the yankees tie it at 1 in the fourth. casey kotchman, his first home run as a member of the red sox. boston up 3-1. looking good. but john smoltz has been a victim from the beginning of the year. and thursday night the big inning was the fourth. cabrera's 3-run home run, his 11th. nine hits, 8 earned. bottom four, billy trainer on in relief. that's no relief. jorge posada. another three-run blast. his 14th. the yanks score 8 in the fourth and leave it 9-3. top 8, a 95 mile an hour heater over pedroia's head. a couple of pitches later, the things getting a bit heated as posada trying to calm pedroia down. 13-6 is the final in the bronx. the yankees beat the red sox for the first time this season. snap a nine-game losing streak going back to last year. and now lead boston by three and a half games in the american league east. >> a pair of aces. this is the friday starting pitcher. josh beckett against a.j. burnette. burnette has been shelled in two starts against the red sox. while beckett held the yankees scoreless over si

yankees up 13-8. pedroia. he gets drilled. the yankees win by seven.h was the charm. >> a nice inning. i'm not going to lie to you. a nice inning to put together and big hits from a lot of different guys. it was an important inning and gave us a cushion. >> definitely better to be 1-8 than 0-9. those are eight games we can't get back. we played all right. we talked too many guys, but we swung the bats okay. >> things were looking okay until the forth inning. they had a three-run lead did boston. then the eighth inning was the biggest inning for the sox. posada hit one of the two yankee home runs in that inning. john smoltz is on the other end of that. what's up with that? >> not making any excuses. when i go out there i feel like the pitch i'm going to make is the right one, and happens to not be in the position i want to be in i want to wake up and good to work tomorrow and see what happens. >> sounded like a good idea at the time but the result of the john smoltz comeback story has not been happy. he has allowed eight home runs in his last 15 innings

what he did in the game against the yankees.ht only 30% inside strikes compared to the major league average of 60%. that meant that the yankees hitters were hanging out over the plate. it's not very often that you would say this about a future hall of famer like john smoltz. he was helpless. 92 pitches. only two missed swings. big question for the red sox. will they keep him in the rotation? >> there is need for boston. whether they could survive another of these remains to be seen. the yankees rolling, 15-5 since the all-star break, 3 1/2 on top of the red sox in the a.l. east, beckett and burnett friday, buster, at the stadium. they need beckett to be the 2007 postseason beckett -- the stopper. >> the pressure is building on the red sox, clay buchholz going saturday against cc sabathia. they've lost 11 of their last 18, eduardo. >> it's not going to be an easy task. a.j. burnett is 5-1 lifetime against boston, 0-1, but beckett -- you've got to love it. after losses, he's been phenomenal, 7-1 with a 2.29 e.r.a. >> we'll have it

what he did in the game against the yankees.ht only 30% inside strikes compared to the major league average of 60%. that meant that the yankees hitters were hanging out over the plate. it's not very often that you would say this about a future hall of famer like john smoltz. he was helpless. 92 pitches. only two missed swings. big question for the red sox. will they keep him in the rotation? >> there is need for boston. whether they could survive another of these remains to be seen. the yankees rolling, 15-5 since the all-star break, 3 1/2 on top of the red sox in the a.l. east, beckett and burnett friday, buster, at the stadium. they need beckett to be the 2007 postseason beckett -- the stopper. >> the pressure is building on the red sox, clay buchholz going saturday against cc sabathia. they've lost 11 of their last 18, eduardo. >> it's not going to be an easy task. a.j. burnett is 5-1 lifetime against boston, 0-1, but beckett -- you've got to love it. after losses, he's been phenomenal, 7-1 with a 2.29 e.r.a. >> we'll have it

the yankees will go back to their home run hitting ways in their home ballpark. 8 and0, the yankees are 2nd hottest team in the al. that continues against the red sox who come in limping after getting pasted by the rays. >> we will find out tonight. the first of 4 between the red sox and the yankees. we are back tomorrow 2:30 p.m. eastern time and every morning 10 a.m. eastern right on espn-2. >> roanoke announced his retirement after 20 seasons in the nhl. roanoke played in over 1300 nhl games. the blackhawks, coyotes and sharks. roanoke a 9 time all-star. the 3rd most goals of any american born player in nhl history and ranked 6th in assists with 703. >> top of the 7th out in oakland. the rangers still holding the 4-3 margin over oakland. blalock started it off with a solo home run. young a solo shot in the 3rd and bird added a single. cahill has pitched 6 innings so far in this one. >> the red sox and the yankees open up a 4 game set in the bronx. jeremy schaap will explain. ♪ ♪ the latest chapter in the red sox and yankees novel has been all boston. today they are 8 and 0 against th

burnett and the yankees.ho was smorthed by the bombers last night smoltz has been designated for assignment and tigers woods remains in par and phil mickelson finds an eagle. ♪ ♪ >> welcome to espnews. where we are always keeping you current. with mark morgan, i am michelle lafountain. a packed half hour. red sox and yankees and so much more. "baseball tonight"'s eduardo perez is here and gene on the notre dame coach charlie weis. >> we begin with a bridgestone invitational. tigers woods won this 6 times. 4 shots off the pace as the 2nd round began today. padraig harrington is at minus 7. tim clark so far still playing. 1 shot back at 6 under. clark is through 17. verplank 2 shots off after a 69 today. phil mickelson still on the course. phil minus 1 currently. 6 shots off the pace. tigers woods is a bit off the track right now. he is minus 2 for the. later in the show we will have highlights from the bridgestone invitational and hear from tigers woods. stay tuned for that. >> lebron james is unlikely to acce

> tim: he had many devotees as far as fans are concerned, but did he have as many devotees on the yankees? >> oh, yeah. in fact, you know, famously when reggie came to the team and di that magazine interview about i'm the straw that stirs the drink, thurman can only stir it bad, suddenly he had 33 new best friends on that ball club. >> tim: because he was the antithesis of reggie, right? >> yeah. he had been there, he was a player's player. he was already the captain. and here the new guy was like questioning his leadership and immediately everybody gravitated over to thurman's side. >> tim: even reggie -- >> oh, they patched things up and reggie flew to appear at a testimonial dinner for thurman and even flew in his jet with him. >> tim: tippy, you never flew in thurman's jet with him? >> no, never had the pleasure, but i'm sure maybe if i had spent more time with the yankees i might have had a chance to do that. >> tim: you were traded in 1976? >> in '76. >> tim: to ' baltimore. so you were teammates with the orioles i guess. >> yeah, i had the pleasure to be with reggie for a short whi

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and the yankees and red sox played. and the yankees and red sox are playing again tonight.atinee action around the majors. david hernandez giving up a two-run shot to brandon inge. bottom of the second. inge 22nd home run. his first since the 12th. he was 2 for 4 rbis. alex avila. inge on his horse. coming around. he will score. 5-0 tigers. detroit wins it. 7-3, avila. and the first r.b.i. as well. ed tigers take 3 of 4 in the series. they have. >> elsewhere, white sox looking for a sweep of the angels, the angels hoping to avoid the losing streak since june. vlad guerrero, gone. off john derchgs. many top of the third. his fifth of the year, 6-3 angels. top 5. 6-4 angels. bobby abreu, that is gone off on danks as well. so bobby abreu's 250th career home run. that is important because he becomes just the sixth player in maiblg league history with 60 home runs, 2000 hits 1,000 r.b.i. 1,000 walks and 300 stolen bas bases. >> we keep rolling here on espnews. the twins and indians in cleveland. that's nick blackburn, 4-0 in his career. but oh, oh, trevor crowe got something for

yankees on top, 9-3. moving to the eighth, yankees leading 13-8.droia almost gets hit there. just for good measure. things getting heated here. yankees cruise, 13-6. >>> to the links. the bridgestone invitational. it's round one here. tiger woods laz won six times. phil mickelson playing for the first time since the u.s. open. he had that deal with his wife, amy, who was diagnosed with breast cancer. on 18 here, putting for par. phil shot 3 over 38 on the front nine. back nine, though, started to turn things around. lefty getting it to go down. mickelson shot 3 under 32 on the back nine to finish at even par. tiger, though, started the die on the front nine. here on 5, chipping from the rough for birdie. looks like it goes in. oh, boy. tiger can't believe it. and to be honest, neither can i. tiger on the par 4 13th, putting for birdie. that's cash. tiger, 2 under, finished at 2 under. and is trailing the leader by four strokes. >>> jeremy and vinita, back to you. >>> well, it is a bargain-hunter's dream. and hagglers are flocking in by the thousand

it is amazing mike scioscia can play his team tougher than the new york yankees. they play well on the road all the time. >> the angels by the way are 4- 2 against the yankees the red sox and tampa bay. it is going to be the orioles and eagles game and the angels. game three. jim hundred and jim palmer standing by with a play by play. we'll be standing by for the post game show, right after the orioles play the angels, next on march. ♪ ♪ tell me who's watching. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ (announcer) it's right here. it's easy.

>> the sports world can change in the blink of an i'm these yankees and those red sox do not resemble the same foes who met two months ago. welcome into the studios. i'm bram weinstein. today one nba star is blaming magic dust for failing a drug test. and in the span of a couple of months, time has significantly changed the sox. in a sport filled with debate, it's hard to argue who is number one heading into the college football season. it's florida's world. and while tiger and phil are in the headlines for recovering superstars, paddy is getting his groove back. ♪ >> they are 8-1 against the yankees and yet they are the ones panicking today. one boston column described the

. >>> the yankees do something to the red sox they haven't done in 24 years. and tiger woods changes a tournament in one shot. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today," everyone. i'm dan kloeffler. and here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> president obama and miss mexican counterparts are on a summit on a wide range of issues. he met with mexican president calderon to discuss swine flu, violence involving mexican drug trafficking gangs. >>> a wave of predawn violence killed 40 people. a pair of bombs exploded in bgd including one near a group of construction workers. 17 people were killed in those blasts. >>> venezuelan president chavez claims colombia may have been trying to provoke the military with a recent incursion into the country. a move he calls a threat. >>> and a new study found that dogs are as intelligent as the average 2-year-old child. researchers say dogs can understand up to 250 words and gestures, count up to five, perform simple math calculations. among the smartest breeds, retrievers a

. >> out in oakland, as and yankees, yankees taking a 3-0 lead in the top of the fourth, the yankees have gone two straight games without a home run, but tonight a text message, mark teixeira, rbi, coming up big there, two-run home run as well, that came in the first, 3-0 is where we stand, chad gaudin, first start since being traded to the yankees on august 6th. the red sox storm to eight straight wins, but the bronx bombers exacted a measure of revenge with a four-game sweep of the sox earlier this month, the two will hook up for a three-game series at fenway starting on friday, one can only hope that the games will be under five hours long. >> it didn't work out with the red sox, so john smolts will try his luck with the red birds, the 42-year-old signed with the cardinals on wednesday. for now the future hall-of-famer will be the cardinals' fifth starter, but he could be moved to the bull pen. going back to the national league may be just what he needs. >> they've got some tough numbers. i had a couple of guys that i know in boston, and they say his arm has good life, and you jus

. >> a's and yankees. before the game, mark teixeira chatting it up with reggie jackson.tever reggie told him, tex certainly took it to heart -- top four, yankees up 1-0, do the voodoo that you do so well, ninth three-r.b.i. game this season for teixeira, most on the yankees. bottom eighth, two men on, oakland down one. phil hughes gets tommy everett to ground to a-rod who steps on third then throws over to first for the out, yankees work out of a jam. bottom nine, mo rivera time, gets mark ellis to fly out. rivera's 36th save of the year. yankees win 3-2. they're 25-8 since the all-star break. that is best in major league baseball. meanwhile, oakland is now 2-11 in their last 13 games vs. the bronx bombers. >> it didn't work out with the red sox. so john smoltz will try his luck with the redbirds. released by boston, the 42-year-old signed with the n.l. central-leading cardinals on wednesday. for now, the future hall of famer will be the cardinals' fifth starter but he could be moved to the bullpen. going back to the national league may be just what smoltzy needs. >> he

thursday night he was honored at yankee stadium. and he plans to visit his late grandfather's ancestral home in ireland. more than a century of games between the bitter rivals, yankees and red sox, never before have they gone scoreless through 14 innings, thanks to plays like this. a dual of great pitching ended in the 15th inning when rodriguez hit the game-winning home run. 2-0, yankees. a-rod compared it to a heavyweight fight. >>> in pittsburgh last night, a fan goes diving for a foul ball, head first into the dirt. pujols running to give comfort to the man. nice gesture there. >>> it's the year of roger federer in tennis. a record-setting 15 grand slam titles and the birth of twins. posting the first picture of the baby girls on his facebook page, calling their birth on july 23rd, the best day of his life. >>> can you include lawn care in a college application? a student accidentally mowed over his foot. he will sit out two to four weeks but is not expected to miss any playing time. that is sports. >> federal investigators are

the yankees continue their stranglehold of the best record in baseball. a-rod gets back to his feet, fires to first and gets the runner. later the yankees flash the leather. how about cano getting down and dirty up the middle. he guns it to first and robs him of a base hit. they can knock it around. the yankees laid a whipping on the chicago pitchers. a-rod, home run number 475. the yankees romp. 10-0 was your final score. tiger woods started the third round in 17th place. too much ground to cover, right? please, tiger climbed up the leader board. he fired a 67. he goes from 17th to seventh. he is at minus 4, very much in striking range. paul cokeses in the 15-footer here. he is at 9 under. among those in the hunt, fred risch jacobsen with the birdie here. he is a ate 7 under, two back. the big story tonight, the ravens win, and they are 3-0 in the preseason. we will be right back. >> and taking a look at your seven-day forecast, tomorrow is humid, 85. slight chance of a shower to the south. then check it out. we are into the 70's, believe it or not. what

. >> kenny: coming up on "fox saturday baseball" it will be the yankees and the red sox from fenway.l see the cubs and the nl west leading dodgers. gillette body wash returns this year. 4:00 eastern, 1:00 pacific on fox. fox saturday baseball. yanke yankees-red sox and the cubs meet the dodgers in l.a. >> kenny: teed up at the 30. >> kenny: the on side kick attempt is gathered in by lance ball. >> daryl: that's a nice job by the coach, getting his team ready. i think a lot of people focus on the catch on an on side kick, but he's got his guys up front blocking to make sure the guy who's going to concentrate and make that catch doesn't get blown up. the guys on the frontline did a real nice job allowing the catch to be made. that was the guy in the frontline that had the block, the guys running ten yards as fast as they could why we stood there. my record was three in a row. >> kenny: teams were rewarded. >> daryl: it was unbelievable. >> kenny: that rule has been changed. and peyton manning and the colts win for the first time during this 2009 preseason. eagles drop to 0-2. the eagle

three-run shot. 3-0, yankees, top nine, yankees up 7-5.elky only needs a triple for the cycle and drives that pitch over the head of jermaine dye hustling around the bases and he is safe at third with a triple. first cycle for the yankees since 1995. that will do it for this espnews update. i'm will selva. >>> the implosion of an old factory in turkey didn't go as planned over the weekend. >> you have to see this. it was supposed to be blown to smithereens. instead it keeled over like a matchbox. the top half landed on its roof

dodge ares yankees, was it whitey ford?es. [ laughter ] >> bob: well done, rob. >> rob: that was with zero help. >> bob: tell him what he won, johnny. >> rob: i have the stuffed duck at home. it. >> bob: it wasn't the 50s when frank howard and the yankees pardon me the dodgers were west. that the time the best team in the national league the brewers. they went to back to back in 57 and 58 with logan and burnett and spawn. matthews. those are great milwaukee clubs. bottom of the 5th. that was some series. 63 dominated. anything the dodgers touched was dominated by pitching. >> rob: i think that pat is in a jam. rivera is one of the best threats. >> the bullpen is quiet; you need them in there for offense. >> that takes a hop. belliard should get a base hit. he has the same evening going that mike cameron with a double, whommer and now a single. that was going to be tough. it came up on mcgehee. >> rob: this -- he hits this two hops. off the grass. >> bob: that almost got him in the face. that's a tough kid there. >> bob: tha

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three-run shot. 3-0, yankees, top nine, yankees up 7-5.elky only needs a triple for the cycle and drives that pitch over the head of jermaine dye hustling around the bases and he is safe at third with a triple. first cycle for the yankees since 1995. that will do it for this espnews update. i'm will selva. >>> the implosion of an old factory in turkey didn't go as planned over the weekend. >> you have to see this. it was supposed to be blown to smithereens. instead it keeled over like a matchbox. the top half landed on its roof missing the building by only a few yards. you know what i love about raisin bran crunch®? all the delicius raisins. i like the crunchy flakes and th granola clusters. you know, that's why it says "crunch" on there. yeah, but raisins are before "crunch" on the box. even "bran" made it befoe "crunch." yeah, but look at how big the wod "crunch" is., i mean it just dominates the box. i like the box because in the middle of the word... "kellogg's®" is "ello," like a british greeting. "ello govenor." three tasty ingredien

yankees lost eight straight this season to the red sox. last night they showed why they are the first place team in the east. the greatest fighter of all time muhammad ali making an appearance at the stadium. yanks down early but got back in it in a hurry. cabrera, three-run homer into the jet stream in right. yanks put up eight in the inning. they led 9-3 after four. they crushed the red sox, 13-6. not roy halladay but they have to be happy with the way cliff lee has been pitching. the cy young winner put on quite a show. first start in philadelphia, struck out 9 over 7 innings against the rockies. lee improved to 2-0 and the new club. phillies beat the rockies, 3-1. quite a day against the marlins. perfect 4 for 4, double shot in the cycle, but belting his 23rd homer of the year. great day for zimmerman but not so good for the ball girl. she tried to make a play on a grounder and fell right on her rear. to make matters worse, the ball was fair. no harm, no foul. the mistake didn't factor into the game. nationals won it 12-8. turns out pe

. >> rangers and rays got a bit of a break, in what the yankees did to boston. not today. so, back up again, on that standing. so, rangers and rays are out there. and angels and bluejays going at it. and angels, watching what ta*erbgsdz is doing. trying to avoid their first three-game losing-streak, and izturis, and lind, going for the catch, and oh, just drops the ball. two runners come in. turning point in the game. >> one of the real keys to the angels. they get production, 1-9 in the order and they don't have an out. they can all hit. >> the thing turned lind made up for it. hits this three-run homerun. and that's vlad, the impaleler, launching that one, 11th of the year. >> he's back over .300. 11 homeruns, and someone asked me if he's a hall of hall of famer? >> hello, he's a hall of famer. >> a homerun. doesn't fall, and angels go on to win, 7-3. good look at the red sox and yankees. they always overshadow everything that the angels do. what do you make have them? they have a great offensive-team. they're on pace to score about 200 more runs than they did last year.

the yankees go on to win, 8-3. ravens are a perfect 3-0 this preseason, but even john harbaugh warns it doesn't mean anything, because the games don't count yet. but joe flacco was awesome against the panthers last night. washington had three catches for 66-yards. gorgeous throw to todd. flacco 23 of 28. 247yards and that score. he was just spreading the ball around later in the 2nd quarter. the play action to derrick mason. what a great move by mason right there. 6 catches, 71 yards. that would lead to this touchdown from willis mcgahee of all people. all around, a good performance, but an improving ravens offense. >> that's what he does every day in practice. nothing new for any of us. it was good to see us come out on the field and execute the way we did. if we can continue to do that, it will be a lot of fun. >> joe has been able to go through his progression. when the first guy is not open, he goes to the second or third guy. what makes it so good, he does it so fast. he scans the field, and reads the defense,

in the 108 year of the red sox/yankees never runs have been scored than the one this past weekend. first pitch of the game and there it goes. derek jeter with a solo shot. new york up 1-0. couple hits later, matsui joined the hit parade. in all, five home runs, matsui with two of them. team scored 58 runs during the series. kansas city where the twins jumped all over the royals. first time in minnesota history that one player had a pair of homers in an inning. twins scored 8 in the second and robbed the royals, 10-3. john smoltz made his debut for the cards against the padres. it was a good one. five innings of work. pujols continued his mvp campaign. cards beat the padres 5-2. they have now won 9 of the last 11. mets and phils. angel drove one to the wall. ball got stuck in the padding. shane victorino thought it was a ground-rule double. all the way around for an inside the park homer. top 9, eric bruntlett with a shot to right. made the grab. or did he? umpire said no. he showed his glove. i caught it right here. he indeed made the play. the umpires had a meeting and made the ri

. >> kenny: coming up on "fox saturday baseball" it will be the yankees and the red sox from fenway.l see the cubs and the nl west leading dodgers. gillette body wash returns this year. 4:00eastern, 1:004: pacific on fox. fox saturday baseball. yanke yankees-red sox and the cubs meet the dodgers in l.a. >> kenny: teed up at the 30. >> kenny: the on side kick attempt is gathered in by lance ball. >> daryl: that's a nice job by the coach, getting his team ready. i think a lot of people focus on the catch on an on side kick, but he's got his guys up front blocking to make sure the guy who's going to concentrate and make that catch doesn't get blown up. the guys on the frontline did a real nice job allowing the catch to be made. that was the guy in the frontline that had the block, the guys running ten yards as fast as they could why we stood there. my record was three in a row. >> kenny: teams were rewarded. >> daryl: it was unbelievable. >> kenny: that rule has been changed. and peyton manning and the colts win for the first time during this 2009 preseason. eagles drop to 0-2. the eagl

ali was there to present a warrants to the yankees -- to present awards to the yankees. he has fond memories of the bronx. he also has ties to baseball. his adopted son is a catching prospect currently with the los angeles angels. if your ending one fan, things have gone from bad to worse. that is all for me. >> this is bbc "world news" >> funding for this presentation was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank.

. >>> in sports, it took nine games, but the yankees beat the red sox for the first time this season.li was honored before the game, but last night it was the yankees who pounded the sox. melky cabrera and jorge posada both hit three-run home runs as the yankees beat boston 13-6, taking a 3 1/2 game lead in the a.l. east. >>> in the national league, andre ethier gave the dodgers a five-run win over the braves. it was the dodgers' first walk-off hit of the season. >>> cliff lee pitched six impressive innings in his home debut for the phillies, striking out nine rockies. he was acquired from cleveland last week. >>> in basketball, orlando's rashard lewis has been sus ppend for the first ten games of the season. lewis said he took an over the counter substance that he said didn't know contained a substance banned by the nba. >>> and a death defying raccoon and a ladder that couldn't quite reach. the animal climbed 110 feet up a support pole and clung there since wednesday. rescuers coaxed him off the pole yesterday. with some prodding, the animal extended a paw. but everyone gasped. the

the yankees have won five straight in the series had a.j. burnett on the mound today. that's big papi going off the green monster. victor martinez hufltz from husm first to beat the throw to the plate. top of the second, yankees up by three. this is a big moment. jason baye got him with the throw. it looked like it was going to be a rally and a big moment in this game but not so. because the boston bats were crazy today. bottom of the second, they're up 4-0. kevin youkilis, that's way over the monster. first of two home runs. they led 7-06789 bottom fifth, same score, ortiz, second shot to left. his 20th of the year. and a.j. burnett is left asking himself, why, why would you throw to him. why would you throw that? and so the red sox get their first win against the yankees since the first half of the season. they had lost five straight and were outscored 45-19. but now they're even in this series after the first couple of games and have scored 25 runs through two of them. the yankees have lost eight of their last nine at fenway park. this was his third career start. ba

. >>> the greatest of all time visiting yankee stadium last night before the new york yankees took on the boston red sox did muhammed ali took a ceremonial lap around the stadium. talk about a good luck charm -- he helped the yankees? the red sox last night to stay in first place. >>> still to come, a special master guest stops by the ravens training camp. and the role your morning cup of coffee place on your heart rate. >> and we are looking at nice, dry conditions over the state today. nothing happening on hd doppler. temperatures are still in the 70's right now. the humidity is low. enjoy it while you can. >> another sure sign the economy is slowly turning around leads off our consumer other. troubled insurance company aig posted a $1.82 billion profit in the first quarter, the first gain for a while. a positive bias helped drive the stock up sharply. aig was one of the company's that received a federal bailout. >>> from tiny apartments at seattle area, they are turning into a big deal. apartment as big as a dorm room. >> just like any other seattle apartment -- >> dead, chair, tab

he's the first yankee to hit for the cycle in 14 years.ks won 8-5. >>> in baltimore sunday, boston scored early and scored often. josh redick's first career home run gave the red sox a 7-0 lead. victor martinez, playing just his second game with the sox, got five hits and drove in four runs in an 18-10 victory. >>> kansas city got nothing from tampa bay until john buck finally broke up shields' no-hitter. the royals would score two runs in the eighth, one of them on this double steal. they beat the rays 4-1. >>> in golf, after two great rounds, tiger woods had the lead going into the final round of the buick open. his only real problem yesterday came on the 13th hole when his second shot ended up in the water. woods got mad, but he still made par and went on to win by three shots, his fourth victory of the year. >>> and the women's british open has a british champion. katrina matthew of scotland made a 40-foot birdie putt on the 14th hole. she went on to win by three shots just ten weeks after giving birth to her second child. >>> when we

that is a home run in the new yankees stadium, right field, again. 7-5, yankees is your final. >>> mean tile, phillies looking to aid four-game slide. francis koshgs top of the 12th, homer time, takes gregg deep for the solo shot, phillies win 4-3. >>> and now let's go back to jeremy and vinita in the studio. >>> a new humanoid robot giving the competition a run for its money. >> this prototype can run faster than honda's robot and it's no pushover. it can remain balanced against an external force like that push you just saw there but it's a work in progress. right now it's still limited to moving over flat surfaces. >> not enough to compete with cars, toyota and honda have to compete with robots. >> pretty good movement. it glides almost. >> not bad. even withstands the push, as we saw. >>> for some of you, local news is up next. >> for everyone else "america this morning" continues after this. people think that honda is always the most fuel efficient choice. well, this chevy cobalt xfe has better highway mileage than a comparable honda civic. this chevy traverse has better mileage tha

and muhammad ali makes an appearance at yankees stadium. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today," everyone. i'm dan kloeffler. and here are some o your top headlines this morning. pakistani intelligence says that country's taliban chief was killed in a cia missile strike in south waziristan, pakistan. he helped plan suicide attacks against pakistani officials and is suspected of involvement in the killing of the country's former prime minister bhutto. >>> in north carolina, ex mistress of john edwards was spotted entering a fedl courthouse where a grand jury was meeting discuss. edwards denies he is the father of hunter's baby. >>> john hughes, writer and director of several teen flicks in the '80s and '90s died of a heart attack. john hughes, 59 years old. >>> and a ram in norway was left to dry when it got caught in a wire. he somehow slipped off a nearby mountain and got stuck 20 feet in the air. fortunately nearby tourists were able to rescue the animal and he just went on his way. so there you

burnett and the yankees. >> and john smoltz, well, he is released by boston. more details.ers woods remains at par. and phil mickelson finds an eagle at the wbc. >> ♪

yankees win o >>> a three-run shot right here. the yank keys go on to win 8-3 . the yank keys improve to 48-48 that is the best record in the major leagues. he reaches 100 rbis for the sixth straight season, 15 rbis in the last ten games and that. home run, that was the 200th at the new stadium. will have his pitching elbow examined by the staff and get an x-ray. peavy was supposed to throw 100 pitches yesterday, but left the game in the fourth inning with soreness in the right elbow. >> get a check on the cardinals and nationals. this now in the top of the eighth inning and ryan franklin, the closer, is in the game, going for a save 2-1 st. louis with the lead in this one. the rookie rasmus with two hits and both runs scored for the cards. what to watch for, braves and phillies, including their three-game series tonight. atlanta leads the series 9-5 and taken 7 of the last 10 at philadelphia dating back to last year. 3-1/2 games back of the rockies in the n.l. wild card. >> previously hard knocks, no sign of andre smith in bengals camp. fitting because first rou

. >>> yankees and red sox. the greatest of all-time was at yankee stadium, muhammad ali honor he'd. miguel cabrera connects, sends this one out of the park. part of an eight-run 4th inning that knocked boston starter john smoltz out of the game. yankees win 13-6. >>> one week from tonight the ravens take on the washington redskins in the first preseason game, but sever mark clayton will it not be playing. in fact, he will be out for awhile. it's an injury to clayton's left hamstring that has the team saying he will miss two or three preseason games and practice time. this time the injury is worse than first thought. >> we're not going to be in any hurry bringing him back. he had had significant bleeding. he's gotten plenty of work in the off-season. of course you'd like to have him, obviously, but we have plenty of receivers to look at, so we're not going to be in a rush. >> also hobbled, ben grubbs, sidelined with ankle pain. ravens back on the field tomorrow morning at 8:45. >>> the golf tour rolls into akron, ohio, the firestone country club where tiger woods is a six-time winner

the yankees are on the verge of snapping out of a major funk against the red sox. one is fine tuning the other trying to get his tune back. see how they're doing in round one at firestone. it could be a game changer by the front office. could be looking at a major headache. >> lebron james is filthy on the court. but we'll tell you what, who is going to be at his mercy this coming season

everywhere else on masn two. >> buck: looking ahead to the yankee series, the yankees are going to featurette and c.c. sabatthia coming into the three- game set. they'll be accompanied by guthrie, hernandez and berken. you can see the rotation, the big free agents. burnett and c.c. sabatthia. burnett hasn 't won a game in august. >> gary: fortunes change in a hurry. 2-1 delivery on the way to him. he rips it way back! and good-bye! home run! and i think he made utah street on that one! felix pie with a long home run! >> buck: he absolutely crushed this ball! never a doubt that he was going to have to go out. it may have gotten out of the ballpark. a fastball about belt high, and now it is whether or not it is fair or foul. he hit that a long way. >> gary: he just missed getting over that extra fence to utah street. it bounced off the iron fence. what a shot! felix pie's sixth home run and the orioles get that run right back and have a 7-3 lead in the ballgame. pie now with a 2-3 night and two home runs. is r so he is having quite the series against cleveland already. that is a long way. wa

fouled away again. >> buck: we had talked about the boston -- the -- the boston- yankee game at yankeeium. there have only been five hits in the entire game and the yankees have four against beckett. the red sox have just one against a.j. burnett. >> gary: just amazing how that series is going on the year. 2-2 -- 2-2 delivery. izturis is inside to him. three balls and two strikes. meanwhile, tampa bay continues to hope that those two teams will continue to beat up on each other and give tampa bay a chance to try to move up. they are six games out. they have won three in a row. the red sox have lost three in a row and the yankees have won four in a row coming into today's play. and izturis will take it and he is on for a walk. he surrendered the free pass. that will bring brian roberts up, first and second and two down. roberts has a couple of walks in the ballgame tonight. he got one against romero, one against carlson. he is oh-fer two officially having flied out twice. brian has hit in nine of the last 11 games that -- if you include this one at about a .320 clip. and his pitch is in

red sox and yankees doesn't have the same ring this season.ew york looking to snan out of its 0 and 8 rivalry funk. >> cliff lee likes being with phillies. >> all eyes on tigers woods. at firestone, but a few other names popped on the leader board. >> and college football is here. the gators, crimson tide and hokies opening camp today. we will preview the season on espnews. ♪ ♪ >> good to be with you here on espnews. also available in high

the yankees trying to complete the four-game sweep of the red sox. we'll tell you what boston needa to do to avoid being buried in the division. >> the world of baseball, a couple of games are done. the indians still up on the white sox by three runs. astros and brewers fighting it out in the n.l. central. houston up 2-0 at home. kansas city clawing back against

. >>> the yankees do something to