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[captioning made possible by espn, inc.] closed captioned by the national captioning institute ---www.ncicap.org--- john: yankees the first to clinch a postseason spot. but are they the world favorites? and tebow and colt mccoy having big seasons but who's contesting them in the heisman race? todd mcshay on the other top five guys. plus controversy in washington. hear why a former nfl hall of famer is calling out jim zorn on his decision-making. john: and still a hall of famer. but first at this hour, michael vick, set to make his debut in philadelphia this weekend against the winless kansas city chiefs. he's eligible to play for the eagles, practicing and preparing with andy reid's squad. >> i think he's in pretty good shape. i'm not sure, you know, exactly, how we'll use him or, you know, if he'll play or how much he'll play, so -- but he -- you know, i think he's in better shape than he was at that particular time. you know, he'd put on a couple pounds, i mentioned that, when he was out of football, and he's back down now

[captioning made possible by espn, inc.] >> a truce. we are done. lane, urban, that's it. >> plaxico burress sentenced. the emotional scene that played out inside the courtroom and what he can expect behind bars. hold on tight for the top 10 plays of week two and see if peyton manning is the best quarterback of the super bowl era. and inside the return to power at miami. what oklahoma is saying now about the plan for sam bradford. >> at this hour on "sportscenter" an m.r.i. this morning confirmed cowboys running back marion barber is nursing a quad strain. league sources told espn.com barber hopes to play against the panthers monday night. floyd mayweather according to his tax attorney the man called money mayweather agreed to pay $5.6 million in back taxes and did so before the i.r.s. tapped into his purse before fighting juan manuel marquez. we begin with a sad, entirely avoidable story for an nfl star. >> plaxico burress from super bowl hero to a number at rykker's island. he gets the two years he pleaded to back in august. burress pleaded guilty

[captioning made possible by espn, inc.] >> manning takes the snap. touchdown. >> a super bowl star is about to go to jail. >> you don't know what to expect. that's the toughest thing about it. >> plaxico burress begins his sentence this week in a new york state prison. also today, 20 years ago this week. >> we will observe a moment of silence in honor of as a whole necessaryy, the buffalos are pointing to the sky. >> it gave me goose bumps to watch them all point and honor my dad that way. >> it's something that just happened. >> a spontainious tribute to an athlete dying young. >> every time i put the jersey on, i think about him. >> today on "outside the lines," a quarterback's son, and what can plaxico burress expect in prison. captioned by the national captioning institute -- www.ncicap.org -- >> and now, reporting for "outside the lines," bob ley. >> 10 months ago the new york giants were defending super bowl champions by virtue of plaxico burress' final-minute touchdown catch. they were 10-1 at that point, very capabl

>>> sony is a proud partner of espn and the new l.a.e studio. >>> what were your career goals when you were 11, did you peen know what your career goal was? lorena ochoa wanted to be the best golfer in the world and it is argued at 27 she is the best mexican golfer of all time. with hispanic heritage month, shelley smith sat down with the only mexican gosmer of either gender to be ranked number one in the world. >>> being number one, do you feel pressure to sell the sport, to be the dominant figure? >> i don't feel that pressure. i think in a way, i think american players probably feel that pressure a little more than me. most of the tournaments are in the states. we have the history that many -- american or u.s., they need -- in that way, to really help, i think it's important that -- not only them but all of us that we do more job with the media to make sure that we see them and continue for the fans. and none of -- those things are very important. >> how important is it to put a bad day or a bad performance behind you and look at the

and espn 360, 8:00 eastern time.the cubs and the cardinals, chris carpenter on the mound. a big start for him. he was roughed up in the previous outing in the n. -- and the n.l. cy young may be hanging in the balance as we head into the final week of the season. geovany soto, car penter in a jam there. 5-4-3. bases loaded for derrek lee in the fifth. chasing the first pitch from carpenter. out of trouble again is carpenter there. bottom five. facing ryan dempster, it's brendon ryan and stales is out there for the cubs and dempster has stales behind him. hasn't played a whole lot out there. >> not a good day for left fielders, are you noticing this? >> and oh, he doesn't! >> a bit of a microcosm of the cubs season here. he makes a nice athletic play to get to it and then tips it in. >> he knew, but he didn't know. ryan's third, up 1-0. and then ramirez, runners in scoring position. 1-1, bottom nine, ryan again. the pseudohome run off of scales' glove again. this guy is pesky. >> what's their everyday shortstop. terrif

captioning provided by espn, inc. >>> coming up on "nfl live" -- monday night magic. the dolphins ran wild, but the colts had peyton and that's all they really needed. >>> meanwhile, plaxico burress taken into custody and into prison. what's next for this former super bowl hero? >>> plus, the patriots are one fumble away from really being 0-2. is this thefl% fall of the emp? "nfl live" discusses right now. >>> well, hi, everybody. welcome into this edition of "nfl live." so glad you are here with us. trey wingo, trent dilfer and some call him tim, tim hasselbeck is also here with us. good day to have two quarterbacks on the show. sunday night, little brother eli goes out and puts down a straight flush in the giants' win over the cowboys. peyton trumps him and puts out a royal flush on "monday night football" in miami, doing something the league has never seen before. peyton going for his 119th career win to top johnny unitas. this is a good start. throw it over 80 yards, trent. >> what a start to your round, it's like golf. >> it's so funny you should say that, becau

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how he was able to rejoin the eagles on tuesday captioning paid for by espn captioning by captionmax >> hi, welcome to espnews. back along with robert flores, i'm j.w. stewart. it's been a strange few days in new york. first serena then roger federer. and tonight it was the yankees and the jays. >> back in the day old yankee stadium was the site of some great boxing matches. tuesday, new yankee stadium got a taste of baseball style pugilism. we check in on the score between the bluejays and yankees. toronto leads 10-4. two outs, bottom of the ninth. the big story happening an inning before. as jesse carlson and jorge posada both ignite a benches clearing brawl. couple of blue jays have been plunked earlier in this game. carlson threw behind posada who later scored and gave a chicken wing, an elbow to carlson, and that's when the benches cleared. as soon as this game goes final. in fact, it's just gone final. that is now a final at yankee stadium. blue jays get the win 10-4. highlights and definitely some post-game reaction coming up here on espnews. >> mt. meantime, it's mid septembe

[captioning made possible by espn, inc.] >>> we're going to have an inside-the-park home run. standing up. >>> this is "sportscenter." >>> yankees in anaheim with a chance to clinch a playoff spot. the red sox meanwhile run into a cy young buzz saw in kansas city. the twins just keep winning. tigers, trying to hang on. and from the bright spotlight of the super bowl, to the harsh reality of life behind bars. plaxico burress begins his two-year sentence. >> he wasn't perfect but he was good enough. >> a little disappointed our players had so much to say. >> the rumors of him having a broken foot are incorrect. >> plus three high-profile quarterbacks still hurting. and is the u officially back? we head to coral gables to find out on "sportscenter." >>> hey, what's up? i'm carmelo anthony. you're watching "sportscenter" l.a. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> hi. welcome to "sportscenter." along with neil everett, i'm stan verrett here in los angeles. carmelo anthony didn't just drop by to say what's up. he's going to be in the studio with us a

thing, sunday night baseball, presented by taco bell, as part of the hunt for october on espn and espn, 8:00 eastern time. here are the cubs and the cardinals, chris carpenter on the mound. a big start for him. he was roughed up in the previous outing in the n. -- and the n.l. cy young may be hanging in the balance as we head into the final week of the season. geovany soto, car penter in a jam there. 5-4-3. bases loaded for derrek lee in the fifth. chasing the first pitch from carpenter. out of trouble again is carpenter there. bottom five. facing ryan dempster, it's brendon ryan and stales is out there for the cubs and dempster has stales behind him. hasn't played a whole lot out there. >> not a good day for left fielders, are you noticing this? >> and oh, he doesn't! >> a bit of a microcosm of the cubs season here. he makes a nice athletic play to get to it and then tips it in. >> he knew, but he didn't know. ryan's third, up 1-0. and then ramirez, runners in scoring position. 1-1, bottom nine, ryan again. the pseudohome run off of scales' glove again. this guy is pesky. >> what's th

that over on espn and s.e.c.pdate, alabama wins big, dan mullen gets his first win in the s.e.c. >> mark: all right, brown hands it off to devine. did well to get a short gain on the play. picked up one and, boy, what a crazy day this has been so far. started off with the torrential downpour right around the time we were supposed to kick oil off, maybe 15 minutes before kickoff and tried to empty out the stadium. told the fans they had evacuate. ted a couple of lightning spottings and they brought the times back out and west virginia came out like a couple of bolts of lightning and put points on the board early but auburn rallying late in the first half of play with ten points in the second period. tied now at 27 apiece. >> bob: i believe that's tone quo coleman. they told us yesterday, ted roof, we met with antonio. their best player but their best leader. cake back for a fifth year. see gene chizik. this guy is as respected. probably the most respected player along with cody burns. a lot of inner turmoil and co

stewart at espn news. >> good morning. and welcome to this espn news update.e start with a top-20 college football clash in miami. miami hurricanes, hosting the georgia tech yellow jackets. first quarter, jacory harris. deep down the middle for laron byrd. 40 yards and a touchdown. 4 plays, 70 yards on the scoring drive. second quarter, harris off play-action. little rollout to dedrick epps for the touchdown. harris, seven of nine on that drive. third quarter, harris back to the hair. this time, to travis benjamin. gain of 20. they cap it off with this javarris james touchdown run. james, the cousin of edgerrin james. miami wins 33-17. >>> howard taking on florida a&m. that's leroy van. last week, returned two punts for tds. there goes van. returning a punt for a touchdown. in this tird quarter, van gets another chance. despite muffing the punt, he scoops it back and takes it for another touchdown. four punt return touchdowns already. the record is five. the rattlers from famu win it 48-10. >>> that will do it for this espn news update. back to you in new york

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rex sutcliffe has the call of tonight's game on espn.ys great to welcome rick in to espnews. how do you explain the big disparity between the teams at such an important time of the season? >> you know what, kevin? the big thing to me has been all year long the rockies key to success as opposed to in the past when they were all about offense has been their pitching and defense. you look at what happened monday night, there was a fly ball. it should have been caught. that led to three runs. that was all tim lent cum. the giants were able to score a lot of points. cred do it the giants, they've also gotten good pitching but taken advantage of the rocky mistakes. >> five straight wins at home. they won the season series. if there would be a one-game playoff for that final spot it would be in san francisco. compare tonight's starter and the way they've been pitching heading into this game tonight. >> you know, you look at it from the outside and you say that there's been back in early july when matt cain won at home. you take a look at della

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[captioning made possible by espn, inc.] >> mr. burress said that he apologized to his family, to his wife, his son, to his unborn daughter. he thanked them for their support. he apologized to fans and thanked them for their prayers and support. and he said -- and i quote -- we will all get through this. >> one of the saddest supports stories of the year had to be plaxico burress finally going to jail yesterday. he's taken plenty of criticism for the gun charms that led to the two-year prison sentence. now i can't help but feel sorry for the guy. he leaves behind a pregnant wife and 3-year-old son. he also doesn't have a great chance of resuming his career after the sentence because he will be nearly 34. burress has to spend the next 20 months wondering how he put himself in such a lousy situation in the first place. as far as i can tell as you good man that is paying a heavy price for a stupid mistake. >> down the sidelines and it is intercepted by darrelle revis. he beat moss to the ball. moss throws him town at the jets 16-yard

eastern on espn. "web gems." points race, tightening up. we'll have the points for you. "baseball tonight" clubhouse page, espn.com we'll show them to you every day here. here's delmon young. five points for number one, that's one point for a five. and he's on the board. >> pretty glad that thing stayed low. >> buck, as you mentioned earlier, ramirez has improved. >> there's talk of moving him to third base or the outfield. but i'll tell you what, he's gotten so much better and he and the infield coach has worked hard. >> this is number three. >> wow. we've got two better than that this? >> this is an amazing play. ian kinsler here. there. >> can't wait. >> and those two guys are the biggest reasons why the rangers are where they are. they're upgrading the defense up the middle. >> turn hits into outs. >> number two, cabrera. >> oh. pretty good. >> gets the guy at second. >> the throw is pretty good. the only place he could go. outstanding. >> accurate throw. number one "web gem," saturday, martine prado at second base. >> i love second base. but i can't give you love fo

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in manhattan, sal paolantonio, espn. >> sal, thank you. here is the time line. last november 29th when the ordeal started for burress. three days later he was suspended by the giants and released by the team in april. august 20th he was arraigned on weapons charges and agreed to plead guilty and serve two years in prison. >> it is never easy to serve time in prison. about you it may turn out that plaxico burress' time in prison will be tougher for him than it is most prisoners. because he is such a high celebrity individual and because the guys in prison will know who he is, to protect him will be the number one responsibility of the new york prison system. to do that they may have to put him in places away from general population and sometimes that means he may be serving prison time in a cell all by himself. prison time is tough enough. when you have to do it some of the team all alone, it gets even tougher. plaxico burress is not going to have an easy two years. >> much more on espn.com. you can get sal paolantonio's full report. there is more you can see on

on espn matchup's been a dandy so far. you like fireworks. 34-28, georgia but arkansas back in dog territory. here's a throw to a guy who's wide open. d.j. williams, 30, 20, he night go, williams, out of bounds at about the 2. 40 more yards through the air. >> todd: they did a beautiful job of setting this up. d.j. williams went to the ground. it was a designed play, he goes to the ground and takes himself out. here he is, he's going to dive on the ground and get up and run to the back side of the route and nobody finds him. there he goes, down and everybody flows, get up, go back the other way and again, the height of ryan mallett has no trouble finding him and a big play for d.j. williams. >> brad: first and goal, arkansas trying to regain it is lead. broderick green, lost the ball. who's got it. flags down. a fumble. >> todd: boy, that looked bad. >> brad: real bad. >> todd: that was a bad exchange between mallett and broderick green. >> brad: the officials are getting a workout tonight, aren't they? >> referee: offside

it's wednesday night baseball on espn.m wagic numbers in the national league. the dodgers eight against the rockies in second place. cardinals three over the cubs. phillies six to finish off the braves and marlins. the rockies magic number is nine against the giants with work to do. >> "what 2 watch 4," zack greinke, you're not changing the channel when he's pitching. he's got to be in the cy young discussion. it's going to be the red sox trying to beat greinke and the royals, going with paul byrd, first pitch 8:10 eastern. also what to watch for, two of the best teams, division leaders. yankees struggling at anaheim like nobody's business, gaudin against santana. the first pitch at 7:05 pacific, 10:05 eastern. we've got some a.l. magic numbers for you. the yankees number is eight in the east. one, though to clinch at least the wild card. angels down to six with the win monday. tigers idle at 11 and the red sox wild card magic number is seven. >> you know, sunday and monday people get all wrapped up in football and they lo

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captioning provided by espn, inc. >>> this is espn college football, presented by cars.com.tcf bank stadium, in minneapolis, on the campus of the university of minnesota, where the gophers entertain, eight-ranked cal. it's the big ten against the pac-10. i'm dave pasch, alongside bob griese and chris spielman. all eyes will be on jahvid best. >> bob: if you have not seen this kid play, you're in for a real treat. he's the only running back up in the heisman race with the quarterbacks. he's explosive. he can pick them up and lay them down. good out of the backfield, catching the ball, as well. >> chris: he runs a 10.3 100 meters. minnesota, this is your time to shine. you want to be a big player in the big ten. you have your top-ranked opponent, with the cal bears. right now, the light's on. it's your time. let's see what you have. >> dave: they are 2-0. they had to come from behind in both their wins, and right here against air force last week, to open this beautiful, new stadium, on campus. and it is the first big ten conference stadium built since 1960, when memorial stadi

espn power ranking had them listed at no. 1. that's right. team in the national football league. how about that. doesn't figure to change this much this week. winless browns coming to town and they might be the worst team in the nfl. odds maker agree. installed the ravens as 13 point favorite but john harbaugh says you would be very wrong to sleep on the brownies. >> divisional opponent. big physical front. obviously open defense. really good offensive line. young quarterback. talented. so it's going to be really important game. they are going to come in here with a lot at stake. this is an important game for the browns, browns, obviously. and we have to be ready to match that intensity. >>reporter: when the browns take to the field at the stadium quinn at the controls that word today from coach eric. one time raven assistant says quinn will remain the starter despite a lack luster start. offense has just one garbage time touch down in 8 quarters. also o and 2 despite the one time start anderson on the bench at least for this week. here's rem

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georgia tech hangs on to win it 30-27. >>> that will do it for this espn news update. now, back to jeremy and vinita and "america this morning." >> football is finally back. >>> it looked like a soaring success in the skies over enid, oklahoma. >> thousands of kites danced through the air, in an attempt to break a guinness world record. oklahoma isai w ting to see if they beat germany's record of 967 kites. >> if they call short, it won't be a total loss. #ú3ú hoo! (announcer) what are you going to miss when you have an allergy attack? achoo! (announcer) benadryl is more effective than claritin at relieving your worst symptoms. and works when you need it most. benadryl. you can't pause life. but i still want to put my best face forward. with crest whitestrips advanced seal, i get whiter teeth that lasts for 12 months. all from one little box, i say that's a pretty good deal. crest whitestrips advanced seal. the no slip white strips. the reason that i picked alli was because its approved by the fda, it was safe. it will block 25% of the fat that youat and keep it from b

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battle on espn's "monday night football."escribe the first season under head coach jim caldwell will take on chad pennington and dolphins. colts and dolphins. espn "monday night football." coverage start was "monday night countdown" by applebee's, 7:00. peyton is still the best. >> craig: as long as he has that head on his shoulders and legs keep him going. >> mike: robinson picks up a couple and that will be enough for a first down. 301 yards. first gain. suppose 176. got to be happy for chad pennington. a lot of people thought his career was over. get his arm speed back and resurrected in miami. robinson, by the way just hit the century mark. 17 carry, 100 yards. every first down takes off another three minutes on that clock. stanzi with a quick out will get this one complete. those arizona defensive backs are just loitering around the receivers. they don't get more than a yard off those guys. no, that was devin ross on top of stross. >> craig: that secondary played darn good football. they mentally put doubt in his head. h

go down, we will be doing the football talk in the espn zone this week. so we will be at the espn zone and you are more than welcome to come down here and join us for football talk. we'll find out how good our corners are this weekend, won't we? by the way, tom brady, meet our defensive linebackers and front line. >> wow. >> i wouldn't have wanted to see the ravens. >> no, you wouldn't. >> of course, then again, would we want to see emmett? one of greatest. he is talking about tailgating. i have no idea we were all going to find out together emmett smith joins us on coffee. sharon has wjz traffic control. that's a calm look at the street side. but you know it's not going to be quite that a easy as we move into this tuesday. we'll be back right after this. >>> now weather, complete forecast, and the first warning of severe weather. >> today and tomorrow, our forecast is going to be low pressure north of the great lakes. some breezy, cool conditions. by tomorrow, maybe enough instability and a few showers to affect our afternoon forecast. there's a fall fee

he will be an nfl analyst for espn, and the new espn boston.com. >> no one likes playing with a ball. that's why everybody loved playing with him. john stockton could not only count on putting the ball in the right spot, but he could be counted on to play in the game. he missed just 22 games in his entire career. trey wingo with more on the soon to be hall of famer. >> john stockton! takes the jazz to the nba finals. >> it's good. the three pointer, he's got it! >> they go to stockton, down the left side, shoots, turns at the buzzer, he made it! >> john stockton never won an nba title. and that's about the only bad thing you can say about his career. coming out of then unknown gonzaga university, stockton's ability to put the ball where players could score with it, unparalleled in league history. in fact, stockton is the nba's all-time assist leader with 15806. more than 5,000 over mark jackson who ranks second. and stockton's one of only three players to ever compile a thousand assists in a season. and he did it seven times. stockton, and the legendary can a karl malone formed argua

s team record. >>> that will do it for this espn news update.to abc's "america this morning." >>> president obama is getting back to business today, after becoming the first sitting president to appear on "late night with davidletterman." >> the president joked about opposition to his health care overhaul. he even took home a keepsake from the audience. >> that's remarkable. >> remarkable. >> this is remarkable. [ laughter ] and you carry heart-shaped potatoes. thank you so much for sharing. >> yeah. >> from spuds, the confers then turned to summer. and the first tweens. >> so, we decided there wasn't going to be any fancy camps during the summer or anything. they basically just goofed off all summer, which i couldn't do. >> others have. >> of course, much of his time this summer was spent on health care reform. the president talked about why some people seemed to be against his plan. >> but, look, let's face it. they're a little scared about the devil they don't know. and so -- and there's an awful lot of misinformation out there that gets floa

. >> we signed our second year with espn college game day.we're traveling all over the country to the biggest football game for that week with espn. we basically set up and keep the atmosphere are high and exciting and keep people around the broadcast you know, during their down times. last week, we were at usc/ohio state game. >> and the usc fans. >> i love it. >> i know it's great for competition. >> give us a demonstration. how's it work? >> first off, you see there's three holes in the top of the lid. >> two small ones. >> two small ones and a large one. the large one is two points. the small hole is three points. if you throw it and it stays on top it's one point. >> all right. >> and it's like horseshoes if you play on a team. >> so for people who don't know the corn hole game or the bags game it's similar to horseshoes. it's the same con seft but a little different point system. it's horseshoes without the pressure. >> what'd i get? >> that's a one. >> when's usually the high score in all this? >> a friend of ours kind of kicked this o

[captioning made possible by espn, inc.] >>> manning down the middle. dallas clark into the clear. opening play, touchdown, colts! >> this is "sportscenter." >>> another manic finish monday night. miami's wildcat putting up wild numbers but number 18 getting the first and last word. more nfl, is michael vick ready to fill in in philly? the jets face tampering charges. the preview in anaheim. the red sox looking to gain ground on the yankees. the giants are staying alive. "sportscenter," right now! captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- ♪ >>> how's it? welcome to "sportscenter" from los angeles, alongside stan verrett, i'm neil everett. colts back in miami, first time since winning super bowl xli. >> a lot has changed for them, though. they have a new coach, no marvin harrison now but peyton manning is still on the top of his game. and one night after his younger brother led a game-winning drive in primetime on the road, peyton did it, too. stuart scott anchors our coverage of "monday night football" from south florida. >> south florida on a muggy monday n

[captioning made possible by espn, inc.] >> undecided under center. herm edwards picks the eagles starting quarterback. tom brady on how the patriots can improve. nick saban discusses the verbal battle between lane kiffin and urban myer and today's fall doubt between the s.e.c. coaches. yankees clinch a postseason berth and mark reynolds snaps his own strikeout record. >> well, "sportscenter" at this hour, the braves report bobby cox will retire falling 20910 season. cox agreed to a one-year extension after which he would be a consultant for the team. >> hi everybody. welcome to "sportscenter." larry king later on. you got the suspenders? >> not so much. works for you though. first though very interesting weekend at quarterback. >> when michael vick was signed by the eagles, you wondered how it would turn out. you can only imagine how michael vick must feel right now. this afternoon vick out at practice for the first time knowing that this weekend he is eligible to play at the chiefs. situation up in the air as donovan mcnabb continues to heal from th

on espn, that young man has just joined a pretty good group, five touchdown passes in a game ties matt stafford against gentleman tech last year, shockley in 2007 and green against lsu in 2004. as the now-four quarterbacks in dogs history that have thrown five touchdown passes in a single game. you know that jury being out about joe cox we talked about with erin in the open? >> todd: yeah. >> brad: i think it's over with. >> todd: send them home. >> brad: send them all home. >> tim: he has been outstanding tonight. such a well-liked guy, well-represented and really performing tonight. >> brad: there is the kick. johnson, going to let it bounce, and this one goes out of bounds, too. wow, you just can't do that, 40 yard line again for arkansas after we check in with rece. >> a lot of scoring elsewhere in the s.e.c. but one-sided and oxford, southeastern louisiana, against ole miss. d.t. shackleford, d.t., t.d. pick six as the rebels roll easily and up 45-6, 52-6 score for houston nutt's team. lsu, no trouble with lafayette. auburn answered a toechdown from devine with one of its, waiting

i'm nicole manske, espn. >> one race and nine to go in the chase for the nascar sprint cup. points but jimmy john is in the number two spot. juan pablo montoya jumps from 11th to fourth. >>> rockies with a 3 1/2 game lead in the n.l. wild card over the giants wrapping up a series against the diamondbacks. danny herron getting yorbit torrealba. ubaldo jimenez getting chris young, he had five hits and one earned run. 13 quality starts in 14 outings. ian stewart getting it past brandon allen, bringing in a run. the suicide squeeze from clint barmes and will bring in yorbit torrealba. rockies go up 3-1. then jason giambi for the second straight game teeing off. his second home run for colorado. rockies win 5-1. magic number for the wild card is 11. >>> dodgers-giants. los angeles, just about in the playoffs. tim lincecum saving the day, walks randy wolf and walks him on four-balls. two batters later, andre ethier steps in and he's wanting to hit a home run. how about the season this guy is having? 31 homers, r.b.i.'s, 100 and 101 on this particular hit. dodgers lead 2-1. bottom

game coming up 3:30 eastern right here on espn 2.utch davis getting his number 24 unc tar heels ready to face the east carolina. t.j. yates drops back and launches one. jheranie boyd makes the tough catch. 59 yards later, 14-7, north carolina. >> a big concern for north carolina, losing those great receivers from last year. and as you saw in this game today, some of those young guys really starting to step up. >> next, east carolina possession, dwayne harris takes snap. runs it in for the score. tied at 14-14. ryan houston takes the handoff. fights his way into the end zone. 31-17, and that would be the final. and robert, you talked about the kicking game. we did, speaking of off-the-air conversations, what is your concern with in in one? >> i think it can be the forgotten phase of games so many times. there are hidden yards and hidden points really in special teams you know what i look back into that first half, there was a play where east carolina had an opportunity to block a punt here. guys got to get to the block point. you don'

trevor maddux, thank you. >> all right, dari. >> this from espn's joe schad.an says a conference call will take place later today to discuss a possible postponement of the san diego state-u.c.l.a. game because of wildfires. postponing it to december is a possibility if air quality is not acceptable. still up, our look around nfl teams continue with our blitz. we finally did it. we finally made it. fees. these are the real reaso for the coup that differed greatly from the fictional ones we've read and hear every day. but i will let the president give the first and version of the story. history wilrecord him as a hero for standing up to entrenched powerful terest and risking his life for democracy. we wel president zelaya. [applause] >> [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: tnk you. i think you sincerely for hav extended the invitation. it is an honor to be here with you. and when all i am in the u.s., i feel like a true descendant of the teaching of the founders of th wonderful american nion george washington, jefferson, lincoln and a the other men and wom

[captioning made possible by espn, inc.] >> mute button, check. let's meet the panel. plaschke. >> i'm a smooth operator. >> no you are not. paige? >> i don't know what cowlishaw's problem is but i bet it is hard to pronounce. >> drive from columbia, missouri to dallas. >> i was 4-0 this weekend. >> and nobody cares. let's go to work. >> it's "first word." >> how about the cage girls and 50-yard line lounge and the 1 160-foot scoreboard. there was scoreboard watching, attendance, 105,000. a football game which the cowboys pretty much gave away. three picks toro mo for romo. is romo theç biggest of the cowboys problems? >> he is a problem, moving toward being tied for the biggest. he is not there yet. >> what is the biggest? >> the defense and wade's coaching but tony wasn't in the discussion in mid season last year. he was just the next great thing, $60 million deal. a lot of those opinions have gone sour since then. we saw in the interceptions, he threw three last night. only one was touchable by a could you be and witten deflected it off his foot. >> you still think

[captioning made possible by espn, inc.] john: it was a tale of two quarterbacks last night, eli manning and tony romo. how much help did eli have and how much is romo to blame? merrill hoge in studio. serious issues around the nfl. the latest on the jets accused of tampering with michael crabtree and how injuries are impacting several teams. the red sox closing ground in the a.l. east. hey buster olney, is it baseball or not? we're talking everything right here right now. closed captioned by the national captioning institute ---www.ncicap.org--- john: at this hour live on "sportscenter", san francisco 49ers have reportedly filed tampering charges against the jets with michael crabtree. sources tell the "new york daily news" crabtree threatened to sit out this entire season and re-enter the draft in 2010. earlier this morning jets' coach rex ryan said the allegations are ridiculous. our insider adam schefter has more on this story as we speak. he's getting miced up. meanwhile, matt hasselbeck has suffered a fractured rib acc

[captioning made possible by espn, inc.] john: peyton manning, the deciding factor last night in miami. who would you rather have in the final minute, peyton or eli? we're breaking down the more clutch brother. plaxico burress begins his prison sentence. details of an emotional goodbye to his family at the courtroom. we have a live report from manhattan. how important is zack greinke's start tonight? plus, why the royals pitcher could have a huge impact on the american league central race. here we come. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- chris: at this hour live on "sportscenter," former giants wide receiver plaxico burress has been taken into custody following this morning's sentencing hearing on gun charges. he arrived at the courthouse about 20 minutes to 10:00, was sentenced to two years in jail, two years supervised release. sal paolantonio joining us live outside the manhattan supreme criminal courthouse with more on today's swift proceedings and yet very emotional scene. sal, what happen

espn action. first thing, look at the movement.e bush, see the hole there, the seam we call pressing the hole. adds he presses the hole, what happens? the defenders get over there. they fold. now you get a seal there and a seal here, and the alley right there, and you got the cutback. and reggie bush. this is how we've been talking about running. you get touchdowns from that aspect. >> 75 total yards. >> you fire me up, merril. >> saints go on to win 48-22. their offense has been unbelievable. they follow up a 45-point performance with a 48er. by the way, nine touchdown passes the first two weeks for drew brees. matches the all-time record set by charlie johnson of the old chicago team way back in the day. 936 total yards of offense in the first two games. >> video game offense. >> it's the arena league, and they're doing really, really well. lots more coming on this edition of "nfl primetime." a chance for redemption by jay cutler against the super bowl champs in chicago. meanwhile, speaking of arena games, in tennessee one of the