in sports, has there ever been a longer rumored trade than the one involving carmelo anthony? well it's all over now. never having gotten past the rumor stage. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. what a difference a day makes. the jersey nets scheduled to meet with carmelo anthony today and hammer out a deal for the nuggets star. yesterday, the owner stepped in and said that's it, enough is enough. >> there comes a time when the price is simply too expensive. i am instructing our team to walk away from the deal and the meeting, which was supposed to held by our management with carmelo is hereby canceled. >> when a russian billionaire thinks the deal is too expensive, you have to wonder what exactly carmelo and the nuggets were asking for. he thought all the media attention were affecting his team and may have been right. nets blew it open in the third. put the trade talks behind them got back in the win column 103-95. they want top dollar for anthony and they will get it if he continues to play like he did against the thu

one thing we know for sure, carmelo was a nugget last night against the suns.low had a slow start, but nuggets won easily. take off your dancing shoes, never looked back. ended up with 28. >>> the kings and the wizards, two of the worst teams in the league but they put on a heck of a show. nick young a ringleader scored a career high 43. they blow the lead in the final seconds. these are the kings. kurt heinrich gives washington a five-point lead in o.t. with the jumper. wizards win 136-133. >>> to l.a., they embarrassed the cavaliers. champs beat cleveland by 55 points, 112-57. that's got to hurt. >>> college basketball, michigan state hosting wisconsin, korie lucious made one basket all night, and it was a big one. ties the game in the final minute with a three from the corner. off to overtime. no problem finding the bottom of the net. game high 26. michigan state stomped wisconsin, 64-61. unranked bc plays the spartans on saturday. >> now, number 16 illinois, andrew jones was in the right place at the right time giving penn state the lead. under two seconds

. >>> eagles permanently grounded and a deal on the table for carmelo anthony. >>> you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here areship your top headlines this morning -- the man accused of trying to kill gabrielle giffords and killing six others is expected to make an appearance in the courtroom today. the congresswoman remains in critical condition this morning with doctors saying they are cautiously optimistic about her chances. >>> washington is criticizing israel over its decision to bulldoze a landmark hotel in jerusalem to make way for a new jewish housing project. in a statement, secretary of state hillary clinton said the "disturbing development undermines efforts to revise peace talks for the palestinians." >>> millions of sudanese have started heading to the polls for a week-long referendum expected to split the troubled african nation into two parts, depriving the north from the south lucrative oil. the historic vote was promised in 2005 peace deal ending a civil war between the mostly muslim north and mainly

said his club won't be continuing their pursuit of carmelo anthony the star forward meanwhile scored thirty five points last night to help dan oklahoma there is still some clubs looking to recruit carmelo vote right you playing his last game. jersey he seems to be giving it all for the club once it was and shining form in the first quarter was close by three points oklahoma star drew russell westbrook and kevin durant's rashard as well ground scoring twenty two westbrook and the twenty eight under-funded were down by a point to this pocket on the point guard the chance of billups shots to stretch along its lead to seven points in the markets eventually topped oklahoma and won this hopes of victory and i want. you. to. right we're up to date more sport coming up in around two hours time but watty weather is coming up next. for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. which brightened if you knew no bounds to move from phones to impressions. from stunts on t.v. don't come. typee the how would. be sure to type the hotel hot

thirty five points last night to help then oklahoma there is still some clubs looking to recruit carmelo vote right playing as last game in. jersey he seems to be giving it all for the club once he was in shining form in the first quarter was close by three points oklahoma's star drew russell westbrook and kevin durant's sharp as well ground scoring twenty two westbrook and the twenty eight under-funded were down by a point despite its on the point guard the chance of billups shots destruction among its lead to seven points in the markets then surely topped oklahoma and wonders hopes of victory. right we're up to date more sport coming up in around two hours time but to r.t. weather is coming up next. hungry for the full story we've got it first the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news make us. very first verses of the bible that all human beings are created but set of it all came in god's image and it doesn't say just jews or non jews. sixty to seventy percent of what i did as a combat soldier not to buy territories was to do with the turds doing what we call maki

carmelo anthony had a team high 26 and denver won that one. >>> shaq has the mask.t mask the way paul pierce played against the cavs. he had 24 all in the first half including this buzzer beeter at the end of the first. kendrick perkins made a season debut. celts handed the cavs their loss. 122-105. >>> purdue and ohio state, six players scored in double digits for ohio state. the buckeyes brought the boilermakers to a simmer. >>> what's up with syracuse>ç they dropped after losing three in a row. seton hall took advantage of the slumping orange. they routed number 10 syracuse. 90-68. >>> finally, great game between number 23 florida and georgia bulldogs down two in the pooilg final seconds. trey thompson is there for the tip at the buzzer to force overtime. georgia up 3 in o.t. seconds away from an upset. irving walker had other ideas. drilled the long three and forced a second o.t. from there, it was all gators. chandler parson hit a three that sent everybody to the exits. florida with the upset, 104-91 in double o.t. that's your early look at sports on "early tod

if the nuggets can't keep carmelo anthony, maybe they can re-sign rocky. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> "early today" sports is brought to you by, just for men hair color. live forward. >>> well, whose face sold the most magazines in 2010? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it's unusual to give birth to twins, but it's even more rare to have them in different years. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back an good morning on this tuesday. temperatures are a little cool still in the west, but a nice afternoon. then snow and rain from yesterday is gone from southern california, southern nevada. today phoenix only 60 and suny. same in san dag toe l.a. right around 60 degrees. cool in the pick northwest. a peek at your wednesday forecast. the storm system going up into british columbia will drag a front towards the pacific northwest. increasing clouds and rain out of it. may mix in with a few snowflakes in areas near portland and definitely the higher elevations. southern cal

james denver counterparts could be seeing the last of this month munting struggling the future of carmelo anthony ahead of the feb twenty fourth trade deadline in the mean time he finished with twenty one points the nuggets showing some high temple against the depleted heat g.r. smith contributing twenty eight points a visit his team winning by twenty eight in what proved to be a high scoring one hundred thirty and one zero two victory. two other games on the night oklahoma city thunder enjoying their time in the spotlight they haven't lost a nationally televised game all season pulling all. they are under logic by the slimmest of margins and this one russell westbrook recording his fourth career triple double with thirty two points henry vi and thirteen assists in the temple of kevin love was in the most affectionate of moods against the wizards is thirty five points eleven rebounds have been washington stay with us on the road this. is all into boxing where a briton derek sora is in kaufman after adding another title shot against world heavyweight champion. british commonwealth champion

scored thirty five points last night to help denver oklahoma still some clubs looking to recruit carmelo and really be playing his last game. seems to give it all for the club and he was in a shining form in the first quarter. with leading by three points oklahoma star joe of russell westbrook and kevin durant's with equally as sharp run scoring twenty two points westbrook adding twenty eight and the thunder were down by point at this point guard chauncey billups to crunch the stretch monoglots lead to seven point seven then she talked to oklahoma. and. then a second straight loss. coming up in. the web it's coming up next. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. repairing a broken ancient. highway construction and humanitarian aid. but as shady officials get the spoils of war it's the people who pay the price. profiteering here is no longer just down to drug trafficking. afghanistan the dollars. and. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from the realm of russia. we've got the future covere

. >>> in denver, carmelo anthony and the nuggets thumped the visiting heat with lebron james and hisained ankle nowhere to be seen. denver's j.r. smith scored a game high 28 points as the nuggets made it look easy, 130-102. >>> in minneapolis, the timberwolves knocked it in to the wrong hoop. but in the end, they won 109-97. >>> finally, cam newton is headed to the pros. the heisman winning quarterback led auburn to the national championship on monday. now he has declared himself eligible for the nfl draft. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. and protecting politicians. one lawmaker's fight to allow guns in the capitol. lawmaker's fight to allow guns in will the capitol. online and we really need to do something with it... i'm just not sure what... what is it? oh just return it. returning gifts is easier than ever with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. plus i can pick it up for free. perfect because we have to get that outta this house. c'mon, it's not that... gahh, oh y

unstoppable on the road until they met the clippers and blake griffin but lebron james taking on carmelosecond quarter. ty lawson gets the layup. on the inbounds, he comes up with a steal. misses the shot, gets his own rebound and he will kick it out to j.r. smith who drains the three. lawson putting in a yeoman's effort. nuggets go up, 44-33. under two to go in the third. denver by 30. 'melo. easy dunk as he embarrassed them 130-102 in favor of the nuggets. >>> hoops, minnesota taking on purdue. trevor mbakwe not playing after being arrested monday. two minutes to go. jajuan johnson and purdue trail at the half. second half, down by one. al nolan, steal, easy dunk, minnesota up by one. later in the half purdue down one, it'll be johnson gets the feed down low tough layup and the foul. purdue up by one. johnson, 29 on the night. later in the second half, purdue up by two. loose ball, e'twain moore gets the feed down low. purdue is up by four. under 6 to go, tied at 61. nolan comes up with the rebound. feeding rodney williams, layup and one. he missed the free throw but minnesota is up by

thirty five points last night to help then oklahoma there is still some clubs looking to recruit carmelo vote right playing as well as game. jersey he seems to be giving it all for the club once he was in shining form in the first quarter of those are up by three points so to him a star drew russell westbrook and kevin durant's sharp as well ground scoring twenty two westbrook i mean twenty eight under-funded were done by points this pockets on the point guard the chance abilities to cut shots to structure among its lead to seven points in the markets eventually topped oklahoma and on this hopes of victory and i want. you. to. right we're up to date most of all coming up in around two hours time but watty web is coming up next. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers on. in taiwan multis available in this type. type eat the how it falls of the church in typee hotels hotel royal shall he is the groom photo the show with hotel. hotel kuvasz otoh photo hotel resort the hotel typee victoria hotel. town hall sp

. >> new jersey nets owner has pulled a plug on that proposed trade for carmelo anthony.e's a billionaire and didn't like the way negotiations dragged out figuring he's being used as a pawn. so path looks clearer for him to go where he wants to go. to new york knicks. tiger woods will bhaik -- make a 2011 debut next week. this will be the first event since winning u.s. open there in 2008. most big names are skipping bob hope classic this week. first round action, jonathan vegas chipping in. eight under 64. and there is a shot of the day. and there is an eagle. >> very good. >> fun in the sun there. >> yes. >> thank you very much. >> we'll be right back. there is a look at comings and >> stay connected 24-7 at abc 7 news.com. >> if you spent time online, hope you can join me tonight at 9:00. and there is a is a man sharing his knowledge with the average investor. that is is your forgetfulness a big deal? or nothing to worry about? and and it's been 24 years since california sea lions invaded pier 39. and they're celebrating the anniversary this weekend. there is a noisy ne

meanwhile, nets owner has pulled the plug on a proposed trade for carmelo anthony. the billionaire from h russia did not like the way negotiations have dragged out and figured he was being used as a pawn by melo. looks like the nets out of the bidding for good. the path clears for melo to go where he wants to go, the new york knicks. >>> college hoops. the gales broke into the top 25. number 22 in the ap poll, trying to build on a ten game winning streak, hosting san diego. bennett a little hot under the collar in the game. we will show you why in a few seconds. gales off and running early. rob jones. throwing down. inbounds. ken walker. takes the pass back to mikey. right to the basket. end of the first half. san diego starts a 21-2 run. take a three-point lead. and the gales would answer by going back to rob jones. big man ask shoot from outside. knocks another one down. and then showed the three and lay it up and in. saint mary's pulls away. they are 17-2 now. that is their 11th straight victory. a day after the news conference people are still buzzing about al d

then along very interested in carmelo m. anthony. the deal is always been, he is a native to baltimore. he went to go play for the york knicks. his wife is the former and tb and swans returned wake the kids reach and she has given up. the warriors want to give up their streets vs. indiana. here we go. the warriors, this is a chance, i do not know about the playoffs but they're not bad. the sound from dave lee. >> you know gun at the miami lakers and they've had some pretty severe winds. they could shoot the ball from every position and we bring the best game. do not overlook them. i think that we can come out with the wind. >> the indiana pacers are the team in question. this is the thing different just gave me, breaking from australia. the market a shot of her? >> it is really interesting for today. i got here before burn but i do not contact. berne judge >> alright. >> were discovered to be from billy bean. he just got a text of billy bean who said how are you going to do it this year and billy said if we work hard be should be jus

owner joe lake said he would make a trade for denver's carmelo anthony though he feels the superstaris headed somewhere else. he also said that monty ellis is the team's core franchise player. speaking of ellis, the 25-year-old could be on his way to his first all-star game. here's lorne scott with more. >> reporter: a lot has changed with the warriors basketball over the past 14 years. back in 1997, "southpark" was making its tv debut. hanson's "oom-pop" wall over the radio and "titanic" was breaking box office records. golden state's marquee star was latrell sprewell who in 1997 was the last warrior to appear in the nba all-star game. monte ellis could soon put an end to the 14-year drought. >> it's a boost for us. i mean, we're getting the recognition, you know. teams starting to look at us more of a great young blossoming team. >> reporter: back in 1997 he was not yet a teenager growing up in jackson, mississippi, a variety of interests outside of basketball. >> i was 12. playing in mud and eating mud pies at that time so nothing about that. >> reporter: of course, his teammates

carmelo anthony is not going to do jersey, is not going to stan denver in joe's ", we think we have better access to go after someone like him, most of the teens out there have been talked about are willing to do anything to improve this team. at the very least letting people know he's ready to roll the dice. barry bonds perjury trial set for march 21st, a former teammates as well as other retired players perhaps even one current player will have to testify at the bonds trial. jason and may have to take the stand and say he got steroids for bond's personal trainer greg anderson. pledged not guilty to 10 counts of perjury and obstruction of justice. the tampa bay raise made news today manny ramirez going to play again. he will be the de age for tampa bay and johnny damon also will play today. they were teammates in boston so it's riveras and johnny damon now members of the tampa bay raise strong and he bought the yankees and red sox in that division. if the 40 that is the coaching staff is set to jam to what is came as early coach is going to come back along with tom and ray brown and mark