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2B – Daily News – Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Chico plans for local Aaron Rodgers Day MediaNews Group CHICO — While Packers fans had their chance Monday to cheer the hometown heroes in Green Bay, Chico area fans are going to have to wait awhile before they can hail their favorite son, Aaron Rodgers. Monday the Chico Chamber of Commerce, working jointly with the city of Chico and other community organizations were working on plans for an Aaron Rodgers Day. Rodgers, a Chico native and Pleasant Valley High School graduate, was named the most valu- able player for quarterbacking his Green Bay Packers to victory Sunday in Super Bowl XLV. The Chico celebration will be scheduled as soon as Rodgers is available and “when his current media obligations are completed,” according to the release issued by Alice Patterson, Chico Chamber of Commerce marketing manager. “We are thrilled to welcome home Aaron and celebrate his success. We will work closely with the City and other organizations to bring the com- munity a great day in true Chico style,” Jolene Francis, president and CEO, Chico Chamber of Commerce, said in Monday’s press release. Questions about the event can be directed to Patterson at 891-5556. MCT photo Aaron Rodgers holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after winning the Super Bowl, Sunday, with the Green Bay Packers. Cavs lose 25th straight, another NBA futility mark Cleveland 96 Dallas 99 DALLAS (AP) — Over one season or two, no team in NBA history has lost as many games in a row as these Cleveland Cavaliers. The surging Dallas Mav- ericks beat Cleveland 99-96 on Monday night, making it 25 straight losses for the Cavs. Cleveland already held the record for the most loss- es in a single season, but the league also keeps a record for losses spread over two seasons. This topped that one, too, making it the most consecutive losses in league history, period. The previous record also was held by the Cavaliers, set from 1982-83. Cleveland had a chance to tie it with a 3-pointer in the final seconds, but made one pass too many and time expired without a shot going up. Jason Terry scored 11 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter to make sure the Mavs avoided the embar- rassment of being Cleve- land’s streak-buster. It would’ve been especially surprising because Dallas came in with the longest active win streak in the NBA, now nine straight. Shawn Marion had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Dirk Nowitzki scored 12. Tyson Chandler had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and PGA Waste Management Phoenix Open At TPC Scottsdale Scottsdale, Ariz. Purse: $6.1 million Yardage: 7,216;Par: 71 Final Leaderboard (x-won playoff on second hole) x-Mark Wilson 65-64-68-69— 266 -18 Jason Dufner 65-68-67-66— 266 -18 Vijay Singh 69-65-68-66 — 268 -16 Martin Laird 68-71-64-65 — 268 -16 Nick Watney 70-66-65-68 — 269 -15 J.B. Holmes 65-70-67-67 — 269 -15 G.Woodland 65068-66-69-66—269 -15 B. Snedeker69-68-66-67 — 270 -14 Webb Simpson70-66-67-67— 270 -14 Y.E.Yang 69-65-67-69 — 270 -14 Chris Couch 66-65-68-71 — 270 -14 T. Gainey 63-65-68-74 — 270 -14 Ian Mahinmi had 11 points and eight rebounds. Peja Stojakovic had eight points and five rebounds over 20 minutes in his Dal- las debut. He signed a few weeks ago, but had been rehabilitating a knee injury. Cleveland’s J.J. Hickson scored 26 points and Ramon Sessions had 19 points and 13 assists. Antawn Jamison scored 18 points and Christian Eye- nga 15. Everyone knew Cleve- land would struggle this sea- son after losing LeBron James, but this? Since starting 7-9, the Cavs are 1-35. Their last win was on Dec. 18, more than seven weeks ago. Their only NCAA The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 6, 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. Ohio St. (65) 24-0 1,625 1 2. Kansas 3. Texas 4. Pittsburgh 5. Duke 22-1 1,519 2 20-3 1,509 3 21-2 1,438 4 21-2 1,341 5 6. San Diego St. 23-1 1,259 7 7. BYU 8. Notre Dame 19-4 1,185 9 9. Villanova 22-2 1,212 8 19-4 1,047 12 10. Connecticut 18-4 1,040 6 11. Georgetown 18-5 1,009 13 12. Syracuse 20-4 919 17 13. Wisconsin 17-5 790 19 14. Purdue 15. Arizona 16. Louisville 17. Florida 18. Kentucky 19. Missouri 18-5 754 11 20-4 630 21 18-5 604 15 18-5 534 — 16-6 519 10 18-5 511 14 20. North Carolina 17-5 461 23 21. Utah St. 22-2 347 22 22. Texas A&M 17-5 231 16 23.Vanderbilt 16-6 128 23 24. Temple 25.West Virginia 15-7 93 25 Others receiving votes: Minnesota 88, Wichita St. 29, Coastal Carolina 26, Cincinnati 22, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 22, Alabama 21, George Mason 19, Washington 15, Marquette 12, Xavier 12, Florida St. 11, Belmont 5, Illinois 5, UCLA 5, UNLV 5, Baylor 4, Col- orado St. 2, Tennessee 2, UTEP 2, Cleveland St. 1, Duquesne 1, Missouri St. 1. Monday’s Top 25 results No. 2 Kansas 103, No. 19 Missouri 86 No.4 Pittsburgh 71, No.25 West Virginia 66 Today’s Top 25 games No.6 San Diego State vs.Utah, 7:30 p.m. No. 14 Purdue vs. Indiana, 4 p.m., ESPN No.18 Kentucky vs.Tenn., 6 p.m., ESPN Today’s other televised game Cincinnati at DePaul, 4 p.m., ESPN2 17-5 110 — NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division WL OT Pts GF GA Dallas 30 18 5 65 152 150 SHARKS 28 19 6 62 150 144 Ducks 29 21 4 62 146 150 Phoenix 26 19 9 61 153 156 Kings 29 22 2 60 150 129 Central Division WL OT Pts GF GA Detroit 32 15 6 70 176 156 Nashville 28 19 7 63 141 129 Chicago 27 21 4 58 167 147 Columbus 25 22 5 55 141 162 St. Louis 23 20 8 54 138 153 Northwest Division WL OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 34 10 9 77 179 125 Minnesota 27 20 5 59 135 138 Calgary 26 21 7 59 154 160 Colorado 25 21 6 56 164 172 Edmonton 16 29 8 40 133 180 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia 35 13 5 75 180 137 Pittsburgh 34 16 4 72 164 122 N.Y.Rangers 29 23 4 62 155 138 New Jersey 19 30 4 42 113 154 N.Y.Islanders 17 28 7 41 128 169 Northeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA Boston 30 16 7 67 161 119 Montreal 30 19 5 65 139 131 Buffalo 24 22 5 53 145 149 Toronto 22 26 5 49 138 166 Ottawa 17 28 8 42 117 174 Southeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 33 16 5 71 164 162 Washington 29 15 10 68 150 134 Carolina 26 21 6 58 159 164 Atlanta 24 22 10 58 162 183 Florida 23 23 6 52 140 141 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. ————————————————— Monday’s results Detroit 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 Edmonton 4, Nashville 0 Toronto 5, Atlanta 4 Chicago at Calgary, late Colorado at Phoenix, late Ottawa at Vancouver, late Today’s games San Jose at Washington, 4 p.m.,CSNC Carolina at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Columbus at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m., VS St. Louis at Florida, 4:30 p.m. NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division WL Pct GB Lakers 36 16 .692 — Phoenix 23 25 .479 11 WARRIORS 22 27 .449 12.5 Clippers 19 31 .380 16 KINGS 12 35 .255 21.5 Southwest Division WL Pct GB San Antonio 42 8 .840 — Dallas 36 15 .706 6.5 New Orleans32 21 .60411.5 Memphis 27 26 .50916.5 Houston 25 28 .47218.5 Northwest Division WL Pct GB Okla. City 33 17 .660 — Denver 30 22 .577 4 Utah 30 22 .577 4 Portland 27 24 .529 6.5 Minnesota 12 39 .235 21.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL Pct GB Boston 38 13 .745 — New York 26 24 .520 11.5 Philadelphia 23 27 .460 14.5 New Jersey 15 37 .288 23.5 Toronto 14 37 .275 24 Southeast Division WL Pct GB 37 14 .725 — Miami Atlanta 33 18 .647 4 Orlando 32 20 .615 5.5 Charlotte 22 29 .431 15 Washington 13 37 .260 23.5 Central Division WL Pct GB Chicago 34 15 .694 — Indiana 21 27 .438 12.5 Milwaukee 19 30 .388 15 Detroit 19 32 .373 16 Cleveland 8 44 .154 27.5 ————————————————— Monday’s results Utah at Sacramento, late Phoenix at Golden State, late Charlotte 94, Boston 89 Dallas 99, Cleveland 96 Houston 108, Denver 103 L.A. Lakers 93, Memphis 84 Minnesota 104, New Orleans 92 Chicago at Portland, late Today’s games L.A. Clippers at Orlando, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 4 p.m. Indiana at Miami, 4:30 p.m. San Antonio at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Memphis at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Toronto at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Houston, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS HOOPS Northern Athletic League League Overall Anderson WL W L 4 1 Central Valley 4 1 0 4 CARDINALS 23 12 West Valley 2 3 Yreka Central Valley at Corning Yreka at West Valley Thursday’s games Corning at Anderson West Valley at Enterprise Friday’s game Central Valley at Yreka BOYS HOOPS GIRLS HOOPS Mid-Valley League MVL — North League Hamilton Quincy Biggs Overall WL W L 3 0 2 1 2 4 BULLDOGS 13 6 12 MVL — South League Portola East Nicolaus 3 1 Esparto Williams 2 3 0 6 Overall WL W L 5 0 ————————————————— Today’s games East Nicolaus at Los Molinos Esparto at Biggs Hamilton at Williams Quincy at Portola Thursday’s game Hamilton at Biggs Friday’s games Quincy at Los Molinos Esparto at East Nicolaus Portola at Williams BOYS HOOPS GIRLS HOOPS Tri-Cities League League Hayfork Liberty Christian8 1 Redding Christian6 3 Maxwell Chester 3 6 2 6 University Prep 2 7 Overall WL W L 9 1 18 5 18 5 15 6 9 10 6 16 6 13 WARRIORS 17 7 15 ————————————————— Today’s games Chester at Mercy Hayfork at Redding Christian Liberty Christian at University Prep Friday’s games Mercy at Hayfork Redding Christian at Chester University Prep at Maxwell Tri-Cities League League Liberty Christian9 0 Chester Maxwell 6 2 5 4 1 7 University Prep 0 7 Overall WARRIORS 44 12 Redding Christian4 5 Hayfork WL W L 19 3 18 4 13 9 10 9 10 4 14 7 12 ————————————————— Today’s games Chester at Mercy Hayfork at Redding Christian Liberty Christian at University Prep Wednesday’s game Redding Christian at Mercy Friday’s games Mercy at Hayfork Redding Christian at Chester University Prep at Maxwell 21 2 12 10 7 15 3 11 Portola Esparto 17 7 14 6 13 9 Mid-Valley League MVL — North League Hamilton Biggs 1 3 0 5 Overall BULLDOGS 42 11 7 Quincy MVL — South League East Nicolaus 2 2 Williams WL W L 3 2 12 8 4 17 7 14 Overall WL W L 7 0 3 3 1 4 ————————————————— Today’s games East Nicolaus at Los Molinos Quincy at Portola Wednesday’s games Esparto at Biggs Hamilton at Williams Friday’s games Quincy at Los Molinos Esparto at East Nicolaus Hamilton at Biggs Portola at Williams 19 3 7 12 9 12 8 9 16 7 13 9 11 9 12 8 11 ————————————————— Today’s games BOYS HOOPS Northern Athletic League League Overall Central Valley 4 1 West Valley 3 2 Anderson WL W L 13 8 11 11 10 13 CARDINALS 23 17 7 Yreka 3 2 0 4 Corning at Central Valley West Valley at Yreka Friday’s games Anderson at Corning Sutter at West Valley Yreka at Central Valley ————————————————— Today’s games 5 14 glimmer of hope is that the next seven games are at home, where their .227 win- ning percentage is more than double their success rate on the road. At least they’re still play- ing hard — in many ways. They were physical with Dallas, wounding several Mavericks. Nowitzki need- ed treatment on a jammed wrist and was so frustrated by the rough play that he got rough, too, practically throwing a punch at Ses- sions in the final minute. A foul was called on the play, but not a flagrant. Yet Cleveland kept goof- ing up. With the Cavs trailing only 80-79, 7-foot center Ryan Hollins lost a jump ball to Terry, who is 6-foot- 2. Hollins fouled Terry on the ensuing possession, and he hit a pair of free throws. Then Eyenga shot an airball on a running 8-footer in the lane and Terry came back with another jumper. The Mavs began to pull away, but the Cavs still had that chance to tie it at the buzzer. Anthony Parker took a long 3-pointer from well beyond the top of the key with about 5 seconds left and a teammate got the rebound. Cleveland had enough time left to put up another shot, but Jamario Moon passed to Jamison as the horn sounded. Jamison and Moon put GIRLS HOOPS Eastern Athletic League EAL — South League Overall Paradise WL W L 7 2 Las Plumas 4 3 Lassen Oroville 5 4 1 7 SPARTANS 08 4 16 EAL — North League Pleasant Valley 8 0 Chico Enterprise Foothill Shasta 7 1 6 3 2 6 1 7 Overall WL W L 17 1 12 6 14 7 10 17 10 11 ————————————————— Today’s games Red Bluff at Paradise Enterprise at Chico Las Plumas at Lassen Pleasant Valley at Shasta Thursday’s games Chico at Pleasant Valley Las Plumas at Oroville Lassen at Paradise Shasta at Foothill West Valley at Enterprise 19 2 11 10 11 11 9 13 their hands on their heads, elbows out, in shame and disbelief. Hollins walked off with a towel stretched across the top of his head and the same pained look. BOYS HOOPS Eastern Athletic League EAL — South League Overall Paradise WL W L 7 2 SPARTANS 36 7 14 Las Plumas 2 5 Lassen Oroville 2 7 0 9 EAL — North League Chico Foothill Shasta Overall WL W L 8 0 7 2 6 3 Pleasant Valley 4 4 Enterprise 4 5 ————————————————— Today’s game Chico at Enterprise Wednesday’s games Paradise at Red Bluff Lassen at Las Plumas Oroville at Foothill Shasta at Pleasant Valley Friday’s games Enterprise at Red Bluff Foothill at Shasta Oroville at Las Plumas Paradise at Lassen Pleasant Valley at Chico 20 1 16 5 16 5 14 8 10 11 5 15 2 19 15 6 5 15