playoffs by the miami heat have a three nil series lead against new york knicks bron james form thirty two and the latest clash which saw the haven i eighty seven seventy went to miami needing just one more win to claim the series inside like the home of that in their series with dallas after beating the mavericks ninety five seventy nine and the mavericks admit they were standing. tonight just picked a bad time to really put a stinker out there i mean nobody really had a good game for us. you know talk to us on the other and everybody made shots and just we picked a tough time to really got target nothing going on the off and. well those teams then next play each other on saturday meanwhile the new york knicks are almost certain to be that star point guard jeremy lin for sunday's clash with miami he had surgery on the beginning of april and even though he's returned to practice he's still in a bit of pain and not one hundred percent. you know. trying to make sure you know. that risk and another possible use russian star undertaker linkage could be making in the back to the n.b.a. to j

in sports a lot of attention was paid this season to the new york knicks.t in the playoffs, the miami heat finished off the knicks' season with ease, here's nbc's fred roggin. >>> good morning, as the series wore on, the question wasn't if the heat could eliminate the knicks, but when. last night we got our answer. the heat were in total control from the beginning. a four-point lead after one. up 11 at the break. carmelo anthony did score five, but unfortunately that wasn't enough. lebron finished with 29. miami moves on to play indiana with a 106-94 win. the knicks haven't won a playoff series in 12 years. in the west, the grizzlies blew a 27-point lead in game one. they weren't about to blow a lead last night. the news got worse for the clippers, blake griffin went down hard, injured his left knee. stayed in the game, but was scoreless in the fourth. chris paul also strained his groin and set out the final minutes. the grizzlies won it 92-80. hockey game six, caps and rangers, washington drew first blood in more ways than one, alex ovechkin did what he do

that was very well defended by the new york knicks and amar'e stoudemire. >> mike: fields did a good job on a couple of fronts, at the very end, contesting that shot. difficult shot. so, stoudemire returns after missing the game and contributes mightily. carp mellow anthony, 41 points, he's with lisa. >> lisa: thank you, mike. it looked like you were not going to let this team lose. what was your mindset? >> we gave it our all tonight. well rallied the troops that we wasn't ready to go home yet. as long as you leave everything out here on the court, we can go home happy. >> lisa: what did you sail to yourself when you missed the first two free throws? >> just disappointed in myself. my teammates did a great job. ail m amar'e did a hell of a job on d-wade at the end. >> lisa: congratulations on the win? >> thank you. >> lisa: mike? >> mike: smiles at msg. just over 11 years the last time these fans experienced a playoff victory. as now, miami, still with a /ir÷d#z. ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ when i want you... ♪

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that was very well defended by the new york knicks and amar'e stoudemire. >> mike: fields did a good job on a couple of fronts, at the very end, contesting that shot. difficult shot. so, stoudemire returns after missing the game and contributes mightily. carp mellow anthony, 41 points, he's with lisa. >> lisa: thank you, mike. it looked like you were not going to let this team lose. what was your mindset? >> we gave it our all tonight. well rallied the troops that we wasn't ready to go home yet. as long as you leave everything out here on the court, we can go home happy. >> lisa: what did you sail to yourself when you missed the first two free throws? >> just disappointed in myself. my teammates did a great job. ail m amar'e did a hell of a job on d-wade at the end. >> lisa: congratulations on the win? >> thank you. >> lisa: mike? >> mike: smiles at msg. just over 11 years the last time these fans experienced a playoff victory. as now, miami, still with a /ir÷d#z. ♪ strea-ea-ea-eeam ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ when i want you... ♪ ..

in basketball, they be too late to save carmelo anthony and the new york knicks. ng again to the miami heat, lebron scored in the heat blowout. new york lost 13 straight playoff games. that's the longest losing streak in nba postseason history. women's college lacrosse, loyola advances with the semifinal win. sophomore marley peyton scores and advances to the title game at syracuse coming up on saturday. o's, red sox coming up. >> love for loyola. thank you, mark. >>> coming up, she's not a one- trick pony. >> this elephant is showing off at the zoo. next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the boy man from oklahoma is offering to send more to his potential employers. will send two tickets to hawaii. the trip is part of an incentive to hire the former stockbroker. he said this unique deal helped him land his first job fifteen years ago. >>> well, an elephant at the national zoo is showing off her beautiful trunk. ♪ >> you can't see, so take my word for it. comes courtesy of the asian elephant who plays what are con -- harmonicas and even flutes. blows until a sound comes

knicks put up a fight. after scoring 11 on saturday casey anthony stepped up and led new york with 30. lebron doesn't beat you dwayne wade will. 25 for him. the heat too much. win 100-94. am stoudemire is out for game three. another close one between the mavs and thunder. dallas got the lead. thunder took the lead back. mavs down three. jason terry got two shots to tie it. but couldn't get either to fall. thunder take a two game lead in the series with a 102-99 win. pacers even their series. outscored atlanta. they won it. game three tomorrow night. one more nba note. rajon rondo will not be in the game against the hawks. he was ejected after bumping the referee. game two between the hawks and celtics tonight at 7:30 eastern. hokies, caps and rangers, ovechkin has been unhappy with his lack of ice game. the caps earned a split new york with a 2-3 win. no place like the road for the kings. perfect 5-0 away from los angeles this post-season. mike richards scored 30 seconds into the game. kings beat the blues 5-2. they lead that series 2-0. that's your early look at sports on "early today

if you're just waking up this is "early today" and in sports, last night's playoff loss by the new york knicks at the hands by the miami heat. one knick took out his frustration and may be out for the season. here's fred roggin with an early look at all of your sports headlines. >> good morning. the knicks were better last night in game two but still not good enough to beat the heat. let's go to south beach. knicks put up a fight. thanks to casey anthony. after scoring 11 on saturday he stepped up and led new york with 30. lebron doesn't beat you dwayne wade will. 25 for him. the heat too much. win 100-94. stoudemire is out for game three. he punched a glass and needed stitches. another close one between the mavs and thunder. vince carter knocked down the jumper to get the lead. thunder took the lead back. mavs down three. jason terry got two shots to tie it. but couldn't get either to fall. thunder take a two game lead in the series with a 102-99 win. pacers even their series. pulled away in the third. outscored atlanta. they won it. game three tomorrow night. one more nba note. rajon rondo w

new york post," let's see who won this morning. blood and pup. i had think we go with our winner, "the new york daily news" -- you can read that one for yourself at home. the new york knickseason went from bad to worse in the span of a foo few minutes after getting blown out by the heat, amar'e stoudemire could be done for the playoffs following an incident moments after game two last night. we'll get it that in a bit. first, highlights from the game, second quarter, knicks down four, when jr smith finds carmelo anthony who woke up for this game. inbound pass and the dunk, knicks got only two there, but a minute later, lebron from the ball, drives from halfcourt, bucket and the foul, miami up six at the break. heat begin to pull away. knicks were closer this one, but they don't have enough for the heat. lebron finds chris bosh, makes a long three there. heat win the game, 104-94. up two games to none in the series. after the game, amar'e stoudemire seen leaving the arena with his arm in a sling. here's the apparent story, sources say he smashed the glass case on a fire extinguisher with his hand out of frustration, punched the glass, leaving a laceration that required sti

." >>> in sports a lot of attention paid this season to the new york knicks. last night in the playoffs, the miami heat finished off the knicks season with ease. here is nbc's fred roggin with a look at all the sports headlines. >>> good morning, as the series wore on the question wasn't if the heat could eliminate the heat but when. the heat were in total control from the beginning. four-point lead after one. up 11 at the break. carmelo anthony scored 35, but unfortunately that was not enough. the heat are in a different level than the knicks. lebron had 29. miami plays indiana with 106-94 win. the knicks haven't won a playoff ser knees 12 years. >>> the grizzlies blew a 27 point lead in game one. marcus holmes, zach randolph had the best series. blake griffin injured his left knee. stayed in the game, scoreless in the fourth. chris paul also strained his groin and sat out the final minutes. grizzlies won it 92-80. >>> caps and rangers, washington drew first blood in more ways than one. alex ovechkin unleased a rocket in the opening minutes. the verizon cente

the new york knicks will force game five. they win it, 89-87. >>> kobe bryant and the lakers facing the nuggets. up 2-1 in the series. fourth quarter, lakers up two, kobe. the four-point edge. just over 1:00 to play in the fourth. nuggets down two. danilo gallinari. tied at 86-86. moments later, the nuggets unable to convert. miller got his finger on it. wave it off. no basket. basket interference. ensuing lakers possession. how about kobe? maybe the biggest shot this steve blake's career. the lakers win it by four. >>> and monday night baseball. a great game in the highly competitive n.l. east. the mets visit the phillies. 7:00 tonight. >>> well, a dashboard camera in russia has captured a collision that is almost painful to watch. >> for sure. this video shows a busy highway. cars move something fast, they don't notice a guy has gotten out of his car. wait for it. not until it's too late do they see him. he's apparently just fine except for a broken leg. >> a good lesson. don't get out of your car. >> the guy's okay. tough

>> mike: a gritty performance by the new york knicks, desperate to keep their season alive.year played with the heat in the postseason, was a starter for that team, toward the tail end of the season and in the playoffs. hits a huge three-pointer. >> jeff: the first pass by anthony was almost stolen by chalmers, which gave smith the ability to get an angle. he drew wade and good for bibby, knocks it right down the middle. the second three he's made today. and mike woodson probably cringed when he saw those two guys body bump because of the point guard injuries that they've sustained. >> mike: bibby out on the floor after the injury to baron davis, delocated his knee. jeremy lin still in street clothes. and the veteran mike bibby, so many three-pointers in his career with sacramento. perhaps helping the knicks get the victory today. james is open. james for three -- knocks it down! lebron james answers back to tie the game. a. >> jeff: miscommune case on the switch. >> mike: james hit big three-pointers in game three. clutch one right there. we come up with a minute remaining.

. >>> in miami, lebron james and the heat scorch the new york knicks.es had 29 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. dwyane wade added 19 as the heat won 106-94. and the series 4-1. miami faces indiana in the semifinals. >>> and now to the nhl playoffs. rangers at capitals. washington's alex ovechkin got things going with a goal 88 seconds into the game. in the second period, jason chimera made it 2-0 and capitals went on to win it 2-1, tying the series 3-3. >>> in baseball, l.a.'s tony gwynn jr. smacked a three-run triple into right field off san francisco tim lincecum in the fourth inning, that gave the dodgers all they needed for what wound up as a 6-2 win over the giants. >>> in new york, the yankees got a taste of life without injured closer mariano rivera. replacement david robertson gave up a three-run homer to matt joyce in the top of the ninth and the rays won it 4-1. >>> finally, the olympic torch will begin its journey today to the 2012 games in london. yesterday they held a dress rehearsal on the slopes of mt. olympus in greece. a priestess igni

to recover from his knee injury while pondering his future at the miami heat eliminated lynas new york knicksin the first round of the playoffs this year on the twenty three year old is now scheduled to become a free agent in the summer even during the downtime to learn a lot he was going to be. learn a lot. as a person and remind us first. to be a part of this to be a part of. the organization. that . the newly reelected russian president has sent out a warning shot ahead of the twenty fourteen winter olympics vladimir putin and warning local construction companies not to inflate prices or lag behind schedule for the sochi games the head of state arriving in the region for personal inspection tour and friday a day after local authorities reportedly for a terrorist plot in the russian resort city in saying he wants companies to stick to their submitted budget figures but government fines likely for those who do not sufficiently the international olympic committee also praised russian security forces following the storm which stockpiles of weapons in the neighboring region are up. and finally

playoffs the new york knicks finally have a win to celebrate a huge forty one points from come around and helping them defeat miami heat eighty nine eighty seven with the final score of the miami stealing the series three one could close it out at home on wednesday where the boston celtics also just a win away from the second man with one hundred one seventy nine victory over atlanta littlefield beat the chicago bulls for a three one series lead and the l.a. lakers also in the series by the same scoreline after beating denver largent banks getting late three points is steve ramon sessions. going to give a lot of credit to all of our guys at different times i thought they all played well and they all contributed sessions and steve blake made two huge stories you know we had shot the ball well from the three point line and they stepped up lately game just the past week and they just hit two huge stories that gave us some separation finally russia continues to make strides in the world of rugby after its world cup debut last year has now had success at the glasgow rugby sevens tournament

playoffs where the miami heat have a three nail series lead against new york knicks the bron james going thirty team for the latest clash with. eighty seven seventeen miami needing just one to claim the series. and the same for me that this after beating the mavericks ninety five seventy nine. russian stock on a carrier lanka could be making their way back to the n.b.a. to join up with been a russian it's believed the t. a skull forward has a green looking cow profitable for that and more sign bringing it to you at the end of the same. finally finally they say you can't be local knowledge and that definitely seems to be the case at the moment i go wells fargo championship in north carolina webb simpson lives just a stone's throw from the quiet hollow course a name change the lie of the land this part breaking right just at the last minute . carded a sixty five to share the friendly with fellow americans ryan moore and sink five shots back is roy mcelroy who recently lost the number one ranking to the donald while phil mickelson and tiger woods had a seventy one i've just tiger's first to

. >>> once again, lebron james and the heat were too much for the new york knicks. as miami smashed the knicks 87-70 for a 3-0 series lead there. the knicks have now lost 13 straight playoff games. that's a new nba record. >>> in hockey, the l.a. kings are on the verge of sweeping st. louis. drew doughty scores the final goal as kings take down the blues 4-2 for a 3-0 series lead. on sunday, l.a. could clinch their first trip to the conference finals since 1993. >>> and in overtime, alexei ponikarovsky smacks his own rebound into the net giving the new jersey devils a 4-3 victory over the philadelphia flyers. they now lead the eastern conference semifinals 2-1. >>> when we return, virus scare. wider health concerns after the death of a lab worker who handled a rare strain of bacteria. rare strain of bacteria. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., partly cloudy, 86. atlanta, thunderstorms, 86. st. louis, partly sunny, 90. denver, mostly sunny, 84. seattle, mostly cloudy and 56. >>> the san diego medical examiner's

playoffs the new york knicks up finally have a win to celebrate as a magnificent forty one points from comment i'll help them beat the miami heat the final score was eighty nine eighty seven although miami still lead the series three wild and could close that victory at home on wednesday elsewhere the boston celtics also just one win away from the second round following a one hundred one points to seventeen i think three. while philadelphia every to the chicago bulls for a three one series lead and the l.a. lakers also lead their series by the same scoreline after beating denver long thanks to. late three pointers from steve blake and the money sessions. give a lot of credit to all of our guys at different times that they all played well and they all contributed sessions and steve blake made two huge stories you know we had shot the ball well from the three point line and they stepped up lately game got the passion and they just hit two huge threes that gave us some separation. and finally russia continues to make strides in the world of rugby following up last year's world cup debut w

playoffs where the miami heat have a three nail sameas lead against the new york knicks. scoring thirty points in the latest clash with. eighty seven seventeen planning meeting just one more to win. to claim the series inside that message without us facing the mavericks ninety five seventy nine meanwhile russia's star on the ticker lanka could be making a move back to the n.b.a. to join up with the league's only russian i know this believe that to just go for it has a verbal agreement with me cal protocol brooklyn that i moved sign a great deal at the end of the season. they say you can't beat local knowledge and that definitely seems to be the case at the moment i go to wells fargo championship in north carolina webb simpson saying he lives just a stone's throw from the holocaust and knows the lie of the land this breaking right at the last minute for a birdie he carty to sixty five to share the first round lead with fellow american driver moore and sink five shots back is rory mcilroy he recently lost the number one ranking to luke donald while phil mickelson and tiger

in sports as if last night's playoff loss by the new york knicks at the hands of miami heat waeth badnough, one knick taking out his frustrations now finds himself out possibly for the season. here's nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning, the knicks were better last night in game two, but still not good enough to beat the heat. let's go to south beach, knicks put up a fight thanks to carmelo anthony. after scoring just 11 on saturday, he stepped up and led new york with 30. but if lebron doesn't beat you, dwyane wade will. 25 for him. the heat simply too much. they won it 100-94. after the game, amar'e stoudemire was seen leaving with his arm in a sling. he punched a glass casing around a fire extinguisher, needing stit stitches, liking out for game three. dallas the lead, thunder would take the lead back. time seconds, the mavs down three, jason terry had two shots to tie it, but couldn't get either to fall. pacers even their series with the magic, pull away in the third, outscored orlando by 17 in the quarter. indy won it. game three tomorrow night. one more nba note, the celts will be

miami now needs just want victory to win their playoff series after beating the new york knicks eighty seven seventy to take a three nil lead le bron james top scored thirty two points from last year's weekend finalists however defending champions the dallas mavericks are on the brink of going out off to oklahoma ninety five seventeen nineteen also take it seriously and the mavericks admit they were soundly beaten. tonight just picked a bad time to really put a stinker out there i mean nobody really had a good game for us. no talking to us on the other. just we picked a tough time the really good target nothing going on that often. those two teams like to play each other on saturday and in the meantime the knicks are almost certain to be without jeremy lin for sunday's clash with miami the star point guard had surgery on me ligaments at the beginning of april and even though he has returned to practice then is still in some pain and not one hundred percent fit. me better taking it slow trying to make sure that you know. yourself. put my health at risk. finally golf and they say you can

just won the victory to win their playoff series after beating the new york knicks eighty seven seventy to take a three nellie bron james top scored with thirty two points for last year's big finalists however defending champions the dallas mavericks are on the brink of going out. ninety five seventy nine to also take a three day all series lead and the mavericks admitted they were soundly beaten. and i just picked a bad time to really put a stinker out there i mean nobody really had a good game for us. you know talk to us on the other everybody made shots. we picked a tough time to really got to get nothing going on the off and then all those two teams next play each other on saturday and meanwhile the next are almost certain to be that jeremy lin for sunday's clash with miami the star point guard had a surgery on it neil gaiman's at the beginning of april and even though he has returned to practice still in some pain and not one hundred percent fit. you know getting better taking is trying to make sure that you know. yourself. but my health at risk. and that's all the sports news for

enjoying smooth sailing so far in the playoffs they securing another comfortable way in over the new york knicks to take a two zero lead in the best of seven first round series one hundred four ninety four the final score. i'll just try to be aggressive early but you know the biggest thing was i was going touch is you know you must respond. to the great job of screening for me and i. can you know make it easy easy shots so this is about being aggressive more than you think. elsewhere paces have evaded even their series with the land one game each indiana completely in control during the second half of that encounter this at the time the head of game three in florida on wednesday the reigning champions dallas now trail two zero in their series against oklahoma city he's. talking now where one of the cage shells leading goaltenders switch clubs constantine bodoland has left atlanta and joined out bars on a three year deal his outstanding display in the two thousand and eleven darren tuck helped his former club finish with runners up medals for the first time in history the twenty seven year old ru

around at the expense of the new york knicks one hundred six ninety four when on wednesday and sure enough for one victory in their best of seven series the star man in game five was le bron james who finished with twenty nine points eight rebounds and seven assists they now face indiana pacers in the eastern conference semifinals the series begins on sunday meanwhile the memphis grizzlies are still alive in their series with the los angeles clippers they won game five ninety two eighty six in that series is on friday for the heat but their attention now turns around. every time you advance and a series you grow because you go through adversity you go through some tough times and you have to learn how to make adjustments but stay true to your identity the whole time and learn how to put a team away now to tennis and both roger federer and rafael nadal are through to the third round of the madrid masters although the well them of three federer was given a scare along the way he lost the first six four games canadian write it had to use all his experience to avoid his earliest tournament int

playoffs miami heat have reached the second round at the expense of the new york knicks their one hundred six ninety four when on wednesday ensuring a four one victory in their best of seven series the star man in game five was no bron james who finished with twenty nine points eight rebounds and seven assists they now face indiana pacers in the eastern conference semifinals series begins on sunday while the memphis grizzlies are still alive in their series with the los angeles clippers they've just one game by ninety two points to eighty. now the sky running where a new record has been set here in russia where we have nine days reaching the peak of mt albert in just three hours and forty one minutes already mountain a constable tough was there. montiel bruce is playing host of the sky running world series for the first time europe's highest mountain has always been one of the most sought after climbs for dead air belts around the world and the inaugural sky race where their fleets ran not walked to speak turned out to be a great spectacle. starting from thirty five hundred meters above s

playoffs the new york knicks finally have a win to celebrate as a magnificent forty one points from carmelo anthony help them beat the miami heat the final score was eighty nine eighty seven over in miami still lead the series three won and could close that victory at home on the wednesday and elsewhere the boston celtics are also just one win away from the second round following a one hundred one point six seventy nine victory ireland while philadelphia beat the chicago bulls for a three one series lead and the l.a. lakers also lead their series by the same scoreline after beating denver largely thanks to you too late three pointers steve blake and ramon sessions. finally russia continues to make strides in the world of rugby following up last year's world cup debut with success at the glasgow sevens tournament in scotland where russia will making a guest appearance at the event as the country does not have four seventh's we'll see the status but the team managed to beat spain in the third goal final. score to try and kick for conversions in the thirty three nineteen victory much to the li

playoffs where favorites they miami heat reach the second round at the expense of the new york knicks their twelve point win and whedon stay ensuring a four one victory in their best of seven series no five for guessing the star man in game five le bron james finishing with twenty nine points eight rebounds seven assists but he faced indiana in the eastern conference semifinals meanwhile the memphis grizzlies are still alive in their series with the los angeles clippers after winning game five ninety two eighty for the heat well their attention now turns to run to. every time you advance in the series you grow because you go through adversity you go through some tough times and you have to learn how to make adjustments but stay true to your identity the whole time and learn how to put a team away the olympic flame hows meanwhile begun its seventy day journey from the birthplace of the modern games in greece to london twenty twelve traditional ceremony and olympia seeing. many ghastly act as high priest this grabbing the flame near the two and a half millennia old temple. liverpool bor