alfonso soriano took some shots and he said he didn't want to play for the giants and it is too cold for the bay area. it is 3-0 cubs in the third. a crazy play here. wellington castillo and he was hung up in the ivy. he is heading for home and buster posey with a sweet tag here and castro knocks the ball out. that allows castillo to come along and score. 5-0, and they win it 6-4. the dodgers loos it and they stay four and a half back. abc7 sports is brought to you by river rock casino. >> "nightline" is coming up next. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. have a wonderful holiday weekend. >> we appreciate your time. >> good

alfonso soriano again this guy is making great contact at the plate. three run shot.5-3. top of the ninth, tied at 5-5. angel pagan singles. safe at the plate. giants take the lead, 6-5. and the next batter, how about insurance, marco scutaro. here comes brandon. he scores. g-men win 7-5. >> i was trying to bunt to see if i could get a base hit, then with two strikes i knew he was going to throw a slider. great base running by gregor too. we've got tough series coming up and we're ready. it's good to win five out of six and we're ready to win five more. >> to the a's, going for the sweep of the red sox. breast cancer awareness day at the coliseum. a's raised over $53,000 for education and research. bottom of the first, smith, go and find this ball. home run. 2-0, a's. brandon inge says how about some ice to cool you down. steven drew, kiss this baby good-bye. the lefty's going yards. his first with the a's. this time inge and jonny gomes give drew an ice bath. calm down, you're red hot. a's win 6-2. and they have won nine in a row now, chris. >> the closer you get to

two on, two out for alfonso soriano. are you kidding me. this guy has been swinging great lately. 25th homer of the season. to the ninth. tied at 5-5. angel pagan singles. he is safe. giants lead 6-5. next batter singles and that will bring in brandon crawford. giants get the win, 7-5. >> third baseman was back a bit. i was trying to bunt to see if i could get a base hit. i trust myself with two strikes, i knew he was going to throw a slider. great base running by gregor too. we've got some tough series coming up and we're ready. it's good to win five out of six. we're ready to win five more. >> before we get out of here, week two of the fedex cup. third round. tiger woods approach to the 15th from 104, he would birdie but is six back of the lead. the approach to the par 3, he would birdie but did not finish the day at the top of the leader board. here's the leader. the birdie on nine. that's a record, 29 on the front nine. he fire as third round 63. he is your leader by three strokes. that will do it for now. by the way, if you wonder what

giants and cubs, bottom of the third, one on and two out for alfonso soriano, the man has been on a mission, two-run homer. make it number 24 this season. 3-0 shy town and later in the inning. wellington castillo, uh oh, hits the shot to left, blanco cannot handle it. however, there's a relay throw. play at the plate. buster posey. drops the ball. that's not good. castro scores and castillo comes around to score. 5-0 cubs. bumgarner, four innings, four earned runs. cubs win it 6-4 is your final. life without luck can be tough, stanford cardinals about to find out what they can do without their star quarterback, andrew luck. late third quarter, 17-10. first and ten, tied up at 17. complete, three-yard down conversion on the drive and on the end of the third quarter, it would be third and 12 at san jose, san jose, fumbles the ball and recovered by stanford, however, stanford goes on to get the win. number 21 in the country, barely gets the win, spartans 20-17 is your final. all right, also tonight, in high school. de lasalle won 41-7, that will do it for this weekend. however, saturday, sunda

alfonso soriano took some shots and he said he didn't want to play for the giants and it is too colda crazy play here. wellington castillo and he was hung up in the ivy. he is heading for home and buster posey with a sweet tag here and castro knocks the ball out. that allows castillo to come along and score. 5-0, and they win it 6-4. the dodgers loos it and they stay four and a half back. abc7 sports is brought to you by river rock casino. >> "nightline" is coming up next. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. have a wonderful holiday weekend. >> we appreciate your time. >> good jessica laverton got the wake up call of a life time. my son said mommy i don't want you to be fat. i want you to come and play with me. i don't want you to die. growing up for jessica was rough. i was always the big girl. i was made fun of a lot for being the big kid. now wit

it's tied at two in the eighth...and alfonso soriano puts the cubs ahead with his 28th home run... he has 94 rbis this season. cubs win 4-2... they visit houston tonight. that's a look at sports. sleep apnea among women may be more common than experts thought. a random sample of 400 adult women was given overnight sleep tests in a new swedish study.. and half turned out to have mild-to-severe sleep apnea. the researchers report those women experienced at least five episodes an hour when they stopped breathing for longer than 10 seconds. the numbers reached 80-84 percent among women who were obese or had hypertension.. two risk factors for sleep apnea. sleep apnea is tied to a higher risk of stroke, heart attack and early death. a hands-off approach may be okay for sleepless infants. parents who repeatedly wake up to soothe and cradle their babies may find themselves sleep deprived, stressed out, and even depressed. that's why experts have looked for alternatives.. such as gradually reducing the amount of time parents stay in the room with a crying baby.. and "camping out" -- sittin

one run on four hits in nearly eight innings the cubs were up one run in the fifth inning when alfonso soriano hit his 29, of the year he was a triple shy of that cycle the chicago cubs when five-one for their second series win in a row they are off today cash and the longest rivalry in the n.f.l. continues in green bay tonight the chicago bears and the green bay packers met for the hundred 85th time and while the bears lead the series overall they have not won their since 2007 jay cutler as a passer rating of 65 against pack aaron rodgers has 98 against the chicago public schools and the teachers' union are expressing high confidence they can reach a deal on a new contract today. this is the fourth day of the strike. the two big issues left: evaluations and the rehiring of laid-off teachers. if an agreement is struck today, cps is hoping kids will return to the classrooms tomorrow. but, the union thinks that's highly unlikely, and monday is more realistic. joining us now on the phone is charlotte danielson. she is an internationally recognized expert in teacher effectiveness, and teacher evau

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giants and cubs, one on, two out for alfonso soriano, he's been hitting the ball long this season and go ahead and rack up number 24. two batters later, wellington castillo hilts a shot to the left. grego blanco trying to get it. he can't handle it. there was a throw home by arrest yas, it's on time, but buster posey drops it. the ball gets away from him. starling castor scores, 5-0 kucks, bum gartner, cups win it 6-4 is your final. meanwhile the as are rolling and they have no desire to hit the brakes. the green and gold return to the bay after going 6-1 after the road trip. tonight kate long worth has the latest on the guys who have won 12 of their last 14 games. >> the as are a season high 16 games over .500, and they have won their last five against the red socks. so on paper, things are look good for the athletics. but in talking with the players, they told us the key to success is never underestimate your opponent. >> still a dangerous team, they didn't have elsworth, podsednic is doing very well for them. they probably have a lot of runs in them. when we last saw them when they

alfonso soriano took some shots at the city of san francisco saying he didn't want to play for the giants, too cold in the bay area. here's his shot off of madison bumgarner. 3-0, cubs in the third, two batters later, casilla with a long fly ball. blanco is hung up in the ivy out there. the ball is in there as well. starlin castro is on first. he's heading for home. buster posey with the tag. castro knocked the ball out. casilla scores. 5-0, cubs. 6-4 game in the ninth and carlos marmol strikes out sanchez to end it. the giants fall, 6-4. that's a wrap on morning sports. be sure to be with us for the kickoff of college football in prime time on abc7. it's alabama and michigan at 5:00 p.m. our first edition of lexus after the game tonight at 8:30. hope you see you then! have a great weekend, everybody! i'm larry beil. >> coming up next, in the presidential race, all eyes now turn to north carolina and the democratic national convention. it opens on tuesday. two of california's leading democrats don't plan on attending. plus the effort to tax sugary soft drinks in richmond runs into some pr