KWBG Sports for June 29th

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The New Orleans Hornets have opened today's NBA draft by selecting Kentucky forward Anthony Davis, who averaged 14.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.7 blocks for the national champions last season. The Charlotte Bobcats used the second choice to take Davis' Kentucky teammate, forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. It's the first time in NBA draft history that college teammates were selected with the first two picks.

     MIAMI (AP) - Miami Heat guard Dwyane (dwayn) Wade has announced he needs surgery on his left knee and will not play for the U.S. Olympic team in London this summer.  Wade just helped the Heat win their second NBA championship in six years and was the leading scorer on the team that won Olympic gold in Beijing four years ago.

     WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Second seed Rafael Nadal (nah-DAHL') has made his earliest Grand Slam exit since 2005, losing 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to Lukas Rosol (rah-SAHL') in the second round at Wimbledon today.  At No. 100, Rosol is the lowest-ranked player to beat Nadal in a Grand Slam tournament. Nadal was seeking his third Wimbledon title and 12th Grand Slam crown.

     WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND (AP) - Women's top-ranked Maria Sharapova has advanced to the third round at Wimbledon by defeating Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova (SVEH'-tahna peer-ihn-KOH'-va), 7-6, 6-7, 6-love.  Second seed Victoria Azarenka (ah-zah-REN'-kuh), No. 4 seed and defending champion Petra Kvitova (kuh-VIHT'-oh-vuh) and four-time champion Serena Williams moved on in straight sets.

     BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - Bo Van Pelt is the first round leader at the AT&T National near Washington after firing a 4-under-par 67. Vijay Singh, Brendon De Jonge and Jimmy Walker were at 68, while Pat Perez, Jason Day and Navy veteran Billy Hurley III were at 69. Tournament host Tiger Woods is five strokes back following a 1-over 72.

KWBG Sports for June 28th

 NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Yankees will spend about two weeks without CC Sabathia (suh-BATH'-ee-uh) and up to two months without fellow lefty starter Andy Pettitte. Sabathia was placed on the disabled list yesterday after straining a groin during Sunday's 6-5 win over the Mets. Pettitte was hit above the left ankle by a line drive in the fifth inning of yesterday's 5-4 victory against Cleveland, fracturing his fibula.

     PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley made his season debut last night after missing the first 76 games with a chronic problem in both knees. Utley homered in his first at-bat and went 3-for-5, but Michael McHenry hit a three-run homer and had four RBIs as Pittsburgh downed the Phillies 11-7. Utley returned on the same day the Phillies announced that first baseman Ryan Howard will start a rehab stint today after missing the whole season with a torn Achilles.

     WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Today's Wimbledon schedule includes the complete of a second-round match between women's top seed Maria Sharapova and Tsvetana Pironkova. Sharapova led 7-6, 3-1 yesterday until the match was suspended by darkness. Men's second seed Rafael Nadal and women's No. 6 Serena Williams are part of today's slate.

     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Pacers' front office has been overhauled following the pending resignation of president of basketball operations Larry Bird and Tuesday's resignation of general manager David Morway. Director of player personnel Kevin Pritchard is the new GM, and Donnie Walsh will take over as team president once Bird leaves at the end of August. Bird said health issues were among the reasons for his departure, and he didn't rule out a return to basketball.

     DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) - Spain has advanced to Sunday's European Championship, beating Portugal 4-2 yesterday in a penalty shootout after a scoreless draw. Cesc Fabregas scored the deciding penalty after Bruno Alves had hit the crossbar for Portugal moments earlier. Spain will face the winner of today's semifinal between Germany and Italy.

KWBG Sports for June 27th

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A playoff system will soon determine the national champions in college football. A committee of university presidents has approved the BCS commissioners' plan for a four-team playoff to start in the 2014 season. The teams will be selected by a committee, similar to the way the NCAA basketball tournament field is set.

     WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Today's Wimbledon schedule is highlighted by second-round singles matches involving top sees Novak Djokovic (JOH'-koh-vihch) and Maria Sharapova. Roger Federer opens the Centre Court action, and Andy Roddick will try to complete his opening-round match against Jamie Baker. Second seeds Rafael Nadal (nah-DAHL') and Victoria Azarenka (ah-zah-REHN'-kah) were among yesterday's first-round winners.

     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Pacers could soon have a completely revamped management team in place. General manager David Morway resigned yesterday amid reports that president of basketball operations Larry Bird will step down as well. The Pacers have scheduled a news conference for this morning.

     UNDATED (AP) - The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to trade the 18th overall pick in the NBA draft to Houston for Chase Budinger, who averaged 9.6 points and 3.7 rebounds a game with the Rockets last season. And Detroit has shipped guard Ben Gordon and a future first-round pick to Charlotte for swingman Corey Maggette (muh-GET'-ee).

     CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR points leader Matt Kenseth is leaving Roush (rowsh) Fenway Racing at the end of the season. There was widespread speculation last weekend at Sonoma that Kenseth was leaving to join Joe Gibbs Racing, but Kenseth decline to discuss his future with the organization he has been with for all but one of his 452 career starts. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will be promoted to his seat in the Sprint Cup Series by Roush.

KWBG Sports for June 26th

 WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Second seeds Rafael Nadal (nah-DAHL') and Victoria Azarenka (as-ah-REHN'-kah) highlight the Day 2 schedule at Wimbledon. No. 1 seeds Novak Djokovic (JOH'-koh-vihk) and Maria Sharapova won their first-round matches yesterday, as did Agnieszka Radwanska (ag-NEHS'-kee-ah rad-WAHN'-skah), Sam Stosur, and Roger Federer. But five-time champ Venus Williams fell to Elena Vesnina 6-1, 6-3 and men's sixth seed Thomas Berdych was beaten by Ernests Gulbis.

     OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Ryan Lochte (LAHK'-tee) has won his latest showdown with Michael Phelps, beating the winningest Olympian ever for the first time in the 400 individual medley at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials Monday.  In taking the first spot on the Olympic team, Lochte extended his dominance of Phelps that goes back to last year's world championships, where the 27-year-old Floridian won five gold medals and both head-to-head races against Phelps.

     BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - A lawyer for Jerry Sandusky says the retired Penn State assistant football coach wants "people to know that he's not guilty." The 68-year-old former Penn State assistant football coach has been in jail since Friday, following his conviction on 45 counts of child sex abuse. Karl Rominger says Sandusky is being kept away from other inmates and has not been able to see his family pending a psychological evaluation.

     ATLANTA (AP) - Danny Ferry is the Atlanta Hawks' new president of basketball operations and general manager. Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson says Ferry has the right character and experience the team needs to create "enduring and successful organizations." Ferry comes to the Hawks after two years as vice president of basketball operations for the San Antonio Spurs.

     NEW YORK (AP) - Outfielder Marlon Byrd has been suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.  Byrd started the season with the Cubs and was dealt to the Red Sox on April 21. He was designated for assignment by Boston on June 9 and released four days later.

KWBG Sports for June 25th

 NEW YORK (AP) - Interleague play ended for the 2012 regular season with the New York Yankees edging the Mets 6-5 in the Subway Series finale. Robinson Cano (kuh-NOH') led off the eighth inning with his 16th home run for the Yanks, who ended starter R.A. Dickey's streak of 44 and two-thirds innings without allowing an earned run.

     SAN DIEGO (AP) - Edinson Volquez (VOHL'-kehz) and three relievers combined on a five-hitter in San Diego's 2-0 whitewash of Seattle. It was an emotional day for the Padres, who found out that longtime bullpen coach Darrel Akerfelds died from pancreatic cancer yesterday morning.

     OMAHA, Neb. (AP)- Konner Wade tossed a six-hitter for his third straight complete game in pitching Arizona to a 5-1 win over South Carolina in the opener of the best-of-three College World Series final. Robert Refsnyder homered for the Wildcats, who can wrap up the College World Series with a victory tonight in Omaha.

     SONOMA, Calif. (AP) - Clint Bowyer (BOY'-ur) raced to his first victory on a road course to win on the winding course at Sonoma. Tony Stewart finished second by passing defending champion Kurt Busch on the final lap.  It was Bowyer's first win since joining Michael Waltrip Racing.

     WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Both top seeds are scheduled to play on opening day at Wimbledon, the third grand slam tournament of the tennis season. Defending men's champion and top seed Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak JOH'-kuh-vich) opens play on Centre Court at Wimbledon against former No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero (8 a.m. Eastern) while women's top seed Maria Sharapova (shah-rah-POH'-vah), who completed a career grand slam at the recent French Open, is also scheduled to compete.

KWBG Sports for June 22nd

 MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James was named MVP of the NBA Finals after leading the Miami Heat to the title in five games following a convincing 121-106 win over Oklahoma City last night. It's the second title in six seasons for the Heat but the first for James, who led the rout with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists.

     PITTSBURGH (AP) - James McDonald pitched his first career complete game, Garrett Jones hit one of Pittsburgh's three home runs and the Pirates won for the fourth time in five games, 9-1 over the Minnesota Twins. The surging Pirates have won seven of their past eight series and have moved within two games of first-place Cincinnati in the NL Central.

     BOSTON (AP) - Daniel Nava singled in the go-ahead run to cap a three-run eighth inning and the surging Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of the stumbling Miami Marlins 6-5 last night. The Marlins took a lead in all three games but lost them all as they dropped their fourth straight and 13th in their last 15.

     UNDATED (AP)- The NHL has released its schedule for the upcoming season - if there's no work stoppage and that's a big if because the NHL's collective bargaining agreement expires Sept. 15. If the season goes as scheduled, the Los Angeles Kings will raise their Stanley Cup championship banner Oct. 12 when they play the New York Rangers.

     BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - The jury that already is sequestered won't consider it, but there's been a bombshell in the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse case. A lawyer for an adopted son of Jerry Sandusky says the man has told authorities the former Penn State assistant football coach abused him. Matt Sandusky is one of Jerry Sandusky's six adopted children.

KWBG Sports for June 21st

  CHICAGO (AP) - The BCS commissioners are backing a playoff plan with the sites for the national semifinals rotating among the major bowl games and a selection committee picking the teams. The plan will be presented to university presidents next week for approval, which is expected, with the four-team playoff starting in 2014.

     MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat can secure their second NBA title in six seasons with a victory tonight at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder, who trail the NBA Finals three games to one. If the Thunder break their three-game losing streak, the series will return to Oklahoma City for Game 6 Sunday night.

     NEW ORLEANS (AP)- The Washington Wizards and New Orleans Hornets swung a trade ahead of next Thursday night's NBA draft. The Hornets send forward Trevor Ariza (ah-REE'-zuh) and center Emeka Okafor (eh-MEH'-kuh OH'-kuh-fohr) to Washingtons for forward Rashard Lewis and a second-round draft pick.

     CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Charlotte Hornets tabbed former St. John's and Denver Nuggets assistant Mike Dunlap as their next coach to succeed Paul Silas, who went 7-59 for the worst winning percentage in NBA history. Dunlap's only NBA experience was as an assistant coach with the Denver Nuggets in 2006-08, but apparently that was enough to sway Hornets team owner Michael Jordan.

     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -Three-time defending national champion Connecticut was one of a record 10 schools banned by the NCAA in next year's  basketball postseason because of poor rates of academic progress for their athletes. Joining UConn on the sideline next March will be Arkansas-Pine Bluff, California-Riverside, Cal State Bakersfield, Jacksonville State, Mississippi Valley State, North Carolina-Wilmington, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Toledo and Towson.

KWBG Sports for June 20th

  MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James and the Miami Heat are one win away from an NBA championship. James had 26 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds before dealing with leg cramps late, Dwyane (dwayn) Wade and Mario Chalmers each scored 25 as the Heat rallied from 17 points down to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-98 to take a 3-1 series lead in the NBA Finals.

     NEW YORK (AP)- The Atlanta Braves thwarted the New York Yankees' attempt to match their longest winning streak in nearly a half-century. Tim Hudson labored through five innings but got the victory in the Braves' 4-3 win over New York, ending the Yankees' 10-game win streak.

     PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies' nightmare season continues. Not only are the Phils in last place in the National League East, their rookie infielder Freddy Galvis has been suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball for using a banned substance.

     BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - Dottie Sandusky has stood by her husband, posting his bail, accompanying him to court proceedings and yesterday taking the witness stand in her husband's sexual abuse trial. Jerry Sandusky's wife testified that she remembers most of the men who told a jury that her husband sexually abused them, but she said he never had inappropriate contact with them as boys.

     BALTIMORE (AP) - Secretariat may be the only thoroughbred in history to set a track record 39 years after he crossed the finish line. Secretariat's winning time in the 1973 Preakness has been changed to reflect that the Triple Crown-winning colt's time was actually faster than the stakes record, giving the great horse stakes records in all three Triple Crown races - the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes - that still stand.

KWBG Sports for June 19th

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Roger Clemens has been acquitted on all charges he obstructed and led to Congress in denying he used performance-enhancing drugs. Clemens was charged with two counts of perjury, three counts of making false statements and one count of obstructing Congress when he testified at a deposition and at a nationally televised hearing in February 2008. The charges centered on his repeated denials that he used steroids and human growth hormone during a 24-year career produced 354 victories.

     NEW YORK (AP) - New York Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey threw his second consecutive one-hitter last night in Queens while the New York Yankees collected their 10th straight win by beating Atlanta in the Bronx. Dickey struck out a career-high 13 and became the first major leaguer to pitch consecutive one-hitters in nearly 24 years to lead the Mets over Baltimore 5-0. Derek Jeter drove in three runs and CC Sabathia (suh-BATH'-ee-uh) pitched a seven-hitter as the Yanks topped the Braves 6-2.

     SAN DIEGO (AP) - LaDainian Tomlinson officially retired from the NFL yesterday after signing a ceremonial contract with the San Diego Chargers. The NFL's fifth-leading rusher on the career list played the first nine of his 11 pro seasons in a Bolts uniform before playing out the string with the New York Jets.

     BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - The judge in the Jerry Sandusky molestation trial says the defense has about a day and a half left of testimony and that they could begin deliberations on the case as early as Thursday, a quicker schedule than had been expected. The defense called six witnesses yesterday, all of whom did little to directly counter the testimony last week by eight young men who accused the former Penn State assistant football coach of sexually abusing them when they were children. Former Penn State assistant Dick Anderson testified that he and other football staff members were present when Sandusky brought young boys into the team's showers, but he said he never witnessed anything inappropriate.

     SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - San Jose Sharks head coach Todd McLellan will return for his fifth season as head coach. Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said McLellan and the coaching staff were still being evaluated shortly after the Sharks were knocked out of the playoffs in the first round by the St. Louis Blues. McLellan is 192-92-41 behind the bench, winning three straight Pacific Division titles before a second-place finish last season.

KWBG Sports for June 18th

  MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat have taken a 2-1 series lead in the NBA Finals by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 91-85 last night. LeBron James led the way with 29 points and 14 rebounds for the Heat, who have the next two games on their home court on Tuesday and Thursday nights.

     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Webb Simpson closed with a pair of 2-under 68s on the weekend to win the U.S. Open by one shot over Graeme McDowell and Michael Thompson. It's the first major title for Simpson, whose previous best finish in a major was a tie for 14th in last year's U.S. Open.

     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - For two rounds, Tiger Woods seemed to be in command in the U.S. Open. Then came a weekend of frustration that ran his winless streak in major championships to four years as Woods shot 75-73 on the weekend to finish six shots off the lead, tied for 21st.

     BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. has found Victory Lane for his first Sprint Cup victory in four years, ending a 143-race winless streak Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. Earnhardt beat Tony Stewart to the checkered flag to win again at Michigan, the same track where he previously won on June 15, 2008.

     WASHINGTON (AP) - The New York Yankees are on their longest winning streak in more than three years. The Yanks finished a three-game sweep in Washington by beating the Nationals 4-1 for the Yanks' ninth straight win behind home runs by Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano (kuh-NOH').

KWBG Sports for June 15th

 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - LeBron James scored 32 points and Dwyane (dwayn) Wade added 24 as the Miami Heat downed Oklahoma City 100-96 to even the NBA finals at a game apiece. Chris Bosh helped the Heat jump out to an 18-2 lead and finished with 16 points and 15 rebounds in his return to the starting lineup. Kevin Durant paced the Thunder with 32 points but missed a potential game-tying basket in the closing seconds.

     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Michael Thompson has a three-stroke lead over Tiger Woods and four others heading into the second round of the U.S. Open at Olympic Club in San Francisco. Thompson opened with a 4-under-par 66 that included seven birdies, four coming on the back nine. Woods shares second with David Toms, Nick Watney, Justin Rose and Graeme McDowell.

     HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Texans have extended the contracts of general manager Rick Smith and coach Gary Kubiak (KOO'-bee-ak), both of whom were in the final year of their current contract. Smith's extension is for four years, which will keep him with the team through 2016. Kubiak is now inked through 2014.

     DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Former Yankees manager Joe Torre will manage the United States at the World Baseball Classic next season. Torre managed major league teams for 29 seasons and is now Major League Baseball's Executive Vice President for Baseball Operations. The tournament begins with qualifiers in September and November of 2012.

     AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Lance Armstrong's lawyers are demanding access to evidence gathered by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. That includes the names of witnesses who say they saw the seven-time Tour de France champion use performance-enhancing drugs as well as all test results. The accusations of performance-enhancing drug use levied by USADA (yoo-SAH'-duh) prevent Armstrong from competing in a triathlon in France this month.

KWBG Sports for June 14th

 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Matt Cain authored the second perfect game of the 2012 baseball season in the San Francisco Giants' 10-0 whitewash of Houston last night. Cain fanned 14 and joined Phil Humber (UHM'-bur) of the Chicago White Sox with the second perfect game and fifth hitless game of the season.

     ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey allowed only an infield single in the first inning of his second career one-hitter and broke the New York Mets' record for consecutive scoreless innings in a 9-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays last night. Dickey, who improved to 10-1, broke Jerry Koosman's club record by going 32 and two-thirds scoreless innings before allowing a run in the bottom of the ninth.

     ST. LOUIS (AP) - Lance Lynn joined R.A. Dickey as the majors' first 10-game winners. The St. Louis hurler struck out a career-high 12 and Carlos Beltran hit his NL-best 19th home run in the Cardinals' 1-0 victory over the White Sox that ended Chicago's eight-game road winning streak.

     OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Thunder are looking to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals tonight after opening the series with a 105-95 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night. The Thunder are 9-0 at home in this year's playoffs as they stalk their first NBA title.

     SAN FRANCIACO (AP) - The 112th U.S. Open gets under way today at the Olympic Club in San Francisco in golf's second major of the season. There's a dream threesome pairing at 10:33 a.m. (Eastern time) of golfers who've won 19 majors among them -- Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Masters champion Bubba Watson.

     BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - Testimony continues today in the child sex abuse trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Three more accusers took the stand yesterday, bringing to five the number who have testified against the 68-year-old Sandusky, who is charged with sexually abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period.

KWBG Sports for June 13th

 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat Miami 105-94 to win the opener of the best-of-seven NBA Finals. Kevin Durant scored 17 of his 36 in the fourth quarter and Russell Westbrook added 27 for Oklahoma City, now 9-0 at home in the playoffs.

     ATLANTA (AP) - Alex Rodriguez cracked his 23rd career grand slam, matching Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig's record, and the New York Yankees scored six runs in the eighth inning to rally for their fifth straight win, 6-4 over the Atlanta Braves. Two batters after A-Rod connected, Nick Swisher hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Cory Gearrin to cap the six-run frame.

     LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed outfielder Andre Ethier (EE'-thee-ur) to an $85 million, five-year deal through 2017, keeping him and Matt Kemp together in the middle of the lineup. It's the Dodgers' first major move under a new ownership group that includes former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson.

     BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP)-  It's Day 3 of testimony in the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse trial in Pennsylvania. More graphic testimony was delivered yesterday, including that from former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary, who detailed what he saw when he found Sandusky and a young boy in a campus locker room shower one night in 2001.

     WASHINGTON (AP) - Jury deliberations have begun in the Roger Clemens perjury trial in Washington. A jury of eight women and four men will determined whether the former fireballing pitcher lied to Congress when he denied using steroids or human growth hormone.

KWBG Sports for June 12th

 LOS ANGELES (AP) - For the first time in their 45-year history, the Los Angeles Kings are the kings of hockey. The Kings, the first eighth seed to win hockey's biggest prize, won their first Stanley Cup by routing New Jersey 6-1 to win the series in six games.

     PARIS (AP) - It's a record seventh French Open title for Rafael Nadal (rah-fay-ehl nah-DAHL') and disappointment for Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak YOH'-koh-vihch), who was denied in trying to become the first man to win four straight major tennis titles in 43 years. Nadal completed his rain-suspended French Open final by beating Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 yesterday.

     ATLANTA (AP) - Ivan (ee-VAHN') Nova combined with four relievers on a five-hitter, and the New York Yankees blanked the Atlanta Braves 3-0 last night to claim a share of first place in the AL East for the first time in seven weeks. The Yankees have won four straight games and nine of 11 to move a season-best 10 games over .500.

     MIAMI (AP) - Receiver Chad Ochocinco (oh-choh-SINK'-oh) says on his Web site that he has signed with the Miami Dolphins four days after being released by the New England Patriots. The 34-year-old Ochocinco is a Miami native who played collegiately for the Hurricanes.

     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The 112th U.S. Open golf tournament that starts Thursday at Olympic Club in San Francisco will go on without Brandt Snedeker (SNEH'-deh-kur), who has withdrawn because of a rib injury. He was replaced in the field by Jordan Spieth, the first alternate who just finished his freshman year at Texas.

KWBG Sports for June 11th

 PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) - History was made at the LPGA Championship where Shanshan Fang became the first player from China to win an LPGA event. Feng, the only player from China on the ladies tour, shot a final-round 67 to win the second major of the ladies' golf season by two shots. She finished six under par.

     PARIS (AP) - The French Open final between Rafael Nadal (rah-fay-ehl nah-DAHL') and Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak YOH'-koh-vihch)  is scheduled to resume this morning after play was suspended in the fourth set because of rain, the first time in 39 years the tournament did not end on a Sunday. Nadal is leading 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 1-2 when play is scheduled to resume this morning at Roland Garros. (7 a.m. EDT).

     BALTIMORE (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles are the kings of extra innings. Matt Wieters (WEE'-turz) doubled in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th, and the Orioles defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 for their ninth straight extra-inning triumph.

     LONG POND, Pa. (AP) - Joey Logano slipped under Mark Martin in the closing laps yesterday at Pocono Raceway for his first victory since 2009 and became the first Sprint Cup driver this season to win from the pole. The 22-year-old Logano rallied past the 53-year-old Martin for a thrilling finish in the first 400-mile Sprint Cup race at Pocono.

     LOS ANGELES (AP) - For the third straight game, the Los Angeles Kings have a chance to put away the stubborn New Jersey Devils and win their first Stanley Cup in their 45-year history tonight. The Kings once had a 3-0 series lead that's now down to 3-2 and if the Devils prevail tonight at Staples Center, the Stanley Cup final will return to New Jersey for a winner-take-all Game 7 Wednesday night.

KWBG Sports for June 8th

 BOSTON (AP) - LeBron James scored 30 of his game-high 45 points in the first half as the Heat ripped Boston 98-79 to send the NBA's Eastern Conference finals back to Miami for Game 7 tomorrow. James shot 19-for-26 and finished with 15 rebounds to allow the Heat to overcome Dwyane (dwayn) Wade's 6-for-17 shooting. The Celtics trailed by as many as 12 in the first quarter and were down by 25 after James hit his final basket with 7:15 to play.

     PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have run their record to a major league-best 37-21 by doing something they hadn't accomplished since Leo Durocher was their manager and Jackie Robinson was playing for the Montreal Royals. The Dodgers fell behind 3-0 against the Phillies this afternoon before rallying for an 8-3 victory that gives them their first four-game sweep at Philadelphia since 1946. Andre Ethier (EE'-thee-ur) and Jerry Hairston Jr. drove in two runs apiece, and Matt Treanor (TRAY'-nor) supplied the tiebreaking single to cap a three-run sixth.

     UNDATED (AP) - R.A. Dickey became the majors' first nine-game winner of the season and stretched his shutout streak to 24 2/3 innings by blanking Washington on four hits over 7 1/3 to lead the New York Mets to a 3-1 win over the Nationals. Lucas Duda hit a two-run homer to back Dickey, who's 9-1 with a 2.44 ERA. Hours after Dickey's gem, Lance Lynn became the second nine-game winner while striking out a career-high 11 over six innings of the St. Louis Cardinals' 14-2 pounding of Houston.

     PARIS (AP) - Today's French Open men's semifinals have six-time champion Rafael Nadal (rah-fay-ehl nah-DAHL') taking on David Ferrer (feh-REHR') and top-seed Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak JOH'-kuh-vich) facing Roger Federer. Nadal is 15-4 versus Ferrer while Federer holds a 14-11 edge in career meetings with Djokovic. Maria Sharapova and Sara Errani advanced to Saturday's women's final by winning yesterday.

     MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Jeff Maggert and John Merrick share the lead heading into the second round of the PGA's St. Jude Classic in Memphis. Maggert and Merrick each opened with 4-under-par 66s, one stroke better than J.J. Henry, Jeff Overton, Arjun Atwal and Seung-Yul Noh.

KWBG Sports for June 7th

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Kevin Durant poured in 34 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as Oklahoma City rallied to win Game 6 of the Western Conference finals 107-99 over San Antonio, putting the Thunder in the NBA finals. Russell Westbrook added 25 points for the Thunder, who trailed by 18 in the first half and were down 63-48 at halftime before completing a sweep of the last four games in the series. Game 1 of the NBA finals will be Tuesday night in Oklahoma City against either Boston or Miami.

     LOS ANGELES (AP) - The New Jersey Devils prevented the Los Angeles Kings from celebrating their first Stanley Cup in 45 years last night. Adam Henrique (hehn-REEK') snapped a 1-1 tie with 4:29 remaining and the Devils forced a fifth game in the finals by downing the Kings 3-1 in Los Angeles. Patrik Elias (EH'-lee-ahsh) and Ilya Kovalchuk (KOH'-vul-chuhk) also had third-period goals for the Devils, who host Game 5 on Saturday.

     PARIS (AP) - Today's French Open schedule features the women's semifinals. Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova (kuh-VEE'-toh-vah) square off in the second match after Sam Stosur (STOH'-sur) takes on Sara Errani. Sharapova won her quarterfinal match in straight sets yesterday, and Kvitova dropped her opening set before advancing.

     BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - Jury selection has concluded in the child molestation case against former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, who faces a total of 52 counts involving 10 alleged victims over a 15-year span. The 12-person jury and four alternates include six current and former teachers, students and administrators at the school, and a woman who's been a football season ticket holder since the 1970s.

     PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Lawyers for former NFL players plan to file a single lawsuit today consolidating scores of complaints brought against the league in the past year accusing the NFL of concealing information linking football-related head injuries to permanent neurological problems. Plaintiffs lawyers say more than 80 pending lawsuits are consolidated in the "master complaint" being filed in Philadelphia. They involve thousands of retired players.

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   MIAMI (AP) - Kevin Garnett's 26 points and 11 rebounds powered the Boston Celtics to a stunning 94-90 road win over Miami to take a 3-2 lead in the NBA Eastern Conference finals. The Celtics have won three straight games and now can advance to the NBA Finals with a victory on their home court in Game 6 Thursday night.

     OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)- The Oklahoma City Thunder can advance to their first NBA Finals with a win at home tonight against San Antonio. The Thunder have won the last three games in this series to take a 3-2 lead heading into Game 6.

     LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Kings can wrap up their first Stanley Cup in their 45-year existence with a victory over New Jersey at home tonight. The eighth-seeded Kings are 3-0 in this series, 15-2 during the playoffs, and are coming off a thorough 4-0 victory over the Devils on Monday night.

     BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - The second day of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse case is today. Nine jurors were selected Tuesday, including a longtime Penn State football season ticketholder, with seven more needed to be picked.

     CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Financial terms weren't disclosed but the University of Miami says a lawsuit former football coach Randy Shannon filed in late April over outstanding payments has been settled. Shannon was fired Nov. 27, 2010 after going 28-22 in four seasons with the Hurricanes.

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 LOS ANGLES (AP) - Jonathan Quick posted his third shutout of the playoffs and the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings are one victory away from their first Stanley Cup championship in their 45-year history. Alec Martinez, Anze Kopitar (AHN'-jay KOH'-pih-tar), Jeff Carter and Justin Williams scored for the Kings, who can put away the Devils on Wednesday night with a victory at the Staples Center.

     SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The Oklahoma City Thunder moved to the brink of the NBA Finals by upsetting the San Antonio Spurs 108-103 to take a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference final. Kevin Durant had 27 and Russell Westbrook added 23 for the Thunder, who can clinch a berth in the finals with a victory at home Wednesday night in Game 6.

     BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - Jury selection in the Jerry Sandusky child molestation trial is expected to start today, but picking 12 people to decide the case that brought down coach Joe Paterno and scandalized Penn State could prove a monumental task. The trial is taking place in a county where practically everyone went to Penn State, works there, knows someone there or is a fan of the Nittany Lions football team.

     PARIS (AP) - Top-seed Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak YOH'-koh-vihch) is in quarterfinal action today at the French Open against fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (SAHNG'-guh) and third seed Roger Federer plays No. 9 Juan Martin del Potro (wahn mar-TEEN' dehl POHT'-roh). On the women's schedule, it's No. 6 Sam Stosur vs. No. 15 Dominika Cibulkova (see-buhl-KOH'-vuh).

     UNDATED (AP) - Boxer "Sugar" Shane Mosley is retiring, ending a career in which he won titles in three different weight classes, beat Oscar De La Hoya twice and never was knocked out. The 40-year-old announced on Twitter that he was hanging up his gloves, saying he "loved every moment of it. Win, lose or draw," windup with a 46-8-1 pro record.

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 BOSTON (AP) - It's now a best-of-three NBA Eastern Conference finals. Rajon Rondo (RAH'-zhahn RAHN'-doh) had 15 points and 15 assists, and scored the final three points of the Boston Celtics' 93-91 overtime victory over the Miami Heat that evened the Eastern Conference finals at two games apiece heading into Game 5 in Miami Tuesday night.

     NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Mets have climbed into a three-way virtual tie for the NL East lead as their pitchers have completely dominated the St. Louis Cardinals in taking the first three games of their wraparound four-game series. Jonathon Niese (nees) fanned 10 in six shutout innings of their 6-1 victory last night, following shutout performances by Johan (YOH'-han) Santana and R.A. Dickey the first two games of the series.

     ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) --The Texas Rangers salvaged the finale in Anaheim 7-3 as Nelson Cruz launched a two-run home run measured at 484 feet to help Matt Harrison improve to 7-3. The victory halted a four-game losing streak for the Rangers, who lead the Angels by 4-1/2 games in the AL West.

     DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Tiger Woods roared from four shots down yesterday to win the Memorial golf tournament for his second tournament win this year and his 73rd professional win, tying him for second with Jack Nicklaus. Woods is nine victories shy of all-time leader Sam Snead.

     DOVER, Del. (AP) -Five-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson led for 289 of the 400 laps to win at Dover International Speedway for the seventh time. That matches the mark held by Hall of Fame drivers Richard Petty and Bobby Allison, causing Johnson to exclaim afterward: "God, I love this place."

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 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Thabo Sefolosha (TAH'-boh seh-fah-LOH'-shah) had playoff career highs of 19 points and six steals as Oklahoma City hammered San Antonio 102-82 to get within two games to one in the NBA's Western Conference finals. Kevin Durant led all scorers with 22 points and helped the Thunder put an end to the Spurs' 20-game winning streak. Tony Parker and Stephen Jackson each had 16 points to pace the Spurs.

     CINCINNATI (AP) - Basketball Hall of Famer Jack Twyman has died at 78 from an aggressive form of blood cancer. Twyman starred at the University of Cincinnati and spent 11 seasons in the NBA with the Rochester and Cincinnati Royals, playing in six All-Star games. In 1958, after teammate Maurice Stokes was left paralyzed after a head injury suffered during a game, Twyman became his guardian to help Stokes receive medical benefits.

     DETROIT (AP) - Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom is hanging up his skates after spending his entire 20-year NHL career in Detroit, saying his drive and motivation are not when they need to be. The 42-year-old Swede is a seven-time Norris Trophy winner and a four-time Stanley Cup champ who set an NHL record by playing 1,564 games with one team.

     CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Bob Hartley is back in the NHL as coach of the Calgary Flames. He succeeds Brent Sutter, who left the team in April after three seasons. Hartley won the 2001 Stanley Cup during his five-year run with Colorado and also spent parts of five seasons coaching the Atlanta Thrashers.

     NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge has approved the settlement of a lawsuit brought by a trustee for Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff's victims against the owners of the New York Mets. The settlement calls for the Mets' owners to pay up to $162 million but nothing for four years. The deal was structured so the owners will pay much less than the maximum depending on what happens to their claims against Madoff's estate.