so --- with that win the broncos get the top seed in the afc, home field advantage and a first round bye --- the patriots --- lost at miami --- they also get a first round bye. in the wildcard games, the steelers are at the bengals and chiefs play at the texans. in the nfc --- the panthers are the top seed with home field advantage and the cardinals will also get a first round bye. adn you see the other four teams that have made the playoffs --- wherethey go and who they play depends on what happns tonight between green bay and minnesota. local sports books are ready to get this post season started ---- its been a pretty unpredictable season ---- overall, a pretty good season for the sports books, but picking a winner in the playoffs, is not going to be easy. ((its been a strange year for the nfl, we had so many teams that were undefeated a third of the way through the season and separating themselves.now you look at some of the elite teams and they're really struggling down the stretch so i think its a wide open party for the super bowl, the bills won today --- but they are not goin

two weeks, we're down to the final four of the nfl playoffs-----four teams left standing-----the top two seeds in the nfc-----and in the afc---the top two seeds led by two of the best quarterbacks in history---- i'm nathan epstein---welcome to the sportswrap---hope you're ready for the quarterback hype this week--let's manning will take on tom brady---maybe for the last time----for the right to play in super bowl 50--- while head coach mike tomlin---from newport news--- and his pittsburgh steelers are headed home-- back to denver--- good start for the steelers----down 6- nothing----fitzgerald toussant---the one yard touchdown run----steelers have a 10-6 lead---they led 10 to 9 at halftime. the rest of the game was a field-goal fest--that is until the minutes left----steelers has the ball knocked recovers---3 minutes left--- c-j anderson----broncos touchdown---they add a two point conversion and go on for the 23-16 win--- manning--222 yards passing---no touchdowns---but he knows who he's got comin up--- " we're excited to be in the game. we knew we'd have to beat a good for that game on monday,

. >> larry: the carolina panthers are the top seed for the playoffs. but not everything is rosie. >> tammy: tonight at 11, how an app can teach your kids the get the toys that t time for new scratch-off tickets from the north carolina education lottery! first tuesday! first tuesday! what's up? how ya been! i am so sorry. first tuesday. right through there. tuesday's kinda my lucky day. and yours. and yours! singing: getcha scratch-offs on the very first tuesday. tuesday. t-tuesday. tu-tu-tuesday. >> stan: good news, bad news for the panthers. they're the top seed in the nfc, that's good news. players, that's bad news. he's out for the playoffs and that hurts. that was really the only problem they had sunday. carolina made a nice statement. cam newton and company poured it on. artes payne scored. panthers win 38-10. they get a week off. get ready for the play-offs at home. it's all good. >> the fans that we have, it's amazing. it's big. as you can see right now, all the support we have -- going to give us extra momentum and boost. >> stan: we have the w

the top seeds from both the nfc and afc are headed to sunny---santa clara----while a certain hall of fame quarterback will have a chance at maybe---a storybook finish to his career--- first the afc---- the new england patriots and denver broncos for the afc title-------peyton manning----39 years old---facing off against time------ first quarter--first drive--- manning to owen daniels---broncos lead 7-nothing--- end of the first---after a denver turnover---pats capitalize with stephen jackson-- touchdown---but extra point no good--so it's 7-6 denver--- and manning adds to the lead--after a brady intercpeption----danie ls again---- manning threw for 176 yards---two scores--- fourth quarter---pats down 20 to 12 final seconds---- brady to rob gronkowsk----pats have life---they need tthe two point conversion to force overtime--- brady under pressure----tipped and interception---they tried and failed at the onside kick-- peyton manning and the denver broncos are headed to super bowl 50---- "there's no question this was a swweet day and a sweet victory. to me, this victory is a great exampl

just like that the broncos take the top seed. and peyton anning takes the game yesterday. >>> mile high will e lit up again in less than two weeks and in just ours you can get your hands on playoff tickets and tell tell you how. >>> the weather yesterday for the game was fabulous. >> we had 40s, sunshine and such a different from the beautiful shot at he stadium. >> reporter: we're going to see some high cloud cover. loo 20s, such a nice start to the day. keep in mind right now as you step out the door, you are going to be feeling some of the highs that you saw last week, by noon 42, 3:00, form 5- degrees. -- 45-degrees. limon, 46. mid to upper 30s in most mountain towns. now, there is a chance of snow in the mountains ooer the next 24 hours. we will talk about that plus when we could see more snow here in denver. >> aurora is not going back to school and douglas county back this is highway 36 across i-255 on 270. there is possibly an accident reported down here in the transition of i-76 and 270 and i'm not seeing at least from ai

game live here on 8 news now --- manning brings the broncos back with a 27-20 win and they take the top seed in the afc with home field advantage throughout. if the patriots had won today --- they would've been the top seed in the afc. playing at miami today the last few weeks the patriots have looked miserable --- tom brady looking like greg brady back in the pocket ---dolphins ---- fight to tie the game at 10 --- then midway through the fourth get the game winner --- 20-10 miami shakes things up with the huge upset of the patriots. ((ron futrell)) the cleland browns playoff hopes ended long ago --- but they are still making news tonight --- usa today says, their young quarterback johnny manziel --- gambling and dining at planet hollywood. the curious thing here is that it was just hours before the browns final game of the season --- johnny football posted this picture on instagram --- it shows him and his dog, supposedly home in ohio with the hashtag "saturday night" --- manziel doesnt say anything about whether he was, or was not in las vegas --- he just made this post. manziel was at tod

so --- with that win the broncos get the top seed in the afc, home field advantage and a first round bye --- the patriots --- lost at miami --- they also get a first round bye. in the wildcard games on saturday, the steelers are at the bengals and chiefs play at the texans. the nfc on the right side of the screen--- the panthers are the top seed with home field advantage and the cardinals will also get a first round bye. vikings with that win tonight get to stay home and play the seahawks while the packers go on the road against the redskins --- both of those games are sunday. so now that we have this all figured out --- local sports books are ready to get this post season started ---- its been a pretty unpredictable season ---- overall, a pretty good season for the sports books, but picking a winner in the playoffs, is not going to be ((its been a strange year for the nfl, we had so many teams that were undefeated a third of the way through the season and all these teams were really separating themselves.now you look at some of the elite teams and they're really struggling down the

denver claims the top seed in the afc with a 27-20 win. the jets would clinch a playoff spot with a win in buffalo. fourth quarter, 19-17, bills. ryan fitzpatrick picked off by leodis mckelvin in the end zone. fitzpatrick was picked off three times in the fourth quarter. bills hang on 22-17. the steelers could get in with a win in cleveland. then roethlisberger connects with antonio brown. brown became the first player in league history to have 125 catches in two straight seasons. steelers win 28-12, so they take the final playoff spot in the eastern conference. the jets are out. steelers with the bengals. kansas city with the texans. that means that denver and new england get the byes. new england will play the at home. here are the six playoff teams in the nfc. carolina and arizona get the byes, but the wildcard seedings and matchups will be decided by s game between green bay and minnesota. minnesota is leading 23-13 in the fourth. the final game of the 27th annual ledyard classic at thompson arena, dartmouth and merrimack. first period

we know the top 2 seeds -- carolina and arizona -- they get byes... after that, it depends on tonight's green bay- minnesota game -- the winner gets the 3 seed... the loser will be the 5 or 6 seed, along with seattle -- we'll update the bracket at 11 let's get to basketball now, where the wolf pack picked up a big 71-68 win over wyoming last night the pack led by 23 points from marqueze coleman, including 17 in the 2nd half -- he also had 5 rebounds and 4 assists... freshman cam oliver added 15 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks, and the wolf pack evened its conference record at 1-1... 9-5 overall "" sot/coleman: to get a win in undefeated at home was one thing we really talked about coming into this game, and we just really wanted to do that, and i thought we did a good job of that. sot/foster: it feels great. great way to start off the year. great way to go into the conference. it was a very big, big win. outcue = big win trt = 0:18 next up for the pack -- a trip to fresno wednesday night -- bulldogs also 1-1 in mountain west play -- tip off at 7 pm than

. >>> the broncos are the top seed in the afc playoffs, playing at home on sunday. they beat the pay treats earlier this season, so why are they underdogs? sunday's game will be much different. edelman is back and the pats are undefeated when he plays. but the broncos are using the role of underdog to their advantage. >> if that don't motivate you, we're in the wrong business. we're supposed to to go out there and get killed on sunday, which is funny to me. >> this whole season we've been the underdog. you can also see from the hard lot of underdogs on this team. that's a good thing. >> you can see the afc championship game here on cbs 4 at 10:5 p.m. we start with sunday at 6:00 a.m. >>> it is orange friday and before you head out, wear your broncos pride. put on the orange and blue today. >> reporter: this is a huge weekend. obviously thousands expected to attend. there is of course the game on sunday but not just sunday you have to be excited about, the entire weekend. this is where all the action is. substantiate stand like i am. security is closing down larimer

earning the top seed and have a bona fide quarterback controversy. and rex ryan and my former team, the bills. the jets need to win and they are in the playoffs. dan carpenter's helmet got the best of that. that will leave a mark. ryan fitzpatrick struggled against the defense. bills win. 22-17. spoiling the jets playoff hopes. vikings and packers. winners of the nfc north crown. aaron rodgers picked off. they get another shot. with time running out. throws the hail mary. it is knocked down. vikings win, 20-13. only the top of the nfl food chain. chiefs and texans and steelers who made the playoffs due to the jets loss, they play the bengals. on sunday, guys, the vikings host the seahawks in washington hosting green bay. black monday came early for mike pettine and the 49ers jim tomsula fired. today is nicknamed black monday because it is the day when struggling coaches get the axe. a lot of coaches checking the cell phone hoping it doesn't ring. chip kelly was already let go. that makes three. john berman, i have to know who you want your team to not

so the sear hawks advance to face the top seeded panthers in the nfc divisional round on sunday and thers head to arizona for the other nfc matchup on saturday. did you see that one coming, bill? >> all the road teams won which was a shock, but you know, if you're a pittsburgh fan or a seahawks fan you are feeling pretty lucky. you just about won the powerball, that's pretty much how it went. >> all right, let's move on, there's more. as for the afc, the patriots will host the chiefs after kansas city's 30-0 blowout victory other over the texans and the steelers advance to face the top seeded broncos after a two-point pittsburgh win over cincinnati, two points. >>> tonight college football's championship will be decided against alabama and clemson battle it out for the national title. nick saban is in search of his fifth national championship. very exciting stuff. >> don't tell joe but it's pretty easy to root against alabama at this point. because they're like this dynasty that's been like, you know, clemson is probably going to get crushed but i'll root for them. >> you called it righ

the top 2 seeds are carolina and arizona -- they get byes. minnesota will host seattle and green bay travels to washington both those games are sunday. one team not in the post-season the san francisco 49ers and they wasted little time firing head coach jim tomsula. the 49ers went 5-11 in tomsula's one season on the job. the cleveland browns also fired their head coach and general manager yesterday. the beginning of the year usually includes some early spring cleaning. if you're planning on donating unwanted items to local thrift shops, kolo 8 news nows rebecca kitchen will be live with a few items you don't have to bother donating. and, if you're looking for the best possible deals while shopping, we'll give you a list of it's monday, january 4th, 2016. i'm dave lawrence. amanda is off... lindsey joins me now. a more active storm pattern will set up across the region this week with periods of impact

the top 2 seeds are carolina and arizona -- they get byes... minnesota beat green bay tonight, so they get the 3 seed and host seattle - green bay travels to washington let's get to basketball now, where the wolf pack picked up a big 71-68 win over wyoming last night the pack led by 23 points from marqueze coleman, including 17 in the 2nd half -- he also had 5 rebounds and 4 assists... freshman cam oliver boards, and 2 blocks, and the wolf pack record at 1-1... 9-5 overall "" sot/coleman: to get a win in conference and to stay undefeated at home was one thing we really talked about coming into this game, and we just really wanted to do that, and i thought we did a good job of that. sot/foster: it feels great. great way to start off the year. great way to go into the conference. it was a very big, big win. outcue = big win trt = 0:18 next up for the pack -- a trip to fresno wednesday night -- bulldogs also 1-1 in mountain west play -- tip off at 7 pm thanks ben...we'll be valley inversions in place today. an active storm pattern establishes this

the following day, the seattle seahawks who beat the minnesota freezing temperatures take on the top-seeded carolina panthers. >> that's going to be a tough one there. in the afc, the battle here, kansas city chiefs beating houston this weekend. moving on to play the new england patriots on saturday, and capped an offensive weekend of playoff action, the broncos and steelers sunday afternoon. >> good game. >> good games ahead. >>> and while the playoffs for the pros heat up, the college championship has arrived. clemson and alabama going head to head tonight. >> tonight's championship game finds two programs with plenty to prove. abc's jesse palmer has more on this epic match-up. >> reporter: the countdown to that epic battle. number-one clemson going for an unprecedented 15-0 against alabama, hoping for their 16th national championship the tigers' star quarterback, deshaun watson, hoping to lead the way. >> deshaun watson touchdown -- >> reporter: but they will have to get past the crimson tide heisman trophy winner derek henry. >> henry breaking free, heading to the end zone. touchdown, a

bob: the patriots still have a chance at the top seed. heather: a man i behind bars accused of dragging a state trooper. sat happened during a traffic stop on 93 south. the driver is accused of taking off and dragging david strong a short disappeared the trooper got back into his cruiser and pulled over the driver again. robert avar faces a long list of charges including assault and battery. troooper s -- trooper strong was not hurt. investigation is into a man shot early this morning on the tiles and street overpass. the victim is in critical condition. reid: a clear up under way after a fire at this wa ltham laundromat. kelli: reid, they are actually clearing out. firefighters putting everything away and wrapping things up. no injuries on moody street but as you said, this was a tough one to put out. it broke out around 3:00 this afternoon in the laundromat at 750 moody street. [no audio] building -- >> my daughter and i would were over at the cafe to watch the football game. the smoke was so thick, we do could not the see the building.

. >>> carolina panthers, the top seed in the nfc get a by with a much needed week off. green bay or washington. >> i think that was a huge positive. it got spirited there. but it was fun. i mean, i thought they had good energy. i thought they did compete well. >> stan: denver broncos top seed in the nfc also off this week. manning, of course, missed six straight starts because of a tear in his plantar fascia near his left heel. led the broncos in four scoring drives in their 27-20 victory. >>> first gulf tournament of the year, pga victory. tournament of champions in hawaii. i bet they don't like being there. what a setting. third shot to the par 5. check this out. i think he's in mid season form. patrick reid on 18 and 2 has a and he drains it. he has the first round lead. spieth is one shot back. >> larry: all right. it felt pretty good out there today. >> jason: not bad. 59. we'll take that. temperatures will get cooler tomorrow. the clouds thicken up. we get our chances of scattered showers. the wettest weather comes saturday mostly late in the day. and then we get

right now carolina has the top seed in the nfc, green bay, washington, seattle. in the afc, patririts have the number one seed right now. we'll u uate these standings tonight. >>> on saturday, carolina went for its 13th victory of the season hosting georgia tech in chapel hill. first half, theo misses. johnson scores 15 points. later in the game, marcus paige accelerates and scores two of his 13 points. he had zero turnovers in the game. 19. tech would keep it close but the tar heels take the stretch. carolina beats tech 86-78. tar heels improved 13 and 2 overall. 2 and o in the acc. >> i really wasn't having a good they were really paying attention to marcus. it gave me a little confidence. i just felt like myself. >> luke: the next game for carolina will be january 4th at florida state. >>> first half, mike brown spots up a triple and it's good. it leads the way to 22 points for the cats. throws down the dunk. two of his 15 points. however, etsu would dominate that's your look at sports. >> frank: easy forecast, too. >> karen: maybe a little bit of light snow.

23-17 -- next stop for charles woodson -- the pro football hall of fame broncos could lock up the top seed in the a-f-c diego -- and look who's back -- peyton manning replacing brock osweiler in the 2nd half... tied at 20 in the 4th quarter -- ronnie hillman will take that 23 yards for a touchdown... and the broncos win 27- 20... the a-f-c will go through denver a more active storm across the region this week with periods of impact to travel, especially across the sierra. at this time, the greatest impacts will be tuesday and next weekend as a couple of stronger storms bring more did you visit las vegas last year? if so - count yourself among the more than 42-million people who traveled to the casino corridor. that number breaks the 2014 record visitation for sin city, according to the las vegas convention and visitors authority. the group announced shortly before new year's, it expected to break the 20-14 record of 41.1 million people. ?so how did they get the public agency's lead researcher won't say because the method is proprietary and the information is competitive. the 40-year-old fo

the day's other top stories. the patriots are not the top seed in the a.f.c. new england losing out on having that home-field advantage throughout the postseason sunday, losing to the dolphins 20-10. now, as a result, denver was able to clinch that number-one seed with its win over san diego last night. new england does still have a bye week. the pats will play either cincinnati, houston or kansas city in the divisional round. a lawrence man is facing several charges after he allegedly dragged a state trooper while trying to drive away from a traffic stop in medford. the incident happened on 93 southbound on sunday. investigators say that trooper was not hurt and continued to chase after this man. another trooper later arrested him in everett. the 23-year-old accused of repeatedly punching a police officer in boston is due in court today. andrew bowman, who lives in everett, is facing numerous charges. police say he approached an officer near city hall friday morning and punched him in the face. that officer was not seriously hurt. >> sarah: also this morning,

pthey're still the top seed in pthe east. pby the end of the season, they pshould still be the top seed in pthe east. plet's dial back on the panic. pthis is what happens in the nba pfinals. p>> romona: i have to ask you pabout kevin love. pwe're facing his team. phe was averaging 26 points a pgame. pwhat is up with him? phow come he can't get his shots? p>> mark: you have to remember pwhen he was there, there was a pkyrie pkyrie or a lebron. pthey do want to find a way to pwork him in more. pthat was part of the thing that pcame in with blatt. pa lot of people thought -- when pthe players held a players-only p-- when they heard about the pmeeting that griffin called them pto to tell them about the firing pof blatt, they thought it was pgoing to be an announcement that pthey traded kevin love. pbrian windhorst at that report. pthat's what they thought. pkevin was moving on. pthey moved on with the coach. pnow they have to figure it out pwith kevin and get him going in pthis offense. p>> romona: i have to ask you pthere is seve

the carolina panthers are the top seed. >> a lot of football. >> yes. none of it went well. >> all right. 27 minutes past the hour. the white house hopefuls starting to ramp up situations. four weeks until we get to voting. donald trump and hillary clinton enter 2016 the frontrunners. will they escalate the attacks on each other? >>> the first actual television commercial for donald trump unveiled this morning with just one month to go until actual voting in the presidential race. candidates fan out with a big push in iowa and new hampshire. we are there. >>> president obama ready to act on gun control without help from congress. in executive action on background checks within days. >>> dangerous tension in the middle east. saudi arabia severing ties with iran. new developments overnight and a conflict that could up-end u.s. involvement in the middle east. good morning. i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. the race for 2016. the iowa caucuses are four weeks from today. the big news, donald trump unleashing his first television ad of the campaign. we

. >>> the broncos are the top seed in the afc, at home where they have already beaten the patriots and yet they are under dogs in sunday's afc championship. patriots favored by 3 over denver, and not only are the broncos not offended, they agree with the line. >> i try not to listen to all the noise, you know, you hear some of it but it is what it is. we got to go out there and prove it, you know, we are not world champs, we haven't been world champs so we are going against the defending world champs, it is only right. >> pro-bowl quarterback chris against the steelers last week. john elway said john harris would be a game-time decision on sunday and that was news to harris who said it would take a lot for him not to play. >> just not being able to be anywhere to 60%, really. if i can go out there, get my job done y am definitely going to go out and play. >> fields was named the co-assistant coach of the year after leading the defense that finished the year as the top-ranked unit in the nfl. phillips is the first broncos coach ever to win this award but this is the second time he has b

the broncos clinched another division championship plus the top seed in the playoffs. now, everybody is curious to see if the old man has one last super bowl run in that magical right arm. are you? after rescuing the troubled temporarily. in favor of the all-time most valuable player. he has a wonderful future filled with fame and fortune in front of him. if you feel sorry for that, i feel sorry for you. [ laughter ].>> besides, who is to say that kubiak does not pull another switch in the playoffs. he has the guts to pull manning and then to bring them back. it should become official on thursday. gary kubiak has not announced that peyton manning will be the pattern -- will be the quarterback, but peyton manning is going to be the quarterback.>> this is a fun season. just when you think you know what is going to happen, something else happens.>> reporter: coakley's -- hopefully it has a happy ending. it has been a remarkable >> you tell people i am as tall as brock osweiler? what you tell them?>> we have our fun friend over here. >> she is dry and.>> 5'11" is not a gia

the final. they will take on top-seeded carolina next weekend. in the afc, the chiefs and steelers were winners on saturday. kansas city shutout houston 30-0. there for the fifth time. build check said in his conference call today that the chiefs will be very difficult to prepare for because they have no examples of any team the in successful against them over the last 11 weeks. pittsburgh will go to denver who are the top seeds in the afc. that game will take place on sunday. college hockey, dartmouth at home against holy cross. all dartmouth in the first. josh hartley, nice goal, made it a 1-0 lead. defenders and scores from the high slot. still in the first, patterson again, this time from the far circle. brister finds the back of the net, his second goal. the big green would go on to win it 5-2. back at home for a pair of games next week in. >> i thought it was a great game. they are a great team. holy cross has been on a roll. i think it' i thought we came out with a really great firstp o period. i thought they took it to us in the second, bu

jason: four out of the last five times the patriots have earned the top seed in the afc, they advanced to the super bowl. they had a chance to clinch the top spot again today for the sixth time since 2003, taking on the dolphins in miami on the final sunday of the regular season. slow first half for the pats, and a scary one. tom brady hit from behind by ndamukong suh. brady was in obvious pain. he limped to the sideline and had his right ankle taped. he did return to the game and did not miss a single snap. under a minute to play in the half. ryan tannehill to devante parker. tannehill' s first touchdown pass since week 14. dolphins led 10-3 at halftime. brady threw for just 20 yards in the first half. second half, patriots opening drive, brady to james white. 68 yards, but he was taken down at about the six-yard line. a couple plays later, stephen jackson takes it in from two yards out. that tied the game at 10-10. fourth quarter, how about this catch? the dolphins come right back. tannehill to parker, he somehow pulls it down for a 46-yard gain. then tannehill caps the drive with a

roger federer advances to the semis in a straight sets demolision of the 6 seed tomas berdych.... meanwhile--the top seed--novak djokovich- rolls as well.. so we get..the joker--and federer...in another showdown.. federer is a 17 time grand slam champ..he's won the tourmanet four times..the joker is the defending champ... cavs on the road at wake.. blake griffin breaks hand reportedly punched an assistant equipment guy 9th ranked mountaineers hosting k state. a hockey fan in columbus, ohio may have hit paydirt with a may have hit paydirt with a special request she made last night. this young lady hoping that number 13, a-k-a blue jackets' wing cam atkinson, scores so her dad gets her a dog. ...and score he did... three times! buy kibble in bulk because your daughter coincidentally brought that sign to atkinson's third career hat trick. his blue jackets beating up on the visiting canadiens, 5-2. nbc nightly news is next. and don't forget join us back here in half an hour for our seven

beat the buccaneers, carolina gets the top seed in the nfc playoffs. lose, and the arizona cardinals could grab the top spot. ron rivera wanted his guys dialed in on their game. he told officials at bank of america stadium not to show scores or highlights of the game going on in arizona. he wanted the panthers to take care of their business, and they did. buccaneers and panthers today, from bank of america stadium in charlotte. cam newton gets into the end zone in the second, makes it 7-3 carolina. in the second, cameron payne scores the first touchdown of ron rivera said he hasn't really gotten a lot of opportunities with the way to jonathan stewart has played. in the second, newton goes into the air. 24-3 carolina. third quarter, newton salts this one away. and grave that mbp trophy. -- and grave -- engrave that mvp trophy now. panthers earn homefield advantage throughout the playoffs, finishing the regular season 15-1. >> i am proud of who this football team is. a lot of guys deserve credit, with players and coaches, i think our coaches did an excell

>> we have a bye week, home field advantage, we're the top seed. these are all things you put on the big screen on the 1st day of training camp. osweiler started against the chargers yesterday, led the team to seven points. then ive turn overs into the third quartered. not brock's fault, two tip passes for interceptions but gary kubiak said the team needed a spark. a lot of great hands-offs. broncos 27-20. this gives us lots of time to talk about the quarterback situation. >> we have two weeks before we play again. i have to see how i feel tomorrow. see how my foot feels. we'll enjoy the win tonight. get healthy. >> peyton sparked the team. the back played great, the defense played great and this is what it's all about. coach always preaches ii takes all 46 guys to win the game, true. two weeks. we have a lot to talk about on seven sports extra tooay. we'll also hear from gary and blue. week but will take the field with home team advantage. >> you can get your tickets today at noon. you can get them at all ticketmaster locations. tomorrow if there a

date with the top-seeded panthers.the game is at noon trending online right now,a venomous sea snake has washed on the shore of a beach in coronado california.it's yellow bellied and measures 20 inches long, it actually washed ashore on tuesday, but the word is just now spreading online about it.in december, another yellow-bellied sea still ahead on the cbs 2 news at noon - a sneak preview of sunday's 60 minute interview with sean penn over his interview with el chapo. there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? you better believe it. at least 14 people are dead after a tour bus crashed in japan. japan.it was on its way to a ski resort when it veered into opposing traffic and rammed through a guard-rail.the vehicle partially slid down a m

as the top seed in the nfc... they of course cannot start game planning until after wildcard weekend is over and they know their opponent. but this week is very important--getting healthy and working cornerback robert mcclain in with the starting secondary... after replacing the injured charles tillman last week against tampa. mcclain says tillman may be out of the line-up but his presence is still being felt everyday and it 's much appreciated! mcclain: "he helps me out everyday. talking about certain routes and combinations. certain checks we make in our defense. he helps me literally everyday on the practice field i come to him. and ask him a bunch of questions. he's you know a then plus year vet. a guy like that i'm always going to try to pick his brain. see what he sees.

he's the top seed, and the favorite to win it... on the women's side.. maria sharapova rolled past nao hibino is straight sets... it was her first match since she had to pull out of a tournament back in november due to a forearm injury... reno's u-s-l soccer team has released the six finalists in the "name the team" contest. they were picked from over 3,000 submissions... reno fc.... fc reno... reno silver fc... reno city fc... reno united... and reno 1868.. the winner will be decided by votes... you can vote beginning tomorrow and running through the end of the month... a winner will be revealed in mid- thanks, josh. tonight: rain likely after 4 am. increasing clouds, with a low around 34. south wind around 5 mph. chance of precipitation is 60%. tuesday: rain likely, mainly before 10 am. cloudy, with a high near 52. windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. winds could gust as high as 45 mph. chance of precipitation is 60%. tuesday night: a 20 percent chance of showers before 10 pm. partly cloudy, with a low arou

the team is trying to end the regular season with one more win in the top-seeded afc the team headed south to miami a little earlier than usual to get away from the winter classic plus -- winter classic usual that helps the team as they had to postseason. >> trips like these are great team bonding a lot of guys hang out a lot up there but we are here, maybe our families may or may not come. good team bonding to hangout in each other's rooms and be around each other even more. >> i think it is good for us to get away and spend a little extra time together. we experienced it last year when we went to san diego. it did something to our team. brought us closer together. hopefully something similar going here just us out here always a good thing. >> and dolphins tomorrow here at 1:00 we start with 11:30 -- favorites coming in over the 5- 10 dolphins all season long we've seen nothing comes easy with all these injuries. with a giant powerball jackpot worth about $334 million. the 12th largest jackpot in the game's history. stores selling tickets seeing brisk is this today. we will have the

what about the the broncos if they lose pats got the top seed. they had all kinds of problems against chargers early on of the five turnovers and gary kubiak says i am making a change. peyton manning comes in and sparks a broncos comeback. anderson takes the hand off down to the one. score to give denver a 14-13 lead and then in the 4th tied at 20. and not anymore. manning gives it to hillmon and he is gone 23 yards for the score and the top seed after a 27-20 win over the chargers. and both those teams get the bye week and patriots play a week from saturday or sunday at home and divisional playoff game but lose that top seed if there's he an afc championship game between denver and new england it would be in denver. that's sports for now. >> it's 6:25. half-hour. new information about the fate of the cargo ship el faro. >> and local police want you to take a closer look at your car as you head out the door this morning. >> plus, pulitzer prize winners delivering newspapers. the unprecedented effort to get you your sunday paper. it's the dealy tal

the top two seeds will play in denver and the winner will play for a super bowl. seventeeth time tom brady and peyton manning will meet on the same field. manning is two- and-one against brady in afc championships. no fonts music announcer: "out of control. out of control." dre kirkpatrick: "coach has control of this team." adam jones: "y'all think it's just cool to fine a coach? when we bleeping lost a game we've worked since april for." hue jackson: "first thank the people in cincinnati. mike brown, katie and troy and obviously marvin." marvin lewis: "ken's been through this a couple of times when we hired jay particularly. ken and i've spent a lot of hours together." music joe and jeremy chroma joe need to sit down after a week like that. bengals lose - lose vontaze burfict for three games and lose their best offensive mind. jer took a flash twitter poll this week, the overwhelming reaction is, the fans like ken zampese as o-c. he did get overlooked twice, something he spoke with me about one on one. jeremy rauch: "alright ken, you've been around this team for

. >> the top seeded panthers hosted seattle on sunday. the game right here on channel point favorite at home, the panthers led by newton and much made by the opposing teams, after the touchdowns but not from the sea hawks. >> you get your hands on an nfl game and you deserve the right to celebrate and you have worked hard and you are a professional athlete and you don't get to celebrate in the pros, when do you get to celebrate. maybe you do when you do something, great, and nobody judges you because nobody is watching and as you are watchingg him, enjoy it, he is enjoying it and he can enjoy his craft. >> carolina already, beat seattle in week six, with he will know if there is a winner, what will bosh and wade do if they won the power ball. >> charity. no, first item is to move it in my house. >> going into hiding. yeah. yoknow, be like i don't know, something, and have a secret lair in a cave and you know, j uft really cool stuff. >> steve: i am not sure what belkys are back after this. >> belkys: that is a wrap for us first at ten, cho

being the top seed in the afc can make having a quarterback controversy easier to handleful it will be the mile-high question, until l gary kubiak does have that answer. who will start at quarterback for the broncos in the playoffs? brock osweiler, he's 5-2 as a starter, wins against the patriots and the bengals or with peyton manning, the future hall of famer, he came off the bench last night and led a victory. the floor is your, gary kubiak, what do you have? >> proud of our football team. and a few days off here, got a lot of things i'll need to do as a coach right now, i'm still up there trying to evaluate a lot of thing ks and so, i've got -- things and so, i've got nothing for you today. we'll go back to work thursday. >>reporter: broncos are off the next couple of days, so we can spend that time continuing to speculate as to who he will choose and he will make the decision and debate if it's the >> it is, mark. >> and we'll check in later, thank you, sir. >>> coming up, a crash killed two people on colorado boulevard, more about the driver that is accused of causing it. >> plus,

: seattle came to the city to take on the panthers, everybody figured the seahawks would knock the top seed out, except for the panthers. they were locked and ready to go. and on the first play, they showed it. the last three games with an injury. he looked up at the jumbotron to watch himself. jonathan stewart, man, he is one of the keys in this team. he goes in easily for the touchdown. seven-nothing. there's a happy little panther fan here who gets the football. look at her face. boy, she can't believe it. another football handed out a few minutes later. luke keekly right there. and it's 14-nothing. we haven't even played five minutes yet. cam newton finds greg olson. what a grab. 31-nothing panthers at the half. seattle as we figured they would, rally. scrambles then fires to jermaine kurs. steven hashka nails this field goal. the on side kick. davis was there and saves the day. carolina holds on 31-24. give seattle credit for a great comeback. but it's the panthers moving on. it wasn't easy in the end but certainly satisfying. >> luke: the carolina panthers all that matters is that the

they will go to carolina to face the top-seeded panthers next weekend. the packers and the redskins are on the field right now. they are just before halftime. the packers just scored a touchdown, so it is 16-11, green bay in front, with the extra point still to come. we will have highlights for you the winner of this game will go on to play at arizona. the chiefs and steelers were winners on the afc side saturday. kansas city shutout the houston texans 30-0, winning their 11th straight game. the chiefs prepare to take on the patriots in the divisional round next saturday. the chiefs will be looking to advance to their first afc title since 1993. season. bill belichick said in his conference call today that the chiefs would be difficult to prepare for because they have no examples of any team being successful against them over the last 11 weeks. denver on sunday. the celtics and grizzlies on the court in memphis as we speak. boston head coach brad stevens, back with the team after missing s game in college players in indiana who has been battling cancer. h

. >>> round 2 action tonight from on to the top seed so good again tonight. the whole match took an hour. look at the power. oh, my goodness. 26 winners including seven aces. the final one on match point. 6-1, 6-2. >>> finally from us, a big piece of the big red machine is about to make his way to the cincinnati reds hall of fame to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the reds' 1976 world series team. pete rose going to be honored in june with the commissioner of baseball's blessing. still on baseball's banned list for gambling. there's also talk of a statue. what kind of pose would you like to see, pete? >> i sure as hell don't want me standing turf way in the $2 window. [ laughter ] >> wow. >> too soon? >> maybe

top in the nfl. >> that' s right and the broncos are the underdogs tomorrow playing at home as the top seed. this is a real story nationally right now. no one is rooting more for the broncos than the casinos in las vegas. caesars palace, for example, 5 times as many bets have been placed on the patriots as 3 point favorites than the broncos. that' s big time. reporting live in denver, joe, 7 news night team. >> great stuff, joe. and for the rest of america, haters to the left. >> whoo! what a storm! this is the caboose and northwest of town and that held firm and did not move at all though i was thinking dry air wod be a little bit stronger and more pronounced around the city of boston. that' s why i thought snow totealsed would be low - - totals would be lower. down on the cape snowing and notice the deeper shades of blue to the lighter side and that is that sign it' s punching through the storm and the storm itself is punching away and that storm is moving away and ghosting on the batch of snow. snow is what happens. it' s 13.3 inches of snow and off the cape in foxboro and you folks on twi

it is a game the patriots have to win to clinch the top seed in the afc and now they'll have to do it without jones. also out for sunday, justin coleman, julian edelman won't give it a go; the loss from denver to cure the afc top seed. >> vanessa: a lot of injuries. >> blair: tom was ready for the cold. weekend mild but colder later in announcer: 3 republican governors. but which governor won national praise for tough leadership handling nine hurricanes? which governor made his state number one in job creation? which governor led the fight to stop obamacare expansion in his state? and which governor laid out a tough plan to destroy isis months before the paris attacks? jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible [mother] yeah but this neighborhood,i feel like it's got a lot of what we were kinda talking about. the kitchen is light and bright,new. we should definitely go see it. [agent] hi...welcome i'm maggie.melanie.maggie. so nice to meet you. [mother] this is brendan. [agent] hey brendan. living room. [dad] hey. [mother] hey sweetie. [dad] sorry about that. what about this? this loo

it seems like they're almost oblivious to the pressure of being the top seed with homefield advantage....that means the path to the superbowl in the nfc what's important and what matters is what happens now. what we're focusing on..that to me is more important. what we did 15-and-one....no one can take away..as far as i'm concerned..we're moving from the regular season to the now. most important thing now....every game you're zero and zero...win you keep going...lose..now you're staying home. it's a busy weekend for usc basketball. the men host missouri saturday at one. the 15 and one gamecocks are looking to bounce back from their first loss of the season. the usc women will host texas a-and-m sunday at one-30. the 2nd ranked carolina ladies ran their record to 16 and oh last night with a 73-62 win at kentucky. sophomore a'ja wilson led a second half rally with 26 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocks. wilson says she enjoyed playing in front of the hostile u-k crowd. a'ja: i do i really do. coming in coach was trying to make it seem like the cla..and that's what i did. i really don't

the top seed was on the court for exactly one hour. winning it 6-1, and 6-2. >>> a rough night for coach k last night, lost to syracuse at home. their third straight loss in the row. he wasn't happy with the officiating down the stretch. he seemed pretty occupied during the handshake line. jim boeheim said today that krzyzewski was looking at duke fans giving syracuse player as after the game, he was certainly upset with the officials but not directly saying so. >> the last play was amazing. it's amazing basketball. let's put it that way. like one of the wonders of the world. it's unbelievable, and that's what makes it amazing. it's literally amazing. they're busting their butts. they're busting them, and then amazing happens. >> that was amazing what he did right there. he won't be fined. he didn't directly say the officials. but that was amazing. >> was the game amazing? >> yes, syracuse thinks it was very amazing. we'll be right back. >>> have you liked the cbs new york facebook page yet? make sure you head over to facebook.com/cbsn

. >>> we get the top seed in the australian open semifinals later tonight. in the men's quarters today, murray and roedich were winners. laura behnke with a group of young ladies definitely >> it's a high school relay dream team four years in the making. >> these girls are here from their freshman year. >> reporter: the girls four by 200 relay team is currently running the fastest times in the nation. >> it's just the focus and being so close to each other in a school where we're all friends. >> they are a very hardworking group and they are very intelligent. >> reporter: next up, the mill rose games where this team of mostly seniors will look to break the state record with the national record and a national title within reach. >> it helps motivate you because everybody always wants to be on top. we're just trying to make our mark before we leave because once we leave, there's nothing we can do about the past. just trying to make our mark pronounced. >> reporter: there's no better place to go after those goals than the games, an event that levels, from high

the signal caller playing at home has won 11 of 16 meetings, bodes well for the top seed. brandon marshall told one of his teammates this is the game of your life. it seems the entire team is taking it that way. 1:05 sunday. 3 >>i am just waiting. i have been here before. i in keeping myself calm this time. i am a littleebit older, at the same time i know it is a big >>i know what the situation is. i know the atmosphere, i played in the playoff game last year, the played in one this year. i know i am expecting their best. >>we got a chance. if that to motivate you you're in the wrong business. we are supposed to go get killed the sunday which iss funny to me.. >>the patriots come to mile high 2 years ago, patent nd the broncos beat him here. this year brock and the broncos beat them on november 29. patriots are almost unbeatable and foxboro in the playoffs but if they can't win here in denver. they hated here. guess what hate is a two-way street. >>i hate everything about them. they are always innmy way. i would say it is a pretty good rivalry at this point as much as we ha

beat the buccaneers, carolina gets the top seed in the nfc playoffs and the home field advantage that goes with it. let's go to bank of america stadium. second quarter we go. 7-3 panthers. still in the second quarter when carolina starts to pour it on. cameron artis payne scores the first touchdown of his nfl career. newton goes to the sky. jerrico cotchery hauls in the touchdown. their foot off the gas. go ahead and engrave that mvp trophy for cam newton. 38-10. advantage throughout the playoffs, finishing the regular >> i am proud of who this foototll team is becoming. they have done a great job. a lot of guys deserve credit coaches room. i think our coaches and then an excellent job for us this year. dave has done to help us find players and then what those developing them and then the players accepting coaching. marc: here is how the playoffs look on the nfc side. carolina grabs the top spot. arizona grabs the second spot. seattle at minnesota and green bay against washington. over in the afc, denver and new peyton manning but denver to a win and the patriots lost. wild card games

the chargers looking to spoil the top seed party. the broncos played much better with manning and there. they beat san diego 27-20. you look at the seatings. what you may want to take from it is the patriots face the bengals, texans, or chiefs in the divisional round. the only way they would play the broncos is in the championship round. they couldn' t do it. three interceptions on their last three possessions of the season. call it rex' s revenge. you do not want to make the playoffs. losses were to playoff teams and the other to the ravens. such a thing. they get the number six seed after beating the browns. there is a lot more where that came from. espn joins us to discuss and dissect a very intensive interview. reid: look forward to seeing you then. coming up, it is shooting off the charts. you got people working incredibly long hours. median family income today -- $4,000 less than it was in 1999. p the bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. p what this campaign is about is to demand that we create r an economy that wor

two weeks, we're down to the final four of the nfl playoffs-----four teams left standing-----the top two seeds in the nfc-----and in the afc---the top two seeds led by two of the best quarterbacks in history---- i'm nathan epstein---welcome to the sportswrap---hope you're ready for the quarterback hype this week--let's start in the afc----at 39 years old----peyton manning will take on tom brady---maybe for the the right to play in