cardinal up 10-0. to the second 13-3 stanford. bad news for the cardinal. shane getting tangled up.e half. dominated after that. luck on third and april. what throw to ertz. two t.d. passes for luck and the cardinal win big 37-10. cal hosting presbyterian in their true home own e opener at at&t park. the drive for the first of two t.d.es on the day. also ran for 105 yards. sect quarter cal up 20-0. maynard finds jones on the post. does the rest. seven catches, 123 yards. later in the half maynard again, this time to his half brother, keenan allen. maynard played the first half threw for 215 yards. jeff ted ford -- tedford wins his a 75th game. >> san jose state with a chance for its first win. faulkner for the touchdown. duke williams picks it off in the end zone. spartans down 17-14, falling 0-3. the giants facing the rockies and are playing well. they got some reinforcement sunday as bryan wilson is set to be activated off his elbow injury. giants riding a six-game one streak and getting offense from the pitchers. up the middle. two-out rbi single. 1-0 g-men in the second to the s

the cardinals had to wait around for the final double play. the cardinals move on to the playoffs.they play the phillies beginning saturday. the braves blow it, losing tonight in 13 innings. the american league was even more dramatic. the red sox, you know about boston. terry francona, here is jonathan papal balm versus baltimore. red sox had a 9 game lead. they are 17-9. baltimore beat them tonight. baltimore had to pray the yankees would beat tampa bay. evanevan longoria. their season is over. the yankees were giving everybody a crack here. they used 11 pitches. tampa bay tied it up with two outs and win it in the 12. 8-7 tampa bay. they move on to the american league championship series. the oakland a's open next season against -- in japan, versus seattle. and then the a's finish this season with a 2-0 win over seattle. miller hit a two run homer and gonzalez, worked eight innings, two hits. 11 strikeouts. bobbobbob wynns the final game. moving high school is ready to go sunday. he had a broken right hand early reports but it's just a deep bruise but he will start sunday. i know

the cardinals are looking for a national title.hey have the front-runner in luck and they took their first step against san jose state. the first game for david shaw. he is mixing it up nicely and bouncing it to the outside. they can run it and they can pass it. and he is inside the 5. and then andrew is showing off his athleticism after that. a scramble to the outside and he says, you know what. i will take this in. the spartans' offense got sloppy. a wild cat formation, and he coughs it up. they waste no time and they left it 17-0. then the defense steps up. out pops the ball and the big man looks like he is going all the way. they rule him down just down the five. easy money and cardinals up 27-23 at the half. three yards out, and it is 50-3. complete highlights coming up on after the game. they opened it up against fresno state. it was a rough debut. the first pass was picked off by lj jones deep in bears territory and they capitalize. he sprints to the corner. taking care of business and both extra points were blocked. it was

cardinals and astros, cards up 4-0. nick punto with the single to left.id freese will score. 5-0 cardinals after this. chris carpenter, two outs, j.d. martinez will ground back to carpenter. a two-hit complete game shutout with 11 strikeouts. cardinals win 8-0. >>> the braves need to beat philly to get into the postseason. hunter pence singles here. brian schneider scores. 4-3, phillies. last chance for the braves, bottom 13, it's freddie freeman grounding into the double play. that's your ball game. phillies win 4-3 in 13. the cards clench the wild card. >>> so just to recap, cardinals in, rays in, atlanta cannot hang on to a ten-game lead, the red sox blow a nine-contest lead. so it could hurt worse. >>> coming up, he's got more facebook friends than most of us and he's giving ashton kutcher a run for his money. coming up, boo, the world's cutest dog. [ female announcer ] at jcpenney uncover mystery savings this friday & saturday. everytime you use your jcpenney rewards credit card reveal savings worth 15...20... or 30% extra off all apparel, shoes and

louis cardinals who are down at 1.6 to 1, ryan shoots one in the gap.all the way, tony's team, they were at 11 games back at end of august. they have come all the way back, 13-6, cardinals. one game remaining. cardinals in houston tomorrow. the giants, their last night game of the season, mr. bennett gibbson, seventh inning stretch wash little god bless america. this is the guy's first major league home run. connor grist my, there it goes. into the gap, he rolls. all the way around, he's heading for home here, heading for home, here he comes. falls down, gets up, and scores. his first major league home run. goes seven inning for the win. 13-13, finish the year, 7-0, giants over the rockies. and the oakland a's, they're finishing up strong also. 7-0 win. josh, three-run hoper, 29th of the season. 98 rbis. have a chance for 30-is hundred. tomorrow trevor not bad. seven innings, no runs, a's and giants both 7-0 victors tonight. a special super bowl ring ceremony. here it is. one time saint's player steve has been diagnosed with a als. he was presented with

>> he was a cardinal at 13. his son who later becomes pope leo 10th was made cardinal as a political favor to him. that was the way things went. it was a little unusual even for that time but that sort of -- it was very much, and it's not entirely the church's fault they were sort of stuck between a rock and a hard place because they were the spiritual leader but they were also a state. they were also a political entity that had to fight for its territories, fight for its life just like every other territory. they were sort of caught betwifment and between trying to be the spiritual father to their flock and sort of acting like a renaissance. >> how often do you run into people that have never read the prints? >> most people have i think at one time or another in school or someplace. you find it in sort of interesting places. i remember shortly after i started writing this book my editor sent me a little clip about reportedly lindsey lohan was carrying the prints around with her flt i'm not sure if he learned th

cardinals nothing. bad news for the cardinals, shaneco. the left leg bends awkwardly and he leaves the game and would not return. cardinals up 16-10 at the half. they dominate the second half. luck on third and 8. what a throw on the run to zach. two td passes for luck and the cardinals are now 3-0 with a 37-10 victory. cal hosting presbyterian in their true home opener at at&t park. bears got on the board early and often. cevelli, two touchdowns on the day. and he ran for 105 yards. cal already up 21-0 in the second quarter. 51-yard touchdown. he had 7 catches, 123 yards. 28-0, bears. later in the half maynard again to his half brother, keenan allen. maynard only plays the first half and through for 215 yards and three touchdowns. jeff went to so many fits as the head coach he's now the winningest coach in cal history. nevada at the one. a great throw and enter catch by buntly. they punch it in to get three. late in the fourth, fogner going for the gusto and the win. picked off in the end zone. spartans go down 17-14, falling to 30-3. wel

i agree with my colleague, senator cardin, we need to get more people back to work.ve more people working, you have more people who are then actually paying in taxes. so that is the reason that my focus-- and i actually came out with a whole jobs program, a number of us from the rocky mountain west, the jobs frontier plan, 20 pages of ways to make energy more affordable, more energy security, getting more people back to work and getting rid of these onerous regulations turning into a heavy, wet blanket on our economy. >> brown: on the question of tax reform, again, would the revenues from such reforms, would they be used for deficit reduction? >> well, our real problem is we have a huge debt in this country, over $14 trillion. we're borrowing $4 billion a day, $2 million every minute. we're borrowing a lot of this from china and how do you stay a strong and independent and forceful nation in the world if you owe this kind of debt to people who are not necessarily your friends or don't necessarily have your best interests at senator so i am hoping that this deficit re

cardinal ran away in the 3rd quarter, luck to flener who finishes off a 60-yard touchdown play.row of the day for luck who would tie his own record high with four. another big play in the 3rd quarter with the cardinal facing a third and one, jeremy stewart breaks into the secondary, nobody touches him. he's gone. the cardinal led 44-7 before the blue devils scored an offensive touchdown. 44-14 the final, 2-0 stanford will open its conference season next weekend at arizona. >>> cal used a brother combination today to also go 2- 0 against a colorado team that is now part of the conference, but

after romping 57 over san jose state, the cardinal will head east to play duke.in obscured one thing. they were stuffed in the five yard line. they have to get that fixed. >> a win is a win. it is always good to get it out of the way. definitely room for improvement. such is the nature of the first game. you find things to iron out and improve on. the race delayed by fans. they needed the blowers out to dry the track. jeff gordon and jimmie johnson were neck and neck for the final 10 lapse. two of the sport's heavyweightsand the teammates trying to keep their grip on this wet surface. johnson almost goes sideways. second place moves johnson to the top of the standings. get say the for the -- get set for the chase. >> "nightline" is coming up next. >> for larry bill and sandhya patel, thanks for joining us. >> we appreciate your time. hope to see you here tomorrow. >> good night, everyone. [ man ] did we get anything good? sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. fiber makes me sad. oh common. i dare you to taste one hint of ber in fiber one. oh

cardinals crolosing in on the braves with a week left in the season. sports. >>> for another quick look at the weather, here's meteorologist ryan phillips with the forecast. i haven't gotten over the fact that it's the last day of summer. >> big boo there. >> yeah, it is. debbie downer here. sorry. >> there's fall-like temperatures settling in. we have light rain already on the move across eastern new york move information to western massachusetts. the rain's getting started, unfortunately, for the next few days. it's a wet pattern in the mid-atlantic and the northeast today. umbrella weather from albany to new york to philadelphia. even d.c. some afternoon thunderstorms possible. 78 there. got two systems at play. one across the eastern provinces of canada, dropping a cold front through the heart of the nation. a lot of tropical moisture. that's why we could see locally heavy rains across the eastern seaboard for the next few days. 70 in new york this morning. 70 in washington. but then when we move into the northern plains, minneapolis at 47 for the

the cardinal wins.rmance on the board but i still think we're struggling at times, and indicative of the first half, but put points on the board, and we're not going to be satisfied by putting points on the board. want to do it the right i would. >> mike: the most exciting finish was an overtime affair between cal and colorado in boulder where the buffalo roam. zach maynard to miller. watch this catch, one-handed drop. cal led 16-6 at the half. cal had no answer for colorado's offense. tyler hansen, cool record 474 passing yard. 78 on the t.d. pass, a school record 84 receiving and 11 catches. colorado led 27-23 in the fourth. go to overtime tied at 30. buff life with the field goal. cal gets the ball back and maynard wins it. a pass to his half brother, keenan allen, and cal silences the buffaloes in would bold kerr. >> san jose facing ucla. rutley finds a seam up the but and is gone. his first t.d. run this season. ties the game but ucla wins it 27-17. the final. >> it's becoming a sad end though gian

. >> up next in sports what andrew luck says cardinal needs to improve. stay with us.h@ >>> join me tonight at 9:00, coming up, world's largest online retailer and changes it's making that could change the way you shop. >> then at 11:00 the six pack beer ban. why a councilman is pushing a plan to take six packs and bottles of wine out of some store autos and now on to sports. going to talk stanford. >> some things are a coincidence, one person went to stanford. >> who might that be? >> this is a coincidence. >> and this cardinal red just came out. >> something just went wrong. >> yes. >> and the ducks out of the top 10 allowing stanford to move up a notch into the polls this week. they're sixth in the nation. and still has oklahoma on top follow bid lsu, boise state and florida state. then, stanford handling san jose state now traveling to play duke this saturday. >> andrew luck led stanford to a win saturday. and he wasn't completely happy with performance. >> a win is a win. it's good to get that one win out of way sh i guess. >> there is room for improvement. and th

cardinals up 10-0. bad news for the cardinals, shane gets tangled up making this tackle.g bends awkwardly and would leave the game and not return. they dominate in the second half. luck, what a throw. and cardinals with a 37-10 victory. >> california hosting presbyterian. they got on the board early and often. he ran for 105 yards. second quarter, up 21-0. he finds jones on the post. 61-yard touchdown. 28-0 bears. later in the half, may hard in again, this time, may hard in only played the first half. he is now the winningest coach in cal history. >> san jose looking for a first home opener win. he finds him. 14-7 at the half. he got a shot in the arm from this quarterback, better catch by brandon. they are within 3 but late in the fourth, falkner gone for the gugs fo and the win, picked off by duke williamson. it is now 17-14 falling to 0-3. >> giants facing the rockies and they are playing well. get reinforce as brian wilson is activated off the elbow injury. they are riding a six game win streak and getting offense with the pitching staff. eric is up the middle. two ou

as you said, senator cardin, i have known wendy sherman for 25 years. i have known her as a friend, a chief of staff, and she continues to be a close advisor. i do know wendy sherman and therefore that's why i'm so clear that this would be an outstanding nomination and hope the committee confirms her. she brings competence, intelligence, and integrity. wendy will be an invaluable member of our foreign policy team advancing the global interest of our country, a safer country, a stronger economy. she is strategic -- strategic thinker, a seasoned diplomat, and an experienced manager and negotiator, and knowledgeable of the world and the issues that the united states faces. she understands and respects the important role of congress in foreign polcy. as assistant secretary of state for legislation, under president clinton and then secretary warren christopher, she knew how to listen to us, made sure our voices were heard at the state department, and was truly bipartisan in her approach and in her work. she played a role working with secretary albright on ev

cardinal ran away in the 3rd quarter, luck to flener who finishes off a 60-yard touchdown play. day for luck who would tie his own record high with four. another big play in the 3rd quarter with the cardinal facing a third and one, jeremy stewart breaks into the secondary, nobody touches him. he's gone. the cardinal led 44-7 before the blue devils scored an offensive touchdown. 44-14 the final, 2-0 stanford will open its conference season next weekend at arizona. >>> cal used a brother combination today to also go 2- 0 against a colorado team that is now part of the conference, but played the bears in a nonconference game. that's because the buffaloes were already on the schedule before they joined. bears took a 12-point lead to the locker room at the half. miller will not be denied the end zone. maynard the throw for four scores on the day. fast-forward to the first play of the 4th quarter, cal clinging to a lead, richardson on a deep slant, he goes 78 yards with 11 catches, two for touchdowns, 27-23 california. bears answered back, anderson burst up the middle for 19 yards to

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three weeks ago they were a half cup on the cardinal.hen they have been making the braves feel pretty good easy. trooper droll's corp. for 13 innings. the hunter prance he had to give the phillies a little help. he comes through in their he is the illinois braves, and a half- game lead. the elusive to the phillies and on the american leaks of the in looking to try to help rival boston. then led tampa bay seven to nothing at one point that as long korea goes deeper analysis 7 to 6. there are two adults in the ninth inning and a former great dan joses for tampa bay it is all but over, two strikes, to out, it shot down the line and their ideas. currently seven to seven the bottom of the 11th candidate with the wind it will guarantee themselves at the very least a one can play off with the boston red sox tried to close on baltimore after one hour and 25 minute rain delay the red sox lead 32 right now on a ninth-inning sacrament of dustin going the distance. the witness stand drama of the red sox hold on tampa bay is one to have to beat the y

the cardinals got their first road test of the season, a trip to durham to face duke.was a good one. stanford's opening drive, second and goal, and luck finds tight end kobe fleiner. 7-0 cardinals. to the third quarter, 17-7 stanford. luck again. this time fleiner over the middle. he's on the run. he will go 60 yards for the t.d. luck had 294 yards. what about stanford and duke? we just gave you that. and now a wild one in boulder, cal visiting colorado early fourth quarter. c.j. anderson takes it off the handoff. touchdown, to make it 27. same score, colorado field goal attempt, it will send them into overtime in o.t. cal down three. zach maynard connects with keenan for the touchdown. bears win in ot. >>> the giants trail the d'backs by 8 357and a half games with 1 regular season games remaining. not easy for the giants. the race is not over. and our amy gutierrez has covered the giants all season. she joins us from at&t park with the latest on the champs. >> henry, the numbers are not favorable for the giants. they know they're pushing a boulder up hill, but short o

heisman candidate andrew luck is the reason for the optimism among the cardinal faithful. first quarter, luck's not dreaming of the end zone. they go up 10-0. later in the first. san jose state -- that's a fumble, stanford gets it. coach mike mcintyre, all he's getting is a migraine. luck makes the spartans pay from the shotgun. he puts them up 17-0. luck hit 17 of 26 passes on the day for 11 yards. besides his rushing score, he threw for two owes, he led 27 to 3 at the half. stanford easily wins their opener 57-3 over san jose state. fresno state versus cal, the season opener for them, first ever ncaa football game at candlestick park. fresno state scores the first college touchdown. later in the first, zach maynard leaving his team on the field. he runs it in for the score, the extra point would be blocked. cal pulls within one. later in the first, another dose. savella takes the handoff. 39 yards for the score. once again, the extra point is the blocked. what's going on, guys. second quarter, cal up 19-7 deep in their own end. that's not a good snap. he fumbles it in th

cardinals nothing. bad news for the cardinals shaneco.eft leg bends awkwardly and he leaves the fame and not return. lock on third and 8. what a throw on the run to zach. two tds passes for luck and the cardinals are now 3-0 with a 37-10 victory. cal hosting presbyterian in their true home opener at at&t park. they got on the board early and often. first two touchdowns on the day and he ran for 105 yards. cal already up 21-0 in the second quarter. finds marvin jones on the post and he will do the rest. he had 7 catches, 123 yards. 28-0, bears. later in the half may nerd again to his half brother, keenan allen. he plays for 215 yards and three touchdowns. jeff went to so many fits as the head coach he's now the winningest coach in cal history. >> we play every week so it's not that we treat hims being a team with a lesser value or anything like that. we play against them and play against them every week. better stay focused. i fell we lost focus a little bit in the first half. had some mental errors but we will make a run. >> san jose with

cardinals closing in on the braves with just a week left in the season. that's your "early" look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> apparently the wolverine doesn't know his own strength. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, sure he takes his pope mobile all around the world. coming up, we'll introduce you to a kansas nun whose less fancy version gets her around the neighborhood. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." it's the last day of summer, and it feels like it in phoenix and vegas. still easily in the mid to upper 70s there. watch out for early morning fog in los angeles, 61 there. we get rid of the fog and get to the sunshine later on. 78 for los angeles. the 100s for phoenix. the pacific northwest is wet, seattle, 71 today. a return for sunshine for the first day of fall. tomorrow, hot in boise, 92. 84 in salt lake city. 71 in assistance. if you are watching us on kget-nbc 17 in bakersfield, california, see a broadway classic act a young girl who goes from milking cows t

first game for new head coach, david shawvment played for the cardinal. when you have ondrew ash didn't drew luck. spartans offense got sloppy. second quarter, wildcat formation, ruttily coughs it up. stanford takes no time. luck to ertz, 17-0. led 27-3 at the half. it never got better for the sparks. gaffney up the middle. a little spin move. 16-yard for the score. stanford crushz the spartans, 57-3. >> a win is a great thing, happy, excited about that. but got a lot of things to clean up. definitely not satisfied as an offensive unit with how we played. >> mike: up 101 to candlestick park. cal hosting fresno state bull dogs. zach maynard a touch start, first pass picked up a. a little nerves but settled down. it was all bears from there late first quarter, maynard, find marvin jones. makes a great catch. and finds his way to the end zone. 42 yards, cal with the 19-7 lead. third quarter, zach showing he can do more than throw. a little option. tips inside. bounces outside. maynard with the long run, pushed out-of-bounds. he could use some oxygen but didn

year after >>> if they don't make the playoffs, the giants would be the first time since the 2006 cardinals to miss the postseason the year after winning the world series. start the clock. giving his bat a pep talk. hits not one but two homers against the padres, 18 on the season. he strikes out a career high 13 and they win 7-2. the a's have their four game winning streak snapped. they score 7 runs against the a's bull pen. they win 11-6. >>> fourth round at the u.s. open, serena williams wins in straight sets to advance to the quarter finals. she has yet to drop a set. >> final round, webb simpson finished with three straight birdies, two of them for his second win in three weeks and earn a spot on the president's cup team. i think it understands all languages, yeah. the way he was swinging it today. can you imagine if he was with the giants for the whole season and didn't miss that little bit of time. >> thanks. finally tonight, a wayward penguin that washed ashore is headed home. >> the penguin nicknamed happy feet after the movie, got a little push after he was are eliseed. >> don't pu

the braves in disbelief and the cardinals are celebrating in houston.l get the phillies in the playoffs. amazing. that is your toyota sports report. >> that's good stuff. a lot of drama. >> all of those red sox fans have to be like -- >> they are suffering. >> wicked hard in boston. >> thanks, larry. >>> "nightline" is next. >> keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter at abc7 news bay area. >> check us out there if you will. we appreciate your time. thanks for watching. >> good night, everyone. >>> tonight on "nightline," desperate moments. what do these pictures of michael jackson's bedroom and his bodyguard's description of

finds tight end levine for the 34-yard score. 30-10 cardinal. stanford wins 37-10. 11 straight wins, the longest current win. >>> cal hosting presbyterian, their first game at at&t park. 21-0 cal. zach maynard finds marvin jones on the 51-yard touchdown pass. the bears taking a commanding 28-0 lead. just before the half, maynard hooking up with kenan allen. cal up 42-12 at half. maynard, 215 yards and three touchdowns on the day. cal wins, jeff tedford becoming the school's winningest football coach of all-time. >> it has a lot to do with all the players and coaches over the last nine years and three games. so that's who really deserves the credit. are all the players who have played the game. >>> the a's, 5-3 over detroit at the coliseum. rumors swirling oakland will begin its 2012 season on the road. 5,000 miles away in tokyo for the first couple of games. diane, my japanese, not very good. but how about i end this segment with domo arigato? >> i'm impressed. i'm trying to get over the san jose state loss, it was a heartbreaker against nevada.

louis cardinals trail atlanta by ten and a half. they tied the braves by defeating the astros, 8-0 but still needed a loss by the braves to get in. in atlanta, the braves tied with the phillies in the 13th. pence a game winning rbi single to defeat atlanta. the cardinals are the wild card champs and celebrate the incredible come back. >>> out going manager, got a standing o, so did beltran. not the way they wanted to end the season. giving up the base hit to jordon and the rockies won the game 1-3. possibly the final game for buehrle who came out to another ovatio n. >> you know but the reality is i don't know if i can play. >> by the time he got to the dug out you saw the tears coming down. i told him, i kind of had one myself. >> the thought this may be the last day kind of took over. >> lot of emotion tonight. last game of the season for the a's. there goes miller. his first homer of the year. two run shot and they win 2-0. >>> who would have guessed this? that the niners take on the eagles on sunday and michael vick will not be

second quarter, cardinals got sloppy.ildcat formation, tossed it up but recovered. 13 yards, stanford would take the 27-3 lead into the half and it never got better for the spartans. gaffney up the middle. nice little spin move. stanford crushes the spartans, 57-3, the final. meanwhile up the road, always dangerous fresno state bulldogs. 9-yard touchdown run, bulldogs go up early, 7-0 but it was all bears from there. goes up, gets the catch, finds the end zone. third quarter, maynard showing he can do more than throw. little dip inside on the option. 48 yards later, he is pushed out of bounds. could probably use a little oxygen but doesn't have time. maynard to jones again. run out to catch. little move through. maynard with 266 yards and two touchdowns in his debut. the giants are snakebit by the diamondbacks. they cut the lead for the division friday and then last night, lost it on the hill. see ya. deep to center and gone. solo shot makes it 2-1, diamondbacks. in the 4th, hammering one in the hole. justin with plenty o

. >>> the cardinals are nipping at the braves' heels.action versus the cubs, bottom of the ninth, carlos walks theriault, game tied at 1-1. marm marmol, cardinals win 2-1, two back of atlanta for the wild card. >>> well, cal opened their pac 12 season with a high-scoring affair against the washington huskies. we're going to fast forward straight to the fourth quarter with washington up 31-23. first and goal from the two. the pass incomplete to anthony miller. second and goal. a couple yards gained but not in the end zone, down to the 1 yard line. third and goal, trying hard but loses a yard, setting up fourth and goal. maynard is going to go to the fade route again. that's a pass that only keenan allen could catch if he were only ten feet tall. washington holds on for a win. >>> marquee matchup, oklahoma state, texas a&m. fourth quarter. going to hit jeff fuller, four yards. touchdown. texas a&m down by three. later in the fourth, same score. looking to repeat the magic. instead his pass deflected. picked off. oklahoma state holds on for

giovanni de'medici was a cardinal. lorenzo de'medici's son was made a religious leader as a political favor to him and it's not entirely the church's fault. the church was stuck between a rock and a hard place because they were the spiritual leader of christendom but they were also a state, a political entity that had to fight for its fight for its life like any other territory so they were caught betwixt and between trying to be the spiritual father to their flock and acting like a renaissance princeling. host: how often do you run into that have never read the prints? guest: most people have sort of in school. you find it in interesting places. shortly after i started writing this book, my editors wrote me a clip of an article that lindsay lohan was carrying around a copy of it with her everywhere. i don't know what she did with it. he has an appeal outside of the realm of politics that i think very few other political writers have. i think because he represents such a kind of personality type, you know, the gad fly,

cardinals' defense got in the action as well. ball comes owe and scooped up by henry anderson with a lot of field in front of him. he goes 37 yards to the 1. cardinals took it from from there and whether the dust settled, stanford won in i rout, 57-3. >> cal is kicking off its season at candlestick park. the bears 7-0 before rallying in front. new quarterback with the throw that jones pull downs for the score. bears scored 19 points in the 1st quarter. right nowner this the 3rd and cal is leading 26-14. >>> the do-or-die weekend continues tonight at at&t park for the giants. tim lincecum on mound against the division-leading diamondbacks. a's lacking for things that point it a better 2012. scoreless with the mariners in the 4th until cliff pennington drills the pitch down the line to score hideki matsui and des jesus. that was plent for brandon mccarthy, who pitched the 3-hit shutout. this wooz pro-football count dyne and college football and we'll have that t-all tonight on sportswrap at 10:00. >> thank you, joe. >>> coming up o

the cardinals win it 4-3. they are 2 1/2 back of the braves looking to be a wild, wild card stretch. orioles, bosox, game two of the double-header. sox up 11-9. this was a wild baseball game in jaco jacoby. ellsbury hits it in the ballpark. a lot of bases, like four of them. inside the park standup style. the red sox get a much-needed win. they split the double-header. lead tampa baby two games in the american league wild card race. monday night football, rams and giants. sam bradford intended for williams. nonchalants that. that's a lateral. not only is this a crazy play. it ends badly for one poor guy who thought he had a good spot. seriously, what are you doing? giants win 28-16. tough one for stanford football. shane stone, the best defensive player out for the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury. he leads 17 with 19 tackles. he's the emotional leader of that unit. a biweek, a standard week to get together and figure things out. >> spoken from a true stanford alumn. scott reese. thank you, sco

and it sets up a cardinal inside the red zone. in on the first play of the second quarter, andrew lutz finds the tight end in the back of the end zone. the junior tight end is the go to guy. later in the second, stanford up 20-0. chase thomas comes up free up the middle and crushes matt falkner. henry anderson scoops up the fumble and makes the case to be the return man but he gets tripped up and falls inches short of the goal line. the cardinals offense turned the turnover into another touchdown. luck rolls out and finds ryan hewitt. stanford blows out san jose state 57-3. >> obviously putting up 57 points, i think a large part of that was the defensive special teams putting out there some situations where you almost can't mess up. >> picked up by anderson. bill feg la. motoring inside the 20 and then the 5. and on the way to the goal line. >> i was running and expecting to get tackled. [ laughter ] >> we were thinking that and i was getting close to the goal and i was thinking why haven't i been tackled yet and i looked back and

speaking of the cardinal. yesterday gave you a cal preview. today time to go to the farm, stanford football prepares to open against san jose state. considering the cardinal heisman candidate quarterback. they are high ranking. the fact san jose state is coming off an unsuccessful season. the cardinals are not of the mind to take any team for granted. >> it starts with coach shaw. his first year. my teammate, my brother. wants to play for him. decides to come back. not good enough to show up and play halfway. we have got to play full speed. you have got to be physical. you have tor be exact. saturday. take all the steps necessary for saturday. >> tom cast sports net is your source for college football. this kickoff weekend, stanford hosting san hope say state on our bay area network at 2:00 p.m. with cal and frez know state, starting 4:00 p.m. on california network. on our california knelt work. >>> much more even at least on paper match up kicks off in high school football tonight. when mighty de la salle hosts bellerman. a big deal for belle

the cardinals gained over 500 yards against the blue devils. luck threw a touchdown on the opening drive. 10-0 cardinal late in the second luck shows he is human. he gets hit as he throws and the pass is hipped and duke safety butler will one day be able to say he picked off the number one pick in the 2011 draft and returned it 71 yards for the touchdown. the blue devils would recover and on side kick and that was okay for thomas. final minute of the first half, luck with a quick out to chris and this speedy receiver does the rest. stanford led 17-7 at the half and they would blow it open in the second half. luck throws deep down field. he scores his second touchdown of the game. luck throws four touchdowns and sits out the final quarter as stanford keeps duke 44-14. >>> jets and the bears only won one road game, today taking on colorado. anthony miller, makes the sweet one hand catch. 16-6 cal, first of two touchdowns, colorado got with in a field goal after a touchdown and they went back to the well. this time it's a 78-yard touchdown for ric

jose state lines up here, but brandon ruttily fumbles and shane stowe pounces on it to set up the cardinals inside the red zone. on the first play of the second quarter, andrew lutz finds the tight end in the back of the end zone. the junior tight end has been the go to guy. and later in the second, stanford up 20-0. chase thomas comes free. up the middle. and crushes matt falkner. henry anderson scoops up the fumble and makes the case to be returned but he gets tripped up and falls inches short of the goal line and the cardinal offense turned the turnover into another touchdown. lutz rolls out and finds heut. two touchdown passing and one rushing, as stanford blows out san jose state 57-3. >>> out at candlestick, cal leads fresno state 19-14 at the half. running back e y >>> the defending national champion auburn in some trouble at home against utah state. two minutes to go, tigers down 38-35. check out number 30, emery blake he handles the inside kick like it is a pass and ticks it down to the 21-yard line. just like they drew it up. less than a minute to go. michael dyer bangs it in for

and cardinals win is 44-14. still not satisfied. >> it's good to perform and put points on the barred but we are still struggling at times. indicative of the first half. but it's good to put points on the board. we know we aren't going to be satisfied by putting points on the board. we want to do it the right way. >> well, the most exciting finish in college football yesterday was an overtime affair between cal and colorado and boulder. the buffalo roam at folsom field. watch this catch. 16-6 at the half. but cal had no answer for colorado's offense. tyler hanson, school record. 474 passing yards. 78 on this td pass to paul richardson who is a school record, 284 receiving yards on 11 catches. colorado led 27-23 in the north. we go to overtime tied at 30. buffalo kicked a field goal. cal gets it back and maynard wins it. the five yard td pass. and cal silences the buffalos in boulder, 36-33, improving to 2-0. san jose state hit the road again to face ucla. down 17-10 in the third quarter until brandon ruttily fin

>>reporter: great thing about the cardinal offense if not working, they can always relay on andrew. >rew luck. that's are they talk about him number one over all. he can just take a team and kind of fix everything that is maybe going wrong. >>reporter: cardinal will not overlook duke in the first road game. >> doesn't matter what a team has done the week before. doesn't matter what you have done the week before. all about how you play in the come week. >>reporter: stanford abc 7 sports. >> just day before kicking off new season jacksonville jaguar release the man who was going to be the starting quarterback. david gerard and 9 million dollar salary gone. first time the jag pulled this kind of thing. it was gerard replaced byron just before the opener in 2007. he has flashes of brilliance but wildly inconsistent. luke is expected to start the opener again in tennessee. rain delay sprint cup series in atlanta worth the wait. 2 of the sports best johnson and gordon coming down on the final lap. pick it up on lap 210. conditions slippery. sladeing all over the place. 4 listen to go. jj si

the seventh-ranked cardinals are looking for a national titles. they have their frontrunner in quarterback andrew luck, and they took their first step yesterday against san jose state. first game for head coach david shaw. helps when you have andrew luck. look at him scramble to the outside and dive for the. 10-0. first touchdown of the year. 10-0, cardinals. and second quarter, wildcat formation. brandon rutler coughed it up. they recover and with a waste no time. andrew luck to zach. 13 yards. stanford would take a 27-3 lead into the half. it never got better for the spartans. tyler gaffney up the middle. a nice spin move. 16 yards for the score. stanford crushes the spartans, 67-3, the final. >> obviously a win is a great thing. >>> meanwhile up the road, candlestick park, cal hosting the always dangerous fresno state bulldogs. cal, the first pass picked you have. a few nerves. the nine yard touchdown run by robbie ralph. bulldogs go up early, 7-0. but it was all bears from there. late first quarter, maynard to marvin jones. watch this catch. g

and cardinals take a 6-2 lead in the ninth inning. just put it away. they're the cardinals.e killing the cardinals, maybe killing their playoff chances. that's a double-play ball. >> come on. >> oh! >> that led to a bases loaded walk. and jose reyes makes them pay. reuben tejada. looks like he might have a chance to catch this one, but he does not. that ties the game at 6, a huge comeback, and two later, two batters later, scored tied, two outs, lenny harris, two run single to right, the cardinals collapse. collapse, in the ninth inning. the hometown fans arest nned, 8-6 mets, in the final with the braves off, cardinals fall two games back in the wild card. tonight st. louis hosts a three-game series against the cubs, braves. >> always makes me so sad when the cardinals collapse. >> i feel bad for chipper. >> the braves go up against the nationals this weekend. >> that'll be exciting. >>> must-read opinion pages are next. but first, our ongoing commitment with starbucks, we're pleased to recognize another innovator in the classroom. >> "morning joe" and starbucks are proud t

. >>> in arizona, the cardinals are moving up a notch.anked team in the nation. oklahoma is number one followed by lsu. alabama, boise state. the top five teams in the country remain undefeated. that does it for this edition of sports wrap. have a good week everybody. >>> we are following breaking news in san francisco. a police investigating a shooting on first lane near magnolia. now minutes ago police sergeant told our crew there at the scene that two people were wounded and taken to a hospital. this all happened shortly before 9:00. >> be sure to join ktvu morning news beginning at 4:30 a.m. they'll have the very latest on the arrest of paul ray castillo. he is a murder suspect police have been looking for since friday. he is now with police officers on his way back from west sacramento where he was arrested to san jose at this hour. >> they will also have much more on that south san francisco shooting we just told ! [ indistinct conversation ] ♪ [ female announcer ] hamburger helper stroganoff. beefy. creamy. bread-swiping good. help

saturday the sixth rank cardinal rolled over duke, 44-14. four touchdown passes. this week they head to tucson to face arizona. i would love to start more efficiently. i would love to start the opening quarters and opening drives, openfully at our peak. hopefully at our peak. >> a's are also in action. the a's take on the angels. they've won 9 of 14 against the angels so far this year. raj and janelle, back to you. >> thank you. a lot of miles in the bay area tonight. we like that. for a fu hllalf hour of bay areas coverage, come comcast tonight at 10:30. ll >>> tonight, he's been called the bernie madoff of the bay area. he stole millions to spent on luxury cars and gambling. that's tonight at 11:00 on nbc bay area news. >>> okay, this is a big one. in two hours the oakland band will get a top prize at america's got talent. they're fun to watch. the teenage band made it to the final four in the nationwide tv competiti competition despite being one of the youngest. they also get to headline a show in las vegas. you can catch the finals tonight on nbc bay area of a

the cardinals did it. they came from way back from just a few weeks ago. behind atlanta but they got an easy win last night. they were in action against the astros. they won that game comfortably and could return to the locker room to see what would happened with the braves. the braves had to win by this point but they lost a ninth inning lead. went to the 13th inning. and then the phillies hunter pence scored the winning run in the 13th inning. you would expect that result from the phillies. they're the best team in baseball this season. the braves will be absolutely kicking themselves. they threw it away in the last month as well. you know what? both the braves and red sox if they were able to keep ninth inning leads, they wouldn't be in this mess and the red sox just suffered the worst ever september for a team that won the world series twice in the last eight years, that's pretty catastrophic. i do wonder if heads will roll at the red sox. >> kind of sounds like you're a phillies fan. >> i'm just a baseball fan and that was brilliant. >> talk to you la