OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ryan Lochte has won his first head-to-head showdown with Michael Phelps at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.

The 27-year-old Floridian captured the 400-meter individual medley Monday night, taking command on the breaststroke leg and holding off Phelps in the freestyle for a time of 4 minutes, 7.06 seconds. Phelps claimed the second Olympic spot in 4:07.89.

Tyler Clary, who took second at last year’s world championships, won’t even get a chance to swim the event in London. He faded to third in 4:09.92.

Phelps won the 400 IM at the past two Olympics, but vowed to drop the grueling event after Beijing. In the past year, he brought it back — and now he’ll be swimming it again in London.

Third grand slam under way

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) – The fortnight at Wimbledon began today in Southwest London.

Defending men’s champion Novak Djokovic (NOH’-vak JOH’-kuh-vich) is first up on Centre Court. The top seed is taking on former No. 1 and French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero.

Women’s top seed Maria Sharapova has the second match on the main show court.

Unseeded Venus Williams is on court against Russia’s Elena Vesnina.

Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska (ahg-nee-ESH’-kuh rahd-VAHN’-skuh) of Poland has advanced to the second round with a straight sets victory.

Kim Clijsters (KLY’-sturz) and Roger Federer also are on the Day 1 schedule at the All England Club.
Red Sox trade Youkilis

UNDATED (AP) – The Boston Red Sox have traded infielder Kevin Youkilis (YOOK’-ih-lihs) to the Chicago White Sox for utilityman Brent Lillibridge and right-hander Zach Stewart.

Will Middlebrooks’ emergence in Boston made the 33-year-old Youkilis expendable after a successful 8 1/2-year run with the Red Sox. The versatile All-Star corner infielder is a career .286 hitter with 133 homers and 563 RBIs.

The AL Central-leading White Sox, who also receive cash in the deal, have been looking for a third baseman with Brent Morel plagued by back problems.

Also:

– The Red Sox have placed right-handed pitcher Clay Buchholz on the 15-day disabled list due to what manager Bobby Valentine calls a “gastrointestinal issue.” Valentine says Buchholz had gone to the hospital recently to deal with the problem and has not been with the team the past two days.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Cleveland at N-Y Yankees 6:05 p.m.
Toronto at Boston 6:10 p.m.
Detroit at Texas 7:05 p.m.
Chi White Sox at Minnesota 7:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Kansas City 7:10 p.m.
Oakland at Seattle 9:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia 6:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Cincinnati 6:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Miami 6:10 p.m.
N-Y Mets at Chi Cubs 7:05 p.m.
San Diego at Houston 7:05 p.m.
Washington at Colorado 7:40 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE TONIGHT on ESPN Radio 1410)
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco 9:15 p.m.

NEW YORK (AP)- Robinson Cano (kuh-NOH’) led off the eighth inning with his 16th home run and the New York Yankees captured two of three in their Subway Series by beating the Mets 6-5 Sunday night. The Yanks ended knuckleballer R.A. Dickey’s string of 44-and-two-thirds innings without an earned run by scoring four times in the third inning with Nick Swisher’s three-run homer the big hit.

BOSTON (AP) – Kevin Youkilis (YOOK’-ih-lihs) said farewell at Fenway Park on Sunday after hitting a triple in Boston’s 9-4 win over the Atlanta Braves helped by Cody Ross, who hit two homers and drove in five runs. Youkilis was traded to the Chicago White Sox for utilityman Brent Lillibridge and right-hander Zach Stewart after the game and received a warm ovation and a curtain call in his final game for the Red Sox.

NEW YORK (AP) – Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire has apologized to a fan for using a gay slur in response to a crude tweet in which the fan admonished the All-Star to “make up for this past season.”

The fan (at)BFerrelli tweeted his comment on Saturday and received a direct message containing an expletive and the slur from the account Twitter verifies as Stoudemire’s. BFerrelli, identified by the Daily News as Brian Ferrelli, posted a screen shot of the direct message. Direct messages can only be seen by the sender and the recipient.

Stoudemire apologized early Sunday, using another direct message that BFerrelli posted as a screen shot, saying “I apologize for what I said earlier. I just got off the plane and had time to think about it. Sorry bro!! No Excuses. Won’t happen again.”

MLB SCORES

Tampa Bay 3, Philadelphia 2, 1st game

Minnesota 4, Cincinnati 3

Miami 9, Toronto 0

Boston 9, Atlanta 4

Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 2

Baltimore 2, Washington 1

Houston 7, Cleveland 1

Chicago White Sox 1, Milwaukee 0, 10 innings

St. Louis 11, Kansas City 8

L.A. Angels 5, L.A. Dodgers 3

Oakland 4, San Francisco 2

San Diego 2, Seattle 0

Tampa Bay 7, Philadelphia 3, 2nd game

Texas 4, Colorado 2

N.Y. Yankees 6, N.Y. Mets 5

A ninth-inning rally was thwarted by boneheaded baserunning as the Colorado Rockies fell to the Texas Rangers 4-2 in Arlington last night. Down 4-0 entering the ninth, the Rockies loaded the bases with nobody out. Marco Scutaro singled in a run and Carlos Gonzalez’s sacrifice fly made it a 4-2 game. But Scutaro was erased from the basepaths on a bizarre pickoff play and rundown. Scutaro had been ruled safe at second on the rundown, but he failed to stay on the base, allowing himself to be tagged out. Jason Giambi struck out to end the threat and the game. The Rockies have lost 14 of their last 17 ballgames. They finished interleague play with an appaling 2-13 record. The Rockies return home tonight to begin a four-game series with the Washington Nationals. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action tonight, with pregame coverage at 7:05 and the first pitch at 7:40.

Game One of the College World Series final went to the Arizona Wildcats in decisive fashion. Konnor Wade tossed his second complete game gem of the series as the Wildcats knocked off the two-time defending champions South Carolina 5-1 in Omaha. Wade baffled the Gamecocks, allowing just six hits and striking out three. He became the first pitcher to throw multiple complete games in the same College World Series since Cal State-Fullerton’s Jason Windsor did it in 2004. Offensively, Arizona was sparked by Robert Refsnyder, whose two-run homer in the first gave Wade all the support he’d need. Alex Mejia, Seth Mejias-Brean, and Bobby Brown also drove in runs for Arizona. Game two is scheduled for 7 PM tonight. A Wildcats victory would bring them their first national championship in 26 years.

Five area high schoolers qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo with their performance in the State Finals Rodeo in Hastings this past weekend. North Platte resident Brandy Brown, who attends Maywood High School, won the state final in barrel racing. She and Hershey resident Shawnie Stone-Swedberg qualified for nationals in that event. Thedford’s Chauncy Hesseltine won the saddle bronc event at the state final and will compete at nationals in that event and in bull riding. Wellfleet’s Jaden Clark also qualified for nationals in saddle bronc. Hershey’s Tucker White, along with partner Rhett Nelson, secured a spot in nationals in team roping.

A Lincoln native and future Husker will represent the state at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in January. Josh Banderas, a linebacker from Lincoln Southwest High School, was invited to play in the game after participating in the Rivals100 Challenge in Atlanta over the weekend. Banderas is a four-star recruit according to Rivals. He rates as the 13^th best linebacker in the country and the best player in the state of Nebraska. The U.S. Army All-American Bowl takes place January 5 in San Antonio.

A former Tri-City Storm player was selected in the National Hockey League Entry Draft over the weekend. Daniil Zharkov became the 20^th former Storm to be drafted when he was picked in the third round with the 91^st overall pick by the Edmonton Oilers. Zharkov played 36 games for the Storm in the 2010-2011 season, tallying eight goals and three assists. He was one of 39 players selected in the seven-round draft with ties to the United States Hockey League.

FRIDAY

Interleague
Detroit at Pittsburgh 6:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia 6:05 p.m.
Washington at Baltimore 6:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Boston 6:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Cincinnati 6:10 p.m.
N-Y Yankees at N-Y Mets 6:10 p.m.
Toronto at Miami 6:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Houston 7:05 p.m.
Colorado at Texas 7:05 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE ON ESPN RADIO 1410!)
Milwaukee at Chi White Sox 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Kansas City 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels 9:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Oakland 9:05 p.m.
Seattle at San Diego 9:05 p.m.
National League
Chi Cubs at Arizona 8:40 p.m.

SATURDAY

BASEBALL
National League
Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 9:10 p.m.
Interleague
Toronto at Miami, 12:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Kansas City, 1:10 p.m.
Colorado at Texas, 2:05 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE ON ESPN RADIO 1410!)
Detroit at Pittsburgh, 3:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Houston, 3:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 3:05 p.m.
Minnesota at Cincinnati, 3:10 p.m.
Atlanta at Boston, 6:15 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 6:15 p.m.
San Francisco at Oakland, 6:15 p.m.
Washington at Baltimore, 6:15 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 6:15 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago White Sox, 6:15 p.m.
Seattle at San Diego, 9:05 p.m.

SUNDAY

BASEBALL
National League
Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.
Interleague
Toronto at Miami, 12:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Cincinnati, 12:10 p.m.
Atlanta at Boston, 12:35 p.m.
Detroit at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m.
Washington at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m.
Cleveland at Houston, 1:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Kansas City, 1:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 2:35 p.m.
Seattle at San Diego, 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.
Colorado at Texas, 4:05 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE ON ESPN RADIO 1410!)
N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
Championship series, game 1, at Omaha, Neb., 8 p.m.

MOTORSPORTS
Formula One, European Grand Prix, Valencia, Spain, 8 a.m.
NASCAR Sprint Cup, Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif., 3 p.m.
OTHER EVENTS
Golf
PGA Tour, Travelers Championship, Cromwell, Conn.
LPGA Tour, Manulife Financial Classic, Waterloo, Ontario
Champions Tour, Montreal Championship, Sainte-Julie, Quebec
European Tour, BMW International Open, Pulheim, Germany
Nationwide Tour, Wichita Open, Wichita, Kan.
Athletics
USATF, U.S. Olympic Trials, Eugene, Ore.

NBA FINALS

King James finally crowned

MIAMI (AP) – The Miami Heat are NBA champions for the second time since 2006.

LeBron James had 26 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists in an NBA Finals-clinching 121-106 rout of the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder.

James was named Finals MVP after capturing the first title of his nine year career. It’s his second season with Dwyane (dwayn) Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami after his self-proclaimed botched departure from Cleveland. Wade had 20 points in the clincher and Bosh contributed 23. And teammate Mike Miller went 7-of-8 from 3-point range en route to a 23-point performance.

Kevin Durant scored 32 points for the Thunder, who took Game 1 of the series and then dropped four straight.

MLB NEWS

Peralta appealing 8-game suspension…Beachy done for the season

UNDATED (AP) – Tampa Bay reliever Joel (joh-EHL’) Peralta has been suspended eight games for having pine tar on his glove.

Major League Baseball issued the penalty Thursday. Peralta has appealed, and pitched and gave up the go-ahead hit in a 5-2 Rays’ loss in Washington on Thursday night.

Peralta was ejected from Tuesday night’s game in Washington after umpires found pine tar on his mitt.

In other baseball news:

– L.A. Dodgers slugger Matt Kemp hopes to play in the All-Star game next month in Kansas City – as long as he’s sure he will be healthy for the stretch run with NL West-leading Los Angeles. He’s been on the DL all month with a hamstring problem.

– The Braves say right-hander Brandon Beachy has had successful elbow ligament-replacement surgery in his pitching elbow. Beachy faces a recovery period of at least one year. The Braves will recall right-hander Jair Jurrjens (jah-EER’ JUR’-jehnz) from Triple-A Gwinnett to fill Beachy’s spot in the rotation. Jurrjens will start Friday in Boston.

INTERLEAGUE

Athletics 4, Dodgers 1

Tigers 2, Cardinals 1

Pirates 9, Twins 1

Red Sox 6, Marlins 5

Nationals 5, Rays 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Rockies 4, Phillies 1

NBA FINALS

Miami 121, Oklahoma City 106 (MIA wins series, 4-1)