa goes on to win 5-3. coming up in about a couple of minutes, we'll go live with the sports junkies. >> twill be interesting to see what they have to say. >>> days after the killing of osama bin laden, another suspected al-qaeda attack. that is next in our headlines. >>> dow and nasdaq both down yesterday. the nikkei with pretty big gains in japan. . >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray will peek for members of the board at the city's two moisture ire airports about the decision to go with an underground metro station at dulles airport. he is -- mayor gray says the board has made a strong case for the project. mayor gray says he has not considered paying for it. >>> a rocket-propelled grenade attack killed five soldiers. this comes one day after al- qaeda promised to get revenge for the killing of osama bin laden. it happened in the south where al-qaeda is active. and we are just getting word that two mid-level al-qaeda leaders in yemen were killed this morning by a drone strike. >>> the l

alex ovechkin gets it in, gets the game tying goal in front. that fors over time. there is your shot. that sends us to overtime. in over time about six minutes in, a score. the lightning win and the caps now head to tampa down two games to none. >> a couple years ago we came back and won against the rangers when we lost the first two games at home. so, you know, we really have to be desperate. we were desperate tonight. i thought we played well, and i don't think we gave them a whole lot. it's two to nothing, big deal, there is still a lot of hockey left. we are by no means out of this and guys are not down. and we're going to come back in game three. >> all right. the diamond, the nationals hosting the giants. bottom of the third, the nats with the bases loaded, two to one, desmond swings and misses but the ball gets by the catcher to score a run. the eighth the nat the in front, rodriguez delivers a base hit, two more runs. the nationals beat the giants five to two. the orioles defeated the white sox six to four. >>> 5:57. coming up at 6:00, much more on our big

ovechkin has two goals and two assists in the playoff games so far. he needs to snap out of it. there are some caps fans out here, not many, severely outnumbered. are you feeling in danger with these tampa fan ifs. >> not at all. compared to new york and philadelphia, this is a petting zoo. >> a petting zoo, it's very tame down here. we'll see you later in the hour. i like that. >> petting zoo. >> not so threatened in tampa there. thanks, brett. >> she is the best teacher in the nation and now everybody, including her students know about her. we'll take you to the ceremony as she accepted her award at the white house. >>> results in thousands of acres in farmland under water. this is missouri. i'll have that story coming up. >>> a group of stranded boy scouts and leaders are safe tonight. they were rescued by a national guard helicopter from a remote location in the arkansas wilderness. the six boy scouts and two scout leaders were unable to leave the camp site because of flood waters. >> i needed to know where he was at. that was my main concern. i k

. >>> caps had the lead 3-2 heading into the third period after alex ovechkin got a rebound and topped off a power play finally. but the lightning came back and struck twice, ouch, within just 24 seconds, taking the lead and sealing the win. now with their season really on the do or die line, the caps are plenty frustrated. >> they're uncanny when they want to get a goal. it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. they just dial it up. you can see it's like flipping a switch. when they're down it's just like, ah, they know they're going to score or something. i don't know what it is. it leaves you flabbergasted. >> that's a good word, flabbergasted. only other three teams in nhl history have come back from three games down. you can watch game 4 from tampa on comcast experts net. the puck drops at 7:00 tonight. yep, this could be the end of what otherwise was a wonderful season. >> i believe in miracles. and i think we can win four straight, optimist that i am. >> let's a all hope and pray. >> this just in to our newsroom. five arundel county schools are closed because of a

alex ovechkin shooting from the point. sturm whacks it in and the game is tied at one after one. not for long, five minutes into the second, juicy rebound, bounces off the stick, he buries it to put tampa up two to one. in the third the caps were down a man again, mark andre bergeron with a rival, that was the capper, five to three the final for tampa as the sweep is complete. >> i don't think any of us saw this coming down like it did. probably the last thing on our mind. give them credit, they played well and held their own when they had to. >> it sucks, you play all season for the playoffs, and you know you got a great group of guys that are capable of doing great things and, you know, it just didn't happen that way. >> i was proud of them, the way they worked all year and that they never quit right to the end. and that's all a coach can ask. >> reporter: so the caps get swept out of the playoff series for the first time since the stanley cup finals in 1998 against the red wings. what does it mean however for the head coach? a lot of people believe his job is in jeopardy. you

rebound back out to alex ovechkin. and ove goes top shelf. the caps take a 3-2 lead. and they're looking good going into the third. but things unravelled quickly. steven stamkos with the wicked snapshot and the game is tied. then just 24 seconds later, the lightning strike again. ryan malone continues the puck in, and the lightning go on to win it, 4-3. they now lead the series 3-0. the capitals have no room for error. >> they're uncanny when they want to get a goal. it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. it's like they just dial it up. you can see it's like flipping a switch. when they're down it's just like, ah, they know they're going to score or something. i don't know what it is. it leaves you flabbergasted. >> in playoffs you have to be focused and ready on every shift. if you're not, bad things happen. it's another learning experience for us. backs against the wall. nothing to lose now. we have to win them all. >> game 4 here in tampa tonight. the capitals can either stay alive or they get swept by the tampa bay lightning. if the latter happens

jason gets it to alex ovechkin and he scores the equalizer, stepping up to the plate. check out the bench. they were excited as well and now we're headed to overtime because the game is tied at two. then in overtime the puck goes deep into the lightning zone. this is fluts. randy jones sends it to purcel over to vincent lecavalier and he bites michael norbert. the news they heard after the loss put the game in perspective. >> it's kind of weird. my brother texted me last night when i got home from the game, and things are going crazy and i texted back and said no, we lost tonight so i don't think caps fans are too happy. he said no, you dummy, they got osama bin laden. they'd been hunting him for ten years. that's how i found out, probably different than what most people found out. it's world news, obviously, and a little more important than what we're involved in, but you know, i'm sure our guys read the papers and saw the clips on the tv today, but our focus is still going to be on the hockey. >> so some of the capitals' players stumbled upon the news as they drove t

the caps had the lead 3-2 heading into the third period after alex ovechkin got a rebound and scored on the power play. the lightning came back to seal the win. now with their season on the line the caps are plenty frustrated. >> they're uncanny when they want to get a goal. they just dial it up. and you can see it's like they're flipping a switch. it's like when they're down, they know they're going to score. i don't know what it is. it leaves you flabbergasted. >> only three other teams have come back from three games down. you can catch game four, though, from tampa on comcast sports net. the puck drops at 7:00. and thousand let's take a look at stories we're following for you. pat lawson muse joins us. tell us what's coming up. >>> coming up at 4:00 this af r afternoon nene is a reality tv star now and her feud with star jones is creating quite the buzz on "celebrity aprprentice." nene is in town. today she will join us live in our studio. on the set coming up at 4:00 this afternoon. some drivers are having to dig way, way down in their pockets to pay for gas. some places have hi

there's a six-on- five, jason arnott in front to alex ovechkin and ties the game at 2-2 to force overtime. in o.t. randy jones from his own zone passes up the left side to teddy purcell in front of vinny lecavalier who scores the game winner. that's his second of the game. caps fall 3-2 in overtime. i'm told we're sending it back to you guys on the desk. i guess president obama is getting set to speak. >> all right. >> we have to stop early. >> okay. we're being told right now president obama has an announcement about osama bin laden bin. we're going to the east room right now where the president will be speaking very shortly, but we can report that this has to do with osama bin laden bin being reported that he is dead. that is the word we're hearing now from the white house where president obama is scheduled to speak in a few minutes in the east room talking about osama bin laden bin, the fact that apparently he is dead. we don't know details at this point. of course, we'll get more as soon as we're able to take that speech live hopefully in the next couple minutes. >> president obama an