the 15th ranked hoyas riding a seven-game winning streak. john thompson, iii and hoyas entering the conference opener with a 10-1 record on the year. another low-scoring affair for the hoyas. first half, baseline three beats the buzzer. georgetown down 20-19 at the half. sparks with the big steal, takes it all the way for two of his game-high 18 points. this game was tied at 46-46. doesn't sit well with buzz williams. too bad. final seconds, georgetown down three. hoyas go to porter, drives, finds whittington on the baseline. the three-pointer to tie it does not go. but he fouled. whittington makes the first two free throws, gets frozen at his timeout, then misses the third that would have tied the game. marquette gets the rebound. georgetown falls 49-48 in their first big east game. >>> mark turgeon and maryland tipping off acc play at home against virginia tech. first half, check this out. every one of the five turps touches the ball. then point guard howard goes inside to lund for the dunk, 16 points and the terps had a 9-point lead. firs

the hoyas lost for the third time in five games. the hoyas today in south florida, end of the first half. georgetown in control of the break. all alone for the uncontested slam. the hoyas led at the half. it all went south in the second half. anthony collins, he scored all 14 of his points in the second half. and the bulls led by one in the final seconds, but the hoyas had the ball and the chance to win. loses control of it. it is recovered by south florida. they hit free throws down the stretch to hold on. the hoyas are now 2-3 in the big east. terps and tarheels in carolina. one of 21 turnovers right there. it led to a fast break. yup, he's going to knock that down. this just got worse from there. maryland trying to hold on to the final shot. instead, they turn it over. that is dexter. the terps went into halftime trailing 42-20. the closest they got was ten points. 62-52, unc. maryland falls in the acc. a good one in blacksburg, virginia, today. final 20 seconds, hokies down one with the ball. he gets the hoop and the harm. virgi

hoyas take the lead 52-50. they hold on for the huge upset over number five louisville. 53-51 is your final. mark turgen and the terps paying a visit to the crazy. duke, first half duke on top by eight. quinn cook gets the block by alex len. terps are going the other way. that is dez wells going to the basket and one. he let with 13 points. maryland still down eight at halftime. second half, maryland down by nine. cook with the pass. and he sinks the three. 6 for 8 from three point land. he had a game high 25. later in the game, duke up by 18. cook drives. misses it. but how about mason plumly? check out the reverse. his head almost hit the rim there. 19 points for the seniors. they cruise past the terps 84-64. >>> george washington hosting charlotte at the smith center. second half gw up by 10. charlotte on the inbound. you have to watch the alley-oop. mario mayfield, two of his game high 17 points. charlotte down by eight. colonials startlinging ing to p. gw shot 45% from three point range. a little over four

hoyas down just one now. 12.2 seconds to go. hoyas still trail by one. porter trying to make something happen here, but he loses the ball. it's stolen by victor rudd of south florida. and south florida would hold on for the victory over georgetown. 61-58. >>> the patriots' center, george mason playing host to hofstra. second half, patriots on top by one. vont misses the jumper, but the spot up for the tip-in. later, mason leads by nine. hofstra with the press. wright on the court makes some pay with the jab. he had 21 points. george mason, they win it 57-46. >>> mark terjin and the terps taking on unc. tar hills nail it. 24 points, 21 came in the first half. later it's dexter strictland with the steal. he's going to finish the other way 21 turnovers in this game for maryland. they trailed by 22 at the break. second half, terps down 13. dez welsh off his own miss puts it back in. but the tar heels, they were just too much. they never felt threatened. they take this one 62-52. >>> the good thing about this hockey season, even though the caps lost, they pla

the hoyas are 4-1 and someone else stepped up. georgetown welcoming the big east fifth ranked louisville to the verizon center. second half action. georgetown up by three. marquel starks showing off the moves here. nice handles. goes up for the jumper. he had 17 points. that tied the game. later in the half, cardinals down by two. russ smith, a wide-open for the slam. dante drives the lane and misses the floater. bowan is there with a beautiful put back. an amazing play. hoyas lead 52-50 and hold on for a huge upset over number five louisville 53-51. >>> elsewhere the terps paying a visit to cameron and number one ranked duke. terps on the run. wells to howard. his three is off the mark. charles mitchell is doing the dirty work down low. 13 points for mitchell. terps on top early. second half, duke taking control. up by nine. cook the pass to rasheed and he sinks the three. six of eight from three point land. cook drives but mason with the reverse jam. great play by the senior who had 19 points. blue devils cruise over the terps 8

the hoyas went 10-1 to begin the season losing only to the top ranked hoosiers and while the hoyas have struggled offensively at times, the head coach and players know what works to stay in the win column. >> we've worked on rebounding. we want to get very good at that, especially offensive rebound. we can get a second chance. >> you know, i think the 1 thing we want to stay consistent -- the 1 thing we want to stay consistent about is our defense which i don't think you can do offense all you want, but at the end of the day defense is pretty consistent. >>> good news for wizards fans. despite falling to 4-26 last night, the team won today as john wall practiced for the first time this season. his return just may be in the near future. that's a wrap on sports, but the news edge will be right back. good night. initiated. neural speeds increasing to 4g lte. brain upgrading to a quad-core processor. predictive intelligence with google now complete. introducing droid dna by htc. it's not an upgrade to your phone. it's an upgrade to yourself. >>> a d.c. woman says she's the most extreme reds

seton hall in this building, 2 and 5 in the big east play and the hoyas found out last year, february 21st, suffering annan- point loss to the pirates, the worst loss of the year, in fact. the hoyas are aware of that and they're on guard. >> they beat us good last year, and i think our guys, we did remember, they saw different clips and the tapes as we prepare for this game. >> and we do remember last year and we are trying to take that as motivation, you know, to come back and play very good against them. >> and he was embarrassed last year and there is a lot of focus and stopping the scores and executing. they play the tough matchup zone and that is on to our offense to keep going. >> the and maryland tries to bounce back from last saturday's 20-point loss at duke and with that road date at florida state. enters with a 3-4acc record, putting them in the middle of the pack and that strides are being made. >> unfortunately, i have been through this a few times. building programs, starting young teams -- we're on schedule, guys. there is no panic here. in me, but i would love to be und

hoyas up 30-22 at the half. georgetown defense was the difference. the hoyas improved to 15-4, 5-3 in best east play, 74-52 the final, hosting st. johns saturday. >>> maryland on the road at florida state. without keyshawn howard sick with the flu today. 90 seconds to go, terps by one. dez wells hits the jumper. he had 19 points tonight. maryland up three. now in the final one, florida state with possession, 12 seconds to go. ian miller in the lane kicks it out to michael snare. hits the three with one second to go. the seminoles sweep the season series. maryland falls 73-71. other scores miami over virginia tech 73-64 and american falls at home to bucknell 56-54. >>> t minus four days until t sizzle takes aim at the ravens' second lombardi trophy. that means stopping no. 7 right here, school in kaepernick, more on super bowl -- colin kaepernick, more on super bowl xlvii next. almost tastes like one of j jack's cerea. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announ

they will have to defend them well and some payback on the hoyas mind. they suffered their worse loss of the season to seton hall. back to you. >> wisely focusing on one game at a time. scott, thank you. >>> of course, the super bowl is sunday. the rumors still swirling about lewis. they linked him to a company that makes a banned performance enhancer. he told the ravens head coach there is nothing to the report and he's never take know any prancing-drugs -- transing drug. >> and he knows there is nothing to it. i understand there is nothing that he's ever been involved with and that is keep of too bad someone else give know an opportunity to get free publicity out there undeserved and unearned for no reason. >> "sports illustrated" claims that lewis sought help from the company to help him recover from the torn tricep. baltimore takes on the 49ers this sunday in the final game of lewis' career. >>> today, a warning. tomorrow, a ticket. coming up, where police are going to go after driverring making illegal u-turning. >> and a huge re-- u-turning. >> and

hoyas in all white. michael hopkins, that's white noise. this is what you deal with. smith gets dressed down in public. never a good thing. third in nation in steals, they had 10. look at aaron boeing flying in like bat man. the only points of the game. he scored 49 points in three years. game winner today, 53-51 georgetown gets the win. >> the play before, the dead ball before is his basket. he goes out and does it, so that was pretty good. >> i say what's pretty good. the guy never plays. maryland, duke, you saw it right here. this is called stretching it. 6 of 8 from deep. this is all part of a 14-6 run broken early in the first half. the only two guys that did anything, both have 13. watch mason plumly. flying through the air with the greatest of ease. a big athletic duke big man, wow, duke wins by 20. mike has got it going over at gw. i tell you, it's foggy and foggy bottom, except for inside the gym. throw it down, big fella. gw beats charlotte by 28 today. they win big. all right, you may not have noticed, but virginia is in the thick of things in the acc. anyb

he makes it 52-50 hoyas. fires, no good. they upset louisville, 53-51. that is huge. new coach of maryland. that's the basket and fouls. second half, opens up a huge lead and the floodgates. check out this highlight. watch this. slow on the rebound. a reverse slam dunk. we will show you another angle. newton appreciate the beauty. that is like straight out of the nba. maryland wins. uva and boston college. laying it in with the left hand like it is nothing. the cavaliers when their third straight 55-61. ryan makes a nice pass right there. he is fouled. gw wins, 82-54. spring training starts on february 12. that is when pitchers and catchers report. everybody came to downtown today for fan fest at the convention center. the players gathered a good bit of attention the arguably biggest sell might have been the newest president. welcome president william howard taft. he came out to quite the charade. he joins the mount rushmore presidents. he predicted and 81 ring the season. tyler moore, all of them were there. we actually caught up with drew the closer at the center of

the hoyas were up by 2. smith finds that out. watch starch and russ smith, sh. he had 17, down to the wire. bowen out of nowhere with a beautiful tip. the hoyas trying to hold on. their defense against louisville's offense, they win. georgetown wins another low scoring game, 53-51. >> that's a hell of a team. that's one of the best teams in the country. i think it speaks to how strong this league is. you literally have to play well every night or you're going to lose in this league. that's a very good win against an outstanding team. >>> maryland, duke. you saw it here on wusa. rush -- rasheed, ball pp== balli titian on a mission. there are those two hooking up for a give and go there. they both have 13. watch mason. i believe i can fly. duke wins by 20. wow. >>> who says fellas from argentina can't fly? gw beats charlotte by 28. and you may not have noticed but virginia is in the thick of things in the acc. mitchell, wide open in the paint. he had 16 points, six boards. virginia rolling today, also breaking pressure, joe harris to justin anderson. uva goes to 4

hoyas down by 3. whittington, deja vu. from the corner, spots up, fires, but he's fouled. he's going to have to go to the line and earned it the hard way. 63% free throw shooter. hoyas lose 49-48. ouch. george mason on the road. brandon brit to matt rum. up 4 at the half. then to rod white. george mason laying on hands. the steal, the scoop. he had 28. george mason survives 5-7. so that is kind of the precursor to a huge day tomorrow we know, 4:30 kickoff. >> so who are you picking? >> i'm going with seattle. i'm going on the air to say it. >> they beat the cowboys last week. >> that's true. >> he picks a lot of losers. >> i think seattle wins tomorrow. >> i'm going with the skins. not just a homey, coming to this house, i'm going with the skins. >> i'm going with the skins as well. >> you guys are homers. >>> we have showers tonight but they'll clear out tomorrow morning. >> thanks for watching. ♪ [ female announcer ] the one for all. mcdonald's dollar menu. home of the mouthwatering grilled onion cheddar burger, topped with melty white cheddar and caramelized onions. p

hoyas up five, starting with 17 points. the game tied at 50. rivera misses and check out the acrobatic tip-in. pointing to the game and proved to be important. the hoyas up two. final secs, louisville trailed by one. the jumper, no good. the rebound and fouled -- fouled. defeating them,

the hoyas up two. the final minute, the lead is one. off of the miss, grabs the rebound and tied up. instead of a foul being called, it's a jump ball. the louisville possession. j.t.-3 is livid. the final seconds, louisville takes the lead. with the jumper and no good. the rebound this time and to porter who is fouled. >>> the blue devils coming off of a gone -point loss to miami. in the early going, duke tips the rebound to quinn cook. he loves to mason plumly for the alley oop and up five with 19 points on the day and this is as good as it gets, alex drives the base line and throws down the two-handed reverse jam and that is worth another look and had eight points. duke with a monster game from the freshman and a season high 25 points, including six threes and giving duke a 10-point lead. the terps go on an 8-2 run. the terps within four. and that is as close as they get. they were down by 8 at the half. late in the game, cook. drives and misses this. plumly does his bestm problem. another incredible reverse. maryland falls to duke, 8

interestingly enough, he would play the hero today. .he hoyas he led the way with 17 points. making it 52-50 georgetown. closing seconds. one last shot. no good. otto porter gets the rebound. this wind is impressive, and -- impressive, and jp knows it. >> it speaks to how strong his lead is. you literally have to play well night, or you're going to lose. to them.tulations 41-35, len laying it in. terps trailed by 8 1/2. -- eight at the half. e.son plumle check this out. that's a duty. 84-64. lays it in with the left hand. cavaliers when their third straight -- win their third straight. minister when one of the best center fielders in the game. -- managed to find one of the best center fielders in the game. they added another president. howard taft. he joins the presidents to the .aces this year nationals signing autographs, pictures with the fans. the team's appreciative the huge show of support. -- teams appreciated the huge support. the d.c. area is taking a huge rise this year. >> very honest. no longer do they all the worst record in the lead. wizard'sone to three games t

and on the hardwood, hoyas and terps, conference play begins today. for one, a great start, the other, not so hot. and off the wall from ross & wisdom is coming up. ladies? >> that does it for us. fox 5 news always on at our website. >> keep it right here. sports extra, just two minutes away.  . >>> hello and thanks for staying up with us. i'm lindsay murphy. >> the playoffs are under way in the nfl. we'll show who you has already advanced. >>> but we start with the redskins. five years ago today, redskins lost the nfc wild card game at seattle, 35-14. it was the final game for hall of fame coach joe gibbs. tomorrow, the hope for the redskins is that with seattle on their homefield, the outcome will be a whole lot different. the seattle seahawks have won five straight. the skins, seven straight. but those streaks mean nothing now that post season play is under way. following a 3-6 record at the bye, redskins had no other chance but to win out and guarantee their first playoff appearance since 2007. they d

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south florida was up by 5. 12 seconds to go now, hoyas down one. auto porter loses the ball. usf recovers. they would sink the free throws down. they are now 2-3 in the big east. paul hewitt and george mason, the patriot center. start in the first half. look at this good ball movement. taking their time. he will go baseline and finish. he led all scorers. led 21-33. second half, mason finishes off hofstra 56-46. it was a sad day in the world of baseball. sam usual has passed away at the age of 92. he was a three-time mvp and helped st. louis capture the world series. sad news out of baltimore. >> lindsey, weaver was a hall of fame manager with the orioles. weaver died in a caribbean cruise associated with the team. the fiery manager led the orioles to four world series, winning one. and martin o'malley released this statement. he said i am saddened to learn of the passing of earl weaver. one of the greatest baseball managers of our time. our thoughts and prayers are with his family. >> 1868, i should say, he also grew up with him in the minor leagues. he said something really

john thompson's hoyas come in with a 10-1 record before the big east. georgetown down 20-19 at the half. two-plus minutes left. the deficit is 2 as marquette starts with the steal. this game was tied at 46. that was not sitting well with buzz williams. final seconds, georgetown trail by 3. they go to otto porter who fines whitting ton on the baseline. the three-point tore tie is no good but he is fouled. he would make the first two free throws. marquette ices him. and he misses the second one. marquette wins. >>> a.c.c. play action against virginia tech. first half, check this out. everyone of the five terps touches the ball and then it's point guard p. shawn howard inside for the dunk. terms had a 9-point lead. but the first half was dominating by the shooting display from the freshman jake layman who was making his first start. maryland by 16 at the break and, of course, the crowd amped for this one. second half, another freshman took over. seth allen scores. he canals the 3 and that gives maryland an 18-point lead. later in the game. allen take advan

the hoyas blow out the pirates and win. that will do it for your morning sports. we have much more excitement to bring you from new orleans. be sure to tune in this evening for more blitz and glitz coverage. i'm kristen berset. have a great day. >>> after years of buyers markets, it may finally be a good time to sell your house. i'm going to have that story coming up. >>> plus, sparks are expected to fly at today's confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. >>> if you're planning to head here on the beltway near route 202, east side of town in prince george's county, the good news is that terrible accident from yesterday morning was cleared midday yesterday. you're good to go basically between i-95 and college park and the wilson bridge with wind warnings in effect, by the way, out on route 50 at the bay bridge. we'll be back with more news, weather and traffic in about three >>> welcome back. it's thursday morning. i'm jessica doyle. andrea roane is on assignment in new orleans. >> and she's miserable down there. we feel sorry for her. we're

the hoyas and terrapins say hello to conference play. lindsay murphy is up next with the results on hardwood. >>> we've got a couple of light showers moving through from the south and west. you can see those on our radar at this hour. might be a few snow showers as well north and west of town. i'll have all the details on your forecast. of course we'll take another look at our big football forecast as well, coming up in just a couple short minutes. share everything. share brotherly love. share one up's. mom ? mom ? the share everything plan. lets your family share a pool of data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. get a spectrum 2 by lg for $49.99 (vo) they were married for... she was his everything. he can't live alone anymore. but we don't have the room. so, we talked to suntrust... looked at our options... remodeled... for family, you make it work. he taught me that. (anncr) join the thousands of people switching to suntrust's award-winning service. how can we help you shine today? i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm

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hoyas and st. petersburg taking on south florida. are you down with o.t.p.? yeah. you know me. he had 21. the bull rallied. hawkins looking like connie hawkins. bruce, you know who i'm talking about, the hawk. south florida comes back to win 61-58. >>> all right, george mason's paul hewitt barking at the refs today. normally the score, this time a disher. 41-23 patriots at the half. later though this is more like it, leading the team in scoring. he's not camera shy. right at our man chip. george mason wins 57-46. >> for some reason, we ran out of gas at the end of the game. why, i don't know. so we've just got to keep doing what we've been doing most of the year which is defending. keep guarding and finish games strong. >> our final stop tonight, virginia tech hosting wake forest. nail biter. robert brown, short jumper in bumper to bumper traffic. they hold on to win 66-65. >> ravens, right? >> i'm thinking ali frasier when you talk ravens, patriots. >>> weather tomorrow will be another nice day, though not quite as warm as today was. >> thanks a lot. see you back here tomorrow

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hoyas looking for more. three point shot. no good. the walk-on, john caprio gets the board. caprio played 50 minutes. and second half. automatic. the basket. georgetown wins, 74-62. georgetown's record. and at home they're 10-1. can i talk super bowl, harbaughs tomorrow? >> what we're looking forward to super bowl commercials. >> and a harbaugh is going to win. a 49ers team will win. or the ravens team will win. >>> remember the horse in maryland that ran down route 1 in laurel a few weeks back. he is going to run where hes say p supposed to, at the track. bullet catcher, the individually after he got loose at laurel racetrack. ran more than a mile with a jockey following him in the car. knob put a watch on him. thursday, bullet catcher will be running against horses in his day but at laurel. the odd on him to win, are 8:1. put your >> jay: hey, thanks for coming. you've been really charitable lately. i heard you gave lindsay lohan $100,000 to pay her taxes. isn't that kind of a waste, with her track record? >> well, c0me on, jay, it's not like i'm lighting cigars with $100

the hoyas own a modest two game winning streak. the terps away from comcast center for their acc showdown this weekend. the terps play four of their next six games on the road. they're in north carolina at chapel hill in noon coming off a thrilling win against nc state wednesday night. while some observers saw a struggling offense in that game, head coach mark turgeon saw the exact opposite. >> i was so impressed with our defense. it was amazing and for having such a new team and so many young guys to guard that way, it's so much talent. i know it was a hostile environment for them, but i feel like florida state got a lot of open looks. i felt like miami got fewer open looks and i feel like north carolina got fewer open looks, so we're getting there. >>> just a heads up now, the wizards are leading 111-108 with two seconds left in the 4th quarter. >> also the terps have not won at north carolina since 2008. that's a wrap on sports. go check out that wiz game. the news edge will be right back. good night. droid dna augmentation init

on the road in indiana 1st half the pacers go inside to the former hoya roy hibbard who sinks the hook in the lane. hibbard finishes with 11 points. pacers led by as many as 17 in the 1st half. 2nd half we go, the wizards on the break, it's garrett temple to bradley beal who hangs for the lay-in. beal had 14 points. the deficit was down to 2 points. the final seconds in the 3rd quarter wizards down 12, jordan crawford dribbles over half court and sinks the lon distance three to beat the buzz -- long dance three to beat the buzzer, crawford a team high 20, wizards down 9. paul george gets the pass in the lane. wiz fall to the pacers 89-81. they are now 4-26. >>> on our sister station my 20 wdca college basketball saturday, 12-1 maryland tips off acc play hosting virginia tech at noon. >>> tonight louisville and florida in the sugar bowl in new orleans. we'll start with the first play from scrimmage. florida's jeff driscoll backed a pass deflected off the receiver picked off by terrell floyd who returns it 38 yards for the score. just like that louisville was up 7-0. let's go to the 3rd

so he went off to la hoya and sulked in his mansion. right now, his place in history is as one of the worst presidential candidates in a long time,number one. it's absolutely true, he was the guy with a bag of money who survived the weakest field of candidates in history. and number two, he'll be remembered as the guy who created the model for obama care. cynthia, will we be talking about mitt romney a year from now? >> only as an example of how not to run a campaign. >> not only was he terrible on the campaign trail and terrible behind closed doors. when the public wanted to hear what he really had to say about half of america, he also was the candidate who -- many republicans hope was the last one who presided over a party that only appealed to older, rural whites. many republicans realize that that is a loser for the future of the democratic party. and that is what mitt romney represents. so they do not want toty about mitt romney and his strategy. >> but maria, i agree with that assessment of the republicans in general. but how do y

he spent his home today in his home in la hoya. romney did make it to the white house in november for a private lunch. romney's running game, congressman paul ryan tweeted a message for the president. i congratulate president obama on his inauguration and i join the country celebrating this american tradition. >>> and on ktvu.com you can watch more of today's inauguration including beyonce performing the national anthem. just look for the special tab right on our front page. >>> a man who narrowly missed being hit by gunfire at a check cashing and cell phone store describes a brazen robbery attempt. >> give me the money, give me the money. >> reporter: pablo castillo works at the cellular store. the surveillance cameras caught this suspect as they say he demanded money. the people inside escaped to a room with bullet-proof glass. castillo says the suspect's single gunshot narrowly missed his boss. >> she goes down like this to close the door and the bullet crossed over. >> reporter: here's another look at the man in the surveillanc

hoyas up by one. the rebound. instead of a foul, it is a jump ball. final seconds and louisville can take the lead. that jumper is no good, either. rebound deflects to potter. georgetown wins. >>> early going, duke tips the rebound. he lobbed to crumbly for the alley oop jam. duke rolls over the terps, 84- 64 the final. >>> ready for some baseball? nationals' first full squad workout is february 17th. some of the players got a jump start by taking part in fan fest at the washington convention center. more than 7,000 fans were in attendance to meet with, take pictures and get autographs from their favorite players. it was a welcome sight for the team who won the division last season. then saw their postseason end in game five against the cardinals. >> we look at it as a stepping stone and what we want to do this year. have to feel good about what we did. at the same time bitter taste in your mouth. >> after a loss like that, obviously probably the most devastating loss of my career. easily. you know, unsettling and sits with you for a long time. >> you

he spent his home today in his home in la hoya. romney did make it to the white house in november for a private lunch. romney's running game, congressman paul ryan tweeted a message for the president. i congratulate president obama on his inauguration and i join the country celebrating this american tradition. >>> and on ktvu.com you can watch more of today's inauguration including beyonce performing the national anthem. just look for the special tab right on our front page. >>> a man who narrowly missed being hit by gunfire at a check cashing and cell phone store describes a brazen robbery attempt. >> give me the money, give me the money. >> reporter: pablo castillo works at the cellular store. the surveillance cameras caught this suspect as they say he demanded money. the people inside escaped to a room with bullet-proof glass. castillo says the suspect's single gunshot narrowly missed his boss. >> she goes down like this to close the door and the bullet crossed over. >> reporter: here's another look at the man in the surveillanc

night at verizon center, alex ovechkin on happened for the pittsburgh/georgetown game, rocking the hoyas hat. this is all panthers. georgetown had more turnovers, 17, than field goals, just 13 of those. man. pitt led by 15 points at the break. pitt whips 73-45, as georgetown suffers its most lopsided loss at home since 1971, leaving for a very sour john thompson iii after the game. >> it's embarrassing. i mean, that was -- that -- this group has not responded -- not responded like we did today rkt. i don't think that is characteristic of who this group is but today was disappointed. we have things we know we need to address. like i said, i don't think this is -- i hope this suspect -- i know this suspect who we are. tonight, this is very disappointing. >> my guess is that will be fixed pretty soon. >>> after the worst start in franchise history, the wizards should be getting their best player become on saturday. john wall has been practicing since last week and he is going full speed, assuming his knee continues to respond well, wall will be making his season debut this weekend. wall has

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