KWBG Sports for December 28th

 LOS ANGELES (AP) - It took three games, but Mike Brown finally
has earned his first victory as L.A. Lakers coach. Playing their
third game in three nights, the Lakers got 26 points from Kobe
Bryant and outclassed the Utah Jazz 96-71 last night at Staples
Center.
   
     MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat have started fast, winning two games
handily and only trailing once -- by two points, for all of 14
seconds. LeBron James scored 26 points, rookie point guard Norris
Cole scored 14 of his 20 in the fourth quarter, and the Heat nearly
blew a 20-point lead before beating the Boston Celtics 115-107.
   
     SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Alex Dragicevich (DRAG'-ee-vihch) hit
four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 22 points to lead Notre
Dame to a 72-59 win over No. 22 Pittsburgh in the Big East opener
for both teams. That's 28 straight home wins for the Irish.
   
     UNDATED (AP)--Purdue and N.C. State were winners in bowl games
yesterday. The Boilermakers held off Western Michigan 37-32 in the
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in Detroit and the Wolfpack beat
Louisville 31-24 in the Belk Bowl in Charlotte, N.C.
   
     DENVER (AP) - In the NHL, Evander Kane scored two goals, Ondrej
Pavelec (AWN'-dray PAH'-veh-lehk) made 32 saves, and the Winnipeg
Jets handed the Colorado Avalanche their first home loss in a
month, 4-1. That snapped the Avs' eight-game home win streak.

KWBG Sports for December 27th

 NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Drew Brees (breez) is the NFL's single-season
record-holder for passing yards after throwing for 307 in the New
Orleans Saints' 45-16 pounding of Atlanta. Brees has already passed
for 5,087 yards with one game left this season, three more yards
than the old mark set by Miami's Dan Marino in 1984. Brees also
passed for four touchdowns and Malcolm Jenkins returned a fumble
for a TD as the Saints clinched the NFC South.
   
     IRVING, Texas (AP) - It appears quarterback Tony Romo will be
available when the Dallas Cowboys visit the New York Giants this
Sunday with the NFC East title on the line. The swelling is going
down on Romo's bruised throwing hand, which was injured during
Saturday's loss to Philadelphia. He could be ready to practice
tomorrow and should play this weekend.
   
     SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - James Franklin ran for two touchdowns and
ran for two more as Missouri whipped North Carolina 41-24 in the
Independence Bowl at Shreveport, Louisiana. Franklin accounted for
274 total yards and helped the Tigers set an Independence Bowl
record with 31 points in the first half. Kendial Lawrence added 108
rushing yards for the Tigers, who gained 337 yards on the ground.
   
     NEW YORK (AP) - Syracuse sits atop the AP men's basketball poll
for a third straight week while the next six teams also maintained
their positions. The Orange received 54 first-place votes from the
65-member media panel and is followed by Ohio State, Kentucky,
Louisville, North Carolina, Baylor and Duke. Missouri, Connecticut
and Florida round out the top 10.
   
     TORONTO (AP) - The Toronto Maple Leafs have officially announced
a new contract for head coach Ron Wilson, who tweeted Christmas
morning that he had received an extension. Wilson is in the final
season of a four-year contract and currently has the Maple Leafs
ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference after missing the playoffs
the previous five years.

KWBG Sports for December 26th

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - The Green Bay Packers will be at Lambeau
(LAHM'-boh) Field throughout the NFC playoffs. The 14-1 Packers set
a franchise record for victories by bouncing back from their only
loss last week by routing the Chicago Bears 35-21 to earn the No. 1
seed through the NFC playoffs with Aaron Rodgers tossing five TD
passes.
   
     NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Saints clinch the NFC South
by beating Atlanta in the Monday night Game, or with a victory on
the final weekend over Carolina. The 9-5 Falcons clinched at least
a wild-card berth last night with Chicago's loss.
   
     DALLAS (AP) - NBA Commissioner David Stern was booed and Dallas
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was cheered wildly during the
lockout-delayed banner raising ceremony in Big-D yesterday to honor
the NBA champions. Then LeBron James went out and had 37 points, 10
rebounds and six assists in Miami's 105-94 win over the Mavs in a
rematch of last season's NBA finalists.
     LOS ANGELES (AP) - Derrick Rose scored 22 points and hit a short
go-ahead jumper with 4.8 seconds left and the Chicago Bulls rallied
from an 11-point deficit in the final four minutes for an 88-87
victory over the Los Angeles Lakers yesterday. Luol Deng (LOO'-ul
dehng) scored 21 points and blocked Kobe Bryant's potential
game-winning shot at the buzzer.
   
     OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Chris Paul was a winner in his
regular-season L.A. Clippers debut, scoring 20 points and hitting
three straight shots late in their 105-86 win over Golden State.
Blake Griffin had 22 points and Chauncey Billups added 21 as the
Clippers ruined the NBA coaching debut of Warriors coach Mark
Jackson.

KWBG Sports for December 23rd

 HOUSTON (AP) - The Indianapolis Colts, who were 0-13 to start
the NFL season, are now on a two-game winning streak. Reggie Wayne
caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Dan Orlovsky with 19 seconds
left for the Colts' lone touchdown in their 19-16 win over
playoff-bound Houston.
   
     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Colts owner Jim Irsay says if Peyton Manning
plays football next season, it will be in Indianapolis. Irsay says
Manning is progressing from his neck injury, that his throwing arm
is getting stronger and that his greatest concern is Manning's
overall health.
   
     LAS VEGAS (AP) - Kellen Moore went out a winner in his final
game as Boise State quarterback. Moore won his 50th game as the
eighth-ranked Broncos overwhelmed Arizona State 56-24 as Doug
Martin accounted for 301 all-purpose yards that included a 100-yard
return on the opening kickoff.
   
     ST. LOUIS (AP) - Carlos Beltran and the World Series champion
St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a two-year contract pending
results of a physical. That will help beef up the Cards lineup
following the departure of Albert Pujols (POO'-hohlz), who left the
Cards to go to the L.A. Angels.
   
     CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Kurt Busch has a new ride. Busch, who
became one of NASCAR's most polarizing figures this past season,
will return to the Sprint Cup series in 2012 to drive the No. 51
car for Phoenix Racing and owner James Finch after driving
previously for Jack Roush and Roger Penske.

KWBG Sports for December 22nd

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - Casey Pachall tossed a 42-yard touchdown pass
to Skye Dawson with 4:26 left to lift No. 16 TCU to a 31-24 victory
against Louisiana Tech in the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego last
night. It was the eighth straight victory for Mountain West
Conference champion TCU, which moves to the Big 12 next year.
   
     LOS ANGELES (AP) -Kobe Bryant may be less than 100 percent
healthy when the L.A. Lakers open the season on Christmas Day
against the Chicago Bulls--if he plays at all. The Lakers are
saying Bryant has torn ligaments in his wrist and he is listed as
day-to-day.
   
     INDIANAPOLIS (AP)-The playoff-bound Houston Texans are hoping to
end their winless streak in Indianapolis when they take on the 1-13
Colts tonight. The 10-4 Texans, who already have clinched the AFC
South, has a 0-9 record all-time at Indianapolis.
   
     MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) - AJ Allmendinger hit the jackpot
yesterday. After losing his primary sponsor with Richard Petty's
team, Roger Penske quickly hired the improving Sprint Cup driver to
replace Kurt Busch in the No. 22 car in what is believed to be a
two-year deal.
   
     LOS ANGELES (AP) -Darryl Sutter, who hasn't coached in the NHL
since the 2005-06 season, makes his debut behind the L.A. Kings
bench tonight against Anaheim at Staples Center. The Kings and
Ducks are two of six teams to make coaching changes since the start
of the NHL season.

KWBG Sports for December 21st

 CHICAGO (AP) - A person familiar with the situation says that
reigning MVP Derrick Rose has agreed to a five-year contract
extension with the Chicago Bulls worth approximately $94 million.
The extension will start in the 2012-13 season, when Rose is
eligible to make about $16 million.
   
     SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -The top-ranked Syracuse Orange improved to
12-0 by winning their 30th straight nonconference home game by
blitzing Bucknell 80-61 at the Carrier Dome. Kris Joseph had 17
points and Scoop Jardine added 14 for coach Jim Boeheim's
(BAY'-hymz) club.
   
     BEREA, Ohio (AP) - The NFL will require teams to place certified
athletic trainers in the press box to help monitor head injuries, a
change prompted by the Browns' failure to test quarterback Colt
McCoy for a concussion. League spokesman Greg Aiello (eye-EHL'-oh)
confirmed that memos are being sent to all 32 clubs to explain the
new protocol, which is expected to begin with this week's games.
   
     SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Poinsettia Bowl between No. 16 TCU and
Louisiana Tech isn't merely a matchup of teams happy to be in a
postseason game. Tonight's game is a showdown of conference
champions that will give the victor an eight-game winning streak to
carry into 2012.
   
     SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A person with knowledge of the situation
says Utah offensive coordinator Norm Chow, a native of Hawaii, has
accepted the job as Hawaii's new head coach. The 65-year-old Chow
says details of the deal have not been finalized when contacted
after Utah's practice yesterday.

KWBG Sports for December 20th

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers were lights-out in
their return to prime time, riding their top-ranked run defense to
beat ailing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (RAWTH'-lihs-bur-gur)
and the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-3 last night. The nationally
televised game was delayed twice by power outages at Candlestick
Park.
   
     KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Nik Cochran scored 21 points, including
a clutch 3-pointer in the closing minutes, and Davidson shocked No.
12 Kansas 80-74 last night in Top-25 college basketball action.
That gives Davidson a little bit of revenge over an NCAA tournament
loss three years ago.
   
     CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Dexter Strickland scored 14 points to
help No. 5 North Carolina overwhelm Nicholls State 99-49. The Tar
Heels enjoyed a 72-35 rebounding advantage and those 72 rebounds
tied for the second-most in North Carolina history.
   
     BOSTON (AP) - On NHL ice, David Krejci (KRAY'-chee) scored off
his skate to break a second-period tie, and Tim Thomas stopped 33
shots to lead the Bruins to a 3-2 victory over the Montreal
Canadiens. That's the fifth consecutive win for the defending
Stanley Cup champions.
   
     NEW YORK (AP) - The two-time AL champion Texas Rangers are the
big winners in the Yu Darvish (yoo DAHR'-vihsh) sweepstakes. Major
League Baseball says the Rangers have won the rights from Darvish's
Japanese League team and now have 30 days to negotiate a contract
with the 6-foor-5 pitcher who has been clocked with about a 98 mph
fastball.

KWBG Sports for December 19th

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego Chargers kept their postseason
hopes alive by dismantling the playoff-bound Baltimore Ravens 34-14
last night. The Chargers improved to 7-7 in the AFC West while the
10-4 Ravens fell a half-game back of Pittsburgh in the AFC North
with both those teams already assured of making the playoffs.
   
     KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - There will be no perfect season for the
Green Bay Packers. Recently acquired Kyle Orton threw for 299 yards
and the Kansas City Chiefs rallied behind interim coach Romeo
Crennel (kreh-NEL') for a shocking 19-14 victory that ended the
Packers' 19-game winning streak.
   
     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Colts have earned their
first victory in 14 years without Peyton Manning at the helm. The
Colts became the last NFL team to hit the victory column with a
27-13 victory over playoff hopeful Tennessee and said afterward
that Manning, their four-time league MVP, will not play this
season.
   
     DENVER (AP) - Tebow (TEE'-boh) Time got set back in Denver
yesterday. The New England Patriots ended the Broncos' six-game win
streak with Tim Tebow (TEE'-boh) at the helm by rallying from a
16-7 deficit to beat Denver 41-23 and clinched the AFC East title.
   
     WACO, Texas (AP) - Baylor, the top-ranked team in women's
college basketball, rallied from an 11-point deficit in the second
half to beat second-ranked Connecticut 66-61 in a battle of
unbeatens. Brittany Griner led the way with 25 points, nine
rebounds and nine blocked shots.

KWBG Sports for December 16th

  ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons took another step toward an
NFC playoff berth last night, improving to 9-5 with a 41-14 blowout
over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Matt Ryan threw for 224 yards and
three touchdowns, Roddy White grabbed a pair of scoring passes and
John Abraham recorded 3  1/2 sacks. The Falcons' defense held Blaine
Gabbert to just 12 completions and 141 yards while dropping the
Jaguars to 4-10.
   
     HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Texans say defensive coordinator Wade
Phillips is in stable condition after undergoing surgery on his
kidney and gall bladder. The 64-year-old Phillips said after
Wednesday's practice that he expected to miss a week to 10 days to
recover, adding that his condition was not life-threatening and
non-cancerous. Linebackers coach Reggie Herring will run the
defense for Houston in Sunday's game against Carolina.
   
     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The NCAA plan to give athletes a $2,000
stipend has been shelved for now. The NCAA said enough schools --
125 of them -- had called for an override of the plan approved in
October to suspend it until the board of directors convenes in
January. The NCAA said concerns include how quickly the plan would
be implemented; the perceived impact on competitive equity; and
implications for Title IX.
   
     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Dan Wheldon was killed when his head hit a
post in the fencing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, contact that
created a "non-survivable injury" to the two-time Indianapolis
500 winner. The cause of death was revealed Thursday when IndyCar
presented its findings of the Oct. 16 accident in the season
finale. The investigation determined several factors contributed to
what became a "perfect storm."
   
     MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Outfielder Josh Willingham has agreed to a
three-year, $21 million contract with the Minnesota Twins. The
32-year-old hit .246 with a career-high 29 homers and 98 RBIs with
Oakland last season.

KWBG Sports for December 15th

 NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Chris Paul is headed to Los Angeles for real
this time - to the Clippers, not the Lakers. The New Orleans
Hornets have traded Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers for
guard Eric Gordon, forward Al-Farouq Aminu (al-fuh-ROOK'
ah-MEE'-noo), center Chris Kaman and a first-round draft choice.
   
     CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cavaliers have waived veteran point guard
Baron Davis, using the NBA's new "amnesty clause" to clear space
under the salary cap. Davis, acquired in a trade last season from
the Los Angeles Clippers, is now a free agent and will be paid $28
million owed over the next two seasons.
   
     DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Veteran guard Richard Hamilton has signed
with the Chicago Bulls, joining MVP Derrick Rose in what figures to
be a deep backcourt. Terms were not released, but a person familiar
with the situation said earlier in the day it's a three-year, $15
million deal.
   
     COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes
welcomed back star forward Jared Sullinger, who scored 12 points
and grabbed 10 rebounds in an 82-58 win over South Carolina Upstate
last night. Sullinger had missed two games because of injury but
returned to help the Buckeyes win their 31st straight home game.
   
     ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) --The Minnesota Wild, who entered the week
on a seven-game winning streak, now have lost two in a row.
Jonathan Toews (tayz) and Patrick Kane scored the lone shootout
goals in the Chicago Blackhawks' 4-3 victory over the Northwest
Division-leading Wild.

KWBG Sports for December 14th

 PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Flyers star Claude Giroux
(zhehr-ROO'), the leading scorer in the NHL, is out indefinitely
with a concussion. He's the second star NHL player this week forced
to the sidelines with concussion-like symptoms, following
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who's also out
indefinitely.
   
     WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Bryan Little scored a power-play goal
with 5 minutes remaining in regulation, lifting the Winnipeg Jets
to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild. Ondrej Pavelec (AWN'-dray
pah-vah-LEHK') stopped 34 shots to help the Jets, who've won eight
of their last nine at home.
   
     BOSTON (AP) - Brad Marchand scored twice and backup Boston
goalie Tuukka (TOO'-kuh) Rask earned his first shutout of the
season in the Boston Bruins' 3-0 victory over Los Angeles in the
Kings' first game under interim coach John Stevens. The Kings fired
Terry Murray on Monday and replaced him with Stevens but the Kings
lost their fifth straight nevertheless.
   
     BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - Big surprise in the Jerry Sandusky sexual
abuse case yesterday. After indicating he was looking forward to
confronting his accusers in a preliminary hearing, Sandusky waived
that hearing and his lawyer, Joseph Amendola, is denying a plea
deal is in the works.
   
     DENVER (AP) - The Denver Nuggets have re-signed Nene (nuh-NAY')
to a five-year deal, keeping the unrestricted free agent through
2015-16. The Denver Post first reported that the Brazilian center
had agreed to the contract that could be worth up to $67 million.

KWBG Sports for December 13th

 SEATTLE (AP) -The Seattle Seahawks kept their postseason hopes
alive by beating St. Louis 30-13 for their fourth win in their last
five games. The Seahawks improved to 6-7 and are hoping to win out
against Chicago, San Francisco and Arizona to earn a playoff berth
for the second straight year.
   
     GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Wide receiver Greg Jennings will be on
the sideline as the Green Bay Packers make their push for a perfect
regular season, but the undefeated Packers expect to have him back
for the playoffs. Coach Mike McCarthy says Jennings will miss two
to three weeks with a knee sprain, but is likely to return for the
postseason.
   
     MIAMI (AP) - Assistant head coach Todd Bowles is the interim
Miami Dolphins head coach in the wake of the firing of Tony Sparano
(spah-RAH'-noh) yesterday after a 4-9 start. Bowles is getting the
underachieving Dolphins ready to travel toi Buffalo to take on the
fading 5-8 Bills. On Sunday.
   
     KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel
(kreh-NEL') is the interim coach of the Kansas City Chiefs after
coach Todd Haley was sacked less than a year after he led the team
to the AFC West division title. Crennel's first game as Chiefs
interim head coach is a doozie--the Chiefs are home against
undefeated Green Bay on Sunday.
   
     BOSTON (AP) - The L.A. Kings have an interim head coach as they
start a four-game road trip tonight in Boston. He's John Stevens,
who takes over for Terry Murray, who was fired after a 13-12-4
start that includes the Kings' current four-game losing streak.

KWBG Sports for December 12th

 GREEN BAY, Wisc. (AP) - Ryan Grant ran for a pair of touchdowns
and the Green Bay Packers improved to 13-0 with a 46-16 rout of the
Oakland Raiders. Aaron Rodgers passed for 281 yards and two
touchdowns before sitting out the final quarter. But the Packers
finished the game without wide receiver Greg Jennings, who left the
game with an apparent left knee injury in the third quarter.
   
     UNDATED (AP) - The Denver Broncos took a one-game lead in the
AFC West after the Houston Texans wrapped up their first playoff
berth. The Broncos trailed 10-0 with just over two minutes left
until Tim Tebow (TEE'-boh) engineered three straight scoring drives
and Matt Prater (PRAY'-tur) drilled two long field goals in a 13-10
overtime win against the Chicago Bears. The Texans clinched the AFC
South by beating Cincinnati 20-19 on T.J. Yates' six-yard touchdown
pass with two seconds to play.
   
     EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers have finally
managed to trade Lamar Odom, sending the forward and a second-round
pick to the Dallas Mavericks for a first-round selection and an
$8.9 million exception. The deal was completed three days after the
NBA blocked a trade that would have send Odom to the New Orleans
Hornets and brought Chris Paul to Los Angeles.
   
     DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Top-ranked Luke Donald became
the first golfer to win both the PGA Tour and European Tour money
titles by finishing third in the Dubai World Championship. Alvaro
Quiros holed a 40-foot eagle putt on the 18th hole for a two-shot
victory over 1999 British Open champion Paul Lawrie.
   
     STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Joe Paterno fractured his pelvis again
following a fall at his home but will not need surgery, a person
close to the family tells The Associated Press. The former Penn
State football coach is in a hospital and expected to make a full
recovery, according to the person. Paterno initially hurt his
pelvis when he was blindsided on the sideline during preseason
practice in August.

KWBG Sports for December 9th

 PITTSBURGH (AP) - The legend of Ben Roethlisberger
(RAWTH'-lihs-bur-gur) grew a bit more last night as the gimpy
Steelers quarterback played through a painful high ankle sprain to
lead Pittsburgh to a 14-3 win over Cleveland in the renewal of that
Rust Belt rivalry. Big Ben completed 17 of 22 passes for 280 yards
and two TDs to help the 10-3 Steelers gain a half-game lead over
Baltimore atop the AFC North.
   
     UNDATED (AP) -Forget that proposed Chris Paul to the L.A. Lakers
trade. An NBA spokesman says the league, which owns the New Orleans
Hornets, won't pull the trigger on that proposed trade for what he
called "basketball reasons."
   
     UNDATED (AP) -With NBA players and owners ratifying a new
10-year labor agreement yesterday, the way is clear to open
training camps and free agency today. NBA Commissioner David Stern
is putting his best face on the 161-day labor lockout and is saying
fans will see an improved league in coming years.
   
     DALLAS (AP) - The L.A. Angels beat out the Miami Marlins as the
biggest spenders at baseball's winter meetings. The Halos announced
they had agreed to terms with free agent first baseman Albert
Pujols (POO'-hohlz) on a 10-year, $254 million contract and pitcher
C.J. Wilson on a five-year, $75 million deal.
   
     SAN FRANCISO (AP) - Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to
send former baseball slugger Barry Bonds to prison for 15 months.
In court documents filed late yesterday, prosecutors objected to a
recommendation by a federal probation officer that Bonds get only
probation when he's sentenced for obstruction of justice on Dec. 16
for his role in a doping investigation.

KWBG Sports for December 8th

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Patric (PAH'-trihk) Young scored a
career-high 25 points, Erving Walker made huge free throws down the
stretch and No. 12 Florida rallied to beat Arizona 78-72 in
overtime. Walker finished with 14 points, including seven in OT.
   
     DALLAS (AP)--Mark Buehrle (BUR'-lee) is the latest high-price
free agent to sign with the Miami Marlins. The 32-year-old
left-hander, who went 13-9 with the Chicago White Sox last season,
is being reunited with former White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen
(GEE'-ehn), who is now the Marlins' skipper.
   
     NEW YORK (AP) - NBA players have agreed to additional drug
testing, adding offseason screening for performance-enhancing drugs
only. Union executive director Billy Hunter sent a memo, obtained
by The Associated Press, to players detailing these and other
changes of a new labor deal and recommended they ratify the
agreement.
   
     SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - A county district attorney says he cannot
bring charges against Bernie Fine because his alleged crimes are
too old to prosecute. But Onondaga (ahn-uhn-DAH'-guh) County
District Attorney William Fitzpatrick says he finds two men who
accused the former Syracuse assistant basketball coach of sexual
abuse to be credible.
   
     STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Former Penn State assistant football
coach Jerry Sandusky was jailed Wednesday as authorities added to
the child sex abuse charges he faces after two new accusers alleged
he molested them. Sandusky now faces criminal accusations from 10
young men and more than 50 charges stemming from alleged assaults
over 15 years on boys in his home, on Penn State property and
elsewhere.

KWBG Sports for December 7th

 DALLAS (AP) --At the winter meetings in Dallas, the Miami
Marlins are making a serious run for the No. 1 free agent on the
market, Albert Pujols (POO'-hohlz). The Marlins, who already have
reached deals with shortstop Jose Reyes (RAY'-uhs) and closer Heath
Bell in this offseason, reportedly have offered the three-time NL
MVP a 10-year deal worth around $200 million and St. Louis made its
own bid to retain Pujols yesterday.
   
     WINNIPEG, Alberta (AP) - Ondrej Pavelec (AWN'-dray
PAH'-veh-lehk) made 39 saves and Bryan Little scored to help the
Winnipeg Jets upset the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston
Bruins 2-1. The Bruins lost in regulation for the first time since
Oct. 29, ending a 15 game stretch in which they earned 29 of a
possible 30 points.
   
     SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Dion Waiters had 15 points and Kris Joseph
had 11 and eight rebounds, as No. 3 Syracuse on Tuesday continued
to win amid a federal investigation, this time outlasting Marshall,
62-56, at the Carrier Dome. It was the third game for the Orange
(9-0) since former associate head coach Bernie Fine was fired after
allegations by three men that he sexually molested them as minors.
Fine has maintained he's innocent.
   
     STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - The lawyer for a 19-year-old man says
his client has filed a complaint with state police alleging he was
sexually abused by Jerry Sandusky after the former coach gave him
liquor on the Penn State campus in 2004. Charles Schmidt says his
client, whom he did not identify, went to his law firm about three
weeks ago, after Sandusky was charged with sexually abusing eight
boys over a 15-year period. Sandusky has denied the charges.
   
     NEW YORK (AP) -The NBA announced its condensed, 66-game schedule
and it will require every team to play on three consecutive nights
at least once. The Atlanta Hawks appeared to get one of the worst
draws, having to play nine times in the opening 12 nights of the
NBA season.

KWBG Sports for December 6th

 DALLAS (AP) - After never coming close during his 15 years of
eligibility on the writers' ballots, former Cub great Ron Santo has
been elected to baseball's Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee
after receiving 15 of 16 votes. It comes just over a year after he
died. Santo was a nine-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove
winner who belted 342 home runs and drove in 1,331 runs from
1960-74.
   
     DALLAS (AP) - All-Star closer Heath Bell and the Miami Marlins
have finalized a $27 million, three-year contract, a day after the
team reached a preliminary agreement on a $106 million, six-year
deal with All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes (RAY'-uhs). Bell had more
than 40 saves each of the past three seasons for the San Diego
Padres.
   
     NEW YORK (AP) - After improving to 8-0 with a pair of victories
last week, Kentucky and Ohio State are still 1-2 in the AP men's
basketball poll. Syracuse, North Carolina and Louisville move up
one spot each to round out the top 5. Harvard joins the rankings
for the first time at No. 25.
   
     LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - Bears coach Lovie Smith says Matt Forte
(fohr-TAY') "looked pretty good" Monday and he expects the team's
top rusher to be back in the lineup before the season ends,
although he won't set a timetable for a return. Forte left
yesterday's 10-3 loss to Kansas City in the first quarter after
spraining a ligament in his right knee and didn't return to the
game.
   
     PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Boston Bruins continued their torrid
streak, improving to 14-0-1 since October 29 by downing Pittsburgh
3-1. Tim Thomas turned back 45 shots, helped the Bruins kill off a
pair of 5-on-3 situations and blanked Pittsburgh until Matt Cooke
scored midway through the final period.

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 UNDATED (AP) - It will be LSU taking on Alabama for the BCS
championship after the Crimson Tide nosed out Oklahoma State for
the second spot in the latest standings. Alabama finished second in
both the Harris and coaches' polls by a wide enough margin to make
up for the fact that Oklahoma State was ahead in the computer
ratings. That sets up a rematch of two schools that met November 5
in Tuscaloosa, where the Tigers beat the Tide 9-6 in overtime.
   
     UNDATED (AP) - Oklahoma State is slated to take on Stanford in
the Fiesta Bowl after the Cowboys failed to reach the BCS title
game. Oregon will battle Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, Clemson will
take on West Virginia in the Orange Bowl and Michigan goes against
Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl.
   
     EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Mason Crosby's 30-yard field goal
as time expired lifted Green Bay over the New York Giants 38-25
yesterday, keeping the Packers' hopes alive for a perfect season.
Aaron Rodgers led the Packers on a 68-yard scoring drive right
after the Giants knotted the score on Eli Manning's touchdown pass
to Hakeem Nicks and a two-point conversion with 58 seconds left.
Rodgers passed for 369 yards and four touchdowns, two to Donald
Driver.
   
     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers are NFC West
champions for the first time in nine years following a 26-0 shutout
of the St. Louis Rams. Alex Smith tossed a pair of long touchdown
passes in the second half, David Akers drilled four field goals and
Frank Gore had 73 rushing yards to become the Niners' all-time
leader.
   
     MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Tim Tebow (TEE'-boh) passed for a season-best
202 yards and two third-quarter touchdowns to help the Denver
Broncos win their fifth straight game, 35-32 at Minnesota. Matt
Prater kicked two field goals in the final 93 seconds as the
Broncos improved to 7-5, tying them with Oakland for the AFC West
lead.

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SEATTLE (AP) - The Seattle Seahawks kept their flickering
playoff hopes alive by beating Philadelphia 31-14 as Marshawn Lynch
ran for 148 yards and a pair of first-half touchdowns. The Seahawks
have won three of four to improve to 5-7 while the Eagles dropped
into the NFC East cellar with a 4-8 record.
   
     TAMPA, Fla. (AP)-The West Virginia Mountaineers are alive to get
the Big East's automatic berth in the Bowl Championship Series.
Tyler Bitancurt kicked a 28-yard field goal as time expired and No.
22 West Virginia clinched a share of the Big East championship by
beating South Florida 30-27 and the Mountaineers probably will get
the BCS bowl berth if Cincinnati beats Connecticut on Saturday.
   
     COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Add Texas A&M to the list of
schools looking for a new football coach. The Aggies sacked Mike
Sherman, the former Green Bay Packers coach, after he went 25-25 in
four seasons that included a 6-6 record this year.
   
     EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Ducks will have home-field
advantage for the inaugural Pac-12 title game tonight against UCLA.
The eighth-ranked Ducks carry a 10-2 record and are whopping
31-point favorites against 6-6 UCLA, which has already informed
coach Rick Neuheisel that he will not be returning next season.
   
     LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Wildcats blocked a
school-record 18 shots in blowing away St. John's 81-59 to improve
to 7-0 heading into Saturday's showdown against fifth-ranked North
Carolina. Freshman Anthony Davis scored 15 points, grabbed 15
rebounds and had eight blocked shots.

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BOSTON (AP) - New Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine will be
introduced at a news conference at Fenway Park later today. The
61-year-old Valentine replaces Terry Francona, who led the Red Sox
to World Series titles in 2004 and 2007 but oversaw one of the
greatest late-season collapses in big league history this year.
Valentine guided the New York Mets to wild-card berths in 1999 and
2000 before reaching the 2000 World Series.
   
     LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Angels have acquired catcher
Chris Iannetta (eye-uh-NET'-uh) from the Colorado Rockies for
right-hander Tyler Chatwood. Iannetta batted .238 with 14 homers,
55 RBIs and a .370 on-base percentage last season while Chatwood
was 6-11 with a 4.75 ERA as a rookie.
   
     PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A lawsuit filed yesterday against Penn State
and former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky claims he abused
a boy more than 100 times and threatened to harm his family to keep
him quiet. The suit was filed by a new accuser who is not part of
the criminal case involving Sandusky. The latest accuser to come
forward says he didn't tell anyone about the abuse he claims he
suffered until Sandusky was charged this month with abusing other
boys.
   
     LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - Jay Cutler isn't sure he'll throw
another pass for the Chicago Bears this year because of a broken
right thumb suffered against San Diego two weeks ago. Cutler had
three screws and two pins surgically inserted into his throwing
hand. The Bears initially hoped he could play again by the end of
this month.
   
     UNDATED (AP) - NBA players will be welcome to return to team
facilities today while general managers continue to negotiate
contracts. Teams may host voluntary player workouts and physicals
despite the fact training camps will not open until Dec. 9. NBA
officials are working to complete a two-game exhibition schedule
for each team that will lead to a 66-game regular season, starting
with a five-game slate on Christmas.