brandon bell is making it tough for the giants to keep him off the roster. lincecum on the mound today. 1:00 in the afternoon. lincecum 5, allowed one run, 7 strikeouts. bell, natural power hitting first baseman. went the off have it way. second home run. double to center field. 3 hits, 2 rbis. if bell would start then you move to left field huff and then wobbly legs for pat burrell. bell looking awfully good. 5-3 giants. ochocinco hasn't been in the news this week so he said hey, let's try this. he says he wants to try out with kansas city of major league soccer and again, there he is. ochocinco making news today, ordered to pay a store $12,000. they gave him 12 grand in clothing and he never paid for it. ochocinco trying out for soccer and owes a store $12,000. again, jackie, earlier tonight, ochocinco now in regards to basketball wise -- >> engaged to evelyn who dumped walker when he went bankrupt. >> they are engaged i guess. what are you watching? >> i don't know how i missed that. >> get off pbs, npr -- >> good night. good night. [ ryan ] i got this new

tough decisions ahead, including one that involved brandon bell. >> there are 33 players from the giants made it up here to at&t park, 25 will make it. one guy is only less than 50-50 making it as the closer. brian wilson. but bell is still here, he is batting .292 with 3 home runs. he won the award as the spring's top new comer but there is still question as to whether he will make opening day roster. >> reporter: good problem to have. >> yeah. it. same time, it changes things. we understand that. when we do decide on the club, probably going to effect a guy or two. maybe playing time. this kid, he has done a great job to put himself in this situation. >> can't say i wouldn't be disappointed. you have to get over that and play baseball again. that's why we are out here. we have a job to do. we go down there if that's where i am sitting. >> reporter: of course, cody ross going on the dl list. it may help bell's chances. right now the giants aren't tipping their hand too much. i see few a's fans here. we will have a live report tonight at 10:00. >> all right and they will be playing in oa

brandon bell nearly clears the fence but it's an rbi double that brings sandoval home again.er arthur rhodes was in for an inning where nate just unleashes a monster shot on a monster day. 11-8 the giants beat the rangers again. >>> the a's playing today. mark ellis taking to center here what brings home david dejesus, who's motoring around all the way to the plate, avoiding the tag for oakland's third run of the inning. later hideki matsui gets the pitch he needed to end a slump that came off houston street. a tough several days for matsui watching the disaster in his home country of japan. he had been on a one for 21 skid so the hit a bit of relief. they beat the rockies today. our coverage begins nightly at 10:30 on sportsnet central on comcast sportsnet bay area. that's a look what's going on with sports. and the gaels doing what they thought would be the dance, the ncaa tournament, but it will be the nit instead with cal. >> thank you, laurence. >>> thanks for choosing the bay area at 6:00. wine country is coming up next. after that "dateline" has a special report with l

well, top prospect brandon bell.ing to give gm brian sabian and bruce bochy reasons to have him on the opening day roster. i don't know what it means, maybe huff in left. the home run today, his second of spring. the giants roll to a 5-3 win and get set to host the angels tomorrow. the a's, they had the day off from cactus league play. watch out for that belt. he's got a good whip in his bat. >> do we have a nickname left? i'm thinking the big shuffle. you just coined it. you said the big shuffle. >> i'll take it. let' seef itit works. the big shuffle. >> that's what we're going with. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back, everyone. jeff joins us one more time. not severe weather but weather we've got to watch out if you're on the coast, right? >> as we head into the next 48 hours, we'll be following a stronger system for friday that's going to kick up dangerous waves, possibly beach erosion with isolated thunderstorms. we could see a half inch to an inch and wind gusts that could gust 20 to 40 miles per hour. sunday

after hitting .282 with 3 home runs and 13 rbi in spring, rookie first baseman brandon bell has made roster for the giants. that in itself is a good story, but the payoff is his reaction. after finding out the news from skipper bruce bochy, bell provided the most raw emotion any of us have seen in years. >> as soon as i walked in, he said congratulations. you made it. >> reporter: what was your reaction? >> i immediately started crying. you know, i try not to be too big of wuss, but it's hard when you've been dreaming of this your entire life and it finally comes true. it doesn't seem real. i've got a lot of emotions i'm trying to contain. thank you. i hope i can get out of here and call my dad soon. >> there is crying in baseball, the good kind. >>> bruce bochy. two out, bottom nine. giants trailing 1-0. mike fontenot singles to second. eli whiteside drives him home with a single to left. that ties the game. whiteside to second on the throw. next up is chris stewart hitting .321. he rips a single to left. if you're patient behind that guy, there he is, whiteside gets game winner, 2-

giants and padres, brandon bell, opposite powers, giants with four runs in the first off of matt latosrth, and mike fontano, giants win 6-4. the brewers beat the a's by a count of 4-3. >> that could be it for a while. >> that is it for this edition. for all of us here, thank you for watching. we hope to see you again in one hour over

the high is the guy at first, brandon bell. more from him and let's talk about pre-season low. barry zito in a car crash. take look at the former cy young winner. a two-car crash, barry zito involved, not seriously injured but he did have to be helped by a firefighter taken to the hospital, treated and released. not seriously injured, he is supposed to pitch sunday. back to the pre-season high, that would be brandon belt. giants' brand-new first baseman, he was more concerned about graduating from the university of texas two years ago. take a look at one of those cool moments in sports when on player finds out he has found his field of dreams. >> you know, like you said, i've been dreaming about this my entire life. it's finally come true. i feel like i'm going to have a heart attack and cry at the same time. >> reporter: there is also that bay bridge series. usually we would be talking about that first but so much else happening, giants sweeping against the a's. they won yesterday 2-1. let's get bag to opening day, giants and dodgers, in l.a. at 5:00. going to be shown on the

he struck out five in three shutout innings although brandon bell gets him for a single.nds out. didn't get any video of the a's highlights but the did win 6-0. >> it's been an off year for cal and stanford men's basketball teams, but whenever they play each other, there's plenty of excitement. senior day for the lone senior. sol craft driving, twisting scoring, the three-point play made it 19-4. bears. cal kept pouring it on. the jump hook. bears on top 29-13. but stanford would close the half on an 8-2 run. jeremy green with the pretty fadaway, we had 14 in the first half. now early in the second half, cal leads it 42-28. >> the west coast conference tournament tonights with usf and pepperdine, and santa clary the gaels are now in the big dance bubble so if st. mary's gets an invite. it will likely have to win the wcc tourney and get the automatic bid. that's their goal in las vegas. >> you know we had a little slipup towards the end of the season, the automatic bid shot. >> we have been on the bubble since i've been here, and i think in our situation, you're always on

prospect brandon bell giving management a lot to think about. will likely start in aaa but likely to be pulled up this year and when he is someone will have to be moved. according to kgo radio the likely is aaron rowan. his batting average has declined and he is signed to make $24 million in the next two years. so, if somebody has to go, it will likely be him. >> there is only one bay area men's team left in the postseason, usf and santa clara forced to go head-to-head in the nit, santa clara wins, 95-91. they go to the nit's final four. broncos play at sourthern methodist. >> deal or no deal. the important decision facing lindsay lohan. >> a tech company plays host to a major pop star. we'll tell you what is behind that visit coming up. >> yesterday the castro valley had big problems, today it's all right. over all we've got flooding, some accidents. i'll show you what and where and we've got your eyes out f all of you. could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click t

brandon bell the new starting first base man with aubrey huff moving to the outfield.ee home runs, 13 runs batted in for bell. hour this for your first game? tomorrow, in los angeles against the dodgers. we caught up with bell just moments after he got the news from the manager. >> unbelievable feeling right now. almost doesn't seem real. got a lot of emotions right now i'm trying to contain. >> thank you. >> hope i can call my dad here pretty soon. i immediately started crying. i try not to be too big of a wuss in there but i couldn't be happier right now. >> pretty cool to be there when that moment happened. with bell in first baseman travis ishikawa is out. winning a spot in the bull pen. outfielder cody ross on the disabled list aubrey huff will start in right field >> i think i'm ready for it. huff has gotten me used to it a little bit. >> he is in the rookie inn, the big leagues. returning to cleveland. a little late though. >> number 6 lebron james. >> boo boo boo. >> he was absent during his introduction. it was a bad night. and despite king james triple double

. >> another major concern for the giants rookie brandon bell first baseman he start the season withs. or do they begin him down in the minor and bring him up buster. 2 92 average. 3 homer in 25 games. >> i think just a culmination of the spring. i don't think they put too much emphasis on the next few dames. but i have to play my best baseball and let them take care of decisions later. >> see new a couple days. next stop for the stanford women. time 4 in indianapolis. cardinal with stood a charge from gonzaga a but wrapped up the west regional tonight. courtney may be the best point guard in all of women college basketball. stanford imposing their will inside early. fwol of the team high 23. then peterson. lobby. feeding younger sister. cardinal by 1 10. single hand keep the gonzaga in the game. show and go for 2. this young lady unbelievable. stack ton wondering if i was ever that good. cross-over. finish with the loathe hand. she scored 18 straight for the bull dog at one point but stanford still led by 9 at the half. too big. off the dribble here then lindy wing 3. pac-10 player

opening defense of the world series title the giants made big decisions to cut the roster and brandon belleam. he was a fifth round pick out of texas in the 2009 draft. he blossomed so quickly. hit .282 this spring with three homeruns. it was thought that he would start the san in the nineors and come up into a couple of month in the campaign. he played his way on the team. aubrey huff will move to right field and that is fine while cody ross is hurt. what they do when comes back is really any one's guess. belt is ecstatic. >> feels great right now. you know, this is pretty much the most exciting time of my life. on top of my marriage, of course. but i have a lot of emotions going through me right now. excited to get the call my parents and tell them the good news. >> try to give him a couple, maybe -- the way it looks to me right now, ross at right. >> and do what i did last year. throw me around whereever. >> the odd man out in all of this is travis who hit only .173 this spring. no room for him at first base so he has been designated for assignment. >> the last week or so i thought i wa

the scouting report on brandon bell's ability to hammer the ball up the middle, whip in his bat. primed to be a triples alley specialist one day. three hits today that. one scoring travis. zito doesn't hit prince fielder, as is the custom, he just walks him bringing home rickie weeks. zito 1 2/3 two runs on three hits with five walks. mark derosa had a huge day, 2 for 3 with this home run, just crushed. finds its way to the streets of maryvale. good to see him with a healthy wrist. giants get a sixth run seven holding off milwaukee to take it 10-9. zito and derosa reflecting afterwards. >> physically i feel really good, yeah. you know, i feel like i'm ahead of pace, you know, just everything is clicking pretty good physically so it's just timing, you know, getting the delivery repetition and looking forward to my next bull pen. >> i want to prove them an everyday guy, i think i am, and like i said, coming back to a defending world series champion lineup that's pretty much status quo going in. it's a tough nut to crack, but, you know, i planned on coming here and opening beach's e

brandon bell hits his first career spring training homer, just crushes it. for tucson. a two-run shot. giants win, 7-2. >> it was definitely nice just because we like to start off the game and get a hit, makes you feel more at ease for the rest of the game. it was exciting to get the first home run out here this year. hopefully i can stay with that approach and get a few milissa rehberger. >> the giants pull off the split game sweep as they beat the dodgers, 5-3 in the late game. posey and thomas neil homer. barry zito gave up one run in three innings work. dallas braden gave up four runs and five hits in three innings work as the a's take the loss to the rangers. >>> the talking copies between the nfl and players association as both sides have agreed to an extension of the labor deal. the new deadline is one week from friday at midnight. some raiders' news for you. zack miller and running back michael bush have a better shot to remain with the raiders next season. first and third round on both. the raiders have the right to match a offer from another team.