. >> as was noted earlier, congrat lagtss to michael matz and john velasquez. bob baffert has won nine triple crown races and could have won with a little luck all three this time. his horse bodemeister twice and today paynter run down at the end by the combined length of a racehorse practically. he lost all three triple crown races in 2012. that's going to do it for all of us here at belmont part. there's still more to come as our coverage continues with the postrace show over on the nbc sports network and a reminder that beginning thursday the u.s. open championship comes to you from the olympic club starting at 3:00 eastern on nbc. tonight at 8:00 eastern on nbc it's game five the stanley cup final. the devils hosting the kings as the kings look to clench the staply cup. for our entire team i'm bob costas saying so long from belmont park where union rags costas saying so long from belmont park where union rags won the belmont stakes. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com the following is a paid advertisement for time life's music collection. ♪ chances are 'c

with new jockey john velasquez, he catches painter by a nose at the finish.s is your belmont winner. congratulations to him. let's go to the nba. killer instinct. that's what some said lebron james did not have. that was until he dropped 45 points in game six of the eastern conference finals. tonight in a decisive game seven and with oklahoma city waiting in the wings, james and the heat would finish the job. james leading the pregame huddle but he was just luke warm out of the gates. he only had three shots in the quarter. he was playing some d. late in the first after turns it over, rajon rondo going the other way. watch lebron. get out of here! that sends it into the seats. that will do something for your pride. but rondo did get up. third quarter, boston down two. over rondo in transition. didn't get blocked that time. ties the game at 68-68. rondo, 22 points and 14 assists. to the fourth, lebron breezes past brandon bass. takes flight. james with 31 points and the heat win 101-88. they advance to the nba finals to play the oklahoma city thunder. >>> big

in the kentucky derby comes from behind to beat paynter, the second belmont win for the jockey john velasquezin the nba finals. they take down the celtics in same given of the finals. it's miami and oklahoma city fighting it out for the title. that's your sports minute. have a great day. >>> and anticipation building for the completion of the newly renovated ymca anthony bowen. ymca d.c. held their second annual spring luncheon at milano. ymco anthony bowen the first african-american ymca in the world. the new center scheduled to open in october in the u street corridor and it's degoing to feature 44,000 feet of square feet space, featuring an internet car faye and large child care facility. >>> opening weekend for maryland's stand up roller coaster. a jolting journey at six flags america in largo. i got a chance to check it out. >> reporter: hair-raising turns and sudden drops, the newest ride at six flags america strives to create an end of the world thriller with shooting fire and explosions. >> it definitely gives you the feeling that something bad, imminent is coming at the end of the ri

the kentucky derby, comes from behind to beat paynter, the second belmont win for the jockey john velasquez>>> heat back in the nba finals. they take down the celtics in game seven of the eastern conference finals. it's miami and oklahoma city fighting it out for the title. that's your sports minute. have a great day. >> a lot of big sports going on this weekend. and the heat. heat playing. >> that's my favorite too. >> i'm kidding. i'm trying to warm up to you. >> well it worked. >>> big talk in technology this week all about an gpple. innovations expected to come from the company as well as tomorrow. >> voters foe to the poll in a big election day this week. one major race here in our region next. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more and more for cable -- and enjoying it less? upgrade to verizon fios tv, internet and phone at a great price: just $99.99 a month, guaranteed for two years with no annual contract. or get $250 back if you sign a two-year contract. it's your last chance. don't wait! unlike cable, fios is a 100% fiber optic network that delivers america's fastest, mos

jockey john velasquez, trainer, michael mattes, coming from behind and the last second to beat painterecond. it was bittersweet because we were all hoping i'll have another would have a shot. but union rags wins. rick, what are you doing outside? >> rick: i hope that my children are watching because i have found the perfect father's day gift. we've got great gifts for dads and for grads. coming up, our friends from "consumer reports" with some great gadgets. don't go away [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. how much coffee are you fellowsy going to need today?. three...four cups? [dumbfounded] well, we... doesn't last long does it? listen. 5-hour energy lasts a whole lot of hours. so you can get a lot done without refills. it's packed with b-vitamins and nutrients to make it last. so don't just stand there holding your lattes, boys. make your move. we'll take the 5-hour energy. smart

and, john velasquez second win at bell -- belmont and, attendance down 20% from what they expected.0, the tv ratings will be cut in half if not worse. >> clayton: with the bad weather, didn't help. dave, let's talk about this: a tough week for the president and the white house. >> dave: boy, was it. >> clayton: run down the laundry list of things, friday we told you about eric holder appointing two special u.s. attorneys, which they are prosecutors, the "wall street journal" points out, they are prosecutors, what they've done for their career, they now are tasked with going after this investigation to find out where these leaks were coming from, out of the white house, they were on the front page of the "new york times," these stories and these are national security leaks, these aren't little political stories planted in the newspaper. representative lamar smith on fox news channel yesterday is worried that this is turning political. >> this ag is so politicized in his office it makes you wonder if these individuals aren't going to be, you know, first to delay the report until after