http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sportsSports news from the south-central Illinois areahttp://www.wjbdradio.com/images/wjbd_logo_small.pnghttp://www.wjbdradio.comWJBD Online13573http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8635Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:44:15 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8635Class 8A: 1. Naperville North (2) (1-0) 70 2. Schaumburg (5) (1-0) 68 3. Glenbard North (1)(1-0) 65 4. Simeon (1-0) 50 5. Bolingbrook (1)(1-0) 43 6. Marist (1-0) 35 7. O'Fallon (1-0) 30 8. Stevenson (1-0) 29 9. Loyola (1-0) 22 10. Maine South (0-1) 17 Others Receiving Votes: Chicago Mt. Carmel 15, Fremd 13, Minooka 10, Sandburg 8, Belleville East 8, Downers South 6, Hinsdale Central 2, Lockport 2, Gurnee Warren 1, Naperville Central 1. Class 7A: 1. East St. Louis (5)(1-0) 85 2. Wheaton Warrenville South (4)(1-0) 84 3. Glenbard West (1-0) 65 4. Lincoln-Way East (1-0) 60 5. Lake Zurich (1-0) 55 6. Crystal Lake South (1-0) 42 7. St. Rita (1-0) 30 T8. Elk Grove (1-0) 22 T8. Carmel (1-0) 22 10. Rockford Boylan (1-0) 16 Others Receiving Votes: Mundelein 4, Wheaton North 3, Bogan 3, Quincy 2, Hononegah 1, Glenbrook North 1. Class 6A: 1. Danville (3)(1-0) 85 2. Bloomington (1-0) 66 3. Rock Island (1-0) 64 4. Morgan Park (5)(1-0) 63 5. De La Salle (1-0) 61 6. Providence (2)(1-0) 55 7. Crystal Lake Central (1-0) 48 8. Lemont (1-0) 36 9. Oak Lawn Richards (1-0) 24 T10. Oak Forest (1-0) 23 T10. Cary-Grove (1-0) 23 Others Receiving Votes: Rolling Beadows 6, Normal Community 4, Crete-Monee 2, Springfield 2, St. Viator 1, Marmion 1. Class 5A: 1. Joliet Catholic (10)(1-0) 100 2. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (1-0) 87 3. Metamora (1-0) 76 4. Montini (1-0) 60 5. Richwoods (1-0) 59 6. Washington (1-0) 48 7. Vernon Hills (1-0) 40 8. Sterling (1-0) 29 9. Marian Central Catholic (1-0) 23 10. Triad (1-0) 8 Others Receiving Votes: Sycamore 5, St. Francis 5, Marion 5, Kankakee 3, Morris 1, Rochelle 1. Class 4A: 1. Quincy Notre Dame (6)(1-0) 126 2. Breese Mater Dei (3)(1-0) 119 3. Stillman Valley (5)(1-0) 108 4. Geneseo (1-0) 107 5. Rochester (1-0) 85 6. Bishop McNamara (1-0) 68 7. Richmond-Burton (1-0) 49 8. Mahomet-Seymour (1-0) 45 9. Rock Island Alleman (1-0) 27 10. St. Edward (1-0) 8 Others Receiving Votes: Pontiac 7, Illinois Valley Central 7, Bloomington Central Catholic 4, Althoff Catholic 4, Mt. Zion 3, Effingham 2, Charleston 1. Class 3A: 1. Illini West (Carthage) (11)(1-0) 124 2. Wilmington (2)(1-0) 101 T3. Decatur St. Teresa (1-0) 94 T3. Tolono Unity (1-0) 94 5. St. Joseph-Ogden (1-0) 79 6. Nashville (1-0) 51 7. Greenville (1-0) 50 8. Auburn (1-0) 33 T9. Elmhurst Immaculate Conception (1-0) 22 T9. Mt. Carmel (1-0) 22 Others Receiving Votes: Monticello 21, Red Bud 7, Winnebago 7, DuQuoin 5, Camp Point Central 3, Carterville 2. Class 2A: 1. Sterling Newman (12)(1-0) 138 2. Maroa-Forsyth (1-0) 116 3. Morrison (1)(1-0) 108 4. Clifton Central (1-0) 84 T5. Casey-Westfield (1-0) 76 T5. Stark County (1-0) 76 7. Westville (1-0) 49 8. Mercer County (1)(1-0) 47 9. Bureau Valley (1-0) 32 10. Marshall (1-0) 20 Others Receiving Votes: Carlinville 11, Lena-Winslow 9, Eastland-Pearl City 4. Class A: 1. Tuscola (14)(1-0) 140 2. Dakota (1-0) 124 3. Lexington (1-0) 101 4. Brown County (1-0) 86 5. Galena (1-0) 81 6. Triopia-Meredosia-Chambersburg (1-0) 66 7. East Dubuque (1-0) 57 8. Moweaqua Central A&M (0-1) 33 9. Aquin (1-0) 21 10. Jacksonville Routt (1-0) 20 Others Receiving Votes: LeRoy 10, Gibson City-Mevlin-Sibley 10, Villa Grove 10, Greenfield-Northwestern 5, Alexis United 3, Chester 2, Lewistown 1.http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8634Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:14:32 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8634SALEM - Playing the first varsity sport on the new look B.E. Gum floor, the Salem Lady Wildcats looked good in the opener but fell late to the O'Fallon Lady Panthers 25-21, 8-25, 21-25. In the loss, the Lady Cats showed alot with a much better passing and scrambling team than a year ago. Playing without Alyssa Dewitt (back), Salem took control from the beginning of Set 1 pulling out to a comfortable lead. That lead was cut to one before Salem would pull away to win the opener. In the second set, Salem fell into a little bit of bad luck. Several balls found their way just long or wide as O'Fallon ran away 25-8. Salem played well in the third set but fell short falling 25-21 and dropping to 0-1 on the year. They will be in action this weekend at the Carbondale Invitational Tournament. Centralia (1-2)bounced back from game one to take the second contest, but it was Carlyle that snagged the final set at the CHS Arena. (25-13, 22-25, 25-15). Central Community evened its record at 1-1 with a 25-21, 25-19 win over Nashville. Melanie Rhine had 10 service points and 15 assists for the Hornettes (5-1). Kourtney Heggemeier had seven kills, and Breanne Pelker five kills with four blocks. Junior Brooke Schulte had 13 kills and scored three aces, leading the Mater Dei Lady Knights to an easy 25-17, 25-16 over defending state champion Freeburg in a rematch of last year's state title game. Friday (9/3) Schedule: Christ Our Rock @ Sandoval - 6:15 Mater Dei @ Edwardsville Tourney - TBA Wesclin @ Marissa Tourney - TBA http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8633Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:00:36 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8633CENTRALIA - The Salem Wildcats had a dissapointing round of 172 as they fell to the homestanding Orphans 163-172 from Greenview Golf Course. Jeffrey Tolliver was one shot off medalist honors with a 39, followed by Joey Tolliver and Logan Phillips who each shot 44 and Cody Cunningham (45). Centralia was led by freshman Mason McReaken who took medalist honors with a 38. Also scoring for the Orphans, Kameron Decker (39), Bredesen Hartman and Cole McKreaken (43). Salem will travel to Flora Wednesday afternoon. The Wildcats jayvee also fell 188-190. Scoring for the Cats were Ben Nation (41), Robbie Foreman (48), Sam Beavin (49) and Nick Hotze/Tim Nation (52). The Orphans scorers were Brendan Harris (42), Mitchell Martin (47), Zak Koelmel (49), Brandon Alan (50). Hornets win four-team match NASHVILLE - The host Hornets nabbed a prep boys golf win Thursday in a quadrangular match at the Nashville Municipal Course. The Hornets had 162, Mater Dei and Belleville West 166 each, and Okawville 195. Nashville's Chance Reuter was medalist with a 39 while John Goodrich, Colin Sachtleben and Trevor Irwin all posted 41s. Parker Lawrence and Robbie Donnewald both shot 41 for Mater Dei while Steven Becker and Justin Vogt had 42s. Jared Blumhorst led Okawville with a 44, Ryan Holtgrave had a 49, Bennett Brown 50 and Nick Bledsoe 52.http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8632Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:27:03 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8632EUREKA, MO. - The Lady Warriors took second place at the Maryville University Women's Fall Warm Up Thursday to start off the Fall golf season at Rend Lake College. The ladies from The Lake shot 323 at Aberdeen Golf Club and finished just three strokes behind tournament champ Washington University. RLC freshman Gabbi Schuerman (Decatur) led the team with a 74 for second place. Sophomore Hannah Buck of Washington U was medalist with a 73. The Lady Warriors play again Tuesday at the RLC Invitational. RLC Falls in Soccer Opener BELLEVILLE, IL - Rend Lake College lost 1-0 in its first game of the soccer season at Southwestern Illinois College. The Blue Storm had to work for its win over the Warriors. SWIC scored in the 84th minute on an angled pass from the goal line back to around the 18 yard line where one of three players was in place to chip it in. RLC Coach Jim Duncan said, despite the loss, he thought his team played "excellent." The Warriors will be up next at Lincoln Land, noon, Saturday.http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8631Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:22:24 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8631 T25 FOOTBALL-FINAL SCORES Buckeyes and 'Canes on collision course...Trojans' Barkley tosses five TDs UNDATED (AP) - Terrelle Pryor tossed three touchdown passes, Brandon Saine rushed for 103 yards and two scores and second-ranked Ohio State rolled over error-prone Marshall 42-7 in a tuneup for a big date with Miami a week from Saturday. Pryor completed 17 of 25 passes for 247 yards. He threw TDs covering 6 and 11 yards to DeVier Posey and 65 yards to Dane Sanzenbacher before 105,040 at Ohio Stadium. It was a bleak debut for new Marshall coach Doc Holliday. The Thundering Herd fumbled the opening kickoff and were down 14-0 before running their first play in Ohio State territory. In other Top-25 action on the first night of major college football: Jacory Harris threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns before sitting out the second half, Leonard Hankerson caught six passes for 115 yards and two scores, and No. 13 Miami rolled past Florida A&M 45-0 in the season-opener for both teams. It was Miami's first shutout since Oct. 14, 2006. The Lane Kiffin coaching era at Southern California opened in Honolulu with a wild 49-36 victory over Hawaii. Trojans QB Matt Barkley completed 11 of his first 12 passes and threw five TDs, including four in the first half. That's the Trojans' 13th straight victory in a season opener. Utah freshman Brian Blechen intercepted a pass on the first play of overtime, setting Joe Phillips for a 21-yard field goal that gave the Utes a 27-24 victory against No. 15 Pittsburgh. That's Utah's 18th straight home victory, tying the Mountain West Conference record held by BYU. COLLEGE FOOTBALL-NEWS Tide's Dareus ruled out of 2 games...Meyer sits receiver for opener TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - The NCAA has declared Alabama defensive end Marcell Dareus ineligible for two games for accepting improper benefits. The ruling also ordered Dareus to repay $1,787 to a charity of his choice before regaining eligibility. The Crimson Tide, ranked No. 1 in the AP preseason rankings, opens Saturday night against San Jose State and then hosts No. 19 Penn State. In other college football news: David Ruffer will be Notre Dame's No. 1 kicker for the home opener against Purdue on Saturday after beating out sophomore Nick Tausch. No. 4 Florida will be without reserve receiver Frankie Hammond Jr. for its season opener Saturday against Miami of Ohio. Coach Urban Meyer says Hammond, who was charged with driving under the influence this summer, could be back next week against South Florida. Meyer says Hammond's status is "week to week." Nebraska linebacker Will Compton will likely miss Saturday's opener against Western Kentucky with a foot injury. A person with knowledge of the decision says North Carolina receiver Greg Little won't travel to Atlanta for the 18th-ranked Tar Heels' opener against No. 21 LSU due to the ongoing NCAA investigation at the school. MLB-FINAL SCORES Phils win a slugfest...Mets salvage one...Sabathia gets 19th win UNDATED (AP) - Chase Utley's grand slam climaxed a nine-run seventh inning as the Philadelphia Phillies routed Colorado 12-11 in a good old fashioned slugfest at Coors Field. Utley tied his career high with six RBIs. Jayson Werth and Ryan Howard also went deep for the Phils, who climbed within two games of Atlanta in the National League East race. Colorado lost despite 20 hits. The loss drops the Rockies six and a-half games back in the wild card. In the rest of the NL: The New York Mets salvaged the finale of a four-game set in Atlanta by beating the Braves 4-2. Johan Santana earned his 11th victory, although he was lifted after five innings because of a strained pectoral muscle. That ends the Braves' five-game win streak. In the AL: Gerald Laird hit a solo home run in the 13th inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 10-9 victory over Minnesota. The Twins lead the White Sox by 3-1/2 games in the AL Central. CC Sabathia shut down Oakland on one hit over eight innings in the Yankees 5-0 win. Sabathia became the major's first 19-game winner of the season as the Yankees completed a four-game sweep. Curtis Granderson supplied the offense with a pair of homers and three RBIs. The win gives the Yankees a game and a-half lead over idle Tampa Bay in the American League East. Adrian Beltre homered to spark a five-run second inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4. The Red Sox moved within 6-1/2 games of Tampa Bay in the AL wild-card race. Ex-Mariner Shin-Soo Choo drove in five runs with a bases-loaded double and a two-run home run to give the Cleveland Indians a 6-3 victory over Seattle. TENNIS-US OPEN Women's top-seed wins...Davydenko loses NEW YORK (AP) - Five-time champion Roger Federer has breezed into the third round at the U.S. Open, serving 15 aces in beating Andreas Beck 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Federer has won 42 of his past 43 matches at Flushing Meadows, the only loss coming in last year's final. Sixth-seed Nikolay Davydenko was upset by France's Richard Gasquet, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. And Mardy Fish of the U.S., the 19th-seed, defeated Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2. In women's play, top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki has advanced to the third round with a 6-love, 6-love win over Taiwan's Chang Kai-chen. Wozniacki needed only 47 minutes to record the "double-bagel" win. Wozniacki is seeking a return trip to the U.S. Open final, where she lost to Kim Clijsterslast year. Women's 14th-seed Maria Sharapova advanced to the third round with a stress-free 6-1, 6-2 victory over Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic. Seventh-seed and Wimbledon runner-up Vera Zvonarevabeat 94th-ranked Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-1, 7-6 in a second round match. Zvonareva has now made it to the third round at Flushing Meadows in seven of her eight trips to the tournament. American teenager Beatrice Capra pulled off an upset. The 18-year old from Ellicott City, Md., defeated 18th-seeded Aravane Rezai of France 7-5, 2-6, 6-3. Capra has now advanced to the third round of her first Grand Slam event. PGA-WOODS Now, that's a mortgage! JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. (AP) - Fresh off his divorce, Tiger Woods has taken out a $54.5 million mortgage on his Florida waterfront estate. Mortgage documents show Woods will make payments to an entity called JRD Florida Ventures LLC, a company whose registered agent is an attorney with the firm that represented Woods' ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, in their divorce. NFL-PRESEASON Commissioner to meet with Roethlisberger...Backup Leftwich hurts knee UNDATED (AP) - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will meet with Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger today to discuss reducing the quarterback's six-game suspension to four. Goodell has said he would make a decision after the preseason concludes regarding a possible reduction of the suspension. Roethlisberger was suspended in April under the league's personal conduct policy and is not eligible to return until Oct. 31 at New Orleans, unless the suspension is reduced. Meanwhile, Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich, expected to start during Ben Roethlisberger's suspension, injured his left knee during the first half of their final exhibition game, a 19-3 win over Carolina. If Leftwich can't play in the Steelers' Sept. 12 opener against Atlanta, coach Mike Tomlin might have to go with third-stringer Dennis Dixon as his opening day QB. In other NFL news on the final night of the preseason: Denver rookie Tim Tebow outplayed Minnesota's Tarvaris Jackson in the backup quarterback comparison, but the Vikings forced four first-half turnovers and beat the Broncos 31-24. Tebow finished 12 for 16 for 167 yards and one TD. He also ran four times for 21 yards. Montario Hardesty can't seem to outrun his knee problems. Cleveland's highly touted rookie running back, whose career at Tennessee was slowed by knee injuries, hurt his left one in the second quarter of Cleveland's 13-10 win over the Chicago Bears, a potentially major blow to the Browns' running game. BASKETBALL-FIBA U.S. defeats Tunesia ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - The United States has completed a perfect 5-and-0 run through the opening round of the basketball World Championships. Eric Gordon scored 21 points to lead 95-57 rout of Tunisia. The U.S. squad of NBA players only led by four points early in the third quarter against their winless opponent before pulling away. The United States will face Angola in the opening game of the knockout round Monday. NHL-NEWS New goalie lined up SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - The goalie that helped knock San Jose out of the Stanley Cup playoffs is now part of the Sharks. Antti Niemihas signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the Sharks. He played all but one period of the Blackhawks' run to the Stanley Cup title, including a series win over San Jose. Earlier in the offseason the Sharks inked Finnish netminder Antero Niittymaki. He agreed to a two-year, $4 million deal on the first day of free agency in July. In other hockey news: Pittsburgh's Jordan Staal has been battling foot infection and is expected to miss the start of training camp. Penguins GM Ray Shero believes Staal will be ready for the Oct. 7 opener against Philadelphia. FIGURE SKATING-LYSACEK Time to rest for gold medal winner UNDATED (AP) - Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacekis taking off the rest of the competitive skating season. He says he'd like to be back on the ice in time for the national championships in January. WNBA-MVP Hat trick for Seattle's Jackson SEATTLE (AP) - Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson was selected the WNBA's most valuable player for the third time in her career. Jackson was honored before Game 1 of Seattle's 82-74 win in the best-of-3 Western Conference final against defending champion Phoenix. Also, the Storm's Brian Agler was named the league's coach of the year. Jackson, a 6-foot-5 forward from Australia, averaged 20.5 points and 8.3 rebounds during the season. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8630Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:14:10 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8630(St. Louis, MO) -- The Cardinals are back home tonight after a dreadful road trip as they open a three-game series with the first-place Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium. The Redbirds went just 2-and-8 on their 10-game road swing through Pittsburgh, Washington and Houston. The Cards lost the final five games of the trip, getting shut out twice against the Astros. St. Louis has slipped a full eight games behind Cincinnati in the NL Central. The Cards are five and a half games behind the NL Wild Card-leading Philadelphia Phillies. Adam Wainwright opposes Travis Wood tonight at 7:15 p.m. Cubs Clash With Mets Today (Chicago, IL) -- After a day off yesterday, the Cubs begin a three-game home series with the New York Mets this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Randy Wells will start for Chicago, while New York counters with R.A. Dickey. First pitch is set for 1:20 p.m. at the "Friendly Confines." The Cubs took two out of three this week from the Pirates and have alternated wins and losses in their last seven games overall. Chicago is 20 games below .500 at 57-and-77, 21-and-a-half games out of first. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8629Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:13:13 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8629(St. Louis, MO) -- Rookie Sam Bradford may have cemented his role as the Rams starting quarterback last night. The Oklahoma product was a perfect 6-for-6 for 68 yards and a touchdown in his only series as the Rams wrapped up the preseason with a 27-21 win over the Baltimore Ravens at the Edward Jones Dome. Second-year signal-caller Keith Null also threw a TD pass as St. Louis took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Rookie Thaddeus Lewis fired a 26-yard touchdown pass to Brandon McRae with 5:34 to play to extend the lead to 27-14 and the Rams held on from there. Brandon Gibson and Billy Bajema also had TD catches in the win as the Rams finished exhibition play 3-and-1. The Rams have until 5 p.m. tomorrow to trim the roster down to the final 53-man limit. They open the regular season a week from Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals at the Edward Jones Dome. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8628Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:12:27 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8628(Cleveland, OH) -- Phil Dawson's 36-yard field goal in the final seconds lifted Cleveland over Chicago, 13-10, in the final preseason tilt for both clubs at Browns Stadium. Todd Collins was 10-of-15 for 139 yards and a TD pass for the Bears. Rashied Davis led Chicago receivers with three catches for 65 yards, while Greg Olsen's 15-yarder produced the lone TD as the Bears went winless in exhibition play for the first time since 1998. Chicago hosts the Detroit Lions on September 12th to open the regular season. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8627Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:10:31 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8627(St. Louis, MO) -- The Missouri Tigers will kick off the 2010 college football campaign tomorrow afternoon against the Illinois Fighting Illini at the Edward Jones Dome. It's the final matchup in the Gateway Series. Mizzou took last year's meeting 37-9 and has won all three matchups in the series thus far. MU is coming off an 8-and-5 season, while the Illini won just three of 12 games a year ago. College Football Officially Underway (Undated) -- The college football season is officially underway. Southern Illinois christened its new Saluki Stadium last night with a 70-7 win over Quincy University in Carbondale. Other Chicago area schools that will kick off their campaigns this weekend are Notre Dame, which hosts Purdue in new head coach Brian Kelly's debut on Saturday, Illinois, which also plays on Saturday against Missouri at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, and Northwestern, which plays at Vanderbilt on Saturday. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8626Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:06:06 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8626MT VERNON - Nick Tannahill carded a round of 38 for medalist honors on Wednesday as Woodlawn beat Waltonville 161-196 in a prep golf match held at Indian Hills Golf Course. Dustin Johnson, Gabe Owens and Drew Wehrheim shot 40, 41 and 42 respectively, for the Cardinals. Waltonville got a 43 from Jordan Hale to lead the way. Justin Winchester (50), Matt Rogers (51) and Levi Rapp (52) also scored for the Spartans. Lady Lions nip Centralia CARTERVILLE - Homestanding Carterville fended off the Centralia Orphan Annies 205-209 on Wednesday in a prep golf match played at Crab Orchard Golf Course. Lindsey Branson had Centralia's top score with a 45. Morgan O'Dell added a 54, while Maggie Middleton and Datyn Sodsaikitch each shot 55. OKAWVILLE - In a four-team golf match played Wednesday at Okawville's Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course, Freeburg exited with a victory over the host Lady Rockets, Nashville and Mascoutah. The Lady Midgets turned in a 172, which proved to be seven strokes better than Okawville. Nashville took third, shooting 183. For Okawville, Stephanie Gaebe led the way with a 42. Alexis Lintker and Kaylyn Furhop each had 44 and Janel Lake shot a49. Nashville freshman Shawn Renegarbe had the low round of the match, shooting a 39. Also scoring for the Hornettes were Madi Mady (42), Mollie Borowiak (49) and Mallory Holzhauer (53).http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8625Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:50:46 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8625 MLB-FINAL SCORES Giants win duel by the bay...26 runs and six ejections in Florida...Reds lead by eight UNDATED (AP) - Tim Lincecum outdueled Colorado fireballer Ubaldo Jimenez and the won his first game since July 30 as the San Francisco Giants nipped the Rockies 2-1 in an old fashioned pitchers duel. The victory moves the Giants within three games of slumping San Diego in the NL West. Pinch-runner Darren Ford scored the go-ahead run from second base on a wild pitch and throwing error in the eighth inning. That helped Lincecum end a career-worst five-start skid and win his first game since July 30. He's 12-and-9. Ubaldo Jimenez fell to 17-and-6 after he failed for the fifth time at a franchise-record 18th win. He lost his third straight start. In the rest of the NL: The Florida Marlins scored 14 runs in the first three innings and routed the last-place Nationals 16-10. But the game was merely a backdrop to a benches-clearing brawl in the sixth inning that resulted in the Nationals' Nyjer Morgan and Marlins pitchers Chris Volstad and Jose Veras and manager Edwin Rodriguez among six ejections. This was payback from Tuesday night when Marlins catcher Brett Hayes sustained a separated shoulder in a 10th-inning collision with Morgan in what the Marlins thought was a dirty play. The Cincinnati Reds finished their three-game sweep of Milwaukee 6-1. Ryan Hanigan's pinch-hit, three-run homer in the seventh was the big hit. Sensational Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman hit threw two pitches in the eighth inning clocked at 103 miles per hour in his second straight unhittable performance. St. Louis Cardinals' skid continues. Hunter Pence smacked a three-run homer to help Houston to a 5-2 win, handing the Cardinals their fifth straight loss. St. Louis has dropped 13 of 16 and now trail first-place Cincinnati by eight games in the NL Central. September call-up Brandon Allen had an impressive 2010 debut with Arizona, hitting a grand slam and making several rangy catches in left field to help the Diamondbacks send the reeling San Diego Padres to their seventh straight loss, 5-2. Roy Oswalt and two relievers combined on a three-hitter and the Philadelphia Phillies used leadoff homers by Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino in the first two innings to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1. Kosuke Fukudomehad three hits, including a go-ahead double, to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 5-3 win over Pittsburgh. Tommy Hanson won for the first time in nearly two months, allowing just one hit in seven shutout innings to lead the Atlanta Braves past the New York Mets 4-1. In the AL: Danny Valencia's one-out single in the 10th inning drove in Michael Cuddyer from second base and gave the Minnesota Twins a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The Twins kept their four-game lead over Chicago in the AL Central. Rookie Mitch Moreland homered again and the Texas Rangers kept pulling away in the AL West, beating the Kansas City Royals 4-3. The Rangers have a 9-1/2 game lead over Oakland in the AL West. Paul Konerko's three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the White Sox to a 6-4 win over Cleveland and a three-game sweep. Manny Ramirez got into the lineup for first time since Chicago claimed him on waivers earlier this week. He had a single in three at-bats. The New York Yankees stay one game up in the AL East by nipping Oakland 4-3. A.J. Burnett bounced back from an awful August by pitching six effective innings as the A's fell to 1-and-8 against the Yanks. Tampa Bay kept pace by nipping Toronto 2-1. Evan Longoria snapped an eighth-inning tie with an RBI single to help David Price post his club-record 16th victory. Marco Scutaro and Adrian Beltre homered in a six-run seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox beat Baltimore 9-6. Jon Lester improved to 13-and-0 lifetime against the Orioles. The L.A. Angels beat Seattle 4-2. Hideki Matsui hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh. Alberto Callaspo also homered for the Angels. MLB-ROYALS-NEWS Rangers' Lee gets a shot...KC catcher to have shoulder surgery UNDATED (AP) - Rangers left-hander Cliff Lee has returned to Texas to get a shot and have his ailing back checked out. Lee is scheduled to rejoin the AL West leaders on Friday, but the status of his next start is uncertain. Lee is 0-3 with an 8.28 ERA in his last five starts. In other big league news: Kansas City catcher Jason Kendall will undergo shoulder surgery Friday in Los Angeles for a torn right rotator cuff. The Minnesota Twins have sent 7-foot-1 pitcher Loek Van Mil to the Los Angeles Angels to complete last week's trade for left-hander Brian Fuentes. Colorado Rockies right-handed reliever Manuel Corpas needs reconstructive Tommy John elbow surgery. He'll need 12 to 18 months recuperation. TENNIS-US OPEN Roddick sent packing...A scary time at the Open NEW YORK (AP) - Ninth-seed Andy Roddick was upset in the second round of the U.S. Open, losing 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 to 44th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia. Roddick won his only Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows in 2003, and he also was the runner-up in 2006. His loss leaves Roger Federer as the only past men's champion in the field. This early exit follows a fourth-round loss for Roddick at Wimbledon. He revealed recently that he had a mild case of mononucleosis. Tipsarevic moves into the third round at the U.S. Open for the first time. In other men's play: American teenager Ryan Harrison upset 15th-seeded Ivan Ljubicic6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4 for his first Grand Slam match victory. The 18-year-old Harrison made his Grand Slam debut in January at the Australian Open, losing in the first round. Seventh-seed Tomas Berdych didn't make it past the first round. He was upset by France's Michael Llodra 7-6, 6-4, 6-4. Fourth seed Andy Murray rolled to a straight sets win by beating Lukas Lacko 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. The 20th-seeded Sam Querrey of the U.S. defeated fellow American Bradley Klahn 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. In women's results: Second-seed and defending champ Kim Clijsters reached the third round by beating 201st-ranked qualifier Sally Peers of Australia 6-2, 6-1. Third-seed Venus Williams struggled during the early portions of her 7-6, 6-3 second-round win over Rebecca Marino. Williams rallied after trailing the Canadian 4-1 in the tiebreaker. Thirteenth-seed Marion Bartoli was upset by France's Virginie Razzano 7-5, 6-4. Melanie Oudin, a quarterfinalist last year, had 38 unforced errors and just four winners in her straight-set loss to Alona Bondarenko. COLLEGE FOOTBALL-NEWS Big Ten breakup...Saban says Ingram will be back "soon"...BYU-ESPN deal UNDATED (AP) - The expanded Big Ten is placing Ohio State and Michigan into different divisions. Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota and Northwestern will make up one division when the league grows to 12 teams in 2011. Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Purdue and Indiana are in the other. Ohio State and Michigan will play each other every year on the last day of the Big Ten season, and could conceivably play each other twice in one season - once in the regular season and in the new Big Ten championship game. In other college football news: Alabama coach Nick Saban says Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram's left knee injury is "not a serious thing" and he should be back in action "soon." The Heisman Trophy winner had an arthroscopic surgery on Tuesday. Sophomore Trent Richardson will start in Ingram's place Saturday night against San Jose State. BYU is going independent in football with the rest of the its teams competing in the West Coast Conference, a nonfootball league. BYU and ESPN have reached an eight-year deal to televise all Cougars' home football games, starting in 2011. BYU and Notre Dame are also putting the finishing touches on a six-game home-and-home series running through 2012. Drake University plans to face an all-star team from Mexico in Tanzania next year in what the school says will be the first American football game played in Africa. The Bulldogs will play on May 21 in the inaugural Global Kilimanjaro Bowl. The 2010 major college season starts Thursday night with four ranked teams in action. Second-ranked Ohio State hosts Marshall, 13th-ranked Miami plays Florida A&M, 14th-ranked Southern California opens the Lane Kiffin era in Hawaii and 15th-ranked Pitt travels to Utah in a a rematch of the 2004 Fiesta Bowl won by the Utes. NFL-NEWS Getting physical in San Francisco...Dockett's big deal UNDATED (AP) - San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Singletary had to separate tight end Vernon Davis and wide receiver Michael Crabtree after the players got into a heated discussion at yesterday's practice. Singletary says the issue was nonfootball related and is closed. In other football news: The Oakland Raiders are denying an ESPN report saying the team has had discussions about trading for Arizona quarterback Matt Leinart. The Raiders say they have never discussed acquiring Leinart in a trade from Arizona and that they are "very happy" about their quarterback situation with Jason Campbell going into the season as the starter. Arizona Cardinals two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Darnell Dockett has signed a four-year extension worth up to $48 million, with $30 million guaranteed. BASKETBALL-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS U.S. tops Iran ISTANBUL (AP) - The United States stayed perfect at the basketball World Championships and have a top seed to prove it. The Americans dumped Iran 88-51 to lock up the top spot in Group B. Kevin Love scored 13 and Kevin Durant added 12 to pace the American to their fourth win in as many games. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8624Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:42:26 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8624(Park Ridge, IL) -- The Big Ten will break into two six-team divisions starting with the 2011 football season. Conference commissioner Jim Delaney announced the move on the Big Ten Network Wednesday. The league will also play its first conference championship game on December 3rd, 2011 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The realignment coincides with the addition of Nebraska to the conference, which will bring the Big Ten to 12 teams. Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana and Illinois will be in one division. The other will consist of Michigan, Nebraska, Michigan State, Iowa, Northwestern and Minnesota. A team will play the other five schools in its division once each season, and three games against programs in the other division. That will include one guaranteed cross-division matchup a year, keeping the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry alive. The Buckeyes-Wolverines contest will continue to be played on the final day of the season at least through 2012. The realignment is only for football for the time being. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8623Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:40:41 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8623(Houston, TX) -- Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning as the Astros completed a three-game sweep of the Cardinals with a 5-2 win yesterday afternoon in Houston. Nelson Figueroa gave up a two-run homer to Matt Holliday in the first inning, but settled down to pitch five frames and get the win. Brandon Lyon notched his 11th save. Jeff Suppan came off the DL and took the loss, giving up four runs in five frames to fall to 1-and-7. St. Louis has dropped five in-a-row. Cards Limp Home To Host Reds (St. Louis, MO) -- It's now or never if the Cardinals are going to make a push in the NL Central. Following a disasterous road trip that has left them eight games off the division lead, the Cardinals will try to trim that deficit when they open a three-game set against the first-place Reds tomorrow night at Busch Stadium. Jaime Garcia, who is 12-and-6, will oppose Cincinnati's Bronson Arroyo, who is 14-and-8. The Cards swept the Reds in Cincinnati the last time these teams met August 9th-11th. Cardinals Broadcasts Returning To KMOX (St. Louis, MO) -- Five years after leaving their longtime radio home, the Carindals will return to KMOX 1120 AM next season. The Cardinals announced the move yesterday. The "Post-Dispatch" reports it's a five-year agreement, with Mike Shannon and John Rooney expected to remain the broadcast team. After 51 seasons on KMOX radio, the Cardinals left for KTRS 550 AM in 2005. However, fans have been upset ever since with KTRS' signal strength much weaker than KMOX. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8622Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:39:37 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8622(Chicago, IL) -- Kosuke Fukudome went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles, two runs scored and an RBI to lead the Cubs past the Pirates, 5-3, in the rubber match of a three-game set at Wrigley Field. Cubs starter Tom Gorzelanny left the game in the top of the third inning after being struck with a line drive off the bat of Jose Tabata. He was relieved by Thomas Diamond, who picked up his first major-league win after one-and-two-thirds-innings of relief. Carlos Marmol threw a scoreless ninth to earn his 25th save. The Cubs are off today. They'll begin a three-game series with the Mets Friday afternoon. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8621Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:38:53 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8621(St. Louis, MO) -- The Rams will close out the preseason tonight against the Baltimore Ravens at the Edward Jones Dome. Rookie quarterback Sam Bradford will make his second straight start, coming off an impressive 189-yard, two-touchdown passing effort against the Patriots last week. Projected starter A.J. Feeley remains sidelined with thumb and elbow injuries. The Rams must get down to the final 53-man roster limit on Saturday. They open the regular season against Arizona September 12th. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8620Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:38:18 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8620(Cleveland, OH) -- The Bears will wrap up preseason play against the Browns tonight in Cleveland. Chicago dropped to 0-and-3 in preseason play with a 14-9 loss to the Cardinals last week. The Bears haven't gone winless in exhibition play since 1998. Tonight's game is at 7:00 p.m. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8619Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:29:34 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8619Prep Girls Golf: Centralia @ Carterville - 4:00 Woodlawn @ Waltonville - 4:00 Prep Cross Country: Centralia, Nashville @ Murphysboro Invitational Prep Boys Golf: Vandalia @ Wood River - 4:00 Mater Dei @ Mascoutah - 4:00 Columbia @ Wesclin - 4:00 Woodlawn @ Waltonville - 4:00 Carbondale @ Mt. Vernon - 4:00 Prep Soccer: Mater Dei @ Centralia - 4:00 Prep Volleyball: Thompsonville @ Woodlawn - 6:15 Wesclin @ Marissa Tournament - TBA Juco Volleyball: Lake Land @ Kaskaskia - 6:30 Rend Laek @ SWIC - 6:30 Junior High Baseball: Patoka @ Franklin Park - 4:00 Nashville Trinity -St. John/St. Ann @ Centralia - 4:00 Okawville @ Sandoval - 4:15 Casey @ Marion - 4:00 Hoffman Trinity @ Central City - 4:15 New Athens @ Okawville - 4:00 Carlyle @ Aviston - 4:15 Junior High Softball: Nashville Trinity-St. John/St. Ann @ Centralia - 4:00 New Athens @ Okawville - 4:00 Casey @ Marion - 4:00 Carlyle @ Aviston - 4:00 http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8618Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:07:19 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8618BREESE - Central Community ran its record to 7- in prep boys golf with a 159-164 win Tuesday over Marissa at Bent Oak. Justin Becker's two-over 36 led the Cougars while Ryan Johnson hada 40, Lance Lewis 41 and Alex Timmermann 42. Host Trico edged Okawville 187-188 for team honors in a quad-match at Pyramid Oaks. Steeleville was third at 196 and New Athens had 221. Bennett Brown led Okawville with a 43, Travis Blumhnorst 45, and Jeremy Boswell and Nick Bledsoe had 50 each. Trico's Patrick Heller was medalist with a 39. Nashville's Hornets won a three-team match scoring 150, McLeansboro had 157 and host Harrisburg finished with a 174. Nashville's Chance Reuter and McLeansboro's Donnie Christensen shared medalist honors with a 35 each. Other scores for the Hornets were Colin Sachtleben 37, Kyle Mueller 38 and John Goodrich 40. Alexander Tison's 40 led Harrisburg. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8617Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:03:07 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8617FARINA - South Central began it's volleyball season with a 25-12, 25-15 Midland Trail Conference win over Woodlawn. Sarah Kramer had 16 service points and 10 assists for SC while Carissa Lotz had 12 points with four aces and nine assists. Katie Crain and Emily Atwood added six kills each. The Cougars won the jayvee match 25-13, 25-11 as Lexsi Schaefer and Natalie Chapman had 16 points each and a freshman match 25-7, 25-14 as Melissa Drum had 11 points. Sandoval got an oustanding night at the service line from Mary Beth Merten and Brooke Rhodes on their way to a win over Odin 25-19, 16-25, 25-16. The duo combined for 24 points on 30/32 serving to lead the Lady Blackhawks to their first win of the year. Kelsey Carter had three blocks and Cassandra Morris added seven assists. Merten also led with seven kills and eleven digs as Sandoval hosts Christ Our Rock Lutheran Friday. Carlyle High School's volleyball team marched to its second win in as many matches Tuesday night with a 25-10, 25-7 decision over Brownstown. The Lady Indians visit Centralia on Thursday. Mater Dei rolled past Triad 25-20, 25-13 Tuesday night. The Lady Knights (2-0) host Freeburg on Thursday. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8616Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:01:30 CDThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=8616KINMUNDY - The South Central Cougars dropped their home game to Dieterich 4-1. The visiting Maroons got the scoring going early with a leadoff homer in the first inning off the bat of Nathan Garbe. The Maroons scored three more in the fourth inning to extend the lead for winning pitcher Devin Wright. Derek Harmeier took the loss allowing just 4 runs, 3 earned on four hits while striking out seven and he didn't walk anyone. Colton Wilkens scored the lone Cougar run. Larry Schorek and Colby Bushue added doubles for the 2-3 Cougars who host Brownstown on Thursday night at 7:00 pm on WJBD AM 1350. Terry Martinez struck out 12 and had three hits Tuesday as the Sandoval Blackhawks snagged a 10-2 prep baseball win over Noble. Paul Bosler, Christian Crawford and Ryan Niepoetter had two hits each for Sandoval (1-3). Woodlawn scored 8 times in the sixth inning to pull away from Webber and post a 13-3 win. AJ Webb and Brock Hill homered for the Cardinals (1-2) while Jason Hapeman, Quinton Kehrer and Webb had three hits each to back the pitching of Jeremy Aparicio.Hill and Hapeman drove in three runs each.