KWBG Sports for November 30th

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Coach Josh McDaniels' future is still up
in the air after what appear to be conflicting statements by
Broncos owner Pat Bowlen. Bowlen told AOL FanHouse Monday that he
has no interest in making a coaching change right now despite just
five wins in the last 26 games under McDaniels. But later, Bowlen
issued a statement saying he would continue to evaluate the team
and do what's in the best interest of the franchise.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The NFL has rejected appeals by Steelers
linebacker James Harrison of fines he's been assessed for illegal
hits on Cleveland's Mohamed Massaquoi and Saints quarterback Drew
Brees. The league also refused to reduce the $75,000 fine for the
hit on Massquoi and the $20,000 fine for the hit on Brees.

DALLAS (AP) - Dirk Nowitzki (noh-VIHT'-skee) scored 20 points
and grabbed 10 rebounds to pace Dallas over Houston 101-91. Shawn
Marion chipped in with 14 points and 10 boards to help the
Mavericks win their sixth in a row.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Mustapha Farrakhan scored a career high 23
points to lead Virginia to a 87-79 upset of 15th-ranked Minnesota.
The Cavaliers overcame a 13-point, first-half deficit to hand the
Golden Gophers their first loss of the season.

NEW YORK (AP) - Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins keep
rolling long. Crosby extended his point streak to 13 games with an
assist in the Penguins' 3-1 win over the Rangers. Pittsburgh has
won seven in a row.

KWBG Sports for November 29th

NEW YORK (AP) - Stanford is the big winner in the latest BCS
standings, moving up to fourth and all but assuring the Cardinal
will play in a BCS bowl. Auburn and Oregon exchange the top two
spots, but that's not a big deal considering both are on track to
meet in the Jan. 10 BCS championship in Glendale, Ariz., assuming
neither loses this coming Saturday.

UNDATED (AP) - Wisconsin is on the verge of its first trip to
the Rose Bowl since January 2000 after the Badgers remained ahead
of Ohio State and Michigan State in the latest BCS standings. Also,
Oklahoma is headed back to the Big 12 championship game to face
Nebraska after the Cornhuskers won the tiebreaker based on the BCS
standings.

DENVER (AP) - J.R. Smith scored a season-high 30 and the Denver
Nuggets overcame the absence of Carmelo Anthony to hold off the
Phoenix Suns 138-133 Sunday night in the highest-scoring NBA game
of the season. Chauncey Billups returned to the lineup after
missing three games with a sprained right wrist and scored 25
points and eight assists for the Nuggets.

ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons are on their longest win
streak - five games - since 1998. Matt Bryant kicked a 47-yard
field goal with 9 seconds remaining to give the NFC-leading Atlanta
Falcons their fifth straight win, 20-17 over Green Bay to improve
to 9-2 with five weeks left in the NFL regular season.

INDIANPOLIS (AP) - The San Diego Chargers returned a pair of
Peyton Manning interceptions for touchdowns and routed the
Indianapolis Colts 36-14 for their fourth straight win. The 6-5
Chargers moved within one game of AFC West-leading Kansas City
while the 6-5 Colts fell into a tie with Jacksonville for the AFC
South lead.

KWBG Sports for November 24th

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (shuh-SHEF'-skee)
became just the fifth coach to win 800 games at one school when his
top-ranked Blue Devils dumped No. 4 Kansas State 82-68 in the final
of the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic in Kansas City. Coach K's
873rd victory overall pulls him within three of Adolph Rupp for
third place on the career list.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers opened up a close game
with a 17-2 fourth-quarter run and beat visiting Chicago 98-91 for
their fifth straight win. The defending NBA champions are off to a
13-2 start.

UNDATED (AP) - League leader San Antonio brings a 12-1 record
and an 11-game winning streak into tonight's outing at Minnesota.
It's one of 11 games on the NBA's Thanksgiving Eve schedule.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Phoenix leapfrogged Los Angeles for first
place in the NHL's Pacific Division with a 5-0 shutout of visiting
Edmonton in the only game on the league's Tuesday night schedule.
Martin Hanzal and Lee Stempniak (STEMP'-nee-ak) each scored twice
to help the Coyotes earn their seventh consecutive win.

UNDATED (AP) - Aubrey Huff is staying put with the San Francisco
Giants, agreeing to a $22 million, two-year contract with the World
Series champions. And, Victor Martinez is leaving Boston and
joining the Detroit Tigers, bringing another powerful bat to a
lineup that already includes MVP runner-up Miguel Cabrera.

KWBG Sports for November 23rd

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Philip Rivers tossed four TD passes and the San
Diego Chargers scored 35 unanswered points in their 35-14 rout of
Denver last night. San Diego's third straight victory moves the 5-5
Chargers within one game of AFC West-leading Kansas City with the
Chiefs scheduled to travel to San Diego on Dec. 12.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Brett Favre (fahrv) says every
Minnesota Viking player, including himself, could have done more to
avoid Monday's firing of Vikings coach Brad Childress after the
team's 3-7 start. Defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier gets the
head coach's job on an interim basis, with his first game Sunday at
Washington.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Tony Dungy says he's not interested
in returning as a coach or executive to help straighten out the
Minnesota Vikings. Dungy, who has roots in Minnesota and was
defensive coordinator for the Vikes in the 1990s, tells The
Associated Press that he's happy working as an analyst for NBC and
enjoys having time to watch his son play college football at
Oregon.

NEW YORK (AP) - Cincinnati first baseman Joey Votto (VAH'-toh)
won his first NL Most Valuable Player Award, ending the two-year
reign of St. Louis first baseman Albert Pujols (POO'-hohlz). Votto
was a first-time All-Star, finishing second in the NL with a .324
batting average, 37 home runs, 113 RBIs and a .600 slugging
percentage that led the league.

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Mets have called a morning news
conference to introduce Terry Collins as their new manager. The
62-year-old Collins, who has not managed in the major leagues in 11
years, was chosen over a group of finalists that included Wally
Backman, Chip Hale and Bob Melvin.

KWBG Sports for November 22nd

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles have ridden the
resurgence of quarterback Michael Vick into sole possession of
first place in the NFC East following their 27-17 win over the New
York Giants last night. Vick threw for 258 yards, ran for 34 more
and a touchdown and led the Eagles on a 90-yard go-ahead drive late
in the fourth quarter that culminated with LeSean McCoy's 50-yard
TD run on fourth down.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - New York Jets quarterback Mark
Sanchez says "I swear it's like 'Groundhog Day"' as he engineered
the Jets' third straight heart-stopping victory, a 30-27 thriller
over the Houston Texans. Sanchez drove the Jets 72 yards in 45
seconds before hitting Santonio Holmes in the corner of the end
zone on a 6-yard TD pass with 10 seconds left.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Pau Gasol scored 28 points on 10-for-10
shooting, Kobe Bryant added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers took a
30-point lead in the first half of their fourth straight victory,
117-89 over the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers have beaten the
Warriors 11 straight times.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) - Jimmie Johnson's runner-up finish in the
season-ending Ford 400 was good enough to claim his fifth straight
NASCAR Sprint Cup championship. Johnson moved past Hendrick
Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon for most titles among active
driver and now ranks third on the career list behind seven-time
champions and Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt.

TORONTO (AP) - The Colorado Rapids are celebrating their first
MLS Cup title after they beat FC Dallas 2-1 in the championship. FC
Dallas defender George John deflected a shot into his own net in
overtime for the deciding goal.

KWBG Sports for November 19th

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Tenth-ranked Alabama warmed up for its
showdown a week from Saturday against second-ranked Auburn by
shellacking Georgia State 63-7. It's the most points scored by the
Crimson Tide since a 66-3 win over Vanderbilt in 1979.

UNDATED (AP) - An attorney for Kenny Rogers says his client
knows he made "a stupid decision" when he sent a fellow
Mississippi State booster a text of Cecil Newton's payment plan to
secure his son's commitment to the Bulldogs. The Newtons' attorney,
George Lawson, tells Atlanta's WSB-TV that he is "one million
percent" certain Cam Newton - who signed with Auburn - did not
take any money.

MIAMI (AP) - The Chicago Bears used a stout defense to blank
Miami 16-0 for only the Dolphins' second shutout at home in 40
seasons. Robbie Gould (gohld) kicked three field goals before Matt
Forte (FOHR'-tay) scored on a short TD run late in the third
quarter as the Bears took a half-game lead over idle Green Bay in
the NFC North.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - North Carolina freshman Harrison
Barnes, a preseason AP All-American, scored a game-high 19 points
all in the first half of eighth-ranked North Carolina's 107-63 win
over Hofstra on Thursday in the opening round of the Puerto Rico
Tip-Off. Barnes made all four 3-point attempts and helped the 2-0
Tar Heels storm out to a 25-point lead.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - There was a wild NHL game in Philadelphia
last night as Steven Stamkos had his second hat trick of the season
and added two assists in the Tampa Bay Lightning's 8-7 win over the
Flyers. The teams combined for nine goals in the opening 20
minutes.

KWBG Sports for November 18th

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Hours after his Hollywood actress wife Eva
Longoria filed for divorce, Tony Parker scored 21 points to lead
the San Antonio Spurs to their eighth straight victory, 103-94 over
the Chicago Bulls. The Spurs are tied with the New Orleans Hornets
for best record in the NBA at 9-1.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden
will have microfracture surgery on his left knee Friday and will
not play this season. The 7-footer, who was the overall No. 1 pick
in the 2007 draft, has played just 82 games over parts of two
seasons, averaging 9.4 points and 7.3 rebounds.

NEW YORK (AP) - San Diego's Bud Black and Minnesota's Ron
Gardenhire are the NL and AL managers of the year, respectively.
Black edged out Cincinnati's Dusty Baker by a single point while
Gardehire, a five-time runner-up in the AL, beat out Texas skipper
Ron Washington fairly easily in voting by the baseball writers.

MIAMI (AP) - There's a Thursday night NFL game with the
banged-up 5-4 Miami Dolphins hosting the 6-3 NFC North co-leading
Chicago Bears. Miami's top two quarterbacks are banged up, so Tyler
Thigpen is expected to make his first NFL start since 2008 with
Kansas City.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Roughly one week after Brett Sutter
(SUH'-tur) was jailed following a bar fight in Arizona, his father
traded him away. Calgary GM Darryl Sutter sent his son Brett and
defenseman Ian White to the Carolina Hurricanes for defenseman
Anton Babchuk and forward Tom Kostopoulos.

KWBG Sports for November 17th

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Kobe Bryant scored 31 points, Shannon Brown
added 16 of his 21 in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles
Lakers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 118-107 to snap a two-game losing
streak. Los Angeles had started 8-0 before the consecutive losses
slowed the Lakers' early season momentum.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Maya Moore's 30 points, seven rebounds
and six steals helped Connecticut's top-ranked women's team rally
from eight down in the second half to nip second-ranked Baylor
65-64. That's the Huskies' 80th straight win, eight shy of tying
the NCAA Division I basketball record of 88 straight victories set
by the UCLA men's team from 1971 to 1974.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - In men's hoops, Jared Sullinger and
David Lighty scored 26 points apiece and fourth-ranked Ohio State
beat No. 9 Florida 93-75 in an early season matchup of teams with
national championship hopes. William Buford added 16 for the 2-0
Buckeyes.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville coach Rick Pitino has called
this a "bridge year," but his Cardinals already have pulled off a
minor shocker in the college basketball season. Louisville
christened its new downtown arena with an 88-73 upset of No. 16
Butler, last season's NCAA runner-up, as Rakeem Buckles scored 17
and Louisville held the Bulldogs to 35 percent shooting.

NEW YORK (AP) - A perfect game, a postseason no-hitter and a
21-win regular season all added up to a unanimous vote for
Philadelphia's Roy Halladay as the NL Cy Young Award winner.
Halladay captured the AL Cy Young Award with the Blue Jays in 2003,
and is now the fifth pitcher to earn the honor in both leagues.

KWBG Sports for November 16th

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles racked up 45 points
in their highest-scoring first half in their history and coasted to
a 59-28 rout of Washington last night. Michael Vick accounted for
six touchdowns - four throwing, two running - as the 6-3 Eagles
tied the New York Giants for the NFC East lead heading into next
Sunday's showdown at Philadelphia when the Eagles host the Giants.

DALLAS (AP) - The last undefeated team in the NBA has lost.
Jason Terry scored 26 points, including the go-ahead jumper in the
final minute, and the Dallas Mavericks handed the New Orleans
Hornets their first loss of the season after eight straight wins,
98-95.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - An NFL arbitrator has denied a grievance
filed by former Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin in an attempt to
claim the lost salary he maintained he was still owed by the team.
Raiders executive John Herrera said Kiffin, now the coach at
Southern California, showed "a stunning lack of concern" for the
terms of his contract and for the rules of the club.

NEW YORK (AP) - The 2010 Major League Baseball awards season is
in full swing and Buster Posey, the catcher of the World Series
champion San Francisco Giants, captured the NL Rookie of the Year.
Texas closer Neftali Feliz is the AL Rookie of the Year.

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Yankees are raising the prices of
some of their most expensive tickets for next year after making big
cuts in 2010, and are hiking the cost of bleacher seats for only
the third time in 13 years. The price of the best field-level seats
will rise to $260 as part of season ticket plans while most
bleacher seats will rise from $12 to $15.

KWBG Sports for November 15th

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward sustained a
concussion attempting to make a catch in the first quarter of last
night's 39-26 loss to visiting New England and was forced to leave
the game. The early exit brought an end to his streak of 186
consecutive games with at least one reception. It's the
third-longest streak in NFL history.

UNDATED (AP) - For the first time since Nov. 2007, there's no
change in the top 10 of the BCS standings. That means No. 1 Oregon
and No. 2 Auburn remain on track to meet in the BCS championship
game. TCU, Boise State and LSU round out the top five.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jason Richardson scored 34 points and the
Phoenix Suns hit 22 3-pointers in a 121-116 victory over the L.A.
Lakers. It's the defending champions' second straight loss after
opening the season with eight consecutive victories.

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Carl Edwards ended a 70-race winless
streak by taking the checkered flag at Phoenix International
Raceway. Four-time defending Sprint Cup champ Jimmie Johnson
finished fifth to pull within 15 points of Chase for the Sprint Cup
championship leader Denny Hamlin, who had to settle for 12th after
leading a race-high 190 laps.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Haile Gebrselassie's (HY'-lee
geh-bur-seh-LAH'-seez) retirement was short-lived. The Ethiopian
long-distance great, who suddenly announced he was done with
running after pulling out of the New York Marathon on Nov. 7
because of a knee injury, tweets that he has changed his mind about
retiring and will compete again.

After going 0-3 in semi finals at the Dome, the Madrid Tigers change their luck by winning 32 to 21 over Gehlen Catholic of LeMars. KWBG will bring you the coverage of Championship game on Friday, November 19. They will meet North Tama, who also has a 13-0 record for the 2010 football season. Congratulations Tigers!

KWBG Sports for November 12th

ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons currently own the NFL's best
record at 7-2 after Matt Ryan's 33-yard touchdown toss to Roddy
White with 20 seconds left gave them a 26-21 win over the Baltimore
Ravens. Ryan threw for 316 yards and three TD's for the Falcons,
who blew a 20-7 lead before dropping the Ravens to 6-3. Joe Flacco
passed for two touchdowns in the final six minutes, including a
nine-yard strike to Todd Heap with 1:05 to play.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) - Cleveland Browns linebacker Marcus Benard has
been released from a hospital after collapsing at his locker stall
prior to yesterday's workout. He did not appear to lose
consciousness and his eyes were open as three members of
Cleveland's training staff checked on him. The Browns said he will
undergo further evaluation today.

UNDATED (AP) - A former Mississippi State player who worked with
agents says the father of Auburn quarterback Cam Newton told him it
would take anywhere from $100,000 to $180,000 for his son to sign a
scholarship with the Bulldogs. Kenny Rogers told ESPN radio in
Dallas on Thursday that he and Cecil Newton met with two MSU
coaches at a hotel in Starkville, Miss., last November. Cecil
Newton has denied any wrongdoing and says if Rogers solicited
money, he did it on his own.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The University of Kentucky plans to appeal
an NCAA ruling that freshman center Enes (EH'-nehs) Kanter is
permanently ineligible to play for the Wildcats. The NCAA
student-athlete reinstatement staff decided the 6-foot-11 Kanter
received benefits more than $33,000 above his actual and necessary
expenses while playing for a club basketball team in Turkey. The
NCAA defines actual and necessary expenses as those directly
necessary for practice and competition on a team.

PHOENIX (AP) - NASCAR has inspected the cars the three
championship contenders plan to race in next week's season finale.
A NASCAR spokesman says the cars for Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin
and Kevin Harvick were inspected in the North Carolina research and
development center this week. Hamlin leads the points race by 33
over Johnson and 59 over Harvick with two events remaining.

KWBG Sports for November 11th

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn football coach Gene Chizik declined
to answer questions about an ESPN report Tuesday that said
quarterback Cam Newton told a Mississippi State recruiter that his
father wanted him to go to Auburn because "the money was too
much." According to the report, one of Mississippi State's
recruiters said Newton's father told him it would take "more than
a scholarship" for his son to attend Mississippi State. All Chizik
would say about Newton yesterday is that he'll start for the
second-ranked Tigers against Georgia on Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) - Three members of the Cincinnati Reds won
National League Gold Gloves yesterday, including third baseman
Scott Rolen for the eighth time. Reds second baseman Brandon
Phillips and pitcher Bronson Arroyo also won the award, as did
Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki (too-loh-WITS'-kee) and Rockies
outfielder Carlos Gonzalez. Rounding out the NL Gold Glove
recipients are St. Louis first baseman Albert Pujols (POO'-hohlz),
Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina (YAH'-dee-ehr moh-LEE'-nuh),
Philadelphia outfielder Shane Victorino and Houston outfielder
Michael Bourn.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Athletics have acquired outfielder
David DeJesus from the Kansas City Royals for right-hander Vin
Mazzaro and minor league lefty Justin Marks. DeJesus batted .318
with five homers and 37 RBIs in 91 games with Kansas City this
year, missing the last two months following right thumb surgery.
Mazzaro spent three stints with the A's in 2010, going 6-8 with a
4.27 ERA in 122 1/3 innings.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots have signed
former Cincinnati kicker Shayne Graham after losing Stephen
Gostkowski (guhst-KOW'-skee) to a season-ending thigh injury.
Gostkowski felt tightness in his right thigh while warming up
before Sunday's 34-14 loss at Cleveland. He didn't return after
kicking off following a New England touchdown in the second
quarter.

MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Dolphins signed free-agent cornerback Al
Harris and named Chad Pennington as their starting quarterback for
Sunday's game against Tennessee. The 35-year-old Harris was
released by Green Bay on Monday and hasn't played since sustaining
a left knee injury last November. Pennington will be making his
first start since he suffered a season-ending right shoulder injury
in Week 3 last year.

KWBG Sports for November 10th

MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James has his first triple-double in a Miami
Heat uniform -- and 29th of his career -- with 20 points, 14
assists and 11 rebounds but it wasn't enough as the Utah Jazz
rallied for a 116-114 overtime victory. Paul Millsap poured in a
career-best 46 for the Jazz, who withstood a 39-point game by
Dwayne Wade.

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Colorado is paying Dan Hawkins some $2
million in a buyout after firing the Buffs coach three days after
Colorado lost a 28-point lead in the fourth quarter against Kansas.
That was the biggest collapse in the 121-year-old history of
Colorado football.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Kyle Busch was fined $25,000 by NASCAR on
Tuesday for his obscene gesture and the driver has apologized for
losing his temper during last Sunday's race in Texas. Busch was
penalized for speeding at Texas and called into the pits to serve a
one-lap penalty.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - In the NHL, Joe Corvo scored two power-play
goals, Eric Staal had four assists and the Carolina Hurricanes
scored four times in the first 7-1/2 minutes in a 7-1 victory over
the Edmonton Oilers. The Hurricanes chased starting Oilers goalie
Nikolai Khabibulin (hah-bee-BOO'-lihn) when they scored four times
on their first eight shots.

TORONTO (AP) - The NHL All-Star game will have a brand new look
next year. The Canadian Press, citing an unidentified source,
reported two captains will choose players from either conference to
make up the teams for the 2011 game in Raleigh, N.C., rather than
the Eastern vs. Western Conference format which had been used since
2003.

KWBG Sports for November 9th

CINCINNATI (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers built a 20-point lead
and held off the Cincinnati Bengals 27-21 to climb into a first
place tie with Baltimore atop the AFC North with a 6-2 record. The
2-6 Bengals drove to the 12-yard line before Jordan Shipley was
stripped of a fourth-down pass with 34 seconds left, handing
Cincinnati its fifth straight loss.

IRVING, Texas (AP) - Jerry Jones calls it a "very difficult
decision" to fire Wade Phillips but says he had little choice
following the Dallas Cowboys' horrendous 1-7 start that included an
embarrassing 45-7 loss at Green Bay Sunday night. The 63-year-old
Phillips leaves with a 34-22 record over 4-1/2 seasons guiding the
Cowboys and will be replaced on an interim basis by 44-year-old
offensive coordinator Jason Garrett.

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) - There's going to be a change in the
broadcast booth next season on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball"
where Jon Miller and Joe Morgan are out as announcers after 21
seasons. ESPN did not immediately say who the new broadcast team
would be.

NEW YORK (AP) - There's a chance that Yankees owner George
Steinbrenner and former New York manager Billy Martin, who often
feuded while trying to run the Yankees, could go into the Hall of
Fame in the same year. The Hall of Fame veterans committee says
both Steinbrenner and Martin are on its Hall of Fame ballot, along
with former union head Marvin Miller and players Vida Blue, Steve
Garvey, Tommy John, Ron Guidry and Rusty Staub, among others.

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) - Lauren Cheney scored an early goal, Abby
Wambach added two and the United States stayed alive in qualifying
for next year's Women's World Cup with a 3-0 victory over Costa
Rica. The U.S. women now play 11th-ranked Italy in a home-and-home,
total-goals series for the final berth in the tournament.

KWBG Sports for November 8th

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Brett Favre (fahrv) added to his legendary
career by rallying Minnesota from 14 points down in the final 4 1/2
minutes as the Vikings pulled out a 27-24 overtime victory over
Arizona. The 41-year-old Favre threw for a career-high 446 yards
and two touchdown and two interceptions, directing the Vikes on
scoring drives of 40 and 77 yards at the end of regulation to force
OT.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - The Dallas Cowboys' nightmare of a season
continues. Aaron Rodgers tossed three TD passes and the Green Bay
Packers mauled the hapless Cowboys 45-7, dropping Dallas to 1-7 as
the Cowboys continue their worst start since going 1-15 in 1989.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The streaking Oakland Raiders beat Kansas
City 23-20 in overtime for their third straight victory as
Sebastien Janikowski booted a game-winning 33-yard field goal
following his game-tying 41-yard field goal at the end of
regulation that forced OT. The Raiders go into their bye week a
half-game back of Kansas City in the AFC West.

CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Browns have racked up
back-to-back upsets. Two weeks ago they knocked off the defending
Super Bowl champion Saints in New Orleans, the Browns posted a
34-14 upset win over New England as rookie Browns QB Colt McCoy
scrambled for a touchdown and running back Peyton Hillis racked up
a career-high 184 yards rushing.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - With two races left in the Chase for
the Sprint Cup Championship, Denny Hamlin has taken over the lead
after winning in Texas for the second time this season. Hamlin has
a 33-point lead over four-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson
and is 59 points ahead of Kevin Harvick in third.

KWBG Sports for November 5th

UNDATED (AP) - Toney Douglas hit five of the New York Knicks' 16
three-pointers in last night's 120-112 win over the Bulls in
Chicago. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook each scored 28 points
for Oklahoma City, but the Thunder needed overtime to beat Portland
107-106.

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - No. 20 Virginia Tech scored two
touchdowns in the final seven minutes to beat Georgia Tech 28-21.
The Yellow Jackets tied the game just 11 seconds before David
Wilson returned the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown with
2:23 left. The Hokies are 5-0 in the ACC and have won seven
straight since an 0-2 start.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) - Hall of Fame manager Sparky
Anderson has died at his home in Thousand Oaks, Calif. at age 76. A
family spokesman says Anderson died of complications from dementia.
Anderson was the first skipper to win World Series titles in both
the American and National leagues, leading the Reds to
championships in 1975 and '76 before guiding the 1984 Tigers to the
crown.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Ron Washington has been rewarded with a
two-year contract extension for leading the Texas Rangers to the AL
pennant. Washington received a two-year contract with a pair of
one-year options when he was hired to replace the fired Buck
Showalter in November 2006. The Rangers have improved their win
total each season under Washington, culminating with the first
pennant in club history.

BOSTON (AP) - The Red Sox are exercising their $12.5 million
option on David Ortiz for 2011. The 32-year-old slugger led Boston
with 32 homers and tied for the team lead with 102 RBIs this year
while batting .270.

KWBG Sports for November 4th

NASHVILLE (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have claimed veteran wide
receiver Randy Moss off waivers, 12 years after they passed on him
in the 1998 NFL draft to take Kevin Dyson. Moss was waived by
Minnesota earlier this week, 3 1/2 weeks after being traded to the
Vikings from New England. He may be able to help the Titans as
receiver Kenny Britt hurt his right hamstring last weekend.

UNDATED (AP) - Pro Bowl wide receiver DeSean Jackson has passed
post-concussion testing and could play for the Philadelphia Eagles
when they return from their bye week to face Indianapolis on
Sunday. Jackson hasn't played since he was injured in a nasty
head-on collision with Atlanta cornerback Dunta Robinson on Oct.
17. Robinson returned to Falcons practice yesterday for the first
time since suffering a concussion on the Jackson hit.

BOSTON (AP) - Adrian Beltre (BEHL'-tray) has declined a $10
million player option that would have kept him with the Red Sox
next year, opting instead to take a $1 million buyout. If the Bosox
decline to pick up their $12.5 million option on the 31-year-old
Beltre by Thursday, he'll become a free agent. Beltran led Boston
with a .321 average, tied for the club lead with 102 RBIs, hit a
career-high 49 doubles and homered 28 times.

CINCINNATI (AP) - The Cincinnati Reds have exercised 2001
options for pitcher Bronson Arroyo and left fielder Jonny Gomes
(gohmz). Arroyo went 17-10 with a 3.88 earned run average in 215
2/3 innings for the NL Central champs this year. The Reds declined
options on pitcher Aaron Harang (huh-RANG') and shortstop Orlando
Cabrera, thus granting them free agency.

UNDATED (AP) - The New York Mets have picked up their $11
million option on shortstop Jose Reyes for 2011. Reyes hit .282
with 10 triples, 11 homers and 30 stolen bases in 133 games for the
Mets last season. And the Chicago Cubs say third baseman Aramis
(ah-RAH'-mihs) Ramirez has exercised his $14.6 million option and
will return to the team next season.

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UNDATED (AP) - The Atlanta Hawks remain the NBA's only unbeaten
team in the Eastern Conference after Marvin Williams scored 22
points and Al Horford notched a double-double in a 100-88 triumph
at Cleveland. The Miami Heat won their fourth in a row since
dropping their season opener as Dwyane (dwayn) Wade provided a
team-high 26 points in a 129-97 pounding of Minnesota. Boston also
improved to 4-1, thanks in part to Kevin Garnett's game-high 22
points in a 109-86 rout of Detroit.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington Wizards rookie John Wall had his
best game being taken first overall in this year's NBA draft. Wall
finished with 29 points, 13 assists and nine steals to lead
Washington's 116-115 overtime win against Philadelphia. One of
Wall's assists led to Cartier Martin's game-tying basket with 0.3
seconds left in regulation.

UNDATED (AP) - The Minnesota Wild earned a 1-0 victory over San
Jose last night despite being outshot 36-16. Niklas Backstrom
notched his first shutout of the season while helping Minnesota
kill off the Sharks' five power plays. Columbus blanked Montreal
3-0, Ottawa topped Toronto 3-2 and Raffi Torres recorded a hat
trick in Vancouver's 4-3 verdict over Edmonton.

NEW YORK (AP) - Television ratings for this year's World Series
equaled the lowest ever. The San Francisco Giants' five-game
victory over the Texas Rangers equaled the 2008 Phillies-Rays
lowest-rated World Series and this year's ratings were down 28
percent from last year's Phillies-Yankees series.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Two people with knowledge of Randy Moss'
status tell The Associated Press that the Minnesota Vikings have
waived the six-time All-Pro receiver. If Moss is not claimed, he
will be free to sign a new contract with any team and the Vikings
would be on the hook for rest of his salary.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Edgar Renteria (ren-tuh-REE'-uh) belted
a three-run homer and Tim Lincecum (LIHN'-sih-kuhm) allowed three
hits and a run over eight innings of a 3-1 victory over Texas that
gives the San Francisco Giants their first World Series title in 56
years. Renteria belted two go-ahead homers against the Rangers and
was named MVP of the Fall Classic.

NEW YORK (AP) - Rangers ace Cliff Lee, Yankees shortstop Derek
Jeter and Phillies right fielder Jayson Werth are among the 142
players who have become free agents following the World Series.
Under an agreement between players and owners announced Sept. 30,
players no longer need to file for free agency. Teams now have a
five-day exclusive negotiating period with their own free agents.
That's down from 15 days.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - The Vikings are cutting ties with
Randy Moss, the six-time Pro Bowl receiver they acquired last month
from the Patriots in exchange for a third-round pick draft pick.
Moss returned to New England on Sunday and was wistful about his
days with the AFC East leaders following Minnesota's 28-18 loss and
critical of the Vikings for not taking his game-planning advice.

UNDATED (AP) - The Bulls have knocked Portland from the NBA's
unbeaten ranks, and the Los Angeles Clippers are still looking for
their first win. Luol Deng exploded for a career-high 40 points
while leading Chicago to a 110-98 victory over the now 3-1 Blazers,
and San Antonio dropped the Clips to 0-4 with a 97-88 win in L.A.

PHOENIX (AP) - The Phoenix Suns have extended the contract of
forward Jared Dudley, the team's hustling defender and sharpshooter
off the bench the past two seasons. The four-year, $17 million deal
with a player option for a fifth year takes effect next season.
That would keep the fan-favorite Dudley under contract until at
least the 2014-15 season.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The San Francisco Giants can secure
their first World Series title in 56 years with a victory over
Texas ace Cliff Lee in tonight's Game 5. Giants rookie southpaw
Madison Bumgarner and Brian Wilson combined on a three-hit shutout
and Aubrey Huff and Buster Posey homered in their 4-0 win over the
Rangers last night to take a 3-1 series lead.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Drew Brees passed for 305 yards and two
touchdowns and the New Orleans Saints defeated the Pittsburgh
Steelers 20-10 last night to improve to 5-3. Brees was 20 of 22 for
191 yards in the second half, breaking open a defensive struggle in
which no team scored a touchdown through the first three quarters.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Brett Favre says he'll be "fine"
after needing 10 stitches to close a laceration on his face that
knocked him out of Minnesota's 28-18 loss at New England. The
41-year-old Favre was already playing with two fractures in his
ankle but extended his NFL record for consecutive starts to 292.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The surprising Tampa Bay Bucs won their
fifth straight road game by holding off Arizona 38-25 and are tied
with Atlanta at 5-2 atop the NFC South. Agib Talib intercepted two
passes, returning one 45 yards for a touchdown and the second one
ending a late threat by the Cardinals.

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) - NASCAR's three title contenders left
Talladega Superspeedway with their championship chances intact, as
Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick remained locked at
the top of the tightest points fight in seven years in the Chase
for the Sprint Cup Championship. Clint Bowyer (BOY'-ur) edged
Harvick at Talladega with the four-time champion Johnson holding a
14-point lead over Hamlin with Harvick 38 back