in the nba, but it wasn't meant to be.stead there was a tragic turn of events and now 25 years later benji wilson has never been forgotten. let's get back to his story. >> reporter: ben wilson had it all, sizzling basketball skills and an electric personality, but on november 20th, 1984, it was a gray cold fall day a on the like this one and on vinsenz avenue right in front of simeon high school the day was about to get even darker. >> the old guys, they've served their times and lived their lives, when the sun is eclipsed or the sun is rising it's so different. ben's sun was rising moving towards midday and then it became midnight at midday. >> reporter: at 12:37 on november 20th ben wilson was walking with his girl friend and mother of his 10-week-old son brandon. they were a block from the school. he liked to gather at a small store around lunchtime but benji bumped into two freshmen from calumet high school on the sidewalk. they pulled out a .22 caliber handgun and shot him twice, one bullet piercing his aorta and the

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you may recall he was suspended by the nba. he then pleaded guilty to one felony count of violating washington, d.c.'s, strict gun law. he'll be formally sentenced on friday. the wizards have struggled without arenas but made it interesting with bobcats. under ten seconds to play. down three. al thornton stop and popped from beyond the arc and the game was tied. the extra frame was all bobcats. everybody beats the wiz. they lost their 12th straight, 95-86. >>> this time he settled for 36. final minutes, knicks up four. they pulled the nuggets to within one. a jumper in the lane. the knicks won it 109-104. >>> big changes yesterday regarding nfl's overtime policy in the play-offs. beginning next season if they win the coin toss and kid a field goal get as chance to score. they made the change after 15-year study shows that the team that won the coin toss won the game 60% of the time. >>> finally, what a goal, what a time. argentina. the goalie with the free kick from some 70 yards away fired a rocket for the equalizer. another l

after this crimina case became public, arenas was suspended by the nba. all images of the wizards' franchise player removed from the verizon center. >> arenas coming up court. >> reporter: arenas was making about $147,000 a game. with the suspension he forfeits more than $7 million of his salary. for his part, javaris crittenton pled guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge and received one year unsupervised probation. but the prosecutor claimed arenas was not worthy of probation because he attempted to cover up the crime. and because he did not appear to be truly sorry for what he did. but the judge didn't buy into that. again, the sentence for gilbert arenas, 30 days in a halfway house, 18 months supervised -- suspended sentence, two years supervised probation, 400 hours of community service, no basketball camp a $5,000 donation to the victims assistance fund. the prosecutor wanted arenas to spend three months in jail, but that was not to be. jim, back to you. >> thank you, pat. >>> and the wizards just released a statement about arenas. let's get more on tha

it's former nba all-star and washington bullet, jeff rulend coaching in relative obscure ty. >> i signedith an agent in college and lost my last year of eligibility. i have battled back nba all-star, woke up at the age of 28 and couldn't play any more because of an injury. went back to school, got my degree, got into coaching, was successful at my alma mater. had shenanigans going on with the president. fired my staff, ex-wife, mother of my children, passed away last year from leukemia. you got to strap yourself up and move forward. >> reporter: moving forward has not been easy for the firebirds last year. they played many games with five players including three walk ones. sam shahaday is on a soccer scholarship and now plays 40 minutes a game in basketball. having limited bodies has not been easy. >> we don't get time to actually play five on five and get to see the tempo of the game. it's not the same as you know when we go out there and we're playing against other teams and we don't have back ups and i went from not playing at all to playing like 40 minutes the whole 40 minutes. >> pr

in the nba, but it wasn't meant to be. instead there was a tragic turn of events and now 25 years later benji wilson has never been forgotten. let's get back to his story. >> reporter: ben wilson had it all, sizzling basketball skills and an electric personality, but on november 20th, 1984, it was a gray cold fall day a on the like this one and on vinsenz avenue right in front of simeon high school the day was about to get even darker. >> the old guys, they've served their times and lived their lives, when the sun is eclipsed or the sun is rising it's so different. ben's sun was rising moving towards midday and then it became midnight at midday. >> reporter: at 12:37 on november 20th ben wilson was walking with his girl friend and mother of his 10-week-old son brandon. they were a block from the school. he liked to gather at a small store around lunchtime but benji bumped into two freshmen from calumet high school on the sidewalk. they pulled out a .22 caliber handgun and shot him twice, one bullet piercing his aorta and t

in the nba, but it wasn't meant to be.stead there was a tragic turn of events and now 25 years later benji wilson has never been forgotten. let's get back to his story. >> reporter: ben wilson had it all, sizzling basketball skills and an electric personality, but on november 20th, 1984, it was a gray cold fall day a on the like this one and on vinsenz avenue right in front of simeon high school the day was about to get even darker. >> the old guys, they've served their times and lived their lives, when the sun is eclipsed or the sun is rising it's so different. ben's sun was rising moving towards midday and then it became midnight at midday. >> reporter: at 12:37 on november 20th ben wilson was walking with his girl friend and mother of his 10-week-old son brandon. they were a block from the school. he liked to gather at a small store around lunchtime but benji bumped into two freshmen from calumet high school on the sidewalk. they pulled out a .22 caliber handgun and shot him twice, one bullet piercing his aorta and the

after the criminal case became public, arenas was suspended by the nba. all images of the wizards franchise player removed from the verizon center. >> arenas come up court. >> reporter: he was making about $147,000 a game. with the suspension he forfeits more than $7 million of his salary. for his part, javaris crittenton pled guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge and received one year unsupervised probation. but the prosecutor claimed arenas was not worthy of probation because he attempted to cover up the crime. and because he did not appear to be fully sorry for what he did. but the judge didn't buy that argument. again, the sentence for gilbert arenas, 30 days in a halfway house, 18 months suspended, two years probation, 400 hours of community service, no basketball camp, and a $5,000 fine to go to the victims assistance fund. wendy, back to you. >> pat collins. thanks, pat. >>> dan hellie now with more on how the wizards are reacting to the news of today's sentencing. dan? >> as far as what this means for gilbert, the basketball player, that remains to b

the second best in the nba in that category.creen, drives around foye, and up and in. 34-year-old anthony carler in his 4th year here after minnesota and san antonio and then miami. was not drafted out of hawaii. blatche against nene. for miller, he will think about it. and the pass is picked off. >> phil: this was picked all the way. >> steve: miller nice pass, nene stopping from behind. he will go to the line for 2. randy foye charged with his first personal. just to set the record >>> from denver, comcast sportsnet coverage of wizards' basketball brought to you by toyota. where quality, dependable, and good miles per gallon come stan guard. visit buytoyota.com for more information. >>> sony pictures, the bounty hunter starring jennifer aniston. in theater march 18th -- 19th. the morgan franklin pivotal play, franklin what a quarter, phil. >> phil: 9 points but more importantly the defense forcing carmelo to change his shot, and then carmelo getting the shot blocked by javale mcgee. 41% shooting in the 1st quarter, good job de

in the nba, but it wasn't meant to be. instead there was a tragic turn of events and now 25 years later benji wilson has never been forgotten. let's get back to his story. >> reporter: ben wilson had it all, sizzling basketball skills and an electric personality, but on november 20th, 1984, it was a gray cold fall day a on the like this one and on vinsenz avenue right in front of simeon high school the day was about to get even darker. >> the old guys, they've served their times and lived their lives, when the sun is eclipsed or the sun is rising it's so different. ben's sun was rising moving towards midday and then it became midnight at midday. >> reporter: at 12:37 on november 20th ben wilson was walking with his girl friend and mother of his 10-week-old son brandon. they were a block from the school. he liked to gather at a small store around lunchtime but benji bumped into two freshmen from calumet high school on the sidewalk. they pulled out a .22 caliber handgun and shot him twice, one bullet piercing his aorta and t

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. >> nba stargell better arenas will not be going to jail. a judge sentenced him to two years of supervised probation and 30 days in a halfway house. arenas, also sentenced to 400 hours of community service in january, he pleaded guilty to charges he brought four guns into a locker room with a dispute during a teammate. areep yas was facing up to five years in jail. >>> check out this video of a train derailment. now a cleanup under way. the virginian pilot newspaper reports that the train went off the tracks on a tressel. it happened yesterday morning and spent the rest of the day hanging over the waters of the intracoastal waterway. the disruption spilled about 1,700 gallons of diesel fuel. >>> a humpback whale has been spotted off the coast of miami beach. it's believed to be edntangled n fishing line. there is not a good prognosis unless something is done and fast. a team is on stand by in case the whale is spotted. >>> how is it looking, reynolds? >> a pretty interesting forecast. last week, the official beginning of spring and yet winte

the caps victorious 4-3, in the shoot-out. >>> to the nba, magic and hawks. dwight howard and the magic have won 11 of their last 12. orlando's made 43% of their triples in the last five games. vince carter making that stat meaningful. he had 16 points. we're tied at 84-84. joe johnson on the drive. no. john smith, yes. it's not a buzzer-beater. it's a follow finish. smith gets it in. rashard lewis didn't block out. hawks clinch their third-straight playoff berth, winning 86-84. >>> that's your espn use update. i'm steve weissman. have a great day. back to you in new york. >>> some passengers aboard a plane to the caribbean got a uniqueiew of an erupting volcano last month. bun passenger snapped this shot of the massive plume of smoke and ash. the exmroegs shot the cloud into the air. >> i guess they thought there was some nuclear bomb going off. well. >>> a bizarre chase yesterday through the streets of southern california. >> yeah. this is strange. about a dozen wild horses broke free from their corral. they galloped across parking lots and intersections fo

in the nba, but it wasn't meant to be. tragic turn of events and now 25 years later benji wilson has never been forgotten. let's get back to his story. >> reporter: ben wilson had it all, sizzling basketball skills and an electric personality, but on november 20th, 1984, it was a gray cold fall day a on the like this one and on vinsenz avenue right in front of simeon high school the day was about to get even darker. >> the old guys, they've served their times and lived their lives, when the sun is eclipsed or the sun is rising it's so different. ben's sun was rising moving towards midday and then it became midnight at midday. >> reporter: at 12:37 on november 20th ben wilson was walking with his girl friend and mother of his 10-week-old son brandon. they were a block from the school. he liked to gather at a small store around lunchtime but benji bumped into two freshmen from calumet high school on the sidewalk. they pulled out a .22 caliber handgun and shot him twice, one bullet piercing his aorta and the other tearing a h

. >> gilbert arenas is suspended indefinitely from the nba. some people would like to see him on an nba court sometime in the near future. that's the latest here reporting live from the verizon center, john trippen, back to you. >> you'll remember the other man at the other end pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor gun possession charge. as part of a plea deal, prosecutors agreed to drop a second misdemeanor charge for him. he was sentenced to one year unsupervised probation and fined. he has agreed to begin a mentoring program with children and work with the nba for relief for haiti earthquake victims. we'll have more live team coverage on news 4 at 5:00. >> we are drying out after some really wet weather this morning. and the mercury has taken a dip. >> it is chilly out there. veronica johnson is in the storm center. and she has more on what we can expect from the forecast. veronica? >> we went from temperatures yesterday feeling a'ing a lot li like may. going back to the wrong season, right? here is what brought in the weather system that has b

javale mcgee, this month, is first in the nba with 17 dunks.ht. also, in the top five in blocks. if you look he averages a little over 5 blocks per game. >> steve: singleton kicks one out and that will be a turnover. any idea who the opponents high total is against the wizards team in dunks? take a wild guess. the jumper is a little short. 8:20 to go, 3rd quarter. we'll be with you tomorrow night against the magic. foye will try again. a loose ball foul on detroit. it's on bynum, his third personal, second on the team. there's john kuester, who has spent over 14 years as a coach in the nba assisting in boston, philly, and cleveland. in philly he helped them. thornton drives on a short jumper, good. that was his last team. he also played with kansas city and denver. a lot of people don't realize that's where you wound up after your career with the bullets. here's thornton inside, gets muscled by prince, no call. it's picked up and kept alive. >> phil: i can't believe there was no call. >> steve: alley-oop, and he scored. >> phil: why was there n

so many losses last year, seniors or early entries to the nba.you take a look at the 32 of 50 main start ners the league, 32 of those are underclassmen, freshmen and sophomores. >> don: if you're talking about the pac-10 conference this year being down, it's not going to be down next year. look at arizona state, they picked him to finish 7 to 10 in the conference. they didn't know how much better that ty abbott was going to get or botang. lot of these young guys have seasons under their belt. >> steve: oregon is the only team that does not have a signed recruit. of the nine schools that i was looking -- most every school has at least one player that's graded 90 or better as a recruit coming in next year. >> don: cal has five guys coming in. they got to replace a lot

will the hoyas' big man say hello to the nba? a status report on greg monroe when we come back.  >>> back on. there is one silver lining in georgetown's disappointing loss to ohio in the first round ever the ncaa tournament. the hoyas had no seniors on this year's squad. of course that doesn't guarantee that everyone will be back. of course i'm speaking about greg monroe. was this monroe's final game as a hoya? thursday's first round loss to the bobcats. the sophomore had 19 points and 13 boards. for the season he averaged 16- 10. arguably the best passing big man in college game, a lottery pick this year coming up next year to be sure. but will he stay or will he go? something he addressed immediately following the tough loss. >> i'm not looking to the future right now. i'm just worried about, you know, getting back -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: your thoughts on maybe the last game with greg monroe if he decides to go pro? >> i want him to stay the next few years in his college career. i know it's a tough decisi

landry has made himself into an nba prospect.d. >> marques: took a gamble on that fourth foul. stay in the game. pick up that fourth, get him out of there, sitting down. give stanford a lot of time. trying to establish position down low. >> steve: senior jerren shipp back in the game. boateng bowls over his man and is that a blocking foul? that would have been the fourth. that will be called against eric. >> marques: that is a blocking foul. zimmermann underneath but nice job, boateng. faceup moved. put the pressure on the defense to have to stop. he's got to be careful. >> steve: kuksiks trying to chase it down. green has it and lays it up and in! >> marques: another turnover. another miscommunication by arizona state. herb sendek express's -- as expressive as he'll get in this situation but i get the sense he does not like the way his team is performing out here. that's the understatement of the year. >> steve: down low, glass. almost turned it over. they swing it. ty abbott trying. man has he been cold. green got bumped by ric

don't know if he can or not, i think tajuan porter can make money playing somewhere, maybe not in the nbaective about the great teams you were on, what you accomplished not only as a team but individually. porter, for a guy his size, you can't say it enough how much they have accomplished in a big-time conference at the size that they are. i mean, at 5'6," your the conference all-time leading three-point shooter. pretty impressive stuff. >> steve: ernie spread the floor and basically let his 5'6" guy take his man. >> don: that's my point. you would think it would be easy to take him out of the game with his size. guard him and blanket him and he's repeatedly gotten loose and changed the cop mrmplexion time time again. >> steve: knezevic. he's got to semifinal with ucla tomorrow. but a lot of those cal seniors, they know the experience. just like rebecca was talking about earlier with her visit with jerome randle and his feelings he had about the california campus and the excitement really stirred up fans. garrett smith with a three and he knocks it down. >> don: you hope -- there's a pret

he said he discovered the blackberry once belonged to the former gm of the nba utah jazz and co-owner of major league soccer's salt lake. >> i could go to espn. i could go to a lot of people. that's not who i am. my parents taught me to be honest and that's what i am going to do. >> good for him. he could have written the numbers down at home. >> although, he was tempted to call some of the people. he says, he felt the best thing to do was return the blackberry to its previous owner. you knew it had to be a general manager if it had david stern's number on it. >> i would have been calling somebody. >> patrick, they need your help. >>> it is 6:26. local paramedics made a mid stake, declaring a man dead that was very much alive. >>> the cherry blossom fess kifl kicks off today. how to avoid traffic problems. >>> very, very bad dog. wait until you see how much damage this guy did to a police cruiser. >>> an uncertain future. gilbert arenas will not do any jail time. that doesn't mean he will be heading back to the hardwood at the verizon center. where he stands. >>> hard to believe we we

. >>> nba star gilbert arenas could be sentenced to five years behind bars today. he pleaded guilty to illegally bringing four guns into the washington wizards' locker room during a dispute with a teammate. he's been suspended from basketball. in a plea deal, prosecutors agreed to ask for a sentence of no more than six months. but the judge says he may decide to give arein as the maximum sentence of five years in prison. >>> this year's ncaa men's basketball tournament tournamen filled with upsets, as you know, but education secretary arnie duncan may have the ultimate bracket buster here. duncan wants college teams to get serious about the graduation rates. so he's proposed a new policy for the ncaa and if enacted it would keep teams from post-season play if they don't graduate at least 40% of their players. if duncan's plan were in place, mind you, for this year's mens tournament. 12 teams wouldn't have been eligible to play including top seeded kentucky. we know you've got something to say about this. we want you to say it to us. should college teams be required

. >>> wild game in the nba tonight. a classic atlanta. orlando down 3. vince carter launches a 3 pointer to tie the game 84 all. now the hawks get a chance to take the lead. josh smith flies in and slams it down. he beat the buzzer to win the game and atlanta clenches the game. on the replay, smith had to get it in before the light indicator goes off. game over, he got it. this one was a thriller. >>> more basketball for you and with body paint and cheerleaders, it's college hoops. virginia tech plays in the malcolm delaney. top score showing off his shot for the hokies. tech had a 12 point lead but rhode island would rally. they would take the lead on a clear route for la month ole mer. got hurt on the play. tech is out. rhode island goes to the mst. two of the best, alexander ovechkin play to an overtime tie. decided in the shoot out. will ballet goalie and that's the game winner. caps have won all three meetings with the penguins this season. continue tomorrow night right here. >>> and we'll be right here watching. watching. thank you, ,, qqr >>> it w

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he is the richest man in russia, and on the verge of buying the worst team in the nba.on't be like any other owner of a big- time american sports franchise. he's an adrenaline junky. he has a few unusual toys. and he owes some of his fame and fortune to a bevy of party girls. >> frankly speaking, i like women. >> cooper: mike rutzen is one of just a few people in the world who would do this with a great white shark. that's just for starters. blood in the water and great whites swirling around, he gets in with them-- no cage, no protection. how does he survive it and what could possibly be his motivation? how do you feel? >> i feel good. >> cooper: we went in the water with him to find out. >> i'm steve kroft. >> i'm lesley stahl. >> i'm bob simon. >> i'm morley safer. >> i'm anderson cooper. >> i'm scott pelley. those stories and andy rooney tonight on "60 minutes." this season, there are more reasons than ever... not to let your immune system become a statistic. support your immune system with patented ester-c. ester-c provides up to 24 hours of immune support. ester-c

. >>> meanwhile, in the nba, it's carmelo and the nuggets takes on kobe and the lakers. picking up third quarter. nuggets up, three, carmelo going baseline. misses. try, try again. nuggets up five. to the fourth, and lamar odom, kobe just 3 of 17 shooting. but that one, he also had 12 assists. o minutes to go. nuggets down four. keep an eye on melo. melo fouled out. lakers win it 95-89. that's your espn news update. i'm steve weissman, back to you in new york. >>> in australia, thousands of people have been captured on camera baring it all for the sake of art. >> and we mean it all. about 52 baring souls of all shapes and sizes and ages stripped down to nothing on the steps of the sidney opera house. they spent about an hour getting into position. >> it was fantastic. there were so many people here, when they said, you can take your clothes off, everybody stoot up and said, airport. >> it was organized by american artist spencer tunic who is known for nude pictures in public places. we couldn't zoom in on anything too tight there. >> that's right. >>> up next, the storie

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kevin johnson will play in the nba sunday. >> having back-to-back conference wins with three regular-season and a rope helps when you are in the conference tournament. it will bode well for the program and continue to build. we are really excited about that and says a lot about the work they have put in. >> orioles and blue jays got together today. that was the most interesting note from today's game. that and celebrating st. patrick's day. not getting much help from the defenders. that looks like spring training. the birds fall today, four-one for the final perio. occasionally they can -- competitive fires go out. pitching for his new team, the mariners let one fail. lee has been suspended for the first five games of the regular season. he will likely appeal. the maryland lacrosse team enjoys its best start in six years. georgetown hosting delaware. curtis dickerson lets it like anti's the game at 7. -- and ties the game at 7. he finds the net. he scoops at home and still is a game for georgetown. >> a beautiful weather pattern continuing 40 more days. spring arrives on saturday and then c

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to the nba, nuggets/knicks. word came out of denver on tuesday night. george karl could miss the rest of the season, due to recovering from cancer. j.r. smith, keeping the nuggets close, within one. under 30 seconds to go. how about toney douglas. the stepback. he's been playing very well. knicks win at home. gallinari tossed in 28 for new york. >>> clippers/mavs. mavericks have won 10 of their last 11 against the clip show. watch this here. watch dirk. he gets pushed by drew gooden. he just slaps him. dirk not pleased. official, bill kennedy, he would get an earful. there's one. there's -- dirk's night would be over in the third quarter. 18 points, 19 minutes, before he left. but the mavericks start the fourth on a 22-3 run. jason kidd had 26. mavs win by ten. >>> that will do it for now. i'm jonathan coachman. back to you guys in new york. >>> looks like art is imitating life when it comes to supersizing our meals. >> two scholars say the last supper has grown by proportions over the years. they analyzed the painting. what they found is that the size

last night, the new mayor, former nba star dave bing, delivered some tough love. >> i am unveiling a plan to demolish 3,000 dangerous structures this year. >> reporter: in its heyday, nearly 2 million people lived here. now fewer than half that. consider the corner of jefferson and hold comb 30 years ago. look at it now. a third of detroit is too scarcely populated to function. more than 10,000 buildings could be demolished. >> we have a city in a huge financial crisis as i speak, and we've got to make some hard decisions for ourselves. >> reporter: at first, the abandoned homes will go. eventually, long-time residents may be forced out. bertha shares her block only with a vacant school. would you leave? >> no. i'm dial here. >> i have green beans. >> reporter: this garden next to her home. >> this is like the country and the city. and i love it. >> reporter: but she's open to a move. but if the city makes you an offer you can't refuse -- >> gone in a minute. >> reporter: the most desolate areas are those closest to downtown. the question is, what to do with all this open space? detr

how do you think gilbert arenas will be received by the fans and around the nba?eat. i think the washington area fans are a forgiving fans. i think once he comes out sincerely does his community service if it's time. the one thing about the area is they will forgive him. and he's acquired a huge following in the area. i think once he goes on the road, he'll hear a smatter of boos and a little heckeling which usually happens when you go into a visiting arena. boykins now, larry was asked about gilbert kind of slid in that line about we talked about playing here together again. larry's contract will be up in charlotte. he was picked up mid season bit bob cats. could he end up in washington? could he be that stabilizing force tore gilbert? boykins it's possible they could ends up playing together as you said because he is a free agent at the end of the season. you know, they are good friends. some of the best ball that wizards have had collective as of late is when they were together in the back court making music happen. the thing that is still the question is larry

this he have agreed on a price for the nba team and the verizon center. the price is $550 million.he deal is not done yet. he and mr. poland's estate still have to work out some nonfinancial issues such as operations of the arena. still an agreement on the value is a significant benchmark in the owner's quest to buy the team a process that began following the death of long- time wizards owner abe poland in november. leonis has exclusive rights to purchase the wizards. >>> earlier this week mike shanahan said lenot name his starting quarterback prior to training camp. jason campbell heard the message, understood it, didn't like it. he is one of the hosts of a breast cancer charity event. lorenzo alexander joined campbell as the event's host. speculation around the league has focused on the redskins drafting a quarterback in next month's draft and the team recently added free agent quarterback rex grossman. we asked jason tonight if he likes the competition. >> you know, i don't need it. i'm going to go out and compete anyways. rex is a nice guy. already had an opportunity to meet wi

y terminamos con la nba.gan cuerpazo también. >>> félix dice que es el jurado. >>> y al volver: el rostro de una beata está en el centro de una controversia. ♪ hola que tal, muy buenas tardes les saluda maria rosa lucchini, la policia sigue investigando un tiroteteo q dejo a cuatro personas muertas en el distrito de columbia ademas un compuesto quimico de venta libre causa preocupacion por su alto poder adictivo. esto y mucho mas a las seis. ♪(música) >>> una fotó desató la polémica. >>> desde chile tenemos los detalles. >>> una gran sorpresa causó en chile por el rostro de esta niña, la cara pertenece a laura vicuña y que sus fieres pueden conocer gracias a esta foto y que permaneció en el olvido durante mucho tiempo. >>> la foto que apareció como autentica es de una niña que tiene 9 años. >>> hasta la fecha solo era conocida por esta pintura, las monjitas de la orden de mauría auexiliadora decidieron investigar la foto, y en el análisis corroboró que la imagen es de laura vicuña. >>> que se está llevando ad

. >> and the chicago bulls have won the first ever nba championship. by a portion of this crowd. >> going down into the crowd and get to michael jordan. he is the unanimous mvp. >> number six. i promised i wouldn't do this, but as i said, there comes a time when -- >> we have plenty more emotional moments coming up. we reveal the top think you've seen it all at lun 's t unt get a grip on the new kfc boneless filet. our meatiest piece of boneless chicken ever... with a side, biscuit, and drink for just 5 bucks. unthink. and taste the unbucket side of kfc. has been on quality, not quantity. peopnk wigge e ac hu 30he m % ofarket. m ad les 1% of the entire u.s. beer market. [ koch ] at samuel adams, we're in a perfect place as brewers. big to e to gteveedients from wherever in the world we need to get it from, we'rl eno st wado at cruff. you ste assi ry glass. >>number five. >> first of all, last night we won a hell of a game. the media gathered around me and i didn't want to be rude. i was hurting. i had to get to the trainer's room and i department want

. >> might as well make the best of your college experience and graduate, just so if the nba doesn't work out they have the opportunity to do something else in life. >> reporter: coach gary williams says the numbers are ancient history. the team put out a police release saying 11 of the 12 students in the survey left to go pro, that 8 of the terps last 10 seniors have graduated and that all four seniors in the current class are expected to earn degrees. >> maryland obviously doesn't give these guys passing grades just to pass them. we pass them hard. >> i think that's kind of ridiculous. i don't know, we get a lot of support ack democrat he cannily, being a part of the lacrosse team we get tutors whenever we want, i feel like we get pretty good help with everything we need. >> and coach williams says maryland has stepped up its tutoring and academic support but the institute for diversity and ethics in sports says even by the up to date more academic progress rates maryland is falling behind. >>> coupon use is up for the first time in two decades. when the economy goes down, more and

they beat the oklahoma city thunder last night, hours after the nba approved his $275 million bid to take over the financially-struggling team. the deal makes jordan the first explayer to become a majority owner in the league. >>> speaking of basketball, hurry up and fill out your brackets. this year's edition of march madness is hours away. the first of 16 games tripped off at 12:20 p.m. eastern time. >> the president's final four are kansas, kansas state, kentucky and villanova. the president predicts kansas will win the title. >> jayhawk fans hope he's right about that. we'll see. >>> some pro hoops being played last night at altitude. >> we get the details on who is high in the sky from our man at espn. >> good morning, america. i'm steve weissman with your espn news update. lebron james and the cavs can clinch the central division for the second-straight year. lebron doing his chalk thing. hosting the indiana pacers. first quarter, all tied up. mo williams, to lebron. one-handed on the jam. watch it again. he gets fairly high in the air. cavs led by as many as 18 in this one. fo

the nba suspended him. abc 7 news. >> thank you. northern virginia chiropractor claim to be a consultant for the capitals and nationals has now been arrested on drug charges. he boasted about supplying steroids to members of both teams. investigators law went into the facility is to get rid the team said it is not a target of the investigation. there is no evidence that any of their players received it. >> the georgetown campus is on alert after another student was robbed. it happened yesterday morning. police say a student awoke to find four men stealing her personal belongings. there have been through similar instances involving howard and a georgetown. >> please try to find out who still more than $60,000 at an atm. this happened at the wachovia bank. the thief attach a device to the atm called a skimmer. it allows them to get the card numbers out. a technician found the device on february 28. when he came back, the device was gone. >> we think someone was watching it and got sooked and immediatelremoved the device. but it is bad

he may not be able to return before the end of the nba season >>> and the buffalo bills released terrell owens. he could be coming here and harbaugh says he's interested in owens. mason is a free agent this year as well >>> one, imagine this a while back. i ran into michael phelps after the show shaq versus. he swam against phelps and michael says he was a great guy. >> that's good to hear. >> yeah, it is. >> you can never tell about what you see on tv. but he says that. and we hope that shaq station on the scene and he's able to entertain us for a long time to come. phelps is a pretty big guy and he kept looking up. and the. theo. thing. and the terrellowenss thing. john? let us know. [ indiscernible ] >> flacco, 75-yards. >> yes, it would. >> we'll look at the forecast today. i'm not sure if people are quieted down about it. it's great when i call for the graphic and leave this in the weather center. in the meantime, enjoy the beautiful colors. high temperatures today, pretty much clear skies as you saw around 47 degrees. the day's getting longer, and the temperature's getting warmer a

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he is also suspended from the nba. >> thank you. we are still following a developing story. a man was shot and killed in capitol heights. it happened about 12:45 p.m.. he is pronounced dead at the same. police say he is in his late 20's. they do not know who is responsible. >> the church on university campuses on alert after another student was robbed. it happened early yesterday afternoon. a student of will to fight foreman stealing her personal belongings. -- awoke to find four men stealing her personal belongings. police have not made any arrests. >> investigators of the theme for the man who shot a man last month. this happened about 9:00 p.m. near the intersection. the victim was shot in the bank. investigators are looking into whether the shooting is related to another one that happened saturday night. there the king for the man who robbed a hotel last night. -- they are looking for the man who robbed a hotel last night. police have not said how much was taken and there are no reports of any injuries. we are on your side with news from toyota. they are giving a gas ped

he's been suspended for the year by the nba.ush's relationship takes another turn. they are taking a step back to assess their relationship saying reggie has issues with her busy life and she can't give it all up. tmz say they are done. but sources say things are super cool between them. while some are tired of hearing about tiger wos scandal one billionaire said it's been fantastic for him. that's new for you in the next 30 minutes. >> so many juicy stories. thank you. >>> you're at the airport, you're stuck there, we got an important tip for you for helping to end your travel nightmare as soon as possible. plus a toddler gets away from a daycare center and starts wandering along a highway as cars zoom by. )a)a)a)a)a)a)a)a)aa >>> we now know who left a son at ted kennedy's grave. it was his son. >>> the u.s. and israel tried to smooth out their difference over israel's construction plans. president obama met with benjamin netanyahu at the white house yesterday. israel wants to build morehousing in an area disputed with the pale

the nba last year, put his name n took it out after he didn't get the response he wanted. on him to do so. >> barry: and on the arizona bench, williams, able to move that knee. trying to flex it. get it loose right now. roll. >> marcus: defensive breakdown. it remines me, the freshman o-- >> barry: deep corner! >> marcus: have to battle through t nic wise. you are a senior. you have to find a way to make it happen. >> barry: keeping contact now. that is effective.315z good job, and he stepped on the sideline. >> marcus: anderson, almost. the same thing he did against oregon, in the bruin loss. nic wise, using the big foot. corner, knocked down a shot. keep it going. few and far between, roll, hard off the rim. and wise, out for jones. fogg, once more, can he do it? yes! >> marcus: jerime anderson, he has knocked down everything, you allow him to shoot a wide open shot, at this stage of the game. >> i don't think so. fint ame. are bac >> barry: arizona as close as it has been in a long, long time. 14 points on 5 of 6 shooting, four treys in a row. and good news for ucla, le

big red don't have the nba caliber callent that kentucky does. >> you think, we have to speed up andon't let them speed up of. >> cornell has won three ivies. and they're going to play how they play. and we're going to try to play how we play. >>> kept kent is the top seed in the east region. and the highest in the remaining tournament. a game you can see on wjz. in fact, coverage of all four ncaa games coming your way here starting at 7:00. cornell, kentucky follows washington in the east. pro indor soccer play offs kickoff this weekend. they are on the way to mexico to take on monterey in a series opener tonight. baltimore is the defending champ. they have beaten four times in the six became games. >>> it's going to be a challenge. have to defend well and do well with our prekits. but i think we're up for the challenge. we built our team to win championships not just the play- offs. >>> following that opener in mexico tomorrow night. they return home to face baltimore monday night. >>> finally, rex ryan is ready for cable tv stardom. he and his new york jets will be featured on the

. >>> so we just went through it in the nba with the trade deadline. now here we are in the nhl, right? >> the players are saying don't do anything with me, you know? the capitals are sitting pretty. the trade deadline is tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. right now is a time of anxiety. nobody wants to leave this capitals team. bruce boudreau was asked if he thought the general manager would be active at the trade deadline and he said he didn't know that the guys were upstairs. he couldn't get into their offices. they were going over deals. meanwhile, the players are on their way to buffalo for tomorrow night's game. some are worried they might not come back as a capital. the capitals are doing so well because this team has unbelievable chemistry. the capitals' last win, february 7th, capping that 14-game win streak. george mcphee knows it's risky to mess up that kind of chemtry. thought could this roster be better? they'd like to keep this team intact. younger guys like eric fair say they don't want to see their phones ring for the next 24 hours. one thing to giv