. >>> coming up, curtis granderson grabs the major league home run lead. a ray racks up the ks and the saints march against the raiders. plus a thrilling battle between california and japan in the little league world series. that's your early morning sports headlines straight ahead. >> and good morning, i'm jeff ranieri. as hurricane irene heads out of the northeast, what we're going to be tracking is some major heat in the central u.s. we'll have details coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, if you're just waking up, this is "early today." and in sports, it's a pretty sure sign you've done something right in your baseball career if you break a record set by mickey mantle. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> hi there, good morning. add another accomplishment to derek jeter's resume. in the first game of a doubleheader, the captain surpassed mickey mantle for the most games played in pinstripes. then in the nightcap his teammate curtis granderson took over the major league lead in home runs. tak

granderson gave the yankees a 3-2 lead. he has 38 this season. rest of the team must have learned go sg from granderson, bought cano and -- hit back to back to back jacks. the yairnkees had an -3 win. >>> the race in the american league west is red hot. rangers and angels go back and fort until the seventh inning. the go ahead rbi. texas wins 9-5, and now have a three-game lead in the west. >>> speaking of hot, you can get much hotter than the race david price striking out a franchise record 14 over second innings. rays shut out the blue jays. >>> reds and nationals. cincy down one in the ninth. alonzo ties it with a solo shot, and we're off to extra innings. >>> in the 14th joey knows how to hit home runs. he also knows how to empty. that's 5-4. >>> sticking with baseball, sort of. the oakland raiders are one of the last teams to play on a baseball field. jason campbell throws to third. derek hagen gloves it and gets the green light to come home. 37 yard home run. i mean, touchdown. unfortunately, not enough. saints pull away late to double up t

our contributor lz granderson says it's a big problem for the gop. he joins us next.earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation, because it offers a superior level of protection and because u.s.a.a.'s commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. u.s.a.a. we know what it means to serve. >>> congress' debt deal isn't a pig hit. tea party even though they played a big role in shaping it. a lot of people think they drove a role in driving out the lockout. lz granderson joins us. you write kick those free-loading tea partiers out. it's harsh. tell me why you're so harsh! >> i'm harsh because i think that the jig is up. they being the traditional gop boehner's group were happy to ride the tea party wave because they are seeing the tea party gains. now they see what it's like and in bed about with the devil. i think boehner is frustrated because he is a rational guy and he felt oblig

curtis granderson trying to steal second. granderson who tagged out simply took the bat away from teixeira and that was the ball game. they trail boston by 2 1/2 in the a.l. east. that's because the red sox beat the twins. and check it out. tied at 3 in the seventh. david ortiz, little roller down the first baseline. but the pitcher lost his footing and everybody was safe. dustin pedroia with the game winner. then the mariners visiting the rangers. bottom nine tied at 6. josh hamlin with a walkoff single. texas lead the angels by a game and a half in the a.l. west. cards and brewers. casey mcgee to right field. morgan scored the go ahead. milwaukee leads st. louis by four in the n.l. central. you know the phrase when you're on, you're on. he's dan uggla of the brave sass perfect example. he'll take him any way he can. then an rbi sing until the 11th. atlanta beat florida 4-3. that's an early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> the box star battle. plus you may have seen a lot of servicemen and women's emotio

that gave granderson the major league home run lead of 38. they beat baltimore, 8-3.e national league, 14th inning and cincinnati, the reds' joey votto hit a walks-off home run to the opposite field. it was the second home run of the game. cinci beat washington, 5-4. >>> finally a big win in the little league world series. well tl scores tied, bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth and final inning, nick prado of california hit a walk-off single to center field. it's the fifth win in the last six years for a u.s. little league team. >>> when we come back, an update on our top story, the aftermath of hurricane irene, and a storm that will never be forgotten. hurricane katrina hit new orleans and the gulf coast six years ago today. hurricane katrina hit new orleans and the gulf coast six years ago today. ties. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of

granderson had five rbis. yankees doing just fine without a-rod. 18-7.the red sox and indians at fenway. wakefield turns 45 years old this week looking for his 200th career win. jason kipna has homered in four consecutive games. bottom of the ninth, hook who does it again. jacoby ellsbury batting with two outs, last night he crushes to center field. that is your game winning walkoff home run for the second night in a row. the red sox win 4-3. one day after albert pujols was hit in hand, tony lar russa defriended the retaliation. >> it's a very dangerous pitch and we almost paid a hell of a price, so i don't want to hear about it. >> you understand the argument shts though. it looked intentional. >> it might have looked intentional, but if he ducks it, fine, then we stop doing it. but just look at the location and the potential danger of the two of them. just think about that for a second. down here, it's just a little sting. >> my opinion, i'm sure -- >> were you watching yesterday when a ball was thrown in on albert? >> did it hit him? >> who do you thi

how about curtis granderson. another grand slam. first time in major league history a team hit three grand slams in the same game. the yankees win it 22-9. most runs allowed by the a's since 1955. little league world series, the u.s. finals are now set. on the u.s. side, the california team having fun playing pennsylvania. back away and gone, 1-0. 6th inning, 2-0. ground ball for the force at second to end the game. california wins it, they will play montana saturday in the u.s. championship, mexico plays junanpan for the international championship. raiders sign terrell prior. four years, $2.7 million. he will be at practice tomorrow morning, the last one in napa. edwards, backup quarterback for the raiders, home town favorite, played at stanford, three years with the bills, last year with jacksonville. trying to get quality minutes. i asked him, what was his big, big moment in his young nfl career. >> biggest? young nfl career. um, i had a couple games, we actually beat the raiders my second year in buffalo at the end of the game,

in the meantime, lz granderson' latest piece on cnn.com is about ditching date night.ting, lerksz. make this connection to me. >> you say, times are hard and people are under stress and teenagers are busier than any other generation we have seen before. date night seems like a good idea. what i found in my experience as a busy parent, it made it boring because i knew i was getting it on every day this week because i wasn't chasing it and because i wasn't chasing it did became routine and boring and so i ditched date night. >> you're laying it out there! i don't know how to respond! let me ask you this then, okay? aside from your personal -- >> i made you blush? >> i am blushing, i'll be honest with you. okay. but seriously you would think that spending time with the person that loves you the most and being with your family and setting the moment, the day, is exactly what we need in a time where we feel so uneasy. i mean, what would be your advice to families in these tough times, though, that need that comfort when you're looking at your 401(k), can you tell you i'm tr

curtis granderson took advantage making his major league debut. a three-run shot in the first inning. not the way richards imaged his first major league start. yanks won it 9-3. boston lost. yankees now a game and a half back of the red sox in the al east. indians hosting the tigers and jiminez making his home debut, and it was a good one. jiminez going wide. he struck out six. eight innings of work. indians won it 10-3. they trail the tigers by two at the al central. >>> off to baltimore. the white sox needed ten to decide a winner. no worries, nolan came to the rescue with the walk-off two-run homer in the baht of the bottom of the tenth. orioles won it 6-4. >>> the streak continues. a base hit in 31 straight times. atlanta over florida 6-2. >>> to soccer is and the u.s. facing rival mexico in a friendly. u.s. coach making his debut for team usa. down 1-0. roger scored late to tie it 1-1. the americans had a chance to take the lead, but watch what happens. rogers pulled down by a player from mexico on the breakaway. a yellow card was issued. per

and then icing on the cake, curtis granderson wow, 21-8 at this point. yankees lead and 22-9 is your final. the giants play tonight, the team they're chasing in action and circling the bases here chris young with a 2-run shot. so far in the 8th inning it's holding up. the diamondbacks leading the nationals 2-1. they lead the giants by two in the west. 49ers getting ready to take on the texans this weekend. and coach jim harbaugh says he has his plans. the second stringers are going to get plenty of work in this game. alex smith will probably just play one series the rest will go to collin capernick. >> i would rather have collin ready and experienced football with the starters, against the starters, in the national football league setting before we have to. get him ready before they need to be ready. >> just a feeling but i think that guy is going to get the 49ers on the right track. might take him a couple of years but seems to have his act together. and ryan vogelsan on the mound for the giants. full highlights at 10:00. that's the sporting life for ri

home run in the ninth, blue jays jose bautista, 38th homer of the year, ties him with curtis grandersonor the most in the bigs. >>> phils and reds, shane victorino. >>> football michael vick fresh out of jail and a third string quarterback looking for playing time. he signed a six year $100 million deal with the philadelphia eagles $40 million guaranteed. jets and giants, mark sanchez split the defenders, found holmes in the end zone. jets have preseason bragging rights for the 17-3 win. >>> u.s. open, already two shots that have the buzz. mardy fish with the straight set win. if you don't know who sergei starkovski is, you do know. no look behind the back win that dropped for the cross-court winner, he lost the match but left the u.s. open with the shot of the furnish amount. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >> for another quick look at the weather wcau michelle grossman has another look at the weather. >> lots of people in the northeast struggling from the flooding that occurred from the weekend. this is the forecast, lots of sunshine from d.c. to boston, comfortable

jordan walton faked to third and caught curtis granderson at second. he took the bat away from teixeira. that was the ball game. yanks trail 6-4. the red sox beat the twins. check it out. tied at 3-3, in the second. david ortiz, a little roller down the baseline. but the pitcher lost his footing and everybody was safe. boston won it, 4-3. >>> there's the mariners visiting the rangers. bottom nine, tied at 6-6. josh hamlin slapped a walkoff single. they lead the angels by a game and a half. >>> now, to st. louis. cards and brewers needed ten to decide a winner. tied at 3-3, tracy mcgee to center field. milwaukee win 5-3. they lead st. louis by four in the n.l. central. you know the phrase, when you're on, you're on. dan uggla is a perfect example. he increased his hitting streak to 30, as he singled against the marlins. there's martin prado, who had a huge game. four for six and had an rbi single in the 11th. that's your first look at sports. >>> now, another quick look at the weather. here's bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. >> i'm gue

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the yankees curtis granderson is having an mvp-type season.ew york in home runs, but having to kick it into high gear against the twins, hits a wall banger into the gap and he's off to the races. gets the green light to come home. the throw to the plate, inside the park home run for his 35th of the year. yankees win 3-0. >>> football,f"iÑ plaxico ber e impressive in his debut. over the shoulder touchdown in his first game in nearly three years. they beat the bengals 27-7. it may only be preseason but that didn't stop the cowboys' philip tanner from giving it all. has his helmet ripped off, spins out of the tackle and runs into the end zone. that is old school football for you. unfortunately, today's game has new school rules. the play was over once tanner lost his lid. too bad for the cowboys, they could have used that touchdown, chargers win 20-7. >>> finally the angels tory hunter recently took his good friend, the orioles adam jones to dinner and gave him some tips on playing in the outfield. yesterday that advice came back to haunt him. tr

cano, martin, and granderson all hit grand slams. first time a team has ever hit three grand slams in a game. the yanks won big. real big. 22-9. after struggling all season in texas, the red sox have finally turned a corner, and adrian gonzalez is the reason why. hit two home runs against the rangers, he's now hit five in the last three games. boston won it 6-0. quick baseball note. a week after hitting home run number 600, jim thome going back to where it all began. the twins traded him to the cleveland indians. expected in the line-up against the royals. >>> i think you'll like this. mike vick called his number from eight yards out. or maybe you'll draft cam newton. he played well in the preseason. didn't throw a touchdown, but he did bowl over a defender on his way to the end zone. they lost 24-13. if are you in the market for a defensive player, you can't go wrong with the redskins deangelo hall. picked off joe flacco, should have been tackled a couple of times. he stayed on his feet and scampered 52 yards for a touchdown. ravens

robinson cano, russell martin and curtis granderson all hit grand slams. first time a team has ever hit three grand slams in a game. the yanks won big. real big. 22-9. after struggling all season in texas, the red sox have finally turned a corner, and adrian gonzalez a big reason why. hit two home runs against the rangers. he has now hit five in the last three games. boston won it 6-0. quick baseball note. a week after hitting home run number 600, jim thome going back to where it all began. the twins traded him to the cleveland indians. expected in the line-up against the royals. football, you're thinking about drafting michael vick for your fantasy team? if so, i think you'll like this. mike vick called his number from eight yards out. eagles beat the browns. or maybe you'll draft cam newton. he played well in the preseason. didn't throw a touchdown against the bengals but he did roll over a defender on his way to the end zone. if are you in the market for a defensive player, you can't go wrong with the redskins deangelo hall. picked off joe flacco. shoul

that ties him with the yank's curtis granderson with the most in the bigs. toronto beat tampa 7-3. >>> phils and reds. cole hamill returned from the dl, and he looked pretty good. strikeout seven over six innings of work. shane had a go ahead home neither eighth. phil did not lose back to back games since may. they won it 3-2. >>> football, 18 months ago, michael vick, fresh out of jail, and a second string quarterback looking for playing time. the six-year, $100 million deal, and $40 million guaranteed. in battle for new york, jets and giants, mark sanchez, split the defenders, found santonio holmes in the back field. jets took the lead. they had preseason bragging rights with a 17-3 win. >>> finally, u.s. open got underway yesterday. there are already two shots that had the tournament abuzz. american mardy fish with the widow maker. wee get the point and advance to a straight set win. >>> if you don't know who sergei sorkovski is, you do now. he had a similar shot, no-look behind-the-back return, that dropped for the cross-court winner. he ended up losing

big apple funds well their prayers were answered with what would become a historic outing curtis granderson piling on for a twenty one h. lead with a record third in the twenty two nine was the spirit. driving sensation danica patrick is set to increase her exposure in the racing world that twenty nine year old moving full time from the indy car series to no car patrick house race part time in the lower tier nascar series since two thousand and ten she became the first female to finish in the top five coming in fourth at the psalms ton three hundred in march now the american is aiming for a full season schedule next year with the long term plan is to race in the top level sprint cup by twenty thirty with the wisconsin native already in the history books after taking the indy on three hundred. eight some becoming the first female to win a race and this year recess well. finally to tennis with a draw it's been annoyance for the final grand slam of the year the u.s. open third seed maria sharapova is in line for a quarter final place for petrik of each of and what will be reprising of the wimb

in 28th, granderson, another grand slam. yankees hit three grand slams in a game, first time that's ever happened in history. 22-9 is your final. and espn is reporting the 49ers will meet with frank gore and his agent drew rosenhaus on monday to hammer out a contract extension. 22 runs for the yankees in a game that's more than the giants scored in a week. >> thanks for sharing that bad news for us. thank you. >>> final check of the forecast. >>> warming up. we see the temperatures climbing, mid and upper ninths to kick off the weekend and cooling down early next week. >> and want to remind everybody that jeff ranieri is headed to the east coast to cover hurricane irene for us. gaseou. yintt hamo.rrtoow a>> jay leno is next. bye. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show tonight, jay welcomes -- from "cash cab," comedian

they get curtis granderson in a rundown. that was the final out of the game. 6-4, was the final. new york trails boston by 2 1/2 games in the a.l. east. chad ochocinco, still adjusting to his new team and his new city, while he looks for a place to live. he has a plan to get to know the area. >> i'm going to do something different. i'm going to stay with a fan the first two, three weeks of the season. that should be fun, until i get myself acclimated, learn myself around and actually just find a place. not sure how many boston fans i have. i'll pick somebody. not sure how it will work. they have to have internet. they have to have x-box. and that's about it. >> are you serious? >> have i ever lied to you before? >> chad ochocinco going to move in with a new england patriots fan that he chooses at random, as long as they have x-box. >>> coming up on "morning joe," the riots quiet a bit in london last night. but the violence continues to spread in great britain. what's behind it? >>> and when we come back here, we'll huddle up around the water cooler to watch a rant for the ages.gi

and the bronx bombers found their feet up and enjoy a historic outing which would for old curtis granderson making its way into one eight grand slam in a twenty two two nine to final scoldings. now the floodings world championships start tomorrow in south korea featuring a first ever amputee participant in the neighborhood body event also of the story a school of five to race in the four hundred meters and the four by four hundred meter relay and the big boss meanwhile sounds the blade runner as participation in the twenties well of london olympics is up to his local governing bodies. the deceiver with vis a vis if you're going to be allowed to have invented all of. this that we said if you could of energy ability like international television. and they've got to create the fever for the for. the interest of the center for the foundation for the south pole to pole of the national review committee. staying with the flood x. one of the main attractions of the upcoming championships in the spring to your same ball sounds he hasn't gained perfect fitness for the tournaments that's why the five

bronx bombers fans because down with their feet up and enjoying historic outing which with curtis granderson making it twenty one eight with a grand slam in the twenty two there tonight in the final score there. finally the n.f.l. preseason action saw the ravens herald the defense gave up over thirty points but both of us still managed to see all of their neighbors washington hosts a benefit seen from solid quarterback play while the redskins continued to remain undecided on their starting signal caller raven schoolbag joe flock will likely sing new signing the events here to make it fourteen. buffalo bills star doing what he's best known for running straight had and making the catch. and john back up battling it out for the redskins starting quarterback job back stating his claim with a pass to terrence alston and in washington a twenty eight twenty one lead there la cruz ruki backup tyra taylor of them connected with brown than jones with twenty two seconds left in the pool player by the officials in that single or even a very tight place you poor to see one. and now in goals harrison fras

the yankees curtis granderson took advantage of an an angels pitcher making his debut.t a three-run shot on the first inning. not the way richards imagined his first big league start. the yankees now a game and a half back of the red sox in the a.l. least. >>> indians hosting the tigers, jiminez making his debut, struck out six in eight innings of work. indians won it 10-3, trail the tigers by two in the a.l. central. off to baltimore, orioles and white sox needed ten to decide a winner. baltimore blew a lead, but a two-rtw two. tying him for the longest hitting streak in braves history. atlanta over florida, 6-2. to soccer and the u.s. facing rival mexico a friendly. new head coach, jurgen cleanseman, making his debut. the americans had a chance to take the lead, but watch what happeners, rodgers pulled down by a player. tough break for the u.s. the game ends in a 1-1 tie. back to baseball. wild finish in the rays-royals game. tamp bay sam full ripped a shot deep and off the wall. scored the tying run. full was motoring his way to third. the ball bounced past the third

russell martin. 8th inning curtis granderson joining the club. yankees become the first team to every hit three grand slams in the same game. they pound the as 22-9. >> oh, my. >> being reported the 49ers will sit down with frank orr and his agent on monday to discuss the new. contract. orr is frustrated how the florida process has been after ending his holdout. you know, this guy came into the league with two banged up knees. he wants big money. >> if you leave us, you'll miss us. just saying. state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm.

. >> 1-2 to granderson. drilled to deep right center. that ball is high. it is far. it is gone.rand slam. he hits a grand slam. >> thank you sammy davis jr. the yankees become the first team in major league history to hit three grand slams in one game. they pound the a's 22-9. >> >> that old friend, the giants was henry sosa who they traded to houston this year, only the giants who sosa had for dinner. astros up 2-1. another player there acquired at the deadline. hits a solo home run. remember, houston's 41 games under .500. these are the games you are supposed to win. tieing run at the plate. pablo chases the pitch. grounds into the double play. the astros beat the giants 3-1. henry sosa. the old friend got his first career win. diamondbacks starter, wade miley picked up his first career victory. fellow rookie, this guy is something. there he goes. two-run shot. look at that thing go. his fifth homer this month. arizona wins 8-1. here you go. giants are three back in the west and we stop showing the wild card standing because they are 9 1/2 back of the braves. win the west and

this is why the yankees are the yankees, look at curtis granderson, chucking that ball down. moving to kinoau, to nunez, perfect all the way around. weeks is out. nick swisher, former a's, second in a row, that broke a 1- 1 tie. cc working it. >> all right thank you mark. >> our coverage continues on line, right now on facebook, ktvu viewers tell us what they think about steve jobs suddenly stepping down as the ceo from apple today. you can join the conversation, visit our facebook page, tell us what you think

us sold as the saying may be a hot dog to enjoy the historic outing which would on furl curtis granderson making a twenty one eight swiss third grand slam in the twenty two nine would finish. they had let its world championships start on saturday inside korea that will feature a first ever m.p.t. participant in an able bodied event oscar pistorius qualifying to race in the four hundred meter four by four hundred meter relay disciplines for south africa jacques rogge is though stating bladerunner participation in next year's olympic games is far from guaranteed. we. know that it is. the people who are. moving to the center for the person who is going to. be coming. with the final brown slam of the tennis season just around the corner of the u.s. open players are busy warming up on the american hard courts including in connecticut where three time defending champion caroline wozniacki has made it to the new haven open semifinals a further step in the russian unless the see a public chunk of a could manage its heated public chunk of a how to write all tussle with chinese alina you will have

them enjoy the historic icing which would on for all granderson missing a twenty one eight with a third from islam in the twenty two mind i'm not sick finals. with a final grand slam of the tennis season just around the corner of the u.s. open players are busy warming up on the american hard courts including in connecticut where three time defending champion caroline wozniacki has made it to the new haven open semifinals a further step in the russian unless the c.f. public could much exceeded. rattle castle which an easily not you'll know how to concede in three sets scoring dying in the first set six for the twenty year old then the second six three two are written break now within dictate the pace of the game in the decisive said taking it sixty petra chikarovski outweight in the last four. the wild world of war and crime wasn't happy face the american christian mikhail who was playing second quarter final on the top two or seven five six three in the score meaning the danish time to see no i mean sprint just despicable me in the seventies aiming for a fourth new haven title you know.

bombers fans the band put their feet up and enjoy the story counting which with unfertile curtis granderson making its ranks he won eights with a third grass them in the eight to twenty two to mind the final score and this was a look. at. staying in america the n.f.l. preseason action saw the ravens heralded the fans gave up over thirty points both must still manage to see their neighbors washington benefiting from solid quarterback play while the redskins continue to remain undecided on their starting signal corps ravens quarterback joe flacco looking to signing the evens here to make it all before. the buffalo bills star doing what he's best known for running straight ahead and making the catch. and john back are battling it out for the redskins starting quarterback job back stating his way with a pass to terrence alston handing ocean a twenty eight six one c. one lead blocker ruki backup tyrone taylor then connected with brandon jones with twenty two seconds left in the game to play by the officials nets in the ravens a tight place for the trade. in goals harrison fraser has plenty to lo

. >>> last night in new york, the yankees robinson cannoe and r granderson, they pounded them 32-9. >>> a three-run shot in the first inning and solo blast in the seventh off chicago pitching, the braves beat the cubs 8-3. >>> the u.s. championship game is set at the world little league series. california held on for a 2-0 win, set to play montana tomorrow. the winner advances to the world series finals scheduled for sunday. >>> when we return an update on our top story, evacuations are under way as hurricane irene heads straight for the east coast, with millions in danger from its battering winds and rain. excuse me? my grandfather was born in this village. [ automated voice speaks foreign language ] [ male announcer ] in here, everyone speaks the same language. ♪ in here, forklifts drive themselves. no, he doesn't have it. yeah, we'll look on that. [ male announcer ] in here, friends leave you messages written in the air. that's it right there. [ male announcer ] it's the at&t network. and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. [ female announcer ] we all want cleaner

pounds with them put their feet up and enjoy the story counting which were dumped pearl curtis granderson making its way he won eight grand slams into the a twenty two to nine the final score is one. chance a stateside the n.f.l. preseason action so the ravens heralded the fans over thirty points but baltimore still managed to see all their neighbors watching them that has benefiting from solid quarterback play while the redskins continue to remain undecided on this stance and signal caller ravens quarterback joe flacco looking to new signing me is here to make it cool to feel the pull of the buffalo bills start doing what he's best known for running straight and have them making the catch rex grossman and john back up battling it out for the redskin starting quarterback job meanwhile back stating he's playing with a pass to torrance terrence alston handing washington a twenty eight twenty one lead their lockers rookie backup clara taylor then connected with brandon jones worked. it is like a slap on the clock to the players by the officials they'll netting the ravens like that for thirty

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curtis granderson drove in five runs as the yanks route the white sox, 18-7. york now winners of six straight. >>> the brewers casey mcgehee was the king of the long ball against the cards. jacked three hoekers. only the 11th player in brewer history to hit three homers in one game. milwaukee trounces st. louis, 10-5. >>> former football great bubba smith died. considered one of the best defensive linemen ever he helped the baltimore colts win the super bowl in 1971. you may remember him from the "police academy" movies. his death is not known or considered suspicious. he was 66 years old. >>> when we come back another look at the top stories and hear from a woman who says notorious skyjacker d.b. cooper was her uncle. says notorious skyjacker d.b. cooper was her uncle. hrough the night. prevacid®24hr prevents the acid that causes frequent heartburn, all day, all night. prevacid®24hr prevents the acid that causes frequent heartburn, lights, camera, activia it's the best job in the world. to be there for them, you've gotta feel your best. that's why i love eati

elsie granderson, a cnn.com columnist and steve perry an education contributor. the latest act scores show only one in four high school graduates is ready for college. the test used for college admissions shows only 66% of the 2011 class met the benchmark for english. 45% for math. 30% for science. so steve, do these figures accurately reflect student preparedness? >> it absolutely does reflect how prepared students are because if it were the a.c.t. in and of itself we may be able to write it off. at least one third, one third of children going into college are taking remedial classes. in addition to that, we can look at the state standardized examinations in addition to some of the internationally normalized standardized examinations and what we're finding is that american students are simply not prepared for college. >> elsie, as students prepare to go back to school, many teachers are not, brutal budgeting season this summer has left most of america in pretty education dire straits. at least 34 states and district of columbia cutting aid from k to 12 schools,

granderson gets caught down in a rundown and the angels win it, 6-4. don't forget, for all your highlights check out the highlight express on espn news. >>> well, new satellite imagery from nasa shows the effects of the japanese tsunami were felt 8,000 miles away in antarctica. >> that's right. watch as the massive wave caused huge icebergs to break off and float into the sea even though the swells were only a foot high by the time they reached antarctica. the consistency was enough to break off ice chunks the size of manhattan. >> the strength of mother nature. wow. incredible. >> impressive pictures. >>> coming up next is the u.s. ready to take a hard line against another leader in the middle east. >>> and mother nature in action. the latest eruption of an american volcano. for a while now, you've been taking an antidepressant. but your cloud of depression is still with you. maybe it's time to ask your doctor about adding seroquel xr to your antidepressant to treat your depression. roquel xr is a once-daily, extended-release tablet, which means medic

curtis granderson another grand slam. 31-8 at that point.having fun, look at long time all star jorge posada at second base. he gets the final grounder of the game. over to nick swisher. when you're a yankee and you're scoring 32 runs you're having fun. 22-9 is the final. at least they were interesting to watch though. as he promised, pryor was quick to get his contract done with the raiders. no dillydallying with his signing. reports indicate it is a four year deal. oakland wanted to convert him to a wide receiver. pryor says he's a quarterback. he can practice with the team starting tomorrow. because of his well documented troubles at ohio state he cannot play even if the raiders wanted him to until the sixth game of the regular season. and that is the sporting life for a thursday night. back to you gasia, frank. >> thank you, mark. ktvu morning news begins at 4:30 tomorrow. they'll be monitoring the bay area's overnight news developments. >> and our coverage continues all the time at ktvu.com. also with ktvu's mobile app. thanks so much f

bronx bomber was a lead in the 8th and curtis granderson makes history. first time in major league history that happened. 22-9, the final, most run as loued by a's moving to oakland in 1968. giants playing astros tonight. jim harbaugh likes to do it his way. it's kind of a dress rehearsal z the new 49ers head coach says he'll play starting quarterback alex smith just sparingly on saturday. and maybe bring him back for two minute drill and he wants to see what collin can do getting reps in the right situation. >> i'd rather interest v.collin ready, and experienced football with the starters, against starters and national football league setting before we have to. >> supplemental draft pick terrell pryors expected to sign tonight and arrives just as raiders about to end training camp. in napa. their final practice is tomorrow morning. and pryor can play in preseason but then has to sit out a five-game suspension. just a day before she'll greet the press for this weekend's indy grand prix, danica patrick is making it official, she'll move to nascar next year

curtis granderson another grand slam. 31-8 at that point.aving fun, look at long time all star jorge posada at second base. he gets the final grounder of the game. over to nick swisher. when you're a yankee and you're scoring 32 runs you're having fun. 22-9 is the final. at least they were interesting to watch though. as he promised, pryor was quick to get his contract done with the raiders. no dillydallying with his signing. reports indicate it is a four year deal. oakland wanted to convert him to a wide receiver. pryor says he's a quarterback. he can practice with the team starting tomorrow. because of his well documented troubles at ohio state he cannot play even if the raiders wanted him to until the sixth game of the regular season. and that is the sporting life for a thursday night. back to you gasia, frank. >> thank you, mark. ktvu morning news begins at 4:30 tomorrow. they'll be monitoring the bay area's overnight news developments. >> and our coverage continues all the time at ktvu.com. also with ktvu's mobile app. thanks so much fo

how about a third grand slam by curtis granderson? yes, three in one game. that's an mlb record. just tuesday said he would play the starters the first half of saturday's game against the texans. it's usually treated as a dress rehearsal for the regular season. so it's not an unusual strategy. mindy joins us from santa clara. >> he entered the week with two strategies. he switched to the second. now getting the second and third stringers in on the game as early as possible against the texans. >> the reason for that is there's guys fighting for their life, their football life. want them to have the ability to play in the game. also see them against other starters. see them against texas starters. we'll make evaluations based at that in the ball game. we've done that in practice this week. >> for me it means an opportunity to go out and take advantage of the game. it's going to be big for a lot of guys. >> i love the opportunity. you either want to put on for these coaches or put on for the entire league. >> quarterback alex smith will start the game. the rookie could come in as ea

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. >>> lz granderson in his latest op-ed saying jon huntsman needs to restart his campaign and run itperot. that is next. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement, if your car is totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. liberty mutual auto insurance. [ doorbell rings ] hello there. i'm here to pick up helen. ah. mom? he's here. nice wheels. oh, thanks. keeps me young. hello there, handsome. your dinner's in the microwave, dear. ♪ where do you want to go? just drive. [ engine revs, tires screech ] mom? ♪ >>> when lz granderson looked at the current field of republican candidates he says he feels trapped. as a matter of fact if he had to go to the ballot box tomorrow he would be forced to ma make a decision. a decision he says which is deciding which limb to cut off. there is one candidate he says he wants to hear more from, jon huntsman. lz in your editorial you say he should reboot his campaign and become an independent. why? >> because when last i checked, i think the gallup polls, he was behind lady gaga among republican favorites

curtis granderson picked off, first base. he was running on the pitch.final. the angels win. the red sox won as well. so the yankees now 2 1/2 games back. >> why don't we ever show red sox highlights on the show? >> we show them relentlessly. no, he's not on the red sox, he's on the patriots. similar region of the country. >> i like how mika's old school, chad johnson. >> well, that's his name. and he's got his own way of doing things. >> check this out. this is chad ochocinco. >> no, chad johnson. >> he's still adjusting to his new team and city and looking for a place to live. >> we all are. >> where's he going to live? >> probably, what, the ritz? >> i'm going to do something different. i'm actually going to stay with a fan probably the first two, three weeks of the season. so that should be fun until i get myself acclimated, i learn my way around. i'm not sure how many boston fans i have, but i'll just pick somebody. i'm not sure how that's going to work. they have to have internet. they have to have xbox. and that's about it. have i ever lied to you

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curtis granderson, stop the madness, third grand slam of the day.o hit three grand slams in a single game and beat oakland. they wouldn't stop beating up on them, 22-8. that was yankee's stadium. you been there? >> the old yankee's stadium. not the new one. >> you enjoyed it? >> i did. not as a child. >> okay. the real team was playing texas last night. >> oh. >> the little engine that could, the boston red sox. gonzalez. solo home run first inning. off alexi. does it again. a two-run homer. gonzalez got three home runs. they could have beat them 22-8, they decided not to. you are watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a living, breathing intelligence that's helping people rethink how they live. ♪ in here, video games are not confined to screens. ♪ excuse me, hi. my grandfather lived in this village. [ woman speaking italian ] [ male announcer ] in here, everyone speaks the same language. ♪ in here, cars call mechanics before you do. ♪ [ radio chatter, siren wails ] pass me to the patient, please. [ m

>> russell martin and granderson caps it off with a football like score as you mentioned, ali. >> oaklande but the yankees had a football type score. you mentioned the distinguished eye. what determines whether that eye stays together or not? that could be the good news carol is looking for that this thing falls apart. >> we don't think that will happen. it will diminish in intensity when it crosses north don't recall but that part of north carolina doesn't have a lot of mountains and it has a lot of water. what will weaken is as it heads through cooler waters. it ma a small eye right now but doesn't mean it's not strong and large storm. we can have a category 3 or 4 storm without an eye you e on the satellite picture and why it's important we fly the hurricane hunter aircraft in there and the computer models the past few years they are pretty good. >>> espn sparking serious controversy this morning for posting a picture of nfl superstar michael vick as a white man. they did it for an article questioning the impact of race on a quarterback's public perception. we will show you the picture