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TheAssociatedPress DALLAS Andrew Desjar- dins scored two second-pe- riod goals and the San Jose Sharks held off the Dallas Stars 5-2 Thursday night. Antti Niemi made 37 saves for the Sharks, who had lost two straight. The victory vaulted them into a tie for seventh place in the Western Conference with Calgary, tied for third in the Pacific Division. The Stars had won four of their previous five games. They fell six points behind Calgary and San Jose in the race for the fi- nal wild-card berth. Marc-Edouard Vlasic scored the Sharks' first goal. Patrick Marleau and Tommy Wingels scored into an empty net after Dallas cut a 3-0 deficit to 3-2 on goals by Trevor Daley and Erik Cole. Tomas Hertl and Joe Pavelski had two assists for San Jose, and Jamie Benn had two for the Stars. Dallas coach Lindy Ruff pulled goalie Kari Lehtonen after Desjardins' second goal. Lehtonen gave up three goals on 17 shots in a span of 26:15. Backup Jhonas Enroth held San Jose scoreless while making nine saves before the Sharks got their empty-net goals. The Stars lost despite outshooting the Sharks 39-28. Vlasic scored 4:24 in when he tipped Logan Cou- ture's pass from the right corner past Lehtonen. Desjardins' goals came 2:37 apart. Hertl's shot hit Desjardins on the way to the upper right corner. The second came when Desjar- dins' wrist shot from above the right faceoff circle beat Lehtonen. Hertl assisted on both goals. Dallas scored on a power play when Daley slid the re- bound of Benn's shot under Niemi. It was the defense- man's sixth power-play goal this season. NHL SanJoseholdsoffDallas5-2 Desjardins scores two goals in 2nd for Sharks in key win AUTORACING NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500Practice:8a.m., FS1. NASCAR Xfinity Series Alert Today Florida 300Practice: 9:30a.m., FS1. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500Practice: 11a.m., FS1. NASCAR Xfinity Series Alert Today Florida 300Final Prac- tice: 12:30p.m., FS1. NASCAR Camping World Series Truck Racing NextEra Energy Resources 250Quali- fying: 1:30p.m., FS1. NASCAR Camping World Series Truck Racing NextEra Energy Resources 250: 4:30 p.m., FS1. COLLEGE BASEBALL Rice vs. Arizona: 2p.m., PAC- 12. COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Cleveland State vs. Green Bay: 4p.m., ESPN2. Hartford vs. Albany: 4p.m., ESPNU. Iona vs. Marist: 6p.m., ESPNU. Columbia vs. Brown: 5p.m., CSN. COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Iona vs. Marist: 2p.m.,ESPNU. Oregon State vs. Colorado: 5:30p.m., PAC-12. NBA BASKETBALL Cleveland Cavaliers at Wash- ington Wizards: 5p.m., ESPN. Boston Celtics at Sacramento Kings: 7p.m., CSN. San Antonio Spurs at Golden State Warriors: 7:30p.m., CSNBA, ESPN. BOXING Boxcino Card TBA: 6p.m., ESPN2. GOLF PGA Northern Trust Open Round 2: 2p.m., GOLF. LPGA Women's Australian Open Round 3: 8:30p.m., GOLF. TENNIS ATP Rio Open Quarterfinal: 1:30p.m., TENNIS. ATP Delray Beach Open Quar- terfinal: 5p.m., TENNIS. On the air of his career. Washington (33-21) is counting on Sessions to be a more athletic de- fender than Miller. Ses- sions also is a shoot-first point guard who can give the second unit some scoring punch. Miller will be reunited with new Kings coach George Karl in California's capital city. The two had a close relationship in Den- ver, where Miller enjoyed some of his best seasons. Karl and the Kings (18- 34) will lean on Miller to provide veteran leadership on a team that has sorely lacked it. Miller, who turns 39 in March, is averaging 3.6 points, 2.8 assists and 12.4 minutes. He played for Karl from 2003-07 and 2011-13 with the Nuggets. "Adding Andre bolsters our backcourt with one of the most prolific ball dis- tributors in the game," said Kings general man- ager Pete D'Alessandro, who worked for the Nug- gets during Miller's time in Denver. "He'll also pro- vide veteran leadership to the locker room and a wealth of experience at the point guard position. We're excited to have him join the team. We also want to thank Ramon and wish him the best moving for- ward." Both teams return from the All-Star break Friday night. Washington hosts Cleveland, and Sacramento is home against Boston for Karl's debut as the fran- chise's coach. The Kings hired Karl over the All-Star break to replace Tyrone Corbin, who took over after Mi- chael Malone was fired 24 games into the season. Kings FROM PAGE 1 to try to calm Patrick, and he finally seemed exasper- ated when he covered his face with his hands. "He cut across my rear bumper and pulls the back end around," Patrick said. "I get being close. But he's been going to my left rear and it just gets it light. I don't want to have these issues, but if we're going to have these issues then we're going to have to deal with them. We can't be put- ting ourselves out of our race at someone else's ex- pense and nothing's hap- pened to him." Tony Stewart, her car co-owner, entered the fray and seemed to shout at Hamlin. "Tony came down and said, 'You need to watch the replay,' which is good to hear. My boss obvi- ously was sitting on the pit box and saw it," she said. "We're going to have to fig- ure it out because this isn't going to end well." Hamlin was adamant that Patrick's car was too loose, he didn't touch her and the spin was an aero- dynamic issue. "I try to treat everyone as equal," Hamlin said. "If you're in this Cup series, you deserved your way here and you can handle a lot of situ- ations. I just got close to her and her car got loose again. I just tried to explain that, 'Danica, oh, it's you, I've got to stay away two feet be- cause your car is loose?' "We're trying to move forward. What are we rac- ing for? Eighth in a twin race? It's not much, but I guess I just have to give more room because once I get close enough to her, her car just gets out of control." When Hamlin and Pat- rick were finally separated, Busch was waiting to con- gratulate her. He did it by cupping her face with both hands; Busch has been ac- cused by an ex-girlfriend of domestic assault, and he has maintained he merely cupped her face. Meanwhile, Hendrick Motorsports has domi- nated qualifying and will start 1-2-3 in "The Great American Race." Jeff Gordon and John- son swept the front row Sunday in the first round of qualifying. Then Earn- hardt, the defending Day- tona 500 winner, won the first duel to take the third starting spot. "We've had a great car all week," Earnhardt said. "I'm so glad to get through the duel in one piece be- cause I know how good this car is. We're going to have a fun day on Sunday." Gordon, the four-time NASCAR champion, fin- ished second in the duel and was followed by Joey Logano, Stewart and Clint Bowyer. Johnson easily won the second duel, leading Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle across the fin- ish line. Daytona FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard Basketball NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L Pct GB GoldenState 42 9 .824 — Clippers 35 19 .648 81/2 Phoenix 29 25 .537 141/2 Sacramento 18 34 .346 241/2 Lakers 13 40 .245 30 Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 39 14 .736 — Houston 36 17 .679 3 Dallas 36 20 .643 41/2 San Antonio 34 19 .642 5 New Orleans 27 26 .509 12 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 36 17 .679 — Oklahoma City 29 25 .537 71/2 Denver 20 33 .377 16 Utah 19 34 .358 17 Minnesota 11 42 .208 25 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 36 17 .679 — Brooklyn 21 31 .404 141/2 Boston 20 31 .392 15 Philadelphia 12 41 .226 24 New York 10 43 .189 26 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 43 11 .796 — Washington 33 21 .611 10 Ch ar lo tt e 22 3 0 .4 23 2 0 Miami 22 30 .423 20 Orlando 17 39 .304 27 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 34 20 .630 — Cleveland 33 22 .600 11/2 Milwaukee 30 23 .566 31/2 Detroit 21 33 .389 13 Indiana 21 33 .389 13 Wednesday's games No games scheduled Thursday's games Oklahoma City 104, Dallas 89 San Antonio at Clippers, (n.) Friday's games Indiana at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. New Orleans at Orlando, 4 p.m. Toronto at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Miami at New York, 4:30 p.m. Phoenix at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Cleveland at Washington, 5 p.m. Houston at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Denver at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m. Portland at Utah, 6 p.m. Boston at Sacramento, 7 p.m. San Antonio at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Lakers, 7:30 p.m. NCAA MEN'S TOP 25 Thursday 1. Kentucky (26-0) did not play. 2. Virginia (24-1) did not play. 3. Gonzaga (26-1) at Pacific, (n.) 4. Duke (23-3) did not play. 5. Wisconsin (24-2) did not play. 6. Villanova (24-2) did not play. 7. Arizona (23-3) beat Southern Cal 87-57. 8. Kansas (21-5) did not play. 9. Utah (20-4) at Oregon State. 10 . N otr e D am e ( 23 -4 ) d id n ot p la y. 11. Northern Iowa (25-2) did not play. 12. Louisville (20-6) did not play. 13. Wichita State (24-3) did not play. 14. Iowa State (19-6) did not play. 15. North Carolina (18-8) did not play. 16. Maryland (22-5) beat Nebraska 69-65. 17. Oklahoma (18-8) did not play. 18. Arkansas (21-5) did not play. 19. Butler (19-7) did not play. 20. Baylor (19-7) did not play. 21. SMU (22-5) beat Temple 67-58. 22. Oklahoma State (17-9) did not play. 23. West Virginia (20-6) did not play. 24. Ohio State (19-7) did not play. 25. VCU (20-6) did not play. NCAA MEN'S FAR WEST IPFW 63, Denver 47 N. Arizona 72, Idaho 65 NCAA WOMEN'S TOP 25 Thursday 1. UConn (25-1) did not play. 2. South Carolina (25-1) beat Arkansas 73-56. 3. Baylor (25-1) did not play. 4. Notre Dame (25-2) beat Georgia Tech 71-61. 5. Maryland (24-2) beat Wisconsin 81-70. 6. Tennessee (23-3) beat Alabama 77-56. 7. Oregon State (23-2) did not play. 8. Louisville (23-3) beat Virginia Tech 69-49. 9. Florida State (24-3) beat Clemson 81-38. 10. Duke (19-7) did not play. 11. Kentucky (19-7) lost to No. 15 Texas A&M 81-69. 12. Arizona State (22-4) did not play. 13. Iowa (21-5) did not play. 14. Mississippi State (24-4) did not play. 15. Texas A&M (21-6) beat No. 11 Ken- tucky 81-69. 16. Princeton (23-0) did not play. 17. North Carolina (21-6) beat Wake Forest 83-45. 18. Stanford (20-7) did not play. 19. Rutgers (20-6) did not play. 20. Chattanooga (23-3) did not play. 21. Nebraska (18-8) did not play. 22. Florida Gulf Coast (24-2) beat Ken- nesaw State 71-60. 23. James Madison (23-2) beat UNC Wilmington 85-49. 24. George Washington (23-3) did not play. 25. Syracuse (19-8) beat Boston College 73-51. NCAA WOMEN'S FAR WEST E. Washington 88, S. Utah 67 Gonzaga 80, Saint Mary's (Cal) 72 Idaho 78, N. Arizona 43 Montana 69, Idaho St. 51 Montana St. 60, Weber St. 49 N. Colorado 78, Sacramento St. 76 New Mexico St. 67, Utah Valley 62 NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 58 35 16 7 77 170 164 Vancouver 57 33 21 3 69 163 151 Calgary 58 32 22 4 68 168 150 San Jose 60 30 22 8 68 170 172 Los Angeles 57 27 18 12 66 159 151 Arizona 58 20 31 7 47 131 194 Edmonton 59 17 32 10 44 139 199 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 58 39 13 6 84 177 137 St. Louis 57 37 16 4 78 179 141 Chicago 58 35 18 5 75 174 134 Winnipeg 60 30 20 10 70 166 162 Minnesota 57 29 21 7 65 158 154 Dallas 58 27 23 8 62 181 185 Colorado 58 24 23 11 59 150 165 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 58 37 16 5 79 154 130 Tampa Bay 60 36 18 6 78 195 160 Detroit 56 32 14 10 74 163 143 Boston 57 28 20 9 65 150 149 Florida 57 26 19 12 64 141 157 Ottawa 56 23 23 10 56 159 160 Toronto 58 23 30 5 51 162 178 Buffalo 58 17 37 4 38 108 197 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Islanders 59 39 19 1 79 193 165 N.Y. Rangers 56 34 16 6 74 178 141 Washington 59 32 17 10 74 176 147 Pittsburgh 58 32 17 9 73 163 146 Philadelphia 58 24 23 11 59 155 170 Columbus 56 26 27 3 55 149 173 New Jersey 57 22 26 9 53 126 155 Carolina 56 20 29 7 47 127 154 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday's games Detroit 3, Chicago 2, SO Edmonton 4, Boston 3, SO Ottawa 4, Montreal 2 Minnesota 3, Calgary 2, OT Los Angeles 4, Colorado 1 Tampa Bay 4, Anaheim 1 Thursday's games Vancouver 5, N.Y. Rangers 4, SO Buffalo 3, Philadelphia 2, SO Florida 3, Montreal 2, SO N.Y. Islanders 5, Nashville 2 Columbus 2, Pittsburgh 1 Washington 5, Winnipeg 1 San Jose 5, Dallas 2 Friday's games Vancouver at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Toronto at Carolina, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Boston at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Colorado at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Anaheim at Calgary, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Sharks 5, Stars 2 San Jose 1 2 2 — 5 Dallas 0 1 1 — 2 First Period: 1, San Jose, Vlasic 7 (Cou- ture, Pavelski), 3:24; Penalties: Burns, SJ, major (fighting), 11:12, Roussel, Dal, major (fighting), 11:12, Fiddler, Dal (roughing), 13:42. Second Period: 2, San Jose, Desjardins 4 (Hertl, Tierney), 3:38. 3, San Jose, Des- jardins 5 (Braun, Hertl), 6:14. 4, Dallas, Daley 15 (Ja.Benn, Spezza), 8:00 (pp); Penalties: Thornton, SJ (tripping), 7:25, Garbutt, Dal (elbowing), 13:23. Third Period: 5, Dallas, Cole 16 (Ja. Benn, Daley), 17:44. 6, San Jose, Marleau 12 (Sheppard), 18:55 (en). 7, San Jose, Wingels 12 (Pavelski, Dillon), 19:06 (en); Penalties: Hannan, SJ (hooking), 6:57, Braun, SJ (holding), 9:29. Shots on Goal: San Jose 11-13-4=28. Dal- las 10-14-15=39. Goalies: San Jose, Niemi 24-14-7 (39 shots-37 saves). Dallas, Lehtonen 25-13- 8 (17-14), Enroth (6:14 second, 9-9). A: 17,568 (18,532); T: 2:46. Referees: Tim Peel, Frederick L'Ecuyer; Linesmen: Vaughan Rody, Brian Mach. Golf PGA-NORTHERN TRUST Thursday At The Riviera Country Club Los Angeles Purse: $6.7 million Yardage: 7,349; Par: 71 (35-36) Partial First Round (a-amateur) Retief Goosen .......................... 32-34—66 -5 Vijay Singh ............................... 34-32—66 -5 Nick Watney.............................30-36—66 -5 James Hahn.............................. 32-34—66 -5 Daniel Summerhays ............... 34-32—66 -5 Derek Fathauer........................33-33—66 -5 Carlos Ortiz.............................. 31-36—67 -4 Justin Thomas .........................33-35—68 -3 Alex Cejka..................................31-37—68 -3 Geoff Ogilvy............................. 32-36—68 -3 William McGirt ........................ 35-33—68 -3 Pat Perez ...................................32-37—69 -2 Jordan Spieth............................31-38—69 -2 Brendon Todd .......................... 33-36—69 -2 Morgan Hoffmann .................. 36-33—69 -2 Ryan Moore.............................. 35-34—69 -2 Graham DeLaet ........................35-35—70 -1 K.J. Choi.....................................33-37—70 -1 Hideki Matsuyama...................33-37—70 -1 Scott Stallings..........................35-35—70 -1 J.B. Holmes................................36-34—70 -1 Michael Putnam.......................34-36—70 -1 Paul Casey.................................35-35—70 -1 Tony Finau.................................33-37—70 -1 Alex Prugh.................................33-37—70 -1 Danny Lee..................................36-34—70 -1 Padraig Harrington..................35-35—70 -1 Angel Cabrera ..........................36-34—70 -1 Bubba Watson..........................35-35—70 -1 Dustin Johnson.........................33-37—70 -1 Matt Every.................................35-35—70 -1 Matt Jones.................................35-35—70 -1 Jason Kokrak .............................35-36—71 E Gonzalo Fdez-Castano.............35-36—71 E Ricky Barnes..............................35-36—71 E Sergio Garcia.............................35-36—71 E Fred Couples..............................35-36—71 E Charl Schwartzel ......................36-35—71 E Sang-Moon Bae.........................36-35—71 E D.A. Points..................................33-38—71 E Jhonattan Vegas .......................35-36—71 E Erik Compton.............................33-38—71 E Justin Hicks................................36-35—71 E Brian Stuard...............................36-35—71 E Bryce Molder .............................34-37—71 E Billy Hurley III ............................34-37—71 E Charles Howell III......................33-38—71 E Jim Furyk ....................................35-36—71 E Seung-Yul Noh...........................34-37—71 E George McNeill..........................35-36—71 E Carl Pettersson.........................35-36—71 E Cameron Tringale .....................36-35—71 E Charlie Beljan ..........................37-35—72 +1 Andres Gonzales.................... 33-39—72 +1 Harris English ......................... 34-38—72 +1 Davis Love III........................... 34-38—72 +1 Luke Guthrie ........................... 38-34—72 +1 Andrew Svoboda.................... 34-38—72 +1 Carlos Sainz Jr........................ 36-36—72 +1 Jonathan Randolph................ 36-36—72 +1 Hudson Swafford................... 36-36—72 +1 Kevin Streelman......................35-37—72 +1 Ken Duke...................................35-37—72 +1 Kenny Perry .............................37-35—72 +1 Kevin Na....................................37-35—72 +1 Kyle Reifers............................. 33-39—72 +1 John Senden.............................36-37—73 +2 Gary Woodland....................... 38-35—73 +2 Jimmy Walker ......................... 38-35—73 +2 Chris Stroud.............................36-37—73 +2 Jon Curran................................36-37—73 +2 Jason Gore................................36-37—73 +2 Camilo Villegas .......................36-37—73 +2 Brandt Snedeker.................... 34-39—73 +2 Keegan Bradley.......................37-36—73 +2 Derek Ernst ..............................37-36—73 +2 Chesson Hadley.......................36-37—73 +2 Scott Langley.......................... 34-39—73 +2 LPGA-AUSTRALIAN OPEN Thursday At Royal melbourne Melbourne, Australia Purse: $1.2 million Yardage:6,741; Par: 73 (35-38) First Round (a-amateur) Ilhee Lee ...................................34-34—68 -5 Ariya Jutanugarn ....................35-34—69 -4 Lydia Ko .................................... 34-36—70 -3 Min Seo Kwak .......................... 34-36—70 -3 Alena Sharp.............................. 34-36—70 -3 Paz Echeverria..........................34-37—71 -2 Charley Hull ..............................35-36—71 -2 Ha Na Jang.................................35-36—71 -2 Gwladys Nocera.......................36-35—71 -2 Broo ke P an ca ke . ...... .... ......... ... 34 -3 7— 71 - 2 Melissa Reid..............................34-37—71 -2 Marina Alex.............................. 36-36—72 -1 Rebecca Artis ...........................35-37—72 -1 Chella Choi............................... 34-38—72 -1 Tiffany Joh................................ 34-38—72 -1 Katherine Kirk ......................... 36-36—72 -1 Jessica Korda............................35-37—72 -1 Min Lee ..................................... 36-36—72 -1 Ryann O'Toole...........................33-39—72 -1 Motorsports NASCAR SPRINT CUP- BUDWEISER DUEL 1 RESULTS Thursday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (25) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 60 laps, 128 rating, 0 points, $55,725. 2. (1) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 60, 113.8, 0, $40,725. 3. (10) Joey Logano, Ford, 60, 94.6, 0, $35,725. 4. (15) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 60, 83.9, 0, $30,725. 5. (20) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 60, 67.8, 0, $28,725. 6. (14) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 60, 73, 0, $26,325. 7. (3) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 60, 99.2, 0, $25,225. 8. (5) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 60, 86, 0, $24,225. 9. (23) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 60, 70.2, 0, $24,200. 10. (22) Cole Whitt, Ford, 60, 65.9, 0, $24,175. 11. (12) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 60, 84.9, 0, $24,150. 12. (19) Michael McDowell, Ford, 60, 68.2, 0, $24,125. 13. (11) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 60, 46.9, 0, $24,100. 14. (17) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 60, 51.8, 0, $24,075. 15. (18) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 60, 49.8, 0, $24,050. 16. (4) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 60, 53.8, 0, $24,025. 17. (2) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 60, 108.7, 0, $24,000. 18. (21) Justin Marks, Toyota, 60, 39.6, 0, $23,950. 19. (9) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 60, 74.5, 0, $23,925. 20. (8) Aric Almirola, Ford, 60, 47.9, 0, $23,900. 21. (24) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, 60, 27.3, 0, $23,850. 22. (7) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 60, 61.8, 0, $23,825. 23. (13) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, ac- cident, 27, 72.7, 0, $23,775. 24. (6) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, accident, 27, 33.4, 0, $23,750. 25. (16) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, engine, 17, 40, 0, $23,725. RACE STATISTICS Average speed of race winner: 144.462 mph. Time of race: 1 hour, 2 minutes, 18 seconds. Margin of victory: 0.165 seconds. Caution flags: 3 for 13 laps. Lead changes: 9 among 5 drivers. Lap leaders: M.Kenseth 1-17, T.Bayne 18, J.Gordon 19-21, J.McMurray 22, J.Gordon 23-24, M.Kenseth 25-34, D.Earnhardt Jr. 35-37, M.Kenseth 38-42, D.Earnhardt Jr. 43-60. Leaders summary (driver, times led, laps led): M.Kenseth, 3 times for 32 laps, D.Earnhardt Jr., 2 times for 21 laps, J.Gordon, 2 times for 5 laps, J.McMurray, 1 time for 1 lap, T.Bayne, 1 time for 1 lap. NASCAR Driver Rating Formula A maximum of 150 points can be at- tained in a race. The formula combines the following cat- egories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fast- est Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. NASCAR SPRINT CUP- BUDWEISER DUEL 2 RESULTS Thursday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 64 laps, 138.8 rating, 0 points, $56,726. 2. (2) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 64, 124.9, 0, $41,713. 3. (3) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 64, 109.5, 0, $36,713. 4. (6) Greg Biffle, Ford, 64, 92, 0, $31,713. 5. (5) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 64, 103.8, 0, $29,713. 6. (9) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 64, 86.3, 0, $27,313. 7. (20) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 64, 48.8, 0, $26,213. 8. (23) Mike Wallace, Toyota, 64, 61.7, 0, $25,213. 9. (17) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 64, 68.9, 0, $25,188. 10. (15) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 64, 64.4, 0, $25,163. 11. (13) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 64, 45.3, 0, $25,138. 12. (14) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 64, 62.5, 0, $25,113. 13. (18) David Gilliland, Ford, 64, 60.1, 0, $25,088. 14. (21) David Ragan, Ford, 64, 60.4, 0, $25,063. 15. (4) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 64, 81.6, 0, $25,038. 16. (8) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 64, 59.2, 0, $25,013. 17. (16) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 64, 62.3, 0, $24,988. 18. (24) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 64, 77.3, 0, $24,938. 19. (10) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 64, 41.6, 0, $24,913. 20. (11) Bobby Labonte, Ford, accident, 60, 40.9, 0, $24,888. 21. (7) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, accident, 36, 72.3, 0, $24,838. 22. (19) Jeb Burton, Toyota, accident, 36, 36.2, 0, $24,813. 23. (12) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, ac- cident, 36, 48.2, 0, $24,763. 24. (22) Josh Wise, Ford, electrical, 1, 24.1, 0, $24,738. RACE STATISTICS Average speed of race winner: 144.724 mph. Time of race: 1 hour, 6 minutes, 20 seconds. Margin of victory: 0.125 seconds. Caution flags: 3 for 12 laps. Lead changes: 7 among 5 drivers. Lap leaders: Ky.Busch 1-21, C.Edwards 22, J.Johnson 23, A.Dillon 24, J.Johnson 25-39, M.Truex Jr. 40, J.Johnson 41-64. Leaders summary (driver, times led, laps led): J.Johnson, 3 times for 40 laps, Ky.Busch, 1 time for 21 laps, C.Edwards, 1 time for 1 lap, M.Truex Jr., 1 time for 1 lap, A.Dillon, 1 time for 1 lap. Tennis WTA DUBAI DUTY FREE CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS Thursday At Dubai Tennis Stadium Dubai, United Arab Emirates Purse: $2.513 million (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Quarterfinals Karolina Pliskova (17), Czech Republic, def. Lucie Safarova (11), Czech Republic, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1. Garbine Muguruza, Spain, def. Carla Su- arez Navarro (13), Spain, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3. Simona Halep (1), Romania, def. Ekat- erina Makarova (6), Russia, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5. Caroline Wozniacki (3), Denmark, def. Flavia Pennetta (10), Italy, 7-5, 6-0. Odds GLANTZ-CULVER LINE For Feb. 20 NCAA Basketball Favorite Line Underdog at Green Bay 71/2 Cleveland St. at Yale 9 Cornell at Harvard 151/2 Penn at Dartmouth 3 Princeton Columbia 11/2 at Brown Iona 9 at Marist NBA Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog New Orleans 41/2 (1951/2) at Orlando Indiana 8 (184) at Philadelphia at Atlanta 5 (206) Toronto Miami 7 (182) at New York Chicago 5 (197) at Detroit Cleveland 31/2 (199) at Washington Phoenix 31/2 (2171/2) at Minnesota at Milwaukee 8 (199) Denver at Dallas 31/2 (2131/2) Houston Portland 41/2 (195) at Utah at Sacramento 4 (204) Boston Brooklyn 2 (196) at Lakers at Golden State 71/2 (2071/2) San Antonio NHL Favorite Line Underdog at New Jersey -125/+105 Vancouver at Carolina -150/+130 Toronto N.Y. Rangers -280/+230 at Buffalo at St. Louis -175/+155 Boston at Chicago -250/+210 Colorado Minnesota -180/+160 at Edmonton at Calgary -110/-110 Anaheim fully, it was on our side." While Naiman had that save, Chico keeper Aldahir Serrato made four, and Ea- gles goalie Brandon Davis did well under a heavier workload, making seven saves, including one in the first half with his left hand when Dean's touch pass set up Jaskirat Singh, who fired head high. The sixth-seeded Ea- gles (11-8-1) struck first on a Cody Brucker goal thanks to a Kendall Raschein as- sist in the 27th minute of the game. Third-seeded Chico (12- 8-2) wasted no time after Brucker broke through, as Chinchay fed Dean, who finished the Panthers' first score and then finished the Eagles as Chinchay dished to him again in the second half. Chinchay pulled the defenders away and then sent the ball to Dean, a track standout who used his sprinter's speed to Da- vis before the West Val- ley back line could help. Dean bore down on the keeper from the left side of the goal before firing with his right foot a step outside the goalie box to sneak the ball in the near post past the diving Da- vis. That earned the Pan- thers a semifinal berth at second-seeded Shasta on Tuesday, likely with a 3 p.m. start but that can be changed by mutual con- sent. The Wolves beat No. 7 Foothill 4-0. Girls CHICO 3, RED BLUFF 0 On the attack for most of the game, the Panthers broke through on Cassidy Mur- phy's second-half goal. And once Chico got one, the Panthers didn't let up, getting a goal from Tay- lor Hirschberg soon after, and Izi Chinchay capped the scoring 3 minutes af- ter Hirschberg's goal with one of her own. The victory sends the No. 4 Panthers to Pleasant Valley for a 1 p.m. semifinal Tuesday. The top-seeded Vikings beat Las Plumas 11-0. Chinchay assisted Mur- phy's score, Olivia Leiker and Chinchay set up Hirschberg, and Francesca DiSano assisted Chinchay's goal as the Panthers domi- nated possession through- out. The game was still score- less at halftime, but Mur- phy received the ball and turned around and fired from just inside the pen- alty box, lofting the ball to the far post away from Spartans keeper Cheyenne Houghtby, who was playing near post where Murphy was shaded. Houghtby had no chance thanks to Mur- phy's aim. Chico keeper Hunter Casperson made four saves for the shutout. Spartans FROM PAGE 1 | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015 2 B