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andy scholes has the highlights in the bleacher report.at to see you, andy. >> good to see you too, guys. >>> good morning. peyton manning had another peyton manning kind of game. he threw five touchdowns in the win over the chiefs and if you had eric decker on your fantasy team, i hope you started him. i didn't and every time he scored, this was me. he had a career game. he finished with 174 yards receiving and count them. four touchdowns! the four touchdown receptions were a franchise record. the broncos beat the chiefs 35-28. they are on top of the afc with a record of 10-2. the giants kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a win over the washington redskins. it was another rough night for rg3. in the fourth quarter, justin tuck sacked him on a span of seven plays. tuck had only 2 and a half sacks the entire season coming into this one. new york has now won five out of their last six. >>> still trending on bleacherreport.com is the incredible finish from the auburn/alabama game. one second. tide going for the winning field goal and ca

andy scholes joins us with "the bleacher report."ndy. >> this is by far the best sunday of the nfl season. a record 90 touchdowns were scored! the snowstorm that made its way across the northeast definitely made for fun atmospheres. the games affected the most were in pittsburgh, baltimore, and philadelphia. it was absolutely pouring down snow in the majority of these games! more than six inches accumulated on the field in the eagles/lions game. ground crews did their best to improve the playing conditions but it was tough. the lions, they fumbled seven time in the game! neither team even dared try a field goal. now the weather, it did help facilitate some crazy finishes. in the span of 20 minutes, three games ended in wild fashion. vikings/ravens it was the craziest of them all and combined to score 36 points. this is going very fast because they scored 36 points in the final 2:05 of the game. the ravens got the last laugh scoring that touchdown with four seconds left. two minutes later, the steelers were desperately laterallying th

andy scholes, give us the details. >> i feel spite if your voice, john.sing the playoffs for the second time in 19 years, you knew that wasn't going to sit well with the yankees. this move has a deja vu move to it of 2005. and the deal the yankees are giving else bury, it's a big one. he's reportedly going to receive a seven-year, $153 million contract. that's the fourth largest deal in yankees history. and then you know what this mean, ellsbury is going to have to shave that beard because yankees have a no facial hair policy. >>> and it looked like a snoozer. toronto had a 27 point lead. then golden state mounted an epic comeback to outscore the raptors 42-15. they came back to get the win, 112-103, the seventh largest come jk in nba history. >>> did you ever think about inviting your favorite pro athlete to your wedding, just to say they did. and they got a handwritten response. >> the couple posted it online. manning respectively resigned. and how cool is that, he actually took the time to send a handwritten response. pretty cool deal. >> that is nice.

andy scholes is here with that and more in the bleacher report. >> good morning, guys.y of washington is just down the road from where the seahawks play. they have a size mometer there. after the seahawks scored their first touchdown, the fans were so loud it registered as an earthquake. it happened after play in the first quarter. check it out. seattle is going to knock the ball out of drew brees' hand and it goes into the arms of michael bennett. he takes it 22 yards the other way for a touchdown. check it out. the fans go absolutely nuts. this is when the earthquake was registered at the university of washington. the fans had plenty to cheer about in this game. russell wilson threw three touchdowns. 34-7 was the final. seahawks on top of the nfc with a record of 11-1. >>> miami dolphins have announced that offensive lineman richie incognito will continue to be suspended with pay. yesterday was the dolphins deadline to release him or keep him on the roster. the team suspended incognito nearly a month ago after jonathan martin left the team. >>> on bleacherreport.com,

andy scholes joins us with the details in this morning's "bleacher report.", andy. >> promoters for this mma in brazil looking to get people's attention, mission accomplished. the poster is getting a ton of buzz on "bleacher report" and all over social media. it features emerson falcao on the left and juliana velasquez on the right. she trained and is ready for the challenge. no rule on whether there are special rules for the contest. i'm sure velasquez say great fighter but seems like a really bad idea. >>> what's better than one buzzer beater? how about two? harrison high, a great three-pointer with one second left on the clock. they celebrate, think they've won the game, but then after a time-out, avon hit a crazy half-court shot at the buzzer to win the game. another example of it ain't over till it's over. >>> patriots tight end rob gronkowski still recovering from knee surgery, but he isn't too hurt to spread holiday cheer. he dressed up like an elf and wheeled his way around in children's hospital in boston visiting with all the patients. gronk handed

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scholes for ministry took a strong tone wednesday in response the new defence policy paper the second covers most recent a spike in to talk to a formal and that's the scariest that the recent death of the caucuses city improve relations between korea and japan the snow japan's new defence policy package approved by the cabinet includes the ten year national security strategy and you fight your military buildup plan. it defines north korea's nuclear and missile development programs as major threats and needs china as a country trying to change the status quo in northeast asia. japan says its security plan is defensive in nature. student debt i did onions. allowing concerns of a possible provocation from north korea have popped up in the highest chambers of the south korean government following the sudden execution of condemning swans karpal uncle in and then reports on how south korean and us officials refused their joint efforts under all possible scenarios in light of the sun removal of north korea's former number two man comes home to sell to me in the us of a high level meeting tue

chemically show scholes crammed together to enjoy the paper lanterns with erin and nineteen pitches and on the guy was japan's political center for about one hundred and fifteen the legacy left by the unique culture develops here includes many magnificent runs and ten. mark is the story books. all great sports. i know. points we need to talk bronze statue was of the achievements of the mental comes to technology stocks. it did to protect the stomach. so we can see expressed both the strength to move into the samurai culture. i will the court's oldest wooden structure. and you try. he of the samurai pandering to call them i don't really know who i knew it. georgie was japan's first sample tests. i do. a major role in teaching and spending designed to steer a tee. simplicity and regress meditation. j simpson makes me second on the thirteenth century. was welcome you to take teams and meditation practice. training has been found intact in shaping the spirit of december. it expresses the distinctive send you one landscaped around an actual reform the eye. she's among its unity. the case. th

sides to create a more transparent and trustworthy relationship but some countries still shoulder scholes warrior mentality and a desire to draw more dividing lines in europe. some leading members had to be against russia which is really said this leads to some of our european partners still wanting to keep dividing lines within us and even move these lines eastward the developments on our big continent of eurasia through the time they believe the country can either be with them or against them such an approach is completely inefficient nowadays. with the former so also talked about how sometimes moscow doesn't understand nato is actions for instantly its recent military drills on wall nearer to russia's western borders and some states some members of the alliance after that openly said that it was these were drills to work out of protection from a threat coming from the east the only country so close in the east basically is russia ends and wall president putin has been raising this question recently about u.s. plans to build an anti missile defense system in europe since washington has

president s plane to france and in response by reportedly expressed appreciation for scholes effort to push ahead with expansion observers say this shows that the car again that it may be feared that expansion is called national and friends. and then fighting to a certain level understand is enhanced by the sea to work closely together on that issue the us vice president as president not to release all the obstacles that lay between korea and japan. two of the most important ally nice if washington. to this president and emphasized that took him a stick and aquatic partner and call purchase your mantra that the japanese get men to build a future oriented relationship. with regard to north korea and the two sides exchanged views on the current electrical situation there. i promised to work towards tangible progress on the new pricing were based on strong creative restaurants. oh didn't you. i didn't use. and following his meeting with president pop by and gave a speech to one of korea's prestigious universities. there he elaborated on washington's stance over to panic that matters inclu

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ryan giggs and paul scholes are considered two of the greatest footballers. the real thing about that, and they would say this is the unbelievable success they achieved is because they were a team, they played as a group. when you meet them it's unbelievable how down to earth they are, how little ego there is and how they genuinely are great friends who had been together since childhood , and they are humble and play as a team. it's the key to their phenomenal success. >> there is the sixth star, beckham. >> it's great to do a film where he was one of six. >> it was clear that he didn't want to be that way. he wanted to be part of the guys. how often do you see david beckham as one of a group. the ethos behind the prove. becks and co-are all about the communal goal, it was not about individual themes, it was about doing it as a team. that's what we show in the film that if you come together as a group of eyes, it's not possible. >> a film is not about the team or individuals, also about the community. it was a particular time, a golden age for manchester. >>

andy scholes joining us now. >> he broke the record for yardness a season on sunday.into question. we'll show you that next in your "bleacher report." >> tim tebow will be back in football next season, but not on the field. andy scholes is here with more in the "bleacher report." why am i not surprised by this move? >> tim tebow is going to be there to break it all down for us when we watch football games. espn has signed tebow to be part of their new network. he's not giving up on football yet. but the opportunity was too good to pass up. we're going to see him pretty soon. he'll make his tv debut during next week's bcs championship game. >>> today, peyton manning's record for yards in a season? they're reviewing this play from sunday's game against the raiders where he made a pass to eric decker. looks like to me it was a lateral. the nfl could review it and turn it into a running play. if they do that, manning would fall six yards shy of drew brees' previous record for passing yards in a season. >>> this week, the memphis grizzlies made an 8-year-old's dream come t

. >> scholes is banking on their success and is experimenting with the norredman.is latest crop will be ready to hit the market in time for christmas. >> what does it mean for prices? >> you can pay more for all christmas trees next year. some farmers balance out years of over supply, others recover from years of losses. >> record-breaking heat across new york city. we climb to a high of 71. at this time of year we should be in the 30s. all ahead of the frontal boundary bringing in moisture and warm air across the east coast. rain is on the way. cooler temperatures on the way. on the backside of the front look at how cold it is, the wind sweeping in out of the north. omaha 22, rapid city only at eight. we are looking at scattered snow showers. looking at overcast skies, it's quiet and calm. heavy snow across milwaukee. that will die down. the heaviest of the rain across the south-east, making its way into the caro linas, where we continue to deal with gustier winds as we track in as the front makes its way offshore. a wet weekend. we had to deal with heavy rain, th

andy scholes joins us now to talk about one of the craziest sundays you will see in the nfl ever. >>that made its way across the northeast definitely made for fun atmospheres. there were blizzard like conditions in pittsburgh, baltimore and philadelphia. check out the snow plow in philadelphia. get out of the way, i'm trying to work here. >>> and the dolphins, they look like fish out of the water trying to deal with the conditions in pittsburgh. but the arctic blast was the worst in philly. he gets a face full of snow on this catch. that's incredible. now ground crews did their best trying to improve the playing conditions all day. it was tough. the lions fumbled seven times. the teams wouldn't even try to kick field goals. it was fun for us to watch at home. but it had to be tough for the players. the helped facilitate some crazy finishes. in the span of 20 minutes, three games ended in wild fashion. vikings dash ravens, the two teams combined to score five touchdowns in the final two minutes of the game. the ravens got the win. >>> and then two minutes later. the steellers needed a

andy scholes joins us now with more in this morning's bleacher report. i'm crying about the bears!good game. >> it was a lovely and wonderful game but my team didn't win. >> i'm a texans fan and i've been crying all season. >>> yesterday was awesome. two games were playoff games. cowboys and eagles and packers and bears. they were both win and you're in scenarios. after missing seven weeks with a broken collarbone, aaron rodgers back under center for green bay and, boy, did he come through in the clutch for the packers. down one late in the fourth quarter, on fourth and eight, rodgers hits randall cobb in stride for the 48-yard touchdown! an amazing, amazing play. packers go on to win 33-28 and they are now heading back to the playoffs. >>> tony romo out for the year after back surgery, kyle orton getting the start for the cowboys. dallas down late in this one when orton finds dez bryant for a 32-yard touchdown. the cowboys don't get the two-point conversion so they were still down two. they would get the ball back with a chance to go down and win the game, but, oh, man, this is de

andy scholes joins us with more in this morning's bleacher report. >> when you wake up on saturday morningfall to watch college football, tim tebow will be there to break it all down for you. espn announced they have assigned tim tebow with their new s.e.c. network that will launch next fall. while tebow is excited he will still pursue his dream of being a quarterback in the nfl. he makes his tv debut next season during the bcs championship game in january. >> peyton manning's record for yards in the season may be the shortest lived record. they are reviewing this play he made to eric decker. it went for seven yards but you look at it again. it really does look like a lateral. the nfl could change this to a running play. if they do, manning would fall six yards dry of drew brees previous record for passing yards in a season. >>> this week, memphis grizzlies made an awesome acquisitioacqui. they made 8-year-old wish come true. they drafted jarvis to the team and giving his own press conference and a draft hat and he got to attend practice and a game with the bulls. he suffers from cerebral

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well said twelve people killed and scholes up was injured when a powerful car bomb exploded in front of treats cake with this new kitchen city that certain evidence describing it as an act of terrorism launched a series of air strikes on targets in gaza strip in retaliation to differentiate the israelis that the new hamas officials defend the rights that killed at least two people taking a cab and go wow. none of us former oil tycoon mikhail because he has applied for showing these to the swiss embassy building. fifty year old has been staying in berlin since russian led me to his surprise decision to switch to free him of that decade the gel on fraud and tax it. as the well is to celebrate christmas that is the type being devastated regions of the philippines open doors and she did not know well. that's it for most of the morning is that the al welcome back. you're watching the world's least a year and with this talk about the events of the last twelve months has been the key of the daily beast. welcome back as well to patrick smith of the africa report religious cent of calls and t

. >> andy scholes joins us now with more in the "the bleacher report." >> when you wake up on saturdaynext fall to watch college football, tim tebow will be there to break it all down. espn announced yesterday they've signed tebow to be a part of their new s.e.c. network that will launch next fall. tebow isn't giving up on football just yet. he said he'll pursue his dream of playing quarterback in the nfl but the opportunity with espn was too good to pass up. tebow is going to make his tv debut during next week's bcs national championship game. >>> already, number two on bleacherreport.com, peyton manning's record for yards in a season, the nfl is currently reviewing this play where peyton manning made a pass to eric decker. it went for seven yards but it really does look like it's a lateral. the nfl could actually change this to a running play and if they do, he would fall six yards shy of drew brees's previous record for passing yards in a season. >> that would be hard. >>> the team alake with the make a wish foundation made 8-year-old charvis's dream come true. they gave him a contr

andy scholes joins us now with details in this morning's "bleacher report."our friends, andy. this ain't the wwe wrestling. i love that, too. remind them what happens in the ring in an mma fight. >> there's none of this where they're missing each other. people get hit in the face and get knocked out. and now the promoters in mma, they're always trying to get that shock value, get people's attention. mission accomplished in this case. this promotional banner has been making the rounds on the internet. it's on bleacherreport.com. it features emerson falco on the left and his opponent, julianna velazquez on the right. this is a different animal. there's no word yet on if this contest will happen. the brazilian mixed martial arts con federation, the group that polices the sport in brazil says there's no rules for a man fighting a woman but obviously, it's, you know, not a fair fight. >> well, that's the question. >> oooh! >> that's the question. andy, i'm right there with you. we'll take the beatdown. what you're thinking about is safety. what do you think the pl

cnn sports andy scholes joins me now. you would think they're throwing punches, get ejected, flip off the crowd, there would be some consequence, but no? >> listen to urban meyer doesn't seem like there's going to be. the missing three fourths of the michigan game was enough punishment for both of his players, marcus hall and dantrey wilson. you know, this is probably more than likely because the next game on the schedule is the big 10 championship game. he said none of the decision were final and still going to talk to the athletic director and big 10 commissioner but it's highly unlikely he would suspend these guys with michigan state on saturday because if they win that game they would likely go to the national championship and, you know, they don't want to do anything tos lessen those chances. >> didn't the coach say he was going to have a conversation with this players, yell at them, smack their hands. >> he said there's no place for fighting in the game and actions like hall when he left the game. he did reiterate,

andy scholes joins us now. is he going to texas? >> we'll have to see.lockdown mode. reports are that mack brown is going to step down on friday and texas is going to do whatever it takes to get nick saben. this story has been all over twitter the last couple of days. and the reports are that they're ready to offer him $120 million a year to leave alabama. everyone in austin excited about all of these rumors. someone at the austin airport got on the pa system and said, nick sabin your car is ready for you. and everyone started looking for him and of course he wasn't there. >>> american football in the summer olympics. this is a possibility now. because the international olympic committee has recognized football as an international sport. this still very far from happening. and if it is added, it would likely be in the seven on seven format. it would be big offensive linemen or stuff like that. three gold medals. no one could compete with the united states. >>> mike tyson is currently promoting the world. but he can't go to great britain, because get this

andy scholes, thanks so much. next hour of "cnn newsroom" starts right now.hot of the u.s. economy. at first glance it looks like we're on a tear. but is it a tale of two nations? >>> just try to pry it out of his hands. president obama fought to keep his blackberry when he got to the white house. now another reason he won't be switching to the iphone. >>> plus this -- >> we're going to see our milk prices double. and that means that that price is going to have to be passed on to the consumer. >> shoppers be warned, keeping milk in your fridge may soon cost you double. if congress doesn't get its act together. second hour of "newsroom" starts now. good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for join iing me. gdp came in at 4.63%, much higher than expected but it may not be as strong as some had hoped. good morning. >> good morning, carol. two good economic reports, 2.63% growth in the third quarter driven in large part because companies were stocking their shelves, getting ready for holiday sales. 3.46% is the best we've seen in a year and a half and

an an andy scholes tells me about a possible end to this rule. >> i remember growing up in houston in the mid '90s it was a chore for the oilers to sell out the astro dome and i remember watching the news every night and they'd update to see if we'd get to watch the game on tv. back then people would buy a ticket. it seems like things have changed. if a game is blacked out, you don't see people running to the box office. there are so many ways you can watch the game or follow with envelope red zone and twitter. so i'm not sure like the fcc's point is technology advanced so far, the blackouts aren't going to help ticket sales but the nfl says hey, let's pump the brakes quick, the vice president of communications brian mccarthy released this statement, he said "we still strongly oppose any change in the rule. we are on pace for historic low number of blackouts since the policy was implemented 40 years ago, while affecting very few games in the past decade the blackout rule is very important in supporting nfl stadiums and the ability of nfl clubs to sell tickets and keeping our games att

andy scholes, i'm going to discover my ears. >> this game stuck with the winter weather theme from theest regular season game ever for the dallas cowboys. all right. the temperature -- >> and it showed, right? >> they were miserable. the temperature was 8 degrees with a windchill of negative 9 at kickoff. it was so cold that the water bottles were freezing. but look, didn't stop this crazy fan. >> always one shirtless guy. >> always one at least. doesn't matter if it's negative 9 outside. that poor guy didn't get to see a good game from the cowboys. the bears win 45-28, got the big win on mike ditka night. the bears held a ceremony to honor their legendary head coach and retire his number. >> i've been living the dream for 74 years. i hope it never stops. it will, but i hope it doesn't. thank you, thank you, thank you. and go bears! >> that's awesome. >> i love it. i love the go bears. you can see he was definitely cold. >> i'm surprised it took this long to do that actually. >> he's a legend in the city but hey, it was good to see it happen finally last night even though it was very,

andy scholes is here with the "bleacher report." >> their known for being the loudest in the nfl.l last night. after a touchdown, it registered as an earthquake on the size om ter a block away. it happened after a play in the first quarter. they knocked it out the drew brees' hand. the fans go nuts. and all the noise they created registered as a magnitude 1 or 2 earth quake. they had plenty to cheer about all night. 34-7 was the final. they're the first team to clinch a playoff spot this year. >>> jason dufner is a die-hard auburn fan. he we want to school there. and the only problem is, he's playing in a golf tournament this weekend and wanted to watch the game. he took to twitter and asked tiger to shorten the tournament. he tweeted, i petition the event this week to play 36 holes so i can watch my beloved auburn play for the sek championship. tiger' response, denied. >>> and in the lineup section, uconn down one to florida. and they miss the shot and he's going to get a second chance and he bur riz it for the game winner. he's so happy, he keeps running trait straight out of th

i don't like anything else andy scholes said.collision. >> i have a question about the home plate collision thing but i know they're not going to give us time to talk about it. i'll send you an e-mail after the show. >>> mail him a letter. great segue. snail mail may be rare these days but are we ready to give it up entirely? canada may very well be. wednesday, the country's postal service, canada post, says it will phase out home mail delivery within the next five years. i'm guessing this comes down to a question of dollars and cents or looneys and toonnys, if you will. >> cold, hard cash. it is so expensive to deliver from the post office to someone's door step. and right now about a third of canadians get their mail door to door simply too expensive. this would be converting it to community mailboxes. >> like the big units you see at the end of the block? >> that's enough to save money. >> an awful lot of money. the problem here, people send e-mails, use package delivery companies. the united states congress has to approve any

. >> andy scholes joins us with this morning's "bleacher report." for real?ports that mack brown wl step down as the head coach of the longhorns on friday and texas is preparing to do whatever it takes to get nick saban. now, twitter's been going nuts over this whole thing. there are reports that texas is ready to offer saban as much as $10 million a year to leave alabama for texas. everyone in austin is definitely on the lookout for saban. as a joke, someone at the austin airport yesterday got on the p.a. and said, nick saban, your car is waiting for you. pretty funny stuff. >>> one wf the stop stories in the lineup section on bleacherreport.com today, imagine this, american football in the summer olympics. this is actually a possibility now because the international olympic committee has recognized football as an international sport. it's still far off from happening. if it is added oneay to the summer olympics, it's likely going to be in a seven-on-seven format, where it's just the quarterback and receivers. >>> my favorite story of the day, houston texans

. >> let's take a look at your sports headlines with andy scholes in the "bleacher report." >> steelerslin's wallet is $100,000 lighter today. the nfl fined tomlin 100 grand for getting into cobi jones way on the field during a kickoff a week ago. that's the second largest fine ever given to a coach. the steelers might have a draft pick taken away. the nfl says they're going to decide on that after the season. >>> trending on bleacherreport.com, an nba game was canceled when power went out and the arena filled with smoke. a generator malfunctioned and caught fire. this game was in mexico city. the nba scheduled this so international fans could experience the best basketball in the world firsthand. they'll make up the game but not in mexico. san antonio will play at minnesota. >>> tv networks are in the middle of a heated battle, it's all over tim tebow. espn, cbs and fox are in a bidding war to sign the former quarterback as a football analyst. tebow was cut by the patriots during the preseason. he's been looking for work on the field but it appears his playing days are over. it will be

lucky for you we have answers in the form of andy scholes with this morning's "bleacher report."al. >> this is devastating news for kobe and the lakers. he worked so hard to come back from the torn achilles injury. he was starting to look like himself. he'll have to go back to the bench with a fracture in his left knee. it happened on tuesday. they got tangled up, kobe went to the ground holding his knee. no one thought much of it at the time because kobe actually played the rest of the game, hit a big three-pointer to seal the victory. but the kneecap bothering him. they had to have an mri and it revealed the fracture. no surgery is going to be needed, kobe will have to wait for it to heal. it will take six weeks. kobe, he's 35 years old. 35 ain't 25, as they say. we'll have to see if he can come back and get to looking like his former self like he was almost starting to do after that torn achilles. another tough, tough injury. >> he showed it that second time, you watch the knee buckle. you know it's never a good thing. they say this isn't as big a deal, this injury, not from a

andy scholes joins us with the highlights in this morning's "bleacher report." >> these two teams don'tit's only december, the heat, the pacers will play in the eastern conference finals once again this year. last night they were squaring off for the second time this season. indiana won the first matchup. check out this heated exchange between lebron and mario chalmers. they would eventually kiss and make up. lebron holding on to paul as he takes a three that would have tied the game. no foul called on the play. the heat go on to win it, 97-94. >>> trending on bleacherreport.com is the sports rant of the year. tuesday night, southern illinois lost to murray state and head coach barry henson was not very happy with his players afterwards. >> i have a bunch of mama's boys right now. 2 for 11! how can you go 2 for 11? my wife -- my wife can store more than two buckets on 11 shots. i know my wife will at least shot fake one time. it's a lot like house training a puppy dog. you know what, when the dog does something wrong, bad dog. >> we see this every couple years, guys, this will go as one

andy scholes told me so. is it true? >> it is true, chris.chdown but lucky for them, justin tucker was locked in. he made a franchise record six field goals in the game. he knocked them down from 29, 24, 32, 49, 53. he saved his best for last. this is a 61 yarder with under a minute to go. it barely gets over the cross bar. gave the ravens the win. they beat the lions, 18-16 despite not scoring a touchdown in the game. >>> you know how car dealerships always have those crazy promotion if the impossible happens you get to keep the car for free? it finally backfired. if the seahawks shut on the giants on sunday 12 people would win $35,000 each. sure enough, it happened. now lucky for the car dealership they purchased a $7,000 insurance policy on the promotion. the big loser in this deal is actually the insurance company. number three in the live section on the bleacherreport.com, paul mccartney at the brooklyn nets game, check him out. he really wants a free t-shirt. he says, hey, that was for me. even for someone who has 06 gold records, free