look at clayton kershaw. his first major league homer. he blasts it. that is the only run he would need. clayton kershaw throws a shut out. there is magic johnson luving it -- loving it. three three shuts out against the giants. our a's fans, fred inglis is there tonight and the a's have a challenge tonight, one of the best pitchers in the american league facing the a's. >> reporter: a's 46 home opener. it is a sell out. some non-believers have been converted. the a's won 94 games last season. that tied them for 4th best in the major leagues with the san francisco giants. they won the west on the final day and now several new additions are learning to appreciate this new fun loving bunch. >> a lot about the character. the guys in here and how much they believe in themselves. how much energy and talent that we have over here. a great ball club. we expect big things. >> reporter: unfortunately the a's lost 8 straight regular season opener and facing felix hernandez, the $117 million pitcher for the mariners, not exciting. they were 2-1 against felix hern

look at clayton kershaw. his first major league homer. he blasts it.t is the only run he would need. clayton kershaw throws a shut out. there is magic johnson luving it -- loving it. three three shuts out against the giants. our a's fans, fred inglis is there tonight and the a's have a challenge tonight, one of the best pitchers in the american league facing the a's. >> reporter: a's 46 home opener. it is a sell out. some non-believers have been converted. the a's won 94 games last season. that tied them for 4th best in the major leagues with the san francisco giants. they won the west on the final day and now several new additions are learning to appreciate this new fun loving bunch. >> a lot about the character. the guys in here and how much they believe in themselves. how much energy and talent that we have over here. a great ball club. we expect big things. >> reporter: unfortunately the a's lost 8 straight regular season opener and facing felix hernandez, the $117 million pitcher for the mariners, not exciting. they were 2-1 against felix hernande

. >>> now baseball, dodgers pitcher clayton kershaw hit his first career home run against san francisco. and the former cy young winner also pitched a 4-0 shutout. the 2012 rookie the year bryce harper of the washington nationals hit home runs in his first two at-bats against miami. and the nats beat the marlins, 2-0 there. >>> before the nationals game, opening-day ceremonies included a giant flag in the outfield and a special sandy hook tribute. moments of silence were also held in other major league ballparks for those affected by the shootings in newtown, connecticut. >>> in moscow, students showed off their riding tricks. their secret? specially bred horses trained to run at 25 miles per hour. boy, that just hurts the back had you see them do that. >>> tom hanks brings down the house. heidi klum comes to the rescue and a hugely embarrassing moment for the dancing judd. you're watching "early today." joo >>> welcome back to "early today." leave the umbrella behind, grab the sunglasses in cases. temperatures in the 70s in many cases. vegas at 84. phoenix at 91. then as we go into wed

fun under the sun, clayton kershaw, ready to go, brandon belt goes down swinging in the second.kershaw, complete game, four hits, 7 strikeouts, guess who goes wide? kershaw, first pitcher to hit a homer on opening day. dodgers win, 4-0. >> i mean, you know, you look forward to a challenge. because you know, obviously it is one of the best in the game. he has had a lot of success, you look forward to the challenge. >> you know, kershaw never gave us a chance to do much at all today. and that is typical for him. we'll have to find ways to kind -- find ways to get runs off of him. you know that is what you expect from him. >> no reason to panic, still 161 games left. by the way, giants and dodgers face off at 7:00 tomorrow night. we'll be back in the 6:00 news cast to preview the a's home opener against the mariners tonight. plus, news regarding the quarterbacks for both the 49ers and raiders. >> all right, if you lose on opening day, there are many games remaining. >> let's talk to kimberly terry at at&t park in san francisco, she has been hanging with the faithful giants fans, hi

that was back in 2011 when tim lincecum faced off against clayton kershaw. this year it will be matt cain against kershaw tomorrow. it will be a season opener full of story lines pitting rival versus rival. >> bell rings monday. you know, we'll be facing a very good club and a very good pitching club. we know it's time to get going. >> it's going to be fun to go out there and play against another very good team. you can include the rivalry in everything and playing at dodger stadium, it's going to be a blast. >> there's a lot of ways to improve your team in the offseason, you know, free agency, trades. i feel like, you know, they did it their way and we did it our way by keeping the same guys we had. >> they made a lot of moves last year too. they're a good team. obviously, we have a strong you know, we're excited to play them this coming week. >> march madness action here. duke and louisville. this one was marred by a horrific injury. too graphic to show. louisville's kevin ware contesting a shot, came down hard. broke a bone in his lower right leg. teammat

. >>> in baseball now, dodgers pitcher clayton kershaw hit his first career home run against san franciscoformer cy young winner also pitched a 4-0 shutout. the 2012 rookie of the year, bryce harper of the nationals, he hit home runs in his first two at-bats. the nats beat the marlins 2-0. before the nationals game, opening day ceremonies included a giant flag in the outfield and a special sandy hook tribute. moments of silence were held in other major league ball parks for those affected by the shootings in newtown, connecticut. >>> just ahead, tom hanks brings down the house. heidi klum comes out and she's -- a hugely embarrassing moment for the "dancing with the stars" wynona judd. entertainment straight ahead chtd ors? it's post shredded wheat. chtd disease. post shredded wheat is made with only one ingredient: one hundred percent whole grain wheat, with no added sugar or salt. try adding fruit for more health benefits and more taste in your bowl. it's the ideal way to start your heart healthy day. try post shredded wheat. this has been medifacts for post shredded wheat. [ male announc

. >>> clayton kershaw against the giants. brandon crawford to swing in the sixth.e of seven strikeouts on the day for kershaw. scoreless game in the 8th inning. kershaw sends it over the center field wall. his first career home run. the dodgers win this one 4-0. kershaw becoming the first player since bob lemon in 1953 to hit a home run and throw a shutout on opening day. >>> the new york mets taking on the padres at citi field. bases loaded. this is the seventh. deep to leftment mitsinitially s like it's going off the wall. they rule it a home run. 11-2 win over the pads. unlike the other new york team, they start off the season with a victory. >>> to the hard court. dunk city is -- usc, not much of a surprise here. andy enfield, florida's gulf coast team became the darlings of this year's ncaa tournament advancing to the sweet 16 before getting knocked off by florida. it's named the new head coach at southern cal. enfield was making about $157,000 a year at fgcu. sources tell espn that he will earn roughly ten times that much at sc. enfield does, however, face a

clayton kershaw was better. he breaks up the scoreless tie with a shot over the wall. it centers first big league homer comes up. joe cantos living it up in l. a. add three more. casillas wild pitch. they had a couple of more, 4-0 the final. he has six lifetime shut outs in the major league. three of them against the giants. >>> as bad as it was for the giants that is it. the biggest of all, cal women all victorious >>> a little tnt talent and tenacity and it's landed the cal women in the championship for the first time. watch armstrong not take no for an answer. they go to overtime. cal with a 7-0 run dominating britney stole it. she converts on the other end. cal up for good. but just to make sure, lesia clarendon with the popper. they will face either tennessee or louisville next sunday. >>> not to forget that fabulous cbi tournament for the men. santa clara in the best of three for the championship taking game one kevin foster bumps 28 for the broncos. seems like ions ago the sharks opened the season seven straight wins looking to close out the regular season. make

however, it was current dodger ace pitcher clayton kershaw carrying the day. ad. he followed that up with a complete-game shutout of the san francisco giants. no one has thrown a shutout and hit a homer on opening day since cleveland's bob lemon in 1953. and guys, bryce harper unbelievable talent. he is a beast when he swings that bat. i mean that in a good way. >> as we said on pace to hit 324 home runs this season after two on opening day. >> he may slow down during the season. >> all right, thanks so much. >> so far who is undebeated? >> the boston red sox. >> so far. still ahead this morning on "starting point" -- >> the hit show "castle" celebrating its 100th episode next i will talk to the star stana katic about the too hot to handle romance tension between her character and co-star. also this morning find out why heidi klum is being hailed a hero. 46 minutes past the hour. you're watching "starting point." the act of soaring across an ocean in a three-hundred-ton rocket doesn't raise as much as an eyebrow for these veterans of the sky. however, seeing th

. >> the giants all the they wanted of clayton kershaw and now the pirates can say the same. 7 shutout inning you and has more home runs run than runs scored against him, zero. 1-0. >>> baseball first in atlanta, chicago leeds the brave. upton leads off against marmol and it's a tie game. next up, upton's brother, justin. yes, back-to-back homers by brothers, to tie and win the game in successive at-bats. laroches, adam and andy are the last two brothers to homer in the same game. that has been done 25 time, but the uptons are the first to do that and win the game. >>> after initially having trouble scoring runs there has been no problem for the a's. kobcocrisp initially got it going against oakland's new rival in the al west, the houston astros. chris goes the opposite way, leading off against bud norris. well, that is something another bay area kid, jason castro found out in the bottom of the inning. he goes that way with a pair of runners aboard. this off bartolo cologne since his suspension. noris dumps one into right center. they scored 4 times before the inning was ore.

clayton kershaw was better. he breaks up the scoreless tie with a shot over the wall.centers first big league homer comes up. joe cantos living it up in l. a. add three more. casillas wild pitch. they had a couple of more, 4-0 the final. he has six lifetime shut outs in the major league. three of them against the giants. >>> as bad as it was for the giants that is it. the biggest of all, cal women all victorious. show you why it was a historic conquest for cal when we come back. sports part two next. [ male announcer ] hurry to subway for the new $3 six-inch select. this april, it's the black forest ham. made the way you say and still just $3. it's one of our april featured values, the newest way to enjoy subway every day! subway. eat fresh. >>> a little tnt talent and tenacity and it's landed the cal women in the championship for the first time. watch armstrong not take no for an answer. they go to overtime. cal with a 7-0 run dominating britney stole it. she converts on the other end. cal up for good. but just to make sure, lesia clarendon with the popper. they will

he was outshined by clayton kershaw. thousands more will be pack today.ants are expected to sell out here. if we come back here live we can walk you through the park and show you the behind the scenes preparation. as we come through here yo can see we've guilty a lot of the guys here. they are basically restocking all of the beverages into the booths you see here. i asked them how many hot dogs they have ready for the game today. he didn't know but you could guess it's thousands and thousands. if you take a look here to the mustard stand. there is a lot of delivery trucks here today. a lot of local restaurants will be opening up early around 9:30. if you want to catch an early brunch before you head into the game. the first pitch again 1:35. we'll have the jersey boys sing the national anthem. and coming up later i'll tell you a funny story about jeremy and last years season opener. >>> sal, i'm starting to taste the garlic fries. that is my splurge at the ballpark. >> you know actually they have a lot of good food there. >> they do. >> good morning, ever

he was outshined by clayton kershaw. thousands more will be pack today.ts are expected to sell out here. if we come back here live we can walk you through the park and show you the behind the scenes preparation. as we come through here yo can see we've guilty a lot of the guys here. they are basically restocking all of the beverages into the booths you see here. i asked them how many hot dogs they have ready for the game today. he didn't know but you could guess it's thousands and thousands. if you take a look here to the mustard stand. there is a lot of delivery trucks here today. a lot of local restaurants will be opening up early around 9:30. if you want to catch an early brunch before you head into the game. the first pitch again 1:35. we'll have the jersey boys sing the national anthem. and coming up later i'll tell you a funny story about jeremy and last years season opener. >>> sal, i'm starting to taste the garlic fries. that is my splurge at the ballpark. >> you know actually they have a lot of good food there. >> they do. >> good morning, everyb

that was back in 2011 when tim lincecum faced off against clayton kershaw.ll be matt cain against kershaw tomorrow. and it is a season opener full of story lines pitting rival versus rival. >> the bell rings on monday. you know, we'll be facing a very good club and a very good pitching we know it. but it's time to get going. >> time to go out and play against a another very good team. you can include the rivalry and everything and play at dodger stadium, it's going to be a blast. >> there is a lot of ways to improve your team in the off-season, you know, free agency trades, you know, i feel like they -- you know that. >> did it their way and we did it our way by keeping the same guys we had. >> they made a lot of moves last year too. they're a god team. and obviously we have a strong rivalry. and, you know, we're excited to play them this coming week. >>> how about some basketball here. duke and louis by a horrific injury. kevin ware comes down hard, broke a bone in his lower right leg. teammates and coach rick pitino were visibly shaken up. ware was taken o

. >> down in los angeles the giants called clayton kershaw that could handle.ing day pitcher kershaw launched his first career home run to break a scoreless tie in the eighth inning, then finfinished off the order giving the i-a the 4-0 win. he struck out seven, and did not walk anyone. over sadly a solid outing by the giant as matt cain. capers six scoreless innings before being pulled out by bruce bochy with his pitch count got to hide. >> it was two years ago and opening day for the giants in los angeles that fanned brian stow was brutally beaten out by the dodger stadium parking lot. the bay area para vatican father of two is still in a rehabilitations facility in bakersfield, stow, suffered serious head traumas and, after the assault. and does recover from a blood clot. his family posted an update on their block of his condition. say in part " we remember two years ago and even recently, when we did not know if he would even live. for him to be at this point really is a miracle. the two men accused of the attack, have yet to go on trial. wow, 10 days of al

but it was current dodger pitcher clayton kershaw who carried the day.ead and followed that up with a complete game shutout of the san francisco giants. guys no one has thrown a shutout and hit a homer on opening day since clevelands bob lemon back in 1953. that's it for bleacher report. it just shows you if you do a good job somewhere somewhere is watching opportunity knock like for coach enfield. >> oh, yeah. i'm waiting for my call for usc. thanks so much. bryce harper meanwhile on pace to hit 324 home runs this season. >> it is nice to hear the crack of a bat again, isn't it? >> it's the best thing ever. >> so are you a team leno or a team fallon member right now? there's a lot of buzz over who will win the battle to host the tonight show. the two late-night stars decided to set the record straight with a duet. west side story style. ♪ tonight, tonight, who's gonna host tonight ♪ ♪ is it gonna be jimmy or jay ♪ tonight, tonight, where will they tape tonight ♪ ♪ in new york, will it stay in l.a. ♪ ♪ tonight, tonight, my ratings were all right ♪ ♪ 20 y

down a las angeles the giants got clayton kershaw they could handle. pitcher kershaw wants his first career home run to break a scoreless tie in the eighth inning the venice off before it hitter giving the 41 win. curse of struck out seven and then walk anybody over shattering a solid outing by giants faced matt cain. dangerous 6 coral's innings before being pulled by bruce bochy when his that count got too high. >> it was 2 years ago on opening day for the giants in los angeles that fan bryan snostow was really be an outside the dodgers stadium parking lot. the bay area they're mad and father of two is the rehabilitation of the silly in bakersfield. he suffered serious head trauma and was then, after the assault and just recovered from a blood clot. his family posted an update on their block of his condition sang in part " we remember two years ago and even recently, what we did know he would even live " for him to be at this point is truly a miracle. the two men accused of the attack have yet to go to trial. >> 815 a m and this is footage from our pa

the dodgers owner saw clayton kershaw getting it done.t career home run as a pitcher, the first time since 1983 on opening day a pitcher had a homer and shutout in the same game. opening day with the traditional six-mile relay to deliver the first brat wurst to miller park, the tradition going 11 years strong. milwaukee beat colorado. bratwursts clogging up arteries since 1910. come up on radio between 9 and noon on kilmeade and friend, scott brown live in the studio, john lester and those two young ladies who were in prison in iran all on kilmeade and friend. >>gretchen: all right. sound like a good show. let's go outside and see what maria molina cooked up for the weather forecast. >> winter in place here. 35 degrees in new york city. it is so chilly and you factor in a little bit of a breeze and wind chill temperatures are a couple degrees cooler than that. it is not just new york city where you're looking at chilly temperatures. only in the 20's right now in minneapolis, in chicago. in cleveland. 31 degrees in kansas city. your high t

clayton kershaw on the hill for dodgers and giants.wford's swing in the sixth, 1 of 7 strikeouts in the game. scoreless game in the eighth inning. kershaw now at the plate. it's a bomb to dead center field. his first career home run for the pitcher. dodgers win 4-0, kershaw becomes the first player since bob lemon in '53 to hit a home run and throw a shoutout on opening day. pretty good. >>> mets taking on the padres at citi field. deep left, looks like it goes off the top of the wall. it's ruled a home run. grand slam helps to an 11-2 win for the padres. they start their season off with a win. >>> basketball now, not very surprising news from college hoops, florida gulf coast team became the darlings of this year's ncaa tournament after moving to the sweet sixteen as a 15 seed, never happened before, has been named the new head coach at southern cal. that didn't take long. he is making $157,000 a year at fgcu, sources tell espn that he will earn ten times that much at s.c. faces an uphill climb at his new gig, the trojans have not mad