KWBG Sports for February 13th

  DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Red Wings etched their name into the NHL record book with their 20th straight home win, 4-3 over Philadelphia last night. The NHL record was set by the Boston Bruins during the 1929-30 season and tied by Philadelphia in 1976 and the Red Wings can own it all with a victory over Dallas Tuesday night at Joe Louis Arena.

     ATLANTA (AP) - The Miami Heat built a 22-point lead by halftime, led by as many as 32 and routed Atlanta 107-87 for their 10th win in 12 games. LeBron James scored 23 points and Dwyane (dwayn) Wade added 21.

     PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - There's something about picturesque Pebble Beach that just suits Phil Mickelson. For the fourth time in his career, Mickelson won at Pebble, shooting a final-round 8-under 64 to finish two ahead of Charlie Wi (wee) and win the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

     PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Tiger Woods did not have a very successful Sunday in his first stateside event of the 2012 golf season. Woods, who was trailing by just two shots entering his final round at Pebble Beach, shot a 3-over 75 and finished nine shots back of Phil Mickelson.

     FRIBOURG, Switzerland (AP) - The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the first round of the Davis Cup with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner (IHZ'-nur) winning the closing singles matches. The U.S. now will play at either France or Canada in the April 6-8 Davis Cup quarterfinals.

KWBG Sports for February 10th

 MURRAY, Ky. (AP) - Murray State, which had won its first 23 games and was the last undefeated Division I men's team, fell to Tennessee State 72-68 last night despite 31 points by the Racers' Isaiah Canaan (kuh-NAHN'). There hasn't been an undefeated major college team in men's Division I since Indiana in the 1975-76 season.

     BOSTON (AP) - The L.A. Lakers worked overtime in Boston last night with Pau Gasol (pow gah-SOHL') performing heroics at both ends of the court for the Lakers.  Gasol finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds, and blocked Ray Allen's putback attempt at the buzzer in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Boston Celtics 88-87.

     DENVER (AP) - Stephen (STEH'-fihn) Curry scored a season-best 36 points and the Golden State Warriors handed the fading Denver Nuggets their fifth straight loss, 109-101.  It is the longest losing streak in five seasons for the Nuggets, who've dropped seven of eight games overall and five straight at home.

     UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Montreal forward Scott Gomez, once a 33-goal-a-season scorer in the NHL, scored his first goal in more than a year in the Canadiens' 4-2 victory over the New York Islanders last night. Gomez had gone a year and four days since his last goal but dented the net midway through the third period with Max Pacioretty (pah-CHEE'-ohr-eh-tee) getting his first NHL hat trick.

     PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -Tiger Woods starts his second round at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am five strokes off the lead held by Danny Lee, Dustin Johnson and Charlie Wi (wee). Woods shot a 4-under 68 in his first competitive stateside round yesterday following an event in Abu Dhabi two weeks ago.

KWBG Sports for February 9th

 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Tenth-ranked Duke erased a 10-point deficit in the final two and a-half minutes and stunned fifth-ranked North Carolina 85-84 last night in the renewal of that Tobacco Road rivalry. Freshman Austin Rivers, son of Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers, canned a three-pointer at the buzzer and finished with a career-high 29 points.

     SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Second-ranked Syracuse outlasted 12th-ranked Georgetown 64-61 in overtime for Jim Boeheim's (BAY'-hymz) 880th career victory, breaking Dean Smith's mark for most victories at one school, moving him into third place on the all-time Division 1 coaching list. Kris Joseph scored 29, and hit the go-ahead three-pointer in OT.

     ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Dwight Howard had 25 points and 24 rebounds, Ryan Anderson scored 27 points and the Orlando Magic hit 17 3-pointers in a 102-89 victory over the Miami Heat.  Anderson had five three-pointers and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Orlando while Howard posted his 20th double-double of the season.

     DETROIT (AP) - Detroit doubled up Edmonton 4-2 as the Red Wings overcame two more goals by Edmonton's Sam Gagner to move within two wins of the NHL record of 20 straight home victories. Gagner has eight goals and six assists in his last four games.

     NEW YORK (AP) - It appears Santonio Holmes is sticking with the New York Jets -- and is much richer for it.  By remaining on the roster through the second day of the NFL's waiver period Tuesday, a clause in the talented but troublesome wide receiver's contract kicked in yesterday that will mean Holmes will get $15.25 million in guaranteed money over the next two seasons.

KWBG Sports for February 8th

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Oklahoma City Thunder withstood a 48-point onslaught by Monta Ellis and nipped the Golden State Warriors 119-116 last night. Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 33 points and 10 rebounds.

     MIAMI (AP) - Dwyane (dwayn) Wade scored 26 points, LeBron James added 24 against his former team and the Miami Heat tuned up for a long road trip by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-91.  Chris Bosh finished with 15 points for the Heat, who have won 11 of their last 13 games and now head out for five road games in seven nights starting with Orlando tonight.

     BOSTON (AP) -   Paul Pierce passed Larry Bird for No. 2 on the Celtics' career scoring list, finishing with 15 points as Boston increased its winning streak to five straight with a 94-84 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats, who lost their 12th in a row.  Pierce needed nine points to tie Bird's total of 21,791 and nearly celebrated with a triple-double, adding nine assists and eight rebounds.

     LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 13 points and 13 rebounds in leading top-ranked Kentucky to a 78-58 victory over No. 8 Florida last night. The 24-1 Wildcats have won 49 straight home games and are 15-0 in Southeastern Conference play.

     NEW YORK (AP) - Martin Brodeur (mar-TAN' broh-DYOOR') stopped 30 shots for his first shutout of the season and the record 117th of his NHL career, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers 1-0 for their fifth straight win. The Rangers appeared to score the tying goal with 3.5 seconds left, but it was disallowed because Marian Gaborik (MEHR'-ee-uhn GA'-bohr-ihk) was called for goalie interference.

KWBG Sports for February 7th

 UNDATED (AP) - The NBA has suspended Timberwolves forward Kevin Love for two games for stomping on the face of Rockets forward Luis Scola during Sunday's game. The decision means the Wolves will be without their leading scorer and rebounder for tonight's home game against Sacramento and Wednesday night's outing at Memphis. Love said after the game that the stomp was not intentional and he went to Houston's locker room to apologize to Scola.

     UNDATED (AP) - Kentucky is on top of The Associated Press' college basketball poll for a third straight week and fifth time this season. Just as they did a week ago, the Wildcats received 63 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel. Syracuse got the other No. 1 votes and remains No. 2, followed by Ohio State, Missouri, and North Carolina.

     NEW YORK (AP) - The Super Bowl-winning New York Giants will be honored in a parade up the Canyon of Heroes in Manhattan and head to the steps of City Hall before holding another celebration at the Meadowlands later today.  The Giants won their fourth Super Bowl - and second in five seasons - by downing the New England Patriots 21-17 Sunday at Indianapolis. Coach Tom Coughlin (KAWF'-lihn) said at a news conference yesterday that he has every intention of returning to the Giants next season.

     UNDATED (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots have new offensive coordinators. ESPN says former Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley will run the Steelers' offense next year, replacing Bruce Arians. Patriots coach Bill Belichick has confirmed that Josh McDaniels will be the team's offensive coordinator next season after being brought in during the playoffs as an offensive assistant under Bill O'Brien, who has left to become Penn State's head coach.

     MONTREAL (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby practiced with the team yesterday but says he is no closer to returning from a concussion and neck injury that have caused him to miss most of the NHL season. Coach Dan Bylsma (BYLZ'-mah) felt with Jordan Staal (stahl) and Simon Despres (see-MOHN' duh-PRAY') ready to resume skating after their injuries, it was better to include Crosby in the main practice rather than have him skate on his own.

KWBG Sports for February 6th

   INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The New York Giants are sitting atop the NFL world, climaxing a season that began 7-7 and ended with their fourth Super Bowl title and second in four years. Eli Manning outplayed Tom Brady, engineering a nine-play, 88-yard drive in the final minutes to make 65-year-old Giants coach Tom Coughlin (KAWF'-lihn) the oldest coach to win a Super Bowl.

     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning says it was a wild way to end a wild season. He became the first Super Bowl quarterback to complete his first nine passes, finishing 30-of-40 for 296 yards and no turnovers to win his second Super Bowl MVP award in four season, one more than older brother Peyton Manning.

     DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Miami's basketball team is enjoying its first victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium after upsetting seventh-ranked Duke 78-74 in overtime. Reggie Johnson scored five of his career-high 27 points in OT.

     MIAMI (AP) --The Miami Heat are creeping up on the Chicago Bulls for best record in the NBA's Eastern Conference, trailing by just one game.  LeBron James scored 30 points, Dwyane (dwayn) Wade had 25 and the Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 95-89 for their 10th win in 12 games.

     WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - The United States blanked Belarus 5-0 in Fed Cup World Group II play. The Americans were bolstered by Venus Williams' first competitive event in five months, teaming with Liezel Huber for a 6-1, 6-2 doubles victory after sister Serena has already secured the U.S. victory in singles play.

KWBG Sports for February 3rd

 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Peyton Manning has been cleared to play by the doctor who operated on the quarterback's neck.  A spokesman for Dr. Robert Watkins sent a one-paragraph email to reporters late Thursday night after ESPN first reported that Colts' star had been cleared to play.  The Colts contend it is nothing new because Manning was cleared to practice in December.

     NEW YORK (AP) - Four Los Angeles players have been voted to the Western Conference team for the February 26 NBA All-Star game in Orlando. Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum of the Lakers will open the game on the court with Clippers stars Blake Griffin and Chris Paul, with Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant rounding out the West's starting lineup. The East starters are Heat teammates LeBron James and Dwyane (dwayn) Wade, Bulls guard Derrick Rose, Orlando center Dwight Howard and Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony.

     MURRAY, Ky. (AP) - Murray State remains the lone unbeaten team in Division I men's basketball following another comeback victory. Isaiah Canaan scored 32 points and Jewuan (juh-WAHN') Long added 13 as the Rangers downed Southeast Missouri State 81-73. The Racers' 22-0 record is the best start by an Ohio Valley Conference team since Western Kentucky opened the 1953-54 season with 21 consecutive wins.

     EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Edmonton Oilers forward San Gagner (GAHN'-yay) became the first NHL player in 23 years to score eight points in a game, producing four goals and four assists in last night's 8-4 rout of Chicago. The 22-year-old Gagner had three goals and two assists while the Oilers were scoring five times in the final period. He tied a club record for points and fell two shy of matching the league record of 10 points, set by Toronto's Darryl Sittler in 1976.

     ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Washington Nationals have defeated pitcher John Lannan in baseball's first salary arbitration decision this year.  The left-hander will receive the club's offer of $5 million rather than his request for $5.7 million.  Lannan was 10-13 with a 3.70 ERA in 33 starts last season, when he made $2.75 million.