, bringing the total in the nhl to 30. he's navigated the waters of three labor lockouts, to include the cancellation of the 2004-2005 season. mr. leonsis is c.e.o. of monumental sports and entertainment, which operates the washington capitals, the washington wizards in the nba, and the washington mystics in the wnba, and the verizon center. he has several other business interests, and he's a leader in the d.c. philanthropic community, supporting charities with an emphasis on military families. we're interested to hear details of our guests, defrails our guests that guests, that they can share about the winter classic on january 1 with the chicago black hawks, when they take on the capitals at the washington nationals stadium. we are also interested in hearing other issues facing the nhl and professional sports in general. we are pleased our guests have brought with them the family cup, which one day -- the stanley cup, which one day perhaps will reside in washington, which one day we hope will reside in washington for lon

the fact that the arbitrator is independent, is not an employee of the nhl or representative of the nhl adds considerable responsibility to the process. any penalties imposed are just. i should add, as i said in my statement, that discipline in this area can ge complex, especially when there's interplay between potential criminal charges or actual criminal charges and disciplinary proceedings on the workplace. finally, as commissioner bettman said last week in a letter to the house committee, there have been very few incidents that have come to light in recent years involving nhl players and domestic violence. and i do not say that, senator thune, to minimize or downplay the issue because obviously it's a very important issue, and even if there is one, there's one too many and we need to continue to work until there are none. thank you for holding this hearing. and i look forward to answering your questions. >> thank you very much. just to make an announcement, it's very, very difficult if the leadership holds votes at 4:00 for us to have a reasonable hearing, and so i'm trying with eve

program created by the nhl and nhl pa 1996.hey meet with players on an annual basis on each team to discuss with them among other things personal conduct issues. in addition the nhl organized programs and this past year's program at two different breakout sessions the issue of domestic violence was addressed as well as other personal conduct issues. we believe that by making the message clear and reinforcing them on a regular basis that players are better prepared to appreciate them manage difficult problems that they face both for personal and professional standpoint and as a result they will be better equipped to avoid situations that will bring harm to themselves and to their families. in addition to our work in the area of education and raising awareness the collective bargaining agreement will remain in effect until at least september 15, 2020 terms and conditions for all nfl players. it grants grants the leak in its 30 clubs the authority to enforce the rules regulating players personal off eyes conduct in this responsibi

oklahoma city tried to get an nhl franchise. we are getting -- las vegas has given us solicitations of interest. we hear from quebec city. we are just listening. >> the canadian ambassador -- >> actually, i was waiting for the quebec city question. he actually was helpful and responsible for getting a team back in winnipeg after the jets left in the 1990's. >> we are pleased to have you. one or two more and then we will move over to your colleague. what are the challenges of playing with the players union and will fans be subjected to future nhl lockouts? >> i'm going to ask ted a question about that. we don't like lockouts. the fact that i presided over three of them is not a matter of pride. the fact of the matter is we have had some fundamental problems that needed to be addressed. if you don't get the cooperation you need and collective bargaining from the union, we are prepared to do what needs to be done in order to get to a place where you think you can make the business of your game healthy. you sometimes have to go thro

what about nhl?ur program extends to the players' families and historically our program doctors have been accessed by players, spouses and significant others. >> do you have a program for initiation into the league, when someone comes? is there a program for the spouse of a player? >> to the extent they exist, they would be at the team level. >> what about mandating reporting to law enforcement? do any of you have a policy at the league level that a coach is required or an assistant, any team personnel is required if they learn of conduct by a player that is illegal in terms of a felony assault or any assault that you are required to report that to law enforcement? >> yes, ma'am, we have that in place. >> so right now if a coach -- if a player calls his coach and says, i just -- i was drunk, got in a fight with my wife, popped her in the face, i just left the house, she's called 911, when he calls that coach under the nfl policy, is that coach then required to pick up the phone and call the police? >

by mid-november the nhl finally realized, hey, there might be a problem here.hat they did is they sent out a memo, and the league sending out a memo is pretty much a standard procedure in the nhl, they do it when the flu is going around. they recommend dressing room changes, bench behavior changes, a whole bunch of things. now, last week sidney crosby, he was at a team skate and his face was absolutely swollen. you just knew there was something wrong with him. he was around his teammates. he was around reporters. and with all of this mumps thing going on in the background he still denied and so did the team that he did, in fact, have mum. s. it was only days later that crosby was confirmed to have mumps and that's when he was put in isolation. i have a question for you when it comes to these vaccines because we're talking about players here that are so healthy, they are, you know, so well conditioned. we're not talking about children and the weak and the old. why are these players the ones that are getting sick despite these vaccines? >> it's a great question.

there's a long list of players in the nfl, the nba, the nhl, and major league baseball who have been charged with and, in some cases, convicted of domestic violence and the leagues have done little or nothing in response. in fact, the press reported that a culture of silence within the leagues often preventses victim s from reporting abuse to law enforcement. this has to change. there are reasons for that, financial, et cetera. the culture of silence is because in most cases the athlete is male. the wife doesn't want to give up the salary. and all of these things come into it. but it has to stop. that's what we're here for. to talk about it and to move forward. my very excellent cochair here, senator thune. >> thank you for holding this hearing to discuss the serious issue of odom stick violence in professional sportsment let me say i'm that 10-year-old kid you're talking about growing up just asired to, admired, idolized professional athletes. i grew up in a small town in south dakota of 800 people. we didn't get a newspaper until the following day. you didn't get box scores, you go

>> the face of the nhl returned today but are more players being infected and how is the nhl trying toat is next. >>> after a mild day, i'm tracking colder temperatures as we go through tonight and an update on the weekend snow we've been talking about. >>> rocked by criminal charges, a new jersey high school football team has become the center of sex assault and hazing allegations. all new tonight at 6:00, the action the school board is taking against the school's athletic director. >>> here are some of the stories making headlines on nbc 10 news at 5:45. an 18-year-old student in philadelphia is in custody after police say he took a gun to school. the samuel fels high school in summerdale went on lockdown after a student reported the gun toç administrators. the gun was not loaded and no one was hurt. >>> classmates are mourning the loss of a 16-year-old bucks county student hit and killed this morning when getting on her school bus. 16-year-old minete zeka was crossing bensalem boulevard when she was hit. police say the 18-year-old driver did not stop for the bus. he has not yet bee

jake bor check leads the nhl in points right now. pretty move for his first nhl goal.. they win two straight for the first time in five weeks and scott said he kind of blacked out after getting his first goal and his parents were here to see. >> it's really special. i mean, they taught me everything and my dad has been huge in my hockey career. so it's definitely nice to have them here tonight. >> obviously, everyone is really excited to see the smile on his face. coming around the corner, he turned beet red. it was pretty funny. when you get your first one, that's something you'll always remember the rest of your life. >> it's a good feeling. your dream is to play the nhl but when you score the first goal, it's kind of another step and see a smile when you score it. i think all the guys on the bench enjoyed that. >> on to the angels getting ready for the big match against the cowboys. nfc east and remember what month it is. eagles won nine of the last ten games against dallas inu december. the cowboys are coming in with confidence. they're the only team in the nfl tha

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the typically cold, sterile ice rinks of the nhl.sby exhibiting the telltale symptoms with a swollen, chipmunk like face. he tested positive. >> it is a concern the way it is around the league. >> the concern is the virus could hit players in philly. the highly contagious disease is spread through close contact like locker rooms so the team is taking precautions. >> clean buildings and wash your hands vaccines and everything else we can do. we have done everything to protect the players and staff. >> mumps was thought to be eradicated with vaccines but often people forget the booster shots or don't believe science an often times doctors believe it the immunity can wear off. >> they blooift holds until late teenager girl and then wanes. no way to predict who will lose their immunity or not. >> so far, nobody on the flyers is showing symptoms but the virus has already spread to teams like the devils and the rangers. >> it's a concern obviously for the guys getting it. lose your guys three weeks some of them. >> usually we see this kind

leland: this happens in the nhl.now there are a whole lot of kid that play peewee hockey and those kind of things. should parents be worried if nhl players contract it. >> they absolutely should. not share towels. not drink out same water bottle. use the fist bump. protecting them now will prevent them from getting mumps since we know it not foolproof vaccines. leland: i got a vaccine for it. evident live something to be scared about. what happens to people that contract this. >> think of flu. get symptoms of the flu. you get cough, muscle aches and fevers and so on and swelling of glands. glands in the neck and testicles and ovaries can swell. in young adults you could have sterility. you want to avoid mumps. check your doctor to see what your level is. he can do a blood test to tell you how immunized you are. if you're not immunized a booster vaccine is in order. leland: nhl, sometimes even the booster. i want to switch spheres in the time we have left. you may get better from mumps but may not get better from supe

same with the nhl.de five or six times of my investment since we bought the team back in 1999, 2000. these have become really big business. the revenues grow and they're reoccurring revenues. season ticketholders, suite, media december and the like. >> nhl had six outdoor games last year. there will be two this season. they're looking at maybe three or four for next year. back to you. david: rich edson, thank you very much. >> jeff flock's camera is unfrozen. david: abreacted heavily on it. cheryl: jeff, we have you back. we're happy. >> 30 degrees for rich edson. hey, listen i have my blawkhawks hat on. they will win the classic tomorrow. cold everywhere in the u.s. except maybe miami. you would have think that sparked a rally in natural gas. look at numbers. today. no, this on final trading day -- david: there it goes again. >> just too cold and windy for jeff. david: i think wind is actually a bigger factor. usually when it is that cold for sustained period in chicago that water behind him is frozen

the nhl now owns new year's eve day. >> domestic abuse, drug abuse, and others as it regards domestic abuse, nfl is coming down hard on that what is the nhl and nba policy and how are you addressing that particularly issue. well it all starts with being able to recruit a culture into n work with the ncaa work with the a that sports and playing professi sports is a privilege and an honor and like it or not you are a . we have such scrutiny. so m. when it comes to domestic abuse there's zero. >> you took over a team that went thr. from bulls to wi got to ask you, should the football t >> i answered that question all the time. i say i have m. and the only thing someone asks me point blank oth day, what would i have said if i was aske and the only thing that i would hay we live in a world where you have to listen and learn and you can't listen and learn by making a definitive s. you can make better decisions by listening, you can make the same decision but i think listening and be a part >> we also talked about the high hopes he has f teams next year. you can watch that tomorrow at news 4

when are we going to see nhl jerseys? soccer teams around the world do it.es it. it does not seem to affect the game. >> there are a lot of studies out there and nothing fair point. none of the major sports leagues in north america gone there yet first of there is some indication that some are willing. >> there is a lot of white space. >> i know. there is a lot of money on the table. >> we will see. i'm not creating any news today on that front. >> bill, thank you. the nhl deputy commissioner bill daly here with us on "in the loop." >> that does it for us today. we will follow all of the big market moving headlines with alan greenspan, alan krueger, and michael hollins tomorrow -- michael holland tomorrow starting at 7:00 a.m. i hope you have a great day today. ♪ >> it is 56 as the hour, which means bloomberg television is on the markets. i'm mia saini. 30 minutes into this training session, let's get you caught up. the s&p 500 hit some all-time high, the record high post of you can see it is premature flat session for the s&p and the dow, of about 13% or so

bettman has been an nhl commissioner for two decades. he led the expansion of the nhl global reach with six teams added, bringing the total to 30. he has navigated, including the cancellation of the 2004-2005 season. we have the ceo of monumental sports and entertainment, which operates the washington capitals. he has several other interests supporting charities, with an interest in military families. we are interested in hearing details of our guests, detail from our guests that they can share about the winter classic on january 1, when the chicago blackhawks take on the washington capitals at the national stadium. we are also interested in hearing about other issues facing the nhl and professional sports in general. we are pleased our guests have brought with them a stanley cup, which one day perhaps will reside in washington for longer than the length of this election. please join me in welcoming. -- welcoming bettman and ted leonsis. they will have conversations between them, and at 1:30 we will start the q&a. the chairs are yours. t

the nhl takes seriously the issues of dopes stick violence. we believe we have an obligation to raise awareness, provide education and penalize offenders all with the hope and intention of deterg future misconduct. to that end and working with the nhlpa the dualy authorized collective bargaining representative all nhl players the league has responsibly developed implemented and enforced strict policies practices and procedures regulating the off-ice personal conduct of its players which extend to and encompass situations of domestic abuse. a core component underlying these rules and policies is of comprehensive education program which has existed for at least the last decade. the league provides annual training for our players on a variety of critical social issues and these issues have included domestic say buse. this training and education has been delivered in a number of forms and contacts and by multiple voices. those voices have included the nhl security department and medical professionals charged with administering our substance abuse

. >>> just ahead, a legend is set to make his big return and a rare disease strikes the nhl. >>> and it is the play of the day. an insane come from behind last second play to win it all in college football. sports is up next. >>> this morning on "today," preparations are under way for a royal visit. new york city is getting ready to welcome prince william and kate. >>> now for the latest in sports, i'll turn it over to my colleague todd pyro. good morning. >> thanks, dara. an incredible finnikrebcredible greenville, north carolina. >> he fires it high. fires it deep. and touchdown! he caught it. >> ucf stuns east carolina on the final play with a 51-yard hail mare touchdown pass. central florida wins. >>> thursday night football, demarco murray ran for a season high 179 yards and a touchdown. and tony romo threw for three scores. >>> this year's top nfl draft clowney done for the season. the texans line backer will have a second surgery on his right knee. he was injured in week one, played in just four games in his rookie season. >>> tiger woods returns to the golf course. it wasn't

and they are now 1 and 2 in the nhl in scoring.t 7-4. >>> sixers in orlando, just under way, we will have that after sunday night football. i am john clark. be right back. >>> thousands of families got to see why philadelphia is the city of brotherly love. groups from across the organized operation brotherly love. 5,000 families of need got to enjoy carnival games, every child got a coat and personalized gift for christmas. >>> food can be such an important part of the holiday. 15 manatee objecting restaurants cooked dinner for hundreds in need. journey's way delivered them to the poor, elderly and disabled. >>> last look at the forecast. we're going to have a warmup. >> temperatures are going to warmup the next couple days. 60s by christmas eve. with that comes heavy rain and strong winds and then we will see things quiet down for christmas day. >> always a trade off warmup, then get the rain. >> how life works. >>> for all of us here, i am denise nakano. see you back here after the game. "nbc nightly news" is next. for news and w

keep that in mind if you're heading to the nhl winter classic. friday will be seasonably chilly. temperatures will start to rebound a bit heading into friday. now it's already below freezing in hagerstown. it's 31 degrees. it's 30 in martinsburg, 36 in culpeper and orange, 36 in washington and 33 at andrews. just about everyone is going to dip below freezing when that sun sets and here's satellite and radar. plenty of cloud cover to our south and north but none really over us. high pressure will continue to nudge its way toward us keeping things cold and dry. as we head through the day thursday, that area of high pressure starts to slide to the east, but we don't have any precipitation in our forecast until the weekend. some clouds move toward us friday, but no rain and with a little bit of a breeze out of the west and southwest we will start to bump temperatures up. however, saturday here comes our next storm system and by the time we get into saturday evening rain will be falling. at least it's not wintery weather. overnight tonight if we had precipitation, it would be icy. so

you have got the nhl sewn in tag there, and this hat is actually sold out. you will want to keep an eye out for these. this will be a popular item to counterfeit, and, of course, the hologram tag which we mentioned. you change it, it goes from nhl to lnh which is what you would see in canada, and then the hologram of the stanley cup. that is hard to duplicate. reporting live, abc 7 news. >> thank you, kimberly. thanks for the help. folks, you can reach 7 on your side with a phone call or e-mail. you can contact us at this number. you can e-mail tips to us at wjla.com. >> and it is like we have some hockey weather coming our way. >> yes, we have some in the morning. i will explain where it is coming from. if you see some flakes, it will quickly melt away. let's get started. from the elementary school, watch as we set the cloud cover in motion. this is right before sunset. now in the distant or rison in we can see the capital lit up. temperatures in the lower 40's. 39 in gaithersburg. 41 in andrews. 44 at reagan national airport. temperatures will slowly and s

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. >>> and a little in college but he knew he wasn't going to make the nhl so he moved on in his life.tending wasn't even a thought when he was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 1998. he started taking medication and was feeling so great that being an nhl spectator motivated him to get back on the ice. >> one night it flipped a switch and it just went i want to go do this again. the very next day i take my stuff out of the attic. >> he caught the attention of some coaches who invited him to play and then came an invitation for a training camp in the east coast hockey league. that led to a spot as a backup goalie. in november of 2011 i dressed for my first professional game which was a profound experience. >> he no longer dresses for games but practices with the team when he is needed. he is a liaison to help players half his age appreciate. a perspective he has drawn on in his own experience. >> i never would have believed that i would have an opportunity like this. >> cnn reporting. >> the human factor is brought to you by cancer treatment centers of america, care that never quit

how is the nhl doing financially? >> they're doing pretty well.e not here this holiday weekend. we can enjoy the games. they're getting ready here at the nationals park. of course, typically this is where you have baseball. the chicago blackhawks. they're getting ready to set to do their practice run-through. the washington capitols. the nfl is just king. $6 billion in its national television deal. of course they don't have local deals involved here. this is national money. the mlb major league baseball, at one point $6 billion. national basketball association at $900 million, and the national hock where i league at $600 million. there are also local tv contracts involved. you go back to 2008 when this started the winter classic, the outdoor games started. they were making about $2.65 billion a year. now the nhl is projecting they could bring in about $4 billion a year as a league, and they're also looking to expand. >> wow. incredible. incredible where they're expanding. has the nhl been trying to expand on this model having these kind of outdoor

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the first known case in the nhl was in november when an anaheim ducks player was struck down with thew the league is desperately trying to stop it spreading further with more than 13 players from five teams affected so far. in line with the nhl's infection control sub committee they have send guidelines to all of the teams. >> it seemed in my long history of my lifetime, that the mumps were gone decades ago, and now here we are dealing with it again. >> reporter: knew to the nature of the virus, officials admit it is visual wally impossible to preverdict how long with outbreak will last. >>> the nfl player's association has filed a lawsuit for the handling of adrian peterson's child abuse case. he was suspended for the rest of the season for beating his four year old son. peterson claimed that the league agreed after his legal case was resolved he would be allowed to return to the team, but his ban was upheld under their new policy. >>> the cleveland cavaliers beat the hornets for their sixth consecutive victory. lebron james was the star of the night. kevin love added 22 points and 1

the oldest goal toy win his nhl debut since 1926. >> and, a frustrating season starting to boil over for the sixers. check this out. that's michael carter williams and noel heat dollars discussion on the bench last night, then carter williams took out the frustration on orlando scoring 21 points in the 96 to 88 win. that snaps five game losing streak for the sixers. want to seymour that far. >> speaking of governor chris christie coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news", he fires off a letter to president obama, what he wants the president to demand from cuba. jan? >> reporter: here in new castle county, delaware, two fires, 2 miles apart, on sunday. this one displace ago dozen people. the other, leaving one person dead. we'll have the full details straight ahead. >> jan, thanks. also, a woman attack and tide up in her home. how those robbers tricked her into opening the door for them. >> and jessica, carol return with your traffic and weather together on the 3's. it is monday morning, and we're back in just two minutes. >>> fire rips through two apartment complexes leavi

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and the nhl is reeling from the outbreak. they are among the toughest athletes in the world. >> score! sidney crosby. >> reporter: but this morning the national hockey league is scrambling to stop the outbreak of a disease more common in small children. up to 20 nhl players from the new york rangers, anaheim ducks and minnesota wild, just some of the teams who's players diagnosed with the mumps. league star and pittsburgh penguins captain sidney crosby appeared in the locker room with a swollen face. a tell-tale sign of the disease. he tested positive. bo bennett, the latest player suspected of having the virus. it was just days after penguins players visited the children's hospital of pittsburgh to spread some christmas cheer. >> look although the teddy bear. >> reporter: in a statement to abc news, the children's hospital says they will be placing patients and family who is visited with bo who had not received their age-appropriate doses of mumps vaccine in isolation and will be monitoring them for symptoms of mumps. >> if

jake and claude lead the nhl in scoring. look at this pass. flyers win 7-4. good win for the flyers. the phillies, ruben is being brutally honest with ryan howard. listen to him on 97.5 the fanatic. >> we talked to ryan and that bode better for the organization for us to move forward not with him but without him. that said, if he's with us we'll work around it and we'll hope that he puts up the kind of numbers and the production that he can. >> that was brutally honest. >>> college hoops, villanova and syracuse. cats down five. josh hart hits a big three. and on the inbounds, syracuse throwing it away. the ball will get to pinkston who ties it up at 69. overtime. nova never led until o.t. nova escapes 82-77. l1salle wins, st. joe's loses, penn state beat drexel. we're back. >>> holiday festivities in west oak lane. santa paid a visit to a party. this is the fourth annual intercommunal give back feast and concert. families got a meal, gently used clothing and a chance to mingle with their neighbors. and the sixers squad were there to run drills with the kids.

. >>> the winter classic has become one of the most popular event on the nhl calendar.tickets can cost up to $300. the baseball home of the nationals is being converted. >> what we have here is -- a mobile refrigeration unit that -- built by the national hockey league especially for an event like this. it has 300 tons of refrigeration which is even larger than what is at verizon center. and we'll push through this system at about 12 to 1500 gallons a minute. >>> in florida they beat the panthers in a shootout. here alexander scored the only goal in the shootout. the canadiens have now won seven of their last eight games. shea webber scored twice to lead the predators to a 3-2 win over the st. louis blues. nashville is now close to clenching the nhl central league. >>> a road race in brazil brought more than 40,000 runners. >>> now 2014 is reaching its conclusion, bringing an end to a world cup and olympic year. but it was also one filled with controversy, and some sadness in sport. let's start with a highlight in february. for libya's football team they claimed their fi

. >>> and an outbreak of mumps is sweeping through the nhl.e the latest from on and off the ice. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. let's get all of the sport now. >> thank you very much. the fifa president is holding talks with several executive members over the possibility of a report over michael garcia's report should be published in full. garcia has resigned from his position. he cited the lack of leadership at the top of football's governing body. he says he has lost confidence in the independence of its ethics committee. earlier we spoke to lee wellings who says garcia's resignation will dominate the discussion into fifa's executive meeting. >> the timing was quite interesting, because it came on the eve of fifa's executive committee meeting which is taking place in morocco now. where they will need to vote on whether to make his report fully published and fully transparent. but it appears he doesn't have confidence they will make that vote, and even if they do, too much damage has been done. originally they were looking at the friday date when they

.- canucks bring on vancouver, one of the best teams in the nhl. right now the only thing the two clubs have in common is that they both lost their last two games. the cavs have lost three of the last four. how do you tying things up, get more consistent and elevate the team's performance? we are trying -- it is important for us to get some good confidence going on. try to do that today. >> let's go to basketball, as the washington wizards continue to impress, or are buying or selling this team? folks, i am buying. ? , the first-place wizards play host to the lakers tomorrow night. talking about the maryland terrapins 7-0 start. cavaliersthe virginia have been ranked in the top 10 all season. now the two teams will meet. the big ten acc challenge and virginia is favored him about the young turks are impressive. 21st in the nation. the rookie of the week in the theten, and although terrapins replaced six new guys and the two top players are injured, it is still virginia. >> it's a great opportunity for us, playing the six rated team in the country.

in the second, the first nhl goal for scott.said he blocked out and his parents were there to see it. >> it's special. they taught me everything. my dad has been huge in my career. it's nice to have them here tonight. >> to see the smile on his face, you turned red. it was funny. >> it doesn't happen often that you get your first one. i'm waiting for mine. >> that's good stuff. college football playoffs. villanova facing casey killer. casey is at sam houston state. they are friends. a big loss for nova. the backup, chris piloni, 53 yards for the touchdown. villanova is down three late. a miss from 51 yards out for the tie. first time nova lost a playoff game in 17 years. saint joe's prep taking on pine richland. look how many tackles he breaks. this is the highlight of the night. sixth touchdown run here. 58 yards out. saint joe's prep is up. check out the trick play. then they pick it back who throws it back. he is gone. saint joe's prep wins 49-41. congrats. they repeat as state champs. congratulations to philly's northwest ra

nfl, nba, mlb and nhl receive tremendous assistance, huge benefits from the congress in putting their brands, their sport and advertising before the american people. this public assistance takes several forms but chief among them is the antitrust exception enjoyed by the four major sports leagues. essentially every company is bound by this price fixing. sports leagues are an exception. almost a unique exception to this antitrust rule. in the broadcasting act of 1961, congress granted a special exemption from the rules that govern other companies permitting professional sports leagues to coordinate and fix prices for negotiating broadcast rights. the country affords these teams their special status because of their special role in american culture. but that doesn't give them the right to abuse this privilege. the government certainly shouldn't endorse abusive behavior. the public benefit come with a public trust. the fcc recognized that when they threw a flag in september on nfl antifan blackout policy. chairman wheeler of the fcc announced at that meeting and i'm quoting "federal gove

five nhl teams effected.with the ducks and spread to teams in minnesota and new york and new jersey. >>> a 219-year-old time capsule unearthed at the statehouse in massachusetts. it will be opened next week. the capsule is believed to have a collection of silver and copper coins dating back to the 1650s. engraved silver plate and newspapers and the seal of the commonwealth. it was buried in 1795 by governor samuel adams and paul revere and william skulley. it was unearthed in 1855 and reburied with more items. officials are not sure if they will add more objects to the capsule. >>> the arizona cardinals have the best record in football, but no healthy quarterbacks. how they pulled out another win despite a qb? andy scholes will tell us in the bleacher report next. hello... i'm an idaho potato farmer and our big idaho potato truck is still missing. so my buddy here is going to help me find it. here we go. woo who, woah, woah, woah. it's out there somewhere spreading the word about americas favorite potatoes: h

. >> vancouver, obviously one of the best teams in the nhl, and the capitals have had a rough time beating them. only two wins over them in the last 15 years. many take you back downtown where they played a chasing game, playing from behind most of the time. on the attack.ps start the siren. this game is tied at 3-3. there was hope, but it cannot on the power play. three power-play goals. this is the game-winner. 4-3, the final, and the knucks have won the majority of their games against them. >> nobody wanted to come in here. we have not been able to do it. to try to get yourself into it. >> this is a fun team to watch. games inds have won 11 the first month of the season, the lakers tomorrow night. and the struggling thunder, one player missed the first 17 games with a fractured foot. finishing with 27 points, but it still was not enough. 12-10under lost, 100 four. and the virginia cavaliers with college park. a big acc challenge. the the -- beatt uva -- uva. marilyn is ranked for the first time in years, and what does that do for you? >> it is great. and just to be ranked is good. we un

was concussed while playing in the nhl. has scars and titanium plates in his head. liferying to build away from hockey and is concerned about his future. >> it has made an impact. learning more about it, you get more worried about it. to thissusceptible injury and you start to worry a little bit about what long-term effects might happen to me and, when they start talking about it, you start thinking about it. >> despite his fears, just like john, he would not change anything about his career. it was a dream to play professional sports. that his life will not turn into a nightmare later on. bbc news, boston. >> for more on the risk that professional athletes face, i spoke to someone who played in the nfl for six seasons, including with the indianapolis colts. to retire because of a series of head injuries. >> what happened when you had the injury that forced you to retire? first, my prayers go out to john and his family because this is a story that we are facing in a lot of players' lives right now. it is revealing why this injury is so important. it is the deteriora

they are often taking the nhl that pressures in their time. many of you expect it to be role models. they have done little to assist. in light of this, they have worked we believe our efforts is a success, but it's never ending. it starts with education and we stress for the players beginning at a young age. services are available to all players and all that can be involved with the situation and domestic violence that includes families and girlfriends. i asked staff if it was appropriate to say that word. trained medical professionals are available for coupling and other services on a 24-hour basis. we have the rookie orientation program which has been in place for two years now with the league. it is based on a model by mlb. the executive director as the executive director. we stressed the training from the league on many subjects including domestic violence. on the subject of discipline, they do give the commissioner to discipline for what we call off ice conduct that includes the situations involved in domestic violence and such discipline