johnny damon back at the dish. that's an rbi single up the gut. the rays, they were up 8-1.ree for five with three rbis. top of six, runners on the corners. rays ahead by eight. ben zobrist, he said two are better than one. rays win big-time. 16-5. >>> lebron james and dwyane wade leading the heat in atlanta. and those guys know all about dr. dre and his headphone exploits. under five minutes to flay in the third quarter, heat up. turnaround, "j." count it. heat up by 20. fourth quarter, hawks fighting back. jeff teague drives to zaza pachulia underneath. but ilgauskas fires the ball. ilgauskas unhappy. and ilgauskas is ejected from the game. this one was tied at 88-88, after the technical free throw. so, next heat possession, james jones knocking down the three. he's fouled. heat win 98-90. >>> that's to do it for your espn news update. but don't forget, for all the latest in sports, check out "the highlight express." until then, i'm cole wright. >>> fan favorite kirstie alley suffered a cinderella moment on "dancing with the stars." alley lost her shoe. still, ailey and he

johnny damon has certainly had a well-traveled career in baseball. so far, with the tampa bay rays it has been an inauspicious start. however, damon and the rays taking things happen. taking on the minnesota twins. bottom of the tenth. a man on for johnny damon. johnny drama. i'm walking here. a walkoff home run off of matt capps. as the rays win it, 4-3, improving to a modest 4-8. >>> other baseball action, the cardinals and dodgers opening up a four-game series at dodgers stadium. top of the fifth, cardinals up 4-3. albert pujols, crushing his second home run of the year. it took him one game to have two homers last year. took him 13 this year. adding to their lead. matt holliday, doubles to the gap in center. rasmus and pujols would score. cardinals offense providing plenty, as they knock off l.a., 9-5, on the road. >>> to hockey we go. the flyers taking the ice, as they host the buffalo sabers in game one. early in the first period, timo timonen, flipping the puck harmlessly at ryan miller. but mike weber and mike richardson, what? have you got s

johnny damon came back to help his former team in the 5th. bot t boston 2 and 9.rs hit a speed bump against the tigers. josh hamilton broke his arm diving into home. out for 6 to 8 weeks. in the 9th, cabrera walk off rbi. 5-4. walk off this one by the twins, based loaded single to right. in came retco, twins knocked off the royals 4-3. we saved the best for last, a's and white sox, ramirez sent everyone home. second home run of the night was the game winner chicago won it, 6-5. that is your early look at sports. i'm fred rogan. >> the new film that might actually include lindsey lohan. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus the nation takes time out to remember the war between brothers. you are watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this wednesday morning. umbrella weather. up the coast line into seattle and portland. nice weather today. if we look at thursday's forecast, we continue with a chance of showers. here up the coast, portland and seatt seattle. we will be on the warmer side in arizona. that is about it though. all of ca

johnny damon with a walk-off homer in the ninth. tampa won it, 3-2. he had a game run homer in new york. in game two with the mets, another home run. troy is on four straight. the play of the game was by a ball boy named anthony. daniel murphy, a shot down the line. anthony jumped up and made the grab. new york fans didn't have much to cheer about. they lost both games. anthony's grab brought them to their feet. >>> finally, an incredible slide to show from you high school baseball. we go to mississippi. j.d. wright ripped the ball. k.d. walker somehow, some way jumped over the catcher avoiding the tag and he was safe. unbelievable. walker put on the brakes and popped up and over to the plate. you can't teach that. truly an amazing play like no other. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> there you go. a star in the making. >>> coming up, soap opera fans around the country are in mourning. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, when it comes to proposals, most men

in boston, tampa bay's johnny damon singled home two runs in the fifth inning as the rays went on tot the sox, 3-2. boston has only two wins and nine losses, the worst record in the majors. >>> in detroit, josh hamilton of the rangers tried to score on a pop-up near the third base dugout. it did not work out so well. hamilton was not only tagged out but broke a bone in his right arm and will miss six to eight weeks. in the ninth inning, miguel cabrera of detroit singled and the tigers won, 5-4. >>> in the nba, the bulls won their eighth straight game. derek rose scored 26 points against new york, and the bulls went on a 26-2 scoring run to open the second half. chicago beat the knicks, 102-93, and they lock in the number one seed in the eastern conference playoffs. >>> and the lakers' kobe bryant scored 27 points, including a three-point jumper in the closing minutes against san antonio. the final, l.a. 102, spurs 93. san antonio is now tied with chicago for the nba's best record. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and nasa picks retirement homes for

johnny knoxville, mike catherwood. and lacey schwimmer. apologies to matt damon, we ran out of time.

johnny carson back in 1990. thanks for watching nbc bay area news at 11:00. "sports sunday" is coming up next. laurence scott and knbr radio sports talk host damon takes on plenty of topics, including the giants. okay. including the giants. okay[ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux falls, i locked in a rate. coach, you get that house yet? working on it. [ coach ] the appraisal? ...springfield. wherever i was, my citi mortgage consultant had me covered. [ crowd cheering ] and 500 miles from home... [ cheering, cellphone beeps ] ...we finally had a new home. [ male announcer ] from pre-approval to closing, citi is with you every step of the way. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> and now an nbc bay area editorial. >> every day politicians rant against california's taxes. we fall further behind the competition, and stall the engine that made california great. i'm suzanne shaw. no one wants to pay more into a broken system, but the system still has to be fixed. our old rules on taxes and fees don't capture the new economy. businesses are hiring, yet stat

damon. "i'm having fun now." that is their new album. playing us off the air with the song "my pet snake," once again, jenny and johnny. good night!