KWBG Sports for June 20th

  MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James and the Miami Heat are one win away from an NBA championship. James had 26 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds before dealing with leg cramps late, Dwyane (dwayn) Wade and Mario Chalmers each scored 25 as the Heat rallied from 17 points down to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-98 to take a 3-1 series lead in the NBA Finals.

     NEW YORK (AP)- The Atlanta Braves thwarted the New York Yankees' attempt to match their longest winning streak in nearly a half-century. Tim Hudson labored through five innings but got the victory in the Braves' 4-3 win over New York, ending the Yankees' 10-game win streak.

     PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies' nightmare season continues. Not only are the Phils in last place in the National League East, their rookie infielder Freddy Galvis has been suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball for using a banned substance.

     BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - Dottie Sandusky has stood by her husband, posting his bail, accompanying him to court proceedings and yesterday taking the witness stand in her husband's sexual abuse trial. Jerry Sandusky's wife testified that she remembers most of the men who told a jury that her husband sexually abused them, but she said he never had inappropriate contact with them as boys.

     BALTIMORE (AP) - Secretariat may be the only thoroughbred in history to set a track record 39 years after he crossed the finish line. Secretariat's winning time in the 1973 Preakness has been changed to reflect that the Triple Crown-winning colt's time was actually faster than the stakes record, giving the great horse stakes records in all three Triple Crown races - the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes - that still stand.

KWBG Sports for June 19th

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Roger Clemens has been acquitted on all charges he obstructed and led to Congress in denying he used performance-enhancing drugs. Clemens was charged with two counts of perjury, three counts of making false statements and one count of obstructing Congress when he testified at a deposition and at a nationally televised hearing in February 2008. The charges centered on his repeated denials that he used steroids and human growth hormone during a 24-year career produced 354 victories.

     NEW YORK (AP) - New York Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey threw his second consecutive one-hitter last night in Queens while the New York Yankees collected their 10th straight win by beating Atlanta in the Bronx. Dickey struck out a career-high 13 and became the first major leaguer to pitch consecutive one-hitters in nearly 24 years to lead the Mets over Baltimore 5-0. Derek Jeter drove in three runs and CC Sabathia (suh-BATH'-ee-uh) pitched a seven-hitter as the Yanks topped the Braves 6-2.

     SAN DIEGO (AP) - LaDainian Tomlinson officially retired from the NFL yesterday after signing a ceremonial contract with the San Diego Chargers. The NFL's fifth-leading rusher on the career list played the first nine of his 11 pro seasons in a Bolts uniform before playing out the string with the New York Jets.

     BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - The judge in the Jerry Sandusky molestation trial says the defense has about a day and a half left of testimony and that they could begin deliberations on the case as early as Thursday, a quicker schedule than had been expected. The defense called six witnesses yesterday, all of whom did little to directly counter the testimony last week by eight young men who accused the former Penn State assistant football coach of sexually abusing them when they were children. Former Penn State assistant Dick Anderson testified that he and other football staff members were present when Sandusky brought young boys into the team's showers, but he said he never witnessed anything inappropriate.

     SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - San Jose Sharks head coach Todd McLellan will return for his fifth season as head coach. Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said McLellan and the coaching staff were still being evaluated shortly after the Sharks were knocked out of the playoffs in the first round by the St. Louis Blues. McLellan is 192-92-41 behind the bench, winning three straight Pacific Division titles before a second-place finish last season.

KWBG Sports for June 18th

  MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat have taken a 2-1 series lead in the NBA Finals by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 91-85 last night. LeBron James led the way with 29 points and 14 rebounds for the Heat, who have the next two games on their home court on Tuesday and Thursday nights.

     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Webb Simpson closed with a pair of 2-under 68s on the weekend to win the U.S. Open by one shot over Graeme McDowell and Michael Thompson. It's the first major title for Simpson, whose previous best finish in a major was a tie for 14th in last year's U.S. Open.

     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - For two rounds, Tiger Woods seemed to be in command in the U.S. Open. Then came a weekend of frustration that ran his winless streak in major championships to four years as Woods shot 75-73 on the weekend to finish six shots off the lead, tied for 21st.

     BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. has found Victory Lane for his first Sprint Cup victory in four years, ending a 143-race winless streak Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. Earnhardt beat Tony Stewart to the checkered flag to win again at Michigan, the same track where he previously won on June 15, 2008.

     WASHINGTON (AP) - The New York Yankees are on their longest winning streak in more than three years. The Yanks finished a three-game sweep in Washington by beating the Nationals 4-1 for the Yanks' ninth straight win behind home runs by Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano (kuh-NOH').

KWBG Sports for June 15th

 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - LeBron James scored 32 points and Dwyane (dwayn) Wade added 24 as the Miami Heat downed Oklahoma City 100-96 to even the NBA finals at a game apiece. Chris Bosh helped the Heat jump out to an 18-2 lead and finished with 16 points and 15 rebounds in his return to the starting lineup. Kevin Durant paced the Thunder with 32 points but missed a potential game-tying basket in the closing seconds.

     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Michael Thompson has a three-stroke lead over Tiger Woods and four others heading into the second round of the U.S. Open at Olympic Club in San Francisco. Thompson opened with a 4-under-par 66 that included seven birdies, four coming on the back nine. Woods shares second with David Toms, Nick Watney, Justin Rose and Graeme McDowell.

     HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Texans have extended the contracts of general manager Rick Smith and coach Gary Kubiak (KOO'-bee-ak), both of whom were in the final year of their current contract. Smith's extension is for four years, which will keep him with the team through 2016. Kubiak is now inked through 2014.

     DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Former Yankees manager Joe Torre will manage the United States at the World Baseball Classic next season. Torre managed major league teams for 29 seasons and is now Major League Baseball's Executive Vice President for Baseball Operations. The tournament begins with qualifiers in September and November of 2012.

     AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Lance Armstrong's lawyers are demanding access to evidence gathered by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. That includes the names of witnesses who say they saw the seven-time Tour de France champion use performance-enhancing drugs as well as all test results. The accusations of performance-enhancing drug use levied by USADA (yoo-SAH'-duh) prevent Armstrong from competing in a triathlon in France this month.

KWBG Sports for June 14th

 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Matt Cain authored the second perfect game of the 2012 baseball season in the San Francisco Giants' 10-0 whitewash of Houston last night. Cain fanned 14 and joined Phil Humber (UHM'-bur) of the Chicago White Sox with the second perfect game and fifth hitless game of the season.

     ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey allowed only an infield single in the first inning of his second career one-hitter and broke the New York Mets' record for consecutive scoreless innings in a 9-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays last night. Dickey, who improved to 10-1, broke Jerry Koosman's club record by going 32 and two-thirds scoreless innings before allowing a run in the bottom of the ninth.

     ST. LOUIS (AP) - Lance Lynn joined R.A. Dickey as the majors' first 10-game winners. The St. Louis hurler struck out a career-high 12 and Carlos Beltran hit his NL-best 19th home run in the Cardinals' 1-0 victory over the White Sox that ended Chicago's eight-game road winning streak.

     OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Thunder are looking to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals tonight after opening the series with a 105-95 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night. The Thunder are 9-0 at home in this year's playoffs as they stalk their first NBA title.

     SAN FRANCIACO (AP) - The 112th U.S. Open gets under way today at the Olympic Club in San Francisco in golf's second major of the season. There's a dream threesome pairing at 10:33 a.m. (Eastern time) of golfers who've won 19 majors among them -- Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Masters champion Bubba Watson.

     BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - Testimony continues today in the child sex abuse trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Three more accusers took the stand yesterday, bringing to five the number who have testified against the 68-year-old Sandusky, who is charged with sexually abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period.

KWBG Sports for June 13th

 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat Miami 105-94 to win the opener of the best-of-seven NBA Finals. Kevin Durant scored 17 of his 36 in the fourth quarter and Russell Westbrook added 27 for Oklahoma City, now 9-0 at home in the playoffs.

     ATLANTA (AP) - Alex Rodriguez cracked his 23rd career grand slam, matching Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig's record, and the New York Yankees scored six runs in the eighth inning to rally for their fifth straight win, 6-4 over the Atlanta Braves. Two batters after A-Rod connected, Nick Swisher hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Cory Gearrin to cap the six-run frame.

     LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed outfielder Andre Ethier (EE'-thee-ur) to an $85 million, five-year deal through 2017, keeping him and Matt Kemp together in the middle of the lineup. It's the Dodgers' first major move under a new ownership group that includes former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson.

     BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP)-  It's Day 3 of testimony in the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse trial in Pennsylvania. More graphic testimony was delivered yesterday, including that from former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary, who detailed what he saw when he found Sandusky and a young boy in a campus locker room shower one night in 2001.

     WASHINGTON (AP) - Jury deliberations have begun in the Roger Clemens perjury trial in Washington. A jury of eight women and four men will determined whether the former fireballing pitcher lied to Congress when he denied using steroids or human growth hormone.

KWBG Sports for June 12th

 LOS ANGELES (AP) - For the first time in their 45-year history, the Los Angeles Kings are the kings of hockey. The Kings, the first eighth seed to win hockey's biggest prize, won their first Stanley Cup by routing New Jersey 6-1 to win the series in six games.

     PARIS (AP) - It's a record seventh French Open title for Rafael Nadal (rah-fay-ehl nah-DAHL') and disappointment for Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak YOH'-koh-vihch), who was denied in trying to become the first man to win four straight major tennis titles in 43 years. Nadal completed his rain-suspended French Open final by beating Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 yesterday.

     ATLANTA (AP) - Ivan (ee-VAHN') Nova combined with four relievers on a five-hitter, and the New York Yankees blanked the Atlanta Braves 3-0 last night to claim a share of first place in the AL East for the first time in seven weeks. The Yankees have won four straight games and nine of 11 to move a season-best 10 games over .500.

     MIAMI (AP) - Receiver Chad Ochocinco (oh-choh-SINK'-oh) says on his Web site that he has signed with the Miami Dolphins four days after being released by the New England Patriots. The 34-year-old Ochocinco is a Miami native who played collegiately for the Hurricanes.

     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The 112th U.S. Open golf tournament that starts Thursday at Olympic Club in San Francisco will go on without Brandt Snedeker (SNEH'-deh-kur), who has withdrawn because of a rib injury. He was replaced in the field by Jordan Spieth, the first alternate who just finished his freshman year at Texas.