hanging today about the contracted sales of the l.a. clippers is this, will that man, donald sterling, play ball. sorry for that, but, really, that s what it s all about, because this man hopes he will. this is microsoft mogul steve ballmer, if you didn t already know, and eebs the guy picked by sterling s wife who happens to be clippers co-owner, shelly sterling, she picked him to buy the team for a price that never before was ever dreamed of in professional basketball. and we get much more on the deal, as well as all the drama, from cnn s rosas flores. reporter: it is one of the biggest deals in sports history. and the winning bidder, this man. steve ballmer. former ceo of microsoft. the price tag, $2 billion. handily beating out competing bidders like oprah winfrey and david geffen by at least $400
0 to my colleague rosa flores in the cnn newsroom. here in the cnn newsroom, i m rosa flores. thank you for spending part of your sunday with us. we start with this, world of international sports is in shock this evening. one of the most successful race car drivers in history was in a horrible accident. i m talking about michael schumacher, widely regarded as the greatest formula 1 drivers of all time. right now, he is in a coma. he needed emergency brain surgery today after falling on a ski slope in the french alps. martin mckay is here with me from cnn sports and we should talk about how much of a legend he is around the world. when we say legend, we really are not stopping short of what he is. no. one of the world s most popular athletes. formula 1 is one of the most popular sport, rosa. this transcend borders. may not necessarily be as popular as nascar here in the united states. but formula 1 is certainly a worldwide known and michael schumacher one of the best that ever got b
0 the hobbit and desolation smaug came in first. frozen is second. then anchorman 2 and american hustle. the only new movie to break into the top five is the wolf of wall street which is supposed to bring in $18.5 million over the weekend. here in the cnn newsroom, i m rosa flores. thank you for spending part of your sunday with us. we are watching for developments this afternoon from the world of international sports. that s where the biggest name in formula 1 racing was badly hurt in an accident today in france. it wasn t a car crash. michael shoemaker fell on a ski slope today and suffered severe head trauma that needed emergency brain surgery. right now, schumacher is in a coma. he officially retired in 2012. stay with cnn. we will update you on his condition as soon as we know more. now, we look ahead to the stories you ll be talking about and hearing about this coming week. at number one, you can t hear it but you can certainly see it. terrorism in russia. russian aut