and bob melvin happy to be home. game one. >> it is night to open at home.ad the home field advantage and didn't open at home which is out of the ordinary. we know this can be a loud place. >> we have all the confidence in the world to start here at home. >> reporter: a quick tip when you are talking at the bars. melvin went to cal. his daughter wanted to be an actress, so he got a home in new york. isn't that nice? my daughter wants to be a news anchor so i stay here. tiger and kucher won at the international cup. >> fire in napa is 75% contained tonight. >>> a woman tries to ram the white house gates. the chase. and there's a kid in the car! >>> and, the driver's wife breaks her silence. >> she's calling the bikers a reckless and violent mob. >> out-of-control road warriors. are they bringing chaos to america's highways? >>> then, the frank sinatra love child scandal. what sinatra's widow is saying today. >> deborah: and the woman who says she's frank sinatra's illegitimate daughter. >>> and is this guy the most decorated navy seal of all- time? >> and cle

bob melvin's starting rotation. colognegray, parker then straley. >> he's been our ace all season.umbers, performance, the way he's pitching, all of the above. pitching as well as he has, we want him on the first day. >> he's one of the cy young candidates. he's done a great job and we're looking for great things. >> sharks open their hockey season thursday night. jackie, chicago, so 'em consequent at 8:00. >> it's true. it's hard for them to repeat now. >> don't yell at me. before you were born i was here laboring. let's interrupt the fun. >> go to the website, kron 4 .com. i these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of the nation's top doctors. kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they work together on a single mission: saving lives. discover how we are advancing medicine at kp.org join us, and thrive. >>> rock slide disaster. the mountains. >> this family wiped out. >> the hero dad who gave his life to shield his daughter. >> then, b

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bob melvin hopes to have his left fielder ready to go without limitations come friday.t the coliseum, kate long worth, nbc bay area news. >>> let's move to football. kind of. raiders quarterback terrelle pryor's status for sunday still up in the air. today, pryor visited classrooms at the barack obama academy. the academy an alternative education second chance program, oakland school district. pryor hopes he can positively influence the younger generation. >> any time i ever have the opportunity to talk to children, and i believe it's a good thing, you know, i think it's good to share adversity type deals, especially the children here and get them to understand. they're setting goals and understanding where they want to be and how to have success. i think it's good to hear from somebody who had to deal with things like that and understands how to have success. >>> all right. back in april, warriors initiated then rookie kent bazmore by filling his car with a bunch of popcorn. today the warriors introduced a first round pick, nedovich and when asked about rookie hazing,

bob melvin says he goes home, turns on a little mindless yet entertaining tv like "seinfeld" and "friends." >>> what's the weather going to be like at first pitch? it was gorgeous. >> it was very summer like. temperatures will be gorgeous. we are expecting clear skies all evening long. the good news a little bit different from yesterday. we're tracking winds that are very calm today. the winds are not going to impact the game at all. we're tracking a system that's going to head this way as we head toward the middle part of this upcoming week and that will introduce showers to the forecast. we have been very dry across the bare area especially with the fires we saw yesterday. this is good news for us. we'll talk about that more. back to you. >>> now to a developing story in the gulf of mexico. that's where tropical storm karen has stalled. it's still expected to move by the coast sometime tomorrow. strong winds are being seen in florida. the national hurricane center says karen remains more than 100 miles south of the coast. the maximum winds are about 40 miles per hour. here is a live loo

but have talked to bob melvin and for another impressive season and a painful and the last night area ready? happy birthday! it's a painting easel! the tide's coming in! this is my favorite one. it's upside down. oh, sorry. (woman vo) it takes him places he's always wanted to go. that's why we bought a subaru. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. the detroit tigers beat the athletics 3-0 and back into the al championship series. verlander gave up a two-out single to yoenis cespedes in the seventh to end his chance at the third no- hitter in postseason history. the hit hardly fazed him, however. verlander made it a postseason-record 30 straight scoreless innings against one team. he struck out 10 in eight innings. hats off to the a's and manager bob melvin, for another impressive season coming up on the kron four morning news. a new deal reopens some national parks amid the partial government shutdown, as signs of potential cooperation come out of washington. we'll have more. plus, former congresswoman gabby giffords receiving a special award in washington, we'll expla

after the game bob melvin said the a's had been at the door and he hopes next year they will be able to break through. >> sunny gray, the rookie pitcher broke his thumb. >> time to recover. >> what is not a bummer, the forecast. >> it's going to be nice. we're getting beautiful sun rise pictures into our newsroom as well. i'll continue to show you those every 15 minutes. temperatures mostly in the 40s right now. and we're going to see a pretty mild day. by noon, 73 degrees. inland up to 77, 4:00 p.m. when our highs come in, 73 bayside at the coast 69 degrees so we're looking good in the weather department. is it friday light is the question for mike inouye. >> and it's looking like that is the case. we is no delays for the b.a.r.t. system. we have a smooth drive. we have south of here look at the map. your entire tri-valley and part of the east bay moving light. south 680, there was slowing because of a crash. looks like that's clear and the slowing starting to clear. the northbound routes are starting to bog down 101. back to you. >> thanks a lot. >> give you one final check of the

bob melvin said they have been kicking at the door and hopes that next year the a's are able to breakthrough. but they may have to do it without grant balfour. he may have pitched his final game in the green and gold. i'm kate longworth, nbc bay area news. >>> sharks and canucks. the sharks' first road game. it's 2-0 sharks. late in the second, edler hits hertl in the head number penalty called. the sharks win 4-1. >>> and that's a look at sports. i'm dave feldman, raj and jess are back with more news. don't go away. when our little girl was born, we got a subaru. it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what? (announcer) the two-thousand-fourteen subaru forester. (girl) what? (announcer) built to be there for your family. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> we continue to now our developing story regarding the b.a.r.t negotiations. cheryl hurd joins us live. 30 minutes remaining. essentially everyone wants to know if there will be a strike t

bob melvin goes with that man -- yeah, kid, 23-year-old sonny gray who psych md ld lineup in game 2.r takes all. tigers going with ver lander. he eliminated the a's a year ago in game 5 at the coliseum. been 40 years since the a's have won an elimination game for both teams. cardinal fans hoping their team makes it to the nlcs for third-straight year. david freeze gone. two-run home run into the pie ratd bullpen. you won a lot of money in the sports bar for that home run. there's matt adams crushing one. two-run shot put the game away. adam waynewright pitched a complete game for st. louis, struck out 6, gave up just one run, and the st. louis dodger cardinals will face the dodgers. they pick up three points. chris heads it in on the nice corner kick, and the quakes beat the rapids one nil. >> one nil. >> yeah. >>> 11:00 the tweet that's winning tweets. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (exclaiming) (school bell ringing) (barney belches) (whistle blows) (yells)

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after the game bob melvin says the vaz been kicking at the front door and he hopes that next year they will be able to finally break through. another wait until next year. i love that fan with the positive vibrations. >> exactly. we'll keep that the way. hopefully as well for the morning commute. there is no b.a.r.t. strike today, that means all of the trains are running which is good news for folks. >> hey, good morning to you. happy friday, jon and laura, happy friday to you at home. it is going to be a chilly start to the day with plenty of 40s and 50s and something we haven't had for some time, a return of the very low visibilities up in the north bay, we're seeing pockets of fog develop. and they are settling in in santa rosa, a half mile visibility available to you. and we see these going in and out so. far we'll see the fog continue to develop. it will likely impact your morning commute up in the north bay and right down the immediate coastline. this is what we expect for today. a gorgeous fall day headed our way. 77 degrees inland, 73 bay side, at the coast 69 degrees. it's a f

bob melvin hasn't decided who will match up against verlander. reporting live i'm kate longworth, nbc bay area news. >>> the sharks and the rangers tonight. it's 7-2 sharks. the 19-year-old rookie goes through his legs and up top. four goals in a game for him. the sharks win 9-2. that does it for sports. we're back with more of the news right after this. >>> crime fighters moonlighting as crime fighters. spider-man and batman visiting the kids at packard children's hospital at stanford. they scale the hospital to wash the windows. they are window washers from delta window cleaning in santa clara. and the kids loved it. >> moonlighting. >> thanks for joining us tonight. stay warm tomorrow morning. >> see you tomorrow. bye-bye. so what can i get you? we'll take something tasty and healthy. ♪ ♪ if you wanna go and fly with me ♪ ♪ it's buzz the bee on your tv ♪ ♪ oh how did i get this way? ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ there's a party going on in your cereal bowl ♪ ♪ o's can help lower cholesterol ♪ ♪ oh why does it taste so great? ♪ ♪ hey! must be the

bob melvin had a tough decision to make and he decided the go with the rookie. decided he will roll out his young gun here instead of veteran all star in game number five. here is melvin on the decision to go with the rook. >> he's a bit of a bulldog. he's scared of nothing. obviously, we had two great options there with bartolo. we looked at it a bunch of different angles. we have a lot of smart people in our front office and it came down to sonny's last game he pitched. >> pirates and cardinals. matt adams. more two run home runs. adam who started the game also finished the game for the cardinals. cardinals win 6-1. they advance to the nlcs where they will face those dodger rivals. stewart is eligible to return on october 17th. so far a perfect 3-0 now going on the road for the first time this year. it's going to be allowed, it was allowed in game two and louder in game five. >> thanks. we're back in a moment. [ marco ] i'm a student at devry university. and this is my home team. this is my large lecture hall. this is my professor. and also my coach. this is m

the manager bob melvin surprising a lot of people going with gray instead of veteran all star bartolo colon. the last game gray pitched, that earned him the start. first pitch and hopefully some pies to go around, first pitch 5:07. got to wash down the cream with that with the gatorade. >> 4:37 now. let's start with a look at the forecast as well. here is christina. >> good morning to you, laura and jon. i think weather could come into play for today's game in oakland. i'll have the forecast in my next report. but this morning we are talking chilly temperatures out there. already in the mid-40s in places like santa rosa and novato. 47 in santa cruz and gilroy will likely be the first city to drop into the upper 30s as we head throughout the morning. like i said earlier we expect this to be the coolest of the season. by noon you could see almost uniform temperatures across the bay area. one of those days where we hit the 70s just about everywhere. 72 in oakland and 72 right here in san jose. that has something to do with the cool front yesterday and the amount of sunshine we expect rig

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bob melvin announced his all-star will take on bartolo cologne.o it with scherzer in game one friday. gregg will take the ball in game number two. and parker will take the hill in detroit for game three, if necessary. it will be dan straily in game four. the a's let it be known, they like their chances. >> we have that veteran presence that's going to lead us off. we didn't have that last year, even though we were -- our guys were well-suited to perform regardless. i think they were all rookies when the playoffs started. now, you have a guy that's a veteran guy that has pitched plenty of games. and pitched in the postseason. looking forward to leading the way this year, as well. >> we feel with the whole staff, we have a chance to win this thing. and for bartolo to start it off, and get the wheels rolling, so to speak, it takes pressure off the other guys in the rotation. i would assume. but you know, any one of our starters are fully competent. >>> sticking with baseball here. one game, n.l. wild card game. just one game. waiting to move on. reds

a's manager bob melvin starting pitcher for game 5 tomorrow night against detroit.tonight that he gave two tickets to the game to his waiter. that's whey call a tip. now, a's reliever jerry blevens did one better. he held a contest, gave two tickets to the person with the best tweet why they love the a's in 2013. the winner was peter from sacramento who said home run tunnels, pitchers using tweets, winners on the field and down-to-earth office. they truly appreciate the fans. my submission. they have a small payroll but win big, not one star but star as a team, they play in a toilet but smell like a champ. i think that last line killed me. >>> earthquake fans needed their team to win in order to keep playoff hope alive and heads it in and the quakes beat the rapids one nil. >>> we begin tonight's top five with jim harbaugh and his reaction to the weapons charges on aldon smith. >> we're all accountable for our actions, whether those are -- are good or bad, there's accountability that comes to all of us, and that's a process that -- that he's gonna have to go through

year the tigers >> gary: elinimated the a's in the same round of the playoffs in 5 games >> gary: bob melvining rotation today >> gary: scherzer >> gary: game 2: sonny gray vd justin verlander and >> gary: game 3: jarrod parker vs anabal sanchez >> gary: game for dan straight league vs. thegame 4: dan straily vs doug fister >> they do not have any hidden jams. we will come away with what we want. >> gary: everything the warriors touches turns to gold. the latest net of the point guard of serbia. they of the he would play in europe but he said he want to come and do his thing in the in the cake so they gave him a visa and here he is in training camp today. as a golden state warrior in the eighth click . >> gary: the warriors 1st round draft pick is in camp sooner than expected nemanja nedovic a point guard out of serbia it was originally thought to stay in europe but they ended up bringing him over right away here's nedovic on his first >> gary: training camp with the warriors >> gary: and then repeat jackie? >> jacqueline: it is tough to repeat these days! >> gary: thanks carol! think he'll

. >>> good evening, bob melvin with a sunny break tomorrow night. mace faising justin ber lander. game two, eight scoreless innings, struck out nine. that effort convinced him to start the kid over 40 year old all star bartolo cologne. they've last their last five game fives since 2000 have not won a winner take all game since 1973 world series. and they've got to face berlander. >> i just pitch there'd my last start. so i guess you know what to expect a little bit. you know? i know what crowd is going to be like. you know? and it's what you dream of as a kid. >> speaking of game five, pittsburgh and st. louis cardinals opening scoring in second david frees is a post season nightmare ai. 2-run homer off garrett cole. starling full extension to matt carpenter, neil walker look they cut bj daniels to sign john excelton and signed mccloud bethel thompson. i don't know. that will be put to the test by an arizona rush defense. >> they've added a mix of good players and it's a new team in that regard this, is a very good football team. well coached team.

and >> gary: bob melvin is going with rookie sonny grayas his starting pitcher for game 5 of the al divisioneen the a's and detroit tigers tomorrow night bypassing bartolo colon >> gary: gray shut down the tigers in innings and striking out 9 the a's eventually won 1-0 on stephen vogt's walkoff single >> gary: the tigers will counter with justin verlander who matched gray in game 2 with 7 scoreless innings verlander pitched a shutout to eliminate the a's last >> gary: alicea back more is pinks the name >> pam: i can get some tickets >> jacqueline: corey hart >> gary: i like peakpink! >> gary: she had a real tough upbringing and failed relationships. with violence and soft you can read her story but somehow she prevailed. >> gary: it was three in the morning and i could not sleep. >> pam: (laughter) >> jacqueline: (laughter) >> gary: that is my time to reflect the spirit tweet me about 330 in the morning and i am up! i like pink! the >> gary: video >> gary: girardi staying with yankees manager joe girardi has signed a four- year, $16 million contract extension to stay with the yankees >> gary

sp >>> good evening, bob melvin with a sunny break tomorrow night. detroit mace faising justin ber lander. game two, eight scoreless innings, struck out nine. that effort convinced him to start the kid over 40 year old all star bartolo cologne. they've last their last five game fives since 2000 have not won a winner take all game since 1973 world series. and they've got to face berlander. >> i just pitch there'd my last start. so i guess you know what to expect a little bit. you know? i know what crowd is going to be like. you know? and it's what you dream of as a kid. >> speaking of game five, pittsburgh and st. louis cardinals opening scoring in second david frees is a post season nightmare ai. 2-run homer off garrett cole. starling full extension to matt carpenter, neil walker look at this great start. they cut bj daniels to sign john excelton and signed mccloud bethel thompson. i don't know. that will be put to the test by an arizona rush defense. >> they've added a mix of good players and it's a new team in that regard this, is a very good footb

now, today, manager bob melvin emphasized this is a different year and different team. >> little bit more experience than we did last year but this team is really good about just playing for a particular day. not letting a particular loss like a couple days ago affect them. this team is resilient and we look at things individually on a day-to-day basis. i don't think it affect our attitude at all. >> rookie sunny gray will get the start with the a's. i talked with pr people asking how gray looked only minutes ago. they said do you know what is in the kid was smiling and laughing and importantly did not have this look on his face. the dreaded death stare. fans are a little bit tense. noor part of the story we throw to it abc 7 news laura anthony. >> i did see were quieter. we'll show you here they say. expect another sellout crowd. they say they're not nervous, they're optimistic and confident. >> fan arrived to cook up a win. >> what do you have? >> sausage and peppers gort game. green and gold go.ing to win. >> many remember last year at this game showdown and hoping this year it en

>> absolutely, i like this decision by bob melvin, i like him rolling the dice. he a's manager will go with rookie sunny gray tomorrow, and they are facing the ominous verlander. it convinced melvin to start the kid over the all-star. the a's, to say they're due for a win, they have lost their last five game fives in the division series. they haven't had a winner post-season take all game since the world series, they have to face verlander who shut them out in game 5 last year. >> i guess -- you know what to expect a little bit, i know what the crowd is going to be like. you know, and it is going to be fun. you know, this is what you play the game for. it is exciting. you know this is what you dream of as a kid. >> speaking of, game five, pirates and cardinals, st. louis fans hope the bucks would stop right there. the cardinals open the scoring in the second inning, david freeze, is this a clutch or what. 2-0 cardinals. couple of defensive gems here. starling marte, in the fourth neil walker, the cardinals adding to their lead in the eighth. here it comes. there g

coach bob melvin hopes greg can keep his composure. >> just get ahead, throw strikes, get into a rhythmame. i don't think hi looks at this any differently. any good starting picker likes to get into a rhythm. >> just harnessing that. >> red sox and rays, boston jumped out early, david ortiz, see ya. red sox go up 2-0. third inning, the red sox at it again. jacob ellsbury. red sox up 3-1. right now they lead 5-. in the 5th. college football numberly rules the roost on saturdays. this will be a high scoring affair. two proponents of th and these are the ones you'll love on a school night. pillsbury crescent dogs. with just a few ingredients, you have an easy dinner. pillsbury crescents. make dinner pop! [ pop ] but press them flat, add sauce... and some pepperoni and cheese... and school nights turn into grands mini pizza nights. pillsbury grands biscuits. make dinner pop! and school nights turn into grands mini pizza nights. to thosuffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality,

you can look at the 96 wins, you can look at the second straight division tight bull for manager bob melvin and general manager billy bean, it was a tough day. >> it was disappointing last year but not like this because we expected this year to go farther. from the first day we got to spring training, we felt we were going to make it to the postseason again and our goal was to get farther. it's a very empty day. nobody thought we would be doing this today. >> in baseball, there's always a bit of a hangover because it's so sudden when the season ends. you can be packing to go to boston or the season's over. the only person who doesn't have that feeling are the 25 guys who win it at the end of the season. >> there is some good news to report, though. the a's will bring back cocoa crisp. the team will pick up the 12-year veteran's option for 7.5 million. he was the team's catalyst and hit a career high 22 home runs for the a's this season. >> to st. louis and game one of the nlcs between the cardinals and dodgers. this one would go into extra innings. bottom 13th, game tied at two, former gian

today, manager bob melvin decided he.>>s going to roll out the young gun instead of bartolo colon in game five. he's going to the youngster. here's melvin on the decision. >> we have a lot of smart people in our baseball operations and really the short of it came down to the last game sonny pitch popped. >> bay area, a sweep brock had two interceptions dwens the texans on sunday. while charles woodson took home afc hohn norps woodson had a 20-yard fumble return for touchdown. and an interception to clinch the 39th win over san diego. drive, determination and motivation. those are all traits of our next story, riley quinn, abjunior at st. francis high school. riley is a two-sport star. but it's the fact that riley competes with just one arm. that's why this story is so compelling. >> reporter: strangers realize quickly what is different about riley quinn, but teammates understand what makes him special. >> it's not because he's different, but it's the way he works with what he has. >> reporter: the easy path in life for an

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after the game the manager bob melvin says the a's, they have been kicking at the door for the past couple years and hopes next year they will be able to break through. >> so baseball over for our bay area team. >> yeah, a little drag way to wrap up the season. get them next year. it was fun watching but i'll have to wait till next year to get it done. >> maybe they do need math. all right. i want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. i know you're a baseball fan. >> right. better luck next year boys. we have a really good looking day for the a's, though. finally they get some time off. you know what, it's going to be a nice day. we have thick pockets of fog out there. quarter mile of visibility up in santa rosa. we're still at 10 miles or better for most of the bay area. we expect those numbers to continue to fall through the next couple hours. it feels like fall out there. a cool start to the day, 47 in concord, 50 in livermore, by noon today temperatures are going to climb but still cool enough for a sweater. then you can peel it off later on today. a gorgeous day, 77 on the w

bob melvin basing his decision on grey's 8 shutdown innings against the tigers in game 2.on has not beaten detroit since 2003 when sonny gray was 13 years old. and for the second year in a row, justin verlander will start game five for the tigers at the coliseum. he ended the a's season last october with a four hit shutout but the former cy young and mvp hasn't been his usual dominant self this year. he finished the regular season with his highest earned run average since 2008. why is it that you think you had some of the struggle that you did this year? is it age catching up to you or other things going on? >> nice question. [ laughter ] >> no. and if i could tell you, i wouldn't have had 'em. >> no. that's something i don't have in my bag so i was -- >> tomas hertl became an nhl sensation overnight. the 19-year-old became the first shark since 1995 to score four goals in a game. the last one you say right there, kenny, that's crazy! hertl has six goals already this season. san jose is 3-0. >>> 49ers linebacker aldon smith was charged with three felony counts of illegal g

bob melvin has not determined who he'll match up against verlander, whether his veteran ice bartolo colonr rookie sensation sunny gray. reporting live in detroit, michigan, kate longworth, nbc bay area news. >> great work by a hardworking kate longworth. >>> the gridiron, raiders join the jaguars and falcons as three teams that are going to play games next season in jolly old england. that's right. they'll play in london. first time in raiders history they're going to play a regular season game outside of the united states. 49ers play in london this year. everyone here in our sports staff trying to get a free trip across the pond. i put in that i should cover both games. i can do reports for you guys from london. >> day there for a whole year. >> why not? why not? it's beautiful this time of year, i hear. anyway, a's need a game five. that will happen on thursday at the coliseum. >> okay. oh. it will be loud. we have to be really loud. >> it's big. it will be loud at the coliseum. thanks, jim. >> all right. >> we're back in a moment. >>> all right. let's check in with with jeff one last t

bob melvin goes with the 23-year- old rookie sonny gray who beat detroit's line-up in game 2, hoping do the same tonight. the tigers go with justin verlander, who eliminated the a's a year ago in game 5 at the coliseum. it's been 40 years since the a's have won an elimination game for both teams. >>> cardinals fans hoping their team make it to the nlcs for the third straight year. david freeze gets the cardinals on the board in the second inning, two-run home run into the pirates bullpen. all cards all evening. big matt adams crushes in one into the st. louis sky in the bottom of the 8th. two-run shotput the game away. wainwright struck out six, gave up one run. the st. louis cardinals will face the dodgers in the nlcs. they beat the pirates 6-1. >>> the earthquakes keep their play-off hopes alive and pick up three points. chris wand allow ski heads it in from shea salinas. the quakes beat the rapids 1- nil. >>> sports on location tonight from the coliseum. hopefully it will be a champagne celebration for your oakland athletics. i'm dennis o'donnell. see you at o.co tonight. >>> let'

. >> reporter: i followed up with bob melvin asking him if he believes the team is equipped for success for the long haul. he told me without hesitation, absolutely. but only time will tell. for now, this is the final day the coliseum will serve as home to baseball in the 2013 season. as the raiders take over full time. in oakland, i'm kate longworth, nbc bay area news. >> kate, thanks for that. >>> priority number one for th a's is bringing back coco crisp. the 2014 option for $7.5 million. the 33-year-old hit .261 this past season with 22 homers for the a's out in center field. >>> let's switch gears to basketball. warriors are heading out on a very long road trip to china. it's all part of the nba's global games in promoting the league's brand. executive board member jerry west says it's so much more than the actual contest, itself. >> these people know everything about our players in the nba, and particularly with the young up and coming team like the warriors have, there's no question. there's no question in my mind that the most important thing is to show these people respect. go

. >> so bob melvin wouldn't announce his game 5 starter.olon is next in the rotation or he could go with 23- year-old rookie sonny gray toesed eight shutout innings in game one. [ screaming ] >> le this fun or what! is this fun or what? this is a lot of fun. >> that's jim hill in the clubhouse. the dodgers celebrating, this is last night's juan uribe hits a game winning homer the ex- giant and there's brian wilson, killing me! it's got to be killing giants fans to see an ex-giants celebrate in dodger blue. >>> the nfl isn't going away easesy. the league announced that the raiders are one of three teams to play home games in london next season which means, i may have to take the show on the road travel across -- can you imagine? the fifth quarter on location from big ben. >> i can see it. >> the news too. it's that big a deal. >> you will be single then because your wife not having dinner thursday on your anniversary, you'll be able to go. no problem. >>> washington coach steve sarkisyan has accused several stanford players of faking injurie

>> gary: bob melvin is going with of the al division seriesgray shut down the tigers in game 2 pitchingout 9 the a's eventually won 1-0 on stephen vogt's walkoff single the tigers will counter with justin verlander who matched gray in game 2 with 7 scoreless innings verlander pitched a shutout to eliminate the a's last season >> gary: girardi staying with yankees >> gary: manager joe girardi has signed a four-year, $16 million contract extension to stay with the yankees >> gary: the 48-year-old girardi has led the team to the playoffs in four of his six seasons, winning the world series in 2009. it was reported that cubs g- >> gary: m theo epstein had been pursuing girardi for that job but the yankees wrapped him up quickly >> gary: allegedly shot one of the party course this is hardball to that. where of the incident that you are referring to the serious nature of it and... we are all accountable for our actions good and bad. >> gary: named the nfl defensive player of the week he had another interception with shot later the first quarterback since 2006 and now colin kapernick remember