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SPORTS Tuesday, January 31, 2017 East Oregonian Page 3B Tennis Federer savors unexpected title over long-time rival Nadal By JUSTIN BERGMAN Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer always believed he had more Grand Slam titles left in him. He just didn’t think it would happen like this, playing in his first tournament following a six-month injury layoff. Or against his biggest rival in the game, Rafael Nadal. “I said that also before the finals: if I were to win against Rafa, it would be super special and very sweet because I haven’t beaten him in a Grand Slam final for a long, long time now,” Federer said after beating Nadal in the Australian Open final 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. A decade, to be exact. Federer’s last win over the Spaniard in a major final came at Wimbledon in 2007. Nadal had beaten him in four consecutive slam finals since then. Both Federer and Nadal also didn’t expect to be in this position at the Australian Open, coming off long layoffs last season to recover from injuries. Federer has rarely missed significant stretches with injuries throughout his career. This is the man, after all, who played in a record 65 consecutive Grand Slams — a streak that was broken when he withdrew from last year’s French Open with a back injury. In recent years, however, he’s acknowledged making mistakes by playing through pain instead of taking time off to heal. DJOKOVIC’S SLIDE: Novak Djokovic hasn’t been himself since capturing last year’s French Open. Just what’s bothering him, though, remains unclear. The six-time champion seemed to lack intensity in his defeat to Uzbek wild card Denis Istomin in the second round, his earliest loss at a Grand Slam since 2008. And he was tight-lipped afterward, too. Asked what he takes away from the loss, he responded: “Take my bags and I go home.” SECOND CHANCES: It was the slam for heart-warming come- back stories. Lucic-Baroni had Rod Laver Arena in tears with her emotional interview after returning to the semifinals of a slam for the first time in 18 years. Mischa Zverev, not his highly touted brother Alexander, pulled off one of the biggest upsets, stunning No. 1 Andy Murray. And then there’s Venus Williams, back in an Australian Open final after 14 years. “She’s my inspiration,” sister Serena said. Few could disagree. YOUNG AMERICANS: There was much to be excited about for American tennis fans. Nine Amer- ican men advanced to the second round — the most since 2008 — including promising young players Frances Tiafoe, Ernesto Escobedo and Noah Rubin. On the women’s side, CoCo Vandeweghe had the tournament of her life, upsetting former major winners Angelique Kerber and Garbine Muguruza and reaching her first slam semifinal. In a post-Williams world, the future certainly looks bright. Switzer- land’s Roger Federer, cen- ter, holds his Australian Open trophy as fans take photos and try to have autographs at Carlton Gardens on Monday in Melbourne, Australia. Federer defeated Spain’s Rafael Nadal in the men’s final at the Australian Open on Sunday. AP Photo/Aaron Favila Last year, he did things differ- ently — he took an extended break for the first time. And after six months off to fully heal his knee, he came back stronger than ever. “What I’ve just come to realize is when you don’t feel well, you have too many problems going on, you just won’t beat top-10 players,” Federer said after his semifinal win over Stan Wawrinka. “That’s where both, I guess, Rafa and myself said, ‘OK, enough of this already. Let’s get back to 100 percent, enjoy tennis again, enjoy the practice.”’ Hoisting his first major trophy in five years, Federer is certainly enjoying the tennis again. Here is what else we learned from the 2017 Australian Open: SERENA’S NEXT GOAL?: Serena Williams felt like it took a “really long time” to win her 23rd Grand Slam title and break her tie with Steffi Graf on the all-time major winner list, so she wants to enjoy the victory and not look ahead. How about winning No. 24 and pulling even with Margaret Court, who holds the record for most major titles? She doesn’t know, and doesn’t want to talk about it yet. The elusive calendar year Grand Slam? “I don’t think about that either,” she said. “Just one at a time.” THE 30-FUN FACTOR: Serena proved it’s possible to keep winning majors at 35 — or as she likes to call it, “30-fun.” Indeed, the 30-somethings were having fun at the Australian Open this year. Venus Williams, 36, and Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, 34, joined Serena in the semifinals, becoming the oldest three women to reach the final four in Melbourne in the Open era. The old guard did well on the men’s side, with 30-somethings Federer, Nadal and Stan Wawrinka all making the semis, too. GOLDEN EAGLES: Nixyaawii shoots 39 percent as a team, Schimmel scores 21 Continued from 1B “It’s hard to simulate the type of length and athleticism we have,” Maddern said, “and I think it took them (Powder Valley) a while to get used to it.” Powder Valley was able to find its footing as the first quarter went along and trailed by just five points at 16-11 at the end of the quarter. But after that point, Nixyaawii stepped hard on the gas pedal and pulled away from the Badgers before coasting to the win in the second half. “Having good ball move- ment played a big factor for us,” Nixyaawii’s Stacy Fitz- patrick said. “We practiced hard and pushed eachother this week and we knew we couldn’t go easy.” Milan Schimmel led Nixyaawii with a game-high 21 points and Mary Stewart pitched in 17 points, with 15 of those coming in the second half. Kaitlynn Melton also had a solid game for the Golden Eagles, evading early foul trouble to finish with 12 points. As a team, Nixyaawii shot 39 percent (22-56) from the floor, and only hit one 3-pointer on the night — one by Stewart from the right wing early in the third quarter. On the other side, Powder Valley shot a meager 26 percent (16-60) from the floor, and was led in scoring by Samantha Kerns with 17 points. These two teams both face quick turnarounds, as the Golden Eagles and Badgers will re-convene on Tuesday evening in North Powder for a re-match. The game had originally been scheduled for Jan. 6, but it was postponed to Tuesday due to weather. Fitzpatrick says that while she and her teammates would love to keep their unbeaten streak going, it has no affect on how they will prepare for Tuesday’s game. “We just go into games calm and don’t get ahead ourselves,” Fitzpatrick says. “We just try to do our best and if we do, we know that we’re good and we know we can win.” ——— PV 11 5 11 16 — 43 NCS 16 13 19 13 — 61 POWDER VALLEY — S. Kerns 17, M. Hufford 9, K. Williams 6, L. Nedrow 4, S. Stephens 4, S. Sickman 10. NIXYAAWII — M. Schimmel 21, M. Stewart 17, K. Melton 12, S. Fitzpatrick 7, E. Looney 2, T. Broncheau 2. 3-pointers — PV 5, NCS 1. Free throws — PV 7-12, NCS 16-23. Fouls — PV 16, NCS 15. ——— Contact Eric at esinger@ eastoregonian.com or (541) 966-0839. SCOREBOARD Local Slate BOYS BASKETBALL Today Pilot Rock at Elgin, 4 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Horizon Christian (Hood River), 5:30 p.m. Helix at Cove, 5:30 p.m. Nixyaawii at Powder Valley, 6:30 p.m. Imbler at Stanfield, 6:30 p.m. Hermiston at Pendleton, 7 p.m. La Grande at Mac-Hi, 7:30 p.m. Irrigon at Umatilla, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday The Dalles at Mac-Hi, 5:45 p.m. Pendleton at La Grande, 7:30 p.m. Ione at Mitchell/Spray (Spray), 7:30 p.m. Thursday Nixyaawii at Echo, 7:30 p.m. Friday Culver at Stanfield, 6 p.m. Umatilla at Nyssa, 6:30 p.m. The Dalles at Hermiston, 7 p.m. Pendleton at Hood River, 7 p.m. Riverside at Irrigon, 7:30 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Heppner, 7:30 p.m. Horizon Christian at Arlington, 7:30 p.m. Ione at Dufur, 7:30 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Mitchell/Spray (Spray), 7:30 p.m. Powder Valley at Helix, 7:30 p.m. Mac-Hi at Baker, 8:15 p.m. Saturday Pilot Rock at Weston-McEwen, 1 p.m. Heppner at Culver, 2:30 p.m. Sunnyside (WA) at Hermiston, 3 p.m. Umatilla at Vale, 3:30 p.m. Moses Lake (WA) at Stanfield, 5:30 p.m. South Wasco at Condon/Wheeler, 5:30 p.m. Arlington at Ione, 5:30 p.m. Burns at Riverside, 6:30 p.m. Helix at Nixyaawii, 7:30 p.m. Echo at Powder Valley, 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Today Pilot Rock at Elgin, 4 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Horizon Christian (Hood River), 4 p.m. Helix at Cove, 4 p.m. Nixyaawii at Powder Valley, 5 p.m. Imbler at Stanfield, 5 p.m. Hermiston at Pendleton, 5:45 p.m. La Grande at Mac-Hi, 6 p.m. Irrigon at Umatilla, 6 p.m. Wednesday La Grande at Pendleton, 7 p.m. Ione at Mitchell/Spray (Spray), 6 p.m. Thursday Nixyaawii at Echo, 6 p.m. Friday Culver at Stanfield, 4:30 p.m. Umatilla at Nyssa, 5 p.m. Riverside at Irrigon, 6 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Heppner, 6 p.m. Horizon Christian at Arlington, 6 p.m. Ione at Dufur, 6 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Mitchell/Spray (Spray), 6 p.m. Powder Valley at Helix, 6 p.m. Mac-Hi at Baker, 6:30 p.m. Hood River at Pendleton, 7 p.m. Hermiston at The Dalles, 7 p.m. Saturday Heppner at Culver, 1 p.m. Umatilla at Vale, 2 p.m. Pilot Rock at Weston-McEwen, 2:30 p.m. Moses Lake (WA) at Stanfield, 4 p.m. South Wasco at Condon/Wheeler, 4 p.m. Arlington at Ione, 4 p.m. Burns at Riverside, 5 p.m. Helix at Nixyaawii, 6 p.m. Echo at Powder Valley, 6 p.m. PREP WRESTLING Wednesday The Dalles at Hermiston, 5 p.m. Pendleton at Hermiston, 7 p.m. Friday Irrigon, Riverside at Echo/Stanfield, 5 p.m. Mac-Hi at La Grande, 6 p.m. Saturday Hermiston, Pendleton at Oregon City Tournament, 10 a.m. Mac-Hi, Irrigon, Riverside, Echo/Stanfield, Heppner at BEO Invite (Heppner), 10 a.m. PREP SWIMMING Saturday Pendleton, Hermiston at Baker, Noon COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL Wednesday Blue Mountain at Treasure Valley, 8 p.m. Friday Eastern Oregon at Multnomah, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Big Bend at Blue Mountain, 4 p.m. Eastern Oregon at Warner Pacific, 7:30 p.m. COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Wednesday Blue Mountain at Treasure Valley, 6 p.m. Friday Eastern Oregon at Multnomah, 5:30 p.m. Saturday Big Bend at Blue Mountain, 2 p.m. Eastern Oregon at Warner Pacific, 5:30 p.m. COLLEGE WRESTLING Saturday Eastern Oregon at Southern Oregon, TBA Culver Heppner Stanfield Prep Scores BOYS BASKETBALL Saturday Bend 69, The Dalles 47 Camas, Wash. 61, Hillsboro 56 Centennial 68, Sherwood 44 Cleveland 63, Benson 45 Lincoln 65, Franklin 57 Ontario 53, McLoughlin 36 Southridge 67, Glencoe 40 Sprague 89, Forest Grove 85, OT West Linn 77, Central Catholic 63 Wilson 93, Madison 73 Monday La Salle 66, Parkrose 48 Wilsonville 65, Putnam 43 GIRLS BASKETBALL Saturday Camas, Wash. 57, Hillsboro 33 Cleveland 59, Franklin 45 Forest Grove 56, Sprague 44 Grant 64, Benson 44 Jefferson PDX 54, Roosevelt 32 Lincoln 51, Wilson 30 Ontario 68, McLoughlin 43 Sherwood 48, Newberg 32 Southridge 56, Glencoe 25 St. Mary’s Academy 58, West Linn 51 The Dalles 38, Bend 34 Yamhill-Carlton 54, Sisters 32 Monday La Salle 87, Parkrose 22 Westview 71, Aloha 23 Wilsonville 66, Putnam 36 11-6 6-9 4-13 16 27 35 1A Big Sky League Conf. 9-0 7-1 6-3 5-3 4-5 3-6 0-8 0-8 Ovr Rank 14-4 9 13-5 21 9-7 28 8-9 33 6-9 38 5-13 48 2-11 55 0-16 59 1A Old Oregon League Conf. Nixyaawii 9-0 Powder Valley 8-1 Echo 7-3 Joseph 6-4 Helix 4-5 Wallowa 3-7 Cove 1-8 Pine Eagle 0-10 Ovr Rank 16-0 5 14-3 3 14-5 12 12-5 13 8-7 22 3-15 39 4-13 35 0-14 49 Arlington Horizon Christian South Wasco Condon/Wheeler Dufur Sherman Mitchell/Spray Ione Football NFL Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 29 At Orlando, Fla. AFC 20, NFC 13 Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5 At Houston Atlanta vs. New England, 3:30 p.m. (FOX) Basketball Prep Standings BOYS BASKETBALL 5A Columbia River Conference Conf. Ovr Rank Hermiston 2-0 12-4 8 Pendleton 2-0 7-4 16 Hood River 0-2 5-9 29 The Dalles 0-2 2-10 28 4A Greater Oregon League Conf. La Grande 3-0 Ontario 2-1 Baker 1-3 Mac-Hi 0-2 Ovr Rank 15-2 3 8-7 19 7-14 26 6-8 34 3A Eastern Oregon League Conf. Umatilla 4-1 Irrigon 4-2 Nyssa 3-3 Burns 2-3 Vale 2-3 Riverside 2-5 Ovr Rank 12-6 8 11-6 18 6-11 22 10-8 24 4-13 34 6-11 35 2A Columbia Basin Conference Conf. Ovr Rank Stanfield 5-0 15-1 1 Weston-McEwen 3-1 11-6 13 Heppner 2-3 10-5 12 Pilot Rock 2-3 9-8 24 Culver 0-5 0-15 40 1A Big Sky League Conf. 9-0 8-1 6-3 4-4 3-5 3-6 1-7 0-8 Ovr Rank 14-5 2 13-2 10 11-7 19 9-8 31 10-9 27 6-10 30 2-14 44 1-13 60 1A Old Oregon League Conf. Nixyaawii 9-0 Powder Valley 8-1 Joseph 7-3 Echo 5-5 Wallowa 4-6 Helix 3-6 Cove 2-7 Pine Eagle 0-10 Ovr Rank 12-4 14 13-4 12 13-5 16 6-13 43 4-14 48 4-11 51 4-12 46 1-16 65 Sherman Dufur Arlington Condon/Wheeler Horizon Christian South Wasco Ione Mitchell/Spray 3-2 1-4 1-4 GIRLS BASKETBALL 5A Columbia River Conference Conf. Ovr Rank Hermiston 2-0 8-8 15 Pendleton 2-0 6-6 14 Hood River 0-2 6-6 23 The Dalles 0-2 5-7 20 4A Greater Oregon League Conf. Baker 4-0 La Grande 1-2 Ontario 1-2 Mac-Hi 0-2 Ovr Rank 13-4 8 8-9 19 3-14 26 1-13 37 3A Eastern Oregon League Conf. Vale 4-1 Burns 4-1 Nyssa 3-3 Irrigon 3-3 Riverside 2-5 Umatilla 1-4 Ovr Rank 14-3 6 12-5 8 12-7 13 10-8 15 8-8 28 6-12 30 2A Columbia Basin Conference Conf. Ovr Rank Pilot Rock 4-1 14-3 9 Weston-McEwen 3-1 12-5 15 NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 30 18 .625 — Toronto 29 19 .604 1 New York 21 28 .429 9½ Philadelphia 18 29 .383 11½ Brooklyn 9 39 .188 21 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 28 20 .583 — Washington 27 20 .574 ½ Charlotte 23 25 .479 5 Miami 19 30 .388 9½ Orlando 19 31 .380 10 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 32 15 .681 — Indiana 25 22 .532 7 Chicago 24 25 .490 9 Milwaukee 21 26 .447 11 Detroit 21 27 .438 11½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 36 11 .766 — Houston 35 16 .686 3 Memphis 29 21 .580 8½ New Orleans 19 29 .396 17½ Dallas 18 30 .375 18½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Utah 30 19 .612 — Oklahoma City 28 20 .583 1½ Denver 21 25 .457 7½ Portland 21 28 .429 9 Minnesota 19 29 .396 10½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 41 7 .854 — L.A. Clippers 30 18 .625 11 Sacramento 19 29 .396 22 L.A. Lakers 16 34 .320 26 Phoenix 15 33 .313 26 ——— Sunday’s Games Atlanta 142, New York 139, 4OT Cleveland 107, Oklahoma City 91 Indiana 120, Houston 101 Orlando 114, Toronto 113 Washington 107, New Orleans 94 Chicago 121, Philadelphia 108 Dallas 105, San Antonio 101 Golden State 113, Portland 111 Monday’s Games Philadelphia 122, Sacramento 119 Miami 104, Brooklyn 96 Boston 113, Detroit 109 Minnesota 111, Orlando 105, OT Dallas 104, Cleveland 97 Memphis 115, Phoenix 96 Today’s Games New Orleans at Toronto, 4 p.m. New York at Washington, 4 p.m. Sacramento at Houston, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Charlotte at Portland, 7 p.m. Denver at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Indiana at Orlando, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 4:30 p.m. New Orleans at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. New York at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Memphis at Denver, 6 p.m. Milwaukee at Utah, 6 p.m. Chicago at Oklahoma City, 6:30 p.m. Charlotte at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. College Men The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 29, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Gonzaga (46) 22-0 1594 3 2. Baylor (6) 20-1 1504 5 3. Kansas (9) 19-2 1503 2 4. Villanova (4) 20-2 1479 1 5. Arizona 20-2 1387 7 6. Louisville 18-4 1237 13 7. West Virginia 17-4 1101 18 8. Kentucky 17-4 1083 4 9. Virginia 16-4 1061 12 10. Wisconsin 18-3 1058 15 11. UCLA 19-3 993 8 12. North Carolina 19-4 965 9 13. Oregon 19-3 863 10 14. Cincinnati 19-2 756 19 15. Florida State 18-4 727 6 16. Butler 18-4 717 11 17. Maryland 19-2 518 22 18. Saint Mary’s 19-2 409 21 19. South Carolina 17-4 384 23 20. Notre Dame 17-5 363 14 21. Duke 16-5 339 17 22. Creighton 19-3 307 16 23. Purdue 17-5 264 20 24. Florida 16-5 213 25 25. Northwestern 18-4 106 — Others receiving votes: SMU 69, Xavier 67, Southern Cal 29, Wichita State 8, Akron 5, Middle Tennessee 5, VCU 3, Illinois State 2, New Mexico State 2, Virginia Tech 2, Iowa State 1, Utah 1. Monday’s Game No. 20 Notre Dame vs. No. 21 Duke, 7 p.m. Today’s Games No. 7 West Virginia at Iowa State, 6 p.m. No. 8 Kentucky vs. Georgia, 6 p.m. No. 10 Wisconsin at Illinois, 6 p.m. No. 12 North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. No. 16 Butler vs. No. 22 Creighton, 4 p.m. No. 17 Maryland at Ohio State, 4 p.m. Wednesday’s Games No. 2 Baylor at No. 3 Kansas, 6 p.m. No. 4 Villanova at Providence, 4 p.m. No. 9 Virginia vs. Virginia Tech, 5 p.m. No. 11 UCLA at Washington State, 6 p.m. No. 14 Cincinnati at Tulsa, 6 p.m. No. 15 Florida State at Miami, 5 p.m. No. 19 South Carolina at LSU, 6 p.m. No. 23 Purdue vs. Northwestern, 5:30 p.m. Pac-12 Standings Conf. Arizona 9-0 Oregon 8-1 UCLA 6-3 California 6-3 Utah 6-3 USC 5-4 Wash. St. 4-5 Stanford 3-6 Arizona St. 3-6 Washington 2-7 Colorado 2-7 Oregon St. 0-9 Ovr 20-2 19-3 19-3 15-6 15-6 18-4 11-10 11-10 10-12 9-12 12-10 4-18 Pct .909 .864 .864 .714 .714 .818 .524 .524 .455 .429 .545 .182 GB — 1 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 9 Cascade Conference Standings Conf. Ovr Pct xNW Christian 12-2 18-3 .857 xEastern Ore. 11-3 18-5 .783 xOregon Tech 11-3 18-6 .750 xSouthern Ore. 10-4 16-8 .667 xC. of Idaho 9-5 16-8 .667 Northwest 8-7 16-7 .696 Corban 7-7 14-10 .583 Warner Pacific 4-10 8-14 .364 Multnomah 2-12 5-18 .217 Walla Walla 2-12 3-19 .136 Evergreen 2-13 5-16 .238 x-clinched playoff berth GB — 1 1 2 3 4½ 5 8 10 10 10½ NWAC East Standings Conf. Ovr Walla Walla 7-1 16-4 Spokane 6-2 17-4 North Idaho 5-2 17-3 Big Bend 5-2 13-7 Treasure Vall. 4-3 11-7 Yakima Valley 2-5 8-11 Wenatchee Val. 2-5 6-13 Blue Mountain 2-6 4-14 Columbia Basin 0-7 1-17 Pct .800 .810 .850 .650 .611 .421 .316 .222 .056 13. UCLA 17-4 442 13 14. Ohio State 19-5 399 15 15. Duke 18-4 384 14 16. Miami 16-5 320 17 17. DePaul 18-5 235 21 18. Oklahoma 16-6 199 20 19. N.C. State 16-6 177 18 20. South Florida 17-3 168 23 21. Green Bay 19-2 164 24 22. West Virginia 16-6 114 22 23. Arizona State 14-7 113 16 24. Syracuse 15-7 109 — 25. Kentucky 15-6 74 — Others receiving votes: Kansas State 49, Michigan 32, Tennessee 25, Virginia Tech 21, Drake 6, Harvard 6, Northwestern 3, Temple 3, Texas A&M 3, Creighton 2, Oregon 2, Northern Colorado 1. Monday’s Games No. 4 South Carolina vs. Tennessee, 6 p.m. No. 25 Kentucky at Missouri, 7 p.m. Today’s Games No games scheduled Wednesday’s Games No. 1 UConn at Temple, 4 p.m. No. 2 Baylor at Iowa State, 5 p.m. No. 12 Texas at Oklahoma State, 5 p.m. No. 14 Ohio State vs. Penn State, 4 p.m. No. 18 Oklahoma vs. Kansas, 8:30 a.m. No. 20 South Florida vs. Cincinnati, 4 p.m. Pac-12 Standings Conf. Ovr Oregon St. 9-1 20-2 Stanford 9-1 19-3 Washington 8-2 20-3 UCLA 8-2 17-4 Arizona St. 5-5 14-7 Oregon 4-6 14-8 Wash. St. 4-6 9-12 California 3-7 15-7 Utah 3-7 12-9 USC 3-7 12-9 Colorado 2-8 12-9 Arizona 2-8 11-10 Pct .909 .864 .870 .810 .667 .636 .429 .682 .571 .571 .571 .524 GB — — 1 1 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 Cascade Conference Standings Conf. Ovr Pct GB xSouthern Ore. 14-0 21-1 .955 — xEastern Ore. 12-2 19-4 .826 2 xOregon Tech 12-2 19-5 .792 2 xNW Christian 11-3 14-7 .667 3 C. of Idaho 8-6 8-12 .400 6 Corban 7-7 13-9 .591 7 Northwest 5-10 10-15 .400 9½ Multnomah 4-10 6-16 .273 10 Evergreen 3-12 4-18 .182 11½ Warner Pacific 2-12 4-20 .167 12 Walla Walla 0-14 2-18 .100 14 x-clinched playoff berth NWAC East Standings Conf. Ovr Spokane 8-0 17-2 Walla Walla 6-2 13-4 Treasure Vall. 5-3 13-6 Yakima Valley 4-3 13-6 Columbia Basin 4-3 12-6 North Idaho 3-4 10-8 Wenatchee Val. 2-5 7-11 Big Bend 2-6 10-11 Blue Mountain 0-8 2-13 Pct .895 .765 .684 .684 .667 .556 .389 .476 .154 GB — 2 3 3½ 3½ 4½ 5½ 6 8 Hockey GB — 1 1½ 1½ 2½ 4½ 4½ 5 6½ College Women NCAA AP Top 25 The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 29, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. UConn (33) 20-0 825 1 2. Baylor 21-1 789 2 3. Maryland 21-1 748 3 4. South Carolina 18-1 737 5 5. Mississippi State 21-1 689 4 6. Florida State 20-2 663 6 7. Notre Dame 20-3 591 8 8. Stanford 19-3 580 10 9. Louisville 20-4 543 9 10. Washington 20-3 522 7 11. Oregon State 20-2 520 11 12. Texas 16-4 467 12 NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT GA Montreal 50 29 14 7 Ottawa 47 26 15 6 Boston 52 25 21 6 Toronto 47 23 15 9 Florida 50 21 19 10 Tampa Bay 50 22 22 6 Buffalo 48 20 19 9 Detroit 49 20 20 9 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Washington 49 33 10 6 Columbus 48 32 12 4 Pittsburgh 48 30 13 5 N.Y. Rangers 49 31 17 1 Philadelphia 50 25 19 6 N.Y. Islanders 47 21 17 9 Carolina 48 21 20 7 New Jersey 50 20 21 9 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Minnesota 48 32 11 5 Chicago 51 30 16 5 Nashville 49 24 17 8 St. Louis 49 24 20 5 Dallas 50 20 20 10 Winnipeg 52 23 25 4 Colorado 46 13 31 2 Pacific Division GP W L OT San Jose 50 31 17 2 Edmonton 51 28 15 8 Anaheim 51 27 15 9 Calgary 52 25 24 3 Los Angeles 49 24 21 4 Vancouver 50 23 21 6 Arizona 48 16 26 6 Pts 65 58 56 55 52 50 49 49 GF 150 125 127 123 131 135 145 133 116 137 136 146 118 136 123 144 Pts 72 68 65 63 56 51 49 49 GF GA 160 106 160 114 172 141 167 129 140 155 136 136 126 140 113 144 Pts 69 65 56 53 50 50 28 GF GA 160 109 142 132 138 130 138 152 135 157 150 161 93 156 Pts 64 64 63 53 52 52 38 GF GA 135 116 152 132 133 129 134 149 123 121 119 140 108 152 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. ——— Sunday’s Games All-Star Game: Central 3, Pacific 10 All-Star Game: Atlantic 6, Metropolitan 10 All-Star Game Final: Metropolitan 4, Pacific 3 Monday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games Columbus at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Carolina, 4 p.m. Nashville at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Buffalo at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Ottawa at Florida, 4:30 p.m. New Jersey at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Winnipeg at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Toronto at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Minnesota at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at Arizona, 6 p.m. Colorado at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Chicago at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Boston at Washington, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Calgary, 7 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Montreal at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Edmonton at Nashville, 5 p.m. Winnipeg at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Chicago at Arizona, 6 p.m. Toronto at St. Louis, 6 p.m. San Jose at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Golf PGA Farmers Insurance Open Sunday San Diego s-Torrey Pines (South); Yards 7,698; Par 72 n-Torrey Pines (North); Yards 7,258; Par 72 Purse: $6.7 million Final Leaders Jon Rahm (500) 72s-69n-69s-65—275 Cha. Howell III (245) 67n-74s-69s-68—278 C.T. Pan (245) 70s-69n-69s-70—278 Keegan Bradley (104) 69n-69s-74s-67—279 Tony Finau (104) 73s-68n-67s-71—279 Pat Perez (104) 68n-74s-67s-70—279 Patrick Rodgers (104) 68n-72s-67s-72—279 Justin Rose (104) 65n-71s-73s-70—279 Brian Harman (70) 68s-71n-73s-68—280 Ol.Schniederjans (70) 69s-69n-71s-71—280 Brandt Snedeker (70) 68n-69s-70s-73—280 J.J. Spaun (70) 72n-69s-69s-70—280 Robert Streb (70) 68n-71s-70s-71—280 Harris English (52) 71s-69n-69s-72—281 Phil Mickelson (52) 71n-72s-68s-70—281 Fra. Molinari (52) 71s-70n-69s-71—281 Rory Sabbatini (52) 70s-72n-72s-67—281 Kyle Stanley (52) 70s-73n-68s-70—281 Mic. Thompson (52) 71s-71n-71s-68—281 Transactions Monday BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB — Announced St. Louis will forfeit its second-round (No. 56) and compensa- tion round B (No. 75) draft picks to Houston and pay Houston $2 million for hacking the Astros. Placed former St. Louis director of baseball development Christopher Correa on the permanently ineligible list. American League BOSTON RED SOX — Named Spencer Bingol baseball research and development analyst; Fred Hubert senior baseball sys- tems developer; Patrick McLaughlin minor league video/Florida baseball operations assistant; and J.T. Watkins advance scout- ing assistant. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Acquired RHP Carlos Frias from the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash considerations. Designated 1B-3B Richie Shaffer for assignment. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms with OF Colby Rasmus on a one-year contract. Released OF Jason Coats. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with C Kurt Suzuki on a one-year contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS — Assigned G Denzel Valentine to Windy City (NBADL). MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Signed G Toney Douglas to a 10-day contract. Waived F Troy Williams. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed G Chasson Randle. Women’s National Basketball Asso- ciation NEW YORK LIBERTY — Acquired C Kia Vaughn and G Bria Hartley from Washington and traded C Carolyn Swords to Seattle. Seattle received Washington’s first-round (No. 6) draft pick and traded second-round picks in the three-team trade. FOOTBALL National Football League HOUSTON TEXANS — Named Wes Welk- er offense and special teams assistant. Promoted defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel to assistant head coach/defense and linebackers coach Mike Vrabel to defensive coordinator.