dodgers beat the marlins. and they're not standing pat, they're on the verge of signing red sox slugger adrian gonzalez who's one of the best hitters in the game. since the dodgers have turned into the yankees west, they'll have no problem picking up the $126 million left on his contract. deal could be finalized tomorrow. >>> the a's looking to keep pace in the wildcard race, taking on the rays at tropicana in st. petersberg. derek norris comes close to a home run at the wall. jhonny domes, 2-run home run off john peralta. the a's would win 5-4, tied with baltimore for the second wildcard spot. gomes hoping for a quick game so he can watch the petaluma little leaguers in the national title game. it'll be a rematch. bradley smith has won three straight since. >>> pga in pardon mingdale new york -- woods blames the hotel mattress for the stiff back. he would finish with a 69. he's 4 strokes back. the lead. 14th hole, the shot of the day, roberto castro, and the ball goes in on the fly for the hole in one, castro

they lead the dodgers by 2.5 games. >>> today cabrera got caught, now it's the colon. he was having his best season in 10 years. he's been a key player on the a's with 10 wins. he's nearing 40. his career is over. three of the five players who have been suspended this year played for the a's or giants. he issued this statement. "i apologize to the fans, teammates, and a's. i accept responsibility for my actions, and i will serve my suspension as required." bottom 3rd, 1-1 tie. tommy milone will strike out josh willingham. picked up his 10th win. coco crisp, he's been hot lately, a's win 5-1. >>> petaluma, a keane interest in tonight's -- a keen interest in tonight's little league game. jason brown scores the winning run the 4-3 tennessee. bottom 6, lorenzo butler grabs it, makes the tag, petaluma versus san antonio early tomorrow at 5:00. >>> the 49ers get a firsthand look at peyton manning sunday. >> no awkwardness. anyone that's been around coach harbaugh for a while, he's going to tell you what he think, good or bad. >>> a little raider preseason injury news, matt l

dodgers hang on to beat the pirates 5-4.are now tied with the braves for the wild card lead and remember we get two wild card teams this year. >>> giants need a win over the nationals to stay a game up on the dodgers in the nl west, nats up big, roger bernadina hits a liner and vogelsong right in the throat. another run comes around to score. everybody is okay. coach not happy about the call. short leash, jerry lane, runs bogi almost immediately. 12-0 nats, nats up a couple of touchdowns, 14-0, they win 14-2, washington has the best record in baseball, 27 wins, the giants tied with the dodgers in the nl west. the red sox nation and entire game of baseball lost a great yesterday when johnny pesky passed away at the age of 92. pesky so revered in boston the right field foul pole in new york officially named pesky's pole due to his penchant for hicking his rare home runs around that pole. he spent more than 60 years in baseball as a player, manager and broadcaster, he left the game for three years in the prime of his career to

the dodgers were this pittsburgh. second inning, the umpire gets fed up with the chatter there the dodgers bench and ejects matt kemp from the game for argue balls and strikes. don mattingly comes out to argue the rejection and he'll get an early exit, as well. kemp had to be held back by his teammates from making contact with the umpire. they did eventually get him off the field and continue the game. fifth inning, game tied at four, jones crushes a three run homer to put the pirates on top. they go on to win 10-6. pirates now a game up for the second wild card spot. the dodgers are just a half game up in the nl west. yankees looking for the sweep against the rangers. sixth inning, andrew jones hits a two run bomb into the second deck to tie the game at four. game tied at five in the sechbtd, bases loaded with two outs for gentry and he comes through with a single to score two runs and give the rangers the lead. they avoid the sweep and beat yankees 10-6. we move from the big leagues to the little league world series

he's not going to the dodgers. >>> the warriors seem to be getting better piece by pete. brand -- piece. brandon rush today, he'll be a key player off the bench >>> this has not been a good olympics for michael phelps. picks up a silver today. he now has 19 medals, an all-time record, which including 15 gold. team usa won their first olympic gold medal in women's gymnastics since 1996. the americans jumped on top in their first rotation of all. they are known as the fab-five. the first folks known as the fab-five of course, the beatles. but remember your home town isn't michigan kids were the fab-five >> oh, yeah! >> remember that ? >> yes, i do. i was there. >> pam was. [ laughter ] >> i was in san jose. [ male announcer ] if you think any battery will do, consider the journey of today's athletes. their training depends on technology. and when it takes a battery, there are athletes everywhere who trust duracell. they rely on copper to go for the gold. duracell. trusted everywhere. and soon...even more reason to trust duracell. duralock power preserve. it locks in power f

the dodgers' bullpen was lousy the dodgers lose 10-0 they trailed giants by two and one- half games.on riders kicks off a monday night. >>> we want to get out >>> packers teammate with the shaving cream pie to the face. we go to the king of shaving cream pies the a's jazz rabbit lays out for a great catch in cleveland. the cubs player breaks is backing flying into the stands this guy catch is the barrel, it was a good play. gold medalist should stick to basketball first pitch in arizona and outside. sprinter michael johnson wants to be michael phelps on the america's cup in the bay he felt then, he got fished out. down,,,,,, [ female announcer ] they can be enlightening. hey, bro. or engaging. conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate the power of a conversation. it's this exchange of ideas that helps you move ahead with confidence. so when the conversation turns to your financial goals... turn to us. if you need anything else, let me know. wells fargo. >>> david letterman next. >>>

the dodgers' bullpen was lousy the dodgers lose 10-0 they trailed giants by two and one- half games.aron riders kicks off a monday night. >>> we want to get out >>> packers teammate with the shaving cream pie to the face. we go to the king of shaving cream pies the a's jazz rabbit lays out for a great catch in cleveland. the cubs player breaks is backing flying into the stands this guy catch is the barrel, it was a good play. gold medalist should stick to basketball first pitch in arizona and outside. sprinter michael johnson wants to be michael phelps on the america's cup in the bay he felt then, he got fished out. down,,,,,,,,,, >>> david letterman next. >>> let's talk,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

make it 2-1 dodgers. can you get this? three in a row. luis cruz goes yard and now the dodgers are up 6-1 in the eighth inning. >>> right now it's 10-6 houston, but today it's the raiders making the news. one member of the silver and black is getting an early start to his trash talking, and it's a very big guy. after last night's loss to arizona, raiders' defensive lineman tommy kelly shared his thoughts on the cardinals' quarterback, kevin cobb. he says, quote, he is scared back there. any time anyone gets close to him, he starts looking at the refs. as a defensive lineman, you love a quarterback like that. he is paying attention to us and you ain't going to get nothing done like that, end of quote. over to the college gridiron where the associated press released their pre-season poll for the upcoming season. after finishing last year at number 7, the stanford cardinals ranked number 21. only two other teams in the pac-12 ranked higher than the cardinals with usc holding the number one spot and oregon coming in at number 5. how about som

>> we have dodgers/giants to talk about. we have another bay area athlete looking at a 50-game steroid suspension. giants in l.a. looking for a sweep of the dodgers. ♪ ♪ i'm thinking sweet ♪ and i'm thinking new ♪ i'm thinking all these brilliant colors ♪ ♪ shining through ♪ i'm thinking sunshine ♪ i'm thinking sunshine ♪ i'm thinking [ whistles ] ♪ i'm thinking [ whistles ] [ female announcer ] 40 delicious flavors that feel as good as they taste. yoplait, it is so good! >>> back in the comcast sports net newsroom. two of the dodgers series has ended in sweeps. one by each side. tonight in l.a., the giants had a chance to continue that trend and put distance between themselves and their bitter so-cal rivals. 1-0 giants in the first inning. and joaquin arias, opposite field in l.a. that's a poke. the two-run shot. 3-0, giants. bottom five, dodgers threatening. matt cain, shane victorino. filthy. cain had five strikeouts. and top seven. arias, with two aboard. that will play. angel pagan, hunter pence score. juan rivera to le

they beat up on the dodgers 8-4. matt cain said the team is liking what they see. >> still got that left and we got to play well at home and go on a road trip. we can't get too far ahead of yourself. we played good these three days over the road trip we played good. so take that and run with it. >> words to live by. never get too far ahead of yourself. the giants back at home tonight, they take on the braves. >> giants canceled their order for 20,000 melky cabrera t-shirts for a giveaway. they will feature pagan. cabrera was suspended for doping. >> do the crime, do the time. let's check it out what's happening on the roads. >> really the only major things going on are construction but a new report for the south bay. first we'll show you the speed sensors, down to 60 so not a major concern. the only other report than constructions some sort of traffic hazard. on 101 reports of debris or maybe a disabled vehicle. someone called that in. they are checking out the surface street. i'll check out the freeway. we don't see

dodgers not happy about the home runs or about umpire angel campos. don mattingly, matt kemp, and blanton, all ejected for arguing balls and strikes. dodgers lost the argument and the game, 10-6. >>> how about some football? nfl season is about three weeks away. the packers' aaron rodgers looks ready to go. 20-yard strike to jordy nelson. that was it for green bay. they phoned in the rest. the browns won it, 35-10. >>> falcons and bengals, andy dalton trying to avoid a sophomore slump. he found a.j. green in stride. 50-yard touchdown. cinci won it, 24-19. but it's only preseason. they'll start playing for real on september 5th. >>> cowboys and giants kick off the season on nbc. >>> that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> well, next we break down all the new films at the box office this weekend. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, the first couple not shy about public displays affection now have a monument paying tribute to their very first. you're watching "earl

josh beckett got his first start in dodger blue last night. it didn't get off to such a great start. highlights from the nice in baseball ahead in sports. >>> we will stay on top of tropical storm isaac as it whips itself up over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico and heads for new orleans clear to the florida panhandle. "way too early" coming babb to the howl at the moon bar, the republican national convention in tampa. [ female announcer ] the power of green coffee extract is now in our new starbucks refreshers™ -- a breakthrough in natural energy. made with real fruit, starbucks refreshers™ are delicious low calorie drinks you can feel good about. ♪ rethink how you re-energize. ♪ get a boost of natural energy with a new starbucks refreshers™, in three ways. natural energy from green coffee extract, only from starbucks. >>> welcome back to "way too early." live again at the republican national convention in tampa, florida. look at the outside bar. some stragglers, the last of the ink, people hanging out at the bar or maybe they are up ear

the dodgers lost, 8-4. >>> the a's just keep on winning.hey have a banjo guy, while the indians have the drummers. brandon moss bloops one into left field that falls in. seth smith comes around to score. 1-0 a's, and that would be all they needed with their great pitching. 6th inning, 7 hits, no runs, 5 strikeouts for malone. a 2-run homer off zach mcallister. a's win 7-0 to remain atop the wildcard standings with baltimore. >>> nafl preseason is wind -- -- nfl preseason is winding down. patrick willis, alex smith and the others may play just a little bit, but this is about evaluating the players on the bubble and staying healthy. >> i think all-stars, with the competitiveness of our players, the pride they take in their own individual performance and the way the team plays, it's a great group team motivator. they already are motivated, and that's what makes them such a joy to coach. of >> the 49ers open the regular season sunday in green bay. >>> the cal bears have waited a long time since their last real home game. 21 months, the last tim

we had a man who owned the dodgers at that time.i got to meet my god one day. he made it happen. and he signed jackie and roy and me and said you men will do it. i get no help from the other owners. >> this is the love of the game. sthat what fuelled you to be the great player that you have been? >> it was a great job to have. we thought it could turn out to be. we didn't make a lot of money. i think the minimum salary at that time for a rookie was $5,000. now it is $500,000. so big change has been made. >> what is that like to you? the incentive for young players today, money, great. hopefully the love of the game was there. it was the flip side for you as you explained. >> we had somebody in mind we had to do and it was to change baseball. and we were veterans in getting all of this to happen, civil rights movement was moving along. it was too slow for a lot of people. we did hurry it up a lot. we did our job and we made it happen. >> and you have worked hard over the years to really inspire, get young people involved in the game.

dodgers not happy about the home runs or about umpire angel campos. don mattingly, matt kemp, and blanton, all ejected for arguing balls and strikes. dodgers lost the argument and the game, 10-6. >>> how about some football? nfl season is about three weeks away. the packers' aaron rodgers looks ready to go. 20-yard strike to jordy nelson. that was it for green bay. they phoned in the rest. the browns won it, 35-10. >>> falcons and bengals, andy dalton trying to avoid a sophomore slump. he found a.j. green in stride. 50-yard touchdown. cinci won it, 24-19. but it's only preseason. they'll start playing for real on september 5th. >>> cowboys and giants kick off the season on nbc. that's your first look at sports. have a great weekend. >>> and now for another look at weather, here is bill karins. you know what that means. >> weekend forecast. don't scare all the wives out there quite yet. >> you'll lose them in a few weeks. >> very shortly. it actually has a football fall feel to the upcoming weekend. temperatures have plunged. the humidity is going to b

dodgers win it 7-6 l.a. up 1 half-game behind the giants. in akron, ohio they would not play golf, tiger had his best round of the week he finished tied for eighth. jim furyk and the lead since there's that but on 18 chip shot on the other side of the rough opens the door for that man keegan bradley since the par putt and grabs a share of the lead, furyk needs this bogey putt. keegan bradley will win this tournament and. >>> fear could not close at olympic and could not close to day. keegan bradley defense is p g a championship title next month. a lot of people had trouble today dale earnhardt jr. points leader blows a transmission. he is out at pocono. jimmy johnson loses the lead to another hendrick and teammate jeff gordon. minutes later the rains come and if your in the lead you raise your hands in victory. michael phelps kept his olympic career with a record 22nd medal in the four times 100 medley relay. united states in second place, he had given the u.s. the lead, and then the anchor takes it home for

ante miami , el dominicano terminó con 3 hits , envíando a mark a la registradora y los dodgers ganan punta . >>> muchas personas abarrotaron el parque golden gate , con concierto , se presentaran entre el viernes y el domingo . >>> al departamente de parque y recreacion , regresar después de la pausa , ya volvemos , no se vaya ,. . >>> (♪ ♪) que te parece si considerando la ola de calor , es buena idea mantenerse frescos en una sala de cine . >>>vamos con las películas que se estrenan . >>> una película de una éxitosa dinastia y la comedia , que tal amigos soy carolina ramirez y esto es hola hollywood , , le dan vida a una pareja de más de 30 años de casados , decide tomar una terapia intensiva de pareja , su esposo no està muy de acuerdo pero entiende , que nunca es tarde -. >>> y seguimos con otra comedia , donde los protagonistas , levan una lucha antes de las elecciones , sin embargo un error en público , ya que dos adinerados ejecutivos , pondran a un rival , que pod lo pondra con los pelos de punta , vamos con la cuarta entrega de una película de acción , està historia nos pres

plus a pitcher's dual as giants battle the dodgers in los angeles. highlights coming up next. >>> all right. welcome back everyone. giants and dodgers. in los angeles for a three game set. the stars were out. tom hanks, magic johnson. and that is three time gold medal winning misty may- treanor. too much mugging for the cameras. 8 occasion two runs. 1-0 san francisco. sandoval singles, scoring pagan who will come home and slide in safely. the game winner. 2-0. and baumgartner 10 strikeouts and great defense behind him like this one. 8 innings, 4 hits, no runs. giants win 2-1. they lead the dodgers by half a game. the a's traded a minor leaguer today for stephen drew. drew a pretty good player but batting .193 with the diamondbacks this year. 10,000 at the solseium tonight -- colosseum tonight. joe singles to right. two score. 6-2 twins. 3-5, 2 rbis. he gave up 10 hits and 6 runs. ryan with the drive and the nice catch by coco crisp. throws it back in. to chris carter for the double play on moore. great play. twins win 7-2. petaluma nationals world se

the giants are one up on the dodgers who were idle. giants are back home to face the rockies tomorrow and the a's had the day off. pga golf final in south carolina, and tiger woods is still trying to regain his touch and win another major. carl peterson from speed will be around. setting up one of his six birdies and he leads by a stroke at minus 6. dwight howard will go from orlando to the lakers in a complicated four-team deal. details coming tomorrow. >> that's huge. >>> thanks for watching, everyone. i'm carolyn johnson. jimmy kimmle is up next. >> we will be back tomorrow night after the olympics for another special midnight edition of abc7 news. we call it the mini-cast. >> our next ne >> dicky: tonight on "jimmy kimmel live" -- >> snoop dog will release an album this year. the world is expected to runof a of marijuana later this year. >> how do you make a movie without the central character? >> it's better without him. >> dicky: and music from nas. >> from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live." today, jeremy renner, aaron paul, and

dodgers beat the rockies, 10-89. >>> it's official. the nfl will open the season with replacement officials. they're at a standstill with the league and the association. of course, the regular season kicks off next wednesday with the cowboys and giants on nbc. >>> and, finally, less than a week after he said he would not argue trumping charges against him lance armstrong felt the need to reintroduce himself. >> my name is lance armstrong, a survivor of can sore, a father of five, and, yes, i won the tour de france seven times. >> of course, the u.s. antidoping agency has stripped armstrong of those seven titles but armstrong says he knows in his heart he won them all and they can't be taken away. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> why lindsay lohan was banned from her favorite hotel and why ryan gosling is not just another pretty face. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, here you expect to see signs, buttons, and lots of goofy hats, but love? you're watching "early tod

dodgers. here's nbc's mario solis with a look at all your sports headlines. >> the dodgers pulled off one of the biggest trades in baseball history this past weekend but it was the marlins' statin who came up huge in l.a. the new-look dodgers couldn't figure him out. unloads in the fourth inning. l.a. hit four straight homers. marlins win 6-2. >>> to boston, bobby valentine wasn't happy about something against the royals. james loney picks up his first rbi as a member of the red sox and boston wins 8-6. >>> met and astros. davis hit a pair of home runs, the second one ends the game, a walkoff bomb in the ninth. mets win 2-1. >>> to motown, vernon wells with the catch of the day, infante with a shot to the left. detroit had the last laugh winning 5-2. >>> nick watney won the barclays. >>> football, peyton manning is starting to look like the manning of old, tossing a pair of touchdowns against the niners. both to eric decker. san francisco wins 29-24. >>> then you've got the jets. they haven't

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dodgers for big players. standing by in new york to comment, the only reason he's at work today, he offers no other contribution to this or any other program, mike barnicle is with us. what's the deal with the trade? >> oh, willie. in addition to being the biggest trade in baseball history it is a great trade, incredible trade for the boston red sox. how the los angeles dodgers ever agreed to pick up more than $240 million in contracts with carl crawford, josh beckett, adrian gonzalez thrown in, and their contracts, is almost beyond belief. the dodgers have a huge, huge fiscal opportunity starting next year when their new tv contract will be up for bid. so that's probably how they're going to pay for it. but it's a huge relief for the red sox and they're going to start all over. >> yeah, the dodgers ate a lot of contract. mike, thanks for coming in today. it was a great pleasure to have you at the office. what time's your flight? >> willie, they rejected my credit card at u.s. air, that's why i'm still here.

dodgers win it 10-8. and the beat goes on for the a's in cleveland. they wish they could play there all the time. the a's are performing. down 2-0. two on for josh donaldson and ticket to ride. 3 run homer. they are leading 5-2 in the 7 7th inning. and a shout out to the raiders fan, we will televise the game tomorrow on our sister station at 7:00 p.m. kicu. that is the sporting life. giants and a's highlights tonight at 11:00 p.m. >>> wisconsin congressman paul ryan received a look today inside the gop convention hall. coming up tonight on the 10:00 p.m. news, live to floor for the impact his address is having on republican delegates and thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. íú

the nine player deal between dodgers and red sox official l.a. treads the first baseman a dream gonzales and is first at bat and three run homer dodgers beat the marlins. the braves against the giants to on in the third case in hayward takes aim. a three run shot off a madison bumgarner 3 nothing atlanta appeared braves' lead 4-1 in seventh. he goes down the line the giants cut in to a 4-3 lead. he walks into give the braves the lead they go on to win 7-3 they lead the dodgers by two in the west. yoenis cespedis for the a's at tampa in the first. gone for chris carter his 11th of the season. gave the a's a 3-0 lead. planning for brendan mccarthy. seven innings of two run ball the a's date 2/3 from the race. there remain tied for second in the wild-card spot during against the lions willie brown lights the al davis torch second quarter carson palmer and gary is a workday a 41 yd juggling catch sets up a darren mcfadden touchdown. this interception to willie young oakland took a 10-6 lead to the locker room, they got a boost from terrell prior goes

the atlanta braves are taking on the los angeles dodgers and as part of the ceremonies, brooklyn dodgerswcombe is honored with the beakian of hope award. he is joining me now to talk about his ground making career. and this honor of this reward. good to see you. >> thank you, fred. nice to see you. >> what a great honor. so you, jackie robinson playing together back in the day. if you were to impart some of the lessons learned to some of today's players, what would they be? >> one that change could take place if somebody had the backbone to get it started. we have a man that owned the dodgers at the time. i got to meet my god one day. i'm going to do it before that happens. and he made it happen. and he signed jackie. he signed roy. he signed me. and he said you men will do it. and i get no help from the other major league owners, then we'll do it by ourselves. >> and this was the love of the game. is that what fuelled you to be the great player that you've been? >> it was a great job to have. we thought it turned out to be. we didn't make a lot of money. i think the minimum salary that

. >>> you can sense the dodgers are looking at the future because they are throwing some serious money. >> perhaps they are worried about the president. they are working on a caw loss sal trade while the giants work over the braves. pagan with a big orange friday as the win streak continues. sports is next. >>> the dodgers are working on a black buster with boston that would land 8 adrian gonzalez and crawford and a bunch of others in l.a. the giants keep going out and winning on orange friday. the giants posing for their 2012 team picture, no melky. in atlanta they call him the jay hey kid. he takes vogelsong deep. braves up 1-0 early on. freddy freeman and wow. he got all of. it he hit two homers in the contest. the giants tie it with two in the third and two more in the third. this is to triple's alley and he ends up with a triple. the giants are ahead and then buster posey scorches one in the 6th. what a terrific addition. 5-3 final and the giants win their fifth in a row and they are three up on the dodgers who also won. a's in tampa bay and no sign of isaac yet. top four and josh

giants sweep the dodgers for the first time in five years. they are now two and a half games up on l.a. we talked about the colon suspension. there was genuine surprise in the clubhouse when the news broke this morning. colon does not look like the stereo type of a guy who is juicing. hefty is to put it nicely. you could see how the risk might be worth the reward. reaction from a's player. >> we are going to put it behind us. we still have a lot of games left. that's what we can do is fill the hole and go from there. >> it does president seem like -- it doesn't seem like an option anymore. it was a thing people would think about, and there might not be repercussions, but now it looks like the names that have come out, it is not nobodies getting tested. >> victor conte's name is synonymous with performance enhancing drugs. now an advocate for stricting testing, he says the use of fast-acting testosterone that leaves the body in a few hours makes it easy to cheat. >> it wouldn't surprise me if you can see more here in the near future. this is s

the dodgers good luck charm just isn't to be off on his baseball team.nce again the giants get the early lead in l.a. but on the ground ball past a diving and kennedy branding crawford gays in linz, as if for nothing lead on them tim led them came up big tonight's the firsthand dodgers and l.p. bought a cold beer for into the dawn they know what's the call? >>> he's safe. >>> he's out of the plates. a line 5 is just one run giants win within one-half game lead over the dodgers in the west. we know starr replaced peter index greatest of all time. went to the hall of fame but just being is replaced anti-lock coach david shaw made the announcement today. new speaker don't try to be antelope because you can't. it's impossible. the great thing is that pat has been laid to how to be a successful court accurate stanford so really it's just fall in that pattern and,,,

dodgers take a 4-0 lead. l.a. ties a season-high with 11 runs.or the moment, take a half-game lead on san fran with a shutout win. >>> the giants, trying to knock off the nats. brandon bent. two on tuesday. pablo sandoval comes in to score. 2-0, san fran. their hottest hitter this month. hitting .500 in his last nine games. giants go on to win the game by a score of 6-1. they're once again tied atop the national league west. the giants and dodgers, all-square again. >>> that is your sports update. i'm zubin mehenti. have a great wednesday. >> thank you, zubin. >>> it's one thing to crash during a nascar race on a circular track. when you crash on a race on a treacherous hill, this is what happens. >> the driver lost control on a turn during a race at pike's peak. the car tumbled down the hill before coming to a stop. amazingly both occupants in the car walked away from the crash. had no idea how. >> mind-boggling they can walk away from that. wow. >> i think that car would pass the safety test, right? i want that car. >> that one's pretty good. >

giants sweep the dodgers for the first time in five years. they are now two and a half games up on l.a. we talked about the colon suspension. there was genuine surprise in the clubhouse when the news broke this morning. colon does not look like the stereo type of a guy who is juicing. hefty is to put it nicely. you could see how the risk might be worth the reward. reaction from a's player. >> we are going to put it behind us. we still have a lot of games left. that's what we can do is fill the hole and go from there. >> it does president seem like -- it doesn't seem like an option anymore. it was a thing people would think about, and there might not be repercussions, but now it looks like the names that have come out, it is not nobodies getting tested. >> victor conte's name is synonymous with performance enhancing drugs. now an advocate for stricting testing, he says the use of fast-acting testosterone that leaves the body in a few hours makes it easy to cheat. >> it wouldn't surprise me if you can see more here in the near future. this is s

. >>> you can sense the dodgers are looking at the future because they are throwing some serious money. >> perhaps they are worried about the president. they are working on a caw loss sal trade while the giants work over the braves. pagan with a big orange friday as the win streak continues. sports is next. >>> the dodgers are working on a black buster with boston that would land 8 adrian gonzalez and crawford and a bunch of others in l.a. the giants keep going out and winning on orange friday. the giants posing for their 2012 team picture, no melky. in atlanta they call him the jay hey kid. he takes vogelsong deep. braves up 1-0 early on. freddy freeman and wow. he got all of. it he hit two homers in the contest. the giants tie it with two in the third and two more in the third. this is to triple's alley and he ends up with a triple. the giants are ahead and then buster posey scorches one in the 6th. what a terrific addition. 5-3 final and the giants win their fifth in a row and they are three up on the dodgers who also won. a's in tampa bay and no sign of isaac yet. top four and josh

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giants and dodgers. that man, buster posey. bringing in two.obody has been hotter since the all-star break. 2-0, san francisco. 4-3, the dodgers. giants didn't need to do anything. not what he's looking for. blanco, all the way to third. prime scoring position again. crawford gets to the dish. he'll square this one into left. giants win 4-1. they lead the dodgers by 1 1/2 in the division. >>> stephen strasburg and the nats, hosting the braves. ten strikeouts on tuesday. he went six innings. he's got the inning winning on him. last time the nats had a division lead this big, they have the best record in baseball. straussburg, a major reason why. nats take it, 4-1. >>> elsewhere, phillies/reds. 101 miles per hour. reds looking to snap that seven-game losing streak. and they hold on to win it by a score of 5-4. >>> that is your "sportscenter" update. i'm zubin mehenti. have a great day. >> reds will win the pennant, by the way. >>> up next, "the pulse." a new battle in the late night. >>> and how would you like to walk in lebron's shoes? going to

haven't exactly lost their milky way quite the opposite they're looking for their first sweep of dodgerm since 2007 meal and as we did our candy apples all the dodgers got there just deserved pat riley telling the warriors, and hearings he's got in there were all watching batman it was ty cobb is where he had a home run and had three hits and drove in a career five runs we love ran out of food so she dug into boston's cup. not king was believes again and gives up one run in seven innings giants will need to for a given up to baumgartner of the demand came this love the dodgers in got a two and a half game division lead. time for the wednesday night top five. at no. 5 written records that game against columbus he got the yellow card club is be trusted to 21 #4 how the server johnny's full the neddies serve to rent is never had in seattle and new jersey after a massive storm flooded the streets at no. 3 for buyers clubs no problems this season had to. that is what i call a hat trick. the rockies beat the mets and number two is testing christian and save your future look like an angel and