brandon dubinsky, to girardi. that's girardi's first playoff goal. new york takes a 2-0 lead.enators, give hem credit. they fight back. one-timer, past lundqvist. to cut the deficit in half. but lundqvist had 26 saves. >>> panthers and the devils. game seven in the eastern conference final. scary moment. action resumes. backhander, 2-0, new jersey. panthers, with under four minutes to go and down a goal. on cue to tie it at 2-2. heading to overtime and then double-overtime. the reach by new jersey. got it. devils take the lead, 3-2. and florida's magical season comes to an end. >>> this is the way it looks in the eastern conference. the rangers will face the capitals. and the flyers will take on the devils. the last time those two met in the playoffs, back in 2010. a victory for philly. >>> one more sports note to pass on to you this morning. the charlotte bobcats' season is finally over, mercifully, with their loss to the new york knicks last night. they finished the season with a final record of 7-59. michael jordan ain't too happy. >> no. that means their winning percentage

brandon dubinsky, to girardi. that's girardi's first playoff goal. new york takes a 2-0 lead., give hem credit. they fight back. daniel alfredsson. one-timer, past lundqvist. to cut the deficit in half. but the swedish star game up huge when it mattered the most. 26 saves. rangers win, 2-1. ottawa, 0-5 in game sevens. >>> panthers and the devils. game seven, for a chance in the final four. scary moment. the puck on his face. action resumes. gionta, backhander. 2-0, new jersey. panthers, with under four minutes to go and down a goal. goc, on cue. tied at 2-2. heading to overtime and then double-overtime. and in the second extra session, adam henrique, for new jersey. devils take the lead, 3-2. and florida's magical season comes to an end. >>> so, this is the way it looks in the eastern conference. the rangers will face the capitals. and the flyers will take on the devils. the last time those two met in the playoffs, back in 2010. a victory for philly. >>> one more sports note to pass on to you this morning. the charlotte bobcats' season is finally over, mercifully, with their l

dan girardi, 2-0 rangers, they beat the senators 2-1, they have the capitals next. >>> after months of anticipation the colts made it official. they selected stanford quarterback andrew luck first overall in the draft. he will try to fill the void left by peyton manning. at two the redskins selected robert griffin the iii. he was dressed for the occasion. >>> trent richardson, the browns traded up to select the running back from alabama. speaking of the draft, the bobcats are the odds on favorite to win the lottery, they finished with the 23rd straight loss and worst winning percentage in league history. the knicks put them out of the miss ser ri, 104-84. >>> three weeks in the season. albert pujols has not hit a home run. perhaps he can learn from brandon allen, walk-off homer in the 9th, nothing going right for the angels. rays won it 4-3. that is early look at sports on "early today" have a great weekend i'm fred roggin. >>> can stronghold overs at the box office. >> >>> these ivori frn seven are not going to be tickled, they are going to get hammered. you're watching "early today."

. >>> in another game seven, girardi forces his first playoff goal to put the new york rangers up byo over the ottawa senators. and that was enough. rangers take down ottawa 2-1 and advance to the second round. >>> in basketball, a season of record-setting futility is over for the charlotte bobcats. last night they lost their 23rd consecutive game. this time falling to the knicks 104-84. charlotte has the unfortunate distinction of finishing the season with the worst winning percentage in nba history. >>> in baseball, a dramatic end as tampa bay faces off against the angels. bottom of the ninth with the count 2-2, brandon allen crushed it. a master walkoff home run. his two-run blast lifts the rays over the angels 4-3. nice. >>> when we come back, a floating freefall. a photo shows what happens when a tranquilized bear loses his grip. ♪ [ instrumental ] [ girl ] when i started playing soccer, i wasn't so good. [ barks ] so me and sadie started practicing. we practiced a lot. now i've got some moves! [ crowd cheering ] spin kick! whoo-hoo! [ giggling ] [ announcer ] we know how import

in baltimore, joe girardi, 0-3, yankees, visiting 3-0, orioles. os down 1-0.rushes the pitch few of right. his second of the year. we're tied at one. brian mattis, season debut. yankees have two on the board in the inning. here is another. derek jeter to right. career hit, 3,093. russell martin comes all the way around from first to score. the orioles, drop their first of the season, 6-2, is the final. you know, very fun to make fun of the wizards/bobcats. two of the worst teams in the nba. i an not going to do it. i'll tell you the best team won. not here to make fun of people. wizards looking to make it 3-3 against charlotte this season. first quarter, up 6-0. bobcats turn it over. and look at him. taking it to the 10. wizards up 8-0, later in the quarter. wizards in transition. john wall. up to vessley, may be the new mcgee. a double-double. 11 points. 11 boards for vessley. wizards up by six, second quarter. martin misses. singleton does not. there for the follow-up dunk. the wizards win big. 113-85. they're now 13-44 on the year. one final note, redskins

post to brandon dubinsky to jan girardi. rangers edge the senators 2-1. that means the capitals and rangers meet in the 2nd round of the playoffs. >>> the nats seeking a three- game sweep of san diego are scoreless in the 4th with the padres and the orioles sweep the blue jays 5-2 to where you've to 12-7. >>> your redskins are done for the night. you don't have to watch the draft anymore. they won't pick again until tomorrow when they have a third round pick, but their first round pick was pretty good, robert griffin, iii from baylor, second player overall and the skins first franchise quarterback in over two decades. i'm dave feldman. thanks for watching. brian is back with more of the edge right after this. >> the verizon 4g lte sports direct brought to you by verizon 4g lte. sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. pe. you're gonna get lost. this has gps. well, that makes me feel better. me too. i'll go get two from the back. okay. this mother's day, get the droid razr by motorola. only $99.99. the lowest price ever. verizon. >>> one last peek at

brandon dubinsky to daniel girardi. his first career nhl playoff goal. rangers down the senators 2-1. so it's the rangers and the caps facing off in the postseason for the third time in four years. and as i said earlier at 6:00, this is the only team that they could have faced that didn't have a losing record. they were 2-2 against the rangers in the regular season and they've taken them out in th >>> from time to time we take a minute to report on dumb criminals. here's another one. the guy's name is shane jackman. cops say he broke into a house in washington state earlier this week after grabbing some things he ran into one of the homeowners, a u.s. marine. >> ooh. >> jackman booked it. the problem is he dropped some things on his way out that identified him by name. so what did he do? called the people he had just robbed and offered an exchange. the homeowner said sure, come on by. then they called the cops. cops showed up, arrested the dude. then he went back to the scene