great news for the chicago blackhawks.walked into maybe one of the loudest buildings in the nhl and played a very solid game. >> somebody said the chicago blackhawks is going to win it all, and so far so good. >> they look -- today they look better than they have so far. i thought this was their best game. >> the sharks have been so good in the two previous series. do you see any rust at all? >> not really. they started so well, they had over 40 shots this this game. i thought the sharks played really well. if i'm a sharks' fan, i've got to take a lot of solace to the fact that we did play well, we outshot chicago badly, obviously there are areas that they've got to get better. i thought they came out great and really played well on the first period. >> san jose didn't start the playoffs very well. >> that's right. >> all right. barry, unfortunately nhl is going to have to take a hold because doc rivers is at the podium. >> that's fine. i said everything i can say. >> stick around. we're going to come back. let's go out th

plus the chicago blackhawks are getting a chance to do something they haven't done since 1961, actually win the stanley cup. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> summer-like heat continues in the middle of the country and an interesting feature off the southeast coast. your regional forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports last night the phoenix suns showed they're not ready to set yet in their nba match-up with the l.a. lakers. here's nbc's bill seward with an early look at all of your sports headlines. >>> hi, there, everybody. game three in phoenix where amar'e stoudemire was a beast. one on one with pau gasol got the tough layup to fall. that's amare. tying a playoff career high with 42 points, 29 of them in the second half. suns in total control up 102-96. moments later, steve nash with the dagger. phoenix wins, 118-109, and will try to even the series tomorrow night in game four. >>> national hockey league, blackhawks and sharks, down 2-0. dave bullen, tying it with a s

the suns beat the lakers, and congratulations to the chicago blackhawks. a big surprise. the san jose sharks were beaten. there is a philadelphia-montreal series. >> and we were asking why willingham was wearing that massive head of hair. >> niger morgan. >> niger morgan. he put on the elvis hair, and they just do it. >> thank you. they just do it. >> thank you. >>> you are speechless about the weather. >> bright sunshine on tuesday, march temperatures wednesday. >> all right, that is our monday-

the chicago blackhawks who haven't won a stanley cup in 49 years will play the flyers who haven't hoistedn 25. that's because the flyerers tonight eliminated montreal 4-2. we're in philadelphia. flyers fans, yes, they're so intense. stay tuned. hand shake after the game. they know what they want to see. first period, no score. not looking good for the home team. chris pronger tried to make that long pass. hammer lick gets it. back to gionta. he beats michael leighton. the canadiens take a 1-0 lead. they sucked some life out of the fans at wachovia center. the puck is cleared ahead to michael richards. right to the puck. he dives. the puck gets away and richards puts it in the net. flyers tie it up at one. second period now, the flyers looking for a two-goal advantage. moving the puck. they got some tight passing going here. into brad richards to jeff carter. the flyers come back from near elimination in the previous round to beat the canadiens 4-1. they advance to the stanley cup finals. that's what you need, a team resilient at the right time. >> you had those two planned for the finals,

chicago. the blackhawks were down on their home ice until the second period when dave pollen ties things up. they win -2 an head to the first stanley cup finals since 1992. >>> this morning, now face more than a warning if you speed through one local school zone. >>> plus, weather prevents workers from completing work on the chain bridge. we will have a live report on the way. >>> why one u.s. senator is on a campaign to keep families from buying drop side cribs. >>> an accident alert inside the beltway. bw parkway at 410, an accident there takes away no lanes but is causing drivers to slow down approaching the scene. more tieups to avoid early and the forecast on the way next. ♪ ♪ go ahead, get started ♪ this'll never last ♪ not with the wind in your hair like that ♪ ♪ no, no, 'cause i could never see how someone ♪ ♪ as soft and sweet as you could ever be with me ♪ [ male announcer ] low-mileage lease for qualified lessees... the cadillac cts sports sedan. visit your cadillac dealer for this attractive offer. ♪ he rain stayed away long enough for dc 101 to hold the chili cookoff. 100 chefs

sharks/blackhawk, fans attending game four. in chicago looking for a sweep.s down 1-0 on the power play. sharks pressing shorthanded. patrick marleau the goal. sharks lead 2-0. seabrook, nabokov, loose puck in front of the net. eventually it's covered. initially the signal is no goal but would be reviewed. so then blackhawks down 2-1. david bolen comes from behind and scores the wrister. all tied up at 2. under six minutes to go, blackhawks in the power play still tied at 2. dustin byfuglien, eighth goal of the playoffs. blackhawks end up winning this one and they sweep the series from san jose. that will do it for this espn news update. remember, you can always watch espn news on hd. now back to abc's "america this morning." >> and up next the stories we'll be following today including a hi high-profile visit to the gulf coast this morning as we look live at the oil gushing from the sea floor. we'll be right back. a deep ache all over. i found out that connected to our muscles are nerves that send messages through the body. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromya

the blackhawks defeat the sharks 4-2. chicago punches its ticket to the stanley cup finals for the first time in 18 years. >>> first round of the french open, second seed venus williams in search of an eighth grand slam title in the far court against patty snyder of switzerland. venus needed a fourth match point but wins 6-3, 6-3 to improve her record to 27-4. serena won the australian open earlier this year and is the number one seed. >>> coming up on geico sports xtra a peculiar apology by donovan mcnabb. you might think what does he have to apologize for. and the answer is watch at 11:15 on geico sports xtra and i'll tell you. >> you're good at this teasing stuff. >> don't go home. i want you watching the show tonight. >> i will tease them at the end of the "news edge" at 11:00. i'm for getting my own show. >> stay focused. >>> graduation gowns made of plastic bottles. how the class of 2010 the going green. stay with us. -( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected. but now it can make you

blackhawks with a victory today. we should show disdude a dirty floor. he's thinking sweep. up 2-1. chicago strikes. dave bolton, puck behind the net, throats it past nabokov. third period now, still tied at two, chicago on the power plane. cane from the corner passes to dustin. check it out. deflects it in. chicago down, san jose, 4-2, advancing to stanley cup finals p last won 47 years ago. >> should have been the caps. >> we'll be back. >>> paying tribute to the king of pop. everyone looking like they're having a blast as they dance to "beat it". united nations june 25th, one year anniversary. we promises the oreo competition. this is a $1 competition. you have a minute to win it. >> a men? >> go! >> a minute to win it. >> i have a dollar and a quarter. chuck has the lead here. pick it back up, try again. >> try again? >> how much time? >> chuck, you're doing well. >> gripping television here. >> you can't use your tongue to suck the cookie in from your eye. impress everybody. that is impressive. hakim wins it. >> sports department, competitive. >> you're in the wrong line of work, my friend. tha

blackhawks win 7-4. jonathan toews registers his second straight hat trick by a chicago player after dustin buyfegland did it. >> second round of the players championship. tiger woods in danger of missing the cut. he's never missed a cut in back-to-back events in his career. par 3 13th. tiger off the tee, started his day on the back nine. tiger safely on the green. he would birdie from there. tiger double-bogeyed 14. this is his second shot on 15. nice approach from tiger. he would birdie from there. tiger in some trouble here on number nine. he muscles up, gets it out of the sand, up and on to the green. ensuing par putt for the world's number one player, tiger up and down to save par. shot a 71 on friday, three under for the tournament. he made the cut by one stroke. phil mickelson flirting with the cut line. second shot from an awkward lie. he gets onto the green. he would save par. later, lefty from the rough on number 10 making it look easy. chip-and-charge for birdie. like tiger, he shot a 71. he's three under for the tournament, made the cut by one stroke. lee wtsd off the tee on the par 3 third. h

blackhawks have been on a run on the road in the playoffs. chicagocks. tiger woods dumped by his swing coach. we'll get his reaction next. >> welcome to the latest edition of espnews. our final half hour. kevin negandhi along with anish shroff. could this be the final home game for lebron james in a cavalier uniform? >> if that's the case, then everyone watching him at the q right now, they're all witness witnesses. they don't like what they're seeing though. cavaliers and celtics, game 5, series tied at 2. rajon rondo had 29 points. lebron got an opportunity to guard him tonight. third quarter, rondo to ray-ray, that's the three. celtics up 21. yes, this game is in cleveland, by the way. later in the third. that is rondo. he's playing wingman. c's up by 18. rondo scoreless in the first half. had a terrific third quarter, scored 12 in the third. hits the floater here. boston up bigot cavaliers. 97-74. game 6 is in boston. if the celtics win this game and win game 6, this could well be lebron james final home game as a member of the cleveland cavalier