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let's get the highlight from espn news. >> i'm jorge andress. this is your espn news update.ematch of the 2007 nfc championship between the giants and packers. six seconds in the half, eli manning attempting a hail mary. hakeem nicks coming down with the jump ball for the score. take another look. nicks between two defenders. he had a huge game. seven catch, 165 yards. fourth quarter. brian grant loses the ball. he covers it. and the packers, they turn it over. one of four turnovers in the contest. ensuing giants possession. manning, the wolverine, mario manningham, the giants go on to win. 37-20. >>> the texans takes on the ray lewis and the baltimore ravens. pick it up in the first quarter, ravens trying to field the punt on the bounce. can't control it. jimmy smith recovers for the ravens. 7-3. after an interception, joe flacco for the score. 17-3, ravens. two minutes remaining in the gayle. game. t.j. yates. it's official. ed reed, the texans will get the ball back one more time. 20 seconds to play. on baltimore's 44 yard line, going deep. reed deflects the pass. incomple

that's your espn news update.e andres, for more sports news and highlights, tune into espn news. >>> all right. an up-close and personal look at disaster on a california raceway. this is what the car looked like before the accident. a pretty sweet cobra there. on the track, the driver spun out at more than 130 miles an hour. he skidded to a stop in a cloud of dust. >> the driver was fine. so was his camera. when it was over, the cobra, pretty much a heap of junk. what a car that was, too. all banged up. >> that hurt. needs a good body shop. >>> coming up next -- >> "the pulse" including the down and out diva. which music superstar is flat-out broke? >> oh, man. >>> and is "the artist" a shoo-in for best picture? what the experts are saying as the oscar nominations now just . details next when we come right back. 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 wi

we get some of the highlights from espn news. >> good morning.n news update. i'm zubin mehenti. an instant class nick the desert. the tostitos fiesta bowl. andrew luck, taking on oklahoma state. whedon, third touchdown of the game. we're tied at 31-31. later in the fourth, cowboys down seven. joseph randall. not anymore. 26th touchdown of the year, ties it. three seconds to go. jordan williamson, a chance to be a hero. 35-yard field goal for the win. it's wide left. we head to overtime. after he missed again, in that first extra session, this is quinn sharp. 23 yards to put himself into cowboy lore. oklahoma state got it. they win the tostitos fiesta bowl. >>> at the rose bowl in pasadena, oregon and wisconsin, oregon down seven. not anymore. de'anthony thomas takes it up the middle. he's gone for the touchdown. 155 yards on the day. longest touchdown run in rose bowl history. we're tied at 14-14. fourth quarter, oregon down three. darron thomas rolls right. finds the back of the end zone. oregon back on top. nine seconds to go. wisconsin down se

the spurs win by 22. >>> that is your espn news update. i'm zubin mehenti. great weekend. >>> coming up next after the break, which celebrity just bulldozed a $12 million mansion? >> is it you? >> no. >>> and that incredible video we got overnight. kids floating at sea, clinging to a cooler. we're right back. i don't want healthy skin for a day. i want healthy skin for life. [ female announcer ] don't just moisturize, improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula goes beyond 24-hour moisture. it's clinically proven to improve your skin's health in one day, with significant improvement in 2 weeks. for healthy, beautiful skin that lasts. i found a moisturizer for life. [ female announcer ] aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. and for healthy, beautiful hair, try nourish plus haircare. only from aveeno. >> hi, i'm snuggle. look, i get towels fluffy... blankets cuddly... and clothes stay fresh... [sniffs] for 14 days. and i cost less than the leading brand. let's snuggle. i'd race down that hill without a helmet.

this is your espn news update. great basketball tames on the floor last night.baylor had to go to kansas and face that man, thomas robinson. later, it's robinson again. what is he going to do? he'll deliver a full facial. and a mani and a pedi. look at this from taylor for three. kansas up by nine in the second half. taylor keeping it himself. jayhawks up by 11. 4:30 left. taylor gives it up to jeff withy. boo-yah. wow, kansas beats baylor, 92-74. >>> syracuse looking to go 20-0 for the first time in school history. scoop jardine to fair. that was fairly nice. syracuse up by nine. later in the first. jardine to melo. good team word. second half, jardine with the steal. he'll pass. eventually. right there. that's a very unselfish play. give it to everybody. then later, it's waiters. check, please. syracuse, 20-0, ladies and gentlemen. they win it, 71-63. for all of your highlights, and sports news, you know where to go. espn news, it's what we do. >> they do and they do it well. >>> up next, the falling fortunes of the kardashian clan. >>> and a quick le livery.

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the details from espn news. >>> i'm chris cotter with your espn news. a big night in the nba. we start with the heat and the pistons. chris bosh finding, who else? lebron james. the heat up 5 early. another look at how he got so open. fourth quarter. cole getting the steal. he finds james. nobody better in the nba to find than your buddy, james. detroit climbs back into this thing. 1:00 to play, heat down one, trying to avoid the upset. james driving. he's fouled. and the heat would we take the lead with the free throws. last chance for detroit now, down three. day is called for, traveling? before getting rid of the shot. >>> to the college hardwood, missouri on the road taking on oklahoma state. second half action, oklahoma state down five. pays lobs it up. gets the throwdown. watch it again. brown would be called for a technical for getting in the face of matt pressy. he would be ejected. that only served to fire up state. nash with the three-pointer. oklahoma state up four at that point. they would run out the clock. the folks could storm the court. oklahoma state wins, 79-

just about set to kick off on espn. as soon as we're done here, you can enjoy that. >> jon: another no back set. you like these open formation, the only question you have, when you don't have a back in the backfield, can you block jarvis jones, in this georgia pass rush with no help? >> mike: linthicum the tight end has a career day come in motion. shows cousins what they're doing. here's kirk with the snap. throws to le'veon bell who has the first down. they go to bell. a good receiver, jon mentioned it earlier, he's third on the team in pass receptions. >> jon: they blitz on the field and chose not to drop number 29, jarvis jones, they throw a little smash route right out there to le'veon bell. good work. >> mike: bell, 79 yards, two scores. this will beet 79th play of the spartans' run today. 51 of them have been passing. they come back and down 16-0. up the middle at the 8 yard line. i would have down it at second and three. run bell. >> jon: georgia looks tired now and michigan state, number 47 started each game as

here's the crew at espn news. >>> good morning, and welcome to your espn news update.'m zubin mehenti. the cowboys and giants met last night. tony romo playing are a bruised right hand. eli manning was the man. he found victor cruz. six catches, 178 yards. the team's single-season receiving leader. second quarter, 7-0, nfc east is on the line. bradshaw to the outside for a five-yard touchdown. 21 nothing when they headed to the locker room. third quarter, here come the cowboys. to robinson. 34-yard score. the scoring is broken for the boys. fourth quarter, down by 14. it's 21-14. but the giants were going to become the first team to win the nfc east with less than ten victories. they're going to be 9-7. g-men win, 31-14. they'll face the atlanta falcons in the wild card round. the lions will taken to saints. new orleans is on an eight-game winning streak. they finished the season at the superdome undefeated. the giants in the playoffs against the falcons, for the first time. in the afc, the bengals face the texans. for houston, their first ever playoff appearance since

the reasons why, from espn news. >> good morning. cole wright here with your espn news update.owl city. let's get after it. a pair of teams looking to share the record books. west virginia taking on clemson. both teams looking for a battle. geno smith to tavon austin for the sidelines. this play goes 27 yards for the score. west virginia, they take a 21-17 advantage. andre ellington runs. and fumbles. there's cook. i have plans to shape up a 99-yard touchdown. mr. cook, scooping and scoring after the t.d. the old mascot, the orange. you have to keep your head on a swivel when you're in a fight like this. he had to go to the garbage can. he was a little flustered. you might want to stay away from that. very acidic. just like that. west virginia up 28-17. west virginia ball after a clemson pick. wvu up 35-20. smith to austin again. austin doing the deed. mountaineers rolling. more in the third. west virginia on top. smith to austin over the middle. and austin, right here, puts the clemson "d" in the rear-view mirror. fourth touchdown for the evening. he'll remember this day for a

well, that was your espn news update. i'm jorge andres.or more sports news and highlights make sure you tune into espn news. >>> all right. one more sports item, novak djokovic is the new aussie men's winner. and boy did he earn it. >> he waited 5 hours and 5 minutes to win over nadal. he ripped off his shirt and got a little crazy on the court. that's paula's favorite video of the day. >> him kissing the trophy, right? >> yeah. >> it was the longest ever, grand slam, epic. >>> coming up next, the winners of last night's s.a.g. awards plus the red carpet. >>> and later, a sneak peek at super bowl ads already getting lots of buzz. we'll be right back. for my high cholesterol without it and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? diet and exercise weren't lowering my cholesterol enough. now i'm eating healthier, exercising more, taking lipitor. numbers don't lie. my cholesterol's stayed down. lipitor is fda approved to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients who have heart disease or risk factors for heart disease. it's backe

as for hoops, we get highlights from espn news. >>> i'm chris cotter with this espn update.e start with a big comeback in the nba. dwight howard and his magic welcoming in the celtics. this is a floater. dwight howard is there for the putback. the magic up 20.up 24 nd quarte points at this point. redick finds nelson. he's going to hit the three-pointer. a 27-point lead for the magic. teammates on the bench celebrating. but, it was not over. the celtics would make a comeback. paul pierce, after the magic turnover in transition, cuttthe. we go to the fourth quarter. celtics down just nine. paul pierce, he's going to find himself open beyond the three-point arc. he'll bury the jumper. with hand in his face. celtics down just six. kevin garnett getting into the act. will hit the mid range jumper. the lost art in the nba these days. we're tied at 76-76. the celtics are not going to come back from 27 points down, are they? brandon bass says, we are. getting the shooter's bounce. 91-83, celtics win. >>> to the college game. women's college hoops that is. top-ranked and undefeated b

live coverage, part of the road could the white house coverage here on espn. we're told candidate gingrich is just a couple of minutes away. you can follow all of the campaign information, we have it all for you on our website, c-span.org. >> and as we wait for mr. gingrich to arrive, let's look at what some of the presidential candidates said as they made their rounds to the sunday talk shows. their predictions for tuesday's iowa caucuses and the reaction. >> the candidate who i'm sitting with has the hot hand in iowa, romney paul lead, santorum closes in. we just talked about in that last segment how you have had the surge, particularly in the last couple of days. what does it mean? what does it say to you about what is going on here in the state? >> the people of iowa, i have been saying this from the very beginning. people have asked me when are you going to get yurg surge? you're not going anywhere. your message must not be ross nating. my message is after january 3 when the people of iowa do what they do. analyze the candidates, find out what their posit

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as for last night's sugar bowl, we get highlights from espn news. >> good morning. cole wright here with your espn news update. and sugar bowl action. let's get after it. it was a good one. down at the mercedes-benz louisiana superdome. michigan and virginia tech in the sugar bowl. under a minute to go in the first half. michigan down a six spot. denard robinson scrambles and looks and finds junior hemingway. old man and the sea. might as well call him old man and the "t." 7-6, wolverines. 10-6, big blue. robinson, to hemingway again. this time in the back of the paint. it's 17-6, wolverines. they were rolling. fourth quarter. hokies down 17-9. thomas the one-yard sneak for the touchdown. v.a. tech would get a two-point conversion. that would square things up at 17-17. five seconds left in regulation. michigan up a three spot. thomas couldn't bear to watch. justin myer says why not? he was good right there. game tied at 20-20. we're heading to overtime. it's free football in the streets. first v.a. tech possession, myer from 37 yards away. no dice. robinson and mich

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espn reports he was hurt during denver's lost at new england last weekend. there was speculation he would be paired with tiger woods. >> wow! >> for the golf tournament. but tony romo is expected to be woods' amateur partner. the tournament kicks off on february 6th. and it's interesting, lot of

and that is your espn news update. i'm zubin mehenti. great week. >> i know it's early in the morning. are you doing your tebowing? >> just give me a moment. >> they're probably still celebrating in denver this morning. again -- >> that's right. >> again -- i wanted to see the tebowing again. >> outside mile high stadium, pandemonium, celebrating a big o.t. win. and in honor of their new idol, yep, they were tebowing, too. >> the broncos facing the new england patriots next saturday. >>> up next "the pulse" and the security team involved in beyonce's new baby. >>> plus, the bowling blooper for for once of the sport -- ooh. i want healthy skin for life. [ female announcer ] improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula improves skin's health in one day, with significant improvement in 2 weeks. i found a moisturizer for life. [ female announcer ] only from aveeno. have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has fo

just about set to kick off on espn. as soon as we're done here, you can enjoy that. >> jon: another no back set. you like these open formation, the only question you have, when you don't have a back in the backfield, can you block jarvis jones, in this georgia pass rush with no help? >> mike: linthicum the tight end has a career day come in motion. shows cousins what they're doing. here's kirk with the snap. throws to le'veon bell who has the first down. they go to bell. a good receiver, jon mentioned it earlier, he's third on the team in pass receptions. >> jon: they blitz on the field and chose not to drop number 29, jarvis jones, they throw a little smash route right out there to le'veon bell. good work. >> mike: bell, 79 yards, two scores. this will beet 79th play of the spartans' run today. 51 of them have been passing. they come back and down 16-0. up the middle at the 8 yard line. i would have down it at second and three. run bell. >> jon: georgia looks tired now and michigan state, number 47 started each game as

that is your espn news update. i'm zubin mehenti. have a great weekend. >>> hollywood's second biggest night of the year coming up on sunday night. the golden globes. the town is in awards mode. >> clearly they are. the critic's choice awards with the artist taking best picture honors. >> viola davis took home the award for best actress. >> and the best actor going to george clooney. he gave a nice, big, fat smooch to brad pitt. you would do the same thing. >>> coming up next, "the pulse." a symphony crowd turns on a patron whose cell phone went off during the music. >>> and a buzzer beater this peewee player won't soon forget. coming up next. purifying facial cleanser ] from neutrogena® naturals. developed with dermatologists... it's clinically proven toto remove 99% of dirt and toxins and purify pores. and with natural willowbark it contains no dyes, parabens or harsh sulfates. dirt and toxins do a vanishing act and my skin feels pure and healthy. [ female announcer ] purifying facial cleanser from neutrogena naturals. i can't brea

and that will do it for that espn news update. i'm will selva. >> i bet you liked that upset. >> i did. >>> here's what it looks like when it ain't going your way on the tennis court. that's marcos baghdatis down at the australian open, having a slight tantrum and taking it out on his tennis rackets. >> by the time it was over, he destroyed two rackets, two of which were in their plastic koefrs. he's been slapped with a fine. over $$1200. and he lost. >>> up next, does rob lowe have the down low on peyton manning's future? >>> plus, why some movie goers are demanding a refund after seeing the award-winning movie "the artist." prescribed lipitor, doctor i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? diet and exercise weren't lowering my cholesterol enough. now i'm eating healthier, exercising more, taking lipitor. numbers don't lie. my cholesterol's stayed down. lipitor is fda approved to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients who have heart disease or risk factors for hea