they talk about what dirk can't do.i worry about what he does. >> after that victory, it was time for the big man to celebrate. >> had anyone said the mavericks would be champions, he would be laughed at. too soft, too old. but the mavericks and dirk nowitzki showed what they were made of. germany's best basketball player had one for the history books. >> it's too bad we couldn't see this. stay tuned. >> this week we look at han rights and begin in the arab world. many of the countries fighting for political freedom score low when it comes to basic human rights. they are attempting to create a functioning system that will provide jobs and justice and greater democracy. in other parts of the arab world the demands are similar. they are all fighting for their share of political power and econom opportuni butften experice repression and violent crackdowns. we have more on the struggle in several of these countries. >> this algerian man -- the entire arabs -- arab world has been on the streets calling for more freedom. and

and dirk nowitzki, 10 of his 21 in the final period.er of tonight's finals player of the game vote, presented by t-mobile. be sure to tune into game five thursday to vote again. third straight game in these finals. not decided until the final shot was taken. and coming up on thursday night, game five, right back here at the american airlines center, as the heat and the mavericks are tied at two games apiece. we're going at least six games in these 2011 nba finals. the final score, the mavericks, 86, the heat, 83. heat with only 14 points in the fourth quarter. for coach mark jackson, jeff van gundy, doris burke, producer tim corrigan, director jimmy moore and our entire abc crew, this is mb mike breen saying so long from dallas. stay tuned for your late local news, "nightline" and "jimmy kimmel live" on the east coast. thanks for watching abc, home of the nba finals. >> the challenge came. dallas answered. miami's roaring flame of confidence flickers but still burns. the deadlock will be broken. game five, thursday. fire inssive apartme

dirk overcome with emotions.l things were good in dallas, texas, usa. >>> that will do it for your espn news update. don't forget, for the latest on the sports scene, check out the highlight express. >> that was exciting. a great series of games. >> absolutely. >> very cool. >>> there were celebrates thousands of miles away from dallas, in nowitzki's hometown country of germany. first european-born player in nba history to be named mvp. his mother was a pro basketball player in germany. >> they'll be up all night. >>> turning now to racing, a dramatic crash at the le mans race in france. >> he slammed into another car at 120 miles an hour. smashing the barrier. amazingly, he wasn't hurt. in fact, he said watching the replay was worse than the crash. if you can believe, just some superficial injuries. taken to the hospital as a precaution. amazing stuff. >>> now to the biggest night on broadway, where there was hardly a dull moment thanks to neil patrick harris. >> the two-time host kicked off the show with broadw

and dirk nowitzki, 10 of his 21 in the final period.er of tonight's finals player of the game vote, presented by t-mobile. be sure to tune into game five thursday to vote again. third straight game in these finals. not decided until the final shot was taken. and coming up on thursday night, game five, right back here at the american airlines center, as the heat and the mavericks are tied at two games apiece. we're going at least six games in these 2011 nba finals. the final score, the mavericks, 86, the heat, 83. heat with only 14 points in the fourth quarter. for coach mark jackson, jeff van gundy, doris burke, producer tim corrigan, director jimmy moore and our entire abc crew, this is mb mike breen saying so long from dallas. stay tuned for your late local news, "nightline" and "jimmy kimmel live" on the east coast. thanks for watching abc, home of the nba finals. >> the challenge came. dallas answered. miami's roaring flame of confidence flickers but still burns. the deadlock will be broken. game five, thursday. >> oh my god, the sm

it's been quite a series for the mavericks' dirk nowitzki. he might get his own "space jam" movie after this thing. [ laughter ] he scored 21 points in game four despite having a cold and a fever. which there is no sadder sight than a giant german with the sniffles. you know what the worst part of a seven-foot player with 101 degree temperature is? taking their temperature. you actually need a lightsaber to get up there and -- [ audience groans ] the people of dallas are in love with dirk nowitzki right now. listen to this pregame introduction. >> and at forward, in his 13th season from germany, number 41, diiiirrrrrr diiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrkkk nowitzki! >> jimmy: see that, i should get that from you, dicky.

dirk finds his touch, hits a couple jumpers to keep miami at bay. mavericks capture the first nba championship with a 105-95 win. dirk is the mvp while the big three will have to wait another year for a shot at the title. >> it feels amazing now to know that nobody can ever take this away from us again. and for one year we're the best team that was out there. it feels amazing. >> does it bother you that so many people are happy to see you fail? >> absolutely not. because at the end of the day, all the people that was rooting on me to fail, you know, they got to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today. you know, they got the same personal problems that they had today. you know, and i'm going to continue to live the way i want to live and continue to do the things that i want to do and me and my family will be happy with that. >> and that's your look at sports on "early today," i'm mario solis. >> "early today" sports is brought to you by just for men mustache and beard. keep your edge. >>> a clip by tv writers

a bad pass by dirk nowitzki. wade ahead, james got the finish. heat up by 13. 17 points, 9 assists, lebron was a facilitator. mavs down by four. dirk, tough fadeaway, he had many. it's a two-point game. mavs down by one, kidd ahead to terry. the mavs, that capped a 17-3 one. they take the lead. to the fourth, heat up by four. chalmers, a spark off the bench. 12 points, 4 of 6 from downtown. it's a two-point game. there's more from dirk who had 15 fourth quarter points. and heies it at 84-84. d. wade jumper, 29 points, 11 rebounds. once again, heat up by two. next mavs possession. show me something, dirk. playing with the issue on the non. shooting hand. a tendon. nowitzki, 12th consecutive point of the fourth. chris bosh had 18. the heat are up by two. one guy to go to, his name is dirk, to send it to overtime. off the mark, no good. the heat win it, 88-86. they have a 2-1 series lead. that will dit for this update. i'm mike jam yyam. >>> a horse race in britain. the first public appearance of prince william and kate middleton. some interesting h

marian handing off to dirk. who lays it in. to tie it at 90. 26 seconds left. dirk for 3. wide open. 20-2 run now. remember they were down 15 withó 6 minutes left. now they are up. moments later. mario. where's the defense? wide open. tied at 93. 24 seconds left. mavs play for one last shot. 3 seconds left. dirk i must break you chris bosch. mavs up 1 last chance for miami. wade desperation 3 for the win no. good. dallas one of the grit east come back in finals history even the series with a 95-93 win. game 3 is sunday here on abc 7. giants in st. louis. nice lid. cards up. l both scoring. st. louis up 3 nothing. cards pitcher lynn major league debu debut. huff says welcome to the show kid. 2 run drive. giants trail 3-2. score three times in the sixth. 5 more in the seventh. sanchez a 3 run homer. to left. 4 rbi for sanchez. giants. very next batter here it comes. there it goes. hop again. second of the game. seventh of the year. no. 8. in the 9th inning. lets make it a 3 homer game for huff who came in slumping natural series. i think the slump is over. giants wins 1 12-7

. >>> dallas mavericks star, dirk nowitzki said, that was big. will selva shows us the reason for that understated reaction. >> good morning. the dallas mavericks came with a sense of purpose to miami. and they were determined to even up their series. dwyane wade and company had other ideas. they're 9-0 at home in postseason. chris bosh with a big follow there. under a minute to go. now, heat up a dozen. chalmers to wade. 3 of his 36 points. heat up 15, after a 13-0 run. but the mavs would not go away. jason kidd. it might be good to get a hand in his face. that's down six. jason terry. dirk nowitzki, he does his thing. part of a 17-2 run. lebron misses the three. loose ball goes to the mavs. shawn marion, in transition. and the matrix finds dirk. using the left-hand banged up. ties it up at 9-9. the fans go crazy. next possession. who are you going to give it to? everybody knows. the heat knew it. dirk, bottom. mavs up by three. now, heat possession. on the inbounds pass. lebron to chalmers, buries the big shot there. 24.5 seconds to go. dirk, 2

here is dirk again. dirk finished with 34. under 1:00.hris bosh, clutch shot, giving miami at 2-point lead. dallas had a couple of chances. here is their final trite -- who else? it hits tehe back iron. -1 seriestka ake 2a 21 lead. the j's have beaten the o's 17 times. their latest victory came today. he's 2-7 lifetime against toronto. bottom of the first. ground ruled double. tied at 1-1. in the fourth, game tied at 2-2. escobar launches left. the jay's jump ahead. lynn jacks his second homer. gave the jays a 7-3 lead. 7-4. look at this call. call to strike. andino not happy. the birds lost 7-4. a tough outing. >> i have nothing to attributed to. it is just one of those days where you do not feel quite like you have an altogether. i think everybody has those days. >> cardoza and c-- cardinals and cubs. here comes tony cruz. he will score and the tie the game at 2-2. he hit a walkoff homer yesterday. the cubs manager decided to pitch -- and albert does this. cards win in 10, 3-2. he is the first player to hit walk off homers in bell in 19

plus, dirk and the mavs end up their final matchup with the heat. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> our impressive early season heat wave is spreading into the mid-atlantic and the northeast. it's your turn. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, dallas maverick dirk nowitzki fought off both the miami heat and illness last night the even up the nba finals. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. despite a temperature of 102, dirk nowitzki once again led the mavs to another comeback win in the nba finals. game four in dallas. lebron james to dwyane wade, alley-oop. wade had 32. miami up by as much as 7 in the fourth. the mavs dug deep and found a way to win. dirk found the energy to put the mavs up three with 14 seconds left. heat had a final shot. wade mishandled the ball, somehow got it to mike miller who hoisted a three, air ball. mavs came back and evened the series with an

dirk nowitzki 24 points, 11 rebounds. wade's final shot doesn't go.he mavs, a 22-5 run to finish the game. series tied 1-1. sunday game three in dallas. usff, baseball tournament play in various locations. the cal women got beat by alabama today 1-0 at the softball world series. kayla hunt blivs the loan run of the game, as the alabama pitcher struck out 11. 1-0 alabama. cal has to be oklahoma state on saturday or they will be eliminated. finally, positive nfl lock out news, the owners and players have made, according to this report, significant head way. a member of the union speculated a new deal could be reached within 2-3 weeks. however, could be easily unraveled if progress can't be reached on several key points. the two sides have been meeting secretly, not to have the media deal, everything come out in press. we will see what happens. they don't play till september. a lot of room to work response out. a champion crowned at the scripps national spelling bee. c-y-m-o-t-r-i-c-h-o-u-s. [ cheers and applause ] >> you are right. you ready? >> can you

. >>> plus, dirk and the mavs even up their nba finals matchup with the heat.you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit-approved. we got everything in order so that we can move on the next place we found. which was clear on the other side of town. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when you're ready to move. >>> welcome back to "first look." in sports, dallas mavericks' dirk nowitzki fought both off the miami heat and illness to even up the nba finals. >> good morning. despite a temperature of 10 t dirk nowitzki once again the mavs to another comeback win in the nba finals. game

the question is could dwne wade outgun dirk down the stretch in what was another great finish? it's way too early for this. >>> good morning. i'm willie geist on "way too early." massachusetts straight toopers call it the midnight ride of willie geist. shoot me an e-mail at way too early@msnbc.com. what you doing up at this hour? or do what my man paul used to, do and text the word awake for theed by response to 622639. we'll read responses later in the show. the next 30 minutes will be our session for the monday, june 6th. d-day was 67 years ago today. there's a lot to tell you about, including the white house telling everyone to just chill out and be cool about those ugly jobs numbers from friday. plus, our old friend larry king on bill mahr the other night jumping into the political debate with a complaint about the temperature in the studio. we love that man. before we get to that, let's get to the news. live at 5:30 a.m. ure at positive rock in new york city. the "new york times" was reporting this morning that president obama's national security team is considering a bigg

jason kidd finds dirk to tie it. under a minute to play, and it's not lebron or dwyane wade who hit the big shot, but chris bosh nails a jumptory give miami the lead. last chance for the many of ricks. down to dirk with the follow-away. to the tie off the mark. the heat hold to take game three 88-86. they lead the series 2-1. >>> the king of clay reigned once again. rafael nadal beat roger federer. rafael got the super swiss to commit unforced errors. the biggest was on match point. rafael nadal wins his sixth -- >>> dale earnhardt jr. took second, extenning his winless streak to 106 races. to baseball. deja vu all over again. the walk-off home run, and he did it again yesterday. fat albert with the walk-off bomb in the tenth inning. cards rallied to win. >>> a strange play. jason marquise is hit in the stomach by the pitch. take your base, right? wait a second. not so fast. to add insult to injury, they said he swung the bat, and it's a strike. a painful one at that. >>> michael moore takes for a ride. clears the ba

dirk nowitzki has been the boss in the crunch. here is james doing his thing. dwyane wade and dirk nowitzki had 29 points of his own. 1:30 left. jason kidd hitting a big three. he had his best game of the playoffs. 11 points, 6 assists. lebron james 17 points, 10 rebounds 10 assists. only scored twice in the fourth. miami has to win sunday and tuesday at home to win the series. miami is up 3-2. monta ellis, there is a trade rumbling now. new owner group, jerry west. let people see him to finish the night. new coach in mark jackson who will visit kron tomorrow. he is flying from dallas to kron. there are five teams that are interested in him. nobody will tell you the truth. where there is smoke there is fire. >> sometimes there is. >>> have a good night everybody. see you tomorrow. [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new cit

here's dirk again. fading away. he had 27 points. needed to score more than that for his dallas ball club. under five minutes remaining. dwyane wade over jason kidd. wade had 22 points. now, lebron james, showing some flash in the lane. he was fouled on the play. the heat lead 85-75 after the free throw. later on, wade, to lebron james. king james, 24 points, 9 boards, 5 assists. heat take game one, 92-84. >>> that is the very latest on the sports scene. i'm don bell. >> good game. really good game. >>> a lovely story, now, from houston. a girlfriend was waiting for him at the airport, when passengers from his flight started giving her roses. >> finally, george dalton showed up with more flowers and what was really important. after messing with his backpack a little bit, oh, what did he pull out? he got down on one knee and proposed. >> of course, she said yes. that's romantic. they will be married when he gets back from iraq for good. i think she had a clue when all of the roses started showing up. >>> coming up next, the stories th

dirk with the fallaway with the tie, off the mark. the heat holds on to take game three, 88-86. they lead 2-1. >>> rafael nadal beat roger federer in a final to win the french open. raffa got 56 unforced errors. nadal wins the sixth french open and tenth major. >>> from the clay to the asphalt, brent lozlowski won. dale earnhardt jr. took second. extending his winless streak to 106 races. >>> deja vu all over again, pujols with a walkoff home run. he did it again yesterday. fat albert is a walk-off bomb in the tenth inning. cards rally to win 3-2. strange play. jason marquis is hit in the stomach by the pitch. take your base, right? wait a second, not so fast. he swung the bat. that's a strike and a painful one at that. to the 11th. here's a strike that michael morris takes for a ride. clears the bases for a grand slam nationals break it open and win this one 9-4. that's a look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >> "early today" sports is brought to you by ice blue aqua velva. >> prequels and sequels dominate theaters this weekend. >>> plus, why one group of mall santa

third quarter, more from dirk. truly a rainbow. pennies from heaven. mavs up by five.ourth quarter, shawn marion is stripped by wade. the heat in transition. lebron to d. wade. another layup. and we have ourselves a ball game. under five seconds to go. wade. three-pointer from the top of the key. and miami is up by four. under three to go. tied at 100-100. check out nowitzki. goes in the corner and throws down the flush. he had 29 points and was perfect from the free-throw line. under two to go, terry drives and hits the kidd. hits the three-pointer. 1 of 13 for dallas. mavericks by five. under a minute to go. shot clock winding down. check out jason terry. dirk nowitzki called him out. said he had to play better. and right in lebron's face. speaking of lebron, he had just two points in the fourth quarter. and dallas wins it, 112-103. don't forget, of course, game six on abc, on sunday night. >>> and for all of your highlights, watch "the highlight express." >> that could go seven games. >> they were evened up at the tail end. a great game. >>> we learned that one of t

dirk nowitzki has been the boss in the crunch. here is james doing his thing.dwyane wade and dirk nowitzki had 29 points of his own. 1:30 left. jason kidd hitting a big three. he had his best game of the playoffs. 11 points, 6 assists. lebron james 17 points, 10 rebounds 10 assists. only scored twice in the fourth. miami has to win sunday and tuesday at home to win the series. miami is up 3-2. monta ellis, there is a trade rumbling now. new owner group, jerry west. let people see him to finish the night. new coach in mark jackson who will visit kron tomorrow. he is flying from dallas to kron. there are five teams that are interested in him. nobody will tell you the truth. where there hey marcel, watch this! hey marcel, watch this! [ buzzer sounds ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ hey marcel, watch this! yeah, marcel! -marcel! -hey marcel! are you listening to me? marcel! [ male announcer ] only at&t u-verse lets you follow your favorite channels on one screen. just $29 a month for the first six months -- dvr included. in the network there are no hard choices. [ man

and dirk has onto taken eight [ bleep ].s not enough [ bleep ]. >> joining us is andrew breitbart, the man with the big [ bleep ]. >> this is mine. >> i want to [ bleep ] you backstage. >> hey, magic, how important is jason terry to the mavs tonight? >> stur, very important. >> he has never been faithful to a single woman his entire life. >> is that right? are you a serial [ bleep ]? >> no. >> music time with steve songs. ♪ i have a [ bleep ] ♪ and his name is art ♪ >> now, every weeknight, the cbs evening news with scott [ bleep ]. weeknights. [ applause ] >> jimmy: hey, we got a good show tonight. the director of the new movie "super 8," j.j. abrams is with us. we have music from friendly fires. and we'll be back about kathy griffin, so stick around. hey man...what's that? it's my crystal ball. it looks like a snow globe. nuh-huh. it's real. here...watch! free doritos at the office today? [ crash! ] i think that's a yes! [ man ] free doritos! will i finally get that big promotion? ugh! promotion? not in your future. ugh! a

and dirk would grab the board. so, under 20 seconds to go. dallas by one. dirk drives.dirk sinks. dallas, out in front by three. 14.4 to burn. heat down three. wade drives by chandler. makes its look easier than breathing. heat within one. but dallas would take a three-point lead on jason terry free throws. miami inbounds, down three with 6.7 seconds left. wade couldn't wrangle that one in. mike miller, oh. no good. mavs hold on, 86-83. the series all-square, 2-2 games. >>> that will do it for your update. until next time, check out "the highlight express." >> veterans getting it done in dallas. >> it's turning into a good playoff season. nba, hockey, the whole thing. >>> the anthony weiner sexting scandal has turned painful for jon stewart. stewart cut his hand on a piece of glass during a skit. i doubt it went that way during rehearsal. >> the pair are long-time friends. they roomed together in earlier years. stewart appeared later in the show with a wrist bandaged. >>> the overnight rocket launch for a crew with a very important mission. uh, laugh lines? [ laughs ] n

. -- dirk nowitzki led the mavericks to victory. >>> president obama celebrated america's relationship with germany at a white house state dinner last night. german chancellor angela merkel and her husband were the guests of honor at the dinner in the rose garden. mr. obama used the event to present the chancellor with the presidential medal of freedom. >> to freedom. you struggled for and defended a new every day of our lives. >> no dictatorship can keep down the forces of freedom for so long. >> she is an ally known to differ with the obama administration. >>> plenty of local disappointed golfing fans this morning after word that tiger woods has pulled out of the u.s. open. the tournament begins on the 16th at the congressional

lebron working on dirk.its the fade await a minute triple double 17 points 10 board 10 assist but just one basket in the fourth quarter. wade back. gutsy 34 minutes. caps a run. 23. late fourth. dirk with authority. 29 for dirk. mavs up 2. 30 second left. terri from way out. dallas shoots 68 percent from deep. 13 of naechbility about mavs win 112-103 and take a 3-2 series lead to south beach. >> fv throughout 3 quarters of the game and fourth quarter i know i'm dependent on to come through and thank god i was able to do that again tonight. >> we have nothing to say about our offense tonight. shot 32 percent from the floor. this east guys shot 57 shots almost 70% from the 3 point line. offensively had nothing to do with why we lost the game. couldn't get enough down the stretch. >> game 6 sunday night here on abc 7. >> baseball. a's have to do something to save the season. today they fired manager bob gaivrnlt he's one of gm best friend. may have kept him on the job longer than warranted but in the mid of lon

going to dirk. dirk goes right and scores. dallas up 3. 14 seconds left.ss-er to the hoop. don't foul. heat down 1 9 seconds left. after couple free throw last chance for miami wade las lasts handle. safety. miller desperation 3 for the tie. air ball. mavs hold on to even the series 86-83 the final. >> this is the finals. leave it out there. like i said earlier in the seri i tnk everyby ishillg. hav beenlayi on e hi lev fo8r 9onths s everybody has a little something going and this is the finals. you have to go out there and compete and try the best for your team. >>reporter: game 5 is thursday night in dallas. warriors moving quickly to build a coaching staff one day after hiring mark jackson as head coach. added mike malone as assistant. malone as defensive specialist. spent last year on the bench in new orleans. jackson was broadcasting the finals tonight over on abc 7. spent few minutes today talking about the new job with the warriors. and he had a long list of reasons why he thinks golden state is a good fit. >> great ownership. inspired. intense. ent

dirk scored 29 points in game five, even though he was getting over the flu. you know, he caught the bird flu when a migrating goose inadvertently flew into his mouth. [ laughter ] dirk was feeling better for game five after he got some rest and drank an oil drum full of cough syrup. [ laughter ] now, he's really shown himself to be a leader for the mavericks, and not only on the floor. after game three he called out one of his teammates, jason terry. he said he needed to be more of a clutch player down the stretch, and it worked. although, historically it's still not always the best idea to follow orders from a german leader. just want to get that out. [ laughter ] by the way game six tonight is on at the same time as "the tony awards," which is a conflict for no one really. [ laughter ] my plan -- [ applause ] because i do want to see them both. my plan is to watch the game live, and then watch the tonys later on tivo. i have a gay tivo that records what it wants. [ laughter ] hey, we're going to do. [ applause ] we have something exciting tonight involving

the big star for the dallas mavericks is and has been dirk nowitzki. nowitzki is one of the best players, maybe ever -- but because he's german, you know they smuggled him into dallas inside -- [ laughter ] -- an enormous bratwurst. [ laughter ] but he's not particularly well known to the american public. they did some research that shows nearly 2/3 of americans still don't recognize him, which -- really, you can't pick the seven foot german out of the basketball court? [ laughter ] he's not had the exposure that most superstar athletes get. he's not been on a wheaties box. although, they did put him on the cover of "whities" -- [ laughter ] -- so, that was something, but still not -- [ cheers and applause ] -- the breakfast of champions. isn't there a kardashian sister we could pair him up with? something. [ laughter ] "the dallas morning news" said nowitzki isn't even the most recognized member of his own team. in fact, he's so unrecognizable, the republicans are considering asking him to run for president in 2012. [ laughter ] maybe dirk nowitzki ne

hands off to dirk. sfaev-2 dallas charge. tied at 90. 26 seconds left. dirk for 3.6 minutes left. moments later off the inbound. mario. look at me. wide open. 93-93. 24 seconds left. mavs play for one. clear it out for dirk. goes by bosch. finishes with the injured left hand. mavs up two last chance miami. wade desperation 3 for the win. no good. wow! dallas with one of the greatest come backs in nba finals history. tie the series with a 95-93 win. >> we are not happy about this. certainly the way we closed the game is so uncharacteristic for us. on both ends of the court. really i think offensively if we could have executed and move the ball l we may have been able to stem the tide a little bit even as poor as we worked defensively down the stretch. >> wow! game 3 is sunday night in dallas. giants wrapping up yet another road trip finishing 4 game series in st. louis after that home for most of june. 19 of the next 22 are in the bay area. dialing and profiling. nice lid. bottom 3. cards up 1 nothing. the drill to center field gap. l score triple. st. louis up 3 not

they had dirk nowitzki singing today. i mentioned this earlier, his idle was david hasselhoff.is a big deal over there. >> youtube david hasselhoff video is hilarious. >> i will have to go online immediately. >>> good night everybody. [ bailiff ] fee court is now in session. come on out, guys. the jury has reached its decision. now, you guys found the other airline guilty of charging a 150-dollar change fee. you bet! southwest would never do that. and that was after she changed her flight and paid the difference in airfare. that other airline treated her wrong. she was understandably upset. well, who can afford a 150-dollar change fee? he was surprised with the verdict. you got that right. [ male announcer ] don't pay a change fee on top of a fare difference. fly southwest, the only major airline that never charges change fees. [ male announcer ] spare toothbrush, just in case: $4. ♪ home cooked meal: $28. ♪ first date finest: $33. ♪ having time on your side: priceless. mastercard paypass. bringing you the most convenient ways to pay. learn more at mastercard.com/paypass.

mavs would tie and dirk would put them on top with a quick move to the basket. he had 29. then dallas turned to their sharpshooters jason kidberry to three with moments to play. the mavs pulled away to win 112-103, dallas a win away from their first nba championship. game six is sunday. >>> in the nhl, the stanley cup finals are tonight. on nbc. >>> alexa casia, twins beat the rangers 5-4. >>> red sox and yankees delayed because of rain. boston rained runs down two scored seven in the seventh. red sox flip the yanks in new york. >>> phils and cubs delayed but for an entire different reason -- wind. as if the night wasn't long enough, they also went into extra innings. a routine play to third. tyler colvin scored on the air and the cubs won it 4-3 in 11. >>> from the padres/nationals game, check out the reflexes. spectacular grab on the line drive. look out there. take your time to get up, levo n. that was a scorcher. to the fence, robbed danny espinosa of a home run. padres won it, 7-3. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggi

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start the clock dirk novitski playing with a fever in game 4 of the nba finals against the heat...he played almost 40 minutes and had the big bucket with 14 seconds to go that put dallas up 3. dirk had 21.. 6 seconds to go, heat with the last chance... dwyane wade loses the inbounds pass... the desparation three is no good. the mavs even the series. miami scores 5 points in the last 7:28... lebron had just 8 49ers quarterback colin kapernick at the giants game... watching nationals pitcher jordan zimmerman lay down a perfect safety squeeze bunt. 2-1 nationals take the lead... they win by that score.. rookie jemile weeks making his major league debut for the a's who placed mark ellis and brett anderson on the dl... baltimore's jj hardy hit a solo shot in the first off guerllmo moscoso and that's all the orioles needed. they win 4-0... oakland's lost 8 straght... tiger woods pulled out of the us open today because of nagging injuries in his achilles and knee. woods hasn't missed the open since high school... thanks, dennis that does it for eyewitness news at 10. remember- the news is

plus, dirk and the mavs say not so fast to the heat.our early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> in weather, it appears that our summer forecast is setting up hot and dry in many spots. your weekend forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the miami heat's march to the nba title has been knocked off course. turns out the dallas mavericks may have something to say about it. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. we saw it against the lakers. then again against the thunder. now the mavericks have pulled off another improbable comeback, this time against the heat. games two, nba finals. dwyane wade nailed a tough three-pointer. he had 36. miami up 15 and in total control, or so they thought. dallas played locked down defense and started chipping away at the lead. dirk nowitzki caught fired just at the right time. lay-up tied it at 90. fans in miami were stunned. the heat would tie it.

it's been quite a series for the mavericks' dirk nowitzki.own "space jam" movie after this thing. [ laughter ] he scored 21 points in game four despite having a cold and a fever. which there is no sadder sight than a giant german with the sniffles. you know what the worst part of a seven-foot player with 101 degree temperature is? taking their temperature. you actually need a lightsaber to get up there and -- [ audience groans ] the people of dallas are in love with dirk nowitzki right now. listen to this pregame introduction. >> and at forward, in his 13th season from germany, number 41, diiiirrrrrr diiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrkkk nowitzki! >> jimmy: see that, i should get that from you, dicky. [ applause ] the cold and fever aren't the only physical obstacles dirk has had to overcome during this series. he's also battling a torn tendon in his finger and being white. [ laughter ] two strikes. in college football news, president obama honored the ncaa champion auburn tigers at the white house yesterday. his -- obama's former press secretary robert gib

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>> that's dirk with the german version of queen's we are the champions. an adult beverage might have been consumed, maybe one or two. the team holding a celebration yesterday in dallas. >> that's called flat. >> i think it's awful. but they will remember it that's for sure. >>> we wanted to share a little bit since father's day is coming up. >> that's right. a big cheers to dad this sunday dads all over can expect gifts, brunch, a break from the chores and here are some of the dads we are celebrating on father's day. i think first one that would be my dad. that's cliff mallicoat. that's his university of oregon graduation picture from moons ago. he was a bass player, love him, happy father's day. >> this is my dad, hank lee. he is a korean immigrant he changed it in alabama. that's my nephew in sam down in l.a. for my sister's wedding. and here we have anne's dad with her niece and according to anne, dave makaovec is a vietnam vet and taught her tore honest, loyal and dedicated and apparently he has instilled in her a love for the 50s doo-wop. >> dad is q

dirk nowitzki que jugo con un dedo torcido... se alzo como los grandes al lograr el empate a 90...eloj... encestaria este tiro de tres para poner arriba a los mavs.. el heat parecia mandaria el partido a tiempo extra al volver empatar con tiro sorpresivo de mario chalmers.. pero fue dirk quien tuvo la ultima palabra encestando la canasta del gane ya que dwayne wade que habia anotado 36 puntos fallo su ultimo intento ....95 a 93 el marcador final.. esa es al informacion deportiva.... cesar regresamos contigo.... cu nos vamos a un corte, pero ms adelante... take vo ---si usted es aficionado de la banda irlandesa de rock, "u2" y no alcanz a comprar boletos para su concierto de oakland, le diremos donde, quien y cuando estar regalando entradas... despues de la pausa... wipe vo topvo cesar --y que creen? --para todos los seguidores de la banda irlandesa, "u2" ponganse listos por que se van a regalar 100 pares de boletos para el concierto en oakland del 7 de junio. blanca take deko fs ---el obsequio de los boletos se llevara a cabo por la pagina de internet www. stub hub.com a nombre de

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. >>> miami strikes first in the nba final, dirk nowitzki versus lebron james.27 points but this is what do you call it, the shape of things to come. 3rd quarter, heat up one and lebron from way outside. he went on for 24 points, nine rebounds, five assists, one more time down the lane. they'll play game 2 thursday night in miami. james and the heat roll dwyane wade a good game, as well. >>> with the 11th pick, it will be tough for the warriors to select a player you've heard of. team brought in six players for a predraft workout. two notables were chris singleton out of florida state and texas garden jordan hamilton. hamilton thinks he can add his game to the warriors' right away. >> i can definitely come in and help them put up buckets. i can defend. i can 20 different guys. i know i can help them rebounding and getting out in transition. i love transition game. that's what i bring to the table. >> we always believe in honesty, right? never heard of him. the real good players leave school after one year. so if a kid plays like two or three years in college, yo