whiteside he dominated and he earned the second triple double of the season. and get this 11 blocks. that's incredible. meanwhile, forward chris bosh led with 23 points including the go ahead fadeaway jumper. this was a big win for the heat. especially for whiteside. >> man, you know, i came out here, we came off three losses. so i mean, i knew i had to make a statement game, you know? i see -- i had to come out and play, man. you know, everything my teammates needed i wanted to do. >> it was an incredible run for the florida panthers. a franchise record 12-game win third place in the atlantic division, but they have had two straight losses in western canada. they flew back home on thursday, and then travelled to tampa for the game against the lightning. the final match-up of the six-game road trip. the squad was on the ice in coral springs today. but it was all about getting back to the basics after a very fun but hectic month. after tomorrow the panthers will start a four-game homestand on monday against edmonton. >>> and the nfl playoffs are in full swing.

wade out, dragic, deng and whiteside going down tonight. and udr hav and bird man and others out too. >>> and thehe miami hurricanes miami at boston college. rodriguez a nice second half. didn't score in the first. in the second. leading the crew is19. and the canes win 67-53. next up, wake forest and coral gables on saturday. >>> the dolphins might have been a last-place losing team but represented pretty well at the pro-bowl. jarvis landry and albert added to the nfl version of the all-star game because of injuries. they wee alternates. the original dolphins pro-bowler mike pouncey can't play in the and that will do it >>> finally tonight, you have a chance to own a small car a big part of history. the c used by pope francis during his visit to philadelphia is being auctions off. one of two used by the pope. it will be auctioned off later in month benefiting missions of the archdiocese of philadelphia. >> i wonder what the bidding will start at. >> i'm curious as well. and that would be the talk of the pope's visit. >> what a conversation

look at hassan whiteside. crumbling to the floor in pain and would have to leave with the oblique injury and would not return. 4th quarter the heat down big. stoke system going to make a little noise right here throwing down the slam in his the only things that went right in this one. john wall tough to stalk even with the full over healthy backcourt but that's pretty right there. and heat down 20 and there's another big injury. dang is going to get poked in the eye. and then it is going to lose it and final score 106-87 and just not a lot going right for the heat. >> we're constantly just trying to really just digest what's going on and take the hit the chin and regroup and then our young guys are trying and they're inexperienced and they're getting stressful sisiations. >> staying positive. on campus the 15th--ranked hurricanes visiting boston college tonight and getting

chris bosh and hsan whiteside did not get voted in. during the tnt all-star announcement, shaq and charles barkley got a little heated. >> i liket. i respect whiteside but he's not there yet. much potential but he's so inconsistent. he's not even close to& an all-star, not even close. >> i know they wouldn't be where they are at in the standings. >> got nothing to do with him. he's a third option. number two got to step up. >> come on, man. >> probably still arguing this morning. tonight we'll find out if he's a reserve one day soon. he definitely won't be playing in tonight's game in toarnlt it. whiteside has been ruled ouou luol deng poked in the eye in the same game. is he listed as questionable tonight along with wade. goran d dragic is also out and this has chris bosh stressed out. >> to be honest -- >> he will get there tonight. post article says short shorts are becoming fashionable in the nba. that's right. when he played for the heat in the '90s. the article says baggie shorts are on their way out after 20 years. hey, i'm all

look at hassan whiteside. crumbling to the floor in pain and would have to leave with the oblique injury and would not return. 4th quarter the heat down big. stoke system going to make a little noise righhere throwing down the slam in his heat debut, but really one of the only ings that went right in this one. john wall tough to stalk even with the ll over healthy backcourt but that's pretty right there. and heat down 20 and there's another big injury. dang is going to get poked in the eye. and final score 106-87 and just not a lot going right for the heat >> we're constantly just trying to really just digest what's going on and take the hit on the chin and regroup d then our young guys are trying and they're inexperienced and they're getting stressful situations. >> staying positive. on campus the 15th-ranked hurricanes visiting boston llege tonight and getting guys pumped up and hey, it works first half james palmer with the steal? the bounce back and would have loved that with the 6 point lead and the eagle

chris bosh and hassan whiteside kit not t in as starters, they will have to wait and hope that maybe they get the call and be selected as reserves. during tonight's all star announcement, shaq and charles barkley got a little heated when talking about whether hassan deserves to be an all star. >> this kid has so much potential, but he is so inconsistent. he is not even close to an all star. >> if he plays defense and got rebounds, nothing to do with him, he is the third option. >> i all the know it is a good show -- >> number two has to step up again. >> give me that one again? >> come on, man. stop talking, still arguing, hassan may not be an allstar, toronto definitely will be playing there in tomorrow's game, whiteside has been ruled out, he is the oblique injury from last night, he is listed as questionable, along with wade as we mentioned earlier. gerald gene, now goran is already listed as out, but bosh is stressed out i don't know, i don't knowho will be available in toronto, we will cross that when we get there to be honest. >> meanwhile, a washington post article says shorts

hassan whiteside stepping it up. block, another block, another oh, another block, and a guy with a difficult name to say so i won't say it and then another one. just -- he's doing it. how about this guy. how do you say his name, beno? >> beno udrih. >> yeah, that guy, whiteside throwing it home on the lob and whiteside still playing "d." you'll pay for your transgressions. 17 rebounds, 11 blocked and he's our player of the night. >> yeah. >> triple-double. >> is. congratulations. >> that's all we have. >> that's all we have. announcer: "jack hanna's wild nationwide.

he didn't play last night, but it's okay because whiteside did. whiteside grabbed 17 rebounds, blocked 11 shots with and when he finished at the rack, there was no one there to stop mill. >> he's the best shot blocker in the league. and his athleticism is is between though ears. when he's focused, he has a big night. >>> when the panthers come to florida, they'll get to spend some time at home after a lengthy stop in canada. even the fans were there. florida has dropped their last 2, giving the red wings me to make up the standings. >> we have to get back on the win track as soon possible. ourselves and the other teams in our division. in order to do that, we got to get back some points. >> and once again, baseball reminds me why i chose the wrong profession. the orioles sign first baseman chris davis to a deal worth he'll make >>> it's here. the day has arrived forman day lovers across the country. thousands of people came from near and far to see giant ban day cub bebe for his national debut. # 5 month old bebe is still nursing and being kept in

the heat playing toronto tomorrow night whiteside and drug ali rudolph danko be out as well he got poked in the eye last night in washington. hip he lt the game weight missed last night in a sore shoulder the heat have lost three straight and six out of seven. two weeks agwe were going into a west coast road trip really trying to prove ourselves with the whole roster and now we got like five or six or seven guys out it's just a tough pill to pill to swallow. keep rolling the panthers got one again not for any other reason then i'm sick of talk about the four-game losing streak and listen to all those soundbites from players talk about not panicking. >> the panthers for straight losses on the heels of 12 straight wins one more loss friday to chicago would tie a season-long five-game losing streak. >> the main thing especially that's what i always do is just bear down n practice work hard just build up that confidence usually translates into a game but often times when you've lost of uganda take something we have to keep plugging away at not get frustrated by what's ing on. >> before they

whiteside, josh mcroberts the list goes on and on all questionable pretty much everyone. there is no question now that the heat have been struggling, one to forget especiallllfor tyler johnson they lost by 20. fourth straight loss still now here is the silver lining the heat currently holds the eight spot eastern conference. i preach this patient wait for this team to get healthy they were playing well when they were healthy. >> anchor: that is always frustrating. for us now. local 10 news at 11:00.st text1 italics cc1 test message >>> welcome to "world news tonight." the blizzard of 2016, beating the forecast. the epic storm killing nearly two dozen people. buildings pushed to a breaking point. entire communities buried in snow. rivers of ice flooding homes, as the big dig gets under way. >>> travel mess. tens of thousands of travelers stranded. airports under a virtual ground freeze. convoys of snow plows clearing throads. how long till travelers get where they need to go? >>> race for 2016. one week till iowa. the new numbers out tonight. donald trump surging past ted

earlier today this is one of the toughest challenges they have been through as a team, early on hassan whiteside getting it to go, miami up one at that point. but here comes miami. on the alley-oop, one handed a triple double. 11 blocks for him in the this one, fourth quarter tied at 82. gives miami the lead, this one stays tight back and forth throughout the fourth, a tie game when chris bosh does that. the pretty turn around, 24 points for him, and the heat win this 198-95, a huge win holding on. first quarter how about this alley-oop. nothing can do that if he tried

heat would rally, but hassan whiteside had a huge flight. the heat come back and win 9- 95. >>> hours before a scheduled arbitration hear, the marilyn and jose nebraska fee in an des agree to a 1 year contact. there e were some offseason trade remors involving mill he pitched really well last swn john surgery. >>> the 8th-ranked hurricanes will play on road tomorrow. they'll be at clemson. the hurricanes cop off a loss to virginia. tomorrow afternoon is another test. clemson has won 4 in in a row in acc play. the cane's offensive philosophy will be don't don't really too much on lesson-range jump shot. >> my concern right now is the sol yum of 3's we're taking, settling for 3-point shots. they're not bad shots. but when you're not shooting a great percentage from 3, go 2's. >>> pittsburgh will be without 2 of its best offensive players for sunday's playoff game at denver. runningback deangelo williams and martin brown will be out with injuries. brown the victim of last week's keep shot. accused him of nationing, and now he's apologizing. >>>

>> clay: dwyane wade, goran dragic, hassan whiteside, luol deng and chris anderson. no, that's not the heats starting line-up tonight in toronto p p. those are just five of the guys who will miss tonight's game because of various injuries. that tops our 4:00 sport shot will miss the second game in a row because injuries to both his shoulders. the heat were blown out withoho it. he's not the only one. hassan whiteside went down with an oblique injury that wizard game, a luol disappoint after getting poked in the eye. chris bosh is the only starter playingonight. we'll go through the whole list of who's in and who's out at 6:00. >>> and some surprising news on it of the nba the obviously ca ears have fired head coach david blatt according to multiple reports. the cavs have pmoted ty liu to take over as assistant coach. >>> on the ice, two teams will face off sunrise, the panthers will take on the defending stanley cup champion chchago blackhawks. cats looking for their first 1 in nearly two weeks. and coming up at 6:00 we're going to hear from chris bosh. how does he p

hassan whiteside stepping it up. block, another block, another stepping it up. black. another black. another black. another black. -- black --beno? >> beno udrih. >> yeah, that guy, throwing it on the lob and whiteside still playing "d." you'll pay for your transgressions. 17 rebounds and 11 blocks is all we have to.

see how hassan whiteside tried oklahoma city with some slick moves. >>> plus, the panthers' record win streak is over and now they've got a new streak, it's not a good one. we'll show you the big reason why. and the new dolphins coach has a celebrity look alike, two, actually, that's part of the on sports final. . >>> right now, several americans are missing in iraq. local media reporting three of them were kidnapped. iraqi media is reporting they were kidnapped by militias in baghdad on their way t the airport. the u.s. embassy confirms several americans are missing but they are not elaborating. only saying u.s. officials are working with the iraqi authorities right now. isis claimed a number of attacks in baghdad that killed more than 50 people. three americans freed from back home to u.s. soil right now. this as the white house and tehran praised improving nations. the three released americans have landed in germany. nbc news shot this video of a vehicle convoy that appearsrs to be the one with the released americans headed for a u.s. military base. four americans were freed as part

before the half, hassan whiteside, had 14 points, 11 rebounds. the heat were down just two in the break. somebody had to help hi nobody really did. russell westbrook had a triple double. kevin d durant and everybody else doing their thing. wade though says he still enjoys his birthday. >> while you have it, win championships but one day, you know, you can be talked at as a hall of famer in this game. then as you get older, you play it different. i woke up to a million messages today. i got@a lot of love on social media. much appreciated for everybody sending their love and support on this day. makes me feel good. >>> meanwhile thth panthers were on the road. terrible second period for the cats. here comes cats, still in the second tampa scores on the rebound. third perd the panthers finally showing some fight. derek mckenzie dropping the gloves. scores to put the panthers within one. lightning scored an empty-netter, 3-1 the final. they willle back on the home ice. >>> campus the 21st ranked hurricanes women' team in front of a carolina. this one

for the heat the last few weeks has been the injuries, and who isn't playing tonight that's hassan whiteside who is again out with a hip injury but the burg story is who wilil play. goran dragic is expected back in the heat line-up for the first time in eight games. also hee doralich and also josh mcroberts. line-up tonight. dwyane we there be l. there, of course, and he got to spend a little time at his old stomping grounds. here's wade amar debt where he played college paul. heat president pat riley had high praise for wade last night and the year that he's having. >> i'm so proud of him. every now and then i'll send him a text and in the sub line we keep texting back "i'm so proud." i am so proud of dwayne and the way that he's led and the way he's playing every night. >> clay: after being ords an american icon by did joe dimaggio foundation. he also spoke highly of chris bosh. let's just say it's a good thing bosh was named an all-star as well. >> i would have broken a few locker room doors if he had not gotten named. he's the best big man in the eastern conference. i think he's had the

everybody concerned about whiteside. the hard to tell what caused him to go down. he leaves the game with an oblique strain. did not return. and without him or wade, the heat are just a mess. 20 turnovers john wall makingth el pay with a tear -- making them pay with a tear drop. empty the bench. stokes who gets shuttled back sioux falls but the heat still get crushed and they're trying to figure out a way to climb out of this funk with all of the ail bodies. >>> meantime in college basketball, also trying to snap out of a two game skid on the road. mcclellan says i've got you, against boston college. goes all the way to the rim. robinson keep it close for bc getting inside for two of his game high 22 points. but in the second half rodriguez comes alive his shot wasn't fall in so he takes it to the rim. 12 points all in the second half as the canes win 67 to 53. >>> i'm jim berry, cbs4 sports this morning. >>> now, it's time for talking with joe. he's live from the wqam studios. >> good morning lauren how are you this morning? >> i'm doing all right. f complaints on

hassan whiteside stepping it up. block, another block, another block. oh, another block, and a guy with a difficult name to say so one. how about this guy. how do you say his name, beno? >> beno udrih. >> yeah, that guy, throwing it on the lob and whiteside still playing "d." you'll pay for your transgressions. 17 rebounds, 11 blocked and he's our player of the night. >> triple-double. >> is. congratulations.

chris bosh and hassan whiteside kit not go in as starters, they will have to wait and hope that maybybthey get the call and be selected as reserves. during tonight's all star announcement, shaq and charles barkley got a little heated when talking about whether hassan deserves to be an all star. >> this kid has so much potential, but he is so inconsistent. he is not even close to a an all star. not even close. >> if he plala defense and got rebounds, nothing to do with him, he is the third option. >> i all the know it is a good show -- >> number two has to step up again.

today this is one of the toughest challenges they have been through a a a team, early on hassan whiteside getting it to go, miami up one at that point. but here comes miami. on the alley-oop, one handed a 11 blocks for him in the this one, fourth quarter tied at 82. gives miami the lead, this one stays tight back and forth throughout the fourth, a tie game when chris bosh does that. the pretty turn around, 24 points for him, and the heat win this 198-95, a huge win holding on. first quarter how about this alley-oop. nothing can do that if he tried again, take another look at replay. the hurricanes basketball team getting a little extra leg room on their trip, this is the best isn't it? you get the emergency row e it without having to pay for it? canes have to be well rested too, they are taking on a team that already pulled off one major upset. he knows his guys will have to be ready. and now to baseball, where the ace for another year, jose fernandez has agreed to a one year deal, worth 3 million-dollars with the fish that's a great bargain, but that's because he couldn't have signed any

whiteside and the heat got the last laugh, though, finished with 98-95 your final. sunday, denver hosts the pacers. we got to go to break. >>> jumping on a 3 point win. now, getting the first career shutout in his first career start this season. avs holding the wild card play off spot. this win ended in a 2-game slide. >> we needed that game. we needed a big game going on the road for two. we needed a good game. and that is what we got. >> st. patrick can relate to this little guy. sometimes you have to boogie during intermission, dancing goalie went viral. this is hockey player got moves. he goes by the name chopping. >> i tell you what, play hockey you have to stay warm somehow on the bench. >> that is what it is.

dragic is still out and deng and whiteside are listed as questionable. so the heat waiting in the windy sit. >> that will do it for sports. dan, back toing. >>> it isnother chilly night. >> but the winds are lighter. so for a lot of people, you mimit be thinking 40s. it doesn't feel like 40s. it is all about the wind. >> it is a nice change. >> still well below average. 60. but loo at how quickly -- look at your monday morning low, 49. tuesday morning back to 65. and now your morning low on wednesday, 70. in ft. lauderdale today. how about that. >> it hurts to think a aut it. another cold front through the next few days. wednesday and thursday. next weekend cooler but lows in the 50s a highs in the 70s, my kind of weather.

with hassan whiteside out. dwayne wade with a nice move inside, giving the heat a 5-point lead, but with time winding down in the quarter it is the mvp doing what he does. how about the left handing shot there, right now two heat leading this one in the second quarter. climb? the basketball team jumped to 8th in the latest associated press pole, they will get their toughest test of the season so far, when they take on number 13 virginia on the road tomorrow. on the ice, the panthers looking for their 13th win in a row. how about this for a start, u.c. just 80 seconds into the game, given the cats an early lead, and roberto is doing his part again. how about this save, just amazing. the man is unbelievable, cats with a 2-1 lead in this one, in the second period. in arizona, nick saben and alabama looking for their fourth

and now hassan whiteside official out. night's loss to washington. did not return to the game. as for deng, he was poked eye during the fourth quarter. that's why he is questionable for the game. so injuries helping lead the heat to so many recent losses. >> two weeks ago we were going into a west coast road trip you know really trying to prove ourselves with the whole roster, and now i mean we've got likefive or 6 or seven guys out, and it's just a tough pill to swallow. >> will: meanwhile, dwyane wade is hobbled but still pretty busy in t business front, wade posting this, on his instagram with the cams "first of many in china. thankful." it's his first wade brand store in that country. >>> the miami heat search for new cheerleaders will feature international auditions the fins lob going to colombia, i was joking at 5:00 saying we don't have enough beautiful, talented women in miami, but it's smart by the dolphins, worldwide brand, trying to expand. >> laurie: i warn you there's a very gad bad accident in browardcounty to avoid. >> cistina: i-75 down to one lane if you're hea

after three straight losses the win over the nuggets propelled by the triple-double from whiteside. they took the first on biscayne boulevard, between westbrook and durant. >>> and check outhat steph curry did last night. still on the half court logo, he drills it. that is about 35 feet, ladies and gentlemen. the best part, he did it with 14 seconds left on the shot clock. there was no reason to take that shot. and he of course he did, and he makes it. because he is that good. he may not be human. back to you. >> he may not be human. >>> we could wake up tomorrow to cooler weather. >> it is nice out there. temperatures in the 60s. gusty north wind making it feel actually cooler than it really is out there. but i was just talking with dan a few minutes ago, coolest low we've seen so far this winter season, 58. we may beat that on monday, tuesday, and wednesday and average high 76. we may have to wait until and a brief warm-up on friday and another cold front on saturday. so the cold froro is having more bite this time around. >> i think it will be nice as long as the storms stay away

whiteside here with the dagger. tar heels fall with a loss. on the ice, canes facing the blues on the road. skinner got them the advantage canes led 1-0 going into the third period, on the power play in the third. that's the first career power play goal. canes would continue to roll and they would hang on, 4-1, to win. >> four in a row for the canes. on a nice roll now. >> that's going to do it for us tonight. thanks for watching. >> remember, the news is always on at abc11.com. jimmy kimmel is up next. we'll see you back here tomorrow

check out lopez with the up and under move com\letely fooling whiteside made him a kite and he pulled the string. chris bosh going strong to the rack 28 t. heat not nearly offensive balance. carmelo anthony shows us it's hard to stop everybody. knicks win by 8 snapping an 8 gameme losing streak. >> we want to win we want to turn the curve. but once, again, you know, we have taken a step back. so we're just not there yet. >>> they're still working at it. well congratulations to south florida resident finally in the baseball hall of fame. he makes it on his fourth try. great catcher and pretty good actor he was in that cameo in the miami city ballet. also going in ken griefy junior. that sweet swing and what a great glove in the outfield and the voters recognize it as a vote him in on his first try. gets better than 99% of the vote that is a hall of fame record. i'm jim berry. >>> now, time for talking with jill live. >> good morning lauren how are you this morning. i'm doing all right this morning tough loss for the heat. we have a knicks fan in the studio. i'm being tortured over this

meanwhile hassan whiteside is still out with a hip injury. dwyane wade won't to hav play quite out of position as much tonight. he's made it known he's not thrilled about playing point guard. like calvin he likes to shoot. right now he's waiting is the to get on the floor playing thereon shoulder games that nearly kept him out of chicago's game -- friday's game in toronto. >> at this point i don't think i've got time to get -- to feel great with so many bodies down. you know, i want tow get out there and get a lot of team work in. >> clay: on campus it's a big night for the hurricanes. this is new video just in in the the last hour of hurricanes warming p to take on defendanting champion duke tonight. tip-off is set for 7:00. >>> to football where dolphins few names to his coaching staff one familiar to fins fans. bringing back u lou anarumo. he will be returning those oldejans defense sives back coach. and as usual there's a i have the bate of south florida feel to the super bowl. former tight end greg olison made big plays yesterday against

heat would rally, but hassan whiteside had a huge flight. the heat come back and win 9- 95. >>> hours before a scheduled arbitration hear, the marilyn and jose nebraska fee in an des agree to a 1 year contact. there were some offseason trade rumors involving mill he when he came back from tommy john surgery. >>> the 8th-ranked hurricanes will play on road tomorrow. they'll be at clemson. the hurricanes cop off a los to virginia. tomorrow afternoon is another test. clemson has won 4 in in a row in acc play. the cane's offensive philosophy will be don't don't really too much on lesson-range jump shot. >> my concern righd now is the sol yum of 3's we're taking, settling for 3-point shots. they're not bad shots. but when you're not shooting a great percentage from 3, go inside the arc and make some 2's. >>> pittsburgh will be whout 2 of its best offensive players for sunday's playoff game at denver. runningback deangelo williams and martin brown will be out with injuries. adam jones othe bengals accused him of nationing, and now he's apologizing

and thenade to whiteside. great chemistry. the alley-oop up, second quarter, wade has 1 points. >>> the panthers coach missing tonight's game to be at his mother's funeral. his mother passed away last week. >>> probably better off he the panthers gave up four goals in the first period alone. first one less than a minute in and they just kept coming. lieuango having a bad night in goal. the back-up came in and it wasn't any better for him. he gives up a goal in the second period. right now third period, they are down 5-0. >>> a dan campbells and the muscles heading to the saints. he will be the tight endsp coach and assistant head coach. he played for peyton when he was the offensive coordinator with the cowboys. >>> and more coaching news for a former hurricane star. ed reed is joining rex ryan in buffalo. he will behe assistant defensive back coach for the bills. ththy go way back. not only the year reed played safety for the jets, he was the defensive coordinator in baltimore when reed was one of one of the best >>> we're fo

hassan whiteside is expected to start tonight in denver. he did play against the clippers on wednesday night duty didn't start that game. >>> to baseball where jose fernandez is once again locked in as one of the biggest bargains in baseball. the marlins and their ace have agreed to a one-year deal with a little less than $3 million today. the marlins still controlled fernrndez for this year so he wasn't going anywhere without a trade but this helps them avoid >>> back to the hardwood, they will be to be to their game to avoid the upset bug in clemson. the tigers knocked off duke earlier this year so jim layer nation out knows layer gnawing oh mostofi this be ready to play. >> they have found a way to play inside out where they're getting some really goo interior baskets getting to the foul line, and their guards are really shooting the ball well. >> clay: they're getting ready for what many call the best week of football all year, and they steelers will be without receiver antonio brown with they take on the patriots. brown suffered a conc

hassan whiteside will miss that game with an ebloke injury, the one he suffered in washington the other fight, and luol deng will miss a the game after they will join goran dragic, chris andersen and -- here's a look at what the lineups would look like if the injured heat players fielded a game against the health ones. we haven't even included josh mcroberts who has been out for a while. the injured team would still liablely be better than the healthy team. >> have a panic attack, hopefully it's not that bad and really just get over it, man. it's nothing that we can really do. guys are going to be out for a while, so, you know, the schedule goesn, we still have to make do. ewe seeds are win or lose when we step out there, and we might as well give the correct effort when we're out there. >> clay: on the ice tonight, a tall task for the panthers as well. they take on the deafened stupp championship blackhawkwk who just had their 12-game winning streak snapped last night in tampa, guys. >> calvin: bosh really, tt's why he gets the bic bucks. for him. >> clay: maybe he'll go for 70. o elt

the warriors, an nba best, 35-2, undefeated at home, 17-0 and with whiteside out with an injury at golden state, winslow getting his first career start. heat going low and responding with an early three. wade playing with it injured shoulder. hard to tell here. past iguodala. but there is a reason golden state is the rest in the nba and it is the mvp, curry. with 10 in the first quarter. but the first have taken the lead in the fourth quart. >>> the panthers looking to extend the team record 12-game winning streak in vancouver tonight. ekblad out because of this hit last night. he suffered a concussion on the play. tonight just 80 seconds in, panthers on the attack. reilly smith, and a beautiful play. 1-0, florida. happen without great goaltending. on his belly to make the save. he hears from the crowd. he used to play in vancouver before florida. but huberdeau adding another one. and the topline so good. and vancouver cuts the lead 2-1 in the second period. right now catss still have the advantage. >>> as if having your season ending in heartbreaking fashion wasn't bad enough now the ben

with hassan whiteside out. dwayne wade with a nice move inside, giving the heat a 5-point lead, but with time winding down in the quarter it is the mvp doing what he does. how about the left handing shot there, right now two heat leading this one in the second quarter. how high will the hurricanes climb? 8th in the latest associated press pole, they will get their toughest test of the season so far, when they take on number 13 virginia on the road tomorrow. on the ice, the panthers looking for their 13th win in a row. how about this for a start, u.c. just 80 seconds into the game, given the cats an early lead, and roberto is doing his part again. amazing. the man is unbelievable, cats with a 2-1 lead in this one, in the second period. in arizona, nick saben and alabama looking for their fourth national title in seven years taking on clemson. the tigers are looking strtrg early, to give clemson a 13-7 lead, but just after half time , we have a busted coverage in the secondary. and there goes o.j. nobody anywhere

but 11 blocks by whiteside kept millimeter in the game and offensive plays brought them back completely. a triple-double for him on the night. and then the rookie, justise winslow making threes. he gaves the heat an 85-82 lead. and this game has just gone final, miami survives 98-95, a come back win for the heaters. >>> in college ball, the hurricanes continue the conference schedule tomorrow afternoon as they visit clemson in carolina. they will come off virginia on the coach said they are at 13-2 overall with 2-1 in the acc. >>> and after getting degordon an extension, the marlins have gotten jose fernandez to agree to a deal. the one year contract worth $2.8 million avoid salary arbitration in his first eligible season. he was the subject of plenty of trade talks during the winter meetings in december. that would not have been a popular decision. the fish have been able to sign th other seven arbitration eligible players including their shortstop and color and ramos. >>> switching gears, the nfl playoffs are back tomorrow with two big time games. kansas city is visiting tom brady and

whiteside here with the dagger. tar heels fall with a loss. on the ice, canes facing the blues on the road. skinner got them the advantage here with his 17th goal of the season. canes led 1-0 going into the third period, on the power play in the third. that's the first career power play goal. canes would continue to roll and they would hang on, 4-1, to win. >> four in a row for the canes. on a nice roll now. >> that's going to do it for us tonight. thanks for watching. on at abc11.com. jimmy kimmel is up next. we'll see you back here tomorrow night! good night!train. in jacksonville, florida, the driver of a chevy tahoe died after being hit by an amtrak train, as well. no passengers or crew were hurt in either accident. >> david bowie's family says funeral services will be private. they posted a message on his website saying thank you for the support from around the world adding "just as each and every one of us found something unique in his music, we welcome everyone in the celebration of his life." >> no word yet on funeral services for alan

the agency says whiteside was employed and manning had a job while getting benefits. authorities say both lied about . >>> 8 new columbia police community today. they graduated from the academy on friday and are spending the week helping those in the the program is called beyond the badge. before they patrol the streets they will help fight hunger and read to students. we caught up with them today that washington street church soup kitchen. >> we got people here that are less fortunate. anybody. we are here because we want to show the compassionate side of the department. >> tomorrow they will be helping meals on wheels. >>> still ahead on friends at 5:00 p.m. elephants on two legs and stunts, the circus is coming to you will find >>> today's teacher of had week wasn't always the best behaved student in the class but her start in education is the reason for her success today. parents describe her as extremely helpful and understanding. she makes home visits and pays for summer camps for students when the parents can't afford the fees and that is why she today's teache

wawa one of six pliers listed as questionable along with hassan whiteside and goran dragic. >>> cleveland's coach on saturday, currently in third place in the east. heat are clinging to the eighth seed. >>> in college hoops the hurricanes will be in the national spotlight tonight of they host duke. the canes are coming off a win over wake forest. the blue devils have struggled as of late but the struggling national champs are coming off a win that snapped the three-game winning streak. >>> hundreds of people in maryland and washington, d.c., they the fresh snow, oaring some fun, winter activities. you can see them sledding down the streets in front of the lincoln memorial. snowball fights breaking out all over the place. those hit hardest by the winter weather trying to make the best of it. >>> actor mark ruffalo turned to twitter. he wanted his followers to help him out after he lost his belongings after the blizzard. he tweeted he lost his cell phone and wallet on the streets. less than 20 minutes later, he tweeted hey, don't worry about it, it's already been found. he post aid cool photo

. >> whiteside can't physically escape an infusion pole, but he can put chemotherapy treatments out of his mind each day in this room. >> we can get lost with time in here. sometimes we're in here for hours, just building and recreating. >> it gives them a sense of routine. they don't just have the treatments to focus on. they have something else in their daily, just the daily life up here. >>jay: sometimes it's a tunnel, or a towel, or the start of a truck, always in soft blue. >> okay. >> it's just a lot of loose parts. there is no guide or kind of manual that tells the kids what to do with the parts. they come in. they get to decide what they want to do with it. >>jay: that control is important, because colby doesn't have it with his health ( ) but does with his imagination and his playroom at mission this imagination playground has numerous benefits for patients. >> so they are more cooperative? >> i would say so, yes, sir. >>jay: better outcomes? >> absolutely, yes. >>jay: you have seen it? >> i have. >> whoa! >>jay: under this day, we did, too. in asheville, jay siltzer, news 13.

here before the half though, hassan whiteside, the heat were down just two at the break but again wade couldn't do it all by himself. their thing. thunder went on a 17-2 run. heat lose 99-74, two and four road trip. wade though says he still enjoyed his birthday. >> while you have it, win championships but just hoping the great positions one day, you know, you can be talked at as a hall of famer in this game. as you get older, you play it different. i got a lot of love from everybody. woke up to a million imagines today. i got a lot of love on social media. happy birthday. that was cool. so much appreciated for everyone sending their love and support on this day. makes you feel good. >> heat will be back at home finally tomorrow against hawk. meanwhile the panthers were onn the road. terrible second period for the cats. scoreless here comes tampa. cats down 1-0. tampa scores on the rebound again. third period the some fight, when i say fight, literally. derek mckenzie dropping the gloves. scores to put the panthers within win. lightning was scored. 3-1 the final. panthers have now lost

hassan whiteside crumbling to the floor with pain. he would have to leave the game with an oblique industry. one of the few bright spots for the team last night in his debut throwing that one down on the break but that was one of the few things we saw went right for the heat.john walsh laying that one up and in and the foul, putting the heat down 20. guess what, another big injury for miami. lulu den gets poked in the eye, brutal. he wouldn't return to the game. final score 106-87. not a lot going right right now for miami.. we're constantly just trying to really jt digest what's going on, take the hit on the chin and regroup. trying but they are inexperienced and they are really learning on the fly. but i think the best part about it is it's going to help us in the long run to me because these guys are getting minutes under stressful situation. >>> head coach getting his guys pumped up. it works. first half james connor with the steal. nice little behind the back bass to gentleman kwan newton. eagles keeping this one close for a whil

could to bring the heat from an early deficitthe heat from an early deficit, in the second haf, whiteside would go down with an oblique injury. he was out of the game. the heat down by 20 and dang will get poked in the eye. he got pulled out too. final score 6-87. heat lose. five losses out of the last six games. coach spo says we shouldknow more about the injuries later on today ahead of tomorrow night's match-up in toronto. >>> the 15th ranked miamihurricanes had a bbetter night than the heat. the eagles kept it close but the 'canes were too strong down the stretch. get the win 67-53. hired the first full-time female member of the nfl coping staff. katherine smith will serve as the bills special teams quality control coach. >> reporter: nfl making history, the buffalo bills tweeting out the revolutionary news, quote, breaking, katherine smith is the bills new special teams quali control coast. the first full-time female nfl coach the new coach started as an intern with the new york jets in 2003 and spending 12 seasons with the team. working her way up to be the assistant to the head coa

now let's pick this game up in the second quarter big dunk over whiteside. our sports producer says callhim the greek god. he came back with a slam of his own in the third and the heat went on to lose 91-79. >> constance: next month it college in oregon is introducing another cultural heritage month in april and it is raising some eyebrows. >> reporter: have you heard about this? >> no, i have not. i think i would fall into that category. >> reporter: some students weren't sure what to think. >> does it have to be called the whiteness month? just weird. >> reporter: they were uncertain about the purpose behind the project. >> i think we need to clarify the purpose of the whiteness history month project. you know, it is annvitation to a dialogue about whiteness, the construction of whiteness politically and socially. >> reporter: cries imans is the deanof instruction and says the college is weathering a storm of strong reaction of folks who don't understand the title. he says that was the idea, to stir up a conversation. >> i think at this point in time peopl

not only duane wade not play but now we find out whiteside got hurt early in the game. he's out. later on in the game, got poked in the eye. awe of a couple of other guys they ended up with 8 healthy bodies the a the end of the no the very good to start with. so they are really shorthanded as they get set to take on toronto here in the next couple days. but they just got to get everybody back healthy and then start playing a lot better basketball than they are right now. boy hard enough to play when you're healthy. now that they're banged up especially with some of the best players, expected back against toronto, it's tough to watch right now. an ugly game last night. >>> what about d. wade is he expected back soon or still expect ed to. >> i think he was a little embarrassed how bad ewas with i don't know. that's going to be interesting. i think listen he's not he's out few of to everybody he can stay healthy and not play just 60 games. i think he'll try to play especially if they're shorthanded p it he doesn't gotten spoiled with. >> yeah, hopefully playing doesn't make it even

hassan whiteside is out and why the heat should be full strength time. you like being picture perfect. yoy should want your banking to be too. stop into td bank and we'll help set you up new customers, open a checking and savings account and you can get a polaroid cube+ video camera on the sp. our next item is a genuine "name your price" tool. this highly sought-after device from progressive can be yours for... twenty grand? -no! we are giving it away for just 3 easy payments of $4.99 plus tax! the lines are blowing up!! we've got deborah from poughkeepsie. flo: yeah, no, it's flo. you guys realize anyone can use the "name your price" tool for free on progressive.com, right? [ laughing nervously ] [ pickles whines ] i know, it's like they're always on television. >> clay: heat fans, help is on the way. we'll get the not so goodews out of the way first. big man haan w wteside will likely miss his fourth game in a row because of a hip injujy but it's good news from here on out. do goran dragic and josh mcrobert should each be back in the line-up tonight in

we're waiting on the word of the mri of hassan whiteside the determine the severity. he went down in dc last night without being touched, left the game without returning. he called it an oblique injury, later said it could be a hip problem, andthen luol deng got poked in the eye. he had to leave the game, did not return. the heat are off today so we do not know the status of these players and won't no know before tomorrow's game in toronto. >>> all the college hard court the number 15 hurricanes were up to boston college and got a m mh needed win. mini two-game losing streak that saw them slip in the ranking eight down to 13. they host lake forest on saturday. >>> florida panthers getting much needed good news today. eric likely to return from a concussion. the panthers have lost four straight. but how about this? all without ek louisiana. >>> finally theiami dolphins announcing the search for cheerleaders will feature intern auditions. they will to go buenos aires, mexico city, rio de janeiro andnd brazil to hold international awed ditions. at 5:00 how a hollywood ar