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start by answering a few simple questions at screenforautism.org now abc 7 sports with chris alvarez.regular season finale decides who will earn the eight seed in the west in the inaugural play-in tournament. the orioles are riding a five- game win streak heading int the game against memphis. last night's game had no impact on the playoff race. steph curry, draymond green, andrew wiggins were all able to rest as they turn their attention now to the post season. >> we've got to win two out of the next three games. so basically, that starts tomorrow. so in effect, tomorrow is a playoff game. we've been playing our best basketball at the right time. coach has been saying we're due for a run all year. this last month we've been putting the piece s together to make a run. we want to play the games that matter. there's consequences for a win or loss, and how important every possession is. we lock in mentally and prepare for everything. >> the 2020 basketball hall of fame class was honored. but the biggest name, the late kobe bryant and his wife vanessa gave a powerful speech in his honor. >

we have spencer and chris alvarez joining joining joining california is going to reopen in a few weeks. social distancing? you won't have to do that anymore if you are fully vaccinated, you won't need a mask in most situations. capacity limits will be gone as well. just about the only time there would be regulations is with indoor events with more than 5000 people like at the warriors chase center, however, county health officials have the final say. chris, what do you think about that? >> reporter: i am at chase center, tonight. everyone who got in thisin thiss building, covid test was provided. we are still wearing our masks and being as distant as possible. we are getting closer and closer to normal. this is a good idea. we will be as safe as possible. >> i will be a li if i were there with chris, i would feel okay, because you have to prove you've been vaccinated or texted -- tested. that's fine. in the general public, i see people without masks on. i will be cautious about going within close proximity to them. i will still wear my mask for a while until i feel it is safe to get ri

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let's begin with abc7 news sports anchor chris alvarez. chris. >> reporter: yeah. what can i say?t was a heartbreaker, a tough way to end the season. the dubs had two chances to make the playoffs in this new play-in tournament, tough loss lakers wednesday and a tough brutal loss in overtime tonight with the grizzlies. let's go to some of the highlights from tonight. stephen curry played it all on the floor, scored a game high 39 and played 47 minutes and fans chanting mvp. he was brilliant, but after struggling sunday ja scored big shots all night. here's steph on the game and the outlook moving forward. >> just didn't go our way. i don't know how many different ways to say it. it was a special year all things considered. a new experience for me, draymond alone tried to make the most of the it, come back, everybody make the right strides, take advantage of the summer and don't want to see us next year. >> reporter: james wise will come back from injury and klay thompson will come back from injury. i'm going to land it off to my fully vaccinated colleague luz pena and you were out

chris alvarez with more on this play in game a. chris?e seen lebron james against the warriors plenty of times back in those nba finals rents. that is when he is with the cavs. he is with the lakers. is going to be a lot of fun at staples center during the top of the hour. this is the first time they are meeting in the western conference playoffs are plan. they couldn't have done it in a better. it is a one-game playoff. both guys have great respect for each other. a few days ago lebron called steph curry the mvp of the league. steph curry appreciates that but it is time to compete. >> i am appreciative of he knows when he says something people pay attention. for him to speak on my mvp candidacy is definitely respected. i respect him for it. i appreciate it. it is rate for the entertainment value of what we do. i kind of love the chatter because it is hilarious and it is awesome all at the same time. it will make for a good show. >> everyone counted of the warriors out. he is doing everything he could to lead the team to the position they

this time chris alvarez is live at the chase center with the story. >> reporter: you can definitely feel the energy here. let's see action warming up for this game. they are working for the right to advance to the nba playoffs. the winner of this game will face utah in the first round. the loser, their season is over. while taking on a familiar foe, memphis. they beat the grizzlies sunday afternoon. steph curry had about finding a to win and advance. >> it is a win or go home scenario. we have had high confidence and put together a string of wins and had a tough loss and had to bounce back. we have been there. obviously memphis, it's understandable to know what it takes to beat those guys. have to take advantage of the moment and have fun with it. >> it's pretty much the playoffs. everybody is trying to win. i'm confident in how we will bounce back. >> all right, back out here live, steph curry doing his thing. the game tips off at 6:00 on espn. will have highlights and reaction time on abc news at 11:00. you can stream the game on the espn app, or watch us. 7500 fans excited to be here

chris alvarez joins us now to sort out what this all means. >> after the dust settled the warriors have earned the eight seed and will play the wednesday night. steph curry was james said steph is the mvp in his opinion. steph finished with 46 in today's game and joins ain an kaem duja as thon lescoring titles, multiple mvps and multiple team titles. he was so hot ken bazemore had to cool him off during the enter view. >> just kept pounding the pavement for the entire game and things start to loosen up. >> reporter: heads up. >> that's a good one right there. i'm going to drink that, appreciate you. everybody has to be confident knowing they're going to make an impact of the game on both ends of the floor and we need every single one of them if we're going to do anything in postseason. >> so it will be steph and company headed to staples center wednesday to take to lebron and the defending champion lakers game. tip-off is at 7:00 on espn. we have more coverage coming up in sports. a quick note, the warriors have donated more than 1 million meals this year for their swishes for dishes pr

let's begin with abc7 news sports anchor chris alvarez. chris. >> reporter: yeah. what can i say? it was a heartbreaker, a tough way to end the season. the dubs had two chances to make the playoffs in this new play-in tournament, tough loss lakers wednesday and a tough brutal loss in overtime tonight with the grizzlies. let's go to some of the highlights from tonight. stephen curry played it all on the floor, scored a game high 39 and played 47 minutes and fans chanting mvp. he was brilliant, but after struggling sunday ja scored big shots all night. here's steph on the game and the outlook moving forward. >> just didn't go our way. i don't know how many different ways to say it. it was a special year all things considered. a new experience for me, draymond alone tried to make the most of the it, come back, everybody make the right strides, take advantage of the summer and don't want to see us next year. >> reporter: james wise will come back from injury and klay thompson will come back from injury. i'm going to land it off to my fully vaccinated colleague luz pena and you were ou

visit chewy.com today. >>> now, abc7 sports with chris alvarez. >> it has been quite a ride for the santaroncos upset the two state south carolina semi's and santa clara legend brandi chastain cheering on her broncos. florida state with a chance here but santa clara, this right here. that was big-time. the second straight on the first goal here. what a shock that was way through the second half so trouble through to the broncos as time is winding down. don't forget about kelsey coming through in the clutch again with just under 7:00 to go. caro.kes on their second national title and 1-1 win and penalty kicks. >> we have been through so many challenges. this past year, the hard work, sweat, tears and determination that our team has put in is finally paying off. it feels great to be a champion. i can't be more proud of my team. it has been an incredible ride. >>> for the giants, first place in the nl west, four games series in cincinnati and a big series at home. bring your glove. you will probably get a baseball. bases-loaded for brandon thle ay kindsen has al one run scores and mike yes g

. >>> now abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. >>> oakland entering play against baltimore today two andin their last six games. this youngster ready to go with the glove. trouble in the 3rd. bases loaded, no outs. hayes to left, and then chapman cuts off the throw, and he's sure handed, actually throws it away. 3-0. broken bat blooper. another run scores. 4-0 baltimore. and still in the 3rd, a nightmare inning. fly ball to right. canna makes a great play, but it's deep enough to score another run. the orioles scored six in the inning, and baltimore wins 8-4. >>> 49ers picked up the fifth year option on mike. the niners took three players in the fifth round. moore out of western ern ern er washington, lenore out of oregon, huafonga out of louisiana, and mitchell. >> it's just such an unbelievable moment, and it's really fun. that's never lost on me. sometimes you have a pick right there after, so you have to snap right back, but you know, that's kind of what make this is thing fun. >> i'm sitting there talking and they're trying to be polite to me, and they're really just saying see you

we have chris alvarez outside of the staple center. >> reporter: it was a heartbreaker for warrior fans. let's go to the game. steph curry was amazing. he made a three pointer to end the first half. the warriors had a 13 point lead at the break. as you saw just right now. lebron james came through in the clutch when it mattered most. it was a good defensive stand. lebron hit a 30-footer to beat that buzzer or that shot clock that is. lakers win 103-100. here's steph curry after the game. >> everything changed when it goes in. all time great players make great shots, that's what happens. no different tonight. a tough one. >> had to get at least get up on the rim. second thing i saw was three rims. you know. from being poking in the eye in the previous possession in transition. i just aimed for the middle one. >> so golden state as you mentioned ama not out of it they will host memphis tomorrow night. dub nation showed up. worth coming back for a huge game on friday night. >> chris, thanks very much. >>> hundreds of warriors showed up outside of chilly weather. >> total disappointment for

. >>> now abc7 sports with chris alvarez. >>> on this date 11 years ago today was also mother's day andt that. dallas braden through a perfect one against the tampa bay's.tama oakland taking on the raise today with a chance to sweep the series. we have dancing moms at the coliseum. everyone having fun in the sunday said. autumn for the a's are up 1-0. tomorrow runs are going to score. it is 3-0. oakland top of the fifth. two on for tampa batampa batampa stephen thinks he has a plan all of a sudden over the wall and all of a sudden it is a 3- 3.: urban can't believe that. two hits were homeruns including this 398 foot blast from microcell. the bottom of the eighth two on and two outs. a wild pitch but matt olson got a late jump going to their. mike zunino fires to joey wendle for the out as they tack in. they are finishing a stretch of 17 days with a game in a row. they played a lot of baseball. >> the giants with a chance to sweep san diego. johnny cueto back on the mound for the first time since april 14th battling the injury. jake cronenworth, watch out in the cove. that almost landed

we have chris alvarez outside of the staple center. >> reporter: it was a heartbreaker for warrior fans. let's go to the game. steph curry was amazing. he made a three pointer to end the first half. the warriors had a 13 point lead at the break. as you saw just right now. lebron james came through in the clutch when it mattered most. it was a good defensive stand. lebron hit a 30-footer to beat that buzzer or that shot clock that is. lakers win 103-100. here's steph curry after the game. >> everything changed when it goes in. all time great players make great shots, that's what happens. no different tonight. a tough one. >> had to get at least get up on the rim. second thing i saw was the eye the previous possession in transition. i just aimed for the middle one. >> so golden state as you mentioned ama not out of it they will host memphis tomorrow night. dub nation showed up. worth coming back for a huge game on friday night. >> chris, thanks very much. >>> hundreds of warriors showed up outside of chilly weather. >> total disappointment for dub fans as the golden state warriors lose to

. >>> getting into sports with chris alvarez, i think you've got a little bit of everything. >> i dond i want to promote the beach newscast. coming up in sports, it is the final sunday in may. plenty of baseball. the giants looking to make a statement ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ monitor, check and lock down you money with security from chase. control feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. >>> after looking just awful against the dodgers at oracle last weekend the giants had the chance to win three straight against l.a. at dodgers stadium and climb, bragging rights on the line for these two fans. trance jumped on clayton kershaw in the first. mauricio high and detailed left and that is a two homeowner. dube on imitates dodgers pitcher trevor bauer, puts the sword away while crossing the plate. austin slater continues his own on kirchoff, his third homer on him. ties in with buster posey for a good stack there. giants ace kevin gausman is doing six innings, two hits, no. seven strikeouts., go to the bottom of the ninth and it is a two run shot off jake mcgee that made it a 5- 4 game. it made it

. >>> sports with chris alvarez. >> file this under weird baseball injuries. out indefinitely after breaking his left pinky finger while playing a video game. hit his hand in frustration apparently. yesterday's start he threw with atbroken pinky. a's trying to sweep baltimore or avoid the sweep, i'm sorry, today. got hit near the eye by a ball that ricocheted off a screen during batting practice. here, he looks fine. he finished a triple short of the cycle. bottom seven, down a run. jed lowrie is safe at first. and then matt th gresve bas thgaatplay here. dj stewart deep drive to center. look at ramon laureano. what a catch against the wall. all fired up. stewart just shocked. how did that happen? bottom of the 8th, the laser goes deep to right center. a's win 7-5. all the talk after the game was about those amazing plays from laureano. >> it's taken away two and giving you two. if he had to flip over the wall to get it, he was going to flip over the wall to get it. there are certain guys that just find a different level of competing in certain plays and certa

now abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. you know who had the best record in the national league today?nts, 19 and 13 after beating san diego last night the giants lead the padres by a game and a half. and the dodgers lose four straight by 2.5. giants fans feeling good, looking good, so good to have giants fans back at park. bottom 2. two on. two out. 3-0 giants. a warm day at oracle park. and the ball was jumping off the bat. brandon belt, 410 feet. and it's 4-1 san francisco. got a sowf souvenir for that fan. six innings , struck out 7. manny ma chai machado, have a seat. a little saturday afternoon yarder, 460-foot blast. giants win 6-1. they'll try to sweep tomorrow. a's fans, they're grooving at the coliseum. here we go, saturday baseball, seth brown into the game with his first walk-off career homer. first at-bat today, a two-run blast, let's bash in the dugout. a's feeling good. the 2nd inning was the austin allen show. the catcher throws at kevin. out by a good amount. out to end the inning. bottom half. here goes his first homer of the year, 3-0 oakland. what a sequence for all

. >>> now, abc7 sports with chris alvarez. >>> you know who had the best record in the national league? the san francisco giants after beating san diego last night. they lead them by a game and a half. giants fans feeling good and looking good at oracle park. these dance moves are spot on. saturday, bottom two, scoreless two. brandon crawford, 407 foot last to write center. it is 3-0, giants . warm day in oracle park means baseballs jumping off of brandon belt as well. 410 feet, and it is 4-1. giants , this fan has a souvenir. manny machado, looking, and he walks back to the dugout. austin slater, the game-winning home run last night. a little saturday afternoon yardwork. how about 456 b2 dead center? mustache power. giants win, 7-1. here is the brandons divisional games. >> i would think so. but i don't think that's necessarily what we are worrying about. >> when you are playing a team like this that you know is going to be in it all the way till the end, you want to win as many games as possible. it could be huge for us to ■et another win tomorrow. we've got a pretty good ball club,

abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. >>> it comes down to this tomorrow for the warriors regular season finaleo will earn the eight seed in the western conference. warriors riding a season high five-game win streak. heading into that afternoon game at chase center against memphis. last night's game against new orleans had no impact on the playoff race. stefon curry, draymond green and andrew wiggins were all able to rest as they turn their attention to the post season. >> we have to win two out of our next three games. so basically, that starts tomorrow. so in effect, tomorrow is a playoff game. >> we've been playing our best basketball at the right time. coach has been saying we're due for a run all year. i feel like this last month we've been putting the piece s together to make a run. >> we always say we want to play the games that matter. this is the beginning of it. there's consequences for win or a loss, and how important every possession is, lock in mentally, be prepared for anything. >> the 2020 basketball hall of fame class honored today, kevin garnet, tim duncan among those inducted.

. >>> chris alvarez joins us with a preview of sports. chris? >>> coming up in sports.bay area teams have games go down to the wire. tomorrow is the final day of the nba regular season, why the warriors are in playoff welcome to jack in the box. hey, jack, i heard your chicken- who told you that? it was jimmy wasn't it? no, i heard your chicken comes with classic and spicy in the same box, so i don't have to choose. ah yes. best of both worlds. my 50/50 popcorn chicken. only at jack in the box. in business, it's never just another day. it's the big sale, or the big presentation. my 50/50 popcorn chicken. the day where everything goes right. or the one where nothing does. with comcast business you get the network that can deliver gig speeds to the most businesses and advanced cybersecurity to protect every device on it— all backed by a dedicated team, 24/7. every day in business is a big day. we'll keep you ready for what's next. comcast business powering possibilities. ♪ refuse to choose and get my $6.99 50/50 popcorn chicken with both classic and spicy for the best of

here is chris alvarez on the most important position in football.>>> jimmy garoppolo is back taking snapsquestions regarding the teams up in draft. >>> when it initially happened there are 1 million emotions that go on. you think of all of the possible scenarios and things like that. i want to play >> he still has a nice touch. never going to pass that line. really feeling good about it. >> it is the return from a high ankle sprain that has coach shanahan's attention. cement jimmy looks like i have always known him. he seems great. his ankle seems pretty hill. it looks so good. >> so far so good for the rookie lance who is making strides and showing classes splashes beyond his age. >> he looks better than a rookie quarterback. >> being with him he has been everything we have hoped in more. i think he is a very smart kid. he is a very humbled kid. >> he has been cool. he has. the whole room it is a really good group of guys. everyone is competing.>>> actions speak louder than words. we have heard a lot of words from the oakland a's about how hard they have been working on the howard's term

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here's abc7 sports anchor chris alvarez with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morningt chance to lead for the first time since the 2015-2016 season. pregame with brother-in-law damien lee back in the building after a troubling bout with covid. cory had 24 in the first quarter and he's just getting warmed up and fired up. warriors at 25 at the half. third quarter now, draymond green and one of five rebounds ahead to steph and curry in range. splash. 35 and so nice we show it twice. look where he is on the floor between the administering and logo and gets space over the defender and splash. ninth three pointer of the night and loses pass but goes between the legs and gets to steph, ten three of the night and steph feeling good and laughing down the floor. draymond had 13 assists and easily the most memorable. steph finishes with 49 points, 11 threes and the warriors set a franchise record with 27 made three pointers and win by 39, 136-97 the final. >> i appreciate the love and obviously nice to have back hand and this interaction second and that's great. two on for and t

. >>> chris alvarez joins us with a preview of sports. >>> coming up in sports, both baseball teams areion. the warriors and sharks to start slow. a th welcome to jack in the box. hey, jack, i heard your chicken- who told you that? it was jimmy wasn't it? no, i heard your chicken comes with classic and spicy in the same box, so i don't have to choose. ah yes. best of both worlds. my 50/50 popcorn chicken. only at jack in the box. ♪ refuse to choose and get my $6.99 50/50 popcorn chicken with both classic and spicy for the best of both worlds. only at jack in the box. >>> sports on abc7 news is sponsored by your local toyota dealers. >>> the nba regular season is rapidly becoming to a close. the warriors are fighting for spot the west. golden state is in houston. steph curry is dancing. they're trying to snap a slide. look at this editing right here, you see the third-quarter run as andrew wiggins get things going. he had x quick points as he slams at home. now we have a trip on the corner. that run is ballooning. here's can't. here is the corner triple, making it a 17-0 run. he started

here is sportscenter chris alvarez without stephen curry and draymond green look at the road ahead.'r: the workers were one win away from making the playoffs, but after two losses, their season is over. whether stephen curry claims his third mvp award is still to be determined. after the finale, stephen curry has been playing with a hairline fracture. the dubs will look different when they return healthy next season. >> i expect to be extremely involved. it's the way it's got to be. i think there were a lot of successes this year, but we did not win a championship. have to go back to the drawing board and figure it out. >> their decisions that have to go into it. let's keep it real how we become that team again. we will figure that out as we go. from 15 winds to where we are now, that's not what we are used to but it's a step in the right direction. >>> giants and dodgers, making the first mlb appearance in five years. max muncy, blasting one deep.on dodgers were dominant most of the day. here comes buster posey, two run laser to left. giants 6-3. the new dodger giving abe at 28 dodg

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here's chris alvarez with the highlights. >> reporter: good morning.giants lost in a game the should have won. saturday, the giants tried to avoid another late inning collapse. the pirates have cool boats out in pittsburgh. the giants scored three runs in the first. crawford, his second homer. the giants lead into the seventh. the rookie pitcher struggled. a two run double ties things at six. bottom of the ninth, still tied. stallings with a no doubt two run shot to win the game and the giants lose. >>> how about the a's and twins. it's not that early. this will wake you up. matt olson crushing this baseball. ninth homer of the year. bottom of the seven, the a's up. minnesota loads the bases. matt chapman, he's a gold glove and he shows you right there. we show what twice as he leans over to make the tough play. bottom of the eighth, no one will catch this one. three run blast. the twins beat the a's. they played the rubber match today. >> it's a sunday showdown. the season finale between the warriors and grizzlies decides which is the eighth seat in t

with more, here is chris alvarez from los angeles. >> this had to be with the nba had in mind when theynt. the golden state warriors will play the lakers. stefan the braun going head-to- head in staples. while not a game 7, the seventh seed is on the line and there is a lot of urgency tomorrow night. >> we miss those moments and the experiences. it has been two long years to even get back to that type of moment. excited about being in this position and what it took to get here. >> playing steph curry and the warriors is always a tough match. we look at it as a game 7 for sure. >> it is what you live for. ura a a a a a a you are playing against lebron james and the lakers. >> the simplest way to put it is we are coaching to win. whatever we need to do to win this game is what we will do. >> nobody thought we would be in this position. a lot of people had its way down in the standings. there are a lot of were flipped on their head to this point. >> transfer lebron james calling stefan kirby the mvp he says he appreciates the praise but that will go out the window tomorrow night when thing

yesterday a unique day-night hitter and abc7 news' chris alvarez was there. >> the ultimate fan double for people doing the same thing as me. >> we are, a double. >> it is unbelievable to come here and walk two different arenas within a mile of each other. >> well, i just have some sort of baseball going. [ applause ] >> if i was not doing what i am doing i think i would be spending an entire day -- >> will you go to the warriors game tonight? there we go! [ laughing ] >> if steph conceded, what would you say to steph? >> hey, it is me. >> go giants, go warriors. >> when you have so many games in the same area back-to-back, you have to take advantage of it! >> a very good day. a couple of stadium notes. the nfl is planning, hoping to have full stadiums this up coming season. as we showed you the schedule earlier. we are four months away. hopefully we will be safe by then. regarding the as stadium, the mayor of las vegas said today she has been talking with major league baseball for two years about the as relocating to vegas so anybody that thinks the as are trying to bluff the city of

here's chris alvarez with the highlights. >>> good morning.for skim of the dodgers friday night, thrilling victory in 10 innings. saturday's game much less drama but just as much fun. 11 years ago, that marked buster posey's final call. top of the second, gits down. two run single up the middle. solano made two errors that led to a run. in the third, second homer of the year. 5-2. giants got up to wait 7-2 lead. here's albert at the plate. web snakes it. five innings earned runs. evan longoria sporting his may mustache. his eighth homer of the year. giants score 11 runs. their most at dodgers stadium since 2013. this will make you a fan for life. he gives a fan of baseball. the a's and angels. the happiest human, the young man after he got a foul ball. top of the third, ripping it to right-center. what a catch. frankie approves the effort. the angels score. two run single to left. he's 40 rbi, fifth most in the majors and you know he can pitch. oakland had three hits. chapman, what a play. the a's lose. the series finale is today. nba playoffs

here's chris alvarez of with the highlights. true good morning. the judgment.erse came over the dodgers friday night, thrilling victory in 10 innings. saturday's game much less drama but just as fun. 11 years ago, that was the final call for good. giants 1-0. two run singled up the middle. donovan made two errors that led to a run. in the third, the second homer of the year made it five-to. giants got to a 7-2 lead. over pool holes at the plate. he snakes it. five innings. evan longoria is sporting his may mustache. his eighth homer of the year. giants score 11 runs. their most at dodgers stadium. this will make you a fan for life gives the youngster a baseball. giants win. a's and angels. happiest was this young man after he got a foul ball. grip to write center. want a catches he flashes score in the fifth. angel score more than a run. 40 rbi, fifth most in the majors. oakland had three hits but here some gold glove defense. what a play. the a's lose. the season finale is today. >>> the blazers looking to even their series with denver. he scored 16 points in

here's chris alvarez with the highlights. >> reporter: the nba regular season rapidly coming to a closeiors are fighting for one of the final playing spots. stephen curry feeling good about things. trying to snap the slide. 3rd quarter, a different story. they will go on a big run. andrew wiggins gets it going. he will slam it home. six points for him. stephen curry, the corner triple. the warriors take the lead. they are rolling. houston with no points. a corner triple. he started slow but caught fire in the third quarter. another triple and a layup. 24-0 run opened things up. the warriors win 113-87. >> i think everybody was feeling good. we came to play and let go with the rope a little, but we turned it on. >> a crucial game for us to win. we have to carry momentum into new orleans. >> baseball. giants in san diego. manny machado goes from 0-0 to 3-0. three run homer. the padres take the lead. giants were down. base hit to left. the rbi single brings it within a run. the giants within striking distance. his solo blast to write. part of a three run frame. the padres win. >> this youn

here is chris alvarez with the highlights. >> reporter: friday night, the giants lost to the pirateson. saturday, the giants tried to avoid another late inning collapse. the pirates, out there in pitt the giants scored three runs in the first. crawford his second in as many games. giants lead into the seventh but the rookie picture, rbi single. wild pitch then scored a run. two run double ties things at six. third blown save in 12 appearances. bottom of the ninth still tied. stallings with the no doubt two run hit. how about a's and the twins. it's not that early. this will wake you up. how about matt olson crushing this baseball. ninth homer of the year. 2-0. minnesota loads the bases. pop up to the left side. chapman, gold glover and he shows you what . we show it twice as he leans over to make the tough play. bottom of the eighth, no one will catch this one. three run blast. the twins beat the a's. it's a decides which team earns the eighth seed in the nba and nodular pay in tournament. looking to keep the momentum going. >> we say we want to play the games that matter and this is

here's chris alvarez with a highlights >> >> reporter: two weeks remain in the warriors are fightingots in the west. golden state in houston. stephen curry feeling good, trying to snap a two game slide. they will go on a big run. andrew wiggins gets it going. he will slam at home. six points for him. stephen curry, the corner triple. warriors take the lead. dubs is rolling. curry, corner triple. he started slow but caught fire in the third quarter. another triple. a layup here. curry scored 23 in the third and the warriors win big. >> i think everybody was feeling good in the second half. we came to play and time didn't matter. we could've let go of the rope a little bit but turned it on. >> crucial game for us to win. we got it done. we need to carry momentum into new orleans. >> reporter: manny machado goes from nothing to 3-0. three run homer to left field. the padres take the lead. top of the fifth, the giants down. base hit to left. the rbi single brings it within a run. giants within striking distance. bottom of the eighth, solo blast to write. part of a three run frame. >>> th

here's chris alvarez with the highlights in this morning sports. >> reporter: can be a regular seasonmain in the warriors are fighting for one of the final blank spots. gold in in houston. stephen curry feeling good about things. they trail by six at the break. 3rd quarter is a different story. they will go on a big run. ascots right here. he will slam at home. six points are there. stephen curry, the corner triple. warriors take the lead. they are rolling. houston with no points. 17-0 run. he started slow but caught fire in the third quarter. another triple and then a layout. he scored in the warriors win big 113-87. >> i think everybody was feeling good in the second half. we came to play and the time that mattered the most. >> a really crucial game for us to win. we got it done and now we have to carry momentum into new orleans. >>> baseball. giants. manny machado goes from nothing to 3-0. three run homer to left field. padres take the lead. top of the fifth, the giants are down. base hit to left. the rbi single brings it within a run. the giants within striking distance. a solo bl

here sports anchor chris alvarez with the highlights. >> reporter: the giants lost in a game the should'veaturday, the giants trying to avoid another late inning collapse. the pirates, the giants scored three runs in the first. crawford, his second homer in as many games. the giants led into the seventh. but the rookie pitcher struggled. in two run double ties things at six. his third blown save. bottom of the ninth, still tied. stallings with a two run shot to win the game and the giants lose 8-6. >> it's not that early. this will wake you up. matt olson crushing this. ninth homer of the year. bottom of the seven, a's up. a pop-up to the left side. chapman is a gold glover and he shows you right there. ay leans over the tarp toke ei one will catch this one. three run blast. the twins beat the a's. they play the rubber match today. >>> it's a sunday showdown. the regular season finale between the warriors and grizzlies decides which earns the eighth seed in the western conference. the warriors are playing their best basketball, writing a season-high five-game win streak and they will keep

chris alvarez is live outside staples center in l.a. with more. you have to do is say staff versus lebron. that is all you need. to get it right larry? that is all you really need to say but i will go a little more in depth. as you mentioned all of those years lebron played stephanie finals. that is when he was with the cavs. this is the first time they will meet in a western conference plan playoff type of scenario. is go in that plane situation. tonight's game is a part of the game. the winner of tonight's game will automatically advance into the first run of the play all strict they will take on phoenix over the weekend. is a will have a home game against the winner of san antonio and memphis. the plan a little bit. the worriers are underdogs but in a one-game playoff really anything can happen. >> i hope it is in our advantage in terms of it being the better team at night. they are at home. that does matter. i feel like we can come in gunslinging ready to start the game off hot and carry momentum we have had over the last 20 or so games. >> i

here is chris alvarez with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> reporter: good morning.hance to lead the nba in scoring since 2016 season when he had 402 three's, pre-game with brother damian lee back in the building after a troubling bout with covid. curry had 24 in the first quarter. here we go. splash. he is just getting warmed up and fired up. warriors up 25 at the halffelt third quarter, green, one of if i ever rebounds ahead to stef. curry is always in range. splash, 35 and so nice we show it twice. look where he is on the floor between the arc and the logo. a little later, slows down a bit, gets enough space over the taller defender, and 9th three-pointer of the night. between the legs, to steph, 10th three of the night. steph laughing down the floor. dray-mind had 13 assists, great play. steph finishes with 49 points, 113s. the warriors set a franchise record, 136-37. mvp chance reigning down for steph. >> i appreciate the love. nice to have fans back in, have those interactions and when playing well t is about entertainment, fun, joy. i love those type of enviro