l.a. dodgers clayton kershaw. >> a top contender for the national league most valuable player award, handed out today. >> that would go nicely with the cy young award, second-straight and third in four seasons. he led the majors in wins. no pitcher has won the cy young and the mvp in the same season since 1968. >>> the nba took a trip south of the border last night. >> highlights from espn. >>> welcome to the "sportscenter" set in los angeles. i'm stan verrett, neil everett. wednesday was a big night in the nba. >> every one of these was big for us. fired up about it. that's terry stotts, the coach. lillard had 27. robin lopez, he's the lopez brother named robin. to the hole with soul. the blazers had 84 points in the first half. aldri aldrige, 130-113. the nuggets have won one. >> and rockets and timber wolves in mexico city. they are up 12. doesn't think it's enough. look at the pass to black. five hold, and 10 assists. fourth quarter, rockets up 18. dwight howard, double-double for him. howard, shooting from the outside. rockets win comfortably, 113-101. houston is 7-1 on the season. bes

l.a. dodgers has done something that hasn't been done in a long time. the new national league mvp, in addition to the cy young award winner. got that last week. he's the first pitcher since 1968 to win both in the same season. in the american league, it was mic trout winning the mvp honors. he's just 23 years old, making him the youngest player to be a unanimous choice among the voters. >> the nfl's week 11 started last night. the dolphin beating the bills 22-9. >> and the hoops. >> he's stan, i'm neil, this is the "sportscenter" desk in los angeles. nba highlights. >> yeah, kings and grizzlies. started out well for the kings. didn't end that way. memphis down one, .3 seconds on the clock. courtney lee, somebody blew the coverage there. got that off in time. they reviewed it to make sure. grizzlies came back from 26 down to win this game. they've won 18 in a row at home. courtney lee the hero. 111-110, the biggest comeback in franchise history for memphis. >> the bulls beat the raptors. derrick rose missed games because strained ankles. 3 assists, 5 tur

l.a. dodgers pitcher clayton kershaw has been voted the best pitcher again.his second straight cy young award and third in four seasons. not only did he throw a no-hitter this season but also led the majors in wins. the question for today is will he also receive the national league mvp award? that hasn't happened since 1968. >>> usually animal stories we do are like fuzzy, cute little baby animals of some kind. we have another story. i don't know if this qualifies as a cute animal story. sharks? >> i don't know. a couple of guys, kayaks off palm beach florida. you see the fin there sticking out of the water. when the guy puts the camera under the water is when we see the big hammerhead shark. >> these guys are experienced in the kayak. they own a kayak fishing charter company. that hammerhead followed them for about two miles before finally losing interest and swimming off. >> these hammerheads have been known to reach 20 feet in length. >> that looks like a big sucker there. >> do not jump into the water with sharks, as you were talking about yesterday. >> b

l.a. did dodgers, they won over the minnesota twins. but off the field, as well as on, that has anenberg college interested. played baseball in the 25 years since jackie robinson debuted in 1967. many stories of hardship and racism as well as triumph. as you can. >> first of all it's the most important things that we can do. in the end, to me, the most important thing i could accomplish in my academic career. >> the first player to be interviewed by dr. durbin was mud cat. the conversation was supposed to last for a few hours instead they went on for four days. mud cat keeps a room filled with mem rmemorabilia in the crenshaw area of los angeles. it's where we met up with him and his former rival, sweet lou. >> some of this is disappearing. we somehow got to maintain a certain type of scenario where these guys are brought forth all the time. that's why i have all of these pictures in here because of our history disappearing. >> what kind of history exactly? the history shows restraint required of these men. >> made me better. guy asked

l.a. dodgers star named the national league's most valuable player thursday, just a day after he won the cytcher. that hasn't been done in the national league since, what, 1968, when hall of famer bill gibson did it. mike trout of the angels named american vp. good night to so. cal baseball just saying. >> very nice for you guys out west. >> i feel pretty great. why do i feel like you're going to say something -- >> chris can't argue with this but he's trying to find a way. >> you have to glyph the glory when it is due. >> excellent. >> and it is due, good for you. >> i keep waiting for an and. >> and a but. >> because you are inherently suspicious in a negative way but i stay positive. >> take a note what have time this was, everyone. >>> one of our top stories he was believed to be dead but the leader of isis is apparently alive and issuing a warning for the u.s. we'll discuss that with fareed zakaria. >>> plus kids across the nation suddenly becoming paralyzed, even worse, officials do not know what's causing it. is there a way to protect our kids? we're going to speak with a medical ana