KWBG Sports for August 2nd

  LONDON (AP) - Nathan Adrian made a name for himself by winning the 100-meter freestyle, lunging to the wall to edge James "The Missile" Magnussen by one-hundredth of a second, the slightest margin possible. That once again denied Australia its first individual swimming gold.

     LONDON (AP) - Seventeen-year-old Missy Franklin won her second gold, swimming the leadoff leg of the victorious U.S. women's 4x200 freestyle relay. Allison Schmitt and Dana Vollmer also got their second golds, and rounding out the relay team was Shannon Vreeland.

     LONDON (AP)- Serena Williams routed No. 13 seed Vera Zvonareva (zvahn-uh-RAY'-vuh), while Maria Sharapova (shah-rah-POH'-vah), Victoria Azarenka (ah-zah-REN'-kuh) and Kim Clijsters (KLY'-sturz) also advanced in Olympic tennis. Venus Williams was eliminated in the singles competition by No. 7-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany but still has a shot at a gold with sister Serena in doubles.

     LONDON (AP) - Four badminton teams were kicked out of women's doubles for trying to lose on purpose to earn an easier matchup in the knockout round in conduct that one IOC executive says strikes at the heart of Olympic competition. The eight doubles players from China, South Korea and Indonesia were cited in the scandal by the Badminton World Federation.

     ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - There was a wild baseball game in Texas last night. After the L.A. Angels scored three times in the top of the 10th, the Texas Rangers answered with four in the bottom of the 10th to win 11-10 on a two-run bases-loaded hit by Elvis Andrus.

KWBG Sports for August 1st

  LONDON (AP) - Michael Phelps is the all-time Olympic medalist after winning his 19th medal by anchoring the gold-medal-winning U.S. men's 4x200 meter freestyle relay. Phelps has competed in the last three Olympics, and still has three more medal events at the London games.

     LONDON (AP)- It's two lopsided victories in two outings for the favored U.S. men's basketball team, which routed Tunisia 100-63 behind 16 points apiece by Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love. Next up for the Americans is Nigeria on Thursday night.

     PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A fan walked around the Philadelphia Phillies' ballpark yesterday with a sign that read: "Will play outfield for food." The five-time NL East champions turned into sellers before the non-waiver trade deadline, sending outfielders Shane Victorino to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Hunter Pence to San Francisco for prospects.

     WASHINGTON (AP)- On the field, the Philadelphia Phillies routed Washington ace Stephen Strasburg with six runs in four innings in their 8-0 victory over the first-place Nationals. Kevin Frandsen and Jimmy Rollins homered off Strasburg, who fell to 11-5 with the loss.

     CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bulls have agreed to a contract with point guard Nate Robinson, who regained his form while averaging 11.2 points and 4.5 assists with Golden State last season. Robinson joins veteran Kirk Hinrich (HYN'-rik) as insurance for Derrick Rose, the 2011 NBA MVP who is expected to miss a big portion of the season while recovering from knee surgery.

KWBG Sports for July 31st

CINCINNATI (AP) - Cincinnati pitchers walked a season-high 11 and the Reds' 10-game winning streak came to a crashing end as San Diego routed the Reds 11-5 behind Will Venable's four RBIs. The run was two short of the Reds' club record of 12 consecutive wins, shared by the 1939 and 1957 teams.

     LONDON (AP)- Misty May-Treanor (TRAY'-nur) and Kerri Walsh, defending gold medal champions in women's beach volleyball, beat Czechs Marketa Slukova (sloo-KOH'-vuh) and Kristyna Kolocova (krihs-TEEN'-uh koh-loh-KOH'-vah) 21-14 21-19 last night. It was the 16th consecutive Olympic victory for the two-time gold medalists.

     LONDON (AP)- Missy Franklin gave a much-needed boost to U.S. swimming, coming back less than 14 minutes after swimming a semifinal heat to win the 100-meter backstroke. It's the first gold medal of what figures to be a dazzling career for the 17-year-old Franklin.

     LONDON (AP) - Michael Phelps has yet to score gold in the London games, but there has been other men's successes in the swimming competition at the London Games. Americans Matt Grevers and Nick Thoman had a 1-2 finish in the men's 100 backstroke.

     LONDON (AP) - The early medal count has China leading with nine golds and is tied with the U.S. with 17 overall medals. The United States has five golds with Japan third with 11 overall medals.

KWBG Sports for July 30th

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The L.A. Dodgers have moved into a virtual tie with San Francisco atop the NL West after finishing a three-game sweep 4-0 on a Clayton Kershaw five-hitter. Luis Cruz drove in two runs, and Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier (EETH'-ee-ur), James Loney and Mark Ellis had two hits apiece for the surging Dodgers, who outscored the Giants 19-3 over the series.

     PHOENIX (AP) - R.A. Dickey rebounded from his first loss in three months to earn his National League-leading 14th win as the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 for just their third victory in 17 games. Dickey ) allowed an unearned run and four hits in seven innings, striking out eight, to improve toe 14-2, matching Tampa Bay's David Price for the major league lead in victories.

     ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Zack Greinke (GREHN'-kee) was outpitched by Jeremy Hellickson in his Los Angeles Angels' debut, losing to the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0. Obtained Friday from Milwaukee, the 2009 AL Cy Young Award winner allowed two runs and seven hits in seven innings and struck out eight.

     LONDON (AP) - The U.S. men's basketball team opened with a dominant 98-71 victory over France behind 22 points from Kevin Durant. Coach Mike Krzyzewski (shuh-SHEF'-skeez) club is off until Tuesday when it plays Tunesia.

     LONDON (AP) - It was a gold medal and world record day yesterday for American swimmer Dana Vollmer. She won the 100-meter butterfly in 55.98 seconds, 0.08 better than the previous mark.

KWBG Sports for July 27th

  LONDON (AP) - Opening ceremonies for the London Olympics get under way later today (4 p.m. EDT). The only event of the day is archery after soccer took center stage yesterday. Reigning World Cup champions Spain played one man short due to a red card and lost to Japan, Britain played to a 1-1 tie against Senegal and Brazil scored three first-half goals before downing Egypt 3-2.

     NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A hearing in federal court for suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma wrapped up yesterday without an immediate decision about whether he can temporarily return to work. Vilma is trying to persuade U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan to impose a temporary restraining order while his lawsuit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell proceeds. Vilma has been suspended for the entire upcoming season after the NFL determined he was part of a team bounty to injure opposing players.

     UNDATED (AP) - The NHL Players Association made a number of presentations to owners yesterday, although the union says it is awaiting specific financial information from the owners before submitting a counterproposal.  Player pensions, length of training camp and ice conditions were the topics of this round, as the two sides agreed to continue negotiations toward a new collective bargaining agreement on Monday at the league offices in New York. The current agreement ends on Sept. 15.

     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - NASCAR officials are mulling the elimination of the top-35 rule to put the focus back on speed in qualifying. Since 2005, the top 35 in points have been guaranteed provisional starting spots at the next race, which has sometimes eliminated faster cars from starting the race. The rule was designed to make sure full-time teams with big-name drivers and big sponsors did not miss the race, but that could change next season.

     UNDATED (AP) - Scott Piercy fired an 8-under-par 62 to take a one-shot lead over Greg Owen and William McGirt through one round of the PGA's Canadian Open. Bernhard Langer's (LAHN'-gurz) 6-under 64 has him one stroke ahead of Mark McNulty after 18 holes of the Senior British Open. And Stacy Lewis was two shots better than Hee Young Park heading into the second round of the Evian Masters in France.

KWBG Sports for July 26th

UNDATED (AP) - The Penn State Board of Trustees says the harsh sanctions levied against its football program were not as bad as a multiyear "death penalty" the NCAA had considered. College sports' governing body on Monday handed down a $60 million fine, imposed a four-year bowl game ban, reduced football scholarships and negated 111 wins under former coach Joe Paterno.

     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Jesus (HAY'-zooz) Guzman, Chase Headley and the San Diego Padres turned Tim Lincecum's (LINZ'-ih-kuhmz) latest start into a round of batting practice. Guzman hit two home runs and Headley had another to hand Lincecum his latest setback, powering the Padres past the San Francisco Giants 6-3 to avoid a three-game sweep.

     SEATTLE (AP) - Pinch-hitter Jayson Nix lined a three-run double off Seattle reliever Shawn Kelley in the eighth inning, and the New York Yankees rallied for a 5-2 win over the Mariners yesterday to complete a 2-5 West Coast trip. Nix probably will see increased playing time with Alex Rodriguez sidelined for a month or more because of a fractured left hand.

     ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The Denver Broncos reported to camp yesterday hoping to lift the spirits of a community in mourning over the movie theater massacre in neighboring Aurora, Colo. Several players visited hospitalized survivors and medical personnel in the days after a gunman in full body armor opened fire during the midnight premiere of the new Batman movie, leaving 12 dead and 58 injured.

     GLASCOW, Scotland (AP)- London Olympic organizers are hoping the worst fallout is over from a flag snafu yesterday before North Korea's women's soccer team blanked Colombia 2-0. During pre-game introductions for the North Korean players, the flag of South Korea was mistakenly shown on the jumbotron.

KWBG Sports for July 25th

  NEW YORK (AP) - Gio (JEE'-oh) Gonzalez outpitched R.A. Dickey and won his 13th game as the NL East-leading Washington Nationals handed the New York Mets their 11th loss in 12 games, 5-2. Adam LaRoche launched a two-run home run into the upper deck to spark a five-run uprising after two were out in the sixth inning.

     SEATTLE (AP) - Alex Rodriguez is going on the disabled list after breaking his left hand after being hit by a pitch from Felix Hernandez in the eighth inning of the New York Yankees' 4-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners last night. Rodriguez was the third player to be hit by a pitch from Hernandez in the inning.

     LONDON (AP) - NASCAR has suspended driver A.J. Allmendinger indefinitely after a test of his backup urine sample came back positive yesterday for a substance officials did not identify. Allmendinger originally was suspended July 7 after failing a random drug test taken in late June, and his backup "B" urine sample came back positive as well.

     BARCELONA, Spain (AP)- The U.S. men's Olympic basketball team is off to London following its final exhibition victory, a 100-78 rout of Spain in a rematch of the Olympic gold medal game in Beijing four years ago. Carmelo Anthony had 27, LeBron James added 25 and Kevin Durant chipped in 13.

     NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville Predators captain and star defenseman Shea Weber is staying in the Music City.  The Predators matched Philadelphia's offer sheet, and Nashville will pay the 26-year-old Weber $110 million over 14 years.