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little song if i may. collin. [ music ] straighten up and fly right-- eh, that's enough. good evening. [ applause ] the, uh, the olympics are going to be held in montreal, canada. this is some-- ah, canada. and i'm going to enter. i am going as a dot. [ laughter ] i am going to enter the, uh, the decathlon. decathlon are ten events, i can only go for three. the, um, the first one is what they call the hammer throw. this-- you ever see a fat greyhound? this, um... [ laughter ] this is the, um, hammer throw. athlete comes out with a 17 pound steel ball tied onto a chain. he's gotta fling it over his head and throw it for so many hundreds of feet.
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disturbance, a heckle, or something goes wrong. the hammer throw. [ laughter ] 75 meters, hua-hua-hua. [ laughter ] [ drum roll ] [ applause ] the swimmer at the olympics. the 50 meter dash. hmmm. a little clair de lune on the piano. [ music ] [ laughter ] thirty meters. twenty meters. take the picture. what?
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[ music ] oh, jeez. [ applause ] last but not least, the pistol shot. everybody knows this. [ laughter ] everybody, hum along with me. the pistol shot. i forgot it. [ laughter ] [ music ] [ applause ] >> you forgot the end of it. >> how does it go? do it. >> you forgot the end of it. >> yeah, go 'head.
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you forgot the cocks. that's right, that's right. that's right, there it is. that's right. [ applause ] [ music ] [ applause ] >> i was waiting for the finish to go... >> i couldn't-- i f-- my mind went blank. >> well, it's-- what else is knew? >> everything is perfect. it's a pleasure to be here. i'm working off my tuckus. doing "switch", making movies, and i love it. >> you are busy. >> oh, i remember you, yeah-yeah. [ laughter ] you were driving that up in the sky, a german airplane, [ speaking german ] [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> i gotta tell ya. no, i gotta tell ya. i-i love movies, ya know? and, uh, i'm in the new mel brooks film. anybody see the mel brooks film movie yet?
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>> great write ups. >> it's great to go into a movie to hear people laugh. i mean, really laugh from the stomach, not, "oh, wasn't that clever, murray." you know? but i saw a film-- [ chiming ] hold on, that's the phone. wait a minute. i told you not to call me here. >> what is going on here? [ laughter ] >> this is charlie callas, who is this? it's paramount? it's paramount. >> paramount? >> yeah? for shorts? they're makin'-- they want me for shorts. i can leave in a half an hour, yeah. what? this is paramount theater? i left my shorts in the paramount theater? [ laughter ] i saw, uh, "midway", "midway", i saw "midway", right? i never heard bombs-- now, a lot of japanese people went to this movie, which they wanted to see their own history, and it's wild to see them when they are attacking our ships, the hornet, you know? >> right.
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of the theater... [ laughter ] now, but wait a minute. [ laughter ] no -- [ laughter ] no, listen, somebody, when they-- when the scene changes-- >> yes. >> we are winning now, right? they came out of the movie like this, i swear the japanese people came out of the movie like this. [ mumbling ] [ laughter ] >> like they were gonna get a second crack at in the movie. >> beautiful. >> well, it's good to see you again. >> yes, thank you. it's a pleasure to be here. i haven't worked-- >> i see you occasionally on "switch". very good. >> yes, we started our shooting. um, we have now one-one-one-one show finished, and we're gonna do 23-23 others. >> that is super. >> it's a lot of work. it's a little different for me, you know? >> but everything good is happening for you. >> yeah, thank heavens. >> could i borrow a could dollars till things pick up? whoa! >> we-- fred, how much time do we have here? do we have to do a commercial?
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[ applause ] [ applause ] [ music ] >> my next guest is the director of the yerkes primate center in atlanta, georgia. he's written the most interesting study of our-- and i didn't know that gorillas are our closest relative. did you know that? >> mm-mm-mm. >> well, it is, and it's called "the gentle giants". would you welcome, please, dr. jeffery born. [ applause ] [ music ] it's nice to have you with us tonight. i thought chimpanzee was the our closest relative, but the gorilla is, uh-- >> yes, in many ways the gorilla is, uh, anatomically it's just a little closer. >> i didn't know that. i mentioned earlier on the show that gorillas have kind of gotten a bad press from people, or the image of the gorilla is not what the average person thinks it is, right? >> that's absolutely right. [ laughter ] >> and there's the second
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over there. i'm talkin' about. >> it's true. >> we make them out as ferocious-- >> how can a gorilla get a bad press? >> well-- >> well, it does. >> i'll show you why they get bad press. can i show a couple of these pictures. >> yes, go 'head. >> now, for example, i don't know what this is from. is this from the original? >> yeah, it's from the original. >> from the original-- >> "tim tyler's luck". >> "tim tyler's luck", now, you see, there's a gorilla with a girl. >> that's not a gorilla, that's a man in a gorilla suit. >> now, come on, they know what i'm saying. now, look at this. look at this picture. this is what the studios-- the motion picture. you see? >> that's my manager. [ laughter ] >> and this picture? now, we'll show you a real gorilla. >> that's what it really oughta look like. >> uh, this is what a real gorilla looks like. they don't look-- you see how sweet they are. >> aww. >> now, that's kinda sweet. >> it is. i highly agree. they're very friendly and nice creatures. >> well, you discussed that the terrible image that they have, is that due mainly to the motion pictures and stories?
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early explorers pulled a one who was one of them and he was, uh, the reports he brought back in 1857 from africa were just horrific. some of them he experienced himself, and some of them were stories that the natives told him. i think he thought he was a bit gullible. and also, other explorers who followed him had all kinds of weird stories too, and then the movies picked up this creature as the perfect horror creature. and then for the next 20 or 30 years the gorilla was featured as the horror beastly creature. yes? >> isn't the gorilla tremendously strong? i mean, what does a full male gorilla weigh? i mean, a male-- >> 600 pounds. >> 600 pounds? and isn't he tremendously strong? >> well, considering his strength he is incredibly gentle the way he is. >> i mean, but he's a naturally heavy, isn't he? >> well, sure. >> 600 pound heavy, i mean. >> well, for example, couldn't--
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captivity was what, gargantuan? >> gargantuan the first, yeah. >> i remember seeing the old ringling brothers circus. >> yeah, that's right. >> and they said with one-one arm. >> one arm, yes. >> he could what, pull like-- >> well, he used to wind the rope around his arm and fling the other end down his cage and five guys used to get on the other end of it, and he would do that and pull five guys off their feet. so, that's pretty strong. he would make a nice football player. >> so, if a gorilla ever throws you a rope, don't-- >> pull it. >> obviously. >> thanks, john. >> do not grab the other end. >> yeah, along with your baseballs. >> we'll come back. we've got some fascinating film also we'll show you. i've seen several documentaries on gorillas and they really stay-- they don't hang around men much. you don't see them unless you-- >> no. >> you actually go out into the, what they call the-- >> yes, even then they'll retreat away from ya. it's very rare that they attack, and usually the principal male of the group will attack only if he thinks the group is threatened. and a few people have been charged by the male, and it's a very intimidating business because he shrieks at the top
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if you've got enough strength to hold still, he grinds to a screeching halt about ten feet away. and i suspect the way this was found out is the first guy this happened to was so paralyzed with fright that he couldn't run. >> so, normally, if you stand your ground they would just-- >> they would grind to a halt. >> and stop. >> mm-hmm. >> is that always the case? what? >> what do they eat? >> whatever they want. that old joke, but we'll switch it around. we'll find out what they eat
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[ applause ] [ applause ] [ music ] >> we're talking with dr. jeffery born about his book "the gentle giants" about gorillas, which is really not an aggressive animal, as you say, unless threatened. what did you say they ate? they're mostly vegetarians? >> they're vegetarian, almost exclusively vegetarian. >> yeah, now, this film we're about to see, where was this taken? >> this was taken in the nagoya zoo, and although what it shows may in some respects look rather
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the, uh, mr. asay, who puts on this act, something like ten years to develop it. >> in other words, he's trying to teach? >> he started it with these little animals, uh, at a year or two old, and he worked up until they were almost adults, and then he decided he wouldn't press his luck anymore. >> because, i understand-- >> nobody worked with a bunch of gorillas before. people-- >> i didn't watch them play a club in jersey. >> is that right? >> yeah. no, it's not true. see, it's another bad image they have for the word gorilla, right there. >> so, here's the gorilla for hoodlums, which is another way-- another bit of bad press. >> so, in other words, the problem with working gorillas is as they get older the gorillas don't know their own strength. >> that's right. they get stronger and stronger. a back hand like that would knock him through the whole building. >> all right, so let's look at the film here, and we'll describe what's going on. watch the monitors in the studio. and, um, as i say, this is part of an act. >> part of an act, that's correct. >> you can see that monitor over here? >> yeah. >> oh, look at that.
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sized gorillas now, aren't' they? >> oh, yeah, these are half grown gorillas. >> about 300 pounds? >> yeah, 200 to 300 pounds. >> now, it's not dangerous to be in the gorilla tank? >> well, if you haven't been with 'em since you was a youngster, since they were youngsters, well, yeah it would be dangerous. and, uh, nobody's ever done an act with three, uh, almost full grown gorillas like that. here they're getting their food. >> it's like celebrity sweepstakes. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> my little-my little thing for this, will the real gorilla please stand up? >> good heavens, now, is he angry? >> no-no-no, he's being admonished. >> how do you say no-no to a gorilla. >> just like that. [ laughter ] >> are gorillas fairly intelligent? >> very, very, yes, yes. >> there's one being taught to communicate by sign language. >> look at the size
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>> yes, they have a big bony crest on the, uh, on the top of the skull the muscles connect to that give tremendous biting power to the-- [ laughter ] >> the gorilla sees nothing funny about that at all, does he? [ laughter ] >> oh! >> they made friends again. >> that's sweet. >> now, does a gorilla know that's a sign of affection? >> oh, yes, very much so. yes, yes, indeed. i've had that experience myself being with two half grown gorillas. and they so enjoyed being petted they wouldn't let me out of the cage afterwards, which is a bit of a problem. now he's-he's fanning it now. and the gorilla's doing a bit himself.
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this is-this is the gorilla version of the twist. >> good heavens. i didn't know that you could teach gorillas to do this. chimpanzee, yes, but-- [ laughter ] >> now, give you some idea of the weight. >> good heavens, look at that. [ laughter ] this man does this for a living, does he? >> he does that for a living. he did that for a living. he doesn't do it now. >> he's not with us anymore, or... [ laughter ] >> he's with us, but he's not gonna press his luck anymore. >> because the gorillas are becoming too large? >> becoming too big, yeah. he couldn't do that with a full grown gorilla. >> i don't believe that. >> yeah. [ laughter ] see, as a matter of fact, those gorillas are
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they play the percussion, and the harmonica, and the trumpet, and all kinds of things. >> have good charts, do they? >> yeah, they do well. >> well, i never realized that you could go in a cage with gorillas that size. >> they've got to-- you've got to know your animal very well to be able to do that. >> extremely well, i would think. [ laughter ] >> that's a little sudo wrestling. >> does the gorilla know what he's doing? i mean-- >> what-what the trainer's doing? >> yeah. >> oh, sure, yeah. they're highly intelligent animals, and they understand a tremendous amount of spoken commands. and, uh, there's a girl at stanford university who's teaching one to communicate,
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you know, sign language for the deaf, and that animal knows 150 words. [ applause ] >> i would never have, uh-- i've never seen any film like that. i never would have believed you could do that with gorillas. >> i must say this for both our sakes, it's reminiscent of one of my old divorce actions. [ laughter ] >> speak for yourself, that could be a lawsuit right there. that is really incredible. chimpanzees now, they are intelligent also, and they are trying to teach them to, um, with signs and commands. >> dr. rambo at our place has a chimpanzee called lana. he was taught to communicate with us by means of a computer. >> oh, i have seen that on television. >> she is quite fantastic. >> they got ya in a certain pattern. >> she asks for the names of words she doesn't-- names of objects she doesn't know. the other day for instance, being shown an orange and not knowing it's name she tapped that out on the computer, "please give apple,"
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she knew an apple, but not orange. >> gorillas do not breed well in captivity, do they? >> no, they don't, and they're sex life has been kind of maligned in the sense that they're always thought of as being highly sex creatures that want to run off with women. this is not true at all. in fact, from an anatomical point of view, any woman that was run off with by one would be very disappointed. [ laughter ] >> so they are-- so they're not constantly engaged in the sex act at all. >> no, they're not. as a matter of fact, one investigator who spent about two years in the field watching a particular group of gorillas saw a sex act only two or three times during the whole of the time that he was there, and one of those occasions was with a visiting gorilla, not the group at all. [ laughter ] the title of the book is "the gentle giants". doctor, i thank you for being with us tonight, it was really an intriguing film. >> thank you, john.
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las vegas august the 17th? >> august. >> august, and george, uh, working on the picture. [ applause ] and charles, it-it was a great pleasure meeting you and having you on the show tonight. >> oh, thank you. >> no-no, i'm talking to charles finley. thanks for having you too. >> it was a pleasure. >> and-and i hope you come back and let us know how things turn out. >> i hope to, thank you. >> good night, thank you.
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i'm humbled by that applause. good evening, i'm jennifer burton. thank you for joining us tonight. we begin with breaking news tonight... nevada senator debbie smith has passed away after a long fight with brain cancer. debbie smith was born in tuscon arizona, and her family came to nevada when she was an elementary school student. she was first elected to a rural school board at age 22, and she became a lifelong advocate for nevada's public education system. she served as president of the nevada p-t-a, and was a
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the national p-t-a board. debbie was elected to the nevada assembly in 2000, and the nevada senate in 2012. people who knew her said she will be greatly missed. "she'll be missed in the fight for education dollars and capital construction. with the school board capital bond issue coming up, her voice will be missed." "i used to joke that she was my 'caucus mom'. she didn't like hearing that; she perferred "caucus sister'. "she taught me a lot. how to be a better legislator, and ultimately, i think she set an incredible model for how to serve constituents. she was an amazing public servant." governor brian sandoval released a statement. -quote- "today we remember her legacy as a true nevadan with a fierce devotion to her constituents and state, particularly to public education and the children of nevada. i will personally miss her greatly and nevada will miss
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governor sandoval has ordered all flags on state buildings to half-staff, until sunset on the day of her funeral debbie smith was 60 years old. she is survived by her husband greg, and her children, erin, ian, and olivia. today seems very similar to what we saw on saturday. we're seeing some high level clouds with sun filtered behind it. temperatures are mild for this time of year, into the upper 50's and low 60's. winds right now are light, sustained at five to ten miles per hour. they will pick up this evening in advance of a weak system to our north. this weak system will give us more cloud
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sprinkles closer to the oregon border. temperatures tomorrow morning will near the freezing point. monday will be dry. turning to campaign 20-16. the nevada democratic caucus is over, and hillary clinton has been declared the winner. so how was saturday's voter turnout? ryan canaday has been following the caucus action and joins us now live in the studio. ryan what did you find out? jen experts we spoke to said there were really no surprises saturday both in terms of hillary's victory and voter turnout. now although we did report yesterday that a few locations did have a lot of people show up to caucus. as expected...the state wide numbers were still very low. "caucus" although the washoe county turnout was better than clark county... nevada still had a very low caucus participation rate compared to states like iowa and
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attracting less than 12 percent of voters on the democratic side. that's the problem with the caucus state and maybe the problem with the west where we're much more jaded about politics a lot more distressful about candidates so building enthusiasm out here is challenging." but could poor participation affect nevada's value as first caucus in the west during future elections? lokken says that answer is less about voter turnout and more about harry reid's decision to retire from the u.s. senate. "with that kind of longevity came tremendous influence in power, we could immediately see the loss of frontloading status for the caucuses but i'm hoping nevada will also reconsider caucuses and go back to primaries, we have far better participation rates, even though they're still abysmal." but even though the participation isn't always the greatest in nevada, lokken believes our state is more reflective of america than states like iowa or new hampshire...making the democratic caucus a great test for both campaigns. this is now a reality check for
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movement and it's a chance for the clinton team to score a win and suggests that this is the start of their new momentum which is what i tend to think is exactly what will happen." what then does this all mean for the republican caucus later this week? lokken believes it'll be more of what we saw on saturday. "the party is going to see at best a 7 or 8 percent turnout, you know we really do, i hope in the 2017 legislature need to stand back, look at this process and rethink it, especially in the post reid years and we really should rethink what we're doing if we think more people should be involved." the republican caucus is this tuesday, but you can only participate in that caucus if you registered as a republican before february 13-th. covering campaign 20-16 live in the studio, ryan canaday channel two news. a dwindling pool of gop presidential candidates heads out west this week for the nevada republican caucuses.
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latest from southern nevada. donald trump is on a roll after picking up 50 delegates in his south carolina victory. but trump isn't underestimating his republican rivals. "i'm dealing with very talented people, smart people, good people. i think they'll be competing. we still have competition." its shaping up to be a three man race between trump and senators marco rubio and ted cruz heading into tuesdays caucuses in nevada. rubio picked up the endorsement of nevada senator dean heller-- it could be key in his effort to become the choice of establishment republicans. "the democrats don't want to run against me, but i want to run against them" "cruz is hitting the ground hard here in nevada after a disappointing third place finish in south carolina, where he lost the evangelical vote to trump" cruz says he's the only republican so far that's proven he can beat trump. "do well in the first three states and then
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night on super tuesday. i think i'm ideally positioned to do exactly that." "dn: do you think cruz can win nevada bd: yes. i'm hoping so. i really am and i'm going to be one vote for him." senator bernie sanders was also looking to rebound from a tough loss in nevada to hillary clinton. he attended church services in south carolina sunday trying to court black voters. the democrats have their next contest saturday in the palmetto state. danielle nottingham, cbs new, pahrump, nevada. and heading into the g-o-p caucus, here's a look at the delegate count. donald trump leads with 67, after picking up all 50 in south carolina. cruz is second with 11, rubio has 10, kasich 5, and carson 3. jeb bush had 4 delegates, but suspended his campaign yesterday. in advance of tuesday's g-o-p caucus, ben carson stopped in reno for a rally at the atlantis resort. according to recent polls, the
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in last place in the silver state. after a strong showing in iowa, gaining three delegates, he had poor results in new hampshire and south carolina. today, he touched on many subjects, including what he american dream. "that used to be the american dream. it's gone. completely gone. carson will hold a town hall meeting a the piper's opera house in virginia city tomorrow morning starting at 9:30 a-m... doors open at 7:30. and florida senator marco rubio will hold three rallies in northern nevada tomorrow. he will be in elko at 9-30 a-m... in reno just after noon... and in minden in the afternoon. to r-s-v-p for either the carson town hall in virginia city, or rubio's rallies, head to k-t-v-n dot com and click the blue "news links" button. and with the g-o-p caucus here on tuesday, and super tuesday a week later, be sure to stay with channel two news on air, online, and on facebook and twitter for
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still to come on channel 2 news at 6:30... jack sutton will show us an historic building in downtown reno that has become a gathering place for artists to live and work. that's tonight's nevada backroads. shopping for an suv? well, this is the time. and your ford dealer is the place, to get 0% financing for 60 months on a ford suv. that's right. just announced. ford explorer...edge...escape... and expedition... are available with 0% financing for 60 months. ford suvs. designed to help you be unstoppable. no wonder ford is america's best selling brand. but hurry, 0% financing for 60 months on ford suvs is a limited time offer.
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the exterior speaks of a grand past, part gothic, part art deco. but today's story is found inside. this is where the artists live. "i was interested in moving here ten or so years ago when it opened. i love living downtown and with other artists and creative people. its a good atmosphere." when you first enter, the art greets you. the hallways have become a gallery. involved with gallery last year. collectors come visit. this is my studio, my residence and my gallery." "inspiration here. i've done singing and song writing and art. my art includes many things." you can't find any greater environment, for in here
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i got involved. i enjoy gardening and love delivering a fresh supply of produce and flowers to a local shelter. i got involved. young volunteers have a winning spirit that we think is worth celebrating. middle and high school students: ask your school principal about applying for a prudential spirit of community award.
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the nascar sprint cup season got underway this afternoon with the 58th running of the daytona 500... with 40 cars and 500 miles of racing... this years running of the great american race featured a last lap pass for the lead... and the closest finish in the races history... lets head to daytona... kyle busch the defending sprint cup champions... dale earnhardt jr. always a favorite to win... and then 20 year old rookie pole sitter chase elliot taking over for the now retired jeff gordon... but elliott's hopes for a 500 victory were dashed early... lap 19 he spins coming off of turn 4... and when he gets to the trioval grass his front splitter digs in and causes heavy front end damage. now 31 laps to go... and dale earnhardt junior also spins as he exits turn 4... and he will nose it into the wall... ending his hopes of third daytona 500
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junior nation... frustrated. 13 laps later you ride with greg biffle he has a run on danica patrick in the locally sponsored natures bakery car... they make contact... she gets knocked into the infield where her car would suffer terminal damage... she would finish in 35th... so final lap.. matt kenseth out front... but his teammate denny hamlin has a run... he looks high and then cuts underneath him to take the lead... kenseth falls back and we have a drag race between hamlin and martin truex jr... truex nos ahead but at the line its denny hamlin winning by 1 hundreth of a second... take a look at the finish... as hamlin said afterwords it was the best moment of his career. so here is a look a the final
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speaking of wild finishes the last 15 seconds of regulation between nevada and unlv last night was a wave of emotions before the rebels would go on to win in overtime. game tied at 77... rebel ball... ike nwamu's go ahead shot is no good... lindsey drew pulls down the rebound and he'll give it tom marqueze coleman... coleman will then decide to step into a 25 foot three pointer... and he burries it... nevada leads 80- 77... with less than 2 and half seconds to go... but the wolf pack in foul trouble decides not to pressure the rebels... and patrick mccaw races up the court and he hits a three pointer of his own... that sends it to overtime... where the rebels
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go on to win 102-91. so nevada will look to rebound on wednesday when they host utah state... the pack beat the aggies last month in logan 89-84... tip off set for 7pm. the big news from last night was the wolf pack swimmng and diving team as they won the mountain west championship down in texas... the ladies finished first out of 10... including beating the meet favorites boise state... carson city native krysta palmer was named mountain west diver of the year. the team celebrated by jumping off the diving boards and into the pool. this is also only the second mountain west championship in nevada wolf pack history... the nevada baseball team won the first one last spring. the pack will now go on to the ncaa zone e diving regional's set for march 7-9th... in flagstaff arizona. while the ncaa championships are march 17-19th in atlanta. and the wolf pack baseball team earned a split with the northwestern wildcats this weekend in arizona after today's 10-6 win... tj freidl and keaton
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career wolf pack home runs... the wolf pack will stay in suburban phoenix for another couple days before they will play one game against arizona state on tuesday. and the wolf pack soft ball team is off to a great start... 8-2 after going 5-0 at the desert classic this weekend... including blanking robert morris and southern utah respectivley...in the first game against the colonials nevada won 9-0... galena alum raquel martinez... carson alum jennifer purcell... and melissa arriga hit homeruns while mckenna shutout... in game two it was 8-0... amanda weis hit a homer... along with purcell who had quite the day... she also hit a homer... brooke bollinger pitched a complete game shutout. then angela will have a final
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