the last 2.5 months are going to be a lot of fun. >> and, sean, you have become a giant, a giant supervisor. >> we only have one supervisor to take a picture, but all of the convicts, if you can join us, with all of the members of the board, which would like to take a picture with you if you could come inside. -- we would like to take a picture. i do wanted knowledge the clerk of the board, who is a huge fan of yours and the giants. i would not get my votes counted the rest of the day. clerk: thank you, supervisor dufty. [applause] supervisor mirkarimi: congratulations. >> thank you. thanks again. thanks for having us. >> what a treat. president chiu: thank you, supervisor dufty, and go, giants. supervisor alioto-pier has a accommodation, and if you would like to do that? supervisor alioto-pier? supervisor alioto-pier: thank you, supervisor chiu. if i could ask upp doug. the anniversary of the americans with disabilities act, i want to commend the two organizations to do so much for people living with disabilities, the independent resource center and disabled usa. let me begin with the inde

taking on the mets again. >> giants, giants, everything from last night to this night.an you tell we're the giants network? if last night was any indication, the second half of the 2010 season could look like the 2009 season for the giants. even though they didn't make the playoffs last year that is a good thing. it was a bounceback night for two key players who had been slumping. after a rough stretch around july, the two-time cy young award winner looking like it thanks to his second straight strong outing. timmy was dealing. belting his first complete game shutout of the season. six hits and one walk while striking out five. a good way to begin the second half for the season. >> a confidence booster coming out of the first half. hopefully the next are, too. good to get a win. >> tonight giants and mets get right back to it. you can see it here on nbc bay area first pitch bumped back at 7 p.m. 35 so the team can honor jon miller as he gets closer to cooperstown. raj mathai with more. >> reporter: about 90 minutes ago, pablo sanbol was out of the lineup. a healthy scra

the last 2.5 months are going to be a lot of fun. >> and, sean, you have become a giant, a giant supervisor. >> we only have one supervisor to take a picture, but all of the convicts, if you can join us, with all of

the voice of the giants was honored with the ford c. frick award, which means a place in the baseball hall of fame. he became a giants fan when he fell in love with the game growing up in haywarth. he's worked all over baseball. it wasn't until 1987 he was able to come home as he took over the radio play by play job. today's honor, another dream come true. >> i'm a kid from hayward. i just wanted a job i could eat french fries while working and now here i am today. thank you very much. thank you. >> well, it was a good day for milner more days than one. we'll show you why with highlights from today's giants game coming up in sports. >>> should washington keep the tax cuts for the wealthy? that's next at 6:00, a battle looms in washington over those bush era tax cuts. >>> and who needs gas? a look at the electric super car with an impressive top speed making its way through san francisco. >>> isn't that lovely? an afternoon with the world classicismny all for free. the new summertime tradition coming up.st >>> good sundayatch afternoon.

giants have won 10 of their last 13 games. that includes yesterday's disaster when we just showed you the ump blew the call. >> to be so sure about something and i guess i was wrong. you know, it's tough. >> whatever the umpire calls i always feel is the right call. i don't really ever second guess that. ultimately i take full responsibility for that loss. >> they did lose to the mets. here we go. velez is back on the team promoted from triple-a fresno, demoted, they brought up velez, joe martinez the pitcher was demoted to fresno. madison baumgartner the starting pitcher tonight. 20 years old. welcome to the show against the dodgers, first time ever in this division rivalry. my gosh, the giants against the national league west just 9-20. they want to win this division they're going to need to turn it around. interesting sight tonight at dodger stadium. we'll see in just a few minutes two hall of famers calling the game. john miller of the giants and vince skully of the dodgers. miller started calling games when he was 8 years

we'll take you tokeeperstown for a very special day for the giants family. >>> plus, the giants day in desert. going for the elusive full game sweep. >>> plus, kurt suzuki should have signed his new deal months ago. after signing the new deal on friday, he is on fire. [ female announcer ] jobs leaving. a budget disaster. california on the brink. jerry brown's plan? you run for office and the assumption is, oh, i know what to do. you don't. i didn't have a plan for california. [ female announcer ] with our state in crisis, we need a governor with a plan. you need a real plan, something i'll acknowledge i did not have. [ female announcer ] jerry brown. no plan then. no plan now. meg whitman. a plan for jobs. log on. learn more. >>> it's official. jon miller is a hall of famer. the voice of the giants took his rightful place in cooperstown with the greatest names in the history of the game of baseball. miller was honored with the ford c. frick award. he was the radio playman since 1997 while a national audience has come to know his voice as the lead baseball announcer for espn over the la

he has been the best everyday giant so far this season. his 19th home run. giants had a 3-1 lead.e is tied at 3. first we'll give you santiago giving up there. but there were a couple diamondback errors that gave the giants the head. your final is 7-4 giants. once again, arizona fell apart in the middle portion of this game. they're lousy. giants are feeling very good tonight. >>> 2003 was the year barry bonds allegedly perjured himself in a trial. they're shooting for early 2011. >>> the a's at the ballpark in oakland tonight. it was dog night. 600 dogs showed up. 15,103. a new contract, total of $16 million. and cahill had cat-like reflexes for the all star. burrly works really fast. and tonight he pitched a four hitter. allowed one run. safe on an error here. scores that would put the white sox up 2-0. they knock off the a's tonight. >>> world cup softball still on the radar. jennie finch, she's got one game left after tonight. her good will tour, she pitched a complete game and a little help here defensively from her team. look at that. finch also homered, took a no- hitter in

giants with the first lead. he was not finished. in the 6th, tim lincecum, 7 strong innings for the win. he ups his record to 11-4. pretty much on the ball. here is huff again in the 8th. solo shot. giants with a comfortable 6-2 lead, we thought. they wound up win can 6-5. a shaky brian wilson could not pitch because of back spasms. padres lost, giants only 2 1/2 back. >>> a's continue out on the road and falling off the map as far as the american league west is concerned. the white sox, those continue on their merry way in the central division. ozzy guillen has the south side playing free and easy. the old cup on the helmet trip as the coach brought up the starting lineup. the sox debut their pitcher lucas harold, getting the win in his first major league start. brett anderson for the a's, just off the disabled list allows the sox three runs in the 4th. that's it. gordon beckham with an rbi single there. >>> big crowd at stanford tonight at the bank of the west tournament rolls into the quarter final stage. the big draw, the number

toss to dennis the surging giants were looking, the surging giants were looking for their first 4-gameweep in arizona since 2001.. >> this giant team seems to be about the same time that pozzie was called up. in the sports department, they said why didn't they call him up sooner. giants looking for a four game sweep in arizona. first inning, pozzie extends the inning streak to 18 straight games. posey hitting .371. game tied in the 8th. line drive by juan rebay who doubles off justin upton. in eight innings, no decision. 10th inning, base hit. eli comes in to score. they have won 11 of 13. 3-2 is the final. eugenio velez was placed on 15- day disabled lift. he was -- list. he was hit in the head with a ball. philip seymour hoffman was on hard to watch bradon. he struck out five on the afternoon. this is the first win since back in may. a's were done one-0 in the second. one run scores, two runs scores and the a's take the lead. next bart up, suk suk suk with a new 16 million-dollar contract. suzuki with three runs batted in. he wins for the first time since that perfect game. >> let me

so far, the giants lead at 1-0. >>> today, the giants placing their own pitcher on the disabled list.eremy affeldt will be out of service for the next couple of weeks with a left oblique strain. he was warming up in the pen last night in arizona. the giants have recalled joe martinez from fresno. that means that bruce bochey, he's ready. >>> and the induction of the hall of fame. >>> plus, the panda and his uniform, can you tell them apart? >>> it only happened four times before on the pga tour and today one golfer was on the virge of doing it again. what is "it?" ranking the 60 mark. round three of the canadian open in toronto and what a heck of a round for carl patterson. he shot a 10 under, a hair away from an 11 under and breaking the 60 mark. when his 30-foot birdie putt graces the edge, instead, he has to settle for a 620, but that breaks the mark and he's tied for second, four shots back. and kippen. and he talked about how he went about hiring away a tennessee assistant. he recently never asked for permission to talk to the assistant. that's customary. instead he he want him a

and posey fueled a giants surge.ts brass started posing in minors this year and there is maybe woe have been an instant success in april saying he's figuring out ups and downs of being a rookie in the major autos he had a little bit of a down spurt there. and then... he made adjustments at the plate turning it around. he's been hot ever since. you know, combining that with catching every day and handling this staff, he's done a great job. >> there is a great rookie year, too. how tough to rake? >> you know what? this is sometimes a little bit easier. he's getting good pitches to hit now. he's hot. not messing them. and we can use it heading into dog days of august. >> never seen a kin so humbled. >> he knows that, you know he has to produce offensively. and is doing as good as he's getting fired up and he's not afraid to get into someone's face. >> he's a southern boy, too. >> every now and then doesn't hurt anything. >> and worse case scenario for a's pitcher out for the season. torn flexor in the right elbow. he si

it's 3-1 giants. but after the d'backs took the lead in the bottom of the inning, top seven, arizona had three errors. the sacrifice. just throw it away. nate schuerholz scores. tie ball game. later in the inning, torres sends that ball to deep right. is it going to stay in the park? it does. but the two runs both score. it's a triple. the giants win 7-4. they've now taken 13 of their last 16 games. >>> and don't miss our next edition of "giants clubhouse." let's check in with john miller on the eve of his induction into the baseball hall of fame. plus the panda and his brother both are giants. we'll hear from the sandoval guys and much more on "giants clubhouse." that's tomorrow at 6:30. >>> well, the a's recent hot streak has had everything to do with pitching. and winning 7 of their last 8 games, oakland's staff compiled a 2.34 e.r.a. think how could it could be if trevor cahill had his all-star stuff going. tonight, another chance. good news, plenty of furry friends. yes, dog night at the sol kcol

>> the giants would be raking it in right now.y've sure been fun to watch even if they've been giving you a heart attack. a nine-run explosion. thanks to torres, it was not a problem. and it is on in napa. today the raiders gathered for the start of another training camp. and this time they're talking playoffs and actually meaning it. sports is next. >>> on the mound tonight was the giant sensation. >> on the mound. i guess i get lit up just as much as all the pitchers at at&t park. he was drafted because of his speed. but at the time andrus torres has no idea how to hit. the former track star started asking all of his teammates for tips and advice. right now it's his teammates who should be asking him. maybe not buster posey. not needing much help against the par lynns. he extended his hit streak to 21, one shy of the giants' rookie record. bottom six, giants turning this one into a blowout. one on for torres. that is way into mccovey cove. the splash hit, two-run bomb makes it 9-2 giants. how things change. top nine, 9-8. dan ug

>>> we talk about the giants. we all watched the game together tonight. >> yes, we did. >> a little dicey in the ninth. we'll show you what's going on with the team. also, the down side of the warriors even after that sa asle lekwet 'r.e last week e back in a moment. [ man ] my perfect summer is grilling up a masterpiece. daily. [ woman ] my perfect summer is having everyone over. and having money leftover. [ female announcer ] safeway lets you have it all. with thousands of everyday low prices you can always count on. and even more great deals when you use your club card. like breyers ice cream and popsicle novelties just $1.99. and safeway hot dog or hamburger buns, just 89 cents. [ man ] my perfect summer. [ woman ] perfectly priced. [ female announcer ] at safeway, that's our promise. that's ingredients for life. >>> good evening. the giants are the hottest team in the national league. the umpire, by the way, not a factor in tonight's game. no controversy but a big win. the giants have now won 10 of their last

would the giants add al??? wayne, sta >>> diamondbacks starter lopez has allowed more home runs than any pitcher in the majors this season. the giants add to that total, start the clock. well, the giants add to that total. and dress torres. that's another rapper. giants went 3-0. they take over the lead for the national league wild card. a-rod a career homer no. 5 99 tonight. one away from becoming the -- join the 600 club. >>> tour de france, andy slack -- >>> stay hot louis oosthuizen, trying to hold on to the 2-1 minute -- the quakes have to settle for a 2-2 tie. >>> young mc. >> i try and keep up with the younger diem graphic. >> okay. we've got to go. >>> try a little harder. 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

joey courses coming home and just under, that is all the giants needed. brian wilson comes on to close out and giants opened the second half of this season with back-to-back wins over the york mets. the new yorkers again tomorrow and sunday at the dodgers are next up, the giants had that next. after the second half start and in kansas city for the rails, pretty tough, pretty tough. it's more than your entire payroll. kevin cruise growth of the middle is on the first half and came back and delivered the could tear. take, if they are going to at the very least they have to get going in their first game after the break of the finals. george steinbrenner has honored achy stadium since the death of these two 10's. they brought some flowers and the key finance word side of course to the boss, the voice, and in honor a shepherd and the yankees had their combat game in his 5-4. at the british (woods 1, oh boy was the wind howling. not spectacular but he started off good, the bill be, he drives himself so far and to get his starter going out and nose. the five tim

two runs score and 3-2 giants.o see a lot more of this in the last couple months of the season. 5-2 giants. tim lincecum labored through 7 innings and strikes out nine. back to the huff show. high and deep and aloha. that felt good. 6-2 giants. l.a. get 3 in the 9th. chris ray filling in for the suddenly unavailable brian wilson. gets blake. they are now two and a halfback because the first placed padres lost. a's and white sox. he took the lineup card out not knowing they clued the cup to his helmet. nice. he made his major league debut for the white sox six innings and gave up this run. an infield single scoring mark ellis to make it 1-1. anderson is back off the dl. he gave up five runs on 10 hits. brzenzinski with the blooper to center. the white sox win at, 6-1 over the athletic. bar tollly -- bartoli lost. top seed advanced to the semis. the marquis match up sharapova against dimentiava. the three-time grand slam champion and sharapova showing off the wheels here. down the line for the winner. captures the fi

the giants winning the hard way against florida.o you get a foul ball in your mitts and you drop it? uribe is on fire. three hits in this game a two-run single and the giants built a 4-0 lead in a flash. posey is just one for four, but extends his streak 21 games and now just one behind willie mac's rookie record. on dress torres -- andre torres splash down. they built up a cushion 9-2. brian wilson gives up two runs in the 9th. maybe it is the orange shoes. he doubles to tie it up 9-9 and setting up more for torres. three r.b.i's and bases loaded. good night, game over, drive home safely. the padres are victorious so the giants say two and a halfback. bottom of 4 with the a's and cahill gets cruz looking. top of six and maui boy, kurt suzuki and aloha. suzuki again in the eighth and going the opposite way. a single to right and scores cocoa crisp. bottom of 9 and tieing run at the plate. and smoke for josh hamilton and get last night's hero to end the game. a's win it a count of 3 to one. there is bad news. ben sheets is done for t

the giants win 10-9 in 10. the giants stay 2-1/2 games back. they remain top in the wildcard race.ets, elbow injury is serious, his season is over. trevor cahill going to work. cahill, 8 inning, 2 hits. did not allow a run. kurt sue suky, blast to the outfield. that guy, josh hamilton is the most talented. a's win. >> sometimes when you perform and somebody is scribbling notes -- >> if it was meant for you, i would have given it to you. >> mark just reads his material, i am very paranoid youerant listening to me. >> i was listening to you. >> all right. there it is. right in the middle of my performance. >> it wasn't intended for your viewing. >> it's football time in the bay area. let me show you the raiders began practice today. jason campbell was announced as the starting quarterback. [inaudible] cut the squad to 15 players. 12 goes to turkey. the cuts next will come august 26th. curry was runner of for rookie of the year. the guy who won rookie of the year, tyreke evans from sacramento was cut today. this fellow here, gavin continued to say, i know sports people. yesterday it w

giants lead consult 5-4. giants reading back in the game. batista brushes back russell martin but he wasn't thrown out even after both benches had been warned. so clayton kershaw takes issue with that. plus aaron rowand. boat kershaw and manager joe torre thrown out. oh yeah, a score to settle. top 9 andress torres to the warning track. the giants take the lead in the ninth and win 7-5. i got to say folks there is some magic developing on that baseball team right now. >>> dallas braden fresh off the disabled list, he hasn't won assistant mains perfect game. boston's darnell mcdonald hits one off the 388 sign, that makes it 4-0 red sox, the a's tied it in the third, let's take it all the way to the 10th inning, kenton kouzmanoff smokes one to right. daric barton, rounding third, j.d. drew is gonna throw. here comes the throw not in time. the a's win dramatic fashion 5- 4 and that gets them back the .500 mark. >>> the curse of the warriors, all right. how else do you explain what happened to david lee who was selected to play on the team u.s.a

the neck giants new i phone 4 has been plagued with reception problems. the company is expected to make a major announcement tomorrow. con has details on what's actually wrong with the phone. kron people have asked what's this. in his keynote last month t apple owner was so proud, he called it brilliant engineering, which actually uses the stainless steel band as part of the antenna system. >> the long part is the cellular antenna, the short part is -- holding the phone in the so-called death grip, we made our cell signal disappear. apples essence yearing was so brilliant, consumer reports won't recommend iphone four. analysts say a recall would cost the company $1.5 billion, so a recall is not likely. they could stick to their guns telling users to hold the phone a different way or get a case. they may put out an update that makes the reception more honest. some have speculated apple might announce it's giving away free bumper cases. they cost 30 bucks in the store, but only a dollar to make. we bought one and tested it, and, yes, the bumper greatly impr

giants beat the mets 8-4 and go for the four-game sweep tomorrow. giants pitching lights out since the break. giving up two runs in 24 innings. more importantly, they have won all three games. meanwhile as quietly one win away from get back to .500 for the season. good luck in keeping cool in kansas city. game temperature 103 degrees. as bat started out hot. kevin kouzmanoff putting one in the gap for a two-run double. as score three in the 3rd. trevor cahill had early troubles of his own. bases loaded in the 2nd. yuniesky betancourt clearing them with a grand slam. giving up five runs in the frame. that was all he would give up. in the 7th kevin kouzmanoff striking again. daric barton scores. three r.b.i. night. delivering a big hit. two out knock. don't tell kurt suzuki catching is supposed to be slow. the go ahead run. as beat the heat and the royals 6-5. >> today i thought i wasn't going to make it. but it was one of those things you got to deal with and you try not to think about it. you come in the dugout. try to get cool and hydrated. just re

. >> it was like looking at a big giant orange fire ball. there was no -- you couldn't tell what was what there was so much smoke and fire. >> reporter: there is nothing left of the mobile home, but take a look over here just a couple hundred feet away, this house was completely untouched. you can see how close the flames came to that rooftop. firefighters say when the winds pick up, the fire will do what it wants. >> in this particular situation it just completely blew right over their house and started up right on the other side of the road. >> reporter: 750 firefighters are responding as the fire spreads over 12 scare miles. helicopters dropped thousands of gallons of water and a giant dc10 delivers fire retardant to slow the production. residents were allowed back home. but the next concern is protecting a network of critical power lines. >> these power lines provide the infrastructure for power through the state of california. >> reporter: as for the cause, investigators are focusing on workers who were hammering bolts off a tire. all i

the giants win, 3-0. they have won 12 of 15 and speaking of nice catches, tonight, ichiro suzuki, the mariners face the red sox. david ortiz, that should have been a home run. ichiro made sure it would not. he can't believe it. john lackey, had a no-no, 7 and 2/3rd. it was called a confidence builder. with the confidence would then translate to wins in the mls. landon donovan and the galaxy. the quakes strike first. a flurry of activity in front of the net. eventually, he buries t they are 90th minute now. quakes, get to landon donovan. more late heroics, this one ends in a 2-2 draw. and henry didn't disappoint. the french star didn't play since the world cup last month. before the 25th minute, deflected the cross into the back of the net. first goal in his new league. the red bulls, 2-1. today, the warriors parted way with watson, to the bulls, in exchange, golden state getting a second-round draft pick and trade player exception. >> jeremy roenick headed to the united states hockey hall of fame. he play

giants, a rare four- o'clocks storage that's one of those deals giants management city all got togetheraid hey let's see how this works early afternoon. buster posey here's the thing to watch the rookie is now hitting 21 straight games the all-time rookie record is that 22 straight. the all-time giant record but is 26 hits. at one point the giants led florida at 9-to any figure this babies about over but back, the florida marlins. they've been coming back to giants get a little stronger. here's taurus the little guy gets the water. bonds used to do that without blinking but very few guys can these days. here come the marlins. but to run homer makes it 9-7. then i have to give our producer jason up long credit this just seconds ago brian wilson blew the save and rbi double to tie the game that night. that's how they stand now giants sitting in the bottom of the night. it is 9-97 cisco having blown and 9-2 lead. brian wilson find about the dollar's he wore torn shoes and was fined $1,000. he said the shoe company gave him the shoes to wear the all-star game and said it kinda like the men

a ball game 42,00847 giants dropped a great all week.dead center field to hang around with baseball players they called el centro. the dodgers had to one lead. bottom three continues to play no other team wanted him he's been great for the giants and here he goes. gets a little greedy and everything going a home run but monstrous double giants are 3-2 now were talking great. freddie sanchez us on to third base beautiful relay pure the giants doing everything right. it's 5-2 in the seventh. it was a particularly great hundred 23 pitches but look at he did right and left him with the bat and boom there it goes again. his 20th home run of the year its six-to giants he allowed only two runs and nine strikeouts. a hundred and 23 pitches up 3 for 4. brian wilson with the injury he's in the dugout to watching it on a multitude of giant pitcher struck gold. but no more chris out of the bullpen to finish 6-5 padres louis to the giants not to a half games back they leave the wild card for a terrific week at the ballpark. the a's are in trouble and

eight of the season for the giants leadoff man...r posey ups his average to 356 and goes the other way for his eighth homer of the year... the giants beat the mets 8-4... they've now won six straight... the a's moved within one win of getting back to five hundred... adam rosales delivers the two out single in the ninth and kurt suzuki scores the go ahead run... a's beat the royals 6- 5... louis woost-hay- zen is 18-holes away from his first career major win... the south african shoots a 69 to get to 15- under... he leads paul casey by four strokes... tour de france... alexandre vinokoruv cruises to the finish line to win the stage... but andy schleck keeps the yellow jersey... a sell out crowd at buck shaw stadium watched the quakes and tottenham hotspur of the english priemeir league play to a scoreless tie thanks, dave there's now a bit more of yosemite for campers to enjoy this summer. all campground sites are now open, including one that has been closed since 1997. it was inaccessible for the past 13 years because a flood destroy

second home run of the night. 3-1 giants. andre doers. 7-4. >>> today the giants placing one of their own pitchers on the disabled list. jeremy affeldt has a left oblique strain. in his place the giants have recalled joe martinez. bruce bochy will be without a left-hander in his bullpen. don't miss our next edition of "giant clubhouse." we hear from the sandovals and much more tonight at 6:30. >>> the tour de france doesn't roll into the heart of paris until tomorrow but that ride will basically just be ceremonial because the race was won today. it was stage 19 otherwise known as the next to last stage. the 32-mile individual time trial won by fabio kans lara. the spaniard extended his overall lead to 39 seconds, keeps the yellow jersey all but sealing up his third victory. he will cruise into the champs de elyees. nobody makes a move in the last one. >> that is one event i would love to see in person. >> you have to see them zoom by. is detancnd api distance and ial to new heights in san francisco. we'll show you. my mercury

this is a guy i thought the giants could have used. they almost traded for him earlier. 3-0, brings the giants closer. it appeared to be fan interference. there was not enough evidence but the game just ended and the marlins beat the giants 4-3. >>> youkilis come backer. he has a bruised left arm. he's going to be okay. >>> bangles and -- question is, is there enough for both of them? i think not. >>> congratulations , winner of a 250-dollar give away from union 76 gas. go to our website and click on contest. i am your proud give away person of the year. >> hey, it's nice to see -- on the other side of a no-no. >> instead of having a perfect game, yeah. good for them. >> good night. [ son ] i'm a good son. dependable. i call my mom every week. i even bought her a computer with my new citi forward card. then one day... have you seen this? she "friended" me. there's a whole album. [ laughs ] [ groans ] and started posting pictures. ♪ and tagging me. publicly. [ male announcer ] you ought to be rewarded for being dependable. the citi forw

giants get one last chance. curveball.ets escape with a 4-3 win. >> i was so sure the game was over. it was a satisfying feeling. you saw me celebrating early because i thought i beat it. but it was just almost heart sinking to him raise his hand for the out. >> we all screw up out there and i don't care if they call it good or bad, they have got a job to do. make mistakes. not to say that was a mistake today but it is just the way baseball is. >>> kansas city where the kid was doing his best kobeyashi impression. sprinting around the bases. jack cust the bigger guy. kevin kouzmanoff knocking in seven runs in the series. two more today. it would have been more if not for this great spare. 5-1 as. another look at the form. turning in another strong outing. 7 and two thirds. just one run allowed. the as sweep and get back to .500. nhra wrapping up its weekend in sonoma. >> oh, man. ronny finally got it done. >> getting his first win in over a year. can't you tell? takes the funny car final. top final. pulls away at over 317

the giants add one more. the dodgers have lost six straight.he giants gaining on san diego after a big 7-5 win. >>> even more drama with the red sox visiting oakland. braden off the d.l. former a's infielder marco scutaro with the rbi double. davis can't get there. part of what became a 4-0 lead for boston after two. in the third the a's get it all back. then the scoring for the next six. it went to extras. two on. kevin kouzmanoff, the single brings derek barton to the plate. 5-4, a's win. tomorrow the series wraps up with a big game. as we told you earlier, palo alto's jeremy lynn is on the verge of signing a deal with the warriors to play point guard. talked to his agent tonight. that's the good news. as for the newly acquired forward david lee in a workout injured the middle finger on his right hand. he flew back to the bay area tonight to see a hand specialist tomorrow. but the warriors tell us he is expected to rejoin team usa after the examination. great news with palo alto's jeremy lynn signing up with the warriors. >> very unassuming.

the 1 nothing giants. check out this catch in the stands here.ry to keep on our side of the railing. goes the distance on 6 hit shut out. look at sanchez go get i. davis the final out there. giant over the mets 2 nil. a's the nature off in kc to. across the pond at british open. not a bit of wind. ideal conditions that's when rory teed off. he said saint andrews will not play easier than today. birdie 18. tie record for any mainly. daly won here in 95. long birdie on 8. busted out the paisley pants leak yours, dan. 6 under 66. 3 off the lead. tiger woods very much in the hunt. with a 67. >> i have them in every color. >> he wear them is well. >> he wear them is well. >> "nightline"is

7-5 giants. is that the final? yes, it's a final. giants won. that was our great director. a's and red sox a's down 4-0 and come all the way back to tie. is the game tied? any way, former raiders quarter iback pleaded not guilty to charges of illegal drug possession. he was arrested two weeks ago his home was searched, police discovered codeine syrup without a prescription. and in los angeles injured his middle finger on his right hand in practice. he's back in the bay area. tour de france day 16, lance on the right dempsey, everything 38-year-old legs did not have it. as he's beat to the line. what's the update? the a's are tied. that game tied with the red sox. >> tied. >> nothing but the latest. >> right. >> wayne? >> wayne flip poe. >> he deals out a lot of yankees. >> that's him right there. he's amazing. he can do it all. we'll be back. >> good night. see you at 11:00. [ son ] i'm a good son. dependable. i call my mom every week. i even bought her a computer with my new citi forward card. then one day... have you seen this? she "friended" me. there's a whole album. [

a giants sweep.15 of 18 with the victory today. >>> major league hall of fame welcomed andre dawson as well as former cardinal manager whitey herzog and john miller. the hayward native spoke about one of his first baseball memories visiting candlestick park as a kid and being more in fat waited with the broadcast -- in fa fatuated. >> the broadcaster says there is a curveball low and outside. ball two. he grabbed a big hand of i thought it was french fries and jammed them into his mouth and while he was chewing the next pitch comes in and says without missing a beat a fastball outside, ball three. then he grabbed a full of whatever and took a big pull on the cup and as a 10-year-old i sat there and said that is the life for me. i just wanted a job where i could eat french fries while i was working and now here i am today. thank you very much. thank you. >>> the a's took a series from the white sox with today's win. they will need them. they head to texas who just picked up cliff lee. the american lea

giants have scored six of seven. bryan wilson blew the same but that's not the only thing he's got to be steamed about. the mlb fined him $1,000 for his neon orange shoes. solution put a custom paint job on it. trevor, solo shot, 12th home run. a's up 3-1 in the ninth. our guest sunday night on game day picks up his second career save striking out nelson cruz 3- 1. a's win. before the game the a's announce that ben sheets will miss the remainder of the season with a torn flexor in his elbow. he sign add one year $10 million contract. you heard the buzzer. that means congratulations to biron of dublin. you are tonight's winner of a $250 gas card from your friends at 76 gas. you can also have a chance to win. go to our website at cw bay area.com. and click on contests. we love you. god bless you. 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, w

giants 0-8, lose 2-0. giants are four games back. in arizona tomorrow. dodgers today lost players. tonight they won without torre, kershaw out 5 games. torre and schafer's ejection. at least bochy a genius, dodgers look pretty bad. a's put a feather in their cap tonight. matt watson played in japan and korea, and he finally hit his first big league home run. tied the red sox at 1-jack, 3-1 the a's. davis a bloop single. a's won 7 of their last 8. a game over .500. they won 6-4. mark sweet double play. the a's -- texas lose, okayland 7 back. the warriors added a new talent, 21-year-old jeremy linsigning today. backcourt performer. in 2006 he was the high school player of the year at palo alto high school. warriors will give him a chance. >> it's an honor. at the same time i consider myself more of a basketball player. i am ready to play at this level more than being asian american. >> he is the first asian american player signed by the warriors in 63 years. davidly will misthe next six weeks -- david lee will miss the next six weeks. the only thing i am w

giants up 2 dip. towering fly ball. deep into the night.aper james mcdonald third of the year and giants up 4 nothing. about xavier paul never trust a man with two first names. >> jeremy in the seventh. andre then in the high heat for casey blake and that ends you it. 5-two in the nl west. a's haunted for years by injuries to key players. sweeney need knee surgery and done for the year. they hosted red sox and who knew the emporer of red sox nation was in town. davis can fly. also has to pop. muscling up on dice game fourth of the year 1 nothing aids. one-1 in the fourth. a nile eights this change up. left field bleacher hit that wicked hot. pitched well no. run support. 2-1 red sox. came close in the fifth. 3s to diving catch off kevin. foul ball. a with two open and kurt grounds out oakland held to 3 hits in this game. 5 game win streak ends. look out. rangers reliefer hit in the head open line drive by jackson. he's leak. didn't catch him flush in the face. remember giants out for the months but he's okay. walked off the field under own

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giants have buster posey, giants have this guy, michael stanton the kid looked great.stud with a shot out. pretty much the only ball sanchez was going to need. buster one of his 8ks and so ends the 21 game hit streak. the giants 3.5 back of the padres in the west. as if the giants hasn't had enough trouble. now san diego's up and picks up former oakland a miguel tejada who has had some pretty good days against san francisco pitching. all the padres had to do to pry him lose from baltimore, then the oriole's minor leaguer. >>> phillies making a major move themselves as the trade deadline approaches saturday. they picked up roy oswald from the depleted roster of the houston astros. philly gets a couple of minor leaguers. oswald the all star with houston but has pitched in bad luck. >>> the we are serious about catching you guys statement the a's were hoping to make that in texas this week, not happening. as texas stretched out their lead after beating them a couple of days in a row. ranger fans say we are for real. 8.5 games up. 4-3 rangers in the fifth. murphy not one o

who is hotter than the giants? the announcer.ller is officially a major league baseball hall of famer, christian start the clock. >> a game winner and the giants 6- 1 on their road trip, the giant's utility man struck in the face by a foul ball had a concussion, placed on the dl and good news, came home on the airplane. since the perfect game he threw back in may, curt suzuki had a serious win over boston in chicago. a bad pit 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'

chad billingsly meanwhile the giants with a complete game. they threatened a couple of time but couldn't come through. the giants do take 2-3 as it is on to arizona for them. >>> whatever is going on with the as, what's not to like? winners of five of their last six since the all star break. despite a number of injuries, the boston red sox are more than a bunch of stiffs. oakland beat them this afternoon thanks in part to matt watson. 32-year-old his first big league homerun bounced around the miners, played over in asia. coming through like a champion

the giants and the call you do not agree with. >> giants fans, if you were there, you must be irate. this was a win for them. it was almost one of those wins, you look back at the end of the season saying that was the catalyst. the series stolen away by a bad call at homeplate. no splash downs today. pick this game up bottom of the 9th and giants trailing it 3-1. a pinch to center and two runs score and the game is tied. two batters later and he is at third and a dribbler. a throw to home and he slides in under the tag. look at the replay. clearly safe. giants robbed. so it goes to extra innings. ike davis all over the hanging breaking ball. bay scores and the met get a continue verse sool 4-3 win and giants head to l.a. to take on the dodgers tomorrow. sheets in a good mood. figures he will never be younger than he is today. happy 32nd to him. a's and royals, and kc in the throw back unis. 7th homer of the year to give oakland a 2-run lead. a's are tied in last in the american league for home runs. kouzmanoff with his 8th homerun taking the lead in the fifth. five strikeouts and goe

the giants honor their hall of fame broadcaster, john miller calling giants' games since 97 will be enteringeekend. he was center stage in the pre game ceremonies at at&t park. >> a guy who grew up just wanting to have a job where he could eat french fries from hayward, california now here talking to you. where could that happen? only in america. >> and that was well before they had garlic fries at the ballpark. john was upstaged by barry zito. jason bay got it right, you will get nothing and like it. one run scored in the entire game, and here it is. pat burrell off the end of the bat. he is safe. 1-0 giants. vintage barry zito. i mean vintage, like his a's days. zito goes 8 and strikes out 10. brian wilson in the 9th. it is a high wire act, but he strikes out beltran to complete back to back giant shutouts, 3-hitter and a 1-0 final. giants won 8 of the last 9. a's and royals cocoa crisp and he is having problems this year. the throw here on the swinging bunt is wide. mark ellis is safe. kouzmanoff heading home and 2-1 oakland. in the third it is kouzmanoff off the reining al cy young winne

the panda delivered tonight, doubles off the brick want 1-0 giants. that was -- brick. 1-0 giants.st complete game shutout of the season, he wins his 10th game of the season, freddy sanchez ends it in style with a diving stop. the giants start the 2nd half with a 2-0 win. >>> tiger woods was one of 59 players under par shooting a 67 and is four shots back. john daly reminded everyone that he, too, has had success at the old course. the 1995 open winner did tiger one better, a 6-under 66, but everyone is chasing rory mcilroy after 18 holes. 21-year-old matches the course record with a 9-under 63. >> it's just a golf course that i just love it. i don't know why. it just suits my game. it's to me my favorite course all over the world that i've ever played and when you got that going for you, you don't feel disappointed when you don't play so well, but you feel even better when you do play well. >> they're back on the course right now and we'll be right ,,,

last night, though, not all good for the giants.uring the fourth inning, valez was in the dugout when he was struck in the head by a line drive foul off the bat of pat burrow. now, valez was attended to for several minutes in the dugout before being taken out on a stretcher. the good news, there's no skull fracture, and a ct scan was negative. he spent last night in the hospital, but the dl decision coming today. >>> the biggest concern for the a's that could keep them out of the playoff race, how about a serious lack of power in the lineup. however, you never would know yesterday. row certifio taking care of that yesterday as he faced the white sox at the coliseum, striking out five and allowing two runs in six innings. bottom four, that power we were talking about, it's getting flipped right back on. curt suzuki playing long ball to left. but did that ball actually go out? the 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 ho

some 400 feet away it's 2-0 giants. check out anders in luck. giants win 3-0.means they are three from first place. >>> and today gonzalez collects four hits including this rbi double. braves win 8-0 west division leaving padres to beat the giants with just three days. >> i had armstrong final four de france will end on race. many of the other cyclists counted sheep. no one fell asleep but these wooly bullies slowed down the race. get out of way guys. andy shluck and cantador were the first to win it. contador remains eight seconds away. >>> like hiker -- the galaxy in the final minutes. when john bush is sworn by white shirts, there he is. the man. the myth, the legend, donovan. donovan after a see sitting vote. jeremy rodick now a hall of famer. selected to the hockey hall of fame. he spent the final two seasons in his 22 year career with the san jose sharks. that's sports as we see it. >>> that is our report on this thursday night. i'm heather holmes. >> and i'm frank somerville. have a good evening everyone. >> good night. i dislocated both my ankles. i had

some 400 feet away it's 2-0 giants. check out anders in luck. giants win 3-0.s they are three from first place. >>> and today gonzalez collects four hits including this rbi double. braves win 8-0 west division leaving padres to beat the giants with just three days. >> i had armstrong final four de france will end on race. many of the other cyclists counted sheep. no one fell asleep but these wooly bullies slowed down the race. get out of way guys. andy shluck and cantador were the first to win it. contador remains eight seconds away. >>> like hiker -- the galaxy in the final minutes. when john bush is sworn by white shirts, there he is. the man. the myth, the legend, donovan. donovan after a see sitting vote. jeremy rodick now a hall of famer. selected to the hockey hall of fame. he spent the final two seasons in his 22 year career with the san jose sharks. that's sports as we see it. >>> that is our report on this thursday night. i'm heather holmes. >> and i'm frank somerville. have a good evening everyone. >> good night.

giants 3-1/2 back. the a's needed to do big things in texas. tonight, vin, one thing you got to say, oakland has good young pitchers. problem is, as soon as they command a big salary they will be traded. that's their history. penningten makes it crease here. 4-3. tailor hits a two run homer. >> rich name. >> he hit a home run. rangers win 7-4. they are 8-1/2 up on the a's. oakland headed to play the white sox. bad news for baseball, stephen strasburg is going to sit for at least 15 days, he has an inflamed shoulder. guys who know this stuff, says, his season may be over. they are not in plaintiff contention. that opens the door for buster posey to slide up as the number one candidate for rookie of the year. the new quarterback for the raiders, jamarcus russell is gone. jason campbell is here. let's hear if he says anything. >> we have been talking just about when. we have one goal, one goal only. our only goal and motto is one game at a time to win. that's it. whatever it takes to win. >> all right. no. terrell owens arrived in cincinnati. he m

giants have buster posey, giants have this guy, michael stanton the kid looked great. marvin stud with a shot out. pretty much the only ball sanchez was going to need. buster one of his 8ks and so ends the 21 game hit streak. the giants 3.5 back of the padres in the west. as if the giants hasn't had enough trouble. now san diego's up and picks up former oakland a miguel tejada who has had some pretty good days against san francisco pitching. all the padres had to do to pry him lose from baltimore, then the oriole's minor leaguer. >>> phillies making a major move themselves as the trade deadline approaches saturday. they picked up roy oswald from the depleted roster of the houston astros. philly gets a couple of minor leaguers. oswald the all star with houston but has pitched in bad luck. >>> the we are serious about catching you guys statement the a's were hoping to make that in texas this week, not happening. as texas stretched out their lead after beating them a couple of days in a row. ranger fans say we are for real. 8.5 games up. 4-3 rangers in the fifth. murphy n