quarterback matthew stafford throwing for 346 yards, also wanted to get in on those runs. he ran in a td to top the giants 35-14. boom. take that. >>> the other monday game, a rocky start for arizona against san diego. multiple turnovers by carson palmer. they overcome an 11 point deficit and with that edging out san diego by just one point, 18-17. >>> celebrities on deck to watch 14th seed marin cilic face kei nishikori in the finals. after cilic won two sets, this. >> and marin cilic has won the u.s. open. >> he won in straight sets, his first grand slam singles title pocketing $3 million. he said his win was like the world cup in his home country of croatia. >>> to baseball, marcus stroeman pitches a shutout against the chicago cubs. top of the ninth, get the hand here, watch this. the bare hand catch. and in one motion, makes the play at first. the cubs get the goose egg. toronto wins with eight. >>> two bicycle racers get in a slap fight during the race. after some punches were landed as well, sunglasses broken, both riders were disqualified. one bicyclist later tweet

matthew stafford, he's buying some time. shakes off the defender, and look how wide open calvin johnson is. how can you leave him wide open? megatron walking into the end zone for a 67-yard touchdown. later in the quarter, lions with another third and long, and stafford moving around the pocket. gets who he finds? put it up there. another calvin johnson touchdown. 16-yard td finishes with seven catches. lions win 35-14. >>> baseball, the washington nationals have their sights set on a division title and a trip to the playoffs. shouldn't take long to clinch both if they play like they did tonight, against the braves, no less. their rivals. looks ready for the stretch one. doug fister on the mound, looking playoff ready. top six, nats up, facing jason heyward. fister gets him looking. three strikeouts in seven shut-out innings for fister. bottom seven, bases loaded for anthony rendon, one out, he lines it toward second. gets him at second, but rendon beats out that throw. no double play for atlanta. a runner scores, nats up 2-

matthew stafford. he's eventually going to find calvin johnson, which is always a good idea.en. two defenders ran into each other. he makes it hard enough, why make it even easier? lions up 7-0. then, later, very next possession. stafford, to johnson again. johnson, 7 catches, 164 yards. stafford with his 24th 300-yard game. and the lions win it, 35-14. >>> oh, give me a dodger dog. clayton kershaw pitching. bottom four. dodgers up 2-1. looking for another cy young. peg singles. cameron maybin, just remembers how to play center field. puig, rocket fuel. two wabatters later. dodgers win 9-4. kershaw is 18-3. >> see how hard he was throwing in the eighth? and he came back with a change-up. nothing you can do with that. back to you. >>> up next in "the pulse," taylor swift opens up about everything in a new "rolling stone" interview. >>> plus, stealing the show. a boy cranks it down at a wedding. nge your style to express your unique personality. so why can't you do the same with your eye color? ♪ we at alcon believe you can. introducing new air optix® colors prescription contac

quarterback matthew stafford, he threw for 346 yards. he said why not? i'm going to run one in, too. topping the giants 35-14. a lot of people in new york crying. the other monday game, a rocky start for arizona against san diego. multiple turnovers for quarterback carson palmer. arizona pulls the fat out of the fire overcoming an 11 point deficit edging out san diego just by a little about it, 18-17. celebrities on deck to watch the 14 seed face the 10th seed in the u.s. open finals. and then after cilic won two sets this -- >> cilic has won the u.s. open. >> yeah. cilic falling to the ground like most champs have done so far. >> it's like dropping the mike after a song. >> why not do it after you won what your first grand slam singles title. what, $3 million. he also said that at his hometown in croatia, it almost felt like he won the world cup. no doubt. >> pole lapped build a huge indoor beach for an indoor windsurfing competition. this is indoor. it took 50 hours, 80,000 gallons. the biggest audience turnout for indoor events. >> indoor? >> indoors,

detroit quarterback matthew stafford gave his team an early lead connecting with calvin johnson.e scored twice in the first quarter. giants beat eli manning with two interceptions and they won the opener. joey, how do you really feel? >> horrible. horrible. >> yjoey his horrible. >> that giants super bowl was a long time ago. >> you poor guy. >> did you see that flooding pictures yesterday? >> i did. amazing. >> the phoenix stuff. we had vegas. we had areas of virginia, too, hampton roads. phoenix yesterday this is the desert. they get eight inches of rain a year. they picked up over three inches in one day. this was like epic stuff. the most they ever had in one calendar day in the phoenix area going back over 100 years. and as can you see, the results of it. we're fine this morning. things improved in the phoenix area. we're not concerned there anymore. the other concern we're going to have is going to be severe weather out there. and, of course, the worst of it is going to be heading into the great lakes and into the ohio valley. and thomas, yesterday it snowed in calgary and

game-opening drive, matthew stafford escaping pressure.eps up, finds a wide open calvin johnson for a 67-yard score. megatron 164 yards and two touchdowns on the night. lions win big. 35-14. finally a's fighting for their wild card lives in chicago against the white sox. just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, 4-3 oakland two, outs, bottom of the ninth. eric o'flaherty. two strikes on tyler flowers. and he leaves the hanger for the game-tying home run. bottom of the 12th flowers again at the dish, takes another curveball. and hammered into the seats. jesse chavez gives up the solo winner. a's lose another one 5-4. they are now tied in the loss column with seattle and just two games up on detroit in the wild card race in the american league. more news coming up after the break. mom! all you can eat pancakes, everyday value slam, build your own chicken wraps or loaded breakfast sandwich. only $4 each. good eye, and very budget-conscious of you. does that mean i can get that new laptop? how about a shake instead? [bell rings] waitres

police now how people will roll love sports by sunday maybe we have a sudden stop but whats matthews staffordng calvin johnson 35 the 14th the lines beaten york giants been manning threw two interceptions forty- niners nothing >> : great mcdonald same with this exception of mcdonald reportedly has been cooperating with authorities since last thursday in his domestic abuse issues situation where he was arrested but as yet to be charged 49ers lot of michael james giving an indication or the national story came from and that some of those members of the forty-niners getting tired of jim harbaugh just a guess but michael james drafted by the board in 2012 nor room forum before his release and were happy to let you go >> : here's one you never see at least the proper terms you haven't seen it usc coach arguing with officials about a call reportedly picked up to the i athletic director and in the middle the game at hand came down to u.s. see go on the beat stanford by three points saturday fined $25,000 for coming to the aid of his coach all i can think of is that the coach paid about $2 million no

detroit lions quarterback matthew stafford was among the first drivers to stop at the scene. right now police are investigating. >>> more unrest in ferguson, missouri, as protesters and police had a standoff overnight. the police chief was marching with demonstrators through the city's streets when a fight broke out among the protesters behind him. at least four people were reportedly arrested. this was just hours after the police chief issued an apology to the parents of michael brown, the 18 year old shot and killed by the police last month. >>> new developments in the ray rice scandal. the head of security from the nfl said he never received video in april of ray rice punching his then-fiancee in an elevator. nbc's peter alexander has the story. >> the answer to that is no. >> reporter: embattled nfl commissioner roger goodell has repeatedly insisted no one in the nfl offices saw the infamous ray rice video before this month. but anonymous official said he sent the video headquarters in april now says he sent it specifically to the nfl security officer jeffrey miller. the

detroit quarterback, matthew stafford hit calvin johnson for first two quarter touchdowns. quarter. troiflt detroit winning this one. 35-14. the chargers/cardinals in the night cap. down 6-3. chargers, two touchdowns. third quarter. then arizona retook the lead. scoring two of their own in the fourth. two of stray. two of point conversions. failed. chargers, last chance. failed fourth down play. arizona wins a close one. 18-17. >> well for the first time since 1997, one of tennis' grand slam events ended with two men making their debut in the major final. took -- help me, dan, marin chillic. did i get it right? sorry, sorry. from croatia. less than two hours to defeat kay kinishikori. >> very close. nishikori. >> gosh, i will get it right next time. >> their debut. >> i ruined their debut. the win was worth $3 million. the first grand slam final since early 2005. that didn't include djokovic, federer or nadal. >> names we practiced all these years. like to see a changing of the guard. at the same time. people out there, die hard. come on. nadal, federer where are you at? >>

caused traffic to back up for miles stranding drivers, including detroit lions' quarterback matthew stafford. no one was on the bridge at the time of the crash. investigators are investigating what caused the truck driver to hit the bridge. >>> a campuswide safety alert at st. mary's has been issued. a student was sexually assaulted last week. administrators are giving few details but say the victim was touched inappropriately. >>> of pleasonton will impose militaries on those who don't conserve water. the community as a whole slashed their water use by a third, well, the city will ease the fines. according to the contra costa times, pleasanton's water conservation rate is among the top ten in the state. >>> by the end of the year, thecy of santa rosa could decide to implement new and tougher anti-smoking laws. they will hold meetings about possible changes. the proposals include extending the ban to apartment buildings and condominiums where the units are separated by a single wall. cilticks >>> a historic building in redwood city is going up for sale for $1 but there is a catch. here's a p

matthew stafford and the lions got lucky against the joins.uchdowns to take down the chargers 18-17. that was a fine game. next, one of the most unexpected u.s. open games ever. one of only four players to win the u.s. open without dropping a set. >>> and two cyclists getting in a fight in the middle of a race as they ride in spain. both were kicked out of the race. they told us why, but it was in spanish. >>> now let's switch to the topic at hand. chaos as a teen mob attacks three people in a grocery store parking lot and the police say they know exactly who is to blame. the perpetrators' parents? >> you know who your child is. you don't need a master's degree to know who your child is. >> they were going to sit down and try to craft a plan where we can hold parents accountable for your kids' actions. we can do a lot, but we can't do everything. and i certainly cannot raise every single kid. >> they were playing a game called point out, knockout. is this fair to hold the parents responsible or legal insanity? joining us for a look, arthur aid

matthew stafford was on his way to an early morning practice before he narrowly escaped that collapseut the window, see what it's like where you are. the cnn weather center is warning of severe flash floods and tornadoes if you're in the desert southwest. it may finally be false elsewhere. summerlike temperatures are hanging around from the great lakes to the northeast. enjoy it while you can. >>> while more european nations are joining the coalition against isis in iraq it doesn't seem to be stopping the enhancement in syria. for control of the strategic city of kobani right near the border with turkey. christopher harmer is a senior naval analyst, also joining us cnn military analyst colonel peter mansour who served as an executive office to general petraeus in iraq. can they take on forces successfully in iraq and do you think syrian rebel forces can do it across the border? >> well, it's much more likely that kurdish and iraqi forces will be successful in ejectingizeis from iraq. it's going to take a long time. we saw iraqi forces got overrun in a base near fallujah, the good news

manning and the gits facing about the lions but matthew and johnson were the stars of the show. look at staffordmaneuvering here then finds me tron. might want to guard the best receive interfootball. 67 yards. later stafford again. elusive rollingeft throwing back across the field. john catch back of the end ne. 164 receiving yards on 7 reception. pair of td fantasy football gold detroit rolls 3 35-14. n final u.s. open. chang and one of the coaches. coaching marion. bottom of the screen there. fore happened happened withiner down the line. battle of 2 men in the first major finals and this is matc point. 14th seed marion prevails 6-3, 3 and 3. victory worth 3 million dollars em. >> the prisz money. thanks very much. >> s

manning and the giants facing about the lions but matthew and johnson were the stars of the show. look at stafford maneuvering here then finds mega tron. might want to guard the best receive interfootball. 67 yards. later stafford again. elusive rolling left throwing back across the field. john catch back of the end zone. 164 receiving yards on 7 reception. pair of td fantasy football gold detroit rolls 3 35-14. men final u.s. open. chang and one of the coaches. coaching marion. bottom of the screen there. fore happened happened withiner down the line. battle of 2 men in the first major finals and this is match point. 14th seed marion prevails 6-3, 3 and 3. victory worth 3 million dollars em. >> the prisz money. thanks very much. >> stay with us we'll be right ba hey pal? you ready? can you pick me up at 6:30? ah... (boy) i'm here! i'm here! (cop) too late. i was gone for five minutes! ugh! move it. you're killing me. you know what, dad? i'm good. (dad) it may be quite a while before he's ready, but our subaru legacy will be waiting for him. (vo) the longest-lasting midsize sedan in its class. int

manning and the giants facing about the lions but matthew and johnson were the stars of the show. look at stafford. maneuvering here then finds mega tron. might want to guard the best receive interfootball. 67 yards. later stafford again. elusive rolling left throwing back across the field. john catch back of the end zone. 164 receiving yards on 7 reception. pair of td fantasy football gold detroit rolls 3 35-14. men final u.s. open. chang and one of the coaches. coaching marion. bottom of the screen there. fore happened happened withiner down the line. battle of 2 men in the first major finals and this is match point. 14th seed marion prevails 6-3, 3 and 3. victory worth 3 million dollars em. >> the prisz money. thanks very much. >> sta >> here's the wake up weather. dress warm in the morning. temperatures in the 50's low clouds fog. light breeze. mike will be hear tracking upcoming heat. 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. >> thank you sandhya. >> that is our report we appreciate your time. >> 7 news continues now on line on twitter facebook and on all the mobile device with the abc 7 news app. our next newscast

matthew stofford and johnson stars of the show. first quarter stafford to mega tron.u might want to guard the best receiver in the leagu league. 67 yards. later in the quarter stafford escape the pressure. throwing across the body here nice touch. to diving johnson who had 7 catches for 164 yards and pair of touch downs. that is fantasy gold right there. detroit rolls 35-14 and the giants are terrible. instead of the federer djokovic final many hoped for we have these two in today u.s. open femur in new york. michael chang one of the coaches. he was scrapy as a player. so is the pupil. down the line here for the winner. in the first set. but he's had too many weapons using the big forehand in the near court up the line up 2 sets to none. match point coming up. with the serve. at the puts it away. the 14 seed. we understand the first career mainly. both guys in the first major final 3 million buck for a victory. 7 sports brought to you by toyota. 1 final note on ray rice. just few minutes ago i got off the phone with a prominent attorney who has dealt extensively with

matthews was also there. what's the story here? >> reporter: raj, this is the house in diamond heights where melanie stafford's life was changed forever -- the first time. firefighter lewis manbreti was three months from retirement when he died in this fire. for rookie melanie staffer, it was her first. she and manbretti and a fellow firefighter were trapped inside a burning garage. >> i was strong so i thought, i'll try to get the garage open. i couldn't move it. i breathed in fire and suffocated. >> reporter: she survived, although now legally blind and in need of a full-time caregiver. >> she takes like 30 medications a day. she has seizures. she can't see. >> reporter: firefighter keith oneshi never lost touch. >> the night we both got injured

matthews was also there. what's the story here? >> reporter: raj, this is the house in diamond heights where melanie stafford's life was changed forever -- the first time. firefighter lewis manbreti was three months from retirement when he died in this fire. for rookie melanie staffer, it was her first. she and manbretti and a fellow firefighter were trapped inside a burning garage. >> i was strong so i thought, i'll try to get the garage open. i couldn't move it. i breathed in fire and suffocated. >> reporter: she survived, although now legally blind and in need of a full-time caregiver. >> she takes like 30 medications a day. she has seizures. she can't see. >> reporter: firefighter keith oneshi never lost touch. >> the night we both got injured is the first night i met her. but i wasn't going to abandon her, she has nobody. >> reporter: oneshi told her about staffer's caretaker, a woman named kimberly van borst, charged with taking staffer's life savings. >> wiped me out. >> reporter: the loss $130,000, money she did not know was missing until van horst disappeared. >> someone went and looked it up and found there were massive char