foot injury it derrick rose out tonight against washington luol deng also missing began chicago bullsest rating of four chicago bulls game and wgn television in 14 years 27 luol deng birthday celebration game tied early kyle quarter lobs want chicago bulls by two points fight richard hamilton. chicago bulls by 11 in great shape. coming back all of the way back down three and the final seconds. chicago bulls go down final score 87-84. the very successful weekend white sox began 4 game set against baltimore orioles tonight first start of the season sox 2 out of three a.j. pierzynski towering shot deep to right field solo home run in the second 1-0 white sox. game tied to land on for paul konerko going the other way. two runs score 3-1 down the line. left fielder racing. catching the ball and the stand. white sox 4- 1 in the eighth and. hard to imagines worst loss impact on game three tomorrow. seizing the initiative in this series back at practice face of shocked coyotes goal by patrick sharp 5 seconds left in regulation amazing they want the game in overtime a goal by brian bickell 50

luol deng led a balanced attack against the celts. >>> the magic are falling apart right before our eyes. yesterday afternoon coach stan van gundy told reporters dwooits howard wanted him fired. the magic were torched by the knicks. new york won 96-80. magic are reeling, they've dropped five in a row. >>> they made a mid-season range. alex owe vehicle kin scored his 37th of the year. despite the loss, panthers are also in. their first playoff appearance in 12 years. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a terrific weekend. i'm fred roggin. . >>> a new entertainment power couple? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus traditional adversaries if not down right enemies. well, once in a while cats and dogs do get along. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this good friday. let me take you through your weekend forecast. we're looking fantastic on the eastern seaboard as we go throughout our saturday. maybe a sprinkle in miami. the middle of the country probably looks a lot worse than it is. we will get afternoo

and the bulls didn't miss a beat luol deng led a balanced attack against the celts. chicago increased their lead in the east with a 93-86 win. >>> the magic are falling apart right before our eyes. yesterday afternoon head coach stan van gundy told reporters dwight howard wanted him fired. then the magic were torched by the knicks. new york won it 96-80. magic are reeling, they've dropped five in a row. >>> hock circumstance the capitals know all about firing their coach. they made a midseason change and now they're playoff bound. alex ovechkin scored his 37th of the year. despite the loss, panthers are also in. their first playoff appearance in 12 years. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a terrific weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> our new entertainment power couple? that's straight ahead. >>> plus traditional adversaries if not downright enemies. once in a while cats and dogs really do get along. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this good friday. a few sprinkles and showers in the northwest. today is actually a p

luol deng led a balanced attack against the celts.a win. >>> the magic are falling apart right before our eyes. yesterday afternoon head coach stan van gundy told reporters dwight howard wanted him fired. then the magic were torched by the knicks. new york won 96-80. the magic are reeling. they've dropped five in a row. hoc, the capitals know all about firing their coach. they made a midseason change. alex ovechkin scored his 37th of the year. washington clinched a playoff berth. despite the loss, panthers are also in. their first playoff appearance in 12 years. that's your first look at sports. have a terrific weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> now for another look at the weather here is nbc meteorologist bill karins. everyone wanting to know what that easter egg hunt weather is going to be like. jacket on the kids? >> no, this looks fantastic. maybe a little coat or something but we're watching cold temperatures this morning. this will be the case the next couple of mornings. the mornings will be chilly but when the sun goes to work, a b

washington took advantage of injuries to chicago stars derek rose and luol deng to pull out an 87-84n the road. the wizards' kevin serafin led and john wall chipped in with 16 points. washington's first win in chicago since april of 2008. that is a huge win for our wizards. huge. >> pretty late in the season. >> you know what, every game -- it's got to be -- you see the smiles on their faces. >> that can go a long way in addition to the millions of dollars they're being paid. it is 5:52 now. tom kierein is here with a winning forecast. i think a lot of people would say. >> yes, indeed. if you plan on traveling, if you're flying out heading elsewhere, we're going to miss you. but here is the national travel pattern here throughout the day today. the only flight delay problems may be along the gulf coast, perhaps from new orleans as far north as atlanta. elsewhere around the nation should not have any difficulty. we've got a fairly settled weather pattern. and the flight path for "discovery"'s final flight from cape canaveral along the atlantic seaboard, then coming up the bay, flying

joakim noah blocks paul pierce, and starts the fast break with c-j watson to luol deng for the lay upr deng. bulls win 93-86... now 15- and- 7 without rose this year. hawks visiting the wild in minnesota.... they're three minutes away from their first shutout... but on the power play, cal clutterbuck deflects a shot to tie it at one. after a scoreless overtime... third round of the shootout, and devon setoguchi wins it for the wild. hawks lose 2-1. their regular season finale in detroit tomorrow will determine if they get the fifth or sixth seed in the playoffs. bill murray kicking off the season at wrigley field.... cubs lead the nationals one- nothing in the eighth... but kerry wood walks three straight batters... including the tying run. then two outs and a man on in the ninth... carlos marmol gives up the r-b-i single to ian desmond. cubs lose their opener 2-1... ryan dempster earned a no- decision with ten strike outs in seven- and- two- thirds innings. your live illinois lottery drawing his next here are the winning pick three numbers: 1 0 5 here are the winning pick four number

some nice passing from luol deng to carlos boozer to joakim noah for the dunk... he had 14.p nearing halftime... derrick rose fights through traffic for the lay up... he scored ten points in 27 minutes. the high scorer came off the bench... kyle korver hit four of six three pointers, and scored a team- high 20 points. bulls win 92-87... they can clinch the best record in the n- b-a with a win in the regualr season finale against cleveland tonight. george costanza showing off a new hairdo at wrigley. cubs down one to the cardinals in the fourth, when brian lahair ties it with his fourth home run... the rest of the team only has three homers. but saint louis goes up again and in the sixth david freese add insurance with a two run homer. cubs lose 5-1, but still win the series. meanwhile the white sox captain reached a career milestone. that ties it at two in the ninth. paul konerko is just the 48-th player to hit four- hundred home runs, and second all- time for the sox, behind frank thomas. sox led in 14-th... but hector santiago gives up five straight hits to oakland, includ

good thing for them chris bosh did not play but miami short-handed plan nicely tonight luol deng buckettime third quarter hockey game breaks out wadw knocks richard hamilton off his feet and james peck too little cannot pick up back at miami up 5 at the end of third quarter pulling away in the fourth quarter long three-pointer. the game has gone final. clinching eastern conference not yet. baseball today chicago cubs trying to beat the fish later today bases loaded everybody scores triple chicago cubs grab the lead. down the left-field line extra bases couple of runs takes the lead for-three winning 5-3 sweep in the cubs is serious and south florida this week at the white sox a good thing deep into farm system for gun help did not do very much of anything today against baltimore at the johns big home run today heard the white sox behind in this game down at two runs to the last out of the ninth inning looking at strike three to end the game 16th strikeout by white sox in the game today losing final score 5-3 talking anemic offense after word lately >> not everybody passed all year. ever

luol deng also sat with sore ribs. the bulls back home against washington. fourth when rip hamilton hits a baseline jumper... he had a game- high 22, but the bulls blew an 11- point lead. wizards up late when john wall leads the fast-break, and john singleton finishes... they went on a 13- o run. bulls down three with five seconds left... c-j watson gets a good look, but misses a three to tie it. bulls lose 87-84, and lead the heat by only two- and- a- half games. the white sox built up a three- run lead against the orioles. but in the ninth... hector santiago gives up two home runs, including the tying homer to adam jones... it's santiago's first blown save. and then baltimore adds six runs in the tenth inning... capped off with a grand slam from matt wieters sox lose 10-4... despite a solid start from pitcher phil humber the blackhawks return home tonight with the series tied at a game apiece. the hawks tied it with five seconds left in game two, and then won it in overtime. coach q will keep patrick kane and jonathan toews centering separate lines. but it

washington took advantage of injuries to derek rose and luol deng to get the win. seven serafin led and john wall chipped in 16 points. washington's first win in chicago since april of 2008. all right. >>> today redskins fan can begin making travel plans to watch the burgundy and gold. the 2012 nfl schedule comes out today. the skins already know their opponents outside of the nfc east. here are the other teams -- at home, the redskins will play baltimore, atlanta, carolina, minnesota, and cincinnati. then they'll play super bowl champions in new orleans and pittsburgh as well as tampa bay, st. louis, and cleveland. the first preseason game on the road is against the buffalo bills. the second weekend of august. >> football fans planning it out -- >> got to. it costs a small fortune. plan early. >>> 70 degrees, 5:27. coming up, new information about a controversial picture of pippa middleton. >>> plus, a crime alert in an exclusive neighborhood. the scam a couple of armed robbers are using to find victims. >>> and "discovery" is about 90 minutes away from its final