became a knicks fan, got into linsanity, my apex of thrill and enjoyment that went with him, they gotad a love affair with this city, and in sport that is so rare and was so magical. and what he did and the way he played, he was putting up fantastic numbers, crowds were coming out, it was truly linsanity. >> would you have let him go, if you had still been the knicks coach? >> you know, i am so glad i didn't have anything to do with that decision. >> you're copping out here also. >> i'm so glad that i didn't have to make that decision. >> i'm going to give you one more chance to answer this, isaiah. would you have sold or allowed them to sell jeremy lin, if he was playing for you at the time? >> with such a direct question, i think it deserves a direct answer. and had i been sitting in the chair, i would have done my best to try to make everybody happy. >> knicks fans watching, you had a controversial tenure at the knicks. any plans to come back one day? >> you know, you never say never. right now my focus is on completing my master's. i'm working on my master's at berkeley. i'm in sc

on monday linsanity was back at madison square garden after jeremy lin made a winning return to new york the twenty four year old posted twenty two points as they used to rockets beat his former club the knicks one hundred nine to ninety six lin is the first player of taiwanese descent in the n.b.a. and shot to fame last season. on tuesday thousands of fans parted in the brazilian city of south paolo as a welcome back to club world cup winners got engines the south american champion stunned chelsea one nil in the final in japan to claim the trophy for a second time and they received a rapturous welcome bringing back the pope that was present with their support. on wednesday staying in brazil as former greats ronaldo and zidane sedan went head to head and yell luigi collina refereed at a sellout charity match current start neymar also delighted the fans france legends are down rolled back the years by scoring a cracka his team lost three two but everybody was a winner with the proceeds going towards helping reduce poverty. on thursday still in brazil another spectacular goal for the women

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. >> linsanity. >> do you believe it's happening to you? >> no. at the start of the year.rvard graduate trying to make it in the nba, over the course of ten days in february, the asian american became a global sensation as he led the knicks to a 7 game winning streak and reenergized a team. >> we are a few hours away from a opening sar. >> the london olympics took center stage, michael phelps, and south africa oscar pistorius, peaked in the olympics and female athletes from saudi arabia, they were allowed to compete in the olympics for the first time. >>> the new orleans saints made news for all the wrong reasons after they were found guilty by the nfl of instituting a bounty program that awarded player with catch for injuring opponents. the coach was suspended, but the damage to the season has already been done. >>> jerry sandusky is charged with molesting eight boys. >> where were the authorities in. >> this is not a case about football. >> but the biggest story of the year occurred at penn state which was consumed in a child abuse scandal. the year started with the deat

linsanity is on the list for sure. be ready. days when you get a sudden call from the school, be ready. for the times you need to double-check the temperature on the thermometer, be ready. when you have children's motrin on hand, you're ready. for high fever, nothing works faster or lasts longer than children's motrin. be ready with children's motrin. >>> new york city today, rainy, windy, crazy. 36 degrees right now. later it's going to warm up to a high of 46. what does that do for you? >> not a whole lot. >> 2012 was an exciting year for sports fans all over the world. usain bolt made olympic history in london, johnny manziel was the youngest player ever to win the heisman and lebron james got a championship ring. "sports illustrated" has ranked the best moments of the year and maggie is here to countdown the top five moments from the year. we were just talking about this. you do a vote and start out with 112 great moments and whittle it down. >> 112 greatest moments of 2012 and everyone in the office gets to put their input,

. >> linsanity. >> lincredible. >> i didn't know they could turn lin into so many things. >>> you'rewin wimbledon and i could win the usa. >> i say it every year. >> miguel cabrera made history. >>> lance armstrong's wins were enhanced before performance drugs. >> that was so nice for you to bring it to charlie. don't put your fingerprints on it. >>> the first u.s. gold since 1996. >> phelps won two more gold medals making him the most decorated olympic athlete in history. >> lebron james captures that elusive title he so desperately coveted. >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." >> and i'm charlie rose. >> and i didn't say my name. >> oh, i'm sorry. >>> charlie, norah, gayle, thank you. >> when i first sat down, she went, we're very nice people. >> hi, charlie. >> great show, great set. >> how did you know you were a funny kid? >> when i was 3 days old. >> look who else is here. >> i'm here. >> what do you say about the country for the next four years. >> i feel good. i feel smarter. >> where are we going, charlie. >> did you really just ask me that? >> don't tell me you're going

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linsanity was only a trend here in new york as lin plays for the houston rockets. searches had to do with the olympics, jon. the song, "gangnam style" and teenage bullying back to you. jon: jeremy lin the top five? >> reporter: number five. jon: interesting. thanks, rick folbaum. jenna: ever feel overwhelmed especially at work, even at home especially this time of year? like you have so much going on between the text-messaging and phone calls and e-mails and skype you simply can't focus? turns out we are distracted, a lot. office workers are interrupted every three minutes and it may take us more than 23 minutes to get back on track to that original task. that is just one study and we're lucky enough to have the author of that study with us. gloria mark is professor of digital behavior at university of california irvine. we'll talk to her about her study. dr. keith bab low is back with us, because dr. ablow, we all realize we need help and you provide it to us this time of year. >> my pleasure. >> dr. mark, first to you. you studied distraction. why are we so distr

the linsanity, you'll remember that from earlier in the year.e biggest athlete search of the year. and the two big events for google searches, we had the election. that was a big thing. people looking for information about the candidates. and you also had superstorm sandy, people looking for information about the storm and the aftermath. >> in those cases, a little bit of a public service, at least with the storm. that's interesting. imagine something like what happened with whitney houston, a very intense search for a period of time, and then it tapers off. are there certain categories of search that are just more popular overall? >> i definitely think people and celebrities are always very, very popular searches, sports and athletes. there are other searches that are sort of consistent throughout the year, but the ones that spike like this are these very compelling stories. >> let's talk about some of the videos. it's interesting because i do this all the time now as well. and i have young children, so they're doing it more and more. a couple