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.
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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.
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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.