paul konerko takes an 89-mile-an-hour baseball off the face. hit him in the face.rainers rush out to check on him. check it out. hits him right in the mouth. after a few minutes, laying in the dirt, he staggers to his feet, gets up. they want to take him out. he says i'm staying in the game. watch what he does. same at-bat. hits a home run. later, konerko hitting for a solo shot to left. that's his 37th of the season. he stayed in the game. actually later he hit the home run. however, the twins won the game, 8-5. now tied with the yankees and rays for the most wins in baseball at 88. >>> and remember this incident at a houston game last month. foul ball rocketed into the stands. instead of trying to catch the ball, the guy leaps out of the way letting the ball hit his girlfriend. not a good moment for men. >>> on wednesday, curtis granderson hit a two-run home run to right field in tampa. watch the guy in the front. steps aside to allow the ball not to hit his girlfriend but to hit a sweet old late in the front row. she is not happy. look at that. you stepped out o

that's where paul konerko got flunked -- plunged.ut he stayed in the game and the next time up -- gone. home run off the same guy that hit him if the face. message there is don't hit paul konerko, it only makes him mad. >> it makes him good. >>> are we getting out of here without a forecast. >> we'll talk about the thunderstorm and the equinox. >>> that's it. cbs news with katie couric is next. we'll see you at 7:00. have a good night. building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> couric: tonight, filth at the egg farm, it's you have no

one guy who's been solid all year long has been paul konerko. left and gone in the 5th. number 38 for paul. it was 1-1. rips a shot up the gut for a base hit. the run stands up. sox win 2-1. it's their 81st win of the season. that includes them a .500 campaign. >>> cardinals took it to the cubs today. hard to believe they're not in the race but they're not. borslani didn't have it. 7-1 was the final. becomes the third 20 game winner this year. >>> the final event of the fedex cup series. this is donald great shot from the bunker here. almost goes in. just short. shares the lead. jim has a shot at the $10 million grand prize. and that's it. we're out of time for an early morning. >> yes, very early. [ laughter ] adios. that's the news for this early saturday morning. we leave you with the chicago tribune's photos of the day. have a great weekend, everybody. ♪[ music ] >>> we're asking for a library. give us our library. [ chanting ] >> we do believe it's domestic related. we believe we have all participants. it appears to be a double- murder suici

. >>> white sox paul konerko, high and tight. the ball hits konerko in the face.ore of a glancing blow. konerko can a bloody nose. he convinced the trainer to let him keep playing. he gets back on the plate. it's a long ball. it's 7-5 at they play in the 9th inning. >>> the orioles have the night off. the yankees are in town tomorrow. the yankees are in a pennant race and the orioles are playing very good baseball. >> knock them out. >> three games with the yankees over the weekend. >> should be fun to see, really. >>> amazing feats. >> the guiness book of world records round up this year's winners, that's up next. (music playing) ,,,,,, announcer: has the overpowering smell of scented garbage bags taken over your kitchen? (woman blows at scented tree) hefty bags with unscented odor block technology help neutralize odors with no added scent. hefty! hefty! hefty! >>> one couples wedding ceremony had enough highs and lows to last them a lifetime. that's because they got marry at a roller coaster. the nuptials were part of a radio station's contest. the couple dated

with manny on deck, paul konerko gave them a lead with a three-run homer. remember, what he on deck tuesday when a.j. hit the go-ahead homer. white sox won 6-4. >>> in florida, flash back to tuesday. the nationals' nyjer morgan separated the shoulder of marlins catcher hayes with a vicious hit the the plate. clean play, but the marlins wouldn't forget it. last night, chris volstad plucked morgan. we're even, right? wrong. morgan then stole two bases and put florida up 11 runs. kind of an unwritten rule not to steal in such a blowout. morgan's next at-bat, volstad threw behind him and morgan charged the mound. first baseman gaby sanchez came in and clothes-lined him. the benches cleared, resulting in a massive dog pile. morgan got the worst of it when sanchez came flying in out of nowhere. as for the game, marlins won 16-10. >>> and the debut was just another day at the park. tracked down a chase utley fly ball, made a leaping grab while crashing into the fence. he also hit a grand slam in the seventh. not bad for a kid called up just hours before the game.

the white sox's paul konerko hit in the face by a pitch from carl pavano. up staying in the game and next at bat, oh, boy, homers! take a look at that. delwyn young hit his 18th homerun. the twins beat the sox, 8-5. san francisco, bus ter posy with an rbi double and solo home run. the giants beat the dodgers 10-2. sanchez struck out 12. there he goes. the wins gives the giants a half game win in the n.l. west over san diego. padres shut out by the cards 4-0. jake westbrook pitched eight effective innings. albert pujols with an rbi double during a four-run sixth inning. st. louis trails cincinnati by seven games in the n.l. central. and the perfect storm, seattle grabbed the wnba title, the storm completed its undefeated post-season run. the team swept the atlanta dream in the final. the final there 87-84. it's the storm's second wnba championship. when we return this morning, another look at this morning's top stories and a new turn on the catwalk as plus-sized fashions make their debut. t. most people like to hear they've done a great job caring for their

. >>> paul konerko, two outs, top of the ninth. he grounds out meekly to second base. that said, the white sox end up losing 7-2. so, the a.l. central belongs to those twins. which had the champagne at the ready, from target field. they won the a.l. central six times in the last nine years. ron gardenhire gets his 800th win. the quickest to 800 wins as manager since davie johnson. >>> that will do it for this espn news update. now, back to new york and "america this morning." >>> after months of anticipation, the curtain call came early for the hoff. >> actor david hasselhoff became the first celebrity to get the boot from this season's "dancing with the stars." hasselhoff called the experience a great ride and great fun. he'll be on "good morning america" this morning. >>> now, to a man who is still kicking after living in three centuries. >> walter breuning is the world's oldest man. he just celebrated his 114th birthday at a nursing home in montana. born september 21st, 1896, breuning recalled living without electricity, without running water, and even without an in

got into the lineup for the white sox, but wound up watching the game big blow from on deck as paul konerkoinning three-run homer. the sox beat the indians 6-4. >>> now to the u.s. open and a scary moment on the court. half an hour into her first match of the day, victoria azaranka of belarus wobbled and then she collapsed. she was taken off in a wheelchair and later explained she hit her head in a warm-up session. well, it turns out she had a concussion. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and taxing decisions. the debate over whether to extend tax cuts for the wealthy. extend tax cuts for the wealthy. if you fight to sleep in the middle of the night, why go one more round ? you don't need a rematch, but a rethink. with lunesta. lunesta is thought to interact with gaba receptors associated with sleep. lunesta helps you get the restful sleep you need. lunesta has some risk of dependency. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving or engaging in other activities while asleep without remembering it

the white sox paul konerko at the plate. face by an 89-mile-an-hour pitch from carl pavano. konerko suffered a bloody nose but stayed in the game and good thing for the sox. in the third he got pavano back. a solo homer. team high 37th. unfortunately not enough. the twins won, 8-5. >>> floyd mayweather may finally have met his match. he's been hit with three more felony charges and a domestic violence case that already had him facing a felony theft charge. the additional three charges brings his grand told of combined felonies and misdemeanors to eighth. he could face up to 34 years behind bars if found guilty. >>> you can start calling the seattle storm the perfect storm. they went unbeaten in the playoffs to win the wnba championship. the atlanta dream made it interesting in the end but couldn't get a three-pointer in the final seconds. the storm are champs once again with an 87-84 win. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> and now for another quick look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins

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stinstad strikeouts from paul konerko and manny ramirez ended the inning.ns broke the game open in the eighth. alex rios turned a short catch into a bases clearing double for the yard span. sox division title hopes are slipping further away. twins take game one of the series and now lead the division by 7 games. >>> the cubs continue to get strong efforts from their starting pitchers last night in st. louis. randy wells pitched eight solid innings allowing one run and had been traded at the plate with two hits and two rbis. xavier nady had the big night offensively driving in three runs and three hits. cubs win 7-2. boosting their record to 13-7 since mike took over as manager. >>> bear's line backer hunter hillenmeyer is out for the season. he became sick during sunday's game a few weeks after suffering a concussion the second of his career. the bears have put him on injured reserve. this is ironic because hunter hillenmeyer who is a guy who openly advocates player safety and agreed to donate his brain and spinal court tissue for research on head injuries.

paul konerko, the white sox big slugger takes an 89 mile-an-hour pitch in the mouth, direct shot to hish out to take a look at him. there it is. right in the chops. after a few minutes he comes to his senses, gets back on his feet. they want to yank him from the game. he insists on staying in the game though. look at this. two innings later, it's a home run. solo home run to left with those bloody swollen teeth. his 37th home run of the year. twins did win the game 8-5. that's significant because the twins now tied with the yankees and rays for the most wins in baseball at 88. twins might end up with the best record in baseball. >>> remember this incidents in houston last month. foul ball rocketing into the stands. the young man steps out of the way, lets the foul ball hit his girlfriend. they broke up if you'll remember. not a proud moment for men. unfortunately it happened again. on wednesday in tampa, curtis granderson hits a two-run home run to right. watch the guy in the front row. that's not his girlfriend. he steps out of the way and lets the ball hit a sweet lady who is sitting