finds out the hard way that cliff pennington is one of the best shortstops in the american league. bottom of the 9th, the a's choose to pitch to ben francisco with the first base open and he makes them pay. the phillies win 1-0. the a's lost 12 of 14 on the road this month. >>> hockey news, 24 hours after agreeing to a new three-year

cliff pennington breaking a scoreless game in the 6th with an r.b.i. single. they win for the sec time in the last 15 games. cal baseball team left for omaha this morning from elimination to title contenders hoping to be fan favorites on sunday. >> the story is great. i mean, we actually joked about it at the start if we make it this far maybe they will make a movie out of it. >> what a movie that would be. >> make a movie out of it. absolutely. >> they play at 11 a.m. and they are playing virginia

cliff pennington beats out this nubber for an infield hit. this game is tied at 2-2.own 4-2 in the fifth. even with the adam dunn shift on, he hit them where he ain't. the dunn single drives it in. 5-2 sox. we're in the ninth. a's down 9-4. scott sizemore hits it on the screws. deep to left center. a bases-clearing double. a's lead it 7-5, and they go on to win it and end the ten-game slide. >>> what a sight. one of the great moments in sports. boston at vancouver. series tied at 2-2. scoreless until the third period. an odd bounce comes to maxine laperriere, and the canucks lead 1-0. they lead the series three games to two. game six is monday in boston. we'll have it right here on nba bay area. that's a look at sports. >> all right. >> is that okay? >> what was it called, a nubber? >> that you are. >> that's a baseball term. you can use it . >> tomorrow night i see myself doing highlights. >>> still ahead, a rock revival. the bay b drummer helping bring people and money back to a struggling bay area neighborhood. ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our

then there's that one right off of his ankle from cliff pennington.was able to stay in the game. this dark night for luke scott. it utah straight in a fit. birds up 2-0. three home runs for the orioles tonight. adam jones rounded out the trifecta in the sixth inning. i believe he has been healed for tonight's victory. >> it was good to see him smile, feel good about himself. luke is always a pleasant and a deep dive. but it has been wearing on him, some of the challenges -- pleasant and upbeat guy. but it has been wearing on him, some of the challenges he has been facing. >> tiger woods has not won a major since 2008. he withdrew from next week's u.s. open because of continuing problems with his achilles' tendon. he aggravated his knee and achilles' tendon in the masters this year. he has not completed a tournament cents. -- a tournament since. one impact in the stanley cup finals will have an ongoing impact. last night's game 3, the vicious cheap shot at wharton sent the bruins to the hospital on a body board. he has regained full movement in his bod

finds out the hard way that cliff pennington is one of the best shortstops in the american league.m of the 9th, the a's choose to pitch to ben francisco with the first base open and he makes them pay. the phillies win 1-0. the a's lost 12 of 14 on the road this month. >>> hockey news, 24 hours after agreeing to a new three-year deal, the sharks turned around and traded the popular forward and two prospects to minnesota for brent burns in a future draft pick. aj almonddinger is your sitter for sunday's race. now to aj almonddinger. he'll start 7th. the former cup star faces a tough task of driving the number 43 car. racing legend and team owner, that's right, richard petty. >> he introduced himself which was really odd. i was like, really? yeah, i got you king. at that point it was mr. petty. he said call me the king. i said whatever you want. i just remember it was such a huge honor to have him say man, you know, i think you're good. i want you in my race car. >> andy was knocked out at wimbledon and failed to reach the semifinals. will he ever win another grand slam? >> he let fol

in the 6th, 3-0 marlins, cliff pennington. mike stanton says, i don't think so. the grab to rob him. it was one of those days where the a's lose 3-0. we have more from the coliseum. >> at the halfway point, the a's are nine games under .500. however, the a.l. west is still in reach but oakland needs to find a way to rev up its offense after being shut out the ninth time this season. >> we didn't have much to show after some good at-bats today. we did hit some balls hard, but you just work through it. >> we have a good lineup over there. >> reinforcements may be on the way for the a's. mccarty gave up four hits and unearned run and tyson ross will make a rehab appearance for triple-a sacramento on thursday. at the coliseum, kate longworth. >> thank you, kate. our 49ers' insider is reporting that center for the 49ers eric heitmann is expected to miss his second season after undergoing surgery. back out to you, raj and jessica. by the way, i lost a pound because i made a bad joke about pork chops yesterday. i had to eat peanut butter and jelly tonight. >> all right,

cliff pennington breaking a scoreless game in the 6th with an r.b.i. single. they win for the sec time in the last 15 games. cal baseball team left for omaha this morning from elimination to title contenders hoping to be fan favorites on sunday. >> the story is great. i mean, we actually joked about it at the start if we make it this far maybe they will make a movie out of it. >> what a movie that would be. >> make a movie out of it. absolutely. >> they play at 11 a.m. and they are playing virginia fittingly the number 1 seed. >> if they make a movie they can keep the money and keep the program running forever. >> good business model. >> always thinking. good night. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi th

cliff pennington base hit. weeks racing around. he scored three times. the as are cruising.n 7-3 against the mets. >>> serena williams hasn't played since winning at wimbeldon last year after two foot operations and a blood clot scared to threaten her life. serena williams won today. overcome by emotion but she moves on. >> all right. coming back at 11 p.m. see you then. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com droid ! the bay area -- a place with natural beauty and a forward thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today we're investing in innovations that will define our future. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion. from financing a solar project for the milpitas school district to funding the institute at golden gate. because when you're giving, lending, and investing

victorino with a drive past cliff pennington.ins comes in to score, 1-0 phillies. 2-0 in the 4th, but then ryan sweeney with a texas leaguer to center field, rollins cannot make the catch. coco cocoa comes in to score. tying runs in scoring position for david de jesus, roy halladay, strike 3 to end the inning. halladay with 4 strikeouts and is loving it. a's get the tying run to the plate in the 9th. halladay trying to close it out, gets sweeney to bounce into rollins for the 6-3 double play. ball game. halladay's 10th win, 5th complete game. a's lose two of three. 3-1 is the final. >>> in detroit, before the game, the tigers retired number 11 for hall of fame manager, the late sparky anderson. arizona leading 2-1 in the 8th. bases loaded, miguel cabrera, base hit left field, drives in a pair of runs for the lead. detroit scored seven times in the inning to win 8-3. why are we showing you this? because the giants lead by the diamondbacks is now one game in the west. >>> last week, rory mcilroy blew away the field and won the u.s.

cliff pennington ties the game up at 7. they blew the lead and blew his top.got tossed for giving balls instead of strikes. and he might even face a suspension. the as took a lead on the sack fly in the 11th giving andrew bailey the first save chance of the year. but after striking out the first two batters he gave up back-to-back doubles and the red sox tie up another ball game. they make it eight on the season. drew struck out four times but ends up being the hero in the bottom of the 14th. right there the single was knocked n carl crawford the red sox win 9-8. the as have now lost five straight games. the five hour 15 minute game is the longest in the majors so far this year. >> if i never hear from cousins again or he never plays another day in the big leagues i think we will all be happy. >> brian savings's comments created quite a buzz. buster posey is saying in a statement that it is time for everyone to move on. the tarp finally came off and scores in the fifth. manny burris makes the diving stop and he throws it into the dugout. it is 1-0 rockies. the

cliff pennington to the plate smacked a double.ner scored, 7-5 and the red sox catcher jason varitek gets tossed. a shot down the third baseline kicked off the glove of kevin youkilis. coco crisp scores behind him pennington to tight game up at 7. papelbon blew a four-run lead then blew his lid and got tossed for arguing balls and strikes and may be suspended for bump the ump. no touching the up in baseball. the as took the lead on a sac. fly in the 11th giving bailey the first save chance of the year but after striking out the first two batters, he gave up back-to-back doubles and the sox tied this thing back up. another blown save for the as make it 8 this season. j.d. drew struck out four times but he ends up being the hero in the bottom of the 14th. the single knocked in carl crawford. the red sox win the-8. the as have lost five straight and the five-hour 50 minute game is the longest in major league this year. crazy. >>> brian sabean's comments created a buzz. now buster posey is trying to fan some flames saying in a statemen

cocohome for third and makes it over drawn in infield, scoring cliff pennington. un with a sacrifice fly. a's win it, wrap up the series in phillies tomorrow. >> alot of anticipation for tonight's gold cup between the u.s. and mexico at the rose bowl in pasadena. it was the rose game on home turf for the u.s. 0% of the 93,000 plus in the old stadium statemented to be rooting for mexico. u.s. came under fire, 1-0 in the first half when dempsey landed a pass that landed done van, done van reverts. the lead for u.s. did not last long. mexico came out on fire in the second half. pablo makes it hurt, he had a pair of goals, then came the goal of the game in the 76 minutes, giovanni gets tim howard out of the net. he won't be denied. mexico mexico wins, putting them in the world federation cup. >> earthquakes fought to a scoreless tie with the western event leading l.a. galaxy. earthquakes have five wins, five losses, five ties. >> the field at wimbledon is starting to get down to man anable numbers as the top seeds rise to the top through three rounds. this is definitel

cocoa scored and right behind him is cliff pennington to tie the game up at 7.pelbon blew the lead then blew his lid. he may even get suspended for bumping the ump. ann, never bump the ump. can't do that. andrew bailey first saved chance of the year. after two strikeouts the first two by the two batters there. back-to-back doubles. red sox tie it up. another blown save for the as making it 8 on the season. j.d. drew the hero right here. bottom of the 14th single. red sox win the five-hour marathon 9-8 the as now losing five straight games. >>> college baseball regionals in fulton. tommy in the house. sometimes it is better to be lucky than good. just ask this guy right here. fulton pitcher ramirez. look what i found. flips his glove behind him and snags that one. robs lonnie right there. scoreless notice 6th. stanford's player launching one off the billboards. third home run of the year. stanford beating fulton 1-0. one win away from advancing to the super regionals. >>> california playing rice tomorrow. usf lost 4-3 to u.c. irvine taking on ucla in an eliminati

cliff pennington, a hit off the ankle. this sit with a line drive off the ankle. he stays in the game and gets the win. luke scott, his first run in at-bats.ec80 adam jones. 4-0 orioles. they go for the suite tonight -- they go for the sweep tonight. the mavericks pulled even against miami. lebron james and miami in control. third quarter. 32 for wade. lebron james scored eight points. dirk nowitzki telling a sinus infection. last chance right here. dwyane wade loses control. mike miller -- no good. two games apiece. the nfl owners and players met again in new york. huh/ football? ? football? >> a college student is missing in indiana. police hope will reveal some clues. >> will meet when the athletes expected to compete in this weekend's special olympics. >> temperatures will soar into the 90's in the next couple of days. relief over the weekend. >> we have been enjoying a pretty quiet ride. we'll let you know if we of any changes. [ whistling ] ♪ [ male announcer ] discover all that northwest florida has to offer. seventeen hidden beaches, one revealing destinat

one run already in when cliff pennington ripped it down the left center line. the tying run. later in the 5th. hideki matsui comes through with it. nine runs since bob melvin took over as manager. jonathan sanchez lasts just four and two thirds. as bull pen made the two run lead last. andrew bailey. got pablo sandoval. ending double play. 4 listen 2 for their fourth straight win going for the sweep tomorrow. >>> check this out. scary moment in arizona. arizona pitching taking a line drive just below his neck. back of his head area there. the bellhops into the stands and goes as a ground rule double. danks would stay in the game. tough guy. gave up two runs in seven innings and sox beat the diamondbacks 6-2. amazing he stayed in the game. just kept it going. >>> u.s. open is supposed to be the toughest tournament this year at congressal in maryland. it may have gotten easier. a record 26 subpar rounds were fired today. and this guy had one of them. rory mcilroy is making it look like a little walk in the park. so much for the collapse. looks like it is not going

then, a hard-hit grounder and ryan howard with a flip to the pitcher, neither team had a cliff penningtona diving catch this, game is still scoreless. cal baseball team got a nice welcome home this afternoon. and yesterday, the remarkable season finally came to an end when they lost to virginia. cal tied for fifth. >> this is just a great experience to play against the best teams in the nation. and to be the top five teams in the country. what a great year. >> i feel like every guy is wanting to go back next year. >> and nascar makes it's stop. jimmy johnson claiming his first course to victory. and still, there is no clear favorite over the last six years there has been a different winner. >> there is a great race here. and there is a little bit of fortune come our way. but... you know look forward to great race. we want to expand on last year. >> there is a good weekend for us. and there is no reason why. >> and there is a seventh reason roddick beat lopez just two weeks ago at queen's club. but today lopez would play much better, roddick getting blown away by a back hand. and there is

cliff pennington in the sixth. there is a posted win tonight.here is team president leaving, he spent 16 year was golden state. and there is years of ruse losing and wants to erase the misery of the past. took 11 hours to finish their match. he took care in straight sets. there is a flash back winning 70-68. there is you said there is 41 winners over the man backing a good friend. defending wimbledon champion serena williams back on the court and was in tears, she's been through two foot operations and treatment for blood clots in the lungs. >> i usually don't cry. i don't understand it. it's been so hard. i never dreamt i'd be here now. you know? so so win. >> you get a sense you leave she believered she was never going play again. >> yes. >> thank you. >> and that is this edition of abc 7 news. >> thanks for joining us. >> we appreciate your time as wells, we'll see you here at 9:00 and 11:00. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants-- a director and writer of a sketch comedy theater from c

cliff pennington scores the insurance run.1. >>> mexico has qualified for the confederation cup after a comeback win over the u.s. the u.s. started hot and was up 2- 0, but mexico bounced back and scored twice to make it 2-2 at the half. they came out strong in the 2nd half, scoring another two goals to win their second straight gold cup title. >>> street celebrations broke out in southern california after mexico's victory. there were some my for disturbances. some 93,000 people attended yesterday's game. >>> the appeal trial resumes tomorrow for an american student accused of killing her roommate from italy. a man is scheduled to testify against amanda knox. knox and her codefendant and ex- boyfriend are appealing their convictions. >>> time now is 8:50. auditions about to get underway for "american idol." unfortunately, there's not going to be a stop in the bay area this year. where you're going to have to travel if you want a shot at being the next idol. >>> most of us waking up with mostly clear skies this morning. coming

the next better, cliff pennington doubled to left to score a run.ns score to tie the game at 7. the a's and red sox battle. they each tack on one in the 11th, and then in the 14th, that's when j.d. drew hit one into the gap. the red sox win that one, 9-8. >>> a 9-year-old boy soaring into the record books in a balloon. >> i'm afraid of heights, but i'm not scared when i'm up in a balloon. >> bobby bradley became the youngest person ever to fly by himself in a homemade balloon, he calls the heavenly dream. under faa regulations, he is too young to fly a full sized balloon. >>> fat cats are on sale in ohio. the humane society is hoping to entice owners but offering an adoption discount on overweight felines. they are on sale for $15. the usual adoption price is $70. their biggest is a 6-year-old named zibi who weighs a whopping 23 pounds. >> a big cat, needs a good owner to get some exercise. >>> a final check on weather and looks a lot better out there behind you now. >> the steady downpour out of the way. but scattered showers continue this morning.

sanchez couldn't hold the lead and one run in and cliff pennington.ing run in with two outs. after coco crispwalkedd hideki matsui. the giants put a runner on in the 9th. that is burris at 1st, but pablo sandoval grounded in a game ending play. the a's make it two in a row with a chance for a sweep tomorrow, 4-2 the final this one. matt cain against trevor cahill to wrap up this year's version of the bay bridge series. >>> if you are a giant's fan, you are also pulling for the chicago white sox this weekend. white sox and arizona where stephen drew got into a pitch that lined up the middle. as frightening as this looks, you have to say that danks had a tough melon, tough how fast that his teammates even kidded him about. rios made things more comfortable with the three-run shot, chicago wins 6-2 and the diamondbacks within a half game of the division-leading giants. >>> whether rain begins to fall in atlanta, the grounds crews mean business. ominous skies add up to a 2 hour, 16 minute delay and this one went to theson, tied at 4. when adrien beltre si

two on for cliff pennington. he singles to center. weeks scores the game's first run.inning, derek barton with a base hit to left center and sweeney comes home from second base. the a's a two-run victory. the rubber game of a two game-set with kansas city tomorrow afternoon. >>> the giants at arizona. in the first, two on for aubrey huff. 1-0 san francisco. bumgardner made two mistakes. chris young ties the game at two. same score in the sixth. bill hall singles in huff. giants retake the lead 3-2. key play in the 8th. young rips down the left field line. a perfec per perfect bounce all to ro rolen. the giants add two more runs in the ninth and win it 5-2. >>> rookie shortstop randy crawford was not in the giants lineup tonight but the bay area product has made a good impression since being called up. mike shumann has the story. >> high drive. right center field! outta here! >> and the kid hits a grand slam and the giants take the lead. >> it was awesome. the whole experience just being up here and then being able to help the team win, that is what i came up to try and

cliff pennington reaches out and touches something. a double down the left field line. derek barton scores to make it 7-6 with just one out. but watch catcher jason veritech get right into the face of the home-plate umpire. he ejects jason veritech. jason upset with the umpire's strike zone. two more runs are scored and we are tied at 7:00. but the red sox are a very hot team but jonathan is just plain old hot headed. he gets into a shouting match with the umpire. things getting a little tense. in fact, he may not only be ejected here, he may end up getting suspended for his contact with the umpire. oakland thinks hey, you know what maybe we've got the momentum but no, the as pitcher faces drew. he delivers the game winning single boston wins 9-8 and oakland loses the 5th straight. josh leads the team with 39. hideki snacks his career streak. he is batting a mere 213 for the season. >>> 29-year-old lee nah was the first chinese tennis player ever to win a title. lee nah took an even bigger step in her historic journey. it was just her second grand slam final. she took o

as he will score on the base hit by cliff pennington in the 6th inning. the as hadn't even had a hit until that 6th inning. they lead it 1-0. weeks is in. and derek barton added an rbi single later 2-1 the final. as are doing a few little things right themselves. that's the sporting night for a wednesday night. heather and frank? >> all right. thanks. ktvu morning news begins at 4:30 a.m. tomorrow. following any change in the condition of that little boy who fell from a window in antioch. >> and you can always find our coverage online at ktvu, channel 2 news. thanks so much for joining us, everyone.

as he will score on the base hit by cliff pennington in the 6th inning.s hadn't even had a hit until that 6th inning. they lead it 1-0. weeks is in. and derek barton added an rbi single later 2-1 the final. as are doing a few little things right themselves. that's the sporting night for a wednesday night. heather and frank? >> all right. thanks. ktvu morning news begins at 4:30 a.m. tomorrow. following any change in the condition of that little boy who fell from a window in antioch. >> and you can always find our coverage online at ktvu, channel 2 news. thanks so much for joining us, everyone.