jim: now bill and julie haas.till all smiles as they get set for a little more game set for a little more game here. jim: welcome back to the tower at 18. that was one of the great finishing scenes of regulation we've seen in a long, long time, nick. it really was. nick: we've had a treat the last couple weeks. but the important thing is, bill haas called it, so he's not surprised. it's not like oh, my goodness, this came as a mad shock, i was going to win this one. that's key. all those guys are going back to 18 with adrenaline in full flow. so it's going to be fascinating. i've got a feeling it's going to end with another birdie 3 to win it. i don't think anybody's going to make a 5 here or a 4 to win this. i think it's going to be 3 to take it. jim: you've got three premier players about to battle. and again, here are the final standings in regulation. garcia, johnson, walker, lyle, they all end at five under. j.b. holmes finishes in the group at minus four. jim: those at three under, tied 11th, including defen

so it's mickelson, bradley, and bill haas. after they all parred the first playoff hole, here's haas on number 2. from 45 feet out. are you serious? yes, sir. in the bird. bradley needed this to stay ali alive. just a little wide right. and bill haas wins the 2012 northern trust open at beautiful riviera country club. that clubhouse looks a little bit like congressional. >>> jeremy lin, folks, yes, he does it again. new york city's newest superstar led the police to another win this time over the defending nba champions. and in case you've been in solitary for the last three weeks and haven't heard, jeremy lin has gone from nba no-name to its most talked about star literally overnight. lin merchandise flying off the

jim: now bill and julie haas.till all smiles as they get set for a little more game set for a little more game here. jim: welcome back to the tower at 18. that was one of the great finishing scenes of regulation we've seen in a long, long time, nick. it really was. nick: we've had a treat the last couple weeks. but the important thing is, bill haas called it, so he's not surprised. it's not like oh, my goodness, this came as a mad shock, i was going to win this one. that's key. all those guys are going back to 18 with adrenaline in full flow. so it's going to be fascinating. i've got a feeling it's going to end with another birdie 3 to win it. i don't think anybody's going to make a 5 here or a 4 to win this. i think it's going to be 3 to take it. jim: you've got three premier players about to battle. and again, here are the final standings in regulation. garcia, johnson, walker, lyle, they all end at five under. j.b. holmes finishes in the group at minus four. jim: those at three under, tied 11th, including defen

bill haas predicted both would make their putts and bill haas should be in the prediction business.layoff hole no. 18. bradley could win it if he sinks the putt. just misses. it continues with all three golfers. second playoff hole is no. 10 and haas was 45 feet away. the line is even better and speed is good. no victory yet. bradley can continue. he doesn't. bill haas wins the northern trust open and has now won a pga tour title in the last three years. >>> today qualifying for the front row of next sunday's daytona 500. carl edwards who was the runner- up last year won the poll with a two-lap average speed of 194.738 miles per hour. teammate greg biffle earned the other front row spot for the second time in his career. it's the first time roush fenway racing has swept the front row position. the rest of the field will be determined by thursday's gatorade dual race. >>> when we return, how the game of basketball changed the life of one of our area's top high school big teams.  >>> welcome back to the washington area nissan dealers sports xtra. >> it's hard to believe that s

and if bill haas didn't lay up to the right. all three of these guys wouldn't hit this green in regulation. and the hole is 312. and the hole is 312. i love this little hole. >> well look what i did! i laid up a chip shot and i might just have something here. nick: i think he's going to have it all. wow. it will be tough to stay calm after having to lay upsideways, thinking what have i done to myself? and then he does that? >> just good decision making, right, nick? nick: you just got to keep yourself in it. that was just brilliant, smart thinking. took his medicine. said to himself, i've just got to stay and have a shot. now watch these guys perform. >> i'd still be nervous with this shot with phil. >> yeah, i didn't see that >> yeah, i didn't see that coming. >> drug it. one down. looking for his second win in a row, and looks like it's stunted now. and we've got one guy left standing. >> i mean, what are the odds of bradley and mickelson making 3 at the last to tie bill haas, and then bill haas making a 3 in the manner that h

bill haas roars from the back of the pack. mickelson needs this to force a playoff. got it. bradley, playing with phil. how about a three-way playoff. are you kidding me? we go to sudden death. and the second playoff hole, bill haas from 45 feet for birdie. he wins it. in sudden death. what a day. >> thank you very much, shu. >> a race to see who tops the holiday weekend box office, and it's a close >> you were in a car accident. >> my head hurts, doctor. >> a battle between love and action at the box office this weekend. as the row -- romance, the vow, and ryan reb nadals and den sez washington's safe house has a slim lead. ghost writers, in third. journey 2 is number four, and this means war, wraps up the top five. >> and get ready for the academy awards. oscar sunday is one week from today right here on abc-7. right now you can go to oscar.com to predict the winners and get the latest buzz and download the exclusive oscar app and get in on the buzz on twitter at pound sign oscars sf. i get it's called a hash tag. >> mike: jeremy lin should win as oscar, best performance o

bill haas has the shot of the day. 45-footer. mickelson and bradley could not match this. haas wins the northern trust open. pitchers returned to spring training. stephen strasburg was there. >> the nationals were number one at this point? >> they will have a strong rotation. >> a battle between action and romance. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the 2012 m-class continually monitors blind spots, scans the road to reveal potential threats, even helps awaken its driver if he begins to doze. so in the blink of an ey it will have performed more active safety measures than most cars will in a lifetime. introducing the all-new 2012 m-class. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. ♪ ♪ pierre! your fashion is so "right now," but your banking is so last season! earn more with high yield free checking at capital one bank. instead of some unfashionable rarate your checking could be earning five times the national average. and free atms anywhere. five times the interest? that's hot. oooooo! let's catwalk! you want more interest

despite the great shots on 18, bill haas gets it done on the second extra hole. 45-footer for birdie. nails it to win the northern trust open. his fourth career pga tournament title. >>> back to basketball, in miami, heat hustling against the magic. lebron james crashing into the front row. landed on a couple of kids, left that little one crying. but a visit from the king makes it all better. heat rough up their fans and the magic, 90-78. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm bill seward. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by ice blue aqua velva. men get it. >>> lindsay lohan is apparently her own best agent. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, we're going to take you to an event that proves fat tuesday isn't just for humans. you're watching "early today." >>> well, welcome back. hope you had a nice weekend. forecast-wise, there are showers heading south of san jose. there will be a chance of a sprinkle or two during the day in san francisco. not a lot. we'll have a steadier rain developing in the northwest, espec

>> they join bill haas in the playoff. let's go to the second hole of sudden death. it's haas' turn now. [ cheering and applause ] >> look at that. >> how about that, haas saves the best for last, a 45-footer to win the northern trust open. >>> giants pitchers and catchers hit the field for the first time today in scottsdale but not pitcher ryan vogelsong, the giants story of 2011 injured his back at home lifting weights a week and a half ago. >> we're looking at a week, maybe even up to two weeks, hopefully not that long. he was thrown quite a bit before he strained his back, so i hope once he comes back he won't take as -- he was strong before he strained his back, so i hope once he comes back it won't take as long. >>> remember that collision at home plate for ligaments and buster posey broke his leg. he was back with his teammates today. the giants still plan to take it easy on posey this spring and perhaps during the season with more rest and maybe some starts at first base. that's it for eye >> obviously it's a little bit different just with the intensity is a

and holding his bill haas wins a three way playoff to claim the northern trust open in california. but we start with boxing and german police have confirmed they've released british boxer derek his aura without charge following his post fight punch up with david haye in munich the incident occurred in the aftermath of his oars points loss to w.b.c. heavyweight world champion italy klitschko pay interrupted the press conference and a war of words led to a brood which were packed his trainer adam booth got a cut to his face and claims from chisora that had lost him police detained zora for questioning as he tried to leave the country on sunday he's since been released without charge but there's been no sighting of hey who is in tatters hotel and didn't turn up for he said your flight back to the u.k. well klitschko wasn't convinced by his points when saying he'd have to fight again and he'd love to set the record straight. meanwhile in football guus hiddink has taken the managerial reins at angie for the first time since signing a deal with the big spending down.

and holding his no bill haas wins a three way playoff to claim the northern trust open in california. but we start with boxing and german police have released british boxer derek his aura who still faces a simple assault charge following his post fight punch up with david haye in munich the incident occurred in the aftermath of points loss to w.b.c. heavyweight world champion vitali klitschko they interrupted the press conference in a war of words led to a group or two in the police detained for questioning as he tried to leave the country on sunday however police are still looking for haye really hasn't been seen since meanwhile wasn't convinced by his points when saying he'd love to fight is over again to set the record straight. now moving to football where tottenham were held to a surprise draw by steven edge in the fifth round of the english f.a. cup on sunday the resilient league one side getting a real plane.

mickelson and bradley can't match him, bill haas the winner.citing final way to finish a three-way tie until the end. >> keegan is a favorite. >> thanks, jeff. >>> top of the hour, a big mess for mitt romney in arizona a roo rising star and point man in the state resigns. pinal county sheriff is accused of threatening his ex-boy friend. miguel marques, you spoke to the man being called jose. >> reporter: we did speak to jose exclusively last night up in phoenix. it's just extraordinary that this 34-year-old mexican migrant finds himself in the middle of presidential politics during a bruising political year. >> these allegations that were in one of these newspapers are absolutely, completely false. >> reporter: a grand canyon-size political shocker. >> with all the illegals in america half come through arizona. >> reporter: the sheriff outed by his migrant ex--boyfriend. >> this is my personal, private life, but now it's not so private any longer and it's an awful position. >> reporter: he's in this position because of jose, a 34-year-old mexic

he's now tied with bill haas. keegan bradley in the same situation. it went in.5 buzzer, please. haas predicted he would make it and he was right. second playoff hole no. 10 haas from 45 feet away. the speed looks good. the line looks even better. a birdie to win the tournament. haas wins the northern trust open in the playoffs, his third straight year with a pga victory. so that's pretty good. coming up tonight on geico sports xtra we'll have more on jeremy lin's big game, more from the maryland women who also had a big win and we'll preview spring training. i'm going down thursday for the nats pitchers and catchers reporting today. position players report thursday and we'll go down there, spend a couple days down there and preview what could be a very good season for the washington nationals. >> a lot of us hoping so. >>> new newark pausing to honor whitney houston coming up. ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer pla

i don't think bill haas wanted to know where he was. it changed on a shot by shot basis. i mean, you know, again i didn't talk to bill about this. but my guess when he was making that shot on 17 out of the water he really didn't want to be thinking about what it meant to him financially. he was competing. but it was great for the fans. and that's what we're looking for is that fan appeal and how it builds throughout the day on that final sunday. and i think we've accomplished that. >> mike len senior vice president of marketing development from fedex. by the way, simon, bill haas won $10 million, $11.4 million, when you added that last tournament. he won $10.5 million in his entire seven-year career and then winning the fedex last year he won $11.4 million. pretty incredible story. >> nice, yes. darren thank you very much for that darren rovell with the the latest on the pga tour. >> it is tweet time. it looks like google's got a new vision. "the new york times" reporting the tech titan is making glasses that will be able to stream info

fbi director -- the first thing after 9/11 we had to pass sadly, bill haas saying of the cia and fbi could talk to each other. how pathetic could that be? that is where we were because of stovepipes and things of that sort. director miller testified to congress recently the cyberfred will overcome terrorism as his top national security emphasis. it is very serious. you can't exaggerate it. it could happen. so that you think about how people could die. it terror attack on air traffic control, just before this hearing. people love soupy weather. they can see above or below. pilots don't like it. they're protected because of the air-traffic control system. the situation will prevail. hackers can take that out. a city or group of cities and take out that capacity so the planes are flying in the dark and it will fly into each other and kill a lot of people and people have to understand that. rail switching and networks are hacked causing trains which carry toxic materials through major cities. could be a massive explosion from that. we are on the brink of similar happening is. that is one

school has said haa shelly was not a mentor or even an employee there. 3 today, the same sex marriage debate comes to the house floor. floor. two committtes in the house passed the billday that would legalize gay marriage.now it's on to the full house of delegates. governor o'malley says the bill doesn't have enough votes there.last year... the bill the house. &p ggmblers and job seeker have a lot i n commmn today. "maryland live!" is one step closer to openiig the doors to the state's largest casino... and newest major eepl. employer. joel d. smith is live at arundel mills to ttll us how much luck it will take to land one of the 15 hundred jobs available right now. good morning oel d. jobs officially, and already 0 - have 15 thousand applications. patrice the ceremony will ptart in a couple hours to signify the finaa beam is in place onnthis part of the look at what artists at least are picturing here. here. here's what ittwwll look like from the outside when it's actually finished. maryland live will have 4,750 slot and eeectric table games, including black jack, roulette, craps and poker. but for many, the reallstory is on the inside.. not at the games of chance..