BOSTON (AP) - The New England Patriots confirm that quarterback Tom Brady was involved in a car accident this morning in Boston but is OK and expected to be at Gillette Stadium today to continue preparing for this week's season opener. Fire officials say a passenger in one vehicle was taken to a hospital with injuries not considered life threatening.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The party starts early in New Orleans, where the Super Bowl champion Saints and Minnesota Vikings kick off the 2010 NFL season this evening. It's a rematch of last year's NFC championship game that the Saints won 31-28 in overtime.
UNDATED (AP) - San Diego opened a little breathing room over San Francisco in the NL West entering today's opener of a four-game series between the division rivals in Southern California. The Padres blanked the L.A. Dodgers 4-zip last night, while the Giants absorbed a 3-1 loss at Arizona, giving San Diego a two-game advantage in the standings.
DETROIT (AP) - The White Sox are getting ready to take on the Tigers in the only afternoon start on a two-game American League schedule. Last night's 5-1 loss at Detroit was Chicago's second straight and dropped them 5 1/2 games behind the AL Central-leading Twins, who beat Kansas City 4-3 for their sixth straight win. Minnesota is off today.
NEW YORK (AP) - Five-time champion Roger Federer and women's top-seed Caroline Wozniacki (wohz-nee-AK'-ee) posted wins on a windy night at the U.S. Open and are through to the semifinals. There are two men's quarterfinals on today's slate at Flushing Meadows, with No. 12 Mikhail Youzhny (YOOS'-nee) facing 25th-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka (vah-VINK'-ah) this afternoon and top-seeded Rafael Nadal playing No. 8 Fernando Verdasco under the lights.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
KWBG Sports for September 8th
MILWAUKEE (AP) - All-time career saves leader Trevor Hoffman
earned his 600th save by pitching a scoreless ninth inning in the
Milwaukee Brewers' 4-2 win over St. Louis. Before a roaring crowd
at Miller Park, the 42-year-old Hoffman got a double play and a
groundout in the ninth before being mobbed by his teammates and
family after the historic save.
PHOENIX (AP) - Tim Lincecum (LINZ'-ih-kuhm) struck out 11, three
San Francisco players homered and the Giants beat the Arizona
Diamondbacks 6-3 to keep up the pressure on San Diego in the NL
West. The Padres remained one game ahead of the Giants by nipping
the L.A. Dodgers 2-1.
UNDATED (AP) - There's a new leader in the National League East
where the two-time defending NL champion Philadelphia Phillies have
overtaken the Atlanta Braves by a half-game. The Phils held off
Florida 8-7 while the Braves were dropping a 5-0 decision to the
last-place Pittsburgh Pirates.
MIAMI (AP) - Bill Parcells is turning over control of the Miami
Dolphins to general manager Jeff Ireland but will retain a role as
a daily consultant. The Dolphins say the change is part of a
long-range plan put in place when the Parcells regime took over at
the end of the 2007 season.
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin says picking
world No. 1-ranked Tiger Woods as one of his four captain's picks
for the Ryder Cup in three weeks was a no-brainer. Pavin also chose
a pair of major champions, Stewart Cink and Zach Johnson, and
21-year-old Rickie Fowler, who will be the youngest American Ryder
Cup player since Woods in 1997.
earned his 600th save by pitching a scoreless ninth inning in the
Milwaukee Brewers' 4-2 win over St. Louis. Before a roaring crowd
at Miller Park, the 42-year-old Hoffman got a double play and a
groundout in the ninth before being mobbed by his teammates and
family after the historic save.
PHOENIX (AP) - Tim Lincecum (LINZ'-ih-kuhm) struck out 11, three
San Francisco players homered and the Giants beat the Arizona
Diamondbacks 6-3 to keep up the pressure on San Diego in the NL
West. The Padres remained one game ahead of the Giants by nipping
the L.A. Dodgers 2-1.
UNDATED (AP) - There's a new leader in the National League East
where the two-time defending NL champion Philadelphia Phillies have
overtaken the Atlanta Braves by a half-game. The Phils held off
Florida 8-7 while the Braves were dropping a 5-0 decision to the
last-place Pittsburgh Pirates.
MIAMI (AP) - Bill Parcells is turning over control of the Miami
Dolphins to general manager Jeff Ireland but will retain a role as
a daily consultant. The Dolphins say the change is part of a
long-range plan put in place when the Parcells regime took over at
the end of the 2007 season.
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin says picking
world No. 1-ranked Tiger Woods as one of his four captain's picks
for the Ryder Cup in three weeks was a no-brainer. Pavin also chose
a pair of major champions, Stewart Cink and Zach Johnson, and
21-year-old Rickie Fowler, who will be the youngest American Ryder
Cup player since Woods in 1997.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
KWBG Sports for September 7th
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego Padres ended their 10-game losing
streak by beating the L.A. Dodgers 4-2 to retain their one-game
lead over San Francisco in the NL West. Nick Hundley homered and
drove in two runs for the Padres, who won for the first time since
Aug. 25.
NEW YORK (AP) - Five-time U.S. Open champion Roger Federer beat
13th-seeded Jurgen (YUR'-gihn) Melzer of Austria 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to
reach the quarterfinals at a 26th Grand Slam tournament in a row.
Next up for the second-seeded Federer is No. 5 Robin Soderling, the
man who upset Federer in this year's French Open quarterfinals.
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Third-ranked Boise State passed what might
be the toughest test on its schedule by rallying past 10th-ranked
Virginia Tech, 33-30. Kellen Moore completed 23 of 38 passes for
three TDs and hit Austin Pettis with a 13-yard touchdown pass with
1:09 left for the go-ahead score in Boise State's 15th straight
victory.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - New York Jets cornerback Darrelle
Revis (REE'-vihs) is due to practice today after signing a
lucrative four-year deal reportedly worth at least $46 million,
with $32 million guaranteed. Revis says he'll be ready to play in
the season opener against Baltimore.
NORTON, Mass. (AP) - Charley Hoffman earned his first PGA Tour
victory in three seasons by winning the Deutsche (DOY'-chuh) Bank
Championship, the second of the four events that comprise the FedEx
Cup. Hoffman moved up 57 spots to No. 2 in the FedEx Cup standings.
streak by beating the L.A. Dodgers 4-2 to retain their one-game
lead over San Francisco in the NL West. Nick Hundley homered and
drove in two runs for the Padres, who won for the first time since
Aug. 25.
NEW YORK (AP) - Five-time U.S. Open champion Roger Federer beat
13th-seeded Jurgen (YUR'-gihn) Melzer of Austria 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to
reach the quarterfinals at a 26th Grand Slam tournament in a row.
Next up for the second-seeded Federer is No. 5 Robin Soderling, the
man who upset Federer in this year's French Open quarterfinals.
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Third-ranked Boise State passed what might
be the toughest test on its schedule by rallying past 10th-ranked
Virginia Tech, 33-30. Kellen Moore completed 23 of 38 passes for
three TDs and hit Austin Pettis with a 13-yard touchdown pass with
1:09 left for the go-ahead score in Boise State's 15th straight
victory.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - New York Jets cornerback Darrelle
Revis (REE'-vihs) is due to practice today after signing a
lucrative four-year deal reportedly worth at least $46 million,
with $32 million guaranteed. Revis says he'll be ready to play in
the season opener against Baltimore.
NORTON, Mass. (AP) - Charley Hoffman earned his first PGA Tour
victory in three seasons by winning the Deutsche (DOY'-chuh) Bank
Championship, the second of the four events that comprise the FedEx
Cup. Hoffman moved up 57 spots to No. 2 in the FedEx Cup standings.
Monday, September 6, 2010
KWBG Sports for September 6th
UNDATED (AP) - The San Francisco Giants are within a game of San
Diego for first place in the National League West after the Padres
suffered their 10th consecutive loss. Troy Tulowitzki
(too-loh-WITS'-kee) drove in two runs and Melvin Mora singled home
the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning as Colorado downed San
Diego 4-2. Jonathan Sanchez allowed just three hits in seven
innings to lead the Giants past the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0.
UNDATED (AP) - Atlanta's lead in the National League East
remains a game over Philadelphia after the Braves and Phillies
lost. Atlanta erased a 6-0 deficit before pinch-hitter Scott
Cousins poked a game-winning single in the bottom of the 10th to
lift the Marlins past the Braves 7-6. Prince Fielder smacked a
three-run homer in the first inning to put Milwaukee ahead to stay
in a 6-2 triumph against the Phillies.
NEW YORK (AP) - Darrelle Revis (dah-REHL' REE'-vihs) and the New
York Jets have agreed to a new contract, ending the All-Pro
cornerback's holdout. The contract could be signed as early as
today, getting Revis back on the field in time for the opener next
Monday night against Baltimore at home.
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) - Tony Stewart pulled away from Carl Edwards
on the final restart and completed an impressive victory in the
Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Stewart finished
1.3 seconds ahead of Edwards to end a victory drought of almost one
full year. Jimmie Johnson was third, following by Jeff Burton, Kyle
Busch and Kurt Busch.
NEW YORK (AP) - Top seed Rafael Nadal (nah-DAHL'), American Sam
Querrey, David Ferrer and No. 8 Fernando Verdasco were among the
third-round winners at the U.S. Open yesterday. Fourth-round
winners on the women's side include defending champ Kim Clijsters
(KLYS'-turz), two-time champion Venus Williams, and Francesca
Schiavone (skee-uh-VOH'-nee).
Diego for first place in the National League West after the Padres
suffered their 10th consecutive loss. Troy Tulowitzki
(too-loh-WITS'-kee) drove in two runs and Melvin Mora singled home
the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning as Colorado downed San
Diego 4-2. Jonathan Sanchez allowed just three hits in seven
innings to lead the Giants past the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0.
UNDATED (AP) - Atlanta's lead in the National League East
remains a game over Philadelphia after the Braves and Phillies
lost. Atlanta erased a 6-0 deficit before pinch-hitter Scott
Cousins poked a game-winning single in the bottom of the 10th to
lift the Marlins past the Braves 7-6. Prince Fielder smacked a
three-run homer in the first inning to put Milwaukee ahead to stay
in a 6-2 triumph against the Phillies.
NEW YORK (AP) - Darrelle Revis (dah-REHL' REE'-vihs) and the New
York Jets have agreed to a new contract, ending the All-Pro
cornerback's holdout. The contract could be signed as early as
today, getting Revis back on the field in time for the opener next
Monday night against Baltimore at home.
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) - Tony Stewart pulled away from Carl Edwards
on the final restart and completed an impressive victory in the
Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Stewart finished
1.3 seconds ahead of Edwards to end a victory drought of almost one
full year. Jimmie Johnson was third, following by Jeff Burton, Kyle
Busch and Kurt Busch.
NEW YORK (AP) - Top seed Rafael Nadal (nah-DAHL'), American Sam
Querrey, David Ferrer and No. 8 Fernando Verdasco were among the
third-round winners at the U.S. Open yesterday. Fourth-round
winners on the women's side include defending champ Kim Clijsters
(KLYS'-turz), two-time champion Venus Williams, and Francesca
Schiavone (skee-uh-VOH'-nee).
Friday, September 3, 2010
KWBG Sports for September 3rd
HONOLULU (AP) - The Lane Kiffin coaching era at Southern
California opened with the 14th-ranked Trojans posting a
high-scoring 49-36 victory at Hawaii last night. Trojans QB Matt
Barkley completed 18 of 23 passes for 257 yards and five
touchdowns, including four in the first half.
ATLANTA (AP) - Parris Lee scored the first touchdown in Georgia
State history, Drew Little threw a pair of scoring passes and the
Panthers won their inaugural game by beating Shorter 41-7 before
30,237 at the Georgia Dome last night. The game marked the return
to coaching for 67-year-old Bill Curry, who had not been on the
sideline since being forced out by Kentucky in 1996.
NEW YORK (AP) - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell (guh-DEHL') will
meet with Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger (RAWTH'-lihs-bur-gur)
today to discuss the quarterback's six-game suspension. Backup
Steelers QB Byron Leftwich sprained his left knee in last night's
preseason finale, which probably means that third-stringer Dennis
Dixon will be the Steelers' starting QB for their regular season
opener against Atlanta.
NEW YORK (AP) - Maria Sharapova has advanced to the third round
of the U.S. Open with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Iveta Benesova of the
Czech Republic. Playing under the lights in New York last night,
the 14th-seeded Sharapova came suitably dressed with her dark blue
dress, which had a black collar and lapels, giving it a tuxedo-like
effect.
DENVER (AP) - Chase Utley drove in six runs and hit a grand slam
to cap a nine-run seventh inning last night as the Philadelphia
Phillies overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies
12-11. The Phillies moved within two games of NL East-leading
Atlanta, which dropped a 4-2 decision to the New York Mets.
California opened with the 14th-ranked Trojans posting a
high-scoring 49-36 victory at Hawaii last night. Trojans QB Matt
Barkley completed 18 of 23 passes for 257 yards and five
touchdowns, including four in the first half.
ATLANTA (AP) - Parris Lee scored the first touchdown in Georgia
State history, Drew Little threw a pair of scoring passes and the
Panthers won their inaugural game by beating Shorter 41-7 before
30,237 at the Georgia Dome last night. The game marked the return
to coaching for 67-year-old Bill Curry, who had not been on the
sideline since being forced out by Kentucky in 1996.
NEW YORK (AP) - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell (guh-DEHL') will
meet with Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger (RAWTH'-lihs-bur-gur)
today to discuss the quarterback's six-game suspension. Backup
Steelers QB Byron Leftwich sprained his left knee in last night's
preseason finale, which probably means that third-stringer Dennis
Dixon will be the Steelers' starting QB for their regular season
opener against Atlanta.
NEW YORK (AP) - Maria Sharapova has advanced to the third round
of the U.S. Open with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Iveta Benesova of the
Czech Republic. Playing under the lights in New York last night,
the 14th-seeded Sharapova came suitably dressed with her dark blue
dress, which had a black collar and lapels, giving it a tuxedo-like
effect.
DENVER (AP) - Chase Utley drove in six runs and hit a grand slam
to cap a nine-run seventh inning last night as the Philadelphia
Phillies overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies
12-11. The Phillies moved within two games of NL East-leading
Atlanta, which dropped a 4-2 decision to the New York Mets.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
KWBG Sports for September 2nd
UNDATED (AP) - The major college football season kicks off
tonight with four teams in the AP Top-25 rankings seeing early
season action. Second-ranked Ohio State is home against Marshall,
No. 13 Miami takes on Florida A&M, 14th-ranked Southern California
travels to Hawaii in coach Lane Kiffin's debut with the Trojans and
15th-ranked Pittsburgh gets an early test by traveling two time
zones to play at Utah in a rematch of the 2004 Fiesta Bowl won by
the Utes.
UNDATED (AP) - It'll be a new-look 12-team Big Ten operating out
of two divisions with a championship game starting in the 2011
season. Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota and
Northwestern will make up one division while Ohio State, Penn
State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Purdue and Indiana are in the other.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco's Tim Lincecum
(LINZ'-ih-kuhm) outdueled Colorado fireballer Ubaldo Jimenez
(oo-BAHL'-doh hih-MEHN'-ehz) and ended his career-worst personal
five-game losing streak as the Giants nipped the Rockies 2-1.
Jimenez was denied a Rockies-record 18th victory for his fifth
straight start.
CLEVELAND (AP) - Manny Ramirez got a hit in his fourth at-bat
with the Chicago White Sox in their 6-4 win over Cleveland.
Ramirez, who was batting fifth as a DH in the White Sox lineup, got
hit by a pitch in the ninth inning right after Paul Konerko hit a
go-ahead three-run home run.
NEW YORK (AP) - Last night's ouster of ninth-seed Andy Roddick,
the 2003 U.S. Open champion, leaves Roger Federer as the only past
champion still alive at the U.S. Open. Roddick lost to 44th-ranked
Janko Tipsarevic (YAHN'-koh tihp-SAYR'-oh-vihch) of Serbia 3-6,
7-5, 6-3, 7-6.
tonight with four teams in the AP Top-25 rankings seeing early
season action. Second-ranked Ohio State is home against Marshall,
No. 13 Miami takes on Florida A&M, 14th-ranked Southern California
travels to Hawaii in coach Lane Kiffin's debut with the Trojans and
15th-ranked Pittsburgh gets an early test by traveling two time
zones to play at Utah in a rematch of the 2004 Fiesta Bowl won by
the Utes.
UNDATED (AP) - It'll be a new-look 12-team Big Ten operating out
of two divisions with a championship game starting in the 2011
season. Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota and
Northwestern will make up one division while Ohio State, Penn
State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Purdue and Indiana are in the other.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco's Tim Lincecum
(LINZ'-ih-kuhm) outdueled Colorado fireballer Ubaldo Jimenez
(oo-BAHL'-doh hih-MEHN'-ehz) and ended his career-worst personal
five-game losing streak as the Giants nipped the Rockies 2-1.
Jimenez was denied a Rockies-record 18th victory for his fifth
straight start.
CLEVELAND (AP) - Manny Ramirez got a hit in his fourth at-bat
with the Chicago White Sox in their 6-4 win over Cleveland.
Ramirez, who was batting fifth as a DH in the White Sox lineup, got
hit by a pitch in the ninth inning right after Paul Konerko hit a
go-ahead three-run home run.
NEW YORK (AP) - Last night's ouster of ninth-seed Andy Roddick,
the 2003 U.S. Open champion, leaves Roger Federer as the only past
champion still alive at the U.S. Open. Roddick lost to 44th-ranked
Janko Tipsarevic (YAHN'-koh tihp-SAYR'-oh-vihch) of Serbia 3-6,
7-5, 6-3, 7-6.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
KWBG Sports for September 1st
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram will
miss Alabama's season opener against San Jose State Saturday after
injuring his left knee during practice. Coach Nick Saban said in a
statement that the star tailback had an arthroscopic procedure
Tuesday and should make a full recovery in a "relatively short
time."
UNDATED (AP) - Minnesota wide receiver Sidney Rice will be
ineligible to play in the first six games of the regular season
after being put on the physically unable to perform list following
hip surgery last week. He's expected to need at least two months of
recovery.
MIAMI (AP) - Washington Nationals rookie ace Stephen Strasburg
will have Tommy John surgery on Friday to rebuild his injured right
elbow. Strasburg tore a ligament while pitching Aug. 21 in
Philadelphia after going 5-3 with a 2.91 ERA and 92 strikeouts in
68 innings.
NEW YORK (AP) - Top seeds Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki
(vohz-nee-AK'-ee) were straight-sets winners in the first round of
the U.S. Open yesterday. Other winners on the men's side include
Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak JOH'-kuh-vich) Mardy Fish and James Blake.
Maria Sharapova, Jelena Jankovic (yeh-LAY'-nuh YANK'-oh-vihch) and
Svetlana Kuznetsova (sveht-LAH'-nah kooz-NET'-soh-vah) advanced on
the women's side, but No. 8 Li Na was the highest seed to fall
yesterday.
PROVO, Utah (AP) - BYU says it will go independent in football
while joining the West Coast Conference in all other sports in the
2011-2012 school year. The Cougars had an agreement to join the
Western Athletic Conference in everything but football earlier this
month, but that fell apart when the Mountain West Conference
invited Nevada and Fresno State to leave the WAC for the MWC.
miss Alabama's season opener against San Jose State Saturday after
injuring his left knee during practice. Coach Nick Saban said in a
statement that the star tailback had an arthroscopic procedure
Tuesday and should make a full recovery in a "relatively short
time."
UNDATED (AP) - Minnesota wide receiver Sidney Rice will be
ineligible to play in the first six games of the regular season
after being put on the physically unable to perform list following
hip surgery last week. He's expected to need at least two months of
recovery.
MIAMI (AP) - Washington Nationals rookie ace Stephen Strasburg
will have Tommy John surgery on Friday to rebuild his injured right
elbow. Strasburg tore a ligament while pitching Aug. 21 in
Philadelphia after going 5-3 with a 2.91 ERA and 92 strikeouts in
68 innings.
NEW YORK (AP) - Top seeds Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki
(vohz-nee-AK'-ee) were straight-sets winners in the first round of
the U.S. Open yesterday. Other winners on the men's side include
Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak JOH'-kuh-vich) Mardy Fish and James Blake.
Maria Sharapova, Jelena Jankovic (yeh-LAY'-nuh YANK'-oh-vihch) and
Svetlana Kuznetsova (sveht-LAH'-nah kooz-NET'-soh-vah) advanced on
the women's side, but No. 8 Li Na was the highest seed to fall
yesterday.
PROVO, Utah (AP) - BYU says it will go independent in football
while joining the West Coast Conference in all other sports in the
2011-2012 school year. The Cougars had an agreement to join the
Western Athletic Conference in everything but football earlier this
month, but that fell apart when the Mountain West Conference
invited Nevada and Fresno State to leave the WAC for the MWC.
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