connecticut. so the chance of showers. temperatures will be mild if you get any sunshine in the mid atlantic. otherwise further to the south, another beautiful day from texas to arizona all the way through areas of florida. but airport delays once again. some yesterday in new york city. i do expect more this afternoon. a little soft toss from barnicle. let s turn to sports. in oakland, it was win or go home for the as. pick it up in the second. watch this catch. prince fielder gets into one. looks like it s gone. but coco crisp pulls it back. that s in a one run game. check it out again. crisp had defensive miscues earlier in the series, but time this is beautifully. bottom of the fifth, seth smith connects. a bomb in center field. that extends the as leaded to 2-0. sixth inning, bret anderson on the mound. gets cabrera swinging to end the frame.
there. look at the wheels on lance briggs. 75 yards for the touchdown. second touchdown of the game for the bears defense. that s a linebacker. 24-7 there, only gets worse, tony romo in the fourth quarter tries to get something going, picked again by d.j. moore, also of vanderbilt university. romo threw a total of five interceptions. the only player in nfl history to throw five picks on monday night football twice in his career, cowboys fall 2-2, the bears are 3-1. does tony romo know mark sanchez? he made sanchez look good. he only had one interception the other day. tigers can clinch a playoff spot with a win over the royals. sixth inning, miguel cabrera, solo home run to right field, his 44th of the year, sole possession of the lead in all three triple crown categories. he s vying to become the first triple crown winner since yaz did it for the red sox in 1967. tigers win 6-3.
kemp had to be held back by his teammates from making contact with the umpire. they did eventually get him off the field and continue the game. fifth inning, game tied at four, jones crushes a three run homer to put the pirates on top. they go on to win 10-6. pirates now a game up for the second wild card spot. the dodgers are just a half game up in the nl west. yankees looking for the sweep against the rangers. sixth inning, andrew jones hits a two run bomb into the second deck to tie the game at four. game tied at five in the sechbtd, bases loaded with two outs for gentry and he comes through with a single to score two runs and give the rangers the lead. they avoid the sweep and beat yankees 10-6. we move from the big leagues to the little league world series where the cruel timing of puberty can make for an extreme size differential among the 12-year-old and 13-year-old players. the size difference was particularly noticeable when
slap a former teammate. he leaves his hanging. look that. the national league fifth inning, the mets david wright hits one back to the pitcher and bryce harper shows his youth and gets caught in the rundown for the second oufrt inning. bottom half of the same inning. mike napoli hits a routine fly ball to hamprper. he loses it in the twilight. not a great all-star debut for harper, 0-1 with a walk and strikeout in addition to his problems in the field. sixth inning. 40-year-old chipper jones set to retire at end of the season comes to the plate to a standing ovation. he sneaks one through the right side for a single, and stands at first base soaking in the last all-star game of his career. the national league wins in a rout 8-0. 11 national league players combined for the shutout melky
bill madden of the new york daily news writes this morning we ll see off this acquittal if clemens will be able to get past this clause on the hall of fame ballot about sportsmanship and integrity. i can t speak for my brethren, but i take that clause seriously and i ll vote accordingly. if you want he to vote for them sheerly because they reached hall of fame numbers, then take the clause out of the ballot. both roger clemens and barry bonds are eligible for the hall of fame for the first time this december, though clemens was named 82 times in congress s mitchell report on steroid use in baseball, he never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in his career. the new york yankees hosting the braves last night. sixth inning, mark teixeira from the right side hits a solo home run, helps the yankees to their tenth consecutive win, the second longest winning streak for the yankees since the divisional era began in 1969.