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new york is of course without carmelo anthony. raymond felton for tyson chandler, there for the finish. five seconds left in the half, felton hits the three-pointer, this one going in. at halftime it was tied. but in the third quarter, knicks started to pull away. felton finds room behind the arc and knocks down the jumper from three again. the knicks hit 18 three-pointers in the game and blow out the defending champions and lebron, 112-92. knicks have won five straight in a row, have the best record in the east and this is the second time they have beaten the heat by more than 20 points. >> not bad. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," it's mano a mano over the fiscal cliff as speaker boehner requests one-on-one negotiations with the president. can the two men strike a deal without outside help? >> yep. >>> and when we come back, we're going it huddle around the water cooler. chris christie faces off against jon stewart. it's jersey boy versus jersey boy, when "way too early" comes right back with sweet lou. or

. >>> let's turn to the nba, where carmelo anthony's off-court confrontation with kevin garnett has earned him a one-game suspension. anthony waited for garnett near the celtics locker room and then near the team bus. >>> knicks/celtics meet again in boston two weeks from today. >>> more from the nba the lakers without pa ga sol and dwight howard trying to stop a four-game skid in san antonio, good luck with. third quarter, lakers down 13, kobe bryant scored 25 in the game. still in the third quarter, kobe drives, acrobatic circus shot, this was a 9-0 run for the lakers. kobe off the rim, miss. three seconds left. no. the lakers have now lost a season-high five straight games. >>> while the lakers have struggled l.a.'s other team the best team the clippers, they beat the mavs last night. they have the nba's best record, 28-6. >>> coming up at top of the hour on "morning joe" -- president obama taps a veteran to head up the treasury department in his second term. what jack lew's nomination means. >>> a when we come back here -- we'll huddle around the watercooler. what will ferrell thought

. >>> kevin garnett, carmelo anthony reuniting since their dust up a couple weeks ago. anthony, no problem at all. strong to the hoop. he scored 28 on the night. fourth quarter, celtics down by two. j.r. smith knocks down the three. knicks win 89-86. the knicks are now second in the east. celtics now two games bel below .500. >>> more from the nba. a story very important to us here at "way too early." the new orleans hornets will change their name to the new orleans pelicans next season. the reaction on twitter has been a mix of outrage and confusion. former new orleans hornet, chris paul, tweeted pelicans? i'm not rolling. we of course pitched our low go to the hornets front office. the question now, did they listen. so we bring you the pelicans. once you figure out what you're looking at, you realize this is a really angry pelican. has a little nasty side. you stole its fish. have you seen pelicans with red eyes before? i actually kind of like it now. a little nasty. coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," vice president joe biden urges voters to call a con

fourth game, carmelo anthony the fadeaway. they're clinging to a one point lead. >> rose with it. rose with the shot. he scores! with 5.7 remaining. >> pretty clutch with 5.7 left. knicks get one more chance. nope. anthony misses the long jumper. time expires. bulls win it 82-81. eastern conference will be fun this year. didn't take long for baseball's hall of fame to get their hands on some baseball treasures from this year's world series. iteming included a bat used by david ortiz, of course the mvp. cleats complete with mound dirt on them and the glove worn by stephen drew. >> what was the green stuff? >> we all have big greenbe burgs on our gloves. i know, bill, i mean, i know we're sick of the red sox story -- >> i want more. i can't wait for the parade. probably going to go today and get a front row. >> get a hotel room, stay overnight so you can get a good seat? i'm sure of it. >> it will be all right. at least they will have nice weather for the parade in boston saturday morning. as far as the weather goes this morning, actually serious weather started yesterday in texas a

carmelo anthony, he'll miss the jumper. jason kidd with the rebound. back to anthony. and this guy can score right before the buzzer. the knicks win number 13 in a row. 120-99. by the way, melo, 36 points. he's the nba's top scorer and he found out yesterday that his jersey is the top seller in the entire league. yeah. not a bad day for the melo. >>> houston, rockets hosting the worst team in the west, that would be the phoenix suns. straight to the end. why not? tied at 98. harden puts up the three pointer. bounces off the rim. looks like it's going to overtime, right? take another look. you have to see the ball come down. jermaine o'neal makes contact with the ball before it clears the cylinder. according to the rules, you know this, bill karins that, is goaltending. the refs count the basket. houston wins it 190-98. in other nba news, rapper and brooklyn nets minority owner jay z and beyonce has begun selling his stake in the team. he wants to extend his sports representation business into basketball. the entertainment mogul is 1% of the nets and selling his share i

what happened to the little kid who hugged carmelo anthony. yes! earthy... just rustic. [laughing] oh my gosh. wow. [owl howling] [gulp] uh, how about an island? island, yeah. yeah. yeah. [laughing] were you laughing in your fantasy? yeah! me, too. [gasps] ♪ ♪ (laughing) there's nothing like making their day. except making sure their tomorrow is taken care of too. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. >>> now let's get a check on the morning's other headlines and for that we go to louis burgdorf. >> let's go to a story, a new york judge has dismissed pop singer kesha's sexual assault claims against dr. luke. she claims to have been drugged and sexually assaulted and that he continued to physically and verbally torment here for years. now the judge ruled yesterday that her abuse claims can't go forward because they happened outside of new york. and the statute of limitations has expired. adding that they did fall under hate crime laws. dr. luke has never been charged and has denied the claims. >>> finally, alex, let's go to last week'

team usa fought back relying on big efforts in the fourth quarter from carmelo anthony and kyrie irving, eventually eking out a victory. anthony surpassed lebron james points leader. the usa is 83-1 and have won 71 games in a row. pretty impressive there. >> the u.s. women were also triumphant on the basketball court yesterday. diana broke the single game u.s. olympic three-point record sinking six threes and leading all scorers with 25 points in yesterday's 110-84 win over serbia. the victory marks the first time a women's team has scored 100 or more points in three-straight olympic games. >>> let's go back state side now for some major league baseball. texas rangers slugger prince fielder tearfully announced yesterday he can no longer play baseball after a second spinal fusion surgery in the last three years. fielder flanked by his father and sons was emotional at a press conference yesterday. >> doctors told me since two spinal fusions, you know, i got to -- can't play major league baseball anymore. so i just want to thank my teammat teammates, all the coaches, staff. i'm really goin

carmelo anthony playing in his u.s. record 25th olympic game finished with 14 points to pass michael jordan for third on usa's all-time scoring list. anthony is now just 12 points away from the top spot held by lebron james with 273. >> melo making some history. bring some of that play to the guard. usain bolt took the stage in a press conference yesterday where he confirmed that rio will be his final olympics. but while bolt is often the star attraction it was a reporter who put on a show for the world's fastest man. >> i'm from norway. and i don't really have a question. i just want to say i really love you, man. and, yeah. and so, i just want to say, usain bolt, you're my favorite guy ♪ i'm loving your moves and your feet and your style ♪ ♪ i hope that you win i hope you got the gold ring ♪ ♪ i hope that you win i hope it's your day ♪ ♪ i will -- >> segue reference there you might remember the jamaican sprinter was taken down by lloy. carl betty, never a dull moment. >> it's hard running a camera and op

carmelo anthony lights up the court. this was in brooklyn and it was payback time against the knicks. highlights in a thrilling finish in sports. >>> and this is a good one, jon stewart channels rapper eminem, coming up with rhymes for the michigan protest. that and a check on weather when "way too early" comes right back. >>> she spoke in court for the first time since the trial began. sobbing, she asked the judge for mercy, saying she was ashamed and living a nightmare. the judge was not persuaded. he told hemsley she was a product of greed and was at the ape yej of a period of wrongdoing. the sentence, he said, was a message to all taxpayers. it's my favorite time of year again and now -- i got a great new way to get deals. it's called bankamerideals, from bank of america. i choose the cash back deals in my mobile or online banking. i just use my bank of america debit or credit card when i pay. and i get as much as 15% cash back -- put into my account. this is cash back on top of other rewards i already get. best of a

carmelo anthony unstoppable. looking like the mvp this year. melo had 22 points in the first quarter alone. the most by any nba player in a quarter. the ankle gets caught behind him, scary moment. sprain not severely, not broken. he could possibly be out another game or two. to the fourth quarter, the knicks trying to hold off the lakers. without melo, felton to chandler there. they did hold them off. they finish with a victory. the lakers lose again, 116-107. the knicks perfect at home, 9-0. no word on the exact specific time that carmelo anthony will be back. >>> the houston rockets decided to livan up your next hanukkah party with their rendition of the dreidel song. >> ♪ i have a little dreidel ♪ i made it out of clay ♪ when it's dry and ready dreidel i shall play ♪

anthony taking his time. the knicks lose! >> no time-outs. just carmelo anthony going up the court. ease it up and they lose. they're 7-17. i think they turn the mikes off though. >> that's fine. >> all right. here's your hockey story. fans, they can be as tough as the players much washington last night, a puck leaves the ice during the caps-flyer gamement a fan gets hit in the ice. it stopped play for a couple minutes. players were very concerned. she bled quite a bit. as for the game, the caps got the win in the shootout. either better, trisha drummonday, they stayed for the whole game. she didn't get stitched up until after the game. and her quote is i took five stitches for the team and they won. it's worth it. she is hard core. finally, not everyone in washington state stoked about the seahawks shutout win against the giants on sunday. jet chevrolet promised to pay 12 people $35,000 if the seahawks shutout the giants. well, time to pay up. lucky for the dealership though, they took out insurance on the promotion. it will only cost them a fraction of the prize money for the winn

carmelo anthony back after sitting out two games with a sprained ankle. second quarter, anthony making his presence felt, drains the three. the knicks go into the second half of with a four-point lead. the nets take the lead in the third quarter but felton finds tyson chandler, two-standed stuff. two points there. the knicks back in it. fourth quarter, they pull away. jason kidd finds anthony on the fast break. he hits the three from behind the arc. the knicks take it 100-86. >>> finally, a small semblance of normalcy returning to newtown high school, in the gy game the girls basketball, first sporting event for the town since friday's shooting at sandy hook elementary. the newtown nighthawks played the panthers. the girl's team won by 20 points, 64-44. great moment for the town and lots to do before christmas to get spirits back up there. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," live in washington, dueling news conferences were not pretty yesterday but the big question is can the president and speaker boehner find a way to strike a pre-chri

knicks win 99-97, thanks to smith's 21-foot fadeaway on a night when both carmelo anthony and raymond felton were side lined with injuries. the knicks own the second best record in the east at 21-8. why do i think everybody out there is saying who cares? but let's continue. >>> more from the nba last night, lakers taking on the nuggets. third quarter, lakers down by six. kenneth parise drives to the basket, hit in the face by dwight howard. howard is hit by a flagrant two-shot foul call and is ejected. howard said after the game he was surprised by the call and never intended to hurt him. no word whether howard will earn a suspension for the play. lakers lose 126-114, halting their winning streak to five games. the lakers are having a tough season. >>> to news from the nfl now, where the jets' relationship with tim tebow has deteriorated even further. tebow insisted yesterday that despite reports to the contrary, he did not opt out of running plays in the team's wildcat package during sunday's loss to the chargers. tebow did confirm that he had a heated conversation with head coach re

carmelo anthony missing a tying three pointer. cleveland wins its fifth in a row. 90-87. all right. >>> meow. if you've ever seen the 2001 comedy "super troopers." have you seen it? yes. gabriel knows this. familiar with the meow or the cat game, when a person tries to slip the word meow into a conversation as many times as they can. one hockey player does a good job during an interview. doesn't crack a smile. take a look. >> ray, a couple weeks ago youened atalked about the team needing to start quicker. looks like you did that today. >> yeah. came out, hit a few guys quickly there. you know, we've got to get in the corners and maybe pass a buck a couple more times down the neutral zone there. >> up 1-0 early. the team is leading in the north division pup need to make up ground. what do you got to do the rest offy the way? >> banking as many points now, but right now doing a good job, you know? coming out and getting the first goal. >> meows in 40 seconds. i like the little cat emoji heads that he put up there. go ahead a check on your weather. nbc meteorologist, standin

carmelo anthony made an all-star record eight three-pointers. kyrie irving had the top honors. it was the highest all-star game. the u.s. men's hockey team continued yesterday. phil kessel scored a hat trick. they're undefeated through three games. they head into the quarterfinals where they'll play the winner of tuesday's match-up. >> to the slopes now, success for the americans at the men's olympic super g competition. andrew weibrecht finished second narrowly missing gold. team made bode miller got bronze. he's the oldest skier to medal. that was his sixth olympic medal. he shed a few tears. he had a tough year since losing his younger brother in april. after the flower ceremony miller tweeted, quote, thanks for all the support. today was one of the most emotional days of my life. i miss my brother. apparently he died about ten months ago from a brain seizure. >>> all right. so we go now to the sanku sliding center. jamaica currently sits in dead last. nearly 4.5 seconds behind the record-setting pace of russia. two american teams, neither finished in the top ten. so we move

carmelo from deep tying the game. there. all right. after another turnover, nicks with a chance to take the lead. j.r. smith comes up empty. no foul called. tie is scored. anthony hounding dirk nowitzki who puts it up against the clock. bounces in. mavs win a thriller. they are in the playoff position out west. >> that's the knicks season right there. that's all i need to know about the knicks. >> to college, this is for you, bill. college game where the formerly undefeated syracuse orange look to stop a two-game losing streak after losing a heartbreaker. another tough/rough break. up to two seconds remaining. >> no good. the buzzer. syracuse survives. >> so they survive. >> i have like five additional gray hairs because of that game last night. >> we'll take care of that after the show. >> they hold on, break their two-game losing streak. they grg to visit virginia on saturday. if you think it is all fun and games for pitchers and catchers at spring training, you are right. this is is hank, the brewers new unofficial mascot. apparentl

carmelo anthony comes up with the big block on james, but miami takes over there. james finishes with 31 points, and the heat rout the knicks. that is an intimidating mask. to college now, and the game where things got really ugly right after utah valley's five-point overtime win. over new mexico state last night. the horn sounds. memorial normal state's casey ross miller -- did you see that? an opposing player just before fans storm the court. once the crowd makes it to the floor, things get worse. fists begin to fly. players, fans. they're all going at it. look at that. it's a mess. big mess. all right. let's go from the fight on the basketball court to a fight about hockey and the ice. some nhl action. capitals and panthers tied up in the third. >> this great save -- panthers win it. >>> for the a's and brewers in spring training. take a look. >> it's a home run in his first game since being suspended last july. the former mvp accepted a 65-game ban for violating baseball's anti-drug agreement. >>> so pitcher java chamberlain made his first appearance over the s

carmelo anthony led the way and the knicks got a four-point lead. they win it 99-92. and then at a dunk contest, the chinese basketball association -- oh, one competitor leaps over five people. comes up short. instead, landing face -- >> wasn't even first. he didn't -- >> oh. >> he couldn't have leapt over one person. could he even dunk? >> let's show it again. oh. all right. didn't make it. he's okay though. everybody survived. >>> let's get a check on your weather with bill karins. put that video on a loop. >> yes. did you see this car -- sunday morning of course we had the ice, you know probably one of the worst cases of freezing rain and ice that we ever had in new jersey/pennsylvania area. that video is insane. that's on the jersey turnpike. obviously, not just an 18 wheeler but a double rig. imagine that sliding at you. probably going 40 or 50 miles an hour. how fortunate were they? >> very lucky. >> nightmares. and thankfully we're not dealing with anything like that. but the next storm system we deal with, it will cause problems on the roads is now coming down

carmelo anthony, the jumper that puts the knicks up. 29 points on the night for anthony. big shot here. joe johnson, nets down one. the jumper. it goes from the wing. the nets take a one-point lead. final seconds of the game, desperation, and that's your game. the nets win in new york. 88-85. that's a split of the seen series at 2-2. and now the nets are only one game back of the knicks in the standings. and barnicle's celtics are right there, not playing too badly. >>> how about john walsh taking the team on his shoulders. there against portland last night facing the trail blazers. under 15 seconds to go, matthews with the three to tie it at 95-95. maybe headed to overtime. what's jordan crawford have to say? here's the three from 31 feet. good! whoa! jordan crawford with the game winner. the wizards only have nine wins on the season and now have won 5 of their 7. might be worth it to actually go see a wizards game. >>> on now to the nfl where the wife of the patriots player is causing controversy with a post-game critique of one of her husband's opponents. anna welker,

the east will be lebron james, paul george carmelo anthony and dwyane wade. while the grizzlies took care of the nuggets on the court rocky the nuggets mascot settled a score in the stands. take a look while rocky was having some fun with silly string a fan behind him watch for the shot there, wearing a memphis jersey, dumped a cup of water on the unsuspecting mascot. well after that fan left for the concession stand, there's an ambush waiting on his return. fans in the surrounding section -- oh! >> fantastic. >> oh, my gosh! just covered this guy in silly string. >> that is really -- >> that is classic. bill that's what we're going to do to you after this winter storm. >> i mean that's what all of our reporters are going to look like. >> indeed especially in washington, d.c. >> so many areas including d.c. here's the predicted power outage map. this pinkish shade, that's the likely area. charlotte to roanoke up to washington, d.c. we could see power outages scattered from memphis to nashville to new york. just reports we have six inches of snow inry little r

lebron james, carmelo anthony, in the west it's blake griffin, mark gasol, anthony davis, steven curry and kobe bryant. there's some request as to whether bryant will be able to play. hesuffered a torn ray taotator cuff. we've got alabama in the final six seconds of overtime. >> six seconds remain. madden puts it up. whoa! what a finish! the magic man arrives just in time. >> wow bobby portis tips in the shot at the buzzer. >>> so not a great night for the a alabama women either hosting auburn. a fight breaks as players get tangled up in the game. they land punched. they're ejected as well as a second alabama player. a ref attempted to separate the brawling players but was knocked to the ground. the fight delayed that game for about 20 minutes. >>> nascar driver jeff gordon will be taking his final lap this year. 2015 will be his final season as a full-time driver. >> retirement means you go off to a beach somewhere or sit in a rocking chair on the front porch and drink your coffee and pet your dog. that's not me. you know i plan on working. i'm going to be working -- i'm actually goin

carmelo anthony remain with the knicks. he announced on the website yesterday knicks general manager said anthony has taken the less than maximum contract in order to give the team more flexibility. the deal is reportedly worth between 129 and $122 million. very nice of you. it started with lebron james announcing the return to cleveland. a little wiggle room. >> fjust a little. >>> we have five time olympics swimming gold medallist confirms he's gay in a tv interview aired yesterday. >> i'm not straight. >> you're not? >> and this is finally something that very recently we're talking in the past two weeks i've been comfortable telling the closest people around me. >> thorpe who long denied any rumors that he was gay ends the years of speculation about his sexuality. >>> let's switch zbegears and welcome back to bill! she he's been away on vacation. you were extra chipper on "first look." >> i'll be salty again. >> it'll wear you long. welcome back. we missed you. >> a little bit of break from the summer heat. well advertis

that's airman nathaniel mills getting some love from carmelo anthony. he did it in full fatigues and combat boots. finally here, a little lesson calling into the mike francesca's radio show. one caller tried to pop the question to his girlfriend and here's what happened. >> moe in new jersey, what's up, moe. >> what's happening, mike? >> yes, what's up? >> i'm hanging out. i'm here with my girlfriend. i'm a little nervous. i'm going to ask her in the whole new new york -- >> jimmy in paramus, what's happening? >> none of that. cutting off for jimmy in paramus. hopefully, she said yes. you listen to francesca you know that's what you're getting. >>> all right, we're ruining bill's weather. >> as we head throughout the morning hours talking about up in new england, yesterday was bad enough, you feel bad for the people who are going to lose two beautiful days of their vacation to the rain and to clouds. this morning, it's raining in all of eastern new england. temperatures in the low 60s. thunderstorms rolling through oklahoma. we like the rain here becaus

the team has their eyes on carmelo anthony. to bring in mellow the big 3 would have to take salary cuts to make room for a big 4. the heat can't make any formal contact with anthony until july 1. meanwhile, game of the finals are set for tonight with the spurs leading two games to one. now timing-wise, we are about one hour from the tee off of the u.s. open and all eyes on phil mickelson as he chases down the career grand slam. he tees off after rory mcllroy. tiger woods is recovering from back surgery. bubba watson will tee off coming up this afternoon and the world cup is going to get underway today in sao paulo brazil. the u.s. team won't kick off until monday night. all right. so that's your update there. let's get a check on weather. >> lot of sports. >> yes, sir. what's going on weather-wise. >> we had a lot of bad storms in the mid-atlantic yesterday. a lot of wind damage. we didn't have too many tornadoes but also kansas got hit overnight down into oklahoma and those storms are going this hour. we'll be watching you in

anthony, trying to bring a third consecutive gold medal. some of the biggest names missing from the list the stars and stripes are still considered the favorite. in international soccer iceland continues its historic run at the euro 2016 ousting england in a major upset to advance to the tournament quarterfinals. and for that we go to our favorite icelandic commentator during the final seconds of the match. [ speaking foreign language ] >> i think he's saying i can't believe it. >> oh, wow. okay. so it was a 2-1 upset victory for the smallest nation to ever compete in the euros. iceland moves on to play france in sunday's quarterfinals. i hope that guy's commentating still. may have lost his voice. but after the embarrassing loss just minutes later england manager roy hodgson announced his resignation. >> fantastic. england has a history of just choking in the world cups and these events. and iceland they only have like 300,000 people in the country. >> didn't someone say they have more volcanoes than soccer players. >> that was a little ru

the knicks' carmelo anthony plans to meet with the bulls in chicago next week after the league's off-season market officially opens on tuesday. anthony will then meet with the rockets and mavs on wednesday. chris bosh joins lebron james and dwyane wade also this weekend and opting out of his contract. bosh's agent alerted the decision on sunday afternoon, a day after wade, perhaps the biggest indication that all three are going to stay down there in miami, take a little less money, maybe take a little more in the long term. they'll probably add a good fre agent, and maybe then they can try to compete with the spurs next week. we'll see. jason kidd's tenure as coach of the brooklyn nets, there must be something really ugly behind the scenes. it could end after one year. the milwaukee bucks have offered a second round pick for kidd. however, the nets say they want a first rounder. the bucks have a head coach during all of this mess. ugly. >>> let's get a check on your forecast. i already teased jen about this fourth of july thing. over the weekend, memphis got nailed six inches of rain yester

whether to resign carmelo anthony and whether to bring back coach mike woodson. at least one person has great expectations for the 13 time champ. michael jordan saying phil is fantastic at managing egos and personalities, maxing out whatever potential is there. only problem for the knicks, doesn't seem like the potential is there at least for right now. we head to cleveland. if you think the cavs can't get anything right on the court, which this out. that's pretty sick, right? amazing special effects. only if the team could harness that confidence to help it get ahead. the cavs are 26-41. but if you can't dazzle them on the court, dazzle them with special effects. we go to denver where one of best defensive players of will his generation, he takes his reputation seriously so he's not letting any mascots dunk over his head. yeah. was there a mat there? good to see he's matured since his playing days there. there is a little mat there. let's get a check of the weather who bringing the sunshine. >> gingham memo is too hard to say, so i just gave up on that one. but

during the game, one fan sitting near the knicks bench got some attention after heckling carmelo anthony. he responded by telling the fan to ask james dolan for his money back. >> he called me to tell me he's never coming to another game. you suck. i mean, you don't want to hear that. so i pointed to the owner and told him, look, you deal with that with him. maybe you can get your money back. >> no word on whether any money has exchanged hands. >>> let's get a check on your weather. >> yeah, right. >> with nbc meteorologist bill karins. would you ask for your money back? >> i would want the money back, but you're not getting a dime. if you're paying $10 for a soda you're not getting your money back. the storm system that went through the northeast is continuing to cause some problems in the morning commute. up through connecticut, massachusetts, some thunderstorms and then this evening, everything is going to clear out, it will be windy and it will get much colder during the day. you're much warmer in the morning and then the ride home is chilly. we have some problems in northern new eng

carmelo anthony had a huge first quarter. lebron james to wade who lobs it back to james. for the hoop. lebron james considering magic johnson's $1 million dunk contest next year. the heat would rally. chris bosh hits the jumper to put the heat up by six. with just over a minute left and under 30 seconds to play, lebron james steps in front of the pass and goes the length of the floor for the windmill. they win 14 in a row, 99-93. >>> this one is awesome. watch this one. from the new york state regional semifinals. new rochelle high down by two. trying to get a shot off 2.9 seconds left against mount vernon. the inbounds pass is stolen. he just throws the ball over thinking the game is over. but he shot it. that's brutal. i mean, that's just amazing. anyway, they go on to face bing hamton in the next round. who gets the assist? who gets the assist? >> that's brutal. >>> a bizarre play from division iii college baseball. the pitcher from barry throws one away. wait. and he just tackles the guy. that's a pretty good hit over the middle if he's a linebacker. but he's a baseba

carmelo anthony scored 62 also against the bob casts. last night's final 124-107. >> i just had it going. i shot a lot but when you get to a zone, you know, i threw one up there from 30 feet, you know? you know, i just try to keep the same routine. but like i said once you get into a zone, you feel like you're shooting -- >> in other nba news. jason collins is expected to sign a contract extension with the brooklyn nets tomorrow. collins is the first active openly gay professional athlete in one of the four major sports leagues. many expects collins to sign for the season after the new contract expires. >>> college hoops for a thriller in chapel hill. number 14 north carolina against unranked notre dame. second half unc trailing by one and james mcadoo sends a turnaround jumper to give the tar heels the lead. notre dame had a chance to come back in the closing seconds but a block seals the win for the tar heels. 63-61. >>> a regional title game between ripen and the la conia high schools in wisconsin. look. the final seconds of the game.

. >>> nba, the knicks taking on the cavs, carmelo anthony goes down hard there as he tries to pull in a pass. comes up limping. he leaves the game. soreness in the right knee. he says his knee has been hurting him for a couple weeks. he had an mri on it a couple days ago. the knicks, after anthony left, went on to win the game 102-97. >>> some women's college basketball now. top-ranked baylor is taking on kansas state. britney griner, huge game, it's senior night. second half here, she throws down the one-handed dunk. her 14th dunk of her college career. boom. very nice. 50 points, that's her career high. her last home game with the bears. baylor goes on to win 90-68. >>> all right. nfl news now. joe flacco will enjoy the spoils of his big super bowl win for years to come. the ravens made flacco the highest paid player in the league yesterday. they inked the super bowl mvp to a six-year deal worth more than $120 million, a $20 million signing bonus, 50 million guaranteed. apparently this has not changed joe flacco's taste in fine dining. he was spotted at a drive-thru window in aberde

the knicks still without superstar carmelo anthony hosting the thunder at the garden. take it to the fourth quarter. okc down. just one. durant with a nice, easy shot. a little floater in the lane. butter for him. j.r. smith now. chance to win the game. knicks down one. turnaround jumper off the back of the rim. it was an incredible night for j.r. smith. but this one was no good. he had 36 points on the night. making up for anthony's loss. but it wasn't enough as the knicks lose to oklahoma city 95-94. >>> let's head outside to florida where it's perfect this time of year. spring break. tiger woods has share of first round lead. woods finished 6 under out of 66 making nine birdies in one of his best rounds of the year. on the other hand, also in tiger's playing group, top ranked rory mcilroy. not sure if his aching tooth gets the blame again but it was a struggle. 40 of the elite 65 players finished under par in the field. mcilroy was not one of them shooting a 1 over par of 73. the potential is there for a great weekend to golf if you're a golf fan. also if you're an

jordan crawford said something to carmelo anthony. and there's been bad blood between these two teams. anthony and garnett got into it. >>> over to oklahoma city. kevin durant and the thunder, minus star point guard russell westbrook, trying to finish off the rockets. james harden lacked the energy to make it through the morning shootaround. it didn't stop him. he scored 31 points. seven three pointers. houston, with a surprising win in oklahoma city. 107-100. now, it goes back to houston. they force a game six themselves. >>> let's go to baseball highlights. the nats trying to avoid a tenth loss on the road against the braves. washington, ian desmond. two-run homer in the fourth. nice night for jordan zimmerman. in a 2-0 victory against the braves. it wasn't all good news for the nationals. you see it right there. all-star outfielder, bryce harper, something in the rib cage. he was taken out after this at-bat. and didn't return. hope they figure out what's wrong. need a little rest on the d.l. we'll find out later about the official

carmelo anthony gets his shot blocked, gets the rebound. goes back up on the other side. tough night for melo. he had 27 points, it took him 20 shots. indiana was hitting their threes yesterday. they go into the garden, surprise everyone. they take game one 102-95. >>> lebron james took home his fourth nba mvp trophy. he became the youngest player to ever achieve that fete. james got 120 out of the 121 first place votes. he finds himself in elite company joining michael jordan, bill russell, kareem abdul-jabbar and wilt chamberlain. lebron and the heat take on the bulls tonight for game one of that series. >>> let's go over to the nhl playoffs, canadiens and senators. canadiens down by three goals in the third period. the frustration is about to boil over. ryan wood chopped at zack smith's leg. and then it's on. gloves are off. all ten placers on the ice get involved in the brawl. both teams combine for 236 penalty minutes. nine players given game misconduct. there are so many players penalized. take a look at the benches. there was nearly anyone left. the senators go on

the first quarter, carmelo anthony with the spin move and foul. anthony would finish with 29 points. second quarter, knicks up by six. raymond felton with the wide-open three. knicks win 102-80. they own the best record in basketball at 8-1. >>> to the west coast, the lakers playing under new coach mike d'antoni who resigned from the knicks last year. ko kobe bryant dishing to gasol. the dunk. l.a. up by three, four seconds left. williams up for the three. it doesn't go. the lakers win their first game under coach d'antoni. they improve to 6-5. >>> finally ncaa history was made last night in iowa during a division iii game between grennel and faith baptist bible. jack taylor set a new ncaa scoring record with 138 points. >> hello. >> 138 points! >> oh, my gosh. >> in his team's 179-104 win. taylor was 52-108 with a whopping 27 three-pointers made. according to espn he took 77% of the team's shots. it amounted to a shot every 20 seconds. the previous scoring record was set in 1954. >> crazy. >> when rio grande scored 113 points against hillsdale. t

it was new york's carmelo anthony leading all the scores with 25 points and the knicks spoil the kings' homecoming with a 95-90 victory. colleen going boo, big cavs fan. >>> to los angeles, the clippers hosting the thunder in their home opener. okc point guard russell westbrook left with a slight fracture in his right hand. he seems to have hurt it while going up for a rebound. see it right there. that injury set to be re-evaluated today. the thunder missing two of their best players with kevin durant already sidelined. l.a. wins it 93-90. steve ballmer notching his first victory as owner of the clippers. what's so funny? >> he's wearing the press pass. >> yeah. >> does steve ballmer have to wear the press pass? the owner of the team. >> he's a regular guy. >> put the owner sign on. >> i know. >>> to the nfl and we'll talk about that with carolina hosting the saints on thursday night football. drew brees threw for 297 yards and a touchdown. he also ran for another score. running back mark ingraham had a 100 yard rushing game with two touchdowns as the saints beat the panthers, 28-10. n

carmelo anthony received an ovation. as for the game, the lakers were, of course, competing without suspended star lebron james that was sitting out after that elbow to the face that caused blood. they won 106-100. tomorrow, of course is that holiday, my favorite of the year. and it means a trio of nfl games being played all day long. you can watch and eat and maybe pay attention to your family. the lineup, bears/lions, raiders/cowboys, bills/saints, should be fun. and time now for the weather and meteorologist bill karins. bill, happy thanksgiving to you. give us a sense what the weather looks like today for all of the preholiday travel and the big day itself. >> yeah, i will. wishing you happy thanksgiving to you and your friends and family. the weather on thanksgiving is going to be fine but the weather coming back gets harry. let me get you through the weekend forecast. it's a cold morning in the east. freeze warnings all the way to florida. my apologies to everyone in florida, it's actually jacket season. you actual

carmelo anthony had a chance to tie the game but air balled that free-throw attempt in the last seconds. okc wins. it was a different case for the sacramento kings. tied with phoenix against the suns, the clock winding down. >> looking for a heel. dr. barnes lets it fly. gone at the wall. >> harrison barnes beating the buzzer, knocking down a three-pointer from the left wing to lift the kings to a victory. and in los angeles the cavaliers who have been good so far this year never trailed against the clippers on the way to a victory last night. it marks cleveland's first road win since march 20616. >>> now let's go to the nhl and boston where the hot start for florida panthers continued last night with a 4-1 win over the bruins. the pap thers are now the 14th team in league history to start the season, 17-0. i would note i made a request for more hockey highlights during that segment. i love the nhl. i did not expect a bruins defeat. thanks, guys. >> time now for the weather. let's go to meteorologist bill karins with the forecast. bill, how are we looking out there with halloween approa

. >>> and here in the nation's capital, carmelo anthony padded his resume with 13th on the auld time scoring list. needing only 14 points, he finished with 21 in the win and could climb as high as 10th on the all-time list this season. >>> and if you missed the opportunity to watch your favorite stars last night, the nba is moving closer to finalizing plans for a meeting of the league's best on march 7 at state farm arena in atlanta. it will include a game between the eastern and western conferences. this is after three years of captain picked teams as well as skills competitions. the league had previously postponed all-star weekend set for this month in indianapolis because of the pandemic. >>> and there will be more fans in attendance at the super bowl than the nfl had originally announced. 25,000 spectators will be allowed in tampa for the big game, that is 2550 more than the league previously indicated. raymond james stadium would be able to see the while practicing the covid safety guidelines. all fans will be given masks and hand sanitizer and they will be required to wear mask

the knicks down four, carmelo anthony drains the three. he had 42 points but he didn't get much help. not enough to overcome lebron james and dwyane wade. a minute left, lebron a beautiful turnaround jumper seals the deal. miami wins 93-85. that snaps a nine-game home winning streak for the knicks. new york still without point guard jeremy lin who had knee surgery two weeks ago. his return looks doubtful even if the knicks make the playoffs. lin is a free agent at the end of the season. over in the western conference, lakers defending world champion mavs, kobe bryant out with a bruised shin. he's there in a suit. not much help to his team. this went to overtime. three minutes left, dirk nowitzki put the big three to put his team up one. lakers respond. the big man, from the corner for three. lakers win 112-108. stay unbeaten this season against the dallas mavericks, winning all four meetings this season. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe" the taliban claims credit for an 18-hour coordinated attack that targeted diplomati

the nba career three-point leader, carmelo anthony with a shot to try to take the win back. celtics survive game one at home. 87-85. game one hornets and the lakes at los angeles. scary moment for the first half. kobe bryant injuries his neck on the play. he would return. but the lakers were down eight at the break. to the fourth quarter now, chris paul with the jumper. puts new orleans up by serve. paul scores 3 points, 14 are a cysts, the hornets with the upset, 109-100. >>> sunday night baseball, and the bronx texas rangers at the new york yankees. rangers take the early lead. beltre going deep off c.c. sabatia. that ties the game with a two-run shot. to the eighth, runners on first and second, two outs. eric chavez, yankees escape with a 6-5 win to take the series. that's a look at sports. coming up, president obama back out on the trail to shore up support for his deficit plan. and when we come back here, we will huddle around the water cooler. we will pay contribute the utah to a founding member of the way too early family. how are you getting to a happier place? runni

anthony puts on a one-man show to lead a furious comeback in boston. the question -- were stoudemire and -- with stoudemire and bullups out, will anybody give carmelo any help out there? it's way too early for this. >>> good morning, i'm willie geist, and this is "way too early," the show that is the carmelo anthony of more thasnbc carrying the load for the team by itself. glad you're watching or listening live -- shoot me an e-mail. let me know what you're doing up at this ungodly hour or do what jared jeffries does and tech the word "awake" followed by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. >>> the next 30 minutes public your cram session for this wednesday, april 20. a lot to tell you about today including the one-year anniversary of the oil disaster in the gulf of mexico. we will check in to see how the people down there are doing today. plus -- >>> will farrell makes another cameo on "conan." of course it is magical, you'll see it in a bit. >>> first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york

carmelo anthony had ten of them. he had 37 points. a night off essentially for the dream team. >>> and for our political audience back home, there's been a lot of talk over the last couple of months about rafalca. the beautiful horse owned in part by ann romney. rafalca competing and placing 13th out of 25. rafalca is part of team usa, there are three horses on that team. the other two american horses go today. rafalca not out of the running, the teams with the top scores move on tuesday. and rafalca could move into the individual competition. so at the end of competition thursday, the united states pulled ahead of china with 37 total medals, tied with china in the gold medal count with 18 after a slow start, host nation great britain, six thethth place the medal county. nbc's primetime coverage a busy night in the pool, missy franklin competing in the 200 meter backstroke, arguably her best event. and after winning the gold last night, michael phelps goes for career olympic medal 21 in the 100 meter butterfly, in what will be his fin