andrew mccutchen bateÓ cuatro hits, incluido su segundo jonrÓn en dos noches, para conducir a los piratasoria de 4-2 sobre los nacionales. por washington, ross detwiler tolerÓ tres carreras y siete hits en seis innings, en los que tambiÉn recetÓ cuatro ponches, al tiempo que el venezolano wilson ramos se fue de 3-0. se inicio las semifinales del futbol mexicano. amÉrica y monterrey dejaron para el sÁbado la definicio Ón del pase a la final por el torneo clausura, al empatar 0-0, muy intenso por pequeÑos lapsos y de varias emociones, sobre todo en el primer periodo. el partido de vuelta se jugarÁ el sabado en el estadio tecnolÓgico. la otra semifinal sera hoy entre tigres y santos. por la copa libertadores hay mas clasificados a los cuartos de final. anoche boca jrs, jugando de visita derroto 3-2 a union espaÑola, , en brasil corinthians goleo 3-0 a emelec y en argentina lanus supero 2-1 a vasco da gama, con estos resultados clasificaron; boca jrs, corinthians y vasco da gama. para hoy se vienen tres partidos mas, fluminense recibe al internacional, univerdad de chile al deportivo quito y

but andrew mccutchen puts the game away with this solo homer in the 8th.er redskins qb john beck has found a new home. he has finally found it. >>> what an exciting night. live at verizon, kristen berset. >> we're psyched. >>> after the break we see some pictures of hillary clinton

but andrew mccutchen puts the game away with this solo homer in the 8th. pirates win 4-2. >>> former redskins qb john beck has found a new home. he has finally found it. >>> what an exciting night. live at verizon, kristen berset. >> we're psyched. >>> after the break we see some pictures of hillary clinton going au naturale. it's causing quite a stir. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. >>> images of secretary of state hillary clinton dubbed hillary au naturale have surfaced. she is seen sporting minimal makeup and thick rimmed glasses. when asked about it, clinton says she's relieved to be at the stage in her life

andrew mccutchen retreating. nats don't get their first hit until the 6th.the 6th pirates lead 3 -0. mccutchen has the glove and bat, second solo home run, this one off jordan zimmerman who allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings. bottom of the 6th, nats rally. ryan zimmerman with two on and two on, opposite field base hits scores two runs. zimmerman would go into second on a throw and later score another laroche triple, nats down 4-3. bottom of the 9th. the nats trail 5-3, ian desmond with two on, two out strikes out for the fourth time. nats fall to the pirates 5-3. zimmerman rough outing, assess. >> didn't feel very good. i was playing open and i wasn't able to locate my fastball at all. the breaking stuff was good, but when you can't locate your fastball, you're going to be in trouble. >>> this afternoon the orioles and kansas city. center fielder jared tyson goes all the way to the wall allowing a score from first, game tied at 3-3. four batters later j.j. hardy with two outs shatters his back and delivers a base hit to right field. two scores.

and andrew mccutchen doing damage everywhere. tough start for jordan zimmerman in this game.f the first. he's facing mccutchen here. mccutchen goes the other way. this is a solo home run. 1-0 nationals on top. mccutchen two homers tonight. he's hit five this season. four of them have come against the nationals. he's hitting .500 against the nats this year. here's james mcdonald having a stellar game. mcdonald had 11 k's and a no-hitter through five. also got help in the field. in the bottom of the fifth adam lola roche hammers the pitch to right center field. guess who's there? mccutchen at the wall, making the juggling catch, bounces out of his glove, but he stays with them. good concentration there by mccutchen. mcdonald says thank you very much, my friend. bottom of the sixth now. it's 4-0 pirates. ryan zimmerman with two on lines the pitch into right field. jesus flores and steve lombardozzi come in to score. zimmerman ends up with a double. the nationals down 4-2. they would add one more. but so would the pirates. so 5-3 is how this one -- look at that kid. ends up. >>>

andrew mccutchen is safe with four hits. pirates up 3 -0. top of the 9th, the deficit 4- 2.zimmerman with two on, two outs. zim strikes out to end the game. nats strike out 11 times and fall to the pirates 4-2. >>> d.c.'s height welterweight champion lamont peterson has been turned down for a license to box in nevada and his may 19th title rematch against a mirror kahn in vegas canceled. peter -- amir kahn in vegas canceled. peterson tested positive in march for the presence of an anabolic steroid. he had a pellet containing testosterone inserted in his hip while training for kahn. the first fight could be invalidated and he will likely be stripped ofly titles. >>> were you worried about john -- of his titles. >>> were you worried about john beck? the houston texans agreed to a contract with the former redskins quarterback. he's alive and well and living in south texas. i'm dave feldman. brian is back with more of the edge right after this. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voi

the pirates andrew mccutchen didn't need any teamwork against the nationals. adam laroche with the drive. back against the wall, leaps, the ball off his grulove but ge it on the way down. mission accomplished. it's time for this fan in cincinnati to play the lottery. now it's one thing to catch mike complete's home run ball in the stands. it's another when the very next batter hits to basically the same spot. and caleb lloyd makes the catch again. pretty impressive. so much that you'd think he does it all the time. even more luck on the golf course. j.j. henry on the fifth hole from 163 yards out at the byron nelson. lands on the green. and gets quite a roll. all the way into the jar for the hole in one. if you think that wasn't luck, check out henry's reaction. even he can't believe it. you remember the famous howard cosell boxing call? down goes frazier. from his fight against muhammad ali, of course. in the kings playoff series, it was deja vu. the hit on the kings collin frazier into the day owities bench a coyotes bench and down goes frazier ppd and final

andrew mccutchen, sit down. you don't have nothing for me. he proceeds to strike out the next six. embarrassed those dudes. mowed them down seven in a row. struck out 13 in a game. gave up 2 runs, just one earned. six innings of work. also generated some offense. top of the sixth. adam laroche. one on. good-bye. out of here, center field. sixth home run of the season. put the nats up 3-2. go up to win 4-2. skipper davey johnson. >> all the guys have been pitching good. the problem is, offense, haven't been given any leeway. score three runs, four runs, that seems to be the max and makes it tough on starters and the bull pen. but, you know, i think better things are coming. i think that it went well, and i would probably hit that out a few times. >> maybe it's a d.c. thing, because davey is awfully laid back too. he has that little wry smile, like he has a lot to tell you. jill gonzalez, we're talking about golf. he's on the hill for the nationals tonight in their series opener in cincinnati. now we're talking golf. tiger woods is not what he used to be. stop the presses. in fact, g

andrew mccutchen was going to get a personal escort to the airport last night.t him out of here. he is killing the nats' pitchers. a pair of home runs last night against zimmerman. a blast in the 6th made it 4-0. took a no-hitter into the 6th. flores had a double in the 6th. still the nats fall 5-3. >>> how about a little nba playoff action? indiana pacers now have two games to one lead over the miami heat and were supposed to win all of this thing. former georgetown hoya roy hibbert huge night. pacer win. in the late game the spurs top the clippers. >>> in about 36 hours it's the second leg of horse racing's triple crown. the 137th preakness stakes at pimlico in baltimore. the favorite is bodemeister, the horse is from virginia. he was the favorite at the kentucky derby but that race went to i'll have another and that horse's owner is basking in the spotlight. >> the preakness is you know, something look forward i to every year and that is -- to every year and this is their big event. it's just been fun when you heard of i'll have another? he won the derby righ

andrew mccutchen big for the pirates, two solo home runs against jordan zimmermann.n the 6th inning the nats' only runs came from ryan zimmerman with a single to left brings in two. it's 4-2 pirates. bottom 9, ian desmond with a chance to take the lead. but me looks at the ball and then he strikes out swinging. nats drop this one and drop into second in the nl east. >>> orioles visiting kansas city. jones a two run homer in the 4th. this is his third straight game that he has gone yard. looking good. all right, all tied up in the 7th. j.j. hardy with bases loaded a broken bat single brings in two. orioles come back up 5-3 and that would be it. birds stay in first place in the a. l. east. >>> now it is what has become a common spring theme. the ravens' ed reed just like brett favre isn't 100% committed to playing in 2012. this is the final year of his contract with baltimore. >>> that's a quick look at sports this morning. have a great friday. >>> protestors are waiting for world leaders driving past frederick, maryland this morning for the g-8 summit. more on that co

andrew mckitchen did it all against the nationals. belted a home run that gave pittsburgh a 1-0 lead. in the fifth came up big with the glove. adam laroche, mccutchenade a leaping grab. check it out again, he bobbled the ball in the air, crashed into the wall and held on to make the grab. the sixth, andrew again, another solo shot. two home runs and catch of the night, doesn't get much better than that. pirates won it 5-3. that's your "first look" at sports, i'm fred roggin. >>> now for another look at the weather here once again is nbc meteorologist bill karins. why are we going back to you? >> i honestly -- >> really? don't you get breakfast or something? >> unless the weather forecast has death, destruction or devastation in it you're just not interested. >> i guess so. >> you just don't want to sit there and glaze over and look at the bright sun? >> go ahead. >> here we go. leaving areas of new england this morning, you do want to bring a jacket, a light jacket and even with the kids as they head off to school because temperatures are in the 40s. they'll carry it home later today as it will be another day just like yesterday, chilly start, beau

mccutchen made a leaping grab. bobbled the ball, crashed in the wall and made the grab. the sixth, andrewgain, another solo shot. two home runs and catch of the night, doesn't get much better than that. pirates won it 5-3. >>> that is the early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> the lowdown on the new films trying to knock the avengers off this weekend's box office list. your entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> a special bond in an age when parents and their kids seem to spend less and less time together. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this friday morning. the only troublesome weather over the weekend, afternoon storms will be typical down in florida, also in the central plains. not today, really not much on saturday. as we go to saturday, minneapolis and denver, slight chance of storm or two, so much of the country is literally perfect this weekend. sunday, i think the cold front will be lined up near illinois, iowa, back down through oklahoma a few thunderstorms, 99% of us will have smiles on our face. if you're watchin

adam la roch, to deep center, mccutchen made a leaping grab, bobbled the ball, crashed in the wall and made the grab. the sixth, andrew again, another solo shot. two home runs and catch of the night, doesn't get much better than that. the pirates won it 5-3. >> that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> the low down on the new films trying to knock "the avengerss" off this week's box office list. your entertainment headlines straight ahead. a special bond in an age when parents and their kids seem to spend less and less time together. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." a good friday morning. beautiful weather continues. our streak of dry days will continue into the weekend for areas in the pacific northwest but may not last through the whole weekend. today is just a dry day, little cooler in the desert southwest. as we head through saturday, still dry everywhere. onshore flow keeping it cooler around l.a. and san francisco. sunday looks like later in the day we'll have our chance for some rain in areas like seattle. looks like saturday is your better bet of t