seth smith with a monster blast into the second deck.s also went deep as oakland pounds minnesota 9-3. the a's have won eight of their last nine. the raiders and branch have agreed to a dale. 17 million guaranteed. a fourth round pick in twowpght. branch may be worth the money. he started every game and led oakland in tackles. what happens in vegas doesn't always stay in vegas. the warriors and nuggets squaring off. thompson was hot. barnes comes up with the steal. knows what to do with it. gold state's other first round selection makes his presence felt with the big block. denver led at the half but the warriors come back to win. 95-74. jenkins with the team-high 24 points. the warriors improve to 2-0. >> still to come, the day in golf and at the bank of the west classic, serena williams, can so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? maybe. rich chocolate chips... i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and, and...and then the awards started coming in, and i became addicted to th

seth smith with a monster blast into the second deck.s also went deep as oakland pounds minnesota 9-3. the a's have won eight of their last nine. the raiders and branch have agreed to a dale. 17 million guaranteed. a fourth round pick in twowpght. branch may be worth the money. he started every game and led oakland in tackles. what happens in vegas doesn't always stay in vegas. the warriors and nuggets squaring off. thompson was hot. barnes comes up with the steal. knows what to do with it. gold state's other first round selection makes his presence felt with the big block. denver led at the half but the warriors come back to win. 95-74. jenkins with the team-high 24 points. the warriors improve to 2-0. >> still to come, the day in golf and at the bank of the west classic, serena williams, can i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it onl

seth smith tied it in the ninth with a bomb to straightaway center.sk then in the 12th, how about some coco, tastes like victory. coco crisp with the rbi single. a's walk off with a 5-4 win. >>> cabrera belted his 299th career home run and then two innings later, number 300. tigers beat the white sox 6-4. >>> team usa sporting the throwback dream team jerseys for an exhibition against argentina. looks a lot like magic and jordan here. lebron james to kevin durant. americans win 86-80. they'll have one more game before the olympics. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm bill seward. >>> the jackson family feuding continues. duh, winners at the teen choice awards. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, looking like a famous writer may not get you much in most places but in key west it could make you a king. you're watching "early today." >>> good monday morning. welcome back to "early today." forecastwise to get you out the door, what you need to know. pack the umbrella if you're up there in new england

seth smith -- see you. he did not get it done. 400-foot shot. first time in 40 years that they face the yankees at home. the yankees remain comfortably in front, with a double-digit lead. baltimore has a 2.5 game lead on a tampa. the wild card -- the angels have a half-game lead for the first wild-card. the orioles and athletics have the second. the trade deadline is a week away. tiger week -- tiger woods was the most popular golfer of all time because he delivered at important times with flair. the other beatable thing that golf fans love is a meltdown. it once our hearts to see the best in the world struggle. the open was all about that. adam scott was warming up, but you cannot practice putting a with championship nerves. will he need more surgery after that? goodness gracious. adam scott had it seemingly locked up, but on 15, a bogey. then another bogey on 16. a little pot -- it is not a lot of fun to watch. ernie els -- great finish. meanwhile, 17th hole, adam scott, his approach shot, the one he would later say he was most disappointed in.

seth smith. his 11th bomb this year. we're knotted up at 4-4. that means free baseball.tom of the 12, a single to right. the a's, red hot in july. they win it, 5-4. >>> remember, the rangers and red sox coming your way on monday night baseball, 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >> talk about a choke, whoo. ugly. >>> all right, coming up next, "the pulse" this morning. including some strange seafood. >>> and where in the world is katherine jackson. a straightforward question but a much more difficult answer. it's all next. ♪guitar [phone ringing] hi. oh there you are. hey babe.how are ya? daddy,look! you lost another tooth. [man thinking] don't grow up without me. oh,uh riley wants to say hi. riley... hey buddy...keep 'em safe. [announcer] we know how important your dog is. so help keep him strong and healthy with the total care nutrition... in purina dog chow. because you're not just a family. you're a dog family. we miss you. car insurance companies say they'll save you by switching, you'd have like, a ton of dollars. but how are they saving you those dollars? a lot of companies

seth smith with the second long ball in as many days. oakland now three games before the .500 mark.hey're home to take on texas on tuesday. an amazing three week stretch for serena williams. she had the second straight win at the bank of the west. her opponent playing in her first wta final. the experience was key. serena as all of it in command throughout. serving. vandeweghe returns with the left hand. the drop shot, and then ven deway into the net. championship point. serena, another forehand winner. williams with back-to-back bank of the west titles. >> zach johnson needed good canadaie at individual at the first playoff hole today. the problem was his usual caddie was not at his side. he was playing at the u.s. senior open and finished 17th. johnson thought he had this in the bag. troy mat session son was two back when he lined up this 60-footer on 17. use thursday whole cup. moves into the a tie. johnson walking to 18. mat sessionson hits the approach into the water. here's where johnson needed the caddie to say lay up and walk this thing in instead finds the drink. they repla

based loaded and seth smith brings everybody home.n cook gave up back-to-back singles, tie it up at 8. chris davis goes back in front to make it 9-8, a's say never quit. norris tied it and weeks knocks in one. they led 14 left hand 9, two men on, deep to right and spider-man josh reddick makes the great catch in the web go. reddick with that contusion he is day to day. >> randy moss, 35 may not seem old but eight years older than any other receiver in the niners roster. and putting pep in his step. he retired at 2010 and he is back, looking fast and hoping to bring experience to this young receiving core. >> we have a young team here. me being a veteran. i've been around the block a few times. trying to bring something positive. hopefully it one of those from there. >> aldon smith, he is hundred percent he says after a d.u.i. and stabbing incident and he apologized for his mistakes. >> i feel like incident that has happened and the infants and everybody, i feel i let them down. i'm more focused

oakland ties it up on this blast by seth smith. the a's would win it in the 12th as coco crisp singles home norris from second. 54 the final. the a's major league high 11th 11th walkoff victory. the magic continues. >> i mean, the confidence level obviously carries over to the previous games, into the next game. when you're in these types of swayings, because you've done it before so you know it's possible. everybody is excited. nobody got down. start inching back, and we always feel like we have a chance. >> rick: the giants were in philadelphia. san francisco got a quick 1-0 lead in the first. tied 2-2 in in the second. john may -- -- the giants pulled even, and in the 12th, jimmy rollins singles home ruiz to make the final 4-3 philadelphia. san francisco loses for just the second time since the all-star break. >> today in paris, the tour de france came to an end. bradley wiggins logged up the yellow jersey yesterday so the ride into the city was ceremonyol. wiggins this, first british rider to win the event. a fellow brit came i

based loaded and seth smith brings everybody home.n cook gave up back-to-back singles, tie it up at 8. chris davis goes back in front to make it 9-8, a's say never quit. norris tied it and weeks knocks in one. they led 14 left hand 9, two men on, deep to right and spider-man josh reddick makes the great catch in the web go. reddick with that contusion he is day to day. >> randy moss, 35 may not seem old but eight years older than any other receiver in the niners roster. and putting pep in his step. he retired at 2010 and he is back, looking fast and hoping to bring experience to this young receiving core. >> we have a young team here. me being a veteran. i've been around the block a few times. trying to bring something positive. hopefully it one of those from there. >> aldon smith, he is hundred percent he says after a d.u.i. and stabbing incident and he apologized for his mistakes. >> i feel like incident that has happened and the infants and everybody, i feel i let them down. i'm more focused than ever and i'm ready to go. >> good t

seth smith welcome his ninth home run and brandon moss vines in the home run parade. and the a's tie a season high and win in resounding fashion by a final of 9-3. >>> one quick note from the nfl, the raiders signed safety tievon and lincecum mitched enough well but the giants take it with a 3-2 victory and now they go for the sweep tomorrow. >> nice to hear about it all the, scott. >>> right now, anthony is checking out the weather. what's going on? >> on that note since we're talking about the giants, tomorrow there's a game and we're talking about temperatures that have been in the 70s. it will be a spectacular day to get out and cheer on the giants. temperatures at 55 right now in the city. 60 you get toward sunniville and 59 in santa cruz. one thing to make note of, notice the winds not that strong for this time of day. usually this time of night we're talking about winds gusting up to 20, 30 or even 40 miles an hour and winds are calm this evening. that's a good sign that all that fog that we woke up to this morning will not make it's way to the east bay so it's

and seth smith doubles off the geico sign. 5 rbi, and the a's win this thing 14-9. they're 1/2 game behind the angels in the wildcard race. ooh! that geico sign is getting tattooed tonight! josh reddick hits the wall, had to be carted off the field. he has an upper-body bruise. same thing dao lin has. but no sign was head injury or concussion. what's that? >> upper-body bruise ? isn't that vague? >> you're accusing the a's of lying to the fans? anyway! you don't care about this. >> don't say i'm tired, you're tired. >> i'm not tired! i'm the one who saved dao lin! in hockey, they never admit they're injured. >> but you can go after something. in baseball, you can't! >> you know, i've been playing football since i was 6 years old. and the love that i have for the game of football is going to always be in me. i guess there's a few records that i've broken, but i'm not about breaking records. they come and go. but i just love the game of football. >> these guys are young, enthusiastic, and i don't really feel my age being around these guys. you're asking, is my level o

seth smith tied wit a balk to straight-away center. then in the 12th, how about some cocoa?tastes like victory. cocoa chris with the rbi single. the a's win with a 5-4 win. >>> cabrera belted his 299 homer and an inning later his 300. >>> and the throw-back dream team jerseys in the exhibition against argentina. it looks like magic and jordan, lebron james to kevin durant. the americans win with one more game before the olympics. that's your first look at sports. i'm bill seward. >>> for another look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill clarences with the forecast. what is your favorite olympic sport, bill? >> the track and field i don't miss when they run the 100 meters. >> synchronized swimming? >> i'll watch the highlights. are there highlights of synchronized swimming? well, good morning, everyone. we have showers and thunderstorms continuing to roll through new york state this morning. a pretty good strong storm in the southern portions of the new york state freeway heading to westchester and crossing the hudson river here shortly. also through upstate new york

based loaded and seth smith brings everybody home.n cook gave up back-to-back singles, tie it up at 8. chris davis goes back in front to make it 9-8, a's say never quit. norris tied it and weeks knocks in one. they led 14 left hand 9, two men on, deep to right and spider-man josh reddick makes the great catch in the web go. reddick with that contusion he is day to day. >> randy moss, 35 may not seem old but eight years older than any other receiver in the niners roster. and putting pep in his step. he retired at 2010 and he is back, looking fast and hoping to bring experience to this young receiving core. >> we have a young team here. me being a veteran. i've been around the block a few times. trying to bring something positive. hopefully it one of those from there. >> aldon smith, he is hundred percent he says after a d.u.i. and stabbing incident and he apologized for his mistakes. >> i feel like incident that has happened and the infants and everybody, i feel i let them down. i'm more focused than ever and i'm ready to go. >> good t

seth smith drove in two more putting the as up 4-0.kees rally led by nick swisher fell just short. the as held on to win this one, 4-3. >>> in boston, bottom of the ninth, red sox outfield, lofted a homer. after trailing chicago the whole game, ross and his teammates celebrated a walk-off 3-1 victory over the white sox. >>> in washington, mets third baseman david wright in a two-run homer in the top of the first and then how about tack on a three-run shot in the fourth giving the mets an eight run lead. that was plenty for knuckleballer a.r. dickey. he won his 13th game. >>> round one of the british open. calm conditions at the often windy st. anne's course helped keep scores unusually low here. the first round leader is australian adam scott. his precise putting and accurate approach shots yielded a 6 under 64. a dozen other players are within three shots of the lead, including tiger woods. he finished with a 3 under. 67. the nba's board of governors voted to permit advertising on team uniforms starting in the 2013-14 season. could yi

rafael soriano trying to close out by seth smith goes deep with a solo home run to tie the game at four. bottom of the 12th now, man on for cocoa christ, andrew jones cannot get the throw off. the a's walk off with a 5-4 win. the major league 11th victory this week. the yankees swept in a four-game series for the first time since 2003. yesterday's win puts the a's with the orioles for the second of the two american league card wild spots. the angels topped the wild card standings. >>> and the tour de france, a little pause to celebrate here in great britain. bradley wiggins was the first brit to claim victory. he beat his closest competitor by 3:21 to take home the yellow jersey. congratulations to him and all of great britain. >>> still ahead on "way too early," we go back to aurora, colorado, where we remember the victims of friday's shooting spree. a tribute to lives lost on "way too early" when we come back. book one. tell me, o muse... famous town of troy... book three. book 12. poseidon... book 17. book 20. thunderbolts. book 24. the end. [ ryan ] alright, what's next. [ man ] cha

bases loaded for seth smith. he hits one up the middle. coco crisp is coming home. so is jemile weeks. top of the ninth, 4-3. ryan cook on the mound. he needed some help. russell marine was there to deliver. a's win 4-3. >> there is a little more hoopla going on wherever the yankees go. they swept us here last time. it was nice to be able, and i think important to get a win. >> it was big. it was a good feeling. just building the confidence of this team right now. coming with the rangers yesterday. coming and taking this one tonight. hopefully some momentum tomorrow. >> over to the giants and braves. madison bumgarner on the hill. bottom of the second facing a guy named freddie freeman. you're free to touch all the bases after that solo shot. the 13th of the year. we're tied 1-1. let's jump to the fourth. david ross, hello, everyone. a solo homer. he is going to the deepest part of the park. atlantic goes on to win 3-2. avoiding the sweep. >> there were a lot of time, just trying to make pitches and make sure if i miss, it was off the plate. a good job by him. he no

the game settled down until seth smith came to the plate against gray. e run parade with his tenth of the year. the a's get four homers and all added up to a sweep. right now they're in the middle of the al race for the second wild card spot. >>> pretty good story when ben sheets pitched for the first time in two years. sheets gets his day started with a strike out of the mets tejada. and the braves got all the runs they would need in the fifth. freddy freeman had this three run homer as the braves got six in the inning. sheets gets his first win since he was a member of the oakland a's. >>> this was the most challenging day of the tennis career of cocoa vanaway. her opponent was the defending champion serena williams. at a time like that you turn to your mom for some advice. >> when it counts and it's on the line just take a little more time and decide what you're going to do. you're a phenomenal athlete and you're extremely gifted. >> and people like you. mom's advice worked for a while. mandaway jumped ahead of serena. when she won this point was just

bases loaded seth smith, it makes it 8-6 and he finishes with 5 r.b.i.s on the night.hen chris davis puts them in front again. a's, they refuse to lose. never quit. derek norris and here is another single. a's are up for six runs in the ninth. two on for nick, josh reddick at the whual! spider-man from a few days ago. a's win 14-9. reddick has a back contusion. >> raiders open with randy moss on the field. it may not seem old but he is eight years older than any other receiver on the roster. he says the youthful group has put some pep in his step. a rough year spent times three different teams and hoping to bring his experience to this younger wide receiving core. >> we have a young team. me being a veteran, just trying to bring something positive as far as my leadership on the field here. hopefully it's been a good thing >> alden smith with niner camp and he says he is hundred percent healthy despite being stabbed. he has had d.u.i.. 14 sacks as a rookie and tons of potential and smith apologized for mistakes he made off the field. >> i feel like the incidents that ha

no grand slam here but a clutch single by seth smith brings in two more.ing to make it 2-0. aj griffith gives up two in the sixth but he gets ibanez to end it. a's hang on 4-3. the giants wanted to clench their first three game series sweep in atlanta since 88. second inning, manuel burress to johnson. he scores but brandon belt, meek at third base. 1-0 giants. atlanta gets just three hits today but two of them were home runs. david ross hammers this baumgartner pitch in the third. they now head to philly for the weekend leading the west division by 2-1/2 games. >>> 15 different golfers have won the last 15 major tournaments in this week's british open appears wide open for yet a 16th different winner. the union jack twins came out. while tournament favorite tiger woods at the fourth. makes another nice shot in the sixth. woods is three off the lead and tiger fever still pretty much alive and well. 99 open champ, he chips in for birdie, rory tied with zack johnson. this shot tells you everything you need to know about phil mickelson today. he's nine back o

seth smiths gets to soriano. it was a 4-4 game and it stayed that way for three more innings. the bottom of the 12 with two outs, coco crisp off epley. norris off on contact. he scores from second with no throw. the a's get their major league leading 12 walk off win and fifth strait one run win. how's this for a fun stat. the first in the a's oakland history at the coliseum. happy times after the 5-4 win the a's remain a half game behind the angels in the west and are tied with baltimore for the american league second wild card spot. if they voted right now, bob melvin is manager of the year. >> a lot of good things happened today, grinding through boy it started outlooking look it was going to be 12-1. next thing you know we come back and tie it up seth's homer. terrific to keep competing after so many games where you are so drained. and then compete as hard as we competed all year in this game after we're down 4-0 is pretty special. >>> the angels suddenly pressured to win or get passed by the a's. albert pujols was a slow starter but this homer was his 18th. the angels pull

no grand slam here but a clutch single by seth smith brings in two more.weeks going to make it 2-0. aj griffith gives up two in the sixth but he gets ibanez to end it. a's hang on 4-3. the giants wanted to clench their first three game series sweep in atlanta since 88. second inning, manuel burress to johnson. he scores but brandon belt, meek at third base. 1-0 giants. atlanta gets just three hits today but two of them were home runs. david ross hammers this baumgartner pitch in the third. they now head to philly for the weekend leading the west division by 2-1/2 games. >>> 15 different golfers have won the last 15 major tournaments in this week's british open appears wide open for yet a 16th different winner. the union jack twins came out. while tournament favorite tiger woods at the fourth. makes another nice shot in the sixth. woods is three off the lead and tiger fever still pretty much alive and well. 99 open champ, he chips in for birdie, rory tied with zack johnson. this shot tells you everything you need to know about phil mickelson today. he's nin

seth smith, doubles to left center, three runs score and the as retake the lead. that's where it is right now, 8-6. that's sports, i'm dave feldman, jessica and janell, let's go back to you. >> for a full half hour of bay area sports coverage, you can watch sports net central at 10:30. >>> if you love garlic, this is the 34th year of the world famous garlic festival. even the 4,000 volunteers who set up the festival and clean up when it's over are paid with their wages going to their designated charities. the festival runs through sunday. >>> tonight after the opening ceremony right here on nbc bay area, a one-on-one interview with bay area olympian natalee coughlin. >> coming up at 7:00, brent cannon. >> we're going to cover our coverage, the extensive coverage of the olympics from the bay area all the way to london. getting olympic athletes past all the nerves and jitters and mentally ready to compete. we're going to talk to a veteran bay area sports psychologist. she's about ready to head to london. some new revelations about the colorado theater shooter, he wa

seth smith is not going home just yet. solo shot, tied at four. so we went into extra innings. runner on second, two outs, in the 12th, cocoa crisp delivers. derek norris is the catcher, but doesn't run like a catcher. a's win, 5-4, 11th walk off this season. >> regardless of the score, whether you're up for a lot, or down by a lot. you don't give up at-bats. a lot of teams don't do that, but certainly we do. >> all right, giants look for the sweep as well in philly. top of the eighth, phillies leading, 3-2, nate nate schierholtz, tied at 3, runners on second for rollins. winning base hit, phillies win, 4-3 is your final. before we get out of here, how about some golf. in a shocking turn of events, ernie els wins the 141st open championship. he birdies the last whole before the leader, adam scott, bogeys the final four. this is the second time els has won at the british open in his fourth major title. by the way, in case you wonder, tiger woods finished in fourth place, four strokes off the lead. that will do it for now. diane, enjoy the rest of this weekend and we'll do it aga

seth smith powers the fourth long ball of the game. his second in as many days. 9-4 the final.land now three games above the 500 mark. coming off a wimbledon title last weekend there was the thought serena williams would be too tired to play well at this week's bank of the west. she won each match in straight sets. she played in her first wta final. the gap and experienced evidence. the big cross court fore winner. serving and forced to go with the left hand. serena with the drop shot and easy backhand. championship point and another forehand winner. 7-5-6-3 and back to back title. on lap 240, the race leader top of your screen and dove to the pit and two new tires and miss communication with his crew chief. he would re-enter in 13th place. kasey kahne said he would take a win anyway he can get it, thank you. his second of the season. stage 14 of the tour de france. 119 miles entering entering and who continues to dominate the story line. roughly 30 riders punctuation toured tires. the games of the 30th ole limb pea yad start in two weeks and stanford will have a major role in

seth smith powers the fourth long ball of the game. his second in as many days. 9-4 the final.ow three games above the 500 mark. coming off a wimbledon title last weekend there was the thought serena williams would be too tired to play well at this week's bank of the west. she won each match in straight sets. she played in her first wta final. the gap and experienced evidence. the big cross court fore winner. serving and forced to go with the left hand. serena with the drop shot and easy backhand. championship point and another forehand winner. 7-5-6-3 and back to back title. on lap 240, the race leader top of your screen and dove to the pit and two new tires and miss communication with his crew chief. he would re-enter in 13th place. kasey kahne said he would take a win anyway he can get it, thank you. his second of the season. stage 14 of the tour de france. 119 miles entering entering and who continues to dominate the story line. roughly 30 riders punctuation toured tires. the games of the 30th ole limb pea yad start in two weeks and stanford will have a major role in whethe

seth smith sending one to straight away center. clears the 400-foot mark. it's a 4-4 game.tayed that way for three more. bottom of the 12th. two outers, crisp -- that is the base hit. derek norris off on contact. he scores second with no throw. a's with their 12th walk off win and 5th straight one run win. they have never swept a four game series against the yankees. >>> happy times after the 5-4 win. even with the angels in the west. also even with baltimore for the number two american league wild card spot. >>> the giants had a chance today to finish off a great road trip through the east. they had to settle for a good one instead. san francisco going for a three game sweep of the phillies, nate the leadoff batter against blanton. just like this they had a 1-0 lead. zito on the mound, allowed a tying run in the bottom of the first but the giants went in front in the 4th. sandoval hitting one high off the wall in center. a funny -- victorino and may berry sprint after the ball. while all that happened posey scored from first with the lead run. the lead didn't last long. in

seth smith with a monster shot into the second deck. and moss went deep. oakland pounds man 9-3. a's have won eight of their last nine. >> the bank of the west classic wraps up today. the toughest opponents serena williams has faced is jet lag. she has not lost a set all week. last night the defending champ took care of the romanian. she committed 31 unforced errors. the match only lasted an hour. this was match point. 6-1, 6-2 victory and will face coco vandeweghe in the final. >>> the top two teams in the west, san jose and real faced off last night. and he's helping utility with root beer float night. off the kick, and chris scores with the diving header. wando wasn't done yet. he would get two more goals to earn the hat trick. san jose blank them 5-nil. the quakes remain in first place. >> on display at the john deere classic, the latest equipment and some pretty good golf. steve stricter is trying to win his fourth straight john deere title. he's in second, three swings back. troy madison is your leader at 18-under par. he carted a 66 yesterday. and that is sports for a sund

two outs, bases loaded, seth smith brings everybody home.es clearing double, 8-6 and he finishes with five rbis on the night. ryan cook came in with two outs in the eighth. gave up back-to-back singles to tie it at 8. then chris davis puts the orioles back in front again. 9-8 helping to the ninth. the a's refused to lose. never quit. daric norris, tied at 9. weeks singles a's up for 6 runs in the ninth, 14-9. two out, bottom of the ninth. two on for nick nick markakis addition. josh reddick at the wall. holds on, spiderman from a few days ago and it sticks in his glove. a's win 14-9. reddick has a back contusion and he's day-to-day. >>> the 49ers opened training camp with 35 year old receiver randy moss on the field. now 35 may not seem old for the rest of us, but months is 8 years older than any other receiver on the niner roster. moss said being around this youthful group has put some pep into his step. he retired at the end of the 2010 season. a had a rough year, spent time with three different teams but he's back and look good and fast a

two outs, bases loaded, seth smith brings everybody home.ases clearing double, 8-6 and he finishes with five rbis on the night. ryan cook came in with two outs in the eighth. came with back-to-back singles to tie it. and 9-8 helping to the ninth. the a's refused to lose. never quit. daric norris, tied at 9. a's up for 6 runs in the ninth, 14-9. two out, bottom of the ninth. josh reddick at the wall. holds on, spiderman from a few days ago and it sticks in his glove. reddick has a back contusion. he's day-to-day. >>> the 49ers open training camp with 35-year-old receiver randy moss on the field. now 35 may not seem old for the rest of us, but months is 8 years older than any other receiver on the niner roster. months said being around this youthful group has put pep into his step. he retired at the end of the 2010 season. a had a rough year, spent time with three different teams but he's back and look good and fast and hoping to bring his experience to this younger wide receiving core. >> we have a young team here and me being a veteran. like

seth smith with a monster shot into the second deck. and moss went deep. the a's have won eight of their last nine. the best of the west classic wraps up and the toughest opponents serena williams has faced is jet laying. she has not lost a set all week. last night the defending champ took care of the romanian. she committed 31 unforced errors. the match only lasted an hour. this was match point. 6-1, 6-2 victory and will face coco vandeweghe in the final. >>> the top two teams in the west, they squared off at buckish stadium last night. and he's helping utility with root beer float night. off the kick, and chris scores with the diving header. wando wasn't done yet. he would get two more goals to earn the hat trick. san jose blank them 5-nil. they remain in first place. >>> and the latest equipment and pretty good golf. steve stricter is trying to win his fourth straight john deere title. he's in second three swings back. troy madison is your leader at 18-under par. he carted a 66 yesterday. and that is sports for a sunday morning. i'm rick kwan. have a gr

seth smith goes deep to tie the game at four.s waved to third. andruw jones can't get the through off. a's walk off a 5-4 win. major league leading 11th walk-off win of the year. yankees swept in a four-game series for the first time since 2003. yesterday's win puts the a's even with the orioles for the second of two wild card spots. angels top the wild card standings. as i said the 2012 summer olympics begin friday night with the opening ceremonies over my shoulder. i will be here with the next three weeks hosting nbc sports coverage i'll begin there on thursday and here on "way too early" and "morning joe" throughout. coming up next here on "morning joe," "the new york times" frank bruni joins the conversation, must-read opinion pages including his piece on why the olympics are women's time to shine. we'll be back in just a moment. i knew it'd be tough on our retirement savings, especially in this economy. but with three kids, being home more really helped. man: so we went to fidelity. we talked about where we were and what we

seth smith is not ready to go home. deepest part of the park. tied at four. extra innings. bottom of the 12th. coco crisp singles to right. derek north is a catcher, but he has speed and they win. 11th walkoff of the season for the a's. we have more from the coliseum. bob melvin called the first sweep of the yankees ever here at the coliseum remarkable. the players couldn't agree more. the one thing i heard over and over is how the a's players feel that this squad is the most ideal ball club they have ever been a part of. >> the way they are playing right now i'm sure what's on everyone's mind, is that we are going to win. when you start playing like this, it's very contagious. it's just the way we play. we think we can win every ball game, no matter how far behind we are or ahead. >> any time you do a four-game sweep is huge. we have been playing good baseball of late. to do it against the yankees who is the hottest team in baseball, good feeling. we are excited and everybody is having fun out here and jufst doing their thing. >> although the a's are getting national atten