-- he went to a funeral of a friend of his and so he would have had to vote with byrd because byrd had been working him over for six months. he was down, it went down by one, and we skipped it through the voting. the final is one that my pals have never heard. apparently, according to paul, a dear friend, i saw him about eight or 10 years ago and he said that one day in the democratic caucus of the senate, that biden gave the most striking talk about sticking with your position. stick with the caucus. when you make a pledge, you do this. i guess it was just marvelous. and he said that as he finished, byrd rose and said, senator biden, might i refresh your memory? [laughter] that was part of the game. anyway, it was a great honor and a privilege to do it. once the thing passed, george and i were fishing in jackson. and george p. was with us. he was only 12. he said that it passed the senate or the house, i cannot remember. anyway, it was a joyous time. let me give you the definition of politics and then you know everything will be solved. it takes 10 seconds. in politics, there are no r

p.m., senator robert byrd took the floor. and 800-page hand speech laying out all the reasons why the senate should not invoke cloture on the civil rights act. judgment, he explained, the civil rights bill would impair the civil rights of all americans. cannot be justified on any basis, legal, economic, moral, or religious. for 14 hours and 13 minutes, senator byrd dissected the bill title by title laying out his arguments against passage. reporters called at the last gasp of the filibuster. as the evening wore on, senator yield forsked byrd to a question. he agreed. is the senator from west virginia able to give us any idea as to the hour at which you might conclude his address, humphrey asked. >> i have enough material to carry me if i read it carefully and painstakingly another 12 or 15 hours, byrd responded, but i assure the able senator from minnesota that i shall indeed complete my recitation no later :59, in time to recess in accordance with the previous order. senator byrd was always a stickler for rules and procedure

marlon byrd on the run. that was a great read off the bat by marlon byrd.just a great jump by marlon byrd right there. a little slider that jordan schafer got out in front of. put good wood on ball. marlon byrd was right there to make the play. >> tom: one out. here's simmons, 0 for 4. fly ball center field. ben revere. he's under it. and there are two outs. it's time for the king plays an of the day. brought to you by burger king. tommy la stella has had himself a regood day. day/night doubleheader. game one, broke an 0 for 23 slump. >> mark: tommy la stella put the game out of reach against a good reliever in antonio bastardo. just lefty on left. same situation in game two against hollands. this time he drives the ball the other way into the gap. a couptriple, a double, five rb. way to re-establish yourself after your first -- we'll call it your first slump in the big leagues. >> tom: those are our burger king plays of the day. no balls and one strike to freddie freeman. inside. 1-1. >> mark: can we talk? i know we wore this out. you caught this guy's hom

in came the byrd amendment. it was that snow has a blaster. it was a camp -- it was best known as a blaster. it was a camp clearer. it was a personnel were nate -- grenade. he just got out there and did it. all of us were shocked. do not forget, he had awesome powers and he had lined up those guys for weeks. there is going to come and amendment and i will need you. you know what i have, the appropriations committee, i have 13 earmarks of yours just waiting to be dealt with. and they will be dealt with. and you know that. biden, this isoe it. i will never forget it. do,reason i love joe, and i he gets his foot in his mouth as much as i do. [laughter] so joe gave the most powerful amendment ands borin got up and said, if this amendment goes in, george bush will veto this bill. you heard one of those stories moments ago. said, now, i do not believe that. i do not believe that at all. not true.hat is just you cannot let something go like that when it is your signature piece. it was a beautiful thing as joe said it. he went back into the room and i

marlon byrd on the plate just enough to get over the fence. that's a 2 run home run for byrd.s phillies the lead. sixth inning dom brown hits a shot to the gap in right field. marlon byrd comes throw. ryne sandberg says uh-uh, the catcher was blocking the plate. now this is a new rule this year. the umpire not having any of it. he gets tossed out of the game. first time in his career as a manager. >>> top of the temperature seventh reds up 6-3 j. roll showing us how it's done. a 2 run shot to right field. that brings the phils within 1 and that's where it would stay. reds hold out for the win 6 to 5. both teams back at it again tomorrow. first pitch at 1:10. >>> to the belmont stakes now. california chrome with a chance to become the first triple crown winner in 36 years. let's get to the action. >> they're off in the belmont stakes. >> now as we look at this california chrome with a good jump out of the gate but it will be commissioner who quickly takes the lead around the first turn and coming around the back end california chrome still in the front of the pack. can he pull

bottom of the evening, byrd unloads in this aaron offering. this makes it 2-1. in the first byrd up again. flying solo once more. go get his album. he's a solo artist. check out the grab by treliever in the bullpen. sizes it up. squeezes it out. two homers on the day. the braves are pumped up. 3-2 game. phils try to rally. chase utley, base it up the middle. hit number 1500. next batter, ryan howard, drills one up the middle. leads to a double play. phils one last chance in the winning run on second for utley but he flies out to end it. the phils swept by the braves, 3-2, the final. >> it's a tough spot to be in. we're out here playing. you know, having a series like this. doesn't help. but, you know, it's the thing about baseball is you've got to get ready for the next day. take this off day. try and get this all out of our system and trying to get back right on tuesday. >>> sixers have retooled their roster and the new ones met the media. second rounderier my grant of syracuse has strong bloodlines. uncle horace won three championships with michael jordan an

marlin birld pops up to -- byrd pops up to end. these cubs have the worst road record of baseball win their first road series since last year. >> we've been hot and cold and inconsistent on a string of games on the offensive side of things of everybody had a chance and opportunities we haven't been able to put numbers up on on the board consistently. >> reporter: first are 6 games out of first place. if they don't make a run by july 31, trade deadline. if they have a massive fire sale, jimmy rollins said he would consider wave waiving his no trade clause. >> if everything blows up, i would take that into consideration. if that time does him come and it's time to go, people move on. >> 50 years after jim bunning threw his first and only perfect game on father's day in history. bunning back on the mound to throw out the pits. he was perfect with the mets on june 21, 1964. seven of his nine children were on hand for the father's day game. >>> final round of the u.s. open martin kaymer is on pace to win his first tournment. he has a fi

robert byrd was an interesting guy.reme court, still that branch of government that will put out audio recordings of the oral arguments but still no tv cameras at the u.s. supreme court. you are now 72, as you said earlier. do you think in your lifetime that would change? will there ever be cameras inside the supreme court? know.o not right now, they are dug in. this group does not want it. it will take somebody to realize that it is the education factor that is important, so that people can see. it is a magnificent institution. tavis: what about the notion that the justices do not want the lawyers playing to the camera? do not think that is the issue. the chief justice has a gavel, and they can gamble down, and if they do something out of the ordinary, it will embarrass them. --hink people are worried the judges are more worried about somebody like john stewart jon stewart. i haveas i said earlier, been on your programs, even back when you were hosting "w journal," and i have been amazed over the years, stewart,u menti

do you remember him going in and negotiating with senator byrd and how senator byrd agreed to have such strong -- my recollection on that was ?art byrd had concerns about the caps. but he would agree to the caps on the basis on the flip side of the budget that has to do with the entitlements so long if you control, put a cap on spending there. you also had to control entitlement spending. if you are going to increase entitlement spending or you have to cut entitlement spending and you have to cut a taxes. saddam just moved into kuwait. congress played with that exclusion by we knew it was coming but somehow it was an emergency so we added money to pay for it. the bottom line was so long we paid for entitlements or reductions in taxes by cutting entitlement spending and there was allowed for spending in case for a true emergency. it was negotiating very clearly. >> i can add that he also sets the caps pretty high. they didn't begin to bite until several years out. he took care of the next couple of years pretty well for himself. >> let me digress just a hair from the topic at hand becaus

. >> and straight ahead in sports was marlon byrd two homeruns enough to keep the phillies from beingthe braves? lesley has got the highlights and more when we come back. now to the latest in the crisis in iraq. the battleground today was tikrit the former hometown of saddam hussein. sunny militants then as isis captured the city earlier this month. security officials say the u.s. is helping to coordinate the ground and air assault that began on saturday. the offensive. tomorrow the white house meantime will ask congress for more than $2 billion in emergency funding to help handle the recent surge of illegal immigrant children into the u.s. cbs correspondent daniel nottingham has more now. >> reporter: more than 52,000 children have poured over the u.s. border from central america over the past nine months. almost twice as many compared to say the same period last year. they're being housed in overflow shelters along the border. now the u.s. government is scrambling to come up with housing options before the kids are eventually set back. >> it's a crisis like nothing i've ever seen be

marlon byrd started his journey from first. a welcoming party at home plate.he relay from brandon phillips. and byrd is out. did the catcher violate rule 7.13 when it comes to blocking the plate? the call stands. manager ryan sandburg comes out. with that, it's an automatic ejection whether you make a case or not. in the seventh, jimmy rollins takes this pitch to the cleaners. cuts the reds' lead to 6-5. five hits shy of tying the all-time hits list. this short hops the wall. carlos ruiz would round third and further prove you can't go home again. ruiz is cut down. phillies lose, 6-5. after the game phillies placed reliever mike adams on the disabled list with inflammation in his rotator cuff. ken giles will be called up from lehigh valley. game two of the stanley cup finals meant more goals and more overtime. midway through the second o.t., it's the captain, dustin brown with the back hand! 5-4, kings now with a 2-0 series lead. allen iverson's practice -- one of his most infamous rants in sports. yesterday on a.i.'s birthday, heat superstar lebron james chal

and marlon byrd chipped in. now, you don't have to hit them far.ve to hit them soft enough sometimes. the base hit, the run. phillies scored five in the inning. led seven-four. marlon byrd kind of capped it off with a score nine-five. a massive homerun. the phillies win 10-five and they sweep the atlanta braves. it was even hotter here in philadelphia. when you take part in chip kelly practice the players just don't stop. what's 99 plus degree heat to a chip kelly team? and you wouldn't know looking at lesean mccoy. how about the eagles running back being the only player that came out in sweat pants. 94 degrees, didn't matter to mccoy. he actually said it's a mental thing and he thinks he has his best practice. but there is a difference this year. there doesn't seem to be any drama. any controversy. that is a change. >> we like it in philadelphia. quarterback controversies. we like all that type of stuff, man. so it's a little different this -- going no this camp. >> nice and quiet. >> is that a good thing? >> i think so. gives us more time to focu

marlon byrd. 13th homer. two-run shot. one behind howard for the team lead. third amongst right fielders in baseball in homers and rbis. phillies score three runs ben revere scores on a wild pitch here. cody asche batting close to .4 00 since he came off the dl. knocks in two more runs. 11 rbis. phillies win. beat the marlins 7-4. three-game losing streak is over. >>> nice moment tonight when tony guinn jr. went to the plate for the first time since his father died last week. phillies fans gave him a long standing ovation. tony really appreciates it, philly. >> needless to say, it was pretty awesome. it made the at-bat difficult. i had to try to fight back the emotion and tears and stuff like that, but, you know, that's -- i think that's why guys who play here, they love it here. >> it was a nice moment there. flyers did sign grady sizemore to a minor league deal. flyers getting ready for the draft this friday. hextall wants to build the team through the draft and doesn't feel the pressure to win right now. >> i don't feel pressure. i just, like every day i w

marlon byrd with the solo shot happening in the eighth. he knock in three runs in the game.ins with 18 hits, where did that come from? they win, ten-five. >> being able to kind of give ourselves an opportunity, we have not been out of it all year, it is up or down or hot and cold as we have been. this puts us back in the mix and we have to keep going from there and go on to st. louis. >>> way to be fell as. day two of the mini camp in the hot weather just shirts and shorts. shady mccoy talk to the local media today for the first time since commenting on the release of tea shawn jackson. shady says it helped guys realize that regardless of how good a player you are, you can be cut if you don't follow guidelines. >> no matter how good a player is, you know, it is a team and if you you cannot buy in, you know, anything is possible, that is how i feel. >> today's world cup a shocker, deeven ifing champs, spain lost to chile two to nothing. they were knocked out of the tournament this ends a great six year run for spain. now they won euro championships in 08 and 2012, along with

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marlon byrd's three run home run was the big blow in last night's game.d's tenth of the year put fill is up to stay and home team beat visiting padres five-two. jonathan papelbon pitched a scoreless mind for his 300 career save and cole hamels faces padres tonight. >>> john hackworthies out as manager of the philadelphia union. union is three-seven-six this season. he took over for union in 202 and posted a 23-30-three record. union won club best 12 wins last year. he will be succeeded by former assistant and pro soccer player jim curtain. curtain's first game will be against harrisburg next week. >>> san antonio spurs came out shooting and scoring last night in miami. they hit 19 of their first 21 shots and wound up blowing up on the heat, 111-92 in game three of the nba finals, leonard had a career high 29 for the spurs who now lead the best of seven series two games to one. game four is tomorrow night in miami. >>> right now 5:27. philadelphia 76ers are on the move. we're talking about practice. >> practice. >> the team is moving practice and business

in the eighth byrd, this is a absolute blast. his 11th of the season.s hit 18 hits, they win ten-five. let's dance. phillies won seven of nine, they are five games out of first place. >> being able to kind of give ourselves an opportunity, we have not been out of it all year. the it is autopsy down and as hot and cold as we have been this puts us back in the mix and we have to keep going from there and go on to st. louis. >> four game set with the cardinals. >>> day two of the eagles mini camp and coach has nothing but positive things to say about his team. they have a thirst for improvement. coach kelly's words. he says it is not just limited to what he has seen in the past few days but been this way all off season. >> what you have seen from these 90 guys is a real dedication to what we want to get accomplished here. it the is, up until these three days it is not mandatory but we have had everybody here for phase one, two and three, guys that are here every single day challenging themselves to get better. there has been constant improvement from when

do you remember negotiating with senator byrd and how senator byrd agreed to have such strong -- >> he would agree to the caps on the basis of the flipside of the budget which has to do with entitlements. you had to control entitlement spending. if you are going to increase entitlement spending, you had to increase taxes. he would agree to it. the second thing he wanted very much, he wanted some emergency -- after all saddam had just moved into kuwait -- he wanted some form of emergency adjustment outside of the caps for disaster. congress played with that exclusion. we added money to pay for the census on top of it. the bottom line was, so long as we pay for entitlements, pay for reductions in taxes by cutting other entitlement spending -- and dick darman negotiated what the terms of emergency would be that would allow for adjustment to the caps. >> i can add, he also assessed the caps pretty high. they didn't begin to bite until several years after. he took care of the next couple years pretty well. >> let me digress just a hair from the topic at hand. i would like to go back to some

minor league the leader, there was a special opportunity like mikehe aisle mansfield or later to mike byrd, i know what you're doing and i understand it. i understand it but that will not work. at least 39 votes. that you could stop it. both leaders have an important role. recognizing the importance of both of these. when i was first elected majority leader, i first went on the floor that day, the first thing i did was go over to bob byrd. i said, i will never know the rules of the senate way you do , i i will make you a deal will never surprise you if you won't surprise me. he thought about it and said, let me think about it. he came back later that afternoon and said, ok, and we never did. i think that tradition has carried on. i think that dole adopted that point of view as well and it is even if i didn, first advocated. the system itself and the rules of the southerners as such that there is plenty of room for disagreement, plenty of room for controversy and to do so within the framework of the organization about speaking out. i think that dole learned some things from watching how you

marlin byrd at the plate. phils up 3-0. >> and a two-run double in the sixth inning. the phillies win 7-4. >> it make as big difference. it sets the tone and a big game tonight to stop the streak and hopefully start another one. >> the phillies have signed grady sizemore to a deal. sizemore was released by boston last week. don brown on notice. claude giroux was kept off by crosby. giroux was a finalist. instead it goes to crosby. the nfl draft picks 17. it's ron hextall's first start as manager. >> we are talking 17 and 18 year old kids that have a long way to go before they play in the the national hockey legal. to do anything but draft of the best player. i mean, i am not going to re-invent the wheel. >> still to come. we'll here from the u.s. ahead of thursday's big branch or tonight apply. subject to credit approval. >> he likely will not be seeking an hour of television time announce his decision. lebron james is about to become a free agent. he tends to opt out the final two years of his contract. will be a free agent on july 1st. it does to the preclude him fr

they can not get anything going against bailey marlin byrds strikes out. phillies lost 8 of 9.hey have the second worst record in baseball there's nothing to see here at least right now. >>> after winning the last two races including dover, jimmy john son may be the favorite coming into the poconos 400. >> drivers start your engine! >> reporter: well, maybe not start so fast, jimmy johnson jumps out on pit row and slams into marcus ambrose. he has to back up. johnson finishes 6th. kent finishes 25th falls second in the standing. dailydale earnhardt junior takee lead and win his his first-ever race in the poconos. >>> the air-conditioning is back on in san antonio the spurs think the heat will be back on their game tonight in game two. labron james is expected to start as they try to even the series at 1-1. him. >> you have to face adversity and come back from any kind of situation. they proved that over the years, that's why we have to stay phoning culled they are very capable of coming back and win in our place. >> spurs with won 8 straight playoff games at home. coverage star

marlin byrd had a hit. they want to keep it going. >> we want to make a push and make a move in the division. we go back to the first conversation about, about having some consistency and putting together some wins. and see if we can't do that. >> we have an opportunity to climb out of a hole is what i am saying. a lot of guys in the clubhouse can recognize that. hopefully we can take advantage of that in our ballpark. regardless of happened so far we have an opportunity to do back into this thing. >> a lot of positive studios in that phillies clubhouse. cole hamels in the house. he lost once with this team. and more on cliff lee and his health. live in the citizens bank park, jeff skversky. "action news." >>> we'll see you then. chemistry and timing keys to finding love. it's essential for the football offense. nick foles has new rookie receivers to break in. he has been gelling with jordan matthews. of the second round draft pick out the vanderbilt. he was getting rave reviews from his q.b. >> i think he'

marlon byrd, swings, marilyn, you can't swing at those high pitches.use he strikes out on those pitches. what i would tell ryan howard is, and mike schmidt actually worked with him in the batting cage before the game, has to move up in the batters box. he didn't play today. may bury started at first base watch i would say? i would tell the reporters we all know what is wrong with the phillies and why they can't hit. now, some of the guys are too old, and their time has passed and they're just not good enough. but come on, be a little more specific than hot and cold. >> but you can't have a manager saying my team stinks. >> he doesn't have to say that, fient out. >> this guy has to learn t we have to do that and work on that. >> as a fan it is not fun watching. >> not fun. more fun watching sandberg get thrown out of the game when hernandez -- >> like fights at a hockey game. >> that's right. >> exactly right. >> all right, that does it for us. be sure to join us tonight for "fox 29 news" at 10:00. an innocent man is punched in the face on purpose. you

marlon byrd, yeah, you didn't really need that.hillies sweep the braves the score there 10 to five. all right. what is a professional golfer without his golf clubs? ask rory mc elroy. united airlines lost his clubs after the open. so leave it to twitter. mc elroy tweeted yesterday, hey, united, landed in dublin yesterday from newark and still no golf clubs. sort of need them this week k somebody help? >> guess what? when you tweet and you're rory mcilroy. how about the. clubs -- you think that would have happened for us? if they lost our clubs? >> no. >> you're kidding me. >> you think they would have been in dublin the next day? >> no. >> okay. by the way world cup, chili upset spain. that's really -- spain was the defending champion. >> all right thank you howard. >> we have another half hour full of news straight ahead women breaking news in northeast philadelphia. a 15 year old safe after being kidnapped from his home the gun point. we'll hear from his father next at 6:00. >> 2014 special olympic usa games are underway in new j

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byrd comes home. ryne anberg argues the catcher is blocking the the plate.um seven not having it. he gets tossed out. first time in his career as a manager. top of the seventh, j roll showing how it is done. two run shot to right field. that brings the phillies within one. that is compactly where it would stay. reds hold out six to five. both teams back at it again this afternoon. the first pitch at 1:10. >>> to the belmont steaks new california chrome with the chance to become the first triple crown winner in 36 years. lets get to the action. california chrome with a good jump out of the gate but it was commissioner taking the lead around the first turn, coming around the back end california chrome still near front of the pack can he pull it off? well, here's the call down the home stretch. >> and here is california chrome on the far outside, he is a furlong from i am mortality, he is on the outside of commissioner, here's wick strong in the center of the track, commissioner, california chrome on the outside, tonelist, commissioner, it won't be a triple cro

to the top of the second marlon byrd hits a line tore left, a two run home run.ive phillies a lead. dom brown gets a gap to the right field and marlon byrd comes home but the throw is the out. ryne sandberg argues the catcher is blocking platt. a new rule this year. um seven not having it. he gets tossed out of his game have the first time in his career as a manager. j roll showing how it is done, two run shot to right field. that brings the phillies within one and that is exactly where it would stay. reds hold out for win six-five, both teams back at it again this afternoon for first pitch at 1:10. >>> to the belmont steaks new california chrome was with the chance to become first triple crown winner in 36 years. lets get to the action. >> they're off in the belmont steaks. >> california chrome with a good jump out of the gate but it was commissioner taking the lead around the the the first turn and coming around the back end california chrome, still near the front of the pack can he pull it off, well, here's the call down the the the home stretch. >> here's cal

marlon byrd three rbis for him, philly, season high 18 hits, they sweep the braves 10-5, now, a big test in st. louis. >> i don't think we've ever really been out of it. we blade hot and cold, but i mean, we've been six, seven, eight, nine games out of it, you want to handle these types of games against division rivals, this is a step in the right direction. >> eagles day two of minicamp, jordan matthews was taking some reps with the first team offense already, this is year two with chip kelly, the team is light-years ahead of last year, everybody has a better grasp of everything. >> it's just a familiarity in terms of what we're doing. we don't have to teach why we're in the weight room or meeting at this time, why we do that, but what i have seen from these guys is just a real dedication to what we want to get accomplished. >> the u.s. patent office has cancelled the redskins trademark. the redskins are going to appeal that that could take years. the redskins are not going to have to change their team name or logo for a while if at all. cameroon getting blown out by row asia. a player

fightin phillies were up three to nothing after marlon byrd's home run in the very first inning. great start. this time they would keep it up. rookie starter david buchanan struggled a bit but managed to hold the marlins down. bull pen did its job despite giving up a couple runs, phillies hang on to win seven- 49 final score. >>> but, check this out. >> tony gwynn, junior. >> this was the high point of the game, tony gwynn junior got a standing ovation when he pinch hit in the eighth inning. gwynn was on, after the death of his father, tony gwynn last week. young tony said it was an emotional moment. >> needless to say it was pretty awesome, it made that bat a little bit more difficult trying to fight back emotion and tears and that is why guys play here. they love it here. >> welcome back, tony, your phillies nation family is with you. >> no doubt about it. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning we have a preview of the busy day ahead in business. >> but first here's what is coming up tonight on cbs-3. >>> here's what is happening as we get our day started, route 100

marlon byrd is able to come home. he gets tagged out.yne sandberg not happy arguing about that call but he gets tossed out of the game and the reds up right now six-three in the seventh. >>> the philadelphia union return home tonight. the vancouver white caps in town coming off a six game winning streak. union coming off a big win last week. tonight's match up kicks off at 7 o'clock. highlights at 11:00. >>> even if you're not a fan of horse racing it's not hard to get excited. california california chrome can he pill it off? can he become the first horse in 36 years to take the triple crown? we're just about 30 minutes until race time at the belmont stakes. he's coming off a six race winning streak. that includes the kentucky derby and preakness. some tough competition today. wicked strong and ride on kerlin both picked as possible spoilers to pull off the upset. post time is 6:52. >>> since the last triple crown winner there have been 12 other horses who came close including our own hometown favorite smarty jones. although it wasn't me

. >>> phillies and padres at citizens bank park and that is marlon byrd, three run home run in the fourth, broke a one-one tie and put philadelphia is head to stay. aj burnett gets the win and jonathan papelbon pitched a scoreless ninth for his 300 career save. phillies win five-two. it will be cole hamels against padres tonight. >>> philadelphia union have fired its manager john hackworth, the the union has just three wins in the the first 16 matches this season and hackworth will be replace by assistant manager and former player jim curtain. the union is on a world cup break right now, curtain's first match as manager will be next tuesday against islanders at ppl park. >>> now to the nba finals where san antonio spurs came into miami and blew out lebron james and the heat. leonard had a career high 29 points and the spurs beat the heat 111-92. san antonio made 19 of the first 21 shots, hit baskets at a 76 percent clip. san antonio leads best of seven, two games to one with game four tomorrow night in miami. >>> we will head to new york where jill wagner will get us ready for the the day

two batters later marlon byrd takes the pitch right over the wall in right. that's a three run shot that will put the phils ahead. marlon with four rbi's tonight. jonathan pap pell been not pitched since may 24th and needed one more save to reach 300. he gets out of a bases loaded jam right here getting tommy to the ground out the game and papelbon becomes the 26th pitcher in major league history to reach thee hundred saves. they beat the padres five-two. >> he wanted that make me starter. i told him i didn't want that be starter. a long journey since then and i don't know how happy he was he told him i wanted to do that but it's all turned out kind of the way i expected it and hoped it would. >> in other phillies news they have signed their top draft pick pitcher aaron nola from lsu. aaron went 11 and one for the tigers with pound .47 era. the only pitcher to rin the sec pitcher of the year twice. >> this is amazing experience for me. my first time in philadelphia and my first time put a major league uniform on and i'm just ready to start my journey. >> the

dominic brown redeems himself in the sixth hitting a single to drive in marlon byrd to make it three-twommy rollins had a chance. struck out in the ninth to end the game. phillies lost three-two. nba draft is just hours away. this is the most anticipated for the sixers since they selected allen iverson almost two decades ago. sam hinkie has the third and tenth selections. and he's keeping things close to the vest. andrew wiggins and jabari parker should be gone when the sixers pick barring a trade. will they take the injured joel embiid or donte ex sm who thinks he can play with mcw in the back court. >>> i'm willing to go in a situation where we can work together. i think that's how you get wins. you cooperate with a team. >> eagles training camp starts in a month at the novacare complex. players report on july 25th and the first practice is on july 26th. once again, they will hold open practice foss are to the public. july 28th and august 3rd at the linc. and august 10th at historic franklin field. >> scottyle flyers 68 zone and said good boy to philadelphia. traded to columbus on mond

marlon byrd hits a slow roller to the third. he'll be safe because he runs fast. the big piece scores and the phillies on now on top. two batters later john mayberry, jr., singles to drive in two more once. >> as hot and cold as we've been this puts us back in the mix we got cep going from there and go on to st. louis. >> tomorrow will be the final day of mini camp for the eagles then they'll have a six week break tell training camp in late july. it's around the corner, folks. >> shady mccoy talk to the low media today for the first time since commenting on the release of desean jackson. shady says it helped guys realize that regardless of how good a player you are, you can be cut if you don't follow the guidelines. >> it's a team, and then if you can't buy in, um, you know, anything is possible. a player like that has done so much for this franchise and even in the year that chip was here the stuff he did, so, um, you know, some players, some teams may think, well, he produced on the field much that's the only thing that matters. small things. i took take out eve

last night phillies game, marlon byrd drove in four runs and jonathan papelbon got save number 300 becomingtch inner history to reach that milestone. phillies won five-two and yes, ryne sandberg looking for same type of performance for tonight. >> just a good tone, good pace, starting pitching, and build up on the a bats and guys getting hits and gaining confidence with that and having everybody up and down the line up chip in with that and create some momentum. >> the eagles with their last ot a's of the week next week a three day mini camp and off until training camp. trent cole one of the longest tenured birds last year under billy davis he moved from end to outside linebacker. he played well leading the team in sacks and he seems so comfortable this year. >> this year, getting everything started again, and i feel really good, i run around, i feel faster, quicker, and i just said, excited to just get started. >> sixers reportedly talking to cleveland about trading up in the nba draft. cavilers has fourth pick and they reportedly want andrew wiggins. they are offering number three pick wi

marlon byrd's first inning home run made it three to nothing in favor of the home team. take you to the mound and rookie star david buchanan won his third straight start allowing marlins two runs in five innings. phillies win this 17- 46789 we will take a look at this heart warm moment from last night. >> number 15, tony gwynn, junior. >> dan baker with the announcement tony gwynn junior was greet by a standing ovation when he pinch hit in the eighth inning. it was his first appearance since his father tony gwynn senior died from cancer last week. tony says he was deeply moved by the moment. what a special moment. welcome back young man. >>> lebron james is on the market. he can be yours if your willing to pay. king james is optioning out of his deal with the miami heat, and will become an unrestricted free agent as of of july 1st. he has been to the nba finals four times and won two titles in four years with the heat. he is a ten time all-star. this doesn't mean that lebron will leave the heat for sure, he is just exploring his options the sixers are one of the few team

marlon byrd hits a two run shot to left centerfield his 13th homer of the year and it's three-zero davidhanan went five innings guessing up two runs on six hits and struck out two. in the sixth inning we have code did he asche who hits a grounder that's just inside the first base bag and rolls into the right field corner. knocking in two more run. the phillies three game losing streak over. seven-four the final. >> the phillies signed outfielder grady size mr. to a minor league deal. ruben amaro hopes the three time all star can add punch to the outfield he was released by the red sox last week after hitting .216. >> this year's nhl draft will be held right here in philadelphia at the wells fargo center this weekend setting up underway down at the center much crews making sure that everything is perfect. the flyers have the 17th pick in the first round and this will be ron hextall's first draft as flyers general manager what will he do with that pick? >> we're talking 17, 18 year old kids here that, you know, they got a long way to go before they're going to play in the national hockey l

marlin byrd of the phillies swings and breaks his bat. watch again. he didn't hit the ball.t broke as he swung and missed. that, i have never seen before. wow. check that out. >>> and this from dodger stadium. a swarm of bees, linzie. >> yow! they took over an area right next to the dodgers' dugout before last night's game against the pirates. eventually beekeepers helped get the swarm out of there. that looks quite scary, and the pirates stung the dodgers winning 5-3. >> nice. did you see that microphone right there? that must have been some sound they were getting. >>> as for hockey's playoffs, we now know what teams will face off for the stanley cup. >> we get highlights from a dramatic night on the ice from our guy over at espn. >>> good morning, america. welcome to "sportscenter." i'm steve levy. hockey's western conference final needed all seven games to decide who would move on to play for the stanley cup against the new york rangers. and here we go from chicago. the blackhawks, the defending champs. the kings won the cup two years ago. second period, tied at 3. chica

last in it aj burnett pitched well and marlon byrd gave them all the offense they needed in that five-two but it's hamels last time out against the reds has the phillies a little more excited. seven plus innings of shut out baseball only his second win of the season. monday night cole hamels had his lakewood minor league number retired. and tried to make things sound like it's just little things right now with the phillies. >> ever since i've been here we've always won. so i think last year kind of the first sort of struggles we had to go through, but we do. we have a lot of great guys, great talent. it's just a matter of everybody putting it altogether at the same time. >> it sounds so easy. good defense is good watch. another good play today. let's go to toronto. toronto and minnesota. that is toronto and the right fielder is as waldo ariia had make the catch. the bases were loaded and held the run are in at third base. toronto has been playing really well. they lost to minnesota. seven hiv two. to night could be the end of the national hockey league season. the flyers fans are cheering

marlon byrd, he tags garcia's offering. his 12th of the season. right now they lead five-one. we're in the eighth inning. >>> chip kelly has found a few diamond in the rough as a college coach in oregon, he hopes he has found another at nfl level. alexander is a 6-foot nine, defensive end. the 25 year-old has not played football since he was in college in 2009. back then he was a wide receiver. he then spent three tours of duty in afghanistan. he is a captain in the u.s. army. while the coaching staff trying to measure his intangible hes he is hopeful he can make this foot wall teach. >> coach kelly, an unbelievable human being who gave me the opportunity. for me it is all uphill. that is how turf look at this opportunity. hopefully with this work i have put in during the off season it can pay dividend in training camp. >> he is a guy we have to keep an eye on just because he has such an upside. i don't know where he will, and how it will pan out but in terms of the work ethic and things like that his is second to none. >>> still ahead here in sports the sixers tell us how imp

two hitters later marlon byrd gets a base hit that sends utley home from second putting the phillies down by two. that's where it were stay. phillies lost this one by a final score of four hiv two. also today word coming down from the front office that carlos ruiz has been placed the seven day disabled list. ruiz suffering from concussion after being hit boy a pitch from aj ramos in the same they won over miami. >> round 1nhl draft hosted right here in philadelphia tonight. the flyers with the 17th overall pick and they go with canadian defenseman travis san heim he comes from calgary the hit men where he quickly made a nim for himself as leader and very talented with good balance on the ice. >> i see the ice fairly well and make a pretty good pass and i have an ability to read the ice. >> the biggest thing for me ge getting lot stronger and having good summer in the gym and i'm looking to do that this summer. getting a lot more strength. >> the sixers fielding questions about that are picks in the nba draft. general manager sam hinkie says the number three overall pick joel embiid w