regardless of what the spread is favorite, who is the underdog. it's a big-time match-up. that a lot of these kids have watched for years and years when they were growing up, and so, i don't -- i would be shocked if either side needs to motivate their players. every year both teams come to play. has dominated obviously lately with four in a row. urban's never lost to tennessee. and 64 points over the last two years combined. so, there's been motivation over i don't think that i motivated them. i wasn't here yet. so, we know they're going to come to play very hard. they're extremely talented. i look at their defense. look at their 11 stars, you have 11 nfl players. i would think the most talented defense maybe ever played. and part of the best quarterback to play college football. so we're going to have our hands full. >> since urban meyer arrived in gainesville in 2005, the gators have dominated the vols. outscoring them by a total of 73 points over four meetings. been efficient, butgained not spectacular. >> one of the lasting images from this year's u.s. open will be ser

regardless of what the spread is favorite, who is the underdog. it's a big-time match-up. that a lot of these kids have watched for years and years when they were growing up, and so, i don't -- i would be shocked if either side needs to motivate their players. every year both teams come to play. has dominated obviously lately with four in a row. urban's never lost to tennessee. and 64 points over the last two years combined. so, there's been motivation over i don't think that i motivated them. i wasn't here yet. so, we know they're going to come to play very hard. they're extremely talented. i look at their defense. look at their 11 stars, you have 11 nfl players. i would think the most talented defense maybe ever played. and part of the best quarterback to play college football. so we're going to have our hands full. >> since urban meyer arrived in gainesville in 2005, the gators have dominated the vols. outscoring them by a total of 73 points over four meetings. been efficient, butgained not spectacular. >> one of the lasting images from this year's u.s. open will be ser

don't believe in the underdog role for motivation.f you're not motivated for this game, something's wrong with you. you know. it's tennessee versus florida. regardless of what the spread is or who is the favorite, who is the underdog, it's a big time match-up, and one that a lot of these kids have watched for years and years as they were growing up. so i would be shocked if either side needs to motivate their players. play. has dominated lately with four in a row. urban has never lost to tennessee. 64 points over the last two years combined. so there's been motivation over there. i don't think that i motivated them. i wasn't here yet. so we know they're going to come to play very hard. they're extremely talented. i look at their defense, the 11 stars, you have 11 nfl players. i would think the most talented played. and probably the best quarterback to play college football. so we're going to have our hands full. >> if i say nice things, maybe they'll take it easy on us. since urban meyer arrived in gainesville, the gators have dominat

they are 6 1/2 point underdogs to the g-menn the season opener on sunday in new york. >>> the regular season kicked off in earnest last night in pittsburgh. the defending champs hose particular the titans. it was a defensive struggle that went to overtime. i would like to personally thank jeff reed for ending it early in o.t. with a 33-yard field goal. the steelers win the opener 13-10. >>> on the diamond, it'she nats and the phillies. ian desmond made his major league debut last night and what a night it was. desmond hit his first major league home run and finished 2 for 4 with 4 rbi. the nationals hang on to win 8-7. >>> that's your sports minute. i'm dan hellie. everybody have a great friday.

they are, however, still 6 1/2 point underdog. don't forget the premiere of our new show "redskins showtime" which is tonight at 7:00 followed by "the jim zorn show." 7:30. michael jordan inducted into the hall of fame last night. jordan won five mvp awards and helped the bulls win six nba championships. >>> on the diamond, nationals in miami taking on the marlins. adam jon dunn hits home run number 37 and nats knock off the fish 5-3. that's a winning streak, two in a row for the natials. high school football, dunbar taking on eastern and man, did

regardless of what the spread is favorite, who is the underdog. it's a big-time match-up. that a lot of these kids have watched for years and years when they were growing up, and so, i don't -- i would be shocked if either side needs to motivate their players. every year both teams come to play. has dominated obviously lately with four in a row. urban's never lost to tennessee. and 64 points over the last two years combined. so, there's been motivation over i don't think that i motivated them. i wasn't here yet. so, we know they're going to come to play very hard. they're extremely talented. i look at their defense. look at their 11 stars, you have 11 nfl players. i would think the most talented defense maybe ever played. and part of the best quarterback to play college football. so we're going to have our hands full. >> since urban meyer arrived in gainesville in 2005, the gators have dominated the vols. outscoring them by a total of 73 points over four meetings. been efficient, butgained not spectacular. >> one of the lasting images from this year's u.s. open will be ser

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and the fifth was t one that i really cared passionately and deeply and it was always about the underdog, stvationshining a light on the injustice, that is the part that keeps us going and that is the fuel r all of us that we're always looking for the other side. that is why it will not go away. too quickly answer the future of journalism questio there a future. ma not a healthy futur at thisomento comment journalism is fi maybe not as well but we are in a state of evolution and things are changing. we are kindf like the darman features coming out of the sea trying to decide if we will ha legs are wings or beaks or heads. or maybe all of them at once which is charming. it would bnice if we could have a crystal ball priction. i really do believe community journasm will not go away. i think print journalism is a long time it is too vital to the community based web sit do not work the same way as the community based weekly or daily use that people have. people want to readbout them salzburg but a very goo example here in bostons the african-american publication which has been floated alone

so when the someone wins that we are just like yes. >> there were underdogs that the "new york times" to machen one of the things that amazed me, here was a case where it went to the "new york times" and talk to the itors who had planned and put together portraits of grief and what i found was we essentially have an accidental pulitzer there, that these were mid-level editors who just like all of us when we are pressed on a story are told onef the editors a woman named chris dean who had come over from news dale a few years before was told bring me a treatment of how we handled the victims. on the seconday after 9/11. well, if you remember, we didn't know who was dead. we didn't know who was missing. we knew who was misng but we didn't know anything, whether it was a couple of thousand, whether it was 20,000. you are on the newspaper, the greatest newspaper in the coun trying to fige o how to cover this. heres christine k. this job is tell me how to cover victims. poraits of grief began to evolve because they couldn't ca them obituaries. they didn't know living or dead. althey knew w

in northern illinois, visiting west lafayette and purdue, the huskies, a 13-point underdog. somebody apparently forgot to tell the runningback, niko brown, the inside move, breaks a tackle, goes outside. the game had been tied at 7. that was no longer the case. what a big win for northern illinois. danny hope, the purdue coach, now 1-2 in his first season in west lafayette. tough start for him. tom, back to you. >> tom: tough start indeed. the irish will go to west lafayette next week to meet the boilermakers. right now, the irish have a six-point lead over michigan state with 3:14 left in the first hf. of further concern to the irish would be the injuries to jimmy clausen, who is still able to play, and to michael floyd, who has already gone to the locker room. winston and jimmerson will be deep to receive the tausch kick. tausch with pretty good hang time on this one. it comes down to the 4 yard line to winston. glenn winston, the special teams denying the 20 yard line. this is the game everybody's going to be talking about, the game and the stadium as the new cowboys stad

a teenage underdog. the 17-year-old magic carpet ride came to an end at the hands of a 19-year-old.the stars, out in the open. alec baldwin on hand as was kate hudson. she's rallied from every, every night. you almost expected her to do the same thing. she fell, 6-2 to caroline. it's match point. couldn't get it going. 22 unforced errors. the danish teenager, 19 years old beats her. she advances to the semifinals. roger fedor on the way to beating them. >> we'll see her again. >>> tracking >>> a california lawmaker resigned after his comments about extramarital affairs were caught on tape. bragged about an affair with a lobbyist and another women. it was captured during a committee break. he didn't realize the microphone was on. the woman was a lobbyist. an ethics investigation has been launched. he's married with two grown children. >> it didn't take police long to catch up with four men accused of stealing a statue. police found four guys between the ages of 18 and 20, they were all drunk and fighting. they found the ripken statue stolen last night. the police commissioner summed

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they are 5 point underdogs in san diego next sunday. mary. >> you know, ron, bring it on, right? >> reporter: bring it on right now the ravens are are ready. >> we are ready. thanks, ron. >>> as ron said the ravens go on the road next week all the way up the west coast. see the ravens take on the chargers next sunday at 4:00 right here on wjz13. >>> and san diego plays tonight. sunny and warmer temperatures here make it a great start to the workweek. take a live look outside right now. it's gorgeous once again. of course there's the question, for how long? >> we are live first warning weather coverage marty bass is live. keep it coming. >> it's a legitimate question especially after yesterday and the day start we have had. how much will the fair and mild trend continue. keep in mine the normal high is 79 degrees. first off let's take a look at the sat rad photo and other than some very, very wispy high clouds in the area, we have had virtually no problems weather wise. let's throw the temps down. when we began it was 61. we rebounded to 75 downtown. 76 hagerstown and 77 dc and 80

the ravens are a two point underdog to the patriots. john harbaugh spoke with reverence about the upcoming opponent. see it on sunday here on wjz. the station is at 1:00. reaction and analysis in the postgame show will follow. >>> to the new football palace in dallas. the cowboys and carolina monday night game. panthers up by seven at the half. but the cowboys with a comeback. romo, nice play. a nifty play. it stood for six and the lead. dallas on top right now. carolina, yet to get a first down in the second half. 21-7. cowboys in the 4th quarter. >>> one week left in the baseball season for the orioles and manager dave trembley admits he is worried about the future, but trying not no show his concern. there is a club option on the contract for next year. the decision at the end of next season. opening the series with tampa bay tonight. showing life in the 4th inning. brian roberts to deep right field. it will just clear the fence. two run homer. orioles with 4-2 lead. they would add to it. they built a three run lead. bottom of the 7t

. >>> middies at home today, play against western kentucky. 29-yard touchdown until toppers were underdogs, but somebody forgot to tell them. 10-7. a navy did not throw a pass until late in the second quarter, but it was good. the midshipmen blow them away right now, 38-14 and 14 -- in the fourth. >>> george attack against -- georgia tech trying to bounce back against their loss last week. it 7-0. a little trick for north carolina, make sure the quarterback is playing attention -- is paying attention we snap him the football. the georgia tech quarterback had a big game, running for a pair of scores. tech knocks off north carolina. >>> florida state lost to miami today, in south florida. b. j. daniels, they are up 7-0. he was making his first-ever start. he was not recruited by florida state. they may want a duel over after today. it is priceless. florida state cut it to 14-7. then the quarterback coughs up the football. the seminoles are left to ponder their first-ever loss to south florida, 17-7. >>> $10 million on the line at for the tour championship of fedex cut. the likelihood it is i

>> i think, literally speaking, it's the attempted rise of the underdog. king of the animal kingdom since number one. >> who's behind it? >> a couple folks over at aol properties. the editor of urlesk wanted to come up with a day to feature fuzzy animals that were not feel line? >> dogs? gerbils? >> i think she even has chickens on the list. >>le has cheezburger -- are you expecting the number to go down? >> i think it will have the opposite effect. i posted a video how we believe if they do go forward, we'll retaliate by launching another cat website on the next day. >> you have enough material? >> tons of pearl. thousands of content comes in every day. >> we have done or research on the web there, and it's youtube's mean kitty channel, which is the 76th most subscribed video sharing site. more subscribers than the nba channel, what is it about cat videos and pictures that they get attention. >> online they have a much bigger following than in the real world. it's because they think cat people can share their experiences online tharn dog people. there's n

. >> we are watching tennis this weekend and you are pulling for the underdog. there are quite a few at the u.s. open so far. now here the weather may be upsetting but we had two weeks of low humidity. >> everything good has to come to an end. >> not tons of grain but we will have a chanceneth couporf for the next couple of days. -- not tons of rain. we are looking for a good weekend. outside on the map we had a couple feature is happening in the atmosphere. we are calling a roadblock across the atmosphere because we have high pressure over the northeast and the storm system off the coast of the carolinas. thiswould easily move up the coast but it cannot lift any more to the north and east, so a is wedged in. it will just sit here -- so it is wedged in. they are inundated with tons of grain and we are on the outer edge of it. we still have been inundated with tons of rain. we could head -- we could get some heavier pockets of rain in the next couple of dayalmost thh of rain in maryland. stafford is under 0.5 inches. temperatures right now in the upper 60's. we a

the ravens open divisional play this sunday against the cleveland browns, and although they are underdogs. . >> if you look at what he did the last time the ravens faced him you will see why there is some concern here. last november, cribs put up 278 total return yards and the year before, 306 against the ravens. john harbaugh knows they will see a tough browns team sunday. >> he has been a bad sight for the ravens for more than just a few years. so he is probably the best return guy in the league, in a lot of ways. and probably have the four best specialists in the league. you put the snapper, kicker, punter and return guy together, most would say they are the best combination in the league. so beast is hard to tackle. lots of respect for him. and we have to tackle him. >> he gets free in so many ways. he can run past guys. put his foot on the ground and make you miss. and stiff arm. lots of skills. that's why he is what he is. >> the numbers from last week's game against the chargers show the defense has work to do. qb rivers threw for 436 yards. and the defense, allowed one too many bi

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the ravens underdog ever nonetheless. latest line has patriots minus two. and entering coach match up. belichick with the superbowl rings going up against john harbaugh in the second year. but john harbaugh likes his chances against belichick. >> the good thing about this game is coaches will not be lining up and teeing off against each other during the game. i don't think anybody would pay to see that right now. i think i would have the edge though. if we went at a hamburger drill i would have the edge. coach may not think that. but we have great respect. obviously for everything accomplished up there. by their coaches and by their team. and there is no more competitive group to go against than those guys. and so it will be a great match up. >> another ravens' defense knows it will have the collective hands full sunday. they will be facing former nfl mvp tom brady. back in 2007 new england put the then unbeaten record on the line here in baltimore. and brady led a fourth quarter come back that gave the patriots 27-24 win. another legacy in the leg of tom b

and, you know, we's huge underdog and we need to go out there and have fun and play hard and enjoy theoment. >> good luck to the terps. d.c. united preparing for tomorrow's u.s. open cup final against the sounders at rfk stadium. this dates back to 1914, the oldest cup competition in u.s. soccer and can't wait to help his squad try to win their second straight u.s. open crown. >> we're very excited about this chance to play off of our championship, especially the way the season's been, up and down, up and down. this is a chance,o you know, have some big smiles. or a game. you really are excited about our accomplishments. >> and smiling, look who was in ireland today? yeah, you will never guess what. 67-year-old mohammad ali visited western ireland to get in touch with his roots. he found out he's part irish. who knew. thanks to his great grandfather, he received a hero's welcome from the newfound countrymen, what we call a true fighting irishmen. >>a aand stick around, brian bolter is back to wrap up the edge in a moment. (announcer)d what the world needs now is energy. th

open, so she's always been an underdog some everything she's doing is surpassing her goals. and that's great. but there eventually will be a time where she's going to have to keep her seed or keep her ranking, and things definitely change in that. when i was 14 years old on the tennis circuit, i loved the experience of traveling the world, but it certainly changed by the time i was 18, 19, 20. you become more of an adult in an adult setting, and it's certainly different than the youngster you were when you got on the tour in the first place. >> an degree, yeah we just heard melanie oudin's words, "i know i do belong here." what's your take when you listen to that? >> i love it. i think it's terrific because you look at her matches, and she's gone through a lot of three-setters. she's dug in deep. she's fought. she's persevered. she's had an injury. she's, you know, had a lot of different circumstances to deal with, and she's just shown fight, and that's what we love about athletes, we love about heroes and underdogs. they go out there and give it their all, and like she said

the ravens' underdog. following the game, join us for our post game coverage. joe washington will join me in studio for highlights and reaction. plus, it's marty. a fuel -- full ravens sunday coming up. >>> i spoke with brooks robinson. >> trying to find winning ways. his team mired in a 12-game losing streak. one of the few things to cheer about. brian. this shot into the gap at tampa bay last night. doubled at 56 this season. more than any switch hitter in major league history. it happened in the o's 12th straight loss. they played the rays again tonight. too many defeats led to the firing of manager eric wech. they're now just a game out of last place. eric will edge this out. and coming up next hour, more on the ravens preparation for the patriots. i spoke with ed reed today about new england receiver randy moss and the dangers a big receiver poses for the ravens. it is a tall pass. we'll hear it. that's ahead. >> thank you, mark. >>> still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. >>> protecting children against swine flu. i love am at the school >>> coming

. >>> ravens are a slight underdog as they hit the roads to new england. but for sunday's showdown, you can see here, our coverage kicks off at 1:00ment. >>> join me for highlights and reaction. plus, marty, mary and the fans at the espn zone. a full ravens sunday coming up here on wjz. >>> earlier today, i spoke with orioles legend brooks robinson. he says the team should keep dave dave trembley as manager. trembly, uncertain of his future. his team currently mired in a 12-game losing streak. >>> brian roberts has a record now for most doubles as a switch hitter. this was double number 56 this season. more than a any switch hitter in major league history. they will play the rays again tonight, to get started in about 10 minutes. >>> too many defeats lead to the firing of cleveland manager eric wedge. that was announced today. two years ago, the indians were one win away from reaching the world series. now, just a game out at the last place. eric wedge will finish this season. then he's done, after seven seans as the indian's manager. >>> nba training camp

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they are 6 1/2 point underdogs to the g-menn the season opener on sunday in new york. >>> the regular season kicked off in earnest last night in pittsburgh. the defending champs hose particular the titans. it was a defensive struggle that went to overtime. i would like to personally thank jeff reed for ending it early in o.t. with a 33-yard field goal. the steelers win the opener 13-10. >>> on the diamond, it'she nats and the phillies. ian desmond made his major league debut last night and what a night it was. desmond hit his first major league home run and finished 2 for 4 with 4 rbi. the nationals hang on to win 8-7. >>> that's your sports minute. i'm dan hellie. everybody have a great friday. >> well, strong winds last night caused some damage in woodley park. a huge tree fell on top of several cars parked on 29th street between woodley road and cleveland avenue. the tree ended up on an apartment building. that section of 29th street was closed while the crews worked to remove the tree. >> well, it's about time now to check your traffic and weather. >> let's go to tom kierein. he's

should we only take a week or the underdog? we should -- the big and protected people are not to be tried if they are under international law. they should face trial and the consequence of a crime that they committed. otherwise, we should never accept the rules of the icc. the orders of the icc are not respected or implemented. the general assembly is nothing. it is only meant for certain members and organizations, what is the united nations? it means the united nations is insignificant. i receive may be a phenomenon on the high seas. -- piracy may be a phenomenon on the high seas. somalis are not pirates. we are the parts. we went there. we took their fish and wealth. -- we are the pirates. all of us. we are all pyriirates. went into the waters of somalia. the somalis are protecting their own fish and substance of food. they have become pirates because they are defending the food of their children. we want to address this matter. should we send warships? we will send warships to the pirates to have attacked the food of the chi

redskins, 6 1/2 point underdogs and giants, at least on paper, just a better football team. last season the redskins scored two touchdowns in two games against the giants. not exactly productive. one of the problems, what we were just talking about. oat offensive line which rarely gave jason campbell enough time to throw. now things may have changed, something campbell will appreciate. after a slow start, the skins' offensive line started to gel. although the starters didn't play much in the preseason, when they were on the field, jason campbell for the most part remained upright. two big changes on the o-line this year. stephon heyer on a permanent basis. the big uglies up front made head coach jim zorn a believer. >> a lot of things are said, just little words, they mea something. our team, i think, is doing so much better at communicating those issues on blocks and schemes. we benefiteded from it already in preseason. we hope to continue during the season. >> i think we progressed tremendously. a lot of new faces in there. daryn docker. we played with him before. steph st

even when you're a 30-point underdog, right?>> florida coach urban meyer questioned whether tennessee's lane kiffin took herm 101. meyer said with 10 minutes left in their game he didn't see urgency in the tennessee attack. gators would eventually win by 10. meyer also saying several of his players were suffering from the flu in that game. inseparable might be kiffin's one-word response. >> this off-season the demigser made a big deal about what we're supposed to say about other teams and coaches and players. obviously urban feels he doesn't need to follow that. we won't say anything else. >> did you ever say the coach didn't play to win? >> no, i wouldn't ever say that. >> you have concerns that that team may have issue with sickness? >> i don't know. i guess we'll wait and see. if we're not excited with our performance, we'll tell you everybody was sick. >>> sam bradford under center at practice. he was making short throws and nothing that would aggravate his sprained right shoulder a source said. the next game is october 3 ag

even when you're a 30-point underdog, right?er tennessee's lane kiffin took herm 101. meyer said with 10 minutes left in their game he didn't see urgency in the tennessee attack. gators would eventually win by 10. meyer also saying several of his players were suffering from the flu in that game. inseparable might be kiffin's one-word response. >> this off-season the demigser made a big deal about what we're supposed to say about other teams and coaches and players. obviously urban feels he doesn't need to follow that. we won't say anything else. >> did you ever say the coach didn't play to win? >> no, i wouldn't ever say that. >> you have concerns that that team may have issue with sickness? >> i don't know. i guess we'll wait and see. if we're not excited with our performance, we'll tell you everybody was sick. >>> sam bradford under center at practice. he was making short throws and nothing that would aggravate his sprained right shoulder a source said. the next game is october 3 against miami. pete carroll said he'd love to h

they are, however, still 6 1/2 point underdog. don't forget the premiere of our new show "redskins showtime" which is tonight at 7:00 followed by "the jim zorn show." 7:30. michael jordan inducted into the hall of fame last night. jordan won five mvp awards and helped the bulls win six nba championships. >>> on the diamond, nationals in miami taking on the marlins. adam jon dunn hits home run number 37 and nats knock off the fish 5-3. that's a winning streak, two in a row for the natials. high school football, dunbar taking on eastern and man, did they roll. the crimson tide all over the ramblers. dunbar downed eastern 54-6. that's your "sports minute." i'm dan hellie. have a great saturday. >>> the olympic distance try atsz lon requires competitors to run by the national mall, bike down rock creek park and swim through the potomac covering 32 miles in all. joined now by the founder, gw grodual, charles broads can i. thanks for joining thus morning. this sounds like a really grueling challenge. tell me more about the triathlon its

and we are a huge underdog and to me, we need to go out there and have fun and play hard and enjoy theaseball now, nats still on the west coast playing in san diego against the padres. scoreless in the second, venable singles to right field. duke is up with it and airmails the throw home. nats end up falling 4-1. they are officially now eliminated from the nl east title race. >>> to soccer now, the d.c. unite will face the seattle sounders in the u.s. open cup final at rfk stadium. this historic tournament dates back to 1914. d.c. is look for its second straight title. >> very excited about this chance to play if a championship especially as the way the season has been being up and down be up and down. this is a chance to have some big smiles after r game and be really excited about our accomplishment. >>> tennis now. 2006 u.s. open champ maria sharapova. she won this year. >>> take a look at who was in ireland yesterday. the 67-year-old muhammed ali visiting western ireland to get in touch with his roots. he found out he is part irish thanks to his great grandfather. he received a her

they are, however, still 6 1/2 point underdog. don't forget the premiere of our new show "redskins showtime" which is tonight at 7:00 followed by "the jim zorn show." michael jordan inducted into the hall of fame last night. >>> on the diamond, nationals in miami taking on the marlins. ad jon dunn hits home run number 37 and nats knock off the fish 5-3. that's a winning streak, two in a row for the nationals. high school football, dunbar taking on eastern and man, did they roll. the crimson tide all over the ram blers. dunbar downed eastern 54-6. that's your "sports minute." i'm dan hellie. have a great saturday. >>> 6:07 is your time now. 60 degrees. coming up after a day of circling in space, "discovery" is finally able to land. >>> remembering those killed on 9/11. how many people responded this year by volunteering. a new warning about the swine flu while an outbreak could happen sooner than everyone thought. >>> touch r main gear touchdown. >> the shuttle landed at edwards air force base just before sunset last night. "discov

the underdog blue radarers shocked the terps, beating them 24-14. maryland has yet to play a complete game this year, getting blasted by cal and jmu in overtime. barely beating jmu in overtime, rather. they remember that loss from last year. >> i think our kids want to win this game for last year. if they don't, i don't know what's going through their veins, you know. we've got to have a good week of practice and get ourselves ready to go and get better. >> you want to take each time, but this one is one we need to get now it was a big game for us last year. put a hurting on our season a little bit. it's another game. it's very important for our season and our team. >> maryland trying to get it going. this weekend at home against mtsu. >>> now phyllis. good news is that the buzz saw the nationals ran into last night won't be on the field again. clint lee, 20-3 after all-star break over the last two seasons. there is a reason phillies traded for cff lee. top of the first, facing justin maxwell. lee struck out the side in the top of the first and nine

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the underdog role for motivation. not motivated for this game, something's wrong with you.d regardless of what the spread is or who is the favorite, who is the underdog, it's a big time match-up. one that a lot of these kids have watched for years and years as they were growing up. so i would be shocked that either side needs to motivate their players. every year both teams have come play. and 64 points over the last two years combined. we know they're going to come play very hard. they're extremely talented. i look at their defense. their 11 stars. you have 11 nfl players. talented maybe ever played. probably the best quarterback to ever play college football. so we'll have our hands full. >> since urban meyer's first season at florida in 2005, the gators have dominated the vols in the head-to-head meeting. taking off four games. the big key for the gators has been turnovers. they won the turnover battle in all four games, winning by an average of more than 18 points. >> well, the final buzzer sounded, and michael jordan walked off a winner. he left basketball with six cha

it's a great story about an underdog horse who comes from nothing and win it all and it's -- so it's a wonderful sort of unexpected surprise story, but what it also is, it's a great lesson in history. i mean, you learn about how jockeys lived, you learn about the history of horse racing. you learn about all kinds of things above and beyond the story itself. and when i read that book, a light bulb went off in my head and i said that's what i want to do with smirnov. so that's kind of how i got started on all of this. i would like to read a very short passage for you from the book that i think will demonstrate to you what a surprising life thisan had and why i couldn't get him out of my head. the smell of mud and w stone hung in the air. moscow had been in the mst of an unusually warm spell. it was already late november. yet dand lions and daisies were poking out of the earthurtured by a balmy drizzle. the few flakes of snow that had fallen had quickly vanish leaving cobblestones glistening on the ground. as the days wore on, it seemed like winter might never come. but it did finally.

. >> yes, we may be the underdogs, yes, we may be. but if we show the british people that we have not lost the fighting sxeert and appetite for change that is defined this party throughout its history, then we can and will win! and i tell you, conference, we will win for our party. we will win for our party and we will win for our country. and we will win for the british people. that's what we're going to do! >> reporter: he advocated for the clunkers scheme. but we don't know what germany's stance is on that at the moment. we charred from alistair darling yesterday who came out and said we were legislate to try and cap bankers' bonuses. >> in the next few weeks, we will introduce laepgz to end the reckless culture that put short-term profits over long-term success. it will meet an end to automatic bank bonuses year after year. it will mean an end to immediate payouts for top management. any bonuses will be to be paid out over years so they can be clawed back if not warranted by long-term performance. >> and, of course, that is a poli

. >> i'm still the underdog, again, you know, i'm not going to be seated or anything.'s going to be some pressure, but i'm just going to go out there and play my game and hope i can play like i did at wimbledon. >> hit the line again. extend. that's better. right. >> once again, that was our larry smith. melanie is in the quarterfinals at flushing meadows, and she's the youngest player to go that far since serena williams in 1999 and serena went on to win. >>> they jumped in their fire truck to respond to an emergency, and then an emergency happened to them. >>> but, first, not sure how the burger king dude fits into all this, but, hey, who doesn't love a good whopper? something you might have missed over the labor day weekend. dragonconn, the annual science fiction fantasy palooza, that made atlanta like the bar in "star wars," with the few hogwarts mixed in. they tried to set a record for the most people dancing to "thriller" in one line. not sure if they got it. they sent to it "guinness" in the meantime tell the king his stormtroopers need wd-40. bad! >>> a new sur

she told me three weeks ago i'm going to the open as an underdog. she's been up to the task. this is why this is so exciting is because it's in new york and right here in our own country and one of our own players making this kind of cinderella story. if you work hard, dreams come true. >> are you trying to get up there? >> i will be in new york at her practice facility watching it. >> good to see you. got to go. i'm in trouble. >>> president obama goes to capitol hill tonight to make a prime time pitch for health care reform. it's your fault, larry. we're asking what do you want to hear? send us your comments to our blog, cnn.com. we're back in a moment. (announcer) neutroténa tone correcting night serum with high performance soy to even skin tone and active retinol to speed cell turn over. clinically shown to visibly fade brown spots in 14 nights. i even out my skin at night so it looks younger, flawless in the morning. (announcer) neutrogena tone correcting now you can fade and prevent discolorations all day. new tone correcting spf 30. kelly saunder's nature valley. ♪ the

to see, this team has so much pride, and they always go into the season feeling that they're the underdogs. they're the hunters in the nfl. they're the team that doesn't get any respect. but i think because this offense has done well, joe flacco, this team is getting a lot more publicity. i think they still need to have that mentality that they're the hunters, that they're coming after you, and if some way, some shape, some form maybe the offense isn't able to step up like they did last year, they still have that mentality. so yes, it's the pittsburgh steelers. i think that's their biggest challenge, but they also need to keep their eye on the prize and know that they're the hunters this season, and, of course, ray lewis, he leads that pack. >> great job, as always, anita marks of espn radio in baltimore. thanks for joining us. >> you got it, linda. take care. >> let's keep it going. now on espn.com, the three keys for the ravens in '09, will they open up the offense, will there be a clear-cut number-one back, and does the defense change without rex ryan running it? check it out. and tomor

a man who never lost his sympathy for the underdog and never loss his capacity to advocate for the working people of our state and our nation. bill was probably best known for his impact on the quality of life of our military men and women, our service men and women through his chairmanship of the military construction appropriations subcommittee. at this point i'd like to yield to larry kissell, who currently represents the eighth district of north carolina, and who on tuesday night convened a special order to pay tribute to this wonderful man. mr. kissell: thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: will the gentleman suspend? the gentleman will proceed. mr. kissell: mr. speaker, mr. hefner was my congressman for 24 years, and he was a congressman that was beloved by the people of the district because he never forgot where he came from. he came to north carolina having grown up in alabama, is a son of a share cropper. he had a gift given to him by god to sing music and he came to north carolina as a gospel singer, very successful and had never run for office before he ran for congre

. >>> it is truly a story of overcoming doubt and root fog are the underdog. wanted to do was belay football, but because he suffers from down syndrome, matt cecil thought he would never get out on this field. this week he did and he scored a touch down. yes, sir. >> it's a moment matt cecil probably will never forget and it's making him work harder than ever in the gym for the next game. 10 seconds left and his freshmen team down 46-0, matt got into the game for the first time as the coach ran into the merryville huddle and asked them to let matt with down syndrome score a touch down. >> i made it over there and told them what the situation was that i had and kind of the special situation that i wanted to create for him. i told them, you know, what the plan was. they bought in right away. >> reporter: video of matt's 60-yard to the goal line was posted on youtube so his mother could see him score. so have a lot of others. gotten more than 2000 hits so far. many say they can't watch it without it bringing tears to their eyes. >> like in any school, in the conf

the las vegas sun newspaper summarized his story by saying that he has gone from underdog to the senate'she cost of health care, while increasing the number ofn numbers to have medical insurance, and he is working to create thousands of good paying jobs by making the state a leader in renewable energies. reid has brought hundreds of millions of dollars to help make nevada state -- sector. it puts more policemen on the streets and make sure that nevada's military bases have everything that they need, and is being used to build up long overdue veterans hospital. as an avid sportsman, he is a longtime champion of nevada's outdoors. he created a national park, nevada's only national park, and a summit which brings political leaders of all stripes together to bring common clarity. he is working to preserve nevada's outdoors by developing solar, wind, and geothermal institutes. and take it from me, to end the discussion here about the new west, it includes harry reid. and on a personal letter to -- and on a personal note, senator reid has been to the salazars not only a mentor, but a father fig

. >> dave: as the underdog part, to suggest you should say that even if you're an atheist or come fromthe declaration of independence, we say? window by our creator. i don't want to say that i might blurt out some religious thought. like it or not, go to the monuments in washington dc, look at what jefferson, and washington said, they talk about god. he cannot hide the fact that it is part of our culture history and founding. got to agree with it keep you know. that's the beauty of america. let's not rewrite our history and act like it's not part of who we are speakers on our money speech and don't spend money speech or you can send it to me. speaking at the good idea. i was put with you. >> dave: what's on the show? speech and we have a wonderful new launch that will include an e-mail option of a guitar signed by 35 of the celebrity artists of the number show. the proceeds will buy musical concerts for kids. we are medical doctors who are conversation talking about healthcare plan and 12 million people watch this wonderful video on youtube. you'll see it today. >> dave: alysin was com