brian westbrook in my top five for running back. for the colts with anthony gonzalez out i like dallas clark a lot. with the colts, i like dallas clark a lot. my number two tight end. reggie wayne, we rank him number one at wide receiver. don't worry about any other colts wide receivers. i'm eric karabell. check out all our stuff on espn.com fantasy. >> d'backs third baseman mark reynolds struck out four more times wednesday giving him 200 this year. season. >> wednesday's home runs. adrian gonzalez hit his 38th. hatice nate colbert for most home runs in a season by a padres first baseman. colbert did it if 1970 and 1972 check out all our stuff on espn.com fantasy. >> coming up on espnews, the giants desperate to stay in the wild card race. a dramatic ninth inning. a day after a stare-down which led to a throw-down in the boogie-down, baseball has responded and the yankees roster has taken a hit. the jets and brett favre. why gang green is still paying for number four. captioning by captionmax >> keeping you current with the >> keep

we saw this this past monday night when we had brian westbrook, a player go down in the game with a concussion. he was taken off the field and did not come back to the game, and it was done in a cautionary and conservative way. we will look at the idea of whether we can give more public service time. >> i millsed that play. did it involve a -- missed that play. did it involve a play that required a penalty or some other action on the part of the referees to indicate that this injury was sustained because of inappropriate activity? >> it wasn't inappropriate activity. it was a knee that hit to the back of a player, which happens in our game and in our sports. >> i wonder if you would review the policy you have. i see many public service announcements that promote various things on the broadcasts of professional sports, and you could work with the broadcast companies to promote greater information, just promoting the very ideas that mr. hodge promoted. mr. smith, i wonder what you think about that, but also what involvement the players association has in getting that kind of information out to y

we saw this this past monday night when we had brian westbrook, a player go down in the game with a concussion. he was taken off the field and did not come back to the game, and it was done in a cautionary and conservative way. we will look at the idea of whether we can give more public service time. >> i millsed that play. did it involve a -- missed that play. did it involve a play that required a penalty or some other action on the part of the referees to indicate that this injury was sustained because of inappropriate activity? >> it wasn't inappropriate activity. it was a knee that hit to the back of a player, which happens in our game and in our sports. >> i wonder if you would review the policy you have. i see many public service announcements that promote various things on the broadcasts of professional sports, and you could work with the broadcast companies to promote greater information, just promoting the very ideas that mr. hodge promoted. mr. smith, i wonder what you think about that, but also what involvement the players association has in getting that kind of information out to y

following the gilbert arena turnover, westbrook goes the other way. oklahoma city gets the season series -- sweeps the season series. following the game, flip saunders went open mike calling out his team. >> this team for the last five years has been known as one of the worst defensive teams in the league. until we make a commitment -- and we could not stop anybody out there we were playing solid defense and now we are not. and i don't know what the reason is. i don't know if we are tired, lazy, i don't know, but, you know, right now, he is correct. >> they can't guard anybody. i can go out there on that floor and pick anybody on the team one on one and, at 52 years old, i can drive around them. >> you look at the best teams in the league, boston, spurs, teams that are riew lalime good every year, when their offense is not going, their defense keeps them in the games. maybe we should watch some focus highlights but we need to gear it up a little better. >> we have to wake up. and i told them, don't think it can't get any worse because we can. it can.

clinton is different from westbrook. whoever gets the best chance to win. >>> why is kansas city team member arguing? look at him. he knocked him with his hand. >> you have to really try hard to not -- hang with us a second and watch again what he did. he is going to kick it in and he does and hits it with his arm and they disallowed it. >> i'm not a soccer expert but i believe -- we will check on it -- but i don't believe you can do that. >> right on. we will be right back. >>> and that is 9news now for tonight. don't forget we are always on. >> letterman with ashton kusher. reba mcintyre and brooks & dunn. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com

westbrook field, massachusetts. jim? how you doing today. fine. caller: well you asked too two very important questions. concerning change in republican leadership it's inherited for many years, even decades now there hasn't been a dime's worth of difference with the caveat that republicans were more hyper treatment socialism and republican where is turning the heat under that pot more quickly but they were heading in the same world direction. as concerned nancy pelosi i think she's the best gift to republicans we ever got. when you have 40-50% of the country rise up in a movement like the tea party and have the speak are of the house referring to them auzion strogh turf. basically insulting the american public telling us we're a bunch of phoneys paid for by corporations, i think that bodes well for the nation. the more pelosi we get the more republicans gain in the couple bent cycle. to the final point, i honestly believe it's very important to return to the constitutionally conservative values that made this nation the type of nation anyone want

to those aging championship squads in the later rounds thunder youngsters kevin durant's and russell westbrook could prove a particularly tough test for the more seasoned crews of the n.b.a. statistically best team this year however resides in the east the chicago bulls locking up home court advantage for the entire post season after setting a league best mark of sixty can wins with derrick rose blooming into an end. front runner and a solid supporting cast in coaching staff the team are big favorites against the eight seeded indiana pacers the miami heat each of two of arguably the best players in the league to day but look bron james and dwayne wade alongside chris bosh and company have plenty of questions to answer at a time when games slow down and adjustments in the series become essential the second seed should make it out of the first round against philadelphia go without a problem the boston celtics are the east most battle tested group and they still remember losing last year's n.b.a. finals to the lakers in the deciding game seven it remains to be seen whether the original big three

mcnabb's former mate, brian westbrook, visited i didn'tver but did not sign with the broncos. he says that he's in no hurry to sign. meanwhile, in the nba, the biggest question out there right now, who will win the nba tile? not that. it is where will lebron be next year? celtics beat the cavs in game six. lebron now a free at. free to go anywhere he wants. lebron, everybody was wondering if this would be his last game as a cleveland cavalier. late second half. ray allen drives and dishes to tony allen. allen dumps over jameson. did not have a good postseason. five points last night. celtics up 51-49 at halftime. third quarter. celtics on the break. lebron gets the ball and is going the other way. distance. the lay-up and the foul. we fast forward now to the fourth quarter. still a ball game here. cavaliers down by four. lebron dothrows it off his shoe. celtics going the other way. rondo for the hoop. 21 points and 12 assists. later in the fourth, the celtics just running away with it. mo williams drives. he loses the ball. so many turnovers by the cavaliers. rondo on the move

westbrook gets his complete game. cleveland takes the series with a sunday win, 5-1. the orioles host kansas city today. in virginia, the virginia lacrosse team took the field for the first time since the murder of one of their players. -mother was standing tall during a moment of silence pregame. it was the family that helped persuade the team to continue the season. 12 seconds into the game, virginia has something to cheer. charlie finnegan beats the keeper, 1-0 virginia. in the second, towson played bell. but britney scores. that is where the cavaliers would stay. virginia advances, 14-12, celebrating with her number 1 on display. quiet has returned to pimlico today after 95,000 gathered for the preakness. no buzz for the belmont. not just because of no possibility a triple crown. worse than that. kentucky derby champion super saver and lookin at lucky will stip it. bob baffert wants to make sure he has lookin at lucky for a while. he doesn't want to risk any injury in the mile and a half race. lookin at lucky is heading back to california. he will saddle a horse i

and a soldier that never recovered, sergeant first class kenneth westbrook. dakota, i know you have grappled with the grief of that day and that somehow, your efforts were a failure because your teammates did not come home. as your commander in chief, it is quite the opposite. you do your duty above and beyond, and you kept faith with the highest provisions of the marine corps that you love. because of your honor, 36 men are alive today. because of your courage, for fallen american heroes came home. in the words of james layton's malm, they could lay their son to rest with dignity. the fight, hour after hour, the former marines that read about your story say that you showed how and the most desperate final hours, our brothers will save us. because of your example, our kids, especially back in kentucky will know that no matter who you are or where you come from, you can do great things as a citizen and as a member of the american family. there lies the greatest example of the truth that the men and women of uniform live out every day. i was part of something b

we have to add that the graham gano field goal, but following that was the brian westbrook caused fumble that really sealed the deal. otherwise, they were moving. we were only leading by one point. all they had to do was get within field goal range, and it could have been over ugly. >> the difference is finishing, making sure you win strong and ultimately win the game. tony romo beaten up. maybe we'll have a good chance with the cowboys. i'm not holding my breath. we'll have a positive attitude going in. >> it's going to be hard to wait for that game. >>> 6:05. today president obama is expected to unveil a plan to pay for his jobs bill in part by increasing taxes on the super rich. it's called the buffett rule, and it's named after billionaire warren buffett. it calls for a minimum tax rate on people making more than $1 million a year. president obama says it's about everyone paying their fair share. some republicans are calling it a class warfare. >> i'll pay for this plan and pay down our debt by following some basic principles. making sure we live within our means and asking everyone

pistons ninety nine seventy nine the fund that's a team lead early in the first quarter as russell westbrook set up second round with this perfect in the back pass. and later in the first book but. just for us as he spun off the stuff he pulled it off the grass with the thunder a twenty eight ten least. one of the third the thunder showed some great counter-attacking play as surge to barca blocked at one end before being t. that going to run to the other it's a thunder a sixty four thirty seven lead so if it is ninety nine seventy nine that's more going to inform oklahoma while the misfiring pistons are bottom of the central division. and finally on to ice hockey and the k h l has squashed the season long of call ghibli the league's most short tempered tough guy jeremy yavlinsky of notorious side which is well the hot headed canadian saw his appeal satisfied after serving a fifteen getting the advantage mixed martial artist was one of the heaven can see in november for yet another punch up on the ice which should now be available for sunday's game at champions sol about to live and strugglin

detroit pistons ninety nine seventy nine the thunder eighty lead early in the first quarter as russell westbrook set up second round with this perfect in the back pass. and later in the first thank you vida just for us as he spun off rodney stuckey pulled the boy off the grass of the thunder a twenty eight ten least. one of the third the thunder showed some great counter-attacking play as serge ibaka looked at one and will be until that point around the other is a fund sixty four thirty seven lead so if it is nineteen i seventy nine that's oregon to inform oklahoma while the misfiring pistons are bottom of the central division. and finally on to ice hockey and the k h l has squashed the season long ban of call ghibli the league's most short tempered tough guy jeremy yavlinsky of notorious side which is well the hot headed canadian saw his appeal satisfied after serving a fifteen going than the average of mixed martial artist was one of the heavy penalty in november for yet another punch up on the ice which would not be available for sunday's game champion sullivan to live and struggling with yea

ninety nine seventy nine those on the took an eight two lead early in the first quarter as russell westbrook set up kevin durant with his perfect behind the back hoss. i and later in the first place but went from provider of despair at the same spot off rodney stuckey to the ball after the loss. because i'm a twenty eight ten lead and in the third the thunder showed some great counter-attacking play a surge about that bolts at one end before being teed up by durant the other is the thunder a sixty four thirty seven lead sorry finish ninety nine seventy nine to inform oklahoma while the misfiring pistons bottom is the central division. one back here in moscow russia's young athletes have returned home from the inaugural new a little bit winter games in austria where the team finished fifth overall but about to those were greeted by hundreds of friends and relatives at that of the airport after bringing home five gold four silver and seven bronze medals while the russian republic of dagestan is currently bidding to host either the youth summit games and twenty eight teams or the winter edition

set up kevin durant's with his perfect behind the back pass and later in the first westbrook went from provider just for us to use one of the stuckey and poor little love to dance to the front a twenty eight ten lead in the search of the fun the shows are great counter-attacking play assert it back have looked at one end before being teed up right around at the other to give the fund a sixty four thirty seven leave. finish ninety nine seventy nine to inform oklahoma misfiring pistons out bottom of the central division. now back here in moscow russia's young athletes have returned home from the inaugural nice a little bit winter games in austria where the team finished fifth overall but i bet it does were greeted by hundreds of friends and relatives at the end of that airport after bringing home five gold for silver and seven bronze medal. all the russian republic of dagestan is currently bidding to host either the youth summit games in twenty eighteen or the winter edition in twenty twenty two former nations every day for the promotion that took gold in figure skating last weekend's wo

well so let's fix that up kevin durant who is perfect because in the back half and later in the first westbrook went from provider to score a six on a rocking stuckey put the ball off the grass to give the thunder a twenty eight ten rained out of the service on the show to great counter-attacking play as sort of a backup box at one end fourteen team got winds around the other half to give the sunday a sixty four thirty seven lead so to finish ninety nine seventy nine to inform i call home while misfiring pistons are bottom of the central division. now back here in moscow russia's young athletes have returned home from the inaugural new olympic winter games in austria where the team finished fifth overall but i bet it does were greeted by friends and relatives that were going to the airport after bringing home five gold four silver and seven bronze medals while the russian republic of dagestan is currently bidding to host either they use some games and twenty eight teams or the winter edition in twenty twenty two. rushes and if they thought the most of us took gold in the figure skating last wee

edmonton to guernsey, edmonton to detroit, montrÉal to chicago, regina to guernsey, calgary to barstow, westbrook, quÉbec to new jersey. toronto to boston, toronto to new york. winnipeg to omaha. winnipeg to detroit to edmonton to windsor. now we have to pipelines that are flowing from the united states to canada. portland to montrÉal. that's long distance. portland, another one from portland to montrÉal. from mexico to the united states, to el paso. folks, this is instead we haven't done before. there is a system by which we approve pipeline, and especially the ones -- my point is this is not new. and we do it for the public interest and the public good to make sure that we have a free flow of oil and refined products. environmentally safe. can you imagine if all that product was moving by truck or by train? this is such a ridiculous debate, that i, it's just furious that we don't understand how much product flows by pipeline to date. antienvironmental benefits of that, but here we are demagogy one pipeline to make us more energy secure, and i think my friend from texas, mr. green, would like

>> westbrook was awesome until the end. and duran-james is having a balt of all time. >> he can talk business, he can talk sports. >> he's a huge sports guy. you were in cincinnati so you know the reds are hot. >> they took three from the mets and they didn't go against r.a. dickey. >> they did lose last night. they lost two straight. what's going on with the red sox? >> that's another subject. >> you going to cry? >> not on set. >> i'll save you, jack. if you have comments or questions about anything you see here on squawk, e-mail us@squawk@cnbc.com. and coming up more on the euro crisis. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 the spx is on my radar. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 and i'm on top of it all with charles schwab. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 tdd# 1-800-345-2550 i use streetsmart edge and its tools like... tdd# 1-800-345-2550 screener plus. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 i can custom build my own screens tdd# 1-800-345-2550 or use predefined ones to help me find tdd# 1-800-345-2550 possible trading opportunities quickly. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 i can also bounce m

meet 12-year-old nicole westbrook. ♪ ♪ it's thanksgiving ♪ we we we we're going to have a good time ♪ ♪ oh oh oh it's thanksgiving ♪ we we we are going to have a good time ♪ >> do you like this one, berman? >> i like the frozen vegetables. who puts frozen vegetables in a music video. >> how do you like it. >> i like it more in soccer when they score goals. >> her new mega viral hit about thanksgiving. it's the same producers that had a similar hit with "friday." the official video has more than 7 million hits in seven days. along with 15,000 likes versus 110 dislikes i might add. >> there's no explanation sometimes for the internet. check out other top cnn trends like this exciting one. head to cnn.com/trends. >>> 57 minutes past the hour. "the apprentice" sex scandal getting big laughs on late night tv. jay leno compared the drama to high school and asked a teenager to break it down. the bit gots lots of lols. check it out. >> okay. so this general diva who is so famous that this lady paula was like writing his bio, and she was like are you dtf. he's like i'm way dtf. they star

today making several nice plays zito: 7 ip, 3 hits, 0 runs, 3 bb, 4 k's bot 4th, scoreless, bases jake westbrook walks angel pagan with bases loaded scoring gregor blanco 1-0 sf top 9th, 2 outs sergio romo - strikes out games giants win 1-0 also come now the warriors having a nice game with curry and 111-107 and also, sharks led 1-0. jolie kivelski 23 saves and the sharks no are tied with vancouver for third place in the western conference. 49ers paid anthony davis a five-year extension worth $37 million. guaranteed $17 million. who is anthony davis? he is a big offensive linemen. >> we are 42 days away from the bay of breakers craigslist is the sponsor sunday, may 19th. >> some very strange remarks from an academy award winning actor jeremy irons when he is asked about same- sex marriage. ♪ . . [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book c

we have former nfl player michael westbrook who will be there and another nfl player has agreed to come back. we'll have a number of other guests really exciting. exc prizes, tickets to games, opportunities for golf and original things.in we want the young men to come it's going be a powerful day. we'll have jobs for some of these young men as well. we need men to to show up to mentor. we don't have enough men. we have young boys. we need our men to show up and stand up for the young men. if you want to register. if you are a man or a young man who wants to be a part of this,, how do you do that? >> call our office. ola schill by the phone waiting to receive calls. we have an e-mail address omhill@cm. >> we talked about why this is so important and how it worked out with the young ladies when he had the sisterhood summit but this is crucial to the development of men? this is crucial.cial we ask any business under the sound of my voice in the county who can employ a young person for the summer call s now. we do not have the same number of job opportunities as we have interest. these youn

of course the great brian westbrook. but i will tell but villanova. villanova's spirit about the show that we're doing tonight is, without a doubt, the highest level of excitement i've seen on any college campus. it is also my hometown and remember, the 1985 wildcats did take the national championship. that's like yesterday here on campus. >> we're going to hear a lot more about that. that's saying something, jim, because you've seen your share of campuses on these tours over the years. when we come back -- >> this is it. >> when it comes to giving investing the old college try, cramer has a few lessons for us. we'll get his mad dash from villanova straight ahead. >>> one more look at futures as we listen to a little jim croce. opening bell is in about eight minutes. ♪ if you go down there you better just beware of a man named lee rroy brown ♪ (announcer) at scottrade, our clients trade and invest exactly how they want. with scottrade's online banking, i get one view of my bank and brokerage accounts with one login... to easily move my money when

michael johnson and edwin johnson and aaron kenefick and james layton as well as the family of kenneth westbrook to please stand. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] kenneth was a soldier that will deliver to the safety and after he was out, he started rehab and spend time with his wife who joins us here today. she remembers the first time she spoke to will when he called from afghanistan and soon after that phone call kenneth tucker a turn for the worst pieces succumbed to complications from his treatment. but i think it's fair to say that charlene will always be grateful for the final days that she was able to spend with her husband. even now, a month rarely goes by when will does not call or text her, checking in with her and with the three boys. that is the kind of man that he is. you don't have to ask them for help, he just knows when to be there for you. so he was there for his wife and he was there for the families. as a nation, we thank god for patriots like him but they are therefore thought. will, god bless you and all of the men you have fought alongside. everything

gunnery sergeant edward johnson, gunnery sergeant erin kennefick, james layton, and the family of kenneth westbrook to please stand. [applause] kenneth was not the soldier that kenneth wased -- the soldier that will delivered to the helicopter. he spent time in the hospital and joins us with his wife today. she still remembers the first time she spoke with will when he called from afghanistan to check on kenneth. soon after the phone call, kenneth succumbed to competitions from his treatment. -- complications from his treatment. she is it is fair to say grateful for the final days she was able to spend with her husband. even now, a month rarely goes by when he does not check in with charlene. that is the kind of man he is, will.ys about you do not have to asking for help. he just knows t when to be there for you. he was there for the soldiers and their families. we thank god that people like him are there for us all. god bless you and all of the menu fought alongside and for everything you have done for us. god bless all of our men and women in uniform and god bless the united states. citation.d th

westbrook asked him if he should move the bmw to a safer spot. >> i grabbed the stick shift and there was a guy screaming "town the vehicle off." at that point, i put my hand out and i said, sir, the vehicle is off, and he screamed the same thing. >> his attorney says he would only draw the gun, according to erick gelhaus, if he saw a need. >> union police have a serial flasher in custody. the "contra costa times" obtained this photo of the flasher, 20 years old, facing 11 counts of indecent exposure after a an investigation lasting since november of last year. he exposed himself in several parks. if you have information, you are asked to come forward. >> walnut creek councilman will try to repeal new smoking rules and prevent a plastic bag ban. he says voters, not elected leaders, should decide the issues. a ban law is in the works for plastic bag. a second-happened smoke ordinance banned smoking down and in open airspaces. they need to gather 4,000 signatures for each initiative in order to get them on the ball the loment. >> what do you think of oakland playing in san francisco at

. >> out of bounds, saved at three, westbrook for the win. he got it. >> didn't need to see it again. there it is. westbrook of the thunder made a clutch three point shot to knock off the warriors. the warriors couldn't hold onto the lead. iguodala didn't play. ryan will be back. he agreed to a one year deal. if you can pass a physical next week. he is out to prove that he is better than his era. 19 starts. he will likely join matt cane, and others in the rotation. >> the emotional homecoming for more than a hundred crew members back home. >> it's a school start a foggy start for some. into the afternoon the fog will go away. mostly sunny and mild and in to the extended forecast a sharp drop in temperatures. ly have your numbers today and a look at when that cooldown will come coming up. [ male announcer ] some things are simply better at home. like the enticing aroma and distinctive taste of nespresso. elegant capsules meet masterfully crafted machines, and one touch creates the perfect coffee, cappuccino, and latte. ♪ tempt all your sense

between lillard and thunders russell westbrook the number zero is a hoe row. he can fly, 30 points and six points for him. the team with the second best record behind portland didn't just try to win their seventh in a row they did it. >> the lakers lost 4-5 since bryant returned. you think he's rusty after the long layoff? didn't look it here. his aim was true there. bryant trying to work out again clutches the knee, he would be ok now. lakers beat the grizzlies 96-92. portland had the nba's best record. for most of the season, that distinction went to the indiana pacers. they take on the defending champion heat for the second straight week. the question tonight, will lebron james be available after rolling his ankle monday night? >> if it was a back-to-back, i wouldn't be playing tonight for sure but i've been able to play the next game to a point where i had to miss a few games so, you know there's never been to a point, i mean when i've walked off on crutches too before. i've had the extreme to the not so extreme and, you know, me myself and mike, we've bee

6 early and jackson drives what we call a high percentage shot and second half more of the same and westbrook from durand. late in the game thunder pulling away and durant another 3 and four or 4 and 107-95 and 8 in a row for okc and the only unbeaten team 13-0. duke's parker began the season as one of the nation's most talented freshman and only improved the status in the early going. blue devil's under bright lights at madison square garden facing ucla and gives duke a lift from 3 from the top of the heat and duke down one and parker another triple to make it 40-37 and duke would not trail again. and which was an ongoing theme. parker will hit another three from the corner putting duke up six in the second half and had four threes, this is pretty, parker connecting from the outside and now he is just having fun and will trail the play for the slam dunk and leads the scores 23, duke rips the bruins 83-# 0 and that is a wrap for sports this hour. >> reporter: thanks so much. it's not often we get a look at the m comreks culture and society of iran and back in 2011 iran director osc ashgs rsha

level the series at two a piece and clippers are 2-1 in the series and got off to a bad start here and westbrook giving oklahoma 17-3 lead in the first quarter and kevin durant scored for the thunder but managed to end up on the losing side. clippers are taking the lead with 83 seconds left in the game. and the thunder did have a chance to snatch it at the very end but clippers won 101-99. >> and it's one of the best wins yet and we got off to a very slow start and even there in the fourth quarter we could have relaxed and gave in at any point but i think we just willed this one. it was a good time and found a way >> in the defending stanley cup and blackhawks have 3-2 lead in the western semi final after winning gave five and emotional day for new york rankers as they thought the series with the penguins and game 7 on mother's day three days after his mother's death and lewis and rangers won't 3-1 and they will be on pittsburgh on tuesday and hamilton has not stopped the first f-1 race in spain and leads this year's drivers standings by three points and over taking the teammates and sarah repor

the clippers at 2-1, russell westbrook giving oklahoma a 17-3 lead in the first quarter. so this is match kevin durant. some how he managed to end up on the losing side. >> they would go on to win 101-99. >> it's one of the best wins. we got off to a very slow start. even there in the fourth quarter we could have relaxed and gave in at any point. but i think we willed this one. it's a really good team. we found a way. >> the nhl playoffs the chicago lax have taken the 3-2 lead. it was an emotional day for thee new york rangers playing on mother's day. in fact, three days after his mother's death lo louis scores. >> starting from poll position luis hamilton had an explosive start leading teammates niko rossberg into turn one. in a league of their own in the early stages at least a length faster than the rest of the field. maldonado into the walls again. vettel posted lap times to remain in the mix. all eyes were on the hamilton hamilton-rossberg duel, which showed no signs of easing. in the dying stages it was hamilton in front while rossberg threw everything at his britis

russell westbrook gives the thunders their first lead since the first quarter. oklahoma city takes over from there. kevin durant led the way with 39 points. they beat the clippers. ending the clippers season and that saga in los angeles. to d.c. for the pacers and wizards. pacers blow a lead. knocks down a three for the wizards. first lead since the first quarter. but indiana finishes on a 20-6 run. that's david west. he led with 29 points. the pacers beat the wizards, eliminate washington. the thunder head to san antonio. so you have the two best teams in each conference after all the one and two seeds playing in the finals. baseball, couple of tight leads yesterday. yankees and mets in the subway series. alfonso soriano, runner comes around. the yankees take a 1-0 lead. yankees shut out for the second game in a row. also a couple of walkoff wins yesterday. check them out. >> now the pitch. base hit to right center. one run is in. they're going to try to score. here's the throw. he's in there! >> to left field. suzuki heading around third. he's coming in. aaron

russell westbrook overcame and the thunder reached the conference finals closing out los angeles with two straight wins. chris paul had 11 assists and the clippers postseason ended in disappointment. >>> speaking of the clippers a new twist in the donald sterling controversy. sterling has sent a letter to the basketball association saying he will not pay that 2.5 million fine and he rejects the lifetime ban imposed on him. in a recent interview he denies that he is not a racist despite those comments that were recorded and made public. >>> the sports team will have the latest on this controversy and the warriors and their new head coach and the rest of the bay area teams right after the kron news 4 news at 8. >>> the senior photo is unacceptable and her classmates are standing up in protest. we'll tell you what she was wearing. >>> we'll tell you what changes at sfo might affect your travel plans. here's a look at the roof camera this morning as we take a look at san francisco, your weekend weather forecast coming up in a minute. . >>> here's some of the stories we're following this m

kevin durant and westbrook scored 25 points but it's the spurs who take 1-0 advantage in the series and day two is wednesday and takes place in san anton antonio. >> well, that is the key with kevin, you will not stop him but making him work hard is certainly the plan. it's everybody's plan and no matter who he plays against we will work hard and i thought he was good and didn't foul but i think the team did a nice job behind him. >> we have to do a much better job defensively and i thought they were able to get anything they want to, 66 points in the paint and 40 at half time and we take pride in our defensive play but tonight we did not play to beat the team and one of the things that we have to do a much better job of containing the basketball, the team always figures out way how to get better and bounce back to the game and we have to play better to beat the team. >> the date of an end of the l.a. clippers and on the third they will vote on whether they can terminate his reign as well as mba -- nba for the comments and banned for life and fined $2.5 billion in which a recording was

westbrook 25. >> that's the key with kevin, you are not going to stop him, but making him work hard is the plan. it is everybody's plan no matter who he plays against, they are going to make him work hard. i think that the team did a nice job behind him. >> we have to do a much better job defensively. i thought they were able to get anything they wanted, 66 points in the paint, 40 at half time. we take pride in the defensive play, but tonight we didn't play good enough defense to beat this team. we have to do a better job of containing the basketball. the team finds out ways to bounce back and we have to play much better to beat this team. >> the nba meanwhile confirmed the date of a hearing putting the end to donald sterling's end to the ownership of the clippers. they are going to vote on whether or not to terminate the owning of the team. sterling ordered ban for life and fined $2.5 million of the recording was released making the racist remarks. >> barcelona is looking for a former player to lead the club. >> some good news, he gets to work for the foreseeable future and put the pe

he scored 28 points, while westbrook weighed in with 25. the spurs have a 1-0 advantage in the series. game two on awednesday, and it's also in san antonio. >> that's the key with it. you're obviously not going to stop him, but making him work hard is certainly the plan. it's everybody's plan. no matter who he plays against, they make him work hard. kwai was good and didn't foul. the team did a nice job behind him. >> we have to do a much better job defensively, and i thought they were able to get anything they wanted. 66 points in the paint and 40 at halftime. we take pride in our defense of play, but tonight we didn't play a good enough defense to be the same. that's one of the things that we have to do a better job of containing the basketball. they always figure out ways to get better and bounce back the next game. we have to play better to beat the team. >>> i'm staying with the nba. there's concerned there's a hearing to put an end to the donald sterling's controversial ownership of the clippers. they can vote whether to terminate his

westbrook comes up huge. oklahoma rolls 105-92. series now tied two games a piece. the heat look to punch their title for the nba finals. >>> rangers and canadiens game five. second period, tied at 4-4, ray bourque, second goal of the night. habs go up 5-4 and the floodgates open. bourque scores another one. he gets the hat trick. rangers lead the series 3-2 as it now comes back to new york. >>> tonight, the blackhawks on the brink. they host the kings in game five. the kings will move on to the stanley cup finals for the win. >>> and now 50 cent. >> yeah. >> i really like. he's a big strong guy and works out. >> i don't think that makes a difference, though. >> big guy. >> athletic looking guy, right? >> he is. what do you think, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at last night's mets game, before he took to the mound, the rapper had a prediction of what he expected. tonight, going to throw out the first pitch, a little nervous, excited, excited. you know what, i think i'm going to throw a strike. >> he said i'm going to throw a strike. >> yeah, very excited. >>

laura westbrook, bbc news. >>> time to bring you some sports news. really, the incredible career of american tennis player serena williams continues. she has won her third consecutive u.s. open title, her sixth altogether after a straight sets win over caroline wozniacki of denmark. >> reporter: though friends off the court, this was at times brutal. williams punishing, relentless. caroline wozniacki denied the time to find any rhythm with her serve, repeatedly broken. those are the temperaments of the world number one. serena seemed to be sensational in the second set. she joined martina navratilova and chris evert, 18-time major winners. celebrated as if it were her first. the very best there is and refusing to let that go. when serena williams first won here, few could have predicted the career she'd go on to have. >> number 18, so i'm really emotional. >> it's difficult to imagine she was destined to anything else. >>> really interesting men's final taking place later on monday. i think i know who the asian countries will be rooting for, because

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laura westbrook brings us up to date. >> reporter: tired, yet defiant. another day of protests in hong kong. tens of thousands of demonstrators remain gathered outside government headquarters to pressure china into giving the territory full universal suffrage one person, one vote, plus the ability to choose its own candidates independent of beijing. roads are blocked. some businesses and schools are shut. and protesters here say they have no plans to leave. they're calling their movement occupy central with love and peace. but in the early hours of monday morning, there wasn't much love or peace. riot police in the front line fired tear gas into the crowds of demonstrators. in mainland china, police don't put up with scenes like this. but beijing has promised to respect hong kong's way of life. and that makes them the only chinese citizens with freedom of speech. >> if we miss this chance to fight for ourselves, i think hong kong will have no future. that's why we are here. >> reporter: it's not just here. the protests spread across the harbor, and to th

laura westbrook, bbc news. >> that's one take on that train. many tamils will take a very different view. more, of course, on our website. we are going to leave you with these pictures. absolutely extraordinary. the idea of gate crashing a pool party, you might not think of this. but have a look, because a group of american base jumpers in kuala lumpur decided they were going to arrive at a nearby pool party in style. they launched themselves off the 330-meter-haiku cue tower, landing, as you can see, with a splash in a nearby skyscraper rooftop in true james bond style, met with cheers from fellow swimmers. amazing pictures. we're back soon. kind of service plan can you get? well right now if you select the 15 gig plan we'll double your data and make it 30 gigs for the same price. well that- great! you'll take it. in head * are you inside my mind right now? nope where was... albuquerque who was the porcupine what is my fave- hollandaise sauce no way... the new iphone is here and now you get 30 gigs of data to share starting at $160 dollars a m

laura westbrook, bbc news. >> a little earlier, i asked a man from the trekkers association of nepal how many people have been rescued so far. >> just now, we've got nine of them rescued, to the airport. we have information that a group is waiting in three different places. 24 people waiting, 16 in italy. and we hope to bring them to the airport. if they are in critical conditions, we have asked th them -- first find out the whereabouts of the people there. >> so that's an update on the rescue operation there for you. >>> seven police officers in hong kong who were seen on film beating a democracy protester have been suspended. the incident has caused widespread outrage. there were more scuffles overnight, but officers using pepper spray. earlier, hong kong's leader c.y. leung said they are ready to start conversations with protesters. >> yes, we are ready. we're prepared to start a dialogue and maintain a dialogue. and this is why over the last few days, and including this morning, through third parties, we expressed the wish to the students that we'll start the dialogue to discuss

the bbc's laura westbrook has this report. >> reporter: morning, and hope of finding survivors here is fading. the suddenri lankan army brough teams, but it's feared it's too late. this is one of the poorest areas in sri lanka, known for its tea plantations, and the landslide engulfed nearly an entire village. the workers live in small shaqs like these, which simply crumpled under the weight of the mud. children were in school. that saved their lives, but many are now suddenly orphans. the sri lankan president was quick to reassure the public. he tweeted, on instructions of the president, military and army's heavy machinery have been deployed to speed up search and rescue operations. those heavy machines are trying to clear as much as ten meters of mud. but operations had to be suspended overnight due to more rain. sri lanka's disaster management center said they had issued warnings, but many people here simply had nowhere else to go. with more rain expected in the next few days, authorities say more mudslides could be on the way. laura westbrook, bbc news. >>> the australian governmen

laura westbrook reports. >> reporter: is this a child or a threat to public safety? someone who saw him pacing around a cleveland park was worried enough to call the police. >> the guy keeps pulling it out. it's probably fake, but, you know, it's scaring the [ bleep ] out of me. >> reporter: a patrol car arrives at the scene, and seconds later -- >> shots fired. male down. black male. maybe 20. black revolver. black handgun. >> reporter: tamir rice, who was 12 years old, died later in hospital. his family wanted these recordings released, and the police obliged. >> this is not an effort to exonerate, it's not an effort to show the public that anybody did anything wrong. >> reporter: police say tamir was told three times to raise his hands. but his family questions the speed of the incident. it is our belief that the situation could have been avoided, and that tamir should still be here with us. the video shows one thing distinctly, the police officers reacted quickly." this comes at a time when the country is at boiling point over the treatment of young african-ameri

russell westbrook storming down the lane. missed a dunking -- missed a dunk and made a dunk. .1 seconds left in the half off a missed free throw. westbrook tips it in and steve kerr not happy about the foul call that precede eds that. had to be restrained. westbrook a monster game with authority. triple-double and 17 points and 17 assists and 15 boards. thompson answering fire with fire. he had 32. 14 of 18 for 36 points. the warriors' eight-game win streak wins it and they are on to houston tomorrow. women's college hoops stanford taking on arizona. roberson had 12. a nice fake and a pass. stanford wins it 77-47. this is the time where we dance. old mike meyers bit. cal hosting arizona state. green to gray. gray had 17. sun devils had promise. with some speed and they lead all scores with 20 points and eight boards. asu wins it 67-52. go to google if you don't get the reference. >> thanks, larry very much. >> abc7 news continues on-line, on twitter, on facebook and on all of your mobile devices with the new abc7 news app. >>

russell westbrook storming down the lane. missed a dunking -- missed a dunk and made a dunk. .1 seconds left in the half off a missed free throw. westbrook tips it in and steve kerr not happy about the foul call that precede eds that. had to be restrained. westbrook a monster game with authority. triple-double and 17 points and 17 assists and 15 boards. thompson answering fire with fire. he had 32. 14 of 18 for 36 points. the warriors' eight-game win streak wins it and they are on to houston tomorrow. women's college hoops stanford taking on arizona. roberson had 12. a nice fake and a pass. stanford wins it 77-47. this is the time where we dance. old mike meyers bit. cal hosting arizona state. green to gray. gray had 17. sun devils had promise. with some speed and they lead all scores with 20 points and eight boards. asu wins it 67-52. go to google if you don't get the reference. >> thanks, larry very much. >> abc7 news continues on-line, on twitter, on facebook and on all of your mobile devices with the new abc7 news app. >>

westbrook, triple-double. and klay thompson attacking the rim. he had 32. but the durant, 13 of 18 shooting, 36 points. the 8-game winning streak comes to an end, 1 tornado watch 27-115. they are on to huston tonight. >>> women's college hoops, number 13 stanford taking on arizona. briana roberson, 12 points. takes it to the rack. eric had 13 points, 16 rebounds. stanford rolls 77-47. time to dance. they have been practicing. very well done there. cal hosting 14th ranked california state. green to gray. the lay-up. gray had 17 but the sun devils have promise. that's right promise, she has the speed. arizona state comes out on top 67-52. that's a wrap on morning spores. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> coming up next feeling it. the adventure stairways ♪ good morning, usher! hey! did you know bees communicate through dance? me too... we're practically twins! discover card. how can i help you? oh, you're real? you know i'm real! at discover, we're always here to talk. good, 'cause i don't have time for machines. some companies just don't