they're hoping to prevent this...when chase utley broke the leg of the mets ruben tejada in the playoffs. last night's xavier villanova game was a sellout and a hit on tv. fox sports says more than a half million viewers watched it..making it the most watched game this season in the big east. illinois they were asking hoosier daddy....-they should have been asking...where's the defense...troy williams down the middle...untouched for the indiana.-then watch this move by yogi ferrell on the baseline..where'd he go. indiana wins tonight.

in essence, they cannot do what chase utley did to reuben. utley is still appealing his two game us is suspension. alex rodriguez hopes to make the that's the story from tampa. >> all right, bruce, thank you very much. >>> next on nbc nightly news the risk of so called super lice. they're spreading in half the country map to do when your kids come home with super lice. see you back here at 11:00. good night. >>> developing news tonight. tornado disaster. states of emergency as over two dozen twisters carve a deadly path of destruction. hundreds of homes decimated. for the first time, we see the massive scope of the damage. >>> targeting trump. a critical night for cruz and rubio. it could be their last chance to blunt donald trump's marcho the nomination. >>> super lice warning, striking in 25 states. extremely resistant to the ways we usually get rid of them. what every parent should know. >>> don't drink the water. another big city warns its residents about what's flowing into their homes. >>> and video horror.

he has to make a bona fide slide the chase utley rule. a violation will have the runner and batter being called out. in addition take-out slides and neighborhood plays would be subject to video review. >>> now to the nba. we can no longer utter, say it airport so, joe to joe johnson because it is so, the nets bought him out. once he clears waivers on saturday at 5 p.m., he can join any team he wants. johnson came to the nets four seasons ago with high expectations. he is in his last season of a six-year, $124 million contract. once with the nets and only has one play-off series win in brooklyn. this is new gm shaun marks' second move in less than two weeks on the job. >>> our daily check-up, yoenis cespedes mode of transportation to mets camp over in port st. lucie, he didn't take my advice for that 1972 pinto with the wood on the side. instead, $250,000 alpha romeo following up the $400,000 lamborghini yesterday and the $68,000 polaris slingshot on tuesday. i could have told him i have a guide i would have given him a really good price o

kpix 5's vern glenn explains what will likely be called the chase utley rule. >> reporter: good evening, everyone, from mesa, arizona, where we had a little news today from major league baseball which implemented a new rule to protect fielders from base runners. >> didn't even start plodding until he was even with the bat. >> reporter: the rule was put in place after the dodgers chase utley broke mets shortstop rubin tejada's leg sliding into second during last year's play-offs. no longer can a runner go out of his way to take a fielder out of play at second base. in those cases, the runner is out. . >> it's skilled to slide and prevent a double play. it's within reason. you hate to see a guy' season end base of a play like that. so i think it's a good rule. >> it's something the game has to be adaptable and we're going to have to adopt to it. >> reporter: the a's will find out more about this rule in a team meeting tomorrow morning just before their first full- squad workout. in mesa, vern glenn, kpix 5. >>> mavericks couple of weeks ago and now some of the world's best surfers are tak

marshall harris is live in clearwater. >> chase utley is prompting a change, marshall. >> reporter: yes guys, you may remember it was one of the most controversial plays in the big league last season, one that has forced a rules change it would seem. chase utley had a take-out slide in the national league division series against the mets last year, that not only broke up the play but also ended up breaking ruben tejada's leg. that play and what happened, the result, were two of the reasons why base runners though they can make contact with fielders, they now must make a, quote, bona fide attempt to reach and remain on the base. also base runners can no longer use the roll block technique that utley used or change directions when they hit the ground and go for the slide. that got utley a two-game suspension which utley of course appealed. that appeal is expected to be heard next month. so really a safety issue and utley himself said from spring training camp he is happy with the rule, maybe it's clear, another rule that happened, timing, trying to speed up the game. pace of play dictates

. >> reporter: chase utley gave asche a lot of advice last year along with the autographed bat. asche considers it one of his prize possessions. if he can hit anywhere close to what utley used to hit, well, he will play. with the phillies in clearwater, jeff skversky channel six "action news". >>> we will have more from jeff from clearwater tonight on "action news" sports sunday. ducis rodgers will be joined by 97.5's mike miss philly. it is coming up in 15 minutes. temple likely needs win their conference to get a tournament bid. tonight a step towards that and revenge against a team that beat them by 27 on the home court last month. owls down bias many as ten in the second half. they came book to tie the game on this obi3 with under a a minute to go. the and then with 17 seconds go, devon coleman gives owls a three-point lead. temple comes from behind to beat cuters 69-66. he had a career high 26. and 11 be and three. >>> things not going too well for lasalle this season. a at george washington colonials put on a shooting chin clinic. they shot 63 percent. ten of 12 from the t

. >> reporter: chase utley thinks the same thing, before he was traded he gave asche a lot of add rise. he also gave him an autograph bat. asche considers it a prize possession and if asche can hit anywhere close do what you the thely used to, he will play for the philadelphia phillies. we are live from clearwater, jeff skversky channel six "action news" good all right, that is a prized possession. >>> we will have much more on "action news" sports sunday including the one on one with phillies manager pete mackanin. the ducis rodgers will be joined by 97.5 the fanatic mike missanelli, i will be here too after "action news" at 11:00. >>> flyers have been hit by the your big. michael dell zotto is lost for the rest offers season. they are without shawn couturier and claude giroux. steve mason also had muscle cramps. >>> lasalle at george washington today. colonials put on a shooting clinic. gw shot 63 percent from the field in the first half. ten of two from the three-point line. the from the opening tip to the final buzzer they could not miss beating explorers by 40, nine on-50. >>> tem

's and chase utley did it to ruben tejada last year.he runner tries for a potential double play and instead, utley broke tejada's leg. you can see there. can't change direction and use the roadblock, so protecting the safety of the second baseman, obviously, and still have to be competitive but -- . >> it will still be the umpire's call? >> it will be the umpire's call. >> oh, it's good. >> you can still take him out but -- >> within reason. >> the leg, the knees. >> it's baseball. >>> windy tomorrow and cold and 60 on sunday. >> all right. got it. >> that's wusa 9news at 6:00. >> we'll be back with your only local news at 7:00. see you then. republican debate takes on new urgency. it could be the last chance to catch trump before next week's super tuesday. also tonight, elizabeth palmer takes us inside syria at a turning point in the civil war. >> reporter: there is certainly no cease-fire here at the moment, and there's not going to be any time soon. >> pelley: daylight reveals the destruction done by a night of violent storms. and wi

a take-out by chase utley. the play broke the leg of the shortstop ruben tejada last year. says the runner has to make a bona fide slide which means making contact with ground before the base. and being within reach of the bag with either a hand or a foot. >> well, it is windy out there. winds gusting near 30 to 35 miles an hour in some spots, at the same time we have light showers around the area. and some areas are seeing light snow showers. i'll show you that in a second. tonight it's going to get colder and it's going to stay windy. that wind is going to stick with us tomorrow and for part of saturday. part of the weekend we'll see warming in the forecast, so we will have nice temperatures starting to move back in. right now, though, it feels much colder than it is outside. here's what it feels like when you factor in the wind. now it feels about 10 degrees colder so that temperature feels like 33 in philadelphia, feels like 19 in mount pocono, 29 now in reading, 28 in pottstown. feels mostly like the mid 30s through much of south jersey and delaware and by tomorrow mor

they're hoping to prevent this...when chase utley broke the leg of the mets ruben tejada in the playoffs. last night's xavier villanova game was a sellout and a hit on tv. fox sports says more than a half million viewers watched it..making it the most watched game this season in the big east. illinois they were asking hoosier daddy....-they should have been asking...where's the defense...troy williams down the middle...untouched for the indiana.-then watch this move by yogi ferrell on the baseline..where'd he go. indiana wins tonight. also tonight in college ball...thomas more men beat bethany 68-62. nku lost at cleveland state 63-58 high school basketball tonight, the 35th district at beechwood....it's tyler bezold edging inside...then he spins and scores against the tigers.- beechwood was playing catch up most of the night, gannon huff drives inside and pulls up nicely.-but holy cross made things happen...here's bezold forcing the turnover....ham ilton scott makes the pass back to bezold...the indians win tonight 50 to 34. finally...this is the line for tickets i found near the office

. >>> and back to baseball, chase utley had a lasting effect on the phillies and the baseball rule bookmember this slide, today major baseball announced that rolling slides are banned and they must make a bona fide attempt to remain on the base. takata received a broken leg on the play. >> ducis thank you. >>> the philadelphia 76ers launch aid new program for young people in philadelphia today. the team joined by sixers legend will b. free and franklin were at the middle school to promote something called score, the program promotes healthy choices both emotional and physical. they handed out backpacks with school supplies. >>> there were soaking rains left behind problems for the commute today. lincoln drive was shut down at gypsy lane because of floodwaters and the road reopened just after 12:00 noon. you say 12:00 noon that is redundant. >> 12:00 midnight it makes sense. >> i could just say noon. we had a real bad night last night and people are trying to recover? >> our weather is drying out and it's going get cold and windy and not stormy for a while. that is a good thing. stormtra

. >>> some are calling this the chase utley rule. baseball has rewritten a role put under the microscope after ruben tejada's leg was broken. baserunners will not be allowed to change their path. they must make a bona fide slide. umpires will have the ability to call the baserunner and the better out. >>> the rangers, the dry spell is a thing of the past. they have won eight of 11, the beach st. louis tonight. they are fifth in goals per game, the go-ahead go in the third ends up being the game- winner, 2-1 is the final. >>> the notes waved just -- joe johnson. he forfeited $3 million to allow himself to be a free agent maybe the heat, maybe the cavs. you never know. >> thank you. smoking causes 16 different types of cancer. es that can kill you fast. ones that can change how you see yourself. ones that can take away life's most basic pleasures. there are 16 different types of cancer caused by smoking. you have one clear way to reduce your risk. talk with your doctor. ha, ha, great job. woo! good job. here, here, here. new game, ever

you may recall chase utley of the dodgers taking out mets infielder ruben tejada during last year's playoffs. while his attempt to break up a potential double play broke tejada's leg. from now on those types of slides are illegal. violations of the new rule can get both the runner and batter called out. >>> check out these. the waves, they were surfing off the north shore of oahu. this was a big wave competition known as the eddie and only takes place in sustained waves of at least 40 feet. organizers said yesterday's waves were up to 60 feet. florence won the event after watching rides on four massive waves. this was the first eddy competition in six years. >> way to go john john. >>> incredible scenes there. >> more incredible scenes. we get sports highlights from espn. >> he's stan. i'm neil. nba. >> warriors once again, golden state trying to get to 5-1 on their current seven-game road trip in orlando to take on the magic. steph curry sets the nba record, 128 straight regular season games with a three-pointer breaking the tie with kyle korver to take over sole possession of that record.

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. >>> major league baseball has a new slide rule and many insiders say former philly chase utley hadng to do with it. they are hoping to avoid a repeat of this utley slide. the slide broke the leg of the shortstop, tejada. he has to be within reach of the bag with either a hand or a foot. it also says the runner cannot change his path to make contact with the fielder. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >>> it's a cold start. 37 degrees in philadelphia. yes, that's above freezing but the ice will stay in place through the weekend. that's it, no more ice for the entire rest of the winter at penn's landing. if you want to skate, better do it this weekend. jessica boyington is keeping an eye on the roads. >> if you're heading out the door in the next couple of minutes you'll be okay. route 9 around norristown road, not a car in sight. we're doing okay for the most part. fridays are typically our quietest day of the week. we'll have updates for you at 4:30. >>> and student arrested. next hear why this pennsylvania honor student ended up in police custody. >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >

baseball fans may take to calling a decision to ban rolling block slides the chase utley rule.. you may recall during last year's playoffs, utley of the dodgers took out mets infielder reuben tejada breaking his leg in the process. it was utley's attempt to break up a potential double play. take a look again. from now on, those types of slides are banned. violations of the flu rule can get both the runner and batter called out. >>> some absolutely extraordinary scenes from the waters off the north shore of oa oahu. this was known as the eddy. >> ts when they say big, they mean really, really, really huge. the competition only takes place in sustained waves of at least 40 feet. organizers said yesterday's swells were up to 60 feet. >> so a local surfer named john john florence was the winner of the event after catching rides on four massive waves. this was the first eddy competition in six years. no one knows when the next one will be as the saying goes, the bay calls the day. >> yeah, they block off like a three-month portion during the winter when the waves are highest there. e

. >>> call it the chase utley rule. major league baseball is cracking down on how base runners break up double plays following this utley a's slide from last years playoffs, mlb announce rolling slides are banned. runners must make a bona fide attempt to reach or remain on the base, and, ruben suffered a broken leg on that play. >>> drexel hosting delaware first half marvin king davis, three names, three points. delaware up by seven. later in the half allen bringing dragons back. drexel wins back to back games all season. >>> finally tonight, step curry of the golden state warriors is beyond ridiculous. tonight against orlando magic, he does his magic. curry hits the routine half court shot. he made three pointer in 128 straight games. that breaks the nba's all-star record, and by the way he had 51 points tonight. >> how about by the way. >> sound of the jamaica alive and well tonight. students from west philadelphia, charter school, performed a tribute to bob marley. overbrook educational center tonight as part of the

have agreed to end the practice, hoping to avoid a repeat of last year's playoffs when the dodgers chase utleyroke another player's leg. alix: "what'd you miss?" a march meeting, after deciding on a production freeze last week. iran said it freezes ridiculous. the saudi say a freeze does not mean a production cut. circumstances doesn't freeze get to a production cut >> if they don't raise production we will get to flat production. we will not get higher reduction. is -- basic idea joe: so a freeze is a de facto cut? jan: our own balances have risk. we think things will be balanced by the end of the year. if they pull a rabbit out of the hat, production rises. saudi arabia produces so much more in the summer because it's hot in the have to meet mystic demand. if we stay at these levels, in very that would be eight 400,000 barrel a day production cut. jan: so you will get less exports from saudi arabia precisely when you would need more. it does talk right now, nothing has happened just yet. what is it due to the $29 oil costs, is it on the table? jan: we are tracking a little higher than that.

start for your phillies and a full squad workout for ryan howard and company, and he says he misses chase utley jimmy rollins but is embracing change and excited to play with young guys including franco. he is not happy he has to fight for his job, he believes he can still hit lefty. >> the track record speaks for itself. again, i have always been a guy who say team player and i'm always a competitor and i want to go out against whoever, righty or lefty and i know i can get the job done. all the talk over the past through years, i'm not going to focus on it, for me taking advantage of the opportunities when i get a chance to go play. >> reporter: not only is howard fielding questions about his future but also answering questions about his pass. howard has denied taking performance enhancing drugs and was caught off guard this on season. >> shocks and surprised. like what are these people even talking about? so it's just that. and like i said with the process that is underway right now, i'll leave it to that and put my focus back on baseball. >> the last two offseasons have not been so great for

reporter: yes, it is beautiful down here sharrie and as the guys come, jonathan paple upon and chase utley -- they are all gone, and 38 new faces on the roster and as guys report, bringing the glove is as good as a photo roster, so we can figure out who is who. it's hard to figure out so far down here. phillies spring training doesn't quite look the same. only 18 players from last week's camp are back for 2016 and even new general manager doesn't know what all of his players look like after they said good-bye to so many. >> walking through the clubhouse this morning i'm stopping to introduce myself to everybody. nice to meet you. are you who i traded for. >> that's right. >> how many guy dozen you recognize. >> the guys from last year. >> some of the familiar faces we kind of grew up with around here. no chase, no cole, the phillies are in rebuild mode, that raises the question before they are a playoff team again. >> they won't put a time able on it. >> that is the truth, the players will ultimately dictate how many games we win this year next year and the following year et cetera. >> mat

he was assigned chase utley's old lock interclearwater.ows what it's like to have to fight for starting spot. >> i was in that same situation last year and i had to work my tail off to get into the rotation coming back from an injury something like that and i never worked so hard in my life and i'm in that same boat right now. you know, i don't -- i don't have a guaranteed spot, none of us do and it's going to be a process. it's a little journey that i'm looking forward to experiencing. >> sixers host the wizards tonight at the wells fargo center. the wizards will suit up newly acquired marquise morris its former prep charter grad. >>> did you say steph curry last night this guy's just ridiculous. 51 points on 27 shots. he became the first player in nba history to score 50 points with one or fewer free throw attempts. he's had three 50-point games this season. and has laid three-quarters or fewer in all of themly he scored 40 or more in 10 games this year and he's just 11 3-pointers away from breaking his own three-point season record with

you may recall chase utley of infielder ruben tejada during last year's playoffs. while his attempt to break up a potential double play broke tejada's leg. from now on those types of slides are illegal. violations of the new rule can get both the runner and batter called out. >>> check out these. the waves, they were surfing off the north shore of oahu. this was a big wave competition known as the eddie and only takes place in sustained waves of at least 40 feet. organizers said yesterday's waves were up to 60 feet. a local surfer named john john florence won the event after watching rides on four massive waves. this was the first eddy competition in six years. >> way to go john john. >>> incredible scenes there. >> more incredible scenes. we get sports highlights from espn. >> he's stan. >> warriors once again, golden state trying to get to 5-1 on their current seven-game road trip in orlando to take on the magic. steph curry sets the nba record, 128 straight regular season games with a three-pointer breaking the tie with kyle korver to take over sole possession o

we have seen ryan howard, jimmy howard and chase utley light up at spring training when mike schmidtwould share hitting tips with them. so imagine the thrill when phillies fans got to learn from schmidty. our nbc 10 cameras were there for this exclusive. >> i came up in an era, at a time when we were taught as hitters to hit the fastball and hit it out front of home plate. >> reporter: mike schmidt hit more home runs than any player in phillies history. but when the hall of famer talked hitting with fans at phillies fantasy camp in florida, he explained that hitting today is more challenging than when he played. >> back then, most pitchers had two pitches. very few pitchers threw 90-plus miles an hour. so it's a whole different ball game for the young men playing baseball right now. >> reporter: it is also a different era with players salaries. last year the average major leaguer made over $4 million. >> the incentive to be a great hitter is not what it used to be. when i played, i challenged myself to be the best hitter, the best player in the game every year. >> reporter: on this d

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