the dodgers played their home fames -- home games at the dodgers coliseum. one of those games would set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a world series game in person. 96,263. >>> three years later dodger stadium would be the setting for a dramatic finish to the regular season. the san francisco giants would take on the dodgers in a play off to see which team would go to the world series. in 1989, randy shandobil recalled the giant's first trip to the world series. >> reporter: mays, mccubbie harvey keen, jimmy davenport, gaylord perry and more. some people say the best thing about baseball is that it creates a bond between fathers and son. gives them something nonthreatening to talk about at the dinner table. well 1952 must have been the epitome of a painting. it was the rivalry of the giants and dodgers. >> time of day you hit a man, they beat us 1-0. >> reporter: with only three games left that team of finesse was three games ahead of the giants. even though everyone including the dodgers thought the giants were a better team. ron fairly pla

the dodger brand, if you think about it, it is thinking is, the dodgers, and the red sox. those are the teams people know, so i am in l.a. i am a baseball fan. the dodgers are for sale, so i want to thank frank record for and my the torch to mea business partners as far as the lifting of have this round. i am a baseball fan and way back to the detroit tigers when i grew up. the whole team, and i thought i could take it to another level, so it was years. a lot of people came after the dodgers, and they accepted our bid, and we do not control it until 30 days. that is why there is not a lot i can say, because after 30 days i can go into it. i am so happy. i just left a lunch meeting before i came here and they still gave me a standing ovation, and i was blown away. this is the type of response i have been getting. >> folks care about this round. they see you as rescuing it. since you are our businessmen, how do you make decisions to attach your name to a brand and try to resuscitate a brand that has been damaged? this has been damaged over the years. why put your name on som

let's go out to l.a., where the dodgers were celebrateliing the 50th opening at dodger stadium.ng on the pirates. neil walker, down swinging, as well. hague didn't see it. kershaw, seven innings pitched, seven strikeouts, no walks. let's go to the bottom of the eighth. andre ethier celebrating the big 3-0 tuesday. and that is how you do it. a home run off jason. his second of the season. dodgers up 2-1. guerra on the mound to close. mccutcheon, into the 4-6-3 double-play. the dodgers win this one, 2-1. >>> how about the mets taking on the nationals. david wright, not playing, due to a broken finger. top of the sixth. wilson ramos, fly ball to keep right. lucas duma can't make the catch. nady comes in to score. and the nationals wins this one, 6-2, as the mets fall to 2-1. >>> espn on wednesday, coming your way. the knicks taking on the bucks at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. the warriors taking on the blazers at 10:30 eastern time. all on espn, espn3 and the watch espn app. >>> well, we are learning more about the three megamillions lottery winners from maryland. they include two teach

plus a game-winning homer by a birthday boy on dodger stadium's 50th anniversary. early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >> another spring day, cool and rainy weather on the west coast, we need it on the east coast, your forecast coming up you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, if you're just waking up this is "early today." in sports, scandal has claimed the job of yet another major college football coach, here is mario solis with an early look at the sports headlines. >>> good morning. we'll start with big news from college football the university of arkansas fired head roach bobby petrino after lying about a relationship with a 25-year-old coworker and her involvement in a accident. the married father of four mislead the school when arkansas hired his mistress as student athlete coordinator. >>> baseball, it wasn't just another home opener for the dodger, the 50th anniversary. this one had an ending out of a script. andre ethier, hitting the game winner, on his 30th birthday. the dodgers beat the pirates 2-1. >>> yankees and orioles, raul i

, it was the 50th ape anniversary of dodgers stadium.e had an ending out of a script. andre ethier, hitting the game winner, on his 30th birthday. andre unwraps the present for los angeles as the dodgers beat the pirates 2-1. yankees and orioles, raul ibanez rallied to win in the 12th. chipper jones returning from the dl in style. had his first hit in his first at-bat. in the second, this happens, a two-run bomb, chipper is back and so are the braves getting the first win of the year with the 6-4 win over the astros. >>> the marlins suspended ozzie guillen five games for commenting about his admiration about his leader of fidel castro. he apologized yesterday calling it the worst mistake of his life. >>> nba, derrick rose sitting out another game and the bulls getting another win. hard to believe chicago might be better without the mvp. the bulls avenging sunday's loss to the knicks with a win. >>> with everyone talking about the bulls, knicks and heat you can't overlook the celtics. almost an after-thought in the east. the cs are moving

the dodgers and mets are flagship franchises for the sport. and whether you're a mets fan or a dodgers fan or not, you want to see those kind of franchises thrive. the dodgers' sale and moving to -- and having the group that's involved there, a group that not only has the finance wherewithal but clearly has the excitement for the game and acceptance in that community is great for dodger fans and great for everybody in baseball. i'm not just saying that th because my wife is a mets fan but it's great for everybody that the mets and wilpon can focus on having the best team. >> there's been a lot of talk about paying ncaa athlete. do you think student athletes should be paid or unionized? >> that's a little bit different for baseball players than it is for -- those questions usually come up with respect to football and basketball players. baseball players in college really a little bit different because when a baseball player goes to college, he must remain -- he can't come out and play professionally for three years. baseball players i think are

the dodgers win.y're 9-1 for the first time since '81. >>> and remember, monday night baseball coming your way tonight at 7:00 eastern time. it's the twins taking on the yankees on espn. espn3 and the watch espn app. >>> you may have noticed lots of number 42s out there. that's because 65 years ago, jackie robinson, number 42 himself, made his debut with the dodgers. becoming the first black player to take to the field in the major leagues. to mark the occasion, every player on every team wore his number. >>> coming up next, "the pulse." we knew tim tebow was kind of popular. wait until you hear how popular this guy really is. >>> and landmark for titanic, the movie. the world marks a century since that famous disaster. stay with us. it just wouldn't go away. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia, thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned lyrica can provide significant relief from fibromyalgia pain. and for som

dodgers home opener today including it someone who found himself arrested after last year's opening day the man once accused of beating brine still had box seats for his first-ever docking in today dave lopez found you by ramirez and states. >>> security was everywhere at dodger stadium as charlie beckwith collets a sea of blue. lapd blue. the fallout from the brine still being a year ago has not diminished accused but never charged eventually completely exonerated of having anything to do with the beating of prince del steal money ramirez was at dodger stadium today. >>> as you're walking by in hearing you see all these police officers burst of the many did you see? >>> i lost count. >>> ramirez fresh at a state prison for parole violation not in his arrest in the still matter had a box seats behind home plate. he said this is the first time he'd been to the stadium. >>> iran. delays in the never dodd stadium their telling the truth. this is it does once, and of the place. >>> not a place that's because all the ruckus. >>> symbol recognized immediately and even as for his autograph. >>

>> no more. >> will you be a dodgers fan? >> i'm here to root for them. >> he said the daughter's did not know he was at a ball game, no need to tell them, he just wanted to come and take a look around. will he be back as a fan? he said he did not know. a little over a month ago he was sitting in a jail cell in state prison because of a probation violation. he told me that not in a million years that he would ever dream that he would be at oprah's stadium on opening day but your she was. >> the ntsb released its findings into the deadly crash at the reno national championship air races. they offered seven recommendations on air race safety but says that investigators are still trying to piece together what caused the crash last september. they say it is likely that the pilot blacked out from excessive accelerations force. 11 people died and dozens more heard when the pilots modified airplanes crashed nose first into the. >> steering activists say that military attacks in grades are continuing despite today's deadline for a ce

dodgers. right now, the dodgers are up 4-0 in, excuse me, 3-0 in the fifth. go to the right coast. first place orioles. hosting the athletics. the fighting showwalters. bomb to right. he was a late addition to the line today. that paid for the athletics. up 3-1. you guys like defense? >> defense! >> check this out. grounds it, flips it. >> awesome. >> that was pretty. >> take another look at that. flips it. that's what you call a web jam. orioles can't come back this time. as win, 5-2. end the birds' three game win streak. all right, psyched about this. hockey coming up tomorrow. caps/rangers. game one eastern conference semifinals. in the big apple. the caps have knocked off the rangers. in the playoffs twice. in the past four years. frying trying to do it again. john erskin waving the stick in front of the cameras. matt hendricks in on the action. good thing they know how to obstruct. you know why? rangers have a good goalie. lundquist, one of the best in the game. if he can't see he can't make saves. traffic, obstruction in front of the net. nice tomorrow. >> the rest of the hoc

dodgers lose it late 4-2, still though in first in the n.l. west at 13-6.was matt kemp's tenth home run of the season. >>> you know the ballpark has long been a magical place for children. it's a place to take in america's past time, watch your favorite team, maybe with your dad, and perhaps sob uncontrollably when the woman next to you snatches the foul ball you had your heart set on. kids, let it be known, yankees announcer michael kay, at least, during last night's game between the yankees and rangers, has your back. >> here's what happened. he tossed the ball. oh, my god, they can't give it to the kid? that's awful. wow, they're actually like rubbing it in the kid's face! >> they're taunting the little kid! as he sobs. just give him the ball. the young man, we're told, did eventually get a baseball, but from somebody else. i think the team heard the sobs and gave him a ball. there was a happy ending. same could not be said for the yankees, who lost the game 7-3. look at that poor little guy. aww. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," pr

. >>> it was opening day at dodger stadium in l.a. and today it was a lot different than last year.s when the dodgers beefed up security hoping to avoid what happened to giants fan brian stowe. the los angeles police department as well as other law enforcement agencies made their presence known in and around dodgers stadium, around the grounds there. it was in this same parking lot when stowe was severely beaten after the dodgers/giants game last year on opening day. he suffered injuries to his brain, was in the hospital for months. he's now in a therapy facility. his lawyer says he still needs help to get out of bed. >>> the call for cell phone security is being answered tonight. the country's biggest wireless carriers are teaming up with law enforcement to fight smartphone thefts. today the s.e.c. announced a new system to ensure stolen phones and tablets cannot be sold and used again. verizon, t-mobile and nextel will track stolen devices and prevent them from being reactivated, basically making them useless. smartphone thefts account for as much as 40% of stolen items in the cou

the dodgers, by the way, have been red hot so far this season. the best record in the national league. let's take a look at some of the highlights last night in the top of the fifth, matt kemp sends the pitch deep and gone. that's his league-leading seventh home run of the season. this guy is on an absolute tear. dodgers with a one-run lead in the eighth inning when jerry hairston coming up with a nice defensive play. to preserve the lead. check it out again. wow. wow. hairston saves the day for the dodgers. throws from his knees from third base. they hold on to win 4-3. the nationals, looking to keep their strong start going against the astros down in d.c. three triples in the inning. top of the first, jose gets one, bangs it in to right field. he winds up on third base with a triple. triples galore in this ball game. same inning, off the right field wall. are we doing these highlights? i guess we're not doing those highlights. okay. astros win 11-4 i'm told by my crack staff. back in new york, when we come back, we're going to talk to mr. mike

stephen strasburg, dodger batters, look out for gas. it's a lot of it in the air.tephen strasburg hurling 97 miles an hour. he did need help. adam laroche in the 7th, this game is tied into the 8th inning. nats and dodgers at 1. >>> after all the late game dramatics the caps gave us in the boston series, what could they give us for an encore? typical caps drama today. rangers drawing first blood. jason with the clock running down in the second period, bang bang. bang bang. his second of the post-season, so we're tied going into the third. 7 minutes into that third period though, chris gets behind green. green can't do a thing. rangers tack on another. caps fall behind in the series 1-0. >> overall, i think we didn't play a good game. i don't know. we've got to play a little tighter and just be better. that was not good enough. >> get more aggressive. i think we were a little bit, like i said, on our heels and we've got to make sure we finish our checks and shoot pucks when we have a chance and then bang them home. >> you know, has anyone been noticing d.c. united a

slightly chilled. >> and dodgers -- >> cooled. >> dodgers have been on a role, too. a hot team. >>> the nationals will count on brice harper to turn things around. the 19-year-old phenom made his debut saturday night. impressive in his first two big league games. he doubled saturday night and had another hit yesterday. harper also showed off his defensive skills yesterday with a pretty impressive catch in center field. >> didn't want it to drop. so it was a 0-0 ball game. that situation, you want to catch everything. >> how did the -- >> it was fine. i cramped up when i landed. that's the only thing bothering me. better than running into a, you know, wall in syracuse. >> he will likely be in the lineup tomorrow against arizona. will be nats' fans first chance to see him play in person. >> all right. wish him well. >> absolutely. impressive, as we said. >>> 4:54. 53 degrees. hold on to these pacifiers. okay, coming up at 5:25, why the push to keep newborns away from them could actually be confusing them. >>> first, smart business moves or just avoiding what they owe?

dodgers tweaked the three-game series. nats have lost a season high four straight. >> it's pretty tough. they kept the ball in almost the whole series and we didn't make a lot of adjustments. you know, i guess they sprouted and we didn't get after it in there. tip your hat. they got a pretty good pitching staff over here and have done very well. we pitched good enough to win, just wasn't good enough. >> despite the loss price harper supplied the play of the game at the bottom of the 4th, juan uribe to center and harper wall grab. he was a catcher before being drafted by the nationals but does a terrific job adjusting from the leap to the cancer even had the presence of mind to try to double up the run -- catch, even had the presence of mind to try to double up the runner at first base. >> i was thinking if i get a ball in the gap, i'm going to go as hard as i and not let the guy on first base to score. in that situation you want to catch everything. i cramped up actually when i landed. that was the only thing that bothered

his family suing the dodgers, saying stow needs lifelong medical care costing at least $50 million. > pg&e is checking the safety of more pipelines in the south bay. they will emit gas from 20 miles of pipeline in alum rock area. they began to test pipes after the 2010 blast. they say there is no need to worry, it is harmless and will dissipate into the area. gas service isn't expected to be effected for people in that area. >>> coming up, saving at the pump. is buying a cheaper grade of gas a good idea and will it help you in the long run? >>> the agreement in washington that will make your phone useless if stolen. >>> meet the winners of the mega millions jackpot. what they plan to do with all that money. >>> and a live look at the podium where senator rick santorum is expected to step up any minute now and announce he is suspending his campaign and atician w be i official in minutes. we'll keep you posted. >>> and we are following breaking news on the presidential campaign trail. president rick santorum expected to announce he is suspending his campaign. here is a live look at the

braves over the dodgers 4-2. what a trooper. >>> the white sox paul konerko hits his 400th career home run against oakland. it sent the game to extra innings. but the a's rally to beat chicago 5-4. >>> and the oldest living former major leaguer celebrated his birthday yesterday. conrado marrero turned 101 years old. he's now one year older than boston's fabled fenway park. the cuban pitcher took the mound for the washington senators from 1950 to 1954. he pitched against some of baseball's greatest legends like mickey mantle and said beating the yankees was the sweetest feeling in the world. >>> when we come back, breakfast for your head. berries aren't just sweet to eat. a new study shows they may have brain-boosting powers as well. chili's lunch break combos are full of delicious choices, starting at just 6 bucks. choose from savory favorites or our new philly cheesesteak sandwich. layers of shaved steak and grilled peppers served with fries and a tasty soup or salad. chili's lunch break combos. [ sneezes ] [ ma

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the nationals call up bryce harper for a weekend series against the dodgers. double on saturday but l.a. was going for the sweep against the nats. a drive to center field. watch harper tracking this one. beautiful catch up against the wall. take another look at it harper not even a center fielder. he was filling in for jays werth. a couple runs score. that puts it away. dodgers sweep the nats. l.a. now 16-6 tied with texas for the best record in baseball. strange finish between the cards and brewers. cards. mow lean in a strikes out. the one ner on first caught in a rundown. the runner on third takes off. he's gunned down at the plate to end the game. oh, no. can't do that. brewers win the game 3-2. how about a little hockey. stanley cup playoffs. the devils coming off of two straight overtime wins. they find themselves in familiar territory in game one against the flyers. 4.5 minutes into o.t. danny briere takes the pass, slaps it in for the win and the home fans in philly celebrate. they take an early 1-0 lead against the devils in double overtime victory. g

a walk-off rbi single break up the dodgers. at 9-1, they have the best record in baseball. and that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought you by new just for men autostop. gray is over. >>> you'll never guess who's celebrating brangelina's engagement. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, find out how one little boy's sharp eyes during a trip to the zoo made him a hero. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this monday morning. hope you had a wonderful weekend. rain has moved into the northwest overnight and it's raining pretty good. it's a solid shield of really light rain now from entering medford all the way through portland, up by the 5 in seattle. eventually, it will work its way toward boise and spokane. we should be dry san francisco southwards. the onshore flow keeping you cool in california. as we go to tomorrow, we could see a few isolated showers, but a decent day. tuesday in the northwest will probably be one of your better days of th

nats fall to the dodgers 4-3 in 10. this afternoon nats looking to avoid the sweep to the dodgers. bottom of the 4th, deep center field. watch bryce harper against the wall. nice. harber extends and makes the catch. pops up, relays it to first base. he was down on a knee for a bit but was fine and waved off medical attention. he has a single and three at bats and right now 7th inning nats trail 2-o. royals hosting the a's. birds on the verge of being shut out first time this year. orioles trail 2-0. drive to deep left field. it hits off the wall. jj hardy will score followed by adam jones. game tied 2-2. three batters later, wilson bedame, just enough to clear the wall for a three-run home run. third of the year. it's the game winner as orioles score five in the ninth. baltimore 5-1 in the home stand. six games over .500 for the first time since july of '05. >>> no surprise when the redskins made their selection. they took two qbs. the redskins selected kirk cousins with the 7th pick in the fourth round. he has 27 college victories as a starter. he is the spartans winningest quarte

a walkoff rbi single break up the dodgers. at 9-1 they have the best record in baseball.your first look at sports. i'm mario solis. >>> now for another look at the weather. here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. it's going to be a scorcher today across the east coast. >> not going to be a fun day to be a fireman in new england or the mid-atlantic. because brushfires. they're popping up every single day. and these warm, windy days get dangerous out there. the drought conditions just continue to grow throughout new england, and the mid-atlantic. typically our springs are soggy, you know, and last year it was incredibly wet. just amazing the difference. this year we're already seven inches behind for 2012 as far as rainfall totals compared to average. in most of southern new england, between 5 to 7 inches behind, too. along with our friends in d.c. so really, it's i-95 corridor northward where the drought conditions are getting worse and worse. no rain in sight this week, either. today is going to be very warm. not going to be humid, either.

that's what the dodgers are going to say.t means they can start signing some free agents if they're in a position to be winning by the end of the year, they could be buyers rarthd than sellers. the weird thing about the deal is the striking thing is that this is the most ever paid for a professional sports franchise in north america, most ever played for a baseball team. $2 billion. >> why, by the way? >> tv, the answer is tv. i think in the stock market, they would call this priced to win. in other words, there is no discount like maybe it won't work out, but if it all works out spectacularly and perfectly, they could see a return on the investment. if you look at the value of other franchises, it does seem like a really high price to pay. >> wow. okay, now speaking of magic johnson, part owner of the dodgers, also taking center stage at long acres theater in new york, right on broadway, magic/bird, a play about the relationship. i guess they were frenemies, that's what we would call them now. they were opponents on the hard

. >> algarabía había con los dodger, esta intratable, cuadrangular, enviaba carlos, la registradora, edad en ganar. feliz noche para todo. >> gracias, los biologos marinos quieren decifrar un misterio, ¿por qué hay tantos cachorros de leones marinos abandonados? >> es el doble de lo que había la temporada pasada. >> les enseñan a comer, cuando se graduan, serán puestos en libertad, hay que enseñarle, es súper complicado. >> vamos a ver como pinta el clima. >> vamos con guillermo quiroz. >> hablemos de los cambios, ahora después de los sistema que traen nubosidad en oregon y washington, las temperaturas vienen en aumento, algunos nublados en la región, y de hecho la temperaturas subirá rápidamente, vamos a echar el vistazo desde los 48, el caso de napa, se mantiene vallejo en los 50, san francisco en los 49, cielos despejados, a partir del viernes, subiendo a los 80 el fin de semana, el calorcito regresa en san josé, sábado en los 86, el calor regresa para quedarse y no hay lluvias en la región, le tengo más detalles, regresamos.

más adelante con casa llena, de traynor para el 4 a 1 de los dodgers. >>> hoy se reveló julio césarpoco más caro en san francisco, más de 400 personas asistieron para hablar del cobro de parquímetros en toda la semana, la agencia tampoco llegó al acuerdo que los menores viajen gratis >>> esta mañana los pasajeros estrenaron asientos en 100 vagones los nuevos están hechos en estados unidos y tienen una vida útil de 10 años en los próximos años se reempalzará la flota de vagones de 40 años ,imagínate las historias de esos asientos. >>> pegajosos. >>> no están tan mal. >>> además, son anchos. >>> los nuevos son angostos, me quedo con los cochinones, además, sirve, porque uno crea anticuerpos. >>> vamos ahora con guillermo quiroz. >>> qué tal, muy buenas noches, tenemos lo que pasa con el sistema que entra de manera ligera con algo de lluvia que va al norte nada que ver con los fuertes tornados en texas, en esta temporada que da inicio en abril y mayo, tenemos advertencia de alto oleaje en la costa las temperaturas (información en pantalla), qué pasa a partir de mañana, nublados ligeros

the minors and looking pretty good with the glove there and the bat the night before against the dodgers. baseball and nba and nhl playoffs in sports. >>> plus, do you remember when the country rallied around you in hopes of a better tomorrow? that was hilarious. >> jimmy kimmel moks hope and change at the white house correspondent's dinner, and the president forces a smile. the night of presidential comedy and a check on weather when "way too early" comes right back. >>> whatever improper activities may yet be discovered in connection with this whole sorted affair, i want the american people, i want you, to know beyond the shadow of a doubt that during my term as

. >> booed at dodgers stadium. after the boos, there's his first at bat. a dribble back to the box. shake off the helmet and show you a little. leek it? all right, here we go. to the 7th. history in the making. there it is. his first ever major league hit on a 3-2 pitch. takes off the helmet. that's a standup double and what do you know? his first hit goes for extra bases. he's one for three on the night. right now the nats and dodgers are tied up at 1 in the 8th inning. congratulations bryce harper. the o's beat the a's tonight. >>> today began the second series of your second season for your washington capitals. if you recall, they lost game one versus boston and managed to win that series. so this could be just another case of history repeating. versus the rangers, scoreless in the second, but trouble behind the net. he was so good versus boston. a little shaky today. gets the goal right there, 1-0 blue shirts. but the caps would respond just before the end of the period. and gets that one to go. he beats hendri

dodgers taking on the braves at home. bottom of the third, matt kemp robbed. nice play by prado.on't feel too bad for kemp, still batting .460. >>> bottom of the eighth, dodgers up three, uribe drops one with the bases loaded into right field. that scores a couple, dodgers win 7-2, they're 13-4, best record in baseball and still a perfect 7-0 at home. >>> the rangers knocked the yankees out of the playoffs last year. the bombers came to arlington looking for payback. yankees up a couple of runs when a-rod goes deep against his former team. puts the yaivg yeez up 6-1. derek jeter off to a great start this year. he's on fire. four more hits yesterday. yankees go on to win 7-4, new york now shares the lead in the a.l. east with the blue jays. red sox trying to shake off a couple of horrible games against yankees. valencia crush the no-doubter to center. the twins take a lead. but the red sox find their savior, cody ross a solo shot into the second deck, ties the game at five. still tied in the ninth, ross again goes the other way this time. sox up a run. his second home run of the g

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but german opposition parties say at let's tax dodgers off the -- it lets tax dodgers off the hook. >> it is an understatement to say we will not be able to pursue legal action. we think it would be irresponsible to sign this treaty. >> the treaty would preserve swiss bank's tehama secrecy. swiss authorities will not reveal the names of account holders, but german tax firms will be able to investigate the limited number of people suspected of tax evasion. >> traders have latched on as european exchanges have a third day of losses in a row. the losses were not as dramatic. >> the you read that countries and worries over europe's economic -- the euro debt countries emerge over europe's economics status have continued. this is the interest to which the countries have to pay on their government that keeping many investors are concerned that they will meet continuous resistance against their forms there, trying to implement changes in italy and spain. at least the german dax did not continue its losses on this very last day before easter. >> let's get a closer look at the market figures. w

the dodgers win it 5-4 they are now 9-1 on the season.nds men's la crosse team returned home this afternoon with a perfect record in tact and a monkey off their backs. the hounds now 11-0 had not won a game ever before in denver and considering the university of denver has turned into a considerable program, and it plays host to the corns tourney as well, it's kind of a big deal. >> they traveled out to denver and finally got a win. whether or not it was denver or another opponent out there, that's something that's alluded us and knowing that we're going back in two weeks and we have the ability to win a big game out there, i think that puts a lot of confidence in our guys. >> so look at the remaining schedule for loyala. at hoe batter this coming saturday. then -- hobart this coming saturday. then home to johns hopkins to end the regular season. back to denver for the first weekend in may for the a.c.c. tourney and a trip to the ncaa. the hound so hot right now they might jump up to number one in the poll that comes out on monday. lee ev

that's so frightening that my friend bought the dodgers. weird to talk to him because magic has such a wonderful life and he's such a progressive businessman. we can be at dinner, and i feel so bad with my contribution to the conversation because he'll just say i bought some tv stations and the dodgers. and i will be like -- >> he's such a nice guy. i thought what a charming man. but the amazing thing for you is you interviewed him 20 years ago when he made his big announcement about being hiv positive. that was an incredibly-emotional show. because it seemed like a death sentence. >> to let him know i was going to retire and that whole thing. this young man he cried like a baby. we both did. >> you don't have to tell that part. you're telling the wrong part. >> they know the hard side of you. he came to my side and it was really beautiful. so that's the type of person you see here every night. >> okay. two things. one, fantastic. >> it looked like the big box of crayolas fell on top of me. >> what is that jacket? great that magic is still