♪ ♪ >> next on espnews. a bird wins the belmont, but it's not who you think. how the final jewel in the triple crown was won. the red wings had their leading scorer back for game five. how he gave detroit a major boost against pittsburgh. late game heroics around major league baseball. why it was a lousy day for a couple of top-flight closers.

espnews is now. >> summer bird it going to take a late run at him. >> dunkirk is not done yet. dunkirk comes right back. mine that bird. here is summer bird. and here is summer bird to win the belmont stakes. summer bird, an 11-1 upset. >> summer bird your winner. another surprise at the belmont stakes. anish shroff, will selva with you at espnews. >> summer bird's father

birdstone. he pulled a stunning upset against smarty jones in 2004. joe tessitore, randy moss and jerry bailey. >> big, bold and brutal -- belmont, 31 years without a triple crown and one year without a calvin crown -- calvin borel on mine that bird was trying to sweep all three triple-crown races on two different horses, but it was the other bird that stole the show. >> one of the biggest challenges for a jockey riding a mile and a half belmont race is to judge your move and you see going by on the outside, this is pretty early -- mine that bird seems to have a mind of his own, pulling calvin borel up closer and closer, with the orange saddle, you see calvin pull his goggles down but this is too soon in the race. they have almost a third of the race left here and mine that bird is creeping up toward the leaders. as you see him turn for home, mine that bird, number seven is almost on the lead where summer

bird is behind him, launching his run. >> maybe calvin moved a little early, maybe the horse dragged him up there, maybe the horse was a little tired after the derby and preakness, summer bird, on the other hand, made the first race of his life on march 1st -- just a little more than three months ago. and summer bird rolls up on the outside after finishing third in the arkansas derby, sixth in the kentucky derby, gets the job done here with kent desormeaux. >> sweet redemption for kent, who was blistered last year for his ride on big brown. he finally gets his belmont. >> kent desormeaux said of calvin borel's guarantee this week, "i think calvin is naive." the experience of desormeaux in the belmont pays off, sweet revenge after big brown, and summer bird brings back over $25. dunkirk held on for second. mine that bird finishes in the money now at all three triple-crown races. here is what trainer chip woolley had to say about calvin borel's ride.

>> i was disappointed, i think my horse was the best horse here, made a move early and came up empty. calvin said he was fighting him a little bit down the back side, but you could tell when calvin set him down maybe a hair early, but that's a judgment call out there, and i'll pat him on the back when i see him. >> calvin, tell me what happened. >> just went a little slow up front, i had to get him go a little bit down the back side, he was fighting me a little bit, but i don't know, i made the lead at the 16th pole, i thought he was home free. >> alongside randy moss and two-time belmont winner jerry bailey, i'm joe tessitore. the question now will be, did calvin lose this belmont? or did kent go out and win it? >> i think kent won it, because calvin borel would have had to have the same kind of trip he had in the kentucky derby -- that inside, late move along the rail to win the belmont. he didn't get that. kent desormeaux did. >> a lot of times, when a horse wants to run it's

counterproductive for a jockey to be tugging against it, especially when you're trying to go a mile and a half, so calvin was faced with a situation where the horse wanted to run when they turned into the back, stretch especially since he was on the outside a little bit, so it might have been the best thing to go ahead and give him his head and hope for the best. >> reflect on this triple crown. five weeks ago, mine that bird was 50-1, summer bird was a huge long shot in the derby and rachel alexandra was racing against gals. one of the most unpredictable triple crowns we've ever seen. >> it's the year of the bird. >> birdstone indeed. >> times are changing. a decade ago or more it was almost unheard of for a trainer of a good horse to run in the kentucky derby, skip the preakness and come back in the belmont stakes. this is six in 11 years that fit that pattern. you can say something for fresh legs. >> 2004 belmont winner birdstone has sired two triple-crown race winners. summer bird today -- kent desormeaux gets the victory in the belmont.

>> gentlemen, thank you. as randy moss explained, an unusual trend here. coming into the race rested seems to be a popular method of victory at the belmont. six of the last 11 belmont winners have come by horses who raced in the kentucky derby then skipped the preakness. summer bird followed the same path to victory has his father, birdstone, 2004 belmont winner. >> the red wings were halfway to the stanley cup and the penguins had an inscription on their tombstone. we're not ready to make funeral arrangements for pittsburgh and not ready to crown detroit. after two straight wins on their home ice, the pens evened the stanley cup final at 2-2. the series returned to motown for game five. detroit's leading scorer, pavel datsyuk returned to the lineup. missed the last seven games with a foot injury.

first period scoreless. watch marc-drun fleury. dives to knock it away. we're just getting started. still in the first. doing to cleary. second period. watch valtteri filppula. the backhand. the wings took full advantage on the power play. niklas kronwall. 3-0 detroit. another wings power play, defenseman brian rafalski. second power play goal of the game. detroit had one power play goal in the first four games. henrik zetterberg. last year's conn smythe winner. three power play goals in a period. that ties a stanley cup record. wings win 5-0. 15th career playoff shutout for

chris osgood. in the three games in detroit in this series, the wings have outscored the penguins 11-2. pavel datsyuk, two assists in his return to the red wings lineup. >> this guy's one of the best players in the world both offensively and defensively and a winner -- and it just makes our team more comfortable, we relaxed and made plays. >> we obviously didn't have full -- he wasn't 100% pavel datsyuk but i'll take 85% of pavel datsyuk than 100% of most other guys. his vision is obviously good and his ability to handle the puck. i think he's only going to get stronger as we go forward. >> one night i play more and more comfortable, it's a little bit hard to start with final series when i miss couple game, but where is to play more, especially with confidence, i feel better and better. >> three power play goals in one

period ties a stanley cup record. >> barry melrose looks back on game five. >> analyzing game five is simple. pavel datsyuk came back for detroit. that's all you need to knowlet the guy was unbelievable. he started the game off with a big hit on malkin. he got an assist on the first goal. got an assist later on the power play. he calmed detroit down. he was making great plays. as he got playing, the rest of the guys fed off his confidence, his talent level, his competitiveness and they really took it to pittsburgh. if i'm a pittsburgh penguin fan, this is what i would say. i would much rather lose 5-0 than 1-0 and play great. at least danny bylsma can can go back to pittsburgh and do some coaching but with pavel datsyuk back in the lineup it's difficult to win game six. >> baseball, dodgers four games ahead of the phillies for the best record in baseball, brad lidge on the mound looking to

bounce back from a blown save, and this is not bouncing back -- bottom of the ninth, dodgers down 2-1. rafael furcal. see you -- second homer of the season. lidge blowing his second save in less than 24 hours. 2-2. we're going to extras. bottom 10, same score, two outs, two on, chad durbin facing matt kemp. he hooks him and he books him -- durbin out of the jam. bottom 12, still 2-2. andre ethier, the pride of arizona state, and fork 'em, sun devils, touch 'em all, andre, every single one of them, ninth home run of the year, second of the game, his second walk-off hit in two days, dodgers win 3-2, l.a. improves to 5-1 in extras, the dodgers an m. l. best 14-5 in one-run games this season. after going 41-41 in save opportunities last season, lidge blew his major league leading sixth save. he's already allowed six more earned runs this season despite pitching 43 fewer innings.

>> still to come on espnews, it was supposed to be a pitching duel. instead, the bronx got to see a barn-burner. tigers in the hunt at memorial -- tiger's in the hunt at memorial. ♪

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>> moving day at the memorial. tiger woods, three-time winner there looking to make his move in round three. on the 11th hole, second shot on a par 5, tiger on the dance floor in two and then watch the way this ball rolls. creeps closer and closer toward

the flag. it's almost as if the ball is saying, "hey, tiger hit me," finished nine feet from the hole. tiger would be set up for an eagle putt -- going fast and going downhill. tiger at four under after draining that. birdied 14. then on 15, another birdie putt. woods at six under par. on 17, this is a par putt. lips out. tiger four-under 68 on the day, five under for the tournament, four back of the leader. geoff ogilvy out of the sand, into the hole. shot a 74 friday, a 63 saturday. that's a tournament record. he's two back of the leader. this guy, matt bettencourt, a rookie. check out the approach on 17.

he had eight birdies in the round. shot a four-under 68 in round three. shares the lead with mark wilson. what a shot. it's unbelievable. that would lead to a birdie. this guy's had an eventful few weeksment bettencourt had his clubs and his wedding ring stolen two weeks ago. taylor made was able to set him up with new clubs and a new bag. bettencourt says it's a blessing in disguise. we'll see how it turns out sunday. >> the nationwide series at nashville, kyle busch would start first. he's never won at nashville. a theor as to why he had bad luck. >> guys in the booth have to stop jinxing me. when it comes down to the end of races they keep talking about this, about that, "kyle busch hasn't led this many laps and not won." quit it, jerry, don't put the

camera on me. >> brendan gaughan. slams into the back of the car. >> don't let him leave this racetrack. >> i'm fine. >> i'm talking about the kid. he's not leaving this track until he sees me. >> busch started the with the lead and he finished with it, his fourth nationwide series win of the year and ninth overall nascar win of the season. show him what else he's won. a guitar as well. that he smashes in celebration. >> indycar. shaq the grand marshal for the bombardier learjet 500. services the right front tire changer for rafael matos. the grand marshal duties. let's hear it. >> texas motor speedway, are you ready? ladies and gentlemen, start your

engines. >> first time shaq's been at an indy race. just under 50 laps to go, pit stop under caution, ryan briscoe leads coming into the pit, helio castroneves in second but castroneves pits closer to pit out, he takes the lead from his teammate, helio takes the checkered flag. team penske finishes 1-2 in the race with ryan briscoe finishing second. castroneves the new winner, briscoe in second, scott dixon third. >> welcome to the family. jets head coach rex ryan meeting yankees skipper joe girardi before the yanks-rays game. a-rod breaks a scoreless tie in the second. 43 at-bats without a homer, hits his eighth off the year off david price. in the sixth, cc sabathia serves one to willie aybar. ayb bar's fourth of the year.

5-3 rays. cc, eight innings, five runs, four earned. 5-5 in the ninth, joe dillon, his third hit of the game. tampa four runs in the ninth off mariano rivera. yanks let threaten in the bottom of the ninth. tying run at the plate, robbie cano drills it to center, b.j. upton an eventful ninth inning in the field holds onto that one. the yankees this season have lost 9-11 to the red sox and the rays. meanwhile, tampa 10-6 against new york and boston but three games under .500 against everybody else they've played. >> the rangers had their eyes on a second straight win over boston. jon lester had his eyes a perfect game. ian kinsler goes down. so does michael young. andruw jones as well. lester, perfect through four innings. he had 11 k's. bottom of the sixth. red sox up 4-0. david ortiz, high, deep, gone -- second of the year, his first

home run since may 20. red sox go up 5-0. top seven, lester still pitching a perfect game but michael young hits one into the gap. the perfect game is broken up. young was the only ranger with a hit. red sox win it 8-1. lester is now 19-4 at fenway. the best home win percentage among active pitchers with at least 15 career home starts. still to come, a routine play becomes anything but for the mets. how it became an adventure. >> who was the m.v.p. last -- he was the m.v.p. last year. but what kobe bryant is saying about his game might surprise (announcer) introducing tuscani pasta pairs from pizza hut. pick any 2 of our 4 restaurant quality recipes. that's three pounds of delicious pastas starting at $13.99 with breadsticks. tuscani pasta pairs. pizza and pasta from pizza hut. now you're eating.

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>> the lakers defended their home court advantage in game one. now, kobe bryant just three wins from a fourth ring. the magic have surprised in the underdog role throughout the playoffs and know how to fight back. game two of the nba finals. coverage begins sunday at 7:30 eastern on abc. >> sunday game two of the nba finals. the magic hope superman emerges from his fortress of solitude. l.a. held dwight howard to just one field goal in game one. orlando had no answer for kobe bryant who had 40. >> no, feel like i'm a much better player now than i was last year.

i feel like i've improved a lot, areas of my game i needed to work on, i worked on those and i think i'm better because of it. >> right now, my plan would be to play in the same rotation but again, like i said yesterday, i thought it was a mistake to play in his first game back -- to play jameer 12 straight minutes. i thought he played extremely well and that's what kept him out there, but i think we should have kept him at six or seven minutes. >> after sunday's game two and after superman and kobe are done doing work, you can hear what they have to say here on espnews. we'll bring you all the post-game news conferences live following the game. >> soccer, u.s.-honduras, first world cup qualifier ever played at soldier field, americans change four starters after being embarrassed by costa rica. early on, clint dempsey work are for the u.s. at midfield, bad

turnover, honduras on the break. carlos cosley scores. u.s. down 1-0. u.s. ties it at 1-1 on a donovan penalty kick. chip pass to dempsey, wide open but he blows it. dempsey with another costly mistake. 68th minute. donovan takes the corner kick. carlos boca negra using his head -- 11th international goal for him. u.s. wins 2-1. they sit second in the qualifying group of six. >> raining rubles in paris, all-russian final in the french open, dinara safina, number one player in the world against svetlana kuznetsova, third time they've met in a clay court final this season. each has one win. safina seeking her first career grand slam. kuznetsova won the u.s. open in 2004. kuznetsova would win the first set 6-4. second set all came apart for dinara safina. hits the return wide.

slamming the racket. she's got a lot of big brother in her -- marat safin is her older brother. she said she was too tight, she had so much pressure on her and safin admitted "i was a little desperate on the court." safina lost the french open final last year, lost the aussie open final earlier this year, looks at her coach and says, "why am i such a chicken?" it got more frustrating. lob attempt goes long. not one to keep those emotions bottled up, safina would double fault and kuznetsova, her second grand slam title. she said, "i didn't expect it to happen this year." she's beats countrywoman dinara safina in straight sets. >> back to the ball yard. nats-mets. mets couldn't get out of their own way. top four. mets down 3-1. emil brown at the plate. luis castillo at first.

sends one into deep center. elijah dukes. the nats get castillo at second. total and complete confusion on the basepaths. >> they need to get one of those tom emanski videos. >> nats win 7-1. >> no triple crown for calvin borel but the belmont did offer sweet redemption for another jockey. >> plus, detroit, rock city, now red wings wrestle away control of the stanley cup final. ♪ hey kevin, filling up with nitrogen-enriched shell gasoline? it seeks and destroys the engine gunk... left by lower-quality gasoline. yes, winner! everyone wins with new nitrogen-enriched shell gasolines.

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>> detroit's edwin jackson 4-1, 1.49 e.r.a. in his last five starts going for the complete game, gets bobby abreu looking. 97-mile-per-hour heater. vladimir guerrero, 99 miles per hour -- talk about finishing with a flourish. torii hunter -- sit down. jackson, complete-game four-hitter. tigers win. he's got the second lowest e.r.a. in the a.l. >> two words for you. "stay current." defending champ rafael nadal in doubt for wimbledon because of a knee injury -- he had already pulled out of next week's wimbledon grass court