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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
IRONMAN: Lounsbury discovers benefits of indoor cycling after accident
Continued from 1B
Lounsbury spent five days
in the hospital and left in dual
arm slings and wearing a
neck brace.
He was back on his bike
within a few weeks, and
running on a treadmill before
long. It was hardest to get back
into swimming, but he made it
back into the pool, too.
He gives a lot of the credit
for his recovery to physical
therapist Lawrence Cheal
and his wife, Julie Batchelor,
for helping him rehabilitate
from all the various breaks
and his thumb injury.
Just competing in a
triathlon would have been
a stretch of the imagination
when Lounsbury was young.
“I was a short, fat kid
growing up in Coquille,” he
said. “I weighed more than
I do now and I was 5 inches
shorter.”
Lounsbury started running
for fitness when he was 14
and lost a lot of weight while
having a growth spurt. But
he never tried running as
a competitive sport, even
though North Bend’s cross
country coach tried to recruit
him when he was in high
school there.
He was nearly 15 years
into his police career in Coos
Bay before he got the taste
of competition — in water
skiing.
A friend convinced him
to go to a tournament and, as
he puts it, “I was hooked on
competition.”
The following year, he
signed up for the water
skiing competition at the
Western States Police and
Fire Games. When he saw
he could compete in a second
event for just $10 more, he
decided to try triathlon.
Nick Furman, a local
cyclist and runner, helped
him with his bicycling and
swimming in a crash course
on the sport.
When Lounsbury arrived
at the games, the water skiing
event was canceled because
of a lack of participants. But
Lounsbury placed 12th in
the triathlon, which was at
the Olympic distance, with
a slight modification on the
run. The swim was 1,500
meters and the bike was 40
kilometers. The run was
about 7 miles instead of the
normal 10-kilometer (6.2-
mile) distance.
Lounbury was hooked
on triathlons and he’s been
doing them ever since.
“My wife tells me every
day that I’m crazy,” he said.
He was drawn to the sport
because of the competition
and because he knew running
eventually would take a toll
on his body but triathlon
requires work in all three
disciplines.
“I like the cross training,”
he said. “It keeps it exciting.”
It wasn’t long before
Lounsbury started experi-
menting in longer triathlons.
He completed his first half
in 2010 and his first full
Ironman in 2013, at Couer
D’Alene, Idaho.
For Lounsbury, swim-
ming has been the toughest
discipline to master.
“Swimming is so highly
technical,” he said.
Ironically, the accident
likely made him a better
swimmer when he returned
to the pool because he had
to re-learn everything and
got rid of bad habits he had
picked up.
He credits Ralph Mohr
and Jayna Tomac, regulars
at Mingus Park Pool,
for making him a better
swimmer.
Biking, on the other hand,
has been the easiest and
developed into his favorite.
“I just like the feeling of
freedom on the bicycle,” he
said. “It makes me feel like a
kid again.”
Lounsbury is grateful for
the flexible schedule he has
for his police job.
In the height of Ironman
preparation, Lounsbury trains
12 to 17 hours a week, split
between the three disciplines
with roughly 50 percent
biking. Some days he doubles
up, with swimming in the
morning and biking in the
afternoon. He also does some
weight training in the gym.
He has one long workout
a week for each discipline
— a 5- to 6-hour bike ride, a
2-hour run and a 4,000-yard
swim.
He also tries to have two
hard training weeks and then
one easier week, which he
says is important both phys-
ically and mentally.
“I’ve learned a lot about
training methodology,” he
said.
Since his accident, he’s
done more of his bicycle
training indoors, and been
surprised by how efficient it
is. Indoor cycling requires
constant pedaling while there
is some coasting outdoors.
“Going into Arizona, I
didn’t know how I would
do,” Lounsbury said. “I had
my best bike split.”
He averaged 21.5 mph for
the 120-mile ride.
Lounsbury’s times were
1 hour, 5 minutes and 9
seconds for the 4,000-meter
swim; 5 hours, 16 minutes
and 22 seconds for the bike;
and 3 hours, 49 minutes and
38 seconds for the marathon.
He finished 25th out of
188 men in the 45-49 age
group and 188th out of 2,445
participants overall.
Lounsbury’s ultimate goal
is to qualify for the Ironman
World Championship at
Kona in Hawaii, an event
that is shown on network
television every year (it’s
where he first saw triathlon).
Getting into Kona is
tough, though. Each sanc-
tioned Ironman event is
allocated a number of spots
for each age group in Kona.
In Arizona, there were
four spots available and
the fourth-place finisher in
Lounsbury’s age group was
45 minutes faster than him.
The closest he came was
in an event at Whistler, where
he was seventh in his age
group and missed qualifying
by just two spots.
“It’s crazy competition,”
Lousbury said.
He is hoping maybe when
he turns 50 in two years to
have a better chance.
In the meantime, he will
enjoy the thrill of the compe-
tition and training.
“It’s a good break from
my job,” he said. “It’s that
euphoric feeling that you
get, and you get it in all three
disciplines.”
SEAHAWKS: Detroit in even worse shape than Seattle entering first round match-up
Continued from 1B
after squandering its chance
at a bye with a home loss to
Arizona in Week 16 . Facing
the lowly 49ers was supposed
to be Seattle’s opportunity
to get itself pointed in the
right direction headed into
the playoffs. And while the
win can’t be discredited, the
fashion in which it happened
failed to provide much confi-
dence.
Seattle fell behind 14-3,
needed a huge turnover to
get back into the game in the
first half and nearly watched
the 49ers rally in the fourth
quarter before running
out the clock with Russell
Wilson, Doug Baldwin and
a chunk of Seattle’s starters
sitting on the bench as
Carroll tried to protect key
players.
“When coach made
the decision, I was for it
and I saw that some other
guys weren’t playing, too,”
Wilson said after the win.
“He just made those deci-
sions. We knew that we were
going to have a home game
and so that was kind of our
focus trying to get some rest,
trying to get ready, allowing
nothing crazy to happen.”
While Wilson had another
solid day, throwing for 258
yards and a touchdown, the
biggest concern was Seat-
tle’s inability to run the ball
against the worst defense
in the NFL. San Francisco
was giving up more than
170 yards per game on the
ground, yet the Seahawks
managed only 87 yards on 25
carries. Take away runs of 26
and 17 yards by rookie Alex
Collins in the second half
and the Seahawks averaged
just 1.9 yards per carry.
In the final three games
of the regular season, Seattle
averaged 79 yards per game
rushing and just 2.9 yards
per carry.
“We’re not pleased with
it. It’s not anywhere near
where we want it to be,”
Carroll said.
For all the issues that have
surfaced late in the season
for Seattle, the Seahawks
may have drawn the best
possible matchup to open
the postseason. Detroit lost
its final three games of the
regular season, was worse
than Seattle at running the
ball and doesn’t have a
defense most would consider
on the same level as the
Seahawks.
Then again, Seattle was
supposed to blow out the
49ers to head into the play-
offs on the rise.
“It’s kind of like a new
season now,” Seattle tight
end Luke Willson said.
“Obviously everyone wants
a bye, but that doesn’t really
matter to us now. We don’t
have it, and we can’t look too
far forward.”
AP Photo/Tony Avelar
Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Jarran Reed, center, is
shoved by defensive end Frank Clark (55) during the sec-
ond half of an NFL football game against the San Francis-
co 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
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BOYS’ PREP BASKETBALL
Today
Pendleton at Sunnyside (WA), 7 p.m.
AC Davis at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Irrigon at Weston-McEwen, 7:30 p.m.
Umatilla at Kennewick (WA), 7:30 p.m.
Tri-Cities Prep (WA) at Riverside, 7:30
p.m.
Wednesday
Mountain View at Hermiston, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday
Mac-Hi at Riverside, 7 p.m.
Echo at Nixyaawii, 7:30 p.m.
Friday
Pilot Rock at Imbler, 3 p.m.
Irrigon at Grant Union, 6:30 p.m.
Dallas at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Helix at Cove, 7 p.m.
Union at Heppner, 7:30 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Enterprise, 7:30 p.m.
Mitchell/Spray at Arlington, 7:30 p.m.
Ione at Condon/Wheeler, 7:30 p.m.
Joseph at Echo, 7:30 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Powder Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Redmond at Pendleton, 4:30 p.m.
Ontario at Mac-Hi, 4:30 p.m.
Stanfield at Imbler, 5:30 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Enterprise, 5:30 p.m.
Elgin at Heppner, 5:30 p.m.
Arlington at South Wasco, 5:30 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler at Horizon Christian
(Hood River), 5:30 p.m.
Sherman at Ione, 5:30 p.m.
Helix at Powder Valley, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS’ PREP BASKETBALL
Today
Umatilla at Stanfield, 5:45 p.m.
Tri-Cities Prep (WA) at Riverside, 6 p.m.
Irrigon at Weston-McEwen, 6 p.m.
Sunnyside (WA) at Pendleton, 7 p.m.
Hermiston at La Grande, 7 p.m.
Thursday
Mac-Hi at Riverside, 6 p.m.
Echo at Nixyaawii, 6 p.m.
Friday
Irrigon at Grant Union, 5 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Imbler, 6 p.m.
Union at Heppner, 6 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Enterprise, 6 p.m.
Helix at Cove, 6 p.m.
Mitchell/Spray at Arlington, 6 p.m.
Ione at Condon/Wheeler, 6 p.m.
Joseph at Echo, 6 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Powder Valley, 6 p.m.
Saturday
Hermiston at Mountain View, TBD
Redmond at Pendleton, 2:45 p.m.
Ontario at Mac-Hi, 3 p.m.
Stanfield at Imbler, 4 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Enterprise, 4 p.m.
Elgin at Heppner, 4 p.m.
Arlington at South Wasco, 4 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler at Horizon Christian
(Hood River), 4 p.m.
Sherman at Ione, 4 p.m.
Helix at Powder Valley, 4 p.m.
PREP WRESTLING
Friday-Saturday
Mac-Hi, Irrigon, Heppner, Echo at JoHi
Invite (Joseph), 9 a.m.
Saturday
Riverside at Grandview (WA) Winter
Classic, 9 a.m.
Pendleton at Brunner Invitational (Dallas),
9 a.m.
PREP SWIMMING
Saturday
Pendleton, Hermiston at The Dalles Meet
(at Hood River Aquatic Center), 10 a.m.
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday
Treasure Valley at Blue Mountain, 8 p.m.
Friday
Warner Pacific at Eastern Oregon, 7:30
p.m.
Saturday
Blue Mountain at Big Bend, 4 p.m.
Multnomah at Eastern Oregon, 7:30 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday
Treasure Valley at Blue Mountain, 6 p.m.
Friday
Warner Pacific at Eastern Oregon, 5:30
p.m.
Saturday
Blue Mountain at Big Bend, 2 p.m.
Multnomah at Eastern Oregon, 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE WRESTLING
Friday
Eastern Oregon vs. Embry-Riddle (at
Menlo Duals), 6 p.m.
Saturday
Eastern Oregon at Menlo Duals, TBD
Football
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct
y-New England 14 2 0 .875
x-Miami
10 6 0 .625
Buffalo
7 9 0 .438
PF PA
441 250
363 380
399 378
5 11
0 .313 275 409
W
9
9
8
3
L
7
7
8
13
T
0
0
0
0
Pct
.563
.563
.500
.188
PF
279
381
411
318
PA
328
378
392
400
W
11
8
6
1
L
5
8
9
15
T
0
0
1
0
Pct
.688
.500
.406
.063
PF
399
343
325
264
PA
327
321
315
452
W L T Pct
y-Kansas City 12 4 0 .750
x-Oakland
12 4 0 .750
Denver
9 7 0 .563
San Diego
5 11 0 .313
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct
y-Dallas
13 3 0 .813
x-N.Y. Giants
11 5 0 .688
Washington
8 7 1 .531
Philadelphia
7 9 0 .438
South
W L T Pct
y-Atlanta
11 5 0 .688
Tampa Bay
9 7 0 .563
New Orleans
7 9 0 .438
Carolina
6 10 0 .375
North
W L T Pct
y-Green Bay
10 6 0 .625
x-Detroit
9 7 0 .563
Minnesota
8 8 0 .500
Chicago
3 13 0 .188
West
W L T Pct
y-Seattle
10 5 1 .656
Arizona
7 8 1 .469
Los Angeles
4 12 0 .250
San Francisco 2 14 0 .125
PF
389
416
333
410
PA
311
385
297
423
PF
421
310
396
367
PA
306
284
383
331
PF
540
354
469
369
PA
406
369
454
402
PF
432
346
327
279
PA
388
358
307
399
PF
354
418
224
309
PA
292
362
394
480
y-Houston
Tennessee
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
North
y-Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Cleveland
West
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
———
Sunday, Jan. 1
Minnesota 38, Chicago 10
Cincinnati 27, Baltimore 10
New England 35, Miami 14
N.Y. Jets 30, Buffalo 10
Philadelphia 27, Dallas 13
Indianapolis 24, Jacksonville 20
Tampa Bay 17, Carolina 16
Tennessee 24, Houston 17
Pittsburgh 27, Cleveland 24, OT
N.Y. Giants 19, Washington 10
Seattle 25, San Francisco 23
Denver 24, Oakland 6
Kansas City 37, San Diego 27
Arizona 44, Los Angeles 6
Atlanta 38, New Orleans 32
Green Bay 31, Detroit 24
———
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday
Oakland at Houston, 1:35 p.m. (ESPN)
Detroit at Seattle, 5:15 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday
Miami at Pittsburgh, 10:05 a.m. (CBS)
N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 1:40 p.m. (FOX)
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 14
Seattle, Green Bay or N.Y. Giants at
Atlanta, 1:35 p.m. (FOX)
Houston, Oakland or Miami at New
England, 5:15 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Jan. 15
Pittsburgh, Houston or Oakland at Kansas
City, 10:05 a.m. (NBC)
Green Bay, N.Y. Giants or Detroit at
Dallas, 1:40 p.m. (FOX)
NCAA
Bowl Glance
Saturday, Dec. 31
Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
LSU 29, Louisville 9
TaxSlayer Bowl
Jacksonville, Fla.
Georgia Tech 33, Kentucky 18
CFP Semifinals
Peach Bowl
Atlanta
Alabama 24, Washington 7
Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, Ariz.
Clemson 31, Ohio State 0
Monday
Outback Bowl
Tampa, Fla.
Florida 30, Iowa 3
Cotton Bowl
Arlington, Texas
Wisconsin 24, Western Michigan 16
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, Calif.
Southern Cal 52, Penn State 49
Sugar Bowl
New Orleans
Oklahoma 35, Auburn 19
Monday, Jan. 9
College Football Championship
Tampa, Fla.
Alabama (14-0) vs. Clemson (13-1), 5:30
p.m. (ESPN)
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L
Pct GB
Toronto
23
10 .697
—
Boston
20
14 .588 3½
New York
16
18 .471 7½
Philadelphia
8
24 .250 14½
Brooklyn
8
25 .242
15
Southeast Division
W
L
Pct GB
Charlotte
19
16 .543
—
Atlanta
18
16 .529
½
Washington
16
17 .485
2
Orlando
16
20 .444 3½
Miami
10
25 .286
9
Central Division
W
L
Pct GB
Cleveland
26
7 .788
—
Milwaukee
17
16 .515
9
Indiana
17
18 .486
10
Chicago
17
18 .486
10
Detroit
16
20 .444 11½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L
Pct GB
San Antonio
27
7 .794
—
Houston
27
9 .750
1
Memphis
22
14
.611
6
New Orleans
14
22 .389
14
Dallas
10
24 .294
17
Northwest Division
W
L
Pct GB
Utah
22
13 .629
—
Oklahoma City 21
14 .600
1
Portland
15
21 .417 7½
Denver
14
20 .412 7½
Minnesota
11
23 .324 10½
Pacific Division
W
L
Pct GB
Golden State
30
5 .857
—
L.A. Clippers
22
14
.611 8½
Sacramento
14
19 .424
15
L.A. Lakers
12
25 .324
19
Phoenix
10
24 .294 19½
———
Sunday’s Games
Atlanta 114, San Antonio 112, OT
Detroit 107, Miami 98
Indiana 117, Orlando 104
Portland 95, Minnesota 89
Toronto 123, L.A. Lakers 114
Monday’s Games
Cleveland 90, New Orleans 82
Milwaukee 98, Oklahoma City 94
Orlando 115, New York 103
Utah 101, Brooklyn 89
Chicago 118, Charlotte 111
Houston 101, Washington 91
Golden State 127, Denver 119
Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, late finish
Today’s Games
Minnesota at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Indiana at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Utah at Boston, 4:30 p.m.
Toronto at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.
Washington at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Miami at Phoenix, 6 p.m.
Sacramento at Denver, 6 p.m.
Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Atlanta at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Milwaukee at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Chicago at Cleveland, 5 p.m.
Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
Miami at Sacramento, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Brooklyn at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Charlotte at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Utah at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
Atlanta at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Houston, 5 p.m.
Phoenix at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Denver, 6 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Portland, 7:30 p.m.
NCAA
Men’s Top 25
AP Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated
Press’ college basketball poll, with
first-place votes in parentheses, records
through Jan. 1, 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. Villanova (59)
14-0 1619
1
2. Baylor (6)
13-0 1532
4
3. Kansas
12-1 1503
3
4. UCLA
14-1 1406
2
5. Gonzaga
14-0 1357
7
6. Kentucky
11-2 1280
8
7. West Virginia
12-1 1179
11
8. Duke
12-2 1090
5
9. Louisville
12-2 1063
6
10. Creighton
13-1 1015 10
11. Virginia
11-2
954 12
12. Florida St.
14-1
902 20
13. Wisconsin
12-2
865 14
14. North Carolina
12-3
785
9
15. Oregon
13-2
771 21
16. Xavier
12-2
634 17
17. Arizona
13-2
613 18
18. Butler
12-2
477 13
19. Saint Mary’s (Cal) 12-1
416 19
20. Purdue
12-3
405 15
21. Virginia Tech
12-1
293 —
22. Cincinnati
12-2
258 23
23. Notre Dame
12-2
250 24
24. Florida
10-3
193 25
25. Indiana
10-4
74 16
25. Southern Cal
14-1
74 22
Others receiving votes: Minnesota 56,
Clemson 23, Miami 16, Maryland 6, Kansas
St 5, Iowa St. 3, Seton Hall 3, Northwest-
ern 2, VCU 2, UNC Wilmington 1.
Monday’s Games
No games scheduled
Today’s Games
No. 3 Kansas vs. Kansas State, 6 p.m.
No. 6 Kentucky vs. Texas A&M, 6 p.m.
No. 7 West Virginia at Texas Tech, 6:15 p.m.
No. 13 Wisconsin at No. 25 Indiana, 4 p.m.
No. 14 North Carolina at Clemson, 4 p.m.
No. 24 Florida vs. Mississippi, 4 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
No. 1 Villanova at No. 18 Butler, 3:30 p.m.
No. 2 Baylor vs. Iowa State, 5 p.m.
No. 8 Duke vs. Georgia Tech, 4 p.m.
No. 9 Louisville at No. 23 Notre Dame,
6 p.m.
No. 10 Creighton at St. John’s, 5:30 p.m.
No. 11 Virginia at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
No. 15 Oregon at Washington, 6 p.m.
No. 21 Virginia Tech at N.C. State, 6 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
No. 4 UCLA vs. California, 6 p.m.
No. 5 Gonzaga at San Francisco, 6 p.m.
No. 17 Arizona vs. Utah, 7 p.m.
No. 19 Saint Mary’s vs. BYU, 8 p.m.
No. 20 Purdue at Ohio State, 4 p.m.
No. 25 Southern Cal vs. Stanford, 8 p.m.
Pac-12 Standings
Conf.
Arizona
2-0
Oregon
2-0
Utah
1-0
Wash. St.
1-0
USC
1-1
UCLA
1-1
California
1-1
Arizona St.
1-1
Colorado
0-1
Washington
0-1
Stanford
0-2
Oregon St.
0-2
Ovr
13-2
13-2
10-3
8-5
14-1
14-1
10-4
8-7
10-4
7-6
8-6
4-11
Pct
.867
.867
.769
.615
.933
.933
.714
.533
.714
.538
.571
.267
GB
—
—
½
½
1
1
1
1
1½
1½
2
2
Cascade Standings
Conf.
Eastern Ore.
6-0
Northwest
5-2
MW Christian 4-2
C. of Idaho
4-2
Oregon Tech
4-2
Southern Ore. 4-2
Corban
2-4
Warner Pacific 2-4
Evergreen
2-5
Multnomah
1-5
Walla Walla
0-6
Ovr
14-2
13-2
10-3
11-5
11-5
10-6
9-7
6-8
5-8
4-11
1-13
Pct
.875
.867
.769
.688
.688
.625
.563
.429
.385
.267
.071
GB
—
1½
2
2
2
2
4
4
4½
5
6
NWAC East Standings
Conf.
Ovr
North Idaho
0-0 12-1
Spokane
0-0
11-2
Walla Walla
0-0
9-3
Treasure Vall.
0-0
7-4
Big Bend
0-0
8-5
Yakima Valley
0-0
6-6
Wenatchee Val. 0-0
4-8
Blue Mountain 0-0
2-8
Columbia Basin 0-0
1-10
Pct
.923
.846
.750
.636
.615
.500
.333
.200
.091
GB
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Women’s Top 25
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. 1, 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)
13-0
825
1
2. Baylor
13-1
781
3
3. Maryland
13-1
739
4
4. Mississippi St.
15-0
714
5
5. South Carolina
11-1
691
6
6. Florida St.
13-1
654
7
7. Notre Dame
12-2
651
2
8. Louisville
13-2
610
8
9. UCLA
11-2
551 10
10. Stanford
12-2
497 13
11. Ohio St.
12-4
440 14
12. Washington
14-2
418
9
13. Duke
12-1
415 15
14. Miami
11-2
405
11
15. Texas
8-4
324 16
16. Oregon St.
13-1
304 22
17. West Virginia
13-1
289 12
18. Virginia Tech
13-0
282 19
19. Arizona St.
10-3
256 18
20. Oklahoma
11-3
160 24
20. California
13-1
160 21
22. South Florida
11-1
146 23
23. DePaul
10-4
88 —
24. Kentucky
9-5
71 17
25. Kansas St.
11-3
54 —
Others receiving votes: Tennessee 42,
Colorado 38, Syracuse 37, NC State 26,
Texas A&M 11, Utah 10, Mississippi 6,
Green Bay 5, Michigan 5, Southern Cal 5,
Boise St. 5, Northwestern 4, Marquette 3,
Oklahoma St. 2, Georgia Tech 1.
Monday’s Games
NC State 70, No. 6 Florida State 61
No. 7 Notre Dame 55, Georgia Tech 38
No. 13 Duke 58, No. 8 Louisville 55
No. 14 Miami 82, Pittsburgh 50
No. 18 Virginia Tech 76, North Carolina 68
No. 23 DePaul 61, Providence 56
Today’s Game
No. 11 Ohio State at Northwestern, 6 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
No. 1 UConn vs. East Carolina at the XL
Center, Hartford, Conn., 7 p.m.
No. 2 Baylor at No. 17 West Virginia, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Maryland at Nebraska, 8 p.m.
No. 15 Texas at Kansas, 8 p.m.
No. 20 Oklahoma vs. Kansas State, 8 p.m.
No. 22 South Florida at Tulane, 8 p.m.
No. 23 DePaul vs. Creighton, 8 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
No. 4 Mississippi State at Arkansas, 8 p.m.
No. 5 South Carolina at Auburn, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Florida State at North Carolina, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest, 7 p.m.
No. 8 Louisville at Virginia, 7 p.m.
No. 13 Duke at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.
No. 14 Miami at N.C. State, 7 p.m.
No. 24 Kentucky vs. Missouri, 7 p.m.
Pac-12 Standings
Conf.
Oregon St.
2-0
Stanford
2-0
UCLA
2-0
Washington
2-1
Utah
1-1
Arizona St.
1-1
California
1-1
USC
1-1
Wash. St.
1-2
Colorado
0-2
Oregon
0-2
Arizona
0-2
Ovr
13-1
12-2
11-2
14-2
12-1
10-3
13-1
10-3
6-8
10-3
10-4
9-4
Pct
.929
.857
.846
.875
.923
.769
.929
.769
.429
.769
.714
.692
GB
—
—
—
½
1
1
1
1
1½
2
2
2
Cascade Standings
Conf.
Southern Ore.
6-0
Eastern Ore.
6-0
Oregon Tech
5-1
MW Christian
4-2
C. of Idaho
4-2
Northwest
3-4
Multnomah
2-4
Evergreen
2-5
Corban
1-5
Warner Pacific
1-5
Walla Walla
0-6
Ovr
13-1
13-2
12-4
12-4
4-8
8-9
4-9
3-11
7-7
3-13
2-10
Pct
.929
.867
.750
.750
.333
.471
.308
.214
.500
.188
.167
GB
—
—
1
2
2
3½
4
4½
5
5
6
NWAC East Standings
Conf.
Spokane
0-0
Walla Walla
0-0
Yakima Valley
0-0
Columbia Basin 0-0
Treasure Vall.
0-0
North Idaho
0-0
Big Bend
0-0
Wenatchee Val. 0-0
Blue Mountain 0-0
Ovr
9-2
7-2
9-3
8-3
8-3
7-4
8-5
5-6
2-5
Pct
.818
.778
.750
.727
.727
.636
.615
.455
.286
GB
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
L OT
Montreal
37 22
9
6
Ottawa
37 20 13
4
Boston
40 20 16
4
Tampa Bay 38 19 15
4
Toronto
36 17 12
7
Florida
38 16 14
8
Detroit
37 16 16
5
Buffalo
36 13 15
8
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L OT
Columbus 35 26
5
4
Pittsburgh 38 25
8
5
N.Y. Rangers 39 26 12
1
Washington 36 22
9
5
Philadelphia 39 20 14
5
Carolina
36 16 13
7
New Jersey 38 15 16
7
N.Y. Islanders 36 15 15
6
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT
Chicago
40 23 12
5
Minnesota 36 23
9
4
St. Louis
38 20 13
5
Dallas
38 16 15
7
Nashville
36 16 14
6
Winnipeg 39 17 19
3
Colorado
37 12 24
1
Pacific Division
GP W
L OT
San Jose
37 23 13
1
Anaheim
39 19 12
8
Edmonton 38 19 12
7
Calgary
39 20 17
2
Los Angeles 37 18 15
4
Vancouver 39 18 18
3
Arizona
37 11 21
5
Pts
50
44
44
42
41
40
37
34
GF GA
113 86
94 98
95 97
109 105
108 103
92 104
93 107
78 101
Pts
56
55
53
49
45
39
37
36
GF GA
123 73
133 107
135 97
99 78
116 120
94 98
89 114
104 113
Pts
51
50
45
39
38
37
25
GF GA
109 98
113 76
108 111
97 113
102 100
103 117
76 125
Pts
47
46
45
42
40
39
27
GF GA
94 80
107 109
110 101
105 111
92 91
97 116
82 121
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss.
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Sunday’s Games
Toronto 5, Detroit 4, OT
Washington 2, Ottawa 1
Anaheim 4, Philadelphia 3, SO
Monday’s Games
St. Louis 4, Chicago 1
New Jersey 3, Boston 0
Vancouver 3, Colorado 2
Today’s Games
New Jersey at Carolina, 4 p.m.
Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Washington, 4 p.m.
Edmonton at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.
Montreal at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Jose, 7 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Winnipeg at Florida, 4 p.m.
Montreal at Dallas, 5 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Colorado at Calgary, 7 p.m.
Arizona at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Columbus at Washington, 4 p.m.
Edmonton at Boston, 4 p.m.
Nashville at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.
Carolina at St. Louis, 5 p.m.
Buffalo at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Detroit at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Transactions
Monday
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS — Signed LS Reid Fergu-
son, CB Charles Gaines, RB Cedric O’Neal,
S Joe Powell, LB Max Valles and QB Josh
Woodrum to reserve/future contracts.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed WR
Josh Boyce, LB James Burgess, DL Trevon
Coley, DB Justin Currie, DB Trae Elston, DB
Darius Hillary, J.P. Holtz and OL Zach Sterup
to reserve/future contracts.
DENVER BRONCOS — Announced the
resignation of coach Gary Kubiak.
HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed P Cory
Carter.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed LB
Lavar Edwards, WR Marcus Leak, S Stefan
McClure, CB Tevin Mitchel, QB Stephen
Morris, G Adam Redmond, CB Larry Scott
and WR Tevaun Smith to reserve/future
contracts.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed DT
Sterling Bailey, WR Moritz Bohringer, TE
Kyle Carter, WR Cayleb Jones, OT Marquis
Lucas, CB Tre Roberson, RB Bishop
Sankey, OT Austin Shepherd and S Cedric
Thompson to reserve/future contracts.
NEW YORK JETS — Signed DL Kenny
Anunike, WR Darius Jennings, DL Claude
Pelon, FB Chris Swain and TE Jason Vander
Laan to reserve/future contracts.
OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed LBs Andy
Mulumba and Dwayne Norman to reserve/
future contracts.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed
OL Josh Allen, S Isaiah Johnson, OL Mike
Liedtke, CB Cody Riggs, RB Blake Sims
and TE Tevin Westbrook to reserve/future
contracts.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed OL Karim
Barton, LB Kourtnei Brown, TE Jerome
Cunningham, RB David Fluellen, WR Jon-
athan Krause, OT Tyler Marz and WR K.J.
Maye to reserve/future contracts.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed
DL A.J. Francis, WR Matt Hazel, LB Rufus
Johnson, DL Joey Mbu, OL Ronald Patrick,
DB Shak Randolph, TE Wes Saxton, WR
Kendal Thompson and T Isaiah Williams to
reserve/future contracts.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ARIZONA COYOTES — Claimed C Alexan-
der Burmistrov off waivers from Winnipeg.
Recalled D Kevin Connauton from Tucson
(AHL).
MONTREAL CANADIENS — Signed G Al
Montoya to a two-year contract extension.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Claimed F
Reid Boucher off waivers from Nashville.
Assigned D Yohann Auvitu to Albany (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled F
Nicklas Jensen from Hartford (AHL).
ECHL
READING ROYALS — Announced F Ste-
ven Swavely and D Maxim Lamarche were
loaned to the team by Lehigh Valley (AHL).
COLLEGE
ALABAMA — Announced offensive
coordinator Lane Kiffin will leave the
team. Named Steve Sarkisian offensive
coordinator.
DUKE — Announced men’s basketball
coach Mike Krzyzewski is taking a leave
of absence to have lower back surgery.
Named Jeff Capel interim coach.
OHIO STATE — Announced S Malik Hook-
er will enter the NFL draft.
PURDUE — Named Brian Brohm, Tony
Levine, Nick Holt, Reggie Johnson, Antho-
ny Poindexter and Dale Williams assistant
football coaches and Greg Brohm to the
football support staff.
SOUTH CAROLINA — Reinstated men’s
senior basketball G Sindarius Thornwell
from suspension.
TCU — Announced sophomore QB Foster
Sawyer is transferring.