today held the annual cardinal and white scrimmage.fter leading the cardinals to the 12-1 last season, luck figures to be the favorite for the heisman. taylor will get into the endzone to get the cardinals the lead. luck looked to be in mid season form. he found tight end zac burts for a pair of touchdowns. the cardinals led by luck went on to crush the white team 45-3. >> a lot of personalities, a lot of leaders, a lot of great players that have gone on and hopefully will do great things in the nfl and business world. guys got to step up and a lot of young guys are showing they can flay football at a higher level. >> we played with the same minds we did last year and we believe in it. >> the giants and cardinals continue their series tonight at 7:05 at at&t. matt kane the start against jaime garcia. >>> the a's are playing at minnesota. the highlights courtesy of comcast sports net. oakland threatened in the first. derek barton tried to score from second but young with the strong throw, an easy out. gonzalez on the mound for the a's a

giants and cardinals 1:30. jonathan sanchez takes the hill for sack. >>> stay with us. we'll be right back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> started out with some storm clouds this morning rolling through the bay area. it took a break and is picking up again. heating from the sun, showers are showing up in parts of the south bay. hi-def doppler picking up on that and looks like we have some good cells developing and have to watch out for the possibility of some thunderstorms. look at this. we have this nice yellow and orange showing up here. you see the pink. we have a wintry mix, cold air still in place, could see some snow over the mountaintops. heavier storms making their way in toward gilroy, watsonville and santa cruz. in those storms you could see some small hail and heavy downpours to go along with that. still looks like for the better part of the bay area not bad. temperatures mainly in the 50s so still on the cool side. but as we head toward the next couple of hours, hoping to watch this settle down now as this low continues to slowly meander through california bringi

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cardinals take it 6-1.he 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 throwing strikes. >> some days it's just like that. that's baseball. there's no other way to explain it. some days you come out and score 20 runs, some days you can't seem to get a hit out there. so we know that's part of it. and we've just got to stick with our goals and go out and have good games and hopefully do that tomorrow. >>> the a's wrapping up a three-game set in minnesota with the twins. we're starting to see how strong this rotation really is. the fifth starter, brandon mccarthy going 7 1/3 today. the a's cranked up their offense with hideki matsui and the a's would not stop there. josh willingham just launching one to left in the sixth that stays fair for his third home run

the world champs going for a three-game sweep of the cardinals.posey accepting his rookie of the year award. sandoval, singles. 1-0 giants, zito, solid outing until the sixth. 2-1 cards. next batter, skip schumacher. off the glove of aaron row yafnltd zito takes the loss. cards take the tip fall league. a's in minnesota. oakland two home runs on then season. they get two today. matmatsui's first as an athleti. josh willingham, his third long ball. a four-run sixth inning. mccarthy gets the win. the a's now 4-5 on the season. that's going to be a really big series for the giants as they welcome in l.a. tomorrow night at 7:00. >> alan: coming up, from ex-girlfriend to celebrate. the surprising names on the guest list for the royal wedding. >> alan: coming up at 6:00. kate middleton's hair is still up in the air. the prewegd decision that may have the princess to be at odd with camilla parker bowls. and speaking of the royal wedding, it's less then three weeks away. prince william and kate middleton have successfully kept it seek crut. but uk papers

louis cardinals. game time at 6:05 p.m.es and cool conditions, game time temperature at 55 and dropping down to 50. we have to have the giants heat things up. >> high temperatures in the 70s next week. that is right. 70s. >> we love it. >> and speaking of giants, sports is next. colin rush is going to give us all the highlights. >> and tiger sighting at the masters. he is back in the huntntntntntnt [ female announcer ] it's the jcpenney absolute lowest prices of the spring! get unbeatable doorbusters like $3.99 home expressions bath towels and $4.49 okie dokie infant and toddler playwear! go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. we make style affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney get unbeatable doorbusters like $3.99 home expressions bath towels and $4.49 okie dokie infant and toddler playwear! go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. we make style affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney >>> join me tonight at 9:00 on kofy and latest on the government shutdown. and affect it could have on the bay area and then at 11:00. f

it was 2-1 cardinals. tejada sends this deep to left center.e gets a glove on it but can't hang on and walk off double and san francisco wins 3-2. >> the a's were at minnesota, gonzalez was on pitching six strong innings. gonzalez allowed no rubs and striking out four including all star catcher joe mallard. ellis grounds to garcia and suzuki scores to make it 1-0. puen test gets him to end the game and a's win it 1-0 and now 3-5. >> sharks close out regular season by hosting phoenix. another big sellout crowd. ian white with a slap shot gets a second goal in two nights. late in the period, takes the pass to thorton and scores. made it 2-0, 3-1 would be the final. they clinch in the western conference. >>> 21 years old so far the pressure of leading the masters hasn't gotten to rory mcilroy. after shooting a 66 on friday tiger tried to keep the momentum going. four bogeys. he any isz this one. he is now 7 strokes back. choy putting for par. it drops in. masters channel cabrera got a 57. he is 8 under, just four back, playing in his first masters

the cardinal up three. texas a&m battles back.arter hits the 3, part of the 1-2 run for the aggies but the cardinal had a run of their own. murphy, dishes to michaela. more from the cardinal in the second half. peterson, stop and shoots. aggies rally again. adams driving baseline. drops in the fade-away. 7-0 a&m run. stanford answers with a 7-0 run of their own. 1:30 to play, carter from deep. hits the aggies down just one. under 30 to play, white driving baseline, laying it up and texas a&m wins it, 63-62. upsetting the number one seed in the west, stanford. >> let's tee it up. mickelson has not won a tournament since last year's masters which begins on tuesday. he shell oil in houston, he became the master. this little girl walked away with a new callaway ball from lefty. >> brad joe on the par-3 7th. on line. right club? couple bounces, the hole-in-one. now to the leader, lefty, from the fringe on nine. online, has the speed. first of five birdies in a row. scott verplank yanks the par putt, mickelson only gets stronger. par-3

it was 2-1 cardinals. giants had two on for tejada sends it deep to left center. he gets a glove, a walk off double, san francisco wins 3-2, magic is alive and well. >> a's at minnesota, gonzalez was on pitching six innings, he allowed no runs while striking out four. oakland finally broke through on the sixth, ellis grounds it and suzuki scores. a's win 1-0 and now 3-5. >> sharks close out their regular season by hosting phoenix. another sellout crowd. san jose broke in with the second, slap shot second goal in two nights. late in the period, pavelski gives it to thorton, 3-1 would be the final. sharks clinch second place in the western conference. >> and andrew lutz gets more than a passing grade and mcilroy adds to his oprah: all new -- oscar winning legend shirley maclaine! have you ever seen an alien? >> you might be one for all i know! oprah: ufos -- sex -- and reincarnation. fas-cin-atin'! next "opopopopopopopopopopopopop can you enjoy vegetables with sauce and still reach your weight loss goals? you can with green giant frozen vegetables. over twenty delic

louis cardinals. coyle will have the highlights later in sports but first linda yee with the pregame excitement. >> reporter: it was their victory walk to the ballpark. thousands of giants fans still feeling like champs on opening day and willing to pay anything to get in. the streets, bars all packed hours before the first pitch. inside the park the world series opening day celebrations continued. >> let me welcome you all to the at&t park, the home of your reigning world championships the san francisco giants. cheers and applause >> reporter: team mascot prancing around with a heavy weight championship belt. then the heros made their dramatic appearance to deafening cheers. >> reporter: the screaming got louder as team members were introduced. it wasn't hard to notice the dedicated fans, faithful dressed head-to-toe in team colors. >> we had a couple of tuxes made for the giants. >> giants number 1, baby. >> reporter: but what really wowed the crowd was the presentation of the championship banner. p

louis cardinals. nbc bay area's monte francis is live with the story. >> reporter: the stadium is full for this sold-out game. all the attention is on those rings. the chronicle had a special edition today with the headline "diamond certified." now thousands of fans lined up here several hours in advance of the ceremony. that's because many of them wanted to be among the first 20,000 fans to enter the ballpark and to receive a commemorative world series ring keychain. they also say they are here to be a part of history to mark the team's first world series win last season, since 1958. some fans started lining up here as early as 9:30 this morning. we even ran into a celebrity, dot marie jones. she brought her nephew to the game. >> it's amazing. you know, to be honest, i haven't been in the new stadium. so i'm really excited because i haven't been to the game in years. >> we're tired. we want to get in there and see the game. but it's good. everyone is excited. black and orange. it's awesome. >> and a

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the giants have a chance to sweep the cardinals today.:05. >>> today is the 99th an verse kn ry of the rmf titanic. more than 2,200 passengers were headed off for new york when tragedy struck. the "titanic" hit aniceberg, slowly sending the ship to the bottom of the sea. about 700 people were saved. >>> new information on the fatal collision in daly city. a pedestrian struck and killed on interstate 280. the driver of the car reportedly fled the scene. it is now considered a hit and run collision. the man was struck by a toyota corolla around 5:45 this morning southbound lanes closed for a while for the investigation. some cars are now being let through near the center divide. but reroute if you possibly can. >>> and police are continuing the investigation into the cause of death for a south bay couple. santa clara sheriff's deputies responded to a suspicious circumstance, a death saturday afternoon at a home on west baker drive in cupertino and discovered the bodies of a middle age couple at the residence. the name and address have not b

. >>> the giants and cardinals continue their series tonight at 7:05 at at&t.the pregame ceremony, the giants will receive their world series championship rings. the a's playing at minnesota. courtesy of combat sports net. threatened in the first. derrick barton will try to throw from second. and going to be an easy out. gonzalez got the start for the a's. he gets michael cuddyer looking. gonzalez won his last start against seattle. it has been a pitcher's duel so far. nick blackburn gets a chance. mark ellis with the grounder to lefty. throws it away. kurt suzuki will score to give the a's a 1-0 lead. that is where we stand in the 7th. >>> with andrew lutz returning to quarterback big things are expected of the stanford football team this season. after leading the cardinals to a 12-1 record he figures to be the favorite for the heisman. steve johnson phone taylor led the team with more than a thousand yards rushing last season. here he finds his way into the endzone. he looked to be in mid season form and found wits tight end for a pair of touchdowns. he is a

it was 2-1, cardinals. their last out, the giants had two on for tejada, who sends this pitch deep to left center. rasmus gets a glove on it but can't hang on. it's a walk off double and san francisco wins, 3-2. the magic is alive and well. >>> the a's were at minnesota. gonzalez was on pitching six strong innings. he gets michael cuddyer looking. he struck out four including all-star catcher joe mauer. oakland finally broke through in the sixings. they ground to alexi. and kurt scores to make it 1-0. luke ends the game and a's win it 1-0. they are now 3-5. sharks close out their regular season last night by hosting phoenix. there was another big sellout crowd at the tank. san jose broke a scoreless tie in the second. ian white with the slapshot. it's his second goal in two nights. then late in the period, joe pavelski takes the pass and scores. 3-1 would be the final. the sharks clinch second place in the western conference. >> well, he's just 21 years old but so far the pressure of leading a master's hasn

louis cardinals in the home opener. 5-4. a few extra innings to get it done. >> just a few extra innings. torture continues. one of the things that makes this team special. and endearing to fans young and old. the cast of characters. all season long we have been entertained by the freak, the beard, the rally, the crazy stuff going on. they're really the ones, that bring the team together and make it. makes you feel leak you know them. you know who they are. you are like buds. >> not just one, two, big stars. top to bottom. everyone has a connect, with the team. the question is have they gone hollywood, too hollywood. let's bring in our nbc's joe rossato jr., he doesn't tell us about the future but he takes us into the past. >> reporter: a launching ground for many a great athlete. but one of its greatest all-time teams is that lovable cast of characters, known as the san francisco giants. with a stunning world series win under its belt, the team, thrilled fans old and young alike with a parade down market street. there was b

louis cardinals are sold out.ive at the at&t park. >> reporter: we were supposed to be outside but they led us inside. we can't step on the grass, because if we do they will break but our leg spirit before they start the game, they will raise the world series pennant the first time since they were in san francisco. that will cause the crowd to lose their minds because they really need a win. now they are 2-4. they take on the cardinals appeared not only is this the first home opener, it will be special because they will take donations for that paramedic in santa cruz that went to l.a. and got critically injured by to dr. fans. "d dodgers " fans. we will get interviews starting at 6:00 a.m. this morning >> mark: are you tempted to go a touch the grass? >> will: know i have a security guard looking at me. >> mark: stanley room only seats are starting at $98. --standing room only-- >> darya: time limit president barack obama met late last night narrowing differences about cutting spending. they're trying to agree on

the cardinal trying to take out thing a for the right to play uconn or notre dame who are up next. we bring you the latest. plus, a big day for hideki matsui, reaching a major career milestone. the masters is this week. but you can take to augusta national now with the latest tiger woods video game.

top of the fifth, cardinals up 4-3. albert pujols, crushing his second home run of the year. it took him one game to have two homers last year. took him 13 this year. adding to their lead. matt holliday, doubles to the gap in center. rasmus and pujols would score. cardinals offense providing plenty, as they knock off l.a., 9-5, on the road. >>> to hockey we go. the flyers taking the ice, as they host the buffalo sabers in game one. early in the first period, timo timonen, flipping the puck harmlessly at ryan miller. but mike weber and mike richardson, what? have you got something for me. both teams collapse in a fight. weber and richards sent to the box for roughing. second period, still no score. claude giroux, finding james van riemsdyk. the wraparound to ryan miller as he holds for the task. the game is deadlocked. a stop by bobrovsky, and patrick kaleta is there for the goal. that's all the buffalo sabres would need. a goaltending duel is solved by kaleta. ryan miller made 35 saves. buffalo picks up a huge game one victory. >>> for all of your highlights, join us on "the

louis cardinals. expect this place to explode during the pre-game festivities because that is when they will be raising the world series championship banner. >> kristen: meanwhile, a shadow. >> yesterday the panel heard four and a half hours of heated closing arguments. defense argued that most of the witnesses testifying against bonds have either an ax to grind or financial motive. he admitted he used drugs provided by his trainer greg anderson but he claimed he thought they were flax seed oil. >> look at that big picture. it all adds up to one thing, barry bonds knew. >> jurors will make the decision on three counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. opening statements and testimony took 12 days and included 25 minutes. >> eric: california democrats are raising the prospect of closing some u.c. campuses. first of several hearings on so-called all cuts option to balance the budget starts next week. meantime, jerry brown travels to southern cal to begin the first leg of a statewide to

louis cardinals.at he's done in his first ten years in the major leagues: he's never hit below .300, he's never hit fewer than 30 home runs, and he's never knocked in fewer than a 100 runs. no one in the history of major league baseball has ever done that in their first ten seasons; not babe ruth, not joe dimaggio, not ted williams. pujols, a native of the dominican republic, is now the idol in the baseball-crazy city of.t. louis. but what we found most impressive about albert can't be found between the lines of chalk on a baseball field, as we discovered one night in st. louis at an event where you would not expect to see the game's superstar. last october, they rolled out the red carpet for a gala. but the guest of honor was not albert pujols. ( applause ) this was a night for teenagers with down syndrome, here for an annual prom put on by the pujols family foundation. >> big smiles, and hold it. >> simon: these kids got the full prom treatment. and when albert and his wife deidre arrived, that's wh

the cardinals just went ahead 4- 3. let me show you something here. willie mays, any time he steps on the field that something special. they have the flag, the championship flag, the giants' lead to the game and amend it minute we go on the colonel's tie it up. at almost anybody's feelings here the beard at 4:30 p.m. jonathan struck out early in the contest, there was a good piece of nursnews here. as a giant hit a homerun and patrilateral did good hereand passedand pat burle giants have another a bat and the cardinals are going ahead 4-3. >>pam: alright gary will stay in touch. uc-berkeley baseball program has officially been saved. the good news just announced today, that means cal baseball will continue to represent the campus had entered collegiate schools because of the successful fund-raising efforts. $9 million was presented to the chancellor yesterday, as of sept. uc berkeley announced that for sports including baseball would be eliminated at the end of the academic school year. this sunday at 10:00 p.m., kron 4 has a special encore presentati

louis cardinals. it is the season home opener for the giants. here's a look at the schedule. the gates are going to open here at at&t park at 10:35 this morning. the flag raising with the big championship flag going to take place at quarter to 1:00. the first pitch at 1:35. and the national anthem today will be sung by the band, train. security is going to be very tight though especially after that giants fan was beaten last week after a dodgers game in l.a. so they have a texting system in place here at at&t park. if fans see any raucous activity here in the ballpark, they can text 80899 security. and then any information on where you are and what is going on and security will try to follow up on that. it is expected though to be a happy crowd, an elated crowd really here at at&t park after the big moment, the world series clincher that happened in texas. so since that happened on the road, there it is, today is sure to be a very exciting reunion of fans and players here at home field. then tomorrow is going to be the world series ring ceremony. we're talking about that -- i

if you are heading out to the game tomorrow, game two of the series against the cardinals, game timegrab the jacket, temperatures like this, 56 at game time and 51 when the game wraps up. a look at the 7 day around the bay forecast. a chilly start to tomorrow and cool to mild depending on where you are. winds kicking in will feel like it's in the 50s and warmer sunday and we will have nice spring weather into next week. coming up next. tiger makes his move at the masters. and complete highlights of the giants thrilling home opener, gary has it all, he is coming up next. tonight's sports cast, good evening everybody, dedicated to a major kron fan, traveled here basically just to watch us tonight from -- the mother of matt, these are people that again, gave up a lot just so they could watch kron, so some people come to san francisco to see the sights and go to a ballgame. these people go on vacation, what are you going to do? >> going to watch kron. >> they are people from canada as well. >> i don't care about people out of the country, i'm an american, don't ever forget it. enjoy a bi

it's been nothing but celebrations since the season began, but they go for a sweep on the cardinals on this championship weekend. tiger woods, he takes the lead at the master's. then the fun really begins next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mmm. ahh. yeah. bacon. come celebrate baconalia! only at denny's. america's diner is always open. golf world upside down, lapping the field at the masters. today, 21 year o 14 years ago, a 21-year-old tiger woods turned the golf world upside down. today, 21-year-old rory mcilroy tried to do the same thing. sometimes it's actually easier to play from behind. this has been a probably birdie to start the day. then after a par at the second, to the third fairway, his second shot on the par 4, left- hand turn. that's an eagle. he's tied for the lead with 11 even par. tiger woods on the 8th. the putt for eagle. five under on his ground. mcilroy, it was explosion of epic magnitude. his chip hits the tree. triple bogey. finished ten back. tiger roared back to the lead, but he missed it. that blew his chance. he finished at ten under with a chance to win the tournament. ad

the cardinals take it 6-1. the giants welcome the dodgers to china basin for three straight night games starting tomorrow. wednesday night we have the game here. the a's, a chance to win the first series of the season. wrapping it that you in minute men. the dwins starting to see how strong they are. going 7- 1/3. they cranked up the offense. hideki matsui with his first home run gets the scoring started in the fourth. the a's, they would not stop there. top six, josh willingham launching to left. it stays fair for his third home run. nice to see a power trend. a four-run inning. and the twins put up three in the eighth, brian fuentes finished in the eighth. a three-game set. the masters came down to a close fought battle top of the leader board. at one point today, tiger woods was tomd at the very top. woods, almost back to top form. made this very intriguing. he was going for eagle. he would make the putt to move to ten under. the fist pump is back but he would not pick that his fifth green jacket. that goes

your stanford cardinal in their fourth straight final four, facing texas a&m.heir ticket to the tuesday night championship game. pullen finds ogwumike for two of her 16 in the first half. cardinal up three. texas a&m battles back. carter, the three. on an 11-# -- 11-2 run. then murphy. stanford regains the lead. she wasn't done. drives the lane herself. stanford led at the half. they now up 36-28 in the second half. >>> 'let's tee it up. phil mickelson has not won a tournament since last year's masters. this began thursday. lefty entered the shell houston open and he became the master. always a crowd favorite. this girl has a new callaway from lefty. the shot of the day. brad joe. par-3 7th. probably going in. online. did he hit the right club? a couple bounces. hole-in-one home. back to the leader. lefty from the fringe on 9. on line. how is the speed? names it. first of five birdies in a row. scott verplank, tied with mickelson. short par putt. yanks it. falters, finishes 17-under. mickelson, the par-3 16. nearly holes it. makes the short putt for birdie. tap

it was 2-1, cardinals.wn to their last out, the giants had two on for tejada, who sends this pitch deep to left center. rasmus gets a glove on it but can't hang on. it's a walk off double and san francisco wins, 3-2. the magic is alive and well. >>> the a's were at minnesota. gonzalez was on pitching six strong innings. he gets michael cuddyer looking. gonzalez allowed no runs while striking out four, including all-star catcher joe mauer. oakland finally broke through in the sixings. mark ellis grounds to alexi garcia. and kurt scores to make it 1-0. luke ends the game and a's win it 1-0. they are now 3-5. >>> sharks close out their regular season last night by hosting phoenix. there was another big sellout crowd at the tank. san jose broke a scoreless tie in the second. ian white with the slapshot. it's his second goal in two nights. then late in the period, joe pavelski takes the pass and scores. his together. made it 3-1, would be the final. the sharks clinch second place in the western conference. >>> w

the giants go for a sweep of the cardinals on this championship weekend.r takes the lead at the master's and then the fun really begins next. ,,,, [ male announcer ] for 5 bucks, you can get a sub. or...you can get all this. kfc's $5 everyday meals. 5 meals, 5 bucks. choose from one of the colonel's favorites, like two pieces of original recipe. your choice of sides, biscuit and a medium drink, just 5 bucks. 5 freshly made today. 5 for 5 bucks every day. so why get a sub, when you can get a whole meal -- any day? today is a kfc day. and today tastes so good. mmm. ahh. yeah. bacon. come celebrate baconalia! only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> 14 years ago, a 21-year-old tiger woods turned the golf world upside down. today, 21-year-old rory mcilroy tried to do the same thing, but winning your first major is always the toughest, and sometimes it's easier to play from behind. charl schwartzel, a probably birdie to start his day and then after a par at the second, this is schwartzel's second shot from the third on the par 4, middle of the green

final score here, giants 5, cardinals 4. extra innings gave fans more time to saver an extra special opener. for the first time since the club moved to san francisco, fans can call the team world champs. 42,000 people packed the ballpark turns it into a screaming sea of orange and black. fans are still in post-season form. >> it means everything to me, te world, and i'm really excited. >> i've waited 35 years for thit and it was everything it could be. >> a handful of lucky fans greee players as they made their way from the clubhouse trading high wives and grins -- high fives and grins. >>> we're told that the police presence will be more noticeable monday when the dodgers come to town. the team and the city want to make sure there's no retaliation for last week's incident in los angeles when two men viciously attacked a giant's fan. the fan remains hospitalized in a coma. >> brian is a father and a parac who has dedicated his life to caring for others. >> those two children and other members of his family attended today's g

a thrilling home opener with the cardinals. brian wilson climbing the outfield wall, literally to chaise the championship flag, also in the outfield, pat the bat has four hits on the season, three of them have been home runs, but the cardinals seem to have it in for brian wilson who came in with the bases loaded and let the go-ahead run through. it would have been a shocking and bitter end to a fun day, but sandoval with some timely hitting, brings in rowan with a pinch-hit single. for the second year in a row, rowan comes up with a hit to win it. the come back victory, 5-4, the giants start and finish in style. >> the only negative thing is that my era went to a billion but i don't really care, because both times i have given up runs we have won but ultimately that's really what matters. it's a team game. >> the game was an emotional roller coaster and it was a great game. you know, we -- you know, we're looking at a tough loss, we battled back. we tied the game, and these guys fought hard and it was quite a ball game for the

two runs single and that put the cardinals in front 4-3 going to the bottom of the 9th. the giants had two outs and nobody on base. they were able to come on and tie it themselves, pablo sandoval and then in the bottom of the 12th they win it as aaron who last year got the game winning hit does it again with a shot to deep left center. they call it a single and the giants have themselves a thrilling and very long victory and the fans still celebrating. let's talk about the a's. back in minnesota as they continue their road trip. anderson pitched well in to the 8th inning but the twins were able to string together several hits and joe winds up with a decider, base hit that scores a run and the twins wind win and. >>> royry is leading the masters. tiger is three back and we will be back in studio tonight to talk about all the highlights, all round the majors and great day for the giants, it feels like october again. that's the sporting life. >> all right. thank you. it may be another violent incident between fans of rival teams, coming up on the news at seven on tv36 this

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 could play because the last five teams two points separate. >> dennis had teal on today so we're rooting for the sharks. lots of voice at the game. >> thanks so much. see you at 11:00 on cbs 5. have a good night. good night. [ female announcer ] it's the jcpenney absolute lowest prices of the spring! shop our unbeatable night and day doorbusters, like women's st. john's bay tees for spring, an unbelievably low $4.99, and guy's bold screen tees, the absolute lowest -- only $3.99! even exclusive liz claiborne spring handbags are 50% off! plus, with jcp rewards, get double points with every purchase! shop, earn, save

the cardinals not in a few early runs.an francisco won the first two games and now coast are rival dodgers. it's easier when you're taking it home awards before and. buster posey receive the 2010 rookie of the year award today. if nicole shows highlights from the presentation. >>nicole: thousands of fans cheered on rookie of the year award winner buster posey who was honored at a pre-game ceremony with five previous giants including willie mays, willie in the coffee, gary matthews and sean at effuse go. he thanked them for attending, he said he was humbled to be in their presence. he accepted the award and think his wife and family who were also on the field. if the rest of the giants a joint buster, a teammate she thanks for making it fun to come to the ballpark every day. in san francisco, nicole kron 4 news. >>rob: his pregame ceremony capsule we can long ceremony of events celebrating the giants' recent success. friday's celebration was one they raise the championship flag in front of the at&t park then they receive th

giants versus the cardinals. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> at&t park officially out of hibernation. >> it sure is. giants home opener just hours away. the biggest change fans will see at the stadium when they go there, all coming up. stay right there. ,,,, hey, ellen, what are you doing? just brewing up some dunkin' donuts coffee -- want some? [ whoosh! ] i'd love some. one taste, and you'll understand. delicious dunkin' donuts coffee. pick some up where you buy groceries. america runs on dunkin'. >>> there is a pretty sight. >> just a couple of hours it's going to be filled with fans. >> a lot of hot dogs, a lot of popcorn. and some giants and some cardinals, big day today to say the at least. >> that's right. a few hours more and everything starts there. at&t park as well as the fans. >> i found out after a little visit there yesterday morning. >> reporter: at&t park is officially aout of hibernation. every brick and walkway polished and primed, buntings hung, banners draped and waiting even the streets trimme

brian wilson closed out the game two outs and cardinals take a 4-3 lead. sandoval comes through with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. that knocked in aaron rowan, game tied. rowan at the plate. started the ninth inning rally and sends the crowd home happy. 5-4 giants. reaction. >> didn't care what pitch it was try to get something over the plate and hit hard. >> you put all your personal stuff aside. fact that the team won it. you battle hard and you try to come out on top. >> pre-game ceremonies, after each touched the banner, brian wilson grabbed it, sprinted up the field and up the ladder and the ceremonial raising. >> it was an honor to be part of that and be the guy that puts it up on flagpole. it was a special moment for the city. >> a's were in minnesota yesterday for their home opener. and castillo, fourth inning, down he goes. 1-0 lead. two outs in the eighth and here is a single to right. the game now is tied but next is down the line. one would score and that would be the game winner, 2-1 twins. a's fall to 2-5. >> formula last night as simp

a thrilling home opener against the cardinals. brian wilson climbing the outfield law, literally, to raise the championship flag. also venturing into the outfield, this pat burrell home run in the sixth, making it 3-1. pat has four hits on the season, three with home runs. in the ninth, bases loaded and the go ahead run goes through. it would have been a shocking and bitter end to a fun day, but sandoval with some timely hitting brings in aaron rowan. we go to extra innings. for the second year in a row, rowan comes up with a big hit to win it. pounding a ball that drops between two cardinals for the comeback victory. the giants start and finish in style. >> you know, my e.r.a. went to a billion but i don't care. we won, and ultimately that's what matters. >> the game was an emotional roller coaster, and a great game. you know, we're looking at a tough loss there and these guys battled back. we did the same thing they did, two outs, nobody on, we tied the game. these guys fought hard. it was quite a ball game for the home opener.

louis cardinals again. monty francis is live where fans have been gathering all day and monty, they're ready for more torture, huh? >> right now those fans are heading into the park for the ring ceremony which is scheduled to take place at 6:15. there's excitement here in the air and the chronicle even as a special edition today and the headline here, it's windy and it says diamond certified and as these fans got here several hours in advance of today's ring ceremony. many told us they wanted to be among the first 20,000 fans and they will receive a commemorative world series key thain. they also say they're here to mark the team's first series win since 1968. one of the first in line was a fan from stockton who told us they got here at 9:30 this morning. >> my dad raised me right. i've been a giants fan my whole life. >> we've been waiting for this for a long time. since 2002 any they lost it that time and we've been waiting eight years to even get back and let alone win it any now that they did i don't wa

we weren't scared to take the cardinal on and look what happened all those years later.ook at the stories of those boys and what happened to those boys. now you look at what we did with "priest" an people want to give us a medal for it. i feel the same way, there won't be peace in the middle east until we as the jewish community and the american community takes a better look at the plight, what's going on in palestine. tavis: how much did it really hurt, when you couldn't get it back? >> i wasn't happy but the people who are doing it -- who have it now, they're doing a good job. they're treating us well, we're treating themming well, it's working better than it was working with disney. >> what's the value in this business or any other of being self-made? >> i think the idea is that you done get it hanned to you and you appreciate it a lot more an every day you know, i might say i'm on to the next but trust me, i appreciate itism pinch myself a lot and say how lucky as a kid born in brooklyn and grew up in queens in a rent-controlled apartment sitting on the balcony of so

. >> cardinals and then the dodgers on monday, so clear weather for them. >> pretty much. >> janelle: definitely go out and enjoy the weekend. in the last possible hour, the government avoided a shutdown. joining us live from new york, good morning deanna. >> good morning. >> democrats and republicans reached a budget agreement in the length hour narrowly avoiding a shutdown but no freeze on for planned parenthood. massive hailstorm pummeled oklahoma and a weekend of wild weather. our weather team is tracking the storms and tell you which states are bracing for tornados. >> christian louboutin is seeing red. french fashion mogul is accusing the fashion house stepping all over his signature red sole design. more coming up. >> it was a television event that shocked the nation, the elimination of american idol contestant left people with their jaws drop. it could have a fact that she is a woman. maybe there is female haters out there. it's interesting to see the dynamic play out. >> i know a lot of people were disappointed because of what happened? >> a lot of viewer outrage. we'll have

and many fans at today's game against the cardinals aren't expecting trouble. >> i think we are a little more civilized than some of the people in los angeles. >> i just have this feeling that giants' fans are a lot classier. >> but classier or not, the people in charge of security at at&t park are not taking chances. they are monitoring social networking sites and will be using the behavioral psychologist to control the crowd. as for the security force, it will be 40% larger than a typical home game. >> the intensity and rivalry lends itself to more contacts which is what we call the interactions between security and sfpd. but it is something even above and beyond a normal dodger game we have gone above and beyond that. >> stow's family hopes it will be a peaceful game. the last thing they want is someone seeking revenge on brian's behalf. >> just have fun. rouse the guy next to you. do it all in good fun. that's what brian would want. >> the organization says it is up to everyone to keep the atmosphere calm. anyone who notices trouble brewing is urged to alert security right away. live

louis cardinals. ceremonies will kick off at 12:45. the local band train will sing the national anthem. joining me live is mario with the giants to tell us more about fans are pretty excited. >> opening day is always an exciting time. i can't believe we are here again with another season. the way the season ended last year, we can't wait to start here at home. >> we have important stuff going on tomorrow. >> we do. tomorrow night is also sold out. it's when all of our players receive their world championship rings. that is something we have been thinking about for so many years. it will be a special night. >> and sunday buster posey is receiving his awards. >> yes. buster posey will receive his rookie of the year award. so it will be a great ceremony on sunday as well. >> reporter: thank you so much for joining us. we do want top mention on monday we have 100 paramedics that will be standing at the gates collecting donations for the stow family. bryan stow the giants fan that was brutally beaten at a dodgers game. if you are planning o

the place to be for the home opener against the cardinals.he preparations are done and fans can get inside three hours before first pitch. gates open at 10:35. the cards take bp, then they clear the field for the championship flag raising ceremony at 12:45. the national anthem will be performed by train. then first pitch at 1:35. throwing that first pitch is jonathan sanchez. in his first start of this season, they tookt loss last friday against the dodgers. on the other side, the cardinals send out jake westbrook trying to improve on his 16.62 era. giants won't make it easy coming in with some momentum in their win yesterday in san diego. tomorrow in prime time, we will be live at the ballpark for a giants opening day special right here at 7:00 p.m. >>> a's fans had to rise and shine to follow the game in toronto this morning. it was not on tv in the bay area, just radio. the canadians had the game on their tv. we get the highlights across the border. bottom 6, after the jays scored one run off trevor cahill, another run to end the inning. t

and cardinals take a 4-3 lead. and sandoval comes through with two outs in the bottom of ninth.4. 12th inning, rowan at the plate and then sends the crowd home happy. 5-4 giants. reaction now. >> didn't care what pitch it was tried to get something over the plate. >> you put all your personal stuff aside. you go out and battle hard and come out on top. >> now the pre-game ceremonies that was something else. after each one touched the banner, brian wilson grabbed it. up the ladder and center through the crowd and the ceremony yal raising. >> it was an honor to be a part of that and be the guy that put it up on the flagpole. >> a's were in minnesota for their home opener. fourth inning, michael goes down. in the eighth with a 1-0 lead. two outs in the eighth. a singles to right. next bat, joe mowar, down the line and one scores. that would turn out to be the game winner, 2-1 twins, a's fall to 2-5. >> the formula last night as simple as it would get for the sharks, beat phoenix, attain two points and they would secure the west second seed for the playoffs. good game, didn't happen

the cardinals added go more and no 9th inning come back for the giants. st. louis avoids a sweep with the 6-1 win of the dodgers in town for the first of three tomorrow night. >>> the a's got a game in minnesota that went a little more like the blueprint that they tried to devies devise in the off-season. homer no. 1 for matsui in an oakland uniform. he had a pair hits and scored twic brandon mccarthy backdoors it end the threat. nice effort by mccarthy, who gave up two runs. big inning for the a's was the 6th, whether josh willingham with a towering run to left. solo homeruns for two of oakland's key off-season acquisitions and the as gets four in the inning, nor a 5-0 lead. and they hang on to win 5-3 and take two out of three from minnesota. now it's onto 4-3 in chicago to wrap up the road-trip. >>> the sharks know their first- round stanley cup playoff future. we'll tell you about what when sportswrap continues flood watch and close quarters in the indy race. . >> there were issues to be decide later, but early on today the san josi sharks found out who t

the giant and the cardinals tied at 4. so not a great game for brian wilson.ut the good news, guys, the giants have a chance to win this game. if they do, we'll tell you what happens. >> we'll look for the resolution at 6:00. thank you, dennis and linda. >>> also at today's game, was bryan stow's friends and family. john stow and corey mayfield were with stow when two dodger fans brutally beat him at their season opener last week. they say that stow will be in a medically-induced coma for at least three more days. but they say there was no way they were going to miss today's game. >> it's going to be a very emotional day. it's going to be a very -- very emotional roller coaster for a long time. but we are here today. bryan would want us to be here today and represent him and you know, he would be in the stands with us screaming and cheering on the giants and that's what we're going to do here today. >> talked about it all winter long, couldn't wait for this beautiful day. >> the giants will be holding a fundraiser for stow's family during monday's home game ag