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in august, major league baseball suspended not only alex rodriguez but 12 other players for essentiallyme reason. sad thing about this, paul, i think it calls into question the credibility of athletic performance. you have to be worried when you're saying i don't know if it's real. >> do you have any sports heroes? big papi, the red sox, my favorite, aaron rodgers of the green bay packers? >> as far as aaron rodgers, didn't know. he's not going to win another super bowl this year. >> cowboys fan. dorothy. >> my big miss is to all of the supporters and protectors of snowden, multiplying ferociously all over the place. they include barbara walter whols made him one of the most fascinating people of the year. not the most. and this is her last broadcast and not a moment too soon. and also it was tom friedman who announced that he was a whistleblower. thanks, that explains everything, tom. >> dorothy just got herself a lot of invitations to media parties going into 2014. m mary. >> my miss is the rise of left wing populism in this country. i think most clearly exhibited by the election of t

in august, in august, major league baseball suspended not only alex rodriguez but 12 other players forssentially the same reason. sad thing about this, paul, is i think it calls into question the credibility of professional athletic performance. it's a great thing to watch, but you have to be worried, we were saying, i don't know if it's real. >> do you have any sports heroes, big papi and the red sox or my favorite, aaron rodgers of the green bay packers? >> i love big papi. as far as arnl goaron rodgers g don't know. he's not going to win another super bowl this year so -- >> a cowboys fan. okay. dorothy. >> all right. my big miss is all the supporters and protectors of mr. snowden. they include of course barbara walters, who made him one of her most fascinating people of the year, not the most, and this is her last broadcast, and not a moment too soon. and also the announcement by him that he was a whistle-blower. that explains everything, tom. >> dorothy just got hearst lot of invitations to media parties going into 2014. mary? >> my miss for 2013 is the rise of left-wing populism

smart today, tell your friends the two richest contracts in baseball history were both signed by alex rodriguezack in 2001, he signed a ten-year, $252 million deal with the texas rangers. in 2008, the yankees signed him to a new ten-year deal worth $275 million which they are currently trying to get out from under. >>> let's put that aside. our $275 million man has lights all around him. >> that's right. i have lights all around me, brian. thank you so much. the anchor man 2 publicity machine just continues to roll on. ron burgundy stopped by "sportscenter" yesterday. he had an exclusive interview with one of the nfl's biggest stars. as you would expect, he asked all of the right questions. >> you are one of the great quarterbacks playing the game today. you've had a lot of success. and, yet, you've done it all without a mustache. you're running around out there and, i'm going to be honest, you look like a succulent baby lamb. >> i guess to tell you the truth, i never had much of a desire to grow any facial hair. i think i managed to play quarterback okay without a mustache. eli tried to grow o

. >> no one was buried therement >> yankee slugger alex rodriguez appealed his allegations.hey encognito bullied a player off of the grid iron. >> for poll tegzs, the past can spoke up beupped you. >> i dishonored her and these things are old. >> and after that, how do you plead guilty or not guilty. >> diametery or not guilty. i have let down our country. and our constituents and i let down my family. >> i do not use crack cocaine and i am not a addict. >> yes, i have used some crack cocaine. am i a addict no. ncele ncelebs. >> and i beg you and my teams and fans. i beg for your foregiveness. >> and some young tars that could not stay out of the headlines. >> miley cyrus twerked her way to the stage. and even older ones had us scratching our had. >> and simon cowell fathering a love chair. >> and the president was not excluded for the list. and ears is targeting conservative groups james rosen finding himself in the center of the claims that the justice department was tracking phone records of journalist and edward snowden revealed the nsa surveillance program. snshg the pr

yankees slugger alex rodriguez appealed his 211 game suspension over his alleged violation of drug andabor contract. a football star rich incognito allegedly bullied another player off the gridiron. >> richie is a guy having his past haunt him. >> for politicians the past has a way of sneaking up behind you. >> there is no doubt about it, i dishonored myself, dishonored her. >> how do you plead? guilty or not guilty? >> guilty. >> guilty or not guilty? >> i let down our country. i've let down our constituents. i've let down my family. >> i do not use crack cocaine nor am i an addict of crack cocaine. >> yes, i have smoked crack cocaine. but am i an addict? no. >> while celebrities proved actions and words speak loud and clear. >> i beg you, my children, my team, my fans, my partners, i beg for your forgiveness. >> some young stars couldn't stay out of the headlines. miley cyrus twerks her way into the gossip pages and justin bieber goes gangster on the paparazzi. even some older ones had us scratching our heads. simon cowell fathering a love child with his friend's wife and alec baldwi

former mvp alex rodriguez was among 14 players lnked to a clinic which dealt in plismance-enhancing drugsllions. time will >> a troubled past of aaron hernandez. >> aaron hernandez charged with first degree murder today. >> oscar pistorius accused of murdering his girlfriend. >> the man known as the blade runner, wiping away tears. >> how does a successful athlete get charged with murder? the blade runner, olympian oscar pistorius claims he mistakenly shot his girlfriend and will stand trial in march. and aaron hernandez who not long ago signed a 40 maryland contract is also awaiting trial. prosecutors say he orchestrated the execution style shooting of an aacquaintance. an accusation he denies. a $765 million settlement between the nfl and ex-players over concussion-related injuries was a good first step. next is saving the game. the league hopes committing millions to research and implementing new rules promoting safety will ease concerns about head injuries in a sport that will always be violent and never risk-free. in april, a boston tradition turned tragic. the bombings challenged a

like, you can bid on a having lunch with yankee star alex rodriguez.s to a good cause, someone gets to meet one of their heroes. it's great, it's a good thing. and i guess it's a common deal. they have the website where you can hang out with all sorts of celebrities. like i saw for $5,000, you can go to dinner with patrick ewing. that sounds fun. i'd do that. [ laughter ] for $3,000, you can get scarlett johansson to record your outgoing voicemail. [ laughter ] that's really cool. then a couple i didn't quite understand. for $2,000, you can help steven tyler find his keys. [ laughter and applause ] seems weird. i guess, i mean, i like steven tyler, i'll do it. for $2,500, you can watch an episode of "unsolved mysteries" with tony danza. [ laughter and applause ] ay yo, i know who did it. ay yo. [ laughter ] this is weird. for just $50, you can hire nicolas cage to star in a movie. [ audience ohs ] [ laughter and applause ] ♪ that doesn't seem right at all. that seems wrong. is it 25? thank you, sir. i didn't know. and finally, for $4,000, you can lend

yankee third baseman alex rodriguez close to signing a deal for a tell-all book about his legal battlejor ague baseball. according to the new york post -- i mean, this is just what america needs. he was to expose major league baseball after steve him out of the game. bidding war for his book, you know, a ride deals in big numbers. $5 million is the bid right now appear ready t years is 211 game suspension for allegedly using performance enhancing drugs will be upheld, a decisio expected next month. while you wait to get a copy of this book, let me recommend another called of people, winning back the country with knowledge that empowers to ideas that matter, and solutions that work written by me and, by the way, you can not reorder the book it debuts january 7th available now online. amazon combines a novel. in the ground. loudobbs.com for all the links. and you can even order it at bookstores near you. up next, the fedal reserve begins its final policy-setting meeting of this year, taper talks at a fever pitch. and some considerable unease amongnvestors as a result. wall street legend

alex rodriguez was among 14 players linked to a clinic which dealt him performance-enhancing drugs. unprecedented 211-game ban. while baseball judges a-rod today, time will ultimately determine his place in history. >>> the troubled past of aaron hernandez. >> aaron hernandez charged with first-degree murder today. >> oscar pistorius, the south african olympic star accused of murdering his girlfriend. >> the man known as the blade runner wiping away tears. >> how does a successful athlete get charged with murder? the blade runner, olympian oscar pistorius claims he mistakenly shot his girlfriend in his south african villa and will stand trial in march. and aaron hernandez, who not long ago signed a $40 million contract, is also awaiting trial. prosecutors say he orchestrated the execution-style shooting of an acquaintance, an accusation hernandez denies. >>> a $765 million settlement between the nfl and ex-players over concussion-related injuries was a good first step. next is saving the game. the league hopes committing millions to research and implementing new rules promoting safe

if letterman starts talking about her daughter will be knocked up by alex rodriguez they can make outrageousnts and he still has a job. you definitely see the double standard with the liberal media. i believe our culture has to find a place where there is tolerance but also this value for free speech and the ability to express your belief. >> i remember ebony being amazed that the longest serving democrat was robert byrd who used the n-word. liberals give themselveses a pass. they feel, we are good people. we don't mean any harm. that's what this is about. >> i disagree, tucker. >>s he was a klan recruiter. literally. >> i don't condone that. but mercedes is right about something. people make mistakes when dealing with race or sensitivity issues it is common. this is not just a mistake. this man said blacks were better under jim crow. >> that was ridiculous. i will stop you. that's not what he said. >> it is what he said. >> i read the interview. it's not what he said. he said unlike most liberals including the guy who wrote the piece he grew up with black people and they were his friends. t

yesterday, alex rodriguez got so angry that he actually walked out of his own hearing for using steroidsidn't help his case that he stormed right through the wall like the kool-aid man. [ laughter and applause ] oh, yeah. shouldn't have done that. shouldn't have done that. just think next time. take a breather. well, this got a lot of attention this week. there's a new interview out with justin bieber where he says that he is happy with the man he is becoming. [ light laughter ] and tmz said, "so are we, dude. we love it. keep it up. whatever you're doing. you need directions to a strip club?" [ laughter and applause ] and did you see this? there's a photo of miley cyrus going around where i guess she decided to bleach her eyebrows, and it looks like they're completely gone. here's a picture of her and miranda kerr right there. see that? [ light laughter ] i don't know what happened there, but apparently her tongue finally escaped and licked them off. [ laughter and applause ] got no eyebrows. apparently. that's what we heard. >> steve: apparently. >> jimmy: this just in -- this is not g

first and second places reside with another yankee alex rodriguez who signed a ten-year, $252 million 2000 with the rangers and a ten-year extension worth $275 million with the yankees. the other big winner newly minted sports agent jay-z, his rock nation sports in conjunction with caa sports represents robbie cano. >> thanks. bubble in baseball? >> i don't know. >> i don't know how those big contracts have worked that size. >> pujols, signed a massive one, that hasn't worked out all that well at all. >> they don't work out. i don't get it. >> more power to them. >> they should go for every penny. as an owner i wouldn't want it. >> final trades up next as well as the winner of the debate. ya know, with new fedex one rate you can fill that box and pay one flat rate. i didn't know the coal thing was real. it's very real... david rivera. rivera, david. [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. who found a magic seashell. it told him what was happening on the trading floor in real time. ♪ the shell brought him great fame. ♪ but then, one

. >> alex rodriguez declared war on major league baseball for singing him out for a 211 game suspension after the injured yankee slugger's name and 13 other major leaguers were discovered on the client list of a south florida clinic that dispersioned performance enhancing drugs. he fought his suspension and returned to the field august 5th. >> just as performance enhancing drugs turned to the for front of baseball, concussions reared their ugly heads in football. a group of retired players settled over the long-term effects of con discussions. >> instead of facing several more years of litigation, they de on a settlement with the league prepared to shell out $765 million. >> four months after the settlement, the ex players have yet to be paid but the conversation about concussions has not ceased. >> johnny manziel was accused of cashing in, the texas a & m quarterback denied any wrongdoing but thing agies suspended him for one half. who knows if an apology from incognito would have kept him from bolting the team but his departure and allegations of harassment kindled a firestorm in a mi

you know, alex rodriguez in new york is on a ten-year contract with the yankees.ade with a player, it's a long commitment. we'll have to see how it works out. >> just do the math and the commission for jay-z, since he's really hurting, as you point out. let's talk about your show. you have landed amazing guests. kobe bryant, he injured his oscil achilles in april. ready to make his return to the court. you sat down with him. what did he tell you? >> he's not going to play in the lakers game tonight, but could come back as early as sunday, and he said he's able to move around. he feels very good out there, but he thinks he may have to shift and adjust his game a little bit, which is interesting for a guy who's been in the league for 17 years. we also talked about his contract. he got a lot of criticism for his mega deal. not quite as much as cano's but he's the highest paid player in the nba, when he's 37, tlat. and he defended the contract to me, saying, hey, if someone offers you a bunch of money, are you going to turn it down? he said he diant think it was fair

biogenesis scandal has laid bare a pattern of denials and coverups that baseball has punished alex rodriguezlay out. you had a-rod in his own city turned out as a pariah in terms of how he handled himself. on the field when he came back to play he was pretty darn good, almost willed the yankees into the playoffs himself. like major league baseball said in their verdict, this is a pattern for him and really a guy who had zone many given gifts has handled this 234 a way that's not becoming of a guy of his stature. >> joe? >> i'm going with another team. the florida gators. i'm a huge college football fan. the florida gators were very disappointing. they won a title in '06 and '08. a heisman trophy with tim tebow. they lost seven games in a row to finish the season, they lost to georgia southern. congratulations to georgia southern, but florida at home should never lose to a team like georgia southern. georgia southern in that game did not complete a single pass. they beat florida the old faced way, by running it right down their throat. for the first time since 1990 florida will not be partici

. >> we go from the heart warming story to the controversy involve in steroids, alex rodriguez.up there, too. >> he's like the toronto mayor ford. a-rod will simply not go away. in this case, he was caught cheating once a couple of years ago, lie to say katey couric on national television. then major league baseball says we have the goods on you again. in ted of taking his medicine is now suing major league baseball. with a-rod, it's never his fault. >> 2013 was the year of the concussion, 18,000 former nfl players suing the league, the league settling, but concussions, every parent wondering should my child play football. >> my wife and i just had a daughter recently, she obviously wouldn't be playing football, she's a girl. if we had a boy, my wife said he is not playing football. it's hard to disagree with her because of all of the concussions that you see on the pop warner level. in the case of concussions in the nfl, $765 million was awarded to all these players. you say wow, that's a lot of money. the nfl generates $10 billion a year, however, so it really is only a pittan

. >> alex rodriguez declared war on major league baseball and commissioner bud selig for singling him for a record 211 game suspension. this after the injured yankee slugger's name and 13 other major leaguers were discovered on the client list of a south florida clinic that dispensed performance enhancing drugs. only a-rod chose to fight his suspension. he returned to the field august 5. just as performance enhancing drugs returned to the forefront of baseball, the affects of concussions reared their ugly heads in football. in august, a group of retired players settled their law with the nfl over the long term effects of concussions. >> instead of facing several more years of litigation, the nfl and 4500 retired players decided on a settlement with the league prepared to shell out $765 million. >> four months after the settlement, the explayers have yet to get paid, but the conversation about concussions has not ceased. >> reigning heisman trophy winner johnny man zell was accused of cashing in by signing footballs and other memorabilia. the texas a and m. quarterback denied wrongdoin

anl only albert pujols and alex rodriguez have signed a bigger deal.l bad for the yankees, though, they have reportedly reached a deal with outfielder carlos beltran. the yankees. -l pay $345 million over three years for him. not bad. this guy's been with six teams in his 17-year career. >>> in nfl news, the houston texans are looking for a new coach. the team fired gary kubiak on friday. houston lost its 11th straight game thursday night. they lost to jacksonville. they lost to jacksonville twice in the season. gary kubiak's health has been an issue this season. he suffered a mini stroke on the field last month. >>> and it is a huge day to say the least in college football. several conference championship games will set the stage. the biggest game of the day has got to be ♪ s.e.c. between number 3 auburn and number 5 missouri. the winner of that game will be paying close attention to the scoreboard because they need either florida state or ohio state to lose in order to get in the national championship game. if florida state wins, they're in. if ohio