KWBG Sports for May 29th

 MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat clamped down their defense in the second half, holding Boston to just 33 points in posting a 93-79 win in the opener of the NBA Eastern Conference finals. LeBron James led the way with 32 points and 13 rebounds and Dwyane Wade scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter.

     SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The San Antonio Spurs gun for their 20th straight victory and a 2-0 advantage over Oklahoma City in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals tonight. The Spurs rallied from nine down to beat the Thunder 101-98 in the series opener Sunday night.

     ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)) - Chris Sale struck out a career-high 15 -- one short of the White Sox team record -- and Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer as Chicago ran its winning streak to six games with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay. Dunn has 16 homers, including 11 times in May, after hitting just 11 all last season.

     UNDATED (AP) - Lance Lynn of the St. Louis Cardinals and Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies are baseball's first eight-game winners. Lynn helped the Cardinals hand the Atlanta Braves their eighth straight loss 8-2 while Hamels pitched the Phils past the New York Mets 8-4.

     PARIS (AP) - Serena Williams, the fifth seed at the French Open, is in action on Day two at Roland Garros Stadium today. Williams, a 13-time Grand Slam champion, plays Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano (vur-ZHEE'-nee rad-ZAH'-noh) in her first match of the tournament after U.S. women went 10-0 on their first day at the French Open.

KWBG Sports for May 28th

 SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Manu Ginobili (MAN'-oo jih-NOH'-blee) scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs won their 19th in a row to tie the NBA record for longest winning streak kept alive in the playoffs, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 to open the Western Conference finals. The Spurs erased a nine-point deficit that stunned the Thunder, who were led by Kevin Durant's 27.

     CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Kasey Kahne (kayn) powered to victory in the Coca-Cola 600 last night, winning NASCAR's longest race for the third time. It's his first win with Hendrick Motorsports. He finished nearly five seconds ahead of Denny Hamlin with Kyle Busch third and Sprint Cup series points leader Greg Biffle fourth.

     INDIANAPOLIS (AP)- The Indianapolis 500 went to Scotland's Dario Franchitti (DA'-ree-oh fran-KEE'-tee) for the third time.  In the winner's circle, Franchitti donned a pair of white sunglasses to honor Dan Wheldon, who won the 500 a year ago but was killed in a crash at Las Vegas in the final race of the 2011 season.

     ATLANTA (AP)- The Washington Nationals finished a three-game sweep of Atlanta with a 7-2 victory over the Braves, who suffered their seventh straight loss. Gio Gonzalez struck out 10 and limited the Braves to just two runs on one hit over his seven innings while improving to 7-1.

     ST. LOUIS (AP) - Philadelphia fireballer Roy Halladay gave up a grand slam to Yadier Molina (YAH'-dee-ay moh-LEE'-nah) in an abbreviated two-inning start before leaving with shoulder soreness, and the St. Louis Cardinals avoided a four-game sweep with an 8-3 win over the Phillies. The Phillies were looking for their first four-game sweep in St. Louis in 99 years.

KWBG Sports for May 25th

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP)- Dwyane (dwayn) Wade scored 41 points and he and LeBron James combined for 69 points in the Miami Heat's Game 6 series clinching 105-93 victory over Indiana last night. The Heat now play the winner of Boston-Philadelphia Game 7 on Saturday in the Eastern Conference finals starting next week.

     BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) -Roger Chapman shot a 3-under 68 to take the first-round lead at Harbor Shores at the 73rd Senior PGA Championship. John Cook was a stroke back, and Steve Pate (payt), J.L. Lewis, Jeff Sluman (SLOO'-muhn), Jay Haas, David Frost and Jim Carter shot 70.

     FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Former champ Zach Johnson takes a one-shot lead into the second round at the Crown Plaza Invitational in Texas after firing a 6-under 64 yesterday.  Jason Dufner, rookie Harris English, Tom Gillis and Kyle Reifers are tied for second.

     NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The New Jersey Devils can advance to the Stanley Cup finals with a victory at home tonight against the New York Rangers. If the Rangers win, they'll host a Game 7 Sunday at Madison Square Garden with the winner moving on to take on the L.A. Kings.

     UNDATED (AP) -With his horse I'll Have Another prepping for a run at the Triple Crown in just over two weeks, trainer Doug O'Neill has been suspended 45 days by the California Horse Racing Board. The punishment won't begin before July 1, ensuring he will be able to saddle his Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner in the Belmont Stakes on June 9.

KWBG Sports for May 24th

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The eighth-seeded Philadelphia 76ers are still alive in the NBA playoffs after forcing a Game 7 with an 82-75 win over the Boston Celtics last night. The Eastern Conference semifinal will be decided Saturday night in Boston, where the Celtics are 17-4 all-time in Game 7's at home.

     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Miami Heat will be without forward Udonis Haslem (yoo-DAH'-nihs HAZ'-lehm), who's been suspended for tonight's Game 6 against Indiana because of a flagrant foul committed in the previous game. The Heat, who've won the last two games in their series against the Pacers, take a 3-2 series lead into tonight's game in Indiana.

     NEW YORK (AP) - The New Jersey Devils jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the opening 10 minutes, but needed a go-ahead goal by Ryan Carter with 4:24 left to beat the New Jersey Rangers 5-3 and take a 3-2 series lead in their Stanley Cup Eastern Conference. Game 6 is Friday night in Newark, N.J.

     NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Rodriguez gave Will Smith a rude welcome to the major leagues by hitting two homers off the rookie to back another strong start for Andy Pettitte (PEHT'-iht) in the New York Yankees' 8-3 win over the Kansas City Royals. A-Rod snapped a 52 at-bat homerless drought and drove in three runs.

     BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The Senior PGA Championship starts today at the 6,822-yard, par-71 course at Harbor Shores in Michigan. The tournament will take place without its defending champion Tom Watson, who had to withdraw because of a wrist problem.

KWBG Sports for May 23rd

  MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat own a three-games-to-two lead in the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinals after they thoroughly dominated the Indiana Pacers 115-83.  LeBron James had 30 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for the Heat, which held the Pacers to 34 percent from the field. Dwyane (dwayn) Wade added 28 points and helped Miami shoot a playoff team-record 61 percent.

     MIAMI (AP) - The Indiana Pacers finished last night's loss in Miami without starting forwards Danny Granger and David West due to injuries. Granger left the game in the third quarter with a sprained left knee, and the Pacers say West suffered a left knee sprain. The Pacers trailed by 11 at the time of Granger's injury and were outscored by 21 the rest of the way.

     GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Dustin Penner scored at 17:42 of overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 4-3 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, putting L.A. in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 1993. Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist for the Kings, who will take on either the New York Rangers or New Jersey Devils in the finals. Los Angeles has won 10 straight road playoff games dating to last season, breaking the NHL mark set by the Islanders in 1982 and '83.

     BALTIMORE (AP) - Kevin Youkilis (YOO'-kih-lihs) homered for Boston on Tuesday, hours after coming off the disabled list. Youkilis had been sidelined since April 29 because of a strained lower back. The Bosox also placed outfielder Cody Ross on the 15-day disabled list with a broken left foot, put Ryan Sweeney on the 7-day concussion DL and purchased the contract of outfielder Scott Podsednik from Triple-A Pawtucket.

     LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles County prosecutors have declined to file felony charges against four men arrested for a postgame beating and brawl outside Dodger Stadium over the weekend. Police said the Sunday night fight after a 6-5 Dodger victory over St. Louis was just a minor fender-bender that spiraled out of control.

KWBG Sports for May 22nd

 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Kobe Bryant's game-high 42 points were not enough for the Los Angeles Lakers as the Oklahoma City Thunder trounced them 106-90 to reach the NBA's Western Conference finals against San Antonio. Russell Westbrook scored 28 points, including a pair of three-point plays in a 14-3 spurt that put the Thunder ahead to stay in the third quarter. Kevin Durant contributed two three-pointers during a 10-0 run to start the final period before finishing with 25 points and 10 rebounds.

     BOSTON (AP) - Brandon Bass led a third-quarter charge and the Boston Celtics took a 3-2 lead in the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinals by whipping the Philadelphia 76ers 101-85. Bass scored 18 of his postseason career-high 27 points in the third quarter, eight coming during a 14-2 run that put the Celtics ahead to stay. Kevin Garnett finished with 20 points, while Rajon Rondo (RAH'-zhahn RAHN'-doh) added 13 and 14 assists.

     ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Orlando Magic are searching for a new head coach and a general manager after dismissing Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith. Van Gundy compiled a 259-135 record in five seasons as head coach, and Smith molded playoff teams in each of his six seasons as GM. The Magic reached the NBA Finals three years ago, but there was friction between Van Gundy and Dwight Howard before the All-Star center suffered a back injury that required season-ending surgery.

     NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The NHL's Eastern Conference finals are tied at two games apiece after Zach Parise (pah-REE'-see) scored twice and had an assist to lead New Jersey's offense in a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers. Martin Brodeur set up Parise's empty-net goal, stopped 27 shots and blanked the Rangers until Ruslan Fedotenko (fed-uh-TEHN'-koh) beat him with 5:05 remaining. New Jersey never led by fewer than two goals after Bryce Salvador and Travis Zajac (ZAY'-jak) scored 3:49 apart midway through the first period.

     WASHINGTON (AP) - Brian McNamee finally got to name names in front of the jury handling the Roger Clemens perjury trial, saying yesterday that he enabled former Clemens teammates Andy Pettitte, Mike Stanton and Chuck Knoblauch to receive human growth hormone. McNamee is Clemens' former strength coach and the only person to claim firsthand knowledge of Clemens using steroids and human growth hormone. McNamee was initially barred by Judge Reggie Walton from naming names for fear that such information would prejudice the jury, but Walton changed his stance after McNamee's credibility was attacked by Clemens' attorney last week.

KWBG Sports for May 21st

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - The San Antonio Spurs have advanced to the NBA's Western Conference finals as Tim Duncan finished with 21 points and nine rebounds in a 102-99 triumph over the Los Angeles Clippers. Tony Parker finished with 17 points, including consecutive baskets after the Clippers went ahead 97-96 with 2:27 remaining. The Spurs have swept both of their first two playoff rounds and own an 18-game winning streak dating to the regular season.

     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Miami Heat have evened their NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series at two games apiece with yesterday's 101-93 comeback win over the Pacers at Indianapolis. LeBron James and Dwyane (dwayn) Wade combined for 23 points during a 25-5 spurt that put the Heat ahead 77-66 in the second half. James finished with 40 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists, and Wade contributed 22 of his 30 points after intermission.

     LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mike Smith stopped 36 shots, Shane Doan scored twice and the Phoenix Coyotes avoided a sweep in the NHL's Western Conference finals by defeating the Kings 2-0 in Los Angeles. Doan notched a power-play goal in the first period and also tallied in the second stanza to support Smith's third shutout of the postseason. Jonathan Quick handled 19 shots for the Kings, who lost for only the second time in 13 games this postseason.

     NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Rangers will be without forward Brandon Prust tonight for Game 4 of the NHL's Eastern Conference finals, which the Blueshirts lead 2-1. Prust has been suspended for one game by the NHL for his elbow to the head of New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov during New York's win in Game 3.

     UNDATED (AP) - Jason Dufner picked up his second PGA victory in three weeks by edging Dicky Pride by one shot in the Byron Nelson Championship near Dallas. And Azahara Munoz beat Candie Kung 2 and 1 to win the Sybase Match Play Championship, a title that was set up when Morgan Pressel was penalized for slow play while in control of their semifinal match.