sportscenter 5's bob joins us now. >> the broncos are still talking trash? >> yes, they are. they talked so much trash, they really need to get a recycling bin. one bronco used the word "hate" as he talked about the patriots. and brandon marshall said rob gronkowski gets away with pushing off on almost every play. that trash talk comes with a whine. and while the patriots were holding their final practice before flying to denver, peyton manning was leading his team to practice and then the big one. bronco defensive end derek wolf had this to say about the patriots. >> they're always in my way. they're always in my way, to get going to create hate. >> all right. we're going to have much more of that sound bite as he tries to explain and talk his way out of it, coming up later in sports. >> the younger members of patriot nation cheering their team on. it was a fun send-off held at the kraft center ymca in foxborough. in gillette, there was another sweet send-off. reporter: if there's any doubt that the patriots will be bringing home a conference title sunday, it doesn't exist h

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. >> now, sportscenter 5. mike l.: all right. today' s game. stephen jackson getting in the one-yard touchdown. patriots kicker stephen gostkowski always reliable, mrs. that extra point. his first miss of an extra point in 523 tries. peyton manning was 17-32, 176 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions. this brady pastor gronk put the

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i' ll have another update tonight >> now sportscenter 5 with bob halloran. bob: against the dublin team with nothing to play for, a dolphin team with a coaching staff that will not be around last year in the g.m. that was fired last night. the patriots laid the proverbial egg. strange day. most peculiar. the patriots put tom brady in harms way. rolling up on his ankle. the game. narrow escape. yards in the first half. why keep him out there? to parker. patriots open of the third quarter with this. i shorted it turns into a longer. james white gets through the secondary. at the six. the patriots would capitalize. stephen jackson only 2.5 yards zone to tie the game 10-10. the dolphins of the few guys with some deep shots. that is burning with the late cheap shot on brady -- that is vernon. tie gave in to the fourth quarter and this one is up for grabs. and look who grabs it. great catch by devonte a parker. the dolphins in scoring position in a convert. to cameron. miami had a 17-10 lead. the patriots had no answer. the patriot offense anemic. to not. they los

sportscenter 5's bob halloran is live at gillette with the five things that you need to know. reporter: well, this list is dominated by injuries. players listed as questionable for tomorrow's game, including rob gronkowski, who is being treated for knee and back injuries. all indications are that he will suit up tomorrow. but it's a safe bet he will not be 100%. chandler jones, as you mentioned, he practiced all week. but how will his focus be after a week of questions stemming from that bizarre incident where he was hospitalized after taking synthetic marijuana? julian edelman's return is number three. he keeps releasing hype videos on youtube. he says he's going to leave it all out on the field, but he also hasn't played in two months. and how about those chiefs? they've won 11 straight games, a strong running game, a steady quarterback in alex smith and the guy some call gronk light, travis kelce. but they do have a significant injury concern. star wide receiver jeremy maclin suffered a high ankle sprain in their playoff win over houston and he has not practiced all week. a

sportscenter 5' live in denver. mike l.: welcome to sports authority field in denver, colorado. in the postseason in denver . this all off season long. it is a rule that bill belichick was in favor of last season. tom brady, never comfortable today. the offense never protected him. defense dominated for the broncos and they win it 20-12 8. all afternoon, tom brady was harassed, hurried, and hassled. by halftime, he had thrown two interceptions. key moment in the first quarter, stephen gostkowski missed an extra point. just the second of his career. from that point on, the broncos were working against the patriots. >> must feel terrible. these guys work a lot, all day, but their bodies and lives on the line, and come out here and it is a nightmare. half to go, at fourth down, brady found rob gronkowski at the 10-yard line. fourth down. brady to gronk, 20-18. the two-point conversion was tipped and picked off. the season ends and the patriots postseason. defense. they played well all season. they put a lot of pressure

. >> now, "sportscenter" 5. >> do not be alarmed by rob gonk gronk -- gronkowski was not on the field at practice today. but i put all my powerball tickets on gronk play interesting saturday. a the patriots can crank up the volume on that holiday classic "it's the most wonderful time of the year." it's fun, right, tom? >> you get a full dose of it year round. i would say i'm not the easiest guy to play with. there's a lot of high expectations and i try to put a lot of pressure on everyone to get the best out of them. >> look at tom brady's resume in the postseason. won 21-29 starts. at home in fox blow, includeling the old stadium and the new one, 14-3. super bowls, been there six times, won four of them. so the patriots have their eyes on another prize and for bill belichick that means one good ey one bad eye. >> the patriots' injury bug even built the head coach, appearing left eye. we can only imagine ow that happened. >> hey, you guys -- >> i don't think we need to listen to coaches on the injury report. but i'm sure if we're required to do it, we'll do it. [laughter] >> are you h

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our coverage begins with sportscenter five' s mike lynch at gillette stadium. mike. the afc championship game. played for it. will he be playing against broncos? we will find out tomorrow night. the patriots wasted no time, 80 yards, third and save and, brady with the past. first of his td' s. just before the half, brady takes off and he keeps going until he gets to the pylon. they challenged it. he was shy. the next play, he goes over the top. 14-6 at the half. kansas city fumbles. brady , 16 yard touchdown pass. seven catches on the day. the patriots are on their way. when brady threw a pass that was tipped. that could have gone the other way for the chiefs. that is ancient history. they hold on to win and now it is either pittsburgh or denver. you were in the press conference and locker room. >> tom brady acknowledged it is cool they are going to their fifth straight afc championship game. the offense was better. 10 catches today. this team looked like the team that started the season 10-0. >> he worked his tail off. one of the hardest workers i' ve played with an

a full update for you tonight at 11:00. >> now, sportscenter 5, one minute drill. lynchie: so here we are less than 48 hours before kickoff and with all that has transpired this week, what is your gut telling you you about saturday' s playoff game with kansas city? it has not been your typical patriots playoff week has it? remember the week began with a brooding bill belichick unveiling a black eye followed by the information deluge from chandler jones, not to mention gronk missing practice and having his knee injected. as for chandler jones the patriots did the right thing today. at 9 this morning bill belichick punctured the tension a bit by addressing it in his opening remarks. after practice jones stood in front of his locker. he was polite, he was contrite and as you may expect not very forthcoming about the events of sunday morning. so the question now can the impediments and still win a football game on saturday. no team is better equipped at wearing blinders that new england. remember what they endured for 2 super bowl? will chandler jones be benched for a

those of you on espn, we'll go to "sportscenter." those of you watching on abc, your local station will pick up with regularly scheduled programming. we say good night from houston. 30-0, kansas city. sfx: rocket blasting off (ding) (dong) (ding) (ding) (ding) (ding) (ding) (ding) sfx: (countdown) 3, 2, 1 (ding) (ding) (ding) rocket every insurance policy has a number. but not every insurance company for those who've served and the families who've supported them, we offer our best service in return. usaa. we know what it means to serve. get an insurance quote and see why >>> a record-setting jackpot and it just keeps growing! $900million up for grabs and tickets are selling like wildfire. but right now an nypd officer in the hospital and recovering after being shot in the foot a party in the bronx turning into a violent melee on the officer threw himself into the gunfire. good evening. despite being injured, that officer returned fire and he managed to shoot the 19-year- old suspect. he is in custody tonight. >> 25-year-old officer s

reporting sportscenter 5. >> another patriots player still making news, only on 5, the foxborough police chief tonight on the bizarre incident at jones. sarah is there live right now. we're hearing from the police weekend. he is defending his department's he says, in i talk about a -- any talk about a media. media's words. reporter: foxborough police chief blaming the media for any the incident with chandler jones. >> we've been very open. we've provided the media with a report of what happened, a timeline of what happened. and at this point, there is no case. reporter: sunday morning, the defensive end allegedly showed up at the police station, shirtless and in sweatpants. police say he fell to his knees and put his hands behind his head, without provocation. he was reportedly suffering a reaction to synthetic marijuana. transported to the hospital. after pressure from the media, a redacted police report was released to the public. >> anything that's been redacted, dealt with his medical condition that we're not allowed to release. >> i want to apologize to all the fans. reporter: yeste

right to rise usa is responsible now sportscenter 5 with mike lynch. mike: bruins-canadians, always something special. tonight was no exception. both teams wearing their winter sweaters. spinal cord injury -- new year' s day, i should say, down at gillette stadium. she played professional hockey here in boston. after the game, those jerseys were autographed. you can go to auction.nhl.com. the bruins off to a far better start than on new year' s day. >> steel from gallagher. here' s the giveaway to thomas. score! if at first you don' t succeed, try, try again. mike: he and his wife welcomed a baby girl saturday. patrice bergeron makes it a 1-1 tie. pasternak in the third period to give the bruins a cushion. they got an empty-letter from brad marchand. 38 saves for tuukka rask as the the last on the patriots played in denver, rob gronkowski was carted off the field with a bad bone bruise. one bronco thinks that is the most efficient way to stop gronm k. >> you' ve got to hit him low. that' s your best chance of hitting him. >> at that moment, are you say

live in denver, bob halloran, wcvb, sportscenter 5. randy: bob, thank you. you may have noticed this during the game. microsoft is saying don't blame them for those tablet problems. the tablets on the patriots sidelines stopped working during the first half. coaches were not able to show players real-time photos of what was happening. last night microsoft says the problem was not with its tablets but with the network. the problem was fixed after 20 minutes. erika: it is 6:07 right now. new this morning. today governor baker will unveil new plans to deal with chronic unemployment in massachusetts. it's part of his upcoming budget proposal. last year, the governor created a task force to look at the issue of why some groups are having a tough time getting jobs in the state. the results are also expected to be announced today. commitment 2016. the republican race heads back to new hampshire today. chris christie, john kasich, and front-runner donald trump all trump ramped up efforts in iowa yesterday ahead of early voting there in just on

reporting live from port authority field at mile high in denver, bob halloran, sportscenter 5. antoinette: bob, thank you. here's a mini member of patriots nation. little natalia from lynn pretty in her patriots' pink. she's looking good for today's afc showdown. upload your fan photos and videos to the ulocal section of wcvb.com. if you don't have to plow it or shovel it, a big snowfall can be a lot of fun. doug: the big fan at the national zoo. why he may be one of the few washingtonians enjoying the weather. antoinette: and the roads a lot better this morning than they were last night as we take a live look from route 128 in the newton area this morning. you know, some of those smaller roads might still be a little tricky out there. also sidewalks in the city, you can't forget walking on those. danielle: welcome back. i'm meteorologist danielle vollmar. the last of the snow is pushing off shore right now. you can see a little bit of snow near cape cod and nantucket, but that is is really about it. visibilities starting to come up too. this is pushing out of here. one thing w

those of you on espn, we'll go to "sportscenter." those of you watching on abc, your local station will pick up with regularly scheduled programming. we say good night from houston. 30-0, kansas city. sfx: rocket blasting off (ding) (dong) (ding) (ding) (ding) (ding) (ding) (ding) sfx: (countdown) 3, 2, 1 (ding) (ding) rocket every insurance policy has a number. but not every insurance company understands the life behind it. for those who've served and the families who've supported them, we offer our best service in return. usaa. we know what it means to serve. get an insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to in denver for ten years. we couldn't be happier to be here or more excited about the years to come. to celebrate, we got you 56 nonstop destinations. because as everybody knows, the ten-year anniversary anniversary. thanks for ten amazing years, denver. what can we say? we like you back. >>> denver 7 news starts right now >>> what a game to start the nfl playoffs. mistake after mistake for the texans and the chiefs

pam: sportscenter 5' s bob halloran had a chance to sit down with president of ultimate fighting dana white. >> this is nonstop action all night. we put on an incredible life show. nobody walks out of that arena going, i never want to see this again. , and arguably its biggest star is a woman, ronda rousey. recently defeated, but undeterred. >> she is somebody who is one of the mentally strongest people i have ever met and believes she can conquer both acting and fighting. >> dana white nose chandler jones . someone who has had a public battle with drugs. >> chandler has been the straight guy with me. on the flipside, these guys are human beings, they are young, they are rich, they are famous. sometimes you try something and you make a mistake, i' m hoping this is a one-off thing. >> a tough battle for the patriots tonight. >> i' m scared, i' >> wcvb sportscenter 5. reid: speaking of sports some , broncos fans are showing their true colors. as in orange. the winners of the team' s paint your house orange contest did just that, paint every room inside the house orange in order to win p

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welcome into "sportscenter." he's max brestos. i'm lisa k welcome into "sportscenter." i'm max brestos. i'm lisa kerney. >>> playoff game from the nfl that will enter the legend and lore, it happened in glendale, arizona. packers/cardinals. aaron rodgers and the pack down 7. after a big play on fourth and 20 to extend the game. hail maritime. jeff gets underneath it. add the extra point, we're tied. he's done it again. well worth another look. seventh-round pick. we go to overtime. cardinals win the coin toss on a second coin toss. they get the ball. carson palmer crosses the field, larry fitzgerald dipped his toe in the fountain of youth. storming there. eight catches. best receiving ever by a cardinal in the playoffs. cardinals move on. >>> and tom brady trying to get to his tenth championship game, opening drive, brady, to rob gronkowski, the touchdown. patriots rolling early, 7-0 and more gronk. touchdown, his eighth receiving touchdown in his postseason career, a new record for a tight end. the patriots moving on to their fifth straight afc championship game and th

throwing down dunks that end up on sportscenter. martin says gregory has time prove on the defensive end to prove to his coach that he can be counted on to play more minutes. >> he brings a certain level of athleticism and excitement. he makes the wow play. we need him to learn how toake every play. wow plays bring attention. making the right plays is what and that is where his growth has to continue to be. i know he can make the wow play. we need him to work to make the simple plays, the everyday plays. >> tonight's game set to tip off just after 7:00. we will have highlights and post game reaction on a busy night in the sec tonight at 11:00. clemson basketball back in action tomorrow night at home agaiait pittsburgh. game time set for 7:00. deshawn watson will be recognized at halftime. clemson football releasing the schedule today. the a.c.c. the last conference in the country do so. ac player of the year deshawn watson and company open up at auburn on december 3. four times in the last five years clemson starts and ends its regu

. >> now sportscenter 5. >> patriots and broncos high city. the key to success will be the tom brady rob gronkowski combo. touchdowns in last weeks win over the chiefs and in his career he has 8 touchdown in the playoffs. >> the only thing that' to matter is those three hours on sunday. we are going to do or thinking about what we are going to do. that is all part of the preparation. >> we always want to be on the same page. >> love playing together, there are lots of guys in this locker room, whether you have been here for a while or just getting here. they are getting ready to step up. >> there has been a lot of trash talk. peyton manning and a former patriots player, they have >> when you are getting ready to play the patriots, it is harder to reflect on the entire season. it definitely has been a unique season. >> at top that long, that is impressive. >> any way to explain this? >> tom brady, bill belichick. am live report from denver. pam: we will continue pannouncer: where do you line up with john kasich on the issues? take the kasich qu

. >> sportscenter 5. >> stephen gostkowski was just one of five players that made it through the season without splitting and next to point. -- extra point. the new role was proposed by the new england patriots. 30 of the 35 nfl teams put it for changing the point from a 20 yard kick to the more challenging 33 yard kick. stephen gostkowski did not lose the game to -- lose the game for the patriots. this factored into a number of fourth-down decisions, but not -- game. last season, outside the block , they missed to extra points throughout the entire league. this was an element in yesterday' s loss. >> whatever the rules are, we play on up it we don' t make them. they are decided by the league. whatever changes they make, they make. know it is enough of a challenge to get the football into the end zone. the extra point should be less of a challenge. when it is 20 yards, it is more of a reaction. you think about a little more. when you come to a whole and golf and its par, you think about the woods on either side. ed: is in the goal to make it more competitive play? heather: gronkowski ha

. >> now sportscenter 5 with bob . bob: celtics own the first round draft pick next june, but it could be a lose-lose. bradley gets himself a head contusion and had to leave the game. thomas leading the way with 26 points and six points. lee in the game. frustration boiling over. pull down with lopez. but it is sullinger who gets the flagrant foul. tying the game at 83-83. that is as close as the celtics would get. few seconds get. the celtics have a few chances. but it goes out and celtics lose. with the weather, the beaches think it would be miami nice. patriots, afc dominating super bowl patriots, it has been miami vice. the patriots, no matter how you slice tom brady's career he has a winning record, home away. but against the dolphins in miami, he is 6-7, belichick is 7-8 as the patriots' head coach in that awful miami. the patriots have lost the last two in miami. for inside football terms, this is no slam dung. >> this game is important for us because it is a great goal for us to be the number one seed. a lot go

. >> now sportscenter 5 with bob halloran. bob: back to work for the patriots getting ready for the , bengals or the texans or the chiefs. let' s just say an opponent to be named later. mostly, the patriots need to work on themselves 2-and-4 down the stretch this year while in their last six in six trips to the super bowl they were a combined 33 and they usually go three. in hot. this year, not. >> i think we are still confident in who we are as a s just about execution. we need to talk about what we need to do differently, what has happened, what has not happened. saturday. just try to figure out what your weaknesses are, try to make those weaknesses not as weak and become a better player. b ob: tom coughlin held his exit news conference today nice things to say about his time with the giants. nice things to say about eli manning and many of his players, and this to say about today' s players in general. >> how tough are we? we have lost a little bit of that. i' ve got a toothache, i' m out of the game. you' ve got what? a st

. >> now sportscenter 5 with mike lynch. mike: the kickoff of the second half just happened behind me, so we are going to get back in side the stadium. the patriots have a 14-6 lead. the patriots took the ball in their opening drive. tom brady with a bad shoulder pass. kansas city added a field goal. a completion from tom brady to keyshawn martin. brady went in himself on a quarterback sneak and the patriots had a 14-6 lead just before the end of the half. second half just under way. keyshawn martin is with the patriots. then us of a they signed him to a $3 million contract. he had a big 42 yard catch, moving them into position. the winner of this game plays the winner of the denver broncos game. out in denver, the mayor of denver declared it as orange friday. denver bronco blankets were given to all newborns at a local hospital. as the broncos are getting ready for their traditional playoff and the film news, -- nfl news -- the former head coach of -- has died at the age of 84. he bill belichick his first job working as an

. >> now sportscenter 5, one-minute drill. >> mike: we have a full week until kickoff and get ready for brady-manning chatter. this will be the 17th time they will have squared off and unlike any other sport, brady and manning are never on the field at the same time. ready for some numbers. brady won 11-16 but in the last 10, post-season they are split at 2-2. three times manning twice in the past 10 years, manning has won both postseason showdowns. and eight games played in denver, brady has won twice and the post-season. this season alone tom braddy has thrown more touchdown passes in denver than manning. and manning has thrown one touchdown pass. unlike two years ago, brady is coming to town loaded. the broncoso defense will have its hands busy. he has many more. >> the loss to the eagles and jets and miami, turn one of those around and that game would have been played right here. heather: patriots are favored by three in this one. mike: you are paying attention to this one. ed: these little guys? they represent blood cells. and if you have afib-an irregular heartbeat that may put yo

. >> good morning, welcome to our "sportscenter" set here in los angeles. he's neil. i'm stan. you get to go first. >> first names only. ucla hosting arizona. russell westbrook, he gave so much money to ucla which is super cool that he can't afford pants without holes in them so ucla was up so many that sneg in graphics, ucla guy was comfortable and then sneg was arizona went on a 15-2 run because lute olson was in the building. right in front of westbrook. step-back. bobby jack. that was westbrook who stood up. cool moment. great game and the bruins win it by three. >>> number five michigan state at home taking on illinois. denzel valentine out again. remember, he had that minor knee surgery. not sure if he'll be back on sunday at penn state. tum tum nairn was there giving it up to gavin shilling and matt mcquaid with a no look pass to shilling for the easy bucket inside. michigan state had been passing the ball for buckets as easily with valentine out but they got that together. nairn to bryn forbes and then alvin ellis to deyonta davis for the big finish. javon bess with a p

leading the lady monarches to a three-point win over middle tennessee tasms top 10 play on espn's "sportscenter" but more importantly, gave o.d.u. a cherished conference u.s.a. victory on the road. >> i mean, i felt like i made my hometown proud mitigating circumstance family proud. everybody came and they picked me up. bruce: much more on the story coming up at 10:45 on the sports wrap. see you back here at 11:00. tom: i forgot my gloves. deanna: it's cold overnight. don: a little warmer near the shoreline, pipes could be threatened. we're watching for saturday, looks like a little bit of rain good night. >>> tonight, on the attack. hillary clinton scrambling to shore up support amid growing concern she could lose iowa and new hampshire to bernie sanders after the most intense debate yet on our stage. >>> and the republican race taking a nasty turn with ted cruz hitting donald trump after being labelled, quote, a nasty guy. scenes last-minute

. >> now, sportscenter 5 with bob halloran. bob: are you not entertained? the bruins and canadiens coming out at gillette stadium like it' s the roman coliseum. unfortunately, montreal took on the role of the lions. claude julien' s pre-game speech not inspiration scale. >> we have enough of talent and people in here to do the job. bob: instead of the game of their lives the bruins played , perhaps their worst game of the year. there was plenty of pomp, but the bruins quickly found themselves in the circumstance of being in a hole. montreal' s david desharnais swats the puck out of the air twice and finally gets it to trickle past tuukka rask. 2nd period this time it' s bryan flynn knocking a puck out of the air and paul byron re-directs it home. ok theme developing here' s a montreal goal that never seems to touch the ice, max pacioretty batting at the puck around shoulder height and then brendan gallagher giving it a backhand swipe out of the air. montreal up 3-nothing. now, here' s holliston' s own mike condon with the save of the game ryan spooner looki

. >> now sportscenter 5. bob: let' s talk baseball feels like spring and spring training starts in just 20 days so, let' s hear from red sox president dave dombrowski and peter gammons talk about how less offense is how they play. >> it is more like when i started. you don' t have as much per se offense. a players have a tendency in their early 30' s as more of a decline. still putting up huge numbers. >> i think that is changing. i think we' re going to go back into the first inning again. bob: less offense in the game puts a premium on pitching and the red sox put their money where their mound is trading for closer craig kimbrel legally promising $217 million to david price and they added two other bullpen arms sox era last year was ranked 25th out 30 teams . nhl all-star festivities taking place in nashville this weekend and the nhl taking the opportunity to donate $200,000 to help denna laing in her re-hab laing, a member of the boston pride, suffered a severe stadium. boston college hoops winless in the

with newscenter 5 and sportscenter 5 for complete coverage of the patriots' road to the super bowl. mike lynch and bob halloran will report live beginning saturday night and all day sunday. ed: a devastating diagnosis, into an incredible challenge. heather: what a hanover man is doing to find a cure for a.l.s. v cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solvers. they like making things better. r people don't have access to healthcare v because they just can't afford it. bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and major medical companies are ripping us off. bernie tells the truth, and he's been consistent. he understands that the system is rigged, and he's the only one >> you're watching wcvb newscenter 5 at 7:00. heather: tomorrow marks the start of a one-of-a-kind initiative to beat a horrible disease. for the first time, the world's leading alcs research a a.l.s. researchers would work together. >> why has it been 74 years since lou gehrig has died and we really have no treatment? like why? when kevin goes goes gosnel was diagnosed with a.l.s last may, he star

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sportscenter 5 contributor chris gasper confirms this information. and we could learn more about that health scare today. according to a police log, jones was listed as a walk-in medical emergency sunday morning. he had come from his foxborough town house, just down the road. jones was then taken to the hospital as an officer checked on his home, radioing in this -- delta, just so you know. emily: a class d substance includes marijuana and other derivatives of it. jones has been practicing since monday morning. the foxborough town manager indicated that he may send out a press release on what they call a sensitive issue. more big changes coming to boston' s seaport district. randy: what the latest announcement from general electric means for city. the impeachment process gets underway for maine' s governor. the next steps some lawmakers are taking to get him out of office. erika? erika: breaking overnight, a deadly terror attack in indonesia. seven people were killed among them five attackers. we' ll bring you new information as we get it. plus, the

. >> now sportscenter 5 with bob halloran. bob: let' s see. some of the things tom brady is better at than cam newton. 900 more passing yards a higher , quarterback rating, more but touchdowns, and fewer interceptions. but it' s the dab master who gets named to the ap all pro first team. brady getting just three of 50 votes. but congratulations to the kowski twins, gron and gost-kowksi. straight year on being perfect in extra points. linebacker jamie collins was named to the second team. >> work wise, you do a little time off, working on yourself. it' s always fun to prepare. and i can' t wait. >> you always want to be fresh with the plays, make sure you are on the same page as everyone else. re getting the mental prep that you can. night' the steelers. his throwing hand in week 14 against? the steelers. the bengals who haven' t won a , playoff game in 25 years, turn to aj mccarron making his first , post-season start. the patriots play the bengals if they win saturday and we all remember last year' s on to cincinnati moment after the kansas c

i met meteorologist -- i am >> now sportscenter 5 with bob halloran. ed: tom brady put down his grass-fed organic steak cooked in coconut oil and topped off with himalayan pink salt over quinoa and trotted out to practice again today. the patriots taking it easy today. brady getting ready to start his 33rd -- rob gronkowski probably plans on parking in front of the tv. >> it' s a great time to sit back and enjoy the games. you know, pop a little sports drink. a little pop or soda, lay back, watch some games. it' s always cool to see what the game is all about and just enjoy them. >> you get your bums and bruises. we take care of the bumps and bruises and take advantage of this week and watch the teams play. peyton manning. they want to focus more on the good he did leaving an inspiring the broncos victory on sunday, instead of focusing on the guy who threw 17 interceptions in the first nine games. brad stevens will not be courtside in chicago. he was flown to indiana to visit a former player at that were university. andrea smith is battling non-hodgkin

. >> now sportscenter 5. >> the celtics have lost four in the celtics cannot say they are a good team right now. home this afternoon against the nets. and bradley brings it in. with a hip contusion and left the game. thomas with 24 points and six ases. frustration boiling over. the pulldown on lopez. and ended up with the flagrant foul. tied at 83-83. down 3 in the final seconds. the celtics need a 3 to tie the game. and gets the shot and misses. the celtics lose 100-97. boston college home against duke. and ingram, few highlights. gallow. eagles down and robinson and he will stop and pop. 81-64. dolphins, you couldn't wait one more day, the dolphins fire the general manager. and they will have an interim head coach and no g.m. winning in miami is never easy. brady is 6-7 and both lost the last two in miami. in football terms, this is no slam dunk. player: this game is important for us because you know it's a great goal for us to be the number one seed. a lot goes into that. a lot of players and coaches and organization to get to this. one team gets the number one seed. better than an

. >> now sportscenter 5 with bob halloran. bob: the celtics and their four game winning streak are home tonight against orlando. the magic have lost 7 in a row and they' ve lost 9 in a row in boston. so as magic acts go, they' re asking you to pick a card and then guessing what it is on their 52nd try. did we pick your card? no. they are tops in the east and the turnovers are tops in the entire nba. what you' re looking at is a game against orlando back in november when they lost big. i am telling you orlando was bad -- but brad stevens sees it differently. >> really athletic, really athletic, and i said when we were there, i thought they were really rolling and i still think they are going to be a team that they have had a tough little stretch. everyone is going to have ups and downs times. but this is a team that is super athletic with a bunch of young guys. bob: and a four-game win streak playing smooth as butter. they forced nearly 21 turnovers per game. that is how you turn defense into offense and that is how you win gam

. >> now, sportscenter 5, one minute drill. >> if you been immersed in work and have not heard julian , edelman has declared himself kansas city and that' s good news especially for tom brady. when the patriots are cruising tom brady was invincible. because he had julian edelman. when tom brady is comfortable, he does not get hit as often. julian edelman is like a butterfly. he allows brady to get rid of the football in over two seconds which means brady of white holding onto the ball longer with reduces the chances of him getting hit as long as he has. number 11 is back. >> it goes it goes. >> we hope it does not go. after he left, the giants came. wins. >> that begs the question who is more important edelman or gronkowski? >> i think edelman is more important. brady was sacked 17 times. >> he is so excited to watch. reference. s hope he stays healthy. v cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solvers. they like making things better. r people don't have access to healthcare v because they just can't afford it. bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and major m

from gillette stadium, bob halloran, wcvb "sportscenter" 5. heathen: also, foxborough police releasing their report on what happened. john continues our live team coverage at the police station. john? john: that police report only aides to the mystery of what happened here early sunday morning. it says that chandler jones walked here to the police department without his shirt on, at one point even kneeling on the ground and one officer said it appeared as if he was praying. like this man was trying to surrender wrote one officer in a report. without provocation the individual abruptly got down on behind his head. he arrived from his home right across the street subbed morning. the officer said he quickly announced who he was, saying i'm chandler jones and said he was told to come to the politician. as paramedics helped him they said he was polite and cooperated. they also indicated in the report that chandler jones was not being arrested. he said it was evident that mr. jones was desperately seeking our assistance and had not committed any cri

welcome to our "sportscenter" set. back in los angeles, now, the national title game on monday and talking college basketball and nba. >> yeah, i'm almost lost my voice. there's no way i'm not doing this. west virginia, 11 hosting one, kansas. bill's squad lasted his last two trips to morgan top un. page, 26 points, five steals, fans are, you know what, oh, it feels like a good night to rush the court. let's go crazy. and crazy they would go and who could blame them. west virginia knocking off number one kansas. it's number two oklahoma next. >> if you're number 11 i'm not sure you're supposed to rush the court. >>> lebron james, cavaliers unbeaten in seven straight games. look at him there. in overtime, mavericks have won their last nine overtime games but those weren't against lebron james and the cavaliers. >> lebron james. >> kicking it off to irving. irving spectacular since he came back. remember he had the knee last year, 27 points, 10 rebounds. he nearly around and got a >>> up next in "the pulse," talked about