On deck
Thursday
Boys basketball: Culver at East Linn Christian, 6:30 p.m.
Girls basketball: Culver at East Linn Christian, 6:30 p.m.
Alpine skiing: OSSA at Hoodoo, slalom, 4 p.m.
Nordic skiing: ONSNO freestyle and relay races at Hoodoo, 6 p.m.
Wrestling: Sisters at Ridgeview JV, 6 p.m.; Lakeview at La Pine, 6 p.m.
Friday
Boys basketball: Ridgeview at Bend, 7 p.m.; Crook County at Mountain View, 7 p.m.; Molalla at Madras, 7 p.m.; Sisters at Junction City, 7:15 p.m.; Elmira at La Pine, 7:15 p.m.; Culver at East Linn Christian, 8 p.m.; Trinity Lutheran at Gilchrist, 5:30 p.m.; Ione at Central Christian, 5:30 p.m.; Summit at Redmond, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball: Bend at Ridgeview, 7 p.m.; Mountain View at Crook County, 7 p.m.; Madras at Molalla, 7 p.m.; Sisters at Junction City, 5:45 p.m.; Elmira at La Pine, 5:45 p.m.; Culver at East Linn Christian, 6:30 p.m.; Trinity Lutheran at Gilchrist, 4 p.m.; Ione at Central Christian, 4 p.m.; Redmond at Summit, 7 p.m.
Swimming: Bend, Redmond, Summit, Mountain View regionals at Juniper Swim & Fitness Center, TBD; Sisters, Ridgeview at regionals in Albany, TBD; Madras at regional in La Grande, TBD
Wrestling: Redmond, Mountain View, Bend and Summit at Regionals in Eugene, TBD
Saturday
Boys basketball: Gilchrist at Triad, 5:30 p.m.; Central Christian at South Wasco County, 3:30 p.m.; Prospect at Trinity Lutheran, 4 p.m.
Girls basketball: Gilchrist at Triad, 4 p.m.; Central Christian at South Wasco County, 2 p.m.; Prospect at Trinity Lutheran, 5:30 p.m.
Swimming: Bend, Redmond, Summit, Mountain View regionals in Bend at Juniper Swim & Fitness Center, TBD; Sisters and Ridgeview at regional in Albany, TBD; Madras at regional in La Grande, TBD
Alpine skiing: OSSA at Mt. Bachelor, Giant Slalom, Ed’s Garden, TBD
Nordic skiing: OISRA classic and biathlon races at Walt Haring Sno-park near Chemult, 11:30 a.m.
Wrestling: Redmond, Mountain View, Bend and Summit at Regionals in Eugene, TBD; Gilchrist, Culver at Pre-District in Culver, 9 a.m.; Madras at Ridgeview, 7 p.m.
Basketball
Men’s college
Tuesday’s Games
East
Boston U. 79, Maine 72
Purdue 58, Penn St. 49
South
E. Kentucky 97, Crowley’s Ridge 31
Florida St. 56, Georgia Tech 54
Kentucky 77, South Carolina 55
Liberty 75, Radford 70
Miami 72, Boston College 50
North Carolina 87, Wake Forest 62
Midwest
Akron 68, Cent. Michigan 56
Bradley 76, Evansville 70
Cleveland St. 66, Youngstown St. 60
Michigan 76, Ohio St. 74, OT
N. Iowa 48, Missouri St. 37
S. Illinois 64, Wichita St. 62
Valparaiso 86, Ill.-Chicago 61
Villanova 94, DePaul 71
Southwest
Arkansas 80, Florida 69
Kansas St. 68, Texas Tech 59
Pacific-12 Conference
All Times PST
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Conference Overall
W L W L
Arizona 7 2 19 2
Oregon 7 2 18 4
Arizona St. 6 3 17 5
UCLA 6 3 16 6
Stanford 5 4 14 8
California 5 4 13 8
Washington 5 4 13 9
Colorado 4 5 14 7
Southern Cal 4 5 9 13
Washington St. 2 7 11 11
Utah 2 7 10 11
Oregon St. 1 8 11 11
Today’s Games
Stanford at Arizona, 6 p.m.
Utah at Oregon State, 7 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Washington at UCLA, 6 p.m.
California at Arizona State, 6:30 p.m.
Colorado at Oregon, 7 p.m.
Washington State at USC, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Stanford at Arizona State, 4 p.m.
Utah at Oregon, 5 p.m.
Washington State at UCLA, 7 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
California at Arizona, 4 p.m.
Colorado at Oregon State, 6 p.m.
Washington at USC, 7 p.m.
Women’s college
Tuesday’s Games
East
Drexel 62, Towson 48
NJIT 53, Colgate 51
Notre Dame 59, Villanova 52
UConn 94, Marquette 37
South
Hofstra 75, UNC Wilmington 69
Old Dominion 53, George Mason 39
Midwest
IUPUI 65, Chicago St. 30
Syracuse 72, Cincinnati 48
Southwest
Oklahoma St. 76, TCU 59
USA Today Women’s Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today Women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 4, 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 Pvs
1. Baylor (26) 20-1 768 1
2. Connecticut (4) 20-1 743 2
3. Notre Dame (1) 20-1 721 3
4. Duke 20-1 669 4
5. Stanford 20-2 658 5
6. California 19-2 625 6
7. Maryland 18-3 581 9
8. Kentucky 19-3 507 7
9. Penn St. 18-3 480 8
10. Georgia 19-3 472 14
11. Louisville 19-4 467 12
12. South Carolina 19-3 447 13
13. Tennessee 17-5 412 10
14. Purdue 18-4 409 11
15. Dayton 19-1 345 15
16. Texas A&M 18-5 326 16
17. UCLA 17-4 273 19
18. North Carolina 20-3 250 18
19. Oklahoma 16-5 155 20
20. Florida St. 18-4 151 21
21. Oklahoma St. 15-5 149 16
22. Syracuse 18-3 138 24
23. Delaware 18-3 87 NR
24. Iowa St. 15-5 68 22
25. Colorado 16-5 64 23
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin-Green Bay 27; Nebraska 19; Middle Tennessee 18; DePaul 8; Villanova 7; Pacific 6; Texas Tech 6; Iowa 4; Kansas 4; Vanderbilt 4; Princeton 2; West Virginia 2; Chattanooga 1; San Diego State 1; Southern Methodist 1.
Hockey
NHL
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
All Times PST
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Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 10 7 3 0 14 34 24
New Jersey 9 5 1 3 13 23 20
N.Y. Islanders 9 4 4 1 9 29 30
N.Y. Rangers 9 4 5 0 8 20 25
Philadelphia 10 4 6 0 8 23 27
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 8 6 1 1 13 24 19
Ottawa 10 6 3 1 13 29 19
Montreal 8 6 2 0 12 26 17
Toronto 10 5 5 0 10 25 29
Buffalo 10 3 6 1 7 30 37
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 9 6 3 0 12 40 23
Winnipeg 9 4 4 1 9 27 34
Carolina 8 4 4 0 8 22 24
Florida 9 3 5 1 7 22 33
Washington 10 2 7 1 5 23 36
Western Conference
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 10 8 0 2 18 33 23
St. Louis 9 6 3 0 12 32 25
Nashville 9 4 2 3 11 20 21
Detroit 9 4 4 1 9 23 28
Columbus 10 3 6 1 7 20 32
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 9 5 2 2 12 24 22
Edmonton 9 4 3 2 10 22 24
Minnesota 9 4 4 1 9 21 24
Colorado 9 4 5 0 8 21 23
Calgary 7 2 3 2 6 20 25
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 10 7 2 1 15 34 21
Anaheim 8 6 1 1 13 29 23
Phoenix 10 4 4 2 10 29 27
Dallas 10 4 5 1 9 20 25
Los Angeles 8 3 3 2 8 20 25
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Tuesday’s Games
New Jersey 3, N.Y. Rangers 1
Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Islanders 2
Toronto 3, Washington 2
Los Angeles 4, Columbus 2
Ottawa 4, Buffalo 3
Philadelphia 2, Tampa Bay 1
Calgary 4, Detroit 1
Winnipeg 3, Florida 2, OT
Nashville 6, St. Louis 1
Chicago 5, San Jose 3
Today’s Games
Boston at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Colorado, 6:30 p.m.
Dallas at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Montreal at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.
Florida at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Washington at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Calgary at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Carolina at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.
Toronto at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.
Detroit at St. Louis, 5 p.m.
Los Angeles at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Vancouver at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Chicago at Phoenix, 6 p.m.
Tennis
Professional
VTR Open
Tuesday
At Club Naval de Campo Las Salinas
Vina del Mar, Chile
Purse: $467,800 (WT250)
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
First Round
Christian Garin, Chile, def. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, 6-3, 6-4.
Guillaume Rufin, France, def. Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, Spain, 6-3, 6-4.
Tommy Robredo, Spain, def. Pere Riba, Spain, 6-2, 6-2.
Carlos Berlocq (8), Argentina, def. Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, 6-2, 6-1.
Federico Delbonis, Argentina, def. Guido Pella, Argentina, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1).
Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, def. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman, Argentina, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Albert Montanes, Spain, def. Nicolas Massu, Chile, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-4.
Open Sud de France
Tuesday
At Arena Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Purse: $638,050 (WT250)
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
First Round
Steve Darcis, Belgium, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 6-4, 7-6 (0).
Jan Hajek, Czech Republic, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1.
Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, def. Florent Serra, France, 6-3, 6-2.
Victor Hanescu, Romania, def. Guillermo Olaso, Spain, 6-1, 7-6 (6).
Benoit Paire (8), France, def. Adrian Menendez-Maceiras, Spain, 6-0, 6-2.
Gael Monfils, France, def. Ruben Bemelmans, Belgium, 7-5, 6-4.
Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu (9), France, 6-4, 6-4.
Golf
Men
World Golf Ranking
Through Sunday
Rank. Name Country Points
1. Rory McIlroy NIr 12.23
2. Tiger Woods USA 9.16
3. Luke Donald Eng 7.76
4. Justin Rose Eng 6.53
5. Louis Oosthuizen SAf 6.52
6. Brandt Snedeker USA 6.25
7. Adam Scott Aus 5.97
8. Lee Westwood Eng 5.62
9. Bubba Watson USA 5.26
10. Phil Mickelson USA 5.24
11. Jason Dufner USA 5.05
12. Ian Poulter Eng 5.01
13. Steve Stricker USA 4.95
14. Keegan Bradley USA 4.87
15. Sergio Garcia Esp 4.79
16. Dustin Johnson USA 4.78
17. Webb Simpson USA 4.76
18. Charl Schwartzel SAf 4.55
19. Graeme McDowell NIr 4.50
20. Peter Hanson Swe 4.45
21. Nick Watney USA 4.39
22. Matt Kuchar USA 4.33
23. Bo Van Pelt USA 4.17
24. Ernie Els SAf 4.13
25. Zach Johnson USA 3.91
26. Hunter Mahan USA 3.65
27. Jim Furyk USA 3.61
28. Martin Kaymer Ger 3.60
29. Branden Grace SAf 3.48
30. Jamie Donaldson Wal 3.37
31. Paul Lawrie Sco 3.33
32. Rickie Fowler USA 3.33
33. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano Esp 3.31
34. Carl Pettersson Swe 3.28
35. Francesco Molinari Ita 3.24
Soccer
Men
2014 World Cup Qualifying Glance
All Times PST
Home countries listed first
North And Central America and the Caribbean
Final round
Top three qualify
Fourth-place team advances to playoff vs. Oceania winner
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Today, Feb. 6
At San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Honduras vs. United States, 1 p.m.
At Mexico City
Mexico vs. Jamaica, 5:30 p.m.
At Panama City
Panama vs. Costa Rica, 6 p.m.
Deals
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Claimed INF Russ Canzler off waivers from the New York Yankees. Designated C Luis Martinez for assignment.
BOSTON RED SOX—Named Dana Levangie bullpen coach.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with OF Jeremy Hermida and C Omir Santos on a minor league contract.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms with RHP Hiroyuki Kobayashi on a minor league contract.
SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with LHP Anthony Fernandez, RHP Yoervis Medina and INF Vinnie Catricala on one-year contracts.
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with RHP Kyle Farnsworth and 2B Kelly Johnson on one-year contracts. Designated INF Reid Brignac and INF Elliot Johnson for assignment.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Agreed to terms with OF Gerardo Parra on a one-year contract.
CHICAGO CUBS—Announced RHP Lendy Castillo cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Iowa (PCL).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Invited RHP Peter Moylan and C Jesus Flores to spring training.
MIAMI MARLINS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jon Rauch on a one-year contract. Designated OF Bryan Petersen for assignment.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Agreed to terms with RHP Ramon Ramirez on a minor league contract.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with C Chris Snyder and RHP Jeremy Accardo on minor league contracts.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA—Suspended Los Angeles Lakers F Metta World Peace one game for grabbing Detroit’s Brandon Knight around the neck and striking him in the jaw during a Feb. 3 game at Detroit.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Named Amos Jones special teams coordinator, James Bettcher outside linebackers coach, Brentson Buckner defensive line coach, Mike Caldwell linebackers coach, Rick Christophel tight ends coach, Darryl Drake wide receivers coach, Kevin Garver offensive assistant coach, Steve Heiden assistant special teams/assistant tight ends coach, Stump Mitchell running backs coach, Tom Pratt Pass rush specialist, Nick Rapone defensive backs coach, Kevin Ross cornerbacks coach and Larry Zierlein assistant offensive line coach. Announced Freddie Kitchens will switch from tight ends to quarterbacks coach and Ryan Slowik will switch from outside linebackers coach to defensive assistant/assistant defensive backs coach.
CAROLINA PANTHERS—Named Bruce DeHaven assistant special teams coach and Lance Taylor assistant wide receivers/quality control coach.
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Named Adam Zimmer assistant defensive backs coach.
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Released DL Frostee Rucker.
DALLAS COWBOYS—Promoted Wes Phillips to tight ends coach. Named Frank Pollack assistant offensive line coach.
DETROIT LIONS—Released G Stephen Peterman and DE Kyle Vanden Bosch.
NEW YORK GIANTS—Released LB Michael Boley.
NEW YORK JETS—Fired Dave DeGuglielmo. Named Mike Devlin offensive line coach, Steve Hagen tight ends coach, Ron Heller assistant offensive line coach, Pierre Ngo assistant strength and conditioning coach, Jeff Weeks assistant defensive line/linebackers coach and Louie Aguiar assistant special teams coach.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS—Sent F Devante Smith-Pelly to Norfolk (AHL).
COLORADO AVALANCHE—Claimed RW Aaron Palushaj off waivers from Montreal.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Activated LW Matt Calvert off injured reserve. Reassigned C Jonathan Audy-Marchessault to Springfield (AHL).
NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Agreed to terms with F Brett Gallant on a one-year, entry-level contract.
NEW YORK RANGERS—Assigned F Brandon Mashinter to Connecticut (AHL).
PHOENIX COYOTES—Recalled D Chris Summers. Assigned D David Rundblad to Portland (AHL).
COLLEGE
MAINE—Agreed to terms with football coach Jack Cosgrove on a three-year contract through June 2016.
OLD DOMINION—Fired men’s basketball coach Blaine Taylor. Named Jim Corrigan men’s interim basketball coach through the remainder of the season.
