. >>> and now it is time to check in with 12 sports bruce cooper. he has been live all afternoon. at the suns' home opener out at the talking stick arena. hey, coop. >> hey, what is going on? can you believe it? is suns tipping off season number 48 as a franchise as sacramento kings in their home and season opener. tip-off is at 7:00. the suns are a very young team. four players on their roster, 19 years of age and younger. one of the 19-year-old whose has created a real log jam because of his stellar play. we're talking about devin booker. three players, two position whose sits and coming off the bench? booker? bledsoe or brandon knight? the suns' head coach has decided that it will be brandon knight giving up his which is something new for knight. knight is one of the highest paid players on the team. he received all-star consideration in the past so could this lead to problem ? well, not if winning is a priority says the head coach earl watson. >> moving teams talk about playing time. losing teams talk about how to sacrifice for what is best of their family. >> and the sacrific

and live in gilbert, i'm bruce cooper. we'll send it back to you in >> what position does he play, by the way? he is committed to alabama? >> he is a place kicker. during the summer, this young minnesota on this very field in front of me kicked a 76-yard field goal, placed it on youtube. >> what? >> 76 yards. you heard me right. and nick saban, alabama, everybody saw it and this kid is highly recruited and everyone wants him. he is going to go my for the defending national champions. >> in the a bad school to go to seem like the biggest guy, and i know you're tall, but he has a bot on him. >> i like it. >> and 76 yards, there's not too many professionals who have take distance. >> no kidding. we'll have to follow him. >> thank you. >>> coming up on 12 news at 5:00, marching from arizona to north dakota. the group of teens on a cross country mission to their their voices heard. >>> the food, the games, the the arizona state fair next. >>> and here is a look at today's social sound-off question. what arizona towns made the l

bruce cooper joins us now. it is fortunate that no one else was hurt. >> no doubt abouit ball. the players were active. they do not get anybody heard. think about this, the cardinals in the seahawks playing 75 minutes, five, 5/4 of football. were not talking about a lot of injuries. some of the guys woke up this morning and they were a little sooner. season more interesting. >> he tries to get it away. >> it will come down to the game up there, hopefully, hopefully we can do our job. >> it then would be caught at the 50 yard line. >> it's good to know that our offense physical. we are proud of that and we have to build off of that.>> the feel of the better. but when you lose it hurts more. >> when you are sore the next day it is a good feeling.>> you feel like you got hit by a train. to get used to it. that was a very physical game last night. >> it was physical and frustrating. >> we didn't play but we have been sore all day. >> [ laughter ] >>> during our 6 pm newscast. kevin kevin d tried kevin kennedy try to kick this. >> here we go. not good. >> he missed it by that much.

let's start with what bruce cooper says palmer's absence means. . >> they are facing a critical road game against divisional opponent san francisco 49ers. the last thing the cardinals and their fans want to hear is carson palmer not been available for the cardinals. if they are to break their two game losing streak and beat the 49ers it is a must gamb -- in a must win game thursday night they will have to do so without palmer. palmer did not even the team to san francisco today he suffered a concussion on sunday when his helmet slammed hard and the ground. the head coach address the matter with the media before boarding the team flight to san francisco. >> carson has made great progress but there's no way i will take any chances with him. he argued a little bit but he is not cleared. he's getting will have him back next week. >> the next man up has always been our mantra. it has never failed us so it is some guys opportunity this week to get out there and play. >> in this case the next man up is truce canton -- drew stanton. . as i mentioned earlier this is an absolutely must win gam

again for everyone's favorite game of second guessing, woulda coulda shoulda with our old pal bruce cooper. we can't seem to get rid of what happened in the end of the game last night. field goal? >> mark, in hind sight it's easy to say i would have ran another play on 3rd down. but in reality i reality -- but in reality i really didn't have a problem with making the kick. you don't want to risk the chance of a fumble. kick it and walk away with the win. but the delay of game penalty pushing back five yards a kick that should have been made from 19 yards long to one that is 24 yards long. yeah the extra closer to the goal post would have allowed the kick to barely squeeze through the left upright instead of hitting it. thus having the game-winning kick. any way you slice it, 19 yards, 24 yards, it's a kick that he has to make a kick from that distance, which is considered automatic or chip shot especially from a professional. >> yeah. well other than the field goal, what was the key moment you think could have won the game for the cardinals? >> i've got this one no doubt about it. this cou

time now to send it over to bruce cooper. here is for tonight. >>> that cardinal team, i do not recognize them anymore. but, i tell you, they have serious work to do ahead of them. we start with our best of the night from the world series. >> chapm there will be a game six. the chicago cubs win by a score of 3-2. >> the chicago cubs, winning. 12 sports tonight starts right questionable cause. >> kyle is amazing and he is an inspiration, he gives us strength, hope, he does. >> he releases it pretty quickly, he releases it from downtown. >> moving the ball, and playing great team defense. he is going to break. >>> good evening, thank you for staying up. mistakes were -- the stakes were higher. the last time that the cardinals took on the panthers the stakes were higher. the panthers played with more desperation. the cardinals dug a hole that was to be -- too football.>> wouldn't -- we have to stop the bleeding before it is too late, you know?>> it sucks to say, but we did horrible. >> again, we dug ourselves too far in the hole

. >> friday night fever's bruce cooper joins us live with that story. coop? >> reporter: how are you doing? live here at channel high school in front of the fever truck with system of the cheerleaders and the honor students. tell us about the ibm honors program here. >> it is an extremely rigorous program where college credit for all of the classes you're taking in high school and even earning a diploma. >> reporter: your gpa? >> 4.25. >> reporter: something else. >> your gpa? >> 4.26. congratulations, girls. we talked about our in studio team. robby baker has more on that story. >> even though he is a veteran, intense ser a sophomore. >> reporter: a veteran sophomore quarterback? yeah, that is one way to most exciting quarterback prospects in the state. >> a lot of friends are on my team so this is fun. >> and thinking about who he replaced and coming in as a true freshman and having the kind of year he did last year as a freshman and i think last year it was a lot of moxy and just instinct, and you're really starting to see a kid grow and be more cerebral a

. >>> >>> it is the moment basketball fans have been waiting for for >> and bruce cooper is live at talking stick arena ahead of tip-off. hey, coop. >> hey, vanessa. yeah, we're inside of two hours until the suns tip off their new season. they'll take on demarcus cousins and the sacramento kings. now, it was back in jetblue when the suns pulled off a draft day trade for the sacramento native crist. now, it is a move that angered some of the locals in the bay area, but it is also a m players and coaches excited about him now calling phoenix home. hey, let's meet the player the suns drafted out of the university of washington. he averaged more than 13 point as game last season. and the suns hope that he will fill the role at power forward sooner rather than later. he is 6'10", 231-pounds with freakish athletic ability. he runs the floor extremely well and will excite suns eye play above the rim. he is excited about making his pro debut here tonight. no and i don't know what to expect. we had a couple of preseason games. but i hope we have a lot of support. i hope the arena fills up as much as

she has a soft spot for mark curtis and bruce cooper. >>> and our social sound-off question of the day is how does arizona rank among the happy estates in the united states? >> the answer we're ranked number 31? hub, while our weather may be great most of the year, arizona didn't ran as highly when it comes to work environment and community. the happy estate in the country was utah. >> i thought for sure for the weather, just that we're so nice during the winter. >> it makes everyone happy. >> but bermuda, totally different story out there. new tonight we're -- we actually have pictures from were mad cowa. they were hit this morning extremely hard, winds upwards of 115 miles per hour snapping trees and taking f also flooded homes and knocked out power to more than 26, 000 people. this is the strongest hurricane to hit bermuda since fabian back in 2003, and this was an absolutely huge storm. you can see on water vapor here, i rewound it 48 hours and it is now just to the north that is bermuda. at one time the eye of this hurricane was 30-miles in diameter, absolutely huge on hurricanes.

. >>> bruce cooper is here with the big announcement. >> the diamondbacks have a new general manager and his name is mike hastened, he held the same the natural question is why would jesus lead a playoff team like the red sox to join an organization like the diamondbacks that hasn't into the playoffs in five years? the greater responsibility is the answer. in boston, the president had the final say on all baseball matters here with the diamondbacks, the book will stop at the desk amazing. the 40-year-old appeal to the diamondbacks on several fronts, ms. experienced both in the front office and on the playing field. >> his front office expertise shown widely in his ability to brad -- which the scouting and analytics branches. >> because of the strong relationships he developed there, he's expected to bring several members of the front office with him to the diamondbacks. is a strong possibility there will be new manager. they have been close friends for more than a decade. the higher will take place tomorrow morning at 11 at chase field. >>> this trainer had people looking for shelter

. >> so we have team 12's bruce cooper joining us now. and coop, the cardinals have health concerns coming into this one. >> yeah, they do. but hey, let's start with the good news. starting left guard. mike practiced in the last two days and appears ready to go after missing monday night's game. and carson today. bruce arians said he look great. palmer has been battling a ham spring injury suffered late in the monday night win over the jets. he was given the day off on wednesday and didn't practice thursday for precautionary reasons. meanwhile, john brown has been dealing with leg pain for two- and-a-half months. now, he thought it was just sore ham springs but it turns out, brown carries a sickle cell trait. now, sickle cell trait is far anemia which is far different and could be fatal. they are likely to experience muscle break down when doing intense exercise. it is not curable but it is treatable. >> no, it is something that could show up sunday night and be fine. his body is just getting rid of lactic acid and his red blood cells are

we'll head over to cameron cox and bruce cooper. >> reporter: guys, i'm just as tired as you. coop, i can't believe that scoreboard says 6-6. >> reporter: i think mark curtis said it best. it feels like an l from the cardinals point of view. at the end of the day cardinals fans walking in the parking lot with their heads down. >> reporter: there have been three 6-6 ties in the nfl, get this since the merger. all three have involved the cardinals. tonight, one in '72 and one in with don corleone in st. louis. >> reporter: time to get to the bess thing -- best thing that gave the cardinals life, believe it or not. >> in the hole and he misses it. that's impossible. >> oh, my god. >> that is impossible. >> i'm telling you there's something inside his brain about this building. >> reporter: the impossible happened, unli 12 sports tonight starts right now. >> they kicked our butt the last two times we played here 60 something to 12 i think at home. it's been ugly. >> reporter: and wilson to the end zone caught. >> atone point it's going to come up huge, might be early. you never kn

bruce cooper joins us now. coop, a lot of discussion revolving around a freshman quarterback for asu. dylan sterling cole. would you have burned his red shirt putting him into saturday's game after brady white got hurt? >> reporter: given is circumstances, i absolutely would have burned his red shirt no doubt. the plan was to red shirt him year, but there were six minutes left to play. asu is hosting a three person lead. and sterling cole is the only quarterback who can play. it is likely he will have to suit up for colorado even if manny wilny s is automobile to return, he is your backup. one play away from being on on the field player. you no choicto this man ready to play. >> a tough situation. let's move onto could have. could the coyotes be in for a long season given that five rookies made their 25 man opening night roster? >> well joe, they could be in for just the opposite. a surprising playoff bound season for this team. look, four rookies impacted last year's team. don't need a player. and of the five

bruce cooper joins me tonight. we are starting with asu and the would a. would you have left manny wilkins as quarterback saturday night against colorado? >> uh ... no vanessa, i would no have night. look. it became blatantly obviously that manny was not the same quarterback we saw the first four games when he was healthy. his mobility is a big part of his game. without it, he was not even a threat to run the read option. he also lacked a zip on his pass simply because he was not able to plant or push off on that sprained ankle. look. you have already burned a red shirt freshman dylan sterling. play the kid. give him reps and experience. last saturday was a perfe before this season ends. >> all right, moving on. now, apparently, there is a controversy again over asu stealing signs and it is once again reared its ugly head. but, with the defense playing so poorly, could they really be benefiting from doing something like this coop? >> yeah. [ laughter ] if you are stealing signs, that could certainly play to your advantage. and you no doubt expect to see th

bruce cooper joins us to talk about everything and coop, let's start with the d-backs. would they be better off without tony larussa in the >> i will tell you just that. no. they would not be better off without tony larussa. the man knows more baseball than almost anyone in and around the game today. he only had two years with the diamondbacks before they decided to strip him of his power and authority to run and build this team. i know analytics is a big thing in all of sports right now. but, tony has that rare eye to recognize talent and you just can't replace that. look, the diamondbacks had a miserable season, and a horrific season by shelby miller had a lot to do with that. i'm telling you, whoever comes in next will benefit from what larussa has already started. >> the suns announced devin booker will be their starter at shooting guard. and they have a $70 million player, brandon knight, now u coming off the bench. could they have handled that situation better? >> uh, no. i don't think they they could he only played a handful of games before missing the rest of th

and roy cooper helped us solve over 2,000 crimes and put 165 killers and rapists in prison from cold cases. are used to writing "excuse notes" for their kids -- but 'bruce springsteen' -- helped get a kid -- 'out' of class. he was 'signing books' in philadelphia last week... the rocker also signed an 'excuse note' for a fifth- grade student -- who 'skipped school' to see him. the note read: "dear principal brown, please excuse michael fenerty for being late or absent from school today. he came to the meet me and to get a copy of my book." michael's dad couldn't 'part' with the note.... so the principal got a photocopy. an unusual arrest in saint louis... a police cruiser pulled up to a senior center-- to arrest public enemy 102. ok, not really a public enemy--- but edie simms is 102 years old. police came to arrest miss simms.. and she knew it. it was part of her bucket list. she had never set car-- until now. she wanted to be arrested-- and police obliged. miss simms is known for her community service... she likes to sew... and she's made 413 items for sports... what a weekend for the tar heels... nick weiler relives that celebration... including the p