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>> espn. >> and evolved quite a bit. espn "sportscenter" a milestone, big one. just aired show number 50,000. >> that show has become a legend. perhaps in your house all the way to the white house it has the. abc's and sportscenter's josh elliott shares the memories. ♪ espn >> big part of our future, the sportscenter with george. >> welcome everyone to espn "spor "sportscenter." >> thus began a humble wrap-up program that would do nothing less than change the meaning of american sports. back in 1979, sports fans only really could follow their local teams. briefly glimpsed at end of local newscasts. sportscenter rernd that obsolete. and helped catapult sports into the center of the american cultural dialogue. now it is the beating heart of abc's sister network, espn, 18 million people tune in each day. compared to the 30,000 who watched that first broadcast. >> welcome to sportscenter. >> a show that wouldn't recognize itself now. owing much to iconic@lets who cam of age with it. and all those anchors. including my dear gma colleague, rob been roberts. people t

first espn, there's buzz in the sports world about john l. smith, the head coach of the university of arkansas. after a dismal start he racked up $25 milli in debt. personal debt and recently filed for bankruptcy. so let's go to espn's outside the lines where the panel weighed in on smith's troubles and find a certain prominent political figure to compare him with. >> sitting down with john l. smith and saying cut out the circus act is impossible. no one in this country with the possible exception of mitt romney has had a worst two weeks than john l. smith. >> andy, how would you characterize the last couple of weeks in john l. smith's tenure? >> absolute circus act. >> romney is the new tackling dummy on espn. anyone else had a worst one? "the washington post" reports smith, the coach is trying to win over critics with his, quote, engaging personality and infectious smile. not qualities they've been tossing around about romney. >>> "simpsons." homer votes for romney. there's more on this online promo. >> man, not another election. why do we

first espn, there's buzz in the sports world about john l. smith, the head coach of the university of arkansas. after a dismal start he racked up $25 million in debt. personal debt and recently filed for bankruptcy. so let's go to espn's outside the lines where the panel weighed in on smith's troubles and find a certain prominent political figure to compare him with. >> sitting down with john l. smith and saying cut out the circus act is impossible. no one in this country with the possible exception of mitt romney has had a worst two weeks than john l. smith. >> andy, how would you characterize the last couple of weeks in john l. smith's tenure? >> absolute circus act. >> romney is the new tackling dummy on espn. anyone else had a worst one? "the washington post" reports smith, the coach is trying to win over critics with his, quote, engaging personality and infectious smile. not qualities they've been tossing around about romney. >>> "simpsons." homer votes for romney. there's more on this online promo. >> man, not another election. why do w

we get the highlights from espn news. >> good morning. randy scott here with your "sportscenter" update. justin verlander won the mvp award for the tigers last season. he wants to keep the mvp in the "d" this season. miguel cabrera, looks like he has moves. tigers, hosting the athletics last night. bottom three. that's miguel cabrera. that's gone. that's his 39th of the year, but his 1st of the night. in the eighth, the bases loaded. the tigers up sixth. and that's a grand slam. his 40th of the year. >>> rangers and angels. mike scoscia's boys trying to keep pace in the wild card. that's tanner sheppard, with a wild pitch. iannetta scores. he's in behind him. the angels would get eight runs in that inning alone. and later, erick aybar, a little more insurance, adding to that lead. 11-3, your final. the halos win. >>> astros/cardinals. st. louis. 8 of 11, taking on a team that -- that's kyle lohse. he's a pitcher. he's working the dish in the bottom of the fifth. plates a run. next batter. that will go to left center. and lohse comes in to

today, espn is airing its 50,000th "sportscenter," the flagship show. it started way back when in 1979, and they were risk-takers. >> hard to imagine a world without espn now. >>> up next, "the pulse," and a bike you have to see to believe. >>> and heidi klum talking about life after seal. and what's really going on with life after seal. and what's really going on with her bodyguard. golf's biggest stages. fortunan but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. hd 4 pain, stiffness, help relieve and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if

espn, there's buzz in the sports world about john l. smith, head coach of the university of arkansas. in addition to a dismal start for his fifth football team, smith's racked up $25 million in personal debt and recently filed for bankruptcy. let's go to espn's "outside the lines," where a panel weighed in on smith's trouble and found a prominent political figure to compare him with. >> sitting down with john l. smith and saying cut out the circus act is impossible. no one in this country with the possible exception of mitt romney's had a worse two weeks than john l. smith. >> how would you characties the last couple of years in smith's tenure? >> absolutely circus act. >> so romney's the new tackling dummy on espn. anyone else had a worst circus act than mitt romney? the "washington post" reports that smith, the coach, is trying to win over critic with his "engaging personality" and "infectious smile," not qualities that people have been tossing around about mitt romney. >>> to "the simpsons." spoiler alert, homer votes for mitt romney

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we get the highlights from espn news. >> good morning. randy scott here with your "sportscenter" update. justin verlander won the mvp award for the tigers last season. he wants to keep the mvp in the "d" this season. at least that's what he tweeted. miguel cabrera, looks like he's going to prove verlander right. tigers, hosting the athletics last night. bottom three. that's miguel cabrera. that's gone. that's his 39th of the year, but his 1st of the night. in the eighth, the bases loaded. the tigers up sixth. and that's a grand slam. his 40th of the year. first tiger hit for him since cecil fielder in 1991. >>> rangers and angels out west. mike scoscia's boys trying to keep pace in the wild card. that's texas' tanner scheppers, and a wild pitch. iannetta scores. fearless and freaky fast. he's in behind him. the angels would get eight runs in that inning alone. and then, later, erick aybar, a little more insurance, padding that lead. 11-3, your final. the halos win. >>> astros/cardinals. st. louis 8 of 11, taking on a team that 99 losses a

i want to thank you for watching espn on abc. espn, home of discover bcs national championship game. for kirk herbstreit, and heather cox. be sure to join me tonight. come on back next saturday. we'll take you to the studio for the ford wrap-up with robert flores. >>> all right. brent, thanks. welcome inside our college football studios. 86 points there between clemson and florida state. arizona and oregon, figure to challenge that on es. so far this is the only touchdown of the game. marcus mariotta. to darryl hawkin, 17 yard, ducks added a field goal in the late first after. oregon leading arizona. mean tile oregon state have two wins against ranked teams. they beat 27-10. after the game. head coach mike riley took his team to in and out burger, seriously. also in the pac-12. usc beat cal for a ninth straight time. s.e.c. play. lsu, number two in the country, survived. but it was tough against auburn on the road tonight. tigers' defense strikes first. trey mason. tackled. that's a safety. lsu, later in the quarter, lsu wins 12-

highlights, now, from espn news. >> randy scott here with your "sportscenter" update. the best pennant race in baseball is in the american league central. it's the tigers and white sox. they came into wednesday tied atop of the division. tigers, looking to take care of business. against the royals. serving one up to jeff fron cowh francoeur. abeale la, off of jeremy guthrie, who has been better coming to the royals from the rockies. but returning to old form there. tigers cut it to 4-3. austin jackson, mr. jackson, if you're nasty. that's gone. his 16th of the season. aerowe're tied at 4-4. bottom five, your triple crown candidate leads the american league in rbis and balting average. alex gordon is ruining the party. bottom eighth. runners at the corners for jhonny peralta. and it's not the sexiest highlight. but it is productive because andy dirks breaking up the double-play, allowing the run to score. who says baseball is not a full-contact sport? that allows the winning run to score. tigers win. >>> the white sox need to take care of the indians to keep pace. that'

>> reporter: calling it on espn the refs were giving mixed signals. >> the call on the field stands. touchdown. game is over. >> seahawks win in the most bizarre finish you will ever see! >> reporter: seeming to hurt not just the packers' record but the integrity of the game, gruden alongside tirico. >> this is comical, really. >> two of the worst calls i could remember. >> reporter: it capped a week in which belichick got furious after his team's loss to the ravens putting his hands-on a ref. >> i have never meant any disrespect or in any way tried to abuse or be disrespectful to the officials and the job they do. >> reporter: it has created a social media firestorm. drew brees tweeted at the end of the monday night game, tonight hurts me greatly this is not the league we are supposed to represent. it is in the hands of the nfl and the officials' union after the packers loss matthews posting commissioner goodell's phone numbers and telling fans everywhere to tart dialing. john muller, abc news, new york. >> they are going to get back to negotiating sooner? >> they are back to negoti

second quarter on espn two. the ducks on top. earlier here on abc, ohio state quarterback braxton miller overcame a knee injury to have 315 total yards, this touchdown pass to smith and ohio state wins over michigan state 17-16. they get nebraska next week. we'll see you next weekend. # "and then, there's both." "erika tsubaki is a big fan of both." "that's what she and her team had in mind when they designed the all new ford escape." "with more cargo space than before, wrapped in a brand new body." "the tech-savvy, ready-for-adventure, all new twenty thirteen ford escape." "it's what happens when you go further." president obama: during the last weeks of this campaign... there will be debabates, speeches, and more ads. but if i could sit down with you, in your living room or... around the kitchen table, here's what i'd say. when i took office, we were losing nearly eight hundred... thousand jobs a month, and were mired in iraq. today, i believe that as a nation we are... moving forward again. but we have much more to do to get f

usa gets a big win. >>> there is a baseball doubleheader tonight on espn and espn2. on the home network, it's the yankees and red sox. on the deuce, it's o's and rays. >>> one more baseball note to pass along. the washington nationals are certainly staying loose on the way to their first-ever postseason berth. >> the team had fun with their rookies on sunday, making them dress like the u.s. gold medal team. >> since that, they have won. and blown everyone else away. >> that team beats the mets pretty often. man oh, man. >>> in "the pulse," oprah winfrey and jane fonda in a new movie together. >>> and a dog with a guide dog has a new home. that's next. help relieve the pain and stop the damage with humira, adalimumab. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira is clinically proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. so you can treat more than just the pain. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer, have happened. blood, liver and ne

now, it is the beating heart of abc's sister network, espn. 18 million people tune in each day. compared to the 30,000 who watched that very first broadcast. >> back, back, back -- >> booyah. >> welcome to another edition of "sportscenter." >> reporter: a show that wouldn't recognize itself now. owing much to the iconic athletes who came of age with it. and all those anchors, including my dear "gma" colleague, robin roberts. >> people think all we care about are sports. that's just not true. >> reporter: blazing a trail for me to follow. >> alongside josh elliott, i'm hannah storm. >> reporter: and one of the great continuous ad campaigns in television history. >> it's not what you think. >> reporter: its legion of fans, the president of the united states. >> guiltiest pleasure? >> i suppose it's "sportscenter." and my wife thinks it's a sickness. >> reporter: disease or delight -- 50,000 editions later, it would seem they're both right. for this is "sportscenter." josh elliott, abc news, new york. >> a way of life for so many

now, it is the beating heart of abc's sister network, espn. 18 million people tune in each day. compared to the 30,000 who watched that very first broadcast. >> back, back, back -- >> booyah. >> welcome to another edition of "sportscenter." >> reporter: a show that wouldn't recognize itself now. owing much to the iconic athletes who came of age with it. and all those anchors, including my dear "gma" colleague, robin roberts. >> people think all we care about are sports. that's just not true. >> reporter: blazing a trail for me to follow. >> alongside josh elliott, i'm hannah storm. >> reporter: and one of the great continuous ad campaigns in television history. >> it's not what you think. >> reporter: its legion of fans, the president of the united states. >> guiltiest pleasure? >> i suppose it's "sportscenter." and my wife thinks it's a sickness. >> reporter: disease or delight -- 50,000 editions later, it would seem they're both right. for this is "sportscenter." josh elliott, abc news, new york.

now, it is the beating heart of abc's sister network, espn. 18 million people tune in each day. compared to the 30,000 who watched that very first broadcast. >> back, back, back -- >> booyah. >> welcome to another edition of "sportscenter." >> reporter: a show that wouldn't recognize itself now. owing much to the iconic athletes who came of age with it. and all those anchors, including my dear "gma" colleague, robin roberts. >> people think all we care about are sports. that's just not true. >> reporter: blazing a trail for me to follow. >> alongside josh elliott, i'm hannah storm. >> reporter: and one of the great continuous ad campaigns in television history. >> it's not what you think. >> reporter: its legion of fans, the president of the united states. >> guiltiest pleasure? >> i suppose it's "sportscenter." and my wife thinks it's a sickness. >> reporter: disease or delight -- 50,000 editions later, it would seem they're both right. for this is "sportscenter." josh elliott, abc news, new york. >> a way of life for so many people. >> love those promos. best promos ever. >>>

. >> reporter: mike tirico calling it on espn. but the refs were giving mixed signals. >> after review, the call on the field stands, touchdown, seattle. >> seahawks win in the most bizarre finish you'll ever see. >> reporter: the stunning ending seemed to hurt not just the packers' record, but the integrity of the game. jormer coach jon gruden alongside tirico. >> this is comical to me. that's two of the worst calls at the end of a football game i can remember. >> reporter: the monday night mayhem capped a week in which bill belichick got furious after his team's loss to the ravens. even putting his hands on a ref. >> i never meant any disrespect. in any way tried to abuse or be disrespectful to the officials and the job they do. >> reporter: and the lockout has created a social media firestorm, brandon spikes tweeting, can someone please tell these bleeping zebras they are needed back at work. tonight's debacle hurts me greatly. this is not the league we're supposed to represent. it's in the hands of the nfl and the officials un

that's the problem right now. >> reporter: according to our friends at espn, if a deal gets done today, there are refs ready to go for tomorrow night's browns/ravens game. if the deal gets done in the next 24 hours the rest of the refs could be on the field sunday. either way the refs taken for granted no longer. >>> thank you so much. dan. now we turn to an uprising in the school cafeteria. schools say healthy lunches man dated under federal guidelines leaving them hungry. the new menu is supposed to help fight obesity but the kids are fighting back with a song and raising questions what's enough. we want to know what's happening with the lunches they're getting. jim avila has more. >> it's a lunch room revolt. ♪ i need to get some food today ♪ >> students and teachers at this kansas high school creating eye viral video pro tefth of the new callie-cutting menus in their cafeteria. they say they're just not getting enough to eat. ♪ we are hungry >> reporter: their complaint new usda school lunch guidelines, limbing cal trois fight obesity epidemic among the america's youth. the n

let's get highlights from other sports now from espn. >> doug kezirian here with your espn news update. we start on the track in atlanta. two races to go until the chase for the championship. as for this race, we'll pick it up with 45 laps remaining. martin truex jr. makes the inside pass on denny hamlin to take the lead. fast forward, five laps to go. jamie mcmurray, blowing a right tire, sparks flying. that brings out a caution. as for this race, sometimes, a 325-lap race will come down to the final two laps. off a restart, hamlin out in front. jeff gordon, the 24 car, trying to pass him on the high road. instead, hamlin takes the checkered flag. with that win, he punches his ticket for the chase for the championship. >>> let's go to baseball. the tigers hosting the white sox. detroit has won six straight meetings. their ace, on the bump, justin verlander, 1 of his 11 strikeouts. he has four straight seasons of at least 200 ks. a 1-1 game in the sixth. men on first and second for delmon young. he takes chris sale deep with a three-run shot. tigers win. chris sale not happy. tigers an

. >> reporter: mike tirico calling it on espn. but the refs were giving mixed signals. >> after review, the call on the field stands, touchdown, seattle. >> seahawks win in the most bizarre finish you'll ever see. >> reporter: the stunning ending seemed to hurt not just the packers' record, but the integrity of the game. jormer coach jon gruden alongside tirico. >> this is comical to me. that's two of the worst calls at the end of a football game i can remember. >> reporter: the monday night mayhem capped a week in which bill belichick got furious after his team's loss to the ravens. even putting his hands on a ref. >> i never meant any disrespect. in any way tried to abuse or be disrespectful to the officials and the job they do. >> reporter: and the lockout has created a social media firestorm, brandon spikes tweeting, can someone please tell these bleeping zebras they areded back at work. tonight's debacle hurts me greatly. this is not the league we're supposed to represent. it's in the hands of the nfl and the officials union.

usa gets a big win. >>> there is a baseball doubleheader tonight on espn and espn2. on the home network, it's the yankees and red sox. and then, on the deuce, it's o's and rays. >>> one more baseball note to pass along. the washington nationals are certainly staying loose on the way to their first-ever postseason berth. >> get a load of this. the team had some fun with their rookies on sunday, making them dress like the u.s. gold medal winning u.s. women's gymnastics team. >> now since that gag, the nats have won two straight. they have blown everyone else away. >> that team beats the mets pretty often. man, oh, man. >>> up next, "the pulse." oprah winfrey and jane fonda in a new movie together. and we have your first look. >>> and a dog with his own guide dog now has a new home. an update on this pair, next. >>> and a dog with a guide dog has a new home. that's next. help relieve the pain and stop the damage with humira, adalimumab. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira is clinically proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. so you can treat mo

that's the problem right now. >> reporter: according to our friends at espn, if a deal gets done today, there are refs ready to go for tomorrow night's browns/ravens game. if the deal gets done in the next 24 hours the rest of the refs could be on the field sunday. either way the refs taken for granted no longer. >>> thank you so much. dan. now we turn to an uprising in the school cafeteria. schools say healthy lunches man dated under federal guidelines leaving them hungry. the new menu is supposed to help fight obesity but the kids are fighting back with a song and raising questions what's enough. we want to know what's hapning with the lunches they're getting. jim avila has more. >> it's a lunch room revolt. ♪ i need to get some food today ♪ >> students and teachers at this kansas high school creating eye viral video pro tefth of the new callie-cutting menus in their cafeteria. they say they're just not getting enough to eat. ♪ we are hungry >> reporter: their complaint new usda school lunch guidelines, limbing cal trois fight obesity epidemic among the america's youth. the new

. >> reporter: mike tirico calling it on espn. but the refs were literally giving mixed signals. >> after review, the call on the field stands, touchdown, seattle. >> seahawks win in the most bizarre finish you'll ever see. >> reporter: the stunning ending seeming to hurt not just the packers' record, but the very integrity of the game. former coach jon gruden alongside tirico. >> this is comical to me. really. mike, i'll tell you, that's two of the worst calls at the end of a football game i can remember. >> reporter: the monday night mayhem capped a week in which patriots coach bill belichick got furious after his team's loss to the ravens. even putting his hands on a ref. >> i have never meant any disrespect or in any way tried to abuse or be disrespectful to the officials and the job they do. >> reporter: and the lockout has created a social media firestorm. patriots linebacker, brandon spikes, tweeting, can someone please tell these bleeping zebras foot locker called and they're needed back at work. drew brees tweeted after t

dan harris, abc news, new york. >>> now i want to bring in michael wilbon from our espn co-hosts. pardon the interruption. michael, let me get you to say what you think. all you said so cards this is fraud, incompetent. what is the one word you want to use? >> one word. shameful. i don't know they can be embarra embarrassed. somebody might tell the people they're not actually wearing clothes. they don't seem to care. the ratings are going up. the popularity of the league is not threatened. >> but the players' association says even further that it's endangering the players. >> there are issue as safety involved as well, competitive issues. if you got those two thing, you would really look to have a league which is not thinking about the integrity of its game the way it says it does. >> where does this end? how much longer will this go on? >> i don't see it being a tipping point. i hope i'm being too cynical and this will wind up resolving itself. i can see this going on for weeks not days. >> michael wilbowilbon, thanks much and hello to everybody at "pti." >> thank you, diane. >>>

nearly 99 million of those carry the two biggest sports networks, espn and espn 2. the 15 million household gap is offset by getting niche programming in front of targeted audiences on easily accessible networks. for the major media companies that own both terrestrial and cable sports channels, putting high-profile sports on the cable network also means increasing the subscriber fees they get from customers. if the goal is sacrificing casual fans in order to guarantee the die-hards, almost no event, except maybe the super bowl, is safe. but with ancillary dollars generated through cable, and with cable nearing its saturation point, its hard to argue with the strategy. >> tom: finally tonight, we remember the victims and the heroes of september 11, 2011. from the pentagon, shanksville, pennsylvania, and ground zero, memorials and moments of silence were held, as they were across the country. a field of flags in charlotte, north carolina, to fire fighters in north liberty, iowa, honoring the almost 3,000 americans killed 11 years ago today. while this anniversary was

. >>> as for your other highlights now, we get those, thanks to our friends at espn. >> randy scott here with your "sportscenter" update. college football's opening week, so jam-packed it extended into labor day. enjoying the long weekend in blacksburn, virginia. 16th-ranked virginia tech, hosting georgia tech. this game was so packed, we needed some extra time. final minute of the fourth quarter. kevin washington, to deon hill. yellow jackets take a 17-14 lead. last chance for the hokies. it's 14-6. logan thomas, connecting with corey fuller. fuller to the 24 yard line. get up there and call a time-out. cody journell has the chance to send it into overtime from 41 yards out. and it's true. it's the first overtime game in the history of lane stadium. think about it. bruce smith played there. mike vick played there. they never played an overtime game. georgia tech, third and six. kevin washington did not make many mistakes. but he wants that one back. tried to force it. instead, it's an interception by kyle fuller. all that virginia tech has to do is score. and they send everybody home sa

we get those from our friends at espn news. >> good morning. i'm doug kezirian with your "sportscenter" update. just over a week to go in the baseball regular season. and things are super tight in the american league central. we'll start in chicago with the white sox and indians. starts the day yesterday, having a one-game lead over the tigers. bottom nine. white sox down 4-2. but paul konerko hits the first pitch he sees for a home run. later in the inning, two on, two outs. he grounds out to end the game. white sox lose, 4-3. they've lost six of their last seven. >>> the tigers win, we have a win in the a.l. central. bottom first, no score. miguel cabrera, finding a way for the first triple crown in the american league. 0 for 3 yesterday. but prince fielder hits a blast. fielder singles to center off the deck. the tigers win 2-0. and we're tied with eight games to go. >>> national league. great one in atlanta. braves, hosting the marlins. top second. no score. chris medellin on the bump, seven innings, eight ks. more on him in a sec. bottom n

nearly 99 million of those carry the two biggest sports networks, espn and espn 2. the 15 million household gap is offset by getting niche programming in front of targeted audiences on easily accessible networks. th r jofoe for the major media companies that own both terrestrial and cable sports channels, putting high-profile sports on the cable network also means increasing the subscriber fees they get from customers. if the goal is sacrificing casual fans in order to guarantee the die-hards, almost no event, except maybe the super bowl, is safe. but with ancillary dollars generated through cable, and with cable nearing its saturation point, its hard to argue with the strategy. >> tom: finally tonight, we remember the victims and the heroes of september 11, 2011. from the pentagon, shanksville, pennsylvania, and ground zero, memorials and moments of silence wereels d, h w a were held, as they were across the country. a field of flags in charlotte, north carolina, to fire fighters in north liberty, iowa, honoring the almost 3,000 americans killed 11 years ago today.

. >>> we get your other highlights from espn. >> randy scott here. college football's opening week, so jam-packed it extended into labor day. 16th-ranked virginia tech, hosting georgia tech. this game was so packed, we needed some extra time. final minute of the fourth quarter. kevin washington, to dion hill. yellow jackets take a 17-14 lead. last chance for the hokies. it's 14-6. logan thomas, connecting with corey fuller. fuller to the 24 yard line. get up there and call a time-out. the chance to send it into overtime from 41 yards out. and it's true. it's the first overtime game in the history of lane stadium. think about it. bruce smith played there. mike vick played there. they never played an overtime game. georgia tech, third and six. kevin washington did not make many mistakes. but he wants that one back. tried to force it. instead, it's an interception by kyle fuller. all that virginia tech has to do is score. and they send everybody home safe. maybe they don't send them home. maybe they send them to the hokey house. 20-17, is your final. >>

highlights, now, from espn news. >> randy scott here with you "sportscenter" update. the best pennant race in baseball is in the american league central. it's the tigers and white sox. they came into wednesday tied atop of the division. tigers, looking to take care of business. against the royals. serving one up to jeff fron cowh francoeur. abeale la, off of jeremy guthrie, who has been better coming to the royals from the rockies. but returning to old form there. tigers cut it to 4-3. austin jackson, mr. jackson, if you're nasty. that's gone. his 16th of the season. aerowe're tied at 4-4. bottom five, your triple crown candidate leads the american league in rbis and balting average. alex gordon is ruining the party. bottom eighth. runners at the corners for jhonny peralta. and it's not the sexiest highlight. but it is productive because andy dirks breaking up the double-play, allowing the run to score. who says baseball is not a full-contact sport? that allows the winning run to score. tigers win. >>> the white sox need to take care of the indians to keep pace. that'

>>pam: at 8:and 30 espn is reporting that the st. mary's basketball program is under investigation from the n.c.a.a. for possibly recruiting violations. tonight at 8:00 p.m. the college spoke with us. >> st. mary's college will not go into detail of allegations of recruiting violations but they are speaking to kron 4. >> st. mary's college and n.c.a.a. have been working cooperatively with the men's basketball program. >> the path oathletic program were not available for this report and did not comment on the espn report that named non-unnamed sources. david patrick has been interviewed by the n.c.a.a.. he left in 2010 he is now an assistant, and he was noticeably absent in the month of july of recording. if his absences were related to the recruiting violations or the reportedly back surgery. >> to respect the integrity of that process we have no further comment at this time. >> our phone calls were not answered in their office was closed. reporting, kron 4. >> the giants are just three victories away from clinching the national leag

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that's the problem right now. >> reporter: according to our friends at espn, if a deal gets done today, there are refs ready to go for tomorrow night's browns/ravens game. if the deal gets done in the next 24 hours the rest of the refs could be on the field sunday. either way the refs taken for granted no longer. >>> thank you so much. dan. now we turn to an uprising in the school cafeteria. schools say healthy lunches now mandated under federal guidelines are leaving them hungry. the new menu is supposed to help fight obesity but the kids are fighting back with a song and raising questions what's enough. we want to know what's happening with the lunches they're getting. abc's senior national correspondent, jim avila, has more. >> it's a lunch room revolt. ♪ i need to get some food today ♪ >> reporter: students and teachers at this kansas high school, creating a viral video protesting of the new calorie-cutting menus in their cafeteria. they say they're just not getting enough to eat. ♪ we are hungry >> reporter: their complaint new usda school lunch guidelines, rolled out this f

according to espn, the man who called last night's touchdown is a local executive for bank of america who only officiated high school and junior college football games. today, we have also learned that another replacement ref -- not involved in last night's game -- has been fired from something called the lingerie football league for incompetence. if there's any good to come out of this, aside for seattle fans, >> oh, my god it's amazing. it was the best seahawks game i've ever seen. >> reporter: it's that this uproar may help end the lookout. tonight, the two sides are reportedly back at the table. dan harris, abc news, new york. >>> now i want to bring in michael wilbon from our espn co-hosts of "pardon the interruption". michael, let me get you to say what you think. all you said so cards this is fraud, bogus and incompetent. what is the one word you want to use? pronounce the one word for this. >> one word. shameful. i don't know they can be embarrassed. somebody might tell the people they're not actually wearing clothes. they don't seem to care. the ratings are going up. the popu