. >> getting to watch either matsui or ichero suzuki would be treat. getting to see both of them is like baseball heaven. >> we have ichero suzuki against matsui, two of the biggest. >> the a's are clearly excited. they created a t-shirt for matsui they will hand out to 10,000 fans. the a's want to bring awareness to victims of the earthquake and tsunami. >> a dollar per ticket, we've raised about $50,000 to help people that are suffering there. >> both players have donated significantly to the cause. the uniforms they wear today will be auctioned off to raise more money for the victims. >> it's not just baseball that will be thinking about the people of japan. can cooks will be pitching in for the victims. they are holding a nationwide bake sale. an oakland woman organized the relief effort and she did one for the victims in haiti. >> i knew it was going to be bigger than last year but i had on idea it order so far, so quickly. >> the bay area red cross says the timing of these fund-raisers is great given that the tragedy happened three weeks ago. >>

. >> getting to watch either matsui or ichero suzuki would be treat. getting to see both of them is like baseball heaven. >> we have ichero suzuki against matsui, two of the biggest. >> the a's are clearly excited. they created a t-shirt for matsui they will hand out to 10,000 fans. the a's want to bring awareness to victims of the earthquake and tsunami. >> a dollar per ticket, we've raised about $50,000 to help people that are suffering there. >> both players have donated significantly to the cause. the uniforms they wear today will be auctioned off to raise more money for the victims. >> it's not just baseball that will be thinking about the people of japan. can cooks will be pitching in for the victims. they are holding a nationwide bake sale. an oakland woman organized the relief effort and she did one for the victims in haiti. >> i knew it was going to be bigger than last year but i had on idea it order so far, so quickly. >> the bay area red cross says the timing of these fund-raisers is great given that the tragedy happened three weeks ago. >>

homer no. 1 for matsui in an oakland uniform. he had a pair hits and scored twic brandon mccarthy backdoors it end the threat. nice effort by mccarthy, who gave up two runs. big inning for the a's was the 6th, whether josh willingham with a towering run to left. solo homeruns for two of oakland's key off-season acquisitions and the as gets four in the inning, nor a 5-0 lead. and they hang on to win 5-3 and take two out of three from minnesota. now it's onto 4-3 in chicago to wrap up the road-trip. >>> the sharks know their first- round stanley cup playoff

plus, a big day for hideki matsui, reaching a major career milestone. the masters is this week. but you can take to augusta national now with the latest tiger woods video game.

hideki matsui and mariners ichero suzuki. they have created a t-shirt that will be given out to the first 10,000 fans. uniforms that suzukiwore will be auctioned off. >> matsui has donated more than $600,000 of his own money and that will certainly help. kristine hanson is here with a preview of cooler accu-weather forecast. >> running 1-8 degrees cooler but. here is a live picture in hd from our mount sutro tower camera. here at gold bridge, blue skies, a lot of different colors of blues in that picture. we're talking about a little bit of a warmup. complete forecast coming up. >> also coming up. opening night of charlie sheen's torpedo of truth tour bombs with many fans. [ male announcer ] dandruff, meet micro-beads. any last wishes? new selsun blue deep cleansing micro-bead scrub goes to the source wiping out flakes before they flake. new selsun blue deep cleansing. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> charlie sheen may want on revamp his show before it hits the bay area. he was boo'd and yelled a

with that, matsui picked up his first hit in the oakland uniform. he had a blooper down the left hand line. he goes into second with the double. freeway japan heritage. first kurt, fielded by ichiro who throws to third where figgins puts the tag on matsui. a's trailed inned third before crisp got them even. crisp finds the gap in right center. kevin scores from second, crisp into third with a triple and it's 1-1. >> the a's took the lead with the run in the 4th and then padded it here in the 6th. ellis with a two out ground ball through the left side. willingham running hard from second. he scores to make it 3-1. gonzalez kept the mariners off balance for seven innings, figgins can't time a breaking ball by gonzalez, one of four strike out victims, the a's made it more comfortable -- matsui picked up his second hit with another blooper, this one scores crisp. the a's get that first win of the year, 7-1 the final. they have the off day before playing tuesday tomorrow. matsui talked about the timing of his first big opening. >> i prepared for the game

bottom seven, matsui, the bloop single brings in a run. they go on to win it, 7-1 your final. >> giants and dodgers just underway, no score. the fourth of a four-game series. >> final four for the women today from indianapolis. your stanford cardinal in their fourth straight final four, facing texas a&m. both teams looking to punch their ticket to the tuesday night championship game. pullen finds ogwumike for two of her 16 in the first half. cardinal up three. texas a&m battles back. carter, the three. on an 11-# -- 11-2 run. then murphy. stanford regains the lead. she wasn't done. drives the lane herself. stanford led at the half. they now up 36-28 in the second half. >>> 'let's tee it up. phil mickelson has not won a tournament since last year's masters. this began thursday. lefty entered the shell houston open and he became the master. always a crowd favorite. this girl has a new callaway from lefty. the shot of the day. brad joe. par-3 7th. probably going in. online. did he hit the right club? a couple bounces. hole-in-one home. back t

japanese heritage day, a's raised over $65,000 for tsunami relief in matsui's homeland. down 1-0, crisp hitting .419, tying the game. crisp would make a triple from the get-go, just a homerun shy of hitting for the cycle. 1-1 ball game. justin smoak, base hit. a's blow it open, matsui got his 2500th career hit as a pro earlier in the game skies one, drops in for a base hit, drives in his first run with the a's and they win their first of the year, 7-1. >> it was just a boost of confidence when bob goering went out there and let me finish the job. >> did you have to convince him to stay in the game? >> absolutely not. i'm sure he was 100% dead set on me finishing that inning and it was pretty exciting. >>> kraft in a business come lpga. -- while she was lifting hardware, lewis was making birdie putts, outduels sang to win the first tournament of her career and it's a major. 69, good enough for a three- stroke win. that deserves the traditional jump in the water with her caddy, and i think it was her mom and dad. >>> phil mickelson gearing up to defend his green jacket nex

bottom seven, matsui with a bloop single brings in a run. they go on to win it, 7-1 your final. >> giants and dodgers, game four of the september barry zito on the mound after a car wreck last week. zito gave up three runs in the first and the dodgers take the early 3-0 lead. top two pablo sandoval facing kuroda, see ya. cuts the lead to 3-1, and that's the score right now, top five. dodgers on top. highlights at 11:00. >> final four for the women from for indianapolis, stanford facing texas a&m. both teaming looking to punch their ticket to tuesday night's finals. the cardinal up three. texas a&m battles back. carter hits the 3, part of the 1-2 run for the aggies but the cardinal had a run of their own. murphy, dishes to michaela. more from the cardinal in the second half. peterson, stop and shoots. aggies rally again. adams driving baseline. drops in the fade-away. 7-0 a&m run. stanford answers with a 7-0 run of their own. 1:30 to play, carter from deep. hits the aggies down just one. under 30 to play, white driving baseline, laying it up

matsui donated $620,000 of his own dollars to the cause and he set up $1.25 million so they are hoping their generosity will motivate their fans perhaps on this weekend but to keep in mind there are some victims in japan that need their efforts and money. >> kristen: in concord a community shared their support for victims in japan for a candlelight vigil last night. concord has a sister city in northern japan. organizers accepted donations. >> eric: japanese nuclear agency jez says radiation readings around the plant seem suspiciously high and they ordered a review. one reading called into question showed groundwater at ten thousand times higher than the government standard for radiation. it could eventually drinking water if it were to seep into wells in the area or go into under groundwater ways. no drinking water supplies are affected. meantime, officials at the plant have ordered giant pumps from the u.s. to arrive later this month to spray water on the reactors. >> kristen: pg&e is trying to restore power to people. 6700 customers were without electricity as they woke up. live pic

next inning in what was a big day for hideki matsui. his bloop single helps make it 4-1, oakland, part of a four-run outburst in the seventh. godzilla reaching a milestone with 2500 career hits in japan and the majors. the a's take it 7-1 for their first win of the season. >> offensively, obviously hideki with the 2500 hit mark is very special obviously to him. and it was great for us to witness it. >> we feel great. we feel happy, excited. and it's a good way to go on the road. >> gio gonzalez there. seven innings strong with the win. he will join us on "sports sunday" later tonight. >>> now to the disturbing news coming out of the giants-dodgers series. the attack on giants fan brian stowe in the parking lot after the season opener at chavez ravine was addressed today by the mayors of san francisco and los angeles, among other city officials. they all join in here to decry the violence in a joint statement released. and it says the attack is unconscionable behavior that will not be tolerated in either of our ballparks or in either of

the next inning a big day for hideki matsui. he brings together a bloop single here that helps make it 4-1 oakland, in the seventh. earlier in the game, godzilla reaching a milestone, 2500 career hits in japan and the majors. the a's take it 7-1 for their first win of the season. >>> the giants are wrapping up their opening series with the dodgers in l.a. as we speak. comprehensive coverage of every team is on comcast sportsnet, every night at 10:30. going deep with sportsnet central. >>> not just the men's final four in texas this weekend. the championship game is tomorrow with uconn facing butler. but the pga tour also in houston. this is the final tune-up before the masters. action from augusta starts later this week. coming into today, phil mickelson had not won since last week's masters. today he shoots a final round 65 to finish 20 under par. he takes the tournament by three shots over chris kirk and scott verplank. now here is a way you can play the masters tonight. each hole of augusta national golf club has been scanned

in oakland, they have matsui land. a's and tigers in the first. matsui land not a happy place here. bases loaded and matsui hits into the double play. a's come up empty and pay for it. david dejesus off blair into the gap. coco crisp scores, 1-0. best out of his career, struck out seven. victor martinez there. brian fuentes comes on for the save in the ninth. trouble! hangs a breaking ball. where's the one guy that you can't offer a hittable pitch because he'll do that? ties the game at one with a home run and the roof caves in with the tigers scoring seven times in the 10th. brandon bosh drives in a pair. a's rally for three in their half. the tigers go on to win it. l.a. kings center jared stole did not get whistled for a penalty in game one of the playoff series with the sharks but the nhl made sure he would pay the price for the blatant hit on ian white. is y suspended for one game. stole smashed white's head into the glass. white needed help just to get back to the locker room. he probably suffered a concussion although the sharks do not confirm the extent of injuries especiall

today the a's saw that philosophy pay off in the matsui. matsui takes baker left. he had a pair of hits and scored a fair run. it was still a 1-0 game in the fifth. a third for the twins, brandon mccousy got in for a break ball. threat ended. big inning for the a's was at sixth. began with josh willingham. the offseason blueprint paying off in this one. the a's got four in the inning for a 5-0 lead. they held on for a 5-3 win. taking two out of three in this series. now it's on to chicago to wrap up a nine game road trip. >>> a couple of early division leaders with the best start in the majors as ian kinsler homered in a 3-0 win. four pitchers combine on the shut out. the rangers out to an 8-1 start. >>> after warriors probably for the first time playing as the sacramento kings. >>> fans tonight may have seen the last game on what was the northern california nba rivalry between the warriors and sacramento kings. the kings expecting to play in anaheim. down by one at halftime, the warriors limited the king to just 17 in the third. and to curry for the three. that br

. >> reporter: sunday, ichiro and hideki matsui so we have japanese heritage day so this is a matsui t-shirt will be given out on sunday and as the year goes on we have for the first time rickey henderson bobble heads on april 30th and a whole line-up of exciting promotions. >> reporter: jim will be here a little after 6:00 we'll check back in so if you have any questions to ask jim, email those to mornings@cbs5.com. we are also going to talk about oakland is apparently one of the most depressed baseball cities in the country. we'll tell you why coming up. but we have smiles on our faces out here. >> that's because their fans are so passionate. that's why. >> reporter: exactly why. >> wouldn't it be great to see the as and giants in another world series? >> 1989, it's been a long time. by the way, anne, you did a little shopping in san francisco. i guess it's too early to shop this morning? >> reporter: no stores open at this point. but i might be able to pull out some sort of green and gold. >> maybe you can grab that jersey from the gentleman you just spoke to from the sales depart

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in oakland, they have matsui land. bases loaded for matsui. this is not the happiest place on earth. he hits into a double play. a's come up empty and pay for it dearly. cocoa crisp scores and it is 1-0. that is all the a's would get for awhile. victor martinez there. fuentes on. you can't give cabrera anything to hit because he will do this. his fifth homer of the year ties the game at one. have to pitch around him. the roof caves in with the tigers scoring 7 runs in the 10th aided by three a's errors. the a's rally but the tigers win it 8-4 in 10. to the ice, l.a. kings center did not whistled for even a penalty but the nhl made sure he paid the price for a blatant hit and he has been suspended for one game. he will sit out game two of the series tomorrow night. stolt smashed white's head into the glass. he needed h help to get back to the locker room. the sharks would not confirm the extent of the injury. e is not expected to be on the ice for game two. when you look at this you think he may be out for some time longer than that. >>> the wa

matsui is a huge superstar in japan. he says he hopes his performance this weekend will help bring good news to the people there. he has donated generously to the relief efforts. as another japanese superstar, seattle mariner suzuki. the uniforms will be auctioned off and signing autographed pictures of each player. so far the a's have raised $50,000 for the victims. it will be a great baseball weekend here in oakland. it should be a lot of fun, fun with a purpose. >> weather will be great for the home opener. >> let's find out from lisa. >> oakland, 62. san francisco, cooler inland valleys and our coast, 48 in half moon bay. more 70s and 80s, still cooler than we have been. santa rosa, 78 today. tomorrow, 66. oakland 75. tomorrow, 65 and san jose, still 80 but cooler than yesterday, 64 tomorrow. big time cooling over the weekend, even a chance for showers in the north bay. becoming windy and then we'll recover slightly early next week. >> southbound 101, we're going to highway 4 west of sombersville and also approaching

matsui, first as an athletic. josh willingham, his third long ball of the season. the catalyst for a four-run sixth inning. brandon mccarthy gets the win. 5-3a's. the a's now 4-5 on the season. again, the masters, what a finish. tiger woods, 67 today. got himself back into it. tied for the lead. just didn't have enough. schwartzel just too good. >> alan: so many players could have won it. >> seven players at one point had a share of the lead. it was anyone's game. >> one of the most exciting. still ahead, the actor is battling himself at the weekend box office. #t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#t#tt >> alan: russell brand proved to be his fiercest competition at the box office. >> i am the easter bunny. >> "hop" was the nation's top movie, taking in 22 million tuesday. his other movie, arthur, was a tis stand second, making 12.5 million. he is snarling the remake of dudley moore's story of a wealthy man

matsui and the as in seattle. godzilla lawith a base hit. seattle ties it in the bottom of the first. move ahead to the sixth. >> still going back. he makes the catch. >> reporter: chris robs -- of extra bases. he had three hits and scored three runs before crashing into the wall. coco left the game and his mark on the wall. josh willingham with a shot down the left field line. that's fair and good for extra bases. chris crisp scores and connor jackson comes in. that will be plenty for brett anderson. he allowed -- and struck out six to earn his second win of the year. the as win 5-2. >>> despite allowing three goals, doug mcclellan is sticking sticking with antti niemi. san jose spotted three goals and niemi was benched for the second time in three games. the sharks lost but still lead the series 3-2. they look to keep the road success going tomorrow in l.a. >> we've got to come out better than. that we're at home and on the brink of elimination. we start like that, but it's not right. >> we talked about not putting ourself in that position

. >> matsui and the as looking for a split in seattle. godzilla with a base hit that drives in coco crisp. they tie it in the bottom of the first. we move ahead to the sixth. >> coco crisp still going back, and he makes the catch. >> reporter: coco crisp robs miguel of extra bases. crisp had -- hits before crashing crashing into the wall. he left his mark on the game and certainly on the wall. then in the 7th, willingham willingham with a bullet down the left field line. crisp scores and as bradley struggles, connor comes in. brett anderson allows one run in seven innings and struck out six during his second in a year. despite allowing three goals, todd mcclellan is sticking with antti niemi. the sharks lost 3-s but they still lead the series. they hope to keep the road success going in l.a. >> we've got to come out better than. that we're at home. on the brink of elimination. when we start off like that, it's not right. >> we talked about not putting ourself in that position. you get that. most times you're not going to get a second oppo

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

matsui, first in an as uniform uniform. same score in the sixth. willingham down the line. estimated a -- 2-0as. they strip the thread 5-0. brian fuentes gets called out. so the as win 5-3, and they take two out of three. rorirory mcilroy, tough finish for him. it was an implosion. >> but it was exciting to watch. well, it is getting more difficult for people to find places to smoke. a new bill is on the table that promises to expand california's smoking ban. that and more coming up at 6:30. that's it for us at 5:30. see you later. good-night. ,, ,, you want to get a great looking lawn like this, but trying to grow grass from seed in tough areas like deep shade, along the driveway, and where the kids play can be a little intimidating... until now. with scotts ez seed. it's scotts best grass seed, starter fertilizer and a growing material that absorbs water and expands to surround and protect the seeds, you'll get a thick, green scotts lawn even if you've never been successful with other seed before. the revolutionary scotts ez seed. grow grass anywhere. or...you can get all

matsui, the one thing to remember, first home run as an oakland a's. came on the south side of chicago. but oakland a's defense, kevin has chicago taking a 4-1 lead into the 9th inning and cliff pennington and crew come back. this single brings home willingham and the game is tide 4-4. in the 10th, the gibe winning rbi. the a's score two more in the 10th, they win 7-4 over the white sox. the warriors finished 10 games under .5man hundred. will it be -- under .500. monta ellis didn't play. wright 20 points, six assists, 5 rebounds and reggie 28-7-5. with 2 seconds left, jeremy lin, a high school grad from the peninsula, really came through. 12 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds. 110-86. again, these stories, till the ownership make as decision, will keith smart get another shot? they will look around. if they find a big name guy willing to come here and he will attract attention to the franchise, smart will be out. if they don't find anybody that's a good guy to have representing your team. kobe bryant got hit $100,000 for a home ophobic slur he directed tow

matsui was 4-25 in the first seven games, but godzilla la's first in an as uniform. then in the sixth, josh willingham. the as score four in the fourth and stretch the lead to 5-0. them jim tomey. he gets his third save of the season. did not disappoint. down goes valencia to barton. the as win 5-3 and take two out of three. >>> sharks clinch the no. 2 seed in the west over the coyotes. the champion blackhawks needed a win to guarantee themselves a spot in the postseason. it did not happen. they fall to the red wings 4-3. chicago backs their way into the 8th place. >> see you at 11:00. good-night. ,,,, this was so easy. that was quick. no envelopes to lick. no deposit slips to fill out. a lot less paper to deal with. i like that. i just feed in my check... feed the cash right in. and... -boom. -there it goes. it read my checks, counts my cash... adds it all up. how does it do that? it even shows me what kind of bills i deposited. four twenties; one ten; two fives. -amazing. -look! there's the check -- right on the receipt. -genius. -fast. easy. i could get used to th

what is matsui doing? has a lot of press following him but that's it. con denver off mccarty. the angels beat the a's. >>> when the lake verse to, yep, charles barkley said that kobe limped in and once the game started didn't limp at all. but going for his sixth championship which-- which will tie michael jordan. he just got off and got off at 19 points in 29 minutes. they didn't have to play a lot this evening and mont day williams and the hornets lose 106-90. that series now in favor of the lakers 3-2. chicago eliminates indiana. orlando trails atlanta 3-2. >>> the news is good for the kings san diego in sacramento. kevin johnson went to new york, said he has come up with so million dollars in pledges, sell some luxury boxes to have the maloofs keep their franchise there. the maloofs have until monday to decide where they want to hang their hat but it looks like they will stay put. >>> vancouver and chicago this is a big deal around here. if vancouver wins detroit opens against the sharks. jonathan kay ties the game for the blackhawks. and vancouver in overtime via the chica

matsui and ichiro as the oakland a held the season opener versus the seattle mariners tonight. they use the weekend game to raise awareness and money for disaster victims in japan. >> dollar per ticket donateed to jp niece relief. we raised 50,000 dollars to help the people suffering there. >>reporter: the a's will could nature 1 dollar to the red cross for each ticket sold for this sunday game. both matsui and ichiro donated significantly to the cause and yawn form will be auctioned to raise even more money for the victims. >>> sports director larry will have more on the game a little later on in sports but now a look at one a's fan for whom opening day has very special meaning. laura explains why. >> these are pictures of our 7 72-73 trophy. >>reporter: a happens every spring. when the a's opening day comes along. nancy finley gets nostalgic about the old days. >> everything is new again. and you have that chance to make it to the championship. >>reporter: finley is the daughter of karl finley who was a minority owner of the a's and cousin of charlie. >> he became the common

hideki matsui with his first home run gets the scoring started in the fourth. the a's, they would not stop there. top six, josh willingham launching to left. it stays fair for his third home run. nice to see a power trend. a four-run inning. and the twins put up three in the eighth, brian fuentes finished in the eighth. a three-game set. the masters came down to a close fought battle top of the leader board. at one point today, tiger woods was tomd at the very top. woods, almost back to top form. made this very intriguing. he was going for eagle. he would make the putt to move to ten under. the fist pump is back but he would not pick that his fifth green jacket. that goes to a south african. charlie became the first masters champion ever to close with four straight birdies. he needed them for the win as he finishes the masters finishing 14 under. the sharks are in for the two seed in the west and they're ready to play a team they've never played. the los angeles kings are the seventh seed. they beat the coyotes last night to close out the regular season at the

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new a's slugger hideki matsui and seattle mariners superstar, ichiro suzuki. the a's created t-shirt that will be given out to the first 10,000 fans. in addition, the uniforms of 346789atsui and ichiro wore on the friday night's opener will be auctioned off. matsui has donated more than $600,000 of his own money. >>> christine hanson, our meteorologist, in this morning for lisa. >> good morning. more sunshine. we take a quick peek outside, and you can see twilight. not quite sunrise. we will have the complete forecast ahead. >> thank you, christine. also the fantastic final four finish. uconn and kentucky battle for the last spot in the championship game monday against butler. mike shumann has the highlights switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. and this is the warm fresh baked taste... of a strawberry toaster strudel. see the difference? pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. than listening there'to our favorite songs. there's n

matsui did his part. a's take the lead over the blue jays. dallas braden made fans from his dust up with arod but couldn't deliver for his fans north of the border. schneider roping one off braden4-2 blue jays. they win 5-3. he takes the loss. >>> the night off he watched the ducks dismantle -- they lit up anaheim. three of them scored by cory perry. talk about job security for him. perry reached the 50 goal platear. he leads in that category. 6-2 the final. these two would face in round one of the playoffs. >>> kobe and the late show haven't lost to the warriors in 12 straight games. 184th this season. he broke richardson's old record. warriors stun the lakers and send los angeles to their third straight loss. >>> the cardinals will be in town on friday and with his team 2-4 tony lost his cool and gets the top five. >> first week of the saw season. i don't understand this. you think matt will hit, you think kobe will hit, you think -- the answer is no to all that. i mean -- you accomplish your goal three or four times and ask i get excited o

next batter, matsui, riches a double to right. willingham scores. a's up 2-1. brayden left after five innings with left shoulder stiffness. that could be a problem but the a's win it. >>> nba playoffs are underway without our warriors, but plenty of teams to cheer for. dwight howard and his magic disappear against atlanta. disappear against atlanta. and details of a huge night from go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. >> mike: the nba playoffs in full swing. the finals right here on abc-7. we have an intriguing matchup between the mavs and the blazers. the fourth quarter. the pretty hook. blazers 77-76. then dirk know nowitzki, spinning. jason kidd, sixth three of the game, mark cuban loving it. the mavs win. >>> magic hosting the hawks. dwight howard went off. the alley-oop. dunk! 46 points, 19 boards, atlanta owned the night. josh smith in transition. the one-hand thunder, ha

. >>> the a's have it going on with matsui, a shot, extra bases himself to right field. going to score a pair. give them a quick 2-1 lead but it didn't last long as travis schneider unloads a shot and right now it's 5-3 j's in the latter stains of that ball game. the great s were out at the masters. shot of the day, the walrus first hole, 167 yards, doesn't get better than that. the kids were out, kind of a charity event. they will go at it for real, one round, get it going at the masters, augusta tomorrow. that's the sporting line up. >> that is -- that was priceless. >> thank you. >> coming up on the news at seven a new program launched has the possibility to save lives. how this free program aims to keep some of the south bay's most at risk residents safe. that and more coming up in just 30 minutes. no that's our report. for all of us. >> have a good evening. good night. atst fwa.ean ougog t bk. wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho,

matsui got his 2500th career hit earlier, gets a bloop single there, drives in his first run with the a's. they get their first win of the year, 7-1. >> it was just a boost of confidence when bob went out there and let me finish the job. >> so you had to convince him to stay in the game? >> absolutely not. i'm pretty sure he was 100%, right on, on me finishing that inning. it was pretty exciting. >>> meanwhile, in cleveland, the white sox alexi ramirez pops up the bunt. santana dives to make the catch. most chicago base runners were on the move. throws to first for the double play, then to second for the triple play. white sox had not had any triple plays since jimmy carter was in the white house in 1978. cleveland wins 7-1. >>> one of tomorrow night's national championship teams was ranked in the preseason polls. uconn wasn't. butler is back in the national championship game for the second year in a row, and they are america's favorite underdog. >> only time we address the butler way with our team is in this regard, is that people know they have seen and felt something special. they

three batters later, hideki matsui almost hits it out, hits the top of the wall in right. that brings home two more runs, a four-run 8th in, the as improve to 9-8 for the year, they win it 5-0 on top of the red sox. wow. >>> by the way, brett anderson, his e.r.a. lowered to 1.63. >>> nba playoffs, three games tonight, the big one on the board, nick and the celtics, mar amar'e missed the second half with back spasms, but it was the carmelo anthony show, 42 points, and six assists, 'melo gave the knicks a lead on the jumper here. spike lee at the garden loves it. but he wasn't loving this towards the finish. garnett, back them down, go ahead and score. 12 points, 10 rebounds for kevin garnett and the celtics win game 296-93. they lead that series two games to nothing. two more scores include orlando taking care of atlanta 88-82, dallas turns back portland 101- 89, they lead that series two dallas turns back portland 101- 89, they lead that series two me [ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux fall

the teams have two of the most prominent japanese players, matsui and suzuki. think are donating a dollar for each ticket sole to the red cross uniforms worn by the players will be auctioned off. >> pretty good ballplayers. >> it's 4:38. lisa argen is in for mike this morning, 20% chance for rain. >> i think it's going to favor the north bay. we went right to summer, back to spring. it's really not a bad forecast. minor changes today. more changes by tomorrow. 54 in naip. how about 60 degrees already. 53 in san francisco. some of the cooler numbers in protected valleys, 49 in livermore, 58 in mountain view. this morning, you are warmer in the north bay and san francisco. couple degrees cooler in fremont but 8 degrees cooler in the livermore valleys. much cooler tomorrow, slight chance showers mainly in the north bay but the bigger picture will be the winds that move in by saturday afternoon into sunday. those will be cooler onshore winds. over the ridge of high pressure but we will see the numbers trim back today. still 80s in inland valleys and closer to the s

it was a 2-0 lead when matsui we pot him to the ruts. a's win 5-0. their third straight win and they climb above the 500 mark at 9 and 8. rockies 8. facing the giants tonight. the second straight evening, san francisco explodes in the first inning, but making it 1- 0. pablo continued it amazing resurgence. he is batting .328. a team leading 13rbi. the gins are loving the first inning and the last two grades are three home runs. plenty of that nan. >>> 6 2/3. giants are 6-3. big daddy came. top five. down 1, kevin garnett working low. boston takes a lead over new york. number four, there's nothing worse than a rug burn. number of three, it's not so bad when you dive our real carpet. number two, early showdown in la. matt palmer, i had it all the way. and none one cody bros lip sink with ,,,,,,,,,,úñ?

matsui with a base hit that scores cocoa crisp. and then a man on for kouzmanoff. his first of the year. oakland on top 5-4ment here it comes and there it goes. ramirez, the man who started it off for chicago and finishing against bobbie kramer. good night, game over and drive home safely. the second homer gifls the white sox -- gives the white sox the win. the rangers lost their best player. josh hamilton tagging up on a pop up and fracturing his arle with a head first slide. ill advised. he didn't want to go, but his third base coach said no one is covering the plate. the rangers mvp will miss six to eight weeks and he was out on the play. while the nfl owners and players continue their sparing in court during the lockout, the league is getting ready for the season. pre-season schedules was released. exact dates still not set, but the 49ers will kick off at some point against new orleans in the second week of august and then home against the raiders and texans and finishing up at san diego. the raiders open it up and all of this is assuming the lockout 1* lifted.

one of the a's star players, hideki matsui, is from japan. ichiro suzuki of the seattle mariners is also from japan. a dollar from every ticket sold to sunday's game will be donated to the red cross. >> darya: the sharks have made the playoffs. they are one point ahead of detroit it for second place in the conference. >> mark: let's get the latest on the weekend forecast. >> louisa: it's a tough call here should we go to the beach. warps tahoe. --or tahoe. --we will see pleasant conditions today here and in the sierra. temperatures in the '70s today, by tomorrow a slight chance of rain. this snow levels will be about 8,000 ft.. a slight chance of snow showers for sunday as well. it will be an active week ended the sierra. today pretty pleasant conditions. pleasant in the bay as well starting off 60 degrees in san francisco, 58 mountainview, 55 san jose, 51 livermore. by this afternoon into the '70s and '80s. what is warmus yesterday.as warm as yesn rosa, 77 novato and milpitas. you're 7 day around the bay shows a change tomorrow. dipping into

it was a 2-0 lead when matsui we pot him to the ruts. a's win 5-0. their third straight win and they climb above the 500 mark at 9 and 8. rockies 8. facing the giants tonight. the second straight evening, san francisco explodes in the first inning, but making it 1- 0. pablo continued it amazing resurgence. he is batting .328. a team leading 13rbi. the gins are loving the first inning and the last two grades are three home runs. plenty of that nan. >>> 6 2/3. giants are 6-3. big daddy came. top five. down 1, kevin garnett working low. boston takes a lead over new york. number four, there's nothing worse than a rug burn. number of three, it's not so bad when you dive our real carpet. number two, early showdown in la. matt palmer, i had it all the way. and none one cody bros lip sink with a rare genetic disorder which stunted his growth. great moment with seal in the background. ,,,,,, ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ ♪ let's see y

the bottom of seven 1k3* matsui. it brings in a run and the a's with 10 hits and that's the first r.b.i as an oakland athletic and they win their first of the season 7-1. the women's final four was a day of upsets. she did all she could for the cardinals with 31 points. but they came up a bucket short for the second straight year. heartbreaking highlights as we continue. [ older brother ] hey, that's the last crescent. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? and this is the warm fresh baked taste... of a strawberry toaster strudel. see the difference? pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. straight years and thought they have seen it all. they felt the agony of defeat like they never have before. they knocked off the top seed to get here. the first half and the senior finds her for two of her 16 in the first ha

hideki matsui with insurance runs. a four-run inning there. oakland blanks boston, 5-0. tomorrow, game two, as the series finale, a matinee matchup at the coliseum. >>> the nfl's in lockout mode. but the niners start with their first two games at home, starting with the seahawks and pete carol. next week, dallas. and the next week, jim versus jon with the niners versusing baltimore. the raiders doing their thing, too. they start on the road, visiting denver. and then, they got the jets, the patriots and at some point, late s. the season, the green bay >> we'ller bhamp c >>> we'll be right back with more over here, wherever we are. i'm a curious seeker. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes. i'm a people pleaser. if elected, i promise flu shots for all. i am a walking medical dictionary. congratulations virginia. inflamed uvula. i'm virginia. i'm a target pharmacist and i'm here to answer your questions. >>> that's going to do it for us. as we throw our hands in the air. that song is stuck in my head.

matsui breaks it open in the eighth. it is a two-run double to right. the a's blank boston who have yet to win away from fenway park. just finishing up with the sharks. it is the third time in nhl playoff history a team has come back from a 4-0 deficit. hockey is great because you never know what will happen. this was a mazing tonight. >> thanks, larry. >>> "night -- nightline" is next. >> our next newscast is tomorrow morning at 4:30. >> thank you for watching and we appreciate your time as always. >> good night, everyone.

matsui's first as an athletic. his third of the season and a catalyst for the season. 5-3a's. like the giants, the a's are four and five on the season. warriors hosting the kings for the last time in sack sang. curry contact and conversion. a team high 27. late third quarter and one of the career high six steels. warriors lead by eight. here come the kings. 95-93 sacramento. less than 20 seconds left and marcus thorton hits yeah. kings take it 104-103 and snap golden state's three-game win streak. i mentioned the sharks playing l.a. in the playoffs starting on thursday. that's game one. the puck drops at 7:00. game two is set for saturday. in the six games played each side a winner. it should be a good first round series. of course, dodgers are coming to town and always a big series, but especially this time with the brian stow situation. baumgardner and cershaw, great pitching match up. >> and a lot of extra security. >>> that's it for abc news. i'm alan wang and leigh and colin in for shu. have a great evening. good night, everyone.#t#t#t#t#tt

the a's cranked up their offense with hideki matsui and the a's would not stop there. josh willingham just launching one to left in the sixth that stays fair for his third home run of the young season. nice to see a power trend starting. after the twins put up three in the eighth, brian fuentes closes things out for his third save. a's beat the twins 5-3. >>> comprehensive coverage of every bay area sports team is on at 10:30. 30 minutes of the teams you care about every night at 10:30 on comcast sportsnet. >>> the masters came down to a close-fought battle and at one point tiger woods was at the very top. he made this very intriguing. on 8 going for the eagle he would make this putt to move to 10 under and the fist pump back. he would not, though, pick up his fifth green jacket. that going to a 26-year-old south african, charl schwartzel. he closed with four straight birdies. he needed them for a two-shot victory over adam scott and jason day. tonight we go deep with giants talk. andy baggerly joins us in large part to discuss his new book "a band of misfits." we also

hideki matsui with the double that scores two. and the a's are up one. next frame, dallas braden with his first start of the year, giving up a three-run homer to travis snider, ands lead to bea. we are back with more in just a bit. [ female announcer ] it's the jcpenney absolute lowest prices of the spring! get unbeatable doorbusters like $3.99 home expressions bath towels and $4.49 okie dokie infant and toddler playwear! go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. we make style affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney [ woman ] this icelandic mud was working wonders on my skin. but if it was going to do the same for my spa, i had to figure out a way to get it back to the states. so i called my citibank small business expert. he got me a line of credit to make it happen and even improved my cash flow. now, my spa has more business than ever. ...and so does our cleaning crew. [ male announcer ] at citibank, we believe small business is a big deal. what's your story? citibank can help you write it. get unbeatable doorbusters like $3.99 home expressions bath to

pre-game ceremonies had free t-shirts and hideki matsui appeared on the field before the first pitch. they have raised $50,000 for japanese relief and will donate one dollar for every ticket sold yesterday to earthquake relief efforts. >> kristen: bicycle and pedestrian improvements may be paying off in marin county. it increased 46% in 2010 compared to a study done in 2007. it increased 85% in the same period. walking rates increased 10% officials say two new bicycle paths in san rafael and other improvements are making cycling and walking safer. >> would you want to get out and walk today? >> much of the week will be changing. that is going to be sunny and warmer conditions. 6:51 will be the sunrise this morning. we will enjoy the numbers coming up through the 70s. yesterday felt pretty good. a little breezy over the weekend but we will be looking at another weather system headed our way mid-week not only bringing cooler weather but maybe some rain. 50 in mountain view. it's 48 in fremont and 45 in napa. highlights this morning clear and cool conditions. we will look for more sunshi