waiting for the buccaneers to name the new head coach and they made their decision and as expected, dirk carter will be promoted. dirk's daughter tweeted out last night that it was at first time that a family meeting was called that did not involve moving. the day after lovie smith was fired, the list would be few. cutter was the odds on favorite to be promoted. >> i think any coordinator or coach in that role with a quarterback, particularly jamison, that is an important bond that is a strong bond that they need to have. and that was present. he's put a good resume in front of him this year. he is the best offense we have had here in tampa bay. these a great communicator. >> and we expect a formal news conference today, he'll also fill another position, his gm of the personnel. >>> a big night tonight at amelie i can't arena. the bolts will host the penguins. one of the few teams that they are battling it out for in a playoff spot this is a slam dunk opportunity here. a nice home stand. >> we have to take care of business here and it starts with a team that pretty much is in the exact same pos

. >>> dirk carter gets an its view but not with the bucs but not yet. that and more coming up in sports. >> i've got a look at some of the really chilly weather not just that's coming here but also for those football games later on today. right now, we've got winds coming in out of the south and southwest. that's ahead of the front that has yet to pass through. by later on this afternoon these winds are shifting around out of the northwest and that's bring the cooler stuff in. i'll show you this afternoon and more importantly tomorrow >>> tampa bay lightning finding victory on the road thanks to an overtime goal. did you see it? take a look, tied 1-1. take the lead with less than 8 minutes left in the third period. extra point didn't stay for long it was answered with a goal. tied game sending it into o.t. then the lightning finish with a break away. goal coming up right here. final score 3-2 bolts. >>> good morning thanks for stopping by it didn't take long for buccaneers offensive for a head coping job. the san francisco 49ers interviewed cutter yeste

. >>> fridays introductory press conference with dirt carter -- dirk cotter was a long time coming. he has never been an nfl head coach until now. and also, he thanked everyone he has come across in his coaching career from his success to the ultimate promotion to the buccaneers. but more importantly, his family and parents. pocatello idaho. if you only knew the things that they instill in me along the way. cry cry that led up -- [crying] that led up to today, it is an amazing journey. >> the former defensive coordinator, fraser, was let go and smith got fired last week. today, he accepted a job with the baltimore ravens as their secondary coach. >>> afc divisional playoffs going right now. at halftime, casey trailing 14 to 6. tom brady has rushed for a touchdown so far. the divisional playoffs begin later tonight with the cardinals and the factors. a 23-year-old center picked the goal in overtime. he scored the game-winner with about two left in the extra frame. this kid is red hot and he is now three goals and five assists over the last four games. not bad who -- for a guy who spe

dirk. this past season was carter's first with tampa bay but he helped guide winston to one of the best seasons ever by a rookie quarterback. the buccaneers also had the second leading rusher in doug martin and they ranked fifth in the league in - - in total offense. 40 niners, dolphins and eagles all expressed interest in him. >>> they attributed last year's shortcomings to a lack of experience and they addressed the first of the issues at the super draft. they had different pics coming in today and he was them both. but it was just not how they expected it. they went to the final four this past season and grew up playing with the lines forward. and phil rowlands did feeling and dealing. they scored 11 goals this past year. >> i'm very happy, we are delighted. >> she's very surprised. >> i'm very happy that i get to go there. kyle has been my best friend since i was nine years old. >> reporter: not even a trip across the ocean could hear orlando's recent woes. they have now lost six out of the last seven and they are just one game over 500. they had a chance this afternoon, playing at a sold-

chip carter was at his news conference and has the inside story, chip? >> reporter: dirk koetter has wanted to be a coach. his dad was a coach. since he was 6 he said that's all he wanted to do. he is running the bucs. he put it perfectly he said it was a day to put the x's and o's aside and take in the moment. he thought about being a head coach he knew he was running out of time and chance so while this moment means a lot to him, he knows that even more to his family, especially his parents and the emotion of the moment at times overwhelmed him. >> i have to thank my parents. they are probably watching right now. man. if you knew the things that they instilled in me along the way that let up today. this is what i wanted to be i know what kind of players we have so. i'm excited about that. >> fans should be excited. he hired his old boss as the new coordinator mike smith his head coach when he was with atlanta is running his defense. that move benefits dirk koetter and mike smith. first, he has a former head coach he can trust a coach who was coach of the year three time

carter shows us, it's not a sure thing that the replacement is in-house. >> reporter: bucks' general manager says the search is underway. of the number of coaches, dirk cutter already rising to the top. >> i haven't talked to any outside candidates yet. we have a plan. >> reporter: former head coach tony dungy talked to me about the search process and about smith's firing. >> i thought they were on the right track. >> reporter: dungy now a sports analyst coached the bucks from 1996 to 2001. he told me the process boils down to speed versus quality. let the games begin. >>> the rays looking to hillsboro county for a possible new stadium site. whether the team leaves or stase, st. pete is living on a gold mine named tropicana field. >> reporter: where will the rays end up? a proposal put forward by st. petersburg's mayor allows them to look for sites around tampa bay. the team must inform the city of how it will evaluate potential sites. that evaluation must be a minimum of six months to allow the city to make its case that the rays should stay put. >> the site they're on provides the best opportunities of any other site in our two counties. >> reporte

dirk cotter will call the plays. but concentrate on a wide receivers. he was head coach at southern miss for the past three seasons that he and carter previously worked together on the jacksonville jaguars staff. when asked why he left the head coaching job for coordinator job he said this was a special opportunity. excited about the young talent on the offense and says football should be fun. pointed to this superbowl bound panders. >> whyters. >> whyhers. >> why can't it be fun? the panthers have fun. i want the quarterback to have fun. i want the locker room to beat isn't a fight song cool? call me a college guy bleeding jacksonville they called me a college guy. i love it. >> reporter: michael irvin selected james winston and his team and david. that is an interesting situation. take a mutt, , look , , jerry rice and gerald mccoy, this should be fun to watch sunday. on the flame is a game, dennis is hit hard into the boards, a little bit of pain as he skates to the calgary bench, the linesman john henderson is down on the ice, spent the night in the hospital. whether he was hit on purpose is the question but he is hearing after the all-star break. dan bis