they couldn't stop verlander. tigers won it 5-2. finally, nothing going right on or off the field for the as. they lost to the rockies 5-4, and you know you're having a rough year when your fans have trouble spelling. that should say matsui land.bç]s the as kand win and their fans need a dictionary in oakland. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a very safe fourth of july weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> are there alternatives to mega machines and box office explosions this weekend? your early morning entertainment headlines are just ahead. >>> the american buffalo already has a majesty and mystique all its own, but did you know there's a certain type of buffalo thought of by some as greater than any other? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this friday morning. let me take you through your weekend forecast and your travel plans. we won't see many issues out there. saturday looks nice and quiet over much of the west. temperatures warm, we have a lot of sunshine out there. maybe some showers up there i

tomei for the second time of the game, and verlander has nasty stuff.ralta leading off the eighth inning. that's what we call a nice little long ball. sesend deck. his 15th of the year. he was 3 for 4. tigers win it. >>> then the rangers and angels. bottom two here, mike trout to center, andy chavez, that would have been the third out of the inning. just his third error in the last five seasons, angels on top, 1-0. that's all they would need. when the bases loaded jam, weaver got some stuff there. seven innings, no earned runs. he struck out seven, bottom nine, chavez, yeah, he can't continue the game and how about this, the angels getting it done. they win it, 1-0. only two hits. doesn't matter. and that'll do it for this sports update. i'm mike yam. >>> well, california is about to see a new gold rush thanks to gold prices going through the roof. >> that's right. a group of investors is spending about $20 million to re-open a mine for gold in the very same region that sparked the original maybe it's a little bit of of wishful thinking but they say the

. >> out west, the pitching dual between justin verlander, this got weird.nder looks into first. no tolerance from the home plate umpire. he runs them. what? he throws another pitch. doubles to right. 1-0, angels. look at this. third base umpire calls verlander to use a different ball because he wiped his mouth. leeland gets run out of the game. meanwhile, spectacular. nine strikeouts in the eighth verlander pulled out of the game. gives the ump a piece of his mind. everybody gets thrown out. angels win, 1-0. 100th career win. >> surprised you haven't tried to throw me out. >> you weren't supposed to be here. we are trying to be nice. >> make the wish thing. >> isn't that nice of us. give him the opportunity to live his dream. >> that's good. thank you. >>> still ahead, mika's dad, dr. brzezinski. >> up next, mika's must read opinion pages. [ man ] they said i couldn't win a fight. but i did. they said i couldn't fight above my weight class. but i did. they said i couldn't get elected to congress. but i did. ♪ sometimes when we touch ha ha! millions of hits!

they couldn't stop verlander. finally, nothing going right on or off the field for the as. they lost to the rockies 5-4, and you know you're having a rough year when your fans have trouble spelling. that should say matsui land. they can't win, and their fans need a dictionary. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a very safe fourth of july weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> are there alternatives to mega machines and explosion tiz box office this weekend? your early morning entertainment headlines are just ahead. >>> the american buffalo already has a magesty and mystique all its own, but did you know there's a certain type of buffalo thought of by some as greater than any other? you're watching "early today." >>> cooler weather in the northern plains. not a lot of wet weather. showers along the gulf saturday, and some strong thunderstorms possible there in the ohio valley. now, by the time we get to sunday just some isolated storms. i think new england is iffing to see probably the worst of it. also storms in the worst of the country. then by the time the four

justin verlander. and he won't pitch. that's an rbi double. aaron rowan scores. that's the score right now in the top of the eighth. baumgartner pitching a beauty for the giants so far. meantime should be an interesting night for the oakland a's. rich harden is back with the team. the off injured right hander hurt himself on the first day pitcher's reported to spring training this year. he's finally back and ready. he admits that rehab can be a drag. >> it's tough. i mean it is. but really just take it one day at a time and just work to getting back out there on the mound. that's all i can control. >> i went a little longer than i wanted but yeah hopefully, we give this team a strong second half here. >>> we will take it to wimbledon, a spirited semi final and we have the match upset for sunday. you know about rafael nedal he's already made it. and earlier today novak yokavich number one player in the world no matter how he does on sunday's final. that was match point. and great match it was. that is the sporting life full highlights, giants and a's tonight at 10

. >> new york tried to shut down verlander. but they couldn't, tigers won it 5-2. finally, nothing going right on or off the field for the as. they lost to the rockies 5-4, and you know you're having a rough year when your fans have trouble spelling. that should say matsui land. they can't win, and their fans need a dictionary. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a very safe fourth of july weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> now for another quick look at the weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather. don't you hate it when that happens? >> when you hold up the signs -- >> totally upside down. >> they're having a good time. hopefully you have your plans all set. i don't think the weather will wash anyone out this weekend. temperatures will be warm, the beach, the pool, anywhere your destinations will take you, the weather will be nice. temperatures are in the 0s in much of new england this morning. but this afternoon is going to be nearly perfect. everyone is going to start off with a good deal of sunshine. there may be afternoon

. >>> in detroit, the tigers' justin verlander was dominant with nine strikeouts against the twins.nny peralta had three hits and drove in three runs to push detroit past minnesota, 6-2. >>> tiger woods' ex-caddie steve williams is firing back after being fired. williams said thursday he feels like his loyalty was taken for granted. >> it's been very difficult. i've stuck by him through thick and thin, incredibly loyal. and to have this happen. i mean, basically, you can say i wasted two years of my life. >> williams and woods had worked together for 12 years, winning 72 tournaments. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and the very serious business of comic-con. serious business of comic-con. ♪ have a better day [ male announcer ] only subway has a deal this flat-out delicious -- the new $3 flatbread breakfast combo. a toasty 6-inch flatbread breakfast sandwich and a 16-ounce cup of freshly brewed seattle's best coffee. all for just $3. build your better breakfast today. all for just $3. spending too many nights alone at the spacebar. will love ever f

two detroit tigers players justin verlander and todd kelly played dare in the dugout. kelly's shoes on fire. just a little ballgame fun i guess. sflimplg maybe the detroit outfielder should have tried this. a hand stand contest. a group of people in taiwan tried to break the world record for the longest hand stand. no one took the title, but everybody managed stay up for at least 15 seconds. another tried a world record. people at a singapore food festival were trying to make the longest table. can be a record. some city dwellers could weigh less than their suburban counterparts. you will of that walking to the grocery store or home from work. new study shows the most walkable cities, new york, san francisco, and boston. and if you ever wanted to send something to the moon, you might get the chance. a silicone valley entrepreneur is looking to buy google's space business competition called moon express. the company will take whatever you want to the moon. kind of like fedex for space delivery. my question is who are you send it to? what are you sending? i'm chris jansi