when the season started, vincent jackson was nowhere to be found. he held out because he wanted a new deal and missed the first ten games. last night, jackson went back and proved his worth against the 9ers. philip rivers threw up a jump ball down the sideline. jackson went up and he got it. 7-0, chargers and he was just getting warm. rivers found him again in the second quarter. san diego up, 17-0 at the half. jumped towards the end zone, touchdown number three. chargers won it, 34-7. >>> basketball's rajon rondo will be out a week with an injury. nate robinson, he can do it inside, nate can do it outside. drilled the straightaway three. celts up 11. boston won their 12th straight, 102-90. >>> the nuggets j.r. smith soared to the rim for a two-handed jam. he threw over george hilt for the dunk of the night, maybe for the year. seven seconds left to play, manu gonobili, nuggets win, right? wrong. anthony was called for an offensive foul. the spurs won it, 113-112. >>> it's the most exciting play in hockey, the penalty shot. the goalie went the other

when the season started, chargers wide receiver vincent jackson was nowhere to be found. held out because he wanted a new deal and missed first ten games. well, last night, jackson was back and proved his worth against the niners. he put on a show in the first quarter. philip rivers threw up a jump ball down the sideline. jackson went up and he got it. 7-0, chargers and he was just getting warm. rivers found him again in the second quarter. san diego up 17-0 at the half. jackson completed the trifecta in the fourth, made the grab and jumped toward the end zone, touchdown number three. chargers won it, 34-7. >>> basketball, the celts' rajon rondo will be out at least a week with an ankle injury. cue nate robinson, up and under. a pretty reverse. nate can do it inside. nate can do it out. drilled the straightaway three. the celts up 11 on the hawks. boston red-hot, won their 12th straight, 102-90. >>> now, this is a dunk that may take the cake. the nuggets' j.r. smith soared to the ram for the two-handed jam. that's impressive. one more time. he threw over george hill for th

when the season started, vincent jackson was nowhere to be found. eld out because he wanted a new deal and missed the first ten games. last night, jackson went back and proved his worth against the 9ers. he put on a show in san diego in the first quarter. philip rivers threw up a jump ball down the sideline. jackson went up and he got it. beat the defender to the end zone, 7-0, chargers and he was just getting warm. rivers found him again in the second quarter. san diego up, 17-0 at the half. jackson completed the tritech it ta in the fourth. made the grab, jumped towards the end zone, touchdown number three. chargers won it, 34-7. >>> basketball's rajon rondo will be out a week with an injury. cue nate robinson. up and under, a pretty reverse. nate can do it inside, nate can do it outside. drilled the straightaway three. celts up 11. boston won their 12th straight, 102-90. >>> we've seen great dunks this season but here's one that may take the cake. the nuggets j.r. smith soared to the rim for a two-handed jam. that's impressive. one more time. he t

philip rivers connected with receiver vincent jackson for three touchdowns against the 49ers, includingyarder in the first quarter. san francisco looked like they scored in the second but a review of the play put the ball on the six inch line and the 49ers couldn't push it across. rivers and jackson went right back to work scoring on an 11-yard pass. a chargers full-back rushed for another touchdown right here and san diego gets the "w" 34-7. >>> to the nba a wild finish in denver. late in the fourth quarter the nuggets steal the inbounds pass carmelo anthony lays it in with the lead over san antonio. seven seconds left, hitting a wild runner off the glass and then the assist buzzer but called for an offensive foul. spurs win this 113-112. >>> in boston, the celtics gradually opened a big league over the atlanta hawks. glenn davis 18 points and 10 rebounds. the celts won their 12th straight, 102-90. >>> when we return this friday morning, we'll have another look at this morning's top stories and under fire. security guard describes his heroic actions during a florida school board shooti

again, you are going to see rivers here hit vincent jackson.rs down the stretch and make as huge difference for the football team. who was, in fact, 20 and 1 in the month of december, the past several seasons, drew. so this is that team. this is that football team that people are concerned about. if you look at the last five, six weeks of the season, they have been playing very good football. the raiders put 250 on them and the chargers are dangerous. the 9ers, crazy enough about that game, still not eliminated after nine losses. >> really? >> i was going to ask you if mike singleterry's job was in trouble. >> they will be five and one in the division. they will host the playoff game. it's kind of crazy. >> up in new england, patriots are already in the playoff, right? so we're going to talk about basketball. >> a lot of things to be happy about in boston. the boston celtics are on a 12-game winning streak right now. the atlanta hawks are in town. the hawks are banged up, no problem. the big three are still there. kevin garnett, 17 points last

. >>> chargers hosting the 49ers thursday night football, philip rivers hooks up with vincent jackson to make a great catch, 58 yards for the touchdown, the first of three jackson td's. right now chargers are rolling. it's 34-7 in the 4th. >>> college hoops jeff jones and american visiting north western. in the 1st half american is down five, but brad maldevano hits a tough-turn around. au down four at the break, but in the 2nd half northwestern would pull away, michael thompson with three of his 23. american falls 78-62. >>> why couldn't hbo have followed the caps and penguins when the caps were on the winning streak and the penguins and crosby were struggling? maybe 24-7 can start over in a couple weeks. don't think coach bruce boudreau would mind. caps scored the first goal last night against the ducks and then were snake bit. later ovie had a break-away, but he hit the post. the caps would lose to the ducks 2-1 in overtime, a seventh straight loss, but really not quite new stuff for the head coach. >> took a hard time for me to convince that they were a good time and i mean we're

philip rivers having a monster season, gets a little help from his friend vincent jackson right there. and perhaps a little help from the defense. 58-yard touchdown pass. jackson had been out ten games in a contract dispute, but he came back in a big way, catching three touchdowns, rivers threw for some 270 yards. chargers go on to win, 34-7. they're 8-6, half game behind kansas city in the afc west. rivers moves over 4,000 yards passing for the season. remember, he's chasing dan marino's single season record of more than 5,000 yards. >>> in minnesota hundreds of volunteers showed up to help shovel out tcf stadium for the vikings/bears game. the game moved because of the roof collapse at the metrodome. a rough final home game for vikings fans. ticket holders seated on a first come, first served basis thanks to a smaller capacity at the college stadium. also, because of university of minnesota policy, and ncaa policy, no alcohol will be served, no food outside food or beverages can be brought in. oh, one more thing, it will be 4 degrees for the game. sounds like a hell of a good time.

philip rivers, looking deep for vincent jackson. and he's got him.at that effort by jackson. 7-0, san diego. so nice, we show it twice. jackson, literally takes it away from nate clemens. a 50-yard touchdown. fourth quarter, san diego in control. rivers to jackson again. their third connection of the night. the chargers win 34-7. they are now 8-6, in that tight afc west. >>> let's go to the nba. paul pierce and the celtics riding an 11-game win streak, hosting the hawks. late second quarter. kevin garnett down low. that's a high-percentage shot. garnet with 17 points. we go to the third quarter. marvin williams knocks down the three. 26 points for him. fourth quarter action now. paul pierce, the big guy can hit the three ball. pierce with 15 points. he also had ten assists. dishing this to glen davis here. the celtics win 102-90. that's 12-straight wins for boston. one of the hottest teams in the nba. >>> that will do it for me. i'm ducis rodgers. >>> an icon in our business has stepped aside. larry king ended his nightly show last night after 25 yea

phillip rivers and vincent jackson wrestles nate clements for the pass, 7-0 early for the first quartere. alex smith can't find the open receiver, runs for the pylon, called a touchdown. but on further review smith's knee hit the ground before he got to the end zone, so the 49ers go for it on fourth and inches. stopped by brandon silas. instead of a 7-7 game it's 7- nothing. >> kick a field goal. >> >> they could have kicked a field goal. the 49ers get destroyed. 34-7 is the final. kim coyle is in san diego for the after math. >> so much for momentum. four days after dropping 40 on the seahawks the 'niners were embarrassed by the chargers and looked nothing like a team worthy of making the playoffs. >> you know what the most frustrating thing is about tonight? is not about having to sit back and wait for other teams to see what they do. but it's to know that we had the opportunity to be sitting in the driver's seat after tonight and weed it down the drain. >> i really look for our team, in spite of the setbacks, to really take a step forward and obviously we did not. we continue to stum

philip rivers connected with receiver vincent jackson for three touchdowns against the 49ers, includingyarder in the first quarter. san francisco looked like they scored in the second but a review of the play put the ball on the six inch line and the 49ers couldn't push it across. rivers and jackson went right back to work scoring on an 11-yard pass. a chargers full-back rushed for another touchdown right here and san diego gets the "w" 34-7. >>> to the nba a wild finish in denver. late in the fourth quarter the nuggets steal the inbounds pass carmelo anthony lays it in with the lead over san antonio. seven seconds left, hitting a wild runner off the glass and then the assist buzzer but called for an offensive foul. spurs win this 113-112. >>> in boston, the celtics gradually opened a big league over the atlanta hawks. glenn davis 18 points and 10 rebounds. the celts won their 12th straight, 102-90. >>> when we return this friday morning, we'll have another look at this morning's top stories and under fire. security guard describes his heroic actions during a florida school board shooti