CFL Football Action Carried by KWVT

Coverage includes 4 American Players from Local Area Colleges,

(SALEM) - To Include 4 American Players from Local Area Colleges
Mid Willamette Valley June 16th, 2006 - Canadian Football League action carried by KWVT during the 2006 season will feature four players from local area schools, providing viewers with non-stop excitement from the men of summer.

The final team rosters announced last weekend includes the following local players from Oregon area: Bobby Singh,
from Portland State playing on the B.C. Lions; Andrae Thurman, from Southern Oregon, playing on the Winnepeg
Blue Bombers, Jason Maas, from the Oregon, playing on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats; and Kenny Wheaton, from Oregon, playing on the Toronto Argonauts.

Canadian football has a long relationship with top U.S. collegiate athletes, as hundreds of U.S. players are included on the Canadian teams` rosters each year.

World Cup: Paraguay Knocks Trinidad Out of World Cup

(KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany) - Trinidad and Tobago needed a lot to go its way to make the second round of the World Cup. The Soca Warriors were unable to pull off the most important — getting their first World Cup win.

Brent Sancho headed a ball past his own goalkeeper in the 25th minute and Trinidad and Tobago never recovered, losing 2-0 to Paraguay on Tuesday night in a game it needed to win to have any chance at advancing.

Trinidad came into its final first-round match with slim hopes, needing a victory against already eliminated Paraguay, an England win over Sweden and help on goal differential to make the second round.

NASCAR Owner Charged With Tax Fraud

(LOS ANGELES - AP) - A NASCAR team owner is accused of defrauding the government of more than $20 million in taxes. Gene Haas, the 54-year-old owner of Oxnard-based Haas Automation and NASCAR's Haas CNC Racing, was arrested Monday for investigation of conspiracy, filing false tax returns and witness intimidation.

Charges filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office accuse Haas of orchestrating a plan to list $50 million in bogus expenses that could be written off as business costs and save the company $20 million in taxes. Haas, of Camarillo, was being held without bail.

CNC Racing fields the No. 66 Nextel Cup car driven by Jeff Green, and Johnny Sauter's No. 00 Busch Series car.

OSU Men`s Basketball to Host Oregon Rain Invitational in November

(CORVALLIS) - Thanks to a new NCAA rule, Gill Coliseum will play host to the Oregon Rain Invitational at Oregon State - a three-day, four-team, round-robin tournament - on Nov. 10th-12th. In addition to the host Beavers, the field will include Portland, Cal Poly SLO and Southeastern Louisiana.

OSU`s first game of the event, which will take place against Portland, will also be the Beavers` season opener. The rest of Oregon State`s schedule will be released as soon as it becomes official.

�Hosting this tournament is a great opportunity to play a few extra home games, and to hopefully get the 2006-07 season off to a good start in front of our fans,� OSU Coach Jay John said.

World Cup: Despite Tie, England Wins World Cup Group

(COLOGNE, Germany) - Joe Cole was shredding Sweden's defense so effortlessly he had confident England fans singing "God Save the Queen" before halftime. Not so fast. The Swedes have been flustering England for nearly 40 years now, and this game would be no different.

Henrik Larsson scored off a throw-in, getting the slightest touch to deflect the ball into the net in the 90th minute and salvage a 2-2 tie for the Swedes on Tuesday night. England hasn't beaten Sweden since way back in 1968, a streak that is now at 12 games.

"We scored two fantastic goals and it's a little bit annoying that we concede two goals, one from a corner, one from a long throw-in," England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said.

OSU Men`s Soccer Announces New Assistant Coach Hirings

(CORVALLIS) - Oregon State men`s soccer coach Dana Taylor announced that he has filled the two openings on his staff, as Paul Meehan, formerly an assistant coach at Marshall University and a Pacific Northwest native, will be the associate head coach, and Jim Cofer, formerly of Metro State College, will be the assistant coach. Additionally, Gary Hamel joins the staff as a volunteer coach.

�Paul Meehan brings a great deal of experience to the staff,� Taylor said. �That experience is going help elevate our program. Having coached on the West Coast, he`s very familiar with recruiting here. Jim Cofer worked with one of the finest youth clubs in the country and brings a wealth of contacts to our program, which is vital to the recruiting process. He also has professional experience...

World Cup: Spain Beats Tunisia; Makes Case For Title

(STUTTGART, Germany) - The substitutes saved the day for Spain, carrying it into the next round of the World Cup.Trailing Tunisia by a goal at halftime, coach Luis Aragones brought in Spain's all-time leading scorer, Raul Gonzalez, and Cesc Fabregas. And it paid off bigtime in a 3-1 win Monday night.

Raul equalized when Tunisia goalkeeper Ali Boumnijel couldn't hold Fabregas' shot, and the Arsenal youngster set up Fernando Torres for Spain's second goal five minutes later. Torres finished it off on a penalty kick in the last minute.

"The way Cesc and Raul interpreted the football we had to deliver was extraordinary. That's why our second half was better than the first," Aragones said after Spain's advancement to the second round.

No. 8 Beavers Earn First-Ever College World Series Victory

(OMAHA, Neb.) - Oregon State picked up its first-ever College World Series win in school history Monday afternoon as the No. 8-ranked Beavers beat No. 12 Georgia 5-3 in a loser-out game at Rosenblatt Stadium. Jonah Nickerson pitched seven innings of four-hit ball for OSU and the Beavers turned three double plays, including one to end the game with the tying runs on base.

On Monday, OSU built a 4-1 lead by the middle of the third inning, then turned to Nickerson, closer Kevin Gunderson and its defense to top Georgia (47-23). It was the first time in six tries, over three College World Series appearances dating back to 1952, that the Beavers had won a CWS game.

�It does come to the back of your mind,� OSU head coach Pat Casey said of the school`s first-ever win in Omaha. �These players committed themselves and have done a tremendous job putting our program on the map.�

Jeremy Perry Named to Watch List

(CORVALLIS) - Oregon State University sophomore Jeremy Perry has been selected to the 2006 Outland Trophy Watch List, the Football Writers Association of America announced Monday. The Outland Trophy is awarded annually to the nation`s premier offensive or defensive lineman.

Perry started all 11 games at offensive guard last season as a redshirt-freshman. He was selected the Pac-10 Conference`s Co-Freshman of the Year in 2005 and named to the honorable mention team. He also earned Freshman All-American honors by the Sporting News and the College Football News.

The Laie, Hawaii native is one of 54 candidates and one of only four sophomores on the Watch List.