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back to news on the hardwood... clemson's jaron blossomgame earned acc player of hardwood... clemson's jaron blossomgame earned acc player of the week honors. he averaged 21 points and 6.5 rebounds in the tigers upset wins over ninth ranked duke and eighth ranked miami at home last week. in palmetto state college football coaching news.. mike houston is leaving the citadel to take the head coaching job at james madison. he earned the socon coach of the year as the cid start 6-0 in league play for ever....and ended up with a share of the conference title for the first time since 1992. then they beat south carolina...the program's first win over an fbs program since '92. one final check of the forecast arctic air will push temperatures into the upper teens, lower 20s tuesday morning. highs will struggle through the 40s the next several days before the rain chance increases late thursday into friday. 1"-2" rain totals are likely with this system to finish the week. temperatures will rise to near that's all for tonight's 7 o'clock report. we'll have another look at your local hea

friends and family came to visit the family that lives here on hardwood street after a horrific night . >> they terrorized us and i am a mother b please don't kill me. the victim wanted to remain anonymous and she says when she heard the knock she thought she heard her neighbor's voice. she says she opened the door and that's when the two armed suspects barged in. they forced her to wake up her family and bring them to the kitchen and demand money. he said you know what i'm talking about. the guy was in the kitchen and he said kill the baby, kill the baby. i hovered over the baby and i said please, no. the suspect realized something wasn't right . >> i heard one in the kitchen whisper something and they started backing out with the i said i am not. >> orlando police say they took off in a gray impala . these guys are still on the family say they want justice. >> i pray to god that they them up . you live by the gun and you die by the gun. god says that. the only thing the victim told wearing dark clothes and they had their faces covered. police are asking for your help . if you have a

the valley also busy on the hardwood. hosting indiana state. sycamores up in the second half and they kick to lemon. chasing down the board, a nice little finish. jack trying to rally the troops. steps back. 17 points on the night. they fall 69-79 at home. on the road at missouri state. they drop an absolute heartbreaker. 59-58 the final. women on the road taking on the not even close in this one. 75-54. the basketball team is flying high. 3-0 in the big ten with the world of confidence. iowa continues to build the resume. it's a win that proves iowa can lean on experience. going down by 10 early on. they went to their senior who took the game over. >> it was tough when they started pressing late. but they kind of talk the game over and make sure that we won. >> at times, you're going to have to be able to score. whether things are going right or for myself, i'm going to have to score. on the road you got people working incredibly long hours. median family income today -- $4,000 less than it was in 1999. the bottom line of this economy is that

. >> the cavs wore their wine and gold hardwood classic uniforms. a throw back to the glory days of the miracle of rich field look closely. lebron james started the game in his regular gold home shorts. while the rest of the cavs had wine and white panels. during a time out he had to do a quick change on the bench. >> i will check from now on. >> hopefully he will be uniform with his teammates the next time the cavs wear the hardwood classics on wednesday. february 10. when bryant makes his final visit to cleveland. final check o weather. >> it's tkpoeupbg to it's going to get colder. likely get some rain. wind. in the play here. tuesday night and wednesday. and then a winter feel towards the end of the week. >> . more like a hammer time. pants guy.

elias: the iowa state big statement on the hardwood in hilton... against top- oklahoma, the cyclones beat their first number one- ranked team since 19-57. fans stormed the court to celebrate, as i- s-u joins u-n-i, hawkeyes in each one ranked team this season. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: officials in flint, michigan say the president's declaration of a federal emergency over the lead contaminated water system, may not be enough to meet their needs. they want it classified as a federal disaster...which would free up more resources to help. lead began leeching into the water system after city officials moved off of detroit's water system to save money. elias: number four... elias: crude oil prices dive below 29- dollars a barrel. for the first time since 2003. that has also lead to lower prices at the pump... a pair of gas stations in michigan had a prices war....with the gas prices below a dollar. right now the national average is a dollar 89...and experts predict they'll fall another 10 to 20 cents

tim plus iowa and nebraska renewed their rivalry on the hardwood. find out if f e hawkeyes couou keep their hot streak alive after the break. tonight was the only time iowa and nebraska will square off in basketball this season. for hawkeye senior and south sioux city native safe to say this is a game he'd love to win. but it's nebraska who strikes first...shavon shields...he scored 25 at carver hawkeye last year and he gives the huskers the early lead. then it's benny parker, hitting the triple from the corner...the huskers jumped out to a 10-0 lead to start the game. but here come the hawks, jarrod uthoff through traffic, finishes with the flush to cut it to 3. then uthoff, with the nice spin move, frees up some space and hits from close range...iowa trbils 22-21. but then it's the sioux crew...adam woodbury spins and draws the foul for the old fashioned 3 point play as the hawks take the lead. and gesell...absorbing the contact and finishing on the jumper. hawkeyes win their 5th straight over nebraska, 77-66. in other college basketball, creighto

the tigers and gamecocks both turning heads on the hardwood... with big-time matchups tomorrow night... a preview and more, straight ahead in sports... 3 and one little lamb is trying to run with a new crowd on the family farm...find out more...coming up in the nightcap 3 3 3 3 3 i've been blind since birth. i go through periods where it's hard to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. learn about non-24 by calling 844-844-2424. 3 big news for the tigers... they get another playmaker back as corner cordrea tankersley announces he'll return for the 2016 season... tankersley led the tigers with five interceptions last season.. and stands as the only returning starter in the secondary... that experience and ability could pay off if clemson wants a return trip to the college football playoff... 3 hey there, i'm ac... so that puts the final touches on who the tigers get back for next season... it's been a whirlwind since the title game... so here's your refresher... refresher...leaving for nfl returning for 2016 seasondb jayron kearse rb wayne

what you need to 3 we're taking you to the hardwood tonight--as the clemson tigers go up against duke at home homethe blue devils coming out strong taking a 28-16 lead midwayand ends the first half leading by by two points. points.but coming back in the second half the tigers rally-- tightening the scoreand in the final moments... moments...clemson pulls out the win 68-63--making it the *first time in 26-years that clemson has beat back to back ranked teams.and tigers fans were very excited about the win! 3 3 "it was absolutely awesome. probably the best game i could have ever come too." 3 the winning streak for the gamecocks ended tonight. undefeated gamecocks lost big to alabama.the crimson tide came out strong in the first half.and it never got any better for the gamecocks in the second half. half.they fell to alabama 73-50--making it the gamecocks first loss of the season.their record is 15-1.next game is saturday against missouri. 3 back to the grid iron--the clemson tigers say they'll be back for another national football championshipafter falling to alabama on monday-- monday--

.....the go.....staying on the hardwood.....the sb-l ladies hosting dakota valley in a fun interstate matchup. at the end of the third quarter....abby nissen sets up behind the arc and buries the buzzer beater! ice water in her veins! look at her reaction....she knew that triple was pure! and how about the coaches....that fist pump desevres its own spot on the countdown.... the warriors went on to win this game to get back to .500. play number two takes us to the mats.......north facing off with east in a metro wrestling dual....... this highlight showcases the resilience of ethan sorenson...... at 120.......he is getting manhandled, but he keeps his balance shifts his weight and completely reverses momentum in the match.... after all that, he gets the pin........worth another watch....... sorenson about to get thrown on his back......not in his house!... one of the best falls i have seen.....well done. for play number one....we head out to nebraska to highlight some high-fliers from this season..... kobe smith is a big reason why......the coast and he down.....hoop and crowd goes lat

a plan missouri man and his view of history on the hardwoods. and massey made--a classic triple 5 series rumbles through tractor tales. now for the headlines... as the dow-dupont merger moves forward, some workers in dupont's home state are getting "pink slips". dupont says it will cut 17-hundred jobs in delaware and thousands more globally as it prepares for its merger with dow chemical. the companies announced earlier this month they are joining forces. their plan is to eventually split the properties into three independent companies. meanwhile, bloomberg news is reporting that the chinese-based chemical company chemchina is upping its offer for syngenta. syngenta rejected an offer made earlier this fall from the chinese firm. bloomberg says chem-china is now offering four-hundred-72-dollars a share. that's 20 dollars more per share than the previous offer. this current bid would e to purchase 70-percent of syngenta with an is keeping a sharp eye out for high path avian flu symptoms this winter. while just this month, the iowa department of ag

making plans for 2016 its a little tricky this year hardwood hero...the inspirational life of a missouri basketball coach. and ...red hot--a massey triple five fires up tractor tales. u.s. farm report -brought to you by the dependable, long lasting, chevy silverado.> now for the news that moved the markets this week... it was another short holiday week for traders. grains however seeing a few ripples in the chart. earlier in the week, march corn futures making new contract lows. prices breaking through support and trading near the 3.60 level. big global supplies, weak export demand and fresh competition from argentina positions also pressuring markets with short coverings as the year ends. on the soybean side, rains in brazil improving the picture for crops...at least for now. while argentina living up to pre election promises isn't wasting time impacting global trade. new reports of up to 100-thousand tons of soybean meal and corn is headed for the southeast thanks new price advantages...around taxes and currency values. basis finding strength in places thanks to heavy rains and floodin

xavier and linn-mar have had a tug of war on the hardwood... the two programs have met fouou times... two wins for the saints... and two for the lions... and they were back at it again tonight in marion... xavier is number-two in three-a... and linn-mar is ranked sixth in four-a... this was a back and forth affair... early on... jajad printy lets loose... that's a three- ball.... gets the lions on the board first... but the saints have some guys who can play... ryan stulken gains control of the ball.. and puts the biscuit in the basket... it was close through one... here's jordan bohannon... the future hawkeye goes to work.... takes a baseline jumper over two defenders... lions go up four... but xavier reonded all night... matthew mims... pull-up with a hand in his face... no problem... don't callllt an upset... xavier wins, 68-63... now to a matchup of ranked teams in iowa city... west verses cedar falls... second half... iowa city west on the way back... lauren zachari beats everybody down the floor... lays it up and in... trojans getting hyp

and plenty of action on the high school hardwood tonight zach "now, kwwl sports, presented by your local toyota dealer." marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio. just another washington politician you can't trust. so you always know where he stands. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. the butterburger is made of just three cuts of fresh midwest beef. nothing more, nothing less. so we got the sirloin, the chuck and the plate. no fillers; that's it. all prized cuts, all well-marbled for richness and flavor. this is where those three wonderful cuts of beef come together. you can just tell that blend is working in there. and we sear them, it doesn't get any better than that. and that's the culver's butterburger. the iowa hawkeyes beat the then number one ranked michigan state spartans... but that one was at carver- hawkeye

panthers are getting prepped for super bowl 50. 3 plus--see the carolina gamecocks are hitting the hardwood tonight as they take on mississippi state....and season...can 3 we are just two days removed from what can only be described as a mauling of the arizona cardinalsa&by the panthersa&but head coach ron rivera knows the next quarterback he is about to face all to wella&and says it will be a tough test. test. 3 it was really no contest on sunday between the cardinals and panthers.carolina took an early lead and dominated the cardinals on both sides of the ball on the way to a 49-15 win. but lets go back to super bowl 41a&panthers coach ron rivera defensive coordinator thena&and his opponent none other than peyton manning a&who put up 29 points on the way to a victory.rivera says even though manning is nine years older now he is not to be underestimated. 3 "he is very speciala&he is one of those guys that will have a storied career and end up in the hall of fame..everything he does is about winning..its going to be a great matchup and a heck of a battle."manning and the broncos punched the

. >>> and the u.s.c men's hardwood today as they host vanderbilt at 3:00. not only do they continue to ride that unbeaten streak, but head coach frank martin was honored yesterday with the award mid- season honors. that end of year award depose to the top coach in d-1 basketball. with all the success they've seen lately, does it affect their preparation? well darius stormwell says it does not. >> i don't feel no different. prepare like any other game. last year. the difference is we winning now. we try to go out and give every thing our best shot, go out and do what we've been doing all season. >>> it will be a basketball filled weekend with the imwomen also at home taking on missouri. week. a little closer in the game than the ladies would have liked. but in that women's basketball team fashion, tiffany mitchell was the rally point as they were able to undefeated record, and >>> all right. be 3 americans donated more than 350 billion dollars to charities last year.many of us give during the holiday season. here advice from consumer reports to make sure you

on the hardwood... time top 10 showdown. second ranked carolina... on the road at 10th ranked mississippi state. the gamecocks winners of six straight over the bulldogs. === will the streak live on... first quarter tiffany mitchell in attack mode. right to the bucket... for the lay in. 7-4 carolina. === bulldogs making it difficult on usc in starkville. victoria vivians... with the nice steal... watch the dribbling skills... from off the deck... to around the back... and sinks the jumper. girl has game. === so does tina roy... 1.9 seconds left in the first half... take her shot to the bank. the triple puts usc ahead 22-20 at the break. === second half... vivians still charging... right thru the teeth of the gamecocks defense... to the tin. she finishes with a team high 19 points. === three minutes left to play... carolina up four... mitchell catches the bulldogs napping... strolls in for two of her game high 21 points. gamecocks win... 57-51 to improve to 19-0 on the season. afterwards... all the talk... one final check of your forecast he was rated

the team welcomed number one oklahoma to the hardwood in ames... fans camping out to get good seats inside hilton for this game... and i-s-u didn't disappoint....upse tting the sooners...the first time they tting the sooners...the first time they have beaten a number one ranked team since 1957. this season alone, u-n-i, iowa, and iowa state have each beaten a number one ranked team. the victory from cyclone fans. "i'm proud of our guys because we get killed and ridiculed for our defense and you held oklahoma to 77 points, 42 percent shooting, 39 in the first half. you outrebound them by 11, we made toughness plays tonight and we just gotta keep doing it." "after we hit rock bottom, we came together and realized where i have flaws, monte has to pick me up, where monte has flaws, jameel has to pick him up and down through the line. and i think we've done that so far and finally put two halves together and i think that's a big reason by coach challenging us." elias: now, iowa state still has a guantlet ahead of them....of their next four games, three

staying with the rams on the hardwood tonight. at home hosting san diego state. pick this up second half. rams down 3. but 3 ball. is good. 59 all. but close as the rams would get. as techs come back. score a bucket and get the win. skwhr. >> san diego state still undefeated in conference play. >> nuggets. >> . >> not >> you think your office group of florida friends say they purchased 70 thousand dollars worth of power ball tickets for tonight's drawing. in. that means about 140 people were a part of it all. and prepared if they get a piece >> . we have to scan all the tickets. up front. we have the splits posted. there's no question as to what tickets were in the pool. >> they have a lawyer and cpa on hand. and how to inform the winners. it locks like they won't need them. >> . they probably won like 12 bucks though.

this has an uncomfortable balcony with hardwood and benches. the way the public was able to come in and observe what was going on in the house of representatives. the house was always open to the public. people could observe their government. this was not so in the senate until we got a new constitution in 1818 and part of that constitution made it so that people would be able to come in and watch the senate deliberate. this room was seen to two very -- was the scene 22 very important historical events. the hartford convention of 1814. kidnapped, taken captive and brought to cuba on a ship. 53 of these people were and they by two men were being transported to another and of cuba -- end of cuba. on the way, the african captives managed to break loose from their shackles. they escaped, they found sugar cane knives on the ship, they formed a mutiny and killed the captain and some of the crew members. they had the two men bring the ship back to africa. on the way, the two spaniards, the owners redirected the ship. the ship ended up in long island.

this week, the theme is slams and not just on the hardwood... let's check out our top 5 plays of the week all made by local athletes. play number five...we head to wrestling mat... se polk taking on ankeny... the rams showing why they deserve the top spot in 3a. southeast polk recorded nine pins versus the hawks... here's just a preview of their domination as the rams took down ankeny, 65- 12. southeast polk also went on to beat #1 valley on saturday, as they most likely will assume the top spot, with state play number four ..we head over to the hardwood in ankeny. hawks hosting dowling... the maroons' brendan dougherty down low to ted brown. and check out what brown can do for you!! teddy left all alone and he slams it in with authority! one more look, not only is he beastly, he shows off the finesse with the spin move! ankeny tho would go on to get the win over the maroons. play number three ...comes to us from the valley-se polk game... on the fast break, the tigers showing why they're the top ranked squad... 1-2-3 dunk! pete economos to carl

and it's hardwood heaven right now in iowa city... see where the hawkeyes landed in the nation's number one-team came to ames... and left a loser... tonight... one of college basketball's blue bloods takes their chances in hilton coliseum.. it's iowa state and kansas on big monday... doesn't get much bigger than this... opening minutes... and matt thomas is already warmed up... spotting in the corner... lettin' it fly... that's three points for the 'clones... then later in the half... deonte burton is a ma.. he just puts his head down and gets to the rack... a bucket the hard way for the transfer... then monte morris drives... "here jameel" take this... and mckay skies for the slam... but iowa state was down mostf the half... abdel nader cuts into the lead here... a three-ll from the corner... . at cuts the kansas lead to four...but closing breakdown from iowa state... and frank mason's layup beats the buzzer... kansas up seven at the half... half...but right now... late in the second half... iowa state's jumped on top... 68 to 62...

frank martin's vision on the hardwood's coming to fruition. usc men's hoops... is 14-0... and the future looks bright. today... coach martin a recipient of jim phelan award mid-season honors. the phelan award presented annually to the top coach in division one men's basketball. martin's done a tremendous job guiding carolina to this point. one of his star players sindarius thornwell is thrilled his coach... received this recognition. thornwell: "big time for him. he worked hard for it. we've all worked hard. he's put in a lot of effort for it. a lot of time with it in the him." like the men... the second ranked usc women off to a perfect start. usc improved to 14-0 last night... with an 71-61 victory at vanderbilt. tiffany mitchell delivered 22 points and five dimes in carolina's win. she shined... carolina's bigs inside did not. outside of alaina coates... . outside of alaina coates... usc's post players... combined for just six points and 10 boards. usc knows it must be more physical down low at home sunday against missouri. staley: "i don't think it's a skill. i think i

the hardwood... the third-ranked hawks are on the road -- they'll head into college park, maryland to face the 8th ranked maryland terps. conference record to a perfect 8-and- oh -- but theyll have to do so against a hostile crowd. coach "you really have to be together on the floor and stick to the another on the floor. so i think the players feel differently when the get a "w" in a situation like that." iowa and maryland tip off at 6 o clock tonight... the hawks will be back in iowa city on sunday for a game northwestern... continuing coverage -- we're hearing from tyler sash's mom...after the former hawkeye was diagnosed c-t-e... c-t-e is a brain disease caused by repeated trauma to the head... it's been found in dozens of former n.f.l. players... sash died in his home in oskaloosa last september... authorities say he died from accidental mixing of two very powerful pain medications... "at first you question god for didnt have to suffer any longer. i hate for toher young men to football. we also re

street -- on hardwood street. you hear a knock at the door, no to answer it, and there are two masked gunmen there. they pushed their way inside, reportedly saying, "you know what we are here for." it appears the gunman may have gone into the wrong house. eight then left the area and what is described as a great, older model, chevrolet in pollock -- chevrolet impala. we talked to a woman identifying herself as the grandmother. she said that seeing her great -- daughter and grandchildren go through something like this is very scary. >> we have the wrong house. these young people do not care. everybody is not training their kids. these young kids just running around, breaking into people' s houses. trying to steal instead of going to work. alex: ident, the grandmother reiterating what police are saying. it appears the suspects targeted the wrong house. the good news is that nobody was hurt. the suspects were said to be wearing dark clothing and we will continue to follow the search for them, and we will bring you up

across town, on the hardwood, it's a clash of the catholics. dowling and xavier. maroons in the first half on a high note, marin daniel's three ball is on point. it's 30-11. second half, dowling fast break anna wanek pulls up, and knocks down the jumper. 26 point lead. becca hittner, not even fair. it's all maroons 63-23. first it was two, then three, then all of a sudden the chiefs won 11- straight. and it looks like that's where it will end. kansas city runs into tom brady and the patriots. before we go tonight... some metro kids got to compete in a candy contest while learning valuable life skills in the process.... 11:50:51:18-11:51:00:02 "it's a club for boys and girls it's kind of like camp fire but more old fashioned though..you can come and do crafts and learn to build fires and it's really fun." camp fire heart of iowa hosted this year's candy sale kick off sale at merle hay mall. it is a local youth non profit that serves youth in grades k through 12th... this years competitions had a variety of different competitions including best use of humor, most cr

. >> a light night on the college hardwood. longwood plays at tc in clinton. thee clemson basketball team has a little momentum after posting their second consecutive win. clemson up by one with less than five seconds to play. tough test for the tigers with louisville visiting the wellness weekend. south carolina surging toward the best start in school history. usc moved to 144 and oh. frank martin and country -- and company on their way to settinin their most consecutive when to start a season. south carolina looks every bit and ncaa team right now. a great start to the season and frank martin deserves a lot of creditmike:. john: i don't think i could use the word warm. seasonably chilly tomorrow. then the rain comes friday, saturday and maybe lingers into sunday morning. carol: our next newscast is at 11:00. we hope you will join us. mike: and we are always on www.wyff4.com and on the mobile app. carol: have a good night. ficials say a discharged patient drove off with the ambulance. a walmart supplier is recalling nearly 90- thousand pounds of a man stands

with the rose bowl over hawkeye fans can now switch their attention to the hardwood, good timing. new rankings released today and both teams find a spot in the top 20 iowa state drops 2 spots to 13th after losing at oklahoma on saturday. iowa makes the biggest jump ive seen in a long time, up 17 spots to 19th. thanks to the hawks knocking off michigan state we do have a new number 1. kansas takes over the top spot followed by oklahoma and maryland. the sooners and jayhawks play tonight. after taking down the top ranked spartans iowa then went on the road and beat 14th ranked purdue, after trailing by 19 in the it was iowa's first win inwest lafayette in 10 years. hawks now 11 and 3 overall, and 2 and 0 in the big 10. hawks have just 1 game this week. home tomorrow night against nebraska. 8pm tip from carver. its also adam woodbury bobblehead night. iowa state had a chance for a out of gas in norman, falling to oklahoma 87-83. a road win would have been a bonus, but in the big 12 its all about protecting the home court. iowa state back home on wednesday against texas tech. outside

furman and wofford both will be back otonight at 11:00 a big match up on the hardwood on the w that game should be really good contest. mike: it feels like it is close to sprwe will see that here 11:00. caption cod the process of electing a president befor months we have heard speeches and debatrnow it is time for the people to speak out. it all begins in iowa on monday. people gathering precincts all across the state to caucus and make their choices kthe traditional first primary of the sethen it our turn here in south carolina.on saturday for every 20th republicans go to the polls fordemocrats in south carolina get their turn to vote the following saturday. you have heard a lot about commitment 2016. coverage of you will hear a lot about the process r website also on the wyff news app. we are using every means to make sure youorwe believe it is our responsibility as citizens toatto study the issues and the candidates and then go to the polls. do your homework, look at your choices and be ready on fit very (vo) if you have type 2 diabetes, you may know what it's like to deal with high..

remember having like rashes on my arm and like on my face when the pillow would move and i'm on that hardwood floor. but it was just like, i just had a drive. i knew i was getting close to something. >> how did you know you were literally on the right track? having fun. >> okay. >> so a lot of things, like i said, if it was money driven or business driven which it wasn't at that time, i was just literally having fun. i just found my space and my comfort zone in creating musically especially on a production side coming from being a dj which took up a lot of my time. and then when i transitioned experience of how do i get to the next level and produce and feel comfortable as a dj? but no one knew me as producer. so in the studio i had to prove myself a lot. >> fast forward to the future, 300 million albums that you've contributed to. what do you attribute the success of your career to? >> just dedication. just never being comfortable. like this plaque that they presented to me would be like the first plaque since i was 18, 19, that i'm actually going to hang. because i never looked for those aw

from the grid-iron the hardwood... second ranked usc's currently in the middle of a top 10 battle in starkville. gamecocks at mississippi state today. currently.... yesterday on the road... the 24th ranked usc men... dropped its second game of the season. the gamecocks fell at tennessee 78-69. the vols kevin punter torched carolina... dropping 27 of his career-high 36 points in the final 20 minutes. saturday's loss... michael carrera. he played with stiches on his chin after falling face first onto the floor going for a loose ball. all he did was lead usc with 22 points and eight rebounds. head coach frank martin appreciated his effort and grit. unfortunately... carolina failed to take advantage of carrera's good game. martin: "their guards just completely destroyed our guards. on defense we couldn't guard them. we couldn't keep them out of the paint. we're lucky they missed some shots in the first half. michael's playing with stiches on his chin, a bloody nose, and and getting to the f ful line. nobody else wouldld we

it's becoming a special season on the hardwood for the iowa hawkeyes... on sunday... they moved to 7-0 in the big ten for the first time since 1970... and today... they a-p poll for the first time since 1987.... after a bunch of the top dogs went down last week... iowa jumped six spots... from number nine to number three... of the five big ten teams ranked... they are the highest in the polls... the hawkeyes say that's great... but it's not the ultimate goal... i think we're finally getting recognition for being a great team... and we've always believed that we're a great team... so i think we stay away from looking at where we're ranked... because the only ranking that matters is at the end of the year... it's cool to get that recognition... it's really fun for our fans... but it means we have a lot of work to go and it means that every game is that much bigger... every game we win we're gonna have a bigger target on our back... iowa's jarrod uthoff and iowa state's georges niang and monte morris have been named to the oscar robertson trophy watch list... uthoff and

stay tuned for all the action from the hardwood after the break. hardwood for colleges. here's chris with the action from briar cliff. chris palmquist--"good morning everybody...briar cliff hosted northwestern last night. the charger men have won a school-record 17 straight games and climbed to number 3 in the country. last night they were looking fothe season sweep of northwestern. early on...colton kooima with the nice drive to the rim, the red raiders take the early lead. but shane graves can do that too...hehehetates and gets to the rack to tie things up. then it's his backcourt mate, austin lefler knocking down back to back threes...bcu takes a 14-6 lead. northwestern chips away though...kooima hits the pullup to get the raiders within six. but the conference player of the week, clay harreld answers with a three pointer of his own to go up 9. on the other end, riley francis, range. but t ke it 18 ia row for briar cliff...austin homan gets two...chargers win it, 99-91 the same match up in the womens game, bcu looking for some revenge against the raiders who beat them

. >>> still to come, big days on the hardwood for both the gamecocks and the tigers. we will have highlights of those games plus a big day in recruiting on the gridiron for both schools, as well. derek will have that and sports. a quick look at the temperatures tonight. it is getting cooler outside. 42 degrees. and dropping down into the upper 30s in columbia. 30s. we will stay above freezing but that may not be the case next week. forecast right after the break. >>> good saturday evening, everyone. i hope you had a wonderful kickoff to 2016. yesterday, the official start, january 1 of 2016. a little bit cloudy outside but today, quite lovely. we're going to take a quick look across the nation right now. remember a few weeks ago, a few days ago, there was a lot of warm air across the country. especially in the southeast. but the good news is, a cold front has called our temperatures down significantly. 40 degrees in columbia. 36 in manning. 37 in camden. in columbia, we are going to did down into the upper 30s. most of the area seeing mid to upper 30s this evening. we

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. >>> big afternoon on the hardwood for both gamecocks and the tigers. also will have highlights and much more coming up in sports. but first another quick look at we are going to have some rain on the way. just a little bit breezy out there. after the break. they represent blood cells. >>> welcome back, everyone, i hope you were able to enjoy a sunny and pretty warm saturday. not summer time warm but definitely above average for in the middle of january. it's warm because we always get warm before a cold front. we have a cold front on the way tomorrow morning. it's going to drive showers into our area early tomorrow but behind that things will cool dowand dry on out. temperatures across the e state columbia. the 40s. a mild evening with cooler temperatures on the way. our doppler radar not picking up any rain just yet but it will be here soon. tonight clouds starting to come on in and early tomorrow morning the rain coming in it will be on the eastern side of the state first. later into the morning, most of it has cleared on out of here and we will dry

the gamecocks look to roll over the crimson tide in alabama tonight on the hardwood. sports is next. tigers leaving tiger town for a new future. several clemson football stars to turn pro. safety jayron kearse,, and defensive end kevin dodd will forgo their senior season to enter the nfl draft. redshirt sophomor cornerback mackensie alexander will do the same. those three join junior shaq lawson... as starting defensive players leaving clemson early. all great players... who were instrumental in the tigers success this season. offensively, running back wayne gallman elected to return for the 2016 season. this past year... gallman set the program single season rushing record. over in the queen city... the panthers continue to prepare for sunday's nfc divisional playoff with the seahawks at home. it's a rematch from earlier in the season. they know a lot has change for both teams since that week six meeting. this is also a rematch from the nfc divisional round last year, but cam newton told us it's not at all a revenge game. when asked the main difference between the te

back on the hardwood tonight, looking at win no. 15 in a row. getting close to the 2016 national championship. hear what the tigers had to say. sports. just two days away from >>> happy saturday, we are now just two days away from the national sham chap ship between clemson and alabama. you will also find sports director tim hill who joins us game. >> welcome back into thehe phoenix convention center, and central for fans to have a little fun. today players and coaches taking their turn with media day, a lot of times, a lot of stuffy answers about schemes and x's and o's, and clemson had a little fun with it. >> this is a cool mic. >> we are here because it's manned sorry we have to sit here for an hour. we are not here just just hanging out. >> tigers getting to work on the practice field in arizona this afternoon. he said he's very confident he will shake off a knee sprain and play monday. intimidated by the tide. >> and you train and keach your team it's not about the other team. it's not about who you play but >> we really don't spend a lot

hitting the hardwood... the second ranked usc women... in action tonight. carolina faces vanderbilt on the road. a tad unusual to play in. the benches are at located at the end of the floor... in the corner along the baseline. head coach dawn staley made sure this week... to remind her younger players of this set up. staley: "new players that have not played in that type of environment or that set up... i told them not to ignore me... in the first half when our basket is away... and i just see their backs. i prep them for that." game time tonight... between usc and vandy >>> breaking news

off the hardwood to one of the l.a. clippers how we're forward. blake griffin getting ready to return and now out anticipate where from 4 to 6 weeks after breaking a bone in his right hand this past saturday up in toronto. how it did happen? griffin got a fight with the equipment manager. during the argument in a rest rap. griffin hit in the face left. griffin followed him outside and hit. again. after the incident, both men were sent loam the tam's consider rent road trip now here is clipper's coach dr. rivers earlier this evening. >> frustrated. you know you don't want it to happen. you obviously don't want it to happen during the season or when the since not going on. this type of tough shouldn't happen about it did. it is real life. you have to deal with real life e stuff sometimes and in our >> griffin and the equipment manager are good friends who have vacationed together. along with clip ear owner steve ballmer, doc rivers would go ton say this has no place in our organization. it cose not represent who we are z

jenna: the hardwood. we'll hear from both teams chris nebraska to carver-hawkeye arena, it will be a battle of teams heading in different directions. the huskers have lost four of their last five games while the hawkeyes have won four straight and 8 of nine. that's been the story lately in this series as well. iowa has won five of seven since the huskers joined the big ten in 2011 and swept their border rivals each of the past two seasons. the wise guys out west have the hawkeyes as 14 point favorites at home, but the team isn't taking the huskers lightly. jarrod uthoff--"they're good, they're a good watching on film. they've got a lot of different options and we'll just come out and try to play our best." mike gesell--"they're a very good team. they can put points up. they're very good defensively. you know they're going to be in the gaps, pack line. coach is putting together a great game plan for us and we'll be ready for them." tim miles--"they're really good. i don't know that another team--it's been

other news on the hardwood -- both george niang and monte morris found themselves on the lute olson award mid-season watch list -- the award is given to the nation's top division 1 player who's played at least 2 seasons -- this years niang is averaging career highs in points and rebounds per game -- while morris leads the big 12 inin assists per game -- and assist to turnover ratio.. iowa state hosts baylor tomorrow -- tip is set for 2 o'clock.terry's back with one last look at the forecast after the break america is not just electing a president, we're also electing a coander in chief. that choice matters. because strengthening the economy, making healthcare more affordable, raising incomes. and leading the world. i will get up every single day and do whatever it takes to make sure our country is safe and strong. i'm hillary clinton and i apprpre this message. the butterburger is made of just three cuts of fresh midwest beef. nothing more, nothing less. so we got the sirloin, the chuck and the plate. no fillers; that's it. all prized cuts, all well-marblededor richness and fvor. thth is

the gamecocks prepare for a critical stretch of games on the hardwood. plus... the panthers fans gave the team a tremendous sendoff today.... as carolina heads to the super another top 10 battle underway. women's basketball just tipped off against 10th ranked texas a&m on the road. the gamecocks won the first match up of the season against the aggies at home. carolina looking for the same result today in college station. currently... meanwhile... the carolina men handled alabama at home saturday. 22nd ranked usc won 78-64... exacting revenge on the crimson tide... who beat the gamecocks earlier this season. playig a big role in the win... senior forward michael carrera. although he struggled from the field shooting... he finished with 20 points and 11 boards. he also delivered the dagger with 4 minutes to go. carrera drilled this three point attempt to put usc up nine. clutch carrera... performed when it matter most. however... it took some coaching from leading man frank martin... to get his star... to settle into the flow of the game. the game. he was too much