that's a little chilly. >> i like the lack of rain. i would like a little more heat. today in sarasota, the final tuneup for the orioles, coming up

>> this is 11 sports. >> good evening. today in sarasota, florida, it was the orioles grapefruit league finale. opening day this friday against the twins. today the birds hosted the tampa bay rays and for the birds final tuneup, j.j. hardy with the banged up shoulder is apparently healthy. this was launched. pitching-wise, not the final start you you are with

looking for as j.j. rounds the bases and desmond jennings, top of the third with the solo shot. the rays grab a 2-1 lead, and jennings wasn't done, believe it or not. the very next inning, this one is a grand slam, and right now, rays up 6-1. the birds had four today but orioles lose to tampa bay 8-a. the gape fruit league played with an 11-13-6 record. more exhibition baseball. the first game ever at the new park in miami, and top of the first, striking out, bottom of the third, tied at one, gabby sanchez, the first homer ever in the park unofficially. sanchez a miami native.

top of the fifth, alex rodriguez, also a miami native and scores anderson. yanks spoil the exhibition opener at the new ballpark with a victory. >> the final game of the college basketball season tomorrow night in new orleans. two storied basketball programs, kentucky and kansas for the championship tomorrow night. today the jayhawks head coach named coach of the year. hard to believe but kansas the true underdog in the matchup tomorrow. the wildcats were supposed to be playing tomorrow night. for kansas, it's been more of a long and winding road. we've got a lot of nice pieces, too, but theres are more heralded obviously, and from where we started, it took us our path to get here was different than theirs, but you know, they're good, but really good, but the thing about it is this time of year, one game left, who would you be playinging if they weren't really good?

>> to nascar. it's always a fun race in martinsville, the shortest track on the schedule this week today, nascar's version of overtime, and who wouldn't be excited and jeff gordon preparing there for the race. he didn't look so fast there after a great practice run yesterday. hoyer spins out gordon and jimmie johnson there and ryan newman, the 39 car here, he takes the checkered flag. first win on the year for ryan. he barely beats out a.j. for the victory in martinsville today. john is back with another look at the forecast after this. [ female announcer ] with swiffer wetjet,

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>> the world shined a spotlight on a global problem saturday by going dark. the world's most famous landmarks went dark at 8:30 local time to mark earth hour. they included berlin's brandenburg gate and paris' eiffel tower and st. peter's basilica in rome, all part of an annual event to raise awareness about global change. the event was first organized in sydney australia in 2007. beautiful just to see that, isn't it? raising awareness. i have been trying all day to get you for april fool's but i quit now. i think i'm officially done. >> on the forecast we will put on the screen, i should

put no fooling. i'm running a little cool on the temperatures here. we have to see what happens because we cool down at end of the week. 59 tomorrow, a lot of sun. late tuesday into wednesday morning we could see a few scattered showers. we could use some rain. after that, temperatures back off a bit. opening day looks dry, easter sunday looks dry, both of them look cool, near 60 for the high. >> that's it for 11 news at 6:00. nightly news in progress. see you back here tonight at 11:00.

>> this is a wbal editorial from the president and general manager. >> the season ended on tuesday, a few games short for the lady terrapins, a top team again again, the university of maryland women's basketball team made the college community and the state proud. their strong performance cemented the team's place among the nations elite. off the court, the coach has cemented her position as a warrior mom with her son tyler's diagnosis of leukemia in 2010, she made it her mission to make sure her son has what he needs to fight the disease, lobbying congress for cancer fighting drugs when shortages threatened them. team tyler, a foundation born out of love current players have for their beloved leader. she is not just the coach we want our children to play for.

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good evening. with just over a week before a florida grand jury begins its look at the shooting death of trayvon martin, those demanning an arrest with keeping up the pressure. a day after the march in sanford, demonstrators right now, are in the streets of miami, trayvon martin's hometown. it's been 35 days since the unarmed black teenager was killed at the hands of an hispanic neighborhood watch volunteer and since then, everything about the case from whether race was a factor to who started the confrontation has been a dispute and tonight, a new analysis of the 911 tapes is

addinging fuel to the debate. kerry sanders is in miami with the latest. >> reporter: in the 35 days since he died at dozens of rallies around the nation, there's been one constant refrain. >> go, justice! >> reporter: and again today, thousands came to downtown miami. nationally recognized civil rights leaders continuing their call for relentless peaceful pressure, to charge the white man who killed a black teenager. zpl don't talk to us about violence! handcuff the violent one! >> nobody has the right to kill anybody. >> reporter: 28-year-old george zimmerman says he shot and killed trayvon in self-defense after the two scuffled and in 911 calls, there's some uncertainty. what soupds like muffled screams can be heard moments before a gun shot. >> he's yelling help?

>> yes. >> what is your -- >> gun shots. >> reporter: was that george zimmerman or trayvon martin? two forensic experts who analyzed the calls claim various voice recognition technologies allow them to say with certainty those screams were not from zimmerman. one expert, to tells nbc news i similar to what the cia used. u89% accurate. zimmerman's lawyer spoke today with ron allen. >> what's your reaction to that? >> i have no comment. >> reporter: attorney craig saunter went on to say he's concerned. the protests will unduly influence the prosecutor's decision on whether there should be charges.

kendall coffee has been in hot spots like this before. >> no one should prosecute an innocent man because of public opinion, but if there's a close case, it's hard to say that strong public opinion is going to be completely ignored. >> reporter: at this rally here in miami, as they have done in others, they passed the hat to raise money. money they say will be used to continue to fund the family's legal team to keep up the fight. >> thanks. to presidential politics and fighting words from rick santorum today. two days before a show down with mitt romney in wisconsin. facing intense pressure to quit from some inside his own party, tonight, santorum is hit iting back. ron mott is on the campaign trial in wisconsin. >> we are looking forward to a great day on tuesday to shock the world. >> i'm glad he stayed in. >> reporter: like a battered, yet determined prize fighter,

rick santorum is waving off calls to throw in the towel. instead, he came out swinging hard today over suggestions he'd bow out before mitt romney gets the required majority of 1144 delegates. >> if he's at that number, we'll step aside, but right now, you know, he's not there. he's not even close to it. >> reporter: but former pennsylvania senate has yet to win where he's rooting. in the industrial heart land. >> we need someone who can be a contrast with barack obama, not the same old tired establishment person that's going to be shoved down our throat. >> reporter: despite his feistyness, romney seems less interested in grappling are wisconsin rivals. a nod perhaps to his nominee status. >> this president's policies have failed to turn this economy around. his economic strategy has been a bust and that's one reason why i'm convinced that the american people are going to turn him out

of office in 2012. >> reporter: this morning, another big endorsement for romney. ron johnson. >> the next president of the united states, mitt romney! >> reporter: part of a growing force of support. >> i think he's going to be an excellent candidate and i think that the chances are overwhe overwhelming that he will be our nominee. >> reporter: and as such, the awaiting opposition climbed in and joined the fight. vice president biden jabbing romney as out of touch. >> this is about the middle class and what effects middle class people? a policy. their confidence going into tuesday, mitt romney's staff and supporters played a bit of a practical joke on him today on this april fool's day. they introduced him with great roaring applause by into a room that was completely empty. his team laughing back at him.

>> thanks. quick program note. tuesday morning, former alaska governor, sarah palin, will be live co-hosting the "today" show. tonight, coast guard crews are on a mission to rescue more than a dozen people stranded at sea in the pacific. crew members aboard a yacht on a race around the world lost the ability to steer when a wave slammed the boat. gabe gutierrez has the details. >> reporter: 400 miles off the coast of california, the coast guard dropped medical supplies late last night trying to rescue more than a dozen people stranded at sea while competing in the clipper around the world yacht race. portions of the trip chronicled on their website. one crew member is from australia, three from britain, including this man who would

describe the race's challenges on its website before it set sail. >> we're all sleep deprived, taken showers. >> reporter: it was one of ten boats in the 11-month race that began in britain and took sailors to south america, africa, australia, singapore and china. then on their way to san francisco, severe weather struck. >> this was a wind driven wave off the top of the swell and as it went over the back of the boat, it hit with 25 to 30 feet up. >> reporter: meteorologists say there were hurricane force wind gusts. >> this was just another one in a long line of systems that has been battering the west coast. >> reporter: the coast guard sprang into action. saturday, a helicopter reached the yacht, but ran into rough weather and had to turn back. >> they were able to drop some medical supplies to the vessel,

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some important news on women's health about a new study on the long-term use of hormones to use menopause. >> good evening. most women have gotten the message that long-term hormone replacement medication increases breast cancer risk, but some doctors raised the possibility thattest general alone may not raise the risk. the latest study of up to 60,000 shows that all long-term hormone use after ten years or more increases the risk. women should talk to their doctors, but most experts now agree that women should only take hormones to treat hot flashes and for the shortest amount of time possible. >> thanks. overseas, the tiny southeast

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if our final story were a movie, the plot line miking might go like this. a story industry tries to revive its fortunes by borrowing heavily from hits and stars of the past. this is in fact what's going on in hollywood right now and tonight, craig melvin reports on a big trend on the big screen. >> 21 jump street. >> reporter: in hollywood these days, old -- is new again. >> i did not know at all that

they had made a 21 jump street before this one came out. >> reporter: the popular '80s tv show became a spoof starring jonah hill. it's made more than $70 million. the latest in a string of hollywood throwbacks. >> you take my hand -- >> that would leave you with one. >> reporter: but a new version arthur and a return of arnold. making good on his promise in the terminator. stars we haven't seen are back. at 64, arnold schwarzenegger is working on three action films and a remake of "twins." billy crystal, fresh off hosting the oscars, is set to play a grandpa later this year. and chevy chase may be getting ready for another disaster of a vacation. >> is there some kind of weird retro thing going on this weekend? >> reporter: yes, but not just in hot tub time machine.

>> some of the stuff they're getting, that wasn't that good the first time sh you know? >> reporter: but movie makers hope reaching back to the '80s will lift sagging ticket sales. the industry reports that fewer tickets will be sold this year than just three years ago. with fewer people going to the movies, hollywood is struggle, so tinsel town has decided to turn to the familiar. >> anytime a studio can build a movie around an older franchise that already has a built-in audience, that's very appealing to them because it's a safer bet. >> reporter: hollywood hoping to secure its future by going back to the future. craig melvin, nbc news, hollywood. that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. i'll see you shortly for "dateline." for all of us here at nbc news, "dateline." for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com