bucks built a lead, paul pierce took over 13 of 36 came in the final quarter. the news got worse for the hawks. jack smith sprained his knee battling kevin garnett, left the game, he's day-to-day. celts got it done, game three friday in boston. >>> to chicago, rose watched from a box, bulls are the best defensive team in the league but sixers may have found a chink in the armor. the alley oop. time and time again they would make the extra pass for an easy bucket, sixers 109-92 win. >>> los angeles, same old story, too much kobe bryant for the nuggets to handle. finish bd 36. the bucket and foul, bynum 27, lakers won game two. >>> best record in the league will get you home court advantage in the playoffs for greg popovich earned him coach of the year honors. >>> devils without ilya kovalchuk, adam larsson scored the equalizer in his first playoff game. devils scored four unanswered and beat the flyers 4-1. series even at one. >>> any time you bet the best time in the a.l. it's worth a pat on the back. when you do it with a walk off home run, it makes the show.

paul pierce took over 13 of 36 came in the final quarter. the news got worse for the hawks. jack smith sprained his knee battling kevin garnett, left the game, he's day-to-day. celts got it done, game three friday in boston. >>> to chicago, rose watched helplessly from a luxury box. bulls are arguably the best defensive team in the league but the sixers may have found a chink in the armor. it's alley-oop. time and time again they would make the extra pass for an easy bucket, sixers 109-92 win. >>> los angeles, same old story, simply too much kobe bryant for the nuggets to hand. came out of the gates flying and finished with 36. denver tried to rally in the fourth but kobe and andrew bynum quickly put a stop to that. the bucket and foul, bynum 27, lakers won game two, 104-100. >>> best record in the league will get you home court advantage in the playoffs for greg popovich earned him coach of the year honors. it's the second time the head coach won the award. >>> devils without ilya kovalchuk, adam larsson scored the equalizer in his first career playoff game. the devils caug

paul pierce and dwyane wade sharing pleasant tris. first quarter, lebron with the sdpael take it the other way for the dunk. takes his time. he should. he's smooth. then mario challenge mers off to lebron, this is good as well. wow. second quarter, celtics coming back. paul pierce buries the three from the wings, celtics down two. more pierce. how about another three from the corner? game tied at 46. here we go. third quarter, tied at 50. shane battier with a block on rondo. get that out of here. then chicago mers feeds battier, lets him finish what he started. buries the three. heat up, 53-50. later in the third, wade grabs a rebound, chucks a full-court pass to lebron. that was sweet. another look. lebron with 32 points and 13 rebounds in this game. later in the third, more heat, battier, forcing a turnover, gets it to challenmers. miami led by as many at 17. fourth quarter, wade, drives. 22 points in the game for him, the heat win it, 93-79 and winner of game one in the conference finals goes on to win the series, 80% of the time.

paul pierce and dwyane wade sharing pregame pleasantries. first quarter, lebron with the steal, takes it the other way for the dunk. takes his time. he should. he's smooth. then mario chalmers off to lebron, this is smooth, as well. wow. second quarter, celtics coming back. paul pierce buries the three from the wings, celtics down two. more pierce. how about another three from the corner? game tied at 46. here we go. third quarter, tied at 50. shane battier with a block on rajon rondo. get that out of here. then chalmers feeds battier, lets him finish what he started. buries the three. heat up, 53-50. later in the third, wade grabs a rebound, chucks a full-court pass to lebron. that was sweet. another look. lebron with 32 points and 13 rebounds in this game. later in the third, more heat, battier, forcing a turnover, gets it to chalmers. miami led by as many as 17 points in this game. fourth quarter, wade, drives. 22 points in the game for him, the heat win it, 93-79, and the winner of game one in the conference finals goes on to win the ser

call it was paul pierce left right center and you know and i'm so used to make misleading the ball and to go in. i thought. you know we're going to lose but i just thought we had a shot and once we got off to a good start. two ice hockey now one of the kitchen elves leaving goaltenders has switched clubs constantine joining us from atlanta on a three year deal but olin's standing this plays in the twenty eleven season helped his former club finish on a jump for the first time in their history the twenty seven year old russian international tour in the playoffs was valuable player award last year meanwhile rising russian talent. turned on the chance to move to the washington capitals deciding instead to stay a truck tour for at least two more seats it's. the man regarded as the greatest snooker player of all time has decided to take early retirement stephen hendry walking away from the green felt with seven world titles to his name the scots were simply phenomenal rising to the world number one ranking aged just twenty one he would also hold the top spot for eight consecutive years duri

call it was paul pierce left right center and you know and honestly it's a make misleading the ball had to go in and. out of the you know we don't want to lose but i just thought we had a shot and once we got off to a good start. now to the continuing court case of baseball legend roger clemens the forty nine year old former pitcher is accused of lying to congress in two thousand and eight when he denied using performance enhancing drugs former new york yankees pitcher on the teet arrived at court on day eight to testify against his former friend petite recalled a conversation in which clemens told him he had used human growth hormone clemens says the thirty nine year old mis remembers the chat between the pair if clemens is found guilty he could face a prison sentence. and finally a man regarded as one of the greatest new players of all time has decided to take early retirement seven time world champion stephen hendry walking away from the sport at the age of forty three the scot was simply a phenomenon rising to world ranking number one just aged twenty one percent it's a whole top sp

call it was paul pierce left right center and you know and i'm so used to make misleading the ball had to go in. i thought. you know we're going to lose but i just thought we had a shot once we got off to a good start. two ice hockey now or one of the kitchen elves leaving goaltenders has switched clubs constantine joining us from atlanta on a three year deal but rowlands standing this place in the twenty eleven season helped his former club finish line up for the first time in their history the twenty seven year old russian international also were in the playoffs was valuable player award last year meanwhile rising russian talent defeat me has me at softest turned on the chance to move to the washington capitals deciding instead to stay a truck tour for at least two more seasons it's. the man regarded as the greatest snooker player of all time has decided to take early retirement stephen hendry walking away from the green felt with seven world titles to his name the scots were simply phenomenal rising to the world number one ranking aged just twenty one he would also hold the top spot

pierce star of the show in georgia. to get going early we did i mean i was you could see our first seven boys that they call it was paul pierce left right center and you know and i'm so used to make misleading the ball had to go in. i thought. you know we don't want to lose but i just thought we had a shot and once we got off to a good start. two ice hockey now one of the kitchen elves leaving goaltenders has switched clubs constantine joining us from atlanta on a three year deal but olin's standing this plays in the twenty eleven season helped his former club finish on a jump for the first time in their history the twenty seven year old russian international so were in the playoffs was valuable player award last year meanwhile rising russian talent. turned on the chance to move to the washington capitals deciding instead to stay a truck tour for at least two more seasons it's. the man regarded as the greatest snooker player of all time has decided to take early retirement stephen hendry walking away from the green felt

pierce twenty thirty six points to make off the options of the suspended rage on the rumble. to get going early we did i mean that was you could see our first seven boys that they call it was paul pierce left right center and you know and obviously it's a bit misleading the ball at the go in. you know we don't want to lose but i just thought we had a shot and once we got off to a good start. two ice hockey now where one of the k.h. els leading goaltenders switched clubs constantine bottle and joining us from atlanta on a three year deal bruins are standing this plays in the twenty eleven season helped his former club finish runner job for the first time in their history the twenty seven year old russian international so were in the playoffs most valuable player award last year reached the western conference semi this season in other news rising russian talent if gainey has turned on the chance to move to the washington capitals deciding instead to stay a truck to work for at least two more seasons. the man regarded as the greatest snooker player of all time has decided to tak

pierce star of the show into which. we all had to get going early we did that mean that was you could see our first seven boys that they call it was paul pierce left right center and you know and i'm so used to make misleading the ball had to go in and. i thought ok you know we don't want to lose but i just thought we had a shot once we got off to a good start. two ice hockey now or one of the kitchen elves leaving goaltenders has switched clubs constantine joining us from atlanta on a three year deal but olin's standing this plays in the twenty eleven season helped his former club finish line up for the first time in their history the twenty seven year old russian international also were in the playoffs was valuable player award last year meanwhile rising russian talent. turned on the chance to move to the washington capitals deciding instead to stay a truck for for at least two more seasons it's. the man regarded as the greatest snooker player of all time has decided to take early retirement stephen hendry walking awa

call it was paul pierce left right center and you know and i'm so used to make misleading the ball and to go in. i thought. you know we don't want to lose but i just thought we had a shot and once we got off to a good start. two ice hockey now one of the kitchen elves leaving goaltenders has switched clubs constantine joining us from atlanta on a three year deal but olin's standing this plays in the twenty eleven season helped his former club finish on a job for the first time in their history the twenty seven year old russian international tour in the playoffs was valuable player award last year meanwhile rising russian talent. turned on the chance to move to the washington capitals deciding instead to stay a truck tour for at least two more seasons it's. the man regarded as the greatest snooker player of all time has decided to take early retirement stephen hendry walking away from the green felt with seven world titles to his name the scots were simply phenomenal rising to the world number one ranking in just twenty one he would also hold the top spot for eight consecutive years dur

pierce twenty thirty six points to make off the absence of the suspended rage on the rumble. to get going early we did i mean i was you could see our first seven boys that they call it was paul pierce left right center and you know and obviously it's a make misleading the ball and to go in. because you know we don't want to lose but i just thought we had a shot and once we got off to a good start. two ice hockey now where one of the k.h. els leading goaltenders switched clubs constantine bottle and joining us from atlanta on a three year deal bruins are standing this plays in the twenty eleven season helped his former club finished runner job for the first time in their history the twenty seven year old russian international somewhere in the playoffs the most valuable player award last year reached the western conference semi's this season in other news rising russian talent if gainey has turned on the chance to move to the washington capitals deciding instead to stay a truck for at least two more since. the man regarded as the greatest snooker player of all time has decided

pierce star of the show in georgia. we all had to get going early we did i mean i was you could see our first seven boys that they call it was paul pierce left right center and you know and i'm so used to make misleading the ball had to go in. i thought. you know we're going to lose but i just thought we had a shot once we got off to a good start. two ice hockey now or one of the kitchen elves leaving goaltenders has switched clubs constantine joining us from atlanta on a three year deal but rowlands standing this plays in the twenty eleven season helped his former club finish on a jump for the first time in their history the twenty seven year old russian international also were in the playoffs was valuable player award last year meanwhile rising russian talent. turned on the chance to move to the washington capitals deciding instead to stay a truck tour for at least two more seasons it's. the man regarded as the greatest snooker player of all time has decided to take early retirement stephen hendry walking away from th

look at paul pierce getting the seas ready for the do or die game. we start off the loose ball. philly comes up with it. andre flying down the lane, two of his 18. sixers trail at that point 34- 32. just before the end. celtics get it to kevin garnett. he doesn't beat the buzzer. it does. the seas lead in the fourth quarter. ron doe took over. ray allen kicked it out. he also had 18. the celtics move on to the eastern conference finals with the 85-75 win. they will play the heat for the nba title. coming up in our next section, marilyn lacrosse highlights. we'll be right back. [ creaking ] [ male announcer ] trophies and awards lift you up. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] this is the next level of performance. the next level of innovation. the next rx. the all-new f sport. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> welcome back. the maryland men have done it again. their work far from over. they beat their biggest -- the terps who entered unseeded did pretty well. the terps trying to advance to the national championship game and th

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paul pierce three ball corner pocket, boston rallies to tie the game at the half. but that's as close as they would get simply too much lebron for the ageing celtics. finished with a game high 32 and 13 boards. miami opens the series with a 93-79 win. game two is tomorrow. baseball, yankees and angels tied in the ninth, a jumbo for trumbell. the wind blowing out of wrigley. four homers against the padres. snap a 12 game losing streak. cubs were hit about and the white sox chris sale was punching them out striking out 15 over seven and a third. he was the strikeout giant of a team record set all the way back in 1954. they beat the rays 2-1. finally yesterday was a memorial day that one family will never forget. the atlanta braves invited the family of master sergeant david sims to turner field. between innings they watched a recorded message from sims who was deployed in afghanistan. big set up. sims gave his family the shock of their lives by walking out of the stand. his wife and four kids immediately maul him. the crowd gave the family a stand ovation. the capoff

paul pierce picked up his 12th. he ground out 36. . -- 36 points. they are tied at one game apiece. it took about a week to higher greenbergs replacement. johnson will be the new head coach. you saw it appeared >> i thought so. -- you saw it. >> i thought so. >> a broadcasting legend is honored. >> helping young people reach their dreams. the dream academy honored six people who have given their time and money to make a difference in the lives of others. pat summerall and miss america were honored. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual walletet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. >> the final word on the warm weather. >> there it is, more of the same. each afternoon, there could be the risk of an afternoon shower. nothing throughout the day. but by friday, 90 degrees. you can find everything on our weather page. there is the seven-day. and if we get any rain tomorrow, it will be there, too. there is the interactive greater. you name

rajon rondo to paul pierce, boston wins 107-91. >>> larry byrd one the executive of the year only person in league history to win a regular season mvp, finals mvp, coach of the year, and executive of the year. pretty impressive resume. >>> hockey, the best way to score on a hot goalie, that is traffic in front of the net. that is what the devils did. after being shutout in game one, carter tied the game in the second, in the third, clarkson kept the puck the out of mid-air, that is the winner. the devils earned a split in new york with a 3-2 win. game three saturday on nbc. >>> extra innings in kansas city. adam jones picked a great time to snap out of a slump. home run in the 15th inning, the o's win it 4-3. >>> the dictator almost takes a dive, will smith goes olympian. the entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> a world famous band gives their all for a small town in indiana. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." a beautiful, gorgeous day in so many sections of the country today including the middle of the nation, ohio valley, tennessee valley all t

rajon rondo to paul pierce, boston wins 107-91. >>> pacers' president larry bird won the executive of the year award. the only person to win a regular season mvp, finals mvp, coach of the year and executive of the year. pretty impressive resume. >>> hockey, the best way to score on a hot goalie, that is traffic in front of the net. that is what the devils did. after being shutout in game one, carter tied the game in the second, in the third, clarkson tipped it out of mid-air. the devils earned a split in new york with a 3-2 win. game three saturday on nbc. >>> extra innings in kansas city. adam jones hitless in his first six at-bats picked a great time to snap out of a slump. home run in the 15th inning, the o's win it 4-3. that's your early look at sports on "early today." >>> the dictator almost takes a dive, will smith goes olympian. the entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a world famous band gives their all for a small town in indiana. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. nice simple forecast for everyone in the west today. a 20% chance you'll get sho

with paul pierce's driving layup in the fourth puts boston up by to. they hold on to stun atlanta, 87-80. and that evening their playoff series at one game apiece. >>> in hockey action, the new jersey devils shoot down the philadelphia flyers and they did it during the third period, scoring four unanswered goals. devils blow by the flyers 4-1, evening their eastern conference semifinals at one game each. >>> in baseball, texas pays for just one bad pitch. in the top of the ninth, the rangers' michael young knocks in the tying run against toronto, but in the bottom of the frame, full count, brett lowrie blasts the walkoff homer to give the blue jays an 8-7 win over the rangers. that's got to hurt. >>> when we come back, an all-star lineup in federal court. roger clemens comes face to face with a former teammate during his perjury trial. come for a smoke? yeah. no. you quit? i'm trying nicoderm cq. [ male announcer ] nicoderm cq, the patch with 24-hour smart control technology, lets you celebrate a little win every time you say no to a cigarette. nicoder

philly took the lead, iguodala to clearance, soared over paul pierce, capped and 11-0 run. kept it going in the fourth. the sixers won it 82-75, force game seven on saturday. >>> the other series in the east has gotten dirty now the league is trying to clean it up. suspended udonis haslem for this foul on tyler hanseborough, happened after hanseborough took dwyane wade down. league suspended dexter pittman for a flying elbow on lance stephenson. that will cost him $22 grand. game six is tonight. >>> hockey, tough to win a game when your own teammate is trying to score on you. the devils peppered goalie lundquist with three goals in the first ten minutes of the game. rangers came back. martin brodeur, that tied it at three. the devils had plenty left in the tank. ryan cut near front of the net. new jersey wins 5-3, they can wrap it up friday. >>> brave and reds tied at 1 in the 9th, solo shot to right, first career walk off homer, that would explain why he didn't see this coming. the dreaded shaving cream pie to the face. he will take that any day of the week. the reds walke

paul pierce. 14 assists for rondo. 24 points for pierce. the celtics run away with it. 107-91 the final. to the united. colorado rapids. rfk. lou ilis neil. great pass. third goal of the season. united up 1-0, celebrate their run. second half. 60th minute. louis neil. bronco boscovich. and the goal. third in four matches. united wins >>> some of hollywood's stars are partying in france they walk the red carpet for the start of the cannes film festival. alec baldwin and his fiance, eva longoria, and posing for the cameras. bruce willis, bill murray and tilda every time a local business opens its doors or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business, it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $6.4 billion in new credit to small businesses across the country last year. because the more we help them, the more we help make opportunity possible. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring ri

paul pierce three ball corner pocket, boston rallies to tie the game at the half. but that's as close as they would get simply too much lebron for the ageing celtics. finished with a game high 32 and 13 boards. miami opens the series with a 93-79 win. game two is tomorrow. baseball, yankees and angels tied in the ninth, a jumbo for he trumbo. walk-off homer, halos win their seventh in a row, 9-8. to chicago, the wind blowing out at wrigley and that was good news for the cubbies. four homers against the padres, snap an 11-game losing streak with a win. cubs were hit about and the white sox chris sale was punching them out striking out 15 over 7 1/3. he was a strike shy of a team record set all the back in 1954. they beat the rays 2-1. finally yesterday was a memorial day that one family will never forget. the atlanta braves invited the family of master sergeant david sims to turner field. between innings they watched a recorded message from sims who was deployed in afghanistan. big set up. sims gave his family the shock of their lives by walking out of the stands. h

paul pierce, get out. lebron with a huge block and starting a fast break. duane wade and 23 points. miami by three and alan strokes it, and we are tied. this is for the win and he takes a fade away jumper, really? lebron? on to over time. rondo plays all 53 minutes, 44 points, eight boards, 10 assists. but too much miami down the stretch. wade 115-111. the heat is taking a series lead. to the ice, the stanley cup finals. rex ryan is a devils fan. how about a snack. it is fired off the deflection. it is tied at one in over time. one on one, and he beats the

paul pierce, get out. lebron with a huge block and starting a fast break. duane wade and 23 points. miami by three and alan strokes it, and we are tied. this is for the win and he takes a fade away jumper, really? lebron? on to over time. rondo plays all 53 minutes, 44 points, eight boards, 10 assists. but too much miami down the stretch. wade 115-111. the heat is taking a series lead. to the ice, the stanley cup finals. rex ryan is a devils fan. how about a snack. it is fired off the deflection. it is tied at one in over time. one on one, and he beats the legend. 2-1 kings and they take a 1-0 series lead in the final. >> i barely recognized him. >>> "nightline" is up next. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama dates. for larry and sandhya and everybody, thanks for joining us. be sure to watch

rajon rondo to paul pierce. watch dwayne wade, just going to abuse kevin garnett and this is poetry in motion, off the glass, two of his 22 cruise pas- 79 in game 1. >>> game 2 back in south beach wednesday night. brian bolter back in a moment.   >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4glte network and motorola, whatever you want to do... droid does. >>> one more look at your five- day forecast. tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening we'll have some scattered showers and thunderstorms. some could be strong, high tomorrow 90. it will feel like 95. >> phenomenal memorial day weekend. thank so much for staying up late with us. see you back here tomorrow. >> fox 5 news isn't over. go to www.myfoxdc.com now for news, weather and entertainment update. fox 5 news is washington

in the third and paul pierce and three of his 24 points. celts were up 18. you would think game over, right 1234* no, the sixers storm back. he had 16 and the new ai huge down the stretch and sixers win and they tie the series at two. stage six was rough. he said he was starting to go cross eyed and was racked with cramps. and he was the winner. 115 miles and palmdale to big bear lake. george out front in this mountain climb in just over five hours. he bounced back nicely and he took second place. he is still up by 34 seconds. they were going out in style and wood came in to face and struck him out and then instantly retired. a great scene at the end. >> very cute. >> thanks, larry. >> "nightline" is up next. >> thanks for joining us. abc7 news continues tomorrow morning starting at 5:00. >> and we are always available at abc7news.com and on facebook at twitter at abc7 news bay area. have a good weekend.

paul pierce comes off a screen and hits a jumper to put the celtics up 5. final seconds right now. this game is tied at 99. second round of the french open, venus williams lost to the third seed 6-2 and 6-3. we'll be right back. don't go away. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4glte network and motorola, whatever you want to do... droid does. >>> as you probably already know. tonight is my last show here at fox 5. i'm leaving to take a sports job in san francisco which is where i grew up, home. but washington, d.c. has become my home. for the past 15 years, i have sat at this desk five nights a week and talk to you about something i waspass nat about, sports. i was fortunate enough to cover gary williams, winning it all, george mason a mid-major to the final four. i stood 30 feet away from art monk when the redskin nation in canton, ohio, gave him what seemed like a h

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paul pierce, blocked by lebron james. wade taking it down the court. and 2 of his 23 points there. the heat up by seven. eight minutes left in the fourth. rondo, one of three steals on the night. going the other way to get the bucket. a career high 44 points for him. and the celtics retake the lead by one. two minutes left. shane battier, three of his nine points. we're tied at 94-94. just over a minute left now. haslem, how about a jumper? the heat lead by four. 38 seconds left. duhon to ray allen. he's hit a couple of threes in his day. we're tied at 99-99. six seconds to go. heat with a chance to win it. lebron james, trying to be the hero. not so much. the game would go to overtime. under two minutes left in o.t. lebron james, finding haslem. exclamation mark. heat up by two. a minute left now. wade, driving. the circus shot and the foul. pierce would head to the locker room early, as the heat go on to win 115-111, to take a 2-0 series lead. >>> and don't forget, the eastern conference finals, on espn. it all starts at 7:30 p.m., with the kia nba countdown. and then, at 8:30, i

with paul pierce's driving layup in the fourth puts boston up by to. they hold on to stun atlanta, 87 87-80. >>> in hockey action, the new jersey devils shoot down the philadelphia flyers and they did it during the third period, scoring four unanswered goals. devils go by the flyers. >>> in baseball, texas pays for just one bad pitch. in the top of the ninth, the rangers' michael young knocks in the tying run against toronto, but in the bottom of the frame, full count, brett lowrie blasts the walkoff homer to give the blue jays an 8-7 win over the rangers. that's got to hurt. >>> when we come back, an all-star lineup in federal court. roger clemens comes face to face with a former teammate during his perjury trial. come for a smoke? yeah. no. you quit? i'm trying nicoderm cq. [ male announcer ] nicoderm cq, the patch with 24-hour smart control technology, lets you celebrate a little win every time you say no to a cigarette. nicoderm cq. quit one day at a time. you know who you are. you can part a crowd, without saying a word. you have yet to master the

in the third and paul pierce and three of his 24 points. celts were up 18. you would think game over, right 1234* no, the sixers storm back. he had 16 and the new ai huge down the stretch and sixers win and they tie the series at two. stage six was rough. he said he was starting to go cross eyed and was racked with cramps. and he was the winner. 115 miles and palmdale to big bear lake. george out front in this mountain climb in just over five hours. he bounced back nicely and he took second place. he is still up by 34 seconds. they were going out in style and wood came in to face and struck him out and then instantly retired. a great scene at the end. >>er

paul pierce, get out. lebron with a huge block and starting a fast break. duane wade and 23 points. miami by three and alan strokes it, and we are tied. this is for the win and he takes a fade away jumper, really? lebron? on to over time. rondo plays all 53 minutes, 44 points, eight boards, 10 assists. but too much miami down the stretch. wade 115-111. the heat is taking a series lead. to the ice, the stanley cup finals. rex ryan is a devils fan. how about a snack. it is fired off the deflection. it is tied at one in over time. one on one, and he beats the legend. 2-1 kings and they take a 1-0 series lead in the final. >> i barely recognized him. >>> "nightline" is up next. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama dates. for larry and sandhya and everybody, thanks for joining us. be sure to watch good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well,

rondo added 23 while showing his ball-handling skills with a neat behind-the-back pass to paul pierce. the celts won it 107-91 to lead the sixers 2-1 in the eastern semifinals. >>> now to baseball. oakland at texas. in the bottom of the fourth inning, beltre hit a two-run homer to right. that gave the rangers all they'd need behind the pitching of darvish who pitched 7 2/3 innings, striking out seven and giving up just one run. the final, rangers, 4, a's, 1. >>> in anaheim, bottom of the third, angels fans got what they've been looking for. albert pujols smashed a three-run homer to deep center field for a 4-2 lead over the white sox. vernon wells followed that with a two-run shot to left in the sixth. and the angels won it 7-2. >>> finally to the nhl stanley cup playoffs. rangers and devils were tied 2-2 in the third period when david clarkson's deflected goal provided the winning margin. new jersey's 3-2 victory evened the eastern conference final series at 1-1. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and a paralyzed woman gets a taste of independence tha

you know look like paul pierce and it's a big shots there form but once again our guys did a good job and as i said before going into the series i think you'd probably say the advantage you know would be to boston with their championship experience late in games but i think our guys have shown in both games too in games for that we did a nice job closing those games out. to boxing now while i'm on peterson has been speaking on the eve of what was supposed to be his light welterweight world title defense against army can the fight was cancelled following peterson's failed drug test he tested positive for synthetic testosterone although he maintains his innocence. this goes beyond fighting for money. this goes back to. planet checkerboard getting. we can live out there on the web and i can achieve change i mean where. and i love the way now it's not just football which has a european final taking place later on saturday in rugby the biggest club game of the year is happening at twickenham it's no irish affair is all star and lengths to maintain the european cup final a tight affair expe

paul pierce knocking down three and 9-0 run to start the game and celts jump on top 20-5 in the first eight minutes. now turn around to the fourth corner and pierce turned it out and turner head of the pack, jam, under 45 seconds to go and philly with the ball and up by 2 and andre for three and, oh, my goodness, that's playoff basketball. sixers out score the celts 61-37 in the second half and win 92-83. series even at two games a piece. wouldn't it be nice to have playoff basketball in d.c.? reminder, preakness stakes can be seen tomorrow on nbc 4 and post time is at 6:18 p.m. i would love to go. the best part of going >> it is a big party. >> it is the fun of the people with the parking spaces trying to get you in. it is a show. you should go. >>> the actor will smith lashed out at a reporter that got a little too close for comfort today. smith was in moscow promoting his new movie men in back 3 when the reporter asked if he could hug him. when the reporter tried to kiss him the actor pushed and slapped the guy and told on lookers he tried to kiss me on my mouth, this joker is luck

paul pierce, three ball, corner pocket. boston rallies to tie the game at the half. but that's as close as they would get. simply too much lebron for the aging celtics. finished with a game-high 32 and 13 boards. miami opens the series with a 93-79 win. game two is tomorrow. >>> baseball, yankees and angels tied in the ninth. a jumbo for trumbull. a walk-off homer. halos win their seventh in a row. >>> to chicago, the wind blowing out at wrigley. good news for the cubbies. four homers against the padres. they snap an 11-game losing streak. >>> cubs were hitting them out and the white sox chris sail was punching them out. striking out 15 over 7 1/3. sail was a strikeout shy of a team record set all the way back in 1954. chi sox beat the raise, 2-1. >>> yesterday was a memorial day that one family will never forget. the atlanta braves invited the family of master sergeant david simms to turner field. between innings, they watched a recorded message from sims who was deployed in afghanistan. big setup. as sims gave his family the shock of their lives by walking out of t

soared over paul pierce. capped an 11-0 run. they kept it going in the fourth. holliday with a team high 20. sixers won it. they force a game seven on saturday. >>> the other series in the east has gotten pretty dirty. now the league is trying to clean it up. suspended miami haslem for a game for this flagrant foul on hansbro. happened after he took dwyane wade down. also dexter pittman suspended for this flying elbow. that will cost pittman about 22 grand. game six between the pacers and heat is tonight. >>> hockey kind of tough to win a game when your own teammate is trying to score on you. brad richards keeping lundquist on his toes. they peppered lundquist with three goals early in the game. g gabrik made him pay. it was tied at three. the devils had plenty flft the tank. giada found ryan cutter in front of the net. new jersey can wrap tup with a win on friday. >>> braves and reds tied at one in the ninth when todd frazier sent everybody home. a solo shot to right. first career walk-off homer. and that would explain why he didn't see this coming. the dreaded

you know look like paul pierce and it's a big. it's their form but once again our guys did a good job and as i said before going into the series i think you'd probably say the advantage you know would be to boston with their championship experience late in games but i think our guys have shown in both games too in games for that we did a nice job closing those games out that brings us to boxing where the peterson has been speaking on the eve of what was supposed to be his light welterweight world title defense against them your carry on the fight counsel following peterson's field drugs test the american tested positive for synthetic testosterone although he maintains his innocence and i have a life. fighting for money. to. go back to. planet checkable again. we can leave out the world with what i have and i want to change my team and their way and i love the way. and finally things keep getting better for russia's newest mixed martial arts star to see a young cove maintaining our one hundred percent fight record with another win

paul pierce came up big. pierce scoops it up, back for the dunk. less than a minute later, pierce hits a big three, puts the celtics up seven. he finished with 36 and 14 rebounds. just over a minute left, pierce hits the game-clinching foul slot, followed by a tebow pose at center court? wow! pierce leads the celtics with an 87-80 victory without rondo. if the knicks plan on avoiding a sweep by the handz of the heat, they'll have to do it without amar'e stoudemire. stoudemire as we told you yesterday will miss tonight's game three of the heat because of that self-inflicted hand injury after he smashed a fire extinguisher. he had surgery to repair a muscle in his left hand. he's listed doubtful for sunday's game four. most think he's out fort playoffs. >>> baseball, nationals fans finally got their chance to see 19-year-old phenom bryce harper up close and personal. making his home debut last night in d.c. against the diamondbacks, here's the reception he got when he was introduced. >> left fielder, number 34, bryce harper! >> nice ovation for harpe

rondo added 23 while showing his ball-handling skills with a neat behind the back pass to paul pierce. the celts won it 107-91 to lead the sixers 2-1 in the eastern semifinals. >>> now to baseball. oakland at texas. in the bottom of the fourth inning, beltre hit a two-run homer to right. that gave the rangers all they'd need behind the pitching of darvish who pitched 7 2/3 striking out seven and giving up just one run. final, rangers, 4, a's, 1. >>> in anaheim, bottom of the third, angels fans got what they've been looking for. albert pujols smashed a three-run homer to deep center field for a 4-2 lead over the white sox. wells followed that with a two-run shot in the sixth and angels won it 7-2. >>> finally to the nhl stanley cup playoffs. rangers and devils were tied 2-2 in the third period when david clarkson's deflected goal provided the winning margin. new jersey's 3-2 victory evened the series at 1-1. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and a paralyzed woman gets a taste of independence thanks to a bionic arm breakthrough. still have doubts about

under 30 seconds left in the game, paul pierce tries a desperation three-pointer but can't get it to call. dueling grabs the rebound. sixers win, 82-75 to force a decisive game seven saturday night in boston. >>> the heat can advance to the conference finals with a win tonight in indianapolis. >>> to hockey. a shootout between the rangers and devils in a critical game five at the garden. devils get on the board early when stephan gionta finds the net. that gives them a 1-0 lead. not even two minutes later, the devils score again. patrik elias with the goal and the devils are up 2-0. still in the first period, travis sajak finds the net for the devils. 3-0. the rangers never recover from the early onslet and the devils win, 5-3 and take a lead in the series. >>> the yankees taking on the royals in the bronx. alex rodriguez hits a two-run home run over the left field wall. yankees up 3-0. two innings later, a-rod at it again. hits his second home run of the game. it's the first multihomer game for a-rod since this time last year. the yankees go on to win, 8-3. >>> the phillies sent col