where do you think i'd be ranked? - i don't know. - come on. i'd rather not get into it. come on, pick a number between one and 10. well... i'm not sure you'll be in the top 10. i'm in the top 10, roger. ♪ ♪ >> over the plate. he is in. the orioles have the lead. >> it was the orioles great comeback since 1954. what will they do for an encore against the red sox ace josh beckett? >> his quest for tennis immortality continues. roger federer 2 wins away from a 15th grand slam title. >> and open season on nba free agents, but kobe is stayingoo the west coast and continue his

l.a. story. ♪ ♪ >> you are watching espnews where we are keeping you current with the latest breaking news, scores and highlights. plenty of baseball matinees. the mets won. >> i didn't know that. >> first the classic at wimbledon. andy roddick trying to take the next step facing lleyton hewitt. what a match. 5th set. hewitt leads 3-2. hewitt tries the backhand returner. roddick charges the net. tied at 3 in the 5th. next game, hewitt up 40-30. both players keep battling. hewitt in the near court.

nice rally. stays on the other side for roddick. hewitt takes the 4-3 lead. next game roddick up. the serve, hewitt can do nothing with that. tied at 4. next game, advantage roddick. andy. at the net. andy passes the forehand up the line. a lead for roddick. roddick up 40-30. serving. the return. hewitt trying to make something happen. he comes in. that's out. andy roddick wins in a 5th set. a tremendous effort. that was a huge point right there. here's roddick again in the far court. both men trading booming ground

strokes. hewitt comes to the net. and there it is. it was so nice. we saw it twice. andy roddick advances 6-4 in the 5th. whew! a sigh of relief from the american. >> it's a mixture of happiness, relief, and in your mind you are trying to stay the course for 4 hours. hmmm, constantly figuring out what you are going to do. your mind is racing for 4 hours. then it's it's a relief and happiness and instant shut did the down-- shutdown mode. >> losing to andy today, he is one of of the best cross court players out. he's been to a couple of wimbledon title and semi-finals as well. it's not a bad loss. but i would have liked to have snapped through. >> 43 aces a career high in the

match. roger federer trying to pass pete sampras with a 15 grand slam win. ivo karlovic not groken in this tournament at all. next point is double breakpoint. karlovic broken for the first time in the tournament. federer takes the first set. 2nd set karlovic gets unglasses. he is styling. a big ace. take another look. that's too fast for federer to catch up. karlovic broken again.

roger federer 7-5 in the 2nd set. karlovic the sunglasses gone. triple match point for federer. roger serving. gets the short ball. comes in and does that. federer advances to his 21st straight grand slam semi-final. >> i am happy to be back into another semi-final. 21st in a row. it means the world to me. let's see what happens now. >> your thoughts on the significance of that slams record? >> sure. we all know it. it will be burned into the history books of tennis. it's not there yet. many points and many serves. many forehands. we will see. >> haas and djokovich. first set backhand.

djokovich makes the save and haas will put it away. he won the first set. second set tiebreaker. djokovich long. it will be set point for tommy haas. the next point, haas, the backhand. djokovich returns it. haas at the net. he puts it away and wins the second set does haas. djokovich took the 3rd set. now haas up 2-1 in the 4th set. the return by djokovich long. haas goes up 3-1 in the 4th. later match point for tommy haas. and he takes care of business. tommy haas with a big upset and advances to the semi-finals. roger federer is next. >> this is obviously the best result, the best tennis i have played here. the best i have been feeling. unfortunately my next opponent is a really tough hurdle to go by.

we had a good battle at the french. i am realistic of who my opponent is. we don't need to talk about it. just go out and compete hard. >> out of the local favorites andy murray against spain's ferrero. first set murray far court. the backhand lethal. murray set point. and now the serve. 2nd serve for ferrero. we are talking double fault. that gave murray the set. his fans were pumped up. 3rd set ferrero can barely return. murray will move on the base line and then come to the net with a pretty drop shot. too much was murray for ferrero. he moves on to his first ever wimbledon semi-final. >> i understand i can lose the next match if i don't play my best. that's one one of the things i

learned. that's made a huge difference over last year. i realize if i don't bring my best game i will lose to guys like hewitt or roddick. i feel confident because i have won a lot of matches on the grass. but every day i know i have to perform very well. that gets the nerves going and makes he play better. >> am looking forward to it obviously. you might be able to count the people for me on this hand, but it will be something to remember. i think the crowd will be electric. it will be a great atmosphere and one i can appreciate even if it's not for me. i will just pretend when they say come on andy, that they mean me. >> [laughing]. >> good sense of humor by andy roddick. the fan favorite will be andy murray. murray beat roddick in straight

sets at wimbledon 3 years ago. as for the other semi-final match up: roger federer and tommy haas. federer beat haas 7 of 11 times they met. >> and make sure and check out all of the action beginning thursday 7 a.m. on espn-2. women's semi-final action from the all england club only on espn-2. check it out. >> ♪ >> 2 down. the pitch. it's in there for an extra base hits. here's guthrie to score. the orioles have the lead! >> heading into the bottom of the seventh inning against the red sox on tuesday the orioles faced a 9 run deficit and had less than a one half of 1% chance of winning.

in the 8th inning baltimore had 6 outs left and a small chance of winning. the orioles chances increased before nick's big blow. >> red sox and orioles. today's game. josh beckett on the mound. orioles off to a great start with a 2-1 lead. that would be a lead that would be added to and in the end it was the red sox beating the orioles coming back and doing what the orioles did against the red sox less than 24 hours earlier. this time the red sox did it to the orioles in 11 innings. they won 6-5. youklis had his 14th home run and drove in 2 of the 6 runs. ellsbury had a double.

one of his 2 hits in this game. highlights later in the show. >> the rays won 7 in a row. scuturo and the blue jays wearing red for canada day. scuturo with a man on first. he rips it. it's fair down the 3rd base line. scuturo and the blue jays up 1-0. bottom 7th. toronto up 2-0. turns on the pitch. it's gone. the 8th of the year for him and the jays blank the rays. the final is 5-0. so jays-- excuse pee the rays winning streak is out the window. romero improves to 5 and 1 at home this season. rolen back-to-back home runs. he has hit safely in 19straight innings. >> mets looking to avoid their 6th straight loss. will they respond? we will see.

on the mound was guiled guiled gallardio. 3rd high 12 k's for the brewers pitcher. game over great outing by pelfrey who went 7 and two-thirds allowing 6 hits. it was just his 2nd win. pelfrey does what johan santana could not do. just a night before. >> meantime the nationals looking to sweep the marlins. josh willingham at the plate. bases loaded top 7. a blooper. 2 runs score. nationals up 3-2. bottom of the 7th.

same score. cody ross at the plate. we are tied. ross's 14th home run of the season. 3-all. we move to the bottom of the 8th. same score and 1 out. bases loaded for the marlins. helms at the plate. gonzales but not in time. hanley ramirez scores. great play in the hole. that's sweet but they can't turn 2. marlins on top 4-3. nunez in to close it out for the fish. gonzales swings to end the game. the final is marlins win 5-3. 10th straight win over the nationals. his 10th straight game with an rib. ross has 3 home runs in 9 games against the nationals this season. >> former boxer arguello was found dead at his home in

managua, nicaragua. he was elected mayor of managua last year retired from boxing in 1995 with 65 knockouts. he was champion in 3 weight divisions. best known for 2 riveting fights against prior. he was 47. 57. >> coming up on espnews, the future of brandon marshal and brett favre. the topics keep coming. james hasty will break it down.

>> what a great time to talk nfl

with james hasty here with us on espnews. it's not like we don't have anything to talk about. that's what is great about the nfl. let's start thing off in denver. before we went on, i was venting to james about how i think it will be a disaster with the new head coach because he is wreaking havoc. what about brandon marshall and his future? >> well, his future i think is going to remain in denver. we know he has had his brushes with the law and his fair share of off-field issues. keep this in perspective. brandon marshall has caught over 200 passes in the last 2 years. last year he had 104 catches. when you look at his numbers over the last 2 years, 65% of his catches convert in 1st downs. all you can ask for is a guy to help you move the chains. often times you the pad a guy's stat, but this is a guy that is a play-maker.

we don't have a farm system in the national league. it's not like you can find a 6-3, 220 pound wide receiver every day. >> but you heard his comments. brandon marshall said about being in denver. he didn't like it. here's what he said. i hate denver. i hope to get traded. i hate this city. when a player says that, that can't sit well with the broncos fans. do you think he might still be with the broncos? >> supposedly this quote came result of being pulled over for a dui. we assume he was intoxicated. no one in their right mind would say that sober. i hope that's the case with brandon marshall. he has had bad pr in denver. this is a young man who is young and he is still trying to understand and find his way in the national football league.

i think josh childress has to understand players play in the league. if you don't have players, you can't be successful. unless you have a good answer. yes you have stokeley and royal and gaffney. unless you have a players of that magnitude, you may be stuck with him. >> let's move on to the other soap opera. i am talking about the one that brett favre is the leading star for. the situation with the vikings. the vikings players are just waiting. what will happen? management, what is going on there? why don't we have a timetable? >> we know that brett had shoulder issues. he went down to see dr. james andrews in alabama. a doctor who did surgery on me as well. i know how well renowned he is. brett needs to get into camp right away. when it comes to offense, chemistry and timing is

critical. when you start talking about guys like bobby wade and rice in the wide receivers and the tight ends and adrian peterson at running back and percy harvey, you have a responsibility to get in there and develop that timing and that chemistry with those guys. everybody else in the national football league is doing what it takes. as great as brett favre feels he is, you need that time to build that chemistry. as time runs out, brett favre is cheating a lot of those guys the opportunity to raise the lombardi trophy. >> speaking of timetables. what about michael vick's future. what is taking the nfl commissioner roger goodell so long to make a decision on vick? >> he is taking a read and react approach with michael vick. he just completed a 20 month sentence. he will complete a 23 month sentence with his community service hours. we are talking about july 20th

as the timeline when michael vick will be emigible to be reinstated into the national league. roger goodell wants to get a poll of the country to find out whether or not he should reinstate michael vick. i think roger goodell will have to make the most difficult decision he has made yet when it comes to the national football league. does he reinstate michael vick? yes, there may be protests, but i think the young man paid his price. he said i understand the mistakes i made. i am going through the bankruptcy issues. give him an opportunity to play. if he can sit down and meet with animal rights groups, it might help with the segue to return to the national league. right now i would like to see roger goodell get off the fence and make a decision. >> we have good polls on espn.com. we can help out the commissioner.

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weekend. a district court judge in charlotte lifted his suspension and allows him to race this weekend at daytona. >> that's huge for us. this means more to me than any race i have ever won. to do what we did today. i thank to john and derrik and all of the attorneys who worked tirelessly and endlessly. up all night doing research. it paid off. the truth came out. now i can go back and now i can back racing again. the main thing is to clear the air. we haven't been able to say anything to anybody. it feels good to get this off our back for now and move forward. >> mayfield was suspended on may 9th at failing a drug test 8 days early. mayfield maintained he did not take methamphetamine. brian mcgee is on the phone with us. "espn the magazine"'s senior

writer. what has been the reaction around nascar to the judge's decision to lift the suspension? >> well, i think shock may not be a strong enough word. i think a lot of people just assumed that this was just something we were going to have to endure as a paperwork thing and move on to the real trial later. it really caught a lot of people offguard. nascar was caught offguard because there wasn't a strong response afterwards. i don't know that they had a plan to react if it happened. what haced it the truth. what jeremy mayfield said is a little bit of a misnomer. he said i am in the clear now and everything is okay. it's really not. this just a temporary injunction. it will go to court later on. more than likely in the fall. so he is not out the woods. but he is getting to race again. >> with performance enhancing drugs and steroids in general being such a big story in the sports world, what has been the prevailing opinion among

drivers, crew chiefs and owners about this specific situation as it has played out? >> i think everyone's reaction has been they don't want it around. more so than any other sport, this is really not the sport that you can have anyone not at the top of their game. it's not about performance enhancing drugs. but what we really dealt with in the last year and a half are recreational drugs. that's what the drivers don't want to the track and the car owners don't want it near the race track. in another sport, if you are doing greenies, the person you are hurting is you. in nascar, if you are under the influence of anything, you could kill somebody. not only yourself but the people around you. that's why zero tolerance is thrown around a lot. but in motor sports that's what everybody swears by. >> the bulk of the drivers on

the sprint cup circuit, what do they think of the quality of drug testing by nascar? >> it's so new. they all stand behind the zero tolerance policy just like we were just speaking of. it's all so new. nascar only really started a real random drug testing procedure this year, on january 1st. i think a lot of people were stepping back and waiting to see after a season how they felt. in the past, drivers said yeah, we have a random drug testing policy. i have never been tested. now drivers are saying they have been tested 5 times this season already. people are all about it. they don't mind being tested. they want to prove they are clean. >> ryan mcgee. thanks for joining us here on espnews. >> thank you. this will go on for at least another year. we will be talking again. >> coming up on espnews: what a day.

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