i'm kate longworth, nbc bay area. >> let's talk midwest regional final. college hoops, north carolina-kansas. about a minute later, taylor in transition and won. taylor with a game high of 22. jay hawks are off to their first final. the warriors just tipped off in portland. a little more adventurous. their charter last night was cancelled in the middle of the night. they had to fly this morning. it happens. >> they can manage. thank a lot. thanks for choosing the bay area at 6:00. good night.

kate longworth has the exclusive wrap from tokyo. >> reporter: it was finally time for the athletics to play ball after two days of traveling and workouts. with the regular season just days away, it was a great test for oakland. >> it was good. i think it's something that could have been better. but we can't complain dealing with jet lag and stuff like, that i think we did a good job and we're going to build off of that. >> it feels food to be out there. a little different environment. we've been in arizona the whole time. to come to yeah been, play exhibition games out here, definitely gets that adrenaline going a little bit more. it's nice to be out, a couple of days off, nice to be back in a competitive environment. >> after the first pitch i threw, it was kind of crazy. felt like there was a band behind me playing. obviously that's something i'm not used to. after a few pitches, kind of just became background noise and i didn't really notice it. >> reporter: with the game being played at night, several a's players visited the air force base in the morning. they gave the service p

in berkeley, i'm kate longworth nbc bay area. >> thanks, kate. no surprise in palo alto as the stanford women got the number one seed in the women's ncaa tournament. they'll take on stanford university in the first game saturday. the cardinals are currently riding a 28-game winning streak. >>> from the sublime to the ridiculous this man is covered in feathers. why? well, the bird man rally took place in melbourne, australia yesterday where contestants take to the skies using home made gliders and aircraft. this is in the 40th year of this competition. well done, sir. well done. look at that. another high flying star monty ellis named the western conference player of the week in the nba. led the warriors with a 3-1 record averaging jufrt over 20 points a game. you guys getting ready? that is a look at sports. you going to run a marathon next or triathlon? what you got going on? >> i think i'll do a half. >> do a half? >> yeah. >> she runs a half every day. >> i do not. >> i run a half in a lifetime. that's what i'll do. >> exactly. the only half i

at tokyo dome, i'm kate longworth, nbc bay area. >> all right. a little closer to home, spring ball between the rockies and giants, a split squad game. buster posey started at first base today. he also swung the bat. little opposite field knock scores aubrey huff. posey two or three, two rbis on the day, 1-0 giants. eric downtrying to bunt home a run but posey making a play and throwing out chris nelson. yes, he can play multiple positions. heck for sanchez got the start as catcher and he was pretty dash good, as well. the solo home run, he also had a double, a couple of rbis. but the rockies do win the game 7-6. on the pitch, earthquakes going international visiting toronto. using the noggin and the quakes with a 1-0 lead. 56th minute, salinas, and gets it home makes it a 2-0 game. 67th minute, and once again, his second of the day there's no keeper in sight. and the earthquakes win handily by a final of 3-0. and ncaa tournament action, we have louisville advancing, and ohio state just knocked off syracuse, so those two teams are on to the final

kate longworth in tokyo a 14 day trip to japan. when is that considered work, raj? i don't get it. >> what have you been doing wrong? >> absolutely. >> clearly. >> apparently a lot. i'm going to have to work on my game. >> thank you. from tokyo to scottsdale. that's okay. he's anchoring. for a full half hour of sports coverage watch sports net central at 10:30.nd sweetheart. we need to talk. i've seen your stunts online. i can explain... jumping a ramp in a shopping cart. so 2005. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, it's embarrassing. carol's son got over 12 million views on that dancing squirrel video. don't you want that? i...i suppose. now go make your dad and me proud. tryomething funny. [ male announcer ] now everyone's up to speed. get high speed internet for $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one year term. at&t. >>> what's coming up at 7:00. >> tonight afghanistan under fire. i'm going to talk to a bay area man who travels to afghanistan on a regular basis for charity and we'll talk about how things have changed in light of the military pulling out in the