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>> 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

>> 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.

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. great. but put a ring of cheese in the crust and...jackpot! courtside...great. in between them...

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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

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

>> 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 jaylineedthomas'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

>> 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. to the top, here comes kurt busch! what does greatness taste like? he'll race alongside! step up and order a miller lite. we've got a tussle! we've got a fight, we've got a war! we've got a rich golden color. a real beer aroma. and a true pilsner taste. a drag race to the checkered flag... will be won by... kurt busch in the miller lite dodge! there's light beer. and then there's... triple hops brewed miller lite. taste greatness. oh, what a finish!

>> "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 jaylineedthomas'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. his tune. andsongreat. but put a ring of cheese in the crust and...jackpot! courtside...great. in between them... jackpot! pizza night...great. stuff crust pan pizza night...jackpot! (announcer) introducing pizza hut's new stuffed crust pan pizza. your favorite pan pizza with a jacot of awesome meed cheese in the crust. get a large one toppinfor just $10.99. it's my w favorite pizza. jackpot! when your engine's running clean... you feel it. ...and pennzoil motor oil actively cleans out up to 15 percent of sludge the first time you use it.

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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,

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>> 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.

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 hist long after ts

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

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