plus, oklahoma city's kevin durant lays down some thunder on the timberwolves. your sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> after a incredible period in january, a thaw? not going to happen. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, in a season where many expected the san antonio spurs to slip from the ranks ed narg nba elite they're proving they're as good as ever. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. and for years, the spurs have played a slow, methodical brand of basketball that could put many fans to sleep. but if you happened to stay awake this season, you have seen one of the best starts in nba history. taking on the jazz, darren williams did his best to stop the spurs. scored a game high 39. but san antonio has too many weapons, if tim duncan doesn't beat you, ginobili will. spurs won, 112-105.they're a league best 39 of 7. >>> couple weeks ago blake griffin now kevin durant has scored an nba best 47, did it in a win against the timer

kevin durant had 36. none bigger than this jumper in the find seconds. thunder wins 125-124. >>> a.p. national player of the year -- check. heisman trophy winner. check. cam newton has done it all at the college level, and now he's making the leap to the nfl. newton will skip his senior season to enter the nfl draft. he did it with his arms and legs in college scoring 50 touchdowns and will take that to the pros. >>> jets and patriots have been exchanging jabs all week long, but now, welker poked fun at rex ryan's foot fetish videos in a his own special way. >> it's a playoff atmosphere. you can't just stick your toe in the water. especially you got your foot up in the air and want to go out there and just put your best foot forward. he's a great player. he has good feet. he moves around really well. >> welker made a reference to feet 11 times during the press conference. well, it is football. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by, touch of gray. get rid of some gray. never a

home victory against rising star kevin durant's company chris paul home side fifty forty five off the end of the opening crucial steal by him in the fourth quarter with the game tied nine up and showing everyone just why the twenty five year old is among the n.b.a. is point guard elite david west converting even more clutch seventeen foot jump shot with just a fifth of a second left on the clock ninety one eighty nine the final score the big smile it's. elsewhere. but he recovered to see his son and twenty feet stay they came in as well they won only the fourth game away from their court been able to improve on a five game winning streak in houston rockets being too much for the wolves lately for thirteen straight times. loaded with young talent it was veteran cursed thomas who shined against the thirty eight rule adding twenty two points scoring i put in exactly what i. continuing on that was count seem to take their money to put them on the road washington haven't won on an opponent's record at all this year and twenty one tries. if st last part of the grizzlies philadelphia temple

. >>> lebron james and the heat taking on kevin durant. and the thunder. fourth quarter. dwyane wade hitting the fadeaway. heat leastly eight. under 40 seconds left, thunder trail by one, it's durant. still ridiculous on the jumper. the thunder are up by one, on the ensuing heat possession. 30 seconds to go. wade misses the jumper, rebound kicked out to a wide open lebron and gives it up to edly house. eddie house, then with his decision making. they lead by two. thunder, can they respond? durant, baseline. misses it. the ball's tapped out. the miami heat win 108-103. that does it for your sports update. don't forget to join us on the highlight express on espn news. back to you in new york. >>> "the king's speech" continues to reign at the awards show. the movie took the top at the screen actors guild in los angeles. the fighter and "black swan" also picked up awards. on the small screen, betty white for tv comedy actress for "hot in cleveland." white said she's still lucky to be working at 89. >> they had to get the old broad up those stairs, and that's not easy to have

angeles lakers defeated the oklahoma thunder at the struggle the lakers struggled to defend against kevin durant's early on the oklahoma forward scoring fourteen of the thunderous twenty eight points in the first quarter however the home side began to ease into the visit is named with four of their place in. the bikies and the lead by three at the interval continued to shine in the third is well a mystery pointed gave his side a tempo the thunder kept in touch that would cut back up to eight points halfway through the final quarter but then it was time for another late like a leader gasol said that being up to the plate a couple of decisive baskets late on ensuring l.h. when under one to ninety for the final four the likely secure their victory in nine . now lance armstrong didn't get off to the best of starts at the tore down and i see could only finish in the main group the spoils going to home favorite matthew course but the seven time tour de france champion he's riding for radio shack is hoping for a good performance from a stain during this event. well i think we i mean i'd love to have a gr

kevin durant stole the ball for a dunk and wound up with 28 points. final score, thunder, 99, mavs, 95. >>> in the night's only other nba game sacramento's tyreke evans scored. they ruled the nuggets. >>> stanford quarterback andrew lutz says thanks but no thanks. lutz led stanford to victory this week in the orange bowl and was likely to be the carolina panthers' number one pick, but he's decided to stay in school next year before turning pro. >>> finally, in back-to-back basketball, late in the quarter austin gets the ball near mid court facing away from the basket and he hooevs it over his head. nothing but net there. let's watch it again in slow mo. just amazing. all right. when we return, another look at the top stories and cash claim. a me fwa pay day for a retired couple in washington state. in a more delicious world, there would be more smoothness, more creaminess, more rich just-for-me-ness, more hershey's bliss-fulness. hershey's bliss. it's not just chocolate. it's bliss. suspect tried to escape. plus.. several flight attendants rushed to t

kevin durant of oklahoma city made the game-winning jump shot with 28 seconds left in o.t.inst minnesota. durant had 47 points, and the thunder beat the timberwolves 118-117. >>> chauncey billups of denver scored 26 points against detroit and j.r. smith had a fourth quarter jam as the nuggets defeated the pistons, 109-100. denver has won seven of their last nine games. in college basketball there were two upsets of top ranked teams. brigham young poured in 43 points, and byu handed san diego state its first loss 71-5. number one ohio state is the only undefeated top team left. >>> in rhode island, providence upset the number eight team in the country as brooks scored 20 points against villanova and providence cruised to an easy 83-68. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and don't walk this way. a bid to stop pedestrians from being visibly distracted. sibly distracted. [ male announcer ] see this? nobody else has what this paint's got: and that's a number one rating. it's a paint and primer in one -- so it goes on bold, and looks even better.

with leading by three points oklahoma star joe of russell westbrook and kevin durant's with equally as sharp run scoring twenty two points westbrook adding twenty eight and the thunder were down by point at this point guard chauncey billups to crunch the stretch monoglots lead to seven point seven then she talked to oklahoma. and. then a second straight loss. coming up in. the web it's coming up next. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. repairing a broken ancient. highway construction and humanitarian aid. but as shady officials get the spoils of war it's the people who pay the price. profiteering here is no longer just down to drug trafficking. afghanistan the dollars. and. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from the realm of russia. we've got the future covered. typee. be sure to type the hotel hotel while shall his the groom photo the show with hotel. photos from the hotel. the hotel typee. town springs resort and spa tied to a hotel while she plans to the town. evergreen closer

the first quarter as the host won it by three points oklahoma star general russell westbrook and kevin durant looked sharp as well grant scoring twenty two and westbrook adding twenty eight and the thunder were down by a point is to the point guard but chauncey billups clutch shots to stretch the nuggets lead to seven points and another gets a vengeance topped oklahoma and the thunder straight second low. and finally we've got more action from astrology but this time it's cycling and the tour down under it did look at beautiful day didn't it but this is really breakaway eventually suffering in the hate lance armstrong among the ride is working hard at the front of the pellets and to bring them back but hitting wilted as temperatures hit thirty seven. degree centigrade and he finished back in eighty fourth place at this stage again came down to a bunch brained and twenty year old michael matthews took his chance to proclaim the closing stages now and catch him defending champion and he couldn't pull the second one at the place finish the always inactive course was enough for him to take that h

kevin durant and the thunder face off against the minnesota timberwolves. thunder down one.ant, runner in the lane. started a big game for him. third quarter, tied at 73-73, love with the offensive rebound. 2 of his 31 points. fourth quarter, thunder down three. durant, the shot to tie it. he was four of eight from deep. and less than ten seconds later, thunder down two. how about jeff green? former hoya to the rack. he had 19 points. we're tied at 110-110. time winding down. kevin love, a chance to win it. goes in and out. so, we head to overtime. tied at 116-116. durant, a career-high with 47 points. cuts the thunder up two. eight seconds to go, t-wolves down two. out to ridnour. and that won't go. durant, 47 points. 18 rebounds. thunder win by one. >>> and for more of your scores and highlights, watch "the highlight express," airing until 3:00 p.m. eastern on espn news. now, back to you in new york. >>> coming up next, the stories we'll be following today, including the chilean miners' vacation here in the u.s. >>> and the snowstorm still churning through the northeast ri

it was a big night for the thunder's kevin durant who jammed an alley-oop from westbrook in the firstrter. visiting orlando was tough. dwight howard scored 39 points with 18 rebounds, but durant's 36 and westbrook's 32 carried the night as the thunder beat the magic 125-124. >>> in denver, carmelo anthony and the nuggets thumped the visiting heat with lebron james and his sprained ankle nowhere to be seen. denver's j.r. smith scored a game high 28 points as the nuggets made it look easy, 130-102. >>> in minneapolis, the timberwolves knocked it in to the wrong hoop. but in the end, they won 109-97. >>> finally, cam newton is headed to the pros. the heisman winning quarterback led auburn to the national championship on monday. now he has declared himself eligible for the nfl draft. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. and protecting politicians. one lawmaker's fight to allow guns in the capitol. lawmaker's fight to allow guns in will the capitol. online and we really need to do something with it... i'm just not sure what... what is it? oh just return it. retur

. >>> kevin durant, flutters in with the hornets. new orleans on a bit of a roll.hey've won eight-straight. fourth quarter, trailing by three. chris paul had 24. just over a minute to play. game tied at 87-87. durant for three. it's no good. westbrook gets it in now. thunder up two. 15 seconds to play. paul, pokes away from westbrook. come collison knocks over paul. he is called for the foul. a chance to win it. ten ticks left on the clock. david west gets the inbound. will take some time. creates some space. and then, the jumper for the win. it's good. hornets win it 91-89. that makes it nine in a row for new orleans. that's the longest active win streak in the nba right now. >>> back to you in the studio. >>> and in washington, d.c., it's a case of the early bird gets the bookworm. >> a hawk that's been flying around the main reading room of the library of congress for several days now. no one's sure how it got in. and no one seems to be able to get it out. >> that hawk outsmarted librarians who tried to coax it with a bird call iphone app. good thinking there. a

form in the first quarter was close by three points oklahoma star drew russell westbrook and kevin durant's rashard as well ground scoring twenty two westbrook and the twenty eight under-funded were down by a point to this pocket on the point guard the chance of billups shots to stretch along its lead to seven points in the markets eventually topped oklahoma and won this hopes of victory and i want. you. to. right we're up to date more sport coming up in around two hours time but watty weather is coming up next. for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. which brightened if you knew no bounds to move from phones to impressions. from stunts on t.v. don't come. typee the how would. be sure to type the hotel hotel while shall his the groom her town the show with her town. full of hotel resort. hotel typee. town hall springs resort and spa tied to a hotel while she plans on buses to the town. evergreen plaza hotel in thailand tyee london hotel time to type the hotel full points by.

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. >> i say huge night for kevin durant, 18 rebounds and come get some, anybody.d at 118. 30 second left. durant, that jumper, she so good. oklahoma city hangs on 118-117. >> and sharks going for five straight. getting down and scoreless second period and ryan smith with traffic in front. 1-0 kings. sharks take the lead, and here is one, top shelf. that ties it up and one sharks' fan is very happy. and kevin sedo behind the net. backhand, goes past jonathan quick, but right now in overtime and the score is tied at 2. >> and former world player has retired because of an elbow injury. nadal knocked out of the australian open. nadal was forced to take an injury timeout. ferrer making nadal work and demoralizing him with winners like this. it was not there for nadal. he is almost in tears between points. exact nature of the injury is clear but he has knee problems and leg problems. ferrar ousting him in straight sets ending his 25 match win streak. >>> so we will now reach the ladies finals. >> st. mary's face gonzaga tomorrow but they have the best music video. rap m

i turn around, it's kevin durant. he plays for oklahoma city thunder. picture." and so -- uncle jay goes over there and he's like, "hey, i got my" -- >> jimmy: you had uncle jay go over there? >> uncle jay go. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what a wimp. i can't believe you didn't get that hooker role in "the town." you could have done that. you should have got that. >> i should have got that role. so he goes over there -- >> jimmy: you send poor uncle jay over. >> i sent poor uncle jay over, and he's of course like, "my nephew, he is on this little show called 'gossip girl,' he likes you a lot, can he get a picture?" and he's like, "oh, yeah, yeah, i know 'gossip girl.'" [ laughter ] so i come over and i snap the photo with him. it was a great photo. >> jimmy: are you 2'9"? [ laughter ] >> my feet are cut off. i'm 6 foot -- look at my face though, i'm so excited. >> jimmy: you're so happy. >> i'm like, "hey, i like basketball players." >> jimmy: that's awesome dude. it's cool you still get excited about that stuff. we love having you here. congrats on "gossip g