and next month the lpga makes its first return to the bay area since 2010.ugural swinging skirts will be played at the mersay top ten players at the country club. >> the lpga brought in three big name this is week to promote next month's tournament including sacramento native natalie golbus. she played on the boy's team at granite bay high. >> i'm competitive whether it's playing flip a coin heads up or ticktacktoes with nieces and nephews. the 14-year tour vet is still a popular figure. >> i love the tour and do a lot for the tour and am proud to be an ambassador and continue to grow the game of women's golf and i'm a player, too, but it's awesome to have that award for being an ambassador. >> 16-year-old lydia was born in south kore abut grew up in new zealand. she won her 4th professional tournament as an amateur, and won the canadian's women's open to become the youngest winner in lpga history. playing with her idol, michelle wi was her biggest thrill. >> i'm playing with her in the same field, it's huge. i didn't expect it then. i would still get her au

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. >> for the ladies, the lpga, paula cramer nailed a 75 foot putt to win the hsbc tournament. she ended a four year winless streak winning her last lpga title in 2000. >> great reaction. >>> in nascar, an incredible fete. kevin harvick held off dale earnhardt jr. and became the all time winner with five victories. >>> the four-legged race. the eiditarod. the warm temperatures had many concerned for the race. >>> smoke on. the red bull air race. they flew about 230 miles per hour. they weave in and out in between those large pylons there in abu dhabi. unbelievable. >> that is. >> it's one thing for the twists and turns. another thing to do the whole weaving. >> going back to the eye didita you know there's something wrong when it's warmer there than here. >>> the blade runner murder trial for the death of reeva steenkamp has just begun. [bell rings] [prof. burke] at farmers,we believe what you don't know can hurt you. like what if you didn't know to get coverage for uninsured drivers? [robot] uh oh. [prof. burke] talk to farmers and get smarter about your insurance. ♪ we are fa

that's good for her first lpga win in four years.complete shock. >>> nascar's sprint cup to phoenix international raceway, kevin harvick led for more than 200 laps holding off dale earnhardt jr. for his second straight victory. harvick has won a record five times at the raceway. >>> if you want to have russell wilson and his name on your back all year round. the texas rangers began selling wilson merchandise. as he preps to make his visit to rangers camp. the jerseys are in. they're selling fast. replica white home jerseys and red and blue t-shirts are available at the spring training team store. russell wilson, such a nice guy. >>> coming up, in the first hour of "morning joe," james lip ton will give us his reaction to "12 years a slave" winning as best picture and the rest of the major awards. when we come back we'll huddle around the water cooler and the most star-studded selfie of all time. it broke twitter. the incredible number of times this photo was all retweeted and much more. all of that coming up. ♪ ♪ when you only have o

the lpga is returning to the bay area for the first time in four years.icial news conference will be held to announce the swinging skirts lpga classic. the event will be held april 24th through the 27th. >>> the ucsf medical center will host a star studded fundraiser. jack nicholson, annette being and many other stars are scheduled to attend that event. tickets cost $125. >>> coming up in our 6:00 hour, we are learning new information about a teacher accused of child sex abuse in richmond. coming up the school he was in charge of that could lead to more victims. >> as each day passes, hope dwindles for the family of those on a missing airline flight. the latest on the search coming up. >> good morning. right now we are looking at a commute. a little bit wet out there. you can see by our camera it is wet. find out how that could slow many of your commutes. >> some light rain drizzle moving through. we will update your forecast and see if this is it for the week. >>> we are live in san francisco where police are figuring out exactly what led up to an office

lpga, give me singapore. on the second play off hole. forget getting it close, 75 feet out. or eagle. eagle -- are you kidding me? now. hold it, hold it, green flag in the air. >> boogiity, boogity, boogity, let's go racing, boys. >> now, kevin harvick toughest task was holding off joey longono on a restart. smooth sailing for him as he wins his 2nd straight at phoenix international raceway. tim hudson making his debut for the giants, retiring in the first thanks to the defense. sliding, making the catch. come on, great defense. he suffered a broken leg while recovering first base. nice to see him get that one out of the way. a's and angels, how about joe, appears to be in season form double to left. it is driven in 5 runs for that. they beat them 5-2. now, the a's right fielder signed a $1 million deal for one year. oakland favorite. things have not always come easy. had his father was involved in aer isious electrical accident when josh was a year old. see how he struggled, helped him get to where he is today coming up on "gameday". >> when he realized i was being electroc

. >>> lpga in singapore. on the second playoff hole, forget getting in close.s the putt for eagle. [dropped audio ] >> and then hold it. going in the air. boogity, boogity, boogity, let's go racing, boy. >> now, in phoenix, kevin harvick's toughest task was holding off in 10 lapses to go. he led in 224 of the 312 lapses. he wins the second straight at phoenix international raceway. >>> hudson making his debut. he retired in order of the 1st. thanks with help from his friend. he makes the sliding catch. you may recall he suffered a broken aeufrpbgel while covers 1st base. it was nice to see him get down and out of the way. -- broken ankle while covering 1st base. it was nice to see him get down and out of the way. >>> now, tim lowery come in to score. now, they win it 3-2. >>> meanwhile, the right fielder, josh ridick is oakland fan favorite. things have not always come easy for him. his dad was burned he lost his left hand and had injuries. >> when they realized i was being electrocuted i was dead and they rotated me and got me down and did cpr on. >> vern glen

. >>> in golf an incredible shot to end the lpga playoff. the second playoff hole and paula creamer is 70 feet away. her ball rolls off the green and gently rolls down the slope and you've got to wait for it. right there in the hole. creamer is ecstatic. this is her first title since 2010. >>> and in nascar kevin harvick won his second sprint car race of the season. harvick charged to the front, quick and dominated, leading the pack for most of the race. he took the checkered flag and took home a check for $260,000. not bad for a day's work there. >>> when we return, a murder trial. oscar pistorius, the former olympian known as the blade runner, standing trial today for shooting his girlfriend. bladerunner stands trial today for shooting his girlfriend. [ male announcer ] pillsbury crescents -- awesome. but now you can use them to make pizza night awesome, too. unroll, separate, add sauce, pepperoni, cheese, and fold. behold: weeknight crescent pizza pockets party. pillsbury crescents. make dinner pop. [run your entire business with all-new

this is singapore, second hole, of sudden death for lpga golf paula kramer.here is the caddie at the hole. this is a 75-foot putt. watch the ball. she later admitted she thought this was going to be two putts. she plays the break. it goes down the slope and in the cup. as one announcer put it, you could stand there all day trying and not sink that same putt. that's an eagle, and that's a victory for paula creamer. >>> the nfl may experiment with one aspect of a way to make the game harder. post-touchdown has become all but automatic. last year 99% of them were completed. according to nfl.com, the idea of being kicked around would mean moving the ball back to the 25 from where it gets spotted now at the 2 yard line that would mean, in effect, a 43-yard attempt, and that would work for a tougher kick for most. >>> in some time zones the academy awards are still going on. that is to say it was a long broadcast last night at three and a half hours, longer than "the wolf of wall street." it was seen by about 40 million people in the u.s. alone. ratings were above

. >>> to the ladies now, the lpga, a miracle put, paula cramer, look here, the ball keeps on going and there to win the hsbc tournament. she ended a four-year winless streak, last time winning in 2010. >>> incredible speed at the sprint cup in phoenix. kevin harvick held off dale earnhardt jr. to become the all time winner in phoenix with five victories. >>> the 1,000 mile iditarod dog sled now. that race is under way in alaska. 69 mushers set off in 30 degree weather. warm temperatures this winter had many at the race concerned. >>> finally, smoke on at the red bull air race world championship. that's cool. but watch out what they do. they compete flying at about 230 miles per hour and the pilots weave between these huge large pilens, light big cones there in abu dhabi. definitely impressive. >>> more on the selfie that sent twitter crashing. we'll tell you about that next. [ telephone ringing ] [ clears throat ] hi. what did you do to deserve that thin mints flavor coffee-mate? it's only one of the most delicious girl scout cookie flavors ever. i changed the printer ink. [ male annou

her first lpga tour win since the 2010 u.s. women's open. unbelievable. spring training action. at angels. jesse chavez making the start. chavez gets mike trout looking. chavez 2 and 2/3. top of the fifth. yoenis cespedes doesn't get all of it but enough to bring in two runs. jed lowrie and another cross the plate. a's win. i would not lie about this. jermaine o'neal did not play in toronto last night because he misplaced his passport. can you believe that? >> that's always a bummer. >> try explaining that to your boss. >> okay. >> henry, thanks very much. >> you got it. >> we'll be right back. >>> the threat of rain didn't stop thousands of people from running through the streets of san jose today. >> three, two, one. >> this is the third annual 408k race to the rowe benefiting the pat tillman foundation. the nearly five-mile run/walk started in downtown san jose before finishing at santana row. the winner finished, by the way, less than 24 minutes. that's a serious runner. several of our nbc bay area co-workers participated in today's race. great job tore everybody. rob is one

mounta mountainview native paula creamer wins her first lpga title since 2010, and, believe me, got to her winning shot. the sharks, they take on the devils while steph curry, he had his work cut out. they went north of the border without one of their key players. could the ws get the victory? it's all next in sports. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area. no doubt about it, some guys just love the big stage and steph curry is one of those guy. the warriors all-star at allied his third triple-double of the season friday night at madison square garden, but how did steph and his teammates fare in a matinee north of the border? curry wearing gold shoes for oscar night, but would he have a leading role? third quarter, game tied. curry from three-point range. that's like a layup for him. nothing but the bottom of the net. then curry goes to the hoop, drives and gets it to fall, and he had 34 points, fourth quarter ws up one and patrick patterson, baseline jumper. it must have been lucky, right? well, a minute later, patrick patterson from the opposite side, baseline jumper gets it again. warrior

while the uk lpga has taken notice and is taking a step further starting this season bill connect the three hour rule where a player is given three warnings before being disqualified from clay. you can bet that other tourists will keep an eye on how smoothly things will go. and open to the major cincinnati reds closer role as chairman was hospitalized after being drilled in the face by one dr in a preseason game against the kansas city royals. he sustained fractures to his nose and left eye and will be kept in the hospital overnight for observation and stayed with the mlb the l a dodgers and arizona diamondbacks are desperately for their season opening series. but before the decade that they have to take on australias best but doctors were first up then you're down to nothing until the rtl police two run homer in the seventh tied it all up will be eventually won forty two. well the diamondbacks will be bold in their tie against australia on friday before opening day on saturday. now let's get to play off action in the kb yell it's the series deciding game five between the heat eleven

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one ladies golf or i can be set to hit the links at the gp b c founders cup and is seeking her first lpga tour win of the season to follow recent victory on the ladies european tour. so come thursday in phoenix arizona still sees her top ranked rivals said pederson speaking the lists on the greens along with other stars like an idiot go agnes we are deeply by bill pike is too far when after finishing it off i peter two previous entries on store shelves are retained her top ranking for the forty ninth consecutive week. and heading to the ice for not figure skating olympic champion natalie mess on the call but is slated to sit out of the world championships next week precious to hear skating federation said they're not sending the seventeen year olds on the call button so she can rest and prepare for next season. deciding instead to send yulia live in the sky up the mall pairs gold medalist cut down of the losses are an axe and travel costs will be there either. and moving on to champions league the second legs of the round of sixteen continue on as cult us a ride is it's chelsea and the ta

now it's the lpga american paula creamer got her first win in over three and a half years in a dramatic finish on the second playoff hole the games is our own moon yells she was seventy five feet from the hole and facing a purty that i had expected a two putt. she took her stroke partner recklessly was a perfect fit with the ball home and into the cop afterwards kramer called her tenth career when one of her favorites. well their championship but will definitely be one of history's favorites as well and coming back to the country. south korea's sochi olympics medallist were presented with their prize money in a ceremony at stores ten and skating rink the location was sitting as all of team korea's medals three golds three silvers and bronzes came from skating short record box and he earned the most with over fifty thousand dollars corporate thousand meter and three thousand meter relay golds and five hundred peter brock's just. and heading to major league baseball a piece of baseball history will be rated in monday's pre season game between been no walking through worse and chicago cops

and a fantastic finish on the lpga tour in singapore.nton, the second playoff hole and a 75 footer for eagle and reads the break and plenty of speed and down it goes. the puck was great and the celebration was even better. paula is in disbelief. it is her first win since the 20 tin u.s. open. nascar in phoenix. the profit on cnbc500 and who is naming these races please? rough day for danica patrick. a small wreck early on. 18 laps later and blows a tire and finishes 36th. kevin harvick loves this track and dominates this track and wins for the fifth time most all time in phoenix. abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> thank you so much, larry. that is it for tonight. i'm ama dates. >> and i'm larry beil. thank you for pointing that out. abc7 news continues tomorrow morning bright and early. katie will be live in hollywood. i think she is just passing on the sleep. >> i think she is too. >> that's at 4:30. >> the news continues on line, on twitter, facebook and all of your mobile device wtz abc7 news app. have a great night

and a fantastic finish on the lpga tour in singapore.d a 75 footer for eagle and reads the break and plenty of speed and down it goes. the puck was great and the celebration was even better. paula is in disbelief. it is her first win since the 20 tin u.s. open. nascar in phoenix. the profit on cnbc500 and who is naming these races please? rough day for danica patrick. a small wreck early on. 18 laps later and blows a tire and finishes 36th. kevin harvick loves this track and dominates this track and wins for the fifth time most all time in phoenix. abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> thank you so much, larry. that is it for tonight. i'm ama dates. >> and i'm larry beil. thank you for pointing that out. abc7 news continues tomorrow morning bright and early. katie will be live in hollywood. i think she is just passing on the sleep. >> i think she is too. >> that's at 4:30. >> the news continues on line, on twitter, facebook and all of your mobile device wtz abc7 news app. have a great night, everyone. forged out of braver

. >>> in arizona lind ya cohen is on the verge of her professional vikt on the lpga tour. the 16-year-old shot a 5 under 67 to leave by the first row. only an amateur. >>> well, nadal crushed hewitt to go through the third round of miami masters. he whips through the opening seconds in 27 points before chossing up the nabokov. next >> mark ma ket starts at the grand prix on sunday. a thrilling lap of 1:35.00. this is a hoed after marquette broke his leg in a dirt bike accident in australia. >>> the los angeles dodgers have completed a clean sweep of the major league opening series in austral australia. he picked five shutout innings in front of a cloud of 39,000. any knocked in two runs to beat them 7-5. >> it's been a great experience to be able to come here and to be able to see the city. you know, to be able to play, you know, in this atmosphere. it's a great atmosphere the last couple of days. that's all positive. i believe it's been a great experience for our guys. >> there's more expert on our website, check out aljazeera.com. >> thank you. thank you for that. >>> fi

how about the lpga in singapore. kramer needed just to get it close to two putt.d continue the match. or, she could win it with an eagle. the pleasanton native goes with option b. rolling in a 75- footer. first one in four years. butler goes into the crowd to make the save. then, does a test to make sure he doesn't fall behind. he runs through before finding a new empty seats and he is back on the court before unit. >>> penguins -- before you know it. >> markgasol from half court from his first three pointer of the season. good timing. that was nice. david parsons one upped him. the junior nails it from three quarters of the court to win the game. that is the game winner for the irish to advance to the semi finals. they haven't done that great against miti this year. but, hey, they advance. len ramirez bronx can i have a live update, please? 61points so far tonight for lebron james against charlotte. >> wow. so much for the man to man. >> how do you spell lebron. >> m-a-c-r-o-c-o-s-m i got it now. i got it. >> see you at 11:00. i was told there would be cake. get

check out this ending to this weekend's lpga tournament in singapore. mountain view native paula creamer in a playoff to determine who will win the hsbc women's championship. all she had had to do was make this 75-foot putt for eagle. and, like that, that's how do you it. she actually kisses the ground. watch this. this is her first tour win since she won the 2010 u.s. women's open. i mean who ever thought she -- a 75-foot putt. >> maybe we should run that again in the news cast. >>> to another south bay athlete. arizona state freshman sensation aaron gordon continues to impress. >> that's called a fat head. gordon had 19 points, 15 rebounds leading the wildcats to a big win over stanford last night. arizona is ranked third in the country. >>> so is it a better day for golf or basketball? let's check in with christina this morning. >> definitely basketball. nothing but net if you're playing with scott mcgrew. right now tracking a few showers out there. mike has some moves as well. he can spin that ball. i can tell you as we head throughout this afternoo

. >> what an incredible shot, creamer's first lpga win in three years, guys, and it's definitely a memorablemazing shot. you know what they call that? ice in the veins. >> that was to win it? that was a 75-foot eagle to win it? >> to win the tournament. incredible. >> i've never seen anything like that. that is totally nuts. >> and you've got to know, she was just hoping to get it close to the pin to go for the birdie to keep the tournament going, but, whoo, man. >> wow, that's something. >> good stuff. >> andy scholes, thank you for that. an inspiration this morning, and we needed it. >> take it with you through the week. anything is possible. monday morning. >> if she can do it, i can, too. >> thank you, andy. >>> breaking news this morning, ukraine on the brink of war and the world choosing sides. a live report, plus all your top headlines, right after the break. >>> breaking overnight, the crisis in ukraine. russian troops invading. the world is picking sides, and global markets are reacting. this morning, how the u.s. is responding and what major military power may now be siding with mo

her first lpga win in seven years.it with a 75-foot putt. >> she is happy. >> yes, she is. >> to make a 75-foot putt and win a tournament, you're in. >>> those of you want to have russell wilson's name on your back all year-round, whatever that means. texas rangers began selling wilson merchandise over the weekend as the super bowl winning quarterback prepares to make his visit to rangers camp today. the jerseys are in. they are selling fast. replica home white jerseys like the one pictured here and red and blue t-shirt available at the spring training team store. he was here last week telling us about how excited he was to go down today. he was a great baseball player. and run the bases a little bit and have some fun with the rangers. >> i bet he is not going to take bp. he might take bp but not do much else. >> he is just going to suit up. >> one of the nicest guys. 25 years old. i hate him. ha ha. >> coming up next an exclusive look at this year's "forbes" billionaires list. we size up the richest people on the plan

this was her first lpga win in the last three years.finitely going to be a memorable one. if she lines that up another hundred times, it would be hard to see if she could even mack it once. >> that is crazy town. >> 75 feet for the win. ice in the veins. >> oh, my gosh. >> one of the hardest things to do in sports. >> yes. i could pull it in putt-putt i think. just kidding. happy monday day, my dear. >> coming up on "new day," a closer look at the crisis in ukraine. what prompted russia to do what it did and what does it do now? christian amanpour is joining us. work to clean and tighten pores so they can look half their size. pores...shrink 'em down to size! [ female announcer ] pore refining cleanser. neutrogena®. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. love the air. [ sneezes ] [prof. burke] at farmers,wet. believe what you don't know [bell rings] can hurt you.

the ball and a sharp left turn, bottom of the cup and spectacular fashion kramer captured the first lpga winning in the u.s. women's open. >> i can't tell you how good it really does feel. this is a big win. this is a huge win. i'm shaking, oh, my gosh, this has been a long time coming and i would not be here today if it wasn't for my caddy and my best friend. >> reporter: what a shot. to the college hardwood, number 8 villa nova and looking like a tournament team and won three in a row coming on to sunday and taking on marquette, the golden eagles won 5 of 6 and wilson has a easy two and darren went all wild and scored a career high 26 points and a triple to end on a high night and all nova and finds visit jenkins and nova wins and 26th win in season and the regular season record. number three arizona hosting stanford, early in the first half, it's the academy awards, look at that, now we are back, that is beautiful, we are back to basketball. arizona three up and tj lays it up and they throw up the ally and has a two-hand slam and more from gordon in the second half and drives it and l