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COLLEGEMEN'S BASKETBALL Harvard vs. Princeton:3p.m., ESPNU. Oregon vs. Arizona State: 5 p.m., PAC-12. MAAC Wild Card Monmoth vs. Fairfield: 5p.m., ESPNU. Yale vs. Columbia: 5p.m., CSN. Oregon State vs. Arizona: 7 p.m., PAC-12. MAC Wild Card Kent State vs. Buffalo: 7p.m., ESPNU. NBA BASKETBALL Sacramento Kings at Cleve- land Cavaliers: 4:30p.m., CSN. Dallas Mavericks at Miami Heat: 5p.m., ESPN. Golden State Warriors at Utah Jazz: 6p.m., CSNBA. Chicago Bulls at Phoenix Suns: 7:30p.m., ESPN. BOXING Friday Night Fights, Karl Dargan vs. Tony Luis: 6p.m., ESPN2. GOLF PGA Phoenix Open, Round 2: noon, GOLF. EPGA Dubai Desert Classic, Round 3: 1a.m., GOLF. SOCCER EPL Newcastle U. at Hull City: 4:45a.m., NBCSN. TENNIS Australian Open Women's Final: midnight, ESPN. Australian Open Men's Dou- bles Final: 2:30a.m., TENNIS. COLLEGE WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING USC vs. California: 2p.m., PAC-12. Ontheair keep fighting Saturday against Nick Diaz in the pay-per-view main event at UFC 183. The fighter known as the Spider is already widely considered the greatest competitor in his sport's history, yet he wants and needs more. Although Silva says the belt no longer motivates him, UFC President Dana White has said a win over the always-entertaining Diaz would likely land Silva another title shot against Weidman or Vitor Belfort, who meet next month in Los Angeles. "When I broke my leg, the first thing I said is, 'I need to go back,'" Silva said. Indeed, Silva began ask- ing his medical team how quickly he could return to training while he was still in the hospital waiting for surgery on his broken leg. When he was finally cleared to work on his pun- ishing sport, he worried his leg wouldn't have the strength to kick with the brutality necessary to win in the UFC. But he did it anyway, gradually rebuilding his form in his own gym. His video-game athleticism and topflight boxing skill gradually re-emerged, per- suading the UFC to keep Silva in contention. "When I start three months ago, my focus is my leg, to get strong, more powerful," Silva said. "Now when I train for the fight, it's normal. It's the same kick, the same training. It's all normal." Silva's camp says he looks dangerous in train- ing, and he moves with his usual grace whenever the public can see him. He said his challenge has been mostly "mental, because when I start the training for balance, my leg (did) not have power," he added. "When I not have power, I'm scared. But now, everything is good." Silva readily acknowl- edges the hypocrisy in his determination to fight and his distaste for his sons' growing interest in physi- cal sports. After all, the dis- crepancy has already been pointed out to him by an- other son, Kalyl. "When I go to fight, Kalyl says, 'Dad, stop,"' Silva said. "'You don't need more of this. You fight for a long time. Why?' I say, 'Be- cause this is me.' This is my life. I love fighting. I don't fight for money. I fight for the UFC for a long time. I have money for my family. But I fight because I love it." Although he has a com- fortable life with his wife and five children in their homes in Brazil and Los Angeles' South Bay sub- urbs, Silva sees his meet- ing with Diaz as "my first fight in the UFC." No mat- ter the result, he intends to keep training and fight- ing into his 40s, focused on goals that only he can see. And if he gets another shot at the middleweight title, he'll take it. "The last time I got the belt, I (kept) it for seven years," Silva said. "Now, I'm working for the UFC. The UFC is my family. After Nick, I'll go and train for my next fight. I don't know if I'll have another chance for the belt, but Dana gives me the chance for the belt, I go fight. I don't know." Silva FROM PAGE 1 "What you see on TV is what you get, pretty much, from the two," said Patri- ots cornerback Brandon Browner, who previously played for Carroll in Se- attle. "They have similari- ties too, though. Their foot- ball IQ is way up there. They are so different, but at the same time they're the same. That's why they both have succeeded at this level." Over his 15 years in New England, Belichick has made it increasingly dif- ficult for anyone outside of Patriots Nation to love him. Nobody likes a bor- ing cheater, and that is how he's sometimes portrayed. It's all summed up in his handling of the controversy of Super Bowl week — De- flategate — a subject he has refused to talk about since Saturday, when he held a news conference to deny wrongdoing and announce he was moving on. "We're just focused on Seattle this week," he's said, repeating some version of that time and again. A much fuller picture of the coach was painted in the 2013 NFL Network pro- duction "A Football Life," which gave an inside and genuinely absorbing look at the coach — miked up and behind the scenes dur- ing what turned out to be a disappointing 2009 season. "Hard not to get choked up about it," Belichick said, barely controlling the tears as he toured his old stomp- ing grounds, the old Giants Stadium, where he won his first two Super Bowl rings as New York's defensive co- ordinator. "I spent a lot of hours in that room." One trait his old boss, Bill Parcells, turned into an art was figuring out how to get the most from each of his players by treat- ing them individually. It's not a trait Belichick shares, at least in the sense that no one seems to get the Superstar Treatment in New England: High-priced cornerback Darrelle Re- vis got sent home one day for being late for a meet- ing. Jonas Gray ran for 201 yards in a win against In- dianapolis but has barely been heard from again af- ter showing up late for a meeting. "He's done a good job of treating everybody fairly, treating everybody the same," said Patriots line- backer Rob Ninkovich. "If something goes wrong, he makes sure we know about it. It's all about knowing how to get the best out of everybody." Carroll does the same thing — just differently. Quirky as they come, he once said a book that guided many of his core philosophies was, "The In- ner Game of Tennis," a 1974 self-help manuscript by W. Timothy Callwey that is about finding "the state of 'relaxed concentration' that helps you play your best." It's also about tennis, but "the stuff really resonated," Carroll said in an inter- view while he was coach- ing Southern California. In keeping with the touchy-feely theme, he has repeatedly made it clear this week that he re- spects the individuality of his players — from Rich- ard Sherman, who is will- ing to speak on just about everything, to Marshawn Lynch, who doesn't want to talk about anything. The coach's willingness to bend, however, does not mean he deviates from the consistent routine he es- tablished when he came to Seattle after nine years at USC. Wednesdays are "Competition Wednesdays." Thursdays are "Turnover Thursdays." And so on. "He's got a philosophy he stays true to," said of- fensive line coach Tom Ca- ble. "For a lot of us who've coached a long time, we've been around a lot of great teachers, but their philoso- phies can go up and down. For him, he's the way he is every day." Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who hired Carroll back in 1997, then Belich- ick in 2000, called his for- mer coach, "pretty special to be around. A lot of fun." He feels he set Carroll back by not giving him the full control he wanted, and the owner adjusted his style when he made the next hire. Everyone benefited: Belichick and the Patriots — and Carroll and Seattle. There's no big mystery to all this coaching suc- cess, Belichick insists. "It's about players mak- ing the plays that your team needs to win," he said. "I think as a coach, you want to make sure you don't screw that up." Coaches FROM PAGE 1 By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. Tiger Woods helped attract a re- cord, raucous crowd to the Phoenix Open on Thurs- day, the first big event in a week that concludes with the Super Bowl. They didn't see much of a game — at least not from Woods. In his first appearance at the TPC Scottsdale in 14 years — and only his second tournament in six months — Woods couldn't hit the green with three chip shots and was near the bottom of the leader- board until two key shots on the back nine salvaged a 2-over 73. It was the first time in his career that Woods shot over par in his first round of the year. And he already was nine shots behind Ryan Palmer, who opened with a 7-under 64 to build a one- shot lead when play was suspended by darkness. "This is my second tour- nament in six months, so I just need tournament rounds like this where I can fight through it, turn it around, grind through it and make adjustments on the fly," Woods said. He was 5 over through 11 holes when Woods hit a 5-iron to a foot for a tap-in eagle on the 13th hole. Af- ter making it through the par-3 16th hole, where he twice had to back off shots when someone shouted as he stood over the ball, he hit his best drive of the day that bounded onto the green at the par-4 17th and set up a two-putt birdie. The fans didn't seem to mind. They were happy to see golf's biggest star at their outdoor party for the first time since 2001, back when Woods was No. 1 in the world and headed for an unprecedented sweep of the majors. The attendance was 118,461 — more than the Super Bowl will get on Sun- day — and broke the Thurs- day record at the Phoenix Open by just over 30,000. What they saw was a player who suddenly has developed grave issues with his short game. PGA TOUR Woods stumbles with chips Palmer has 7-under 64 for one-shot lead a er first round Scoreboard Football SUPERBOWL Sunday, Feb. 1 AtGlendale,Ariz. New England vs. Seattle, 3:30 p.m. (NBC) Basketball NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 36 7 .837 — Clippers 32 14 .696 51/2 Phoenix 27 20 .574 11 Sacramento 16 28 .364 201/2 Lakers 12 34 .261 251/2 Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 34 12 .739 — Houston 32 14 .696 2 San Antonio 30 17 .638 41/2 Dallas 30 17 .638 41/2 New Orleans 24 22 .522 10 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 32 14 .696 — Oklahoma City 23 23 .500 9 Denver 19 28 .404 131/2 Utah 16 30 .348 16 Minnesota 8 37 .178 231/2 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 31 15 .674 — Brooklyn 18 27 .400 121/2 Boston 16 28 .364 14 Philadelphia 9 37 .196 22 New York 9 38 .191 221/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 38 8 .826 — Washington 31 16 .660 71/2 Miami 20 25 .444 171/2 Charlotte 19 27 .413 19 Orlando 15 34 .306 241/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 30 17 .638 — Cleveland 27 20 .574 3 Milwaukee 24 22 .522 51/2 Detroit 17 30 .362 13 Indiana 17 31 .354 131/2 Wednesday's games Philadelphia 89, Detroit 69 Cleveland 99, Portland 94 Toronto 119, Sacramento 102 Denver 93, New Orleans 85 Houston 99, Dallas 94 Minnesota 110, Boston 98 Atlanta 113, Brooklyn 102 New York 100, Oklahoma City 92 San Antonio 95, Charlotte 86 Clippers 94, Utah 89 Phoenix 106, Washington 98 Thursday's games Milwaukee 115, Orlando 100 Indiana 103, New York 82 Memphis 99, Denver 69 Chicago at Lakers, (n.) Friday's games Minnesota at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Portland at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Houston at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Toronto at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Sacramento at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. Clippers at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Dallas at Miami, 5 p.m. Golden State at Utah, 6 p.m. Chicago at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m. NCAA MEN'S TOP 25 Thursday 1. Kentucky (20-0) beat Missouri 69-53. 2. Virginia (19-0) did not play. 3. Gonzaga (21-1) beat Portland 64-46. 4. Duke (17-3) did not play. 5. Wisconsin (18-2) did not play. 6. Arizona (19-2) did not play. 7. Villanova (18-2) did not play. 8. Notre Dame (20-2) did not play. 9. Kansas (17-3) did not play. 10. Louisville (17-3) did not play. 11. Utah (16-3) at UCLA, (n.) 12. Wichita State (19-2) did not play. 13. North Carolina (17-4) did not play. 14. VCU (17-3) did not play. 15. Iowa State (15-4) did not play. 16. Maryland (19-3) beat Ohio State 80-56. 17. West Virginia (17-3) did not play. 18. Northern Iowa (19-2) did not play. 19. Texas (14-6) did not play. 20. Baylor (15-5) did not play. 21. Georgetown (14-6) did not play. 22. Indiana (15-6) did not play. 23. Miami (14-6) did not play. 24. Oklahoma (13-7) did not play. 25. Butler (15-6) did not play. NCAA MEN'S FAR WEST N. Colorado 77, Idaho St. 76 NCAA WOMEN'S TOP 25 Thursday 1. South Carolina (20-0) beat Alabama 85-54. 2. UConn (19-1) did not play. 3. Baylor (19-1) did not play. 4. Notre Dame (20-2) beat Virginia Tech 74-50. 5. Maryland (18-2) beat Michigan 91-65. 6. Tennessee (18-3) beat No. 10 Kentucky 73-72. 7. Oregon State (18-1) did not play. 8. Louisville (19-2) beat No. 23 Syracuse 78-58. 9. Florida State (19-2) did not play. 10. Kentucky (16-5) lost to No. 6 Tennes- see 73-72. 11. Arizona State (18-2) did not play. 12. Stanford (15-5) did not play. 12. Texas A&M (16-5) did not play. 14. Texas (15-4) beat No. 24 Oklahoma 84-81, 2OT. 15. Nebraska (16-4) beat Illinois 59-57. 16. North Carolina (17-4) did not play. 17. Duke (15-6) beat Pittsburgh 62-45. 18. Mississippi State (22-2) beat Vander- bilt 69-44. 19. Princeton (17-0) did not play. 20. Iowa (17-3) beat Northwestern 102-99. 21. Georgia (17-4) did not play. 22. Rutgers (15-5) beat Purdue 58-49. 23. Syracuse (15-6) lost to No. 8 Louis- ville 78-58. 24. Oklahoma (13-6) lost to No. 14 Texas 84-81, 2OT. 25. Chattanooga (18-3) did not play. NCAA WOMEN'S FAR WEST UC Riverside 68, CS Northridge 56 NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 48 32 10 6 70 143 124 San Jose 48 25 17 6 56 131 132 Vancouver 46 26 17 3 55 124 118 Calgary 49 26 20 3 55 140 127 Los Angeles 48 21 15 12 54 133 129 Arizona 48 17 25 6 40 111 161 Edmonton 48 12 27 9 33 110 160 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 47 31 10 6 68 145 112 St. Louis 47 30 13 4 64 153 115 Chicago 48 30 16 2 62 151 112 Winnipeg 50 26 16 8 60 140 127 Dallas 48 22 19 7 51 152 157 Colorado 49 20 18 11 51 128 141 Minnesota 48 22 20 6 50 131 138 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Ta mpa B ay 50 3 1 15 4 6 6 16 3 13 2 Montreal 47 31 13 3 65 127 108 Detroit 49 28 12 9 65 145 128 Boston 49 26 16 7 59 131 123 Florida 46 21 15 10 52 114 129 Toronto 50 22 24 4 48 144 155 Ottawa 47 19 19 9 47 129 134 Buffalo 48 14 31 3 31 90 171 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Islanders 48 32 15 1 65 157 135 Pittsburgh 48 27 13 8 62 143 124 Washington 48 25 14 9 59 144 124 N.Y. Rangers 46 27 15 4 58 135 111 Philadelphia 50 21 22 7 49 139 151 Columbus 47 21 23 3 45 119 148 New Jersey 48 18 22 8 44 109 135 Carolina 47 17 25 5 39 102 122 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday's games New Jersey 2, Toronto 1, SO Washington 4, Pittsburgh 0 Lo s A ng el es 4 , C hic ag o 3 Thursday's games St. Louis 5, Nashville 4, SO Boston 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 Montreal 1, N.Y. Rangers 0 Philadelphia 5, Winnipeg 2 Arizona 3, Toronto 1 Dallas 6, Ottawa 3 Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 1 Florida 3, Columbus 2 Minnesota 1, Calgary 0 Buffalo at Edmonton, (n.) Anaheim at San Jose, (n.) Friday's games Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Carolina, 4 p.m. Nashville at Colorado, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Chicago at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Golf PGA-PHOENIX OPEN PAR Thursday At TPC Scottsdale, Stadium Course Scottsdale, Ariz. Purse: $6.3 million Yardage: 7,266; Par: 71 (35-36) Partial First Round Ryan Palmer..............................33-31—64 -7 Keegan Bradley....................... 32-33—65 -6 Bubba Watson......................... 34-31—65 -6 Zach Johnson...........................33-33—66 -5 Robert Streb ............................ 32-34—66 -5 Ben Martin ............................... 31-35—66 -5 Martin Laird............................. 32-34—66 -5 Graham DeLaet .......................34-33—67 -4 Shawn Stefani..........................33-34—67 -4 James Hahn..............................33-34—67 -4 Angel Cabrera .........................33-34—67 -4 Justin Leonard......................... 32-35—67 -4 William McGirt ........................ 35-32—67 -4 Brendon de Jonge ...................34-33—67 -4 Michael Thompson................. 35-32—67 -4 Jamie Donaldson.....................34-34—68 -3 Seung-Yul Noh.........................35-33—68 -3 Jonas Blixt.................................31-37—68 -3 Aaron Baddeley.......................34-34—68 -3 Freddie Jacobson....................33-35—68 -3 Chris Stroud.............................34-34—68 -3 J.B. Holmes............................... 36-32—68 -3 Geoff Ogilvy............................. 32-36—68 -3 Brian Harman ..........................34-34—68 -3 Rory Sabbatini......................... 35-33—68 -3 K.J. Choi.................................... 33-35—68 -3 Martin Flores ........................... 34-35—69 -2 Ryan Moore.............................. 35-34—69 -2 Hunter Mahan.......................... 33-36—69 -2 Phil Mickelson ..........................32-37—69 -2 Russell Henley......................... 34-35—69 -2 Charley Hoffman..................... 35-34—69 -2 Boo Weekley ............................ 36-33—69 -2 Russell Knox............................. 35-34—69 -2 Carlos Ortiz.............................. 33-36—69 -2 Charlie Beljan ...........................31-38—69 -2 Nicholas Thompson................ 35-34—69 -2 Billy Horschel........................... 35-34—69 -2 Hideki Matsuyama...................32-37—69 -2 Luke Guthrie .............................34-36—70 -1 Billy Hurley III ...........................34-36—70 -1 Rickie Fowler ............................37-33—70 -1 Gary Woodland.........................36-34—70 -1 Matt Kuchar..............................34-36—70 -1 Retief Goosen ...........................34-36—70 -1 Kevin Streelman.......................35-35—70 -1 Matt Jones.................................35-35—70 -1 Brandt Snedeker......................36-34—70 -1 Lucas Glover.............................35-35—70 -1 Pat Perez ...................................34-36—70 -1 George McNeill.........................33-37—70 -1 Francesco Molinari..................33-37—70 -1 Robert Allenby..........................33-37—70 -1 Jordan Spieth............................36-34—70 -1 Charles Howell III.....................33-37—70 -1 Stewart Cink.............................35-35—70 -1 Mark Wilson..............................34-36—70 -1 Chad Campbell.........................35-35—70 -1 Andrew Svoboda......................36-34—70 -1 Troy Merritt................................36-35—71 E Scott Langley.............................36-35—71 E Jason Bohn.................................36-35—71 E Ricky Barnes..............................36-35—71 E Bill Haas......................................36-35—71 E John Merrick..............................35-36—71 E Kenny Perry ...............................37-34—71 E Brooks Koepka ..........................36-35—71 E Andres Romero .........................36-35—71 E Sung Joon Park..........................35-36—71 E Michael Block ............................34-37—71 E Ryo Ishikawa..............................35-36—71 E Erik Compton.............................35-36—71 E David Hearn ...............................37-34—71 E Jhonattan Vegas .......................33-38—71 E Patrick Reed...............................36-35—71 E Mike Weir ...................................35-36—71 E Nick Taylor .................................36-35—71 E Scott Piercy ...............................35-36—71 E Michael Putnam........................36-35—71 E Brendan Steele..........................36-35—71 E Bo Van Pelt...............................37-35—72 +1 Kevin Kisner............................ 36-36—72 +1 Carl Pettersson...................... 40-32—72 +1 Robert Garrigus ..................... 34-38—72 +1 Tim Wilkinson......................... 36-36—72 +1 Bryce Molder .......................... 36-36—72 +1 Brian Stuard............................ 36-36—72 +1 Morgan Hoffmann ................. 36-36—72 +1 Jason Kokrak .......................... 34-38—72 +1 Brice Garnett...........................35-37—72 +1 Harris English ......................... 34-38—72 +1 Scott Stallings.........................35-37—72 +1 Chesson Hadley.......................37-35—72 +1 Nick Watney.............................35-37—72 +1 Woody Austin ......................... 33-39—72 +1 Jim Renner................................35-37—72 +1 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano...........35-37—72 +1 Jason Dufner............................36-37—73 +2 Ken Duke...................................37-36—73 +2 Daniel Summerhays ...............37-36—73 +2 Derek Fathauer........................36-37—73 +2 Tiger Woods............................ 39-34—73 +2 Kevin Na....................................37-36—73 +2 Steven Bowditch .................... 38-35—73 +2 Ben Crane.................................37-36—73 +2 Spencer Levin......................... 35-38—73 +2 Matt Every............................... 36-38—74 +3 Brian Davis ...............................41-33—74 +3 Kyle Stanley ............................. 37-37—74 +3 Derek Ernst ............................. 36-38—74 +3 Kevin Chappell........................36-39—75 +4 Chez Reavie............................. 34-41—75 +4 Troy Kelly.................................39-36—75 +4 David Toms..............................40-35—75 +4 Sang-Moon Bae......................36-39—75 +4 Cameron Tringale .................. 38-37—75 +4 Jeff Overton ............................ 37-38—75 +4 Camilo Villegas ......................36-40—76 +5 Andrew Loupe ........................ 37-39—76 +5 Scott Verplank........................38-39—77 +6 Justin Hicks.............................38-39—77 +6 Danny Lee................................37-40—77 +6 Michael Hopper.................... 41-40—81 +10 Leaderboard .................................................. SCORE THRU 1. Ryan Palmer....................................... -7/F 2. Keegan Bradley................................ -6/F 2. Bubba Watson.................................. -6/F 2. Daniel Berger..................................... -6/16 5. Zach Johnson.................................... -5/F 5. Robert Streb ..................................... -5/F 5. Ben Martin ........................................ -5/F 5. Martin Laird...................................... -5/F 9. Graham DeLaet ................................ -4/F 9. Shawn Stefani................................... -4/F 9. James Hahn....................................... -4/F 9. Angel Cabrera .................................. -4/F 9. Justin Leonard.................................. -4/F 9. William McGirt ................................. -4/F 9. Brendon de Jonge ............................ -4/F 9. Michael Thompson.......................... -4/F COATES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP Thursday At Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club Ocala, Fla. Purse: $1.5 million Yardage: 6,541; Par: 72 (36-36) Jessica Korda...........................34-32—66 -6 Stacy Lewis.............................. 31-35—66 -6 Azahara Munoz .......................33-33—66 -6 Austin Ernst .............................34-33—67 -5 Ha Na Jang................................33-34—67 -5 Na Yeon Choi............................33-35—68 -4 Lydia Ko ....................................33-35—68 -4 Mi Jung Hur .............................. 35-34—69 -3 Lexi Thompson........................ 36-33—69 -3 Wei Ling Hsu .............................32-38—70 -2 Mi Hyang Lee ............................35-35—70 -2 Minjee Lee.................................33-37—70 -2 Pernilla Lindberg......................36-34—70 -2 Sydnee Michaels......................34-36—70 -2 Sun Young Yoo..........................35-35—70 -2 Yueer Cindy Feng.....................36-35—71 -1 Eun-Hee Ji..................................34-37—71 -1 Cristie Kerr................................34-37—71 -1 Katherine Kirk ..........................36-35—71 -1 Alison Lee..................................37-34—71 -1 Amelia Lewis.............................36-35—71 -1 Inbee Park.................................35-36—71 -1 Jane Park...................................34-37—71 -1 Sarah Jane Smith .....................36-35—71 -1 Angela Stanford.......................34-37—71 -1 Paula Creamer...........................36-36—72 E Juli Inkster..................................35-37—72 E Moriya Jutanugarn ...................35-37—72 E OMEGA DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC LEADING Thursday At Emirates Golf Club (Majlis Course) Dubai, United Arab Emirates Purse: $2.65 million Yardage: 7,327; Par: 72 (35-37) First Round Bernd Wiesberger, Austria ........33-31—64 Peter Uihlein, United States...... 30-35—65 Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium........33-32—65 Andy Sullivan, England...............33-32—65 Lee Westwood, England.............31-34—65 Seve Benson, England.................33-33—66 Anders Hansen, Denmark ..........34-32—66 Hennie Otto, South Africa..........33-33—66 Marc Warren, Scotland...............33-33—66 Stephen Gallacher, Scotland .....31-35—66 Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland.32-34—66 Maximilian Kieffer, Germany.....31-35—66 Emiliano Grillo, Argentina..........37-30—67 Y.E. Yang, South Korea............... 33-34—67 Danny Willett, England.............. 34-33—67 Graeme McDowell, N. Ireland... 34-33—67 Jorge Campillo, Spain ................ 33-34—67 Mikko Ilonen, Finland..................32-35—67 Martin Kaymer, Germany.......... 34-33—67 Joost Luiten, Netherlands ......... 33-35—68 David Lipsky, United States ...... 35-33—68 Henrik Stenson, Sweden.............34-36—70 Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand.......33-38—71 Jose Maria Olazabal, Spain........36-36—72 Thomas Bjorn, Denmark.............38-34—72 Ernie Els, South Africa ................35-37—72 Branden Grace, South Africa.....39-34—73 Sergio Garcia, Spain....................40-35—75 Javier Ballesteros, Spain............41-42—83 Tennis AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS Thursday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: $32.9 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles MEN Semifinals Andy Murray (6), Britain, def. Tomas Berdych (7), Czech Republic, 6-7 (6), 6-0, 6-3, 7-5. WOMEN Semifinals Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Ekat- erina Makarova (10), Russia, 6-3, 6-2. Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Madison Keys, United States, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Doubles MEN Semifinals Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Horia Tecau (6), Romania, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo (4), Brazil, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5). Odds GLANTZ-CULVER LINE For Jan. 30 NFL SUNDAY Super Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog New England 1 (471/2) Seattle NCAA Basketball Favorite Line Underdog Harvard 4 at Princeton Dartmouth 1 at Penn at Cornell 4 Brown at Columbia Pk Yale at Arizona St. 4 Oregon at Arizona 17 Oregon St. Monmouth (NJ) 11/2 at Fairfield at Canisius 41/2 Quinnipiac at Manhattan 61/2 Siena at Niagara 31/2 Marist IUPUI 2 at W. Illinois at Buffalo 51/2 Kent St. NBA Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog at Philadelphia 3 (195) Minnesota at Atlanta 51/2 (201) Portland Toronto 71/2 (195) at Brooklyn Houston 41/2 (201) at Boston at Cleveland 41/2 (202) Sacramento Clippers 51/2 (1991/2) at Pelicans Dallas 81/2 (193) at Miami Golden State 91/2 (2051/2) at Utah at Phoenix 41/2 (2131/2) Chicago NHL Favorite Line Underdog Pittsburgh -145/+125 at New Jersey St. Louis -150/+130 at Carolina at Colorado -120/+100 Nashville Chicago -125/+105 at Anaheim at Vancouver -370/+280 Buffalo Transactions BASEBALL MLB Players Association: Named Omar Minaya senior adviser to the executive director. American League Boston Red Sox: Agreed to terms with Of/1B Daniel Nava on a one-year contract. Los Angeles Angels: Agreed to terms with 3B David Freese on a one-year contract. Seattle Mariners: Agreed to terms with C John Baker on a minor league contract. National League Miami Marlins: Designated RHP Arqui- medes Caminero for assignment. Philadelphia Phillies: Agreed to terms with RHP Chad Billingsley on a one-year contract. Designated LHP Cesar Jimenez for assignment. San Francisco Giants: Released 2B Marco Scutaro. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Houston Rockets: Assigned C Clint Ca- pela to Rio Grande Valley (NBADL). Miami Heat: Signed G Tyler Johnson to a second 10-day contract. Milwaukee Bucks: Signed F/C Kenyon Martin for the remainder of the season. FOOTBALL National Football League Cleveland Browns: Named Joker Phillips wide receivers coach. New York Jets: Named Rex Hogan senior director of college scouting. Philadelphia Eagles: Named Ed Marynowitz vice president of player personnel. Washington Redskins: Named Chad Grimm defensive quality control coach. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015 2 B