a lot of for derek norris. >>> derek norris when said with his first career home run the a's beat thegiants 4-2 to avoid a sweep. soccer 2012 england takes on italy. he reaches out with his left arm it's a huge save for italy. italy is up 3-2. it early advances to the semifinals and will meet germany. travelers championship at hartford, he has a two-stroke lead with two holes to go double bogeys 17. and bogeyed 18. game day tonight on location from the racetrack and take you inside a car and tell you what it's like to run around the track. was also inside the pits with jimmy johnson. verne: with a complete wrapup but the a's and giants. >>> out what to write one of those days in one of those cars. >>> will set up next year. >>> will see you at 630 will have a payout of millions of people for bernie made off did not.

the giants were just one out away from the three-game swim of the a's but rookie derek norris hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios >> rick: this was a series to remember. yesterday the a's scored four in the ninth and came up short. today's game had another dramatic fine inning recalling. in the first, buster posey says welcome the big leagues. making it 2-0 giants. mr. perfect game, matt cane, gave up a run in the first, bet gets seven strikeouts. he went six innings, and allowed three hits, in the sixth, smith drills the ball down the line. it's called fouled but the replay appears show to it kicked up chalk. a's manager bob melvin not happy. smith popped up in foul territory to end the inning. cabrera with a fine running catch. the a's had another chance in the agent but with runners at the corners, reddick hits into a double-play and looked like oakland would fall short again but with two on and two out in the ninthening derek norris comes through w

full counted for derek norris who comes through with a three-run shot.weep by walking off with a 4-2 victory. >> something i'll never forget. it's a great feeling. a.j. battled today and pitched phenomenal. couldn't ask for a better start from him. >> i'm kind of speechless. i didn't know what to think. h i had some nerves going at the same time but i went out there and give us a chance to win. >> all three games of the bay bridge series why sellouts. here is what some of the fans and players had to say. >> the a's in the final of the series, go oakland! >> best thing about the bay bridge series is that both squads coming out and see who is best in the bay area. >> i think it's an obvious match-up needs to play every year. it brings both crowds together. >> jonny gomes home run, see how they get along in the bay area. >> it's been here for years. >> not many places, let's go giants, let's go oakland. >> i've been a giants' supporter and this is my team. i guess i was a black sheep. i didn't follow oakland. >> i grew up with the a's and mimi and my dad ha

full counted for derek norris who comes through with a three-run shot.eep by walking off with a 4-2 victory. >> something i'll never forget. it's a great feeling. a.j. battled today and pitched phenomenal. couldn't ask for a better start from him. >> i'm kind of speechless. i didn't know what to think. h i had some nerves going at the same time but i went out there and give us a chance to win. >> all three games of the bay bridge series why sellouts. here is what some of the fans and players had to say. >> the a's in the final of the series, go oakland! >> best thing about the bay bridge series is that both squads coming out and see who is best in the bay area. >> i think it's an obvious match-up needs to play year. it brings both crowds together. >> jonny gomes home run, see how they get along in the bay area. >> it's been here for years. >> not many places, let's go giants, let's go oakland. >> i've been a giants' supporter and this is my team. i guess i was a black sheep. i didn't follow oakland. >> i grew up with the a's and mimi and my dad have had

derek norris picked a perfect time to hit his first major league home run. end with a three-run bomb in the ninth. a's walk off with a 4-2 win. >>> nascar, clint bowyer held off tony stewart to take the checkered flag. >>> women's 100 meter final, keep an eye at the top of your screen. felix and tarmo finished in a dead heat for third place. only the top three get a trip to london. yesterday race officials decided the final spot will be determined by either a runoff or a simple coin toss. i don't know about you, but i would prefer rock, paper, scissors. that's a look at sports on "early today." >>> family films continue their box office domination this weekend. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the ugliest of them all? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." tropical storm debby has weakened considerably in the last 24 hours but it's still capable of producing bands of thunderstorms and tornadoes today over areas of florida. a band of very heavy rain over sara

derek norris. watch him nail dee gordon to keep the game tied 1-1. that is yoenis cespedes. three run walk off homer. a's sweep the dodgers 4-1. they host the giants this weekend. yoenis cespedes is nursing a bad hand so be careful. >> nascar sprint cup. in 2009, joey lugoneo was the youngest driv to win. he was just 19 years old. two weeks ago he won the poke no 400 -- pocono400. >> it will be bad till you earn their respect. at it takes -- that takes time. driver by driver. work on this guy and eventually you get the give and take. >> qualifying tomorrow. >> he looks 19. >> thank you. >>> tesla motors' new model s is hitting the road. that is tonight at 10:00. thank you so much for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. i'm a native californian. times are tough. our state's going through a tough time. but we can fix it. ♪ chevron's been here in california for 133 years. we work hard. we support 1 in 200 jobs in the state. we support each other. and we spent over $450 million dollars with local small businesses last year. and, together, we can keep this... we're committed. ...the gr

walk off 3-run home runner by derek norris, first major league home run. gave the a's a 4-2 win and prevented the giants from sweeping the series. the giants know that the long baseball season, things like that happen and you have to bounce back. >> you have to respect that. sometimes that will happen. we have a new series. you got to move on. >> reporter: do you get a sense how important it is when the giants meet the dodgers. >> not only the dodgers. now that they are in first place weave to get them. important series. and we are ready. we have to play them all the same. >> should be a great series. we look forward to it -- forward to it. our players, their players. that is why you play the game, go against your rivals. >> reporter: will they get the good barry zito who was good in the first part of the season or the barry zito that has struggled. joe fonzi, back to you. >> hope you see a good one tonight. joan f from -- joe fonzi from at&t park. >> take ktvu with you wherever you go, watch all the newscasts straight to your phone. download the ktvu chan

derek norris, his first big league home run. a's win 4-2, and we have more from the coliseum. >> reporter: matt cain was in line to win his ninth consecutive game and the team was poised to sweep oakland for the first time here at the colise coliseum, but that came crashing down with one pitch. >> he had done such a great job, and he went to the well once too many there, but what a job he has done for us. and these games could have gone either way and it went there way today. they came back on us. >> it was a walk-off by everybody. not a good feeling. we have to put it past ourselves and play tomorrow. >> they are playing great ball. we are going to have to do the same, play great baseball against them. this is the beauty of this game when you are playing your rival, a team ahead of you ask it should be a great series. >> every game could potentially have weight come into the year, and as good as these guys have been playing we need to be ready to go tomorrow. >> the giants must now turn their focus on the dodgers who come into

and derek norris scored. 9-8, giants. the as, wish the ball stayed in play. two batters later.ases loaded. the final out of the game. 9-8, 1,400 career win for bruce boche. heading into the ninth inning. the giants seemed poised to cruise to the victory. but 76 pitches and four runs later they barely held on. thanks to a nice play to get the final out. >> unbelievable pitch. >> great feeling. you see them catch the ball. >> i was nervous. i knew he would pull through for us. i was excited. i don't know if you saw me. i gave a jump and fist pump. >> seattle. anaheim. come here and -- in all, 12 pitchers were used in the game. 385 pitches were thrown. and thank you, jamie. that will do it for sports. tomorrow, mr. perfect, matt cane on the hill. mccarthy will not start tomorrow because of an injury. htsu.yo >> sounds good. thank you, henry. we'll be right back. >> you got it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ transforming sounds ] [ male announcer ] transformers. the ride. ride it at universal studios hollywood. >>> rangers will wait another day before they can try to find the body of a colleague who di

full count on rookie derek norris, comes through with his first major league home run a three run shot, the a's avoid the sweep by walking off with a 4-2 victory. >> something i'll never forget. a great feeling. a.j. battled today. pitched phenomenal. couldn't ask for a better start from him. and a tough at-bat but got a good pitch and put it out of the park to get us the victory. >> the toyota/save mart 350 has developed a reputation for having lots of collision and caution flags. that was not the case today in sonoma. tony larussa was the grabbed marshal. jeff gordon has don well her but today he almost runs out of fuel on the track. kyle busch and paul menard spin out. only two caution flags. the fewest ever at sonoma. clint bowyer led 71 of the 112 laps. last year's winner kurt busch made a charge at the end, but bowyer held on to take the checkered flag. it's his first ever victory on a road course. >> i switched teams like i did was a huge risk and chance for me, and it was obvious chains for me to showcase my talents. so, proud of everybody back home in the shop. thank you for b

. >>> in oakland, derek norris came to the plate are two outs in the eighth. slugged a full count pitch over the left field fence. his first major league home run. the as walked off with a 4-2 victory. the phillies winless after giving up five runs and six hits, including a pair of doubles ripped off by tampa bay's brooks conrad. the rays won the game 7-3 to complete the doubleheader sweep. pin the opener, tampa won 3-2. >>> when we come back, we'll take another look at the top stories and a new development in the fast and furious gun walking investigation. a top republican says white house officials were not involved in a cover-up. [ femald standard in anti-aging. roc® retinol. found in roc® retinol correxion deep wrinkle night cream. it's clinically proven to give 10 years back to the look of skin. now for maximum results... the power of roc® retinol is intensified with a serum to create retinol correxion® max. it's proven to be 4x better at smoothing lines and deep wrinkles than professional treatments. new roc® retinol correxion® max. nothing's better than

the star of the night, derek norris, hit as three-run shot with two outs. he is the hero. talk about victory and spoils. it's a party at home plate there. home run. >> boys playing ball. 4:54. a new piece of art puts people between a rock and a hard place. the rock rolled onto the museum of art. it's called levitated mass. it features a granite boulder at more than 300 tons. the 21-foot high rock sits afoot a concrete slot. as you see lots of folks wanted to stroll under and inside the trench. look at the crowd. >> they say it rolled onto that so like it was an accident. >> came out of nowhere. >> the sky is certainly falling. >> let's check it out with mike. i'm sure there are no big boulders to worry about. >> but we also don't have that indiana jones stunt show so that could come rolling through. exactly. dreams realized. we're looking north of hollywood, in oakland and we have the construction going on for the seminary on ramp to westbound 580, celebrations, it's open again. 580 and 880 no problems. as far as speeds toward the bay bridge. away from the bay bridge it's

the star of the night, derek norris, jacks out a three-run shot with two outs. that's his first major league already. his teammates saying glad to have you on the team, kid. welcome aboard. still to come, it's crunch time for congress. days from a crucial deadline concerning student loans. >> we'll let you know which presidential candidates get the highest marks for fixing the economy. >> for the latest news, traffic, weather, checkface bookon.fabo it's safe with no side effects, so you wake up... ready to go. [ male announcer ] unisom natural nights. >> welcome back everybody on a monday morning. a beautiful picture there of the bay bridge. the lights adding colors all over. you see the traffic flowing fairly smoothly. it's 5:14. >> decision 2012. when it comes to the economy half of americans say a new poll they say it won't really matter much whether barack obama or mitt romney wins. that is despite the fact the candidates staked their chances on which would be better at fixing the economy. the associated press poll found people were especially pessimistic ab

derek norris, the man who wants more playing time at the catcher's spot. a's take the lead 2-16789 right now they lead 4-2 in the fifth inning. to wimbledon we go. rafael nadal rateltled, nadal complaining about rasol spinning and waving his racket, and then bumping rasol on his way to the chair. rasol's 22nd ace of the day. get this. huge upset. nadal falls 7-6, 4-6, 4-6, earliest grand slam exit since 2005. >>> at&t national congressional country club. tiger is in the tournament. he is the host. not a great start. 15g9 hole, third shot out of the bunker. barely gets it out. next shot from the rough, bogey. not good for him. to the 16th hole, par 5. on the green side of the bunker in two, but not a good effort out of the sand. tiger would just make par. finally on 18, chances for birdie slides by the hole. he shot a one over today. much more on the warriors coming up later tonight. don't forget, they got four picks. another good note, damian lilard went to the portland trailblazers. >> henry predicted who the warriors were going to select two days ago. ni