i'm justin allen.t ahead in sports, some dazzling dunks at the nba all-star festivities and a new arrival for spring training for the a's. >>> neil young was spotted at the shark tank, but will the famous singer take off his cap to celebrate a sharks at the hath trick? justin allen has that and more in your morning sports. >>> what a night in l.a. for the nba all-star festivities. warriors represented well, including steph curry, who won the skills competition and wright had it, too. was edged by paul pierce to make it into the finals. he did finish fourth. miami's james jones is this year's three-point champ. clippers' rookie blake griffin drove dunk continue toast to new height. he had a car, yes, a car, parked under for his dunk. his teammate throws the ball out of the sunroof. makes these, wins with these. no word if griffin wins the car. >>> not a very good night for bay area college hoops. stanford, usf and santa clara all lose last night. patty mills on hand as st. mary's hoping to bolster its p

i'm justin allen. coming up in sports, a big night for hoops in the bay area, cal taking on arizona, a barn burner at hops pavilion. those highlights and the warriors standing tall against the chicago bulls. [ man ] i was deciding what to do with my citi thankyou points when it happened... [ glass breaks ] ...again. ♪ [ child ] run! [ man ] first it was the mailbox, then my squirrel... and now, this. so i used my points to make a donation to get the park down the street built. when it finally opened, i also used my points for... car repair. [ male announcer ] use citi thankyou points for almost anything. and earn them fast with the new citi thankyou preferred card. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> cal goes the distance in a triple-overtime thriller, but did the team prevail? for the latest in sports, let's check in with "today in the bay's" justin allen. >>> the cal bears with the ideal opportunity to prove they're still a contender for another pac-10 title taking on number 21, arizon

for justin allen, i'm laurence scott. we'll see you next week as spring training rolls on. >> it's getting into the mix here. >> baseball is good. >> the panda. >> this is the "the chris matthews show." >> ask not what your country can do for you. >> i can hear you. >> time for change has come. >> making the cut. suddenly the spending cutters are the all-star team. a week ago jobs were the buzz, now it is cuts. some governors are making big rely takeses for this. can republicans ride this push for austerity to victory? slamming the doors. when newt said it in the 190 -- 1990's,. if they shut down the government, could it be a big win for speaker boehner. could the spike in oil prices added to the food price hike smack the recovery. >> we have dan rather, trish regan, nbc's savannah guthrie and john heilemann. first off, is cuts replacing jobs as the winning four-letter word in application? the fight for the middle-class is joined, and republican governors clearly think the middle-class is cheering for cuts. in a prank cal

. >> and i'm justin allen. we'll bring you sunday's best acts. taking a blast to the giants' past as we catch up with a couple former stars. jeff kent and will clark passing down some baseball knowledge. >>> the warriors starting a seven-game road trip. and in minnesota today they run face-first into the belly of a stats beast. it's all about the numbers. and just like at in and out, he is good for double-doubles galore. as once again love conquers all. >>> it's been two years since jeff gordon has seen victory rain. will the drought end in the desert? >>> first, we start this final sunday in february by kicking off our cactus league coverage. >> the giants were in scottsdale today, but not at their home stadium. instead in diamondbacks and rockies territory. this is the inaugural spring at salt river fields, a brand-new $100 million facility. and matt cain feeling very comfortable as a guest of the diamondbacks. two scoreless innings. a strikeout here. the big story thus far in spring is the panda, dropping nearly 40 pounds. and already accounti

. >>> on "sports sunday," he is justin allen. i'm laurence scott.ing you the latest from giants spring training in scottsdale. >> they're trading some serious paint at the great american race. we'll have a full recap of the daytona 0.50 >>> we'll also introduce you to the newest member of the san jose sharks that coming up on "sports sunday." ♪ [ male announcer ] not all steel is created equal. not all manufacturing processes are created equal. not all engineering standards are created equal. which is why not all luxury vehicles are created equal. the hard way means never taking short cuts. the hard way is how lexus inspires absolute confidence. this is the pursuit of perfection. see what it takes at lexus.com/thehardway. >>> if you own a dog you know how hard it is hen they get scared or overly excited. a company says they have a way to ease a dog's anxiety almost instantly. it's called a thunder shirt. it looks like a body suit for your pooch. the velcro straps help adjust it so it fits snugly without being too restrictive. expert says it helps re

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here's "today in the bay's" justin allen with sports. >> everyone has made it to the desert as the giantstheir first full practice. miguel tejada made his first entrance. he has spent time with three different teams, as the departure with the as in 2003. he says he's most happy about being on a championship caliber team. as mentioned, first full squad practice for the club, catcher buster posy and pitcher madison bum gardner both have the -- counted on as one of the big bats in the lineup. >> if you can put your head down at night and say that you did everything possible to have success then that's really all you can do. >> just got to keep making adjustments to what the hitters are doing. they're going to make adjustments to you, we got to make adjustments to them, that's the way it's going to be throughout our careers. one topic of conversation thus far, trying to replicate what the giants did last season. the as think they have the bats and the pitching staff to be a team that can win a pennant without having to add a bunch of big names and big dollar stars. >> the giants last year, th

justin allen has it all in your morning sports. >> quarterfinal tennis does not get much better, twor grand slam tourney winners going head to head in straight sets earning a spot in the semifinals. out to the tank. t trying to defend his title. next up is two days of semis. sharks in new jersey, no doubt the reason the team is surging. but they ran into the equally hot devils. scoreless game in the third, patrick marlow makes it 1-0 sharks. later following the face-off, coblcic does some damage. shark's win streak ends at 5-1 the final. men's rugby, women's lacrosse and women's gymnastics will remain after being slated as cut from the universities. two other sports weren't so lucky, including cal baseball, a fundraising effort to save one of the food's longest standing sports role falls short. school officials say they needed $10 million to keep the kid on the diamond. according to reports they only brought in 1.5 to 2.5 million in donors. gymnastics was the other sport ejim lated. >>> it's time to make a run at pebble beach pro am. but it was an uncurveball suspect climbing the lea

justin allen has that and more in your morning sports. >> the past few year, st. mary's con zag ga has been the premiere match-up in the west coast conference, but this season usf has entered the picture and last night a win over first place games would nearly even things up. as expected, a packed house. showing they came to play. green with the j. he had 13. blackwell's only bucket of the game came at a good time. he tied it here at 36 to open the second half. but st. mary's clamps down the d. they go on a 45-28 run. rob jones brings it down for two of his 18 as the games looking strong with the 86-68 win. in pac-10 play, defending the pac-10 title are quickly fading as they lose their third straight to washington say the. stanford not looking much better up in washington. the huskies avenge their first pac-10 loss last month. thomas racked up 23 includes this long three. they win this onewoone 87-76. it could be the greens of dream at pebble beach here on sunday. the top four on the leader board have yet to win a pga tour title this sorry. steve marino still the

. >>> nbc bay area's justin allen will have the highlights at 6:40. >>> ahead here at 6:00 a california county joins the fight against gay marriage. the move today to keep the defense of marriage act alive. >>> one industrial that's really growing. a bay area pot enterprise gets ready to expandz. >>> you may have your oscar picks in, but we've got a sure thing. coming up, we go inside the bay area company whose technology is behind the t that t willll movie that will definilye >>> imperial county officials ask a federal appeals court to step in as the primary defendants of proposition 8. that, of course, is the voter approved measure that banned gay marriage. the appeals court has expressed doubt whether the measure's sponsors have legal standing to appeal a federal court ruling against prop 8 since the governor and attorney general last year both declined to do so. an imperial county clerk has petitioned to step in because it would be his job to issue marriage licenses if gay marriage is legal. >> as that unfold the california assembly member wants to strengthen rights for people. the

justin allen has that and more in sports. >>> a big night for st. mary's basketball. a win over portland would mean a share of the west coast conference title the first since 1989. gales had to come from behind in this one. it was the freshman, steven holt, helping the cause. going to sink the three here, had 16 total on the night. st. mary's goes up 43-41. they would cruise from there. rob jones playing tough, gets the lay-in here. had 13 on the night. gales win it 83-69 and will share the wcc tightle with gonzaga but will be the top seed in next week's conference tourney. a good night locally in the conference. >>> usf beat lmu 77-75. santa clara squeezed past pepperdine 71-68. >>> cal and oregon state down double digits at one point, but they wake up, get back into it. jorge gutierrez comes up with the big three, gives cal a lead, 62-61. he put up 14. then alan crab with a big three of his own from way out. crab racks up 26 as cal with a late-season surge wins its third straight 87-76. >>> the cardinal men to a number on the ducks. josh owens with a huge afternoon,