and the bulls had a two-point lead there. t a three-point range 34 points to lead the talks. to add injury to insult at the end of the game with a few seconds left rose stepped on the foot of jamal crawford as they were traveling the clock out and he walks into the x-ray room the bulls lose this one. the coach tom is at the podium right now. >> it's too guys draining a bunch of long-range shots for them. >> i think it was a compilation of things, i think the intensity wasn't right the start of the game was pour, in terms of ball pressure and challenging shots in terms of showing help so there wasn't one aspect of the defense that was good. and they are too good of the shooting team to play like that. once they got that lead they're hard to slow down. >> any update on derrick? >> i haven't had a chance to speak with the doctor yes on not quite sure. >> we will find out more about derrick rose tomorrow. 34 points as the atlanta pulls a surprise here in game one. sox fans, we think you can rest easy tonight. that losing streak is

the bulls got a big lift from gibson. off the bench, scored all 11 of his points in the fourth quarter. rose led the bulls to victory, a game high 33. chicago dominated the fourth, won it, 95-83. they lead the series, 3 games to two. >>> lakers season is over and andrew bynum won't be around when the next season starts. bynum has been suspended without pay for the first five games of next season for this foul. he was fined for removing his jersey before leaving the game. that will cost him more than $700,000. that might help him learn his lesson. >>> wings against the sharks, detroit held on for a 3-1 win. they could become just the fourth team in history to rally from a 3-0 series deficit if they win game seven tomorrow night. >>> baseball boys of summer found themselves in a hail storm last night. midway through the twins/tigers game, golf-ball-sized hail came raining down on the field. all hail the tigers. they win, 10-2. >>> take another look, the ball went right through the webbing of his glove. the story gets even st

. >> the bulls were. uestion about that the message from the polls after game 2 in their series with atlanta. the one with the to play a whole lot better. the back that up tonight right from the start. home court in the series once again is back with the bulls. c. j. watson fed to gibson. the bulls had a 13 point halftime lead. that led to never got closer. rose mixes there's no oil from one of the bulls' 18 offensive rebounds third quarter ends rose with a runner to put the bulls up 19. in the fourth rose caps a great night with a step back three- pointer his fourth triple of the game. it gives him 44 points a career high on 16 of 27 shootings. the bulls with the most impressive performance of this postseason. lives to lead the rich king is standing by. >> signature game for dare grows. >> right from the get go the bulls' defense is outstanding. no lanes all the lanes were clogged. the took off to a 13 point lead. you mentioned a career high 44 points. all that long he was simply an automatic. >> my teamm

the bulls take a 1-0 series lead blowing out the heat. 103-82.n conference semis, game seven between the thunder and the grizzlies, first half and he fakes the behind the back pass. he bury itself and it is one of the 14 assists and part of a triple-double. more from durant. it gives zach randolph a facial and then in transition, a two-hand flush. he had 39 and oklahoma city advances to the western conference finals to face dallas with a 105-90 victory. the final round of the players' championship. 44-year-old david thompson with a one-stroke lead and he got a little greasy. he is -- greedy. he drops it 12 under and he is tied with choy. the island green on the par 317th. drops it and takes the lead. on 18 and he is the 25-foot birdie to force a playoff. we head to sudden death. the first playoff hole and three putt bogey and his family can't believe it. it is his par putt for the win. your player's champion and his eighth title on the pga tour. his first since 2008. 100th bay to breakers. they turn it on over the final 100 meters to win in 34 mi

he takes the lead to win over the bulls. nhl playoffs. the sharks are one loss away from being flipped out of the season. they scored three goals in less than two minutes. saving his best for last. third period passes the puck between the goalie's legs. it is a think of beauty. they win 4-2. they win tomorrow. >> season finale coming down to one inning after the yankee's jeter ties it. hits the third that is a good as a homer. they score eight in the 7th and beat the mets 9-3. if you believe that golf is a non contact sport. this one is for you. polter in trouble on eight. he tumbles backwards onto the dirt. no doubt embarrassed but he was just fine. putting from 40 feet away. would i be showing it to you if he came close? he refuses to be the fall guy and goes onto witch the championship. that is your look at sports on early today. >>> this weekend husband and wife celebrities tweet step by step. plus both laughter and bis disappointment over it not being the end of the world as we know it. >>> welcome back. the forecast not too bad today

and the bulls take a modest three-point advantage. later in the fourth, rose, drives, dishes to taj gibson. he'll score and get fouled. hits the free throw. the bulls were up by six. over six to play. rose, around the screen. layup and gets fouled. that was a one-man wrecking crew. the bulls up by nine. more from d. rose. he finished with 33 points and 9 assists, his eighth-career 30-point playoff game. as the bulls take a 3-2 series advantage, 95-83, the final. >>> to hockey we go. nick lidstrom and the red wings trying to force game seven against the san jose sharks. that nasty tradition, still alive and well. third period. kronwall, the shot. hey. redirected the pass by antti niemi. and henrik zetterberg, gets his second of the playoffs. to valtteri filppula. it's filppula and his hockey stick. fire it past antti niemi for the goal. flib filppula's second of the postseason. later, devin setoguchi. howard, a great glove stop. setoguchi, trying to get the goal. jimmy howard was much too much. detroit dominated play. howard made 24 sav

the bull riding is probably the most dangerous sport.trick is to stay out over the bull and get timing with them. let me show you how we tie in. >> there we go. >> there we go. >> take this. >> this is what's holding the bull to me. >> this is what holds you on. >> he gets his hand in the middle of the back and pull. then take it through like that. shut your hand. then bring it around behind. this is called the wrap. they are just like that. then the guy gets up on the rope and stays over the bull and it's balanced. >> you are trying to find a sweet spot, i take it and not die at the same time. >> you want to keep your shoulders and face right over his neck. that way, when he moves, he takes you with him. stay over and when he kicks, follow through and make the move. the way you scored the bull riding is one to 25 on how good the bull bucks. >> the only rules are to keep your hand in this rope and not hit the ground by the whistle blow. >> how strong is your grasp, bob? >> pretty good. how strong is your grasp when we open the door. >> n

from that height it seems we'll no longer be able to see the bulls in barcelona. >> but campaigners whoobbied catalan m.p.'s to abolish bullfighting claim it's simply a reaction to cruelty to animals. >> i know the supporters -- but i think they don't want it because bullfighting is cruel. because sometimes they say bullfighting is not cruel. >> in a boutique barcelona hotel where you or someone you know has almost certainly stayed on a city break, damien is being dressed in the bull fighter's so-called suit of life. he's 19, painfully slight and about to face a bull weighing just over a ton. >> these moments are difficult because you're an hour from playing with your life and also beautiful, because whenever you dress up in the lights it's a beautiful feeling. >> la monumental, the last bullring in barcelona. it's early in the season, the last season here, and none of the superstars of the spanish circuit are on the biffle. all the same, a mere fifth of the seats a occupied -- are occupied. this was once a staple of spanish tv. now bull fights are only shown on a satellite channel. ano

the bulls take game one 103 to 82. game two is wednesday. game seven between the thunder and the grizleys. getting it done on both ends of the court. he jock knocks down the three. 39 points. west brook did everything else. that is a triple double. thunder move on with the win. they will play the mavericks on tuesday night. game one, san jose midway in the third. ties it at 2-2. gives vancouver the lead rally to win gave one 3-2. in golf 1-0 playoff to win the player's championship. now batista is part of that. he belted three home runs against the twinkies. 60 homers crushes minnesota 11 to 3. that is your look at sports on early today. i'm mario solice. >> who out muscled the competition at the box office this weekend? >> plus in this busy graduation season, one student is teaching this fellow classmates about trmpderov trath day. you are watching "early today." >>> welcome back, thank you for joining us on this monday morning. the rain continuing in the northwest. we have had minor flooding problems. we could get some thunderstorm storms.

the spin and in. atlanta hung around early. bullsgame one, 103-95. >>> now to los angeles, lakers and mavericks came down to one single shot. final seconds. kobe bryant for the win at the buzzer. dallas trailed most of the game, took the lead on free throws, and held on to win 96-94. >>> sacramento kings are officially staying put. and that gives former nba star and mayor kevin johnson a chance to follow through on the promise to build a new downtown arena. >>> nhl playoffs, bruins and flyers. david krejci with a blast that won the game, or did it? the referee waved it off, and play continued for another 20 seconds. they then reviewed the shot and overturned the call. the puck hit the middle bar, in the net, and bounced out. bruins won 4-3 in ot. they lead the series 2-0. >>> finally, it may be coincidence, but we'll call this perfect timing. a day after osama bin laden's death, the nationals held military appreciation night. only fit to honor the men and women who serve our country, but the defense on the field is a different. ankie

we're back in the bull's-eye again. this is just a precursor. hrough and by freddie are gone. northwest wind as the day begins turning southwest in the afternoon. then we cloud over again friday night more showers thunderstorms in the picture. from developing a humongous high pressure to the north that going to sit there and keep this low out here spinning moisture out from the gulf of mexico. day after day. waves of showers and thunderstorms that only over the weekend but the first half of next week. these kids are to add up. tonight's temperature in the '40's rise. forties' tomorrow night looking friday. would go into the low in mid 60s across the metro area that's nice. thethe warmth early next week is enough to get us into the '70s. i am afraid the winds turned off the late next week. that has aborted hopes for a 80 degree temperature. any time you turn the wings off the lake you know what happens around here. off tomorrow opens with mixed on but that's deceptive. a break on friday a fair amount of clouds a little bit of sun. on thinking more

the bulls outrebounded and outworked the hawks. noah with the glass.n 86-73 win. >>> not even jack could get the lakers going in the fourth. the mavericks ran circles around the defending champs. dirk nowitzki led the way with 24. frustration turned physical in the final seconds. ron artest almost took j.j.'s head off. he was ejected. the mavs won 93-81. they lead 2-0. >>> nhl even with a guarantee from alex ovechkin, washington couldn't be helped. the capitals superstar insisted his team would win game four, but it wasn't meant to be. a pair of goals were scored, and tampa swept the top seated caps for a win. >>> like this hit, the bruins got the best of the flyers in game three. chara scored less than a minute in. 33 seconds later, boston scored again. before the fans were settled in, the bruins had a 2-0 lead. they went on to rout the flyers 5-1. they lead the series 3-0. >>> to detroit, sharks tied the game late in the third kept the momentum going in the overtime. second goal of the night, your game winner. sharks beat the red wings, 4-3 in o.t. >

bait baitenhop up in the marlins bull pen. we'll see him in the last of the 12th and the marlins are running through a lot of relief pitcher as well and there goes cousins, it's a hit and run single right through that hole on the right side. so cousins over to third. runnern at first and third. and one out. with huff holding on the bag at first, that hole is much bigger on the right side and that's right where infante hit it. >> mike: that's five hits on the series for infante. boy, that's great approach to the right side of the field. there with the speed and presence, an easy take at third so now it's a strikeout scenario for guillermo moto. >> jon: so the giants bring the infield in for emilio bonifacio. he's a guy who is a good bunter. you have to be careful about the squeeze here. the giants perhaps trying to see if there is anything going on. >> mike: they're not setting their middle defense in double-play depth either, just because of the speed of bonifacio, he's not an easy guy to run up. >> jon: the left-handed hitting

better things to do than watch the bulls/heat. he was at the playoffs. vancouver beat san jose, 7-3. they lead that series, 2 games to none. >>> baseball and miami. cubs and marlins tied in the 8th when marlon byrd stepped up and out. a solo shot proved to be the game winter. cubs ended a two-game skid with a 7-5 win. red sox and tigers scoreless through seven and after a 30-minute rain delay somebody finally scored. jarrod saltalamacchia with a wall banger off the green monster. boston up, 1-0. jonathan papelbon came on with the save. red sox won it, 1-0. >>> off to baltimore. a 1-all tie broke scoring a tie. yanks won a marathon 4-1 in 15. >>> finally, royals and rangers. texas took the lead in the top of the ninth. eric holesberg shot it in the bottom of the inning. stayed that way until the 11th. beltre, which he deliver inspect that brought in two. rangers won in a seesaw battle, 5-4 in 11. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> well, the much mached hat that made headlines at the royal wedding is now making some ser

but can he take the bull by the horns off the field? >> just like that, chad ochocinco -- up and out of there. >> from cowboy up to cowboy down, a locked-out wide receiver gets bucked in one and a half seconds. i think ear supposed to hold on for eight, right? ochocinco manages to make it safely, narrowly, avoiding getting stomped by the bull. although he couldn't hold on to the rope, he's holding on to his sense of humor. >> i don't have the words to describe the power coming out of that gate. i think if you tied me to the bull, i still would have failed. >> ochocinco did raise thousands of dollars for charity and also got to cross bull-riding off his bucket list. i thought there would be a clause about doing that sort of thing in the off-season. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." still to come, does the flunking state budget crisis have local kids bailing out of public schools? we grade the state's school system with our political analyst, larry gerston, just ahead. >>> good morning, i'm mike inouye and there's lots to do from

the 23-year-old is the youngest mvp ever and he joins michael jordan as the only other bull to win the. the official announcement is expected later today. >>> what a battle in l.a. with the lakers down by one against the mavs. kobe bryant gets tripped up. but no foul is called. he has a chance to win the game at the buzzer. but his long three bounces off of the rim. dallas stuns los angeles to win game one. >>> in baseball, extra innings in oakland. in the bottom of the eighth, oakland's josh willingham hit one out of the park to tie the game against texas. then in the top of the tenth, hideki matsui blasted a homer to the right field seats to give the a's a 5-4 victory over the rangers. >>> in detroit, the tigers' alex avila hit a home run in the seventh and that ties the game at three against the yankees. but in the ninth, new york's mick swisher gets a single up the middle amark teixeira makesa great slide home. >>> the man who's become a internet sensation after live tweeting the raid that killed osama bin laden. er live tweeting the raid that killed osama bin laden. smile, the wte

and the hawks fly past the bulls. plus, speaking of the bulls, will derek rose become the second chicago player after michael jordan to win the league's mvp award? your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> and it's a little too late, but finally, the water logged mississippi river valley is going to dry out in the days ahead. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, after a spectacular season that saw derek rose lead the chicago bulls to the league's best record, the big question now is has he sewn the nba mvp trophy up? here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. it wasn't a matter of if, but a matter of when. according to sources, derek rose has won the mvp most valuable player award. at the age of 2 2 rose is the youngest player in the nba to receive the honor. how many times have you seen this? the spin and in from rose. he had 24. atlanta hung around all

. >>> in spore s >>> in sporeports, the hawks std the bulls to win game one of the eastern conference they had a nice move to put chicago up by four. it was not enough. joe johnson hit five straight three pointers to help the hawks take down the bulls. the bulls' derek rose has been named mvp of the nba. this season, he averaged 25 points and 7.7 assists. the 23-year-old is the youngest mvp ever and he joins michael jordan as the only other bull to win the award. the official announcement is expected later today. >>> what a battle in l.a. with the lakers down by one. kobe bryant gets tripped up. but no foul is called. he has a chance to win the game at the buzzer. but his long three bounces off of the rim. dallas stuns los angeles to win game one. >>> in baseball, extra innings in oakland. in the bottom of the eighth, josh willingham hit one out of the park to tie the game against texas. then in the top of the tenth, hideki matsui blasted a homer to the right field seats to give the a's a 5-4 victory over the rangers. >> alex avila hit a home run in the seventh and that ties it game a

the heat pull away, beat the bulls by 11. y take game three. >>> in the nhl, game four, between the canucks and the sharks. home team has won the previous three. not this time around. second period. canucks on the 5 on 3. kessler, pride of the united states gets past antti niemi. on another 5 on 3 power play. vancouver up, 2-0. and vancouver taking advantage on the power play. another 5 on 3, sedin, blasts it by niemi. canucks win it, 4-2. take a 33-1 series lead back to canada. this has been your espn news update. for the latest, check out the highlight express. i'm max bretos. >> all right, thanks a lot. >>> we have proof now that an oldie still got it. from last night's billboard musing awards. ♪ sweet caroline good times never seemed so good ♪ ♪ so good so good so good >> you should see peggy dancing right now. neil diamond had the crowd singing along to "sweet caroline." he got an icon award last night. >> i'm sorry, he looked good. >> other big winners, rihanna and justin bieber. the 17-year-old singer looked pretty adul

chicago's derrick rose was hot, scoring 33 points as the bulls beat the hawks 95-83. chicago now leads the series three games to two, and could wrap it up tomorrow night. >>> in baseball, two extra inning walk-off wins in the american league. with the score tied in the 13th inning, baltimore's matt wieters hit a bloop single to center field. that brought home the winning run for a 7-6 orioles victory over visiting seattle. >>> and in the bottom of the tenth in toronto, the blue jay's david cooper hit a sacrifice fly to center field, that let davis tag up at third and come home with the winning run, the jays beat the red sox 7-6. >>> in the national league, with no score in the bottom of the ninth, san francisco's cody ross hit a sharp single down the left field line, pinch runner darren ford scored from second base and the defending champs edged arizona 1-0. >>> when we return another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and the spy in your pocket, apple defends their location tracking smartphones. stories. >>> and the spy in your pocket, apple defends their locati

the heat finish off the bulls in five to win the east.l day on the mavs in a rematch of the 2006 nba final. >>> the first thing most of the sharks did after being eliminated by the canucks was to shave their playoff beard. devin setoguchi got it one this your further. >> i got the clippers and went on my face, then i went on my head, i was too late to do anything else so i found myself looking like this. >> good on you though. >>> number 4, french open. araunch arue surprises clijsters. he hurt her ankle at her cousin's wedding. >>> watch aaron rowand, this saved a run, very critical at the time to end the inning. at number 2, there was one bright spot for the bulls tonight. luol deng steals it from lebron. now you don't see a guy like deng poster rise the king very often, and at number 1, that was not the most impressive play from a duke blue devil. senior kyle singler left his mark on the durham campus with these incredible trick shots, all true, no fake editing here folks. from the chapel. from the chapel. singler with a prayer. and it

league mvp derek rose had 19 points for the bulls, including some impressive fast breaks. n eliminated atlanta in six games. the bulls will face the miami heat starting sunday in chicago. >>> in baseball, a big day for for the mets' carlos beltran. after two days of rain delays in colorado, beltran hit three two-run homers at coors field, and he did it from both sides of the plate. new york beat the rockies 9-5. >>> and in the american league, bottom of the 12th inning in baltimore, the orioles j.j. hardy singled up the middle, and that brought in two runs, giving the orioles a walk-off 2-1 win over the seattle mariners. >>> when we return another look at this morning's top stories. and why putting oil company execs on the congressional hot seat will not help lower gas prices. >>> sports, sponsored by touch of gray. gets rid of some gray. never all. we love the sun ! i love this slide ! i love knowing coppertone protects across 100% of the uva/uvb spectrum. i trust it. and pediatricians recommend it most. i love this nose. coppertone. embrace the sun. these ladies have been

the bulls would lead by seven at halftime. , the game should have been over when the bulls took a 77-65 lead with just over three minutes left on the clock. but miami showed grit, and the bulls made mistakes. lebron james, chris bosh and dwyane wade caught fire for the heat. wade with a key four-point play. lebron james had actually missed nine shots in a row before he finally found his form. he would lead the heat with 28 points. there's a three which tied the game. then he'd add another two poichblt points. the heat stunning the bulls with a closing run of 18-3. the league's mvp, derrick rose, would make a last attempt to tie the game. the heat win, 83-80, and they complete the 4-1 victory in the best of seven series. that puts the heat into the finals against the dallas mavericks. it's a repeat of the 2006 championship series. that means which miami won, you might remember, in six games. game one in miami on tuesday night. the teams, for your information, met twice in the regular season. the mavs won both of those games. >>>

unfortunately for the bulls, the heat have three superstars and they took over. james, dwyane wade and chris bosh scored all the team's points in o.t. lebron finished with game high 35. too many weapons for miami, they beat chicago in o.t. they can close out the bulls tomorrow. >>> nhl, the vancouver canucks are headed to the nhl finals. goalie never saw it. vancouver beat san jose, 3-2 in double overtime to advance to their first stanley cup finals in years. >>> philadelphia, reds and phils tied at three, top nine. a base clearing double off the wall and that scored three. reds snapped a six-game losing streak, 6-3. >>> now to new york. curtis granderson tied it with an rbi single. next hitter, mark teschera, rivera couldn't handle that one, either. in came the winning run and the yanks won it, 5-4. >>> orioles and royals, adam jones sent everybody home with a two-hit run to center. baltimore rallied to win it, 5-3. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> tiger woods wagers a million bucks. your early morning entertainment headlin

derrick rose, and the bulls hoping to close out their series with the hawks. third quarter. tran decision. budozen. dozen. later, bulls up 14. carlos boozer who asserted himself on thursday night at 23 and 10. 61-45, bulls. and they never looked back. fourth quarter. they were up. luol deng, wide-open. bulls win, 93-73. it will be the bulls and the heat in the eastern conference finals. >>> to the ice. antti niemi and the sharks hosting game seven of the western conference finals. sharks leading 2-1. patrick marleau tipping it in for the goal. setoguchi getting it past howard. third of the playoffs for him. later in the third, pavel datsyuk with a three-on-one. his backhander, past niemi for the goal. four for datsyuk in the playoffs. red wings fell 3-2. under a minute to go. datsyuk, the slap shot. niemi says, i don't think so. sharks win it. they advance to face the canucks in the western conference final. >>> round one of the players championship at sawgrass. and tiger woods would not farewell. 4th hole, after going in the water once. he finds the drink again. tiger, tripl

. >>> coming up, the bulls rebound. the bruins need a minute to win it. and a capital failure in the nhl playoffs. [ woman ] welcome back, jogging stroller. you've been stuck in the garage, while my sneezing and my itchy eyes took refuge from the dust in here and the pollen outside. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my worst allergy symptoms. it's the brand allergists recommend most. ♪ lily and i are back on the road again. where we belong. with zyrtec®, i can love the air®. >>> welcome back to "first look," i'm lynn berry. workers have entered the damaged reactor buildings at japan's nuclear power plant. it's the first time they've been inside since the march 11 th earthquake. crews are connecting ventilation equipment in an attempt to absorb radiation from inside the building. >>> the last known combat veteran of world war i has died. he started training with the royal navy in 1915 at the age of 15 14. he passed away in australia. he was 110 years old. his secret to a long life? quote, keep breathing. good advice. >>> hol

we're going to start with the bulls tonight. h one objective and that is to get better before game 4 tomorrow night. rich king is down in atlanta. >> and a true spirit of their head coach the message tom thibodaux was reflected in the players. >> it's up to the stars to come out and play well. it's pretty hard to beat us when everyone is playing well on our team. >> its playoff basketball it's our readiness to play and how you get ready for each game you have to be able to it get through some adversity and whatever you are faced with you have to be ready to handle the challenge. >> i know this is a very good team they have then through a lot together. they've done the playoffs before. we expect them to come back and play hard. >> the edge in most categories last night including catch play. outscoring the hawks 34-14. from atlanta at rich king wgn news. >> as for the baseball, the white sox lost 18 of 22 coming into the game tonight but it is a different story, and part because of gavin floyd and because the offense finally woke u

the wild bull lives no more. his shepherd, the wild bull, lives no more. dimusi, the wild bull, lives no more. i ask the hills and valleys where is my husband. i say to him, i can no longer bring him food. i can no longer serve him drink. the jackel lies in his bed. you ask me about his reed pipe. the wind must play it for him. you ask me about his sweet songs. the wind must sing them for him. satur, the mother of dimusi, weeps for his song. once my boy wandered so freelly on the steppe, now he is captured. once dimusi wandered so freely on the steppe, now he is bound. the ewe gives up her lamb, the goat gives up her kid. my heart plays the reed pipe of mourning. in a place where he once said my mother will ask for me, now he cannot move his hands, now he cannot move his feet. i would see my child. the mother walked to the desolate place. she looked at the slain wild bull. she looked into its face. she said, my child, the face is yours. the spirit has fled. there is mourning in the house. there is grief in the inner chambers. the sister wandered about the c

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. >>> derrick rose today of the chicago bulls was named the most valuable player in the league.why is that history? he's the youngest ever to do so just 22 years old and he kind of unsettles wes onsel. what they used to call the baltimore bullets was previously the youngest one to win the mvp award. for rose 25 points, seven assists a game and the bulls despite the fact they are down 1-9 against atlanta still have a shot of coming outs of the east. that's the sporting life for right now. we have a's highlights tonight. and the giants again tied at six in the seventh. just get a win. >> they've had a tough tide in the last few weeks. >> they're not scoring many runs at all. they had four in four games against the washington nationals that's not going to win you many games. forget talking about defending world champs, how about a victory or so. >> still early. >> that's it. very early. >>> coming up on tv 36, live look outside. where bay area is really expected to heat up as soon as tomorrow. as fire season getting closer, firefighters are laying out their concerns. that includes

and you know, alan, it's hard to just get your hand undone from the bull. this is not what you want your players do in the offseason. >> alan: could have cost him a career. >> mike: could have got trampled or horned. shorts. tank tops. [ female announcer ] grab a x of multigrain cheerios, get a code to a seven-day plan to get going on your summer weight loss. get e box, get the code, get started. that's ever happened to cinnamon. introducing cinnamon burst cheerios. 20% daily value of fiber bursting with the delicious taste of cinnamon. new cinnamon burst cheerios. prepare your taste buds.

derek rose apple pancakes the bulls destroyed the hawks in atlanta. game six.verything is going. he had 23. rose had 19, creating the turnover ea here and then all alone oond this is what derek rose does. 93-73 bulls. they take the series four games to two and will meet in miami in the eastern conference finals. one more note on the sharks, patrick marlowes, he was criticized for not having a heart or nuts. he scored one point in the keer reese. >> that was the one hall hi on the stat sheet he had. took a long time to come out but he scored the right one at the right time. game one in vancouver begins on sunday night. >> go sharks. that is this edition of abc 7 news at 9:00. for larry beil and spencer christian i'm dan ashley. thank you for tornado watching. we appreciate your time

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contests the teams go head to head again on thursday cleveland and rose says the bulls need to focus on the task ahead. you see what. i guess each other. we're going to try. to get tired of war. torn down they're going to give us their all. the fans for us. to make things tough on boxing world champions david haye and vladimir klitschko continue to talk with each other and ahead of their heavyweight unification back they'll meet on july the second in hamburg with three bells on the line and after a recent press conference in germany that turned up in his home patch of london to talk up the fight with a brit claiming predictably victory will be his says he'll take his opponent a lesson in the ring. you can't control me and we are two dogs in a flight the toughest one wins the one who's tougher mentally physically pass the mean i am a prime what machine he's manufactured his style one way does boring jab jab grab the judge just grab somebody does it only applies if so far i've allowed him to do that he can't control me so my plan hasn't been changed in the last two years. i will fight y

of veterans deserving of one last accolade but it remains to be seen whether or not they can stop the bulls very best players and chris bosh at the same time to achieve. the bunch of gorski archie. is where we have to leave the sport for this our world weather though it's coming up in just a technician a few minutes time all the news headlines coming your way. to live not only next to the border of the gaza strip and egypt but also on the border of peace and war. they are responsible not only for themselves. but also for their loved ones. they are ready to take any risk. to the streets. more than a month. in one of the most extreme environments on the planet this is antarctica and people have to be aware that they are far away from civilization sean told his disturbers quote makes sense article is so special and attractive for many wildlife in antarctica. and floods an. expedition to the bottom of the earth. twenty years ago in the largest country. to certain places with. one hundred. men. began a journey. where did it take them. wealthy british scientists are. not on. market why not come t

i don't run with the bulls or sit in cafes. this is the way i do it. there are many ways to do it and you have to find your own way. >> around the web i googled through me to see what it looked like i saw the big bridge and it looked industrialized. >> there really is love. >> i did. a real place and how you pick the location. i have family in japan and my kids are are in a bilingual program in san francisco that's japanese. >> i bet she speaks japanese better than i do. my kids might not me. >> when i had the gun i knew there was a [inaudible] and i started writing down things and i thought in my mind's eye, i think it looks like this. and it would be like that i had a small village in mind. there was a part in time i thought, i could go back to japan and go there and see how it looked. i had in the book and in my heart what i thought it was, i almost knew that if i had gone back it wouldn't be the same. so i made the conscious choice of not going. now that you tell me this i'm thankful i didn't i think it would have destroyed what i created in my hea

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. >> the bull has the water right here, and when it flushes, it fills up around this curve here, and it basically creates a siphon. >> so here we have passage through to the bottom. i do not know if people have ever seen the bottom of one of these. there is. we have a couple of holes here that are for mounting. usually, there is a flange on the floor. we do not have that here. then, we use a wax seal, something like this. >> is has a little cover on the wax, but it has a throat that sits down in the pipe, and this wax seals it's down there to make the seal on the floor. >> right. you do not want to take this off and stick it on because it is unbelievably lucky. so these things are very inexpensive. by the way, wax seals are really cheap. a but. and this is waterproof, so if you ever need contemporary waterproofing, this is great stuff. taken off, put this on the floor, and set the toilet on top. by the way, i don't believe it takes a plumbing permit to replace the toilet fixtures. as long as you are not making a change in the plumbing. and of course, every time you do it, you should

. >> tonight in atlanta, hawks visiting the bulls, going for all of the playoff gusto.here is smith to johnson. smith had 23. nba mvp derrick rose. watch this move. he will probably duplicate in in chicago. rose, 23 points, pardon me, 34 points on 32 shots, but it wasn't enough. jeff in rogue like fashion and the hawks beat the bulls. series tied up at two apiece. just in case you missed it last night, put up your dukes, wba welterweight title fight, many, shane moseley retreated from the opening bell. pakio, the first to win 10 titles. continuing the regular pattern of taking route opponents. he absolutely embarrassed moseley and he is still the welterweight king winning by a unanimous decision, taking all 12 rounds. >> golf, a moment of silence -- wells far go championship in charlotte where your winner was that gentlemen. lucas glover. >> now, ncaa len's lacrosse tournament coming up soon. two men in the area, johns hopkins in maryland and for the women, navy, maryland and loyola of not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but

the miami heat are going to the nba finals. bulls seemingly had the game in hand, when dwyane wade sparked a comeback. lebron from downtown, he had 28. next possession, the jumper for the lead, he got it. once down 12, the heat crawled all the way back. chicago had a last shot, but derrick rose was blocked by james. miami won it, 83-80. setting up a rematch of the '06 finals with the dallas mavericks. >>> baseball, 41 different players made an appearance in wednesday's 19-inning marathon between the phillies and reds. one person who didn't play, this guy. actually, that's george washington. he definitely did not play. how about this guy, cliff lee. lee struck out eight over seven innings, but was even more impressive with a bat. drove in three runs. no big deal, you say? he had one rbi his entire career. phils bead the reds, 0-4. >>> walk-off rbi single, baltimore won its fifth straight. i have a feeling guerrero wishes he could have struck out. everyone in the team got in a free lick. he's going to have a headache after a 6-5 win. >

the bulls ran past the hawks and beltran belts three. plus, the san jose sharks take a game seven stanley cup thriller. >>> in weather, it's almost the favorite time for the forecast, your weekend forecast. that's coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, most professional athletes will tell you in a best of seven series, they would rather get swept than lose it all after winning the first three games. last night, that's what hockey's sharks avoided. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the san jose sharks blew a 3-0 series lead, but were able to avoid a historic collapse with a game seven wing over the detroit red wings. you know it's not your night when your own teammate takes you out. daniel clary had to leave the game after a jaw rattling hit. sharks got out to an early lead. pass. up 2-1. added insurance in the third. patrick marlow popped in the rebound. the sharks didn't fold. they're heading back to

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