then paul pierce on the break in the fourth. throws it down. boston up by 10 points.utscoring the warriors 12 in the final quarter finishing it off. boston won 115-93. joe thortonton on the verge of a milestone against the red wings. rebound in front of the net. thorton putback. second period. game tied at 2. thorton skates around the net. finds devin setoguchi. flying into the net. san jose holds on for a 4-3 win. >> one of the fourth biggest long shots ever at 20 years old trevor bayne becoming the youngest winner of daytona 500. operating really on a shoestring budget. came to san francisco tonight. he was mobbed by the media and his new fans. >> just been a whirl wind. that's the best expression we have all come up with just whirl wind because it has been a frenzy of media and fans. >> how much sponsors are calling you now or your company? >> the iron is pretty hot right now and they are striking. >> somebody asked you what to have their baby? >> are you single. >> can we just do this right here? >> a judge in the house. >> he has a ring. >> that's almost nicer th

paul pierce had 23. celtics have been going away, 115-93. the warriors at home against atlanta friday and out on the road for 7. the sharks can't be stopped. joey thornton tonight. one of the best rivalries. if i said the sharks biggest rival, i know this is anaheim, no, it's detroit. >> everybody says detroit is their biggest rival. >> okay. i thought it was breaking news here. anyway, 300 goal of thornton's career. give san jose a 2-1 lead and red hot miami had 35 saves. the game saved right here. sharks win 4-3. they have won 13 of their last 16. when are the playoffs coming in trever has been king of the world since the daytona 500. he became the youngest driver in history to win nascar's biggest race. he held off three other drivers to win in his second ever sprint cup start. fresh with $1.5 million in his pocket. he arrived in san francisco. you know, i was asking jake. how do you know these people are here? you have twitter. come on and put your hands on a daytona 500 winner. so what a day. the daytona 500 on sunday and appears on kro

before there was the big three, there was paul pierce. hit three of his 18. came unglued in the 4th. kevin garnett at 24. boston wins by 22 points. dwayne wade and the heat hosting the kings. when they play the kings nearly everything is going to fall. check out the shot by flash. he thinks he has the foul. doesn't get it. slings the ball in the air and the heat, come on, are you kidding me? you cannot be serious. he won by 20. joe thornton, jumbo joe knocked in a rebound. his 300th career goal. the they sweep the season series. on sunday, trever bane became the youngest driver ever to become the daytona 500 at the age of 20. the unlikely long shots in sports. tonight in san francisco, snobbed by a new fan where he met with the media and ate ice cream. >> yeah, because he is only 20, so he couldn't toast to his win. > the phone is ringing off the hook. >> listen, nascar ratings are bad. they got him. >> all right, we're coming back on cbs 5 at 11:00. ,,,,,, ♪ [ female announcer ] starbucks via is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted

edged by paul pierce to make it into the finals. ended up finishing fourth.ones is this year's three-point champ. clippers drove the contest to new heights. griffen had a car parked under the hoop for his dunk. davis throws the ball at the sun roof. makes it with ease. wins with ease. no word of griffin winning the car. >>> college hoops, stanford, usf, and santa clara all with losses tonight. st. mary's hosting number 24 utah state. the three from downtown. up 9 at the break. the second half belonged to the aggies. tough loss for st. mary's. first at home this season. 75-65. >>> neil young at the sharks game tonight. devon scores his first career hat trick. out come the hats. no way neil is giving that one up. sharks beat colorado 4-0. >>> basically hideki matsui day in phoenix as the club's newest star arrived for spring training. he says he's always dreamt of playing for the a's. he may not hit the field tomorrow with his history of knee issues. the team is playing cautious. matsui's father was on hand and made this prediction to reporters. 30 homers, 300

paul pierce led everybody with 31. boston heads into the all-star break with the west record in the east with a 94-80 win. knicks and hawks play the game turned in by wilson chandler. reverse alley-oop from felton. knicks down the hawks 102-90. >>> nascar's dale earnhardt jr. says he feels like he is snake bitten. he might be right. three days after winning the pole for the daytona 500, junior crashed his qualifying car during a practice run yesterday. he'll a have to use his backup car for the 500 and forced to start in the back of the pack on sunday. finally number 12 uconn knocked off georgetown. kem ba walker, a one-man wrecking crew, case in point, passed it off to the backboard to himself and hits the jumper. who needs teammates? kem ba had 31. uconn wins, 78-70. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> early today sports is brought to you by just for men mustache and beard. keep your edge. >>> an explanation behind the lohan/letterman debacle. your early morning entertainment headl

paul pierce and kg and garnet 24 points and 12 boards. a rough game shooting at only 15 points.are tied at 60 at the half. pierce running it all nightlong. it is just so efficient. fourth quarter and the warriors are within four, but there is a reason boston has the best record in the east. celtics with their first win in oakland in eight years, 115 to 93. both teams are hot and bodies flying everywhere. he gets a stick in the face of logan coture. the closing seconds of the first and joe thorton with the 300th goal of his career. to the second and tied at two. the goal does count. he made it 4-2 and a power we play goal. the wings with an allout assault. the best save of the night to preserve it and san jose wins their fourth straight. a final of 4-3. the a's didn't make any blockbuster moves this off season, but they had kind of a quiet confidence in spring training. the starting pitching is strong and the bull pen has been bolstered. like the giants, if the a's get a little offense, they might be really dangerous. dallas brayden with a vivid description of his fellow starters

paul pierce, nothing but trouble. 23 points. you want real trouble? lineups working all evening. and monta ellis was having a big-time off night. ray allen, a basketball soothsayer. the celtics roll out with a 115-93 win. breaking a six-game losing streak in oakland. >>> the sharks in hockeytown tonight facing the red wings on a night where joe thornton got a career goal number 300 tonight. he also assisted on both goals. remember, setup, had a hat trick in their last game. so that's five goals in two games. the sharks, well, they sweep the wings at joe louis for the first time ever. 4-3, they win it. that is now four straight wins. >>> tonight, we want you to meet the giants' top prospect. he's a really cool guy. very centered. we like him. brandon belt. he's a first basemen. we'll show you the scene. working with him on the finer points of playing first. he's staying humble, but make no mistake, sooner rather than later, the giants are bringing out the belt. >> you know, i think my biggest goal out here is just to learn as much as possible. you know

wright will try to take down paul pierce, ray allen and kevin durant among others in the contest.pierce won the three-point shootout last year. looks like gray weather all week in monterey. today the 49ers and the giants met on the golf course. a little friendly team competition. probably everybody in the gallery should have had the helmet on. smooth stroke on the green as the 49ers took four out of five holes. matt cain will play in the proa. they were talking some smack today. >> we want to win. we didn't come down here to get beat. they don't want to start losing entering 2011. we consider this is our first game. >> i am looking at the giants. they are cocky right now. they are walking around and you can tell they are ready to go. >> we have five. how many do they have? one. okay. >> he is talking about world titles. talk about die hard fans, green bay packer fans braved brutal cold weather to salute the super bowl champions. before they could begin saluting they needed to start shoveling. lambeau field, the seats were covered in snow and had to be cleared away. the windchill t

paul pierce hitting the three from the wing. celtics up by one.tes later, chandler, anything you can do, i can do better. he had 16 in this 1. the nuggets took a one-point advantage again. three minutes to play. it's nene, and kenyon martin getting the hoop and the hack. he had 18. nuggets up four after the made free throw. two minutes left. martin, with the steal. ty lawson. the nuggets end the game on a 16-0 run as they win 89-75. >>> that's it for your espn news update. and don't forget, tune in to "the highlight express" for the latest and greatest in the sports world. until then, back to you in new york. >> good game there. >>> it was party time at the white house, as the living legends and the hottest stars teamed up to honor the incomparable motown sound ♪ ♪ you're all right >> jamie foxx, james legend, nick jonas and seal, belting out the classic hits. smokey robinson took the stage with sheryl crow. and stevie wonder wowed the crowd before the president and first lady themselves cut the rug with some steps. it's part of the white house mu

paul pierce and and ray allen advanced but they were defeated by someone who was a long shot. miami's james jones. jones had 20 points in the final round beating pierce by two, allen by five, that was good enough to let him be the guy who hoisted the hardware. >>> currie got a chance to show off. he was chosen by fan voting to be part of this. he missed only one bounced pass and went through the course in 28.2 seconds. that was i 16 seconds faster than the second place finisher westbrook. the win earned a young woman $30,000 in? a scholarship and no doubt a fan for life. >>> when it comes to a team with tournament hopes it's all about getting hot at the right time. right now saint mary highway has to be worried. they hosted utah state. beating the shot clock with three of 16 points as part of a 20-2 run which built a 12 point

paul pierce and an 18-2 celtic run late. 115-93 your final. >>> might be the toughest ice in the leagueor the sharks to win on and in testimony to the top of the line hockey, they are playing these days they take care of their business in hockey town usa. detroit 7.4 second left in the first period. joe thorton on the offensive rebound. 300th goal of his career. 1-0. so we have 1-1 in the second period. chloe creates his own fast break and the back hander past jimmy howard and the sharks take a 2-1 lead. now 3-2 san jose in the third period. devin setaguchi hot of late. seventeenthof the season for him, puts him up two. but that is your final. >>> a week ago he could have passed through town without much notice. but after winning nascar's super bowl, he's more like the race car version of justin bebier. we're talking about trevor bayne who just one day after his 20th birthday wins daytona 500. today met for the ice cream social they had a promotional event. the kid quite surprised by his reception out west. >> i'm here at giradelli square to name an ice cream. and there's a red carpet,

paul pierce and an 18-2 celtic run late. 115-93 your final. >>> might be the toughest ice in the leagueor the sharks to win on and in testimony to the top of the line hockey, they are playing these days they take care of their business in hockey town usa. detroit 7.4 second left in the first period. joe thorton on the offensive rebound. 300th goal of his career. 1-0. so we have 1-1 in the second period. chloe creates his own fast break and the back hander past jimmy howard and the sharks take a 2-1 lead. now 3-2 san jose in the third period. devin setaguchi hot of late. seventeenthof the season for him, puts him up two. but that is your final. >>> a week ago he could have passed through town without much notice. but after winning nascar's super bowl, he's more like the race car version of justin bebier. we're talking about trevor bayne who just one day after his 20th birthday wins daytona 500. today met for the ice cream social they had a promotional event. the kid quite surprised by his reception out west. >> i'm here at giradelli square to name an ice cream. and there's a red carpet,

was edged by paul pierce to make it into the finals. he did finish fourth.mi's james jones is this year's three-point champ. clippers' rookie blake griffin drove dunk continue toast to new height. he had a car, yes, a car, parked under for his dunk. his teammate throws the ball out of the sunroof. makes these, wins with these. no word if griffin wins the car. >>> not a very good night for bay area college hoops. stanford, usf and santa clara all lose last night. patty mills on hand as st. mary's hoping to bolster its postseason status hosting number 24, utah state. mcconnell, the three from downtown. he had 16. gales up nine at the break. the second half belonged to the aggies. brady gardin muscles his way to the hoop. tough loss for st. mary's, its first at home this season, 75-65. >>> neil young sporting the sweet hat at the sharks' game last night. that was the theme. sharks up 3-0 after one. no score until late in the third when setoguchi puts in his third. yes, his first career hat trick. out come the hats. and no way neil is giving up that hat. sharks

paul pierce and ray allen may have bigger names but warrior forward wright has a chance to show who hasthe west shot all star weekend as 6 participant in the 3 point shoot out. coming sat february 19 in la. wright leading the league n.e. and first year with golden state. pierce won the contest last year. beg upset tonight at the open in san jose. loses in the first round to lucas here rank 113 in the world. unforced error there. leading 5-3 in the second set. that ripped. then on match point the return is into the net. with the first career win against top 20 player. 7-6 and 6-3. oh, you want to talk about die hard fans. green bay packer fans braved brutal cold weather to salute the superbowl champions today but before they began saluting they had to start shoveling. lambeaux field and seats covered with snow. had to be cleared. whipped chill it was close to 15 below. and they had 55,000 fans out there. to see earn rogers and coach and the new champs. >> this is a great win. a lot of chemistry. high character in the locker room. and we did it together. we brought the title back home bab

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