in need of a big man who can rebound the brooklyn mets signed jason colins to a ten-day contract. n action against the lakeers as the nba's first openly gay player. a warm welcome from the fans. colin played 11 minutes, took one shot, missed, didn't score but gathered rebounds. colin spoke to the media just moments ago. >> you know, it was weird in that i'm usually one of the background players, and it's weird, obviously, this. but at the same time, it is what it is, and it's part of life. you know, again, it goes back to my teammates, coaches, we played hard and got the win. >> getting the win is what it's all about. larry scott court side. cal and usc. the trojans only conference win, all they could handle but justin cobb too good 22.7 assists. cal up two. that's jordan matthews and then the other byrd with the three. 77-64 and are nine and five in the pack 12. >>> women's hoops, cal playing on senior day. bears open on a 12-0 run. eight consecutive from gay. she finished with 22 points, 11 boards. her sixth consecutive double double inside, outside action. look at the ball movem

. >>> jason colin's jersey a very hot item.gned that 10-day contract with the brooklyn nets on sunday. yesterday his jersey was the best seller. topping the sale of those like lebron james and kevin durant. >>> president obama traveling to minnesota today focusing on improving america's infrastructure. the president wants to invest billions of dollars to upgrade the country's bridges, highways, and transit systems [ technical difficulties ] >>> and 1400 deaths the new 350-mile levy system already having its share of problems. ben has more. >> everything good? did you enjoy? look at that beautiful white fish. >> reporter: this restaurant in mid-city new orleans is known for its seafood. >> these are really nice, 16, 20 shrimp. >> reporter: but while the gulf gives it also takes away. it took owner scott craig nearly five years to reopen after the storm surge from hurricane katrina flooded him out. >> i had to go out and work, rebuild and just put all of the money i made working back into this. >> reporter: because new orleans ex

. >> a lot of people point to jason colins, coming out towards the end of his career and no one signed him last year. >> it probably will affect his draft status a little bit because that's the reality of the n.f.l., there are teams that will pass on him because he's gay and they won't want to deal with it. i think a team would pick him up. to not do so would reveal the fact that n.f.l. is run by homophones. frankly, i would be spriffed if roger cadell is not on the phone, speaking to owners saying, "this is an image problem. talk to gm and coaches and let them know we do not tolerate this." >> a lot of players came out after they were tired. assuming that sam is drafted and is successful in the n.f.l., could it mean that this would be the jackie robinson moment for gay men in sports. >> mark twain said history doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes. >> in other words, there's one jackie robinson. every situation is different. the similarities to the jackie robinson situation cannot be ignored. if you go back and look at what owners and baseball players were saying, they sound like the p

there's no doubt jason colin's performance will go down no history. >> an historic moment at staples center as jason collins becomes the first openly gay athlete. >> reporter: the 35-year-old center hitting the floor sunday night as the first openly gay player in any of the nation's four major professional sports leagues. signing a ten-day contract with the brooklyn nets just hours before the game. >> i don't have time to think about history right now. >> collins remains in for brooklyn. >> reporter: it was his first matchup since publicly coming out in april. at the time he spoke with george about his ground-breaking announcement. >> can you believe it hasn't happened before you? >> that's kind of mind boggling. i never set out to be the first. >> reporter: one person cheering on collins sunday, the man who could become the nfl's first openly gay player. michael sam, tweeting congratulations to my friend. excited to see you do work out there. sam now meeting with the teams that could draft him, telling reporters over the weekend he's focussed on winning, regardless of what teammates

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jason kidd. kidd was colin's teammate when its seven-foot tall center was drafted by the then new jersey nets in 2001. >> he is a basketball player. you know, he's a great guy. can help this team. >> collins played 12 seasons in the nba until being released by the washington wizards last spring. then came the game changing moment when collins told "sports illustrated" he is gay. if i had my way, he said, someone else would have already done this. nobody has. which is why i am raising my hand. for the next ten months collins was unemployed. he didn't receive a single invitation to training camp. now with the nets fighting for a play-off spot, collins will play backup center to star brook lopez. on friday nets guard joe johnson said collins would be a great addition. >> i had a chance to play with him for two years in atlanta. great teammate. and you know, we would gladly welcome him here with open arms >> being a basketball player was his main goal, not necessarily being the first openly gay basketball player. a sentiment echoed by potentially the first openly gay nfl player, michael sam. >> i ju

the nets coach, jason kidd, played for several years with colins and indicated collins would play tonight. in speaking at a crowded press conference, collins says he is aware of the magnitude of his signing but like college football star michael sam who just came out, he is focusing on playing. >> and i hope similar to what michael said, that it's about him being a football player, me being a basketball player. going out there and trying to help our respective teams win. >> collins is also a stanford grad and has become a hero for the gay and lesbian community. last month he attended the state of the union as a guest of the first lady. >>> the winter olympics in sochi have come to a close. team usa added one more medal to its total today. a bronze in four-man bobsled. >> the russians added four medals today, making them the overall leader with 33. nbc bay area has been in sochi covering the guys the last three weeks. here's a look back at the games' most memorable moments. ♪ >> reporter: it didn't take long for team usa to begin its golden journey. kotsenburg grabbed glory in the first me

>> it was a landmark moment in los angeles with jason collins going hollywood, 35-year-old colin wasirst openly gay player to lace it up in the sports league and signed a ten day contract with the brooklyn nets and entered in the second quarter against the lakers and they gave him a nice ovation, 7 foot center played 11 minutes and got two rebounds and a steal and no points but played solid defense answer that is fence and why he was signed and after the game jason collins reflected on this historic night in sports. >> i do understand there is significance but at the same time there are other athletes, robby rogers, michael sam, male athletes who are active, all of us, you know, it's about being an athlete and going out there and winning and competing and player hard and it's just that's what it's about. >> reporter: over at the nfl combine michael sam addressed the circus on saturday about coming out and today will showcase his skills on the field and missouri will be tested in the 40-yard dash and shuttle run and football related drills to see how he stacks up against the competiti

colin rush is in for mike shumann. >> the nets call it a basketball decision and that's all jason collins wanted. he made his nba debut as an openly gay player. sports is next. my name is eddie metcalf. i enjoworking in my yard and you know, i can't. i can't do that any more,'cuz i'm missing most of my lung. they did a cat scan of my kidneys, no more kidney stones. that's the good news. "but, we found a spot on your lung." that frankly scared the "hell" out of me. i hadn't smoked in 22 years. how could this happen to me? he said, "well, you know about radon gas?" we'll... you know, i heard about it. he said, "well, the second leading cause of cancer" "in america is radon, 22,000 people a year die from this." i literally left the doctor's office, got a test kit, put it in my house, and our result was 39.8. the upper limit is 4. we got to get this fixed. that was on a monday, and on wednesday, our mitigation system was up and running. well, i think everybody should have their house tested. we'd never know. we'd still be living there. i could get another tumor from it. right now, it's changing my li

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to three championships and one super bowl >> jason collins is the first openly gay player to see action in an nba game. the nets signed come lips -- colins0 day contract yesterday. the crowd welcomed him with an ovation when he took to the court. before the game, collins said he was too busy trying to learn players to work about making history. he helps the nets make two n.d.p. finals with the nets beating the lakers 108-102 and then collins tweeted "what a day, great win. brooklyn nets over my hometown lakers, thank you to everyone who supported me through this journey." >>> day tone 500 champ is celebrating the weekend win not by going to disneyland but, instead, earnhardt signed up and sent out the first tweets writing "tonight seemed like as good a night as any to join twitter. how is everyone doing." >> in an hour, earnhardt had more than 200,000 followers and this morning he is up to 300,000. he tweeted out this photo, of the victory snapping a 55-raise loose, streak. his first daytona win was a decade ago. he admitted this feels just as good as the last one. >> he has a lot fans anyway but winning the daytona 500 is a big deal. >>

jason collins became the first openly gay player to play a game in the nba. and we've got the highlights. let's get to the action at the staples center. there's colinsng ready. second quarter. he made his debut. and he received a very warm welcome from the fans in l.a. collins tips it out and mr. paul pierce hits a three. collins, two rebounds and a steal in 11 minutes. net win 108-102. photo day for the giants. lincecum was sporting a mustache, uh-huh. and while it was mostly smiles, giants' manger discussed the injuries of the ailing angel ba guan and scutaro. >> it's a day too day thi day t. he did some stuff on the back field today. he will continue that this next week. >>> from baseball to the nfl. it is report thad cleveland browns owner has confirmed his organization did engage in discussions with the 49ers about possibly trading for head coach jim harbaugh. he says quote, there was an opportunity there and it didn't materialize. by the way, harbaugh called the claim ridiculous. >>> time to go racing at the daytona 500. 38 laps in before rain came and took over. you know six hours this race was delayed. however, they would eventually get to a

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jason collins made history as the first openly gay player to play in the nba. the nets signed him to a ten day contract in time to take on the lakers the colins came in during ther and welcomed with a standing ovation. >> he did not score but the nets beat the lakers 108-102. >> trash talk could have less trash for pro football. a nfl committee is expected to institute a new rule penalizing players for using the "n" word on the field. a team will be penalized 15 yours for the first offense. the player is knowledgejected -- ejected if a second offense. they will ban other throughs including homophobic slurs. >> ukraine acting government issued an arrest warrant for president ymca -- yanukovich accusing him of has -- mass crimes. ukraine is deeply divided between those who want ties with russia and those who want ties with the european union. >> now the detroit, mike, what do you see? >> we focused on it for a week starting last week track this and still tracking it. it is calm and damp is thing for will form because we hardly have any wind. oakland and hayward and sfo at three miles per hour. everything else is calm. we had reports of patchy fog in the north bay

colin says his head is in the game. >> it's about focusing on the task at hand and not thinking about history or anything along those lines. >> reporter: jasonlayed together. also he's a professional. he knows this game. at the end of the day that's what the nets want to do, they want to win games. as collins is making history on the court, michael sam is doing the same on field. at the nfl combine in indianapolis the missouri defensive end said he wants his athleticism to speak for itself. >> it is what is it and i just wish you guys will see me as michael sam the football player instead of michael sam the gay football player. >> reporter: collins agrees and says life is much better. >> i don't have to hide who i am. i can be my normal self. the past ten months has been incredible. >> reporter: and collins seemed very relaxed. he says it felt good out there playing. he said it felt good. he needs to work on learning the plays that the nets have. one other note. he played under the number 46. moving forward he's playing under number 98. that's the reference of 1998. matthew shepard was a university in wyoming. he was murdered in a hate crime