they declared for the nba draft. he is expected to go in the first round.hey have the first records and ten fold, capped off the six run second. four for six in the second shot of the cycle. a shot to left and making the diving grab. the rays picked autop ued up th run of the year. there is your second look at sports on early today. >> once one of the richests couple in england, uncle sam may now be taking their home. you are watching "early today." >>> good tuesday morning to you. nothing too cold in the west. salt lake city chance of rain today. in the northwest, increasing clouds will be in the 50s today. at times we'll have a good deal of sunshine. the rainy weather will come tomorrow. you are dry but on the cooler side. wednesday look at this. the weather pattern gets active. the moisture will be on sure and you get the idea. here in the southwest tomorrow could be an interesting weather day. >> if you are watching us on king 5 news in seattle. explore seattle's rich history. capturing change over time. now and then, at the museum of history pacific ev

never the less the nba playoff, when the lakers repeat, i want to be a new champion, sports reporter is live on campus to give all of his predictions, ryan, what's going on. >> oh, man, it's going on real wood, but i want to ask you really quickly, who will win the nba championship and why. >> nba championship is going to come down to what it's been three of the last four seasons, laker celtics and the lakers are going to beat the celtics yet again just like last season. >> thank you, once again that was ryan picking the lakers to take down the celtics yet again in nba finals. that's it for sports this week. >> rock and roll. >> and that does it for this week's edition of update news. thanks for staying up late with us. be sure to check us out on facebook. >> get some rest an be sure and enjoy us he next week. (male announcer) how far would you go to help someone? would you cross a street? would you cross an ocean? would you go if you could use your knowledge to teach someone

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nba wild finish spurs and grizzly nine seconds left. san antonio down three. ginobili three from the corner and nailed it. wait a minute. was his foot on the line? they reviewed it. yes it was. that was only a two but the spurs would get another shot. less than two seconds remaining down three again. gary neal for the tie at the buzzer. no doubt about that. forced overtime and never looked back. tony parker 2 of 24. close but san antonio pulled off the win. nuggets and thunder. denver the lead in the fourth when durant went to work. shot after shot. finished with 4 had 1. nuggets a chance in the final seconds but off the mark and thunder advance for the win. heat closed out the sixers. dwyane wade team high 26. miami won 97-91. next up celtics/heat match. early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> which actress earned a rare tabloid apology for a wild and untrue story? early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> never too late to express your appreciation to a good teacher. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "

. >> la final también de la nba . >> ya regresamos gigantesel lanzador tim hudson

. >> fue un domingo con muchas emociones deportivas, en la nba estÁn que arden. asÍ empezamos!rojos se fueron adelante, en el segundo toluca cayÓ, asÍ marcÓ dos goles cerda, en el segundo tiempo iniciÓ la remontada de estudiantes. al 54 marcÓ el segundo ese dÍa la fiesta de tecos. se logrÓ el empate de estudiantes, cuatro a cuatro terminÓ el juego. en el estadio morelos, el segundo de tigre llegÓ a los 83. el tercero lo marco de derecha alvarado. racing de santander cayÓ ante el mÁlaga giovanni dos santos jugÓ desde el inicio pero no tuvo suerte... el arsenal quedÓ fuera, en el nba el miami cayÓ frente a filadelfia, no pudo empatar al final. tres a uno se juega la serie. los de boston esperan por su rival en la siguiente ronda. en bÉisbol se blanquearon siete carreras. el mexicano adriÁn gonzález bateÓ con un doble. puede inscribirse en el concursos yo quiero cenar con las senadoras. >> espero que lo hayan disfrutado tanto como yo, nos vemos el primer impacto en la semana. vuelvo contigo martÍn. >> cientos de mexicanos celebran el dÍa de la coneja, como parte de las festividade

. >> la final también de la nba . >> ya regresamos gigantesel lanzador tim hudson supeÓ a tim lincecumen veremos que pasa con los sharks de san jose que podÍan ganar su serie de la postemporada contra anaheim con una victoria esta noche. pero pasemos ahora con enrique gonzalez y los detalles de la jornada 16 del futbol mexicano, donde jugaron chivas y cr . >> vamos con la acción deportiva . >> vamos a la información arrancamos con el duelo de los dodgers de los angeles . >> en esta entrada se conectaron seis carreras para que los dodgers de los angeles ganaran cuatro por dos en chicago . >> los celtics de boston sentenciaron la serie con los knicks de new york . >> boston salío a ganar. >> ganan el duelo por ciento tres a favor de los celtics de boston casi imposible para los knicks de new york . >> al final ganan y dan la sorpresa atlanta al frente. >> poco más de 125 firmas . >> el trabajo de la nba podría hacer que el equipo siga, para que sacramento siga . >> hay esperanzas para ellos. >> el hombre que fue golpeado en el rostro en el partido de dallas . >> las cosas siguen mal cuan

warriors terminaron con record de 36 y 46 en los playoffs de la nba... dwayne wade anoto 26 puntos.. chris bosh 22 para encaminar al heat de miami a la victoria ante los 76 de filadelfia por 97 a 91.. miami avanzo a la segunda ronda.. los spurs evitaron la eliminacion al vencer en tiempo extra a los grizzlies por 110 a 103... esa es la informacion deportiva.. blanca regresamos contigo... cu ---ahora si... es el mas odiado y enemigo de teresa mendoza... conozcamos mas a fondo al "ratas". take pkg

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tiempo de los deportes y tiempo de hablar de basquetbol pues los kings quieren cambiar de sede pero la nbaextiende el plazo y por eso se esperan a directivos que se reunirán con los empresarios de sacramento . >> este martes la serie empatada con una victoria . >> el juego dos gano a cuatro por cero . >> día de descanso para los

>>reporter: agent for this nba star welcomes free agency for players.e's also a university of chicago economic professor. >> agent representing players would i love to see players be able to go wherever they want. most of views that right to work for whoever we want. >>reporter: talk between players and owners are set for mid may. at stanford, 7 news. >>> passengers on tampa bus got a surprise yesterday when a homeless man got on and started handing out cash. according to the st. petersburg times elmer had just robbed a bank. sheriff's office managed to contact the bus driver. he pulled over pretending he had a mechanical failure on the bus. deputy arrested the man, recovered some but not all the money he had given to the other passengers. >>> well in a pretty slick bid for publicity, man named andrew kessler open add book shop in new york west ville annual where the books by him. his one book is called martian summer robot arms, cowboy space men and my 90 days with the phoenix mars mission. he's it is his account of being inside mission control with sc

. >>> plus one of the nba's biggest stars is slapped with a hefty fine. the offensive remark that got him into trouble. >>> governor brown is now getting the support of top state law enforcement officials for his plan to transfer thousands of inmates from state prisons to county jails. brown says it would be more cost effective in the long run to transfer low level offenders but it would take about $6 billion to make that change. many of the state's sheriffs, police chiefs, prosecutors and probation officers say they support the plan as long as the state provides adequate funding. >>> new figures are out on the state of the housing market. but those numbers could be deceiving. reality track report that is foreclosures are down 35% from the same time last year. bank repossessions also appear to be down by 17%. but analysts say those declines may largely be due to processing delays by lenders and say there are signs foreclosures are actually starting to creep back up. >>> the f.a.a. is taking new safety measures to try to stop the ongoing problem of air tra

with some nba pros alongside.he latest on the nba playoffs, we turn to espn news. >> good morning. i'm don bell with your espn news update. a big night in the nba. how about some playoff action for you? zach randolph and the grizzlies with an opportunity to take a 3-1 lead at home against the spurs. under a minute to go in the half. manu ginobili behind the back of tony parker. third quarter, we go. tenacious "d" by the griz mrips sam young with the jam. fourth quarter we go. how about mayo. o.j. mayo to arthur. he has 14. grizzlies up. later on in the fourth, tony allen with the lay-in. grizzlies go on to win it, 104-86. they have a 3-1 lead in the series. >>> george karl and the nuggets looking to escape the sweep from scott brooks' thunder. third quarter we go. how about the shot from j.r. smith. nuggets take a 71-69 lead. smith again. he was smoldering hot. 3.5 remaining. thunder down by three. russell westbrook, no good. nuggets win, 104-101. they survive. they will not be swept. >>> to the ice, now. game six

the thunder, the last nba team to change cities.hey used to be the seattle sonics and left for oklahoma city back in 2008. we will see what happens. kings and lakers tonight. >> it will be interesting to watch. >>> no thunder and lightning in our neck of the woods. a little bit of rain of though, christina has a look at the forecast. >> a little bit of rain but nothing we're calling a washout by any sense, but we are talking about overcast conditions. not a lot of sunshine today. so if you wanted to get outside, today is probably not the best day for the beach. tomorrow a great day to the beach, this weekend even better. thursday warmer with plentiful sunshine. high pressure builds back into the area. that's going to bring our temperatures up about 10 degrees and this weekend really nice conditions as we continue to push through the weekend and continue to push into spring. our temperatures are climbing. our seasonal averages right now, right around 65 degrees but those will continue to increase the next couple of months as well. we

and a thrilling finish in the nba as the spurs try >>> all right. good evening, everybody. warriors need a new coach. making it official today. keith smart, a 7 year assist want, one year as as head coach gone. he was told this morning that even though they won 10 more games than last year, they were going to go in a different direction. warriors 11th coach in the last 16 years. >> our business is such that these things happen and it never makes them easier and it's more difficult when you got a quality guy. i worked with keith for a couple years and i ennead the association i had with him and that's what makes this difficult. >> that guy has to make the announcement but it was the owner joe lacob who said go talk to keith. everybody speculating, we will wait till it gets clearer. incred nba finish in san antonio. the spurs facing elimination against memphis. all right? ginobili appeared to tie the game with 2 seconds left but no they say his foot was on the line, only a 2 pointer. after they shoot free-throws. look at that. boom. 1.7. down by 3. neil hits a three to send t

fourth time in nba history an eightede beat a one seed. warriors in 2007.zzlies play oklahoma city beginning sunday. and back to the sharks. catherine, i wish you liked hockey. a little bit. >> i do. >> look at me, all he cares about is high pressure systems. no sports where you watch the regular season, takes a bigger jump for excitement from regular season to playoffs. >> and being there makealize the difference. dollars off when you spend just twenty-five storewide. and, unlike other stores,... ...we don't make you come back to save. get ten dollars off with no exclusions! we make style affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney Ñ# ...don't miss 4 hour steals this saturday from 9am to 1pm!

and in sports, the nba playoffs have begun with more than a few surprises. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all of your sports headlines. >>> hi there, good morning, everyone. the lakers and the spurs cruising to the first round of the playoffs. but not so fast, the hornets and the grizzlies came to play. lakers trailing most of the game, even this buzzer beater by ron artest couldn't get them over the hump. hornets up after the break. he had 33 and 14 despite 34 from kobe bryant, the lakers get stung by the hornets, 109-100. down but not out, shane battier dials long distance. grizz up, 99-88. >> can't get the three to fall. the grizzlies win the first game in franchise history. >>> the celtics went down to the wire. ray allen drills it three-pointer for the lead. carmelo anthony, a three for the win. off of the iron. still held on. nuggets and thunder with a night cap. no one was falling asleep watching this one. westbrook with two of his 31. kevin durant hat 41. >>> nhl playoffs, capitals and rangers under two minutes to play. the drive to t

asi se jugara la primera ronda de playoffs de la nba con series a mejor de siete... hornets a los lakers.. portland enfrentara a dallas... y denver a oklahoma... en la conferencia del este a si quedaron los emparejamientos.. indiana ante chicago.. philadelphia miami... atlanta frente a orlando.. y nueva york ante boston... pumas de la unam apesar de su empate sin goles ante el atlas... aseguro su lugar a la liguilla del futbol mexicano.... anoche en la maratonica jornada 14... hubo varias golizas entre ellas la del cruz azul frente a monterrey.. .el chaco gimenez anoto los primeros dos tantos.. el segundo fue a pase de tito villa... mientras que el mismo emmanuel villa seria el autor del tres a cero definitivo con potente caÑonazo.. las chivas rayadas de guadalajara se han reivindicado con su aficion... luego del ganar el clasico... vencieron anoche de visita por dos a uno a los diablos rojos de toluca.. .. chivas suma cuatro victorias al hilo y no han perdido en sus ultimos 6 encuentros... aqui los resultados completos de la fecha 14... america en partido adelantad

and a thrilling finish in the nba as the spurs try to save off playoff eliminations.ary has all the sports, he is next. ♪ that airline is gonna nail that frequent flyer with restrictions when he tries to use his miles. ♪ that's a lot of red tape! step on it! [ tires screech ] ♪ i can't escape the red tape! now you can with rapid rewards! come on! [ tires screech ] [ male announcer ] join rapid rewards and enjoy unlimited reward seats, no blackout dates, and no red tape. ♪ >>> all right. good evening, everybody. the warriors need a new coach. making it official today. keith smart, a 7 year assist want, one year as as head coach gone. he was told this morning that even though they won 10 more games than last year, they were going to go in a different direction. warriors 11th coach in the last 16 years. >> our business is such that these things happen and it never makes them easier and it's more difficult when you got a quality guy. i worked with keith for a couple years and i ennead the association i had with him and that's what makes this difficult. >> that guy has to

to the nba playoffs. dallas and portland, game four, mavs leading the series 2-1. what a finish we had. blazers out to win, and rip city. dallas with it largest lead. up 23. brandon roy on two bum knees brings the blazers back. then he hits the three and one. four-point play ties the game. roy wasn't done. up in the lane. off the glass. 18 of is 24. last off for dallas. terry got a good look. no good. blazers even the series at 2-# with the victory. >>> in the east. pacers looking to avoid the sweep by the bulls. indiana was ready to play. in the second, granger converting for two of his 24. pacers led by 16 at the half. then in the fourth, price from deep. here come the running of the bulls. under 20 seconds to play. noah drivingen converting and the powell. -- and the foul. why is carlos boozer shooting the three-ball? indiana stays alive with the victory. >>> the pga tour may have a new number one if luke donald can snag the top spot at the heritage. new meaning to the term hazard. from the beast to the bottom of the jar for birdie. 8-under after a 67 today. las

. >>> the kings may be staying put thanks in part to a former nba star who is now mayor.he team owners have been considering a move to anaheim. but kevin johnson pledged support for a new basketball stadium downtown and the perks of luxury suites by local businesses. nba officials are expected to recommend that the kings stay where they are. >>> dead or dying sharks found beached in the bay. the most likely reason has experts unconvinced. >>> biodiesel has been cleaner and greener but now it is cheaper. how a local company is trying to save you money. >>> quite a few clouds moving into the bay area. the one part of the area we could be tracking sprinkles and the temperature change in the five-day forecast. >>> 700 female gis are testing a combat uniform that fits better. the army is looking at redesigning the body armor. a congressional military commission recommended that women be allowed to serve in combat. many women serve in noncombat roles in war zones. >>> lindy lohan is going to jail. she was sentenced a to 120 days this afternoon for violating her terms of probati

. >>> nba star, kobe bryant will have to put his money where his mouth is for an antigay slur caughtn live tv. the team fined him $100,000 for directing the comment towards a ref during a game last night. the ref had given kobe bryant a technical. today, the lakers' guard apologized for that slur. >> you have to own up and take responsibility for it. i said the comment, you know, we use -- so many kinds of words -- throughout the course of the game, it doesn't mean that you actually mean what you're saying at that particular time. it is just a way to vent. which had criticized him. the group applauded him for the apology. bryant sa >> kobe bryant spoke with the human rights campaign. the group applauded him for the apologizeae. kobe bryant still plans to appeal the fine. >>> well, kobe bryant was part of a very emotional night in sacramento. i'm dennis o'donnell, we will show you why. ne giant offered this response,, what's with the... hydrangeas ? uh huh. checking fees. what ? my shrink said i need to channel my hostility towards checking fees into something 'beautiful.' touch the b

fourth time in nba history an eightede beat a one seed. warriors in 2007.es play oklahoma city beginning sunday. and back to the sharks. catherine, i wish you liked hockey. a little bit. >> i do. >> look at me, all he cares about is high pressure systems. no sports where you watch the regular season, takes a bigger jump for excitement from regular season, takes a bigger jump for excitement from regular [ male announcer ] you never know when, but thieves can steal your identity. turning your life upside down in a matter of seconds. hi. hi. you know i can save you 15% today if you open up a charge card account with us. you just read my mind. [ male announcer ] just one little piece of information and they can open bogus accounts, stealing your credit, your money, and ruining your reputation. that's why you need lifelock. lifelock is the leader in identity theft protection. relentlessly protecting your personal information to help stop the crooks in their tracks before your identity is attacked. protecting your social security number, your bank accounts, even

playoff games galore in the nba and nhl. let's get right to it.e begin in san antonio and look who's back. manu ginobili returning after missing game one and he makes an instant impact. spurs up three. next discussion, it's manu again. the spurs are a completely different team. they tie the series with a 93-87 win. >>> lakers and hornets. andrew bynum picks up the slack. 17 points and 10 rebounds for bynum. lakers even up the series with a 87-78 win. >>> russell westbrook with a coast-to-coast basket that will make you dizzy. the spin is so nice, he did it twice. the all-star tandem of westbrook and kevin durant combined for 72 points. thunder wins 106-89 and lead the series two games to nothing. >>> major league baseball has had enough of mccourt. the league has officially taken over the los angeles dodgers. mlb will appoint a representative to oversee all aspects of business and daily operations. >>> how about nhl hockey. rangers and capitals in double overtime and it nends a mistake by the blue shirts. rangers blow a three-goal lead and lose 4-

the nba playoffs also seeing thrillers and a few upsets. the sharks will be tuesday on ice. 14 assists and 33 points and big shots down the stretch for cp 3 as the hornets are the defending champs. 109-100. looking on and the spurs needed him. the grizzlies have been in the nba and have never won a post season game. talladega today, a photo finish, closest finish in history. all that separated jimmy johnson was help from dale junior. wins his first event of the season. by the nose of his car. look at that. it's just barely getting across. jimmy victorious. so things are pretty good in his first win going for yet another win of the entire season. you've got to start somewhere. >> i forget about that. thank you, lawrence. >> thank you. >>> rob, rain's coming in? >> a little bit. we've got mist, brdrizzle. the main event is heading into monday. wednesday afternoon into thursday, and then sunday, the north bay may see a few more showers. just can't quite pack away the umbrellas. tomorrow is probably the coolest and wettest day of the week. >> t

take a step forward and chase what matters. >> mike: the nba playoffs in full swing. the finals right here on abc-7. we have an intriguing matchup between the mavs and the blazers. the fourth quarter. the pretty hook. blazers 77-76. then dirk know nowitzki, spinning. jason kidd, sixth three of the game, mark cuban loving it. the mavs win. >>> magic hosting the hawks. dwight howard went off. the alley-oop. dunk! 46 points, 19 boards, atlanta owned the night. josh smith in transition. the one-hand thunder, hawks up 5. hawks take the 1-0 series lead with the victory. >> the 50-yard indoor war is back. the san jose saber cats have arena football's best offense. in tulsa, looking to improve to 4-2. san jose down 14-rbg put the joe montana of arena football, mark griese. then cats up spent -- one. the saber cats complete the comeback with the 42-33 victory. the san jose earthquakes, losers to the new york red bulls. and the sharks lose home ice advantage with the loss. >> alan: that's it for abc-7 news. thanks for watching. captioned by closed captioning services inc. [ ass

the team's owners will make their case to the nba today in hopes of relocating to anaheim.nto mayor kevin johnson will argue to keep the team in his city. the kings lost last night against the lakers in overtime. >>> time to break out the rally towels. >> indeed. the sharks open their 7th straight stanley cup play-offs this evening. they will host the l.a. kings in downtown san jose. pre-game rally on autumn street begins at 5:00 this afternoon. the puck drops at 7:00. game one, they have the sharks. >> so 7 straight times in the play-offs and how many cups? [ laughter ] >> come on. we'll be rooting for them. >> zorro! >> well, maybe this is the year -- >> zero! >> maybe this is the year they could all come together. >> they have to make the finals first. >> one step at a time. all those cliches. >>> we have clouds around the bay area and sunshine showing up, too. looks like we're in for a nice day. cooler at the coast 50s and 60s. next few days temperatures in the 70s in many spots. still a slight chance of some showers. i have a great pictures for you. point lobos. you ev

. >> i want to give a shout out to the nba playoffs. >> jimmy: yeah. >> my lakers fans at? ] celtics, where my celtics fans at? [ cheers ] how about that magic, right? [ boos ] [ light laughter ] how about those heat? >> all: yeah! >> yeah, the nba playoffs, they got something for everybody. [ light laughter ] which is why when it's playoff time in my home, my family gets in my famous playoff pita pizzas. ♪ these are easy to make, and your kids will jump high to slam dunk these in your mouth basket. he shoots. he scores! to fix this little winner you'll need pita, marinara sauce, pepperoni, and mozzarella cheese. [ laughter ] [ in italian accent ] now, that's the neat-a pizza, i'd really like-a to eat-a. your family will be drooling while these dribble down to their tummies, jimmy. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thanking about it. seriously, i like -- i like that you're so creative in the kitchen. >> yeah, like you care. [ laughter ] >> can i -- can i please shout something out? >> jimmy: okay, yeah. last one. go ahead, sir. >> yeah. shout out to herman cane, the only bl

more nba honors for you.an, he does won the nba sixth man of the world award. congratulations to lamarck, the husband of chloe. collective bargaining going on again giving up $9 billion, they met for seven hours in the minneapolis an effort to create some kind of movement in a positive direction. jerry jones, walked in with the commissioner roger this was the third day of the court ordered forced mediation. we will see if they can come to pass agreement. and didn't come out with the schedule for the next year it is really fan friendly. sunday september 11th, the forty-niners their season opener get seattle, sunday is the dallas cowboys at home and the 13th of november they have the new york giants and on december 19th of the pittsburgh steelers. if that is enough, the raiders monday night september 12th at denver, they have the jets, the patriots, the bears bring on the nba season. absolutely. " we come back, something you don't see every day. it involves this fellow from terra nova high- school in pacifica a

a huge day in the nba. we're talking playoff hoops.be bryant and the lakers taking on the hornets. game one. fourth quarter. lakers down, 88-82. rise and fire for three. lakers down by three. later in the quarter, chris paul, the jump shot over pau gasol. hornets up by seven. under 2:00 to play. paul working on derek fisher. advantage, paul. hornets win, 109-100. stunning victory there. spurs hosting the grizzlies. manu ginobili, sidelined with a sprained elbow. under 30 seconds to go. shane battier with the huge three. grizzlies lead. what will the spurs do? richard jefferson, no good. grizzlies, they upset the spurs, 101-98. they take game one. to boston. the celtics hosting the knicks. under 15 seconds to play. ray allen, still got game. sinks the three. celtics up by two. knicks no time-outs. carmelo anthony, first playoff game as a new york knick, no good. celtics win. 87-85. game one, thunder and nuggets. just over 1:00 to play in the fourth. russell rest brooke, misses. serge ibaka there with the tip-in. looked like he interfere

the nba's commissioner called it offensive and inexcusable.and now to a tragic story here inspect new york state. the police in newburgh, 60 miles north of new york city, say a young mother drove a minivan with her four children on board into the hudson river. elaine quijano reports, only the oldest, a ten-year-old boy, managed to escape with his life. >> why would she drive her car down there? >> reporter: it was an emotional trip to the water's edge for angela gilliam, who came to grieve with neice, 25-year-old lashanda armstrong, died, along with three of her four children. >> she was a good mother. she was going through this stuff. >> reporter: police say around 8:00 last night, armstrong loaded her four children into a minivan and drove it into a frigid hudson river. armstrong and her three youngest children, ages, five, two, 11 months died but the oldest ten- year-old, escaped. >> he managed to open up one of the windows and climbed out of the vehicle before the vehicle sunk. >> reporter: a passer by saw the traumatized, soaking wet boy,

there is word the nba is taking a serious look at keeping the kings in sacramento. today sacramento bee is reporting nba executives will be in town for a special meeting on monday. he will be looking at ways to stop sacramento's nba franchise from moving to antioch. sacramento mayor said the meetings have gone very well. >>> the golden gate transit agency says fairs will go up for the next five years. it's recommending a five-year program will raise fairs. a final decision is expected to be made today. the fair increases are needed to close an $89 million budget deficit. >>> 6:18. let's check in with sal. >>> i'm seeing good conditions out there on this friday if you are driving on 237. we don't have any slow traffic yet. i'm thinking we may not because of it being good friday some of the markets are closed and  banks are closed as well. people are on spring break. some people are any way avenue way. so it's looking pretty good on 880 north and southbound. that traffic looks good. and also this morning if you are driving to the bay bridge it is light. barring anyt

. >> reporter: still to come a healthy serving of nba playoffs. more from the tank in a minute.omething had to give in indiana this afternoon... the bulls had, chance to win a series for the first time since 2007, while the pacers were looking for their first playoff win ose sprained his l >>> nba playoff pacers and bulls. derrick rose spraining his left ankle early. he returned but scored a series low 15 points. indy led by double figures most of the second half. layup putting them up 13 with 2 minutes to go but the bulls made a furious comeback and had a shot to tie it. carrcarlos boozer. they win 89-84 forcing a game 5 tuesday night in chicago. >>> mavs led the blazers. brandon roy came into the game. tying it. scored 18 of the 23 points in the fourth quarter. then with under a minute to go roy gets into the lane and banks it in to give the blazer the lead. they close the game on a 40-15 run and stun the mavs 84-82 to even the series at two games a piece. >> calm each other down a little bit. just relax. it is just basketball. >> five on the shot clock. >>> spurs have every r

. >>> in the nba, the bulls won their eighth straight game.ek rose scored 26 points against new york, and the bulls went on a 26-2 scoring run to open the second half. chicago beat the knicks, 102-93, and they lock in the number one seed in the eastern conference playoffs. >>> and the lakers' kobe bryant scored 27 points, including a three-point jumper in the closing minutes against san antonio. the final, l.a. 102, spurs 93. san antonio is now tied with chicago for the nba's best record. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and nasa picks retirement homes for the remaining space shuttles. find out which cities won, next. \s seg [ slap! slap! slap! slap! slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums from an overnight fire in contra costa county. college students across the state take a stand against devastating cuts. the demands they have for university officials. the giants fan who wa

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if the warrior players look particularly happy today, it's because they beat the two time defending nba champed lakers last night at oracle arena. >>> they are favorites at a bay area park. coming up soon why you may see more of them. >>> and a check on retail numbers and why people are heading back into stores during this tough economic time. >>> taking a live look at the big board on wall street. numbers have been down all morning despite good economic news. but the latest aftershock in japan is shaking things up a little bit. also oil above $110 a barrel. right now the dow is currently down 30. and the nasdaq down 2. s&p 500 is down 3. now the good news that came out includes the latest unemployment report. it's better than expected as the number of people filing for first time unemployment benefits dropped to 382,000. that's 10,000 fewer than the week before. and continuing claims fell by 9,000 which drop it to 3.72 million, the lowest level since october 2008. >>> and march retail sales are also better than analysts forecast. a wide range of stores including cost co and the parent

but this is an nba rule. this is part of the collective bargaining agreement. >> the ville anne or the players union, not the david -- >> exactly quite. >> can i put my sand cap on for a minute. >> when i watch vcu play butler what i should look for as we are watching saturday night. >> they are both going to try to dictate pace. vcu will want to push the ball every chance. they want to play very fast, get down the court. they have joey rodriguez who will push the ball every chance he gets and they will try, the way the game is played now, you don't fill lanes on the fast break, you run to the three point line and fire three point shots. that how they got the big lead against kansasment butler will look for a more controlled game. they will look to get the ball in the hands of their great underrated guard sheldon mack and they are going to look to pound the boards. they've got two really good inside players in smith and howard. they've also got some depth. and they're goinging to look to have a controlled gam

to the nba, the lakers lost again.ahoma city's kevin durant scored 31 points against los angeles. the 120-106 loss was the fifth straight for the lakers. the oklahoma city thunder now just a game behind l.a. in the race. the playoff seeding in the western conference. in the nba, as well, lebron james collided with jermaine o'neal and we've got a scuffle between miami and visiting boston. james would end up scoring 27 points. they take sole possession of second seed in the eastern conference. >>> when we come back, another look at this morning's top stories, and the debt debate. the budget battle that just ended was only a warm-up for the fight to come. battle that just ended was only a warm-up for the fight to come. for pain? oh, bayer aspirin? i'm not having a heart attack. it's my back. it works great for pain. [ male announcer ] nothing's proven to relieve pain better than extra strength bayer aspirin. it rushes relief to the site of pain. feel better? yeah. thanks for the tip. the damage from the latest aftershock.

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of sunshine. >>> in sports, chicago and miami are each one game away from winning their first round nbaayoff series. mvp candidate derrick rose of the bulls scored 23 points against indiana, including the go-ahead lay-up with 18 seconds left. chicago beats the pacers 88-84. they lead the series three games to none. the bulls could close it out on saturday. >>> dwyane wade of miami had 32 points as they took a 3-0 lead in their series with philadelphia. lebron james added 24 points. the heat beat the 76ers 100-94. miami can finish the sweep in game four on sunday. >>> wesley matthews of portland had 25 points against dallas. the trail blazers hung on for a 97-92 victory over the mavericks. but dallas still leads the series 2-1. >>> in baseball the last place red sox are heating up. in the 11th inning, adrian gonzalez doubled to break the tie there and boston then closed out a 4-2 win against the angels in anaheim. boston has won 5 of the last 6 games. >>> and matt holliday and albert pujols of st. louis each blasted two-run homers off washington. and the cards shut out the nationals 5-0.

. >>> the nba regular season is over. and the league's playoffs begin on saturday.or action on season-ending finales and also the nhl playoffs, here's espn news. >> good morning. cole wright with your espn news update. and as the playoff beards come into full form, so does nhl's postseason. we begin with that man, alex ovechkin, and the capitals taking on the rangers for game one. alex semin shoots. there's lundqvist with the save. ovechkin's there. this play, a little dicey at first. it would go to the review. ovechkin beating lundqvist. caps get the goal. game tied at 1-1. under two left in overtime. jason arnott sends it to semin. he beats lundqvist. a one-timer. capitals win this one, 2-1, in the free frame. >>> to the nba now. nets and bulls. derrick rose and chicago looking for the best record in the league. in the third quarter, nets up one. joakim noah, guarding brook lopez. this is never a good scenario. little contact there. the knees knock. you can see on the replay. noah spends the rest of the game on the bench, putting a little ice on his knee there. in

los angeles beat the kings 116-108. >>> meanwhile, kobe bryant was fined $100,000 by the nba.t was punished for using a derogatory term for gays after being frustrated over a referee's call in tuesday night's game. last night, he apologized. sort of. >> well, i mean, you know, you have to own up and take responsibility for it. i said the comment. we use so many kinds of words throughout the course of the game it doesn't even mean that you actually mean what you're saying. >> gay rights groups have denounced bryant's comment. >>> and the nfl and its players open mediation talks in minneapolis today. the mediation was ordered by a judge in a hearing april 6th. these will be the first face-to-face talks since the nfl lockout began in march. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and barry bonds was just convicted of obstruction was justice. so, why is he smiling? >>> sports, sponsored by odor-eater insoles. powder and spray. absorb sweat and destroy odor on contact. at and destroy odor on contact. >> ( beeping ) ( beeping stops ) >> announcer: free is

we start in the nba. zach randolph and the grizzlies, looking to finish off the spurs.nu ginobili, with the loose ball. fading away out of bounds. sticks the long ball. or does he? take a look. foot on the line. so, it's actually a two. and the spurs trail by one. under two seconds to go, gary neal taking care of the rest. sticks the long ball there. we're headed to overtime. tony parker hits that "j" right there. the spurs go on to win 110-103. they trail 3-2 games in the series. >>> bruins hosting the canadiens. this is game seven, as well. canadiens on the powerplay, down 3-2. p.k. subban, gets past tim thomas. we're tied at 3-3. under 15 minutes left in overtime. nathan horton with the slap shot beats carey price. the bruins win 4-3. their next opponent, the philadelphia flyers. >>> and that is your espn news update. i'm don bell. >>> coming up next, the president reshuffles his staff. and is expected to make a major announcement later today. >>> and good news overnight, one month after a baseball fan was beaten into a coma. [ woman ] i had this deep, radiating pain

. >>> nba playoffs. tied at 84. under a minute to play.errick rose drives through the entire indiana defense. chicago now leads by two. 23 high points for rose. granger for the three and the win. oh, no. chicago takes a commanding three games to none series lead winning 88-84. >>> kevin love named the nba's most improved player. love stringed together 50 straight double-doubles. the longest streak in four decades leading the nba with over 50 rebounds per game and named an all-star for the first time. the warriors wright finished in third place. >>> this time next week the nfl draft will be underway. the raiders do not have a first round selection but own seven picks spread out between rounds 2 through 7. new head coach hugh jackson explains the raiders' draft strategy which everyone assumes begins and ends with al davis. >> i think a lot of people think it is a one-man show. he makes the pick and he should, he is the owner of the team, but the bottom line, he takes a lot of information from us all. and he does take that information in and