. >> mike: yoenis session cespedes, may be the real deal. we look at [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking in nutrients ...for you to unwrap. ♪ ho, h ho. green giant those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. >> mike: ownis cespedes was introduces last week expwrendz today he introduced his bat to the cincinnati reds. batting second, playingle l center field. colon on the hill for the a's and he was bringing it. cespedes walked in the first. then at the end of the second, up the middle. donaldson scores, 3-0a's. fourth inning, see ya, cespedes facing jeff francis, solo shot. goes 2-2. probably solidifies a spot on the opening day roster, a's win 6-3. >> giants and brewers, zito with three shutout innings. joseph teeing off in the third. first home run of the spri

fourth inning, cespedes facing francis, see ya.oes 2-2 and probably solidifies a spot on the opening day roster. >>> giants and brewers, zito with three shutout innings, tommy joseph teague off in -- teeing off in the third. another one in the seventh. in the third, the panda, gone. pablo, first jack of the spring. giants with the victory. that was your toyota sports report, later we'll tee it up the blue monster, and stanford baseball and football, and not early enough for football anytime for me. >> alan: a long fight finally comes to an end. >> the state goes after a tax refun it has no right to. 7 or your side puts an end to a four year long ordeal. >> alan: remembering the tragedy in japan one year after the earthquake and tsunami. >> alan: good evening inch tonight's heed lynns, berkeley employs chief michael meehan says he is exterior for what the calls a mistake in judgment. he sent a sergeant to speak with a reporter over a newspaper article. >> talk talk coe trucks are hiring security. >> a 92-year-old hayward woman pulle

they got good news as joan is in session -- cespedes arrives. male announcer ] for some reason those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. fantastic! pro-gresso ] they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. >> mike: big game sunday on the farm where stanford ends the regular season with an upset of cal, costing them a share of the pac-12 title. senior day at maple and the cardinal came out on fire. randall from the wings. he had 17. zimmerman from downtown. 26-12 cardinal. cal answers with a 13-2 run. crabbe with the triple. now cal down five. bears within three. cal gets it back. great chance to move closer. crabbe turned it over. still down three with 42 second left. the, my cal can't get the rebound. cardinal never trailed. cal will be the two seed on wednesday. >>> to the nba. "linsanity" against r

of yoenis cespedes.e's a player we have seen for a number of years and scouted him during his amateur career as a cuban national league. saw him play during his playoffs felt norfortunate that we had t opportunity and talked the last month or so and brought the contract to conclusion rapidly and we are excited about his talent coming to oakland. >> the next story is about one very strong woman. remember the vallejo city police officer shot and killed while pursuing a bank robbery suspect in the call. he passed down a love of sports to his daughter and he had run the napa valley marathon in the past. today his daughter ran and finished that very race. >> it meant a lot, accomplishment and knowing my dad's proud of me and knowing that i finished it and didn't walk it. that was his plan. >> i couldn't be more proud of her. i'm so excited for her. it is a big accomplishment, emotionally and physically. we are excited for her. >> what a strong, inspiring young woman. jim raised a wonderful person in his memor

yoenis cespedes is introduced in his cactus league debut yesterday.nd playing center field against the reds. the pitcher was bringing it. four strikeouts and one earned runs. cespedes walked his first at-bat. the second up the middle off johnny cueto. 3-0. cespedes's first cactus rbi. in the fourth facing jeff francis, it's gone. solo shot. cespedes goes 2 for 2 and probably so lid guys a spot on the opening day roster. a's win it, 6-3. and jerry with plenty of support. teeing off in the third, first home run of the spring. another in the seventh. 4 ribs. still in the third. the pan did you rips one, pablo sandoval. his first jack of the spring. it equalled a 13-3 giants victory. that's the way the ball bounces. see you again tonight at five. have a great day. >>> one year after the devastating quake and tsunami in japan, how the country is recovering and the new signs of hope. also the honor jaycee dugard received in her first publi c >> well cooler today back, everyone. today is the one year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami in japan that wi

and cespedes walked in this first an an. in the second, up the middle on cueto. 3-0a's on the first catch. and in the fourth, facing francis, crushes this one. a slow slow shot. goes 2-2. probably sew lid diidentifying a -- solidifying a shot on the opening day roster. >> giants and brewers zito with three shutout innings. and joseph teeing off in the first. first home run of the spring. has another in the seventh. a four rbi dale. in the third, the panda rips one. his firs jack of the spring. >> college hoops, ladies first, snoondz hosting cal in the pac-12 women's times, cardinal have won stick straight and nine of the last 11 conference tournaments. neck -- nneka ogwumike put on a show to. knocking down a jumper early. standard with the lead. shire cutting -- her sister shen anyway cutting through. 20 for la shay. cal down 6. then nneka bur idea three 3s in the second half. only two in her entire career. finishes with 29 points, 12 boards, the tournament mvp. stanford wins 77-62. likely locking up a top seed in the ncaa t

the new face of the a's arrived, yoenis cespedes.e comes with a four-year deal, $36 million, and after he put on the green and gold, said he is willing to play anywhere in the outfield. he is a center fielder. he and manny ramirez, who are hoping will be joanown necessary's mentor. >> when he was in cuba, he had an opportunity city him once. is an honor for him to be in the same team as manny. >> most players usually on available to us and he is awe -- unique. >> mike: while he was getting the attention, the a's took on the cubs. a's hold on for the 12-10 vibe. >> big game sunday on the farm where standard ends the regular season and final game at maples with an upset of cal, costing them a share of the pac-12 tiedle. senior day at maples and the cardinal came out on fire. randall, with 17. zimmerman, 13 for the senior. cal answers with a 13-2 run. allen with the three. cal down five. bears within three. cal gets it back. great chance to pull closer. but it's turned over. 42 second left. bright misses the free-throw. cal couldn't get

bottom of the first, cespedes at the bat. take a look at him. full count. he draws the walk without swinging a bat. bottom of the second, he's up again. a's up 2-0. singles on a ground ball to center. scoring josh donaldson. top of the third, bartolo colon strikes out ryan hanigan. four pitches, three hits, no walks, no earned runs. bottom of the fourth, here we go. 5-1, a's. working the count, and then see you later. they said this man had power. you know what, they weren't lying. a's ge the win 6-3. >> he's played eight games in december, and has not played in games since. we think it's pretty important to get him ready, as you can tell, he's pretty well built and has a new muscles. we want to make sure that all of the things are working at once, and you know, you have the fact that the guy has dropped into a new country, has a lot of variables that a lot of our guys don't have to deal with. we wanted to make sure he was comfortable and ready before we dropped him in a game. >> the giants are getting healthy, which is what the team needs right now. buster

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oakland paid top dollar for cuban rookie yoenis cespedes, and the investment is paying off. his first home run in the bigs, oakland wins 4-1. >>> the north carolina tar heels lost in the elite eight and now they lose their top three. barnes, henson and marshall have declared for the nba draft. final four is tomorrow but last night was the college dunk contest. at 5'9", james justice from martin methodist was the smallest player in the field. but nothing small about that. exploded to the rim. give him the belt. justice was served as james justice won the college dunk contest. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> another day in court for lindsay lohan. your early morning business headlines straight ahead. >>> and thanks to science and one company's generosity, precious memories are being saved from nature's fury. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." let me take you through your weekend forecast. it's raining this morning, many areas, northern california, oregon and washington, coastline, we're dry in southern cali

cespedes..., start the clock.. " " >>> yesterday's he made his spring debut and today the a's fans at first glance at cuban player record as. >> that one is drilled and not one is gone. if they home run. >> it also added in an rba single. the sharks have lost five straight and are now ninth in the western conference with only 15 games remaining. the stanford web at to be he let the cardinals with 29 points and 12 rebounds and colorado won the men's tournament. >>> and it looks like the team played their third road game in three nights of clicks it takes to their 20 third rollover, the bad news is it with the dennis byrd with the sprained ankle and bubba watson was the leader throughout. >> all right. that's it for us and we will see you on cbs five. ,,,,

bottom of the seventh, cespedes hammers his first major league home run putting the a's up by one overrs. balfour seals the win getting smoak to ground out in the ninth. oakland topped seattle 4-1. >>> when we return, the rise of autism rates. a look at why more children than ever are being diagnosed with the disorder. whoa! what is that? it burns! it's singeing me! >>> here's a look at today's with chili's $6 lunch break combos, featuring our classic turkey sandwich. chili's lunch break combos. óÑóÑñd ? >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., partly sunny, 64. afternoon thunderstorms in atlanta, 77. st. louis, mostly cloudy, 82. denver, partly sunny, 80 degrees. seattle, cloudy, 49 degrees. >>> a surprising new report on autism. the centers for disease control now estimates 1 in 88 children has autism or a related disorder. that's up almost 25% since 2006. and it's almost five times more common in boys. michelle miller has the story. >> reporter: the cdc's latest survey suggests autism is epidemic. it was an unexpected finding to dr.

cespedes takes care of that man way gone to left center. his first in the major leagues.ater by johnny gomes. the pride of casa grande high school in petaluma. and a break even series. they're headed back on that 14 hour plane ride. >>> forever late. the giants always like beating the texas rangers, fond memories. matt cane very good but did give up back to back home runs early. 2-0 texas. giants bounce back. three run seven. go ahead run, brought in on an rbi single by bryan terrio. kings go seven strong but still no word on extending his contract. no more making fun of one of the worse batting stances in the history of baseball. former giant aaron rowan released today by the miami marlins. can't feel real bad for him. san francisco still owes him $12 million on a contract they signed him to five years ago. that's the sporting news. >> thanks mark. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. whatcha lookin' for hon? ah, these new jeans i want. i've been looking everywhere. new blue jeans? oh, don't be crazy, i've got tons of blue jeans. frank! frank! get my jean bin,

. >> the a's finalized a four year deal with yoenis cespedes.e will replace scott sizemore who will miss the season with a torn acl on the 40-man roster and will be introduced tomorrow. a's and mariners, parker strikes out four in two person innings. a's pounded out 16 hits. weeks two hits today including a two-run homer, the a's beat the mariners 9-2. giants had tim lincecum coming off his first losing season starts today. giants get on the board the second. crawford, two run sing spool the heal. the d-backs win it 9-6. giant take on the brewers tomorrow. >> conference tournaments are the only chance for several teams to get into the ncaa tournament. usf in that good category. rex walters trying to keep the teams' season alive. downtown, 4-7 from the outside. flying through the lane off the glass. dons up 4 at the break. here comes the gaels in the second. the brad waldo. gaels' first lead. the dons never get back on top. the floater in the lane, up 17 points. gaels win it and advance to conference championships monday night, taking on gonzaga.

cespedes takes care of that with a man on in that seventh. way gone to left center.irst in the major leagues. backed up an inning later by johnny gomes. the pride of casa grande high school in petaluma. and a break even series. they're headed back on that 14 hour plane ride. >>> forever late. the giants always like beating the texas rangers, fond memories. matt cane very good but did give up back to back home runs early. 2-0 texas. giants bounce back. three run seven. go ahead run, brought in on an rbi single by bryan terrio. kings go seven strong but still no word on extending his contract. no more making fun of one of the worse batting stances in the history of baseball. former giant aaron rowan released today by the miami marlins. can't feel real bad for him. san francisco still owes him $12 million on a contract they signed him to five years ago. that's the sporting news. >> thanks mark. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> we'll have the latest on the search for sierra lamar as volunteers plan to head out jus

. >>> yoenis cespedes made his debut for the a's.n another high profile player manny ramirez with whom he was already familiar. >> manny ramirez he's a player that he admires and when he was in cuba, he had an opportunity to see him once and he liked a lot what he saw. in manny, and it's an honor for him to be on the same team with manny. he already talked to him briefly this morning. and he was very friendly with him. as far as inviting him to work out together this spring training and spend some time in the cages talking about hitting. >> reporter: in mesa today the a's trail the cubs 3-1. but low to the bases in the fourth. brandon allen to the plate. and that one will carry and that one is a slam. the a's get six runs in the inning for a 6-3 lead. one inning later off this same pitcher. sogard goes deep. it turned into a classic spring outfest. the giants split their time after a swarm of bees. and san francisco's 11-1 win over arizona. in phoenix the giants and bruins went nine innings and settled with a 1-1 tie. >>> there's mor