for more nfl now join 1.5 million nfl mobile live users. text nfl to 7777. only from sprint. the now network. deaf, hard of hearing and people with speech disabilities access www.sprintrelay.com. virginians are asking lots of questions about bob mcdonnell's "thesis." how old was he when he wrote it? mcdonnell was 34, married and attending pat robertson's law school. and what did the thesis say about women? a lot... abortion should be outlawe and birth control should be restricted-- even for married adults. then as a legislator he introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. learn more. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor, and my campaign sponsored this ad. . >>> welcome back. the eagles are a bit banged up this season. four starter were hurt including michael vick was eligible to play for the first time since 2006. vick picks up 7 yards on this run his only run of the day he was 0-2 for the air. he was taking some big licks. welcome back to the nfl buddy. 2nd quarter the eagles lead by a score back up quarterback kevin coal finds sean jackson. he makes a co

"nfl live" discusses right now. >>> well, hi, everybody. welcome into this edition of "nfl live." so glad you are here with us. trey wingo, trent dilfer and some call him tim, tim hasselbeck is also here with us. good day to have two quarterbacks on the show. sunday night, little brother eli goes out and puts down a straight flush in the giants' win over the cowboys. peyton trumps him and puts out a royal flush on "monday night football" in miami, doing something the league has never seen before. peyton going for his 119th career win to top johnny unitas. this is a good start. throw it over 80 yards, trent. >> what a start to your round, it's like golf. >> it's so funny you should say that, because tiger woods was there. that made him very happy. if that was a 7 iron, tim, the colts couldn't handle the driver who was ronnie brown. >> no, they really had no answer. >> brown in a direct snap. patrick cobb reverses down the field. that wildcat gave him problems all night long. now, it's fourth quarter. this is part of an enormous drive. 13 plays, 8 minutes, they gave it back. donald

do not miss the blitz preseason special, we'll be breaking down all 32 nfl t ♪ ♪ >> coming up on espnews. coors and cable cars -- take your pick. we check in on colorado and san fran in the wild card chase. after punching an opponent, oregon's star running back gets suspended for the season. but there is a catch. brett favre didn't take any hits in friday's game -- well, except one big hit to the wallet. and, the williams sisters dance their way into the sweet 16 at the u.s. open. espnews coming your way now. ♪ captioning by captionmax >> welcome inside the espnews studios. with mike yam, anish shroff here to keep you current. we head into the labor day weekend with the rockies the wild card leader but plenty of work to do. >> anish, if you talk to colorado rockies fans they'll tell you the postseason is not right now but every game they play is absolutely crucial. heading into play, colorado came with a one-game lead in the wild card standings over san francisco, bottom seven, rockies down 4-2. not any longer. seth smith to center field. he was 4-5 with two doubles. this would score t

pierre garcon finishing up with his first nfl touchdown. for more let's check in with mike tirico and the monday night crew. >>> very often almost any endeavor people remember how you start or how you finish. peyton manning with a wow on his first and last throw of the night and the reason the dolphins are 0-2. >> people say you must establish the run to get the play-action passing game going. that's hogwash. the first play of the game was a play-action passing game that went for 80 yards. here you see the play-action fake. manning snaps his head around. the linebacker akin was peaking in the backfield and allowed dallas clark to get over the top and the safety divided and left the void in the middle of the field. he breaks the tackle from gabril wilson and gets a big block from reggie wayne. they didn't have many opportunities in the passing game but peyton manning, dallas clark and reggie wayne, the colts took advantage of them. >> then miami ran 9,000 plays and the colts ran seven and the score was close, the miami the three-point lead a

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back to the nfl now here on "sportscenter." you know it is a hot seat when a local legend gives you the business. happened when jim zorn, doing a postgame interview with a pro football hall of famer and former redskin great. this goes back to the redskins win sunday against the rams. jim zorn called the halfback option to clinton portis and the pass fell incomplete. >> third down, i am the quarterback. you are the quarterback. you call the halfback throwing the ball for me, i am calling a time-out or an audible. that is what you pay me for. >> i would have to take you out of the game. i would say what is wrong with my play. >> it didn't work. >> but i called it to work. it didn't work. there are a lot of plays that didn't work. i would take you out of the game, sorry sonny. >> i don't know. that is good. zorn said i would take you out. you are not taking me out of the game son. redskins scored a touchdown on less than 45% of their trips inside the red zone since zorn took over. good thing he did not bring that up. senior nfl re

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do not miss the blitz preseason special, we'll be breaking down all 32 nfl t ♪ ♪ >> coming up on espnews. coors and cable cars -- take your pick. we check in on colorado and san fran in the wild card chase. after punching an opponent, oregon's star running back gets suspended for the season. but there is a catch. brett favre didn't take any hits in friday's game -- well, except one big hit to the wallet. and, the williams sisters dance their way into the sweet 16 at the u.s. open. espnews coming your way now. ♪ captioning by captionmax >> welcome inside the espnews studios. with mike yam, anish shroff here to keep you current. we head into the labor day weekend with the rockies the wild card leader but plenty of work to do. >> anish, if you talk to colorado rockies fans they'll tell you the postseason is not right now but every game they play is absolutely crucial. heading into play, colorado came with a one-game lead in the wild card standings over san francisco, bottom seven, rockies down 4-2. not any longer. seth smith to center field. he was 4-5 with two doubles. this would score t

pierre garcon finishing up with his first nfl touchdown. for more let's check in with mike tirico and the monday night crew. >>> very often almost any endeavor people remember how you start or how you finish. peyton manning with a wow on his first and last throw of the night and the reason the dolphins are 0-2. >> people say you must establish the run to get the play-action passing game going. that's hogwash. the first play of the game was a play-action passing game that went for 80 yards. here you see the play-action fake. manning snaps his head around. the linebacker akin was peaking in the backfield and allowed dallas clark to get over the top and the safety divided and left the void in the middle of the field. he breaks the tackle from gabril wilson and gets a big block from reggie wayne. they didn't have many opportunities in the passing game but peyton manning, dallas clark and reggie wayne, the colts took advantage of them. >> then miami ran 9,000 plays and the colts ran seven and the score was close, the miami the three-point lead a

nfl reporter, michael smith. thanks, michael. >> thanks. john: more nfl drama in washington. pro football hall of famer calling out the redskins and jim zorn' play calling. wait till you get a load of this. also ahead, tim tebow, colt mccoy, early frontrunners, but hear who else is contending. todd mcshay, his other top five heisman players coming back. ( music plays, tape rips ) ( doorbell rings ) you're a pizza delivery guy? well come on in, man! what you waiting on? ( celebrating ) mouthwatering toppings, fresh-baked pizzeria taste. i like to think i deliver more than just pizza. for fresh delivery taste without the delivery price, it's digiorno. john: hey, welcome back to "sportscenter." i'm john buccigross. chris mckendry by my side on this live "sportscenter." tigers began with a three-game loss column lead. look at this defense by the indians. it was valbuena with the glove. cabrera, 4-6-3. bottom of the second. first and second, tigers trying to put this thing away in the a.l. central. trevor crowe singles in matt la porta, or does he? you are out! watch it again. gre

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"nfl live" right now. >>> hi, everybody. welcome in to at edition of "nfl live." so glad you are here with us. trey wingo is here. mark schlereth is here, the coach, herm edwards is here. let's get this out on the table right away. yes, it is window paine day, we all called each other. get the jokes out of the way now. week three was supposed to be the week when the eagles finally had all their weapons together and ready to roll on offense. key words there, supposed to be. but as we know, donovan mcnabb suffering from a fractured rib and did not practice on game plan day as the eagles prepare for the chiefs at home. sunday's game is the first one that michael vick can play in. his first nfl regular season game since his last as a falcon in december of 2006, which ironically enough, was also in philadelphia. so what to make of all those moving parts and injury news as well? sal paolantonio is in philly and joins us with the latest. what can you tell us? >> when michael vick was in leavenworth prison, he said he dreamed of this day, suiting up for a real practice, f

we have seen it happen in the nfl. we have seen keyshawn johnson in tampa bay and terrell owens in philadelphia be thold to go away. we will pay you but go away. we do not want what you are bringing to the locker room or the field. he will get his money. his money is guaranteed. they don't want him in the locker room. he will be gone. just go away. seems this year more than ever we are seeing professional ownership and management stand up to players more suspending, fining them or fwetting rid of them. >> it is the right thing to do, but the reality is some this is something people could have seen coming a million miles away. we raised our eyebrows at the time the cubs made the deal. maybe this is a deal that shouldn't have been made in the first place. cardinals have the biggest division lead at 10 gapes over the cubs. tigers with the smallest, three games over the twins. red sox leading the wild card by eight. rockies four and a half up over the giants and the national league wild card race. this september does not h

for more nfl now join 1.5 million nfl mobile live users. text nfl to 7777. only from sprint. the now network. deaf, hard of hearing and people with speech disabilities access www.sprintrelay.com. >> announcer: welcome to the wendy's postgame report. here now, al michaels. >> al: until overtime, the pittsburgh steelers win it 13-10, the tennessee titans losing the coin fl. never seeing the ball,en roethlisberger guiding them down the field, and jeff reed with a game winning field goal. andrea kremer down on the field right now with ben roethlisberger and hines ward. andrea? >> andrea: tell me what the emotions are like on a night like this to end the game like th? >> you know what, it means a lot. we had a lot of fight. we came out, we didn't play well early. i'm really proud of the way the guys fought and came back. >> andrea: how did you rebound from the fumble, hines? >> you know what, i'm one of the big guys, i know better than that. i needed to get down and end the game there. we're a resilient bunch. a lot of the guys said don't worry out it, make it up in overtime. fort

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for more nfl now join 1.5 million nfl mobile live users. text nfl to 7777. only from sprint. the now network. deaf, hard of hearing and people with speech disabilities access www.sprintrelay.com. >> announcer: welcome to the wendy's postgame report. here now, al michaels. >> al: until overtime, the pittsburgh steelers win it 13-10, the tennessee titans losing the coin flip. never seeing the ball, ben roethlisberger guiding them down the field, and jeff reed with a game winning field goal. andrea kremer down on the field right now with ben roethlisberger and hines ward. andrea? >> andrea: tell me what the emotions are like on a night like this to end the game like this? >> you know what, it means a lot. we had a lot of fight. we came out, we didn't play well early. i'm really proud of the way the guys fought and came back. >> andrea: how did you rebound from the fumble, hines? >> you know what, i'm one of the big guys, i know better than that. i needed to get down and end the game there. we're a resilient bunch. a lot of the guys said don't worry about it, make it up in overti

. >>> more from the nfl on the way. featuring a redskins legend calling out the current skins head coach. about a particular play in the red zone that let's just say didn't work. >>> and from a nasty case of turf toe to sore shoulders, the latest on three would be starting quarterbacks aching to play. the tigers scratching and clawing their way to the postseason. twins using home run power to try to catch them. it's "sportscenter" from the west coast. >>> tigers' hunt for october got a little more interesting because of the twins' recent run. detroit's lead in the central, 2 1/2 games. detroit in cleveland on tuesday and they had edwin jackson on the mound. that was a good thing for them. bottom second, trevor crowe up with two on and two out. crowe with the base hit and if you're counting crows he had two base hits. matt laporta trying to score from second but thrown out at the plate by ryan raburn. laporta out by several steps. hurt on the play, he would leave the game. raburn would remain in the game. this ball would

they have got the union, nfl union, very powerful, sway on capitol hill, the nfl itself trying to get some sway. >> andy barr, thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> up next, shall we move on? yeah. okay. >> i think so. >> up next, making their case, republicans using an old idea from the mccain campaign to attack president obama's pr blitz on health care. >> that's right. but first, a program note, and the reason we have that mixup there with the prompter issue. this sunday, msnbc will telecast "about our children" a live event featuring bill cosby discussing poverty in america. they are going to be focusing on parenting, education and health issues facing the poor in the u.s. and cosby talks about some of that this morning the "today" sh show. >> the first thing that happened when i was going around, i had had enough of this, and i kept saying to groups of people our children are trying to tell us something and we're not listening. >> you can watch it right here on msnbc this sunday starting at 7 p.m. eastern time. ♪ look at this man ♪ so blessed with inspiration ♪ ♪ i don't know

we may not know a lot about this nfl season. but trent dilfer has the five things we do know. >> i don't want sam to have to deal with the pressure. >> i'm anxious to see how he feels today. >> the m.r.i. came back negative. >> three big-time college programs have injured q.b.'s. we'll get the latest from all of their head coaches. did zack greinke do enough tonight to make a pitch to be the cy guy and the tigers and twins make the a.l. central a race to watch. on "sportscenter." captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> what's good? welcome to "sportscenter," with steve levy i'm scott van pelt. half an hour away john kruk will talk cy young and a leading candidate taking on boston tonight. >>> zack greinke pitching for his 15th win of the season for the royals. that might be the key here because the most other clubs, might already be a 20-game winner. he's had six starts where he's allowed one run or less and didn't get a win in any of those six games. top of the first, here's greinke. gets kevin you

s >> if you're an offensive coordinator in the nfl, make sure that resume is up to date. friday the bills canned their o.c., turk schonert. the third offensive coordinator fired this week. bills quarterback coach alex van pelt will assume the play-calling duties for buffalo. north carolina the alumni game, dean smith, michael jordan, roy williams, who's who, 2009 championship banner unveiled, 1998, vince carter's last year wearing the uniform. a who's who list. m.j.'s on the bench. he could still do this. maybe not the dunks. >> he said everybody in the media still thinks i can play." >> our top stories on the way. the game day" crew debates the suspension of oregon running back legarrette blount. i heard this bar is crazy. i know. this is sausage! (men in background) let's go! dude this place is a sausage fest. alright you guys go get a cab excuse me; can i get five pounds of kielbasa? hey, you guys made it! oh look they brought food! (announcer) there are captains in every crew. calling all captains. drink responsibly. when your engine's running clean... you feel it. ..

look at their 11 stars, you have 11 nfl players. i would think the most talented defense maybe ever played. and part of the best quarterback to play college football. so we're going to have our hands full. >> since urban meyer arrived in gainesville in 2005, the gators have dominated the vols. outscoring them by a total of 73 points over four meetings. been efficient, butgained not spectacular. >> one of the lasting images from this year's u.s. open will be serena williams profanity-laced tirade directed at a line judge. that cost her match point in her semifinal loss to kim clistjers on saturday night. serena was again asked about the incident on good morning ameri america. >> you've seen the episode again and again and again. when you see yourself there on the court responding to the call of a foot fault, what do you believe was going through your mind when you lost it with the judge? >> well, at that point i really had lost control. i mean, i was just not -- first of all, i don't foot fault. traditionally i haven't foot faulted a

look at their 11 stars, you have 11 nfl players. i would think the most talented defense maybe ever played. and part of the best quarterback to play college football. so we're going to have our hands full. >> since urban meyer arrived in gainesville in 2005, the gators have dominated the vols. outscoring them by a total of 73 points over four meetings. been efficient, butgained not spectacular. >> one of the lasting images from this year's u.s. open will be serena williams profanity-laced tirade directed at a line judge. that cost her match point in her semifinal loss to kim clistjers on saturday night. serena was again asked about the incident on good morning ameri america. >> you've seen the episode again and again and again. when you see yourself there on the court responding to the call of a foot fault, what do you believe was going through your mind when you lost it with the judge? >> well, at that point i really had lost control. i mean, i was just not -- first of all, i don't foot fault. traditionally i haven't foot faulted a

but nfl players and the nfl network are working to keep kids active. melinda roeder tells us that means big money for one area school. >> keep jim in school. that's the goal of the new program sponsored by the nfl. and today some of the baltimore ravens vivid an anne arundel county middle school to kick off gym class. >> it is no wonder the kids at corcoran middle school in glen burnie are reved up. not every day you get to meet the baltimore ravens. >> they are not firing. because now it is like i want to watch all of their games. >> but more reason to cheer. corcoran is one of four schools in the nation adopted by the nfl network, keep gym in school program. and they are receiving a complete gym class makeover. $50,000 in renovations. that should go a long way in keeping kids fit. >> one-third of the young people are obese. that number tripled since 1980. kids are not as active as i was when i was a kid. >> the program aims to lower that statistic by helping teachers create lesson plans for p.e. classs. and provide fitness programs for students to en

don't separate the nfl fan base like baseball did. a salary cap is needed in all sports. >> once again we see both the owners and players' union ignore the obvious. no one is representing the fans these guys are fighting over the money the average person can only dream of. for many football is the only diversion they have in a time of such uncertainty. will anyone represent us? send us email and set up for our daily program alert or call 866-espn-otl and make your voice heard. a reminder "outside the lines first report" monday through friday 3:00 eastern each friday 3:00 e♪stern each strength on its own can be impressive. when consistency is added, that's when it becomes real. ♪ at northwestern mutual, we've been able to deliver real strength... for over 150 years. northwestern mutual. consistency counts. put our strength to work for you. learn how at northwesternmutual.com. >> jimmie johnson racing for an historic fourth straight championship. jeff gordon, regular season point leader tony stewart the chase for the nascar sprint c

this is the best story in the nfl right now. you know the giants have always ruled new york and they are still a real god franchis good . the fans are finally in it. he is calling season ticket holders and giving them a game ball. i never heard of that. and the defense was good coming in but they tweaked it. >> this is all about -- >> against new england and houston. >> i said this last week, there is something wrong with new england. the patriots are not the same. tom brady 41 passer rating on third down.ç 48 in the red zone. he was not çsacked, he was hurried but not really touched. he had time to make plays. he didn't make plays. i watched that game. he had every chance toç winç game and defensively they miss mayo up the middle. they really miss seymour. defensively sanchez a 110 passer rating against them. something is wrong in new england. the jets are a great team. new england is not the same. >> bill, you have a good argument but it is the wrong side of the argument. the jets obviously rex ryan and kerry rhodes kn

in a few years this activity could produce a future nfl player. in glen burnie, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> the kids are catching the ball well. corcoran middle school was one of four middle schools selected for the keep gym in schools grant. the money will improve corcoran sports and fitness facilities. the school installed a rock climbing wall and bought new fitness and training equipment. >>> a live look at the nicholas inner harbor -- inner harbor. sun getting ready to set. norm will be back with the forecast. ellicott city now 58 degrees. indc you >>> after a big rally yesterday a report showing americans are still jittery about the economy pushed stocks lower today. the dow closed down 47 points. nasdaq dropped 6, sp down 2. >>> we're going to see sunshine the next couple of days but cooler temperatures, way below normal, particularly the overnight lows with wednesday night into thursday morning being the coolest temperature. we'll talk again tonight at 11:00. >>> thank you. that's all for us on abc2 news at 6:00. i'm marybeth marsden. th

look at their 11 stars, you have 11 nfl players. i would think the most talented defense maybe ever played. and part of the best quarterback to play college football. so we're going to have our hands full. >> since urban meyer arrived in gainesville in 2005, the gators have dominated the vols. outscoring them by a total of 73 points over four meetings. florida has also outgained tennessee by an average aof nearly 100 yards per game in those meetings. saturday's espn game between usc and ohio state was the most watched college football game in the history of the network. freshman matt barkley earned rave reviews saturday leading to the win. he's got a asore shoulder heading into this week's game from washington. but he's earned praise from the coach and this week's opponents. >> i thought matt did extremely well in that game. and the way he handled everything and the way he dealt with it. it was much like we expected and you've still got to go do it, and he did it. more significantly was his mentality in the game. he was in it, talki

titans and cowboys also did that over the weekend in the nfl. what a crazy weekend, what a wild game. and in the end it's peyton manning who gets the job done. back-to-back prime time performances by eli and peyton. this one took a while. peyton, the quick-strike offense. big play, you can't predict when a big play is going to happen. it's an impossible question to ask, who do you take? >> but yet you still ask it. i know archie has got to be a proud papa this weekend. i got to go with peyton manning. what eli is doing is phenomenal. i think it's on track to have the type of career that peyton's having. a wonderful franchise, had a lot of success. but peyton manning is the manning. this guy in the clutch situations, i call him the man-up situations. you got to shoulder the load, is absolutely the best in all of football. he does a phenomenal job earning the trust of his teammates and his preparation. they know come game time he's going to be his calmest, his most relaxed, at his best when they need him the most because of that. i not only put pe

. >>> the nfl regular season is underway. fans say they have high expectations for this season. >> reporter: good morning, we're counting down until sunday's kickoff and to show support, hundreds of fans showed up here at power plant. come sunday, all eyes on the ravens. >> ravens. >> who we playing sunday? >> chiefs. >> who's going to win? >> ravens. >> reporter: a pep rally, live music from shine down. >> see some free music have some drinks. >> reporter: it draws hundreds on fans. >> tell me about your eye shadow. >> i throw it on, but it's purple. >> reporter: everything purple goes right. >> >> right. >> purple polish. >> you are clearly out numbered. >> we are. but we have to represent. you have to represent your team. >> reporter: chopper 13 over a packed power plant. >> flacco. >> reporter: it's always nice to go to a free event. it lasted until 11:00 and everyone in great spirits. the cheerleaders here to get everyone fire up for the big game. back to you on tv hill. >>> thank you. of course wjz is your destination f

down by taking you around the league for key matchups, including one of the most attended games in nfl history. and a wild card race even hotter. dodgers helping the rockies in a giant way, and the tigers feeling minnesota in the a.l. central race. "sportscenter right now." [captioning made possible by espn, inc.] >> thanks so much for dialing up the very latest edition of "sportscenter." alongside david lloyd, i'm cindy brunson. you know, at first blush, week three on campus was a little ho hum, and then they played the games. >> the ho-hum game has tripped up u.s.c. in the past. the pac-10 road game earlier in the year against a supposedly inferior opponent has been trouble for the trojans. there was stanford, oregon state, and now there's waubt, a team which didn't win a game last season, playing the number three team in the land. pete carroll didn't name his starter until game time. aaron corp getting his first start. matt barkley has the sore shoulder. corp swings it to damian williams, a pickup of 13. this on the opening drive. s.c. clicking right away. then the give to joe mckni

it is called nfl play 60. youth's fitness campaign to keep gym in school. get children to work out for 60 minutes a day. and baltimore ravens will lead kids in a minicamp. this is one of four middle schools nationwide receiving in grant. raven officials say brendan and burke are role models for students. >>> matt and brendan, two of our players out here have been working out their entire lives. it doesn't start when you are an adult but a child. you learn those habits it is something life long. >> things kick off at 10:00 a.m. this morning. they will have a minicamp. i will be in the front row working out with the kids. helping them. live in glen bernie, sha region son. >> thank you. doctors and nurses are giving people a lot of flu shots. >> governor o'malley is not waiting for his. the challenge he wanted to prove to all of maryland. >>> the way one cellular company is going about building a tower is not settling with people. let's check in with justin. >> 5:05 a.m., 49 degrees and it is going to get colder this week. we will talk about that coming up. as

six is the most ever thrown during week one of an nfl season. saints, breeze passed the lines. 45-27. lions lost 18 in a robach to 2007. carolina, eagles beat the panthers but lost part of that on this touchdown road. mcnabb fractured a rib. didn't return. he'll be evaluated today. michael vick not eligible to play until week 3. wild finish, broncos/bengals. kyle orton aired it out. pass deflected. look what i found. stoically handed a gift to score an 87 yard game-winning touchdown. broncos shocked the bengals, 21-7. tiger woods sixth victory of the year. women's final u.s. open. kim clijsters made history becoming the first unseeded woman to win the open. took two years off to have a child, won in straight sets. match point a forehand smash. she was unranked before the match but will be in the top 25 after winning her second u.s. open. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> thank you, fred. a reliable box office performer performs once again this weekend. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight

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this is one out of thousands she wrote this is a very sad day in nfl football. very depress but i am loyal and will not turn my back on them they will rise again one day but have house cleaning to do first. >> whether they have house cleaning we will leave it up to the bloggers but it is certainly what is hot on the web. >> thank you very much. >>> can't do anything about it but we can talk about weather. >> we can. the weather we will be talking about the next couple of days is the windy variety. here later this afternoon. that's when wind gusts could get up to 30 miles an hour. you folks watching from west virginia, western maryland a shot of 40-mile an hour gusts. talk about the bus stop forecast. all is clear for the kids and nippy in spots. a lot of 50s and even a couple of 40s outside. good morning. warrenton 48. 52 in martinsburg, west virginia. baltimore right now 54. we're at 58 at reagan national airport. it is 55 at andrews air force base. here's the satellite-radar loop. no problems this morning. we are waiting on rain to arrive in the form of a few

but it is going to be some team in the nfl. we are going to play an nfl team. anytime you line up and play an nfl team you have a chance to lose. we are going to go in here and try our best to win this game. >> several analysts don't think they will and are picking the lines to pull off the upset. >> they are not experts because you watched us play and looked at every place. you are not experts. >> reporter: if the redskins needed any extra motivation here in detroit they might want to check out some of those predictions at cbcsports.com. all five of their experts are picking the lions to win this game. >> outside ford field, sara walsh, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> thank you, sara. we got it covered tomorrow of course full post-game report from the motor city. sara walsh in the locker room with reaction then brian mitchell will be here to break it down on sports plus after the 11:00 p.m. news. >>> thursday night, of course. hockey season starts. caps starting at home. home opener saturday against toronto. so today a perfect time to get fans all revved up for th

got nfl-sized odors inyour house? febreze air effects actually eliminates odors in the air and leaves a fresh scent. febreze, official air freshener of the nfl. >>> welcome back. these are the latest headlines from abc news. solemn ceremonies are set to remember the victims of the 9/11 attacks, eight years ago today. president obama meets with family members at the pentagon. >>> president obama hits the road this weekend. his first stop, a rally in minneapolis tomorrow, aimed at keeping health care reform in the spotlight. house speaker nancy pelosi says, she is confident the president will be signing a bill by year's end. >>> and the fbi has joined the search for a missing yale grad student. annie lee who was supposed to get married on sunday, has not been seen since tuesday. >>> although it has been eight years since the worst terrorist attacks ever on u.s. soil, at least one nagging question remains. could they have been prevented? >> now, an fbi informant is coming out of the shadows for the first time. and he say

. >>> they are using the moms of nfl players to inspire women everywhere. talking to them about their challenge everywhere. >> i think one of the big challenges that you face is that moms hope to care for themselves. like they care for their sons, their husbands, their fathers. but they never take care of the person that is left to take care of everybody else. who better to represent them and the moms of america than the mothers of nfl football players? we are creating an ultimate health challenge for all moms. and we're going to take 10nfc moms and parting with the nfl and create this big competition for them. and of course, you've got one of the washington redskins, participating as well for them. and they are on board. she's a wonderful woman. like a lot of the nfl players, she's a big wait a moment because they gave birth to the big boys like a lot of americans, they begin to accumulate the weight. the challenge that becomes how you teach people to lose wait quickly and make it competitive and playful and fun. one of the ways by doing it is making a com

look at their 11 stars, you have 11 nfl players. i would think the most talented defense maybe ever played. and part of the best quarterback to play college football. so we're going to have our hands full. >> since urban meyer arrived in gainesville in 2005, the gators have dominated the vols. outscoring them by a total of 73 points over four meetings. been efficient, butgained not spectacular. >> one of the lasting images from this year's u.s. open will be serena williams profanity-laced tirade directed at a line judge. that cost her match point in her semifinal loss to kim clistjers on saturday night. serena was again asked about the incident on good morning ameri america. >> you've seen the episode again and again and again. when you see yourself there on the court responding to the call of a foot fault, what do you believe was going through your mind when you lost it with the judge? >> well, at that point i really had lost control. i mean, i was just not -- first of all, i don't foot fault. traditionally i haven't foot faulted a

. >> a baltimore county school got a major donation from the nfl. that is ahead. >> weather and maybe a few sprinkles. we have clear skies at the moment. temperatures are beginning to fall to the 50 >> in the consumer alert, if you only to yodel or lexus, listen carefully. the maker will -- toyota or lexus, listen carefully. they have a problem with removable format that could interfere with the vehicles accelerator and cause a crash. the retell -- recall covers certain vehicles. to find out which models, go to our web site wbaltv.com be sure to click on consumer. former house speaker newt gingrich and reverend al sharpton rarely agree on anything. today they joined forces to help improve u.s. education. they teamed double with arne duncan for the first up of the listening tour. the leaders agree that education is the new frontier on civil- rights. this is part of the effort to turn around 5000 failing schools across the u.s. over the next five years. it will stop in baltimore on november 13. >> the senate finance committee shot down the public opti

>> well, first of all, i'm reminded only 7% of our nfl fans have ever been in an nfl stadium. >> right. >> and so what this stadium is about is certainly about the fans that are here, but it's also about perception. probably could have built this stadium for about two-thirdeds what we spent, but how it's perceived, how you talk about it, how al michaels talks about it, all of that was very meaningful, too. >> you and the team of architects did an enormous amount of research in preparing to build this place. not only did you tour sports venues all rnd the world but the nice airport and the sydney opera house. what were you looking for, what kind of inspiration from those locations and what did you incorporate here? >> well, our cowboys have such visibility and the nfl has such visibility today. and we did want it to have some architectural significance. the glass. many of the things that are incorporated in airports are incorporated in other stadiums around the world, wembley, for instance. >> right. >> but really, at the end of the day, we wanted to transcend to some degree taking the

. >> you are now third in nfl history with your 18th game with four or more touchdown passes. bob, back to you. >> let's shift it over to new york. tony dungy is standing by with rodney harrison. your assessment of your old quarterback and your old team tonight, tony? >> bob, i thought they played very well and peyton was absolutely correct. with patience. he didn't get off to a good start. but they just stayed in there and hammered away and played great. i thought the key to the game was the two arizona turnovers in the first half. that took points off the board and you can't fall behind this indianapolis team. that plays right into their hands. >> i'm looking at the cardinals and i see why did they draft beanie wells in the first round? they needed to come out and establish the run. you can't depend on kurt warner to come out and pass the ball over 50 times. mooends it's terrible. you cannot do that. >> indianapolis is not the type of team that you want to play one-dimensionally and you don't want to get into a throwing rain. mathis and freeney teed off in the second half an

much more right after "sportscenter" at 7:30 eastern on "nfl live." you can speak then. >> this just in, this ballgame just over. baseball this afternoon the phillies against the marlins. josh johnson with a big day strikeout wise. jimmy rollins, shane victorino and chase utley. that is good. looking good. joe blanton could be a lot of things. bottom of the third, 2-0. ramierez with a fly ball. jayson werth coming over. good athletic team. ranking it. then that is the pitcher. he has eight strikeouts through four. werth drops it in. phillies take the 4-0 lead. johnson getting 10 strikeouts but goes five giving up four runs. blanlton staying sharp on hanley ramierez. he struck him out. blanton, seven shutout innings and nine strikeouts. raul i ibanez strokes it out for his 32nd homer of the year. he had that sensational start. still having a very good year. 9-3 phillies take it in a game one of a double-header. >> this is pretty wild. this video was pitched to "sportscenter" today. i will say it is dubious. this kid at kyle field from the upper deck ma

the fewest in the nfl. lewis doesn't seem concerned about larry johnson of the chiefs. >> we understand as a bottom line, a defense you don't let nobody come run the ball on you. we've been good at that around here. hopefully we can continue that sunday. >> reporter: on the flip side, the ravens had the fourth best rushing offense last year but if the preseason is an indicator they plan on mixing it up more this season. joe flacco looked comfortable throwing downfield hitting on a number of deep balls. there's never been a doubt about flacco's arm strength. the ravens always played to their strength which of course is running the ball. flacco though is hoping they pick up where they left off web the regular season gets going. >> let's see what we can do. i think we did a good job proving to the coaching staff we can hold up in the passing game and do a good job of it. it's going to depend on the game. >> reporter: the orioles have the night off, start a three-game series in the bronx tomorrow. brian mattis

in a new study, researchers say nfl players are 19-times more likely to be diagnosed with alzheimer's and other memory-related diseases, than other men between the ages of 30 and 49. the study was commissioned by the nfl, after years of denying a link between jurns the field own cognitive decline. >>> time, now, for sports. >> good morning. we start with a race in baseball. the a.l. central. it's the tigers and twins. a doubleheader. tigers with a one-game cushion that means in the division. bottom five here. bases loaded. brandon inge comes up big. that could score two. and the tigers find themselves up 5-0. moving to the eighth. twins down 5-3. j.c. kubel, gap shot left center field. orlando cabrera dmoms to score. twins down just 5-4. jim leyland comes out to the mound. leaves justin verlander. kudier, ground ball to third. tigers get out of the frame. move to the ninth. it's nick punto, to center field. curtis granderson makes the ill-advised play. keep in mind, a guy had a home run inhe eighth. he gives one back there. the next batter is denard span. he'll fly out to end. tigers