former sixers great allen iverson was on hand and the sixers did him proud in this one.ird period, andrei iguodala weaves through the defense for the dunk and the foul. sixers take a five-point lead after the free throw. in the fourth period, allen gives it up to drew holliday. he had a team high 20 points for the sixers. under 30 seconds left in the game, paul pierce tries a desperation three-pointer but can't get it to call. dueling grabs the rebound. sixers win, 82-75 to force a decisive game seven saturday night in boston. >>> the heat can advance to the conference finals with a win tonight in indianapolis. >>> to hockey. a shootout between the rangers and devils in a critical game five at the garden. devils get on the board early when stephan gionta finds the net. that gives them a 1-0 lead. not even two minutes later, the devils score again. patrik elias with the goal and the devils are up 2-0. still in the first period, travis sajak finds the net for the devils. 3-0. the rangers never recover from the early onslet and the devils win, 5-3 and take a lead in the ser

game six, defense was a key for the sixers. the defense didn't allow the celts to score more than 20. jrue holiday to andre iguodala. philly took the lead, iguodala to clearance, soared over paul pierce, capped and 11-0 run. kept it going in the fourth. the sixers won it 82-75, force game seven on saturday. >>> the other series in the east has gotten dirty now the league is trying to clean it up. suspended udonis haslem for this foul on tyler hanseborough, happened after hanseborough took dwyane wade down. league suspended dexter pittman for a flying elbow on lance stephenson. that will cost him $22 grand. game six is tonight. >>> hockey, tough to win a game when your own teammate is trying to score on you. the devils peppered goalie lundquist with three goals in the first ten minutes of the game. rangers came back. martin brodeur, that tied it at three. the devils had plenty left in the tank. ryan cut near front of the net. new jersey wins 5-3, they can wrap it up friday. >>> brave and reds tied at 1 in the 9th, solo shot to r

tonight the celtics and sixers fought for a spot in the eastern conference finals. a date with the miami heat to play for the nba title. philly has not been to a game seven since 2001. boston is 3-2 since 2007. this one was up. it was a greenout in boston. look at paul pierce getting the seas ready for the do or die game. we start off the loose ball. philly comes up with it. andre flying down the lane, two of his 18. sixers trail at that point 34- 32. just before the end. celtics get it to kevin garnett. he doesn't beat the buzzer. it does. the seas lead in the fourth quarter. ron doe took over. ray allen kicked it out. he also had 18. the celtics move on to the eastern conference finals with the 85-75 win. they will play the heat for the nba title. coming up in our next section, marilyn lacrosse highlights. we'll be right back. [ creaking ] [ male announcer ] trophies and awards lift you up. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] this is the next level of performance. the next level of innovation. the next rx. the all-ne

. >>> coming up the sixers win past the bulls. paul pierce shoolts past the devils you're watching early today. >>> good morning welcome back to "early today" i'm lynn berry. here are top headlines. >>> the opposition leader in myanmar, has taken the oak to become an official of parliament. joins a new system after 49 years of military rule. >>> a man who was born in bosnia was convicted yesterday in a terror plot to hit the subways in new york with suicide bombs, faces possible life sentence. two former classmates pleaded guilty in the conspiracy and testified against him. >>> a fugitive on the run for more than two years is under arrest for allegedly running a scam that collected $100 million in donations from people who thought they were helping u.s. navy veterans. little if any of the money was used to benefit veterans. >>> in oklahoma, michael seltzer was executed by lethal injection last night, convicted in 1975 for a convenience store murder but legal appeals delayed his execution for almost 37 years. >>> a painting by fren

. >>> the sixers school the bulls. celtics down the hawks. nuggets force game seven against the lakers. plus a historic start to a major league game in an already historic series between the orioles and rangers. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >> your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up this is "early today." >>> in sports last night in the nba, the sixers ousted the battered top-seeded chicago bulls from the playoffs. here is nbc's fred roggin with an early look at the sports headlines. >>> good morning. just when it looked like the bulls would force a game seven, the wheel fell off. here we go to philadelphia. chicago rallied from 12 points down but up 3 in the final seconds, the sixers made the shots and bulls did not. young got the off balance lay-up to fall. philly down one. omar asche fouled on the other end. he missed both free-throws. andre iguodala flew down the court, didn't get the lay-up but was fouled, 61% free-throw shooter, he was thinking abou

sixers eliminated the bulls. next up for philly, boston, won over atlanta. a day after michael gearon called kevin garnett the dirtiest player in the league, he had his best game including the dagger. celts advance. >>> kobe was sick to his stomach that was before he saw how bad the lakers played. the rout was on. ty lawson, denver forced game seven, 113-96 win. >>> it has been a historic week in baltimore, josh hamilton hit four home runs tuesday. yesterday the orioles did something no other al team has done before three home runs in the first three at bats. ryan flaherty, jj hardy, nick markakis with the honors. the pitcher gave up five hits in seven innings, all home runs. orioles split the doubleheader, to cap off a wild series at camden yards. >>> that is the early look at sports on "early today" have a terrific weekend, i'm fred roggin. >>> more travolta trouble, and the ultimate casting honor. the early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, who knows what political conventions will look like in 2040, but we do know one person who w

sixers won it.a game seven on saturday. >>> the other series in the east has gotten pretty dirty. now the league is trying to clean it up. suspended miami haslem for a game for this flagrant foul on hansbro. happened after he took dwyane wade down. also dexter pittman suspended for this flying elbow. that will cost pittman about 22 grand. game six between the pacers and heat is tonight. >>> hockey kind of tough to win a game when your own teammate is trying to score on you. brad richards keeping lundquist on his toes. they peppered lundquist with three goals early in the game. g gabrik made him pay. it was tied at three. the devils had plenty flft the tank. giada found ryan cutter in front of the net. new jersey can wrap tup with a win on friday. >>> braves and reds tied at one in the ninth when todd frazier sent everybody home. a solo shot to right. first career walk-off homer. and that would explain why he didn't see this coming. the dreaded shaving cream pie to the face. he'll take that any day o

sixers up aif point. last chance for boston, trying to set up the three for paul pierce but kevin garnet whistled for an illegal screen, if you can believe that. the sixers hang on and take game two 82-81. series tied at 1-1. moves to philly tomorrow night. >>> stanley cup playoffs, rangers and devils in the first game of their anticipated eastern conference finals. rangers coming off two consecutive seven-game series. scoreless until the third period, daniel girardi slaps one past martin brodeur to put the rangers on the board. later in the third, rangers get it up the ice to chris kreider, puts it in. rangers second goal of the game. they win 3-0. game two tomorrow night in new york. >>> nationals rookie bryce harper's action-packed first month in the majors continued last night. in the top of the second, nats up a run, orlando hudson lines one to right field. harper gets a glove on it. oh, can't pull it in. it goes as an aerror, allows a run to score. harper redeems himself in a third inning, 429-foot

. >>> coming up, the sixers run past the bulls, paul pierce shoots down the hawks and a rookie steps up for the devils. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. >>> egyptian officials say at least nine people were killed in violent clashes during protests in cairo. this morning's violence comes just weeks before egypt's presidential elections. >>> opposition leader in myanmar, aung san suu kyi, has taken the oath of office to become an official member of parliament. the 66-year-old nobel peace prize winner joins a new political system after 49 years of military rule. >>> a man who was born in bosnia was convicted yesterday in a terror plot to hit new york stay's subways with suicide bombs. and now faces a possible life sentence. two former classmates pleaded guilty in the conspiracy two years ago and testified against him. >>> a fugitive on the run for more than two years is now under arrest for allegedly running a scam that collected $100 million in donations from people who thought they were helping u.s. navy veterans. littl

. >>> celtics hosting the sixers, game two. sixers down one, and it's holiday.es a three pointer and drills it. final minute, sixers down one. turner splits the defense, and circus shot goes in. sixers edge the celtics, 82-81. the series is even at one game a piece. that's sports. i'm dave feldman. back to you. >>> thanks. back here tonight at 10:00, the news edge at 11:00. hope you have a great night. captions by: caption colorado, llc. (800)775-7838. email: comments@captioncolorado.com oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ [ clang ] my house is where plants came to die. ♪ but, it turns out all i was missing was miracle-gro potting mix. it's got what a plant needs. even plant food that feeds them for up to 6 months. you get bigger, more beautiful plants. guaranteed. who's got two green thumbs thanks to miracle-gro? uh, this gal. boom! everyone grows with miracle-gro. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's g

sixers up seven. then, iguodala, passing and finding williams, one of the nba's top players off the sixers rolling. sixers win, 109-92. and even the series at 1-1 games, much to the chagrin of rose. >>> kobe bryant and the lakers looking to go up 2-0 on the denver nuggets. 21 in the first half for kobe. third quarter, kobe making it happen. spinning, scoring. it counts, and the foul. he had 38. andrew bynum, coming off that triple-double. very effective. nuggets down five. kobe, boy. nothing you can do about that. nuggets down four. late, bryant. remember back in the day, he wanted bynum traded? pretty public about it. glad to have him now. lakers win 104-100. they take a 2-0 series lead. >>> wednesday night baseball tonight at 7:00 eastern on espn. buck showalter coming off his historic win in the bronx. wednesday night baseball, on espn, and on the watch espn app. >>> coming up next, the help for stressed-out toddlers. >>> and the delivery months and months in the making. jessica simpson's new baby

and the sixers control this had one for most of the night.umped up$ bemhqugame. second Ñe pietrus driving. andre iguodala gets the dunk. the sixers go up. 20 points in the game for iguodala. later, tied at pas celtics, good passing. rondo to garnett. garnett had 20 points and 11 boards. that's a double-double for the big ticket. but philadelphia would really take control in the fourth. up by six, holiday driving, switching hands there. jordanesque move there. he leads the sixers to an 82-75 victory. >> only one correction, not so much jordanesqueirvingesque. >> but that movement with the right to the left. right to the left. >> we have [ creaking ] [ male announcer ] trophies and awards lift you up. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] this is the next level of performance. the next level of innovation. the next rx. the all-new f sport. this is the pursuit of perfection. and enjoying it less and less? upgrade to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years

sixers beat the bulls, that series tied 1-1. on the road, trying to even their series with the hawks without one of their players, r r rondo, also ray allen. paul pierce came up big. pierce scoops it up, back for the dunk. less than a minute later, pierce hits a big three, puts the celtics up seven. he finished with 36 and 14 rebounds. just over a minute left, pierce hits the game-clinching foul slot, followed by a tebow pose at center court? wow! pierce leads the celtics with an 87-80 victory without rondo. if the knicks plan on avoiding a sweep by the handz of the heat, they'll have to do it without amar'e stoudemire. stoudemire as we told you yesterday will miss tonight's game three of the heat because of that self-inflicted hand injury after he smashed a fire extinguisher. he had surgery to repair a muscle in his left hand. he's listed doubtful for sunday's game four. most think he's out fort playoffs. >>> baseball, nationals fans finally got their chance to see 19-year-old phenom bryce harper up close and personal. making h

wow, putting the sixers up after he connects on the free throw for the three-point play. philly in control, lou williams had 11 off the bench, hoping for a game seven. fourth quarter, jrue holiday had 20, five members for philly in double figures and the sixers are up by 8. chris cotter keeps telling me lou williams is the best sixth man in the nba. the voters said it was hard. not likely to doubt carter after what i saw last night. under two minutes to go, elton brand double-double for him. the sixers and sell tigs will play their seventh game seven in the playoffs against one another after the phillies win. the nba playoffs continue on espn tonight, other half of the bracket, heat/pacers, miami can advance to their second straight eastern conference final with a win in indy. you can see it at 8:00 p.m. on espn. your home for the nba playoffs. >>> a pawnshop worker with some great pipes is spoiler alert the new "american idol." philly beat jessica sanchez in record viewer voting. he becomes the fifth male "idol" winner in a row. >> phillips could manage to keep it togeth

sixers eliminated the bulls. next up for philly, boston, won over atlanta. michael gearon called kevin garnett the dirtiest player in the league, garnett responded with his best game of the playoffs, 28 points and 14 boards including the dagger in the final minute. celts advance. >>> kobe was sick to his stomach that was before he saw how bad the lakers played. the nuggets came out running, jumped out to a 13-0 lead and the rout was on. ty lawson, denver forced game seven, 113-96 win. >>> it has been a historic week in baltimore, josh hamilton hit four home runs tuesday. yesterday the orioles did something no other a.l. team has ever done before, hit three home runs in their first three at-bats. ryan flaherty, jj hardy, nick markakis with the honors. in fact ranger pitcher colby lewis gave up just five hits in seven innings and they were all home runs. orioles split the doubleheader, to cap off a wild series at camden yards. >>> that's your "first look" at sports. have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> well, some tv viewers in europe got a royal surprise

the sixers are not your typical eighth seed after knocking out the bulls.llies grabbed home court advantage from the celtics. game two in boston picking it up late in the fourth, the celtics were up one. holliday from downtown, game high. boston would answer on the other end, ray allen for three and got it. celtics back on top. but the lead was short-lived. turner drove and got the tough lay-up to fall. the youngsters got it done. the sixers won it 82-81. close game to an absolute blow-out the thunder rolled the lakers. ran the lakers out of the building. oklahoma city dominated and hum lated l.a. by 29. miami's big three is down to two. chris bosh is out indefinitely with be a abdominal strain. he's expected to miss the rest of the series against the pacers. hockey the goalie put on a show in game one of the eastern conference finals. lundquist with a flurry of saves. he stopped every single shot. a sprawling stop by the future hall of famer. doesn't get much better than that. girardi got past in the third. a blast from the point. 1-0 new york. they add an

you would think game over, right 1234* no, the sixers storm back. he had 16 and the new ai huge down the stretch and sixers win and they tie the series at two. stage six was rough. he said he was starting to go cross eyed and was racked with cramps. and he was the winner. 115 miles and palmdale to big bear lake. george out front in this mountain climb in just over five hours. he bounced back nicely and he took second place. he is still up by 34 seconds. they were going out in style and wood came in to face and struck him out and then instantly retired. a great scene at the end. >> very cute. >> thanks, larry. >> "nightline" is up next. >> thanks for joining us. abc7 news continues tomorrow morning starting at 5:00. >> and we are always available at abc7news.com and on facebook at twitter at abc7 news bay area. have a good weekend.

they eliminate the sixers with another victory tomorrow. >>> dwight howard wanted him out. van gunnedy is fired and the gm is fired. hockey eastern conference finals are so intense. if you're going to talk the talk you got to walk the walk. devils did just that. with two goals and an assist, the devils evened the series with 4-1 over the rangers, game five tomorrow on the nbc sports network. marlins are breaking in a new stadium and carlos is flat out breaking things. ripped a grand slam off the left field scoreboard. broke some lights. this is why we can't have nice things. the marlins beat the rockies 7-4. finally maybe this guy was in the stands that score board would be work pap reds fan caught not one but two home run balls. two home runs, two catches. i guess that's why he's got two hands. the reds beat the braves 4-1. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> who is splitting, whose dating and who tebow will not be seen with. your entertainment headlines are straight ahead. the latest boy band sensation from across the pond and you won't

you would think game over, right 1234* no, the sixers storm back. the new ai huge down the stretch and sixers win and they tie the series at two. stage six was rough. he said he was starting to go cross eyed and was racked with cramps. and he was the winner. 115 miles and palmdale to big bear lake. george out front in this mountain climb in just over five hours. he bounced back nicely and he took second place. he is still up by 34 seconds. they were going out in style and wood came in to face and struck him out and then instantly retired. a great scene at the end. >>er

the celts won it 107-91 to lead the sixers 2-1 in the eastern semifinals. >>> now to baseball. oakland at texas. in the bottom of the fourth inning, beltre hit a two-run homer to right. that gave the rangers all they'd need behind the pitching of darvish who pitched 7 2/3 innings, striking out seven and giving up just one run. the final, rangers, 4, a's, 1. >>> in anaheim, bottom of the third, angels fans got what they've been looking for. albert pujols smashed a three-run homer to deep center field for a 4-2 lead over the white sox. vernon wells followed that with a two-run shot to left in the

as the the cs take a lead over the sixers. over the sixers. >> who?nes, sickers/sixers. whatever. and celtics up. rondo out to kevin garnet. just inside the three-point line. he got it to go. garnet, 27 points. 13 boards. fourth quarter. celtics up. on the break. there we go. this guy its getting it done. take a look at this. rondo behind the back. paul pierce. 14 assists for rondo. 24 points for pierce. the celtics run away with it. 107-91 the final. to the united. colorado rapids. rfk. lou ilis neil. great pass. third goal of the season. united up 1-0, celebrate their run. second half. 60th minute. louis neil. bronco boscovich. and the goal. third in four matches. united wins >>> some of hollywood's stars are partying in france they walk the red carpet for the start of the cannes film festival. alec baldwin and his fiance, eva longoria, and posing for the cameras. bruce willis, bill murray and tilda every time a local business opens its doors or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business, it's good for the

sixers and celtics, that will be good. >>> nhl playoffs tone, rangers hosting the devils.ew jersey built a 3-0 lead. late late 3rd period it's 4-3 devils. final minute rangers have their goalie pulled. the devils gain control. thes defeat the rangers 5-3 -- devils defeat the rangers 5-3 and take a lead in the series. game 5 is friday. i'm dave feldman. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4glte network and motorola, whatever you want to do... droid does. [ creaking ] [ male announcer ] trophies and awards lift you up. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] this is the next level of performance. the next level of innovation. the next rx. the all-new f sport. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> taking the edge off with a little get-together in new york harbor, tall ships and warships in the harbor. they'll st

the youngsters got it done, sixers win it 82-81. from a close game to a blowout, the thunder rolled the lakers up 15 at the half. double that lead in the third, randall acres out of the building. oklahoma city dominated every f facet of the game. miami's big three is to two. chris bosh out indefinitely with an abdominal strain, expected to miss the rest of the series against the pacers. hockey, the goalies put on a show. lundquist with a flurry of saves. devils had 21 shots and lundquist stopped every single one of them. save of the night by mar tan brodeur, a sprawling stop by the future hall of famer. doesn't get much better than that. dan girardi got something past brodeur in the third, blast from the point, 1-0 new york, add another goal, an empty netter, rangers won 3-0. what were you doing when you were 19 years old? finishing your freshman year of college, maybe working your first real job. whatever it was i'm sure it wasn't like this. brice harper hit his first major league home run, 19 years, 21 days, youngest since adrien

sixers earned a split in chicago with a 109-92 win. in los angeles, too much kobe bryant for the nuggets. finished with 36, denver tried to rally in the fourth but kobe and andrew bynum put an end to that, the bucket and foul, lakers won 104-100. the best record in the league will get you home court advantage in the playoffs and for greg pop owe vich earned him coach of the game. >>> the rookie took advantage of the opportunity, scored the equalizer in his first career playoff game. the devils caught fire in the third, scored four unanswered and beat the flyers 4-1. the series is even 1-1. >>> baseball, any time he can beat the best game in the a.l., it's worth a pat on the back. brett lowery are a solo shot in the ninth, the blue jays knocked off the rangers 8-7. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> for another look at the weather, we check back in with nbc meteorologist bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. >> a lot of heavy rain yesterday was pushing through the big cities of the east. today we have cl

sixers win by a dash, 82-81. >>> "wednesday night baseball" is good. always good. a.l. east action, the boston red sox traveling to tropicana field to take on joe maddon and the rays. espn, espn3 and the espn app. >>> a fire in a restaurant normally wouldn't raise too many eyebrows. here's an example of all not being quite what it seems. >> firefighters responded to an electrical fire at an asian eatery in seattle yesterday. and oh, yeah. look what they found. nearly 500 marijuana plants growing right there in the basement. the fire apparently started because the power grid was seriously overloaded by growing lights and fans. you thought the prices were high. i'm here all week. >> leave that right there. >>> coming up next, "the pulse," and our check of the "dancing with the stars" standings. >>> plus, the mother and child reunion, decades in the making. it's made for a rather special mother's day this year. stay right with us. i was living with this all-over pain. a deep, throbbing, persistent ache. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia, thought to be the result of ov

sixers out score the celts 61-37 in the second half and win 92-83.s even at two games a piece. wouldn't it be nice to have playoff basketball in d.c.? reminder, preakness stakes can be seen tomorrow on nbc 4 and post time is at 6:18 p.m. i would love to go. the best part of going >> it is a big party. >> it is the fun of the people with the parking spaces trying to get you in. it is a show. you should go. >>> the actor will smith lashed out at a reporter that got a little too close for comfort today. smith was in moscow promoting his new movie men in back 3 when the reporter asked if he could hug him. when the reporter tried to kiss him the actor pushed and slapped the guy and told on lookers he tried to kiss me on my mouth, this joker is lucky i didn't sucker punch him. the reporter didn't seem upset. there is no comment from smith's publicist. >> tonight show is next. [ mechanical humming ] [ male announcer ] we began with the rx. ♪ then we turned the page, creating the rx hybrid. ♪ now we've turned the page again with the all-new rx f sport. ♪ thi

held the sixers to 26 in the first half. chicago avoided elimination with the 77-69 win. >>> in los angeles, lakers rallied from 15 down, couldn't get over the hump. kobe bryant's jumper off the mark. sessions with another shot couldn't get it to fall. despite 43 from bryant, denver won 102-99. >>> the ice, devils and flyers, both team tried to set the tone early. number of huge hits in the opening period. the goal sumd up the series for philadelphia. bryzgalov ricochetted in. devil eliminates the flyers. they have the rangers or caps in the finals. >>> josh hamilton slugged his way in the record books. four home runs in baltimore, 16th player in baseball history to pull off such a feat. in perspective, more perfect games pitched than four home run games. he beat the orioles 10-3. >>> that is the early look at sports on "early today" i'm fred roggin. >>> celebrities turned life savers. more trouble for john tra voe take, the entertainment headlines are ahead. >>> plus, no, you are not seeing things, this may be the future. c

sixers up five. the second belong do the celts. kevin garnett turns 36 on saturday was playing like weighs 26 they were up 11 at the break. kept it going in the second half. rajon rondo to paul pierce, boston wins 107-91. >>> larry byrd one the executive of the year only person in league history to win a regular season mvp, finals mvp, coach of the year, and executive of the year. pretty impressive resume. >>> hockey, the best way to score on a hot goalie, that is traffic in front of the net. that is what the devils did. after being shutout in game one, carter tied the game in the second, in the third, clarkson kept the puck the out of mid-air, that is the winner. the devils earned a split in new york with a 3-2 win. game three saturday on nbc. >>> extra innings in kansas city. adam jones picked a great time to snap out of a slump. home run in the 15th inning, the o's win it 4-3. >>> the dictator almost takes a dive, will smith goes olympian. the entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> a world famous band gives their all fo

sixers put the bulls on the road with an 89-82 win. they lead the series 3-1. >> so much young talent on the pga tour, it's been hard for a guy like 23-year-old rickie fowler to get into the winner's circle. fowler firing on all cylinders today in charlotte. tie for the lead at 14-under. wasted opportunities open the door for rickie. d.a. points for the car and the win on 18. first bogey in 40 holes. u.s. open champ rory mcilroy, chance to win on 18. his bird putt, too strong. now a three-way playoff. fowler sets the tone. 18. look at this. two feet from the jar. and he'll tap that in for birdie, and the colorful 23-year-old finally a winner on the pga tour. >> let's go to talladega. the track ricky bobby made famous. shake and bake for the aaron 499. kurt busch in his talladega nights car, he spins out, costing him a chance of the win. fast forward, four laps left. restart. hamlin tries to get to the middle. collides with a.j. allmendinger, causing a huge wreck. now two outs left. brad keselowski on the outside. thanks to a push from

. >>> sixers pulled away from the bulls late in game four. holiday hits the three. 3 seconds later, connects again. 20 points for him. sixers put the bulls on the road and lead the series. to the ice, king and the blues. the kings capped a does in the third. scoring on the empty net. get the sweep with the victory. they're in the conference finals for only the second time in franchise history. >> there is so much young talent on the pga tour, it's been hard for a guy like rickie fowler to get into the winner's circle. fowler clicking on all circles. tied for the lead at 14-under. waisted opportunities. d.a. points for par, and the wind -- win on 18. 14-under. rory mcilroy, a chance to win on 18. birdie putt. to strong. fowler sets the time on the first playoff hole. incredible approach. two feet from the jar, and he taps that in for birdie, and the colorful 23-year-old is finally a winner on the pga tour. >> we'll head to talladega at 6:00 for a little nascar action and hear from the g-men on their victory,. >> ama: did you see the avengers t

held the sixers to 26 in the first half. chicago avoided elimination with the 77-69 win. >>> in los angeles, lakers rallied from 15 down, but they couldn't get over the hump. nuggets up 3. kobe bryant's jumper off the mark. ramon sessions with another shot couldn't get it to fall. despite 43 from bryant, denver won, 102-99. >>> the ice, devils and flyers, both teams tried to set the tone early. number of huge hits in the opening period. but this goal pretty much summed up the series for philadelphia. bryzgalov ricocheted in. devil eliminates the flyers. they have the rangers or caps in the finals. >>> josh hamilton slugged his way in the record books. four home runs in baltimore, just the 16th player in baseball history to pull off such a feat. in perspective, more perfect games pitched than four home run games. josh hamilton single-handedly beat the orioles, 10-3. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> brought to you by touch of gray. get rid of some gray, never all. >>> celebrities turned li

. >>> the celts top the sixers. o's outlasting the royals and larry bird still winning nba awards. >>> a third period tip-in goal helps the devils get even. your sports headlines are straight ahead. >> i believe that was 20 pieces of fried fish. the forecast is coming up, a nice, quiet one you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, if you're just waking up this is "early today." in sports last night the nba playoffs, metta world peace got pay back for the big elbow. here is fred roggin with an early look at the sport headlines. >>> good morning, now, whether you lose by 29 or you lose by 2, a loss is a loss. lakers and thunder game two, oklahoma city, redemption for james hardin caught metta world peace with an inadvertent elbow. no harm, no foul. lakers up three at the half. lakers found their game, kobe bryant to gasol to bynum. thunder hung around. trail by seven with under two minutes to play and then went on an incredible run and finished the game with nine straight. lakers gave it everything they had, wa

celtics win 101-85, they can eliminate the sixers with another victory tomorrow. >>> the magic fired coach stan van gundy, and otis smith. they're both done in orlando. is. >>> if you're going to talk the talk, walk the walk. devils did that. led by example, zach pa rissy with a goal and assist, game five tomorrow on the nbc sports network. >>> baseball the marlins are breaking in a new stadium and gm carlos statin is breaking things. ripped a grand slam off the left field scoreboard. dent it and broke some lights. this is why we can't have nice things. the marlins beat the rockies 7-4. finally maybe this guy was in the stands that score board would still be working. a red's fan caught not one but two home run balls, came on back-to-back homers. lloyd snagged one out of midair, and then got a lucky bounce and he grabbed another one. two home runs two catches. i guess that's why you've got two hands. the reds beat the braves 4-1. that's your early look at sports on early today. i'm fred roggin. >>> early today sports brought to you by touch of gray, get rid of some gray, never all. >>

the 76ers' come back, sixers down one, end of the third garnett hits the fatal wide to beat the buzzerton up three. 18 points and 13 rebounds for the big-ticket and then rondo time scored nine points in final four minutes and finishes with his third triple double of the postseason and pallas and winds and takes on the heat in the eastern conference finals >>> linda start off by saying the sixers are a pain in the ... there are a tough basketball team people don't give them the respect of year, people don't forget after 25 games that maybe they were the best team in the league for a while >>> is could be the last run for the big three of like to get your thoughts >>> i look at them as the championship for not the big three is going to leave run out to make a big mistake that i is the motor that drives the team >>> when you see him launch a shot what goes through your mind >>> go in, please. i'm not about prying or begging >>> everyone on the pga two or continues to chase jason dufner i'm not about prying or begging >>> e[ male announcer ] two or olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan

sixers looked good. iguodala grabbed the rebound for the dunk over kevin garnett. by three at the break. third quarter, here come the celtics. brandon bass, yes, brandon bass gives the celtics the lead with a dunk here and traffic. had 18 in the third quarter. brandon bass, 18 in the third quarter. that was more than the entire philly team. later more bass. i like saying that, more baskets it down low and finished with a playoff career high 27 points. he never scored more than 20 in a playoff game before last night. celtics get it done and win by 16. they will try to close out the series tomorrow night in philly. the heat and pacers meanwhile, play in game five tonight in miami. with that series tied at 2. >>> hockey, devils hosting the rangers, new jersey looking to even the series at 2 games apiece. didn't take long for the tensions to boil up. first period, adam enrique and ryan mcdonough get after it. had to be separated. devils up 1-0. zach parise finds travis zajac and push it 2-0. down 3-0 late when things get ugly. r. pp penalized and takes a shot to the ch