the eagles andy reid did.nnouncing today that michael vick will start on sunday at jacksonville for philadelphia. yesterday he said kevin kolb would start. this afternoon the cavs participated in a scrimmage. alexander semin scored 40 goals last season and is beginning his sixth season with the caps. they start tomorrow night on the road against the bluejackets. season opening is friday october 9th at atlanta. >>> monday night football, drew brees pumping up his saints. opponent is the san francisco 49ers. final minute, game tied 22-22. brees go to colston and makes the catch to put new orleans in field goal range. three plays later, partially blocked but with enough juice on it to cross the cross bar. saints edge the 49ers, 25-22, to improve to 2-0. >>> maryland returns home this saturday after suffering its first loss to virginia. this week's opponent is 0-2, florida international. the golden panthers have lost to rutgers and texas a&m, the terps head coach wants his team to receive a signature moment. >> i

eagles coach, andy reid announcing that michael vick will start this sunday against the jacksonvilleaguars. vick threw for 382 yards and looked great against the lions on sunday. just 48 hours ago, reid insisted that kevin cobb would be his starter. >>> for those of us who slugged through a month of training camp with the redskins, how about the caps? they open training camp on saturday. it's over today. one final scrimmage this morning and now it is off to columbus tonight for the preseason opener tomorrow. the caps also signing defenseman tom to a two-year $6 million contract extension today. that's a slight pay cut for pody, which he accepted because -- >> i think this is the best chance and not just one, but more than one cup hopefully. i was willing to leave some money on the table to have a chance at that. >> then look what happened after practice today. the caps decided that all of us guys who spend our lives critiquing them aught to get out on the ice. thankfully, there was no checking because i probably be in the er right now. and how about the honor that i received before t

to jacksonville now michael vick starting the game for the visiting philadelphia there and coach andy reid didn't regret his decision midway through the first big ones the eagles on top of a sixty one yard touchdown pass to dish on jackson the catch and the downs and in case you forgot he was still able to do this wrong with the ball like no other can with a back in the n.f.l. free touchdown passes takes this one in by himself and all feely in this one twenty eight to three the finals for. some of those where the schools the dallas cowboys finally got their first victory of the season in the texas dobby in houston so did the minnesota vikings to be detroit held while super bowl champions new orleans saints went down to visiting atlanta in overtime but. let's move to tennis now and russia as an associate of ways into the second round of the two open beating them and he gets a book about in straight sets on the opening day there all powell of the nineteen year old just too much towards both of the sixteen seed will now face ukrainian. and fellow russian or ukrainian people so if you even tho

coach andy reid said kolb was their main guy and explained why he changed his mind. >> i think his plays even exceeded expectation over the last two weeks, again, this is more about michael vick and his accelerated play. he is possibly the highest quarterback in the national football league at this time and deserves an opportunity to play. >> meanwhile, new york jets receiver braylon edwards arrested for dui early yesterday morning will suit up for the sunday night game against the dolphins. he was arraigned at a manhattan court yesterday. police said his blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit. the team says edwards will play but will not start the game. under nfl rules he cannot be suspended for his first offense of driving under the influence. the new york tabloids having fun with in this morning. extra pint. and a little less subtle from "the daily news." "sit happens." braylon edwards sitting on the bench >>> coming up on "morning joe," president obama's foreign policy team at war over afghanistan. with some very high-level officials saying the president's strategy there just

michael vick making his first start since being named starting quarterback by coach andy reid.ted last week for the injured kevin kolb. vick wasting no time proving he was the right choice, even though kolb is healthy throwing a bullet to desean jackson. 61 yards to the end zone for the score. he threw for three touchdown, ran for another eagles' win, 28-3. much more from the nfl coming up on "morning joe." >>> baseball, yankees and red sox in the sunday nighter. top of the ninths, yanks up 2-1. to shut the door. no, bill hall, rbi single, goes under the glove of a-rod. red sox score to take a one-run lead. wow, they're about to sweep the yanks. bottom nine, robinson cano ties it at 3-3 are an rbi single. bottom ten, same score, tied up. bases loaded. 3-1 count. he walks in miranda for the game-winning run. boy, did the yankees need that. they avoid a sweep. they're now a half game behind the rays in the east. the rays lost yesterday. >>> as we said, we're out here this morning on learning plaza as we at nbc have our eyes on education this week. there's so many remarkable succe

andy reid reversing himself declaring that vick will be the starter against the jaings this sunday jagssunday. john lannan in deep trouble in the first. a few run shots. they scored three in the first. but the bleeding stopped there and the nats are coming back. pudge puts a coat on that hanger. 2-run shot off the pole ties the game at three. about 20 minutes later in the same inning, zimmerman slaps it to right. 85th rbi for zim. nats slapped a four-game slide. they win the game 8-4. the o's at fenway park. they beat the sox last night and they did it again tonight. tied at one in the 7th. opposite field fading right around the old pole. 3-run shot. o's take the game 9-1. if the nfl is serious about shortening training camp, they should take a cue from the nhl. the caps just opened their cap on saturday and already tomorrow is the pre-season opener and the regular season starts in two weeks. that is the kind of efficiency we like. among those not playing tomorrow night in columbus, me. the caps held their annual media game after practice today. i didn't score. on the other hand, i wasn

play the eagles in a couple of weeks, you can bet shanahan will be picking mcnabb's head about the andy reidense. but mcnabb is not the only double agent they have on the payroll. dave owens found a couple of ex- texans doing the espionage this week. >> reporter: shanahan coordinated in 2008 and 2009. rex grossman backed up schaub last year and both are in d.c. now. call it intelligence on one of the football's most prolific offenses and upcoming defenses. >> we have a inside knowledge of their scheme and their personnel so obviously it's definitely going to ask some questions. >> they've been hitting me up. >> reporter: when asked about his former team, mcnabb jokingly responded -- >> well we're not using any of that. that's not how you play the game. you play the game and just watch the film and just prepare. >> reporter: mcnabb may be playing coy but he'll take any advice on how to attack the houston defense, a unit his backup grossman knows well and said if asked, he will share. >> if he has any questions, i'll be talking to him all week, he's going to have a lot of advice and heads up o

a head coach while he is watching that happen and andy reid is thinking, okay, now i have another settions to answer. as vick plays well. we saw him do in the second half of last week. penalty flag comes in, as felix jones loses three. urlacher, the first guy there. >> troy: kyle kosier was pulling to lead on that play and he got beyond the defender and then just tackled him. >> joe: urlacher doesn't want the bears to accept the penalty. he is screaming over at lovie smith who said take the penalty. >> referee: holding offense. number 63. ten-yard penalty. first down. >> joe: look at urlacher. he is hot! said i just brought down felix jones for a loss of three and now you're going to give them an extra down? you just give them seven yards backwards. >> troy: yeah. you give them an extra down to back them up seven more yards in essence. urlacher has got more confidence in his defense than that. >> joe: first and 20. free rush. the pass incomplete for roy williams as anderson was coming unblocked. >> troy: we have seen this before. you see romo talking to him now. the ball apparently wa

andy reid reversing themselves declaring that vick and not keven kolb will be the starter. vick threw for 278 yards against the lions. baseball from last night nats hosting the astros. jason michaelss, spank you very much. two run shot. the bleeding stopped there and the nats mounted a comeback. pudge put a coat on that hanger. two-run shot ties at game at three. his fourth of the year and 20 minutes later in the fourth inning ryan zimmerman hooks that to right. 84th rbi to zim. the orange county at fenway beat the sox on monday did not it again on tuesday. opposite field fading right around the old pesty poll. three-run shot for wiggy. o's take the sox. i'm brett haber, have a great wednesday, everybody. >>> if you haven't booked flight for your winter vacation, we have a warning for you coming up in our next living smart segment. >>> plus, the first lady may prove to be more popular on the campaign trail than her husband. >>> and new safety island danger improves pedestrian safety in suburban maryland. >> headed westbound it's smooth sailing. we have more road condition a

of reception he'll get at his old home place, here's what his good friend and eagles head coach andy reid to say. >> he is a redskin so normally they don't get the best acceptance in our stadium there. >> i think he's being kind and so the buildup begins for sunday's reunion game in philly. our greg is in virginia tonight where even the redskins and eagles wives are getting caught up in the frenzy of donovan's return. >> reporter: they are getting into the spirit of things. on saturday in philadelphia the redskins' wives will be taking on the eagles wives in a charity basketball event and joining us now, deangelo hall and his lovely wife jada. and jada, i know there's a lot of pride at stake and you want to win it for the guys. >> of course. we definitely want to win. go out there, set the tone and have a good night on saturday or afternoon and that way the guys can take over on sunday. >> reporter: done von mcnabb is the big -- donovan mcnabb is the big storyline. what do you think he's going to be going through his mind? >> a lot of emotions. he's going back to a place he spent a lot of

that's the word today from the philadelphia eagles coach andy reid. the q.b. the starter kevin cowboy who is out with -- cobb who is out with a con cetion. start for the falcons when he was one of the most popular players in the nfl. he spent most of the 2007 and 2008 seasons in the pen before signing with the eagles as a backup. i'm shepard smith. this is "the fox report." it's the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. shareholders of united and continental airlines voted to combine their operations and in the process create the world's biggest airline. and it's the top story at the bottom of the hour with trace gallagher on it from our west coast news hub. how does this work? >> well, shep, the deal could be finalized by october 1st it could take 1 months to three years to actually fully merge. remember, you have to bring things together like two massive reservation systems. 87,000 high ofly unionized employees. and you have to paint 693 airplanes, which, by the way the united name will stay on the plane. the continental logo will be on the tail

andy reid looked upon him as sort of a prodigal son.d had drug problems. andy reid was the perfect guy to sort of minister to michael vick at this time in his life. >> and willie, they're a rough group. >>> let's end on two disappointments, brett favre and the vikings 0-2. dallas cowboys 0-2 right now. >> i think the thing with favre is it's hard to tell how much of it is him and how much it's his surrounding cast. he had a healthy surrounding cast at the start of last year, started slowly and picked up momentum. he's got too many guys hurt right now. he doesn't seem to be playing with that same sort of vin and electricity as last year. maybe the magic isn't there. dallas to me, that's a real, real bad story in my opinion because they had all the weapons and should be a lot better than they are. >> and i think there's a good chance. they're going to have to make some moves before the trading deadline. >> this is why the nfl is great. you just don't know. >> peter king, thank you very much. >> appreciate it. >> make sure you read "monday

redskins fans were praying that kevin kolb would be the starter, no they're going with vick and andy reidas made the right decision. >> so the pressure on the redskins secondary because he's a great runner but you have to key on the pass. but at the same time, you have to think donovan mcnabb is going to be so stoked to go back and play in front of the philly fans. >> if there is one game that he circled, this is the one he circled. going back to philly. would like to get a win in philly next week. >> we would like the same thing. and our coverage continues on air and online. we have all of the details online at myfoxdc.com, just click on the sports tab. and while there, make sure to pick out our high school football game of the week. the voting is online. here is your choices for this week. any of those matchups, choose the one you like the best and give it a vote and go to myfoxdc.com, again on the sports tab. and now you can text the game number to 55171. just the game number, one, two, three, four or five to 55171. >> text allison to 66818. no, everybody is getting the numbers to text

eagles coach andy reid said on monday that cobb was his guy explaining yesterday why he decided to makee and go with vick. >> i think his play has even exceeded expectation over the last two weeks. again, this is more about michael vick and his accelerated play. he said in there, possibly the hottest quarterback in the national football league at this time. and he deserves an opportunity to play. >> if you say something nice about michael vick, we'll get the e-mails. michael vick said he was ten times the player than he was four years ago. he's playing like it. >> wasn't that great to hear peter say he's really grown up, that he's comfortable now with himself? that's great news. >> terrific news. >> boy, he can play. >> still got the wheels, too, at 30 years old. >> he's done something that no other player has ever done, making me root for the philadelphia eagles. that doesn't happen. >> absolutely. >> you've got to root for donovan mcnabb of the redskins. >> i never rooted for him in philadelphia. i am pulling for him hard in washington and shanahan. that's exciting. >> the great thing

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