j.j. hardy contributing right there. his 11th of the season that's 4- 0 orioles and boy it got tight in the end. tight in the end as james johnson came in and birds lost in the tenth. >>> cincinnati, brewers-reds. miguel caro when is the last time he played leapfrog on the diamond. top 10, chapman upstairs making cody ramson hit and miss. reds beat the brew crew 2-1. >>> meantime from coopers town, new york, several inductions today. the ray ron santo. he passed away from bladder cancer two years ago. there's hissed widow vicki also enshrined barry lock. >> i'm going to tell you what, this is unstinking believable. unbelievable. >> unstinking believable. somebody said that as you will see. i'm talking a disastrous shot for tiger woods. ends up on his knees, and tiger literally limps through this final round. on number 18th. erny ells, birdie put. puts him at 7-under. also at number 18, adam scott. talking about unbelievably stinking. a par that would have placed the play off with ells. but then it's one shot behind this

. >>> the orioles in cleveland, second batter j.j. hardy and he goes yard with a man on off josh tomlin, a quick 2-0 lead for the orioles, his 14th zinger this season. next time up hardy has another hit right back up the middle, but look at the reflexes in tomlin, nice snag. he's got good hands. the orioles up 4-3 in the 9th, two men on and jim johnson gets cabrera swinging. the orioles hold on for the sweep of the three-game series on the road. >>> it's time for a quick break, but coming up it's a great meltdown at the british open for the third round leader adam scott, but it did open the door for a surprise winner. stay with us.  >>> welcome back to the washington area nissan dealers sports xtra. >>> the name ernie els was not heard at the british open until today. he was six shots off heading into the final round. adam scott had a pretty comfy four-shot advantage and would have to really self-destruct for els to even have a chance, but that's exactly what happened. we begin with tiger woods. his third shot is out of th

j.j. hardy -- he went yard, 2-0 orioles. here is briton. it is very good. striking out cabrera.nature pitch of the day -- called strike three. six shutout innings. orioles in control. on the release, up the middle -- and he flies. sticks the landing. all going well for the orioles. little did we know how important this would be. orioles take a 4-0 lead. three runs by the tribe. johnson gets cabrera -- the birds are rolling. baseball hall of fame added barry larkin and ron santo, with the ultimate tribute. santo passed away in december 2010. his late wife described today as a celebreation. larkin thanked everyone for helping him get to cooperstown. he played his whole career with one team. penn state replaced the statue outside beaver stadium, to remove a "devisive force." the ncaa president got permission from the board of directors to apply sanctions without a hearing, and announces them at 9:00 am monday. there will be a bowl ban and severe scholarship reductions. adam scott made 10 in a row at the open championship. a four-shot lead -- and he took a run. warming up with the p

weaver gets j.j. hardy fishing. hardy is frustrated. right now in the fourth inning, the angels' lead 1-0. nick markakis played his first rehab game tonight for aa bowie. this was his first rehab game since wrist surgery june 1. fenway park, day two of the day/night doubleheader. yankees-red sox. texeria, the deepest part of the ballpark. bottom of the second, the yankee showing off their defense. look at the catch by andruw jones. that is a great catch. upt in the sixth. sox add 4 more in the seventh. boston wins, 9-5, splitting the double header. the brewers taking on the astros. greinke on the mound. in the first, the runner is called safe. greinke spike the ball in disgust, he is ejected from the game. the orioles did not get to see much. the astros beat the brewers, 6- 3. the nationals are on fire, today facing the rockies. ian desmond, all store shortstop, 16th homer of the season. gonzalez pitching for the nationals, striking out carlos gonzalez. the nationals get more the sixth. zimmerman, rbi single. the nationals have the best

j.j. hardy breaks out of ah funk. zach britton did just fine. third, bottom six, he gets strike three. six shutout innings for britton. boston seven, he comes in for relief. -- bottom seven, he comes in for relief. top eight, wilson is facing a former oriole. for-0 orioles. jim johnson gets him to end the game. for-3 is the final period -- 4-3 is the final. . >> you put a lot of pressure on yourself. i wanted to pitch the way i knew i could pitch. i knew you could put together another call to start. i had to focus on that. making good pitches. >> the orioles find themselves back in the playoffs. trying to avoid the sweep in oakland -- that should have helped. seth smith -- see you. he did not get it done. 400-foot shot. first time in 40 years that they face the yankees at home. the yankees remain comfortably in front, with a double-digit lead. baltimore has a 2.5 game lead on a tampa. the wild card -- the angels have a half-game lead for the first wild-card. the orioles and athletics have the second. the trade deadline is a week away. tiger week

j.j. hardy unloads. it's fair and it's gone. his 13th homer of the season, ties up at 6. still in the 13th inning,, 2 outs. taylor activated today. this is only his second at bat of the season. can use a clutch? -- can you say clutch? the birds win. the news was not all good. the pitcher could undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. he aggravated the injury during last night's game. if he decides to have the surgery, he may not return until september. in the newscast, the orioles on bailing the statue of jim palmer before today's game. this is the third of the orioles a legend. he played his 19 year career with the orioles. the greatest pitcher and the team's history. >> of course, it is emotional. it is the orioles. the hall of fame, do not get me wrong, it is one of the greatest honors you can have as a player. less than 300 people. this is the orioles. it is the only uniform arei wore. it is very special. >> the summer olympics are less than two weeks away. michael phelps has got to be the most compelling story. already with 14 gold medals, michael is expected

boston.orioles in minnesota... j.j. hardy in a big slump... only 2 hits in his last 40 at bats....es that in the first... sneaks it over francisco liriano's glove... and into center... base hit.. hardy not on first for long... adam jones sending him all the way home and then some... jones' 22nd homerun in the second deck... 2-0 o's..tommy hunter helping himself in the 3rd... flashing the leather with two on... snatches ben reveres' ball... and starts the 1-6-3 double play to end the inning.liriano has an e-r-a over 4... not showing it... strikeouts the 8th oriole... tayor teagarden swinging..well if you're going to give up long ball... best to do it solo... josh for a ride... way back into pen... his 23rd of the season.. splitting the difference... score sticks... 2-1 o's... hunter went 7- and-a-third. toronto in the bronx with the yankees.new york getting up early...bottom of 1... up 1... mark teixeria... jack to left center... nick swisher on... 3-0 yankees..in the 3rd... teixeria popping up in foul territory... brett lorie trying to make a highlight reel... leaps... and lays out

bottom 13 after j.j. hardy hit a home run tied at 6th. taylor tea garden.it's a tea garden party. his first career walkoff home run and the triple pie in the face. nice job for taylor. great day all around for o's fans, before the game, cal rich kin, eddie murray and brooks robinson on hand. great to see brooks at the ballpark again. they unveil the jim palmer statue with the high leg kick, joining frank robinson and early weaver at their garden of greats. summer league and it was only one game. the wizards had to like bradley beals debut yesterday. a game high 22. the wiz back at it against the rockets, and beihl back at it as well. the old slip and fall. beihl flying in to finish on the other end. -3 gators showing off the hops. thomas sataransky does one better. right down the middle of the lane. worthy of another look, cox at bat with the left hand. the wizards will play again tomorrow against the grizzlies at 6:00. meanwhi meanwhile, kevin durant back in his hometown. they'll play monday night at verizon center, doesn't matter what court they're on, wh

j.j. hardy, dynamite! ties the game at 6-6. that homerun broke an 0-for-28 slump. dramatics here.e of batters later, taylor teagarden, activated from the d.l. right before the game, he says exit stage right, folks. 2-run shot walkoff. orioles win in dramatic fashion 8-6. >> my mindset today was just try to get used to the ball park, get in the clubhouse, getting to see anyone. i really had no intentions of playing today, but it got tight there at the end and i was pretty amped up. my first big league at-bat in a while. >>> dream team set the standard for usa hoops, of course, 20 years ago. this edition trying to live up to that standard this year. we're about to find out if they can live up to. kobe, lebron and durant, among others. the team is here in dc this weekend, tuning up for london. practices through the weekend, then exhibition on monday at the verizon center against bra si. the world is watching, though. watching these guys to see if nba superstars can coexist. that's the pressure of playing for the usa, and they know it. >> every competition that we enter, we want to wi

bottom air, gets j.j. hardy. verlander, eight strikeouts and eight shutouts innings.he tigers win 4-0. chris tillman pitches tomorrow in minnesota. and duane de rosario on the road in houston. 19th minute after a red card, the dynamo's beats joe willis in the penalty kicks. houston takes a 1-0 lead. then in the 37th minute, dynamo will go on the attack again. this time will bruin beating willis. dynamo wins 4-0. united in second place in the east. >>> coming up on sports final, ozzy guillen was not happy. hear what he had to say and we only had to beep out two words. plus, kobe bryant said this year's olympic team could beat the dream team. and his teammates had his back today. plus, bradley beal grew up in a house of four older brothers but he said his mom was the one who taught him how to shoot. dan hellie sits down with the wizards' top pick all coming up on sports final. >> mom is a strong influence in that household. see you in a bit. >>> well, a curfew is a curfew. bruce springsteen and paul . >>> the british military could be drafting more troops to help with s

j.j. hardy comes in to score. jim thome is sent home. that isn't a good idea. he's gone.p 9-8. top of the ninth, tied at 9, bases load ed for jemile weeks, that brings in a runner. a's take the one-run lead. they'd add four more. they won this game 14-9. my goodness. >>> second day of practice out at 'skins training camp, the team has claimed wide receiver desmond briscoe off waivers. he scored six touchdowns last season. speaking of touchdowns, some players have been throwing balls to fans after they make big grabs. sounds good, there are some hazards to their generosity. check this out. >> i'm going to cost each guy that did it. he did it three times, cost him $2,000 a ball. then the last one, cost him $2,000. more importantly, we only have six balls left, so we're going to run out of footballs here. hey, i like these guys being enthusiastic. they are excited to see the fans out there and want to give them a souvenir, so it's great. >> you think they don't know what they are doing? they don't want to practice anymore. throw all the balls away and go home. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male a

a nice play from j.j. hardy. robert n. d. a bullet later in the game which led to a big inning -- robert andino dropped a billick later in the game. the orioles lost to tampa. jim palmer is about to put some of his memorabilia up for auction. his stepson has autism so he is putting up is three cy young awards and is gold gloves for auctions to pay some of his medical bills. he hopes to raise up to $250,000. this is in in the world series against the pirates. that is him as an 18-year-old with sandy koufax. good luck to jim palmer and his wife susan. the quarter final set for wimbledon today. the woman's number-one seed lost yesterday. match point right here on her second serve. she eliminates sharapova. jim palmer remarried. >> classic video. jim palmer corrupt in scotts dale. that is just amazing. >> he is 19. >> 6:28. >> utility workers from all over the country and canada are in maryland to help restore power to the area. we're live at the staging area for these crews. we have the details in a live report. >> millions of a

j.j. hardy pads the lead with a base hit. nick markakis to score.m gets the strikeout to end it. the orioles win 5-4. a fall on donald trump wave -- a full-on donald trump wave. >> the orioles win. continuing coverage of the london olympics. >> staying in a hotel could cost you a little extra towards the end of the year. >> lawmakers in a virtual chess match over tax cuts. >> as anyone ever told you you could use some color? >> we do have some rain in the seven-day forecast. >> we have a problem at the bay bridge.

j.j. hardy with a home run. 2-0. zach britton made it stick. this ends the third inning. 2-0.santana looking. luis ayala, ryan flaherty -- he had two home runs this weekend. wilson betemit, 438 feet. the orioles were up 4-0. a big deal in the ninth. the orioles scored three runs. sec britain gets his first win of the year -- zach britton gets his first win of the year. >> i wanted to pitch the way i knew i could pitch. i had to make good pitches. >> the process is good. they go for the sweep tonight in cleveland. they are six games back of the yankees. training camp begins for the ravens. then there is adam scott. he was cruising to a win in the british open when a loss. unbelievable. tiger woods on the sixth call. a triple bogey. that was the beginning of the end for tiger. up 3 with four to play. this was the biggest shot of the tournament. the false to eight under -- he falls to eight under. ernie els. number 7 team, the approach and the airmails it into the deep rough. another bogey. he and els are tied. painful to watch. ernie wels wins the british open. i was on the trea

matt wieters to j.j. hardy. the double play. matt wieters is some kind of catcher. adam jones with a clutch single. chris davis clears the bases. jim thome, adam jones, and matt wieters comes home. three-run. watch this pitch. davis again. davis did not miss it. the orioles win and play oakland tonight in what turns out to be a big series. the ravens will hold their second full squad practiced today. bryant mckinnie was not at the first practice yesterday. right now michael oher stars as the left tackle. no doubt who was blank middle linebacker. i think this is in honor of michael phelps. he is getting ready for the backstroker. this is torrey smith. 11th camp for ed reed. jameel mcclain hopes to fill some of the leadership void. >> i tried to be better and be more of a leader. stepping up in that aspect. we lost some great leaders and somebody has to step up. i'm trying to live by the right example that the ravens always set. >> i heard the olympic ceremonies start tonight. ith.hank you, ke continuing coverage of the olympic ceremonies. >> the first matchup in the

j.j. hardy has a base hit to right. that would score nick markakis giving baltimore a 5-2 lead. jim johnson gets himself out of a jam. two our in the wild card race. that was fun. >> 6:26. >> there are a lot of things that tick us off as drivers. speed cameras were vandalized. >> construction has begun for this year's baltimore grand prix. >> lawmakers on capitol hill are battling over money, yours. >> will update you on a problem on 95 that is causing some big delays. >> we have a check >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. >> good morning. it is dry around baltimore. take an umbrella just in case. hit and miss showers and thunderstorms. a mixture of sun and clouds. cundiff muggy with a high temperature near 87 degrees. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes >> the streets of downtown baltimore are being turned in

j.j. hardy starts the double play. in the third, 1-0 orioles.e was unable to get out of the fifth inning. adam jones in the top of the fifth inning. all year he has picked up his teammates offensively and he does it again. three-run home run. zach britton give up a single and two walks. that ties the game at 4. the twins win. the orioles have lost 17 of their last 24 and are now in third place. to weigh in on the penn state issue. they are waiting for a response. the ncaa president said the sex abuse case is unprecedented. >> i do not want to take anything off the table. this is different than a scandal like what happened to smu or anything else we have dealt with. this is as systemic a cultural problem as it is a football problem. people said this wasn't a football scandal. this was more than a football scandal. >> the incident light will punish the school in some form. the players had nothing to do with what happened. the olympic basketball team will play england to more in their third olympic to not. jeremy lin will sign a three- year contrac

matt wieters to j.j. hardy. a double play. one of the best catchers in the league. the first clutch hit. opposite field to the wall and clears the bases. just like that, it is 5-0 orioles. talk about taking the heat off of chris tillman. he mauls it. 6-2, the orioles win. the birds a game and halfback of oakland. the wild-card playoff chase stays at camden yards. bryant mckinnie missed yesterday's practice. he has some personal issues. right now michael oher is the left tackle. that is ray lewis doing some stretching. always looking to get some exercise. that is tory smith. ed reed is now 33 years old. he was there yesterday appeared the first preseason game less than a week. that is right around the corner. the opening ceremony of the olympics is tonight. music from queen. a flag-raising ceremony. the competition has already begun. michael phelps swims to more in the 400 im. >> all the athletes have their cameras. ouldn't you? >> they are fans of each other. >> coming up, we have continuing coverage of the opening ceremonies. >> looking for something to tide over,

j.j. hardy set the tone, two-run home run.h britton was better this week period that ends the third inning. 2-0 with the bases loaded. carlos santana takes strike three. watch ryan flaherty go up. he hit two home runs this weekend. wilson betemit launches a home run. it did not seem that important at the time. the orioles were cruising. cleveland scored three runs in the ninth inning. jim johnson gets him to end it. 4-3. the orioles are six games back of the yankees. the birds are alive and well. training camps have begun. at the british open, adam scott began the day with a four- shot lead. this is tiger woods. his day in all but ended on the sixth hole with a triple bogey 7 . adam scott birdied 14 to go 10 under. then the collapse began. on 16, he missed a three footer. for birdie. would he get a chance to go to the playoff? adams got it on 17th, the approach. 17.ould bow b-gie then hit the tee shot into the bunker. this goes into the playoffs. that was painful to watch. >> bill you feel better watching the pros -- don't you

j.j. hardy. zach struggled with his control. he did have a 4-1 lead. adam jones, opposite field. he has been outstanding all year. birds up 4-1. zach britton leaves. this time as ies it. the orioles out of second place as the rays pass them by. the u.s. placed england to mark in basketball in the third olympic tuneup. jeremy lin plus a three-year contract with the rocket's worth $25 million. the new york next refused to match the offer appeared german league went from sitting the bench last year to the most googled person on the planet in about a month and the parlors that into a big-time contract. he went to harvard so i guess he will put is a harvard degree to work managing his money. >> 6:27. 79 degrees on tv hill. johns hopkins has a bit of a fall from grace. they are no longer on the top looking down. >> a major water break downtown. >> the i-team spend some time with the wrong guy. the latest on his stressful situation. >> word of an accident in westminster and will check on >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome ba

boston.orioles in minnesota... j.j. hardy in a big slump... only 2 hits in his last 40 at bats....st... sneaks it over francisco liriano's glove... and into center... base hitt. hardy not on first for long... adam jones sending him all the way home and then some... jones' 22nd homerun in the second deck... 2-0 o's..tommy hunter helping himself in the 3rdd.. flashing the leather with one on... snatches ben reveres' ball... and starts the 1-6-3 double play to end the inning.liriano has an e-r-a over 4... not showing it... strikeouts the 8th oriole... tayor teagarden swinging..well if you're going to give up a long ball... best to do it solo... josh willingham takes tommy hunter for a ride... way back into pen... his 23rd of the season.. splitting the difference... o's lead 2-1 in the 9th... hunter went 7-and-a- third. in order to follow ed reed's comments this off season...you need a chart.one interview it's this...the next it makes no sense...then in another interview, you get the guy and side with him.it's confusing... confusing...here's the latest...ed reed told comcast sportsnet

. >>> the orioles in cleveland, second batter j.j. hardy and he goes yard with a man on, a quick 2-0 lead for the o's, his 14th dinger of the season, but this game got awfully close. bird up 4-3 in the 9th, two on for the indians and gym johnson gets cabrera -- and jim johnson gets cabrera swinging. they get the final game of the series on the road. >>> it seemed like the aussie had this in the bag at the british open but has a major meltdown later missing the par on 15, no big deal, just bogey, but on 16 an even shorter par putt. scott's lead starts to dwindle and out of nowhere comes ernie els. he needs this to take the clubhouse lead at 7-under and he does. else comes back from six shot down to put himself in contention. back to scott. he bogeyed 17, his third in a row. now he needs this putt on 14 to force a playoff and misses. he finishes with four straight bogeys, a 5-over 75 and a meltdown. meanwhile ernie els wins and celebrate his second open championship. >>> coming up on nissan sports xtra kastles highlight, plus davey johnson ta

j.j. hardy reties the game. tyler taegarten hit this one to right. boesch runs out of run.he orioles have a thrilling 8- 6 win. detroit's win streak ended at 6 as the orioles win their 11th straight in extra innings. >>> one week after she won the women's single title at wimbledon, serena williams will be going after north championship at the bank of the west tournament at stanford. consecutive aces for williams in the first game of the first set. it wasn't even easy when serena moves into the final with the win. at 30 years old and back from serious health he ises serena says she feels like she is in the best shape of her life and an expectation she's known since she first started playing. >> every year you just -- least i always expect to win. i don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but it's definitely kind of what i expect. >> as you are starting to get the kind of numbers that have compiled, do you think about martina as the number to chase? >> i think she is always going to be the number to chase. for anyone to catch up with her, they do unbelievable. i'm jus

j.j. hardy at the plate. he is great. a solo blast. this ties the game at 6.what he does. he to run shot. that was the game-winner. the orioles won in 13 innings, ending their losing streak. the summer olympics are less than two weeks gavaway. michael phelps is expected to face his challenge from his challenger. here is what someone had to say. >> i think this is the first time we will see them. 400 individual medal. i put my money on michael. i will have to count. i think he will be very successful. >> a good predictor. i hope you have a great sunday. >> up, up and away and onto a mission to break a world record 40 of oregon man. -- 4 two organ men. they set into two lawn chairs tied to helium filled balloons. there were on the quest to break the guinness book of world records. the men hoped to travel with least 500 miles, landing somewhere in montana. >> set a kleenex on your lap and it does not blow off. you can hear a dog bark at 1,500 feet. beautiful feeling. it feels like you would imagine if you were floating through the sky on a puffy cloud. it is addi

j.j. hardy blasted a two-run homer.but cleveland mounted a come back. jim johnson shut the door and got the final out. baltimore wins 4-3 and completes the three-game sweep. yeah. >>> how about this, the nats split the series. the braves are a good team. that is good to come out of that split and they lost no ground to the braves because of that. >> after the big game friday when they had the big game and lost it, good they came back. >> to watch them play, this is really something in washington to have a good baseball team. they are playing at the top of their game, really great. >> you metioned you took connor. >> it was his first major league game. he had a ball. he really did. >> okay. >> good stuff. >> that's where it starts. that memory you made won't leave. >> you have to get the girls going. >> we passed it saturday. it was lit up. >> it's an attitude this year. >> all right, sir. today they will be in new york. muggy going to the game. >> some do. >> people travel. >> not i. >> around here 90s for high temperat