here s nbc s fred roggin. good morning. we will start with high drama in the college world series. off to omaha. arizona and the two-time defending champ, south carolina tied at 1-1 in the ninth. brandon dixon was put into the game for his glove, came up with a huge at bat. ripped a double down the line and scored the go-ahead run. dixon with his first hit of the college world series, twa as big one. that opened the floodgates, wild carts exploded for three in the ninth. bottom of the inning, last chance for south carolina, sacks full for grayson grider, hit one high and deep, but not deep enough. arizona held on to win 4-1 and captured their first national title since 1986. rafael furcal, a double just inside the third baseline, tyler green hustled around from first to score. marlins blew a four-run lead in the ninth. robinson cano continues to hit the cover off the ball.
game while the braves put up four in one inning against the rockies. a home run to left, the braves one a shootout 9-6. marlins and padres, logan morrison hit one high and deep but not high or deep enough, logan couldn t believe it. an inning later, it s gaby sanchez. this time a line drive to center and there was another great catch. scary moment in the seventh. omar infante hit a homer and a crash into the wall and was out cold. taken off the field for precautionary reasons but he was okay. padres won it 5-3. and jayson worth has been so bad that a d.c. area bar is offering beer for the price of his batting average. his hitting .217 so a tall cold one will cost you $2.17.
nfl has canceled the game august 7th between the bears and rams, but it appears the regular season will begin as scheduled on september 8th. evan longoria had a home run. just three total runs in that game while the braves put up four in one inning against the rockies. a home run to left, the braves one a shootout 9-6. marlins and padres, logan morrison hit one high and deep but not high or deep enough, logan couldn t believe it. an inning later, it s gaby sanchez. this time a line drive to center and there was another great catch. scary moment in the seventh. omar infante hit a homer and a crash into the wall and was out cold. taken off the field for precautionary reasons but he was okay. padres won it 5-3.
a different team last year, hit the 17th of the season. tampa led it, 5-0. david price made another strong bid for the cy young. he struck out eight for his 19th victory. the rays clifrnled s clinched a spot. the yankees are back in the playoffs. like c.c. sabathia struck out the 21st win. rivera got overbayh to ground out to win it. the yanks have qualified for the playoffs 15 times in the last 16 years and knocked out the blue jays, 6-1. the braves enter the postseason with a flare to the dramatics. hit one high and deep, unfortunately for them, drew s stuff was there. a home run robbing grab kept it close. we go to the ninth. tied at two. jay brooks clinched the central with one big swing, a walkoff homer. the reds advance, 3-2. the braves are doing all they can. eric henskey gave atlanta the