in the frame, another two-houston hit, this one curtsy of curt suzuki. a threeache day for suzuki.las braden, struck out five in 6 1/3 innings, pick upg his fourth win. first since the perfect game in may. >> nascar spending the weekend at indy for the brickyard 400. juan p.a.p. -- juan pablo montoya on the pole but a pit stop mistake. he took four tires and others changed just two. jamie mcmeasurey takes the checkers flag. >> the last stage of the tour de france, mostly ceremonial. contador wins his second straight. andy schleck finishes second for the second straight year, and in his final tour, labs armstrong takes 23rd. senior british open, and person hard langer who has not won a champions tour major -- won two masters -- and always wanted to win the british, did that today. beautiful in carnoustie. corey pavin made a charge. here on 11 for birdie to drop to 4 under. carded a # 0 and finishes at minus-4, but one shot back of bernhard langer. despite the birdie on 5, he shots a 1-over. and his first senior major title. >>> final round of the canadian open after a record-setting

since the perfect game he threw back in may, curt suzuki had a serious win over boston in chicago.it stop opened the door for jamie mcmurray and goes for a second victory of the year. lance armstrong bid farewell in the tour defrance finishes in third place and wins the yellow jersey for the third time in four years. >> would you like to talk about your very cerebral game day tonight? >> it is deep. we have an "m" i.t. guy, yale guy, it will be a deep discussion on game day. >> all other athletes except for you? >> do you call poker playing a sport? >> i definitely think it is. >> that's it for us. see you at 11:00. good night. ,, ,,,, those people are happy 'cause they're gonna have a good time, and they've got extra money in their pocket. those are happy passengers. how much does it cost for those snacks again? nothing. at southwest airlines, when we have a sale, it's a sale. [ male announcer ] southwest airlines has flights starting at $49 one-way. book now only at southwest.com. [ rand ] how can you not want to get on the plane? come on and get on the plane. we're saving you mo

strikes out six, two hits, with curt suzuki but barnes gets the a's catcher to ground out, the a's drop 1 game under if you .500. >>> now how the west was won, there is a book the finds haven't read, they are 9-20 against national league opponents. >> i'm kind of a big deal. >>> well ferrell hanging on every pitch. 4-0 san francisco. madison baumgartner pitches it into six. he allows only 1 home run and wins his third straight start. >>> brian wilson loaded the baseness the ninth but struck out casey blake and the giants have won 10 of 12. cbs5 has acquired the exclusive rights to pro am basketball at caesar pavilion and a blanket of owners and security says let those bows behind delicious could you go. they pride themselves to beat oakland 75-76. >>> i thought i heard you say you would never break the flame. a bourdeau con from due did not, he took the lead away from check, was upset, that starts the top 5. >> my stomach gets full of anger and i'll be, i want to take mighty venge, you know. >> thank you thank you thank you the thank you. >> they should allow them to fight. tampa wins t

and curt suzuki lines one to left. it appears to go out. but it is ruled a double.nd suzuki can't believe it. and the umps get together and reverse the call. and number 11 for suzuki. next batter, big jack. there is no doubt about this one. a two homer day for him. the a's beat the white sox 10-2 and get back to .500. >>> now, before the game, the a's placed ben sheets on the 15- day disabled list with a strained right elbow. sheets missed all of last season after having surgery on the same elbow to become the a's fifth starting pitcher to land on d. l. this season. >>> it is supposed to be a bounce-back season for sheets where he showed he could finally could stay healthy with a 4.35 e.r.a. and back on the disabled list now. >>> a fun ride into paris for alberto contdor, he has all but clinched the third career tour de france win. an the 32-mile time trial today, the shortest race and even shorter for johann who stumbled out of the blocks. and contdor leads by 37 seconds going into the final stage. >>> and canadian open, carl pettersson with a chance to become the

curt suzuki lines one to left. it appears to go out. but it is ruled a double.uzuki can't believe. it the umps get together and reverse the call. number 11 for suzuki. next batter, big jack, there is no doubt about this one, a two homer day for him. the a's beat the pro forma 10- 2. and -- the white sox 10-2 and get back to .500. >> before the games the a's placed ben sheets on the 15-day d. l. with a strained right elbow, he missed all of last season after surgery on the same elbow and he becomes the a's fifth starting pitcher to land on the d. l. this season. the injury may make it difficult for billy dean to train sheets before next week's deadline. despite being 4-9 with an e.r.a. over 4, sheets had given up just five runs in july. >>> it will be a fun ride into paris tomorrow for alberto contdor. he has all but clinched his third career tour de france win. today, the 32-mile time trial, the race's shortest stage and also shorter for johann van summerren who stumbled out of the blocks and contdor leads by 37 seconds into the final stage. >>> canadian open. c

in with the slide jury was just under curt suzuki. an unearned run here. suzuki's signal misplayed. 1-1 for texas. 3-1 final, a's on the short end. >>> for those who knew him away from the football field, the a assassin was just a nickname who had nothing to do with the real man. the former raiders defensive back known for his extreme physicality throughout a stellar nine year career as a safety with the oakland raiders had suffered from diabetes and had his left leg amputated a few yearing as because of circu -- a few years ago because of circulation problems. today, willie brown, his good friend. >> he talked to anybody on the street. he's the type of guy who on the field was all business. you don't bother him, you don't run slants inside on jack. particularly on the weak side. me as a corner, i didn't have a problem running on him. so me, i would say, go ahead buddy. go ahead. >> boy was he fun to watch too. >> boy was he fun to watch too. >> not if yo woman: did you bring the camera phone? man: i did. do you wanna go first? i've been waiting for this a

curt suzuki playing long ball to left. but did that ball actually go out?he umps discussed, and yes, a home run. next batter, jack husk doesn't need any discussion here. solo home run to right center. a's go back-to-back. another homer in the eighth, now homering in five of his last eight games. >>> forget the ben sheets trade rumors. the a's starter is likely going nowhere, except the disabled list. and he could be there a while. yesterday, the team put sheets on the dl with right elbow inflammati inflammation, something he has been dealing for his last couple starts. now, sheets says he could be out the minimum 15 days, or the issue could be season-ending. he'll be fully examined this week. >>> and that's your morning look at sports. have a great day. >>> and we have much more ahead on the bay area sunday. coming up next at 7:30, tattoos not so taboo at work. the new study that shows ink at the office not just in the pens. >>> and seven bay area counties are stuck in real estate limbo. we'll explain, coming up. >>> this is how you're waking up in san jose

catcher curt suzuki agree to a two year extension.is batting 35 rbi and the team high 10 homeruns. kurt went hitless and his strength is the ability to cultivate oakland's young pitching staff. >> but we want to talk about a deal, how about this, sports illustrated as said darius hayward bay is the top paid athlete. he will earn over $21 million this year when you add in the salary, bonuses and other things. as a rookie he caught nine passes and one td. $21million and one td. >> barry zito has $18.5 million. >> english writer mark cavendish won the tour de france. alberto contador still leads by a narrow eight second. he still wears the yellow jersey. cameron diaz and tom cruise joined him on the podium to sell tickets to their new movie knight and day. the final stage is set for sunday. that's sports for this friday night. >> that's more than $2 million per catch for darius hayward bay. >> it is nice work if you can do it. >> $21 million. that's a lot of potatoes. >> just money. >> thanks, fred. >> that is our report for tonight. i'm

catcher curt suzuki agree to a two year extension. batting 35 rbi and the team high 10 homeruns. kurt went hitless and his strength is the ability to cultivate oakland's young pitching staff. >> but we want to talk about a deal, how about this, sports illustrated as said darius hayward bay is the top paid athlete. he will earn over $21 million this year when you add in the salary, bonuses and other things. as a rookie he caught nine passes and one td. $21million and one td. >> barry zito has $18.5 million. >> english writer mark cavendish won the tour de france. alberto contador still leads by a narrow eight second. he still wears the yellow jersey. cameron diaz and tom cruise joined him on the podium to sell tickets to their new movie knight and day. the final stage is set for sunday. that's sports for this friday night. >> that's more than $2 million per catch for darius hayward bay. >> it is nice work if you can do it. >> $21 million. that's a lot of potatoes. >> just money. >> thanks, fred. >> that is our report for tonight. i'm j

after the runners had moved to second and third curt suzuki had a blooper to center. the ball falls in front of alex rios. both runners come home. a four run inning and the as are in front 4-1. dallas braydone looking for his first win since the perfect game in may and a trip to the disabled list. strong in the standings and then gore many man beckman and brayden went sixth in the third inning allowing three runs. white sox were generous. pitcher street throws one down trying to pick off crisp. crisp gets a chance to run for a while like all the way around the bases. 3-2. attended school in livermore. it is 6-1 at that point. they went on to win 6-4. braydenim proves to 5-7 finally getting a win after nine starts. so how much time did it feel that brayden had passed between wins? >> eons. i said i can finally quit answering calls from the oakland zoo looking for their monkey, he is off my back and i will ebb sending him home. >> i expect some fatigue the first three or four starts after coming back, just getting back to the swing of things but for the most part finish

. >>> curt suzuki has spent more time behind the place than any american league catcher in the seasonsas awarded with a 4 year $16 million contract that should keep him in oakland through 2014. he least the as with 10 homers this season as well as the second lowest e.r.a. in the american league. >> to have us young players endure some things that go on through major league seasons and play together it brings us closer to together. >> you can cross david de jesus off the next trade deadline. he will miss the rest of the season with the royals after tearing a ligament in his thumb. >>> earlier this month, the timber wolfed traded for michael beasley and let'sgy say minnesota general manager david kahn was very open about the issues beasley had in miami. >> what beasley, he is a very young and immature kid who smoked too much marijuana and has told me that he is not smoking anymore. and i told him that i would trust him as long as that was the case. >> the league didn't find his honesty refreshing. they find kahn $50,000 for his comments. >>> scary news out of charlotte. three masked gunm

curt suzuki knocking in three runs. dallas braden, on the mound, picking up his first win since throwing that perfect game back in may. he hasn't won since. but he now has one. the a's go on the road now and while they're gone, hollywood stars and directors and crews are going to move in, they're going to start shooting that movie we have been telling you about, it is called "money ball". >> brad pitt, hello. >> he'll be there. he's one of those hollywood stars. they're looking for extras. >> we know mr. pitt is watching this morning. >> if you want to be in that film, they're shooting overnight. check it out, i think it is called beinamovie.com. a lot of folks loving to be in this area except for one car. that went off the roadway northbound 101 right at north fair oaks avenue. i told you to about the accident that had cleared. there is about 35 feet of fencing that has been damaged. so later on today, we may see some repair crews out there. right now, they'll clear the roadway and the rest of the roadway is looking cl

. >>> the a's and curt suzuki agreed to a four-year $16 million deal that will keep him in oakland throughleads the a's with ten homers this season. >>> a little star homer across the pond. tom cruise and cameron diaz had a front row seat to the fourth stage win here. but alberto contdor has an eight second lead with two stages left. >>> and finally, three masked gunmen broke into the home of former warrior steven jackson. they held his wife at gunpoint. and reportedly took a nine millimeter pistol, a ruby wrist watch. and a louis vuitton wallet. his wife was okay. that is a look at sports. have a great day. >>> thanks. >>> giants game, that was exciting last night. >> were you watching? >> i was watching some of that. >> and giants are on a roll. >> but anyway, hey, you know, we have the marathon of course, this weekend. >> yes. >> we've got the festival going on with the italian cooking. >> that's right. >> that is more my speed than the marathon, i must admit. >> and lot of things around the bay area and we want the weather to cooperate and it looks like it will do so and we're starting

suzuki agreed to a contract extension today. the new deal avoids arbitration this winter. he's currently batting .257. curt'strength is his defense and his ability to cultivate his young pitching staff. feels that he's now part of the a's family. >> this is the organization i came up with. they were great throughout the whole process. you know bringing me up when i was really young, being patient with me. going through the growing pain. this kind of gives me a lot of confidence that they have confidence in me and you know to give me this security. you know they want me to be here and i want to be here and i want to win here too. >> anything in the contract about a part in the movie money ball? >> no, i don't think i would be a good actor in that movie any way. i'm not a good actor. >> susuki's new deal sounds like peanuts when you compare it to edward hayes. he's the bay area's highest paid actor for 2010. hayes will receive $21 million this year. and of course as a rookie last year, bay made nine receptions for 125 yards and one touchdown. yeah, one touchdown. barry zitto the highest paid in the bay area wi