just as it was for the red sox for a long time, some people said this day was never going to come. and just as it was for the red sox and a curse that we no longer hear much about, some even blamed fate for the drought. but after last night, mr. president, boston proved

the red sox win the-8.have lost five straight and the five-hour 50 minute game is the longest in major league this year. crazy. >>> brian sabean's comments created a buzz. now buster posey is trying to fan some flames saying in a statement, that it's time for everyone to move on. >> the tarp finally came off after a 30-minute rain delay. scoreless in the 5th inning, manny burris makes the diving stop there flips it to second for the force to brandon crawford who throws it into the colorado dugout. 1-0 rockies. bottom of the inning picked off at second by leaning. ross cuts the deficit in half with his fifth homer of the season. today was cody ross bobblehead day. bottom of the 9th, rockies still up 2-1. final chance for the giants. brandon crawford gives it a ride but watch this. ryan makes the diving catch right there. running catch that is. right at the wall you see him grab that one. great catch. rockies beat the giants 2-1. bumgarner took the loss now just 2-7. >>> after the game the team placed brandon

crawford delivers a good 8-6 red sox.e lost four straight and the stage manager is not going to make the year. >>> stanford, kansas state, ncaa regional baseball. the bay area has three teams involved. lonnie kappalua delivers here. stanford goss on for a 10-3 win over kansas state. they face the winner of cal state fullerton or illinois. cal loses to baylor. double elimination tournament sore cal has one more shot to stay alive. >>> this is one of the all-time great performances in tennis. fellow named novak djokovich had won 43 straight matches and federer took him out today. the record stops right there, 43 street. federer will face nadal in the french open final for the fourth time in six years, and vickie as we like to mention, einsurance brings us the score board tonight. >> i notice you do like to mention that. >> it's so cute. put up the score board again if you k they have a big event coming up. you have better eyes than me. >> 24th. >> so my producer says any time there is a tennis event we'll put up a score boa

right there the single was knocked n carl crawford the red sox win 9-8. as have now lost five straight games. the five hour 15 minute game is the longest in the majors so far this year. >> if i never hear from cousins again or he never plays another day in the big leagues i think we will all be happy. >> brian savings's comments created quite a buzz. buster posey is saying in a statement that it is time for everyone to move on. the tarp finally came off and scores in the fifth. manny burris makes the diving stop and he throws it into the dugout. it is 1-0 rockies. the bottom inning now, joe catches andre torres leaning and picks him off at 2nd. there is another look for you right there. rockies up 2-0 in the 6th. he cuts the deficit in the third homerun of the season. that's his fifth and did it on a day where it was bobblehead day. you got to hit a homerun on the day where it is your bobblehead day, right? rockies still up 2-1. brandon crawford gives it a lay but brian watch this a great catch and stops right there at the wall. rockies beat them 2-1. >>>

but i want to read what the red sox said about you.ey wrote, "we are proud of dedicated red sox fans like 12-year-old sam who have taken the courageous step of publicly standing up against bullying of lgbt youth." what's been the reaction from your school, sam, on this one? >> i had lots of comments from both teachers and my friends and they've all been good. they said that all my teachers said they're really proud of me and my friends said that it was cool and some of them wanted to help me and i couldn't -- there was -- two of my other friends, we worked on the project together. so people have been approaching all of us and talking to us about how we're doing and how we're doing it and that they want to step in. >> that's great. joel, let's talk a little bit about the importance of the red sox decision. they now follow the giants and cubs becoming the third major league team to record a message. how important do you think it is for the sports world to recognize this and take action? >> well, as the conversation grows, it's grown into

a neckel ball that the red sox tim wakefield would have been proud of. 3-0 when he got behind the defense and made the move on roberto alongo. bruins scored in the period and evened the series. >>> with all eyes on ohio state's football program, usc took another hit. as expected, the bcs stripped sc of their 2004 title. the trojans will remain the '04 champs. >>> a good day for flaxco burress. he received 21 months in jail for accidentally shooting himself in the leg in a nightclub.

red sox first place. padres last place. colorado within 3.of holding on to the dodgers slim. bud seleg rejected the television contract for $3 billion between fox television and mr. mccourt. the word is he was afraid mccourt would take the money to pay out debts, including $100 million he owes his wife. seleg use it wasn't in the best interest of baseball. they have a payroll scheduled for june 30. baseball will be without their best player for up to six weeks. albert pujols knew it immediately. ouch! trying to make the play at first. non-displaced fracture in his left forearm. tied for third in the major leagues with 17 home runs. lance berkman will probably move to first base. jack mckeon, 80 years old, the second oldest manager in baseball history. topped only by connie mac. he has been sitting on his couch and they said come on back and finish the season, we need help. cal baseball must win tomorrow or their dream season is over. 11:00, omaha nebraska, they playtex a&m. virginia scoreless with the bears till the 7th yesterday and they wen

and things could hardly be better for the red sox in a baseball diamond bust and once again getting the better off their arch rivals new york leapfrogging the yankees for their place in the east in the process david ortiz making a three nothing for it could be ellsbury increase the visitors lead six zero the red sox determined to get their seventh win from eight over the rivals did just that j.d. drew putting an exclamation point gain to run homer eleven six red sox how would eventually finish works. football on one of europe's most sought after goalkeepers manuel neuer finally completed his move from shelf to byron munich the german international undergoing a medical earlier waving stage to finalize the deal neuer signed an eighteen million euro come from last week he's no cheat to spend five years in munich the move comes after weeks of speculation in him with chester. jordan henderson from some toulon the reds initial offer of twenty six million dollars for the twenty year old midfielder rejected did you read up on street thought to be around thirty two million david ng dog is now ex

making it three nothing before just that the ellsbury increased the visitors lead to six zero the red sox determined to get their seventh win from mates over the rivals on the did just that j.d. drew putting an exclamation point on the game with a true run homer eleven six red sox how would eventually finish in york city. total on one of europe's most sought after goalkeepers non well neuer house finally completed his move from shelf to byron munich the german international undergoing a medical earlier but he's been finalised so you neuer cost eighteen million euro and is not to spend five years munich the move comes after weeks of speculation linking him with just. meanwhile liverpool have stopped of jordan henderson from some london braves initial offer of twenty six million dollars for the twenty year old midfielder had been rejected with the new agreed upon fee thought to be around thirty two million david ngoc it's not expected to move the opposite direction. on philip jones turned the chance to join anderson i don't feel john heading to arch rivals manchester united instead in one.

on things could hardly be better for the red sox on the baseball diamond than once again getting the better of their arch rivals your leap frogging the yankees for first place in the a.l. east in the process. making a three nothing for ellsbury increase the visitors lead to six zero the red sox the terminator get their seven win in eight over the rivals they did just that j.d. drew putting an exclamation point on again with a two run homer eleven six red sox how would eventually finish in new york city. football on one of europe's most sought after goalkeepers at manuel neuer finally completed his move from shelter to fire in munich the german international undergoing medical earlier with the state to finalize the deal neuer cost eighteen million euro to spain five you know move comes after weeks of speculation with just . a little pool of snow jordan henderson from the reds initial offer of twenty six million dollars for the twenty year old midfielder has been rejected with the new breed upon fee thought to be around thirty two million david and god is now expected to move the oppos

. >>> coming up -- the red sox and yankees square off. tiger drops out.and the nhl throws the book at a cheap shotter. >>> plus, dirk and the mavs even up their nba finals matchup with the heat. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit-approved. we got everything in order so that we can move on the next place we found. which was clear on the other side of town. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when you're ready to move. >>> welcome back to "first look." in sports, dallas mavericks' dirk nowitzki fought both off the miami heat and illness to even up the nba finals. >> g

top of the green monster, 1 or red sox. eighth. boston up 5-4. carl crawford, the two rbi single.the ninth, the a's rally, pendington down the left-field line, the score. jackson, two runs score, for runs, we go extras. 16 pitchers used in this game. two outs and j.d. drew's single, plates crawford. a's lose their fifth straight, 9-8. cal defeated kgb city -- oklahoma city to stay alive. williams doubles through the gap. 1 or bears. bottom third. divide -- tied at two. then the gators did not look back. runner scores. gators eliminate cal with the 5-2 victory. >> switch to the women's final at the french open with schiavone facing li na, trying to become the first chinese woman to win major. this her second major final. li na in the near court. rips a nice cross-court forehand, takes the secondle set. na, playing with confidence. forehand winner, schiavone is gassed. doesn't ann attempt. championship point for na. schiavone any. going long. na breaks through. the first woman from china to win major, a straight sets victory at the french open. >> let's tee it up at jack's tournamen

he's not. >>> baseball, mark teschera hit by a fastball by the red sox. he limped off the field. x-rays negative. he's got a bruised kneecap. >>> carlos beltran with a shot to center. gomez tracked it down and made a leaping grab. thievery. unfortunately, not enough. brewers lost it, 2-1. >>> congratulations to the national softball team. it's the sun devils' second title in four years and for coach clint myers, you're never too old to get a pie in the face. congrats, coach. now shower off. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> the price paid for one newspaper for hacking a star's phone. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, we'll introduce you to one little girl who proves heros come in all shapes and sizes. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this wednesday morning. a little mix of sun and clouds in a lot of other areas. still cool in san francisco a peak at tomorrow. not a lot changes. warmer though. medford 81. still la and san francisco around 70 degrees. if you are watching us in portland, o

. >>> red sox and yankees delayed because of rain. boston rained runs down two scored seven in the seventh. red sox flip the yanks in new york. >>> phils and cubs delayed but for an entire different reason -- wind. as if the night wasn't long enough, they also went into extra innings. a routine play to third. tyler colvin scored on the air and the cubs won it 4-3 in 11. >>> from the padres/nationals game, check out the reflexes. spectacular grab on the line drive. look out there. take your time to get up, levo n. that was a scorcher. to the fence, robbed danny espinosa of a home run. padres won it, 7-3. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> hear why experts might agree which film will win at the box office this weekend, but they have no idea exactly how much it will make. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, we'll introduce you to a man who truly believes there's nothing he can't do. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. here is a look at

boston's david ortiz smacked a two-run homer into the right field seats at yankee stadium to pad the red soxlead and the sox hung on to beat the yanks 6-4. >>> in milwaukee the mets' jose reyes hit a shot off the wall for a triple to score two runs. the best play of the game was by brewers' center fielder carlos gomez who reached over the wall -- look at this -- for an incredible catch robbing carlos beltrand of a homer. but the mets won it, 2-1. >>> finally to golf, where tiger woods will not play in the u.s. open. woods decided not to compete in the open starting next week because of continuing problems with his left leg. it will be the first open that he has missed since 1994. >>> and when we return, another look at this morning's top stories, plus a letter containing the seeds of the holocaust written by a young adolph hitler. f the holocaust written by a young adofl hitler. [ female announcer ] you do so much... to stay healthy. but did you know fiber choice can help support your overall well-being? every tasty tablet has prebiotic fiber from fruits and veggies... that lets your good ba

. >> the red sox hosting the a's, jonathan ejected yesterday, calmer today. crawford starting to heat up in the second, crawford, a three-run jack, his fifth of the season, boston unfortunate 3-0. in the fourth, parton with a base hit, and it is now a 3-2 game. adrian gonzalez has been everything the sox have hoped for. in the fourth, he goes the opposite way over the mound, his 12th of the season. red sox beat the a's 6-3. oakland starts a three-game series at camden yards starting tomorrow. roger federer may have the most grand slam titles in tennis history but it's hard to call him the greatest of all time when he can't beat his greatest rival. the latest win coming today by nadal at french open. both great champions. these fans showing their support for roger in the first set. federer was up 5-2 and had set point on nadal's serve but rafa would rally by winning 7 straight games. nadal in the blue with the forehand winner takes the first two sets. third set, here comes roger coming back with the forehand. he's starting to feel it now but nadal would quickl

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the red sox won 11 of 12.wo, former red sox third baseman has the liner hit off his glove to make the catch. the bright spot for texas as they get swept by the yankees. and at number one, just give indian shortstop the gold glove right now. his latest, a behind the back flip to complete the double play and here's the reason his great defense by cleveland has been playing so well this year. and he grew up idolizing omar. cleveland needs a little assistance. >> they do. and there's been the bright spot for cleveland for sure this year. >> ,,,, the new droid x2 by motorola with a dual core processor ? i could do everything faster. it's a shame mckenzie's too young to buy me one for father's day. we'd play games on it together, listen to music, watch movies. she'd want me to have one. and what kind of father would i be to get in her way ? i'll just sign her name on the card. give dad a gift he'd give himself, like the new, more powerful than ever droid x2, or the droid pro for $99.99, and get unlimited data for ju

. >>> as and red sox combining for 22 hits and 14 runs at fenway.leasanton native didn't disappoint. sports is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, sabean has reached out to both scott >> if he never plays another day in the big leagues i think we will all be happy. >> brian sabian has reach out to both the marlins g.m. and scott cousins to clarify his comments made yet on knbr were not intended that way. >>> cody ross giving the fans something to cheer about in the 4th and two-run double to give the giants a 2-1 lead. he is 10 for his last 20. brandon crawford continuing to make the best of his opportunity. the pleasanton native follows ross with his own. 3-1 giants. no one more excited than the crawford family. matt cain. brian wilson with his 16th save of the year. giants beat the rockies 3-1. >>> as and red sox. asking for advice. it pays off. tied at 5 in the 5th. delivering a two-out single to right. josh willingham scores to give the as a 6-5 lead but boston would answer in the 7th with a big two-out hit of their own. carl crawford broken bat single. 8-6.

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the red sox beating the a's-3. next up for oakland, a three-game set in baltimore starting tomorrow. >>> later this month, the final weekend of june, nascar will be at the infineon raceway in sonoma. today they were wrapping up the weekend in kansas. legendary team owner richard childress in hot water with nascar officials after reportedly getting kyle busch in a headlock and punching him yesterday in the garage area. as for the racing with a little more than 100 laps to go, dale earnhardt jr. getting loose off turn 4. he spins and is able to hold on to it and not hit anything. he would rally to finish second. and then with ten laps left, race leader kurt busch has to pit for fuel. his teammate brad keselowski inherits the lead. bk playing the fuel mileage game smart, stretching it on fuel and making it for his second time in his career. and oyou know, rafal nadal winning today. that's his sixth title ever at the french open. and that ties bjorn borg for most championships ever at roland garros. >> okay. thank you,

the red sox won 11 of 12.mber two, former red sox third baseman has the liner hit off his glove to make the catch. the bright spot for texas as they get swept by the yankees. and at number one, just give indian shortstop the gold glove right now. his latest, a behind the back flip to complete the double play and here's the reason his great defense by cleveland has been playing so well this year. and he grew up idolizing omar. cleveland needs a little assistance. >> they do. and there's been the bright spot for cleveland for sure this year. >> they are deserving. >> we'll be right back with more sports talk. ,, [ female announcer ] celebrate dad at the jcpenney dad's day sale this friday & saturday! find neverending options with 9.99 men's tees... and sportshirts... and 9.99 polos and shorts! or surprise him with a new watch -- they're up to 50% off! plus, with jcp cash earn 10, 15 or $20 off. no exclusions! unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get in at 9am for 9.99 gifts for dad! and so m

the a's and red sox, 32 hits, 17 runs in their five-hour marathon. j.d. drew's single wins it for boston in the bottom of the 14th. a's have now lost five straight. >>> south ball, cal fought off elimination against oklahoma state but didn't have enough left to beat florida in a night cap, the bears headed home after a 5-2 loss. >>> vancouver on their way to their first title in franchise history. the canucks lead the bruins two games to none. >>> french open, women's finals, li na beats francesca schiavone to become the first chinese player to ever win a grand slam. there you. go that's your minute. >> we didn't give you enough time. we'll give you more at 11:00 on cbs5. all right. that's going to do it for eyewitness news at 10:00. of course, the news is always on cbssf.com. we'll give you more time for sports at 11:00. >> i appreciate that. >> good night. beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. good for you! how'd you do it? eating ri

red sox tie it up. another blown save for the as making it 8 on the season. j.d.ro right here. bottom of the 14th single. red sox win the five-hour marathon 9-8 the as now losing five straight games. >>> college baseball regionals in fulton. tommy in the house. sometimes it is better to be lucky than good. just ask this guy right here. fulton pitcher ramirez. look what i found. flips his glove behind him and snags that one. robs lonnie right there. scoreless notice 6th. stanford's player launching one off the billboards. third home run of the year. stanford beating fulton 1-0. one win away from advancing to the super regionals. >>> california playing rice tomorrow. usf lost 4-3 to u.c. irvine taking on ucla in an elimination ballgame. >>> softball action. 40th game of the season this morning. but came up short in the nightcap. florida scored three runs in the 3rd. gators went on to win 5-2 eliminating the bears from the college world series only four teams remaining. >>> upsets and injuryies. finals. trying to make it back-to-back french open titles but she wouldn

the a's were swept by the red sox they were unable to come back bayless and the red sox took all threethe nba finals. that means the heat has a 2-1 lead in the series. amass a fought back to tie but he missed a tough a jumper came before is tomorrow in dallas. 5:41 a.m. and a look outside. it morning 5:45 a.m. and a look outside out quick look from our roof cam already the skies are beginning to bring not here is what we are expecting throughout the day today this afternoon during have more breaks in in the sunshine. will get into the low '70's. all and all i great day today and a great it week i had clear proud the area of and a small cell of rain rulings through baltimore now it'll be moving off very shortly nothing showing up on radar and right now costs otherwise you're good mid- 50s to rub the area of and it's a warm start to this monday morning temperatures will fall warmer this afternoon mid-60's throughout the bay area for this afternoon lower '70's in some areas. along the coast a bit cooler 58 and half moon bay nice and pleasant was sunshine out by the beach this afternoon a

to six red sox how it would eventually finish in the big apple. russian football and spartak moscow have been fined an estimated seventeen thousand dollars for the fans unruly behavior at last month's is in need much insane through this big incident happened at the end of a game in which spartacus opponents terminated throughout eventually we need three male angry visiting support from all schools set off fireworks several times during the match forcing it to be stopped at one stage spartak have also received a suspended punishment should there be any repeat of founds and if that happens the russian weiss will have to play one game behind those tools. some transfer news now and one of europe's most sought after goalkeepers not has finally completed his move from shall key to buy in munich the german international going to go on wednesday to finalize the deal neuer cost eighteen million euros he is now if you to spend five years in munich the move comes after weeks of speculation linking with manchester united. men while liverpool have snapped up r

but the red sox are a very hot team but jonathan is just plain old hot headed. he gets into a shouting match with the umpire. things getting a little tense. in fact, he may not only be ejected here, he may end up getting suspended for his contact with the umpire. oakland thinks hey, you know what maybe we've got the momentum but no, the as pitcher faces drew. he delivers the game winning single boston wins 9-8 and oakland loses the 5th straight. josh leads the team with 39. hideki snacks his career streak. he is batting a mere 213 for the season. >>> 29-year-old lee nah was the first chinese tennis player ever to win a title. lee nah took an even bigger step in her historic journey. it was just her second grand slam final. she took on francesca from italy's first ever grand slam champion. lee nah in the far court gets her off balance and off guard. and watch this great cross- court winner. 31 winners compared to just 12 for francesca. the match point here critics say that the williams sisters missed this event and opened it for others. but the fact is lee nah be

and in baseball in the battle of the biggest rivals boston red sox make it six wins from seven over the new york yankees this year. russia will go into that crucial year of science in twelve qualifiers this also on the back of a draw in a friendly with cameroon and sides failing to find the net and salzburg with putting out there also inexperienced russian team. reports from austria. time to experiment just a brief look at the russian line of brookville deep advocates musser plan for the friendly against cameroon simply to give easy youngsters a chance to sturbridge themselves and gain nations to experience. the results of and sport's alex on the golf both made their international debut that while russia's brightest stored under the shah in was lift out of the scored in the world the chief of the indomitable lions similar at all let he steam from the very start . over it was the russians who first showed their creativity but will put it no ripping through the camera and early in the first half. russia kept in control and position leaving the one stroke at a dog adrift hoping to pounce l

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the red sox -- the red sox are the best team in the american league. >> jimmy: really?ing but somebody goes, "hey, you want to see a ballgame?" >> yeah. you know, i'm not -- i'm not going to go -- i'm not going to go 50 times a year. >> jimmy: yeah, >> but yeah, i enjoy it, especially if i'm going with my kids or with friends. >> jimmy: i got to say, you're my favorite sports personality on television right now. you're the greatest. i'm a huge fan of yours. [ applause ] you're just so calm. and you're always so intelligent when you talk. but, talking to athletes is not easy. i've had athletes on the show, and it's like, they don't -- sometimes they don't like to talk. they're not -- that's not what they do. they play sports. >> right. good point. yeah. >> jimmy: how do you -- do you have any tips for me or anything? i don't know what you would say? i mean -- >> well, the worst possible question is, "how does it feel?" how does it feel to win the stanley cup? how does it feel to hit a home run in the world series? so, you need to start with something more specific. an hi

didn't take the red sox long to extend the lead.'s adrian gonzalez going the other way with a runner on and two outs. the ball carries over the green monster, boston goes on to finish the sweep on the heels of the yankees doing the same thing in oakland. 6-3 the final. the a's head to boston. >>> fans in cleveland this year have liked what they've seen. expect this weekend against texas. not a lot of scoring for the rangers. 1-0 rangers, an inning later it was two home runs in two innings as elvis andres leads off. that was it for the scoring. the rangers finish a home run streak in cleveland. both teams in first place in their representative divisions. >>> and both teams showing a little something when it comes to heart tonight in dallas. as the heat and mavs met in game three of the nba finals. after their split in miami the mavericks happy to be on their home floor. but the heat came out strong in the first quarter. lebron james powers in for two of his 17. here is how the quarter ended. chalmers lets it fly at the buzzer. dallas

the a's and red sox battle.ach tack on one in the 11th, and then in the 14th, that's when j.d. drew hit one into the gap. the red sox win that one, 9-8. >>> a 9-year-old boy soaring into the record books in a balloon. >> i'm afraid of heights, but i'm not scared when i'm up in a balloon. >> bobby bradley became the youngest person ever to fly by himself in a homemade balloon, he calls the heavenly dream. under faa regulations, he is too young to fly a full sized balloon. >>> fat cats are on sale in ohio. the humane society is hoping to entice owners but offering an adoption discount on overweight felines. they are on sale for $15. the usual adoption price is $70. their biggest is a 6-year-old named zibi who weighs a whopping 23 pounds. >> a big cat, needs a good owner to get some exercise. >>> a final check on weather and looks a lot better out there behind you now. >> the steady downpour out of the way. but scattered showers continue this morning. the peninsula seeing partly cloudy skies and dry conditions. a w

red sox up 3-0. in the third, a gigantic shot. number four for kouz. in the fourth, it's now 3-2. adrian gonzalez, showing some pop. a's now have lost six straight. >> college baseball reg -- regionals. usf trailing ucla 4-0. loser is out, and stanford can advance with a with tonight. >> most pga tour players tell you they want to win a major and then jack nick nicklaus' tournament. on 9, big bender for birdie. shot a 6 her 0 to drop. but the approach on nine. jobe is 15 enough with five to play. this isn't stricker's first rodeo. from the sand on 12. nearly impossible shot. but yet he puts it to within a foot. 18-under with six holes left, and after the rain delay, try to get highlights at 11:00. >> stay tuned, nba finals on deck. we'll break it down for you and see how the heat respond after blowing a 15-point lead in game to two and now they're on the road. >> alan: be nice see jay con -- jason kidd, oakland native. >> mike: chance for them to build up wins. >> alan: that does it here for abc-7 news. thanks for joining us. the nba countdown is next, followed by the game. our ne

a neckel ball that the red sox tim wakefield would have been proud of. 3-0 when he got behind the defense and made the move on roberto alongo. bruins scored in the period and evened the series. >>> with all eyes on ohio sta state's football program, usc took another hit. as expected, the bcs stripped sc of their 2004 title. the trojans will remain the '04 champs. >>> a good day for flaxco burress. he received 21 months in jail for accidentally shooting himself in the leg in a nightclub. he says he'll be ready to play when and if the football season starts. >>> on the game before the indians, all part of the plan to stay loose despite having the worst record in baseball. i think the twins will give the gentleman make y'allan bob sled team a run for their money. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. your early morning entertainment >>> a denial from cameron diaz and a lawsuit against michael jackson's estate. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it's a sign of the season, high school graduation. but at one ceremony in califor

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. >>> the a's taking on the red sox. this game would go 14 innings to decide a winner.n scored a run in the 14th to win the game. the a's have now lost five straight games and are in last place in the american league west. >>> so how much would you pay for a special glass of champagne? we'll show you the special circumstances that led one person to fork over tens of thousands for just one bottle. . . . >>> here's a view of the radar. look at vallejo. we'll see more of the scattered showers activity, maybe some thunder showers . >>> it just gets better with age. the world's oldest bottle of champagne was sold for a record setting price. the price, oh, more than $4 3,000 for one bottle. it was found in a shipwreck last year and believed to be almost 200 years old, and the champagne is the most expensive ever auctioned but not the most ever sold. not bad. and we have some crazy stuff still going on tonight, tomorrow. >>in bakecre gg rdsoroing back to the gold rush. vallejo, good downpour coming down there. notice the colors on the radar, the oranges and reds indicating the

he was up to his old tricks against the red sox.ossed a two-hitter for the third straight complete game shutout. getting to be ridiculous how dominant he is. domonic brown gave him the support he needed. a two-run bomb. many thought this would be a world series preview. if so give the phils a title right now. they won it 5-0. ninth inning dramatics between the reds and rays. a solo shot to the deepest part of the park. bottom of the ninth, evan longoria, anything you can do? take a look at this. that's your ball game. rays walked off with a 4-3 win. mets feeling it in detroit. jason bay at the plate. wrapped the grand slammer around the left field foul pole. carlos belt ran he went deep. they blew out the tigers 14-3. >>> grand slams to a home run robbing grab. matt holiday thought he hit the homer of the night but luke scott wasn't having it. lost his hate but not the ball. not enough. cards beat the os 6-2. abby wamb aurks ugh. they'll play colombia next. >>> his team lost because several players were struck by lightning while tra

the red sox fight back. actually led 5-4.he a's are back in front. >>> and the french's open, ending the 43 game win streak of slokavich. federer winning in four sets. two decided with tie breaker. federer will now try and take his second career french open. but he's going to have to get by the great spaniard rafael nedal who has a five french title wardrobe that he wears. he has won that match consistently over federer as a matter of fact. >>> coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. a prom like no other is happening tonight in the bay area. one group of young people facing extreme challenges is getting a well deserved chance to step away from their struggles. we'll take you inside this one of a kind event. that's coming up in 30 minutes on tv 36.

sox stop the yanks again. >>> plus, on home ice, the red hot bruins tie up the stanley cup finals. your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. >>> in weather, the record-breaking heat wave will be over as we head towards the weekend. thunderstorms, widespread. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, looking doomed, down two games to none after leaving vancouver, boston bruins have suddenly climbed back into the stanley cup final. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. after losing one of their best players to a vicious hit in game three of the stanley cup finals, boston bruins didn't get mad, nope, they got even. game four of the finals. rich peverly filled in for the injured nathan horton and made an immediate impact. he beat luango on the break away. bruins up 1-0 after one. that was the beginning of a rough night for louango. canucks goalie made the right play, broke up the pass, but the puck deflected into the air and into

they won against the red sox 2-1. >>> in chicago is giants tied it in the top of the ninth with the cubsoming back right again in the inning. the cubs snapped the win streak 2-1. >>> we know the dodgers are having financial issues, yet the yankees seem to make it work. maybe this is why. yanks are getting their money's worth out of manager joe girardi. he is worth the turnstile punching tickets before the game, and then catchers plummeted out a home run. pasada and martin went deep. new york won it 6-2. >>> a number three roger federer was cruising up two sets when the wheels came off against joe wilfr ed saga. he won the next three sets. it's the first time federer has collapsed like that in a grand slam. >>> finally, back to baseball for a bit of miscommunication by the new york mets. we go to detroit. seventh inning. that calls for a relief pitcher. here is bobby parnell out of the bull pen. he is ready. wait a minute. we don't want you. we want the other guy. parnell walked back with his tail between his legs. >>> here comes tim byrdak. that's the guy they really want. the only probl

the as and red sox combine for 32 heights -- hits and 17 runs. jd drew single, wins yet for boston.s lost five consecutive ball games. softball, and fought off against oklahoma state. didn't have enough left to beat florida in the nightcap last nit. the bears are headed home after a 5-2 loss. >> stanley cup finals, vancouver is halfway to the first teal in franchise history. scores the game winner, 11 seconds into overtime. the canucks lead two gapes to none. >>> the french open, the women's final here and with last year's winner to claim the first major title and to become the first chinese player, man or woman to win a grand-slam. back to you. >> and we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, dad, i was wondering if you've -- what's up? oh, what's wrong with your hair? oh. i was cruising the world-wide-web. found this do. what are you wearing? dope, right? it's got a hood. want one? boom. done. [ ding! ] [ boy ] lookin' good mr. g. thanks, bro-seph. are you video chatting? with my boyfriend? yeah! hey, tessa! mom! [ mocking tone ] mom. [ male announcer ] now everyone's up to speed. hig