two n.b.a. teams-- rockets and golden state warriors cut him-- the income nicks scooped him up but sent him down to the d-league and because of injuries he was called back to the team and in one week this unknown asian american with a degree in economics from harvard has put up le bron james like numbers. >> he came out of virtually nowhere. >> stephen: yes, he came out of nowhere which is my nickname for harvard. (laughter) folks, you know things are rough when a harvard economics grad has an easier time getting a job as an n.b.a. point guard than a wall street bond trader. (laughter) folks, i'm not some fair-weather fan. i've been behind my boy lin since day one of some time last week. (laughter) folks, there is a name for what we're feeling. >> lin-sanity continues. >> it's become lin-sanity new york. >> new york basketball fans have a ranging raging case of lin-sanity. >> stephen: yes, i've had a raging case of lin-sanity. i have been declared legally lin-sane. my symptoms? lin somnia. rest

the nets haven't been very successful in the n.b.a. last couple of years do you expect the same success to come to the nets with praha fast to chelsea and regret much i think mr program of has in store great level of confidence in our franchise and over the last couple of years we have been rebuilding getting ready for a big move to brooklyn and i think we've set ourselves up to be quite successful this offseason as we're very we have a lot of flexibility when you think of draft picks the salary cap we've got a lot of space. and we've got short term contracts so we're going to be in a position to truly entertain lots of different possibilities so i'm very confident that we will bring a great product to brooklyn next year of course americans are not so conservative as the brits but are. all of the tea the fans happy about the new russian owner yes absolutely no conservative moral i mean none who are none whatsoever i mean i think the. braced michael from the time he purchased the team obviously he attended quite a few games last year th

(laughter) the n.b.a. logo down there. the actual n.b.a. logo licensing fee is very expensive so... (laughter) we went with the generic down here. i think it gets the idea of a logo across even better than the actual logo. the point is, i love the game. the slam dunking, the layouts,

but it wasn't enough for the n.b.a. he was let go by two n.b.a. teams.oe lacob owns one of them, the golden state warriors. >> well, right now, it doesn't feel too good. >> reporter: lacob is not alone. scouting is clearly not a pure science. take the knicks. they plunked down nearly $50 million for their three highest paid players and won only eight of their first 22 games. it took someone they're paying $766,000 to turn their season around. >> i don't know, again, that there's a cautionary tale for n.b.a. g.m.s. or owners, but he made it, and we're going to have to always be on the lookout for maybe there's another one. >> reporter: lin's appeal is not limited to the new york. his parents are from taiwan and he is a sensation in asia. in fact, scott, right now, the number one searched term on china's number one internet search engine is "jeremy lin." >> pelley: jim, thanks very much. now, harvard is not exactly known for its basketball program. only four alumni, including lin, have made it to the n.b.a. twice that number of harvard grads have become pr

he has gained worldwide attention for his sensational rise in the n.b.a. tomas ramon has the story. >> jeremy lin rise in the n.b.a. has led to terms like lin-sanity. he nine turnovers in the game. espn read the headline was called chin k in the new orleans. they say they are conducting a complete review of the ed for yal procedures and determining appropriate disciplinary action to ensure this does not happen again. we regret and apologize for the mistake. >> apology is clearly not enough. they put on line, they apologizing for what they describe as the use of an inappropriate word. the word isn't really inappropriate. it's a racist word. >> it has sparked resentment and outcry from the asian-american community. >> chinese-americans through the asian-american community that they have to finally learn a lesson and it will never, ever happen again. the apologies when you continue to do this time and time again. >> they say the espn owes it to the asian-american community to outreach and make sure that employees that asians are large part of the american exp

over three other players made the n.b.a. of harvard, where lin majored in economics and graduated with a 3.1 g.p.a. every n.b.a. team passed on the chance to draft him. two teams cut him in december. out of desperation, the floundering knicks turned to lin last saturday. he led them to four straight wins, even outshining the laker's kobe bryant last night. >> what he's doing is amazing. i don't know. i don't know what to tell you. >> reporter: the chinese language newspapers are ablaze with stories of jeremy lin, too. this one says, "38 points, up against the best," with a picture of lin guarding kobe bryant. at a basketball clinic in new york's chinatown today, fifth graders learned the fundamentals with visions of a new role model named lin. >> i started to like him because he is an asian american and he is also good. 13-year-old ada luo learned of lin when they watched him on tv. they cheered and applauded. >> it shows me the asian americans and the regular americans are the same. >> reporter: eddie shiomi runs the clinic

in n.b.a.es interest in the game nationwide, worldwide even. >> greta: i think most people agree harvard is not known to be a basketball factory to use your term. that is his a what matte alma m. >> he got to harvard -- he went to high school in palo alto and wasn't recruited by any of the west coast powers. goes to harvard, the strength coach there said he was one of the weakest player if not the weakest player over the come to harvard. he ended up having a great career there, but still not drafted. when the warriors got him a lot of people felt there was a publicity stunt designed to sell tickets. heavy asian-american market there. so really, it's the ultimate cinderella story. >> greta: lee, thank you. >> thanks, greta. appreciate it. >> greta: coming up, more of governor romney's toughest battles, fending off attacks on the massachusetts healthcare law. but is it working in massachusetts? we travel there to take a look at it. plus, we look deep in who is paying for it. driver racks up $20,0

now over on the n.b.a. hardware at the denver nuggets of one for just the second time this month after holding off a late rally by the indiana pacers one hundred thirteen one hundred nine the final score tie lawson's game high twenty seven points were k. as denver ended their five game losing streak well danny granger was the man setting the tone for the paces scoring a team high twenty six points while the nuggets lost and showed off his marksmanship to hitting two out of three attempts from long range so neither team led by more than six until denver jumped out to a ten point lead in the fourth quarter indiana's george help in cup deficit to four late in the getting out an awful live reporting twenty three points of resigning including a three pointer which might discover one hundred eleven one hundred five to denver one hundred thirteen one hundred nine the final score surprises me is twenty straight the first time this. things are. now in golf tiger woods is perfectly poised going into the final round o

on the n.b.a. hardwood oklahoma city have completed a season whitewash against golden state after a comfortable one hundred ten eighty seven when but it was a bittersweet night for the thunder a star point guard russell westbrook suffered a sprained ankle the warriors david lee charged right into battle leading the way with twenty two three points resilient forward cleaning up his own mess and helping golden state sixteen two run in the first quarter then change in the second as he found the rally to score ten straight including this steel and breakaway slam by westbrook westbrook would then hobble off the colts in the third. but kevin durant helped seal the one hundred ten eighty seven when twenty three points and ten rebounds but your rant is enjoy enjoy career best play. as for single season in shooting percentage rebounds and a six. while arguably the biggest fairytale story in n.b.a. history continues basketball fans in taiwan hate sharing their new hero overnight star jeremy lin has been use

i don't watch the knab n.b.a.uan: i was going to say mugsy boggs. >> greg: that is the exception. >> juan: i am impressed how many short people can do it. we love basketball. >> brian: this has every element of sports this goes beyond the sports world. underdog thing. he had to mail out tapes in high school -- >> greg: i did the same thing. it wasn't for basketball. >> brian: fantastic. >> greg: pretend like you never got one. >> kimberly: good for n.b.a. and the knicks. great story. good for kids out there on the bench. you will get a chance to get in. when you do, it's your moment. >> greg: good for media hype. >> kimberly: whatever. ticket sales are 27% for the knicks and number one team, forgetting the jerseys, they're in. >> brian: tim tebow and jeremy lin has done more for christianity than -- >> juan: wait, wait, wait. i'm not arguing with you. i don't think dolan was doing much anyway. >> andrea:/agree. >> juan: i think it's great for christianity and i hope more young men -- this is where i disagree with

worked for the nets a couple of times i work for the detroit pistons so i had exposure with another n.b.a. franchise and as you said i did have a seven year stint at nascar where we really grew the sport of racing beyond its core in the south we made it into a national phenomenon and along the way we rebranded it with nextel so it was a terrific run wasn't more fun time to manage nascar for our thirty year old white easter. was a move i mean well you know i was never a fan per se of nascar because it in grew up on it what i was a fan of is the business behind nascar it's an incredible business and one that was thriving at the time that i was there and there's many many similarities between what i was doing at nascar trying to grow the fan base. with respect to what i'm doing here with the nets as we get ready for a move to brooklyn so there are many similarities and i draw against my nascar experience quite often well in two thousand and five after six or even seven successful years in nascar he came back to this why why did you leave this great family business that you liked so much and

well across the atlantic n.b.a. sensation jeremy lin is unruffled ahead of his meeting with twice season's most valuable player le bron james the new york knicks travelled to the mediating miami heat tonight on the floor the club is on a seven game winning streak but lin is happy to have to make comment on things that were going jury and the n.b.a.'s first american of taiwanese descent when to go against king james. obviously bron is a great player and a great great defender so you know you just got to be aggressive continued not change anything on my and they're really good defensive team in our you need melo to be you know a playmaker in the end and the score. now it's switched to ice hockey where it says go must go have grabbed the last spot in the playoffs despite sucking you you should just hours before losing one illicitly rivals the number well you strain of yet to say it was swifty promoted to take over the top excited to make instant impact on a popped up through the winter and fall prey to the final period

to the hardwood now where kobe bryant and kevin durant were the cream of the n.b.a. crop as that pair helped the western conference stars beat their rivals in the all star game earning the games to end the onus while bryant became the top scorer in the event's history the clippers. story and the dynamic duo of chris and les griffin once again put on a show for the fans in florida meanwhile asked michael jordan to become the top scorer ever in an all star events finished with twenty seven points while duran got to six hundred fifty two to one hundred thirty nine the final score there with the western conference team preparing for the second straight year by drunks at the local to get the chance to shine brightest on such a huge stage. is exciting thrilling to be named or store but to step it up and become a v.p. this is always something to dream about. come from work come from i don't think i'll be here so. it's just been a blessing to me i'm excited. to get back to the city as well. in tennis australia has overcome a broken toe to claim his fourth career title he bea

to the harwood now where kobe bryant and kevin durant were the cream of the n.b.a. crop as the pair helped their western conference stars beat their eastern rivals in the all star game earning the games and while bryant became the top scorer in the event's history the clippers are they see a cinderella story and the dynamic duo of chris paul and blake griffin once again put on a show for the fans before bryant meanwhile asked michael jordan to the convict top scorer in an all star events kobe finished with twenty seven point. two six hundred fifty two to one hundred forty nine the final score there with the western conference team preparing for the second straight year. but never thought to get the chance to shine brightest of such a huge stage. is exciting thrilling to be mean or store but to step it up and become if you please there's always some to. come from work come from i don't think i would be here so ok thank you just been a blessing to me i'm excited. to get back to oklahoma city as well. in winter sports start serb orders have celebrated a double triumph

and we've time to end with a bit of action from the n.b.a. where the miami heat have set a new record after beating the indiana pacers one hundred five points to nineteen the win means they hate have become the first n.b.a. team in thirty three years to win three away games in three days when armies playmaker lebron james netted twenty three points while norris cole scored twenty saying the pace is david west that his teams are sixteen points but it wasn't enough indiana something to their full strength to think. and that's all the sports . culture is that so much i can tell you the other. words to take your pick. of the melvin britain and argentina against sparring over the legal status and future of these islands is this disputed. well. science technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got the huge earth covered.

while across the atlantic n.b.a. sensation jeremy lin is unafraid ahead of his meeting with twice season's most valuable player le bron james the new york knicks travel to the league leading miami heat on thursday the florida club sits on a seven game winning streak but even is happy to have seen teammates camilo on to the return from a groin injury and the n.b.a.'s first american of taiwanese descent is raring to go against king james. obviously brian is a great player and a great great defender so you know he's going to be aggressive going to not change anything our mind they're a good defensive team and we're going to need melo to be you know a playmaker and score. that switch to ice hockey now or all sixteen playoff spots in the k h l have now been claimed dinamo moscow beat fierce local rivals one nil here in the capital while the game was largely a page affair with the first two periods remaining goalless but dunno what popped up with the wind up for face to the final period just after a small crowded pop home

on the cross the atlantic n.b.a. sensation jeremy lin is on the rough hold ahead of his meeting with twice season's most valuable player le bron james the new york knicks travelled to the leading miami heat on thursday the florida club is on a seven game winning streak but lin is happy to have teammate calm alonso return from going injury and the n.b.a.'s first american of taiwanese descent is raring to go against king james. brown is a great player and a great great defender so you know he's going to be aggressive into not changing. how they're a good defensive team in we're going to need to be you know a playmaker and score. man it switched to i thought you were tesco moscow have grabbed the last spot in the k h l playoffs despite second coach just hours before losing one nil the city rivals the number well he's trying to get us to say it was swifty promoted to take over the army top the fail to make an instant impact the moment caught up with the winner halfway through the final period a slippery slope to the park

and living on to the n.b.a. where the miami heat of set a new record after beating the indiana pacers one hundred five points to ninety the win me is that he would have become the first n.b.a. team in thirty three years three games on the road in three days miami's playmaker le bron james netted twenty three points while norris cole scored twenty paces david west led his team with sixteen points but it wasn't enough indiana slumping to their fourth straight defeat. back in russia such as preparations for the winter games in twenty four teams seem to be well on track the city hosted a couple of major test events over the weekend and olympic inspectors on courteney says there are no burning issues at the black sea resort i do dishes on a peak with two years to go before the olympics we are confident the games will go smoothly but to make it happen we need to create all the necessary conditions i'm not saying there are any issues but preparing for the olympics is always difficult no matter where they take place tra

now the n.b.a.'s new a sensation jeremy lin and his new york knicks side have returned to winning ways after beating defending champions dallas one hundred four ninety seven new york of one eight out of the last nine with a harvard graduate playing in a big part of that run in the twenty three year old whose father moved to the usa from taiwan has emerged as a huge global star. i love my family i love my relatives one special request i have is for the media back in taiwan to kind of give them their space because they can't even you know go to work without being bombarded in people following them and so i just want people to respect the privacy of my relatives in taiwan and i think that you know hopefully this will give back to everybody because they need to live their lives well. meanwhile the oklahoma city thunder have beaten the denver nuggets in overtime thanks to a career best score from kevin durant's and huge contributions from russell westbrook and barca are an awful a i was top scorer for the

i don't think there is another american asian playing in the n.b.a.you love sports and love basketball, the story is, wow, he has revived the knicks. he is exciting. >> juan, i think i have to wrap this segment. you and i agreed everything we talked about today. i appreciate you coming on. >> take care. >> two faith leaders who disagree w about the president's contraception accommodation. we'll be in the studios to debate it. driving source behind the santorum surge has been discovered. we'll tell you what group of reporters is responsible for rick santorum [ kyle ] my b. [ roger ] tell me you have go insurance. yup, i've got... [ dennis ] ...allstate. really? i was afraid you'd have some cut-rate policy. [ kyle ] nope, i've got... [ dennis ] ...the allstate value plan. it's their most affordable car insurance -- and you still get an allstate agent. i too have... [ dennis ] ...allstate. [ roger ] same agent and everything. [ kyle ] it's like we're connected. no we're not. yeah, we are. no...we're not. ♪ the allstate value plan. dollar for dollar, nobo

i don't think there is another american asian playing in the n.b.a.f you love sports and love basketball, the story is, wow, he has revived the knicks. he is exciting. >> juan, i think i have to wrap this segment. you and i agreed everything we talked about today. i appreciate you coming on. >> take care. >> two faith leaders who disagree w about the president's contraception accommodation. we'll be in the studios to debate it. driving source behind the santorum surge has been discovered. we'll tell you what group of reporters is responsible for rick santorum's rise to the top of the g.o.p. field. capital one's new cash rewards card gives you a 50% annual bonus! so you earn 50% more cash. according to research, everybody likes more cash. well, almost everybody... ♪ would you like 50% more cash? no! but it's more money. [ male announcer ] the new capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. what's in your wallet? woah! [ giggles ] >>> white house is hoping to silence the critics over the contraception mandate by calling fo

he is the n.b.a.'s first taiwan player. he a true player, tight with his family and religious.espite the story, david brooks of "new york times" paints his dim picture of the sport he loves. jeremy lin is living this creative contradiction, much of the ang are when religion mixes with sport and politics wants to come when people deny the contradiction and there is only one set of qualities and everything is easy --

all over this week so the bottle of two of the n.b.a. western conference is leading lights miami winning that particular contest philadelphia a close old country this right thruout the first. break. even closer in the third quarter with the school. points of pace significant breakthrough coming in the final. storing the seventy six by sixty. twenty six respectively in one thousand nine hundred seventy nine victory meaning the heat of smush game. after more than three years so texas rangers outfielder josh hamilton has admitted that baseball star miss both the two thousand and four and five seasons because of drug and alcohol abuse the thirty year old stating this week he had quote three or four drinks after moment. it was wrong. you know i needed to be in a different police. to be response more the moment. i was no response from. those actions and. heard a lot of people are very close to. the altar shortening on a spanish winning the volvo ocean race for the first time telefonica blitzing their way to the third stage on saturday becoming

years high school and college and and even the process prepare for games like this meanwhile in the n.b.a. members grizzlies are registered their first win at atlanta for seven years the visitors had a ten point cushion at the break needing a fifty three forty three degrees lay's then applied more pressure which led to a twenty four point advantage by the end of the third quarter rudy gay scored twenty one points on the night including this reverse dunk midway through the period the final quarter was merely a formality atlanta had no answer to the grizzlies ninety six seventy seven the final score their. car maintained their one hundred percent record in the euro lead with a convincing victory over gala tasa right this was their thirteenth successive win the damage was done in the first and third quarters is the muscovites one of them both by seven points the turks couldn't handle a powerful test car line up and christie is finished with a game high twenty points the likes of jamal gordon and andrei kirilenko were also unstoppable on the night bruising the only men to an eighty five seven