KWBG Sports for December 31st

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - The longest winning streak in college
basketball history ended last night at Stanford's Maples Pavilion.
Jeanette Pohlen poured in a career-high 31 points and ninth-ranked
Stanford ended the top-ranked Connecticut women's team's 90-game
win streak, 71-59.

DALLAS (AP) - Tim Duncan bounced back from one of the least
productive games of his career to score 17 points and reserve Gary
Neal had 21 in the San Antonio Spurs' 99-93 victory over the Dallas
Mavericks in a showdown between the top two teams in the Western
Conference. Dirk Nowitzki (noh-VIHT'-skee) missed his second
straight game because of a sprained knee ligament, and the
Mavericks have lost both.

UNDATED (AP) - Two NBA All-Stars are going to miss significant
time in the New Year due to injuries. Celtics star Kevin Garnett
could be out two weeks with a strained right calf and Portland
All-Star guard Brandon Roy is out indefinitely with sore knees.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - The New York Jets are paying for their
sideline shenanigans. The team was fined $100,000 by the NFL for
violating league rules when assistant coach Sal Alosi ordered
players to form a sideline wall, then tripped Miami's Nolan Carroll
during a punt return earlier this month.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Casey Barth kicked a 23-yard field goal
in the second overtime to send North Carolina past Tennessee 30-27
in a Music City Bowl that will be remembered much more for the
crazy finish of regulation last night. After first ruling the game
over, the Big Ten officiating crew put one second back on the clock
and that allowed Barth to kick a 39-yard field goal at the end of
regulation to force overtime and give North Carolina a second
chance.

KWBG Sports for December 28th

ATLANTA (AP) - Drew Brees shook off two fourth-quarter
interceptions and threw a 6-yard TD pass to Jimmy Graham with 3:24
left that gave New Orleans a 17-14 victory over the Atlanta
Falcons. That clinched a playoff berth for the defending Super Bowl
champion Saints and kept Atlanta from clinching home-field
advantage through the playoffs.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Eagles and Vikings are playing tonight
in a game that was postponed from Sunday because of heavy snow in
Philadelphia over the weekend. The extra two days probably won't
help 41-year-old Brett Favre (fahrv), who is doubtful because of
after-effects of a concussion sustained a week ago.

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Air Force put the cap on a successful 9-4
season with a 14-7 victory over Georgia Tech in the Independence
Bowl. Air Force's Tim Jefferson completed 11 of 23 passes for 117
yards and Zack Bell booted field goals that came from 41 and 42
yards for the Falcons.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ashton Gibbs scored 21 points as Pittsburgh's
balance overcame Kemba Walker's one-man offense for No. 4
Connecticut, and the sixth-ranked Panthers easily won the Big
East's first matchup of Top 10 teams by 78-63. That drops UConn to
10-1.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The weather is becoming a worry for the Winter
Classic. Rain showers and temperatures in the low 50s are being
forecast for Saturday's Capitals-Penguins outdoor game Saturday at
Heinz Field, hardly the conditions the NHL wants for its midseason
showcase featuring stars Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin
(oh-VECH'-kin).

KWBG Sports for December 27th

All Times EST
FOOTBALL
NFL
New Orleans at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.

BOWL GAME
Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La.: Georgia Tech vs. Air
Force, 5 p.m.

NBA
Detroit at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Orlando at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Washington at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at Utah, 9 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Buffalo at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

KWBG Sports for December 24th

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger (RAWTH'-lihs-bur-gur) threw
a 43-yard TD pass and scored on a quarterback sneak as the
Pittsburgh Steelers inched closer to another division title and a
first-round playoff bye by trouncing the Carolina Panthers 27-3.
The 11-4 Steelers will wrap up the AFC North and the bye if it
beats Cleveland on Jan. 2 or if the Baltimore Ravens lose one more
game.

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Freshman Ronnie Hillman scored four touchdowns
and tied his career best with 228 yards rushing on 28 carries to
lead San Diego State to its first bowl victory since 1969, with a
35-14 win over Navy in the Poinsettia Bowl in soggy San Diego. The
game was played on a slick field after 1.5 million gallons of
rainwater were pumped out of Qualcomm Stadium following heavy rains
in Southern California.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sidney Crosby extended his points streak to 23
games with a goal and an assist and Pascal Dupuis (paz-KAHL'
doo-PWEE') scored the decisive goal in the seventh round of a
shootout to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 victory over
Washington. Crosby, the NHL's leading scorer, has 60 points on 29
goals and 31 assists in 36 games.

NEWARK (AP) - The disappointing New Jersey Devils fired rookie
coach John MacLean (mak-LAYN'), bringing back Jacques Lemaire
(zhahk leh-MEHR') to replace him behind the bench, but it hardly
made any difference on the ice. Josh Bailey had two goals and an
assist and the New York Islanders spoiled Lemaire's return with a
5-1 victory over the Devils last night.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The San Antonio Spurs' 10-game winning
streak is history. Dwight Howard also had 29 points and 14 rebounds
in another dominant performance for Orlando, which shot 59 percent
from the floor in beating the Spurs 123-101 last night.

KWBG Sports for December 23rd

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Paul Silas has been named interim head
coach of the Charlotte Bobcats following Larry Brown's departure on
Wednesday. The Bobcats are 9-19 this season, losing three of their
last six games by at least 31 points. Owner Michael Jordan says
Brown agreed to step down, just a few months after leading the
Bobcats to their first playoff berth.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner
Cam Newton has been named the AP Player of the Year after leading
the Tigers to a perfect regular-season record and a berth in the
BCS title game. Newton already had won the Davey O'Brien and
Maxwell awards before receiving 51 votes from the 60-member AP
football poll panel. Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore finished
second with just three votes.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Colts receiver Austin Collie is done for the
season after he suffered a concussion in Sunday's win against
Jacksonville. Collie leads all Indy receivers with eight touchdown
catches and is second on the team with 58 receptions despite
missing five games and more than a half in three others.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - New York Jets coach Rex Ryan says it's
a "personal matter," and declined to talk yesterday about a
"foot-fetish" report posted by the sports website Deadspin that
shows four videos of a woman who bears a close resemblance to
Ryan's wife. Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum said in a brief
statement that he and owner Woody Johnson met with Ryan and the
coach has their "full support." Asked if the NFL might look into
the report, spokesman Greg Aiello said the league also considered
it a personal matter.

GAINESVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - Steve Addazio (ah-DA'-zee-oh) is the
new head football coach at Temple after spending the last six years
on Urban Meyer's staff at Florida. Addazio handled the Gators'
play-calling the last two years and replaces Al Golden, who left
the Owls to take over Miami's program.

KWBG Sports for December 22nd

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The Connecticut women's basketball team
now has the longest winning streak in NCAA history following a
93-62 pounding of Florida State. Maya (MY'-uh) Moore had a
career-high 41 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the
Huskies, who broke the record of 88 straight wins set by the UCLA
men's teams of the 1970s.

BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox have finalized a two-year, $12
million contract with reliever Bobby Jenks, a two-time All-Star who
helped the Chicago White Sox win the 2005 World Series. Jenks
converted 19 of 20 save chances in the first half for the White
Sox, but struggled with arm problems and lost his closing job at
the end of the season. His 173 saves rank second in White Sox
history.

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are the
only major league teams that have to pay a luxury tax for this
year. The Bombers have a tax bill of $18 million, their lowest
since 2003 and $7.7 million less than last year. Boston exceeded
the payroll threshold for the first time since 2007 and owes almost
$1.5 million.

NEW YORK (AP) - Oregon's Chip Kelly is the AP's college football
Coach of the Year. Kelly led the second-ranked Ducks to an
undefeated record and a spot in the BCS national championship game
in just his second season as the team's leader. Kelly received 24
of 55 votes from the AP football poll panel to beat out his title
game counterpart, Auburn's Gene Chizik.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State will be without
leading receiver B.J. Cunningham for the Capital One Bowl against
Alabama after he broke his foot in practice. The school says
Cunningham hurt himself Saturday and had surgery the next day.

KWBG Sports for December 21st

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - In what could have been Brett Favre's
(fahvrz) final NFL game, the Chicago Bears clinched the NFC North
with a convincing 40-14 victory over Minnesota. The 41-year-old
quarterback started the game but was knocked out after sustaining a
head injury in the second quarter when Bears defensive end Corey
Wootton tossed him hard to the frozen outdoor turf at University of
Minnesota stadium.

MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat's 12-game win streak is history. The
Dallas Mavericks beat the heat for the 14th straight time in the
regular season, 98-96, behind Dirk Nowitzki's (noh-VIHT'-skeez) 26
points.

ATLANTA (AP) - Al Horford scored 24 points and the Atlanta Hawks
rolled to a 91-81 victory over Dwight Howard and the reconstructed
Orlando Magic. Newcomers Gilbert Arenas made just two of 11 shots
for 10 points, Jason Richardson had nine points and Hedo Turkoglu
(HAY'-doo TURK'-oh-loo) eight.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The top-ranked University of Connecticut
women's team can play its way into the basketball record books
tonight. The 10-0 Huskies go for their record-breaking 89th
consecutive victory when they host 22nd-ranked Florida State.
They're trying to break the UCLA men's teams' unbeaten streak from
the early 1970s.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski (shuh-SHEF'-skee)
tied Dean Smith for second place on the all-time wins list with his
879th victory, a 98-72 rout of Elon (EE'-lahn). Coach K now trails
Bob Knight by 23 victories in the all-time coaching victory list.

KWBG Sports for December 20th

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - It'll be a rare NFL outdoors game in December
in Minneapolis when the Vikings tangle with the Chicago Bears
tonight at the University of Minnesota's stadium. Vikings punter
Chris Kluwe (CLOO'-wee) is calling the field at TCF Bank Stadium
"unplayable" but officials with the team and the university
insist it will be safe. The game is being played there because the
Metrodome's roof is still collapsed from a recent heavy snowstorm.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - DeSean Jackson's 65-yard punt
return for a score capped a furious 28-point Philadelphia rally in
the final seven and a-half minutes of the Eagles' stunning 38-31
win over the New York Giants. The Eagles need to win one of their
last two games or have New York lose one of its two to win the NFC
East.

UNDATED (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers
joined New England as teams assured of going to the NFL playoffs.
The Falcons clinched at least a wild card berth and can win the NFC
South with a win over New Orleans on Christmas weekend and the
Steelers are in via a series of complicated tiebreakers even though
Pittsburgh dropped a 22-17 decision to the New York Giants.

NEW YORK (AP) - Connecticut won its 88th straight women's
basketball game to match the record set by the UCLA men, beating
No. 11 Ohio State 81-50 in the Maggie Dixon Classic. Connecticut
tied the mark before a crowd of 15,232 - a record for a women's
game at Madison Square Garden - and can surpass UCLA on Tuesday
night at home against No. 15 Florida State.

MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired 2009
American League Cy Young award winner Zack Greinke (GREHN'-kee)
from Kansas City in a major offseason baseball trade. Greinke, a
10-game winner last year, goes to the Brewers in exchange for
shortstop Alcides (ahl-SEE'-deez) Escobar, outfielder Lorenzo Cain
and two prospects.

KWBG Sports for December 17th

BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox came to contract terms with two
relievers as they try to revamp their bullpen. A source tells The
Associated Press the Red Sox have worked out a two-year, $12
million deal with former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks. Boston also
gave former Baltimore setup man Matt Albers a one-year pact worth
$875,000.

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs are bringing back Kerry Wood,
giving him a one-year, $1.5 million package. Wood began last season
with Cleveland before heading to the New York Yankees, where he was
2-0 with a 0.69 ERA in 24 appearances. He pitched for the Cubs from
1998-08, striking out 20 in his fifth major league start and
winning the NL Rookie of the Year before injuries turned him into a
reliever.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt
Cassel (KAS'-uhl) was limited in practice yesterday and his
availability for Sunday's game at St. Louis remains unclear. Cassel
underwent an emergency appendectomy Dec. 8 and missed last week's
31-10 loss at San Diego that trimmed Kansas City's lead over the
Chargers to one game in the AFC West.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Michael Haywood is the new football coach at
the University of Pittsburgh after going 9-4 as Miami of Ohio's
head coach this year. He was the only candidate interviewed for the
job, although Pitt also may have had interest in new Miami coach Al
Golden and new West Virginia offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen
before they took their new jobs. Haywood replaces Dave Wannstedt,
who resigned under pressure this month following a 7-5 season.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia athletic director Oliver
Luck says he decided to replace Bill Stewart as head football coach
because a national championship wasn't possible under the program's
current leadership. Dana Holgorsen will serve as the Mountaineers'
offensive coordinator next season before taking over for Stewart
ahead of the 2012 campaign. Luck says he first informed Stewart
about his decision to replace him on Nov. 14 and that he first met
with Holgorsen nine days later.

KWBG Sports for December 16th

CLEVELAND (AP) - Former Cleveland Indians pitcher and Hall of
Famer Bob Feller has died of acute leukemia at age 92. Feller spent
his entire career with Cleveland, breaking in at age 17 in 1936
before tossing three no-hitters and a major league-record 12
one-hitters. He finished with a team-record 266 victories and 2,581
strikeouts over 18 seasons, missing four years while serving in the
U.S. Navy during World War II.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Cliff Lee and the Phillies have finalized a
$120 million, five-year contract that brings the star pitcher back
to Philadelphia after he spurned more lucrative offers from the New
York Yankees and Texas Rangers. The lefty helped the Rangers win
their first AL pennant this year, one season after he was part of
the NL pennant-winning Phillies. The two-time All-Star and 2008 AL
Cy Young Award winner chose to rejoin the Phillies and combine with
Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt (OHZ'-wahlt) and Cole Hamels to form a
dynamic starting rotation.

UNDATED (AP) - The Colorado Rockies and free agent infielder Ty
Wigginton have agreed to a two-year, $8 million deal with a club
option for 2013. Rich Harden has agreed to terms on a one-year
contract to rejoin the Athletics, pending a physical. And the
Associated Press has learned that the Los Angeles Dodgers are close
to signing reliever Matt Guerrier (gah-REER') to a three-year
contract.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - The New Jersey Nets have shipped
swingman Terrence Williams to the Houston Rockets in a three-team
deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Nets received the Rockets'
first-round draft pick in 2012, the Los Angeles Lakers' first-round
pick next year and shooting guard Sasha Vujacic (VOO'-yah-chihch)
from the Lakers. L.A. picked up veteran forward Joe Smith.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia has hired Dana Holgorsen
as its offensive coordinator for 2011 and plan to make him head
football coach in 2012. Holgorson just completed a successful
season as offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State as the Cowboys
led the Bowl Subdivision with 537.6 yards per game. He will replace
head coach Bill Stewart, who the school says will take an
administrative role after the 2011 season.

KWBG Sports for December 15th

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Flyers nipped Pittsburgh
3-2, ending the Penguins' 12-game winning streak. Scott Hartnell
got the game-winner for the Flyers, who leapfrogged past the
Penguins into the Atlantic Division lead and atop the entire NHL
with 45 points.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Kobe Bryant scored 24 points in 24 minutes and
center Andrew Bynum contributed seven points in his first action of
the season as the L.A. Lakers outclassed Washington 103-89. Bynum,
who had offseason surgery to repair a partially torn ligament in
his right knee, came off the bench and played 17 minutes.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Brett Favre (fahrv) could be back in
the Minnesota Vikings' lineup after having his streak of 297 starts
end last Monday night because of numbness in his throwing shoulder.
Vikings interim coach Leslie Frazier reports ultrasound tests on
Favre's shoulder were encouraging, and that the 41-year-old legend
might just be in action next Monday night against the Chicago
Bears.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings are getting ready to
use the University of Minnesota's outdoor stadium for their game
Monday night because repairs to the Metrodome can't be finished by
then. That means the Vikings and Bears will be playing outdoors at
the University of Minnesota stadium for a December night game.

NEW YORK (AP) - A source familiar with the deal says Cliff Lee
passed up an extra $30 million from the New York Yankees when he
agreed to his five-year, $120 million contract with Philadelphia.
The Yanks and Texas Rangers had been considered front-runners in
the Lee sweepstakes, but the Phils wound up with the most prized
free agent of this baseball offseason.

KWBG Sports for December 14th

NEW YORK (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies are the big winners in
the Cliff Lee sweepstakes. A person familiar with the negotiations
tells The Associated Press that Cliff Lee has reached a preliminary
agreement on a five-year, $100 million deal with the Phillies,
subject to the 32-year-old left-hander passing a physical

DETROIT (AP) - The New York Giants sacked Brett Favre's (fahrvz)
replacement, Tarvaris Jackson, four times and defeated the
Minnesota Vikings 21-3. In a game moved to Detroit from Minneapolis
because of a snowstorm, the Giants racked up 213 rushing yards and
pulled into a first-place tie with Philadelphia atop the NFC East
at 9-4.

DETROIT (AP) - When Tarvaris Jackson stepped in under center
last night as Minnesota Vikings quarterback, that ended Brett
Favre's (fahrvz) streak of 297 games as starting quarterback in the
NFL, dating back to 1992. That leaves Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton
Manning first on the iron man list currently with 205 straight
starts at QB.

HOUSTON (AP) - Josh Wilson intercepted Matt Schaub's pass and
returned it 12 yards for a touchdown in overtime to give the
Baltimore Ravens a 34-28 win over the Houston Texans last night.
The 9-4 Ravens stayed one game behind Pittsburgh in the AFC North
and are tied with the New York Jets in the AFC wild card.

DALLAS (AP) - Brandon Jennings had 23 points and 10 assists, and
the Milwaukee Bucks rallied from a 20-point second-quarter deficit
for a 103-99 victory over Dallas to end the Mavericks' 12-game
winning streak. Andrew Bogut had 21 points and 14 rebounds for the
Bucks, who won their fourth in five games.

KWBG Sports for December 13th

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Philadelphia ended a three-game losing
streak to Dallas with a 30-27 victory over the Cowboys that gives
the Eagles a half-game lead over the New York Giants, pending
tonight's Giants-Vikings game. DeSean Jackson caught four passes
for 210 yards, including a go-ahead 91-yard touchdown pass early in
the fourth quarter.

DETROIT (AP) - In the wake of the snowstorm that collapsed the
Metrodome in Minneapolis, the NFC has hastily moved the
Giants-Vikings game to tonight at Detroit's Ford Field where the
NFL says admission will be free. The game will be televised by Fox,
but only to the Minnesota and New York markets, with Brett Favre
(fahrv) considered a game-time decision on whether he starts his
298th straight game because of a shoulder injury.

CHICAGO (AP) - The New England Patriots clinched a playoff berth
for the eighth time in 10 years with a 36-7 pounding of Chicago at
blustery Soldier Field. Tom Brady threw for 369 yards and two
touchdowns in the Patriots' fifth straight dominating victory.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers closed in on a playoff
berth by routing Cincinnati 23-7, the Bengals' 10th straight
defeat. Troy Polamalu (pohl-uh-MAH'-loo) and LaMarr Woodley
returned interceptions by Carson Palmer for touchdowns.

COOLUM, Australia (AP) - Australia's Peter Senior won the
rain-delayed Australian PGA on Monday, beating Geoff Ogilvy
(OH'-gihl-vee) with a par on the second hole of a playoff to become
the oldest player to win a major professional tournament in
Australia. The 51-year-old Senior is a regular on the Champions
Tour.

KWBG Sports for December 10th

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Peyton Manning completed 25 of 35 for
319 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions in leading the
Indianapolis Colts to a 30-28 win over Tennessee to end a
three-game losing streak. The 7-6 Colts moved within a half-game of
AFC South-leading Jacksonville and will make the playoffs if they
win their remaining three games.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Temple Owls have ended Georgetown's
unbeaten season by handing the ninth-ranked Hoyas their first loss
of the season, 68-65. Ramone Moore scored a career-high 30 in
Temple coach Fran Dunphy's 400th career victory.

STORRS, Conn. (AP) - The University of Connecticut women's
basketball team won its 87th straight game by mauling Marquette
79-47 behind Maya Moore's season-high 31 points, eight rebounds,
four steals and five blocks. The UConn women can tie the UCLA men's
team Division I record of 88 straight wins when it takes on Ohio
State on Dec. 19th.

CHICAGO (AP) - Hundreds of fans lined up outside a Chicago
church to pay their respects to Chicago Cubs great and broadcaster
Ron Santo, who died last week of bladder cancer at age 70. Santo's
funeral will be held today and the day's events include one last
drive for Santo around Wrigley Field for the Chicago legend.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - The hardware is starting to pile
up for Auburn quarterback Cam Newton, who is the favorite to win
the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night. Newton won the Maxwell Award
presented to the nation's best all-around college player, the
Walter Camp player of the year award and the Davey O'Brien Award
presented to the nation's best quarterback.

KWBG Sports for December 9th

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - The big winner out of baseball's
winter meetings appears to be free agent outfielder Carl Crawford.
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press
that Crawford has reached a preliminary agreement with the Boston
Red Sox on a $142 million, seven-year contract.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - The New York Yankees have made an
aggressive offer to free-agent southpaw Cliff Lee, the prize free
agent available in the baseball offseason. The Yankees' offer is
believed to be for six years and $140 million, though the Texas
Rangers, L.A. Angels and Washington Nationals are also said to be
in the bidding war for the 32-year-old Lee.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Miami Heat won their sixth straight
game by outscoring Utah by 14 points in the fourth quarter of their
111-98 win over the Jazz. LeBron James led the way with 33, with
Dwayne (dwayn) Wade chipping in 28.

BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Celtics won their eighth in a row with
a 105-89 win over the Denver Nuggets, who were without superstar
Carmelo Anthony, out with an inflamed knee. Ray Allen scored 28
with Kevin Garnett chipping in 17 points and nine rebounds.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The University of Florida is expected
to move quickly to fill the vacancy left when 46-year-old Urban
Meyer resigned suddenly yesterday. Florida athletic director Jeremy
Foley says the search is under way and hopes to have a replacement
named in the next two and a-half weeks.

KWBG Sports for December 8th

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Stephen Jackson scored 23 points in
Charlotte's 100-98 win over Denver that snapped the Nuggets
seven-game winning streak. The Bobcats win also prevented Denver
coach George Karl from becoming the seventh NBA coach to record
1,000 victories.

NEW YORK (AP) - Rick Jackson matched his season-high with 17
points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead No. 8 Syracuse to a 72-58
victory over No. 7 Michigan State. Scoop Jardine had 19 points for
the 9-0 Orange, who took the lead 4 1/2 minutes into the game and
never relinquished it.

EDMONTON (AP) - Defenseman Cam Fowler scored the game winning
goal in the tenth round of a shootout to give Anaheim a 3-2 win
over Edmonton. The 18-year old beat Oilers goalie Nikolai
Khabibulin (hah-bee-BOO'-lihn) who had stopped eight previous Ducks
players after giving up a goal to Joffrey Lupul in the first round
of the shootout.

CHICAGO (AP) - Blackhawks star Patrick Kane could be out for up
to three weeks with a leg injury suffered in Sunday's win over
Calgary. The 22-year-old has 11 goals and 16 assists this season.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M's Von Miller has won the
Butkus Award as college football's best linebacker. Miller had 9
1/2 sacks to lead the Big 12 and finished with 59 tackles, three
forced fumbles and two recoveries for the 9-3 Aggies.

KWBG Sports for December 7th

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Josh Smith scored 19 points and pulled in
13 rebounds to lead Atlanta to an 80-74 win over Orlando. The Hawks
won despite shooting 39 percent. They've won six of seven games to
move to within 1 1/2 games of the first-place Magic in the NBA
Southeast Division.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mikhail Grabovski scored the only goal of the
shootout to help Toronto overcome a three-goal deficit and beat
Washington 5-4. The Maple Leafs scored three times in the third
period with Clarke MacArthur's goal tying the game with 1:24 to go.

NEW YORK (AP) - Oregon's Chip Kelly has been named the winner of
the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award, voted on by the
Football Writers Association of America. Kelly led the
second-ranked and unbeaten Ducks to a berth in the BCS title game
where they will meet Auburn for the national championship.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana is set to hire Oklahoma's offensive
coordinator Kevin Wilson to be their new head coach Tuesday a
person with knowledge of the search confirmed to The Associated
Press. Wilson will succeed Bill Lynch who posted losing records in
each of his last three seasons.

UNDATED (AP) - Auburn quarterback Cam Newton and Oregon running
back LaMichael James are among the four finalists for the Heisman
Trophy that will be awarded Saturday. They're joined by
quarterbacks Andrew Luck of Stanford and Kellen Moore of Boise
State.

KWBG Sports for December 6th

UNDATED (AP) - The BCS made its bowl selections yesterday and
put Auburn and Oregon in the championship game on January 10 at
Glendale, Arizona. The 12-0 Ducks will play for a national title
for the first time, while the 13-0 Tigers seek their first
championship since 1957. In the other BCS bowls, Arkansas and Ohio
State will play in the Sugar Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl will have
Oklahoma against Connecticut, and Stanford has a meeting with
Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl.

UNDATED (AP) - Auburn rode its overwhelming win in the
Southeastern Conference championship game to its first No. 1
ranking in The Associated Press college football poll since 1985.
The Tigers jumped Oregon, which had been on top the last seven
weeks. TCU remains third and is followed by Wisconsin, Stanford,
Ohio State, Michigan State, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Boise State.

BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox are scheduled to hold a news
conference today amid reports that Adrian Gonzalez is joining the
team. Two people with knowledge of the negotiations told The
Associated Press yesterday that the Red Sox were on the verge of
acquiring the All-Star first baseman from the San Diego Padres for
prospects Casey Kelly, Anthony Rizzo and Reymond Fuentes.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - The Washington Nationals have
worked out a seven-year, $126 million package with free-agent
outfielder Jayson Werth, who hit .296 with 27 homers, 85 RBI and a
league-high 46 doubles for Philadelphia. Werth moves from the team
that has won four straight NL East titles to one that finished last
this year at 69-93 and hasn't had a winning record since 2003.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) - Tiger Woods has capped his winless
season by blowing a four-shot lead in the final round of the
Chevron World Challenge. U.S. Open champ Graeme McDowell put
together the greatest fourth-round comeback ever against Woods,
sinking a 20-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to win the
tournament after holing a 20-foot birdie try on the final hole of
regulation to force the playoff. Woods had never lost a tournament
as a pro when leading by at least three shots going into the final
round.

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CLEVELAND (AP) - LeBron James was triumphant in his return to
Cleveland, scoring a game-high 38 points in just three quarters to
lead the Miami Heat to an easy 118-90 rout of the Cavaliers. James
was booed loudly when he ran onto the court for the first time,
when he was introduced and when he rubbed powder at the press table
before throwing the residue in the air prior to the opening tip. He
also had six more baskets and 11 more points than the Cavaliers'
entire starting lineup.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles have regained sole
possession of the NFC East lead following last night's 34-24 win
over the Houston Texans. Michael Vick threw for a touchdown and ran
for another after the Eagles blew a 14-3 lead and fell behind
24-20. Vick passed for 302 yards and two touchdowns for the 8-4
Eagles.

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox and first baseman Adam Dunn
have worked out a four-year, $56 million deal, according to a
person with knowledge of the negotiations. Dunn hit .260 with 38
homers and 103 RBIs for the Washington Nationals last season. The
White Sox also exercised a club option on shortstop Alexei Ramirez
for next season.

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Yankees have increased their
contract offer to Derek Jeter. The Bombers opened with a $45
million, three-year offer last month, then awaited a formal
proposal from its captain. It was not known whether the new offer
improved the value, contract length or both.

ZURICH (AP) - Soccer's World Cup won't be coming to the United
States anytime soon after the country lost out in the bidding for
the 2022 tournament. Qatar (GUH'-tur) received the right to host
the 2022 event by receiving 14 votes compared to eight for the U.S.
in the final balloting. The latest sports setback for America comes
after lost bids for the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.

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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn quarterback Cam Newton has been
cleared by the NCAA to play in Saturday's SEC title game against
South Carolina. The NCAA ruled today that Newton won't be punished
for the pay-for-play scheme concocted by his father, Cecil. Two
Mississippi State boosters accused Cecil Newton of trying to get up
to $180,000 for his son to play for the Bulldogs while the
quarterback was being recruited out of junior college last year.

MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James prepared for his return to Cleveland
by scoring a team-high 18 points in the Miami Heat's 97-72 pounding
of Detroit. James will face the Cavaliers tonight for the first
time since leaving the team for a free-agent contract with the
Heat. Yahoo! Sports says Cavs owner Dan Gilbert is investigating
the possibility that the Heat tampered with James before the
free-agent negotiating period began last summer.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward
has lashed out at the NFL for what he calls its hypocritical stance
on player safety, arguing the league recently toughened its stance
only because it wants to expand to an 18-game season. Ward said
players are confused about which hits are legal and which aren't
since the league stepped up its policing of dangerous hits.
Steelers linebacker James Harrison has been fined $125,000 for four
separate hits since mid-October, two of which weren't penalized.

UNDATED (AP) - Bowl invitations continue to be handed out as
schools learn where they will be playing during the holidays. No.
21 Utah is set to play in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 22, and San
Diego State will stay in the city while taking on Navy in the Dec.
23 Poinsettia Bowl. Air Force has accepted an invitation to take on
an ACC team in the Independence Bowl on Dec. 27, and BYU will head
to the New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 18 in Albuquerque.

UNDATED (AP) - Baseball players want owners to hold off on
approving a detailed plan for how to expand the playoffs until
after the sides can negotiate over the addition of two more
wild-card teams. Union head Michael Weiner consulted with his
members this week during his executive board's annual meeting in
Orlando, Fla. Players have said they are open to the extra round,
more likely to be added for 2012 than next year.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Mike Conley scored 10 of his 28 points in
the fourth quarter to lead Memphis to a surprising 98-96 win over
the Lakers. Kobe Bryant scored 29 for the Lakers, who have lost
three straight.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Charlotte leading scorer Stephen Jackson
will miss Wednesday's game at New Orleans after being suspended for
a game by the NBA. The Bobcats guard was penalized for verbally
abusing an official and failing to leave the court in a timely
manner after being ejected Saturday in a game against Milwaukee.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Jason Clark's three 3-pointers in
overtime helped No. 16 Georgetown fend off ninth-ranked Missouri
111-102 in overtime. The Tigers erased an 18-point halftime deficit
but made just one of four free throws in the final 17 seconds of
regulation.

NEW YORK (AP) - The Yankees and Derek Jeter resumed talks
Tuesday in an effort to sign the team captain to a new contract,
according to a baseball official familiar with the discussion.
Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner says he expects that the two
sides will get a new deal done.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say there is not enough
evidence to charge Tennessee Titans receiver Kenny Britt in a bar
fight Oct. 22. A customer at the bar told investigators that Britt
was among those who assaulted him. Britt denies hitting anyone.