the a's opponent in the a.l. game tuesday the kansas city royals had a fan rally at their home kaufmann stadium today kansas city is in the playoffs for the first time since 1985 when they won their first and only world series title behind george brett and brett saberhagan the 29 year postseason drought was the longest in major north american team sports a.l. wild card game tomorrow 5:07 pm oakland a's at kansas city jon lester vs james shields n.l. wild card game wednesday 5:07 pm giants at pittsburgh pirates people talk about is the biggest art in the bay area, it's probably this kid. he deals with people very well and plays very well. my whole life, i didn't have health insurance because it was too expensive. as a professional dancer, i tend to beat up my body a lot, and having health insurance is a priority for me. it's a relief to be able to keep the same doctor. i was born with a back condition that required surgery. i'm paying a fraction of what i used to pay. even with my back issues, i'm able to afford h

everybody did it and it's great that the a.l.'s association received over one hundred million dollars as a result but the ice bucket challenge is viral crabbe at its worst it's more than just stupid it's offensive its own charitable to dump millions of gallons of water over your head when the world in the middle of the record droughts it's a slap in the face to the almost eight hundred million people who have no access to clean water if people really cared about being charitable they'd be conserving water but instead they're dumping it out because they got caught up in yet another brainless internet fame game not because they care about a.o.l.'s you want five minutes of facebook fame go playing like a regular jerk leave terrible diseases out of the internet ego fast because when you don't need to a cause and make it all about you there's nothing to charitable about it i'm the resident and now you're in the know. well speaking about those areas with a lack of clean water that laurie was talking about here is what people came up wit

then the a's clinch the second a.l.ting off the rangers 4-0. >>> great story in the capital. the nationals, jordan zimmermann's no hit bid comes down to the final out. >> 0 for 3 today. and the ball driven to left center. souza. he's got it! he's got it! it's a no-hitter! jordan zimmermann! >> so nice right there. steven souza with the diving catch to save the no-hitter for zimmerman, the first in nationals history. they blank miami 1-0. so nice right there. down to the end. >>> in boston, derek jeter ends his career with an infield rbi single. the future hall of famer exited the game after his second at-bat before the yankees beat the red sox 9-5. manager joe giardi emotional after that game. >> it's been a blessing. to play along such a great player. to manage a guy that is what you want in every player. what you want every player to care about. what you want every player to fight for. what you want every player to do. and it's been a real blessing. >>> i want to check your weather, bill karins is here. >> those bosto

>>> in cleveland the royals drop two games behind the a.l.ading tigers after a 6-4 loss to the indians last night. and then kansas city is even with oakland and the a.l. wildcard race. both teams, three games ahead of the mariners. cleveland still alive for at least one more game. in the national league, san francisco is a win away from wrapping up the final wildcard spot. a game behind the pirates who have already clinched a post-season berth. >>> want to switch gears and show you some soccer. barcelona and malaga scoreless in the 82nd missing when the star ends up face down in the grass. all right, so, turns out he exchanged words with a defender offering a shoulder bump. >> and then he took a big dive. >> grabbed messi by the throat pushing him backwards. the match ends in a scoreless draw. if you keep watching, messi, the academy award goes to -- yes, he's down and holding his face. so dramatic in soccer. so dramatic. so, let's talk about the weather because we have a little drama going on, especially when we talk about derek jeter's fina

the o's storm the field and celebrate their first a.l.confetti flies and explodes over the beautiful camden yards. check out outfielder adam jones sharing the moment with the crowd as he smashes celebratory pies in the faces of fans. if i could only be so lucky to be a fan to get a pie smash. oh! lucky fans. all right. in atlanta, the nats blanked the braves 3-0. washington wraps up their second n.l. east title in the past three years. they do some celebrating on the field but then they take it back to the clubhouse where they drench each other in beer and champagne. then in st. pete, the rays honor derek jeter. a framed dawn zimmer jersey and $16,000 for his charity. that's fantastic. jeter gets one more present in the eighth inning when he -- >> he can't do that. >> it marks the fifth time a yankee has been pegged by a ray in the past four game after the ump warns joe girardi and gets tossed. the next inning, new york reliever david phelps retaliates, of course. yeah, with a little brushback pitch. >> the batter knew it was coming. >> b

oakland holding on the final spot in the a.l. card race. >> let's see if moving on the roadway. mike? >> good morning, guys. looking over my shoulder, talk you through what's go on here. a lot of the cameras around the bay area. we may add on to the end depending how much time we have here. looking toward westbound 580. road work ahead, that's the source of the slowdown approaching the dublin interchange. vehicles moving better. as we look at our maps, i've seen a good slowdown, westbound, commute direction. it's starting to stack up. towards airway boulevard for west 580. over on the other side of the screen out of the altamont pass we also have the build for the traffic flow. that is continuing to be the normal commute as well additional slowdown approaching dougherty, word that the construction crews should be cleared up in the next five minutes but we'll track to make sure that does happen. traffic flowing better. as we look at rest of your bay, looking at bay bridge toll plaza, for example, where we get back to the maps i'll show you more, but the bay bridge toll plaza show

josh reddick pinch running for final: 11-2 a's the angels won so the a's remain 8 games back in the a.l. west as for the wild card but nfl commiosner roger goddel iscarmbling.over his handling of the ray rice situation.here is a >> did you know that a second tape existed >> we had not seen any videos we assume there was a video but we never had the opportunity >> need to take the nfl commissioner at his word. if rice sold them on the fact that it wasn't that bad that made the case rice's wife said this has all been a nightmare. the aftermath of this new videotape. it is important that we let due process take its course and that we don't judge somebody before charges are laid. ray mcdonald is not re rise. that's it for the kron 4 news at bulldog: it's true! i am a bundle of talent! but my friends are learning skills that can change a life. that's why mattress discounters good deed dogs is raising money to help train dogs like suzie to engage students in schools and special education classes. while ginger visits folks in the hospital offering quiet comfort. with your help, we can do even

now 1 ½ games up on seattle and detroit in the wild card angles up big so the a's about 9 back in the a.lest nl commisonewr roger godell and the nfl reprotdly haver asked for independent investigation of the manner iun whicjh godell and the nfl conducted their investigation of the ray rice situation.robert s. mueller.a former director of the fbi will handle the case......raysan he will have full access to the records and personnel of the an f l. to owners will oversee the investigation. meanwhile the story is that he never saw the knockout punch. he never saw a video from inside the elevator. the associated press says that they sent him the video. months video they even have a voice mail from his office saying that they did receive it. so the nfl is in a rough patch right now. everybody wants his head. ...we need to break up. is it the biting? cuz i can stop? no! i love you and your show. it's cable. customers are more satisfied with u-verse. switch and we can stay together forever. forever? ow. i'm not gonna lie to you. it's also the biting. break up with cable. choose u-verse tv from $1

. >>> the oakland a's clinched the a.l. wild card spot by beating the texas rangers. they play the kansas city royals on tuesday night. wednesday night, the pirates and giants play the n.l. wild card game. that game on espn. >>> sunday night football. cowboys and saints. demarco murray. another outstanding game on the the ground. look at that move. jerry jones and the cowboys go the to 3-1. >>> you know what that music means. "monday night football" tant. patriots and chiefs. for more, check out a live edition of "sportscenter" coming up at 9:00 a.m. eastern time on espn. >>> an incredible milestone to mention accomplished in berlin. it's our "play of the day." >> hat's off to dennis kimetto of kenya. set a new world record for a marathon yesterday. 2:02:57. >> 26 seconds better than the previous record. absolutely incredible. you just can't compete with that. >> not at all. congrats to him. >>> one more sports note. the cincinnati bengals says they have raised more than $1 million for pediatric cancer research. orders have been coming in from all over the world. the

. >>> the a.l. east. >> we are partying up and down the mid-atlantic seaboard right now. this is in baltimore. the o's beat the blue jays there. 88-it. chaos in the locker room. adam jones celebrating by giving some fans a pie. >> that's not a bad way to celebrate. >> i agree with you. nats park nice and quiet is morning. tickets go on sale for the playoffs this afternoon. the nationals start selling tickets on monday. you can buy a max of four per game online or over the phone. if you're an orioles fan, you have until friday to register for a ticket lottery. winners of the drawing will be notified next wednesday. of course, you can find all that information on nbcwashington.com. calm yourself and go online and find tickets. >> it's so exciting. >> mentioned, two years for the nats. >> you know, with the disappointing end to the post-season for the nats a couple years ago, we're hoping this is a different way. >> we'll get tom to weigh in on world series chances. we'll go there. >> go all the way. might as well. bracing for more delays. the impact repairs on the northeast

martinez third time in the game, royals first place a.l.. >>> pirates and phillies, pedro alvarez out for the rest of the season. pirates involved in a wild card chase in the national league. andrew mccutcheon with the play of the day. 3-2. off jerome williams, ben revere jumped for it but couldn't get it. look at mccutcheon. he was a track guy in high school played some football too. and he has got an inside the park home run. 23rd home run of the season as the pirates take it, 6-3 over philadelphia. >>> believe it or not that's mccutcheon's first inside-the-park home run in the major leagues. he are yous fast and he's still young. >> i believe it because you would not tell a lie. >> no, back to you. >>> thank you, guys. >>> one final note from the world of sports. this time from a vancouver golf course where play was unexpected stopped. >> stopped not by a greens official but a baby bear determined to put on a show. apparently the flagstick on the 15th hole seemed like a perfect dance partner so dance he did to the delight of bystanders a

continued their meltdown, a 7-2 loss to the rangers dropping a half game behind kansas city out of the top a.l. wild card spot. mariners beat the angel, a game behind for the second wild card. the yanks, derek jeter up to bat in the sixth -- >> that one is deep to left field. there it goes! see ya! home run, derek jeter. >> aren't you glad i left you hanging there? jen, you were excited. jeter, ah, it's the fourth home run of the season. possibly the last of his career. bombers go on to win it 3-2. so we told you about this one, though. patriots quarterback tom brady easily one of the -- well what? what, colleen? talking to me in my head. all right. sorry. voices in my head are talking to me. easily one of the nation's most recognizable athletes. where would he be had he not been drafted out of the nfl in 2000. brady, so i say thomas e. brady jr. i dig the thomas part here. posted college resume for throwback on facebook. mostly football accolades and a wealth of summer jobs, happy for him that the whole nfl thing worked out. now, my old eyes cannot see a lot on there. what's it say? >> merril

the a's are now tied with the mariners and detroit tigers for the two a.l. wildcard spots. >>> according to jim harbaugh there will be no hangover for the red and gold from the dallas victory. when his squad takes the field against the bears on sunday night. the 49ers haven't lost to chicago on the west coast since 1985 and this team is prepared to keep that streak in tact. >> the team has had a very good week of practice this week. we feel like they've really -- their attitude and angle approach this week is -- has been a-plus-plus. we hope that transpires over to the game. it usually does. more times than not, that is how you play in practice is how you play in the games. >> it is the dawn of a new era. join dave feldman, james brown and dana stubblefield as they help you get ready for the home opener with a special show here on nbc bay area saturday night at 8:00. >>> that is it sportswise. more news coming up after the break. >>> finally tonight, we are going behind the scenes at levi's stadium. take a look. this is the 49ers locker room. hello to colin

. >>> a's have just played their way out of the a.l. west race against the angels.rying to stay in the wild card now. taking on the white sox. josh donaldson doing some things. top five, over adam eaton's head. that will drive in two. donaldson, that was his second hit of the game. his third hit of the game, top of the seventh. top of the eighth. another base hit. struck out four times monday. said he changed the position of his hands. during his at-bats. on tuesday, it paid off. five for six with four rbis. first career four-hit game. the a's needed a win. >> joe panik for the giants also had five hits. you like apples? how about them apples? >>> back to you. >> of a different sort. but apples nonetheless. >>> possibly the best odd couple pairing ever to show you now. it happened yesterday north of the border. >> there they are. toronto mayor rob ford and mike tyson. they talked to reporters after a brief closed-door meeting. >> they complimented each other. tyson called ford the best mayor in toronto history. >> that's an interesting photo op. >> put your own capt

baltimore getting their first a.l. east crown in 17 years. this after they topped toronto, 8-2. the washington nationals, they take the n.l. east title. shutting out the atlanta braves, 3-0. it's their second title in three seasons, doing well. >>> tampa bay presenting retiring yankee derek jeter -- just what he wanted -- a pinstriped kayak. he also got a framed dawn zimmer jersey and $16,000 in donations to his charity. why that number? $50 for every hit he got against tampa bay. >> nice. >> but then this happened. >> okay. >> oh, look out. up and in. and he's hit by the pitch. >> yeah. tampa bay -- >> jeeteter? >> yeah, jeter shakes it off. joe girardi does not. he gets ejected. right after, yankees' relief pitcher david phelps' pitch nearly hits a tampa bay batter. phelps gets ejected. both benches clear. the rays win that one, 6-1. >>> this still hurts to watch. g stanton. now in this picture here. marlins' manager. >> as bad as it looked. >> mike redmond saying they'll have an official statement today, but it's not looking good for him to return before the season ends. but

they're shut out of seattle in a 5-0 victory and a texas win over oakland gave the angels the a.l. west, their first division title since 2009. >>> to the nfl, and chicago's brandon marshall is planning to speak out today after being targeted for his domestic violence involvement from five years ago. marshall tweeted he plans to address "the current state of the nfl, roger goodell, domestic violence and espn and using my case to show why i think we need to have the right systems in place before we act." marshall was originally banned three games, but that was reducreduce ed when he was not convicted. phil emery saying "he has the full support of the baird. >>> james winston will sit out the first half of sunday's game after yelling an obscene statement in the student union on wednesday. the heisman trophy winner apologized for the vulgar remark he called selfish. >> that's going to eat me up. >>> two nfl players whose teams are not so friendly got more than friendly. three weeks ago, two brothers, former baltimore player makhe donated a kidney to his little brother, chris, a former

we begin with major league baseball, and the angels claim the a.l.est title after shutting out the mariners 5-0 and the athletics blew a ninth-inning lead against texas last night. the league-leading angels, who had already clinched their playoff berth on monday, wrap up their first division crown since '09. congratulations. >>> in st. petersburg, yankee captain derek jeter singles up the middle to break an 0 for 28 slump, the second worst slide of his career. jeter went 1 for 4 and scored a run in this is final game at tropicana field. good for him. >>> in the seventh, new york reliever brandon mccarthy gave the mlb its sixth immaculate inning of the season, striking out the side on nine pitches. yankees beat the rays 3-2. >>> then we get this, marlins slugger jean carlo stanton won't return this season after being hit in the face, did you see that? with an 88-mile-per-hour pitch in last thursday's game against the brewers. stanton suffered facial fractures, dental damage and a concussion. he leads the league in home runs and is a top n.l. mvp candi

royals keep pace with the tigers, who remain 1 1/2 games atop the a.l.entral after beating the twins last night. >>> phillies closer jonathan papelbon is suspended seven games and fined an undisclosed amount for a bold motion aimed at philly fans -- >> that was an adjustment. >> it got him ejected from sunday's 5-4 loss to the marlins. >> look what he does to the umpire, though. that was the bad part. >> papelbon maintains the gesture was unintentional. and the phillies released a statement, supporting the mlb's decision and apologizing to fans. so -- >> yeah. >> you got that. better cup, mike says. >>> remember last week's controversy over a 20-cent tip left by eagles running back lesean mccoy on a bill for over 60 bucks at a philly restaurant? well, it appears that receipt has been put up for auction on ebay by a friend of the restaurant's owner. the current bid for the crinkled receipt allegedly handled and signed by the pro athlete stands at nearly $100,000? >> what? >> what? who the hell? >> for what? >> i want to meet these -- >> what the what? who

royals back to postseason play for the first time in 25 years, hosting the oakland athletics in the a.l. wild card game. we're already in the playoffs. >> i know. kansas city having such a phenomenal season. >> yeah. >> thanks, richard. >>> nbc meteorologist bill karins has your national forecast. >> good morning. >> he joins us this morning. hi! >> hail was very impressive yesterday. colorado was the place to see it, too. people actually had to get their shovels out of their car to get rid of some of this hail. it wasn't that it was so huge. this is centennial, colorado. there was some windshields that were smashed, but i mean, some of the pictures of people shoveling their cars out from hail was a little ridiculous. so, that storm that moved through the colorado and new mexico areas yesterday is now moving up into the dakotas and nebraska. it will bring a chance of some severe weather today, late-day thunderstorms, slight risk of severe storms for areas of northeastern nebraska and eastern half, pretty much, of south dakota. the other story is florida. i mean, can you get any more rai

and we're waiting reaction from the orioles on the suspension of the player for using lea the a.l. east. strength in numbers. that's what one group bikers is saying about the weekend. they're part of the ride to conquer cancer. 150-mile bike ride research. we caught up with one rider who tale of survival. >> these old photos were all he thought he had left of the vietnam war. n iy squad leader in vietnam. >> when the 67-year-old fairfax man was diagnosed with prostate cancer last fall. doctors told him his service in vietnam, 45 years ago, could have contributed to his illness. >> they used agent orange over there for defolation. we got exposed fairly often to that. >> harry's cancer was detected early. he underwent surgery earlier this year. doctors say he should remain cancer free. even though he's not a two-time survivor of war and disease, he's hoping to give back by biking 150 miles this weekend for the ride to conquer cancer. >> it's not easy at all. try to take my inspiration from people who have gone through, you kn, other

and today was honored as the a.l. player of the week. the lefty went 2-0 with the 1.29 e.r.a. helping the athletics maintain a 1.5 game lead for the top wildcard spot. the aaa sacramento river cats ended their affiliation with the a's. the river cats have had a 15-year relationship them. they could announce a new affiliation with the giants as soon as tomorrow. with the a's possibly taking it as far as nashville. >>> finally, the national attention given to hunter pence and the signs opposing fans were making to rib him have been taken to the next level and turned around in his defense, you could say. >> to our good friend hunter pence, let's go. >> hunter pence. >> he always safety -- he keeps the stickers on no matter how long he uses it. >> the wrong part of the friends theme ♪ >> that comes from the you-tube humor channel kind of funny. entertaining stuff right there. in arizona as we speak. angel pa began, a last minute scratch. brandon belt expected to be active soon. >> eats her pizza with a fork. >> and a knife. thank you. for a full half hour of sports, watch "sportsn

oakland tied for the wild card race coming in in the a.l. top third, halos up 1-0. ken dribs facing lester. that ball crushed down the right field line. calhoun scores r. pujols heading home. 3-0 angels. they cut the deficit to 5-4 in the seventh. jason grilli strikes him out, ending the threat, angels win 5-4. >>> colin kaepernick has been sacked six times over the first three games but help appears to be on the way. anthony davis could return to the starting lineup for the 49ers against the eagles this weekend. davis practiced today for the first time suns the regular season started due to that bad ham string injury. >>> there likely won't be any return for receiver rt streater or safety tyvon branch. bows suffered a fractured foot in the loss at new england sunday. both players will undergo surgery to repair the injury. >>> finally, stanford's johnny dawkins picking up after that big ncaa tourney run last march as stanford reached the sweet 16. dawkins landed an extension with the cardinal dead. stanford 23-13 overall, advancing to the swaekds for the fifth time

started the night with two up in the loss column on seattle, three on detroit, for the top spot in the a.le. complete highlights of that game at 11:00 tonight. >>> for a full half hour of sports coverage, "sports net central" on comcast bay area tonight at 10:30. >>> one of the most recognizable airlines is getting a makeover. southeast unveiled its new look today. colors stay the same but they're bolder and a large heart will be added to the belly of each plane in an homage to the original planes. southwest says it will take six years to repaint all the planes because of the size of its fleet. >> are they still going to have face that face each other, party seats? >> i've never been on them. i didn't know about party seats. >> seat that does face each other. >> i know that's on trains but i didn't know on the planes. ...we need to break up. is it the biting? cuz i can stop? no! i love you and your show. it's cable. customers are more satisfied with u-verse. switch and we can stay together forever. forever? ow. i'm not gonna lie to you. it's also the biting. break up with cable. choose u-v

joining me now political reporter for a.l..com. how big a deal was shelby's statement today? >> that's the proverbial 500-pound gorilla speaking. it's good that representative roby and sewell said what they did, but richard shelby is by far and away the most powerful politician and certainly republican in this state. and when he speaks, things tend to happen. >> this has been a pretty big scandal in alabama as i understand it. it has now got national attention. how much do you see the national attention is getting related to the conversation that happened in the wake of the ray rice video? >> very much so. this was big news. it was seemingly running its course. and beginning to wane and then the ray rice thing exploded. and the timing could not have been worse for fuller. even though we had taken a stand for his resignation some weeks ago that he should resign, it was beginning to fade a bit. and then we saw what happened with ray rice. and the timing is bad for him and now this chorus of very powerful and important politicians in this state are aligning against him. and i th

joining me from birmingham, a report he with a.l..com. attorney, she has tried hundred of domestic violence cases. thank you both for being here. >> thank you. >> where is this story right now? >> well, right now, reverend, there are a lot of calls for the judge's resignation. because he is an article iii judge which means it would take an act of congress impeachment to remove him unless he voluntarily resigned. and this afternoon, senator richard shelby, republican from alabama, has called for his resignation. so yesterday, so had congressman terry sewell. >> so you have -- you have a bipartisan, you have congresswoman terry sewell, you have shelby who is a republican, all calling for his resignation. has the judge responded? >> not that i know of as of yet. >> let me go to you. the incident before the incident report. let's go right to that. it says the police arrived on the scene them found broken glass and hair on the floor. blood found in the bathroom and cuts in the mouth and forehead of judge fuller's wife. yet judge fuller could r

. >> reporter: while you were sleeping, friday night in seattle the nationals touched up a.l.g award favorite felix hernandez with five runs. anthony rendon hit one of four home runs for the nationals in an 8-3 win. saturday stephen strasburg turned in one of his finest performances of the season. striking out eight and giving up just one run in seven and two-thirds innings. 3-1 win over the mariners. a sunday sweep proved challenging as the nationals blew a lead, dropping the series finale 5-3. as the calendar flipped to september, on to l.a. denard span was an unlikely source for power blasting not one but two home runs. for what it's worth he credited eating rosco's chicken and waffles earlier in the day. in all the nats' bats crushed four more home runs, giving them 14 over the past four games. tuesday they fell victim to the best pitcher in baseball. as clayton kershaw stopped the hot hitting nats and held them to one run over eight innings in a 4-1 final. then came wednesday's matinee. lasting 14 innings. the nationals used a team record 26 players. adam laroche came off

it's just that most of it is being used on what's happening next sunday, what's happening with the a.lnnant race? the nba playoffs? you know what i'm saying? >> yeah. >> i think we have to be careful when we're saying it's about professional athletes but more along the lines what we take seriously when we take it seriously. >> and trevor, the nfl players union is appealing ray rice's indefinite suspension. they say there was a lack of a fair, impartial process. do you think there's any voracity to what they're saying? >> no, the problem with the players association is the same side of -- different sides of the same coin. so they have to represent all nfl players whether or not they are guilty or wrong or right. if you're an nfl player and you're part of the union, then that is their job. they're in a bad situation. because when you say fair, impartial, everybody saw the video. >> right. >> anybody with any common sense will say, you know what, what the ravens did and the nfl did is right. but that has very little to do with the union. >> the problem is it took them so long to do it, no

beginning of july they had the best record in baseball and now they are 10 and 1/2 games behind in the a.l. west. dewberry but they do stay ahead of the competition in the wild- card spot. >> mark: we have the latest on the aegean peterson case. he will not play while facing child abuse cases. now budweiser is threatening to pull their sponsorship. we're coming up on 4-30. >> mark:here are the big stories we're working on for you this morning. >> mark:president obama is consulting with military officials today about the campaign against isis. >> mark:he is visiting u-s central command in tapa florida. >> mark:advisors will brief the president on the battle pans on isis. >> mark:mr.obama will deliver remarks on that briefing. >> mark:it's expected to happen at 8:10 this morning. we will carry it live on air. >> mark:a major highway is closed and evacuations remain in place as crews continue to fight the raging wildfire in el dorado county. >> mark:the king fire has burned nearly 13-thousand acres. and is only 5-percent contained. >> mark:right now highway 50 is closed in both directions fro

his helmet in disgust final: 6-5 a's >> james:the angels lost so the a's remain 4 ½ games back in the a.l west they lead the wild card by 3 games giants/rockies >> james:pitcher brett bochy son of manager bruce called up today they are the 7th father-son combo in major league history bottom 3rd >> james:yusmiero petit who broke the major league record retiring 46 straight batters last week taken deep by dj. lemahieu for a 2-run home run 6- 0 rockies top 6th/ 7-1 rockies >> james:buster posey solo home run his 19th 7-2 rockies top 7th/ 7-6 rockies >> james:hunter pence in the midst of a 15-game hit streak singles home posey 7-7 tie next batter >> james:gregor blanco goes all the way to the wall in left pence scores 8-7 giants >> james:dodgers won back to clayton kershaw's 17th win giants still 2 games back in the n-l westthey lead the wild card by 2 ½ games >> james:it looks like micheal sam will get another chance. >> james:sam could be a cowboy >> james:according to reports michael sam who was cut from the rams and not signed to their practice squad is flying into dallas tonight and will

the a's will take on the kansas city royals in tonight's a.l. wild card game. fans are sharing their team pride with abc 7 news. check out this little a's fan. also an ice cream fan. keeping cool in richmond and baby logan geared up and ready for tomorrow's wild card game when the giants play the pittsburgh pirates. that game is in pittsburgh. cute. cute. giants and a's fans, we want to see your team spirit. e-mail us your fan photos. or tweet them to us. >>> this might be the best story of the day. an iowa couple getting a lot of attention today for doing something really unexpected after receiving slow service at a restaurant. the couple tipped 150%. that act of kindness has gone viral after the couple posted their experience on facebook. here's the receipt. they say it took 20 minutes to get water and more than an hour to get their food. but here's what they noticed. their waiter was serving 12 tables and bartending. we have the report from cedar rapids, iowa. >> reporter: mckenzie and steven find themselves looking at their computer a lot lately. >> it's su

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. >>> but the as they continue to stall in their bid to clinch an a.l. wild card spot.d over the mariners cut it to one game with one game to play for the second wild card slot. almost two hours after the as lost, the may mariners beat the angels. the as get one more chance to clinch the wild card spot. >>> happening today, the 49ers returning to levi stadium to take on the eagles. the last time the two teams played was 2011. 9ers won that game, 24-23. they enter this game with a 1-2 record. the 49ers record. the eagles are undefeated at 3- 0. kickoff at 1:25 at levi stadium today. the raiders set to kick off in their game in london against the miami dolphins. it's the first game of this year's international series. raiders looking for their first win of the season. kickoff in just moments. >>> how is this for a wakeup call? the eagles were awakened in the middle of the night when the fire alarm was pulled at their hotel at 2:30. manual wrote about if on twitter jokingly tweeting trying to get advantage. matt barkley chimed in as well. we'll see if that rattles the team

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called out major league baseball, i think it was '71 where vida blue was the dominant pitcher in the a.l or two blacks -- >> and here's a clip from "no no" that looks at how doc ellis changed the game of baseball for future african-american players. >> we talked about race but in a way that was really accessible and sort of logical. he seemed to bend the rules or chafe against authority a little bit. >> there hasn't been a hell of a lot of progress made in terms of the comfort level of players of color since jackie robinson. doc was one of the most impactful guys in regard to those issues that has ever come down the pike. >> a lot of people do not understand him. but if some people say that he didn't know what he was doing, that's wrong. he knew what he was doing. he always knew what he was doing. >> this looks fascinating, "no no," a documentary is out in limited release today and also available on itunes. jeff and tom, thank you so much for being on the set this morning. >> i can't wait to see it. >> he did a fantastic job. >> it looks great. >> it's his party, let me tell you. >>> com