york knicks pulled off a big win last night. here's fred roggin with an early look at your sports headlines. >> if they keep playing like this, aemri can keep sitting out the rest of the season. here we go in new york, no problem against the magic. trailed at the end of the first. but, after that, it was all kx nicks. at one point, they scored 21 straight. carrmelo, 21-5. the knick win big 108-86. added the three-pointer to his game this year and teams could not figure out how to stock it. love had 40 points and 19 boards. t'wolves win. >>> they signed wide receivers many moss and mario cunningham. the former giant signed a one-year back up deal. the kings started the night out of the playoffs, beat the flames 3-0 in calgary. jonthan with that victory, the kings move intohe 7th spot in the west with just five games to play. mike ryder has resurrected his career with the stars. he now has 35 on the year. dallas took over first place in the pacific and third in the west with a 3-1 win. finally, back to basketball for the dunk of the night, the nuggets drove the length of the court a

resignation of their head coach and snapped a six-game losing streak. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. mike dantoni has had enough. he resigned amid a seven-game losing streak. he just couldn't seem to get carmelo and company to mesh in new york. knicks crushed the trailblazers by 42 last night. no coaching controversy in the windy city. rose sat out with a sore groin. lucas, backup point guard, had arguably the best game of his career. team high 24 against the heat. chicago had six players in double firms. bulls turned down the heat, 106-102. nba trade deadline is today. dwight howard still a member of the magic. tony parker has been on a tear lately to the chants of mvp. he finished with 31 points for the second straight game. he won 122-111. detroit lions opened their checkbook and signed calvin to an eight-year deal. college hoops, field of 64 is set. vermont will play north carolina after they beat lamar. the fifth time vermont is in the tournament. they advance 71-59. south florida moved on. at one point they were up 3

. here is fred roggin with an early look at all of your sports headlines. >> good morning. >>> the peyton manning era is over in indianapolis. the colts are expected to cut the four-time mvp today. manning, who missed last season with a neck injury, due a $28 million bonus and had four years remaining on his deal. the colts have the first round pick in the draft and likely will select quarterback andrew luck. as for peyton, is now a free agent. >>> basketball. knicks down against the maveric mavericks. stoudemire gave new york the lead with seven minutes to play but they fizzled down the stretch. dallas wins it 95-85. heat and nets. a couple of ways to use the backboard. pittman's jumper off the glass and bounced in. a. worth another look. i don't think dexter could do it again if he tried. lebron james banks it in. everything right for the heat and cut down the nets 108-78. >>> who is that masked man? that is kobe bryant looking like the lone ranger with a black mask. he switched back to a clear one in the second quarter. in the fourth he did this. drilled a jumper to force overti

over the spurs. here's nbc's fred roggin. >>> good morning. before last night, the spurs had lost just one game at home all year. the chicago bulls changed that. here we go to san antonio. spurs and bulls back and forth the entire game. tim duncan looked like the duncan of old in the third and 12 points in the quarter and finished with 18. luol deng caught fire and drained a pair of threes late. derrick rose scored 29 and the bulls won it 96-89. >>> time for your daily dose of linsanity. jeremy lin was smacked in the face against the cavs, bloodied and bruised and returned and had 19 points and 13 assists but however steve novak was the story. sparked new york with a flurry of three-pointers in the fourth and knicks rally from 17 down to beat the cavs 120-103. no that is not the phantom of the opera! that is kobe bryant wearing a face mask to protect his broken nose. but it was the timberwolves that could have used protection from kobe. came out flying, ten points in the first and another 14 in the third. the nba's leading scorer finished with 31. a broken nose wasn't going to sto

appears that if today peyton manning will announce his departure. here's nbc's fred roggin. >>> the peyton manning era is over in indianapolis. the colts are expected to cut the four-time mvp today. he missed last season with a neck injury drew a $28 million bonus and had four years remaining on his deal. they will likely select quarterback andrew luck. as for peyton he's now a free agent. >>> from 19 down against the mavericks, amar'e stoudemire gave new york the lead. dallas went on to win it, 95-85. heat and nets, here are a couple ways to use the backboard. dexter pittman's hit off the top of the glass and it bounces in. lebron james tosses one up from midcourt and banked it in. they cut down the nets, 108-78. who is that masked man? that's kobe bryant looking more like the lone ranger with a black mask. he'd switch back to the clear one in the second quarter and in the fourth, he did this, drilled a jumper to tie the game and force overtime. jason with a put-back dunk. you can mask what happened to the lakers this be they lost to one of the worst teams in the league, 88-85 in o

coach and they snapped a six game losing streak. here's nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning, mike d'antoni has finally had enough. maybe if the knicks played like this dan tony would be working. 9 knicks crushed the trail blazers by 42. new york lost their coach but won the game. derrick rose sat out. the back up point guard had arguably the best game of his career. a team high 24 against the heat. chicago had six players in double figures. bulls turned on the heat 106-102. nba trade day today. tony parker has been on a tear lately. the chance of mvp. he finished with 31 points for the second straight game. san antonio won it 122-111. the lions signed calvinon ser to a $132 million deal for eight years. college hoops the field of 64 is set. vermont will play north carolina after they beat lamar. just the fifth time vermont is in the tournament. they advance 71-59. south florida also moved on. at one point they were up 32 on cal. golden bears made it respectable but couldn't get over the hump. south florida won it 65-54. finally how does your bracket stack up with the president's?

escaping the mavericks. here is fred roggin. >> if it seems like your team is playing every night, they are playing because of the schedule. dirk nowitzki called it brutal. the world champs didn't want to begin the stretch like this. westbrook and durant too much for the mavs, thunder won it 95-91. >>> last time the pacers won in chicago they celebrated, the bulls exacted revenged, outscored by 20, the pacers never record, 92-72. >>> no secret the clippers are the most improved team of the league, they have dropped five of the last eight. the timberwolves kevin love played like a man among boys, clips had a chance to tie the game with two seconds left, chris paul missed a free throw. >> college hoops, bcu heading back to the big dance beat drexel in the caa championship game. dragones had a chance to tie but couldn't get the three to bull. bcu punching their ticket to the tourney. gonzaga and st. mary, only one team could win the west coast conference. harris pulled up and tied the game to force overtime. st. mary's took the lead, they won the wcc, 78-74. >>> overtime there, doubl

fred roggin with an early look at all of your sports headlines. >>> good morning. after beating the heat on sunday it appeared the lakers were once again an elite team in the nba. wait a minute, not so fast. back-to-back losses toted pistons and wizards have basketball fans scratching their heads. here we go to washington. wizards looked like the worst team in the east in the first half. nick yun young on the fast break. toss the ball own the backboard. the wheels fell off. the wizards put together 28-4 run and in the blink of an eye they were down and then out. wizards ninth win of the year 106-101. >>> another shocking outcome in phil. not a huge surprise that the sixers beat the celts but how they did it. led from start-to-finish and won by a staggering 32. sixers won it 103-71. >>> from a blowout to bauser beater. chicago and milwaukee tied at 0 104. derrick rose with the ball and this is why he is the mvp. step-back jumper and that is your ball game. bulls win it 106-104. >>> to new jersey, final seconds clippers up two on the nets. jordan farmar said forget the tie i'm going f

nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. it's hard to believe that less than a month ago jeremy lin was the talk of the nation as he revitalized the knicks. times have changed. new york lost six in a row and linsanity has become a distant memory. knicks were running with the bulls in the first half. lin to amare. derrick rose took the game over. mvp knocked down the three for the lead. a dunk on the night elevated from the one-handed jam. worth another look. rose can fly with the best of them. he finished with 32. bulls beat the knicks, 104-99. not exactly a marquis matchup. new orleans down two, five seconds to play. trevor ariza in the basket. rejected ariza to end the game. bobcats won their sixth of the year, 73-71. football randy moss worked out for the 49ers yesterday they signed him on the spot. his retirement inked a one-year deal for san francisco. hockey, emphatic finish in buffalo. montreal down one. david was left wide open and tied the game with four seconds left and forced overtime. but it was all for knot. two minutes in t

nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. this is what march madness is all about. nothing was safe as they kicked off with two incredible comebacks. dayton, ohio, always a special event when the president and prime minister are on hand. mississippi state up 16. western kentucky came storming back. end of the game on a 22-5 run. they moved down 59-58 win and will play top-ranked kentucky tomorrow. if you like that comeback, you'll like this. byu down 25 to iona and somehow, some way rallied the win. chipped away at the lead and wanted 76-70. they have marquette next. >>> nba, bucs and warriors pulled off the first big trade before tomorrow's deadline. milwaukee sent jackson to golden state for shooting guard ellis. dwight howard a member of the magic. 24 points and 21 boards, the eighth time he had 20 and 20 this season. magic won it in overtime, 104-98. lakers and grizzlies didn't need just one overtime, they needed two. like the magic, they got a huge night from their big man. they won in double o.t., 116-111. chicago bears landed a pro bowl

return to the los angeles sports scene, but it won't be with the lakers. here's nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning. after years of turmoil and uncertainty, the los angeles dodgers finally have a new owner. a group led by magic johnson selected to be the new owners of the dodgers. there was supposed to be an auction today between three finalists. so much for that. money talks and magic johnson's group bid an unheard of $2 billion. game over. magic and his group behind the baseball management are new owners, ending the frank mccourt era. >>> to the lakers taking on the warriors. final minutes, lakers down two when kobe bryant took over. the jumper from the corner tied the game at 97. moments later, kobe again, same spot, same results. lakers take the lead with 30 seconds to play and go on to win it 104-101. >>> now to dallas. rockets build an early 16-point lead. then the champs came roaring back. dirk nowitzki ended the first half with two of the team-high 21. rockets up just three at break. mavs took the lead for good in the third. never underestimate the heart of a champ. dallas rallies t

lost to one of the league's worst teams. here is nbc's fred roggin. >>> good morning. after beating the heat on sunday, it appeared the lakers were once again an elite team in the nba. wait a minute, not so fast. back-to-back losses to the pistons and wizards have basketball fans scratching their heads. here we go to washington. wizards looked like the worst team in the east in the first half. nick young on the fast break. look at this, whoa, toss the ball over the backboard. lakers up by 21. the wheels fell off. the wizards put together 28-4 run and in the blink of an eye they were down and then out. wizard the earn their ninth win of the year, 106-101. >>> another shocking outcome in philadelphia. not a huge surprise that the sixers beat the celts but how they did it. led from start-to-finish and won by a staggering 32. sixers won it 103-71. >>> from a blowout to a buzzer-beater. chicago and milwaukee tied at 104. derrick rose with the ball and this is why he is the mvp. step-back jumper and that is your ball game. bulls win it 106-104. >>> to new jersey, final seconds clippers up

bulls' eight-game winning streak. here is fred roggin with an early look at all of your sports headlines. >>> good morning. with the trade deadline less than a week away, dwight howard is likely now to his final four games as a member of the orlando magic. against the bulls this is the reason why everybody wants howard. orlando up five at the half. howard can also run the floor. took a long pass and threw it it down. 29 and 18 boards. in the end it wasn't howard but ryan anderson with a dagger. a three for the lead and the magic won it 99-94. great finishes in college hoops. overtime between georgetown and cincinnati. the layup to fall and down to double o.t. with a name like cashmere wright you know he has a soft touch. the lead for the final seconds. cincy advances to the semis. >>> franklin nailed a bucket at the end. >>> hockey, the devils kovalchuk is living up to 100 million dollar contract. devils sunk the isles 5-1. alex ovechkin having the worst season of his career but appears to be turning around just in time for a playoff run. scored the game winner in o.t. against

chicago and snapped the bulls' eight-game winning streak. here is nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all of your sports headlines. >> good morning. with the trade deadline less than a week away, dwight howard is likely now to his final four games as a member of the orlando magic. against the bulls this is the reason why everybody wants howard. j juked noah one way. orlando up five at the half. howard can also run the floor. took a long pass and threw it down. 29 points and 18 boards. in the end it wasn't howard but ryan anderson with a dagger. a three for the lead and the magic won it 99-94. great finishes in college hoops. overtime between georgetown and cincinnati. time winding down. henry simms got the layup to fall. we're on to double o.t. with a name like cashmere wright you know he has a soft touch. the floater for the lead in the final seconds. cincy advances to the semis. 72-70. now to vegas where franklin hit the jackpot. nailed a three at the buzzer for the win. they beat boise state in dramatic fashion, 65-62. >>> hockey, the devils kovalchuk is living up to his $1

the dallas mavericks. here is nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all of your sports headlines. >>> good morning. if it seems like your favorite nba team is playing every night, you're probably right. teams are playing more back-to-back games because of the condensed schedule. dirk nowitzki called it brutal five games and six nights in oklahoma city we go. the world champs didn't want to begin their stretch like this. russell westbrook and kevin durant too much for the mavs. thunder scored the final eight points of the game and went on to win it 95-91. the last time the pacers won in chicago, they celebrated like they won in the championship. bulls didn't forget that game and exacted their revenge last night and outscored indiana by 20 in the third. chicago wins it. no secret the clippers the most improved team in the league but starting to look like the clippers of old and dropped five of their last eight. the timberwolves kevin love, played like a man among boys. 39 points and 17 boards. clips had a chance to tie the game two seconds left but chris paul missed a free throw. t

expected to be traded is staying put. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the ncaa basketball tournament got under way yesterday, but before we get to all the upsets there were a couple notable trades in the nba. the biggest deal was the one that didn't happen. dwight howard terminated his option. the wizards made a splash. they acquired may day for mcgee. and the lakers got help in the point guard position. they picked up sessions from the cavs. and they sent fisher to the rockets. quick nfl note, six years, $100 million for mario williams. the richest contract for a defensive player in nfl history. get your brackets out. here we go. we begin in the east where top-ranked syracuse received a scare from unc asheville. syracuse escaped 712-65. kentucky, the number one seed for a reason, simply too much for western kentucky. at one point they were up by 32. the wildcats won easily, 18-66. there will be a new champion this year. uconn was crushed by iowa state. what do the cyclones get for taking out the champ? how about top-

magic. here's nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning. the knicks will be without amar'e stoudemire for the next few weeks with a bulging disc in his back. if they keep playing like this, amare can sit out the rest of the season. no problem against the magic. trailed at the end of the first. after that, all knicks. they scored 21 straight at one point. carmelo anthony, 25. this one over by the end of the third quarter. knicks won big. 108-86. >>> kevin love is hands down the best forward in the league. added the three-pointer to his game and teams cannot figure out how to stop him. love had four points and 19 boards. t-wolves beat the bobcats. 88-83. >>> the 49ers didn't win the peyton manning sweepstakes but they signed randy moss and mario manningham. now add brandon jacobs to that list. the former giant signed a one-year deal to back up frank gore. >>> hockey, it's a mad dash to the finish. the canes started the night out of the playoffs. beat the flames, 3-0 in calgary. jonathan quick picked up his ninth shutout of the year. with that victory, the kings moves into the sudden spot in

playoffs look in jeopardy. here's fred roggin. >>> good morning. it's hard to believe that less than a month ago jeremy lin was the talk of the nation as he revitalized the knicks. times have changed. new york lost six in a row and linsanity has become a distant memory. knicks were running with the bulls in the first half. lin to amare. derrick rose took the game over. mvp knocked down the three for the lead. a dunk on the night elevated from the one-handed jam. worth another look. rose can fly with the best of them. he finished with 32. bulls beat the knicks, 104-99. not exactly a marquis matchup. new orleans down two, five seconds to play. trevor ariza in the basket. rejected ariza to end the game. bobcats won their sixth of the year, 73-71. football randy moss worked out for the 49ers yesterday they signed him on the spot. he inked a one-year deal for san francisco. hockey, emphatic finish in buffalo. montreal down one. david was left wide open and tied the game with four seconds left and forced overtime. but it was all for not. two minutes in the o.t., buffalo on the attack.

oklahoma city to its seventh straight win here is nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all of your sports headlines. >> good morning. the last two decades, only three players have won the all-star in regular season mvp awards in the same year. kevin durant is making a case to become the fourth with another impressive outing. let's go to orlando. durant started off slow but got it going in the second half. give and go to russell westbrook and finished with authority. the magic's dwight howard always a candidate for the mvp. he had a team high 33. however durant was simply too much for orlando and scored 18 of his 38 in the final quarter and thunder won it 105-102. lebron also won an all-star and regular season mvp award and like durant he had 38 points last night. the heat dominated the trail blazers from start to finish and miami won nine straight and beat portland 107-93. >>> florida state and virginia. cavaliers pulling the upset when frustration boiled over for the seminoles. james and harris got tangled up. james kicked terrace in the stomach and thrown out of the game and that

at the rodeo, the bulls won out over the spurs. here is nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all of your sports headlines. >>> good morning. before last night, the spurs had lost just one game at home all year. the chicago bulls changed that. here we go to san antonio. spurs and bulls back and forth the entire game. tim duncan looked like the duncan of old in the third and 12 points in the quarter and finished with 18. luol deng caught fire and caught fire from beyond the arc in the fourth, drained a pair of threes late. derrick rose scored 29 and the bulls won it 96-89. >>> time for your daily dose of lin sanity. the next jeremy lin smacked in the face against the cavs and bloodied and bruised and returned and had 19 points and 13 assists but however steve novak was the story. sparked new york with a flurry of three-pointers in the fourth knicks rally from 17 down to beat the cavs, 120-103. no that is not the phantom of the opera! that is kobe bryant wearing a face mask to protect his broken nose. but it was the timberwolves that could have used protection from kobe. came out fl

into chicago and snapped the bull's eight-game winning streak. here's nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning. with the trade deadline less than a week away, dwight howard is likely now to his final four games as a member of the orlando magic. against the bulls this is the reason why everybody wants howard. noah went one way, he went the other. orlando up five at the half. howard can also run the floor. took a long pass and threw it it down. 29 and 18 boards. in the end it wasn't howard but ryan anderson with a dagger. a three for the lead and the magic won it 99-94. couple great finishes in college hoops. overtime between georgetown and cincinnati. time winding down, henry sims got the lay-up to fall and we're on to double o.t. with a name like cashmere wright, you know he has a soft touch. the floater for the lead in the final seconds. cincy advances to the semis. 72-70. >>> to vegas where jamal franklin hit the jack pot. they beat boise state, 65-62. hockey, the devils kovalchuk is living up to his $100 million contract. hat trick against the islanders, sunk the isles 5-1. alex ove

york knicks were winners. here's nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning, if you think it's hard to figure out the knicks, you're not alone. after dropping six in a row, new york is a perfect 4-0 under new head coach mike woodson. another night of balanced scoring. they played some defense. knicks are rolling once again, beat the raptors 106-87. in miami the suns cruising in the fourth quarter when the heat decided to show up. exploded for a 17-0 run. chris bosh led with a game-high 29. miami took the lead late and never looked back, winning it 99-95. lakers used to be able to take over a game in a blink of an eye, but this year is different. l.a. was up 17 and collapsed in houston. the rockets fed off the crowd and rallied to win, 107-104. >>> hockey, who says penguins can't fly? over the last few weeks the penguins have flown to the top of the eastern conference standings. hat rick for james neal, sidney crosby for assists, the kid has nine points in four games since coming back from a concussion, the pens won big, 8-4. >>> "dancing with the stars" champ hines ward announced his r

the two teams that played last season for the nba title. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. it was an nba finals rematch, but this time it was all heat. taking on the mavs in the second quarter, look at dwayne wade, calm, cool, collected, like he's playing at the local gym. soft touch off the glass, heat up at seven by the break. wade to james, finish the fast break with authority. james and chris bosh both had 19 and 9 boards. heat won it easily 106-85. >>> now to los angeles, an emotional return for derek fisher, received two standing ovations. that's about all lakers had to cheer about. oklahoma city's other guard had 36, the thunder dominated the over half and beat the lakers. >>> nhl's been a rough year for sidney crosby. crosby took a puck to the face against the islanders. watch closely. it got him right in the nose. rattled and bloody, he's laid on the ice for about a minute before gathering himself and skating off. he did return, but it wasn't enough. islanders beat the pens for the second time this week 5-3. >>> no nee

season for the nba title. here's nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning. it was an nba finals rematch, but this time, it was all heat. taking on the mavs in the second quarter, look at dwyane wade, calm, cool, collected, like he's playing at the local gym. soft touch off the glass, heat up by seven at the break. they kept it going in the second half. wade to lebron james, finished the fast break with authority. james and chris bosh both had 19 and 9 boards. heat won it easily 106-85. >>> now to los angeles, an emotional return for derek fisher, received two standing ovations, and that's about all laker fans had to cheer about. russell westbrook had 36. the thunder dominated the second half and won 102-93. >>> nhl, it's been a rough year for the penguins' sidney crosby. hampered by concussion-like symptoms, he took a puck to the face against the islanders and it got him right in the nose. rattled and bloody, he laid on the ice for about a minute before gathering himself and skating off. he did return, but it wasn't enough. islanders beat the pens for the second time this week 5-3. >>> no ne

resigned the new york knicks were winners. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. if you think it's hard to figure out the knicks you're not alone after dropping six in a row, new york is now a perfect 4-0 under new head coach mike woodson. another night of balanced score scoring, they played defense. knicks are rolling once again and beat the raptors 106-87. >>> now to miami the suns cruising along in the fourth quarter when the heat decided to show up. exploded for a 17-0 run. chris bosh ledded way with 29. miami took the lead late and never looked back winning it 99-95. >>> lakers used to be able to take over a game in the blink of an eye but this year is different. l.a. was up 17 and collapsed in houston. the rockets fed off the crowd and rallied in the fourth. they won it 107-104. 15 of the lakers' 18 losses are on the road. >>> who says pens can't fly? they have flown to the top of the standings. hat trick for james neal. sidney crosby, four assists. the kid has nine points in four games since coming back from a concussion.

leading oklahoma city to its seventh straight win. here is nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning. only three players have won the all star and regular mvp awards in the same year. kevin durant making the case to become the fourth. to orlando. started off slow but got it going in the second half. give and go to russell westbrook and finished with authority. the magic's dwight howard always a candidate for the mvp. he had a team high 33. however durant was simply too much for orlando and scored 18 of his 38 in the final quarter and thunder won it 105-102. lebron james has won an all star and regular season mvp award and like durant had 38 points last night. the heat dominated the trail blazers from start to finish and miami won nine straight by double digits and beat portland 107-93. college hoops. florida state and virginia. cavaliers on the verge of pulling off the upset when frustration boiled over for the seminoles. james kicked harris in the stomach and was thrown out of the game and that sparked fsu. rallying from 11 points down. ian miller pulled up and hit the go ahead three with

in, of all places, new york city. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. we're in the middle of march madness. the nba and nhl playoff races are heating up. yet, everybody is talking about football. we'll start with tim tebow. took an entire day to work out the deal. tebow is a member of the new york jets. broncos get a couple of draft picks. he'll back up mark sanchez. likely to be used in a wildcat type offense. huge news out of new orleans. nfl commissioner roger goodell dropped the hammer on the saints. suspended head coach sean payton for the entire season and greg williams indefinitely for impleamenting a bounty system in 2009. the crush for cash program targeted key opposing players. the league talked to the saints about three years ago and the team denied everything and tried to cover it up. gm mickey loomis and assistant coach joe vitt were also suspended multiple games. the organization was fined a half million bucks and will forfeit a couple of draft picks. if roger goodell is trying to send a message, it's been hear