LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl returned from
an eight-game suspension, but couldn't have liked what he saw from
his Vols last night. The 18th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats ripped the
Vols 73-61 as Pearl returned from a suspension handed out by the
SEC for lying to NCAA investigators looking into the Vols'
recruiting practices.
UNDATED (AP) - Michigan State and North Carolina are moving
forward with plans to play a basketball game aboard an aircraft
carrier next Veterans' Day. Michigan State athletic director Mark
Hollis says the long-discussed game will take place this year in
San Diego's harbor.
HOUSTON (AP) - Kevin Love set a Minnesota record with his 38th
consecutive double-double, scoring 20 points and grabbing 14
rebounds in the Timberwolves' 112-108 win over Houston. Love passed
Kevin Garnett for Minnesota's double-double record and his is the
longest since Moses Malone had 44 in a row during the 1982-83
season
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Green Bay Packers fans enjoyed a final
celebration for their Super Bowl heroes during a victory party at
Lambeau Field. Coach Mike McCarthy brought out the Lombardi Trophy
and promised fans to win next year's Super Bowl as fans screamed
their approval.
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - The Toronto Maple Leafs took advantage of
the New York Islanders emergency goalie and snapped a five-game,
road-losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the Isles. New York was
forced to start Mikko Koskinen in his NHL debut after second-string
goalie Kevin Poulin hurt his left leg during pregame warmups.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
KWBG Sports for February 8th
DALLAS (AP) - The Cleveland Cavaliers now have lost more
consecutive games than any other team in NBA history. Jason Terry
scored 23 and Dallas won its ninth in a row, 99-96 over the
Cavaliers, who've lost 25 in a row.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Unhappy with his new role as DH,
all-time Texas career hits leader Michael Young has asked the
Rangers to trade him. But Texas GM Jon Daniels says no trade is
imminent.
NEW YORK (AP) - Green Bay's nerve-wracking 31-25 Super Bowl
victory over Pittsburgh set a new U.S. television viewership record
- 111 million people, compared with the 106.5 million who watched
the 2010 Super Bowl between New Orleans and Indianapolis. The
series finale of "M-A-S-H" had held the title of the most-watched
TV show in the United States for 27 years, but now it's No. 3.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The last coaching vacancy has been
filled. The Tennessee Titans named longtime offensive line coach
Mike Munchak to replace Jeff Fisher, who left after 16 years
coaching the Titans following their 6-10 season.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - They had to wait until Monday to crown
the winner of the Phoenix Open golf tournament, but that was just
fine with Mark Wilson. The journeyman outlasted Jason Dufner on the
second playoff hole for Wilson's second victory this year, and
fourth of his career.
consecutive games than any other team in NBA history. Jason Terry
scored 23 and Dallas won its ninth in a row, 99-96 over the
Cavaliers, who've lost 25 in a row.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Unhappy with his new role as DH,
all-time Texas career hits leader Michael Young has asked the
Rangers to trade him. But Texas GM Jon Daniels says no trade is
imminent.
NEW YORK (AP) - Green Bay's nerve-wracking 31-25 Super Bowl
victory over Pittsburgh set a new U.S. television viewership record
- 111 million people, compared with the 106.5 million who watched
the 2010 Super Bowl between New Orleans and Indianapolis. The
series finale of "M-A-S-H" had held the title of the most-watched
TV show in the United States for 27 years, but now it's No. 3.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The last coaching vacancy has been
filled. The Tennessee Titans named longtime offensive line coach
Mike Munchak to replace Jeff Fisher, who left after 16 years
coaching the Titans following their 6-10 season.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - They had to wait until Monday to crown
the winner of the Phoenix Open golf tournament, but that was just
fine with Mark Wilson. The journeyman outlasted Jason Dufner on the
second playoff hole for Wilson's second victory this year, and
fourth of his career.
Monday, February 7, 2011
KWBG Sports for February 7th
DALLAS (AP) - The Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers
31-25 yesterday at Cowboys Stadium for their fourth Super Bowl
victory and 13th NFL championship. Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers
completed 24 of his 39 passes for 304 yards, three touchdowns and
no interceptions for the Packers, who also scored on Nick Collins'
37-yard interception return. The Packers held Rashard Mendenhall to
63 yards on 14 carries and caused him to fumble, setting up Green
Bay's final TD.
DALLAS (AP) - About 400 fans were not allowed inside Cowboys
Stadium for Super Bowl 45 because temporary seating on the third
and fifth levels was deemed unsafe. Another 850 people were
relocated elsewhere in the stadium, while those turned away were
promised a refund of triple the face value of their ticket. About
15,000 temporary seats were added to the stadium in a bid to set
the record for the largest crowd in Super Bowl history, but
attendance fell short of the mark.
DALLAS (AP) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is the
first unanimous winner of The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable
Player Award since the AP began using a nationwide panel of media
members who cover the league. Brady threw for 36 touchdowns, was
intercepted just four times and wasn't picked off over his final
335 regular-season attempts in leading the Patriots to a
league-best 14-2 record.
DALLAS (AP) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (guh-DEHL') says
this weekend's bargaining session with the players' union was
"beneficial," telling "Fox News Sunday" that drug testing is a
key issue in labor talks. Goodell says "a number of" individual
players and owners participated in a two-hour meeting Saturday, the
first formal bargaining session since November.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma
(BYLZ'-muh) nodded his head yes yesterday when asked if he was
preparing as if injured Evgeni Malkin (ehv-GEH'-nee MAHL'-kihn)
won't return until the fall. An MRI on Saturday showed the all-star
center tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee Friday night in his
first game back after sitting out five straight with a knee problem
and a sinus infection.
31-25 yesterday at Cowboys Stadium for their fourth Super Bowl
victory and 13th NFL championship. Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers
completed 24 of his 39 passes for 304 yards, three touchdowns and
no interceptions for the Packers, who also scored on Nick Collins'
37-yard interception return. The Packers held Rashard Mendenhall to
63 yards on 14 carries and caused him to fumble, setting up Green
Bay's final TD.
DALLAS (AP) - About 400 fans were not allowed inside Cowboys
Stadium for Super Bowl 45 because temporary seating on the third
and fifth levels was deemed unsafe. Another 850 people were
relocated elsewhere in the stadium, while those turned away were
promised a refund of triple the face value of their ticket. About
15,000 temporary seats were added to the stadium in a bid to set
the record for the largest crowd in Super Bowl history, but
attendance fell short of the mark.
DALLAS (AP) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is the
first unanimous winner of The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable
Player Award since the AP began using a nationwide panel of media
members who cover the league. Brady threw for 36 touchdowns, was
intercepted just four times and wasn't picked off over his final
335 regular-season attempts in leading the Patriots to a
league-best 14-2 record.
DALLAS (AP) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (guh-DEHL') says
this weekend's bargaining session with the players' union was
"beneficial," telling "Fox News Sunday" that drug testing is a
key issue in labor talks. Goodell says "a number of" individual
players and owners participated in a two-hour meeting Saturday, the
first formal bargaining session since November.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma
(BYLZ'-muh) nodded his head yes yesterday when asked if he was
preparing as if injured Evgeni Malkin (ehv-GEH'-nee MAHL'-kihn)
won't return until the fall. An MRI on Saturday showed the all-star
center tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee Friday night in his
first game back after sitting out five straight with a knee problem
and a sinus infection.
Friday, February 4, 2011
KWBG Sports for February 4th
UNDATED (AP) - The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers
were without key players as they worked out yesterday in
preparation for Super Bowl 45. Packers receiver Donald Driver sat
out because of a thigh injury, while linebacker Erik Walden missed
the workout because of an ankle sprain. Steelers center Maurkice
(MAHR'-kees) Pouncey got treatment for his sprained left ankle
during Pittsburgh's workout, and defensive end Aaron Smith didn't
participate in scrimmages as he tries to return from a torn triceps
muscle.
DALLAS (AP) - Another disagreement has developed in the ongoing
NFL labor situation, this time over franchise tags put on players.
The league is telling clubs they can place that designation on
players whose contracts are expiring, even if there's no new
collective bargaining agreement to replace the one that ends March
3. The union is telling agents the NFL is wrong about that.
NEW YORK (AP) - The Clippers' Blake Griffin is going to his
first All-Star game, and Kevin Garnett matched an NBA record with
his 14th straight selection as one of a record-tying four Boston
Celtics selected for the midseason event. Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce
and Ray Allen will accompany Garnett, who equaled Jerry West,
Shaquille O'Neal and Karl Malone for the most consecutive
selections. The Celtics joined the 2006 Detroit Pistons as the only
teams to have four players picked as reserves by the coaches.
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Yankees lefty Andy Pettitte will
announce his retirement at a news conference later today. Pettitte
spent 13 seasons with the Yankees and three years with the Astros,
going 240-138 with a 3.88 ERA. He's the all-time leader in
postseason victories, pitching to a 19-10 mark with a 3.83 earned
run average.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Four players share the first-round lead
at the Phoenix Open. Bill Haas, Jason Bohn, Tom Gillis and Tom
Lehman (LAY'-mihn) each opened with 6-under 65's. Lucas Glover,
Chris Couch and Ben Crane are one shot back, one ahead of a sextet
that includes Phil Mickelson.
were without key players as they worked out yesterday in
preparation for Super Bowl 45. Packers receiver Donald Driver sat
out because of a thigh injury, while linebacker Erik Walden missed
the workout because of an ankle sprain. Steelers center Maurkice
(MAHR'-kees) Pouncey got treatment for his sprained left ankle
during Pittsburgh's workout, and defensive end Aaron Smith didn't
participate in scrimmages as he tries to return from a torn triceps
muscle.
DALLAS (AP) - Another disagreement has developed in the ongoing
NFL labor situation, this time over franchise tags put on players.
The league is telling clubs they can place that designation on
players whose contracts are expiring, even if there's no new
collective bargaining agreement to replace the one that ends March
3. The union is telling agents the NFL is wrong about that.
NEW YORK (AP) - The Clippers' Blake Griffin is going to his
first All-Star game, and Kevin Garnett matched an NBA record with
his 14th straight selection as one of a record-tying four Boston
Celtics selected for the midseason event. Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce
and Ray Allen will accompany Garnett, who equaled Jerry West,
Shaquille O'Neal and Karl Malone for the most consecutive
selections. The Celtics joined the 2006 Detroit Pistons as the only
teams to have four players picked as reserves by the coaches.
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Yankees lefty Andy Pettitte will
announce his retirement at a news conference later today. Pettitte
spent 13 seasons with the Yankees and three years with the Astros,
going 240-138 with a 3.88 ERA. He's the all-time leader in
postseason victories, pitching to a 19-10 mark with a 3.83 earned
run average.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Four players share the first-round lead
at the Phoenix Open. Bill Haas, Jason Bohn, Tom Gillis and Tom
Lehman (LAY'-mihn) each opened with 6-under 65's. Lucas Glover,
Chris Couch and Ben Crane are one shot back, one ahead of a sextet
that includes Phil Mickelson.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
KWBG Sports for February 3rd
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Kevin Durant continued a scoring tear with
43 points and 10 rebounds and led a key fourth-quarter run and the
Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Hornets 104-93. Durant
surpassed 40 points for the third time in four games, and leads the
NBA with five 40-point games this season.
CELVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Cavaliers' long losing streak is
almost history. Cleveland's slide reached 22 games - one shy of the
NBA's single-season record - as Danny Granger scored 23 in
Indiana's 117-112 win over the Cavaliers, who can tie the mark with
a loss in Memphis on Friday night.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Rick Jackson had 13 points and 13
rebounds in 17th-ranked Syracuse's 66-58 victory over sixth-ranked
Connecticut last night as the Orange avoided the first five-game
losing streak in coach Jim Boeheim's (BAY'-hymz) 35 seasons.
Brandon Triche had 16 points for the Orange.
DALLAS (AP) - New England coach Bill Belichick easily beat out
Tampa Bay's Raheem Morris to win his third Associated Press NFL
Coach of the Year award. Belichick, who won in 2003 and 2007, now
trails only Don Shula, a four-time winner of the award.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - With overnight temperatures in the 20s,
frost delays might be in store for today's first round of the
Phoenix Open. Bubba Watson enters this event coming off a
one-stroke victory over Phil Mickelson last weekend.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
KWBG Sports for February 2nd
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers rookie center
Maurkice (mar-KEES') Pouncey says he still hopes to play in the
Super Bowl against the Packers despite dealing with a high left
ankle sprain. The Pro Bowl pick was off crutches at media day on
Tuesday, but still has a bulky walking boot on his left foot.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans center Emeka Okafor (eh-MEH'-kuh
OH'-kuh-fohr) will be sidelined one to three weeks because of his
strained abdominal muscle. Okafor was injured late in the first
half of Sunday's loss at Phoenix. Okafor is the Hornets' leading
rebounder with 10.1 per game and has averaged 11.1 points and 1.8
blocks this season.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon says team
president Larry Bird's job is safe through the rest of the season,
and that he could be back next year despite the team's current
18-27 record. Some fans have grown restless because the Pacers have
missed the playoffs for four straight seasons. Simon told The
Associated Press that he feels Bird has done a good job since
taking full control of basketball decisions after the 2007-08
season.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Sabres owner Tom Golisano (gah-lih-SAH'noh)
has agreed to sell the NHL franchise to Pennsylvania businessman
Terry Pegula, pending league approval. The team announced the
agreement, but details were not released. Golisano and managing
partner Larry Quinn have scheduled a news conference for Thursday.
The Buffalo News reports the agreement includes $175 million for
the Sabres and an additional $14 million in liabilities.
UNDATED (AP) - The New York Mets' top officials have met with
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig (SEE'-lihg) to discuss the team's
finances, days after team ownership announced it will consider
seeking a minority partner. A person familiar with the meeting says
it involved owner Fred Wilpon, team president Saul Katz and chief
operating officer Jeff Wilpon and took place at the commissioner's
office. The Wilpons were sued last month by trustee Irving Picard,
who's seeking to recover money for victims of the Bernie Madoff
Ponzi scheme.
Maurkice (mar-KEES') Pouncey says he still hopes to play in the
Super Bowl against the Packers despite dealing with a high left
ankle sprain. The Pro Bowl pick was off crutches at media day on
Tuesday, but still has a bulky walking boot on his left foot.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans center Emeka Okafor (eh-MEH'-kuh
OH'-kuh-fohr) will be sidelined one to three weeks because of his
strained abdominal muscle. Okafor was injured late in the first
half of Sunday's loss at Phoenix. Okafor is the Hornets' leading
rebounder with 10.1 per game and has averaged 11.1 points and 1.8
blocks this season.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon says team
president Larry Bird's job is safe through the rest of the season,
and that he could be back next year despite the team's current
18-27 record. Some fans have grown restless because the Pacers have
missed the playoffs for four straight seasons. Simon told The
Associated Press that he feels Bird has done a good job since
taking full control of basketball decisions after the 2007-08
season.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Sabres owner Tom Golisano (gah-lih-SAH'noh)
has agreed to sell the NHL franchise to Pennsylvania businessman
Terry Pegula, pending league approval. The team announced the
agreement, but details were not released. Golisano and managing
partner Larry Quinn have scheduled a news conference for Thursday.
The Buffalo News reports the agreement includes $175 million for
the Sabres and an additional $14 million in liabilities.
UNDATED (AP) - The New York Mets' top officials have met with
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig (SEE'-lihg) to discuss the team's
finances, days after team ownership announced it will consider
seeking a minority partner. A person familiar with the meeting says
it involved owner Fred Wilpon, team president Saul Katz and chief
operating officer Jeff Wilpon and took place at the commissioner's
office. The Wilpons were sued last month by trustee Irving Picard,
who's seeking to recover money for victims of the Bernie Madoff
Ponzi scheme.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
KWBG Sports for February 1st
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Third-ranked Texas built a
25-point lead by halftime and walloped 16th-ranked Texas A&M 69-49
behind Jordan Hamilton's 20 points. That's the Longhorns' first
victory in College Station since 2004.
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a game featuring 16 turnovers by each team,
13th-ranked Georgetown won its fifth in row, 62-59 over 15th-ranked
Louisville. Chris Wright hit for a career-high 24 for the Hoyas.
DALLAS (AP) - Pittsburgh safety Troy Polamalu (poh-luh-MAH'-loo)
is the Associated Press 2010 NFL Defensive Player of the Year
award, edging Green Bay linebacker Clay Matthews 17-15 in a vote of
a nationwide panel of 50 media members. The pair will be on the
field for Sunday's Super Bowl.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Injured Pittsburgh forward Evgeni Malkin
returned to practice yesterday and is a step closer to his eventual
return to game action. He's missed three games with a knee injury
and sinus infection and will probably also sit out tonight's game
in New York against the Rangers.
MIAMI (AP) - The Cleveland Cavaliers are two losses shy of tying
the single-season NBA longest losing streak after suffering their
21st straight loss, 117-90 to Miami last night. Dwayne (dwayn) Wade
led the way with 34, ex-Cav LeBron James added 24 and eight assists
and ex-Cav center Zydrunas Ilgauskas (zih-DROO'-nuhs
ihl-GOWS'-kuhs) contributed 12 points and 13 rebounds.
25-point lead by halftime and walloped 16th-ranked Texas A&M 69-49
behind Jordan Hamilton's 20 points. That's the Longhorns' first
victory in College Station since 2004.
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a game featuring 16 turnovers by each team,
13th-ranked Georgetown won its fifth in row, 62-59 over 15th-ranked
Louisville. Chris Wright hit for a career-high 24 for the Hoyas.
DALLAS (AP) - Pittsburgh safety Troy Polamalu (poh-luh-MAH'-loo)
is the Associated Press 2010 NFL Defensive Player of the Year
award, edging Green Bay linebacker Clay Matthews 17-15 in a vote of
a nationwide panel of 50 media members. The pair will be on the
field for Sunday's Super Bowl.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Injured Pittsburgh forward Evgeni Malkin
returned to practice yesterday and is a step closer to his eventual
return to game action. He's missed three games with a knee injury
and sinus infection and will probably also sit out tonight's game
in New York against the Rangers.
MIAMI (AP) - The Cleveland Cavaliers are two losses shy of tying
the single-season NBA longest losing streak after suffering their
21st straight loss, 117-90 to Miami last night. Dwayne (dwayn) Wade
led the way with 34, ex-Cav LeBron James added 24 and eight assists
and ex-Cav center Zydrunas Ilgauskas (zih-DROO'-nuhs
ihl-GOWS'-kuhs) contributed 12 points and 13 rebounds.
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