KWBG Sports for May 31st

MIAMI (AP) - Rajon Rondo (RAH'-zhan RAHN'-doh) scored 44 points in 53 minutes, but the Boston Celtics still lost 115-111 to the Miami Heat in overtime to fall behind two games to none in the Eastern Conference finals. LeBron James finished with 34 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who trailed by 15 in the first half and were down by 11 in the third quarter before protecting home-court advantage. Dwyane (dwayn) Wade had 23 points and Mario Chalmers added 22 for Miami.

     NEW YORK (AP) - The Charlotte Bobcats were losers at the NBA draft lottery after posting the worst winning percentage in league history. The New Orleans Hornets won the lottery and will choose first in next month's draft, followed by the Bobcats, Washington, Cleveland and Sacramento. Portland, Golden State, Toronto, Detroit and the Hornets will round out the top 10 selections.

     NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Anze Kopitar (AHN'-zhay KOH'-pih-tahr) scored on a breakaway at 8:13 of overtime as the Los Angeles Kings defeated New Jersey 2-1 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals. Jonathan Quick stopped 17 shots and was perfect after Anton Vochenkov beat him late in the second period. Colin Fraser also scored for the Kings, who are 9-0 in road playoff games this year.

     PARIS (AP) - The French Open continues today with the second seeds highlighting the Day-5 action. Rafael Nadal takes on Denis Istomin and Maria Sharapova faces Ayumi (ah-YOO'-mee) Morita. Other high seeds scheduled include Andy Murray, Petra Kvitova (KVEE'-toh-vah), David Ferrer and John Isner.

     LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - The U.S. men's soccer team was soundly beaten in a friendly against Brazil near Washington. Neymar converted a penalty kick and assisted on goals by defenders Thiago Silva and Marcelo as Brazil came away with a 4-1 victory. Herculez Gomez had the lone goal for the Americans, who ended a five-game winning streak.

KWBG Sports for May 30th

  SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Tony Parker scored 34 points, Manu Ginobili (MAN'-oo jih-NOH'-blee) added 20 and the San Antonio Spurs stayed perfect in the playoffs with a 120-111 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals last night. The Spurs set an NBA record with their 20th consecutive victory bridging the regular season and the playoffs.

     MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat can go 2-up on Boston when those teams meet tonight in the Eastern Conference finals. The Heat's defense clamped down on Boston in their 93-79 win in the opener as the Celtics scored just 11 points in the first quarter and only 33 points in the second half.

     NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The sixth-seeded New Jersey Devils are hosting the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings in the Stanley Cup finals opener tonight at Prudential Center. The Devils were 2-0 against the Kings in the regular season, with one victory coming in a shootout against Los Angeles, which has won 12 of 14 games in this year's playoffs.

     UNDATED (AP)- Two of baseball's best pitchers hit the disabled list yesterday. Philadelphia ace Roy Halladay is out six to eight weeks with a strained pitching shoulder and the L.A. Angels' ace Jered Weaver will miss at least two starts with a lower-back injury that forced him to leave Monday night's start in the first inning.

     ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Philip Humber (UM'-buhr) won for the first time since throwing a perfect game on April 21, and the Chicago White Sox extended their winning streak to seven games by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2. Hideki Matsui (hih-DEK'-ee mat-SOO'-ee) homered in his Tampa Bay debut. The rays purchased the 2009 World Series MVP's contract from Triple-A Durham before the game.

KWBG Sports for May 29th

 MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat clamped down their defense in the second half, holding Boston to just 33 points in posting a 93-79 win in the opener of the NBA Eastern Conference finals. LeBron James led the way with 32 points and 13 rebounds and Dwyane Wade scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter.

     SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The San Antonio Spurs gun for their 20th straight victory and a 2-0 advantage over Oklahoma City in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals tonight. The Spurs rallied from nine down to beat the Thunder 101-98 in the series opener Sunday night.

     ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)) - Chris Sale struck out a career-high 15 -- one short of the White Sox team record -- and Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer as Chicago ran its winning streak to six games with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay. Dunn has 16 homers, including 11 times in May, after hitting just 11 all last season.

     UNDATED (AP) - Lance Lynn of the St. Louis Cardinals and Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies are baseball's first eight-game winners. Lynn helped the Cardinals hand the Atlanta Braves their eighth straight loss 8-2 while Hamels pitched the Phils past the New York Mets 8-4.

     PARIS (AP) - Serena Williams, the fifth seed at the French Open, is in action on Day two at Roland Garros Stadium today. Williams, a 13-time Grand Slam champion, plays Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano (vur-ZHEE'-nee rad-ZAH'-noh) in her first match of the tournament after U.S. women went 10-0 on their first day at the French Open.

KWBG Sports for May 28th

 SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Manu Ginobili (MAN'-oo jih-NOH'-blee) scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs won their 19th in a row to tie the NBA record for longest winning streak kept alive in the playoffs, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 to open the Western Conference finals. The Spurs erased a nine-point deficit that stunned the Thunder, who were led by Kevin Durant's 27.

     CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Kasey Kahne (kayn) powered to victory in the Coca-Cola 600 last night, winning NASCAR's longest race for the third time. It's his first win with Hendrick Motorsports. He finished nearly five seconds ahead of Denny Hamlin with Kyle Busch third and Sprint Cup series points leader Greg Biffle fourth.

     INDIANAPOLIS (AP)- The Indianapolis 500 went to Scotland's Dario Franchitti (DA'-ree-oh fran-KEE'-tee) for the third time.  In the winner's circle, Franchitti donned a pair of white sunglasses to honor Dan Wheldon, who won the 500 a year ago but was killed in a crash at Las Vegas in the final race of the 2011 season.

     ATLANTA (AP)- The Washington Nationals finished a three-game sweep of Atlanta with a 7-2 victory over the Braves, who suffered their seventh straight loss. Gio Gonzalez struck out 10 and limited the Braves to just two runs on one hit over his seven innings while improving to 7-1.

     ST. LOUIS (AP) - Philadelphia fireballer Roy Halladay gave up a grand slam to Yadier Molina (YAH'-dee-ay moh-LEE'-nah) in an abbreviated two-inning start before leaving with shoulder soreness, and the St. Louis Cardinals avoided a four-game sweep with an 8-3 win over the Phillies. The Phillies were looking for their first four-game sweep in St. Louis in 99 years.

KWBG Sports for May 25th

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP)- Dwyane (dwayn) Wade scored 41 points and he and LeBron James combined for 69 points in the Miami Heat's Game 6 series clinching 105-93 victory over Indiana last night. The Heat now play the winner of Boston-Philadelphia Game 7 on Saturday in the Eastern Conference finals starting next week.

     BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) -Roger Chapman shot a 3-under 68 to take the first-round lead at Harbor Shores at the 73rd Senior PGA Championship. John Cook was a stroke back, and Steve Pate (payt), J.L. Lewis, Jeff Sluman (SLOO'-muhn), Jay Haas, David Frost and Jim Carter shot 70.

     FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Former champ Zach Johnson takes a one-shot lead into the second round at the Crown Plaza Invitational in Texas after firing a 6-under 64 yesterday.  Jason Dufner, rookie Harris English, Tom Gillis and Kyle Reifers are tied for second.

     NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The New Jersey Devils can advance to the Stanley Cup finals with a victory at home tonight against the New York Rangers. If the Rangers win, they'll host a Game 7 Sunday at Madison Square Garden with the winner moving on to take on the L.A. Kings.

     UNDATED (AP) -With his horse I'll Have Another prepping for a run at the Triple Crown in just over two weeks, trainer Doug O'Neill has been suspended 45 days by the California Horse Racing Board. The punishment won't begin before July 1, ensuring he will be able to saddle his Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner in the Belmont Stakes on June 9.

KWBG Sports for May 24th

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The eighth-seeded Philadelphia 76ers are still alive in the NBA playoffs after forcing a Game 7 with an 82-75 win over the Boston Celtics last night. The Eastern Conference semifinal will be decided Saturday night in Boston, where the Celtics are 17-4 all-time in Game 7's at home.

     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Miami Heat will be without forward Udonis Haslem (yoo-DAH'-nihs HAZ'-lehm), who's been suspended for tonight's Game 6 against Indiana because of a flagrant foul committed in the previous game. The Heat, who've won the last two games in their series against the Pacers, take a 3-2 series lead into tonight's game in Indiana.

     NEW YORK (AP) - The New Jersey Devils jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the opening 10 minutes, but needed a go-ahead goal by Ryan Carter with 4:24 left to beat the New Jersey Rangers 5-3 and take a 3-2 series lead in their Stanley Cup Eastern Conference. Game 6 is Friday night in Newark, N.J.

     NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Rodriguez gave Will Smith a rude welcome to the major leagues by hitting two homers off the rookie to back another strong start for Andy Pettitte (PEHT'-iht) in the New York Yankees' 8-3 win over the Kansas City Royals. A-Rod snapped a 52 at-bat homerless drought and drove in three runs.

     BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The Senior PGA Championship starts today at the 6,822-yard, par-71 course at Harbor Shores in Michigan. The tournament will take place without its defending champion Tom Watson, who had to withdraw because of a wrist problem.

KWBG Sports for May 23rd

  MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat own a three-games-to-two lead in the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinals after they thoroughly dominated the Indiana Pacers 115-83.  LeBron James had 30 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for the Heat, which held the Pacers to 34 percent from the field. Dwyane (dwayn) Wade added 28 points and helped Miami shoot a playoff team-record 61 percent.

     MIAMI (AP) - The Indiana Pacers finished last night's loss in Miami without starting forwards Danny Granger and David West due to injuries. Granger left the game in the third quarter with a sprained left knee, and the Pacers say West suffered a left knee sprain. The Pacers trailed by 11 at the time of Granger's injury and were outscored by 21 the rest of the way.

     GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Dustin Penner scored at 17:42 of overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 4-3 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, putting L.A. in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 1993. Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist for the Kings, who will take on either the New York Rangers or New Jersey Devils in the finals. Los Angeles has won 10 straight road playoff games dating to last season, breaking the NHL mark set by the Islanders in 1982 and '83.

     BALTIMORE (AP) - Kevin Youkilis (YOO'-kih-lihs) homered for Boston on Tuesday, hours after coming off the disabled list. Youkilis had been sidelined since April 29 because of a strained lower back. The Bosox also placed outfielder Cody Ross on the 15-day disabled list with a broken left foot, put Ryan Sweeney on the 7-day concussion DL and purchased the contract of outfielder Scott Podsednik from Triple-A Pawtucket.

     LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles County prosecutors have declined to file felony charges against four men arrested for a postgame beating and brawl outside Dodger Stadium over the weekend. Police said the Sunday night fight after a 6-5 Dodger victory over St. Louis was just a minor fender-bender that spiraled out of control.

KWBG Sports for May 22nd

 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Kobe Bryant's game-high 42 points were not enough for the Los Angeles Lakers as the Oklahoma City Thunder trounced them 106-90 to reach the NBA's Western Conference finals against San Antonio. Russell Westbrook scored 28 points, including a pair of three-point plays in a 14-3 spurt that put the Thunder ahead to stay in the third quarter. Kevin Durant contributed two three-pointers during a 10-0 run to start the final period before finishing with 25 points and 10 rebounds.

     BOSTON (AP) - Brandon Bass led a third-quarter charge and the Boston Celtics took a 3-2 lead in the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinals by whipping the Philadelphia 76ers 101-85. Bass scored 18 of his postseason career-high 27 points in the third quarter, eight coming during a 14-2 run that put the Celtics ahead to stay. Kevin Garnett finished with 20 points, while Rajon Rondo (RAH'-zhahn RAHN'-doh) added 13 and 14 assists.

     ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Orlando Magic are searching for a new head coach and a general manager after dismissing Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith. Van Gundy compiled a 259-135 record in five seasons as head coach, and Smith molded playoff teams in each of his six seasons as GM. The Magic reached the NBA Finals three years ago, but there was friction between Van Gundy and Dwight Howard before the All-Star center suffered a back injury that required season-ending surgery.

     NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The NHL's Eastern Conference finals are tied at two games apiece after Zach Parise (pah-REE'-see) scored twice and had an assist to lead New Jersey's offense in a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers. Martin Brodeur set up Parise's empty-net goal, stopped 27 shots and blanked the Rangers until Ruslan Fedotenko (fed-uh-TEHN'-koh) beat him with 5:05 remaining. New Jersey never led by fewer than two goals after Bryce Salvador and Travis Zajac (ZAY'-jak) scored 3:49 apart midway through the first period.

     WASHINGTON (AP) - Brian McNamee finally got to name names in front of the jury handling the Roger Clemens perjury trial, saying yesterday that he enabled former Clemens teammates Andy Pettitte, Mike Stanton and Chuck Knoblauch to receive human growth hormone. McNamee is Clemens' former strength coach and the only person to claim firsthand knowledge of Clemens using steroids and human growth hormone. McNamee was initially barred by Judge Reggie Walton from naming names for fear that such information would prejudice the jury, but Walton changed his stance after McNamee's credibility was attacked by Clemens' attorney last week.

KWBG Sports for May 21st

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - The San Antonio Spurs have advanced to the NBA's Western Conference finals as Tim Duncan finished with 21 points and nine rebounds in a 102-99 triumph over the Los Angeles Clippers. Tony Parker finished with 17 points, including consecutive baskets after the Clippers went ahead 97-96 with 2:27 remaining. The Spurs have swept both of their first two playoff rounds and own an 18-game winning streak dating to the regular season.

     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Miami Heat have evened their NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series at two games apiece with yesterday's 101-93 comeback win over the Pacers at Indianapolis. LeBron James and Dwyane (dwayn) Wade combined for 23 points during a 25-5 spurt that put the Heat ahead 77-66 in the second half. James finished with 40 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists, and Wade contributed 22 of his 30 points after intermission.

     LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mike Smith stopped 36 shots, Shane Doan scored twice and the Phoenix Coyotes avoided a sweep in the NHL's Western Conference finals by defeating the Kings 2-0 in Los Angeles. Doan notched a power-play goal in the first period and also tallied in the second stanza to support Smith's third shutout of the postseason. Jonathan Quick handled 19 shots for the Kings, who lost for only the second time in 13 games this postseason.

     NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Rangers will be without forward Brandon Prust tonight for Game 4 of the NHL's Eastern Conference finals, which the Blueshirts lead 2-1. Prust has been suspended for one game by the NHL for his elbow to the head of New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov during New York's win in Game 3.

     UNDATED (AP) - Jason Dufner picked up his second PGA victory in three weeks by edging Dicky Pride by one shot in the Byron Nelson Championship near Dallas. And Azahara Munoz beat Candie Kung 2 and 1 to win the Sybase Match Play Championship, a title that was set up when Morgan Pressel was penalized for slow play while in control of their semifinal match.

Results from Friday's State Track Events

• Boys Long Jump 4A, Boone - Wes Riesselman 13th    21-03.25
• Girls Shot Put 4A, Boone - Lauren Weber 16th    34-03
• Girls Shot Put 4A, Boone - Jill Hansen 14th    34-07.25
• Boys 4x200 Meter Relay 4A, Boone - Colin Green, Dylan McDowell, Mitch Overland,Weston Riesselman 23rd place   1:32.89
• Girls Long Jump 4A, Boone - Bailey Schminke 11th   16-04.5
• Boys 110 Meter Hurdles 4A, Boone - Taylor Pyle   22nd    16.22
• Girls 4x100 Meter Relay 4A, Boone - Bailey Camenisch, Breann Aspengren, Linsey Schminke, Bailey Schmink 19th    50.81
• Boys 4x100 Meter Relay 4A, Boone - Alex Davis, Dylan McDowell, Mitch Overland, Weston Riesselman 20th    44.46
• Girls Discus Throw 1A, Madrid - Naomi Dalton 5th     118-06
• Boys 400 Meter Hurdles 1A, Madrid - Tanner Adams 18th  58.86
• Boys 400 Meter Hurdles 1A, Madrid - Jeremy Johnson    53.91
• Boys 4x200 Meter Relay 1A, Madrid - CJ Manthe, Nic Gibson, Owen Gibbons, Jeremy Johnson 2nd - 1:32.85
• Boys Discus Throw 1A, Madrid  - Sean Loew 12th     145-00
• Boys Discus Throw 1A, Madrid - Clay Kirkpatrick Fouled out
• Boys 110 Meter Hurdles 1A, Madrid - Tanner Adams 17th  16.25
• Boys 4x100 Meter Relay 1A, Madrid - Nick Novotny, Jeremy Johnson, Jacob Clayton, C.J. Manthe 5th    44.48
• Boys Discus Throw 2A, Ogden - Bryon Klauenberg 20th     138-06

DMACC Ends Softball Season
Clinton, Mississippi - With a win followed by a loss on Thursday, the DMACC Women's Softball team repeated the pattern on Friday.  Defeating Mercyhurst College by a score of 4-0, the Lady Bears were unable to repeat the effort in their game against Illinois Central, falling 8-3.

DMACC Bears defeat Mercyhurst in their consolation bracket game by a score of 4-0.  DMACC will advance to the next game which is scheduled to begin at noon today.  Actual start time may vary based on field availability.  KWBG will stream live play by play on kwbg.com.

Results from Thursday's State Track Meet

Boys High Jump from Boone - Bret Kinne placed 13th in the Finals with a jump of 6-00.00

Boys 4x110 Meter Shuttle Hurdle 4A from Boone - Sam Viau, Mitch Overland,Taylor Pyle and Bryan Boesen ranked 21st in the prelims with a time of 1:01.87 .  Do not advance

Boys 3200 Meter Run 4A from Boone - Chandler Austin brings home a 12th place finish   9:44.77

Boys 3200 Meter Run 4A from Boone - Albert Meier comes in 18th in the finals, time of 10:08.41

Girls 4x100 Meter Shuttle Hurdles 4A from Boone -Hailey McDowell,Sammy Clark, Val Zinnel,  and Sara Miller finished 22nd after prelims.  Do not advance

Girls 100 Meter Dash 4A from Boone - Bailey Schminke finished 12th after the prelims.  Did not qualify for the finals

Boys Long Jump 1A from Madrid - Nick Novotny placed 18th overall with a jump 19'-06.25"

Girls Shot Put 1A      from Madrid - Naomi Dalton    placed 11th overall with a throw of 34-11.50

Boys 4x110 Meter Shuttle Hurdle 1A from Madrid - team of Nick Novotny, Tanner Adams, CJ Manthe, and Jeremy Johnson was the top qualifier with time of 58.48.  State Record is 58.79 from 2010

Girls 3000 Meter Run 1A from Madrid - Sydney Lawrence finished 17th with a time of 11:47.12  

Boys Shot Put 1A      from Madrid - Sean Loew finished 6th in the Finals with a distance of 49-06.00

Girls Long Jump 1A from Madrid - Bethany Cairns placed 16th overall with a jump of 15-11.25

Boys Long Jump 2A from Ogden - Jeshua VanSickle finished 5th place overall   21'-01.25"

Girls 400 Meter Dash 2A from Ogden - Madison Diggs placed 16th overall   1:02.49 







Girls tennis Regional results from Thursday.
Singles
  Champion:  Mary Eide, Ft. Dodge St. Edmunds
  2nd Place:  Ellen Chalstrom, Ft. Dodge St. Edmunds
  3rd Place:   Jenna Leland, Ballard


Doubles
  Champion:  Kacci Clarkwilt/Michaela Pearson, Norwalk
  2nd Place:   Kelli Ehrhardt/Kyla McCann, Clarke
  3rd Place:    Kelli Greiner/Courtney Foster, Boone




Daytona Beach, Fl:  The DMACC Women's golf team participated in their national tournament this week from LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida taking 10th place out of 17 teams, results as follows:

10 Des Moines Area CC  379 385 377 375 1516
60 Jenny Geer               92 90 90 96 368
62 Mackenzie Watts       90 97 96 87 370
T 65 Kelsie Berke           97 97 89 92 375
T 88 Staci Hillygus       100 101 106 100 407
T 96 Laura Richter       105 104 102 105 416
Redland Community College won the event with a team total of 1176.

KWBG Sports for Thursday May,17th

UNDATED (AP) - The Oklahoma City Thunder ended Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal against the visiting Lakers on a 9-0 run and beat Los Angeles 77-75 to grab a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven matchup. Earlier in the evening, the Boston Celtics hammered the 76ers 107-91 in Philadelphia to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal.



NEW YORK (AP) - Larry Bird has hit the trifecta. The Pacers president is adding NBA Executive of the Year to a resume that already includes three MVP awards as a player and a trip to the NBA Finals as a coach. He's the only one with all three.



NEW YORK (AP) - The New Jersey Devils evened the NHL Eastern Conference final at a game apiece with a 3-2 road win over the New York Rangers. Dave Clarkson's tip-in goal early in the third period snapped a 2-all tie.



TORONTO (AP) -Brett Lawrie went 0-for-4 and scored a run in Toronto's 8-1 beating of the New York Yankees. The Blue Jays third baseman was playing after appealing a four-game suspension leveled by Major League Baseball for his helmet-throwing incident with an umpire during Tuesday night's outing.



BALTIMORE (AP) - I'll Have Another may have won the Kentucky Derby, but Derby runner-up Bodemeister (BOH'-bee-my-stur) is the pre-race favorite for Saturday's Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. Bodemeister has been installed as an 8-5 favorite for the second jewel of the Triple Crown while I'll Have Another is listed at 5-2.

KWBG Sports for May 14th

 PHOENIX (AP) - The upstart Los Angeles Kings continue to be the surprise team in the NHL playoffs. The eighth-seeded Kings, who knocked off Vancouver and St. Louis in the first two rounds, went on the road and beat Phoenix 3-2 in the opener of the Western Conference finals to improve their road record to 6-0 in this year's playoffs.

     MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat rode a 32-point, 15-rebound effort from league MVP LeBron James to beat the Indiana Pacers 95-86 in the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff. Chris Bosh scored 13 points for Miami, but left late in the first half with a lower abdominal injury and was scheduled for an MRI to determine the extent of the problem.

     MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - For just the third time in their 41-year franchise history, the L.A. Clippers have won a playoff series. Kenyon Martin scored seven of his 11 points in the fourth quarter in the Clippers' 82-72 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 7 of their opening round series to send the Clippers into a second-round matchup against top-seeded San Antonio.

     PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Matt Kuchar (KOO'-char) is this year's winner at The Players Championship, and the $1.7 million first-place check at the so-called fifth major of the golf season. Kuchar stayed out of the water at TPC Sawgrass to post a two-shot victory over Martin Laird, Rickie Fowler, Ben Curtis and Zach Johnson for his fourth career title, and first in two years.

     UNDATED (AP)-- For the first time since 1998, there were two walkoff grand slams in the major leagues yesterday. Joey Votto capped a three-homer game with a walkoff in Cincinnati's 9-6 win over Washington and Giancarlo Stanton also hit a game-ending slam in Miami's 8-4 win against the New York Mets.

KWBG Sports for May 11th

  DENVER (AP) - There will be a Game 7 Saturday night in Los Angeles to decide the Lakers-Nuggets first round series. The Nuggets made sure of that by racing out to a 13-0 lead while the Lakers were missing their first eight shots en route to Denver's 113-96 victory over the Lakers to knot the series at three games apiece behind Ty Lawson's game-high 32.

     PHILADELPHIA (AP)- The Philadelphia 76ers are the fifth No. 8 seed to win a first-round NBA playoff series against a No. 1 seed after dumping the Chicago Bulls 79-78 last night as Andre Iguodala (ihg-woh-DAH'-lah) won it with a couple of free throws with 2.2 seconds left. In his second season, coach Doug Collins has led the Sixers to their first winning season in seven years.

     BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Celtics are the next challenge for Doug Collins and his 76ers with that second-round series starting Saturday night in Boston. The Celtics eliminated the Atlanta Hawks with an 83-80 win in Game 6 led by Kevin Garnett's 28 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks and hit the go-ahead bucket with 31 seconds left.

     PITTSBURGH (AP) - Washington fireballer Stephen Strasburg struck out 13 Pirates in six innings of work in the Nationals' 4-2 win in Pittsburgh last night. Adam LaRoche hit a two-run home run, Roger Bernadina and Rick Ankiel (an-KEEL') added solo shots for the Nats, who own a half-game lead over Atlanta atop the NL East.

     LOS ANGELES (AP) - More than 60 former NFL players have filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles, joining hundreds of others who claim pro football didn't properly protect its players from concussions. The lead plaintiff is Hall of Famer Art Monk, who played wide receiver for the Washington Redskins from 1980 to 1993 and says he suffered multiple concussions that are causing continuing problems to this day.

KWBG Sports for May 10th

 MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James poured in 29 points and the Miami Heat closed out their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series by defeating New York 106-94 in Game 5. Chris Bosh and Dwyane (dwayn) Wade each had 19 points as the Heat set up a meeting with the Indiana Pacers. Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 35 points and Amare Stoudemire added 14 before fouling out.

     MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Memphis Grizzlies staved off elimination by taking Game 5 of their NBA first-round series 92-80 over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers. Marc Gasol had 23 points and seven rebounds for the Grizzlies, who led by as many as 22 in the second half before sending the series back to Los Angeles for Game 6 on Friday.  Mo Williams had 20 points for the Clippers while Chris Paul scored 19.

     WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington Capitals will head back to New York for Game 7 of the NHL's Eastern Conference semifinal series following last night's 2-1 triumph over the Rangers. Alex Ovechkin (oh-VEHCH'-kin) scored 88 seconds into the game, Jason Chimera notched the game-winner in the second period and Braden Holtby finished with 30 saves. The Rangers have never dropped a seventh game at home, but the Capitals have already won a Game 7 on the road this postseason.

     NEW YORK (AP) - New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is dealing with a blood clot in his right calf less than a week after tearing the ACL in his right knee. He needs to spend at least a week or two strengthening his knee before he has surgery, and he says the clot is not delaying the procedure. Meanwhile, Yankees substitute closer David Robertson gave up four runs in the ninth inning of last night's 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay.

     GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - The Dallas Cowboys have filed a brief in their challenge of a $10 million salary cap reduction by the NFL. Owner Jerry Jones says his team followed the rules before being penalized. A hearing is set today before arbitrator Stephen Burbank on appeals by the Cowboys and the Washington Redskins, whose cap was reduced by $36 million. The two NFC East teams were penalized for overloading contracts in the 2010 uncapped season despite league warnings.

KWBG Sports for May 9th

 UNDATED (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers failed to close out their NBA first-round series by losing last night. Kobe Bryant poured in 43 points, but the Lakers trailed by 15 midway through the fourth quarter before falling to Denver 102-99. Atlanta also forced a Game 6 with an 87-86 win over the Celtics behind Al Horford's 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Chicago used Luol Deng's (LOO'-ul dehngz) 24 points to beat the 76ers 77-69 and set up a sixth game.

     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Pacers are the first team to reach the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinals after Danny Granger scored 25 points in a 105-87 win over the Orlando Magic.  Darren Collison contributed 15 of his 19 points while the Pacers were outscoring the Magic 36-16 in the final period. The Pacers await either Miami or New York after winning a playoff series for the first time since 2005.

     PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ilya Kovalchuk (KOH'-vul-chuhk) had a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia 3-1 to reach the NHL's Eastern Conference finals for the first time since winning the 2003 Stanley Cup. The Devils trailed until Bryce Salvador and David Clarkson scored 3:18 apart in the first period. Martin Brodeur (broh-DOOR') made 27 saves for the Devils, who next face either the New York Rangers or Washington Capitals.

     BALTIMORE (AP) - Josh Hamilton homered four times and had eight RBIs as Texas blasted the Orioles 10-3 in Baltimore. Hamilton's solo blast in the eighth made him the 16th player in major league homers to homer four times in a game, and the first since Toronto's Carlos Delgado in 2003. Hamilton also doubled to finish with an American League-record 18 total bases.

     NEW YORK (AP) - New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte is scheduled to make his season debut Sunday afternoon against Seattle in the Bronx. Pettitte retired followed the 2010 season and decided to make a comeback this spring, appearing in four minor league games.  Pettitte turns 40 next month and is 240-138 with a 3.88 ERA over a 16-year major league career.

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 UNDATED (AP) - Manu Ginobili (MAN'-oo joh-NOH'-blee) scored a team-high 17 points and the San Antonio Spurs advanced to the NBA's Western Conference semifinals with an 87-81 win at Utah. Ginobili hit consecutive three-pointers to ignite a 15-0 run that put the Spurs ahead 76-58.  And Chris Paul scored nine of his 27 points in overtime as the Clippers beat Memphis 101-97 to grab a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference quarterfinals.

     NEW YORK (AP) - New York Knicks guard Baron Davis suffered more than a dislocated right kneecap during the third quarter of Sunday's 89-87 win over Miami. An MRI performed Monday also revealed Davis tore both the ACL land MCL in the knee while also suffering a partial tear of the patella tendon. The 33-year-old Davis is expected to be out a year, putting his career in jeopardy.

     UNDATED (AP) - The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 to reach the NHL's conference finals for the first time in franchise history. Derek Morris and Martin Hanzal scored second-period goals to support Mike Smith, who stopped 32 shots and blanked the Predators until Colin Wilson tallied with 5:59 remaining.  Brad Richards scored a power-play goal with 7.6 seconds left in regulation before Marc Staal's power-play tally at 1:35 of overtime gave the New York Rangers a 3-2 victory and a 3-2 lead over Washington in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

     NEW YORK (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies lefty Cole Hamels has received a five-game suspension from MLB for intentionally throwing at Washington rookie star Bryce Harper Sunday.  Hamels admitted after the game he tried to hit Harper as a "welcome to the big leagues" gesture. Harper stole home shortly after the play and later doubled off Hamels.

     NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Former Saints defensive lineman Anthony Hargove describes in a sworn statement how he was told by ex-Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and current Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt to deny the existence of a bounty program to NFL investigators. In a document obtained by The Associated Press, Hargrove acknowledges that he acted on Williams' and Vitt's instructions to "play dumb" if asked whether he was aware of bounties being placed on former Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre (fahrv) or any other player. Hargrove is appealing the eight-game suspension he received from the NFL in connection with the bounty probe.

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  WASHINGTON (AP) --The Philadelphia Phillies cooled off Washington 9-3 to end the Nationals' four-game winning streak in a game in which the Nats also lost right fielder Jayson Werth, who suffered a broken wrist. Hunter Pence hit a pair of two-run homers to support left-hander Cole Hamels, who limited the Nats to one run on five hits over his eight innings.

     BOSTON (AP) - Chris Davis went 0-for-8 as a designated hitter, striking out five times and grounding into a double play, yet ended up the winning pitcher with two scoreless innings in the Baltimore Orioles' 9-6 win over Boston in 17 innings. The last time any position player wound up as the winning pitcher was May 25, 2011, when Philadelphia infielder Wilson Valdez threw one scoreless inning in a 19-inning victory over Cincinnati.

     NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Knicks ended the NBA's longest postseason losing streak with their first playoff victory since 2001, 89-87 over Miami. Carmelo Anthony poured in 41 and Amare Stoudemire (ah-MAR'-ay STOW'-duh-my-ur) had 20 points and 10 rebounds in his return from a cut hand as the Knicks head to Miami for Wednesday night's Game 5 down 3-1 in the series.

     BOSTON (AP) - Paul Pierce scored 24 points in 18 minutes and the Boston Celtics opened a 37-point third-quarter lead before coasting to a 101-79 victory over the Atlanta Hawks last night to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Celtics can finish off the Hawks in Atlanta on Tuesday.

     LOS ANGELES (AP) - The L.A. Kings continue to be the surprise team of the NHL playoffs. After beating top-seed Vancouver in five games, the eighth-seeded Kings completed a four-game sweep of No. 2 seed St. Louis 3-1 to advance to the Western Conference finals for just the second time in team history.

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 UNDATED (AP) - The Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder own 3-0 leads in the NBA's conference quarterfinals after both won easily last night. LeBron James scored 17 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter and Dwyane (dwayn) Wade finished with 20 points as the Heat stifled the New York Knicks 87-70. Kevin Durant poured in 31 points on 11-of-15 shooting, and Russell Westbrook added 20 points in the Thunder's 95-79 romp over Dallas.

     UNDATED (AP) - Drew Doughty (DOW'-tee) had a goal and two assists as the Los Angeles Kings knocked off St. Louis 4-2 to take a three-games-to-none lead in the NHL's Western Conference semifinals. Mike Richards notched the game-winning goal and had an assist to help the Kings get within one victory of their first trip to the conference finals since 1993. In Jersey, the Devils lead their conference semifinals series 2-1 after Alexei Ponikarovsky (pah-nih-kah-RAHF'-skee) scored at 17:21 of overtime to complete a 4-3 victory over Philadelphia.

     KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The New York Yankees are in the market for a new closer after Mariano Rivera tore the ACL in his right knee before last night's 4-3 loss at Kansas City.  The 42-year-old right-hander was carted off the field after twisting his right knee shagging fly balls during batting practice. Rivera is a 12-time All-Star and baseball's all-time leader with 608 saves.

     SAN DIEGO (AP) - The death of former San Diego Chargers linebacker Junior Seau (SAY'-ow) has been ruled a suicide. The San Diego County medical examiner's office says the autopsy has determined Seau died Wednesday of a gunshot wound to the chest. Seau's death follows the suicide last year of former Chicago Bears player Dave Duerson (DOO'-ur-suhn), who also shot himself in the chest.

     CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - There's a three-way tie for the lead heading into the second round of the PGA's Wells Fargo Championship. Stewart Cink (sihnk), Webb Simpson and Ryan Moore opened with 7-under-par 65s, one stroke better than Rickie Fowler, John Senden and three others. Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods each signed for 71s.

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  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Jered Weaver pitched the second no-hitter in the majors in less than two weeks, striking out nine Minnesota batters and leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-0 win over the Twins last night. Phil Humber (UHM'-bur) of the Chicago White Sox threw a perfect game against Seattle on April 21.

     ATLANTA (AP) - There was a wild baseball game in Atlanta last night featuring a combined 28 runs and 36 hits. It ended when 40-year-old Chipper Jones swatted a two-run home run in the 11th inning as the Braves overcame Carlos Ruiz's seven RBIs to outlast the Philadelphia Phillies 15-13.

     WASHINGTON (AP) - In a triple-overtime thriller in the Nation's Capital, Marian Gaborik (MEHR'-ee-uhn GA'-bohr-ihk) scored at 14:41 of the third OT  and the New York Rangers outlasted the Washington Capitals in a 2-1 victory early this morning to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. The teams take a two-day break before Game 4 on Saturday in Washington.

     OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP)- San Diego Chargers players and officials who knew Junior Seau (SAY'-oh) are stunned over his apparent suicide yesterday at age 43. Former Chargers general manager Bobby Beathard  (BEHTH'-urd) says he doesn't ever remember seeing the fiery 12-time Pro Bowl linebacker ever in a down mood and is baffled by the incident.

     NEW YORK (AP)- There's more fallout from the New Orleans Saints' bounty program in which players were rewarded for knocking out opposing players. Four players were suspended for various lengths with Saints defensive captain Jonathan Vilma drawing the heaviest penalty, an all-year suspension without pay.

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   LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers rode a 38-point effort from Kobe Bryant to beat Denver 104-100 to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series. Lakers center Andrew Bynum had another big game with 27 points and nine boards.

     ATLANTA (AP) - The Boston Celtics rallied from 11 down in the second half to stun Atlanta 87-80 and even that NBA playoff series at a game apiece. The Celtics won without point guard Rajon Rondo (RAH'-zhahn RAHN'-doh), who was suspended for this game after bumping a referee in the series opener on Sunday.

     CHICAGO (AP)- The Philadelphia 76ers took advantage of the season-ending knee injury to reigning NBA MVP Derrick Rose in Chicago to blitz the Bulls 109-92.  The Sixers shot a torrid 59 percent from the field with Jrue (zhroo) Holiday leading the way with 26 points, his career playoff high.

     NEW YORK (AP) - There was a minor baseball milestone reached in New York where Baltimore's Buck Showalter got his 1,000th victory as a major league manager in the Orioles' 7-1 win over the New York Yankees 7-1. Showwalter joins Dusty Baker, Bruce Bochy (BOH'-shee), Davey Johnson, Jim Leyland, Mike Scioscia (SOH'-shuh) and Bobby Valentine among active managers in the 1,000-win club.

     PHILADELPHIA (AP)- In the only NHL playoff game last night, Adam Larsson and David Clarkson scored their first goals of the postseason, and the New Jersey Devils rode a four-goal outburst in the final period in a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. That evens that Eastern Conference semifinals at a game apiece heading into Thursday night's Game 3 in New Jersey.

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UNDATED (AP) - The Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder each have 2-0 series lead in the NBA's conference quarterfinals, while Indiana and Orlando are deadlocked at a game apiece. Dwyane (dwayn) Wade scored 25 points and Chris Bosh added 21 in the Heat's 104-94 triumph over New York before Russell Westbrook poured in 29 points to lead the Thunder past Dallas 102-99. David West had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Pacers past the Magic 93-78.

     ATLANTA (AP) - The NBA has suspended Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo (RAH'-zhahn RAHN'-doh) for Game 2 of the opening-round series tonight in Atlanta, which likely will put Avery Bradley in the starting lineup. Rondo was punished for bumping referee Marc Davis with his chest after being assessing a technical foul in the final minute of Sunday's loss to the Hawks. The loss of Rondo will further deplete a Celtics lineup that has been playing without guard Ray Allen, who's been bothered by a sore right ankle.

     CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Charlotte Bobcats have decided not to renew coach Paul Silas' contract after the team finished 7-59 this season for the worst winning percentage in league history. Silas said he was promised a job in the organization by team owner Michael Jordan and said he's retiring from coaching.

     UNDATED (AP) - The Los Angeles Kings have taken a two-games-to-none lead in the NHL's conference semifinals, while the Washington Capitals head home after splitting two games in New York.  Anze Kopitar (AHN'-zhay KOH'-pih-tahr) scored twice while L.A. was building a 4-0 lead in the first period of a 5-2 win at St. Louis. The Capitals blew a 2-0 lead before Alex Ovechkin scored on a power play with 7:27 remaining to lead a 3-2 win over the Rangers.

     DETROIT (AP) - Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young has received a seven-day suspension from Major League Baseball following his arrest in New York on a hate crime charge last week. The commissioner's office says the suspension is retroactive to Friday, the day Young was arrested after a late-night tussle at his hotel during which police say he yelled anti-Semitic epithets.