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inghimaprominentvoice among Hawks fans. For him, the way the Se- ahawks lost is what makes it so tough: Moments ear- lier, the team seemed on the brink of a miraculous victory, with receiver Jer- maine Kearse making an inconceivable, bobbling, falling catch despite great coverage from Patriots rookie Malcolm Butler. It was a gift from the football gods, "divine intervention" that signaled a certain Se- ahawks victory, he said. Lynch's subsequent run, bringing the ball to the 1 with the clock ticking down, only fortified that impression. Caoili's video from the Super Bowl — tickets $2,700 apiece, airfare and lodging $1,400 — shows him chanting a mantra for Lynch to get the ball: "Give it to him again, give it to him again, give it to him again." The decision to pass, then, becomes not just "the worst play call I've seen in the history of football," as Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith described it, but an affront to the gods, a sort of cardinal sin pun- ished by instant karma: Butler's goal-line intercep- tion, and New England's fourth championship of the Tom Brady-Bill Belich- ick era. It was an epic failure, on par with the ground ball through Bill Buckner's legs that helped sink the 1986 Red Sox or the "wide right" field goal attempt in 1991 that proved to be the first of four consecutive Super Bowl losses for the Buffalo Bills. "Emotionally, it would have been better to lose 43- 8," Caoili said, referring to the score by which the Se- ahawks beat Denver in last year's Super Bowl. "There's nothing worse than having it in your hand and losing it all." Caoili and other fans said that even if the loss sticks with the team, and the region, a few more Su- per Bowl championships could take the edge off. Odds-makers have Seat- tle 5-to-1 favorites to win it all next year. In the Se- attle suburb of Renton, where the Seahawks are headquartered, fans left balloons and signs for the team in a memorial thank- ing them for a great season. "We still believe," said one. Vu Le, a 33-year-old Vietnamese immigrant who runs a Seattle non- profit, knew nothing about professional sports when he started cheering for the Seahawks during the team's Super Bowl run last year. On his blog, he tried to draw lessons from the loss for the nonprofit world, spelling out what he called Seattle's "stages of grief": "Denial, Righteous Anger, Hot Yoga, Organic Juice Cleanse, Bargain- ing at a Farmer's Market, Composting, Existential Despair, Biking to Happy Hour, and Acceptance of Marijuana." Seahawks FROMPAGE1 could turn into a menace of a pass rusher. "This kid really loves to play the game and I think that sometimes can be an overlooked trait in the eval- uation process," ESPN na- tional recruiting director Tom Luginbill said. "Some guys, they're living for it. I think he's that type of guy. There's a tremendous amount of drive and pas- sion for the game. I don't think it's necessarily some- thing that can be taught." 2) Martez Ivey, OT, 6-5 , 275 pounds, Apopka (Fla.) High School. An- other player choosing be- tween Auburn and Florida, though he was considering Auburn even before Mus- champ made the move. An athletic and well-rounded lineman, Ivey has room to grow and gain weight. The top-rated offensive line- man in this class. 3) Iman Marshall, CB, 6-1, 190, Long Beach (Cali- fornia) Poly. Scouts love tall corners. Marshall is a 6-1 and 190 pounds, fast and physical. Jim Harbaugh and Michigan are making a late charge to pull him away from Southern Califor- nia and UCLA. Florida, LSU and Notre Dame also will be hopingMarshallpicksthem. 4) CeCe Jefferson, DE, 6-2, 250, Baker County (Florida) Senior. Despite being a little short for an elite pass rusher, Jefferson displays a variety of moves and strong hands. Another five-star with Florida and Auburn on his list, but the analysts are leaning more toward an Alabama or Mis- sissippi decision for him. Florida State and LSU also in the mix. 5) SoSo Jamabo, RB/ athlete, 6-2 , 210, Plano West (Texas) High School. If nothing else, Jamabo's got a sense of humor. He tweeted last week that his choices were down to The University of Phoenix and ITT Technical Institute. Now that it's time to get serious, he'll pick between UCLA and Texas. "What position he plays is also going to be inter- esting tracking at the next level," Luginbill said. His frame suggests a possible move to line- backer or strong safety. Or maybe he could follow in the footsteps of UCLA's Myles Jack and Washing- ton's Shaq Thompson and play both sides of the ball. Football FROM PAGE 1 championship. I couldn't believe it," Hawks guard Jeff Teague said with a smile. "Now we know we've got a target on our backs. We've got to come out and play hard every night." That's taken some get- ting used to. "A lot of our guys prob- ably haven't been in this position before," Horford said. "People are coming after us. We're very aware that everyone is bringing their 'A' game. It's an ad- justment. But that's the good thing about the NBA. It's a long season. You've got time to build good hab- its and know how to handle different situations." The streak was spe- cial, but it really wasn't an anomaly. The Hawks have won 33 of their last 36 games after a 7-6 start, building a com- fortable lead in the East and landing three play- ers (Horford, Teague and Paul Millsap) in the All- Star Game. Atlanta hosts the Wash- ington Wizards (31-18) on Wednesday night — a team it has already beaten twice this season, including a 31-point blowout on the MLK holiday that might've been the most impressive performance during the streak. Then comes a much-an- ticipated home game Fri- day night against Golden State, which looks a lot big- ger than anyone could've envisioned at the start of the season. "Our guys understand that it's time to get back up and play," Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said. Injuries forced coach Budenholzer to adjust his playing rotation toward the end of the streak, most notably to deal with the loss of valuable backup for- ward Thabo Sefolosha." Hawks FROM PAGE 1 Woods had no chance. His golf ball was par- tially sunken in a divot, a shot so impossible that he stood over it for nearly a minute with his hands on his hips instead of around a club, probably because he had no idea what club could get him out of this trouble. He opted for a 4-iron, which didn't have enough pace and fell off the side of the green. Why was that a break? Because if he had a clean lie, Spieth would have exposed him even more. Spieth has one of the best short games on tour. Woods does not. And the rest of his game is not much bet- ter. The talk at Isleworth two months ago, when Woods returned from a four-month break to let his back heal fully from surgery and to regain strength, was that there was more freedom in his swing. In Phoenix, he was back to rehearsing his shot, over and over, before every swing. Is this a low point? Woods can only hope so, but the rehearsals would indicate he has a lot of work and a long road ahead of him. But what Harrington said touches on a sad truth about a guy who dominated the sport unlike any other. For so many years, Woods was associated with words like mystique, intimidation and ruthless- ness. Now he evokes sympa- thy. No player wants to see Woods like this, and the odds would be greater than 50-to-1 they'll ever get the old Woods back. "I want to see him back on top of his game again," Pat Perez said. "He is golf. I don't care where he is. If he finishes last or first or whatever, he is the game of golf. And until he leaves, he will be that guy. Everybody is always going to question him and go after him. I don't watch the Golf Channel, but I'm sure they have all the an- swers for him. I hope he turns it around." Rory McIlroy got grief last year for saying that Woods was on the back nine of his career. Now you might as well try to guess which hole he is on. That's the mood on the PGA Tour. It's sad to watch. The two nastiest words in golf are "choke" and "yips," and the latter is coming up quite fre- quently in any conversa- tion about Woods. How else to explain a guy who hits one chip 3 feet and the next one 30 yards? Justin Thomas, a 21-year-old rookie, grew up watching and idolizing Woods. Just like any other kid, he dreamed about winning a major, and it was usually going head- to-head with Woods on the back nine Sunday. Thomas has played in three tournaments with Woods, and Woods has missed the cut in two of them. The other was at Torrey Pines, where Woods missed the 54-hole cut. When he shot his 82 last Friday, Thomas said it was "disheartening to see." After the first round of the Phoenix Open, some- one pointed out to Spi- eth than in the six times they had been paired to- gether, Spieth already was 23 shots ahead. "I don't think I've caught him on a good day," he said po- litely. These kids don't know the Tiger Woods that Perez and Harrington grew up with. They might never. "They didn't have to compete against him week in and week out, when you knew you couldn't beat him," Perez said. "There was nothing you could do about it. But it's just ... it's just differ- ent now." Along with the analy- sis — is it in his head or does he have the yips or is it both? — are the pre- dictions. The end of Tiger Woods. To see how lost he looked in Phoenix, and realizing that he is 39 with five surgeries be- hind him, make clear that it will take an ex- traordinary effort for Woods to get back to the top of his game. Then again, he was nothing short of extraor- dinary leading up to this point. It's easy to forget he won five times and was PGA Tour player of the year just two years ago. That's what Thomas is banking on. "It (stinks)," he said of how Woods is playing. "But he'll get it back. He wasn't the best player by coincidence." Golf FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard Basketball NBA WESTERNCONFERENCE PacificDivision W L Pct GB Golden State 37 8 .822 — Clippers 33 16 .673 6 Phoenix 28 22 .560 11½ Sacramento 17 29 .370 20½ Lakers 13 35 .271 25½ SouthwestDivision W L Pct GB Memphis 36 12 .750 — Houston 33 15 .688 3 Dallas 33 17 .660 4 San Antonio 30 18 .625 6 New Orleans 26 22 .542 10 NorthwestDivision W L Pct GB Portland 32 16 .667 — Oklahoma City 24 24 .500 8 Denver 19 30 .388 13½ Utah 17 30 .362 14½ Minnesota 8 40 .167 24 EASTERNCONFERENCE AtlanticDivision W L Pct GB Toronto 33 16 .673 — Brooklyn 19 28 .404 13 Boston 17 30 .362 15 Philadelphia 11 39 .220 22½ New York 10 39 .204 23 SoutheastDivision W L Pct GB Atlanta 40 9 .816 — Washington 31 18 .633 9 Charlotte 21 27 .438 18½ Miami 21 27 .438 18½ Orlando 15 36 .294 26 CentralDivision W L Pct GB Chicago 30 19 .612 — Cleveland 30 20 .600 ½ Milwaukee 26 22 .542 3½ Detroit 19 30 .388 11 Indiana 17 32 .347 13 Monday'sgames Charlotte 92, Washington 88 Cleveland 97, Philadelphia 84 Milwaukee 82, Toronto 75 Brooklyn 102, Clippers 100 New Orleans 115, Atlanta 100 Okl ah oma C it y 1 04 , O rl an do 9 7 Dallas 100, Minnesota 94 Memphis 102, Phoenix 101 Tuesday'sgames Philadelphia 105, Denver 98 Detroit 108, Miami 91 Boston 108, New York 97 Utah at Portland, (n.) Golden State at Sacramento, (n.) Wednesday'sgames Detroit at Indiana, 4 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Denver at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Chicago at Houston, 5 p.m. Lakers at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Miami at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Orlando at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Memphis at Utah, 6 p.m. Dallas at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Thursday'sgames Washington at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Clippers at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Dallas at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Portland, 7:30 p.m. SCORINGAVERAGE G FG FT Pts Avg Harden, HOU 48 396 378 1297 27.0 James, CLE 40 368 245 1048 26.2 Westbrook, OKC34 292 231 845 24.9 Davis, NOR 43 408 241 1057 24.6 Anthony, NYK 37 334 174 898 24.3 Aldridge, POR 42 395 185 1000 23.8 Cousins, SAC 34 279 244 803 23.6 Curry, GOL 45 364 173 1036 23.0 Thompson, GOL 44 359 143 1000 22.7 Griffin, LAC 49 432 235 1107 22.6 Bryant, LAL 35 266 196 782 22.3 Irving, CLE 47 372 185 1029 21.9 Lillard, POR 48 349 213 1036 21.6 Wade, MIA 35 291 153 750 21.4 Bosh, MIA 39 300 164 819 21.0 Ellis, DAL 50 402 159 1025 20.5 Butler, CHI 45 296 283 921 20.5 Gay, SAC 43 311 213 879 20.4 Vucevic, ORL 45 382 109 875 19.4 Hayward, UTA 47 300 225 902 19.2 Lowry, TOR 49 324 193 929 19.0 Walker, CHA 42 278 167 789 18.8 Rose, CHI 38 265 114 708 18.6 Gasol, MEM 48 327 236 892 18.6 Nowitzki, DAL 47 313 170 859 18.3 Gasol, CHI 46 326 179 835 18.2 Paul, LAC 49 315 158 869 17.7 Knight, MIL 47 293 157 833 17.7 NCAAMEN'STOP25 Tuesday 1. Kentucky (22-0) beat Georgia 69-58. 2. Gonzaga (22-1) did not play. 3. Virginia (20-1) did not play. 4. Duke (18-3) did not play. 5. Wisconsin (20-2) beat Indiana 92-78. 6. Arizona (20-2) did not play. 7. Villanova (19-2) did not play. 8. Kansas (19-3) did not play. 9. Louisville (19-3) beat Miami 63-55. 10. Notre Dame (20-3) did not play. 11. Iowa State (16-5) did not play. 12. North Carolina (17-6) did not play. 13. Utah (17-4) did not play. 14. Northern Iowa (21-2) beat Indiana State 61-51. 15. West Virginia (18-4) lost to No. 21 Oklahoma 71-52. 16. Wichita State (19-3) did not play. 17. Maryland (18-4) did not play. 18. VCU (17-4) did not play. 19. Baylor (16-5) did not play. 20. Ohio State (17-5) did not play. 21. Oklahoma (15-7) beat No. 15 West Virginia 71-52. 22. Butler (17-6) beat St. John's 85-62. 23. SMU (18-4) did not play. 24. Georgetown (15-6) did not play. 25. Texas (14-7) did not play. NCAAWOMEN'STOP25 Tuesday 1. South Carolina (21-0) did not play. 2. UConn (21-1) beat Cincinnati 96-36. 3. Baylor (20-1) did not play. 4. Notre Dame (21-2) did not play. 5. Maryland (19-2) did not play. 6. Tennessee (19-3) did not play. 7. Oregon State (20-1) did not play. 8. Louisville (19-3) did not play. 9. Florida State (21-2) did not play. 10. Arizona State (20-2) did not play. 11. Kentucky (17-5) did not play. 12. Stanford (17-5) did not play. 13. North Carolina (18-4) did not play. 14. Texas A&M (17-5) did not play. 15. Duke (16-6) did not play. 16. Iowa (17-4) did not play. 17. Mississippi State (22-3) did not play. 18. Princeton (19-0) did not play. 19. Nebraska (17-4) did not play. 20. Texas (15-5) did not play. 21. Rutgers (16-5) did not play. 22. Georgia (17-5) did not play. 23. Chattanooga (19-3) did not play. 24. George Washington (19-2) did not play. 25. Syracuse (15-7) did not play. NHL WESTERNCONFERENCE PACIFICDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 50 32 12 6 70 147 134 San Jose 51 27 17 7 61 143 140 Calgary 51 28 20 3 59 149 131 Vancouver 48 27 18 3 57 131 124 Los Angeles 50 21 17 12 54 134 136 Arizona 51 19 26 6 44 120 171 Edmonton 51 14 28 9 37 120 170 CENTRALDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 50 33 11 6 72 153 118 St. Louis 50 33 13 4 70 162 121 Chicago 51 31 18 2 64 155 118 Winnipeg 52 26 18 8 60 144 137 Colorado 51 22 18 11 55 134 143 Minnesota 50 24 20 6 54 138 140 Dallas 50 23 19 8 54 159 162 EASTERNCONFERENCE ATLANTICDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 52 32 15 5 69 167 135 Montreal 50 32 15 3 67 132 114 Detroit 50 29 12 9 67 149 129 Boston 50 27 16 7 61 134 124 Florida 49 22 17 10 54 122 140 Ottawa 49 20 20 9 49 137 138 Toronto 52 22 26 4 48 147 160 Buffalo 51 15 33 3 33 97 181 METROPOLITANDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Islanders 50 32 17 1 65 160 143 Pittsburgh 50 28 14 8 64 145 129 N.Y. Rangers 48 29 15 4 62 145 115 Washington 51 26 15 10 62 151 129 Philadelphia 51 22 22 7 51 140 151 New Jersey 51 20 22 9 49 115 139 Columbus 49 21 25 3 45 121 155 Carolina 49 17 26 6 40 105 129 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday'sgames Edmonton 5, San Jose 4, SO N.Y. Rangers 6, Florida 3 Calgary 5, Winnipeg 2 Tuesday'sgames Colorado 3, Dallas 2, SO New Jersey 2, Ottawa 1 Florida 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 Washington 4, Los Angeles 0 Arizona 4, Columbus 1 Buffalo 3, Montreal 2 St. Louis 2, Tampa Bay 1, OT Nashville 4, Toronto 3 Minnesota 3, Chicago 0 Winnipeg at Vancouver, (n.) Carolina at Anaheim, (n.) Wednesday'sgames Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m. Pittsburgh at Edmonton, 5 p.m. San Jose at Calgary, 7 p.m. Thursday'sgames St. Louis at Buffalo, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Washington at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Florida, 4:30 p.m. Anaheim at Nashville, 5 p.m. Tampa Bay at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Detroit at Colorado, 6 p.m. Carolina at Arizona, 6 p.m. San Jose at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Tennis ATPWORLDTOUROPENSUDDE FRANCERESULTS Tuesday At Arena Montpellier Montpellier, France Purse: $559,500 (WT250) Surface: Hard-Indoor Singles FirstRound Kenny de Schepper, France, def. Marsel Ilhan, Turkey, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, def. Andreas Beck, Germany, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, def. Jan- Lennard Struff (8), Germany, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Dudi Sela, Israel, def. Jurgen Zopp, Estonia, 6-3, 6-4. Lucas Pouille, France, def. Alexander Kudryavtsev, Russia, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, def. Taro Daniel, Japan, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1. Benoit Paire, France, def. Nikoloz Basi- lashvili, Georgia, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4. Doubles FirstRound Rameez Junaid, Australia, and Adil Shamasdin, Canada, def. Mate Pavic, Croatia, and Andre Sa (3), Brazil, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 10-4. Dustin Brown and Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, def. Ken and Neal Skupski, Britain, 3-6, 6-3, 10-8. Gong Mao-Xin, China, and Peng Hsien- Yin, Taiwan, def. Laurent Lokoli, France, and Alexander Zverev, Germany, 6-4, 7-6 (4). ATPWORLDTOURPBZZAGREB INDOORSRESULTS Tuesday At Dom Sportova Zagreb, Croatia Purse: $559,500 (WT250) Surface: Hard-Indoor Singles FirstRound Go Soeda, Japan, def. Matthias Bach- inger, Germany, 7-6 (4), 7-5. Viktor Troicki (7), Serbia, def. Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3). Mikhail Youzhny (6), Russia, def. Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia 6-3, 1-6, 6-4. Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, def. Michael Berrer, Germany, 6-2, 0-6, 7-5. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. Toni Androic, Croatia, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-3. Andreas Seppi (5), Italy, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. Doubles FirstRound Martin Emmrich, Germany, and Andreas Siljestrom, Sweden, def. Ricardas Beran- kis, Lithuania, and Adrian Mannarino, France, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Marin Draganja, Croatia, and Henri Kontinen (2), Finland, def. Borna Coric and Ivan Dodig, Croatia, 6-3, 6-4. Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, and Franko Sku- gor, Croatia, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, and Alessandro Motti, Italy, 6-4, 6-4. ATPWORLDTOURECUADOR OPENQUITORESULTS Tuesday At Club Jacaranda-Cumbaya Quito, Ecuador Purse: $494,310 (WT250) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles FirstRound Alejandro Falla, Colombia, def. Joao Souza, Brazil, 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-4. Dusan Lajovic (7), Serbia, def. Luca Vanni, Italy, 7-6 (3), 6-4. Renzo Olivo, Argentina, def. Evgeny Donskoy, Russia, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-1. Nicolas Jarry, Chile, def. Gonzalo Esco- bar, Ecuador, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Gerald Melzer, Austria, def. Andres Haid- er-Maurer, Austria, 1-6, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (6). Paolo Lorenzi (5), Italy, def. Adrian Menendez-Maceiras, Spain, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1). Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, def. Mar- ton Fucsovics, Hungary, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Alejandro Gonzalez, Colombia, def. Facundo Bagnis, Argentina, 6-2, 6-4. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, def. Mar- ton Fucsovics, Hungary, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Victor Estrella Burgos (8), Dominican Re- public, def. Andre Ghem, Brazil, 6-4, 6-4. Thomaz Bellucci (6), Brazil, def. Giovanni Lapentti, Ecuador, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2. Doubles FirstRound Gero Kretschmer and Alexander Satschko, Germany, def. Sergio Perez- Perez and Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-3, 6-4. Daniel Gimeno-Traver and Adrian Menendez-Maceiras, Spain, def. Marcelo Demoliner, Brazil, and Austin Krajicek (4), United States, 7-6 (3), 6-0. Golf WORLDGOLFRANKING 1. Rory McIlroy NIR 11.66 2. Henrik Stenson SWE 7.62 3. Bubba Watson USA 7.41 4. Adam Scott AUS 6.95 5. Justin Rose ENG 6.25 6. Sergio Garcia ESP 6.15 7. Jim Furyk USA 6.05 8. Jason Day AUS 5.64 9. Jordan Spieth USA 5.52 10. Matt Kuchar USA 5.18 11. Martin Kaymer GER 5.11 12. Rickie Fowler USA 5.10 13. Jimmy Walker USA 4.79 14. Hideki Matsuyama JPN 4.44 15. Victor Dubuisson FRA 4.20 16. Patrick Reed USA 4.20 17. Billy Horschel USA 4.18 18. Phil Mickelson USA 3.99 19. Brooks Koepka USA 3.84 20. Graeme McDowell NIR 3.81 21. Zach Johnson USA 3.70 22. Chris Kirk USA 3.61 23. Dustin Johnson USA 3.54 24. Bill Haas USA 3.38 25. Hunter Mahan USA 3.38 26. Jamie Donaldson WAL 3.31 27. Charl Schwartzel SAF 3.22 28. Kevin Na USA 3.20 29. Ryan Palmer USA 3.16 30. Lee Westwood ENG 3.15 31. Stephen Gallacher SCO 3.10 32. Ian Poulter ENG 3.02 33. Ryan Moore USA 2.98 34. Joost Luiten NED 2.94 35. Keegan Bradley USA 2.94 36. Thomas Bjorn DEN 2.69 37. Thongchai Jaidee THA 2.67 38. Webb Simpson USA 2.64 39. Gary Woodland USA 2.61 40. Luke Donald ENG 2.60 Odds GLANTZ-CULVERLINE For Feb. 4 NCAABasketball Favorite Line Underdog Temple 6 at South Florida Ohio St. 1 at Purdue VCU 9 at George Mason at Villanova-x 15 Marquette Hofstra 6 at Delaware at Northeastern 10½ Towson at J. Madison 4 UNC Wilmington at UConn 14 East Carolina at Cent. Mich. 3½ Bowling Green Buffalo 5½ at Ball St. at W. Michigan 3 Kent St. Akron 1½ at Ohio at Cleveland St. 13½ Youngstown St. at Miami (Ohio) 1 N. Illinois at Toledo 6½ E. Michigan at Davidson 9½ St. Bonaventure UMass 7 at Fordham at Duke 17 Georgia Tech at Notre Dame 13½ Boston College at Mississippi 5 Texas A&M at Texas 6½ Oklahoma St. Wichita St. 14 at Bradley at Drake Pk S. Illinois at S. Alabama Pk Texas St. Oakland 4½ at Ill.-Chicago at Valparaiso 10½ Detroit at Baylor 8½ TCU at Maryland 9½ Penn St. at Missouri St. 2½ Loyola of Chicago at Georgetown 6½ Providence at Oregon 5½ Washington at Xavier 12½ Creighton at Wyoming 2½ Colorado St. New Mexico 4½ at Air Force at Alabama 10 Missouri Kansas St. 4 at Texas Tech at Florida St. 2 Clemson San Diego St. 9½ at Nevada at Fresno St. 18½ San Jose St. at Memphis 19 Jacksonville St. x-at Wells Fargo Center NBA Favorite Line(O/U) Underdog at Indiana 5 (187) Detroit at Toronto 10½ (202) Brooklyn at Atlanta 6 (197½) Washington at Boston Pk (197½) Denver at Houston 3½ (202) Chicago Miami 1½ (188) at Minnesota at Milwaukee 9 (188) Lakers at New Orleans Pk (200) Oklahoma City at San Antonio 12 (205½) Orlando Memphis 6½ (193) at Utah at Golden State 8 (217½) Dallas NHL Favorite Line Underdog Pittsburgh -180/+160 at Edmonton at N.Y. Rangers -140/+120 Boston San Jose -115/-105 at Calgary Transactions BASEBALL AmericanLeague BaltimoreOrioles: Traded C Michael Ohlman to St. Louis for cash consider- ations. Agreed to terms with RHP Miguel Gonzalez on a one-year contract. KansasCityRoyals: Agreed to terms with 3B Mike Moustakas and OF Lorenzo Cain on one-year contracts. NationalLeague ColoradoRockies: Agreed to terms with RHP John Axford on a minor league contract. PittsburghPirates: Acquired INF Steve Lombardozzi from Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations. SanDiegoPadres: Agreed to terms with C Wil Nieves on a minor league contract. BASKETBALL NationalBasketballAssociation LosAngelesClippers: Signed G Dahntay Jones for the remainder of the season. OklahomaCityThunder: Signed F Nick Collison to a multiyear contract extension. Women'sNationalBasketball Association PhoenixMercury: G Diana Taurasi an- nounced she will sit out the 2015 Wnba season. FOOTBALL NationalFootballLeague NFL: Suspended Cleveland WR Josh Gordon for at least one year for violating the league's substance abuse policy. BaltimoreRavens: Released NT Terrence Cody. BuffaloBills: Claimed WR Justin Brown off waivers from Pittsburgh. NewEnglandPatriots: Announced the retirement of special teams coach Scott O'brien, who will remain with the organization. Named Joe Judge special teams coach. NewYorkJets: Retained assistant of- fensive line coach Ron Heller and Steve Hagen, who will switch from tight ends coach to assistant special teams coach. SanDiegoChargers: Announced the retirement of C Nick Hardwick. ArenaFootballLeague OrlandoPredators: Agreed to terms with LB Aaron Robbins. HOCKEY NationalHockeyLeague DallasStars: Recalled G Jussi Rynnas from Texas (AHL). Loaned G Anders Lindback to Texas for a conditioning assignment. SOCCER MajorLeagueSoccer NewYorkRedBulls: Named Denis Ham- lett assistant coach. NationalWomen'sSoccer League SkyBlueFC: Signed M Sarah Killion and D Kristin Grubka. COLLEGE Clemson: Announced the resignation of women's volleyball coach Jolene Jordan Hoover. Columbia: Named Peter E. Pilling direc- tor of intercollegiate athletics and physi- cal education. Dayton: Named Eric West assistant tennis coach. HolyCross: Named Charlie Noonan defensive line coach. Thiel: Named Andrew Hindman men's volunteer assistant lacrosse coach. Utsa: Retained receivers coach Tony Jeffery. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015 2 B