matt moore takes the mounds against c.j. wilson. at 8:37 p.m., the detroit tigers visit the bronx to play the yankees. justin verlander faces off against cc sebathia. national league series, 2:07 the d-backs and brewers. 5:07, cards and phillies. in t less than 24 hours after that historic red sox collapse, general manager theo epstein held a somber year-ends conference to discuss team failures during the 2011 season. sitting next to manager terry francona, the gm placed blame on the entire organization but refused to scapegoat francona. >> nobody blames what happened in september on tito. that would be terribly irresponsible and would not recognize everything he means to the organization and to all our successes, including at times during 2011. we take full responsibility for what happened, all of us collectively. it was a failure. i'm the general manager, so i take more responsibility than anybody. by i don't think we believe -- i don't know we don't believe in skait scapegoats. in particular, no one blames tito for what happened

also, matt moore, the rays' rookie will get the start against the rangers. >>> and kerry collins didot participate in practice on thursday for the colts. heeds recovering from concussion-like symptoms. >>> and that is all for your updates. i'm don bell. and for the latest sports news, tune in to espn news. >> all right. >>> some new research this morning from the twittersphere. scientists at cornell university have used twitter as a global mood ring, let's say, to monitor the world's feelings. and there's amaying similarities in the 500 million tweets. >> most people generally wake up in a good mood. but it goes downhill from there. and not surprisingly, their outlook improves once friday afternoon rolled around. it is friday, is it not, rob? >> it's friday. we made it. >> we're in a good mood. >>> coming up next, "the pulse." some celebrity photos you've got to see, including a certain v.i.p. spotted at where? target. [ female announcer ] find yourself sometimes cleaning up after your dishcloth? bounty extra soft can help. it's super durable, and in this lab test bounty extra soft l