jerry hairston, balm gardener 0-5. bad breaks. 2-0 washington. the game took 2:02. fastest game in the majors this year. giants 2 games under .500. the a's takes 2-4 from the texas rangers. blow it out. here we go. a rare, rare monday afternoon start. and josh willingham break as 4- 4 tie in the eight and the a's now with a home run makes it 4- 4. that made it 4-4 and set the scene for matsui. hasn't done much as an oakland a's but here he is a hero. the a's with their 3-4 from texas. a game back. matsui sends everybody home. bottom 10. a's 5, the texas rangers 4. cleveland at the coliseum tomorrow night. the sacramento kings in orange county is a no-go, at least for now. joe and the family say the club will remain in sacramento for one more season. they trust the word of the mayor who says we will get you a new arena. he says, however, if the city doesn't come through the kings will relocate in a year. >> the mere -- the mayor went to new york, he said we will get a new arena and we will see if we can get it done. >> we are the only team not in the playoffs. this w

a day after osama bin laden's death, rick antiel with a diving grab in the center and jerry hairston jr. comes up with the sliding grab. nationals put on a show for america's finest. they beat the giants, 2-0. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> another celebrity does the mugshot walk of shame. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, america has waited for almost a decade for the end of bin laden. but we'll introduce you to one man who promised not to shave until it happened. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. yesterday we saw the horrible weather going through the hawian islands. you can see the blue skies in the backgrounds and the funnels coming down through the water. today we expect more weather there. sunshine in nevada and arizona. northern portions of the forecast. rainy today just a chance of showers. if you are watching us on news 4. learn about their habitats and raptors and that is your event of the day. >> look at him. thank you. now here is an early look at this mornings's headlines in en

jerry hairston, jr., pink bats. those will be auctioned off and the money will go to the susan g. komen foundation. espinoza strikes out. sanchez with a no-hitter through five. hernandez facing gaby sanchez with two runners on. he crushes it to left for a three-run tater, and marlins lead 6-0. >> no moms at the baseball game. >> stanton can't come on. the no-hitter no more but sanchez solid. seven innings, two hits, no runs and career high 11 strikeouts. highlight of the day for the nats. hanley ramirez hits one to short. check out alex cora. backhand stab to his knee and throws to first and gets ramirez. see it again. heck of a play. wow, but the nats, they get shut out, 8-0. ouch. >> no one saw it. >> maybe 1,000 people. >> baltimore, orioles trying to celebrate mother's day with a win against the rays. weeder up. fold couldn't make the catch. luke scott and adam jones score. orioles cut the lead to 3-2. same score, in the top of the fifth. bergeson facing b.j. upton with two on, and two out, and base hit into center. that clears the bases. upton had four rbis in the game. the r

in miami, jerry hairston, jr., up with two outs. had a runner on first. drives one to left. and it doesn't get out. but it goes off the wall. pudge rodriguez, he's 39 years old, he can still move. he scores all the way from first base, the nationals take a 1-0 lead. game now tied at 2 and it stays that way thanks to reliever tyler clifford. strikes out the side in the seventh and eighth innings. clifford threw 22 pitches, 19 were strikes. that's impressive. we go to extra innings tied at 2. 19 strikes, wow. top ten, adam laroche up with two on and one out. getting it done here. lifts one deep to left field. jayson werth is at third. and that's deep enough. he's going to tag and score. i know, folks, it's not the most exciting play but it is effective fundamental baseball. nationals up 3-2. bottom ten, nats need one more out. burnett in the game. on his first pitch gets chris coghlan to fly out to end the game. the nationals defeat the marlins 3-2 in extras. nats are now 4-1 in extra-inning games this season. after the game, the team placed rick ankiel on the 15-day disabled

anibal sanchez cruising along gets jerry hairston jr. swinging. pudge rodriguez. danny espinoza. see ya. sanchez strikes out the side, no-hitter through six innings. bottom of the inning. la von hernandez facing gabby san chets with two runners on. sanchez crushes it to left for a three-run homer. marlins lead 6-0. no one there to see it. top seven. laynce nix up trying to break up the no-hitter. rips one to right. mike stanton coming on. can't make the catch. that's a base hit. so the no-hitter is no more. sanchez was solid, seven innings, gives up two hits, no runs, a career high 11 strikeouts. the marlins shut out the nats 8-0. washington has the day off tomorrow, that's good news. >>> baltimore, orioles trying to celebrate mother's day with a win against the rays. okay, yeah. bottom four, baltimore down 3-0. matt we'der up. sam can't make the catch. yesterday he robbed weeders of a home run. two rbi double for weeders. orioles cut the lead to 3-2. top five, same score. brad, b.j. upton, two on and two out. and he's an exquisite situational hitters. base hit into center. that

just ask jayson werth or lance nix, jerry hairston, espinoza. halladay, seven innings pitched. he struck out ten. bottom of the fifth now, raul ibanez. big blast to right center field. upper deck it goes. phillies go on to win 7-3. they complete the sweep of the nationals. >>> i'm don bell. and that is your espn news update. >> all right. >>> coming up next after the break, mel gibson returns to the silver screen today. how will moviegoers respond? >> that will be an interesting one. >>> also, the daredevil stunt set to take place over one of our national treasures today. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical f

jerry hairston jr., up with two outs, and hairston jr. with a runner on first drives one to left. off the wall. pudge rodriguez is 39 years old, but he can still move. scores all the way from first base. the nationals take a 1-0 lead. game tied at two and stays that way thanks to reliever tyler clipperet. clipperet threw 22 pitches, 19 were strikes. that's impressive. six ks in two innings. we go to extra innings, tied at two. top ten. adam laroche up with two on and one out. and this is a good piece of hitting. lifts one deep to left field. that's deep enough. jayson werth tags and scores from third. it's not the most exciting play, but it is effective. fundamental baseball and the nationals up 3-2. bottom ten now. nats need one more out. sean burnett in the game and on his first pitch, he gets chris cogland to fly out to end the game. thank you very much. the nationals defeat the marlins 3-2 in extras. nats are 4-1 in extra innings this season. after the game, the team placed rick ankiel on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained wrist. in baltimore last night, rays against the