tennis legend chris evert revealing her cancer has returned. the well wishes now pouring in. >>> all that, plus home for the holidays. 115 million americans now expected to travel for christmas and new years. airports bracing for the busiest season ever. what you need to know to navigate those crowds. >>> and how about them cowboys? >> inside for the touchdown. >> dallas dominates philly on sunday night football. but the ending of the day in kansas city, a potential game winner for the chiefs. >> the pass is to an open travis kelce. brings is back over to tony -- my goodness, this is going for the touchdown! >> but it's called back by a controversial penalty, and patrick mahomes in full meltdown. what it means for the playoffs today. netherlands, -- monday, december 11th, 2023. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." nice to have you start your week with us. you were so worried about my mental state, you wore eagles green

evert is not alone.s estimated to be more than 230,000 women living with ovarian cancer in the u.s. alone. >> her initial diagnosis, we look at a triad of symptoms. that being increasing abdominal pressure, change in bowel and bladder function that's new or progressive in nature over a period of weeks to months. we frequently see recurrence within the first two years of completing the initial therapy. >> reporter: after her younger sister jean, also a professional tennis player, died in 2020 of ovarian cancer at just 62. >> i just feel fortunate that if it wasn't for the call that i received from my sister's geneticist saying they had found a new mutation. >> reporter: evert even documenting her cancer journey on hbo's "real sports" with bryant gumbel. >> your sister's death saved your life. >> yes. my sister's death saved my life. >> reporter: evert, who revealed in january that she under went a preventive double mastectomy after completing treatment also said in her statement, i encourage everyone to k

. >>> next, tennis legend chris evert has revealed her cancer has returned.rst diagnosed with ovarian cancer two years ago. the cancer had been in remission. in a statement, she said it was caught early and she's undergoing chemotherapy. evert will not be part of espn's coverage of the australian open next month, but hopes to return for the rest of the grand slam season. >>> when we come back here tonight, "america strong" and lesson learned. how a 12-year-old became a lifesaver. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. his struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga. like straight lines that seem wavy, blurry, or missing visual spots that make it hard to see faces like this one, or trouble with low light that makes driving at night a real challenge. if you've been diagnosed with amd and notice vision changes, don't wait. ga is irreversible. it's important to catch it early. talk to your eye doctor about ga and learn more at gawontwait.com i've always been prone to h

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. >>> the retired american tennis great chris evert has been diagnosed again with cancer. the disease will force her to miss her job as an analyst at espn for the australian open. evert was world number one for seven years in the '70s and '80s and won 18 grand slam singles titles. she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in january of 2022, completing her treatment several months later. she admits the diagnosis is not what she wants to hear, but is glad cancer -- the cancer she's got now was identified early. she hopes to return to her broadcasting career and duties later next year. >>> oscar-nominated actor ryan o'neal has died. he was 82. o'neal's son patrick posted an announcement on line saying his father died peacefully with loved ones by his side. o'neal's big film break came in 1970 playing opposite ali mcgraw. >> what makes you so sure i went to prep school? >> you look stupid and rich. >> actually, i'm smart and poor. >> the "love story" turned both into major hollywood stars and o'neal an oscar unanymously nation, too. the -- oscar noimination, too. the line everyon

. >>> plus, some sad news to report about tennis legend chris evert and her brave battle.ere my family visits often and where my memories are. i can do it with help from a prep cook, wardrobe assistant and stylist, someone to help me live right at home. life's good. when you have a plan. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. we're learning a tennis hall of famer has another battle ahead. chris ert revealing that her ovarian cancer has returned after being initially diagnosed tw years ago. this means she will miss her gig announcing the australian open in january. evert released a statement to espn on friday saying, quote, while this is a diagnosis i never wanted to hear, i once again feel fortunate that it was caught early. >>> bronny james is on the rebound. last night the son of basketball legend lebron james stepped back onto the court for his first game since a mid workout cardiac arrest sent him to the hospital in july. nbc's kaylee hartung has more. >> hey there, no matter when it happened, bronny james taking to the court was going to be one of the most highly anticipated debuts in

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. >>> all right, a setback for tennis champ chris evert. legend says she has been rediagnosed with cancer and will not be reporting on the austrailian open next month for espn as planned. she was diagnosed with stage 1 o var yen cancer two years ago. she says, once again, the cancer has been caught early and removed. she is resuming chemo. she won more than 150 titles, including 21 grand slams during her career, and she finished seven years as the number one female player in the world. >>> another tennis great, billie jean king, well, she's an icon, a champion, and a trailblazer. cnn anchor and chief political correspondent dana bash sat down with the tennis legend to learn about her career, the twists and turns of her personal life, and her fight for equality. she found that billie jean king has the admiration, appreciation of today's players as well. >> reporter: as we're talking, the newest phenom in women's tennis, coco gauff, walks off the court after practice. >> i quote you all the time. >> you do? >> i say pressure is a privilege al

. >> chris evert to serve in this super tiebreaker. gool agong hits wide.uper tiebreaker is even at four apiece. >> she became the player coach for the philadelphia freedoms, which her friend elton john wrote a song about. >> elton and i went to one of his concerts. we were inin the back seat of t car. he l looked d at m me and d sait to w write a sonong for you.u. i didn't't think i heard him. i said, , what, , what, whwhat?? he g goes, w what do we e call ? hohow about ifif we call it philadelphia freedom? i said, that would be a great gift to the people of f phililadelphia.. that wouould be unbelilievable. it would b be likeke a an anthe. hehe g goes, okay. hey, berninie e tataupin, i'm w a song for billie jean. we're calling it philadelphia freedom. i need you to write it. ♪ because i'm livin' freedom ♪ ♪ it's philadelphia freedom ♪ >> in 1975 "philadelphia freedom" went to number one. ♪ coming up, the truruth about he sexuality when billie jean king was outed. >> i losost everythihing overni. >>> i know it was the right thing to do at the time. >> back

and and i can tellta you as ay secretary, if it evert gets to the point where you can't walk into the oval office until the present what you think is the right thing, you ought not to do the job because you have a perspective that is different. and then some else hasol to maka political judgment as to whether or not that they are comfortable doing that. i don't think we lost a major, you know, disagreement on that but there were sometimes when i was back with the assignment, if you are not comfortable with what we want to do, come up with a way to solve the problem you can't in government just criticize the have to have a solution here and i white house has to be able to put back -- pushback agencies and say okay this is not the right way to do it. i could give your case in point but it really don't want to go on at length. and if think that's appropriate. when we get to the kind of what did you learn from it, there's been a common theme and what i said which is all the voices have to be heard and represented. and the president is not well served if they only get one perspective, whet

whether ththere's johnhn mcene and bjororn borg or chris evert and martina navratilova.hat's what we want to tune into over and over and over again. announcer: oh, could this be? net court at three match points to martina navratilova. know that this man has a smile that lights up a television screen from here to bangor, maine. futterman: and then there is magic johnson, thisis urban kid from mimichin and lalarry bird, this guyuy who worked cararrying trasas. one plays for the los angeles lakers, the other plays for the boston celtics. it's a grereat story.. announcer #1: off the back. lakers had several chances and here's larry bird dunking down the court. announcer #2: magic johnson leads the attack. look at that pass. oh, oh! what a show! what a great play! oh! what a show! when those championship games are in prime time and people are paying attention to that, television feeds into those rivalries and makes s them biggeger thanan they've e ever been b b. [ cheers and applause ] connelly: : every mikeke tyson t was anan event because every fight was like an ax murder.

past winners include chris evert, caroline wozniaki, bianca andreescu and the current us open championr bridge, two rugby league teams, and a proud maritime heritage, to name just a few. we can now add “'uk“s sexiest accent" to that list, which is how the hollywood actor timothy chalamet described it. may be the world's sexiest accent! suzy lawson went to hull to put his claims to the test. i believe in miracles, where you from, you sexy thing, you sexy thing, you. my accent's real sexy. ladies and gentlemen, greetings to you all. my name is willy wonka. star of the new wonka film, timothee chalamet is one of the world's biggest movie stars right now. he“s travelled the world, but it's the hull accent that's caught his attention. how do you feel about the british? i like the hull accent. really?! you like hull? yeah, yeah. why is everyone cracking up? is it not a sexy accent? hull is sexy! what's wrong with hull? i like hull, essex is in my top three. everybody likes essex. i like a middle—aged northern accent. do you agree? yes, he“s sexy. it's one of a kind, kind of accent. we're ver

want to end on a downer, but i think it important news about think it is important news about chris evertchamp. >> yeah. wimbledon champ. >> very sad. she a >> very sad. yeah. she made a statement who >> very sad. yeah. she made a stat�*works who >> very sad. yeah. she made a stat�*works for who >> very sad. yeah. she made a stat�*works for now. who >> very sad. yeah. she made a stat�*works for now. she who >> very sad. yeah. she made a stat�*works for now. she said who >> very sad. yeah. she made a stat�*works for now. she said my 10 she works for now. she said my cancer is back. while this is a diagnosis. this never wanted diagnosis. this i never wanted to i'm fortunate. to hear. i'm i'm fortunate. i feel that it's been caught early. given all early. so she was given an all clear having been clear in january having been diagnosed in december 2021 with ovarian and seems ovarian cancer and it seems to have back. look , there have come back. but look, there is hope she won't is there is hope she won't be working next the working next month at the australian open, which she was due to do so