gael, can gain seats. consideration and some soul—searching, i believe a new taoiseach and a new leader will be better placed than me to achieve that. to renew and strengthen the team, focused message and policies to drive implementation. after seven years in office i do not feel i am the best person to do that any more. there are colleagues and friends contesting local elections and i want to give them the best chance possible. i think they have a better chance under a new leader. i am standing aside any absolute confidence in the country and economy are in a good place and my colleagues in government from all three parties will continue to work hard for the best interests of the nation. 0n hard for the best interests of the nation. on a personal level, i have enjoyed being taoiseach, leader and a member of the cabinet since march 2011. i have learned so much about so many things, met so many people i have never got to meet, been to places i have never been both home and abroad and i am deeply grateful fo

aidan mahaney for the gaels. they need him to play well. he missed his first 5 shots finally connects on a three-pointer here. it's a nice stroke. when it goes, there were 10 lead changes in the 1st half. saint mary's down one at the break. so close game. but grand canyon to build a 17 point lead in the 2nd half, they were more physical. they were more athletic. they were better grant-foster hits the stepback. 3 foster had 33 points and the gaels are upset. by the lopes of grand canyon. 75 66 grand canyon gets his first ever ncaa tournament win for the gaels. it is just a a heartbreaking loss. no other way to put it. but some grand canyon is the better team. second seeded stanford opened their ncaa play tonight against the 15th seed norfolk state who won 27 games this season to make it to the dance. pretty good. stanford knows you can sleep on anybody here. no pushovers. once you get to march and it was a seesaw battle early on teams, trading leads. stanford working it around top of the key and then they say, listen, messing around. let's g

number one men's seed carlos alcaraz will play gael monfis next after beating roberto carballes baenaalcaraz cruised through 6—2 6—1 but says the win wasn't as easy as it sounds: it was difficult with the humidity. you know, the court, the balls, everything, it was difficult to adapt my game to these conditions. but really happy with the level that i hit the ball, that i solved everything and hopefully keep going. a busy sunday in the english women's super league as chelsea aim to return to the top of the table with a win over west ham — that kicks off shortly. the merseyside derby has finished — everton drew 0—0 with liverpool at goodison park. third place arsenal start the day nine points off leaders manchester city — they're away at aston villa in the late game. you can stay across all of that on the bbc sport website. tadej pogacar wrapped up the 2024 volta a catalunya in style on sunday, winning the seventh and final stage in a sprint finish in barcelona. it was the 25—year—old slovenian's maiden victory in the event and marked the 12th stage race title of his career. pogocar fin

faithful— of weeks, but for now the fine gael faithful here were loving it today.at challenges does he have going forward? he and what challenges does he have going forward?— and what challenges does he have going forward? he has got a number of oli going forward? he has got a number of policy issues _ going forward? he has got a number of policy issues that _ going forward? he has got a number of policy issues that this _ of policy issues that this government has really struggled to come _ government has really struggled to come to— government has really struggled to come to terms with, and the most significant — come to terms with, and the most significant one is a housing crisis that has— significant one is a housing crisis that has been going on for more than the lifetime _ that has been going on for more than the lifetime of this government and still sees _ the lifetime of this government and still sees a — the lifetime of this government and still sees a chronic housing shortage and really difficult for people — shortage and really difficult for people to get

that one got away from the gaels. and they vowed that that would never happen again. so there was gonzaga, is a stakes high tonight, ncaa tournament automatic bid on the line if they could win the conference tournament. oh, it was heated all game long. rivals trying to win a championship. saint mary's most of the first half took control. you leave aidan haney open like that, this is what happens. gaels up 11. even when gonzaga made a run for a second half lead, saint mary's didn't blink. mason with a high percentage shot. gaels by three. off a miss, found by haney, and he buried it. the kid led a 7-0 run far 58-52 lead. haney with 23. over two minutes left, conference player of the year augustus found the cylinder. the son of a former warrior, and the gaels took the game, title, and automatic ncaa double bid, first tournament title for saint mary's since 2019. this will be the 21st ranked gaels third straight trip to march madness. >>> over to the women's game. stanford star cameron brink will forego her final season of eligibility and declare for the wnba draft follo

they played well enough to win, so we did not. >> with the loss, the drought continues, the gaels haveot advanced past the second round. since the 2010 tournament when they made the sweet 16. a great season, great conference play, they fall short in march, that is what the tournament is. >> there have been a lot of heartbroken fans from a lot of different schools. and some very happy ones. that is the name of the game. andrea nakano was out, and if they awarded points for enthusiasm, saint mary's might have pulled this off. >> reporter: these fans have been into the game from the start, they were hoping that the gaels would go on a big run, to turn this game around. but the team struggled, especially in the second half. it was loud and lively, at dryden hall, for almost the entire night, every point, rebound and steel, had fans upon their feet, and, the senior made sure that she was dressed for the occasion. >> i got the shirt at one of the games, and it was really big on me, so i turned it into address and then i made this hat. >> reporter: while most were clapping and chanting, mia,

that one got away from the gaels. and they vowed that that would never happen again.a, is a stakes high tonight, ncaa tournament automatic bid on the line if they could win the conference tournament. oh, it was heated all game long. rivals trying to win a championship. saint mary's most of the first half took control. you leave aidan haney open like that, this is what happens. gaels up 11. even when gonzaga made a run for a second half lead, saint mary's didn't blink. mason with a high percentage shot. gaels by three. off a miss, found by haney, and he buried it. the kid led a 7-0 run far 58-52 lead. haney with 23. over two minutes left, conference player of the year augustus found the cylinder. the son of a former warrior, and the gaels took the game, title, and automatic ncaa double bid, first tournament title for saint mary's since 2019. this will be the 21st ranked gaels third straight trip to march madness. >>> over to the women's game. stanford star cameron brink will forego her final season of eligibility and declare for the wnba draft following the cardinals s

in ireland, nominations to replace leo vardakar as the leader of the fine gael party have closed.n the hat. if chosen, it paves the way for him to become the youngest ever taoiseach at 37. earlier i spoke to our reporter in belfast — kevin sharkey. simon harris is a senior member of the current irish government, and what is happening now is sequencing, if you will, towards him being eventually elected as the prime minister of ireland next month. later this afternoon he will be confirmed as the new leader of his own fine gael party, and that in itself is significant, because fine gael is currently part of the three coalition government in ireland, and fine gael currently holds the position of prime minister and the government, so basically have the pick of the next prime minister, so it will go on to nominate simon harris at a meeting of the parliament, that won't happen until the 9th of april, a few weeks away yet, and when he is nominated he will be supported by the other members and parties of the government, fianna fail and the green party, so he will be elected as an extra min

they played well enough to win, so we did not. >> with the loss, the drought continues, the gaels have not advanced past the second round. since the 2010 tournament when they made the sweet 16. a great season, great conference play, they fall short in march, that is what the tournament is. >> there have been a lot of heartbroken fans from a lot of different schools. and some very happy ones. that is the name of the game. andrea nakano was out, and if they awarded points for enthusiasm, saint mary's might have pulled this off. >> reporter: these fans have been into the game from the start, they were hoping that the gaels would go on a big run, to turn this game around. but the team struggled, especially in the second half. it was loud and lively, at dryden hall, for almost the entire night, every point, rebound and steel, had fans upon their feet, and, the senior made sure that she was dressed for the occasion. >> i got the shirt at one of the games, and it was really big on me, so i turned it into address and then i made this hat. >> reporter: while most were clapping and chanting, mia

we're going to let you know if the gaels were able to move into the second round.nk your body language gave that second seed. stanford got to play in their own backyard tonight in the first round game taking on norfolk state. we're going to have their highlights. and a live report from stanford. more energy when we come >> work to get 6 for cameron break. >> in 6, 3, standing position a

how do you change the identity of who the gaels are? >> we are believing ourselves more than ever. we changed it around here, and winning, it will become a normal around here and making the march madness that won't be so much of a big deal, but an every year thing. i'm glad to switch the culture, but saint mary's on the out. >> and i know you don't know too much, but what have you heard? >> to be honest, it's a party school. but i'm sure they are a great team and they are pretty critical. but it will be a great matchup. >> and hoping they are parting before they come around and to get a not so well rested? >> a few more fans in the arena. i'm sure it will be great. >>> check out this ivy league championship bending. brown looking to punch their tickets to the dance for the first time since 1996. led by six late. in the final seconds, yale got one more chance. matt nowling flipped up onions. yale took down brown in a thriller 62-61, earning an automatic bid in style as the bulldogs will play auburn in the first round. >>> and how about the championship between duquesne and virginia

mr varadkar became ireland's youngest taoiseach in 2017 when he became leader of fine gael.'s listen to him announcing his resignation from the steps of government buildings a short while ago. i know this will come as a surprise to any people and a disappointment to some, and i hope at least you will understand my decision. i know that others will, how shall i put it, cope with the news just fine. that is the great thing about living in a democracy. there is never a right time to resign high office, however, this is as good a time as any. are 2024 is done, negotiations have not yet commenced on the next one, the institutions of the good friday agreement are working again, and our trading relationship with the uk in the post—brexit era is settled and stable. the new taoiseach will have a full two months to prepare for the local and european elections, and up to a year before the next general election. my reasons for stepping down are both personal and political. i believe this government can be elected and i believe my party, fine gael, can gain seats in the next dail. most o

then be nominated by his party, fine gael.ne gael is part of a three party coalition government and it currently holds the position of prime minister, so it can nominate the next prime israel's far right security minister, settle himself. and it will the next prime minister, and it will nominate simon harris, and he will then be supported by the two other parties in the coalition, fianna fail and the green party and some other independent members of the irish parliament. and then on april the night, he will formally become the night, he will formally become the youngest prime minister of ireland, and will replace leo varadkar. ireland, and will replace leo varadkar-— ireland, and will replace leo varadkar. , ., ,, varadkar. he said in his address that challenges _ varadkar. he said in his address that challenges never— varadkar. he said in his address that challenges never go - varadkar. he said in his address that challenges never go away, | varadkar. he said in his address - that challenges never go away, they just change. w

gael. war in ireland, that happened after independence from the uk. so he's the first one to have gone on thatjourney. became a td, a member of parliament, 13 years ago — during an election that happened at the time of ireland's economic crash — and has enjoyed a fairly meteoric rise since. ajunior minister, a member of cabinet then for the past decade. and when this vacancy arose last week, it quickly became apparent that he was by far and away the front—runner and, ultimately, was unopposed. nominations closed for that role today. he was the only nominee, but it was quite apparent from last week — as soon as leo varadkar, the current taoiseach and leader of fine gael announced he was standing down — but there was only one person in the race to beat. so he will go on to become prime minister, but some are asking, why no general election? how does the coalition work in ireland? yeah, so a bit like in the uk. a parliament is elected with a five—year mandate, and within that time period, you

mr varadkar became ireland's youngest taoiseach in 2017 when he became leader of fine gael. shortly i'll speak to one of our chief presenters in washington caitriona perry who used to work for the irish broadcaster rte and who has followed leo varadkar since his early days, but first, let's listen to mr varadkar announcing his resignation from the steps of government buildings earlier today. i know this will come as a surprise to many people and a disappointment to some, and i hope at least you will understand my decision. i know that others will, how shall i put it, cope with the news just fine. that is the great thing about living in a democracy. there is never a right time to resign high office, however, this is as good a time as any. budget 2024 is done, negotiations have not yet commenced on the next one, the institutions of the good friday agreement are working again, and our trading relationship with the uk in the post—brexit era is settled and stable. the new taoiseach will have a full two months to prepare for the local and european elections and up to a year before

that's exactly what saint mary's hopes to for sports reporter kate rooney was with the gaels today at their selection show. watch party as they found out thtir draw. >> the saint mary's men's hoops team is no strangers to the ncaa tournament, but somehow this year's selection sunday is still a little bit special. it's the first time in school history that the gaels have reached the ncaa tournament in 3 consecutive seasons and they've gotten a pretty good team this year to take them there. >> it's the first time in 12 seasons that the gaels have won both the wcc regular-season title and the tournament title. they're playing their best basketball of the year at the right time winning 17 of their last 18 games. and now they know that that was good enough to get them a 5 seed in this year's tournament of plane, grand canyon university, 12 on friday. i was when it came a little earlier. you know, they had waiting for a little bit, but it's nice feeling to know that you're in and, >> you know, just trust our work and will be good. but yeah, definitely ecstatic to see that. one of my goals w

the gonzaga bulldogs ended the saint mary's gaels 16 game win streak.oe fonzi will have the highlights a i when peter dickson led my platoon into combat in afghanistan, he cared about two things: completing the mission, and making sure his marines came home. and we all did. pete's always fought for what he believes in, and i know he'll do the same in congress for affordable housing, the rights of women, and the democracy he swore to protect. because helping people who need it has always been pete's mission. and i know he'll get it done. next generation veteran fund is responsible for the content of this ad. and seat in the conference tournament. that wouldn't be an easy task. with gonzaga in town on senior night, the bulldogs are playing the best they have all year. ryan nembhard with the move to the hoop and two off the glass, and nembhard had 20 points, ten assists. gonzaga took control of the 14 nothing first half run, 14 point game at the half. the gaels never really pulled into it. graham mike pulls up for a pair. ike had 24 points and ten rebounds

mr varadkar became ireland's youngest taoiseach in 2017 when he became leader of fine gael. i know this will come as a surprise to many people and a disappointment to some, and i hope at least you will understand my decision. i know that others will, how shall i put it, cope with the news just fine. that is the great thing about living in a democracy. there is never a right time to resign high office, however, this is as good a time as any. budget 2024 is done, negotiations have not yet commenced on the next one, the institutions of the good friday agreement are working again, and our trading relationship with the uk in the post—brexit era is settled and stable. the new taoiseach will have a full two months to prepare for the local and european elections and up to a year before the next general election. my reasons for stepping down are both personal and political. i believe this government can be re—elected and i believe my party, fine gael, can gain seats in the next dail. most of all, i believe the re—election of this three—party government will be the right thing for the

gaels trying to stay in it. but gonzaga always had a response and usually it was graham eke game high 24 points, ten rebounds. gaels win streak is over 7057. they'll have a bye to the semis of next week's wcc tournament. let's kick it. quakes home opener against the la galaxy. chris wondolowski pumping up the ultras 18th minute. la's joseph pantsil in his very first mls game. he has a goal. quakes were down three nil at one point. second half substitute preston judd and a cluster of quakes and he kicks it off the goalie and it goes in his first goal of the young season, and first against his former team as the quakes fall three one. that is your look at sports. have a great sunday. make sure to watch the warriors right here on abc seven. we'll send it back to you. >> thank you chris. we'll be right back. >> jackie elward supports raising the cost of gasoline and banning new gas stations. jackie ellwood voted to raise electricity rates 100% higher than the national average. can we afford jackie ellwood in the sta

ireland is set to have its youngest—ever prime minister, with simon harris declared as fine gael leaderand jasmin paris — the first woman to complete one of the world's most gruelling races — speaks to the bbc. any woman that wants to take on a challenge and maybe doesn't have the confidence, the idea that i might have inspired them to believe in themselves and have a go, that's huge. hello. i'm nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. we start this hour in the middle east. the head of the united nations agency for palestinian refugees says israel has told him it will no longer approve its food convoys to enter northern gaza. in a post on social media, unrwa's head, philippe lazzarini, described the move as "outrageous". he said israel's decision meant many more people would die of hunger, dehydration and lack of shelter. there's been no word from israel. it comes as the country's defence minister, yoav gallant, is set to travel to washington, with israel leadership under increasing pressure from the us to halt its planned assault on rafah, in southern gaza. israeli forces continue to

and then ryan nembhard and the gaels student section. they were going back and forth as he headed to the locker room early. second half down 13 campolindo high's aidan mahaney drives in for two of his team high 1611 point game. gaels trying to get some momentum, but gonzaga always had a response and it was usually guys like graham ike game-high, 24, with ten rebounds. the gaels win streak is over 7057. they'll have a bye to the semis of next week's w sec tournament. let's kick it. quakes home opener against la galaxy. chris wondolowski pumping up the ultras 18th minute. la's joseph pantsil opens the scoring in his very first mls game. quakes were down three nil at one point. second half substitute preston judd and a cluster of quakes and it goes off the goalie and in his first goal, the young season and his first against his former team as the quakes fall 3 to 1. abc seven sports sponsored by river rock casino, karina. >> chris thank you. much more to come on. abc seven news at 11. the countdown is on to super tuesday. we know california

and the gaels go dancing. let the madness begin.ado with the turbomax engine and best-in-class standard torque. and the chevy silverado hd with up to 14 available camera views. do more in a chevy truck, get yours now. get $5000 total value on silverado ltz & high country models when you trade in an eligible vehicle. or during chevy truck season, get as low as 0.9% financing on all 2024 silverado 1500 pickups. chevrolet. together let's drive. dancing just hours ago in moraga. the wcc regular season and tournament champion gaels found out their first opponent in the ncaa tournament. championship this is a team that . run the gaels earn the five seed in the west region, where they'll take on 12th seeded grand canyon in spokane, washington. friday if they win, they'll play the alabama charleston winner sunday. they're ready to get started and happy playing on the west coast. >> i love it, i wish they would have came a little earlier. you know, they had us waiting for a little bit. but it's a nice feeling to know that you're in and, you

matt lively is here to break down the gaels chances. kelsi thorud is live in mora gat in moraga's at . mary's. man, are those fans excited here. earlier this afternoon, fans were lined up here on campus. waiting for the team to come out and take that charter bus to the airport. all to wish them good luck ahead of their travels. now many of the fans here told us they have followed the team for years. one father and son said they went to all, but a few of the home games this year and cannot wait to see how the team does this weekend in the tournament. we also caught up with one woman who has been a die hard st. mary's fan for decades. she told us she traveled to las vegas to see the team win the wcc championship against gonzaga. after sending the team off this afternoon, she, herself, will be hopping off the plane to help them in person during their first round game up there on friday against grand canyon university. >> it's fun to be a part of it. you just get caught up in being a part of it. you get to know the players. now so many of t

this also marks the gaels third consecutive ncaa tournament appearance this year.fans, southwest does have a direct flightc from oakland to spokane. so if you want to witness that madness in person, you can tip time there. >> 7:05 p.m. in the west is nice, real nice, and you don't have to change time zones. i was hoping they weren't calling us for brooklyn or pittsburgh or any of those. so yeah, it's and our fans can get out there. that'll make a difference. we'll have we'll have good support out there. >> it's a hard tournament. you know you're going to play a really good team. the first round and then if you win, you're going to play a really good team in the second round. last year we drew uconn and they ended up winning the whole thing. really just taking it that, you know, every team is no joke. >>úand then visible shock on the faces of the stanford women's number twoúseed in the fourth region. the team who finished ft having lost inc the pac 12 tournament championship game to usc, they were expecting that coveted one seed, but they were was excited? that was

here's newly chosen fine gael leader simon harris speaking a short time ago. i want to thank you.ireland. i want to thank you for your trust. and i want to promise and pledge to you today that i will repay that trust with hard work. with blood, sweat and tears, day in and day out. with responsibility, with humility, and with civility. let's go to a belfast newsroom in northern ireland. reporter kevin sharkeyjoins me now from our belfast newsroom. what has been talking in the last couple of hours?— what has been talking in the last couple of hours? ireland now has a new prime — couple of hours? ireland now has a new prime minister— couple of hours? ireland now has a new prime minister in _ couple of hours? ireland now has a new prime minister in waiting, - couple of hours? ireland now has a i new prime minister in waiting, simon harris, as you havejust new prime minister in waiting, simon harris, as you have just been hearing there. he has been speaking to his party, the fine gael party at an event here in ireland, and he has been speaking and addressing domestic issues across the

this was the gaels the 3rd year in a row making it to the ncaa tournament. success in the first round but just couldn't get it done tonight. losing to the 12 seed and phillips. some fans tell us they are extremely disappointed with this outcome, but others are optimistic about the future sox man saw stocks were little upset about the loss, but we're really happy. we made it here. we had a great season. we've had great game so far. >> and you know, we'll be back next year, really looking forward to a good season this year. really excited about where we're going. but still just right now, i the moment i'm just really disappointed. the gaels will now head back from spokane, washington. and look ahead to next year. grand canyon university is going to be playing alabama on sunday in moraga. dan thorn kron. 4 news. >> and on this beautiful saturday, let's take a live look outside. it is a bright and shiny. but to kind of looks a little hazy, foggy cold, i think it's cold. but dave is going to tell us all about it is a bit on the chilly side. yeah. good morning, th

a three in five record and a few injuries, but the gaels showed persistence. >> we're a bunch of tough dudes. we were 3-5 at one point this year. feels like a bad dream or something. >> reporter: st. mary's was headed to march madness either way. their win tuesday night guarantees them a spot in the tournament. >> how excited is it to get to the big dance? >> it's exciting. right now i'm 2-2 and i don't plan on changing that. >> it's the biggest stage there is in college basketball. everybody is watching everybody, filling up the brackets. >> this is the third straight year the gaels will play in the ncaa tournament. as to who they play? you have to watch out on election sunday. >>> the selection show for the ncaa tournament is this sunday. we are ready for the big dance. >>> i pick my brackets stray treatmentically and then i divide it. >> picking is so random. >> it is like blindly throwing darts. >> i just love how unpredictable it is every year. >> oh no, not vern. >> the tournament is coming. at kpix.com. >>> you can join in on the fun with our bracket challenge. just head to kpix

he actuallyjoined fine gael�*s main rivals fianna fail initially and then he switched over to fine gaeland, that happened after independence from the uk. so he is the first one to have gone on that journey. he became a tv —— td, a member of parliament, 13 years ago, during an election that happened at the time of islands economic crash and has enjoyed a fairly meteoric rise since, a junior minister, a member of cabinet for the past decade. and when this vacancy arose last week, it quickly became apparent that he was by far and away the front—runner and ultimately was unopposed, nominations closed for that role today. he was the only nominee, but it was quite apparent from last week as soon as leo varadkar the current taoiseach and leader of fine gael announced he was standing down. but there was only one person in the race to beat. so he will go on to become prime minister, but some are asking, why no general election? how does the coalition work in ireland? yes. no general election? how does the coalition work in ireland?— coalition work in ireland? yes, a bit like in _ coalition work

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thank you very much- _ nominations to replace leo varadkar as the leader of the fine gael party have the only name in the hat. if chosen, it paves the way for him to become the youngest ever taoiseach at 37. reporter kevin sharkeyjoins me now from our belfast newsroom. good to see. talk through the timeline here. what can we expect? simon harris is a senior member of the current irish government, and what is happening now is sequencing, if you will, towards him being eventually elected as the prime minister of ireland next month. later this afternoon he will be confirmed as the new leader of his own party, and that in itself is significant, because fine gael is currently part of the three coalition government in ireland, and currently holds the position of prime minister and the government, so basically have the pick of the next prime minister, so it will go on to nominate simon harris in the nomination of the parliament, that won't happen until the 9th of april, a few weeks away yet, and when he is nominated he will be supported by the other members and parties of the government, so

varadkar became ireland's youngest taoiseach in 2017 when he became leader of fine gael.ill come as a surprise to many people and a disappointment to some. and i hope at least you'll understand my decision. i know that others will, how should i put it? cope with the news just fine. that is the great thing about living in a democracy. there's never a right time to resign high office. however, this is as good a time as any. budget 2024 is done. negotiations have not yet commenced on the next one. the institutions of the good friday agreement are working again and our trading relationship with the uk in the post—brexit era is settled and stable. leo varadkar who has announced he is standing down as irish prime minister. tim davie, the director genral of the bbc, has appeared before the culture, media and sport committee to answer questions about the corporations impartiatlity. during the hearing, he was asked about social media posts by staff that appeared to suggest support for hamas. some of those tweets that we've seen are unacceptable and we have taken action and we will

saint mary's on senior night for the gaels. but you know, although senior night mark few and the zags, they had a damper in mind for the senior night festivities down in moraga so jumped all over saint mary's at the start of the gaels sloppy offense right here, zags. they get out on the break. brian, you are right here and lays it in softly off the glass and well, they had a 14 and eggs run 20 points and 10 assists been in part now. grammy kay, on the other hand, he's been a problem and he continued to be a problem tonight with the jumper there. now, exact lit with 44 to 28 at the break and a he tried the, you know, rally the gaels back in the 2nd half. he is the 3 point here from the top of the key. >> but the haiti hit 16 points. well, them hard in the uk were just too much for the before a perfect pick. a role in this play here. watch case is the pick. nembhard goes off the role and dishes it behind the back to ek. 24 in 10 tonight, the zags give the march madness decision-makers something think about. i believe they're off

college basketball, specifically the saint mary's gaels basketball team has once again been selectedadness team held a watch party during yesterday's selection announced robbers. kate rooney got a chance to talk to the players. >> the saint mary's men's hoops team is no strangers to the ncaa tournament, but somehow this year's selection sunday is still a little bit special. it's the first time in school history that the gaels have reached the ncaa tournament in 3 consecutive seasons and they've gotten a pretty good team this year to take them there. >> it's the first time in 12 seasons that the gaels have won both the wcc regular-season title and the tournament title. they're playing their best basketball of the year at the right time winning 17 of their last 18 games. and now they know that that was good enough to get them a 5 seed in this year's tournament of plane. grand canyon university, 12 c on friday. i was when it came a little earlier. you know, they had waiting for a little bit, but it's nice feeling to know that you're in and, >> you know, just trust our work and will be g

antelopes was too much for the gaels to overcome.aint mary's 7566. >> this one was tough. last year we lost the national champ, so a lot of teams lost to. there's five other teams lost to them too. so we should get that done. but we didn't. and creditúcredit to them. they outplayed us. we're such a tough and tight knit group and it hurts for all the right reasons. >> man. that's what that's what's great about college basketball. and that's what sucks about it. >> meanwhile, in the second round of the ncaa tournament, a big matchup between fifth seed . second half here, bulldogs up by one ben greg with the bounce pass to anton dunk there watson scored a game high 21úpoints. gonzaga dominated the second half, winning 8968 and advancing to the sweet 16 for the ninth straight time in the women's division. caitlin clark and the number one seed iowa a t in their match up against 16th ranked holy cross in the first round. but in the second half year it was smooth sailing. hawkeyes up by 19. caitlin adds three more to their lead with that st

the gaels are 23 and two in their last 25 games. the warriors are off tonight.y, who will miss his third straight game with an ankle injury.úbut after that, all signs positive for the two time mvp. curry, who tweaked his ankle last thursday, will be rejoining the team this friday and barring any setbacks at practice,úcould return saturday night for the warriors nationally televised game against the la lakers. the warriors have gone one and one without him, both games coming against the spurs earlier today, the oakland high school girls paid a visit to our studios and despite being a huge underdog, the 13th seeded wildcats over tr one seeded montgomery of san diego, earning ojai the division five title, just the second in program history. here's what it meant to star senior guard justt experience to see how the big stage is and how it is to play play. i've never played in such an intense game, so it just let me know that i can overcome. i'm overcome it and play good. and this team, you know, they really mean a lot to me. like, these are really my dogs. we've been

all game gaels led by 9. anton watson started a 92 run for the zags. scales missed starts the break. good to have to watch and throws it down in transition. watson led the zags 18 saint mary's took a four-point lead into the break and they really turned up the offense. in the 2nd half a doz n, the haynie takes the pass on the baseline gets the flush 10 point cushion biggest lead of the night for the gaels. then it's martial law as uses to screens to get free and drive the side of the lane off the glass. 13 points for marshall onus finally mahaney again after ms gales get board. kick it out to maney for the 3. he had 5, 3, pointers and finished with 23 points to lead all scores. saint mary's beats gonzaga. 69 to 60. they stopped exact four-year run his conference tourney champs. and it's the first time since the 2011, 12 season, the saint mary's wins both the regular season championship and the tournament in the same year. well, after steph curry missed the last 2 warriors games, his ankle injury was re-evaluated today. time to check in on how he's prog

three game-high 23 gaels going on. nine. run augustus barcelona's conference player of the year. he finished with 13 points and in the final seconds, this is all she wrote as mitchell saxen throws it down. he had 19 gaels win the wcc championship, 6960, punching their ticket to the ncaa tournament. sharks and fliers in philly. magnus chrona loses his stick. that's an assist that does not count in the box score. sharks down two one. second period. power play philipp zadina funky cold medina with the redirect and we're tied at two to the third period. check out the pass from travis konecny to owen tiffany. he shoots and scores. that's the game. winner fliers victorious, three two stanford women's basketball star cameron brink is going pro. she made the announcement today. brink is a two time pac 12 player of the year, three time defensive player of the year and won an ncaa title with stanford. she is expected to be a top three pick in the upcoming wnba draft, but first, she'll play in the ncaa tournament sports on abc seven, s

the announcement comes after a turbulent number of weeks for the fine gael, fianna fail and green partyresoundingly beaten in two referendums on changes ministers had proposed to the irish constitution. i know this will come as a surprise to many people and a disappointment to some, and i hope at least you will understand my decision. i know that others will — how shall i put it — cope with the news just fine. that is the great thing about living in a democracy. there is never a right time to resign high office. however, this is as good a time as any. budget 2024 is done, negotiations have not yet commenced on the next one, the institutions of the good friday agreement are working again, and our trading relationship with the uk in the post—brexit era is settled and stable. live now to belfast and our correspondent there, sara girvin. this was a massive shock today. absolutely. a massive shock. given the scrambled meetings that we know took place in dublin this morning, did feel like many within his own party may not have even this coming. when leo varadkar was first appointed to shock b

and yes, we did look for all of you gaels fans. to spokane. if you want to witness the madness in person, tip off on this one is w:05 p.m. so for the third year in a row, saint marygs punches their ticket to the big dance, an accomplishment that is certainly not lost on the gaels. >> i'm sad on this floor. 2 or 3 times where we thought we get ie times in a row. it's really hard and i don't know how many teamse years. >> randy bennett has been the head coach at saint mary's for the last program to ten ncaa tournament appearances, making it as far as the sweet 16. so now the question is does this team get over that hump? >> we've only done it once, so i don't know that i'm an expert, but it's such a cliche, but it's one of the time. these games are tough. like i we're not looking past grand canyon. >> and while they have their sights set on that national championship trophy, this squad is taking it one game at a time. >> it's really easy to get distracted because there's just so much, so much buzz around this tournament. and like, ri

it's the first time in school history that the gaels have reached the ncaa tournament in 3 consecutive seasons and they've gotten a pretty good team this year to take them there. >> it's the first time in 12 seasons that the gaels have won both the wcc regular-season title and the tournament title. they're playing their best basketball of the year at the right time winning 17 of their last 18 games. and now they know that that was good enough to get them a 5 seed in this year's tournament of plane, grand canyon university, 12 on friday. i was able to came a little earlier. you know, they had waiting for a little bit, but it's nice feeling to know that you're in and, >> you know, just trust our work and will be good. but yeah, definitely ecstatic to see that. one of my goals was to be the first >> player and part of the first team to go threes in a row and to be sitting here right now, it's kind of surreal to talk about 12 months going to actually be of it. was super excited we're going to a great it helps having guys that have been to the tournament before having them returning. and i

it's the first time in school history that the gaels have reached the ncaa tournament in 3 consecutive seasons and they've gotten a pretty good team this year to take them there. >> it's the first time in 12 seasons that the gaels have won both the wcc regular-season title and the tournament title. they're playing their best basketball of the year at the right time winning 17 of their last 18 games. and now they know that that was good enough to get them a 5 seed in this year's tournament of plane. grand canyon university, 12 c on friday. i was able to came a little earlier. you know, they have waiting for a little bit, but it's nice feeling to know that you're in and, >> you know, just trust our work and will be good. but yeah, definitely ecstatic to see that. one of my goals was to be the first >> player and part of the first team to great threes in a row and to be sitting here right now, it's kind of surreal to talk about 12 months going to actually be of it. i mean, inside a great it helps having guys that have been to the tournament before having them returning. and i can do becau

mary's gaels are on their way to washington state. we are there for the sendoff ahead of their march madness matchup. >>> you just don't get it very many times in life. you better enjoy it. >> they look fantastic. a milestone birthday for an icon in bay area and california politics. inside the celebration as >>> welcome back, we are just a day away from the official start of march madness. the round of 64 on the men's ncaa college basketball tournament will start tomorrow. the women will get underway on friday. >>> and our home team, well, it's on the road. our chopper was overhead as the st. mary's gaels boarded the bus to spokane to take on grand canyon university. kelsi thorud was there with the fans to send them off. >> well, st. mary's at men's basketball team, they couldn't leave campus without one final sendoff celebration with fans ahead of their first round tournament game this friday. they couldn't be more excited. with cheers chanting, the pom pom waving, even some friends wishing their best men's basketball fans, they did

parents and students cheered as the gaels bus arrived back on campus from the tournament in las vegas in the love in moraga. >> you know, this is hometown love. you know, being from here and everything. it's great to see all the support we're getting. and, you know, we hope to continue that and get a couple more bus rides back with people here. so we're looking forward to the to the next step in our journey. >> the next step is the ncaa tournament. saint mary's last won the wcc tournament in 2019. the gaels and the bulldogs, the only two teams to win the last 15 conference tournament titles. >> complete domination two popular british soccer clubs will face off this summer here in the bay area. tickets went on sale today for chelsea fc versus wrexham afc. the match is set for july 24th at levi stadium. wrexham has become one of the most popular soccer teams in the us and uk. the club is owned by actors ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney. tickets start at 50 bucks. that's about double the price of the cheapest tickets to see the clubs in the uk. i imagine tickets will go very quickly give

and head coach, randy bennett and the gaels players all said they're very pleased to not only have an extra day to prepare for this game with a couple of banged up guys on roster. they get to play that first round game on friday instead of thursday. but they also get to stay in the pacific time dealing with altered sleeper practice schedules as will be heading up to spokane, washington. >> for their first round game at saint mary's kate rooney kron 4 sports. >> this congratulations to bay fc on their first victory. mayor is first professional women's soccer team won their first game against angel city. fc los angeles. final score. one to 0. nice start of the inaugural season. team's next game is the home opener. bay fc also watching severe next saturday. that's a paypal park in san jose. well, guess what? you got another chance to become a millionaire tonight. jackpot for powerball's now around 645 million dollars. it's a cash value of 37307 0.3 million bucks. the next chance of winning the big prize tonight, the mega millions jackpot continues to grow as well. the prize increasing to

. >> it was a happy homecoming of champions for moraga's saint mary's college gaels.e men's basketball title. the gaels defeated gonzaga tuesday night in las vegas 69 to 60, ending the bulldogs four year monopoly of the wcc championship title. parents and students cheered on as the gaels bus came back to campus. >> you know this is hometown love, you know, being from here and everything, it's great to see all the support we're getting. and, you know, we hope to continue that and get a couple more bus rides back with people here. so we're looking forward to the to the next step in our journey. >> saint mary's last won the wcc tournament in 2019. the gaels and the bulldogs are the only two teams to win the last 15 conference tournament titles. >> tough on crime policies won big in last week's elections but are they the right approach? a new abc seven news originals video, struck by justice, looks at how the kidnaping and murder of polly klaas brought about an era of tough on crime policies, mass incarceration and eventually criminal justice reform. here's a preview >> 1

saint mary's on senior night for the gaels. but mark few in his bag, they were out to put a damper on senior night in moraga at saint mary's. that being think gonzaga jumped all over saint mary's at the start. the gaels sloppy on offense to lose bar there. but the zags may get out on the break. ryan nembhard lays it softly off the day as part 14 0 run for the day 20 points and 10 assists for dame heart and graham ek right here was a he is always a beast. he puts up a jumper there they 44 28 at the break. now a he tried to bring the gaels back in the 2nd half. he hits a 3 point here. much needed the pool that within 8 haney at 16 points. what rim harden dk? well, they were just too much for the gaels here. they perform a perfect pick and roll in nembhard with the behind the back pass eat cake you see if they're really easy to more uk at 24 10 on the night. the day they give the march man is decision makers. something to think about things like they're off the bubble at this point with a 70 to 57 win over saint mary's throughout

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but still, the gaels, if you're not shooting the ball and you're not getting that guard play, i don't want to put it all on mahaney or marshall lowness or dukas, who didn't have a good game, but grand canyon controlled the temple. they got ahead in the second half. they won the game at the free-throw line. they got to the free-throw line, kept making free throws. st. mary's now desperation threes, the other way, and that's what happened in college basketball. go deep on you in a hurry. >> well, you know how it is in these type of formats. it's one game. i just picked a bad night for a shooting night because i, that's not, that's not the st. mary's that we know. >> no, it's not the st. mary's we know. but the fact is, grand canyon is good. you know, they have a good team. and if you don't play your best, with a win, like, 28 or 29 games this year? i mean, it's not a fluke. and they got a shot blocker inside. so st. mary's just couldn't get it going at the right time. it's unfortunate. we all were hoping that they could get, they move on, but, but you have to play your best in the ncaa

kron 4 sports reporter kate rooney was with the gaels today at their selection show. watch party as they found out their draw. >> the saint mary's men's hoops team is no strangers to the ncaa tournament, but somehow this year's selection sunday is still a little bit special. it's the first time in school history that the gaels have reached the ncaa tournament in 3 consecutive seasons and they've gotten a pretty good team this year to take them there. >> it's the first time in 12 seasons that the gaels have won both the wcc regular-season title and the tournament title. they're playing their best basketball of the year at the right time winning 17 of their last 18 games. and now they know that that was good enough to get them a 5 seed in this year's tournament of plane. grand canyon university, 12 c on friday. i was when it came a little earlier. you know, they have waiting for a little bit, but it's nice feeling to know that you're in and, >> you know, just trust our work and will be good. but yeah, definitely ecstatic to see that. one of my goals was to be the first

gaels trying to stay in it.a always had a response and usually it was graham ike game-high, 24 points, ten rebounds. gaels win streak is over 7057. they'll have a bye to the semis of next week's wcc tournament. let's kick it, quakes home opener against the la galaxy. chris wondolowski pumping up the ultras 18th minute. la's joseph pantsil in his very first mls game. he has a goal. quakes were down three nil at one point. second half substitute preston judd and a cluster of quakes and he kicks it off the goalie and it goes in his first goal of the young season and first against his former team as the quakes fall three one. that is your look at sports. have a great sunday. make sure to watch the warriors right here on abc seven. we'll send it back to you. we move up to the starting gate and they're off the world's most famous sled dog race, known as the iditarod, is underway in anchorage. >> there are nearly 40 mushers or drivers in this year's contest, along with their canines. as you can see here, the cross two