GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Auburn is the national champion of
college football after Wes Byrum hit a 19-yard field goal as time
expired to give the Tigers a 22-19 win over Oregon. Freshman
Michael Dyer ran for 143 yards, including a 16-yard scamper that
put Auburn at the Oregon 1 just before Byrum's kick. Cam Newton
threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns while the Tigers limited
LaMichael James to 49 yards, 104 yards below his season average.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Auburn's victory in college football's
national championship completes an unprecedented climb. Auburn
(14-0) began the season at No. 22, but finishes No. 1 in The
Associated Press college football poll. Also undefeated at 13-0,
TCU comes in at No. 2. Oregon finished third, a spot ahead of
Pac-10 rival Stanford. Ohio State was fifth.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Tulsa football coach Todd Graham could be
introduced today as Pittsburgh's third football coach in a month.
Graham has a 36-17 record in four years at Tulsa, including a 10-3
record this past season. He would replace Mike Haywood, who was
hired last month but was fired New Year's Day following his arrest
on a domestic violence charge.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Chris Petersen says he has no plans to leave
Boise State. Petersen has become a hot commodity after building the
Broncos into a perennial Top-10 team and compiling a 61-5 record
over the past five seasons. While Petersen's name has come up in
discussions of higher profile jobs, he's elected to try to continue
his recent success at Boise State.
DENVER (AP) - Carmelo Anthony doesn't think a trade to New
Jersey is imminent. A person with knowledge of the discussions told
The Associated Press the Nets were closing in on a three-team deal
that would bring the Nuggets leading scorer to New Jersey. The
trade would reunite Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton in New
Jersey along with Anthony.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
KWBG Sports for January 10th
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - LeBron James poured in 44 points with 13
rebounds and six assists in leading the Miami Heat to a 107-100
overtime win over Portland. Dwyane (dwayn) Wade added 34 points in
the Heat's 13th straight road win and 21st victory in their last 22
overall.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Aaron Rodgers tossed three TD passes in
winning his first NFL playoff game in Green Bay's 21-16 upset of
Philadelphia. That sends the Packers to Atlanta to play the
Falcons, top seed in the NFC side of the playoffs, next Saturday
night in the second round of the playoffs.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Joe Flacco had two TD passes in
Baltimore's 30-7 rout of Kansas City that sets up the third meeting
of the season between the Ravens and Steelers next Saturday in
Pittsburgh. The Ravens and Steelers have split two previous
meetings.
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) - Jonathan Byrd started the new year the
way he ended the old one - with a victory. Byrd, who won the final
event last year with a win in Las Vegas, opened the PGA Tour season
by winning the Tournament of Champions in a sudden-death playoff
against Robert Garrigus (GEHR'-ih-guhs), who missed a 3-foot par
putt on the second extra hole.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Tonight's national championship game
between top-ranked Auburn and second-ranked Oregon could be a
high-scoring affair between two unbeaten teams. The Tigers come
into the game averaging 42.7 points a game while the speedy Ducks
are averaging 49.3 points a contest.
rebounds and six assists in leading the Miami Heat to a 107-100
overtime win over Portland. Dwyane (dwayn) Wade added 34 points in
the Heat's 13th straight road win and 21st victory in their last 22
overall.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Aaron Rodgers tossed three TD passes in
winning his first NFL playoff game in Green Bay's 21-16 upset of
Philadelphia. That sends the Packers to Atlanta to play the
Falcons, top seed in the NFC side of the playoffs, next Saturday
night in the second round of the playoffs.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Joe Flacco had two TD passes in
Baltimore's 30-7 rout of Kansas City that sets up the third meeting
of the season between the Ravens and Steelers next Saturday in
Pittsburgh. The Ravens and Steelers have split two previous
meetings.
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) - Jonathan Byrd started the new year the
way he ended the old one - with a victory. Byrd, who won the final
event last year with a win in Las Vegas, opened the PGA Tour season
by winning the Tournament of Champions in a sudden-death playoff
against Robert Garrigus (GEHR'-ih-guhs), who missed a 3-foot par
putt on the second extra hole.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Tonight's national championship game
between top-ranked Auburn and second-ranked Oregon could be a
high-scoring affair between two unbeaten teams. The Tigers come
into the game averaging 42.7 points a game while the speedy Ducks
are averaging 49.3 points a contest.
Friday, January 7, 2011
KWBG Sports for January 7th
RENTON, Wash. - The Seattle Seahawks may be double-digit
underdogs at home against defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans
on Saturday, but at least they are getting their starting
quarterback back on the field. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll says
35-year-old Matt Hasselbeck's hip injury is improving and he gets
the starting nod over backup Charlie Whitehurst for the Seahawks,
who enter the playoffs sporting a 7-9 record.
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Saying he's committed to earning his
Stanford degree in architectural design by the spring of 2012,
Andrew Luck says he's passing on the NFL draft this year to play
another year of college ball. Many scouts had projected the
Stanford quarterback to be the No. 1 overall pick had he chosen to
go pro.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has scheduled a news conference
today as a report has surfaced that the Tide's standout defensive
end Marcell Dareus is heading to the NFL. Dareus's legal guardian,
Lester Reasor, told The Birmingham News that Dareus has decided to
skip his senior season and head to the NFL.
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) - Jonathan Byrd and Carl Pettersson start
the day tied for the lead at the PGA season-opening Tournament of
Champions at Kapalua on the big island of Hawaii. Two-time
defending champion Geoff Ogilvy (OH'-gihl-vee) withdrew three days
after gouging his right index finger on a coral feer at the beach.
BOSTON (AP) - The Minnesota Wild stayed unbeaten in Boston with
a 3-1 win over the Bruins that gives the Wild a 9-2 overall mark
against the Bruins since Minnesota entered the NHL in 2000.
Boston's loss coupled with Montreal's 2-1 shootout win over
Pittsburgh, trims the Bruins' Northeast Division lead to one point
over the Canadiens, although the Bruins have two games in hand.
underdogs at home against defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans
on Saturday, but at least they are getting their starting
quarterback back on the field. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll says
35-year-old Matt Hasselbeck's hip injury is improving and he gets
the starting nod over backup Charlie Whitehurst for the Seahawks,
who enter the playoffs sporting a 7-9 record.
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Saying he's committed to earning his
Stanford degree in architectural design by the spring of 2012,
Andrew Luck says he's passing on the NFL draft this year to play
another year of college ball. Many scouts had projected the
Stanford quarterback to be the No. 1 overall pick had he chosen to
go pro.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has scheduled a news conference
today as a report has surfaced that the Tide's standout defensive
end Marcell Dareus is heading to the NFL. Dareus's legal guardian,
Lester Reasor, told The Birmingham News that Dareus has decided to
skip his senior season and head to the NFL.
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) - Jonathan Byrd and Carl Pettersson start
the day tied for the lead at the PGA season-opening Tournament of
Champions at Kapalua on the big island of Hawaii. Two-time
defending champion Geoff Ogilvy (OH'-gihl-vee) withdrew three days
after gouging his right index finger on a coral feer at the beach.
BOSTON (AP) - The Minnesota Wild stayed unbeaten in Boston with
a 3-1 win over the Bruins that gives the Wild a 9-2 overall mark
against the Bruins since Minnesota entered the NHL in 2000.
Boston's loss coupled with Montreal's 2-1 shootout win over
Pittsburgh, trims the Bruins' Northeast Division lead to one point
over the Canadiens, although the Bruins have two games in hand.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
KWBG Sports for January 6th
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Top-ranked Duke ran its winning streak to
24, longest in the nation, with an 85-64 rout of
Alabama-Birmingham. Nolan Smith clicked for a career-high 33 for
the 14-0 Blue Devils.
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut's second-ranked women's
basketball team has rebounded just fine from its first loss in
nearly two and a-half years. Following its loss to Stanford last
week that ended its 90-game winning streak, the UConn women
trounced Villanova 81-35 behind Tiffany Hayes' 22 points.
NEW YORK (AP) - Slick-fielding second baseman Roberto Alomar and
pitcher Bert Blyleven, fifth on the all-time strikeout list, are
the newest members of the Baseball Hall of Fame to be inducted into
Cooperstown this summer. In refusing entry into the Hall for
sluggers Rafael Palmeiro (pahl-MAYR'-oh), Mark McGwire, Jeff
Bagwell and Juan Gonzalez, baseball writer voters appear to be
continuing the trend of not allowing bulky hitters who posted big
numbers during the Steroid Era into the Hall.
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Miami of Ohio can make college football
history with a victory tonight over Middle Tennessee in the
GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile. Coming off a 1-11 year, if Miami beats
MTSU for its 10th victory of the season, the RedHawks will be the
first team in Football Bowl Subdivision history to go from
double-digit losses to double-digit victories the next season.
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) - It's that time again, time for the PGA
Tour to start. The first of the Tour's 37 events in 20 states and
three countries starts today in Maui, Hawaii, with the winners-only
Hyundai Tournament of Champions featuring 34 winners from last
year's Tour events.
24, longest in the nation, with an 85-64 rout of
Alabama-Birmingham. Nolan Smith clicked for a career-high 33 for
the 14-0 Blue Devils.
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut's second-ranked women's
basketball team has rebounded just fine from its first loss in
nearly two and a-half years. Following its loss to Stanford last
week that ended its 90-game winning streak, the UConn women
trounced Villanova 81-35 behind Tiffany Hayes' 22 points.
NEW YORK (AP) - Slick-fielding second baseman Roberto Alomar and
pitcher Bert Blyleven, fifth on the all-time strikeout list, are
the newest members of the Baseball Hall of Fame to be inducted into
Cooperstown this summer. In refusing entry into the Hall for
sluggers Rafael Palmeiro (pahl-MAYR'-oh), Mark McGwire, Jeff
Bagwell and Juan Gonzalez, baseball writer voters appear to be
continuing the trend of not allowing bulky hitters who posted big
numbers during the Steroid Era into the Hall.
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Miami of Ohio can make college football
history with a victory tonight over Middle Tennessee in the
GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile. Coming off a 1-11 year, if Miami beats
MTSU for its 10th victory of the season, the RedHawks will be the
first team in Football Bowl Subdivision history to go from
double-digit losses to double-digit victories the next season.
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) - It's that time again, time for the PGA
Tour to start. The first of the Tour's 37 events in 20 states and
three countries starts today in Maui, Hawaii, with the winners-only
Hyundai Tournament of Champions featuring 34 winners from last
year's Tour events.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
KWBG Sports for January 5th
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Rich Rodriguez gets together with
athletic director Dave Brandon again Wednesday to see if he'll keep
his job as Michigan football coach. The two met Tuesday to discuss
the coach's future after he went 15-and-22 overall and 7-and-6 this
season.
NEW YORK (AP) - Wilson Chandler's season-high 31 points led a
torrid night of shooting for the Knicks who beat San Antonio
128-115. New York shot 55 percent in scoring the most points
against the league-leading Spurs this season. San Antonio is now
29-and-5.
UNDATED (AP) - Dan Uggla has reached agreement with Atlanta on a
$62 million, five-year contract, a person familiar with the
negotiations tells The Associated Press. The second baseman was
acquired from Florida in November for infielder Omar Infante and
left-hander Mike Dunn.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Ben Hansbrough scored 21 points and
helped hold Kemba Walker to lead No. 14 Notre Dame to a 73-70 win
over eighth-ranked Connecticut. With Hansbrough's help, Walker
scored just 19 points, nearly eight points below his average, on
8-of-23 shooting.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Clayton Stoner will always remember his
game-winning goal in Minnesota's 2-1 victory over New Jersey, not
only because it was his first in the NHL, but for how it happened.
Stoner sent the puck into the Devils zone along the boards and as
New Jersey goalie Johan (YOH'-hahn) Hedberg went behind the net to
play it, it caromed off the boards and into the empty net.
athletic director Dave Brandon again Wednesday to see if he'll keep
his job as Michigan football coach. The two met Tuesday to discuss
the coach's future after he went 15-and-22 overall and 7-and-6 this
season.
NEW YORK (AP) - Wilson Chandler's season-high 31 points led a
torrid night of shooting for the Knicks who beat San Antonio
128-115. New York shot 55 percent in scoring the most points
against the league-leading Spurs this season. San Antonio is now
29-and-5.
UNDATED (AP) - Dan Uggla has reached agreement with Atlanta on a
$62 million, five-year contract, a person familiar with the
negotiations tells The Associated Press. The second baseman was
acquired from Florida in November for infielder Omar Infante and
left-hander Mike Dunn.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Ben Hansbrough scored 21 points and
helped hold Kemba Walker to lead No. 14 Notre Dame to a 73-70 win
over eighth-ranked Connecticut. With Hansbrough's help, Walker
scored just 19 points, nearly eight points below his average, on
8-of-23 shooting.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Clayton Stoner will always remember his
game-winning goal in Minnesota's 2-1 victory over New Jersey, not
only because it was his first in the NHL, but for how it happened.
Stoner sent the puck into the Devils zone along the boards and as
New Jersey goalie Johan (YOH'-hahn) Hedberg went behind the net to
play it, it caromed off the boards and into the empty net.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
KWBG Sports for January 4th
DENVER (AP) - Carlos Gonzalez has come to terms on a $80
million, seven-year contract with Colorado a person familiar with
the deal has told the Associated Press. The National League batting
champ hit .336 with 34 homers and 117 RBIs last season.
HOUSTON (AP) - Gary Kubiak will return as Houston Texans coach
next season despite a 6-and-10 mark. However, four defensive
assistants were fired after the team surrendered a league-high
4,280 yards passing along with 33 touchdown passes this season.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Recently acquired Hedo Turkoglu's (HAY'-doo
TURK'-oh-looz) 10 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists led Orlando
over Golden State 110-90. Dwight Howard added 22 points and 17
rebounds in the Magic's sixth straight win.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Alexandre Burrows scored the game winner
midway through the third period to lift surging Vancouver to a 4-3
victory over San Jose. The Canucks improved to 15-1-2 in their past
18 game and moved into first place in the NHL's Western Conference.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - UCLA linebacker Akeem Ayers has decided to
forego his senior season and apply for the NFL draft. The
All-American was fourth on the team with 68 tackles and tied for
first with 4.0 sacks.
million, seven-year contract with Colorado a person familiar with
the deal has told the Associated Press. The National League batting
champ hit .336 with 34 homers and 117 RBIs last season.
HOUSTON (AP) - Gary Kubiak will return as Houston Texans coach
next season despite a 6-and-10 mark. However, four defensive
assistants were fired after the team surrendered a league-high
4,280 yards passing along with 33 touchdown passes this season.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Recently acquired Hedo Turkoglu's (HAY'-doo
TURK'-oh-looz) 10 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists led Orlando
over Golden State 110-90. Dwight Howard added 22 points and 17
rebounds in the Magic's sixth straight win.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Alexandre Burrows scored the game winner
midway through the third period to lift surging Vancouver to a 4-3
victory over San Jose. The Canucks improved to 15-1-2 in their past
18 game and moved into first place in the NHL's Western Conference.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - UCLA linebacker Akeem Ayers has decided to
forego his senior season and apply for the NFL draft. The
All-American was fourth on the team with 68 tackles and tied for
first with 4.0 sacks.
Monday, January 3, 2011
KWBG Sports for January 3rd
UNDATED (AP) - The first round matchups of the NFL playoffs are
set for next weekend. Next Saturday, the defending Super Bowl
champion New Orleans Saints open on the road against NFC West
champion Seattle followed by the New York Jets at Indianapolis and
then on Sunday, Baltimore visits Kansas City and Philadelphia hosts
Green Bay in other wild card matchups.
DETROIT (AP) - Brett Favre's (farvz) illustrious 20-year career
has apparently ended with him on the sideline in street clothes in
the Minnesota Vikings' 20-13 loss to Detroit. Afterward, the
41-year-old three-time MVP quarterback called it "a wonderful ride
for me" and reiterated that this time, his playing days are over
for good.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he
will decide in the next couple of days whether he'll remove the
interim head coach tag from Jason Garrett and give him the job.
Garrett went 5-3 since replacing Wade Phillips at midseason, and is
believed to have the inside track on the job.
DETROIT (AP) - The Philadelphia Flyers ended a 22-year slump in
Detroit on Sunday. James van Riemsdyk (REEMS'-dyk), Daniel Carcillo
and Scott Hartnell scored to help the Philadelphia Flyers win for
the first time in Detroit in more than 22 years, 3-2 over the Red
Wings for their first win at Joe Louis Arena since Nov. 4, 1988.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Top-ranked Duke opened its ACC schedule with
a 74-63 home victory over Miami as Nolan Smith hit for a
season-high 28 for the 13-0 Blue Devils. That's coach Mike
Krzyzewski's (shuh-SHEF'-skeez) 881st victory as he moves within 21
wins of catching all-time Division I coaching leader Bobby Knight.
set for next weekend. Next Saturday, the defending Super Bowl
champion New Orleans Saints open on the road against NFC West
champion Seattle followed by the New York Jets at Indianapolis and
then on Sunday, Baltimore visits Kansas City and Philadelphia hosts
Green Bay in other wild card matchups.
DETROIT (AP) - Brett Favre's (farvz) illustrious 20-year career
has apparently ended with him on the sideline in street clothes in
the Minnesota Vikings' 20-13 loss to Detroit. Afterward, the
41-year-old three-time MVP quarterback called it "a wonderful ride
for me" and reiterated that this time, his playing days are over
for good.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he
will decide in the next couple of days whether he'll remove the
interim head coach tag from Jason Garrett and give him the job.
Garrett went 5-3 since replacing Wade Phillips at midseason, and is
believed to have the inside track on the job.
DETROIT (AP) - The Philadelphia Flyers ended a 22-year slump in
Detroit on Sunday. James van Riemsdyk (REEMS'-dyk), Daniel Carcillo
and Scott Hartnell scored to help the Philadelphia Flyers win for
the first time in Detroit in more than 22 years, 3-2 over the Red
Wings for their first win at Joe Louis Arena since Nov. 4, 1988.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Top-ranked Duke opened its ACC schedule with
a 74-63 home victory over Miami as Nolan Smith hit for a
season-high 28 for the 13-0 Blue Devils. That's coach Mike
Krzyzewski's (shuh-SHEF'-skeez) 881st victory as he moves within 21
wins of catching all-time Division I coaching leader Bobby Knight.
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