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B2 THE BULLETIN • SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2021 ON THE AIR SCOREBOARD SUNDAY SOCCER Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Leicester City FIFA Club World Cup, 5th place, Ulsan Hyundai FC vs. Al Duhail SC Premier League, Liverpool vs. Manchester City FIFA Club World Cup semifinal, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras vs. Tigres UANL FA Women’s Super League, Arsenal vs. Manchester City LACROSSE College, Denver at North Carolina WRESTLING College, Iowa at Purdue College, Iowa vs. Ohio St. BASKETBALL Men’s college, Iowa at Indiana Women’s college, Wake Forest at Georgia Tech Women’s college, DePaul at Marquette Women’s college, Florida St. at Miami Women’s college, Notre Dame at Louisville Women’s college, Indiana at Iowa Women’s college, Syracuse at Pittsburgh Men’s college, Georgetown at Villanova Men’s college, Temple at Wichita St. Women’s college, Utah at Stanford Men’s college, Boise St. at Nevada Men’s college, California at Stanford HOCKEY NHL, Philadelphia at Washington GOLF PGA Tour, Phoenix Open PGA Tour, Phoenix Open GYMNASTICS Women’s college, Michigan St. at Ohio St. TRACK AND FIELD American Track League FOOTBALL Super Bowl LV, Kansas City vs. Tampa Bay TENNIS Australian Open Australian Open Australian Open Time TV FOOTBALL 5:55 a.m. NFL playoffs 6:55 a.m. 8:25 a.m. FS1 NBCSN 10 a.m. 11 a.m. NBCSN 8:30 a.m. 11 a.m. 9 a.m. 9 a.m. 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11:30 a.m. noon 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. ESPNU Big Ten Big Ten FOX Root FS1 ESPNU ESPN ESPN2 Root FOX ESPNU Pac-12 FS1 FS1 9 a.m. NBC 10 a.m. noon Golf NBC 1 p.m. Big Ten 1:30 p.m. ESPN 3:30 p.m. CBS 4 p.m. 6:30 p.m. midnight ESPN ESPN2 ESPN2 5:30 a.m. 4 a.m. (Tue) NBCSN NBCSN 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. ESPN2 ESPNU ESPN ESPN2 ESPNU FS1 Big Ten CBSSN ESPN FS1 FS1 4 p.m. NBCSN 4 p.m. 6 p.m. midnight Tennis ESPN2 ESPN2 Listings are the most accurate available. The Bulletin is not responsible for late changes made by TV stations. SPORTS BRIEFING FOOTBALL UO inside LBs coach passes up head coaching gig to remain with Ducks — Oregon inside linebackers coach Ken Wilson is staying with the Ducks, passing on an oppor- tunity to be head coach at Montana State. Wilson emerged as a candidate at the FCS program on Friday but a source con- firmed he is staying at UO. Fox’s Bruce Feldman first reported Wilson was remaining at Oregon, where he’s coached inside linebackers the past two seasons and is in the final year of his contract. Wilson worked with new Oregon defensive coordi- nator Tim DeRuyter previously while at Nevada. WINTER SPORTS Americans win women9s bobsled championship — Kaillie Humphries made history Saturday. Humphries is the world women’s bobsled champion for a record fourth time, teaming with Lolo Jones to win the title on a snowy day in Al- tenberg, Germany. Humphries and Jones finished their four runs over two days in 3 minutes, 48.26 seconds. Germany finished second, third and fourth. Jones is now a world cham- pion in two different sports. She’s a two-time indoor women’s hurdles champion. Austrian men finish 1-2 at last World Cup skiing race before championships — Vincent Kriechmayr extended his lead in the season’s super-G standings on Saturday by winning the last World Cup race before the world champion- ships. Kriechmayr edged Matthias Mayer by 0.17 seconds for an Austrian 1-2 finish in Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany. Swiss skier Marco Odermatt was 0.49 behind in third. GOLF Spieth joins Schauffele atop Phoenix Open leader- board — Jordan Spieth shot a 10-under 61 on Saturday for a share of the lead in the Phoenix Open. Spieth was tied with Xander Schauffele (65) at 18-under 196. Scottie Scheffler and Kyoung-Hoon Lee each shot 66 to get to 15 under. Justin Thomas had a 64 to join Louis Oosthuizen (63) at 14 under. — Bulletin wire reports POWERBALL The numbers drawn Saturday night are: 1 16 48 49 65 8 Oregon Lottery results As listed at oregonlottery.org and individual lottery websites The estimated jackpot was not available at press time. MEGABUCKS The numbers drawn Saturday night are: 3 4 11 18 37 41 The estimated jackpot is now $1.6 million. MATCHUP/PICK America9s Line Favorite CHIEFS 8 a.m. Tom Brady is not unbeatable in the big game. In addition to twice beating the Rams and wins over the Panthers, Eagles – and two gifts, from the Falcons and Seahawks – his Patriots fell twice to the Giants and once to Philadelphia. Poised in the big moment beyond his years, Patrick Mahomes isn’t interested in history, just laser-focused on victory. SUPER BOWL Sunday at Tampa, Fla. Tampa Bay vs. Kansas City, 3:30 p.m. (CBS) FS2 MONDAY HIGHLIGHTS WORLD CUP ALPINE SKIING World Championships, women’s combined slalom World Championships, men’s super-G BASKETBALL Men’s college, SMU at East Carolina Men’s college, UNC-Greensboro at Furman Men’s college, Miami at North Carolina Women’s college, Arizona at Oregon Men’s college, Coppin St. at Norfolk St. Women’s college, South Carolina at Connecticut Men’s college, Nebraska at Minnesota Men’s college, Air Force at UNLV Men’s college, Oklahoma St. at Kansas Men’s college, Ohio St. at Maryland Men’s college, San Jose St. at San Diego St. HOCKEY NHL, N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers TENNIS Australian Open Australian Open Australian Open PRO PICKS: Tough to bet against either QB in SB 55 NBCSN SUPER BOWL Open Current O/U Sunday 3½ 3 56½ Underdog Bucs HOCKEY NHL East GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 11 8 1 2 18 36 24 Philadelphia 12 7 3 2 16 39 37 Washington 11 6 2 3 15 40 38 Pittsburgh 11 5 5 1 11 33 41 New Jersey 9 4 3 2 10 23 26 N.Y. Islanders 10 4 4 2 10 23 27 N.Y. Rangers 10 4 4 2 10 29 28 Buffalo 10 4 4 2 10 30 32 Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 9 7 1 1 15 32 18 Florida 8 6 0 2 14 29 23 Columbus 12 5 4 3 13 31 37 Carolina 8 6 2 0 12 26 19 Chicago 12 4 4 4 12 35 39 Dallas 8 5 2 1 11 32 21 Nashville 11 5 6 0 10 29 36 Detroit 12 2 8 2 6 22 43 West GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 11 7 3 1 15 38 24 St. Louis 12 7 4 1 15 40 39 Vegas 8 6 1 1 13 28 19 Minnesota 11 6 5 0 12 30 30 Arizona 11 5 5 1 11 30 30 Anaheim 12 4 5 3 11 23 33 San Jose 9 4 5 0 8 27 35 Los Angeles 10 3 5 2 8 28 34 North GP W L OT Pts GF GA Toronto 12 9 2 1 19 45 33 Montreal 12 8 2 2 18 48 31 Winnipeg 11 7 3 1 15 39 32 Edmonton 12 6 6 0 12 42 43 Vancouver 15 6 9 0 12 49 60 Calgary 10 4 5 1 9 27 27 Ottawa 12 2 9 1 5 28 52 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Friday’s Late Games Vegas 5, Los Angeles 2 San Jose 5, Anaheim 4, SO Saturday’s Games Montreal 2, Ottawa 1 Arizona 3, St. Louis 1 Toronto 5, Vancouver 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3 N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, ppd. Arizona at Minnesota, ppd. Colorado at St. Louis, ppd. Buffalo at Boston, ppd. Edmonton at Calgary, late San Jose at Anaheim, late Sunday’s Games Philadelphia at Washington, 9 a.m. Arizona at Minnesota, ppd. Carolina at Columbus, noon Chicago at Dallas, noon Colorado at St. Louis, ppd. Detroit at Florida, noon Los Angeles at Vegas, noon GOLF PGA Tour Phoenix Open Scores Saturday at Scottsdale, Ariz. Yardage: 7,261; Par: 71 Third Round Jordan Spieth 67-67-61—195 Xander Schauffele 66-64-65—195 Scottie Scheffler 67-65-66—198 Kyoung-Hoon Lee 66-66-66—198 Louis Oosthuizen 69-67-63—199 Justin Thomas 70-65-64—199 James Hahn 67-67-66—200 Brooks Koepka 68-66-66—200 Steve Stricker 65-66-69—200 Will Zalatoris 71-66-64—201 J.T. Poston 68-66-67—201 Keegan Bradley 66-65-70—201 Brendon Todd, 68-69-65—202. Matthew NeSmith, 63-71-68—202. Nate Lashley, 64-69-69—202. Jon Rahm, 68-69-66—203. Scott Stallings, 67-70-66—203. Andrew Putnam, 67-69-67—203. Russell Henley, 71-67-65—203. Harold Varner III, 68-68-67—203. Patton Kizzire, 69-65- 69—203. Carlos Ortiz, 67-67-69—203. Kevin Streelman, 68-67-69—204. Cameron Tringale, 71- 64-69—204. Corey Conners, 69-68-68—205. Billy Horschel, 66-68-71—205. Sam Burns, 64-68-73—205. Matt Jones, 68- 69-69—206. Russell Knox, 68-69-69—206. Grayson Murray, 70-68-68—206. Nick Hardy, 68-67-71—206. Max Homa, 69-69-68—206. Emiliano Grillo, 69-70-67—206. Henrik Nor- lander, 68-71-67—206. Wyndham Clark, 72-67-67—206. STORYLINE AVG. YARDS PER GAME (Postseason) Only fools bet against Tom Brady. Or against Patrick Mahomes. Brady is playing at home too, making the Bucs the first team to play a Super Bowl in its own CHIEFS 30 building. Mahomes is not thinking BUCCANEERS 27 about anything but a win. That’s how elite pro athletes, particularly superstars of his caliber, are built. The line is 3 1/2. Pro Picks loves that half a point. Si Woo Kim, 71-66-70—207. Brendan Steele, 70-67- 70—207. Rory McIlroy, 70-67-70—207. Mark Hubbard, 63- 73-71—207. Webb Simpson, 73-65-69—207. Hideki Mat- suyama, 71-67-69—207. Bo Van Pelt, 69-67-71—207. Zach Johnson, 68-70-69—207. Luke List, 72-67-68—207. Sung- jae Im, 72-67-68—207. Satoshi Kodaira, 68-71-68—207. Ted Potter, Jr., 66-71-71—208. Robby Shelton, 72-66- 70—208. Byeong Hun An, 69-69-70—208. Kyle Stanley, 71-67-70—208. Matthew Wolff, 68-71-69—208. Bubba Watson, 71-68-69—208. Brian Harman, 71-68-69—208. Sam Ryder, 70-67-72—209. Matt Kuchar, 69-67-73—209. Lucas Glover, 72-63-74—209. Davis Riley, 72-66-71—209. Ryan Palmer, 70-68-71—209. Richy Werenski, 69-69-71— 209. Bo Hoag, 67-71-71—209. Adam Hadwin, 67-70-73—210. Brian Stuard, 70-68- 72—210. Stewart Cink, 69-70-71—210. Michael Kim, 67- 71-74—212. Aaron Wise, 74-65-73—212. Xinjun Zhang, 70-69-73—212. BASKETBALL Women9s college PAC-12 CONFERENCE Conference All Games W L Pct W L Pct Stanford 13 2 .867 16 2 .889 Arizona 9 2 .818 11 2 .846 Oregon 9 3 .750 12 3 .800 UCLA 8 3 .727 10 3 .769 Washington St. 7 6 .538 9 6 .600 Southern Cal 6 6 .500 8 7 .533 Oregon St. 4 5 .444 6 5 .545 Arizona St. 4 6 .400 8 6 .571 Colorado 4 8 .333 6 9 .400 Utah 4 10 .286 5 10 .333 Washington 1 9 .100 4 9 .308 California 0 9 .000 0 12 .000 Saturday’s Game No. 12 Oregon 63, UC Davis 57 Sunday’s Games Arizona St. at Oregon St., ppd. Southern Cal at Washington St., noon Colorado at California, 1 p.m. Utah at No. 6 Stanford, 1 p.m. No. 5 UCLA at Washington, 2 p.m. Monday’s Games Southern Utah at Arizona St., 3 p.m. No. 9 Arizona at No. 12 Oregon, 4 p.m. TOP 25 SCORES Saturday’s Games No. 21 West Virginia 81, Texas 75 No. 23 South Dakota St. 80, South Dakota 75 Men9s college PAC-12 CONFERENCE Conference All Games W L Pct W L Pct UCLA 9 1 .900 13 3 .813 Southern Cal 8 2 .800 14 3 .824 Colorado 8 4 .667 14 5 .737 Oregon 5 3 .625 10 4 .714 Stanford 7 5 .583 11 7 .611 Oregon St. 6 5 .545 10 7 .588 Arizona 7 6 .538 13 6 .684 Utah 5 6 .455 8 7 .533 Arizona St. 3 5 .375 6 8 .429 Washington St. 4 8 .333 11 8 .579 Washington 2 10 .167 3 14 .176 California 2 11 .154 7 13 .350 Saturday’s Games Oregon 86, Washington 74 Oregon St. 68, Washington St. 66 Colorado 82, Arizona 79 No. 21 UCLA at Southern Cal, late Sunday’s Games California at Stanford, 7 p.m. Arizona St. at Utah, ppd. Monday’s Game Oregon St. at Colorado, ppd. CHIEFS BUCCANEERS OFFENSE Total yards: 391.3 Total yards: 438.5 Rushing Passing Passing 95.5 320.0 118.5 281.7 Rushing 276.3 115.0 DEFENSE Yds. allowed: 350.0 Yds. allowed: 335.5 Passing 246.4 Rushing 215.0 120.5 Saturday’s Box Scores Oregon 86, Washington 74 WASHINGTON (3-13) Roberts 0-3 2-4 2, Wright 2-3 1-2 7, Bey 5-8 1-1 13, Green 7-14 7-8 23, Stevenson 2-8 2-2 7, Tsohonis 6-10 1-2 15, Bajema 0-0 0-0 0, Pryor 0-0 0-0 0, Sorn 3-3 1-2 7, Battle 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-49 15-21 74. OREGON (10-4) Lawson 2-4 0-0 4, Omoruyi 8-12 6-6 25, Hardy 3-7 2-3 8, Richardson 5-13 6-8 19, Figueroa 3-14 0-0 7, Terry 5-7 0-0 15, Kepnang 3-3 2-3 8. Totals 29-60 16-20 86. Halftime —Oregon 42-31. 3-Point Goals —Washing- ton 9-19 (Bey 2-3, Wright 2-3, Green 2-4, Tsohonis 2-6, Stevenson 1-3), Oregon 12-25 (Terry 5-7, Omoruyi 3-4, Richardson 3-6, Figueroa 1-7, Hardy 0-1). Rebounds — Washington 19 (Green 4), Oregon 28 (Figueroa 9). As- sists —Washington 11 (Green 4), Oregon 18 (Lawson, Richardson 5). Total Fouls —Washington 18, Oregon 18. Oregon St. 68, Wash. St. 66 WASHINGTON ST. (11-8) Rodman 5-10 0-0 14, Abogidi 5-10 2-2 12, Jackson 2-3 2-2 6, Bonton 2-14 2-3 7, Williams 5-13 2-2 12, Rapp 5-7 2-2 15, Jakimovski 0-3 0-0 0, Markovetskyy 0-0 0-0 0, Bamba 0-1 0-0 0, Chatfield 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-61 10-11 66. OREGON ST. (10-7) Alatishe 3-4 0-0 6, Silva 3-6 0-0 6, Lucas 4-7 3-4 12, Reich- le 3-4 3-4 11, Thompson 3-10 6-7 12, Hunt 1-2 3-4 6, Cal- loo 2-7 1-2 6, Andela 1-2 4-6 6, Franklin 0-0 2-2 2, Tucker 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 20-43 23-31 68. Halftime —Wash. St. 34-32. 3-Point Goals —Wash. St. 8-24 (Rodman 4-7, Rapp 3-5, Bonton 1-4, Abogidi 0-2, Jakimovski 0-3, Williams 0-3), Oregon St. 5-13 (Reichle 2-3, Calloo 1-2, Hunt 1-2, Lucas 1-3, Thompson 0-3). Fouled Out —Abogidi. Rebounds —Wash. St. 32 (Rod- man, Abogidi 7), Oregon St. 26 (Alatishe 7). Assists — Wash. St. 14 (Bonton 8), Oregon St. 14 (Hunt 4). Total Fouls —Wash. St. 26, Oregon St. 15. TOP 25 SCORES Saturday’s Games No. 1 Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara, ppd. No. 2 Baylor vs. TCU, ppd. No. 5 Houston 112, Our Lady of the Lake 46 Oklahoma St. 75, No. 6 Texas 67, 2OT No. 9 Oklahoma 79, Iowa St. 72 No. 18 Missouri 68, No. 10 Alabama 65 No. 11 Tennessee 82, Kentucky 71 No. 12 Illinois 75, No. 19 Wisconsin 60 No. 13 Texas Tech 73, Kansas St. 62 No. 14 Virginia 73, Pittsburgh 66 No. 15 Creighton 71, Marquette 68 No. 16 Virginia Tech 80, Miami 76, OT No. 17 West Virginia 91, No. 23 Kansas 79 No. 22 Florida at LSU, ppd. No. 24 Purdue 75, Northwestern 70 No. 25 Drake 80, Valparaiso 77 236.2 Rushing 264.3 85.7 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Utah 18 5 .783 L.A. Lakers 17 6 .739 L.A. Clippers 17 7 .708 Phoenix 12 9 .571 San Antonio 13 10 .565 Denver 12 10 .545 Portland 12 10 .545 Memphis 9 8 .529 Golden State 12 11 .522 Houston 11 11 .500 Sacramento 11 11 .500 Oklahoma City 10 12 .455 New Orleans 9 12 .429 Dallas 10 14 .417 Minnesota 6 17 .261 Friday’s Late Games Phoenix 109, Detroit 92 Boston 119, L.A. Clippers 115 Saturday’s Games New York 110, Portland 99 Sacramento 119, Denver 114 Chicago 118, Orlando 92 Phila. 124, Brooklyn 108 Milwaukee 124, Cleveland 99 Oklahoma City 120, Minnesota 118 Atlanta 132, Toronto 121 San Antonio 111, Houston 106 Dallas 134, Golden State 132 Memphis at New Orleans, late Detroit at L.A. Lakers, late GB — 1 1½ 5 5 5½ 5½ 6 6 6½ 6½ 7½ 8 8½ 12 Saturday’s Box Score Knicks 110, Trail Blazers 99 PORTLAND (99) Covington 4-10 2-2 13, Hood 3-10 0-2 7, Kanter 6-10 1-2 13, Lillard 10-20 3-5 29, Trent Jr. 8-20 0-2 19, Antho- ny 1-8 0-0 2, Jones Jr. 1-3 0-0 3, Giles III 0-0 1-2 1, Simons 4-8 1-1 12. Totals 37-89 8-16 99. NEW YORK (110) Bullock 4-6 0-0 10, Randle 7-16 6-8 22, Robinson 3-4 0-0 6, Barrett 8-14 0-0 18, Payton 10-19 1-3 22, Toppin 1-2 0-0 2, Gibson 1-1 0-0 2, Burks 6-16 0-0 16, Quickley 4-8 2-2 12, Rivers 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 44-88 9-13 110. Portland 31 20 25 23 — 99 New York 26 31 27 26 — 110 3-Point Goals—Portland 17-47 (Lillard 6-12, Simons 3-6, Covington 3-9, Trent Jr. 3-11, Jones Jr. 1-2, Hood 1-6), New York 13-30 (Burks 4-9, Barrett 2-2, Bullock 2-4, Randle 2-4, Quickley 2-5, Payton 1-4). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds—Portland 41 (Kanter 11), New York 51 (Randle 11). Assists—Portland 15 (Lillard 9), New York 20 (Payton, Randle 4). Total Fouls—Portland 15, New York 19. Sunday’s Games Miami at New York, 10 a.m. Portland at Charlotte, ppd Utah at Indiana, 10 a.m. Washington at Charlotte, 10 a.m. Boston at Phoenix, 11 a.m. Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, noon NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Phila. 17 7 .708 Milwaukee 15 8 .652 Boston 12 9 .571 Brooklyn 14 11 .560 Indiana 12 11 .522 Atlanta 11 12 .478 New York 11 13 .458 Toronto 10 13 .435 Charlotte 10 13 .435 Cleveland 10 14 .417 Chicago 9 13 .409 Orlando 9 15 .375 Miami 8 14 .364 Washington 5 14 .263 Detroit 5 17 .227 Passing GB — 1½ 3½ 3½ 4½ 5½ 6 6½ 6½ 7 7 8 8 9½ 11 DEALS Transactions FOOTBALL National Football League KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed DT Tyler Clark, DB Rod- ney Clemons and RB Derrick Gore to futures contracts. Placed OT Eric Fisher and LB Willie Gay on injured reserve. Promoted QB Matt Moore, LB Chris Lammons and WR Marcus Kemp from the practice squad. Activated TE Deon Yelder from injured reserve. Activated C Daniel Kilgore from reserve/COVID-19 list. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Promoted QB Drew Stan- ton and G Ted Larson to active roster. PAC-12 MEN9S BASKETBALL | DUCKS & BEAVERS UO has season-high 3-point shooting, handles Washington Bulletin wire reports EUGENE — A matchup with the worst defensive team in the conference is what Ore- gon, particularly while short- handed, needed to put forth its best 3-point shooting perfor- mance of the season. Eugene Omoruyi (25 points), Will Richardson (19) and Jalen Terry (15) com- bined for 11 of Oregon’s 12 Tennis Continued from B1 A full day of competition at the half-dozen tuneups in Mel- bourne was postponed because of a positive test for a worker at a hotel that housed 160 players in January. The draw for the Australian Open was pushed back a day, too. Before the 24-hour break was announced, Australian player Nick Kyrgios captured a common sentiment, tweeting: “Am I playing tomorrow?” “It was a bit of uncertainty,” he said later. “I had no idea what was going on.” Those sorts of doubt could linger at a major tournament that already was pushed back three weeks from its original start date to allow for all of the entrants and their entourages to quarantine upon arrival on the continent. “From a tennis point of view, you cannot prepare 100%,” 2019 U.S. Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev said. “You try three-pointers in an 86-74 rout of Washington at Matthew Knight Arena Saturday after- noon. The Ducks (10-4, 5-3 Pac- 12) earned a season sweep of the Huskies (3-14, 2-10) by dominating the glass (32- 20), good ball movement and strong shooting from both the paint (32-24) and behind the arc (12 of 25). It was a season-high in scor- ing for Terry, who was 5 of 7 from the field, all from three. The freshman made four straight midway through the second half to blow the game open to a 20-point lead multi- ple times. Also Saturday: Oregon St. 68, Washington St. 66: CORVALLIS — Ethan Thompson scored all 12 of his points in the final 8:37 to help Oregon State hang on for a win over Washington State. Thompson scored on a driving layup with a minute left and passed Dave Gam- bee (1,468 points, 1955-58) for 10th place in career points at Oregon State. Jarod Lucas added 12 points and Zach Re- ichle had 11 for the Beavers (10-7, 6-5 Pac-12). to do what you can.” Williams, a seven-time champion in Melbourne, said that the Achilles tendon issue that hampered her last year in a loss at the U.S. Open and forced her to withdraw from the French Open might have prevented her from competing at all in Australia if not for that extra bit of rest. Most participants were lim- ited to leaving their hotels for five hours of training per day. More than 70 players were banned from leaving their rooms at all during that period because they potentially were exposed to the virus during the chartered flights that carried them from various spots in the globe to Melbourne. “Everyone experienced dif- ferent challenges when it came to that period,” three-time ma- jor semifinalist Johanna Konta said. “Some had it a lot more difficult than others, that’s for sure.” The mental and physical tolls of that kind of lockdown certainly would be liable to af- fect anyone, athlete or other- wise. “The players are just get- ting thrown off-guard a lot. I think it’s going to demand a lot of patience and a lot of flexi- bility and who is going to re- ally adjust and adapt the best,” said Chris Evert, whose 18 major championships include the 1982 and 1984 Australian Opens. “Players are so used to rou- tines. They like to be in con- trol. They’re not in control,” said Evert, now an ESPN an- alyst. “I mean, even Djokovic, who is like a control freak — just, you’ve got to throw ev- erything to the wind and wake up every morning and just be ready to go with whatever is going to happen. It’s not easy.” Because of that one positive COVID-19 test, more than 500 people associated with the Australian Open and its war- mup tournaments were told to isolate until they tested neg- ative. One day later, action re- sumed. Australian Open tourna- ment director Craig Tiley chalked it up as “just one of those additional challenges” and stated unequivocally: “We are starting on Monday.” “The players, from the feed- back we’re getting from them ... have come to accept the fact that now, with their travel around the world, the environ- ment’s different. And anything can happen,” Tiley said. “Every day you wake up, it can be dif- ferent. And I think they have gotten used to that.” The plan is to let in 30,000 spectators per day, about 50% of the usual crowds — and a big departure from the last Grand Slam tournament of 2020, the French Open, which had about 1,000 fans per day, and the U.S. Open, which did not allow any. “There’s no such thing as no risk,” Tiley said, offering what he called a paraphrasing of a government official. “There’s always going to be risk. And the objective is to minimize that as best as possible.”