stanford the last team to beat them in 2008 to win again 71-59. >>> to the nba, boston's kevin garnett will be out two weeks after an mri showed a strained calf muscle. garnett suffered the injury wednesday night against detroit. >>> the jets meantime fined $100,000 by the nfl after assistant coach sal alosi tripped miami's nolan carroll during a punt return earlier this month. alosi has since been suspended indefinitely by the team. >>> syracuse and state playing the pinstripe bowl at the new yankees' stadium. carson kaufman hooking up with adrian for the score. he salutes to the crowd, drawing a flag for excessive celebration. tough break, because this time coughlin overthrows him in the end zone. syracuse wins their first bowl game since 2001, 36-34, the final. >>> the music city bowl, north carolina at carolina. decides to spike it with too many men on the field. the referee says time ran out. that's the ball game. tennessee celebrating. but hold everything, north carolina did spike the ball with one second left. after getting pushed back five yards for the penalty, casey nails the

lakers sing the hornets, 103-88. >>> pistons, first meeting since kevin garnett reportedly called himatient. garnett threw down a dunk and immediately started limping. he left the game, did not return. he'll have an mri. the celtics missed him. prince with the runner. pistons up 8. look out, comes crashing right into your living room. he was fine and the pistons were even better. they won, 104-92. >>> it's difficult to outdo yourself when you score 40, but dwyane wade able to do that last night. after putting up 40 on tuesday, he scored 45 against the rockets. the heat have won ten straight on the road. 125-119. >>> great finish in sacramento. grizzlies down one. mayo with the lead. got it with 1.5 seconds left. that was just enough time for the king to throw up a prayer and it is answered. what an ending. kings win in dramatic fashion, 100-98. >>> congratulations to mike krzyzewski. he moves into second place on the all-time wins list. duke led from start to finish and won by 48. coach k. is now 22 wins behind bobby knight for the most all time. that's your look at sports on "early t

to kevin garnett for the win, celts won their ninth straight, 102-101. >>> straight taking on the netdallas up 15 at the break. marion made an appearance in the fourth. mavs won it, 102-89. >>> college basketball, downtown upset by temple. george, number ten. moore scored a career high 30. georgetown lost their first of the season, 68-65. >>> ohio state's jared sullinger had a game to remember. he scored 40 against iupui. the cougars had no answer for sullinger down low. he also had 13 boards. second ranked ohio state, a perfect 7-0 after a 75-64 win. >>> that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a terrific weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> "early today" sports is brought to you by just for men mustache and beards. keep your edge. >>> a new deal for howard stern. but who's telling the truth? did he get the same money or is sirius/xm giving him less? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, 'tis the season. the first family and the nation's capital takes time-out to share the holiday spirit. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. we b

the chance in the final seconds, but andre is blocked by kevin garnett. celtics win this one, 84-80. >>> spurs and the nuggets, the nasty 360 spin and lay-up. if the game was born on highlight reel plays, this one would have been over. unfortunately for denver, it is not. gary neal leading the way. wait, who. gary neal scoring 22, including 10 straight in the first quarter. spurs won. >>> ever wonder why the wizards are the worst team in the east? here's proof. andre blats for the easy lay-up. easy for me to say. on the flip side, the bulls are one of the best. derek rose with the putter step and bucket. that is as good as it gets. bulls win, 87-80. >>> hockey, it's hard not to love number 87 when he's playing like this. sydney crosby unleashing a rocket in the first period against the panthers. that brings the scoring streak to a remarkable 22 games. pens win, 5-2. >>> college football, you can add another honor to cam newton won the ap player of the year award, collecting 51 of the 60 votes. now, at one point, boise state was on a fast track to a bcs bi

nba tonight, celtics and sixers, kevin garnett on the alley-oop with 1.4 seconds left. and then plays center. once i start i can't stop. steals a pass. boston escapes philly 102-101. the christmas card photo that was 52 years in the making. giant fans posing with a world series trophy. season ticket holders opportunity to get shots with the trophy thi week. for are giants fans this is the ultimate. >> a nice photo. you, tim lincecum and the trophy. >> they went all the way. they are beautiful, man. they are coming back next year. take it again, baby, let's do it again one more time. >> excited to be able to have this opportunity. waiting in line and looking forward to seeing it and the second you walk up and see it it was just like i don't need christmas. that was it. >> the first guy sounded like hulklklklklklklklklklklklklklkk [ female announcer ] martinelli's gold medal sparkling cider

kevin garnett down low. that's a high-percentage shot. garnet with 17 points. to the third quarter. marvin williams knocks down the three. 26 points for him. fourth quarter action now. paul pierce, the big guy can hit the three ball. pierce with 15 points. he also had ten assists. dishing this to glen davis here. the celtics win 102-90. that's 12-straight wins for boston. one of the hottest teams in the nba. >>> that will do it for me. i'm ducis rodgers. >>> an icon in our business has stepped aside. larry king ended his nightly show last night after 25 years on cnn. >> he was joined by many people he interviewed over the years. abc's diane sawyer and barbara walters were both there. so was former president bill clinton. >> larry even interviewed a version of himself. and then, he offered a farewell. >> i am -- i don't know what to say, except to you, my audience. thank you. and instead of good-bye, how about, so long? >> and with that, the trademark background dimmed, leaving just his iconic microphone behind. >> what a career. >>> well, coming up next, why on

second quarter, kevin garnett, the short jumper, and they exchanged elbows, both getting a little technicalith the cutaway, 56-53 and they go on to win this one in boston. >>> the chevron world challenge in thousand oaks. it was a great day for tiger woods, including an eagle on the second hole, part of a bogey 3 round. giving him a four-stroke lead, vintage tiger won. >> and tiger is back. >> something sexual when we come back. ♪ a tiny tree, christmas, tinsel, the lights ♪ ♪ the star that sings, top your tiny tree, yeah ♪ is the perfect choice for holiday gatherings. martinelli's is non-alcoholic, festive like champagne, and tastes great! martinelli's: since 1868. festive like champagne, and tastes great! our points from chase sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel. we're like forget florida, we're going on a safari. so we're on the serengeti, and seth finds a really big bone. we're talking huge. they dig it up, put it in the natural history museum and we get to name it. sethasauraus. really. your points from chase sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel? means better vac

. >> number 2, final seconds, down to the 76ers, celtics, rajon rondo to kevin garnett for if the gameou come, cody ross, here is a guy that wanted to be a rodeo clown. >> i watched it last night on tv back in arizona where i live and i was thinking to myself "man i'm glad i didn't pick that sport." >> cody ross had a front row seat to a record setting night. i thought i did circles around beer cans but sherry survey set an arena record, 14.39 seconds, her third national championship. amazing. we'll be right back. >> quick. yummy! smells delightful. awesome! i'm not smelling anything. [ female announcer ] everything for holiday baking. just add love. safewa ients for a land of natural beauty and economic opportunity. at bank of america, we live and work here, with thousands of employees, hundreds of branches and hundreds of atms. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion... from supporting the redwood forest foundation and california academy of sciences to funding the green music center at sonoma state university because when you're giving, lending, and investing in mo

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kevin garnett and paul pierce are healthy. no jamal crawford or joe john sons.e-throw line. you're watching the distribution of the ball but 18 turnovers for the atlanta hawks. 18 turnovers. tough thing to do, particularly when you have a streaking team here in the boston celtics. again, no rondo or shaq, no problem. they are the key right now and boston continues to go forward. >> yeah. >> tough. it's going to be interesting, drew. the nba is really going to be interesting as we get further on in the season. >> i'm not a hockey season but i love it when people throw things out on the ice. >> fish, dead fish, all kinds of stuff. >> you've got a great tradition here in the western hockey league. the hit men sponsor an annual teddy bear toss. they throw them out there all for charity. what happens, after the first throw of the game, they get the throw the stuffed animals on the court. the game, the players deliver, they round these all up after the first score and e players deliver them to local charities and hospitals but 23,000 stuffed animals after the first ga

particularly kevin garnett and joakim noah last night.ook who is underneath, joakim noah, they exchange a little elbows. both get keyed up. third quarter, paul pierce driving in for the celtics. they cruz in boston. to the links now for round two of the chevron world challenge at cherwood country club in thousand oaks. we haven't heard this lately. it was a great day for tiger woods, including an eagle on the second hole part of a bogey three round. he shot a 66 yesterday moving to 13 under par and giving him a four-stroke lead. that is your morning look at sports. have a great day. >>> we're saying, start spreading the news. she is leaving today. that was laura's final sports report here in the bay area. like another famous l.b., she is taking her talents elsewhere, headed to new york city. we have a feeling she left her heart in san francisco. good luck, laura! >>> cody ross is the boss here in the bay area. this weekend, the nlcs most valuable player will be back in carlsbad, new mexico for cody ross day. he will be inducted into his h

late in the fourth quarter, the 6ers scored a one-point lead but kevin garnett took an alley-oop passid it in with a second and a half left and the celtics won 102-101. >>> in the only other nba game last night, the dallas mavericks led all the way to beat the new jersey nets, 102-89. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. plus, a rare piece of american history with a kennedy connection goes on the auction block. one made with only real c. a pizza my family will love. [ female announcer ] freschetta naturally rising crust pizza. no other pizza tastes like freschetta, because no other pizza is made like freschetta. because no other pizza is made [scraping] [piano keys banging] [scraping] [horns honking] with deposits in your engine, it can feel like something's holding your car back. let me guess, 16. [laughing] yeeah. that's why there's castrol gtx... with our most powerful deposit fighting ingredient ever. castrol gtx exceeds the toughest new industry standard. don't let deposits hold your car back. get castrol gtx. it's more than just oil. it's liquid engine