but in the fourth, the yanks tee off on john smoltz. cabrera -- the no-doubter -- three-run home run, his 11th. smoltz tagged. nine hits, eight earned in 3 1/3 -- his e.r.a. is 8.32. jorge posada off former yankee billy traber, and that's gone for a three-run home run -- his 14th. yanks score eight in the fourth. they lead 9-3. normally, it's joba throwing at kevin youkilis, but on thursday night it was mark melancon throwing at dustin pedroia. it will be interesting to see if on friday night there will be any retaliation. it will be interesting to see if the yankees win it 13-6. they lead boston by 3 1/2 games in the a.l. east. they beat the red sox for the first time this season. they snap a nine-game losing streak to them going back to last season. joba chamberlain wins four straight starts for the first time in his career, even though he had walked a career-high seven. joe girardi and the yanks are 15-5 since the all-star break. >> fortunately, we won the game, and joba made some big pitches when he had to, but that's something you

smoltz's e.r.a. now 8.32. what did here is what the 42-year-old had to say about his performance, moments ago. >> a lot of things go into making changes. we'll see what i can do. >> are you surprised to be in the situation? >> am i surprised? yeah. very surprised. i couldn't throw b.p. and give up the runs i'm giving up, sometimes. that's the way the game is. they're feasting off every mistake i'm making. you can't dig a hole and hide. i had to provide some innings. i didn't do it. >> john, you said time may not be on your side. [inaudible] >> i don't know. i don't know. i just know that i can't keep doing what i'm doing. >> does it help being a veteran pitcher? that you might be able to correct it quicker? >> it helps, but there is only one guy that can change it, and that's me. i'm not making any excuses, just when i go out there i feel like the pitch i'm going to make is the right one, it just happens to not be in the position i want to be in. i knew coming into this that everything was going to b

but in the fourth, the yanks tee off on john smoltz. cabrera -- the no-doubter -- three-run home run, his 11th. smoltz tagged. nine hits, eight earned in 3 1/3 -- his e.r.a. is 8.32. jorge posada off former yankee billy traber, and that's gone for a three-run home run -- his 14th. yanks score eight in the fourth. they lead 9-3. normally, it's joba throwing at kevin youkilis, but on thursday night it was mark melancon throwing at dustin pedroia. it will be interesting to see if on friday night there will be any retaliation. it will be interesting to see if the yankees win it 13-6. they lead boston by 3 1/2 games in the a.l. east. they beat the red sox for the first time this season. they snap a nine-game losing streak to them going back to last season. joba chamberlain wins four straight starts for the first time in his career, even though he had walked a career-high seven. joe girardi and the yanks are 15-5 since the all-star break. >> fortunately, we won the game, and joba made some big pitches when he had to, but that's something you

it has to do with smoltz. last night was the smoltz in 2009. it's not the smoltz from 1999 or even 2 years ago. they didn't want to put him in the bullpen. after coming off the surgery on the shoulder. i think it has to do with what they saw from john smoltz or didn't see which was the old smoltz. he looked older. >> it's not what they expected when they brought him in on a one year deal. andrew marchand at the stadium after terry francona announces that smoltz will be designated for assignment. thank. >> you is what happened to tiger at the open championship an anomaly? is phil's head back into playing golf? the 2 megastars of the sport. but lost in the shuffle is the guy who won more majors over the last couple of years. padraig harrington who tinkered with his swing and saw his results go south. now he might be back. 2nd round action at the bridgestone invitational. he is done and headed into the weekend. he is the lone leader in the clubhouse. tim clark through 13. mickelson and woods, phil is through 13 a

smoltz has a decision to make.day. >> he will have to decide whether he wants to still play and go to the bullpen and give up the money? >> that's the problem. the players association is not going to advise for that. >> the red sox 3 and a half back of the yankees. lost 3 in a row and 5 of 9. josh beckett on the bump tonight. this seems like it's a huge sart for him? >> the biggest start for the red sox so far this season. and they got the biggest guy they need on that mound. josh beckett after a loss, he is 7 and 1 with a 2.99 era. he's been lights out. he is competing for a cy young award candidate. josh beckett is the guy that the red sox need. the only issue is he will be facing a.j. burnett which is also done a phenomenal job with the yankees since the june outing he had, the 7-0 loss against the red sox. it will be a great pitching match up. look for these 2 guys to pitch quickly in a red sox-yankees match up. quickly. i am making a bold statement. a quick game. 3 hours and 30 minutes is a quick game for the

john smoltz has a new home. why that means he may have a new role as well. and brett favre continues to settle into his new digs. "espnews" starts now. >> what's up? welcome in to this half-hour of "espnews." helping you stay current with all the latest news, scores, and highlights, will selva alongside j.w. stewart. there's the man with the golden gun. seven of wednesday's starting pitchers have an e.r.a. below 3 this season. >> jeremy bonderman, is not one of them, neither is dr. no, but doc halladay is. roy halladay going for his 14th run. >> nice work. >> thank you. top of the fifth, jason bay off halladay, halladay shaken and stirred, two-run home run for bay. >> they just keep coming. >> they do, clay buchholz gets encarnacion to fly out, 0 for 4, batting .190, stupid bat. buchholz six innings, one earned, four ks, the red sox win it 6-1. buck holts is 2-0 against jays this year. david ortiz hit his sixth home run off halladay, the most he's hit to any pitcher and the most halladay has allowed to any batte

so john smoltz will try his luck with the redbirds.eased by boston, the 42-year-old signed with the n.l. central-leading cardinals on wednesday. for now, the future hall of famer will be the cardinals' fifth starter but he could be moved to the bullpen. going back to the national league may be just what smoltzy needs. >> he had some tough numbers. i had a couple guys that i know in boston, they said the arm's got good life. you don't just walk back in after being out and have an e.r.a. in the 2.00's, i think he needs some work and i know he's anxious to have dunc take a look at him, he knows a lot about himself and there are a lot of pluses here so i think it's just good for both of us. >> he will join us tomorrow? >> be in uniform tomorrow, starts sunday. >> smoltz won nearly 60% of his games with the braves and opponents batted a meager .235 against him. in eight starts with the red sox he had an e.r.a. above 8.00. john kruk on how this helps the cards in the stretch run. >> the signing of john smoltz with the st. louis cardinals to

also ahead, pitcher and future hall of famer john smoltz has a new home in st. louis. that means he may have a new role as well with the cardinals. we'll tell you what it is. and brett favre continues to settle into his new digs. why he hasn't won over everyone linked to the vikings. espnews starts now.

contender is in the cards for john smoltz. and the president of the united states getting a visit from others who often go to the left. that's next on news. captioning by captionmax

tonight smoltz. i think he will be close to smoltz again for the first time this year. sox hit joba chamberlain pretty well this year. >> .341? >> i think they will play with that confidence against jaba and beckett and lester will win their games. >> i agree on beckett and lester. but i think the yankees will split. get 2 of these. chamberlain is tired of hearing how bad the red sox beat him up. he will have his a-game on tonight. and c.c. sabathia will earn some of that big dough the yankees are shelling out. the yankees will go back to their home run hitting ways in their home ballpark. 8 and0, the yankees are now the 2nd hottest team in the al. that continues against the red sox who come in limping after getting pasted by the rays. >> we will find out tonight. the first of 4 between the red sox and the yankees. we are back tomorrow 2:30 p.m. eastern time and every morning 10 a.m. eastern right on espn-2. >> roanoke announced his retirement after 20 seasons in the nhl. roanoke played in over 1300 nhl games. the blackhawks, coyotes and sharks. roanoke a 9 time all-sta

. >> and john smoltz, well, he is released by boston. more details. tigers woods remains at par. phil mickelson finds an eagle at the wbc. >> ♪

louis tonight and it will be against futurer hall of famer john smoltz.-old was cut as you'll recall by the red sox earlier this month after struggling in their rotation but the coaching staff in st. louis has fixed mechanical problems with smoltz and lights out ever since on sunday and five shutout innings and allowed three hits against the padres. harris will start in center for morgan who has lost for the season last night with that broken hand. finally tonight, sometimes the most dangerous guy on a field is your own teammate. this is from the nats and cubs last night. chicago's ryan will make the relay throw hem and watch him nail him in the melon. he should have ducked in all fairness and now he has a baseball-shaped welt. watch this again. >> he didn't duck. >> he ducked but as dick cheney's hunting partners will tell you he didn't duck enough. that's sports. we will see you on tailgate at 7:30. >> you are harsh. >> only when deserved. >>> last look. >> most showers are south and east of us. redskins will be fine after an hour and then warmer over t

it's like smoltz and glavine. smoltz was the power guy. glavine was the finesse guy. just about the same amount of games each season, but he's the guy that hitters aren't going to want to deal with. >> he got hit by a pitch in the hamstring so he's nurse that go a little bit and that elbow is a little tight. they're going to watch him this next week. hopefully, he'll be ready to go. nationalities-marlins counting down getting ready for the matchup as they try to get two in a row against florida after losing 10 straight. it's about the mentality about a team like florida. >> i think last night kind of busted all that stuff. forget about everything that happened in the past. we won one game and we're able to come back in big time fashion. >> don't forget you can help out the nationals and their cause saturday. there will be a blood drive here at nationals park from 8:00-2:00. they're try to get 250 piendz of blood. for more information, go to my-redcross.org here at anita marks. lannan take on vandenhurk.   >>> welcome back. "nats xtra" continues from national

contender is in the cards for john smoltz.nd the president of the united states getting a visit from others who often go to the left. that's next on news. captioning by captionmax >> hey there. welcome to espnews. alongside the birthday boy, 21 years old, mike hill, i'm ryan burr. thanks for stopping by as we continue to talk about the one, the only brett favre. >> brett is slightly older than me, not much, but he is the quarterback of the minnesota vikings, and they're excited for right now in minnesota. favre going through his first full day of practice with his new team. just 24 hours after signing a two-year, $25 million contract. there he is out on the field. of course, we're in a familiar number four. favre will get the start tomorrow against k.c. in their preseason action. here's what the players have to say about the arrival of their new quarterback. >> i don't know what changes. that's not any job. whoever they bring in, we know they bring them in for a purpose. that's to help our team win games. he's our teammate, we

i'm not saying he will be the john smoltz of old. but better than the fifth-starter they've been using and as good a competitor, and as smart as any pitcher today, and i think he can pitch five innings and give up three runs, and that's all fifth starters give anybody today, anyway. >> he's one of the few players, that would have firsthand experience about being a professional, about the next topic. he was in the majors when the 20th anniversary of the ban of pete rose took place. we know the whole story here. mike schmidt wrote a piece today, taking the stance it is time to reinstate him. he always bet on his team to win. so there was no shift there and if the steroid error greats are in consideration for the hall, who shamed the game more. >> i have to disagree with him, because he bet on his team to win, doesn't necessarily get him out of this. the days he didn't bet on them to win, he probably thought they were going to lose. that's a very unsavory subject. i don't think he'll be reinstated anytime soon. there was no indication,

smoltz is probably not over.wouldn't be surprised if you seen john smoltz pitching before the year is over. >> the dodgers their lead has gone down to four games. it is the dodgers lead is the closest it has been since may 13th. four and a half games. oh just robbed by pickens. you can't hit a ball harder than that. two men down. >> tell you what, it is off to the side and still a tough play. there is your shortstop, aybar, what has played well and will be a free agent along with john lackey, who pitched last nature. along with abreu. > >> jim: i think obey might have a better time finding a job this off season. >> jim: he stole some bases, .296. >> just wanted a three-year deal. >> jim: luke has gotten his first at bat, jim. maybe he is beginning to find that stroke. >> jim: i think for him, everybody talks about it, it is hard to do when you are struggling get a good pitch and hit it. that is exactly what he did. right there a little bit extra. getting just a little out of the strike zone. the double was just h

. >> i'm going to give you a smoltz boo-yah. 6. >> caller: boo, smoltz. what about the pros reverse stock split? >> there's a lot of talk about it. i want to urge them not to do it. here's why. first of all, there's no reason to do it if your stock is coming back as hard and fast as citigroup. what's the point? most of the companies i do with reverse splits, it's like a muhammadali, you can run but you cannot hide. if i knew vikram pandit or any of these guys, i would be in their faces saying please don't do reverse stock split, you don't need to. wee don't we go to michael in my home state of new jersey. >> caller: a tgif screaming boo-yah to you. >> 142 off the garden stay boo-yah. what's up? >> caller: i'm concerned about the lawsuit of scrips. >> that's nonsense. plaintiffs file lawsuits like leaves in the window. that stock is at 16. we'll get that guy, glen tall, jethro tull, jethro glen tull, see if his 's on the "aqualung." i would not sell that stock. dow up 114. the less bad is getting better. that's the right thesis. "i shot the sheriff" i shou

after being dismissed in atlanta and cut by the red sox, cardinals signed john smoltz. they hope the 42-year-old can serve as their fifth starter or provide some relief in the bull pen. finally, check this out from college basketball. clement turned in a shot you have to see to believe. off the scoreboard, off the floor. nothing but net. a shot that certainly reminds us of the old larry bird, michael jordan commercials. no word on how many times it cook him to make it. but he's a definitely ringer in a game of horse. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> billy joel has millions of reasons not to feel too bad over the breakup of his third marriage. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it's as american as apple pie. well, sort of anyway. >>> it's one woman's celebration of food on a stick. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." another day with pretty good chance of showers and thunderstorms across much of the east, especially west of the appalachians. chicago, good chance of

smoltz and giambi. >> buck: i think so. i think john smoltz has so much pride. heard him firsthand about how he needed to pitch better if he was going to stay in the bigs. eight home runs in eight stars and an e.r.a. over 8.00 for smoltz. >> gary: that will be taken outside. the orioles are on top now, 4-3 lead over the jays. wells, the home run, his 11th, came in the second inning. he has also flied out. the orioles, while they hold the edge here, 5-4 in the season series and have yet to win a ballgame here. they're 0-3 in the games played in toronto. the jays won the series last year, 12 games to six and the jays have won the season series four years in a row. berken's pitch growned to third. a nice play by melvin mora. and he will get the out. wells retired. now our legendary performance brought to you by cabot wood stains. our performance is legendary. it was on this date in 1969, dave mcnally runs his record to 16-1. how about that one? he had a two-run homer. 16-1 for mcnally on this date in 1969. >> buck: he was a marvelous pitcher and he was able to stre

john smoltz made his debut for the cards against the padres. it was a good one. five innings of work. pujols continued his mvp campaign. cards beat the padres 5-2. they have now won 9 of the last 11. mets and phils. angel drove one to the wall. ball got stuck in the padding. shane victorino thought it was a ground-rule double. all the way around for an inside the park homer. top 9, eric bruntlett with a shot to right. made the grab. or did he? umpire said no. he showed his glove. i caught it right here. he indeed made the play. the umpires had a meeting and made the right call. he was out but he would have the last laugh. bottom nine, francouer lined out to bruntlett at short. stepped on second for one and tagged the other for a triple play. triple play to end a game since 1927. phils beat the mets in dramatic fashion, 9-7. >> thank you, fred. >>> this weekend's box office winner was number one around the world. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, saying thanks to california's firefighters and don't forget the hot sauce. you'r

earlier, smoltz had hit nolan but in the bottom of the third, he hit back. the rookie got his tenth home run and ties the score at 3-3. jacob ellsbury loves playing the orioles. he sends the orioles with the 4-3 lead with that homer. he just kills us all the time. now, ellsbury giveth and now he will taketh away. he catches that ball. lou scott says you've got to be kidding me. deep shot to center field and in the seventh, it was good night. kevin youkilis hits a two-run homer. he gives the red sox the lead for good. they go on to win, 6-5, and will play at the yard later on tonight. >>> it's saturday and it's time for "did you see that?" >> reporter: when you are at a ball game, always keep your eye on the ball because you never know when you may get a souvenir to go with that lunch. at the canadian open, they have the get the hole in one get a free car. watch out. there it goes. bank shot and nothing but cup. there goes that sweet ride. >>> speaking of sweet rides, the x-games. watch this. dude, nothing sweeter than that. takes the goal and his competitors

smoltz, starting for the red sox., is scheduled to hold a news conference on saturday, to address some of the off-the-field issues that have confronted him. >> hey, welcome to "espnews," we always help you stay current. i'm mark morgan. we'll update you on the yankees-red sox showdown. bridgestone invitational. tiger and phil both in action. there's tiger. he has won this event, six times. >> mickelson playing for the first time since the u.s. open. struggling, and 11, second hole. chip from the rough. didn't get a good piece. and then bogey, and mickelson, putting for par. he shot a plus-3 on the front nine. turned it around, third shot on the par five second hole. he would make the birdie-putt. phil, putting for bird. drops in. a three-under 32. >> els, shot of the day, 137 yards out, his approach, does not. eagle, and he finished at plus-1. tiger started on the front nine, and on the fifth, chipping from the rough for birdie. looks like it it is going in. but, it stays out. woods can't believe it. >> tiger, putting

john smoltz making his yankee red sox debut. bottom four here. new york down 3-2.rera, skies this to right field. a three-run shot. his 11th home run of the year. bottom four here, it's now 6-3 yankee lead. jorge posada, getting ahold of that one. yankees on top, 9-3. moving to the eighth, yankees leading 13-8. dustin pedroia almost gets hit there. just for good measure. things getting heated here. yankees cruise, 13-6. >>> to the links. the bridgestone invitational. it's round one here. tiger woods laz won six times. phil mickelson playing for the first time since the u.s. open. he had that deal with his wife, amy, who was diagnosed with breast cancer. on 18 here, putting for par. phil shot 3 over 38 on the front nine. back nine, though, started to turn things around. lefty getting it to go down. mickelson shot 3 under 32 on the back nine to finish at even par. tiger, though, started the die on the front nine. here on 5, chipping from the rough for birdie. looks like it goes in. oh, boy. tiger can't believe it. and to be honest, neither can i. tiger on the par 4 1

part of an eight-run 4th inning that knocked boston starter john smoltz out of the game. yankees win 13-6. >>> one week from tonight the ravens take on the washington redskins in the first preseason game, but sever mark clayton will it not be playing. in fact, he will be out for awhile. it's an injury to clayton's left hamstring that has the team saying he will miss two or three preseason games and practice time. this time the injury is worse than first thought. >> we're not going to be in any hurry bringing him back. he had had significant bleeding. he's gotten plenty of work in the off-season. of course you'd like to have him, obviously, but we have plenty of receivers to look at, so we're not going to be in a rush. >> also hobbled, ben grubbs, sidelined with ankle pain. ravens back on the field tomorrow morning at 8:45. >>> the golf tour rolls into akron, ohio, the firestone country club where tiger woods is a six-time winner. tiger woods, a birdie putt on the 13th hole. woods shot two under par 70, four shots behind the leader padraig harrington, and phil mickelson is

to baltimore, red sox pitcher john smoltz having fun. bottom three. os trail 7-4.y wiggington getting his bat on. off the foul pole. that's a two-run shot. os cut the lead to one. eighth home run of the season. top four. newly acquired

. >>> jon smoltz's return to the national league went just as planned. he got out nine and allowed just three hits in five shutout innings to lead the st. louis cardinals over the san diego padres 5-2. >>> in los angeles, chicago's jake fox went 4 for 4 with a home run and two rbis as the cubs rallied for a 3-1 victory over the dodgers to avoid a four-game sweep. >>> and on to the a.l. in the red sox-yankees in boston, derek jeter hit a home run in the first pitch of the game. that was just the beginning. new york tagged ace josh beckett with five homers, including two by hideki matsui, to beat the sox 8-4. boston now trails new york by 7 1/2 games in the a.l. east. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. and a former military prosecutor at guantanamo speaks out about the alleged uptith he onund.fo want faster pain relief? get advil® liqui-gels. they're faster and stronger on tough pain... than tylenol® rapid release gels®. advil® liqui-gels rush real liquid relief... wherever you hurt. advil® liqui-gels. liquid fast. advil strong

his counterpart, john smoltz, on top of his game, throws a nasty o off-speed pitch. making the only mistake of the night, a solo shot. green'sixth of the year. bottom of the ninth, still tied at two. over, he tosses it like toothpick. pujols 45th homer. and cards win it in dramatic fashion. >>> in golf, in the mix in bar clay. trail s simpson by two strokes. we start with the first hole, started on the back nine and the birdie putt, it drops. mari marineo even on the day. long birdie putt, very, very nice. drains that, mickelson, for over par. 14th, smooth, gets the birdie to go, eight under for the tournament. where's tiger woods? how about eight strokes back. tiger makes this putt, he was one over for the day and he's even par for the tournament. he's got a lot of work to over the weekend. that's your morning sports. have a great day. >> thanks akim. you probably heard that expression, one man's trash is another man's treasure. california held the great california garage sale yesterday. people showed up to buy everything from office furniture to kayaks and watches

possible on that friday we could see john smoltz.ho the nats have beaten once this year. >> bob: the only game of the boston series the nats were able to salvage. the nats only run scored. marquis is getting outs quickly. most on the ground. he's only given up dunn's infield hit since bard's clean single back in the second.   >> 11 ground ball outs.   >> bob: outside, 2-1.   the cubs are six back of st lou miss the the central. milwaukee 9 back. high in the air. deep to right, and that ball is up against the wall, that is a guaranteed triple! in some ballparks that's a home run. >> rob: that ball came back to the inner half, down and in on i alefty is not where you want to throw the pitch. brad hawpe made it close throwing the ball almost from the wall to 3rd base on a hop. he's showing it off. >> bob: morgan tied for 6 in the league with 7 triples this year. and a 2 out rbi for guzman to pick up.   >> rob: like to get the hom run, run back from last inning on rivera by ba

>> smoltz is not young.>> let's get up close and personal look at what is happening at the stadium. jeremy schaap joins us from in the bronx. have you 2 teams right now. where are they? >> well, the streak is something that neither team is going to harp upon. the red sox say it doesn't matter. the yankees say it doesn't matter. it matters in the standings especially when you have such a close race going on. eventually it won't be about who wins the division. it will be the wild card. right now the yankees, red sox, and the rays and rangers are all right there. so there are 2 spaces for 4 teams possibly. these games are significant. it will matter obviously at the end of the season when it comes down to it. nobody thinks that because of the red sox won the first 8ings-- 8 meetings that has any impact because these are much different teams. alex rodriguez the last time they played the red sox was not the same player he is now. david ortiz was not the same player he is now. the 2 best players in the line-ups ha

tonight, is john smoltz interested in going to st. louis and the interest is mutual. in phillie. taking on the diamondbacks. leadoff batter of the game. steven drew gone. 11th home run of the season for him. third career leadoff home run. then the rains came in philadelphia. brought out in the bottom of the third inning after three innings of work for martinez. jamie moyer brought in. and moyer strikes out. john garland getting his 100th career loss. he has seven r.b.i. in his last eight games. >> sean better thanet would come in in relief for the nationals with the score tied at 2 against the rockies. top 8, facing carlos gonzalez, and the shot, deep to right field. sets it up for gonzalez. taking a 3-2 lead on their way to the win. 4-3 the final. colorado puts an end to the three-game win streak. rockies have won two straight. they lead the nl wildcard by one game over san francisco who also won tonight. >> top story in the nfl, brett favre is now a viking. vikes will pay favre 12 million this year, and 16 million next season. the contract is straight salary, no per

. >> in my life, the only, i've had who had similar skills was maybe john smoltz who had above averagetive juices. deceive. has that pope tential, but a lot has to happen between now and then. the hype has been too much, though one could possibly live touch to his hype, but fortunately, we don't need that, we just need him to fulfill some of his athletic pope tential, be a front of the order rotation, we will be happy with that. >> debbie: mike rizzo said he won't be pitching this year, but what would you like him to take away from washington d.c. after being here this week. >> i just want him to have a blast. it's the greatest city in the world. he's a public affairs major. it's a great city for him, and i know he's be real excited to get back into a baseball variety. he hasn't pitched since may. he's going to hang around the team, meet our players, work out with our time, and get ready to get into his professional career. it. we have heard how these negotiations were so tough, and you came out on the winning side of it. what does that mean for mike rizzo and his candidacy for this sp

they talked extensively with the texas rangers about guys like derek hall and justin smoltz. to the boston red sox. they talked to the dodgers. didn't get anywhere. by the way there are a lot of stories that the angels made a late run. they got close. that was not the case. there's no question that at 4:01, halladay's trade value went down dramatically. i suspect they'll go into the next season with him on their roster. >> between now and september there will be a very mean aingful trade made after this trade deadline. once they get through waivers, a lot of guys will get through waivers and you're going to see some very impressionable guys that are going to impress people during -- during the pennant race. i think you'll see good people trade. >> you agree a lot of guys are going to move? >> no question. we saw the economy. teams dumping money. not a lot of teams will put claims in because they're worried about getting stuck with contracts. you'll see a lot of guys pass through the waivers like we haven't seen in years. >> recharge your cell phones. we'll see you back here i

louis cardinals have signed john smoltz.olt sailed to victory but the story has been south african, officials have asked them to conduct a gender verification test amid concerns she may be a he. if she doesn't meet the requirements to compete as a woman, she or he will be stripped of the gold medal. >> tennis player sisters have been the latest celebrities to own a stake of the dolphins, there could be more tal ept in the owner's box than in the field in miami. >>> president obama welcomed three-time nascar champ jimmie johnson to the white house. he called it a uniquely american sport. >>> the twitter evolution took a unexpected turn. giving a blow by blow account of being pulled over and getting sent to jail. >>> a shot you have to see to believe. off the score board, off the floor, nothing but net, a shot that reminds us of the old larry bird michael jordan commercials, no word on how many times it took him to make it. he is definitely a ringer in the game of horse. we'll talk to you tomorrow. >> that is impressive. you h

during the red sox/orioles game josh beckett distracted rookie george, john smoltz placed bubble gumcap. he never knew the difference, trying to fit in, gain knowledge from the guys in the dugout. all they could do was laugh behind his back. after a few more minutes, he realized what was going on. all i can say, george, don't let them steal your suitcase. that reminds me of the time i put salt in willie's coffee. let's just say he spit it out. his computer screen never the same. you guys have a good monday. >> that was a good laugh, fred. those red sox. coming up next, news you can't use. why is vladimir putin leering through the port hole of a submarine? small business specialist, tom. now, i know the catering business but when i walked in here i wasn't sure what i needed. i'm not sure what i need. tom showed me how to use mifi to get my whole team working online, on location. i was like, "woah". woah ! only verizon wireless has small business specialists in every store to help you do business better. you're like my secret ingredient. come in today and connect up to five devices on