rick pitino said we like to run too. is not the only team that wants to run. >> verne: pitino after practice yesterday sharing with us how much he's enjoyed this team as well as last year's team. >> clark: you and i can detect it just watching practice. you watch this team how they try to share the ball and lift each other up. >> verne: one more for ferrakohn hall. he played 40 games at seton hall. decided to transfer a year ago. had to sit out. this is his first game in a memphis uniform. and unsuccessful at the free throw line. 5:24 to go. it's a 4 point lead. here's russ smith. off the rim. memphis fought back to take the lead but gorgui dieng with another soft jump hook and louisville cardinals has a 6 point margin. dieng with 14 points and 13 rebounds in the ballgame. >> [cheers and applause]. >> verne: smith the other end. >> [cheers and applause]. >> verne: russ smith. a timeout memphis. coach of the georgetown hoyas,, and this is my journey to comfort. my father and i sweat a lot. the towel over his shoulder becam

rick pitino got pleasant participation from a number of players. that made it fun to watch. >> verne: russ smith and a foul is called. 5.8 remaining and the margin is 6. >> [crowd noise]. >> verne: at the line tonight. 30 of 38. russ smith. the 1996-97 team began the season 10 and 0 louisville. this is about to equal that. >> verne: barton at the buzzer. so long from louisville. cardinals win it. this has been a presentation of cbs sports on the "road to the final 4" in 2012. >>> senate approved a two month payroll tax cut by the fight between the white house and congress over the cuts long- term jobless benefits is likely to resume after the holiday break. hello. i'm bryce johnson. more on that rare saturday session in a moment. first, breaking news. three people in a dog overboard in the bay where their sailboat goes under. there have been a couple rescues thus far but the search continues near sandy point park. lindsey has been out there for hours and is live now. what is the very latest. >> reporter: the very latest is they're still searching f

louisville faced georgetown last night in the cardinals' first game since coach rick pitino announcedtep down after his contract expires in 2017. >>> down 11, smith up for three from the corner tied the game, but the hoyas did not back down. auou otto porter puts up the tip and georgetown wins 71-68. they are 11-1. that's louisville's first loss of the season. the cardinals are 12-1. >>> college football. the military bowl featured air force against the university of toledo. second quarter, air force down seven. gutsy call fourth and three. tim jefferson, jonathan warzeka for 37 yards. game tied at 28. in the fourth, another risky play, air force going for it on fourth and two. jefferson to a wide-open zach couth. all they want to do is kick the extra point to send it to overtime. i love the call. they go for the fake to go for two. that would win the game. the ball, though, is punched out as the holder tried to get around the end. fumbled into the end zone. toledo hangs on to beat the air force academy 42-41. >>> one last item of sport overseas we can only hope makes it to the shores

. >> in iowa they are in a head- to-head race. 5 years from now don't expect to see rick pitino on the sideline. at a news conference yesterday he announced he won't be coaching after his contract expires in 2017. he is the only coach to lead three different schools to the final 4. so far the cardinals are undefeated this season. >>> several nfl teams including the ravens will have a good showing at the proball. eight players were chosen from the patriots and the 49ers. green bay and the ravens each have 7 players headed to hawaii. pro bowl takes place january 29th. the steelers will be looking for the ravens to lose against cincinnati, a game we will bring you sunday afternoon at 4:00 live right here on wjz 13. >> really all i can think of what a great compliment, what a great spotlight to shine on the ravens front office. give all those folks a huge round of applause starting with general manager ozzie newsom and working your way down, through those that literally scour the college ranks -- >> uh-huh. >> i mean the guys themselves play to a pro bowl level, but somebody has to say dra

rick pitino about larry byrd, tim pawlenty is not walking through that door. what do you do then? you have a guy, you say he's the candidate of the spread sheets but mitt romney may also be the only guy who can beat president obama. what is the answer? >> i think it's going to be mitt romney at this point. look, somebody, you know, again, if newt gingrich or rick perry catches fire in iowa, that could give them the momentum but if i'm a betting man today i think it's going to be mitt romney and this is going to be the republican party that says, we don't fall in love. we fall in line. this is going to be bob dole. it's going to be, you know, whoever, the next guy in line is. and maybe that's enough though. maybe that's enough this year to beat barack obama. we'll see. >> bob dole and john mccain perhaps. >> there you go. >> two guys who went on to lose. we should point out. >> there you go. >> we'll continue this conversation coming up and revisit some of the biggest interviews of the year here on "morning joe" including our visit with oprah, larry king, and walter isaacson, who o