action from augusta starts later this week.kelson had not won since last week's masters. today he shoots a final round 65 to finish 20 under par. he takes the tournament by three shots over chris kirk and scott verplank. now here is a way you can play the masters tonight. each hole of augusta national golf club has been scanned and mapped out by ea sports so that the masters can be played over and over in the new tiger woods pga tour 12. sort of enjoying a pimento cheese sandwich in the gallery, they have the details down pat. the digital representation of the home of the masters allows some of the greatest scenery on the xbox and playstation and nintendo wii. over a dozen other courses are ready too including pebble beach and melbourne. the wii version will feature balance board functionality in addition to the motion controls of wii motion plus. it supports the play motion moves so you can swing the clubs in the ps 3. and you can use to play as or against more than 20 pro golfers. plus for a change of pace, mini golf is back

only phil mickelson made the cut at augusta national.y at 69 to get to 10 under for the tournament. jason bay two strokes from rory. lefty stays at 200 after shooting an even par 72. tiger woods on the other hand did make a move. birdies seven of the final holes. shoots a 66 to head into the weekend at augusta just three shots off the lead. day and rory will be matched together tomorrow. tiger is ready to end the 17- month drought. >> what beyond your place on the leaderboard does this day give you heading into the weekend here? >> i'm three back where i want to be. i closed the gap after yesterday's round and hopefully tomorrow i can piece another good round. stay patient and plod along. >> 2-1. joe thorton hits the post. dan boyle. coyote have numbers the other way. setting it up. 3-1. they tack on one more. there was one bright spot for the sharks third period joe thorton records his 1000th career point. the coyotes hang on for a 4-3 win. the sharks are one point ahead of detroit for second place in the western conference with one gam

and, obviously, coming back to augusta national in springtime. vistas, the faire ways, the trees. the patrons-- everything and the whole ambiance of it and the whole routine of the week. the par 3 tournament is going on right now which is very special. it's all those things. and in fact we have a players' locker room and then you elviate vait to a champions' locker room and it's cute and quaint here. all those little things make it incredibly special. and obviously then you get to play the golf course. and, you know, it is a fascinating golf course. you have to learn to master takeover the years. >> it's a golf course, everyone knows, one of the best in the world, charlie. and of course you have all that history and tradition, and of course it started back in 1934. it was after, say, the haigen era of golf. and of course bobby jones was the man who founded the tournament. but from that start point, this, by the way, being the 75th masters ever contested this year-- virtually every great player in the game won this tournament. of course nick won i

. >>> when it comes to golf at augusta, you think of the masters of the game, the grand tradition, legends like jack and arnie, not some 21-year-old kid but then again tiger woods was 21 when he won it by 12 shot. so why not a young irishman? speak of tiger, 6-under 66, birdied seven of his last 11 holes, good putt at 18. three back tied for third. rory mcilroy setting up a bird with a beautiful approach at no. 9. he's got rounds yesterday of a 65, today 69, two up on jason day into the heed. >>> having beat the coyotes eight -- lead. >>> having beaten the coyotes eight straight times the sharks figured they'd turn it on any

up ahead of the first major of the season the prestigious nostrums green jackets up for grabs in augusta from thursday with plenty of new challenges aiming to come of age. the seventy fifth edition of the masters could see

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the seventy fifth edition of the masters could see a new world number one emerge in augusta six of the world's top seven golfers are in position to grab the top ranking by winning the tournament tiger woods is surprisingly bottom of that list but he too has a chance to get right back to former glory german marking a calmer is currently world number one but is only a twenty one favorite to win the event the twenty six year old followed very closely in the rankings by lee westwood and reigning champion phil mickelson a lefty had a dozen chances last year to reach the coveted top spot before sliding down the table however the two thousand and ten winter has momentum on a side and he won the houston open right before heading over to georgia luke donald and graham of goole also joining the list of potential suitors for the number one spot and while with a mickelson have combined to win six of the last ten masters their throne now faces a clear and present threat from the younger generation twenty two year old ricky fowler has already made waves with the two thousand and ten p.g.a. rookie of

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it's a beautiful morning here in augusta. a few steps away over on the first hole. and as you watched, it was a magnificent start to things. both arnie and jack ripped it right down the middle to the delight of the thousands here. >> ten masters tournament victories between the two of them. jim, let me ask you a personal question before i get some of your -- your -- your insight on the favorites for this yeararies tournament. this is our 26th year. your very first year was when you were 26 years old back in 1986. can we talk about that legendary win for the man we saw the golden bear there. >> it was half a lifetime ago to me. i still can't believe cbs entrusted me to be in one of the towers commentating at this tournament. it was a dream for me to one day come to augusta and somehow make this legionary cbs golf team, and of course i didn't know i was stepping into perhaps the most epic masters tournament of all time. jake made a pivotal birdie at the 16th hole. i really was so nervous at that time, i had chill bumps, my teet

we're on the 12th hole right now, this is augusta, it's called golden bell.wind, left to right. [ light laughter ] amy poehler, why don't you go first. >> amy: okay. i just want to thank all of you for coming out -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no. it's not a microphone. it's not a microphone. >> amy: sorry. >> jimmy: it's a game controller. >> amy: okay, okay. i do not really play -- oh, look at my -- oh, i don't talk into this? >> jimmy: no you don't talk into it. >> amy: look at my caddy. >> jimmy: yeah, he's cool. >> he looks like he's a good race car driver. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: hey wait a sec. >> here we go. i believe i press this. oh, there is my avatar. >> jimmy: you're looking good, buddy. >> amy: just came from a cruise. where, her and her wife celebrated their 2nd anniversary. [ laughter ] okay. here we go. >> jimmy: yep. yep. yep. >> amy: and -- my husbands going to be so mad at this swing. [ grunts ] [ laughter ] >> jimmy: wow. [ cheers and applause ] >> no. >> jimmy: wow. [ sad tuba ] [ cheers and applause ] >> amy: this is really hard. golfing is r

plus, the ups and downs of tiger woods on the first day of the masters in augusta.our early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> temperatures are on the way up and it's about time. your weekend forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, it's golf's most prestigious tournament and they're all after its most coveted prize, the green jacket. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good friday morning. it is a tradition unlike any other. but amidst the pageantry of the masters in augusta, a 21-year-old rose to the leaderboard on the masters. jack nicholas got things started. tiger woods apparently didn't like this shot on 15, but he should have. nearly holed it. tiger shot a 1 under par. phil mickelson looks good early. he birdied a hole and stands at 2 under. but the leaders are alvaro heros and rory mcilroy. he is tied with kiros at 7 under. >>> hockey, if the rangers could win both, they make the playoffs. but they blew that last

masters at augusta. all thought one goal is to come but let's start on the ice as the first game of the goran cup final series gets underway in just a few minutes with pirates hosting surprise package atlanta in new far so that's a fancy from me off for the title finished runners up in the regular season but that's a start because men were taking the distance in the semifinal series against much world eagle grigorenko is their leading man it said so far too. many for a glance but there is the arc in itself however that have to do that their goaltender it's all about we still enjoy. the current cup it's not just mates the thousand kilometer journey least on paper trails headquarters in last night's republican it'll be there for the first two games of the best of seven series will then be taken to the home of atlanta to share this north of moscow with the contest which is the news if the cardinals go the distance the deciding game was played on a list once here. so a fascinating contest in store but now le

beautiful in augusta.the day, this guy, jason, the australian with approach within a foot. he would birdie the hole and eight under, minus 8 for the tournament. your leader macelroy had a birdie on 2. he is minus 10 but score of the day tiger woods, seven under his final 11 holes, par 4, 14th, within a foot. that sets up a birdie and then on 18, for a birdie, the putt, he drains it. 6 under 66 for woods. he is in third place. three in back of macelroy. phil mickelson is minus two, eight off the pace and david chung four over he did not make the cut. that is wrap here from at&t park. game two of the series tomorrow. another important day. there will be a lot of excitement here once again at at&t. back to you guys in the studio. >> what a day. thank you. >> go giants! >> look at this. the first ever disneyland on mainland china. >> they launched the new partnership in shanghai. >> the shanghai magic kingdom was sl expected to be the biggest. >> it cost nearly $4 billion. >> it cost nearly $4 billion. >> see

conditions really good at augusta for low scores.our of the top five golfer in the world european comes as no surprise the two players atop the leaderboard live across the atlantic. tiger woods in search of his fifth green jacket. wasn't great but didn't implode either. he finished with one under par 71 six shots back. shot of the day. eagle on the very first hole. but bogeyed the final three holes and he is two under par. defending champion was all over the place off the tee but short game saved him. phil mickelson goes two under. yang with an eagle tying for the lead at 7 under before bogeying the final two holes so he is five under. nice score but it could have been better without those bogeys. rory macaroy brilliant. he watched the rest on t.v. to see if anybody would catch him. this guy finally did. spaniard never shot better than 75 in two previous masters birdieing his final two holes and tied rory who is watching him on television. so there you have. spaniard and irishman atop the leaderboard. stockton native ricky barnes. th

they set you up with beautiful grounds, tradition of augusta and tiger woods.d. he was up, down, all over the place. at the end of the day shot 71, one under par. six strokes back. phil mickelson also on 14, he shoots 70. he is back by five. k.j. choi, long put for birdie. 67. he is a couple of strokes back. here is rory mcilroy. our friend, share of the lead at 65, 18 down. the a's needed one today. dropped two to toronto. 1-4 coming in. heading to minnesota tomorrow. bob's team finally got something out of jackson. injured most of last year after coming from arizona. made a nice catch. conor jackson delivers base hit to left. coco crisp scores. a's win. they are in the twin cities tomorrow to play minnesota. you win a world series you got plenty of plaques. boost beus received a lifestyle achievement award from the positive coaching alliance. he was honored for winning the world series but by serving as a positive role model for all youth coaches. boost boost talking about tomorrow's home opener. >> a lot of celebration. as there should be. at the same time,

now there is also a gfl tuolf tournament in augusta, georgia. the masters. the action, rory mcelroy, ten under right now. the leader for the second straight day. tiger woods making things interesting in augusta. 6 under 66. one of the best rounds of the day. entering tomorrow's third round. three shots off the leader. rory mcelroy. much more on the things in sports at 11:00. coming up in just a bit -- let's talk abow the giants' within today. huge, came in the 12th. rowan doing it again. hear from the giants. take you flag raising ceremonies. all the great stuff. 7:00. stay with us. send it back to you in the cove. >> thank you, lawrence. special guest chatting with us coming up too.igned by a bat si miguel tejeda. >> the mvp. max is joining us next.more. >> good spring break? >> yeah. >> from san jose. see you at 7:00, coming up. go max, go giants. nice, max!

. >>> swinging into gear in augusta, georgia, round one of the masters tournament. 99 players are in year's match, the largest field since 1966. >>> and starting today, stamps celebrating the wedding of prince william and kate middleton can be purchased online. the two will be tieing the knot on april 29th. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. donald trump talks about running he white house and his doubts about president obama's birthplace. and actress ann hathaway is live in the studio talking about getting animated in her new film and tackling the role of catwoman in the new "batman" movie. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

the augusta national delayed a practice round for the masters today because of the storm. they toppled a lot of really big trees on that course. workers had to rush to clean up the debris. not far from your father and son were killed while sleeping when a huge tree limb fell on their house. stay with us more news coming up. ♪ let's go out to the dmv ♪ it's ok that we're number four hundred and three ♪ ♪ we'll find ourselves a comfy seat ♪ ♪ and watch some shows and stuff ♪ ♪ ♪ let's follow that lady with the laptop ♪ [ male announcer ] now you can watch hit tv shows on your laptop with u-verse online and on your smartphone with u-verse mobile, included with most plans. or get u-verse tv for as low as $29 a month for 6 months. in the network you can take entertainment with you. >>jacqueline: temperatures cooling and additional five to even 10 degrees tomorrow. the winds are really going to pick up. never led by neighborhood, 64 vallejo, 61 richmond, 59 san francisco. quite cool next to the coastline where winds could go up to 40 mi. an hour. low 60s for the bay shores and l

. >>> tiger woods makes his move at augusta but a 21-year-old is still in the lead. and it was no surprise who stole the show before the game but it was an unlikely hero for the giants in extra innings. that's next in sports. . >>> for 29 teams opening day is a symbol of a fresh start but for the giants it was the latest opportunity to celebrate their world series win. bill, start the clock. . [ cheering ]. . >> man of the people brian wilson went into the crowd to help raise the banner giant fans have been waiting for since 1958. wilson would blow the save in the 9th but, rowand comes through with a game winning hit on opening day for the second year in a row. the giants beat the cardinals 5-4. anderson pitched a complete game begins the twins but ended up with a loss. mauer knocked in the go-ahead run, minnesota beats the a's 2-1. round two of the masters, tiger woods birdies five of the final seven holes. he's three behind the leader. phoenix beats the sharks 4-3. they'll play their season finale tomorrow night at the tank. and it's anybody's guess who the sharks

the weather has been great at augusta and so have the crowds.this birdie on three got tiger to 7 under. he also had four bogies. woods is now 7 strokes back. adam scott makes eagle on 13. he is five off the pace. tigers partner, k.j. choi is in a four-way tie for second. makes his bir dee on nine. 2009 masters champ on hill, cabrera put himself in the picture with a 67. he is 8 under. 23-year-old jason day playing in his first masters made a run at the lead. he reads this to perfection. someone told that caddie to get out of the way. mcelroy began the day with a two stroke lead and now doubled it on 17. his birdie putt back and goes in for the birdie. he had a 2-under par 70 this afternoon. mcelroy was asked about staying calm inside. >> a little bit. i feel comfortable. come fartherrable with my game and a way i prepared and all of a sudden i'm comfortable on this golf course and a combination like that, you know, you are going to feel good and pull some good numbers. >> after three rounds, mcelroy on top by four. mcelroy trying to become the s

tiger woods, is making a run at the masters golf tournament in augusta. tiger woods is within three shots of the lead after his best round at augusta since his last win, back in 2005, at the masters. woods is looking to snap his 20-tournament winless streak. the longest in his career. he hasn't won since the sex scandal broke back in late 2009. looking good right now. >> and if you had bet on one gorilla by the name of colo, you would have had your money back. >> colo picked tiger woods. >> picked tiger woods. >> and also picked -- >> and paul, the octopus. now, there's colo. >> and unlike me, of the ncaa basketball championship. he picked uconn. i took butler. go with the gorilla. >> the columbus zoo, one of their star attractions there. genius, i guess, in the betting world. >> apparently. for now, at least. he's on a tear. we're going to keep following as long as he remains on this tear. >>> we want to turn to the weather. and from houston affiliate meteorologist casey curry, from my hometown. good to see you, casey. >> good morning. we are continuing

the weather great and augusta and so have the crowds.fter shooting a 66 yesterday, tiger tried to keep the momentum going. this birdie on three got him to 7 under. woods with a 72 today is now 7 strokes back. adam scott fired a 67. he makes eagle on 13. he is five off the pace. tiger's partners k.j. choi in a four way tie for second. makes the birdie on nine en route to a 71. 2009 masters champ cabrera, 8 under, just four swings back. >>> 23-year-old jason day made a run at lead. somebody tell that caddie to get out of the way. began today with the two stroke lead, mcelroy and doubled it as fall comes back and goes in for a birdie. mcelroy with the 2-under par 70. on top by four over cabrera, troy and day. mcelroy trying to become the second youngest champ in masters history. he would only be behind tiger. >>> with andrew luck returning to quarterback, big things expected for the stanford football team next season. today held the annual cardinal and white scrimmage. after leading the cardinals to the 12-1 last season, luck figures to be

the golfers at the masters sweltered through a record high 90 degrees in augusta, georgia.ng news, the former ambassador without a country. g >> mitchell: libya's former ambassador to washington asked the u.s. today to make colonel qaddafi's frozen assets available for humanitarian rely in rebel territories. the ex-ambassador has been living in a kind of limbo since resigning his job in protest more than a month ago. our whit johnson paid him a visit. >> reporter: this is quite a place you have here purpose ali aujali lives and works in the official libyan ambassador's residence, a symbol of the country's oil wealth with its gold finishes, crystal chandeliers and marble floors. this is a historic moment in relations between the united states and libya. >> yes, yes. >> reporter: but after 40 years as a diplomat, he's no longer ambassador. he quit more than a month ago and is now nothing more than a private citizen. >> i feel great. the first time in 42 years, they've been able to come together and say to qaddafi, you must go. >> reporter: aujali he and libyan leader, muammar

he loves augusta so much even jim flushed when he heard this. >> i could easily forget week in and week playing the pga tour how lucky i am to play this game when i come back to augusta national, i just remember how much i loved it as a kid playing the tour, dreamt of playing in the masters and winning this tournament and being a part of it. and all of these thoughts and feelings come back when i drive down magnolia lane. and it just reinvigorates my passion for the game. >> oh, wow. >> oh, geez. okay. here it is. >> like no other. >> these are our picks.

i don't know how well he is sleepingback east in augusta. first two rounds.th the pressure to win a major mounting the course was able to get a little revenge on saturday. >> very hard. >> tiger. >> tiger began the day three shots back but a rough day on the greens may cost him a fifth jacket. he bogeyed the first, had a birdie putt lip out on the second and his putt on the fifth pretty much sums up the rest of his rounds. shooting two over 74. jason day looks like he was going to run away with it early. he birdies three of the first five holes. none prettier than the long putt on the fifth hole to get to 11 under and all alone on the top of the leaderboard. k.j. choi running into trouble on the seventh. sinks the putt off the brink. shoots a 71 and eight under through 54 holes. day doesn't get the chip on 13 high enough on the green. and it ends up back where it started. as does day who shoots an even par 72. rory mcilroy was one over through 12 holes but finished strong with birdies on 15, 16, 17. the 21 year old is now 12 under for the tournament taking a

they will go at it for real, one round, get it going at the masters, augusta tomorrow. that's the sporting line up. >> that is -- that was priceless. >> thank you. >> coming up on the news at seven a new program launched has the possibility to save lives. how this free program aims to keep some of the south bay's most at risk residents safe. that and more coming up in just 30 minutes. no that's our report. for all of us. >> have a good evening. good night. atst fwa.ean ougog t bk. wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho,

things getting intriguing in augusta. tiger woods is making a charge. he's three shots of the lead, shot a 6 under 66. that's roy mcilr at ten under. back with more in moments. ♪ [ woman ] this icelandic mud was working wonders on my skin. but if it was going to do the same for my spa, i had to figure out a way to get it back to the states. so i called my citibank small business expert. he got me a line of credit to make it happen and even improved my cash flow. now, my spa has more business than ever. ...and so does our cleaning crew. [ male announcer ] at citibank, we believe small business is a big deal. what's your story? citibank can help you write it. >>> let's talk about a little bit of a warmup. i'm wimpy, i know. >> we've got sunshine. orange as jessica's beautiful shoes. mid 60s for the mid weekend. >> should be a good forecast tomorrow. do we got a shot of those orange shoes down here? the set reveals everything. >> go, giants. >> good night. have a great weekend. >> bye-bye. from "scream 4,"

the northern audience rory mcilroy and i thought it quite often the spy in front of the strand of augusta the parrot to clear the rest of the field and it was michael boyd who had the clubhouse lead to much of the diet since the start so he embodied three of the first four houses he caught it a seven under par round of sixty five or whatever he put off and matched. this one is playing in the last group of the day and this lofty approach hitting the pain is he not ten shots of his previous best on the course crean why chang and k.j. choi. saying here with a really sweet partner a couple of shots back while defending champion promiscuous and struggled through he found himself in the bushes at the thirteenth and relied on the short game a great deal to keep himself in contention with a seventy. while tiger woods wasn't looming either a further shot back on seventy one he has won here four times before but hasn't won a tournament in seventeen months. i thought i drove the ball really good and then when you travel well you know you have a chance to to give yourself opportunities for birdies an

. >>> back in this country a big afternoon at the masters tournament in augusta, georgia, as tiger woods came on strong. nbc's bruce beck joins us with more. bruce, as tiger was making his run today, we saw the whole twitter universe explode with interest. people thinking they were seeing the old tiger woods. were they, in fact, seeing the guy they used to know? >> i think, lester, they saw flashes of brilliance. because tiger shot a 31 on the front nine. no one has ever shot a 62 at a major. people were thinking that way for a while. because tiger eagled the eighth hole. he ended up with a 67 today. 31, 36. he tied for fourth. but for a while there he had a share of the lead after starting the day seven shots behind rory mcilroy, the 21-year-old who ended up shooting an 80 today. he imploded. but it was a remarkable masters overall. charl schwartzel of south africa ended up as the winner by two shots. he's a south african. remember, 50 years ago it was gary player who became the first international player ever to win the masters. so in this, the 75th anniversary of the masters, it was a

champs, but the bigger to today, tiger woods looked to make a move today at the masters tournament in augustaa. unfortunately for tiger he went backwards. wood his a rough day shooting two over par and seven shots in back of the lead are and rory mcelroy. woods is tied for ninth place. the tournament ends tomorrow afternoon. >>> police officers hit the basketball court playing against some of the nfl's best. opd members squared off against the likes of seattle seahawks runningback marshawn lynch and several other nfl stars at lany college this afternoon. tip-off was at 2:00, but before the fans could come meet the athletes ahead of time, all of the funds raised for the event go to the oakland athletic league. the game was the idea of former sky line high school football player and current miami dolphin devon bez. bez says he wanted to include officers to help repair the community's relationship with the police department. >>> british and american soldiers wounded in war were in santa cruz this week learning to surf from local legends, but as nbc bay area's vicky wynn shows us, the week was no

back to augusta. eagle on the first hole. goosen is five strokes off the pace. number 2, red sox catcher throws off the mask. makes the catch. boston loses again. they are 0-6 for the first time since world war ii. and at number 1, os and tigers. nick markakis saying enough already. gets it in to grab it for the final out. baltimore improves to 5-1. and we will be right back. ,,,,,,,, [ jerry ] look at this! you got a state-of-the-art man-cave, but the savings account of a cave-man! hey sports fans check this out. [ beep ] oops, my bad. earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! ooh, 3-d! instead of earning bupkus, your savings could be earning three times the national average! three times more. go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? what's this do? [ beeping ] our next newscast is tomorrow mornin >>> it is time for david letterman and ben stiller is coming

the pros got the best of augusta national in the first two rounds.e was able to get a little revenge on saturday. >> very hard. >> tiger. >> 11. >> three shots back by a rough day on the brokens may have cost him a fifth jacket. bogeyed the first. had a birdie lip out on the second. on the fifth. shoots a two over 75 leaving him seven strokes off the lead. jason day looked like he would run away with it early. birdies three of the first five holes. got to 11 under and all alone on top of the leaderboard. k.j. choi in trouble on the 7th but sinks this putt from off the green. he would briefly grab a share of the lead. but he had back-to-back bogeys to give two strokes back. choi shoots a 71 and is 8 under through 54 holes. day hit a rough patch of his own. doesn't get the chip on 13 high enough on the green and it ends up backwards started as does day who shoots. rory mcilroy finished strong with birdies on 13, 15 and 17. the 21 year old is now at 12 under for the tournament and he will take a four-shot lead into the final round. >> i have been talkin

the final tune-up before the masters action starts in augusta. later this week. coming into today, phil mickelson had not won since last year's master, but today shoots and finishes 20 under par finally, nascar. in martinsville, virginia, the oldest track on the circuit. the shortest track on the circuit. this is nearly a day that dale jr. will be remembering for quite some time. but he spassed late by kevin harvick at the goodie's 500. dale earnhardt does not get the win. kevin harvick who started slow gets his second straight win. see the first repeat winner of the season. look forward to talking to gio later tonight. and you're right. we've got giants in l.a. wrapping up their series. well so, much to talk about tonight on "sports sunday" coming up. >> it's going to be exciting. ask them about the new unies. >> he is a fashion guy. >>> the big event expected this week on top of san jose's city hall. >>> san jose's most famous birds are about to be parents again. jose fernando and clara have had an audience since 2006 when a camera was put near their nest on to

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now is just a week to go before golf's first major of the year masters in augusta ahead of that's the world's top players are fine changing their game or the shell history in texas well that would seriously wes what is among them he almost holds this bunker shot from around sixty eight although that was still five shots off the pace separating american jimmie walker he tied the course record with only one under par sixty three and two shots i had never heard. and finally sri lanka will have to do without injured or around. in saturday's well cup final against india but they still expect star bowler. to be fit for the showdown marlay who is thirty nine in a couple of weeks had strained a hamstring against new zealand in the semifinals and also has knee problems but he was back in the next on friday are takeaways rest which trevor bayliss expects him to play against india in mumbai. i think it changes a good many can treat all these ten overs in the in the semi final it came true that if you catch it ok you're just a little bit stiff and sore but. the character the enemies will to want

tiger woods on the attack at augusta. i will win this fight i'm telling you.movement atop the leaderboard as today's second round unfolded. round of the day from jason day. the aussie swinging to within a foot to set up birds. bird an 8 under 64. rory mcelroy bringing it again. he is minus ten after a 3 under 69. the story, tiger woods. tiger 7 under over his final 11 holes. spins to within a foot. that would be a tap-in birdie. he finished in style for 6 under 66. at 7 under, tiger three back heading into moving day, tomorrow, and he is right there. this makes it a lot of fun for us golf fans to see him back in it and, of course, the ratings. this is it. >> really the best he has looked in a long time. >> and finishing strong and getting himself a chance on sunday. >> terrific. thanks. nightline news up next. ♪ hello sunshine, sweet as you can be ♪ [ female announcer ] wake up to sweetness with honey nut cheerios cereal. kissed with real honey. and the 100% natural whole grain oats can help lower your cholesterol. you are so sweet to me bee hay. bee healthy.

masters at augusta rory mcilroy still demands a catch after the northern irishman and strains of are clear off the first round joint leaders by two shots it does not. oh you have the clubhouse lead for most of the first day this is going start saw him birdie three of the first four holes if he can get a seven under par round of sixty five. but whatever he did hear us matched the spaniard playing in the last group of the day and this lucky approach it in the pin. as he knocks ten shots off his previous best on all course sas curious why each one of them k.j. choi seen here with the sweet parts or a couple of shots back. of defending champion for mickelson struggled after today in the bushes here in the thirteenth and relied on a short game to keep him in contention with a seventy. one tiger woods well he wasn't blooming either a further shot back on seventy one back in the touch and go to leaders. formula one and red bull continue their early dominance of the new season mark webber the quickest in practice for the sunday's malaysian grand prix history and a fraction of a second ahead

golf and with the second day of play underway at the us masters in augusta northern ireland's rory mcilroy and cheer us and spain were the ones to catch as they finished the first round of joint leaders by two shots it was not the roy who has the tide has lead for most of the first day a sizzling start saw him birdie three of the first four holes as a card make seven under par round of sixty five. but whatever he did hear us matched the spaniard playing in the last group of the day this lofty approach hitting the. and he got ten shots of his previous best on the golf course. well south koreans want each hanging page a choice seen here this week that's where a couple of shots back. then can click through mickelson who struggled off at sea and when she's here at the thirteenth and i don't short game to keep him in contention for the seventy. tiger woods wasn't looming either further shot back on seventy one touch down by the two leaders. boxing now and one of the best hands and fighters in the sport's history were general jr on a visit to moscow this week promoting his upcoming battle russia

the surprise at augusta coming up next in sports. >>> good evening.he festivities at china basin were inspiring all weekend long. the giants with two thrillers against the cardinals, going for the sweep today before the rival dodgers arrive today. today was the celebration for buster posey. he was given the rookie of the day award. he didn't play today. he also hear that he and his wife are expecting twins. sandoval continues to contribute. he shores freddy sanchez. barry zito starting today and hanging in five innings but top six with the game tied, the cardinals david freeze picks up his second rbi and they take the lead. top eight, it's freeze putting a cap on it. the solo shot, his third rbi, and the game's final run. cardinals take it 6-1. the giants welcome the dodgers for three stray night games starting tomorrow. here's what they had to say afterwards. >> just the the walks, i mean all day i was battling my timing and the delivery. the ball was getting up and, you know, that's the core of my, you know, frustration and the outing was not throwi

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