david: steve stricker now with a clear advantage. if he can hit a nice lag putt here, it would force tim petrovic to have to make this -- what looks like a 30-, 35-footer that no one has made all day. but in the meantime, darron stiles will have relatively simple chep and run shot. -- chip and run shot. all the green to work with there. bobby: darron plays all his golf at pine hurst. david: that doesn't make him a bad person. bobby: get to play a lot of these shots. david: yes, you do. the penalty for going over the back would be very similar right here. no rough to hold it there. shaved all the way down to the bottom. a little low check and run with the sand wedge. nicely done. very nice. a little above the hole, but a chance for a birdie. darron stiles at 14 under at the moment. and birdie here would get him into a tie for eighth. bobby: i think that would be his best finish ever on the pga tour. david: i believe it is. would tie with kevin streelman, who shot 64 today to finish 15 under. so this it would be most important putt. of

david: steve stricker now with a clear advantage. if he can hit a nice lag putt here, it would force tim petrovic to have to make this -- what looks like a 30-, 35-footer that no one has made all day. but in the meantime, darron stiles will have relatively simple chep and run shot. -- chip and run shot. all the green to work with there. bobby: darron plays all his golf at pine hurst. david: that doesn't make him a bad person. bobby: get to play a lot of these shots. david: yes, you do. the penalty for going over the back would be very similar right here. no rough to hold it there. shaved all the way down to the bottom. a little low check and run with the sand wedge. nicely done. very nice. a little above the hole, but a chance for a birdie. darron stiles at 14 under at the moment. and birdie here would get him into a tie for eighth. bobby: i think that would be his best finish ever on the pga tour. david: i believe it is. would tie with kevin streelman, who shot 64 today to finish 15 under. so this it would be most important putt. of

ian: steve stricker. bobby: also an 8-iron in hand. little breeze just coming up about 10:00 right now. ian: just coming up the river. slightly off the left. beautiful extension. bobby: all over it. ian: how about that. absolutely beautiful. two opportunities for birdies there for our leaders. at eight. bill: quigley. still hanging around. ian: swinging well. bill: and that will back up. quigley will have a chance. still looking for his first victory on tour after 12 years. we'll be back with more after this message from your local cbs station. bill: well, it's not all about golf here in the quad cities this weekend. that's a nice way to see the rock river, ian. ian: i love those standup jet skis. i used to have one of those. good for building up the by accepts -- biceps in the shoulders. not good for golf, though. bill: we have the tournament within a tournament to try to qualify for the british open. matt jones, you can move him out. j.j. henry has a little bit of a chance. really it's petrovic and quigley. the top player not eligibl

ian: it's all over now as far as steve stricker is concerned. he worried that if tim petrovic had made birdie here, he had to get it up and down for par to win. now that tim has hit it in the water, he'll be dropping it back here, in for two, out for three. playing his 40. the best he can do is hold his shot for par. which means steve stricker has a 2002-shot -- a two-shot advantage, i guess. bobby: really that's the only time in the world you'd ever think about shooting at this flagstick is when you have to have a chance to tie tournament. ian: exeektg exactly right. he had to have a go. bill: most importantly, if he doesn't get this out, he's not going to get the pass to the british open. it will go instead to brett quigley because of his final round 67. ian: so what you're saying is if tim petrovic bogeys here and ties brett quigley at 17 under, the best final round score today, which goes to brett quigley with a 67, gives him a nod for the open. bill: if they had been tied in the final round, it would be go back to the third round and quigle

stricker, frankly, i think he's slacking off a bit. this approach, he doesn't even hit the hole. seriously, get it going, steve. saar chasm meter high. sets up the tap-in birdie to 18-under. 17, stricker, refusing to let anybody play catchup. lips out. so close. but another birdie. ending on a good note this 10-foot par save at the last. steve stricker, who played college golf at illinois wins in the heartland 20 under par. >> arturo gotti was found dead yesterday in a brazilian apartment and today police formally accuse his wife of the murder. he was strangaled to death by a purse strap and decided to detain his wife because of several criticses during authorities. gotti's incredible trilogies with mickey ward gotti retired in 2007 with a career record of 40-9 with 31 knockouts. well, most of baseball now takes a long weekend's worth of time to -- but in adam's career he still has work to do where he represents the orioles at center field and in tribute a look at his top five plays from the first half. we start with number five on the opening day. jones ripped a two-r.b.i. triple off new york's cc sabathia. setting up the tone for a

final round of the john deere classic shot of the day from steve stricker. his approach on 17 is right on the money. the ball hits the pin and backs into the cup for an eagle. what a shot. stricker won the tournament with the final round of 64. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> thank you, mario. >>> looking to make a fastback? all you have to do is rub one celebrity's feet. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a unique road rage from takes drivers on a journey from coast to coast and back in time. you're watching "early today." >>> well, good monday morning. welcome back. severe thunderstorms are possible today. eastern north carolina really from raleigh. mostly out toward hamilton sound. a slight chance of severe weather from memphis, head to go mississippi, and back into the northern plainsment here's your forecast as we go throughout the day today. beautiful from the great lakes, chicago, detroit, cleveland, new york, boston, ideal. perfect summer day. chance of storms later today from at

right now steve stricker is your. great second round, shot a 61. he's at 18 under.'s got a two-stroke lead over a number of players. that group includes janzen and johnson. steve stricker so far with a two-shot lead. he's got eight holes to play. >> let's stay current. the u.s. eliminated by croatia in the davis cup quarterfinals. other national teams news, the u.s. broke an 18-year gold medal drought by beating greece 88-80 on sunday to win the fiba under 19 world basketball championships. and jarrett jack has been signed to an offer sheet by the raptors. pacers have seven days to match the offer on jack. top stories on the way, including the biggest challenge facing lance armstrong. here's a hint. it has nothing to do with the course or another team. >> and albert pujols tied a cardinals franchise record set by mark mcgwire. meanwhile the cubs starter pretty >> next on espnews, how to improve upon near perfection. albert pujols pads his numbing numbers, but hurts the cards with his glove. one night after the red sox and royals combined for 24 runs, i josh beckett

steve stricker did not hit anybody today. on the same hole, his approach is right on target. stricker with five birdies in the round. miss e this one, an eagle. celebratory high fives. family on 18 looks on. the university of illinois alum cool as a cucumber sinks the par. stricker takes home $774,000. he can get himself a bunch of tractors. and finally tonight, a big shout out to our softball team who won its second straight media league championship today. here's a picture of the team. good-looking bunch. >> i love it. >> they shut out "usa today" 11-0. next season they'll try to become the first to ever three-peat. hip, hip, hurray for the peacocks. you can't hit him. he's

this is steve stricker. his third shot from the fairway on the par 5 17th. an eagle. and he shot a course record, 61. and three strokes off the lead. in soccer, the united states continui its quest for a third straight gold cup championship. the u.s. has yet to allow competition. and last night taking on haiti. and check out this kid. red, white and blue, and the foam finger and everything. and then look at davy, he puts it in, first goal of the gold cup, and the u.s. has an early 1-nil lead. and then the second half. and there is a shot ripped into the back of the net. and the u.s. battles to a 2-2 tie, and they move on to next week's quarterfinals. and then the mystics had no problems with the ladies from l.a. and these fans the verizon center, very creative. and i like that. and then she gets the steal, and takes it to the bucket for the two points and foul. beard finished with a game high of 26 points. and they get the offensive rebound. and lindsay harding over to melvin. melvin hits the jumper, and it was part of a 12-0 mystics run. and they win it. th

she sunk a 20-foot birdie to win the first major of her career. >>> on the pga tour, steve stricker collectedry of the season, winning the john deere classic in illinois. stricker won the tournament at 20 und par. >>> that's your sports minute. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. >> more injuries now at the famous running of the bulls festival in pamplona, spain. four runners were gored yesterday. two of the men were seriously injured. the injuries came two days after a 27-year-old man was gored to death while running with the bulls. it was the festival's first fatality in almost 15 years. experts say the bulls are at their most dangerous when they split from the pack. that's usually when they become disoriented and irritated by the crowds. >> have you ever been tempted at all to do that? >> not inhe slightest. not in the slightest. not even a whiff. >> i don't get the appeal. >> no, don't get it. >> no. >> be like -- might as well get on the beltway and run witthe traffic. >> might have better luck. >> equally stupid. let's go to tom aieinrend take a look at the weather. >> highway, got a w

this is steve stricker, his third shot from the fair way on the par 5 17th. fans, it's a good one. in for an eagle. stricker shot a course record 61. he's at 10 under for the tournament, three strokes off the lead. >>> in soccer, the united states continuing its quest for a third straight gold cup championship. the u.s. has yet to allow goal in competition. last night taking on haiti. check out this kid, rocking the red, white and blue, the foam finger and everything. scoreless in the sixth minute. stuart holden with a nice pass to davey arnod. he boots it in. his first goal of the gold cup. u.s. with an early 1-0 lead. second half, u.s. trails 2-1, in the 90th minute, holden making things happen. a shot into the back of the net. nifty. u.s. battles to a 2-2 tie. they move on to next week's quarterfinals. >>> in the wnba, mystics hosting the sparks last night. elena beard led the way with 26 points. these fans at verizon center very, very creative. i like that. optimistic. beard gets the steal. takes it straight to the bucket for two points and the foul. bear

this is steve stricker at the john deere classic. who says par is a good score? not stricker. not for par, or birdie. but eagle. >>> university of delaware star, mark duncan has been arrested for a stabbing. this, despite the fact that he is the stabbing victim. duncan has been arrested for changing his story too many times for an incident that happened back in may. first, he said he was attacked while playing basketball. then, he said four men jumped him on the street. police are really not sure what happened. >>> and finally, forget about the crack of the bat. it was all about the crunch at the mets/reds game, friday night, new york. part of a potato chip promotion. all fans at the game were given a bag of chips and told ho munch on them at 7:35. the guy from the guinness book of records was on-hand, certifying the loud crunch was a new world record. why not? and that's your check of sports. >>> money problems in massachusetts could force two zoos to shut down. and sadly, some animals could lose their lives in the process. >>> hi, there. i'm robin meade. hope you're enjoying

steve chicker, the par 5 17th. and it's a good one. in for an eagle. strickera course record 61 at 10 under for the tournament, three strokes off the lead. >>> in soccer, the united states continuing its quest for a third straight gold cup championship. the u.s. has yet to allow golden competition tonight checking out haiti. check out this kid rocking the red, white and blue. stewart holden to a streaking davy ar node. and davy boots it in, his first goal of the gold cup. u.s. with an early 1-nil lead. second half, u.s. trails 2-1. stewart holden rips a shot at the back of the net. nifty. u.s. battles to a 2-2 tie and move on to next week's quarterfinals. in the wnba, mystics hosting the sparks tonight. the mystics had no problem with the ladies from l.a. beard led the way with 26 pots. these fans very, very creative. i like that. third quarter, beard playing tough defense. gets the steal and takes it straight to the bucket. for two points. and the foul. beard finished with a game high 26 points. fourth quarter, mystics, shot is blocked but they get the offensi