tonight buster posey was behind the plate, tim lincecum trusted buster posey. he rarely shook him off. when he wanted a fastball, he gave him a fastball. when he wanted a changeup, he gave him a changeup. take a look at pozzi, he gives him a big bear hug as if he's a linebacker who's about to tackle tim lincecum. he's a true professional, he's struggled, lost his confidence at times, a guy who was there for him team tonight. it was beautiful to watch this develop tonight. it was a lot of fun. >> i would have to agree it was a lot of fun. we talked a little earlier, this is good momentum for the giants coming up with the all-star break and everything else, wouldn't you say? >> oh, absolutely. the san francisco giants were questioning whether they need help. down the final stretch of the season, did they have to go and make a big move, as far as acquiring a player by giving up one of their star players in the farm system. this is going to help them feel confident again. because when you walk into their clubhouse, you would see guys with their heads down, they did

the star player is working with the children this week during the buster posey baseball pro camp.posey also talked about nutrition and developing strong work habits. >> how can you not like buster posey? how can you not like the a's with the way they're playing? >> yeah. they're doing all right. thank you cards in order for the houston astros. you gotta give the astros credit. it certainly hasn't been easy for the astros to do it, as they take care of things against bud norris, who grew up in marin county. 1-0 lead. houston now up 3-1. eric has got himself a double. the astro lead is cut to 3-2. every one of these games with the astros, a tight one. but coco comes through. not known for his long ball, but he takes travis blackley deep. two-run shot, coco's tenth. the a's have now taking the astros 11 out of 12 times this year. they lead the west by three. >>> meantime, it's back in camp up in wine country, napa, california. some of the veteran also come straggling in. two of the rookies are not in camp. still unsigned. one of the guys in camp, chris kluwe, is the new punter. in hi

buster posey returned injury. i wish i was that young to kind of snap back.s back and hits .336 with four home runs and earned the national league mvp. in the playoffs the giants dropped the first two games to the reds forcing them to run off three straight wins to stay alive and then against the cardinals they had to come back from a 3 to 1 hole to win in 7 games. in all, this team faced elimination a total of six times in the playoffs. it's in wonder that their own baseball as torture, but in the world series they decided to take it a little easier on giants' fans. inl out swinging with a record tying three home runs on his way to becoming the world series mvp. three games later brooms were out. it was time for more fireworks over north beach and another parade down market street. and winning these two championships this team has added another storied chapter to mays, mccould have very. lincecum, cane, posy, and kung fu panda. so as the giants proved every day, baseball can be even bigger than all stars-)9 and cy young winners. the junior giants' program us

buster posey throws it away. puig to third. four batters later, a.j. ellis clears the bases with a double. they go on to win 4-1. taking two out of three in the series. >> i feel good. i feel good. obviously, you know, it's tough to lose a game like that. and we battled and you know just one pitch at the end. >> really good. he was spotting everything. a lot of fastballs, slider, change-up. he did a really, really good job. >>> over to the a's and royals rubber game of a three-game series. top of the third 5-1 oakland. josh redding his fourth homer of the year. top of the seventh we go.

buster posey with a double in the gap off kennedy of the d-backs. it is 1-0 giants. smoke. he was tremendous. seven score less strikes and had some help. goldschmidt with a towering flyball. have no fear, tanaka is here. halfare now five and games back. round two of the british open. jimenez can't decide if he is a golfer or pilates in instructor. shot an even par 71 and three under up by one. he said hey, this course is perfect for a wind mill hole and he got his wind mill. tiger level par 71 and birdies

buster posey is the reigning national league mvp. next posey with major league aspirations is his younger brother, jess. more now on the posey family tree. buster posey has been rookie of the year with two world series rings. not bad for the kid from leesberg georgia but there is another posey, little brother, jess was starter at second base. >> just an accomplishment to get baseball at the collegiate level. so just want him to have as much fun as he can. >> never resip ply indicate. >> never say anything to him. you know? he does give me advice when he call meez. >> school came first but jeff has fond memories with buster in the backyard. >> memory is the first day of setting up the wifl -- wifel ball until we couldn't play anymore. that is what i'll remember about our childhood. >> we know buster is a nice guy, but also a big brother. >> he was probably six or seven. and i was over one of my buddy's house, we had a jalepeno pepper. we told him it was sweet. i got in trouble for that one. >> what are big brothers for? >> he'll never

here is a look at the posey family tree. >> buster posey, number 13! he always been rookie of the year, lead mvp and two world series ring, not bad from the kid from georgia but another posey coming down the pipeline, he was second base as a freshman. >> to play ball at college level, a lot of people want to do that. you have as much fun. >> he gets as much help from big brother but never reciprocates. >> he does give me advice. he tells me some things. >> he has fond memories with buster in the backyard. >> the memory i have in my birthdays, whiffle ball and playing all day until we couldn't play anymore. that is what i willmember aboutr remember about our childhood. >> we know buster is a nice guy but also a big a brother. >> he is probably six or seven, i was living at the house and take a big bite and got in trump for that one. >> you won't make that mistake again. >> who is the best athlete in the posey family? >> my dad would probably say himself but then they would say my sister. >> we always said she is most ath let nick the family. >> this is

here is a look at the posey family tree. >> buster posey, number 13! he always been rookie of the year, lead mvp and two world series ring, not bad from the kid from georgia but another posey coming down the pipeline, he was second base as a freshman. >> to play ball at college level, a lot of people want to do that. you have as much fun. >> he gets as much help from big brother but never reciprocates. >> he does give me advice. he tells me some things. >> he has fond memories with buster in the backyard. >> the memory i have in my birthdays, whiffle ball and playing all day until we couldn't play anymore. that is what i will always remember about our childhood. >> we know buster is a nice guy but also a big brother. >> he is probably six or seven, i was living at the house and take a big bite and got in trump for that one. >> you won't make that mistake again. >> who is the best athlete in the posey family? >> my dad would probably say himself but then they would say my sister. >> we always said she is most ath let nick the family. >> this is competit

buster posey is the reigning national league mvp. league aspirations is his younger brother, jess. more now on the posey family tree. buster posey has been rookie of the year with two world series rings. not bad for the kid from leesberg georgia but there is another posey, little brother, jess was starter at second base. >> just an accomplishment to get baseball at the collegiate level. so just want him to have as much fun as he can. >> never resip ply indicate. >> never say anything to him. you know? he does give me advice when he call meez. >> school came first but jeff has fond memories with buster in the backyard. >> memory is the first day of setting up the wifl -- wifel ball until we couldn't play anymore. that is what i'll remember about our childhood. >> we know buster is a nice guy, but also a big brother. >> he was probably six or seven. and i was over one of my buddy's house, we had a jalepeno pepper. we told him it was sweet. i got in trouble for that one. >> what are big brothers for? >> he'll never make that mistake aga

. >> coming up next at 5:00 giants pitcher buster posey gives back. >> yes. one of the rare days off. >> hey, everybody. want a smart solution for your commute? check out abc 7 news.com right now and you can drive away with a new smart car. be smart, enter now. >>> can coming up at 6:00 sounding the alarm. the man who feels ripped off by his city's strict policy z a breeding program that is setting the right mood to help a endangered sea critter make it often dangered species list. >> he's more than that he's become an internet sensation. his story coming up tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> that is not grumpy cat, is it?. >> he looks hatchy. >> he can be this guy. they got a chance to toss the baurl around. he's a catcher not a pitcher. what was i thinking? >> buster posey gave tips on throwing and fielding and hitting. and great advice for the kids. try hard in school. >> good fun there. >> they will be hob knobbing with the president next week. >> all champs get to meet >>> this is "world news." tonight fit for a king, the name revealed. it's prince george

. >> buster posey hit a 2 run homer. oakland as history tonight in pittsburgh coming up in sports. >>> before the miracle on the hudson there was this. what went wrong the last time a plane ,,,,,,,,,, [ wind howling ] [ female announcer ] it balances you... [ water crashing ] ...it fills you with energy... and it gives you what you are looking for to live a more natural life. in a convenient two bar pack. this is nature valley... delicious granola bars made with the best ingredients in nature. nature valley. the all star break can't co soon enough for the giants o >>> i believe when ernie banks said great day for baseball, it was not a night game. >>> they probably are making sure hey, let's get a few extra in. the all-star break can't come soon enough for the giant who is have lost 13 of their last 16 games. striking out 11 mets in 7 innings, matt hardy serves up a fastball to buster posey. 2 run shot to left. 3-2 new york in the 7th. crawford sends one up the middle hunter comes in to score giants tie the game. we go a

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it's fitting so well. >> in baseball, buster posey may be selling the most jerseys, but there's hardlye popular player since derrick jeter. he broke his ankle in the playoffs a year ago just about. derrick jeter back with the yankees for the first time. that's down there, infield hit. fans love him and happy to have him back. he's a guy good to be back in major leagues. good for baseball, clean cut dude. >> he 36 or something? >> i think he's older, 38-39. injured in the playoffs and recovered. he's back. >>> tonight a yoga instructor is struck and killed walking a dog. what the police discovered in the driver's vehicle right after that crash. >> good night. it starts with something little, like taking a first step. and then another. and another. and if you do it. and your friends do it. and their friends do it... soon we'll be walking our way to awareness, support and an end to alzheimer's disease. and that? that would be big. grab your friends and family and start a team today. register at alz.org [ male announcer ] when the a.c. goes out in a heat wave, it's nuccio heating and air c

. >> buster posey hit a 2 run homer.nd as history tonight in pittsburgh coming up in sports. >>> before the miracle on the hudson there was this. what went wrong the last time a plane crashed at sfo. ,,,,,,,,,, ♪ male narrator: there's something positive being generated in california. when ordinary energy is put in the hands of extraordinary people, amazing things happen. the kind of things that drive us to do more, to go further, to be better. we're dedicated to being a company you can count on, because you've always been customers we believe in. your energy plus ours. together, there's no limit to what we can achieve. the all star break can't co soon enough for the giants o >>> i believe when ernie banks said great day for baseball, it was not a night game. >>> they probably are making sure hey, let's get a few extra in. the all-star break can't come soon enough for the giant who is have lost 13 of their last 16 games. striking out 11 mets in 7 innings, matt hardy serves up a fastball to buster posey. 2 run shot to lef

peterson comeback player beating out buster posey.es and good morning america's robin ash gave are a sure ash award. >> a's can open up the gates earlier. this is for friday home games. fans will be able to enter the stadium at 4:30 in the afternoon. they launch baseball all over the yard. next home game july 26 against the angels. giants buster the national mvp. he is not the only posey, the next one is his younger brother jess. more on the family tree. >> buster posey, number 16. >> he always been rookie of the year, lead mvp and has two world series rings. there is another one coming down the pipeline. little brother jess was starter freshman at georgia. >> to play at that level. there is a lot of people that would love to do that. so to embrace the opportunity and have as much fun as we getting he will take as much help he can from big brother. >> he is in the majors. he does give me advice. >> school came first in the household but jess has fond memories with buster in the backyard. >> really i have my birthday playing ball in th

buster posey held camp at san francisco st. ig naishus high school giving tips on fielding and throwing and his advice? enjoy playing but don't make it the focus of the life. >> it's important to play sport and take a lot of pride in being a good student that. will pay off regardless if it make it professionally or not. >> posey says he attended camps but never got a visit from a pro player he says he learned valuable skills but just learned to have fun that is what it's all about. >> what an experience. >> how many kids have those jerseys at home? >> let's check on the forecast. now, it's changing. >> it is. it's warming up. 90s inland and warmer in some areas you can see low clouds and fog. it's sunny from coast inland z it feels nice and toasty. here is a look at mount tam. you can see low clouds and fog forming near the coastline but nothing impressive at the moment. forecast features are these, areas of fog near the coast tonight. very warm inland tomorrow and cooler over the weekend but not dramatically cooler still going

bumgarner get something run support from somebody other than buster posey. he kept it going and he takes h deep to left. his 12th of the year and 1-0 giants. then in the fifth and pence breaks out the heavy metal. opposite field and a two-run shot and his 13th. that's all of the run support bumgardner needed. in the eighth inning and he extended his hitting streak and they snapped their six-game losing streak. they won four out of five with today's win over the card -- cardinals. it is their usual formula and timely hitting. these are the two cutest a's fans ever? those are dolls. two home runs and carlos beltran with a two-run shot. just out of the reach of the cocoa crisp. the a's are trailing 5-2. doubles off the wall and ball gets away from carpenter and he comes around and a's down 5-4. carpenter pops into foul territory. makes the catch and flips over the tarp for the out and he has game. bottom of four and he takes james westbrook deep to right. a two-run shot. and the a's pad their lead in the seventh. donaldson playing like an allstar and an opposit

deal della mar strikes out buster posey. the moment of the game involved mariano rivera.age. ahmed fareed with more from new york. >> reporter: of the six local players sent to the all-star game here in new york city, only two of them got to play, buster pos posey. they got to witness some history and the festivities that come with being elected to an all-star game. >> for me, just to be here is gratifying enough. i let him know before i'm beyond excited to be here. everything about this experience i will never forget. and like i said, you know, this could very well be my own one that i make. and definitely made the best of it. >> i was just happy to be here. i'm really enjoying. unfortunately we didn't come up with the win. but it was a great experience. >> you take away the experience of being around all the other great players, getting to see mariano rivera pitch in his last all-star game. i think it's something that anybody that was here in the stadium will always remember. >> reporter: now it's time to get back to games that count. in the standings, the giants open u

bumgarner get something run support from somebody other than buster posey. he kept it going and he takes h deep to left. his 12th of the year and 1-0 giants. then in the fifth and pence breaks out the heavy metal. opposite field and a two-run shot and his 13th. that's all of the run support bumgardner needed. in the eighth inning and he extended his hitting streak and they snapped their six-game losing streak. they won four out of five with today's win over the card -- cardinals. it is their usual formula and timely hitting. these are the two cutest a's fans ever? those are dolls. two home runs and carlos beltran with a two-run shot. just out of the reach of the cocoa crisp. the a's are trailing 5-2. doubles off the wall and ball gets away from carpenter and he comes around and a's down 5-4. carpenter pops into foul territory. makes the catch and flips over the tarp for the out and he has game. bottom of four and he takes james westbrook deep to right. a two-run shot. and the a's pad their lead in the seventh. donaldson playing like an allstar and an opposit

they give up a home run to buster posey. it is 2-0 giants from the get go. worked well. four or five innings, look out. a single game tied at 2 allowing 3 runs. brandon crawford tied it up at 3 a piece in the 7th. the diving stop here in the 11th inning would have won the game for the mets. now we are watching the giants. those of you enjoying kron4, pam, why watch the game when you can hear pam and i tell it to you. it is 3-3. giants from the bases loaded in the 13th inning. i know you have been busy. anyway you could help me for a second? >> can i help you? >> reporter: yeah. >> sure. >> reporter: this is team coverage. a man and a woman watching the giants game. >> can you pull it closer? thank you. >> reporter: i can see fine, mike. >> you asked me to help. you want me to help or not? >> pull it closer. tonight in pittsburgh grant greene -- she wasannoyed -- making his debut. based loaded. 0-for-3 with strikeouts. walked derrick norris. 2-0 a's. they would have won for pittsburgh but great catch by coco crisp. the 41st save that breaks the a's record from dennis ecke

he is in there safe, buster posey. sandoval with a couple of runs.goes down the line eventually credited with the win. zito great catch but the win goes to castillo. they win 5-3. 105th career win. 8 games under .500. a's finish in houston. it is a pinch hitter, 1-for-2 since the home run hitting contest. crank it up. here is balfour, he gives up the safe to dominguez. he goes to work. it is in the dirt. spot there. houston was picked off, bad throw by norris. here comes jonathan villar. a's still 3 up in the american league west. balfour's streak is over. >>> cbs the network is reporting a-rod could face a live time ban for performance enhancing drugs. there is more evidence against him than ryan braun who got a 65-game suspension. rodriguez tried to payoff people who would hold back information about his using the drugs. you don't mess with evidence. there is no word from rodriguez or the yankees. stanford football has sold all season ticket packages. warriors there is the 18th season in the league. giants visit the white house monday. today it was

the defense from chase utley to rob buster posey.sandoval, boom. 9th home run. 2-2 in the 8th. rip a double, deep left. giants, 7 good innings. 10 and 5. giants a winner tonight. >>> puig was beat out for the last spot in the all-star game. there could be injuries or someone doesn't show, and he could get the call. >>> jeter had has debut today. he shows up. missed games with a fractured ankle. base hit. infield variety. had to leave the game in the 8th due to tightness in his quad. he could be out tomorrow. >>> let me produce up here. someone talked too slow and time has been cut by a full minute. we don't need the sound bite. here is the newest warrior, same number for the u.s. olympic team. >>> who would turn their back on $77 million? walked away from $77 million. he wanted to return home to russia to be with his family. >>> nba lamar odom is married to khloe kardashian and then [ female announcer ] for the freshest produce, you want to be close to the people who are close to the land. [ rooster crows ] that's why safeway works c

mvp, buster posey, takes it to center. it is 4-1. the d-backs got one in the 6th, but no more as he strikes out eaton with the bases jammed. the giants hold on for a 4-3 victory. they have now won five of the last six. the a's were trying to rebobbed from last night's loss to the angels. he had another strong outing giving up two runs over seven innings and struck out four. cj wilson was even better. he threw eight and a third shutout innings giving up three hits while striking out eight. at one point wilson retired 18 straight batters. the angels' runs came on a sack fly and this one in the seventh. l.a. wins it 2-0. texas also lost. the a's lead in the west stays at three. and he missed his second straight game because of a sore wrist. and tiger woods remains in the hunt at the british open. and a golden warrior shows he has game on a golf course. >>> for tiger woods to win his fourth british open he will have to come from behind, something he has never done in a major when trailing after 54 holes. let's go to scotland. some of the

buster posey tries to score from first, but a perfect relay and it guns him down. more on that play later. the former giant hits a single and that made it 3-0d-backs. the giants did finally score in the 9th with two on. tanaka bounces to short and the relay gets away. hunter pence will score and tanaka is thrown out at second. that took the wind out of the rally. arizona wins it 3-1. third base coach flannery tells why he sent him to second. >> nobody out and you have to almost say, hey, two perfect throws and you have to hold him and that's what happened. i got too aggressive in that situation and it becomes working without a net. >> even without cespatas they had some offense. they got things going with this two-run homer. colon tossed a four-hit shutout. he gets some help from josh reddic who takes away a base hit. l.a. hurt itself with three errors in the fifth. cocoa crisp puts down a bunt. he throws it away allowing soguard to score. colon improves to 13 h of 3. tomorrow the a's are in houston and they are 9 and 0 against the astros this season. it was the wa

buster posey tries to score from first, but a perfect relay and it guns him down. more on that play later. the former giant hits a single and that made it 3-0d-backs. the giants did finally score in the 9th with two on. tanaka bounces to short and the relay gets away. hunter pence will score and tanaka is thrown out at second. that took the wind out of the rally. arizona wins it 3-1. third base coach flannery tells why he sent him to second. >> nobody out and you have to almost say, hey, two perfect throws and you have to hold him and that's what happened. i got too aggressive in that situation and it becomes working without a net. >> even without cespatas they had some offense. they got things going with this two-run homer. colon tossed a four-hit shutout. he gets some help from josh reddic who takes away a base hit. l.a. hurt itself with three errors in the fifth. cocoa crisp puts down a bunt. he throws it away allowing soguard to score. colon improves to 13 h of 3. tomorrow the a's are in houston and they are 9 and 0 against the astros this season. it was the wa

madison bumgarner finally getting run support from someone other than buster posey. he kept it up tonight. goes deep to left. 1 or giants. in the fifth. hunter pence breaks out the heavy lumber. opposite field smackdown. his 13th of the year. giants up 4 or and that's all madison bumgarner needed. seven innings, one run, strike out five. in the eight, cuddyer extends his hitting streak to 28 games about the giants snap their losing streak with 5-2 victory. a's hosting the cardinals. hough how cute. bell publish beltran, blast. in the fourth, a's down 5-2. sees bed desscores. ball gets away from matt carpenter. sees bed des -- cespedes comes home, then jed loughery's, fifth, gives the a's the 6-5 lead. josh donaldson, and a's take two out of three from st. louis. >> women's lpga u.s. open, mv park made history, the first women to win the first three majors in a year with at least four majors. 17-year-old casey katria of livermore, low amateur, headed to oklahoma state this fall. the story was park. drops the birdie. she had a six are-shot lead at 10-under. then on 18,

mvp, buster posey, takes it to center. it is 4-1. the d-backs got one in the 6th, but no more as he strikes out eaton with the bases jammed. the giants hold on for a 4-3 victory. they have now won five of the last six. the a's were trying to rebobbed from last night's loss to the angels. he had another strong outing giving up two runs over seven innings and struck out four. cj wilson was even better. he threw eight and a third shutout innings giving up three hits while striking out eight. at one point wilson retired 18 straight batters. the angels' runs came on a sack fly and this one in the seventh. l.a. wins it 2-0. texas also lost. the a's lead in the west stays at three. and he missed his second straight game because of a sore wrist. and tiger woods remains in the hunt at the british open. and a golden warrior shows he and a golden warrior shows he has game on a golf course. ♪ in moments of grief, we are there. when the world looks for truth, broadcasters come through -- se fails. today, with more ways than ever to experience the

buster posey. extanneding the giants league. two runs get me to score.ht now in the 7th, the giants lead this one. i call that pretty much over. and, in basketball, montae ellis opted out of his contract. he is back in the western conference with the dallas mavericks. the 27-year-old deal, three years, $30 million. >> that's a cool deal. >> tough life. >> oh man. all right. thank you. thanks so much for watching. that does it for us here at 10:00. >> news always on kpix.com and we're back at 11:00 over on kpix5. >> we'll see you then. have a good night. ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, (michael) we are going to be standing here every monday for the next seven mondays. this summer, corporate is sponsoring a little weight loss contest. you lost 31 pounds. hey! fax this for me. come on, man. she goes to new york in, like, ten minutes. (pam) tomorrow i start a three-month design program at the pratt institute in new york. why haven't i proposed yet? we just decided that, um, we didn't want to spend the first three months of our engagement apart. uh.

[ cheers and applause ] >> yeah, manager bruce bochy and buster posey presented the president with a bat and a ball from the world series. >> mr. president, first of all, thank you for those kind remarks but on behalf of the world champions here, the san francisco giants, we want to present you with a couple of gifts here as our thank you for taking time out today for us and honoring this great ballclub. thank you. >> in exchange, president obama acknowledged some of the team's magical season. >> it wasn't that long ago that these guys were already here celebrating their last world series title. some things apparently don't change. the giants still won behind stellar pitching and smothering defense and timely hitting and even though they used a different closer down the stretch, this one still had a beard to fear. [laughter] >> yeah, the president also acknowledged the presence of giants' great willie mays tipping the hat right there. if you want to see more of the giants with the president at the white house today, you can go to tower channel 2 website, ktvu.com. you will find the f

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down 1-0 in the sixth, pablo sandoval rips one, buster posey tries to score but a perfect relay guns more on that later. in the eighth, cody ross made it 3-0 arizona with bloop single. giants finally scored in the ninth with two on. he bounces a short. relay to first gets away. hundred hunters hunter pence but one is thrown out at second. arizona wins it 3-1. third base coach explained why he set posey on the key play in the sixth. >> there was nobody on. you have to say, hey, it's two perfect throws you have to hold them. that is what happened. it comes with the territory. >> even without cepedes, they got things going in second with a two-run shot off of williams. bartolo colon got some help from josh reddick and takes a hit away from mark miek trout. they took advantage of some errors. they flow away a bunt allowing one to score. a's win and colon improves 13-3. third shutout. >> tour did he franks with the ride through the streets of pairs, chris froome was the winner. second year that british rider has captured the race. tour has been tarnished by doping scandals but froome insi

madison bumgarner finally getting run support from someone other than buster posey.he kept it up tonight. goes deep to left. 1 or giants. in the fifth. hunter pence breaks out the heavy lumber. opposite field smackdown. his 13th of the year. giants up 4 or and that's all madison bumgarner needed. seven innings, one run, strike out five. in the eight, cuddyer extends his hitting streak to 28 games about the giants snap their losing streak with 5-2 victory. a's hosting the cardinals. hough how cute. bell publish beltran, two-run blast. in the fourth, a's down 5-2. sees bed desscores. ball gets away from matt carpenter. sees bed des -- cespedes comes home, then jed loughery's, fifth, gives the a's the 6-5 lead. josh donaldson, and a's take two out of three from st. louis. >> women's lpga u.s. open, mv park made history, the first women to win the first three majors in a year with at least four majors. 17-year-old casey katria of livermore, low amateur, headed to oklahoma state this fall. the story was park. drops the birdie. she had a six are-shot lead at 10-under. then

giants send three players, scutaro, buster posey and madison bumgarner. action against the dodgers.hree-game set. bumgarner and the giants trying to take care of business. bases loaded in the second. mad bum walks, belt scores. 1-0, giants. bottom of the fourth, bumgarner, a sac fly to right. torres will come in. 4-0, san francisco. top of the sixth, bumgarner strikes out puig, who struck out four times today. giants win 4-2. that will do it from the sports desk. more news after the break. ♪ [ roars ] ♪ ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ male announcer ] universal studios summer of survival. ♪ >>> we want to thank you for being with us throughout this day, what started out at 11:27 a.m. has turned into an event that will last for weeks and months to come. live pictures right now of that tarmac at sfo. if you're on 101, you can see this asiana airlines flight 214 that's essentially just baeeach there. two of the runways remain closed. in theory, this plane will be transported and rebuilt to we can figure out what happened at sfo. >> south korea's ministry of transport said two dead are from

buster posey got the giants on the board with 12th home run of the year. three runs in the 5th. the big hit was a two run homer. his 13th. the giants win it 5-2. end losing streak 6 games. despite all the recent problems. the giants are still only 3 games out of first place in the national league west. >>> the dodgers have been the hottest team in the west. with an rbi single off kyle kendrick. part of a three run inning. and still in the 4th, jerry singles to right to score matt kamp. stay within a game of the giants. all five teams are within four games of first place. the as have made a nice statement in home stand against two of the teams. first they took two from the red and this weekend made it two out of three over the cardinals. things didn't start so well today. he gave up two home runs in a three run first. oakland answered back with two in the first. when it was all said and done, the as got home runs and beat the cardinals 7-5. oakland finishes hot june that has them 26 and 13 at home this year. the best in the american league. history was made today on the women's g

buster posey fumbles the ball. he has torun him down -- to run him down and does that.first lead of the series. they are in the 6th now with san francisco leading 2-1. novak djokovic is number one and he was trying to get into the semi finals today. puts a nice touch on this point to wrap up the match in straight sets. the brits have a hope in andy murray. >> today's fifth stage of the today today -- of the tour de france. chain reaction pile up with 9- miles to go. he got it done with a sprint to the finish. 24th24th career stage win for him. a's back at it tonight against the cubs. second game of the three game series. >> thank you. >>> tonight on the 10:00 p.m. news more on the deadly camp accident that claimed a life. ktvu channel 2 news goes to uc santa cruz and we will talk with her co-workers. >> we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com and mobile ktvu keeping an eye on the bart negotiations. the latest coming up at 7:00 p.m. on tv 36 and on the 10:00 p.m. news so we will see you then. have a good evening everyone. i'm totally in love with the avocado on this s

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buster posey straoeued to score from 1st. the 3rd base coach gambled and that did not play off.nts threatening, representing the tying run. gets it in the field. breaks up the play. the ball gets away. he scores, 10, he takes off for 2nd and he is a dead dive. you can not make it out of 2nd base. for the update. he can not finish off the sweep. they lose 3-1 remain 5.5 back. there is no panic back from the a's. i love these guys. eric, wanted to make sure the a's fans went home with a souvenir. 2-round shot. the 2nd home run of the year and a big one. oakland taking advantage of three errors committed by the angels, tough to make the play. throws it down on the right field line. all of the way from 1st base. he was a big player in this game. he got into a little trouble in the 9th. but he kept it ace in. finished off his league best, third shutout of the season. the a's blank the angels 6-0. picking up the 13th win. more of a story drive. overshadow of the ferris wheel, enjoying the champagne during the final stage of the tour de france. a runner-up last year. he crosses the fin

buster posey struck out in his one at-bat. >>> people who live outside of san francisco will continue to have to pay a fee to visit the botanical gardens. the $7 fee was put in effect three years ago to help close a budget. it was originally on a trial basis but the board decided to make it permanent for tourists. admission remains free for san francisco residents. >>> same-sex marriage is coming to an ally with close ties to the u.s. >>> and on the cover of "rolling stone" a photo that's causing controversy. >>> some soothing words from ben bernanke pushed the stock market slightly higher today. earnings gains also helped. bernanke said the u.s. central bank had no firm timetable for cutting back on the bond purchases. the nasdaq is up 7. the nasdaq -- the dow is up 7. the dow is 7 and the s&p is up 3. >>> jork lucas wants the museum in san francisco dedicated to what he calls visual -- george lucas wants the museum in san francisco dedicated to what he calls visual. >>> on the cover of the august issue is accused boston marathon bomber, dzhokhar tsarnaev. many people are calling the

buster posey doubling off the wall. he has the giants up. and then godan took it from there.mit always has good luck against the giants but not tonight. that is pretty much your ball game. arizona doesn't score. godan with help from romo shut out the diamondbacks 2-0. giants now five-and-a-half games back with two more this weekend with arizona. the night started bad for the as when yoenis cespedes scratched from the lineup with a wrist injury. so bob melvin had to pull the home run champ and watch the as go to work here. boom. josh hamilton, reddick, you are either a hero, or he's the latter. 1-0 angels. all this talent. nobody spends more money than the angels in the american league. watch out. it is albert pujols. then mike trout. you have the three big stars all taking griffin apart. 16th home run of the year for trout. then weaver. the as wouldn't score. six and two-thirds of shut outs. as lead by two games in the american league west. texas loss, 4-01 angels. the angels having to string a lot of victories together. they are ten back now. >>> tiger woods one stroke back

buster posey tries to score from 1st base. look at the great relay from cliff pennington.. the third base coach gambled and it did not pay off. 9th inning, threatening. representing the tying run. chops it. breaking up the play. with the ball getting away, they come into score. then he takes off for 2nd. a critical base-running error at the wrong time. a rough day for him and the giants. they can not finish the sweep. finishing 3-1. they are 5.5 back. no panic from the a's after losing 2 straight. he wanted to make sure the fans in attendance went home with a souvenir. 2-run shot. 2nd homer of the year. oakland would take advantage of 3 errors committed by the angels. trying to make the tough play on the bunt. poco, throws it down-the-line. he forced all of the way from 1st base on the bunt. he got into a little trouble but he was left in and finishes off the league best 3rd shutout. the a's getting the angel's 6- 0. overshadow the ferris wheel. joining the tour de france. thumer run last year, crosses it armed with his teammate as he sell pwraeuts his first title. team us

very lucky kids today got a chance to learn baseball from one of the giants' favorite players, buster poseyseems like the kids are having fun, keep them moving quick. i think that's important for young kids. they will focus -- they will lose focus quickly if you don't keep it interesting. >> he started with some bunting balls. he joined some other staffers at saint ignaci college prep. he threw in lessons about nutrition and building strong work hab bints. >>> chicago's wrigley field about to get a face-lift. the city approved a $500 million renovation that includes the ballpark's first bow tron. they agree -- first jumbotron. they's greed not to -- they agreed not to put up any signs that would block the views across the street. >>> a warmer day across the bay area. yesterday we had some high clouds, human conditions. still some mugginess out there. but we still have this -- the fog. it's basically compressed. some dense fog in the golden gate bridge out towards alcatraz. away from this, temperatures really warming up. right now on live stormtracker2, not much in the way of thunderstorms a

buster posey went 0/1. sergio romo did not pitch. they all say a great experience just being there. bartolo and grant belfour. you see him in action there. get it is scoreless inning. american league up 2-0, pos eye gets his chance. bottom of the 7th inning, he struck out. so that's it for the bay area heros. the top eight. and boom. jason kipniss is going to double up the wall. he represents the cleveland indians. the american league leads 3-0. mariano perez, final all-star appearance. [ cheers and applause ] >> mariano rivera came in with his trademark song, sandman. that means he puts everybody to sleep. a one, two, three 8th inning in his final all-star appearance. mariano rivera. he was voted the most valuable player. joe nathan came onto finish up. and that's it. the american league will have home field advantage for the world series. but rivera, the star tonight. in his 13th and final all-star game. the oldest man at age 43 to get most valuable player award. >>> the as back to business on friday. they had no problem backing up

first inning, buster posey drives one deep to left center. just misses a home run by a few feet. blanco scores all the way from first. 1-0 giants. that would be more than enough run support for chad who had another fine performance. seven innings, 8 strikeouts. the giants shut out the d- backs. home run derby champ. albert pujols hit a few home runs. aj griffin as the a's lose 4-1. >>> tiger woods teed off at 1:45 this morning in round two of the british open. he sinks the birdie put on 3. shoots an even 71 and tied for second in one shot off the lead, which is held by miguel. he follows up yesterday, 68 with a 71 and at 3 under, jimenez takes a one stroke lead into the weekend. 49, he is looking to become scott's oldest major champion. >> it's right there. >> see you at 11:00. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [telephone rings]

buster posey, his only at bat and a swing and a miss and struck out. he was the only giant to take part. 2-0 game in the eighth. the opposite field and off the wall and scoring perez. 3-0 american league. the bottom of the eighth and jim leyland calls on rivera and "enter sand man" playing and a standing ovation h -- from both dug outs. he was the only player on the field. leyland said he didn't want to take a chance of something crazy happening in the eighth. he wanted to make sure rivera got in. he never allowed a run in nine allstar game appearances. later named the game mvp. stlee-0 the final. 3-0 the fennel. the final. >> i wanted to enjoy and be able to pitch for the last time in the allstar game. the rush was indescribable. >> first class all the way. soccer tonight and earthquakes star and team usa and gold cup action against costa resaw. costa rica. only one goal in this game. a great feed from former earthquake landon donovan. they finish it 3-0 head together quarterfinals. a little summer league hoops and he is watching his young warrior tea

abreu scores and here comes buster posey and sliding in and he is safe. 2-0 giants. 3-0 in the second and owe blanco flies to right and crawford tagging and the throw in time, but excellent slide by crawford. barry zito with a 4-2 lead and a flyball and have no fear hunter pence is here. the giants finally beat the reds 5-3. career victory number 1500 for the skipper bruce bochy. a's and astros in houston and crazy finish and tied 2-2 in the eighth. turns down a fast ball and a two-run shot. his 17th and 4-2a's. they close it out and riding a streak to 44 straight saves. gone. cocoa crisp a valiant try, but it is a blown save and a 2-1 homer ties it at four. the orange train is on the move. jason castro and the pitch gets away from norris. runners moving and norris throws and it gets away from moss at first and here comes jonathon viar. a's with a gift to the astros. it is a 5-4 win and the 10-game win streak over houston comes to an end. once upon a time yes, jermaine o'neil was a high school kid making the jump to the nba before the one and done kids you see now. today he is a veter

buster posey, his only at bat and a swing and a miss and struck out.was the only giant to take part. 2-0 game in the eighth. the opposite field and off the wall and scoring perez. 3-0 american league. the bottom of the eighth and jim leyland calls on rivera and "enter sand man" playing and a standing ovation h -- from both dug outs. he was the only player on the field. leyland said he didn't want to take a chance of something crazy happening in the eighth. he wanted to make sure rivera got in. he never allowed a run in nine allstar game appearances. later named the game mvp. stlee-0 the final. 3-0 the fennel. the final. >> i wanted to enjoy and be able to pitch for the last time in the allstar game. the rush was indescribable. >> first class all the way. soccer tonight and earthquakes star and team usa and gold cup action against costa resaw. costa rica. only one goal in this game. a great feed from former earthquake landon donovan. they finish it 3-0 head together quarterfinals. a little summer league hoops and he is watching his young warrior teammat

buster posey with a double in the gap off kennedy of the d-backs. it is 1-0 giants. smoke. he was tremendous. seven score less strikes and had some help. goldschmidt with a towering flyball. have no fear, tanaka is here. halfare now five and games back. round two of the british open. jimenez can't decide if he is a golfer or pilates in instructor. shot an even par 71 and three under up by one. he said hey, this course is perfect for a wind mill hole and he got his wind mill. tiger level par 71 and birdies to get to two under. it is a foursom at two under and he is only one back. the san jose soccer players meeting bull riders and their bulls. the quakes looked content to stay behind the bars. he looks comfortable there. they had a weigh off and it took 10 players to match the weight of a 2,000-pound bull. yikes. abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. and no bulls were injured in the making of the stunt. but quakes were scared. >> thanks, larry. >> coming up next, boy, we have a highway prank to tell you about. >>> here is a look at your wake up weather. it is goin

and for a second straight night, buster posey hit a two-run homer in the giants' 4-3 victory against the d- backs, their fifth win in six games. giants looking for a sweep. they take on the d-backs again. first pitch is at 1:05. at&t park seagulls problem- ots and t park, and it appears to be getting worse. an seagulls are making themselves at home at the park. crashing night games, bothering players, workers hundreds of them sometimes giants officials say the gulls have routinely show up at the end of night games 2000. the giants say they take the issue seriously, but have yet to come up with an park of the gulls. and another game without injured slugger yoenis cespedes. and it's another loss for the a's. the angels beat the a's 2- 0. oakland scoring just one run in the past two games against the angels. even with the loss, oakland remains in first place in the a-l west with a 2 and a half game lead over texas. the n-c double -a is responding to a lawsuit that challenges its handling of head injuries. they say the safety of its student athletes is among its core principles. attorney

buster posey's jersey is the best selling in major league baseball. nice for the giants and niners.ou were just talking about the fact that football's here? >> august 4th, dolphins and cowboys. >> incredible. >> thanks for watching bay area news at 5:00, we'll see you at 6:00. . >> on the program this saturday night, race matters. rallies and vigils around the country for trayvon martin one day after the president calls on america to do some serious soul searching. extreme weapons. another record day of heat as severe storms move in. an exclusive look from the cockpit as a fight to contain w50i8d fires in the west. >> a woman riding a newly renovated roller coaster is thrown to her death. and helen thomas fearlessly asked ten presidents the tough question from the best seat in the white house. a look back at the groundbreaking career of an intrepid white house corresponde correspondent.

and danville's very own, proving he does -- how about our main course, buster posey as you know came up, helping the giants put together their first back-to-back win since mid june. coming up tonight we'll preview sports. >>> good evening, and we begin with bonus baseball for san francisco fans. as the giant s announce that their rainout will be made up at home on july 23rd against the reds. these two teams talked about playing the game at a neutral site in august near coors field. but instead settled on the bay area. for the giants tonight. the orange and black will be receiving help in the bullpen. santiago castilla returning from the 15-day disabled list. and jeff francoeur was added to the active roster, to make room for these two additions. you can catch tonight's game right here on nbc bay area. san francisco at san diego. the giants look to put together the first three-game win streak since may 12th. tim lincecum getting the call from bruce bochy. first pitch right here after 7:00. >>> earlier in oakland today, batting practice. he will be participating innen mod's all-star ga