a young fan comes through for the phillies. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> well, many areas of the country are going to enjoy much cooler temperatures this weekend and just in time. your regional forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> well, good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, last night the phillies rallied from a seven-run deficit late in the game to stun the l.a. dodgers. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> hi, there. good morning. when the phillies look back on their dramatic win against the dodgers, they're going to want to thank one little fan. let's go to phillies. this young fan putting the hex on the dodgers in the ninth. of course, it wouldn't work, right? well, think again. down 9-6, ben francisco's routine grounder goes right between casey blake's legs. two-run score. phillies down one. the mini magician casting another spell on closer jonathan broxton. winning run at first, and you guessed

, given a warm welcome by philly fans. and the bat is back. top one, up one. burrell's solo shot makes it a 2-0 game. but the phillies rally for two in the fifth. then bottom sixth, shane victorino gets to zito for this two-run double. the phillies open it up in the eighth. the giants fall in game one, 9-3, dropping one back of the phillies in the wild card race. with the padres winning tonight, the giants now five back of san diego. the a's' bats have been ice cold, their paltry hitting registering at historic lows. brandon morerow. it's a double which breaks down, a top five, getting stellar defense from cliff pennington at short. dig 'em. before chris taps the scoring in the eighth with the rbi single. the a's snap a four-game losing streak with a 6.5. for a north kay kid, it's almost where he can close it and tell you all the turns. he's making tons of fans in the house boat in sausalito. >> i've probably got 20, 35, 35 races under my belt in the. there's definitely a little bit of confidence that goes along with that.

the phillies win by a final of 5-3. the giants are five games behind national league west leading san diego. they are one game back of the phillies in the wild card race. >>> bobby thomsen died today. he was 86. legendary for this shot heard around the world almost 60 years ago. >> bobby hitting, there it goes, it's a long fly! the giants won the pennant! the giants won the pennant! the giants won the pennant! >> called the most famous home-run in baseball history, the giants trailed the brooklyn dodgers by 13 and a half games, came back, forced the three- game playoff, and the giants, they win that pennant in 1951 thanks the bobby thomsen. nker ] when ashley's violin teacher told her parents she was gifted, they were thrilled. she's a natural vibrato. oh. we started saving for this music camp in vermont. so i told them about some of the wells fargo online savings tools like my savings plan, which helps them set up and monitor a savings goal. until we found out that maybe her teacher uses certain terms a little bit loos

. >>> pat burrel spent the first nine seasons of his career with the phillies tonight. the giants slugger went back home. >> left fielder pat burrell. >> three pitches later that cheering stopped. elopes one to left, 2-0 giants, number 11 for burial. he held the phillies scoreless through four, but they got to in the fifth, two more in the sixth on carlos ruiz base hit, 4-3 in the eighth but the phillies blew it open with a 5- run inning, ropes a 200 double and they take the opener by a count of 9-3. the giants are now 1 game behind the phillies for the wildcard, five games back of the padres in the west. >>> grandma in the house and can only mean one thing. her grandson dallas bray doan on the mound. stop, spin, look who is in center field, makes the play. >> wow. >> braden gave up 2 runs in seven innings. jack customer, ought to be an inning ending double play but throws it away. coco crisp scores, they beat the jay's 6-2 tonight. >> yay. . >> bobby whom happen son the man who hit the giants' most fay must home run died last night at the age of 86. >> back to throw, t

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. look at these cars. mario an dreada was on hand himself. so was a huge crowd. >> i knew if i was given the opportunity, with the right people and people believing in me, i knew it could be a big deal. i didn't think i knew what that was. there has been a lot of wonderful things that

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in the wild card race, they trail the phillies by two games. tomorrow, jonathan sanchez against cole hamels. >>> much better news for the athletics who all of a sudden are showing signs of life. a nice belly right there. sunshine at the coliseum. a's and blue jays. top nine. remember fred lewis? he torches the a's. a two-run single off blevins. the bull pen blew the lead. 4-4. bottom nine, all good. cliff pennington is your hero. the rbi single. here comes steve. the a's win the game and the series. 5-4 is your final. tomorrow the best team in baseball is coming to the oakland coliseum. those would be the tampa bay rays. >>> much of the buzz at 49ers headquarters today was all about brett favre. favre will face the 49ers this sunday at candlestick. national tv right here on nbc bay area. the niners specific alex smith hoping to look better than he did against the colts last weekend. smith saying today he remains confident. what else would he say? i'm unconfident. i really stunk in indy. mao about the two newcomers, brian westbrook and frank cor

a big fourth inning for philly. and there is a a couple of waters later jimmy rawlins, whatever he is wanting i want some. there is giants start out well, and there is only a solo homer to make it a 5-2 game. phillies break it open again. so there is when it gets worse. cubs gave up sacramento native derek lee with a trade for braves and another victory to padres. forer a matt stairs this, guy was playing when spencer was doing sports that. is how old he s he can make diving catches out there. there is 5-1, padres the final. and there is a giants now six back in the west and gushing oil. how about a's and blue jays in freddy lewis this, is a pop up here. i got it. you got it. i got it. no. you better take it. someone? someone better haul it. it drops in. >> no. >> yes. >> and a run scores. there is coco, three for three today. and the jay's rallies to tie it up. where is this with the giants? single was a bases loaded twochl-run score, bottom of the 9th. cliff pennington, the hero. just a walk off single to right. t

phillies go on to win 5-4, the final. >>> so, did philly gain ground on atlanta? tim lincecum and the giants. tied at 2-2. eric hinske, that's gone. lincecum gave up ten home runs last year. that's number 12 already this year. braves up 3-2. top nine. same count. billy wagner going to shut it down. braves, a major league best 37ear.this year. >>> angels/orioles. buck showalter can be the first manager to win his first three games after taking over a team with a record at least 30 games below the .500 mark. bottom nine. caesar izturis makes that a fact. orioles complete the sweep against the l.a. angels. >>> that's your espn news update. i'm steve weissman. back to you in new york. >>> coming up next on this friday, the stories we'll l l following today. >>> now, a look ahead to the stories we'll be watching on this friday. new supreme court justice, elena kagan, celebrates her senate confirmation at a white house reception. kagan will be formally sworn in as a justice tomorrow. >>> the labor department releases its jobless report for july this morning. a survey of

phillies roll 8-2. the giants are now two back in the wild card chase and no help from the cubs today hosting first place san diego. matt stares at age 42, aging like fine wine. a diving catch. adrian gonzalez, all he does is crush. 23rd of the year. 5-1 padres. they have won 9 of 10. they now lead the giants by six games in the west. a's and bluejays, remember freddy luis alive and well hitting 270 for toronto. who is gonna catch it? nobody. a's could laugh about it because they were cruising along bottom of 7. cocoa crisp got uh hold of it. this is cool and crisp. his fifth of the year. a's are 51 and 0 after leading eight innings. the jays tie it up at four apiece. but the a's win in walkoff fashion. base hit and here comes tollison. he is flying home. good night, game over, fly home safely. a's win it 5-4. upon returning to the vikings, brett favre mentioned, this is it. 2010 will be his final season and he hillary tire after this. -- will retire after this. right. he did practice and said he wanted

the braves fuelling the phillies making a run at the east got some muscle today. to god guericke beat out a deal with the angels a few weeks ago the former cubs first baseman said yes to the elaborate security the cups and lead to the braves for three prospects. use of a five-year $65 million deal. derek lee out. for the last 48 hours the nfl has been in brett farce world. he went to the vikings camp today that the press after his first practice on his return. >> and promise you this not that i have ever set out with the intention this is 20 years and i've done this is the last year my contract. my playing with. >> so far he will make 13 million the sweetened the deal deported more he can make 16 and a half million this year he consulted a psychic. >> imagine us you and i on the practice field were calling a psychic that the debris the car might show up here. >> she calls a psychic to spread far. locally the raiders' backup quarterback no word on how long he will be out to cure the forty-niners trimmed its roster they're released brandon jones today he signed in 2

phillies go down. >>> a much more one-sided affair in san francisco. mike leake of the reds came straight from college to the majors. was great before the all-star break. was an all-star. has been horrible after. 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

the padres hosting the phillies. phillies broke a tie in the 7th when victorino hit this drive to center. making a dive but can't get the ball while it rolls. werth coming all the way around to score. the phillies would go onto win. right now they lead the giants by a game in the wild card. the padres lead the west by five and a half. >>> the niners welcomed their last wayward player into the fold. with training camp over, franklin signed his 7 million- dollar franchise tag tender. the niners and raiders just underway. we will have that at ten. >>> on thursday he was a co leader. tomorrow he will just hope to play a solid round to stay in the top 100. tiger on his first hole today of the barkleys in new jersey. that was a put for double bogie. he would get a round of one over parr to end his day. he needs to finish in the top 100 of this event. the leader -- puts him in shape for the easy birdie. he shot a 65 today. a 12 under parr for the tournament. >>> curry and the united states basketball team in the first round

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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 "early today." i'm mario solis. >> early today sports is brought to you by just for men moustache and beard. keep your edge. >>> well, the prenup between an actress and a pro athlete to protect his wealth. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it's a tough job for any man or woman to take charge of the world's largest naval base. you're wa

the phillies win 8-2. >>> i'm dan bell. now, back to you. >>> brett favre says his 20th season in the nfl will be his last. favre is back with the vikings to fulfill a two-year, $25 million contract. he says he came back for the chance to win another super bowl. favre's first preseason game action could come sunday night in san francisco. >>> and you just have to see this one to believe it. a bull in northern spain yesterday, gets a running start and jumps straight into the crowd. panicked spectators do all they can to get out of the way. 30 people were injured. and five had to be treated in the hospital. the bull was subdued and lifted out of the arena by a crane. it was later killed. >>> up next, the stories we'll be following on this thursday morning. >> including the leader of the islamic center planned for lower manhattan, on a taxpayer-funded. ngngngngngngngngngngngngngngngng >>> now, a look ahead to the stories we'll be watching on this thursday. even more egg cartons are being taken off store shelves, now that the r

the giants inching closer to the phillies in the wildcard standings. a's onto the a's cliff pedestrianing on the doubles home two runs to give them the lead. trevor kahlil had allowed 1 run in his previous 33 innings, gave up three tonight but picks up his 13th win, he struck out five, the a's win and are back to .500. >>> a federal grand jury has indicted roger clements for allegedly lying to congress. if convicted he could face 15 to 21 months in prison. >>> if tiger woods plays in the ryder cup will it give the europeans an edge? rory mac ill row thinks so so. >> he has come off one of the worst weeks he has ever had in golf. unless hi his game rapped he improves over the next few weeks i guess anyone on the european team would fancy their chances against him. >> the pride of the peninsula, troy tulowitzki gets a throw- off that would make derek jeter jealous. they beat colorado. >>> coco crisp helping trevor kahlil's efforts, robbing matt choice of a homer. >>> number 2, back to philadelphia, where a fan makes a 1-handed grab, while holding a tray

matt cain was trying to stop the bleeding tonight against the phillies. former a joe blanton on the hill for philadelphia. first inning blanton serves up a long home run to andress torres, 1-0 finals. it's 2-1 phillies in the fourth. jimmy rollins takes cane deep for a three run shot. make it 5-2 phillies. cain pulled after six and then this. >> high in and deep. and oh my word. >> rookie domenic brown hits one clear to pittsburgh off mo mo mota, they lose it 3-2. >>> the cubs beat the padrese they now have a 6 game lead. a as and jays. squeaks a ground ball through the infield. steve tollefson gets the opening run. they won the last six series at the coliseum. a wide receiver played just one year of his five-year deal, he made over $5 million for just one catch. >>> brett favre might play sunday night against the 49ers in candlestick t silver fox was at vikings practice this afternoon and announced this will be his final season. of course, until he changes his mind again next off-season which we have seen before. flying everywh ristol . >> i really don't

listen, just give me a philly cheesesteak and the stylistics. [applause] ["betcha by golly wow" playing] >> ♪ there's a spark of magic in your eyes ♪ [applause] thank you. ♪ candyland appears each time you smile, never thought that fairy tales came true, but they come true when i'm near you, you're a genie in disguise >> oh, oh, oh, >> full of wonder and surprise >> and betcha by golly wow you're the one that i've been waiting for forever, and ever will my love for you keep growing strong, keep growing strong >> if i could, i'd catch a falling star to shine on you so i'd know where you are, order rainbows in your favorite shade, to show i love you, always thinking of you, write your name across the sky >> no, no, no, no >> anything you ask i'll try 'cause >> betcha by golly wow you're the one that i've been waiting for forever, and ever will my love for you keep growing strong >> keep growing strong, betcha by golly wow, you're the one that i've been waiting for forever, and ever will my love for you keep growing strong, keep growing stron

the phillies roar. and jeter passes the babe. >>> plus, a blue jays hurler shuts down the rays almost. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> the big weather story this week looks just like the other weeks this summer. the heat. a major heat wave in the middle of the country. your regional forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, last night toronto blue jays pitcher brandon morrow was one out away from pitching a no-hitter. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the year of the pitcher continued yesterday as the blue jays brandon morrow, one out shy of a no-hitter, we go toronto. he kept the rays guessing all game. even got evan longoria swinging with a devastating breaking ball. then came back with his fastball. struck out 17. we go to the ninth and morrow needed one more out to complete the no-hitter. longoria with a shot to second. aaron

giants are now 1 behind the phillies for the wild card. >> the giants win the pen nat. the giant win the pennant. the giants win the pennant. >> the shot herald around the world, he passed away last night. thompson was 86. aaron hill throws it what should have been a double- winningplay -- inning-sending double play >>> and brett favre is now in minnesota getting ready to start. >> who cares? >> at this point, it's such a roller coaster. i'm going to play, i'm not going to play. >> he is a little indecisive, that's all, you know. >> yeah. >> remediate. >> we are happy. >> that does it for us. see you at 11. b-a-c-c-a-l-a-u-r-e-a-t-e. baccalaureate. correct. [ audience groans ] since this competition has been continuing for 48 hours and we have yet to eliminate anyone, it is the decision of this board to declare all 20 contestants winners. you have all competed admirably. admirably. a-d-m-i-r-a-b-l-y. admirably. [ male announcer ] at&t is making high speed internet affordable for only $14.95 a month with select services. at&t. rethink possible.

phillies eventually go ahead 4- 2. and giants in the top of the 8th inning are batting but trailing 4-3. full highlights tonight at 10:00. the a's hosting the blue jays. but bobby thompson had a chance to play in a fantasy camp many years ago. very modest, great gentlemen. brushed off all the -- all the attention. couldn't believe people were still talking about it, that's how modest he was. >>> and coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36, the study involves researching brains of dead athletes who died of brain degenerative decides. one athlete is a former 49er. we'll have the full report coming up in 30 minutes. that's our report. i'm ken wayne. >> i'm julie haener, for everyone here at ktvu news, thanks for joining us, have a great night. [ horn honks, indistinct conversations nobody does pan pizza like your mom. [ male announcer red baron pan pizza and pan pasta. pizza with a thick crust that's golden crisp on the outside and light on the inside. red baron. bring home that pizzeria taste.

they are just one back of the phillies for the wild card. >>> the a's and the rays, tie game, two on, two out for cliff pennington, and then zober circumstances it. kouzmanoff with the go ahead run. he robs d.j. upton of a hit. may be time to think of a gold glove for the shortstop. >>> serena williams is forced to withdrawal from the u.s. open due to a foot injury from a broken glass at a restaurant last month. the >>> the irl are making their appearance this weekend. for will power, it's the first appearance since his concussion and fractured vertbrae. >> i just remember excruciating pain. it was the most pain i have felt in all of my life. they gave me a come of injections, and it all went away quickly. >>> it's full-time for your friday -- it's time for your friday night top 5. rajai davis into the gap, but he finds out it closes early when upton is roaming the outfield. number to four, a golf swing worse than charles barkley. check out tyreke evans. number three, francisco on a roll tonight. flying into the ondeck circle. the mariners beat the yankees. >>> it will be hard to beat

. >>> this is not what you want to see if you're a phillies fan. ryan howard rolled his anklel sliding into the second with the nationals. left the game with a severe strain. x-rays were negative. tied at 4 in the 11th, phillies lost their slugger, but won the game. 6-4. >>> now new york, diamondbacks manager kurt gibson told laroche that he was due. and he was right. laroche hit a three-run homer in the fourth, then in the fifth, again, a three-run homer to the right. diamondbacks won 14-1. >>> stuart appleby shot a 59, winning the greenbriar classic. just the fifth to shoot a 59 at a pga event. and finally president obama is a big sports fan. what better thing to do on a sunday afternoon than catch a game with his daughter. the president sat courtside with his daughter sasha. looking over, hey, mr. president, give me five. that's not the hustle. that's the signal for traveling. of course obama is no stranger to the hardwood. i think these wnba players could probably take him. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>>

. >>> in the national league, roy oswalt got his first win since joining the phillies. he pitched seven scoreless innings against the dodgers and raul ibanez double as philadelphia shut out los angeles 2-0. >>> and in the tenth inning, atlanta's brian mccann hit a grand slam home run as the braves beat houston 8-2. atlanta still has a 2 1/2 game lead over the phillies in the national league east. >>> and new york mets relief pitcher francisco rodriguez was in police custody after last nature's game. police say rodriguez, seen here in tuesday night's game, was not arrested. he will be charged for what police call, quote, a physical assault on his father-in-law, who went to a hospital. according to police he had a scrape on his face and a bump on his head. >>> we will return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and flight of fancy. a jetblue flight attendant is catapulted to consult status. just want to say natural instincts looks healthy. we want to prove it. take the natural instincts challenge. get healthier color in 10 minutes. guaranteed. or, we'll buy yo

the padres and phillies both lost, so they remain five back in the west and one back for the wildcard. >>> did you ever wonder what starting pitchers do on their days off? no back rubs for tonight's starter brett anderson. he holds the race at two runs in seven innings while striking out 8. bottom of the 6th game tied at two. mark ellis hits one into the gap. daric barton scores. the a's take a 3-2 lead but it wouldn't last. sean rodriguez hit a two-run home in the 8th to put the rays on top. they hang on to beat the a's 5- 4. >>> irl point leader will power on your pole sitter for tomorrow's grand prix in sonoma. it's the eighth time this season power has claimed the pole. >> what's up bristol? you all are so loving. thank you. [ boos ] >> kyle busch, driver of the no. 18 double mint camry, brad keselowski driver of the wednesday penn ski racing dodge. kyle -- penske racing dodge. dial busch -- >> oh, keselowski apparently -- kyle busch. >> oh, keselowski apparently still not over what happened in last night's busch, but busch takes the flag on the short track in bristol and becomes

now the phillies swept the padres this weekend, the phillies remain a game and a half back of the wildcard race and 5 back of the padres in the west. matt williams still remains the giants last home grown position player to make an all-star team. he points to the challenge in baseball as a reason why. >> guys move around so much that, by the time you get to the big leagues, you go through the minor league system, get to the big league system, you work yourself into an everyday player and then eventually an all-star, that takes some time. and often-times these days that time just isn't there. i would venture to guess that you've got one behind your home plate right now. that's probably going to be the next one? >> 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, pick

but the phillies scored five times in the 8th. the giants fall 9-3 dropping a game behind philly in the wild card chase and now five back of the padres who won tonight. rarely is a person defined by one moment in their life, but bobbie thompson hit the shot heard around the world. thompson passed away at age 86. >> the giants win the pennant! the giants pin -- win the pennant. >> they passed the brooklyn dodgers in the 51 playoffs and regarded as the most regarded homer in history. he became good friends with the man who threw the pitch and he will forever be remembered for that homerun. >> i was the only guy in the park. i was in a mind set i had never been in before. i just got a glimpse of it. it was a homerun and i hit it pretty well. >> he will be missed. back to the field for the a's. it was a no hitter this time around. barton knocking in cocoa crisp to tie it at one. 2-1a's and he gives up a breaking ball and he punches the double to tie it at two. after being no hit the past couple nights, they bust out with 11 hits. schn

the phillies rally for 2 in the fifth and then bottom 6th, shane gets barry sfwlchzito. this weekend, the andy car circuit hits sonoma. and it's a big-time home coming. if you're headed to the race way this weekend, keep a an eye out for j.r.hilldebrand. he says he can close his eyes and tell you all of the turns. he's helping make a ton of new race fans in the land of house boats. >> for me, sausalito race car driver, how do you put those two things together. >> it's not exactly the racing hub of the world but it was always something that i was into from when i was a little kid. i played baseball when i was a kid and played varsity. i always told people when i was a little kid, i had 500 hot wheel cars and no baseball cards. it was always my thing. >> here we go. whammo poppized the frisbee in the 1950s and now berkeley brings us revolver. >> other than that, let's play, have a good time. >> world champion sometimes comes from the most unlikely of places. like straight from the office. where after a change of sox, the game is on. this is home to the ultimate frisbee tea

the sound come from the phillies bats. all kind of super catches in the highlights. let's start with the left hand and the ball in the right. wow! not a drop spilled. beautiful. for the third straight game the giant had the early lead. jose raking at the giant double home pose material all over camel. 3 in the first. a giant kille killer. not tonight. o for 4. rips a pair of double. inside out here as ball slams off the ankle. sanchez in 4 nothing in the fourth. here it comes. there it goes. sandoval turns on the baby down the line out with a flash. first hitting rightie. also help from my friend please. jason have no fear. rowan is here. and the giant win 5-2. back within a game of phillies for the wild card but still 6 back of the pad in the west. a and ray fans make great catches everywhere. look at the lap top guy making the grab. the now i must go update my face book status. kevin gives the souvenir to girl and get a kiss. this is a simple game. another foul ball as he gives it to her again. kevin may have all tier your motives here. carlos pen yeah face become

though sit he they sit two games behind the philadelphia phillies. the phillies win 8-2. the giants play the phillies again today at 4:00 p.m. you can see tomorrow's game on nbc bay area, our coverage starts at 5:00 a.m. >>> the a's welcomed the best team in baseball to the coliseum tonight, their game against the rays starts at 7:00 p.m. the a's are coming off a win against toronto. coco crisp had two home runs. a's win 5-4. >> the next "american idol" could be standing outside at&t mark as we speak freezing their tails off. people started lining up overnight for today's auditions. this is video from tuesday when we watched folks lining up to get wrist bands for today's auditions. they won't be allowed inside the ballpark until 8:00 this morning. >> we know who one of the new "american idol" judges will be. members of aerosmith say their lead singer steven tyler is joining the mix. fox network is not commenting on it yet, but there's still one more judge's slot that needs to be filled. >> i thought jlo was going to fill the last spot? >> i don't know. that's the rumor i

now 9-8, phillies are down. next batter carlos ruiz has the double, two runs score and phillies come all the way back to win this one, 10-9. >>> let's go golfing. fog delayed the start of round 1 of the pga by three hours and ten minutes. tiger woods at par or worst, the longest stretch of his career but off to a good start in this one. on the par 4 9th tiger's second shot of the day, sticks it within ten feet of the cup. here's his enshoe suing birdie putt shot a 1 under 71. >>> tom brady and the patriots taking on the saints for their preseason game. patriots up 3-0. brady, firing and finding randy moss for the 23-yard pickup and patriots go on to score a touchdown. brady had 67 yards. second quarter, reggie bush walking that one into the end zone and saints go on to lose this one, 27-24. have a great day. back to you in the studio. >> well, now to an amazing shark tale with the pictures to prove it. >> a surfer off san diego captured this incredible video of two great white sharks that came up close and perso

phillies and cardinals an can't afford to lose 2 so returned home. took it 0out on baker. all ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñx ♪ stinky ♪ hefty ♪ stinky ♪ hefty ♪ stinky, stinky ♪ hefty, hefty, hefty [ announcer ] hefty bags with unscented odor block technology... help neutralize odors and stop the stinkies. ♪ stinky, stinky, stinky ♪ hefty, hefty, hefty if. >> giants return to the park after losing 2 big steers on the road to the phillies and cardinals. all they needed was home cooking as they rocked the reds. this woman not impressed with the jaints offensive out burst. san francisco teeing off on this 1st inning. middle of the wall dead center. torrez score and buster will motor around to score. just lick that we have a two nothing ball game. the the sanchez 4 hit and double score with sandoval. 5 nothing giants. still in the first. shortest outing of the career. two-thirds of' inning. leading 5-2. torrez deep for the 13th time this year. the for once mat given plenty of offense. strikes out the side in the seventh. tenth win of the year. up came close in

this was the giants-phillies game. he is coming back from the concession stand, one handed. boom! i got it. >> he is so cool about it, too. >> i know. [ laughter ] >> i got to love that guy. that's excellent. doesn't even break into a huge smile. >> yeah, yeah, well... >> an everyday occurrence. >> whatever. >> oh, that is too good. maybe the phillies could have used him because they lost. [ laughter ] >>> story we have been covering the past couple of days the recall of eggs due to the salmonella concerns? the feds say that the salmonella outbreak is likely to get worse. >> that leads us to our question of the day. has the egg recall changed what you eat for breakfast? in other words, is cereal sounding better and better these days? >> hm. >> randall e-mails us with this: those "milk cartons"... no worries here! and on "twitter"... "little >>> elizabeth is off today. gianna joins us this morning. gianna is usually behind the scenes. thankfully you're here this morning. >> and liz gets a great day off. >> good news on the freeways. it's a great day there, as well. a live look at t

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 excellent on the mound for the a's. keep that bug spray coming, and gonzalez gets his 11th win. >>> and golden state is already promoting their team as the team now. the championships start next saturday. that's the sporting life. >> all right, mark, thank yo droiiiid. what this droid does will change how you do web connections. this creates a mobile 3g hotspot, powerful enough to fuel multiple devices at will. putting you at the center of your own world wide web. introducing the new droid x. the next generation of does.

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 excellent on the mound for the a's. keep that bug spray coming, and gonzalez gets his 11th win. >>> and golden state is already promoting their team as the team now. the championships start next saturday. that's the sporting life. >> all right, mark, thank you. >> and that is our report for tonight. i'm julie haener. >> i'm frank somerville. have a good evening everyone. >> good night.

giants and phillies came in in a virtual tie for the wild card. pat burrell receive aid standing ovation in philly, then, he does this. >> high drive. left field. out of here! well clumz welcome back. >> takes roy os wald deep in the first. and gave him a-0 lead. and barry zito was proven until the 5th. jimmy raulens scores a compare, then more problems in the sixth with nobody out flying hawaiian reaches out. two more score. bruce bocci giving zito the hoof. here it comes. there it goes. jose guillen making it a 4-3 game. phils are now leading 9-3 in the 8th. to some he's a save yoer. to critics a drama queen, but brett favre is back with vikings. three team plates mates flew him down to mississippi to coax him back to the team. similar to dan, cheryl and spencer said please do 6:00 sports because ways waffling. it's going to be his 20th nfl season. his ankle is apparently good enough to go. he says he's back to play. word should come tomorrow. niners hosting in preseason action sunday. an arkansas radio reporter did the unthinkable. she wore a f

en cuanto a la disputa por el wildcard ahora los phillies estan arriba y los gigantes estan y es que la defensa que anticipa y un cuerpo de lanzadores jovenes saludable mas la incorporacion de miguel tejada y adrian gonzalez hace que los padres este jugando bien compactados.son los lideres de la division del pacifico y los unicos que les patean la cola son los gigantes que tambien tienen una plantilla joven.hoy los padres ganaron a los cubs de chicago por cinco carreras a una. mientras los atleticos de oakland que jugaron temprano lograron sacar adelante su partido y por poco les quitan el partido...tenian una ventaja de cuatro a una. los azulejos les empataronel partido pero al final cliff pennington pego un sencillo que empujo la carrera del gane en la novena entrada. ...los atleticos siguen ocho juegos abajo de los rangers de texas que son los lideres de la division del oeste en la liga americana. ---pasamos con guillermo quiroz con el pronostico. ---mas adelante en noticias univision 14......le diremos por qÉ a muchos niÑos que van al kinder les recetan un medicamento que no ne

the philly fanatic with his irish dancing chops. in the first inning giants up one nothing pat broke and he goes back away and gone the former philadelphia phillies pleasing the crowd going for san francisco. tied at 2 1/6. shame double to center off of the dough. . kiss first homer as a member of the giants cut it to 43 and with a runner on second of breakoff just couldn't get it done. rate now is eight to three if this will specialize will be up in the giants by game in the wild-card race and no be down by 4 1/2 games currently to the padres in the nl west. former the giants bobby thompson died today he became forever famous for this classic moment. >> (cheering) the giants win the pennant, the giants win the pennant, the giants win the pennant. >> that was the most famous home run in baseball history. just a few years ago he was in town and talked about that moment against the dodgers. >> i remember him putting his arm around me sane bobby if he ever hit one hit one now. (laughter) i thought to myself we'll your of your mind. i w

the phillys win 8-2. giants are 6 back in the west because san diego won again. two back of philadelphia in the wildcard race. theaires hope cracked just a tad. a's hosting the blue jays. fred lewis pops one high. i got it. i got it. okay. nobody got it. single. coco crisp, you know what, climb on my back, i will get you there, blast, he had three rbis in the game. a's led 4-1 in the 9th and gave it up. lewis again. toronto ties the game at four. bottom of the 9th, penningten gets through to bring home to game winner and the a's have back to back victories. the a's with within 8 of the rangers. get this, the a's are 29-12 in day games. cubs derrek lee changed zip codes today. he said yes, to -- yes to the atlanta braves. he is batting .251. and he will help the braves. brett favre said when this is over, she done. >> nothing left to prove. i v fun. i can promise you this, not that i ever set out to play 20 years, 20 years and i am done. this is the last year of my contract. i am sure a lot of people are like yes! including my family. >> by the way, vikings at the

the phillys were even with the giants but astros won 3-0, jayson werth weighs at this pitch, as the astros complete a four game streak. puhose, in the fourth, gets his 400 career home run, third youngest to reach that plateau. albert pujols a member of the 400 home run club. tiger woods atop the leaderboard. 14th hole. here is tiger. hit nearly every fair way, was in the first group. that to get to 5 under par. first round since his divorce. finished at 65. >> feels good. feels good. feels good to control my ball all day like this. feel goods to have the things i am working on start to feel more natural. 7 birdies. tiger woods a co-leader. nfl, training camp is over today for the raiders. up in napa there is going to be a rally tomorrow. raiders play the 49ers saturday night. and campbell can't wait. >> probably the biggest pre- season game i have been a part of. two teams in the bay area. san francisco is a good football team, well coached. they do things with good discipline. great challenge for us. >> action tonight, super bowl preview alert, packers and aaron rodgers running out there,

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 -- >> yeah. can i introduce you to marcus times. the yankees are really good. a's 8-1/2 back of texas. manny ramirez joining the white sox. roger clemens sticking to his old story that no, i never took steroids. what has him in trouble is congress thinks that he lied to them and they are talking about a serious prison sentence, 30 years. 30 years, please. okay. the deal is, if you wait for roger clemen

they are tied with the phillys for the wildcard. could manny ramirez be a giant after all? the dodgers placed him on wavers, that means any team could pick him up. national league teams have first cracks at him but the white sox showing a lot of interest in him. a's at the indians. kevin off. up 2-0. in the first, bases loaded. almost hits a grand slam. three runs come in. five run first inning. and the silent killer, 7 strong innings, 14-5 is his record. the a's win. they are 6-1/2 back. elin finally breaking her silence. this week's issue of people magazine, saying she never had an inkling any cheating was going on. she and tiger living a mile apart, sharing custody with the kide. >> all right, everybody. see you tomorrow.

they are two games behind the phillies for the wild card and six games behind the padres in the west. it won't get easier with cincinnati coming into town. >>> braden facing the rays for the first time since mother's day. >> he throws and a ground ball to short. pennington has it and he throws. perfect game. >> remember that. braden made it 11 straight innings against the rays without allowing a hit thanks to nifty help from pennington. is there a better short stop in the american league? evan longoria down the left field line. two runs score. braden gives up two runs in 15 innings. 15th straight quality start for the a's staff. bottom of the ninth, a's down one. pennington strikes out to end the game. rays win to split the four game series. cubs manager lou piniella was supposed to retire at the end of the season but with his mother's failing health, sweet lou decided today would be the final game of his 22 year career as manager and 48 years in the majors. >> cried a little bit after the game. i get emotional. i'm sorry. i'm not trying to be. but this will be the last time i put on

sandvol, giants trail philly by one, and san diego by six games in the division. tomorrow night, giants in st. louis, here on nbc bay area. seven years and tens of millions of dollars, the feds have been chase thanksgiving steroids case for a long time. good news, they helped to expose the problem. bad news, nobody seems to care about clemmens or bonds anymore. one of his former trainers said he injected clemmens for years. bonds will likely avoid conviction, his trainer will not cooperate with the feds. victor conte e-mails us, saying the government does not have this type of evidence against bonds. i believe roger clemmens is in a lot of trouble. in my opinion, the case against clemmen system far stronger than the case against bonds. >> back up quarterback kyle bowler, married to former miss california with fill the void of frye out with a wrist injury. the 49ers getting ready for brett farve and the vikings on sunday. at candle stick. not just farve, but toby gerhart, the former stanford running back, impressing his coaches in minnesota. niners and vikings on o

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