seahawks would kick a field goal. 13-3. later in the third quarter, seahawks up 13-6, facing third and 11. jackson, finds baldwin, the guy that blocked that punt. getting the first down. on the next play, jackson, to the same guy. do what you do when you did what you did to me. and this time, baldwin's in. seahawks up 20-6. fourth quarter, now 23-13. marshawn lynch. amazing. he scores. and makes it rain. skittles, which is his favorite snack. 23 carries, 115 yards, as the seahawks win. >>> for all your highlights and sports news, you know where to go, espn news. my name is todd grisham. please, have a good day. >> i love the skittles. >> that was terrific. >>> the first lady can add world record holder to her many accomplishments. her october bid to break the record for the most people doing jumping jacks for a 24-hour period. 300,250 people participated, shattering the old record. >> congrats to all them. >>> tis the season to spread some holiday cheer. and a little boy in oregon is doing just that. >> instead of enjoying

plus, the seahawks butt heads with the rams in monday night football. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> the cold and the rainy storm system in the desert southwest is headed for the central u.s. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, all but officially dead early in the season, last night the seattle seahawks won for the fourth time in five games. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. the seahawks may have a losing record but they kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a victory over rams. special teams came up big in the first quarter. boldin untouched off the edge and blocked that punt. michael robinson scooped and scored and seattle on the board. they were up 10-3 at the half. big play by baldwin in the first, another in the third. taveras jackson found him wide open and baldwin took it in for the touchdown. the undrafted rookie doing it all. lynch is isn't only playing for

here's nbc's fred roggin. >> seahawks with a win over the rams. special teams came up big in the first quarter. boldin untouched off the edge and blocked that punt. robinson scooped and scored and seattle on the board. they were up 10-3 at the half. big play in the first, another in the third. jackson found him wide open and baldwin took it in. the undrafted rookie doing it all. lynch is isn't only playing for a new contract, he's playing for skittles. ninth separate game he scored a touchdown and mom with a bag of the good stuff. no sugar coating this loss fort rams. they were blown out 30-13. >>> tough day for a pair of coaches after starting the season 4-9, dolphins fired head coach tony sparano. and the chiefs let go todd haley. >>> lightning have been a disappointment. got started 28 seconds into the game. and then in the second period, scoring three straight goals, zach parise and adam henrik both had a pair. tampa couldn't recover and the devils held on to win it 5-4. >>> what was supposed to be a two-game break has turned into a lengthy st

seahawks improve to 6-7 with a 30-13 win. guess what? nobody cares.resh off his heisman trophy win, though, over the weekend, baylor quarterback robert griffin iii dropped by letterman last night to break down the top ten things that went through his head when he won the award. >> top ten thoughts that went through robert griffin's mind when he won the 1911 heisman profy award, ladies and gentlemen. number ten. >> now if i don't have id, all i have to do is this. >> number nine. >> wonder how much i can get for the trophy on "pawn stars"? >> number eight. >> time to focus on my next goal. a latin grammy. >> a latin grammy. number seven. >> this thing's going to be a nightmare to get through airport security. >> yeah, that's right. number six. >> thanks to tim tebow for putting in a word with the man upstairs. >> yeah. number five. >> and everyone laughed when i asked santa for a heisman. >> really. number four. >> will my teammates mind if i shower with the trophy? >> number three. >> indianapolis colts, here i come. >> yeah! yeah! oh, man. number two

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to seattle, seahawks and eagles. he could tell lynch was ready to play in the first quarter, ran into a pile, came out of, it rumbled 15 yards to the end zone. that's worth skittles. marshawn got a handful of candy on the sideline. to the second, lynch again, full of sugar ripped off a sweet run, untouched 40 yards down the line. eagles didn't know what hit them. seattle went on to win it 31-14 thanks to the candy man. marshawn lynch. >>> if your team is looking for a quarterback, donovan mcnabb is available. the vikings waved the six-time pro bowler so he could finish with another team. >>> hockey. two of the best squared off in washington. no, not clinton and reagan. sidney crosby and alex ovechkin. all eyes on them. kunitz stepped up and scored the game winner for pittsburgh. hunter still looking for the first win as caps' coach. penguins won it 2-1. >>> rangers and hurricanes. kurt muller has coached two, and lost both of them. gaborik with a two-on-one to give new york the lead in the third. rangers handed the h

seahawks are now 5 and 7. marshawn lynch from oakland tech, he emerges. no joke, eats skittles when he's on the bench, a tradition his mother taught him. 14-14, seahawks -- 31-14, seahawks. >>> so excited about being back and looking forward to what lies ahead. we talked about the future and truly believe that the future starts now. >> i think everybody is glad to be back. mark and i have been chomping at the bit. >> golden state expected to play f first game december 26th. >>> john carlos after winning the bronze in the 200 meters mexico city state olympics went on the victory stand along with teammate tommy smith, clinched his fist. hard to believe in 2011, the uproar it caused then. but it was some deal. john selling his life story. and we had a little fun with him right off the bat. >> i have to laugh. john's already got the book propped. [ laughter ] >> we haven't even said hello. let's go back to 68 . when you went up there, did you -- you must have done somewhere i'm not going to be able to get a job in most places. i mean, the white man is not goi

take pkg la semana 14 de la nfl se cerro el dia de anoche con el partido seahawks ante los rams... con todo en el partido ya que al inicio de este bloqueo este despeje de patada mismo que termino en una anotacion... los ram empezavan a cortar distancia pero los seahawks volvieron aumentar su dominio tavaris jackson mando un pade de 29 yarda a baldwin. en el cuarto cuarto con un acarreo de marshawn lynch puso el marcador definitivo 30 a 13 a favor de seattle... con este resultado los seahawks se mantiene en segundo lugar de la divicion sur oeste de al conferencia nacional ---y continuando con la informacion del futbol americano... este dia la nfl suspendio por una semana de toda activida con su equipo al jugador harrison de los steelers de pittsburgs.. se vio involucrado esta vez el pasado jueves por la noche ante los browns de cleveland al taclear al mariscar de campo casco con casco... ---el ex entrenador auxiliar de la universidad de penn state jarry sandusky comenzo a encarar los primeros jucios sobre el acoso sexual a menores... el dia de hoy por la maÑana sandusky fue a la cor

and the seahawks rolling at home.he final score, 31-14. >>> for all your day's highlights and sports news, there's only one place to go. espn news. it's what we do. my name's todd grisham. have a good day. >>> continuing with the sports now. we know that president obama likes his basketball. >> yes, he does. now, there's lots of buzz about what he was wearing at a recent game. >> it stems from this picture, the president carrying a pair of underarmor sneakers. they were a special model, complete with a presidential seal. >> i love it. they're a prototype for a model coming out next year. and they already have a nickname, air force one, the same as a famous nike shoe. >> the commander in chief. kind of cool. >>> up next, "the pulse." some new video sure to grab your attention this morning, including this one we found, walking a tightrope 3,000 feet including this one we found, walking a tightrope 3,000 feet above the ground p unbelievable. swollen joints, a i've been in your shoes. one day i'm on top of the world... th

. >>> the 49ers needed a win against the seahawks. to keep new orleans from stealing that first round bye in the playoffs. and this one, from seattle. seahawks try to stay in the playoff hunt. winners of five of their last six. third quarter, frank gore, plowed in for the four-yard touchdown. game tied at 10. gore had 83 yards on 23 carries. later in the fourth, 16-10 san francisco. andy lee's punt is blocked for farewell. the seahawks got the ball at the 4-yard line. look at that. they scoop it up. it had to end. marshawn lynch scored and the 49ers streak of not allowing a rushing touchdown at 15 is over. it happened right there. lynch went over 100 yards. the first time san francisco has allowed a 100-yard rusher in many games. and and the niners respond. crab tree for a gain of 41 yards. no problem. there is he is. 14 of 26. and for 179 yards for crabtree. that set up a david acres 39- yard field goal. the nfl record setting 41st connect of the season. san francisco wins 19-17 and they clinch a first round bye with a saints loss th

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seahawks marshawn lynch ran for two touchdowns and 148 yards against philadelphia. eagles quarterback vince young in for the injured michael vick was picked off four times by the seattle defense. seahawks beat the eagles 31-14. >>> quarterback donovan mcnabb has been released by the minnesota vikings. the 13-year veteran could sign with teams with injured quarterbacks still trying to make the playoffs. that includes the houston texans and the chicago bears. >>> in college basketball hoops, top ranked kentucky had an easy night at home. the wildcats terrance jones had 26 points against st. john's. the "d" was terrific too. the wildcats remain unbeaten after an 81-59 victory. >>> bobby valentine is officially the manager of the boston red sox. he was introduced thursday at fenway park after signing a two-year deal. the sox went looking for new leadership after missing a nine-game lead in their division and missing the playoffs. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> u.s. troops begin their withdrawal from iraq after nearly nine years. to t

raiders and chiefs need overtime to settle their games and the 49ers had their hands full with the seahawks, led by ed >> san francisco's glide memorial church continued its holiday tradition of sharing, they served 3,000 christmas eve meals and then immediately gap preparing for tomorrow's festivities. there well be services and celebrations on christmas day and meals for thousands. >> people serving breakfast and lunch. so we will be feeding the people, and we will reach 75,000 people in the last two months, in november and december. >> glide is appealing for donations for the program. you can drop off cash, turningeys, toys at the main entrance on ellis street. >> angels are ensuring a happy christmas. they literally wrapped up the holiday season. 5,000 handmade scarves were put in a get bag with chocolate bars and other candy. the bags are for the 4,000 guests for the st. anthony christmas day meal. >> hollywood could use a visit from santa this weekend. >> three straight week of weak sales at the box office. could the holiday blockbuster safe -- save the day? >> in the big gamble this

. >>> in sports, the surging seattle seahawks are keeping their playoff hopes alive.first quarter last night, seattle anticipation undrafted rookie slopped a st. louis punt. michael robinson scooped up the ball and ran it in for the usa seahawks first score. in the third quarter, seattle went on to beat the rams, 30-13. >>> two more nfl coaches have been fired. todd haley was dismissed as head coach in kansas city after a 5-8 record this season. and the miami dolphins fired tony sporano who has only won four games this season. >>> in the nba, maybe the third time will be the charm for a chris paul trade. new orleans star point guard practiced with his hornets teammates on monday. as a proposed trade that would have sent him to the los angeles clippers was rejected because the price was too high. an earlier trade by the lakers was rejected by the league. but they are trying to work out a new clippers deal. >>> nhl star sydney crosby of pittsburgh is out again with concussion-like symptoms. crosby collided with a teammate last week in boston and had to leave the game. t

and thursday night nfl football proves eagles are no match for seahawks. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> and with it being friday we'll get you set for the beginning of the coming weekend. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports the already miserable season of the philadelphia eagles took a turn for the worse as they were clawed by the seattle seahawks. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. ever since high school, launch launch's mom would give him skittles to eat after he scored a touchdown. last night with the eagles, he was like a kid in a candy store. you could tell lynch was ready to play in the first quarter. ran into pile, kept the wheels turning, came out of it, rumbled 15 yards to the end zone. that's worth skittles. he got a handful of candy on the sideline. to the second, lynch again, full of sugar ripped off a sweet run, untouched 40 yards down the line. eagles didn't know what hit them. seattle we

why skittles were a key ingredient in a seahawks victory. plus, >>> news -- thousands of people are waiting for their power to be turned back on after strong santa ana winds blew through the west coast. gina kim has the latest. >> reporter: thousands are still without power. many streets, schools, and businesses remain closed in southern california today. >> this is one of the worst wind storms in a generation. >> reporter: the worst in at least a decade, according to the national weather service, which reported hurricane-grade gusts of 97 miles an hour blasting through the los angeles area at the height of the storm. >> i ask for a continued patience on the part of angelenos as we recover from what has been an incredible display of the power of mother nature. >> reporter: the result is this, a dozen homes red tagged in pasadena. millions of dollars of property destroyed. griffith park, home to the hollywood sign, shut down. the same storm slammed new mexico. in northern california, blew down chunks of the bay area. >> it sounded almost like

. >>> the seahawks routed the eagles in seattle. lynch rushed for 148 yards and two scores and seahawks defense intercepted vince young four times once resulting in a 77 yard return for a touchdown. >>> a controversy taking place in one school district a 13-yea denied admission for a philadelphia middle school. >>> also, a 75-year-old came home to find locks on his gate and had been changed and why the community is demanding the woman be be let back in her house. >>> and why you may want to keep the gifts you receive off the social media networking site this holiday season. an explanation you need to hear when "good morning maryland" continues for the 6:00 hour. and we are back in a few moments. at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call baltimore home. from funding to help a local business expand their operations... to financing for an organization which provides affordable housing for artists... and partnering with a local hospital to help expand patient care. because the more we do in b

pete carroll and the seahawks still with something to play for.tle and chicago, going in front, 7-0 and marshawn lynch hammers in. the seahawks outscored the bears 3 1-0 in the second half. this was the game's capper. caleb hanie picked off by browner. browner takes it back 42 yards the other way. seahawks 7-7, on the outside of the wild-card race looking in. seattle with 38-14 winner. arizona the winner of the bruns in overtime and also in the playoff picture at 7-7. >> the 49ers looking for some help from the vikings against the red-hot grew brees and drew brees and the saints. saints 1-3 after the 42-20 win. texans have already made the playoffs, but they went do you mean today to the panthers, ending their win streak at 7. >> . and the hardest team to figure out this year might be the team that played rex grossman and the redskins against the new york giants. giants barely in the playoff picture at 7-7, 23-109 final in that one. the eagles still with playoff life after taking jet as part. jets have never defeated the eagles in nine tries. on t

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the seahawks got the ball at the four yard line and if you have been keeping track, you know what it is coming up. it is coming to an end. mar shawn lynch scored. and the streak of not allowing a touchdown run in 15 games is over. lynch had 100 yards. and the first time that san francisco has allowed a rusher like that in many games. and michael crabtree had a gain of 41 yards. and 14 of 26 for 179 yards. pretty good day. that set up david acres for a 39-yard field game. the 41st kick of the season. record setting. and san francisco wins 19-17 and can clinch a first-round bye. with the saints loss. this monday night against the falcons. >> overcame a lot of things. overcame adversity. overcame the opposing crowd. tremendous atmosphere. for football. they are really into it here. and it really makes you feel like a man. when you can do that. >> always good to feel like a man. >>> lions haven't been to the playoffs this century. detroit hosted the chargers, matthew stafford threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns including this one, to mega tron. calvin johnson and lions are going to

eagles and seahawks in seattle last night. the eagles officially now a disaster.st quarter, no score, look at this run, marshawn lynch runs into traffic at the 10. it looks like he's done. but finds his way out of the pack somehow, runs in for the score. wrap 'em up, eagles. stays on his feet. after the td, look at this, marshawn lynch, trust me he snacked on some skittles. the coach giving him some skittles. you're going to see the bag there it is. skittles. that is his fuel. that's what pushed that man into the end zone. second quarter, it's going to be lynch again, taking a handoff, cutting outside, 40 yards this time for the touchdown. the eagles are just dreadful. 148 yards for lynch. fourth time the last five games he's gone for more than 100 yards. jackson lobs one into the corner, golden tate goes up and gets it and gets the feet down well done. seahawks piling on. philly pulls to within 10 in the fourth. but tough game for vince young. remember michael vick out injured. little swing pass, no the sure what he was doing there, a little late. david hawthorne

san francisco visited the seattle seahawks on saturday had tried to hang on to the no. 2 seed and it appears from five weeks. 49ers it the republican wins the top spot. >>darya: right now temperatures have gone down. it is pretty chilly but clear. >>jackie: the coldest a lot better than it is in kansas. the temperature is very cold right now. kron there is no frost on the ground. fifth it is very clear, still and cold >>james: we're looking at interest falling. but do not be surprised if napa begins to drop differ as well. livermore is now as the freezing mark. widespread '30's and 20's this morning. along the peninsula we are still seen a 40 degree weather. sunrise will not happen for more than an hour. we have quite a bit of cooling left. the fog is beginning to develop. out near fairfield visibility is beginning to diminish. just north of fairfield you have a half mile visibility. that is expected to spread into the delta and the napa valley. we also have fall beginning to build along the peninsula. if your holiday plans take you to see family and friends and set and scott hoch cu

the 49ers' former general manager is an executive for the seattle seahawks.d some words for the 49ers. mcclellan said "they come to our place christmas eve and we're going to beat the hell out of them." well, he later told us he was only joking. well, ripping the niners is not something that's done quite often. niners beat the seahawks by 16 points in week one and ted ginn reached pay dirt twice. san francisco's three losses were by an average of five points so they're in position to win every game. >> reporter: the 49ers have not fared well of late in the pacific northwest, losing 6 of their last 8 games. the last win in seattle in the 2008 season. the 49ers are a different team on the road this year and they realize a teal they face on saturday is much different than the one they beat in the season opener. >> they're a team on a roll, playing well, playing well at home. a tough stadium to play in. we have to be on top of our game and we're excited about this game. >> the 12th man, the crowd getting into the game, trying to keep our offense communicating and

they're taking on the seattle seahawks on saturday as they try to hold on to no. 2 seed in the nfc and clinched home field advantage in the playoffs and possibly a first-round bye week. >>justine: the house is now starting to debate a republican proposal that would reject a two month extension of the payroll tax cut. we're getting live figures into the news from right now. house republicans are moving to shelve that two month extension that affects the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits. the senate approved it last week. house gop leaders want a one-year extension. there are telling senators that want them to come back to washington to work out a compromise. more on what is at stake for the one of the 60 million workers affected by this coming up later on right here on the kron4 news. >>darya: we are 30 minutes past the opening bell. the dow is looking fabulous, up 232 points. one point short of trading at 12,000. stocks are surging following encouraging signs out of europe. >> we want children who do not have what other folks have to have a good christmas experience. kids understand

start with seattle seahawks, in chicago to face the bears.swim north to battle buffalo. >> lions in oakland. take on the raiders. and baltimore head to san diego. >> now as for the picks here. i have got da-bears, buffalo, detroit, baltimore. >> tanya and rob, she has seahawks, buffalo, raiders, seattle. as we said could be a pivotal week. >> i could finally get back to the number one spot. i am accusing, jack sheehan cheating off my paper we had the same picks. chicago, buffalo, detroit, and ravens. >> maybe fireman bob was cheating off him. he has also got chicago, bills, lions and baltimore. >> nothing but cheaters on this staff. david could pick up a game on jack and bob. the seahawks, buffalo, detroit, ravens. and here is the commissioner, jack sheehan. welcome back, captain jack. >> thank you for having me. >> tanya, looking good. >> tanya is here. hi. quick shout out to collin, fireman bob's son. keep picking the underdogs. we'll stay with the favorites. it will be good. keep going. so, news, we mention news. excuse me. chicago, wide r

(oi aan arikxcaun >> all the 49ers wanted for christmas was the 12th win of the season but the seahawkst in the giving spirit. come on, guys, where is your holiday cheer. it was 16-10 san francisco in the fourth. andy lee has the punt blocked. seattle gets the ball at the four yardline. on the very next play, lynch becomes the first this this sewn -- season to score a rushing touchdown against the niners. still time for seattle to come back. but jackson is stripped by larry grant and the niners recover. they hold on to win 19-17, and keep their chances alive for a first, round bye. >> we talked about it all week. knew this was going to be a tough game, and very much a playoff game. all week that's what we talk about. and they're playing for their playoff lives and all the stuff coming out of there as far as what they were saying was the same thing. so, in the stadium, this crowd, a loud place, and a lot of problems. >> the play of the day was turned in by cincinnati's jerome simpson. check out the big finish. no, he didn't. he sticks the landing, too. shades of mary lou retton. >> the e

but the seahawks outscored the bears. this is the game haney back 32 yards the other way.e seahawks and bears both 7-7 after seattle's 38-14 win. >>> arizona winner over the browns in overtime. also 7-7 and on the fringes of the wild card. the 49ers hoping for some help from the vickings against red hot drew breas and the saints. breas also threw for 412 yards which leaves him 200 away from marino's record set in 1984. the saint's 11-3. the texans are already in the play off. but they went down to the panthers ending their play off streak in the seven. >>> the most difficult team to figure out might be the one that faced grossman and the redskins. crossman to santana moss against the new york giants the same team that defeated the patriots has twice lost to washington. the giants join the list of teams 7-7 after this 23-10 loss. the eagles are still mathematically in the play off picture after taking the jets apart. new york has never beaten the eagles in nine tries. another tough one to win tonight in san diego. baltimore came in with a 10-3 record. phillip rivers to malc

seahawks roll 31-14. have san update on the michigan state cheerleader who took a frightening fall wednesday night. there she is, taylor young. she did get tested at the hospital. she's fine. after her family found out that al's well. check out her dad with his facebook post. quote, i'm glad to see your booty isn't getting big. no one likes a chick with a big butt. love you. that's from her dad. >> okay. >> the family has a special sense of humor. >> okay. >> some people are saying, dad, that's a little out of bounds. one of the comments after his was, too soon. another one was, come on. >> sense of humor? >> clearly dad and the daughter have a relationship. >> very interesting. definitely makes you take pause. jeff, thanks so much. >>> today herman cain faces the toughest day of his presidential bid. it's far from the campaign trail. he meets with his wife about allegations of a 13-year sexual affair with someone else. cain says it was only a friendship. >> my wife did not know about it, and that was the

threatened, marshon lynch ran 23 times as the seahawks put them away 30- 13. >>> joe flacco is aboutlcome a new edition to his wife. his wife is pregnant with their first child. the baby is due sometime in february. >> okay, joe, we want you to listen to don and marty, here, two of your biggest fans, we want you to understand we are going to be your lifetime and baby coaches here, okay. every time has got to have coaches, the ravens have layers of coaches, we are going to be your baby coaches. >> here is the playbook. >> the best offense is a good defense. joe, here is how it works, from the time your baby is born you change every diaper. >> you volunteer. >> every team. you get up in the middle of the night. if you have to drive 25 miles in the snow to change the diaper, go change it. >> if dana is starting you say no-no, dear, let me do it. >> that is exactly correct. >> it is my job. >> and here is why, the second your baby takes his or her first bite of solid food. >> it is time to join a bowling league. >> oh, dude. oh, that was great. yeah, at that point it is honey, i got to g

. >>> well, all the 49ers wanted for christmas was their twelfth win of the season but the seahawks wereot exactly in the giving spirit. let's go to seattle. come on, guys. where's the holiday cheer? frank gore bulls his way into the end zone. 16-10 midway? the fourth. andy lee has the punt blocked the ball is at the 4-yard line. the next play, marshall lynch becomes the fourth player to score a rushing touchdown against san francisco. 17-16, seahawks. the niners regain the lead on the fourth field goal of the game, his 42nd of the season. sets an nfl record. time for them to come back, but jackson is stripped by grant. the niners recover and hold on to win 19-17 and improve to 12-3. >> we talked about it all week. knew it would be a tough game, a playoff game all week. that's what we talked about playoff games, and this will be a hostile environment on the road. they are playing for their playoff lives. all the stuff coming out of there, as far as they were saying, it was the same thing. and then the stadium and this crowd, it's a loud place. there's a lot of problems. >> the niners nex

seahawks topped the eagles 31- 14.he eagles fall to 4-8 which moves the redskins up to third place in the nfc east, still hope. >>> now to college football. west virginia has secured at least a tie for the big east title and that means it could be headed to the bcs bowl game. the mountaineers visited south florida last night. tied at 27 with time running out. that's when tyler bittenkirk takes a game-winning 28-yard field goal. west virginia wins. >>> in college hoops, georgetown and alabama went down to the wire last night. two seconds left, the hoyas' thompson nails it. georgetown upsets alabama 57- 55. the hoyas are now 6-1 this season. >>> gw pate a visit to kansas -- paid a visit to kansas city last night. 17 points and 13 boards for him. gw loses 69-56. tony taylor had 14 in the loss for gw. it's the colonials' first loss of the season. >>> our time is 6:26. still ahead this morning a closer look at a problem for a lot of women -- their bras! it can be hazardous to your health not to mention uncomfortable. >> in

. >>> well, all the 49ers wanted for christmas was their twelfth win of the season but the seahawks wereot exactly in the giving spirit. let's go to seattle. where's the holiday cheer? frank gore bulls his way into the end zone. 16-10 midway? the fourth. andy lee has the punt blocked and the yard is at the 4-yard line. the next play, marshall lynch becomes the fourth player to score a rushing touchdown against san francisco. 17-16, seahawks. the nine years gain the lead on the fourth field goal of the game, his 42nd of the season. sets an nfl record. time for them to come back but jackson is stripped by grant. the niners recover and hold on to win 19-17 and improve to 12-3. >> we talked about it all week. knew it would be a tough game, a playoff game all week. that's what we talked about playoff games, and this will be a hostile environment on the road. they are playing for their playoff lives. all the stuff coming out of there, as far as they were saying, it was the same thing. and then the stadium and this crowd, it's a loud place. there's a lot of problems. >> the niners next play st.

seahawks win, 30-13. >>> meanwhile, baseball news.scott, no longer a baltimore oriole, after an injury-plagued season here, after which he only played 64 seasons here. the 33-year-old is a free agent. and relatively speaking, the birds agreed to terms with 33- year-old japanese left-handed starter. suyoshi. and compared to jamie moyer. according to our media partner, watta, will sign a $2 million contract with an option wort 5 million -- worth $5 million. now we have wadda and nada in town. >>> laurel today. down the stretch they come. and the winner is, number 1. rapid reducks. jd acosta. rapid reducks tied a north american record, for most victories. he won his 19th straight to break the record set by citation back in 1948. rapid reducks. rapid reducks has won 21 consecutive dating back to 2010. but it might have been his last race. because the trainer says he would like to retire the 5-year- old gelding at the end of the year. but this horse has been compared to michael phelps. nice analogy. you train phelps to swim. the trainer sa