. >> that is president obama on espn taken his n.c.a.a. tournament brackets. i don't want it talk about that. i want to talk about are deducted, secretary of education, and -- and op-ed -- about arne duncan, a secretary of education, and an op-ed he wrote in "the post" on wednesday. >> we love march madness, office pools, a bit about it, but some responsibility schools have to players, enrolled students, to make sure they graduate and put them on the road to graduation. university of kentucky last year, five players first-year gone to the nba, you begin to question that. >> i am willing to hold a schools accountable, and the n.c.a.a. has not covered itself in glory. it gives millions of dollars to these kids, why wouldn't they go to the nba? >> it is not limited basketball. you could take it to football as well. as soon as they use them up, they let them go. they're not trying to educate them. they're trying to have them win games so the school gets money. >> i'm with colby, it's out and out exploitation. the idea of these athletes it be students is a for -- i

>>pam: brad to gone is here to break on the n.c.a.a. tournament include a surprise final four. ich is next. >> gary: we have something new with us. and this is not an affiliation or pay for this but as a long time. the station is doing well but as a long time driver of a mercedes your driver you are happy? >>pam: i am happy. you'll be happy when you get one? >> gary: a long affiliation with mercedes? >>pam: i have an old model. >> gary: this car is so good that chicken have it for 30 years. you paid it off in 1974 that you can-- have one for 1974? we welcome the mercedes, jackie good luck i think that honda accord is also beautiful. >>jacqueline: i drive a jeep grand cherokee. >> gary: there is no car like a mercedes and you can always check with pam more. the finest automobile. and i do not do commercials one i say something i mean it. and your friend, michael jordan we would like you to advertise our product. we will give you to $1,000. how about one half million? and how about $2 million? >> and you know what i mean? and pamela and i do not get anything out of this. and again

>>pam: until now virginia commonwealth was a long shot in the n.c.a.a. tournament.imberly tells us why sports cookies are sweating it out now that the team is in the final four. >>kimberlee: they were supposed to make this year. they have the see you what 999921. these people made earlier on could be costly this court to bookies. as you see the hilton in las vegas wedding it out in odds of 5000 to one. somebody made a $10 back, nbc would win the tournament and if that happens delta would have to pay out $50,000 to that person. check out this other but i found on line, right now be see you still long shot with odds 400 to one to win it all. according to the odds the sea was one of the biggest underdogs ever. if you'd like to check out some of these n.c.a.a. bets online visit www.kron4.com. >>pam:>>pam: we want to tell you baseball is back in the bay area, the giants will spend a full season being held as the world series champions and the a's will have to build upon last season. this weekend we will help you get ready. kron 4 is re-airing our baseball by the bay spec

plastered and stagger hall or someone else will but this year the drinking is compounded by the n.c.a.a. tournament a tournament kicking off a sixty eight teams began a battle to find out who is the best this year and this is the first year that the n.c.a.a. has made every game available for its broadcast in its entirety so you can watch the games on t.v. online on i phones on i pads and in all the office brackets and office pools and you have a recipe for americans being very very distracted at work today according to office max has twenty eleven hoops at work survey about half of working adults check game scores online at least once a day at work or the outplacement consulting firm challenger gray and christmas saying there's the march madness will cost companies nationwide about eight point four million hours of lost productivity out of a lot of basketball watching so while the world deals with conflict death nuclear fears here in the u.s. well we're only worried about getting drunk finding our way home safely and cheering for a team that we picked in the office pool but probably have no idea wh

the stanford women prepare for their women's n.c.a.a. tournament opener on sunday.ford it " parents for one meant happens tomorrow. if the pac-10 player of the year to that favored to return to the final four. tyler without question one the all-time great coaches of women's basketball. you will never get her to brag. it's her tomorrow. >> we know we need to come out and play against any team. the matter what the seed is. i think our team is very aware of that. they're not going to take any team lightly. if i think we have everything in place, a great offense and defense. it's coming up with those loose balls, taking the charges that we need. all that i think that will determine our future. >>gary: on the men's side cal, the mit tournament they're under way at colorado. ncaa, he is the brother-in-law of channel to encourage frank somerville. he's the coach, george mason 59-57. why am i showing this? an exciting finish less than 10 seconds left. (cheering & applause) >>gary: fecundate one player and george mason, you wind it is fun. arizona and then this, you saw ariz

>>pam: the n.c.a.a. tournament tips off the thriller right off the bat.ll store closure. gary has all the details next. >>gary: good news coming out of the oakland a's camp. andrew bailey, the two-time all-star, walked off the field and immediately was announced he was on his way to birmingham alabama to meet with specialist. court today, no swelling and can resume throwing whenever the pain goes away. there's no timetable on when he will return but once again nothing serious. the shows you how good and true is. to send him right to alabama. good news he's ok. throwing out the first pitch before the a's in cubs today. derrick getting things going. delivering home cocoa crisp. he put a spring training problems behind him. rhett jackson a home run to right. the giants playing a practice game this evening. one came down at the ncaa tournament. -build vs. arkansas, not from the corner sent the game into overtime at 72 for you and see in asheville. the advance to play the no. 1 seed in the region. pittsburgh 81-77. for anybody on the west coast, if you're swea

for those who prefer using fully spelled the words this in a loveless try to keep pace at the n.c.a.a. tournamentraight final four appearance. the stanford women's basketball team take some time out. they're going to make a music video. gary is next with all the sports. but trying to grow grass from seed in tough areas like deep shade, along the driveway, and where the kids play can be a little intimidating... until now. with scotts ez seed. it's scotts best grass seed, starter fertilizer and a growing material that absorbs water and expands to surround and protect the seeds, you'll get a thick, green scotts lawn even if you've never been successful with other seed before. the revolutionary scotts ez seed. grow grass anywhere. >>gary: good evening everybody north carolina just beat marquette 81-63. stamford ncaa west women's semifinal. here's the how the cardinals are getting ready. >> (music) (music) >>gary: is always you when this is cool. while this week we showed you wrestling them show the music videos. they're nice and relaxed and the players talked about making this video. >> that's what h

mary's will go to the n.c.a.a. tournament. and final, regular-season game.will find out about the glaes sunday and if you did not remember? the national player of the year. 52 points byu defeated mexico 72-76 seven of the reporters, with the byu is 30-3 and ohio state is good, but this has never body excited. women's basketball, sanford. and these guys could just walk out oand think they're going to make money. stanford wins 100- 71 now with the finals, stanford will play ucla. she is been nikki caldwell, she is bent nominative the most attractive coach in the deli and be a. officially, the n f l has a lock out, peyton manning. and seven other players are not going to sue the nfl because of the certification. there is no longer a players' union. and without that-certification, the c gangs will no start until september. and those-games will not start till september they are not able to do a lot of things. until >> isabel: still ahead, a nuclear plant in northern japan will have an update on that developing story. as well as the impact on communities in the ba

n.c.a.a. basketball tournament. kentucky plays connecticut and virginia commonwealth will take on butler.illion brackets were submitted to cbssports.com before the games started. none of them had all the right teams. a cobra is missing from the bronx zoo. the snake like this one is missing from an enclosure. the cobra is believed to be trapped in an isolated area and it should show itself when it becomes hungry. let's hope the staff is pretty careful. one bite can kill within 15 minutes. up next, receive hartman takes another gander at the goose named maria. this story has taken an unexpected turn. story has taken an unexpected turn. in between, there's motrin pm. ches and sleepls no other medicine, not even advil pm, is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. motrin pm. out for drinks, eats. i have very well fitting dentures. i like to eat a lot of fruits. love them all. the seal i get with the super poligrip free keeps the seeds from getting up underneath. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to se

n.c.a.a. women's tournament at home. vs. st. john. a special light for stanford seniors.he last game they have won 62 games in a row. they want to make sure for a perfect record. >> ashley, it is an incredible feat. hopefully, if we were card will be able to do something special. and if we work-hard, we will be that legacy that we have been taught has not to beat defeated. >> gary: when we return, the baseball reports with of vern glenn. if you think that stone is good on the bonds trial? vern glenn has a condominium and the desert from coverage for preseason .. >> gary: n.c.a.a. record basketball. the numbers show that spread across four networks. 8.4 million of yours up 14% from last year. when the games for only on network. and now, espn has made a plea for the tournament and they had numerous offers. it is time for baseball. by the bay. (music) oh my gosh! >> gary: tonight, it will be chuck's automobile of concord. it is " follow me home " to the segment. a baseball special. and vern? >> arizona, and willie mays and i have known for years. when he tries to make a poin

tournament. if you have victory? you automatically go to the n.c.a.a. ing the regular season? and really, just of those 18 games mean something and not have the tournament to go the to the n.c.a.a. >>pam: like a warm up? >> gary: both of those teams are jumping around. >>jacqueline: what about local? >> gary: local correct. san jose state. and i do not believe in these protests season tournament. if (sigh) and get ready for a big opinion on this. a very visible mistake at the end of this game. today, the one he was clearly of the bones. the officials walk off clearly-out of bounds--and he should have allowed this to happen with 1.7 and a chance to win. anyway, all three reveries voluntarily withdrew from a rest of the tournament. referees. now, it is time for my opinion. what if every time we made a mistake they took us off the air? exactly. and you know what i mean? and i'm guessing that there just bet the officials but by all accounts these three guys are older gentleman, well respected. they made a mistake. and espn needs to fill time so this is just

this is the first day of the incident led march madness tournament -- the first day of the n.c.a.a. rch-tournament and my practice is a little battered. we went to think the museum. we think general petraeus and his team for helping us to build this event. a special thanks to the ceo of the museum and we are indebted to him and the museum for presiding -- providing the forum. thank you tuesday that the new america foundation. this is a ritualistic thing. this is important. please silence yourself phones, iphone, and every other if electronic device so we do not interfere with the conversation. you have the ability to bring your own questions to general petraeus. "the national journal" staff will circle around taking your questions which will bee filtered. not filtered -- [laughter] >> he said filtered. [laughter] >> as you can tell, i did not surprising patrick's day. they will not be filtered. they will be put into the ipad which i will then quite elegantly years in 30 minutes and we will have those questions and mine for general petraeus after the first half are which will be led b

n.c.a.a. division one men's championship basketball last week and and will be throughout the tournament of course. i have the brackets here -- i was doing my brackets -- this is part of my comment and there's a reason for it. the size of this tournament, not just the final four, but all the games beginning with last week and are located in 12 different cities. these cities include dayton, ohio, newark, new jersey, tulsa, tucson, tampa, cleveland, washington d.c., denver and chicago, all of which have lower populations than san francisco. two of them have higher populations -- chicago and houston, where the final four will play. the reason we will not host anything here is we have no or rain and we haven't had an arena. this is huge -- we have no irina and we haven't had an arena. this precludes us from any major concert because capacity is too small from national political conventions to the nba and a lot of sources of revenue. this is one of the things i comment on frequently and there are plans afoot to try to do something which, and the times we are challenged for revenue and trying to figure

n.c.a.a. regional. brandon knight hit with kentucky and ohio state. with forced overtime. kentucky advances by north carolina on sunday. virginia commonwealth the team that everybody was screaming that should not have been in the tournament. brandon purchase a layup 71 lead on the florida state. and shsmart with kansas and the regional final. santa clara, or east tennessee state in the championship of the cit santa clara winds kevin foster had 35 points. the arizona training camp is winding down. alex gordon, a two-run double. bogart, too, with royals 15-3. the aggies lost to the angels 10-3. the and royals-loss to the angels. >> and also at stanford unless they can come up with $4 million this was not going to be reinstated this was reinstated in 1912. creating a four n.c.a.a. championships. >> a reminder, with baseball season believe it or not that we will get ready. we would get credit with a baseball by the bay. the giants, interviews and a spring training tonight at 8:00 p.m. >> marty: the parade was just last week. we need to get rid of that rainfall. >> marty: still ahead, the lights will be out for one hour tonight we will explain. >> isabel: meanwhile, this live look outside. traffic near the bay bridge. the cam