vick will have to wait for goodell's decision which could come no later than week six. >> take us to queens -- the mets hosting the phils at citi field. will self ayou know about the thrill of the chase, mr. utley his sixth of the year -- you're married. >> absolutely, i'm not dead. >> marlins and braves jostling for position in the n.l. wild card race. first inning, 2-0 braves, yunel escobar, two-run home run caps off a four-run first inning, tommy hanson wins his fourth straight start. braves win 4-3. taking a look at the n.l. wild card race, as it stands the rockies take a two-game advantage on the giants while the marlins and braves sit at four games back. the cubs are seven games back of the leaders. >> we're in the presence of holiness -- cardinals-padres. matt holliday has been on fire since coming over to st. louis. that is his sixth homer as a cardinal, 17th of the year, hitting .406 with st. louis. cards blank the padres 7-0. >> angels and blue jays. vladimir guerrero praying in the dugout before the game. his prayer was answered in the top of the sixth. vlad doesn't get ch

commissioner roger goodell conditionally released his suspension. goodell said he would consider vick for full reinstatement by week six at the latest. here's what one fan in baltimore had to say. >> well, i'm just waiting for donovan mcnabb's to assault some more on her blog. it doesn't affect me too much. being the size of the city in philadelphia, they don't have too many dogs running around. they have a leash law. >> reporter: so the soonest he could play would be week one. the latest he could play would be week seven which oh by the way the philadelphia eagles come to fed ex field to play the redskins on monday night. the quarterback situation, kevin cobb is the backup but he has a sprain knee so maybe that's why they wanted him. aj is the third string. donovan mcnabb is your starter. the game that took place right here, skins and -- skins and raishens, not too -- raven, not too many bright spots for the skins. they fall 23-0 is the final score. coming up later in sports, we will hear from jason campbell. leassess the first team offense. we'll

vick will have to wait for goodell's decision which could come no later than week six. >> take us tos -- the mets hosting the phils at citi field. will self ayou know about the thrill of the chase, mr. utley his sixth of the year -- you're married. >> absolutely, i'm not dead. >> marlins and braves jostling for position in the n.l. wild card race. first inning, 2-0 braves, yunel escobar, two-run home run caps off a four-run first inning, tommy hanson wins his fourth straight start. braves win 4-3. taking a look at the n.l. wild card race, as it stands the rockies take a two-game advantage on the giants while the marlins and braves sit at four games back. the cubs are seven games back of the leaders. >> we're in the presence of holiness -- cardinals-padres. matt holliday has been on fire since coming over to st. louis. that is his sixth homer as a cardinal, 17th of the year, hitting .406 with st. louis. cards blank the padres 7-0. >> angels and blue jays. vladimir guerrero praying in the dugout before the game. his prayer was answered in the top of the sixth. vlad doesn't get cheated

goodell wants to let him play, he can play. vick could have gone to the courts for the right to play. that might have been an interesting case in the supreme court since football is not covered by reof trade as baseball is. it could have been a very interesting matter. why not, phil -- all right, let's do it economically. why don't eagle fans stay home? >> well, they might. i think the eagles calculated they have a waiting list for season tickets. the games are all sold out. they don't need to sell another ticket. they didn't sign mike vick to sell another ticket. there is a bit of a backlash now. we'll see how much people will get behind that and stay with us once they get over the initial shock of this. you're right. once they start winning and michael vick starts contributing, there's a great chance people will start to come around on him a little bit. it's a risky thing from an economic standpoint from the eagles because they have corporate sponsors who have been getting complaints that people saying they'll boycott product

. >> it's not a major headache for roger goodell.er goodell tweets himself but the league sees something where when it's not done on game days it can be used but there's nfl coaches who are control freaks for the most part and it's not that he's going to be tweeting i got a ham sandwich but my ankle is worse than the team is saying. on the league level i think they see it as another vehicle to promote the nfl. >> so with the marketing sense how much will what they determine to be a leaguewide policy set the standard? >> well the nfl policy is going to be coming out shortly probably in another week or two and people are going to be watching it because the nfl is a league that's not just so highly successful but at controling the message put out to its fans and other leagues will be watching to see how it deals with it and what it does to promote the sport. >> there's a beat -- as a beat guy does twitter help you or hurt you? >> helps but the authenticity it came up when donte' stallworth tweeted about his meeting with roger goodell yo

goodell did a good thing reinstating him. where i had trouble with the eagles being the team that chose to give him one. there have been teams over the year that didn't care about the player's background, his past, what he did before, what his character might be. the eagles have taken this high road very, very publicly and made a big point of this over time, we don't do this. that's why it's shocking for me. >> larry: in other words, if the raiders signed him, you wouldn't complain about the raiders signing him? >> the raiders would be consistent. the cowboys have had a few guys last year. pacman jones and james johnson. they got rid of a few of those guys. they found you can't necessarily build a team around that kind of guy. there was a press conference at trains carp and said raiders have been consistent for ten years, is that they're built with high-character coaches and high-character players. within a few weeks, sign mike vick arguably the most notorious player to return to the league. >> larry: john, do you believe in

stallworth met with roger goodell in new york about a possible reinstatement and released this. >> stillme, new york was able to end a long losing streak against boston. football enshrinement saturday -- on espn. >> matthew berry here from espn.com fantasy with your fantasy news for friday, august 7 and you know i have a soft spot for guys with two first names. i also like guys who pitch well. brett cecil of the blue jays qualifies for both. he's 3-0 with a 1.67 e.r.a. over his last four games. 24 strikeouts in 27 innings. i like him for his start on friday. i have no idea what joe blanton needs to do to be owned in every league, but whatever it is he must not be doing it. still available in over 80% of leagues, blanton has been on fire recently. his 2.42 e.r.a. over his last 10 starts. i like blanton at home against the marlins. speaking of the marlins, let's stay with florida teams, talk about the rays' jeff niemann goes for tampa bay later today and he's been ridiculous lately, 6-1, 2.97 e.r.a. over his last seven starts. he should do well against seattle. i want to remind you fantasy

>> one of our top stories tonight on espnews, commissioner roger goodell suspending donte' stallworth the entire 2009 season, including the playoffs. the wide receiver pleaded guilty to d.u.i. manslaughter and served 24 days in prison. it was in the early morning hours on march 14th when stallworth's car struck and killed 59-year-old mario reyes in miami. in an exclusive interview, e60 sat down with donte' stallworth, who spoke publicly about what happened. >> from his 25th floor condo in downtown miami, donte' stallworth can't escape the view. what runs through your mind when you look in that direction? >> the trip that i took to get from here to that spot and just wishing that i didn't make the decision to get in my car that night. >> on march 13, 2009, donte' stallworth was one day away from heading to cleveland for workouts with the browns, his fourth team of his seven-year career. it was a friday, and the 28-year-old stallworth was going to party with friends, among them teammate and fellow wide receiver braylon edwards, at the fontainebleau hotel in miami beach. >> we grabbed so

stallworth met with roger goodell in new york about a possible reinstatement and released this. >> stillme, new york was able to end a long losing streak against boston. ? football enshrinement saturday -- on espn. >> matthew berry here from espn.com fantasy with your fantasy news for friday, august 7 and you know i have a soft spot for guys with two first names. i also like guys who pitch well. brett cecil of the blue jays qualifies for both. he's 3-0 with a 1.67 e.r.a. over his last four games. 24 strikeouts in 27 innings. i like him for his start on friday. i have no idea what joe blanton needs to do to be owned in every league, but whatever it is he must not be doing it. still available in over 80% of leagues, blanton has been on fire recently. his 2.42 e.r.a. over his last 10 starts. i like blanton at home against the marlins. speaking of the marlins, let's stay with florida teams, talk about the rays' jeff niemann goes for tampa bay later today and he's been ridiculous lately, 6-1, 2.97 e.r.a. over his last seven starts. he should do well against seattle. i want to remind you fant

stallworth met with roger goodell in new york about a possible reinstatement and released this. >> stillme, new york was able to end a long losing streak able to end a long losing streak against boston. this is the year you take the trail less traveled. the year you come home with one less round and one more story. this is the year you do a little team building with the team that matters most. during the bass pro shops fall hunting classic, you can get great deals on the latest gear. and friday through sunday, take advantage of free seminars by over 50 top pros nationwide. bass pro shops. your adventure starts here. has the fastest hands boxing has ever seen. so i've come to this ring to see who's faster... on the internet. i'll be using the 3g at&t laptopconnect card. he won't. so i can browse the web faster, email business plans faster. all on the go. i'm bill kurtis and i'm faster than floyd mayweather. (announcer) switch to the nation's fastest 3g network and get the at&t laptopconnect card for free. enshrinement saturday -- on espn. >> matthew berry here from espn.com fantasy with y

. >> this statement was released: >> donte' stallworth met with nfl commissioner roger goodell yesterdayw with the verdict on his playing future. stallworth is suspended indefinitely without pay after pleading guilty to dui manslaughter in june in miami. stallworth served 24 days in jail and is under 2 years house arrest. he will serve 8 years probation. 1,000 hours of community service and his driving privileges are revoked for life. stalt stalt released this statement. >> david wells cousin advisor to michael crabtree said he could sit out the season. joe schad reports that wells said michael crabtree wants fair market value. darius heyward-bey is getting 38 million dollars. >> the tennessee titans will wear a number 9 decal on each player's helmet in memory of the former quarterback steve mcnair who was shot and killed nast of last month. he played even seasons for the titans. the winningest quarterback in the franchise's history and led the team to its only super bowl appearance in january of 2000. >> ahead the red sox and yankees open up a 4 game set in the bronx tonight. it's key f

without any of stern's arrogance, goodell has become a no nonsense commissioner.the league while dispensing the justice with a studied plan that uses cultural and generation awareness. but his biggest challenge lies ahead. it's time for goodell and his players association counter part demaurice smith to do part by the ledges of retired players who are not being treated fairly when it comes to health benefits. the goodell wants to be the compassionate commissioner who relishes protecting his shield, it ought to begin protecting the very players who helped create the shield. and both goodell and smith would do well to stop thinking of these men as chips to be bargained or tools to be discarded. >> the new york yankees have done fine so far this season after not making the playoffs last season for the first time in a full season of baseball since 1993. they're still in first place in the american league east by a half game over the red sox. after the biggest offseason spending spree in the history of pro sports, the bar's going to be set a bit higher than that the ya

receiver dante install worth has been suspended without pay for the entire upcoming season by roger goodell after pleading guilty to dui manslaughter. he struck and killed a pedestrian while driving drunk and recently served a 30-day jail sentence. tiger woods coming off second at the buick and bridgestone. trying to make it three in a row. this will certainly help. draining the long birdie on three. finished 5 under with a stroke lead. shot of the day from bob else advertise. his approach on 6 right on the money. takes a bounce. found the cup. hello. start calling him one-hop bob after that eagle. a 74 is what he shot. he's in a group with phil mickelson 7 back from tiger. that's a look at sports on "early today." i'm bill seward. >>> well, science fiction oro man particular fantasy at the box office this weekend? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, folks across the country will be eating lobster this weekend but they can only dream of the lobster we're going to show you. you're watching "early today." >>> thanks for joining us. good friday morning. let

any of the eagles' regular-season games until the middle of october because nfl commissioner roger goodell suspended him for the part of the year, even then, goodell must agree to reinstate vick. >>> the redskins get back to work after a rough start to their season and the nationals survive a pitching duel. here's this morning's sports minute. >>> good morning, everybody, your sports minute starts with the nationals, after a three-game losing streak, the nats got a good pitching performance by garrett mock and some great defense by niger morgan. the center fielder threw out a runner at home to keep the lead. the nationals beat the reds in cincinnati, 2-0. >>> what a game for baltimore oriole felix p.a. not only did he go 4-5, he hit for the cycle. the orioles pounding angels 16-6 the final. the redskins get ready for preseason game number two against the steelers. the skins got shut out by the ravens thursday night. head coach jim zorn said some of the young guys got a welcome to the nfl experience. it's not good. they have to get better. >>> to golf now,iger woods heads into the weekend w

accompanied by two men: former nfl coach tony dungy, who has been asked by nfl commissioner roger goodell and someone you might never expect-- wayne pacelle, president of the humane society of the united states. why would you put your reputation on the line in working with michael vick? >> tony dungy: i've visited a lot of prisons. that's something that i do. and i know that there are a lot of young men, especially african-american young men, who need a chance, who made a mistake, who did something wrong, who had a problem, but are looking to bounce back. that's what i've always been concerned about. not just for michael vick, but for hundreds of guys that i've talked to. >> brown: pacelle's relationship with vick is even more unlikely. his organization provided evidence that helped put vick in prison. while pacelle says he remains skeptical, he nevertheless enlisted vick as an anti-dog- fighting ambassador. >> wayne pacelle: if we just punish mike indefinitely and don't pivot to this problem in the communities, where kids are victimizing these dogs and then going down a dead-end street t

he cannot play in the regular season until he gets final clearance from commissioner goodell. you'll see him in a lot of different sets, not just at quarterback, spelling mcnabb, but they'll try to find a way to get the ball in his hands. >> has goodell not given any sign of when he might have another conversation and revisit this. he said he'll make a decision by week six, he could make that decision tomorrow. >> we have not heard from him since the eagles signed him. he's under no pressure to do anything. michael vick, unless there's an injury, will not start for the eagles in week one. >> what is he doing off the field to try to repair his reputation? >> he is doing things at the humane society. he's going on an nationwide anti-dog fighting crusade, talking about tills of dogfighting and giving a speech like that. he gave one in atlanta here last week. he said that will continue. and one thing the eagles owner jeffrey luery said in his press conference, he said, listen, that is an integral part of what he has to do. he has to maintain those kinds of things off the field, ot

even then goodell must reinstate him. >>> coming up on "news 4 today," whole building being taken down by flooding in china. we'll have the latest pictures. >>> plus california wildfires, hundreds of people being forced to evacuate from their homes this morning. >>> and a few good women. a marine unit made up of all females. stay with us. as many as 11 people were killed yesterday in fresh flooding in the country's southern provinces. heavy rains triggered landslides and destroyed roads. several apartment buildings slid down a hill. this comes in the wake of a typhoon that killed hundreds and left several,000 people homeless. >>> california officials are concerned that strong winds may start new fires and force more evacuations. governor schwarzenegger plans to get a look at the cause of the week-old fire that's charred more than 5,000 acres. the lieutenant governor has declared a state of emergency. nbc's michael oh cue reports. in a race against time more than 600 firefighters are trying to get control of the wildfire, within miles of a thousand homes. >> what makes it a difficult fi

but under today's rules it would have cost him a letter from roger goodell and a fine.ayers safety. >> thanks so much. coming up on "ravens kick-off," playing like a raven. how does one do that? ♪ ♪ tell me who's watching. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ (announcer) it's right here. it's easy.  >>> are you ready for some football and pizza? mondays, get a large pizza for 9.99 for every ravens touchdown, get a free topping. double the toppings with a ravens win.   >>> welcome back, and now, harbaugh has been saying so much. play like a raven. the organization went ahead and said that must be the theme for this year. so mike will take us through a segment in these count down to kickoff shows, what it means it play like a raven. how do they do that? >> each week we're going to have assistant coach show you drills to help these players on sundays, but more important, it play like ravens. >> was it pretty? >> no, but it was us. >> this week, we have will montgomery, running back coach. >> today we have high knee action where the

as far as the regular season goes, that's up to the commissioner roger goodell who could reinstate him right away or suspend him up to the first six games of the regular season. >>> on-line merchants already trying to cash in on vick's new contract. less than 24 hours after the deal, n.f.l. .com began putting number 7's jersey up for sale. is he going to be number 7? >> he is. >> they're $80 by the way. od luck. >>> a working weekend for president obama hitting the road to drum up support for his health care plan. he kicked off a four-state tour holding a town hall meeting in montana. he told the crowd his plan will keep insurance companies from dropping congress for whose who get sick and also acknowledged the wild reaction at other town hall meetings saying tv lovers a ruckus. the president will continue his push tomorrow in colorado. >>> a deadly hit-and-run driver is still on the streets tonight. maureen umeh is everywhere at 11:00. >> brian, a small blue or black car hit and killed a man crossing suitland parkway in southeast early this morning. 61-year-old curtis general was in t

stalworth met with roger goodell in new york on wednesday about a possible reinstatementment. and released this. >> the defending national champion florida gators opened fall practice, trying to become the first team in school history to go undefeated. returning almost every starter. tim tebow and florida have a chance to win their third crown in four years. >> we knew if we wanted to reach our goals we were going to have to come out here and work. if that meant to get up early before 6:00 a.m. workouts, we were going to do it. >> i have such a relationship with these kids because they teld tell me exactly what they did. the chemistry between those kids is just tremendous. >> i worked on routes, scramble drill. every possible throw we'll ever make. with all of them. and just spent time together. still adding things together. so just feel each other. they see it coming out of my hand, i know when they're going to break, just to get a good feel for each other. >> the florida defense returns all 11 starters, while the gator offense has 7 back. florida put eight players in the all

roger goodell has already made a decision about reinstating plaxico. what's the news there? >> last wednesday they had their meeting. during that meeting and hearing, roger goodell made it clear to plaxico and his representatives that he was going to be sat down for a year. plaxico's intention was to manipulate the legal system, get through the year, have a trial next year and deal with it then and hope for maybe a half, four-game or eight-game suspension, but commissioner goodell made it clear yourself, going down for a year. because of that, that precipitated this guilty plea and the deal they made with the government. so that was a signal sent. he was really hoping to play some ball this year. >> all right, mort. as for the buccaneers, if there is a theme to training camp under new head coach raheem morris, what would that theme be? >> well, it's youth and energy for sure because raheem morris by one month is the youngest coach in the nfl with josh mcdaniels being the same age. raheem is a month younger. one player, one veteran player told me what raheem has done is broug

i want to say thank you to the commissioner goodell and i want to say thank you to tony, tony dungy. serving as my mentor, also being influential and helping redefine, you know, me as an individual and, you know, just giving me the proper advice and being there and having the open dialogue of me at all times. i want to say thank you to my agent, joe segel, who has been there through the ups and downs and through the hardest times of my life. judy smith, as well as, you know, other people who have contributed and my comeback. once again, i know everybody is thinking why philadelphia. first off, i think it's one of the flagship organizations, a great tradition, great staff, great organization. have a great team in place and i just want to be a part of that great tradition and give this team every opportunity to win a super bowl. this is a -- i'm considering this my first year. first year back, you know, not trying to come out and not trying -- just trying to fit in where i can. get acclimated and, you know, just do whatever i can to help this team succeed and reach the super bowl. with

commissioner roger goodell said he would consider vick for full re-instatement by week six. the eagles will hold a news conference this morning to announce the deal. >>> in baseball, nats on the road against the reds last night. cincinnati's jonny gomes hit three home runs and the reds shut out the nats 7-0. the nats have lost three in a row after winning eight straight. that's your sports minute. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. >> at 6:21, let's update your weather forecast. >> here's meteorologist tom kierein. he's in storm center 4. tom? >> 6:21 is the sunrise for today, though we don't quite see it because we have some clouds on the eastern horizon. right over washington it's mostly clear. there's a live picture from our city camera. 72 in washington near 70 in the nearby suburbs. rural areas down into the 60s. these are the latest visibilities in miles. zero visibility near harrisonburg so central shenandoah valley there's some dense fog there. elsewhere only some patchy fog around the region. and over the last six hours, had a few showers around the northern neck

>> he has put his foot down, roger goodell has on off-the-field problems and even the union and playersehind that and like that he's doing that because a lot of the other players don't want a couple of bad apples or bad situations to make it look like every nfl player is bad so goodell has put his foot down well. this was kind of expected from the stallworth camp to be out a year. they thought that would be the harshest. >> mike and mike as always, appreciate your time. i know you got to take some daals about all this. have a great weekend, you two. >> thanks, robin. >> you too. >> they're going to take calls. we'd love to hear from you. go to out shout-out board at abcnews.com. now, 7:35. >>> robin, we want to turn to disturbing news about girls and body image. experts say 65% of 11-year-old girls think they're fat. 11-year-olds. it's appalling but understandable i guess given the air-brushed photos that cover newsstands and billboards. singer kelly clarkson is the latest to provide a reality check and juju chang was looking into it. good morning. >> good morning, bill. well, with more

i want to say thank you to the commissioner goodell, i want to say thank you to tony -- tony dungy, who is serving as my mentor, also being influential in my walk and helping redefine me as an individual and just giving me the proper advice and being there and having open dialogue with me at all times. i want to say thank you to my agent joe siegal, who has been there through the ups and downs and through the hardest times of my life. judy smith as well as other people who have contributed in my comeback. once again, i know everybody is thinking why philadelphia, first off i think it's one of the flagship organizations, great tradition, great staff, great organization. it's a great place and i just want to be a part of a great tradition and give this team every opportunity to win a superbowl. this is -- i'm considering this my first year, my first year back. i'm not trying to come out and -- i'm just trying to fit where ever i can, get acclimated and just do whatever i can to help this team succeed and reach the superbowl. with that said, i know i probably left some people out who i nee

he talked about the support he's getting from tony dungy and how commissioner goodell is standing upor michael vick and how he was hoping for a good result for michael vick. so go read what andy said after that i'm happy with the quarterback situation, and maybe there was a hint there that this door was, in fact, open. >> and better late than never. we first heard about this story and eagles' interest from you, chris mortensen. all right, you spoke with tony dungy. what were his feelings on vick signing with the eagles? >> he really believes it's one of the best spots possible for him. and michael vick himself did because there were certain things they wanted in place, strong ownership, strong organization, strong leadership both in the front office and the head coach and an established quarterback because mike vick himself knows he's not ready to just jump into football. but it was really interesting to talk to tony this morning because there are two levels there. on one level with andy reid, he felt like andy feels that michael vick can help this team at some point later in a footb

now roger goodell has a similar division.> to baseball, david ortiz said he wanted to get a better understanding why he failed the test in 2003, so is the latest of the 104 suppose lid anonymous names leaked out. tomorrow he fully plans on addressing the matter before game three of the yankees-red sox series. >> david ortiz was already having a forgettable season when the news broke last thursday and despite homering that day his season has only gotten worse. he is batting under .200. here's what is coming up tomorrow in regards to david ortiz. we will show you his news conference live right here on "espnews." >> and coming up, the red sox, once again leaning on josh beckett. they need their ace more than anything. the yankees ♪ ♪ >> the sports world can change in the blink of an eye. these yankees or those red sox do not resemble the foes who met 2 months ago. welcome to espnews. i am bram weinstein. today 1 nba star is blaming the magic dust for a blown drug test. and padraig harrington wants everyone to remember the tour i

. >> nfl commissioner roger goodell said the cowboys did not have to raise their jumbo screen.e in the pregame warm-up hit it. second quarter, tony romo in a scoreless game scrambling. finding witten. romo 11-17 passing and good for 125. shaun hill your week-oner. arnaz battle reeling it in. jessica simpson's ex was going to get better after a loss. >> i'm always looking for satisfied. , so i don't think i think i have room to grow like a lot of guys in this room and i think you just keep getting better every day and thiis was just another opportunity today to improve and look at yourself and find out what i need to do differently and rectify that for the next time. >> the saints and raiders. one guy that is ready for prime time, drew brees. seems like he gets better each and every season. brees fires it to devery henderson. saints led 31-0 at the half. they win 45-7. >> if a 3-9 season wasn't bad enough, players from the 2008 and 2009 michigan football team told the detroit free press that the team routinely violated ncaa rules under coach rich rodriguez. the unidentified play

commissioner roger goodell lifted his suspension. can he take part in workouts and play in the final two proseen games. -- preseason games. here are what some fans in baltimore had to say about michael vick coming back to football. >> i was shocked when i saw that but they have to do what they have to do. i think it fits the eagles real well. >> [ indiscernible ] it really doesn't affect me too much being the size of the city and philadelphia, they don't have too many dogs running around. they have a leash law. i think he should fit in all right. >> i have no problem with t. he's served his time. i don't know if he still has gas in the tank. >> reporter: the commissioner said the latest michael vick would come back would be week seven. that would be when the philadelphia eagles play the washington redskins on monday night at fed ex field. but many people up in the press box here today believe the commissioner will reinstate him sooner. he could reinstate him by week one. most people here felt, brian, that vehicle would be reinstated

if anybody thinks roger goodell is piling it on, no. >> before the eagles signed vick, jesse jackson was out there telling the new york times that nfl owners may be colluding to keep him out of the league. that was not true should that have been reported as straight news story or should we in the press have said there goes jesse playing the race cardigan? >> again, i'm not a second chance kind of guy. when it involves the spoiled pampered athletes who have had their fans, family and followers excusing their contemptible behavior since they became an athletic prodigy at 13. this is another example of this. i would like reverend jackson and these others who have been preach being second chances, i would like to see them hold that standard to the next 29-year-old black man released from federal jail after serving two years who cannot run a 40-yard dash in 4.3 or sell a jersey. it's not going to happen. >> you mentioned rick pitino, he was before the television cameras this week expressing regret. the married coach acknowledged having sex with a woman in a restaurant six years ago and pa

tas commissioner roger goodell says the height of the $40 million screens at new cowboy stadium is okayn the possibility it will have to be adjusted for next season. currently if a punted ball ricochets off the monitor, the rule book calls for a replay of the kick. owner jerry jones is not worried. >> you can anticipate the ball hitting the board from time to time, and so when we get into te competition, i don't see it as ultimately an issue.owys. strategy-wise you basically directionally kick. that means you kick to one side of the field or the other.them b very seldom do you kick a ball long and down the middle. consequently that shouldn't be an issue because the board is down the middle. there's no reason why this can't be something to deal with very similar to the way you would deal with a wind in your face or the way you would deal with the elements, rain, sleet or snow. kickers deal with elements. they don't deal with a perfect situation. >>k it was real neat to realize all the hard work paid off. it was pretty neat. >> how did you celebrate and who did you call first? >> definite

that all depends on the commissioner roger goodell. tomorrow morning. i expect protesters to be there as well. >> thank you. >>> how are football fans reacting? does vick really deserve a second chance? we took that question to the streets. >> ithink it's fine. he was sentenced, went to swale, did his -- jail, did his time. that's how the stem works. now he's out and needs a job. >> everyone deserves a second chance. i heard bits and pieces of his speech. hopefully he means it. >> football fans on myfoxdc.com are a little more split. 32% think the eagles were right to sign vick. another 32% say no way and 34% say they just don't care. >>> another sports star in trouble again tonight. baltimore police say they'll give michael phelps a ticket for driving without a license and failure to establish a residency in maryland. the olympic gold medalist was involved in a minor accident last night but police say he was not at fault. phelps had an expired mitch began license with him -- michigan license with him. >>> two bus drivers have been fired. another got he

this week, roger goodell suspended donte' stallworth for an entire year.he message to the rest of the league was that time's have changed. but what's more important is whether stallworth does what he's pledged and spends the next 12 months educating people about drunk driving. not far from where that, a 16-year-old was driving drunk and killed one of her friends. she could have benefited that getting into a car drunk would ruin lives. if stallworth spends a year sending that message out, it will be much more significant than anything coming out of the commigger's office. >> the cubs fan who tossed a beer in the face of shane victorino actually had the guts to turn himself into the police. the fan originally escorted out of wrigley field had nothing to do with it. but his reaction to the fans near by that showed just how idiotic some sports fans have become. laugh and point at a guy who has a beer thrown in his eyes while trying to do his job. bartman is still reviled in chicago. sure, it may have cost a cubs at the first world series in a century, but it w

i must tell you that roger goodell i believe makes a mistake if he goes beyond the punishment that's already been meted out to enact even further penance for michael vick. >> at least at this point he has to sit out for six weeks of the season. can't get back until october and we have to see who will take him, too. carl jeffers, thanks so much. >>> let's go to a lot of hot air now. >> kind of sounds like mick in my ear. anyway, these ear splitting moments brought to you by a screaming contest in thailand. the grand prize was $882. one contestant in particular gave it his all. the guy did not win. he wasn't loud enough. you're watch msnbc sunday. nick, my producer, you know we love you. everyday acids can cause irreversible loss of enamel. new crest pro-health enamel shield protects against enamel loss by forming a micro-thin shield against acid attack. only crest pro-health toothpastes protect all these areas. new crest pro-health enamel shield. it can lift your mood, help rebuild muscle... and improve your concentration. tylenol pm works with your body to ease the aches and pains th

stalworth met with commissioner roger goodell in new york.r that i exercised poor judgment and caused irreparable harm to mario reyes, his family, the nfl, its owners, coaches, employees and to my fellow players. going forward i'm committed to conducting myself in a manner that more accurately reflects who i am, and meets the high standard expected of all nfl players. now stalworth went on to say i respect the commissioner's authority and trust his judgment. whatever he decides is the appropriate disciplineri i will accept knowing that i havect profoundly affected the nfl and its relationship with the fans of our game. i apologize for my poor judgment. i've jeopardized the honor and privilege i've been given to be an nfl player and to play for our fans. >> coming up, there are report that's wide receiver michael crabtree will sit out the 09 season if the cash isn't what he has in mind. undefeated professional boxer floyd "money" mayweather has the fastest hands boxing has ever seen. so i've come to this ring to see who's faster... on the inte

nfl commissioner roger goodell allowed him back in the league but made it clear it would be a gradual return. again, vick has reportedly signed with the philadelphia eagles according to espn and the associated press. >>> without les paul, we would not have rock 'n' roll as we know it. those words from one of the many tributes tonight from the man whose invention revolutionized music around the world, the solid body electric guitar. he died at the age of 94 after complications from knew moan yachlt today, we're privileged to have two of rock's greats us with. richy sambora and steve miller from the steve miller band. he is also les paul's god son. steve, let's start with you. he gave you your first guitar lesson at the age of 5. our condolences. i know how important he was to. what are your thoughts about les' passing? >> first, i would like to send my condolences to the les paul trio. it's an immense loss to lose les. he was a great inspiration. he was generous spirit and had a great sense of mischief. and he gave his -- himself really freely to all guitar players. it didn't matter wh

he's been a consultant to the nfl working directly with commissioner roger goodell.k about michael vick, there is no a in the middle of philadelphia. >> you said that pretty well off camera. although i know you lived. there we have questions about the eagle fans. >> philadelphia and water. water is worter. >> this is really a big win for michael vick financially. you know, gets a second chance as it has been said. >> well, let's remember that he spent 23 months in incarceration. he lost $40 million or so, don in, endorsements and contract salaries. on the other hand, what he did was heinous, unforgivable, premeditated. so he says he's paid his dues. he said five times in the press conference this is the country of second chances. and philadelphia may be a city of second chances. we'll see how well he plays. >> really it is, i think, you know, people -- philly is a tough town. but it's also very forgiving town. so you're right on about that. you know, i got to ask you, everyone is talking about michael vick. but what about the risk, financial risk, business risk for t

nfl commissioner roger goodell paved the way by granting a conditional reinstatement of the league. under that agreement vick is a howed to work out with the eagles. the commissioner has said he could be fully reinstated by week six of the nfl season. i believe in second chances. michael vick has paid his debt. more importantly, his new coach andy reid thinks so too. >> we give people an opportunity. as long as they've taken the right steps, they're given an opportunity. and that's what -- again, that's what makes this country such a great thing. and the national football league such a great thing. >> i want to know what you think. are you ready to give michael vick a second chance? "a" for yes, "b" for know to 622639. joining me, stephen a. smith, journalist and commentator. how big of a chance, how big of a risk, are the eagles taking on him, stephen? >> first of all, i personally don't think it's a big risk because he's already paid his debt to society. 18 months in a federal penitentiary. 23 months in prison. you're going to have animal rights activists outside of the stadium, e

. >> michael vick is back in the nfl, but the league and commissioner roger goodell won't let him play the first half of the preseason and probably the first six games of the regular season. the nfl may think vick still needs to be punished, but that won't stop the league from making money from his name. log on to nfl.com, and you can already buy vick's eagles jersey. that's why you can wear number 7 on sunday before vick can. but that's nothing compared with the nfl's involvement in creating the michael vick dog jersey. for $40, you can preorder custom-made jerseys for fido and spot with vick's name and number on the back. and there's no indication the money is going to help animals. you can order tom brady or terrell owens or any player. but didn't the nfl think they might want to draw the line? this simply says vick committed a terrible crime, is still being punished for it, but even though he can't wear the eagles green, he can still make green for the league. please join us again next sunday for another edition of "the sports reporters." we're on each sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. e