less than two months after mickelson's wife amy was diagnosed with the same disease.mickelson, phil sister, told the san diego union tribune that her mother was diagnosed a week ago and will have surgery this friday. amy mickelson had surgery at the same hospital last wednesday. >> got our first glimpse of the third overall pick in june's nba draft. james harden out of arizona state, looked solid. pouring in 17 points on 6-9 shooting in oklahoma's win over orlando. >> the rangers and angels meeting for a.l. west supremacy. took sole possession of first place. >> and an emotional jeff fisher opens up about his former quarterback, plus new developments in the mcnair case. would you like to see our new menu? look at this! (laughing) - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! yo, those things are so-o good. mmm, amazing. you think anybody can eat that whole thing by themselves? it's like i hit the lottery in food. now get big meals, like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. - here's your check! - look at that!

mickelson's mother has also been diagnosed with breast cancer.asn't commented on his mother's condition. >>> in baseball, the phillies ran up a score that looked like it belonged on a football scoreboard. we get the highlights, now, from espn news. >> thank you very much. we begin in philadelphia for the reds and the phillies. check out this highlight. johnny queto, to vikt reen toe. 2-0, phillies. later in the first, greg dobbs. fifth of the year. it's now 4-0. the phillies do not stop. it's now 7-0, at this juncture. still batting. bottom first. chase utley. sold. 10-0. phillies. there's johnny queto. he went two-thirds of an inning. jayson werth, it's a grand slam. look at that final score. 22-1, philadelphia over the reds. >>> to anaheim. rangers/angel, identical records in the a.l. west. tied in the first. and winner of this game will take sole possession of first place. jeff mathis. angels lead 3-2. jared weaver pitches well. gets defensive help from torii hunter. there's no "i," in team but two in torii. angels win 9-4. >>> boston, mississ

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more tough news for phil mickelson. how's lance doing in france? >>> plus, who said baseball isn't a contact sport? your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> we'll take a look at where we might find thunderstorms in the middle of the week. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, a beloved former player returning to fenway park for the first time in years put the loyalty of red sox fans to the test last night. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> five years ago red sox fans were shocked which garciaparra was traded away to the cubs. last night they got the chance to watch him play at fenway since the move. now wearing an a's uniform but the crowd gave him a one-minute standing ovation before his first at-bat. he finished 2 for 4. the red sox with only two hits in the game. meanwhile the phils weren't having trouble getting hits. 21 against their game with the reds. philadelphia scored 22 runs. that's right. in fact, they le

mickelson but that streak is over.lson announced yesterday he'll miss the british open and it's easy to see why. his wife amy had surgery for breast cancer last week and this week he found out his mom has breast cancer, certainly golf cannot be very high to be priority list of phil mickelson right now. i'm steve davis, have a nice day. >> 65 degrees on tv hill. looking ahead to our next hour on wbal-tv news saturday morning. >> a teenager hit and killed by a car. three others injured. >> and we head to ghana. the celebration started even before president obama visited. his first visit to the west african nation since he became president. >> and el nino is starting up. maybe that's to blame, we'll look at our insta-weather plus forecast. >> steve mcnair's death took admirers and football fans by surprise. while the tragic details may add aer sorted part to his legacy, they should not -- steve mcnair instantly became a favorite when he joined the ravens until 2006. he brought confidence, leadership and victory leading th

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phil mickelson will not play in the bishop next week and stay at home with his -- at the british openext week and stay at home with his wife amy who is recuperating from a surgery for breast cancer. mickelson has not set a timetable when he will return to action. >>> a star studded cast for the 19th annual bobby mitchell hall of fame classic where some of the greatest athletes in the history for sports gather for fun on the links but to help raise -- gather together for fun on the links but to help raise money for fighting listen open a and leukemia. billy norris is an eagle fan diagnosed with lieu keep a and while the brave young -- leukemia and while the brave youngster battles his disease he figured out his eagles. >> i love football and my parents actually made a deal. we get to be on the other person's team unless they're playing each other. then all bets are off. >> each year our patient hero -- i shouldn't say every year, but i'd say half of the time they are fans of other teams. but then that is why i wanted to do ballplayers from all over the couny. >> bobby has raised over $

more tough news for phil mickelson. how's lance doing in france? >>> plus, who said baseball isn't a contact sport? your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> we'll take a look at where we might find thunderstorms in the middle of the week. you're watching "early today." xxg >>> good morning, everyone. i'm barbara harrison. >> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. straight ahead on "news 4 today," it might be the greatest show on earth. we'll have a preview of today's memorial service for michael jackson. >> and the latest on that deadly metro crash. metro calls it a freak occurrence but we'll tell you why some people say it was an accident waiting to happen. >> the an alert for parents in fairfax county. a little girl was playing >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, a beloved former player returning to fenway park for the first time in years put the loyalty of red sox fans to the test last night. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> five years ago re

last month mickelson said after his runner up finish at the u.s. open it would be unlikely he would play the british. his absence and the longest active streak of the majors played. >>> tour de france, stage seven through the mountains. this is where lance makes his move. lance and the team led for most of the day but he actually fell back at the end. everyone is chasing that guy there from france. he took the stage. lance is in third. he said he wasn't as tired as he thought he would be. >>> finally football news. the cleveland browns wide receiver dante stallworth was released from jail after serving 24 days in jail for dui manslaughter. he struck and killed a pedestrian on march 14th. he will be on house arrest for the next two years followed by eight years of probatioand has been suspended indefinitely by the nfl. but of course the good news in the nfl and those guys are out there doing great work in the community and always great to see that. >> great. thank you. >> that is all for 9 news now at 6:00. the cbs evening news is next and then join

mary mickelson discovered she had breast cancer last week. she will have surgery friday at the same hospital where amy mickelson had surgery left wednesday. >>> we have a warning to share before you turn your computer on. microsoft says it has a serious security hole which can allow hackers to remotely tak control of your computer. microsoft says it is working on a software patch. if that is not scary enough, you might consider this. researchers say they found it is pretty easy to figure out your social security number. scientists at uss carl vinson he go any-mellon university made predictions about the nine digit numbers using data available in public records and with birth dates often shared on social networks like facebook. a spokesperson says the public shouldn't be alarmed by that report. >>> we are live in los angeles as the current are you gets ready to remember michael jackson. >> it is a day to say farewell to the king of pop. i'm mindy my sell with the details coming up next. >>> also, comedian rntued . tutici what now senator al fr

the golfer phil mickelson is returning to the pga tour.e took some time off to help his wife who is battling breast cancer. he was at the u.s. open back in june and tied for second and had surgery two weeks later. he also learned his mother has breast cancer. organizers at the invitational say phil mickelson is expected to play next week in lomaia. phil mickelson, welcome back to the pga. ç-- next week there. we are tracking h1n1. doctors are mourning the flu season this fall will be very different from in the past --ç doctors are warning. jessica had a baby shower today. did you get good stuff? >> i did. shepard: you are all dressed up. i make it cold in here. it is like 12 degrees in here. jessica normally wears a sweat shirt. they will not take your picture. maybe you have to call for it. >> i see it. shepard: what do you call it? >> i do not know what it is. shepard: there she is. i need to read this. can you play the animation again? i love this. >> i have got to reboot it. shepard: they have to rebot it. -- reboot it. 57 people tra

the news not much of a surprise, mickelson said last month that it would be mile it unlikely he would play the british. his absence will end the longest active streak of majors played at 61. >> just for you, derek. cycling baby, tour de france, this is where lance normally makes his move in the mountains, barcelona to andora, first big climb of the year but lance dropping back to third, everybody chasing that guy right there who broke away from the pack and took the stage and lance is now third, afterwards the seven time champ who came out of retirement says he wasn't as tired as he thought he would be, so how about that? many more stages to go. >> football, cleveland browns wide receiver released from jail earlier after serving 24 days in jail, he struck and killed a pedestrian and remained on house arrest for the next couple years, next two years followed by eight years of probation. he has been suspended indefinitely by the nfl so that's your sports. >> very cool. the story of the tour de france with lance's teammate who at the very end took off and left lance behind and the questi

. >>> in golf news, phil mickelson is dealt another blow.'s mother was also diagnosed with breast cancer. will have surgeryater this week. his wife amy just had surgery for breast cancer last week. mickelson is unlikely to play in next week's british open. >>> at congressional country club, now that tiger woods' at&t national's in the books, the course in bethesda is focusing on getting ready for the u.s. open in two years. that's your sports minute. i'm lindsey czarniak. have a great day. >> just about 5:21 now, time for traffic and weather on the 1s. >> we're going to check in with meteorologist tom kierein in storm center 4. >> good morning. some of our viewers were able to see the international space station go over about ten minutes ago. now most people are able to see that full moon low in the western sky, and right now we're seeing it on our tv. there's a live picture from our city camera this morning. great shot. and we have a few clouds floating through, temperatures are pleasant, in the 60s with low humidity. 68 in washington, high

mickelson's wife, amy had breast cancer surgery.ickelson's mom, mary was scheduled to have surgery friday in houston. the 2009 open championship will be the first major without mickelson since the 1994 maste masters. is that snaps his win streak in majors. the longest active win streak on tour. >> indians-tigers. good look at brandon inge. going 1 for 4. after making the all-star game and home run derby. 3-0 for anderson. trying to stretch that into a double. fernando rodney on in a non-save situation. grady sizemore taps out to inge, with the bases juiced, the tigers win it 5-1. they're now 6-1 against the indians, another hard luck loss for cliff lee. three earned. eight strikeouts. lee hasn't won since june 14. now, 2 and 32 when scoring fewer than four runs. >> the pirates and the nl east leading phillies meeting for the first time this year. jason werth added to the all-star game earlier friday. he's homered in four straight. did not homer in this game. but the phillies will take this. that double brings home chase utley and ry

. >>> golfer phil mickelson and his family learn they have a second battle on their hands.larry smith with the latest. what's going on? >> phil's wife amy underwent surgery for breast cancer. now he's learned that his mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer. his mother mair was diagnosed. she'll have surgery at the same place amy has. he's not spoken publicly nor has he placed. he's not expected to play in next week's british open. >>> $900 million. yep, that's the selling price of the chicago cubs and the wrigley field. the agreement, which includes a stake in a regional cable network was reached over the weekend and is now being reviewed. >>> harrisburg, pennsylvania, is the center of the sports world. yep. at least for today. three world series championship trophies will be on display. philadelphia phillies won it last october. pittsburgh steelers brought home the vince lombardi trophy. >>> a loud crash sent a disney worker scrambling to dial 911 following this week's monorail crash. there was a crash earlier this week. the 21-year-old died. the monorails are suppos

the san diego tribune reports that mary mickelson discovered she has breast cancer last week.gery next week where his wife had surgery last wednesday. >>> it is 8:52 on this tuesday morning. today upwards of 1 billion people are expected to watch michael jackson's memorial. >> and some are gathering already in new york's harlem neighborhood. we'll go -- we'll check in with wh is happening there when we come back. ng 6:00 in the morning in los in angeles. we are following reports that it will then be moved to the staples center for the public memorial here at 1:00 lhaheon east code. john mayer, usher, jennifer hudson, smoky ferobinson are ju a few set to perform at the memorial. >> oneal billion people are expected to watch the memorial a on tv. >> katherine craig joins us now in harlem th morning where big screens are being set up as we speak. k. katherine, good morning. ng >> reporter: they certainly are. ar and the last time there was a a big event here at this plaza, , and this is part of a state office building, but the last time there was a big event here, it was election

phil mickelson's family has been rocked once again. the san diego newspaper has been quoted saint nicholson's mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer. his mother is expected to have surgery this friday. the nicholson family, in our thoughts and prayers. the nationals took their win streak into colorado, but they were cooled by the rockies. let's go back to denver. in the bottom of the first, left center field. that is trouble. the runner will score easily from first be. the top of the seventh, the bases loaded, hitting into a double play. the best opportunity is lost. the nationals loose, 1-0. -- the nationals lose, 1-0, the reds continued to struggle. it was like a parade across home plate. when they changed picturestcher. the phillies hammer the reds. 22-1. a routine fly ball. whoops. guillen hold on for the out. durrell's go on to win it. the sports world is still stunned by the death of steve mcnair. while the police say they're closer to finding what happened, they say they may never know why. >> i will miss him, as you all w

mickelson's mother is also battling breast cancer.ual, mickelson has been spectacular this season. winning twice, and finishing in the top 10 in half of his 12 events. that's not quite as good as tiger woods. the only player he trails in the world golf rankings. tiger leads the tour in wins, top 10 in earnings. >> brett favre said he's officially hanging them up. details and reaction from around the >> i'm christopher harris. let's look at a few starting pitchers. pineiro has a scary matchup against the dodgers. but if i'm not looking for starting pitchers, he is someone i would try. he has a 2.59 e.r.a. not going to get a lot of strikeouts. chris tillman takes on the orioles. ha perfect situation for the big righty to make his big-league debut. he has 99 strikeouts in 96-2/3 triple-a innings this year. manny parra, i'm giving him the start. he has 12 strike outs and three weeks. espn.com has the best fantasy analysis around. check out our articles, videos, podcasts and chats chats and do bettsery under league. >> braves and the marli

. >>> phil mickelson will and his streak of playing in 61 strait majors, lefty sitting out the british open tuesday with his wife as she goes through treatment following surgery for breast cancer. >>> u.s. women's golf in pennsylvania. here is the leader, christy kerr with the one stroke lead. paula creamer is hot on her heels. she buries this. she is one stroke off the lead. the shot of the day, she putts left and the ball goes right, seems like it takes forever, but wait for it. the ball starts rolling and finally drops. theirgos. boom. >>> the nationals backed an action tonight, continuing their seriesith the astros, game time 8:00 our time. we will have highlights at 11:00. >>> candace parker is back at work with the wnba, planning for the l.a. sparks. she says she is finding it challenging to balance motherhood and basketball. >> what is really tough is not sleeping as much. my daughter was up until 7:00 a.m. this morning, just wanting to play and have fun. that is the hardest part, coming to practice and just focusing on basketball. it >>> former washington redskin bobby mitchell

. >>> phil mickelson has confirmed he will play any pga championship.he has been put taking care of his wife and mother who had breast cancer surgery. tiger woods will tee off at 12:54 at the buick open. he played withegendary singer bob seger today. tiger woods is still taking grief for missing cut -- missing the cut at the british (it -- at the british open. >> had a bad stretch. you cannot have a bad stretch and expect to make the cut. >>> the big story tonight, the nationals end and their street tonight against the brewers. they had every opportunity. -- they ended their strike tonight. try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated all-time favorite: juicy steak layered with zesty chipotle sauce, melted cheese, piled high with only... the toppings you love on freshly baked bread. only at subway. subway. eat fresh. so it's no surprise that we're now serving up... iced tea that's fresh-brewed. thirst-quenching fuze fresh-brewed iced te the newest fresh idea at subway. ♪ >>> we will update the major fire o there are moments in time when the p

phil mickelson's streak is over, announcing that he will miss this british open.s wife had surgery for breast cancer at last week. this week, he found out his wife has breast cancer. -- his mother has breast cancer. july 10, 1999, a penalty kick that won the world cup for the united states. her celebration put her on the map and landed her sports brought in the sports museum of america -- the sports bra in the sports museum of america. it was recently returned to her. 10 years later, she is 41-years old,a mom, and still play soccer. tom brady spent a lot of money on the plants. someone stole his plants. a 61-year-old convicted bank robber said he collected scrap metal. he said he thought that two flower planters were trash behind a condo. they were worth a thousand dollars. it was tom brady's condominium. he is in big trouble. the guy has agreed to pay $4,000 in restitution. that is it for spurts. >> insta-weather plus seven-day forecast, a chance for a thunderstorm tomorrow evening. most of the weekend should be pretty pleasant. then the temperatures cool off aga

." >>> tiger woods, still the best golfer in the world, but phil mickelson probably the most relovedved. he will return to akron on thursday. he took a few months off. >>> finally tonight, as bizarre a play as you will ever see in baseball, barry bonds got to see it in person, randy winn with the fly ball to left -- to right. watch how closely this ball goes. off the foot of delta jones. watch it again. it goes off his foot. he kicks it to young. the problem is the umpires got it wrong. they thought the ball hit the grass, which is an energiment beyond home runs why not use replay to check a play like that and get it right? >> is it a money thing? >> it's a tying thing. >> i think it's a purist thing. >> i would rather take an exthat two minutes and get it right. >>> scattered showers and thunderstorms during the day tomorrow. i would put a 50% park on it for wednesday. the rest of the week, 20, 30%. over the weekend, hit and miss. don't cancel plans because you see the lightning bolts rumbling around. >> because of the atmosphere and how soupy it is -- >> yeah. when you have this ki

. >>> and phil mickelson will miss next week's british open to be with his wife amy after having surgery for breast cancer. he had competed in 61 major championship which was the largest active streak. he has set no time to return to the pga tour.

>> i hope this is a sign that amy mickelson and mrs. mickelson, phil's mom, are a lot better.his first walk-off hit last night, and it was his 1,953rd major league hit. how did it take so long? >> i have no idea. >> it's amazing. >> braylon edwards reported a day late for camp and failed a physical. are you surpriseed? >> i'm stunned at. this i like braylon edwards. i'm stunned. jeff garcia wants to win the starting job at oakland. can he? >> he's better than demarcus russell. last one, chien-ming wang has been shut down for the season. are you sad? he had an e.r.a.... >> the yankees took the bat out of my hand. >> out of time. try do better next time. >> i'm mike wilbon. same time tomorrow, knuckle heads. check out the "p.t.i." podcast on itunes. let's go back the bristol. >> "p.t.i.." >> roy halladay still a member of the blue jays. need proof? pitched today against the mariners. actually took the loss, his fourth of the season. pitched very well, seven innings, three earned. yet to be traded as the deadline approached. roy halladay took the podium in seattle. >> i really do

when phil mickelson withdrew, moreno became the alternate. the fairfax native needed last minute plans just to get to scotland. playing well, there today with tom watson. so you think, maybe he is going to fall off a little bit. cold cold-blooded. hits the birdie. that got him to three under. watch watson do his thing. long distance bird man. that gives him the share of the lead on the 17th hole. the eagle, no, but it would lead to a tap in bird. so watson alone at the top of the leader board. he was the oldest player ever at 59 with a 54 hole lead at the majors. >> that's your business to write the story. it's my business to make the story. and the way i'm doing it right now is, i have a game plan and the game plan seems like it is working well. >> working pretty well. i would say so. here is your leader board. looking for his sixth british open championship. he won back to back in '82 and '83. matt gagon, he is an australian. jim, and john daly tied for 14th. he still hanging around. some baseball now. the nationals, banking on offense to h

it was either--an--and probably--sig mickelson, who was the first head of a combined television-radio news department at cbs and was really the architect of the kind of news department it took to handle radio and television and particularly to pioneer television news, a great man and really one of my major sponsors. he's the man i have to thank for being where i got to at cbs news. and--or--and/or paul levitan, who was a wonderful producer, the first producer of the ad lib, extemporaneous type programming: conventions, elections, things of that kind. and i was under the impression that paul first used the word, but others have almost convinced me that i'm wrong; that sig originated it. but at any rate, it was--just at the same time, i mean, i know precisely when it began. it was for the first political convention, 1952, that we covered by modern television. the 1948 conventions were covered as well, but with rather primitive equipment and only shown on three stations, so it hardly counted. '52 was what we really think of as the beginning of the television age with politics. and it was

phil mickelson won't be there. he is with his wife. >>> padraig harrington not playing that well.efending champ two times over, though. >> i can't create history before it happens and i'm not going to worry about it. i'm going to play this tournament like any other major tournaments an work on the principles that i will win more majors whether it is this week or five years' time or one year's time. >>> tour de france stage 11. lance armstrong still continues to stalk the leaders. currently third. rinaldo nocentini is your overall leader. all eyes on the nats tomorrow when they play the cubs. >> and new manager. >> that's right. maybe he will get him kicked out. who knows. >> just for fun. >> just to show he is not manny acta. >>> tomorrow, at least seven metro trains have stopped at the wrong place in the station since the fatal crash. that could potentially leave passengers in tunnels. fairfax county d ansewer treatment equipment. read both those stories in the "examiner" tomorrow. fa >>> tonight paul mccartney took manhattan by storm. >> he did. he made his first trip back to th

. >>> phil mickelson is coming back to the golf course after both his wife and mother are recovering from surgery. he took time off but he said things are going really well and he's very excited to be playing in the wgc bridgestone invitational in ohio next week. the annual tough guy come peation. hey, tough guy. where else would the whackiness be, of course? >> it's got to be england. >> of course. they had #,000 competitors do a course. there are leeches in that water. >> that's disgusting. >> they suffered sprains, cuts. >> what were the prizes? >> broken legs. what are the prizes? i do not know. we'll have to check on that. >> that would probably be a cheese wheel. >> no, that would be cheese rolling. and check out this crazy race. these are boats made out of cardboard and duct tape. >> you'd better be faster than that. >> this race happened every year during the salina lake festival in ohio. the winner gets a coveted duct tape trophy. >> i've been there. >> you've been there. >> to the festival. but i never saw the duct tapd boat raise. >> we give you the news. give us the views

. >>> more heartbreaking news for phil mickelson and his family. six weeks after his wife was diagnosed with breas cancer, his mother mary has been diagnosed with the same disease. amy nicholson underwent surgery last week. mary is scheduled to have surgery on friday. >>> millions of people will take off on long trips, but long distance juries can increase your chances of getting a blood clot. the risk chances -- the risk for a blood clot increases by as much as 80%. >>> severe flooding crippled parts of north carolina overnight. how you water left drivers stranded -- high water left drivers stranded. there were no injuries reported. >> imagine that. >>> one storm after the other kept on going over the same areas. today, barely a sprinkle. spectacular weather. let's go up to the rooftop. a few fair-weather clouds. we do not see anything on the radar. over the next hour or so, a brief sprinkle is possible. the winds are out of the west, and that is keeping us warmup across the area. inalvert county, 86 degrees. the winds are out of the north. curren

this is according to mickelson's website.e, lettie's trying to branch out in business. part of a trio trying to buy a bankrupt waffle house franchise. they tried to buy another waffle chain before, but they were turned down because of their lack of restaurant experience. what, they don't know waffles? u.s. army's returning to a once great tradition. black knights will play three more games at yankee stadium. this is in addition to the already announced notre dame game. army used to play games at yankee stadium everyier, all the time and always packed the stands. maybe this will help with recruiting. >>> maybe this will help guys out to get a cancer screening, that's right. you can get a free prostate exam and baseball ticket at tropicana field today from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00. partnering, the team, with some cancer centers and every man who gets a screening gets two tickets to an august game. one in six men will get the disease, but if detected early nearly 100% survive. >>> this isn't good break fast conversation, nothing fun ab

phil mickelson, got it. you're from jay, oklahoma? >> we have one stoplight.ow many people are there? >> 2,000 and about 15 dogs. >> that's not nice to say. 2,000 people, 15 dogs, one stoplight in jay, oklahoma, where i guess jay-walking is not a problem. i can hang out with you teachers all day. you are a fun bunch. i like it. let's take a check of the weather. steamy and stormy if you are in sections of texas, rolling through new mexico into arizona. you know what? you say the heat is dry. huh-uh. you've got moisture rolling in from mexico. high humidity, downpours, watch for that. mid-section of the country looking good. tennessee valley into the deep south and portions of the ohio valley, it will be a sloppy day. right here in the northeast for you teachers, great weather. how do you like that? but some changes for the end of the week. a quick look at the national map. here nc >>> this weather report sponsored by reach and listerine total care. get a complete routine. >>> you know, being around these teachers, it makes you feel and think about how enlighte

. >> phil mickelson will be skipping the u.s. open.r she starts her recovery from breast cancer. recently mickelson's mother found out she also has breast cancer. >> round two of the scottish open. 7th hole. third shot from the fringe here from retief goosen. the south african was money. great speed, great read. birdie-chip. moves to 10 under, takes the outright lead. next hole, another birdie situation for goosen. perfect feed. second birdie in a row. shot a 63. one stroke off the course reco record. leads the tournament at 11 under. adam scott there in second place with 9 under. look at that, anna ivanovic. happy to see scott. that's the end of extra. still ahead here. lance armstrong came in today in second place. he's dropping off the leaderboard, we'll tell you why. and michael phelps set a record last night. today he had a setback. we'll tell you what that's all >> been a career first half for nelson cruz. and the rangers outfielder will replace torii hunter. the power of the home run derby. monday for the american league, joe ma

. >> and will phil mickelson play next week. he made his decision today. answer coming up.ts unlimited" starts right now. . >> welcome to "sports unlimited" i am vince villani. o's began the final series of the first half of the regular season tonight playing the first of three against the visiting blue jays and before the game the o's reinstated shortstopish tur rift from the emergency list. emergency appendectomy. they had hernandez to make room for his on the roster. cecil starting for the blue jays tonight. maryland grad. went to damath high. he had the a game working. bottom of the first. he gets jones hacking at the breaking ball. in the second huff goes down swinging. next batter, cecil gets reimold chasing as well. s

mickelson had taken time off to be with his wife and mother, who both are battling breast cancer. a two-time winner on the tour this year, mickelson has not played since his runner-up finish at the u.s. open a month ago. once again our top story. brett favre staying retired. the story first broken by the minneapolis "star tribune." brett favre telling our ed werder that it was an emotional decision and it involved intense soul-searching. but he came to this decision, calling coach brad childress. here is the quote from ed -- to ed werder from brett favre: our we bring in our very own espn and hall of famer steve young with his insight on the favre story. your reaction, steve, when you s first heard he's staying put? a >> i got to be honest, i'm a little relieved, linda.t en y you know, there's always that inki of everyone that when you have great player and they're thinking about going to a newcoo team, you think, oh, wouldn't that be cool to see him try to do that. what would it look like? it wasbout when he plays the packers?is i there's a little bit of excitement that, but i th

. >>> golf now phil mickelson will not play next week instead lefty will stay home to be with his wifeho had breast cancer surgery earlier this month and his mom just diagnosed as well. whenever he decides to come back on tour, the crowding will be behind him like never before. >>> lance armstrong update can he really win the tour de france again at 37 years old? amazing, but he's hanging in there. this morning it was the first big mountain climb. he finished 21 seconds behind the stage winner. he's now in third place overall and just eight seconds back of the leader. >>> this is so good, it's worth calling it the play of the day. the u.s. women's open rachel heatherington, the long birdie attempt. the ball element stops but, no, there it goes, takes a right turn, activate the beams, stay in the target, stay on target it's in the hole. that's sports day. i'm jeff fischell. aren't the only things that changed for the carmaker yesterday as bill tucker explains, the company also welcomed back a man some call gm's secret weapon. >> reporter: after a six-week sprint through bankruptcy, gene

. >>> golf's third major of the season is beginning this thursday across the pond but phil mickelson will not be at the british open. he has decided to stay with his wife amy as she undergoes breast cancer treatment. >>> ninth stage of the tour de france was a trek through the mountains. lance is eight seconds off the leaders pace and that leader is from italy and he is wearing the yellow jersey for a third day. >>> ever covered your friend's clothes. now there is -- ever coveted a friend's clothes? now there is a way to get her look for less. >>> and we will let you know how much you will be paying if you drive off on vacation this week. >>> our time is 5:26. it is 72 degrees. you are watching 9 news now. >>> today confirmation hearings for sonia sotomayor get underway. welcome back to 9 news. i'm andrea roane. thanks for joining us this morning. traffic producer kris will have the rush hour report in just a moment but we begin with kim's forecast are you all moved and everything. >> for the most part all of my belongings were proved without too many rain drops. if you follow me on

his mother will have surgery friday at the same hospital where amy mickelson had her surgery. >>> today franken will be sworn in as minnesota's junior senator. he'll serve on the senate judiciary committee which opens hearings next week on supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. >>> and it is that time of year once again, the running of the bulls got under way today in pamplona, spain. four people were hospitalized with bumps and bruises. one runner called it pretty intense. i think we'll take his word for it. it is now 7:20 right now. you're up to date. let's turn it back over to matt and stephanie abrams. >> al roker and i do these buddy things all the time. i'm going to suggest that al -- >> i want to do the biddy thing. >> the buddy thing only goes so far. al is off today, stephanie abrams is here with the first look at the forecast. >> maybe he's getting ready. prepping for the running of the bulls. let's have a look at what's gamow more dry heat, looks like a high between 84 and 88 degrees, right where we should be but the committee levels kept at bay. slight chance for isolated th

but tiger woods, phil mickelson, shaq, a-rod and lebron james are. have to be a team sport athlete. 45 to 50. by the way. $1.5 million this year less this year than last year. the good news, the average, $24 million. that's why they call them the fortune 50. you're not there, nor am i. better luck next time. >> i'm really up against a breakful will roger federer be there next year? >> this is an international list. andy roddick may be there. federer is on the list. in the u.s., those are the top guys. tiger will be number one, maybe forever. >> thank you. always good to see you. enjoy west palm. >> thank you. >>> i'm not asking you to get off the couch. i'm just asking to you get in line. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com if you eat kashi go lean for breakfast, you'll also have to add all these vitamins and minerals... to get what you need every day. or... just eat total. it has 100% of the daily value of 11 nutrients... and delicious flakes, real cranberries... and crunchy oat clusters. total. are you getting 100%? compare your cereal at totalce

in golf, phil mickelson will not play in next weekes's british open.cided to stay home with his wife amy as he starts her recovery from breast cancer. >>> at the u.s. women's leader, choy is no longer the leader. veteran former open winner christie kerr who made her move this afternoon. this is rachel heatherington who probably won't make the cut. she has the shot of the day. watch where she starts her putt on the 11th hole. apparently amy has the yellow bag. the ball almost stops and then -- i don't know. picks up speed and just -- kind of taking the time to get to the hole. tracking right in for birdie. >> yes. right now she is at 12 over parr. 12th hole. putt bore birdie. pink ball -- rolls around and drops. kramer is at two under for the tournament and is in second place. one stroke off the lead. here is leader. christie kerr, approach shot at o the 16th. she is talking to the ball. come on, baby. the ball responds. lands on the green and stops it inches from the cup. kerr would birdie that hole and leads the open at three under parr. hall of fame

i still think mickelson at wingfoot is the worst i ever saw. playing the course, and that's different than another human being when you're staring across the net. we don't have the answer to this yet. we're all dying of curiosity now, how will the new improved ante roddick react in. >> roger federer gets his service broken once. >> i thought it was telling, i lost last year and i came back. and he yelled back, yeah, but you already had five. >> the u.s. open. see if he can carry it over. there. >> when we return, our parting shots. we'll look at lance armstrong. the hills are alive with the return of the seven-time tour de france winner. lance has the support of his teammates on this uphill battle. (announcer) we speak car. we speak rpms so you can zip by other cars. but we also speak mpgs so you can fly by gas stations. in fact, we speak mpgs so fluently, we can say one more thing. the new ford fusion is the most-fuel-efficient midsize sedan in america. and that's something no one else can say. we speak the 2010 ford fusion. get in... and driv

phil mickelson wasn't interest there, tending to family members that are ill.tom watson do this weekend? >> he brought a lot of hope into us old guys. i told him i'm thinking about coming back and playing, i told him i'm coming out of retirement after watching that. fat chance of that. but anyway, i think a lot of guys you always have the ability to come pete. >> well, i think it's a foregone conclusion that tiger's going to chew up the golf courses and beat everybody up. it certainly wasn't a foregone conclusion that tom watson was going to play well. i got a bigger kick out of watching tom. i enjoy watching tiger. i think tiger when he plays well, he's poetry in motion. and i think that this week, watson was poetry in motion. >> finally, jack nicklaus, next year, 2010, the british open will return to st. andrews. do you think you can get something like this? >> i don't know what is expected out of him. but i can promise you, he'll be there trying. he played st. an driewz well. st. andrews >> 40 years ago today buzz armstrong, and buzz auld -- buzz auld ren #

practices phil mickelson and you're watching "fox & friends".eat to meet phil mickelson yesterday defied -- >> clayton: did i say best? good morning, everybody. great to see you. we have so much to talk about. recently the latest developments and what happened in cambridge where that harvard university professor was arrested and president obama lead into the controversy on wednesday night so yesterday, a lot happened yesterday is the cambridge police came out and talked about how angry they were and how they have been depicted. the president of the acted stupidly wednesday night. they were still angry but it seems as though the president has been able to smooth things over this morning. >> clayton: this morning he is offering, and against the professor, to come to the white house to have a beer. he also extended the invitation to come to the white house to have a beer to the sergeant, sergeant crowley to come to the white house. they have both accepted the invitation and will come to the white house and boy, which must be a fly on the wall. >> d

no tiger, no phil mickelson. he's at home with his mother and wife, both undergoing surgery for breast cancer. tom watson, 59 years old. the five-time champ entering saturday as aco-leader. tiger, bye-bye. >>> the man that sold the gun that killed steve mcnair has been charged. 33-year-old adrian gilliam faces one charge for being a convicted felon. police say he sold the girl to the young woman that shot and killed mcnair, before turning the gun on herself. >>> play of the day, watch this. former nfl star, running back marshall falk, playing in a celebrity golf tournament in nevada. he is yelling at the ball to get in because he wants to drink. and it does. the first in the history of the tournament, marshall falk, maybe like winning an mvp? maybe. play of the day. that's sports. >>> imagine this. some workers doing their jobs but not getting any money for it. not getting paid. why they are getting pinched and what is being done to help them. >>> the eagle has landed. >> roger. >> oh, boy. >> maybe you remember

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sad news for golfer phil mickelson. has been diagnosedswith breast cancer just months after his wife was diagnosed with the same disease. mary mickelson will have surgery at the same hospital where his wife had surgery. he has not spoken at the u.s. open and not expected to play at the british open in just a couple of weeks. lance armstrong crawling back into contention at the tour de france where they ride bikes in france. is he now third overall after three stages. today the rider also do a timed trial. how far you can carry your woman? your spouse to so to speak? men from 8 countries went to finland as usual to compete in the annual wife carrying competition. the competition all their wives through 273-yard obstacle course. includinged two hurdles, included a pool at the end of it. finished couple won the championship 11 year winning streak. so it's sad for them and good news for the fins strong husband and slight wife. eric: tour de france? gretchen: with the correct accent that is how you say tour de france. brian:

this morning on "fox and friends," one of my favorite golfers, phil mickelson, was talking about hisand mother having breast cancer. he made an astonishing statement. he said that the treatment of breast cancer today is better than it was five years ago, better than 10 years ago and he's absolutely right. mr. mickelson's hope in the cure for his mother and his wife's breast cancer, this devastating illness, is very high. but, mr. speaker, the american people need to understand if we pass the democratic health care reform bill that they are proposing, innovation in health care is going to quit or go down and be very little. the quality of care is going to go down. as a physician, i can tell the american people that the quality of your care will be worse a few years from now because of the democratic party's health reform plan. the american people need to stand up, mr. speaker, and say no to this and say yes to some of the alternatives that the republicans are presenting. we have a plan but it will not be heard unless the american people demand it. . the speaker pro tempore: officer ch

golfer phil mickelson is returning to the pga tour. he's the number two-ranked golfer in the world. he is going to play at next week's bridge stone invitational in akron, ohio. he's been off for about two months because his wife has been dealing with breast cancer. she had surgery two weeks after his second place finish at june's u.s. open. right after his wife had surgery, his mother began breast cancer treatment as well. >>> a firefighter sprinted on to a racetrack to pull a driver out of a burning car but the fire was spreading so quickly they were taking a real chance. >> if he thought about the dangers, you'd hesitate more than what you need to. >> even with their help, the driver was having a hard time getting out. look at that. >>> fresh out of prison michael vick is back in the nfl. commissioner roger goodell reinstated vick with conditions. if he can find a team that will sign him, he can practice and play in the final two pre-season games. during the regular season he can do all team activities and possibly start playing by maybe week six, playing real games. so far, no te