dirk nowitzki and blake griffin, impressed, to say the least. later in the first, kobe wants more. from the wing, burying the triple. the west was up by five. later on, griffin and deron williams looking to give and go. public enemy number one. west. second quarter, west showing off. kobe for the reverse. kobe had 21 points in the first. still pretty good. third quarter. dunking over lebron. before he took off, he stared down the king and gave him a conciliatory nice pat. try again. next west possession, kobe for three. i am mvp at this point. he can smell it. taking it coast to coast, one-handed style. east down by 12. we can't forget about k.d., kevin durant. west by 7. east looking to answer back. and amar'e stoudemire, and he made an impact, he brought the east to within four. later on, lebron driving, ran it in.

with dirk nowitzki instrumental in dimming the phoenix. with the world championships getting underway in moscow over the weekend we take an in-depth look at the sport that calls itself the original martial art. let's get going with football where it was a historic but mixed night for the russian clubs involved in europe and league action this week thursday marking the first time the country house sent out four teams in the playoffs of any european competition first off were really being about the man hot and even to forget in moscow going down to no to twenty at a cool old luzhniki stadium better news for c.s. guy who earned a tight win thanks to the thomas nested goal right before the half hour mark but the performance of the day belonged to spark tuck fifty three year old basel two no time goes by jimmy fund. the visitors level and with just a minute to go. and const his growing reputation by scoring a fantastic free kick on the red and whites the win all domestic champions need to last two young boys in switzerland but didn't could prov

falling one hundred twelve points one hundred six when phoenix suns will the mavericks have a dirk nowitzki defying the german weighing in with thirty five points for despite being one of the n.b.a.'s form teams dollars from the going tough going to the weak side and six times in the last seven games in our exchange with us in the three point advantage of the whole time brady of a maverick spans a ploy down the stretch. for instance something up. here that is to some breathing space. just as the sun's looks like they might be able to come back. ups that limits. the german nailing that free point to the damage inside to victory. or finish the game high spreading my point silverman riggs thirteenth win in fourteen so great work on the paint as this does eventually run out of time to drop points to having sex with as. well as fast is furious and it's one of the fastest growing martial arts in russia it's also one of the planet's youngest martial arts combining a number of ancient fighting techniques and what the world cup championships coming up this weekend in the russian capital. as a previe

. >>> and dirk nowitzki of dallas had 35 points in phoenix, and chandler added 12 as the mavericks beat06. it was the 13th win in 14 games for dallas. >>> in the nfl, the owners and players will start negotiations today with federal mediators. with the clock ticking down toward a potential lockout in two weeks, both sides asked for help trying to work out a new contract. but the mediator's decisions will not be binding. a lockout could begin march 3rd. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. and, love or love handles? the extreme sacrifices some women will make to be skinny. >> ( beeping ) ( beeping stops ) >> announcer: free is better. do your simple return for free with the federal free edition at turbotax.com. turbotax. the most trusted brand of tax software. when you're a stunt woman, work can be pretty unpredictable. from knowing when my next job will be to what i'll actually be doing. so in the rest of my life i like control. especially in my finances. that's why i have slate with blueprint. i can make a plan to pay off everyday things and avoid interest, o