KWBG Sports for October 31st

 PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles scored touchdowns on
their first three possessions en route to their 34-7 shellacking of
Dallas last night. The victory improves to Eagles to 3-4 and makes
coach Andy Reid 13-0 in games following a bye week.
   
     ST. LOUIS (AP) - Chris Carpenter, Tony La Russa and the World
Series champion Cardinals drew huge cheers yesterday at the NFL
game between the St. Louis Rams and New Orleans Saints. They might
have fired up the Rams, who were two-touchdown underdogs before
knocking off the NFC South-leading Saints 31-21 for their first
victory of the NFL season.
   
     TORONTO (AP) - The surprising Buffalo Bills improved to 5-2 by
blanking the hapless Washington Redskins 23-0. The Bills defense
sacked Washington QB John Beck nine times as the Bills shut out a
Mike Shanahan-coached team for the first time in his 267-game NFL
head coaching career.
   
     MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) - Tony Stewart passed Jimmie Johnson on a
restart with three laps to go and surged into contention for his
third NASCAR Sprint Cup championship with three races left in the
Chase for the championship. The victory was the third for Stewart
in the first seven races of the 10-race playoff as he moved to
within eight points of series leader Carl Edwards.
   
     NEW YORK (AP) - A person familiar with the negotiations says the
Yankees have made a contract offer to ace CC Sabathia, who has
until today to decide whether to opt out of the $92 million and
four years remaining on his current deal. If the 31-year-old
Sabathia opts out, he would become the top pitcher on the
free-agent market.

KWBG Sports for October 28th

     ST. LOUIS (AP) -The St. Louis Cardinals, twice down to their
final strike, rallied to beat Texas 10-9 in 11 innings to force a
Game 7 tonight to decide the World Series. David Freese (freez),
who forced extra innings with a two-run triple in the bottom of the
ninth, delivered a walkoff home run in the 11th to touch off a wild
home plate celebration in St. Louis.
   
     NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA owners and players have ended seven and
a-half hours of negotiations in an attempt to end the 119-day
lockout. Though the first two weeks of the season have been
canceled because of the lockout, union executive director Billy
Hunter and Commissioner David Stern said some progress was made and
that talks will continue today.
   
     HOUSTON (AP) - Houston's Case Keenum threw nine touchdown passes
to set the Football Bowl Subdivision record for career TD tosses as
the 18th-ranked Cougars overcame a slow start in a 73-34 win over
Rice. Keenum has 139 career touchdown passes.
   
     PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Andrew Ladd scored the game-winner with 1:06
left to give the Winnipeg Jets a wild 9-8 victory over the
Philadelphia Flyers. Fifteen players scored in the NHL's
highest-scoring game of the season and the Jets' first road win
since the franchise moved from Atlanta to Winnipeg.
   
     SHANGHAI (AP) - U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy has shot a
3-under 69 to increase his lead to two strokes after the second
round of the Shanghai Masters. The 22-year-old star from Northern
Ireland finished at 11-under 133. Thirty players are vying for a $2
million first prize, the richest in golf.

KWBG Sports for October 27th

 ST. LOUIS (AP) -After last night's rainout, the Texas Rangers
will try again and win their first World Series championship. The
Rangers take a 3-2 Series lead into tonight's game with Colby Lewis
on the mound for Texas against lefty Jaime (HY'-mee) Garcia of the
St. Louis Cardinals.
   
     ST. LOUIS (AP) - World Series Game 7, if necessary, would be
played Friday night and Rangers manager Ron Washington has said he
would go with Matt Harrison in that one. Cards manager Tony La
Russa has not indicated a starter, but ace Chris Carpenter would be
available on three days' rest.
     MONTREAL (AP) - Carey Price made 21 saves for his 100th win and
Max Pacioretty (pahk-OHR'-eht-tee) had two goals and an assist and
the Montreal Canadiens ended a six-game losing streak with a 5-1
win over the Philadelphia Flyers last night. The Canadiens, who are
2-5-2 overall, had not gone this deep into a season before claiming
their second win since the1941-42 season.
   
     NEW YORK (AP) - After seven games in three countries and about a
month away from home, the New York Rangers are thrilled to return
to the friendly confines of Madison Square Garden, which was
undergoing renovation. The Rangers will become the last of the
NHL's 30 teams to play their home opener when they host the Toronto
Maple Leafs tonight.
   
     GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) - Hoping to win the gold medal at the
Pan American Games for the first time since 1983, the United States
men's basketball team hung on for a 77-76 win over the Dominican
Republic and will play Brazil next in Group B play. Lance Thomas, a
member of Duke's 2010 national championship team, led the United
States with 15 points and 16 rebounds.

KWBG Sports for October 26th

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The World Series resumes tonight in St. Louis
following the traditional travel day between games 5 and 6. The
Texas Rangers lead the series t3 games to 2 and can wrap up their
first championship if they can defeat the Cardinals. Texas will
send Colby Lewis to the mound against lefty Jaime (HY'-mee) Garcia
of the Redbirds.
   
     BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox have announced that starting
pitcher John Lackey will undergo Tommy John surgery and will miss
all of next season. Lackey was 12-12 with a 6.41 ERA in the second
of a five-year, $82.5 million contract.
   
     HOUSTON (AP) - Houston athletics director Mack Rhoades says his
school is "in a good position" and will "always seek new
opportunity" but is offering no timeline for the Cougars to decide
their future conference affiliation. Houston has been mentioned as
a potential newcomer to the Big East, which is reshaping after
Pittsburgh and Syracuse announced plans to join the ACC and West
Virginia was approved by Big 12 officials.
   
     UNDATED (AP) - The Buffalo Bills have placed veteran linebacker
Shawne (shawn) Merriman on season-ending injured reserve because of
a right Achilles injury. Tight end Chris Cooley and running back
Tim Hightower have landed on Washington's injured reserve. And the
Indianapolis Colts have put quarterback Kerry Collins on injured
reserve with a concussion.
   
     CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) - Terrell Owens' workout was watched by
two television networks but no NFL teams. The 37-year-old
free-agent wide receiver participated in some drills and caught
passes yesterday outside Los Angeles in a showcase televised by
ESPN and NFL Network.

KWBG Sports for October 25th

 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers are within one victory
of their first World Series championship after rallying for a 4-2
win over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 5. Mike Napoli
(NAP'-oh-lee) provided a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth
inning to give the Rangers a three-games-to-two lead. Adrian Beltre
(BEHL'-tray) and Mitch Moreland hit solo homers for the Rangers,
who rallied after the Cardinals scratched out a pair of
second-inning runs to take a 2-0 lead.
   
     BOSTON (AP) - Ben Cherington is set to be introduced as the new
general manager of the Boston Red Sox today. He replaces his former
boss, Theo Epstein, who resigned from the Red Sox on Friday to
become president of baseball operations for the Cubs. Cherington
has been handling many of the duties of general manager because
Epstein's departure had been expected.
   
     CLEVELAND (AP) - Jim Thome (TOH'-mee) isn't ready to retire,
telling the City Club of Cleveland he still has the passion to play
and continue his pursuit of an elusive World Series ring. The
41-year-old Thome is eighth all time with 604 home runs and
returned to the Indians late this season. He becomes a free agent
after the World Series.
   
     JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Josh Scobee (SKOH'-bee) drilled four
field goals and the Jacksonville Jaguars allowed just 146 total
yards in a 12-7 upset win over Baltimore. Scobee hit a pair of
54-yard attempts and a 51-yard boot in helping the Jags end a
five-game losing streak. Maurice Jones-Drew ran for 105 yards
against the NFL's top run defense as the Jaguars dropped the Ravens
out of first place in the AFC North.
   
     ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz
says quarterback Matthew Stafford is "day to day" after hurting
his right ankle late in Sunday's loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
Schwartz wouldn't go into details about any X-rays or MRI
yesterday, although he did hint that the injury wasn't overly
serious.

KWBG Sports for October 21st

 ST. LOUIS (AP) -Josh Hamilton and Michael Young hit back-to-back
sacrifice flies in the ninth inning for both Texas runs in the
Rangers' 2-1 victory over St. Louis last night. That evened up the
World Series at one game apiece.
   
     UNDATED (AP) - Today is a travel day for the World Series as the
scene shifts to Texas for the weekend games. It's a matchup of
14-game winners for Saturday night's Game 3 -- Kyle Lohse (lohsh)
of the Cardinals against Matt Harrison of the Rangers.
   
     NEW YORK (AP) - NBA labor talks turned nasty and broke off
yesterday after three days of meetings failed to yield a deal to
end a 112-day lockout. That raises the likelihood that even more
games will be canceled in an already abbreviated season.
   
     LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - England's Luke Donald, who's
trying to become the first player to lead the money lists on both
the PGA and European tours, takes a two-shot lead over Webb Simpson
into today's third round of the PGA Tour event in Florida. Simpson
enters this week with a $363,029 lead over Donald on the PGA
earnings list.
   
     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Funeral services for two-time Indianapolis
500 winner Dan Wheldon will be held Saturday in St. Petersburg,
Fla., following his death in a fiery 15-car crash at Sunday's
season-ending IndyCar race in Las Vegas. NASCAR drivers will honor
Wheldon with a special decal at this weekend's race in Talladega,
Ala.

KWBG Sports for October 20th

 ST. LOUIS (AP) - Pinch-hitter Allen Craig delivered a two-out
single in the sixth inning to drive in the winning run in the St.
Louis Cardinals' 3-2 victory over Texas in the World Series opener
last night. Chris Carpenter and five relievers combined on a
six-hitter for manager Tony La Russa's club.
   
     ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jaime (HY'-mee) Garcia will try to pitch the
Cardinals to a 2-0 advantage in tonight's Game 2 of the World
Series. He will be opposed by the Rangers' Colby Lewis, a 14-game
winner in the regular season.
   
     NEW YORK (AP)- There will be a third straight day of talks
scheduled between NBA owners and their players, who are in Day 112
of being locked out by the owners. Federal mediator George Cohen
says the discussions have been "direct and constructive," as the
sides have met for more than 24 hours during a 32-hour span.
   
     BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -A person familiar with the decision says
top-ranked LSU has suspended star cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, along
with defensive back Tharold Simon and running back Spencer Ware for
this Saturday's home game against 19th-ranked Auburn. LSU coach Les
Miles declined to confirm any punishment for members of his No. 1
Tigers after yesterday's practice.
   
     UNDATED (AP)- IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard says the best way to
honor Dan Wheldon is finding a way to prevent another fatal
accident like the one that killed the two-time Indianapolis 500
winner Sunday in a fiery 15-car accident at Las Vegas Motor
Speedway. IndyCar has launched a formal investigation that Bernard
hopes will lead to improved safety measures and says flatly, "We
need answers."

KWBG Sports for October 19th

 ST. LOUIS (AP) - It's opening night at the World Series in St.
Louis where Chris Carpenter takes the mound for tonight's Fall
Classic opener against C.J. Wilson of the Texas Rangers. It's the
second straight trip to the World Series for the Rangers, who lost
to the San Francisco Giants last year, while the Cards are in it
for the first time since winning it all in 2006.
   
     ST. LOUIS (AP) - The coolest person at the World Series could be
Texas Rangers Game 1 starting pitcher C.J. Wilson, who recently
spent 2-1/2 minutes in a Dallas cryotherapy chamber, where liquid
nitrogen lowered the temperature to a frosty 295 degrees below zero
in an effort to speed body recovery. Wilson joked that 35 degrees
should be no problem after examining the frigid forecast for Game 1
at Busch Stadium, where game-time temperatures are forecast to be
in the 40s at game time and dropping throughout the night.
     OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders, in need of a
quarterback in the wake of Jason Campbell's broken collarbone
suffered last Sunday, have swung a trade for disgruntled Cincinnati
QB Carson Palmer for a couple of high draft picks. Palmer has not
played this year for the Bengals, demanding that he be moved ahead
of yesterday's trading deadline.
   
     BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Kent Hull, who served as Hall of Fame
quarterback Jim Kelly's center during the Buffalo Bills' AFC title
years in the early 1990s, has died at age 50. The cause of death
was not immediately known and Bills Hall of Fame running back
Thurman Thomas called the Hull's death a "tremendous loss."
   
     WASHINGTON (AP) - Tomas Vokoun (voh-KOON') blanked his former
team with a 20-save performance, and the Washington Capitals beat
the Florida Panthers 3-0 last night to improve to 5-0, the best
start in franchise history. Washington and Detroit are the only NHL
teams to win all their games thus far.

KWBG Sports for October 18th

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - The New York Jets are 3-3 after
Darrelle Revis (duh-REHL' REE'-vihs) and Mark Sanchez led them to a
24-6 victory over the winless Miami Dolphins. Revis returned an
interception 100 yards for the Jets' first touchdown and held
Dolphins receiver Brandon Marshall in check. Sanchez ran for a TD
and completed 14 of his 25 passes for 201 yards, one touchdown and
no interceptions.
   
     NEW YORK (AP) - NFL head coaches Jim Harbaugh and Jim Schwartz
will not be fined by the NFL for their on-field altercation
following San Francisco's 25-19 win over Schwartz's Detroit Lions
on Sunday. Schwartz chased Harbaugh down the field after the 49ers
coach gave him a roundhouse handshake and a backslap. The two had
to be separated in a scrum that included players and other coaches.
   
     METAIRIE, La. (AP) - The Saints say surgery on coach Sean
Payton's injured left leg was successful and he should be able to
return to work Wednesday. The club's orthopedic surgeon repaired a
meniscus tear and fractured tibia a day after Payton was injured in
a sideline collision during New Orleans' 26-20 loss at Tampa Bay.
Payton expects to call plays from the coaches' booth when the
Saints host Indianapolis on Sunday night.
   
     SAN DIEGO (AP) - Chargers tight end Antonio Gates practiced
yesterday for the first time in several weeks in hopes of playing
against the New York Jets. Gates has missed the last three games
following a flare up in his lengthy bout with plantar fasciitis in
his right foot. He tore scar tissue near the injury Sept. 18
against New England.
   
     UNDATED (AP) - NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson says IndyCar should
stop racing on ovals and stick to road courses. The five-time
defending driving champ says he was glued to his television Sunday
watching the coverage of Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon's
death in the IndyCar season finale on the oval at Las Vegas Motor
Speedway. Johnson believes the IndyCar cars are built for street
circuits and road courses, and drive too fast to race on ovals.

KWBG Sports for October 17th

 MILWAUKEE (AP) - Home runs by David Freese (freez), Rafael
Furcal and Albert Pujols (POO'-hohlz) powered the St. Louis
Cardinals to a 12-6 rout of Milwaukee and a berth in the World
Series against Texas. Freese ripped a three-run shot to put the
Cardinals up 4-0 in the first inning before Furcal and Pujols hit
solo shots in the second. Pujols and pinch-hitter Allen Craig each
had two RBIs to help the Cards secure their 18th National League
pennant.
   
     LAS VEGAS (AP) - Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon
has died at age 33 following a fiery wreck involving 15 cars at the
Las Vegas Indy 300 yesterday. There had been concerns about the
high speeds at the track, where they were hitting nearly 225 mph
during practice. The race was eventually called off, although the
19 drivers still in the race performed a five-lap salute to
Wheldon, driving three abreast around the oval.
   
     UNDATED (AP) - The Green Bay Packers are the NFL's only unbeaten
team after they improved to 6-0 with a 24- 3 rout of St. Louis
while Detroit lost 25-19 to San Francisco. Packers quarterback
Aaron Rodgers threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns, including a
career-high 93-yard scoring strike to Jordy Nelson.
   
     NEW YORK (AP) - LSU and Alabama remain one-two in the latest
Associated Press football poll. The Tigers received 41 first-place
votes, the Crimson Tide captured 11 and third-ranked Oklahoma
garnered six. Wisconsin is fourth, followed by Boise State,
Oklahoma State, Stanford, Clemson, Oregon and Arkansas.
   
     ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) - Ben Crane beat Webb Simpson with a
birdie on the second hole of their two-man playoff to win the PGA's
McGladrey Classic at St. Simons Island, Ga. Crane was seven shots
back with 11 holes to play. He birdied four of the last five holes
en route to a 7-under 63.

KWBG Sports for October 14th

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Randy Wolf outfoxed the St. Louis Cardinals for
seven innings to earn his first postseason win at age 35, and the
Milwaukee Brewers doubled up the Cards 4-2 to even the NL
Championship Series at 2-all. Jaime (HY'-mee) Garcia faces Zack
Greinke (GREHN'-kee) in tonight's Game 5.
   
     DETROIT (AP)- The ALCS is moving back to Texas for Saturday
night's Game 6 after the Detroit Tigers' 7-5 win over Texas that
cut the Rangers' series lead to 3-2. Alex Avila, DelmonYoung and
Ryan Raburn all homered in support of Justin Verlander, who hurled
133 pitches over seven and a-third innings for his second
postseason victory on top of the 24 games he won in the regular
season.
   
     NEW YORK (AP) - Commissioner David Stern said his "gut" tells
him there will be no NBA basketball on Christmas without a labor
agreement by Tuesday. That's the day when owners and players are
scheduled to meet with a federal mediator, a date that Stern is
calling a "really big deal."
   
     CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Tony Stewart is the pole-sitter for
Saturday night's Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway,
the fifth of the 10-race Chase for the Championship. Stewart stands
seventh in the Chase for a Championship, 19 points behind Edwards.
   
     PITTSBURGH (AP) - Dennis Wideman's (WYD'-muhnz) power-play goal
2:48 into overtime lifted the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 victory
over the Pittsburgh Penguins last night. The Caps have won eight
regular-season games in Pittsburgh.

KWBG Sports for October 13th

DETROIT (AP) - The Rangers can wrap up a second straight World
Series berth with a win later today in Detroit. Texas leads the
best-of-seven American league Championship Series 3-1 following
last night's 7-3, 11-inning victory over the Tigers in the Motor
City.
   
     ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis grabbed a 2-1 lead in the National
League Championship Series last night with a 4-3 win over
Milwaukee. The Cardinals will host the Brewers again tonight for
Game 4.
   
     CHICAGO (AP) - Theo Epstein is getting another chance to pull
off a baseball miracle. A person familiar with the negotiations
tells the AP that the general manager of the Boston Red Sox, a
franchise whose 86-year World Series Championship drought ended
under his watch, has agreed to a contract with the Chicago Cubs, a
franchise that hasn't won the championship since 1908.
   
     SHANGHAI (AP) - Andy Roddick has earned a berth in the
quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters, beating 11th-ranked Nicolas
Almagro of Spain 6-3, 6-4. Defending champion Andy Murray of Great
Britain and Spain's David Ferrer (feh-REHR') also are among those
advancing today in China.
   
     KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - American Brittany Lang is in a
four-way tie for the lead headed to the second round of the LPGA
Malaysia tournament after a 5-under 66 in today's opening round.
Paige Mackenzie of the U.S. and Spain's Azahara Munoz (MOON'-yohz)
are a shot off the pace at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.

KWBG Sports for October 12th

DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Tigers have pulled within two games
to one in the American League Championship Series by downing the
Texas Rangers 5-2 last night. Miguel Cabrera had one of the Tigers'
three solo homers and finished with two RBIs to support Doug
Fister, who limited the Rangers to two runs in 7 1/3 innings.
Victor Martinez and Jhonny Peralta also hit solo shots for Detroit.
   
     CLEMSON, S. C. (AP) - Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd says he's
been cleared to practice with a strained hip he injured against
Boston College last weekend. Boyd sat out Monday's workout as he
recovered from the hard hit by Eagles defensive end Max Holloway
early in the third quarter. Coach Dabo Swinney says Boyd will get
all the work with starters before the eighth-ranked Tigers put
their 6-0 record on the line against Maryland this Saturday.
   
     BOSTON (AP) - Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein is
about to help another franchise try to end a long World Series
drought. A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated
Press that Epstein is likely to join the Chicago Cubs within the
next 48 hours. Boston won two World Series under Epstein after
going 86 years without a title, and the Cubs have gone 103 years
without a championship.
   
     ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Tim Tebow will be the Denver Broncos'
starting quarterback when they take on the Miami Dolphins in their
next game October 23. Tebow has never started since being taken by
the Broncos in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft. He replaces
Kyle Orton who has struggled this season as the Broncos have only
won once in five games.
   
     HOUSTON (AP) - NFL owners have awarded the 2015 Super Bowl to
the Phoenix area, which beat out Tampa. It will be the third time
the region hosts the game, which will be played in Glendale, Ariz.
The league also announced at the owners meetings Tuesday that the
2014 Super Bowl at the Meadowlands will take place February 2.

KWBG Sport for October 11th

DETROIT (AP) - The third game of the American League
Championship Series is being played in Detroit this evening. The
series shifts from Arlington, Texas, where last night the Rangers
took a 2-0 lead over the Tigers with a 7-3 win. Nelson Cruz wrapped
up the win for the Rangers with an 11th inning grand slam.
Tonight's pitching matchup has Doug Fister going for the Tigers
against Colby Lewis.
   
     MILWAUKEE (AP) - Albert Pujols (POO'-hohlz) had a monster night
last night, going 4-for-5 with a homer, three doubles and five
RBIs, as St. Louis beat Milwaukee 12-3. The victory evened the
best-of-seven National League Championship Series at one win
apiece. Today is an off day for the Cards and Brewers before
resuming play tomorrow in St. Louis.
   
     NEW YORK (AP) - NBA commissioner David Stern has announced that
the first two weeks of the 2011-2012 season have been canceled. The
commissioner says the two sides in the ongoing labor dispute remain
far apart.
   
     DETROIT (AP) - In case you missed the NFL game last night, the
surprising Detroit Lions beat the rival Chicago Bears 24-13. The
Lions are unbeaten after five games this season. Quarterback
Matthew Stafford led the way by throwing for 219 yards and two
touchdowns.
   
     UNDATED (AP) - Just two games comprise tonight's NHL schedule.
The Penguins open up the home portion of their schedule with a game
against Florida, while Minnesota is playing in Ottawa against the
Senators.

KWBG Sports for October 10th

 MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Brewers slugged three home runs
in their 9-6 win to take the opener of the NL Championship Series
against St. Louis. Ryan Braun launched a 463-foot two-run homer in
the first and Prince Fielder and Yuniesky Betancourt each added a
two-run shot in the Brewers' six-run fifth inning.
   
     ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers
will try again for Game 2 of the AL Championship Series after
yesterday's rainout. Texas can take a 2-0 series lead with a
victory in this afternoon's game with Derek Holland pitching for
the Rangers against Max Scherzer of the Tigers.
   
     FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -The New England Patriots ran their
streak of scoring at 30 points to 13 regular-season games with a
30-21 win over the New York Jets. BenJarvus Green-Ellis ran for a
career-high 136 yards and two touchdowns and Tom Brady had another
strong game, completing 24 of 33 passes for 321 yards and a
touchdown.
   
     HOUSTON (AP) - The Oakland Raiders wore decals that read "AL"
in silver letters on their helmets to honor Raiders' owner Al Davis
during their game Sunday against the Texans and then went out and
did their late owner proud as they left Houston with a 25-20 win.
Davis died Saturday at his home in Oakland, Calif., at 82.
   
     NEW YORK (AP) - Top negotiators for the NBA and players'
association met last night in perhaps the last chance to avoid
canceled regular-season games. Commissioner David Stern has set
today as the deadline for a new labor deal, or the first two weeks
of the season will be canceled.

KWBG Sports for October 7th

NEW YORK (AP) - It will be the Texas Rangers hosting the Detroit
Tigers in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on
Saturday. Don Kelly and Delmon Young hit solo homers on consecutive
pitches in the first inning as the Tigers beat the New York Yankees
3-2 in Game 5 of the division series. Doug Fister allowed a run and
five hits in five innings, and Joaquin Benoit (WAH'-keen BEHN'-wah)
worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh to keep Detroit
ahead.
   
     CHICAGO (AP) - Robin Ventura has accepted a multiyear contract
to replace Ozzie Guillen (gee-EHN') as manager of the Chicago White
Sox. The former White Sox third baseman was hired by the club last
June as a special adviser to director of player development Buddy
Bell. Ventura has no previous major league managing or coaching
experience.
   
     BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins have opened their Stanley Cup
title defense by losing 2-1 to the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.
Bruins forward Brad Marchand scored a power-play goal midway
through the first period, minutes after the team raised its first
Stanley Cup banner in 39 years. Claude Giroux (juh-ROO') and Jakob
Voracek (YAH'-kuhb VOHR'-uh-chehk) scored 47 seconds apart in the
final minute of the first period to ruin the Bruins' night.
   
     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Peyton Manning says he still holds out hope
that he will be back on the field for the Colts this season. The
four-time league MVP says he is getting X-rays every four weeks on
his neck and his recovery has progressed to the point that doctors
will allow him to stand on the sideline, which is where he plans to
watch Sunday's game against Kansas City. Manning has not played a
down since having neck surgery in May.
   
     DAVIE, Fla. (AP) - Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne (HEH'-nee)
has decided to have season-ending shoulder surgery and has been
placed on the injured reserve list. Miami is replacing him on the
roster by signing 33-year-old quarterback Sage Rosenfels, who was
released Tuesday by the New York Giants after recovering from a
blood disorder that sent him to the hospital in August. Henne
separated his left shoulder win in the first quarter of last
Sunday's loss at San Diego.

KWBG Sports for October 6th

 PHOENIX (AP) - Ryan Roberts cracked a first-inning grand slam
and Chris Young followed with a solo shot and later hit a two-run
homer to power the Arizona Diamondbacks past Milwaukee 10-6 to tie
that NL Division Series at two games apiece. Game 5 will be decided
Friday night in Milwaukee.
   
     ST. LOUIS (AP) -The St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia
Phillies also will go the distance to decide their NL Division
Series. David Freese (freez) homered, doubled and drove in four
runs in the Cards' 5-3 win over the Phils last night to set up
Friday's matchup between Chris Carpenter and Phillies ace Roy
Halladay to decide the series.
   
     NEW YORK (AP) - New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi is handing
the ball to Ivan Nova in tonight's decisive Game 5 against the
Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium. The Tigers are going with
right-hander Doug Fister with the winner of tonight's game moving
on to the American League Championship Series against Texas
starting Saturday night.
   
     BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins will raise their championship
banner before tonight's season opener against the Philadelphia
Flyers. It will be the sixth banner for the Bruins in the TD Garden
rafters after they beat Vancouver in seven games for their first
title in 39 seasons.
   
     SAN MARTIN, Calif. (AP) -Tiger Woods is in the field for this
weekend's Frys.com Open in his first tournament since missing the
cut at the PGA Championship. Woods is also buoyed by the fact he
has won an endorsement deal with Rolex, his first major gain in
that department since losing five major endorsements in the two
years since he was exposed for serial adultery and enduring a
divorce.

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PHOENIX (AP) - Paul Goldschmidt hit a grand slam and tied a
franchise postseason record with five RBIs, fellow Arizona rookie
Josh Collmenter held Milwaukee to two hits over seven innings as
the Diamondbacks stayed alive in the NL division series with a 8-1
rout of the Brewers last night. Milwaukee leads the best-of-five
2-1. Game 4 is tonight in Phoenix.
   
     ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies send out Roy Oswalt
(OHZ'-wahlt) today in their attempt to put away the St. Louis
Cardinals in four games and advance to the NL Championship Series.
Pinch-hitter Ben Francisco cracked a three-run homer yesterday in
the seventh inning of the Phils' 3-2 win over the Cardinals for a
2-1 lead in their NL playoff series.
   
     DETROIT (AP) - The New York Yankees are going home to decide
their AL Division Series knotted up at 2-2 following their 10-1
rout of Detroit last night. Curtis Granderson made two superb plays
in center field and A.J. Burnett hurled 5-2/3 respectable innings
to send the series back to Yankee Stadium for a decisive Game 5
Thursday night.
   
     ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Texas Rangers are in the AL
Championship Series for the second straight year following their
4-3 win over Tampa Bay that eliminated the Rays in four games.
Adrian Beltre (BEHL'-tray) became the sixth player to hit three
homers in a postseason game to become the Rangers hero.
   
     NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA has canceled the remainder of the
preseason and will wipe out the first two weeks of the regular
season if there is no labor agreement by Monday. The move came
after four hours of fruitless negotiations yesterday and no further
talks are scheduled.

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DETROIT (AP) - The New York Yankees' season could end tonight.
The Detroit Tigers rallied on a Delmon Young opposite-field home
run for a 5-4 victory that gives them a 2-1 lead in their
best-of-five AL Division Series heading into tonight's Game 4 at
Comerica Park.
   
     ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Texas Rangers can advance to the
AL Championship Series with a victory today against Tampa Bay
following their 4-3 win over the Rays last night. Colby Lewis
outpitched All-Star David Price and Mike Napoli (NAP'-oh-lee) hit a
two-run homer for the defending AL champion Rangers.
   
     ST. LOUIS (AP) - Yesterday's travel day gave the Cardinals a
welcome chance to recharge their bullpen after six relievers helped
St. Louis tie the best-of-five series against the Philadelphia
Phillies at one game apiece with a come-from-behind 5-4 win Sunday
night. Today the Red Birds go with Jaime (HY'-mee) Garcia against
fellow lefty Cole Hamels in Game 3 at Busch Stadium in this NL
Division Series.
   
     PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Diamondbacks face a must-win Game 3
tonight at home when they play the red-hot Milwaukee Brewers, who
are up 2-0 in that NL Division Series. It's Shaun Marcum of the
Brewers scheduled to go against Josh Collmenter in tonight's game.
   
     TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Josh Freeman threw for 287 yards and a
touchdown, LeGarrette Blount ran for 127 yards and a score, and the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Indianapolis 24-17. The Colts fell to 0-4
without All-Pro quarterback Peyton Manning and are one of four
winless teams in the NFL.

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 PHILADELPHIA (AP) - St. Louis overcame a 4-0 deficit to beat
Philadelphia 5-4 and level their best-of-five NL division series at
a game apiece. Albert Pujols' (POO'-hohlz) go-ahead single in the
seventh inning made a loser out of Cliff Lee.
   
     DETROIT (AP) - The Tigers and Yankees will be playing their
third game in as many days this evening when they take the field in
Detroit for Game 3 of their American League division series. The
Tigers beat the Bombers 5-3 in New York on Sunday to even the
best-of-five series at a game apiece.
   
     HOUSTON (AP) - Two stars were among the players injured during
Houston's 17-10 win over visiting Pittsburgh. Texans All-Pro wide
receiver Andre Johnson left the game with a hamstring injury, and
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (RAWTH'-lihs-bur-gur) was
wearing a walking boot on his injured left foot in the locker room
following the game.
   
     UNDATED (AP) - There were two first-time winners in men's golf
on Sunday. Kevin Na (nah) picked up win No. 1 on the PGA Tour with
a two-stroke win in Las Vegas. And Kenny Perry won his first
Champions Tour title with a one-shot victory at the SAS
Championship in North Carolina.
   
     UNDATED (AP) - On the race tracks Sunday, Kurt Busch has himself
in contention for another Cup title after taking the checkered flag
at the Sprint Cup race in Dover. And defending series champion
Dario Franchitti (DAH'-ree-oh fran-KEE'-tee) leapfrogged Will Power
back to the top of the IndyCar standings with a win at Kentucky
Speedway.