yeah, you know, i think uconn is obviously very talented.ve that championship pedigree led by geno auriemma. but >> and they probably do have the best player in the matchup in paige beckers. but this stanford team is so solid players one through 8. there's not much to drop off between anyone any given player can kill the opposing team on every given night. i think they're going to be too big and too deep for uconn in. i think they'll get a win. and i think we're going to see a stanford very south carolina championship game sunday night. >> nothing wrong with that. and that means you'll be there through the weekend. jason do must live in minneapolis for us tonight a son. >> well, this week marks the end of more than a 15 year run with the national park service for 100 year-old richmond resident betty reid soskin as a retirement date. today she was the oldest national park ranger serving across the united states and as our kron four's, politico reports tonight service defines her legacy. >> for the past decade and a half, betty reid soskin has

uconn's geno you saw him. he's number 2 on that list. 1st quarter paige beckers so smooth the star for the huskies. just a sophomore hits. the tough jumper. you caught up early, but it was uconn's of vina westbrook off the bench. filling it up from behind the arc, the hero in the 1st half for uconn 3 threes as uconn surged to a 6 point lead. but haley jones last year's final 4 most outstanding player brought the cardinal back scoring here to give them this first lead of the game. was up one of the break. cameron break. she's so tall and so good in foul trouble. most of the game scores here in the nice move to keep stanford within a point. now, 7 and a half minutes left in the game break picks up her 4th foul. that's a blow for stanford. she has to go to the bench and then immediately after that backers with the steel here. so smooth and just lays it in another huge play for uconn. 49. 41 huskies break. now back in it. less than a minute to go. stanford forces, the turnover and lacey hall. makes the 3 to cut th

uconn won that matchup. stanford hasn't beat uconn since 2015. so i think they're due for a win. and so to their fan base. just about an hour ago, i was at the team hotel and dozens of fans were there to send stanford off to the arena. family friends, former players, all their as stanford walked out the elevator and walked onto the bus. it was really just a beautiful scene. fianna williams flew in from australia to meet the team. she from australia to houston to minneapolis and they were high. it was a fun moment. now, as for the matchup, like i said, uconn a really, really good team. they are led by one of if not the best players in college, basketball and paige beckers. she won the national player of the year last year as a freshman. the only freshman to ever win that award. and then you get to the coaching matchup, just a blockbuster. yeah. tara vanderveer the go as eye color and jeanne o r e m the godfather as i call him 2 of the winningest head coaches in women's college basketball, their number one and 2 on that wins list and they've been playing each other for decades. and

it all comes to an end. 49. 41 uconn now. less than a minute left stanford force a turnover. lacey hall makes a 3 pointer to cut the uconn lead to 3 points. but uconn hit almost all of their free throws during the final seconds. keeping the cardinal just far enough away from having a chance to go ahead or even tie the huskies. the final score. 63 to 58 stanford's quest for a repeat title over their first loss in their last 25 games. jason, do moss in minneapolis as a reaction to the end of the cardinal safe water. >> stanford's magical season comes to an end a game before they would have like they fall to the uconn huskies in the national semifinal. 63 to 58 the story of this game. poor shooting from stanford. just 4 for 23 from beyond the arc. and they could just never get an offensive rhythm going. every time they made a run. uconn match that run and it just wasn't the night for stanford. but hey, they had a great season. they won. 23 games in a row to get to this point. defending national champs, as we all know, but they j

uconn stanford play 6.30, west coast time. the all-time series. stanford is 7.11, against uconn. the 2 coaches. it's a heavyweight matchup. you've got 2 of the winningest coaches in women's college basketball car is one. gino is number 2. and we have a great relationship. they've been coaching against each other for a very long time. tara poke some fun at gino. on thursday. she said, hey, you come benefits from some east coast bias. i know we're playing a lot of the country is sleeping. but guess what? we're on the west coast is beautiful. i can swim outdoors all year round while storrs connecticut is getting pounded with snow. so everyone laughed at that. so it's going to be a very fun matchup for now. we're at the target center reporting for kron. 4 sports. i'm jason dumas. got all of the weather out here. the run tmc takeover of the naismith basketball hall of fame. >> is complete that he in that legendary trio. former warrior tim hardaway is set to join em that richmond and see chris mullins in the hall. he will be inducted with this year's class. hardaway was drafted by gold

uconn stanford, stanford is a 7, 11, 7.11 all time against the uconn huskies it's going to be reallygh game. you tara vanderveer, she pokes some fun at, you know, our she said that yet. uconn might get some of that east coast bias because where everyone is all sleep on the east coast, one we play but guess what? i get to swim outside all year long. meanwhile, gino, he's driving to practice every day in the snow stopped. take that 7 days a week. they have a very healthy competitive relationship with one another. they're very respectful of one another and their legacy. guess what, guys? they are the 2 winningest coaches in women's college basketball. tara sits at number one. of course, gino is right under her at number 2. so this is shaping up to be a classic and i can't wait to be there front and center. but for now live outside of the target center, i'm jason dumas, scrum for sports. alright, jca 2 legendary bet. you're glad it's a >> snowing there in minneapolis, right? looking good. it's called a yeah. all right. well, stay warm. you know what to from philly. hence the turtleneck,

but a few minutes later, it's page backers for uconn, the steal the layup backers had 14 uconn's up byequence here. this is the ballgame minute to go. lacey hall pulls the cardinal within three, but stanford's going to pressure the ball, keep everybody up, and that leaves them vulnerable as uconn breaks the press. and look at aaliyah edwards wide open for the lay up. uconn goes back up by five with just 49 seconds to go. the huskies win at 63 to 58 to earn 1/12 trip. to the title game. they won their previous 11. they're going to face south carolina and for stanford. their win streak ends at 24. and their season is over. people are ready. they're prepared and just sometimes you know things don't go the way you want them to or think they can. it's disappointing, but again, like connecticut was in this position last year. you know, i think their players probably learned from it, and now they're they've managed up up. good news. bad news. i would say mainly good news on the stephan curry injury front. now first, the bad news. he's going to miss the rest of the regular season with that lef

stanford has not topped uconn since 2008. it will be the 19th meeting between the schools, first since 2017 so this will be the first taste of the rivalry for that stanford players including the pac-12 player of the year, haley jones. >> hall of fame coaches, two winningest coaches of all time, all americans, wnba programs, to now be part of that isthwelo- country now, south carolina, uconn, to play really fun. >> it should be a great game. the cardinal looking for the second straight national championship. the last team to win back to back titles was uconn that won four straight from 2013 to 2016. >>> the job market continues to bring on workers at a rapid pace. businesses are still looking for more. labor departments of the u.s. economy added 431,000 jobs in march, unemployment fell from 3.8 to 3.6%, that is the lowest level since the pandemic started. >>> here's how the stock market closed out the week, the dow up 140, the nafta of 31, s&p 500 gaining 15. >>> group in half moon bay cooking up help for people in ukraine. th

uconn's geno he's number 2 on that list. here we go. 1st quarter paige beckers a star for the huskies. she hits the tough jumper coming up here early. here we go with action on the court, but it eventually vina westbrook off the bench. she was the real hero in the 1st half. >> she nailed 3 treys as the huskies searched to an early 6 point lead. but haley jones last year's final four's, most outstanding player rob carnell back scoring here to give them their first lead of the game. uconn finished a half out to go up one point at the break. so we go to the 3rd quarter cameron break in foul trouble. most of the game. she scores on that nice move to keep stanford within one point 7 and a half minutes left in the game break picks up her 4th foul. that's a crucial blow for stanford. she goes to the bench immediately after backers with the and a layup coming up with another huge play. 49. 41 uconn brink. now back in. less than a minute left. stanford forcing a turnover. and lacey hall makes a three-pointer to cut the uconn lead to

uconn and south carolina. all eyes tonight on the men will villanova and kansas and maybe the final game for coach k. morgan chesky is in the superdome where the final four is held. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: kristen, no complaints here. you can feel that anticipation building ahead of the exciting match ups. hard to believe each men's team left in the final four won three titles. unc with six alone. it will be an exciting night for basketball. what a kickoff. uconn ending stanford's winning streak and then south carolina is the team to beat after topping louisville. >> the huskies will play for a national title. >> reporter: happiness on the hard court. uconn beating stanford. thanks to two free throws. the 11-time national champions hoping to make it a dozen. on sunday night, they play the south carolina gamecocks. today? it is the men taking center stage. a battle of the blue bloods. duke and north carolina. both teams hoping to add another national championship to the resume. in just a few hours la

they're the defending champs, uconn, not strangers either. so what's going to covers will tran is following the big matchup. i will. we're about 9 and a half hours away from tipoff uconn after tonight will be you gone because stanford. >> should just take it to the stab the uconn team, 11 championships. and that's all it's going to happen because they haven't won a f%nal 4 guys in 6 years. and stanford, they know all about winning the one last year. so they are the defending champions. they practice yesterday. of course, they're practicing probably right now as well because of the time difference. we're talking the game in minneapolis, stanford, there are beasts. i mean, 32 3 in the pac 12, they have never lost a game in the pac. 12 this season. they have held opponents to 81 points while scoring 106 points themselves. that's a basically an average of 25 point win. every time they take the court, they are ready to go. everybody at stanford is so proud of them. get this. i'm submitting this for of the year because i tracked down a groundskeepe

i'm sure will. >> and no, not when you play uconn, but you're absolutely right. no strangers because they won last year. and here's the great part. they return the entire team except one player. she went to the wnba. other than that. they have been here before and they know what it's like in the final 4 hen it's really pressurized, especially against uconn. let's get right to what they are doing today and then what they did yesterday, right? they're going practice there in minneapolis and they have a tough task because uconn has won 11 championships. a legendary coach in geno now he's been there before and he's beat stanford and over the past decade or so in the national championship game. so they have history. but we have a fantastic coaches. well, stanford has not lost a game this year for the pac 12, they are battle tested. they have arguably the best team in the country and when you have the best team versus their best player in the country for uconn, it makes a great matchup. las vegas. they seem to always be on top of it. who's going to win? who's going to

the south carolina one, the uconn one. to play on this stage will be really fun. >> lexi hall named winner of the senior class award, given to the most outstanding student athlete in women's basketball. she has a 3.9 gpa and will be working on her masters this spring. >>> this looks tropical until you realize it's a hockey game in denver. sharks in white on attack and belly flop of an assist. put the biscuit in the basket, 31st. third period tied at two, avalanche, a lot of traffic in front but he found the net. when san jose comes to town, guys love it. they beat the sharks seven times on this ice. sharks have lost three of the last four to 29, 30, 8. >>> handling the rock is the warriors tim hard way sr, not official, but he has reportedly been selected for the basketball hall of fame, was t in the run tmz warriors attack in 1989 to 1995. he played 13 seasons in nba, will be inducted later this summer. >>> oh the college dunk contest. sean miller moore from grand canyon state, between the legs reverse jam earned a perfec

the gamecocks held off the undefeated uconn huskies to claim their second ncaa title in school history assist, and three f steals. it was aliyah boston who was named the final four most outstanding player. >> it feels amazing, and honestly i've been thinking about this since last season because everyone had a picture of me crying. they played everywhere. today we're national champions. happy tears. >> with its key players all returning next year, south carolina is now positioned to possibly become the first team since uconn to repeat as champions. >>> on the men's side, number eight seed north carolina and number one seed kansas battle it out for the national championship tonight. the teams have a combined nine national titles. >> tiger woods says it will be a game-time decision on whether he competes at the masters tournament which starts this week. the golf great spent time yesterday practicing at augusta national. woods, who's won the masters five times, has not played in more than a year after he was seriously injured in a car crash. >>> and not a total tragedy, but bad news for th

uconn crowd tonight. we also have to talk about the coaching matchup, a heavyweight matchup right there. you have tara vanderveer the goat as eye color and then you have jeanne o r e m of the godfather as i call him these 2 are the 2 winningest head coaches in women's college basketball. their names just synonymous with success. and they've been competing for decades. they've develop a healthy rivalry, but also a healthy respect. we have been competing for a long time. i'm playing against each other. >> i think goes back to actually when he was at virginia as an assistant coach coach dawn staley so that the 3 of us are here. he's done a great job in they it had tremendous success. i've learned a lot from i'm competing against them and i would say, you know, you know, gino likes i don't know, you know, kind. i get a little in a little battles with people maybe was passed when pat was live off. and, you know, just i don't know. i like him and, you know, i think we get along really well. and i've never felt

we have the uconn one.to play on this stage of the final four specifically be really fun. >> if they win, who will they play? in the first semi final, facing louisville york the game clock, up 6, boston grabs a rebound, draws a foul and scores. boston had 23 points and 18 boards. south carolina went 72-59 to advance to sunday's title game. madison baseball spring training, the giants and the rangers down in scottsdale, but not the second. austin slater doubles with the bases loaded. all three runners score, and that gives the giants a 3-1 lead. the game ends in a tie and seven mike-7. young fans waiting for autographs as chicago hosts the a's this afternoon. what a taper oaklands kevin smith. hethfive rbi as the a's win 12-4. just imagine, around this time next week, we see giants baseball back at oracle park. >> about time. >> is going to be great. >>> up next, kids hard at work helping support families in ukraine. the suite bake sale on the peninsula. >>> be sure to watch the grammy awards right here on t

the cardinal lost to uconn on friday night.target center to me, it really wasn't anything uconn did. it was more what stanford it. of course, you have to give uconn all the credit in the world. but when you shoot 4 for 23 from deep, many of those wide open looks it will be hard to beat anyone. stanford just did not play well. the next morning after the game, i caught up with tara vanderveer at the team hotel. we chatted about the final 4 loss next year's team and a whole bunch more check out our interview. >> we had a great it's really hard when you lose a game that you, you know, really think that you can win. i think i'm so proud of our and lex and lacey hall. they were really the engine of the train. you know, hayley had great can had a great season and our bench really there's there's not a better team. coach in terms of the personalities, how hard they worked, how much they cared about each other and we're so proud to represent stanford and the bay area. and we just wish we could've won for we have great fans it was. it wa

beating uconn. they practice yesterday and of course, they will practice throughout the day because tipoff is at 06:30pm tonight against uconn 11 time national champions. stanford, they won 3 times with the most recent time last year against a greedy arizona team. so they are battle tested las vegas. it is so close. they cannot even predict who's going to win in las vegas tends to get it right as far as the stanford team. well, they are facing a team that has not won a final 4 game in 6 years. so uconn is fighting an uphill battle. many people believe, especially here in the bay area. they believe stanford. we'll win tonight and go ahead to the championship game on sunday. >> uconn is a great is a great team. a great university. a lot of championships. toughest an effort to win the championship. you've got to be the champion. so this is a testament for the man. also, this will allow. the team to come together and govern >> let's talk about the team, stanford university, the team 18th ranked defense

uconn breaks the press and aaliyah edwards is wide open for the lay up to put uconn backed up by fives to go. and that was it. the huskies win 63 to 58 earn a 12 trip to the title game. they've won the previous 11 they've played in. they're going to face south carolina. as for stanford, their win streak ends at 24 season is over. it's some tears, but i think at the end of the day we're thinking back on what we've been able to do here. we've found that a chance. we were packed 12 chance twice over. um and so we're just going to kind of try to carry that and keep keep with keep it the joint at over all the sadness. yeah well, hilbert, tara vanderveer, the head coach says coming up on the 11 o'clock news. good news. bad news on the stefan currie front. the injury front. the bad news is curry will miss the rest of the regular season with that left foot spray. now the good news is there's just five games left in the season, and curry is expected back for the playoffs, which we begin in about two weeks. curry is out of his walking boot. and if all goes according to plan he will begin on cou

uconn stanford play 6.30, west coast time. the all-time series. stanford is 7.11, against uconn.eavyweight matchup. you've got 2 of the winningest coaches in women's college basketball car is one. gino is number 2. and have a great relationship. they've been coaching against each other for a very long time. tara poke some fun at gino. on thursday. she said, hey, you come benefits from some east coast bias. i know we're playing a lot of the country is sleeping. but guess what? we're on the west coast is beautiful. i can swim outdoors all year round while storrs connecticut getting pounded with snow. so everyone laughed at that. so it's going to be a very fun matchup for now. we're at the target center reporting for kron. 4 sports. i'm jason dumas. >> jason will be out there all weekend with coverage from minneapolis. now to nba news where the run tmc takeover of the naismith basketball hall of fame. it's complete that he in that legendary trio. that's former warrior tim hardaway is set to join em mitch richmond and see chris mullins in the hall will be inducted with this year's cl

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uconn advances to the championship game. >> we left a lot unsaid.a game feeling that you did not leave your best out there but you have to give credit to connecticut. >> we are all disappointed but we have to take into account everything that we have accomplished and done. they have a championship ring. so they know what they need to do. we just had some looks wretched -- that did not go in for us. we did not defend the three-point line in order to make our free throws and to keep them off the glass as well as we needed to. larry: we will not see steph curry until the playoffs. he missed the blast us the past seven games with a foot injury and will miss the final five games. we saw him without the walking boot on. he will be reevaluated april 11. expectation is that he should be good to go for game one of the playoffs. >> he has been injured many times either before or during the playoffs in the past and he has always returned really well. so, i am not too worried about him. all it takes is one shot and he is back in rhythm. larry: today is world au

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south carolina winning it all y'all, taking down uconn.onal player of the year awards. congratulations gamecocks. it was quite a game last night. thank you for getting up. you may not not have been to sleep yet, so who knows? that's a story for another time. let me start with you, coach dawn staley, you did something no other team was able to do, and that is defeat the uconn huskies in a national title game. what were the keys to your team's success? >> the key, number one, is you can't bring uconn's tradition of success into a game like this. you have to play the game this year currently. i just thought our players were focused. i thought we utilized a tough schedule that we played all season long. we just brought our habits, habits that we played with all season long into the game and played it for 40 minutes and got a huge win to be national champions. >> to be national champions again. you're one of only eight women's programs to have multiple national champions. dawn, how does this one compare to the one in 2017? >> this one was proba

uconn have this system, france 15th trip to the semifinals of the ncaa tournament. kron four's will tran is live at stanford with more. good morning. well, >> we are title town, stanford because they are the defending champions. they are going to wake up in minneapolis. let's get right to it. they have practice and then they play tonight against another titan, a team that's even more decorated. i hate to say about even more to curl up in the stanford women's team. we're talking uconn 11 championships and they have arguably the best player in the country. in page becker. but stanford, they are of their teammates except one kianna williams went to the wnba. other than that, they know what they're doing. they have championship pedigree. they have 3 titles under their coach. tara vanderveer. she is ready to go. it's going to be a great game. everybody is confident in if you're curious what las vegas has to say. well, even though you've gone has that pedigree, according to the las vegas is anybody's guess who's going to win? we've got a chance to track down one of the st

both of these team have been here before, uconn in 2016, south carolina in 2017. while they remain the favorite, uconn has been in this title game 11 times and they've never lost. >> that should be a great game tonight and another for the men tomorrow night. morgan, thanks so much. >>> comedienne and actress estel harris died of natural causes. she was best known of playing george costanza's mother. >> i always talked about your hands, so soft and milky white. >> you never said milk white. >> i said milky >>> and a beautiful start in san francisco. a live look right now. you can see the flag waving. we are expecting to see an increase in wind speeds today. right now in san jose, it's about 52 degrees. by 10:00 a.m., 59. by 1:00, 70 degrees. we'll be running a few degrees cooler in some spots. expect to top out in the 60s for san francisco. and by the afternoon around 12:00, the winds will begin to increase, especially around the coastline in the north bay, becoming widespread by 5:00 and 6:00. # . >>> straight ahead, the highs and lows of the week, including a hom

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uconn is no joke. they are very tough as well. and if you talk to certain experts, a lot of them don't even know. >> who is going to win? that's how competitive this game is. las vegas doesn't know. so we'll just have to see come tipoff time. whoever wins and i think stanford will win. they will face louisville or south carolina on sunday. you know, take games. they don't face stanford. they beat arizona last year in a very gritty game as well. so they are battle tested. and that is why this game no offense to the other game. this is the game. everybody will be watching. stanford versus uconn lady cardinals. back to you. all right. thanks a lot. we'll. >> we'll take a break here at 7.11. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news will be tales on san francisco plan to add a new weeklong cannabis celebration in the city will tell you what it's all about. plus, president biden is helping americans at the pump by dipping into the well preserved. we'll see if that helps bring prices down. and judge ketanji brown jackson could make histor

. >>> as two teams launch into the ncaa finals, uconn now set to meet south carolina. >>> sorry, i just have to take a moment to enjoy the fact that south carolina is going to be in the title game. >> you've been very excited about this. >> i'm wearing my garnet and black today. congratulations to both teams. good morning, america. we are so happy to have gio benitez on the desk with us again this morning. >>> we begin with breaking news on the new fallout over that slap on stage during the oscars. >> yeah, will smith overnight submitting a letter resigning his membership in the academy of motion picture arts and sciences as the academy considers additional disciplinary action. >> he also offered up another apology for his actions that shocked the celebrities in the audience and the tv viewers around the world. abc's zohreen shah is at the dolby theatre in hollywood with the latest now. zohreen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, gio. about a week ago i was standing right here in front of the dolby theatre watching the stars come out. there was a lot of shock, and there was a lot

south carolina shut down uconn last night 64-49.on was named most outstanding player of the final four. it's the first time uconn ever lost a national championship game. tonight it's the men's title game. unc versus kansas. >>> the golf world is buzzing about whether tiger woods will compete at the masters. he's offering some new clues. here's ab's derrick dennis. >> reporter: will he or won't he? tiger woods is teasing a return to competition at this week's masters in augusta, georgia, tweeting i will be heading to augusta today to continue my preparation and practice. it will be a game time decision whether i compete. the masters tweeting this video sunday night with a message welcome back to augusta national, tiger. during his practice round observers say tiger looked smooth pushing off his right foot. it's been just over a year since he nearly lost his right leg in a car crash. he repeatedly expressed frustration over his recovery. >> i still have a long way to go. each and every day is a fight. i welcome that fight. i get up in

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. >>> and the national champions as they take down powerhouse uconn. "early today" starts right now. >>> good to be with you this morning. i'm francis riviera. >> and i'm barry romo. as forces retake towns around the capital, the scenes they're finding are horrific a warning some of the images may be disturbing. t the attacks amount to genocide. >> they need to see the pictures, the death and destruction for no reason just because we exist, and there's a word for this. this word is genocide. >> in the city you can see what appears to be the lifeless bodies of civilians lining the streets of bucha about 20 miles away from kyiv let's get an update from nbc's molly hunter who joins us from kyiv good morning. it's just unimaginable. >> reporter: frances, unimaginable they are horrific images we started to see these images on saturday. russian troops we were told by ukrainians started to pull out of bucha, a suburb, commuter town 20 miles outside of kyiv. on saturday when journalists got inside t images that came out were horrific, dead bodies on the street

uconn news making their 14th straight trip. the cards are 2 to 4 all time against the huskies in the ncaa tournament and their best win was beating them in the final 4 back in 2008. well, this year, stanford is in a one seed. uconn to see. but don't let that fool you because these 2 teams pretty evenly matched. but the cardinals are the defending champs. and most of the starters from that squad are back this year. here's what some of the players at the what it's like to get every opponent's best performance. >> having this target on our back, we like having it because we love competing. you know, i think we've learned a lot this season with having different people step up in different games. people, you know, having different roles on the team they did last year. we've grown a lot this year being the defending champs. so coming in this week, we're just we're ready for the competition. and we know that took last year. but it's going to take even more with that target. and i think that we welcome that competition and we're really

the last team to win back-to- back titles was uconn. they won four straight from 2013 to 2016. >>> you will no longer need proof of vaccination or a negative cover test for major indoor events. the state requirements ending, it means all of that with more than 1000 people in california are approved to return. and declining number of hospitalizations along with cases led to that move. it comes as a breath of fresh air for a lot of impacted industries, including professional sports. >> the center has been here for 30 years, a place where the community can come together. we have always said there is something for everybody at the sap center, including the sharks games. here is an opportunity for everybody can come back. >>> those who are 65 and older, immunocompromised, or unvaccinated, are still encouraged to mask up. >>> is all a jobs report shows the u.s. economy is gaining steam. the labor department says he was economy added about 431,000 jobs in march. unemployment fell from 3.8% to 3.6%, the lowest level since the pandemic started.

uconn star is paige bueckers. she came back in december. she had 14 points.ake a shot. four of 23 for downtown jones. the 24 game win streak in jeopardy. look at this past. jones to cameron brink to get stanford within two. not enough. the huskies would seal it with free throws. 63-58 uconn advances. >> we left a lot unsaid. that is hard to swallow that pill where you leave a game feeling like you did not leave your best but you had get credit for connecticut. >> we are disappointed in the outcome but we have to take into account everything we have accomplished in everything we have done. >> they have a championship ring. they know what we need to do -- they need to do. we have looks that did not go in for us and we did not defend the three-point line nor did we keep them off the glass as much as we needed to. larry: we will not see steph curry until the playoffs. he missed the past seven games with a foot injury. he will miss the final five. we saw him without the walking boot. he will be reevaluated april 11, the day after the season ends. he should be good

they have a great defense and they can beat you almost anyway and that is what they did to uconn.hut them down in every facet of the game. >> talk to me about dawn staley. she was an all-star in the wnba and olympic cold medalist. now two time national championship winning coach. is this a dynasty she is building? >> last night she was hesitant to call it that because there are teams like uconn who have 11 titles. two titles in five seasons minus the covid year and they were number one the entire year this season. i think with boston coming back and the incredible recruiting she has done and will continue to do, dawn staley, i don't see any reason they would not continue this winning stretch. >> coach staley has talked about the pressures he feels as a black coach saying especially going into these high-profile games, she feels that. she knows if you don't win, you closed doors for other people coming up behind you. performing as she has, what is the impact of someone like dawn staley on the game? >> the incredible thing about her is she shoulders that responsibility. she embraces

>>i've beating uconn. they practice yesterday and of course, they will practice throughout the day because tipoff is at 06:30pm tonight against uconn 11 time national champions. stanford, they won 3 times with the most recent time last year against a greedy arizona team. so they are battle tested las vegas. it is so close. they cannot even predict who's going to win in las vegas tends to get it right as far as the stanford team. well, they are facing a team that has not won a final 4 game in 6 years. so uconn is fighting an uphill battle. many people believe, especially here in the bay area. they believe stanford. we'll win tonight and go ahead to the championship game on sunday. >>i mean, stanford is known for, you know, their academics, but they're very much involved in athletics to do so. so it does it for any sport. this is fun to watch. be a part and the cheer on the stanford stanford team, stanford cardinals goal. we wish you the best ladies tonight. >>let's talk about the team. stanford university,

uconn's paige bueckers, she came back after knee surgery in december. steal and score.ckers had 14 points. stanford just couldn't make a shot. 4-23 from downtown. jones the miss there. the 24-game win streak in jeopardy. stanford, they put on a furious late rally. what a pass from jones to cameron -- cameron brink to get stanford within two. brink with 15 points but just not enough. the huskies seal it with free throws, 63-58 and advancing to the championship game against south carolina. >> you know, we left a lot out there unsaid. and so that's hard to kind of swallow that pill where you leave game feeling like as a team, you didn't leave your best out there. but you got to give credit to connecticut. they have a championship ring. so they know what they need to do. and again, we just had some looks but didn't go in for us. and we did not defend the three-point line. nor did we make our free throws. nor did we keep them off the glass as well as we needed to. larry: to the nba. we will not see steph curry until the playoffs. curry missed the past seven games with a foot

they really can beat you almost anyway, and that is exactly what they did to uconn.h down in every facet of the game. >> what about their coach? talk to me abo dawn stal she is a trail blazer in so many ways. she was an all-star in the wnba. two-time national championship winning coach. is this a dynasty she is building? rachel: it is fny, last night, she was hesitant to call it that because there are teams like uconn that have 11 titles. but i think she is definitely building one. two titles in five seasons, minus the covid here. -- year. they were number one the entire year the season. i think with boston coming back, as she is next year, and the incredible recruiting she has done and will continue to do, dawn staley, i don't see any reason why they would not continue this winning stretch. >> coach staley has talked about the pressure she feels as a black coach, saying going into these high-profile games, she feels that. she knows if you don't win, you close doors for other people coming behind you. performing as she has, two national titles, what is the impact of

m, a coach uconn team had ever lost. in the finals. oakland a's are staying true to their brand complaining about your stadium raised your ticket prices, trade away your star players and then whine about your bad attendance. the latest chapter was the trade today of the guy who was likely to be their opening day. starting pitcher sean manaea joins chris bassett, matt olsen and matt chapman as veteran stars who have been traded away this spring. when i goes to the padres in exchange for minor league pitcher and a minor league infielder, one of manila's biggest moments for the asians and no hitter he pitched against the red sox in 2000 and 18. man i is now 30. he was 50 and 41 in his six seasons with the aid and as the baseball gods would have it in iowa starter for bob melvin's padres against his old team today makes stephen piscotty one of four strikeout victims on the way to three and two thirds innings of work in which he allowed one run the a's lead one nothing in the fifth and added on sean murphy really gets into it. then wilson l

go, unc. >> i'm going uconn. i love the uconn women's team. they've been so fun to watch this year.ll spend the weekend watching basketball and resting up. chris jansing picks up the coverage. >>> good morning. i'm chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york. it is friday, april 1st. we start with a possible shift in momentum on the battlefield. the ukrainian military going on the offensive, recapturing towns previously held by russian forces. there is even a report that ukraine has now struck inside russia. a russian official claiming ukrainian military helicopters hit this fuel

. >>> the women's team, uconn is there for a 14th straight season.neapolis, ten miles from where huskies star becker grew up. >> it's surreal. when you're a kid playing at the park you just dream of playing in the final four and you never dream of it being at home as well. so it's still surreal to me. it's surreal in the place i grew up, state i grew up around all i know. it's still super crazy to me. >> homecoming for bueckers. her team uconn is going to face stamford. opening tonight at 7 p.m. eastern. >>> it will be here in new orleans. check out the line earlier this week on the campus at duke as students lined up just in hundreds, maybe even thousands to try to get tickets to try to come here for new orleans. wonder how many of those students ended up missing class in that line. country star eric church is such a huge north carolina fan he's canceled his concert tomorrow night in san antonio so that he can come here to new orleans to go to the game to watch his tar heels. in a letter to fans church admitted, it was a selfish move but he just had

. >> the samford women had their national title hopes dashed last night by the uconn huskies a team that is beaten the cardinal the last four times they face each other in the tournament. stanford had a rough night offensively making four trees and shooting under 35%. and now even though the season is over, it sounds like the team chemistry continue. >> the relationships that we have with especially the seniors, they will not end because the season is over. when we get back together we will probably go by dinner. we will hang out. when they leave we will still hang out and go grab meals and go out as a team still. we are friends first. >> jimmy garoppolo remains on the 49ers roster but signs are pointing to trey lance being the starting quarterback. but he realistically be a $24 million backup? he was asked about the situation this week at the nfl owners meetings. >> we cannot upgrade our team until people feel good about that. i am all right with that. jimmy is a good player that we really like as a person and a teammate. >> and news about a former player, colin kaepernick. he threw for

they were facing uconn 11-0 under geno auriemma.ds, the tournament's most outstanding player. 64-49, cavanaugh a dominant season. head coach dawn staley captures the school's national title. her team avenges the painful upset to stanford. >> obviously i've been thinking about this since last season. everyone had a picture of am he crying. they played it everywhere. but today we're national champions. i'm in tears. happy tears. you want to smile, you know. we're national champions. >> happy tears. fans also celebrated the title jumping in the fountain on the campus in columbia. they're the 8th team to win multiple titles. >>> meanwhile, north carolina and kansas will meet for the men's title, the 8 seeded tar heels coming off the incredible high beating their rivals duke ending coach k's career sunday night. they dominated villanova looking for their first title since fwa. i spoke with both head coaches yesterday and asked what they're going to tell the players before the biggest game of their lives. >> it's a huge game. you know, le

. >> hailey jones and stanford fell to uconn in the final four.inute saw stanford get within two. haley jones, an amazing pass to cameron brink. but the cardinal you were just 4-24 in from three-point range. that snaps the 24-game win streak and also the end of back-to-back national titles. >> we're all very disappointed but we have to take into account everything we've accomplished. >> we're friends first so even though this chat certain closing with players leaving as teammates, we'll still remain friends. in the locker room it's difficult. you're closing a chapter with some but opening a new one. chris: this is the last weekend without regular season baseball until october. the giants open the regular season friday afternoon at oracle part -- park against miami. tonight a tune-up against the dodgers. new dodgers closer craig kept bill making his l.a. debut and justin dean in the all you can eat section at camelback ranch. 6-2 giants and the next badder, brett auerbach. last one to the berm. and joey part's good spring continues. third homer of

. >>> stanford verses uconn large out-of-state corporations have set their sights on california. they've written a ballot proposal to allow online sports betting. they tell us it will fund programs for the homeless, but read the fine print. 90% of the profits go to out-of-state corporations, leaving almost nothing for the homeless. no real jobs are created here. but the promise between our state and our sovereign tribes would be broken forever. these out-of-state corporations don't care about california. but we do. stand with us. >>> welcome back. once again starting today covid rules to attend indoor mega events are being lifted statewide. joycelyn moran is live in the newsroom now with all the details and what is changing. also you have reaction from health experts, joycelyn. >> we apologize again for those technical difficulties. we will work on the audio issues. new, u.s. job market powered on in march. >> robust hiring pulled unemployment rate close to its prepandemic level. payrolls grew by 431,000. job less rate is 3.6%. much of the hiring in march was in leisure and honol

women's national title game uconn's gino rem a perfect 11-0 in title games.of destiny destiny henderson. that is 25 to 8 gamecocks in a flash with paige becker is trying to lead uconn back. look at the dribbling. wow, she had a team high 14 huskies down eight at the break what i moved. that was eli aliyah boston the most outstanding player the block and then henderson scores on the other hand. she had a career high 26 south carolina wins their second national title 64 49 ending geno's perfect run just 23 weeks until the first full nfl sunday and frank gore the man that wore number 21 with the niners with the better part of a decade is set to retire made that announcement yesterday on social media the 49ers all-time leading rush. as he plans to sign a one-day contract with san francisco and retire with the team in the coming months now the future hall of famer played 16 nfl seasons is third on the all-time rushing list, and he says he hopes to take a job in the niners front office a week from today is championship sunday at the masters. here's tiger woods toda

gamecocks, led by a star player, will face off against one of basketball's greatest dynasties, the uconn, for the women's national temperature tomorrow night. the gamecocks one the first national title in 2017, but the huskies have never lost and are seeking their 12th national title. still to come on pbs news weekend, how new rules for student athletes are playing into this year's march madness. and i hit new tv show addresses education equity through a comedic lens. >> this is pbs news weekend, from weta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour, weeknights on pbs. jeff: as you may have heard yesterday, the u.s. added 431,000 jobs in march, bringing unemployment down to 3.6%, a pandemic era low. but those numbers only tell part of the story. for mor on what is ahead for americans in the economy, i'm joined by the host of public radio's "full disclosure" podcast which examines business and culture. great to have you in the studio. we should say this is an exceptionally strong march jobs report, but white house officials i talked to are all too aware that american's perceptions of

if they beat uconn.y'll play and sunday's championship game against either south carolina or louisville. the u. s will face england in the 2022 world cup. the u. s is among 32 countries competing in soccer's most prestigious tournament. more than a billion people watched the 2018 finals. the u. s men's national team today was picked in the same group as england and iran, the fourth and final team in that group. will be the winner of a playoff match between wales, scotland and ukraine. mexico is in the group with argentina, saudi arabia in poland. the world cup will start in late november in qatar. all the matches can be seen live right here on ktvu in the fox family of networks. tomorrow former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick will take part in the festivities for the university of michigan spring football game . kaepernick attended their practice this week and has been named honorary captain for the game. michigan's head coach, jim harbaugh, coach kaepernick when they were both with the niners, kaeper