the a's, of course, have many new faces this season on their roster, but the newest is outfielder, cody ross. ross is best known in the bay area for hitting five home runs in the giants 2010 world series run and winning the nlcs mvp. but ross colburn is not his favorite moment. from that post season. >> everyone always asks me what is the best, what was your favorite memory? you know, i hit five home runs in the post season, but none of those compare to when brian wilson struck out. nelson cruz for the last out of the world series in texas. the feeling that i have or i had in that moment, something that, you know, every player, every kid dreams of. and just the excitement and overwelming, just emotion that i had was incredible at that particular time. >> a little strange to see him in green and gold. it's finally here, todd mcclellan and the sharks in l.a. for the final game of the regular season. 90 seconds into the game, san jose on the power play. brett burns scores past jonathan quick. third period now, tied at 1. braydon mcnabb scores with a second left to give l.a. the lead and the kin

the giants 2010 playoff hero cody ross back.g green and gold starting tonight in oakland. we have more. >> reporter: with the outfielders on the disabled list the as got cody ross as soon as he cleared waivers released from the diamondbacks. several teams wanted to sign the 34-year-old, but ross said oakland is the place he wants to be. >> chicago. i was always talking about it and sharing tidbit of information on what he -- how he would manage how he would talk to players. and he always mentioned them in our meetings. >> got some power, some experience. i know he's really excited about being here. a lot of times the veteran guys a little later in their career, it's all about winning for them i know that is the case for him. and you know he'll fit in well with our clubhouse. >> reporter: ross was hampered with injuries while with the diamondbacks. still, he said he was surprised he was released because he was healthy this spring and completely pain free. he said being released by arizona was a blessing in disguise. the team he s

. >>> baseball, the a's are the 8th major league team for cody ross. outfielder wednesday put him in right field and he produced immediately with an rbi in that win over texas but around here ross' legend is known as a san francisco giant. 2010 nlcs mvp during the giant's world series run. not his knee jerk immediately flashback in that season. >> everyone always asks me what's the best -- what was your favorite memory you know -- i had five home runs in the post-season but that's not -- none of those compared to when brian wilson struck out nelson cruz for the last out of the world series in texas. the feeling that i have, um, i had in that moment something that, you know, every player every kid dreams of. and just the excitement and the overwhelming, you know, just emotion, um, that i had was incredible at that particular time. >> boys and girls, gather round. did you know cody ross is the 81st player to have played for the giants and the a's? >> we know now. >> nicely done. >> highlights later. >> thanks, vern. for news through the evening the lates

remember former giant cody ross? reportedly he may join the a's after he clears waivers. but there has been no conformation on that from the a's yet. >> another new player. i heard a radio commercial for the a's and they said who are these guys? >> that is rite. i like that ad campaign. cody ross is a nice player. good morning everyone. let's take a look at what we have now. if you're going for the gold on bay area roads, today will be a little better for you than yesterday as you look at a live picture of highway 24 in lafayette. it looks pretty good as you drive up to the tunnel. there are no major problems on 680 heading for the benicia bridge. we're also looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, that has filled in. it's about a 20 minute delay. there are no major problems reported on the bridge. for now we are looking pretty good to get into san francisco. we are also looking at slow traffic in the east bay through livermore and 680 out of dublin. it's certainly not as bad. nowhere near as bad as it was yesterday. still looking good in marin between novato and san rafael.

that scores cody ross and oakland goes in front 2-1.outs and two on, the mariners, nelson cruz, he takes dan deep for a three-run jack. seattle retakes the lead, but the a's come back in the bottom of the inning. brett rips the double to left, then comes from third and we are all tied up at 4. and this game goes into extras. in the 10th, ike davis doubles off the left center wall, tries to score from first, but look what happens at the plate. he is out by a mile. gets thrown out. the game continues in the 11th, brad miller doubles to left. and logan morrison scores the game winning run. the mariners win 5-4 and the a's have yet to win back to back games this season. the a's have many new faces this season, but the newest is outfielder, cody, who signed earlier this week. ross is best known in the bay area for hitting five home runs in the giants 2010 world series and winning the nlcs mvp. but ross told burns his performance is not his favorite memory from the post season. >> that's a lot of confidence. >> everyone always asks me, what w

cody ross, a hero with the giants in the 2010 post season. gives the a's help.eased by arizona earlier in the week. they owe him $8.5 million guaranteed. the a's will only have to pay $507,000. he could come in handy. good guy. mean time, the san francisco giants, can you believe the way the injuries are piling up. brandon belt comes up lame there. turns out he after an mri has a mild strain in his groin. he doesn't think he will have to go on the disabled list. hunter pence is out. the pitchers have injury problems. we are just two games into the season. san francisco will not have a smooth ride no matter what happens. that is the shorting life for right now -- sporting life for right now. giants in action against arizona tonight. >> none of these are season ending injuries. they just got to get through a few -- >> probably. but matt cain is the one looming. thinking it may be a pre- cursor. a forearm strain is a pre- cursor for tommy john surgery. that could be serious. >> thank you. >>> tonight at 10:00 p.m. a building that has been a problem for neighbors an

giants fans familiar with that name cody ross. he was the mvp during the nlcs in the team's 2010 championship season. >> might be nice to see him in green and gold. >>> the a's are back in action tonight, hoping to get the bats going against the rangers. oakland falling 3-1 last night. the two teams face off once again tonight. 7:05, o.co. >>> and the play of the day. has this ever happened to you, where a foul ball is coming in your direction, you have a drink in your hand, or in this case, some popcorn. a popcorn bucket. check that out. the ball lands inside of the bucket. you can see the popcorn pieces flying everywhere. and then, of course, the sell briggs, and the bear hug from his friend. ten on that catch. ten out of ten. >> it hurts. they come at you fast. i can see why he would -- >> that had some arc to it. right into the bucket. >>> crazy weather right now all over california, including a funnel cloud that we're following. take a look at what's in store for the rest of the week. going to give you an examination there co

cody ross in the field for the as tonight. he brought home a run with this shot. huge run.smashed a grand slam here in the third. look how close it was. first big league hit. a bases clearing double. scott kazmir was on fire. struck out ten in seven innings. won 15 games last year and picked upright where he left off. 19,479. final of 10-0. >>> bubba watson will defend his title tomorrow. he seems like a charismatic guy. but in a recent anonymous sore say, 103 gofers 103 golfers said when asked who they would least likely help in a fight. no hard feelings from watson. >> it helps me improve as a person. i have had some messups. i need to try and get better. i'm glad people call me out when they do. if i don't know about it, i can't improve. >> give me the top five! here we go. number five, chris hesten. oh. a rough start, but it ended well. number four, rockies and brewers. fireworks in the middle of the game? somebody jumped the gun at miller park. oops! number three. one, two, three homers tonight for dodger slugger adrian gonzalez off of padres starter andrew cashner. wa

they say they will sign veteran cody ross who was released over the weekend a, and the 34-year-old was of course the ncls for the giants in 2010. >>> well, the warriors could end up in the big easy for the nba first round playoff matchup, and there was nothing easy about the new orleans pelicans tonight. the ws have won ten straight against them coming in. and the warriors down three, and steph curry rising to the moment, and the high-arcing triple tying the game at 100-100, and 20 seconds to play and andre iguodola is called for the phantom foul on tyreke evans evans. it looks like evans fell down on himself, and new orleans went ahead on the free throws. and now, curry, with no foul called and he retrieves the rock, and goes for tie, and in and out, and heartbreak hotel for the warriors. indeed questionable calls. and after curry's wife aisha took to twitter saying no call really really? and she finished town positive, my husband is coming home, and we are still #playoff bound. ♪ at kaiser permanente everything you need is under one roof. another way care and coverage together makes

the a's reportedly talking to veteran cody ross to add depth to their outfield. coco crisp and josh reddick both out with injuries. giants fans are familiar with mr. ross. he was the mvp disturb the nlcs. >> i remember that. the a's are back in action tonight, hoping to get the bats going against the rangers. oakland fell 3-1 last night. the two teams play again tonight, 7:05, o.co. >>> and the play of the day not happening on the field, but rather in the stands. check this out. a mariners fan grabs a foul ball with his popcorn bucket. boom! splash. you can see the popcorn going everywhere. and then the celebration. a bear hug from his friends. >> that is foolish because that popcorn is really expensive. >> and it's also tough because when you see a ball coming, instinct is to reach out. but you have your drink, you have your popcorn. you don't want to lose the food and drink. >> it's true. >> all for the love of the ball. >>> it is 4:56 right now. we want to get a look at how the traffic picture is shaping up. >> i'm just thinking about the 7-eleven slushy. can

cody ross in the left. set the table for carter. knocks in louis. 9-3 the final.eliminate the canucks. four unanswered. first of his two this the game. flames win 7-4 and eliminate vancouver. blackhawks and predators. patrick kane off the face off. 3-3 after one. stayed that way until the third. the shot and the point gets through. they limb nate them 4-3 the final. >>> nhl playoffs here. washington looking to close out the islanders. third period. two caps take out john, leaving nikolai open. he thinks he is tied but no. cross bar. 3-1 new york. the series heads to d.c. for decisive everyone seventh game. tied for second. eight under par with mor gan. he round of the day. birdie putt on nine. 5 under 67. second round leader brock henderson. almost gets it to go. at nine under a one shot lead to tomorrow's final round. wgc at harding park is next week. drew weather's going to be great. everyone wants to get to harding park if that. >> that's it for tonight. we continue tomorrow ♪ we came in station wagons, campers, on planes to see what walt had built. ♪ forever y

newly acquired cody ross just came from the airport. a single. 2-0. still in the third. now bases loaded for mark. born in san jose, played at cal. crushes his first major league off the top of the wall. everyone scores. like a home run after a review that was not a home run. 5-0 a's. bottom half of the inning looking uncomfortable after this pitch. he said it was an upper body injury. he'll stay in the game. a's up 10-0. complete highlights at 11:00. >>> nothing like an 18-inch corn dog for dinner. 1-0 in the first. back-to-back doubles. down the line. 2-1 giants. a great start from chris, came up from aaa. struck out five in six innings. second career start wasn't all smooth. tripped here on the pitch. a little wide. that's a ball. seals the deal. 5-2. 37 hits in three games taking the series two games to one. they face the padres tomorrow in san diego. >>> one of the favorite events leading up to the masters. the annual par 3 event on wednesday. a tradition at augusta since 1960. fun fact winner of the par 3 event has never gone on to win the masters itself. this even

newcomer, cody ross. giants fans know him well from 2010. his a's debut, an rbi single.her kid. a south bay product. from san jose. the rookie, mark cana, deep. almost had himself a grand slam. as it is, bases clearing double. he later had another rbi double, 4 rbi's, 3 hits. kind of overshadowed scott kazmir, who went 7 innings of shutout ball on one hit. struck out 10. 10-0 the a's beat texas. this is a weekend coming up. lots of golf fans lobby for a free pass to lay on the couch all day, and watch the masters. it ain't fun and games out there in the leadup. the shot from an all-time great. you've got to see. sports part 2, next. ♪ ♪ the beautiful sound of customers making the most of their united flight. power, wi-fi and streaming entertainment. that's... seize the journey friendly. >>> hey the masters much pressure once they start for real. but today, in the leadup. tiger will come through with a little birdie put. lots of family and friends out there. a nice tap in coming up from tiger's daughter sam. chip off the old block right there. this is the shot i want you

the team signed veteran cody ross to add depth to dwrout field. coco crisp and josh reddick are out with injuries. he was the mvp in the team's 2010 series. >> they're hoping to get the bats going against the rangers. the two teams play. >> the play of the day not happening on the field but in the stand. mariner stands. they grab the follow ball with the popcorn bucket. there. boom. possible "coach's corner" everybody. >> this one is as much of a dynasty as you can get in college sports. uconn women's basketball team took home its third straight ncaa title beating noter daim, 63-53. this is the tenth championship for the team. all of the wins have come with ar e na at the he. . he has tied john wooden for most title in college basketball history. >> better than the warriors. the warriors still have a little work to do before they go to postseason. >> they have sfour games left in the season. they play the trail blazers tomorrow night. the warriors already clinched the best record in the nba. perhaps they're taking a break. >> up next. the issue of

. >>> a's brought in cody ross the 2010mvp, in the line-up against texas in right field hitting secondrandon belt with a slight groin strain. he took batting practice today and hopefully will return this week. giants will hold him out of the line-up tonight. >>> nba last night boy anthony davis at new orleans did they get a peek of its first round opponents the warriors? pelicans beat the warriors 103- 100. the warriors had nothing to play for since they locked up home-court advantage already. but they did give new orleans a little extra motivation. >> what does this win mean to you personally? >> it means a lot. they came out, this is going to be a scrimmage game. we took that personal. we know what they did to us the last three times or two times that we played 'em. we had one close game here that went to overtime. but we take a lot of games personal. you know? we feel like we are a better team than people think we are. >>be honest. you were staring at that eyebrow the whole time. i can't take my eyes off it. the warriors will be hosting the suns. they have four more and then let's b

former giant remember cody ross? reportedly he will join the a's after he clears wavers. a's have not confirmed that yet. >>> 5:17 is the time right now. a new york high school student is facing a tough decision. coming up at 5:45 his long list of college acceptance letters that include all eight ivy league schools. >> the push that is under way to expand services for ice undocumented immigrants living here in california. >>> welcome back to morning os on 2. it is day two of jury deliberations in the boston marathon bombing trial. five men, seven women deciding the fate of 21-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev. although many legal experts expected a quick decision, a jury needs to consider 30 different counts. if tsarnaev is found guilty, the same jury will return for a second round of testimony before they decide whether to sentence him to death or life in prison. >>> another jury is now deciding the fate of former new england patriots player aaron hernandez. he is is charged with killing eden lloyd back in 2013. they will come back today. hernandez's lawyer does say herman dise

cody ross was set to sign with the a's. ross was cut by diamondbacks over the weekend.ll add some outfield depth with the a's. >>> speaking of a's, sonny gray gave quite a show last might in oakland. took a no-hitter into the 8th inning against texas. nearly became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter on opening day since 1940. a's ended a 10-day losing streak on opening day. while gray was going he did little to avoid the no, no jinx in between innings. >> he is not the type that sits over in the corner. he is walking up to me in between and talking about walkup songs and i'm get away from me. nobody wants to talk to you right now. >> he was joking around with everybody the whole game. it's not like he is the guy you always see the tv shot of the pitcher where no one is around him? no, sonny is looking for somebody to talk to. so yeah, when i got through the homer tunnel he is there to give me a chest bump. that's why i love him. >> great interview. >>> nhl, while the a's were rolling the san jose sharks 2015 play-off campaign was coming to a close. in a word, well,

. >>> oh, cody ross former giants star played right field last night for the a's! bat of the night against the rangers, he brings home a run here with this shot. rangers roughed up for 8 runs. huge night for bellarmine high and grand slam right off the top of the wall. a bases-clearing double. scott casmir on fire! struck out 10 in seven innings picked up where he left year, where he won 15 games. a's won 10-0. a little matinee game later on today. that's it for sports at this hour. have a good one. see you around. >>> play of the day, this is priceless. tiger woods tees it up a little bit. the early leader charlie hoffman and gary woodwin? they are both minus two? who are they? vijay singh minus 1 but a long way to go. the masters just getting unway. >>> play of the day, this is priceless. jack nicholas warming up for the masters, not playing of course. jack has never done this at augusta. he has had 21 aces but look at this baby, hole in one! he won the masters six times. last time 29 years ago this week at age 46. oldest ever to do that. 21 aces, the first at au

the team is reportedly talking with veteran cody ross, who would add depth to the a's outfield. hit hard by injuries of coco crisp and josh reddick. giants fans are familiar with ross. he was the mvp during the nlcs in the team's 2010 championship season. >>> last night was a bit of a rough one for the giants in arizona. the offense came alive, blasting two long three-run homers off of ryan vogelsong. the giants chipped and clawed their way back into the contest, but they ended up short, losing to arizona. >>> brandon belt will undergo an mri today. he strained his groin last night in this play in the fourth inning. he left the game and is listed day-to-day. >> they can ill afford to lose belt for a long period of time. today we could learn whether jake peavy is feeling well enough to make his scheduled start. peavy has a back issue that flaired up during a recent bullpen session.red up during a bullpen session. >>> and matt cain has a tendon strain. >> time right now 6:26. the opening bell just a few minutes away. we're going to check the markets coming up next with scott mcgra

. >> fox sports is reporting that the a's will add add outfielder cody ross after he clears waivers.er ross was the 2010 nlcs mvp for the giants the year they won their first of three world series titles in san francisco. in oakland with the a's, mindi bach, nbc bay area area. >> thank you. we'll have the story tonight at 11:00. >>> while the giants are breathing a sigh of relief matt cain will not need tommy john surgery, the horse will hit the disabled list for the fifth time in the last three seasons. he has a strain and is expected to miss at least two weeks. >>> on sunday, the dubs matched up tonight against a possible play-off foe. half a game out of the eighth play-off spot in the west. first quarter time rung out. never fear steph curry will here. dubs up-1 in the second. curry toying with the defender. the stepback part of a huge first half. time running out. curry toniu owe. and the fadeaway is pure. right now, though they trail 88-82 in the fourth. >>> finally, tiger woods ready to go after a fifth green jacket when masters play gets under way thursday at augusta national.

meantime the a's have signed former giants outfielder cody ross who hasn't done much over the past few: this 500,000 of his tenement in dollar contract the diamondbacks will pick up the rest of that is how bad they wanted him off roster. they're all remember him from a 2010 season and was it with the national league championship most libel fair and open the giants won the first world series in san francisco and is not good a major bathroom issue off-season renovation left many bathroom's use the true cause of from on monday against includes the lines were so long for the working bathroom's some fans could not wait to go so you saw what they did that try to rectify the problem and to the bathroom is 6 if the plumbing of the oakland coliseum was bad check other wriggly about now. amassed against moral title woods took go around today along with the kids can part also they're all two shots unless you're putting. his back is doing fine it would jack nicklaus who really stole the show the sixth time masters champ a little prediction that this is first-ever: 1 that enclose the par 3. >>repor

cody ross scores and the as take their first lead of the game.f the eighth, two on for nelson cruz who rips the dan otero pitch sending it to who knows where. 4-2 seattle but as bounce back. we're all tied at 4-4 and we go extras. they had a chance to win it in the 10th but as got thrown out at the plate. in the 11th seattle rallies for a run and win 5-4. josh reddick is expected to be removed from the disabled list today. he suffered a strain that kept him out of much of spring training. it's unclear what his role will be when he returns. also unclear if he will be sent back down to the minors. >>> the giants hoping to split the four-game series in san diego padres got the jump on it last night. bad news from the box for the already banged up giants. casey mcgee pops it out in the first and in the process, see him strange that left knee. madison, on the hill, didn't last long. but the padres just kept finding holes. one highlight, areas in for a hurt mcgee hits the solo shot in the fourth. making it 5-1 padres but san diego rolls in this one. pe

we'll stay in the seventh, cody rossen left, ross not able to make that catch.ning in the inning and beat oakland. >>> final round of the swinging skirts lpga classic will soon tee off later today. windy day yesterday at the lake merced golf club. morgan pressle after her third round, this approach shot on the par 5 18. made that putt for birdie. she's one shot behind this teen here, 17-year-old canadian brook henderson who drains the hook on 13 for the birdie. henderson is nine under and will play in that final pair this afternoon. canada has not had an hpga winner -- lpga winner since 2001. >>> nascar race was pushed to this morning after inclement weather. the toyota owners 400 race will now get underway after "mornings on 2". >>> how sweet it is. the warriors finish the pelicans in new orleans and get ready for the next round of the nba playoffs. if you're planning to ride bart to the game today be prepared for a detour. >> it's a bright and sunny day out here and temperature are already climbing. i'll have a look at the highs for sunday. ♪ we came in statio