he is now the sportsman of the year, dirk nowitzki. germany's sportsman of the year 2011, berkowitdirk nowitzki. he beat off competition from formula one driver sebastian vettel. >> i am really pleased to get this nice award. thanks to all the sports journalists who voted for me. for the first time, you have proved that you know something about basketball. [laughter] >> for the gold medalist, it is a great start to the season which she says will be her last. bundesliga champions were named the best team for the third year in a row. >> stay tuned. ♪ >> welcome back. north korean leader kim yong-il is dead and will most likely be replaced by his son kim jong-un. a second-generation dictator, he led a country that diverts so much of its resources to the military that people starved to death by the millions. its military leaders are so obsessed with power that they seem prepared to go to any lengths, even risking nuclear war, to hold onto it. today, we take a look at the old and new leadership as the changing of the guards takes place. a m

dirk nowitzki and the mav vix raising the banner. before taking on lebron james and the heat. heat up 32-21, d wade. miami up 17. d. wade blocking nowitzki. there's another dunk. heat are up by 19. to the third quarter now. miami up 82. odom down the lane, running into james for the charge. odom complaining after the whistle gets hit with a double technical and is ejected. go home early to khloe. miami on to win this one, 105-94. >>> and how about kobe bryant and the larks. off the dribble. spin, hits it with a two. the lakers lead, 87-81. 20 seconds to play. bryant, in the inbound. deng comes up with the steal. and rose. off the dribble, i said rose, off the dribble. putting up the floater for two. pulls leadings 88-87. rose, 22 points in the game. h.8 left to play. bryant attacked. deng blocked the shot. the bulls win, 88-87. that's your espn news update. i'm jorge andres. for more, tune in to espn news. >> oh, good games yesterday. welcome back, nba, welcome back. >>> it's perhaps the biggest highlight to come out of this weekend's nfl matchups. >> jerome simpson tries some

mavs down two in the final seconds, dirk nowitzki knocks down the three-pointer. second to play. no worries for the thunder, they've got kevin, he catches the inbound pass and sends dallas packing, the jumper at the buzzer, oklahoma city remains undefeated with a 104-102 win. knicks and lakers, kobe depose on a tear in the third scores 13 of the 28 in the quarter, now put up 26 or more in all four g÷ games. lakers win 99-82. >>> another day, another upset in college basketball. carter everything against florida. carter stops and pops, double o.t., a career-high 31. with all eyes on ely he gives it up to the dagger from three-point land, shocked florida in double overtime. in hockey, made his return in pittsburgh asç a member of the flyers. he scored a lot of goal and add one more to the list. a successful home coming. >>> college football looked like the fighting irish were going to run away with the champs sports bowl then florida state decides to show up. manuel hooks up with rasheed greene for the go ahead touchdown, fsu rallies to beat notre dame 18-14. and i

dirk nowitzki with the ball. dwyane wade comes over to double team and blocks him.e're going the other way. wade to lebron back to chris bosch, who finishes with the two-handed dunk. see it again. wayne and the heat turning defense into offense. miami leads 62-41 at the break. third quarter, heat up 28. lebron back down as the defender. and check this out. hits the fadeaway jumper and one. james with a game-high 37 points, also had ten rebounds and six assists. less than a minute later, chalmer in transition. up to lebron for the dunk. lebron in midair makes the judgment and tips it to wade for the dunk. miami beats dallas 105-94. all right. let's go to madison square garden. kevin garnett and the celtics starting the season against the knicks. and their new acquisition, tyson chandler. fourth quarter, new york up 8. jared jeffries, his shot is blocked by chris wilcox. the former tepphe terp gives it right back. second quarter, rondo from kentucky drives, behind the back pass to brandon bass. two-handed dunk. nifty pass here from rondo. the point guard had 13 assist

and their star forward dirk nowitzki. but the season's start was a disappointment for the mavs. the miami heat won the match-up 105-94. the wild oats 11 has taken the lead in australia's yacht race, which is considered one of the most difficult events of its kind. the competitors have to contend with treacherous currents around tasmania. this year, the fleet of 88 force headwinds from a tropical storm during their 11-hundred kilometer journey. in-depth is up next. we'll the taking a look at how the young in germany look towards the future. don't go away. >> welcome back. the year is rapidly drawing to a close, a year in which you often heard us talk about the euro debt crisis. it's been an especially tough time for europe's younger generations with youth unemployment above 40% in certain countries. germany's economy has performed much better than many of its european counterparts. germany's young still seem to be pretty optimistic about the coming years. a recent survey showed 59% of them show a bright future. only 6% said they see bleak times ahead. only 35% were unsure. in our

dirk nowitzki from germany, taking the dallas mavs to its first nba title again the team that featureda's biggest stars. a 33-year-old head coach named shaka smart leading the virginia university to the final four, the grandest stage. a 21-year-old from niner ireland named rory mcilroy who won the u.s. open and made many ask, tiger who? not to be outdone was alexi thompson who at 16 became the youngest player to ever win an lp g a tournament. and who could forget the story of david freeze? a kid who grew up in st. louis rooting for the cardinals and leading them to a world series championship. his performance earning him the series mvp. those are some of the stories that reminded us why we watch. mark mckay, cnn, atlanta. >>> and i will be back with you at the top of the hour for my final hour here with you on cnn as we continue cnn sunday morning. we'll get you caught up. right now, take a break and after the break, the good doctor. is it because taking a step represents hope? or triumph? at genworth, we believe in taking small steps every day to keep your promises, protect what matte

dirk nowitzki. and dwayne wade to help. this is helpful. comes up with the block.r the dunk. big three. coming up big. wade, heat turning defense into offense. miami 62-41 at the break. third quarter now. heft up by 28. lebron. backing down the defender. top of your screen. hits the fadeaway jumper. plus the foul. james, game high. 37 points. 10 rebound. six assists. and less than a minute. miami in transition. mario chalmers. wade for the dunk. nice play. mre br lebron. wade for the dunk. finished with 26 points. miami beat dallas, 105-94. coming up on "redskins final." mike shanahan. dan hellie and the difference. tebow in time-out. and green bay/chicago, christmas night match up. all that and more coming up on redskins final in a few minutes. plus show you a play you will flip for. you are live tonight? >> yes, live. not taped. >> christmas night. live ahead. >> thank you so much. >> stay up and watch. ahead on news 4. why was a record breaking christmas eve for som the droid razr by motorola. the newest droid armed with motocast. granting you wireless access to

. >>> kevin durant and the thunder taking on dirk nowitzki and the mavs. nba, preseason action. quarter we go. nowitzki, the post. a little fadeaway shot right there. remember seeing that in the nba finals. finally an nba champion. mavericks tie it up at 7-7. later in the first, lamar odom. mavs take the lead to four. second quarter we go, james harden, putting it in reverse for the thunder. third quarter we go. okc up by eight. russell westbrook, nifty with the left hand. thunder up by ten. later on, nowitzki, leading the break. and kevin durant with the steal to westbrook. now, to kendrick perkins. he jams it home. thunder win, 97-83. >>> i'm don bell. that will do it for this espn news update. >> good to see basketball again. >>> there's no dashing through the snow in florida. so, santa has found a cool way to get around, by boat. >> he made a special stop in florida. and were joined by girls for a fishing trip. santa said some of the kids didn't tell him what was on their christmas wish. they're just satisfied to spend time with him. >> good for those kids. santa is very --

dirk nowitzki, a player from germany taking the mavs to the first nba title against a team that featurednba's biggest stars. a 33-year-old head coach named chaka smart leading 11th seed commonwealth university to the final four. a 21-year-old from northern island named rory mcelroy who won the u.s. open and made many ask tiger who? not to be out done was alex xi thompson who at 16 became the youngest player to ever win an lpga tournament. >>> who could forget the story of david freese, a kid who grew up in st. louis, rooting for the cardinals and leading them to a world series championship, his performance earning him the series mvp. those are some of the stories that reminded us why we watch. mark mckay, cnn, atlanta. >> what a year. >>> you've seen those tv shows where coupon clippers go wild, whipping themselves into a freezer section frenzy. this woman, she's one of them. but she's not hoarding all her discount finds. stick around for a woman who takes extreme couponing to a very unselfish place. arning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi

dirk nowitzki proved himself to be one of the great players in the the history of the game last yearcan they defend their title. >> you have a busy day too, two games. one in dallas and one in california. >> we get to see a rematch of the finals, dallas/miami. that will be fun, then we'll fly out to oakland, our old partner, mark jackson who teamed with jeff van gundy and me for the past several years is having his coaching debut with the golden state warriors so we'll get to torment him, heckle him and insult him as much as humanly possible. >> maybe he can hitch a ride with santa on his sleigh to make it out there to california. all right, mike breen, we appreciate it. thanks so much for coming in. and you can see an nba doubleheader here on abc today. the heat take on the dallas mavs at 2:30 p.m. eastern and the lakers host the chicago bulls at 5:00 p.m. dan? >> thanks, bianna. now that it's christmas morning, santa's job is done. he has been delivering presents to millions. it is our gargantuan task and every year we wonder how could he possibly get it all done, so we put our ace