record for career homers by dh with 270. ♪ >> coming up on "espnews" a wild scene in new york. tempers flair and benches clear as the yanks and blue jays rumble in the bronx. two races for the price of one. rockies chasing the dodgers while trying to hold off the giants in the wild card. and michael vick is serving a two-game suspension. how he was age -- able to rejoin the eagles on tuesday. this is "espnews." ♪

>> welcome to "espnews." always available in hd. back alongside robert flores, i'm j. w. stewart. a straining few -- strange few days in new york, first serena, then federer, and the yankees and blue days. >> and throw kanye west in as well. tuesday, new yankee stadium got a taste of baseball style pugilism. eighth inning. aaron hill, hit square between the shoulders. ow! second blue jay batter hit on the inning. he takes his base. home half of the inning. carlson, the connecticut native, throws behind posada, and the yankee catcher is like, hey, what's the deal?

so the benches clear a little bit. this is just a prelim. later in the inning. o'sad na at second. gardner, good piece of hitting. here comes posada to score. watch as he crosses home plate. a little chicken wing there and makes contact with carlson. and that's when all heck breaks lose. pushing, shoving, benches clear, carlson has a big knot on his head. the yankees are cutting ticket prices. but they might want to reconsiderment the fans are getting a game and a fight. posada and carlson are both ejected. roy halladay improves to 18-6 lifetime against the yankees. andy pettitte will not start 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. >> posada has been around for a long time. >> to me he was the one who should have said, i understand how this game is played. he hit two of your guys, aaron hill, you best player, gets hit

in the back. i should expect something. carlson did the right thing, threw at his back, not around the head. it's very frustrating. but you think about the risk of injury about getting hit bay pitch. i know o'sad disupset but he has to have more sense than to act like he is throwing an elbow, whatever, and then getting interest fight because he is going to get suspended. also, he had his shoulder operated on last year. he injuries the shoulder again, the yankees' hopes could be dashed for the season. >> didn't look like anybody got hurt. i think you're looking at the situation, as long as the yankees don't come out of this with -- they don't have any injuries or anything like that, then it can be turned and a positive. they have everything to lose, and the blue jays have nothing to lose. the yankees are going to go deep in the postseason. but a team that has gelled and

is together. they have shown they have each other's back. so as long as there's no injuries, you take a positive out of this for new york. the suspension of posada. >> the negative is the loss and the fact they gave up five home runs, the most the blue jays have ever hit. >> it's mid-september but it might as well be opening day for dice-k matsuzaka. he mvp of the world baseball classic, dice-k pitching tuesday night for the first time since june 19th. he has been on the dl with a strained shoulder. the red sox are giving him four starts to see if he can pitch in october. of course, the red sox need to make the playoffs first. opening a three-game series with the angels. dice-k looked pretty good. six scoreless, 93 pitches. 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 a win. he said, quote, i have been a bur on my teammates. i feel that i owe them. peter gammons on his return. >> 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. had a great breaking ball. what ahead of hitters off night, seemed to be in total command of the angels. this important because other than wakefield, who is now hurt, and buccholz and beckett, the red sox starters have a total of

three houston after the sixth in the entire year. now the last four games, beckett, buccholz, and matsuzaka, consecutive starts, have allowed one run as they prepare for the postseason. >> 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 earned runs in 35 innings. his opponents had a .378 average. >> rangers 4-1/2 back of the red sox. davis had himself a night. fourth inning. a little flair to shallow right. two runs score. 4-0as. davis went 3-4. four rbis, and 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, 11 in their last

five. brandon mccarthy, three innings. shortest outing of the season. the rangers trail the red sox in the a.l. wild card by 5-1/2 games. >> rockies led the giants by 3-1/2 in the national league world card. jiminez was good. good and terrible. 2-2/3, six earned runs. uribe touches him up for a double. that plates two. barry zito, e.r.a. are in .0. seven strong for zito, and the rookies are taken to the woodshed again by the giants. 10. rockies have lost 7-8 at san francisco. they're wild-card lead it down to just 2-1/2. >> if it seems like the dodgers play extra innings every night, it's pretty much like they do.

their 21st extra inning game. tops in the majors. trialing -- trailing the pirates. the pirates have the lead. one more note on these extra inning games for l.a. 21st tonight. 11th at home and the other four -- four others have been on the west coast. >> marlins and cardinals. wainwright, a solid outing. one mistake and here it is, giving one up to dan uggla. his 29th of the season. the marlins get the win. for wainwright, his first loss in a start since august 2nd. sean west outdueled wayne

wright. struck out a season high nine '. >> still ahead here on "espnews how cliff lee used the worst team in baseball to feel like his old self. and why lane kiffin has changed his tunes a the vols get ready to face the gators in the swamp. and serena williams continuing to explain her action tennessee u.s. open. what she is saying now. fine out we can still be really good friends. we'll just be together a lot less, like almost never.

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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 to the ring. [ birds squawking ]

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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.

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>> on tuesday's edition of shaq versus he took on michael phelps in a speedo. shaq swimming 50-yard, phelps swimming 75, and phelps nicks him. so give the nod to the champion. >> he did win the cannonball contest. >> chief coach says it's too early to know if matt cassel with miss the home opener. >> a nine-foot tall statue of tom landry was moved to the cowboys new stadium in

arlington. the statute few originally out fond of texas stadium. when the cowboys moved, they took the statue with him. >> we're looking at soccer. >> a perfect segway. >> manchester united won in '07. they lost to barcelona last year. they took on turkey on tuesday. that's paul with the header. look how it was set up. the initial shot was a save, but he was in the right place at the right time. he only goal of the game. man-are you wins their first qualifying game 1-0. >> in mid-season form. >> good to have you back, man. i missed you. >> we look at notable home runs. first blue jay left-handed hitter with at least 30 home runs. and ken griffey, jr. homes, his

15th of the season and number 626 of his career. david ortiz passing frank thomas' record for homers by a dh at 270. ♪ >> this is "espnews." a wild scene in new york. tempers flair and benches cleared in the bronx. rockies chasing the dodgers, and trying to hold off the giants in the wild-card. how michael vick was able to rejoin the eagles on tuesday. this is "espnews." ♪ "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 then the yankees and blue jays. >> don't forget kanye west. >> back in the old days yankee stadium was the site of some great boxing matches. aaron hill, hits square between the shoulders. ow! second blue jay batter hit. he takes his base. home half of the inning. jesse carlson, throws behind here say posada. and they yankee catch are is like, hey, bro? what's the deal?

the benches clear a little bit. trust me. this is just the prelim. later in the inning. o'sad at -- posada at second. here comes posada to score. watch as he crosses home plate. a little chicken win there and makes contact with carlson. he says, too can talk the smack. that's when all heck breaks lose. pushing, shoving, benches clear. carlson has a big knot on his head. the yankees say they're cutting ticket prices. they might want to reconsider because at this rate the fans are getting a fame and the fight. both carlson and posada ejected. the yankees fall to the blue jays 10-4. holliday improves to 16-6 against the yankees. andy pettitte will not start 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 with a huge knot on the side of his head. carlson and posada both likely looking at suspensions. will give here say a little rest. posada, he was the one who should have said, i understand how this game is played. we hit two of your guys. aaron hill, your best player,

gets hit in the back. i should expect something. carlson threw it behind him, kept it down, not anywhere around the head. i understand it's frustrating and very -- you think about the risk of injury by getting hit by a pitch. posada is upset but he has to have more sense than to act like he is throwing an elbow and then getting in a fight he is going to get suspended. also he had shoulder surgery last season. he injuries the shoulder again, the yankees' hopes do we dashed for the season. >> didn't look like anybody but carlson got hurt and barajas choked by the chest protector. as long as the yankees -- they don't have any injuries or anything like that, 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 going deep, but a team that has already gelled, already together, they have

shown they have each other's back and they have shown other teams, this team is tight. so as long as there nor injuries, you take a positive out of this for new york. suspension for posada. that will give the other catches more time. >> they gave up five runs, the most the jays have hit at 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, dice-k pitching tuesday night for the first time since june 19th. he has been on the dl with a sprained right shoulder. he is getting four starts to see if he can pitch in october. the red sox and the the angels. dice-k looked pretty good. 93 pitches.

bottom eight, history for david ortiz. big papi, 270th career home run as a designated hitter. the most all-time, snapping the time he shares with frank thomas. red sox have won sixover and nine straight at home. dice-kless longest outing of the season. he said, quote, i have been a burden on my teammates. i feel that i owe them. peter gammons on his return. >> the dice-k matsuzaka that return to fenway park on tuesday night was very different than the matsuzaka of earlier in the season. he commanded the strike zone with the fast ball. had a great breaking ball. stayed ahead of hitters, seemed to be in total command. this is very important because other than tick 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, matsuzaka, consecutive starts, have allowed one run. to get prepared for the postseason. >> following up on what peter just said, this was dice-k's first scoreless start since september. the angels couldn't touch him on tuesday. >> ain't jerries began the night 4-1/2 back of the red sox in that wild card. davis had himself a night. fourth inning. shallow right. two runs score. 4-0a's. the rangers lose again. the l's have won 7-9. the rangers, not the power rangers.

11 in their last five. mccarthy, three innings, shortest outing of the season. the rangers now trail the red sox by 5-1/2 games. >> rockies led the giants by 3-1/2 in the national legal wild card. jiminez was good. good and terrible. he is touched fore -- for a double. barry struck out nine, including matt mertin. rockies have lost 7-8 at san francisco. the wild-card lead is down to 2-1/2. >> pirates and dodgers. the pirates make a pitching change in the 13th, and the first pitch, there it goes.

ethier, a two-run walkoff home run, and the dodgers win it 5-4. it's the fourth walkoff home run this year for ethier. that's tops in the majors. the first dodgers lefty with 30 homers in the season since sean green in 2002. the dodger lead the rockies by five games in the n.l. west. >> marlins and cardinals. adam wainwright looking for his 19th win of the season. another solid effort for him help made one mistake, and here it was. sixth inning. a two-run blast. his 29th of the season. the marlins win 2-1. for wainwright, first loss in eight starts since august 2nd. seven innings, two earned runs. west outdueled wainwright, struck out a season-high nine.

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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 to the ring.

>> 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. territory.story of the national 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.

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>> chief coach says it's too early to know if matt cassel with miss the sunday home opener. he is dealing with a knee injury. >> and a nine-foot tall statue or tom landry was moved to the new stadium in arlington. it was originally outside of texas stadium. but they took the statue with them when they moved. >> sir alex ferguson and manchester united have appeared the last two finals. taking on turkey. 77th minute. scholes scores on the header. worth another look. initial shot saved. the ball guess right to him. the only goal of the game. manchester wins 1-0.

continuing the champions league theme, we have group b action. chelsea and fc portos. those some bright uniforms. second half, 48 minutes. scoreless until this. second effort is good. 1-0. same score. 82nd minute. portos, looking for the equalizer. but it's checked. what a great stop there. seven saves. that preserves the victory. chelsea wins by the final of 1-0 creatively and passionately. >> one additional baseball score. the white sox beat the mariners 6-3. pierzynski went 3-5. ken griffey, jr. homered, number 626 of his career. other notable homers, adam lynn

homers for the 30th time this season and becomes -- david ortiz, cthomas' record for homea dh at 270. ♪ >> this is "espnews." a wild scene in new york. tempers flair and benches cleared in the bronx. rockies chasing the dodgers, and trying to hold off the giants in the wild-card. how michael vick was able to rejoin the eagles on tuesday. this is "espnews." ♪ "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 then the yankees and blue jays. >> don't forget kanye west. >> back in the old days yankee stadium was the site of some great boxing matches. aaron hill, hits square between the shoulders. ow! second blue jay batter hit. he takes his base. home half of the inning. jesse carlson, throws behind here say posada. and they yankee catch are is like, hey, bro?

what's the deal? the benches clear a little bit. trust me. this is just the prelim. later in the inning. o'sad at -- posada at second. here comes posada to score. watch as he crosses home plate. a little chicken win there and makes contact with carlson. he says, too can talk the smack. that's when all heck breaks lose. pushing, shoving, benches clear. carlson has a big knot on his head. the yankees say they're cutting ticket prices. they might want to reconsider because at this rate the fans are getting a fame and the fight. both carlson and posada ejected. the yankees fall to the blue jays 10-4. holliday improves to 16-6 against the yankees. andy pettitte will not start 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 with a huge knot on the side of his head. carlson and posada both likely looking at suspensions. will give here say a little rest. posada, he was the one who should have said, i understand how this game is played. we hit two of your guys.

aaron hill, your best player, gets hit in the back. i should expect something. carlson threw it behind him, kept it down, not anywhere around the head. i understand it's frustrating and very -- you think about the risk of injury by getting hit by a pitch. posada is upset but he has to have more sense than to act like he is throwing an elbow and then getting in a fight he is going to get suspended. also he had shoulder surgery last season. he injuries the shoulder again, the yankees' hopes do we dashed for the season. >> didn't look like anybody but carlson got hurt and barajas choked by the chest protector. as long as the yankees -- they don't have any injuries or anything like that, 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 going deep, but a team that has already gelled,

already together, they have shown they have each other's back and they have shown other teams, this team is tight. so as long as there nor injuries, you take a positive out of this for new york. suspension for posada. that will give the other catches more time. >> they gave up five runs, the most the jays have hit at 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, dice-k pitching tuesday night for the first time since june 19th. he has been on the dl with a sprained right shoulder. he is getting four starts to see if he can pitch in october. the red sox and the the angels. dice-k looked pretty good.

93 pitches. bottom eight, history for david ortiz. big papi, 270th career home run as a designated hitter. the most all-time, snapping the time he shares with frank thomas. red sox have won sixover and nine straight at home. dice-kless longest outing of the season. he said, quote, i have been a burden on my teammates. i feel that i owe them. peter gammons on his return. >> the dice-k matsuzaka that return to fenway park on tuesday night was very different than the matsuzaka of earlier in the season. he commanded the strike zone with the fast ball. had a great breaking ball. stayed ahead of hitters, seemed to be in total command. this is very important because other than tick 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, matsuzaka, consecutive starts, have allowed one run. to get prepared for the postseason. >> following up on what peter just said, this was dice-k's first scoreless start since september. the angels couldn't touch him on tuesday. >> ain't jerries began the night 4-1/2 back of the red sox in that wild card. davis had himself a night. fourth inning. shallow right. two runs score. 4-0a's. the rangers lose again. the l's have won 7-9. the rangers, not the power

rangers. 11 in their last five. mccarthy, three innings, shortest outing of the season. the rangers now trail the red sox by 5-1/2 games. >> rockies led the giants by 3-1/2 in the national legal wild card. jiminez was good. good and terrible. he is touched fore -- for a double. barry struck out nine, incluludg matt mertin. rockies have lost 7-8 at san francisco. the wild-card lead is down to 2-1/2. >> pirates and dodgers. the pirates make a pitching change in the 13th, and the

first pitch, there it goes. ethier, a two-run walkoff home run, and the dodgers win it 5-4. it's the fourth walkoff home run this year for ethier. that's tops in the majors. the first dodgers lefty with 30 homers in the season since sean green in 2002. the dodger lead the rockies by five games in the n.l. west. >> marlins and cardinals. adam wainwright looking for his 19th win of the season. another solid effort for him help made one mistake, and here it was. sixth inning. a two-run blast. his 29th of the season. the marlins win 2-1. for wainwright, first loss in eight starts since august 2nd. seven innings, two earned runs. west outdueled wainwright, struck out a season-high nine.

>> still ahead here on "espnews how philadelphia phillies cliff lee idea the worst team in baseball to feel like his old self. and why lane kiffin has changed his tune. andson

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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 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. ketel one please drink responsibly.

>> "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 from across the country. >> it's intercepted. not going to catch him. at it two for the buckeyes. >> we offer expert analysis. 3:00 eastern on "espnews." >> 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.

>> on abc's shaq versus, the daddy took on michael phelps in a disturbingly small speedo. these guys raced the best of throw. this is the last of the three. shaq swam 50 yards, phelps 75678 it's the olympic champion that knicks the daddy at the wall. so shaq has to put on the pink swimming cap. afterwards he also did a cannon

ball and flooded the arena. >> chief coach says it's too early to know if matt cassel will miss sunday. he has a knee injury. >> sir alex ferguson and manchester united have appeared in the last two champion league finals. the won in '07. lost to barcelona last year. taking on turkey. the score on the header. worth another look. the initial shot is saved. that was the only goal of the game. so man u wins it first qualifying game, 1-ill on that goal. >> one additional baseball score to pass along this half hour. white sox beat the mariners 6-3. ken griffey, jr. homes for the

626th team of his career. other notable homers, adam linn, 30th of the season. the first blueedthomas' record a dh at 270. ♪ >> this is "espnews." a wild scene in new york. tempers flair and benches cleared in the bronx. rockies chasing the dodgers, and trying to hold off the giants in the wild-card. how michael vick was able to rejoin the eagles on tuesday. this is "espnews." ♪ "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 then the yankees and blue jays. >> don't forget kanye west. >> back in the old days yankee stadium was the site of some great boxing matches. aaron hill, hits square between the shoulders. ow! second blue jay batter hit. he takes his base. home half of the inning. jesse carlson, throws behind here say posada. and they yankee catch are is like, hey, bro? what's the deal?

the benches clear a little bit. trust me. this is just the prelim. later in the inning. o'sad at -- posada at second. here comes posada to score. watch as he crosses home plate. a little chicken win there and makes contact with carlson. he says, too can talk the smack. that's when all heck breaks lose. pushing, shoving, benches clear. carlson has a big knot on his head. the yankees say they're cutting ticket prices. they might want to reconsider because at this rate the fans are getting a fame and the fight. both carlson and posada ejected. the yankees fall to the blue jays 10-4. holliday improves to 16-6 against the yankees. andy pettitte will not start 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 with a huge knot on the side of his head. carlson and posada both likely looking at suspensions. will give here say a little rest. posada, he was the one who should have said, i understand how this game is played. we hit two of your guys. aaron hill, your best player,

gets hit in the back. i should expect something. carlson threw it behind him, kept it down, not anywhere around the head. i understand it's frustrating and very -- you think about the risk of injury by getting hit by a pitch. posada is upset but he has to have more sense than to act like he is throwing an elbow and then getting in a fight he is going to get suspended. also he had shoulder surgery last season. he injuries the shoulder again, the yankees' hopes do we dashed for the season. >> didn't look like anybody but carlson got hurt and barajas choked by the chest protector. as long as the yankees -- they don't have any injuries or anything like that, 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 going deep, but a team that has already gelled, already together, they have

shown they have each other's back and they have shown other teams, this team is tight. so as long as there nor injuries, you take a positive out of this for new york. suspension for posada. that will give the other catches more time. >> they gave up five runs, the most the jays have hit at 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, dice-k pitching tuesday night for the first time since june 19th. he has been on the dl with a sprained right shoulder. he is getting four starts to see if he can pitch in october. the red sox and the the angels. dice-k looked pretty good. 93 pitches.

bottom eight, history for david ortiz. big papi, 270th career home run as a designated hitter. the most all-time, snapping the time he shares with frank thomas. red sox have won sixover and nine straight at home. dice-kless longest outing of the season. he said, quote, i have been a burden on my teammates. i feel that i owe them. peter gammons on his return. >> the dice-k matsuzaka that return to fenway park on tuesday night was very different than the matsuzaka of earlier in the season. he commanded the strike zone with the fast ball. had a great breaking ball. stayed ahead of hitters, seemed to be in total command. this is very important because other than tick 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, matsuzaka, consecutive starts, have allowed one run. to get prepared for the postseason. >> following up on what peter just said, this was dice-k's first scoreless start since september. the angels couldn't touch him on tuesday. >> ain't jerries began the night 4-1/2 back of the red sox in that wild card. davis had himself a night. fourth inning. shallow right. two runs score. 4-0a's. the rangers lose again. the l's have won 7-9. the rangers, not the power rangers.

11 in their last five. mccarthy, three innings, shortest outing of the season. the rangers now trail the red sox by 5-1/2 games. >> rockies led the giants by 3-1/2 in the national legal wild card. jiminez was good. good and terrible. he is touched fore -- for a double. barry struck out nine, including matt mertin. rockies have lost 7-8 at san francisco. the wild-card lead is down to 2-1/2. >> pirates and dodgers. the pirates make a pitching change in the 13th, and the first pitch, there it goes.

ethier, a two-run walkoff home run, and the dodgers win it 5-4. it's the fourth walkoff home run this year for ethier. that's tops in the majors. the first dodgers lefty with 30 homers in the season since sean green in 2002. the dodger lead the rockies by five games in the n.l. west. >> marlins and cardinals. adam wainwright looking for his 19th win of the season. another solid effort for him help made one mistake, and here it was. sixth inning. a two-run blast. his 29th of the season. the marlins win 2-1. for wainwright, first loss in eight starts since august 2nd. seven innings, two earned runs. west outdueled wainwright, struck out a season-high nine.

>> still ahead here on "espnews how philadelphia phillies cliff lee idea the worst team in baseball to feel like his old self. and why lane kiffin has changed his tune. andson

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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 to the (announcer) gentlemen, this is vodka. there was a time when standing for something stood for something.

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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 from across the country. >> it's intercepted. not going to catch him. at it two for the buckeyes. >> we offer expert analysis. 3:00 eastern on "espnews." >> 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.

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>> on abc's shaq versus, the daddy took on michael phelps in a disturbingly small speedo. these guys raced the best of throw. this is the last of the three. shaq swam 50 yards, phelps 75678 it's the olympic champion that knicks the daddy at the wall. so shaq has to put on the pink swimming cap. afterwards he also did a cannon ball and flooded the arena.

>> chief coach says it's too early to know if matt cassel will miss sunday. he has a knee injury. >> sir alex ferguson and manchester united have appeared in the last two champion league finals. the won in '07. lost to barcelona last year. taking on turkey. the score on the header. worth another look. the initial shot is saved. that was the only goal of the game. so man u wins it first qualifying game, 1-ill on that goal. >> one additional baseball score to pass along this half hour. white sox beat the mariners 6-3. ken griffey, jr. homes for the 626th team of his career.

other notable homers, adam linn, 30th of the season. the first blue jaylineedrthomasa dh at 270. ♪ >> this is "espnews." a wild scene in new york. tempers flair and benches cleared in the bronx. rockies chasing the dodgers, and trying to hold off the giants in the wild-card. how michael vick was able to rejoin the eagles on tuesday. this is "espnews." ♪ "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 then the yankees and blue jays. >> don't forget kanye west. >> back in the old days yankee stadium was the site of some great boxing matches. aaron hill, hits square between the shoulders. ow! second blue jay batter hit. he takes his base. home half of the inning. jesse carlson, throws behind here say posada. and they yankee catch are is like, hey, bro? what's the deal? the benches clear a little bit.

trust me. this is just the prelim. later in the inning. o'sad at -- posada at second. here comes posada to score. watch as he crosses home plate. a little chicken win there and makes contact with carlson. he says, too can talk the smack. that's when all heck breaks lose. pushing, shoving, benches clear. carlson has a big knot on his head. the yankees say they're cutting ticket prices. they might want to reconsider because at this rate the fans are getting a fame and the fight. both carlson and posada ejected. the yankees fall to the blue jays 10-4. holliday improves to 16-6 against the yankees. andy pettitte will not start 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 with a huge knot on the side of his head. carlson and posada both likely looking at suspensions. will give here say a little rest. posada, he was the one who should have said, i understand how this game is played. we hit two of your guys. aaron hill, your best player, gets hit in the back.

i should expect something. carlson threw it behind him, kept it down, not anywhere around the head. i understand it's frustrating and very -- you think about the risk of injury by getting hit by a pitch. posada is upset but he has to have more sense than to act like he is throwing an elbow and then getting in a fight he is going to get suspended. also he had shoulder surgery last season. he injuries the shoulder again, the yankees' hopes do we dashed for the season. >> didn't look like anybody but carlson got hurt and barajas choked by the chest protector. as long as the yankees -- they don't have any injuries or anything like that, 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 going deep, but a team that has already gelled, already together, they have shown they have each other's

back and they have shown other teams, this team is tight. so as long as there nor injuries, you take a positive out of this for new york. suspension for posada. that will give the other catches more time. >> they gave up five runs, the most the jays have hit at 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, dice-k pitching tuesday night for the first time since june 19th. he has been on the dl with a sprained right shoulder. he is getting four starts to see if he can pitch in october. the red sox and the the angels. dice-k looked pretty good. 93 pitches. bottom eight, history for david

ortiz. big papi, 270th career home run as a designated hitter. the most all-time, snapping the time he shares with frank thomas. red sox have won sixover and nine straight at home. dice-kless longest outing of the season. he said, quote, i have been a burden on my teammates. i feel that i owe them. peter gammons on his return. >> the dice-k matsuzaka that return to fenway park on tuesday night was very different than the matsuzaka of earlier in the season. he commanded the strike zone with the fast ball. had a great breaking ball. stayed ahead of hitters, seemed to be in total command. this is very important because other than tick 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, matsuzaka, consecutive starts, have allowed one run. to get prepared for the postseason. >> following up on what peter just said, this was dice-k's first scoreless start since september. the angels couldn't touch him on tuesday. >> ain't jerries began the night 4-1/2 back of the red sox in that wild card. davis had himself a night. fourth inning. shallow right. two runs score. 4-0a's. the rangers lose again. the l's have won 7-9. the rangers, not the power rangers. 11 in their last five.

mccarthy, three innings, shortest outing of the season. the rangers now trail the red sox by 5-1/2 games. >> rockies led the giants by 3-1/2 in the national legal wild card. jiminez was good. good and terrible. he is touched fore -- for a double. barry struck out nine, including matt mertin. rockies have lost 7-8 at san francisco. the wild-card lead is down to 2-1/2. >> pirates and dodgers. the pirates make a pitching change in the 13th, and the first pitch, there it goes.

ethier, a two-run walkoff home run, and the dodgers win it 5-4. it's the fourth walkoff home run this year for ethier. that's tops in the majors. the first dodgers lefty with 30 homers in the season since sean green in 2002. the dodger lead the rockies by five games in the n.l. west. >> marlins and cardinals. adam wainwright looking for his 19th win of the season. another solid effort for him help made one mistake, and here it was. sixth inning. a two-run blast. his 29th of the season. the marlins win 2-1. for wainwright, first loss in eight starts since august 2nd. seven innings, two earned runs. west outdueled wainwright, struck out a season-high nine. >> still ahead here on "espnews

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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 vodka. some men believe substance is style.

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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 from across the country. >> it's intercepted. not going to catch him. at it two for the buckeyes. >> we offer expert analysis. 3:00 eastern on "espnews." >> 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.

>> on abc's shaq versus, the daddy took on michael phelps in a disturbingly small speedo. these guys raced the best of throw. this is the last of the three. shaq swam 50 yards, phelps 75678 it's the olympic champion that knicks the daddy at the wall. so shaq has to put on the pink swimming cap. afterwards he also did a cannon ball and flooded the arena.

>> chief coach says it's too early to know if matt cassel will miss sunday. he has a knee injury. >> sir alex ferguson and manchester united have appeared in the last two champion league finals. the won in '07. lost to barcelona last year. taking on turkey. the score on the header. worth another look. the initial shot is saved. that was the only goal of the game. so man u wins it first qualifying game, 1-ill on that goal. >> one additional baseball score to pass along this half hour. white sox beat the mariners 6-3. ken griffey, jr. homes for the 626th team of his career. other notable homers, adam linn,

30th of the season. the first blue jaylineedrthomasa dh at 270. ♪ >> this is "espnews." a wild scene in new york. tempers flair and benches cleared in the bronx. rockies chasing the dodgers, and trying to hold off the giants in the wild-card. how michael vick was able to rejoin the eagles on tuesday. this is "espnews." ♪ "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 then the yankees and blue jays. >> don't forget kanye west. >> back in the old days yankee stadium was the site of some great boxing matches. aaron hill, hits square between the shoulders. ow! second blue jay batter hit. he takes his base. home half of the inning. jesse carlson, throws behind here say posada. and they yankee catch are is like, hey, bro? what's the deal? the benches clear a little bit.

trust me. this is just the prelim. later in the inning. o'sad at -- posada at second. here comes posada to score. watch as he crosses home plate. a little chicken win there and makes contact with carlson. he says, too can talk the smack. that's when all heck breaks lose. pushing, shoving, benches clear. carlson has a big knot on his head. the yankees say they're cutting ticket prices. they might want to reconsider because at this rate the fans are getting a fame and the fight. both carlson and posada ejected. the yankees fall to the blue jays 10-4. holliday improves to 16-6 against the yankees. andy pettitte will not start 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 with a huge knot on the side of his head. carlson and posada both likely looking at suspensions. will give here say a little rest. posada, he was the one who should have said, i understand how this game is played. we hit two of your guys. aaron hill, your best player, gets hit in the back.

i should expect something. carlson threw it behind him, kept it down, not anywhere around the head. i understand it's frustrating and very -- you think about the risk of injury by getting hit by a pitch. posada is upset but he has to have more sense than to act like he is throwing an elbow and then getting in a fight he is going to get suspended. also he had shoulder surgery last season. he injuries the shoulder again, the yankees' hopes do we dashed for the season. >> didn't look like anybody but carlson got hurt and barajas choked by the chest protector. as long as the yankees -- they don't have any injuries or anything like that, 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 going deep, but a team that has already gelled, already together, they have shown they have each other's back and they have shown other

teams, this team is tight. so as long as there nor injuries, you take a positive out of this for new york. suspension for posada. that will give the other catches more time. >> they gave up five runs, the most the jays have hit at 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, dice-k pitching tuesday night for the first time since june 19th. he has been on the dl with a sprained right shoulder. he is getting four starts to see if he can pitch in october. the red sox and the the angels. dice-k looked pretty good. 93 pitches. bottom eight, history for david

ortiz. big papi, 270th career home run as a designated hitter. the most all-time, snapping the time he shares with frank thomas. red sox have won sixover and nine straight at home. dice-kless longest outing of the season. he said, quote, i have been a burden on my teammates. i feel that i owe them. peter gammons on his return. >> the dice-k matsuzaka that return to fenway park on tuesday night was very different than the matsuzaka of earlier in the season. he commanded the strike zone with the fast ball. had a great breaking ball. stayed ahead of hitters, seemed to be in total command. this is very important because other than tick 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, matsuzaka, consecutive starts, have allowed one run. to get prepared for the postseason. >> following up on what peter just said, this was dice-k's first scoreless start since september. the angels couldn't touch him on tuesday. >> ain't jerries began the night 4-1/2 back of the red sox in that wild card. davis had himself a night. fourth inning. shallow right. two runs score. 4-0a's. the rangers lose again. the l's have won 7-9. the rangers, not the power rangers. 11 in their last five.

mccarthy, three innings, shortest outing of the season. the rangers now trail the red sox by 5-1/2 games. >> rockies led the giants by 3-1/2 in the national legal wild card. jiminez was good. good and terrible. he is touched fore -- for a double. barry struck out nine, including matt mertin. rockies have lost 7-8 at san francisco. the wild-card lead is down to 2-1/2. >> pirates and dodgers. the pirates make a pitching change in the 13th, and the first pitch, there it goes.

ethier, a two-run walkoff home run, and the dodgers win it 5-4. it's the fourth walkoff home run this year for ethier. that's tops in the majors. the first dodgers lefty with 30 homers in the season since sean green in 2002. the dodger lead the rockies by five games in the n.l. west. >> marlins and cardinals. adam wainwright looking for his 19th win of the season. another solid effort for him help made one mistake, and here it was. sixth inning. a two-run blast. his 29th of the season. the marlins win 2-1. for wainwright, first loss in eight starts since august 2nd. seven innings, two earned runs. west outdueled wainwright, struck out a season-high nine. >> still ahead here on "espnews

how philadelphia phillies cliff lee idea the worst team in baseball to feel like his old self. and why lane kiffin has changed his tune. andson

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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

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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 from across the country. >> it's intercepted. not going to catch him. at it two for the buckeyes. >> we offer expert analysis. 3:00 eastern on "espnews." >> 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. (announcer) gentlemen, this is vodka. there was a time when standing for something stood for something. when men refused to drink whatever the world just happened

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>> chief coach says it's too early to know if matt cassel will miss sunday. he has a knee injury. >> sir alex ferguson and manchester united have appeared in the last two champion league finals. the won in '07. lost to barcelona last year. taking on turkey. the score on the header. worth another look. the initial shot is saved. that was the only goal of the game. so man u wins it first qualifying game, 1-ill on that goal. >> one additional baseball score to pass along this half hour. white sox beat the mariners 6-3. ken griffey, jr. homes for the 626th team of his career. other notable homers, adam linn,

30th of the season. the first blue jaylineed hitthoa dh at 270. ♪ >> this is "espnews." a wild scene in new york. tempers flair and benches cleared in the bronx. rockies chasing the dodgers, and trying to hold off the giants in the wild-card. how michael vick was able to rejoin the eagles on tuesday. this is "espnews." ♪ "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 then the yankees and blue jays. >> don't forget kanye west. >> back in the old days yankee stadium was the site of some great boxing matches. aaron hill, hits square between the shoulders. ow! second blue jay batter hit. he takes his base. home half of the inning. jesse carlson, throws behind here say posada. and they yankee catch are is like, hey, bro? what's the deal? the benches clear a little bit.

trust me. this is just the prelim. later in the inning. o'sad at -- posada at second. here comes posada to score. watch as he crosses home plate. a little chicken win there and makes contact with carlson. he says, too can talk the smack. that's when all heck breaks lose. pushing, shoving, benches clear. carlson has a big knot on his head. the yankees say they're cutting ticket prices. they might want to reconsider because at this rate the fans are getting a fame and the fight. both carlson and posada ejected. the yankees fall to the blue jays 10-4. holliday improves to 16-6 against the yankees. andy pettitte will not start 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 with a huge knot on the side of his head. carlson and posada both likely looking at suspensions. will give here say a little rest. posada, he was the one who should have said, i understand how this game is played. we hit two of your guys. aaron hill, your best player, gets hit in the back.

i should expect something. carlson threw it behind him, kept it down, not anywhere around the head. i understand it's frustrating and very -- you think about the risk of injury by getting hit by a pitch. posada is upset but he has to have more sense than to act like he is throwing an elbow and then getting in a fight he is going to get suspended. also he had shoulder surgery last season. he injuries the shoulder again, the yankees' hopes do we dashed for the season. >> didn't look like anybody but carlson got hurt and barajas choked by the chest protector. as long as the yankees -- they don't have any injuries or anything like that, 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 going deep, but a team that has already gelled, already together, they have shown they have each other's back and they have shown other

teams, this team is tight. so as long as there nor injuries, you take a positive out of this for new york. suspension for posada. that will give the other catches more time. >> they gave up five runs, the most the jays have hit at 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, dice-k pitching tuesday night for the first time since june 19th. he has been on the dl with a sprained right shoulder. he is getting four starts to see if he can pitch in october. the red sox and the the angels. dice-k looked pretty good. 93 pitches. bottom eight, history for david

ortiz. big papi, 270th career home run as a designated hitter. the most all-time, snapping the time he shares with frank thomas. red sox have won sixover and nine straight at home. dice-kless longest outing of the season. he said, quote, i have been a burden on my teammates. i feel that i owe them. peter gammons on his return. >> the dice-k matsuzaka that return to fenway park on tuesday night was very different than the matsuzaka of earlier in the season. he commanded the strike zone with the fast ball. had a great breaking ball. stayed ahead of hitters, seemed to be in total command. this is very important because other than tick 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, matsuzaka, consecutive starts, have allowed one run. to get prepared for the postseason. >> following up on what peter just said, this was dice-k's first scoreless start since september. the angels couldn't touch him on tuesday. >> ain't jerries began the night 4-1/2 back of the red sox in that wild card. davis had himself a night. fourth inning. shallow right. two runs score. 4-0a's. the rangers lose again. the l's have won 7-9. the rangers, not the power rangers. 11 in their last five.

mccarthy, three innings, shortest outing of the season. the rangers now trail the red sox by 5-1/2 games. >> rockies led the giants by 3-1/2 in the national legal wild card. jiminez was good. good and terrible. he is touched fore -- for a double. barry struck out nine, including matt mertin. rockies have lost 7-8 at san francisco. the wild-card lead is down to 2-1/2. >> pirates and dodgers. the pirates make a pitching change in the 13th, and the first pitch, there it goes.

ethier, a two-run walkoff home run, and the dodgers win it 5-4. it's the fourth walkoff home run this year for ethier. that's tops in the majors. the first dodgers lefty with 30 homers in the season since sean green in 2002. the dodger lead the rockies by five games in the n.l. west. >> marlins and cardinals. adam wainwright looking for his 19th win of the season. another solid effort for him help made one mistake, and here it was. sixth inning. a two-run blast. his 29th of the season. the marlins win 2-1. for wainwright, first loss in eight starts since august 2nd. seven innings, two earned runs. west outdueled wainwright, struck out a season-high nine. >> still ahead here on "espnews

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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 to the ring.

>> "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 from across the country. >> it's intercepted. not going to catch him. at it two for the buckeyes. >> we offer expert analysis. 3:00 eastern on "espnews." >> 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.

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>> on abc's shaq versus, the daddy took on michael phelps in a disturbingly small speedo. these guys raced the best of throw. this is the last of the three. shaq swam 50 yards, phelps 75678 it's the olympic champion that knicks the daddy at the wall. so shaq has to put on the pink swimming cap. afterwards he also did a cannon ball and flooded the arena.

>> chief coach says it's too early to know if matt cassel will miss sunday. he has a knee injury. >> sir alex ferguson and manchester united have appeared in the last two champion league finals. the won in '07. lost to barcelona last year. taking on turkey. the score on the header. worth another look. the initial shot is saved. that was the only goal of the game. so man u wins it first qualifying game, 1-ill on that goal. >> one additional baseball score to pass along this half hour. white sox beat the mariners 6-3. ken griffey, jr. homes for the 626th team of his career. other notable homers, adam linn,

30th of the season. the first blue jaylineed hitthoa dh at 270. ♪ >> this is "espnews." a wild scene in new york. tempers flair and benches cleared in the bronx. rockies chasing the dodgers, and trying to hold off the giants in the wild-card. how michael vick was able to rejoin the eagles on tuesday. this is "espnews." ♪ "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 then the yankees and blue jays. >> don't forget kanye west. >> back in the old days yankee stadium was the site of some great boxing matches. aaron hill, hits square between the shoulders. ow! second blue jay batter hit. he takes his base. home half of the inning. jesse carlson, throws behind here say posada. and they yankee catch are is like, hey, bro? what's the deal? the benches clear a little bit.

trust me. this is just the prelim. later in the inning. o'sad at -- posada at second. here comes posada to score. watch as he crosses home plate. a little chicken win there and makes contact with carlson. he says, too can talk the smack. that's when all heck breaks lose. pushing, shoving, benches clear. carlson has a big knot on his head. the yankees say they're cutting ticket prices. they might want to reconsider because at this rate the fans are getting a fame and the fight. both carlson and posada ejected. the yankees fall to the blue jays 10-4. holliday improves to 16-6 against the yankees. andy pettitte will not start 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 with a huge knot on the side of his head. carlson and posada both likely looking at suspensions. will give here say a little rest. posada, he was the one who should have said, i understand how this game is played. we hit two of your guys. aaron hill, your best player, gets hit in the back.

i should expect something. carlson threw it behind him, kept it down, not anywhere around the head. i understand it's frustrating and very -- you think about the risk of injury by getting hit by a pitch. posada is upset but he has to have more sense than to act like he is throwing an elbow and then getting in a fight he is going to get suspended. also he had shoulder surgery last season. he injuries the shoulder again, the yankees' hopes do we dashed for the season. >> didn't look like anybody but carlson got hurt and barajas choked by the chest protector. as long as the yankees -- they don't have any injuries or anything like that, 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 going deep, but a team that has already gelled, already together, they have shown they have each other's back and they have shown other

teams, this team is tight. so as long as there nor injuries, you take a positive out of this for new york. suspension for posada. that will give the other catches more time. >> they gave up five runs, the most the jays have hit at 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, dice-k pitching tuesday night for the first time since june 19th. he has been on the dl with a sprained right shoulder. he is getting four starts to see if he can pitch in october. the red sox and the the angels. dice-k looked pretty good. 93 pitches. bottom eight, history for david

ortiz. big papi, 270th career home run as a designated hitter. the most all-time, snapping the time he shares with frank thomas. red sox have won sixover and nine straight at home. dice-kless longest outing of the season. he said, quote, i have been a burden on my teammates. i feel that i owe them. peter gammons on his return. >> the dice-k matsuzaka that return to fenway park on tuesday night was very different than the matsuzaka of earlier in the season. he commanded the strike zone with the fast ball. had a great breaking ball. stayed ahead of hitters, seemed to be in total command. this is very important because other than tick 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, matsuzaka, consecutive starts, have allowed one run. to get prepared for the postseason. >> following up on what peter just said, this was dice-k's first scoreless start since september. the angels couldn't touch him on tuesday. >> ain't jerries began the night 4-1/2 back of the red sox in that wild card. davis had himself a night. fourth inning. shallow right. two runs score. 4-0a's. the rangers lose again. the l's have won 7-9. the rangers, not the power rangers. 11 in their last five.

mccarthy, three innings, shortest outing of the season. the rangers now trail the red sox by 5-1/2 games. >> rockies led the giants by 3-1/2 in the national legal wild card. jiminez was good. good and terrible. he is touched fore -- for a double. barry struck out nine, including matt mertin. rockies have lost 7-8 at san francisco. the wild-card lead is down to 2-1/2. >> pirates and dodgers. the pirates make a pitching change in the 13th, and the first pitch, there it goes.

ethier, a two-run walkoff home run, and the dodgers win it 5-4. it's the fourth walkoff home run this year for ethier. that's tops in the majors. the first dodgers lefty with 30 homers in the season since sean green in 2002. the dodger lead the rockies by five games in the n.l. west. >> marlins and cardinals. adam wainwright looking for his 19th win of the season. another solid effort for him help made one mistake, and here it was. sixth inning. a two-run blast. his 29th of the season. the marlins win 2-1. for wainwright, first loss in eight starts since august 2nd. seven innings, two earned runs. west outdueled wainwright, struck out a season-high nine. >> still ahead here on "espnews

how philadelphia phillies cliff lee idea the worst team in baseball to feel like his old self. and why lane kiffin has changed his tune. andson

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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 to the ring.

>> "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 from across the country. >> it's intercepted. not going to catch him. at it two for the buckeyes. >> we offer expert analysis. 3:00 eastern on "espnews." >> 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.

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>> on abc's shaq versus, the daddy took on michael phelps in a disturbingly small speedo. these guys raced the best of throw. this is the last of the three. shaq swam 50 yards, phelps 75678 it's the olympic champion that knicks the daddy at the wall. so shaq has to put on the pink swimming cap. afterwards he also did a cannon ball and flooded the arena.

>> chief coach says it's too early to know if matt cassel will miss sunday. he has a knee injury. >> sir alex ferguson and manchester united have appeared in the last two champion league finals. the won in '07. lost to barcelona last year. taking on turkey. the score on the header. worth another look. the initial shot is saved. that was the only goal of the game. so man u wins it first qualifying game, 1-ill on that goal. >> one additional baseball score to pass along this half hour. white sox beat the mariners 6-3. ken griffey, jr. homes for the 626th team of his