ross shimabuku joins us with the very latest. it has been a tough time for clippers. >> yes, distraction for the entire team. the l.a. clippers have decided in light of that to cancel the practice they scheduled against the warriors. new nba commissioner adam silver is facing his first crisis. he is still in the process of trying to verify the voice of donald sterling and if those recordings were doctors in any way. the clippers are trying to find a way to regroup and refocus because they were mentally and physically not in the game yesterday after getting blown out of the water by the warriors. doc rivers did not want to use the controversy as an excuse. >> once the game starts there's no excuse to play like we played. that's my fault. it really is. i got to do a better job. you know, whether whatever the distractions whatever i got to do a better job. i didn't do my job tonight. and you know, i take that personally. we're going home now. and usually, that would mean we're going to our safe haven. and i don't even know if that's

thank you to ross shimabuku, live in texas.e'll be back with weather after the short break. >> with the most popular ted talk ever sir ken robinson is a leading voice on encouraging creativity. he talks about it with david shuster on "talk to al jazeera." >> kids up until they go to school have a voracious appetite for learning. think about what children achieve from the moment they are born. most kids in the first two or three years of life learn to speak. well, that's an extraordinary thing. they go from being mute to articulate human being. teach them to speak. no one teaches you to speak. you wouldn't have the time. they wouldn't have at patience of the the kid doesn't reach the point of 2.5 where you sit the kid down and say "you have to talk", or rather you do and "your mother and i have been using these sounds, you probably wonder what that is about", and you talk about verbs and tenses. it's nonsense, kids absorb this stuff. they are curious. we then put them in school, and we shut down a lot of their routes of curiosit

the value of having tiger woods in the field cannot be denied. >> ross shimabuku there with a reportn tiger woods absence from the masters at augusta. >> the miami heat relinquished their place at the top of the conference, now belonging to the indiana pacers. the heat lost to the memphis grizzlies one day away from the playoffs. gasol 23 points on the night. it is their 12th straight win at home. >> the chicago blackhawks on a high, the stanley cup champions beat the montreal canadiens on wednesday. patrick sharp steps up with some late magic art blackhawks, scoring the game winner 43 seconds into over time. chicago now move within two points of the colorado avalanche in the race for the second place in the central division. >> the redwings made the place. the pittsburgh penguins began into overtime before they lost 4-3 in a shootout. >> all of the days big sports stories at aljazeera.com/sport. the exit from the champions league leading story. we'll have more later. >> stay with us here in aljazeera with another full bulletin of news coming up straight ahead. >> welcome to al jazee

ross shimabuku joins us live from arlington texas, where the young men are getting ready to get it on, ross. you got to love it. like they say in texas, everything is bigger in texas, and that is the case here. they are expecting another record-setting crowd. 80,000 fans. it's been about can't with the starting -- kentucky, with five freshman. michigan's fab five in 1992 was the last team to do that. kentucky's team had the chance to do what the fab five could not do - win a championship. as for you kwon, kevin ali, you have to give him credit. took over from calhoun. he brought his team to the stadium to take a tour, knowing the final four would be played here. his team bonding, the team motivation has paid off. >> this is going through the dark days believing. they just believed each other, no matter in they are down, no matter if they can't play in an n.c.a. tournament. they believed. and they keep fighting. when everybody counts us out thinking they own the mat, we get up. that is what the universe is b. >> we feel we have been doubted the whole season and heading into the tournam

. >> that was al jazeera's ross shimabuku. >> and we are getting a sneak peek at portraits painted by george w. bush, going on display in dallas at the george w. bush presidential center. mr bush painted pictures of world leaders he met during his time in the oval office. there's one of his dad former president h.w. bush. >> there's a raping of variety in terms of style and the amount of time worked on them. it's not a broad brush strokes all the lips are a little overworked. some of them, there's a few that have an element of personality that are interesting. >> the former president says he had not picked up a paint brush until he left office. >> i'm morgan radford, thanks for watching, stay tuned to al jazeera. >>> immigration, just the word gets people worked up, but for people who make their life and

ross shimabuku is going to join us live.there he is from arlington texas, and this should be a terrific game. >> you have to love it. they are expecting another record-setting crowd, 80,000 fans between utah and kentucky. utah - you have to give kevin ollie a lot of credit. he brought his team to this stadium in january knowing that the final four will play here. and it paid off. kentucky are starting five freshman in the final four. the last team to do that was michigan's fab five in 1992. the kentucky team has a chance to do something the fab five could not - win a national championship. >> i knew that we had the talent. it was a couple of things missing. we trust the coach, and he put it all together for us. we went out there and start fighting and playing harder and playing for each other. that was the biggest thing. i knew that once we got the little things together, that we could be a great team. >> our destiny is ahead of us. we are still getting better. today they have a competitive spirit. when they get down, they g

ross shimabuku found out. >> so the decision has been made. felix baumgartner will jumped. >> the mission red bull stratize was felix baumgartner's successful attempt to parachute jump from the greatest height of history, riding in a capsule connected to a he'llium balloon, he went 24 miles into the air, so high he could see the curvature of the earth. he stepped out of the capsule and did the unimaginable. he jumped. >> i took a deep breathe outside. i was trying to memorise everything, i would see the curve of the earth and look up. i saw the sky was black. i have never seen black sky. i took a deep breath, and you do a totally affectioned and one step forward and you are on the way. >> he really was on his way. it tack felix baumgartner two and a half hours to get to the edge of space, and 9 minutes to get to earth. while free falling he reached a speed of 834 miles per hour. >> he was superson ib and did not peel it. 834 miles an hour, he did not have any sensation. the people on the ground heard the supersonic boom. >> this is still the m

ross shimabuku was in arling don texas, and has more of what ended up being a wild finish. >> how about the kids from kentucky. they continued a magical run into tournament. here is the came-winning three against michigan and wisconsin to put kentucky in the championship game for the first time in 2012. we played seven freshman folks. and they are all performing in that stage, under those lights - an amazing story. >> kentucky up against you tonne. you have to give a lot of credit to kevin oli in the second season because yukon got off to a sluggish start and down by 12 points. >> in the huddle i toed the guys and wrote even though we are down 16 and 4, you have to have faith in each other. i knew they would get back in the game, they knew, and it would take one possession at a time. >> we have been flow a lot of dog fights and we continued to believe in each other. we didn't point fingers, we understood that this is a game of run, and we are down 16 to 4, we are looking and putting the pressure on, and ending up. this is the last one. we have eight and 7-seat battle in the titles. kent

ross shimabuku was there to see it all. >> yukon hit a bump in the road in january with back to back losses in texas. et team was brought to the stadium by the coach. he knew the final four would be held here. team bonding and motivation paid off big time as yukon took their fourth championship. >> they worked as a group. we worked so hard. you don't need talent all the time, you need all work and dedication. >> we deserved this. no one believed in us, that made it sweert. we -- sweder. we -- sweder. we shocked the world. >> it feels great. the student athlete are amazing, they've been amazing and resilient. i tell you it started 18 months ago. when they kept believing and stayed loyal to the program. it's a wonderful feeling to hold the trophy up and do it the right way. >> we did what we could to stay in the game. i hate to tell you, this is what we have done the whole tournament. we made shots, and we ended up missing the games. this is a similar game. >> maturity and experience prevails, yukon was led by a senior all american. the tournament's most outstanding player was named. y

ross shimabuku more on a thrilling evening they continue their magical run, especially aaron harrison. they hit the game-winning three, and a game-winning three against wisconsin taking kentucky back in the championship game in 2012. we played seven freshman folks. we played seven freshman and they are all performing in that stage. under the lights, which is an amazing story. kentucky goes you against yukon. you have to give a lot of credit to yukon. they got use to a sluggish start and they were down in the ball game by 12 points. >> i told the guys, i wrote on the board even know with 16 and four, you have faith in each other. i knew we were going to get back in the game. they knew we'd get back in the game. one possession at a time. we continue to believe in each other. we didn't point fingers when we were down. we understand it was going to be a game of runs. we were down 16-4, we looked at each other. we'll put the pressure on. this can be the last 40 minutes and we didn't want that. >> yukon won the last championship in 2011, kentucky in 2012. one of the them will add another ti

in case you missed the comments allegedly made here is a taste: ross shimabuku joins us. this is far from over. >> that's right, it's a big distraction that the l.a. clippers decided to cancel the practice as they prepare for the play-off tomorrow. a number of major sponsors. carr max, te motors, virgin america and state farm ended or suspended the relationship with the clippers. the league have scheduled a press conference regarding the investigation of donald sterling. the big question - what type of punishment or suspension will be handed down. adam silver is facing his first major crisis and is in a delicate position. tech mickly he -- technically he works for the owners of the league. here is another clip of the alleged racist comments centre donald sterling: >> now, the clippers are trying to find a way to regroup and focus. they are mentally and physically not in the game, after getting blown out by the warriors. head coach doc rivers refused to use the controversy as an excuse. >> once the game starts, there's no executions to play -- excuses to play like we play.

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ross shimabuku found out. the decision has been made. felix will jump. >> red bull, a jump, riding, connected to a balloon, felix went 24 miles into the air. he could see the curvature of the earth, he stepped out of the capsule and did the unimaginable. he jumped. >> i took a deep breath outside. i was trying to memorise everything. i would see the curve of the earth and look up, and see the sky above was black. i have never seen it before. you take a big breath, one step forward and you were on the way. >> he really was on his way. it took him two and a half hours to get to the age of space, and nine minutes to get to earth. he reached the speed of 843 miles per hour, breaking the speed of sound. >> he was supersonic and did not feel it. 843 miles per hour. he did not have any sensation. but the people on the ground heard the sonic boom when he went supersonic. it was an amazing feat that he did. >> this is still the most valid record. no one ever broke the speed of sound. >> the stratize exhibit is on display at the smith sewnian air

ross shimabuku is here to tell us his story. >> in the past year you had jason collins, football player michael sam, and now derrick gordon. the university of massachusetts basketball player decided to come out. he shared his story with sid ziegler. earlier tonight i got a chance to speak with sid ziegler, about the change in derrick gordon's demeanour since announcing he was gay. >> in his words it was indescribable - i asked him last wednesday, and when i was with him this weekend, to describe it. he didn't have a word for it. way i can tell you is the people around him. who have known him for a couple of mons say they -- months say they noticed a lot of difference. he laughs a lot more now. when people are true to themselves, family and team, it's a weight lifted off their shoulders, i'm excited to see how derek performs on the basketball court with the weight lifted off his shoulders. >> before coming out, what obisticles did he face, especially with his team-mates. >> last summers his now ex-boyfriend posted a photograph of the two of them at a bar in new jersey. derek demied being

if you missed the comments allegedly made by the billionaire opener, here is a taste: >> ross shimabuku joins us for the latest. it's as shocking as the first time we heard the comments. >> unchartered territory. the l.a. clippers decided to cancel the practice because doc rivers said his team needed to breathe. is number of sponsors ended or suspended relationships with the clippers. the league rescheduled a press commence for tomorrow at 2:00 pm eastern, to announce their findings on the investigation of donald sterling. what type of punishment or suspicions will be handed down. new n.b.a. commissioner adam silver is facing his first major crisis. he's in a delegate position. technically he works for the owners of the league. they are trying to verify the voice and if doctored in any way. here is another cliff of the racist comments: >> l.a. clippers coach doc rivers declined an opportunity to speak with donald sterling, because doc believes that donald sterling said those things. he refused to use it as an excuse when the clippers were blown out by the warriors. >> when the game star

ross shimabuku has the story. >> every april, one tournament catches the attention of golf fans from around the world, from augusta georgia. tiger woods has wowed the crowds and taken home four green jackets, but a back injury sidelined woods for this year. that could have a real impact. >> when tiger's in the hunt in the final round, you look at maybe between 60-100% doubling your rating, so that's a big thing. >> ticket prices are down 66% from last year and for the sponsors, the loss is greater. nike indicated that during the 2013 masters, woods' coverage provided them with three times more air time than rory mcelroy. that could translate to $4 million in loss exposure for tiger's sponsor. mcelroy is looking to win his first green jacket and phil mickelson could tie woods and arnold palmer with four wins. the value of having tiger woods in the field cannot be denied. >> it's unbelievable what has happened with the growth of this game and tiger's been the instigator, the one that's really propelled and driven the bus, bringing increased ratings, sponsors, interest. and we've all be

. >> that was one giant step for mankind and that was ross shimabuku reporting. >> a few words with aotential to forever alter the belief of christians around the world, the suggestion they make about jesus and what we know about his life. >> this man has influenced every host who came after him and even a few who came before him, he's that good. i got to tell you, i do not envy whoever they try to put in that chair. >> he says he's grinding a gop in his teeth, set to replace david letterman as the new host of the letterman show. he has host said his own show since 2005, winning two peabodys, one emmy and a grammy. , to aljazeera america. straight ahead, a program aimed at better understanding alzheimer's but first let's find out if it's going to rain across the country today. >> good morning, it's been really quiet, the pattern the last few days. we do have a cold front moving through the northeast, a couple of scattered showers in the northwest. a lot of this not making it to the ground. today and overnight. chances for rain and then this clears out nicely by the walked. we can watc

as ross shimabuku tells us, they are led by a senior, an inspiration to his teammates. >> the last timeonn huskies won the championship, he was a freshman. since then, they have had a tumult with us run, losing jim calhoun to retirement, last year, the team ineligible for postseason play due to poor academic performance, the big hearted napier decided to stay in school. >> i felt the university stayed loyal to me and i wanted to do the same. they needed for me to do a lot of things and i never regret my decisions. >> throughout his tenure at the university of connecticut, napier's mason made important decisions, takano with the idea of transferring but remained with the huskies. after his junior year, the 6'1" guard instead decided to full full a promise he made to his mother. >> it really emphasizes staying to get a degree. he will get a degree. he has a chance to win the national championship. >> while honoring his promise to earn a degree, the roxbury massachusetts native also honed skills on the court and grew into the leader that drivers this husky team. >> the biggest thing is my