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espn says the a's will pay manny ramirez $500,000.tract will only cover 2/3 of the season because he first has to serve a 50 game suspension for violating the drug policy. that means the first time manny ramirez can enter the lineup will be june 2 against the royals. >>> a plan to bring new parking meters to san francisco is being reconsidered. they had planned to add 5,000 new meters in the south of market and mission neighborhoods. but residents said they would have to pay to park near their homes. they now say they will gather more public input. >>> it is sniffable caffeine powder. they began selling last month. a senator announced the fda probe today. he says it will just enable wired teens to abuse alcohol. >> this is a new four loko. you buy this. snort it and you can drink more and more and more. >> the company that makes it says the product has only as much caffeine as a cup of coffee and it is safe. >>> the chefy's restaurant just shut down in pleasant hills. they closed at 7:00 last night. the owner filed for bankruptcy last

meanwhile, manny ramirez sat down with me.ere's a look at what's coming up tonight on game day. >> what do you think you still have left? >> i still could play, and what i could sit here and tell you that i could play, but i got to go out there and prove it. >> 50-game suspension, is that suspension ending on your birthday? >> i don't know. i haven't checked. i'm just blessed that at least i could stay and stay in the spring and play every day. >> when is your birthday? >> may 30th. >> that's the end of the suspension. >> thanks for telling me. i didn't know! >> reporter: you'll get the whole interview tonight on game day at 11:30. dennis o'donnell, now back to kim. >> thanks, dennis. >>> nascar season kicked off with its super bowl, the daytona 500, but mother nature didn't get the memo. it rained most of the day at daytona for the first time in its 54-year history, and the race has been postponed. danica patrick will make her official sprint cup day beurre tomorrow morning, weather permitting. >>> golf now, rory mcilroy woul

meanwhile, manny ramirez sat down with me.ere's a look at what's coming up tonight on game day. >> what do you think you still have left? >> i still can play, and what i could sit here and tell you that i could play, but i've got to go out there and prove it. >> 50-game suspension, is that suspension in on your birthday? >> i don't know. i haven't checked. i'm blessed that at least i could stay and play every day. >> when is your birthday? >> may 30th. >> that's the end of the suspension. >> oh, thanks for telling me, because i didn't know! >> reporter: get the whole interview tonight on game day at 111:30. reporting with the a's in phoenix, i'm dennis o'donnell. let's go back to kim. >>> nascar's season kicked off with its super bowl, the daytona 500, but mother nature didn't get the memo. it rained most of the day at daytona, and for the first time in its 54-year history, the race has been postponed. danica patrick will make her official sprint cup debut tomorrow morning, brian, weather permitting. >>> rory mcilroy would mov

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manny ramirez. he dealt with the media for the first time ee >>> join me tonight tonight at 9:00, coming up, price swing. >> no this, is not normal. >> why california paying record prices and other parts getting a gallon less than $3. >> then at 11:00 here on abc 7 what happens when a business swips your driver's license? we'll let you know why companies do it and what they're getting from the magnetic strip. >> and there is baseball and spring training. >> a's welcome manny ramirez to spring training today. and there is two violations of the drug testing program. kind of unusual today. >> he had his family and two sons were there and he had a more anticipate add rival back in 1993. once he did arrive turns out he was a bit of a changed man. manny said he was nervous but once arrived those nerves disappeared. >> this feels good. i'm happy i got a job. and just got to go, compete. and prove to people i can play he brings a lot of baggage to the a's. two positive tests for performance enhaensing drugs

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when we return manny ramirez is coming to the oakland a's.glenn is the next best thing having many receivers in the city of. soft for you also did a couple of minutes on birth control, as mitt romney and santorum. >>vern: one of the best right-handed hitters. his thinking is low risk and hardware. what is a half million dollars to him? >>gary: but he sits out the first 50 games. if you are building a young team coming want him around. company ecstasies he think it will sell? >>vern: i think they will sell a lot. it's not money all this weekend, it is live and the ball. it's >>robin: hot lincecum said he will run on solid ground, felt a little something in his back ended did not return. he is back but all day tuesday fury expenses cost the coach said he does not consider this very serious. >>gary: the fixing coach for the giants said, it is something that he heard as a child jumping around. it's weeks on of everyone's and while nihon cost >>vern: his last thursday against tampa bay, look at of, a cool one of the stick to the throw. scott he we

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manny ramirez reported to the camp. are the athletics getting the manny of old, or an old manny. to play hard only when they felt like it. ramirez quit on the red sox, dodgers and the rays. that's why they were able to sign him. there were no other offers. manny will have to serve a 50-game suspension for a drug test, but claimed he learned from his mistakes and is craving one last chance. >> you know, sometimes you hear and you don't appreciate what you have until you are about to lose it. that's what happened to me. so you have to reflect and look back how was your life, and you want your life to end that way and i'm just happy i found god and i am ready to go. >> ryan had his positive drug test thrown out on a technicality. whether you believe he is innocent or guilty, he is correct when he ridicules his supposedly none muss testing system. he continues to claim he is not juicing. >> i truly believe in my heart and i would bet my life that this substance never entered my body at any point. everything i have ever worked for in my life is called to question ae

manny ramirez will be 40 on may 30.f news for the a's today. 3rd baseman scott sizemore is done for the year with a left knee injury. >> we expected big things out of him this year. i feel for the individual first and foremost because of the quality of individual he is and the type of work that he puts in for us. >> reporter: reporting with the a's and giants in scottsdale, arizona. back to you. >> thanks. ten months ago it appeared the kings would be leaving sacramento. today there is an agreement in place for a new arena that we keep them in the capitol city. the city council will vote on the deal next week. >> it's been a long time. 13 years, as you know. give me a minute. >> mcginn was fifth on the team. in return the sharks get t.j. gallon yarddy and daniel winnik. the sharks also give up two more in the deal. while you were busy stuffing your face at the italian groto this weekend, here's what you missed. >> strike. and he got it. >> he is out of his mind after wing his fifth u.s. open bowling title. >> and right

the a's welcome manny ramirez to the team.as had two violations of baseball's drug testing program. mike shumann was there for manny's arrival in phoenix. >> manny said he was nervous driving to the clubhouse, but once he arrived, those nerves disappeared. >> it feels good, i'm happy i got a job. and just got to go and compete and prove to people that i can still play. >> he hasn't played baseball in ten months, and he brings a lot of baggage to the a's. >> manny strikes out. >> two positive tests for performance-enhancing drugs and charges of domestic violence in the fall. that's when he found god. >> when you don't got god in your heart, you do stupid things without thinking about it. the stay with my team and family, and i fix it and we are here. >> sounds like you appreciate what you have a lot more now. >> you know sometimes you are who you are and you don't appreciate what you have until you are about to lose it and that's what happened to me. >> the manager's expectations are simple. >> right away, just to fit in. from

the orioles have no interest in a last-minute move to add a headline name like manny ramirez. the same want to make mistake of signing former stars well past their prime. the challenging landscape of college, and this is taking off. the mountaineers will leave for a bigger payday in the big 12. the seller of lawsuit that clears the way for the move. that means west virginia will kick off in the big 12 this fall. west virginia becomes the 11th football team in the big 12. part of the changing conferences has to do with the need to ignore obvious things like the conference name. boise state and idaho will join the the east to fill the void left by west virginia. look at black deval patrick -- look at what he bought into insanity with the new york knicks. the unlikely story of jeremy lin continues to unfold. injuries forced him into the starting lineup recently, and he has become the first player ever to score 20 plus -- 20 plus points in his first five nba stars. even lin does not know what to make over the immediate impact of stardom that suddenly looks a lot like a disney movi

. >> despite having to serve a suspension for failing a drug test the second time, manny ramirez does not plan to retire. he has agreed to deal with the oakland a's for $500,000. he walked away from the tampa bay raise -- rays after testing positive for drugs. burnett probably has to work harder than most to protect and -- project an optimistic attitude. he arrived at camp today. he won a world series with the yankees. he played in the big apple. now he goes to the only team that has had more consecutive losing seasons than the orioles. pittsburgh. give him credit. he tries to spend -- spin it asa positive. >> it got done. i am looking forward to it. it will be a fresh start. i am bacharach and hit -- i am back where i can hit and get some joy back in the game. >> an important window opens in the nfl. today is the start of the franchise series in the nfl. teams have until march 5 to put a tag on a player. that prevents a player from leaving in free agency. they have not put a tag on rice yet. it will cost them about $7.7 million to put the tag on him. a long-term deal would give them

. >>> you can head down to arizona where dennis goes one on one with manny ramirez. why head coach mcclellan had to leave the game, and why luck gets to share more than his arm arm in indy. that's all coming up right after the news. ,,,,,,,,,, whoever said that "less is more" is more or less mathematically challenged. less isn't more, it's less. and the only thing more than more is a lot more. which is exactly what i get at embassy suites. more space... more down time. more family time. -more me time. -more me time. -more me time. because the more more i have, the more i have to have... more. [ female announcer ] more room. complimentary drinks. free breakfast. embassy suites. get more. weekend. the action flick, "act of valor" stars real-le >>> navy seals stormed the top of the box office this weekend. this action flick stars real life active duty real life military personnel. it brought in $25 million in the opening weekend. tyler perry good deal opened in second place, $22 million. the vow rounds out the top five. >>> history of the golden gate bridge is on displa

elsewhere in the major leagues...manny ramirez is gonna giveeit one more try...il june 2nd, due to a 50 game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy twive...ramirez is 14th on the career home run list wiih 555. colleee basketball... and for the second straight week, maryland junior tianna hawkins has been named acc playuer of the week...for the second straight week,,,in two wins last week, hawkins shot over 77 percent from the field, averaging 22 and a half poinbts and 11 and a half rebounds in the two wins...at virginia, she was 12 of 133 from the field...hawkins and the 6th ranked lady erps host north carolina friday niggt... you can see the men's next game on our sister station the c-w baltimore...mark turgeonn and the terps trying to rebound from their worst loss of the season....they host miami on tomorrow night at 8.. their first meeting went into double overtime...terps and canes... tomorrow at 8 on the c-w baltimore. alex ovechkin and the caps visiting the hurricanes....1st period...carolina on a power play..justin faulk beats tomas vokoun...canes

. >> mike: the a's consider their pursuit of manny ramirez.ey recently watched him work out in florida and could sign him in the next week. he has to sit out the first 50 games of the san due to a suspension for prug performance-enhancing drugs. let's serve them up at the sap open. the defending champion facing harrison. injuries depleted this event. milos, the ace. tiebreaker. took four rounds but a great return there by harrison, slims the backhand winner by him. harrison's return is out. never recovers. put away with the forehand. headed for the finals. and the canadian was talking hockey afterwards. >> main'll become the new biggest sharks fan out there. [applause] >> there's a little was to go to win me over, but i'm really happy with how i'm doing here. it's fine. it's great. the people have been amazing, and it just feels awesome to come back to these great memories and have it keep going on. >> mike: a week after winning wg the at&t pro-am, phil mickelson brought his mojo so the northern trust in southern california. phil, big shank of

manny ramirez reported to the camp. are the athletics getting the manny of old, or an old manny. to play hard only when they felt like it. ramirez quit on the red sox, dodgers and the rays. that's why they were able to sign him. there were no other offers. manny will have to serve a 50-game suspension for a drug test, but claimed he learned from his mistakes and is craving one last chance. >> you know, sometimes you hear and you don't appreciate what you have until you are about to lose it. that's what happened to me. so you have to reflect and look back how was your life, and you want your life to end that way and i'm just happy i found god and i am ready to go. >> ryan had his positive drug test thrown out on a technicality. whether you believe he is innocent or guilty, he is correct when he ridicules his supposedly none muss testing system. he continues to claim he is not juicing. >> i truly believe in my heart and i would bet my life that this substance never entered my body at any point. everything i have ever worked for in my life is called to question and we need to make s

. >> manny ramirez will report to a's camp friday, despite manny oakland is picked to finish dead lasty nearly everybody. johnny isn't buying it because of his experience playing with the rays. >> my expectation is a lot better than you guys. we had historically one of the worst teams in baseball in 2007 and 2008 we went all the way to the world series. the games didn't count, we wouldn't play. i'm living proof on magical finishes, if you will. >> looks good on you. if you think the a's are going to make the playoffs, i got a bridge you might like to buy. >> now that's what i call a bridge to nowhere. in west virginia. number four, rookie irving played just 11 games for duke because of an injury. beautiful pass and the cavs beat the pistons. an apple keeps a doctor away, brian is pretty healthy. 65 bites out of the apples to set a world record in 30 seconds. number two, lebron with the block and the perfect full court pass to dwayne wade. touchdown miami and the number one play of the night. >> i'm james, they are ready to rock. >> oh, announcer james has the stool collapsed on live tv

price of that ice cream apparently. >>> in sports, the nba's all-star weekend is under way and manny ramirez talks to reporters as he arrives at camp for the beginning of spring training. kim coyle, with more in sports. >>> good morning, everyone. phoenix turned into manny wood yesterday, as the newest member of the a's reported for spring training. >> i would change the way that i used to think and the way that i think now, so now i have peace. now i got my family. like i said before, i wasn't a good father, you know, but now, i'm back. >>> round 3 at the match play championship, lee westwood nearly chips it in on 15. he beats nick watney 3-2 to advance to the quarterfinals. rory mcilroy also moved on to the fourth round. >>> danica patrick is your pole setter for today's nationwide race at daytona, becoming the first woman to earn the top qualifying spot for a nascar race since 1994. >>> all-star weekend is under way in orlando. jeremy lin throws the lob to blake griffin, but lin only played 9 minutes. number one pick kyrie irving played john wall for the jam. irving was named mvp of the r

how about dreadlocks, manny ramirez, in an a's uniform.got to see this. >> it looked very good, by the way. baseball is where it's all at right now. giants are now in full swing in arizona as all position players were present in scottsdale today for the team's first full squad workout. along with the players comes the competition for the spot in the starting lineup. jamie has the full report from arizona. >> reporter: the giants first full squad workout on friday was a shorter one, just two hours, to come manager bruce bochy joked they're running a country club out here. his speech to the team before the workout was relatively brief, although the message was clear. if they want to win more, they're going to have to do more, especially before the game. sandoval and brandon crawford were early standouts in batting practice. bochy said it's way to early to make any observations about what that might mean for the season. mostly it was good to get everyone on the field together for the first time this spring. >> they're getting ready, they're g

ryan leon is going to be talking manny ramirez and jeremy lin.t's coming up in about 10, 15 minutes. >>> also womaning up a -- coming up a world war ii ship leaving the bay area for life in the public eye. >> how people are taking of its last bay area hurray. coming up. >>> and a young whom who survived a -- woman who survived a nightmare, how elizabeth smart is moving forward with the new love of her life. we'll be right back. a live report on why the upper de e. >>> bay bridge chaton. plugging along -- shutdown. plugging along, cal tran offers a glimmer of hope though. we've got a live report on why the upper deck may open a little ahead of schedule. >>> plus, kevin costner sharing his memories of the singer. >>> plus, the awful headline aimed at a rising basketball star. welcome back everybody the weekend early edition. it is 7:59. nearly 8:00 on your sunday. it's february 19th. i think we have it covered now. good morning, i'm frank mallicoat. phil matier is enjoying sunday off. >> yes, i'm anne makovec. and we have a lot to talk about in the

. >> mike: the a's consider their pursuit of manny ramirez, mlb the a's recently watched him work outflorida and could sign him in the next week. he could earn a little more than the league minimum but has to sit out the first 50 games due to suspension for performance-enhancing drugs. >> let's serve them up at the sap open. injuries depleted this year's event. first set, harrison up 5-4. milos. 5-all. harrison with the backhand winner. 4-2. set point now. harrison's return i out and takes the first set. and never recovers. milos puts him away with the forehand. a straight, set victory. >> to southern california, lefty signs an autograph for the guy's trouble. a little struggle for lefty. he parred the hole. a great day for pga champion bradley. tied atop the leaderboard with mickelson going into sunday's final round. >> college hoops, st. mary's trying to gain some national respect, facing murray state. rob jones and the gaels trying to improve their resume for the big dance. cannon from a different time zone. matthew playing despite the bum ankle. can -- they pour it nonthe second.

>>vern: coming up, manny ramirez comes to oakland.hird off sphere fan if he mcphee indeed >> robert apple just settled a major class action lawsuit in and did they have to pay customers that have or had an iphone 4. the lawsuit is related to the antenna, it would lose signal strength if you held it in a way that blocked the antenna that was bolted to the outer rim. a class action lawsuit ended with apple agreed to a settlement. apple ended at giving away bobber cases, that solved the problem but was not enough. a class action lawsuit has finally ended with apple agreed to a settlement. people get a free bumper case or $15 in cash. people already received a bumper case are not eligible for another. apple will e-mail people who qualify. >>pam: investigators searching for remains of the speed freak killers have yet to find a second abandoned well site. last week to more than 1000 bone fragments or recovered. investigators were led there by a convicted serial killer and the speed freak killer wesley shermantine. already the cost of the se

y los atleticos de oakland estarian buscando al dominicano manny ramirez..al le saluda ramon diaz y esto es domina la accion... el san francisco chronicle reporta que la novena del este de la bahia podrian firmar al jugador de 39 aÑos de edad antes de que inicie la pretemporada... el unico problema es que manny debe de cumplir con una suspension de 50 partidos por violar los reglamentos anti drogas de la liga... ---maÑana los pitchers y catchers de los gigantes de san francisco se reportaran maÑana en scottsdale para iniciar los entrenamiento s el domingo... el resto de los jugadores se esperan para el proximo jueves 23... ---la ciudad de santa clara aprobo el contrato de 878 millones de dolares con una firma constructora del sur de la bahia para la edificacion del nuevo estadio de los 49ers de san francisco ... se espera que la construccion dara inicio el primero de junio... ---esta noche arranca la fecha siete del torneo clausura del futbol mexicano con el partido entre estudiantes tecos y el atlante... ..para maÑana por la pantalla de telemundo.... las ch

. >>> published reports say the oakland as are close to signing manny ramirez. the bay area newspaper group quotes bill rily bean -- billy beane. ramirez must serve a 50-game suspension for violating the anti-drug rule for mlb. >>> we told you earlier in the newscast, not bun but two -- not one but two earthquakes in the same place in vallejo. tonight at 5:00, john fouler is tracking those -- john fouler is tracking those quakes and the unusual ways they are happening. >>> and these -- and these are live pictures from sfo, for the president arriving. >>> thank you for trusting ktvu news. we will see you the next time news breaks. be sure to join us at 5:00. we're also on at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. thanks for watching. have a great day.

. >>> espn confirms manny ramirez has been signed to the oakland as to a one-year contract.will pay him $500,000 that will cover his contract a little more than two-thirds of the season. that's because he must serve a 50-game suspension for violating the mlb's drug policy for a second time. the first time he can enter the lineup for the as will be june 2nd against the kansas city royals. >>> cloudy, cool weather in the forecast for your monday. a transition starting later today that will bring us a nice warmup in time for the business week as we heed into tuesday, wednesday and thursday. we've got gray skies out there. partly sunny conditions expected for today. temperatures up to what we felt yesterday. we have plenty of cloud cover up there. temperatures for the afternoon will be slightly cool for this time of year. 54 in and around areas right around palo alto down over to stanford. 54 degrees around the peninsula. 56 in san jose. a few .10 of rain reported in the last 24 hours. areas around mountain view, reporting $.08. a satellite radar can't get the rain to move into

a new deal with manny ramirez was announced today. he must first serve a 50 game suspension for a positive drug test. on top of that, he served a minor league deal. he technically has to still make the team. if all goes as planned, he could be in the a's lineup as soon as the 30th. >>> these student's vision of the future could give them top honor. >>> time to bring out the flip flops. our meteorologist tells us about a warm-up just around the corner. ao wow, look at this bed! this nightstand! this wardrobe! what are you doing here? you're in ikea. my dream bedroom is in ikea? yes. what's that bedroom over there? that's your husband's dream bedroom. whatever your style, take home your dream bedroom together. ikea. the life improvement store. >>> despite months of dry weather, ski resorts finally have enough snow. president's day weekend is one of the busiest weekends. the slopes were crowded today with skiers and borders. operators say there's now enough snow to keep visitors coming back for the rest of the ski season. i did hear flip

. >> manny ramirez turns 40 this season. if all goes well, he will celebrate his birthday in the oakland a's lineup. he was signed for a one-year deal for half a million dollars. not a lot of reasons they do not have to pay him during his suspension. jermaine -- jeremy lin has become the most popular man since rudy giuliani. anthony back in the lineup after a groin injury. working into perfection, but not a perfect night. it was the nets. there williams stole the show. the nets win it. this will show you how popular jeremy lin has become. tim tebow is talking about him, too. >> i think he is handling himself great, and i think he is taking care of himself, and i think he will keep working hard and don't listen to everyone else. >> conspicuous motivation in not collapse. caps lose to caroline of. justin faulk on the rebound. eric, short-handed breakaway, and carolina beats the caps, 5- 0. when alan iverson announced coming back to pro ball, i am fairly certain he meant basketball. he meant soccer. they have offered him a cont

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>>gary: manny ramirez is with the oakland a's for his first date. one of the nfl's most dynamic players is in the bay area with a new restaurant in palo alto. troy paul also with the fed's bird steelers. a seventh time pro bowler. four times all-pro in the league's mvp in 2010. he is known for his long locks of hair. he joined us earlier tonight. >>gary: let me ask you, you have to deal with your hair which is synonymous with your image. if you wanted to cut it, could you? >> i could not, actually. i have a deal with head and shoulders. >>gary: is insured for $1 million? >> yes. >>gary: even if you wanted to, you cannot? >> i could, i could cut of six images of fear and sell it for $100,000. >>gary: that looks like a young chaconne. people love that exclamation would have you ever been tackled by year? >> yes. kahane cursed manhattan and an ally, manhattan >>gary: mike wallace, and is he with a smile, but he said forerunners or new england. is he bluffing? for the east from >>daniel: i think he's a legitimate wide receiver. i think he would make any

it's official, the oakland a's have signed manny ramirez to a one-year contract worth $500,000. st serve a 50-day game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy, what impact will the 39-year-old make when he joins the a's later this week? >> you probably know better than i do. i really have no comment on that right now. if and when i see the dreads flapping around, i'll have a comment on that. >> i'm excited. sure it's going to put fans in the seats. it will be unfortunate with the suspension, but our clubhouse got to keep it loose, keep everybody away from the tension and feeling like whatever the media has to say, you know, allow things to be easy going, i think he'll be that guy. >>> talk about being the guy, the knicks looking to jeremy lin as they host the new jersey nets. lin played 36 minutes, 21 points, 7 rebounds, nine assists, but lin's effort was not enough, the knicks lose 100-92. >>> the warriors pull off an upset win. j raa ellis .ed d jeanpoints. raj and jessica right back after the break. ♪ beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed

it's official, manny ramirez has signed with the oakland a's, signing the former dodger slugger to ane-year contract worth $500,000. the 39-year-old ramirez must serve a 60-day suspension at the start of the season for violating baseball's drug poll sixt he is expected to join the a's for the first work-out later on this week. >> between ramirez and wilson that's a lot of hair there. >> you got that right. need conditioner. >> let's check the morning commute. >> just to clarify it was wilson's elbow, not his hair. the south bay, we're looking at a healthy drive now. speeds close to the limit northbound all directions for that commute. it's only 4:55. here we go to morgan hill. a note, if you have any one off of -- extending to edmund son avenue inare some homes there, sounds like a car went into a power pole. the reason i call this out, there are minor injuries reported in the accident, i don't have details on that. it's a surface street. that might have taken out power so if you have friends, give them a shout. their alarm clocks might not be working. a live look to see how things a

they may sign 39-year-old manny ramirez sometime this weekend.ownside other than his being a bust in l.a. with the dodgers, ramirez has a 50-game suspension for violating major league baseball's drug policy. fox sports says he can play during spring training games and would be allowed to work out with the team during the regular season but manny would have to leave the ballpark before gates open for the actual game. >>> all right, here we go, hat, check. glasses, check. now all he needs is the right jersey. how spike lee's getting into all of this linsanity. we'll tell you about it, coming up. honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wireless, okay, honestly, can i just get a cord, please? dad, the cord's invisible. [ female announcer ] call at&t today to get high speed internet for just $14.95 a month for 12 months with a 1-year price guarantee. it's the fast

>>isabel: the oakland a's have something to talk about it is manny ramirez.going to join the start until the month of may. >>marty: nba with jeremy lin >>gary: the sunday and be a all- star has a number of events. jeremy lin, and the rookie stole the show. shaq and barkley griffin it is one of those deals but nobody is guarding anybody. mvp, the no. 1 draft choice from cleveland barkley defeating the it team of shaquille o'neal. they are telling the all-star game as the same time as the academy awards. take that for what it is worth. >> manny ramirez is a 12-time all-star. great in boston. great with the dodgers and they found out that he was using performance enhancing drugs. he has been suspended they will start around the first of june. everybody is so happy to see him. he is a little bit kind of funny. here is his new teammate. manning said that if i was a video coordinator. he can hit a little bit. and with his heart into it, at least have something to talk about. patchy night, the son of bob his coaching at lamar. pat knight >> right now, this is the be

many ramirez -- manny ramirez signed a contract with the oakland a's. >> a heroes welcome for some well-deserved local men and women. >> a light not car accident in harford county claims the life of three siblings. i'm kim dacey live with details. >> mitt romney and rick santorum do battle in michigan. one candidate has opened a big lead. >> if you plan to head out on ritchie highway, we have an overturned tractor trailer. we'll check got a handful of it feels totally differentof from regular toothpaste. pronamel iso-active is a toothpaste in a can. it starts off as a gel... transforms into a foam and actually surrounds your teeth. it gets into all those nooks and crannies. dentists recommend pronamel. pronamel iso-active re-hardens the enamel that's been softened by acid you're consuming. acid doesn't just affect our front or back teeth but the whole tooth. pronamel iso-active helps protect against the effects of acid erosion. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank

a's signed manny ramirez. did this has been rumored a while there. and this is a low cost, low risk deal they give a minor league contact -- contract and the 39-year-old will start by serving a 50-game suspension because he testified positive for banned substances twice. manny has 555 career homers and known to be a problem in the club house at times but claims he has a brand new attitude. we'll see. one of the big story lines for giants this spring, bush p.toush sign matt cane for a long term extension. cane loves pitching along side tim lincecum and the rest of the staff. >> i don't think there is anything more fun than having a good rotation in that whether me and z or bogey. all of us do thachl they do that together and some guys will get hot. and we get to run off a bunch of wins in a month and sounds of the latest of the jeremily. n show. carmelo anthony returns to the knicks line up. and knicks in sync early on. and there is a nice passing. and lin, the feel here, to ignite the break. wants to give it to carmelo. jeremy hits a floater with 13

that's the sporting life for a monday night and we'll see how the whole manny ramirez thing works outi'll eat my words. >> let's hope so. >> he's hoping so. >> i don't think it's a great deal for the a's. >> we'll find out. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news, we'll see you next time news breaks. >> the ktvu here tomorrow morning at 4:30, with the new commute in the upper deck of the bay bridge. they'll have full coverage and let you know how traffic is moving. we're always here for you on ktvu.com.

a's welcomed manny ramirez yesterday. for years he was known as one of the best hitters in the game but he didn't go as hundred percent. two violations of drug testing program. mike shumann was there for his arrival in phoenix. >> reporter: he said he was nervous driving to the clubhouse but those nerves disappeared. >> it feels good. i'm happy i got a job. got to go and compete and prove to people i can still play. >> he hasn't played for ten months and brings a lot of baggage to the a's. >> two positive tests for performance enhancing drugs and charges of domestic violence in the fall. that is when he found god. >> you don't have god in your heart. the team and with my family so we're here. >> you appreciate what you have a lot more? >> sometimes you don't appreciate what you have until you about to lose it. that is what happened to me. >> the manager's expectations are simple. >> right away he fit in. from what understand he can be a great example of work ethic. >> his teammates can't wait to pick his brain. >> he brin