the yankees fall to the blue jays 10-4. holliday improves to 16-6 against the yankees.y pettitte will not start wednesday because of a sore shoulder. >> this is what posada had to say afterwards: >> this from the home plate umpire: >> with more on the fisticuffs, the "baseball tonight" crew. >> carlson with a huge knot on the side of his head. carlson and posada both likely looking at suspensions. will give here say a little rest. posada, he was the one who should have said, i understand how this game is played. we hit two of your guys. aaron hill, your best player, gets hit in the back. i should expect something. carlson threw it behind him, kept it down, not anywhere around the head. i understand it's frustrating and very -- you think about the risk of injury by getting hit by a pitch. posada is upset but he has to have more sense than to act like he is throwing an elbow and then getting in a fight he is going to get suspended. also he had shoulder surgery last season. he injuries the shoulder again, the yankees' hopes do we dashed for the season. >> didn't look like

the yankees fall to the blue jays 10-4. holliday improves to 16-6 against the yankees.te will not start wednesday because of a sore shoulder. >> this is what posada had to say afterwards: >> this from the home plate umpire: >> with more on the fisticuffs, the "baseball tonight" crew. >> carlson with a huge knot on the side of his head. carlson and posada both likely looking at suspensions. will give here say a little rest. posada, he was the one who should have said, i understand how this game is played. we hit two of your guys. aaron hill, your best player, gets hit in the back. i should expect something. carlson threw it behind him, kept it down, not anywhere around the head. i understand it's frustrating and very -- you think about the risk of injury by getting hit by a pitch. posada is upset but he has to have more sense than to act like he is throwing an elbow and then getting in a fight he is going to get suspended. also he had shoulder surgery last season. he injuries the shoulder again, the yankees' hopes do we dashed for the season. >> didn't look like anybody

and tonight it was the yankees and the jays. >> back in the day old yankee stadium was the site of some great boxing matches. tuesday, new yankee stadium got a taste of baseball style pugilism. we check in on the score between the bluejays and yankees. toronto leads 10-4. two outs, bottom of the ninth. the big story happening an inning before. as jesse carlson and jorge posada both ignite a benches clearing brawl. couple of blue jays have been plunked earlier in this game. carlson threw behind posada who later scored and gave a chicken wing, an elbow to carlson, and that's when the benches cleared. as soon as this game goes final. in fact, it's just gone final. that is now a final at yankee stadium. blue jays get the win 10-4. highlights and definitely some post-game reaction coming up here on espnews. >> mt. meantime, it's mid september. but it might as well bep opening day for diasuke matsuzaka. the mvp of the world baseball classic. diasuke pitching tuesday night for the first time since june 19. he's been on the d.l. with a strained right shoulder. the red sox are giving diasuke fou

the yankees fall to the blue jays 10-4. holliday improves to 16-6 against the yankees.y pettitte will not start wednesday because of a sore shoulder. >> this is what posada had to say afterwards: >> this from the home plate umpire: >> with more on the fisticuffs, the "baseball tonight" crew. >> carlson with a huge knot on the side of his head. carlson and posada both likely looking at suspensions. will give here say a little rest. posada, he was the one who should have said, i understand how this game is played. we hit two of your guys. aaron hill, your best player, gets hit in the back. i should expect something. carlson threw it behind him, kept it down, not anywhere around the head. i understand it's frustrating and very -- you think about the risk of injury by getting hit by a pitch. posada is upset but he has to have more sense than to act like he is throwing an elbow and then getting in a fight he is going to get suspended. also he had shoulder surgery last season. he injuries the shoulder again, the yankees' hopes do we dashed for the season. >> didn't look like

so about 55 minutes yet to go in the yankees' game, but the angels making it fun, although the yankees already clinched. howie kendrick taking off chone figgins' throw, and this is jorge posada's throwaway, offering kendrick to third. next batter up, izturis, singles to right, kendrick scores, angels come back from 5-0 to tie it up at 5-5 against the yanks. top nine we go, we're still tied at 5-5 with two aboard. first base is open. mark teixeira takes the intentional walk, possible double play. next batter is a-rod. rodriguez lines out. brett gardner, though, coming home and torii hunter's throw, not in time. yankees go up 6-5. gardner key to that raleigh. he singled, stole second and then scored a run. bomb nine, posada gets willis trying to steal the double play. rivera, 41 saves. yanks get the spot in the playoffs. it's 6-5. a-rod drives in three runs. big win at angels stadium. >> it was big. i mean obviously where we expect to be every year. obviously the division is the main goal. it takes me back to where we were in february and march in colorado and tampa. just feels good to b

the yankees win. 6-5 is your final. and with that, the yankees are playoff spot. and they clinch a playoff appearance for the 14th time in the last 15 seasons. their last three postseason appearances have been forgettable as they've lost in the l.d.s. all three times. memorable if you're the team that beat them. for manager joe girardi, this >> obviously where we -- expect to be every year, obviously the division is always the main goal. i mean, it's a point to win a game here. we battled hard yesterday and made a run with swisher and perhaps make it a one-run game yesterday. and the team's playing hard. and it's good to be in. and we got a lot of work ahead of us. >> it looks like these are the teams that are going to be at the adult table with the yankees in the playoffs. angels, they don't have a good history against them, new york doesn't. 4-5 this season. 5-1 against the tigers and will be the team they would face. -9 against the red sox. three mowill be his first playo appearance as a big league skipper. >>> so the red sox, five back trying to keep pace in k

the yankees win. 6-5 is your final. and with that, the yankees are playoff spot. and they clinch a playoff appearance for the 14th time in the last 15 seasons. their last three postseason appearances have been forgettable as they've lost in the l.d.s. all three times. memorable if you're the team that beat them. for manager joe girardi, this >> obviously where we -- expect to be every year, obviously the division is always the main goal. i mean, it's a point to win a game here. we battled hard yesterday and made a run with swisher and perhaps make it a one-run game yesterday. and the team's playing hard. and it's good to be in. and we got a lot of work ahead of us. >> it looks like these are the teams that are going to be at the adult table with the yankees in the playoffs. angels, they don't have a good history against them, new york doesn't. 4-5 this season. 5-1 against the tigers and will be the team they would face. -9 against the red sox. three mowill be his first playo appearance as a big league skipper. >>> so the red sox, five back trying to keep pace in k

and this we'd, the yankee captain broke a remarkable team record.t is the focus of tonight's weekend journal, a man piling up hit but more importantly, piling up respect. when you think about the new york yankees, some legendary names come to mind, babe ruth, lou gehrig, joe dimaggio, mickey mantle. but as of this weekend, none had more hits in a yankee uniform than derek jeter. it was this hit, number 2,722, that pushed jeter past gehrig. >> it's still hard to believe for me. i never imagined, i never dreamt of this. >> reporter: a long way from 1992 when a struggling yankee franchise drafted a skinny kid playing high school baseball in kalamazoo, michigan. >> quite a revelation. the youngster had all the tools you needed in baseball. played way passion. >> reporter: dick groch was the yankee scout sold on the pick even though the club wasn't. concerned he might play college baseball instead, yankee officials questioned groch. his response-- jeter's not going to the university of michigan. he's going to cooperstown. as in the hall of fame. >> i was

comic characters, the yankee rookies.e remember when hideki matsui dressed up like huggy bear and then in 2007 joba chamberlain without dorothy came on like the cowardly lion from "wizard of oz." scared the heck out of me. vladimir guerrero is 8-20 career against him. bottom one he doubled. bobby abreu from first beats the throw home to score. the angels up 1-0. torii hunter is just .233 career against pettitte. and he gets him for a double as well, drives in guerrero. the angels up 2-0. pettitte said the shoulder felt fine, going six innings, five hits and three earned. joe saunders with a .210 e.r.a. since returning from a 15-day d.l. mark teixeira the top of the sixth will turn two. saunders, two earned, three k's. ninth inning, robinson cano the tying run facing brian fuentes, two outs. and cano grounds to first. kendry morales stepping on the bag. that's your ballgame. in a matchup of division leaders the angels beat the team with the best record in baseball, 5-2. a-rod and matsui with solo shots. the angels' magic n

comic characters, the yankee rookies.e remember when hideki matsui dressed up like huggy bear and then in 2007 joba chamberlain without dorothy came on like the cowardly lion from "wizard of oz." scared the heck out of me. vladimir guerrero is 8-20 career against him. bottom one he doubled. bobby abreu from first beats the throw home to score. the angels up 1-0. torii hunter is just .233 career against pettitte. and he gets him for a double as well, drives in guerrero. the angels up 2-0. pettitte said the shoulder felt fine, going six innings, five hits and three earned. joe saunders with a .210 e.r.a. since returning from a 15-day d.l. mark teixeira the top of the sixth will turn two. saunders, two earned, three k's. ninth inning, robinson cano the tying run facing brian fuentes, two outs. and cano grounds to first. kendry morales stepping on the bag. that's your ballgame. in a matchup of division leaders the angels beat the team with the best record in baseball, 5-2. a-rod and matsui with solo shots. the angels' magic n

the three-run home run, his 21st, 4-2 yankees. jeter, a chance to break the record, and he walks two batters later. the blue birds come out for grant balfour, and that was a 3-2 pitch. but the yankees win. jorge posada, and joba chamberlain, another tough outing. he has a 7.6 era over the last seven appearances. but this night about derek jeter. now tied 27-21. the next opportunity to break the record friday at home against baltimore. after the game, dan schulman and the boys tied up with jeter. >> we know you're not a big fan of talking about yourself. you got to first, heard the fans, family and friends were here. what was going through your mind? >> i didn't know what to do. we were losing at the time. i'm just trying to get on base and hopefully win this game. but i took a moment to soak it in. the fans have been outstanding. i didn't want to disrespect tampa. then when i saw them giving me an ovation, i appreciated it. >> a patented derek jeter hit. take us through the swing. >> i tried to pull it, and ended up going the othe

yankees-angels.sible alcs matchup. looks like it will be tigers, yankees, red sox, angels in the first round of the playoffs. bobby abreu scores, former yankee. then torii hunter. guerrero is hitting .301. this angel team can hit for average, for sure. they're not a thunderous offensive team in terms of home runs, but they can hit for average. joe saunders, bad early, good lately. 4-0 since he came off the d.l., 2.10 e.r.a. he's that crafty lefty you like to have in the playoffs. nearly gets teixeira to bounce out. teixeira 0-4 on the night. and then nervous time for the angels. much like philly fans, they're not sure when their closer comes in. fuentes has a 4.21 e.r.a. but 44 saves. chris: it's all part of the excitement. john: robinson cano grounds out to kendry morales. and the yankees lose. so boy, those red sox fans are thinking, let's make this three in the loss column. all right, here it is. hunt for october. magic numbers. yankees' number is eight in the east while the angels chopped their

safeway. >>> mark says a lot of yankees fans there. it's easy to be a yankees fan. it takes guts to be an orioles fans. >> first place yankees, the first of 18-straight games that the birds will play against teams in playoff contention. one way to prepare, the o's bring in a tough guy, chuck ladell, the famed ultimate fighter. ladell had had nothing compared to what andy pettitte delivered. the yankees lefty retired the first 20 batters he faced. had had a perfect game until the o's finally got on base in the 7th. nick swisher was new york's big bat. three hits included a home run off jeremy guthrie in the 3rd inning. the o's lose the opener of the series. 5-1 the final tonight. they have dropped eight straight games that they've played against the yankees. >>> football news, the ravens have designated samari rolle as physically unable to perform. that's a listing that puts him out at least six weeks into the regular season. roll continues to recover from a neck injury. mark clayton was dressed for practice but remains hobbled by a hamstring problem. he's unlikely t

. >> next on the forum yankees clincheded a playoff spot are they the team to beat? >> joining me today are the host of "petros and money show" matt "money" smith and eamonn mcamaney. we start with the yankees winning the playoffs spot but do you believe that this team is going to have a long run in the postseason? >> they clinched right here in los angeles where they were giving them some trouble about when you look at the yankees there is clearly one thing you see and that is the line-up. when people talk about the 1927 yankees and murderer's row i don't know if you went man for man whether you would give them the edge. that first six is as ridiculous a line-up as i have seen in my regular baseball viewing days. granted i'm not that old but over 30 years that is as impressive a line-up as you can field. if you were to ask which roster do i want to put my name behind it has to be that because i don't know how you keep that offense down. >> with that line-up this team is built for the long haul that is the regular season. the problem for the yankees is i don't know h

the angels have always had the yankees' number all the way back., the red sox beat them early in the season, now the yankees have beaten them six out of the last 10 times. the red sox right now are probably healthier and more complete and playing their best baseball of the season. now, the way this thing is going to shake out, they'll have to play the angels in the first round. so the two teams that the yankees are worried about, one of them is going to get knocked off, but i think that the red sox stack up the best against the yankees as always. >> well, be careful. it wasn't that long ago that another really good yankees team started against the detroit tigers team figuring, well, we'll just get them out of the way, and next thing you know, they were knocked off. whoever they plays in the first round, they better not overlook. >> mitch, history is telling us right now that the tigers may not even make the playoffs. minnesota's hot on their heels. when we return -- our "parting shots" will look at the end of an era. after winning five straight u.s

yankees win 5-4. a see-saw battle. abreu with none bigger than this one. shawn puts them on top. two outs with bases loaded. and brian fuentes walks on a 3-2 count. game tying run crosses the plate and we're even at eight. next batter, newest member of the red sox, adrian gonzalez with a blooper into left. j.d. drew scores. red sox win a wild one, 9-8. what has gotten into the twins. they lose their best player for the season but they continue to win. taking on the indian, michael cuddyer had a homer, walked in three runs. they are 4 1/2 games back of the tigers a.l. central. phillies and nationals. sacks full. jayson werth clears with a swing of the bat. his 34th of the homer is a grand slam. 6-1. huge card with wild card implications rockies and giants. ian stewart, good-bye. he trainings matt cain deep to center. rocks win. they have a 3 1/2 game lead on the giants in the n.l. wild card. a that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> we'll tell you which celebrity ran more than 1,000 miles for charity. your early morning entertainment headlines are s

eight straight loss for the orioles against the yankees. andy pettitte flirted with a no- hitter much of the night. adam jones won a eight strikeouts from pettitte. one player at all the breathing room he needed in the fifth. 2-0, or let this the entire way. nick markakis and had a single down the line. the yankees up 5-1. the orioles were held to three hits for the night. they got tired of talking about the players from other teams. >> an exceptional, outstanding, superb performance and ball game. i think i said it in a nutshell. probably one of the year's finest. a tremendous game by any pettitte. >> not only did he say it, but he is tired of saying it. the birds try to break that a game fly against york. hope your day is off to a fantastic start. i am gerry sandusky. >> in other sports news, a new race car will be circling detraction honor of september 11. the message, always remember, will be on the car. benny gordon will drive this vehicle at the richmond international speedway in virginia. immemorial will also be constructed in novemb

the orioles down the yankees 7- 3. >> tonight's geico 15 minutes of fame takes us back to yankees stadium. last night, derek jeter looking to make franchise history, third inning. ripped the base hit to right field for career hit 2,722 with the yankees. breaking the franchise record held by the iron horse, lou gehrig since 1939. and derek jeter becomes the yankees hit team to earn our geico 15 minutes of fame. >>> just 10 days ago, d.. united fell at home to the mls expansion seattle sounders. tonight, the rematch again at rfk stadium. 50th minute. united trails 1-0 and broken up -- broken up by the defender and the ball comes back and scores the third goal of the season. tied 1-1. 84th minute, the pass to freddie monteiro, and scores. the game-winner. united just like in the u.s. open cup beaten by seattle 2-1. >>> it's time for our second break in the show. there is much more to come on geico sports extra, like tiger woods silencing the crowd and his competition at the vmw championship. don't go away. we're back in just mi  >> welcome back, third round of

let's start with the blue jayce and yankees. fisticuffs at yankee stadium. fifth inning is where things got interesting. aaron hill. ow. right between the shoulder blades. second batter plunked on the evening. he takes his base. home half of that inning, connecticut native, jesse carlson, throws behind jorge posada. and the yankee catcher has some words. both teams get warned by the umpire. benches clear a little bit. but trust me. this was just the preliminaries. the main event, still to come. still in that eighth inning, sada's now at second. brett gardener, shoots it into right. here comes posada. watch as he crosses me plate. little chicken wing, makes contact with carlson, who says, hey, dude. what gives? that's when the benches really clear. and tempers really flare. carlson and posada, definitely not bffs. look at carlson's head, as a result of this skirmish. here's the replay. you see posada sticking his elbow out there, as he crosses home plate. look at the knot on carlson's head. he and posada both ejected. blue jayce get the win, 10-4. >>> angels

yankees will have home field throughout the playoffs after winning their 11th a.l. crown since '95. >>> to golf. phil mickelson won the championship but woods brought home the money. a $10 million bonus. >>> to football, peyton manning and the colts giving arizona more than they could handle. put over 500 yards of total office with manny tossing four touchdowns. colts over the cards, 31-10. sanchez became the first rookie quarterback to start a season and win the first three games of his career. he threw a pair of touchdowns and ran for another as the jets beat the titans, 24-17. couple fantastic finishes to show you. first in minnesota. vikings needing a touchdown with other 10 seconds to play against the 49ers. brett favre throws up a play and it's answered. greg lewis comes down with it. vikings win, 27-24. bengals and steelers, cincy down 5 with 18 seconds to play. carson palmer finds caldwell in the end zone to give cincinnati a lead. bengals win, 23-20. and finally, break up the lions after 19 straight losses. detroit finally won a game. stafford hits johnson

it's 14 times in 15 years for the yankees.brate just yet. >> you know what, tim, when it comes to the yankees, you're -- you're right, they are different. the only thing they should celebrate at this point is the world series. that's all that's going to be acceptable in new york city and my guess, the same for the club house. >> could not agree more, jackie macmullan. here's your point. jim zorn's heat increasing. redskins 1-1, but a play being wildly called out in washington this week. zoran has the lions this sunday. must-win? >> you bet it is. imagine being booed the way he was for a win in st. louis. their next four opponents a combined 0-8. washington better run the tables on those. >> i was high on zoran the way he started last year. came here, beat dallas. had campbell going. things have fallen faurot since then. that had to -- fall fallen since then. the coach that loses to the lions is in big trouble. >> cowlishaw talked last, he gets the point. video daily double. it's all over the internet and the twitter and the to

derek jeter ties lou gehrig for most hits in a yankee uniform. he will get a chance to break the record friday when they open up the three-game set at yankee stadium. the orioles have yet to win for the very first time. tomorrow night is high-school football might. each week, you help us put the spotlight. where d one at this week? we're going to north baltimore county for the to a showdown -- 2a showdown. we will have that game and several others tomorrow night at 11:00. when tonight kicks off, 7:00, countdown to kickoff. the big band still to come. don't go away. >> you may have heard about the california lawmaker who resigned over outrage about a videotape of him bragging about his sexual escapades. tonight, hear the comment that got him in trouble and what he says really happened. the congressman who heckled president obama is speaking out. tonight at 11:00, what joe wilson said that spurred him to holler out. one auto maker says that if you buy a car and are unhappy, you can return for a full refund. we have details and a lot more tonight ri

they fall flat against the yankees. the home team had a couple of luke scott. he came through with a blast. off of aj burnet, a three run homer to utah street. that gives the os a 6-5 lead and celebrating but new york fires with fire power. chris ray pitching and 7thi, swisher unties it drive to right center and two run homer and lead for the yankees, the next batter similar results this time to left center, off of the bat of eric hinki, back to pack shot off of chris ray proved to be the difference. it ends up 9-6 finals. the new york has beaten the os in the 9 last meetings. after all of the home runs let's appreciate good pitching. none better than what cole hamel against san francisco tonight. he goes the difference and strikes out nine in nine inning, a two hit shutout. a winner over frisco. >>> let's kick it to football where the ravens had one last practice before the final preseason game and will travel to atlanta to face the falcons thursday. the final warmup game will determine the roster spots but the ravens know who will and will not make it. the ve

he passes lou gehrig for the most hits in yankees history. the yankees celebrate, but the orioles are winning right now. baltimore trying to stop a ten game losing streak to new york. >>> in basketball, honors for david robinson, inducted into the basketball hall of fame. he went on to become an nba mvp and two time champions with the spurs. >> just the joy and love that you brought me, it's really just hit me. i thank you for this honor. >> the hall of fame class is headlined by michael jordan. it includes stockton, c. vivian stringer and jerry sloan. great class indeed. >> college football tomorrow. >> atmosphere is essential for any good restaurant. >> there's one that take ustous a whol >>> a los angeles woman who was the world's oldest pan passed away. gertrude banes died at the age of 115. when she was born, just 44 states and cleveland was president. >>> imagine inever enjoying france's food while suspended off the ground. the high-rise dinings pierce the thought of achieve. the chef did a test run this afternoon. they will enjoy the m

yankees lost four straight in angels stadium. this would help change their fortune. alex rodriguez with a towering blast to dead center. girlfriend kate hudson approved. angels would rally and tie the game. althoughhe yankees had the last laugh. bases loaded sac fly in the ninth gave new york a lead. it wasn't pretty, but they'll take it. yanks won it 6-5 and they're the first team to clinch a playoff spot. trevor crow a blooper into left. laporta tried to score and that was a mistake. nailed laporta at the plate. game remains scoreless. here he is with a bat. solo shot the opposite way. tigers up 1-0. they went on to win 3-1. twins also won. now, to tampa, mariners and rays. tied at three in the eighth. lopez stepped in and stepped out. seattle jumped on top. they beat the rays. they are eliminated from postseason play. blue jays and orioles. toronto down one when bautista took one for the team. jim johnson plunked them. that tied the game at five. aaron hill has never been a 100 rbi man until now. blue jays rallied from four runs down to beat the orioles, 6-5. afte

key, by the way, did play for the yankees.omplete game was the sixth of the season for halladay tying him with kansas city's zack greinke for the major league lead. aaron hill two r.b.i.'s and six r.b.i.'s in the last six games. >> the nfl fined brett favre 10 grand for his crackback block during monday's preseason game, when lining up at receiver in the wildcat formation favre crouched down and threw his body at the feet of houston defensive back eugene wilson. on the play, wilson injured his knee. favre a spectator in the vikings preseason finale, minnesota hosting dallas, first quarter, it's tarvaris jackson. improvising, and finds jeff dugan, his tight end. 36-yard touchdown. third t.d. pass of the preseason for jackson. he was 2-4, 42 yards and that score. third quarter, cowboys down two touchdowns, sage rosenfels picked off. patrick watkins, 23 yards. dallas within seven. 21-14. later in the third, john david booty, picked off by steve octavien. he's returning it 44 yards for the score. that tied it up at 21-21. dallas w

was that well known to the yankees organization?> well, every once in a while i walk in the clubhouse and i would hear the guitars in the corner as i walked through the doors and bernie would be tuning up and then if we won a ballgame, i would hear the guitar can then paul o'neil on the drums. it was quiet entertain negligent clubhouse. >> thank you for coming and being a surprise guest and giving us a great thrill. good luck on the dodger ball game this weekend, thank you. >> thank you. >> that was a great suprize. >> we wanted to throw one on you, bernie. >> threw a curve ball there. >> this is an amazing cd. called moving forward. unbelievable range of music. when i first heard it. oh, my gosh, i expected you to bang a couple of cords. this is truly incredible music . we are going to have bernie williams on guitar, next. stay with us. we'll be right back. he ran off with his secretary! she's 23 years old! - oh, come on. - enough! you get half and you get half. ( chirp ) team three, boathouse? ( chirp ) oh yeah-- his and hers. - (

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plus, who says nick swisher can't hit home runs at yankees stadium? your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. >>> we have some active weather around the country. rain in three different locations. your regial forecasts coming up. you're wa today.". >>> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. straight ahead, a woman is found dead outside a montgomery county apartment complex. we're live at the crime scene with the latest on the investigation. >>> a burglar on trohewl p ta a homnero i t estdiri.di why police response timecall in edin llntthqu>>estion. >>> the tiage-old game of oberop is going gl . gopty g ier oisglng.obal version of monopoly that ne f os your neighborhood rt >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> while the new york yankees as a team never looked better, the yankee captain, who is pursuing a major team record, has ground to a statistical halt. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. nearly a packed house on hand to see derek jeter p

first bench-clearing brawl in the new yankee stadium. the yankees lost this game last night. there you go. always fun to watch when the yankees are involved. >> really? >> yeah. >>> 6:10. i'm not saying a word. shaquille o'neal might be a hall of famer but can he take on an olympic great? hometown hero michael phelps? >> edging out shaquille o'neal! what a race! .17 seconds! >> the answer is no. shocking, i know. phelps beat shaq by just 2/10 of a second in the final race of a stage three competition. shaq won the first race but was no match for the olympic gold medalist in the final two legs. this was the final episode in the "shaq vs" series that aired this summer on abc2. >> it's great. >> shaq is something. >>> we're always dropping cell phones, worse, in the water. >> happens all the time but next on "good morning maryland" the bag that claims to save your cell phone so it can save you some cash instead of replacing them. >>> and this is video from a bus, students in a lot of trouble in illinois this morning. the investigation continues. >>> also ahead -- a driver though

a yankee batter into a perfect inning into a -- to a perfect run into a seventh inning.they eventually settled for a 5- 1 win. it is really anything goes out of a game like that. look and learn, look and learn. >> it was one of the best games of the season. there's not much you can do about that. >> short and steve when you're 29 and half games out of -- short and sweet when you were 29.5 games out of first. >> tonight, the search continues for a man police say robbed two women and atms in baltimore county and raped one of them. and tonight, what you are being asked to do to fight a childhood [ female announcer ] new swiffer wet mopping cloths clean so deep... ...it's like your old mop's worst nightmare. ♪ [ thunder crashes ] [ man ] love stinks. ♪ love stinks! ♪ yeah! yeah! [ female announcer ] swiffer wet cloths clean better than a mop with new cleansers that attract dirt deep into the cloth and lock it away. new swiffer wet cloths clean better, or your money back. ♪ love stinks! diabetes and cancer. they've heard that biomedical research offers hope, that it could con

key, by the way, did play for the yankees.he complete game was the sixth of the season for halladay tying him with kansas city's zack greinke for the american league lead. >> the nfl fined brett favre 10 grand for his crackback block during monday's preseason game, when lining up at receiver in the wildcat formation favre crouched down and threw his body at the feet of defensive back eugene wilson. on the play, wilson injured his knee. favre a spectator in the vikings' preseason finale, minnesota hosting dallas, first quarter, it's tarvaris jackson. improvising. finds jeff dugan, his tight end. 36-yard touchdown. jackson 2-4, 42 yards and that score. third quarter, cowboys down two touchdowns. sage rosenfels picked off, patrick watkins, 23 yards, dallas within seven, 21-14. later in the third, john david booty picked off by steve octavius, returning it 44 yards for the score. that tied it up at 21-21. dallas with two interception returns in the quarter. they win 35-31. >> u.s. open tennis, rafa nadal, number three seed on the

yankees clinch the playoff berth, 6-5. >>> the tigers in a battle in the a.l.ying to hold off the minnesota twins. taking on the cleveland indians. ryan rayburn, solo home run here. his 14th. edwin jackson, seven shutout innings for detroit. when the tigers got in trouble, they got out of it. bases-loaded jam here in the eighth. tigers win, 3-1. >>> that means the twins need to win to keep pace with the tigers in the a.l. central. top of the sixth, michael cuddyer, off john danks. solo shot. 6-5, minnesota. later in the inning, matt tollbert, deep to left. carlos quentin back at the wall. can't make the grab. goes over the wall for a two-run grab. >>> that will do it from here. now, back to you in new york. >>> now, to really unbelievable video. a 6-year-old girl from washington state is still shaken up after a narrow brush with disaster. and it was all caught on surveillance camera. yasmine was trailing behind her parents outside a supermarket, when an out-of-control car barrels toward her and crashes against the building. >> look at that. if it weren't for th

key, by the way, did play for the yankees.ete game was the sixth of the season for halladay tying him with kansas city's zack greinke for the major league lead. aaron hill two r.b.i.'s and six r.b.i.'s in the last six games. >> the nfl fined brett favre 10 grand for his crackback block during monday's preseason game, when lining up at receiver in the wildcat formation favre crouched down and threw his body at the feet of houston defensive back eugene wilson. on the play, wilson injured his knee. favre a spectator in the vikings preseason finale, minnesota hosting dallas, first quarter, it's tarvaris jackson. improvising, and finds jeff dugan, his tight end. 36-yard touchdown. third t.d. pass of the preseason for jackson. he was 2-4, 42 yards and that score. third quarter, cowboys down two touchdowns, sage rosenfels picked off. patrick watkins, 23 yards. dallas within seven. 21-14. later in the third, john david booty, picked off by steve octavien. he's returning it 44 yards for the score. that tied it up at 21-21. dallas with

but the yankees score the next 13 runs. the o's lose, 13-3.e back home to host tampa bay in a four game series starting tomorrow. a pretty good weekend, but more importantly right now, a great opening week win for the ravens. >> i want to see ray rice get his first touchdown. >> he was close, he got within a yard there. >> i want to see him get it. >> he's getting there. >>> let's take a look at harbor cam. a beautiful sight right there, downtown baltimore. doesn't get any better. a complete check on the weather coming up. right now on weather net, that's the temperature from harbor school, down in annapolis. ♪ [ music ] >>> a 114-year-old new hampshire woman is believed to be the oldest american, but baltimore's agnes smith isn't far behind her. she celebrated her 105th birthday today. she looks great. surrounded by family and friends in owings mills. she was born in virginia, and moved her family to baltimore when just a little kid. mrs.smith is still active as a deacon at her church. >>> hopefully, she will enjoy some of this nice sunshine

was that something that was well-known to the yankee organization?while i'd walk into the clubhouse and i'd hear the guitars in the corner as i walked through the doors and there was bernie, just tuning up. and then, if we won a ball game, i'd hear the guitar and then there's be paul o'neill on the drums so it was quite entertaining in the clubhouse. >> mike: joe, thanks for coming and being a surprise guest and giving awes thrill. good luck to the dodgers on the ball game this weekend, take care, thank you. >> thank you. [applaus [applause]. >> that was a great surprise. >> mike: and-- >> incredible there. >> mike: this is an amazing cd. called moving forward. bernie williams, unbelievable range of music. i told you when i first heard it i thought oh, my gosh, i was expecting you to bang a couple of boards. and thises some truly incredible music. we are going to have bernie williams on guitar next, you do not want to miss it, stay with us, we will be right back. for all the moments that make every day special. fancy feast introduces an entirely new

>> yeah, he warmed up in the yankee stadium with derek jeter, and derek jeter said don't bounce it up there, they will boo you. and he walked out and threw a strike right down the middle and the place went crazy. >> everybody was on the side, and rudy said don't let it get to your head. every one of these people voted against you. >> absolutely. >> i want to thank you for joining us. >> thank you, joe. >> a broadcast, the "today" show coverage as the events unfolded in real time. >> we have a breaking newsstory to tell you about. apparently a plane crashed into the world trade center. it happened a few moments ago. we have very little information available at this point in time. on the phone we have jennifer who apparently witnessed this event. jennifer, can you hear me? >> hello. >> jennifer, can you please tell me what you saw and give me information about what is going on there. >> yes, it's quite terrifying. i came out of the subway and was heading to work in battery park at the kits carlton hotel, and i am now looking north at the world trade center, and it is the twin tower. you

hazing yankee rookies. and walk-offs galore. >>> plus, tampa's bj upton and his flare for the dramatic. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> and we are still stormy in the middle mississippi valley. your regional forecast coming up. stick around. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. ifyou're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the man who guided the atlanta braves to 14 straight postseason appearances is stepping down. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. they say when it's time to go, you'll know. and for bobby cox it's that time. the manager of the braves announced he will retire next season after 50 years in baseball. cox and the braves were in the big apple facing the mets. laroche had three hits and a pair of rbi. this one gave the braves a 3-0 lead. sacks full. castillo grounded into an inning ending double play. braves won it 5-2. they're now just four games out of the wild card. florida down one i

the yankees magic number in the east, 12. that's any combination of yankee wins and red sox losses.ith the lowest magic number among division leaders. >> myles brand once the president of indiana university and later president of the ncaa passed away today from pancreatic cancer. he was 67. brand leaves behind a legacy of friendliness and reform at an organization known in the past for secrecy and academic indifference. but ironically he'll best be remembered for doinge' what no other indiana administrator dared to dorks take down the state's most prized institution. here's bob lee. >> seven years of national reform and one historic decision, myles brand is remembered for raising standards at the ncaa and as president ofr indiana university enforcing his standards on hall of fame coach bob knight.st >> we have established tough specific guidelines. this is a zero tolerance policy. >> i think myles brand deserves an enormous credit for finally being the person who said we will have standards of conduct that will be upheld by our employees, and if that expectation is not met, then i w

the orioles a drop their ninth straight game to the yankees, 9- 6. adam jones has an injury that will make he flinched to see. the-festival was started in the third. -- the bash festival was started in the third. 6-5. here comes the pain in the sixth. jones hustles back. he tries to make sure he is a safe. let any and ankle buckle as he goes down. -- look at the knee and ankle buckle as he goes down. yankees 9-0-6. the ravens will have a another preseason game in atlanta. the season opener is a week from sunday against the kansas city chiefs. no. 15 as a chance to shine. washington has a tough style to the passing game along with shorthands. he gives the ravens the kind of receiver who makes tough catches. you can always find playing time for a wide receiver who does that. >> just another day to get better. we are going to go out there and be aggressive. there is no slacking off. there are guys buying for jobs and trying to get better getting confidence going into the season. it is a serious time now. >> we will bring new the simulcast of the preseas

yankees win anyway 5-1. >>> in atlanta, omar's triple in the seventh scored do two to lead the bravesthe marlins. atlanta is now just three games back in the wild card race. >> turning to tennis, and a scary start for venus williams. she was powered by a bad knee. the two time champion was down a set in the first round before battling back to beat 47th ranked vera due sha vina of russia 6-7, 7-5, 6-3. and finally in preseason with the vehicleses, adrian pettersson sliced through the houston defense on the game's first play going 75 yards for a touchdown. bret faft favre was solid. the final minnesota 19, houston 10. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories and madoff's mansion. we'll have a first look at how bernie madoff lived thanks to his ill gotten gains. thursday, finally! dinner with the girls tonight. mmm... mexican, or italian? i really want dessert tonight. i better skip breakfast. yep, this is all i need. ( stomach growls ) skipping breakfast to get ahead? research shows that women that eat breakfast, like the special k® breakfast, actually weigh less.

for 62 years lou gehrig has bent yankees all time hit leader.derek jeter. >> it's okay to cheer for them in that situation. derek jeter passed lou gehrig to become all time hits leader. the moment belonged to jeter, rany night belonged to the birds as the o's get a 10-4 victory. >>> it's time -- his time has come. michael jordan is inducted into the basketball hall of fame of the but that doesn't mean he won't step on the court again. >> one day you might look up and see me playing the game at 50. oh, don't laugh. >> the audience gave jordan a long-standing ovation moving the nba legend to tears. jordan is best remembered for guiding the bulls to 6 championships. jordan was not the only one inducted four other people including former navy great the admiral david robeson were welcomed to the hall. known as the admiral as we mentioned robison game a 2-time champion with the san antonio spurs. >> wow many look at the shorts back then. >> yeah. you know. it's interesting when you are so successful they have to coin a term for you. they didn't have t

>> buck: next texas was in the playoff but went up against the yankees and the yankees dispatched them quickly. >> jim: ball one taken by andrus. battle of 21-year-olds here. andrus with a single with a 7- game hitting streak and another base hit. andrus is 2 for 3. texas made a gamble when they gave andrus the job at shortstop. they moved michael young from shortstop the 3rd base and initial a young didn't want to do it. he at one time demanded to be traded. they had conversations and ron washington convinced him the defense would be improved. it has been. they have cult down the errors by a huge number and both at shortstop and 3rd base. give michael young credit. he's moved all over the place. from short the second and now he's moved from short to third. >> buck: it's an amazing situation for michael young, because overall he's probably their best hitter. maybe others hit for power but he's without a doubt the best overall hitter. other players have caused the rangers to believe they are better defensively. he's the best hitter on the team. >> buck: he's probably slowed at short sto

i did not see a yankee and all of my rambles. it is said d&b haq msed his forc on our left, but i doubt that very much. i am of the opinion that the yankee army is on the western banks of the chattahoochee river. atlanta was reborn. the city, he reported, has already begun to fill up. to day, the streets are as crowded as ty were of old, officers, soldiers, citizens, women, children, and negro's are crowding on the street and everybody wears a smile on their countenance. however, walking through the desolate union camp, he found a note written in large, bold hand with kohl on the headboard of one of the yankee books. it read goodbye, johnnie, we are going to see you soon and when we come to georgia, we will remember keenness off, signed yank. thank you very much. [applause] saleh promised me this is a very intelligent audience, so please don't undermine my claim to intelligence too much. i welcome your questions. do we need to have people use the microphone? thank you. >> reading of the warner's death on the night of august 3rd,