he won two national championships at north carolina and an olympic medal as coach of team usa in 1976. in his 40-year career, smith was one of the first to offer a scholarship to a black athlete in the segregated south. he died peacefully in his home. he was 83 years old. and current warrior harrison barnes also mourning the loss of the legend tweeting out -- >> to basketball. stanford and arizona. cardinal have won 25 straight against the wildcats. but bonnie samuelsson puts the cardinal up by seven. closing seconds of the game canvas liven gives arizona the lead with 1.9 seconds left. stanford needs a miracle. they're not going to get it. they blew a double digit lead. arizona beat stanford in the first time in over 11 years. unranked cal visiting arizona state. second half, bears up by two. and katie steppen, that is the go ahead triple. last chance for cal here. makayla coulding can't finish but davidson is right there and beats the buzzer. one more look. davidson just gets the shot off. the bears eke out a one-point victory. it's their first win against a top ten team since beati

oladipo, team usa. there he is. 22 points a game for him. he'll be in the dunk contest. dunk king. zach levine throwing down the oop, but teammate showing im inging imhim up. he was named the mvp team world wins it. and if i had time to tell you what i learned tonight, victor oladipo has an amazing voice. they miked him up. he was always singing. i don't know if you've heard him, sign that guy up. american idol for n this... is the best part of the day. when we sit down together and talk. more and more, we're having conversations about the food itself: how good it is for us. how good it is for the planet. at monsanto, we're working with farmers to make balanced meals accessible to everyone. while using natural resources more efficiently. it's time for a bigger discussion about food. be part of the conversation at discover.monsanto.com [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. >>> so here's where i shoul

team usa went on to beat finland and won the gold medal. >>> other news it's going to cost you a little visit the the happiest place on earth. a one day ticket for disneyland or california adventure increased $3 to $99 for anyone 10 or older. disney also increased ticket prices for children under 10 with a single day ticket at disneyland now costing $93. >>> crews were turning back the clock a day at the san francisco ferry building. workers hoisted a big number five to finish spelling out the year 1915. they want the building to look just like it did 100 years ago when the panama pacific acquisition was in town. back then it was lit up with thousands of lights for a 10 month period at 19 million people came to san francisco to visit the expo. this time around the lights will be low energy led bulbs. there will be a ceremony to turn on the lights and they will remain lit until december. >>> hollywood's finest graced the red carpet for the 87 annual academy awards. >>> birdman won for best picture. >> eddie redmayne won as best actor. >> i know you were a little disappointed. you really

now 35 years after that incredible day, the men of team usa are back together and reminiscing about theirng win. we'll talk to them about it. >> i can't wait for that. >>> then coming up the red carpet is ready for hollywood's biggest night from the front-runners expected to rirn. >> let's do one more of these. which best actor nominee worked as a cab and ice cream truck driver? you want to take a guess? >> i say steve carell. >> he would be great from an ice cream truck. or as a cab driver. >> are you ready for the answer? the answer is -- michael keaton. how about that. he was also working on comedy at the time. >> he's going to have a big night tonight. >> all good stuff. >> how about a check of the weather? >> i also started as an ice cream salesman. >> you got fired. >> let's get into all of that. thank you very much. >>> let's celebrate birthday. you're turning 10 today. >> yeah. >> where are you from? >> new york city. >> from right here. is this your sister up here? >> yeah. >> you have a brother. >> that's named tristin. >> i have two brothers. very cool. all right. we're figurin

team usa needed more practice. she followed a minute later and was trying to pass, but it went in.e 2-0. we end on a sad note. hall of fame coach dean smith passed away at the age of 83. he died last night with his wife and five children at his side. smith lead the tar heels to two national titles and 11 final four's before retiring. mourners remembered him as basketball royalty and coaching a lot of successful players including michael jordan. one of the greats of the game will be missed. more coming up including billy butler later in the newscast. hang around. >> thank you. >>> still to come, bracing for more snow on the east coast. what is heading their way? and a soccer m when salesman alan ames books his room at laquinta.com, he gets a ready for you alert the second his room is ready. so he knows exactly when he can check in and power up before his big meeting. and when alan gets all powered up, ya know what happens? i think the numbers speak for themselves. i'm sold! he's a selling machine! put it there. and there, and there, and there. la quinta inns and suites is ready for

here's team usa captain mike eruzione. >> hi, george. here's the question.the 1980 olympic games in lake placid, after the united states defeated the soviet union, what country did they have to play in order to win the gold medal? >> okay. we'll have the answer in two minutes. introducing light & fit protein shakes the new way to help make temptations shrink away. with 12 grams of protein, 5 grams of fiber and 0% fat. new light & fit protein shakes. taste the power of satisfaction. >>> okay, which country did the u.s. beat to win the 1980 olympic hockey gold medal? bill? sweden. sweden. you copied off of bill. >> i was gonna copy bill. >> you weren't everyone born. >> sorry. >> you're all wrong. close though. finland. >> finland. >> we'll be right back. .. enthusiast. mmm, a perfect 177-degrees. and that's why this road warrior rents from national. i can bypass the counter and go straight to my car. and i don't have to talk to any humans, unless i want to. and i don't. and national lets me choose any car in the aisle. control. it's so, what's the word?... se

almost four decades, winning 879 games, two national championships, an an olympic gold medal with team usaached michael jordan in college. jordan saying besides his parent, no one had a bigger influence on his life than smith. dean smith was also a trail blazer. in 1967, becomes the first coach at the university of north carolina and first in the south to offer scholarship to a black athlete. he has been dealing with health issues. his wife accepted the presidential medal of freedom on his behalf in 2013. smith was remembered fondly today. >> i think coach smith was the best there has[ court getting people to make sacrifices towards a common goal truly coaching to make people better and help them reach their own individual dreams. but at the same time he was better off the court. he cared more about people than wins and losses or records. >> he was a man of great humility and a man who i copied a lot of things off of in terms of being able to start your practice session off with some kind of meaningful worldly statement about what was happening other than just basketball. so my memories ar

nba rising stars challenge warriors assistant alvin gentry coaching the usa team vs the international team for the internationals andrew wiggins of the timberwolves and fron torontothe #1 overall pick with the ally-oop dunk he had 2 points the frenchman rudy golbert from the jazz big block on one end then one of his at least 76 dunks at the other he had 18 points 12 rebounds, 3 bloacks wiggins mvp final: 121-112 world and tune in sunday after the nba all-star game for the first ever kron 3-point shootout names like appelbaum, roberts, rates stone and lodes and a special appearance from pam moore 9pm on sports night live just say the name scott rates over and over again when you are at home this weekend sharks/coyotes todd mclellan going for his 300th win 3rd period/ 2-2 tie barclay goodrow scores as the sharks erase a 2-0 deficit to lead 3-2 late 3rd period/ 3-2 sharks joe pavelski scores on the empty netter for his 3rd goal of the game it's his 4th career hat trick 4-2 sharks mclellan the 2nd fastest in nhl history to win 300 games final: 4-2 sharks that's it for the kron 4 news at 1

. >> usa national team facing panama in a friendly. 27th minute. he corner kick, flies over the goal, into the net, goal. the ball just sails right in. usa wins 2-0./ what was that? >> a banana kick, or bender. >> and usa basketball said that anderson is out four to six weeks with a broken femur. >> now they say bend it like beckham. still ahead, after spending four weeks at number one, "american sniper" is not from the top of the box office. >> millions of disappointed powerball players will be heading back to work tomorrow. nobody matched all six numbers in the $380 million drawing. the jackpot now stands at $450 million for wednesday's drawing. it sounds hard to believe, but a sponge beat bradley cooper at the weekend box office. yes, the spongebob movie knocked "american sniper" from its four-week rein at number one. >> we don't really want to look at the rest of the week's forecast -- >> tomorrow 53, so at least we are slowly declining. read the umbrella heading out the door tomorrow. -- grabbed the number of the door tomorrow. 44 wednesday. a

. >> that's right, hope solo has helped lead team usa to two olympic gold medals but lately she's been and this morning she's opening up about those problems for the first time. >> what a save by solo! >> reporter: with two olympic gold medals and record 78 career shutouts hope solo is arguably one of the best athletes in the world. but last june her career almost came to a halt. at a family gathering she was charged with domestic violence assault, accused by her nephew of pumping and tackling him. solo pleaded not guilty and was released pending trial. eight months later the case was dismissed. i can only imagine what it had to have been like for those eight months and hearing those things that were said and you were not able to say what happened that night. are you able now? >> it's still very difficult to talk about, what took place that night. so, i'm not going to go into all of the details. i was a victim of domestic violence at the hands of my 17-year-old nephew who is 6'9", 280 pounds. i was struck over the head and concussed pretty severely. it was a very scary night. >> you we

puso en ventaja a team usa. dempsey. burlÓ al arquero.os. les recuerdo que me pueden escribir a mi cuenta de twitter, los buenos somos mayorÍa y estamos todos en despierta amÉrica, feliz semana! >> feliz semana! tengo un compaÑero que es cubano nos dijo felicita a los cubanos aunque nos ganaron... felicidades. >> tremendo! de cuba han salido tremendos peloteros. >> un abrazo... Éste fin de semana no tuvo a su esposo entonces estÁ muy dolido. >> regresa ya! >> ya pasÓ! >> quÉ rico es un abrazo. uno va a salir al trabajo, a la escuela, ya le da un abrazo y se le cambia a la persona... Éste fin de semana se llevÓ a cabo en la capital de bolivia el dÍa nacional del abrazo... >> imagino que todos los que estaban allÍ presentes no se conocÍan. >> no hace falta, que la persona que viva a ese niÑo que tiene dentro. >> cada persona necesita de 10 abrazos durante todo el dÍa para transmitir esa energÍa, alegrÍa. a dar 10 abrazos. >> a veces lo Único que uno quiere es un abrazo. nuestros hijos... por quÉ no empezamos a dar el primer abrazo del dÍa?

that's right the neumann goretti girls basketball team a top the usa today poll for the first time inool history. >> it fell like a dream come true. like my heart dropped but like i felt like we deserved it like all the work we put in at practice. >> it's like the best thing that has ever happened to me since i'm in america. >> the best thing. >> yeah. >> reporter: the undefeated saints is a team like no other. they have two players from nigeria, 6-foot nine junior phylicia and 6-foot four senior christina. neumann goretti's starting lineup features four division one college players and they have nine on their roster who were expected to play at the next level. this team is built to win. >> we do have some unfinished business. last year we finished 29 and one. we did win the league, we won district 12. our goal is to get back to the statements as special as this is to be the number one ranked team in the entire country neumann goretti won't be satisfied until they win a steatite telly they came oh so close last year losing in the championship game. this team hopes to finish the job th

. >> europe for the holders of golf's most prized team title after beating usa in scotland last year. champion clarke has won four times as a player and will be leading the european team that has won six of the last seven matches. next year's event is to be helped in minnesota with davis love iii expected to be named the u.s. captain. >> it's a privilege. on the steps of so many great european captains, and just hope we can do as good of a job as they've done in the past. especially of late europe has been performing unbelievably well and i hope that we can do it again. >> one of nba's biggest stars has been ruled out for the rest of the season. carmelo anthony has been suffering from soreness in his left knee for months. his club has announced he'll be undergoing surgery at the end of the season as he has claimed a reduce schedule of late, and what has been a throw away season for the knicks. they are currently at the bottom of the eastern conference. >>> tennis champion venus williams is out of the dubai tennis championships. the american was beaten in straight sets. >>> former worl

. >>> at the nba all-star weekend team usa fell 121 to 112 losing to the world team in friday night'sesota timberwolves was named mvp, the challenge is the opening game of all-star weekend which pits u.s. players against players from around the world. >>> now it is time for this week's open court report. ♪ >>> after reaching the semifinals of the australia jan open keys has announced herself as a rising star. as made more special because it was the williams sister who provided the spark for her own interest in the sport. >> when i was 4 i turned on wimbledon and venus was playing and she had a sun dress. i cannot tell you what it looked like. i liked it. i decided i wanted a tennis dress. so my parents told me if i played tennis they would buy me a tennis outfit. 16 years later here i am still playing tennis and playing against the very person who is wearing that outfit. >> she lost to serena in the semifinals but the 19-year-old didn't let that dampen her mood. >> i definitely remember packing for trip and things like that. just thinking i hope this is a great tournament. i hope this

be back as a team in lake placid. 19 of us will be there and it is a lot of fun and good memories and hopefully people will come out and be a part of the celebration. >> mike from the usaat beat the soviets in 1980. it seems like yesterday. doing motivational speaking these days, mike it is great to talk to you. >> take care. >> congratulations. >> celebrating. >> that lifted the whole country when we bet the soviets. >> when you see the footage, it is like a rush from it. >> i can't imagine that moment for mike. >> give him chills. >> seven people infected with a dangerous super bug. this is a base story this week and we are learning that a teenager is fighting for his life through all of. this doctors warn that 200 patients may have been exposed and a daring escape from jail. how the inmate managed to bust out and eventually he was busted. >> he worked his way through the crawlspace and ended up coming out of another cleaning closest that is in our front lobby and came out of the front door. your daughter has a brilliant idea for her science project. and you could make it happen. right? wrong. because you're not you you're a cancer hospital and your daughter... she's

kevin frazier, coming up kevin costner stars in the true story every underdog cross country team in mcfarland usa. boys are back with more release a devastating avalanche of taste on your tongue. bury yourself in the flavor full of sweet icing and filling. call off the hounds! rescue is unnecessary. pillsbury toaster strudel, the snow day of breakfasts. (humming) oh yeah. (humming) they're magically delicious. ha! very funny, kyle. >>> well, by the ends of the weekends, we'll know who is taking home an oscar. but if you are looking for something new to see in theatres this weekend kevin frazier from entertainment tonight gives us a sneak peak at what's playing now. >> this week kevin costner stars in the real inspiring story of an unexpected cross-country team, in mcfarland us a and the guys from the original are back in causing more trouble through time in hot tub time machine two. >> ready for another dip? >> i'm thinking maybe yoga pants. >> how far back do we go? >> 2025. >> the first trip took them to the past, now rob craig, and clark duke are heading to the future to get things back to nor

but it's much as i wanted to use that, i am from the usa today investigative team and what i should reallyt comfortable, folks. i won this award for a five part series that ran 17000 words and something that does not show up personally. but to make the point that a lot of you might know is actually doing some serious hard-hitting investigative journalism and i am very grateful to the foundation for recognizing that in a more grateful and proud to be working with this incredible team of people. including a creative group of people that did terrific stuff online and who are here with us. so keith and everyone and shannon greene and terry burns and everyone. i encourage all of you to go to the usa today website and we have a link up there for the investigation. it is next to the card ashy and video gallery. [laughter] and no actually it's not. but it is gratifying nonetheless to know that when i got into this business 30 years ago people said stay away the matter what you do and we all know how that story ended. and so i encourage all of you to understand what is going on at

solo expressed regret riding in usa soccer team van with her husband arrested on dui charges. >> what't thinking. it was horrible choice. i think i just wasn't in a good place emotionally to make even good decisions. it's not an excuse but it was stupid and i should have called a taxi. >> you can see more of robin robert's interview with solo later this morning on "good morning america." >>> there's yet another twist in one of the nation's biggest divorce settlements. the former wife of multibillionaire hedge fund owner ken griffin is seeking $1 million a month in child support. the couple has three children under the age of ten with four nannies. their monthly expenses include $14,000 for food, 13,000 for private jet. >> wait. go back. read that again. >> $300,000 for a private jet. >> 300 grand for the kids to get around. >> private jet. >> 160,000 for vacation. >> kids need to travel. >> and $2000 for stationary. >> penmanship is a big deal. >> that's why i tell my wife we shouldn't have a second child. they are expensive. >> maybe they are not shopping at costco. brings down the g

so sharon in digger lands usa team, thanks for sends you go us this. >> great park for kids. >> it is. >> send mere your mugs, i'll be more hand happy to sends you one of our mugs. found out the ups guy came to up my desk, it was so crowded, pile of boxes. >> by the way, the u p s man has had it with you. >> can we just take a picture of bob kelly's offers right now. because it is filled with mugs. >> ups drop off location basically. >> yes, i could use front load of coffee. >> all right, well, then bob's going to hook you up. >> there go. >> as soon as it gets warmer we can go out to digger land, i remember quincy went out there last year, it was great. >> having fun over here. >> bob, seriously? >> just give hill little toy. >> bus stop buddy all bundled even with the sunshine, got his shades on and blanket coat and in the mittens all of that, not as cold as yesterday, but still real cold, temperatures mostly in the teens, this morning, feels like eight at the moment. with the winds at 9 miles an hour, out there, so even with the sunshine, we get to 37 degrees. not as harsh as yeste

teams have shown interest. could cole's announcement today speed up the process? hamels tells "usa today," when i signed my contract the phillies told me they would contend. they told me they would contend every year. but things happen. he went on to say, and i want to go to a place where i can win again. let's go to a place where it's supposed to be warm. pitchers and catchers report to clearwater tomorrow but marshall harris is wearing a jacket. what's going on today? >> reporter: it's a little chilly here john. some chilly words from cole hamels. not exactly what ryne sandberg wanted to hear on spring training eve. hamels and the rest of the pitchers and catchers will have their first official team workout tomorrow morning. earlier we got a glimpse at one of the newest phillies aaron harang along with some more familiar faces like ken giles, jake dekeman. another familiar face we have yet to see ryan howard. he's not due to report until next week. ryne sandberg doesn't seem to be too worried about the big piece's mind set despite the fact the phillies are actively trying to trad

usa." a true story about a chap cross-country team. abc 7 partnered with the police activities league known as p.a.l. and disney helping bring the city's youth and lawsuit together. and abc 7 news anchor and reporter chris nguyen emceed the event. >>> that's gng to do it for abc 7 news at 6:00. for drew and sheila, thanks for joining us. we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00. what's that thing? i moved our old security system out here to see if it could monitor the front yard. why don't you switch to xfinity home? i get live video monitoring and 24/7 professional monitoring that i can arm and disarm from anywhere. hear ye! the awkward teenage one has arrived!!!! don't be old fashioned. xfinity customers add xfinity home for $29.95 a month for 12 months. plus for a limited time, get a free security camera call 1800 xfinity or visit comcast.com/xfinityhome. >>> coming up today on intelligence for your life. time to take a trip inside the company bathroom with the results of a new study that tells us how many people are making phone calls in th

usa." a true story about a chap cross-country team.ue known as p.a.l. and disney helping bring the city's youth and lawsuit together. and abc 7 news anchor and reporter chris nguyen emceed the event. >>> that's going to do it for abc 7 news at 6:00. for drew and sheila, thanks for joining us. we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00. >> hi, everyone. i'm courtney thorne-smith. don't change the channel because in the next few minutes, you're gonna learn about a breakthrough product that could help take years off your appearance. but here's the thing -- you don't put it on your face. want to learn more? stay with us. >> announcer: next, a paid presentation from perricone md for cold plasma sub-d, the first-of-its-kind treatment for the area of your body that can actually age you most -- your neck, hosted by network television star courtney thorne-smith and featuring some of the most dramatic before-and-after photos you've ever seen, brought to you by guthy renker. when you look at yourself in the mirror, does your neck look older than your face?

brass expects them to be here come april and perhaps hamels throwing the team and organization a curveball when he told the "usa today" he wants to play for a winner and doesn't think it will happen here. but he did not. press that to the general manager. they expect him to play out his contract. unless he is traded before that. >> i have no problem with coles make choose his words more carefully, he say professional guy, he will go out and do his job. >> nobody likes losing especially on a team with the payroll and reputations we have had, honestly it was embarrassing. and i take responsibility for that as well as all the other guys should. >> that is another tough one. how about cliff lee doning questions, as a major 8 ball will reveal we'll hear more coming up at 5:30. >>> the fda has issued a warning for a deadly outbreak of a super bug at a hospital. it's used for gallbladder and pancreatic procedures people wfr exposed to super bug bacteria. ucla says they sterilized the scopes but cleaning and sterilization nay mot be enough. they say it's tougher to stay ahead of drug resistant germs, there is a new ver

usa today". he side stepped questions about the quote and he said you cannot counts this team out. >> i have no controlver you know a certain direction. and organization has a bigger picture they have to worry about i'm a one piece of the pewsle as long as i can do what they expect i'm fulfilling my end ever the bargain and what they predicted and if we're able to get enough of is to do that and get in that direction anything is possible. >> and chip kelly golden boy on full display at combine today. you can bet the eagles' coach was all eyes. nfl network cameras caught him watching coverage. that's you coach. he was about to run 40 yard dash. pip by occulars andal. >> faster than ten ever wide receivers. the heisman trophy winner. >>. >> it was good to see him. i have not seen anymore a while. he was same old guy and cracking jokes and being whitey. for the most part i think through the entire process i can talk to him whenever i need but he's one of the guys can i look up to and be a mentor. >> did he say i'm coming to get you. >> he did not. >> fill martelli lost more in this one. two separate chanc

usa." it's a true story about the cross-country team from the central valley town with the same name.a. l. and disney parent company for the event. >> it's just so cool anytime that we can do stuff for the kids. we want children to see police officers as people that they go to that we are here to help. it's just great. >> abc7 news reporter chris mari n, m. (c) the event. the movie inspired a lot of crying, cheering and clapping >> coming up, virtual reality. it's not a sci-fi dream anymore. where you can try out this is an allen family production. and here's why we love chex. one, we love choices like chocolate, vanilla and honey nut. two, we don't love artificial colors or flavors. does anybody? and three...it's gluten free. chex. full of what you love. free of what you don't. have you tried gluten free chex oatmeal and new chex granola mix? two more delicious reasons to love chex. >> virtual reality has seemed like science fiction for decades but now it actually is becoming a reality. today you can try it out firsthand for free. four bay area best buys will be among a few dozen acr

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official disney screening and mcfarland usa is based on inspiring movie of poor latino teenagers that rose from obscurity to become a championship cross country team. disney is the parent company of 6abc. thanks for inviting me. "castle" is next on channel 6. "action news" continues at 6:00 tomorrow morning with nydia han eva pilgrim and chris sauers. for jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team i'm walter perez, good thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you cable, because if we never had you... ...we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability - 8 years running. plus, fios has the fastest wi-fi available from any provider. for a limited time, get a fios triple play online at an amazing $79.99 a month guaranteed for two years. plus, a $400 bonus with a two-year agreement hurry, deal ends february 21st. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v [ bird squawking ] castle: hey, so, you want to go to lincoln center and hear some jazz

usa." the true story is about the 1987 championship cross-country team.ivities league, known as p.a.l., and disney, our parent company, for the event. >> cops are just big kids anyway, right? it's just so cool anytime that we can do stuff for the kids. so we want children to see police officers as people that they go to, that we're here to help. it's just great. >> abc 7 news anchor and reporter chris nguyen emceed the event saying the movie inspired lots of crying cheering and clapping. >>> still to come, outrageous rents around the bay area. what can you get for your money. we took a tour of local homes. >>> i'm drew tuma. we're in a break in the rain right now. but a second wave is xñyÑ5Ñ >>> the cost of living in the bay area continues to climb. not only is buying a home out of reach for many families so is renting. rents are up 52% since 2000. what can you expect when you look for a place to live. if you thought trying to buy a house in the bay area was bad, try renting. >> all across the country, rents are higher than they've ever been. >> represent

talking about the patriots or seahawks, but the teams of advertisers who this year dropped $4.5 million a pop for a 30 second commercial spot. we came here to usa today to find out who got the most bang for their buck. on football's branded stage the spotlight often shifts from the big game to the biggest advertising blitz of the year. >> commercials is actually a very big part of the game. it kind of like gets everybody interested they want you to see because of the funny commercials. you want to keep watching it. >> reporter: the annual advertisers dream, consumers seated at watch parties across the country paying close attention to commercials that range from the feel good variety to flashbacks to a series of celebrities turning punchlines on themselves. >> you got kim kardashian making fun of her narcissism and brett favre making fun of his what job can i find today and you've got a former james bond trying to figure out why he can't get an ad that looks like james bond anymore. >> reporter: inside what looks like a war room the team monitored more than 20,000 viewers to register to rate each commercial. a common theme emerged. >> think kin

usa today and here comes i -- indiana again. you might think it's revenge, but mark turgeon says we don't play that. >> we want to play well, home game, indiana. they're a good team. they were ranked, but they've won a lot of games tied for second with us in the league, so that's really what it's about. it's not about motivation or anything else. sad news. jerry tarkanian passed away today. he built unlv into a national title. he would always be biting that towel on the sideline, hence the neck name tark, the shark. his team managed to win 729 games under scrutiny by the nca. tark the shark was 84. >>> when does an opposing team own you? here's something you can't deny. washington has had a hard time playing against toronto. five of the last six times they've become raptor meat, guys. washington has fallen a few games behind toronto in the race for the two spot in the east. here's hoping tonight's game, as thrilling as the last, they fell behind big and rallied before losing in overtime. randy wittman all pumped up, guys, for tonight's game. >> it's a game a team ahead of us we're trying to catch. it's how we got to look at it in the playoff picture. you know, we

usa. it is produced by our parent company disney. the true story of the mcfarland cross country team.coach transforming a team of misfit athletes from a poor community in to championship contenders. >> i don't understand why we have a football team instead. we have kids here who seem they can run forever. let me ask you something, you have coached cross country before? >> no. >> track? >> no but you ran, competed in high school maybe? >> no. >> you sound perfect. >> rotten tomatoes is giving it a solid 63%. reviews mostly positive. roger moore of the tribune news service writes feels good sports movies are all manipulative but if costner doesn't make it work. you can see the feel good coming a mile away but the plot is never fleshed out enough to distinguish it in the under dog team genre. >> costner has done it manier than once in sports movies. we'll see how it works out. >>> a different film genre, hot tub time man 2. a bunch of loser friends discover the hot tub is a time machine that takes them back to 1986. this time it takes them forward in to the year 2025. ♪ >> i'm distinguis

team loses. even the ads that score high with viewers went heavy with sentiment over humor. the ad getting the highest viewer response this year was budweiser's lost puppy ad. according to "usa today"'s super bowl ad meter. >> it was kind of heartwarming and sentimental and made you a little sad but had a happy ending. >> it was super cute. >> while a few of the top 10 ad meter favorites this year went for laughs like fiat's viagra spoof, the majority went for tears. like this nissan ad portraying an absentee race car driving dad. beyond being sad, some viewers said it didn't make them want to buy a car. >> i thought it was a really stupid idea. why crash a car that you're telling people to buy. >> provoking a strong debate on line both pro and con was this ad from nationwide. >> because i died from an accident. >> nationwide officials say the ad promotes household safety as a public service. still, twitter lit up. and our next commercial nationwide is going to stab the budweiser puppy said one poster. the company got a better response with its other ad using humor to say customers shouldn't feel invisible. >> excuse me. >> can you see me? >> yeah social media today is sharp

usa basketball jersey. i just saw her. >> okay, guys. i'm going to pick her up. off and in. she's coming to the car. >> the cop saying one on board. arrest teamtand by for the signal. >> all right. the swoop has been given. >> just relax. >> basketball? >> yeah. >> 46-year-old lamar anderson is sadly typical of the women working the streets in this down and out stretch of oakland. >> what kind of drugs do you use? >> coke. >> that's bad for you. >> i know. >> you see the girl that is the 50-year-old drug addict turning tricks to buy another rock. if you look back at her life and find out where this all started, you kind of start seeing there was actually probably a fair amount of abuse. you want to try to get to these girls before it gets to that point. >> do you want to explain what happened at all? >> wrong choices, wrong decisions. >> a lot of these girls didn't just wake up one day and decide, hey, i want to be a prostitute and i want to hook up with 10, 15 dudes, get raped and beat up every other week for a few bucks. a lot of these girls get started young. they come from broken families. and they're looking for that love, for that atten

usa today yesterday. he says he want out of here. he want to be with a winning team.o his teammates think about his comments let's talk to one of the start nerves clearwater, live, your philadelphia phyllis coming up next. and then there is -- >> chris murphy, i tickets go on sale. >> speaking of the phillies, here at the ballpark, just inside, and not only is today the first day you can buy phillies tickets, including for the big season opener, against the boston red sox, we're going to talk about the give ace ways, come meet the phillie ball guesser, and leslie, here we go. yahoo, they're ready, so are we. we'll take quick break and be right back from i love my shows, but i can't just sit around all day. that's why i have xfinity. their cloud based dvr lets me take everything i've recorded, anywhere i go. which is perfect for me, [whispering] because i have responsibilities. ...i mean that's really interesting, then how do you explain these photos?! [people gasping] objection your honor. sustained. with the x1 dvr library you can take anywhere, xfinity is perfect fo

usa. it does feature a loft mex-cans, true story about this place called mcfarland california, farming community not a lot of money going on. anyway they give their all to this cross-country team, led by coach jim white who is played by uber sexy kevin costner. >> how come the white dude in the movie has to be named white? we get it, he's white. >> actual teacher's name. >> you know what disney is doing in this movie, it will be done right. i mean, should be pretty inspirational. i think i will ' ticket, if not for any other reason, kevin costner alone. >> right. >> i mean, hinting. >> does that mean -- >> speak it? >> put >>> strangers rush to pull a teen from a fiery crash after his suv slams into a tree. the young driver lost control on lake shore drive in chicago yesterday. good samaritans got him out seconds before the vehicle burst into flames. >> he was un response whiff we pulled him out of the car. the fire, the smoke had gotten to him i mean it, got to us pulling him out. >> seconds later if we didn't get him out of there this would have been a tragedy. >> well, police say the driver was taken to a hospital with a head injury. and leg lacerations the cause of the cra

usa." the first feel good movie of the year. based on a true story of seven latino students who formed their high school's first cross country team. >> welcome to the family huh. >> no no senor ya please gracias but i couldn't. >> high husband always working but every day he is sitting at the table with his family. how you want to be family if you don't eat together? i want that back. >> and so good to have kevin with us and, kevin, this movie does really pull at your heart heartstrings. when you read the script it had to just draw you right in. >> yeah it was a true story and frommingly enough i in high school played against this school and lived up in the central valley and, you know to see the workers when you go down the road to the left and to the right and those days start early and go long and to realize that while this may look like it's a sports story, you know a cross country thing, it's actually about as american of a story as you can possibly get. it's about men and women who will work the hardest jobs in all conditions just to make their life better for their children and what happens is this coach comes into this to

usa. back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. >>> this is breaking news just into nbc 10. according to espn, little league baseball strimdpped the u.s. championship title from the jackie robinson west teamey bead the dragons in the little league world series which means the u.s. championship title now belongs to the mountain ridge little league from las vegas. >>> now let's get you updated on the morning's forecast with meteorologist bill henley. >> tracy, it is nice and sunny outside but there's a cold breeze that's blowing. fortunately the winds will be dying down during the day and with sunshine we're on our way to near 40 degrees this afternoon. heading out the door right now, you can see the flag being blown by that wind that is out of the north. it's a drying wind for us and mainly sunny skies. right now 29 degrees in philadelphia. that's up just 1 degree in the last hour, but the heating will accelerate as the day goes on. we'll see bright sunny skies and temperatures near 40 later this afternoon. >>> right now police are investigating what caused a crash involving a school bus in camden. the students from camden were on their way to pennsauken technical high school when the bus

usa" it looks so good. >> kevin costner is the king of the sports movies "tin cup," "bill durham." in it a coach ends up at a high school and ramallies the teamike an arch team comedy may whitman, her first starring role in a movie. the dust stands for brace yourselves designated ugly fat friends they claim she will do something about it. >> i think it's cute. >> it's a coming of age movie like "16 candles" so fans will be in tears or laughing at the end of one of our favorite shows, emmy winning "two-and-a-half men." the series is finally over. >> that's right. after 12 seasons there has been a lot of chatter whether charlie sheen will be back for the final episode a. source close to charlie said he will not be returning. >> if you think about bin himing "game of thrones" season four out. >> you have to get ready. it's a time to re-watch or if you haven't been to the show the fourth season is by far the best so dive right in. it's terrific. jochlt r. martin has said the new season you can kind of expect there will be some surprising deaths that emerge from what fans expect. it's a good time to spend time with quality friends. >> all right. i