PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Princeton and Harvard are set for their
toughest test yet: A one-game playoff for the Ivy League
championship that sends the winner to the NCAA tournament.
The Tigers forced a tie for the title and the playoff with a
70-58 win over Penn. Princeton and Harvard will play Saturday at
Yale's John J. Lee Amphitheater in New Haven, Conn., in a one-game
playoff for the league's automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.
It will be the seventh playoff in Ivy history.
UNDATED (AP) - Eleven teams have now earned bids to the 68-team
NCAA men's tournament that starts next week, including three
conference tournament winners Tuesday night:
- Butler, last year's national runner-up, is going back to the
NCAA tournament. Matt Howard scored 18 points to lead Butler to a
59-44 victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee for its third Horizon League
tournament title in the past four years.
- Solomon Bozeman's deep 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds remaining
gave Arkansas-Little Rock a 64-63 win over North Texas for the Sun
Belt title and sent the Trojans to the NCAA tournament for the
first time in 21 years.
- Keith Benson scored 28 points and Reggie Hamilton had 26
points to lead Oakland, Mich., past Oral Roberts 90-76 to repeat as
the Summit League champion.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel
(TREH'-sehl) is being suspended for two games and fined $250,000
for violating NCAA rules. He failed to notify the school about
information he received involving two players, and questionable
activities involving Buckeye memorabilia.
Tressel also will receive a public reprimand and must make a
public apology. But his job is not in jeopardy.
Last December, the NCAA suspended five players, including
quarterback Terrelle (tuh-REHL') Pryor, for the first five games of
the 2011 season for selling items such as jerseys and championship
rings to the owner of a tatoo establishment in Columbus.
Tressel says he's "sorry and disappointed" in the way he
handled the matter, and says he will learn from this experience.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The clock is ticking toward Friday's deadline
to hammer out a new labor agreement between the NFL and the NFL
Players Association.
Both sides were at the mediation table Tuesday for a 13th day of
talks.
The current collective bargaining agreement was set to expire
last week, but two extensions now have pushed the cutoff to the end
of Friday.
While progress has been made, both sides have stuck to their
stances when it comes to two central issues: The NFLPA has not
agreed to any major economic concessions; the NFL has not agreed to
the union's long-held demand that the league completely open its
books, repeatedly saying the players have enough data.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Former New York Giants running back
Tiki (TEE'-kee) Barber is looking at a comeback four years after
retiring from the NFL. The 35-year old is the Giants all-time
leading rusher, but the team says Barber will be released once he's
taken off the retirement list.
Barber's television career fizzled, and in 2010 the New York
Post reported he was broke and couldn't pay his divorce settlement.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
KWBG Sports for March 8th
UNDATED (AP) - St. Peter's won the Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference title, Virginia Commonwealth is the repeat winner of the
Colonial Athletic Association, Wofford (WAHF'-urd) won its second
straight Southern Conference crown and Gonzaga took the West Coast
Conference to earn automatic bids into the NCAA men's basketball
tournament. They joined Belmont, Indiana State, Morehead State, and
UNC Asheville in the 68-team NCAA field that begins play a week
from tonight.
WASHINGTON (AP) - More talks are scheduled for today between the
NFL and its players union. Both sides are racing against a Friday
deadline in order to avoid the NFL's first work stoppage since
1987.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders have named Chuck
Bresnahan their new defensive coordinator just weeks after bringing
him back for a second stint with the organization. Bresnahan
coached the Raiders' defensive backs in 1998-99 before becoming
defensive coordinator for four seasons.
HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) - A west Michigan high school basketball
team has won its first game since a star player collapsed after
scoring the winning basket to give his team a perfect
regular-season record. There was a moment of silence before
Fennville improved to 21-0 with a 65-54 win in the first game for
Fennville since 16-year-old junior Wes Leonard died of a heart
ailment last Thursday.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Alex Ovechkin (oh-VECH'-kin) assisted on
Washington's only goal in regulation, then scored in the opening
round of the shootout to give the first-place Capitals a 2-1
victory over slumping Tampa Bay. The Lightning lost for the fourth
straight game and fell two points back of the Caps in the Southeast
Division race.
Conference title, Virginia Commonwealth is the repeat winner of the
Colonial Athletic Association, Wofford (WAHF'-urd) won its second
straight Southern Conference crown and Gonzaga took the West Coast
Conference to earn automatic bids into the NCAA men's basketball
tournament. They joined Belmont, Indiana State, Morehead State, and
UNC Asheville in the 68-team NCAA field that begins play a week
from tonight.
WASHINGTON (AP) - More talks are scheduled for today between the
NFL and its players union. Both sides are racing against a Friday
deadline in order to avoid the NFL's first work stoppage since
1987.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders have named Chuck
Bresnahan their new defensive coordinator just weeks after bringing
him back for a second stint with the organization. Bresnahan
coached the Raiders' defensive backs in 1998-99 before becoming
defensive coordinator for four seasons.
HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) - A west Michigan high school basketball
team has won its first game since a star player collapsed after
scoring the winning basket to give his team a perfect
regular-season record. There was a moment of silence before
Fennville improved to 21-0 with a 65-54 win in the first game for
Fennville since 16-year-old junior Wes Leonard died of a heart
ailment last Thursday.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Alex Ovechkin (oh-VECH'-kin) assisted on
Washington's only goal in regulation, then scored in the opening
round of the shootout to give the first-place Capitals a 2-1
victory over slumping Tampa Bay. The Lightning lost for the fourth
straight game and fell two points back of the Caps in the Southeast
Division race.
Monday, March 7, 2011
KWBG Sports for March 7th
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Carl Edwards held off Tony Stewart to win the
Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Stewart led a
race-high 166 laps but was penalized for leaving his pit stall with
the air hose still attached to his Chevrolet before he took four
tires on his final pit while the rest of the contenders took two.
Juan Pablo Montoya was third, followed by Marcos Ambrose and Ryan
Newman.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Rory Sabbatini hung on for a
one-stroke victory over Y.E. Yang at the Honda Classic after
carrying a five-shot lead into the final round. Sabbatini sank a
2-foot par putt on the final hole for an even-par 70 and a 9-under
total. It was his sixth PGA title and first since the 2009 Byron
Nelson Classic.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Aaron Carter scored 15 points and Indiana State
held top seed Missouri State to 30.5 percent shooting in a 60-56
victory in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament final
yesterday. Jake Kelly hit two clinching free throws with 1.4
seconds to go for the Sycamores, who shot 50 percent and earned
their first NCAA tournament berth since 2001.
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Eighth-ranked Andy Roddick defeated No.
165 Paul Capdeville 3-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-3 to give the United States an
insurmountable 3-1 lead in their first-round Davis Cup matchup with
Chile. Roddick is now 12-0 in matches that can clinch a Davis Cup
tie for the U.S. The Americans will play Spain in the quarterfinal
round in July in the U.S.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Chicago White Sox All-Star reliever Matt
Thornton has agreed to a new $12 million, two-year extension
through the 2013 season. The 34-year-old left-hander went 5-4 with
a 2.67 ERA and a career-high eight saves last season.
Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Stewart led a
race-high 166 laps but was penalized for leaving his pit stall with
the air hose still attached to his Chevrolet before he took four
tires on his final pit while the rest of the contenders took two.
Juan Pablo Montoya was third, followed by Marcos Ambrose and Ryan
Newman.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Rory Sabbatini hung on for a
one-stroke victory over Y.E. Yang at the Honda Classic after
carrying a five-shot lead into the final round. Sabbatini sank a
2-foot par putt on the final hole for an even-par 70 and a 9-under
total. It was his sixth PGA title and first since the 2009 Byron
Nelson Classic.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Aaron Carter scored 15 points and Indiana State
held top seed Missouri State to 30.5 percent shooting in a 60-56
victory in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament final
yesterday. Jake Kelly hit two clinching free throws with 1.4
seconds to go for the Sycamores, who shot 50 percent and earned
their first NCAA tournament berth since 2001.
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Eighth-ranked Andy Roddick defeated No.
165 Paul Capdeville 3-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-3 to give the United States an
insurmountable 3-1 lead in their first-round Davis Cup matchup with
Chile. Roddick is now 12-0 in matches that can clinch a Davis Cup
tie for the U.S. The Americans will play Spain in the quarterfinal
round in July in the U.S.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Chicago White Sox All-Star reliever Matt
Thornton has agreed to a new $12 million, two-year extension
through the 2013 season. The 34-year-old left-hander went 5-4 with
a 2.67 ERA and a career-high eight saves last season.
Friday, March 4, 2011
KWBG Sports for March 4th
WASHINGTON (AP) - The NFL and the players' union have agreed to
a 24-hour extension of the current collective bargaining agreement
while both sides try to avoid the NFL's first labor stoppage since
1987. Even President Barack Obama weighed in, saying he believes
"that for an industry that's making $9 billion a year in revenue,
they can figure out how to divide it up in a sensible way."
MIAMI (AP) - The Orlando Magic roared back from a 24-point
second-half deficit to stun Miami 99-96 for the Magic's biggest
comeback this season. Orlando won it with long-distance shooting,
going 16 of 29 from beyond the arc as the Magic went on a late 40-9
burst led by Jason Richardson's 24 points.
BOSTON (AP) - Milan Lucic (LOO'-chich) broke a 1-all tie on a
goal with 3:42 left and the Boston Bruins won their seventh
straight and moved alone into second place in the Eastern
Conference with a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tim Thomas
had 27 saves for the Bruins, who have allowed five goals in their
past five games.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Michael Phelps posted the fastest times in
the world this year in both of his events at the Indianapolis Grand
Prix. Phelps won the 200-meter freestyle in 1 minute, 46.27
seconds, and the 100 butterfly in 51.75 seconds.
PROVO, Utah (AP) - BYU coach Dave Rose is vowing his Cougars
will recover from twin challenges that put a damper on their
standout season this week. The third-ranked Cougars are reeling
after leading rebounder Brandon Davies was kicked off the team
Tuesday for violating the university's honor code and an ugly 82-64
loss to New Mexico on Wednesday - the worst setback by a team
ranked in the AP top-three in six years.
a 24-hour extension of the current collective bargaining agreement
while both sides try to avoid the NFL's first labor stoppage since
1987. Even President Barack Obama weighed in, saying he believes
"that for an industry that's making $9 billion a year in revenue,
they can figure out how to divide it up in a sensible way."
MIAMI (AP) - The Orlando Magic roared back from a 24-point
second-half deficit to stun Miami 99-96 for the Magic's biggest
comeback this season. Orlando won it with long-distance shooting,
going 16 of 29 from beyond the arc as the Magic went on a late 40-9
burst led by Jason Richardson's 24 points.
BOSTON (AP) - Milan Lucic (LOO'-chich) broke a 1-all tie on a
goal with 3:42 left and the Boston Bruins won their seventh
straight and moved alone into second place in the Eastern
Conference with a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tim Thomas
had 27 saves for the Bruins, who have allowed five goals in their
past five games.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Michael Phelps posted the fastest times in
the world this year in both of his events at the Indianapolis Grand
Prix. Phelps won the 200-meter freestyle in 1 minute, 46.27
seconds, and the 100 butterfly in 51.75 seconds.
PROVO, Utah (AP) - BYU coach Dave Rose is vowing his Cougars
will recover from twin challenges that put a damper on their
standout season this week. The third-ranked Cougars are reeling
after leading rebounder Brandon Davies was kicked off the team
Tuesday for violating the university's honor code and an ugly 82-64
loss to New Mexico on Wednesday - the worst setback by a team
ranked in the AP top-three in six years.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
KWBG Sports for March 3rd
WASHINGTON (AP) - The clock is ticking on a midnight deadline
tonight when the current collective bargaining agreement expires
between the NFL and its players union. Both sides are scheduled to
resume talks this morning on the 10th day of negotiations before
the federal mediator with no reports of significant progress.
PROVO, Utah (AP) - Third-ranked BYU stumbled in its first game
since forward Brandon Davies, the Cougars' leading rebounder and
third-leading scorer, was kicked off the team for an honor code
violation. Unranked New Mexico spanked the Cougars 82-64 to sweep
the season series with BYU despite a game-high 33 points from
Jimmer Fredette (freh-DEHT'), the nation's leading scorer.
UNDATED (AP) - Fourth-ranked Duke and 13th-ranked North Carolina
warmed up for their Saturday night showdown for first place in the
ACC with victories last night. Duke topped Clemson 70-59 while
freshman Harrison Barnes' 3-pointer from the top of the key with 3
seconds to play gave the Tar Heels a 72-70 victory at Florida
State.
CLEVELAND (AP) - George Hill tied a season high with 22 points,
and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-99 to
become the first NBA team to reach 50 wins. Tim Duncan scored 16
points and DeJuan Blair had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the
Spurs, who bounced back from a 109-93 loss to Memphis on Tuesday.
CHICAGO (AP) - Jonathan Toews (tayvz) scored two goals and the
Chicago Blackhawks held off the Calgary Flames 6-4 to run their
winning streak to a season-high six games. Brian Campbell, Michael
Frolik, Dave Bolland and Marian Hossa also scored for surging
defending Stanley Cup champions, who are 8-1-2 in their last 11.
tonight when the current collective bargaining agreement expires
between the NFL and its players union. Both sides are scheduled to
resume talks this morning on the 10th day of negotiations before
the federal mediator with no reports of significant progress.
PROVO, Utah (AP) - Third-ranked BYU stumbled in its first game
since forward Brandon Davies, the Cougars' leading rebounder and
third-leading scorer, was kicked off the team for an honor code
violation. Unranked New Mexico spanked the Cougars 82-64 to sweep
the season series with BYU despite a game-high 33 points from
Jimmer Fredette (freh-DEHT'), the nation's leading scorer.
UNDATED (AP) - Fourth-ranked Duke and 13th-ranked North Carolina
warmed up for their Saturday night showdown for first place in the
ACC with victories last night. Duke topped Clemson 70-59 while
freshman Harrison Barnes' 3-pointer from the top of the key with 3
seconds to play gave the Tar Heels a 72-70 victory at Florida
State.
CLEVELAND (AP) - George Hill tied a season high with 22 points,
and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-99 to
become the first NBA team to reach 50 wins. Tim Duncan scored 16
points and DeJuan Blair had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the
Spurs, who bounced back from a 109-93 loss to Memphis on Tuesday.
CHICAGO (AP) - Jonathan Toews (tayvz) scored two goals and the
Chicago Blackhawks held off the Calgary Flames 6-4 to run their
winning streak to a season-high six games. Brian Campbell, Michael
Frolik, Dave Bolland and Marian Hossa also scored for surging
defending Stanley Cup champions, who are 8-1-2 in their last 11.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
KWBG Sports for March 2nd
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Darrell Arthur and Zach Randolph scored 21
apiece and the Memphis Grizzlies took advantage of poor ball
handling by San Antonio to defeat the Spurs 109-93 last night. The
49-11 Spurs were playing their first game without starting point
guard Tony Parker, who is expected to miss two to four weeks with a
leg injury.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers are on a five-game
winning streak following their 90-79 win at Minnesota. Kobe Bryant
led the way with 24 and Pau Gasol added 12 points and 17 boards for
the Lakers, who won despite shooting just 37.5 percent from the
field.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge backed the NFL players' union
over the league yesterday in a dispute over television revenue with
implications for the looming potential lockout. U.S. District Judge
David Doty ruled that the league violated its agreement with the
union in carving out $4 billion for itself in additional TV
revenue, money the union says the owners are stockpiling to prepare
for a lockout.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The NFL and the players' union met for the
eighth day since a federal mediator joined the talks. The current
collective bargaining agreement expires at midnight as Thursday
becomes Friday on the East Coast.
OTTAWA (AP) - In the NHL, the Boston Bruins completed a 6-0 road
trip by blanking Ottawa 1-0 as Tuukka (TOO'-kuh) Rask made 33 saves
for his second shutout. Boston's 6-0 trip matched the team's
longest perfect trip since 1971-72, when the eventual Stanley Cup
champions won six straight that season on the road as well.
apiece and the Memphis Grizzlies took advantage of poor ball
handling by San Antonio to defeat the Spurs 109-93 last night. The
49-11 Spurs were playing their first game without starting point
guard Tony Parker, who is expected to miss two to four weeks with a
leg injury.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers are on a five-game
winning streak following their 90-79 win at Minnesota. Kobe Bryant
led the way with 24 and Pau Gasol added 12 points and 17 boards for
the Lakers, who won despite shooting just 37.5 percent from the
field.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge backed the NFL players' union
over the league yesterday in a dispute over television revenue with
implications for the looming potential lockout. U.S. District Judge
David Doty ruled that the league violated its agreement with the
union in carving out $4 billion for itself in additional TV
revenue, money the union says the owners are stockpiling to prepare
for a lockout.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The NFL and the players' union met for the
eighth day since a federal mediator joined the talks. The current
collective bargaining agreement expires at midnight as Thursday
becomes Friday on the East Coast.
OTTAWA (AP) - In the NHL, the Boston Bruins completed a 6-0 road
trip by blanking Ottawa 1-0 as Tuukka (TOO'-kuh) Rask made 33 saves
for his second shutout. Boston's 6-0 trip matched the team's
longest perfect trip since 1971-72, when the eventual Stanley Cup
champions won six straight that season on the road as well.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
KWBG Sports for March 1st
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Kansas State is starting to look like a
team nobody wants to play in the NCAA tournament. Rodney McGruder
scored 22 and Jacob Pullen scored 16 of his 20 points in the second
half in leading unranked Kansas State to a 75-70 upset of
seventh-ranked Texas on the Longhorns' home court.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Tim Abromaitis made a career-high nine
3-pointers and scored 30 points and Ben Hansbrough added 30 points
and 10 assists in No. 8 Notre Dame's 93-72 rout of No. 19 Villanova
that secured a double bye in the Big East tournament. The Irish
finished their home season with a perfect 17-0 mark.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Luol Deng (LOO'-ul dehng) and Derrick Rose
scored 21 points apiece, Joakim Noah (JOH'-keem NOH'-ah) had 19 and
the Chicago Bulls beat the Washington Wizards 105-77 to move within
a game of the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls never
trailed as they won their third straight and seven of eight.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Channing Frye hit a 3-pointer with 6.6
seconds to play in overtime and the Phoenix Suns spoiled Deron
(DAHR'-ihn) Williams' home debut for the Nets with a 104-103
victory over New Jersey. Williams had 13 points and a season-high
18 assists in the loss.
UNDATED (AP) - The Los Angeles Kings made the biggest move of
NHL trade deadline day by prying forward Dustin Penner away from
the Edmonton Oilers. Penner was the main marquee player to change
teams in what was an out-of-character slow deadline day in the NHL.
team nobody wants to play in the NCAA tournament. Rodney McGruder
scored 22 and Jacob Pullen scored 16 of his 20 points in the second
half in leading unranked Kansas State to a 75-70 upset of
seventh-ranked Texas on the Longhorns' home court.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Tim Abromaitis made a career-high nine
3-pointers and scored 30 points and Ben Hansbrough added 30 points
and 10 assists in No. 8 Notre Dame's 93-72 rout of No. 19 Villanova
that secured a double bye in the Big East tournament. The Irish
finished their home season with a perfect 17-0 mark.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Luol Deng (LOO'-ul dehng) and Derrick Rose
scored 21 points apiece, Joakim Noah (JOH'-keem NOH'-ah) had 19 and
the Chicago Bulls beat the Washington Wizards 105-77 to move within
a game of the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls never
trailed as they won their third straight and seven of eight.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Channing Frye hit a 3-pointer with 6.6
seconds to play in overtime and the Phoenix Suns spoiled Deron
(DAHR'-ihn) Williams' home debut for the Nets with a 104-103
victory over New Jersey. Williams had 13 points and a season-high
18 assists in the loss.
UNDATED (AP) - The Los Angeles Kings made the biggest move of
NHL trade deadline day by prying forward Dustin Penner away from
the Edmonton Oilers. Penner was the main marquee player to change
teams in what was an out-of-character slow deadline day in the NHL.
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