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citibank popmoney. easier banking.d at citibank. >>> well, with 12 wins between them, the warriors kings aren't the lakers clippers, but it is a battle of northern california and featured an intriguing homecoming. start the clock. farmer head coach has a 4-9 record since he was named the head coach. nate robinson got the three- ball. he had 11 points. then clay johnson. the double coverage comes in, brandon rush, that's his fourth of the game. he had a team high of 20. the warriors win 93-90. how about the sharks hosting the blue jackets. no valentine's day cards expected. still in the first, columbus turned it over. joe is there. got his own board, buries in the back . this english soccer man handcuffed himself to a goal post. it took police three minutes to get him out and resume that matchup. apparently he was testing the air bauds they didn't hire him for a job. >> makes a lot sense. >> sort of. not. ,,,,

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citibank popmoney. easier banking. standard at citibank. >>> nelson mandela is out of the hospital tonight. the 93-year-old nobel peace prize winner had undergone a minor procedure because of stomach complaints. mandela spent 27 years in prison for fighting racist white rule. he became south africa's first black president in 1994. he made his last public appearance in july of 2010. >>> some harrowing moments for 22 carnival cruise ship passengers. they were robbed while on a shore excursion to hike a nature trail in puerto vy your that. one of the passengers managed to snap a picture of the robber. the carnival splendor returned to port this morning. >> he had his gun brandished up here, and he pulled it down, and pulled up his shirt and showed the knife. in spanish, our guide interpreted, throw everything on the ground, and the next thing, someone said run. >> would you do a mexican riviera cruise? >> no, in fact we're going to cancel two that we have for 2013. >> carnival says it will reimburse passengers for the ite

citibank popmoney. easier banking. standard at citibank. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area. the 49ers locked up another one of their pending free agents by signing linebacker ahmad brooks to a six year, $44.5 million deal. $17.5 million is guaranteed. enough about the money. let's get to the action on the ice. sharks and flyers. shawn mcclellan out with concussion-like symptoms. ryane clowe scored his first goal in 12 games, giving the sharks a 1-0 lead, less than two minutes in the game. but antti niemi, sharks win, 1-0, your final. >>> warriors/pacers. steph curry not playing. second quarter, monta ellis drives. no foul is called. leads to a pacers' fastbreak and easy bucket there. third quarter, danny grange we're the wild miss off the board. but roy hibbert is there for the cleanup. warriors lose in a blowout, 102-78. >> embarrassing. got outworked. did not take care of the basketball. allowed them to get it going in transition. disappointing part, is we allowed our inability to make shots affect the way we defended. got thoroughly outplayed. >>> over to baseball. arizon

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