. >> sportscenter 5 onminute drill. >> patriots back to practice today. julian, gronk has not been seen or heard from since he left the jets game. he is being treated for a back issue. at his press conference during his opening stateme, bill belichick raised one member of the opponent. he was talking about their punter who aveges 47 yards per punt. he conrs >> there kicking game, a tremendous weapon. this guy is as good a player as i have ever seen at that position. he is a tremendous weapon in his ability to punt the ball inside the 20. >> are we reaching for something here? >> normay tom brady has spoken a punter is your most dangerous weapon? what does that say about the rest of the team not much. anchor: just before holiday travel, a new feature from netflix could make your trip easier. anchor:d news for netflix users. you can watch it shows when you are not actually connected to -fi. anchor the key is you are not using your data plan. you can download content to your devices you can watch them when you are not online. original series molder movies ar

we'll see you on "sportscenter" at night immediately following the game.n and jon. >> sean: all right, steve, thank you. steve is heading to mass saw for a bowl game and i think the way he looked on camera he might be ready for the warm weather right now. >> jon: third down and nine. got to have a stop and make gano make a field goal. he missed from 38 yards in his previous attempt. >> sean: cam newton carried just once tonight for one yard. designed run loses a down as long as they can. and try the field goal that would put the game away almost certainly. >> jon: run it all the way down, take a time-out. and graham gano. veteran kicker, the ex-washington redskin with an opportunity to ice the game. >> sean: well, they've made the plays tonight. when we talked to ron rivera, he said, how do you explain 15-1 to 5-8 he said the biggest thing we just haven't executed in key situations in the close games, five of the eight losses by three points or less. they have made big plays tonight. >> jon: hard to sustain a high level in this league. i've been there, we

and he may not be back unless the patriots make it to the super bowl nichole: sportscenter 5's mike lynch is live at the breaking news desk with new information. herniated disc. this will be the third disc procedure for gronk since 2009. there have been reports he could be back in 8 weeks but i spoke with a renowned spine surgeon here in boston who felt that was a lot to ask of a pro football player. gronkowski left the jets game sunday after diving for a pass and he had pain in his back. he originally thought it might be a hip injury but last night gronk underwent an mri and it revealed the disc was herniated he will have a microdisectomy tomorrow to repair the disc and is out for the forseeabl qwest i have to make sure i am ready to play. cut my grass before it have to cut someone else's. lynchie: one thing the surgeon if it's thsame disc he injured told the last time, its a bad , sign he could be looking at a fusion. ed: right now, guests at a sharon motel rattled, after shots are fired, and police barge into their rooms looking providence highway with the story, diane? reporter: offic

welcome in to "sportscenter." i'm lisa kerney. he is john anderson. a two-headed monster atop the afc west. >> one clearly sticking their neck out. kansas city and oakland. good them on the home turf on this one. slow start for kansas city, no points down 3-0 and alex smith says, go long. he threw it to kicking at 14-3. and then there's tyreik hill again. he's receiving, now he's running and you see a lot of chasing. there's no catching. hill, 78 yard, second touchdown of the game, the chiefs win it 21-13. three scores in the second period and take over first in the afc west. >>> hey, he's good. warriors taking on the jazz. jazz missing four of their the first. steph, corner three, making up for his night against the clips where he was 0 hire fer. a foul and warriors went on a run in the first. kevin durant had a monster game, a double-double, 21 points, 11 boards in transition. i'll take that. dubs win it 106-99. as i mentioned they're good. >> 52-6 and tie the record for the most wins in the season. >> good morning, america. >>> well, up next in "th

in petersham, i'm shaun sportscenter 5 powered by xfinit y. mike: in case you're just tting home and have not heard, rob gronkowski has a herniated disc in his back. i spoke with a renowd spin pro football was a lot to ask of the back especially for pro gronk had an mri last night that confirmethe rupture it will be it's the same disc he hadd if repaired in 2009 or 2013 he could be looking at a di ending but makes for aonger recove. gronk missed six games in 2012, he missed 11 games in toy 13 wiorearm and back issuesnd a torn acl and mcl in 2015, he missed one game with a knee bruise. this year began with gronk sidelined with a strained hamstrand it ends with chest injury followed by back surgery. we have some good newsonight out majorly race ball. last night. the all star gamwill no longer determine o has me field advae ri series. the pennant winning team with the best regular season record gets home field as it should be for highhi veere 49and make oury into the small town of hopedale whose boys cross country team has been producing extra la

welcome to our festive "sportscenter" studios. i'm john buccigross.you're up now, you may not have been up late last night to watch the cowboys and buccaneers. that's what i'm here for. ezekiel elliott. 159 rushing yards. this passed tony or the setd for rushing touchdowns. he made news by jumping in the giant kettle. of course, he got a penalty. dak prescott was great throwing the football. he was 32 of 36. one more chance for jameis winston. but he'll throw his third interception of the game. the cowboys have won six straight home games. the longest streak in a single season since 1999. >>> how about the titans and the chiefs. it's freezing cold. ryan succop. oh, no it's short. and the titans lose -- what? andy reid calls time oud. so he gets a second chance. he said, i just tried to kick that thing as hard as i could. forget about form and function. it's good from 53 yards. the titans' playoff hopes still alive. >>> raiders-chargers. sebastian janikowski. from44. knocks it in. he breaks a 16-16 tie with 2:40 left in the game. one more chance. go, c

i'm neil everett in the "sportscenter" studio. this tie is not a clip-on.onday night football, ravens/patriots. third quarter, the patriots up 16-3. tom brady, mar tellous bennett, one of the bennett boys. gro gronkowski out for the year. tom brady says let's put an end to the suspense. hogan, 79 yards, defensive breakdown. 406 yard, three touchdowns. feel me now? feel me now? patriots by seven. >>> right across the street, the blazers and clippers played basketball. that's chris paul, he plays for the clippers. spinning, corner three. they say it's the easiest three to hit. fourth quarter, clippers up two. damian lillard, pass went to the wrong team. j.j. redick misses but blake griff griffin playing some ball. under three minutes to g. paul, look at deandre jordan. good job slapping it back out. he would get ejected later. blazers left dejected. clippers by one. have a great tuesday. bye-bye. >>> it's not a clip-on. >> just checking. took a lot of work. >>> up next in "the pulse," more from the president's appearance on "the daily show." what his plans ar

i'm neil everett and the los angeles "sportscenter" studio bringing you a couple of basketball highlights. we begin in college at columbus. ohio state was a 20 p favorite. and they just got beat by florida atlantic. nick rutherford in overtime. that would have been a good money line to have whatever money line means. and now to the pros. chris sale not going to the nationals but john wall still with the wizards. washington sports fan that's good. wizard -- wall was great in this game. the wizards were not. alford peyton had 22 in the first half of his 25. that's who wall was working on. and, listen, it's great to pile up numbers, because you get highlights like this and wall piled it up. a career high 52 point, 5 of 8 from three but the number that really matters is 124-116. orlando won the game. call me weird but it's a team sport. it's what the five guys do co did on his own. >> thoughts. >> i like it. >> i like it. >>> up next on "the pulse" the grammy nominations announced. who is leading the pack and who got snubbed? >>> the $85 rock in a leather pouch being sold by a high-end retail

. >> good morning, entire "sportscenter" set here in bristol, connecticut. >> no matter where we are segment follows us. we're just blessed. let's start lebron james and cavaliers facing milwaukee. moving ahead of moses malone on the all-time scoring list. that mea h there that means you're in trouble whoever you may be. 34 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists. if dudes go under on the screen he has to be to hit the long shot. cavaliers win by 6. >>> demarcus cousins host the kings. cousins got fined for an altercation with a reporter back on december 12th. had an interesting night. 5 for 8 from three-point range and 55 points. one off his career high and hit 17 in the fourth quarter. gets that to go there and you see his mouthpiece came out of his mouth. originally he got a technical foul because i guess because they thought he spit it out but then they rescinded it and was able to come back and key block late and they win it 126-121. i've never seen that and then they call him back during the game. >> right. i hadn't either. neither had >> that's all we got. back to you. >> sorry to inte

i'm neil everett in the "sportscenter" studio. two highlights for you. this one is first.s the celtics and spurs, the celtics have not beaten the spurs since the millard fillmore administration. kawhi leonard, not spelled like a great first 2345i78. like to go to the circus as a child. that was a circus shot. the spurs win 108-101. take another look, let it breathe. when in oahu say hello to don on merchant street. >>> russell westbrook, after this he said, you know what, y'all are making too much of the triple-double. if i get it, i get it. if i don't, i don't. i'm all about winning. he did not have the winning formula in this one. no triple-double and no win for the thunder. westbrook goes 7 of 25. rudy gobert, fell in his lap, put it down, jazz beat the thunder. those were the two highlights i promised you. have a great day. >>> up next in "the pulse," new the drama build. >> ooh. >>> speaking of drama, a showdown for the ages. awe summed up in three words, rock, paper, or scissors. stay with us. i love you so much. that's why i bought six of you... for when you stretch

the entire "sportscenter" set here in bristol, connecticut.n verrett along with neil everett. >> no matter where we are this segment follows us. we're just blessed. let's start lebron james and cavaliers facing milwaukee. james moved ahead of moses malone in eighth place on the nba's all-time scoring list. he was feeling it when he hits his chest like that. that means he's dialed in. when he hits one from way back there, that means you're in trouble whoever you may be. james, 34 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists. he said, man, if dudes go under on the screen he has to be to hit the long shot. gentleman babry parker needs to work on free throws. cavaliers win by 6. >>> demarcus cousins host the blazers on tuesday night. cousins got fined $50,000 for an altercation with a reporter back on december 12th. had an interesting night. 5 for 8 from three-point range and he had 55 points. one off his career high and hit 17 in the fourth quarter. gets that to go there and you see his mouthpiece came out of his mouth. now, originally he got a technical foul

i'm neil everett in the "sportscenter" studio. we have two highlights for you. this one is first. it's the celtics and spurs. the celtics have not beaten the spurs since the millard fillmore kauai, the island, but still what a great first name. liked to go to the circus as a child. and that was a circus shot. he had 26 points, 6 assists. the spurs win, 108-101. take another look. let it breathe. when in oahu say hi to don murphy at murphy's on merchant street. >>> let's go thunder/jazz now. russell westbrook, after this game you know what, y'all are making too much of the triple-double. if i get it, i get it. if i don't, i don't. i'm all about winning. he did not have the winning formula in this one. no triple-double and no win for the thunder. westbrook goes 7 of 25. rudy gobert, it fell in his lap, put it down. jazz beat the thunder. those were the two highlights i promised you. have a great day. >> way to live up to your promises there. >>> up next in "the pulse," the just let the drama build. >> ooh. >>> speaking of drama, a showdown for the ages all summed up in three words,

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. >>> good morning, stan verrett here, "sportscenter" from los angeles. rockets and thunder, had the marquee match-up friday night. russell westbrook, six straight triple doubles. westbrook to andre robberson. and then gets steven adams in on the party, as well. rebounds at the half. eric gordon no good. westbrook grabs the ball and the nba record for consecutive triple-doubles is nine held by wilt chamberlain but the rocks get the win. 102-99 houston. >>> lebron james and the cavaliers taking on the heat. first quarter heat down three off the miss. kristen thompson ahead for james. he's going to do the nobody cuts him off and the cavaliers up by five, james had 27 in this game. kevin love, 28 and 15 while dealing with back spasms and then james again he moves into ninth place on the nba's all-time scoring police. they win big, 114-85 and closing in on moses malone, so that's probably going to come this [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org ] [captioning made

it's better than repurposing some of their other shows or even sportscenter.o even though some of these very small bowl games have very little appeal, they still may get a million viewers and a sportscenter gets 500,000 viewers. so it's still better than. >> it might seem like a money-losing proposition, mike, but for espn, it's still a good investment. >> right, the threshold of what makes it worthwhile -- espn is pretty low, i guess. as far as i half of all divisii football teams get to a bowl, is that right? it seems 60%, if you have 42 bowl games. >> wow. >> is there any talk of lengthening the season? clearly they think there is appetite for just a little more college football than the regular season. >> well, i think the overall problem in sports right now, and we're seeing it with the nfl and other things we have too much content. for us the consumer. we can only absorb so much. now with all the broadcast community, they need content to fill their air. >> but football plays a lot fewer games than basketball or baseball. so especially the nfl, where ther

that is why sportscenter exists, you can see the highlights and you don't have to watch the game thatappens to be on at that moment. i think microsoft would be able to absorb the business and take some chances with it. >> disney? >> disney makes sense. i think people are overrating the importance of media on the platform. the truth is, there is a lot of audience and engagement there, and if you do that, media partners will come. you don't necessarily have to do a strategic media assets deal to get people excited about a platform. you just make it the most fun place to engage with the content and easiest to monetize and then content shows up. >> you were the biggest shareholder at one time. have you sold shares? >> yes. >> how much? >> the way i would put it, i don't own as many as i used to because i am not an idiot, but i own more than i should because i am an idiot. caroline: that was emily chang with chris sacca. still with us, brad stone. i wanted to begin on who is the biggest shareholder. chris sacca says he is not. digging into the terminal, you can see evan williams is still n

welcome in to "sportscenter." i'm lisa kerney. he is kevin connors. the big ten unanimously the best conference got to pick a champion. >> right and you know what, we had about as good a game as you could have hoped for, penn state and wisconsin having at it. nittany lions trail 28-7 at one point, the fourth quarter down 31-28. trace mcsorley who got a couple of nothing byes from james franklin. badgers down 38-31. cory clement on fourth and one. stuffed like a turkey. grant haley and marcus allen make the tackle. penn state has beaten ohio state and number six wisconsin and they are big ten champions. they've made a case. >>> how about over in the acc championship number three clemson taking on virginia tech. opening drive, here deshaun watson takes it up the middle. and it is an easy just like that one of five total tds for watson but just like they've done before, clemson trying to give this one away. hokies had a chance down seven, a buck five and that will do it. clemson hangs on to win it 42-35. >> you can find out who is in the college football

the new year's bowl pairings and final top 25 and joining us to talk about is espn "sportscenter" anchor"college gameday." rece davis. a big day. thanks for joining us. >> 14 weeks to get here so excited to see what the committee comes up with. >> so it's all about the four teams, though, that will be playing for the national championship, basically alabama and three other teams of it's not going to be such an easy decision for the selection committee, is it? >> i don't think so. i do think there are three spots pretty solid for the selection committee being ohio state at thumb two although that one a bit controversial in some eyes and clemson will be one of the top four, as well, what ohio st remains to be seen. the real question comes at number four because you have washington team which won the pac-12 but has a horrific nonconference strength of schedule, penn state won the big ten last night by beating there sitting on the outside. michigan's primary argument is that they drilled penn state by 39 points when they pla the regular season. >> yeah, and michigan's two losses also came on

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sports, soccer, sportscenter is popular in europe.ovie assets and you get a distribution. it is sort of a vertical distribution. i guess i should throw out one more macro event, which was at&t's acquisition of time warner. a distribution company buys content. here you are merging a u.s. distribution company and -- a u.s. content company and a international this tradition company that owns content. the same idea of vertical integration only in this case it is international. fox took a run at buying time warner several years ago. james murdoch who is billion -- very familiar with the sky operation and has been for many foxs has a larger role at that he did five or six years ago. to buyback -- and trying sky, people thought that was a more likely scenario then selling it off and james murdoch said publicly that this ownership of only 39% stake was probably not a long-term sustainable option. they were either going to buy or sell. today obviously the determination is buy. david: regulatory, a big hurdle? alex: probably not because they al