today we talked with luke kuechly's high school coach here... and with andrew norwell's brother. kuechly and norwell will both play in the super days. and look - everyone watches the super bowl - it'll be different this year for coach. joe live there is a cincinnati connection on the broncos. derek wolfe played four years broncos. derek wolfe played four years at uc... and is now one of denver's best defensive lineman. live tonight - joe danneman fox19 now. away... and apparently it's a rich man's game... the average resale price for a ticket to the game on february 7th.... $5,178 dollars... and a pair of club seats near midfield has already sold for 12 grand... superbowl 50 will be played in levi stadium in california... we will see you tonight at ten.... don't forget wheel of fortune and jeopardy are next!!! announcer: fox19 now never stops. take us with you wherever you go. log on to fox19now.com and download the fox19 now app. steve to move back up.

practice to offer his favorite player a good luck charm "i decided, oh maybe i should give the car to luke kuechly, not just for him to sign, but for him to keep." he named it the 'kuechly car,' and it actually made it through a few rounds of the cub scout's pinewood derby. "very first race he won and we got so excited, and we though 'ah, luke kuechly is good luck for us." which is why jackson thought it you want me to sign it and give it back to you and i said no you keep it." situation." "put your name on it. that's the rule." 1:13 - 1:20 "we were all kind of just amazed that he took that time to sit there and focus on jackson. it was, you know, a full minute, minute and a half where they were interacting." a football star and a fourth grader one on one... locker." ...as if no one else was around. "he definitely is a public figure that little boys can look up to and admire." "thank you very much." jackson hoped his car is what brought the team a win last weekend and he's hope kuechly keeps it in his locker marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked wi

jackson is talking about this moment with number 59 himself, luke kuechly, a moment he calls... "one of the best moments of my life, this is so cool." last week, jackson and his family waited outside panther practice to offer his favorite player a good luck charm "i decided, oh maybe i should give the car to luke kuechly, not just for him to sign, but for him to keep." he named it the 'kuechly car,' and it actually made it through a few rounds of the cub scout's pinewood derby. "very first race he won and we got so excited, and we though 'ah, luke kuechly is good luck for us." which is why jackson thought it belonged to it's namesake "are you sure? well thank you man, if you win." "i gave it to him and he said do you want me to and i said no you keep it." "how about you sign it, that way i know it's from you." "he said 'how about you sign it. we'll reverse the situation." "put your name on it. that's the rule." 1:13 - 1:20 "we were all kind of just amazed that he took that time to sit they were interacting." a football star and a fourth grader one on one... "he said he would han

moment with number 59 himself, luke kuechly, a moment he calls... (jackson griffin) "one of the best moments of my life, this is so cool." last week, jackson and his family waited outside panther practice to offer his favorite player a good luck charm (jackson) "i decided, oh maybe i should give the car to luke kuechly, not just for him to sign, but for him to keep." he named it the 'kuechly car,' and it actually made it through a few rounds of the cub scout's pinewood derby. (brice griffin/jackso n's mom) "very first race he won and we got so excited, and we though 'ah, luke kuechly is good luck for us." which is why jackson thought it belonged to it's namesake "are you sure? well thank you man, if you win." (jackson) "i gave it to him and he said do you want me to sign it and give it back to you and i said no you keep it." "how about you sign it, that way i know it's from you." (jackson) "he said 'how about you sign it. we'll reverse the situation." "put your name on it. that's the rule." (brice griffin/mother ) "we were all kind of just amazed th

jackson is talking about this moment with number 59 himself, luke kuechly, a moment he calls... jackson griffin "one of the best moments of my life, this is so cool."last week, jackson and his family waited outside panther practice to offer his favorite player a good luck charm jackson "i decided, oh maybe i should give the car to luke kuechly, not just for him to sign, but for him to keep."he named it the kuechly car, ) and it actually made it through a few rounds of the cub scout s pinewood derby. brice griffin/jackson s mom "very first race he won and we got so excited, and we though )ah, luke kuechly is good luck for us."which is why jackson thought it belonged to it s namesake nats "are you sure? jackson "i gave it to him and he said do you want me to sign it and give it back to you and i said no you keep it." nats "how about you sign it, that way i know it s from you." jackson "he said how about you sign it. we )ll reverse the situation." nats "put your name that )s the rule."1:13 - 1:20 brice griffin/mother "we were all kind of just amazed that he took that time to sit th

luke kuechly: "you learn to battle. that's what playoffs football is about. we knew we had our hands full with seattle. they're a great team. they've been in this situation before. we were excited to come out in front of the home top two seeds in both conferences next sunday. next here - we're driving to dayton to fly to the hoop. see it next on the wrap. joe and jeremy 2shot bam/gfx joe before contemplating the many choices on steak 'n shake's $4 dollar menu, one must calm the mind in our zen garden. focus. the garlic double steakburger meal. reflect. the taco salad meal zen. the original double 'n cheese steakburger meal. oh! the $4 menu. where all meals are under $4. at steak 'n shake. tonight with a guarantee.. the xavier basketball team will make school history on monday. jeremy here are the teams ranked ahead of xavier who lost this week. x-u will at least jump michigan state maryland. joe x is currently seventh. thinking top five - but even if they only move one spot in monday's new poll... it'll be their highest ever ranking. good to see howard stern

intercepted by luke kuechly. put six on the board. cam newton loving every second... carolina up 14-0. === panthers continue to rattle wilson. hit as he throws... and it's picked off by... cortland finnegan. the great field position leads to a field goal. === later in the second quarter... cam newton delivers a dart... to greg olsen... he hauls it in for 19 yard t-d connection. panthers up 31-0 at the half. fourth quarter... wilson... being chased around... some how escapes the panthers clutches... perfect ball to jermaine kearse. touchdown hawks. they trail 31-21. === after a field goal... they are within seven... so the seahawks go for an onsides kick with a 1:12 to play... and thomas davis of the panthers comes up with it! the panthers hold on... to beat the seahawks 31-24... to advance to the nfc game panthers report from bank of america stadium. from the grid-iron... to the hoops game. usc women's basktball is in the stretch. undefeated carolina just faced over their next nine games... the gamecocks battle seven top 25 programs. second ranked usc's next challenge

x grad luke kuechly one of those local ties but... his national appeal is big....the panthers linebacker is second behind peyton manning in merchandise sales among players in the super bowl 18th overall in merchanside sales for nfl players....yes...even ahead of teammate cam newton... that means he's likable...and so is our brad johansen who talked to him in charlotte... 3 you can see 3 super bowl 50 here on local 12...february 7th live from levi stadium in santa clara.... 3 we'll be right back

last night a fan got to meet one of the players after luke kuechly's pick six, he celebrates by high fiving spectators and that is when one fan falls over the stands. it wasn't that bad. luke kuechly did help him back up and as we mentioned we have the best ticket for you for the super bowl, it is right here. we have all the pre-game coverage and the game itself. it is less than two weeks away on sunday, february 7. >>> daniel bonds, i know you are rooting for the carolina panthers? >> i think i will. i remember their first season back in 1995. as far as weather is concerned, a great day tomorrow. we welcome. how you doin'? good how are you? so today you're gonna choose a mobile office. you can choose this chevy silverado which offers built in 4g lte wi-fi. or you can choose this ford f-150, which doesn't offer wi-fi. but to make up for it, we added a trailer, a satellite antenna, and dolores. hey fellas! (group laughter) what? so, which one do you want? i pick the chevy. definitely. or, get this dependable silverado all star edition with a total value of seven thousand two hundred a

ted ginn had a 22-yard td run, touchdown run, and luke kuechly capped the scoring by returning carson palmer's fourth interception 22 yards. ricardo lecompte was on the field in charlotte after the game and talked with receiver philly brown. ricardo: carolina panthers advancing to the big game, super wlwhat is the emotion you are feeling right now seeing the television going down in bank of america stadium? >> i am excited. we are all excited, but we are hungry. we still have one more thing to do. we are not worried about what anybody has to say about uwe will keep going on and doing what we do. ricardo: second game in the playoff run. you were able to jump off another five-star offensively. what was the key? >> we played as a team. we execute. we do what we do well. want to say about our offense, but when it comes out to it, all of us make plays. ricardo: enjoy this. congratulations. carolina panthers heading to super bowl 50. the first time this franchise will play in the super bowl in years. myra: thank you. wyff news 4 sports director brad fralick was also in charlotte and has mor

luke kuechly takes a televised russell wilson pass back to the house for seven more points. it was 14-0. trey boston, the former tar heel , exercising all of those russell wilson seasons with a sack of his own. near the end of the second quarter, how about cam newton with an absolute laser to greg olsen and the lead was an absolute lead, unfathomable, 31-0. the second half, things get awfully tense. russell wilson doing russell wilson things. this is basically a replay of the elementary two points several years back. in this case, it is germane for a touchdown. 31, 20 four, seahawks with the onside kick. hero and recovered it and the game is over from that point on. the panthers moving on to the nfc title game. i talked to josh norman on the field immediately afterwards. >> you guys always make it interesting. that finished. awesome. loud and entertaining. [indiscernible] >> was there any point you felt it was getting away from you? >> we just have to be resilience. >> that first half. can it get any better than that? >> i don't think so. we have to just keep pushing in the

... where is 3 luke kuechly? ... point to luke kuechly ... good job!" job!"2-year-old "avalyn" is from winston-salem!her parents say she started to notice a roster her dad picked up at the team's training camp...and every morning she'd want to see it!soon after..she could point all the players out on command!her dad says she hasn't been to a game yet... but she loves to watch from home! 3 speaking of the panthers we're talking more about their matchup against the seahahas... for the tigers following their loss in the national championship game...find out who's passing up the n-f-l draft for another shot at a national title next season.... and what tigers made the all bowl teams....that and more coming up in sports stick around... 3 last january the top seeded seahawks knocked off the panthers in seattle on their way to a second straight n-f-c title...but the tables have time the panthers have the best record in the nfl and homefield advantage...and the seahawks who snuck into the playoffs as a six seed. 3 and even though the two teams met earlier this season.

russell wilson, picked by luke kuechly. the all-pro linebacker registers the first postseason pick 6 in franchise history. 14-0 panthers after 1. second quarter, carolina keeps coming. stewart skies for the score, and it's 21-0 carolina. 24-0 when cam newton goes to the air. great catch by greg olsen gives the panthers a 31-0 lead at the half. but seattle is the two-time defending nfc champs for a reason. seahawks show some fight in the second half. russell wilson hits tyler lockett for his second touchdown of the day. seattle trims carolina's lead to 31-24. onside kick time. there's thomas davis, to secure the win for the panthers. carolina beats seattle, 31-24. the panthers advance to the nfc championship game for the fourth time in franchise history. america stadium with more. brad? brad: what a great game. 31-0 game that looked like a blowout at halftime. it ends up being a 31-24 nail biter at the end. cam newton made fun of thomas davis a little bit for being -- although he came up with the biggest play of the game to

carolina shot out to a 31-0 lead with touchdowns from jonathan stewart and a pick-6 from luke kuechly. seattle scored the next 24 points, but the panthers still came out on top, 31-24. the panthers will host the arizona cardinals this sunday for the nfc title. it is therefore the trip to the title game since 2005. >>> the deadline to get health insurance under the affordable care act is almost here and we know that you have questions. wral is here to help. learn about options and costs for health coverage, tomorrow, we'll have some trained assistors taking your calls. it's free, confidential and is happening tomorrow from 4:00 until 7 pm here on wral. >>> tensions continue to mount between north and south korea. next at noon, the actions both >>> also one man is in custody after an officer is killed in ohio. before the shooting. >>> plus, it has been a dismal year for retail giants. sales and it's not all good. 's te ben st fl thrtte enng a s north korea also resumed its own board of broadcas lets begun in burkina faso. the president is stepping up security in that capital and along t

russell wilson, picked by luke kuechly. the all-pro linebacker registers the first postseason pick 6 in franchise history. 14-0 panthers after 1. second quarter, carolina keeps coming. stewart skies for the score, and it's 21-0 carolina. 24-0 when cam newton goes to the air. great catch by greg olsen gives the panthers a 31-0 lead at the half. seattle is the two-time defending nfc champs for a reason. seahawks show some fight in the second half. russell wilson hits tyler lockett for his second touchdown of the day. seattle trims carolina's lead to only a minute to play. there is thomas davis, to secure the win for the panthers. carolina beats seattle, 31-24. the panthers advance to the nfc championship game for the fourth time in franchise history. america stadium. brad: this game looked like a blowout at halftime. 30 mine-zero by the panthers. stewart with a huge first half. the offense got conservative and seattle got back into it, but cam newton thankful they hung on. they are one win away from the super bowl. >> the det

luke kuechly thank you sir... pick six.... time to get the party started. panthers beat the cardinals 49-to-15 to win the nfc championship. the celebration is on in charlotte tonight at that's where we find sports director rick henry. rick... what a game... what a night for carolina as they punch a ticket to the super bowl. so who will the panthers play in the super bowl... super bowl... denver battled new england in the afc championship game. === pick it up 17 seconds left... fourth and goal... pats down eight... tom brady connects with connects with rob gronkowski. for six. === two point conversion attempt for the tie... brady's pass tipped and intercepted. and denver holds on to knock off new england 20-to 18. so it will be carolina and denver... playing in this year's super bowl. football may have stolen the spotlight today... however... on the hardwood... time top 10 showdown. second ranked carolina... on the road at 10th ranked mississippi state. the gamecocks winners of six straight over the bulldogs. === will the streak live on... first quarter tiff

the super bowl is set.and saint xavier's own luke kuechly is headed to santa clara. clara.kuechly and the rest of the carolina panthers secured thier spot in the super bowl last night with a 49-15 win carson palmer threw four interceptions in the loss for the cardinals. in the a-f-c... the peyton manning-tom brady matchup ended in a classic.with 12 seconds left... going for two... the broncos intercept brady... and peyton manning is gonig to the super bowl in what might be his last year. it's not time... enjoy this victory 2:11-2:24we lost... anchor adlib.denver ng derek wolfe - uc-peyton now 3-2 against brady in playoffs one of the most popular videos on social media this weekend... was the video of the panda bear at the national zoo enjoying the snow.people have been sharing the video of "tian tian" rolling around in all that snow. but there's another video that has also become pretty popular. popular.a man in maryland challenged tian tian to a snow battle. battle.dressed in a panda suit... jeffrey perez rolled the panda.after seeing the zoo video... perez says he

signed - luke kuechly. dude is now the best defensive player in the nfl and will play for a super bowl. people who know luke - say that's who he is. that's why i'm all in for the panthers in super bowl 50. i'm joe danneman - and that's your morning wake up bengals it seems like the season just ended... but the bengals are already gearing up for 20-16. season ticket prices are now set... kara dblbx fox19 now's dan wells joins us live from paul brown stadium with all the details. live good morning there's a two-tier her big break as she unknowingly finishes a half- marathon. ludivine the bloodhound turned up at the starting line of the elkmont half marathon in alabama earlier this month. the dog trotted along with runners for the entire 13- point-one-miles. she competed without a human or leash.... and finished in seventh place! her owner... who is not a runner... didn't even know her owner... who is not a runner... didn't even know about her celebrity dog until a friend called and filled her in. ludivine was

luke kuechly's first championship is framed on the walls at saint xavier. a big talent - with big hair... his college picture hangs next to the only bomber to ever win a super bowl. steve specht: "he's the best at what he's chosen. and, i don't care if a young man goes into acccounting, he goes into law, he goes into theater - you want to see them push to be the best they can. and, luke's done that." chris norwell: "any profession - you want to reach the highest you can possibly go. and, andrew - he he has that opportunity." a massive lineman at anderson high school... the bengals looked at andrew norwell after he left ohio state... sounds of football but... undrafted... the youngest of seven norwell kids is now one of five starting linemen for the nfc champs. chris norwell: "andrew made a commitment after last season to get better. not just be a starter, but to be one of the best in the nfl and i think each week he did that and to see him play at the biggest stage is unbelievable." fourth bomber ever to make the super bowl. rocky boiman is the only x grad

high school stand out, andrew norwell starts for them at left guard.and former saint 'x' star, luke kuechly is the panthers starting middle linebacker. trt :15outue:...ready to go ((kuechly: the first week was place. getting our base. now, you go out there, it's just another place to practice. time to tune it up. good idea of what we want to do. next week tighten everything up so we're ready to go. )) no charges have been filed, but the fort worth police were so intent on finding johnny manziel early saturday morning, they used a helicopter.manziel got into another dispute with his now former girlfriend.the helicopter took off to find manziel because his 'ex' told them she was concerned for his safety. and in aspen today, nick goepper went for the gold again....in the 'x' games slope stylegoepper is also the reigning olympic bronze medalist.and he had won the aspen gold three games in a row.but the most dominant skier in this sport since tanner hill had a very rough day, tenth out of 12 after his first run...and finishing the competition eleventh out of that's 9 on your side at six for this

north carolina just got a special gift from his hero - cincinnati native - panthers linebacker luke kuechly kee-clee . jackson griffin "one of the best moments of my life, this is so cool." the surprise came as a result of nine- year-old jackson's own generosity... offering kuechly a good-luck charm that he made himself. video of the encounter is attention on social media. nats you can have it. "are you sure? well thank you man, if you win." jackson "i gave it to him and he said do you want me to sign it and give it back to you and i said no you keep it." nats "how about you sign it, that way i know it's from you." jackson "he said 'how about you sign it. we'll reverse the situation." nats "put your name on it. that's the rule." last week, jackson panther practice to offer his good luck charm... a car he made.. and named after kuechly.... then kuechly gave jackson his practice gloves in return. kuechly told jackson the car will have a special spot - in his locker. everyone who rides a bicycle...you'll a new bike lane is keep you safe....from cars and pedestrians at intersections. take a loo

luke kuechly celebrates by high- fiving spectators. the man try to join in and fell over the wall. >> luke kuechly, being the gentleman he is, tried to give the fan a hand. that ground is not forgiving. knowing the panthers beat the cardinals in lopsided fashion, may help ease his pain as he goes to the doctors. i want to watch it one more time. >> we don't want to be laughing. he is said to be okay. what a story. >>> as far as the spread, carolinas favored by four points. >>> >>> pine middle school, students and staff are returning to school. an update on the damage that occurred over winter break and how much it will cost to fix it. >>> we have good news that might make your monday a little brighter. these stories and a lot more on >>> good monday morning. welcome to the last half-hour of news 4 today. i'm samantha boatman. >> time bill frankmore. i'm sure you know the super bowl taking on the carolina panthers. >>> levi's stadium is just down the road in santa clara. two weeks? >> it is like a dead week. >> the pro bowl is this upco

pro-bowl linebacker luke kuechly jumps the route and picks the carson palmer pass intended for john brown. kuechly runs it back 21 yards for the pick six... and the panthers own a dominating 49-15 win thanks to 7 arizona turnovers. this the second trip now back to the broncos. their big win was celebrated all the way up in the big apple. just take a look at the empire state building. you can see two sides of the building were lit up in orange and blue. the other two sides - were blue and silver for the panthers. here's 9news cartoonist drew litton's take on last night's game against the patriots. a horse labeled "broncos defense" is stamping patriots q-b tom brady and coach bill belichick to the wall with his hoof. it's titled, "still kickin!" broncos fans couldn't be more excited about sunday's win. and the celebrations spilled out of the stadium before the game was even over. 9news reporter tarhonda thomas is here with more. tarhonda-- it's a great day to be a broncos fan! it sure it! especially for the loyal fans who have been waiting from the early- season struggles on offense. ...to

luke kuechly picks off russell wilson, takes it back for a touchdown... 14-0 panthers... 2nd quarter -- now 24-0... cam newton -- fires it in to greg olsen... panthers led 31-0 at the half... turn it off -- game over... not so fast... 4th quarter -- here comes seattle -- down 31-14... what a play by wilson -- to jermaine kearse for the touchdown... it's 31-21... just over a minute to go... steven hauschka knocks the field goal through to make it a 1-possesion game... so now the all- important onside kick -- they get a good high hop, but a great play by thomas davis to recover for the panthers... and carolina hangs on, 31-24 matchups next sunday... new england at denver noon... arizona at carolina in the n-f-c title game at 3:40... the top 2 seeds facing off in both conferences to college basketball now, where 5 top 15 teams lost yesterday -- and 2 more would join them today number 4 michigan state at wisconsin... 1st half -- denzel valentine -- maybe the best player in college basketball... buries the 3 -- m-s-u up 5... 2nd half -- wisconsin now up 2... bronson koenig -- step- back j

coup de grace--its 42-15, when carson palmer goes back to pass, and his awful night gets worse., luke kuechly picks it off and its a pick 6--his third this year., fumbles., arizona with 7 turnoversmost points scored by a team in the nfc championship game since the afl-nfl merger. carolina wins49-15they are headed to super bowl 50.luke notestine l has panther reaction philly brown "everybody still sitting in their seats man. it's a dream and it's become a reality and i'm excited for me, i'm excited for my teammates that we even get this opportunity kawann short"it's amazing, amazing, amazing. i can't say anything else but amazing. what makes this group special? we never give up, we got faith in each other and we play unselfish "ball. kurt coleman "to be able to do this at home in front of your home fans, what does that mean to this team? it's what we work for, we went 15 and 1. we bought a ticket for home-field advantage the whole way through and i'd be remiss to say we didn't come here and not give the home fans a win. " -------------afc title game3 it was manning, who many think is over the

.---------------- moments later--defense strikes for 6-- and who else but luke kuechly--russell wilson hit as he throws., kuechly gets it, scores it--and more footballs handed out!!-------------it especially when cam newton hits greg olsen who makes the unbelievable catch, and its 31-0..that was the score at the half.-------------but the hawks aren't two time nfc champs for nothing..russell wilson--scrambles and finds jermaine kerse--touchdown, its 31-21..-------------sweating time at b-0-a when steven haushka drills the field goal., 31-24. 1:14 to go. ---------------------onside kick had to be recovered and thomas davis does--ball game 31-24..panthers and a big whew!!luke notestine in charlotte following the panthers today and saysthey are a relieved and happy bunch this evening.thanks, stan, the carolina panthers have now won 12 straight home games, but none bigger than this one in the divisional round of the playoffs. the panthers beat the seahawks 31-24 to advance to the nfc championship game. it will be the first time that bank of america stadium has ever hosted the nfc blessed, m

intercepted by luke kuechly. put six on the board. cam newton loving every second... carolina up 14-0. === panthers continue to rattle wilson. tre boston swoops in the backfield to drop sacks. hawks left defenseless. === later in the second quarter... cam newton delivers a dart... to greg olsen... he hauls it in for 19 yard t-d connection. panthers up 31-0 at the half. === the seahawks do not roll over. in fact... they storm back... fourth quarter... wilson... being chased around... some how escapes... and lobs a perfect ball to === after a field goal... they are within seven... so the seahawks go for an onsides kick with a 1:12 to play... and thomas davis of the panthers comes up with it! the panthers hold on... to beat the seahawks 31-24... to advance to the nfc championship game. sports director rick henry has our post game panthers report. henry: "a big sigh of relief here at bank of america stadium as the panthers almost blow a 31-0 lead. still looking back at how they built that comfortable margain... they say yeah that's as close to perfect as they can get." ol

luke kuechly picks off russell wilson, takes it back for a touchdown... 14-0 panthers... 2nd quarter -- now 24-0... cam newton -- fires it in to greg olsen... panthers led 31-0 at the half... turn it off -- game over... not so fast... 4th quarter -- here comes seattle -- down 31-14... what a play by wilson -- to jermaine kearse for the touchdown... it's 31-21... just over a minute to go... steven hauschka knocks to make it a 1-possesion game... so now the all- important onside kick -- they get a good high hop, but a great play by thomas davis to recover for the panthers... and carolina hangs on, 31-24 so here are your conference title game matchups next sunday... new england at denver in the a-f-c title game at 12:05... arizona at carolina in the n-f-c title game at 3:40... the top 2 seeds facing off in both conferences let's get to basketball -- the reno bighorns in action last night, playing host to the oklahoma city blue yes, they're just called the blue -- i would've gone with the red... erick green with the easy bucket... led all scorers with 30... then it's reggie hearn open fo

this was all carolina in the first half, russell wilson is picked off by luke kuechly... he takes it in for a pick six... 2nd time he's done that this season... panthers lead 14-0 ... 2nd quarter... cam newton throws a rocket to greg olsen who hauls it in for the 19- yard touchdown... carolina led 31-0 at halftime ... but seattle finds some life in the 2nd half... russell wilson goes deep for tyler lockett and he shows the soft hands... seahawks down just 31-14 ... 4th quarter, wilson pressured, spins away and floats it up to jermaine kearse for his 2nd touchdown... seattle would also get a field-goal to make it 31-24... they tried the onside kick, but this time it does not work in their favor... carolina hangs on to win 31-24 ... last night, the packers and several local players, including former hawkeye mike daniels who collected a sack in the 2nd quarter... arizona won 26-20 in overtime. ... tonight for our sunday night spotlight, we sit down with north dakota state football head coach chris klieman. he's a waterloo native and a former uni panther. the bison just won t

this is one of his 4 interceptions -- and luke kuechly takes it back for a touchdown... carolina is heading to the super bowl... 49-15 so super bowl 50 is set -- broncos and panthers -- 2 weeks from yesterday at levi's stadium in santa clara -- the panthers open as a 4-point favorite well what a game saturday night at lawlor events center -- the wolf pack rallying past u-n-l-v 65-63 -- their 4th win over the rebels in their last 6 meetings an absolutely electric atmosphere -- 11,341 on hand -- the 5th largest men's basketball crowd in lawlor history... and they sure got their money's worth... marqueze coleman led all scorers with 21 points -- cameron oliver added 12 points and 9 rebounds -- and tyron criswell had a double- double with 11 points and 10 boards... but the real m-v-p might've been "" sot/musselman: i thought it was absolutely phenomenal. i mean the students - are you kidding me? at 5:00, when you pull up here and you see that line. that's exactly how it was at lsu when we played kentucky last year and it gives you goosebumps. sot/coleman: it's the loudest, t

ted ginn had a 22-yard td run, touchdown run, and luke kuechly scored by returning carson palmer's fourth interceptio the panthers win big 49-15. , they're headed to superbowl 50. ricardo lecompte was on the field in charlotte after the game talking with a pretty excited josh norman. ricardo: josh norman, the how does this feel? >> unbelievable. can't describe this. can't really describe this. i have to tell you, there will be a lot of people put on blast because look at us. we are a team. we did it altogether are you long. how can you don't us? two more weeks of sticking together. look at us. they came out. i can't describe it. south carolina native? >> it is big. greenwood, south carolina, shout out. carolina shout out. means everything to me. i dreamed of super bowl 50 andw here. ricardo: perfect. enjoy it, josh. geoff: great stuff right there. just normal and also played a coastal carolina. brad fralick was in charlotte and has more coming up here at 6:30 a.m. this morning. myra: fans packed the sports bars last night. this is hickory tavern in spartanburg. fans at the tavern called o

how about the loop -- luke kuechly gnome? but yes, the panthers want to start fast. in the game against seattle, they jumped out to a 31-0 first-half lead. stewart with a big-time run. right away, the turnover, and the touchdown. they jumped out to a huge lead and played fantastic in the first half, what ron rivera was concerned about how they played in the second half. seattle came all the way back and scored 24 unanswered points, then made it again in the fourth quarter. at the panthers can start fast like they have been doing, that bodes well for the end -- the nfc championship game. marc: this is the fourth time they are playing in the nfc championship, the first time they have posted. what is the by like? -- the vibe like? brad: they are praying the stadium -- praying at the stadium, followed by the national anthem. it will be rocking all night long. live at bank of america stadium, brad fralick, wyff news 4 sports. marc: let's go back to chris for chris: the system that gave the northeast a blizzard, nearly two feet in washington dc, has moved out to sea. area.

luke kuechly picks off russell wilson, takes it back for a touchdown... 14-0 panthers... 2nd quarter -- now 24-0... cam newton -- fires it in to greg olsen... panthers led 31-0 at the half... turn it off -- game over... not so fast... 4th quarter -- here comes seattle -- down 31-14... what a play by wilson -- to jermaine kearse for the touchdown... it's 31-21... just over a minute to go... steven hauschka knocks the field goal through to make it a 1-possesion game... so now the all- important onside kick -- they get a good high hop, but a great play by thomas davis to recover for the panthers... so here are your conference title game matchups next sunday... new england at denver in the a-f-c title game at 12:05... arizona at carolina in the n-f-c title game at 3:40... the top 2 seeds facing off in both conferences let's get to basketball -- the reno bighorns in action tonight, playing host to the oklahoma city blue yes, they're just called the blue -- as in they really blew it with that name... sorry o-k-c... erick green with the easy bucket... led all scorers with 30... then it's re

luke kuechly became the first player in nfl history to record a pick six in back-to-back playoff games. brad fralick has more with brad: the carolina panthers have won many games with defense this year. dominating defense is something they did in the nfc championship game against arizona. the leader of the defense is number 59, the middle linebacker. >> the older you get, the more you appreciate situations like this.for guys like thomas, i talked to him about it. it has been 10 years or something, since we last hosted a game like this. he said, they don't come around that much and when they do, you have to take advantage. the older you get, the more you appreciate it, and we are proud to be here. now we have to move brad: he and the carolina defense will have their hands full facing peyton manning, one of the best quarterbacks ever. you can bet the storyline may go something like this. peyton manning wants to write off into the sunset with a championship. it will be up to the panthers defense not to let that happen. news 4. marc: thanks, brad. kuechly and nine other carolina panther pr

he tossed four interceptions, including this pick six to luke kuechly. arizona turned it over seven times in all, and the carolina panthers turned this into a laugher. 49-15, the final. >> obviously not the ending of the season that we were looking for. unless you put a ring on your finger, the season is not a success. myself. >> you get to this point and it just burns. we put so much in. coaches put so much in. our fans put so much in. to let them down, it was about as bad, bad a feeling as you can feel. >> it is the culmination of what you work for as a football player, as a coach. and so it's going to be exciting. i look forward to it. >>> in the afc, patriots versus broncos. why are you yawning? this is supposed to be exciting. brady versus manning, the final chapter unless they go all stars wars with us. manning and denver on top 17-9 at half time. 20-12 with under two minutes to go. last gasp for brady and the pats, 4th and 10, tommy terrific to rob gronkowski in double coverage, no less! gronk. touchdown, patriots, but they to force overtime. brad

luke kuechly with the pick on seattle's first possession. helping carolina build a 31-0 halftime lead. the seahawks rally in the second half. getting within a touchdown. but the panthers recover the seattle onside kick in the final 31 to 24. carolina advances to the nfc championship game for the first time in more than a decade. wyff news 4 sports director brad fralick has more from charlotte. coming up. after the weekend. here's the schedule for next sunday's conference championship games. new england is at denver. then arizona at carolina. and it's a home coming of sorts for the cardinals with a fifth of their roster having ties to the carolinas. a number of former clemson the winns 50. day. lots of events taking place. service days. clemson's starts at 8:00 a.m. with a blood drive at 10:00 a.m. furman and greenville tech sta community service at 9:00 a.m. myra: the sterling center in and program at 8:30. the program will be a tribute to the way the south carolina responded after the charleston geoff: the daughter of charleston church shoo

cam newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for two ted ginn had a 22-yard td run, and luke kuechly capped the scoring by returning carson palmer's fourth interception. panthers over the cardinals 49-15. they're headed to superbowl 50. wyff news 4 sports director brad fralick was on the field in charlotte after the game. brad: this one has been a long time coming for the carolina panthers. since the 2003 season.the carolina panthers were in the super bowl. after a dominating performance, they are heading west for supebowl 50. >> we are excited to be in this position. i am proud of the guys in the locker room. i think he deserved it. we are going to enjoy for a couple days and then get back to work. we have our ultimate prize ahead of us. i feel good for this group, but we have unfinished work. >> incredible focus all year long. it is a wonderful feeling to see that payoff. >> happy for not only the teammates, but happy for the carolinas. for the organization, mr. richardson. i am thankful for the process. it wasn't pretty at times. we have been doubted, slated, all the above. we have turn

he's looking at luke kuechly for a pick six. >> not on his team! >> 14-0, 7 1/2 minutes into the game. second quarter, 24-0, cam newton to greg olson. 31-0 panthers at the half. oh, boy, what a different game we had in the third quarter. 31-7. quick score, nice job, seahawks. now it's 31-14. getting a little nervous. wilson eluding the rush again, 31-21. tune in! breaking news! seahawks cut the deficit to >> nope. >> thomas davis saves the day for carolina and the panthers are headed to the nfc championship game with a 31-24 win. >> it was like i was playing with a butts tight, coaches playing with their butts tight. at one point, fans and myself, butt tight, too. the first half. if we could have skipped over half time and kept playing, i think we might have been in much better shape. >>> okay. next sunday, it's going to be the late game here, 6:40 start. panthers host the arizona cardinals in the nfc championship game. vegas has spoken. panthers begin the week as the 3-point favorite. >> i'll take the panthers minus 3. got $5? >> no, i don't actua

pro bowl linebacker luke kuechly , who has two pick sixes, will try to match wits against one of the best signal callers of all-time>> he has all kinds of calls. you have to figure something out, but at the end of the day, you have to do your job. because i am sure that he has fake ones, ones. it is cool for me to go and play against the guy like you.you spend your life watching him. it is cool. it is one of those situations, it should be enjoyable to pair -- to prepare and play our best game. the big game, and wyff 4 sports has all the coverage and analysis you need before you sit down and watch super bowl 50. join us this friday night at 8:00 for our special, "chasing a championship." we will be live from california. today in senior bowl. clemson and dorman high product charone peake getting high praises for his route running during practice this week. first quarter, peake with a good eight yard game. 13 yards in the senior bowl. that drive ends in a touchdown. south carolina tight end jerrell adams also impressing scouts duri third quarter, adams takes the screen for 17 yards. the

luke kuechly's first championship is framed on the walls at saint xavier. a big talent - with big hair... his college picture hangs next to the only bomber to ever win a super bowl. steve specht: "he's the best at what he's chosen. and, i don't care if a young man goes into acccounting, he goes into law, he goes into theater - you want to see them push to be the best they can. and, luke's done that." chris norwell: "any profession - you want to reach the highest you can possibly go. and, andrew - he he has that opportunity." a massive lineman at anderson high school... the bengals looked at andrew norwell after he but... undrafted... the youngest of is now one of five starting linemen for the nfc champs. made a commitment after last season to get starter, but to be one and i think each week he play at the biggest stage is unbelievable." still to come steal from walmart leads police on a high speed chase... the latest on the search for him plus... "i definitely don't want to see racism, which is 90-percent of the reason why i put olds tattoo caused him some

this is one of his 4 interceptions -- and luke kuechly takes it back for a touchdown... carolina is heading to the super bowl... 49-15 so super bowl 50 is set -- broncos and panthers -- 2 weeks from today at levi's stadium in santa clara -- the panthers open as a 4-point favorite well what a game last night at lawlor events center -- the wolf pack rallying past u-n-l-v 65- 63 -- their 4th win over meetings an absolutely electric atmosphere last night -- 11,341 on hand -- the 5th largest men's basketball crowd in lawlor history... and they sure got their money's worth... marqueze coleman led all scorers with 21 points -- cameron oliver added 12 points and 9 rebounds -- and tyron criswell had a double- double with 11 points and 10 boards... but the real m-v-p might've been the crowd "" sot/musselman: i thought it was absolutely phenomenal. i mean the students - are you kidding me? at 5:00, when you pull up here and you see that line. that's exactly how it was at lsu when we played kentucky last year and it gives you goosebumps. sot/coleman: it's the loudest, the most peopl

luke kuechly with the pick 6. carolina all over arizona. panthers are going to the super bowl after beating the cardinals, 49-15. brad fralick is live at bank of america stadium with more. brad? brad: marc, what a great game. the panthers are super bowl bound. they scored 49 points against the arizona cardinals, and cam newton had a lot to do with that. how about these numbers? he threw for 335 yards, two touchdowns, and ran for two more touchdowns. that accounted for four touchdowns in the game. cam newton, obviously thrilled that they are super bowl bound. >> we had a pretty successful game. who feel just like me, we are not done yet. we will live in the moment right now, i am happy for not only the teammates, but happy for the carolinas, for the organization, mr. richardson, and i am thankful for the process. it was not pretty at times. we have been doubted, we have been slated. all of the above. but when you have turnouts like this today, it makes it all worthwhile. brad: unbelievable. cam newton, great in this game. now, think about th

ran for too more -- goes airborne for this one -- and his counterpart -- carson picked off by luke kuechly -- that's a pick six -- palmer threw four picks in the game -- carolina rolls 49, 15 -- patriots, broncos -- brady versus manning to be the afc rep in the super bowl -- denver up one in the second -- manning finds own daniels 12 yards for the toucdown.-- 14-6 -- the lead held into the 4thhquarter -- pats still down 8 -- final minute -- 4th down -- brady finds rob gronkowski for the score -- new england jusst a 2 point conversion away from tying it -- but it doesn't happen -- brady gets picked by bradley roby off the deflection -- peyton manning is headed back to the super bowl -- broncos win 20, 18 -- team would be shooting for a 7 and oh big ten start today -- that hadn't century -- hawkeyes going after the season sweep of number 22 purdue -- home the trey - next possessiin - uhl again - strong drive to the buuet - hawks by four -- but purdue responds before half -ryan cline with the triple - boilermakers would lead 35-33 - second half - jared uthoff took over -- finished with a game

carolina also added a pick six from luke kuechly to cap off a historic night for the panthers....but that was yesterday...today sports aaron cheslock has the latest from bank of america stadium... 3 3 "a day later but the eyes of the world are on the carolina panthers. they're going to super bowl 50. a tough game ahead against the denver broncos and of course peyton manning. but head coach ron rivera says the team needs to stay tempered as they have the biggest game of their lives, in just two weeks." weeks."rivera-"this game really epitomized what we're capable of. and that's really the thing that we're going to talk about as a team. and i think it's important that our guys understand that they have to continue to keep their personality and keep who they are. you know it's funny you start talking to people about how to do things the next couple weeks. and they say we should do this, we should do that. and i say wait a minute guys, let's stick to what we've done. and so that's go through and prepare the next few weeks. they've earned it, they deserve it, but again the thing that we'v

luke kuechly with the pick on the score helping carolina build a 31-0 halftime lead. the seahawks rally in the second half. getting within a touchdown. but the panthers recover the seattle onside kick in the final minute and secure the win. 31 to 24. carolina advances to the nfc championship game for the first time in more than a decade. after the weekend. here's the schedule for next sunday's conference champio games. new england is at denver. then arizona at carolina. and it's a home coming of sorts for the cardinals with a fifth the carolinas. a number of former clemson players. the winners of these two games need february 7 in super bowl 50. brad fralick will have more from charlotte coming up later this g.myra: busy morning, busy day. martin luther king jr. day. geoff: a lot of colleges are holding service days. clemson's star. with a blood drive at 10 furman and greenville tech start community service at 9:00 a.m. myra: the sterling center in greenville will hold a breakfast and program at 8:30. the program will be a tribute to the way the south carolina respond

picked off by luke kuechly. easiest pick six you'll ever see. 14-0 just 3 minutes in to the game. cam newton jacked out of his mind. panthers up 24-0. 3rd and 14 . no problem. newton, look at this dime right to greg olson. carolina leading 31-0 at the half. game over, right? hold on. pete carroll's wake-up call. 31-14. look at russell wilson spin out of trouble. throws to to jermaine kearse, and seattle, are they in it? over a minute to play. they're down by 7 points. they need to get the onside kick and no. carolina recovers. they hang on 31-24 and they advance to the nfc championship for the first time since 2005. >> it's just a tale of execution. we need a little bit more of that in the 2nd half. there's a lot of guys playing with their butts tight. at one point the fans and myself tight too. >> what have you proven by being able to get to the championship game? >> we didn't prove nothing. we already knew how we would have had to play. i think it's time we just trying to get cool points from you guys. i know you guys didn't pick up. it's all right. we don't play for you guys. >

and then before you could even blink - they score again - luke kuechly is in the right place at the right time picksff russell wilson and scores 6 more just a minute after the first one. but it doesnt end there already up 24 nothing in the second quarter - cam newton goes long and greg olsen makes a (beautiful catch and lets make that 31 nothing the seahawks did make it interesting in the second half - getting the score within 7 - but they couldnt recover from the panthers hot and heavy first half - carolina takes it 31-24 richard sherman: we battled thats all you can take out of this... cam newton: lot of people are reading this wrong were not worried about the superbowl thats irrelevant arizona cardinals. alright so theyre headed to the ship? now over to the afc the broncos and the steelers and lets start this one in the fourth where it really got interesting - a fumble from fitzgerald tou- saunt is recovered by the broncos and sets them up for this - a one yard touchdown from cj anderson puts denver up 20-13. with 20 seconds left the steelers try an on side kick but cj anderson gets on

pro bowl linebacker luke kuechly will make calls on defense, and he'll try to match wits against one of the best signal callers >> he is a guy that has all kinds of calls. you have to figure something out, but at the end of the day, you have to do your job. i am sure he has fake ones, real ones. we are inside of this situation, and it's cool to play again like him. you spend your life watching him -- peyton manning, it's cool. you know the situation is going e enjoyable, to prepare and play our best game. ricardo: just 8 days away from the big game, and wyff 4 sports has all the coverage and analysis you need before you sit down and watch super bowl 50. join us this friday night at 8:00 for our special, "chasing a championship." sports director brad fralick and marc dopher will host the special live from california. the future of the nfl showcased today in mobile, alabama for the senior bowl. clemson and dorman high product charone peake getting high praises for his route running during practice this week. first quarter, peake with a good pickup. 2 catches. 13 yards in the senior bow

pro-bowl linebacker luke kuechly is one of the biggest reasons the carolina panthers are one game away from nfl glory. scored a touchdown, by the way, in each of the two playoff games so far. but what you may not know is he isn' t the only local player putting on the pads for the panthers super bowl sunday. tonight, wlwt news 5' s derek forrest introduces us to the anderson grad who will play a key role for carolina' s offense. derek carolina panthers guard : and cincinnati native andrew norwell will make his super bowl debut, and unlike many who play the game, he' s reached the pinnacle in just two seasons. norwell is not only the first anderson high school grad to play in the nfl, he is now the first one to make it to the norwell signed with the carolina panthers as an undrafted free agent. in two seasons with the panthers, norwell has already played in 23 games, starting in 22 of them. monday, i caught up with his brother, chris norwell, who is also a football coach at thomas more, as he describes the phone call he and his brother shared monday. >> the first thing that came out of h

from russell wilson, luke kuechly gets the pick and takes it in for six. cam newton had hardly done anything anan carolina was up 14-0. but the mvp candidate also getting in on the fun. he hits former miami hurricane greg olson. making it 31-0 for the panthers. ouch. the seahawks woke up and made it interesting late but to no avail. game with a win. >>> in the afc, a defensive the broncos. ben roethlisberger able to go for pittsburgh but not for antonio brown. the game at the half and the steelers are up 10-9. >>> the florida panthers want to end where the carolina panthers are. cat closing a six game road tonight in tampa and a whirlwind month and a half with straight wins followed by two straight losses. a stalemate in the first period. but less than five minutes into the second, tampa would open the scoring with a wicked wrist shot. after the first period, florida applied more pressure but down to the lightning, 1-0 in the second period. >>> heat coach erik spoelstra said wade is expected to play tonight in oklahoma city as they visit the thunder. numbe