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>> hi, welcome to espnews. back along with robert flores, i'm j.w. stewart. it's been a strange few days in new york. first serena then roger federer. and tonight it was the yankees and the jays. >> back in the day old yankee stadium was the site of some great boxing matches. tuesday, new yankee stadium got a taste of baseball style pugilism. we check in on the score between the bluejays and yankees. toronto leads 10-4. two outs, bottom of the ninth. the big story happening an inning before. as jesse carlson and jorge posada both ignite a benches clearing brawl. couple of blue jays have been plunked earlier in this game. carlson threw behind posada who later scored and gave a chicken wing, an elbow to carlson, and that's when the benches cleared. as soon as this game goes final. in fact, it's just gone final. that is now a final at yankee stadium. blue jays get the win 10-4.

highlights and definitely some post-game reaction coming up here on espnews. >> mt. meantime, it's mid september. but it might as well bep opening day for diasuke matsuzaka. the mvp of the world baseball classic. diasuke pitching tuesday night for the first time since june 19. he's been on the d.l. with a strained right shoulder. the red sox are giving diasuke four starts to see if he can pitch in october. of course, the red sox need to make the playoffs first. a.l. wildcard leading red sox leading the a.l. west leading angels, and diasuke looked pretty good. six innings of scoreless baseball. he had three hits. only walked three. struck out five . in the eighth inning, pitch three for david ortiz. his 270th career home run as a designated hitter. that is the most all time. breaking the tie that he shared with frank thomas. 4-1 is the final. red sox have won six in a row overall.

nine straight at home. diasuke gets the win in his return from the d.l. the longest outing of the season. >> the top story this half.in bluejays and yankees. here's how it all developed. aaron hill j puts in the eighth. he is the second blue jay batter plunked in this game. vernon wells was the first. home half of the inning. jesse carlson throws behind jorge posada. and posada's like a hey, bro' ham. what gives? and they have some words. both teams get warned. later in the inning, the benches clear kind of. posada's on second. brett garden, good piece of hitting there. singles to right. here comes posada. he scores. he brushes carlson right there. and carlson's like, hey, man. so he chases posada. posada was ejected. then that's when all the fun

begins. you can see derek jeter. he's trying to restore order, but to no avail. here's another look at the contact made between posada and carlson. there you see the chicken wing by posada. he was ejected. and look at carlson's head. looking like a cool rockman. wow. once again, blut jays get the win. 10-4. roy haladay goes six innings, gives up 11 hits. strikes out six. he improves to 18-6 lifetime. once again, back here with j.w. stewart, i'm robert flores. in case you're joining us. if you've been watching the yankees and bluejays game, we'll take you back out to yankee stadium once we get some postgame news conferences. we hope to bring it to you. >> we hope to hear from joe girardi who was in there trying to restore order. but you could see there was going to be a problem at some point with the benches clearing. everyone stopped and stared and went back. very uncharacteristic of jorge posada. he can be fiery. though he's toned it down over the last few years.

but uncharacteristic to see a cheap shot from him. >> john kruk mentioned the fact that poe saddam posada had to know that >> posada had to know some sort of retaliation had to be coming at him. he should have known something would have been up. >> absolutely. one of the questions that we'll ask as we hope to talk to some of the people covering the game, beat writers and broadcasters, ask i'm sure we'll hear from joe girardi is if anyone was injured. we don't think anyone was hurt. but the yankees are trying to win the division after being out of the playoffs last year. and this is the last thing you need. you know, some integral part of that team to get hurt or suspended. i think the only person hurt now is jesse carlson. that big old plum he had there on his forehead. we'll keep you updated on that. back to the american league wildcard. the texas rangers continue to fade out. they began the day up three and a half back of the red sox.

in the a.l. wildcard. boston has won. we showed you that earlier in this half hour. and right now texas trailing 6-1 in the bottom of the eighth. red sox now stand five clear of the rangers in the wildcard. they can make it five and a half. highlights of that rangers a's game as soon as it goes final. >> map of the a.l. wildcard to the national league wildcard. and the rockies began the night with a three and a half game lead on the giants. and san francisco has scored three quick ones on colorado starters jimenez. barry zito two innings, struck out four. he does not have a walk yet. 3-0, top 3. >> dodgers came in leading the rockies by four games in the n.l. west. but, like the rockies, the dodgers are losing 3-0. losing at home to the pirates. manny is at bat right now.

0 for 1 in the game so far. steve pierce, a two-run home run. his fourth of the year for the pirates. two of his eight career home runs have come against randy wolf who was in there for the dodgers. this is the last start with his hyper extended elbow. 5-0. hasn't lost since august 1st. right now he and the dodgers are down 3-0. l.a. only holds to one hit right now. >> right now, credit card national pitcher adam wainwright is a front line starter and a cy young candidate. his biggest moments have come as a closer. remember back in 2006, it was wainwright that closed the clinching game in the world series. we'd love for the cardinals to be in a similar spot. with him being the starting pitcher and not the closer. 28th-year-old looking for his 19th win of the season. taking on the marlins. bottom of the fifth. albert pujols with the bases loaded. flyball to left. rick ankiel. slides in safely. and the cardinals have a quick 1-0 lead.

in the sixth, dan uggla, two-run homer. his 29th of the season. this one off wainwright. and that was all the scoring that the marlins needed. they win a pitchers duel, 2-1. sean west goes six strong for the marlins, struck on out a season high nine for wainwright. his first loss in eight starts since august 2nd. >> >> coming up on espnews, cliff lee has struggled recently. but can the phillies new face turn it around as they go to the stretch drive? >> and why lane kiffin has changed his tune as the vols get ready to face the gators in the swamp. >> and serena williams, still feeling the effects of that meltdown at the u.s. open. she responded

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>> after winning his first five starts with the phils, cliff lee is 1-2 with a #.60 era in his last three. bottom two, bases loaded, and carlos rue he's early on, that will clear the bases. ruiz with the double, 4-0 to the phils. the rest is up to cliff lee. there he is trying to go the distance. and he does so. the six-hit shutout with nine k's. and the phillies win it 5-0. fourth career shutout for cliff lee. first in the national league. he's now 7-2 with the phils. phils were 13-3 with the nats this year. in his nine starts with the phillies, cliff lee has as many wins, complete games and shutouts as he did in 22 starts with the indianaians. the

eagles have added michael vick to his 53-had minute roster. because of his two-game suspension, he can't play until september 27th. john clayton on what this move means for vick and the eagles? >> don't read into too much that michael vick is off the exempt list and practicing with the team. it's not affecting the chance that he still is going to be the fourth quarterback in philadelphia. the plan is to get him ready for week three, and try to do specialty plays. that's why they signed jeff garcia. garcia can be the back-up if mcnabb is not going to be able to play and kevin cobb starts sunday. that seems to be the likelihood. the plan now is for cobb to start if mcnabb can't go. and for vick to prepare for week three. that still is a good situation for michael. >> ladainian tomlinson listed day today with a sprained ankle.

he rolled it monday, and was on the sidelines in the chargers game-winning drive. that was capped off by darren sproles scoring a touchdown. bill belichick's patriots linebacker's knee injury is not season ending. in the same game, bills linebacker says he'll be out several weeks with a broken left arm. and roger goodell says players charles grant and will smith won't have to serve their four-game suspensions for violating the nfl's policy on anabolic steroids related substances at the present time. >> since becoming the coach at tennessee, lane kiffin has falsely accused florida of recruiting violations, and declared he'll sing rocky top all night long after the vols beat the gators on saturday. it's gotten to the point where tennessee's interim president has told kiffin to tone it down. in his news conference tuesday, kiffin praised the gators and said he won't turn up the volume on the vols even though they're huge underdogs. don't believe in the

underdog role for motivation. if you're not motivated for this game, something's wrong with you. you know. it's tennessee versus florida. regardless of what the spread is or who is the favorite, who is the underdog, it's a big time match-up, and one that a lot of these kids have watched for years and years as they were growing up. so i would be shocked if either side needs to motivate their players. play. has dominated lately with four in a row. urban has never lost to tennessee. 64 points over the last two years combined. so there's been motivation over there. i don't think that i motivated them. i wasn't here yet. so we know they're going to come to play very hard. they're extremely talented. i look at their defense, the 11 stars, you have 11 nfl players. i would think the most talented played. and probably the best quarterback to play college football. so we're going to have our hands

full. >> if i say nice things, maybe they'll take it easy on us. since urban meyer arrived in gainesville, the gators have dominated the volts, outscoring them by a total aof 73 points. florida has also outgained tennessee by an average of nearly 10 yards per game in those meetings. saturday's espn game between usc and ohio state was the most watched game in the history of the network. freshman matt barkley earned rave reviews saturday. he's earned raves from his coach and this week's opponent. first his coach. >> i thought matt did extremely well in that game. the way he handled everything, and the way he dealt with it, it is much like we expected. but you've still got to go do it, and he did it. more significantly was his mentality during the game. he was in it, talking communicating. i know i've said that a number of times. but a lot of times kids don't communicate real well. he was fine. he was just like he always was

and is. and he got banged up, and his shoulder was sore, you know. i guess it might have happened in the third quarter. in the third quarter he made it through it. and was not feeling 100%. >> i'm impressed by what he's been able to get accomplished to this point. you think about this kid, he started as a freshman in high school at mater day from one of the premier programs in california. and he comes to s.c., and he's exceeding i think expectations of everybody but himself. i can't envision, i can't imagine carson palmer, matt leinart, john david booty mark sanchez doing what he's doing. to me, in four years this guy's going to be better than all of them. >> now the head coach of the washington huskies, the trojans opponent this weekend. barkley has been efficient, but not spectacular. in his first two starts, including 60%. one touchdown, and one interception. >> one of the lasting images

from this year's u.s. open will be serena williams profanity laced tirade projected at a line judge. that caused her -- cost her match point in a semifinal loss saturday night. serena was again aske asked aboe incident on good morning america. >> you see the episode again and again and again. when you see yourself there on the court, responding to the call of a foot fault. what do you believe was going through your mind when you lost it with the judge? >> well, at that point i really just had lost control. i mean, i was just not -- first of all a, i don't foot fault. traditionally i didn't foot fault all year. so i was like what is going on? why do they continue to call on me on such important points? and i just thought, what's going on? so as a competitor, and as someone who is really passionate about her work, you know, i just got a little bit overexcited. i think. but most of all i was able to learn from the situation.

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>> tigers open a three-game series against the royals. they send washburn to the hill. he's struggled in the tigers uniform. in the first inning, he tees off on a three-run home run. in the ninth for the royals, they hit three three-run home runs, and jared washburn's one inning with four earned. and his 11-1 chances have been absolutely terrible for jeremy washburn. >> killing my fantasy team. >> he's killing the real tigers as well. they've lost five straight against the royals, including four in the last eight days. monday marked washburn's 30th career start. he celebrated by taking the night off. washburn is 1-3 in eight starts with the tigers. his era is nearly three times as high as it was. >> all righty. manchester united and fergusson

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>> college football overdrive is back. it's year four here on espnews. every saturday from 3:00 to 8:00 eastern. we take you live to the most exciting games from across the country. >> the throw and it's intercepted. not going to catch them. it's two for the buckeyes! >> we offer expert analysis from kordell stewart and sean king. 3:00 eastern on espnews. >> >> coach todd hailie said it's too early to know if matt cassel will miss the home opener against the raiders.

if cassel can't go, brody croyle would once again get the start. and workers looked at a nine-foot tall statue. the statue was originally outside the texas stadium. but now that they've moved to the new stadium, more nfl news, inside the huddle, john clayton: >> the timing of aaron rodgers come back victory over the bears couldn't have been any better because it happened in the same week elite contemporaries ben roethlisberger, tom brady and philip rivers did the same. last season rogers produced only one touchdown in two field goals in 22 chances, and it was costly in close games. rodgers proved he learned the comeback by being patient enough the ryan grant running play, the short pass to jennings, and scrambled for four yards for the 60-yard game winner.

the 49ers acknowledged tight end vernon davis who averaged one drop for nearly every eight catches in his first three seasons. never totally a shorthanded pass receiver. but that won't stop singltarey from making them the focus of the passing offense. they plan to target him five to seven times a game because he's the team's most talented option who is not playing, and is so feared around the league he was the nfc's third pro bowler alternate even though he caught only 31 passes last year. the newest weapon in the passing arsenal is the pump fake. he's been able to move away from the target and stay alive in the pocket. this year he's been able to hold titan safety chris hoke for two completions in the steelers week one victory. >> the ravens plan isn't for joe flacker to attend 43 passes and throw for 307 yards as he did against the chiefs. but they are pleased, he with

can do that. during the off season, flacco has become more comfortable releasing the ball quicker, and the opening victory is a sign he has confidence in the pass blocking of his massive offensive line. inside the huddle, john clayton, espn. >> coming up on espnews. two anchors for the price of one. rockies take the dodgers in the n.l. west. while trying to hold off the giants in the wildcard. a wild scene in new york. tempers flair and benches clear as the yankees and bluejays rumble in the bronx. >> a wildcard race in the a.l. the red sox rolled the dice for the ultimate wildcard. and michael vick is serving a two-game suspension. how he was able to rejoin the eagles on tuesday.

>> hi and welcome to espnews. always available in hd. robert flores, i'm j.w. stewart. tell you what, robert, it's been a strange few days in new york. first serena williams, then it was roger federer. tuesday it was the yankees and bluejays. back in the day old yankee stadium was the site of some great boxing matches. tuesday, new yankee stadium got a taste of baseball style pugilism. here we go. bluejays-yankees, eighth inning. mark, plunked aaron hill. the second bluejays batter that was hit. so remember that. so we go to the bottom of the eighth. jesse carlson, the yankee catcher gets jorge posada. and he's like hey, bro' ham? what's the deal?

don't do that. all right, moments later, the t benches clear a little bit. but the main event is still to come. both teams got more. later in the inning, posada to second. and he's coming home. brett gardener. his piece of hitting here. as posada crosses the plate, he makes contact with carlson. this time it's carlson who answers the question, what's going on, dude? and that's when the benches clear. derek jeter you can see in the middle of it hey, hey, hey. by then, the benches really clear. here's another look at the contact. posada delivers that wing to carlson. look at the bump on carlson's head. man. minor skirmishes breaking out. equipment was thrown all over the field. posada was ejected before he made contact before the fight.

travis snyder. 2 for 4. the rookie going a couple of home runs in this game. he joins his second career multi-homer game. >> it's mid september. but might as well be opening day for diasuke matsuzaka. the mvp of the world baseball classic, diasuke pitching tuesday night for the first time since june 19. he's been on the d.l. with a strained right shoulder. the red sox are giving diasuke four starts to see if he'll be ready to pitch in october. of course, the red sox need to make it that far first. opening the three-game series with the a.l. west leading angels. diasuke looked really good. bottom three in history for david ortiz. his 270th career home run as a designated hitter, that's the most all time. snapping the tie that he held for frank thomas, and the red

sox win 4-1. they won six in a row, nine straight at home. diasuke returned from the d.l. his longest outing of the season. peter gammons on the return. >> for diasuke matsuzaka, the return to fenway park seemed very different than the matsuzaka earlier in the season. his fastball is up 90 had-93. he commanded the strike zone with that fastball. had a great breaking ball. stayed ahead of hitters all night, and seemed to be in total command of the angels. now this is very important. because other than timst wakefid who is now hurt, and buchholz, and lester and beckett. the red sox starters for the total of three outs after the sixth inning the entire year. now thest last four games, beckett, buchholz, lester and matsuzaka, consecutive starts. have allowed one run as they prepare for the postseason. >> diasuke's first scoreless start since last september. of his first eight starts, he

allowed 32 earned runs in 35 innings, his opponents teed off to the tune of a .378 average. but the angels couldn't touch him on tuesday. so the rangers began the night four and a half back of the red sox in the wildcard. they continued to have problems scoring runs and get the oakland a's, fourth inning. davis, the flair to right. david murphy can't get to it. two runs scored. 4-0 oakland. then in the sixth. it's davis. ripping the single to left. fourth r.b.i. of the night. and the oakland a's hand the texas rangers another loss. 6-1. the a's have won 7 of the last 9. the rangers scoring just one run total in the last three games, and 11 in the last five. all right, so here's the hunt for october. the american league wildcard race with the lead for the red sox is now five and a half games. as the rangers continue to fade back. >> from the american league wildcard to the national league

wildcard. rockies and giants. of these two are battling for the national league wildcard spot on. giants jump back to the big 7-1 lead. bottom of the third. rockies holding on to the three and a half game lead coming into tonight's action that they are running into some problems. and here's what we're talking about. rockies trying to snap a four-game losing streak. but losing to the giants big time. with a win tonight they could close the gap to two and a half games. the dodgers came in leading the rockies by four games in the n.l. west. with the chance to tie their lead in the division. right now trailing at home to the pirates 3-2. randy wolf will miss his last start with a hyper extended elbow still in the game. he's 5-0 in his last six starts. of has not lost since august 1st. highlights of this game as soon as it goes final. >> right now, cardinal pitcher adam wainwright say front line starter and a cy young

candidate. his biggest moments have come as a closer. in 2006, it was wainwright that closed a clinching game of the world series. however, he would love for the cardinals to be in a similar spot this season. except with him starting the game and not closing it. starting it tuesday night against is the florida marlins. albert pujols on the hill. or at the plate, rather. albert does a little bit of everything. >> he could. >> he brings in an r.b.i. with a sack fly. rick an keel beats the throw, and this is his one mistake. the two-run homer to dan uggla. his 29th of the season, and that was all flort marlins need. as they get the win 2-1. sean west outdueling wainwright. six innings. season high nine strikeouts for wainwright his first loss on in eight starts since august 2nd. gives up two earned runs in 7 innings. >> still ahead on espnews, how cliff lee used the worst team in baseball to feel like his old

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>> taking on the nats, in trouble with the bases loaded in the fourth inning. against josh bard. in the ninth. lee's trying to go the distance, and he does. getting bard to finish off a six-hit shutout with nine k's. phillies win five. fourth career shutout for cliff lee. first in the national league. he's now 7-2 with the phils.

and the phils are 13-3 against the nats this year. in just nine starts, cliff lee has as many wins, complete games and shutouts as he did in 22 starts with the indians. the reigning a.l. cy young winner has an era below 3 with the phils and has more than doubled his strikeout to walk ratio. >> speaking of phillies, the eagles have activated michael vick adding him to the three-man roster. because of his two-game suspension, vick can't play until september 27th. john clayton on what this move means for vick and the eagles. >> don't read into it too much that michael vick is off the exempt list and practicing with the team. it's not affecting the chance that he's still going to be the fourth quarterback in philadelphia. the plan is still to get him ready for week three, and try to do specialty plays. that's why they signed jeff garcia. he can be the back-up if donovan mcnabb is not going to be able to play, and kevin cobb starts sunday. that seems to be the likelihood. there is a clear delynnation.

the plan now is for cobb to start if mcnabb can't go. that is a good situation for michael. >> all right, fantasy owners listen up. ladainian tomlinson listed as day-to-day with a sprained ankle. he rolled that ankle against the raiders and was on the sidelines during the chargers winning drive. >> bill belichick says patriots linebacker mayer's injury is not season ending. hurt in the same game, paul will be out seven weeks with a broken left arm. and saints player charles grants and will smith won't have to serve their four-game suspensions at this time for violating the nfl's policy on anabolic steroids and related substances. >> since becoming a coach at tennessee, lane kiffin has falsely accused florida of recruiting violations, and declared he'll sing rocky top all night long after the vols

beat the gators on saturday. it's gotten to the point where tennessee's interim president has told kiffin to simmer down. in his news conference tuesday, kiffin praised the gators and said he won't turn up the volume on the vols even though they're huge underdogs. >> i don't believe in the not motivated for this game, something's wrong with you, you know? it's tennessee versus florida. regardless of what the spread is favorite, who is the underdog. it's a big-time match-up. one that a lot of these kids have watched for years and years when they were growing up, and so, i don't -- i would be shocked if either side needs to motivate their players. every year both teams come to play. has dominated obviously lately with four in a row. urban's never lost to tennessee. and 64 points over the last two years combined. so, there's been motivation over i don't think that i motivated them. i wasn't here yet. so, we know they're going to

come to play very hard. they're extremely talented. i look at their defense. look at their 11 stars, you have 11 nfl players. i would think the most talented defense maybe ever played. and part of the best quarterback to play college football. so we're going to have our hands full. >> since urban meyer arrived in gainesville in 2005, the gators have dominated the vols. outscoring them by a total of 73 points over four meetings. florida has also outgained tennessee by an average aof nearly 100 yards per game in those meetings. saturday's espn game between usc and ohio state was the most watched college football game in the history of the network. freshman matt barkley earned rave reviews saturday leading to the win. he's got a asore shoulder heading into this week's game from washington. but he's earned praise from the coach and this week's opponents. >> i thought matt did extremely well in that game. and the way he handled everything and the way he dealt with it. it was much like we expected and

you've still got to go do it, and he did it. more significantly was his mentality in the game. he was in it, talking communicating. i know i said that a number of times. but a lot of times kids don't communicate really well. he was fine. he was just like he was and is. and now he got banged up. and his shoulder was sore, you know. and i guess it might have happened in the third quarter. in the third quarter, and he made it through it, and he's not feeling 100%. >> i'm thoroughly impressed to what he's been able to get accomplished to this point. you think about this kid. he started as a freshman in mater dei, one of the premier programs in california. and he comes to sc and he's exceeding, i think, expectations of everybody but himself. i can't envision, i can't imagine carson palmer, matt leinart, john david booty, mark sanchez doing what he's doing. so to me in four years, this guy's going to be better than all of them. >> that, of course, is former

offensive coordinator, and current husky head coach steve sar. kisian. barkley has been efficient, but not spectacular. >> one of the lasting images from this year's u.s. open will be serena williams profanity-laced tirade directed at a line judge. that cost her match point in her semifinal loss to kim clistjers on saturday night. serena was again asked about the incident on good morning ameri america. >> you've seen the episode again and again and again. when you see yourself there on the court responding to the call of a foot fault, what do you believe was going through your mind when you lost it with the judge? >> well, at that point i really had lost control. i mean, i was just not -- first of all, i don't foot fault. traditionally i haven't foot faulted all year. i was just like what's going on? why do they continue to call it on me on such important points?

and i just thought what's going on? so as a competitor and as someone who is really passionate about her work, i just got a little bit overexcited, i think. but most of all i was able to learn from the situation. >> serena only won two singles titles this year. but both were grand slams. the aussie open in wimbledon. and she is even more dominant when teamed up with sister venus. winning four of the five events they entered. including three grand slams. straight ahead on espnews. troy polamalu won't play sunday against the bears. why there is still good news in pittsburgh. and after two years away from boxing, floyd mayweather returns boxing, floyd mayweather returns to the ring. - ( music playing ) - a work of art. a finely-tuned machine. a sanctuary. a command center. ( both revving ) a sophisticated sedan. a sports car.

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>> a.l. central leading tigers opening athlete-game series against the royals. jared washburn who has been struggling with a sore left kn knee. and from this pitch, he's got a sore neck. turns and watches it fly off the bat of alberto. the three-run home run. jared washburn has allowed 13 first-inning runs in eight starts with detroit. he loses again. as the royals with the trio of three-run home runs. the tigers have lost five straight, including four in the last eight days. washburn lasted just one inning, the shortest start of his career. he's 1-3 in eight starts with the tigers. his era is nearly three times as

high as it was with seattle. he's already allowed more home runs in eight starts with detroit as he did in 20 starts for the mariners. >> how about a little preseason hockey? bruins and rangers. that's julien behind the bench. first period. his team's on the power play. and they would cash in. zach hamel scores to make it 1-0. third period, still 1-0. and another bruins power play. cashed in. thist, time by maxim. bruins g o up, and go on to win 2-1. >> cristiano ronaldo making his champions league debut for real madrid. 27th minute, ronaldo with the free kick over the head of goalie johnny leonie. ronaldo said i never feel pressure. more pressure here in the 89th minute. another free kick. again, he converted. this time deflected off leonie and in. and real madrid wins 5-2.

>> saturday between floyd mayweather and juan manuel marquez. tuesday, both fighters gathered in las vegas for a photo olympic. mayweather who hasn't fought in almost two years puts his undefeated record and some would say his legacy on the line. >> i feel good, you know. i've been here before. i know what it takes. i mean, i'm having a great turnout. my team is ready. september 19th is another big day for me. it's going to be a tremendous fight. the atmosphere is great. it's only tuesday, and you have all these people waiting for the fighters. so it's a great time that the fighters are going to be excellent. >> i miss the whole boxing atmosphere. all the fans around the world, you know, man a, i don't know where floyd mayweather would be. but i love vegas, nevada and all the great things around the world. all great countries supporting me. i continue to work hard and to be the best that i can be. >> you know, win or lose, he's been successful in one thing.

he's bringing it back. he's missing all the pins though. you need the michael jackson pin. round by round coverage of saturday's big fight can be seen here on espnews. plus, we've got you covered with post fight news conferences as well. >> steelers and bears will play sunday without two of the best defensive players in football. bears linebacker brian urlacher is done for the year with a dislocated wrist. safety troy polamalu out six weeks with a torn ncl in his left knee. mike tomlin says that's life in the nfl. >> injuries are part of football. i'm sure they prefer to play with urlacher. they're going to have to find ways to be successful without him. similarly, we prefer to play with troy. we're going to have to find ways to play without him. that is the story in the national football league. i'm sure they'll uphold the standard like we intend to. it comes with the territory. troy's knee injury will not require surgery. it's really a week-to week thing as we progress from here on out.

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fake. gle . >> over the bears couldn't have been any better because it happened in the same weekend that ben roethlisberger, tom brady and rivers did the same. last season rodgers failed in situations. rodgers proved he learned the knack of the two-minute come back, but a short pass, and scrambled for yards before hitting jennings with the game-winner. the 49ers acknowledge vernon davis, who averaged one drop for every eight catches, never totally will be a sure-handed pass receiver. that won't stop mike singletary from making him the focus of the passing offense. he will be targeted five of seven times in the game. he is so feared around the league, he was the nfc's thrird pro bowl alternate evenly though

he only caught 31 passes last year. in the past two years roethlisberger has been able to move defenders away with his eyes. this year he is adding to the trickery by using the pump fake. it fooled the other side. flak flak -- during the offseason, flacco has become more comfortable releasing the ball quicker, and the opening victory is a sign he has confidence in the pass blocking of his massive offensive line. inside the huddle. john clayton, espn. >> a look at tuesday's notable home runs. adam linn, 30th of the season.

first blue jay left-handed batter with at least 30 home runs since 2004. >> the royals second baseman with ten homers this season. ♪ coming up on "espnews." two raise for the price of -- races for the price of one. rockies and the dodgers. >> a wild scene in new york. tempers flair and benches clear and there's a rumble in the bronx. and michael vick is serving a two-game suspension. he rejoined this eagles on tuesday. this is "espnews." ♪

>> welcome to "espnews." along with robert foreigners, i'm j. w stewart. been a strange few days in new york. serena, federer, and now the blue jays. >> old yankee stadium was the site of some good boxing matches. here we go. blue jays with a sizeable lean. aaron hill, the second blue jay batter plunked. keep that in mind. carlson on the hill for toronto. throws behind posada. and the yankee catcher is like, hey, what's the dole? -- deal? i do not roll that way. both teams were warned, a little later in the inning, the main

event. a good piece of hitting. here comes posada. and watch the contact he makes with carlson right there. and then it's carson who says, i, too, can suffer the smack. posada was ejected. and then that's when the benches cleared big-time. derek jeter trying to calm things. we had multiple skirmishes, equipment thrown all over the field. there's another look at the contact. the chicken wing. then look at the sizeable knot on carlson. andy pettitte will not make his scheduled start wednesday bus of soreness in the shoulder. with more on thief's fistfight.

>> karlson has a huge knot. posada and carson probably looking at a suspension. not what you want. although it will give jorge some rest. one of them done belong because he has been around for while. >> that's jorge posada. he should have said, i understood how this game is played. we hit two of your guys. away hill gets hit in the back. i should have said something. karlson did the right thing. he threw it behind him, not anywhere near the head. i understand it's frustrating. you think about the risk of injury by getting hit by a pitch. i know posada is upset. but he has to have more sense than to act like he is throwing an elbow, and then getting into a fight, because he is getting suspended. also, he had his shoulder

operated on last year. >> didn't appear as if anyone got hurt. >> i think you're look at the situation, as long as the yankees don't come out with any injuries, it can be turned into a positive. they have everything to lose, the blue jays have nothing to lose. the yankees are going to the postseason and go deep. i think a team that has already gelled and already together, they have shown they have each other's back and they have shown the other teams, this team is tight. so as long as there's no injuries, you take the positive out of it. a suspension of posada. that will give the other catchers a little more time. >> and the fact they gave up five home runs, the most the jays have ever hit at yankee stadium. >> thanks a lot. it's mid-september. but it might as well be opening day for dice-k. the mvp of the world baseball

classic, pitches for the first time since june 19th. the red sox are giving him four starts to see if he will be ready to pitch in october. the red sox need to make the playoffs first. opening a three-game series series with the angels. dice-k looked pretty good. struck out five. threw 93 pitches. bottom eighth. history for david ortiz. big papi with his 270th career home run as a designatedded hitter. the most all-time. snapping the tie he had with frank thomas. dice-k gets the win in his return from the dl. his longest outing of the season. he said, quote, i have been a burden on my teammates. i feel that it owe them. >> the dice-k matsuzaka that

returned to fenway park seemed very different. his fast ball was up 90 to 93. he commanded the strike zone with the fast ball. had a great breaking ball. state ahead of hitters all night. seemed to be in total command of the angels. this is very important because other than wakefield and buccholz, they have a total of three outs in the entire year. now beckett, buccholz, and mat sack car have allowed one run. >> this is dice-k's first scoreless start since last september. over his last eight starts he allowed 32 runs in 35 innings. his opponents had a .332 average. >> the rangers began four and a half back of the red sox in the

american league wild card. they continue to struggle. mccarthy, 4-0 in this last five starts. in the fourth, davis, bringing in two. david murphy can't get to that. he went 3-4. and the a's win again. 6-1. they have won seven of their last nine. the rangers scored just one run total in the last three games. let's look at the american league wild-card race. red sox opening up some distance. the leades now 5-1/2 over the rangers. >> from the a.l. wild card to the national league wild card. he rockies and giants are batting batting -- battling it out. look at zito. five innings, eight strikeouts. the rockies have lost 6-7 at san francisco, and 7-9 in the season series coming in.

that trend won't be bucked tonight. once again, rockies and giants. the score holds, that lead will go down from 3-1/2 to 2-1/2. highlights when it goes final. >> the dodgers came in leading the rockies by four games in the division. the chance to pad they're lead. they're trailing at home to the pirates right now. 3-2. randy wolf, leaves with a hyper extended elbow. he is on the hook to take his first loss since august 1st. highlights when this game goes final. >> right now cardinals pitcher adam wainwright is a front line starter as a cy young candidate. in 2006 he closed the clinching game of the world series. he would love for the cardinals to be in a similar sport, except with him starting and not closing.

looking for his 19th win of the season, take only the marlins. made one mistake. dan uggla, a two-run blast. his 29th of the season. that was all the mileage needed. they get the win 2-1. for wainwright, his first loss in eight starts. sean west outdueled wainwright, six innings, striking out a season-high nine. >> coming up on "espnews," more from major league baseball. and why lane kiffin has changed his tune. >> and serena williams continues to explain her actions at the u.s. open. u.s. open. what she is - ( music playing ) - a work of art. a finely-tuned machine.

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>> taking on the nats, in trouble with the bases loaded in the fourth inning. against josh bard. in the ninth. lee's trying to go the distance, and he does. getting bard to finish off a six-hit shutout with nine k's. phillies win five. fourth career shutout for cliff lee. first in the national league. he's now 7-2 with the phils. and the phils are 13-3 against the nats this year. in just nine starts, cliff lee has as many wins, complete games and shutouts as he did in 22 starts with the indians. the reigning a.l. cy young winner has an era below 3 with the phils and has more than doubled his strikeout to walk ratio. >> speaking of phillies, the eagles have activated michael vick adding him to the three-man roster. because of his two-game suspension, vick can't play

until september 27th. john clayton on what this move means for vick and the eagles. >> don't read into it too much that michael vick is off the exempt list and practicing with the team. it's not affecting the chance that he's still going to be the fourth quarterback in philadelphia. the plan is still to get him ready for week three, and try to do specialty plays. that's why they signed jeff garcia. he can be the back-up if donovan mcnabb is not going to be able to play, and kevin cobb starts sunday. that seems to be the likelihood. there is a clear delynnation. the plan now is for cobb to start if mcnabb can't go. that is a good situation for michael. >> all right, fantasy owners listen up. ladainian tomlinson listed as day-to-day with a sprained ankle. he rolled that ankle against the raiders and was on the sidelines during the chargers winning drive. >> bill belichick says patriots

linebacker mayer's injury is not season ending. hurt in the same game, paul will be out seven weeks with a broken left arm. and saints player charles grants and will smith won't have to serve their four-game suspensions at this time for violating the nfl's policy on anabolic steroids and related substances. >> since becoming a coach at tennessee, lane kiffin has falsely accused florida of recruiting violations, and declared he'll sing rocky top all night long after the vols beat the gators on saturday. it's gotten to the point where tennessee's interim president has told kiffin to simmer down. in his news conference tuesday, kiffin praised the gators and said he won't turn up the volume on the vols even though they're huge underdogs. >> i don't believe in the not motivated for this game, something's wrong with you, you know? it's tennessee versus florida. regardless of what the spread is favorite, who is

the underdog. it's a big-time match-up. one that a lot of these kids have watched for years and years when they were growing up, and so, i don't -- i would be shocked if either side needs to motivate their players. every year both teams come to play. has dominated obviously lately with four in a row. urban's never lost to tennessee. and 64 points over the last two years combined. so, there's been motivation over i don't think that i motivated them. i wasn't here yet. so, we know they're going to come to play very hard. they're extremely talented. i look at their defense. look at their 11 stars, you have 11 nfl players. i would think the most talented defense maybe ever played. and part of the best quarterback to play college football. so we're going to have our hands full. >> since urban meyer arrived in gainesville in 2005, the gators have dominated the vols. outscoring them by a total of 73 points over four meetings. florida has also outgained tennessee by an average aof nearly 100 yards per game in

those meetings. saturday's espn game between usc and ohio state was the most watched college football game in the history of the network. freshman matt barkley earned rave reviews saturday leading to the win. he's got a asore shoulder heading into this week's game from washington. but he's earned praise from the coach and this week's opponents. >> i thought matt did extremely well in that game. and the way he handled everything and the way he dealt with it. it was much like we expected and you've still got to go do it, and he did it. more significantly was his mentality in the game. he was in it, talking communicating. i know i said that a number of times. but a lot of times kids don't communicate really well. he was fine. he was just like he was and is. and now he got banged up. and his shoulder was sore, you know. and i guess it might have happened in the third quarter. in the third quarter, and he made it through it, and he's not feeling 100%.

>> i'm thoro about this kid. he started as a freshman in mater dei, one of the premier programs in california. and he comes to sc and he's exceeding, i think, expectations of everybody but himself. i can't envision, i can't imagine carson palmer, matt leinart, john david booty, mark sanchez doing what he's doing. so to me in four years, this guy's going to be better than all of them. >> that, of course, is former offensive coordinator, and current husky head coach steve sar. kisian. barkley has been efficient, but not spectacular. >> one of the lasting images from this year's u.s. open will be serena williams profanity-laced tirade directed at a line judge. that cost her match point in her semifinal loss to kim clistjers on saturday night. serena was again asked about the

incident on good morning ameri america. >> you've seen the episode again and again and again. when you see yourself there on the court responding to the call of a foot fault, what do you believe was going through your mind when you lost it with the judge? >> well, at that point i really had lost control. i mean, i was just not -- first of all, i don't foot fault. traditionally i haven't foot faulted all year. i was just like what's going on? why do they continue to call it on me on such important points? and i just thought what's going on? so as a competitor and as someone who is really passionate about her work, i just got a little bit overexcited, i think. but most of all i was able to learn from the situation. >> serena only won two singles titles this year. but both were grand slams. the aussie open in wimbledon. and she is even more dominant when teamed up with sister venus. winning four of the five events

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a.l. central leading tigers, opening other three-game series against the royals. washburn has been struggling

with a sore left anymore. on this pitch he has a sore neck. watches it fly off the bat. a three-run home run. he has allowed 13 first-inning runs in eight starts with detroit. he loses again. the tigers have lost five straight against the royals. washburn last ed just one inning. his e.r.a. is nearly three times as high as in seattle. >> how about a little preseason hockey. bruins and rangers. julian behind the bench. his team is on the power play and they cash. in. third period, a bruins power

play. bruin win 2-1. >> ronaldo making his champions league day bow for real madrid. a free kick. over the head of the goalie. ronaldo said, i never feel pressure. more pressure on him in the 89th minute. another free kick. again he converts. real madrid wins 5-2. >> a big fight saturday between flied mayweather and marquez. mayweather puts his undefeated record and legacy on the line. >> i feel good i been here before. i know what it takes. a great turnout. my team is ready. another big day for me. >> it's going to be a tremendous fight. the atmosphere is great.

it's only tuesday and you have all these people waiting for the fighters. so it's a great sign it will be an excellent fight. >> the fans around the world, supporting me, and all the great cities around the world, the great countries. i just need to work hard and do the best i can do. >> win or lose, he has already been successful in one thing. he is bringing acid jeans back. >> he is missing all the pins, throw. >> round-by-round coverage can be seen right here on "espnews." plus we have you covered with post-fight news conferences as well. >> steelers and bears will by playing with two of the best defensive players. urlacher is out, and troy polamalu is houston -- out with

a torn mcl. tomlin says that's life in the nfl. >> injury is part of football. i'm sure they prefer to urlacher. they have to find ways to be successful without him. similarly, we prefer to play with troy. we have to find ways to play without him. that's the story of the national football league. i'm sure they will uphold the standard like we intend to it comes with the territory. troy's knee injury will not require surgery. it's a week-to-week thing. he is definitely out of action this week. >> so, no surgery for polamalu. that's good news for pittsburgh. as soon as the steelers and bears game is over on sunday, turn it over to "espnews" and "the blitz" for all the postgame coverage. >> coming up at the bottom of the hour, a flesh look at top stories. the blue jays got the win and the blue jays got the win and the yankees got some biggreat.

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>> hi and welcome to "espnews." always available in hd. back alongside robert flower rex i'm j. w. stewart. robinson, a strange few days in new york. firstson, thin roger federer, tuesday night, the yankees and blue jays. >> don't forget kanye west. new yankee stadium got a taste of baseball style fighting. here we go, blue jays and yankees. tort up 8-2. aaron hill plunked. second blue jay batter plunked. so he takes his base. watch what happens in the home half. carlson throws behind posada. the catcher says, what gives,

bro? >> this is just the main event. a good piece of hitting here. here comes posada to score. watch as he crosses home plate. right there. and then it's carlson has turn to say, i, too, can take the smack. and that's when all heck breaks lose. pushing, shoving, benches clear. yankees say they're going to be cutting ticket prices next year. they might want to reconsider. fans are getting a game and a fight posada and carlson were ejected. look at the size of the knot on carlson's noggin. andy pettitte will not start wednesday. he has a sore shoulder. with more on the fisticuffs, here's the "baseball tonight" crew. >> carlson comes out with a huge knot on his head.

posada and carlson both likely looking at a suspension, although it will give posada a rest. posada has been around for a long time. >> to me he was the one who should have said, i understand how this gamed played. we hit two of greers, aaron hill, you best player, gets hit in the back. i should have said something. karlson did the right thing. he threw it behind him. it's very frustrating. you think about the recollection of injury by getting hit by a pitch. i know posada is upset but he has to have more sense than to act like he is throwing an elbow, whatever, then getting into a fight. he is going to get suspended. also he had shoulder surgery. if he injuries the shoulder again, their hopes could be dashed. >> doesn't appear as if anybody really got herd besides carlson.

>> and barajas being choked by the chest protector. as long as the yankees don't come out with any injuries or anything like that, i it can be turned into a'stive. they have everything to lose. the blue jays have nothing to lose. the yankees are definitely going postseason and go deep. a team that has already gelled and is together, they have shown they have each other's back and they're showing other teams, this team is really tight. so as long as there's no injuries, i think you take a positive out of this for new york. suspension for posada will give the other catchers some extra time they they gave up five home runs, the most the blue jays had hit in yankee stadium. >> thanks a lot. it's mid-september but it might as well be opening day for dice-k. the mvp of the world baseball classic, pitching for the first time since june 19th.

the red sox are giving him four starts to see if he well be ready to pitch in october. of course, the red sox need to make the playoffs first. they're opening a three-game series with the angels. dice-k looks pretty good. six scoreless innings. walked only three. three hits, struck out five, threw 95 pitches. bottom eight. history for david ortiz. big papi, 270th career home run as a designated hitter. the most all-time. snapping the tie he shared with frank thomas. the red sox win 4-1. they have won six in a row overall and nine straight at home. dice-k gets a win in his return from the dl. he said, quote, have been a burden on my teammates. i feel i owe them. peter gammons on his return. >> the dice-k that returned seemed very different from

earlier in the season. his fast ball is up 90-93. he commanded the strike zone. stayed ahead of hitters and seem to be in totallal clint. this is important because other than wakefield and buccholz and beckett, the red sox starters had a total of three outs after the sixth inning the entire year. now, the last four games, beckett, buccholz, and matsuzaka, have allowed one run. >> following up on what peter just said, this case dice-k's first scoreless start since last september. in his first eight startes he allowed 32 runs in 35 innings. the angels couldn't touch him. >> rangers, 45-1/2 back of the red sox.

-- 4-1/2 back of the red sox. fourth inning, a flair to right. two runs score. 4-0a's. davis went 3-4, and the rangers lose again. the a's have won seven of their last nine. the rangers, not the power rangers. plan don -- mccarthy, three innings, shortest outing of the season. the rangers now trail the red sox by 5-1/2 games. >> checking in on the national league wild card. the rockies gain with a 3-1/2 game lead over the san francisco. look at the giants, a 10-2 lead. zito, where is this coming from? nine strikeouts, six innings. he hasn't walked anyone. giants stand to gain another game on colorado. the rockies have lost 6-7 in san

francisco coming into tonight's game. >> as we take a peek at the national league wild card. it looks increasingly like it's going to be the giants shaving yet another game on the lead. if the score holds up, san francisco will be 2-1/2 back of colorado. >> dodgers leading the rockies by four. the chance to pad their lead in the division. but they're losing at home right now 3-2. bottom of the ninth. mattcap will be facing martin, ethier, and manny ramirez. highlights when it goes final. >> marlins and cardinals. adam wainwright looking for his 19th win of the season. another solid effort from him. he made one mistake, and here it was. sixth inning, two-run blast for uggla. his 29th of the season. that's all the marlins needed. they get the win, 2-1.

for wainwright, his first loss in eight starts. seven innings two earned runs. webb outdueled wayne right. struck out a season-high nine. >> still ahead on "espnews." how cliff lee feeling like his own self. >> lane kiffin changes his tune, and serena williams continues to vodka. some men believe substance is style. some men refuse to drink their vodka out of delicately painted perfume bottles. inspired by three-hundred years of tradition.

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>> after winning his first five starts for the phills, cliff lee is 1-2 with a 9.60. taking on the nats. he gots bard. in the ninth, lee trying to go the distance and he does. nine ks. phillies win 5-0. he is now 7 -- 2 with the phills and the phills are 13-3 against the nats. cliff lee has as many wins, complete games and shutouts as he had in 22 started with the indians. he has more than doubled his strikeout to walk ratio. >> speaking o phily, michael vick has been added to the roster so he can practice. he can't play until september 27th.

john clayton on what this move means for vick and the eagles. >> don't read touche into michael vick is off the. and list and practicing with the team. it's not affecting the chance he is going to be the fourth quarterback. the plan is to get him ready for week three and try to do special plays. that's why they signed garcia. he can be the backoff if mcnabb can't play and kolb starts sunday. the plan is for struggle prepare for week three as a specialty player. >> fantasy owners, listen up. tomlinson listed as day-to-day with a strained ankle. he was on the sidelines during the game-winning drive. >> bill belichick says may you's

knee injury is not season-ending. hurt in the same gaming paul possess will be out. >> since becoming the coach at tennessee, lane kiffin has falsely accused florida of recruiting vie racings, and declared he will sing rocky top all night long if the vols beat the gators on saturday. out it's got ton the point that the interim president has said, simmer down. kiffin said he won't turn down the volume. >> i don't believe in the underdog role for motivation. if you're not motivated for this game, something is wrong with you. tennessee versus florida. and regardless of the spread or who is the favorite.

it's a pigtime matchup, one that a lot of these kids have watched for years and years. i would be shocked if either side needs to motivate their players. every year both teams come to play. one that florida has dominated lately with four in a row. urban has never lost in tennessee. a 64-points over the last years combined. so there's been motivation over there. we know they're going to come to play very hard. they're extremely talented. i look at the defense, 11 starters, 11 nfl players, and the best quarterback to ever play college football. so we will have our hands full. >> since urban meyer arrived in gainesville in 2005, they have dominated the vols. florida has also outgained tennessee by an average of nearly 100 yards per game in those meetings.

>> saturday's espn game between usc and ohio state was the most watched game. mat barkley has earned praise from his coach and this week's opponent. >> i thought matt did extremely well in that game, and i'm proud as heck of the way he handled everything. he did it more significantly with his mentality during the game. he was in it and talking talkind communicating. a lot of times kids don't communicate well. he was fine. just like he always was. and he got banged up, and his shoulder was sore, and i guess it happened in the third quarter. and he made it through, and is not feeling 100%.

>> too early to discuss what he accomplished. the started as a freshman in high school. one of the premiere programs in california, and he comes to sc and is exceeding expectations of everybody but himself. i can't envision, i can't imagine carson palmer, matt leinart, mark sanchez, doing what he is doing. so, to me, in four years this guy is going to be better than all of them. >> that is former usc coordinator and current huskie coach. barkley has been efficient and not spectacular in this first two starts, including 60% and one touchdown and one tip. >> one of the lasting images from this year's u.s. open will be serena williams profanity-laced tirade at line judge. she was again asked about the incident on "good morning

america." >> you have seen the episode again and again and again. when you see yourself there on the court, responding to the call of a foot fault, what do you believe was going through your mind when you lost it with the judge? >> at that point i really had just lost control. i was just not -- first of all, don't foot fault, haven't all year. i was like, what is going on? why are they continuing to call it on an important point. and so then as a competitor, and as someone who is really passionate about her work, i got a little overexcited but i learned from the situation. >> serena only won two singles titles this year. both were grand slams. and she was even more dominant when teamed up with sister venus, winning four of the five events they entered.

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he serves it up in the first. a three-run home run. the royals with a trio of three-run home runs on tuesday night. they win 11-1. tigers have lost five straight against the royals. >> jerod washburn last ed just one inning. his e.r.a. is near through three times as high as it was in seattle. he has allowed more home runs in eight startness detroit as he did in two starts for the mariners. >> it's preseason hockey. bruins and rangers. that's julian behind the bench. his team on the power play and they cash in. hamill, redirection, 1-0 bruin. third period, another bruin power play and another goal. bruins win 2-1 over the rangers. >> ronaldo making his champions

league debut for madrid. taking on zurich. the free kick over the head of though goalism ronaldo said, i never feel pressure. ronaldo, another free kick. scores again. two goals in the match. real madrid wins 5-2. >> big fight saturday night between floyd mayweather and juan marques. tuesday both fighters were in las vegas for a photo op. >> i feel good. i have been here before. i know what it takes. i'm happy. a great turnout. my team is ready, and another big day for me. >> it's going to be a tremendous fight. the atmosphere is great. only tuesday and you have all these people waiting for the fight. so it's a great sign it will be

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>> "college football overdrive" is back. it's year four on "espnews." after saturday from 3:00 to 8:00 eastern we take you live to the most exciting games across the country. >> it's intercepted. >> we offer expert analysis from

cordell stewart and sean king. 3:00 eastern on "espnews." >> chiefs coach says it's too earl -- early to know if cassel will start because of a knee injury. the football statue of tom landry was moved to the new cowboys stadium it was originally in front of old texas stadium. they brought the statue with them. >> sir alex ferguson and manchester united was here. they won in '07. lost to barcelona last year. 77th minute. paul scholes scores. worth another look as the initial shot is saved.

he was the right place at the right time. man-u takes it 1-0. the champions league theme. chelsea hosting portos. chelsea on the attack. i love those orange uniforms. look at this. second effort. right there! >> that's a cheeky little goal right there. 1-0 chelsea. 82nd minute. sc, still done a goal. it's there look at that goal. denied. by czech. creative and passionate. chelsea wins 1-0. >> let's take a peek at some notable home runs on this tuesday. adam linn, first blue jays' left-handed hitter with at least 30 home runs. since delgado in 2004. and david ortiz passed frank

thomas' record for career homers as a dieses signeted hitter with his 270th. ♪ >> coming up on espn news. a wild scene in new york. the yanks and blue jays' rumble in the bronx. >> two raise for the price of one. rockies tracing the dodgers and trying to hold off the giants. and michael vick rejoined the eagles on tuesday. this is "espnews." ♪

>> "espnews" presented by: >> hi and welcome to "espnews." always available in hd. back alongside robert flores. i'm j. w. stewart. a strange few days in new york. first serena, then roger federer, and tuesday night it was the yankees and blue jays. >> don't forget kanye west. you can throw him in there. in the old days old yankee stadium was the site of some great boxing matches. on tuesday they got a taste for baseball style pugilism. aaron hill, hit square between the shoulders. ouch! second blue jay batter hit. he takes his base. home half of the inning. jesse carlson, throws behind posada, and the yankee catcher is like, hey, bro, what's the

deal? so the benches clear a little bit. trust me. this is just a prelim. the main event still to come. gardner, good piece of hitting. he sends it to right. here comes posada to score. watch as he crosses home plate. a little chicken wing there and makes contact with carlson. he says, i, too, can talk the smack. then pushing pushing and shovin, benches clear. the yankees say they're cutting ticket prices next season. they might want to reconsider, fans are getting a game and a fight. both carlson and o'sad da ejected. the yankees fall 0-4. roy halladay improves to 15-9. andy pettitte will not start on wednesday because of shoulder

soreness. here's what posada had to say: >> this from the home plate umpire: >> with more on the fisticuffs, the "baseball tonight" crew. >> carlson comes out with a huge knot on the side of his head, carlson and posada likely getting a suspension, which is not what you want, although it will give jorge a rest. >> to me, posada should have said, i understand how this game is played. he hit two of your guys. away hill -- aaron hill gets hit

in the back. carlson through it behind him, not anywhere around the head. i understand it's frustrating. you think about the risk of injury by getting hilt by a -- hit by a pitch. posada has to have more sense than to act like he is throwing an elbow, and then getting into a fight because he is getting suspended. and he had his shoulder operated on last year. the yankees to -- their hopes could be dashed for the postseason. >> doesn't appear as if anybody besides carlson got hurt, and barajas being choked by the chest protector. you look at this situation, as long as the yankees don't -- come out without any injuries, it can be turned interest a positive. they have everything to lose and the blue jays have nothing to lose. the yankees are going to the postseason and going deep.

they have shown they have each other's back and they have shown other teams, this team is really tight. so as long as there's no injuries, you take a positive out of this for new york. a suspension for posada. that gives the other catchers more time. >> the negative is the loss and the fact they gave up five home runs. the most the jays have hit in yankee stadium. >> it's mid-september. but it might as well be opening day for dice-k matsuzaka. pitching at the time night for the first time since june 19th he was on the dl with a strained right shoulder. they're giving him four starts to see if he can pitch inform -- pitch in october. dice-k looks pretty good. six scoreless, walked three, three hits, struck out five, 93

pitches. bottom eight, history for david ortiz. big papi's 270th career home run as a designated hitter. the most all-time. snapping the tie he shared with frank thomas. red sox have won six in a role -- in a row dice-k said, i have been a burden on me teammates, i feel i owe them. >> the dice-k matsuzaka who returned to fenway park seemed very different than the dice-k of earlier season. he commanded the strike zone with the fast ball, had a great breaking ball. seemed to be in total command. this is important because other than wake heeled and buccholz and beckett, the red sox

starting rotation has a total of two outs over the season. and now they have allowed one run. >> following up on what peter just said, this was dice-k's first scoreless start since last december. over eight starts he allowed 32 runs in 35 innings, and his opponent had a .378 average. but the angels couldn't touch him on tuesday. >> rangers 4-1/2 become of the red sox. davis had himself a night. fourth inning. to shallow right. murphy can't get it. two runs score. 4-0a's. the rangers lose again. the a's have won seven of their last nine. the rain jersey, not the power rangers. the scored one run in the last

three games, 11 in their last five. rangers are running out of time. they have 18 games left and now trail the red sox in the a.l. wild card by 5-1/2 games. >> let's take a peek on the n.l. wild card. rockies and giants battling. rockies with the 3-1/2 game but the giants are about to close it out, leading 10-2. jiminez, shortest outing of the season, 2 2/3. if this score holds up the giants cut one game on the lead and will be down just 2-1/2. >> the dodgers came in leading the rockies by four games in the n.l. west and battled back to tie this thing, thanks to matt kemp's rbi single.

cap's fifth blown save of the year. bottom 10 two out for furcal. >> marlins and cards. wainwright looking for his 19th win of the season. he made one mistake and here it was. a two-run blast to uggla. his 29th of the season. that's all the marlins needed. they get the win, 2-1. wainwright's first loss in a start since august 7th. seven innings, two earned runs. west outdueled wainwright, struck out a season-high nine. >> still ahead here on espn news, how philadelphia philly cliff lee used the worth team in baseball to feel like his old self. and the vols are getting ready to face the gators. and serena williams continues to explain her actions at the u.s.

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>> after winning his first five starts with the phils, cliff leave has a 9.60 e.r.a. taking on the nats. basses loaded. he gets josh bard. in the ninth, trying to go the distance and he does. phillies win. fourth career shutout for cliff

lee, first in the national league. now 7-2 will the phils and the phills are 13-3 against the nats cliff lee has as many wins in nine starts as he had in 2 # -- 22 starts with the indians. he has an e.r.a. below 3 with the phills. >> speakology pill yes, the eagles activated michael vick, adding him to thoroughs sore he can practice with the team. he can't play until september 27th. john clayton on what this move means for vick and the eagles. >> don't read into too much that vick is off the exempt list and is practicing with the team. it's not affecting the chance he will be the fourth quarterback in philadelphia. the plan is to get him ready for week three and do specialty plays. they signed garcia to be the backoff if mcnabb can't play, and kevin kolb starts sunday.

there's a clear delineation. the plan now is for kole to be start if mccain can't go. and for vick to be a specialty play. that's still a good situation for michael. >> fantasy owners listen up. tomlinson listed as day-to-day with a sprained ankle. he rolled that ankle on the monday night fame with the raiders. >> bill belichick says mayo's knee injury is not season-ending. goodell says grant and smith won't have to serve their violations at this time for violating the anabolic steroid policy. >> since becoming the coach at tennessee, lane kiffin has falsely accused florida of recruiting violations, and

declared he will sing rocky top all night long if the vols beat the gators. tennessee's interim president has told kiffin to simmer down. in his news conference tuesday, he praised the gators and said he won't turn up the volume on the vols even though they're huge underdogs. >> i don't believe in the underdog role for motivation. if you're not motivated for this game, there's something wrong with you it's tennessee versus florida. and regardless of the spread, it's a big-time matchup that a lot of these kids have watched growing up. so i would be shocked if either side needs to motivate their players. every year both teams have come to play, urban has never lost in tennessee, and 64 points over the last two years combined. so there's been motivation over there. i don't think i motivated them.

i wasn't here yet. so, we know they're going to come to play hard. they're extremely talented. i look at the 11 starters, you have 11 nfl players. the most talented defense to play and probably the best quarterback to play college football. so we will have our hands full. >> since urban meyer arrived in gainesville in 2005, they dominated the vols. florida has also outgained tennessee by an average of nearly 100 yards per game in those meetings. >> saturday, the espn game between usc and ohio state was the most watched college game in the history of the network. barkley has a sore shoulder but he earned praise from his coach and this week's opponent. >> i thought matt did extremely well in that game, and i'm proud as heck of the way he handled

everything. you still have to do it, and he did it, more significantly with his mentality during the game. he was in it and talking and communitying. a lot of times kids don't communicate well. he was just like he always was, and is, and he got banged up, and his shoulder was sore. i guess it happened in the third quarter. and he made it through, and hung tough. >> thoroughly impressed what he was able to get accomplished until this point. he started as a freshman in high school at one of the premier programs in california, and he comes to sc and is exceeding i think expectations of everybody but himself. i can't envision, i can't imagine carson palmer, matt line understand, bootie, sanchez doing what he is doing. so, to me, in four years, this

guy is going to be bert than all of them. >> that is former usc offensive coordinator and current husky head coach sarkisian. barkley has been efficient but not spectacular, including one touchdown and one pick. >> one of the lasting images from this year's u.s. open will be serena williams profanity-laced tirade directed at a line judge. that cost her match point on saturday night. she was again asked about the incident on "good morning america." >> you have seen the episode again and again and again. when you see yourself on the court, responding to the call of a foot fault, what dubelieve was going through your mind when you lost it with the judge? >> well, at that point i really just had lost control. i was just not -- i don't foot fault. i haven't all year. so i was just like, what's going on? why are they continuing to call

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all right. this game just recently went final. highlights first here. rockies and giants, jiminez, scoreless outing. went 2-2/3, gave up six earned runs. uribe with a long double. jiminez entered tuesday 6-1. zito, e.r.a. are in 2.0. lifetime against the rockies,

strikes out nine, and the giants blow out the rockies, 10-2. zito, as mentioned, seven innings, two earned runs, those nine strikeouts, a season-high. >> a.l. central leading tigers opening a three-game series against the royals. washburn, struggling again. first inning, takes him deep. and gone. a three-run home run. royals win 11-1. tigers have lost five straight against the royals, including four in the last eight days. washburn lasted just one inning. shortest start of his career. >> more on washburn. 1-3 in eight starts with the tigers tigers and his e.r.a. is nearly three times as high as when he was with seattle.

>> spring season hockey. jewelup and the bruins. 1-0 boston. third period. same score, bruins again on the power play and they score. bruins win 2-1. >> ronaldo making his champions league day bow for real madrid. taking on zurich. ronaldo with the three kick. over the head of the goalie. this time off the deflection. real madrid takes it 5-2. big fight saturday night between floyd mayweather and juan manuel marquez.

both fighters got together for a photo opportunity. >> i feel good. i have been here before. i know what it takes. i'm happy. a great turnout. my team is ready, and september 19th is another big day for me. >> it's going to be a tremendous fight. the atmosphere is great. it's only tuesday and you have all these people waiting for the fight. it's a great sign the fight will be an excellent one. >> i miss the whole boxing atmosphere. with all the fans, the fans around the world, and las vegas, nevada, and all the great cities around the world, all the great countries supported me. i just need to work hard and be the best i can be. >> you know how dedicated marquez it. "espnews" has you covered,

round-by-around coverage. >> steelers and bears playing with two of the best defensive players in football. urlacher with a dislocated wrist, and troy polamalu out with a torn mcl in this left have no. steelers coach mike tomlin says, that's life in the nfl. >> i'm sure they prefer to play with urlacher. they will have to find ways to be successful without him. similarly we prefer to play with troy. we have to find ways to play without him. that's the story of the national football league. it comes with the territory. troy's knee injury will not require surgery. it's really a week-to-week thing as we progress from here on out. he is definitely out of action this week. >> as soon as the game is over on sunday, turn it over to "espnews" and "the blitz" for all the postgame coverage.

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eagles on tuesday. this is "espnews." notenote -- ♪ >> "espnews" is presented by: >> welcome to "espnews." always available in hd. back alongside robert flores, i'm j. w. stewart. a strange few days in new york. first serena, then roger federer, and tuesday night the yankees and blue jays. >> and don't forget kanye west. in the old days, old yankee stadium was the sight of some great boxing matches, tuesday, new yankee stadium got a taste of baseball style pugilism. blue jays and yankees, eight inning. aaron hill hit square between the shoulders.

ow! second blue jay batter hit on the inning. he takes his base. home half of thening. carlson throws behind posada, and the yankee catcher is like, what's the deal? the benches clear a little bit. this is just the prelim. the main event still to comp later, gardner, good piece of hitting. he sends it to right. here comes posada to score. watch as he crosses home plate. a little chicken wing there and makes contact with carlson. and then that's when all heck breaks loose, pushing, shoving. benches clear. carson ends one with a knot on his head. the yankees say they're cutting ticket prices. they might want to reconsider. at this rate the fans are getting a game and a fight both carlson and o'sad ejected. the yankees fall to the blue

jays 10-4. roy halladay improves to 18-6 lifetime against the yankees. andy pettitte will not start on wednesday because of a sore shoulder. >> this is what posada had to say afterwards: >> this from the home-plate umpire: >> with more on the fisticuffs, the "baseball tonight" crew. >> carlson comes out with a huge knot on the side of his health they're both likely looking at suspensions, which is not what you want this time of the

season. posada has been around for long time. >> to me he should have said, i understand how this game is played. we hit two of your guys. aaron hill, your best player, hit in the back. i should expect something. i understand it's frustrating and -- you think about the risk of injury getting hit. posada has to have more sense than to act like he is throwing an elbow, and then getting into a fight, because he is getting suspended, and also he had his shoulder operated on last season. if he injuries that shoulder again, the yankees' hopes could be dashed for the season. >> i think you look at this

situation, as long as the yankees don't have any injuries, it can be turned interest a positive. they have everything to lose, the blue jays have nothing to lose. a team that has already gelled and is together, they have shown they have each other's back and shown this other teams this team is tight. so you take a positive out of this for new york. the suspension of posada will give the other catchers a little more time. >> the negative is the loss and the fact they gave up five home runsening the most the jays have ever hit in yankee stadium. >> thanks a lot. it's mid-september. but it might as well be opening day for dice-k matsuzaka. the mvp of the world baseball classic, pitching tuesday night for the first time since june 19th. he has been on the dl with a strained right shoulder. they're giving him four starts to see if he can be ready to

pitch in october. of course the red sox need to make the playoff first. dice-k looked good. six scoreless. walked three. bottom eight. some history for david ortiz. big papi's 270th career home run as a designated hitter. the most all-time. dice-k gets the win in his return from the dl. his longest outing of the season. he said, quote, i have been a burden on my teammates. i feel that i owe them. peter gammons. >> the dice-k that returned to fenway park on tuesday night seemed very different than the matsuzaka of earlier in the season. his fast ball was up 90-93. he commanded the strike zone with the fast ball, a great

breaking ball, stayed ahead of hitters all night, was in total command of the angels. this is important because other than wakefield and buccholz and beckett, the red sox starters have a total of three outs after the sixth inning in the entire year. now the last four games, beckett, buccholz, matsuzaka, consecutive starts, have allowed one run. >> following up on what peter just said, this was dice-k's first scoreless start since last september. over his first eight starts he allowed 32 runs in 35 innings. the angels couldn't tach him on tuesday. >> rangers began 4-1/2 back of the red sox in the wild card. davis had himself a night. fourth inning. a little flair to right.

murphy can't get to it. two runs score. 4-0as. the rangers lose again. the a's have won seven of their last nine. the rangers, not the power rangers. they scored one run total in three games. brandon mccarthy, three innings, shortest outing of the season. the rangers have 18 games left and now trail the red sox by 5-1/2 games. >> rookies lead the giants by 3-1/2. jiminez looked good. went 2-2/3,; zito, e.r.a. are in 2.0 against colorado. nine strikeouts in seven innings. and the rockies get taken to the wood shed again. 10-2. they are 1-7 at san francisco

this season. their wild-card lead is down two 2-1/2. the matchup in wednesday's series fin nally, delarosa for california, and matt cain for san francisco. >> robert, guess what? >> what. >> the dodgers are in extra innings again. >> no. stop it. >> l.a.'s fourth -- >> stop it. >> l.a.s 41st extra inning game. top in the majors. he hope they stop at some point. casey blake leading off the 12th inning. was matt kemp's rbi single in the bottom of the ninth that tied the game up and sent it to extras. >> marlins and cardinals. adam wainwright looking for his 19th win of the season. another solid effort for him. he made one mistake and here it was. sixth inning, two-run blast for

uggla. his 29th of the season. that's all the marlins needed. they win 2-1. for wainwright, his first loss in a start since august 2nd. seven innings, two earned runs, waste outdueled him. struck out a season, high nine. >> still ahead here on "espnews," how philly cliff lee used the worst team in baseball to feel like his old self. and while lane kiffin has changed his tune. >> and serena williams continues to explain her actions at the u.s. open. what she is saying now. what she is saying now. find out when [ominous music]

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>> taking on the nats, in trouble with the bases loaded in the fourth inning. against josh bard. in the ninth. lee's trying to go the distance, and he does. getting bard to finish off a six-hit shutout with nine k's. phillies win five. fourth career shutout for cliff lee. first in the national league. he's now 7-2 with the phils. and the phils are 13-3 against the nats this year. in just nine starts, cliff lee has as many wins, complete games and shutouts as he did in 22 starts with the indians. the reigning a.l. cy young winner has an era below 3 with the phils and has more than doubled his strikeout to walk ratio. >> speaking of phillies, the

eagles have activated michael vick adding him to the three-man roster. because of his two-game suspension, vick can't play until september 27th. john clayton on what this move means for vick and the eagles. >> don't read into it too much that michael vick is off the exempt list and practicing with the team. it's not affecting the chance that he's still going to be the fourth quarterback in philadelphia. the plan is still to get him ready for week three, and try to do specialty plays. that's why they signed jeff garcia. he can be the back-up if donovan mcnabb is not going to be able to play, and kevin cobb starts sunday. that seems to be the likelihood. there is a clear delynnation. the plan now is for cobb to start if mcnabb can't go. that is a good situation for michael. >> all right, fantasy owners listen up. ladainian tomlinson listed as day-to-day with a sprained ankle. he rolled that ankle against the raiders and was on the sidelines

during the chargers winning drive. >> bill belichick says patriots linebacker mayer's injury is not season ending. hurt in the same game, paul will be out seven weeks with a broken left arm. and saints player charles grants and will smith won't have to serve their four-game suspensions at this time for violating the nfl's policy on anabolic steroids and related substances. >> since becoming a coach at tennessee, lane kiffin has falsely accused florida of recruiting violations, and declared he'll sing rocky top all night long after the vols beat the gators on saturday. it's gotten to the point where tennessee's interim president has told kiffin to simmer down. in his news conference tuesday, kiffin praised the gators and said he won't turn up the volume on the vols even though they're huge underdogs. >> i don't believe in the not motivated for this

game, something's wrong with you, you know? it's tennessee versus florida. regardless of what the spread is favorite, who is the underdog. it's a big-time match-up. one that a lot of these kids have watched for years and years when they were growing up, and so, i don't -- i would be shocked if either side needs to motivate their players. every year both teams come to play. has dominated obviously lately with four in a row. urban's never lost to tennessee. and 64 points over the last two years combined. so, there's been motivation over i don't think that i motivated them. i wasn't here yet. so, we know they're going to come to play very hard. they're extremely talented. i look at their defense. look at their 11 stars, you have 11 nfl players. i would think the most talented defense maybe ever played. and part of the best quarterback to play college football. so we're going to have our hands full. >> since urban meyer arrived in gainesville in 2005, the gators have dominated the vols.

outscoring them by a total of 73 points over four meetings. been efficient, butgained not spectacular. >> one of the lasting images from this year's u.s. open will be serena williams profanity-laced tirade directed at a line judge. that cost her match point in her semifinal loss to kim clistjers on saturday night. serena was again asked about the incident on good morning ameri america. >> you've seen the episode again and again and again. when you see yourself there on the court responding to the call of a foot fault, what do you believe was going through your mind when you lost it with the judge? >> well, at that point i really had lost control. i mean, i was just not -- first of all, i don't foot fault. traditionally i haven't foot faulted all year. i was just like what's going on? why do they continue to call it on me on such important points? and i just thought what's going on?

so as a competitor and as someone who is really passionate about her work, i just got a little bit overexcited, i think. but most of all i was able to learn from the situation. >> serena only won two singles titles this year. but both were grand slams. the aussie open in wimbledon. and she is even more dominant when teamed up with sister venus. winning four of the five events they entered. including three grand slams. straight ahead on espnews. troy polamalu won't play sunday against the bears. why there is still good news in pittsburgh. and after two years away from boxing, floyd mayweather returns boxing, floyd mayweather returns to the ring. handoff. dorsett up the middle. here he goes! what does greatness taste like? cuts to his right! he's going all the way! he may go! grab a miller lite. to the 30, to the 40! from the rich golden color and real beer aroma... he's got two men to beat! to the 20, to the 10! to the true pilsner taste. touchdown! unbelievable!

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>> tigers opening a three-game series against the royals. washburn's struggles continued on tuesday night. the first inning, gong. -- gone. three-run home run. the royals hit a trio of three-run home runs. tigers have lost four in the laeight days. washburn lasted just one inning. he is 1-3 in eight starts and

his e.r.a. is nearly three timeses a high as it was in seattle. >> preseason hockey. bruins and rangers. first period, bruins on the power play, and hamill, number eight overall pick in the '07 draft. scores a power-play goal. third period, another power play. bruins get the win, 2-1. >> ronaldo making his champions league debut for real madrid. taking on zurich. a free kick over the head of the goalie. ronaldo said, i never feel pressure. some pressure on him here. 89 independent -- 89th minute.

he scores again. >> big fight saturday night between floyd mayweather and marquez. tuesday both gathered in las vegas for a photo op. mayweather puts his undefeated record on the line. luckily he is wearing acid wash. >> i have been here before. i know what it takes. i'm ready. my team is ready, and september 19th, another big day for me. >> it's going to be a tremendous fight. it's only tuesday and you have all these people waiting. so it's a great sign it's going to be an excellent fight. >> i miss the whole boxing atmosphere. all the fans around the world, and i don't think it's a matter -- all the great countries supporting me. i just intend to work hard and be the best i can be. >> "espnews" has your

round-by-round scoring. coverage of saturday's big fight. it can be seen right here on "espnews." plus, post-fight news conferences. >> steelers and bears play sunday without two of the best defensive players in football. urlacher has a dislocated wrist. and troy polamalu is out with a torn mcl. tom lip -- tomlin says that's life in the nfl. >> injury is part of football. i'm sure they prefer to play with urlacher. they have to find ways to be successful without him. we prefer to play with troy. we have to play without him. that's the story of the national football league. i'm sure they will uphold the standard like we intend to. it comes with the territory. troy's knee injury will not require surgery. at it really a week-to-week thing as we progress. he is out of action this week.

>> as soon as the steelers and bears game is over on sunday, turn it over to "espnews" and "the blitz" for the postgame coverage. "the blitz" starts every sunday, goes all day long. highlights and analysis from our panel of experts. >> coming up in top stories, a fresh look at the j-hem tuesday night at yankee stadium. blue jays and yankees, not working and playing well with others. detailed just ahead. voa. some men know how to end the night properly.

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>> "college football overdrive" is back. it's year four on "espnews" every saturday from 3:00 to 8:00 eastern we take you live to the most exciting games across the country. >> it's intercepted. it's two for the buckeyes. >> we offer expert analysis from cordell stewart and sean king. 3:00 eastern on "espnews." >> on tuesday's edition of abc's shaq versus he took on michael phelps in a frighteningly small speedo. he took on phelps. shaq was swimming 50 yards,

phelps 75. shaq had a big lead. but phelps nicks him at the wall by .07 seconds. so, shaq, pay up with a little wager there. ended up having to put on the pink swimming cap. >> if he had worn the pull body suit, could have beaten him. >> i don't think they could have found one that big. >> chiefs coach says it's too early to know if cassel will miss the sunday opener. >> a nine-foot tall statue or tomlan triwas moved to the cowboys new stadium in arlington. he statue was in front of texas stadium, and they decided to take the statue with them to the new stadium. >> look at note able home runs on tuesday. ed