justin verlander was locked in. we'll show you how verlander stifled the >> one pitcher the orioles hate to see on the monday is justin verlander. verlander's not only one of the best pitchers in baseball but he practically owns the o's. in 10 starts the reigning m.v.p. is 7-0 lifetime against birds including 5-0 at camden yards. his latest clinic was on display. verlander, here he strikes out chris davis. verlander allowed just three hits in eight scoreless innings. to the sixth inning we go. two runners on for alex avila. a diving robert an dindo. the runs scores making it 3-0. tigers but an dindo, robert's having trouble getting you m he would leave the gaining with an injury to his left shoulder. an m.r.i. is scheduled for tomorrow. steve johnson, the son of former oriole dave johnson making his major league debut with runners at second and third. he strikes out austin jackson and there's a proud dad dave johnson leading the cheers for his son. in the ninth steve serves up this pitch to miguel cabrera. cabrera d

justin verlander may be the best pitcher in the game. chris davis strikes out. the orioles. this course a run -- this scores a run. the big story yesterday, the major league debut of stephen johnson, the graduate of st. paul's high school. he gets don kelly and their use see dj. he left to a standing ovation. he did give up a home run to miguel cabrera. the orioles are shut out but are eight games back of the yankees. the yankees lost to the angels. t goes flying.lyi guess who gets it? spike lee. angels cool off the yankees. granderson with a tremendous catch. weaver is 11-1. for payment deadline for the ravens to sign ray rice to wait long term contract. if not, he will play under the franchise tag. 4000 kids and their parents. ray said he is optimistic that a deal will get done. this is troy madison from 59 feet away on 17. this eagle ties him with a sack johnson for the lead -- for zach johnson. check out zach johnson from the trap. he wins the john deere. this thing almost goes in. the major league debut of steve johnson. what a moment. >> thank you. this mo

top 1, he lines a single, and here comes sandoval off justin verlander. 5 runs in the 1st inning.nings, 1 hit, no runs. threw 29 pitches. he was great, and here's cabrera on his way to the mvp, top 4, a 2-run homer. 2 rbis, 2 runs scored. bryce harper in the game, one of those great, great young players that baseball is featuring now. just lost that baby in the light. but it mattered not for the national league. 1 bright spot for the americans, ryan cook, the as' lone star representative, a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 8-0. melky cabrera, the first giant most valuable player since bobby bonz in 1973, and he will be the proud owner of a chevy camero. >> i had no problem with the vote. they hung in there with pablo hurt, and when he plays, the lineup is deeper. bus was a winning player. melky, last year, this year. they got a really solid team. melky, melky, melky! >> and a lot of people think that starter with some guys here in san francisco, cabrera used to play are in the yankees, and they have one of the all the wall announcers. la russa, what a way to finish as a

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they were shut out 4-0 yesterday by justin verlander. he has never lost to the orioles. he was dominant. bad omen that he got hit hard in the all-star game. eight strikeouts, three hits, no runs. tigers up 2-0. that scores prince fielder. robert andino in obvious discomfort. the injuries keep on mounting. steve johnson made his major-league debut. he won the conference championships. he did give up a home run to miguel cabrera but he did pitch th the hometown orioles uniform for the first time ever. 4:00 p.m. today is the deadline to sign ray rice to wait long term contract. he says he is optimistic that a deal will get done. ray was a fantastic with the kids. final round of the john deere clastic in illinois. 59 f 59 feet away on 17th with an eagle. and playoff hole. johnson won the 2007 masters. zach johnson wins the john deere open. what a great shot. i think the ravens will sign ray rice to wait long term deal. most people did nothing that will happen. .> let's go back to the orioles how do you see the second half of the season playing out for the orioles? you can sh

justin verlander he was cruising and strikes out hardy right here for his eighth and final k of the day and the tigers blank the birds #-#. >>> when -- 4-0. >>> when we come back the dream team okay maybe they're not the dream team but they are in town playing brazil tomorrow night. we have a preview coming up. it's the perfect match for the perfect moment -- oreo the dunkin' way. introducing the new oreo coffee coolatta and new oreo vanilla bean coolatta. taste the fun today. america runs on dunkin'. hurry in to dunkin' and try the new oreo coolatta and donuts today. i'd trade a lot less for a little more. or a little less for a lot more. either way, when it comes to having more, i want a lot more of more and a little less of less. ♪ and that's exactly what you'll get at embassy suites. more free breakfast, more for my money, more deliciousness, more hearty guffaws... [ guffaws ] because more than enough more is never enough more. more coffee? what do you think? [ female announcer ] free breakfast. more room. complimentary drinks. embassy suites. get more. >>> welcome back to the show.

what was working for you against justin verlander, no less?e ball at the wall. >> there's a lot of talk heading into this game, maybe david wright should get the start at third base. you made it look like you didn't have any pressure on yourself here in this game. but what was your mind set coming in? >> when i came here, i just want to prove, that i just want to do my job and show the fans they made the right choice. >> joe buck said the san francisco giants fans knew what they were doing stuffing the ballots. congratulations. >> thank you. >> back to you, joe. >> joe: and the nat league has won three straight. we have floor to come from kansas city as we continue after this 8-0 win for the national league. back after this.  say. bombshell admission from a former -- a bombshell admission from a former campaign aide to the mayor. >> plus a treetop les onto cars during rush hour in d.c. tonight after the game. laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. th

what was working for you against justin verlander, no less?ball at the wall. >> there's a lot of talk heading into this game, maybe david wright should get the start at third base. you made it look like you didn't have any pressure on yourself here in this game. but what was your mind set coming in? >> when i came here, i just want to prove, that i just want to do my job and show the fans they made the right choice. >> joe buck said the san francisco giants fans knew what they were doing stuffing the ballots. congratulations. >> thank you. >> back to you, joe. >> joe: and the nat league has won three straight. we have floor to come from kansas city as we continue after this 8-0 win for the national league. back after this. bad news about the baltimore grand prix. what the about this years race. and tubing on the unpowder falls.the controversy it's created.coming up affer the falls.the controversy it's created.coming up affer the game.... falls.your grilling is still creatgonna be pretty amateur. game.... but your deck? that's pro. finish like

it's pablo sandoval taking justin verlander to deep right.s in the sun and off the wall and clearing the bases. part of a five-run 1st inning in the nl tying the record of most runs scored in the 1st record of any all-star game. gio pitched in the bottom of the 3rd quite well, three up, three down, his only inning of work that included a strikeout of mike napoli. gio said later he's glad he only went one inning because his energy was down. while gio was doing his thing, stephen strasburg was getting loose and pitched bottom of the 4th. before he could melky cabrera makes it count, 8-0 national league. harper likes it from the dugout. cabrera goes to show some young to former yankee teammate robinson cano and he gives him no love. strasburg pitched a scoreless 4th but needed help from his defense. he got it from ryan braun. here's harper making his all- star debut in the 5th. he would walk his first at bat and put those cleats to work here. that's buster posey. deep to left. josh hamilton tracks it down. bryce tags

justin verlander. detroit wins 4-0. he has never lost to the orioles. they lost ten out of 14.nson made his debut today. he gave up a homer in the 9th. orioles lead for a long road trip. >> this isn't good. in france, the tour de france, it is little terred with nails today making the cycles have problems all with flats. it happened 25 miles from the finish for stage 14. they say it will be hard to find out who put the nails on the track. >>> mike nascar hambers down his final forecast right after this. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> well, we got some storms. we'll show you. it started raining in the city limits but lightning tracker picked up on some cells into randalls town. good downpour rain for you. good lightning to the north. if any turn severe, we'll let you know. >> we'll see you tonight at 11:00. ó want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats

tomorrow night, justin verlander for the american league, san francisco's matt cain over r.a.e national league. >> the one edge that i thought would make sense, we have buster posey catching and matt cain is legit as far as getting the honor, and then we will play the game. >> going to be huge for me and cool for me to -- my third one, but this is the first one to be able to start the game, it will be a huge honor for me and i am excited. >> the giants will have four starters in the game tomorrow night but the story remains tim lincecum. right now, no joke, he is statistically the worst pitcher in baseball. a lot of people calling for tim lincecum to go to the minor leagues. his next start is saturday at home worse the astros. reggie jackson will not be hanging around the yankees for a while. he is a special assistant, signs autographs, shows up at events, the club said don't come around for a while after reggie jackson made statements that alex rodriguez's number were tainted. the yankees insist reggie jackson will remain but right now he is not to come around the club. a sho

justin verlander in the seventh. they hit back-to-back on the second. the tribes win, 5-3. >>> the na schedule is out. the world champion heat will tip off the season on october 30th against the celtics followed by the lakers and mavericks. the brooklyn nets will open their doors on november 1th against the knicks and there will be five games on christmas day highlighted by a finals rematch by the thunder and the heat. >>> look who's wearing navy and orange. the peyton manning era officially began in colorado. the long time colt and future hall of famer was the biggest agent signing in nfl history. he missed last season after having neck surgery. no world if he'll play in the preseason game on august 9. >>> finally the opening ceremonies of the olympics is tonight on nbc. for 14-time gold medalist michael phelps marks the ending of a career. >> how many toppings do i want on my sundae? that's what i'm doing. i'm having fun. >> he's licking his chops to get back into the pool. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> well, a firs

justin verlander had a nice night. also a not so nice night. 62 starts with six innings and more.e's getting support from dellman young. you might think that's enough. it wasn't. bottom, seven. carlos santana. bottom deep and gone. next batter, next pitch. same location, same swing, darn near the same section in right field. we're tied at three. still verlander and indians still hitting. cabrera to right. jose lopez, in. it's 4-3, indians. >> and ramon santiago, you got to make that grab. instead he can't and chu scores and indians win, 5-3, your final. >>> in the national league, matt holliday facing the dodger, how about a three-run thursday as in a three-run win. matt holliday. solo shot there. 17th of the season. cards up 7-4, trying to button up the save instead buzzes jerry hurston jr. 93-mile-an-hour dirty fastball. cards win 7-4. >>> nascar sprint cup series returns to espn on sunday with the brickyard 400. championship contenders, jimmie johnson, dale earnhardt jr. and tony stewart are all looking to continue their momentum and make a statement at indianapolis. see who ge

the national league's justin verlander started to run away with it. we go to the standing once again. braun there. bautista was there to make the defensive grab of the game. there was only so much the american league could do. many thought melky cabrera should not have been an all-star. his two-run game in the fourth blew the game wide open. try to get some love from former teammate robinson cano and cano wasn't having it. who need as high five when you have a new car. national league won their third straight all-star game, 8-0. >>> couple of nba notes. the spurs re-signed tim duncan. blake griffin will be an l.a. clipper for the next five years. he signed a $95 million extension. >>> finally, classic moment from a motorcycle race in italy. roberto caruso crossing the finish line first, or so he thought. began celebrating his victory while there was still another lap to go. while he was fist pumping everyone went by. it turned into the agony of defeat. how many times do we have to say there's nothing worse that premature celebration. that's your early

and consistent, great pitching and he will go against justin verlander. the tiger's ace. matt cain talks about his counter part tomorrow. >> just been impressive to watch him. the way he goes about his business from the first inning to lot of times the 9th inning. you know, it helps me, you know if i am starting that day, i think about i want to go 8 innings or 9 innings. it is always fun to watch them. >> oakland has its home town hero. ward looking to go 26-0 against chad dawson. press conference today. he will put his belts on the line against dawson. dawson going to drop down to 166 pounds for it, despite his size advantage and length advantage, he is considered an underdog but ward knows no such thing as an easy fight. >> looks like one thing on television, you see the lights, the camera, the action but they don't see the work and the sacrifice that takes place and all the things that make a champion. a lot of fans don't think you made it till you made it on hbo. here we are. >> that will be his fifth fight in oakland. looking good. two months from today. >> okay. th

american league...rangers manager ron washington named reigning a-l mvp and cy young award winnner justin verlanderior circuit'' ace...verlander is 9-and-5 at the break with a 2.58 e-r-a... giants right hander matt caan has been named the starter for the national league...cain has average...he also threw a un - perfect ame earlier in this year...both caannand verlander are staaring the midsummer classic for the first time in classic tomorrow at 7-30 righh here on fox 45...see orioles adam jones, matt wieters and jim johnson in kansas city. as the american league ann national battle for homefield advantage in theeworld series...the m-l-b all-star fox 45...rrow at 7-30 ooly on - college football...and some prominent terp...senior defensive lineman joe vellano has been named to the watchh list for the chuck bednarik &paward, which goes to the nation's best defensive playee...a second team all has 157 career tackles, including 7.5 sacks..last averaging 7.8 tackles per game, which led the nntion... he led towson to the season ago, and now terrance &pwest is getting some pre-seaaon accolades....he sophmo

justin verlander was dominant and eight strikeouts and eight shutout innings and chris tillman pitchesesota tomorrow. >>> the u.s. men's basketball team put on a show yesterday for over 3,000 military members and their families. part of the hoops for troops program tp today more of a businesslike practice as they get ready for tomorrow night's exhibition against brazil. they were at the smith center at g.w., kobe bryant and kevin durant and crew putting a two-hour practice in their first game against the dominican republic and durant came off the bench and pulled in 24 and the d.c. native pulled in all over the world and representing his hometown is still a big deal. >> come from maryland and playing around d.c. my whole life and i feel i have to represent them as much as i can. i played in oklahoma city and i love oklahoma city, but this is where i come from and this is who i am. i'm a maryland, d.c., type of guy. you know me. i have to represent them as much as i can and i let people know that i'm playing for them and hopefully i'll do a good job. >> there are not many, but there are

4-2, beating justin verlander. >> tim: there have been 11 strikeouts in this game. four by porcello, seven by the rays. theuys on the truck -- or in the truck have been working on something that you may have never seen before, you folks out there. ever at a major league ball club, watch when a hitter does when they strike out. on their way back to the dugout. >> tim: they don't want to look in the dugout. where do they look? if it's the third base dugout, they look into left center. if it's the wildfires dugout, they look into right center. they don't want to look in the dugout, because they just struck out, right? from a psychological standpoint you understand that. they have to look someplace. they're not looking in the stands. >> dick: tim, that's interesting, times you think they may be looking at the pitcher. they never do. >> tim: again, if it the third base dugout, they're looking to left center. if it's the first base dugout, to which they're returning, they look to right center. we'll show you what we mean after the first batter. >> dick: because you always

the giants' matt cain starts for the n.l., and detroit's justin verlander will take the mound for the a.l. >>> back to the derby, and the catch tonight came off a mark trumbo home run. watch closely in the middle of the screen. one of kansas city's finest made the juggling grab. sign that guy up. the long arm of the law, that's some pretty good hands. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> well, the latest attempt to pump life into "american idol's" ratings, your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, if you're happy getting a couple hundred thousand miles out of your new car, just wait until you hear about this record breaker. you're watching "early today." >>> and welcome back to "early today." >>> warm temperatures, 80 up to portland, 100 in boise. a chance for some showers mainly with thunderstorms from the mountains of montana extending back into billings. 101 in boise, 113 in vegas, still a chance of a few isolated thunderstorms in the four corners. if you're watching on the bay area news, in oakland, see real space g

justin verlander in the seventh. carlos santana and travis hafner hit back-to-back jacks on consecutive pitches. the tribe scores four in the inning and win, 5-3. >>> the nba schedule is out. the world champion heat will tip off the season on october 30th against the celtics, followed by the lakers and mavericks. the brooklyn nets will open the doors to their new arena on november 1st against the knicks, and there will be five games on christmas day highlighted by a finals rematch between the thunder and heat. >>> look who's wearing navy and orange. the peyton manning era officially began in denver with the start of training camp. the long-time colt and future hall of famer was the biggest free agent signing in nfl history. he missed all of last season after having neck surgery. no word if he'll play in the broncos' first preseason game on august 9th. >>> and, finally, the opening ceremony of the olympics is tonight on nbc. and for 14-time gold medalist michael phelps, the london games mark the end of a career. >> th

justin verlander on the mound for the american league against perfect game matt cain from the giants for the national league. >>> espn reports that the yankees have told hall of famer reggie jackson, now a special advisor for the club, to stay away from the team until further notice. this coming on the heels of comments he made about alex rodriguez to "sports illustrated." here's what reggie said. al's very good friend but i think there are real questions about his numbers. as much as i like him, what he admitted about his performance-enhancing drug usage does cloud some of his records. but when he was asked about jackson's comments, a-rod told reporters, with friends like that, who needs enemies? well, robinson wasn't with the yankees for last weekend's series against the red sox at fenway. that's good he took a break from that. since making -- this is about president obama. she loves baseball, she loves me doing this. a couple of weeks ago the president mention kevin youkilis at boston symphony hall in front of a crowd. last month the president seems to be getting a better handle o

matt cain starts for the n.l., justin verlander for the a.l. >>> the catch of the night came off a markrumbo home run. middle of the screen, one of kansas city's finest made the grab. sign that guy up. the long arm of the law has some pretty good hands. that's your "first look at sports." >>> now for another look at the weather, here is meteorologist todd santos with the forecast. good morning again. >> i'm glad i wasn't here last week to have to tell everybody how hot it was going to be. >> that was bill's job. >> incredible, yeah. i'll at least have the better information as far as the temperatures. not so bad as you step out the door. a little mild in d.c., 76. a little on the sticky side. maybe cool off a couple of degrees prior to sunrise. later this afternoon 85 in d.c. with a chance for isolated thunderstorms. not overwhelming. as you travel south on 95, that chance increasing especially during daytime heeding. phoenix the low one-teens across the area. back through d.c. up towards new york, clouds in place. temperatures mid and upper 80s. closer to the averages for this time of

with a three run triple the first binational play since two thousand and seven i all pictured justin verlander the unfortunate victim of both of those efforts would go on to win m.v.p. on it in his first ever all-star outing the twenty seven year old converting a two run homer for the final eight zero scoreline. now finally to cricket where one of the finest working keepers of his generation has been forced to retire following a freak accident south african mark boucher rupture in his left eye after being struck by a bale the thirty five year old is the most capped gloveman in history we all know much as mentors as is as a person but i think it speaks for itself i mean i think he was in line to achieve his hundred fifty thousand dismissals in the game you know and so many other world records and. now if you add that to the type of person that he was you know he'll go down as one of the greats in the game and certainly one of the greats and so african cricket. but i think now we just more worried about mark a person and getting him through the situation. is over in the world of sport in just un

sandoval, who hit a bases loaded triple in the first inning off tiger's ace justin verlander.n a five-run league, set the pitching. two innings of shutout ball. in the fourth, melky cabrera hit a two-run homer, part of an mvp night for the center fielder. the nl won 8-0 to claim home field advantage in the world series for the third straight year. >>> the game was the first allstar appearance for the mets 37-year-old knuckleballer r.a. dickey. it was the 8th for chipper jones. got a hit in. in his one plate appearance. he's retiring at the end of the season. >>> the major leaguers weren't the only ones having fun. minor leaguers in redding, pennsylvania, held a different kind of home run derby. lots of differences. how about targets for hitters. like a guy in a flag outfit bouncing on a trampoline. a kid perched in a dunk tank in the outfield. another suspended from center field from a crane. plus pink flamingos. all for laughs with the more than 8,000 fans that turn out. that's the event you don't stay sober at very long. >>> still on the subject of baseball, an ohio man made

cabrera went three for three with two home runs and three rbi and justin verlander making his case forrting the allstar game, his fifth complete game. tigers 5, twins 1. on the south side of chicago, rival kevin youkilis making white sox fans happy again last night. a diving stop to nail adrian beltran and then an rbi hit to left in the tenth inning. sox with a walk-off win 5-4. in washington, not only did thomas jefferson win the fourth of july president's race waving the flag all the way, but the nationals and red, white and blue beat the visiting giants behind back-to-back homers behind zimmerman and morris. >>> another two-run shot. final nats 9, giants 4. after eight seasons with the phoenix suns trying to beat kobe bryant and the lakers, free agent steve nash is joining him. the point guard signed a three-year, $27 million contract with the lakers. nash was second in the nba in assists last season and averaged almost 13 points a game. at wimbledon, top seed and defending champ djokovic will face number 3 seed roger federer in the men's semifinals. quarterfinal action, federer mad

justin verlander was absolutely dominant coming off his all-star blow-up. bottom air, gets j.j.ardy. verlander, eight strikeouts and eight shutouts innings. the 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 . >>> th

pitcher justin verlander the unfortunate victim of both of those efforts to burwood go on to win m.v.p. honors in his first ever all star the twenty seven year old converting it to run homer for the final eight zero s. . now with the olympics just over a fortnight away athletes all over the globe are dreaming of glory artie's michael chang ko caught up with one such man russian swimmer a medal hopeful the key to lope in seven as he gears up for his second summer games . and you keep the logans of made a name for himself when he was part of the four by two hundred meter relay team that won silver at the beijing olympics since then he's racked up a bunch of medals at both the european and world championships making him one of russia's bright stars in swimming but nikita admits the upcoming games in london are far different prospect than those in beijing back in two thousand and eight just give us a sense over the wall this time around everything is different because i'm twenty three years old now not nineteen but my whole approach to the sport has changed i've become more professional st

justin verlander. top one.nal league out in front, 1-0, when pablo sandoval barrels up a fastball. that's a triple to right field. bangs that one off the barrier. three runs come home. it's a 4-0 zip n.l. a top two, n.l.mvp, ryan braun at the dish. here comes joey bats. inning over. top four, now. 6-0, national league. melky cabrera. he had a structured settlement but needs cash now. it's an 8-0, national league lead. chipper jones, final all-star game. gets a standing "o." here, squeaks one through the right side. past ian kinsler. dickey in the home half of the sixth. facing mike trop. slaps one to center. the youngest all-star in history with a hit. dickey gets cabrera to roll into the 6-4-3. that inning over. bottom nine now. cinco ocho time. he flies one right there. that's what your local grocer calls a can of corn. n.l. win this 8-0. >>> make a note, the 20th installment of the espys. the top player of the year will be revealed. plus, you can make your voice heard as far as the best plays in the last 20

all-star game from the start posting five runs in the first inning along against al cy young, justin verlanderut the american league 8 to fognothing for their third win in a row thanks to strong perform applications by matt cain and pablo sandoval and and cabrera. >> baseball. halfway through the season. yes, indeed, do you know where your money is? >> the question of the day. and mitt romney admits that he doesn't. we talk a little bit about mitt's money yesterday. but every day, the story gets worse and worse for mitt romney and he looks more and more like he is unwilling to tell the truth about his extreme wealth. he says he is worth about 250 34d. it now looks like he is worth a lot more than that. and the fact of it is he is not the first wealthy person to run for president. after all, we have had an f.d.r. we have had the bushes, who were very well-off and certainly barack obama ain't no pauper. the thing about romney is he has so much of it, he has to hide it overseas. he has so much, he doesn't even know how much he's got and he refuses to release his tax returns and the pressure is bu

justin verlander and matt cain are the starting pitchers.paul konerko, jake peavy and chris sale will represent the sox, while starlin castro and bryan lahair are going for the cubs. >>i'm the most excited person to be here. i really am. this is totally great an incredible experience for me to be here with these legends and all stars and future hall of fame players it's unbelievable ... defending home run derby champion, robinson cano didn't hit any homers last night. in the second round, the angels' mark trumbo hits one 457 feet to left, and a police officer makes the catch... he didn't advance though. it was jose bautista and prince fielder in the finals, and fielder won it 12- to- seven. it's his second derby championship, and he joins ken griffey junior as the only guys to win multiple titles. single-game tickets for the bears go on sale this friday morning at eleven. you can only get them through ticket- master on the phone or internet. tickets start at $76.00 for pre-season games, and go up to $410. for the regular season. the bears fi

justin verlander on the mound and he was rocked by pablo sandoval. that was a triple.th, melky cabrera. he would become the mvp. two-run shot. matt wieters gets into one but not out. hauled in by bryce harper. 8-0 was the final. first shutout since 1996. i caught up with lardarius webb yesterday. golf swing.a new ball swin ravens training camp is tebet ago. awwo weeks nice to catch up with lardarius webb yesterday. that's it for sports. i'm pete gilbert. >> it is starting to look a lot like christmas inside shoppers' minds. how many people are getting an early start to holiday shopping. >> it looks like the same sex marriage law will have to pass a final hurdle. it is up to the voters. >> it is a big birthday cake made out of cheesecake. >> we have to get through a little warm weather before christmas. >> we're checking on your morning commute. we have a problem in windsor mill. we will let you know if we're tracking any delays. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: the new santa fe steak melts. get extra grande flavor with the santa fe steak & bacon melt

and i know you have ♪ always been ♪ the only one ♪ yeah, the only one ♪ ♪ listen to what mvp justin verlanderi would say the source of most of my muscle pain would be in my shoulder. my trainer kevin rand recommended it to me. i was kind of skeptical at first, but i tested it out, and bayer advanced aspirin relieved my pain fast. feeling 100% every start, every fifth day, i think definitely gives me a little bit of an edge. but don't take his word for it. put bayer advanced aspirin to the test for yourself at fastreliefchallenge.com [ male announcer ] when we all believe there are no limits... ♪ like they talked about [ male announcer ] ...we take our best shots, make our best moves, ♪ they will talk about us ♪ nothing can stop us [ male announcer ] when we all believe, we reach higher, and nothing stops us. when we all believe in the power within, we pave the road to victory. the 2012 jeep wrangler. proud of believing in u.s.a. basketball. what's the hold up? he's looking for his dongle. we need a dongle? yes! we need a dongle. brandon usually brings the dongle. susan do you have a dongle? n

justin verlander on the mound and he was rocked by pablo sandoval. bases were loaded. that was a triple. top of the fourth, melky cabrera. he would become the mvp. two-run shot. 8-0. matt wieters gets into one but not out. maybe the hardest hit ball by an american leaguer. hauled in by bryce harper. 8-0 was the final. seventh shutout in all-star game history. first shutout since 1996. i caught up with lardarius webb yesterday. working on a new golf swing. last couple weeks before ravens training camp. ravens training camp is two weeks ago. nice to catch up with lardarius webb yesterday. that's it for sports. i'm pete gilbert. >> 6:27. 70 degrees on tv hill. >> a firefighter is arrested in connection with a prostitution ring. >> the maryland state assessments are in. roadsre checking the area for your morning commute and for your morning commute and will update you >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. any

and i know you have ♪ always been ♪ the only one ♪ yeah, the only one ♪ ♪ listen to what mvp justin verlanderi would say the source of most of my muscle pain would be in my shoulder. my trainer kevin rand recommended it to me. i was kind of skeptical at first, but i tested it out, and bayer advanced aspirin relieved my pain fast. feeling 100% every start, every fifth day, i think definitely gives me a little bit of an edge. but don't take his word for it. put bayer advanced aspirin to the test for yourself at fastreliefchallenge.com [ male announcer ] when we all believe there are no limits... ♪ like they talked about [ male announcer ] ...we take our best shots, make our best moves, ♪ they will talk about us ♪ nothing can stop us [ male announcer ] when we all believe, we reach higher, and nothing stops us. when we all believe in the power within, we pave the road to victory. the 2012 jeep wrangler. proud of believing in u.s.a. basketball. what's the hold up? he's looking for his dongle. we need a dongle? yes! we need a dongle. brandon usually brings the dongle. susan do you have a dongle? n

justin verlander showing up to pitch -- they got the same old thing. d.c.embarrassing loss. the goalkeeper was sent out of the game and it was downhill from there. d.c. is in second place in the east, behind kansas city. we are looking at 72 degrees this morning. the news continues. >> metro is hoping the commute this morning is a lot smoother than what passengers dealt with on the weekend. we're live with efforts to determine what caused a computer ahhh. so soft. time out. sweet. [ female announcer ] with charmin ultra soft, you can get that cushiony feeling you love while still using less. charmin ultra soft is designed with extra cushions that are soft and more absorbent and you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. ♪ ♪ ah. [ female announcer ] we all go. why not enjoy the go with charmin ultra soft. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead, metro officials hope they don't see a repeat of a big issue been at all weekend. if they want to know what caused computer problems which shut down the e

the tigers' ace justin verlander struggled...loaded in the first, pablo sandoval triples, to drive in three runs. the a-l was down in the sixth when chris sale came in to but strikes out david freeze to end the scoreless inning. paul konerko also entered in the sixth, and he was hit by a pitch in his one at-bat... it was a knuckleball, so he's fine. the national league goes on to win for the third year in a row 8-0. here's a closer look at how chicago's all-stars performed: sale gave up one of his two hits to his boyhood hero, chipper jones. starlin castro flied out when he pinch-hit in the eighth, and finished the game at short- stop. bryan lahair grounded out in the ninth. adam dunn and jake peavy did not play... peavy was only going to be used in an emergency, and dunn actually gave up his planned at-bat in the fifth, so home-town player billy butler could play more. the cubs and sox will likely play each other only four times next season. major league baseball is trying to institute more balance in the schedule. the city seri

starter justin verlander got all three runners scored. five runs in the first inning. the national league had five hits and two walks. the oriels would combine to get the job done here in the 8th, johnson pitching, castro the cub's fly to center, there's adam jones to make the catch but not enough as the american league falls 8-0 to the national league. >>> the o's will resume the regular season on friday when the detroit tigers come to camden yards. >> out fielder nick marcacus is expected to return to the tigers after missing a month for a breken hour. >>> 12 minutes after the hour. welcome to studio a. let's take a look at a graphic. still trying to get over the story of your husband eating a locus for a $20 bet. >> breakfast. >> we have high pressure building into the area. it is going to be an okay day. i'm in the promising dessert dry humidity but certainly nowhere near as bad as the past 2 weeks. 91 is only 2, 3 degrees off normal. temperatures now in the low 70s. your outside this morning, ron. it's a pleasant day start, nothing wrong with it. >> reporter: very

>> they came out of the box against justin verlander, eight on the board, that game was over about 16econds into the game. >> so back, you know, in the '70s, back i guess even before then, everybody stopped and watched the all-star game. is it as big a deal today as it was back in the '60s and the '70s? >> no. >> does anybody care anymore? >> i'm sure people care. i mean, you know -- >> other than phil griffin. >> yeah. i care. >> i care. >> legitimate baseball fans care, but it certainly is not as big a deal as it used to be because of interleague play. we see different players from different teams in both leagues all during the year. you can get any game you want on your baseball package on cable. doesn't have the same allure that it used to, certainly. >> yeah. mika. >> yeah. >> the battle over the bush tax cuts. >> here we go again. >> here we go. >> now it's -- because we were talking yesterday on the set in new york about the limit, the $250,000 limit. that could come back. it's growing over how much of the bush-era tax cuts to extend just for the middle class, or, perhaps, for