>> it is hard to find a back as versatile as adrian peterson. the field by the receiver. that's gonna allow him to get to the second level. again, the strength and power and explosiveness of adraian peterson to get that touchdown. >> adrian peterson, 180 yards in the season opener. that get the job done. vikings, lot of people think that can win it all with the addition of farve. 110 yards. didn't have a lot but like you said, he managed the football game and got the win. >> to come out of the game with a win. and to be, of course, we know we can run the ball. but there's going to be times like today where we're going to have to throw it and in order for us to win. >> you know, no blips.úú÷÷  >> rob: and the people are filling in for ryan zimmerman he was the story early. a couple of routine plays for ryan zimmerman but for a second baseman a little bit different. he hit as double later in the game earlier goes way deep for a two run homerun. that would make it a 5-1 game at that point. that's big because it opened up the lead a littl

once again, adrian peterson, 15 carries, 92 yards, again delivering the knockout on anthony henry. rson again, 27-yard touchdown. and the vikings, well, remember they were down 10-0? now they're up 17-10. jerod allen calls brett favre the silver fox. everyone call him the silver fox. he finds percy harvin. he had 23-27, 155, and the vikings win 27-13. >> i call charlie rich the silver fox. jets-patriots, and then the new york green spiced things up and the new york blue getting a chance to christen the taj mahal of texas. >> next year will be the giants and texans to open the new dig s. >> in throwing the cowboys for a loss on what was to be a glorious grand opening, tony romo disappointed himself most of all. despite vowing in the off-season to emphasize protecting the football romo had three inexplicable interceptions, all of which the giants made into touchdowns. >> i know why i made a couple of the throws and i look back now and stupid. but like i said, you always have a reason at the time and you have to make sure to tell your brain at those specific moments, the instinct is pa

once again, adrian peterson, 15 carries, 92 yards, again delivering the knockout on anthony henry. peterson again, 27-yard touchdown. and the vikings, well, remember they were down 10-0? now they're up 17-10. jerod allen calls brett favre the silver fox. everyone call him the silver fox. he finds percy harvin. he had 23-27, 155, and the vikings win 27-13. >> i call charlie rich the silver fox. jets-patriots, and then the new york green spiced things up and the new york blue getting a chance to christen the taj mahal of texas. >> next year will be the giants and texans to open the new dig s. >> in throwing the cowboys for a loss on what was to be a glorious grand opening, tony romo disappointed himself most of all. despite vowing in the off-season to emphasize protecting the football romo had three inexplicable interceptions, all of which the giants made into touchdowns. >> i know why i made a couple of the throws and i look back now and stupid. but like i said, you always have a reason at the time and you have to make sure to tell your brain at those specific moments, the instinct i

adrian peterson scored. he wants 145 yards. -- went 145 yards. >> it was a good test. more plays than i thought i would get, but it was a good thing. been here 13 days and having that type of test was good. >> by now, you know that ricky rubio has decided to pass on the nba and stay in spain a few years. the timber wolves took rubio, and ow his rights. there was a late game out on the coast. a win would give him a winning record for august. he erased all thatn the eighth. way back, solo shot. the nationals have lost four in a row. for tennis fans, it is the u.s. open. olivia the 167 ranked player in the world won the first set. there'll be 114 unforced errors. 15 service breaks. >> i think she is going to make it all the way through. >>> the democratic party is looking for cash to fight lies about health care reform. >> barack obama, now media victim? the democratic party sent out a fund-raising e-mail asking for $5, $50, even $1,000. we can't count on this media to expose the news about reform, so we will have to double our own efforts. there is one thing we know the

adrian peterson sees daylight and rarely disappoints. drew brees threw less touchdowns this week and the saints scored twice as much as the eagles. f >> welcome back. no donovan mcnabb out for philly with a cracked rib and drew brees with a 6-touchdown pass pace. i'm kidding. maybe not. here we go. the eagles, who is that? is that sheldon brown coming out to try to scare the eagles. kevin kolb in his first career start but you'll need to score points against drew brees. six touchdown passes last week, two went to jeremy shockey. the opening drive of the game, 15 yards. certainly brees would be off a little bit to start. maybe not. third and four, five yards is shockey. at the 15, a little fake, a little toss. marcus olson, 5-5, brees on the drive. 7-0, new orleans. >> look at the route. look where the ball is delivered, away from the defender, on the inside shoulders. spun him around a little bit. watch the accuracy. >> but kevin kolb says ok, i get it. desean jackson says i've got it. 71 quard. he's gone it. tied at 7-7-it's kolb's firs

ladies and gentlemen, adrian peterson.>> plus frank gore trying to turn back the clock and turn the heads of seahawk defenders who had themselves an afternoon. (kara) when my dry contacts bother me, i just can't go on with my day. l the rubbing, the blinking, the drops. my doctor told me that only acuvue® oasys™ has hydraclear® plus. so the lens stays moist. wow. it feels like it disappeared on my eye. (announcer) don't wait. enjoy the all day comfort of acuvue® oasys™ today - even if you have astigmatism. just go to acuvuetrialpair.com for a free trial pair certificate. and now's the best time to try because we're extending our best savings ever on acuvue® oasys™. but only for a limited time. so hurry. go to acuvuetrialpair.com today. >>> welcome back to kws primetime." i'm suzy kolber in miami. a dolphins team that tied the record with fewest turnovers with 13 last year, gave up 4 last week. tony sparano told us they always focus on turn yoeovers, but thi week heent old school. did the strip drill, gauntlets and everythi

you have to face adrian peterson, brett favre and percy harvin.are but they have to travel across the country to play this game. i want to know if they are good enough. then, can they run the ball on offense. they want to live and die by the run. vikings have one of the best run defenses. >> the atlanta falcons going to the new england patriots. i want to see matt ryan use tony gonzales against a depleted line backing core for the patriots and how the offensive line responds after taking a beating from the jets. see how those tackles hold up against john abraham for the patriots. >> it is better off that way. much more right after "sportscenter" at 7:30 eastern on "nfl live." you can speak then. >> this just in, this ballgame just over. baseball this afternoon the phillies against the marlins. josh johnson with a big day strikeout wise. jimmy rollins, shane victorino and chase utley. that is good. looking good. joe blanton could be a lot of things. bottom of the third, 2-0. ramierez with a fly ball. jayson werth coming over. good athletic team. ra

. >>> tomlinson continues himself the best runningback which is really adrian peterson. he missed his second straight day of practice. he suffered a high ankle sprain in monday night's opener. he did have a touchdown but only 55 yards rushing against the raiders. still, ravens know they can't let him get out in the open field. >> in particular, you need to set the edge. you let those guys get the edge and you'll have problems. set the edge and turn them back and try to keep them contained. you know, you don't want those guys in space because they get a lot of green grass in front of them they can be a problem. >> ravens head to san diego tomorrow. they watched the film at middle tennessee state. the terps host the raiders this saturday. college football tonight, miami hosting georgia tech. man, the canes look good. harris goes deep to bird behind the defense, 40-yard touchdown, canes up 7-3. second quarter, harris again, quarterback is just a sophomore, to s, corner of the end zone, 13-yard score. 14-3 miami. third quarter, more from harris, the big grant, plays for the

adrian peterson. first play from scrimmage. yards to the house. 11 rushes. 117 and the touchdown for peterson. vikings, up 7-0. second half, favre still in the game. questionable play here. watch at the bottom of your screen. he's goi to hit eugene wilson low. he's going to be flagged for an illegal block. eugene wilson said afterwards, i was wondering what the heck he was doing. favre said, didn't mean to hurt anybody. vikings win 17-10. >>> blue jays/rangers. what a shootout. top four. adam lind, the grand slam. and the jays go up 10-0. game over? not so fast. bottom five. nelson cruz, with two men on. the 29th of the year for cruz. rangers continue to cut into the lead. how about chris delgos. look at the catch by vernon wells. the sac fly run comes in. 11-10. top nine, same score. lind again. the blue jays win a shootout, 18-10. >>> that will do it for now. i'm the coach. jeremy and vinita, back in the studio. >> our thanks to jonathan. >>> now, a sad story for all of our dug lovers out there. a record-setting canine has pa

adrian peterson breaking several tackles d no one is going to catch him. peterson, 180 yards on 25 carries. three touchdowns and the vikings win in favre's debut, 34-20. >>> kim clijsters taking on ninth ranked caroline wozniacki in the finals of the u.s. open. clijsters, first mommy to play in the u.s. open since 1980. cloois sters wins first set. second set, clijsters serving for the match. wozniacki reaches for the shot. an overhand slam for the winning point. she wins her second career u.s. open 7-5, 6-3. >>> as for the fellows. semifinals. roger federer won 39 straight u.s. open matches taking on novak djokovic. between the legs, you bet. federer winning his 40th consecutive u.s. open match. 7-6, 7-5, 7-5 and advances to the finals where he'll face juan martin xel potro. >>> roger federer's good friend tiger woods looking for the win. behind a tree. great draw shot around the tree and rolls it up onto the green. he would hit the birdie putt and go to 17 under and wins on the bmw championship. that does it for this espnews update. now back to jeremy an

now adrian peterson. tied 10-10. we have seen this before.very game but in the end, it dissipated. brett favre actually threw for more yards than peterson ran for. so for this one, minnesota wins it. we all know tampa bay lost 26 in order to start their career, if you will. but now 19 losses in a row tie a chicago cardinals squad in the 1940's and an early 1960's oakland raiders squad as second most. they used to beat minnesota all the time. they just can't win. >>> all right. chicago and pittsburgh. these two teams scream defense. low-scoring game. jay cultler to johnny knox. he finds gold for a touchdown. we're tied at 14-14. jeff reed missed two makeable field goals. 43-yarder. no. now robby again. so fort knox is gold and robby is solid gold. the bears win it 17-14. after a heartbreaking loss. one of the stories of the day, the teams that lost the heartbreakers last week by and large won this week. >> it means a lot. means a lot to this team. we've had a lot of pressure and expectations on us since i got here and since orlando got here an

you have a veteran quarterback who's not frying to do everything, he's handing the ball off to adrian petersonthe n.f.c. championship game. i'm going to stay with them. >> that's fine. >> but baltimore, first of all, if ray lewis is going to play like he's 27 years old and flacco cannot just manage the game but go down the field and make them a diverse offense, that's a lot. >> flacco -- it's fun to watch these teams early. by the ninth week we'll have different opinions. a funny thing happened to u.n.c. on its way to the national title. u.s.c. lost to an unimposing pac-10 rival. this time it was washington, which had lost 21 games in the last two years. the score was 16-13. it was the biggest shocker of the week. wilbon, how do you explain this yearly phenomenon? >> tony, there are teams in every sport, usually in the pros, not necessarily in college, who get up for big games and big events. and they love the big stage and the big moment. and then, you know, they can't get themselves ready for something mundane, and that's the coach's job, especially in college, where you have these emotional

i'm not rooting for him, but minnesota is a team to be reckoned with, especially with adrian petersonkers as well. >> how different will this season be for the viewers and fans with john madden not in the booth? >> it's going to be tough, because he's an institution. when you talk about "monday night football" or ""sunday night football"" on nbc, you expect to hear his voice. he was pragmatic, to the point, talked to the average american joe out there each week during the nfl season. he was an institution. i'm going to sorely miss him, but i'm confident that cris collinsworth will do a great job. >> steelers going to be okay this week? >> of course. they're returning 19 of 22 starters. roethlisberger is their quarterback, you have hines ward, one of the top notch defenses in the league. san diego is a team to be reckoned with, but the steelers are the favorites to return back to the super bowl. >> and the president's speech last night, scale of 1 to 10, where do you score him? >> i give it an eight. he didn't commit to the public option the way you wanted him to, ed. if you remember,

. >> now this is not going out on a limb, i understand that but the reason i love adrian peterson studyinghey had the best blocking tight ends, the perfect storm, and we know the factor is outstanding. >> who is your big play wide receiver today? >> fantasy fans, pay attention. start your man roddy white. i believe he has a big day, mike mularkey, offensive coordinator does an excellent job of creating matchups for his wide receivers, moves them around a lot and i think today roddy white is a guy who moves around a lot and roddy white has a big day. >> you say you like your factor backs but in your little league games how many did you call? how many pass plays? >> 45. >> did you win? >> no. i told you, you can't win unless you run the ball. >> merril's back. >> trying to continue their winning ways today against the bears, our insiders will tell you why the running game will even be stronger in chicago today and in baseball we have the dodgers lend ago helping hand to the rockies in the wild card race and how and why the rockies were trying to help their own cause. and see if oregon snappe

we will show you adrian peterson next hour. gretchen: he only got a gazillion yards rushing.ooks unbelievable. steve: we have been doing this show for 13, 14 years. this is the first time we have ever done a story where we can start out by telling you we know that 91-year-old robert tompson sleeps in the nude. brian: fine. gretchen: that's our question of the day. how many of you sleep in the nude? steve: ok. carlson@foxnews.com. brian: twitter that. steve: that's why i gave it apparently this guy, robert thompson was asleep in his house in fort worth -- down in lake worth, florida. and his dog right there, the rottweiler heard something and started growling. what does he do? he jumps out of bed naked and discovers somebody in his house. brian: takes action. gretchen: good thing he was arnold not with underwear but with a gun. he was able to fire off a few shots. let's hear what he thought about the whole thing. >> i think the guy was scared to death. he was screaming. if anybody violates my home, they better be careful, you know. that's all i got to say. steve: so the world

. >> adrian peterson may be the next jimmy brown. this is a deep, talented team.op the run and run the football as they can, you're going to compete for a championship. d remember, they won as a team the division championship with gus frerotte at quarterback and tarvaris jackson was hurt most of the year. and gus frerotte was in his third or fourth comeback. only vinny testaverde may be older than gus and they won. so he's stepping into a situation of a very talented team. and maybe it will work out. i thought it was a terrible distraction. >> cincinnati bengals' quarterback carson palmer will skip his team's preseason finale tomorrow but is expected to be healthy for the regular season opener against denver, this according to espn nfl insider adam schefter. palmer has been nursing a sprained ankle. >> as the university of michigan investigates whether or not its football team broke ncaa rules with mandatory practice and meeting times, support is coming to head coach rich rodriguez and his staff, and it's coming from, of all place, ohio state. on tuesday a buckeye

adrian peterson ran for three scores. >>> drew brees had a career day.n nfl season. saints and brees pass the lions 31-27. >>> carolina now, eagles beat the packers 38-10 but lost donovan mcnabb on this touchdown run. he'll be reevaluated today. in case you're wondering, michael vick not eligible to play until week three. >>> broncos-bengals, under a minute to play. kyle orton aired it out. pass was deflected. look what i found. brandon stokeley with a gift, sprinted down the field to score a game-winning touchdown. broncos shock the bengals 12-7. >>> golf, tiger woods has done it again. he won the pga championship by six strokes. the first time he's won a pga event by eight or more strokes. >>> u.s. open. kim clijsters made history by becoming the first unseeded woman to win the open. courtesy of a forehand smash. she was unranked before the match but will likely be in the top 25 after winning her second u.s. open. >>> on the men's side, roger federer defeated djokovic in straight sets. federer had no option but to return it between his legs. an incredi