jim thome returns the favor in a big way. flat out crushes a game-winning home run. twinkies win, 7-6, and now have a four-game lead in the a.l. central. >>> the giants' pat burrell made his return to philly and receiving some brotherly love from the fans. tips his hat to the crowd. then he hooks someone up with a souvenir, a home run to left. giants up, 2-0. the phillies bust it wide open in the eighth. carlos ruiz with a wall banger that scores a pair. phillies put up five in the inning and beat the giants, 9-3. >>> finally back to the a.l., red sox and angels. adrian beltre with a shot to right. torii hunter tracks it down, leaps at the wall, and robs beltre of a sure home run. great catch by the gold glover. then in the third, darnell mcdonald put a towering homer over the green monster. you'd have to jump pretty high to catch that one. take another look from the outfield cam. watch the ball. travels over the ball and wham! hits a car, busting out the back window. darnell mcdonald is a smashing success in boston. they win, 6-0. and that's your look at sports on "

. >>> jim thome, sporting a brett favre shirt as he and the twins take on the white sox. twins down 6-5. tomey, deep, gone. take your pick. a two-run blast. not a cheapy, either. walkoff home run. and the twins win in thrilling fashion. >>> and that will do it for this espn news update. remember, you can always see espn news on hd. now, back to "america this morning." >>> now, one more story in the sports world will be talking about today. >> could a star quarterbrbrbrbrh >>> and now, a look ahead to the stories we'll be watching on this wednesday morning. federal prosecutors in chicago begin preparing for a retrial of rod blagojevich. the former illinois governor was found guilty of just one count of lying to a federal agent. >>> family friends and fellow alaskans will attend a funeral of former senator ted stevens today. vice president biden will speak. stevens died last week in a plane crash. he was 86 years old. >>> senator john kerry visits pakistan today for a firsthand look alt flood relief efforts there. he's likely, though, to see very little improvement, as floo

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 have had a touchdown on this play here. a wide open vernon davis right up the seam. he underthrows them. the niners dropped a lot of balls as well. second quarter, when manning left the game, the 49ers took advantage. reggie smith picks off curtis painer. the 49ers actually win this game. but the starting units not too effective. 49ers beat the colts. 37-17. and finally, the pga championship north of milwaukee along the shores of lake michigan. here's dustin johnson. watch carefully. he touches his club to the ground right about here. that's against the rules when you ar

then he made the veteran jim thome look like a minor leaguer. hellickson struck out six over seven. >>> to the fifth now, matt joyce, an rbi double off the wall. rays won it, 4-2. they're now tied for first place in the a.l. east with the yankees. >>> red sox and indians, if you're squeamish, you may want to turn your head. a single to right. a play at the plate. and catcher carlos santana got the worst of it. these are not supposed to have been like that. he remained down for over ten minutes and was carted off the field. he'll have an mri today. the indians won it, 6-5. >>> check this out from birmingham, alabama. being called the farthest basketball shot ever made, this guy heaved a ball from atop a city monument. nothing but net. real or fake, well, you be the judge. another view, certainly wouldn't want to play him in a game of horse. >>> finally, rookie hazing is an nfl training camp tradition, but give dolphin linebacker travis ivey some credit for creativity. when asked to carry his teammates' shoulder pads, instead of picking them up, h

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 the ropes. so he gets a two-stroke penalty. he goes from first place to fifth place. >> poor guy. >> are you kidding me? that left bubba watson and martin kamer in a playoff. kamer wins this. a strange ending. the 25-year-old german wins the final major tournament of the year. tiger woods finishes 28th. >>> why would you throw a football into a port-a-potty? >> i have no idea. an add practice. >> this is a famous drill. the port-a-potty drill. actually, we've never heard of it. kansas city chiefs training camp. they put the player on the port-a-potty, they open the door and throw the ball really quick. >> so for reaction time? >> for

. >>> in the bottom of the tenth inning, jim thome of the twins smacked a walkoff home run against the white sox. the 7-6 victory gives minnesota a four-game lead over chicago in the american league central division. >>> and brett favre may not be ready to retire after all. the on again/off again quarterback arrived in minnesota tuesday by private plane and went to the vikings training facility. the team has scheduled a news conference for later today. if he does return this will be favre's 20th nfl season. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and far out. two nasa astronauts get ready to make history in space. uncer ] your eyes, they smile and sparkle and itch! when allergies make your precious eyes itch, don't wait for your pills to kick in. only alaway comes from bausch & lomb. with over 150 years of eye health expertise, alaway works in minutes and up to 12 hours. so, trust the experts, alaway from bausch & lomb. because it's not just your allergies, it's your eyes. bausch & lomb alaway. [ female announcer ] wisk is about to change the way you look at