♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ >> shocking news out of houston. yao ming's future in doubt, his foot injury not healing like it should. we have the latest from south texas. manny ramirez lit up the minor league with his presence. we'll find out if he lit up his final league start with his bat. the toronto blue jays couldn't be happier, with the a's going for win number 11.

>> what's up? welcome to "our house." keeping you current on espnews. i'm the coach why, don't we start with the two best national league teams out west. >> the dodgers await the return of manny ramirez later in the week. l.a. opened a three-game home set against the rockies. colorado having won 20 out of its last 23. the team can't seem to put a run on the board. randy wolf the starter for the dodgers. the dodgers 8-1 against the rockies this season. l.a. has lost four out of its last five overall. >> monday night, manny ramirez made his final minor league rehab appearance. dhg for class a. a single in his first at-bat. second at-bat not as productive.

he struck out on three pitchers. ramirez expected to work out at dodger stadium on tuesday and wednesday before rejoining the dodgers on july 4. >> san francisco, a game and a half lead in the wild card race over st. louis. how about tim. what a night he would have facing pujols, bottom of the first. went down swinging. that would be the theme. bottom of the fifth, jason flared over the mound. athletic. makes the great catch, throws to it first. bottom of the eighth inning, 10-0 giants. the pitcher still on the mound. larue, down swinging, 8 ks, bottom of the ninth, mark derosa, flies out, 95 pitches, a complete game. 2:06.

lincecum improves to 5-0. the giants continue to win without big offense. they score in double digits for the first time since may 11. but lincecum has been unbelievable in his last four starts. he's been limiting opponents to just a .197 batting average. >> the rays and blue jays opening a series north of the border. rays have won five straight. halladay returning to the mound after spending time on the dl with a groin injury. 2-3 on the night. pitching well for the braves. gets scott to ground into a double play. niemann gets the win. unbeaten in five june starts. halladay had won his last seven

decisions. he loses for the first time since april 24. the jays have dropped three straight. >> red sox and orioles, boston looking to beat baltimore for the eighth straight time. that's j.d. drew, top of the fourth, he would get all of that one. two-run home run. drew, a double. 4-0 red sox. john lester pitching and pitching well. wittington not happy, throws his bat. what about jonathan papelbon, comes in in the bottom of the ninth. gets the save. what a catch! papelbon ties bob stanley red sox save record. shut out for the fourth time this year. three times at home. but this night it's all about jon lester.

improves to 8-0. among the active starters only three other pitchers have as many wins versus a single opponent with no losses. randy johnson, incredible 13-0 with the cubs, while halladay and smith, 8-0 versus the marlins. >> when the current wimbledon fourth night draws to a close roger federer could stand alone writing his own chapter in the history of men's tennis. federer, who had his run of five straight singles titles at the all england club snapped by nadal last year, will not have to face his rival this week. and if federer can navigate the rest of the field he'll win a record 15th grand slam title. >> on monday, he faced his opponent, won three weeks a good. federer takes the first set 6-4. soderling to the net, does that. makes this looks so easy.

flick of the west. federer takes the second set in the tie-break. third set we go, federer down 4-5 in the tie-break. soderling serves, the solid forehand up the line and federer, you've got to be kidding me. that ties the tie-break at five. soderling, double faults. federer trying to close the deal. match point now, roger serving. soderling misses the return wide. federer, in three sets, 23 aces for roger. >> it was a serving contest out there today. maybe not as much fun for the people, but i stayed calm and waited for my chance and thank god i came up with a good form when i had to in the breaker.

it was going to be hard for him to keep serving those big second serves when it mattered. that wasn't i particularly surprised when he hit a double fault on the breaker. >> i thought i played a great first week. today was different just because it's not that many rallies. it was a different type of match. could be the same next round, so i'm excited. i'm through to another quarter. >> a little later in the show, we'll take a closer look at the men's field. several top seeds in action including roddick, twice runner up looking to take the final step. houston rockets team physician dr. tom clanton tells the houston chronicle that yao ming's broken left foot could cause him to miss the entire upcoming season and it could be a career threatening injury. he suffered a hairline fracture during a may 8 playoff game with the lakers. the team said last week the injury hasn't healed and he's out indefinitely. here's chris broussard with

more. >> news that yao ming's career may be in jeopardy because of a foot injury has transformed a franchise that seemed to be on the rise into a franchise in flux. while the rockets continue to seek treatment options for yao in hopes of returning to action questions abound. do you perceive that the 7'6" all-star is no longer your cornerstone. do you part ways with ron artest, going young and position yourselves to be major players in the free agent market of 2010? do you pursue players that fit around yao or ignore his presence altogether when building your roster? and if yao does come back do you count on him to make it through a regular season and playoff run? something he hasn't done in years? while the brightest scenario for the rockets could be for yao to step down before next season and call it a career that would end a once promising career, but it would also end the confusion in houston. >> missed games are nothing new

to yao especially in the last four years. he had a toe infection, broke his toe multiple times. the rockets have played 19 postseason games in the last two years and he's missed 10. >> much more baseball is on the way. the angels in arlington for a series with the rangers. at stake, first place in the a.l. west. >> and also, the mets trying to put a weeeekend sweep behind th to the yankees. their reward, a date with the first place brewers. the williams sisters have their sights set on another all family final. highlights straight ahead. and now that griffith is and now that griffith is officially a west coaster on welcome to the now network. population 49 million. right now, 1.5 million people are on a conference call. 750,000 wish they weren't. - ( phones chirping ) - construction workers are making 244,000 nextel direct connect calls. 1 million people are responding to an email. - 151 accidentally hit "reply all." - ( foghorn blows )

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>> williams on the court for 47 minutes. so the top players could break through for the third time. older sister venus gets radwanska. >> trying to become the first brit to win wimbledon in years. murray in the near court, the second set action. look at andy, a little forehand winner. sweet. fans going nuts. murray took the second set 6-3 and third set 6-3. fourth set. on serve at 5-all.

wayrinka, break point. next game, wayrinka, ace down the middle. he wins the fourth set. the fifth set. prior to this year, play at this time would have been suspended due to darkness but because the new roof over center court it was over throughout the match. murray, look at the lob, come on. >> trying to get murray fired up. later in the game, murray with the break point. >> you're missing some great tennis here. >> don't throw me under the bus. murray hits the break. his mom is excited. can he close the deal? murray serving match point. it's wide. wayrinka can't handle it. 6-3. ends at 10:39 p.m. local time.

the latest match on center court in wimbledon history. >> i haven't thought about the match a whole lot. i made sure i warmed down properly and got as much food in me as possible. and then, you know, organizing what i'm going to do tomorrow to make sure i recover as best as i can. >> can you actually win wimbledon. >> does it come into a mind after winning a match like that? >> i can win wimbledon. that's not changed since the first match. >> how about andy roddick hoping to reach the quarterfinals. first set tiebreaker. roddick in the near court. roddick up 4-2. later in the breaker, roddick bombs it. 24 aces in the match. next point, cracks it down the

middle. match point for roddick. he was strong solid, moving well. roddick wins in straight sets 7-6, 6-4, 6-3. the quarterfinals are set for wimbledon. federer moves on to face karlovic. in the bottom half of the men's draw. andy roddick reaches the quarter for the fifth time in the last seven years and he'll face lleyton hewitt who reaches it for the first time since 2006. >> coming up, the mets have been battling through injuries and carlos beltran is getting a second opinion on his ailing right knee and a beloved high school football coach is laid to school (announcer)ach is laid to what does greatness taste like? round of miller lite. (announcer on call) ...here it comes...

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>> orel: in some ways, with nieve, you think it's about time they started to hit him, he's been up here three starts, >> the coach here with you. mets, despite playing awful baseball, only 2 1/2 back of the phillies entering monday. how about j.j. harding, 3-0, with a 1.31 e.r.a. this season so far. but on monday night, not so

lucky. a triple shy of the cycle. k.c. mcgee takes brian stokes deep for the grand slam. fifth of the year. 10-6 the final. the mets are now up 4 in a row while the brewers have won four of six. hoffman, tough night for him. one pitch. his 18th save in 19 chances. >> trying to right the ship in pittsburgh. gone! his seventh home run of the year. cubs up 2-0. top of the fourth, same score, man on first, milton bradley, and that's a gapper. brandon, two for four in the game. cubs up 3-0. in control. roche, no, brandon moss, take a seat. nine ks, gave up one earned run for the first time since may 12.

the cubs have beaten the cubs the last 25 times they have met on tuesday but on tuesday, the pirates would have their first winning june since 1996. >> it would be hard to find a coach, teacher, leader, more beloved than ed thomas. after being gunned down last week in the school weight room the questions have yet to be answered as to why a pillar of the parkersburg, iowa community, would be gunned down in cold blood. on monday, more than 1,800 mourners gathered to lay the former nfl high school coach of the year to rest. among those in attendance were members of football teams from across iowa, who were all dressed in their football jerseys. he also coached a number of players who went on to the nfl including four of whom served as pallbearers on monday. he was a high school head coach for 37 years. 34 of those in parkersburg. it was obvious on monday the lessons he taught will live on forever. >> the mass numbers of people that showed up, you can tell how

many people he touched. it wasn't just us and the students. it was people across iowa. people across the country that he touched. and his legacy will live forever. >> we wouldn't have missed it, obviously. ed has been a tremendous influence in my own life. you just meant so much. how do you astronaut into words. >> always tried to get the best out of people. if i can care that on to anybody and teach kids how to do that, i'm going to do my best. >> a moving tribute to a great, great american, great iowan that we loved a great deal. >> carry on what i started, he would say. carry it on. i have equipped everyone well to do this. so carry the torch for me. >> authorities have charged mark

becker, a 24-year-old former player for thomas with first-degree murder. he remains in jail on $1 million bond. >> our top stories are ahead. manny ramirez will rejoin his dodgers teammates at the end of the week. after a quick break we'll let you know how many performed in this final minute league tune-up. roger federer's quest for 15th grand slam title continues on the grass courts of wimbledon. we'll take you to center court next. ♪ to the point of no return... ♪ ♪ return there for you and your guilty pleasures. ♪ how long... ♪ how long ♪

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over his last six starts blanton, a 2.75 ear and 40 strikeouts in just 39 innings. speaking of being red-hot, recently zimmermann has a 1.90 e.r.a. i like him. while you understand you might be gun shy after the season debut i'm still starting job smoltz. yes, he had a bad first inning, still had a 5-1 strikeout rate and he gets to see the orioles who have never faced him as a starter. more analysis available every day for free. just go to the pod cast at espn.com. >> thank you, matthew. a chicago white sox and indians, chris perez, the newest indian acquired in the mark derosa trade. nails ramirez in the head. trainers have to check on ramirez. next batter, dye,