going at it in the nba fred hoibergs bulls vs brad stevens celtics off a miss heads up defense from jae crowder gets the steal and slam... boston up 4 more defense from the celtics former ohio state buckeye evan turner with the steal and in the open court pulls out the 360 dunk.. puts them up 37-35 bulls turn to show off some d joakim noah with the steal ahead to jimmy butler ... who finishes with the two handed flush bulls take a thomas pulls up foot was on the line well call it a deep two and its good... this one by the final of 105-100 bulls have lost three in a row well it was a busy day for the chicago cubs yesterday the cubbies made a few huge moves first signing two time all star ben zobrist to a four year 56 million dollar deal. the infielder/outfielder played a huge role in the kansas city royals world series run this past season will be reunited with manager joe maddon. in order to make room for zobrist the cubs traded away infiedler starlin castro. castro was traded off to the new york yankees for pitcher adam warren and a player to be named. antonio brown was fined more than 11,000

jae crowder. how is that, turning defense into offense. the old-fashioned way the carmelo anthony, 27 for the knickerbockers 8 this shot brings them within feeve with just over ack to go. isiah thomas. 100-91 the final. and the bruins up in ottawa. ottawa scores first in the winning second of the first period. david krejci would come back and tie it up but the next two goals belonged to the iowa senators. this is the shot by krejci. clearly you see the puck does go in and he's credited with a goal the late in the second period they would add another one in the third. but krejci left the game, injured on a play. the bruins not saying exactly what the injury is but he -- it does look like he grabbed his right arm or wrist the the brupins play ottawa again at the garden on tuesday night. coming up, sports overtime. more from the jets. we'll hear from bill belichick, matthew slater and peyton manning with another look at we'll see you then. >>> "star wars" "the force awakens", catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' d

jae crowder, celtics in white, with a three-pointer. he finished with 18, and at the end of the first quarter, kelly olynyk with a three. 11 points, nine rebounds. it was close for a while, derek williams with a shot that comes up short. the celtics go on to win 100-91. they will host the lakers on wednesday night. 21 points, isaiah thomas. day two of the clean city invitational basketball tournament. memorial in right. -- in white. watch how smooth john mccrory is on display coming up after the cheerleaders. no problem for him on the drive and a layup, making it look easy. a little hop in the paint to create space, and he scores off the glass. great drive by sophomore guard michael r.i.m. roche coming up from memorial. 39-37, but leroy with nine points. central wins 61-51. they advance to the title game against exeter. what are we missing in sports? what about the sticks and the? -- the puck? this epidemic of gun violence hillary clinton has what it takes to stand up to the republicans and the gun lobby. we need to close the loopholes

and jae crowder will follow with a three-pointer but the celtics missed 59 shots tonight. a lot of them were open shots, too just one of those nights. and if you remember how physical even chippy the playoff series was last year between the c's and cavs the hard foul on isaiah thomas won't surprise you. the cavaliers went on a 12-0 run in the third quarter lebron james gets free and goes in for the look at me dunk. impressive? yes. but still only worth two points, evan turner cuts into the lead a bit with a nice move to the basket but as brad stevens said after the game the celtics offense was stuck in the mud tonight. here's some love for you kevin love with 2 of his 20 celtics lose tonight, 89-77. as we enter week fifteen of the nfl season the leading rusher on 110 yards. it gets worse to put it bluntly. right now the patriots second leading rusher is tom brady. and that's because legarrette blount has joined dion lewis on the sidelines out for the year with the hip injury he sustained sunday night in texas defensive lineman dominique easley was placed on injured reserve

fines jae crowder. 24 points for him. 24 points for the double-double. that is as close as they got. isaiah thomas had a game-high 29. bedford hosting londonderry drives the right side. nice finish for a pair. at the other end, ryan hughes is going to feed colby. he gets the bucket and the foul. over time, tied at 52. bedford' s joshua koehler strong moved to the who. bedford goes on to win the , 60-51. merrimack girls were home with spalding. this one was all tomahawks, jolie jacoby gets things started . the red raiders turn it over, merrimack running the floor, courtney schaub lays it in, the lead. spualding kept playing, samantha . the tomahawks too much. tom brady and rob gronkowski there doesn' of concern in foxboro. both players are on today' s injury report, gronkowski is listed as probable for sunday' s game against the titans, while brady is listed as questionable with a no mess. has not been feeling well this according to reports, he week. there' s no word on why gronk missed practice, although it was reportedly not injury related. so here' s a

jae crowder had 18 points and 10 rebounds. celtics win 113-99. they play at charlotte on wednesday. the 19th annual keene high school holiday tournament is taking place this week at keene state college. the girls tournament wraps up -- going on now. the boys began on this is wednesday. hinsdale and mascenic. kelsey spindler hits the runner meagan brand pulls down the rebound and puts it back up and in. the vikings work it to brand on the perimeter, she buries a three. hinsdale in transition, monika costello to mariah nichols for the bucket. hinsdale wins 47-30. newport took on leland and gray from vermont. newport in the dark uniforms. anna pysz takes it to the hoop and scores. stephanie carl working the offensive glass rebound and the putback. then a nice look from selena coronis to carl for an easy pair. newport wins 50-28. monadnock and conan were also winners day. the red sox will retire the number 26 worn by wade boggs for eleven seasons in boston. no player has ever played more games at third base in red sox team history. the hall of famer played from 1982-1992 for the red sox

nice play by jae crowder after tyler zeller had his shot blocked. 19 points, 12 rebounds for him. celts win 102-89. nba fans, we have a double header for you on christmas day. at 2:30, it' s the chicago bulls at the oklahoma city thunder. at 5:00 p.m., a rematch of the nba finals last year. college hoops bryant college at , michigan in college hoops. duncan robinson is from new castle new hampshire. he plays for michigan. three pointer for robinson, 8-3 wolverines. 3 pointer robinson. 12 points, 6 assists. they didn' t need him in the 2nd half. michigan wins 96-60. he is third in the country in made 3 pointers and 5th in percentage of 3' s made. having a good year. high school hockey. goffstown hosted the combined team from pembroke-campbell. and the grizzlies honored maddie carlson tonight. she dropped the ceremonial puck to start the game. she is a 16-year-old from goffstown who has a rare form of cancer. great to see her at the game tonight. 1st period goffstown michael fortin goal 1-0. 2nd period goffstown max lajeunesse goal 2-1. goffstown noah charron goal 3-1. goffstown rol

jae crowder managing to turn offense into defense for the c's at one point. carmello anthony brought the knicks within five with five minutes to go. but the c's were too good. 100-91 the final. erika: bruins up in ottawa against the senators. ottawa scores first, but david krejci would come back and tie it for the bruins midway through the second period. krejci actually ended up leaving the game hurt, but the bruins haven't said exactly what his injury is. senators win, 3-1 the final. doug: hundreds take the plunge for a good cause in gloucester. this was the third annual plunge for pete at good harbor beach. the event was hosted by pete player diagnosed with a.l.s. who was the inspiration behind the ice bucket challenge. all proceeds raised will go to fighting the disease. and the temperature will be what? cindy: 48. pretty cold. although close enough to 50 that as we get into our next storm, it will be a big player in the precipitation type that we deal with tomorrow. first things first. this month of december historic. going down in the record books as lik

jae crowder and jared sullinger also helping the team overpower the pelicans in their 111--93 win. up next, celtics back home to host chicago tomorrow. radar. the rain chances are on the way up at least through the morning hours but by afternoon starting to wind down and it's really the southern half of the region that i'm concerned with. mainly south and east of i95 and really the cape and the islands is actually going to see the most of it. already seeing some showers pushing in to nantucket. steadiest rain again in this dark area in green but anywhere in this light area in green, you can see a couple of showers through the morning hours. as you look over boston, the camera is shaking because we have pretty strong winds associated with this system out of the north at 13 miles an hour. with highs only warming up into the low to even mid 40's so it is a cool day out there. it's breezy and it's also very cloudy outside. now, we are going to see that rain start off this morning. i want to show you this on the seven-day forecast and break it down for you. by about 8:00 or 9:00 it's in

still led by 11 with 2 1/2 jae crowder with a nice fadeaway and one. but the pistons did not go away easily. jackson makes it a two-point game in the final minute. but on the next possession, jonas jerebko hits the game-sealing jumper and the celtics hold on and win 99-93. rob gronkowski had 108 yards, 11 catches and a touchdown against the jets back in october. but that was with danny amendola and julyian edelman healthy and on the field. tomorrow, both guys will be out. along with devin mccourty and patrick chung. the mash unit known as the patriots takes on the jets in a red hot ryan fitzpatrick. >> i think that he's a smart guy. he's been in the league a while. and again, he's -- he's able to comprehend what's going on out there. and put the team -- put their offense in the best position to move the ball. so i think he's done a great job. and it's another challenge for us. bob: so the jets are 9-5 but how soft is that schedule? the combined winning percentage of the teams the jets have beaten this year is just .348. with a winning record and tomorr

jae crowder with the three to end the half. boston was down by two. celtics found themselves out by 10. marcus smart out of nowhere. and the hard fall. what a play. into the 9th. the boston got within 2, bradley who kicks the pocket, goes the distance. celtics going to pull off a come back, who is going to make the big shot? you guessed it. kobe from 25 feet away, the 3 point dagger, lakers win 112- 104 the final. felt great to get booed, it's like, you know, the recognition at the top of the game and then as soon as i touched the ball they booed us. i'm home. you know, it felt great. >> brad mar chard is going to miss the consider-marchand is going to miss the winter classic, you can see brad goes low, sends the guy head first to thitis, he will miss friday's game at gillette said stum. >>> patriots a cold day at practice, it won't be that cold chance of showers. if they win it if they they have two seed, how important is it to get that top seed? >> i think it's better to win this game than to lose this game, you always love to play at home because o

jae crowder scored the first points of the game by sinking a three pointer. kelly olynyk got a three pointer. celtics win 100-91. they host the lakers wednesday night. >>> the pan who hit one of the biggest home runs in red sox history passed away. they died at the age of 67 after suffering a massive heart attack in seattle. after the al championship series, the sox were down. the two-run homer saved the red sox went on to win to advance to the world series. check out this incredible video out of japan. a giant squid was spotted in shallow waters on christmas eve. normally these creatures are found only in the deep ocean. the diver who shot the video estimated the squid was about 13 feet long. of course the stories get bigger and bigger. things look bigger under water. kevin: yet another reason never to go in the ocean. sean: giant squid are friendly, i'm sure. kevin: yeah. unless they determine you are lunch. that's kind of the issue there, don't you think? there's no bargaining. sean: they would ink and run if they saw you. kevin: look ahead. it is a blend

jae crowder scored the first points by sinking a three pointer. kelly olynyk also got a three pointer. celtics win. they host the lakers wednesday night. check out this incredible video out of japan. a giant squid was spotted in shallow waters on christmas eve. normally these creatures deep ocean. the diver who shot the video estimated the squid was about 13 feet long. something for the storybooks. they are down there. huge squid. for -- i don't know. a view of the shallow waters. kevin: trying to stay away. sean: do you want to swim with those? kevin: you are assuming they friendly. sean: they have arms that could grab you. kevin: they could. i would want to we start off with the showers. a pretty good breeze out of the north. that gusting at times you'll notice to the south and west the next storm system starts to make its way in to south western areas. for the here and now, the clouds continue to decrease this morning. it will be a blend of sunshine and clouds as the next system clouds try to work in later on this afternoon. some scattered snow

celtics could have given up right there, but jae crowder takes a wild three and makes it to cut the lead to one with 2.7 seconds left. crowder gets a chance for a long in-bounds pass, but it's a little too long and the c's fall short. 108-105 in the final in san bruins trying to get out of canada with a win, and brad marchand getting right down to business three minutes into this one. he's had eight goals in his last nine games. a big first period for the b's torey krug adding to the lead with a nice one-timer. later landon ferarro makes it 3-0. bruins get a win on the last stop of the canada trip. 4-0 the final. karen: that's good to see. a university president causing college students. frank: his statement after the and the outrage it's causing frank: 9:52. welcome back. breaking news overseas. the american donees lat in istanbul is on high alert as experts tell of an immediate threat. americans are being told to avoid the area. turkey has been on alert since october when more than 100 people were killed in a suicide bombing. karen: right now police are investigating a shooting in sout

jae crowder did enjoy a double-double. 24 points and 10 rebounds. coming off his career-high 38 points on wednesday, isiah thomas had 29 points. a three-pointer falls. it's a four-point play giving the celtics a two-point lead late, but the celtics stumbled down the stretch. they lose their third in a row. the final last night 109-101. celtics are home against minnesota on monday. the bruins host the devils tomorrow. have a great day. holiday season's just like football season... you got your big games... ...and regular games. get it all at a great price... ...and the holiday season is won. everything in one place. holiday season's just like football season... you got your big games... ...and regular games. get it all at a great price... ...and the holiday season is won. my stop & shop. danielle: welcome back. i'm meteorologist danielle vollmar. want to say hello to some students i saw earlier this week from lieutenant peter hanson elementary in canton. got to call to them a lot about the weather. they're very excited for winter although it doesn't

celtics could have given up right there, but jae crowder seconds left. crowder gets a chance for a long in-bounds pass, but it's a little too long and the c's fall short. 108-105 in the final in san antonio. bruins trying to get out of canada with a win, and brad marchand getting right down to business three minutes into this one. he's had eight goals in his last nine games. a big first period for the b's torey krug adding to the lead with a nice one-timer. boston leads 2-0. later landon ferarro makes it 3-0. bruins get a win on the last stop of the canada trip. 4-0 the final. karen: if you're a fan of the nutcracker ballet, then this is your season. chronicle's jc monahan tells us about a production that combines professionals and amateurs to create a special magic. jc: this holiday season marks a milestone for the cambridge-based ballet. the beloved school and dance troupe are celebrating 30 years familiar classics. why do you think that people want to make the nutcracker part of their holiday experience? >> i go back to the music that tchaikovsky has

jae crowder managing to turn offense into defense for the c's at one point. carmello anthony brought the knicks within five with five minutes to go. but the c's were too good. 100-91 the final. doug: bruins up in ottawa against the senators. ottawa scores first, but david krejci would come back and tie it for the bruins midway through krejci actually ended up leaving the game hurt, but the bruins haven't said exactly what his injury is. senators win. 3-1 the final. erika: episode 7 of the "star wars" saga has now reached one billion dollars at the box office. it happened in just 12 days. that beats the previous billion-dollar record of 13 days set by "jurassic world." and it hasn't opened in china yet. the only movie that's made more money is "avatar," and "star wars" could surpass it! they haven't got my $13 yet. it's coming. one billion and 13. doug: yours is coming. cindy and kids are going today. cindy:. cindy: my boys are going today. doug: it will be a big rush, i imagine, because tomorrow it may be tricky getting around. cindy: 34 degrees right now out

celtics could have given up right there, but jae crowder takes a wild three and makes it to cut the lead to one with 2.7 seconds left. crowder gets a chance for a long in-bounds pass, but it's a little too long and the c's fall short. 108-105 in the final in san antonio. bruins trying to get out of canada with a win, and brad marchand getting right down to business three minutes into this one. he's had eight goals in his last nine games. torey krug adding to the lead with a nice one-timer. boston leads 2-0. later landon ferarro makes it 3-0. bruins get a win on the last stop of the canada trip. 4-0 the final. still to come, a local take on a holiday classic. karen: a cambridge company's take on the nutcracker and how the troupe is making dance more inclusive. frank: don't forget. newscenter 5 starts an hour earlier now on sunday evenings. get the latest breaking news and your storm team 5 forecast starting at 5:00. a live look outside at the city of cambridge. beautiful start to this day but pretty chilly. make sure you stay with us. danielle vollmar forecast is danielle: welcome back. i

isaiah thomas taking charge with a game-high 22 points for the jae crowder and jared sullinger also helping the team overpower the pelicans in their 111-93 win. up next, celtics back home to host chicago tomorrow. randy: an emotional concert in paris as the eagles of death metal join u-2 on stage in wake of the paris terror attacks. the group was performing last month when their concert was attacked. 90 of the 130 attending killed. last night, they performed the song "i love you all the time." emily: unprecedented security at the vatican today. hundreds of extra police and soldiers are deployed around rome as pope francis prepares to open the holy door of st. peter's basilica. that happened a short time ago. the event marks the start of the pope's holy year of mercy. 100,000 pilgrims are in st peter's square for mass. francis has said he wants the next year to show the merciful and welcoming side of a catholic church. randy: 6:54. olessa stepanova with an update on the traffic. that volume route 1 in saugus. you can see the southbound side very slow ride as they head into the distance. let'

jae crowder did enjoy a double-double. 24 points and 10 rebounds. coming off his career-high 38 points on wednesday, isiah thomas had 29 points. a three-pointer falls. it's a four-point play giving the celtics a two-point lead late, but the celtics stumbled down the stretch. they lose their third in a row. the final last night 109-101. celtics are home against minnesota on monday. the bruins host the devils have a great day. doug: a massachusetts state trooper is a hero to a little girl who lost her best friend. sera: emma mather was riding the car with her family along 495 in milford when she accidentally dropped her polar bear out the window. her mother called the state police for help, and trooper dan mather came to the rescue. he retrieved the bear from the busy highway. >> the trooper was really he said he had kids of his own so he knew exactly what we were talking about and what we were you know, very appreciative of him. he was definitely the hero of the night for miss emma. when we were driving to go see know, it was really nice thing you're

jae crowder and jared sullinger also helping the team overpower the pelicans in their 111-93 win. up next, celtics back home to the eagles death join u2 on the stage. the group was performing last month when their concert was attacked. 90 of the 130 attending were killed. last night they performed the song "i love you all the time." emily: unprecedented security at the vatican today. hundreds of extra police and soldiers are deployed around rome as pope francis prepares to open the holy door of st. peter's basilica. that happened a short time ago. the event marks the start of the pope's holy year of mercy. 100,000 pilgrims are in st peter's square for mass. francis has said he wants the next year to show the merciful and welcoming side of a catholic church. randy: off to a mild start with a little bit of rain in the area. danielle: good morning. that's great. temperatures are in the 40's in most locations although still the 20's in the merrimack valley but it will be cloudy and cool today and breezy especially by the coastline. and east of i95 i think. and more chances are coming

he will feed jae crowder and oop. later in the quarter, evan 19 points off the bench. celtics hold off a late run by the knicks. for 91-90 win. new york has lost four straight. in hockey, islanders at home in brooklyn, facing toronto. former islander gets rebound out front that proves to the be the game winner. they beat the islanders 3-1 final score. a lot going on in the sports world. jets controlling their own playoff destiny. the giants hoping to finish season 7-9 with win over eagles. not a good year for the giants. jets, 10 wins, who would have thought. >> thanks so much. >> still to come this morning here on "good day new york" -- >> you would think "star wars" is one of the most pirated movies of the year but it is not. what movie was stolen the most this year? >> live look at times square. >> three more days. three days left in 2015. hard to believe, right? >> we're in the last monday of 2015. >> yeah. >> if you want to enjoy times square, take a walk around there today. this might be the last day, maybe tomorrow you will be able to do it without a lot of peop

as for the celtics, great night last night for jae crowder, put up 24 points, grabbed 10 board, celtics 5-6. then in the fourth quarter season the break. turner with a long alley i can't with a nice reserve jam. isaiah thomas off the inbound pass, nails a three pointer and will get fouls, the four point play, 79-77 thomas with 29. but they couldn't pull away and bull mill sap gives the hawks a relinquish in the fourth. 109-101 is the final. >> patrick announcing yesterday that he is transferring to boston college. could be a pretty good guess. that is it of sports for now. >>> all right. dan, thank you. >>> well dave just informed me he is giving us a scientific explanation of the winter solstice. >> i know it's early. >> it better not be too scientific. >> you gotta stay awake. >>> winter arrives in a few days, i figured i will play teacher a little bit. >> go for it. >> tell me how i do. >> all right. >> let's get into it. the winter solstice arrives on tuesday. and what the heck is that? for one thing it's the least amount of daylight of the year, of course the earth is going around

and jae crowder will follow with a three-pointer but the celtics missed 59 shots tonight.

and jae crowder will follow with a three-pointer but the celtics missed 59 shots tonight. a lot of them were open shots, too just one of those nights. and if you remember how physical even chippy the playoff series was last year between the c's

going at it in the nba fred hoibergs bulls vs brad stevens celtics off a miss heads up defense from jae crowder gets the steal and slam... boston up 4 more defense from the celtics former ohio state buckeye evan turner with the steal and in the open court pulls out the 360 dunk.. puts them up 37-35