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buster posey took a foul ball off his shoulder and left the game after the 6th inning. no word on how deep the the bruise is. the rockies beat the giants today. good news for giant followers as san diego loses to the dodgers. giants remain one game back in the division race. >>> nolan ryan's group tonight now fully owns the texas rangers. the a's trying to hang in there. the rangers won tonight. oakland, it's probably just not good enough. kurt suzuki is safe on an error. game tie add at 2. kevin kouzmanoff delivered here. a's win 4-3. brett anderson picks up his first win in more than two months. >>> vern glen probably does more of these events than anyone in the market. they love vern out there. the word is for the official mug root beer float day, rickey henderson, the only guy to have more people say, please, do my mug than vern glenn. >>> there are now 7 in the 600- home run club. alex rodriguez had to wait 46 at-bats, but there he goes. his initial at-bat against toronto today. at 35 years of age, rodriguez, the youngest player to ever hit 600 home runs, joins the

in the third, buster posey, see ya. two-run blast. but it was all san diego. former giant, torrealba, a mammoth blast to left. makes it 7-2. padres push their lead back to 3-1/2 games over the giants with an 8-2 victory. >>> from minneapolis where the a's were swept by the twins. davis grounds into the double-play. slowey had a no-hitter through seven but gets pulled after throwing 106 pitches. ruff kidding me? the aye's get a hit to make it 4-0. but minnesota sweeps with the victory. >> the 49ers hosted by the colts in some preseason football. veterans trying to get their timing down and rookies trying to impress. mike singletary hoping for no major injuries. alex smith's timing just a bit off. alex is 3-9 for 37 yards and a pick. speaking of i.n.t., smith picks off painter and makes the most of it. takes it 91 yards to the house. one of four turnovers. plays like that help you make a team. david carr was sharp, macing up smith in the third. finds kurtis in the flat for six. and at runningback, suddenly in need after the retirement of coffee. and the ninners

buster posey smoking mile high. a hit to right. three more hits, the guy is hitting .356. jonathan sanchez was the subject of trade rumors but some of the best deals are ones that never get made. he struck out the side in the seventh inning. pat burrel tattoos the breaking ball. 5-0 giants after the long ball of the season, that was a brief interlude to the strikeout barrage, he struck out seven in a row. time juan mary shell's record set in 1964. he had three in the game. giants win 10-0, they are within one game of san diego now in the west. vin mazzaro was not able to pitch the a's fourth consecutive game lasting 6 innings, fourth inning 1-0 royals. but rajai davis, he drives home rajai davis, cliff pennington look at the play, beautiful play to get the outs, but a run comes into score and that's the decisive run, royals win 3-2. >>> second year raiders receiver darrius heyward-bey is ready for a new beginning. he has a new number and a new quarterback, jason campbell. >> for him to be in meetings, get the extra time, you know, he is dedicated to wing. and if your quart

into shallow right bringing home buster posey with the winning tied at two in the 11th. juan uribe come through, a little blooper to shallow right. buster posey comes home with the winning run, giants 3-2. >>> trevor cahill didn't give up a run last week in two starts, pitched great. only blemish the sacrifice fly in the 3rd. omplete game shut out. 4 strikeouts for dwen-sing, twins w the gain of the career for him, a complete game shutout, four strikeouts, twins winning 2- 0. bogeyed the 5th after the wild shot out of the bunker. he's ten >>> tiger woods up and down the bag championship bogeying the fifth after this wild shot from the bunker 10 strokes back. the sacramento native nick watney who had three straight birdies finished with a 6-under 56. com. done. >> that's good. you play golf, right? >> yeah. not like, that but i play. >> you play. >> with a windmill and a clown's mouth. i do my best. >> i'm pretty good at miniature golf actually. does that mean i'll be good at regular golf? >> no. >> not at all. >> eyewitness news at 10:00, remember, the news is always on

buster posey. double to deep center. the ball gets booted. allows sanchez to race from first and the giants led 4-0. sanchez, nasty. retired 15 guys at one time in a row. sanchez goes 8 innings, 7 strikeouts. sandoval, 9th for the season. and former philly, aaron rowand, giants win 5-2, they trail the phillys by a single game in the wildcard race, 6 back of the padres. looks like the feds attention shifted to roger clemens. the 7 time cy young award winner being indicted by the feds who say that he lied to the house committee in 2008 that he never took steroids. if convicted he could be headed to jail. the government turned its attention from barry bonds. jeff garcia tined with the knight hawks of the united football league. the raiders at the bears on saturday. fry had surgery on his wrist, ending his season. that's the news from the oakland raiders. patriots, falcons, taylor, nice tough run. tackle breaking run for taylor, 28-yard touchdown. the patriots beat the falcons 28-10. if you didn't know it was indy week, they reminded us all today

here is buster posey, throwing out eric young, jr. to the fourth. pitching rules the day. posey brings home huff, giants 1-0. sanchez was great tonight. runner on first, wilson on in relief. broken bat to right field, ross misplays it. one swing of the bat, game is tied. throw gets away, gonzalez scores, rockies 2, giants 1. padres lose tonight. all the teams in the race lost tonight. wildcard, the giants stay a game and a half back and the philadelphia phillys lost to the dodgers. tough one tonight. tonight real tough one for the giants, losing to colorado. a's playing with the big boys. donald trump and the spin stops here, part of the crowd. tushareo goes deep. cahill came in with hopes, 4 inning, 9 hits, 8 runs, worst outing of the year. jeter makes that play better than anybody. jump throw. times, thank you. alex rodriguez has been injured. but jackie, he and kate hudson, she moving -- no, no, cameron diaz -- >> you were about to guest blasted. >> camera diaz moved furniture into his place in new york. you like him. >> i used to like him before he turned into -- >> ye

making rorookie of the year discussion stronger in buster posey strunger. the a's were off tonight. they are chasing the rangers. harden had a no hitter with 6 strikeouts through 6 innings. he walked 5. manager pulled him with two outs in the 7th. they continue on with the combined no-no into the 9th. one out left and joe gets through. the rangers take care of business, beating minnesota 4- 0. lead the a's by 8-1/2 games. chad can't catch a break. missed most of last year recovering from a broken foot, now may need surgery on his knee. coach tom said he is unsure whether he will be ready for the regular season. arizona at tennessee. this is matt liner against vince young. they went head to head in college. washington, 27-yard catch. good enough to set up johnson. tightens win 24-10. just 14 seconds left in the show. enough time to say tiger woods and elin officially divorced today. >> thanks. all right. good night everybody. we will look for you tomorrow. the most powerful half-ton crew in america has a powertrain backed for 100,000 miles. chevy silverado half-ton a consumers digest

buster posey is out after straining his forearm last night. he is feeling better and could play tomorrow. eli whiteside behind the plate for barry zito. zito was forced to pitch an inning of relief in the marathon against the reds. he is tagged with the loss, something he is used to. zito looking for his first win since july 16th, second "w" since june 12th. last night tim lincecum's career worse slide got worse. four runs in six innings taking his fifth straight loss. on a bright note, he did finish with three straight score less innings. lincecum still ends august with a 7.82 e.r.a. for the month. >>> tonight the a's continue with the rangers in texas. the bigger news of the day is what happened last night. brett anderson left the game with a mild hyperextension of his knee. good news, there was little swelling today and hopes to make his start wednesday in new york. the odds of manny ramirez leaving los angeles are getting better and better. out of the lineup, the third straight game he was a healthy scratch. the white sox were awarded his

two outs, buster posey on first. pat burrell taking closer jonathan brockston deep. two runs score. 2-1 giants. they get their second straight save without brian wilson. tonight in colorado the rockies nearly blew the game against the cubs. carlos gonzalez hit the walkoff home run in the ninth inning. great. it gave the rockies the win. it gave him the cycle. the former a hit the single, the double, the triple. he just needed the home run. rockies win 6-5. >>> there was no moving and shaking for the a's. billy beane looked within calling in boof. dallas braden and company trying to prove they didn't need a trade. big inning for the visitors. the third rbi single for the a's. this scores two. caps off the four-run inning. a's up 4-0. they win 6-2. the rubber game is tomorrow. >>> meetings, mohawks and a holdout. that summed up the day as the veterans reported for another training camp. abreo franklin is holding out. everyone else was there. today all about meetings before the first practice getting underway. then showing off hairdos. they liked the fact this season is

faced eight batters, including buster posey. giants win it big. >>> i'm steve bunin with this espn news update. now, back to you. >>> tense moments at a texas rangers game last night, even before the first pitch. an army skydiver snagged his parachute during a pregame show and ended up dangling from a flag pole. he managed to free himself. and jump on to a platform over the scoreboard. and walked away unharmed. lucky guy. >>> coming up, the stories we'll be following today, including the tight senate race in alaska. >>> and they brought down the heavy equipment to get to the trapped miners in chile. we'll be bngngngngngngngngngngnc >>> now, a look ahead to the stories we'll be watching on this wednesday. u.s. senator lisa murkowski is locked in a tight battle for the republican nomination in alaska. challenger joe miller was heavily backed by sarah palin and tea party activists. >>> former president jimmy carter has arrived in the capital of north korea. mr. carter is on a humanitarian mission there, to free an american being he

a few batters later, buster posey, tenth home-run of the season, a three-run bomb and the giants win the game 16-5. they caught the phillies who lost tonight, so they are both tied for the wildcard playoff game. the giants in position to sweep the reds. the a's, running out of games. 38 left. they are in cleveland. hello, little one, 11,051 watching jeff larrish in his first bat since being recalled from triple a. sacramento, back the way, it is 2-0. same score in the 5th, coco crisp! back the way it came over to the right side. 3-0, a homer, a stolen base, gonzalez rocking and dealing. you know, 22 times in a row, on a's starting pitcher has gone at least six innings, same with tonight. gio goes seven innings, the a's win 5-0. they stay eight and a half back of texas. >>> here's how one bat by got a date. this is a's ball boy, and last thursday, got a foul ball, saw a nice young lady, gave her the ball, a little love there, but he wasn't done. he fielded five foul balls, gave them all to the same woman. the last one said, how about a phone number? he got it. they got a date set up t

same score, buster posey, pat burrell, deep, line drive shot. 2-1 giants. that ended up being your final. they get a second straight save without brian wilson and their second straight win over the dodgers. 2-1. >>> the giants busy off the field pulling off trades at the deadline. first san francisco swung a deal with pittsburgh for lefty reliever javier lopez, in exchange for joe martinez and john bowker. bringing in brady ramirez for daniel turbin. >>> the dodgers appear to be serious in turning things around. today l.a. adding ted lilly from the cubs. in addition to ryan theriault. and a pitching prospect. lilly has the second worst run support in baseball. the dodgers adding octavio dotel from the pirates. >>> all was quiet for the a's as the trade deadline came and went. oakland facing the al central leading white sox. dallas braden going for his second win in a row. early highlights at 6:00. the sharks crossing off the final order of business. they inked a one-year, $1.8 million. the forward coming off sports hernia surgery but has said he is recoveri

buster posey comes around to give them a 2-0 lead. -- 9th homer of this season. that was plenty of support for sanches who struck out seven in eight innings. giants win. a's down a run to the raise until cliff pennington doubles home two runs. >>> a federal grand jury has indicted roger clemens for allegedly lying to congress about using performance enhancing drugs. >>> incredible video, a bull in spain went into the crowd. 40 people suffered minor injuries before the 1100-pound bull was corralled. a 10-year-old boy was taken to intensive care. once the bull was put under control, he it was put down. >> that's the key, grab the tail. >> it's all fun and games until the bull decides he wants to play. >> yeah, no kidding. >> you saw what happened. >> why do you grab the tail. >> because you don't want to grab the other end. >> they should just play all their games next day during the day. they should be like the cubs because they have the best record in baseball during the day. >> giants are only a game out. >> don't worry. can we see her. >> oh, my future mother-i

buster posey is sitting on first and pat burrell is going to drive him in. taking jonathan brockston out of the park. 2-1 giants on top. they get their second straight save without brian wilson and an exciting win. the giants didn't let today's trade deadline pass by. shoring up the shaky part of the roster the bullpen. it cost him a pair of familiar names. first san francisco swinging a deal with pittsburgh for javier lopez in exchange for joe martinez and john bowker. the giant bringing in ramone rodriguez. the dodgers may be seven games behind the padres, but los angeles appears serious about making a run. they added ted lilly and ryan theriot. he is the victim of the second worst run support in baseball. the dodgers added octavio dotel. the a's made an internal move. they called up boot bonzer from aaa. >>> dallas braden and company trying to prove they didn't need a trade. the third rbi single for the a's. a four-run inning. 4-0 a's. they are up 5-2 late in the game. yesterday they had perfect attendance at niners headquarters as the rookies reported, t

freddy sanchez, juan uribe, pablo sandoval, buster posey. last night they scored 11 runs. tonight, 16. it's the first time the giants have scored double-didn't runs at home in back-to-back games since 1973. back in india in 1973. >> that was a long time ago. >> giants clobber the reds, 16-5, they are now tied for the wild card lead. >>> for the first time ever we are seeing real images of the a's new ballpark. we'll show you in a moment. first the game itself. in cleveland, the young pitching sfaf among the most promising in the league, geogonzalez, seven shutouts. jack cust, tonight a two-run homer, his tenth of the year. a's beat the indians, 5-0. >>> as for that proposed stadium, it's coming to life. newly released renderings of cisco field. right next to the hp pavilion. the's still needs the green light. >>> the raiders getting a heavy dose of bad news. head coach tom cable in full sweats right after the evening practice said that one of his promising young players is out. >> okay, let's talk about who didn't practice today. chad shillen is first and foremost. he's

. >>> hitting buster posey with two outs in the 8th. joe torre has seen enough. he wants his closer in. two-run shot to left. it is only the second homer the all-star closer has allowed this season and bat-to-bat reminding everyone he is the big bat that was picked up this season. they are now just two back in the west. >>> all the other big moves on deadline day seem to benefit the yankees picking up the big puma lance berkman. terry wood and outfielder austin kearns. >> ozzie winning 12 straight at home. as looking to put it home. 5-0 as. dallas braden got the best of the south side hitmen for the second time this week. mr. 209 pitches a complete game. the as beat the white sox 6-2. >>> the 49ers veterans supported santa clara today. one player was missing. no tackle franklin. >> i'm going to focus on the guys that are here. i'm going to focus on what i can control. abreau was not here. he has got to work it out. >> franklin wasn't too happy that they slapped a franchise tag on him and failed to work out a long-term deal. he is expected to sign the contract bef

. >>> buster posey with two outs in the 8th and joe torre has seen enough. pat burrell greets him with a two-run shot to left. only the second homer the all- star closer has allowed this season and reminding everyone he is the big bat sabbian picked up mid-sign and with brian wilson unavailable due to back spasms. they win 2-1. now two back in the west. >>> all the moves seemed to benefit the yankees picking up lance birkman and outfielder austin kearns. >>> the 49ers veterans reporting to santa clara today but there was one player missing, the nose tackle. >> i'm going to focus on what i control. if he is not here, he is not here. we have got to keep working and abreau has to work it out. >> franklin wasn't to happen that the franchise tag was slapped on him and failed to work out a long-term deal. he is expected to sign a one- year, 7-month-old contract before the preseason opener. >>> no drama for the raiders. jamarcus russell is nowhere near napa and everyone is in camp including new starting quarterback jason campbell who should instantly improve an off

hudwick with the throw home but it's not in time to get buster posey. giants win 3-2. they're now just 2-1/2 games back. >> i think every game is going to be important from here on out. especially the way there guy was -- their guy was throwing the ball. >> one day we can win, but just you can do nothing like that. you play game-by-gay. we win today, tomorrow is another day. we try tomorrow, too. rick tropic the twin cities, coco crisp taking on the twins. these highlights kurt say comcast sports net. hudson sends a sac fly to left. it's 1-0 minnesota. that was the only blemish on trevor cahill's night. he struck out 6 in seven innings of one-run ball. the a's bats were silenced the twins lead the a's 2 or in the ninth. >> the pga championship was not delayed by fog today. but because of previous delays, 78 players lad to complete their second rounds today. let's go to whistling straits, wisconsin, where the weather was just about perfect. on his 30th hole of the day, tiger finished with this long birdie. woods with an even par 72, third round, 3-under. the shot of the

in the bottom of the 11th runners on first and second, the throw home is not in time to get buster posey. the giants win 3-2. they're now 2-1/2 games back of the padres. >>> for the first time this week the pga championship was not delayed by fog. still, because of previous delays, 78 players lad to complete their second round today. let's go to whistling straits, wisconsin, where the weather was perfect for third-round action. on the 30th hole of the day, tiger finished on a high note. an even par 72 third round, 3-under. the shot of the day came court see of tom lehman. the 4 iron this right club choice. a hole-in-one. lehman is 1-over for the tournament. if that was the shot of the day, this is the round of the day. the birdie on 18 gives him an 8-under 64 a course record. lee ongoing is -- leong is tied for fourth. disjohnston son shoots a 67 is 10-under. also at 10-under is rory mcilroy. his third orr on the -- on the par 418th. he fires a 67. the new leader is nick what any. the northern california native with the birdie on 16 drops him to 14-under. he would finish at 13-under afte

buster posey from second. this game is over. the giants get the win 3-2. it is their third walkoff win this week. >>> also tonight against the twins, the a's, trevor cahill up to his all-star title match, 20th straight start of going at least five innings and allowing six hits or fewer. nolan ryan the only other one in 1973. bottom one, cahill, jason kubel goes down swinging. one of five ks on the night. we have no score still. bottom eight, 1-0 twins. craig breslow in. the reigning mvp makes him pay. the single off the left field wall scores darren spann. the complete game shutout for the twins. minnesota wins 2-0. >>> camp singletary has been put on hold for the weekend because the 49ers are finally playing a game. tomorrow morning, san francisco opens exhibition play against the defending afc champion colts. kickoff set for 10:00 a.m. >>> we knew glenn coffee wouldn't be suiting up for the game. now we know why. the former niner opened up on his decision to retire after one season saying, football is no longer a dream and he never should have entered th

buster posey chucking around to second. this game is over. the giants win 3-2. their third walkoff win this week alone. >>> tonight in minneapolis, trevor cahill on the hill for the a's. the all-star hadn't allowed an earned run in his last three starts. would he make it a fourth? he was on his way until the third. the fly ball to left. not exciting. but it is deep enough. 1-0 twins. this game just ended. minnesota gets the win 2-0. >>> the raiders were back on the field in napa, but they were missing their first-round draft pick. his teammates have been tweeting well wishes to the linebacker and his family. according to the chronicle, he has a sick relative. no word how long he will be gone quite yet. >>> today coffey stated why he was retiring. he said football is no longer his dream. coffey said he found christ while in college and feels he has been told to walk away from the game. the former first-round pick said he never should have entered the draft in the first place and now plans to go back to school to earn a masters. >>> with or without coffey, the nin

down 8-4 in the 9th buster posey hits one the other way. 8-6 . >> two on, two out for ishikawa felix hern hernandez ended his no hit streak tonight. mariners win 2-0 and the a's drop back to .500. >>> remember when tiger woods used to go into majors as a heavy favorite? those days are long gone. >> over the last 48 to 72 hours it seems like you have gone from the number one player in the world to like one of the worst players on the planet. >> well, the good thing is even though i'm one of the worst players on the planet, i might be able to beat you. i do feel good about that. >> very relaxed in his news conference. >>> the rangers pitcher c. j. wilson doesn't need infielders. he will do it all himself. they beat the yankees. ever wonder what the giants pitchers do before batting practice? the king showed no mercy to campers at uc san diego. back to texas. base hit left field. forget running over the catcher. nick swisher decides to take the mask off of benji molina. >>> yesterday brandon phillips said he hated the cardinals. this is what bad breath will do. he was in the circle gett

buster posey named the nl rookie and player of the month. doubles in huff. it was a 4-1 game. he is 17 and 2. 6-1 rocks and giants stay back of the padres who lost in l.a. brett anderson with seven strong innings. the bunt and sean owe sullivan and oh my and throws it away. pennington scores and the a's are down 2-1. and then the royals offer up a bit more charity. suzuki and maui boy. he can't make the play at third. that was scored an error. the a's did all of their scoring in the 6th. kouzmanoff with a blast to center off the wall. barton scores and he scores easily. suzuki scores, but not so easily as he slides in safely. the a's win it 4-dlee and take two of three from kc. some of the biggest names in sock rear in the bay area. they are playing club america, mexico's most popular team. the vuvuzel as everywhere. renaldo is denied by francisco guillermo ocho. he didn't get a goal, but he got a marriage proposal. his legs are insured for 85 million, by the way. second half club america and he shoots and scores and we are tied at one. more from club america. sanchez to the f

how about a little buster posey in the same inning, three-lunch bomb. the giants win 16-5? wow. >> and are tied with the phillies for the national league wildcard race. >> great. >>> a's needing to bust out the bug spray in cleveland. gio gonzalez in 7 innings and in doing so becomes the 22nd oakland starter to work at least 6 innings. last in the majors home runs tonight. pitching staff incredible. david carr has won the backup job over nate davis, mike singletary confirmed that to me, today. crews me. stephen curry, america needs you, the warrior guard made the final roster for the united states basketball team that will compete in the world championships beginning this saturday in turkey. just to give you an example the u.s. is not as dominant as they have been. they have not won the gold in the u.s. worlds since 1994. >> maybe that's gonna change. >> you think it was that 60- yard bomb that got him the backup job? >> nate davis? >> yeah. >> he is third string so i don't think so. >> we'll update that fire at 11:00.

. >>> hitting buster posey with two outs in the 8th. joe torre has seen enough wants the closer jonathan brockston. two-run shot to left. second homer the all-star player has had this season. reminding everyone he is the big bat brian sabian picked up in the middle of the season. final five outs. giants beat the dodgers 2-1 now one and a half games back in the west. >>> as for the as billy bean stayed quiet on deadline day for just the second time in 13 years. white sox have won 12 straight at home. 2nd inning. two runs already in for the as and barton knocks in two more with a single to right. 4-0 as. kevin kouzmanoff. solo shot. number 2 for kevin. 5-0 as. for the second time this week dallas braden got the best of the south side hitman mr. 209 pitching his third complete game of the season. as win 6-2 and end the white sox home winning streak. >>> the finish of the night came in colorado. >> carlos gonzalez. he has done it. [ cheers and applause >> are you kidding me? come on. holy cow. unbelievable. >> not only does the former a win

>> yeah, he is talking about buster posey. but williams, i think, is one have the more popular giants, anyway he'll be on ""game day"" tonight. matter of fact matt mcintyre, san jose state, opening his schedule next week. dallas braden reminding nehme still has a shot. >> she ain't singing yet so i'll see you at the end of this. >> gio did his part giving up 2 runs in 6 innings, picked up his 12th win of the year. 1-1 game, mark ellis goes deep for the first time since mid- -june. only the third of the season for ellis. the a's would combine to hit 5 railroads this weekend, kevin kouzmanoff hits one half-way to corpus christi, the a's win 8- 2, they pull to within 7 1/2 games of the rangers. but the season opener just two weeks from today it is uncertain whether or not the raiders will have their starting quarterback and running back healthy enough to play. michael bush broke his thumb on his final carry of the game and jason campbell has a right wrist injury that tom cable says is more serious than the stinger that knocked hi

buster posey in the third inning accounted for three of the giants' four hits in this game. he smacked a two-run homer. the giants still trailing, 5-2. getting back to lincecum. he got knocked out of the game in the fourth inning. ryan ludwick with the rbi single. a 6-2 lead. they go on to win, 8-2. and san diego wins this series. that means now the giants drop 3 1/2 games behind san diego in the division. the a's in minnesota. they almost got no-hit by minnesota's kevin slowey. he left the game after seven innings allowing zero hits. kevin kouzmanoff swinging out right there. bottom of the seventh. jim thome of the twins. a three-run homer off jerry blefens. the a's get swept in the game. >>> this is a big day. the 49ers kicking off the preseason. about the toughest opponent you can have against peyton manning and the colts in indianapolis. the colts wearing their throwback jerseys. manning like a surgeon. played in just a couple of drives. the first two drives and scored each time. hands off here to joseph adai. the 49ers, like lincecum, had issues, too. alex smith could h

buster posey same inning, three- run jack, 10 homers, 40 runs batted in. is the panda back, a triple away from the cycle tonight. there's his home run in the sixth. the giants win 16-5. they have scored 26 runs in two games. >>> a's busting out the bug spray in cleveland. gio gonzalez goes 7 innings, the 22nd consecutive oakland starter to work at least 6 innings. the a's are last in the majors in home runs. but coco crisp gone, jack customer, two-run shot, the a ace hit three on the night, the pitching just incredible. 5-0. >>> david carr won the 49ers back up job over nate davis. singletary is critical despite would youing everybody with a 63-yard bomb. singletary told me it's about more than arm strength. >> being in control of the offense, having a command of the offense is a bit different, and i just think that he has some growth to do in those areas. >> is davey car the number 2 quarterback right now. >> as of right now yes. >> do you expect that to change? >> don't know. >> steph curry, america needs you. the warriors guard made the final roster for

in the 11th juan uribe fight one off to shallow right field bringing home buster posey with the winning run. >>> the a's pitching staff has the lowest e.r.a. in the american league and the ace of the staff is trevor cahill. he pitched like it today. five strikeouts, rear dropping to 2.50 on the year -- rear dropping to 2.50 on the sars e.r.a. dropping to 2.50 on the year. >>> the twins get some breathing room and lead 2-0. that was all that was needed. the relieve are turned starter pitch -- the reliever turned starter pitched a first ever shutout. the a's fall back to under .500. >>> heavy fog pushed the end of the second round of the pga championship to early this morning, clear skies, ideal scoring conditions for round 3 today. tom lane on the par 3, takes a bounce and trickles in for the ace. high five's around. pproach hits a fan and ends up on his lap. mickelson is championship's not exactly what phil mickelson would call great. his approach on the 11 and hit it where it lies. tiger woods meanwhiles bogeys the fifth hole after a wild shot from the bunker and birdie 17 and 18 to fi

three of the hits rebe long to buster posey, including this two-run homer over the visa sign. but the giants never really in this game. back to lincecum. he got knocked now the the fourth inning. tim lincecum is 0-3 in august. ryan ludwick with the rbi single. padres win, 8-2. and they win the series. the giants now 3 1/2 games behind san diego for that division lead. the a's in minnesota. this is twins' pitcher kevin slowey. he had a no-hitter. but he left the game after seven. you have to stay nine innings. >> even i know that. >> he left the game after seven innings with a no-hitter. but he did get a couple of hits. jim thome with the three-run homer twins win, 4-2. >>> earlier this sirm at pebble beach, remember dustin johnson? the poor guy that blew his big lead on the final day at the u.s. open. today, dustin johnson was back in the headlines with more heartbreak. the final round of the pga championship. north of milwaukee. you got to watch carefully here. you aren't supposed to in a bunker touch the club to the sand. he didn't know he was in a bunker. this was behind th

buster posey in the first, buster balloon rbi double into the gap at center field. that will score the first of the game. and pablo sandoval in the fourth, just his ninth over all. and check this catch by the fan, he has his drink and no spillage. great one handed catch. but he might have been outdone here by aaron rowan in center field helping sanchez the to victory. that's a beautiful catch out there to jason werth. sanchez gave up one run and wins his ninth. dreaming if the giants think they have a chance at the play off, why wouldn't the a's who after stunning the team, finding themselves a mere seven back to the first place rangers in the west. talk about bringing a glove to the ball game. and getting the ball, how about just bring your laptop and a pretty good catch there. and the a's with a pretty good grab right here from cocoa crisp. you look at it again right there. and keeping a deficit at 3-1 turned out to be a huge play because the a's scored three at the bottom of the fifth. penting down down the line, get a score a pair, he had the game winning hit ye

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uribe bloops a single to right ludwick throws home but not in time to get buster posey. >> i think every game is important from here on out. especially the way there guy was throwing the ball today. to come out on top is real big. >> one day we can win but you can do nothing like that you go out game-by-game we win today tomorrow is another day. we fight tomorrow too. rick: in minneapolis, the a's and twins took part in a pitchers' duel. hudson with the sac fly to left and it's 1-0. that would be the only run given up by cahill, who tied nolan ryan's record of 25 starts of five innings or more and allowing six hits or less. he gets the loss because brian duncing was better. he went the distance for his first career complete game. struck out four. the twins blank the as. glen coffee explaining his sudden retirement from the 49ers, and after last week's disaster, tiger is playing better at the pga c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c

buster posey in the first, buster balloon rbi double into the gap at center field. that will score the first of the game. and pablo sandoval in the fourth, just his ninth over all. and check this catch by the fan, he has his drink and no spillage. great one handed catch. but he might have been outdone here by aaron rowan in center field helping sanchez the to victory. that's a beautiful catch out there to jason werth. sanchez gave up one run and wins his ninth. dreaming if the giants think they have a chance at the play off, why wouldn't the a's who after stunning the team, finding themselves a mere seven back to the first place rangers in the west. talk about bringing a glove to the ball game. and getting the ball, how about just bring your laptop and a pretty good catch there. and the a's with a pretty good grab right here from cocoa crisp. you look at it again right there. and keeping a deficit at 3-1 turned out to be a huge play because the a's scored three at the bottom of the fifth. penting down down the line, get a score a pair, he had the game winning hit ye

buster posey dead center field with two men on, three run homer, he has 10 already. 1-5 at that point. pablo is back, shots to deep right center. pablo is 3-5 with 5 rbis. and andre, three more hits for him. this is a shot that's going to end in a double and two more rbis. giants win it 16-5. padres keep their lead over the west. but the wild card picture is looking a lot better for san francisco, the the phillies ryan howard, he had a reason to get irritated in the extra innings against houston, he has a pitch called strike three and says something that gets him in immediate ejection. howard was 0-7 tonight with five strike outs. and the astros beat philly in the 16th. it was a rookie by the name of chris johnson with an rbi singling. the giants are now tied with philadelphia for the wild card lead. >>> and millions of bugs completely out of control at the ball yard tonight out there. have a look at the infestation. they are called migens. coach stevenson absolutely miserable. cocoa crisp a couple of minutes later, his ticket of the year. and cust his tenth. gio gonzalez was excellen

buster posey dead center field with two men on, three run homer, he has 10 already. 1-5 at that point. pablo is back, shots to deep right center. pablo is 3-5 with 5 rbis. and andre, three more hits for him. this is a shot that's going to end in a double and two more rbis. giants win it 16-5. padres keep their lead over the west. but the wild card picture is looking a lot better for san francisco, the the phillies ryan howard, he had a reason to get irritated in the extra innings against houston, he has a pitch called strike three and says something that gets him in immediate ejection. howard was 0-7 tonight with five strike outs. and the astros beat philly in the 16th. it was a rookie by the name of chris johnson with an rbi singling. the giants are now tied with philadelphia for the wild card lead. >>> and millions of bugs completely out of control at the ball yard tonight out there. have a look at the infestation. they are called migens. coach stevenson absolutely miserable. cocoa crisp a couple of minutes later, his ticket of the year. and cust his tenth. gio gonzalez was excellen

fredty sanchez -- freddy chant resident and -- sanchez and buster posey comes home to host the chicago cubs tomorrow night. there are other fans who think the d-backs can win. think again. they lead the giants by two games in the west division. but the giants still have ten more games beginning with three at home this weekend. coming up, a local woman ma [ man i was deciding what to do with my citi thankyou points when it happened... [ glass breaks ...again. ♪ [ child run! [ man first it was the mailbox. then my squirrel. and now, this. so i used my points to make a donation to get the park down the street built. when it finally opened, i also used my points for... car repair. [ male announcer use your citi thankyou points for almost anything, even local charities. what's your story? citi can help you write it. . >>> you got different courses for different horses and montoya loves horses. lap 66 set in the red bull car, watch him play heavy medal with tony stewart. tony stuart 15 anybodies -- finishes 7th, his first was the road course in sonoma three years ago. a.j. was 4th but he s

here comes buster posey. he wants to get there quick. that's the giant's third walkoff win this week alone. 3-2 giants now trail. giant are now just 2-8 against those padres this season. they needed extra innings in both those victories. how about, this 7 of the games have been decide by a single run. >> it's been like this all year. 7 games were close. it would be nice go out and hopefully get a nice lead. >> that's a big win. you know, it's kind of -- every game is going to be important from here on out, especially the way their guy was throwing the ball tonight. i think coming out on on top was really big. >> it was hot and muggy in st. louis. carpenter came in with a 12-3 record. he left with a 12-4 record. trevor cahill's teamates could not hit a lick. cahill allowed just one run in 7 innings of work, ties nolan ryan's major league record by making his 20th straight start of five innings or not. but twins reliever turned starter turned in a complete game shutout. 8th inning. craig breslow gives up this long sing toll joe mauer. maue

ryan ludwick slides around buster posey's tag. bottom 9, the last chance and heath bell gets it. game is over. padres win 3-2. the giants 3 1/2 games back. yesterday the giants pulled off a deal with the royals to bring jose guillen and his homers and 62 rbi to san francisco, but the outfielder brings along baggage, he never spent three full seasons with one team. and is said to have, shall we say, attitude problems. according to bruce, the giants got character references and aren't worried. he will join the team today and could play this afternoon. he is expected too play in right field. as for the a's, yesterday opening a set against the twins in their first visit to new target field. 2-0 in this one, down just one. double to deep left that scores. we have ourselves a ball game. 2-2 at that point. the next inning the twins get it right back. the ball is going to bounce out of the park. this is a ground rule double. the a's outhit the twins 14-5. minnesota wins 4-3. shocking does not begin to describe it. thursday the niners were concerned whether glen coffee was okay when he di

posey at first, he got into a jonathan broxton pitch depositing it into left field. guillermo not mota made sure that there was no problem in the 9th inning. they win 20 games in the calendar month for the first time in ten years. >>> giant went right down to the wire before addressing a glaring need. they do not have a healthy left hander in the bullpen. they acquired javier lopez of the pirates. to get lopes, they gave up an outfielder and a pitcher from president no. and they got ramon ramirez in exchange for pitching prospect daniel turpin goes to boston. for four games in san francisco, dan ugla was on fire. he is still hot down the coast. he puts one in the upper deck off the padres' kevin correia. that gives him the marlins' all- time home run lead. the padres' lead is now just a game and a half over the giants. rockies are now tied with l.a. 7 games back thanks to this. chicago's sean marshall out to pitch the 9th in a 5-5 game. wasn't tied for long. not only is this a walkoff homer for carlos gonzalez but for him it completes a cycle. after blowing a three-r

tonight buster posey has something to do with it into the gap he goes in left center field with a double that will score freddy sanchez to make it 1-0. giants quick to swing. they haven't had a walk in their last 90 at bats coming into the game. not wasting time there. jose guillen with the shot also into the alley. it's cut off. but posey scores. pat burrell with an rbi double and posy with another rbi double. moments ago, and the giants in 3rd are leading 4-0. they need to win because the padres do not lose anymore. will carnival with a clutch to send them on a way to a clean sweep of the cubs. get this. the padres have won 1 is out of their last 12, and whether they win or not, the giants are going to be at least 6 games back of san diego, and matt laitos, by the way, wins his. talking about some scary moments, it happened in the vikings training camp today. their star wide receiver percy heartman collapsed on the field. he has a history of severe migraine headaches. he was taken away in an manslaughter and will be hospitalized at least overnight. his coach reacts to the situation tod

two outs, buster posey on first, and pat burrow, the hero. jonathan brockston deep, the line drive shot, 2-1 giants, second straight save without wilson as they get the win 2-1. >>> no moving and shaking for the a's as the trade deadline came and went yesterday. instead, billy bean looked within, calling up boof bonser, and yes, in case you're wondering, his legal name is boof. he changed it himself. >>> meanwhile in chicago dallas and company trying to prove they didn't need a trade in order to remain competitive and entertaining for the rest of this season. top two, big inning for the visitors. derek barton, third rbi single of the inning. scores roj davis and mark ellis, capping off the four-run-inning making it 4-0 a's. the a's get the win, 6-2. >>> meetings, mohawks and is a holdout. that summed up the day at 49ers headquarters. the lone holdout, franklin. the nose tackle continues waiting for a long-term deal. as for everyone else, though, they were there. yesterday, all about the meetings before those first practices get under way late

there is buster posey with july player and rocky of the month making it 4-but that is all they've get off the jiminez. there is a league best 17 and 2. a's hold root beer float day raising $3,000 for juvenile diabetes research foundation. and there is prebrett anderson pitching must better. bottom 6th there is derek barton and there is a score now it's 2-1 game next batter kurt suzuki grounds to third. there is a tie at two. two batters later kevin gives oakland the lead for a towering fly ball. and there is a a play at the plate. he is saef. there is this day alex rodriguez had been waiting for. there is a is a drought. there it goes and the00th homer of the career. there is joining mays griffey junior and sosa. given the 600 on juice not a big deal as it would have been otherwise. and angies win the game. and there is so far a drama fee training camp. raiders elder statesman came out in support of the coach. and said it's brought rare stability to the silver and black. >> a bunch of guys getting along, right sf it's good. and this feels like a team. >> having him around again for of

they won their fourth game in a row last night playing in colorado against the rockies, buster posey got things going wayne rbi single in the first inning, which was a big inning for the giants. they scored runs in the first and they go on to win final score 10-0. torres, sanchez and burrell all hitting home rubs. now the a's hope to bounce back against the royals today, they'll get start the at 12:30 this afternoorchlt kurt suzuki knocking in the only two runs last night with a double here. the royals go on to win that one, 3-2. >>> dirty harry going to be back in san francisco toe sew to spechblgt clint eastwood's classic film will play this saturday at washington square park as part of the rolling road show. classics showing in places where they were either shot or set. for instance, rocky will be shown in front of philadelphia's museum of art. dirty harry is going to be shown at washington square. showtimes are slated for 8:00 saturday night. thanks fore joining us today, the "today" show continues coming up next. >>> we're back on this wednesday with more of "today," and it's ti

. >>> buster posey breathe a sigh of relief. he is back in the line-up. >> yeah! >> he is okay, he is going to open the season series tonight against the rockies closing the last two games with a forearm strain. almost got ahead of myself. this is the exclusive cbs 5 cliff pennington play of the day. throws to second for the double play. this whole segment is really the idea of our producer, brian day, who is trying to get pennington a gold glove so we have developed the play of the day. right now the yankees lead the as 11-4. >> i'm back! >> manny ramirez on the move again. the white sox claimed him off waivers. the dodgers let him go. the white sox are responsible for the $3.8 million left on ramirez's contract. manager ozzie guillen doesn't care about all the drama that tends to follow manny around. >> if the guy singled, don't mention it, they don't have to -- [ indiscernible ] my job to win. make sure the group gets together and we win. >> they have a little work in catching up to do. but the the throw..double play. but the yanks take two of three from the pa