the racetrack busy in both indy racing and the sprint cup circuit and game one of the western conference finals in the nba and the nationals bring out the broom in atlanta and gio gains says sorry, those stories -- gonzalez says story, those stories next. >> that does it for us. fox 5 news always on www.myfoxdc.com. keep it right here. sports xtra two minutes away. have a great week. happy memorial day. >>> welcome to the washington area nissan dealers sports xtra. >> hello, every. i'm lindsay murphy. thank for joining us this holiday weekend for nissan sport xtra. coming up we hit the track plus ben olson has an insatiable appetite for winning but first we start on the diamond. the nationals are red hot and so is gio gonzalez, among the nl leaders with 69 strikeouts, third best with a 1.9 e.r.a. and holding opponentses to a major league low .167 -- opponents to a major league low .167 average batting average. top of the 5th nats trailing 2- 1 and gio gonzalez at the dish with bases loaded and a deep shot to left, deep enough for ian desmond to tag it from third. bottom 7 6-2, 10th strik

. >>> game one of the western conference finals, another injury for theof fillies, and he crash on the final lap of the indy 500. you're watching "early today."if . you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry and here are some of your top headlines this morning. the united nations is condemning syria for the shelling of the town of hula in what was called a, quote, outrageous use of force. more than 100 people were killed, including dozens of children. >>> iran says it will not halt its production of higher grade uranium, which is a reversal of previous statements. more than six power talks about the nuclear program are scheduled next month in motion cow. >>> in idaho, national guard rescuers got to the site of a small plane crash on a snow-covered montana yesterday. a helicopter was able to safely pull out a california fireman, his wife, and their daughter more than 15 hours after the crash. >>> and there was a huge and amazing fireworks display last night in san francisco to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the golden gate bridge

. >>> coming up, the devils get even, the thunder roll in the western conference finals and lightning strikes twice for one lucky fan. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry and here are some of your top headlines. a suicide bombing in yemen killed almost 100 people yesterday, most of them soldiers. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has claimed responsibility. >>> roman catholic schools, clutches and other institutions are suing the obama administration over a health care mandate that most employers provide birth control coverage. the suit charges the requirement violates religious freedom. >>> former rutgers university student dharun ravi was sentenced to 30 days in jail and three years in probation for using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate who later committed suicide. the prosecutor plans to appeal joined by gay advocates in complaining the sentence is too light. >>> the supreme court has ruled that a child conceived by in vitro fertilization after the death of the father is not entitled to survivors social security benefit

. >>> to sports now, the thunder with a chance to clinch its spot in the western conference finals innt of the home crowd hoping to get past kobe. third quarter, kobe with a steal, coast to coast for the dunk. lakers up 2 at that point. kobe had 42 points in the game and 0 assists. his 13th career playoff game with 40 or more points. later russell west many brook, deflection and a steal. and the foul to give his team the lead part of a 14-3 run for the thundz their turned this game around in the fourth then kevin durant sinks the three with a hand in his face. that was a double digit lead for the thunder at that point. the lakers never recovered. westbrook and durant combine for 53 points. 9 thunder advance with a win and see the top seeded spurs who have an 18-game winning streak dating back to early april in the western conference finals. that should be a great series game one on sunday night. >>> in the east, celtics and sixers even at 2 entering game five and unlikely hero. sixers looked good. iguodala grabbed the rebound for the dunk over kevin garnett. led by three at the break.

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they are in second place in the western conference. let's go to the ice.he western conference finals and coyotes and kings in the first period. a shot from the red line and goes in. jonathon quick would love to have that one back. now tied at two in the third. it is his seventh goal of the playoffs. they win it 4-2 and they lead the series 1-0. >>> coming up later in the newscast, a table tennis fee nome who is on her way to the olympics at 16 years of age. >> cool. >> well, coming up, he was once a notorious criminal, but now the man called shrimp boy says he has changed. what he is doing now and why police are not so sure she new man. >> and a $2 billion mistake and the affect it could have on your money. >>> good evening. i'm ama dates. >> and i'm alan wang. 234* tonight's headlines, a changing of the guard at yahoo. scott thompson has resigned after four months as ceo. thompson was exposed for claiming he add degree in computer science. his degree was in accounting. >> police officials in san jose claim a pension reform measure is forcing officers to g

they move onto the western conference semis.y meet the winner in the next round. >>> incredible game here in new york last night in the stanley cup playoffs. rangers caps. series tied at 2 going into game five. this was the swing game. the ringers down a goal to the kapts with just 30 seconds left in the game. joel ward calls for the high-sticking penalty off the draw so that gives rangers a power play. rangers running out of time when brad richards finds the net with 6.6 seconds to go in the game. an impossible shot sends the game to overtime. again, with 6.6 on the clock. the rangers joel ward remains in the penalty box. so the rangers start o.t. on the power play. just 1:30 into overtime mark staal blasts one past brayden holtby scoring the game winner. new york with an improbable 3-2 win. they go up 3-2 with a chance to win the series wednesday night in washington. >>> coyotes closed out their series. phoenix moves on to play the eighth seeded l.a. kings in the western conference finals. >>> roy halladay went to the hill las

the san antonio spurs have reached the western conference final after beating the l.a. clippers one hundred two point two ninety nine tim duncan scored twenty one of those for san antonio to close out of four nil series win over the clippers and will face either oklahoma city thunder or the l.a. lakers in the western conference final to sunday's other game miami heat the indiana pacers there to tie their best of seven contests to a pace they will meet again on tuesday the san antonio after through and remain unbeaten but i'm getting carried away. you never know all what's going to happen with you too broke to tell you. we've never gone into a point of you know this is your your your you know we've got to get it done we've never. we go with what we call appropriate. you know you don't you know afraid of people but you still have good concern of appropriate reasoning and all the things that can happen so you never thought you could win a championship now belgium's nicolas colsaerts is gulfs world match play champion and it all came down to the final hole in spain against

they ran up 120 points on oklahoma city in last night's game two of the western conference finals. could the thunder run with the spurs? highlights ahead in sports. >>> and the first lady of the united states visits daily show and speaks politely of vice president joe biden, despite a valiant effort by jon stewart to make her say otherwise. >>> a jury in maryland has found john allen muhammed guilty of six counts of murder in the washington, d.c. area. a virginia jury had already sentenced him to death. [ male announcer ] you sprayed them. thought they were dead. [ laughter ] [ grunting ] huh? [ male announcer ] should've used roundup. america's number one weed killer. it kills weeds to the root, so they don't come back. guaranteed. weeds won't play dead, they'll stay dead. roundup. no root. no weed. no problem. i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios [ engine turns over ] [ male announcer ] we began with the rx. [ t

they 10 and they will face the spurs in the western conference. the eastern semis and game one and heat and pacers and lebron james presented with his third mvp trophy and put together an mvp performance. the alley-oop and then in the fourth three on one and james finishes and 32 points and 15 boards andd takes game one 95-86. we will take a brief timeout before we tee it up at the player's championship. the title is up for grabs. several players had a shot in the pga tour's fifth major. a great finish for you next in >>> in golf, the player's championship is like a fifth major. several young guns had a shot at the title, but it went to a 33-year-old veteran. number 17 tpc sawgrass was not a factor today. he started six back and made a run. he fired a 67 and she in the clubhouse at 11 under. the le with 25 straight holes without a bogey until five. first of six on the day. four over 76 and he is done. birdie on 17 and shoots a 70. also in the clubhouse at 11 under. a hole behind fouler and answers with a birdie. but bogey is 17. he is two upunder.

in the san antonio spurs have reached the western conference final offer a four nil series sweep of the l.a. clippers one. hundred eighteen points to ninety nine to complete the whitewash. of the oklahoma city thunder or the l.a. lakers in the western conference final in sunday's other games the miami heat the indiana pacers to tie their best of seven contests. again. however san antonio through and remain unbeaten but they aren't getting carried away. you never know what was going to happen with your team but i can tell you. we've never gone into a playoff we can you know this is our year. you know we've got a team that can get it done we've never. we go with what we call appropriate fear and. you know you don't you know afraid of people but you still have good concerned appropriate fear about everything and all the things that can happen so there's never a thought that your team is going to win a championship. on the gulf now and belgium's nicobar cole sir is the world match play champion after a win on the final hole against northern ireland's graeme mcdowell well started impressivel

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the san antonio spurs have reached the western conference final after beating the l.a. clippers one hundred so you point to ninety nine tim duncan scoring twenty one of those for san antonio close out of four little series win with a clip is the only on the side left in the postseason and will face either oklahoma city thunder or the l.a. lakers in the western conference final and in some days of the game i mean hate the indiana pacers to tie their best of seven contests to two apiece miami's bron james and dwyane wade scoring seventeen points between them. nicklaus called thirty's golds world match play champion it all came down to the final hole in spain against northern ireland graeme mcdowell started impressively sinking this eagle at the. and from this point on which the belgian never found himself in a race down did square the match on several occasions including here at the fourteenth when he. could never really down by the last hole call science had teapots to win it's his second victory on the european tour and hands him seven hundred thousand dollars and a pla

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the san antonio spurs have reached the western conference final offer. pray for neil series sweep of the l.a. clippers the spurs won their latest game one hundred ninety nine to complete a whitewash face either the oklahoma city thunder for the l.a. lakers in the western conference final while in sunday's other guys in the miami heat beat the indiana pacers to tie their best of seven contests to a pace meet again on tuesday however san antonio all through and remain unbeaten but they aren't getting carried away. with every goal was going to happen with your team breaking tell you with every championship we've never gone into a playoff think and you know this is our year. you know we've got a team we can get it done we've never so we just we go with what we call appropriate fear. you know you're not afraid of people but you still have good conserve appropriate fear about everything and all the things that can happen so there's never a thought that you're the team is going to win a championship. and finally to go off and belgium's nick a lot closer is the

the san antonio spurs have reached the western conference final after sweeping the l.a. clippers they won the latest game one hundred points in one thousand nine hundred three to four nil series whitewash and will face either oklahoma city thunder or the l.a. lakers in the western conference final in sunday's deadly game miami heat beat the indiana pacers to tie their best of seven contests to two with pace they'll meet again on tuesday san antonio through and remain unbeaten but are getting carried away. you never know what's going to happen with your team but i can tell you with any championship we've never gone into a point of you know this is our year. you know we've got a team we can get it done we've never. we just we go with what we call appropriate feel or. you know you don't you know afraid of people but you still have the concern of appropriate fear about everything and all the things that can happen so you never a thought you're going to win a championship in other news belgians nicolas colsaerts is golf's world match play champion and it all came down to the

in the san antonio spurs have reached the western conference final after a four nil series sweep of the l.a. clippers the spurs one their latest game one hundred two points to ninety nine to complete the white wash your face either oklahoma city thunder or the l.a. lakers in the western conference final and in sunday's other game the miami heat before the indiana pacers to tie their best of seven contests to apiece and i'll meet again on tuesday. and finally there are one hundred days to go until the start of the paralympic games in london where record audiences are predicted and the russian team are hoping for their best ever medal haul and one cost which has more . with the opening ceremony of the paralympic games only one hundred days away the british embassy in the russian capital staged a commemorative event in the ronald mcdonald sports center for kids with disabilities is just one of many such events organized by the u.k.'s diplomatic mission in russia we are working very closely with a parliamentary committee we see them often and this is a pleasure i believe specific project wi

. >> good morning, the oklahoma city thunder are heading to the western conference finals, game five in okc. kobe bryant went down swinging. unfortunately for him nobody else had his back. kobe finished with a game high 42. thunder started the quarter on a 10-0 and the lakers never recovered. thunder won it 106-90. next up is san antonio spurs. now we go to boston the celtics have three future hall of famers and all-star point guard. game five belonged to bass, scored 18 of his career 27 in the third quarter. celtics had everybody going. they won it 101-85. they eliminate the sixers with another victory tomorrow. >>> dwight howard wanted him out. van gunnedy is fired and the gm is fired. hockey eastern conference finals are so intense. if you're going to talk the talk you got to walk the walk. devils did just that. with two goals and an assist, the devils evened the series with 4-1 over the rangers, game five tomorrow on the nbc sports network. marlins are breaking in a new stadium and carlos is flat out breaking things. ripped a grand slam off the left field scoreboard. broke some l

as far as were out for game four in the western conference finals. the kings and coyotes.o and they are looking for a sweep. two goals and mike smith had 36 saves and 2-0 your final. game five on tuesday in phoenix. 42.6 miles around beverly hills in downtown los angeles. he won his fifth stage win one hour and 27 and a half minutes, but he wins the tour with an over all time of 29 hours and 14 minutes and 52 seconds. find out where he is headed and why is andrew luck in his colts uniform in southern cal? that's coming up later in the newscast. >>> ahead, facebook's ipo didn't go quite as planned. >> why nasdaq's top execs say they are embarrassed about it. >> and bounties for hits in bowl bowl -- in local sports, but it is not the pros. an i team investigation. >> and an exclusive report taking you to the front lines in the all out hunt for a president whatted >>> good evening. i'm ama dates. >> and i'm alan wang. in tonight's headline. headline millions enjoyeded the ring of fire solar eclipse at the space and science center. people watched in awe as the moon covered 96%

as far as were out for game four in the western conference finals. the kings and coyotes. tony soprano and they are looking for a sweep. two goals and mike smith had 36 saves and 2-0 your final. game five on tuesday in phoenix. around beverly hills in downtown los angeles. he won his fifth stage win one hour and 27 and a half minutes, but he wins the tour with an over all time of 29 hours and 14 minutes and 52 seconds. find out where he is headed and why is andrew luck in his colts uniform in southern cal? that's coming up later in the newscast. >>> ahead, facebook's ipo didn't go quite as planned. >> why nasdaq's top execs say they are embarrassed about it. >> and bounties for hits in bowl bowl -- in local sports, but it is not the pros. an i team investigation. >> and an exclusive report taking you to the front lines in the all out hunt for a president whatted >>> good evening. i'm ama dates. >> and i'm alan wang. in tonight's headline. headline millions enjoyeded the ring of fire solar eclipse at the space and science center. people watched in awe as the moon covered 96

the spurs to a game one of the western conference finals. nascar's longest race of the year he takes the checkered flag at the coca-cola 600. the indy 500 came down to the final lap. he tried to pass dario frankie. frankie when his third indy 500. his wife ashley judd told him before the rise of see you in victory lane. >>> of course she did >>> and marty lurie will answer the burning question every fan wants to know what is wrong with jimmy? >>> 1135 on cbs 5 that does it for us eyewitness news at ten news o is on a cbs s f dot com what did you with more fireworks from the golden gate bridge. good night. ,,,, [ mechanical humming ] [ male announcer ] we began with the rx. ♪ then we turned the page, creating the rx hybrid. ♪ now we've turned the page again with the all-new rx f sport. ♪ this is the next chapter for the rx. this is the next chapter for lexus. this is the pursuit of perfection.

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the thunder were a quarter away from taking over the western conference finals be u they couldn't finish off the best team in basketball. to san antonio. spurs need a bucket. manu can do. manu ginobili drill as buzzer beater. drills by six. spurs respond in the second and third. kevin durant with a game-high 27. to start the four, that's when the spurs put on their work hats. nothing flashy, nothing out of the ordinary, just textbook bachblt san antonio rallies and wins 101-98. they've won a remarkable 19 games in a row. >>> switching gears to the indy 500. pick it up on lap 82. mike conway losing control, hit the wall, and willpower drives right underneath him sending conway airborne. fortunately both drivers okay. thrilling conclusion. final lap he tries to fast franchitti. no go. spins, crashes, and the race will end under caution. this one belongs to franchitti, his third checkered flag at indy. milk has never tasted so good. >>> if milk's not your thing, how about a coke, kasey kahne taking the checkered flag at nascar's coke 100. >>> tennis in paris. first round of the french open,

san jose in second place in western conference. >>> would keep our fingers crossed for the giants and a's. >>> the a's hopefully will get some power back in the next week. >>> tonight at 630 here we go to the other side of the golden gate, people on in marin side getting ready for tonight's party at their history with the span coming up at 630. that is set for eyewitness news at 530 was sealed in half an hour. news updates on cbs s f dot com good night.

kevin iran and the thunders eliminated the lakers to advance to the western conference finals lakers coach mike brown has received criticism, but meta world peace says the blame is on the players >>> mike was not out there guarding cavan, that was me, gavin scored on me, mike did not throw turnovers at the end of the game mike did not missed a three-point shot, i missed a three-point shot mike did not come in out of shape, well he did come in out of shape, actually he has a fat ... but, it is all mental for coach. >>> one of the best catches your seat lower columbia college player gyms over the fence to make the grab it was the final out it would have been a game- tying home run. >>> if there is a leak at the vatican and they think the dollar debt, it documents he's accused of stealing as punishment if convicted has technology caught up to america's most exercise the catch the bottom the new invention that takes away the anticipation. that does it for us eyewitness news will see you at four 11 anticipation. that does it for us eyewitness news will see you at four 11 latest,,,,,,,,,,,

they complete the sweep and move onto the western conference finals with a 102-91. >>> the coyotes captain stepping up when they needed him the most. shane doan with two goals. then 36 shot for his third shot with the playoffs. they beat the kings, 2-0. game five is tomorrow on the nbc sports network. >>> baseball, the nationals' steve strasburg is what he can do on the mound. yesterday is what he did at the plate. left the game after five innings after experiencing biceps tightness. the nats beat the o's, 9-3. >>> final to the links. jj henry's tee shot on the par 3 hole. now i'd say he picked the right club. hits the green and jj pulls a string. rolls right in the cup for a hole in one. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought do you by touch of gray. get rid of some gray, never all. >>> well, the new film get hulked at the box office. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, the family that studied together graduated together. we'll explain. you're watching "early today." >>> good monday m

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game seven in the western conference playoffs.d the clips taking on zach randolph tapped grizzlies. third quarter, grizzlies up by one. they're up 50-47. feeling pretty good about themselves. fourth quarter, kenyon martin. clippers, a 57-56 lead. later on, ere iic bledsoe, maki it happen. mo williams, former cleveland cav from the wing. o.j. mayo, the steal. misses the layup. and the clippers win, 82-72. they advance. they'll taken to spurs in the conference semis. >>> pacers visiting the heat. lebron james accepting his third mvp award in four years. this is game one of the eastern conference semifinals. lebron with the alley-oop. bosh going to the hole with soul. he left the game with an injury. due to have an mri today on his lower ab. paul george on the fast break. d. wade, one of the best at blocking shots. lebron and the heat win, 95-86. >>> want to remind you about monday night baseball. one of the best rivalries in the business. the chicago cubs visiting the st. louis cardinals. 7:00 p.m. eastern tonight on espn. >> we bot

. >> you will not see purple and gold in the western conference finals this year before the lakers.ns now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. it's tuesday, may 22. i am steve chenevey. >> i am pamela brown. great to have you with us. we begin with traffic and weather every ten minutes. lisa baden in a moment, but first, adam caskey. >> we have halight sprinkles out there. there's not much wind in the atmosphere. not much wind

game two of the western conference finals. third quarter, spurs up big.rker, with 34 points. spurs win, 110-111. serena williams is done at the french open. the number five seat in the tournament, lost to virginie rosano in four sets. serena has competed in 47 grand slam events. this is the first time she lost inirst of fst a round of a granm tournament. she had to fight back tears when it was all over. >>> he's the bmoc, the big man on campus. he received a hero's welcome from his fellow students and teachers at prince of peace school in fremont today. he placed third in the national geographic bee, held in washington, d.c. last week. he was in our studios tonight. >> what keeps me motivated is probably the interest i have in geography. and the passion i've had. and discipline from the parents. >> he won a 10,000 scholarship. he plans to put the money towards college. maybe even harvard. seventh grade. we'll see you in harvard. good night. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, ja

clippers taking on grizzlies game seven western conference semifinals. l.a. up one in the fourth. nick young with the three and kenyon martin off the nick young missed the tip-in. 11-2 run to miss the fourth. here come the grizzlies, it's a six-point game. and moments later the grizzlies with good d, o.j. mayo with the steal but can't cash in on the other hand and clippers hold on, 82-72, the third series playoff one in the last 41 years. pacers taking on the heat, game one of the eastern conference semifinals, lebron with his mvp trophy before the game. hans burg dunk. it's a 6-point lead at the half then lebron james in transition, dunk you very much. then under a minute to go, heat, clinging to a 7-point lead. lebron gets the ball and buries the dagger. miami goes up 95-86 the final and take a 1-0 series lead. on the golf course, matt kutcher wins the championship. that does it it from here. >>> still ahead, the ceo of a major bank announcing major losses this past week defends himself on "meet the press." >>> authorities make a gruesome discovery near the border of k. noicbe r

they complete the sweep and move onto the western conference finals with a 102-91. >>> to the ice, it was a dog day afternoon at stap else. facing elimination, the coyotes captain stepping up when they needed him the most. shane doan scored two goals. goalie mike smith does the rest, stopping 36 shots for his third shutout of the playoffs. coyotes live to play another day. they beat the kings, 2-0. game five is tomorrow on the nbc sports network. >>> baseball, the nationals' steve strasburg is what he can do on the mound. yesterday was all about what he did at the plate, belting the first homer of his career, left the game after just five innings after experiencing biceps tightness. i guess the kid isn't used to hitting homers. the nats beat the o's, 9-3. >>> final to to the lynx. j.j. henry's tee shot on the par 3 hole. now i'd say he picked the right club. hits the green and j.j. pulls a string. rolls right in the cup for a hole-in-one. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by touch of gray. get rid of some

. >>> to the western conference finals, kings and coyotes. dustin brown with another huge goal. seems like every game the captain steps up in a big way. kings are a perfect 6-0 on the road. they win, 4-2. >>> golf, the tpc at sawgrass was pretty in pink for moe's day and so was match kutcher. donning the pink hat for par on 3, draino. then a tap-in on the win. he takes the players championship by two strokes. >> to the diamonds, earlier this year the marlins mike stanton changed his name to giancarlos stanton. marlins score sixing in the ninth to win, 8-4. >>> if you like that, you'll love this, unless, of course, you're a nationals fan. the reds' joe yes votto hits not one, not two but three home runs in cinci. votto makes the natsz see red. they win 9-6 in dramatic fashion. and that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> well, which film was totally overshadowed this weekend at the box office? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it is diploma time at the nation's colleges and universities and we'll bring you the inspir

bouncing puck and solid it into the goal leading to a 4-3 win over the coyotes to clinch their western conferencempionship since 1993. the kings will play the winner of the east for the stanley cup. that starts one week from tonight. >>> to baseball now. l.a. angels at oakland. the angels got off to a fast start, scoring three in the top of the first inning. and in the third, albert pujols slammed a no-doubter into stands his third homer in a week, putting l.a. up by four. c.j. wilson with eight shutout innings with seven strikeouts. angels beat the a's 5-0. >>> in philadelphia, bryce harper tripled in the third inning driving in two runs for the nationals. rick ankiel led off the fourth with a solo homer. washington beat the phillies 5-2. the nats' sixth straight win playing in philadelphia. >>> finally, a taste of olympic glory for singer will i. am. of the black eyed peas. beginning with a stroll while tweeting his fans with the torch in his hands. he joined the olympic torch relay through a town in southwestern england, breaking into a jog as fans cheered from the roadside. he called it a sur

they take a 2-0 lead in the western conference finals. serena williams was in tears. earliest exit ever. her opponent cranked 111.

the spurs lead the clippers 2-0 in the western conference semifinals. >>> in indianapolis, lebron james slam near the end of the first half, but miami faltered without injured chris bosh. the pacers' roy hibbert got 19 points with a spin and layup in the fourth and indy won 94-75 taking a 2-1 lead in eastern semifinals. >>> now to baseball. oakland at texas. the top of the seventh inning, the a's josh reddick hit a solo home run to tie the game 4-4 that led to extra innings. in the tenth, oakland sent up ka'aihue, who hit an rbi single that held up. final score, a's, 5, rangers, 4. >>> in atlanta freddie freeman hit a home run to deep right field giving the braves a 2-0 lead over the marlins in the third inning. and brian beachy got stanton to ground out in the ninth for his complete game shutout as braves won it 7-0. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and closing arguments in the john edwards tile trial. there's a clear difference between claritin and many allergy medicines. the difference is claritin clear. claritin gives me powerful relief that won't

they take a 2-0 lead in the western conference finals. serena williams was in tears. her earliest exit ever. her opponent cranked 111. saw vena was up and could -- serena was up and could not close it out. he evened the match at a set apiece. they jumped out to the lead as serena just crumbled. 47 unforced errors. 4-6, heavy sf -- 7-6. >> thank you, larry. >>> "night loin" is up next. -- "nightline" is up next. >> the news continues tomorrow morning starting at 4:30 a.m. >> thank you for watching. we appreciate your time. we'll see you tomorrow.