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highlight, now, from espn news. >> good morning. i'm max bretos. time for your espn news update. for the only second time in the women's championship tournament history, no number one seeds in the championship game. that's because notre dame and texas a&m knocked them all out. second half, four to play. skylar diggins ties it at 66-66. then, tyra white for three. aggies up five. 20 seconds to go. last chance cafe for the irish. diggins loses it. danielle adams who adams who sc points, recovers it. a&m wins their first national championship, 76-70. >>> heading off to baseball. the red sox, 0-3. looking to get their first win, handing the ball to josh beckett, in cleveland to face the tribe. bottom of the fourth. game tied at 1-1. two on, two out. jack hannahan off the middle. cabrera scores. indians up 2-1. top of the ninth. last chance for the sox. pedro ortiz lines out to left. the indians win their second-straight, 3-1. red sox are 0-4. >>> phillies, 3-0, with that incredible rotation. cole hamels on the mound. david wright at the plate. one of four hits for wright. mets up 2-0

we'll get the highlights from espn news. >>> good morning, this is your espn news update. i'm max bretos. friday night, the lakers took back home court advantage. sunday they looked to take a 3-1 advantage. kobe bryant going over 30 points in the win on friday. hornets up two. jarrett jack with one second on the shot clock. honests hold on. tie the series. game five on tuesday. celtics looking to close out the knicks. after winning the first two games by a some bined five points, throttling new york in the third and fourth games. heat and 76ers. heat looking for the sweep to set up a meeting with boston in the next round. under 12 seconds left. the sixers with a two-point lead. they hang on and extend the series. >>> no the nhl, chris pronger back with the flyers after missing 21 games. the sabres with kin it. we go to overtime. this one going to a game seven. leino beating ryane miller. fiers able to win it, 5-4. cory schneider in for luongo. frolik beats schneider on a penalty shot. tied the game at 3-3. luongo in goal after schneider picks up an injury. off the rebound.

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here's cole wright at espn news. >> good morning. cole wright here with your espn news update. boston and new york go together like oil and water. there it is. celtics and knicks. game two of the playoffs. a few left to play. game tied at 88-88. melo, offbalance and made it happen. paul pierce to k.g. they're on the same page. celtics up by one. knicks down a dash. jared jeffries, drive to the rack. surprising himself. knicks up by one. under 20 seconds left in this game. k.g., back to jeffries. hook shot, count it. celtics would roll to victory. a close one, 96-93, your final count from the t.d. garden. >>> to the diamond. mark teixeira and the yankees taking on the jays tuesday. north of the border. top of the sixth. mark teixeira saw one he liked. not coming back. yankees take a 4-2 lead on big texas. it's mariano rivera. and john mcdonald with a safety squeeze. jose bautista scores. game tied at 5-5. one out, corey patterson, with a chopper to third. chavez steps on and gets the double-play. game tied at 5-5. mariano flustered. travis snyder in the right center gap. and jay

with your espn news update, i'm max bretos. it hasn't been pretty but the chicago bulls are up 2-0, in their eastern conference series with the indiana pacers. it moves to conseco. to the fourth quarter, bulls up two. make it five. kyle korver. six minutes to play. korver again. it's been a one-man show for the bulls. but korver helping out their star, derrick rose. carlos boozer on the baseline, over tyler hansbrough. bulls with their nets out in front by four. under two minutes to play, pacers down two. danny granger ties it. 20 seconds left. final derrick rose appearance. drives in, left-handed lay-in. bulls up 86-84. under ten seconds to go. one, last go for the pacers. danny granger, no. chicago are up 3-0 in their series. >>> miami looking to do the same, at the expense of the philadelphia 76ers. a close to one in game one. blew out philly in game two. third quarter, sixers up six. spencer hawes. and then, andre iguodala slams it in. eight-point lead. but philly couldn't hang on. here come lebron james and dwyane wade com

here's espn news. >> good morning. i'm don bell with your espn news update. we start be a huge game in the nba. chicago, derrick rose and the bulls hosting the celtics. rose on fire early. derrick, nice move. in the lane for two. rose, again. this time driving baseline. tosses up high off the glass. he has 30 points. he also had eight assists. this is one of them, to luol deng. deng had 23. bulls go on to win, 97-81. their magic number for clinching the top spot in the east is one. >>> david ortiz and the red sox looking for their first win of the season. they are taking on the indians. big papi not happy. how about jon lester? he was balling. strikes out santana. bottom of the eighth, the squeeze play is on. adam everett will score. 1-0, indians. top of the ninth. last chance for j.d. drew. and the sox. off the pitcher it goe darnell mcdonald slides too far off of second base. out right there on the tag. indians win. red sox 0-6. their worst start since 1945. >>> should remind you that second round of the masters, continuing today, friday. you can catch cove

. >> good morning, i'm don bell with your espn news update. we start with the women's college basketball game here it's the final four. maya moore and the huskies taking on notre dame. notre dame up by three. under 3:00 left, moore, she can do this, lines up the three from the top of the key. uconn down a triple. moments later, notre dame, they will not go away, in fact, they will go to the championship game. that's diggins. notre dame upsetting uconn, 72-63. >>> taravandervere and her team taking on texas a&m. a&m wins, 63-62. they'll take on notre dame tuesday night in the championship game. >>> baseball, now, justin masterson, making his first start of the season against the white sox. runners on first and second. look at that. a diving catch, throws to c cabrera. it's a triple play. the royals taking on the angels. tied at 9-9, bottom of the 13th. coming wrong, send it long. the royals win, 12-9. i'm don bell, that is your espn news update. >> oh. >> 3-1,ing off the season much better than years before. >> good. >> tonight's big game in co

heat win 98-90. >>> that's to do it for your espn news update. but don't forget, for all the latest in sports, check out "the highlight express." until then, i'm cole wright. >>> fan favorite kirstie alley suffered a cinderella moment on "dancing with the stars." alley lost her shoe. still, ailey and her dancing partner managed to score a 22. >> her glass slipper, if you will. ralph macchio is still the front-runner. kendra wilkinson, she is the low scorer with 18 points. >> we'll see tonight. >>> coming up, a big decision from nasa today that will affect people across the country. >>> and also, more drama at one of the nation's busiest airports. a look at today's headline, coming up next. as effectively as what's sold by skin professionals for a whole lot less. new olay pro x advanced cleansing system. are you paying for a bodywash that's 85% water? with olay challenge that. the combined cleansers and moisturizers and 25 percent less water than the top selling bodywash. soft, smooth skin. with olay. [ carrie underwood ] makeup. touchups. it's pa

as for last night's action, the highlights, now, from espn news. >> good morning. i'm don bell with your espn news update. a great day of playoff action. we start in the nba. zach randolph and the grizzlies, looking to finish off the spurs. manu ginobili, with the loose ball. fading away out of bounds. sticks the long ball. or does he? take a look. foot on the line. so, it's actually a two. and the spurs trail by one. under two seconds to go, gary neal taking care of the rest. sticks the long ball there. we're headed to overtime. tony parker hits that "j" right there. the spurs go on to win 110-103. they trail 3-2 games in the series. >>> bruins hosting the canadiens. this is game seven, as well. canadiens on the powerplay, down 3-2. p.k. subban, gets past tim thomas. we're tied at 3-3. under 15 minutes left in overtime. nathan horton with the slap shot beats carey price. the bruins win 4-3. their next opponent, the philadelphia flyers. >>> and that is your espn news update. i'm don bell. >>> coming up next, the president reshuffles his staff. and is expected to ma

cole wright here with your espn news update. and kobe bryant in his last 11 games against the spurs, has failed to crack the 30-point plateau. would things change on tuesday evening? let's find out. andrew bynum on the move. this is scary right here. he slips and goes down. he grabs his knee, which was already wrapped in a brace. bynum, slips on blair's foot. fourth quarter, gary neil says i'll get us back in the game. jack nicholson can't believe it. later in the quarter, game all square 83-83, lamar odom, a bucket and a foul. lakers up three after his shot. later in the fourth, lakers by a triple. bryant would miss. but pau gasol, he did not. good stuff right there from the catalina wine mixer. pau. bryant knocking it down. it's a three this time. lakers went up by eight. they would win, 102-93. >>> the diamond of the rangers and the tigers. josh hamilton on third after a three-bagger. adrian beltre lifts one into foul ground. inge and martinez away from the plate. he goes in there. tagged out. sliding head-first. that's not t

cole wright with your espn news update. and as the playoff beards come into full form, so does nhl's postseason. we begin with that man, alex ovechkin, and the capitals taking on the rangers for game one. alex semin shoots. there's lundqvist with the save. ovechkin's there. this play, a little dicey at first. it would go to the review. ovechkin beating lundqvist. caps get the goal. game tied at 1-1. under two left in overtime. jason arnott sends it to semin. he beats lundqvist. a one-timer. capitals win this one, 2-1, in the free frame. >>> to the nba now. nets and bulls. derrick rose and chicago looking for the best record in the league. in the third quarter, nets up one. joakim noah, guarding brook lopez. this is never a good scenario. little contact there. the knees knock. you can see on the replay. noah spends the rest of the game on the bench, putting a little ice on his knee there. in the fourth, bulls on a dash. to rasual butler for three. got it. bulls win this one, 97-92. they have the best record in the league. >>

team is doing, here's espn news. >> i'm anish shroff with this espn news update. the lakers, looking to pull even with the hornets. new orleans, one game, of 33 points for chris paul. to the end of the first half, paul beating the buzzer with a three. new orleans, down by six at the break. and then, right before the third quarter ended, paul, again, with a buzzer-beater. he had 20 points. 63-56, going into the fourth. kobe bryant, just 11 points on 3 of 10. he and pau gasol, two best players on the team, a combined 5 of 20, with just 19 total points. other guys stepping up for l.a., included ron artest. 15 for captain ron. l.a. wins. they send the series to new orleans even at 1-1. >>> and bruce boudreau had choice words for madison square garden. his capitals, taking on the rangers. game four of the city. caps with a 2-1 series lead. marcus johansson pulls washington within one. then, johannses, another goal. his second of the game. we're tied at 3-3. alex ovechkin on the break-away. denied. so, we would head to a second overtime.in overtime in overtime number tw

cole wright here with your espn news update. things not well in boston. 0-4. they sent daisuke to the hill. and sin shoo choo, going deep. bottom of the sixth, two on, one out. cabrera is doing the hit. first long ball of the season. indians win this one. 8-4, the final count. >>> mariners and rangers. felix hernandez pitched a complete game his first start of the season. doubled off the kings. past a diving justin smoltz. rangers cruise to the win, 7-3. >>> hardcourt time. dwyane wade did not play in this one. a thigh bruise. late third quarter, the kings hitting the triple over delfino. game tied at 61-61. early in the fourth, bucks down four. nice dish to corey maggette for the lay-in. bucks under a pair. game tied at 73-73. the kings, chris bosh, knocking down the "j." heat up two. ensuing boston possession. the king says, how about i rip? and then i roll. gets the steal. with the jam. heat up four. lebron had 29 and 8 on this evening. bogut, crosscourt to delfino. he can shoot that triple. back up to the bucks. delfino again, picking up the pace. the buck

i'm don bell with your espn news update. a big night in the nba. how about some playoff action for you? zach randolph and the grizzlies with an opportunity to take a 3-1 lead at home against the spurs. under a minute to go in the half. manu ginobili behind the back of tony parker. third quarter, we go. tenacious "d" by the griz mrips sam young with the jam. fourth quarter we go. how about mayo. o.j. mayo to arthur. he has 14. grizzlies up. later on in the fourth, tony allen with the lay-in. grizzlies go on to win it, 104-86. they have a 3-1 lead in the series. >>> george karl and the nuggets looking to escape the sweep from scott brooks' thunder. third quarter we go. how about the shot from j.r. smith. nuggets take a 71-69 lead. smith again. he was smoldering hot. 3.5 remaining. thunder down by three. russell westbrook, no good. nuggets win, 104-101. they survive. they will not be swept. >>> to the ice, now. game six between the sharks and the kings. san jose up 3-1, in the series. just over two minutes to play in o.t. sharks with the puck. and how

we get highlights from espn news. >> good morning. i'm don bell with your espn news update. we start with the nba playoffs. kobe bryant playing in game five against new orleans. and there was some concern about his ankle injury for kobe. not anymore. you don't have to go to the spa to get a facial. just ask emeka okafor. lakers trailed by two at that point. kobe again, using the left-hand. he had 19 points. lakers win, 106-90. they lead 3-2 games in the series. >>> pacers and bulls. this is game five. chicago looking to eliminate indiana from the postseason, as derrick rose was battling his own injuries. slippery in the lane. bulls up by 11 after the free throw. fourth quarter now, rose showing the range. sticks the long ball. bulls win and advance to the second round of the playoffs. >>> to the ice we go. the top-seeded canucks, look to avoid elimination, as they take on the eighth seeded blackhawks. under two minutes left in the game. marian hossa isn't connect. but jonathan toews can. that's a shorthanded goal. game seven heads to o.t. in the extra session, alex burrows w

here's espn news. >> good morning. cole wright with your espn news update. the nba playoffs have reached full-tilt. how about the miami heat? hosting the sixers for game two of their series. pick it up in the first quarter. heat up five. dwyane wade, ripping and rolling. finishing with a monster jam. miami was up by seven after that. second quarter, heat lead, stretched out to six. the king, lebron james, brings it up the court. gets together with chris bosh. that's friends helping friends. with the free throw, miami led by nine. bosh had 21 points on monday. third quarter now, miami still in control. the king drives, pulls up. hits the "j" and gets fouled. miami wins this one, 94-73. behind lbj's 29 big ones. >>> derrick rose and the bulls, playing host to the pacers at madison united center. we jump ahead to the fourth quarter. bulls down a pair. rose drives, draws the foul, hits the shot. and the foul shot was good. bulls up a dash. later in the fourth, bulls up by three. rose again, stepback "j." bottom of the knots. bulls up by a comfortable five points

here's don bell over at espn news. >> good morning, i'm don bell with your espn news update. a huge day in the nba. we're talking playoff hoops. kobe bryant and the lakers taking on the hornets. game one. fourth quarter. lakers down, 88-82. rise and fire for three. lakers down by three. later in the quarter, chris paul, the jump shot over pau gasol. hornets up by seven. under 2:00 to play. paul working on derek fisher. advantage, paul. hornets win, 109-100. stunning victory there. spurs hosting the grizzlies. manu ginobili, sidelined with a sprained elbow. under 30 seconds to go. shane battier with the huge three. grizzlies lead. what will the spurs do? richard jefferson, no good. grizzlies, they upset the spurs, 101-98. they take game one. to boston. the celtics hosting the knicks. under 15 seconds to play. ray allen, still got game. sinks the three. celtics up by two. knicks no time-outs. carmelo anthony, first playoff game as a new york knick, no good. celtics win. 87-85. game one, thunder and nuggets. just over 1:00 to play in the fourth. russell rest brooke, misses. serg

. >>> good morning, this is your espn news update. through three rounds, it was all about rory mcilroy. things got much more interesting, thanks in large part, to this man. tiger woods, tracking down mcilroy. he's at 8 under. a look at eagle. got it, the crowd behind him. he moves to 10 under, just one shot behind mcilroy. meanwhile, it was a horror show for the northern irishman. tenth hole. it hit a branch, bounces back, triple bogey. ahead to the 15th. tiger's eagle putt, no good. he finished at 10 under. that's not going to be good. a lot of golfers finished strong, none stronger than this man, charl schwartzel. 13 under, takes the solo lead. he needs to two-putt it on the 18th. he says, you know, how does another birdie grab you? the crowd behind him. and he does it. wins it clear. there will be no playoff. charl sh warzle fwx third south african to win a green jacket. 14 under to the victor the spoils. phil mickelson presents him with the green jacket. for the latest, tune in to espn news. >> great to see that. >>> well, the goo

as for last night's highlights, here's adnan virk at espn news. >> good morning. johnny damon has certainly had a well-traveled career in baseball. so far, with the tampa bay rays it has been an inauspicious start. however, damon and the rays taking things happen. taking on the minnesota twins. bottom of the tenth. a man on for johnny damon. johnny drama. i'm walking here. a walkoff home run off of matt capps. as the rays win it, 4-3, improving to a modest 4-8. >>> other baseball action, the cardinals and dodgers opening up a four-game series at dodgers stadium. top of the fifth, cardinals up 4-3. albert pujols, crushing his second home run of the year. it took him one game to have two homers last year. took him 13 this year. adding to their lead. matt holliday, doubles to the gap in center. rasmus and pujols would score. cardinals offense providing plenty, as they knock off l.a., 9-5, on the road. >>> to hockey we go. the flyers taking the ice, as they host the buffalo sabers in game one. early in the first period, timo timonen, flipping the puck harmlessly at ry

here's mike yam at espn news. >> good morning. we start with the national championship game in houston. the eighth seed, the butler bulldog, trying to unleash the magic and get over the hump. they lost the national title game last year to duke. the three seed, uconn. first half, kemba walker. wheeling and dealing. seven first half points for him. he was named the most outstanding player of the tournament. shelvin mack buries the triple. butler, six total first half field goals. early second, jeremy lamb, 12 points all in the second half. getting it done. uconn up by nine. off the finish from lamb. kemba walker, 16 points, 9 rebounds. oh, the prettiest two he had in the game. huskies up by 11. butler, though, they struggled from the floor. couldn't make a shot. matt howard, their star. 1 for 13 in this game. butler, just 1 field goal in a span of 14:20. they shot 28% from the floor. that's the lowest percentage ever in a championship game. and uconn able to take full advantage. oriakhi. jim calhoun, his team. they win their third n

. >> reporter: chris connelly, e: 60 for espn, abc news. >> thanks to our friends at espn for sharing that story. for diane sawyer and all of us at abc news, have a good night. >> barry bonds and his defense team leaving the courthouse in sacramento claiming victee following a three week perjury trial. >> the jury convicted bonds of one of four charges and he he flashed the v for victory sign on the steps of the courthouse although inside of the courtroom he showed no reaction. they could not agree on 3perjury charges and so the judge declared a mistrial on those. >> in a december 2003 grand jury proceeding, barry bonds was asked if he was begin anything with a syringe to inject himself he said no. and he was convicted of that. the verdict was read this afternoon. outside he seemed almost relieved. bare bonds was greeted by supporters outside of the

here opening day highlights from espn news. >>> i'm sarah walsh with your espn news update. baseball is under way. the dodgers hosting. the giants. buster posey is striking out, swinging there, pat burrell striking automatic to end the inning. kershaw struck out in nine of seven innings, and as for the pitching of derrick posey trying to pick off matt kemp at third. the ball would get away. so kemp comes in to score. bottom of the eighth doubles to santiago casilla. the dodgers win. >>> in cincinnati the red honoring sparky anderson the manager who won two world series passed away at the age of 76. and ryan a blast in one, the first home run of the season measured at 445 feet. brewers up 5-2. and getting the team back into it, getting a home run of his own. reds trail 6-3. bottom of the ninth, down 6-4, ramon hernandezniniacing ashford wins band simply personal preference. kate will be wearing a band of gold worn by the royal family. >>> new york state's newest millionaires have made their public debut. the seven state workers won last we megamillions jackpot. what about the

an analyst on espn. the as have their first win of the season. matsui coming out strong. he reached a milestone reaching 2500 hits in american-japan combin combined. they lost 3 of 4 games in the series. giants play tomorrow in san diego. >>> a member of the oakland raiders faces charges for possessing viagra. the sun news paper says the incident started because police thought he was playing his car stereo too loudly. they pulled him over and he failed to stop. when officers caught up to him, they searched his car, found an unlabeled bottle containing 11 viagra pills for which he did not have a prescription on him. he is the third player to be arrested in season. bush was arrested on suspicion of drunk-driving, henderson faces a illegal weapons charge. >>> charlie sheen, the war lock, didn't fare so well. he was booed off stage during the show's opening night in detroit. [ booing ] >> okay. >> this is youtube video capturing the crowd's reaction in detroit. many walked out a few minutes into the show after sheen made jokes about the city's drug problem. >> ten minutes int

that the basis for the ncaa selling their images on your web site or selling videos of old games to espn classics, and so on? >> well, first of all, there's some pending litigation around the whole likeness issue, so i'm really not at liberty to comment on... on the... the status of all that. >> bergman: the ncaa's attorneys also would not comment, but a spokesman for the organization maintained that it does not sell players' images for commercial purposes. the lawsuit is now proceeding toward trial, and nearly two dozen former players have joined ed o'bannon as plaintiffs. >> defense, look at noah going down that lane. >> bergman: joakim noah is not part of the suit. he says he spoke to us because college players are afraid to talk about how the ncaa does business. >> my college experience was... was unbelievable. what everybody loves about college sports is that they see that the kids are giving it everything they got, and they're doing it for their schoolsnd the pride of their schools. that's a beautiful thing. that's what people love. but at the same time, who are these people making

playing brooklyn's boys and girls high school in the espn ride tournament today. gary williams is going to like this highlight. he is getting this guy next year. justin anderson throws down two of his 18. a winner today by 22. >>> just because jayson werth is getting paid like he is four people we cannot expect him to produce like he is four people. so after yesterday's opening game fizzle let us remain calm. he did have a base hit in his first at bat as a national. the team only managed four other hits all day but between them and the rest of this more than solid lineup nobody seems to be worried about long-term offensive issues. >> i'm not worried about it. we have such good clutch hitters it will come. >> not every day we will face pitchers that will be on like that. we will be all right. we will be good this year. >> os open in tampa tonight. >>> san diego soccer. if you're a kid it is very cool to be a ball boy like this right up until the moment that the star player beans you right in the head as you're walking behind the goal. >> look at the kid. is he a ga

brackets on espn and golfing. he is not engaged. i think we all know the president has not been engaged in the budget debate until just recently and i think that is an issue he will have to deal with. >> you are very much a engaged in talking about engaged in debt with the rnc debt. as of the end of february, your were facing about $21 million in redding. when you can't -- when can you tell donors to the rnc that the rnc will be free and clear of that? >> my goal is by the end of the year, we will have $5 million less in debt. that is my goal. when we first came into the building, and feel free to cut me off, but we were in at about $24 million in debt when we came into the building. >> in january? >> yes, january. we had to add more bills to the overall debt as we went forward. our cash on hand was very low and we owed more in payroll i first came in in january and our cash on hand in the building. what i have had to do is rebuild trust, rebuild credibility with our committee and you all know when you have to rebuild trust and cred

in interview with espn, the family detailed the extent of injuries. >> in the brain, where the two come together, it had split. doct doctors said that he has done over 300 surgeries like that. he has never seen anything that bad. >> in fact, doctors told the family, nine out of ten people wouldn't have made it through the surgery. they say the fact that stowe did shows that he is a fighter. that's what they are counting on. >> we have faith and how strong brian is. he is stubborn and he has a lot of will-power. we just say "you can do this." >> stowe's mother said frank mccourt, the owner of the dodgers called her to express his sorrow and that he hired former chief of police for security at the stadium. >> that was abc7's lilian kim reporting. 4:38 now. salmon season is almost upon us. just two weeks away now. commercial fishermen are pessimistic about prospect of good salmon hall. there is the fact that the sport fishermen that salmon season already opened come back empty-handed. then there is the problem of the spiralling fuel prices. it cost jim anderson $1200 to fill up his boat. h

they all want to be on the espn. we call it the espning of athletics. plus the fact that you do have the college kids now coming out after a year, so-called one and done because that rule was put in several years ago. but you are right. the quality of competition is better than it's ever been. because there are more teams that can advance to the final four, more teams that can win the national championship realistickically than ever before. when george mason made the final four in 2006, i thought then that was a once in a lifetime occurrence. a school that had only existed for 35 years making it to the final four out of the caa, colon yate-- colonial athletic association. i was wrong t is part of a trend. >> there may well be others. >> absolutely. >> let me ask you about the coaches of these two teams, first shacka smart, 34 years ol, i think. >> 32. >> 33, it's a remarkable story. what's he like. >> he's very outgoing, very emotional. in fact it's interesting because shacka is smart and brad stevens, the butler coach combined are one year younger than

it's something you can see live right now on espn. the fighting irish with the lead, 49-41, with 11 minutes to play in the second half. it's a 25-game win streak on the line for the lady vols. tennessee a perfect 3-0 all-time against notre dame in the ncaa tournament. we'll keep you posted. on campus, tennessee introduced its new head coach cuonzo martin. he takes over for bruce pearl who was fired for recruiting violations after six seasons in knoxville. 39-year-old martin said he did his homework about possible and/or future vols penalties before he left missouri state. for more, let's welcome in andy katz. why is tennessee a good fit for cuonzo martin? >> well, cindy, i have to refute a little of that from cuonzo. because there's really no way of him knowing. they just have no way of knowing what the committee on infractions is going to do to tennessee in june. they're anticipating that it's going to be directed much more at bruce pearl because they fired him in advance, so they're hoping that more of the penalty is sticking to him

but it is a real problem, as i said, not only does it damage the tree, but it creates these may not espn burdens down the road and city crews end up having to respond to that. >> what this is is a removal of the tree without removal permit is the ultimate bottom line here. >> they were probably. >> very effectively killed it. >> that's the problem. the good news is, you have to replace it, when people get a permit to remove a treer, they're almost always required to replace it, or have to pay for the tree. >> now across the street, we have a row of -- row of olives in good condition. >> they're in good condition, the nice thing about, olive trees is now they come in nonfruiting varieties, so they can be a street tree as well. and they're very long, lasting trees. so, we, we, they're a great street tree. and they have a nice can nappy, which sometimes can be a challenge for the property owner to maintain, but ultimately it gives you a lot to work with. >> sometimes people are concerned because the signage above the store may be hidden by the tree can opy, and there's a conflict with comme

espn spoke to his parents today. >> bryan's supervisor called and said bryan had been involved in a fight at dodger stadium. a lot of bad -- throwing stuff together making airline regs reservations. we did not know the extent of his injuries. we were talking to his friend that was with him the whole time, and cory shared some information. we couldn't get a flight until 7:00 friday. weyear just praying, hold on bryan, we're coming. did not have any information until we got to the hospital and then we were hit with the brain injury. >> alan: doctors say they will be monitoring stows' condition. >>> san leandro police are investigating a shooting outside a restaurant that left one man in critical condition. police say a 22-year-old man was? the parking lot with his girlfriend when her ex-boyfriend confronted them. >> he had been eating inside of the restaurant. shortly after he exited, carrying his food, he was approached by the unknown assailant, and altercation took place, and the asill l -- assailant shot the victim several times. >> alan: police don't know the motive for the shooting. th

as a loser in this debate in that he has just result engaged after being, doing his ncaa brackets on espn, jonas brothers, golfing. he's not engaged. i think we all know that the president has not been engaged in the budget debate until recently. i think that's an issue he will have to deal with. >> mr. chairman, you are all very much engaged talk about spending and debt. is the rnc debt. >> thank you, jonathan. >> your party was facing a $21 million in red ink. when can you tell donors to the rnc and grass republicans run the country that the rnc will be free and clear of debt. >> guest: i think my goal that by the end of the year that we will have 5 million or less of debt by the end of the year. that's my goal. i can tell you when we first came into the building, if you don't mind, feel free to cut me off, but i will tell you that we are in about 24 million in debt when we came into the building. a lot of the folks are reporting -- in january. a lot of folks are boarding 23. usually 24. we had to add more bills to the overall as we went forward with a report to our cash on hand was ver

if you watch espn and that is buying. however, to generate an overall audience you have to have crazy people. >> there are too nice? >> they are nice group of guys. somebody said that it is well done and another guy called and that if your not a giants fan? it is going to be difficult to watch. again, without crazy people i just wonder if it is going to take off. >>catherine: the dodgers. with boos? how were they going to >> i do not think that much choice. with the violence, and more security, less beer. i'm going to go to a meeting with pan am more. 100 on kron. >>pam: bayto breakers.ing.com >>> catherine zeta jones in her own words. >> what she revealed about her now bipolar battle. i'm kevin frazier. >> i'm lara spencer. >> "the insider" is on. >> catherine zeta jones just left a mental health facility. >> the actress sought treatment for bipolar disorder. >> catherine on the record about her mood swings. >> her goal is to be open. >> the dark cloud. >> and negative effect on michael. >> was this her last appearance b

he's currently an analyst on espn. >>> a stunner. stanford and uconn are both out. both were favored to go all the way. they were upset yesterday. stanford could not face-off texas a&m. they watched it go coast to coast for the winning bucket. uconn went on to lose. now, it's going to be notre dame and texas a&m in the finals tomorrow. the men's final is between uconn and butler. that is tonight. >>> the giants are off today getting time to reflect and rest on the 1-3 start of the season. san francisco beat los angeles saturday pretty well but couldn't get it done sunday. they lost three of the four games in the series. giants play tomorrow in san diego. in the meantime, the as have their first win of the season. matsui coming out strong. 2500 hits in america and japan combined. >>> time is 5:49. mixed reviews for the charlie sheen show. we were going to tell you if you should think of keeping your tickets or selling them before he comes to san francisco. >>> things start to slow we'll sho we'll show you where the slow spots are developing this monday morning. w >>>

eastern on espn. >> one of the most expensive events that you could ever attend, but it looks like fun. >>> have you seen this video? it's a horrific incident from the nation's highways and this accident happened when a 2 x 4 came crashing through a windshield. >> debris cause accidents all the time apparently and our john berman takes a closer look. >> reporter: this is as shocking as anything you'll see on the road. it looks like this car gets hit by a missile. what actually happened, the woman in north carolina was filming two trucks she said were playing around and suddenly, the truck ran over a 2 x 4 and it came out and smashed into her window. amazingly, she was okay. in seattle, this woman maria, was not as lucky. she was blinded and suffered severe facial damage when a piece of furniture fell off a u-haul truck and pulverized her windshield. >> it doesn't make these glass eyes work. it doesn't allow me to smell things. >> reporter: there are nearly 25,000 accidents and nearly 100 people killed by junk, vehicle parts, cargo, sitting in the road. here you can't do much about bird

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today, president obama went on espn to announce his ncaa tournament picks. or, as japan put it, "really?" [ laughter ] you're kidding me. who -- who is advising the president of the united states? [ laughter ] listen to this. secretary of state, hillary clinton, visited egypt today for the first time since the uprising. when asked why she was going, one guy was like, -- [ impersonates bill clinton ] "trust me, if anyone can stop an uprising, it's hillary." [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] darryl hammond has that trademark. [ laughter ] this is interesting. a new study found that washington, d.c., is the most socially networked city in the country. it explains why, today, the senate said all in favor, say "like." [ laughter ] check this out. time warner cable is launching a new app that let's customers watch live television on their ipads. and this is nice. to make you think you're watching time warner on your television, it doesn't -- it doesn't work. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] how do i reset it? press up and down in volume and -- what? did you

even the guys at espn. hey, your forecast today? a good looking day shaping up for us. we are already in the 50s. you won't need the heavy jacket this morning. as we head through the afternoon sunshine and breeze. a few more clouds. we are going to end up in the 70s. high pressure forming control of the weather pattern. low pressure is moving in. it's going to bring about cold days ahead. warm side of the front is where we are now. as a result our temperatures are now in the 50s and will be able to climb toward 70s before the clouds push in and hamper the forecast tomorrow. 65 degrees in livermore at noon as you break for lunch. 65 in navato. depending on where you work, where you are headed this afternoon, you will probably need a light sweater in case it gets cool. that will add to the windchill. 68 degrees in fremont. 69 in san jose. 70 degrees in the garlic capital, gilroy. 71 in the north bay. conditions there have been warm lately. they average 63 degrees this time of year. we have been closer to 70 all week long. 60 degrees by friday. a few showers move in early.