trying to get off today against the minnesota timberwolves at verizon. he missed time due to a hip injury and the flu. first half, rubio to williams. t-wolves lead by 14 at the break. second half, wizards down 10. inbound to john wall who takes it all the way for the left- handed stuff. he had 10 points on just three of 10 in shooting. the t-wolves had it going from long distance. derek williams four had four of the team's ten three-pointers. now in the fourth quarter, wall, this is the achilles heel, sloppy pass. turnover here and the other way, kevin love who had 20 points and 16 boards. wizards defeated by minnesota. they fall to 0-8. lindsey murphy was at verizon and watched the carnage. >> reporter: flip sanders said he can't give 82 new rocky speeches every season. they have to self prepare for their opponents. the eight speeches and these game preps aren't working. the wizards are running out of things to say. >> disappointed, embarrassment, i don't know if words can explain. my job over the next two days is to try to find five guys that can play t

we'll take a look back >>> january 23, 2007, the minnesota timberwolves fired head coach dwayne caseynd named randy whitman interim coach and fast forward five years almost to the day, january 24, 2012, same situation. whit man was named interim coach of the wizards. it's a predicament he thought he would never have to do again but he felt this team had more talent than their win shows, all he ask is they play with some heart and they responded by winning the first game against charlotte which is just the third of the season. >> this is just the next step right now. i don't think they're surprised how i've come in and asked and what i'm asking. >> okay, college ball, 19th ranked virginia hosting boston college showing good teamwork here and to mike scott, nice there, guys. he finds scott again and he had 18 on the night and the cavs beat the eagles, 66-49. >> at lehigh tonight, not a goodnight for navy. mcknight to mccollum, look at that. lehigh wins by 11 and navy with just three wins this season, they are 0 and 6 in the patriot league. >> the last time the redskins raised the lombar

they are now 0-8 after falling to the minnesota timberwolves 93-72. >>> eddy jordan grew up in d.c. r player at archbishop carroll and later rutgers university and played seven years in the nba before beginning a long coaching career. he is still coaching but this time his players are barely old enough to drive. lindsay murphy has more. >> reporter: his whistle sounds exactly the same. >> let's go. bring it in, fellows. >> reporter: his voice as strong as ever. >> square around, pivot, look at the cutter, look at the post, ball fake and flow opportunity there. >> reporter: his message, straightforward and simple. >> i can get myself together, back i'm little bit to get my rhythm. i don't have to stand here and just wait for them. >> reporter: eddy jordan is far from the nba sidelines where he spent 18 seasons as a coach. years removed from his time with the wizards from 2003 to 2008. >> i loved gilbert. to me, he was the heart and soul of the wizards when i coached there. obviously, the leaders were caron and antoine. gilbert brought what you need on that level. they allowed me to ha

the minnesota timberwolves fired head coach casey and named whitman interim coach. now fast forward five years, january 24th, 2012. same situation almost to the day, whitman was named interim coach of the wizards. it's a predicament he thought he said he'd never do again but felt this team had more talent than their wins showed. and all he asked was that the wizards play with some heart. they responded by winning his first game the other night against charlotte just their third of the season. >> this is just the next step right now. i don't think they're surprised how i've come in and asked -- and what i'm asking of them. >> all right, some college ball last night. 19th ranked virginia hosting boston college. showing some good teamwork here. three people and then he finds scott down again. this time down low. scott had 18 points as the cavs beat the eagles 66-49. >>> lee high, not a good night for navy. lehigh's for the alley-oop. no issues. lehighs win by 11 and navy with just three wins this season. they are 0-6 in the patriot league. >>> the nationals once again a

>> saunders facing his former team, the minnesota timb timberwolves. wide open for the alley-oop. 13 points and 14 assists. third quarter, wizards down 10. john wall with the ball. drives strong to the bucket and this is a monster dunk. wall had ten points, but on just three of ten shooting. wizards within eight. but that's as close as they get. down 19, wall throws it away and kevin love tracks it down and then throws it down. he had 20 points, 16 rebounds. the wizards shot just 34% from the field. they lose 93-72, dropping their record to 0 and 8. here's flip. >> you can't give 82 newt rockeny talks every night. your job is to start preparing for a job the day before and be ready to play. that's what you do. and as i told our guys, i want all those guys to go home, like i'm going to go home tonight, and i'm going to say, as a coach, what can i do to get us better? because, evidently, right now, i haven't done a good enough job. that's evidenced. because we're not totally getting through to some guys and some guys continue to play the way they want to play, not the way we need to

the wiz still looking for their first win of the season after a 93-72 loss to the minnesota timberwolves last night. they've now dropped to 0-8. the worst start to a season in franchise history. and half of those games the team has lost by 18 points or more. yikes. we'll try again for their -- they'll try again for their first win tomorrow against the toronto raptors. let's go, wizards. >> come on. >>> tim tebow mania is making an unlikely trip to the playoffs after denver pulled off the stunning upset win over the pittsburgh steelers. tim tebow hit thomas with a pass on the first play of overtime for an 80-yard touchdown, giving the broncos the 29-23 win. tebow threw for 316 yards, two touchdowns, and had one rushing touchdown. the broncos led by 14 at the half. but the steelers came back to force overtime. denver now heads to new england to play the patriots next saturday. >>> the new york giants are also moving on after dominating the atlanta falcons 24-2. eli manning threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns. the giants move on to play the packers in green bay. >> exciting playoff foo

the l.a. lakers beat the timberwolves one hundred six points to one hundred one in minnesota the win was only the second on the road this season for the lakers they were in complete control though midway through the so called riot ratings for seventy one fifty five shot butts in the middle of the fourth minnesota valley support back to within two points as martell webster finished off the press across from ricky rubio and then the higher side even edged to head to michael beasley ninety one eighty nine but it was not enough as bryant proved to be unstoppable at the end of the game and the latest post and eight hundred six points to one hundred one when you are sixty six now is the way to go before the super bowl the traditional probabl has been staged and brandon marshall scored a record for touchdowns in the a.f.c. as a fifty nine to forty one win over the n.f.c. hawaii was the backdrop for this all-star game that sees the best players from the n.f.l. go head to head quarterback aaron rodgers day of the n.f.c. and fourteen believe this pass to larry fitzgerald. four touchdowns from miami dol

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the hornets 104-102. >>> the timberwolves' kevin love had a field day against the rockets. 29 points and 12 boards. even that wasn't enough. the t-wolves fell apart in the fourth. minnesotaeeded more than love. houston won it 107-92. >>> hockey, there's no doubt who the hottest team in the nhl is. the red wings beat the blues for their seventh straight win and 17th in a row at home. datsyuk scored his 14th of the season. red wings have the best mark in the league after a 3-1 win. >>> and if it seems like every week there's another championship team at the white house, you're right. dallas mavericks and st. louis cardinals visit the president earlier this month. yesterday was the boston bruins' turn. the stanley cup champs made the trip to washington, d.c. noticeably absent was the finals mvp tim thomas. the lone american on the championship roster snubbed the president, tweeted he believes the federal government has grown out of control, threatening the rights and liberties of the people and exercised his right as a citizen not to visit the white house. as far as the nhl is concerned, tim thomas is now in the dog house. that's your early look at sports on "early today."

the n.b.a. where kevin love and the timberwolves showed little compassion for the visiting sacramento kings on monday submitting his third straight night of thirty or more points ten or more republicans minnesota's recchi rubio has been. an almost as the triple double with nine point. eight assists the kings who are worst seem to have an answer for the dynamic playmaker jason thompson sacramental within a point early on in the fourth rubio though able to use his quick count on the defensive end as well with love him into doing the honors after some great ball movement by the wolves becoming the first player in twenty years to work for thirteen straight double doubles to start the season. the football where a number of english f.a. cup fourth run spots are off for grabs later tonight a couple of struggling premier league teams among those aiming to prolong their stay in the world's oldest cup competition both bolton and p.p. are currently lie in the relegation zone in england's top division though there will. still enter their third run replays against. domes for nottingham forest residing in the drop zone in the championship there away to leicester yet another second tier outfit millwall plucky

the n.b.a. where kevin love the timberwolves showed a little compassion for the visiting sacramento kings on monday love submitting his third straight night of thirty or more points ten or more rebounds minnesota's rookie rubio he's being this year's hottest instance ation on the almost post the triple double with nine point eight eight assists the kings who ever seem to have an answer for the dynamic playmaker jason thompson bringing sacramento within a point to early on in the floor with rubio though able to use his quick hands on the defensive end as well with love eventually doing the honors after some great ball movement by the wolves love eventually becoming the first player in twenty years to record thirteen straight double doubles to start this. that brings us to football where a number of english f.a. cup fourth round spots are up for grabs later tonight a couple of struggling premier league teams among those aiming to prolong their stay in the world's oldest cup competition both bolton currently lie in the relegation zone in england's top division though they will still enter their third round replay as against marcos feels. as hot favorites nothing in for us to residing in the champio