emily: your friend and podcast partner bill simmons called be commissioner of the nfl a liar.n suspended him. was that the right decision? malcolm: it was totally the wrong decision. if a sports columnist in a podcast can't exercise free speech. calling him a liar is not like it came out of nowhere. one reasonable conclusion from the whole ray rice saga is that the commissioner of the nfl knew about the existence of the videotape and was lying about it. i'm not saying that is what he did but it's a reasonable conclusion. i thought that in the course of expressing their opinions, sports columnists are allowed to draw conclusions. apparently not. apparently you get suspended for that. i thought it was an embarrassing moment. emily: do you think football still disappears, still goes away? malcolm: i don't see how it doesn't. i think it will start to shrivel up at the high school and college level and then the pro game will eventually wither on the vine. boxing was one of the biggest sports in this country in the 1920's and 1930's. where is it now? emily: what about print media? t

. >> jimmy: are you and bill simmons still best friends? >> absolutely, that's my brother., i'm sure he's going to come on the show -- >> jimmy: i tried to get him with the texting prank today. and he just wrote back "i hate you." i think that's why he wrote back. maybe he just hates me. it's very good to see you. thanks for coming. jail men rose, "nba countdown" on espn. and sunday afternoon at 12:30 eastern on abc. we'll be right back with brian wilson! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> dicky: the "jimmy kimmel live" concert series is presented by at&t. mobilizing your world. >> dicky: the "jimmy kimmel live" concert series is presented by at&t. mobilizing your world. >> jimmy: i want to thank jason statham, jalen rose, apologize to matt damon, we ran out of time. frankly we've run out of patience for him in general. "nightline" is next. first this is his album, "no pier pressure," comes out april 7th. here with the songs "this beautiful day" and "the last song," brian wilson! ♪ life goes on and on like your favorite song what we feel inside ♪ ♪ on this wayward ride if we coul

a member of serge's team sent an e-mail to the public e-mail inbox for bill simmons who runs grantland. he gets a lot of mail. and sent that on to dave the producer who works at grantland and said this would be cool. see if it's real. it checked out and jacobi called me, said do you want to go to congo? >> did you expect this to be a feature length film? ten days is a pretty quick shoot. >> to grantland's credit they were ready to do this. even if it turns out to be nothing. we didn't know what was going to happen. maybe it would be a short and had no idea how much we would see, how open and genuine serge would be and how it would develop as a film. and so yeah this was a great surprise. >> i love grantland and this is so classic grantland because a lot of times, things start about sports and expand to be about life. it starts in the realm of basketball. if you don't care about basketball, there's so much here for you. this is about life and about somebody successful returning home. >> i think that's what makes people love a lot about sports. i think it's often not just about the game.

the 10. >> simmons worked with bill and oakland in the 80s and 90s saying:simmons shared passion for s. 49er fans were treated to the great talents of a man of high integrity and tremendous humility. you may recall simmons called the worm series game in 1989 following the loma prieta earthquake so there are so company bay area sports events and memories synonymous withcy mop -- with simmons. he did not want a memorial so perhaps opening day will en-- the tribute. >> we are there for the as home opener against the rangers. you can share fan photos with us with #whereyoulive. >> in four days you can put if a pre-order for the an president watch -- the apple watch but apple will have guided tour votes on their website explaining how the features work and show you can raise your wrist to wake up the watch and you can put if a pre-order on friday apple will let customers try the watch on, in the stores and it is available april 24. >> it could be a brutal day of tradeing on wall street, and you will not believe how much t.s.a. gets to keep in extra change found at the security lanes. jane,

bill simmons of of e schltspn suspended for calling the commissioner a liar.ks. some people say one week is not enough in this case. fred back to you. >> brian, thank you so much. >> catch more of brian stelter, host of "reliable source," sunday 11:00 a.m. >>> president obama, he's unhappy with the senate stalling on his attorney general nominee and he's not mincing words about it. live at the white house. >> reporter: loretta lynch's nomination stalled for 161 days now president obama speaking out forcefully, blasting the senate for his holdup. some signs that congress could potentially move to her nomination as early as next week all of the details coming up. >> look forward to it? it all sprouted with weed 1 and then weed 2. now dr. sanjay gupta is at it again and reaching higher than ever "weed 3 the marijuana revolution" 9:00 p.m. at 10:00 p.m. hi "high profits," another special, how marijuana's changing the way colorado does business and unique look inside towo colorado dispensaries fighting to stay open. >> parasites. they've got no contribution to this

simmons remembered bill king with the oakland a's. simmons died today at the age of 91.'s a tribute that multiple bay area teams have made statements at his passing. the a's, his humility and humor made him one of the most beloved figures in broadcast history. lon east personality and whit set him apart as one -- lon's personality and wit set him apart as one of the best broadcasters. >>> at the end of the sports wrap we'll have a selection of some of the lon's most memorable calls. you can pretty much see tonight's warriors game coming in san antonio. the warriors in the second half of back to back games in the fourth. the defending nba champs. the spurs came out firing on all cylinders. danny green always a threat from the 3-point line he was four of six from beyond the arch. and green taking care of the ball here. setting up leonard for a lob. the warriors had no answer for leonard. who let the spurs with 26. stone by 19 at halftime. spur i can came out hot. with 13 straight

as often irreverent editorial paragraphs most important among these latter were bill ricken balker chris simmons and joe soeb rn. bill ricken bacher wrote two weeks after lbj became president, the editors of "national review" regretfully announce that their patience with president lyndon johnson is exhausted. [laughter] which "time" magazine characterized as the impetuosity of the week. it was joe soburn who commented in the issue celebrating ronald reagan's election with the election of ronald reagan, gnash review assumes a new importance in american life. we've become as it were an established organ. and we feel that only appropriate to alter or demeanor accordingly. this is a therefore the last issue in which we shall indulge in levity. connoisseurs of humor will have to get their yuckers elsewhere. we have a nation to run. this last should have been label would a j for joke because a number of more sober readers took it seriously. [laughter] perhaps my favorite of all paragraphs was tim wheeler's lighthearted comment on the mt. st. helens eruption in 1980 quote, i'm sorry i made an ash of my

simmons worked with bay area broadcaster bilking, -- bill king calling for the mid-80s and mid-90's and called the wound following the loma prieta and did not want a memorial perhaps opening day will be his tribute. >> that could be the case. >> we will be at the coliseum for the as home opener tonight and we want to see how you celebrate the green and gold you can share your fan photos with us with #whereyoulive. >> this morning sonoma c sheriff deputy are hunting for a suspect believed arm and mentally unstale. deputies responded do a call of a burglary after they received calls from his family say he made threats against them. he was call near highway 128 without clothes or shoes. he is still loose. >> parents and supporters of 43 missing ledge students would vanished in mexico are marching from san francisco city hall to the consulate and demanding a thorough investigation by the mexican gaum the second march in three days. one of the missing students 19 years old is from san jose. the group said that the students disappeared last september after planning to profit against the mexic

simmons spent three different stints with the giants. he left the giants broadcast booth for the a's were he would spend the next 15 years to meet with bill king amongst others and he called the final three outs in the world series but he also called the 49ers games for remarkable 24 seasons he was enshrined in the baseball hall of fame. known for his dry wit and baritone voice his signature "tell it goodbye" call was his call. his passing comes on the eve of the giants and a's season. season the loan opening day game today. the cubs are honoring ernie banks. john lester on the mound. he was aquired for half the season he got roughed up early and theyn settled down. 8 hits, 3 earned runs. st louis won the game. the warriors haven't won in that buiilding ever in 8 18 years 19.7 rebounds. leonard on the alley-oop slam curry tried to keep them in it on the 3rd. the seteal and dunk by leonard steve currahshakes hands 107-92 spurs are teh only team this year that the warriosrs have a losing record to. playoffs start in less than two weeks a little ugliness after kentu cky's loss anderw harrison controversy he mumbled a racial slur. said it was

. >> simmons teamed up with -- when the giants moved to san francisco back in 1958. and broadcast the a's game with billfrom 1981 to 2002. he's also one of the best sports call in history. steve young running against the minnesota vikings in 1998. >> because there is such emotion in the way that he calls it. >> he runs. gets away again. goes to the 40. gets away again to the 35. touch back at the 30. >> you can hear the excitement in his voice. people that worked with simmons says he was able to put what fans were feel into words with skill and a sense of humor but also remember his willingness to poke fun at himself and being a class act. tributes coming in from many bay area teams. the giants larry bear says hearing his broadcast ignited my and thousands of others passion for giants baseball. he will be deeply missed by all of us. the a's released a statement saying quote, his humility and humor made him one of the most beloved. and from the 49ers jed york lon shared his passion with generations of fans. the 49ers organization honored lon simmons played such a special role. simmons died at his home in

bill for omani vision may have hit a snag with u.s. regulators. >>> bay area sports fans are mourning the death of legendary sports broadcaster lon simmons. simmons described magic and misery for fans of the 49ers, the giants, and a's including the 1989 world series. >> another great play by cody phillips. and the ark's have won the world series. >> broadcast the a's games with bill king from 1981 through 2002. he was also the voice of what has been called one of the best sports calls in history. steve young running against the minnesota vikings in 1998. >> because there is such i motion in the way that he calls it. to the 20 to the 50, the 10, he dived. touchdown 49ers. tributes to simmons coming from many bay area sports teams. the giants larry bayer says hearing his broadcasts ignited my and other passions. >>> time is 6:40. still ahead sprinklers running nonstop despite rain and the new mandatory water restrictions. coming up in 20 minutes why neighbors are really upset over who let the sprinklers run for almost 24 hours. >> and the wet weather from this past weekend and the rain and the forecast will be a much needed relief for our s