making life easier for a.j . griffin who was superb. the first complete game of his career, masterful 5-0. as sweep the mini two-game series from the reds. i don't know what's going on, but by the time they get to the finals, we may not recognize anyone competing. rafael out monday. today roger federer. number three ousted by sergie, the 116th ranked player in the world. federer is a 7-time wimbledon champ. now on the women's side, sharipova who slipped several times during her match, she's the three seed. she was upset by michelle debrito of portugal. sharipova was not injured, but a weird day. 7 players had to bow out today due to injury, including steve darcis. there you go. giants, dodgers tonight. highlights at 10. that's the sporting life for right now. >> all right. thank you. >>> in just two minutes, our coverage of the prop 8 coverage continues. we'll talk with the judge who first ruled against the same- sex marriage ban. we're monitoring the developments on the growing crowd in the castro district. >> we are always here for yo

a.j. griffin was really good except for the one pitch to a journeyman catcher playing his first game. these guys were going all in. felix hernandez caught looking and swinging in the fourth chris young to andy chavez bad move you are out. 41-year-old blanco debut for him. grand salami time 4-0 mariners. chad making his third straight start. giants and buster posey deep to second. almost gets out. top of the wall b.j. upton a thorn in the side and second home run of the game and it's 5-4. sergio romo ball four he walks. next batter freddy free man game winningw and braves 6 giants 5. >> if any indication making of a classic series. >> rooting for the blackhawks. mad scramble in front. he shoots and scores. there is the proof bruins tied in the second chris kelly undetected and 1-1 game. series opener was decided in overtime. it took one he snaps it and bruins even the series with a 2-1 victory. >> ama: thank you so much. still to come more weather woes across the nation. damage and rescues and what is ahead. more dramatic clashe >> ama: good evening i'm ama daetz. >> a family of six is

a.j. griffin was really good except for the one pitch to a journeyman catcher playing his first game. these guys were going all in. felix hernandez, caught looking and swinging in the fourth, chris young to andy chavez, bad move, you are out. 41-year-old blanco, debut for him. grand salami time 4-0 mariners. chad making his third straight start. giants and buster posey deep to second. almost gets out. top of the wall, b.j. upton a thorn in the side and second home run of the game and it's 5-4. sergio romo, ball four, he walks. next batter, freddy free man, game winningw and braves 6, giants 5. >> if any indication making of a classic series. >> rooting for the blackhawks. mad scramble in front. he shoots and scores. there is the proof, bruins tied in the second, chris kelly undetected and 1-1 game. series opener was decided in overtime. it took one, he snaps it and bruins even the series with a 2-1 victory. >> ama: thank you so much. still to come, more weather woes across the nation. damage and rescues and what is ahead. more dramatic clashes >> ama: good evening, i'm ama daetz. >> a

a.j. griffin held them. swing and miss, one of his 7 strikeouts. he had help in the second. ball to right. josh reddick finds it perfectly. nice catch. scoreless game in the fourth, a change-up, over the head of jeff lowery is going to score. let's go out to a great job blocking the plate, 1-0 a's. josh donaldson, see ya! 12th of year and to the ninth, griffin facing bruce and he will strike him out. 5-0 your final and complete game shutout. >> giants and clayton on the hill and buster posey continues to swing a hot bat. 2-1 giants. tim lincecum pitching well and then the wheels came off. andre drives one in and we're tied at 2. timmy is back-up, back stop, hector sanchez is not helping. a bad throw. ellis takes advantage of it and dodgers take a 3-2 lead. four hits off lincecum and in comes ellis. gives him the hook and it looks like it is over and the dodgers get 4-2 the final. >> black wednesday at wimbledon, more upsets in one day. biggest, roger federer goes down swing to sergai. he is ranked 116 --16th in the world. >> third set. here he comes again. drop volley winner

a.j. griffin. donaldson, there he goes. they have a 4-0 advantage. first complete game of his career, 5 for oakland. prior to the game the best kron4 has to offer, they didn't want publicity, they wanted to do their thing. ice cream scooping. this didn't stand roberts helping people. there is my man the great will tran who will be one hell of a reporter. pam and i were minding the store. >> we didn't get ice cream. it would have melted. they say he is so mean to you guys. >> tell him we all like to eat. what else are you going to remember? >> i told him what you always say they will not remember 3, 2, 4 to 1. >> get a tweet out. >>> wimbledon, maria is out and so is federer. the split, down she goes by the 131st ranked player. you think you have trouble, think of wimbledon. >> see you tomorrow. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for deals for the 4th. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. throw a holiday cookout! thick, juicy new york str

a.j. griffin was really good today except for one pitch to a 41-year-old journey man catcher.ariners at the coliseum, this is just what he does. brandon moss in the fourth, seven scoreless and struck out 8. chris young and runner on third. andy chavez and you are out of there. zero in the sixth. 41-year-old henry blanco, and dave niehous said grand salami time. and chad making the third strait great starts. butts terrify posey, deep to center off of mike minor. off the top of the wall. 4-2 giants, leading 5-2 in the sixth. his second home run of the game. this is a two-run shot. 5-4 the score. same score in the ninth, sergio romo a slider, lee johnson trots home. runners in position and that is, single home and braves 6, giants 5. >> and stanley cup finals between chicago and boston have the making of a classic series. to get on the board first. mad scramble and patrick sharp shoots and scores. the game of inches here. 1-0 chicago. bruins tied in the second. he chips it past him. series open decided in three overtimes took one daniel snapped and bruins even the series at one,

a.j. griffin. right now 4-0 mariners the seventh.f the 27 times the nba final has been tied at 2-2, the winner of game five as won 20 of the series. lebron james and dwayne wade hoping to dominate in gave five like they did in game four. >> got to 0 find a way to put a string together and hopefully our mentality and our play in game four can take over to the next game. >> a must win. that's how you play basketball. it's to live those moments. it's a great opportunity for us, and a big game for us to win. >> we can't remind you enough times. abc7 you moment for the nba finals, our coverage begins at 4:30 tomorrow night. then, warriors scorer draymond green will join larry beil for "abc7's "after the game." >> ama: thank you so much. still to come... >> oh, my god, oh, my god, oh, my god, oh, my god. >> ama: what this teen was following that sent her interest a panic when we returned. >> we have already picked two big winners of the shell gas card giveaway but we have five more to go. you still have chance to win $700 in free gas cards

a.j. griffin. tossed a two hit shut out.innings for the first time in his career and complete the sweep. aaron hernandez was one of the best young tight ends in the nfl, tonight he is in a jail cell. he was arrested today and pled not guilty to first degree murder charges of his friend odin lloyd. he was held without bail and released by the patriots who gave him a $40 million contract just last summer. we will be right back with tonight's top 5. barehands >>> take a look at the bay bridge. ,,,, look at them kids... they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. don't miss sleep train's 4th of july sale. save on sleep tr

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a.j. griffin out. griffin, four earned in 7 and 1/3.d news, the guy finally got the balloon and bad news, as go down, the fourth time they've lost since mid-may. >> it has no effect going out there and playing in the game. it's just, you know, you start dragging off a little bit off the field. when you go out and play the game, there's no significance to tha that. >> tiger woods back on his perch atop the golf world as he prepares for next week's u.s. open. tiger sizing up the course today at merion golf club. he leads the pga tour in wins this seasons and money earned. also the prohibitive favorite at the u.s. open. nbc tournament coverage begins thursday at noon. >>> tennis, french open final rafael nadal seeking his eighth title, taking on davide ferrer. and a protester getting close with a lighted flare and security takes care of nadal and nad nadal becomes the first man to win the same grand slam title eight times. so a grade day for rafael nadal. but a bit overshadowed by the security nightmare there. we've seen this before. remem

a.j. griffin. just like that, the blast tied the game up at 1.he white sox took the lead and added to it in the fourth. an rbi double. 3-1. in the 8th, his 11th home run of the season. the a's lose 4-2 and lose their als lead because the rangers won. coming home to help the yankees on tuesday. >>> in tennis, eight of a lot of things can be good. how about eight french open titles? that's right. for raphael nadal. high drama came in the middle of the match. look at this shirtless fan get loose. thankfully nobody was injured against perar. in front of nadal, they enjoyed this one. no one won eight of these things, but this is nadal's moment away from the game 7 months with a knee injury. he comes back and wins this one. his 12th overall major a week after his 27th birthday. all right. >>> that will never hatch, you silly duck. pga st. judd classic final rowed -- st. jude class pick final round shot of the day. he finished 14 shots back. phil mickelson went to the clubhouse at 10 under par. he trailed by 1 at a time. to see if english could stub his

a.j. griffin. paul konerko to make it 4-1. alex rios makes it 4-2. that's your final. griffin, four earned runs, and the good news is dude got the balloon. bad news, a's lost back-to-back games for the first time since mid-may. >>> tiger woods back on his perch atop the golf world as he prepares for the u.s. open. tiger sizing up the course today. he leads the pga tour in wins this season and money earned. he's a prohibitive favorite at the open. coverage begins on thursday at noon. >>> french open final, rafael nadal taking on ferrer, and a very scary moment in the second set. a shirtless protester ran along the court with a lighted flare, got uncomfortably close to nadal, security had to take care of it, and they resumed play. championship point, nadal cruises 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. becoming the first man to win the same grand slam title eight times. >>> game two, heat up 52-46 up san antonio, trying to even that series. highlights tonight at 11:00. speaking of the nba, thinking about this jason kidd thing, if no coaching experience is needed to be a coach, any of us could t

a.j. griffin cruising on the mound. top nine, two outs, strikes out jay bruce. records the first career shutout and the a's win 5-0. >> to be able to have the opportunity to go out there and trust me to go out there and get it done in the ninth, that's huge. it was a fun team win and we're excited to get back out here on friday. >> the crowd was awesome. they stood up and gave a round of applause and we're doing the same thing. it was one of those games where you just felt it, you know what i mean? he was dominating the whole game. he did a great job today against a good lineup and made it more impressive. >> and that's a look at sports. raj, back to you. >>> a great day for the a's and root beer float day. >> always a good day. >> thanks for joining us for this special edition of n brbc area news. hope to see you back here tomorrow. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for deals for the 4th. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. throw a holiday cookou

a.j. griffin - pitched well today - got some help from his defense too - gold glover josh reddick the allprint to make the diving twisting catch to rob leonys martin griffin: 5 1/3 ip, 2 runs, 5 k's top 7th, 2-2, josh donaldson - the chopper to short with 2 men on elvis andrus bad throw to 3rd and the ball gets away from adrian belte - jed lowrie races home to score a's take 3-2 lead a's blow the lead in bottom half of inning - pitcher sean doolittle takes his time covering first and martin is safe - so instead of inning over it's bases loaded next batter ian kinsler makes doolittle pay - the 2 open center field gives texas it's first lead of the game 4-3 rangers mai maimi heat wins the n ba chammpionship game lebron james wins! nba championship top 8coco crisp on 1st john jaso gives it a ride - but great defense by nelson cruz who leaps and makes the catch against dairy queen sign in right - probably wouldn't have been a home scored crisp to tie it a's down to their final out- seth smith facing former on 1st game ends on that play - craig jentry with the throw home - aj pierzensky applyi

a.j. griffin told the san francisco chronicle, i like the coliseum and atmosphere there but in terms of functionm sure everyone would agree it is not worked well. oakland coliseum is most aesthetic place to play but the fans are the best. they have been supporting the team since 1968. baseball fans in oakland and san jose both think their city is best for the team. >> this is where the world series need to be held. >> i don't see why the a's couldn't have it here. people would come down and enjoy it. >> san jose city council hopes the lawsuit against the commissioner bud selig will speed up the process. giants have territorial rights to the south bay and not commenting on the lawsuit. they call it unfounded attack on professional team. they should have the right to move to the south bay, bringing million and a half in tax revenues and $130 million in economic out put. >> eric: happening now, crews remain stationed in fairfield where a wind whipped grass fire spread to a nearby motel last night. it started at interstate 80 at around 6:45 pm. a row of palm trees outside the motel. firefighters say

a.j. griffin third inning. ground ball to lowery. got him at first. this game 3-0. as continue to roll in the sixth inning. >>> the 49ers otas continue and there is a new face. the 49ers assigned three-time pro bowl to a one year deal. the position is receiver but the ten-year vet only caught 44 career passes. he could play a significant role on special teams. >> you watch him, he is first or first or second every time running down at kickoffs. also does a good job blocking as a wide receiver. physical player, strong player. >> we have a lot of guys out here that are really, really good at that. i want to come in here and contribute anyway possible. they want me to cover kicks i will do whatever they need me to do. >> and reporting that the bears are going to bring in jamarcus russell for a workout this friday. three other quarterbacks will be working out with him. russell played four seasons in oakland after the raiders made him the 2007 top pick in the nfl draft. that is a name that raiders fans did not think they would be hearing from again. jamarcus russell tryi

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a.j. griffin said make sure everybody finds out about this sewage thing. we need to get a new stadium.pen the wind windows, light some canned lsz, i'm told it smells pretty bad. live in oakland, christie smith. >> appreciating a good strong wind throughout. >> a clear the air day. christina loren, let's get a final check of what's happening outside. >> good air quality. good morning to you. as you're getting the kids ready for what might be their last week of school -- i know my son is still in school. we're looking good. we have thick fog. but nobody dropping off at the surface. no flight delays for your u back-to-work monday. here is how it's going to work "today in the bay," 62;xñ degre inland, 75 at noon. 72 bay side at tp coast, 68 degrees at the coast. if you missed your seven day outlook, don't worry, we'll have it for you every 15 minutes throughout the "today" show. let's check the drive with mike. >> someone sent me a tweet saying how is 101 at 280? i said san jose or san francisco? that's how complicated. if it's san jose, they can this out. slow north 101, north of 680, no

a.j. griffin 6 and 6. this all nine indians. the oakland a's fantastic.s is the best team. we will talk on the dodgers >> gary: at alex rodriguez are you told to shut up, alex rodriguez said it filed a tweet rehabing try to give that he has a hip injury. he says he's ready to go, ready to go! a rock and mud coming back and not nearly ready to come back. >> gary: of starter aj griffin >> gary: sergei jankowski rate 116th in the world and myself better. sure " but felt a couple of times and retrieve treatment from her trainer and that eventually knocked out by the 131st light. rank. >> gary: serena it is, her old boyfriend there were 1 beckham 42 of the ugly catfight. they were going back and forth. >> gary: doc rivers was great on tv tv. this guy can talk. >> gary: brandon moss hammers a double into deep right field jed lowrie overruns homeplate but reds catcher devin mesoraco drops the ball lowrie able to score giving a's 1-0 lead >> gary: donaldson breaks it open and hits a 3 run homer to left field his 12th of the year making it 4-0 a's >> gary: nate fr