nationwide, the uconn story is getting a lot less play. >> the uconn women are trying to do a monumentalvement in sports. >> why haven't we heard anything about it? the university of connecticut women's basketball team hasn't lost a single game since 2008. a win today would be their 88th in a row, tieing a four-decade old record set by the ucla men's team. this time around, few headlines, a stunning lack of interest, some say, from the male-dominated sports media. >> let's not kid ourselves. the coverage for the uconn women is what would be going on the playground with a boy saying, you can't play, you're just a girl. >> nearly four decade after title ix man dated equality in women's athletics,. it's an apples and oranges. different sex, different game, different size basketball, different type athletic. the uconn coach said that himself. >> there's this number 88 out there that really makes everybody go, wow, there's a number out there that no one has ever been able to get to that's not what we're doing this for. this is something that will be judged on its own merit. >> as for the team

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the uconn women win their 89th game in a row, the most ever. >> uconn has won. 89 consecutive wins, more than anyone in college basketball division 1 history. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, december 22nd, 2010. >>> good morning, everybody. good to see you this wednesday. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. this morning officials in california are watching the skies, hoping a fifth straight day of record rain won't be one too many, the latest wave of storms started last night, the worst expected this morning.

stanford the last team to beat uconn start to finish, 59-71 finish. and stanford has 62 consecutive victories at the center. what a night for the stanford program. >> thanks. >>> and now to lloyd lacuesta who's been surrounded by stanford fans tonight. >> reporter: the pandemonium and celebration at the farm tonight as one streak is over and another one continues. sports history tonight as the cardinal women toppled uconn 71- 51 after a sold out crowd. the streak is over for the huskies. >> i can't believe this is amazing. >> it's amazing, can you believe it? i came out here a couple of try, a couple of losses but this win makes up for all of it. >> reporter: this was a nationally televised game and it elevated women's basketball. the player's parents watched with pride. >> to be a player of a woman who plays basketball is just amazing. >> we've opened the door for women in every sport and we're growing. we're going to break that last one some day. >> these girls show what they can do, it's amazing to us it really opens our eyes. >> reporter: and a fo

uconn coming in with 90 consecutive wins here tonight at stanford. the team that last beat them back in '08 trying to end this streak. geno auriemma the head coach of uconn doesn't want to see his streak come to an end. he wants 91 and counting. tara vand veer just got to 800 womens in her career. what a scene. this place is going wild. stanford knows they're going to need a lot of points to beat uconn so it's been bomb as way. the cardinal have a healthy lead and they will need it because uconn is a fantastic second half team. right now it is a 13-point lead for stanford, 32-19, just before the half. i've got to tell you something, it feels like winter out here on the farm. you can just feel the history. the ghost of leland jr. riding his horse across the plain there. it's something in the air. it's winter, winter break. the kids are gone. so's the football team. they're in south florida getting ready for the orange bowl. and when you think about who they're going to take on in that orange bowl, you're thinking the virginia tech hokies. they're goin

geno auriemma, the uconn head coach, giving hartley a kiss on the cheek. 89-consecutive wins for uconnoks. they easily dispatch of florida state, 93-62. >>> over in the nba, the magic hosting the mavericks. hedo turkoglu, making his return to orlando. third quarter, turkoglu drives. dwight howard on cleanup duty. 23 points, 26 rebounds for superman. on the other end, tyson chandler, ooh. a bizarre moment for superman. chandler, shaken up after the play. but he would stay in the game. jason terry, knocks down a big shot from the wing. the mavs old off the magic, 105-99. >>> derrick rose and the bulls taking on the sixers. philly would plead no contest. ronnie brewer, the steal. leaves for luol deng. 22 for the swing man. bulls up 85-50 at that point. and then, carlos boozer, the steal. ronnie brewer, flip it, reverse it. the bulls win, 121-76. >>> that does it for this sports update. back to you in new york. >>> a 9-year-old boy in california has proven that he has all the right moves. >> samuel sevian has just been crowned the youngest chess master in the u.s. samuel, who turned 10 on

big days at uconn. the university of connecticut. at last night's men's basketball game, the new president of the university, the first woman to be appointed to the job, susan herbst got a big welcome. tonight the women's basketball team could set a record as winningest team ever. men or women in college basketball. ron allen is there. >> reporter: practice before a game is usually closed. but this morning, the university of connecticut wanted everyone to have a good look at its women's basketball team winning their 88th straight game on sunday tying record sent by ucla's men's team and their coach back in the 1970s. tonight uconn goes for 89, led by maya moore whose mother put a basketball in her hands when she was just 3 years old. >> it's been the hardest thing i've ever done in my life but it's been so rewarding. >> reporter: the last time they lost was in april of 2008. and during that winning streak, they've dominated. beating their opponents by an average of about 33 points a game. they're champions. their president is a fan.

stanford the last team to beat uconn start to finish, 59-71 finish. and stanford has 62 consecutive victories at the center. what a night for the stanford program. >> thanks. >>> and now to lloyd lacuesta who's been surrounded by stanford fans tonight. >> reporter: the pandemonium and celebration at the farm tonight as one streak is over and another one continues. sports history tonight as the cardinal women toppled uconn 71- 51 after a sold out crowd. the streak is over for the huskies. >> i can't believe this is amazing. >> it's amazing, can you believe it? i came out here a couple of try, a couple of losses but this win makes up for all of it. >> reporter: this was a nationally televised game and it elevated women's basketball. the player's parents watched with pride. >> to be a player of a woman who plays basketball is just amazing. >> we've opened the door for women in every sport and we're growing. we're going to break that last one some day. >> these girls show what they can do, it's amazing to us it really opens our eyes. >> reporter: and a fo

uconn doubles in the first half, 54-27.cruise the rest of the way and win 93-62 for their 89th consecutive win. >>> nba -- the mavericks are on an impressive run. they've now won 16 of 17 after beating the magic. to orlando, this three-pointer moves nowitzki past larry bird 25th place on the all-time scoring list. mavs are up. mavericks beat florida and beat the heat and now magic 105-99. >>> to college football -- oregon's taylor was named the player of the year. >>> college basketball number 11 kansas stay and unlv, the three points knocked down late in the second. unlv upsets kc. 63-59. gets worse. the wildcats have two players suspended for receiving impermissible benefits. suspended indefinitely. >>> shaquille o'neal was the conductor for the boston pops orchestra. shaq conducted three songs including the christmas classics "sleigh ride" the jackson five hit "can you feel it" and queen's "we are the champions." afterwards shaq says he developed a new found respect for conductors, because his arms were killing him after

the women's basketball team toppled top-ranked uconn to end the huskies historic win streak. tim coil joins us with more. we predicted this right. >> that's right. when we started previewing this game you were the two believers. gino said they weren't going to lose either. so they have dominated the spotlight in the last few years, it's been well deserved. they have won a record 90 straight games but tonight was all about stanford according to head coach tar a vanderveer. the cardinals had a streak of their own winning 51 straight and they are the last team to bet beat the his keys back in the 2008 final. but forget maya moore. the guest player was pohlen. they held moore to 14 points on 5 of 15 shooting. pohlen send it ahead to chiney ogwumike for the score and knock them off 71-59 ending the 90-game winning streak. >> this losing stuff is getting old, man, i hate it. i wish we could catch a break every once in a while so these kids could have some success. >> it's an amazing accomplishment and he and his team and staff are to be commended. i totally respect that. but tonigh

the top-ranked women of uconn finally meet their match. this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, december 31st, 2010. good morning, everybody on this new year's eve. good to see you. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen this morning. the countdown to the new year is on. in new york, the switch is flipped for rehearsal of the midnight ball drop in times square thursday. it took a small army of plows to clear the snow from a massive snowstorm. times square is finally ready and security for tonight's festivities will be extremely tight. whit johnson is in times square with more. whit, good morning to you. >> terrell, good morning to you. happy new year. the new year's eve bash in times square has happened every year for more than a century and despite all the people crammed into just a few blocks, it's been a very safe event in recent years and new york city police say they are doing everything they can to keep it that way. nearly a million people are expected to pack new york's times square tonight. along with plenty of security. >> the c

what the cardinal have to say about ending uconn's 90-game win streak. that's next in sports. ,,,,,,, players in the country that have a win over u-conn... tonight, they looked to add their 12-teammates to that list and huskies record 90- >>> stanford's gwinnett poe lynn and janae peterson are the only two active players in the country that have a win over uconn. they look to add their 12 teammates to that list. the cardinal have an impressive streak of their own winning 51 straight and are the last team to beat the his keys back in the 2008 final four. lindy la rocque drills a three to give them a 7-0 lead. maya moore with a three ball of her own, stanford led by four at the half. the mighty huskies had no answer for jeanette poe lynn. she powers in a career high 31 points, then it's the other senior, kayla peterson with the layup. she finishes with 8 points and 11 rebounds. stanford up 9. the d held the explosive moore to 14 points on 5 of 15 shooting. poe lynn shoots it ahead for the easy layup. the cardinal led the entire game. >> final second here a

pitt beating uconn for the fourth-straight time.y win 78-63. >>> and for all your scores and highlights, watch "the highlight express," airing until 3:00 p.m. eastern today on espn news. back to you in new york. >>> and now, to a lucky break for a little one that was slip-sliding away. a calf that ventured into the middle of a frozen oklahoma pond, found himself literally skating on thin ice. >> a newspaper helicopter came to the rescue. the pilot, hovered over the pond. and the powerful wind from the chopper's blades pushed the little calf closer to dry land. the ice eventually cracked. but the little one made it to safety. >> nice sound effects, mike. that's good. >>> coming up next, the stories we'll be following today. including cleaning up from some wild weather on the east coast and the west coast. >>> and from haiti, a dramatic deadly jump, in those who died from cholera. the numbers, straight ahead. twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. sleep is here, on the wings of lunesta. and if you wake up often in the middle of the ni

it's 88 straight for uconn. look to break the record tuesday against my florida state seminoles. >> plays of the day at 11:00. though see you then. and there was some more. >> alan: and apparently people weren't too busy shopping to go to the movies. we show you the box office winners coming up. >> alan: jeff brings' sci-fi sequel ruled the box office. "tron legacy" earned $43.6 million, beating out yogi bear. the chronicle0ss of narnia fell to number three, and mark wall berg's the fighter came in third. and rounding out the top five. angelina jolie. thanks for watching. good night.t.t.t.t.t.t.t.t.t.t..

the uconn women win their 89th game in a row, the most ever. >> uconn has won. 89 consecutive wins, more than anyone in college basketball division 1 history. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, december 22nd, 2010. >>> good morning, everybody. good to see you this wednesday. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. this morning officials in california are watching the skies, hoping a fifth straight day of record rain won't be one too many, the latest wave of storms started last night, the worst expected this morning. forecasters predict it could bring several more inches of rain to the water-logged state. meanwhile, more than 200 homes were evacuated last night in two los angeles suburbs. emergency workers went door to door to get people to leave. officials say those homes are in danger of being wiped out by mudslides. the governor has declared a state of emergency in six california counties and the damage isn't just in california. four homes including this one washed away in littlefield, arizona, near the utah-nevada borders. fire officials say a dozen more homes are at risk. t

uconn couldn't get any footing. stanford was tough and played inspired against an excellent huskies team. the last time uconn lost was to stanford, the final four in '08. now it is bookends, 71-59. the mark for consecutive wins is now set at 90. here's some of what was said afterwards. >> i think everybody did a great job. we had a lot of help. >> there's a sense of disappointment that we didn't play well. but if you look beyond that, there's been other times during this whole time where we didn't play well. it's just that we haven't faced anybody as good as stanford played tonight. >> reporter: all right. stanford doing what many thought was possible, because uconn's streak would eventually come to an end. yes, uconn head coach geno auriemma being very gracious and complimentary of stanford. next up for the cardinal, a game at cal. they're playing the golden bears on january 2nd. that is a look at sports, have yourself a great morning. >> same to you, lawrence. >>> to help you have a great morning, how do you dress

the uconn >>> and uconn has one upped ucla. >> the huskies have made their mark. women's basketball team won their 89th straight game yesterday. they took away the suspense at half time by going up more than 25-points. in the middle of the news conference, the coach got a call from president obama. >> we have not lost since you've been inaugurated. how about we keep that streak going for a couple more years? >> to put that much emotional energy and effort into everything we do on the court, it's remarkable. >> connecticut hasn't lost since the 2008 ncaa tournament semi finals. of their 89 consecutive wins, 87 have been by double digits. >>> city council has moved forward, voted to move forward with an environmental impact report for a new ballpark for the a's. the team owner says they need to leave the coliseum. a committee hasn't decided whether or not to allow the move. last night's meeting in oakland, meeting of the city council and public stressed the importance of keeping their hopes alive. >> that is one of my concerns. >> do the right thing, approve this co

uconn breaks the record winning their 89th game in a row. they break and they are marched up by john wooden and company. that's an unbelievable record. nobody will ever get close i don't think. unless it is the uconn women. >> it is exciting. >>> mike singletary has a future in the cia. >> don't tell anybody, dan. >> "nightline" is up next. i'm carolyn johnson. >> and i'm dan ashley. our next newscast is tomorrow morning at 4:30. >> for larry beil and leigh glaser. thanks for joining us. >> and a live picture of heavenly. great skiing, but be careful lightning fast. lightning strong. rizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world.

plus, stanford was the last to beat uconn before the huskies reeled off 90 straight wins. could the cardinals do it again? your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. >>> we've had a stormy end of december. january, looks like it will start off nice and quiet. your forecast coming up. your watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, last night in a matchup of women's basketball powerhouses, any way you sliced it, a major streak would come to an end. here's nbc's mario solis with a look at all your sports headlines. >>> hi there. good morning. the uconn women's basketball team had a 90-game win streak. number one stanford, a win streak. something had to hit. the longest win streak in college basketball is over. the cardinal's jeanette poland, too much for the huskies. career high 39 points. stanford the last team to beat them in 2008 to win again 71-59. >>> to the nba, boston's kevin garnett will be out two weeks after an mri showed a strained calf muscle. garnett suffered the injury wednesday night against d

may just be able to be ready to pull off a victory thursday night that everyone is looking at, the uconn game. the stanford hammered xavier. finishing the break there, of course uconn comes to town thursdays night having won a record 89 consecutive games. >> this is why we play these games to really let us know where we're at. so that we don't, i mean this to me i told my team this is like the ncaa tournament. you play xavier and you don't play connecticut. it's very challenging. but our team is looking forward to it. and it's coming and so we're very excited. >>> as you probably know, stanford is the last team to actually beat uconn, 89 games again and it's a jammed house complete sell out for thursday night as you would imagine. >> okay. see you at 10:00. see you mark and we'll have much more on this intense weather coverage coming up. the rain and wind is just starting to roll in. that's it for now, we'll see you back here at 10:00. >> have a good evening everyone. w t ileororr li irore

it's 88 raight for uconn. look to break the record tuesday against my florida state seminos. >> plays of the da at 11:00. though see you then. and there was some more. >> alan: and apparently people weren't too busy shopping to go to the movies. we show you the box office winners coming up. ♪ leftover dserts, boardroom, now. and hurry before the interns get here. thanks but i aeady have some yummy black forest cake. black forest ce? ♪ so? [ female annncer ] need a guilt free treat? try yoplait light. and i've lost weight. [ female announcer ] with 30 delicious flavors like black fest cake all around 100 calories each. plait. it is so good. younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, 'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. thats not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do? with cinnabon cinnan have such a sweet an delicious aroma that my family can't wait to get their hands on them. enjoy cinnab cinnan... now in all pillsburyinnamon rolls. >>

. >>> 88 feels great for uconn. the jets are sky high, and a pate tris goes where no lineman has gone before. plus, michael vick was impressive yesterday against the giants, but the big flow came from a less heralded teammate. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> in weather we're tracking a snowstorm in the midwest and a historic rain event for the west coast. your monday forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> and in sports -- the giants dominated the eagles for 53 minutes yesterday. the problem is, the game lasted 60 minutes. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. the new york giants did everything right for three quarters. then the eagles took over. new york was up by 21 when michael vick engineered a comeback. hit jeremy maclin from 13 yards out and the eagles tied the game. vick threw three touchdowns, ran for another. but the play everybody is talking a

. >>> history is made tonight with the uconn women's basketball team. the winning streak that is staggering. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. still some heavy downpours out there. even some reports of thunder and lightening. marin county earlier this evening. we can expect a break in the rain through most of tomorrow but get ready. another gully washer is on the way. earlier today around the bay area the heavy rain caused flooding, power outages downed trees and accidents. don knapp is along the embarkadaro in san francisco where the rain has really been heavy at times. >> reporter: that's right, ann. this on again, off again storm keeps catching us by surprise. it is almost perfectly dry here the next minute wham. the rain came in fits and starts sometimes so heavy windshield wipers and storm drains couldn't keep up. flooding low lying areas that usually ends up under water in heavy rains. the storm and lightening caught us by surprise as we waited to do a live report later in the evening. we are dropping the mass. we are dropping the mass. we are in

uconn takes it the other way. 2 of her 26, streak continues. uconn rolls 81-50, but don't expect it to change the head coach. >> i don't know that that's changing me a whole lot right now. you know, i'm going to a good restaurant tonight, going to have a good bottle of wine. i would have done that either way. it will taste a little better tonight, though. >> he would have had the bottle of wine either way. good for him. and good for the 49ers, incredible. in fact, listen, if the niners and raiders can take it down to two weeks left in the season and both be in the playoff picture, more power to them. >> it's fun to watch. >>> that's it for eyewitness news at 5:30. see you back here in half an hour and then of course at 10:00 and 11:00. until then, cbs5.com. have a good night. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] now everyone can explore the world from home. at&t is making high speed internet more affordable than ever at only $14.95 a month. one-year price guarantee.

hosting uconn on thursday but they couldn't afford to overlook xavier in a rematch from last year's elite. >> stanford has a time-out left. stanford is going to the final 4. >> first half today. on the run. shades of last year at arco with the right handed layup. senior with 19 points. cardinals poured it on in the sec half outscoring the muskateers by 24. stanford blows out xavier. >> xaver have proven they are a top team and this was a real important kind of iconic statement game for us that what we need to do and we did it. >> stanford and yale met up on the basketball court tonight at main maples pavilion. admit stanford has produced over 50 nobel price winners and if dennis were here he would tell you five u.s. presidents call yale their almamater. >>> enjoying the game after putting down the books. a layup. yale led by one at the break. but stanford would run away with it in the second half. josh owens is there for the big put back. the cardinals hold yale to 17 points in the final 20 minutes winning 60-44 and will open up pac-10 play sunday against cal. >>> and speaking of the bear

>> espn sports science has crunched the numbers on maya moore the star for uconn. it's amazing.leap is two inches less than a man in the nba. her hands are moving faster than the strike of a rattle snake. and this is pretty fast stuff. >> so when everyone looks back, what will the streak say about the ability to concentrate? >> i think with uconn, this is a team that doesn't care if they're up by one point or 30 points. they're playing against themselves. and they're playing against the game. the great athletes, the great teams of the past have done exactly that. when you see a uconn player diving for the basketball, ahead by 30 points, she's doing that, you know that's an extraordinary team. they do things that no other team in women's basketball does. >> well, they have done it for excellence. they have done it for everyone. thank you, christine brennan. >> thank you, diane. >>> up next -- spider-man, another accident. a 30-foot drop on broadway. >>> up next -- spider-man, another accident. a 30-foot drop on broadway. wasn't my daughter's cabbage appetizer spectacular? [ man t

uconn is now one game shy.h 31 as uconn beat marquette 79- 47 for their 87th straight win. they'll try to make it 88 in a row a week from sunday. ent winning stre >> we're going streaking. yeah. it duke who has w >> uconn has, by far, the longest current winning streak in the majors after the huskies. it's duke who has 19 straight. auburn football has won 14 in a row, 12 for oregon and the kpix news has won 8 years in a row. >>> new owners haven't broken the warriors injury curse. stephen curry's ankle is holding up about as well as the titanic. he sprained his right ankle. the fourth time this season he has injured the same ankle. he is unlukely to play against miami tomorrow. could be out a couple weeks. >> i don't think it hurt him as much as it -- >> yes. >> i don't think, first period in buffalo, the puck ricochets off danny boyle before going in. past antti niemi, 1-0 sabres. up 4-2, douglas murray winds up, scores his first goal to have the season to get the sharks within one t sabres score twice in the

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uconn. the kings and queens of college basketball. >>> real quick, the usf men drop a decision to university of san diego. stanford women at usf tomorrow on the hill top. nhl the sharks in charge at home three straight wins now. todd mcclellan. jb, i know the penguins are your boys but logan cannot be ignored. 1 goal -- 18 goals to lead the team. dan boyle on a wrister. franchise record 17th goal for him on power plays by a defenseman. sharks win 2-0 to host the coyotes coming up thursday. >>> mike singletary not showing his hand about the starting quarterback sunday. coach still likes being in the playoff discussion. >> feeling fortunate is not the word to truly describe what we field as the team for the opportunity that we're in right now. it is truly a blessing to be in this situation. >> all right. louisville defeats -- who do what's my winning diabetes plan? start taking action now for diabetes! medication? got it. exercise? most days! mom, blood sugar level? on target! diet? all set. a

. >> uconn and south florida. big east title game. tipped ball picked off by wilson and the huskies up 10-3. 23 second left. the 52 yarder for the win and that sends uconn to its first bcs game in school history. probably the orange or fee assess bowl. >>> and san jose state finishes with another lot. idaho beats the sparks. sparty winless, 0-8, and finished 1-12. we take a brief time-out. the sharkrkrkrkrkrkrkrkrkrkrkrkk [ older brother ] hey, that's the last crescent. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? with cinnabon cinnamon have such a sweet and delicious aroma that my family can't wait to get their hands on them. enjoy cinnabon cinnamon... now in all pillsbury cinnamon rolls. come on... isn't it time an auto insurer gave it to you straight? that's why you should talk to state farm. but not yet. first, talk to any one of the 40 millio

>> sreenivasan: uconn now has its sights set on a third straight national championship. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: now, a closer look at two major bills that were just approved. first, the health and compensation package for 9/11 responders, workers, and survivors. as we heard earlier, a last- minute compromise led to senate passage of a bill to provide up to $4.2 billion for monitoring and treating illnesses related to ground zero and to re-open a victims' compensation fund for another five years. the house had earlier passed its this afternoon, legislators from the new york area and supporters held a press conference to hail their victory. >> on 9/11, our country was attacked by terrorists. certain men and women, the strongest, the bravest among us, raised up those towers when everybody was coming down. they were the ones who went to the pile first to look for survivors, then the find remains. and then to do the cleanup. and they never failed. they never stopped. they never waivered, they never had any concerns for themselve

some say uconn's biggest accomplishment is not getting much attention because they're women.coach, though, is still taking it all in stride. >> the number's the number. everyone's put it out there. you know, i don't know that that changes me a whole lot right now. you know, i'm going to a good restaurant tonight. i'm going to have a good bottle of wine. i would have done that either way. >> a win tomorrow night will give uconn its 89th victory since 2008. that will be the longest winning streak of any gender in college basketball history. congrats to those ladies for sure. >>> time now for sunday's nfl action. we get the highlights now from espn news. >>> good morning. sunday a game that would likely decide the nfc east. the 9-4 eagles travel to face the 9-4 giants. everything on the line. early on. all new york. giants up 7-3. eli manning to mario manningham. 33 yards, touchdown connection. 14-3, g-men. we move to the fourth, manning and the giants up 24-10. make it 30-10 finds kevin boss, middle of the end zone. a tall hill, if not a mountain to climb for the eagles. 31-17.

the uconn women are feeling the love from coach gino ore yamaguchi a.w standard with 89 victories. ucla men. had also won 88 straight. or yamaguchi a got a phone call during his postgame news conference. >> no, you're not interrupting anything. you're taking me, you know, if i was calling you and you had all those reporters in front of you you'd be dying to take my phone call, right? we have not lost since you have been inauguration and how about we keep that streak goin' for a couple more years, huh? all right. thanks, bye. [ applause ] >> that was the new president, university of connecticut. >> keith smart might be getting a call from president barack obama tomorrow morning. 3 seconds left. >> looking radmanovich three. good. it's good. deficit. let's go to overtime. you can't spell monta without o.t. ellis had 44 last night in >> vladimir radmanovich erase a 16-point deficit. oh we go to overtime and then monta, he had 44 last night in the loss, 36 tonight, look at that reverse cam. that's amazing. they steal one at arco. 117-109. no traveling for m

uconn has a great tradition, they have a great program and a great team. we love this challenge. >> a 6:00 p.m. tipoff at naples tomorrow. not 90 straight. but the warriors would be happy with a fourth straight win. tonight in atlanta, monte ellis and staff murray cold tonight on the field against the hawks. both 14 -- make that 4 for 13 shooting, picking up the slack, during relate wright, doubles, doubles, going with the 11 boards. the hawks, one of the better teams in the east, especially at home. the win streak was nice. but the warriors will have to start another one, losing to atlanta, 103-93. >>> the sharks on the road tonight in st. paul taking on the wild. the stop in minnesota, the first of a three-game trip for the sharks helding to the new year. they treaded the lead back and forth in the first two periods of the game before patrick marlo broke the tie withis 14th of the season. the sharks lead 3 to 2 in the second intermission. back to the niners, talking playoffs going to last sunday. and now, maybe -- maybe a lot of teams would have to lose.

. >>> tonight the mighty uconn huskies hopeclipse of their own.ay here in new york the huskies beat ohio state 81-50 bringing their streak to 88 games tieing the men's record set by ucla 36 years ago. uconn could pass ucla tuesday night when they play florida state becoming the winningest college basketball team in history. >>> when we come back, our "making a difference" report bringing toys to tots this holiday season. you take once-monthly boniva, check out the myboniva program. it's free to join, and it shows you lots of ways to help improve your bone strength. like bone-healthy exercises that are easy to do. boniva works with your body to help stop and reverse bone loss. and myboniva gives you calcium-rich recipes... monthly reminders... and even a month of boniva, free. so call or go to myboniva.com and sign up now. ( announcer ) don't take boniva if you problems with your esophagus, low blood calcium, severe kidney disease, or can't sit or stand for at least one hour. follow dosing instructions carefully. stop taking boniva and tell your do

last night, the uconn huskies broke a record that had stood for nearly 40 years.seth doane reports, women athletes have come a long way, but some feel they still don't get the respect they deserve. >> 89 consecutive wins. >> reporter: it was one for the record books. >> so history made tonight here in hartford. >> reporter: the uconn huskies beat florida state 93-62, but the number that really counts is this one-- 89. that's how many consecutive wins the huskies have racked up, the longest streak in college basketball history. they surpassed a men's record set by ucla 37 years ago. prompting a post-game phone call to coach geno auriemma from none other than the basketball fan in chief. >> mr. president, i really appreciate that. >> reporter: president obama congratulated him. >> he was talking to me as a basketball fan. >> reporter: the huskies' success is a legacy of title 9, the federal mandate that gave equal opportunities to boys and girls' sports in schools. today, one in three girls play sports in high school, compared it one in 27 when the legislation passe

. >> what the uconn women are trying to do is a monumental achievement in sports. there's no other way to say it. >> reporter: so why haven't we heard anything about it? the university of connecticut women's basketball team hasn't lost a single game since 2008. a win today would be their 88th in a row, tying a four-decade-old record, set by the ucla men's basketball team, with an iconic group of players and with a legendary coach revered ever since. this time around, few headlines. a stunning lack of interest some say from the male-dominated sports media. >> let's not kid ourselves. the lack of coverage for the uconn women is very similar to what would be going on at a playground with a fourth grade boy pointing at a girl saying you can't play, you're just a girl. >> reporter: nearly four decades after title ix mandated equality in athletics, things still aren't equal, some analysts say. to others it's an apples and oranges comparison, different sexes, yes, but different games and different size basketballs. different levels of athleticism according to some. uconn'

i've been far more academically stimulated here at uconn than at my previous institution. >> reporteronsidered what she wanted to do after college. >> i'm very driven toward mission and purposeful work. i wanted to save now so i could have a greater impact later. >> reporter: lee melvin is uconn vice president of enrollment planning and management. he says there's several ways to cut down on college costs. >> one creative way is students are recognizing the importance of graduating in four years. so what some students are doing is while they're in high school they're taking dual enrollment classes, where they're enrolled in high school and college. they're taking advance the placement courses where they can take advanced placement tests and take that score and some schools will give college credit for that score. so once they arrive to us, many students will have completed half of their freshman year. another ways that students are being creative is they are looking at costs both in state and out of state schools. and they're also comparing their private schools and now more students

uconn women just broke that record.s came out firing moore with a jumper and hartley, uconn up by 26. second half, and yya, more and more. she had 41 and they win the 89th game in a row. >> it is official, rich hardin is back with the a's but what will his role be? he begin as the number two starter in the texas ranger rotation, just as he did with the a's and abduction, he broke down physically. it's unclear if they are going to use him as a fifth starter or limit his innings. >>> there are too many college football games, fact. as louisville place southern mis and i will offer hundred dollars in anybody in the studio hoe knows the name of this bowl game. here we go, stylish in st. petersburg, florida, southern mis, don't go to google dan. just stop. 14-0 and, cash money. you got another ten seconds, and back to the quarterback, austin davis a one hand snag, they are tied. and beef brady bowl. >> speaking of unnecessary games, a brawl broke out in the los angeles ri football league. miami and tampa breeze, they don't l