andy scholes joins us with more.nt in football. >> yeah, john, this is a pretty big deal. you know, michael sam, as you say, he's one of the best players in college football this past season. he was the s.e.c. defensive player of the year, and he is expected to be drafted in the middle rounds during may's nfl draft. now, when that happens, he will become the nfl's first openly gay player. now, there had been a lot of talk over the last few years that a current nfl player was ready to come out as gay, but it never happened. now, sam says he wanted to do this now and tell his story before someone else did. >> i told my teammates this past august that -- i came out to my teammates, and they took it great. they rallied around me, they supported me, and i couldn't have asked for better teammates. well, i knew from a young age that i was attracted to guys. and growing up, i didn't know if it was a phase or it was just something that -- i wanted to find who i was, make sure i knew what was comfortable. so, i never really --

>> it was denver furniture. >> andy scholes here with all the answers this morning. seattle coffee, that's what happens. >> or something. >> as the saying goes, defense wins championships, and not even the broncos' record-setting offense, the best offense in nfl history, could overcome the legion of boom. now, the great joe namath took over twitter at start of this game, rockin' that massive fur coat. he was on the field for the coin toss and had a false start. tried to toss it before the seahawks had even made a decision. it's all good, though. nothing rattles broadway joe. now, the broncos had the ball first, but i'll bet they wish they hadn't. very first play of the game, peyton and center manny ramirez have a miscommunication. the ball goes right by peyton and into the end zone for a safety. it was the fastest score in super bowl history. terrible start for the broncos and it would only get worse. peyton overthrows julius thomas, the pass picked off by kam chancellor. that led to a seahawks touchdown, made it 15-0. and you were thinking maybe peyton would get it t

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andy scholes tells us more in the "bleacher report."> before the combine, michael sam was predicted to be a mid to late-round pick in may's nfl draft, but he definitely did not help that projection with his performance yesterday. sam ran a disappointing 4.91 40-yard dash. he also struggled in the weight room and in the moving drills. while sam did not impress the scouts, jadeveon clowney sure did. the 6'5", 255-pound defensive end ran a 4.53 40-yard dash. that's just insane for a man his size. check out warren sapp's reaction. clowney is expected to be a top three pick in the draft. >>> all right, trending on bleacherreport.com this morning, knicks versus mavs. tied at 108 with time winding down, carmelo anthony teeing up dirk nowitzki. dirk tosses it up, it bounces around, then goes in at buzzer. mavs over the knicks 110-108. and that right there may be the nail in the coffin to the knicks' miserable season. and dirk's game-winner not the end of the bad news for the knicks. point guard raymond felton was arrested this morning on three

yankees great derek jeter announcing that the upcoming 2014 season will be his last. >> andy scholes more in this morning's "bleacher report." hey, andy. >> hey, good morning, guys. this season will be the end of an era for the yankees. their captain, derek jeter, is going to be calling it quits after his 20th season in the big leagues. jeter made the big announcement on facebook yesterday, saying, "as i came to this conclusion and shared it with my friends and family, they all told me to hold off saying anything until i was absolutely 100% sure. and the thing is, i could not be more sure. i know it in my heart the 2014 season will be my last year playing professional baseball." now, for the first time in his career, jeter struggled with injuries last season, playing only 17 games, but in his 19 years, he's played more games than any other yankee ever, and everyone wants to see his last game at yankee stadium. tickets to the final game this season, they've skyrocketed. the cheapest ticket's gone from $20 all the way up to 300 bucks. >>> all right, over in sochi yesterday, the u.s. la

andy scholes in the "bleacher report" with the details. andy?> when it came to a sure thing in the olympics, shaun white at least medaling in the halfpipe competition was definitely one of them. he was looking to be the first man to win gold in the same event in the olympics. unfortunately, things didn't go his way. in his first run, white comes down here and slams into the pipe on the way down. he tried to pull out all the stops in his second run but it wasn't just to medal. he ended up finishing fourth in the competition. so for the first time since 1998, the u.s. will not medal in the men's halfpipe. but they made up for it in women's luge. erin hamlin brought home the bronze to medal in the luge. that was a 50-year drought for the americans. u.s. had medaled in the doubles luge before. >> here's a story that captureses true olympic spirit. a men's russian player was having a miserable run. canadian coach justin wadsworth jumped into action and went on the course to help the russian. wadsworth replaced the ski with one he had for his team. he

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andy scholes joining us now with more from this morning's "bleacher report."e hockey game! >> don's so into the olympics. i certainly am. i had to go to sleep before most of it last night, but here we go, right? team usa? >> yeah, usa versus canada, guys. this game's pretty much four years in the making. team usa took care of business yesterday against the czech republic, setting up this huge semifinals matchup with canada. you know, the last big game between these two came in the 2010 olympics. canada won that game in overtime to take the gold. now, both these teams have been playing great, they're both undefeated thus far in the olympics, so tomorrow's game should be another great one. puck drops at noon eastern. >>> now, if there was one medal that this year's host country, russia, wanted it was the hockey gold. and you know, it's their national sport. president putin even suggested that the whole country's olympics success hinged on the hockey team. well, finland crushed russia's gold medal dreams yesterday by beating them 3-1. russia is now out. and as yo

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. >> andy scholes joins us for this morning's "bleacher report." you've been looking at this. the combines where they put the prospects, pretty much everything, the questions, they measure them in every single way possible to make sure mike sam's 6'4", 255 pounds then they interview him and the players will immediate meet with the media. that's what everyone's waiting for. michael sam is going to meet with the media since he made that announcement that he is gay. last year, manti te'o, it was around him. that was the first time that the media got to go at him for his hoax. people are expecting that michael sam will be way bigger than manti te'o last year. >> when are we expecting to hear from him? >> sometime this afternoon. the drill players today are just meeting and tight ends and offensive linemen. sam is just going to meet with teams today. later on at some point, he's meeting with the media where i'm sure he's going to be asked tons of questions, why did he decide do that now. and how is he going to be if not accepted into the locker room. >> andy scholes, thank you very

andy scholes is here. team canada dominated the last three olympics.onal level don't get along. >> since this became an olympic sport, canada has won the last two olympics. they beat usa for the gold. this is a rivalry both teams have been shooting for this game all year. the goalie said we've taken eight months to prepare for this moment. you know they want to win. these two teams played in the group phase. canada won that game 3-2. we'll see. puck drops in less than ten minutes. >> a pais back. >>> big event, women's free skating. americans in contention. >> they are. you know, they haven't won at this event in the last two olympics, this and the last. they have three skaters now in the top seven which is really good. that being said, medaling is going to be tough. the skater on top is the korean sensation, the defending champ. she's probably going to take the goal. gracie gold, ashley wagner and simmons. good chance to medal. they want to medal in this event because they haven't gone consecutive olympics coming home with the women's skating since 19

. >> andy scholes, appreciate it. >>> under armour's ceo is defending the spe defending speed skatingutfits. many were saying that it slowed them down. >> the costume change hasn't really helped. it has been goose eggs for u.s. speed skaters in sochi. ceo kevin plank is coming out swinging saying that his company was the victim of a witch hunt. >> there are no hard feelings, however. why? well, under armour has signed on to suit up team usa for the next eight years. >> i'm curious what the athletes have to say. >> i don't think they are going to have the events in the back. that's my prediction. >>> also ahead at this hour, arizona lawmakers pass a bill that critics say violates human rights. they say it could allow stores to ban gays. but they question, is this religious freedom or discrimination? with at&t's new pricing for families you get 4 lines on at&t's network... including unlimited talk... unlimited text... and 10 gigs of data to share. 10 gigs? 10 gigs. all for $160 dollars a month. you know, i think our family really needed this. it's really gonna bring us closer together.

joining me now andy scholes.wanted to say spank because it's sports and they were a little humiliated on their home turf. but it ain't over. >> an american hero came out of this on the ice. t.j. oshie. the first three rules a different player has to take the shot for the first three rounds. if it's still tied after that, you can have the same guy take every single shot after that. the americans went with t.j. oshie. he was one of the last players put on this team for that reason. he made four out of six shots he took for team usa. really won it for the americans. he has a cool back story. he went to high school in warroad, minnesota. there's a population of less than 2,000 people. but they've had eight olympians come out of there in hockey. >> what? >> hockey town usa is what they're known as. t.j. oshie, the latest star to come out of there. he helped team usa get the win today. and a great victory for the americans. they're going to pretty much guarantee themselves a spot in the quarter final rounds. skbl maybe

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. >> andy scholes joins us now with more on the "bleacher report" this morning. al. >> hey, andy. >> hey, good morning, guys. it really is. michael sam said he wanted to tell the world that he was gay because he wanted to tell his story before anyone else did. and as soon as he made the announcement, the 6'2", 255-pound defensive lineman started receiving encouragement from all around the country. at his home stadium at university of missouri, someone wrote an "s" and an "a" in the snow to spell out sam. it's pretty cool. and president obama offered his support as well, tweeting "congratulations on leading the way, mike sam. that's real sportsmanship." sam will be the first openly gay player in the nfl come may. he's expected to be drafted in the middle rounds. >>> trending on bleacherreport.com today, the winningest women's alpine skier in u.s. history added another medal to her trophy cabinetay. julia mancuso brought home the bronze medal in the ladies' downhill slalom, and she dedicated the win to her grandfather, who passed away last year. >>> all right, later

andy scholes has more in today's "bleacher report."> that's right, michael sam is going to be one of the most watched players at the league's annual talent evaluation. not because he's expected to be a high pick, but because everyone wants to see how he handles being the first openly gay prospect. 6'5", 255-pound defensive end is going to draw a huge audience when he steps up to the podium. this is going to be the first time he meets with the media since he has answer nouned he is gay. he was a co-defensive player of the year. many question how his game's going to translate to the nfl due to his size. he's not expected to make a huge splash in april or may's nfl draft. right now, he's widely regarded as a midround draft pick. >> let's talk about it -- there's a lot to talk about there, we'll save it for later. we're hoping to actually hear from him. when he takes to the podium. let's talk about hockey -- again. >> yes. >> last week, we were talking about hockey and that shoot-out. and the u.s. is back in the game. it's a little differe

let's bring in andy scholes with this morning's "bleacher report."ere's a lot of hype around his disclosure, but he wasn't supposed to be a knockout star de combine, right? >> he was expected to be a mid to late-round pick. some are saying he definitely did not help that projection with his performance yesterday. he ran a disappoints 4.91 40-yard dash. while sam did not impress, cloudy sure did. he ran a 4 houston, texas 53 40-yard dash which is just insane for a man his size. he's expected to be a top three pick in the draft. nicks versus mavs tied at 108 with time winding down. derek throws up the shot and it bounces around and goes in itself buzzer. mavs beat the nicks 110-108. that right there may be the nail in the coffin in the nick's miserable season. point guard ramon felton was arrested earlier this morning on three counts of criminal possession of a weapon. the new york post is reporting that felton allegedly point add gun at a woman. the charges are both felonies. this comes five years after a giant wide receiver was sentenced to two years

andy scholes is joining us with this morning's "bleacher report report.". >> lebron punished them all night. on the drive, he gets whacked in the face. he still scores. once on the ground, blood starts pouring off his nose. he was set to have an ex-ra. he -- x-ray. he said i mean, i just might have to bane james. >>> another huge upset in college basketball. duke/unc is one of the best rivalries in the game. north carolina went on a huge run in the final five minutes to get the win. this is something you never really see. tar heel fans storming the court at chapel hill. >>> it's race weekend at daytona beach. and the first big crash goes to clint boyer. he goes for the wild ride. daytona 500 is this sunday at 1:00 p.m. eastern. i'll have my danica patrick beer koozie locked and loaded. >> you surprise me, andy. that crash is amazing. >>> coming up on "new day," shocking new information about a tragic plane crash that cost two ups pilots their lives. we now know that one of the pilots lodged a complaint seconds after takeoff. we'll tell you what it is. stay with us. [ male announcer ]

andy scholes is joining us to tell us about it. >> well, it wasn't good. excited about this event. they team up in singles and pairs and all the individual scores added up to make one team score. team usa dug themselves a bit of a hole. jeremy abbott fell during his performance. right now, the usa is in 7th place overall. elsewhere, hannah kearney looking to be the first free style skier to win two olympic gold medals. in first place heading into saturday's final round. good chance she will be the first american to win gold. everyone fweering up for the opening ceremony and that's going to start at 11:00 a.m. eastern. of course, we're not going to get to see it until tonight. >> that looks so hard but so cool. >> she makes it look so easy. >> not even close to easy. >> there's nothing like ice skating watching for that moment when they fall after hours of practice enter he lookeds a little bit like he's got the glamour. >> you should see my triple axle. >> very enticing. very enticing. >> take another break. coming up next on "new day," jay leno says good-

let's bring in andy scholes with this morning's "bleacher report." i think that this team should be called the super sonics because of how fast that defense flies around the field. >> the super sonic seahawks. the population of seattle is about 635,000. there were more people at this parade than lived in the entire city. an estimated 25% of kids skipped school to go to the parade. if they were lucky they might have caught candy from marshawn lynch who was throwing out skit ls to the crowd. lynch nearly falls off the float trying to get a bottle of whiskey. turni turning on bleacherreport.com, more problems for the jamaican bobsled team. the team missed its first practice session because its gear did not arrive on time. all right. here's something you rarely see. in the nba last night, robert sacre fouled out, but he got to stay in the game because the lakers ran out of players. per nba rules, you have to have five players on the court at all times, so sacre got to stay in. and somehow, the short-handed lakers ended up winning this game beating the ca

andy scholes is here. it's one people should be thinking about. >> sure is.hey can to get the whole steroid era behind them. they originally sued bosh back in march in an attempt to get him to give up the goods on a rod. his testimony not only resulted in a rod receiving a one-year ban, but also the suspension of 13 other players. they agreed to pay all of bosh's legal bills. >>> all eyes on derek jeeter. he will speak with the media later today for the first time after announcing that this season will be his last. today is the beginning of what should be a very memorable retirement tour all season long. >>> turning on "bleacher report" is this crazy brawl from a cuban baseball game. an opposing player comes out of the dugout and takes a home run swing at the pitcher's head. lucky for him, he didn't connect because he'd probably be in prison for murder. >> he wasn't even one of the guys that got hit for the pitch, right? >> no. he wasn't. he was just mad and came out of the dugout with a bat. >> all right then. >>> today's must-see moment. this one is blowing