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mickelson really turned it on on his final ten holes.tart at number nine where he made birdie. that was the first of five in a row. mickelson birdied the 13th he was in front for good. he went on to birdie a couple more. he beat chris kirk by six strokes. now it's on to augusta. >>> christie lewis was the story today in the kraft. she had back surgery to correct scoliosis. the real winning traditional is this. you must take a dip to make it official. quite a week of overcoming hardship for lewis who lost her grandfather and played on to honor the man who thought her the game. >>> and nedal and yokavich to keep this game. yokavih wraps it up in three sets. that includes january's australian open. sandwiched between nedal and per red. >>> lewis murphy became the third raider player to be arrested. murphy was charged with three misdemeanors for position of a drug. the prescription drug in question, viagra, no kidding. two other raiders to be arrested this year, michael busch and mario anderson. that will do it for this sunday late night's e

team lost the twenty eleven masters gets on the way on thursday with phil mickelson aiming to hold on to his green. my chest united have taken a huge step towards reaching the semifinals of this season's champions league alex ferguson's side beating chelsea one no in london in the first leg of their last eight. rooney the money made the difference is strike midway through the first off yet proved to be a decisive away goal when the sides meet again next week chelsea fans will be dismayed that two penalty shots were waved away in the second period but it's essentially only time at the moment both knowledge years a well aware of. so when you. have to be very careful have to clear the top performance next year is a. trafford atmosphere where hope is. is not good for what is just ninety minutes. from. one. could be from. a situation and. now we. are going to. also on the night barcelona gave further justification of their favorite status walloping shakhtar donetsk five one five different players getting on the scoresheet as well prepared guardiola side including andres iniesta as early as

tour this year but it was true rookie chris kirk who is putting pressure on mickelson with shots like this birdie on the sixteenth left you ever had the upper hand when it mattered unfinished three strokes clear of going up kirk and scott for applying mickelson number three off to the wind passing long time. rival tiger woods for the first time since one thousand nine hundred seventy tiger well tops all the way down to six. it's been a record breaking night in the professional basketball he can keep posting a season high one hundred and seven points in a comprehensive home and yes krosnick it was the third time the two sides have met this season within key winning their previous encounters however if you work hard all those occasions while this one was a walk in the park tell you free zone leading the muscle region into their second straight win with a top score of twenty one point one seven seventy one with the big buzzer healthy certainly into their stride and the new coach but i must go and i just took over in . june which is all sort of which we played very well on both sides of t

and phil mickelson was on fire in texas. round three of the shell houston open and lefty was feeling it. we start with anthony kim. for birdie. 40 feet. on line. the right speed? bottom of the cup. 69 for kim. 11-under. scott verplank made a run on 10. second shot from 85-yard, and it's in the hole for eagle. 1450695 today. 13-under. and tied for the tournament lead with lefty. on 6. if anyone can make this shot, it's phil mickelson. nails that for par. but mickelson made plenty of birds, nine of them. including this one on 18. after sticking his proorchtion ties the course record with a 9-under 63. best run in two years. >>> women's first major of the year at rancho mirage. michelle wie playing well. her approach on 16. nearly holes out. wie, 3-under 69 today. minus 6. another young gun, morgan pressle. bottom of the cup. your leader isyani sting. she has two-stroke lead. >> a little tennis. key biscayne florida, women's finals, sharapova and azarenka. sazarenka dominated. sharapova with 43 unforced errors. falls to 0-3 in

mickelson, the par-3 16. nearly holes it. makes the short putt for birdie. first win since last year's masters. >> a little tennis at 6:00. >> carolyn: yay, a's and go giants. >>> just ahead, san mateo's most famous cat burglar makes his a@t"t"t"t"t"t"t"t"t"t"t" can you enjoy vegetables with sauce and still reach your weight loss goals? you can with green giant frozen vegetables. over twenty delicious varieties have sixty calories or less per serving and are now weight watchers-endorsed. try green giant frozen vegetables with sauce. soft! hard! [ male announcer ] how do you decide between crunchy and soft tacos? why don't we have both? [ male announcer ] old el paso. hard and soft tacos. ♪ feed your fiesta. >> carolyn: coming up at 6:00, as we have been reporting, a small plane was crashed near the oakland airport, killing the pilot. we're looking into what led up to the crash at 6:00. >>> brings new meaning to the word cat walk. animals strutted their stuff at the spca animal fashion show with a celebrity guest. klepto kitty! >> that's dusty in prison garb.

. >>> phil mickelson gearing up to defend his green jacket next week.en, final shot, went with the 8-iron. good decision. despite the hole in one, however, he finished 9 shots back of that man! i tell you what, mickelson was nothing short of brilliant. one point, he birdied 5 straight holes. this was the opening hole for birdie. he shot a 63 yesterday, 65 today to take away all the suspense. mickelson's first victory since last year's masters, also moves him up to number 3 in the golf rankings. >> you bunch of hot dogs! >>> short track in mart inside vail, martin truex, jr.'s throttle got stuck causing a crash. his car was destroyed, amazingly truex was not. dale earnhardt, jr. took the lead with 20 laps to go, in the driver's seat for his first win since 2008. but kevin harvick makes the late pass to take the checkered flag for the second week in a row. too bad for junior, finishing in second place. harvick wins back-to-back races for the first time since '06. he actually apologized afterwards, because dale, jr.'s the most popular racer. >>> that's it

. >>> pga, phil mickelson gearing up to defend his green jacket next week. of the houston open. par 370-yard 7. good call, but despite the hole in one, oh still finished 9 shots back. >>> mickelson, i watched this thing, folks, he was nothing short of brilliant. at one point he birdied five straight holes. this is his opening hole for birdie. he shot a 63 yesterday, a 65 today. he took away all the spence. three shots better than kirk. it's mickelson's first victory since last year's masters, also moves him up to number 3 in the world rankings. >> you bunch of hot dogs! >>> things heated up in the short track at martinsville. martin truex, jr. had his throttle struck. his car was destroyed. truex was not. dale earnhardt, jr. took the lead with 20 laps to go and was in the driver's seat to win his first since 2008, but with 4 laps to go, kevin harvick makes the late pass to take the checkered flag for the second week in a row. too bad for junior, who finished in second place. harvick wins back-to-back races for the first time since 2006. >>> tennis finals, ke

phil mickelson the third round of the houston open. he needs to hold out the chip on the 6th hole to save par. he will do just that. mickelson, five shots down. putting together his best round in two years. another veteran player, 46-year- old scott verplank hitting a wedge. this shot going in for eagle. shooting the second round for 65 to earn the share of the lead along with mickelson. mickelson, 18, an approach allowing him to finish it with a birdie. he shoots a 9 underpar, 63. tying the course record. >>> the women playing their first major of the year. angela sanford on the pwufrpger hole. tell them there is a zoom on that -- bunker hole. tell them there is a zoom on that camera. the leader, zing. for birdie. she shot the best with a 66 and leads stacy lewis by two strokes. that will do it for this saturday night editions of sports wrap. see you again tomorrow at 5:00. >> all right, joe. and giants looking better today than the last one. >> they did not kick the ball around today. that was the key. five errors was something they

and we also look forward to the gold gets on the way late so it's a day with phil mickelson aiming to hauled off to his green jacket. for the first month steam i should have taken a huge step towards reaching the semifinals of this season's champions league always ferguson's side beating chelsea will no longer mean that slag of the last eight clash wayne rooney the make the difference his drive to midway through the first of the proved to be the size of a wage bill when the sides meet again next week chelsea fans will be dismayed that to battle to shock you are going their way in the second period but it's centrally only hostile in the fact both manager is also well aware of. so when you believe we have to really give work to clear the top of rooms to make sure there. are those who transfer then we sure hope is. through some of the game with and for the rangers and. also on the side bar small guys gave further justification of their favorite status walloping shot so out of danielle squad won five different players getting on the scoresheet the best part of the all those sides includin

on tipping off a twenty eleven officers gets underway on thursday with phil mickelson aiming to hold on to his range of. manchester united have taken a huge step towards reaching the semifinals of this season's champions league alex ferguson side beating chelsea one nil in london in the first leg of their last eight clash wayne rooney the money made the difference his strike midway through the first half could yet prove to be a decisive away goal when the sides and meet again next week chelsea fans though they'll be dismayed that suit penalty shots were waved away in the second period but it's essentially only half time a fact both managers aware of and so when you leave them you have to be very careful to put it to a performance no chooser. said it would transfer gone through helpers. it was not good. news just ninety minutes. you have to agree on that ninety minutes . one one. could be due from can't be. sure i'm. going to run from now we are. planning on going for. side bar still need a further justification of their favorite status while being shocked by different players getting

on teeing off the twenty eleven maf just gets on the way in a few hours time with phil mickelson aiming to hold on to his green jacket. for full force for a month chest united have taken a huge step towards reaching the semifinals of this season's champions league alex ferguson's side beating chelsea one no in london and the first leg of their last eight clutch wayne rooney come on and made a difference a strike midway through the first half but yet to be the size of a way goal when the sides need to again next week chelsea fans know they'll be dismayed but penalty shots were waved away in the second period but it's essential we have time at the moment apart both monitors a work. so when you go even you have to be very careful work to. make sure. we transfer don't necessarily help us. is not good. from the. situation room. now we are running down and you have come to my final bargain for. we. all saw on the night barcelona gave further justification of their favorite status walloping shot five one five different players getting on the scoresheet as well or pep guardiola side including a

and we also look forward to the gulf that gets on the way late so it's a day with phil mickelson aiming to hold on to his green jacket. so nicely united have taken a huge step towards reaching the semifinals of this season's champions league status inside beating chelsea one nail in london in the first leg of that last states clash wayne rooney the man that made the difference in the middle of the. chelsea fans will be dismayed that super shots well waved their way in the second hall but it's only a fact both managers are well aware of. so when you believe them they have to really care for the group top of thrones not sure there. are those who transferred only through an open. confident will probably go through some of the game with and for the rangers. and also on the night barcelona gave further justification of that favorite status so full of things trying so the nets five one belt loops for all the wells the last six will semifinal is on the cards against real madrid of course also on this level cold but on tuesday. and euro cup football continues later today with four europa league

until the twenty eleven masters gets underway on thursday with phil mickelson aiming to hold on to his career in. manchester united have taken a huge step towards reaching the semifinals of this season's champions league alex ferguson's side being chelsea one nil in london in the first leg off their last eight clash wayne rooney the money made the difference is striking midway through the first half could you have proved to be a decisive way goldwyn the sides need again next week chelsea fans will be dismayed that super penalty shots were way to way in the second half but it's essentially only half time a fact both managers are well aware of. this when you believe and we have to be really careful work to clear the top of thrones next two zero. zero zero trafford it was through helpers. it was not good enough just ninety minutes. you have to play on the ninety minutes. we want you around no one. could be different got the. situation and told the right food we are one running down and you have to try to play another you. also on the night barcelona gave further justification of their fav

phil mickelson looks good early. he birdied a hole and stands at 2 under.ut the leaders are alvaro heros and rory mcilroy. he is tied with kiros at 7 under. >>> hockey, if the rangers could win both, they make the playoffs. but they blew that last night. thrashers scored two goals. rangers fell 3-0, losing control of their playoff destiny. they need to win saturday and a carolina loss to make the postseason. >>> nba, top two teams in the east battling to be number one. celts and bulls. a great fake and a scoop between two boston defenders. derek rose had 30. bulls won it, 97-81. >>> baseball red sox nation continues to panic. boston visiting the indians in the ninth. sox with the tying run aboard. j.d. drew, a liner off the pitcher, everybody was safe until the pinch runner overran second. the indians caught him in no man's land and that was the final out. boston fell to 0-6, their worst start since 1945. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a terrific weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> can the easter bunny's wacky kid hold on to the top spot

mickelson has not won a tournament since last year's masters which begins on tuesday.e shell oil in houston, he became the master. this little girl walked away with a new callaway ball from lefty. >> brad joe on the par-3 7th. on line. right club? couple bounces, the hole-in-one. now to the leader, lefty, from the fringe on nine. online, has the speed. first of five birdies in a row. scott verplank yanks the par putt, mickelson only gets stronger. par-3 16. nearly holes this. would make that short putt for birdie. oflefty on 18. 7-under 65 today. first win since last year's mavsest. >> first major of the year for women. long birdie on three. wins her first lpga event and it's a major, by three strokes over the defending champ, yani tseng. >> tennis, djokovic taking on nadal. rafa takes the first set. djokovic comes alive. has not lost a match this season. may be a new rivalry. nadal leading in the third set. trying to finish it off but djokovic would come back and end the tiebreak. match point, forehand winner of his own, undefeated with the three-set victory. >> raide

. >> i would take phil mickelson. he shot 63, 65 over the weekend. he hasn't been playing super until last week, peeking at the right time just as he did a year ago. he had no record in 2010 until he game to augusta and of course that was ap epic win given the state of affairs with both his wife and mother battling breast cancer, one of the great winds around here. >> there are certain shots you look at, and the circumstances, where the hole is located, and the difficulty of the shot, will just scare you for a moment. and if you can't deal with that, then,, you know, it kind of compounds. if you scare expwrurz hit a poor shot, obviously, you're in serious trouble. it's learning to deal with that. it pushes you to the limit basically on just about every shot. >> rose: jamie oliver, the british chef scheduled for this evening's program will be scheduled at a later day date. tonight, finance and golf. as we continue. ♪ if you've had a coke in the last 20 years, ( screams ) you've had a hand in giving college scholarships... and support to thousands of o

i'm jan mickelson.to the conversation here today, and we've just confirmed the ron paul is going to be on janmickelson@gmail.com dd with radio this afternoon with on simon's program between 4:00 and 6:00 this afternoon. he'd be talking to us right now, but he is rudely flying. [laughter] in the air right now. the rest of us, however, going back to the previous conversation. if you're just joining us here, i'm inviting a dialogue eff the -- also we pay attention at an earlier level than most folks, so we'd like to inhave it you sfofe >> who, if anybody, has impressed you yet, and has the united states full filled -- going atlanta again, this is dave. >> good morning. first off i want to say thank you to c-span for opening up the dialogue other people aren't in iowa. and i have an issue. here's an issue for iowans. i'm a disabled vet. not in any form or fashion putting down the military. i loved the military. but the one thing i do have a problem with is i don't find any politician at this point making a

back in our senses and really enjoy the evening show of the party went on for a long time i phil mickelson will be defending his masters title in august the next week and looks like he's about to take it the right time to after including the course record at the houston open his nine and a round of sixty three and half to make him joint leader in texas to stop the plank mickelson thirty three the spurs for housing had a baby free ran some time saving are in style like you did there are many far this sign at the eighteenth and was on target for the course record at the redstone golf club the ball landing next to their pain but it back to the previous best round stopper plank didn't have a bad day either the second straight round of sixty five gives him a share of first place going into the final day and his eye for the whole isn't to be sniffed at either. this pops tracy. is a two way stressed the top of the leaderboard in morocco defending champion reese they say here has a one shot lead at the trophy santorum along with fellow brit david forces. and lastly has casey stoner who started a s

his nine under round of sixty three enough to make him joint leader in texas with spot the plank mickelson thirty three of his first four holes and had a bogey free round some time saving par in style like he did there and one in five this iron at the eighteenth he was on target for the course record at the redstone golf club a ball landing right next to the pin and i think that equaled the previous best round scott the plane didn't have a bad day either his second straight round of sixty five gives him a share of first place going into the final day and his eye for the hole isn't to be sniffed at in that. straight in. as a two way scrap at the top of the leaderboard in morocco defending champion reese they've seen here as a one shot lead at the trophy has some torn them along with fellow brit david horse . casey stoner will start today so he pay on the pole the reps the honda stoner and home here i don't need to try. to build three practice sessions and didn't let it slip through their fingers in qualifying for drives or securing second place on the grid for sunday's race fellow spaniard

open is nine and a round of sixty three enough to make him joint leader in texas has got the plank mickelson thirty three his first four holes and had a bogey free round some time saving power in style and many far this time at the eighteenth he was on target for the course record at the redstone golf club but the ball landing right next to the plane and plotted to equal the previous best ran scott the plank didn't have a bad day there his second straight round of sixty five gives him a share of the first place going into the last day and his life for the hole isn't to be sniffed at either. straight. out to a scrap of the top of the leaderboard in morocco defending champion reese day the scene here has a one shot leave. the trophy has time torn and along with fellow brit david horsey . and lastly place in stone will start at a spanish major g.p. on pole there at the honda two of stoner and home hero drivers had dominated all three practice sessions and didn't let it slip through their fingers in qualifying for a driver securing second place on the grid for sunday's race but a spaniard and de

mickelson 5 off the pace. also on fran he makes his birdie. yang made a run.ie on 16 got 7 under but he bogey the final 2 holes and settle for 7. hero known for big hitter and accurate. check out approach on the 7. nearly went in. spaniard made 5 birdie on the back 9 including 17 and 18 and 2 previous masters he had never shot better than a 75. so after one round mc elroy and hero tied at 7 under. choi and yang 2 back. 2 other names of note chung shot 72. world no. 1 player martin had a day to forget. 6 over par 78. >>> now to baseball after starting the season by going 2 and 4 on the road the world champion giants will finally play the home opener tomorrow. game time 1:35. hosting i5#ozz the start for san francisco. pre-game festivities raising of the world championship banner. bearded one wilson can't wait. >> madness begin in the city because this is something san francisco waited for for life time. and friday isn't just giant opening day. it's the bay area opening day in san francisco. community for coming together and we are all world champions. >>reporte

steyn states i'm where phil mickelson carved a superb informants over the weekend to take the houston open that three shot big three was left his first since lost is not theirs and gives him a timely boost ahead of defending his green jacket you know got start late this week now brown job finished in the trifle fair but he can become time. knowing he had the days best shot a great effort on the seventh making the south face on the p.g.a. tour it's here. and it was doing ok chris kirk was putting pressure on mickelson with shots like this birdie on the sixteenth lefty however had the upper hand and finished three strokes later on from his up her skull to the plank because it was up to world number three zero when passing on time rival tiger woods for the first time since nineteen ninety seven tiger i'm in love drops the way down to seven. has been a record breaking night in the professional basketball league game keep posting a season high one hundred seven points and comprehensive how win against cross the korea was the third time the two clubs met each other this season with him q. w

and things stateside where phil mickelson guarded a suburban formers over the weekend to take the houston open their three shall victory was left his first since last year's masters and gives him a timely boost ahead of defending his green jacket in augusta later this week. now brant job finished in the type of fare but can make on town now we have the day's best shot and great effort on the seventh making that sound they saw the p.g.a. tour this year and it was two are ok chris kirk was putting pressure on nicholson with shots like this birdie on the sixteenth. we have to however had the upper hand and finished three strokes clear of runners up kirk and scolds plank mickelson is up to world number three after the way in passing longtime rival tiger woods for the first time since one thousand nine hundred seventy tiger meanwhile drops all the way down to seventh. now it's been a record breaking night in the professional basketball league team keep posting a season high a hundred seven points and the comprehensive how picture against cross they korea was the third time the two clubs have m

that stay stateside but moved to humble texas where phil mickelson carded as a purple formants to win the houston open but three shots pictures was lefties first since last year's masters and that gives him a timely old boost ahead of defending his green jacket in augusta litter in the week broncho finished in a tie for fifth but can be content knowing he had the days best shot a gris effort on the seven marking candidates on the p.g.a. tour this year i think it was true chris kirk who is putting pressure mickelson with shots like this sixty. lefty rubber has the upper hand and it's three strokes to run a sharp curve and stop for a play because you know the world over three feet off of the wind a long time rival tiger woods for the first time since one thousand nine hundred seven tiger meanwhile drops off. it's been a record breaking night in the professional basketball league him keep posting a season high one hundred seven points in the comprehensive home win against krosnick it was the third. on the two sides of meth the season think he winning the previous encounters however you h

and we also look forward to the golf milestones that gets on the way late since a day with phil mickelson aiming to hold on to his green jacket. so for both us nasty united have taken a huge step towards reaching the semifinals of season's champions league on a service inside beating chelsea won nearly in london in the past leg of that last state's clash wayne rooney the man who made the difference in the middle of the. chelsea fans will be dismayed that the super bowl to shots well wave the way in the second hall but it's only time effect both managers i'll go away are all. we could do that when you grew even you have to really kind of work to clear the drop of rooms to make sure you. will triumph are going to be truly open. through some of the game or through for the rangers program. and also on the night barcelona gave further justification of their favorite status so walloping shut them now it's five gone now loops for all the world that an old classical semifinal is on the cards against real madrid of course also won their first love with told about on tuesday. and here a couple cont

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defending champion and three time winner phil mickelson with a birdie attempt at 13. mickelson won't be wearing a green jacket this year after a 71 that left him nine strokes back. >>> 21-year-old rory mcelroy from northern island started the day up by two. jason day of australia starts this putt way out on one side watch it curl in for birdie on the fifth hole. at one point day had the game to himself but he came back today with a 72. >> angel cabrerra for birdie on number 8 made the move from the 67. within four strokes. and south korea's choy is in the mix. he needs to do something dramatic on number seven to save par and he did cranking it out. rory separated himself from the others watch the late break on this birdie attempt at 17. he has himself in pretty good position after shooting a 70 today. a four stroke lead headed into tomorrow's final round and a chance to be forever remembered in golf history. here is how they will stand as they start play tomorrow. >>> still to come tonight on sports wrap, a local boxer after two championship belts tonight. tell you ho

phil mickelson goes two under.ang with an eagle tying for the lead at 7 under before bogeying the final two holes so he is five under. nice score but it could have been better without those bogeys. rory macaroy brilliant. he watched the rest on t.v. to see if anybody would catch him. this guy finally did. spaniard never shot better than 75 in two previous masters birdieing his final two holes and tied rory who is watching him on television. so there you have. spaniard and irishman atop the leaderboard. stockton native ricky barnes. three back. opening round 68. >>> last night we made our picks thank you very much. i'm in first place. ricky fowler in it. watson the worst among the anchor picks but he is just one over par. not bad. >> phil mickelson. kucher very much in it. that is the mom of lebron james. she was arrested, gloria, in miami early this morning after she reportedly assaulted a valet worker because her car was taking too long to be delivered. witnesses say gloria james had strong odor of alcohol on her

if >> gary: phil mickelson? >> he started a slow. three under, and many have a bulogie whole 18. , the masters? >> 45 in a row. >> gary: no wonder you are in the hall of fame, they cannot get rid of you. >> what am i going to do? watch tv. only if you are on. >> gary: think you, art. this is phil and is the master's still as romantic. does it still pull your heart strings? >> it is a different tournament but the masters is the only tournament that would have those guys back to play. yesterday, the par- 3 contest one your plan with their grandchildren. that is a lot of fun. they understand that this is supposed to be fun. whenever-playing with their grandchildren yesterday. your >> gary: or the best, thank you, the hall of famer. and all but the a's? they opened the season with one- open against seattle hopefuls. and getting swept against toronto, jackson will help with the defense. if in the a's 8, work all eight innings. >> check it one more time, conner jackson, and it is going to be a winner at the big dipper, jackson. with the rb

. >>> mickelson started with tied for the lead.e chip, it rolls in for the unlikely -- he battled another veteran. verplank drains a birdie on the 6th hole. he was in front by two but mickelson kicked it in down the stretch. he birdied nine, ten, 11, 12 and 16 in route to a round of 65. that made the 1 just a formality he wins for the 39th time in his career. now it's onto augusta national. >>> in 2004 stayy lewis had pins put in her spines. today she was winning her first lpga. on the 17th hole with a twisting birdie putt to put her in front of singh. she wins the championship. >>> and we have heard a lot about the nadal, federer rivalry, how about this one? that was the pairing today -- two out of three sets nadal for his 4th straight tournament win. now number two in the world in front of federer and behind nadal. >>> the stanford women trying to get into the game. the cardinal and final four against texas a and m and stanford leading about six minutes left in the game. we will have that tonight at ten the giants and the left of

phil mickelson also on 14, he shoots 70. he is back by five. k.j. choi, long put for birdie. 67.okes back. here is rory mcilroy. our friend, share of the lead at 65, 18 down. the a's needed one today. dropped two to toronto. 1-4 coming in. heading to minnesota tomorrow. bob's team finally got something out of jackson. injured most of last year after coming from arizona. made a nice catch. conor jackson delivers base hit to left. coco crisp scores. a's win. they are in the twin cities tomorrow to play minnesota. you win a world series you got plenty of plaques. boost beus received a lifestyle achievement award from the positive coaching alliance. he was honored for winning the world series but by serving as a positive role model for all youth coaches. boost boost talking about tomorrow's home opener. >> a lot of celebration. as there should be. at the same time, we got to keep our game face on, ready to play ball. we have work to do. >> that opener scheduled for 1:35 tomorrow. barry bonds may not make it. the jury deliberating from 8:30 to 3:30 and no word on when they will reach

phil mickelson 10:48, west coast time. the video of david ching, junior at stanford, living a gym.ualified to play in the masters for the first time. second group at 8:00 a.m. keep your ears and eyes pealed for david ching of stanford. we are out of time. >>> good night everybody. t7 [ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux falls, i locked in a rate. coach, you get that house yet? working on it. [ coach ] the appraisal? ...springfield. wherever i was, my citi mortgage consultant had me covered. [ crowd cheering ] and 500 miles from home... [ cheering, cellphone beeps ] ...we finally had a new home. [ male announcer ] from pre-approval to closing, citi is with you every step of the way. what's your story? citi can help you write it.

the defender champion phil mickelson, he's five back. one of the leaders is young rori mcelroy.check out on this ball spin here. and then it'll take a 90 degrees turn. that's a birdie for the 21-year- old irishman who started earlier today. watch one another man match 65. that man is elviro queros. he birdies the 17th hole then the 18th to tie mcilroy. two head of koreans chang and troy. >>> and jays played small ball today in toronto. no this is not giant's third baseman sandoval. >>> the a's tie it. cocoa crisp strikes out but the ball bouncing past toronto elsibia. and that allows a tie. after cocoa steals both second and third base. cocoa scores the game winning run. they had the 2-4 over all record. weather in minnesota pretty decent for the weekend. we'll have more sports tonight at 10:00. >> okay, thanks fred. >> coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36, with a stroke of a pen. one city today received 200 acres of land. the plan promises homes, a shopping mall and thousands of jobs. so why are some residents a little skeptical? the answer in 30 minutes on tv 36. that i

. >>> the pga tour tuning up for next week's masters and the defending champ, phil mickelson, was onour in texas. the houston open. lefty was feeling it. start with anthony kim. on 17 from the fringe. four birdies. just under 40 feet. bottom of the jar. scott verplank made a run on 10. second shot. 85 feet out. and it's in the hole for eagle. verplank shot a 65. 13-under. and tied for the tournament lead with lefty on the six until hole. this for par. and if anyone can make the shot, it's lefty. shoots a 9-under on the day. >>> little tennis. key biscayne, florida, maria share pope -- sharapova and victoria. sharapova with 43 unforced errors, falling to 0-3. azarenka with a straight-set victory. >> the lpga's first major of the year, we check in with the ladies at 6:00. >> alan: coming up, a new home for some baby penguins. we'll bebebebebebebebebebebebebe [ male announcer ] for 5 bucks, you can get a sub. or...you can get all this. kfc's $5 everyday meals. 5 meals, 5 bucks. choose from one of the colonel's favorites, like two pieces of original recipe. your choice of sides, biscuit

. >>> we check in with tiger woods at the masters and the defending champ, phil mickelson coming up.>> not too bad. taking a live look toward oakland and the skyline, a little bit of overcast but we'll talk about showers and much cooler weather in a few minutes. >>> also slicing and dicing. one san francisco chef, one of rae top chefs, shares her re ti traditional mexican soup. stay with us. di >>> we know that san francisco is home to some of the best chefs in the world, of them is tracy dijardins, she'll represent san francisco on "top chef masters" on bravo, but she'll share her cooking secrets with us at nbc along with our photojournalist mike anderson of our web partner the feast. >> i'll be taking a beautiful dish for you, a mexican meatball soup. the recipe came from my grandmother and it's something i've brought here to the restaurant as one of our appetizers. we'll start with onions and i'll add that into the mixture of pork and beef, some salt, minced, and cilantro. but a whole egg in there. dried spices which are oregano and cumin and a little bit of black pepper, and also

. >>> in golf, the masters begins this weekend, defending champ phil mickelson is your favorite this. luke donald won the par three contest. unfortunately, nobody has ever won the par three and the masters in the same year. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> is everyone's favorite fictional nbc executive leaving the air waves? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, we'll bring you the story of the ambitious young, really young, politician who took control of the new jersey statehouse, if just for a day. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this thursday. we talked about the nasty weather in hawaii earlier this morning. not much better on the west coast. there will be showers which could contain hail with them, including san francisco, northward, crescent city, redding, up to the mt. shasta area. highs today struggling into the 50s in many areas. tomorrow, slightly better but still a chance of showers and wet weather, even vegas and phenfeig phoenix and l.a. will have to deal with that. >>> anchorage

only phil mickelson made the cut at augusta national.y at 69 to get to 10 under for the tournament. jason bay two strokes from rory. lefty stays at 200 after shooting an even par 72. tiger woods on the other hand did make a move. birdies seven of the final holes. shoots a 66 to head into the weekend at augusta just three shots off the lead. day and rory will be matched together tomorrow. tiger is ready to end the 17- month drought. >> what beyond your place on the leaderboard does this day give you heading into the weekend here? >> i'm three back where i want to be. i closed the gap after yesterday's round and hopefully tomorrow i can piece another good round. stay patient and plod along. >> 2-1. joe thorton hits the post. dan boyle. coyote have numbers the other way. setting it up. 3-1. they tack on one more. there was one bright spot for the sharks third period joe thorton records his 1000th career point. the coyotes hang on for a 4-3 win. the sharks are one point ahead of detroit for second place in the western conference with one gam

. >> phil mickelson leads the pga tour, and cal rugby beats ucla 100 to 0. >> alan: would you can lieur pick for the tournament? >> mike: tomorrow night. >> alan: i'm alan wang with the indecisive shu and leigh. captioned by closed captioning services inc. [ male announcer ] why do so many car companies compare themselves to toyota? maybe it's because toyota has more hybrids on the road than all other automakers combined. like the 50-mpg-rated prius, the best selling hybrid in america. and prius was also named a best overall value of the year. plus, every new toyota comes with toyotacare, a complimentary maintenance plan with roadside assistance. we're #1 for a reason. come see for yourself. hurry in for the best selection. ♪

mickelson struggles to take in the bushes here at the thirteenth and relied on his short game to keep him in contention with the seventy. tiger woods wasn't blaming either a further shot back in seventy one when the touch shown by the two leaders. i thought i drove the ball really good and then when you drive a well you know you have a chance to to give yourself opportunities for varies and i felt like. i had my parents really good but i just stayed committed to the targets i was playing and i wasn't trying to get over aggressive i was you know plants martin you know and really just trying to leave myself in the best possible place i did a good job and today looked like everything was looking pretty properly you know even the bar church. far away from the fact that i would be able to make them but the important thing. formula one and red bull continue their early dominance of the new season mark webber the quickest in practice for this sunday's malaysian grand prix the australian was a fraction of a second ahead of mclaren's jenson button still to bowl champion sebastian vettel who wo

the kid phil mickelson is tied for the league with the masters coming up next week. >> we'll be rightack. ,,,,,,,, introducing the thunderbolt by htc. immense power. scorching speed. the first phone strong enough to run on the fastest, most advanced 4g network in america. i must speak the truth of caesar. it is the bright day that brings forth the adder and craves -- get to the point,cassiu. he needs to go... you should do it, brutus. your bio screameth treachery. thank you. before i do away with caesar... ...shall i get his salad dressing recipe? yes, do. please do. it's delicious... ♪ hurt...especially when it comes from a torpedo... torpedo >>> finally, it seems the truth really does hurt, especially when it comes from a torpedo. charlie sheen's tour started tonight. he arrived to thunderous applause, it didn't last. fans began booing and walk out to post reviews on youtube. >> i guess half of it was video clips of bad movies he directed, star ago young johnny depp. he called for a musical break. >> some fans spent hundreds of dollars on tickets and was demanding refunds. the show

the defending champion phil mickelson was all over the place but a short game saved him. bogey free 70. never shooting better than 75 in two previous masters. birdied his final two holes tying rory for the lead seven under par. >> i didn't shoot myself out of it but i didn't make up ground on the field the way i wanted to. so i've got to go do it tomorrow. >> you feel good about where you are? >> yes. >> a 9:30 a.m. start meant the tikes could go to the ballpark today. jackson with a baseball bat in the 8th inning, singling to left. coco crisp scoring to given the as a 2-1 lead. that's all trevor cahill needed. picks up his first win of the year. as avoid the sweep in toronto. they beat the jays 2-1. >>> giants will be presented with their world series ring saturday night. and they better heed some advice from former warrior coach. don't confuse one ring with another. >> now this is the most important ring i have on. no, this is the most important ring. don't tell anybody i said that. >> number 4. brewers and braves. milwaukee's morgan. take three out of four from atlanta

. >> i selected mickelson. i know i didn't go out on the limb. >> dana. >> bubba. >> we will back back in a moment. >> we will see. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> all right. how -- don

. >> you think phil mickelson is going to keep the streak going? >> he is the star. >> i am a huge, huge phil mickelson fan and he is the man that i'm putting my money on although i'm not betting so there is no money. >> that's a safe bet but i have to tell you, that's the best golf tournament hands down from soup to nuts. you know every hole and jim nance and the music... the azaleas, the whole shabang. >> thank goodness my house will be busy all weekend. >> a tradition like any other. >> enough cliches. we have to get back to work. have a good day and, of course, "the early show" starts right at 7:00. and the masters all weekend long. thanks, chris. >>> well, it maybe raining today but flip-flop weather we're told at least is around the corner. >> but if you wear the wrong kind it causes serious damage to your feet. doctors recommend a flip-flop with significant arch support and an indented heel cup. you didn't know you wanted to watch this show and learn about flip-flops. they say avoid going for that flat soles and avoid cheap foam. the shoe sh

coming into today, phil mickelson had not won since last year's master, but today shoots and finishes 20 under par finally, nascar. in martinsville, virginia, the oldest track on the circuit. the shortest track on the circuit. this is nearly a day that dale jr. will be remembering for quite some time. but he spassed late by kevin harvick at the goodie's 500. dale earnhardt does not get the win. kevin harvick who started slow gets his second straight win. see the first repeat winner of the season. look forward to talking to gio later tonight. and you're right. we've got giants in l.a. wrapping up their series. well so, much to talk about tonight on "sports sunday" coming up. >> it's going to be exciting. ask them about the new unies. >> he is a fashion guy. >>> the big event expected this week on top of san jose's city hall. >>> san jose's most famous birds are about to be parents again. jose fernando and clara have had an audience since 2006 when a camera was put near their nest on top of city hall's. clara's first egg of the season showed up at the end of february, and by march 4 she

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