freddy sanchez, base hit. freddy 1 for 4. giants beat the reds. >> just anxious to play. you know, i've been looking forward to playing for some time now. i'm happy to be out there. i haven't played since last may. so there was nerves, good nerves though. >> posey says he will play again sunday against the mariners. a's won. brandon mccarthy was four plus innings and allowed couple runs. >> 188 days since. >> since may he got hurt. >> thanks very much. >> that is it for this edition. >> thank you

freddy sanchez, also first time back after his serious injury last year.hit and four trips. >>> carson palmer restructured his contract today to help with the team's salary cap. and the washington redskins rolleded the dice tonight -- rolled the dice tonight. a slew of draft picks. they give the st. louis rams three first round pick, and they'll have the second pick in the draft behind the colts. they're going to take andrew luck, and the fella that all eyes are on, robert griffin iii out of bayler, and that's why they moved up the residence by all accounts are going to have robert griffin as their quarterback. peyton manning flew in on a denver bronco jet to colorado today to tour the facilities. he will venture on, he's got florida on the list, arizona, he's got seattle on the list. so it's going to be very interesting to see indeed where he ends up. reportedly it's going to be one week he will look other and then make a decision. of >>> tiger woods playing golf at donald trump's club in miami. the tpc blue monster at do ral. wood 67, minus 5, tied for 1

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. >>> this guy will be the designated hitter today in his first game since june 10th, freddie sanchez. >>> in france, a great bowling game opens up today. giants closer brian wilson is part owner. he has a lane named or maybe i should say numbered in his honor, number 38. that's his jersey number of course. >>> coming up, a sprinkles cup cake shortage. sty a self-serve dpe dispensing sweet treats. hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question. just look for the white check. >>> welcome back. 11:26 now. a live look over the city by the bay. a gorgeous day with temperatures in the 60s in san francisco. headed toward 70 degrees at about 3:00 p.m. then everything changes once we start daylight saving time. set the clock forward one hour sunday

and the giants second baseman freddie sanchez i was mentioning he's got a shoulder problem. so he's probably not going to start the regular season. >>> what a shame. a tough decision for a bay area mayor is have as good sheriff is sentenced tomorrow on a charge of false imprisonment for his wife in which he pleaded guilty now mayor ed lee has to decide whether to remove him from office the implications behind the decision that story tonight at 10:00. '60 minutes' is next. bay area ! here's big news from verizon wireless and xfinity from comcast. now get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless together. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and get a free smartphone. choose one of our hottest phones. verizon wireless and xfinity. tv, home phone, internet and wireless together.

also back, freddy sanchez from shoulder surgery. he went for four as the giants go on to win 6-3.ter. >> just anxious, anxious to play. i've been looking forward to playing for some time now. i'm happy to be out there. i haven't played in the last may so nerves, good nerves. >> a's beat the rockies. big news is that much heralded outfielder will make his a's debut. a lot of people want to see him. >> nice to see buster back out there. >> "nightline" is up next. >> our next newscast begins tomorrow morning at 5:00. >> thank you for watching. keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter. the word is swapportunity. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake is a good swapportunity. that's not a real word. oh haha it's real. [ female announcer ] delicious, creamy, yoplait light. over 30 flavors each around 100 calories. do the swap today.

. >>> the giants announced today that ryan vogleson and freddy sanchez will start onto dl. >>> one ofhe members of the 2010 series championship team, mike fontano was released today. battling just 278 in 13 game. they continue to break out. that's sports as we see it. >> all right. thank you very much. >> and the historic, remember -- 640 million-dollar mega millions drawing an hour and a half away. coming up tonight at ten, we are with lottery hopefuls. >> as they draw the numbers and the win certify hopefully named, hopefully they will be the winner of the money. >> they said if it didn't win by the next drawing it would like 900 million. huge. >> see you at ten. óÑóÑñd [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it'sice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we couldn't just move the tv all willy-nilly all over the house. ohh! ohh! ki

they were too deep with the infielders and freddie sanchez and eric sur camp and dan runsler on the disabled list and believe they will return by april 15th and the giant his a game to play. let's check out action. giants down 3-0. hits it to deep center. guzman at round three. play after play and doesn't attempt to block the plate. zito allowed five earned runs in three innings. pablo sandoval. with a three-run shot and that ties the game at five. three batters later, there were two outs for brandon and hits it hard to right. posey will slide in safely at home, however the padres win this game 8-7 the final. brian wilson's beard is famous here in the bay area and one airline is taking the beard to new heights. virgin america announced t abby by baby to its aircraft flee the plane has giants logos and a beard clinging to the underside of the cockpit. mets and warriors saved the game and game tied. passes to gerald green. he hits the floater. not tonight. the warriors 32-16 in the final quarter. mets win 102-100. not happy with the team's performance. >> i'm embarrassed and disappointed. in t

also good news on the injury front as freddy sanchez took ground balls and threw to first base on wednesday. the team is scheduled to have a day off friday and sanchez expects to join his team for drills on saturday. >> can taste it already. >> feels good. 4:55. time to check the roads with mike inouye. >> you know, we had a lot of wind and rain overnight especially in the north bay. we had gusty conditions at times. that may have contributed to the wires being down across route highway 128 at cloverdale. they have a closure of the road and local reroutes. that will not affect 101, it will affect you getting there. we'll track that. but really, that's really north up in geyserville. most of my sensors are south. 455 is a little early for that to kick in. no construction so i'll track that and let you know if big drama is going on. the golden gate bridge moves across the bay from the north bay into the city, a light volume down toward the toll plaza and easy flow of traffic. a clear view. after the rains we have a nice view. >> thanks very much. if there was an oscar category for best way to

also back, freddy sanchez from shoulder surgery. he went for four as the giants go on to win 6-3. here is buster. >> just anxious, anxious to play. i've been looking forward to playing for some time now. i'm happy to be out there. i haven't played in the last may so nerves, good nerves. >> a's beat the rockies. big news is that much heralded outfielder will make his a's debut. a lot of people want to see him. >> nice to see buster back out there. >> "nightline" is up next. >> our next newscast begins tomorrow morning at 5:00. >> thank you for watching. keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter. on this episode of live big with ali vincent.ali o ali is talking food. oh girl i like to eat. our favorite biggest loser is sharing her secrets and strategies for eating healthy. she's showing three fans how it's done. come along as ali goes grocery shopping. now this is something i'm really excited to show you. answers tough questions. what kinds of foods boost your metabolism? shows it really is possible to dine out and stay on track. you're not going to eat anything until. this

. >>> we can tell you there's a 50/50 chance the giants' second baseman freddy sanchez will get his firstpring training start tomorrow according to bruce bochy. sanchez has three weeks to go before the april 6th opener. sanchez hurt his shoulder last june and had surgery to repair that in august. he now says he still feels tightness and soreness but very, very happy with his progress. the giants take on the a's tomorrow, game time 1:05 in the afternoon. catch that on comcast sportsnet bay area. >>> coming up, gales blowing through the area and not talkin. ta heatg r. talking b-ball. go to watch the gales crush the boilermakers. lk [grunting] (sir can-a-lot) whoa! hello, madame. sir can-a-lot. crusader of flavor. i wanted to make your mac 'n cheese more delicious by adding glorious spam! (woman) that does sound good. glorious. (ancr) break the monotony. for more fun ideas visit spam.com. >>> welcome back. live look at highway 17 in san jose, further south head-on collision has northbound 17 closed. we just got an update. learning southbound 17 heading towards santa cruz has been reopened.

today was also the return of freddy sanchez after injuring his shoulder last year.z went one for four at the plate. bottom of three, no score until melky cabrera changed all that. giants win after that shot right there. 6-3, is your final. buster, how did it feel to be back? >> i haven't played since last -- end of last may. so, definitely had some nerves. good nerves, though. i was a little anxious before the game. but once the game started, it felt pretty normal. >> all right. a new bowling alley opened up across from at&t park today, thanks in part to giants closer brian wilson. wilson is part-owner of lucky strike, a bowling alley that will feature sports memorabilia. and a great game day atmosphere. wilson says he's excited about his new business. >> there's going to be an area where giants players or other teams can come in. just hang out around lane 38. that's kind of sweet. i was taken back when we came up with that idea. it's becoming a reality. i'm pretty excited for that. >> congrats to him. >>> cal facing colorado in the pac 12 tourney semis. midway thro

and freddy sanchez looking comfortable. there is brandon bell both went deep in this game. return. >> this is just anxious to play. you know? just have been looking forward to playing sometime now. just happy to be out there. haven't played since end of last may. i had some nerves. good nerves, though he says he will play again, sunday and oakland opening day went four-plus innings. despite shooting game, stanford advanced to title game in los angeles head coast all smiles pregame, facing arizona state and there is conference player of the year. and there is final seconds of the first half there is a drive, smack across the four. sun devils hang around. and there is this move. shot just 29%. cal looking to knock off washington state. and and here come the bears there is a steal and a finish, jennifer brandon with 15 rebounds. there is bears getting stanford tomorrow. and there is a score so low, tiger woods shot 67 and lost ground. the donald in the house. there is not on two, good composure, even par on the hole. happier with this effort on 10. tiger just inches from the c

. >> there is freddy sanchez not sure when he's going to be back. is that tough for you?. >> it's two different plays and stuff like that. hopefully, freddy is ready. >> and it is easy for us to hit the lottery. >> that would be nice. >> that is this edition of abc 7 news. >> don't forget to tell us how you plan to spend your megamillions. you can join on our facebook page. >> from all of us here thanks for watching. and we'll be back at 9:00 and 11:00 because we don't have the winning ticket. >> we don't know that yet, dan. hang on. -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are the great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a perhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ captioned by closed captioning services, inc. this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants-- a st

there is freddy sanchez gave it a go. his shoulder still a go.15 day disabled list and who is going to start in second? the giants release mikemontnot today. and chicago left an opening today acquiring mike good soon in exchange for bruce camel. he is behind starter darren mcfadden in, life after coaching has become a signature for jon gruden. there is what is called qb camp. >> don't overthink things. and that is a huge lesson. a few great players can be your own worst enemy. a banana turns into, look. what is he saying to you there? out of your mind? >> there is two minutes left. >> there are a lot of cuss words. >> yes. love that. and four games left, sharks on the outside looking into playoffs, maybe what they need are new players. >> there is one goal at a time. >> jamie baker firing up the team for a shot at being a pro. >> i think it's unique. there is only a couple camps like this. so for fans to have this community, it's huge. >> several helping out showing what it's like on a day-to-day basis for pros. >> do you see everything? when the

also back, freddy sanchez returning from shoulder surgery. freddy goes 1 for 4, homers by melky cabrera, who is sizzling this spring and brandon belt carried the giants to the 6-3 win. here's buster. >> just anxious. anxious to play. i have been looking forward to playing for some time now so just happy to be out there. i haven't played since last -- the end of last may so that's -- there's some nerves. good nerves, though. >> and the a's beat the rockies 6-4. oakland's opening stay starter, brandon mccarthy, four-plus frames. and the much harold outfielder will make his a's debut today. that's a wrap on morning sports. mike shumann has your highlights at five, six and eleven. have a great weekend. i'm larry beil. >> next at 6:30. cabin pressure. >> sid captain, we need to pull this plane back to the hangar, it's going to crash. >> the white-knuckle moments aboard a commercial airliner. and some good employment numbers. a sign the economy may be bouncing back, but one expert tells abc7 news a full recovery is a long way off. ok, guys-- what's

. >> second baseman freddy sanchez his shoulder is still ailing. he pitched for first time on monday. both placed on 15-day disabled list. they will not be ready for opening day for arizona. who will start at second? they released a player today. speaking of spring, giants lo logs of san diego, 8-7 yesterday. >> the departure of michael busch to chicago left an opening for the backfield. they acquired a player for offensive lineman campbell. raiders also signed wheeler from indy. >> this is a signature for john grudin, one on one what is called qb camp. nobody gets spared, not even andrew luck. >> don't overthink a great thing. you can be your own worse enemy. it turns in, what is this? >> you got two minutes left. [ laughter ] >> what are you thinking. >> a lot of cuss words. >> i love grudin. nice teeth. >> and mark greves, seven touchdown passes, my producer called him grandpa. how many can do this? 37 years old. sabercats roll to a win. to golf, first major for the women, lindsay wright, you know that is going to n for an eagle. world number on

freddy sanchez returning from shoulder surgery. he goes one for four. cabrera is sizzling this spring. here is buster. >> just anxious to play. anxious to play. you know i've been looking forward to playing for some time. i'm just happy to be out there. i haven't played since the end of last may. good nerves though. >> and a's beat rockies 6-4, brandon march m mccarthy, four plus frames. >> that is wrap on morning sports. mike shumann will have highlights coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. >> next at 8:30, cabin pressure. >> we need to pull this plane back to the hangar. it's going to crash. >> the white knuckle moments aboard a commercial airliner. good employment numbers, a sign the economy may be bouncing back but one expert says a full recovery is a long way off. ♪ you signed up weeks ago ♪ sunlight says get up and go ♪ mountain-grown aroma coming through ♪ ♪ a new challenge waits for you ♪ ♪ ♪ jumpin' into something new ♪ you really see all you can do ♪ ♪ ♪ the best part of wakin' up ♪ is folgers in your cup >> eric: good morning. it's 8:30. i'm eric thom

the team released freddie sanchez, and dan rusler on the disabled list.hese moves opened up roster spots and one player hoping to make that spot? well, brandon bell. our mindy caught up with bell to talk about this spring. >> reporter: in the last four games you seem to have found a groove? >> yes, obviously they have never been perfect but we're trying to get as close as possible. >> where did you focus in? a couple games more here and there as you head back to the bay area? >> i want to finish off strong and be ready for the season and be as consistent as possible. >> did you get everything out of the spring? >> yes, i think so. last year when i went to the dominican, when i have plans that i wanted to fulfill here in spring training, i've been able to do that, stay consistent and strong the whole time. >> thank you. manny ramirez will not be charged with charges against his wife in december. the state attorney says that he was charged with slapping his wife. however, the charges were dropped because the victim was uncooperative. over to football, the r

. >> good news on the injury front as freddy sanchez took ground balls and threw to first base on wednesdayheduled to have a day off on friday, and sanchez expects to join his teammates for drills on saturday. reporting from scottsdale, jamie sire for nbc bay area. >> thank you, jamie. >>> manny ramirez is skbektded to be the a's starting designated hitter this season. someone else will have that role while manny serves a 50 game suspension during the first two months of baseball. jonny gomes wants that job. the 31-year-old had 14 homers for the reds and nationals last season. he's out to prove he can still swing the bat. >> i don't take anything for granted. i'm not a guy that says i should be in the big leagues, supposed to be in the big leagues, i don't take that for granted. and whether it's a workout or a game, i try to take it as it's going to be my last. >> certain guys take a while to fit into clubhouses. he's a day one guy. not afraid to be vocal. he's a guy that shows up a little ahead of when he actually gets in the room, the personality gets there p.m. >> best of luck to johnny.

also back, freddy sanchez returning from shoulder surgery. goes 1 for 4, homers by melky cabrera, who is sizzling this spring and brandon belt carried the giants to the 6-3 win. here's buster. >> just anxious. anxious to play. i have been looking forward to playing for some time now so just happy to be out there. i haven't played since last -- the end of last may so that's -- there's some nerves. good nerves, though. >> and the a's beat the rockies 6-4. the opener day starting, 4-plus frames. and the much harold outfielder will make his a's debut today. that's a wrap on morning sports. mike shumann has your highlights at five, six and eleven. have a great weekend. i'm larry beil. >> up next at 5:30, cabin pressure. >> we need to pull this plane back to the hangar. it's going to crash. >> the white knuckles moments aboard an airplane. and good employment numbers. a sign the economy may be bouncing back but one expert said a full recovery is a long way off. (%çwçw#p#p#p#p:$:$nn$i$i$i$i$i$i$i$i9]9]÷pppttñsñeñeñeñeñeñeñeñeñeñeñeñeñeñeñeñe

. >>> our colleagues at comcast sports net learned freddie sanchez and ryan vogel could start the season list. during last night's game vogelsong said he's focusing on keeping himself healthy and will sit out a game or two to make sure he's recovered. he sprained his back in spring training. >>> the a's are five days away from the opening game against the seattle mariners and the guys are excited for the once-in-a-lifetime experience. >> i mean, it is surreal, i have never been. i feel like i travel all over this country as far as playing baseball, but going abroad is something that is once-in-the-lifetime. >> they did arrive in japan yesterday. they receive adhere rows welcome from the fan there is. the a's will play in the exhibition game this weekend before a two-game series against the mariners. >>> and we still have more ahead for you on "today in the bay." coming up, california's mega millions hits $290 million. and there's one store where you might have the best chance of getting the winning ticket. we'll explain next, but first mike inouye has a look at the weekend calendar. >>>

also good news on the injury front as freddy sanchez took ground balls and threw to first base.saturday. >> if there was a category for best way to find a lost camera, harness received an oscar shout-out after the award for best short film live action. george lost her camera on the merced river. harness found it walking along the same bifr a few weeks ago. >> amazed that she's thanking me after getting an oscar. >> very cool. harness uploaded the pictures and went about trying to find the owner. he wrote a short story on a blog, then shared some of those. his friends shared it on cougle plus. har sesquicentennial one day he would like to meet her in person. >> coming up a bay area doctor eplace add man's thumb with his toe. amazing results. ceryolice staking out a bay are feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> welcome back. 5:53 now. a peninsula cemetery hit by thieves. this is so wrong on so many levels. 500 bronze flower vases were taken from gravesites. police say 4500 pounds of the metal with an estimated value of $5,000 were taken sinc

today was also the return of freddie sanchez after injuring his shoulder last season.s a designated hitter, sanchez went 1-4 at the plate. to the bottom of the third we go. scoreless, cabrera, man, this guy is looking solid so far. how it a bomb to right. giants win 6- o3. guys are happy to have buster back. >> the fans are excited just to see him on the field in general. that's probably one of the better -- better receptions you goat making a flyball to right than you'll probably ever hear. that's the -- that's the energy that he brings this club and brings to the stadium. that's a nice thing to have on our side. >> it was fun. it was fun. it was -- you know, put in a lot of teamwork give back in the game even though it was just two innings. it was nice to be out there. >> let's stick with the giants. their closer, brian wilson, makes living throwing strikes. now he owns a new venue where you can throw strikes. brody brazil has more on wilson's lucky investment. >> reporter: just steps away from at&t spark a sure thing that will likely turn baseball fans into bowlers.

same goes for freddie sanchez. he would be dh'ing already, but he has some back stiffness.hts from that game tonight at 11:00. after going 1-and 0, head coach will return after missing three games from a concussion that he suffered he was struck by a stick on the bench. the sharks have lost eight of their last ten. they're an eighth in the west and they only have 18 games left. so what's the key to escaping the slump? >> i hope i'm not the boost. i hope the boost comes from within the locker room. you know, we're watching the team play against st. louis from a distance. it looked like we locked a lot of energy and drive and whether i'm part of it or not, it shouldn't make a difference. they should have that and they should be prepared to apply it. >> you know, maybe guys are squeezing their sticks a little bit tighter and the execution might not be there. you've got to rest your mind and rest your body and try to grab confidence from the little experience you've had in the past and just go out and do it. >> and finally, college basketball tonight. st. mary's gails, they're

. >> freddy said sanchez, his shoulder injury, he still has not bounced back to that.>gary: really quickly, bay area ! here's big news from verizon wireless and xfinity from comcast. now get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless together. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and get a free smartphone. choose one of our hottest phones. verizon wireless and xfinity. tv, home phone, internet and wireless together. ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds and puts down a barrier to stop new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control spray once. stop weeds for months. that could adapt to changing road conditions. one that continually monitors and corrects for wheel slip. we imagined a vehicle that can increase emergency braking power when you need it most. and we imagined it looking like nothing else on the road today. then...we built it. the 2012 g

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buster posey and freddie sanchez won't be in the lineup as they continue to recover from injuries thatseason. and a's got a rough start in their debut, losing to the mariners 8-5. the a's play seattle again today at noon. >>> it's a painful lesson in economics. the reason classes were cancelled abruptly at san francisco city college without warning. and entire communities wiped off the map by a series of deadlystorms. up next a live look at the devastating damage left behind. i can't stand these spots. those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on your dishware during the rinse cycle. gross. jet-dry rinse agent helps wash them away so the only thing left behind is the shine. jet-dry rinses away residues for a sparkling shine. at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call the bay area home. from funding that helped a local entrepreneur start a business... to providing grants to a nonprofit which offers job training and placement... and supporting an organization working to help the environment. because the mor