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to win a game in march madness. they beat number one seed perdue. a team that spent several teams ranked in the top 25 this season.dickinson, which has only about 7,800 students undergrad. they would be the first to win. growing up in canada, i asked you how to be a big hockey fan. the only canadian. you're going to appreciate this play of the day. university of minnesota's rhett pitlick, watch this puck handling clinic he puts on. >> oh, sit down! >> are you kidding me?! take a seat. that was steven hoeltsman they're playing against michigan here. is that not -- and the goalie doesn't stand a chance. that's incredible. and best part about this, rhett pitlick is a prospect for your beloved montreal canadians. so, just had to show that, because how many times can you
the nhl did not give into the online mob. instead, they are defending his decision in a statement, saying "players are free to decide which initiatives to support, and we continue to encourage their voices on social and cultural issues. guy. >> guy: i'm a big hockey fan. i think the most important thing for me to say especially involving anything mentioning the philadelphia flyers is let's go, devils. [laughter] secondly, i am all for acceptance for lgbt people in the sports community. there's been a long period of a lack of acceptance where people have been hiding in the closet because they feel like that culture will not welcome them. i think that it becomes meaningless to have pandering to people like me if it is mandatory. if it is coerced. if you are wearing something with a rainbow on it because you are being told that you must, it
thing about this that is, i find, important in sports -- mean i'm old-fashioned or naive about this. i'm a big hockey fan. one of the things i'm always amazed at in hockey, you can have the most brutal series you can imagine, and the players line up and shake hands at the end. i think some of the most important moments in sports are simply the respect the players show to each other regardless of creed, regardless of where they came from. and that, it doesn't seem big, but in the world we live in today, that's a kind of protest. the simple fact that you walk over to your opponent and say, you are worthy. you're worthwhile. you're not diminished as a person because we fought today. >> an important point about sportsmanship. i wonder what lebron's reaction will be given part of his larger issue was the level of atonement required among black athletes compared to the pat on the back or the job well done that's often reserved for others. obviously very different circumstances. kyrie irving, jerry jones, and you can name any number of
himself and answer as well. that was a lesson in crisis communications 101. what he just did. >> not answering the question directly? >> no. he talked about how wonderful lebron is and he was able to pivot to that. and he did say at the end, i hear what he said. >> i think one thing about this, i find important in sports. maybe i've old-fashioned or naive about this. i'm a big hockey fan. one of the things i'm amazed at in hockey, you can have the most brutal series you can imagine and the players line up and shake hands at the end. i think some of the most important moments in sports are simply the respect the players show to each other regardless of creed, where they came from. and that, it doesn't seem big. but in the world we live in today, that's a protest. that you can walk over to your opponent and you say you're worthy, you're worth while,
>> nixon was a good bowler. >> joanne, what do you think? big hockey fan? >> you know, i've seen a few games, in college actually. we had a good hockey team. >> that's where it is the best, the college hockey. >> i would go for the hot chocolate and pretzel during half time. >> i used to watch the bruins on tv and didn't think hockey was not a great sport to watch. >> you can decide where crore eyes go if -- where your eyes go if you want to watch the goalie setting up. i wonder if scoring a goal -- i mean putin has to know these professional players are maybe not doing their best and scoring a goal is still as rewarding knowing maybe people aren't trying their hardest. >> how many holes in one? >> 18 holes in one. >> these dictators, don't they know they don't have to lay it on so thick?
>> it's true. >> nixon was a good bowler. >> joanne, what do you think? big hockey fan? >> you know, i've seen a few games, in college actually. we had a good hockey team. >> that's where it is the best, the college hockey. >> i would go for the hot chocolate and pretzel during half time. >> i used to watch the bruins on tv and didn't think hockey was not a great sport to watch. >> you can decide where crore eyes go if -- where your eyes go if you want to watch the goalie setting up. i wonder if scoring a goal -- i mean putin has to know these professional players are maybe not doing their best and scoring a goal is still as rewarding knowing maybe people aren't trying their hardest. >> how many holes in one? >> 18 holes in one. >> these dictators, don't they know they don't have to lay it on so thick?
>> nixon was a good bowler. >> joanne, what do you think? big hockey fan? >> you know, i've seen a few games, in college actually. we had a good hockey team. >> that's where it is the best, the college hockey. >> i would go for the hot chocolate and pretzel during half time. >> i used to watch the bruins on tv and didn't think hockey was not a great sport to watch. >> you can decide where crore eyes go if -- where your eyes go if you want to watch the goalie setting up. i wonder if scoring a goal -- i mean putin has to know these professional players are maybe not doing their best and scoring a goal is still as rewarding knowing maybe people aren't trying their hardest. >> how many holes in one? >> 18 holes in one. >> these dictators, don't they know they don't have to lay it on so thick?
overtime. game tied at 2-2. alex martinez puts the stanley cup winner past henry. it's the second championship in three years for are the kings. >> big hockey fan, huh? >> yes. >> last night coming into the city, rick, you saw the empire state building decked out in ranger's colors. must have forgot to turn them off. [ laughter ] >> still supporting, right? >> you ride in the city and you see like the empire state building, little lights turned on, yeah we lost. >> let's turn that off. how dare they lose? basketball still. >> hey guys, here your temperatures waking this up morning. not a bad morning. father's day weekend if you are planning weekend plans. not bad for a lot of people. across the east coast rainy for days and days across the east coast. the weekend looks nice. at least if we're going to get into a pattern of nice weather good to get it on
on the clock. so it just stayed on the line. >> you're a big hockey fan; right? >> i appreciate the series; i'll tell you that. >> heather, thank you very much. >> coming up, congressman eric cantor defeated by a tea party-backed professor and now he's stepping aside. so what does this historic loss mean for the future of the republican party? >> talk about taking a walk on the wild side, tourists get one big surprise after their guide hops right into the water with -- that's right -- alligators. ♪ ♪
>> i didn't have to say it. i admitted it. then they came out with all these videos and then the police are following wbr-id="wbr18690"/> me around with planes and i've never been charged. this is the biggest coup you've ever seen in north america. have i politically crap? no. am i a little rough around the edges? absolutely. i call a spade a spade. >> do you think that decision will look poorly on your position as mayor, though? >> i haven't missed one day of work. >> this is killing you right now. >> this man is a one-man episode of "cops." >> do you listen to any of that? >> i'm watching nfl, i'm watching hockey. i'm a big hockey fan. >> you're not an obama supporter, are you? >> no, i'm not a leftie, i'm a righty. some of the stuff you guys are doing, are you crazy? >> you're not an obama care supporter? >> come on!