riley cooper. obviously, michael vick is someone who, i think, should be public saying second chances are not the worst thing in the world. >> what are the other teammates saying? >> the most talented player in the philadelphia eagles locker room is a running back named lesean mccoy. it's heartbreaking. he said, i felt like i had a friend, and now i don't. a locker room is like a family. if you're riley cooper and you're the third or fourth wide receiver on that team and lesean mccoy feels like he doesn't have a friend, your time on that team is probably not long. >> do you think if other players came out and stood behind him like vick did he may have escaped sensitivity training, whatever that is? >> first of all, that's a very good question. i think riley cooper is not long for the nfl. that's the moral of the story. >> thank you, dave. quite an interesting week with sports, all of them. a-rod to this guy. thanks so much. talk to you soon. >>> up next, unfinished business. today congress stkips t

riley cooper is back with the eagles knowing that every word he utters will be scrutinized. cooper left the team for counseling for a few days after he was caught on tape making racist re, mas. the video went viral and polarized the locker room. he is hoping that one epically bad moment does not ruin his career. >> i talked to everyone individually. i told them i don't want you to forgive me because that puts the burden on you. i want it all on me. >> stanford will retire john elway's number 7 at half time at the oregon game. elway one of the greatest college and pro qb's ever. he joins stanford players with their numbers retired. the nba schedule released. the warriors have got everybody's attention. they will be on national tv17 times including opening night against the lakers and christmas night against the clippers. abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> good deal, thanks, larry. >>> two football stars step off the field. >> and they try something you would never expect. we will show you more when news. ac transit workers will not go on strike at midnight. >>

philadelphia eagles, riley cooper, receiver for the eagles, has now been released.rom the rest of team activities, excused from all team activities because of an "n" word rant that he had at a country music concert saying he's going to go over the fence and fight every "n-word" here. who's got the best rep right now? he can still come back and play. >> i think this is worse than what it looked like the consequences were going to be for him earlier in the week. i think that's still developing. when you look at baseball, a-rod, to me he kind of symbolizes -- you talk about the run production going up, higher scoring games, period in the mid '90s, late '90s, when the balls are flying out of the park. they recovered from the players strike in 1994-95, ratings were up on television, people rediscovered the sport. there was a lot of people in the middle part of last decade when the steroid stuff saying we were kind of sold a bill of goods. there were reasons the balls were flying out of the park. i think a-rod kind of symbolizes that. right now he's one of the last sort o

. >>> now for the latest in sports, philadelphia eagles wide receiver riley cooper is apologizing for making a racial slur at a kenny chesney concert. it was captured on video and led to him getting fined. cooper said he was drinking when he directed the "n" word as an african-american security guard at the june concert. >> this is, you know, kind of the lowest of lows. this isn't the type of person i want to be portrayed as. this isn't the type of person that i am. and i am just extremely sorry. >> michael vick has accepted his apology. a court rejects video game company electronic arts, claiming use of college football player likenesses is protected by the first amendment. the court's decision clears the way for other lawsuits. damages could be in the tens of millions. >>> looking good. president obama honoring university of connecticut women's basketball team. they are eight-time ncaa champs. the president saying he was proud that they serve as role models to his daughters. soccer superstar cristiano ronaldo kicking it with dodgers star puig. soccer ball all good but baseball, not

of course all the situations around riley cooper and hopefully that will pass in a positive way. but i just don't believe that chip kelly can bring a speeded up offense into the national football league because if you go your defense is going to hate you by the middle of the first quarter in the first game. it can be somewhere but not like he did in oregon. anybody doesn't understand the national football league and lack of people you have. you don't have 100 guys you can't rotate people through. so there's a big question as to what the philadelphia is going to look like in offense and defense. percent necessarily. a lot of newness is philadelphia and a lot of newness you just not quite sure. it could be very good or it could be a little bit of a struggle till they get comfortable. >> new defensive coordinator going from a three four to a four three defense which i think suits their a little bit more having guys like spencer staying i am a little bit didn't fit that well and romo getting a new contract and. i think the cowboys are a football team that really run the football a ye

riley cooper had to try to re-earn some of that at training camp on thursday, a day after a video of him using an offensive slur came out. the same day he apologized for it. locker room responses are mixed so far. cooper will go to sensitivity training and has been find. >>> meet sarah thomas. she could be pro football's first permanent female referee in 2014. the mother of three is training at the saints training camp. she says being female has not inhibited her successful 17-year officiating career. >>> alex rodriguez got to play a little ball thursday. 30 minutes. the stadium padlocked the public shutout. streets in front of steinbrenner field packed with reporters but not so many fans. bars world on a possible suspension, a-rod heads to a couple rehab games. >>> matt holliday and wainwright channeling the incredible hulk. it worked, though. st. louis pummeling pittsburgh, 13-0. a big egg. the pirates coach overheard saying to his players, he'll have to pump you up, maybe. the cards are a game and a half back from first. >>> beatrice tonoco is 17. her make-a-wish dream was to meet

riley cooper is back with the eagles knowing that every word he utters will be scrutinized. cooper left the team for counseling for a few days after he was caught on tape making racist re, mas. the video went viral and polarized the locker room. he is hoping that one epically bad moment does not ruin his career. >> i talked to everyone individually. i told them i don't want you to forgive me because that puts the burden on you. i want it all on me. >> stanford will retire john elway's number 7 at half time at the oregon game. elway one of the greatest college and pro qb's ever. he joins stanford players with their numbers retired. the nba schedule released. the warriors have got everybody's attention. they will be on national tv17 times including opening night against the lakers and christmas night against the clippers. abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> good deal, thanks, larry. >>> two football stars step off the field. >> and they try something you would never expect. we wil news. ac transit workers will not go on strike at midnight. >> the union represent

riley cooper is back with the eagles knowing that every word he utters will be scrutinized. er left the team for counseling for a few days after he was caught on tape making racist re, mas. the video went viral and polarized the locker room. he is hoping that one epically bad moment does not ruin his career. >> i talked to everyone individually. i told them i don't want you to forgive me because that puts the burden on you. i want it all on me. >> stanford will retire john elway's number 7 at half time at the oregon game. elway one of the greatest college and pro qb's ever. he joins stanford players with their numbers retired. the nba schedule released. the warriors have got everybody's attention. they will be on national tv17 times including opening night against the lakers and christmas night against the clippers. abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> good deal, thanks, larry. >>> two football stars step off the field. >> and they try something you would never expect. we w >>> and updating breaking news. ac transit workers will not go on strike at midnight. >>

philadelphia's riley cooper had to reearn some of that at training camp on thursday.his is a day after video of him using an offensive racial slur came out. that was the same day he apologized. locker room responses are mixed so far. cooper will go to sensitivity training and has been fined. >>> i want you to meet sarah thomas. she could be pro football's first permanent referee in 2014. >> all right. >> yeah, the mother of three training at the saints training camp. she says being a female has not inhibited her 17 year officiating career. go sarah thomas, right? >>> alex rodriguez got to play ball for 30 minutes. the streets in front of steinbrenner field packed with reporters, not fangs. a rod heads to a couple of rehab games today and tomorrow. o. >>> bruce banner in the house. matt halladay, wainwright trying to channel the incredible hulk. >> yeah, let's try for the incredible hulk. that looks a little more macho. >> st. louis pummeled pittsburgh 13-0. the coach overheard saying to his players after he'll have to pump you up. >> i like to pump you up. >> right th

after the video went viral yesterday, cooper apologized on twitter and to his teammates. >> riley cameyou know, apologized to us for what he did. you know, as a team we understood, you know, because we all make mistakes in life and maybe we all do and say things that maybe we do mean or don't mean. >> cooper says the team fined him, quote, a significant amount of money. >>> in baseball the rangers getting used to dramatic finishes. against the angels last night, adrian beltre hit the solo home run in the bottom of the ninth to give texas a 2-1 victory. it's the third straight game the rangers have won on a walk-off homer all coming at the expense of the angels. >> and president obama welcomed the women's ncaa basketball champions to the white house. in april the uconn huskies defeated louisville to win the tournament. the president pointed out that he did not pick them to win when he filled out his brackets. >> i have to confess that my bracketology needs some work. mm-hmm. somebody back there's going mm-hmm. >> mr. obama joked that uconn coach gino auriemma spends more time at the whi

. >>> the use of a racial slur by a philadelphia eagles receiver riley cooper, has him in hot water. his use of the n-word, caught on video at a concert in june. when that hit the internet, he immediately apologized at a news conference. and he also apologized to his teammates. he tried to clarify what happened. >> there was a confrontation with me and one of the security guards. and i'm not going to get into what happened. but i said something that was absolutely disgusting and terrible. and i should not have handled it the way i handled it. >> cooper has been fined by the team. eagles quarterback, michael vick, says team members have forgiven him. vick also says he disagrees with his brother who used twitter to put a bounty out for cooper. >>> time for more sports. another walkoff home run for the rangers. and a 15-inning marathon in beantown. >> here's stan and neil with some highlights. >> good morning. america. he's stan. i'll neil. we're your "sportscenter" anchors from los angeles. we're going to do baseball highlights. >> is that what we are? >> yeah. >> the rangers, trying t

you can't take back that moment. >> 20 years down the road when you are talking about riley cooper hopefullys will come up. >> reporter: h this morning cooper is stepping away from the eagles. h he cannot escape the controversy and the fall it is out. for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> up next, simon cowell speaks out after learning he eel be a dad for the first time. could j. lo be back on the "american idol" judges panel? we'll find out after these messages. when i first felt the diabetic nerve pain, of course i had no idea what it was. i felt like my feet were going to sleep. it progressed from there to burning... to like 1,000 bees that were just stinging my feet. [ female announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, changes in eyesight in

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. >> riley cooper returned to practice today apologized again but did not ask teammates to forgive himcaught on tape making racist remarks turned into a racial fire storm. cooper said asking for forgiveness would be axí÷ burdn to teammates. he says just judge him by actions going forward. >> i talked to everyone individually. and toll them i don't want to you forgive me because that puts burden on you. i want it all on me. >> only two stanford players ever had their jersey number retired. elway holds numerous passing records. racing now, go pro grand prix on the way tlt drive made a pit stop today. using his love of golf. challengers look. >> the these guys a group of seven years old autos good way to stay active. and socialize. for me groating up, that is what i d you know? so it's fun to see these guys today. >> apparently tony stewart forgot knock on wood before making this comment friday. >> you mortals have got to learn. it was not a big deal that. is just an average wreck. yes, we mortans then watch this. then, this happened a wreck at southern iowa in which stewart broke two bh

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riley coopers left the team after a cell phone clip went viral with coopereling the "n" word at a kennyesnee concert. he apologized then was fined. Ñey the team openly shun him. it's the talk of the nfl now and today, raiders head coach was asked about the situation. >> we haven't addressed it. it's a situation you that don't want anything to be devicive in the locker room. we understand that we've got a group of young men from different back grounds we've got to respect all different back grounds whether race, religion, whatever the case may be. >> everybody thought it crazy and when al davis picked jan ks kowski. he will be around four more yearsÑita. believed to be four years just under $19 million. the 35-year-old hit on an amazing 42 field goals 50 yards or longer and tied record with a 63-yarder against broncos. raiders open at home against cowboys. this point match play seems to have a firm grasp after?ir&ç backing up in green bay then losing out to seattle flynn enters the season motivated. >> i don't like to talk about shifts on the shoulder and anything like that. but i just s

riley coopers left the team after a cell phone clip went viral with coopereling the "n" word at a kenny he apologized then was fined. a lot of the black players onj>y the team openly shun him. it's the talk of the nfl now and today, raiders head coach was asked about the situation. >> we haven't addressed it. it's a situation you that don't want anything to be devicive in the locker room. we understand that we've got a group of young men from different back grounds we've got to respect all different back grounds whether race, religion, whatever the case may be. >> everybody thought it crazy and when al davis picked jan ks kowski. he will be around four more yearsÑita. believed to be four years just under $19 million. the 35-year-old hit on an amazing 42 field goals 50 yards or longer and tied record with a 63-yarder against broncos. raiders open at home against cowboys. this point match play seems to have a firm grasp after?ir&ç backing up in green bay then losing out to seattle flynn enters the season motivated. >> i don't like to talk about shifts on the shoulder and anything like tha

. >> riley cooper returned to practice today apologized again but did not ask teammates to forgive him on tape making racist remarks turned into a racial fire storm. cooper said asking for forgiveness would be axí÷ burdn to teammates. he says just judge him by actions going forward. >> i talked to everyone individually. and toll them i don't want to you forgive me because that puts burden on you. i want it all on me. >> only two stanford players ever had their jersey number retired. elway holds numerous passing records. racing now, go pro grand prix on the way tlt drive made a pit stop today. using his love of golf. challengers look. >> the these guys a group of seven years old autos good way to stay active. and socialize. for me groating up, that is what i d you know? so it's fun to see these guys today. >> apparently tony stewart forgot knock on wood before making this comment friday. >> you mortals have got to learn. it was not a big deal that. is just an average wreck. yes, we mortans then watch this. then, this happened a wreck at southern iowa in which stewart broke two bhons in

. >> reporter: entering his fourth season riley cooper left practice this week some wondering if he's >> i was drinking. i was drinking but that's no excuse for what i said and what i did. >> reporter: the eagles wild receiver has been excused from the team to meet with counselors days after this video confirming a racial slur online. it came after he was denied entry backstage at a concert. >> i shouldn't have. i'm disgusted. i'm sorry. that's not the type of person i am. i wasn't raised that way. >> reporter: damage control for cooper was immediate. an apology, a fine by his team and now counselling. >> he was wrong in what he did but that doesn't mean we're going to kick him to the street. >> it's unfortunate it had to happen to somebody like riley cooper. >> reporter: he isn't the first celebrity to make news for using a racial epithet. paula deen lost her job at the food network and millions of dollars in endorsements when it was revealed she used the same slur. >> are you a racist? >> no, no i'm not. she made an immediate apology. >> you can apologize but you didn't take back --

. >>> riley cooper apologized yesterday after video surfaced of him using a racial slur. >> i'm disgustedhat's not the type of person i was. i wasn't raised that way. i have a great mom and dad at home. and, they're extremely, extremely disappointed in me. >> they fined him an undisclosed amou amount. >>> the pro bowl as we know it is no more. no longer the afc versus the nfc. they'll have a draft to determine the two teams. jerry rice and deion sanders will help pick the two sides. the game will also have plenty of rule changes, such as no kickoffs and possession changing after each quarter. >>> the giants at phillies last night, check out this catch. a foul ball down the line. look at this -- the fan with the hat. is going to make the grab. take another look. good thing he did. because the girl right below him was ducking for cover and john, i'm going to call this a pretty lucky catch. he turned his head, closed his eyes and just stuck the hat out. >> that's excellent use of the hat. i'm impressed by that. >> all right. i'm more of a guy who would go for it with my hands. >> eddie, brav

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. >>> last week a video surfaced of riley cooper saying a racial slur at a kenny chesney concert. he apologized and sent home from training camp and since returned to the team. >>> johnny manziel is under investigation and looking at reports manziel was paid thousands of dollars for signing autographs, a major violation for college athlete, not the ncaa itself. >>> finally, the bad boys of summer. 12 major league baseball players suspended for 50 games apiece this week all linked to an anti-aging clinic in florida called biogenesis where they say they bought performance enhancing drugs. none of them failed a drug test. only one, third baseman alex rodriguez is appealing his 213 game suspension. joining me from the country club in rochester, new york, for the pga championship. we'll get to golf in a minute. let's get to a-rod making $25.7 million a year compared to the average joe, $29,915 a year. a-rod's contract with the yankees runs through 2017. critics say appealing the suspension is really all about money. the question is yankees have been looking at this a long time to possi

. >> the eagles wide receiver riley cooper's offense goes viral. >> 28 terrible. >> it hurt me personally. i don't think that is a reflection of who riley is. >> i shouldn't have, i'm disgusted and i'm sorry. >> number two, pork politics. >> check out the latest dust-up between chris christie and rand paulie. >> two gop favorites squeal over spending. >> senator paul wants to look at where he's going to cut spending, maybe he should start cutting the pork barrel spending that he brings home to kentucky. most politicians only care about bringing home the bacon. >> it's not true. i don't vote to bring home any bacon. >> will cooler heads prevail? over a few cool ones? >> if we can sit down, i'm inviting him for a beer. >> i don't really have time for that. >> oh, dear lord. >> in this week's top trender. a fair fight. >> we don't need pennies. >> workers across the country fight for better wages. >> it is really the only humane option we have. >> senator bernie sanders fights republican lies. >> workers, will it kill jobs? >> it sounds great. >> verl has the third highest minimum wage. the

. >> the nfl said they have no plans to further discipline eagles wide receiver riley cooper caught on camera using a racial slur. he was at a concert and used the "n" word while threatening to fight someone. the eagles fined riley an undisclosed amount which means the league can't punish him on top of that. cooper apologized but reaction from his teammates seemed mixed. >> this isn't the type of person that i am. and, uhm, i'm just extremely sorry. >> we all do and say things that maybe we do mean, maybe we don't mea but, you know, as a teammate i forgave him. as a team we forgave him. >>> golf round one of the bridgestone invitational and a tune-up for next week's pga championship. maybe a sign of good things to come for tiger whose approach shot on 8 setup one of six birdies. he shot 4-under 66 behind webb simpson. tiger looking to win for the 8th time in his career. so tiger woods is very familiar with the course. >> love the patton story. >> so eager to get out there. >> don't break the rules. >> you have to be careful. a lot of rules. >> you have to read the rules. >> love the pa

>> i do think it will happen eventually if you think about what happened in regards to riley cooper.ide receiver for the philadelphia eagles, he goes to a kenny chesney concert and he gets drunk and drops the n word to an african-american security guard. interesting to see how that played out throughout the country to the media and he made public apology. no excuse for what he did, but, certainly, the reactions have been, i think, remarkable. first of all, he apologized to his teammates michael vick and others accept it and another teammate said he doesn't accept his apology. he has apologized on numerous occasions and taken leave from the team to seek counseling on why he would do such a thing. but i think it's remarkable to see how roger goodell, nfl commissioner responded to this. unacceptable comments and at the same time he tolerated and even celebrated the football name and just wonder what the first president of the nfl, jim thorpe, would think about that today. >> dan snyder is the owner of the redskins and they have the logo and changing the name might economically cost him

riley cooper made headlines after going on a racist rant at a concert using the n word and threateningfight an african-american security guard pl wipe cooper sense apologized for his words and is taking a break from teen activity to quote undergo some like michael vick and jason avant are standing by him but others are having a difficult time looking past the weight of the world. eagles corner book keri wi cary williams says, this is about history. some of us have had ancestors killed over that word. there are s a lot of history behind it. that needs to be addressed. hi remember my grandmother telling me stories how she was called the n word while being bitten by dogs and hosed. >> evan, i want it start with you, but the ting that struck me about that quote, within the team clearly there is a variety of reactions but also strikes me there is a trust issue that has to be dealt with at some point. >> i think with anybody, if you think you know somebody, and then something like that happens, you probably realize, i don't really know that person and you brought up the divide in the locker

. >> riley cooper is taking time away from the philadelphia eagles after a recent racial slur.released a new statement saying the last few days have been incredibly difficult. he'll meet with counselors and says he'll make it right. eagles coach chip kelly says cooper will be allowed to return to the team, but kelly says this is an important lesson for the entire organization. >> i think we all should watch what we say. whether it's a racist or sexist comment or sexual orientation comment, because your words have impact and when you say them, people listen and it can hurt people. >> must see baseball. the angels shuck running out of room in left field. jumps into the stands. he's gone. where did he go? there he is. and in fact, he has the baseball, too. he made the catch. teammates fired up. watch shuck dive in. he actually landed on a slab of concrete, but he jumps back up, gets back on the field and they rule that a catch. a great catch. perhaps the best catch you'll see. back to you. >> i don't think it gets any better than that. thanks so much, jeff. cnn has all the sports

. >> look what happened to riley cooper, the guy that plays for the philadelphia eagles. he was at a kenny chesney concert and says a bad word, a stupid word especially if are you an athlete in that position and somebody has him on a video and they are going to post-it on vine. that's ridiculous. >> the worst offense was going to a kenny chesney concert. >> by the way, is there a more woosey place than to say the n-word than a kenny chesney concert? is there anyone to say that at at a kenny chesney concert? >> is he married? >> he was married to rebecca -- >> renee zellweger. >> she filed fraud. there are rumors as to why she did that and i will let you google them. >> thank you. brooke, does bad behavior among athletes make them sexier to you? and how in anyway can you relate this to the muslim brotherhood? >> well, i am under strict instructions not to say anything about the muslim brotherhood. >> who told you to do that? our president obama who should be impeached? >> listen, we have done a lot of stories -- last night we did a story about a sports figure and it seems

. >>> philadelphia eagles wide receiver riley cooper back in training camp after taking a few days offtivity counseling, this after he was caught using a racial slur. andy scholes joins us now with more in "bleacher report." hey. andy. >> cooper was back on the field with his teammates yesterday. he said he met with each and every one of them individually to talk about that video of using that racial slur at the kenny chesney concert. cooper says he hopes people judges him on the future and not the past. when he met with those teammates, cooper apologized for his actions and does not seek forgiveness. >> i said, i do not want you to forgive me because that puts the burden on you. i want it all on me. >> alex rodriguez after his suspension of performance-enhancing drugs. he tips him on a elbow. they love seeing a-rod get plunked. the yankees go on to lose again. you can go to bleacherreport.com and where where a-rod stands. >>> and the albert pujols, pujols gets it and throws it into the crowd. but, wait, take another look. pujols pulled the old switcheroo. he kept green's ball and gave

. >>> philadelphia eagles wide receiver riley cooper was caught on video making a racial slur duringation at a concert. today he's doing some apologizing. >> this s-you know, the lowest of the low. this is not the type of person i want to be portrayed as. this is not the type of person i am. and i'm just extremely sorry. >> teammate michael vick dime his defense saying i believe in forgiveness and i believe in him. >> talk about a rip off. in new jersey a group of tgif's restaurant served cheap liquor in place of the top shelf liquor. they were ordered to pay a $500,000 fine for deceiving patrons. company officials are changing the way they operate and hope to put the matter behind them. >> x factor judge simon cowell will be a daddy. but it's not without some baby mama drama. the mom to be is a wife of one of his close friends. the couple reportedly in the middle of a divorce. he said he didn't want children in the past has not commented on the reports. >>> what's moving your money. google is ahead of apple. >> a big moment for google and their play app store. thank you, everybody.

. >>> philadelphia eagles wide receiver riley cooper continues to deal with the firestorm he created ial slur towards a security guard at a kenny chesney concert. the incident was caught on tape. many of cooper's teammates like quarterback michael vick say they have forgiven him and they know what kind of person he really is. sean mccoy said he no longer respects cooper after what he said. >> i mean, it's -- hopefully it wears off, but, i mean, at this point i'm speaking about myself and other teammates, i know it's different. >> less than 48 hours after being traded by the houston astros bud norris was facing his former team. wednesday at the trade deadline they sent norris to the or wrolz. had he to walk about 50 yards to get to his new clubhouse. last night norris pitched six solid innings against the stros. snf his new orleans teammates gave him the old pie in the face to help initiate him to his new club. >>> they call it the x games for a reason. during practice yesterday javier from chile had to bail. he was knocked out when he landed, but he did regain consciousness, and he en

. >> what is riley cooper. i'm not naive but how is he going to play in football? dropped the ball. no suspension, they had to give him a couple of games but he is send go into the sensitivity training. big deal. but one teammate was sho

riley cooper, the man right there with the ponytail is heard using a racial slur. cooper said that he was ashamed and disgusted by himself. he's been fined by the eagles. it remains to be seen if the league will act as well. >>> apparently holding the title of commander in chief doesn't make you immune from a gold, old-fashioned photo bomb. president obama posing with the uconn basketball team for their eighth title. why not? you don't know how many chances you'll get to give the president bunny ears. >> they already have the serious picture. >>> now, to tarnished heroes on the diamond. major league baseball expecting to suspend some of its top stars as early as today, because of their connection with a lab that specialized in performance-enhancing drugs. one of the biggest names on that list, new york yankees star alex rodriguez. abc's paula faris has the very latest. a lot of people watching this one closely. >> reporter: abc news has learned that major league baseball still plans to announce these punishments and/or suspensions simultaneously. it could happen li

. >>> well, it turns out that sorry was not enough for the philadelphia eagles riley cooper. has been excused from all team activities after he was caught on tape saying the n-word at a kenny chesney concert. >>> the eagles are making cooper take the time off to seek counseling and gave no details on when he might be allowed back on the field. cooper delivered a formal apology for his actions on wednesday. >> this is, you know, kind of the lowest of lows. you know, this isn't the type of person i want to be portrayed as. this isn't the type of person that i am. and i'm just extremely sorry. a? that's a great choice. let me show you some faucets to go along with that. with the latest styles and guaranteed low prices, you can turn the bath you have into the bath you want. good choice. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now, this abbey vanity combo is a special buy. just $299. a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition t

this morning philadelphia eagles' receiver riley cooper apologizing for using a racial slur. a concert in philadelphia back in june. after the video hit the internet yesterday cooper explained the situation and expressed his regret. >> there was a confrontation with me and one of the security guards and i'm not going to get into what happened, but i said something that was absolutely disgusting and terrible and i should not have handled it the way i handled it. >> cooper admitted he had been drinking at the concert and said that it's no excuse for using the language he did and he apologized to his teammates. the team already fined him what was called a significant amount of money. >> new york city mayor hopeful anthony weiner's campaign is in full tilt crisis management as the embattled former congressman scrambles to keep his candidacy afloat. it comes as a growing chorus of leaders urge him to get out of the race. abc's jim avila has the latest. >> reporter: anthony weiner brushing by reporters letting his new campaign ad speak for him. >> quit isn't the way we roll in new

>> video surfaced earlier this week of riley cooper at a kenny chesney concert and he uses a racial slurecurity guard. cooper met with the media yesterday and says he was drinking that night but that was no excuse. >> i'm disgusted and i'm sorry. that is not the type of person i am. i wasn't raised that way. i have a great mom and dad at home. and they're extremely, extremely disappointed in me. >> the eagles fined cooper an undisclosed amount for his actions. >>> the pro bowl as we know it is no more. no longer will it be the best of the afc versus the best of the nfc, instead they will have a draft to determine the two sides. the game will have plenty of rule changes such as no kickoffs and the possession changes after each quarter. >> what is the point? >> trying to spice it up a little bit. >>> check this out. check it out. fan with the hat makes the nice catch there. luckily for the girl below he makes that catch. she was ducking for cover. it could have been bad. what is your method? hat, glove or beare hand. >> i'm a cradler. it is not a nice time to be in that section when you mi

. >>> riley cooper continues to deal with the firestorm he created when he used a racial slur at a securitykeny chess nikon sert. lesean mccoy forgives cooper for using the word but he no longer respects him. >> it's new, hopefully it wears off but at this point i speak for myself and other teammates i know it's definitely different. >>> they call it the x games for a reason, during practice yesterday javier villegas from chile going for the backflip but has to bail. he crashes hard. he ended up with a broken and dislocated right hip that he had surgery for last night and another bad crash bob birnquist creating in the big air skateboard competition and he goes up here and face plants on the way down. that had to hurt but he got right back on the board and he would go on to win the bronze medal in the competition. if i landed on my face like that, i would not be getting right back on a skateboard. >> especially with the great smile you have scholes, that would be it. >> that's a case for yeah, did you hear that reaction? he's like, i get it all the time. >> that's true. >> he's like please

philadelphia eagles wide receiver riley cooper back in training camp after taking sensitivity counselinger he was caught using a racial slur. andy is with us. good to see you, my friend. what's the latest? talk about a difficult situation to reenter. >> definitely difficult. cooper back on the field with teammates yesterday. he said he met with each of them individually. cooper said he hopes people judge him on the future, not his past going forward. he apologized for his actions once again. he didn't seek forgiveness. he said the situation is on him and it's up to him to prove he's not that person. a-rod played in his second game since deciding to appeal the decision for performance enhancing drugs. chris hail hit him in the elbow. the chicago crowd let out a big cheer. they love seeing a-rod get plunked. yankees lose again. go to bleacher report.com to see where a-rod ranks among the biggest scandals in sports history. as the this continue it is to develop the scandal gets worse and worse. >> he's got a banged-up elbow today. >> the question is baseball is doing it to try to help the s

riley cooper is taking time away from the eagles after his racial slur at a recent concert surfaced.a new statement saying the last few days have been incredibly difficult and acknowledging what he did was inexcusable. he'll be meeting with counselors and says he'll make it right. eagles coach chip kelly said cooper will be able to return to the team. but kelly says, this san important lesson for all the players. >> i think we all should watch what we say, whether it's a racist comment or sexual comment or sexual orientation comment. your words have impact. when you say them, people listen, and it can hurt people. >>> this is great baseball, the angels j.b. shuck running out in left field corner. leaps into the crowd. he's gone, he disappeared. they found him, he found the baseball in his mitt. it's a catch. teammates love it. watch as he dives in. he actually landed on hard concrete. i guess if you make a catch like that, you don't feel it for a while. you bask in the glory of one of the best catches of the season. the angels would win the game by two runs, guy. >> if that happened

riley cooper was in full damage control mode apologizing after meeting with team officials. >> i'm extremelyer was fined an undisclosed amount of money by the team. >>> a decision could be near on new york yankees slugger alex rodriguez and his future in baseball. a-rod has been given a choice -- accept a long suspension or risk a lifetime ban for his role in the steroid scandal. >>> a robbery suspect is facing charges after lunging for an officer's gun. he was tackled by other deputies before he could grab the weapon. fortunately, that's where the situation ended. you're up to date right now. now back to you. savannah? >>> thank you very much. let us get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> let's show you the pick city of the day. beautiful town, we like to call syracuse, new york. where i worked at channel 5. nbc station is channel 3. 74 degrees, and you can see we have a lot of wet weather making its way across the eastern seaboard from the southeast all the way up to the northeast. we have a gorgeous day in the pacific northwest, althese showers moving in there later on today. a ris