open at bethpage. our crew on site will let you know how the players and course officials are apoint can ing to the soggy conditions. >> and some drama at the world world series, and a surprising turn around. arizona state-north carolina in an elimination game. an update on the ( theme from a summer place plays ) ♪ with greasy fast food, what are you really getting? try a tempting new subway tuscan chicken melt instead. seasoned chicken and melted cheese with 9 grams of fat, part of a subway fresh fit meal. it's a simple way to enjoy eating better. subway. eat fresh. ( rhythmic clapping ) ( chanting ) ( shouting ) gatorade-- that's "g." that. 2-2. against nate striz. against nate striz. >> three runs already in at this point. the single to left, two more. it's 9-4, sun devils. will selva in a state of euphoria right now. that's when he's not doing an impression of you. next batter, drew mcgee. went to arizona state, give me a break. up the middle. two runs scored. looks like north carolina's going home

normally bethpage black only has one hole with a water hazard.hursday, the whole course was a water hazard. >> they're not wearing life vests but scott van pelt and andy north are anchoring our coverage from a very soggy bethpage black. >> they told us it was coming, but i'm not sure anyone was prepared for what fell from the skies here thursday on long island -- bethpage black absolutely inundated. it's difficult to describe how miserable conditions were unless you experienced them firsthand. 10:16, horns blew, play suspended and called for the day short of 2:00. >> tiger woods out just after 8:00. roars of approval as he and stevie headed to the first tee and then, andy, is it the mist? is it wet? >> a very difficult tee shot, sharp dogleg left to right, struggled swinging in his rain jacket, he was able to figure out a way to get the ball in the greenside bunker, played a nice shot leaving himself a five-footer to save par after the horrible tee shot. >> is wet sand tougher to hit out of by a factor of 100? >> absolutely. to make a four, what

he's targeting his fourth american title this week at bethpage black.ar at torrey pines. he won at bethpage in 2002, and pebble beach in 2000. >> when it comes to plaxico burress, giants coach tom coughlin says that train has left the station. coming up, what new receiving targets are pulling into the meadowlands? plus, jay cutler wanted out. he was shipped to chicago. now the broncos top receiver wants out of mile high. why denver may not be willing to make that deal. the tastacular new tuscan chicken melt from subway. ilalian-seasoned chicken, melted cheese, a luscious olive vinaigrette. a taste masterpiece! with 9 grams of fat, it's part of a subway fresh fit meal. a simple way to enjoy eating better. subway. eat fresh. it's going to go foul and into the >> season on the brink for both southern miss and north caroli north carolina. that's star dustin. acly. number two pick of the seattle mariners. first inning, back up the box, bunting comes around to score. carolina up 1-0. acklee says he models his game after pete rose. >> i'll take that a. >> char

and i think winning would be a nice boost for mickelson coming into the bethpage black, but that saidractice. he's not there... he doesn't want to come away from this winning the st. jude and finishing tenth in the u.s. open. he wants to win the u.s. open and finish tenth at the st. jude. >> last thing, just watching him for as long as you were able to see him today, i know much of the round was private. phil off the tee, how was it? it's always an adventure. how did he look to you? >> i tell you, in the rain, of the four shots i saw, on the first tee, it was really raining. the first three were in downpour. there was at one point thunder and lightning. he walked in and came back out. of those four, all of them were on the fairway. it's hard to tell the distance, but they were not where tiger put it yesterday, but it was pretty much in the vicinity. it was by no means erratic by any stretch. as we know, phil has a tendency to do. on the 18th hole, he took six of them, and of the six, five of them were on the fairway. they were all over the fairwayment on his way out i asked him what c

bethpage black is back. tiger woods ready to defend his title.hear from the world number one coming up. ♪ driving one and all ♪ close shave america... close shave barbasol ♪ ♪ america, you're lookin' good... ♪ ♪ handsome, free and tall ♪ close shave america... close shave barbasol ♪ ♪ close shave barbasol ( rhythmic clapping ) ( chanting ) ( shouting ) gatorade-- that's "g." >> the 109th u.s. open is open for business come thursday morning. bethpage black will provide the canvas for the world's best to perform their craft. the crowd will shake the ground they walk on as phil mickelson is in the hunt. whether it's lefty, rocco or bubba, most believe it will be tiger hoisting a 15th major championship come sunday night. tiger woods met the media todayf >> obviously the golf course is phenomenal.vious it's playing long this week. it's not exactly dry out there. and obviously this golf course t brings back some great memoriesc for many seven years ago, so, it's good to be back. it' i've enjoyed playing out here.'v the practice rounds have beenthe all

i think that bethpage is a golf course that suits my game. i love playing on that course. love playing in the new york area. i am playing here because i believe i can win next week. i don't know when i will be able to play again. i don't know what our treatment schedule will be like after surgery. i don't know when that will happen. i don't think it's going to be for a while. but i don't know exactly what we are facing yet. >> because of his wife's illness, phil mickelson has been away from the tour for about a month. get this: since 2004 after layoffs of 28 days, mickelson averages 3 and a half shots more in the 1st round of tournaments than he did when he has shorter time off. he finishes 2 shots worse with a month off than with less time away. >> still to come: a lot to talk about. lakers. the penguins stanley cup finals. the phillies. we zone in. when you're really in pain, relief can't come fast enough. introducing bayer quick release crystals. it's ready to go to work faster than caplets or tablets. it's a whole new way from bayer to dissolve pain fast. new bayer qui

. ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ hotwire.com >> as the sun says so long on wednesday afternoon at bethpage black,might be saying so long for the week. not only does the weather forecast tush a bit bleak, the players know what awaits them. phil mickelson on the grounds wednesday for his first practice round of the week here on the black. everywhere he went, phil was serenaded with happy birthday, and since these are great sports fan, not good, great sports fan, everyone wanted to know, phily mick, how about sanchez and the jets? it feels like these people could put him on their shoulders and carry him to the silver trophy on sunday night they would. >> i think that's an excellent way to put it, scott. it wasn't hard to spot mickelson on wednesday. all you had to do is look for the throngs of people who followed him everywhere he went. as you mentioned, not able to play a practice round until wednesday. arrived on long island tuesday night, but despite the departure in routine, mickelson appeared relaxed and confident wednesday and clearly happy to be back in a place that has embraced him as one of

mickelson who expects to play at bethpage next week is making his emotional speech in memphis. >> we're going through a tough time right now. we won't get started on our treatment until july 1, and in the meantime, we're fortunate that we believe we caught it early enough to where we don't have to rush into decisions and we can make some good long-term decisions, decisions that will hopefully prevent this from recurring as well as decisions that will hopefully beat this quickly, and we're getting ready to get started. in the meantime, i'm going to play these two weeks -- these last three weeks have been -- kind of an interesting thing is that i've never felt this emotional. i've never been that -- this emotional where if i'm driving alone or what have you, i'll just start crying. it's kind of a weird thing. but i'm looking forward to having a four or five-hour mental break, if you will, where i kind of force myself to focus on something else, and i'm looking forward to that. >> on the golf course, you have no fear. if there's a tree in front of you, you're in the thickest of rough, you

"sportscenter" from bethpage black. live updates on espn news starting at 7:30 a.m.kets from thursday's rainout. the usga saying tickets can can be used for any playoff, including monday. if none, they'll be eligible for a 50% refund. >> pedro martinez has made it plain that he wants to get back out and play and pitch this season but teams with ballinging at his normal pay level. he did pitch well in the world baseball classic this spring. red sox came up with a rain-shortened loss to the mar lins. the home team makes the final determination if the game will be played. some to have red sox players

i think that that bethpage is a golf course that suits my game, that i love playing on that course, iove playing in the new york area, and i'm playing here because i believe i can win next week. i don't know when i'll be able to -- when i'll play again. i mean i just don't know what our treatment schedule will be like after surgery, i don't know really when that will happen. i don't think it's going to be for a while, but i don't know exactly what we're facing yet. >> mickelson has won as many tournaments as last year, even though he's played in 11 fewer events. phil is currently fourth on the money list, and he's sixth in the fedex cup point standings. >> game four just 24 hours away. the magic earned their first nba finals win in franchise history by shooting a finals record 62.5% to keep the lakers in check and avoid the dreaded 0-3 hole. here's mark jones and company from orlando on where the series stands. >> kobe bryant of the los angeles lakers, the nba's ultimate closer, unable to close the door. unusually cold and off from the free-throw line as well, the lakers on the short

we might be here for a while at bethpage black on long island. >> guys, thanks a lot. in order to win another championship, the lakers need to keep their team intact. and it starts with kobe bryant and phil jackson. jackson, who turns 64 in september, says his decision to return will be based on his health. even if kobe decides to opt out of the final two years of his contract on july 1st, the finals mvp says he's staying in l.a. >> i'm not going anywhere. no, i ain't going nowhere. just wasting our breath just talking about. you know, i like the team we have. we've got a hell of a team, man. after years and years of frustration to get to this point, you know, we got the group. now it's just about keeping this group together so we can keep on winning this thing. >> phil jackson with his coach, kobe bryant has won four titles. without shaq, he's averaging 11 fewer points and has a playoff record under .500. >> still to come late inning drama at wrigley. how one bounce capped off an improbable comeback for the cubbies. >> plus, rafael won't be standing in roger federer's

normally bethpage black only has period, i think there are other issues with respect to crew rest wet to talk about as we go for an. >> yes, sir, it leads to the lifting of the next day, if you are not allowed adequate time to recuperate from the up to 16 hours today than to have the day before and only away from the airplane for eight hours is not enough. we need to ensure that the pilots are getting at least an adequate opposition behind the hotel door to get eight hours of rest. >> one thing is certain we are all pretty mobile and rely on transportation system that is modern and safe and reliable uno in significant part of that is commercial airline industry. it is very important to our country in all regions and we wanted to be made as safe as possible. and things that tragic crash in buffalo, new york has activated a lot of interest in asking questions. did we drift along here and allow the creation of a couple different standards and training, and enforcement. it will more about that answer it as more disclosure come from the ntsb and so on and we're learning some from last wee

. >> we'll tell you who is leading the charge at the bethpage ope