cross checked in the back of the head by ryan mcdonagh. he responds with one punch.ded up mcdonagh like cheap tent. he's pretty salty about it. go to the third period. this one tied at one. the pretty pass to ryan white. fliers on top 2-1. thoef a seven-game point streak. under 20 seconds left, game over, right? no. keith yandle beat mother nature with the one timer tied at two flyers. they'll take a trip to heart break hotel. honoring the late great darryl dawkins at halftime. meanwhile duncan liked it. throws it down with the left hand. i saw jeremy granted off the mission. give me that. mcconnell. a wide-open noel underneath who finishes with two hands. sixers led 93-108. daniel jeff missed a game a concussion. first half, jalen brunch for three. you think this wouldn't be a close game late, but it was. nova up six. the trifecta. trying to rebound from a logs wednesday. first half deandre bill bring with the crossover. lbdsed dunk. they win 82-50. they are 19-4 on the season. wie got more drama than a broadway play. a place of history. trying to hang on. a.j. davi

mine ryan mcdonagh scored a goal. >>> college hoops, number two both upset today. dangerously close now to becoming the first big 10 team to finish winless since 2000. that year, northwestern went 0-16. northwestern, the opponent today. and this was not an enjoyable trip. northwestern led by 30 at the half. in the second their lmod is 39. scottll..indsey with as high percentage of shot as you can get there. 16 straight losses, 31 in a row. >>> lindsey vonn has has her fair share of injuries. and a terrifying crash today. voonnn today, snow conditions difficult. she sand it was a lift soft out there. on a downhill run, unable to ken off the field on a stretcher. e has a hairline fracture and ev getting an mri on monday. >>> and the honda classic, adam scott drains the 48-foot putt to go seven under. final round tomorrow here on 4r >>> looking like a good sunday. >> absolutely. temperature near 60 degrees, lots of sunshine, great day to be outside.

ryan mcdonagh missed four games because of a sucker punch. it lit a fire. they have won four of five. tonight marked the return of mack truck. the defending champs defending presidents trophy champions here -- new york had them on the ropes here but dan boyle gives them a 3-to lead. allowed a goal per game this season. special teams has been a nightmare for the rangers. 26th in penalty kills, chicago scored three unanswered, they skate away with the win, 5- through the final. >>> st. john's looking for their first big east win. depaul might have been what they needed. 15-7 run, they take a seven- point lead at the break. it was a lead that continued to swell in the second half. frederico missing it -- messina. the storm win by 15. that ends their 16 game losing streak 80-65. >>> seton hall seems like they are poised to get to the dance come march, now just two wins away from the magic number of 20. taking on georgetown, isaiah whitehead off his career-best 26 points. tonight, led the pirates with 22 as they take down the hoyas. stepped on the field. the met

ryan mcdonagh returned to practice in ernest today, it should be all systems go tooumorrow night against the black hawks. >> feel pretty good out there, and like i said a couple days ago, they've come back pretty fast here in the last few days. so not even thinking about it any more. that's the biggest thing for me, just focus on playing the way i need to play, and having fun out there. >> in college basketball tonight, rutgers guns for their first big 10 of the year in illinois. services of star freshman cory sanders. the school suspended the terrific guard for a violation of team rules, sanders leads the scarlett nights in scoring, assists and steals. rutgers are currently 0-12 in the big 10 and hasn't won since late december. >>> it's a mere formality that the united states women's national team qualifies for the olympics. they're the three-time defending gold medalists. we saw the birth of the teams latest storied sensation. she's a local girl. crystal dunn had five career international goals entering last night. what did she do puerto rico? she had five tallies in an olympic stage g

ryan mcdonagh was on the ice. rangers scored three. dan boil put the rangers ahead in the 3rd period. that made it 3-2, all seasons go. three big goals. for the rangers, one big loss. 5-3 the final at the garden. they're at toronto tomorrow. >>> yank pitchers and catchers at spring training tomorrow. laura behnke will report live for us from tampa. met pitchers and catchers reported to port st. lucie today. ready to make this another big season. >> from my standpoint it's just the quality of the team. i think i really haven't been this upbeat about a team in a long time and i think that's exciting. >>> the nba schedule picked up after the all star break tomorrow. knicks and nets play against each other friday. trade deadline 3:00 tomorrow. knicks back in practice today. lost 10 of their last 11 before the break. there's plenty to work out. rookie chrisops porzingis could not wait. he was at the facility yesterday by himself. >> i need to go visit my church. so i came here and moved a little bit around by myself. no noise, no nothing. j

there's hope today ranger captain ryan mcdonagh can play in that game. we were at practice today. mcdonagh was on the ice skating, getting ready. mcdonagh was punched by phillies wayne simmons. that's where the concussion came from. all signs are looking good for tomorrow. >> i'm going to say i'm good enough to go. as long as the coaching staff feels that they want me, we'll go from there. >> he's all right tomorrow, optional tomorrow morning. good chance i'll put him in the lineup. >> we'll see the nba season still on its all star break. chris bosh apparently dealing with a blood clot in one leg. he's taking blood thinners to help the situation and hopes to play again this season. he missed 30 games last year with a blood clot in his lungs. bosh was at the all star game over the weekend but withdrew with pain in one of his calves and that's when the clot was apparently discovered. >>> nba trade deadline thursday. the moves have started. headed from orlando to detroit. brandon jennings and ilyasova go to the magic. they think harris is what they need to push them right over the to

tonight captain ryan mcdonagh will play against the blackhawks. he's missed four straight with rangers 8-0-2 in their last 10 home games. one of the best teams in the nhl knowing the pressure is on to win. >> we want to be one of the teams that people say they can win the cup. but that has to be in the back of our heads. in the front of our heads has to be what we need to do today. >>> good college basketball games tonight with the nba break still on. we'll take our hoops where we can get them. here's the liberty university soar team. we've all seen this stuff. they're always cool, usually predictable. until -- wait for it. i'm guessing this was not part of the routine. >> wow. >> you didn't know what you were going to get there. >>> you showed the winner of the westminster dog show. low hanging fruit. here's the star of the show. darn it, he's going to keep on trying. he and his human sam are from rochester. sam says dario is a silly dog who just likes to have fun. the crowd loved them. here's the kicker though. the treats, by the way, they're in

captain ryan mcdonagh takes an elbow to the head from leo. mcdonagh missed four games with a concussion. he just got back in the lineup yesterday. he did not return to this game. rangers got the win 4-2. >>> islanders hosted the capitals at the barclays center. washington has the best record in the league. washington picked up another win tonight. justin williams scored the game winner in overtime. the islanders lose tonight 3-2. >>> on the schedule for us tomorrow, more baseball.

. >>> back to work this morning for the rangers, there's at least better news today for ryan mcdonagh. he was back on ice today. he missed five of the rangers' previous seven games after he took big hits. latest one, an elbow to the head. ranger captain is feeling better. >> can't change the way i approach my game, with or without the puck got to do the same thing. just have to obviously hope that those things don't happen but maybe do a little bit better job >>> finally from us, denny hamlin won the daytona 500 by 1/100th of a second. came down to about 4 inches. when hamlin celebrated the victory, his crew chief mike wheeler was right there. long island native mike wheeler. first race as crew chief and he's 1-1. he's been on the fast track to joe gibbs racing. that was his first race as crew chief. >> can't imagine losing by 4 inches. >>> let's take a look at the stories we're working on for eyewitness news at 11:00. sade baderinwa is here with that. >> get ready for faster service on your smart phone. really fast. we're going to show you what makes it so different and where it's be

captain ryan mcdonagh on the ice for a bit. he's missed some time lately. took some big hits here. got to be smart too. got to be mcdonagh though. >> can't change the way i approach my game. with or without the puck, got to do the same thing. maybe do a little bit job >> you have to be able to step up and have roles, guys fill in and play bigger minutes. everyone has got to be pulling the same rope. >>> knicks big losers tonight. five years ago tonight, carmelo anthony became a knick. >> there you go. we already had a change in the head coach. more changes to come? >> what can they do? >> get new players? [ laughter ] that would be the answer. >> how do you stay on top of your health? ahh... ahh... ahh... cigna customers have plan choices so they're more engaged, with fewer high health risks and lower medical costs. take control of your health >>> join the conversation on facebook, twitter, and instagram using #abc7ny. a lot of people talking about the weather. wild weather we're going to have. >> and what to do about the knicks. interesting observation. five years after carmelo an

captain ryan mcdonagh on the ice for a bit. he's missed some time lately. took some big hits here. got to be smart too. got to be mcdonagh though. >> can't change the way i approach my game. with or without the puck, got to do the same thing. maybe do a little bit job protecting myself too. >> you have to be able to step up and have roles, guys fill in and play bigger minutes. everyone has got to be pulling the same rope. >>> knicks big losers tonight. five years ago tonight, carmelo anthony became a knick. >> there you go. we already had a change in the head coach. >> what can they do? >> get new players? [ laughter ]

. >>> ryan mcdonagh has missed four straight with a concussion. mcdonagh on the ice skating, getting ready to play tomorrow and that would be great to see. the last few days so really not even thinking about it anymore and that's the biggest thing for me, just focus on playing the way i need to play and having fun out there. >>> college hoops tonight. rutgers at illinois. tight last time but last time cory sanders played. he's been suspended for two weeks, violating team rules and last time malcolm hill wasn't doing that. rutgers 0-13 now in the big 10 after an 82-66 loss at illinois tonight. >>> nfl teams can start using their franchise tags on players starting today. speculation with the jets centering on pro bowl defensive end mohammed wilkerson. they don't want to let wilkerson go but thauv not -- but they've not progressed on a long-term contract either. more than $15 million. that's pretty basic there but the window is now open. wilkerson had a nice season but it ended with that broken leg. couple more days with the all star break. carmelo a

captain ryan mcdonagh takes an elbow to the head from leo. mcdonagh missed four games with a concussion. he just got back in the lineup he did not return to this game. rangers got the win 4-2. >>> islanders hosted the capitals at the barclays center. washington has the best record in the league. washington picked up another win tonight. justin williams scored the game winner in overtime. the islanders lose tonight 3-2. >>> on the schedule for us tomorrow, more baseball. here in florida, spring training the teams get on the field but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? (husband) i heard that. switching to better internet is now easier than ever. only fios has the fastest internet available, with uploads up to 5x faster than cable. get 100 meg upload and download speeds. plus tv and phone for just $69.99 a month online with no annual contract. >>> that's it for

captain ryan mcdonagh. but the leafs player suspended for an elbow to the head. >>> meanwhile a big showdown between the isles and the devils. the rebound off of casey cizikas and past cory schneider. it was the only goal of the game. the isles get the win. >>> college hoop this afternoon, rutgers holding penn state in piscataway piscataway. enjoy the rest of your saturday,er. for "today in new york," i'm john chandler. >>> and next at 6:30 on "today in new york," we continue to follow the breaking news out of brooklyn where two police officers have been shot. >> reporter: the mayor and commissioner at kings county hospital after two officers were shot. i'm rail villeda with the latest on this investigation. >>> and we're tracking some very light showers on this saturday morning but it's all about the mild weather later on this afternoon. since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. today, doctors like lisa hamilton perform ey

the rangers without captain ryan mcdonagh who was out because of a concussion.ore the game simmons and mcilrath had a chat. 39 seconds in, they are talking, but this time with the ends of the fists. both got shots in. simmons heads to the penalty box howling like a wolf. this dude is all about the action. 20 seconds later, ryan white and tanner glass dancing. glass had words in the media prior. when the real action started the rangers were impregnable. third period, nice pass for stepan. fist first of two in the game. that's 18 all-star games in 20 seasons. >> they did a good job tonight. coming into tonight, six of the possible eight points coming in to tonight's game. you know, they did a little bit better job on that side. than we did tonight. we are disappointed. >> saying fwb to the bean. tonight was kobe's swan song. 18 all-star games in 20 seasons. he didn't make the team his rookie year and there was no game in 1998-99. it was shortened by a lockout. >> with the los angeles lakers, kobe bryant. >> kobe's first basket came after the bountifulle introducti

wayne simmonds cross checked in the back of the head by ryan mcdonagh. simmonds responds with a left jab that folded up mcdonagh like a cheap tent. down he goes. he did not return. simmonds got a penalty, hockey's version of an ejection. he's pretty salty about it. what the flyers miss in third period, tight at one, a pretty pass to white, henrik lundquist hit short side. flyers 2-1. franchise record for rookie defensemen. twenty seconds left. oh, my, yandle with mason one-timer ties at two. flyers get a point, losing the shoot-out 3-2. sixers honoring late, great darrell dawkins halftime with the game against the mets. all about chocolate thunderers. sixers dunking like dawkins with this one. throws it down with left hand. jeremy grant off the miss. sixers up one late. t.j. mcconnell getting a start for schmidt, steal covington, underneath, finishes two hands. sixers win 103-98. meanwhile college hardwood, top ranked oklahoma up set by kansas state, second ranked north carolina lost both their games this week. so it's possible villanova could be number

wayne simmons and ryan mcdonagh having words. simmons was ejected. flyers taking the lead, ryan white past lundqvist, 2-1. rangers pulling the goalie to tie it late, which they do. goes in with 12.9 seconds left. we go to a shootout, derrick stephan can end it there, which he does. the rangers with the big shoot out win. >>> to the islanders, playing matinee hockey against the red wings in detroit. four on four hockey, kyle quincy making it count, 2-0 wings, another pair of goals for the home team, power play tally one of them. a bizarre moment in the second intermission. we don't usually show you a zamboni, but it caught the edge of the goal peg, led to damage, had to be repaired. didn't matter though, 5-1 the wings rule. >>> and in newark, dropping the ceremonial puck, both goalies out there with him as the devils hosted washington. an active third period, all tied for now. adam henrico changing that. paul kari picking a good time for his first nhl career goal, tieing at 2. alexander ovechkin gets the last word, beating corey snider, 3-2, the devils

they lost captain ryan mcdonagh to a sucker punch and possible concussion. it got you go i in hurry in philly. wayne simmond shoulders him into the bench. payback for an earlier cross check. then he lands a left cross on the unsuspecting captain. he knocked out mcdonagh with a possible head injury. rangers called it a cheap shot. ranger trailed. they had the extra skater on. good choice. he launches a rocket of a one-timer to tie it with 12.9 seconds left in regulation. overtime solved nothing. we head to a shootout and derek step an lift the rangers to a 3-2 win. >>> devils fall to the capitals and the islanders blown out. seton hall looking like a tourney team hosting georgetown at the rock. delgado. it's a two-point game when isaiah whitehead tees up a three. he had 16. delgado 19 points, 13 rebounds. fourth straight double double and seton halim proves to 17-6 with a 69-61 win. st. john's and rutgers both on the loses end on the hardwood. oklahoma and number two north carolina upset on the road. enjoy the rest of your super bowl sunday everybody. for "to

. >>> tonight it's the rematch as week after -- hosts the flyers a week after ryan mcdonagh suffered a sucker punch. this one will be tense. as for this afternoon, the devils in the second after the back-to-back -- of the back to book hosting the kings. this one about luck. off the face-off and off the king and in to make it 1-0 devils. caves taking care of the rest, he had 28 saves frustrating los angeles all afternoon and also got some help ear from the post -- here from the post. this is in the third with under two to go. that would have been the tying shot but it deflects out. 1 of 0. the devils with the win. >>> and it's the first sunday without football since back in august. time for us to find another way to occupy our time. but for the former giants' head coach tom coughlin that's not a problem. tom coughlin is still committed to the giants' community. >> this idea that we can there to help and to serve you know. that's what it's all about. >> today cough lynn and his wife judy were visiting their friends at st. joseph's children's hospital in paterson >> he has good kicking

. >> the rangers are back in action tonight when they host the red wings, ryan mcdonagh will not be with them. out. he does not have a concussion neck. >> it was the devils and the capitals. the caps would answer twice. brooks orpick, the second goal for washington, it's the go ahead shot. 4-3, capitals win, and that is your morning look at sports, i'm laura behnke. we're back again with you later tonight at six. >> thank you. >> much more ahead on eyewitness news on this sunday morning, including a live look at today's top stories. >>> the serge continues for a continues for a man missing after a small plane crash in the long island sound. i'm kristin thorne with details coming up. >>> also ahead, police are investigating a murder and attempted suicide on long island. we have details on what police a few minutes. the 50s. this morning, we held onto the warmth of yesterday, at least for the city, and the cold for northwest new jersey. a chilly air mass is moving in. but rain coming in for part of the afternoon and evening. we'll track those showers for accuweather 7-day forecast in new y

. >> the rangers are back in action when they host the red wings, ryan mechanic donnan -- mcdonagh will not be with them. he does not have a concussion but will have a ct scan on his neck and is day-to-day. on the ice last night it was the devils visiting the capitals in washington. an active third period. the visit tornadoes would strike -- visitors would strike. the caps would answer twice. the second goal of the period for washington. it's the go ahead shot, 4-3. the capitals win. and that is your morning look at sports. i'm laura behnke. we're back again with you later tonight at six. >>> rapper 50-cent has to answer to a judge now after he posted pictures of himself on instagram flaunting cash. not a problem unless you just declared bankruptcy which he did. 50-cent whose real is jackson posted pictures of himself. the pictures have since been removed, taken down, a judge told evacuation's attorney she is concerned -- jackson's attorney she's concerned about the nondoppler or lack of -- nondisclosure or lack of case. >>> a generous offer this morning for the supposedly drowning in d