in sports, the boston red sox hosted the chicago white sox yesterday. and of course i have the sox on this one. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. last week the chicago white sox took a chance on manny ramirez. now they're riding a six game win streak after sweeping the red sox. we go to boston. chicago down to its final out of the ninth. rbi single to center tied it at 5. moments later, sacks full and the white sox took the lead, went on to win it 7-5 for their first sweep at fenway in 19 years. >>> rangers and twins. texas down two. sacks full in the ninth. vladimir guerrero, ground ball. hudson saw michael young wandering, got him to end the game. but here's the controversy. the umpire called him out because he touched his third base coach. he can't do that. it's called runner interference. ball game over. here's the replay. looked like he was right. a very slight touch, none the less, they made contact. rangers loss in a bizarre finish. to florida, a high fly to center. incredible grab. however

the white sox wasted no time claire firing's he guillens status. he's coming back you can probably expect him back for 2012. no contract extensions but all it took was a short conversation to get him all back on the same page. >> i asked him directly, did he want to be here. did he want to be the manager of the chicago white sox he said absolutely that's all i've ever wanted. >> he wanted to know my feelings my feeling was everything's cool. i expect to be here like i say in the past never deny having one more year contract and want to be here for the future and everything is great. >> on the field mark burly looking for his 13th win against the red sox. he would not get it. he was in trouble early. big papi got it. a double by the big guy down the right field line first inning as burly gives up 4 runs, 11 hits. red sox win by final score of 6- 1. >>> in san diego the padres fans have something to jump about they are trying to move into a share of first place against the cubs by they can't dot. blake dewit in the 7th up the middle it goes alfonso s

the red sox beat the orioles, 6-4. big inning for the sox, bigger for phils, nine runs in the seventh against colorado. chase utley led the way with a grand slam. philadelphia won it 12-11. they have a two-game lead in the nl wild card race. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a terrific weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> does george clooney have a shot at number one at the box office this weekend? the "early morning" entertainment headlines are ahead. plus, what are all these folks standing in line for? stick around, we'll tell you. you're watching "early today." a long time since i can get a map from l.a., denver, everywhere in town. warm, sunshine, not feeling like the fall in the west, not yet. on saturday, clouds drop in the pacific northwest. the heat returns, salt lake city 95. vegas 108, phoenix 109, l.a. should be 92 on saturday. so we're talking beach weather. by the time we get to sunday, that's when the cooler air will return for the coastal areas. still a little heat left in the interior sec

or for the post season is just heating up the red sox beating arch rivals the new york yankees for the second straight night on the road boston though still not guaranteed a wildcard playoff spot a sunny day in the bronx with the sox seeking to overcome the gloom of their recent struggles david ortiz enjoying good form at the top of the third inning boston a three zero lead big papi striking again in the fifth collecting his ninetieth r.b.i. of the season and helping the visitors to a four nothing lead the yankees going on to lose it seven three but they do have a chance at redemption on sunday the red sox will most likely need to win six of their next eight to secure that wildcard spot. right that brings us on to golf where it was a night of firsts in parlous with rookie john pari lifting the vivendi cup title for his maiden european true when the twenty three year old danish man holding his nerve like a veteran of the gulf to join with force corey following up a birdie on the seventh hole with another one on the tenth putting himself in solid contention for the win put for a par enou

as you wear the boston red sox don archrivals the new york yankees for the second time in as many nights. more not coming up but. be overwhelming favorites to be crying russian football champions this year but c.s.k. moscow certainly have not given up the chase the army men easing two or three when away to f.c. tom on sunday no waiting around for this one with less than a minute on the clock wagner love picks up the ball and finds the net exquisitely the man with the blue hair will he think a big part and number two as well love taking the defender out of the equation before taking off see do who knocks on for two no forty minutes the second half was one with the traffic as well but the muscovites didn't have the ball pass the time line again until the death nest sweeping up the remnants three mail the final score get set thirty eight points behind leaders and heat with exactly a third of the season left to play. because cross city rivals the exact opposite look on the day the blue and white schooling dian three millett home to spark tech now chick. got the ball rolling just after the hi

and sox headed for their eighth straight loss. right in this streak including the defense. double into left field. runner scores. sox giving it up. they lose again 7-2. >>> the twins won their sixth division title. launches his 25th of the year. tied the game in the 2nd against the indians. span, a base hit to third. they take the american league central league again. >>> the blackhawks first preseason game tomorrow amounts to a home coming for jonathan. marking the return of local boy and a stanley cup hero. getting set for the long grind. they have another game on friday. first thing's first, the home coming in winnipeg tomorrow. >> i really can't remember the last time i played at home in a long time. >> i got in the van doing the thunder bay thing and get in a mini van and drive up to winnipeg. for many that's the closest to an nhl game. it's nice to be part of it. >>> college football on notre dame. a fake field goal in overtime surprising the irish. kelly's job as he gets the irish to forget. >> we're all frustrated. we want

i do learn. >> ozzie gee enis tuillen is th of the white sox.e made comments when ever a japanese or asian pitcher, consider reiay consider -- korean said they get a translator to help them out. they said that's not the same with the latino player. they were charged words and you agree with him. >> i would say that's true. it's more of an economic problem and japan is a rich company. i worked with the seattle mariners and ichiro got two interpreters. i agree with ozzie, i don't know it's racial but economic. ozzie has to correct that. most of the players from out of the united states are poor, third world countries. maybe it's the contract with the union. it have to be fixed, one thing the commissioner to have look. i agree, it's a double standard for japanese players. and baseball is a number one player. i love ozzie because he tells you what he feels, the way it should be. >> do you yourself go out on the limb? >> sure. i mention it on the radio. we're talking sports, not solving any wars. the half hour of sports, diet 3 1/2 hours ad-lib every

the sox held on to win 4-3. yanks teixeira hit the cover off of ball, two runs on the rays in the sixth inning. if you think teixeira's home runs were impressive, how about 43 for jose batista? he leads the majors. blue jays won 4-3. >>> and ninth inning, rangers, pitch got away from the catcher, in comes willie bloomquist. a walkoff wild pitch. the teams combined for 19 runs. and that's the way it ends. royals win 10-9. another walkoff by the marlins. scoreless in the tenth. chad tracy. a single to left. hanley ramirez, green light at second. play at the plate. ramirez slid under the tag. marlins beat the nationals 1-0. the reds, chapman made his major league debut. fastball clocked at 109 miles an hour in the minors. topped the century mark four times against the brewers. not a bad start for the kid who defected from cuba. struck out one in an inning of work. joey votto with a stop at first. incredible off balance throw to second for the out. then scott roland's turn. tossed all the way to second. and the reds

classic rivalry meanwhile stateside on the baseball diamond with the red sox defeating their biggest rivals in new york ten eight rue. when made even sweeter for boston with the yankees now out of first place in the atlantic league east following the loss new york pitcher andy pettitte still showing plenty of rust though in his second start after coming back from the dizzy of a list laurie taking full advantage to hit a three run homer making it three zero to the sox early on baseball's a game where records are especially cover this alex rodriguez has gotten a historic home run number six hundred ten the process slamming sammy sosa for six two overall a rhodes commendable effort however negated by a locked luster arriving from the rest of the team red sox ticket ten eight. finally russia continue to dominate the rift make gymnastics world championships held right here in moscow their streets ahead in the medals table meaning almost every gold on offer so far has been won by them richard bump or fleet takes a look at the don't ask facing other nation seeking to brick the russian stran

taking full advantage to hit a failure on the home of making it three zero to the sox early on their baseball is a game where records are especially coveted and alex rodriguez has got an historic home wrong number six hundred and sounds of false slamming sammy sosa for six overall a rhodes commandable effort however negated by aleck loss to altitude for the rest of the team for ten to eight red sox victory. this year and finally russia continued to dominate the arithmetic gymnastics world championships held here in moscow their streets a having the medal tables winning almost every gold on offer so far richer than pool for that now takes a look at the daunting task facing other nations seeking to break their russian domination. these world championships in moscow able to give the gymnasts a perfect bromance to see just how much they have to improve with the london olympics drawing ever closer however with the russians would become almost every single gold available the future mitchell minus for their rivals that rhythmic gymnastics has a long tradition in russia the country has a num

sox take the lead. jonathan to save it.e strikes out the side with those kinds of pitches, red sox win 5-3 and avoid this sweep to the as. football 49ers supposed to go to seattle and make this early statement about who owns this division now. san francisco took the field arm in arm but that is as unified as they got. intercepted hasselbeck on the first play from scrimmage leading to a field goal, 3-0. 49ers, near the goal line, down play, smith airmails norris and that cost him 6. niners turn the ball down over on down after a long connection with mike williams, hasselbeck, 7-6 seattle, 18 and 23, 170-yards, two touchdowns. smith could not answer his counter part his pass ricocheted off crab tree. they were 1 for 15 third down conversion. hasselbeck to butler, wide open to make it 14-6 seattle. smith in accurate over throws crab tree pick and run back for touchdown san francisco did not get into the end zone they lose by a final of 31-6. smith finished with 225-yards passing and two interceptions. jason campbell under cent

staying stateside for a classic rivalry all the baseball diamond with the red sox defeating their biggest opponents new york eight ounce or eight road victory made even sweeter of the boston with the yankees now out of the first place in the atlantic league east following the loss new york pitcher and deep it teeth still showing twenty over us to me second stopped after coming back from the disabled list. taking full advantage to hit a full year on home and making it three zero to the sox early on their baseball is a game where records are especially coveted and alex rodriguez has got an historic home broad number six hundred and sound false slamming sammy sosa for six overall a year old's commandable after a however in the gate and while that cost to al to inform the rest of the team for the ten to eight red sox victory. this year and finally russia continued to dominate their race make gymnastics world championships held here in waltz go their streets a having the medal tables winning almost every gold on offer so far richer the poor feel it now takes a look at the daunting task facing

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white sox won 6-4. >>> in florida, flash back to tuesday. the nationals' nyjer morgan separated the shoulder of marlins catcher hayes with a vicious hit the the plate. clean play, but the marlins wouldn't forget it. last night, chris volstad plucked morgan. we're even, right? wrong. morgan then stole two bases and put florida up 11 runs. kind of an unwritten rule not to steal in such a blowout. morgan's next at-bat, volstad threw behind him and morgan charged the mound. first baseman gaby sanchez came in and clothes-lined him. the benches cleared, resulting in a massive dog pile. morgan got the worst of it when sanchez came flying in out of nowhere. as for the game, marlins won 16-10. >>> and the debut was just another day at the park. tracked down a chase utley fly ball, made a leaping grab while crashing into the fence. he also hit a grand slam in the seventh. not bad for a kid called up just hours before the game. diamondbacks won it 5-4. >>> frightening moment now from the u.s. open. far court. that's the tenth seed victoria azarenka and

, but we know the chicago white sox, forever called the black sox because of the scandal, took money from gamblers and threw that. even that statistic requires a storyteller. babe ruth does not have an asterisk next to his name, but he never played against satchel paige, on and on. now we have this bubble, not unlike the others we have been afflicted with in the economic world in which the records of baseball have been inflated. thank god we are on the backside of it and is reseeding in the rearview mirror. tavis: i would argue that next year may end up being another bad year for baseball because it is very likely, as you know, next year the barry bonds story will have exploded again with his trial, along with the same time as roger clemens. are we really on the back side of it? next year, perhaps the same time. >> just like world war ii, we constantly talk about it but it is over. the steroids era is over with, but we have to do with the consequences. each year, players it would have normally got into the hall of fame will be rejected by baseball writers because of this. we have to

about whatever you think the red sox issues are... announcer: good morning, harry. harry: thanks very much. hello, again, everybody. announcer: and the babe swings. it's a long one, a long one... going out towards right center... announcer: ...it's a beauty down the leftfield line, announcer: and boston red sox... announcer: here's the pitch and there's a long drive to deep right center,

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the cubs and sox will both open the next day. the sox at cleveland, the cubs hosting pittsburgh.nap snow curse. >> maybe. >> thanks, dave. that's the news this tuesday night. i'm micah materre. >> and i'm mark suppelsa. for all of us, have a good night. this is it, the final days of our summer sales event and your last chance to save. i'm angie everhart, and i lost 34 pounds on nutrisystem. if you've been thinking of starting nutrisystem, there won't be a better time this year. this is your last chance to get our gourmet select line at our lowest price for the rest of the year. i'm marie osmond, and i lost 50 pounds on nutrisystem. i lost over 100 pounds and lowered my blood sugar on nutrisystem d. our summer sales event has a program on sale just for you but you must act now. that's me 22 pounds ago, and i'm never going back there again. enjoy four perfectly portioned meals a day, including fresh-frozen options. people say i look 10 years younger. i feel 10 years younger. you will not see a lower price for the rest of the year. lose weight and save money but you must act now. th

red sox and yankees. the reds and padres, that could be a playoff preview. this week at 4:00 eastern, 1:00 pacific. we go down the stretch in major league baseball. >> troy: my padres had a big win last night. >> joe: yeah, well, we keep referencing this.

red sox score to take a one-run lead. wow, they're about to sweep the yanks.nine, robinson cano ties it at 3-3 are an rbi single. bottom ten, same score, tied up. bases loaded. 3-1 count. he walks in miranda for the game-winning run. boy, did the yankees need that. they avoid a sweep. they're now a half game behind the rays in the east. the rays lost yesterday. >>> as we said, we're out here this morning on learning plaza as we at nbc have our eyes on education this week. there's so many remarkable success stories across the country. of people fighting to change the failing system. we want to introduce you to one of those stories and to two of those people. murray fisher of the new york harbor school, a public high school that's transformed one district in brooklyn. nate dudley is the principal at the harbor school which just completed its move to governor's island. as you see on this map here, that is just south of us here in manhatt manhattan. guys, great to see you. >> great to be here. >> full disclosure, murray is a very old friend of mine. nate is a good

white sox up 3-1. manny gets pulled. the other n.l.edwin jackson, in the bottom half. jason donald with a single. so, two come home. indians, down just one. bobby jenks, on to close it out. runners on first and second. michael brantley, right back to jenks. he'll take care of it. manny doesn't play. it doesn't matter. white sox win, 4-3. still four back of the twins in the a.l. central. >>> that's a look at your espn news update. i'm steve weissman. back to you in new york. >>> and now, to the athlete who apparently has the most luxurious locks in the whole world. >> that's what they say. pittsburgh steelers safety troy polamalu, is being called the man with the $1 million hair. that's how much his nearly three-feet-long dreds there have been insured for. head & shoulders shampoo, which polamalu endorses, took out the policy from lloyds of london. polamalu says he wears his hair long as a tribute to his heritage. he's been tackled by that hair before. >> maybe he can spare some. >>> up next, the story we'll be following today, includin

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

they are doing a number on the chance of the boston red sox. the birds beat the red sox last night. or foul? the foul pole is called the johnny pesky paul and it stays inside. they get to jonathan papelbon. luke scott and nick markakis trots in. matt wieters has a wild pitch. 9-1, the orioles win. home opener for the ravens on sunday. this is the first game that meant something at m&t bank since december 20 last year. they are due. no question. >> here is a look ahead to our next hour dust a shipping company is accused of dumping waste into our waters. >> a maryland candidate dies in a hit-and-run accident. we'll have details. >> in massachusetts police department is handing out citations and instructions on -stress.o stree >> we have summer in the seven- day forecast. >> most of the major roadways are ok. we have an accident in harford county on 95 and another on i- 70. details are coming up. bob ehrlich pretends to be for the working guy... but he's not on our side. i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family... and busin

. >>> at the white sox-red sox night, papi trying to bunt tonight.oing on out there. 1st inning, first batter. scutaro robbed by quentin. omar vistal. red sox came unglued after that white sox win 5-2. >>> by the way the total bill for the new spring training site in arizona coming out to $99 million. still on the ballot out there. some question if they will spend that money. >>> finally how about the look at the blackhawk's spoils of victory player's name and team on the side there. and the indian head logo. lot of diamonds on there. the other is the image of the stanley cup. as you can see, the parting gift was pretty special. >> very pretty. >> do d you get a new suit or hair cut? >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> you look a little different than normal. >> what? >> as geeky as he always looks to me. >> that was our news tonight. thanks for watching. >> i'm micah materre. >> this is what happens when you lose a bet. you might lose your job too. >> good night everybody. bonnie, turn up the volume. your baby sister has something to say.

white sox were eliminated last night.n, to the third, chris carter, 0-33 in the majors got a hit and today his first major league home run. the white sox rally for three in the 8th and 9th and they win 4-3, so any combination of three texas wins and a's losses and that's it for the a's. they will try to finish the year over .500. the raiders have a new starter at quarterback, jason campbell lasted 6-quarter before they brought in bruce, the players rally around him. one thing to come off the bench, another to start. >> the thing that stood out to me, same people, didn't change the plan and we were able to score some points. so he will go in there and do the job, it's his now. you know, we go from here. obviously we decide on how well he plays. >> the 49ers have to follow up with a victory at kansas city on sunday. fourth in defense, 11th in offense. all that matters they are 0-2. single tarry today was pressured with a question, is this a must win? >> must win? i think if you are a football team and you talk must win then

a white sox player hit in the face by an 89-mile-an-hour pitch from carl pervano. kanerko suffered a bloody nose, but stayed in the game. in third, a homer, unfortunately not enough. the twins won it, 8-5. >>> floyd mayweather may finally have met his match. he's been hit with three more felony charge in a domestic violence case that had him facing a felonyheft charge. this brings his combined totals to felonies and misdemeanors to eight. if found guilty, mayweather could face upo 34 yeerd behind bars. >>> finally, the seattle storm can be called the perfect storm. the atlanta dream made it interesting in the end, but couldn't get a three-pointer in the second. the storm chance with an 87-84 win. that's your early lo at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> new films prepare to do battle for weekend box office gold. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, sure, they're known as man's best friend, but we'll ell you about a special few who have been recognized as genuine heroes. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back.

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. >> red sox won. >> red sox won? >> that's wonderful. why didn't you bring that up, willie?t's so great. i love them. >> we are not eliminated. >> we can win the rest, the yankees lose the rest. >> up next, bill o'reilly returned the favor last night, going to visit jon stewart on his show. he was met with rose petals. what happened when the conversation turned to glenn beck. it's work through the grime and the muck, month. tow and pull without getting stuck month. sweat every day to make an honest buck...month. and if you're gonna try and do this in anything other than a chevy... well, good luck...month. great deals on the complete family of chevy trucks all backed for a hundred thousand miles. it's truck month. now, during truck month, get 0% apr financing on all trucks and full-size suvs like this 2011 silverado. see your local chevrolet dealer. one month, five years after you do retire? ♪ client comes in and they have a box. and inside that box is their financial life. people wake up and realize i better start doing something. we open up that box. we organize it. and we

. >>> orioles just could not finish off the red red sox. couldn't get past the sixth.vid ortiz in a three run shot here. red sox beat the orioles 6-1. >>> now, the forecast certified most accurate. >>> let's get a little bit of patchy fog. the heat of mugginess. temperatures 88. 90 the upper limit. we could do it again easily, depending on how much sun and the surge of a south wind we get. overnight, there could be an isolated thunderstorm in between. an isolated afternoon thunderstorm, we'll try to increase that chance for cooler temperatures on saturday. 73 sunday. looks like we are in the 70s early next week, we'll probably push that back until late monday, tuesday and wednesday. it is time now to go up to new york and get this morning's tech bytes. >> reporter: in today's tech bytes, facebook goes down. the website experienced a rare outage wednesday, leaving some of its members locked out. the problem was with a third party network provider, and affected users all over the country in phoenix, detroit, philadelphia and boston. >>> the maker of the blackberry will r

david ortiz, the orioles could not finish off the red sox.evin millwood couldn't make it to the sixth, giving up six runs. the red sox beat the orioles 6-1. >>> jamie is back to thinking about joe again. >> reporter: we are talking about temperatures quit mild after 91 yesterday. a summer like day here on this first full day of autumn. 71 new york, 60s to 70s across the region. patchy, thick fog from yesterday's storms. we have been watching this approaching hagerstown. this may hold off some of the sun glare this morning. storms firing into the mountains again this afternoon. those did carry and with the chance of the heat, just a general idea could be four, could be seven. anywhere in between we are looking at the showers trying to roll through into the evening. more showers and storms with this cold front late friday into saturday morning. we've got to get through this. if you don't like it, it is only two days. 88 our two degree guarantee within reach of another 90 spot. we'll step back into the 60s again tonight. isolated storms after a

>>> plus, one of the white sox finds the perfect way to prove you can't keep a good man down. your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. >>> this is our last summer weekend. temperatures are going to be very warm in the southern half of the nation. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> in sports, it's getting to be crunch time in major league baseball with divisional pennant races beginning to reach a fever pitch. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the closest playoff race in baseball is not in the a.l. east, but out west in the national league. padres were in first when the day started. this did not help. former cardinal ryan ludwick laid out but couldn't make the grab. in came one. st. louis up 1-0. they went on to beat the padres, 4-0. the padres were in first, but not any more, because the giants had their way with the dodgers. aubrey hough busted the game open with a home run. the next batter, another home run. giant

that will squash the red sox last gasp hopes of landing a playoff spot. that put pressure on their opponents all week long. that broke up a 1-1 game, putting the orioles in front to stay. in the ninth inning, and throwing error. down the line in third, way over first base. it got worse for the red sox from there. a wild pitch, breaking and ricocheting way far away. in comes another run. the orioles will have a winning record this season. a major step in the right direction. stick around and see if there is a sunny 7 day forecast waiting for you after this. ♪ [ monkey cheeps ] [ male announcer ] a bath becomes even more pleasurable when you know that your water is being heated in an environmentally- conscious way while saving you hundreds of dollars on your water-heating energy bill. the geospring water heater from ge with advanced hybrid technology. heating the water in your home any other way is just going to seem primitive. [ monkey cheeps ] ♪ maryland residents can save up to $780 while funds last. >> here is what we are looking at for a 11 news tonigh

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on the baseball diamond with the red sox defeating their biggest rivals new york a ten eight road when made even sweeter for boston with the yankees out of first place in the atlantic only east following the loss new york pitcher on the pettitte still looking somewhat rusty and his second start after coming off the injured list jed laurie taking full advantage to hit a three run homer making a three zero to the sox early on a baseball is a game where records are especially coveted alex rodriguez gotten another one nothing historical nor number six hundred ten to pass loving sammy sosa in sixth place overall a rhodes commendable effort however negated by a lackluster writing from the rest of his team take it ten eight. and finally russia continue to dominate the rift make gymnastics world championships held right here in moscow with their streets ahead in the mail table winning almost every gold on offer so far richard from port takes a look at the don't thing task facing other nations seeking to break the russian stranglehold. these world championships in moscow able to give the gymnas