this is a hot bed for opinions, for postseason and for film making. and i want to make sure that that story-telling, that ability to show the postseason, the ability to educate our world and our own communities thrives and success in our great city of san francisco. and that we are also an international city. so that my hope is that when these offices are filled and the real energy of this innovation and spirit that is already reflected here, when these production companies find their gems to produce, that you get international attention. because these stories probably will have international themes to them and will resonate all over the world. congratulations, i will be a background supporter. we will be working with the commission to support it as much as we can, and you may see something in the budget. [applause] >> thank you, mayor. just a couple of notes before we get started. for those of you that don't know about the collective, in is a space that has four minimum making grooms at this point. we have six other offices still available. there is

biggest test in their battle with outland having fired their coach a day before the start of the postseason they play the first game in the best of seven series with alexander's none of the caretaker of the dimitri was let go. moscow are now facing a tough series of games against top seeded scarse and. torpedo take on love inside an armory in a moscow are up against a number of mates from valery. have it all to do with basketball during a play want to go beyond the top sixteen stage decorated sixth you are late winners punished and i cross could end the season and apartment later on wednesday the greeks already qualified for the playoffs politics will be out of the postseason if they lose. that mulatto in the other group gang. all over in the n.b.a. derrick rose had to come to the rescue to bail out his top three chicago bulls against the bottom you're ready to most valuable player getting into the lane on his way to thirty two points in the first game since the break for the you can't hold it still back with a run in the fourth. shot getting a lucky bounce with nineteen point four seconds

biggest test in their battle with outland having fired their coach a day before the start of the postseason they play the first game in their best of seven series with alexander smirnov as the caretaker coach after dimitri cartel north was let go of sales car moscow and now facing a tough series of games against top seeded scarse in. two paedo take a nap inside the now more rigorous than a moscow against a nominee. and have it all to do with vast people do you really if they want to go beyond the top sixteen stage decorated six time you're in league with this planet and i crossed couldn't their season in a battering tatarstan later on wednesday for the greeks already qualified for the playoffs well in it will be out of the postseason if they lose and front of actually milan or other group games. while in the n.b.a. derrick rose hard to come to the rescue his top three pulls against it from both the new orleans the reigning league's most valuable player getting into the light well on his way to thirty two points in the first game since the break for the weekend before they stormed back with

when we return, tom brady with a chance to make postseason history.  >>> patriotsnd rob gronkowski missed practice today, said the team is looking into finding a special cleat that will allow him to play sunday despite his high left ankle strain and the giants osi umenyiora, a. >> show this morning, costing him 20 grand -- a no show this morning, coursing him 20 grand. he later said -- costing him 20 grand. he later said i'm sorry. sunday tom brady has a chance to make super bowl history as a quarterback, a win will give him four matching joe montana plus set a new record for most postseason wins with 17. >> this is everything you ask for as an athlete and we have as competitors have said yes, no, you're not maying in this game -- playing in this game, it sucks as we've heard on tv these days because every channel you turn on is talking about this game and the players. as a competitor you need to be here. >>> today was national signing day. the big name from our area, eddie goldman of friendship collegiate, 6' 4, 310 pounds. he's going to florida state. the seminol

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going back to basketball, providen providence, georgetown, they don't want to slip going into the postseasont is the news for now, of course we'll have the latest for you on the jury decisions that's coming out of charlottesville this evening. we'll see you back here at 11:00.

postseason honor on the pair of ravens. first, line backer defensive end terrell suggs named in a nationwide panel for the vote. and jared allen, this past season, 70 tackles, 14 sacks. 2 interceptions for the newly crowned nfl dee player of the year. terrell d. and linebacker. in 2003. and that's not all. ravens center. walter peyton man of the year award. thanks for the contributions. matt burke also agreed to donate his ring and final for head trauma research. congratulations to both of those guys. in the eve of the three points, jim harbaugh, coach of the year, and inducted into the hall of fame this year with cortes kennedy and willy. also this summer in cann ton, ohio, minnesota's chris colton. and this guy. yet speedy and powerful, former jets quarterback, curtis mark. let's switch to college hoops. maryland looks to beat north carolina four straight times in the comcast center. making them on offense too. nice assists from this guy. weaving through the tar heels defense before delivering the dagger. second half all

after failing to get to the postseason, the giants realize they took a giant step in the wrong directionar. they're hoping to turn things around. their pitchers and catchers report for spring training in exactly two weeks, february 18th. yesterday was giants media today, but today it was all about the fans, and there was a huge gathering. >> i don't think it's anything anybody wants to go through as a player. it's kind of tough. just worry about baseball is something i'm looking forward to. never been the guy to kind of commit to anything too early. for me right now the two-year deal worked out. that's where we found common grounds with the giants. that's where we're going to stoic with it. >> i'm going to be taking off tomorrow. >> over to baseball, warriors down three. nate robinson drives the lane. passes to klay thompson. this game would go into overtime. that's when it was all sacramento. three pointer by john salmon. sacramento out scored golden state 12-4 in the second period. kings win, 114-106. how about the nets and knicks. jeremy lynn. he scored a career high. he also added se

they won that little nit postseason event, and they come out now just -- it's been terrible. 73-62, their 14th consecutive los. >>> game of the night, usf hosting byu. rashaad green -- they're a heavy favorite, kids from all over the world. usf leads 84-83. matt carlina, gives byu the lead at 85-84. rex walter's team, one last chance, but it doesn't go. and byu hangs on to win 85-84. usfthough, none the -- usshgs. >>> chief photographer, and overall best friend. jennifer -- and myself, you know, it's tough. why wait till they start win something they're 4 and 22, i -- 5 and 22, i think? vern is with them from start to finish. >> that's what friends are for. >> that's what burt once wrote. >>> the sharks acquired dom nin moore from tampa -- mom nick moore from tampa bay. they're on the road again until february 28th. the game is tied at 4. and then 5-4 tampa in the third. 5-5 into overtime, and sharks gaina i point -- gains gain a point, they lead their division by four points despite the loss tonight. >>> jeremy lin, hey, he's going to be all over all-star weekend. he's on the cover of sp

the terps have a chance to head into the postseason as a team on a major role. >> the game is over. >> the swat earned a spot in the top 10 for the week. -- the swat earned a spot in the top 10 for the week. >> anytime you have to come into our building ranked no. 5 at the time, for us to be able to execute and finished at the end, it was very exciting. >> i had a lot of family at the game. a lot of people were back home watching. for me to get that, a lot of people are really excited about that. i am from a small town. people are still talking about that block. >> a practice, she chided the team for a lack of emotion. north carolina comes to town desperate for its own signature when -- win. >> which should help the senior night. >> i want to play hard. the makings of a championship are well underway in college park. >> we will have highlights for you tonight at 0:00. brian roberts took part in some of today's workouts for the orioles in sarasota. he remains as uncertain as anyone as to whether he will play again. he suffered a concussion last may. the doctors have still not cleared h

they won that little nit postseason tournament last year.hen they suspended their top player for a dui. and they haven't been the same since. they lose tonight. 0 and 15 in the conference with one game remaining. pepperdine knocking them out >>> sharks needed a win tonight and that's exactly what they did. the san jose sharks, the coach you saw, you saw ron wilson working for toronto. san jose will be home next tuesday night after a long, long road trip. they are 1, 4, and 1. and san jose to their credit. they got a couple goals from marlowe in a 2-1 win. >>> ryan braun of the milwaukee brewers for the first time in history saw his 50-game suspension overturned by an arbiter. there's all types of stories floating around that the evidence that he had flunked the league's drug policy test, rumblings that the materials were mishandled. and he may have gotten off on a technicality. >> he doesn't look that big. >> goodnight. ♪ let me get that door for you... [ man ] i loved my first car... sometimes the door gets stuck... oh sure. ooh! [ man ] ..

the giants catching fire late in the season to seal a playoff spot and then stomping through the postseason kaufman could now go from the shame of new york to the hall of fame to the second title. two games ago we gotta win two games if we do that we determine our own fate. to the playoffs and we could be the champion. nation game after another. eli manning has been in the shadow of his older brother peyton is entire career despite both quarterbacks having one super bowl title apiece the family landscape could shift dramatically if the second a great redemption story to little brothers worldwide in the making as for sunday's game plans the giants will likely bet on their defensive line to wreak havoc and force brady to rushes through the make poor decisions that front for attack proved the winning strategy four years ago and was also effectively. the giants beat their upcoming in the regular season the patriots do feature one of the league's best. and battles in the trenches could be the match ups to watch new york receivers a key mix mario manningham and victor cruz also figure to give the

160 innings, then shut him down no matter where the nationals stand in terms of making it to the postseasonthe nationals first round draft pick arrived a few days earl to start his major league cha -- early to start his major league career, 21-year-old anthony mondone. drafted as a third baseman the nats plan on playing him at spring in first and second. possibly the biggest story line is whether bryce harper makes the opening day roster. the 19-year-old arrived a few days early looking to get in some extra work making it a little difficult for them. the guys anxious to get to start back up playing considering position players aren't supposed to arrive until saturday officially. opening day is on the road this season against the cubs april 5th, home opener april 12th against the reds. >>> as the redskins scouts make their way to indianapolis for the combine they have another issue to ponder. which free agents do they place their franchise tag on? will be it fred davis or laron landry? seems davis has the edge after a successful season despite being suspended for failing multiple drug tests.

illinois in northwestern are both in position for postseason tournaments but they will need to finish t strong finish the ncaa and not the nit. the hoosiers win 84-71 illinois has lost five of its last six games. northwest earned was looking for three wins in a row today. northwestern wins it 3rd stra ight game 83-64 the chicago bulls play charlotte north carolina tonight at 6:00 p.m.. the blackhawks have had a six game losing streak. you can watch to the game tonight at 9:30 p.m. that has been a look at your sports. the live illinois lottery drawing is next. >> illinois lottery... pick3- 7,2,1 pick4- 93,1,5 good luck have a nice weekend... [ male announcer ] this is lois. the day starts with arthritis pain... a load of new listings... and two pills. after a morning of walk-ups it's back to more pain back to more pills. the evening showings bring more pain and more pills. sealing the deal... when, hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. it can relieve pain all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is lois... who chose two aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. [ female annou

the top spot in group the greeks already qualified for the playoffs politics will be out of the postseason if they lose and found about cheaply in milan or with other games while russia's most successful euro league representatives. on thursday may travel to already game a turkish side fs. now it may not be the contest of the boxing world is desperate to say but anticipation is growing as floyd mayweather jr prepares to put his unbeaten record on the line against make wild card so in may the pair will trade blows at the m.g.m. grand in las vegas on may the fifth with kowtows w.p.a. super welterweight crown on the line but at a press conference to promote the fight all the talk was about a possible bout between mayweather and manny pacquiao negotiations continue to stumble with pretty boy insisting the filipino is refusing to accept random drug tests pac-man says he simply wants a fifty fifty split in the purse is if we go she still have a long way to go. like i said before. if you really want to fight floyd mayweather mediocre it will be today face employing me would. shut off. if you do o

sports desk, a long winter for bay area baseball fans with the giants palg to make last year's postseason's pretty much giving away all the quality players. thankfully the winter is finally over. lopez and the rest of the giants pitching staff, and the catchers, and even a handful of position players all reported to spring training this morning. as for workouts not under way tirrl tomoow tlut there is month mistakes baseball is back. jamie leads the coverage from scottsdale. >> as you can imagine it is a slightly different feeling out here at spring training than this time last year. last year of course the giants were coming off the city's first ever world championship win and this year they enjoyed a slightly longer off season than they anticipated. >> everybody is really excited about getting it going. it just doesn't have as many camera crews around but that's our own fault. we have to play better to be able to have that. this is what we look for. this is the number one job that i have always wanted to do. you know, how that we have the extra month off, i think everybody is more hungr

halfway through the final period and because of course no one has the part to simply side into the postseason despite the think this is the most beautiful mind to make the things that are going their way. and finally there has been an upset at golf's accenture match play championship world number one and defending champion luke donald fell at the first hurdle after being thrashed by any els while tiger woods had to come from behind to now really when his opening round donald struggled for most of the day this effort on the fourth was a rare moment of brilliance from him as he became only the third top seed to exit the first round in the event history soundly beaten by els five and for the south african working the greens beautifully all day long. well for a while it looked like three time former champion tiger woods would also crash out he trailed spain's consult as fernando kristan i was by four holes sorry with four holes to play but still my back and took victory on the final hole and graeme mcdowell and open champion darren part of the big names to form of a fellow irishman are you and us

wind up for face to the final period just after a small crowded pop home sent his side into the postseason despite the defeatist almost also managed to make the last sixteen times to others out there you go away in the night. founding winter sports snowboarder. is on course to retain her overall world cup title after the russian claimed her first win of the season at the parallel slalom event in canada well you couldn't see much on the stoneham slopes due to heavy fog but low visibility could not stop the death of that in her track twenty four year old running almost half a second head. duvets in the big final that's gold adding up to three more over finishes this season to. want to the top of the overall standings however her cushion is slim over partly fear of switzerland and there are more solemn event left on the circuit the next stop during moscow on march the circuit. while the race for the gulf a world number one spot has been thrown wide open after top ranked luke donald went crashing out of the w.d.c. match play championship in arizona leaving fellow englishman lee westwood and no

storming into the postseason also sweep through to other results going their way from the night. in winter sports now snowboarder katherina to the gusher is on course to retain her overall world cup title after the russian claimed her first win of the season at the parallel slalom event in canada well you couldn't see much on the stoneham slopes due to heavy fog but low visibility didn't stop to get that attracts the twenty four year old came an almost half a second ahead of the markets in the big final at gold making it for the united nations this season and it was also enough to propel to get to the top of the overall standings however her question is slim over but i see a come up of switzerland and there are three more slalom events left on the circuit the next stop during moscow on march the third. of now and the race for the world number one spot has been thrown wide open after top ranked luke donald went crashing out of the w.j.c. much play championship in arizona leaving fellow englishman lee westwood and northern ireland's rory mcilroy both in the chance of going top howe

and the playoffs are something the capitals would be watching and not participating in if the postseasoned today. dale hunter still trying to work out the kinks. three months after returning to d.c. we pick it up in the third period. capitals down 3-1. they have the puck. and you don't see this very often. john carlson the slapper redirected past henrik lundqvist. he didn't see it. that makes it 3-2. and the caps are back in the game. or are they? under two minutes to go. jay beagle gets it to alex ovechkin. nice move right here, but he just can't finish it. take another look. ovie fools ryan mcdonagh. capitals fall 3-2. they are still ninth place in the conference. they host san jose tomorrow. then it's a four-game road trip. >>> mcgee and the wizards also on the road visiting detroit. top shelf tonight. second quarter, john wall to the aforementioned mcgee. he had 22 points and 11 boards, did mcgee. wall 15 assists. we are tied at 45 at the break. third quarter, wizards starting to pull away. wall to nick young in the corner. and nikolai buries it. 22 as well. part of a 28-4 wizards ru

the postseason has arrived for high school basketball teams.e 41st annual baltimore catholic league tournament tipped off at stevenson university. number two st. francis running seventh against seventh seed loyola. st. francis in white. tavon sadler. his third three of the first half. working the fast break. taylor jonofski with the lay-up. and st. francis, lay-up game. costly over on the baseline putting it away. and then st. francis finishing strong with the defense. tommy hearn with the strip. and the win, st. francis over loyola. second game of the night, number three john carroll, and john carroll's jared jones with the basket and draws the foul. great game in this one. two-point final. running the break to perfection for john carroll. and never touching the wood on the entire fast break. 6-0 run. tyrus fleet from the corner for three. and good. and then john carroll back in front in the second half. it's ge geffen off the glass. those two were big as john carroll wins 58-56. busy weekend for danica patrick who will drive in her first-ever

the giants catching fire late in the season to seal a playoff spot and then stomping through the postseason coffman could now go from the shame of new york to the hall of fame to the second title i simply walked into our team and said look we've got two games to go we've got to win two games if we do that we determine our own fate we get to the playoffs and we could be the champions of the season from really from that point it has been one single elimination game after another players of responded very very well eli manning has been in the shadow of his older brother peyton is entire career despite both quarterbacks having one super bowl title apiece the family landscape could shift dramatically if you i was the second a great redemption story to little brothers world wide in the making as for sunday's game plans the giants will likely bet on their defensive line to wreak havoc and force brady to rushes through the make poor decisions that front for attack proved the winning strategy four years ago and was also effective when the giants beat their upcoming opponents in the regular season. t

about to lay a gold digger bank that are exempted from national team to head the fast approaching postseason reigning champions russia looking to maintain their three point lead ahead of sweden two militants in six games left but their love is like a child lead in both goals and assists sullivan that's have to play another eight games in the regular season before defending their domestic plan to get our income play offs. now with four days to go until sunday super bowl the new england patriots and new york giants have held their annual press day and revealed key factors which could determine who recruited champions the giants beat the patriots in the two thousand and eight super bowl final and despite winning ten straight games coming into this final the patriots now than have to be flawless against a very strong giants the fence and that puts even more pressure on new england star quarterback tom brady. i'm going to make sure i don't throw any interceptions make sure i've played try to play really well. they're a good team i mean i think that's that's why they're here they force you know a

out of the fast approaching postseason meanwhile reigning champions russia looking to maintain a three point lead over sweden with two more tolerance and six games left do overs the k. itself leading scorer and has the most assists will sell about how to play another eight games in the regular season before defending a domestic crown in good current playoffs. meanwhile this weekend moscow is due to stages first ever leg of the cross-country skiing world cup but extremely cold weather has cast a doubt over the historic event five and a half thousand tons of artificial snow has been used to construct a track niggers making stadium in central moscow but with temperatures currently below twenty degrees celsius some of the athletes have decided to skip the event however defending champions dario colonia of switzerland on poland just pavel chut will be competing well russia have a solid sprint squad and the aim for success. in the high leg for sprint standings leader alexa a touch of health. finally to women's figure skating where russia has never claimed a single olympic gold medal however

>> based on the team winning the last few regular season games, all the postseason games, what seems to be good for the giants has been great for the stadium. sales have been brisk. the stadium holds a little over 80,000 fans and honestly we have got less than 1,000 seats unsold in the entire stadium. the trend seems to be a lot of interest in unsold seats and a lot of people are not just kicking tires, but buying. it's exciting from the perspective of the business of a business. is there a fan that is a jets fan potentially who now is sick of mark sanchez and doesn't think they will have it and wants to be with the current winner and get giants season tickets or at least come to giants games. does that exist? >> i'm sure it exists. very passionate and each team has their own mythology. new york and new jersey and connecticut, all the giants and jets fans out there love football. you want to watch a good football game, i think a great game will be offered on sunday. the transient -- you have to root for the giants. new york fans are passionate and giants football is about passion and

major league baseball will expand the postseason from eight to ten teams this season.s two more teams than in the past, 20% better chance the nationals could be in the playoffs. >>> now to the comeback caps win that rhesus ate tated a fans base and put themselves back in the mix. alex ovechkin and the caps losing 2-0 with the islanders. look at that grip. until late in the third period. 3:30 to play, here they come. matthew perot stoerngt troy brower, all alone in front of the net, watch this deflect off his stick and in, makes it a 2-1 capitols. 30 seconds to go game-tying goal, capitals win the playoff. look who is on the doorstep, brower again. tied at 2. going to overtime. brower hits his first two goals in 14 games. in ot, mike green defense, here is the great 8, alex ovechkin, not going to stop that his 26th goal of the year. that is the game winner. caps come back to win it 3-2 in overtime. they have now won three straight for the first time since mid-january. all four games at the verizon center. >> today my game was not that good, i tried to do my best. this g

postseason awards were announced yesterday, which many thought would include a few 49ers.s mike shumann with the details in this morning's sports. >>> well, super bowl xlvi hype initially over between the giants and patriots. yesterday regular season awards handed out and jim harbaugh was named the coach of the year. no surprise. he led the 49ers to 14-3 regular season record and all the way to the title game where they lost to the giants. he earned 35 of the 50 votes. congratulations to coach har paw but he would trade this award for a spot in the super pole. green bay associated -- and rogerd led the nfl in passing with 122 ratting, build on 45 touchdown passes. only section interceptions and a 68% completion rate as the pack centers went 15-1 and won. nfc north. lots of awards handed out. suggs won defensive player of the year. alex smith finished second runner-up. alex staffer the comeback player of the year. and denver outside line backer von meller beat out all den smith for the defensive honor. anytime the warriors and kings face-off it seems to be a barnburner with

we play the regular season and the postseason games against this team, always good to be back. >> welayed enough games. we know what the crowd is going to be. seems like they're against fours the first three quarters and on their side for the fourth. i guess that's how washington works. >> it's our job to play to have those guys on our side. obviously at home you want your fans on your side. and we'll get that to where it's going to be that way here some day. >> most of those types of team come in, we're making it a good game. you know, when you got a crowd on your side, you gain more energy and light to do certain things. we got to do it even that day. >> you can see tonight's wizards heat game at 7:00 on comcast sports net. hometown hockey the washington capitals charities will host its third annual caps care casino night and auction this evening in alexandra. fans have a chance to play poker with the caps with the proceeds going to charity. unfortunately the caps were unlucky on the ice last night against winnipeg. coach dale hunter and the caps up 1-0 in the third period thanks t

it's a sign that he knows the time is now if they want to get into the postseason. >> there's been a talk in the locker room. guys have been vocal, even guys that don't usually speak have been vocal about let's get going. let's start winning. i've always been an advocate that, well done is better than well said. so you can say what you want. but the game is played out on the ice. >> sweep this weekend and get right back up there. with any luck you're in third place so it's just you look at home ice. you're looking from 14 up. you're pretty cool. >> reporter: so montreal at the verizon center tonight and the capitals on the road in toronto tomorrow. on the outside looking in but only a couple points out of first place in their division. things could turn around quickly for the capitals. >> we expect it to. [ male announcer ] for some reason those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. fantastic! pro-gresso ] they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old

both these teams actually have a long history of success in n the postseason. giants won three super bowl rings as do the patriots have on their list. but new england's game came in a span of four years between 2002 and 2005. now, not everybody is going to be tuning in to see the game. historic rematch. some people will be glued to the commercials and entertainment if you will, original american idol winner kelly clarkson will offer pregame entertainment and sing the national anthem. for the first time ever, madonna is going to be performing at the halftime show. she talked to reporters yesterday and said to expect some surprises but nothing too revealing. >> i really don't want people-to-blow the surprises. i want people to be knocked off -- out of their seats from beginning to end. great attention to detail has been paid to my wardrobe. there will be no wardrobe malfunctions. promise. >> sunday is super bowl day. you can watch coverage here on news4 starting at noon. and then the moment football fans have been waiting for, kickoff for super bowl xlvi at 6:20

cardinals who of course had no history at all but here was arizona getting on this amazing run in postseason larry fitzgerald looking like the greatest receiver in history and kurt warner and all of the rest and around the country people saying nbc really has to hate this. that wasn't the case. it turned out to be a phenomenal game maybe the best of the 45 superbowls to this point and when the ratings came out the next day more people watched that game than any show on television history. that tells you it's about the super bowl. >> and a man who knows a lot about the super bowl, joe gibbs weerks had we had a chance to chat with today. >> we learned things that were surprising as a matter of fact. was that not one of the most pleasant interluds since we've been here? that guy is totally cool. looking forward to that at 11:00. coming up at 6:00 we'll have a report on a part of town that is not on the front page of the chamber of commerce brochure but we'll report on how the tens of thousands of people there will benefit from all the hundreds of millions of dollars that are pouring into this t