verlander. verlander's not only one of the best pitchers in baseball but he practically owns the o's. in 10 starts the reigning m.v.p. is 7-0 lifetime against birds including 5-0 at camden yards. his latest clinic was on display. verlander, here he strikes out chris davis. verlander allowed just three hits in eight scoreless innings. to the sixth inning we go. two runners on for alex avila. a diving robert an dindo. the runs scores making it 3-0. tigers but an dindo, robert's having trouble getting you m he would leave the gaining with an injury to his left shoulder. an m.r.i. is scheduled for tomorrow. steve johnson, the son of former oriole dave johnson making his major league debut with runners at second and third. he strikes out austin jackson and there's a proud dad dave johnson leading the cheers for his son. in the ninth steve serves up this pitch to miguel cabrera. cabrera does this to a lot of pitcher, his 20th of the season. the tigers win it 4-0. what else can you say? verlander was s

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justin verlander may be the best pitcher in the game. chris davis strikes out. the orioles. this course a run -- this scores a run. the big story yesterday, the major league debut of stephen johnson, the graduate of st. paul's high school. he gets don kelly and their use see dj. he left to a standing ovation. he did give up a home run to miguel cabrera. the orioles are shut out but are eight games back of the yankees. the yankees lost to the angels. t goes flying.lyi guess who gets it? spike lee. angels cool off the yankees. granderson with a tremendous catch. weaver is 11-1. for payment deadline for the ravens to sign ray rice to wait long term contract. if not, he will play under the franchise tag. 4000 kids and their parents. ray said he is optimistic that a deal will get done. this is troy madison from 59 feet away on 17. this eagle ties him with a sack johnson for the lead -- for zach johnson. check out zach johnson from the trap. he wins the john deere. this thing almost goes in. the major league debut of steve johnson. what a moment. >> thank you. this mo

4-2, beating justin verlander. >> tim: there have been 11 strikeouts in this game. four by porcello, seven by the rays. theuys on the truck -- or in the truck have been working on something that you may have never seen before, you folks out there. ever at a major league ball club, watch when a hitter does when they strike out. on their way back to the dugout. >> tim: they don't want to look in the dugout. where do they look? if it's the third base dugout, they look into left center. if it's the wildfires dugout, they look into right center. they don't want to look in the dugout, because they just struck out, right? from a psychological standpoint you understand that. they have to look someplace. they're not looking in the stands. >> dick: tim, that's interesting, times you think they may be looking at the pitcher. they never do. >> tim: again, if it the third base dugout, they're looking to left center. if it's the first base dugout, to which they're returning, they look to right center. we'll show you what we mean after the first batter. >> dick: because you always

it's cain over verlander as the national national has won three state. we are going down to the field to ken rosenthal with mike trout. >> ken: thanks. your first all-star game, first at-bat against a knuckleballer. what were you thinking about the baseball gods at that point? >> i was going up there trying to see a pitch, trying to see it must have and see how to react to it. just trying to stay sure, stay up the middle. can't get big with him because you don't know where it's going. >> what was this experience like for you? >> a dream come true as a kid. i will remember this the rest of my life. >> ken: mike, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> ken: back to you. >> joe: the kids did well tonight. ken, thanks very much, thanks to erin and obviously to tim mccarver and our pregame crew. coming into this game so many people looked to the american league and said, well, they have such a huge advantage with their lineup. it's the national league winning for the third straight year behind brilliant pitching and big, giant hits. and i mean hits by giants. h

still verlander and indians still hitting. cabrera to right. jose lopez, in.t's 4-3, indians. >> and ramon santiago, you got to make that grab. instead he can't and chu scores and indians win, 5-3, your final. >>> in the national league, matt holliday facing the dodger, how about a three-run thursday as in a three-run win. matt holliday. solo shot there. 17th of the season. cards up 7-4, trying to button up the save instead buzzes jerry hurston jr. 93-mile-an-hour dirty fastball. cards win 7-4. >>> nascar sprint cup series returns to espn on sunday with the brickyard 400. championship contenders, jimmie johnson, dale earnhardt jr. and tony stewart are all looking to continue their momentum and make a statement at indianapolis. see who gets to kiss the bricks. the brickyard 400 presented by golden corral. coverage begins sunday at noon on espn. >> boog itty, book itty, right? >> coming up. katherine jackson's whereabouts. >> and mirrorball mania. "dancing with the stars" bringing back all-time favorites. stop all the cutesy stuff. and start talking about what y

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. >> verlander may have given up five runs in the all-star game.ther him today. that is coming up in sports. the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate. now you have the power to lower gas prices with the bp visa with pump rewards. apply at choosebp.com >> from the susquehanna bay sports center, this is 11 sports. >> a day after one of the most thrilling winds of the seasons, the orioles had nothing left in the tank. justin had a lot to do with that. he was nearly un hittable in today's season finale. he is pitching to chris davis. davis goes down swinging. verlander allowed just three hits in eight scoreless innings. bases loaded. the base hit. the run scores making it 3-of tigers. the bigger concern is robert having a hard time getting upper. he would leave the game with an injury to his left shoulder.

what was working for you against justin verlander, no less?ball at the wall. >> there's a lot of talk heading into this game, maybe david wright should get the start at third base. you made it look like you didn't have any pressure on yourself here in this game. but what was your mind set coming in? >> when i came here, i just want to prove, that i just want to do my job and show the fans they made the right choice. >> joe buck said the san francisco giants fans knew what they were doing stuffing the ballots. congratulations. >> thank you. >> back to you, joe. >> joe: and the nat league has won three straight. we have floor to come from kansas city as we continue after this 8-0 win for the national league. back after this. bad news about the baltimore grand prix. what the about this years race. and tubing on the unpowder falls.the controversy it's created.coming up affer the falls.the controversy it's created.coming up affer the game.... falls.your grilling is still creatgonna be pretty amateur. game.... but your deck? that's pro. finish like

verlander, eight strikeouts and eight shutouts innings. the tigers win 4-0.hris tillman pitches tomorrow in minnesota. and duane de rosario on the road in houston. 19th minute after a red card, the dynamo's beats joe willis in the penalty kicks. houston takes a 1-0 lead. then in the 37th minute, dynamo will go on the attack again. this time will bruin beating willis. dynamo wins 4-0. united in second place in the east. >>> coming up on sports final, ozzy guillen was not happy. hear what he had to say and we only had to beep out two words. plus, kobe bryant said this year's olympic team could beat the dream team. and his teammates had his back today. plus, bradley beal grew up in a house of four older brothers but he said his mom was the one who taught him how to shoot. dan hellie sits down with the wizards' top pick all coming up on sports final. >> mom is a strong influence in that household. see you in a bit. >>> well, a curfew is a curfew. bruce springsteen and paul . >>> the british military could be drafting more troops to help with security for the lond

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top 1, he lines a single, and here comes sandoval off justin verlander. 5 runs in the 1st inning.nings, 1 hit, no runs. threw 29 pitches. he was great, and here's cabrera on his way to the mvp, top 4, a 2-run homer. 2 rbis, 2 runs scored. bryce harper in the game, one of those great, great young players that baseball is featuring now. just lost that baby in the light. but it mattered not for the national league. 1 bright spot for the americans, ryan cook, the as' lone star representative, a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 8-0. melky cabrera, the first giant most valuable player since bobby bonz in 1973, and he will be the proud owner of a chevy camero. >> i had no problem with the vote. they hung in there with pablo hurt, and when he plays, the lineup is deeper. bus was a winning player. melky, last year, this year. they got a really solid team. melky, melky, melky! >> and a lot of people think that starter with some guys here in san francisco, cabrera used to play are in the yankees, and they have one of the all the wall announcers. la russa, what a way to finish as a

they were shut out 4-0 yesterday by justin verlander. he has never lost to the orioles. he was dominant. bad omen that he got hit hard in the all-star game. eight strikeouts, three hits, no runs. tigers up 2-0. that scores prince fielder. robert andino in obvious discomfort. the injuries keep on mounting. steve johnson made his major-league debut. he won the conference championships. he did give up a home run to miguel cabrera but he did pitch th the hometown orioles uniform for the first time ever. 4:00 p.m. today is the deadline to sign ray rice to wait long term contract. he says he is optimistic that a deal will get done. ray was a fantastic with the kids. final round of the john deere clastic in illinois. 59 f 59 feet away on 17th with an eagle. and playoff hole. johnson won the 2007 masters. zach johnson wins the john deere open. what a great shot. i think the ravens will sign ray rice to wait long term deal. most people did nothing that will happen. .> let's go back to the orioles how do you see the second half of the season playing out for the orioles? you can sh

justin verlander he was cruising and strikes out hardy right here for his eighth and final k of the day and the tigers blank the birds #-#. >>> when -- 4-0. >>> when we come back the dream team okay maybe they're not the dream team but they are in town playing brazil tomorrow night. we have a preview coming up. it's the perfect match for the perfect moment -- oreo the dunkin' way. introducing the new oreo coffee coolatta and new oreo vanilla bean coolatta. taste the fun today. america runs on dunkin'. hurry in to dunkin' and try the new oreo coolatta and donuts today. i'd trade a lot less for a little more. or a little less for a lot more. either way, when it comes to having more, i want a lot more of more and a little less of less. ♪ and that's exactly what you'll get at embassy suites. more free breakfast, more for my money, more deliciousness, more hearty guffaws... [ guffaws ] because more than enough more is never enough more. more coffee? what do you think? [ female announcer ] free breakfast. more room. complimentary drinks. embassy suites. get more. >>> welcome back to the show.

what was working for you against justin verlander, no less?e ball at the wall. >> there's a lot of talk heading into this game, maybe david wright should get the start at third base. you made it look like you didn't have any pressure on yourself here in this game. but what was your mind set coming in? >> when i came here, i just want to prove, that i just want to do my job and show the fans they made the right choice. >> joe buck said the san francisco giants fans knew what they were doing stuffing the ballots. congratulations. >> thank you. >> back to you, joe. >> joe: and the nat league has won three straight. we have floor to come from kansas city as we continue after this 8-0 win for the national league. back after this.  say. bombshell admission from a former -- a bombshell admission from a former campaign aide to the mayor. >> plus a treetop les onto cars during rush hour in d.c. tonight after the game. laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. th

he beat out aaron roger, joko vich, and verlander. >>> brian wilson also showed up tonight. and yet -- that wasn't just somebody there. that was actually his date. brian not pitching this year. but he wanted some attention so he hired an actor to be chubaka. brian wilson, ladies and gentlemen. not playing this year due to injury, but still on the scene. >>> another what appears to be solid move by the golden state warriors. jared jacks is coming to be a backup point guard from new orleans. it's a 3-way deal. new orleans, philadelphia who ended up with darrelle wright, and the warriors end up with jack who last year in new orleans averaged 15.5 points a game, 6 assists. pretty good business. again, the warriors on paper appear to be improving. >>> steve nash wore 13 throughout his career. will claim berl lane with the lakers -- chamberlain has 13. so steve is now wearing no. 10. and jeremy lin, the new york knicks have matched houston's offer sheet. so you're going to have -- a lot of bay area kids. he's going to be now on the same team with jason kidd from cal in the knicks

>> they came out of the box against justin verlander, eight on the board, that game was over about 16econds into the game. >> so back, you know, in the '70s, back i guess even before then, everybody stopped and watched the all-star game. is it as big a deal today as it was back in the '60s and the '70s? >> no. >> does anybody care anymore? >> i'm sure people care. i mean, you know -- >> other than phil griffin. >> yeah. i care. >> i care. >> legitimate baseball fans care, but it certainly is not as big a deal as it used to be because of interleague play. we see different players from different teams in both leagues all during the year. you can get any game you want on your baseball package on cable. doesn't have the same allure that it used to, certainly. >> yeah. mika. >> yeah. >> the battle over the bush tax cuts. >> here we go again. >> here we go. >> now it's -- because we were talking yesterday on the set in new york about the limit, the $250,000 limit. that could come back. it's growing over how much of the bush-era tax cuts to extend just for the middle class, or, perhaps, for

puzzling first inning from verlander who can't again find strike one. hitting .307.nder, a fly ball into right. back into the corner. batista can't get there and it's fair. gets away from batista. three runs are going to score and ends up at third base. he just made it 4-0 national league. back in 1920. gonzalez comes into the ball game. voted in by the fans as napoli strikes out and gonzalez starts his night well. one down. on the mound is the guy who lights up a radar gun and has been as advertised, even strasburg. >> 128 strikeouts on the year. not only that first base. >> here is braun back to his left. releasing catch to end the inning. ryan braun took an extra base hit. >> the 19-year-old is the youngest position player in all- star history for both teams. >> here's a nice one by weaver. he has harper hung up and bryce harper is tagged out by beltre on the fielder's choice. nice play by weaver. fly ball into left. bryce harper. and no point did he act like he couldn't see it. basically landed behind him. >> yeah, nobody is there to help him. no shortstop. too d

justin verlander. detroit wins 4-0. he has never lost to the orioles. they lost ten out of 14.nson made his debut today. he gave up a homer in the 9th. orioles lead for a long road trip. >> this isn't good. in france, the tour de france, it is little terred with nails today making the cycles have problems all with flats. it happened 25 miles from the finish for stage 14. they say it will be hard to find out who put the nails on the track. >>> mike nascar hambers down his final forecast right after this. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> well, we got some storms. we'll show you. it started raining in the city limits but lightning tracker picked up on some cells into randalls town. good downpour rain for you. good lightning to the north. if any turn severe, we'll let you know. >> we'll see you tonight at 11:00. ó want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats

. >>> the giants' matt canes started and verlander will take the mound for the a.l. >>> watch closely in the middle of the screen. one of kansas city's finest made the juggling grab. sign that guy up. the long arm of the law, that's had some pretty good hands. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin the latest attempt to pump life into "american idol's" rating. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus if you were to get a come hundred,000 miles out of your car, wait till you hear this record breaker. you're watching "early today." >>> and welcome back to "early today." i want to show you. at least a few showers here and there. one lightning storm west of beaumont. we'll look for a few more to fire up, especially during the heat of the afternoon. dallas, you could see a few of those. d.c., maybe an isolated chance here or there. better chance to cross lower mississippi valley and the southeast as well as areas outside of denver and the front edge. if you're watching us on idaho's channel 7 don't miss monarchs and foliage in a sp

. -- and verlander will start. strasbourg, as you know, will pitch at some point. so will gonzales, who was on the roster for the second straight year. >> i wish the whole team could come with us, because everyone of them deserve to be with us. i hope that we represent them well and hopefully, we come back with some nice gift. >> look at this. the dive, the layout, what a catch. a foul ball to the backstop that breaks the camera lens. watch this. you made when this happens. -- you hate when that happens. the camera was replaced. that was our picture of the night. >> closer to home, the developmental camp, it was our first chance to see the new head coach of the cavs. -- of the caps. adam relax to it -- seems to like the new talent. >> i was really impressed. the guys did well on the first day. they practiced hard this morning. they worked out and had to play a game. good for them. >> the usa basketball team is making headlines. kevin durant, lebron james big showstoppers. mike h.s.d is the head coach again. -- mike checheski is the head coach again. and the summer

tomorrow night, justin verlander for the american league, san francisco's matt cain over r.a.e national league. >> the one edge that i thought would make sense, we have buster posey catching and matt cain is legit as far as getting the honor, and then we will play the game. >> going to be huge for me and cool for me to -- my third one, but this is the first one to be able to start the game, it will be a huge honor for me and i am excited. >> the giants will have four starters in the game tomorrow night but the story remains tim lincecum. right now, no joke, he is statistically the worst pitcher in baseball. a lot of people calling for tim lincecum to go to the minor leagues. his next start is saturday at home worse the astros. reggie jackson will not be hanging around the yankees for a while. he is a special assistant, signs autographs, shows up at events, the club said don't come around for a while after reggie jackson made statements that alex rodriguez's number were tainted. the yankees insist reggie jackson will remain but right now he is not to come around the club. a sho

justin verlander in the seventh. they hit back-to-back on the second. the tribes win, 5-3. >>> the na schedule is out. the world champion heat will tip off the season on october 30th against the celtics followed by the lakers and mavericks. the brooklyn nets will open their doors on november 1th against the knicks and there will be five games on christmas day highlighted by a finals rematch by the thunder and the heat. >>> look who's wearing navy and orange. the peyton manning era officially began in colorado. the long time colt and future hall of famer was the biggest agent signing in nfl history. he missed last season after having neck surgery. no world if he'll play in the preseason game on august 9. >>> finally the opening ceremonies of the olympics is tonight on nbc. for 14-time gold medalist michael phelps marks the ending of a career. >> how many toppings do i want on my sundae? that's what i'm doing. i'm having fun. >> he's licking his chops to get back into the pool. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> well, a firs

the national league's justin verlander started to run away with it. we go to the standing once again. braun there. bautista was there to make the defensive grab of the game. there was only so much the american league could do. many thought melky cabrera should not have been an all-star. his two-run game in the fourth blew the game wide open. try to get some love from former teammate robinson cano and cano wasn't having it. who need as high five when you have a new car. national league won their third straight all-star game, 8-0. >>> couple of nba notes. the spurs re-signed tim duncan. blake griffin will be an l.a. clipper for the next five years. he signed a $95 million extension. >>> finally, classic moment from a motorcycle race in italy. roberto caruso crossing the finish line first, or so he thought. began celebrating his victory while there was still another lap to go. while he was fist pumping everyone went by. it turned into the agony of defeat. how many times do we have to say there's nothing worse that premature celebration. that's your early

and consistent, great pitching and he will go against justin verlander. the tiger's ace. matt cain talks about his counter part tomorrow. >> just been impressive to watch him. the way he goes about his business from the first inning to lot of times the 9th inning. you know, it helps me, you know if i am starting that day, i think about i want to go 8 innings or 9 innings. it is always fun to watch them. >> oakland has its home town hero. ward looking to go 26-0 against chad dawson. press conference today. he will put his belts on the line against dawson. dawson going to drop down to 166 pounds for it, despite his size advantage and length advantage, he is considered an underdog but ward knows no such thing as an easy fight. >> looks like one thing on television, you see the lights, the camera, the action but they don't see the work and the sacrifice that takes place and all the things that make a champion. a lot of fans don't think you made it till you made it on hbo. here we are. >> that will be his fifth fight in oakland. looking good. two months from today. >> okay. th

justin verlander was dominant and eight strikeouts and eight shutout innings and chris tillman pitchesesota tomorrow. >>> the u.s. men's basketball team put on a show yesterday for over 3,000 military members and their families. part of the hoops for troops program tp today more of a businesslike practice as they get ready for tomorrow night's exhibition against brazil. they were at the smith center at g.w., kobe bryant and kevin durant and crew putting a two-hour practice in their first game against the dominican republic and durant came off the bench and pulled in 24 and the d.c. native pulled in all over the world and representing his hometown is still a big deal. >> come from maryland and playing around d.c. my whole life and i feel i have to represent them as much as i can. i played in oklahoma city and i love oklahoma city, but this is where i come from and this is who i am. i'm a maryland, d.c., type of guy. you know me. i have to represent them as much as i can and i let people know that i'm playing for them and hopefully i'll do a good job. >> there are not many, but there are

a single off verlander and then brawn follows going over the head of batista.era for a 1-0 lead. bases loaded for sandoval. he rips the curve ball off the wall in right and clears the bayses. first bases loaded triple in all tar history. a three-run triple for the panda and 4-0 national league. matt cane started and went two innings and struck out batista. he gets the victory. the fourth inning and cabrera facing harrison. see ya. a two-run shot for an 8-0 lead. the night belonged to san francisco. >> the san francisco show so far. you can hear it. >> that's respect. who would have thought the best pitching lineup from the american league would come from the a's loan allstar, ryan cook. cabrera the game mvp two for three with a homer. the last time the game was played in kc, tony larussa and the national league shut out the al8-0 their third straight win. >> i am proud to give you the keys to a new 2013 -- camero zl1. >> i thank san francisco, everybody, thank you the fans. >> serena williams won her singles title and then hoped on a plane to san francisco to d

the giants' matt cain starts for the n.l., and detroit's justin verlander will take the mound for the a.l. >>> back to the derby, and the catch tonight came off a mark trumbo home run. watch closely in the middle of the screen. one of kansas city's finest made the juggling grab. sign that guy up. the long arm of the law, that's some pretty good hands. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> well, the latest attempt to pump life into "american idol's" ratings, your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, if you're happy getting a couple hundred thousand miles out of your new car, just wait until you hear about this record breaker. you're watching "early today." >>> and welcome back to "early today." >>> warm temperatures, 80 up to portland, 100 in boise. a chance for some showers mainly with thunderstorms from the mountains of montana extending back into billings. 101 in boise, 113 in vegas, still a chance of a few isolated thunderstorms in the four corners. if you're watching on the bay area news, in oakland, see real space g

justin verlander in the seventh. carlos santana and travis hafner hit back-to-back jacks on consecutive pitches. the tribe scores four in the inning and win, 5-3. >>> the nba schedule is out. the world champion heat will tip off the season on october 30th against the celtics, followed by the lakers and mavericks. the brooklyn nets will open the doors to their new arena on november 1st against the knicks, and there will be five games on christmas day highlighted by a finals rematch between the thunder and heat. >>> look who's wearing navy and orange. the peyton manning era officially began in denver with the start of training camp. the long-time colt and future hall of famer was the biggest free agent signing in nfl history. he missed all of last season after having neck surgery. no word if he'll play in the broncos' first preseason game on august 9th. >>> and, finally, the opening ceremony of the olympics is tonight on nbc. and for 14-time gold medalist michael phelps, the london games mark the end of a career. >> th

matt cain starts for the n.l., justin verlander for the a.l. >>> the catch of the night came off a markrumbo home run. middle of the screen, one of kansas city's finest made the grab. sign that guy up. the long arm of the law has some pretty good hands. that's your "first look at sports." >>> now for another look at the weather, here is meteorologist todd santos with the forecast. good morning again. >> i'm glad i wasn't here last week to have to tell everybody how hot it was going to be. >> that was bill's job. >> incredible, yeah. i'll at least have the better information as far as the temperatures. not so bad as you step out the door. a little mild in d.c., 76. a little on the sticky side. maybe cool off a couple of degrees prior to sunrise. later this afternoon 85 in d.c. with a chance for isolated thunderstorms. not overwhelming. as you travel south on 95, that chance increasing especially during daytime heeding. phoenix the low one-teens across the area. back through d.c. up towards new york, clouds in place. temperatures mid and upper 80s. closer to the averages for this time of

justin verlander on the mound for the american league against perfect game matt cain from the giants for the national league. >>> espn reports that the yankees have told hall of famer reggie jackson, now a special advisor for the club, to stay away from the team until further notice. this coming on the heels of comments he made about alex rodriguez to "sports illustrated." here's what reggie said. al's very good friend but i think there are real questions about his numbers. as much as i like him, what he admitted about his performance-enhancing drug usage does cloud some of his records. but when he was asked about jackson's comments, a-rod told reporters, with friends like that, who needs enemies? well, robinson wasn't with the yankees for last weekend's series against the red sox at fenway. that's good he took a break from that. since making -- this is about president obama. she loves baseball, she loves me doing this. a couple of weeks ago the president mention kevin youkilis at boston symphony hall in front of a crowd. last month the president seems to be getting a better handle o

later in the inning, verlander in trouble with the bases loaded.to right field, staying in the yard. jose bautista has a hard time tracking it down. three runs score and sandoval not known for speed pulls up at third with a triple. more fireworks courtesy of the san francisco giants in the fourth. ka brash cabrera, and tries to slap a former teammate. he leaves his hanging. look that. the national league fifth inning, the mets david wright hits one back to the pitcher and bryce harper shows his youth and gets caught in the rundown for the second oufrt inning. bottom half of the same inning. mike napoli hits a routine fly ball to hamprper. he loses it in the twilight. not a great all-star debut for harper, 0-1 with a walk and strikeout in addition to his problems in the field. >>> sixth inning. 40-year-old chipper jones set to retire at end of the season comes to the plate to a standing ovation. he sneaks one through the right side for a single, and stands at first base soaking in the last all-star game of his career. the national league wins in a r

sandoval, who hit a bases loaded triple in the first inning off tiger's ace justin verlander.n a five-run league, set the pitching. two innings of shutout ball. in the fourth, melky cabrera hit a two-run homer, part of an mvp night for the center fielder. the nl won 8-0 to claim home field advantage in the world series for the third straight year. >>> the game was the first allstar appearance for the mets 37-year-old knuckleballer r.a. dickey. it was the 8th for chipper jones. got a hit in. in his one plate appearance. he's retiring at the end of the season. >>> the major leaguers weren't the only ones having fun. minor leaguers in redding, pennsylvania, held a different kind of home run derby. lots of differences. how about targets for hitters. like a guy in a flag outfit bouncing on a trampoline. a kid perched in a dunk tank in the outfield. another suspended from center field from a crane. plus pink flamingos. all for laughs with the more than 8,000 fans that turn out. that's the event you don't stay sober at very long. >>> still on the subject of baseball, an ohio man made

a three run triple the first binational play since two thousand and seven i all pictured justin verlander the unfortunate victim of both of those efforts would go on to win m.v.p. on it in his first ever all-star outing the twenty seven year old converting a two run homer for the final eight zero scoreline. now finally to cricket where one of the finest working keepers of his generation has been forced to retire following a freak accident south african mark boucher rupture in his left eye after being struck by a bale the thirty five year old is the most capped gloveman in history we all know much as mentors as is as a person but i think it speaks for itself i mean i think he was in line to achieve his hundred fifty thousand dismissals in the game you know and so many other world records and. now if you add that to the type of person that he was you know he'll go down as one of the greats in the game and certainly one of the greats and so african cricket. but i think now we just more worried about mark a person and getting him through the situation. is over in the world of sport in just un

cabrera went three for three with two home runs and three rbi and justin verlander making his case forrting the allstar game, his fifth complete game. tigers 5, twins 1. on the south side of chicago, rival kevin youkilis making white sox fans happy again last night. a diving stop to nail adrian beltran and then an rbi hit to left in the tenth inning. sox with a walk-off win 5-4. in washington, not only did thomas jefferson win the fourth of july president's race waving the flag all the way, but the nationals and red, white and blue beat the visiting giants behind back-to-back homers behind zimmerman and morris. >>> another two-run shot. final nats 9, giants 4. after eight seasons with the phoenix suns trying to beat kobe bryant and the lakers, free agent steve nash is joining him. the point guard signed a three-year, $27 million contract with the lakers. nash was second in the nba in assists last season and averaged almost 13 points a game. at wimbledon, top seed and defending champ djokovic will face number 3 seed roger federer in the men's semifinals. quarterfinal action, federer mad

pitcher justin verlander the unfortunate victim of both of those efforts to burwood go on to win m.v.p. honors in his first ever all star the twenty seven year old converting it to run homer for the final eight zero s. . now with the olympics just over a fortnight away athletes all over the globe are dreaming of glory artie's michael chang ko caught up with one such man russian swimmer a medal hopeful the key to lope in seven as he gears up for his second summer games . and you keep the logans of made a name for himself when he was part of the four by two hundred meter relay team that won silver at the beijing olympics since then he's racked up a bunch of medals at both the european and world championships making him one of russia's bright stars in swimming but nikita admits the upcoming games in london are far different prospect than those in beijing back in two thousand and eight just give us a sense over the wall this time around everything is different because i'm twenty three years old now not nineteen but my whole approach to the sport has changed i've become more professional st

a single off verlander and then brawn follows going over the head of batista.n comes cabrera for a 1-0 lead. bases loaded for sandoval. he rips the curve ball off the wall in right and clears the bayses. first bases loaded triple in all tar history. a three-run triple for the panda and 4-0 national league. matt cane started and went two innings and struck out batista. he gets the victory. the fourth inning and cabrera facing harrison. see ya. a two-run shot for an 8-0 lead. the night belonged to san francisco. >> the san francisco show so far. you can hear it. >> that's respect. who would have thought the best pitching lineup from the american league would come from the a's loan allstar, ryan cook. cabrera the game mvp two for three with a homer. the last time the game was played in kc, tony larussa and the national league shut out the al8-0 their third straight win. >> i am proud to give you the keys to a new 2013 -- camero zl1. >> i thank san francisco, everybody, thank you the fans. >> serena williams won her singles title and then hoped on a plane to san fr

justin verlander. top one.nal league out in front, 1-0, when pablo sandoval barrels up a fastball. that's a triple to right field. bangs that one off the barrier. three runs come home. it's a 4-0 zip n.l. a top two, n.l.mvp, ryan braun at the dish. here comes joey bats. inning over. top four, now. 6-0, national league. melky cabrera. he had a structured settlement but needs cash now. it's an 8-0, national league lead. chipper jones, final all-star game. gets a standing "o." here, squeaks one through the right side. past ian kinsler. dickey in the home half of the sixth. facing mike trop. slaps one to center. the youngest all-star in history with a hit. dickey gets cabrera to roll into the 6-4-3. that inning over. bottom nine now. cinco ocho time. he flies one right there. that's what your local grocer calls a can of corn. n.l. win this 8-0. >>> make a note, the 20th installment of the espys. the top player of the year will be revealed. plus, you can make your voice heard as far as the best plays in the last 20