the san jose sharks and chicago blackhawks are hardly strangers. they saw plenty of each other in the western conference finals back in the spring. and they saw each other again tonight at hp pavilion. pretty good skating by jason demers in the first period to break free then centering the puck for clowe, clowe puts it home and the sharks are in front 1-0. crawford now the guy in net for the blackhawks now that antti niemi is wearing tale. niemi tested later when the blackhawks control the puck. henry past niemi. he made 28 saves on the night, but the one able to just trickle through. they went overtime. still tied at 1. there it ended quickly. marc-edouard vlasic to clowe, clowe with both goals adds the sharks win 2-1. the sharks in a crowded three way tie for second in the pacific division. but, just two points

but a rematch of the western conference finals, sharks playing host to >> mike: the chicago blackhawksstole a shot at the stanley cup for the sharks, and san jose thinking revenge, antiknee emmy facing his former team. the clowe deflects into it the net. sharks with the lead. in the second, game tied at 1. one past neimi. the goal does not count. the sharks get a break and they'll take it. in overtime it's clowe striking again. bets crawford. sharks get a big 2-1 victory. >> auburn quarterback cam newton won the trophy for player of the year, along with the daisy o'bryan for quarterback of the year. tonight in new york he ads another trophy to his man tell, the heisman. >> the winner is cam newton of auburn university. >> mike: newton led auburn to an undefeated record with over 1400-yard as a quarterback. 49 touchdowns, joining bo jackson and pat sullivan as heisman winners from auburn. >> something that every child has a dream of, that plays the sport of football, and i'm living testimony that anything is possible. i'm pinching myself. i feel like i'm in a dream right now. i can't ev

they through everything in the net except the chicago blackhawks, stanley cup champions. sports coming up next. ,,,,,,,, [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] in the nfl, you can't win tomorrow if a cold keeps you up tonight. vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine. when you're a quarterback in the nfl... ♪ there are no sick days. vicks dayquil defeats 5 cold and flu symptoms. ♪ >>> pinpoint weather sponsored by mancini sleepworld. >>> all right. dustin byfuglien and antti niemi were the two blackhawks that the sharks had no answer for during the western conference finals. lucky for them buff line is in miami and niemi is in the net for the sharks. jason demers wins the sprint and sets up ryan clark for his third of thee season, logan couture tries to give them the lead. winds up in net himself. slippery out there watch out everybody. looked like we were headed for a shootout. ryane clowe strikes again. this time the game winner, the sharks get a little revenge for the western confere

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chicago blackhawks, a shot at the stanley cup in san jose thinking pay back at the tank and overtime. and facing his former team he would get support in the first they deflect it in the net and sharks out to a 1-0 lead. shoots one pass and into the net but the goal doesn't count. the whistle this h blown and sharks get a break. in overtime, it's close striking again, he beats corey and sharks get a big 2-1 victory. >> cam newton won the trophy and quarterback of the year. last night in new york, he gets the heisman. >> the winner is cam newton. >> he led a auburn to undefeated record. throwing for over 2500 yards. he is responsible for 49 touchdowns showing bo jackson and sul have i latin as heisman winners from auburn. >> it's something that every child has a dream of that plays the sport of football. i'm a living testimony that anything is possible. >> i feel like i'm in a dream right now. i can't even that god is a blessing to me and he has brought me a long way. >> stanford quarterback, if he decides to stay there, he'll be the heisman front-runner next year. >> army down 17-0, fi

his second goal of the game 2 and the overtime and give status it had to-1 victory over the chicago blackhawks. the score of 28 shots to beat his former team and the defending cup champions for the second time this early season. >> the winner is pamela in. >> there's no big surprise that they beat out the quarter break and drought led by more than 100 points per that is the fourth biggest difference and the highest number of it words. it is 21 more and often he'll be it the face and the championship game next year. coming up we will be taking a look at the celebrities and politicians that we lost in 2010 and we will have a look at that when we come back. >> am checking in from afghanistan and i wanted to say hello to all of my friends and family back in california. matt jeff kerr is mom died i cannot wait to see you guys and be back in the bay area. >> it is karen and gave williams and we love to say hi to our west coast veterans' parade that he is taking care of everything. >> hi my name is president i am in virginia and want to say hi to my mother amy lee as well as my brother in california.

. >> reporter: in the nhl, another championship drought was ended as the chicago blackhawks hoisted therst time in 39 years. no love was lost between the lakers and celtics as they reunited for the 12th time in the nba finals. l.a. dunked boston in their nail-biting game seven. the franchise's 16th championship. jimmie johnson was pushed to the limit in the chase for the cup. an unprecedented fifth straight championship. >> i am deeply sorry. i had affairs. i cheated. >> tiger woods spent 2010 repairing his image while his golf game and personal life crumbled. millions tuned in to watch lebron's "decision." >> take my talent -- >> reporter: king james felt the heat, leaving home for a fresh start in miami. michael vick's fresh start in philadelphia took flight. which reminded us of his talents, not his troubled past. brett favre's consecutive start streak became a thing of the past, ending at 297. in men's basketball, butler was inches away from defeating coach k. and the blue devils. on the ladies' side, the uconn huskies remained perfect, surpassing ucla's 88-game winning streak and w

the sharks in chicago taking on the team that knocked them out of the playoffs. the blackhawks. the sharks stole their goaltender. anti kn anti nieme. the blackhawks come back to tie it at 3 before jumbo joe gets a redirect to give the sharks the lead for good. an empty netter. the sharks win it 5-3. next up for the sharks a game in l.a. against the kings on new year's day. that is a look at sports. i'm going to head to antonio's nut house to celebrate. >> you would know where the hangouts are. what a night for home teams everywhere. lawrence, thank you very much. we'll be right back. >> all right. when we talk about the year 2010 we are down to a one day forecast. what's it going to be, jeff? >> well, we are going to see some showers moving in just in time for the ball to drop. have an umbrella with you tomorrow night. that is lingering into saturday. a few showers on sunday. not a big storm system. not a lot of wind. drying through tuesday, wednesday and thursday of next week. so have fun and be safe out there. >> yes, indeed. by all means. so we close tonight by saluting the

whip the blackhawks, mind you wasn't routine by any means in chicago tonight.kind of a round about way to victory. they are up 2-1. power play situation, danny heatley will handle the rebound and the sharks have themselves a some what comfortable 3-1 lead. easy win, no? blackhawks with two goals in the space of 22 second in the final seconds of the second period. this with a half second left. brian campbell doing the honors. but the sharks fortunately for them reassert themselves in the third. joe thornton redirects for a 4- 3 lead. they get an empty nether late. and wind up with a 5-3 victory in what could have been a very embarrassing loss. they beat chicago again. that's the sporting life for a thursday night. and stanford women certainly the talk of the town and tonight it's nice to have another winner around the bay area too. >> that's it for us

whip the blackhawks, mind you wasn't routine by any means in chicago tonight.kind of a round about way to victory. they are up 2-1. power play situation, danny heatley will handle the rebound and the sharks have themselves a some what comfortable 3-1 lead. easy win, no? blackhawks with two goals in the space of 22 second in the final seconds of the second period. this with a half second left. brian campbell doing the honors. but the sharks fortunately for them reassert themselves in the third. joe thornton redirects for a 4- 3 lead. they get an empty nether late. and wind up with a 5-3 victory in what could have been a very embarrassing loss. they beat chicago again. that's the sporting life for a thursday night. and stanford women certainly the talk of the town and tonight it's nice to have another winner around the bay area too. >> that's it for us. make sure to join ktvu morning news with all the latest with the new year's celebrations. >> have a good evening everyone.

blackhawks game. >>> the question whether rahm emanuel is able to run for mayor of chicago is being taken up at the board of elections in chicago today. >> and muriel clair joins us with the latest in this one. politics, politics... >> the former white house chief of staff is taking a hands on approach in the battle. this morning his attorney went before the board of elections to clear up some housekeeping matters including the suggestion that his wife may be subpoenaed to testify. >> we have to protect our case and there are some documents we have to discuss whether they are relevant without -- it's not our intent to call her. and our case is the same as it was now but the filing of the documents is probably stronger. >> at a hearing where those wanting to knock rahm emanuel off the ballot will be sounding off, he is expected to make his case. he will be fending off challenges that he is not elfiable to run because he has not opinion a resident for a year. he lives in washington working for the president, returning to chicago in october to run for mayor after mayor daley said he would not seek re-