KWBG Sports for June 30th

NEW YORK (AP) - The two sides in the NBA labor dispute are

expected to meet today in a last-ditch effort to hammer out a new

collective bargaining agreement. The current CBA expires at the end

of the day and if no solution is reached, the owners are expected

to implement a lockout tomorrow.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Fourth-seed Victoria Azarenka

(ah-zah-REHN'-kuh) is out to avenge last year's loss to

eighth-seeded Petra Kvitova (kuh-VIHT'-oh-vuh) at Wimbledon. They

are playing the first semifinal of the day at the All England Club.

Former champion Maria Sharapova and wild-card Sabine Lisicki

(LEE'-zih-kee) will follow them onto Centre Court.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - There are six matinees on today's nine-game

major league schedule and one of them involves the pitching matchup

of the day. The NL East-leading Phillies send 9-4 Cole Hamels to

the mound in Philadelphia, looking for a three-game sweep of the

Red Sox, who counter with 9-4 Jon Lester.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - St. Louis Blues forward Paul Kariya

(kuh-REE'-uh) is retiring from the NHL after missing all of last

season with post-concussion symptoms. The 36-year-old Kariya has a

long history of concussion troubles, including one that forced him

to miss the 1998 Winter Olympics and much of the 1997-98 season.

NEW YORK (AP) - Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is

undergoing surgery on his left hind leg today and the colt's

ownership says the colt won't race again this year. Team Valor says

Animal Kingdom will be out of training for three months, with the

goal of returning for the Dubai World Cup in late March.

KWBG Sports for June 29th

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Top-ranked Rafael Nadal and American

Mardy Fish trade volleys today in one of four men's quarterfinal

matches at Wimbledon. Third-seed Roger Federer is on Centre Court

against No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (SAHN'-gah) before Andy Murray

takes on Feliciano Lopez. Second seed Novak Djokovic

(JOH'-koh-vihch) faces Bernard Tomic in the other quarterfinal

match.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Labor talks between NFL commissioner Roger

Goodell (guh-DEHL') and union head DeMaurice Smith are scheduled to

resume today after the two speak at a rookie symposium. They opened

the first of four days of bargaining yesterday without players or

owners, according to several people familiar with the situation.

DALLAS (AP) - Representatives from NBA owners and players are

scheduled to meet tomorrow as the league tries to avoid a work

stoppage. Owners could lock out the players once the CBA expires at

the end of tomorrow, though both sides have said negotiating could

extend past the deadline if progress is being made. Owners did not

vote to authorize a lockout during their meeting yesterday, but

have given the labor relations committee the go-ahead to do

whatever is necessary.

TORONTO (AP) - Former All-Star goalie Ed Belfour has been

elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first year of

eligibility, joining Doug Gilmour, Mark Howe and Joe Nieuwendyk

(NOO'-in-dyk) as the newest class of inductees. The four former NHL

stars were chosen by the hall's 18-member selection committee

Tuesday and will be inducted in November.

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) - Tiger Woods says he's making progress

in his recovery from injuries to his left leg, although he has no

idea when he will return to golf. Woods did not say whether he

would compete in the British Open next month, but did say he'd be

surprised if the year ended without him playing another tournament.

KWBG Sports for June 28th

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Christian Walker scored from first base on

two throwing errors as South Carolina edged Florida 2-1 in 11th

innings to take Game 1 of the College World Series final. The

Gamecocks' defense kept them alive, throwing out two runners at

home plate in the bottom of the ninth and another in the 10th.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Maicer Izturis (MY'-sur ihz-TUR'-ihs)

drove in the winning run with a bases loaded single in the tenth

inning to give the Angels a 4-3 win over Washington. The game

marked the Nationals' managerial debut of Davey Johnson.

PHOENIX (AP) - Orlando Cabrera homered off closer J.J. Putz with

two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a 5-4 victory over

Arizona. The Diamondbacks tied the game in the eighth on Kelly

Johnson's rbi triple.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky men's basketball coach John

Calipari has been given a two-year contract extension through 2019,

making his contract worth $36.5 million. In his first two seasons

as coach, the Wildcats have gone 64-12, including 33-0 at home in

Rupp Arena and reached the Final Four this year.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans Hornets' leading scorer David

West says he will test the NBA's free agent market. He started 70

games last season, averaging 18.9 points to go with 7.6 rebounds

before tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament during a game on

March 24.

KWBG Sports for June 27th

CHICAGO (AP) - Davey Johnson will make his Washington Nationals

managerial debut tonight against the Los Angeles Angels. Johnson

was officially hired as the Nats' skipper yesterday, 11 years after

his last major league managerial post and three days after Jim

Riggleman stunned the team by resigning. Johnson has 14 years of

big-league managing experience under his belt, finishing first or

second 11 times and guiding the 1986 New York Mets to the World

Series title.

UNDATED (AP) - Roy Halladay has become the majors' fourth

10-game winner of the season, one day after CC Sabathia

(suh-BATH'-ee-uh), Justin Verlander and Jair Jurrjens (JY'-eer

JUR'-jehnz) reached double-digits in victories. Halladay pitched

his NL-leading fifth complete game as his Philadelphia Phillies

beat visiting Oakland 3-1. The veteran right-hander scattered eight

hits while improving to 10-3 and raising his NL-leading strikeout

total to 123.

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) - Kurt Busch was nearly four seconds faster

than Jeff Gordon in winning the Sprint Cup race at Infineon

Raceway. Busch led a race-high 75 laps in his first career road

course victory. Carl Edwards finished third, followed by Clint

Bowyer and Marcos Ambrose.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Fourth-round play highlights today's

Wimbledon singles schedule. Fourth seed Andy Murray opens the

Centre Court slate against Richard Gasquet (gas-KAY') before Venus

Williams battles Tsvetana Pironkova (seh-TAH'-nah

peer-ahn-KOH'-vah) and top-ranked Rafael Nadal squares off with

Juan Martin del Potro (wahn mahr-TEEN' dehl-POH'-troh). Serena

Williams, Novak Djokovic (JOH'-koh-vihch) and Roger Federer play

their fourth-round matches on Court 1, while women's No. 1 Caroline

Wozniacki (wohz-nee-AK'-ee), Maria Sharapova and Mardy Fish are

relegated to Court 2.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) - Yani Tseng (YAH'-nee sehng) has become

the youngest player in LPGA history to win four majors. The

22-year-old Tseng closed with a 6-under-par 66 to capture the LPGA

Championship by 10 shots over Morgan Pressel (PREHS'-ul). Tseng

finished 19-under to match the LPGA-record low score at a major,

one year after Cristie Kerr did it in winning the same tourney by

12 shots.

KWBG Sports for June 24th

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Kyrie

(KY'-ree) Irving, a point guard who played just 11 college games at

Duke because of injuries, with the No. 1 pick in an NBA draft that

quickly became filled with international players. Three of the

first six players taken were from Europe.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The Sacramento Kings traded up to obtain the

rights to AP college player of the year, high-scoring BYU guard

Jimmer Fredette (freh-DEHT'). Fredette was the leading scorer in

college last season, pouring in 28.9 points a game in his year with

the Cougars.

CHICAGO (AP) - Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo is expected to

name bench coach John McLaren to serve as a short-term manager by

the time the team takes the field for tonight's interleague game

against the Chicago White Sox. Jim Riggleman stunned the baseball

world by resigning over a contract dispute as manager of the

Nationals, who've won 11 of 12.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - In an effort to clear enough salary cap

space so they can go after goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov (IHL'-yuh

brihs-GAH'-lahf), the Philadelphia Flyers have traded top

goal-scorer Jeff Carter to the Blue Jackets for forward Jake

Voracek (VOHR'-rah-chehk) and two draft picks. The Flyers also sent

team captain Mike Richards to the Los Angeles Kings for forwards

Brayden Schenn and Wayne Simmonds and a draft choice.

UNDATED (AP) - NFL owners and players met for a second straight

day outside of Boston as they try and close in on a new collective

bargaining agreement. The two sides probably will meet against next

week.

KWBG Sports for June 22nd

UNDATED (AP) - Zack Greinke (GREHN'-kee) struck out 10 over

seven innings and the Milwaukee Brewers took over first place in

the NL Central with a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Milwaukee took a half-game lead over St. Louis, which lost 10-2 to

Philadelphia in the first game since the Cards lost All-Star first

baseman Albert Pujols (POO'-hohlz) for up to six weeks with a

broken forearm.

MIAMI (AP) - At 80 years old, Jack McKeon still knows how to

manage winning ballgames. The Florida Marlins snapped their 11-game

losing streak by beating the L.A. Angels 5-2 to give McKeon his

first victory as interim manager as the Angels went 1-for-15 with

runners in scoring position.

CHICAGO (AP) - Paul Konerko will try to hit a home run in his

sixth straight game tonight when his Chicago White Sox play the

Cubs in the battle of Chicagoland series. Konerko connected for his

21st homer for the White Sox in their rain-delayed 3-2 win over the

Cubs last night.

UNDATED (AP) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (guh-DEHL') and

the owners labor committee are scheduled to meet with players

association chief DeMaurice Smith today and Thursday in Boston.

They will be discussing a new collective bargaining proposal that

would net the players just under 50 percent of the NFL's total

revenue.

NEW YORK (AP) - NBA owners and players swapped proposals during

a three and a-half hour session yesterday and more talks are

scheduled for Friday. NBA Commissioner David Stern is backing a

"flex cap" system proposed by the owners, but the players insists

it's still a hard salary cap, which they oppose.

KWBG Sports for June 21st

CHICAGO (AP) - There is a key NFL owners' meeting scheduled for

today in Chicago to discuss progress made with the players on a new

collective bargaining agreement. This is the first meeting called

by the league strictly for labor matters since the lockout began

nearly four months ago.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A group of NFL Hall of Famers is ratcheting up

the pressure on the owners by backing a class-action lawsuit

against the NFL, demanding better benefits for former players.

Former Vikings great Carl Eller, Lem Barney, Elvin Bethea, Paul

Krause and Joe DeLamielleure (deh-lah-meh-LOOR') were among the

former stars claiming the NFL has not done what is "fair and

right" in supporting the financial and medical concerns of former

players.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals, locked in a dogfight

with Milwaukee for the National League Central lead, are preparing

to do without three-time MVP first baseman Albert Pujols

(POO'-hohlz) for an estimated six weeks. The Cards may shift

outfielder Lance Berkman to first base while the 31-year-old Pujols

recovers from a fractured wrist suffered Sunday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Marlins changed managers

but little else. In 80-year-old Jack McKeon's first game as interim

manager taking over for Edwin Rodriguez, the Marlins lost 2-1 to

the L.A. Angels for their 11th straight loss, dropping Florida to

1-19 in June.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - There doesn't seem to be any end to the messy

divorce of L.A. Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his ex-wife Jamie.

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig (SEE'-lihg) has rejected a proposed

television deal between the Dodgers and Fox that voids a recent

proposed divorce settlement because the deal diverts team assets to

what Selig calls McCourt's "personal needs."

KWBG Sports for June 20th

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - Rory McIlroy (MAK'-ihl-roy) is the 2011

U.S. Open champion. The 22-year-old from Northern Ireland set 12

tournament records, including his 16-under-par total after four

days at Congressional, and finished eight shots clear of second

place to capture his first major title.

WIMBLEDON (AP) - A day after the second golf major of the year

ended, the third tennis Grand Slam of the season is under way.

Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams is one week removed

from a five-month absence from tennis but showed little rust on her

favorite surface, losing just four games in an opening round

victory on the grass at the All England Club.

MIAMI (AP) - The Florida Marlins manager situation remains up in

the air. The Fish lost their 10th straight game yesterday with

bench coach Brandon Hyde running the show following the unexpected

resignation of skipper Edwin Rodriguez just hours before a 2-1

defeat at Tampa Bay.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Scott Wingo drilled a bases-loaded single off

the right-field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning to give

South Carolina a 5-4 victory over Texas A&M in Sunday's nightcap at

the College World Series. Virginia bested California 4-1 in the

opener.

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) - Denny Hamlin rode into Victory Lane for

the first time this year after taking the checkered flag at the

Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway. Matt Kenseth

finished second, and Hamlin's Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch

took third place.

KWBG Sports for June 17th

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - Rory McIlroy, the 22-year-old Northern

Irishman who had the lead entering the final round of the Masters

only to shoot 80 in the final round, takes a three-shot edge into

the second round of the 111th U.S. Open outside the nation's

capital. McIlroy fired a bogey-free 6-under 65 at Congressional to

lead Masters champ Charl Schwartzel and Y.E. Yang by three.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Wild have called a news

conference today at which they are expected to name Mike Yeo (yoh)

the third coach in team history. The 37-year-old Yeo spent five

seasons as an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins, helping

them win the Stanley Cup championship in 2009, but this is his

first NHL head coaching job.

BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox are proving to be very

neighborly to the new Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins, who

captured their first NHL title in 39 years on Wednesday night in

Vancouver. The Red Sox moved their scheduled game Saturday to a

night game so that fans would be able to attend the victory parade

for the Bruins in the daytime.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - On the field, the Boston Red Sox are

one of the hottest teams in baseball, having just completed an 8-1

road trip with a 4-2 win over Tampa Bay. Adrian Gonzalez homered

and David Ortiz, Darnell McDonald and Dustin Pedroia drove in runs

as the Red Sox won for the 11th time in 12 games.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington Nationals climbed out of the

basement of the NL East by winning their sixth straight game, 7-4

over the St. Louis Cardinals, who fell a half-game back of

Milwaukee in the NL Central. Rookie Danny Espinosa cracked a

three-run walkoff home run in the 10th inning for his 12th homer.

KWBG Sports for June 16th

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The Boston Bruins are sitting

atop the hockey world with their first Stanley Cup title since the

Bobby Orr era of 1972. Tim Thomas turned back 37 shots in the

Bruins' 4-0 Game 7 clincher over Vancouver and won the Conn Smythe

Trophy awarded to the Stanley Cup finals MVP.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Josh Beckett pitched a one-hitter

and Kevin Youkilis hit a three-run homer to lead the Boston Red Sox

to a 3-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Beckett limited the Rays

to Reid Brignac's (BRIHN'-yahkz) third-inning infield single while

striking out six in raising his mark to 6-2.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies own the best

record in baseball - 43-26 - following their doubleheader sweep of

Florida, 8-1 and 5-4 in 10 innings. Jimmy Rollins hit a three-run

homer in the opener and Carlos Ruiz ended the nightcap with an RBI

single in the 10th inning.

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - A wide-open field that does not include

injured Tiger Woods will tee it up today at the second major golf

tournament of the year, the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club

outside Washington, D.C. Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell is the

defending champion.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon Ducks coach Chip Kelly has

suspended Cliff Harris indefinitely after the cornerback was cited

for speeding while driving with a suspended license. The

20-year-old Harris was cited Sunday morning after police said they

clocked him driving at 118 mph on a suspended license in a rental

car.

KWBG Sports for June 15th

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - James Shields shut down Boston's red

hot lineup in a 4-0 win for Tampa Bay. Shields tossed a five-hitter

for his third shutout of the season, ending the Red Sox nine-game

winning streak.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Three-time series champs Darrell Waltrip

and Cale Yarborough are among five who have been selected to the

NASCAR Hall of Fame. They're joined by eight-time series champion

crew chief Dale Inman, nine-time Modified champion Richie Evans and

pioneering driver Glen Wood.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Vancouver will be without

Mason Raymond for Wednesday's Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals

after he suffered a fracture vertebrae. He remains hospitalized and

will be out of action for 3-4 months after being awkwardly checked

into the board by Boston's Johnny Boychuk in Game 6 Monday.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Jozy Altidore (JOH'-see AL'-tih-dor)

rocket into the top of the net in the ninth minute was all the

United States needed to beat Guadeloupe 1-0 and reach the

quarterfinals of the Gold Cup. Altidore's blast helped the U.S.

finish second in Group C, breaking a string of 10 straight

first-place finishes in group play.

NEW YORK (AP) - Progress has been reported in the NFL labor

dispute with both sides getting together for talks at an

undisclosed location in Maryland. Team owners have been told to be

ready to extend their one-day meetings in Chicago next week

although an end to the lockout is not thought to be imminent.

KWBG Sports for June 14th

BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins chased Roberto Luongo

(loh-AHN'-goh) while scoring four times over a 4:14 span in the

first 10 minutes of a 5-2 win over Vancouver, evening the Stanley

Cup finals at three games apiece. Brad Marchand and Milan Lucic

(LOO'-chihch) began the offensive barrage by scoring 35 seconds

apart early in the opening period. The series concludes tomorrow

night in Vancouver, where the Bruins have scored just twice in

three games.

NEW YORK (AP) - New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi says he

doesn't expect shortstop Derek Jeter to play tonight against the

Texas Rangers. Jeter collected his 2,994th hit with a first-inning

single but had to leave the game in the fifth with a strained right

calf.

NEW YORK (AP) - Plaxico Burress will work with the National

Urban League and Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence after

spending nearly two years in prison on a weapon possession charge.

The 33-year-old former New York Giants receiver said Monday he

would be mentored by Magic Johnson and Tony Dungy (DUHN'-jee)

through the Brady Center. He'll volunteer with Urban League youth

programs and recruit other pro athletes.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Kyle Busch has been docked six points and

his crew chief fined $25,000 because his car failed post-race

inspection at Pocono Raceway. The No. 18 Toyota was found to be too

low after finishing third in Sunday's Sprint Cup race. Despite the

penalty, he remains fifth in the standings, but he now trails

leader Carl Edwards by 31 points.

PHOENIX (AP) - The Fiesta Bowl has hired University of Arizona

President Robert Shelton as its new executive director, replacing

the ousted John Junker. Shelton is a member of the presidential

oversight committee for the Bowl Championship Series. Junker was

fired earlier this year after an internal investigation uncovered

apparently illegal campaign contributions by staff and lavish

spending by him on parties and a night at a strip club.

KWBG Sports for June 13th

MIAMI (AP) - Jason Terry scored 19 points and the Dallas

Mavericks led the Miami Heat 53-51 at halftime of Game 6 of the NBA

finals, putting the Mavs two quarters from their first

championship.

With Dallas leading the series 3-2, the teams returned to Miami

and put on quite a show. They traded big runs, traded the lead

several times and even traded shoves during a timeout midway

through the second quarter.

Terry made 8 of 10 shots, helping make up for Dirk Nowitzki

going 1 of 12. He couldn't get anything to fall from anywhere on

the court and had only three points.

LeBron James led Miami with 11 points and Dwyane Wade and Chris

Bosh each had nine.

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - Brad Adamonis has earned the final spot in

the U.S. Open at Congressional and will be playing in his first

major.

The U.S. Open held back three spots in the 156-man field in case

players qualified in the past week by either moving into the top 50

in the world ranking or becoming a multiple PGA Tour winner of the

past year.

Gary Woodland, who secured his spot in the top 50 with his

sixth-place finish at the Memorial two weeks ago, was at No. 40 in

the ranking published Monday.

Two other spots were awarded to alternates - Zack Byrd from the

New Jersey sectional qualifier Sunday night, and Adamonis from

Maryland qualified Monday morning.

The U.S. Open starts Thursday with Graeme McDowell as the

defending champion.

CHICAGO (AP) - A Cuban player has defected during CONCACAF's

Gold Cup tournament, leaving the team hotel in Charlotte, N.C.

In an interview aired Sunday on Univision, Yosniel Mesa says he

decided before the tournament to defect. Mesa says the decision was

difficult, but the 30-year-old wants to play professionally and

that's not possible in Cuba.

Cuba played Mexico in Charlotte on Thursday night, losing 5-0.

After the game, Mesa says he climbed down a fire escape ladder and

ran to a car where family members were waiting. Mesa was listed as

"injured" on Cuba's roster for Sunday's 6-1 loss to El Salvador

in Chicago. The team left Soldier Field immediately after the game,

with coach Raul Gonzalez skipping the customary postgame news

conference.

CONCACAF spokesman Ben Spencer declined comment.

NEW YORK (AP) - The 3,000 Hit Club is an elite group of

baseball's greats. Musial. Ripken. Cobb. Mays. Not one of the 27,

though, joined while wearing a Yankees uniform.

Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig never did it. Neither did Joe DiMaggio

or Mickey Mantle. Same for Bernie Williams and Don Mattingly.

There's an All-Star roll call of Yankees who came up short for

reasons that include illness, injury, wartime service and, frankly,

not being wanted any longer in win-now New York.

No. 2 from Kalamazoo is about to change that.

Sometime in the next week or so, Derek Jeter will perhaps send

another liner to right field to reach the magic number.

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) - Jeff Gordon led most of the final 40 laps

and won for the second time this season, taking the checkered flag

at Pocono Raceway for a fifth time Sunday.

Gordon won in February at Phoenix International Raceway and has

multiple victories in a season for the first time since 2007.

Gordon tied Bill Elliott with five wins on the 2 1/2-mile triangle

track.

Gordon's victory at Phoenix ended his drought at 66 races

without a win. This 11-race winless stretch was just a blip

compared to that.

Pole sitter Kurt Busch was second and Kyle Busch third. Jimmie

Johnson and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top five. Dale Earnhardt

Jr. continued his rebirth with a sixth-place finish. It capped a

great day for Hendrick Motorsports - first, fourth and sixth.

KWBG Sports for June 10th

DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks are one victory away from

their first NBA title. The Mavs got 29 points from Dirk Nowitzki

(noh-VIHT'-skee) and Jason Terry contributed 21 off the bench in

beating Miami 112-103 to take a 3-2 series lead in the NBA Finals.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - After losing two lopsided

games in Boston by a combined score of 12-1, the Vancouver Canucks

are back home for Game 5 tonight against the resurgent Bruins in a

series tied 2-2. The Canucks are hoping for steadier goaltending

from Roberto Luongo, who was yanked after allowing four goals

Wednesday night.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies' lead in the

National League East has dwindled to two games over Atlanta. The

Phils dropped a 4-3 decision to the Chicago Cubs in 11 innings

while Atlanta handed the Florida Marlins their ninth straight loss,

3-2.

CHICAGO (AP) - Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko each hit two-run

homers and the Chicago White Sox spoiled the debut of Oakland

interim manager Bob Melvin by beating the Athletics 9-4 last night.

Melvin replaced Bob Geren (GEHR'-ehn) earlier in the day, but the

change couldn't keep Oakland from its 10th straight defeat.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Scottsdale police say Arizona

Diamondbacks television announcer and former major leaguer Mark

Grace was arrested on Memorial Day on suspicion of driving under

the influence of alcohol. A Diamondbacks spokesman says the team

had no comment on Grace's arrest, calling it a "pending legal

matter."

KWBG Sports for June 9th

BOSTON (AP) - Tim Thomas turned back all 38 shots and the

Stanley Cup final is heading back to Vancouver for Friday night's

Game 5 all tied at two games apiece after the Boston Bruins' 4-0

victory over the Vancouver Canucks last night. Rich Peverley scored

twice for the Bruins, who have scored 12 goals in their two

victories on home ice.

DALLAS (AP) - Tonight's pivotal Game 5 of the NBA Finals has the

Dallas Mavericks hosting the Miami Heat with the winner taking a

3-2 series lead. With only two or three games left this postseason,

Mavs star forward Dirk Nowitzki (noh-VIHT'-skee) says he'll have

plenty of time in the offseason to deal with a sinus infection and

everything else that ails him and fully expects to play tonight.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have acquired

the negotiating rights to Terrelle (tur-REHL') Pryor and are

interested in bringing the former Ohio State quarterback to the

Canadian Football League. The 6-foot-6, 233-pound Pryor has given

up his senior season with the Buckeyes in the wake of an NCAA

investigation into the Ohio State program.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Don't think that Oklahoma, which was beaten

convincingly by Southern California in the 2005 Orange Bowl that

decided the national title, will be laying claim to that crown.

Sooners coach Bob Stoops says the Sooners "aren't claiming any

championships" since USC was stripped of the title for NCAA rules

infractions.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Cole Hamels won his eighth game while

striking out nine in eight dominant innings in the Philadelphia

Phillies 2-0 win over the L.A. Dodgers. Hamels is 6-0 lifetime

against the Dodgers, including three wins in the postseason.

KWBG Sports for June 8th

DALLAS (AP) - The NBA Finals are tied at two games apiece after

Dirk Nowitzki scored 10 of his 21 points to fuel a fourth-quarter

comeback in the Dallas Mavericks' 86-83 win over the Miami Heat.

Nowitzki battled the flu and shot just 6-for-19 from the field, but

he also grabbed 11 rebounds and hit a huge layup with 14.4 seconds

left to put the Mavs up 84-81. LeBron James scored just eight

points on 3-of-11 shooting for the Heat, who also received a

game-high 32 points from Dwyane (dwayn) Wade.

BOSTON (AP) - Ray Allen has exercised his option to remain with

the Boston Celtics next season, keeping the team's Big Three of

Allen, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett together for one more year.

Allen became the NBA's all-time leader in three-pointers this

season and averaged 16.5 points and 49 percent shooting. Garnett

has one year left on his contract and Pierce has three years

remaining.

BOSTON (AP) - The Vancouver Canucks will finish the Stanley Cup

finals without defenseman Aaron Rome, who received a four-game

suspension for his hit on Boston's Nathan Horton during Game 3

Monday night. The hit left Horton with a severe concussion that

will prevent him from playing the rest of the series. Game 4 is

tonight in Boston.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Quarterback Terrelle Pryor will likely

enter the NFL supplemental draft after announcing through his

attorney that he won't play for Ohio State this season. Pryor had

already been suspended for the first five games for breaking NCAA

rules by accepting improper benefits from the owner of a tattoo

parlor. ESPN is also reporting that a former friend of Pryor's

claims he saw him signing autographs for money and made between

$20,000-$40,000 last year for his signature.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The upcoming U.S. Open won't include

Tiger Woods, who will miss the second major of the season due to

lingering issues with his left leg. It will be the first time Woods

has missed the U.S. Open since 1994, when he had just graduated

high school.

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BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins blew out the Vancouver Canucks

8-1 last night to pull within two games to one in the Stanley Cup

finals. Mark Recchi (REHK'-ee) scored twice and Michael Ryder added

a goal and two assists while the Bruins were scoring four times in

both the second and third periods. Tim Thomas stopped 40 shots and

was perfect until Jannik (YAN'-ihk) Hansen scored with 6:07

remaining.

BOSTON (AP) - Boston Bruins forward Nathan Horton was taken off

the ice on a stretcher, strapped to a backboard, after a

frightening collision with Canucks defenseman Aaron Rome. Horton

had just passed the puck at the Vancouver blue line when Rome left

his feet to deliver a hard shoulder check to Horton's upper chest

and head. The team announced that Horton was transported to

Massachusetts General Hospital and was moving his arms and legs.

UNDATED (AP) - The 2004 Bowl Championship Series championship is

now vacant after Southern California was stripped of the crown

yesterday. The BCS waited to make a decision on the championship

until USC appealed the NCAA sanctions, which included a two-year

ban from postseason play and a loss of 30 scholarships over three

seasons. The NCAA ruled that star tailback Reggie Bush received

improper extra benefits during those seasons and was ineligible

when he played.

ROME, N.Y. (AP) - The agent for Plaxico Burress (PLEK'-sih-koh

BUR'-ihs) says the wide receiver hopes to return to the NFL again

after serving 20 months in jail for illegally carrying and firing a

gun at a Manhattan nightclub. Burress was released three months

early for good behavior.

NEW YORK (AP) - UCLA pitcher Gerrit (GEHR'-iht) Cole is property

of the Pittsburgh Pirates after being taken as the first overall

pick of the major league draft yesterday. Cole was just 6-8 with a

3.31 ERA, but has what many consider the best pure stuff in the

draft. Seattle chose Virginia junior lefty Danny Hultzen with the

second selection, and UCLA hurler Trevor Bauer went third overall

to Arizona.

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DALLAS (AP) - The Miami Heat got 29 points from Dwyane (dwayn)

Wade and a clutch go-ahead corner jumper from Chris Bosh with 39.6

second left to beat Dallas 88-86 and take a 2-1 lead in the NBA

Finals. Wade led the Heat with 29 while Dirk Nowitzki

(noh-VIHT'-skee) topped all scorers with 34 for the Mavs.

NEW YORK (AP) - Former New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress

(PLEK'-sih-koh BUR'-ihs) is scheduled to be released today from a

correctional facility in upstate New York after serving a 20-month

sentence for illegally carrying and firing a gun at a Manhattan

nightclub. Drew Rosenhaus, his agent, says he guarantees that the

soon-to-be 34-year-old Burress will play in the NFL this year.

PARIS (AP) - Rafael Nadal (rah-fay-ehl nah-DAHL') has etched his

name into the French Open record books with his sixth men's singles

title, tying Bjorn (BYORN) Borg for the all-time lead. Nadal beat

Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 6-1 for his 17th triumph in 25

head-to-head meetings against Federer.

BOSTON (AP) - The scene for the Stanley Cup finals shifts to

Boston tonight for Game 3 with the Vancouver Canucks trying to go

3-up on the Boston Bruins. The Canucks have scored a pair of

one-goal victories, including Saturday night's 3-2 overtime victory

when Alex Burrows scored 11 seconds into OT.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Brad Keselowksi is celebrating his

first NASCAR Sprint Cup victory of the year. Keselowski held off

Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win at Kansas Speedway.

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MIAMI (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks went on a 22-5 run in the
final 6:20 to stun the Miami Heat, 95-93, and even the NBA Finals
at one game apiece. Dirk Nowitzki (noh-VIHT'-skee) finished with 24
points, including the winning left-handed layup with 3.6 seconds
left for Dallas, which has the next three games at home starting
Sunday night.

UNDATED (AP) - Aubrey Huff's first three-homer night helped San
Francisco beat St. Louis 12-7, and helped the World Series champion
Giants regain a half-game lead in the National League West. The
Giants took over the top spot when Arizona dropped a 6-1 decision
to the last-place Washington Nationals.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The Vancouver Canucks will
have the services of forward Alex Burrows for Saturday night's Game
2 of the Stanley Cup finals. Burrows avoided a suspension after NHL
officials decided they couldn't prove he bit the finger of Boston's
Patrice Bergeron (pah-TREES' BEHR'-zhehr-ahn) in the Canucks' 1-0
win in the opener of the series.

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Rory McIlroy and Chris Riley start
second-round play at the Memorial outside Columbus, Ohio, tied for
the lead at six under par. This is the last tournament for McIlroy
before the U.S. Open, and a chance for the 22-year-old from
Northern Ireland to atone for his final-round 80 that cost him a
chance to win the Masters.

PARIS (AP) - The men's semifinals at the French Open are set
today with top-seed Rafael Nadal playing Andy Murray in the opening
match. The second semifinal matches second-seed Novak Djokovic
(YOH'-koh-vihch) against Roger Federer, the No. 3 seed.

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Raffi Torres scored on a
nifty pass from Jannik (YAH'-nihk) Hansen with 18.5 seconds left
and the Vancouver Canucks blanked the Boston Bruins 1-0 to win the
Stanley Cup final opener. Roberto Luongo made 36 saves in his third
shutout of the postseason for the Canucks, who will be at home for
Game 2 Saturday night.

BOSTON (AP) - Shaquille (shah-KEEL') O'Neal is retiring from the
NBA after 19 seasons at age 39 after winning four NBA titles during
his tour with six teams. Pat Riley, the current Miami Heat
president who coached Shaq when they won the NBA title together,
says it was an "honor" to coach someone as talented as O'Neal,
who leaves as the NBA's fifth all-time career scorer and
12th-leading rebounder.

MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat can take a 2-0 series lead over
Dallas with a victory tonight in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. The Heat
held the Mavs to 40 points in the second half in capturing the
opener 92-84 in a defensive struggle in Tuesday night's opener.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Not since they beat the A's 14 straight
times in 1956-57 have the New York Yankees dominated the franchise
the way they are now. Nick Swisher's three-run homer helped the
Yanks beat Oakland 4-2 for their 10th straight win against the A's,
who have lost 23 of their last 26 against the New Yorkers.

PHOENIX (AP) - Justin Upton's bloop single with two outs in the
bottom of the ninth drove in the winning run in Arizona's 6-5
victory over the Florida Marlins that keeps the D-Backs atop the NL
West. John Buck's solo home run in the top of the ninth tied the
game at 5 and ended Diamondbacks closer J.J. Putz's franchise
record for consecutive saves at 16.

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MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat clamped down on defense and held
Dallas to 37.3 percent shooting in posting a 92-84 victory in Game
1 of the NBA Finals last night. LeBron James led the Heat with 24
points and nine rebounds, Dwayne (dwayn) Wade added 22 points and
10 rebounds and Chris Bosh chipped in with 19 points for the Heat,
who host Game 2 Thursday night.

MIAMI (AP) - Hall of Famer Kevin McHale says he's agreed to
become the Houston Rockets' next coach. McHale, who was coach of
the Minnesota Timberwolves twice in his career, has been working as
a television analyst for NBA games.

MIAMI (AP) - NBA commissioner David Stern says it will be "a
challenge" to reach a new collective bargaining agreement before
the current one expires in a month. Owners are seeking major
financial changes to the deal that expires June 30, and could lock
out the players if no agreement is reached in a month.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The Boston Bruins, who last
won the Stanley Cup in 1972, open this year's NHL championship on
the road at Vancouver, which has never won a title. The Canucks
will be without center Manny Malhotra (mal-HOH'-truh), who is
unlikely to return from his career-threatening eye injury this
season.

PHOENIX (AP) - The Florida Marlins ended the Arizona
Diamondbacks' seven-game winning streak 5-2 behind home runs by
Gaby Sanchez and Logan Morrison. Despite the loss, the D-Backs
retained their half-game lead in the NL West over the San Francisco
Giants, who lost to St. Louis 4-3.